Tuesday, September 05, 2006

September 5, 2006

Corruption
Guard Held over VIP Treatment for Jailed Tycoon
SCMP, September 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6U2L9CRE.html

Disasters
China to Close at Least 4,800 Small Mines to Improve Safety
Voice of America, September 04, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-09-04-voa22.cfm

山西令所有煤矿安装产量监控系统 (Shanxi Authorities Order Coal Mines to Install Systems to Monitor Production Levels)
Voice of America, September 03, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-03-voa16.cfm

Environment
Australia Could Export Uranium to China Within Months
AFP (via YahooNews), September 04, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060904/wl_asia_afp/australiachi
nauraniumenergynuclearsector_060904054502rsector_060904
054502

Rules Ignored, Toxic Sludge Sinks Chinese Village
New York Times, September 04, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/world/asia/04pollution.ht
ml?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=sloginoref=slogin

Government
重庆大旱高官避暑胜地「开会」 (Amid Severe Drought, Surrounding Villages Have to Suspend Electricity as Chongqing Cadres Party in Resort)
Ming Pao, September 05, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060905/cak1.htm

中国评论﹕以民为本 上行下不效 (Commentary: "People-based Governance" Only Applies to Central Government)
Ming Pao, September 05, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060905/caz1.htm

Human Rights
夏业良：须加快政改停止钳制思想 (Peking University Academic: Government Should Speed up Political Reforms and Stop Suppressing Freedom of Thought)
Voice of America, September 03, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-03-voa39.cfm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist – Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔案判决书 网上曝光 (Verdict on Ching Cheong Available on Internet)
Ming Pao, September 05, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060905/gaa1h.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
Chinese Researcher for NY Times to Appeal: Lawyer
Reuters (via YahooNews), September 04, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/wl_nm/china_trial_dc_2

Human Rights Defender - Zhao Xin (赵昕)
赵昕等异见人士被软禁 (Zhao Xin and Three Other Dissidents Placed Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/04/zhaoxin/

Human Rights Defenders
人权组织促中国释放被押维权人士 (Reporters Without Borders Urge China to Release Detained Rights Defenders)
Voice of America, September 03, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-03-voa51.cfm

Law
中国公安部：个人被罚两千元以上可要求举行听证 (Ministry of Public Security's New Regulation Stipulates Defendants to Be Fined over 2,000 Yuan Can Demand Hearing)
Legal Daily, September 05, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-09/05/
content_402323.htm

Media
Online Spoofs Now Part of Mainstream
SCMP, September 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ16KN9CRE.html

Chinese Director 'Given Film Ban'
BBC, September 04, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5313008.stm

China Review: Is Censorship the Root Cause of Uncivil Speech on the Internet?
China Media Project, September 03, 2006
http://cmp.hku.hk/look/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication
=1&NrIssue=1&NrSection=100&NrArticle=703=100&N
rArticle=703

Migrant Workers
Minimum Wages Rise in Labour Shortage
SCMP, September 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAU2L9CRE.html

Police
城市管理须反省执法目标 (City Authorities Should Reflect on Aim of Legal Enforcement)
Legal Daily, September 05, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/05/conte
nt_402344.htm

Protests and Petitions
复旦逾百学生请愿事件基本解决 (Student Protest at Fudan University Resolved)
Wen Wei Po, September 05, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH06090
50026&cat=002CH