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.

Monday, November 28, 2005

November 26-28, 2005

News

Children - Abuse
60% Children Beaten by Parents in China
Xinhuanet.com, November 11, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/25/content_38346
51.htm

Disasters
Official: Casualties in Accidents, Disasters Total 1 Million in China a Year
People's Daily, November 28, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/28/eng20051128_22
4133.html

Education
《义务教育法》修订草案下月提交全国人大常委会讨论 (NPC to Review Compulsory Education Law)
EastDay.com, November 28, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node1027
54/userobject1ai1678587.html

Environment – Harbin Water Crisis
Culture of Secrecy and Poor Communications Hobble Disaster Response
SCMP, November 28, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5DZP58GE.html

Some Taps Flowing Again in Harbin
SCMP, November 28, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZD10Q58GE.html

Apology to Russia for Jilin Toxic Spill in River
SCMP, November 27, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLUYP58GE.html

China's Response to Disasters Impeded by Secrecy
Financial Times, November 28, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/48e80dc4-5f76-11da-a628-0000779
e2340.html

双苯厂爆炸对松花江水体造成严重污染的教训 (Lesson Learned in River Contamination)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/27/song
huajiang/

Defiant Villagers Refuse to Flee Toxic Spill
SCMP, November 26, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBKWP58GE.html

River Pollution Spurs Measures for Cleaner Water
Xinhuanet.com, November 25, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/25/content_3835
575.htm

Plant Closed After Benzene Explosion
SCMP, November 26, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZD2VP58GE.html

Human Rights
How China Silenced Dissenters
Chicago Tribune, November 27, 2005
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-051127
0302nov27,1,7229619.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed05
11270302nov27,1,7229619.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

Worst Treated Prisoners in China are Minorities, Falun Gong Members
AFP via YahooNews.com, November 27, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051127/lf_afp/chinarightsprisons
_051127224603

Labor – Industrial Accidents
Blast Kills 30, Traps 149 Miners in China Colliery
Reuters via YahooNews.com, November 28, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051128/wl_nm/china_mine_dc

黑龙江煤矿爆炸65人获救 (65 People Rescued from Heilongjiang Mine Explosion)
Ming Pao, November 28, 2005
http://www.mpinews.com/

Labor - Protests
中国劳动争议案件趋升 劳资矛盾成社会矛盾焦点 (Labor Disputes on the Rise in China)
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 28, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/zxs_2005-11-28_657473.shtml28_657473.shtml

Law – Legal Reform
法官负责制有利于司法公正 (China to Increase Accountability of Judges)
Legal Daily, November 28, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/28/content_2258
00.htm

北京市修改罪犯假释规定 (Beijing Government to Amend Parole Regulation)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/26/
fanzui/

最高法拟定执行改革初步方案 建立分权制衡机制 (Supreme Court Drafts Initial Plan for Reform of Court System)
Xinhuanet.com, November 25, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-11/25/content_3833
473.htm

Politics
Hu Leads the Way in Ideological Battle
SCMP, November 27, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZR86M78GE.html

Population – One-child Policy
甘肃取消生育间隔规定 (Gansu to Relax Rules on Interval Between Birth of Children)
China Daily, November 28, 2005
http://news.cyol.com/gb/news/2005-11/28/content_97712.htm

Poverty / Public Health
讨论：农民无钱看病，送母亲殡仪馆等死 － 中国农民看病难的现实和出路 (Discussion: Why a Poor Farmer Had to Send Her Mother to Await Death in a Funeral Home)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/26/
kanbing/

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Stand Trial for Second Time over Riot
SCMP, November 26, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZM30M78GE.html

北京上访村村民被迫露宿街头 (Petitioners Forced to Camp Outdoors in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/25/
shangfang/

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
艾滋病逼近大学校园？(Campuses Might be Breeding Grounds for AIDS, Health Official Warns)
China Youth Daily, November 28, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/28/content_97296.htm

贫困艾滋感染者获救助 (Poor AIDS Patients to Receive Assistance)
Beijing Youth Daily, November 28, 2005
http://china.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=6901251

Hunan Reports Rapid Rise in HIV Infection Cases
Xinhuanet.com, November 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/27/content_
3841904.htm

Religion - Christianity
对华援助协会谴责支持中国登记家庭教会言论 (Christian Group Denounces Law Requiring House Churches to Register)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/25/
zongjiao/

Rural Issues
Livelihood of Millions of Chinese Farmers at Stake from Bird Flu
AFP via YahooNews.com, 28/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051128/wl_asia_afp/health
fluchinalivelihood

China to Develop 13 Million Hectares' Grassland in South
People's Daily, November 27, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/27/eng20051127
_224096.html

Tibet
Hu Ally Takes Top Party Job in Tibet
SCMP, November 28, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ28YP58GE.html

Friday, November 25, 2005

November 25, 2005

Top News of the Day

Children – Trafficking of Children
湖南爆发社会福利院购婴转售图利弊案 (More Orphanage Scandals Reported in Hunan)
Dajiyuan.com, November 24, 2005
Orphanages in central China's Hunan Province have reportedly sold at least 100 babies, between several months and 4 years old, to other orphanages and social welfare institutions or to childless couples for 8,000 yuan to 30,000 yuan.
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/24/n1131111.htm

related news:
福利院贩婴说明了什么 (Abuses Uncovered in Social Welfare Institutions Across China)
Legal Daily, 25/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/25/content_224
996.htm

Environment – Water Crisis in Harbin
100 Tons of Chemicals Flowed into River
China Daily, November 25, 2005
About 100 tons of dangerous chemical equivalent to 10 tanker-truck loads was spewed into the Songhua River, according to China's environmental watchdog, the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA). The spill has fueled national anxiety about widespread pollution. More than 300 residents of Niujiadian village and Gou Island in Harbin were evacuated from their homes yesterday.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/25/content
_497739.htm


News

Death Penalty
拐卖38儿童 团伙首犯获死刑 (Leader of a Child Trafficking Gang Given Death Sentence)
The Beijing News, November 25, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1125/10@025
100.html

Environment – Water Crisis in Harbin
China Evacuates Villages near Polluted River
Reuters via YahooNews.com, November 25, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051125/wl_nm/china_
water_dc

China Defends Handling of Toxic Spill
AP via YahooNews.com, November 25, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051125/ap_on_re_as/china
_water_panic_18

Experts Attack the Culture of Secrecy
SCMP, November 25, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ50RP58GE.html

Green Watchdog Places Blame on Chemical Firm
SCMP, November 25, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ90RP58GE.html

港媒：哈尔滨市民不接受吉林道歉要求赔偿 (Hong Kong Media: Harbin Residents Demand Compensation, Not Apology, from the Jilin Government)
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 25, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_11_24_22_00_30_875.html22_00_30
_875.html

俄批评中国只重经济发展无视环保 (Russia Criticizes China for 'Striving for Economic Development at the Expense of Damaging the Environment')
Voice of America, November 24, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-24-voa61.cfm

Gender - Domestic Violence / Law
三大难题和困境 司法如何拯救家庭暴力受害者？(Three Major Challenges of Anti-Domestic Violence Legislation: How Effective is the Law in Helping Victims of Domestic Violence?)
People's Daily, November 24, 2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3885705.html

Human Rights – Freedom of Association
民主人士筹备人权研讨会 遭当局阻挠 (Democracy Advocates Prevented from Organizing Human Rights Seminar)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/24/
renquan/

Labor - Work Safety / Conditions
煤矿死一人将罚100万 (Coal Mines to Be Fined 1 Million Yuan for Each Human Death)
The Beijing News, November 25, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1125/10@023
002.html

Labor - Employment Market and Income
Number of Jobless May Peak Next Year
China Daily, November 25, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/25/content
_497742.htm

Law / Government - Governance and Accountability
全国法院10年审结国家赔偿案件2万多 决定赔偿近7千件 (Over 20,000 Cases of Individuals Claiming State Compensation Tried in Last 10 Years; 7,000 Cases Successful)
Xinhuanet.com, 25/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-11/25/content_3833
660.htm

Media - Internet
Weblogs Blossom as the Mainland Logs on
SCMP, November 25, 2005
http://biz.scmp.com/bizchina/ZZZD31M78GE.html

A Party Girl Leads China's Online Revolution
New York Times, November 23, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/24/international/asia/24
bloggers.html?n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%
20and%20Territories%2fChina%2fInternational%2fCountries%
20and%20Territories%2fChina

Public Health - Mental Health
中国2600万人患忧郁症 其中九成患者未获治疗 (26 Million Chinese Suffer from Depression but 90% Do Nnot Receive Treatment)
EastDay.com, November 25, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
102195/userobject1ai1673365.html3365.html

UN
Torture Chief Too Busy for Shandong
SCMP, November 25, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYA0M78GE.html

Thursday, November 24, 2005

November 24, 2005


Top News of the Day


Environment – Water
Water Crisis Shows China's Pollution Risks
New York Times, 24/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/24/international
/asia/24china.html
The widespread water contamination in Harbin, which has prompted the authorities to halt water supplies for the province, has once again exposed the imminent threat of pollution to residents in China, as well as a lack of confidence in governance because of delayed responses and possible cover-ups in coping with emergencies.

News

Children
湖南福利院贩婴 800元买入3万元卖出 (Hunan Orphanage Reportedly Involved in Baby Sale)
Dajiyuan.com, 24/11/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/24/n1131067.htm
-
UN, WHO Take Part in Anti-Drowning Summit
SCMP, 24/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCINP58GE.html

Death Penalty
北京首例因危害公共安全判处死刑的罪犯伏法 (Beijing's First Execution for Crime of Endangering Public Safety)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-11/24/content_
3826659.htm

死刑复核任重道远 (Review of Death Row Cases Important)
Legal Daily, 24/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/24/content_
224334.htm

Environment - Jilin Water Crisis
Fudging on Leak Let Rumours Fuel the Fears
SCMP, 24/11/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZBEWL78GE.html

China Braces for Wave of River Pollution
New York Times, 24/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/24/international/asia/
24china.html

Toxic Slick Reaches Chinese City
YahooNew.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051124/wl_nm/china_water
_dc;_ylt=AjwLpxA90CJmkQlsiR_jox0Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBj
MHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Residents Flee Chinese City as Taps Go Dry Over Water Poisoning Scare
Voice of America, 24/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-11-23-voa23.cfm

'Serious Pollution' of River After Blast Finally Admitted
SCMP, 24/11/2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ0JNP58GE.html

Environment - Pollution
China Mulls Tax on Disposable Products
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/24/content_3827266.htm

China Sets Target for Environmental Protection of Coming Five Years, 15 Years
People's Daily, 24/11/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/24/eng20051124
_223520.html

Gender
司法介入家庭暴力依然棘手 (Domestic Violence Cases Still a Thorny Issue for Courts)
Legal Daily, 24/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/24/content_
224360.htm

Government/ Law
“十一五”期间我国行政体制改革重要而紧迫 (Administrative Reforms Urgent and Important for China's 11th Five-Year Plan)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/23/content_
3824261.htm

政府体制改革是“十一五规划”的重点 (Administrative Reform is the Crux of China's 11th Five-Year Plan)
Radio Free Asia, 24/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/23/11.5/

Hukou
取消户口界限的合宪性分析 (Constitutional Analysis on Abolishment of Hukou System)
Legal Daily, 24/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/24/content_
224327.htm

公安部户籍改革意见将明朗 专家：要大户籍改革 (Public Security Split on Hukou Reform)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-11/24/content_
3827013.htm

Law
最高法院派出17个检查组检查“公正执法”情况 (17 Teams Dispatched from Supreme Court to Investigate “Fairness in Law Enforcement” Nationwide)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-11/23/content_
3824247.htm

Media
国际新闻自由奖举行颁奖仪式 中国记者师涛获奖 (Jailed Journalist Shi Tao Wins Press Award)
Radio Free Asia, 23/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/23
/xinwen/

Police
未立案就非法拘禁 两名民警受审 (Two Officers Tried for Illegal Detention)
Legal Daily, 24/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/24/content_
224317.htm

Protests and Petitions
维权律师抗议警察跟踪 (Activist Lawyer Protests Being Tailed by Police)
Ming Pao, 24/11/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

民工对峙 北京警察持冲锋枪上阵 (Migrant Workers in Standoff with Beijing Police During Protest)
Dajiyuan.com, 24/11/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/24/n1130828.htm

Public Health - HIV AIDS
中国落实抗艾滋蔓延承诺进展缓慢 (China Lags Behind in AIDS Treatment)
Voice of America, 24/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-23-voa31.cfm

湖南发布艾滋病治疗生活报告 仅2%的人接受治疗 (Only 2 Percent of HIV Patients Receiving Treatment in Hunan)
EastDay.com, 24/11/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node101720/userobject1ai167
0349.html

Rural Issues - Taxation
中国已明确免征农业税的省份达28个 8亿农民受益 (Rural Tax Waived for 800 Million Farmers)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/23/content_
3823945.htm

Social Security
养老保险新规将出台 基础养老月缴标准上调10% (New Pension Allowances to Rise by 10 Percent)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/24/content_
3827686.htm

讨论：中国计划建立农民最低生活保障制度 (Commentary on Plan to Set Up Social Security System for Rural Poor)
Radio Free Asia, 23/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/23/dibao/

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

November 23, 2005

News

Children
一网民在网上发帖拍卖婴儿被查处 (Man Punished for Auctioning Babies on the Internet)
China Youth Daily, 23/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/23/content_95453.htm

心理问题严重 超过13%的浙江中小学生曾计划自杀 (Over 13 Percent of Students Have Contemplated Suicide, Survey Shows)
YahooNew.com (China), 23/11/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051123/906/2g79a.html

Chinese Sports School Denies Abuse
AP via YahooNews.com, 22/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051122/ap_on_re_as/oly_
beijing_gymnastics

Death Penalty
Suspended Death Term for Killer Cadre
SCMP, 23/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZH0OL78GE.html

Economic Development / Poverty
Low Growth Target Aims for Quality, not Quantity
SCMP, 23/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOXJP58GE.html

Education
市政府该向谁提供教育？(To Whom Should the Shenzhen Government Provide Free Education?)
China Youth Daily, 23/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/23/content_95473.htm

Environment
Pollution Threat Cuts off Water to 3 Million
SCMP, 23/11/2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZQSSL78GE.html

Food Security - GM Food
Beijing Adopts Cautious Agenda on Modified Rice
SCMP, 23/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOFMP58GE.html

Gender
Single Happiness: Marriage Takes a Back Seat in China
Radio Free Asia, 21/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/11/21/china_
marriage/

Human Rights - Bilateral Ties
布什离华中国仍监控部分维权人士 (Activists Still Under Surveillance after Bush Visit)
Voice of America, 22/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-22-voa37.cfm

Labor - Work Safety / Conditions
Govt Releases List of Unsafe Coal Mines
Xinhuanet.com, 23/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/23/content_382
0691.htm

Law / Rural Issues
农民权益保护法草案草稿完成 (Drafting of New Law to Safeguard Rights for Rural Residents Completed)
Legal Daily, 23/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/23/content_22
3515.htm

Law
人大个案监督应把握五原则 (Five Principles to Guide NPC in Monitoring Court Procedures)
Legal Daily, 23/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/23/content_223
518.htm

Media – Internet / Corporate Social Responsibility
美公司助中共封网络电话 (U.S. Phone Company Helps China Block Internet Calls)
Dajiyuan.com, 23/11/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/23/n1129380.htm

Media - Internet
Govt Pays Great Attention to Information Security
Xinhuanet.com, 22/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/22/content_3819
400.htm

Protests and Petitions
吉林进京上访村民在天安门广场点燃汽油被判刑 (Jilin Petitioner Sentenced for Setting Fire at Tiananmen Square)
CRI Online, 23/11/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
8606/2005/11/23/107@791748.htm
1748.htm

当局仍封锁太石村 村民指发生着见不得光的事 (Entry to Taishi Village Still Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, 22/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/22/taishi/

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
云南艾滋感染者达3万多例 (More Than 30,000HIV Carriers Now in Yunnan Province)
Nanfang City News, 23/11/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/A20/2005
11230201.asp

输血导致艾滋病传播 谁应负责？(Who Should be Responsible for HIV Infections Spread by Unsafe Blood Donations?)
Radio Free Asia, 22/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/22/
aids1/

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

November 22, 2005

Top News of the Day

UN / Human Rights
U.N. Torture Investigator Arrives in China
AP via YahooNews.com, 22/11/2005
The U.N. Human Rights Commission's special investigator Manfred Nowak has arrived in China to investigate the country's human rights situation. The inspection, the first one since about a decade ago, has been deferred for more than a year, because Chinese authorities and the U.N. delegate could not agree on arrangements such as whether unannounced visits to prisons should be allowed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051121/ap_on_re_as/china_un_
torture_2



News

Children - Child Labor
童工工伤鉴定遭遇困境 (Injured Child Worker Can't Prove His Case)
China Youth Daily, 22/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/22/content_94933.htm

Corporate Social Responsibility
'CSR' Will Not Be Delivered by Businesses Alone
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/287PHPSESSID
=817a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Death Penalty
一对同居者相约殉情 未婚夫幸存却被判死刑(Death Penalty for Lover Who Survived Suicide Attempt)
Legal Daily, 22/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/22/content_222
843.htm

Murderer of Chinese Girl Student Appears in Court to Appeal
Xinhuanet.com, 21/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/21/content_3814
448.htm

Education
Rural Training Schemes Reap Mixed Results
SCMP, 22/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6IGP58GE.html

Education - Basic Education
2010年基本普及高中教育 (Junior High School Graduates to Increase to 20 Million by 2010)
Beijing Youth Daily, 22/11/2005
http://china.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=6859903

Environment / Public Health
广东翁源癌症村调查：250多人因污染死亡 (Tainted Water Source Said to be Linked to Over 250 Cancer Deaths in Guangdong Village)
YahooNew.com (China), 18/11/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051118/1341/2g4p7.html

Gender
预防性骚扰等问题 深圳启动中国首个“性基金” (Fund Launched to Educate Public on Sexual Harassment)
YahooNew.com (China), 22/11/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051122/530/2g6lk.html

Hukou
户籍改革受阻地方政府 背后利益是问题根本 (Authorities Silent on Hukou Reform)
Xinhuanet.com,22/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/22/content_38148
09.htm

Human Rights
北京异议人士刘晓波被公安带去“喝茶” (Beijing Dissident Liu Xiaobo Taken for a "Drink" by Officers)
Radio Free Asia, 21/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/21/liu/

Shengzhi Closed Down After Making Human Rights Stand
The Lawyer, 21/11/2005
http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=117704&d=122&h
=24&f=46

Human Rights - Bilateral Ties
Chinese Leader Gives Bush a Mixed Message
New York Times, 21/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/21/international/asia/21prex
y.html?n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20
Territories%2fChinaInternational%2fCountries%20and%20Territo
ries%2fChina

Law - Court System
陪审为何成“陪衬” (Concerns Raised Over Quality of People's Juries)
Legal Daily, 22/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/22/content_2228
46.htm

Media - Internet
Chinese Internet Users Finding Political Voice Online
IDG News Service, 21/11/2005
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2987/051121chinapolitics/

People's Daily Advocates Patriotism
Xinhuanet.com, 21/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/20/content_3809
411.htm

Radio Free Asia Broadcasts to Expand Freedom
The Washington Times, 21/11/2005
http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051121-1
11234-8446r

NGOs
Muted Launch for Civil Society Research Centre
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/276PHPSESSID=
817a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Green NGO Catalyses New Farmers' Group in Chongqing
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/270PHPSESSID=81
7a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Politics / June 4th
Cautiously, China Honors Leader Linked to Tiananmen Unrest
New York Times, 19/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/19/international/asia/19china.
html?n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%
20Territories%2fChinaInternational%2fCountries%20and%20
Territories%2fChina

Population - Aging Population
140 mln Elders Need Social Assistance
Xinhuanet.com, 20/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/20/content_38
09393.htm

Protests and Petitions / Labor
重庆工人维权活动人士施晓渝获释 (Chongqing Labor Activist Released)
Voice of America, 21/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-21-voa42.cfm

Public Health
Firm Wins Patent for Trailblazing Cancer Drug
SCMP, 22/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEIKL78GE.html

广东施行孕产妇死亡病例24小时内必须上报制度 (Guangdong Hospitals Required to Report Pregnancy-Related Deaths Within 24 Hours)
EastDay.com, 22/11/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
101470/userobject1ai1664745.html4745.html

Public Health – HIV AIDS
UN Says China Slow to Fight AIDS, Praises Thailand
AFX, 21/11/2005
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/11/21/afx23
47527.html

Xinjiang Group Incubates Student AIDS Prevention Network
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/274PHPSESSI
D=817a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Religion - Christianity
中国释放被非法关押家庭教会领袖 (China Releases House Church Leaders After a Month of Illegal Detention)
Voice of America, 21/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-21-voa52.cfm

Social Security / Corporate Social Responsibility
Policy Incentives Urged for Charitable Activities
China Daily, 22/11/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/22/content
_496878.htm

Social Security / Rural Issues
农民最低生活保障制度将建立 救助对象超1亿 (Social Security Planned for 100 Million Poor)
Xinhuanet.com, 22/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/22/content_381
4959.htm

Monday, November 21, 2005

November 19-21, 2005

News

Environment - Water
Polluted River Water in China Poisons 34 People
AFP via YahooNews.com, 21/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051120/wl_asia_afp/chinaenviro
nmentwater_051120193614614

Government - Governance and Accountability
Reforms Critical if China to Win Bird-Flu Fight
Global and Mail, 19/11/2005
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/
LAC/20051119/BIRDFLU19/TPInternational/Asia9/TPInterna
tional/Asia

Human Rights - Bilateral Ties
Bush Preaches Freedom to the Converted
SCMP, 21/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZS0KL78GE.html

China Shrugs off Human Rights Criticisms
Telegraph, 21/11/2005
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005
/11/21/wchina21.xml

布什访华异议人士及上访者被监视(Dissidents and Petitioners Put Under Surveillance During Bush Visit)
Radio Free Asia, 18/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/other/2005/11/18/shangfang2/

Human Rights - Human Rights Defenders / Protests and Petitions
听证会失利 当局秘密调查高智晟 (Authorities Launch Further Investigation of Activist Lawyer Gao Zhisheng)
Dajiyuan.com, 21/11/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/21/n1127010.htm

A List Aids China's Political Prisoners
ABC, 20/11/2005
http://abcnews.go.com/International/CSM/story?id=1331579

Media - Press Freedom/Censorship
河北3记者采访遭殴打 (Three Reporters Beaten Up in Hebei)
The Beijing News, 19/11/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1120/11@00413
0.html

Migrant Workers - Work Conditions and Payment
It's on the Cards that Migrant Workers Will Get the Right Message
SCMP, 21/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOCDP58GE.html

Politics
Book on Ousted Party Chief Published
SCMP, 21/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZW0KL78GE.html

Poverty - Urban Poverty
北京7万多有劳动能力的低保对象停发粮油帮困金 (Food Aid for 70,000 Beijing Low-Income Earners)
Xinhuanet.com, 21/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2005-11/21/content_38
10545.htm

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
专家呼吁：减少艾滋病报道中耻辱和歧视现象(Expert Calls for Media to Tone Down Bias on AIDS)
People's Daily, 21/11/2005
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/1063/3871518.html

Public Health
China Tightens Rules on Animal Epidemics Amid New Bird Flu Outbreaks
AFP via YahooNews.com, 20/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051120/wl_asia_afp/healthf
luchina_051120202020

Religion
30 Detained After Church Visit, Says Petitioner
SCMP, 21/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQKGL78GE.html

More Religious Freedom than People Abroad Think
People's Daily, 21/11/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/21/eng20051121_222
856.html

Tibet
Panchen Lama Holds Worship Ceremony in Tibet
People's Daily, 21/11/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/21/eng20051121_222
868.html

Tibetan Monk Detained, Another Expelled, Amid Chinese Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, 18/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/11/18/tibet_monk/

Friday, November 18, 2005

November 18, 2005


News

Corruption / Government - Governance and accountability
“集体决定”为何变成了集体犯罪 (When Did “Collective Decision-Making” Become a Collective Crime?)
China Youth Daily, 18/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/18/content_93319.htm

Detention – Yang Jianli (楊建利)
Activists Urge Bush on Chinese Prisoners
AP via YahooNews.com, 17/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051117/ap_on_re_as/china_us
_prisoner_politics

Education - Basic education / Children
财政部部长金人庆:农村义务教育明年学杂费全免 (Rural Villages Exempted from Paying Certain Fees for Compulsory Education Next Year)
People's Daily, 18/11/2005
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41158/3868005.html

Rural Teachers Despair at Lack of Recognition
SCMP, 18/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZS0HQFXFE.html

Government
Beijing 'Ignored' by Local Cadres
SCMP, 18/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8H6QFXFE.html

Government - Elections
湖北潜江村民选举被下令停止 (Qianjiang Village in Hubei Ordered to Put a Halt to Elections)
Radio Free Asia, 17/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/17/
xuanju/

Hukou / Social Security
城乡二元保障体制是社会根源 (The "Two-Tier Social Insurance System" is a Root Cause for Lack of Access to Medical Treatment in Rural Areas)
China Youth Daily, 18/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/18/content_93404.htm

Human Rights / Politics
Hopes Fade for Better Human Rights under Hu
Financial Times, 17/11/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/94a6ac76-57a0-11da-8866-00000e
25118c.html

Law
何为公共利益 怎样合理补偿 (How to Reconcile Public Interests with Equitable Compensation)
Legal Daily, 18/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/18/content_221
438.htm

Media - Press freedom/censorship
Beijing Concerned about ‘Colour Revolution’
Financial Times, 18/11/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/739cf006-57c5-11da-8866-00000e2
5118c.html

Media – Internet / UN
China Advocates Equal Stress on Freedom, Law in Digital World
People's Daily, 18/11/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/18/eng20051118_22
2080.html

Media - Internet
Survey Studies Internet Use in China
USA Today, 17/11/2005
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-11-17-china-internet
-survey_x.htm

Migrant Workers
容忍歧视等于放弃权利 (Tolerating Discrimination is Equal to Giving Up on Human Rights)
China Youth Daily, 18/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/18/content_93344.htm

Police - Prisons
Cadaver Exhibition Raises Questions Beyond Taste
New York Times, 18/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/18/nyregion/18bodies.html

Police – RTL
美国会决议谴责中国劳改制度 (US Congress Passes Resolution Condemning China’s Reeducation-Through-Labor System)
Voice of America, 17/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-17-voa79.cfm

Politics - CCP
中共胡耀邦纪念活动 官方不准自由派出席 (Chinese Government Refuses to Allow Freedom Activists to Attend Hu Yaobang’s Memorial Ceremony)
Radio Free Asia, 17/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/17/huyao
bang1/

Population - Aging population
“未富先老”的中国 如何破解老龄社会的难题 (“Getting Old Before We Get Rich” – How Do We Solve the Problems of China’s Ageing Population?)
Xinhuanet.com, 18/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/18/content_3798
065.htm

Protests and Petitions
Sidelined Stallholders Await Verdict
SCMP, 18/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4H6QFXFE.html

福建莆田失地农民黄维忠进京上访被拘 (Fujian Farmer Huang Weizhong Arrested in Beijing for Petitioning Government Over Land Seized)
Radio Free Asia, 17/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/17/wei
quan/

Public Health
医改目标将覆盖90％人群 (Medical Care Reform Goal Is to Cover 90 Percent of Population)
China Youth Daily, 18/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/18/content_93419.htm

Health Officials Warn More Outbreaks of Bird Flu Likely in China
Voice of America, 17/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-11-17-voa16.cfm

Religion - Christianity
Christians in China Persevere Despite Religious Restrictions
USA Today, 17/11/2005
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-11-16-china-chu
rches_x.htm

Xinjiang
中国战略考虑对新疆人权状况的意义(US Discusses Significance of China’s Chang in Strategy Regarding Xinjiang’s Human Rights Situation)
Radio Free Asia, 17/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/17/ren
quan/

Thursday, November 17, 2005

November 17, 2005

News

Human Rights
State Council Member Declares: "Human Rights Conditions in China Are the Best!"
唐家璇：「中国的人权是最好的！」
Apple Daily via Chinesenewsnet.com, 17/11/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_11_16_17_28_20_18.html28_20_18.html

Economic Development
Chinese People Work Hard, but Why Don't They Get Rich?
中国人为何勤劳却不富有
China Youth Daily, 17/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/17/content_92592.htm

Gender - Sexuality
Social Stigma Towards Homosexuals Remains in Chinese Society
中国社会对同性恋仍有矛盾心理
Voice of America, 16/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-16-voa37.cfm

Government - Governance and Accountability / Politics
China Youth Daily Criticizes Provincial Government for Turning a Deaf Ear to Central Policies
《中青報》議論地方不遵中央
Asia Times Online, 17/11/2005
http://www.atchinese.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10124&Itemid=33=33

Government - Civil Service
Government Officials Turn to Violence to Protect Themselves from Losing Power
官员犯罪渐趋暴力化 为保己政治生命不惜雇凶杀人
YahooNew.com (China), 15/11/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051114/1339/2g2a2.html

Law / Rural Issues
Legislative Efforts Needed to Realize Protection of Farmers' Rights
如何立法体现农民权益保护
Legal Daily, 17/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/17/content_22084
8.htm

Law
“Public Sentencing Rallies” to Soon End
“公判大会”当叫停
Legal Daily, 17/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/17/content_220
959.htm

Law - Legal Profession
Embattled Chinese Lawyer Vows to Continue Rights Work
Radio Free Asia, 16/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/11/16/china_
lawyer/

Media - Press Freedom/Censorship
Beijing Blocks Foreign Newspapers
Financial Times, 17/11/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4cddea3c-56e5-11da-b98c-00000
e25118c.html

Media - Press Freedom/Censorship / Law
How Should the Media Report on Court Cases?
媒体应如何报道案件
Legal Daily, 17/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/17/content_2209
06.htm

Politics – CCP / Media - Press Freedom/Censorship
Public Praise for an Overdue Celebration
SCMP, 17/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZV1WPFXFE.html

Politics - CCP
Scaled-down Commemoration of 'a Great Leader'
SCMP, 17/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6P2QFXFE.html

Video Footage Confirms Current Officials Attended Secretive 1990 Funeral
SCMP, 17/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPCDQFXFE.html

Why Has the CPC Decided to Hold Commemoration Activities for Hu Yaobang?
中共为何决定纪念胡耀邦？
Voice of America, 16/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-16-voa71.cfm

Public Health
Residents of Big Cities Live 12 Years Longer than Rural Peasants
学者表示:中国大城市人均寿命比农村高12年
EastDay.com, 17/11/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
100567/userobject1ai1652051.html2051.html

Survey Shows 80% of Urban Residents Find Medical Treatment and Drugs Too Expensive
调查显示八成市民认为医疗和药品价格过高
EastDay.com, 17/11/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
100567/userobject1ai1651649.html1649.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
Shenzhen Reports 383 New HIV/AIDS Cases
Xinhuanet.com, 17/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/17/content_379
2864.htm

Religion - Christianity
Imprisoned Beijing House Church Leader Cai Zhuohua Drops Appeal after Being
Threatened with Additional Sentence
蔡卓华等三人被迫弃诉 胡锦云提出上诉
Dajiyuan.com, 17/11/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/16/n1121924.htm

Resettlement / Corruption
Farm Land in Inner Mongolia Taken Over to Build 40 Luxury Houses, but Villagers Are Given No Compensation
内蒙占用130亩粮田建造40栋别墅 村民没有1分补偿
China Daily via YahooNews.com, 17/11/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051116/1055/2g3oe.html
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