HRIC Daily News Brief for March 17, 2006
News
Bilateral Ties
胡锦涛拟下月18日访美 (Hu Jintao to Visit US on April 18)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060317/caa1.htm
Death Peanlty
男子雇佣生父杀死继父续：二人均被判死刑 (Liaoning Man Pays Father to Kill Stepfather: Both Given Death Penalty)
EastDay.com, March 16, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node79841/node79860/
node124230/userobject1ai1917673.html
Government
浙江温岭试验乡镇治理新模式 (New Model of Rural Governance: A Pilot Experiment in Zhejiang)
Nanfang Weekend, March 16, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060316/jj/jjxw/
200603160037.asp
Labor
我国劳动力市场发展概况调查报告:总体素质低下 (Report on the Development of China’s Labor Market: Overall Quality Drops)
EastDay.com, March 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124410/userobject1ai1919795.html
Labor - Protests
云南纺织厂改制不公 数千工人罢工 (Thousands of Workers on Strike Against Unfair Restructuring of a Yunnan Textile Factory)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/16/
fangzhichang_bagong/
Media
丽水假记者案终审判决 3名主犯上诉被驳回 (Appeal Rejected for 3 Zhejiang Reporters Convicted of Illegal Reporting)
Legal Daily, March 17, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/17/content_
283988.htm
Military
China Defends Openness of Military Buildup
AP via YahooNews.com, March 17, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060317/ap_on_re_as/
china_military;_ylt=AoDrnXrHbwQQu1U9HaJD8n8Bxg8F;_
ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--
Politics - NPC
政府工作报告（全文）(Government Issues Work Reports – Full Text)
Xinhuanet, March 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2006-03/15/content_
4305660.htm
中华人民共和国国民经济和社会发展第十一个五年规划纲要 (Full Text of China's 11th Five-year Plan Released)
Xinhuanet, March 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2006-03/16/content
_4309517.htm
Mainland Official Pledges to Safeguard Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity
Xinhuanet, March 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/16/content
_4310101.htm
Population
统计局: 05年11月1日零时全国总人口130628万人 (Population at 1.306 Billion as of November 2005)
The Beijing News, March 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124226/userobject1ai1919747.html
Protests and Petitions
Protesters Claim Rights Promised by Premier
SCMP, March 17, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIXYH6VKE.html
郭飞雄南昌获释 将用演讲对抗打压 (Guo Feixiong Plans to Speak Out Against Government Suppression After Being Released from House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/16/guo_feixiong/
天津附近村民就征地举行静坐示威 (Tianjin Villagers Stage Sit-in Protests Against Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/16/zhengdi_kangyi/
UN / Human Rights
China Hopes UN Human Rights Council Will Avoid Political Confrontation
Xinhuanet, March 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/
16/content_4310165.htm
Xinjiang
热比亚吁美国关心中国维吾尔人权 (Rebiya Kadeer Urges US to Pay Attention to the Human Rights Situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, March 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-15-voa63.cfm