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Human rights – human rights defendersYear-long work ban for activist lawyer Guo Guoting
SCMP, March 5, 2005
Shanghai authority plans to suspect the licence of activist lawyer Guo Guoting (郭國汀) for one year after Guo admitted positing essays on China and overseas websites in a judicial hearing.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ851L985E.htmlNGOsNGOs to keep links to official agencies
SCMP, March 7, 2005
New regulations governing the registration of NGOs will be announced in the next few months; however, officials ruled out the speculation that “dual management system” would be scrapped under the new regulations
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZW6DA585E.htmlNews
Education
Minister of Education reveals universal education to senior secondary in 2020
教育部部长周济透露 二0二0年前普及高中教育
Xinhuanet.com, March 6, 2005http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-03/06/content_26
57171.htmChina to give aid to poor students
Big News Network, 6th March, 2005 (UPI)China's premier has said the country will provide students from poor families in rural areas with free textbooks and exempt them from paying miscellaneous fees.
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/fcc373aea548154e
/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/University Loses Lawsuit Against Student in Exam Cheat Case
Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2005
A local court in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, ruled Thursday that Zhengzhou University should withdraw its decision to expel one of its students
(surname Dong), who was found cheating on an exam.
http://china.org.cn/english/China/121945.htmFood Security
Food security 'is assured' as farms meet 95pc of mainland's grain needs
SCMP, March 7, 2005http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7L2L985E.htmlChina Says More Support Needed for Farmers
AP, Mar 6, 2005China has more than enough grain reserves to cover its immediate needs, but farmers need more help if the country is to ensure future food supplies, officials said Sunday.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050306/ap_on_re_as/china_food_securityGovernment – Civil Services
Premier needs to tackle the bloated government payroll
SCMP, March 7, 2005http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOO2L985E.htmlNow hiring: haughty officials with bad attitude
SCMP, March 7, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZY7DA585E.html26:1 an unprecedented citizen-to-government official ratio in history
史无前例：中国26个百姓养1个官
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 6, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_3_6_2_12_31_917.htmlHuman rights – bilateral tiesTop adviser urges state to stay out of rights row with US
SCMP, March 7, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZS6DA585E.htmlJune 4th – EU arms banArms embargo 'is political discrimination against China'
SCMP, March 7, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDNGA585E.htmlChina rebuffs arms ban fears
FT, March 6, 2005China on Sunday dismissed suggestions that the lifting of the European Union's arms embargo would prompt a surge in weapons purchases, saying it did not have the money to buy “expensive and useless” equipment from the EU.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4124f10e-8e3b-11d9-8aae-00000e25
11c8,_i_rssPage=9d5b9ebe-c8bc-11d7-81c6-0820abe49a01.htmlLabourMinimum wage raised to fix labour shortage
SCMP, March 5, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTPEA585E.htmlLabour – employment marketChina expects higher urban unemployment rate
Xinhuanet.com, March 6, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/06/content_2657
935.htmLaw – judicial systemAdvisors underline judicial justice in harmonious society
People’s Daily, March 6, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/06/eng20050306_
175763.htmlMedia – press freedom / Politics – NPCParty propaganda department bans media “over” coverage of mine accidents as meetings of NPC and CPPCC in progress
“两会” 中宣部：媒体禁止炒作矿难
Dajiyuan.com, March 6, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/3/6/n838286.htmPolitical dissidents - petitions and protestsChina parliament protesters held
BBC, 2005/03/07
Up to 20 people have staged a protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, outside the building hosting China's annual parliamentary session.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/4324821.stmPolitics – political reformPolitical reform a pre-requisite of the buildup of harmonious society
新政构建和谐社会 先要改革政治体制
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 6, 2005
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age/2005_3_5_16_1_21_152.htmlPolitics – NPC & CPPCC
Jiang submits final resignation
SCMP, March 5, 2005http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZ11L985E.htmlPopulation
China to continue keeping birth rate low
Xinhuanet.com, March 7, 2005http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/07/content_266117
2.htmChina ponders gender ID law
Big News Network, 7th March, 2005 (UPI)A Chinese legislator is calling for tighter regulations on the use of ultrasound machines to identify the sex of fetuses, a report said Monday.
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/4dfcc74c6759588
f/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/Public health / Politics – NPC & CPPCC
Medical monitoring, price reforms to help poor and tackle graft
SCMP, March 7, 2005http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBJ2L985E.htmlPublic health - AIDSChina plans better AIDS treatment in 2005
Big News Network, 6th March, 2005 (UPI)Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised Saturday to accelerate reform and development of health care in 2005, including disease prevention and emergency systems.
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/a14c8ba74fd72f
7a/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/Reform - social developmentChina to Beef up Weak Links in Social Development
Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2005China will spend 13.78 percent more on beefing up weak links in social development.
http://china.org.cn/english/China/121913.htmChina to Help More Street Children
Xinhua News Agency March 7, 2005China is taking steps to deal with its increasing number of homeless children, said Zhang Shifeng, deputy director of the Ministry Civil Affairs' social welfare office.
http://china.org.cn/english/2005/Mar/121989.htmRural issues - povertyChina's Wen spells out action to beat inequality
FT, March 7 2005Wen Jiabao, China's premier, laid out his government's agenda for the next year at the start of the annual National People's Congress with a speech stressing action to address economic inequalities, inefficiencies and imbalances.
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/7d34f19c0553bb
75/cid/9366300fc9319e9bState secrets
Sensitive archives 'have not been doctored'
SCMP, March 7, 2005http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9MGA585E.htmlWomen - employmentJob Fair for Women Attracts a Crowd
Shanghai Daily March 7, 2005The Shanghai Women's Federation organized a job fair exclusively for women yesterday, in response to a survey suggesting a growing number of young women can't find work in the city.
http://china.org.cn/english/China/121994.htmTaiwanChina: Keep Taiwan Out of Alliance
AP, Mar 6, 2005
China's foreign minister warned Japan and the United States on Sunday not to include Taiwan within the scope of their military alliance, saying Beijing would not permit interference in what it considers an internal matter.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050306/ap_on_re_as/china_us_taiwan
