The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Monday, April 24, 2006

April 22-24, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties
陈日君:中梵建交存在最关键的第三条件 (Cardinal Zen: China's Control over Religion Hinders Establishment of China-Vatican Diplomatic Relations)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 24, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_23_
23_00_22_017.html

China, Vatican Edge Toward Accord
Washington Post, April 23, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/22/
AR2006042201443.html


Civil Society / Environment
NGOs in Difficulty, Survey Shows
China Daily, April 24, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-04/24/content_574893.htm

中国民间环保组织主要数据 (Statistics on Environmental NGOs in China)
China Youth Daily, April 24, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-04/24/content_1366736.htm

环保民间组织调查:工资是没有的 垫钱是经常的 (Survey Finds Environmental NGOs Always Short of Funds)
Xinhuanet, April 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-04/24/content_4465051
.htm


我国首次环保民间组织调查结果发布 近8成环保NGO无合法身份 (First Survey on Environmental NGOs Shows That Nearly 80% Have No Legal Status)
Legal Daily, April 23, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/24/content_305075.htm

Death Penalty
平江金库大盗被判死缓 (Former Policeman Receives Death Sentence for Larceny)
The Beijing News, April 24, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0424/014@176480.htm

Economic Development
暮宾:利用税收缓解市场失灵──中国几大税种调整动向 (Tax Reforms to Help Ease Market Imbalance)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SocDigest/Economy/
2006_4_23_9_14
_41_711.html

Environment
Mainland Faces Cost and Waste Thicket in Hunt for Clean Energy
The Standard, April 24, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=9&art_id=
17188&sid=761322
6&con_type=1&d_str=20060424

中加投资五十亿元 建设松花江污染治理项目 (China & Canada Invest 5 Billion Yuan to Clean Up Songhua River)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_23_
10_00_26_505.html

新疆建五座风力发电场 风能开发居中国首位 (Five Wind-Powered Generators Built in Xinjiang, First Ever in China)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_23_
04_00_26_060.html

一滴自来水的安全悬疑 (Questions over Safety of Tap Water)
Nanfang Weekend, April 20, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060420/xw/ms/2006042000
20.asp


Hukou
中国将逐步形成机制用经济手段控制人口过快增长 (China to Use Economic Policies to Control Internal Migration)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 22, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
zxs_2006-04-
22_721048.shtml

Human Rights Defenders / Ching Cheong (程翔)
两曾会见 香港记协提交就程翔案呼吁信 (Hong Kong Journalists’ Association Urge Donald Tsang to Give Letter Urging Fair Treatment of Ching Cheong to China’s Vice President During Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/21/zeng/

Labor
19万件意见建言劳动合同法草案 (Over 190,000 Opinion Letters from Public Received So Far Regarding Draft of Labor Contract Law)
Legal Daily, April 24, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/24/content_305088.htm

Waging War on the Boss
The Standard, April 24, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=5&art_id=
17176&sid=755333
0&con_type=1&d_str=20060424

Law
Justice Remains the Great Brick Wall of China
Financial Times, April 23, 2006
https://registration.ft.com/registration/barrier?referer=http://news.
ft.com/cms/26280544-
1572-11da-8085-00000e2511c8.html&location
=http%3A//news.ft.com/cms/s/5181af04-


《燎望》:民告官案件大幅增长的背后 (The Reasons Behind the Substantial Increase in Lawsuits Against Government Officials)
Xinhuanet, April 23, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-04/22/content_4459792.htm

四男孩认罪后真凶出现 (Real Killer Appears after Four Boys Confess to Murders)
Nanfang Weekend, April 20, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060420/xw/fz/200604200018.asp

Media
北京七家网站遭致书面批评 (Seven Web Sites Receive Written Warnings)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_23_
09_00_24_704.html

四专家评析中国等国审查网上言论 (Four Experts Comment on Internet Censorship in China)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 22, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
2006_4_21_20_4
0_58_728.html

Skype Admits to Chinese Censorship
Computer Business Review, April 20, 2006
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=3F630AA9-974B-43
13-9987-
610AAF493FEA

Migrant Workers
讨论:《中国农民工调研报告》出炉 (Discussion on Release of "Report on China’s Migrant Workers”)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/21/mingong/

Police
深圳外来人口逾千万 警力严重不足 (Police Shortage Worsens as Shenzhen’s Migrant Population Soars to 10 Million)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 22, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_21_
23_00_37_507.html

Police / Government
听众论中国建立公安信息资源库 (Listeners Discuss China’s Establishment of a Public Security Information Database)
Voice of America, April 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-04-21-voa66.cfm

Population / Gender
Gender Imbalance 'Matter of Choice'
SCMP , April 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWVCCQ3ME.html

China Will Not Change One-Child Policy to Fix Gender Imbalance
AFP (via YahooNews), April 23, 2006
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060423/19/yoyh.html

Protests and Petitions / Police
辽宁防暴警镇压学潮,多人受伤 (Liaoning Riot Police Quell Student Boycott, Many Injured)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
2006_4_22_19_5
9_27_747.html

广东佛山警黑齐出动 打压失地维权村民 (Foshan Police Continue to Clash with Villagers over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/21/foshan/

Protests and Petitions / Olympics
两百名北京居民抗议奥运会电站接近民居 (200 Beijing Citizens Protest Olympics Power Station, Saying It’s Too Close to Residences)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/04/21/china_protest_beijing/

Protests and Petitions / Public Health
三十多名因药品污染而患病的艾滋病患者在上海绝食抗议 (Over 30 AIDS Patients Infected by Contaminated Medicines Hold Hunger Struck in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/04/21/china_rights_aids/

Public Health
卫生部要求医院向病人提供每日治疗费用清单 (Ministry of Health Requests Hospitals to Provide Daily List of Medical Charges)
Xinhuanet, April 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-04/22/content_4459252.htm

中国性病发病率逐年上升 主要感染者锁定三人群 (Increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases Found in 3 Most Vulnerable Groups of People)
EastDay.com, April 22, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node131161/
userobject1ai199
6260.html

Tibet
World's Youngest Political Prisoner Turns 17
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 24, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060424/wl_nm/rights_china_tibet_dc
_1;_ylt=AnXs8UcUB
dToLJHEz2fd.SBPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04N
W9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl