March 29, 2006

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions - Hu Jia (胡佳)
中国民间艾滋病防治人士胡佳获释 (Detained AIDS Activist Hu Jia Released)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/28/hujia/
Hu Jia, a 32-year-old AIDS activist, returned to his home in Beijing on Tuesday after having been detained by authorities at an unknown location for about six weeks. He was arrested on February 16 while participating in a hunger strike called by rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng.

Related News
Aids Activist Released but Researcher Still Detained
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC3R8AVKE.html

News

Environment
Polluters May be Taxed, Says Minister
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZO3R8AVKE.html

Labor
Chinese President Stresses Safe Production and "Putting People First"
People's Daily, March 29, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/29/
eng20060329_254148.html

Media
中宣部禁止传媒负面报道长征 (Publicity Department Bans Negative Reports on the Long March)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/28/
china_media_freedom/

电子网络成为另一种民主形式 (Internet Becomes Another Form of Democracy in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/28/wangluo/

Protests and Petitions
上访夫妇岳永进被关月余仍未获释 (Liaoning Couple Still Being Held in Detention for Petitioning in Beijing Last Month)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/28/shangfang/

广西警民冲突 被抓村民只部分释放 (Four Villagers Detained in Clash With Police in Guangxi Province Still Not Released)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/28/chongtu/

Anti-Graft Activists Detained
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZW3R8AVKE.html

Protests and Petitions – Taishi Incident
New Setback in Taishi's Struggle for Democracy
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGQLI6VKE.html

官方宣布太石村选举结果　公正性遭质疑 (Taishi Local People’s Congress Election Results Announced, but Fairness of Elections Is in Question)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/28/taishi/

Public Health
北京废止动员组织公民献血条例 (Beijing Repeals 1998 Municipal Regulation Urging Citizens to Give Blood)
China Youth Daily, March 29, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-03/29/content
_1344941.htm

Gruesome Business of Supply, Demand
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZC2OI6VKE.html

Organs Taken 'With Consent of Prisoners'
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ04R8AVKE.html

青海省甘河滩地区大批儿童铅中毒 (Lead Poisoning Found in Large Number of Children in Qinghai Province)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/
03/28/china_pollution/

Religion
Catholic Group Preparing for Mainland Move
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZH7XI6VKE.html

March 28, 2006

News

Environment
Latest Import from China: Filthy Air
ABC News, March 28, 2006
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GlobalWarming/
story?id=1772177&page=1

China Imposing Grazing Ban to Save Pasture
China Daily, March 27, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-03/27
/content_553583.htm

Labor
劳动合同法草案公布一周 收到意见4769件 (Draft of Labor Contract Law to Be Promulgated on Monday, 4,769 Opinions Already Received)
Legal Daily, March 28, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/28/
content_289162.htm

Land Policy
卫星巡查违法用地 (Satellite Technology Employed to Locate Illegal Land Use)
The Beijing News, March 28, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0328/
014@170350.htm

Law
缓解西部及贫困地区基层检察官短缺问题 最高检提出突破困境八大措施 (Supreme Court Endorses Eight Measures to Relieve Shortage of Procurators in Rural Areas)
Legal Daily, March 28, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/28/
content_289168.htm

Media
哈佛研究员介绍中国的博客和网络审查 (Harvard University Researcher Presents Findings on Blog and Internet Censorship in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/27/blog/

Migrant Workers
受权发布:国务院关于解决农民工问题的若干意见 (State Council Issues Opinion on How to Resolve Problems Related to Migrant Workers)
Xinhuanet, March 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/27/
content_4351076.htm

Migrant Workers Get More Protection
People's Daily, March 28, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/28/eng20060328_253946.html

Protests and Petitions – Wu Hao (吴皓)
China Not Giving Details About Filmmaker
AP( via YahooNews), March 27, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060327/ap_on_re_as/china_missing_filmmaker_1;_ylt=AozYlty5T9HrwjEMgGaZVqlPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Protests and Petitions
Hopelessness Haunts China's Desperate Petitioners
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 27, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060327/lf_nm/china_petitioners_dc_1;_ylt=AsWLdI6Q4863gVcv8NHNN4lPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

临沂三村民被正式逮捕 (Three Relatives of Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/27/linyi/

Protests and Petitions - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Wife of Missing Aids Activist Victim of Attack
SCMP, March 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKRTI6VKE.html

Protests and Petitions - Resettlement
Villagers Keep Up Demands for Justice
SCMP, March 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSDII6VKE.html

Protests and Petitions - Shanwei Incident
东洲村民希望诉诸法律救助被捕者 (Dongzhou Villagers Seek Legal Aid to Rescue Detainees)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/27/dongzhou/

Public Health
中国器官移植新规定禁止买卖人体器官 (China Announces New Law to Ban Trading of Human Organs)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/27/organ_trafficking/

March 25 – 27, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties - Other
梵蒂冈：与中国建交时机成熟 (Vatican: Time Ripe for Building Ties with China)
Voice of America, March 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-25-voa52.cfm

Corruption
Nationwide Blitz on Corrupt Officials Nets 400 Fugitives
SCMP, March 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZD5PI6VKE.html

Environment
報告稱中國木材加工業威脅世界森林 (Green Group Forest Trends Says China's Timber Industry Threatens Livelihood of Global Forests)
BBC, March 27, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4840000/
newsid_4842900/4842950.stm

Gender
中国妇女如何维护自身权益 (How Can Chinese Women Protect Their Rights?)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/25/funu/

Human Rights Defenders
纪录片制作人吴皓被拘留 亲属表示十分担忧 (Family Worried About Detained Documentary Filmmaker Wu Hao)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/26/wuhao/

Labor
礦鄉美好時刻 村民自拍 無災無難 (Guizhou Mine Workers Hold Photo Exhibition to Showcase Their Lives)
Ming Pao, March 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Labour Contract Law Draft Safeguards Workers' Rights
People's Daily, March 27, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/27/
eng20060327_253700.html

Media
Journalist Number Doubles in 20 Years
People's Daily, March 27, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/27/
eng20060327_253708.html

报刊业跻身中国发展最快行业 年销售逾300亿元 (Print Media Is Fastest Growing Industry in China, With Annual Sales at 30 Billion Yuan)
People's Daily, March 27, 2006
http://media.people.com.cn/GB/40710/4238256.html

Police - Crime
China Faces Rising Number of Young Offenders, Says Researcher
People's Daily, March 27, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/26/
eng20060326_253608.html

Poverty
中國評論﹕政策調整須顧弱勢群體 (Discussion: Policy Adjustments Should Accommodate the Underprivileged)
Ming Pao, March 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Factory Shake-Up Bid to Close Income Gap
SCMP, March 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZD5FI6VKE.html

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Evicted from University Town to Get Back Some Land
SCMP, March 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUAQI6VKE.html

街道办事处私下出售海域 村民维权多年上访未果 (Fishermen in Liaoning Province Still Petitioning Over Land Sold by Neighborhood Councils in 1992, No Resolution in Sight)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/25/shangfang/

Rural Issues
讨论:中国新农村建设的关键 (Discussion: The Key to China's New Socialist Countryside)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/25/nongcun/

Hong Kong /
Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Journalists Fear For Press Freedoms
SCMP, March 27, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZKLG8AVKE.html

March 24, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties - US/China
Status of Hu's US Visit Up in the Air
SCMP, March 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZKBJI6VKE.html

Children - Orphans and Adoption
Adopted in China, Seeking Identity in America
New York Times, March 23, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/23/national/23adop
t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Civil Society - NGOs
“扶贫二重唱”：地方政府与NGO联袂首演 (NGOs and Local Government Work Together to Curb Poverty)
Nanfang Weekend, March 23, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060323/xw/s
zxw2/200603230014.asp

Death Penalty
Men Sentenced to Death for Babies Trafficking in Yunnan
Xinhuanet, March 23, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/23/co
ntent_4337561.htm

Education - Basic Education
义务教育就应当是完全免费教育 (Compulsory Education Should Be Completely Free Education)
Legal Daily, March 24, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/24/con
tent_287494.htm

制度保障农村中小学校经费 (School Fees for Primary and Secondary Schools in Rural Areas Need to Be Standardized)
Legal Daily, March 24, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/24/co
ntent_287491.htm

Environment
中国水资源短缺等四大水问题依然严峻 (Water Shortages Are One of the Four Most Serious Water-Related Problems in China)
China Youth Daily, March 23, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-03/23/content
_1341224.htm

Government
李金华要求将医疗教育住房等作为审计重点 (Head of National Audit Office Says This Year’s Focus Should Be on Health Care, Education and Housing)
People's Daily, March 24, 2004
http://gov.people.com.cn/GB/59640/4233223.html

Human Rights
联合国经社理事会通过决议废除人权委员会 (Resolution to Abolish UN Commission on Human Rights Adopted)
China Youth Daily, March 24, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-03/24/content%2
0_1342036.htm

中国人权状况如何？听众批评较多 (Criticisms Over China's Human Rights Condition)
Voice of America, March 23, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-03-23
-voa62.cfm

Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Zhao Yan (赵岩)
京指赵岩获释不符事实 (Washington Criticized for Inaccurate Comments over China’s Handling of Zhao Yan's Case)
Ming Pao, March 24, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060324/cab2.htm

美国国务院要求立即释放中国记者赵岩 (US Urges Immediate Release of New York Times Researcher Zhao Yan)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/20
06/03/23/zhaoyan/

Human Rights Defenders - Petitioner Liu Xinjuan (刘新娟)
以精神病为名受迫害的上访人讲述经历 (Petitioner Forcibly Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital Speaks About the Experience)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006
/03/23/shangfang/

Labor – Industrial Accidents
临县透水煤矿已发现17人遇难 (17 Found Dead in Shanxi Coal Mine Flooding)
China Youth Daily, March 24, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-03/24/cont
ent_1342141.htm

Coal Mine Blast Leaves 8 Dead, 5 Injured in N. China
China Daily, March 24, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-03/24/
content_551486.htm

Law
(Govt to Improve Legal System to Solve Refugee Problems)
Xinhuanet, March 23, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/23/c
ontent_4337800.htm

Police
对中国器官移植和死刑犯关注再起 (Harvesting Organs of Executed Prisoners for Transplants Raises Public Concerns Again)
Voice of America, March 23, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-2
3-voa74.cfm

Poverty
贫困，绊住了我们的脚步 (Poverty Keeps Us from Moving Forward)
China Youth Daily, March 24, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-03/24/conte
nt_1341896.htm

仇富农民开车撞人案再度引起关注 (Man Charged with Vehicular Homicide Pleads for Death Sentence)
Voice of America, March 23, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-2
3-voa42.cfm

Protests and Petitions
Authorities 'Paying Lip Service' to Complaints
SCMP, March 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWQC8A
VKE.html

Public Health
哈尔滨“天价医药费”事件调查升格 (Investigation Continues into Astronomical Medical Fees in Harbin)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2006/03/23/harbin/

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
广西截至05年底累计报告艾滋病毒感染者20604例 (Guangxi Province Reports 20,604 HIV/AIDS Infections as of End of 2005)
EastDay.com, March 24, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/n
ode81762/node125406/userobject1ai1934198.html
4198.html

Religion - Christianity
湖北河南的两县地下教会聚会被冲击 (Authorities Crack Down on Two Underground House Churches in Hubei and Henan)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2
006/03/23/jiaohui/

March 23, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties - US/China
Hu-Bush Meeting Set for April 20
SCMP, March 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7JA8AVKE.html

Education
平教育是扶贫根本 (Equitable Access to Education: The Key to Alleviating Poverty)
Nanfang City News, March 23, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20060323
0568.asp

Environment - Water
Yellow River's Thirst for Water Brings China's Shortages into Light
Xinhuanet, March 23, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/23/content_4334
897.htm

Human Rights
人权组织批中国加强镇压维权人士 (Rights Group Criticizes China for Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders)
Voice of America, March 23, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-23-voa3.cfm

Human Rights Defenders - Rights Defenders
北京抓捕绝食统筹工作人员 (Beijing Arrests Hunger Strike Organizers)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/22/jueshi/

Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Wu Hao (吴皓)
中国独立纪录片制片人吴皓被拘留 (Independent Documentary Film Maker Wu Hao Detained)
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2006_3_22_14_37_50_171.html7_50_171.html

Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Zhao Yan (赵岩)
Kin to Press China to Release NY Times Researcher
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 23, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060323/wl_nm/china_journalist
_dc_2;_ylt=AqPakCVXDoBIMPBvo.Iv46JPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMT
BiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUlBIMPBvo.Iv46JPzWQA;_ylu
=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl


Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Shi Tao (师涛)
师涛母亲拟控雅虎洩私隐 (Shi Tao's Mother Plans to Sue Yahoo! for Revealing Shi Tao's Personal Information to the Chinese Government)
Apple Daily, March 23, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss
_id=20060323&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=5760
941335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=5760941

Human Rights Defenders - Rights Defender Hu Jia (胡佳)
China AIDS Chief Knows Nothing of Missing Activist
China National News, March 22, 2006
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/6a2d7a93164
529db/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/b/

Labor
农民工健康状况调查:40%左右带病上岗 (Study on Health Conditions of Migrant Workers Reveals Over 40% Work in Spite Of Sickness)
People's Daily, March 23, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4229919.html

劳动合同法草案解读:定额限制遏止变相加班 (Interpretation of the Draft Law on Labor Contracts: Fixed Quota on Migrant Workers May Lead to More Overtime Work)
China Youth Daily, March 21, 2006
http://www.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=8127388

Law
China to Revise Law Interpretation on Differentiated Personal Injury Compensation
People's Daily, March 23, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/23/eng20060323_
252682.html

独立审判与审委会存废 (Analysis on Whether to Keep or Abolish Judicial Committees)
Legal Daily, March 23, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/23/content_
286751.htm

审委会改革路在何方 (In Which Direction Will the Reform of Judicial Committees Go?)
Legal Daily, March 23, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/23/content_
286752.htm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
新京报记者编辑扣薪 报道御用教授涉剽窃 (Editors and Reporters of The Beijing News Criticized and Penalized for Publishing Story Discrediting Well-Connected Scholar)
Ming Pao, March 23, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060323/cab1.htm

Politics
Eight-Step Program for What Ails China
Washington Post, March 23, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
006/03/22/AR2006032202042.html?nav=rss_
worlddyn/content/article/2006/03/22/AR20060322
02042.html?nav=rss_world

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Injured in Land Clash
SCMP, March 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCP5I6VKE.html

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
艾滋高发区应强制婚检 (Pre-Marital Check-ups Required in Regions With High Risk of AIDS)
The Beijing News, March 23, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0323/012
@169294.htm

March 22, 2006

News

Death Penalty
男子在3妇女身上刺字获死缓 (Jilin Man Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Abusing Three Women)
The Beijing News, March 22, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0322/011@169
047.htm

Government – Grassroots Election
Taishi Villagers Call for New Poll Over Proxy Vote Queries
SCMP, March 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUA1I6VKE.html

Human Rights Defenders – Rights Defender Hu Jia (胡佳)
爱滋关注者失踪月馀 家属求援 (Wife Calls for Help to Find Missing AIDS Activist)
Ming Pao, March 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060322/cac1.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Zhao Yan (赵岩)
中国撤销对赵岩指控但赵尚未获释 (China Still Hasn’t Released New York Times Researcher Zhao Yan, Although Charges Have Been Dropped)
Voice of America, March 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-21-voa59.cfm

Lawyer Asks China to Release Jailed Times Researcher Now
New York Times, March 21, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/21/international/asia/21cnd
-zhao.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Labor
劳动合同法开门立法 重在保护劳动者权益 (Legislation on Labor Contracts Aims to Protect Workers' Rights)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2006
http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/28320/41246/48570/4223496.html

中华人民共和国劳动合同法（草案）(Draft of Law on Labor Contracts – Full Text)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2006
http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/14957/4219948.html

Politics - CPPCC
关注规范政协委员履职：履职，需制度跟进 (Concerns About the Duties of CPPCC Members: The System Should Be Improved to Ensure That Members Fulfill Their Responsibilities)
People's Daily, March 22, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4225543.html

Population – One-Child Policy
No Let-up on Birth Controls, Says Chief
SCMP, March 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3V58AVKE.html

Public Health
卫生部授权地方自主发布法定传染病疫情信息 (Ministry of Health Authorizes Local Public Health Departments to Disclose Information on Infectious Diseases)
People's Daily, March 22, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/4223582.html

Rural Issues
Countryside in Sharp Focus
SCMP, March 22, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ1A1I6VKE.html

UN / Human Rights
Changes Urged to Stop Torture in China
AP via YahooNews.com, March 22, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060322/ap_on_re_as/china_un
_torture;_ylt=AurKz7A1puSgwbVehsbNjAwBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDM
TBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Hong Kong
UN委员会关注北京干预香港政改 (UN Human Rights Commission Is Concerned About Beijing's Interference in Hong Kong's Political Reforms)
Voice of America, March 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-21-voa29.cfm

March 21, 2006

Top News of the Day

Children - Trafficking of Children
United in Grief, Farmers Lament Loss of Children 'Stolen' by Officials
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU0ZH6VKE.html
Parents from Hunan Province are accusing local officials of stealing their unregistered children. A total of 12 children are believed to have been kidnapped for orphanages, which allegedly placed them in adoptive homes overseas.


News

Corruption
不少党政干部迷上打高尔夫球 哪里来的钱？(Cadres Hooked on Golf, but Where Does the Money Come From?)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/21/
content_4325874.htm

Education
教育部: 3年查处乱收费1万9千件处分5931人 (Ministry of Education: 19,000 Cases of Mismanagement of Educational Fees in Past Three Years, 5,931 People Punished)
People's Daily, March 21, 2006
http://edu.people.com.cn/GB/4221404.html
-
Education is Natural Right
The Standard, March 20, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=5&art_id=14572&sid=7111307&con_type
=1&d_str=20060320
7&con_type=1&d_str=20060320

Hukou
內地戶籍制將漸進取消 (Hukou System to Soon Be Phased Out)
Wen Wei Po, March 21, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0603210027&cat=002CH

中国官员：户籍制度不能马上取消 (Chinese Official: Household Registration Cannot Be Abolished Immediately)
Voice of America, March 20, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-20-
voa40.cfm

Land Policy
莆田上访农民代表黄维忠案审结 (Petitioner Huang Weizhong Awaits Verdict of Second Trial)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/2
0/china_rights_petition/

Farmer Denies Inciting Riots Against Land Seizures
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQI28AVKE.html

莆田千农庭外声援维权领袖 当局每人60元「劝阻费」未奏效 (Over 1,000 Farmers Rally for Rights Activist Huang Weizhong Outside Court, Despite 60 Yuan Per-Person Fine Charged by Authorities)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

天津西地头镇过千名农民周一再次包围镇政府办公楼 (Over 1,000 Farmers in Tianjin Besiege Government Office Building)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/20/chin
a_rights_land/

Human Rights Defenders-Journalists-Ching Cheong
前全国政协常委徐四民呼吁当局尽快解决程翔事件 (Former CPPCC Member Xu Simin Urges Authorities to Quickly Resolve Case of Hong Kong Journalist Ching Cheong)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03
/20/china_journalist_spy/

Labor
中国再度开门立法 公布劳动合同法草案征求意见 (China Seeks Public Views on Revised Labor Law)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/21/
content_4324570.htm

China's Draft Law on Labor Contract Made Public to Solicit Opinions
People's Daily, March 21, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/21/en
g20060321_252106.html

Firms Say New Labour Law is A Step Backwards
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGQ9I6VKE.html

Law
人身损害赔偿将出台新规 (New Personal Injury Compensation Law Passed)
The Beijing News, March 21, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0321
/011@168766.htm

Media-Censorship
中共党史月刊「百年潮」主编被劝退 (Editor of China's Party Publication Urged to Resign )
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/20
06/03/20/bailianzhao/

Protests and Petitions
Taishi Residents Block Run-off Poll for Local Delegate
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+F
TContentServer?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid=Z
ZZU0ZH6VKEb
in/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=SCM
P/Printacopy&aid=ZZZU0ZH6VKE

一场大规模绝食行动将展开 (Large-Scale Hunger Strike by Activists to Begin Soon)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/0
3/20/jueshi/

太石村村民指责当局选举舞弊 (Corruption Alleged in Taishi Village Party Chief Elections)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/20
/china_rights_taishi/

Religion-Falun Gong
渖阳否认设法轮功集中营 (Shenyang Denies Claim That It Has a Falun Gong Concentration Camp)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

March 18 – 20, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
无国界记者欢迎赵岩即将无罪获释 (Reporters Without Borders Welcomes Release of Jailed Journalist Zhao Yan)
BBC, March 17, 2006
Chinese authorities have dropped all charges against Zhao Yan, a news researcher for the New York Times' Beijing bureau who has been detained for more than a year for allegedly leaking state secrets. Observers say that Zhao's release, which comes prior to President Hu Jintao's upcoming visit to the U.S. next month, is being viewed as a goodwill gesture.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4810000/
newsid_4818900/4818976.stm

Zhao Release Viewed as a Goodwill Sign to US
SCMP, March 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5ARH6VKE.html

News

Civil Society - NGOs
Civil Groups Given State Funding for Relief Operations
SCMP, March 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ86VH6VKE.html

Death Penalty
China Executes Former Business Tycoon
Voice of America, March 18, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-03-18-voa11.cfm

Education
教育部部长：我国高等教育迈入大众化阶段 (Ministry of Education: More Students Are Seeking Higher Education)
China Youth Daily, March 20, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-03/20/content_1338445.htm

Gender
中国男女性别工资差距扩大 (Gap in Salaries Between Male and Female Workers Widens)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/18/xingbie/

Human Rights Defenders
Dissident Held in Mental Hospital 13 Years Is Sane, Rights Group
SCMP, March 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCY1I6VKE.html

Subversive Blogger Gets 10 Years' Jail
SCMP, March 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZASRH6VKE.html

China Intervenes to Keep Mao Portrait Protester Detained in Thailand
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2006/03/17/china
_dissident/

Labor
讨论：中国煤矿安全治理研究报告 (Discussion on China's Mine Safety Management Report)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/18/meikuang/

Land Policy
Owners Come Home to Misery and Violence
SCMP, March 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ08Z7AVKE.html

河南省濮阳一失地农民土地纠纷 (Dispute over Lost Farmland in Henan Province)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/18/shidinongmin/

Media
Innovation May Lower Net Users' Privacy
International Herald Tribune, March 20, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/19/business/
chinet20.php

Military
解放军增处置突发事件权 (New Rule Calls for More Power for the People's Liberation Army in Handling Emergencies)
Ming Pao, March 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

Politics
Hu's Bland Preaching Will Fail to Revive Time-Honored Social Traits
SCMP, March 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2EWH6VKE.html

Protests and Petitions – Taishi Incident
太石村选镇人代 维权村民暂第一 (Rights Activist Villager Leads in Taishi Party Chief Elections)
Ming Pao, March 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

Public Health
China Seeks New Deal in Health Reforms
People's Daily, March 19, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/19/
eng20060319_251782.html

中国医疗卫生WHO排名倒数第四 (China's Health Care Ranks Fourth Worst According to WHO Report)
Voice of America, March 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-
03-19-voa24.cfm

Rural Issues - Credit and Loans
University Studies Rural Loan System
SCMP, March 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZG6Y7AVKE.html

Tibet
Beijing Insists It Can Find Next Dalai Lama
SCMP, March 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZK9W7AVKE.html

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