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Human Rights Defenders – Lawyers - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄被软禁 (Activist Lawyer Guo Feixiong Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/15/guofeixiong/
Activist lawyer Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) has been placed under house arrest in a hostel in the Hubei Province. He was stopped by the police while trying to return to his law firm in Beijing.
Tibet
西藏尼姑被囚15年後獲准離境赴美 (Tibetan Nun Phuntsog Nyidron Exiled to the U.S. After 15 Years in Detention)
BBC, March 16, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4810000/
newsid_4811000/4811056.stm
Tibetan nun Phuntsog Nyidron, who was detained for 15 years and released in 2004, has been exiled to the U.S., according to the San Francesco-based Dui Hua Foundation. The foundation said that it is uncertain whether her release is related to Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the U.S. in April.
News
Bilateral Ties - US/China
美指華拒收3.9萬人蛇遣返 (U.S. Says China Refuses to Take Back 39,000 Illegal Immigrants)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060316/cac1.htm
Children - Orphans and Adoption
China Says No Babies Improperly Adopted
AP( via YahooNews), March 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060316/ap_on_re_as/
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Disasters
At Least 28 Die As River Boat Sinks in China
AFP (via YahooNews), March 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060316/wl_asia_afp/
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Education
Plan to Name and Shame Researchers Guilty of Cheating
SCMP, March 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJ63VH8JE.html
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Speech Finds New Meaning in Wen’s World
Financial Times, March 16, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e82a8a42-b3b8-11da-89c7-
0000779e2340.html
Gender
我国第一部《妇女绿皮书》发布 (China Publishes First "Green Paper on Women")
EastDay.com, March 16, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124226/userobject1ai1918653.html
Government
监察部等要求检察机关参与重大责任事故调查 (Procuratorates Asked to Investigate Major Negligence Cases Involving Officials)
Xinhuanet, arch 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/16/
content_4307532.htm
Human Rights Defenders – Journalists - Li Changqing (李长青)
福州日报采访部原副主任李长青案二审不开庭审理 (No Second Trial for Former Fuzhou Daily Editor Li Changqing, Who Was Charged With Spreading False Information on the Internet)
Peacehall, March 16, 2006
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2006/03/
200603161216.shtml
Media
US Editors on Visit to Gain Deeper Insight
People's Daily, March 16, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/16/
eng20060316_251070.html
Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Find a Champion
SCMP, March 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCWCVH8JE.html
Politics – CPC
Chinese President Issues List of Virtues
AP( via YahooNews), March 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060315/ap_on_re_as/
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Society
公安部通报换发第二代居民身份证有关情况 (Ministry of Public Security Announces Details on Replacement of Second-Generation ID Cards)
EastDay.com, March 16, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
124226/userobject1ai1918692.html