March 17, 2006

HRIC Daily News Brief for March 17, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties
胡锦涛拟下月18日访美 (Hu Jintao to Visit US on April 18)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060317/caa1.htm

Death Peanlty
男子雇佣生父杀死继父续：二人均被判死刑 (Liaoning Man Pays Father to Kill Stepfather: Both Given Death Penalty)
EastDay.com, March 16, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node79841/node79860/
node124230/userobject1ai1917673.html

Government
浙江温岭试验乡镇治理新模式 (New Model of Rural Governance: A Pilot Experiment in Zhejiang)
Nanfang Weekend, March 16, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060316/jj/jjxw/
200603160037.asp

Labor
我国劳动力市场发展概况调查报告:总体素质低下 (Report on the Development of China’s Labor Market: Overall Quality Drops)
EastDay.com, March 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124410/userobject1ai1919795.html

Labor - Protests
云南纺织厂改制不公 数千工人罢工 (Thousands of Workers on Strike Against Unfair Restructuring of a Yunnan Textile Factory)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/16/
fangzhichang_bagong/

Media
丽水假记者案终审判决 3名主犯上诉被驳回 (Appeal Rejected for 3 Zhejiang Reporters Convicted of Illegal Reporting)
Legal Daily, March 17, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/17/content_
283988.htm

Military
China Defends Openness of Military Buildup
AP via YahooNews.com, March 17, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060317/ap_on_re_as/
china_military;_ylt=AoDrnXrHbwQQu1U9HaJD8n8Bxg8F;_
ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Politics - NPC
政府工作报告（全文）(Government Issues Work Reports – Full Text)
Xinhuanet, March 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2006-03/15/content_
4305660.htm

中华人民共和国国民经济和社会发展第十一个五年规划纲要 (Full Text of China's 11th Five-year Plan Released)
Xinhuanet, March 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2006-03/16/content
_4309517.htm

Mainland Official Pledges to Safeguard Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity
Xinhuanet, March 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/16/content
_4310101.htm

Population
统计局: 05年11月1日零时全国总人口130628万人 (Population at 1.306 Billion as of November 2005)
The Beijing News, March 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124226/userobject1ai1919747.html

Protests and Petitions
Protesters Claim Rights Promised by Premier
SCMP, March 17, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIXYH6VKE.html

郭飞雄南昌获释 将用演讲对抗打压 (Guo Feixiong Plans to Speak Out Against Government Suppression After Being Released from House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/16/guo_feixiong/

天津附近村民就征地举行静坐示威 (Tianjin Villagers Stage Sit-in Protests Against Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/16/zhengdi_kangyi/

UN / Human Rights
China Hopes UN Human Rights Council Will Avoid Political Confrontation
Xinhuanet, March 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/
16/content_4310165.htm

Xinjiang
热比亚吁美国关心中国维吾尔人权 (Rebiya Kadeer Urges US to Pay Attention to the Human Rights Situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, March 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-15-voa63.cfm

March 16, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders – Lawyers - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄被软禁 (Activist Lawyer Guo Feixiong Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/15/guofeixiong/
Activist lawyer Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) has been placed under house arrest in a hostel in the Hubei Province. He was stopped by the police while trying to return to his law firm in Beijing.

Tibet
西藏尼姑被囚15年後獲准離境赴美 (Tibetan Nun Phuntsog Nyidron Exiled to the U.S. After 15 Years in Detention)
BBC, March 16, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4810000/
newsid_4811000/4811056.stm
Tibetan nun Phuntsog Nyidron, who was detained for 15 years and released in 2004, has been exiled to the U.S., according to the San Francesco-based Dui Hua Foundation. The foundation said that it is uncertain whether her release is related to Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the U.S. in April.


News

Bilateral Ties - US/China
美指華拒收3.9萬人蛇遣返 (U.S. Says China Refuses to Take Back 39,000 Illegal Immigrants)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060316/cac1.htm

Children - Orphans and Adoption
China Says No Babies Improperly Adopted
AP( via YahooNews), March 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060316/ap_on_re_as/
china_us_baby_trafficking;_ylt=AnRaObc3RLnRUiTbt8g
6SrwBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bn
N1YmNhdA--

Disasters
At Least 28 Die As River Boat Sinks in China
AFP (via YahooNews), March 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060316/wl_asia_afp/
chinaaccidentshipping;_ylt=AtCMemTwfQeAcUQyZE9an.0
Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Education
Plan to Name and Shame Researchers Guilty of Cheating
SCMP, March 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJ63VH8JE.html

Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Speech Finds New Meaning in Wen’s World
Financial Times, March 16, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e82a8a42-b3b8-11da-89c7-
0000779e2340.html

Gender
我国第一部《妇女绿皮书》发布 (China Publishes First "Green Paper on Women")
EastDay.com, March 16, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124226/userobject1ai1918653.html

Government
监察部等要求检察机关参与重大责任事故调查 (Procuratorates Asked to Investigate Major Negligence Cases Involving Officials)
Xinhuanet, arch 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/16/
content_4307532.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Journalists - Li Changqing (李长青)
福州日报采访部原副主任李长青案二审不开庭审理 (No Second Trial for Former Fuzhou Daily Editor Li Changqing, Who Was Charged With Spreading False Information on the Internet)
Peacehall, March 16, 2006
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2006/03/
200603161216.shtml

Media
US Editors on Visit to Gain Deeper Insight
People's Daily, March 16, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/16/
eng20060316_251070.html

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Find a Champion
SCMP, March 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCWCVH8JE.html

Politics – CPC
Chinese President Issues List of Virtues
AP( via YahooNews), March 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060315/ap_on_re_as/
china_hu_s_virtues;_ylt=AimzNUbu1xktdS_Zz7VsxhoBxg8F;
_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Society
公安部通报换发第二代居民身份证有关情况 (Ministry of Public Security Announces Details on Replacement of Second-Generation ID Cards)
EastDay.com, March 16, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
124226/userobject1ai1918692.html

March 15, 2006

Top News of the Day

Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Speech Put to Brutal Test
SCMP, March 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ04ZUH8JE.html
Petitioners who were gathered outside the Great Hall of the People, where Chinese senior leaders and politicians were having their annual meetings, were harassed and detained by police yesterday. This coincided with Premier Wen Jiabao's speech which stressed how people's rights in China were protected by the law.

Related News:
Some Local Governments Infringe on People's Legal Rights: Premier
People's Daily, March 15, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/14/
eng20060314_250527.htm


News

Death Penalty
原安徽双轮集团副总经理刘峰受贿被判死缓 (Company Group Head in Anhui Province Sentenced to Death with Reprieve for Accepting Bribes)
EastDay.com, March 15, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124019/userobject1ai1916373.html

Education
Focus of Education Must Be Oriented Toward General Public: Chinese Premier
People's Daily, March 15, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/14/
eng20060314_250528.html

Plagiarism, Fake Research Plague Academia
China Daily, March 15, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/15/
content_536821.htm

Government - Grassroots Elections
中国农村贿选破坏选举现象 (Bribery and Corruption in Rural Elections)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/14/rurual_election/

Human Rights Defenders
发表批评政府的文章 李建平被起诉 (Dissident Li Jianping Charged with Posting Online Articles Critical of the Government)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/14/li_jianping/

Labor
讨论：《劳动法》是否需要重新修订？ (Discussion: Should the Labor Law be Revised?)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/14/labor_law/

Union Can Do Better on Work Safety, Says Premier
SCMP, March 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ8A9VH8JE.html

Land Policy
Land Grabs Should Be Punished: Wen
SCMP, March 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2D9VH8JE.html

Who Should Own the Good Earth of China
The Christian Science Monitor, March 15, 2006
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0315/p08s01-comv.html

Law
司法鉴定仍有四方面问题待解 (Four Problems Related to Judicial Forensic Work Unresolved)
Legal Daily, March 15, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-03/15/
content_282990.htm

Media - Internet Censorship
温家宝谈互联网：国家利益高于言论自由 (Premier Wen Jiabao Says About the Internet: National Interests Are More Important Than Freedom of Speech)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/14/wen_jiabao3/

国际方法监管网络 (Surveillance of Internet Is Based on International Practice)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Web Surfers Must Stick to the Law, Says Wen
SCMP, March 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCA9VH8JE.html

Rural Issues
Farmers Sceptical of Socialist Nirvana Vow
SCMP, March 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZO99VH8JE.html

March 14, 2006

News

Economic Development
Wen Jiabao: China to Stay the Reform Course
China Daily, March 14, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-
03/14/content_535391.htm

Law
让正义不因贫困而失色 (Let Us Not Sacrifice Justice Because of Poverty)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/14/
content_282189.htm

Reforms Depend on Doing Justice to Grass-Roots Courts: Judiciary
SCMP, March 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0N1WH8JE.html

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Chat Show Economist Forced off China TV
Financial Times, March 14, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/44bba278-b300-11da-
ab3e-0000779e2340.html

Migrant Workers
Protection "Needed" for Migrant Workers
People's Daily, March 14, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/14/
eng20060314_250426.html

Police - Crime
公安部:我国黑恶势力主要盘踞在建筑娱乐业 (Ministry of Public Security: Triads Infiltrate Construction and Entertainment Businesses in China)
Xinhuanet, March 14, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-02/28/
content_4236252.htm

Politics - Political Reform
分析：中国领导人表示要坚持改革 (Analysis: Chinese Leaders Stand Firm on Reforms)
BBC, March 14, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_
4800000/newsid_4803900/4803980.stm

Protests and Petitions
农民维权被捕开审 闽万人拟法院声援 (Trial to Open on Case of Fujian Farmer Huang Weizhong, Thousands of Residents Plan to Protest if Not Allowed to Attend Trial)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

警察再与高智晟发生冲突 兰大学生响应绝食接力被拘留 (Activist Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Clashes with Police Again, Lanzhou University Students Detained After Staging Hunger Strike to Rally Support for Him)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/13/gaozhisheng/

Public Health
中国考虑加快器官移植立法进程 (China May Speed up Legislation on Organ Transplants)
BBC, March 14, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_
4800000/newsid_4800400/4800496.stm

高強﹕医疗改革压力大 (Gao Qiang, Chief of Ministry of Health Says Pressure to Implement Health Care Reforms is Huge)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Health System Needs Foreign Cash: Minister
SCMP, March 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFOVUH8JE.html

Religion - Christianity
Bishop Casts out Claims of Religious Persecution
SCMP, March 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8R5VH8JE.html

Rural Issues - Rural Development
Law on Western Development in Pipeline
People's Daily, March 14, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/
14/eng20060314_250423.html

March 11 - 13, 2006

Top News of the Day

Children - Trafficking of Children
Stealing Babies for Adoption
Washington Post, March 11, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2006/03/11/AR2006031100942.html
An unknown number of babies in China are being abducted and sold to orphanages to meet a growing demand for adoption overseas, especially in the U.S. In most cases, the parents are unaware that their adopted children were obtained illegally.

Protests and Petitions - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Blind Activist Held After Police Clash
SCMP, March 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSQRUH8JE.html
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has been detained by police again after going out to check on his cousin, who had been beaten by police while shopping. Chen’s wife was told that Chen would be released this past Sunday, but confirmation has not yet been received on his release.


News

Civil Society
New Rules Mulled to Help Charities Play a Bigger Role
SCMP, March 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP0QUH8JE.html

Corruption
Record Levels of Embezzled Funds Recovered
SCMP, March 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4ZVVH8JE.html

Death Penalty
湖南提议案70岁免死刑(Hunan Province Proposes Death Penalty Exemption for Those 70 Years Old and Above)
Ming Pao, March 13, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060313/cad1.htm

China to Reform Death Penalty Trials: Top Judge
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/11/
content_4292061.htm

Gender - Sex Workers
人代建议娼妓合法化 (NPC Member Proposes Legalizing Prostitution)
Ming Pao, March 13, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060313/caa1.htm

Government - Grassroots Elections
乡镇直选可缓解干群关系紧张 (Direct Elections of Township and County Officials May Ease Tensions and Social Unrest, Suggests NPC Deputy)
The Beijing News, March 13, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0586/2006/03-13/
015@033313.htm

Government - Governance and Accountability
High-Level Protection for Triad Operations
SCMP, March 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRXWVH8JE.html

Labor
Factory Boss Faces Big Loss
The Standard, March 13, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we
_cat=5&art_id=14013&sid=7002199&con_type=1&d
_str=20060313

煤矿事故受害者家属谈矿难处理和赔偿（四）(Families of Victims in Mine Accidents Talk about Disaster Management – Part 4)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/11/meikuang/

Land Policy
中国失地农民的困境和抗争 (The Struggles and Hardships of Landless Peasants)
Voice of America, March 13, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-12-voa27.cfm

Law
Complaints Against Judicial System Decrease
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/11/
content_4290764.htm

肖扬：2006年 人民法院启动新一轮全面改革 (Supreme Court Chief Justice Xiao Yang Says Courts Will Undergo Overall Revamp in 2006)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2003
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2006-03/11/content
_4289509.htm

Media
异军突起的博客新闻能否逆流而上？ (Can News Blogs Go Against the Stream?)
BBC, March 11, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_
4790000/newsid_4797100/4797198.stm

Website Sponsored by the Carter Centre Reined In
SCMP, March 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOYXUH8JE.html

Military
China's Hu Says Next Five Years 'Important Period' for Military Modernization
AFP (via YahooNews), March 12, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060312/wl_asia_afp/
chinamilitary_060312071334;_ylt=Agte3DeNO3EMUTJ
RazeguSpPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYw
MlJVRPUCUl

Police
四大问题困扰基层民警 (Four Problems Facing Local Police Officers)
Legal Daily, March 13, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-03/13/
content_281667.htm

Politics
A Sharp Debate Erupts in China Over Ideologies
New York Times, March 12, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/international
/asia/12china.html?_r=1&hp&ex=1142139600&en=6
f88ceb212e8554e&ei=5094&partner=homepage&oref=slogin

Beijing Anxious to Avoid Chaos of Political Reforms
SCMP, March 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOMYUH8JE.html

Protests and Petitions
北京仍然大批抓捕访民 高智晟被限制与律师接触(Beijing Still Arresting Petitioners, Activist Gao Zhisheng Barred from Contacting Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/10/gaozhisheng/

东洲采访记者被带走　村民质疑新闻封锁 (Journalists Covering Dongzhou Incident Taken Away, Villagers Suspect News Blockage)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/10/shanwei/

Public Health
Better Community Health Service to Help Deepen Medical Reform
Xinhuanet, March 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/12/
content_4293886.htm

Make Intentional Spread of AIDS a Crime: Lawmaker
Xinhuanet, March 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/12/
content_4292626.htm

中国卫生部将设立医疗服务监督机构 (Ministry of Health Sets up Watchdog Body to Oversee Services)
Radio Free Asia, arch 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/11/yiliao/

Religion
河南注册教会遭搜查三人被拘 (Three Members of Registered Protestant Church in Henan Province Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/12/jiaohui/

Tibet
Dalai Lama Wishes to Go on China Pilgrimage
SCMP, March 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSSOUH8JE.html

March 10, 2006

News

Children - Orphans and Adoption
Stricter Rules Planned for State Orphanages
SCMP, March 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ45UUH8JE.html

Corporate Social Accountability
Exporting Censorship
New York Times, March 09, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/09/opinion/09jardin.html?
_r=2&n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20
Territories%2fChina&oref=slogin&oref=sloginrnational%2fCountries
%20and%20Territories%2fChina&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Environment
North Braces for Severe Sandstorms
SCMP, March 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5VQVH8JE.html

Gender
China Still Has a Long Way to Go for Gender Equality
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/08/content_4276
733.htm

Government – Governance and Accountability
China Strengthens Policy Enforcement Ability
China Daily, March 10, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/10/content_
531110.htm

Human Rights
讨论：中美两国人权状况之比较 (Discussion: A Comparison of Human Rights Conditions in the US and China)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/09/renquan
_zhong-mei/

Human Rights Defenders - Public Intellectual Tong Shidong (佟适冬)
佟适冬提前获释与胡锦涛访美有关？(Is the Early Release of Imprisoned Dissident Tong Shidong Related to Hu's Upcoming US Visit?)
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/09/
tong_shidong/

Labor - Industrial Accidents
China Mine Flood Kills Seven, Injures 3
AP( via YahooNews), March 10, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060310/ap_on_re_as/china_
mine_disasters_2;_ylt=ArxsW0K1MepquLi3e8uhHY1PzWQA
;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUlW0K1Me
pquLi3e8uhHY1PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYw
MlJVRPUCUl

Labor
13% of Chinese Firms Underpay Employees Last Year
Xinhuanet, March 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/09/content_
4282080.htm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
专家：中国高层难采纳新闻监督法 (Expert Says Leaders Unlikely to Adopt Law on Press Supervision)
Voice of America, March 10, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-10-voa3.cfm

Media - Internet Censorship
大陆著名人文思想网站爱琴海网遭查封 (Zhejiang Authorities Close Down Web Site of Famous Chinese Writers and Intellectuals)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/09/
77-sea/

Yang Speaks on Yahoo's China Policy
CNET Networks, March 08, 2006
http://news.com.com/Yang+speaks+on+Yahoos+China+policy/
2100-1038_3-6047606.html6047606.html

Migrant Workers
农民工享受医保应一视同仁 (Migrant Workers Should Also Have Access to Medical Insurance)
The Beijing News, March 10, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0586/2006/03-10/015@
035601.htm

Politics
中共改革巩固党天下 (CPC Set to Consolidate Power Through Party Reforms)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060310/caa6.htm

China Attacks Its Woes With an Old Party Ritual
New York Times, March 09, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/09/international/asia/09
study.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1141924872-cP
1NcuAg1OVOb0YkYdA5fg&pagewanted=printf=slogin&adxnnlx
=1141924872-cP1NcuAg1OVOb0YkYdA5fg&pagewanted=print

Priority for Bills on Basic Rights
SCMP, March 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHVQVH8JE.html

Protests and Petitions
人大代表许志永发表公开信 发出批评的声音 (NPC Deputy Criticizes Government for Arresting Petitioners During NPC Conference)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/09/xu
_zhiyong/

Religion
China's Prosperity Inspires Rising Spirituality
Chinese Science Monitor, March 09, 2006
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0309/p01s04-woap.html

Society
'Cultural Deficit' Cause for Concern
China Daily, March 10, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/10/content
_530475.htm

March 9, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders - Public Intellectual Tong Shidong (佟适冬)
湖南异议人士服刑多年后即将获释 (72-Year-Old Dissident to Be Released This Week)
Voice of America, March 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-08-voa25.cfm
Chinese dissident Tong Shidong (佟适冬), 72, a former professor at Hunan University, is to be freed this week after more than six years behind bars for helping to organize a would-be opposition party, according to a US rights group. Tong was given a 10-year jail term after being convicted of subversion in 1999.


News

China Promises Crackdown on Land Seizures
AP( via YahooNews), March 08, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060308/ap_on_re_as/china_
farm_aid;_ylt=As1OQl.sVHZ6pITMNPDTWhEBxg8F;_ylu=X3o
DMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--6pITMNPDT
WhEBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1Ym
NhdA--

Corporate Social Accountability
美国企业在中国应发挥什么作用？(What Role Can US Enterprises Play in China?)
Voice of America, March 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-08-voa7.cfm

Human Rights
美国国务院年度人权报告：中国人权状况进一步恶化 (US State Department Annual Report on Human Rights: Human Rights Abuses Worsening in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/08/
humanrights/

June 4th - Tiananmen Mother's Campaign
香港天安门母亲运动发起“玫瑰呼唤”行动 (Tiananmen Mother's Campaign in Hong Kong Urges Beijing to Allow Families of June 4th Victims to Commemorate Victims in Public)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/08/rose/

Labor
一半“小保姆”每天工作超过10小时 (Half of Domestic Helpers Work Over 10 Hours Per Day)
China Youth Daily, March 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-03/09/content_1330977.htm

《劳动法》保护不了“小保姆”？(Labor Law Fails to Protect the Rights of Domestic Helpers)
China Youth Daily, March 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-03/09/content_1330992.htm

Rural Women More Assured and Aware of Legal Avenues
SCMP, March 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZX7NVH8JE.html

Labor - Industrial Accidents
China Sentences 16 for Coal-Mine Flood
AP( via YahooNews), March 08, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060308/ap_on_re_as/china_
mine_flood;_ylt=AtMLbmbtDU5IbGHBJ6PJLD4Bxg8F;_ylu=
X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--U5IbGHBJ6
PJLD4Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1Ym
NhdA--

Land Policy
Beijing to Pay Market Price for Farmland Seizures
Financial Times, March 09, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/08bddea4-aed6-11da-b04a-0000
779e2340.html

Farmland Loss Threatens Grain Security
Xinhuanet, March 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/08/content_
4276142.htm

保障失地农民权益亟待新法(Legislation to Protect Landless Peasants Urgently Needed)
The Beijing News, March 09, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0586/2006/03-09/015@030
321.htm

Media - Internet Censorship
China Blogs Reappear a Day After Closure
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 09, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060309/wl_nm/china_blogs_
dc_2;_ylt=AqXmgmXsXoponq9FZbqBP29PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDM
TBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUlnq9FZbqBP29PzWQA;_
ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Politics – Fourth Session of the Tenth NPC and CPPCC Conferences
Eastern Provinces Attack Plan to Close Wealth Gap
SCMP, March 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHIQUH8JE.html

十届全国人大及其常委会一年来立法工作简述 (NPC Summarizes Legislative Work Completed in 2005)
People's Daily, March 09, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4179926.html

Roads and Factories Are Fine, but What About Education Funding?
SCMP, March 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ33HUH8JE.html

Population - One-Child Policy
中国一胎化政策带来什么影响？(How Has China’s One-Child Policy Affected the Country?)
Voice of America, March 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-08-voa63.cfm

访民试图闯人大会场被公安抓走 (Petitioners Taken Away by Police After Attempting to Break in NPC Venue)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/08/
fangmin/

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
爱滋妇叁八维权遭打压 输血感染向医院索偿 警监视阻上访 (AIDS Activists Prevented from Petitioning on International Women's Day)
Ming Pao, March 09, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060309/cca1.htm

河南爱滋疫区书记﹕传媒收买病人做新闻 (Henan Party Secretary Accuses Media of Bribing AIDS Patients to Discredit Local Government Efforts to Combat AIDS)
Ming Pao, March 09, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060309/cca2.htm

Rural Issues - Rural Development
林毅夫自述“新农村”来源 (Economist Explains the Origin of "New Rural Villages")
People's Daily, March 09, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4179947.html

Three Gorges
Chongqing Seeks More Cash to Help Three Gorges Victims
SCMP, March 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ98NVH8JE.html

Tibet
藏人活动人士天安门展示抗议横幅 (Tibetan Activist Stages Protest at Tiananmen Square Then Quickly Returns to Hong Kong)
Voice of America, March 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-09-voa16.cfm

March 8, 2006

News

Children - Orphans and Adoption
Baby Adoption Case Draws Scrutiny in China
Washington Post, March 06, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/
03/06/AR2006030601011.htmldyn/content/article/2006/03/
06/AR2006030601011.html

Education / Poverty - Rural Poverty
City Teachers will Work in Rural Schools
China Daily, March 08, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/08/
content_528140.htm

教育是农村的未来 (Education Underlies the Prospects of China's Rural Areas)
Legal Daily, March 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/08/content_
278255.htm

Gender
'Inequality in Jobs Still a Serious Issue'
China Daily, March 08, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/08/
content_527978.htm

中国妇女发展报告曝内幕 婚内强奸立法两度被弃 (Insider Story of the Report on Women's Development in China: Legislation Against Rape within Marriage Dropped Twice)
EastDay.com, March 08, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node122621/userobject1ai1898520.html8520.html

Labor
Back-pay Claims Pile Up
SCMP, March 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6AJVH8JE.html

Land Policy
中国耕地短缺将超过六百万公顷 (Official Warns Land Shortage Reaching an Alarming Stage)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/07/land/

Media - Public Access to Information
郎咸平上海脱口秀节目被突然停播 (Shanghai Authority Orders to Suspend Economist's Talk Show)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/07/lang/

The Wild Web of China: Sex and Drugs, Not Reform
New York Times, March 08, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/08/business/worldbusiness/
08chinanet.html

Media - Internet Censorship / Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Li Yuanlung (李元龙)
微软公司否认和李元龙案有关 (Microsoft Denies Involvement in Journalist Case)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/07/
weiruan/

Politics – Fourth Session of the Tenth NPC and CPPCC Conferences
5-year Plan Addresses Pressing Problems
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/07/content_
4267295.htm

教育投入占GDP4％应成硬指标 (Government Urged to Set Target for Education Investment)
The Beijing News, March 08, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0586/2006/03-08/015
@031307.htm

中共党内人士呼吁放宽新闻控制 (Party Members Urge the Government to Relax Control over Press)
Radio Free Asia, March 04, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/04/
zhonggong/

代表三度提议制定《新闻监督法》(NPC Deputies Submit Proposal to Draft Laws Supervising the Press)
The Beijing News, March 08, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0586/2006/03-08/015@
031136.htm

访民发出致人大政协建议书 (Petitioners Submit Open Letter to CPPCC)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/06/fangmin/

中国人大代表促立法反家庭暴力 (NPC Deputies Call for Legislation Against Domestic Violence)
Voice of America, March 06, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-06-voa68.cfm

Protests and Petitions
'Criminals' Blamed for Riot in Shanwei
SCMP, March 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9NMUH8JE.html

Public Health - Health Care Reform
Hospital Found Overcharging 200,000 Yuan
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/08/content_
4273342.htm

听众对中国医疗腐败问题的看法 (Public Opinions over China's Corrupted Health Care System)
Voice of America, March 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-08-voa1.cfm

Rural Issues
Landless Farmers "Must Be Helped"
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/08/content_
4272594.htm

Rural Development to Underpin Economy, Says Statistician
SCMP, March 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZ9DUH8JE.html

Society
Until Social Reform Do Us Part
SCMP, March 08, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ7LMUH8JE.html