The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

June 07, 2006

News

Death Penalty
云南巨额税案首犯两度获死刑 高法复核枪下留人 (Supreme People's Court Overturns Death Sentences and Orders Retrial in Big Tax Case in Yunnan)
People's Daily, June 07, 2006
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/4443201.html

Environment
寸草不生 住在河边却买水喝 浏阳污染触目惊心 (Pollution in Hunan So Serious that Plants Don’t Grow and River Water Is Undrinkable)
People's Daily, June 07, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41165/4442431.html

新疆天然草地退化严重 (Xinjiang’s Natural Grasslands Rapidly Disappearing)
Legal Daily, June 07, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-06/07/
content_329443.htm

China to Build Hydroelectric Project in Southwest
Financial Times, June 06, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f207c9b4-f551-11da
-bcae-0000779e2340.html

浙江农妇县前掀環保风暴 (Zhejiang Woman Documents Environmental Pollution, Reports Findings to Government)
Apple Daily, June 07, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20060607&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=
6001171335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6001171

Government
谁来接下村里发展的重担 （二) (Who Will Take on the Responsibility of Village Development? (2))
China Youth Daily, June 07, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/07/content_
1409121.htm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyers - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
Chinese Lawyer Speaks out Despite Warnings
AP( via YahooNews), June 06, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060606/ap_on_re_as/
china_lawyer_released_1;_ylt=AogA7HMya0lhbJdKfQt
kh4pPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMl
JVRPUCUlA7HMya0lhbJdKfQtkh4pPzWQA;_ylu=X3o
DMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Land Policy
严重土地违法多与地方政府有关 (National Bureau of Statistics Blames Local Governments for Increase in Cases of Illegal Land Use)
Legal Daily, June 07, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-06/07/
content_329447.htm

Media
Google Investigates Blocking Complaints
SCMP, June 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHMJLKZNE.html

Google.com Blocked in China
AFP (via Yahoo), June 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060607/wl_asia_afp/
chinausinternetcompanygooglecensor_060607045348;
_ylt=AjR3Jx3wVYOd3HvhnnwGxkVPzWQA;_ylu=X3o
DMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Military
Beijing Dismisses U.S. Military Criticism
AP( via YahooNews), June 06, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060606/ap_on_re_as/
china_us_military_2;_ylt=AtfgxiI1iRT8uOX_wqgcDBVPzWQA;_
ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUlT8uOX_
wqgcDBVPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMl
JVRPUCUl

Politics
Auction of Mao Portrait Called off at 'Suggestion' of Authorities
SCMP, June 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chifeatures/ZZZBS0FQ3ME.html

Three Gorges
Blasts Herald New Phase for Three Gorges
SCMP, June 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9QXYB2OE.html

Tibet
China Condemns Spanish Court Allegations of Tibetan Genocide
Voice of America, June 06, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-06-06-voa15.cfm

Xinjiang
穆斯林商人吐尔地-吾守尔被拘受到非人道待遇 (Uyghur Trader Tudahun Hoshur Reportedly Receiving Inhumane Treatment in Detention)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/06/06/xinjiang/

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

June 6, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders – Lawyer Zheng Yanchung (鄭恩寵)
当局采取各种手段阻止郑恩宠与外界接触 (Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong Released but Deprived of Political Rights for One Year)
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/05/
Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong was released in Beijing on June 5 after serving a three-
year jail term, but he is forced to maintain a low profile upon his release. Deprived of
political rights for one year, Zheng will not be allowed to speak to the press, publish
articles or give interviews during that time.



News
Education - Basic Education
广西实施农村教师“特岗计划” 年薪1.5万元 (Guangxi Launches Special Campaign to Recruit Rural Teachers)
Xinhuanet, June 06, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-06/06/content_
4650373.htm

Environment
250,000 Fewer Cars Make No Difference
SCMP, June 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIIWACZNE.html

Decision on Contentious Dam Project for Nu River on Hold
SCMP, June 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMTUACZNE.html

Guangdong Tackles Waste Nightmare
SCMP, June 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU0UYB2OE.html

Human Rights Defenders - Internet Activist Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
人权组织批中国迫害网上异见人士 (Rights Group Criticizes China for Crackdown on Internet Activist Guo Qizhen)
Voice of America, June 06, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-05-voa17.cfm

June 4th
六四17年后中国人权状况没有改善 (No Improvements in China's Human Rights Situation 17 Years After Tiananmen Incident)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/04/
renquan/

Olympics
Beijing's Traditional Neighborhoods Fall Victim to Olympic Building Frenzy
Voice of America, June 05, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-06-05-voa13.cfm

Protests and Petitions
宁夏灵武乡人大代表煽动百人暴力抗法6小时 (Ningxia Villagers Clash with Police Over Local Debt Dispute)
EastDay.com, June 06, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node1
38687/userobject1ai2082718.html2718.html

Tibet
西班牙法院开审控告中国政府案件 (China Sued in Spanish Court On Tibetan Genocide Accusation)
Voice of America, June 05, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-05-voa34.cfm

Xinjiang
Natives Feel Left Out Of China's New West
Washington Post, June 05, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/
06/04/AR2006060400812.htmldyn/content/article/2006/06/
04/AR2006060400812.html

Monday, June 05, 2006

June 3-5, 2006

Top News of the Day

June 4th
六四「未解決」(June 4th "Not Settled")
Ming Pao, June 05, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com
Yesterday was the 17th anniversary of the June 4th incident. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China again organized a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park in Hong Kong, in which the Alliance claimed 44,000 people joined. In addition to its demand to reassess the incident, the Alliance also called for support for the human rights movement in mainland China.

News
Bilateral Ties
中国在非洲"仅在维护自己的利益" (China "Only Protecting Self Interest" in Africa)
BBC, June 05, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_5040000
/newsid_5045500/5045558.stm

Death Penalty
北海海关副科长闹市驾车撞人一审判死缓 (Beihai Customs Official Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Vehicular Manslaughter)
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-06/03/
content_4639802.htm

浙江9月起在全省采用注射方式执行死刑 (Zhejiang Province to Only Use Lethal Injections for Carrying Out Death Sentence Starting in September)
Xinhuanet, June 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/01/
content_4631974.htm

Environment
国新办发表《中国环境保护(1996—2005)》白皮书 (China Issues “1996-2005 White Paper on Environmental Protection”)
People’s Daily, June 5, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4434705.html

Green Watchdog Says 60pc of Nation Is at Environmental Risk
SCMP, June 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZPX5IKZNE.html

China Looks to Harness Wind Power
AFP (via YahooNews), June 04, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060604/wl_asia_afp/
chinaenergyenvironment_060604211032;_ylt=AlwPeU_
FhTX0ZyKWmpz3VG5PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04
NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
1032;_ylt=AlwPeU_FhTX0ZyKWmpz3VG5PzWQA;_ylu=
X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwM

For Sunny Olympics, Blow the Clouds to Bits
SCMP, June 04, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZOCALKZNE.html

俄中天然气管道引起环保忧虑 (Sino-Russian Natural Gas Pipelines Raise Environmental Concerns)
Voice of America, June 04, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-04-voa48.cfm

外媒关注中国污染 外国人印象：不顾环保只爱钱 (Foreign Media Portrays China as Only Caring About Money, Not Environmental Protection)
Xinhuanet, June 03, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2006-06/03/
content_4640065.htm

Fuzzy Figures Keep Everyone Guessing About Extent of Shortage
SCMP, June 03, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLRNUCSNE.html

China: Another Dammed Gorge
Asia Times Online, June 03, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HF03Ad01.html

Gender
Guidelines Issued on Commercial Gay Sex
SCMP, June 03, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ995VCSNE.html

中国女大学生卖淫现象引社会关注（三）(Public Concerned Over Growing Trend of Prostitution Among Female University Students (III))
Radio Free Asia, June 03, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2006/06/03/maiyin/

Government
“选举政治”考验干部和村民 ("Electoral Politics" Tests Officials and Villagers)
China Youth Daily, June 05, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/05/
content_1406326.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
China: Fair Trial for New York Times Researcher
Human Rights Watch (HRW), June 02, 2006
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/06/02/
china13498_txt.htm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠出狱将中转警署 家属及人权组织抗议 (Family and Human Rights Organization Protest Authorities' Decision to Keep Zheng Enchong in Police Station After His Release from Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/06/02/ZhengEnchong/

Labor
筹建亿吨级大型煤炭基地 (Premier Wen Jiabao Orders Construction of Huge Coal Mines with Production Reaching 100 Million Tonnes)
The Beijing News, June 05, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2006/0605/
012@185310.htm

Bid to Lure Graduates into Rural Jobs
SCMP, June 03, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUREUCSNE.html

Focused Only on Building Workers' Rights
SCMP, June 03, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZI75VCSNE.html

'Working in a Backward Place Is Better Than No Work'
SCMP, June 03, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZL85VCSNE.html

Media
王建宙：为客户营造更加放心消费的网络环境 (Business Tycoon Claims to Have Created a Safer Internet Environment for Customers)
Xinhuanet, June 05, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/it/2006-06/05/content_
4637638.htm

New Forms of Media in Vogue in China
Asia Times Online, June 05, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/
HF02Cb05.html

Migrant Workers
农民工子女“同城待遇”引发新问题 (Same Treatment for Migrant Workers' Children as for City Children Leads to New Problems)
China Youth Daily, June 05, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/05/content_
1406311.htm

落实同城待遇政策遇到困难是正常的 (Problems in Implementing Policy of Same Treatment for Migrant Workers' Children as for City Children to Be Expected)
China Youth Daily, June 05, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/05/content_
1406306.htm

Politics
毫不动摇地坚持改革方向 (In Unwavering Support of Reform)
People's Daily, June 05, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4433119.html

The Official Chinese Amnesia
New York Sun, June 02, 2006
http://www.nysun.com/article/33721

Friday, June 02, 2006

Jun 2, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Xinjiang - Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
Uyghur Dissident's Sons Detained, Beaten in Front of Own Children
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/
2006/06/01/uyghur_kadeer/
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have formally detained two sons of exiled Uyghur dissident Rebiya Kadeer and are keeping one of her daughters under house arrest for alleged tax evasion, after "seriously" beating one son in front of his children, according to the Kadeer family and an official news report.

News

Bilateral Ties
加拿大联邦法院裁定，暂缓遣返 (Canadian Federal Court Stays Repatriation Order on Lai Changxing)
Voice of America, June 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-01-voa56.cfm

Death Penalty
凶手在王府井劫车撞9人案赔偿出现同命不同价 (Deadly Car Crash Case Decided in Beijing Court, Victims from Rural Areas Receive Less Compensation than Those from Cities)
Xinhuanet, May 31, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-05/31/
content_4623772.htm

巡警中队长杀情人案一审判死 赔偿原告20余万 (Policeman Sentenced to Death for Murdering Lover in Fuzhou)
Xinhuanet, May 31, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-05/31/
content_4626262.htm

Education
广州:2100元/月咬牙供儿入幼儿园 (2,100 Yuan a Month Needed to Put Kids into Kindergarten in Guangzhou)
Nanfang Daily, June 02, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/shyp/
200606020396.asp

Environment
中国打击缅甸边境非法伐木业 (China Bans Illegal Logging at Myanmar Border)
BBC, June 02, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_5030000
/newsid_5037400/5037478.stm

Experts Push for Westward Water Diversion Route
China Daily, June 02, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-06/02/
content_606839.htm

中国近40%城市的空气重度污染 (Nearly 40% of Chinese Cities Have Serious Air Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/01/air/

Gender
Prostitution Rule: Oral Sex Seller Lightly Punished
Shanghai Daily (via China Daily), June 02, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-06/02/
content_606590.htm

Government
村民自治由谁说了算 (Village Self-governance Should Be More Than Words)
Nanfang Weekend, June 01, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
zmzg/200606010686.asp

Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Huang Qi (黄琦)
披露六四补偿 網主被逼迁 (Website Owner Forced to Move Home Twice in a Month for Revealing June 4th Compensation)
Ming Pao, June 02, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060602/cab1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Jiang Qisheng (江棋生）
江棋生“六四”前又遭公安监视 (Dissident Jiang Qisheng Monitored by Police Ahead of June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/06/01/jqs/

Labor
“2005年中国工会维护职工合法权益蓝皮书”发布 (All-China Federation of Trade Unions Issues “2005 Blue Paper on Chinese Trade Unions Safeguarding the Rights and Interests of all Working Men and Women")
Xinhuanet, June 02, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-06/02
/content_4636428.htm

第二等公平与"无煤不黑"定律 (The Dark Side of Coal Mines)
China Youth Daily, June 02, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/02/
content_1404341.htm

Land Policy
中国下令禁止征用土地建豪华住房 (China Orders Ban on Land Acquisition for Construction of Luxury Houses)
Voice of America, June 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-01-voa58.cfm

Law
CPC Starts Review of Accident Investigations
Xinhuanet, June 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/01/
content_4635054.htm

Media
采访遭拒绝 上海记者起诉市规划局信息不公开 (Shanghai Journalist Sues Municipal Authorities for Refusing Interviews)
Xinhuanet, June 02, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/02/
content_4637030.htm

美国讨论会关注中国缺乏互联网自由 (US Conference Shows Concern for Lack of Internet Freedom in China)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/06/01/internet/

Protests and Petitions
河南高法“大接访” (Henan Higher People's Court Receives 7,000 Petitioning Cases in Four Days)
Nanfang Weekend, June 02, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200606010687.asp

北京百餘民工向韓國公司討薪遭毆打 (More than 100 Migrant Workers Beaten for Demanding Salary from Korean Company in Beijing)
BBC, June 02, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_5030000/
newsid_5036800/5036816.stm

Tibet
Dalai Lama Urges Patience in Dealing with China
Financial Times, June 01, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/d837e194-f0fc-11da-9338
-0000779e2340.html

Thursday, June 01, 2006

May 31 - June 1, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
热比亚子女获释但被限制在家 (Kadeers' Children Released but Under House Arrest)
Voice of America, June 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n2006-06-01-voa2.cfm
Three children of exiled Uyghur dissident Rebiya Kadeer have been placed under house arrest after being taken away by the police for questioning for several hours on May 31. Sources say that the authorities wanted to prevent the trio from meeting with a visiting American congressional team.


Related News:

News
Children
Clean up Children's Goods: Expert
SCMP, June 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8BGUCSNE.html

谁来做这些特殊儿童监护人 (Who Will Be the Guardians of These Special Children?)
Legal Daily, June 01, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/01/
content_326447.htm

Civil Society - NGOs
艾滋病有关人士团体呼吁重选基金理事会 (AIDS Activists Ask Authorities to Hold Re-election for Executive Council of AIDS Foundation)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/30/aids/

Beijing's Global Environment Institute Tests the Boundaries of NGO Activity
WorldWatch, May 30, 2006
http://www.worldwatch.org/features/chinawatch/stories/
20060530-1

Death Penalty
乐业爆炸案9死4伤两栋三层楼被炸塌 两主犯被判死刑 (Two People Sentenced to Death for Causing Deadly Explosion in Guangxi)
Legal Daily, June 01, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/01/
content_326438.htm

Environment
北京面临50年来大乾旱缺水严重 (Beijing Faces Most Serious Water Shortage in 50 Years)
Voice of America, May 31, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-31-voa67.cfm

中国长江污染严重江水已呈腊黄色 (Pollution of Yangtze River Getting Worse)
Voice of America, May 30, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-30-voa24.cfm

Deserts Shrinking by 7,585 Sq Km Annually
Xinhuanet, May 30, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/30/
content_4618229.htm

In China, Globalization Can Be Green
International Herald Tribune, May 30, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/30/opinion/edali.php

Freedom of Speech
国际笔会通过提案关注中国言论自由 (International Pen Association Passes Motion to Express Concern over Freedom of Speech in China)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/30/
penchina/

Gender
中国查封两百家性别选择人流诊所 (China Closes 200 Abortion Clinics for Practicing Gender Selection)
Voice of America, June 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-01-voa7.cfm

Human Rights Defenders
西藏原女政治犯逃离西藏避难印度 (Tibetan Female Ex-political Prisoners Flee Tibet for India)
Voice of America, May 31, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-31-voa52.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Liu Shui (刘水)
警方释放刘水 威胁其离开深圳 (Police Release Liu Shui but Warn Him to Leave Shenzhen by June 1)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/30/
liushui/

June 4th
欧阳五﹕胡锦涛政改努力缝合「六四伤痕」(Commentary: Hu Jintao Is Trying to Suture the "June 4th Scar")
Ming Pao, June 01, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060601/fab1.htm

Labor
Minimum Wages Going up 17pc in Shenzhen to Ease Social Unrest
SCMP, June 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWBGUCSNE.html

Land Policy - Land Disputes
Residents Cry Foul as Shanghai Hails Expo Relocation Success
SCMP, June 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZA25FQ3ME.html

江苏岛民抵抗征地　官方内施酷刑外控媒体 (Jiangsu Residents Tortured for Resisting Land Grab; Media Harassed for Trying to Report on Incident)
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/31/zhengdi/

Seized University Town Land Released to Developers
SCMP, June 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSTXUCSNE.html

Media
China: Businessman Jailed over Illegal Paper
SCMP (via Asiamedia), June 01, 2006
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=46980

New Forms of New Media Are in Vogue
China Daily, May 31, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-05/31/
content_604577.htm

国际媒体年会要求中国停止封锁审查互联网 (International Press Institute Asks China to Stop Internet Censorship )
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/30/internet/

Migrant Workers
社会关爱：合肥「阳光」一帮一 (Help for Children of Anhui’s Migrant Workers)
Wen Wei Po, June 01, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0606010026&cat=002CH

Olympics
China to Ban Smoking for Duration of Olympics
Guardian, May 30, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1785575,00.html

Politics
中共干部换班被质疑是否真想民主 (Critics Question Whether Change of CPC Officials Really Means Democracy)
Voice of America, May 30, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-30-voa40.cfm

Protests and Petitions
港民权活动人士端午节请愿 呼吁北京释放政治犯和入狱记者 (Hong Kong Activists Petition for Release of Political Prisoners and Jailed Journalists at Dragon Boat Festival)
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/31/minquan/

上海访民乔装打扮逃脱上海警方抓人 (Shanghai Petitioners Disguise Themselves to Avoid Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/30/fangmin/

汕尾重判村民轻罚官 网上发起联署抗议 (Internet Signature Protest Launched Against Ruling on Shanwei Incident)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/30/shanwei/

Public Health
他的左肝有没有人动过？(Family of Psychiatric Patient Suspect that Hospital Removed Part of Son’s Liver Without Permission)
The Beijing News, June 01, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/06-01/
012@184406.htm

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

May 30, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Liu Shui (刘水）
异议作家刘水在深圳被公安带走 (Dissident Writer Liu Shui Taken Away by Police in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/29/
liushui/
Dissident writer Liu Shui was taken away by police in Shenzhen on May 29 while visiting a friend. Liu frequently posted critical essays on the Internet and had previously been detained four times. According to the report, his friend suspected that Liu was taken away for questioning in regard to research Liu had been doing on the system of custody and education.

News

Death Penalty
大学生见义勇为制止行窃被杀害 (Murderer Sentenced to Death for Killing University Student Who Tried to Stop Theft)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/30/
content_323651.htm

Environment
遏沙尘京3年內取消翻耕 (Beijing to Ban Traditional "Deep Plowing" Method in Three Years to Reduce Dust Storms)
Wen Wei Po, May 30, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_
id=CH0605300025&cat=002CH

GE Invests $50m in 'Green' China
BBC, May 30, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5026496.stm

Government
人大代表选举引进预选 对自我宣传/罢免门槛/贿选制裁等有明确规定 (Guangdong Provincial People's Congress Proposes Amendments to Election Law )
Nanfang Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews
/jwxy/200605300107.asp

监察部、国土资源部查处5起严重土地违法案件被 (Ministry of Supervision and Ministry of Land Resources Join to Investigate Land Grabs)
Xinhuanet, May 30, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-05/30/
content_4619238.htm

Human Rights Defenders
天网创办人黄琦与美国领事见面被公安打扰 (Inaugurator of Website "Sky Net" Huang Qi Harassed by Police After Meeting American Consul)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/29/huangqi/

June 4th
天安门母亲要求重评六四依法赔偿 (Tiananmen Mothers Demand Reassessment of June 4th and Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-29-voa27.cfm

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HRIC Press Release: Tiananmen Mothers Renew Calls for Justice for June 4th Crackdown May 28, 2006
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision
%5fid=28030&item%5fid=28028

Land Policy
国土资源部要求先期介入规划 (Ministry of Land Resources Asks Local Branches to Intervene in Early Planning Stage of Land Use)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/30/
content_323648.htm

台州官员卖地牟利 农民申请游行遭据 (Farmers' Application to Protest Land Grab in Zhejiang Refused)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/05/29/taizhou/

Law
信息网络传播权保护条例今年7月1日起施行 (Regulation on Copyright Protection for Information on Internet to Take Effect as of July 1)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/30/
content_323628.htm

六成县市区侦查机关停止社会鉴定 (60 Percent of Judicial Investigative Agencies Shut Down in Hebei)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/30/
content_323654.htm

立法机关应回应最低刑龄之争 (Legislative Organs Should Respond to Debate on Minimum Age for Children to Be Held Criminally Responsible)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/30/
content_323647.htm

Media
《南方周末》可能再遭整顿 ("Nanfang Weekend" Criticized by Propaganda Ministry for Publishing Article About Retired Top Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/29/
nanfangzhoumo/

Migrant Workers
武汉农民工子女独立编班激起波澜 (Debate Heats Up As Migrant Workers' Children Are Segregated to Different Classes in Wuhan City)
China Youth Daily, May 30, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/30/content_
1400481.htm

Politics
人大是官员调养身体的去处吗 (Is NPC the Place for Officials to Convalesce?)
China Youth Daily, May 30, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/30/
content_1400261.htm

Poverty
中共欲改革分配制度缩小贫富差距 (CPC Wants to Reform Income Distribution to Narrow Wealth Gap)
Voice of America, May 29, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-29-voa38.cfm

Protests and Petitions
“以死相逼”要追责于法无据 (Criminalizing Death Threats by Petitioners Lacks Legal Basis)
China Youth Daily, May 30, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/30/
content_1400191.htm

Public Health
Smoking Ban Urged to Protect Children in Public Areas
SCMP, May 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0L3UCSNE.html

Monday, May 29, 2006

May 27-29, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Journalist Zhao Yan (赵岩)
Trial of NYT Researcher Begins June 8
AP (via YahooNews), May 27, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060527/ap_on_re_as/
china_new_york_times_2;_ylt=At5qerFdxenJW_
5Fm0NWaptPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9m
BHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
erFdxenJW_5Fm0NWaptPzWQA;_ylu=X3o
DMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
A Beijing court has set June 8 as the date to try Zhao Yan, a researcher for The New York Times, on charges of leaking state secrets and fraud. This is despite the fact that the same charges were dropped in March. He was detained in September 2004 for correctly predicting in his report Jiang Zemin's plan to resign from the Central Military Commission.

News
Bilateral Ties
欧盟赞中国保障人权进展 (European Union Praises China's Progress on Human Rights Protection but Criticizes Use of Death Penalty and Torture)
Wen Wei Po, May 29, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id
=CH0605290022&cat=002CH

布什会见中国人权活动人士及反响 (The Meeting Between President Bush and China's Rights Defenders and Its Repercussions)
Voice of America, May 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-26-voa68.cfm

Death Penalty
死刑二审案件开庭进入攻坚阶段 (Policy of Second Trial for Death Penalty Cases Enters Crucial Stage)
Legal Daily, May 29, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-05/29/content_
322838.htm

Environment
扔掉的煤够用10年 三大因素致煤炭资源浪费严重 (Three Reasons for Serious Coal Wastage; Thrown-away Coal Enough for 10 Years’ Consumption)
People's Daily, May 29, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4412036.html

Battle to Restore Lake's Lost Beauty
SCMP, May 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUNXEQ3ME.html

环保总局局长周生贤:破坏环境的项目“一律不批” (Head of State Environmental Protection Administration Says: Projects that Harm Environment Will Not Be Approved)
People's Daily, May 29, 2006
http://gov.people.com.cn/GB/46738/4412058.html

Water Consumption for Per Unit of GDP to Drop 30% in 2010
Xinhuanet, May 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/28/content
_4611771.htm

Government
检察院工作“通报”人大代表 (Xuanwu District Procuratorate in Beijing to Begin Making Quarterly Reports to People's Congress Representative)
The Beijing News, May 29, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/05-29/
015@183567.htm

Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Sun Wenguang (孙文广)
孙文广网上发表文章遭公安人员问讯 (Rights Activist Sun Wenguang Questioned by Police for Posting Articles on Internet)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/28/
wenxun/

Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
2 Chinese Activists Detained in Shanghai
AP (via CBSNews), May 27, 2006
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/27/ap/world/
printableD8HS0I0G0.shtml
June 4th
Rain Dents Turnout by June 4 Protesters
SCMP, May 29, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZXK0FQ3ME.html

US Consul Studies Payout over Tiananmen
SCMP, May 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0G1FQ3ME.html

Labor
Rural Labor Resources Shortage Felt in China
Xinhuanet, May 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/28/content_
4611259.htm

Media
网络必设防：安全事件月均万起 粤沪苏等地最多 (More than 10,000 Internet Security Cases in China Last Year)
People's Daily, May 29, 2006
http://it.people.com.cn/GB/8219/61651/61654/4410401.html

大赦国际启动旨在争取网络自由的新网站 (Amnesty International Launches New Webpage to Campaign for Internet Freedom)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/28/wangluo/

北京市招200名首批特约网络监察员 (Beijing City Recruits First 200 Internet Monitors)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/25/
wangluo1/

Migrant Workers
“伤有所保”离农民工有多远 (How Long Before Migrant Workers Will Have On-the-Job Insurance Protection?)
People's Daily, May 29, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4410564.html

他们是当下中国最容易受伤害的人 (Migrant Workers' Children Left at Home Alone Are Most Vulnerable to Harm)
China Youth Daily, May 29, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-05/29/content_1398701.htm

网络给农民带来了什么 (What Has the Internet Given Migrant Workers?)
People's Daily, May 28, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/30178/4409675.html

North Korea
美中密议允许闯馆北韩人离开中国 (Secret Deal Discussed to Allow North Koreans Who Enter American Consulate to Leave China)
Voice of America, May 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-26-voa41.cfm

Police
陕西平利交警队瞒报420多起事故52名死亡者 (Police in One County in Shaanxi Province Found to Have Covered Up 420 Accidents and 52 Deaths)
EastDay.com, May 29, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node137587/userobject1ai2067391.html

中国黑恶势力向政治领域渗透 (Chinese Mafia Infiltrates Political Sphere)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/26/hk/

Poverty
世行助华扶贫作用如何？专家评论 (Experts Comment on Impact of World Bank's Anti-Poverty Measures in China)
Voice of America, May 29, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-29-voa3.cfm

Public Health
医院输血致夫妻同染艾滋 索赔被拒妻子悲愤离世 (Couple Contracts AIDS as a Result of Blood Transfusion; Wife Dies Before Final Court Holds Hospital Responsible)
People's Daily, May 29, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/1062/4411488.html

Religion
Rome-approved Bishop Defies Ban
SCMP, May 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDL0FQ3ME.html

A Chinese Dissident's Faith
Washington Post, May 28, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2006/05/26/AR2006052601615.
htmldyn/content/article/2006/05/26/AR2006052601615.html

Tibet
西藏流亡政府称北京对其立场曲解 (Tibetan Government-in-Exile Argues that Beijing Misinterprets Its Stance)
Voice of America, May 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-26-voa54.cfm
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