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, June 05, 2006

June 3-5, 2006

Top News of the Day

June 4th
六四「未解決」(June 4th "Not Settled")
Ming Pao, June 05, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com
Yesterday was the 17th anniversary of the June 4th incident. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China again organized a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park in Hong Kong, in which the Alliance claimed 44,000 people joined. In addition to its demand to reassess the incident, the Alliance also called for support for the human rights movement in mainland China.

News
Bilateral Ties
中国在非洲"仅在维护自己的利益" (China "Only Protecting Self Interest" in Africa)
BBC, June 05, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_5040000
/newsid_5045500/5045558.stm


Death Penalty
北海海关副科长闹市驾车撞人一审判死缓 (Beihai Customs Official Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Vehicular Manslaughter)
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-06/03/
content_4639802.htm


浙江9月起在全省采用注射方式执行死刑 (Zhejiang Province to Only Use Lethal Injections for Carrying Out Death Sentence Starting in September)
Xinhuanet, June 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/01/
content_4631974.htm


Environment
国新办发表《中国环境保护(1996—2005)》白皮书 (China Issues “1996-2005 White Paper on Environmental Protection”)
People’s Daily, June 5, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4434705.html

Green Watchdog Says 60pc of Nation Is at Environmental Risk
SCMP, June 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZPX5IKZNE.html

China Looks to Harness Wind Power
AFP (via YahooNews), June 04, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060604/wl_asia_afp/
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FhTX0ZyKWmpz3VG5PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04
NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

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For Sunny Olympics, Blow the Clouds to Bits
SCMP, June 04, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZOCALKZNE.html

俄中天然气管道引起环保忧虑 (Sino-Russian Natural Gas Pipelines Raise Environmental Concerns)
Voice of America, June 04, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-04-voa48.cfm

外媒关注中国污染 外国人印象:不顾环保只爱钱 (Foreign Media Portrays China as Only Caring About Money, Not Environmental Protection)
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2006-06/03/
content_4640065.htm


Fuzzy Figures Keep Everyone Guessing About Extent of Shortage
SCMP, June 03, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLRNUCSNE.html

China: Another Dammed Gorge
Asia Times Online, June 03, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HF03Ad01.html

Gender
Guidelines Issued on Commercial Gay Sex
SCMP, June 03, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ995VCSNE.html

中国女大学生卖淫现象引社会关注(三)(Public Concerned Over Growing Trend of Prostitution Among Female University Students (III))
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2006/06/03/maiyin/


Government
选举政治考验干部和村民 ("Electoral Politics" Tests Officials and Villagers)
China Youth Daily, June 05, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/05/
content_1406326.htm


Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
China: Fair Trial for New York Times Researcher
Human Rights Watch (HRW), June 02, 2006
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/06/02/
china13498_txt.htm


Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠出狱将中转警署 家属及人权组织抗议 (Family and Human Rights Organization Protest Authorities' Decision to Keep Zheng Enchong in Police Station After His Release from Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/06/02/ZhengEnchong/

Labor
筹建亿吨级大型煤炭基地 (Premier Wen Jiabao Orders Construction of Huge Coal Mines with Production Reaching 100 Million Tonnes)
The Beijing News, June 05, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2006/0605/
012@185310.htm


Bid to Lure Graduates into Rural Jobs
SCMP, June 03, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUREUCSNE.html

Focused Only on Building Workers' Rights
SCMP, June 03, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZI75VCSNE.html

'Working in a Backward Place Is Better Than No Work'
SCMP, June 03, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZL85VCSNE.html

Media
王建宙:为客户营造更加放心消费的网络环境 (Business Tycoon Claims to Have Created a Safer Internet Environment for Customers)
Xinhuanet, June 05, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/it/2006-06/05/content_
4637638.htm


New Forms of Media in Vogue in China
Asia Times Online, June 05, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/
HF02Cb05.html


Migrant Workers
农民工子女同城待遇引发新问题 (Same Treatment for Migrant Workers' Children as for City Children Leads to New Problems)
China Youth Daily, June 05, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/05/content_
1406311.htm


落实同城待遇政策遇到困难是正常的 (Problems in Implementing Policy of Same Treatment for Migrant Workers' Children as for City Children to Be Expected)
China Youth Daily, June 05, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/05/content_
1406306.htm


Politics
毫不动摇地坚持改革方向 (In Unwavering Support of Reform)
People's Daily, June 05, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4433119.html

The Official Chinese Amnesia
New York Sun, June 02, 2006
http://www.nysun.com/article/33721