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.

Thursday, June 08, 2006

June 08, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
中国对纽约时报助理赵岩审判延期 (China Postpones Trial of Times Researcher)
Voice of America, June 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-07-voa21.cfm
The trial of Zhao Yan, a Chinese researcher for the New York Times accused of leaking state secrets, has been postponed with no new date announced. His lawyer explained on June 7 that the delay was in response to his request to summon a new witness.

News
Environment
China Warns too Many Power Plants Are Being Built
AFP (via YahooNews), June 08, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060608/wl_asia_afp/
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非法填海政府工程居多 (Most Illegal Reclamation Projects Are Initiated by Local Governments for Economic Reasons)
Legal Daily, June 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/08/
content_330515.htm


Gender
呼和浩特:28位出嫁女状告村委会案一审开庭 (28 Women in Hohhot City Sue Village Committee for Not Being Allocated Land Because of Marrying Men from Other Villages)
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/08/
content_4663721.htm


Government
State Firm Workers' Expenses Scrutinized
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZL81ZB2OE.html

Human Rights Defender – Xinjiang - Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
热比娅在新疆的儿子被关押 女儿被监视 (Kadeer's Sons Detained and Daughter Under Surveillance in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/07/
rebiya/


June 4th
北風吹:六四遭貶將領鹹魚翻生 (Military Official Demoted for Resisting June 4th Order Was Promoted in 2005)
Apple Daily, June 08, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20060608&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_
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Little Prospect of EU Lifting China Arms Ban - UK
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060607/wl_nm/china_
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Labor
工资太高就会失去竞争优势打上五个问号 (5 Reasons to Doubt the Claim that "Overly High Wages Will Reduce Competitiveness")
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-06/08/content
_4657009.htm


Land Policy
"一女二嫁"引诉讼 国土局长宁辞职也不执行判决 (Chief of Land Resources Bureau in Jiangsu Province Refuses to Obey Court Order to Settle Land Dispute Case)
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/07/
content_4658116.htm


Law
Law Aimed at Tackling Monopolies Approved
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ834BCZNE.html

Media
Google Is Voicing Some Doubt over China
International Herald Tribune, June 08, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/07/business/
google.php


重要地理信息数据不准擅自公布 (Important Geographical Data Cannot Be Announced Without Approval)
The Beijing News, June 08, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/06-08/
014@031014.htm


全国首起采访权案记者撤诉 (Journalist Withdraws Lawsuit in China's First Case of Reporter Suing Government for Being Refused Interview)
Legal Daily, June 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/08/
content_330514.htm


北京集中整治网吧 十八家领牌受罚 (Beijing Concentrates Efforts on Cyber Cafes and Punishes 18 Operators)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/07/
netbar/


中国报业一仆二主难成世界级媒体 (Lack of Press Freedom Is Preventing China’s Media from Becoming World Class)
Voice of America, June 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-07-voa30.cfm

Migrant Workers
Minorities 'Unfairly Targeted' in Crackdown on Hawkers
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU8MLKZNE.html

Politics
中国当局重申坚持改革方向受质疑 (Chinese Authorities Questioned for Insisting on Present Reform Direction)
Voice of America, June 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-07-voa31.cfm

Protests and Petitions
海南:不满村主任贪污公款 600多村民联名罢官 (600 Villagers Sign Petition to Impeach Corrupt Village Official in Hainan)
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/08/content_
4663717.htm


Public Health
政府监管缺位造成回扣风愈演愈烈 (Hospital Kick-backs Increasing as Government Fails in Monitoring Efforts)
China Youth Daily, June 08, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/08/content_
1410206.htm


AIDS to Bring Huge Economic Losses to China: Scientist
Xinhuanet, June 07, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/07/content_
4658322.htm


Rural Issues
5b Yuan Boost for Rural Co-operatives
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ69MLKZNE.html

State Security - State Secrets
《保密法》尚未认定 (Question on Whether Certain Chinese Opera Techniques Should Be Classed as "State Secrets")
Wen Wei Po, June 08, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0606080030&cat=002CH


Tibet
Tibetan Nuns Await "Precious Moment" with Dalai Lama
AFP (via YahooNews), June 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060606/wl_sthasia_afp/
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