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.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

August 9, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Li Jianping (李建平)
李建平超期拘押至今未判 (Verdict Delayed for Internet Activist Li Jianping)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/08
/li_jianping/
According to Human Rights in China, no verdict has yet been announced in the trial of internet activist Li Jianping, nearly four months after his trial. Li was tried on April 12 on charges of "incitement to subvert state power" on the basis of articles he wrote that were posted on overseas Web sites. He has almost been completely cut off from communication with his family and lawyer. The NGO contends that the delay in the announcement of the verdict violates the Criminal Procedure Law.

News
Bilateral Ties
N Korea Not Listening, China Says
Reuters (via SCMP), August 09, 2006
http://asia.scmp.com/asianews/ZZZUGP48KQE.html

Children
全国有因艾滋病致孤儿童8644人 (8,644 Chinese Children Orphaned Due to AIDS)
China Youth Daily, August 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/09/content_1472996.htm

Corruption
中国房地产业腐败多 专家论原因 (Expert Discusses Causes of Serious Corruption in China's Real Estate Sector)
Voice of America, August 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-07-voa36.cfm

Death Penalty
入户抢劫杀人 快递员被判死刑 (Courier Sentenced to Death for Robbing and Murdering Customer)
EastDay.com, August 09, 2006
http://ld.eastday.com/eastday/node37/
node189/node13518/userobject1ai160749.html

Disasters
One-third of China's Dams Unsafe
China Daily, August 08, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/08/content
_659827.htm

Environment
Together, We Can Improve Air Quality
SCMP, August 09, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZKRO48KQE.html

Freedom of Speech
Chinese Musical Questions Official History, Criticizes Chinese Society
Voice of America, August 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-08-voa16.cfm

Gender
China Promotes Girls to Avoid Glut of Bachelors
China Daily, August 08, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/08/content
_660041.htm

Government
规划局长告上级市政府 (Local Planning Bureau Sues City Government over Administrative Decision)
The Beijing News, August 09, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/08-09/
011@200466.htm

中国维权人士参选地方人大受瞩目 (Rights Defenders Running for Local People’s Congresses Draw Attention)
Voice of America, August 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-07-voa50.cfm

Human Rights Defender – Petitioner – Fu Xiancai (付先财)
Did Activist Fall or Was He Pushed?
SCMP, August 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWOV38KQE.html

Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Zou Tao (邹涛)
邹涛﹕罗湖人大直选內定 (Rights Defender Zou Tao Says He Is Excluded from Running for Local People’s Congress)
Ming Pao, August 09, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060809/cab1.htm

Labor
肯德基宣布在全国取消劳务派遣 (Kentucky Fried Chicken Cancels "Labor Missions" Practice in China)
Legal Daily, August 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-08/09/
content_368941.htm

Land Policy
欧阳五﹕六中全会前的一大博弈 (Commentary: Central Government and Local Authorities Clash on Land Policy Ahead of CPC Meeting)
Ming Pao, August 09, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060809/fab1.htm

美专家评广东农民失地补充标准 (US Expert Comments on Compensation Standard for Land Grabs Under New Guangdong Rule)
Voice of America, August 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-07-voa48.cfm

Media
中国电信终止为16家信息服务商提供全网接入 (China Telecom Terminates Cooperation with 16 Information Providers)
Legal Daily, August 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-08/09/content
_369275.htm

China Says No TV Delay for 2008 Olympics
AFP (via YahooNews), August 08, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/
20060808/ennew_afp/chinaoly2008chn_060808165810

江阴农民传播强拆报道受压　《百姓》考虑采取行动 (Jiangsu Farmers Pressured for Distributing Magazines That Reported on Forced Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
08/Jiangyin/

Migrant Workers
最高法院通知要求： 全面清查拖欠农民工工资案件 (Supreme People's Court's New Notice Requires All Courts to Conclude Cases on Unpaid Wages for Migrant Workers)
China Youth Daily, August 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/09/content_
1473041.htm

Olympics
Beijing 'on Track' for a Successful Games
SCMP, August 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ44O48KQE.html

中国评论﹕办好奥运 先须透明 (Commentary: Transparency Necessary for Successful Olympic Games)
Ming Pao, August 09, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060809/caf1.htm

2008 Games Will Speed up China Reform, Say Organisers
Reuters, August 08, 2006
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=
sportsNews&storyID=2006-08-08T080044Z_01_SP161834
_RTRUKOC_0_UK-OLYMPICS-BEIJING.xml08T080044Z_01
_SP161834_RTRUKOC_0_UK-OLYMPICS-BEIJING.xml

Police
Violent Criminal Cases Down; Economic Crimes on Rise
Xinhuanet, August 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/09/
content_4938832.htm

Protests and Petitions
深圳600业主围法院抗议 (600 Property Owners Protest Non-Enforcement of Court Decision at Shenzhen Court)
Ming Pao, August 09, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060809/cca1h.htm

辽宁凌源警民大冲突 专家谈骚乱 (Expert Comments on the Riot in Lingyuan, Liaoning Province)
Voice of America, August 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-07-voa16.cfm

Public Health
药监局：欣弗事件未瞒报 (State Food and Drug Administration Found No Cover-up in Defective Antibiotics Case)
The Beijing News, August 09, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/08-09/
011@200465.htm

China Province Pushes AIDS Tests for Some
AP (via OutinAmerica), August 08, 2006
http://www.outinamerica.com/home/news.asp?
articleid=8333

China Rethinks Bird Flu History
BBC, August 08, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5255078.stm

China Turns out Mummified Bodies for Displays
New York Times, August 08, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/business/worldbusiness/
08bodies.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin=slogin&oref=slogin

China Urges Needle Exchanges to Fight AIDS
AP (via OutinAmerica), August 08, 2006
http://www.outinamerica.com/home/news.asp?articleid=8884

Public Health - Organ Harvesting
Activist Harry Wu Challenges Organ Harvesting Claims
SCMP, August 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZN4V38KQE.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Unworthy of Religious Leader: Tibetan Official
Xinhuanet, August 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/09/
content_4937478.htm

达赖喇嘛：继承者必须是流亡藏人 (Dalai Lama States His Successor Must Be Tibetan-in-exile)
Voice of America, August 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-07-voa35.cfm
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