July 5, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Sun Xiaodi (孫小弟)
揭露核污染维权人士孙小弟受到各方孤立 (Rights Defender Sun Xiaodi Persecuted for Revealing Nuclear Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, July 04, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
04/sun/
Gansu human rights defender Sun Xiaodi has been persecuted in various ways by the government for revealing problems related to nuclear pollution since 1989. His family’s electricity and water supply were cut recently, and his 23-year-old daughter has not been able to find a job since graduating six years ago.

News
Death Penalty
黄金大盗粟君才被判死刑 3·5老庙劫金案一审宣判 (Armed Robber Sentenced to Death)
EastDay.com, July 05, 2006
http://why.eastday.com/eastday/node33/node35/
node7612/userobject1ai141620.html

Disasters
400m Lives Disrupted by Disasters Each Year
SCMP, July 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYTL9P7PE.html

Environment
Beijing Misses Blue-sky Target in First Six Months
SCMP, July 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7JUZ51PE.html

中国加紧兴建核电站缓解用电紧张 (China Speeds up on Nuclear Plant Construction to Ease Electricity Demand)
Voice of America, July 04, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-04-voa32.cfm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
美议员促恢复维权人士陈光诚自由 (US Lawmakers Urge China to Restore Freedom to Human Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng)
Voice of America, July 04, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-04-voa61.cfm

Labor
上海严查超时加班 企业被重罚八十三万元 (Shanghai Authorities Get Tough on Overtime; Enterprise Fined 830,000 Yuan)
People's Daily, July 05, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/4559688.html

Land Policy
拆迁有头儿 安置没尾儿 (200 Henan Households Still Not Resettled Two Years After Eviction)
People's Daily, July 05, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/1062/4559568.html

Media
A Gag that Can Only Hurt Beijing
SCMP, July 05, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZXHUZ51PE.html

Media Toes Line on Quake Coverage
SCMP, July 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0BKX51PE.html

Chinese Discuss Plan to Tighten Restrictions on Cyberspace
New York Times, July 04, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/world/asia/
04internet.html?_r=1&n=Top%2fNews%2fWorld%2f
Countries%20and%20Territories%2fChina&oref=slogin2f
World%2fCountries%20and%20Territories%2fChina&oref
=slogin

民间人士上书人大　呼吁停止审议反新闻自由条款 (Civil Society Leaders Urge NPC to Stop Deliberation of Anti-Press Freedom Clause in Emergency Response Bill)
Radio Free Asia, July 03, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/03
/Press_freedom/

Poverty
我国收入分配制度改革大幕将启 (China to Reform Income Distribution System)
People's Daily, July 05, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4561639.html

Society
All Due Respect
SCMP, July 05, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZBKUZ51PE.html

A Part of China, but Apart From It
Washington Post, July 04, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2006/07/03/
AR2006070301186.htmldyn/content/article/2006/07/03
/AR2006070301186.html

Tibet
Chinese, Exiled Tibetan Officials Disagree
AP( via YahooNews), July 04, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060704/ap_on_re_as/
china_dalai_lama_2;_ylt=ArYdv1z3cotswuLHAGk560l
PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRP
UCUlcotswuLHAGk560lPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04
NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Tibet – Dissident - Tenzin Tsundue
Tibetan Dissident to Accuse Chinese of Torture and Genocide
The Independent, July 03, 2006
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1155233.ece