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.

Friday, April 15, 2005

April 15, 2005

News

Food security – GM crops
Beijing acts as green group urges GM rice recall
The Standard, April 15, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GD15Ad
12.html

June 4th – EU arms ban
Consensus on ending arms ban collapses
SCMP, April 15, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZF4YUOY6E.html

Law
People should adjust their concepts to law
司法理念需调整变更
BeijingNews.com, April 15, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0415/12@01051
2.html

A review on the wrongful conviction case of She Xianglin (佘祥林)
佘祥林冤案检讨
Nanfang Weekend, April 15, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050414/xw/fz/20050
4140008.asp

No more forceful confessions in Sichuan, a step forward of Chinese legal system?
四川不再采用逼供证据是进步？
Voice of America, April 14, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-04-14-voa61.cfm

Media – internet
Blocking of internet 'taken to new level'
SCMP, April 15, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZB4YUOY6E.html

Protests and petitions
Shanghai says it will not approve rallies
SCMP, April 15, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZV4YUOY6E.html

Wider channel for filing complaints
Xinhuanet, April 15, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/15/content_283
3043.htm

Public health
18 million Chinese adults now obese: study
AFP via YahooNews.com, April 15, 2005
http://au.news.yahoo.com/050414/19/tz30.html

Hong Kong - Basic Law
Experts pinpoint further uncertainties over Law
SCMP, April 15, 2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ2SLVOY6E.html

Beijing invites Hong Kong democrats to exchange opinions on law re-interpretation
北京邀民主派议员就释法交换意见
Voice of America, April 14, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-04-14-voa36.cfm

Thursday, April 14, 2005

April 14, 2005

Top news of the day

Detention - Adam Briscoe
US NGO worker interrogated in Beijing
美国人权工作者在北京被中国当局监禁和审讯
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2005
Adam Briscoe, an American Human Right worker in Beijing was interrogated and detained for six hours by police yesterday. Briscoe was arrested at his office after the police confirmed that he didn’t bring along his passport to work. He was fined and release afterwards.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/04/13/renquan/


News

Death penalty
Supreme People’s Court may setup court of appeal in Beijing to review death penalty cases
最高法可能在北京设复核庭收回死刑复核权
EastDay.com, April 14, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node56871/userobject1ai1013851.html

Policy direction after returning the power to approve and review death penalty cases to Supreme People’s Court
死刑复核权收回后路向何方 ？
Legal Daily, April 14, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/14/content_2054
99.htm

University student sentenced to death for murdering and raping teacher
男生奸杀女教师被判死刑
BeijingNew.coms, April 14, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0414/10@0227
02.html#

Food security – GM crops
Greenpeace says GM rice grown in Hubei
SCMP, April 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOGTUOY6E.html

GM rice case to be reviewed
Xinhuanet.com, April 14, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/14/content_282
7618.htm

Human Rights
Beijing's white paper on rights dismissed
SCMP, April 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTCIVOY6E.html

Rights groups comment on China’s Human Rights White Paper and human rights conditions in China
人权组织评中国白皮书和人权状况
Voice of America, April 13, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-04-13-voa97.cfm

Protecting the rights of ethnic minorities yet to realize, say leading American rights experts
美专家：中国少数民族权利未兑现
Voice of America, April 13, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-04-13-voa79.cfm

June 4th
Tiananmen absent from China's textbooks
SCMP, April 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEFTUOY6E.html

Labour
Employment discrimination highlights the lack of legal protections to workers
没有成本的就业歧视
China Youth Daily, April 14, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-04/14/content_1069
069.htm

Law
Wrongly jailed man freed after 11 years
China Daily, April 14, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/14/content
_434020.htm

Law – legal reform
Forceful confession and evidence taken by force not accept by court as regulations on adopting evidence for criminal cases announced
中国首个刑事证据规范出台 刑讯逼供后可翻供
EastDay.com, April 14, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node56871/userobject1ai1013916.html

Poverty – income gaps / Rural issues
Farmers' income up; urban-rural gap widens
Xinhuanet.com, April 14, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/14/content_2826
135.htm

Protests and petitions
Former PLA soldiers rally over retirement benefits
SCMP, April 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSGTUOY6E.html

Local official makes front-pages hundreds of Chinese media for well treating petitioners
People’s Daily, April 14, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200504/14/eng20050414
_180919.html

Public health – HIV Aids
China arrests 15 in AIDS blood donor scandal
Reuters via YahooNews.com, April 14, 2005
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&amp
;amp;amp;ncid=731&e=1&u=/nm/20050414/wl_nm/aids_chin
a_dc

Hong Kong - Basic Law
Report: China Considers Amending HK Constitution
China National News, April 14, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/9366300fc931
9e9b/id/92746ddf3126125a/

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

April 13, 2005

Top news of the day

Human rights
White paper illustrates human rights progress
Xinhuanet.com, April 13, 2005
China published a white paper on progress in human rights in 2004 today. The paper praised government’s marked efforts in protecting human rights last year.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/13/content_2822
204.htm



News

Children
Giving children the edge in battling cars on roads
SCMP, April 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIPEVOY6E.html

Corruption
Corruption of grassroots officials rampant
Xinhuanet.com, April 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/13/content_2820
908.htm

Death penalty
Fujiang woman sentenced to death for murdering lover
福建武平一女子毒杀情夫沉尸水塘被判处死刑
People’s Daily, April 12, 2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/3315253.html

Petitioner sentenced to death for violent protests
盐城一农妇暴力上访被判死刑
Legal Daily, April 13, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/13/content_20488
8.htm

Labour – employment market and income
Chinese factories struggle to hire
USA Today via YahooNews.com, April 12, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/4a3c24d21de99a
5c/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/

Law
Murder case puts the Chinese legal system on trial
Financial Times, April 13, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/86c3c294-abb9-11d9-893c-00000e
2511c8.html

Media – press freedom
Dismissed media studies professor Jiao Gaobiao (焦國標) criticizes China’s media censorship system
焦国标再次抨击中国新闻检查制度
Voice of America, April 12, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-04-12-voa87.cfm

Protests and petitions
In riot village, the government is on the run
SCMP, April 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3NEVOY6E.html

New regulations on petitions to take effective on May 1 strictly prohibiting retributions against petitioners and protesters
新版信访条例5月1日起实施 将严惩打击报复
Xinhuanet.com, April 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-04/11/content_28141
71.htm

Rural issues
Farmers expected to increase income by 5%, say Green paper 2005 on rural economy
2005农村经济绿皮书:今年农民收入预计增长5%
EastDay.com, April 13, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node56732/userobject1ai1011717.html

Xinjiang
Terrorism 'an excuse' to suppress Muslims
SCMP, April 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZODQUOY6E.html

China Rejects Rights Groups' Charge of Muslim Repression
Voice of America, April 12, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-04-12voa122.cfm

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

April 12, 2005

Top news of the day

Protests and petitions / Environment
30,000 clash with police in village pollution riot
SCMP, April 12, 2005
30,000 villagers in Dongyang, Zhejiang clashed with local police when the police attempted to disrupt the villagers’ protests against population, which had caused severe damage on soil quality and agricultural production. Over a hundred people were sent to hospital.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNF1YQY6E.html

Xinjiang
China accused of crushing campaign against Muslim Uighurs
AFP via YahooNews.com, April 12, 2005
A human rights report jointed published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Human Rights in China (HRIC), the Chinese government is criticised of religious repression in Xinjiang in the name of anti-separatism and counter terrorism.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1530&ncid=
731&e=10&u=/afp/20050412/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangusrights



News

Death Penalty - Hou Shuanxi (侯雙喜)
Hubei murderer executed
湖北隨州首例網吧殺人案主犯被執行死刑
Xinhuanet.com, April 12, 2005
http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/legal/
2005-04/12/content_2818214.htm

Environment
Claws out as watchdog flexes green muscles
SCMP, April 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHFMUOY6E.html

Environment / Public health
'Polluted fog' leaves a city gasping
SCMP, April 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chifeatures/ZZZQI3VOY6E.html

Gender – sex workers
Sex Trade Dominates Debate on Chinese Women
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/04/11/china_pro
stitution/

Hukou
Lan Zhiqian(蘭志強):Who stole my hukou?
誰弄“丟”了我的戶口--一個“黑人”的23個春秋
Xinhuanet.com, April 12, 2005
http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/news
center/2005-04/12/content_2818472.htm

Law
Court to clear murder charge against She Xianglin (佘祥林) tomorrow, father of the innocent convicts prepares to get compensation of 200,000 yuan
法院明日宣判佘祥林無罪 佘父要求賠20萬
Xinhuanet.com, April 12, 2005
http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/legal/
2005-04/12/content_2816644.htm

Eliminate evil practices of forceful confession is fundamental to uphold the rule of law
消除刑讯逼供的治本之策
Legal Daily, April 12, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/12/content_204
461.htm

Law
To promote legal education in tertiary institution
高校该如何改进法学教育
China Youth News, April 12, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-04/12/content_1067210.htm

Media – press freedom
Former Tsinghua University Arts Professor: Why did I resign?
陈丹青:我为什么辞职
Nanfang Weekend, April 7, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050407/wh/whxw/2005
04070053.asp

Media – internet
Closure of BBS sites provokes waves of protests in universities
中国教育部封BBS引发抗议风浪
Voice of America, April 11, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-04-11-voa45.cfm

Protests and petitions
Beijing in dilemma over protesters
Financial Times, April 12, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0c42d3d4-aaf1-11d9-98d7-00000e25
11c8.html

Public health / rural issues
Healthcare system in rural systems the requisite to achieve Xiaokan (a moderately well-off society)
农民有健康才能奔小康
Legal Daily, April 12, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/12/content_20441
9.htm

Monday, April 11, 2005

April 9-11, 2005


Top news of the day

Media – press freedom
Feted editor worries for imprisoned colleagues
SCMP, April 9, 2005
Former editor of Southern Metropolis News Cheng Yizhong (程益中) called for public attention to his imprisoned colleagues, who are serving jail terms on corruption charges, after receiving the UN World Press Freedom Prize 2005 for his commitment to serve the society with conscience. Cheng together with two senior staff at the newspapers were charged for corruption, though the allegations are widely believed to be a smoke screen of the authority’s discontent over the newspapers’ coverage on the SARs cover-up in 2003. Cheng was released after 5 months of detention, when his charge was cleared by court
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBJGUOY6E.html

Protest and petitions
Anti-Japanese Protesters March in China
AP via YahooNews.com, April 10, 2005
Thousands of Chinese in Beijing and other major Chinese cities took to the streets on Sunday showing their discontent over the Japanese government.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&ncid=
731&e=9&u=/ap/20050410/ap_on_re_as/china_japan_protest


News

Death Penalty
The son of senior police official in Gansu sentenced to death with 2 year reprieve for murder
崇信公安局副局长之子被判死缓
BeijingNews.com, April 9, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0409/15@0152
22.html#

Government - elections
Self-governance brings prosperity to south China mountainous village
People’s Daily, April 8, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200504/08/eng20050408_
180165.html

Law
The controversy of She Xianglin (佘祥林) case put the rule of law in question
佘祥林案引出法学争议 法律如何面对冤假错案 (I, II 及 III)
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node56276/userobject1ai1002187.html (Part I)

http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node56276/userobject1ai1002190.html (Part II)

http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node56276/userobject1ai1002192.html (Part III)


China police under scrutiny for forcing murder confessions from the innocent
Knight Ridder Newspapers via YahooNews.com, April 8, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2270&u=/krwash
bureau/20050408/ts_krwashbureau/_bc_china_murders_wa_1
&printer=1

Law – legal aid
Courts exempt poor litigants from lawsuit fees
Xinhuanet.com, April 8, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/08/content_2804
187.htm

Law- Court System
10,606 People’s jurors elected in 90% of grassroots courts
九成基层法院确定人民陪审员共选任10606名
Legal Daily, April 11, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/2005-04/11/content_2041
41.htm

Labour
Prevention of occupational diseases should be an item in auditing the government’s work performance, says expert
专家建议：职业病防治应纳入政府考核目标
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 11, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/xhw_2005_04_10_22_25_13_716.html

Police - Abuse
How rigid crowd control measures backfired
SCMP, April 10, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAS5VOY6E.html

Public health – HIV Aids
Promiscuous young gays raise fresh Aids fears
SCMP, April 11, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6V7VOY6E.html

China's Henan Sets Up Prison For AIDS Patients
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/04/06/china_AIDS/

Religion - Christianity
Mainland worshippers unite in grief
SCMP, April 9, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ165VOY6E.html

Rural issues
Farmers rewarded for the family planning policy
Xinhuanet.com, April 9, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/09/content_280
6762.htm

Farmers go online to boost rural incomes
China Daily, April 11, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/11/content
_432924.htm

Society
Housing price surge big concern
Xinhuanet.com, April 8, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/08/content_2803
650.htm

The cover-ups in China’ property market - When will people actually own their home?
中国地产“黑幕”重重 百姓何时“居者有其屋”？
People Daily, April 11, 2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/3308660.html#

Tibet
Tibetan protester arrested during visit by premier
AFP via SCMP, April 11, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZML7VOY6E.html

Trade, Tibet On Agenda As Chinese PM Visits India
China National News, April 9, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/bfb38c41b63f19
66/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/

Hong Kong-Basic Law
Basic Law interpretation absolutely essential for HK, nation, says Wen
SCMP, April 11, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZIOXXQY6E.html

China to Settle Constitutional Dispute
AP via YahooNews.com, April 10, 2005
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&ncid
=731&e=10&u=/ap/20050410/ap_on_re_as/china_hong_kong

Taiwan
Taiwan bans Chinese journalists
BBC news, April 11, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4431461.stm

Friday, April 08, 2005

April 8, 2005

News

Corruption
China to step up pursuit of corrupted officials
Xinhuanet.com, April 8, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/08/content_2801210.htm

Environment
An official dusting down as conditions worsen
SCMP, April 8, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5F1VOY6E.html

Government – election / corruption
Ministry of Civil Affairs proposes election laws to prevent corruption in village committee elections
民政部：村委会选举存在贿选 建议制定选举法
EastDay.com, April 8, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node56039/userobject1ai998570.html

June 4th - arms embargo

Dialogue is needed on arms sales to China
Financial Times, 8 April 2005
One of the unwritten laws of international relations is that any decision, however good, becomes a bad idea if taken at the wrong time and poorly presented. It is no surprise, then, that the European Union's decision to lift the arms ...
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/fa815a38-a79b-11d9-9744-00000
e2511c8.html

Law
Innocent “Wife Killer” may get 2.2 million compensations
计佘祥林可获国家赔偿金22万
BeijingNews.com, April 8, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0408/05@013
742.html

Law-Legal Aid
China to pump in more money to support legal aid
People’s Daily, April 8, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200504/08/eng20050408_18
0108.html

Labour – protests
3,000 Guangdong workers take to the streets protest against late payment
廣東番禺爆發三千工人圍堵道路追討薪水衝突
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 7, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/cna_2005_04_07_00_10_24_531.html

Labour-Working Condition
Behind the Cadmium Poisoning of Guangdong Laborers
The Epoch Times, April 7, 2005
http://english.epochtimes.com/news/5-4-7/27690.html

13 people held accountable for fatal coal mine accidents arrested in N. China province
Xinhua News Agency, 8 April 2005
TAIYUAN, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen people have been arrested in connection with two fatal coal mine explosions in north China's Shanxi Province early this month, according to a spokesperson for the provincial government.
www.xinhuanet.com


Media – internet
Chinese Nationalists Turn to Internet
AP via YahooNews.com, April 7, 2005
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&amp
;amp;amp;ncid=731&e=10&u=/ap/20050407/ap_on_re_as/china
_online_against_japan

Tibet Info Website Upgraded
China Tibet Information Center April 8, 2005
The China Tibet Information Center (CTIC) has recently been upgraded with a TRS content management and search engine system.

http://china.org.cn/english/China/125133.htm

Poverty
Poor, rich disparities affect women, children's health care
Xinhuanet.com, April 7, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/07/content_2800388.htm

Last UN Food Aid Delivery Made
Xinhua News Agency April 8, 2005
The final delivery of food aid from the United Nations World Food Program, worth US$7.2 million, arrived at Chiwan Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Thursday morning.
http://china.org.cn/english/2005/Apr/125120.htm

Politics-CPPCC
Expert advocates more farmers, fewer officials in Congress
People’s Daily, April 7, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200504/07/eng20050407_1799
72.html

Religion-Christianity
Police abuse power, says China Underground Church in UN human right meeting
中国地下教徒在人权大会控诉警方
Voice of America, April 7, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-04-07-voa68.cfm

Resettlement
Violence and Harassment in Xi’an Clearance intensify social conflict
西安强行拆迁突显社会矛盾激化
Voice of America, April 6, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-04-06-voa59.cfm

Population of Seniors to Explode Post-2010 in Shanghai
Shanghai Daily April 8, 2005
The number of local residents over the age of 60 years topped 2.61 million by 2004, an increase of more than 60,000 from the year before, the Shanghai Research Center on Aging under the Civil Affairs Bureau revealed yesterday.
http://china.org.cn/english/China/125269.htm

UN
Annan calls on human rights body to disband
Financial Times, April 7, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/437f975a-a796-11d9-9744-00000e25
11c8.html

Hong Kong - Basic Law
Legal industry leads demonstration April 19 protesting against Basic Law re-intrepratation
法律界4.19反釋法遊行
Ming Po, April 8, 2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050408/t_gaa1h.htm

The saga of Basic Law reintrepratation on the UN human rights hearing agenda
釋 法 問 題 被 提 上 聯 合 國 聽 證 會
Apple Daily, Aprl 8, 2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
sec_id=4104&showdate=20050408&art_id=4796677

Thursday, April 07, 2005

April 7, 2005

Top news of the day

Media – Press freedom / Religion
AFP reporters detained on the way to interview an underground Catholic Church in rural Heibei village
中国警方拘留两名前往采访天主教家庭教会的法新社记者
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2005
Two reporters from the Agence France-Presse (AFP) were taken away by Police for interrogation on their ways to visit an underground Catholic Church in rural Hebei. Official declined to state reasons for the detention.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/04/06/afp/



News

Gender – law
The guiding principles for the amendments of Women’s Right Law
妇女权益保障法修改原则
Legal Daily, April 7, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/07/content_2032
01.htm

Human rights – freedom of speech
Shanghaiese website faces lawsuit over violating freedom of speech as it removes users’ web postings
上海网民挑战中国言论自由 控告网站删帖
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 7, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/cna_2005_04_07_01_30_21_956.html

June 4th – EU arms ban
French minister defends EU plan to lift arms embargo on China
Financial Times, April 7, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/5d0de054-a701-11d9-a6df-00000e25
11c8.html

Labour – employment market and income
Labour to get 4 times pay for working over time work on holidays when Guangdong adopts work payment regulation regulations
广东将实施工资支付条例 假日加班需付4倍工资
EastDay.com, April 7, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node55927/userobject1ai994767.html

Law
China drafts law to protect personal information
Xinhuanet.com, April 6, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/06/content_27933
88.htm

Law – legal aid
High Court announced new regulations on legal aid
最高人民法院对司法救助作出新规定
Legal Daily, April 7, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/07/content_20315
1.htm

Law – legal reform
Shenzhen court rows to make court trials public to enhance transparency of the legal system
深圳罗湖法院审判全程公开
Nanfangdaily.com, April 7, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews//jwxy/200504070
904.asp

Some thoughts on formalizing and streamlining the legal appeal system
驳回再审申请的立法设想
Legal Daily, April 7, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/07/content_20320
0.htm

Reconstruct streamlining procedures for criminal cases
我国刑事简易程序的重构
Legal Daily, April 7, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/07/content_20319
8.htm

Law – legal profession
Legal ethics and judicial fairness
司法职业道德与司法公正
Legal Daily, April 7, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/07/content_20319
7.htm

Media-Internet
Chinese media to cool anti-Japan campaign
China National News, April 7, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/625f6db7c39d28
27/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/

Resettlement-Dam
400,000 to be moved for canals network
The Standard, April 6, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GD06Ad03.html

Religion
China's Divided Catholics Unite, if Just to Mourn
New York Times, April 6, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/07/international/worldspecial
2/07china.html

Religious Groups question the freedom of religion in China
宗教团体质疑中国宗教自由
www.dajiuyuan.com, April 7, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/4/7/n880744.htm

Social security
Social security improving, problems remain
Xinhuanet.com, April 6, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/06/content_2794
735.htm

Financing of pensions not sustainable, says analyst
Reuters via The Standard, April 7, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GD07Ad05.html

Inner Mongolia
Relocation of Mongolian herdsmen 'massive abuse'
SCMP, April 7, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLR8UOY6E.html

Tibet
CTIC web upgraded
Chinadaily.com, April 7, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/07/content
_432138.htm

Hong Kong – Basic Law
Judicial reviews may have to be put on hold
SCMP, April 7, 2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ92YUOY6E.html

Wednesday, April 06, 2005

April 5-6, 2005

Top news of the day

June 4th – prisoners – Zhao Ziyang
Rights activist taken away by police for attempting to mourn Zhao on Ching Ming
亲属在家中祭奠赵紫阳，人权人士门外被警方带走
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2005
Hu Jia (胡佳), an activist for the rights of Aids patience, was taken away by police at the door of Zhao Ziyang’s residence in Beijing when Hu planned to mourn Zhao. Hu was putting under house arrest after released by the police.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/04/05/zhaoziyang/

Religion – Christianity
Two Roman Catholic priests arrested
中国逮捕两名天主教家庭教会神甫
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2005
Two senior Roman Catholic priests Yao Liang (姚良) and Wang Jinling (王進齡) in Hebei was detained by the authorities last Thursday and Friday. Police has yet to state reasons of the detention.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/04/04/tianzhujiao/


News

Death penalty
Mainland blamed for 90pc of the world's executions
SCMP, April 5, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJKIXQY6E.html

Death penalty – Xia Renfan (夏任凡)
Shengyang businessman sentenced to death for bribery
牵出副省长刘克田 沈阳巨贪夏任凡终审被判死刑
EastDay.com, April 5, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node55490/userobject1ai991407.html

Death Penalty – Fu Zhongtao (付中濤)
Changchun High Court dismisses death penalty appeal of Fu Zhongtao who knocked down a 9 year-old girl and left the victim unattended on the roadway
长春林肯车拖人案维持原判 肇事者二审被判死刑
People’s Daily, April 5, 2005
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/1062/3297667.html

Detention – Zhang Lin (張林)
Interview with the wife of Zhang Lin and Zhang’s defense lawyer
采访张林妻方草与辩护律师莫少平
Dajiyuan.com, April 5, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/4/5/n879077.htm

Environment – water
New standards for water supply in urban areas to take effects in June to uphold water safety standards
中国六月实施城市供水新标准 保障供水水质安全
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 6, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/zxs_2005-04-06_559643.shtml

June 4th – EU arms embargo
China lobbies EU over arms embargo
International Herald Tribunal, April 6, 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/04/05/news/diplo.html

Law
Wrongly jailed 'wife killer' seeks justice
SCMP, April 5, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZY1TUOY6E.html

China exonerates man jailed 11 years for murder that never happened, prompting debate over confessions extracted through torture.
AP via YahooNews.com, April 6, 2005
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050406/ap/d899m3go0.html

Trying 6-8 cases per day too much for judges and would undermine the ‘quality’ of court judgments, industry says
法官每天审案6-8件 业内呼吁“减负”保质量
People’s Daily, April 5, 2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3295743.html

Law – legal reform
Three court hearings for civil cases may be adopted in the upcoming revision of the Civil Procedure Law
我国民事诉讼审判程序可能由两审改为三审终审
EastDay.com, April 5, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957
/node37979/node55490/userobject1ai988952.html

Labour – work conditions and safety
Coal mining death toll rises by 20pc
SCMP, April 6, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVAKXQY6E.html

Natural resources and energies
China to boost use of renewable energy by law
Xinhuanet.com, April 5, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/05/content_
2790253.htm

Police – crime
China sounds alarm as drug addiction rises, crime fighting ability falls
AFP via YahooNews.com, April 5, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050405/
wl_asia_afp/chinacrimedrugs_050405064701

Police – Re-education through labour
Liu Ching: from “re-education” through labour to “correction”
刘青：谈从“劳教”变为“矫治”
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 6, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2005
_4_5_20_32_0_954.html

Poverty
26m still in poverty despite progress
Xinhuanet.com, April 5, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/05/content_2787
537.htm

Public health
Gov't eyes medical aid for residents
Xinhuanet.com, April 5, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/05/content_2786
917.htm

Religion – Christianity
China curb mourning the Pope on the net
中国禁止网民悼念教皇
Voice of America, April 5, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w-04-05-voa67.cfm

Resettlement – Dam project
Canal system to displace 400,000
SCMP, April 6, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ8TUUOY6E.html

Xinjiang
Uyghur Activist Urges International Help for China's Muslim Minority
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/in_depth/2005/04/05/kadeer
_appeal/

Hong Kong – Basic Law
We must go to Beijing: Tsang
The Standard, April 6, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Front_Page/GD06Aa
01.html

Monday, April 04, 2005

April 2-4, 2005

Top news of the day

Religion - Christianity
Underground Catholic Church hopes Beijing to re-establish links with Vatican
中国教会盼北京改变对梵蒂冈态度
Voice of America, April 3, 2005
Catholic Priest in Hebei Underground Church, which organized Mass for Pope’s death today, said that devotion to religion is not in conflict with patriotism and hoping Beijing Government can open diplomatic talk with Vatican’s new Pope in the near future.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-04-03-voa26.cfm



News
Bilaterals -US/China
China's deft diplomacy irks the US
Agence France Presse, 3 April 2005
The United States is becoming increasingly frustrated as nearly every country it tries to isolate for human rights abuses or impeding democratic freedom is being coddled by China.
http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=13508

Corruption
Vice-governor gets 12 years for taking bribes
China Daily, April 4, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/04/content
_430620.htm

Environment - natural resources
Drought Affects Plowing Season
China Daily April 4, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/2005/Apr/124635.htm

Death penalty - debate
Jailed Chinese "killer" freed after wife turns up alive.
Reuters News, 3 April 2005
A Chinese man jailed and badly beaten for his wife's murder has been freed after she turned up not only alive but with another husband, domestic media said on Monday, revealing a brutal arbitrariness to China's ...
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050404/od
_nm/crime_china_dc_1

June 4th –EU arms ban
European Union Embargo To China
Voice of America, April 3, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/2005-04-03-
voa17.cfm

Law
Abuse the legal procedure of re-trial is the leading factor to wrongfully convicted cases
“滥用发回重审是致冤案主因”
BeijingNews.com, April 4, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0404/09@02133
8.html


Labour – employment market
Help Wanted: China Finds Itself With a Labor Shortage
New York Times, April 3, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/03/international/asia/03ch
ina.html?incamp=article_popular_3

Labour- Work safety and conditions
Mine safety more prayer than promise
The Standard, April 2, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GD02Ad09.html

Gov’t urges increased mine safety spending
China Daily.com, April 4, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/04/content_
430718.htm

Two Dead, Six Missing in Inner Mongolia Mine Accident
Xinhua News Agency, April 4, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/124691.htm

Labour - union
Mystery over cancelled forum
SCMP, April 2, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZP5DXQY6E.html

Labour - migrants
LET'S PROTECT MIGRANT WORKERS
China Daily, 4 April 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/04/content_2783
301.htm

Media
China freezes film, TV co-production
SCMP, April 4, 2005
http://biz.scmp.com/bizmain/ZZZUA0UOY6E.html

Police - Abuse
Diaoyu activist blames police for beating in Zhejiang
SCMP, April 4, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ191UOY6E.html

Public health - disability
Official calls for respecting, protecting rights of handicapped
Xinhuanet.com, April 1, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/01/content_2775
466.htm

Public Health
China to offer medical assistance to urban poor
People’s Daily, April 2, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200504/02/eng20050402_
179174.html

Politics - Political Reforms
Political reforms needed, despite challenges
继续推进政治体制改革既有必要性也有艰巨性
Chinanew.com, April 3, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/01/content_2775
466.htm

Society – Suicide / Media - internet
China targets suicide websites
SCMP, April 1, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitech/ZZZ4WWTOY6E.html

Xinjiang
Uighurs see China's economic push as 'great western rip-off' five years on
AFP via YahooNews.com, April 3, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050403/lf
_afp/chinaeconomykashgar_050403205324

Thursday, March 31, 2005

April 1, 2005

Top news of the day

Prison
Top Guangzhou Hospital Does Roaring Trade in Executed Prisoner Organs
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2005
Guangzhou Hospitals sold executed prisoner organs for organ transplant operations. Rights groups condemned the practice a violation of prisoners’ rights as families of the prisons are not often informed.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/03/31/china_organs/

Religion – Christianity
China Arrests Catholic Priest in Crackdown on Underground Churches
Voice of America, March 31, 2005
Chinese authorities have arrested a Catholic priest Zhao Kesun (趙克勛), in Hebei this week. Zhao, believed to be in his mid-70s, was amongst more than 30 priests and other religious practitioners who have been detained in Hebei recently for worshiping in churches that are not sanctioned by the State.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-03-31-voa20.cfm



News

Death penalty
The challenges of returning death penalty review to the Supreme Court
收回死刑复核权难在哪里
Nangfang Weekend, March 31, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050331/xw/fz/200503
310009.asp

Education - compulsory
PARENTS PAY TOO MUCH FOR EDUCATION
China Daily, 1 April 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/01/content_
430102.htm

Government – elections
Village self-governance in village as compared to that in the old days
从比较中谈村民自治
Nanfang Weekend, March 31, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050331/xw/sd/2005
03310030.asp

Human rights
Freedom House condemned the world’s six most repressive regimes in the UN Human Rights meeting in Geneva
“自由之家”：联合国人权委包括世界上六个最具压迫性政权
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/03/31/unhr/


June 4th - arms embargo

Chasing the dragon: It should not have taken American pressure to keep Europe from selling arms to China
The Guardian, 1 April 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,7369,1444661,00.html

Law
34 new laws in effect on April 1
34部新法今日起开始实施 与百姓生活息息相关
Xinhuanet.com, April 1, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-04/01/content_
2770940.htm

Law – legal rights
Huo Qimen’s long march to defend his rights through legal process
霍其民的诉讼人生
Nanfang Weekend, March 31, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050331/xw/zmxwzt/
200503310017.asp


Media – Press freedom
Nanfang City News ‘advised’ not to publish sensitive financial news
《南方都市报》禁刊敏感财经消息
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 1, 2005
http://www4.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/Back
Stage/2005_3_31_17_24_12_476.html

Media - Internet censorship
Muzzled on Campus; Beijing cracks down on unruly student Web sites.
Newsweek International, 4 April 2005
It was a quiet protest. Over three hours, several hundred students gathered around a monument at the center of Beijing's prestigious Tsing-hua University. They left paper cranes, handwritten notes and flower wreaths.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7305061/site/newsweek/

Virtual Possibilities: China and the Internet: The Genie Is Out of the Chinese Bottle
The Asian Wall Street Journal, April 01, 2005
The fact that millions of Chinese have gathered online to protest Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council will come as no surprise to anyone who has spent more than 10 minutes on the mainland. Anti-Japanese sentiment permeates all levels of society.
http://www.howardwfrench.com/archives/2005/04/01/virtual_
possibilities_china_and_the_internet_the_genie_is_out_of_the_
chinese_bottle/

Natural resources and energies – Water
Experts petition the government to revise national standards for drinking waters which has yet to be changed for 20 years
国家饮水标准二十年未变　专家联名上书宜尽早修订
Nanfang Weekend, March 31, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050331/xw/kx/200503
310020.asp

Politics
China Turns Back Clock Under New Leaders: Veteran Dissident Liu Binyan
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/03/30/china_liubinyan/

Population – urbanization
More than 300m set to make urban move in 15 years
The Standard, April 1, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GD01Ad06.html

Public health - HIV/AIDS
China to launch nationwide AIDS reporting system via Internet
People's Daily, April 1, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200503/31/eng20050331_178839.
html

Society - race
True colours; Reaction to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Beijing visit suggests judgments based on race and sex are an entrenched part of mainland life
South China Morning Post, 1 April 2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ3ATTOY6E.html

March 31, 2005

Top news of the day

Religion - Christianity
Exiled Chinese Christians complain to UN over religion persecutions and torture in China
中國逃亡基督徒在聯合國控訴虐待
Voice of America, March 30, 2005
Chairman of Christian Society in China testified before UN Human Rights Committee that Christians in China were tortured by the authority for their religious belief. Activists of religious right in China were put under arrests and beat-up by police.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-03-30-voa58.cfm



News

Children
Air Pollution Presents Health Challenge for China's Children
Voice of America, March 30, 2005
Health expert warned that severe air pollution in Beijing might posed threats on children’s health as pollution was the major cause to the growing number of infected acute respiratory patients in the city.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-03-30-voa21.cfm

Death penalty
Humanize death penalty
为死刑注入人道基因
Legal Daily, March 31, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-03/31/content_2009
72.htm

Food security – food safety
Food waste repackaged for unwary consumers
SCMP, March 31, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZ4WE1M6E.html

Environment
Pollution effort lacking despite no shortage of cash
AFP via the Standard, March 31, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GC31Ad02.html

Gender
Abortion illegal after 14 weeks of pregnancy
正常怀孕超14周禁止人流
Beijingnews.com, March 31, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0331/09@0142
25.html

Gender – sexual harassment
 71% of Chinese women sexually harassed?
China Daily, March 31, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/31/content
_429924.htm

Gender - marriage
Students in no hurry to marry after ban is lifted
SCMP, March 31, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6UX50W6E.html

Gender – reproductive health / Public health
Fertility industry takes off in China; doctors concerned about abuses
AFP via YahooNews.com, March 31, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050331/hl_
afp/healthchinafertility_050331024054

Government – governance and accountability
State media clarifies office to citizen ratio should be 1:197.69
《中国人事报》：我国官民比是1：197.69
Sina.com, March 28, 2005
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2005-03-28/13285486084s.shtml

Human Rights - Human right defenders
China Turns Back Clock Under New Leaders: Veteran Dissident Liu Binyan
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/03/30/china_liubinyan/

Human rights – freedom of speech (intellectuals)
Zheng Yichun explains his dismissal
焦國標談他為何被北大解職
Voice of America, March 30, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-03-30-voa99.cfm

June 4th –EU arms ban
Anti-Session Bill gives EU an excuse for not lifting the arm ban, Expert says
專家：中國送給歐盟不解禁藉口
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 31, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Topics/2005_3
_30_20_7_6_184.html

Schroeder may defy MPs on ban
SCMP, March 31, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZB6WE1M6E.html

Law – legal reform
“Numbers and quotas” in Chinese Criminal Law
我国刑法中的犯罪数额问题
Legal Daily, March 31, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-03/31/content_2009
66.htm

Migrant workers
Interpretation of legal protection to rural migrant workers
解读农民工的法律保护
Legal Daily, March 31, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-03/31/content_2009
67.htm

Public Health- HIV-AIDS
HIV rate soars in southern China city
China National News, March 31, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e
9b/id/7d28957831ff7112/

China to gather AIDS information on-line
Xinhuanet, March 30, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/30/content_2765
639.htm

Rural issues
Causes and preventional measures against rural crimes
农村犯罪成因及预防对策研究
Legal Daily, March 31, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-03/31/content_2009
63.htm

Society
A harmonious society is a society ruling by law
和谐社会就是法治社会
Legal Daily, March 31, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-03/31/content_2009
62.htm

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

March 30, 2005

Top news of the day

Human rights – freedom of speech (intellectuals)
China Fires Media Professor Who Called for Press Freedom
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2005
Jiao Guobiao, an outspoken Beijing professor in media studies, was sacked by the university “over the length of proposed absence”. It is generally believed that the dismissal may be related to Jiao’s recent article criticising the ruling party of media censorship.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/03/29/China_Media/




News
Bilaterals - China/Africa
A rising China counters US clout in Africa
Christian Science Monitor, March 30, 2005
The Chinese economic juggernaut and its thirst for minerals and markets has increasingly brought it to Africa, including here to Zimbabwe.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0330/p01s01-woaf.html

Children - abuse
Poor village families in Hefei rent their kids to “professional beggar” gang
乞丐帮主住豪华别墅 租农家儿童敛财致富
EastDay.com, March 30, 2005
http://society.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37958/
node37989/node54764/userobject1ai975486.html

Death penalty
多维追击：河北省承诺加紧调查聂树斌错杀案
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 29, 2005
http://www2.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_3_29_1_8_20_646.html

Education
Campuses to get compulsory dose of moral fibre
SCMP, March 30, 2005
University introduced new curriculum to raise the moral and ideological awareness of students. Students are required to take four compulsory courses including Maoism, Den Xiaoping Theory and Jiang Zemin’s theory of Three Represents.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0SUE1M6E.html

Education - higher education
China lifts 50-year ban on student marriages
AFP, Mar 30, 2005
China said it would lift from September a 50-year ban on college students marrying or bearing children but warned the relaxed regulations should not change academic priorities.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050330/lf_afp/afplifestylechina_050330144713

Environment
Illegal steel mill fouls key reservoir-Officials helped firm build the massive plant, Xinhua says
SCMP, March 30, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXFHEAM6E.html

China falls short on environmental protection spending
AFP, March 30, 2005
China's spending on environmental protection will fall 30 percent short of targets for 2001-2005, state media said, despite growing problems sparked by 25 years of rapid economic growth.
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/cec43c68456dfb9f/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/

Food Security - GM Food
NGOs criticized for politicizing GM food controversy
别在转基因食品问题上打爱国牌
YahooNews, March 30, 2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050330/346/2aev8.html

Gender – reproductive health
Baby industry booms
The Standard, March 30, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Focus/GC30Dh02.html

Human Rights - Bilateral Ties
US scholar comments on US human rights report on China
美学者谈国务院人权报告中国部份
Voice of America, March 29, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/W2005-03-29-voa83.cfm

June 4th –EU arm ban
EU accord on lifting arms embargo against China not possible by June
AFP via YahooNews.com, March 29, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050329/wl
_asia_afp/euchinaarmstaiwan_050329195531

Labour
Bid to avert pensions crisis
The Standard, March 29, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GC29Ad06.html

Labor - Employment market and income
Students, workers urged to become boss
China Daily, March 30, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/30/content
_429241.htm

Migrant workers / petitions
Doctor petitions to Premier Wen for migrant workers’ sexual rights
辽宁女医生上书温家宝为农民工争「性」权利
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 30, 2005
http://www2.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/cna_2005_03_29_22_50_02_137.html

NGO
Fledgling NGOs told to raise the bar
China Daily, March 30, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/30/content_
429251.htm

Police
Anti-corruption system to be setup in public security department to curb power abuse
公安机关构建反腐制度体系
Legal Daily, March 29, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/2005-03/30/content_200
380.htm

Public health - HIV/AIDS
HIV rate soars in southern China city
Big News Network, 30th March, 2005
The number of HIV infections in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen jumped 180 percent in 2004, said a city health report made public Tuesday.
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/7d28957831ff7112/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/

Public health - other
Twenty-seven killed, 285 poisoned in east China chlorine leak
AFP, March 30, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050330/wl_asia_afp/chinachemicalleak

China Compiles 105 Emergency Response Programs
Xinhua News Agency March 30, 2005
China has complied 105 national emergency response programs since the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, said a Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) director Wednesday.
http://china.org.cn/english/China/124287.htm

Resettlement - Dam
China to take stern supervisory measures for a "clean" Three Gorges Dam
People’s Daily Online, March 30, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/30/eng20050330_178
703.html

Society - Housing
Public feel helpless with rising interest rates for mortgage loans, survey says
调查显示：面对房贷利率上调，公众多惊讶而无奈
ChinaNews.com, March 30, 2005
A recent survey shows that over 70% of the respondents expressed concerns about the rising interest rate for mortgage loan because it would place a heavy burden for their mortgage payment and discourage them from buying houses in future.
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-03-30/26/556
629.shtml

China orders clampdown on property
Bloomberg News, Thursday, March 31, 2005
China's rising property prices pose a threat to the stability of the economy and local officials who fail to take measures to rein in growth will be held to account, the country's highest ruling body has said.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/30/bloomberg/sxprop.html

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

March 25-29, 2005

Top news of the day

Detention – Rebiya Kadeer / Xinjiang
'Your Children Will Be Finished,' China Warned Uyghur Activist Rebiya Kadeer
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2005
Dissident Rebiya Kadeer who has been recently released from jail said that she had been warned not to reveal sensitive information on Xinjiang and stay away from Uyghur; otherwise, her business and her children would be in danger.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/03/28/China
_Kadeer/

Political Dissidents-Banned
Professor sacked after call to delete China's censors
Sydney Morning Herald March 30, 2005
Jiao Guobiao, an associate professor in Beijing University's department of journalism and communications, was effectively sacked from his position earlier this month, according to reports in Hong Kong.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Professor-sacked-after-call-to-delete-Chinas-censors/2005/03/29/1111862392321.html?oneclick=true

News

Bilaterals - US/China
Pakistan, Chinese Human Rights Criticized
Associated Press Newswires, 28 March 2005
The State Department renewed its criticism of the human rights records of Pakistan and China on Monday in a report.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7319590/

Death Penalty
Public throw supports to launch thorough investigation of innocent death penalty case
“聂树斌冤杀案”悬而未决　防“勾兑”公众吁异地调查
Nanfang Weekend, March 24, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050324/xw/fz/200503
240044.asp

Environment
Watchdog bares teeth to developers
SCMP, March 26, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLU9EAM6E.html

Gender
Investigation on marriage fraud in Hainan
海南婚介诈骗集团调查
Nanfang Weekend, March 24, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050324/xw/tb/200503
240038.asp

Human Rights – bilateral ties
Human rights report criticizes Pakistan, China
CNN, March 28, 2005
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/28/us.human
rights.ap/index.html


June 4th – EU arms ban
Chirac reiterates need to lift arms ban
SCMP, March 28, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZO8FZ1M6E.html

Japan strongly opposes EU lifting arms ban
日本强烈反对欧盟取消对华武器禁运
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/03/27/riben/

Labour – industrial accidents
11 people trapped in Datong coal mine
大同矿难11人被困
Beijing News, March 29, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0329/12@0345
36.html

Law / corruption
Supreme Court beefs up effort on anti-corruption campaign
最高法院要求推进反腐倡廉工作
Legaldaily.com.cn, March 29, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/2005-03/29/content_200
111.htm

Law – legal profession
Campaign launched to repair the tainted image of notaries
SCMP, March 26, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSOLE1M6E.html

Media – internet
Group Protests China's Web Site Crackdown
AP via YahooNews.com, March 28, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050328/ap_
on_hi_te/china_chat_crackdown_9

Petitions and Protests
email
The Guardian, 28 March 2005 If you were to map an emotional topography of China, the valleys of grief and resentment would run deepest in the rubbish-strewn alleys of Fengtai, near South Beijing railway station.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1446793,00.html

Police
Police reforms put more officers on the beat
SCMP, March 26, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTU9EAM6E.html

Public health
Lack of rehab staff causes widespread woe
Xinhuanet.com, March 29, 2005
There is a short of supply of rehabilitation staff and speech therapists in China to meet the growing demand.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/29/content_2756
073.htm

Public health – HIV Aids
Crackdown on illegal blood agencies
SCMP, March 26, 2005
Ministry of Health tightened the control on blood collection scheme to prevent the improper inflection of Aids during blood transmission. 147 illegal blood-collection agencies were under closed and dozens of people were arrested in the past 10 months.
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7CME1M6E.html

Blood centre sues newspaper over report it spread virus
SCMP, March 28, 2005
Xingtai Blood Center took a Chinese newspaper to court for being wrongful accused of spreading Aids. The newspaper reported that the blood center selling blood products tainted with HIV and punished staff of leaking details of the HIV scare to public.
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCBOE1M6E.html

  • related news:
    HIV whistle-blower still paying the price
    SCMP, March 28, 2005
    Li Qianji, an employee of the Xingtai Blood Center, faced retribution for releasing information of tained blood and plasma sales to reporters.
    http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ08FZ1M6E.html

Reform – social
RESIDENTS, MIGRANTS FACE DIFFERENT RETIREMENT
China Daily, 28 March 2005
The funds invested within an endowment are enough to satisfy the pension needs of retired people in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong Province, according to the Guangzhou Labour and Social Security Bureau.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/28/content_428774.htm

China: Shenzhen protest highlights frustration among unemployed graduates
World Socialist Web Site, 29 March 2005
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/mar2005/chin-m29.shtml

Religion / Hong Kong
Bishop Zen starts joint mission to Guangzhou
SCMP, March 29, 2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ1CQE1M6E.html

Society - Housing
Why prime minister need to concern property market?
总理为什么要关心房价？
Nanfang Weekend, March 24, 2005
In light of an overheating property market, the government is urged to reconsider Public Housing Scheme for the benefits of poor urban residents.
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050324/xw/ttzs/2005
03240040.asp

Women
COMFORT WOMEN DESERVE JUSTICE
China Daily, 28 March 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/28/content_428663.htm


Taiwan
Thousands Protest In Taiwan
Washington Post, March 27, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3945-2005
Mar26.html?nav=rss_topnews

Tibet
Tibetan women oppose Wen visit
SCMP, March 26, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5V9EAM6E.html

Hong Kong – Basic Law
Ruling on Basic Law hastened
SCMP, March 29, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZCSDEAM6E.html

Xinjiang
No children in church, Catholics told
Forum 18 News Service, March 28, 2005
http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=532

Thursday, March 24, 2005

March 24, 2005


Top News

Detention – Jiang Yanyong (蔣彥永)
Sars whistle-blower wins freedom
SCMP, March 24, 2005
Jiang Yanyong, the surgeon who was put under house arrest by the authorities for revealing SARS outbreak, was set free on Tuesday after eight month detention.
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZD1AZ1M6E.html



Freed China Prisoner Details 1999 Arrest
Associated Press, March 24, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61999-2005
Mar24.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/china


June 4th – EU arms ban
Op-ed by Wang Dan: History tells us to keep the arms ban on China
Financial Times, March 23, 2005
Wang Dan, rights activist exiled to US due to his participation in Tiananmen student movement in 1989, urged EU leaders not to lift arms ban on China as the leadership refused to reveal the truth of and to take responsibility for the June 4th massacre.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/7538d2fe-9b41-11d9-af0f-00000e
2511c8.html



News

Children
More attention to roving children issue is needed
解决流浪儿童问题
Legal Daily, March 24, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-03/24/content_198
702.htm

Children – child labour / industrial accident
Lack of treatment did not kill teens, probe finds
SCMP, March 24, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGS6EAM6E.html

Gender – law
Regulations on the protection of women workers to be revised
女职工劳动保护规定亟待修订
Legal Daily, March 24, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-03/24/content_1987
24.htm

June 4th – EU arms ban
Lifting of arms ban expected by July, says Chirac
SCMP, March 24, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZF96EAM6E.html

British lawmakers warn against lifting EU arms embargo on China
AFP via YahooNews.com, March 24, 2005
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1530&amp
;amp;ncid=731&e=6&u=/afp/20050324/wl_asia_afp/euchinaar
msbritain

EU's position on lifting China arms ban remains unchanged: official
People’s Daily, March 24, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/24/eng20050324_
177991.html

China's Law On Taiwan Backfires
Washington Post, March 24, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61389-2005
Mar23.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/china

Britain lands in middle of U.S.-EU China spat
International Herald Tribune, March 24, 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/23/news/embargo.html

Labor - disasters
Death Toll Rises to 70 in Shanxi Coal Mine Blast
Xinhua News Agency March 24, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/123696.htm

China investigates suffocations of 5 teenage girls
Japan Today, March 24, 2005
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=7&id=331732

Media
Different laws to target printed media and internet media
法律对纸质媒体和网络言论应区别对待
China Youth Daily, March 24, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-03/24/content_10551
34.htm

Media – internet
Chinese Crack Down On Student Web Sites
Washington Post.com, March 24, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61334-
2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/china

Natural resources / energy – Water
Clean water should be a top priority, officials say
SCMP, March 24, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZN3AZ1M6E.html

Project to Provide Clean Water for 20 Million Farmers
Xinhua News Agency March 24, 2005
China will provide another 20 million people in its rural areas with safe drinking water by the end of 2006, according to an annual plan for building emergency water supply projects.
http://china.org.cn/english/China/123728.htm

Natural resources - other
Too much for Mother Earth
Inter Press Service, March 24, 2005
Even if per capita income in China grows at only 8% per year - lower than the red-hot pace of 9.5% at which it has grown since 1978 - it will still overtake the current per capita US income in just over 25 years, according to the latest analysis by the Earth Policy Institute (EPI).
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GC25Ad08.html

NGO / Public health – HIV Aids
Aids group told to change name or close
SCMP, March 24, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYYIE1M6E.html

Olympics - security
Beijing Unveils Security Plan for 2008 Olympics
China Daily March 24, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/2005/Mar/123733.htm

Public Health-HIV/Aids
Disparity, AIDS top China's agenda for child development
Xinhuanet.com, March 23, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/23/content_2737
525.htm

Public Health - other
Half a Million TB Patients Get Free Treatment in 2004
Xinhua News Agency March 24, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/2005/Mar/123643.htm

Rural Issues- Taxation
How do township governments survive without the revenue from agricultural taxation?
免征农业税　乡镇怎么办
People’s Daily, March 24, 2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/30178/3266290.html

Rural Issues - Poverty
CHINA: China can ensure food security says US campaigner
just-food.com, 24 Mar 2005
Earth Policy Institute president Lester Brown is confident China's can ensure food supplies in the face of the new global food security challenge, reports the People’s Daily newspaper.
http://www.just-food.com/news_detail.asp?art=60274

Hong Kong
NPC interpretation not a done deal
SCMP, March 24, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZHLIE1M6E.html

Constitutional affairs chief vows to step-down if the rule of law is damaged
林瑞麟﹕若法治受損 不再做局長
Ming Pao, March 24, 2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050324/t_gdj1.htm
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