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.

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

July 26, 2005

News

Bilaterals-US/China
US Report on China military power analyzed
People’s Daily Online, July 26, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/26/text20050726_1983
68.html

Bilaterals-Other
Mustard gas victims take case to Japan
China Daily, July 26, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/26/content
_463263.htm

Zimbabwe leader meets China's Hu as aid eyed
Reuters, July 26, 2005
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK352315.htm

Border Territories/Issues-North Korea
Food crisis in North Korea worsens, refugees in China swell
Reuters, July 26, 2005
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNe
ws&storyID=2005-07-26T075504Z_01_SPI628485_RTRUKO
C_0_KOREA-NORTH-FOOD.xml

6-party talks open, host China urges flexibility
China Daily, July 26, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/26/content_
463195.htm

Border Territories/Issues-Taiwan
Armed China risks collapse like Soviet Union: Taiwan president
AFP, July 26, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1KPZRFBE.html

Party rift worsens for new KMT chairman
SCMP, July 26, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2QD0SFBE.html

Taiwan says China missile build-up a big threat
Reuters, July 26, 2005
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews
&storyID=2005-07-26T072112Z_01_SPI626458_RTRUKOC_0_
TAIWAN-CHINA.xml

Death Penalty
China executes perpetrator of 2003 Fukuoka murders
Kyodo News, 26/07/2005
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=193924

Detention- Yu Huafeng (喻 華 峰)
Guangdong High Court refuses to review the case of former Nanfang journalist
喻 華 峰 案 法 院 拒 絕 再 審
Apple Daily, 26/07/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
sec_id=15335&iss_id=20050726&art_id=5

Environment-Natural Resources
China prepares to build world's first 1,000-kv electricity transmission line
Xinhua, July 26, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/26/print20050726_198387.html

Unocal 'almost backed China bid'
BBC, July 26, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4715473.stm

Environment -Water
China about to establish water rights system in order to solve the regional
disequilibrium over supply and demand of water
中国将建立国家水权制度 解决水资源的供需矛盾
Chinesenewsnet.com, 25/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/zxs_2005-07-25_603573.shtml

Gansu province: reform on water rights to ease water shortage
落实科学发展观 甘肃张掖水权改革应对用水危机
Chinesenewsnet.com, 25/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
xhw_2005_07_25_04_55_28


Labor-Employment market and income
Beijing High Court to set up summary process to fast track wage claims of migrant workers
北京法院建立处理拖欠农民工工资案件快速通道
Chinesenewsnet.com, 26/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland
/xhw_2005_07_25_04_55_25


Law-Legal reform
Beijing High Court issued eight regulations to protect lawyers' rights in performing their duties
进审判区免安检 北京高院保障律师八项执业权利
China News Agency, 26/07/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-07-25/26/6036
21.shtml


Media
Internal Reference Materials in China
EastSouthWestNorth via China Digital News, 26/07/2005
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20050725_2.htm


Media-Press freedom/censorship
Public debates democracy and press freedom
听众论民主和新闻自由
Voice of America, 25/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2005-07-25-voa47.cfm

Olympics
China: Let thin clients bloom for Olympics
CNET, July 26, 2005
http://news.com.com/2061-10792_3-5804659.html?part=rss&tag=
5804659&subj=news


Protests and Petitions
Chongqing government regulations give petitioners’ right to
demand public hearings if dissatisfied with the petitioning outcomes
重庆规定不满信访结果可以要求举行听证
Chinesenewsnet.com, 25/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_25_03_55_16

Public Health
Bacteria that killed 19 people identified
SCMP, July 26, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZ830SFBE.html

China halts pork exports from 2 cities
China Daily, July 26, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/26/content_4
63193.htm

Lab suspends H5N1 bird flu work on new China rules
Reuters, July 26, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050726/sc_nm
/birdflu_hongkong_china_dc_1

Public Health-Mental health
Survey: Young suffer from depression most
China Daily, 25/07/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/25/content_4
62924.htm


Reforms-Elections
China's ethnic region experiments with democratic election
Xinhua, July 26, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/26/content_.htm

Resettlement
China's "land problem" mainly related to the unreasonable compensation for land takings
文榕:中国“土地问题”
Chinesenewsnet.com, 26/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2005
_7_25_14_54_49_957.html


How to equitably protect peasants’ rights in land takings?
征地之痛何时休 如何公平合理保障农民利益
Chinesenewsnet.com, 25/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_25_02_55_08


The Insider story of land resettlement case: the lawless undertakings by a local official
拆迁干部自曝拆迁造假黑幕 想咋整就咋整
EastDay.com, 25/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957
/node37979/node75656/userobject1


Rural Issues-Poverty
Agricultureex-model grapples for new 'spirit'
China Daily, July 26, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/26/content_4
63265.htm

Rural Issues-rural development
Statistics shows a total of 14,340,000 rural residents received Social Security Assistance and Minimum Living Payments, up 16 per cent when compare with same period of the prior year
上半年中国农村定期救济和最低生活保障力度加大
China News Agency, 25/07/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-07-25/26/603
652.shtml


State Security-State secrets
Bird flu research suspended after leaks warning
SCMP, 26/07/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZNID0SFBE.html

Monday, July 25, 2005

July 23-25, 2005

Top news of the day

Protests and Petitions
China Jails Tianjin Petitioner, Arrests 19 Protesters
Radio Free Asia, 21/07/2005
Zheng Mingfang (張明芳), who had been detained by police for more than 10 months,, was sentenced to prison for two years by a city court in Tianjin after she signed an application for 10,000 people to march in Tiananmen Square last August.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/07/21/china_
petitioner/


News

Bilaterals - Other
Envoy's defection puts focus on China espionage: Use of informal informants is widespread tactic
Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2005
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/
2005/07/24/envoys_defection_puts_focus_on_china_espionage?mode=PF

North, South Korea meet in Beijing: Delegations arrive before scheduled six-party talks
AP, July 25, 2005
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/koreas.nuclear.ap/

Borders Territories/Issues - Taiwan
CPC general secretary congratulates reelected PFP chairman
Xinhua, July 23, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/23/content_3255955.htm

Borders Territories/Issues - Tibet
'Hands off' isn't enough for Tibet: Dalai Lama stops short of autonomy
San Francisco Chronicle, July 24, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/
archive/2005/07/24/ING6RDRP0J1.DTL

Death Penalty
Kidnappers of county chief sentenced to death
绑架县组织部长两犯获死刑
The Beijing News, 25/07/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0724/12@03
3135.html

Fukuoka family killer executed in China after appeal fails
Mainichi, July 25, 2005
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/p20050725p2a00m0na024000c.html

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
Wife of detained reporter in China denies remarks on his release
AFP via YahooNews.com, 25/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050725/wl_asia_afp/chinasinga
porehongkongmedia_05072505080



Economic Development
Provinces still waiting for promised prosperity
SCMP, 25/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBPZZRFBE.html

Economic Issues
Gains From China's Currency Change Recede on Second Day
Washington Post, July 23, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/200
5/07/22/AR2005072202052_pf.html

Education
Make education affordable for all
China Daily, July 23, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/23/content_462680.htm

Poor Students Must Get Immediate Help
China Daily, July 25, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/136041.htm#

Environment - Pollution
In China's Dash to Develop, Environment Suffers Severely
Knight Ridder, July 25, 2005
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=8322

Labor - Disasters
Five detained in mine blast that killed 83
Xinhua, July 24, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/24/content_462850.htm

Media - Internet
Mainland chat service wants users' real names
SCMP, 25/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSXWZRFBE.html

Cyber-worm spies are made in China
AFP, July 25, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2M90SFBE.html

Media – Press Freedom
Rural newspaper banned for covering illegal land transfer in rural areas
《农村青年》因揭露非法售地内幕遭封杀
Dajiyuan.com, 25/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/24/n996152.htm

Political Dissidents/Organizing - Detention Cases
China still holds British citizen in jail
United Press International, July 24, 2005
http://washingtontimes.com/upi/20050724-125150-6072r.htm

Wife of detained reporter in China denies remarks on his release
AFP, July 25, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050725
/wl_asia_afp/chinasingaporehongkongmedia_050725050808

Population - One-child policy / gender imbalance
Challenges of maternal insurance as gender discrimination remains in big cities like Beijing
男女平等还是重女轻男 北京生育险面临公平困惑
Xinhuanet.com, 25/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-07/24/content
_3258718.htm

Poverty - Urban poverty
Low-cost housing announced to help poor urban families to get decent housing conditions
廉租住房如何办理?中国建设部负责人详细解读
EastDay.com, 25/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node75656/userobject1

Protests and Petitions
Ministry of Agriculture: all of the complaints received have been resolved, a showcase of success of new petitions and complaint system
件件有结果 农业部信访工作切实维护农民利益
Chinesenewsnet.com, 25/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_23_22_55_09

Chinese Farmers in Dispute With Factory
AP, July 23, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/s
ns-ap-china-factory-vs-farm,1,1311101.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

Protests and Petitions / Police - Abuse
Police accused of quashing farmers' pollution protest
SCMP,25/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZP440SFBE.html

Public health
China withholds vital information for tackling deadly bird flu virus
The Telegraph,24/07/2005
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005
/07/24/wchina24.xml&sSheet=/news/

300 dead egrets spark bird virus fears in Guangzhou
SCMP, July 25, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2O60SFBE.html

Compulsory pre-marital health check-up in NE China creates controversy
Xinhua, July 25, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/25/content_463175.htm

Death toll from unknown illness rises to 17 in Sichuan
Xinhua, July 25, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/25/text20050725_198008.html

Suicide high among China's youth
BBC, July 25, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4714651.stm

China Bird-Flu Scare Ends
New York Times, July 25, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/25/international/asia/25china.html?pagewanted=print

Experts pinpoint virus in unknown disease in SW China
Xinhua, July 25, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/25/content_3266214.htm

Public Health - HIV Aids /STDs
Migrants fuel spread of Aids
SCMP, 25/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMXWZRFBE.html

Public opinions on China's oppression on AIDS activists
听众谈中国抗艾滋积极分子遭打压
Voice of America,25/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2005-07-24-voa56.cfm

Society
Medical assistance to roving homeless people
流浪病人被弃救助站外, 谁来医疗救助？
Xinhuanet.com, 25/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/focus/2005-07/25/content_3244
087.htm

Friday, July 22, 2005

July 22, 2005

News

Corporate Social Responsibility
Companies required incorporating corporate social responsibility in policy, the reality in the business world today
现实要求企业承担社会责任
Nanfang Weekend, 21/07/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050721/jj/qs/2005072
10040.asp



Bilaterals - US/China
China affirms 'no first use' nuke policy
China Daily, July 22, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/22/content_462350.htm

Pentagon's "China threat" paranoia
People’s Daily, July 22, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/22/text20050722_197800.html

No end to US worries over China threat
AFP, July 22, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050721/pl_afp/uschinathreat_050721174334

Bilaterals - Other
China denies explosives in London attack coming from Chinese military plant
Xinhua, July 22, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/22/text20050722_197744.html

China publishes book on wartime forced laborers in Japan
Xinhua, July 22, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/22/content_3254422.htm

Death Penalty - Cases
Millionaire executed, despite plead of not guilty of corruption charge
亿元金融巨贪被执行死刑 刑前仍不承认有罪(图)
YahooNew.com (China), 22/07/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050721/470/2dteu.html

Economic Development
Lots of wealth, lots of people, lots of flaws
International Herald Tribune, 22/07/2005
http://www.howardwfrench.com/archives/2005/07/22/lots_of
_wealth_lots_of_people_lots_of_fla

Economic Issues
Making sense of China's choice
Financial Times, July 22, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ft/20050722/bs_ft/fto072120052206473825

Environment - Disasters
China dam burst kills 15 people
BBC, July 22, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4706129.stm

Gender - Reproductive health
Pre-marital health checks reimposed in Heilongjiang
SCMP, 22/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYID72EBE.html

Human Rights
Three Chinese writers given Hellman/Hammett Grant
中国三作家获赫尔曼/哈米特奖
Voice of America, 21/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-07-21-voa61.cfm

Labor - Disasters
5,290 coal mines shut for safety checks
Xinhua, July 22, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/22/content_462540.htm

Media – Press freedom
Jiao Guobiao criticizes China of strict control over media and intellectuals
焦国标谈中国政府控制媒体及思想
Voice of America, 21/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-07-21-voa54.cfm

Media - Internet
China Internet users grow 18 pct to hit 103 million
Reuters via YahooNews.com, 22/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050722/wr_nm/china_internet_
dc/nc:731;_ylt=Auf5dSGGysqwLu6U

China's Internet users reach 103 million
China Daily, July 22, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/22/content_462329.htm

In Chinese Cyberspace, A Blossoming Passion
Washington Post, 19/07/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2005/07/18/AR2005071801561.html

Migrant Workers
Clinic serves migrant workers only
民工诊所
Nanfang Weekend, 21/07/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050721/xw/xz/200507
210020.asp

Public Health
Long-standing problems in China's public health care system
中國醫療衛生問題積重難返
Hong Kong Economic Journal (Page 11), 22/07/2005

Breastmilk study suggests China is using DDT: High levels of banned pesticide found in Hong Kong women, researcher says
Reuters, July 22, 2005
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8667105/

Reforms - Social
Beijingers get a say in next 5-year plan
China Daily, July 22, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/22/content_462338.htm

Religion - Falun Gong
China waging 'war' against Falun Gong: ex-diplomat
AFP, July 22, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9EFZRFBE.html

Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Henan Taikang peasants protest against forceful evictions for building a public square with the size of Tiananmen Square
港媒：河南小县建媲美天安门广场徵地惹民怨
Chinesenewsnet.com, 22/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_07_21_23_10_00

Thursday, July 21, 2005

July 21, 2005

News

Bilaterals - US/China
US sees military power as limited
Reuters, AFP, July 21, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPOL8ODBE.html

Diplomats hit 'groundless attacks'
Reuters, SCMP, July 21, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZI0PBODBE.html

Borders Territories/Issues - Taiwan
Lien Chan says his mainland visit fruitful
People’s Daily Online, July 21, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/21/text20050721_197
548.html

Death Penalty
From death sentence to death penalty with reprieve: Guangzhou Court reviews indictment of drug traffickers
全国最大制贩摇头丸案审结 嫌犯由死刑改判死缓
EastDay.com, 21/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node75081/userobject1

Economic Issues
China Says It Will No Longer Peg Its Currency to the U.S. Dollar
International Herald Tribune, July 21, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/business/worldbusiness/
21cnd-china.html?ei=5094&en=e12a13cb678ded22&hp=&ex
=1122004800&adxnnl=1&partner=homepage&adxnnlx=11219588
70-9Fzelo5ROz2Jp5aVRvcatw

Labor - Disasters
Latest China mine blast kills 26
Reuters, July 21, 2005
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/china.mine
.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest

6 die in deserted mining pit collapse in central China
Xinhua, July 21, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/21/content_
3248119.htm

Law
Henan Nanyang biggest homicide case: wrongfully convicted man given 300,000 yuan compensation after spending 13 years in jail
河南南阳第一命案13年后30万国家赔偿执行到位
EastDay.com, 21/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node75081/userobject1

Media
"Harmonious society" and "food safety" among new Chinese media buzzwords
Interfax China, 21/07/2005
http://www.interfax.cn/showfeature.asp?aid=3743&slug=CHINA
-MEDIA-NEWSPAPERS-SURVEY

Media asked for more efforts to show "real China"
Xinhuanet.com, 20/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/20/content_324
6038.htm

Media - Internet
Let a Thousand Filters Bloom
Washington Post, 20/07/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2005/07/19/AR2005071901556.html

Olympics / Resettlement
Beijing police arrest peasants who protests against forceful eviction for Olympic preparation
北京警方拘捕数名抗议政府强征土地的农民
Radio Free Asia, 20/07/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/07/20/chaiqian/

Co-host cities pin hopes on Games
China Daily, 20/07/2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/20/cont
ent_461591.htm

Population - One-child policy / gender imbalance
Sex imbalance could threaten progress
SCMP, 21/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZVRJPQDBE.html

Protests and Petitions
19 petitioners arrested on the way to Zhongnanhai
圖往中南海請願京拘19上訪者
Orisun.com, 21/07/2005
http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/news/20050721/2005072102
3153_0001.html

Farm owner sues Guangzhou city government for forceful eviction, a real test for the legality of the new petition regulations
信访要求能否下放 农场主状告广州市政府
Legal Daily, 21/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-07/21/content_17
1183.htm

Hundred demobilized soldiers petition to Beijing for losing jobs at SOEs
數百退伍兵北京上訪
Orientaldaily.com, 21/07/2005
http://orientaldaily.com.hk/cgi-bin/nsrch.cgi?seq=490804

Resettlement
Hebei Dingzhou: Villagers welcome the halt of land conscription
河北定州绳油村土地不再征用 当地村民表示拥护
EastDay.com, 21/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node75081/userobject1

Villagers triumph in deadly land grab in China
AFP, July 21, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050721/
wl_asia_afp/chinarightslandclash_050721065016

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs / Children
Children unseen victims of Aids
SCMP, 21/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3PL8ODBE.html

Number of Aids orphan reach 76, 000 and to increase to 2.6 million in 2010
我国现有7.6万名艾滋孤儿 2010年将增至26万
Chinesenewsnet.com, 20/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_20_09_55_28

Rural Issues - rural development
US farm subsidies more than GDP of poor countries, the livelihoods of 900 million Chinese peasants severely affected
美農業補貼超窮國GDP, 中國九億農民生計受影響
Asia Times Online,20/07/2005
http://www.atchinese.com/2005/07/0720repa.htm

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

July 20, 2005

Top news of the day

Media - Press freedom/censorship
BBC Beijing reporter, cameraman briefly detained, searched
YahooNews.com (Asia Section), 19/07/2005
BBC correspondent in Beijing, Bessie Du, and her Japanese camera man were reportedly strip-searched and detained for four hours by police outside Beijing after they had interviewed a group of landless farmers near Dingzhou city.
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050719/kyodo/d8beeeng1.html

Protests and Petitions
Anger in China Rises Over Threat to Environment
New York Times, 20/07/2005
Xinchang government in Zhejiang province deployed dozens of busloads of police officers to clamp down as many as 15,000 angry protesters who staged protest against a pharmaceuticals plant allegedly causing severe pollution in their village.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/19/international/asia/19
china.html?



Protesters in China get angrier and bolder
The New York Times, July 20, 2005
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/07/19/news/china.php

Angry farmers force factory to close
AP, July 20, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZA9YC2ABE.html

News

Bilaterals - US/China

US does not consider China a threat: White House
AFP, July 20, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050720/
pl_afp/uschinamilitary_050720142205

China blasts U.S. concerns on its military rise
Reuters, July 20, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050720/ts_nm/china_usa_reaction_dc_1

Pentagon Says China Seeks to Extend Military Reach
Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/200507
20/ts_latimes/pentagonsayschinaseekstoextendmilitaryreach

Bilaterals - Other
Chen's pitch to Congress may fuel row with China
Sydney Morning Herald, July 20, 2005
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/chens-pitch-to-congress
-may-fuel-row-with-china/2005/07/19/1121538975641.html?o
neclick=true

China to Japan: Be honest about germ warfare
Reuters, July 20, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050720/
wl_nm/china_japan_dc_2

Death Penalty
Courts urged to be cautious in death penalty rulings
最高人民法院要求严把“死刑”关
Chinesenewsnet.com, 20/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_19_20_25_07

Serial rapist sentenced to death by Anhui Court
安徽界首：骗奸多名女生被告人一审被判死刑
Chinesenewsnet.com, 20/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_19_22_55_09

Environment - Natural Resources
Unocal accepts Chevron, rejects China suitor
AFP, July 20, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/200507
20/ts_alt_afp/uschinaoilcompany_050720142731

Human Rights - Bilateral ties
Chen to address US committee on China rights abuses
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 19/07/2005
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200507/s1417786.htm

Labor - Disasters
Death toll from Tongchuan coal mine blast rises to 20
Xinhua, July 20, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/20/content
_461856.htm

Miners Saved from Collapsed Coal Mine in Jilin
Xinhua, July 20, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/135545.htm

Labor - Employment market and income
Graduates kept on file to improve jobless rate
SCMP, 20/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRHYC2ABE.html

Registered jobless rate unchanged at 4.2%
Xinhuanet.com, 20/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/20/content_324
1829.htm

Law
Hubei Committee of Political and Legislative Affairs issues public statement to conclude lessons learned in She Xianglin’s wrongful conviction case
荆门首次公开总结佘祥林案教训 主观原因多于客观
Chinesenewsnet.com, 20/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_19_04_55_21

Law - Legal profession
Beijing: three types of judicial mistakes to be marked in judges' performance record
北京：三类司法不当将被记入档案
Xinhuanet.com, 20/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-07/20/content_
3241547.htm

New regulations strive to strengthen lawyers' rights in doing their job
律师维权探索立法应予借鉴
Legal Daily, 20/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-07/20/content_1702
95.htm

Law – Legal rights
Court to be punished if rejects materials for filing case
北京：法院拒收诉讼材料将受罚
Xinhuanet.com, 20/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-07/20/content_
3241560.htm

Media – Press freedom
Journalists too willing to write fake stories for cash, seminar told
SCMP, 20/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIFWI2ABE.html

Media - Internet
China censors weave sophisticated Web to trap dissenters
SCMP, 20/07/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZERVI2ABE.html

China's Evolving Blogosphere
Asia Pacific Media Network, 19/07/2005
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=26947

China's Censored Online Market Booms as India's Lags (Update1)
Bloomberg, July 20, 2005
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=nifea&&sid=aV5
bHxBfTio0

Google grabs top Microsoft exec for China lab
The National Business Review, July 20, 2005
http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=12462&cid
=3&cname=Technology

Olympics
China adds four cities to 2008 Olympic hosting roster
Reuters, July 20, 2005
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=world
News&storyID=2005-07-20T023246Z_01_MOR009156_RTR
UKOC_0_OLYMPICS-CHINA-VENUES.xml

Protests and Petitions
Henan government strengthens accountability mechanism to facilitate ‘receiving complaining letters campaign’
河南通过强化责任追究 促进公安信访问题解决
Xinhuanet.com, 20/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-07/20/content_
3242448.htm

Public Health
Health care beyond reach of many in Guangdong, survey shows
SCMP, 20/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZW8YC2ABE.html

UN, NGOs say China must do more to help children affected by HIV/AIDS
AFP, July 20, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/200507
20/hl_afp/healthaidschina_050720102913

Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Fuzhou farmer petitioners charged "distribution social order" after suing local government over land disputes
福州状告地方政府的农民代表被判刑
Dajiyuan.com, 19/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/19/n990878.htm

Women - Women's Rights
Open Debate on Women's Rights
China Daily, July 20, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/135549.htm

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

July 19, 2005

Top news of the day

Protests and Petitions
Retaliatory Detentions of Shanghai Petitioners
Human Rights in China Press Release, 19/07/2005
Shanghai police reportedly detained some Shanghai active petitioners, who had urged for the early release of detained petitioner Xu Zhengqing (徐正清) on June 28, for over 10 days. Some of the detained petitioners were charged with "disturbing public order".
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=
23671&item%5fid=23669

State Security - State secrets
Two Experts In China Dispute Bird-Flu Risks
Asian Wall Street Journal, 19/07/2005
Senior Ministry of Agriculture official rejected research finding of Dr Guan Yi (管軼), a prominent flu scientist from University of Hong Kong, that suggested a continuing avian flu outbreak in western China originated in the country's south. Dr Guan's laboratory in Shantou was ordered to stop the bird flu research.
http://online.wsj.com/search/aggregate#SB112163484429687736





News

Bilaterals - Other
Six-party talks to restart on July 26: FM spokesman
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://english1.people.com.cn/200507/19/text20050719_197023.html

China, Vietnam vow to further good-neighborly relations
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://english1.people.com.cn/200507/19/text20050719_196838.html

Japan court rejects germ war compensation
China Daily, July 19, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/19/content_461471.htm

China, Sudan militaries to increase exchanges
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/19/content_3240753.htm

Children - Children trafficking
Police crackdown on a baby trafficking ring in Henan province
河南省捣破贩卖婴儿集团
Dajiyuan.com, 18/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/18/n989706.htm

Death Penalty
Former township party secretary in Yunan Baoshan city sentenced to death for killing mistress
云南昌宁县原县委书记杨国瞿杀害情人被判死刑
EastDay.com, 19/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node74728/userobject1

Sichuan men sentenced to death for killing wife to get insurance claims
精心设计车祸杀妻骗保 狠丈夫杨爱平被判死刑
Chinesenewsnet.com, 19/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/xhw_2005_07_18_06_55_13

Environment - Disasters
Typhoon Haitang Slams Into Mainland China
AP, July 19, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050719/ap_on_re_as/asia_typhoon_8

Environment - Natural Resources
Beijing sends workers on leave to save power
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/19/content_461478.htm

Food Security
Consumers have low confidence in food safety
China Daily, 19/07/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/19/content
_461401.htm

Government - Elections
China puts democracy to test
Financial Times, 19/07/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/05b45e9e-f7e4-11d9-9f64-00000
e2511c8.html

Government – Governance and accountability / Corruption
Return to the bad old days
SCMP, 19/07/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ1YTC2ABE.html

Why most NPC representatives oppose to be accountable to their constituency?
半数人大代表反对述职的背后
China Youth Daily, 19/07/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-07/19/content_33696.htm

Labor - Disasters
Coal Mine Blast Traps 19 in Shaanxi
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/135419.htm#

Labor - Disputes
Building Companies Ignore Midday Work Ban
Shenzhen Daily, July 19, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/135420.htm#

Law
Convenience store compensates girl 100,000 yuan for shoplifting accusation and unjustified body search
便利店无端搜身 一少女精神受损获赔10万元
Chinesenewsnet.com, 19/07/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42732/3550873.html

Law – legal reform
Supreme People's Court set sail on judicial reform
人民法院司法改革主要任务确定
Legal Daily, 19/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/19/content_169
453.htm

Supreme People's Court to issue judicial interpretation of trying juvenile delinquency cases
审未成年人刑案司法解释将出台
Legal Daily, 19/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/19/content_169
477.htm

China to revise Criminal Procedural Law for preventing confessions by torture
People's Daily, 18/07/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200507/18/eng20050718_
196782.html

Migrant Workers - Migrant children
How to regulate schools for migrant worker's children?
民工子弟学校怎样更加规范
Legal Daily, 19/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/19/content_169488.htm

Protests and Petitions
Agricultural department hires petition investigators to deal with increasing complaints on violations of peasants’ rights
农业部信访督查督办 坚决纠正损害农民权益问题
Chinesenewsnet.com, 18/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/zxs_2005-07-

Violent protest by farmers forces shutdown of pharmaceutical plant
AP, July 19, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBOUI2ABE.html

Public Health
China's five-star clinics offer health for wealth
Asia Times Online, 19/07/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GG19Ad02.html

China to combat growing obesity problem with new nutritional standards
YahooNews.com (Asia Section), 18/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050718/hl_
afp/healthchinaobsesity_050718213

China Has Not Shared Crucial Data On Bird Flu Outbreaks, Officials Say
Washington Post Foreign Service, July 19, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/18/AR2005071801584_pf.html

Reforms - Elections
China puts democracy to test
Financial Times, July 19, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/05b45e9e-f7e4-11d9-9f64-00000e2511c8.html

Reforms - Military
PLA gets transparent shopping list
China Daily, July 19, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/19/content_461222.htm

Reforms - Social
Coverage of China's social security further enlarged: ministry
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/19/content_3240401.htm

Religion - Falun Gong
Late-Term Abortion Forced on Falun Gong Practitioner
The Epoch Times, July 19, 2005
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-7-19/30401.html

Rural Issues - Poverty
Farmers in eastern China live better life
Xinhua, July 19, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/19/content_3238980.htm

Tibet
Beijing pledge on next Dalai Lama
SCMP, 19/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUKTI2ABE.html

Monday, July 18, 2005

July 16-18, 2005

News

Bilaterals - Other
North Korea nuclear talks to start July 26
China Daily, July 18, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/18/cont
ent_461033.htm

Borders Territories/Issues - Taiwan
KMT victor sets sights on healing election rift
SCMP, July 18, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOZ2AA8BE.html

Death Penalty
Haikou gang leader sentenced to death
扬言一统海口“两抢事业”的主犯一审判死刑
Chinesenewsnet.com, 18/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_18_00_55_12

Environment - Disasters
China evacuates 600,000 after typhoon lashes Taiwan
Reuters, July 18, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050718/
wl_nm/weather_china_typhoon_dc_2

Gender - Discrimination
New legislation prohibits sexual discrimination in employment opportunities
立法对就业中的性别歧视说不
Legal Daily, 18/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-07/18/content_168
923.htm

Government - Governance and Accountability
Forums for citizens a chance for change
SCMP, 16/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0KK8V2BE.html

Labor
Challenges to implement migrant workers policy on the ground?
中央的农民工政策为何难落地
China Youth Daily, 18/07/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-07/18/content_33169.htm

Occupational disease takes huge tolls on China
Xinhua, July 18, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/17/print20050717_196531.html

Labor – Work conditions and safety
China mining fatalities rise
AFP, 16/07/2005
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15948698-2310
9,00.html

Mine operators condemned for putting profits ahead of safety
SCMP, 16/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEWA9V2BE.html

Occupational disease takes huge tolls on China
Xinhuanet.com, 16/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/16/content_322
6868.htm

Law - Legal reform
Three major issues to be addressed for the establishment of a legal system in Chinese style by 2010
中国2010年将形成特色法律体系 需明确三大问题
China News Agency, 18/07/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-07-18/26/600
286.shtml

Law
NPC vice chairwoman calls for effective measures to curb juvenile delinquency
Xinhuanet.com, 16/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/16/content_322
5548.htm

Law Revised to Ban Confessions by Torture
Xinhua, July 18, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/135303.htm

Migrant Workers
China's economic curbs may cut urban jobs for migrant workers
Financial Express, 16/07/2005
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_
id=96581

Migrant workers – migrant children
Henan labor regulation guarantees children of migrant workers get equal opportunity to education
农民工子女上学不再难
Legal Daily, 18/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-07/18/content_169
139.htm

Olympics
Beijing undaunted as Games bill soars
The Standard, 18/07/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GG16Ad07.html

Politics / Law
Corrupted legal system attributed to party dictatorship, listeners say
听众：中共司法腐败源于专制
Voice of America, 17/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2005-07-17-voa43.cfm

Politics - NPC/CPCC
Deputies see no need for reports to constituents
SCMP, 16/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZE6J8V2BE.html

Poverty
China's social development faces three major challenges: employment, income inequality, and social security system
中国社会发展面临贫富差距等三大矛盾
Tai Kung Pao, 18/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/18/n989545.htm

Protests and Petitions
Public opinions on large scale protests and petitions in China
听众论中国群体抗议事件
Voice of America, 15/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2005-07-15-voa59.cfm

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
AIDS no longer limited to the high risk groups in Beijing, as 230 more AIDS cases reported compared
北京艾滋病向一般人群扩散 前5月增加230感染者
EastDay.com, 18/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node74194/userobject1

Public Health - Other
Obesity targeted in national regulation
China Daily, July 18, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/18/conte
nt_461004.htm

Reforms - Corruption
Police arrest 28 people on baby-trafficking charges, recover 27 babies
AP, July 18, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQNSC2ABE.html

Reforms - Elections
Activists rule in grassroots village ballots
Xinhua, July 16, 2005
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/node20676/
userobject1ai1259730.html

Hong Kong - Human rights
Thousands journalists and public joined candle-light vigil in urging press freedom in Hong Kong
上千市民和记者举行烛光晚会 香港新闻言论自由状况堪忧
Radio Free Asia, 18/07/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/07/17/zhuguang/

1,800 attend Hong Kong candlelight vigil to raise awareness about free speech
AP, July 17, 2005
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/p_latestdetail.asp?id=29260

Friday, July 15, 2005

July 15, 2005

Top news of the day

Tibet / Protests and Petitions
Tibetan Graduates Protest for Jobs, Eight Said To Be Arrested
Radio Free Asia, 14/07/2005
Some 70 ethnic Tibetan school graduates, most of which college graduates, staged a protest outside government offices in Xining, capital city of Qinghai on July 11. They criticized the government of discriminated them from entering government position. Sources reported that eight protestors were taken away and had been beaten by police on July 13.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/07/14/tibetan_youth/


News

Children – Child Labour
Youngsters sneak out of factory to expose child labour scandal
SCMP, 15/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQQ4NV2BE.html

Death Penalty
The most wanted criminal sentenced to death in Xinjiang for killing seven people
A级通缉犯马汉庆在新疆被判死刑 曾杀害7人
EastDay.com, 15/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node74070/userobject1

Human Rights - Bilateral ties
You have to do better, says EU chief
SCMP, 15/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZICF8V2BE.html

Labor - Industrial accidents
Mine owners hid 17 bodies after blast
SCMP, 15/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYCF8V2BE.html

Law - Legal reform
New "culture of legislation" brings hope to China's political system
期待中国“立法文化”新变
Nanfang Weekend, 14/07/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050714/xw/tb/200507
140001.asp

Migrant Workers - Work conditions and safety
A new generation of migrant workers' 'city' dream
新生代民工的城市梦想
Nanfang Weekend, 14/07/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050714/xw/ttzs/20050
7140005.asp

Politics - CCP
69 million Communists urged to toe the line
Global and Mail, 15/07/2005
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/freehead
lines/LAC/20050713/CHINA13/intern

Protests and Petitions
Public opinion on petitions and the complaint system in China
听众论中国人上访及上访制度
Voice of America, 14/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-07-14-voa70.cfm

Public Health - HIV Aids /STDs
Shanghai leads nation in use of condoms
China Daily, 15/07/2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/15/content
_460316.htm

Resettlement
Regulation on property rights to help revolve the gaps in resettlement disputes
征地拆迁难题有望立法破解
Legal Daily, 15/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-07/15/content_1680
29.htm

Land disputes and landless peasants
深入到失地农民中去
Nanfang Weekend, 14/07/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050714/xw/sd/2005
07140033.asp

Rural Issues - Taxation
Concerns on taxation reform in rural areas
关注农村税费改革：农村的又一场重大变革
CCTV.com, 14/07/2005
http://www.cctv.com/news/china/20050714/101839.shtml

Society - Suicide
17 counsellors report duty to strengthen resources for the China's first suicide hotline
国内首条自杀干预热线扩容 17位自杀干预员上岗
EastDay.com, 15/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37
957/node37979/node74070/userobject1

Thursday, July 14, 2005

July 14, 2005

News

Borders Territories/Issues
All eyes in Beijing trained on vote for KMT leader
SCMP, July 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8X1NV2BE.html

Death Penalty
Liaoning truck driver sentenced to death for killing highway inspector
辽宁一超载司机为避检测打死路政人员被判死刑
Chinesenewsnet.com, 13/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/xhw_2005_07_13_22_55_16

Detention – Shi Tao (師濤)
Lawyer criticizes court ruling on Shi Tao's indictment
专访莫少平：师涛案中法院严重违法
Dajiyuan.com, 14/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/14/n985146.htm

Education - Girl education
NPC keen to end gender discrimination in access to education
委员热议消除教育性别歧视
Legal Daily, 14/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/14/content_1673
33.htm

Labor - Industrial accidents
Families of Xinjiang miner victims given 200,000 yuan compensation
新疆阜康礦難每名遇難者家屬將獲賠20萬元
CRI Online, 12/07/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/07/12/106@619312.htm

China mine 'concealed death toll'
BBC, July 14, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4683137.stm

China Mine Co. Hid Dead Bodies
CBS, July 14, 2005
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/14/world/printable
709057.shtml

Media
Setback for media joint ventures
SCMP, 14/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZF6E8V2BE.html

Media - Internet
In China, sophisticated filters keep the Internet near sterile
YahooNews.com (Asia Section), 13/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/krwashbureau/
20050713/ts_krwashbureau/_bc_cpt_

Microsoft steps up move in C. China
Xinhua, July 14, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/14/content_321
8446.htm

Military
Military to be restructured
Xinhuanet.com, 13/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/13/content_3217
055.htm

Multilaterals
Ministers fear collapse of global trade talks
AFP, July 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZN6E8V2BE.html

US, Russia, China rejecting G4 UN reform bill
CRIENGLISH, July 14, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/14/content_3217
553.htm

Police – Abuse / Law
Seven police officers from Heibei Tang shan given jail terms for abuse and forceful confession
河北唐山7名民警刑訊逼供炮製冤案被判刑(組圖)
CRI Online, 13/07/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/38
21/2005/07/13/107@620895.htm

Police – Re-education through Labour (RTL)
Former Head of Shenyang Ministry of Justice criticizes Re-education thought Labor system
原沈阳司法局长批中国劳教制度
Voice of America, 14/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-07-13-voa29.cfm

Public Health
Over 300 HIV carriers identified in S. China island province
Xinhua, July 14, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/14/print20050714_195
992.html

China defends its beer against charges it contains cancer-causing agent
AFP, July 14, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050714/hl_
afp/chinajapantradebeer_050714061850

Reforms - Corruption
Police bust baby-trafficking ring in central China
AFP, July 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZ23NV2BE.html

Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Investors of Shaanxi oil enterprise urge protection of private property rights
陕西民间投资者吁保护公民财产
Chinesenewsnet.com, 13/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_7_13_21_41_12_108.h

Representatives of Shaanxi oil enterprise and wife of the detained lawyer petition to NPC
陕北维权代表和朱久虎夫人致全国人大、陕西省人大紧急呼吁书
Chinesenewsnet.com, 13/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/BackS
tage/2005_7_13_10_14_26_288.ht

Why is it so difficult to meet Zhu Jiuhu, the detained lawyer in the Shaanxi oil field case?
会见朱久虎律师竟然如此难
Legal Daily, 14/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/14/content_1674
23.htm

Rural Issues - rural development
Privation of farm land would solve rural problems, says agricultural expert
中国专家吁农村土地私有化解决「三农」问题
Chinesenewsnet.com, 13/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/cna_2005_07_13_01_10_19

State Security - State secrets
Mainland pledge for HK scientists
SCMP, 14/07/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZEM49V2BE.html

Hong Kong - Human rights
Hong Kong ranks first in regional league of press freedom, survey shows
港 新 聞 自 由 稱 冠 亞 洲
Apple Daily, 14/07/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
sec_id=4104&iss_id=20050714&art_id=50

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

July 13, 2005

Top news of the day

State Security - State secrets
Mainland officials warn HK researcher
SCMP, 13/07/2005
Guan Yi(管軼), a leading virologist and assistant professor at the Hong Kong University, has been accused of the possibility of "leaking state secret and exaggerating the extent of outbreak" after his research on migratory bird flu virus in Qinghai published on Nature and Science, an international scientific journal. Ministry of Agriculture refused to comment the case.
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ8OQ030BE.html


News

Bilaterals - EU/China
EU Not Ready to Grant China Market Status
AP, July 13, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050713/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_china_3

Bilaterals - US/China
Four strategic opportunities for China-US relations
People’s Daily Online, July 13, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/13/text20050713_195863.html

Bilaterals - Other
Kim Jong-Il meets Chinese presidential envoy
Xinhua, July 13, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/13/text20050713_195921.html

China condemns comments by Japanese cabinet member on "comfort women" issue
Xinhua, July 13, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/13/text20050713_195729.html

Vietnam to bring friendly ties with China to new height
Xinhua, July 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/14/content_3216494.htm

Borders Territories/Issues - Taiwan
Recognition by compatriots is what we harvest: Yok Mu-ming
People’s Daily Online, July 13, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/13/text20050713_195862.html

Parties unite to combat Taiwan secession
China Daily, July 13, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/13/text20050713_195811.html

Detention – Shi Tao (師濤)
Lawyer questioned court ruling on Shi Tao's appeal
法院维持对师涛原判遭律师质疑
Voice of America, 12/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-07-12-voa69.cfm

Environment - Natural Resources
China oil firm to sweeten bid for Unocal: Giant's board tweaking $18.5 billion offer to gain support, source says
Reuters, July 13, 2005
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8564450/

House panel to weigh in on China oil deal
Reuters, July 13, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/13/AR2005071300222.html

World's largest power grid begins operation in China
Xinhua, July 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/13/content_3215906.htm

Big Shift in China's Oil Policy: With Iraq Deal Dissolved by War, Beijing Looks Elsewhere
Washington Post Foreign Service, July 13, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/12/AR2005071201546.html

China Unocal bid fraught with economic, security risks: US experts
AFP, July 13, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050713/bs_afp/uschinaoilcnooc_050713215135

Human Rights - Freedom of speech
Beijing Lawyer Calls For Free Speech in Libel Case
Radio Free Asia, 13/07/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/07/11/peasant_authors/

China Wages a New War on Academic Dissent
Chronicle of Higher Education via a Glimpse, 13/07/2005
http://www.howardwfrench.com/archives/2005/07/13/china_
wages_a_new_war_on_academic_d

Labor - Industrial accidents
Blast victims to receive compensation
China Daily, 13/07/2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/13/content
_459689.htm

Death Toll Rises to 83 in Xinjiang Coal Mine Gas Blast
Xinhua, July 13, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/134901.htm#

Law
Improvement of the State Compensation System require multiple efforts
完善国家赔偿制度须多管齐下
Legal Daily, 13/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/13/content_166679.htm

Court of Final Appeal: Pay Cuts for Civil Servants Lawful
Xinhua, July 13, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/134902.htm#

Law – Court system
Five major grey areas in People's Juror system
陪审制出现五大模糊地带
Legal Daily, 13/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/13/content_1666
96.htm

Problems and solutions for lacking qualified judges in grassroots courts
“法官断层”的问题与出路
Legal Daily, 13/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/13/content_1668
88.htm

Shortages of qualified judges in grassroots courts alarming, law graduates never assigned to grassroots court in 8 years
八年未进法律专业毕业生 基层法院法官断层问题突出
Legal Daily, 13/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/13/content_166
893.htm

Legal – Legal Reform
NPC expect to revise the Criminal Procedural Law next year, forceful confession top the list for amendment
人大有望明年修改刑事诉讼法 防刑讯逼供成重点
Xinhuanet.com, 13/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-07/13/content_3212
099.htm

Media - Censorship
China Bars Some Stations on Partnerships
Associated Press, July 13, 2005
http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/07/13/ap2136629.html

China bans foreign participation in domestic TV channels
Xinhua, July 13, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/13/print20050713_195922.html

Media - Internet
In China, sophisticated filters keep the Internet near sterile
Knight Ridder Newspapers, July 13, 2005
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12123691.htm

Multilaterals
China willing to push forward DDA negotiations with other WTO members: Minister
Xinhua, July 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/14/content_3216499.htm

NGOs
Environmental protection NGOs with bright future: insiders
Xinhuanet.com, 12/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/12/content_321
0494.htm

Poverty - Rural poverty
Rural Poor Aren't Sharing In Spoils of China's Changes
Washington Post, 12/07/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/
07/11/AR2005071101710.html

Public Health
China's migratory birds carry a more deadly avian flu strain
AFP, July 13, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050713/hl_afp/healthchinaflu_050713115250

Reforms - CCP
Public servants in China must be recruited through examination: minister
Xinhua, July 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/13/content_3216386.htm

Reforms - Corruption
Almost 300 suspects netted in crackdown on money laundering
AP, July 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ290NV2BE.html

Reforms - Economic
Gov't Role Stressed in Market Reform
China Daily, July 13, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/134900.htm#

Reforms - Military
Chinese military to be restructured
Xinhua, July 13, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/13/text20050713_195881.html

Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Protests against forceful eviction of continue in Foshan
佛山市五百村民继续抗议当局强行徵地
Chinesenewsnet.com, 12/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/cna_2005_07_12_22_51_10

Society
Political system should protect the interest of all social classes to avoid conflicts and division of the society
中国社会分层严重 需制度化保证各阶层安全均衡
YahooNew.com (China), 13/07/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050712/1338/2dkf0.html

70% official archives open to public
Xinhuanet.com, 12/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/12/content_
3211374.htm
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