Wednesday, January 24, 2007

January 24, 2007

News
Corruption
反腐立法已有初步构想 (China Aims to Pass Anti-Corruption Legislation Before 2010)
Wen Wei Po, January 24, 2007
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0701240032&
cat=002CH


Environment
China and India Warned Their Water Is Running Out
The Guardian, January 24, 2007
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/water/story/0,,1996350,00.ht
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六里屯垃圾焚烧厂有望明年运营 (Waste Incineration Plant in Beijing to Start Operating in 2008)
The Beijing News, January 24, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/01-24/014@238096.
htm


Food Security
Not Much Faith in Their Food
Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chifood23j
an23,1,6928698.story?coll=la-headlines-world&ctrack=
1&cset=true
chifood23jan23,1,6928698.story?coll=la-headlines-wor
ld&ctrack=1&cset=true


Gender
广州人大代表建议修法:丈夫"包二奶"妻子可索赔 (Guangzhou Lawmakers Propose Amending Law So That Wives Can Seek Compensation for Husbands’ Extramarital Affairs)
Xinhuanet, January 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-01/24/content_5645096.
htm


Media
Baidu Secures Licence as Online News Provider
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2007
http://technology.scmp.com/techmain/ZZZWYFJO9XE.html

胡锦涛要求迅速查明山西大同记者被打死案 (President Hu Jintao Demands Investigation into Beating Death of Shanxi Journalist)
EastDay.com, January 24, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070124/u1a2585840.html

山西宣告兰成长被殴死案告破 警方称其预谋勒索 (Shanxi Police Say Beaten Journalist Planned to Blackmail Illegal Coal Mine)
Xinhuanet, January 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-01/24/content_5644968.htm

RSF将有条件地终止对北京奥运的抵制 (RSF Conditionally Ends Beijing Olympics Boycott)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/23/rsf/

Migrant Workers
北京近半年取缔58所打工子弟学校 (58 Schools for Migrant Workers' Children in Beijing Shut Down in Last 4 Months of 2006)
The Beijing News, January 24, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0554/2007/01-24/014@238113.h
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九成农民工子女否认自己是北京人 (90 Percent of Migrant Workers' Children Deny They Are "Beijingers")
The Beijing News, January 24, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/01-24/014@238099.
htm


Politics
皇甫平:中共改革此其时 (Former Deputy Editor-In-Chief of People's Daily: Now Is the Time for Political Reforms)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070124/caa1.htm

Population
Change of Focus Needed on Population Policies
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZSOPJO9XE.html

One-Child Policy Worsens Imbalance: Official
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6EEJO9XE.html

Protests and Petitions
In Brief: Human Wall Protest Stops Demolition in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZTXEJO9XE.html

汕尾东洲村民抗议建电厂再次发生暴力冲突 (Violence Erupts as Shanwei Villagers Continue Protesting Construction of Electricity Plant)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/23/china_rights_cl
ash/


四川酒店女员工被奸杀引发骚乱仍未平息 (Raping Death Case in Sichuan Yet to Be Settled)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/23/dazhu/

江西南昌县发生征地冲突 数十名村民被打伤 (Shanxi Villagers Attacked by Unidentified Thugs Amid Land Grab Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/23/china_land_rural/

成都一下岗女工因暴力拆迁被逼跳楼 (Sichuan Woman Tries to Commit Suicide over Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/23/chaiqian/

Public Health
Illegal Blood Stocks Scandal Admitted
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYDEJO9XE.html