December 15, 2005

News

Gender
Sex Survey Defends the Honour of University Students
SCMP, December 15, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZV69BKRGE.html

Government
讨论：县级干部公选是改革吏治的出路? (Discussion: Can Elections for County-level Officials be the Way Out for Government Reforms? )
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/14/gongxuan/

Labor
2005年中国煤矿事故死亡大幅增加 (Coalmine Accidents in China Rise Sharply in 2005 )
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/14/mine/

Media
迪斯尼将首次在中国制作发行电影 (Disney to Produce and Distribute Movies in China for the First Time)
Voice of America, December 15, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-12-14-voa95.cfm

Poverty
0.5%家庭拥全国60%财富 (60 Percent of Wealth Concentrated in 0.5 Percent of Families in China)
Ming Pao, December 15, 2005
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Protests and Petitions - Shanwei
汕尾血腥镇压 当局籲村民自首 (Authorities Urge Villagers Involved in Shanwei Incident to Surrender)
Apple Daily, December 15, 2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?sec_id=15335&iss_id=20051215&art_id=5487660215&art_id=5487660

汕尾惨案凸显中共处於改革十字路口 (Shanwei Incident Highlights Fact That China's Reforms Are at a Cross-Road)
Asia Times Online, December 15, 2005
http://www.atchinese.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11292&Itemid=28=28

汕尾村民不敢议论 网民隐晦发贴 (Shanwei Villagers Hushed on Crackdown)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/14/dongzhou/

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
President's AIDS-Awareness Crusade Backfires On Patients
SCMP, December 15, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZN69BKRGE.html

Rural Issues
讨论：广州三农问题的六大症结 (Discussion: Six Core Problems in Guangzhou's Rural Issues)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/14/sannong/

Social Security
China's Basic Old-Age Pension Payment to Reach 400 Billion Yuan
People's Daily, December 15, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/15/eng20051215_
228238.html

WTO
China on the Offensive over Trade Record
SCMP, December 15, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZN0LV6SGE.html

December 14, 2005

Top News of the Day

Media - Press Freedom/Censorship
报告：中国连续7年关押记者最多 (Report: China Keeps Journalists in Prison for Longer Than Any Other Country in the World)

Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2005
China, along with Cuba, Eritrea and Ethiopia, is the world's biggest jailers of journalists, accounting for two-thirds of a total of 125 writers, editors and photojournalists currently incarcerated in all surveyed countries, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. China now has 32 news professionals in jail, the largest number of any country for the last seven years.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-12-14-voa6.cfm

Related News
China, Cuba, Two African Nations are Top Jailers of Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists, December 13, 2005
http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2005/imprisoned_05/imprisoned_
05.html


News

Corruption
中国评论﹕肃贪方是真善事 (China Analysis: Eliminating Corruption Would Be a Truly Benevolent Act)
Ming Pao, December 14, 2005
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Government
Regional Bosses Accused of Harming Central Authority
SCMP, December 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3GNPJRGE.html

Labor
Blacklists Unfair to Firms, Says Legal Expert
SCMP, December 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7GNPJRGE.html

Private Firms Crucial for Employment
China Daily, December 14, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/14/content_
503262.htm

Media
The Man Behind China's Answer to Google: Accused by Critics of Piracy and Censorship
The Guardian, December 08, 2005
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,16781,1661644,00.html

Migrant Workers
讨论：中国农民工遭受歧视 (Discussion: Discrimination Against Migrant Workers in China)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/13/mingong/

NGOs
China to Tighten Regulation of Donations
People's Daily, December 14, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/14/eng20051214_
227897.html

Population
New Rich Challenge Family Planning Policy
China Daily, December 14, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/14/content_
503360.htm

Poverty
职业乞丐每天能挣两百 拒绝救助 ("Professional" Beggars Who Make 200 Yuan a Day Refuse Aid)
China Youth Daily, December 14, 2005
http://news.cyol.com/gb/news/2005-12/14/content_106030.htm

Protests and Petitions – Shanwei Incident
Village Shooting 'no Tiananmen'
SCMP, December 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ75QPJRGE.html

汕尾村民估计失踪者多数已经死亡 (Villagers Missing in Shanwei Incident Feared Dead)
ChinaNewsman.net, December 14, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_12_13_20_42_30_359.html42_30_359.html

汕尾枪杀事件综合报道 (Comprehensive Report on Shanwei Incident)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/13/Shanwei1/

Protests and Petitions – Taishi Incident
官方打压太石村事件　广州维权律师被解聘 (Guangzhou Lawyers Involved in the Taishi Case Sacked by Law Firm)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/13/taishichun/

Public Health
深圳120万元住院费事件续:医院主任引咎辞职 (Hospital Chief Resigns Over Allegation of Overcharging Medical Fees)
EastDay.com, December 14, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node106282/userobject1ai1718186.html8186.html

Religion
11 Suspects Held Over Brutal Attack on Nuns in Xian
SCMP, December 14, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXE5BKRGE.html

WTO
A Swim, a Burning Coffin and a Scuffle - Koreans Pitch In
SCMP, December 14, 2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZJF5BKRGE.html

WTO Chief Urges Boldness on Trade Negotiators
Financial Times, December 14, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/ce571e10-6c04-11da-bb53-
0000779e2340.html

December 13, 2005

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions – Shanwei Incident
汕尾拘9示威村民 (Nine Villagers Arrested over Shanwei Incident)
Ming Pao, December 13, 2005
Nine villagers in Dongzhou Village, Shanwei in Guangdong Province have been arrested in connection with an armed police crackdown of a protest over the construction of a power plant. On December 6, local officials said three had been killed in the incident, but reports have cited a higher death toll ranging from eight to over 20. Intellectuals in China, including Ding Zilin, leader of the Tiananmen Mothers Campaign, have issued an open letter to condemn the brutal suppression.
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Religion
Twenty Nine Chinese House Church Leaders Arrested; Christian Beaten Businessman Files Civil Claim with Xinjiang Court
China Aid, December 13, 2005
Chinese authorities have rounded up 29 Christians during a raid on an underground church in Henan Province, a move not seen as unusual around Christmas time, Texas-based China Aid Association said. The 29 are church leaders from Anhui and Henan provinces, who are gathering to discuss how to help peasants infected with AIDS.
http://www.chinaaid.org/english_site/press_release_detail.
php?id=93

News

Death Penalty
潮州特大杀人案一审判决 (Death Sentence Handed Down for Chaozhou Murder Case)
Legal Daily, December 13, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-12/13/content_23
4531.htm

Economic Development
China Understated GDP by US$300b
SCMP, December 13, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZPQ1BKRGE.html

Human Rights
本台首发：著名维权律师高智晟再次致信中国领导人 (Renowned Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Writes Another Open Letter to Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/12/gao
zhisheng/

为农民进京告状的黄维忠被刑事拘留 (Activist Lawyer Huang Weizhong Detained)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/12/
huangweizhong/

Labor
China to Shut Down 4,000 Mines by Dec. 31
China Daily, December 13, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/13/content
_502870.htm

广东张榜公布“血汗工厂” (Guangdong Issues Blacklist of "Sweatshops")
The Beijing News, December 13, 2005
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2005/1213/014@14757
2.htm

Law
法院是否有权 查询电信客户资料引发争议 (Do Courts Have the Right to Inquire Into Account Information of Phone Users?)
Legal Daily, December 13, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-12/13/content_23455
2.htm

审判程序透明 让公正看得见 (Trial Procedures More Transparent; Public Allowed to Attend)
Legal Daily, December 13, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-12/13/content_2345
48.htm

Police
大陆提供死囚器官供外国人器官移植 (Executed Inmates' Organs Used in Transplants for Foreigners in China)
Dajiyuan.com, December 13, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/12/12/n1151575.htm

Protests and Petitions – Shanwei Incident
听众评论汕尾镇压事件(1) (Callers' Comments on Shanwei Incident -1)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2005-12-12-voa68.cfm

听众评论汕尾镇压事件(2) (Callers' Comments on Shanwei Incident-2)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2005-12-12-voa67.cfm

Chinese Township Under News Clampdown Following Clashes
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/12/09/china_
shanwei_official/

Intellectuals Register Their Opposition in Open Letter
SCMP, December 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJPMPJRGE.html

汕尾枪杀事件官方版本受各方质疑
Official Line on Shanwei Incident Challenged by Various Parties
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/12/shan
wei/

Public Health
深圳天价医药费案患者家属担心医院修改病历 (Families That Complained About Being Overcharged for Medicine in Shenzhen Now Worried About Medical Records Being Tampered With)
EastDay.com, December 13, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node106001/userobject1ai1716533.html6533.html

罗氏集团正式授权在中国生产达菲 (Roche Grants License for China to Produce Tamiflu)
China Youth Daily, December 13, 2005
http://news.cyol.com/gb/news/2005-12/13/content_105441.htm

Resettlement
Exodus Forced by Dam Under Way
SCMP, December 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZKSCV6SGE.html

December 10-12, 2005

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Commander Arrested in Deadly Protest Crackdown
Voice of America, December 12, 2005
A police commander in Guangdong Province has been arrested for allegedly ordering officers to open fire at a crowd of protestors on December 6, resulting in an unknown number of deaths. While officials said three were killed, villagers said at least eight had been shot dead at the scene. The protestors were rallying against he construction of a wind power plant.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-12-11-voa20.cfm


News

Children
讨论：中国大陆的流浪儿童问题 (Discussion: Problems with Vagrant Children in China)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/10/liulang/

Corruption
50,000 Officials Punished in Anti-Corruption Campaign
Xinhuanet.com, December 12, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/11/content_3907
750.htm

Death Penalty
镇委书记敛财1500万获死刑 ( Township Party Secretary Sentenced to Death for Embezzling 15 Million Yuan)
The Beijing News, December 12, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1210/05@021
934.html

Environment
Dam Project to Start Amid Controversy
SCMP, December 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZESEPJRGE.html

Human Rights
人权日前夕 中国逮400余陈情民众 (400 Protestors Arrested in Beijing on the Eve of International Human Rights Day)
Dajiyuan.com, December 12, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/12/11/n1149927.htm
China Denounces US Criticism of Human Rights
China Daily, December 12, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/12/content_
502545.htm

Labor
China: Don’t Believe the Hype
ICFTU, December 12, 2005
http://www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991223214&
Language=EN

Law
Reform Urged in Court Adjudication
SCMP, December 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ499V6SGE.html

NGOs
China Charity to Look into "Questionable Donation" from US
Xinhuanet.com, December 12, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/11/content_390
7749.htm

Police
Beijing Opens TV Station to Reeducate Prisoners
People's Daily, December 12, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200512/12/eng20051212_
227275.html

Protests and Petitions – Shanwei Incident
Villagers Believe Police Sweep Has Begun
SCMP, December 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZALGPJRGE.html

Protesting Villagers Killed 'by Mistake'
SCMP, December 11, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZZTHPJRGE.html

廣東汕尾警民衝突下令開槍官員被拘 (Official Arrested for Ordering Police to Open Fire at Protestors in Shanwei)
BBC.com, December 12, 2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4510000/
newsid_4518300/4518398.stm.stm

Riot Village Sealed off in Hunt for Protesters
SCMP, December 10, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZV37V6SGE.html

Villagers Fear Reprisals Against Rioters
SCMP, December 11, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOMFPJRGE.html

遭枪击的村民家属要求汕尾官方归还尸体 (Family of Protestor Shot Dead in Shanwei Demands Return of Body from Police)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/09/shanwei/

Media Muted on Shanwei Incident
SCMP, December 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZEUIPJRGE.html

Protests and Petitions
广东深圳逾二千工人抗议罢工造成交通瘫痪 (Traffic Halted as 2,000 on Strike in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/zhuanlan/laogongtongxun/rexian/
2005/12/10/bagong/

Tibet
达赖喇嘛个人网页运作 (Dalai Lama's First Personal Home Page Launched)
Dajiyuan.com, December 12, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/12/11/n1150362.htm

WTO
Activists Hit out at Chek Lap Kok Detention
SCMP, December 12, 2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContent
Server?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid=ZZZ7UBPJRGEbin/
gx.cgi/AppLogic+FT ContentServer?pagename=SCMP/
Printacopy&aid=ZZZ7UBPJRGE

First Protest Passes Peacefully as the Carnival Spirit Prevails
SCMP, December 12, 2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContent
Server?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid=ZZZELGPJRGEbin/gx.
cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid
=ZZZELGPJRGE

入世四周年：中国完成大部分承诺 (Four Years After Accession to WTO: China Has Met Most of its Promises)
Xinhuanet.com, December 12, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-12/11/content_390
6501.htm

North Korea
Threat of Repatriation Forces N Korean Refugees into Slavery
SCMP, December 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIOFPJRGE.html

December 9, 2005

News

Corporate Social Responsibility
Fortune Top 500 Reveals Poor Records in Chinese Firms
Xinhuanet.com, December 07, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/07/content_38934
14.htm

Death Penalty / Law
China Public to Hear Appeals
Financial Times, December 09, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/71faafb4-684a-11da-bfce-0000779e23
40.html

Detention – Zhao Yan (赵岩)
中国痛批无国界记者颁奖给赵岩(China Condemns Human Rights Prize Going to Zhao Yan)
BBC.com, December 09, 2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4510000/
newsid_4512100/4512170.stm.stm

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
香港一万多人签名 呼吁中国释放记者程翔 (Thousands Appeal for the Release of Ching Cheong)
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 08, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_12_08_10_00_23_568.html10_00_23
_568.html

Education / Law
义务教育不容行政垄断 (Compulsory Education Law Should not Allow for Administrative Monopoly)
Nanfang Weekend, December 08, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051208/xw/sd/2005
12080020.asp

Environment
Chemical Plants to Be Checked
China Daily, December 09, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/09/content
_501968.htm

Nightmare for Safety Troubleshooter
SCMP, December 09, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQ5RAKRGE.html

Government - Governance and Accountability / Protests and Petitions
'I'm still Waiting to Be Treated Fairly'
SCMP, December 09, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRTBPJRGE.html

Labor - Tangshan Mine Blast
唐山矿难井下104人？又是谎言！(Another Lie over the Number of Coal Mine Victims in Tangshan Mine Blast?)
Nanfang City News, December 09, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/A17/2005
12090210.asp

Migrant Families Counting the Cost
SCMP, December 09, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNUBPJRGE.html

Net Voices Silenced on String of Accidents
SCMP, December 09, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0W9PJRGE.html

Migrant Workers
北京安全事故遇难者 八成五是外来工人 (85% of Beijing Work and Safety Accident Victims are Migrant Workers)
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 09, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_12_08_22_00_39_147.html22_00_39
_147.html

Poverty
內地扶貧款成腐敗重災區 (Poverty Fund Becomes an Easy Target for Corruption)
Wen Wei Po, December 09, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH051209
0024&cat=002CH

Poverty
全國貧困人口反彈 (Poverty in China Rises Again: UN Report)
Wen Wei Po, December 09, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH05120900
25&cat=002CH

Protests and Petitions
人权观察：到北京上访者遭迫害 (Rights Group Criticizes China for Persecuting Petitioners)
Voice of America, December 08, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-12-08-voa35.cfm

Protests and Petitions – Dongzhou Protest
汕尾官员进入村通缉村民代表 (Dongzhou Official Vows to Arrest Village Representative)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/08/
shanwei/

Dongzhou Villager Describes Fatal Clash
SCMP, December 09, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVTBPJRGE.html

Police Seal off South China Village After Clashes
Reuters via YahooNews.com, December 09, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051209/wl_nm/rights_china
_dc_1

Protests and Petitions / Resettlement - Forceful Eviction
公安影响司法公正 强占法庭座位禁止证人进入 (Police Occupy Court Room to Block Witnesses from Attending Hearing)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/08/sifa/

Public Health
经济学家吴敬琏称低收入者医疗费应由政府提供 (Medical Bills of Low Income Households Should be Paid by the Government)
Xinhuanet.com, December 09, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-12/09/content_3897
028.htm

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs / NGOs
双面“艾滋妈妈”？ ("Mom of AIDS Children" - A Charity Group Warms the Hearts of AIDs Orphans)
Nanfang Weekend, December 08, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051208/xw/zmxwzt/
200512080014.asp

“你不能要求所有人都肯定你” ("You Cannot Demand Recognition from Everybody")
Nanfang Weekend, December 08, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051208/xw/zmxwzt/
200512080016.asp

WTO
世贸组织香港会议及中国的作用 (WTO Meeting in Hong Kong and the Role of China)
Voice of America, December 08, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-12-08-voa67.cfm

December 7, 2005

Top News of the Day

Death Penalty
最高人民法院关于进一步做好死刑第二审案件开庭审理工作的通知 (Supreme Court Issues Notice on Holding Trials of the Second Instance for Death Sentence Cases)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2005
China's Supreme People's Court has issued a notice laying out the requirements for higher courts to follow when holding trials of the second instance in cases involving the death penalty. These new regulations, which are part of an ongoing reform of capital punishment, will be implemented as of next year and will require second trials for all death penalty cases.
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/08/content_2320
39.htm

Protests and Petitions
汕尾弹压村民事件死亡人数增加 (More Deaths in Armed Crackdown on Shanwei Protest)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2005
More villagers in Guangdong Province were killed as police opened fire at a crowd of protestors that was opposing the construction of a wind power plant.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/07/sha
nwei/


News
Children
我国一年10万人丧生车轮下 其中7000多是儿童 (7,000 Children a Year Die in Car Accidents in China)
Xinhuanet.com, December 08, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-12/07/content_3889901.htm

Corporate Social Responsibility
为什么某些跨国公司在中国不那么尊重人 (Why Do Some Multinational Corporations Have No Respect for Workers in China?)
China Youth Daily, December 08, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-12/08/content_102899.htm

Death Penalty
考虑实际死刑二审开庭逐步实现 (Implementation of Reforms on Handling Death Penalty Cases Will Be Gradual)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/08/content_2320
38.htm

Disasters
唐山煤矿瓦斯爆炸　数十矿工遇难 (Dozens Killed in Tangshan Mine Blast)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/07/
tangshan/

54 Die, 22 Missing in Mainland Mine Blast
SCMP, December 08, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZDW6PJRGE.html

Government
中国调查污染之际 一高官突然死亡 (Senior Official Dies Suddenly During Probe into Harbin Water Pollution)
BBC.com, December 08, 2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4500000/
newsid_4505700/4505736.stm.stm

Human Rights
中国民运成员在韩国面临被驱逐的处境 (Chinese Dissidents Face Expulsion from South Korea)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/06/korea/

三名异议人士获2005年魏京生民主斗士奖 (Three Dissidents Win 2005 Wei Jingsheng Democracy Champion Award)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/07/yiyi/

人权保障视角下的程序变革 (Looking at the New Legal Reforms from a Human Rights Perspective)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/08/content_232
041.htm

Law - Legal Reform
我国刑诉法的修改与反腐败公约之衔接 (How Do Reforms of China’s Criminal Procedure Law Work with UN Convention Against Corruption?)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/08/content_232037.htm

常州：不公布的政策规范不能生效 (Changzhou: No Effect for Unpublicized Laws)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/08/content_232047.htm
State Must Follow Law: Academic
SCMP, December 08, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZTV6PJRGE.html
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中国法治行政的逻辑和未来———评《法治行政的逻辑》(The Logic and Future of China's Administrative Legal Reforms)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-12/08/content_232019.htm

Media
Beijing Boosts Surveillance of SMS
Taipei Times, December 08, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/7e31ae7f15a2ea17/
cid/9366300fc9319e9b/

Politics
官报刊文盛讚胡耀邦, 胡启立执笔 推许人品功绩 (State Newspaper Praises Hu Yaobang)
Ming Pao, December 08, 2005
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Why Mainland Reforms Will Have to Go Deeper
SCMP, December 08, 2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZA38PJRGE.html

Protests and Petitions
Trial of Private Oil Well Activist Postponed
SCMP, December 08, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZY28PJRGE.html

Public Health
直击药品利润链:12元的药 就这样卖到了170元 (Probe on Profiting from Medicines: Cost 12 Yuan, Sold at 170 Yuan)
EastDay.com, December 08, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node102754/userobject1ai1680713.html0713.html

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

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  Human Rights in China, December 2, 2005.
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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/