December 7, 2005

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Chinese Police Fire on Protesters, Killing at Least Two
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2005
At least two villagers were killed in Guangdong Province as police fired gunshots into a crowd of protestors that was rallying against the construction of a wind power plant.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/12/06/china_guangdong/

News

Economic Development
China Publishes 1st National Economic Census
Xinhuanet.com, December 07, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/06/content_3883110.htm

Government
內地公僕明年或加薪15% (Mainland Civil Servants May Have 15-percent Pay Rise Next Year)
Wen Wei Po, December 07, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news_print.phtml?news_id=CH051
2070021

New Dismissal System Targets Corrupt Cadres
SCMP, December 07, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1QKAKRGE.html

Human Rights
Wen Attacked for 'Excuses' on Lack of Democracy
SCMP, December 07, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5I3PJRGE.html

Human Rights not Expected to Be Addressed at U.S.-Chinese Talks
Chigaco Tribune, December 05, 2005
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/world/13344107.htm

Labor
Redundant Oil Workers Stage Sit-in
SCMP, December 07, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOQVU6SGE.html

Law
法官责任的制度选择 (The Choice of Having an Accountability System for Judges)
Legal Daily, December 07, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/07/content_231249.htm

Media
Service of Mobile Phones Involved in Illegal Short Messages Cut Off
Xinhuanet.com, December 07, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/06/content_3883
085.htm

Police
保安条例列入立法计划 公安机关将不再自办保安 (New Regulation Means Public Security Organs Will No Longer Run Security Protection Agencies as of Next Year)
EastDay.com, December 07, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node104813/userobject1ai1701148.html1148.html

Senior Official Calls for Harsh Crackdown on All Crimes
People's Daily, December 07, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/07/eng20051207_
226144.html

Poverty
Poverty Relief Drive Needs Int'l Funds
People's Daily, December 07, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/07/eng20051207_
226234.html

Public Health
北京专家牵涉哈医事件？(Beijing Experts May be Involved in Case of Overcharging Medical Fees)
The Beijing News, December 07, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1207/05@0205
32.html

UN
China "Open" to Cooperation with UN Human Rights Organ, FM Spokesman
People's Daily, December 07, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200512/07/eng20051207_2260
83.html

UN Envoy's Allegations on Torture Under Fire
SCMP, December 07, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7H3PJRGE.html

Hong Kong
Beijing Overture Likely on Democracy
SCMP, December 07, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZLQKAKRGE.html

December 6, 2005

Top News of the Day

Human Rights
Liu Binyan, China's Conscience, Dies at 80
SCMP, December 06, 2005
Prominent dissident-writer Liu Binyan, known as "China's conscience" died at the age of 80 in the US after fighting a three-year battle with colon cancer. Liu was a journalist with People's Daily and a CPC member before fleeing to the US after the June 4th student movement.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPB2PJRGE.html

Public Health / Detention
Bird Flu Whistle-Blower Detained, Sparking Fears of Revenge
SCMP, December 06, 2005
A farmer from Jiangsu has been detained by police for allegedly exposing the bird flu outbreak in Anhui in October. He is also being held for his involvement in a vaccine case, the South China Morning Post reported.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAKSU6SGE.html


News

Death Penalty
杀害无辜研究生 罗志刚一审被判死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Research Student)
Xinhuanet.com, December 06, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-12/02/content_3868863.htm

Detention – Shi Tao (师涛)
Journalist Shi Tao does Forced Labour While Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Signs Contracts in France
Reporters without Borders, December 05, 2005
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=15819

Disasters
Chinese Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 171 After Last Body Recovered
AFP via YahooNews.com, December 06, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051206/wl_asia_afp/chinamine
blasttoll&printer=1;_ylt=AkTj3p6z3LA8TsUfvzkH7JfuOrgF;_ylu=
X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWEkTj3p6z3LA8TsUfvzkH7J
fuOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-

Environment
4 New Environmental Accidents Reported
Xinhuanet.com, December 06, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/05/content_
3880299.htm

Russia Hits Out at 'Lax Attitude' to Ecology
SCMP, December 06, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWKHAKRGE.html

Government
Govt Function to be Further Reformed
Xinhuanet.com, December 06, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/05/content_
3880956.htm

Government - Governance and Accountability
Jilin Plant chief, Two Managers Sacked over Songhua Toxic Spill
SCMP, December 06, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ2LSU6SGE.html


中国评论﹕公共知识分子仍欠生存空间 (China Analysis: Room for Public Intellectuals still Limited )
Ming Pao, December 06, 2005
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Labor
Police Arrest Owner as Mine Rescue Continues
SCMP, December 06, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZB41PJRGE.html

Labor - Protests
胜利油田数千下岗工抗议 (Thousands of Laid-Off Workers Protest at Oil Field)
Ming Pao, December 06, 2005
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Politics
31个省级立法机关全部设立全国人大代表联络处 (Liaison Offices for NPC Representatives Set Up in 31 Provinces)
Xinhuanet.com, December 06, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-12/05/content_3880049.htm

Poverty
广州近百名老年乞丐聚居居民楼昼伏夜出行乞 (Guangzhou’s Elderly Homeless Go Begging at Night)
EastDay.com, December 06, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node104549/userobject1ai1698646.html8646.html

Public Health
天价医药费折射职业道德 医疗体制改革刻不容缓 (Reforms Should be Implemented Quickly to Eliminate Exorbitant Medical Fees)
EastDay.com, December 06, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node104549/userobject1ai1699423.html9423.html

WTO
300 'Troublemakers' on Official Blacklist
SCMP, December 6, 2005.
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZK9UOJRGE.html

Hong Kong
US Asks China to Provide Quick Timetable for Democracy in Hong Kong
AFP via YahooNews.com, December 06, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051205/pl_afp/ushongkongchina
_051205233458

December 3-5, 2005

Top News of the Day

Hong Kong
Marching for Change
SCMP, December 05, 2005
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people once again took to the streets to demand greater democracy in the territory's electoral system. Chief Executive Donald Tsang last night promised to amend the government's proposal on the political reforms, which are now under consultation, but he maintained that there was little room for concession.
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZU5DAKRGE.html

UN
Abuse Found in China Prisons
Washington Post, December 04, 2005
Manfred Nowak, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, concluded after a two-week visit to China that torture is still widespread in the country. Nowak said that although Chinese officials had granted him free access to most facilities and he was able to speak to detainees, there was a palpable level of fear and many detainees were only willing to be interviewed under the condition of absolute confidentiality.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/
12/02/AR2005120201779.htmldyn/content/article/2005/12/02/
AR2005120201779.html

• Related News
  HRIC Urges Action on Torture
  Human Rights in China, December 2, 2005.
  http://hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid
  =26239&item%5fid=26238
  

News

Children - Child Trafficking
16 Arrested in Probe into Baby-Smuggling Syndicate
SCMP, December 04, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRPBAKRGE.html

Corruption
Corrupt Official Steals Three Gorges' Cash
China Daily, December 05, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/05/content
_500400.htm

Death Penalty
杀害荆州烟草局长高荆洪 侯红宇一审被判死刑 (Death Sentence for Man Who Killed Tobacco Chief)
Xinhuanet.com, December 04, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-12/04/content_3874718.htm

Disasters
China Issues Circular to Build Social Environment for Stability, Security
People's Daily, December 05, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/05/eng20051205_
225583.html

China Launches Spokesman Training Courses on Quick Response to Accidents
People's Daily, December 05, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/03/print20051203_
225341.html

Economic Development
Growing Wealth Crowds Out Oppression
CATO Institute, December 05, 2005
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=5235

Environment
民間環團上書要求合法化 (Green Group Demands Legal Status)
Ming Pao, December 05, 2005
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Government
Leaders Should Sack Those with Real Responsibility for Toxic Leak
SCMP, December 05, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZEFPU6SGE.html

从解振华辞职看中国官员问责制的建立 (A Glimpse into China's Accountability System for Government Officials: The Sacking of Environmental Chief Jie Zhenhua)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/04/
jiezhenhua/

Mainland's Environmental Chief Sacked over Toxic Chemical Spill
SCMP, December 03, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentSer
ver?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid=ZZZIDHQ58GEbin/gx.cgi/
AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid
=ZZZIDHQ58G

Human Rights
Law Firm Closed
SCMP, December 03, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZEPM78GE.html

Law
律师指东阳画水410事件易地重审为非法 (Trial Held in Neighboring Jurisdiction for Zhejiang Water Poisoning Case Illegal, Lawyer Says)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/02/
dongyang/

Media
中国实行手机实名制 (China to Implement Real Name System for Mobile Phone Users)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/03/
shimingzhi/

Olympics
Rogge Asks West to Give China a Fair Go
Sydney Morning Herald, December 05, 2005
http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/rogge-asks-west-to-give-
china-a-fair-go/2005/12/04/1133631150105.html

IOC Chief Defends Hosts Beijing
BBC.com, December 04, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/4496578.stm

Poverty
中国城乡收入差距不断拉大 (Urban-Rural Income Gap Widening)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/02/chaju/

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Peasants Turn Their Rage on Authorities
Washington Post, December 04, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/
12/01/AR2005120101812.htmldyn/content/article/2005/12/01/
AR2005120101812.html
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12·4法制宣传日 中央电视台前大举抓人 (Petitioners Arrested on Law Promotion Day)
Dajiyuan.com, December 04, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/12/4/n1142374.htm

Protesters Demand to Know About Toxic River
SCMP, December 03, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1OLM78GE.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
30m Yuan Sought in Tainted Blood Lawsuit
SCMP, December 05, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDDOU6SGE.html

消除歧视应是防艾立法核心 (Elimination of Discrimination is Key to AIDS Prevention)
Legal Daily, December 05, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/05/content_229
659.htm

Officials Face Dilemma over Lower HIV Figure
SCMP, December 05, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRXVOJRGE.html

HIV-Positive Blood Donor Infects 23 People in Jilin Before Being Diagnosed
SCMP, December 04, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZW9UOJRGE.html

Resettlement
上海扣押向UN峰会递交请愿信的拆迁户 (Petitioners Detained in Shanghai for Handing Over Letter to UN Protesting Resettlement)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/02/shanghai/

三峡库区村民面临政府强行逼迁 (More "Three Gorges" Residents Forcefully Evicted)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/02/sanxia/

Rural Issues
Farmers Hit by Double Whammy
China Daily, December 05, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/05/content_
500406.htm

UN / Human Rights
联合国酷刑专员指中方阻挠调查工作 (UN Torture Inspector's Work Obstructed in China)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/02/kuxing/

December 2, 2005

News

Corporate Social Responsibility / UN
UN Global Compact Summit Convenes in Shanghai
People's Daily, December 01, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/01/eng20051201_2
24729.html

Education
Beijing Must Focus on Quality of Education
SCMP, December 02, 2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZE6EQ58GE.html

国家的学校，家长的择校费？(Public Schools Forbidden to Take “Special Admission Fee")
Nanfang Weekend, December 01, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051201/xw/ttzs/20051
2010006.asp

Human Rights / UN
China Values Cooperation with UN Human Rights Mechanism, Says FM Spokesman
People's Daily, December 02, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/02/eng20051202_
225009.html

Shift Seen in China's Attitude on Torture
Los Angeles Times, December 01, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-torture
1dec01,1,7024185.story?coll=la-headlines-worldtorture1dec01,1,
7024185.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Labor - Work Safety / Conditions
Workers Rights Debate Taboo in China
SCMP, December 02, 2005
http://biz.scmp.com/bizchina/ZZZ6FIM78GE.html

Labor – Heilongjiang Coal Mine Accident
东风矿难家属指当地官员涉嫌克扣抚恤金 (Officials Accused of Keeping Compensation Given to Families of Heilongjiang Coal Mining Disaster Victims)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/01/
kuangnan/

Media - Press Freedom/Censorship
Courage Under Cover
SCMP, December 02, 2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ85EQ58GE.html

Media – Internet
Perspective: A Cyber Blind Spot on Human Rights
CNET.com, December 01, 2005
/news.com.com/A+cyber+blind+spot+on+human+rights/2010
-1028_3-5977410.html?part=rss&tag=5977410&subj=news

Poverty
今年城乡收入差距或达3.3:1 将是历史最高值 (Rural-Urban Income Gap Widened to Historic High)
Xinhuanet.com, December 01, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2005-12/01/content_
3860362.htm

Protests and Petitions
Housing Activists Held over Gripe Letter to UN
SCMP, December 02, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ72CQ58GE.html

Police Stop Petitioners Putting Case to Media
SCMP, December 02, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ46EQ58GE.html

刘晓波等公开信追究番禺官员责任 (Liu Xiaobo and Other Dissidents Write Open Letter Demanding Government Accountability over Taishi Incident)
Voice of America, November 30, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-30-voa23.cfm

Playing with Protests
Asia Times Online, November 29, 2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GK29Ad02.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
300 Monitoring Stations to Prevent Epidemic
Xinhuanet.com, December 02, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/02/content_
3865920.htm

中国的艾滋病患者期待解决“药物之困” (AIDS Patients Concerned About Access to AIDS Drugs)
Xinhuanet.com, December 02, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-12/02/content_
3867076.htm

Public Health
医改重在补偿机制改革 (Reforming Compensation Mechanism is an Important Part of Public Healthcare Reform, Says Former Health Official)
Nanfang Weekend, December 01, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051201/xw/szxw2/
200512010014.asp

Visiting an AIDS Village in Northern Anhui
EastSouthWestNorth, December 01, 2005
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20051202_1.htm

Religion - Christianity
Catholic Church to Buy Land Taken in 1952
SCMP, December 02, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQMLM78GE.html

西安16名修女遭不明人士殴打(Sixteen Nuns Beaten up in Xi'an)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/01/xian/

State Security - Terrorism
Anti-terror Trucks Land 100 Orders
Xinhuanet.com, December 02, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/02/content_
3865877.htm

December 1, 2005

News

Children - Trafficking
百童被拐欧美当奴隶工(100 Children Kidnapped and Taken to Europe, America as Cheap Laborers)
Ming Pao, December 01, 2005
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Death Penalty
重庆拟建艾滋病嫌犯关押场所 病人卖淫可判死刑 (Chongqing Considers Establishing Detention Centers for Criminal Suspects with AIDS; Inmates Involved in Prostitution May Face Death Penalty)
Xinhuanet.com, December 01, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-12/01/content_3861
234.htm

死刑复核程序如何完善 (How to Improve the Review Mechanism for Death Penalty Cases)
Legal Daily, December 01, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/01/content_227
699.htm

杀人犯称未成年经骨龄鉴定已满十八 (Appeal Denied for Murderer Who Claimed to Be a Minor When He Committed Crime)
Legal Daily, December 01, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/01/content_227
767.htm

Education
讨论：农村义务教育阶段的学杂费问题 (Discussion: Problems with Exempting Rural Villages from Paying Compulsory Education Fees)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/30/xuefei/

Environment – Harbin Water Crisis
A Sour Taste is Lingering after Harbin's Taps Turned Back On
SCMP, December 01, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMODM78GE.html

Debate Rages over Toxic Slick's Long-Term Impact
SCMP, December 01, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQODM78GE.html

UN Invited to Assess Spill's Effects
SCMP, December 01, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIS8Q58GE.html

Environment - Water
中国一半城市地下水遭污染 (More Than Half of Chinese Cities Have Contaminated Underground Water)
The Beijing News, December 01, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1201/09@012
027.html

Study Links Pearl River Pollution to Cancer
China Daily, December 01, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/01/content
_499322.htm/

Gender
中国开始实施妇女权益保障法禁止性骚扰 (Sexual Harassment Law Takes Effect)
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 01, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_11_30_21_00_17_836.html21_00_17_
836.html

related news:
中华人民共和国妇女权益保障法 (Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests)
China Court, August 18, 2005
http://www.chinacourt.org/flwk/show1.php?file_id=104075

Law - Juvenile Justice
对未成年犯罪人适用假释的制度设计 (Parole Regulations Designed for Juvenile Criminals)
Legal Daily, December 01, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/01/content_227
703.htm

Media
海外民运刊物面临资金短缺的困境 (Overseas Dissident Publication Runs out of Funds)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/30/
minyun/

The Impact of the Real Name System in University BBS's
EastSouthWestNorth, December 01, 2005
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20051201_1.htm

Politics
讨论：“领导中心主义”蔓延中国官场 (Discussion: "Top-Down Oriented" Leadership Spreads in Chinese Administration)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/30/
guanchang/

Public Health
Record 5.5m Yuan Treatment Probed
SCMP, December 01, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZO5IM78GE.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
民間愛滋會議遭打壓 (AIDS Group Conference Faces Crackdown)
Ming Pao, December 01, 2005
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

'Dirty Western Disease' is Finally Taken Seriously
SCMP, December 01, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4NAQ58GE.html

Guidebooks for AIDS Prevention to be Distributed Among Ethnic People
Xinhuanet.com, December 01, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/30/content_
3859902.htm

HIV Campaign Turns its Focus on Migrant Workers
China Daily, December 01, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/01/content
_499467.htm

Religion
北京家庭教会蔡卓华案开始二审 (Second Trial for Beijing House Church Leader Cai Zhuohua)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/30/
caizuohua/

Vatican Criticizes Reported Beating of Nuns
SCMP, December 01, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMS8Q58GE.html

Resettlement / Protests and Petitions
上海拆迁户致政府公开信 (Evicted Residents in Shanghai Send Open Letter to Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/30/
chaiqian/

November 30, 2005

Top News of the Day

Religion

中国拘捕6名河北家庭天主教神父 (China Arrests Six Underground Catholic Priests)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
China continues to crack down on religious groups, with new arrests of church and monastery leaders reported today. Six Catholic priests of a Hebei house church have been detained, according to the US-based Cardinal Kung Foundation.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/29/shenfu/

• related news:
  Persecution Strengthens Underground Church in Hebei Province
  AsiaNews, November 30, 2005
  http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=4743
  
  

News

Death Penalty
强奸八旬老妪致死 26岁小伙儿哭领死刑判决 (Rapist Sentenced to Death for Killing His Elderly Victim)
Legal Daily, November 30, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/30/content_226
946.htm

作案5次致死6人仅抢得170元 (Robber Sentenced to Death for Killing Six)
Legal Daily, November 30, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/30/content_226
951.htm

Disasters
東風礦安檢混亂 謊報名單 (Inspectors Forced to Issue Bogus Safety Certificate for Dongfeng Mine)
Tai Kung Pao, November 30, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news_print.phtml?news_id=CH05
11300007

NE China Coal Mine Death Toll Expected to Reach 151
People's Daily, November 30, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/30/eng20051130_
224481.html

Environment - Water
China's Harbin Slammed For Toxic Spill ‘Cover-up’
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/11/29/china_
harbin/

Government
讨论：哈尔滨掩盖停水真相是“善意的谎言”？(Discussion: Is the Truth Behind the Cover-up of the Harbin Water Suspension a “White Lie”?)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/28/harbin/

江西震区灾民责救灾不力 政府阻挠报道企图隐瞒 (Government Blocks Reports on Inadequate Rescue Operations in Jiangxi Earthquake)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/28/jiangxi/

Human Rights
本台专访高智晟的妻子: 当局恢复严密监控高律师 (Surveillance on Dissident Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Resumes, Says Wife)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/29/
gaozhisheng/

Labor
中国“十五”期间城镇就业人员将增加四千四百万 (Over 44 Million Jobs Created During the Tenth Five-Year Plan)
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 30, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/zxs_2005-11-30_658609.shtml30_658609.shtml

Law - Legal Reform
基层法院是司法改革的源动力 (Grassroots Courts are the Force Behind Legal Reforms)
Legal Daily, November 30, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/30/content_226
920.htm

Media - Press Freedom/Censorship
中国陷入环境危机 媒体获短暂自由 (A Brief Glimpse of Press Freedom as China Plunges into Environmental Crisis)
BBC.com, November 30, 2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4480000/
newsid_4480600/4480604.stm.stm

Poverty - Rural Poverty / Public Health

Shaanxi Cuts Health Care Bills for Poor
China Daily, November 30, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/30/content
_499098.htm

Protests and Petitions

Dissidents Seek Probe into Village Protest Row
SCMP, November 30, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTU9M78GE.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
NGO吁保护艾滋病毒感染者受教育权利 (NGO Urges Education Rights for AIDS Patients)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/29/hiv/

高强称将尽快调查海南爆发艾滋病可能性的传闻 (Official Pledges to Investigate Possible AIDS Outbreak in Hainan)
EastDay.com, November 30, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node103312/userobject1ai1685718.html5718.html

中国采取三项措施消除社会对艾滋病病人的歧视 (China Adopts Three Measures to Eliminate Discrimination Against AIDS Patients)
EastDay.com, November 30, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node103312/userobject1ai1685773.html5773.html

Religion
中国严格控制新疆穆斯林人口 (China Tightens Control on Spread of Muslim Population in Xinjiang)
BBC.com, November 30, 2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4480000/
newsid_4483300/4483324.stm.stm

Church Told to Pay 6.5m Yuan for its Own Land
SCMP, November 30, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPU9M78GE.html

Tibetan Monks Arrested, Monastery Closed Amid Protests
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/breaking_news/2005/11/29/
tibet_arrest/

Rural Issues
中国三农问题专家在纽约讲解认识和观察 (Expert on China's Rural Issues Gives Talk in US)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/29/sannong/

UN
UN Torture Rapporteur's China Tour "Smooth": Chinese FM spokesman
People's Daily, November 30, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/30/eng20051130
_224467.html

November 29, 2005

Top News of the Day

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
中国艾滋病毒感染病例大幅增加 ( Sharp Rise in Number of AIDS Patients in China)
Voice of America, November 29, 2005
China has recorded a 50 percent jump in the number of newly confirmed HIV/AIDS cases this year compared to last year, said Wang Longde of the Ministry of Health. Wang stated that by the end of September of this year, 135,000 people had tested positive for the virus, whereas for the same period last year just 89,000 people had newly contracted the illness. As of the end of 2003, China had a total of more than 840,000 HIV/AIDS infections nation-wide but experts believe the figure should be over one million.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-28-voa61.cfm

Related news:
China Assigns Five Tasks to Prevent AIDS
People's Daily, November 29, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/29/eng20051129
_224318.html


News

Children - Child Trafficking
黑社会偷运儿童到欧 中国学者告诫家长 (Parents Warned of Europe-Bound Child-Smuggling Organized by Gangs)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/28/touyun/

Disasters
Dreary City Finds Itself Down in the Dumps
SCMP, November 29, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJQ3Q58GE.html

China Coal Mine Blast Kills 134
Reuters via YahooNews.com, November 29, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051129/wl_nm/china_mine_
dc;_ylt=Ah78LwTEmVgPzPg2AtrZBA4Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBj
MHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Tent City Provides Quake Refuge
SCMP, November 29, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMP1Q58GE.html

Education
温家宝承诺两年内全免农村义务教育学杂费 (Premier Pledges to Eliminate All Educational Fees for Rural Residents Within Two Years)
People's Daily, November 29, 2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1024/3897555.html

Environment - Water
China Cuts Off Water Along Poisoned River
AP via YahooNews.com, November 29, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051128/ap_on_re_as/china
_water_panic;_ylt=AlKglazcoT0F3mbrn2RwztUBxg8F;_ylu
=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--0F3mbrn2RwztUBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNl
YwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

中国面临环境保护严峻挑战 (China Faces Severe Threat from Environmental Degradation)
Voice of America, November 28, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-28-voa50.cfm

Project Launched for Safe Drinking Water
Xinhuanet.com, November 28, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/28/content_
3848285.htm

Disaster / Government - Governance and accountability
讨论: 胡温震怒“震”得住中国的重特事故? (Discussion: Can the Chinese Government Curb Human-Made Disasters?)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/28/shigu/

令不行禁不止 癥結所在 (What is the Key to the Endless Mine Accidents?)
Wen Wei Po, November 29, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news_print.phtml?news_id=
CH0511290014

論壇：煤礦安全措施何時才能見效？( When Will Mining Safety Measures Take Effect in China?)
BBC.com, November 29, 2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4470000/
newsid_4478000/4478012.stm

Government - Governance and Accountability
不理中央文件 深圳巧立名目乱收费 (Shenzhen Government Allegedly Charges Illegal Fees)
Dajiyuan.com, November 29, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/29/n1135995.htm

Labor
女性到底该不该比男性早退休？(Should Women Have a Lower Retirement Age than Men?)
China Youth Daily, November 29, 2005
http://news.cyol.com/gb/news/2005-11/29/content_98339.htm

Law
超百万民告官案三成胜诉 (30 Percent of Lawsuits Against Officials Upheld)
The Beijing News, November 29, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1129/
12@004308.html

中国民告官案已超百万件 仍存在干预较多的问题 (Interference in Lawsuits Against Officials Still Common)
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 29, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/zxs_2005-11-29_658015.shtml29_658015.stml

Migrant Workers
Govt Urges Timely Payment to Migrant Workers
People's Daily, November 29, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/29/eng20051129_
224365.html

中国农村进城打工者离婚案大幅度上升 (Divorce Rate Among Migrant Workers on the Rise)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/28/lihun/

Protests
上千村民愤砸县大门 判刑村民无罪释放 (Sentences of Six Hebei Villagers Who Were Convicted of “Disturbing Social Order” Repealed After Storm of Protests)
Dajiyuan.com, November 29, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/29/n1136294.htm

北京的外地访民近期举步维艰 (Petitioners Face Obstacles in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/28/fangmin/

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
专家认为广东艾滋病正向一般人群扩散 (AIDS Spreading in Guangdong Communities, Experts Warn)
Beijing Youth Daily, November 29, 2005
http://china.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=6910802

HIV-infected Mother and Son Fight for Justice
SCMP, November 29, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUP1Q58GE.html

Public Health - Policy / law
卫生部承诺打破公立医疗垄断 鼓励社会资本进入 (China to Break Monopoly on State-Run Hospitals)
Xinhuanet.com, November 29, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2005-11/29/content_
3849484.htm

Poverty
Rural-Urban Split Remains
The Standard, November 28, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=15&art_id=6578&sid=5635533&con_type=1&d_
str=20051128&sear_year=2005&con_type=1&d_str=
20051128&sear_year=2005

UN
UN酷刑特使在中国能否获真情? (Can UN Torture Inspector Get to the Truth in China?)
Voice of America, November 27, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-27-voa30.cfm

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