Wednesday, November 22, 2006

November 22, 2006


News

Bilateral Ties
Hu, Singh Vow Not to Cramp Each Other's Development Style
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZF42N47UE.html

In Brief: Abe Seeks Denmark's Help to Monitor Arms Spending
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ19UM47UE.html

Children
Dancing School Made Under-age Girls Work as Hostesses
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGGAQ47UE.html

Corruption
Shanghai to Set Up Office to Hunt Officials Who Fled Overseas
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZE1TM47UE.html

130 Officials Caught in Election Scandals
People's Daily, November 21, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/21/eng20061121_
323692.html


Death Penalty
四川泸州特大贩毒案一审宣判 5毒枭被判死刑 (Five Drug Dealers Sentenced to Death in Sichuan)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/22/content_535
9926.htm


检察官砍死情妇被判死缓 其丈夫表示将继续上诉 (Prosecutor Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve in Hebei for Murder)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/22/content_
5360671.htm


Environment
China Losing Battle with Pollution as Growth Soars
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZT9UM47UE.html

China's "Sorrow" River Flows Red from Pollution
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 22, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061122/sc_nm/environment
_china_yellow_river_dc_1

Gender
A Hidden Life: Being Gay in Rural China
New America Project, November 22, 2006
http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=
cf608c0d2795801708039
135a08ef137

三大难题困扰农村女性 (Three Major Issues of Concern for Rural Women)
Legal Daily, November 22, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/22/content_461
757.htm


Human Rights Defenders – Xinjiang - Huseyincan Celil (塞利尔)
MacKay Confident China Won't Execute Canadian Citizen
CBC, November 20, 2006
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/11/20/celil-death-
penalty.html


Labors
两岸快线: 珠宝厂迫男工脫裤 (Jewelry Factory in Guangdong Strips off Worker's Pants over Theft Suspicion)
Apple Daily, November 22, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id
=20061122&sec_id=15
335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6547801

Migrant Workers
苏北留守妇女生存状态调查 强奸案频发难得保障 (Survey on the Living Conditions of 'Left-Behind Wives' in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province)
EastDay.com, November 22, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81763/node
173121/u1a2460070.htm
l

Younger Migrants Embrace City Life
Shanghai Daily, November 22, 2006
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/11/21/297628/Younger
_migrants_embrace_city_
life.htm

Poverty
China’s Poorest Worse Off after Economic Boom
Financial Times, November 21, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e28495ce-7988-11db-b257-0000779
e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340,_i_
rssPage=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html


Protests and Petitions
广西桂林银海集团工人罢工 (3,000 Factory Workers in Guangxi Conclude Strike after Management Promises Better Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/21/
bagong/


China's Middle Class Howling in Protest over Crackdown on Dogs
Mercury News, November 21, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/
16061233.htm


数千警察驱散南光厂维权老工人(Elderly Protestors Dispersed by Police Officers in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/21/
weiquan1/


莆田失地农民不满村官土地发财而上网揭发 (Land Grab Victims in Fujian Reveal Injustices Online)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/21/
tudi/


Public Health
中国爱滋病病例今年头10月增多叁成 ( HIV/AIDS Cases in China Increase by 30 Percent in the First 10 Months of 2006)
BBC, November 22, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6170000/newsid
_6171500/6171596.stm


4福寿螺患者起诉卫生局 (Four People Ill from Eating Snails Sue Beijing Municipal Health Bureau over Delayed Action)
The Beijing News, November 22, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0555/2006/11-22/
014@223648.htm


丙肝患者被售票员赶下公交车 "请给我一点宽容" (Hepatitis-C Carrier Refused Bus Ride by Bus Ticket Officer)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/22/content_
5360452.htm


今年徵兵增验爱滋 (New Recruits Face Compulsory HIV Testing This Year)
Wen Wei Po, November 22, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0611220015
&cat=002CH