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.

Monday, June 12, 2006

June 10-12, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
山东公安扣留 失明維权斗士 (Shandong Public Security Bureau Detains Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng)
Apple Daily, June 12, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20060612&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art
_id=6016645335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6016645
Shandong police confirmed yesterday that they are holding blind activist Chen Guangcheng under criminal detention. Chen has been in detention since March, but until yesterday there had been no official word on his whereabouts. The charges, which have not yet been confirmed, are believed to be "damaging public property" and "inciting people to disrupt transport", according to his wife Yuan Weijing, who is under house arrest.

News
Gender
Hopes Dashed for Girl Injured While Fleeing Sex Gang
SCMP, June 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBQAR67OE.html

反家庭暴力立法进入调研 (Legal Experts Asked to Study Anti-Domestic Violence Legislation)
Legal Daily, June 12, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/12/
content_332274.htm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
郑恩宠再被公安带走 (Zheng Enchong Taken away by Public Security Bureau Again)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Human Rights Defenders - Religious Practitioners
中国释放梵蒂冈所任命主教贾志国 (Vatican-appointed Bishop Jia Zhiguo Released Due to Ill Health)
Voice of America, June 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-09-voa24.cfm

Law
最高法新规破解执行难 上级法院将督办消极执行 (Higher Courts Empowered to Press Lower Courts to Resolve Cases in a Timely Manner)
People's Daily, June 12, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4460186.html

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Contribute 16% GDP Growth
China Daily, June 12, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-06/12/content
_613955.htm

Occupational Diseases Endanger Lives of Migrant Workers
Xinhuanet, June 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/09/content_
4671992.htm

Military
Activists Say Chinese Arms Fuel Conflicts
AP( via YahooNews), June 11, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060611/ap_on_re_as/
china_arms_exports_1;_ylt=Ahy4mKRRFUj0RH5h
o5YtRkZPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHN
lYwMlJVRPUCUlKRRFUj0RH5ho5YtRkZPzWQA;_ylu=
X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Olympics
Beijing Fires Top Olympic Official for ‘Corruption’
Financial Times, June 12, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4dad5c64-f987-11da-
8ced-0000779e2340.html

Politics
Leadership Has to Set up Independent Reform Commission
SCMP, June 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1SBR67OE.html

Protests and Petitions
徐州1/3的士罢驶要求加价 (1/3 of Taxis in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province Go on Strike to Demand Higher Fares)
Ming Pao, June 12, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060612/ccd1.htm

Zoo Staff Fear Developer's Land Grab
SCMP, June 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTBWIB7OE.html

六维权代表被刑拘　三山村民忧土地失守 (Six Guangdong Rights Representatives Detained and Charged with Blackmailing After Protesting Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, June 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/09
/land/

Religion
中国拘28名家庭教会基督徒 (China Arrests 28 Christians in Unapproved Protestant House Church)
Voice of America, June 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n2006-06-09-voa20.cfm

June 9, 2006


Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
人权活动家郭起真被逮捕 (Human Rights Activist Guo Qizhen Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/08/guo/
On June 8, the Public Security Bureau of Hebei Province formally informed the family of human rights activist Guo Qizhen that he had been arrested for inciting others to subvert state power. Guo was taken away from his home by police on May 12. Guo's lawyer believed that the arrest was related to his hunger strike in support for human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng.

News

Bilateral Ties
Decision Time as EU Considers a New Policy on China
People's Daily, June 08, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200606/08/eng20060608_
272159.html

Death Penalty
“3.10”特大跨国贩毒案宣判 老挝大毒枭死刑 (Cross Border Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Death)
Xinhuanet, June 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/09/content_4668
865.htm

妻子举报丈夫奸淫亲女引出15年前杀父血案 (Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering Father and Repeatedly Raping Daughter)
Xinhuanet, June 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/09/content_4669
263.htm

Education
中国教育制度被指全世界最不公平 (China's Education System Criticized as Being the Most Unfair in the World)
Voice of America, June 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-08-voa41.cfm

Environment
循环经济立法有了明确提交审议日期 草案有望二审“跳龙门 (Date Set for the Second Deliberation of “Recycling Economy Law”)
Legal Daily, June 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/09/content_331
400.htm

广西红水河变成“黑水河” (Guangxi River Heavily Polluted by Leaked Sewage from Power Plant)
Legal Daily, June 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/09/content_331
460.htm

全球沙漠化严重 中国更面临危机 (China Faces More Challenges as Global Desertification Worsens)
Voice of America, June 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-08-voa54.cfm

Freedom of Speech
电影《达芬奇密码》在中国被禁 ("The Da Vinci Code" Banned in China)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/08/
dianyin/

Government
中央巡视組指地方官说谎 (Central Government's Inspection Team Finds Local Officials Not Honest in Giving the Real Picture About their Locality)
Ming Pao, June 09, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060609/ccb1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
专访郑恩宠谈狱中情况 ( Interview: Zheng Enchong Talks About His Life in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/08/
zhenenchong/

Labor
广州有企业管理员工太苛刻 员工如厕过多都要罚 (Employees Punished for Going to Bathroom Too Often in Guangzhou)
Apple Daily, June 09, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss
_id=20060609&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6009
118335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6009118

陕西划定最低工资标准 逾期不补差额加倍给 (Shaanxi Sets Minimum Wage for Province)
Legal Daily, June 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/09/content_331
401.htm

美议员吁政府促中国改善劳工权利 (US Lawmakers Urge Beijing to Improve Labor Rights)
Voice of America, June 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-09-voa12.cfm

Land Policy
未经国土资源部编号土地证书无效 (Land Use Certificate Invalid Without Approval Number Stamped by Land Resources Bureau)
Legal Daily, June 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/09/content_331
455.htm

Law
别总是选择与民争利的国际惯例 (Don't Just Apply "International Conventions" if They Violate People's Rights)
China Youth Daily, June 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/09/content_1411806.htm

拘留所看守所不再合设混管 (Government Set to Regulate Detention Centers)
Legal Daily, June 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/09/content_331
405.htm

人大常委会检查法官法检察官法实施情况 (Standing Committee of NPC to Examine Implementation of Laws for Judges and Public Procurators)
Legal Daily, June 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/09/content_331
407.htm

Media
网络虚拟警察甘肃上岗 (Cyber Police Report for Duty in Gansu Province)
Legal Daily, June 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/09/content_331
394.htm

高瑜再获国际勇气奖 (Journalist Gao Yu Given 5th International Award)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/08/
gaoyu/

Military
Don't Use Exports to China to Develop Military
Financial Times, June 09, 2006
https://registration.ft.com/registration/barrier?referer=http://
news.ft.com/comment&location=http%3A//news.ft.com/cms/s/
59cc80ac-f715-11da-a566-0000779e2340.htmln=http%3A//
news.ft.com/cms/s/59cc80ac-f715-11da-a566-0000779e234
0.html

Protests and Petitions
龙岗村民阻清拆 武警让步 (Shenzhen Villagers Stop Local Authorities and Paramilitary Police from Demolishing Illegal Houses)
Ming Pao, June 09, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060609/ccc1.htm

'Wartime' Footing for Key Summit
SCMP, June 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFN6HB7OE.html

上海当局敏感六月压访民　(Shanghai Authorities Crack Down on Petitioners During "Sensitive June" Period)
Radio Free Asia, June 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/08/
shangfang/

Public Health
乙肝治疗不当年浪费百亿元 (Inappropriate Treatment for Hepatitis B Wastes 10 Billion Yuan Each Year)
Wen Wei Po, June 09, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0606
090033&cat=002CH

Thursday, June 08, 2006

June 08, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
中国对纽约时报助理赵岩审判延期 (China Postpones Trial of Times Researcher)
Voice of America, June 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-07-voa21.cfm
The trial of Zhao Yan, a Chinese researcher for the New York Times accused of leaking state secrets, has been postponed with no new date announced. His lawyer explained on June 7 that the delay was in response to his request to summon a new witness.

News
Environment
China Warns too Many Power Plants Are Being Built
AFP (via YahooNews), June 08, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060608/wl_asia_afp/
chinaenergyelectricity_060608051423;_ylt=Ape6AvnX6lY7e8
maa6OwFyBPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYw
MlJVRPUCUl23;_ylt=Ape6AvnX6lY7e8maa6OwFyBPzWQA;
_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJV

非法填海“政府工程”居多 (Most Illegal Reclamation Projects Are Initiated by Local Governments for Economic Reasons)
Legal Daily, June 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/08/
content_330515.htm

Gender
呼和浩特：28位出嫁女状告村委会案一审开庭 (28 Women in Hohhot City Sue Village Committee for Not Being Allocated Land Because of Marrying Men from Other Villages)
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/08/
content_4663721.htm

Government
State Firm Workers' Expenses Scrutinized
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZL81ZB2OE.html

Human Rights Defender – Xinjiang - Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
热比娅在新疆的儿子被关押 女儿被监视 (Kadeer's Sons Detained and Daughter Under Surveillance in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/07/
rebiya/

June 4th
北風吹：六四遭貶將領鹹魚翻生 (Military Official Demoted for Resisting June 4th Order Was Promoted in 2005)
Apple Daily, June 08, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20060608&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_
id=6005112335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6005112

Little Prospect of EU Lifting China Arms Ban - UK
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060607/wl_nm/china_
eu_dc_1;_ylt=AtKqawOJKGGAXnxaliyFTOFPzWQA;_
ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUlaliy
FTOFPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMl
JVRPUCUl (JUne

Labor
给“工资太高就会失去竞争优势”打上五个问号 (5 Reasons to Doubt the Claim that "Overly High Wages Will Reduce Competitiveness")
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-06/08/content
_4657009.htm

Land Policy
"一女二嫁"引诉讼 国土局长宁辞职也不执行判决 (Chief of Land Resources Bureau in Jiangsu Province Refuses to Obey Court Order to Settle Land Dispute Case)
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/07/
content_4658116.htm

Law
Law Aimed at Tackling Monopolies Approved
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ834BCZNE.html

Media
Google Is Voicing Some Doubt over China
International Herald Tribune, June 08, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/07/business/
google.php

重要地理信息数据不准擅自公布 (Important Geographical Data Cannot Be Announced Without Approval)
The Beijing News, June 08, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/06-08/
014@031014.htm

全国首起采访权案记者撤诉 (Journalist Withdraws Lawsuit in China's First Case of Reporter Suing Government for Being Refused Interview)
Legal Daily, June 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/08/
content_330514.htm

北京集中整治网吧 十八家领牌受罚 (Beijing Concentrates Efforts on Cyber Cafes and Punishes 18 Operators)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/07/
netbar/

中国报业一仆二主难成世界级媒体 (Lack of Press Freedom Is Preventing China’s Media from Becoming World Class)
Voice of America, June 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-07-voa30.cfm

Migrant Workers
Minorities 'Unfairly Targeted' in Crackdown on Hawkers
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU8MLKZNE.html

Politics
中国当局重申坚持改革方向受质疑 (Chinese Authorities Questioned for Insisting on Present Reform Direction)
Voice of America, June 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-07-voa31.cfm

Protests and Petitions
海南：不满村主任贪污公款 600多村民联名罢官 (600 Villagers Sign Petition to Impeach Corrupt Village Official in Hainan)
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/08/content_
4663717.htm

Public Health
政府监管缺位造成回扣风愈演愈烈 (Hospital Kick-backs Increasing as Government Fails in Monitoring Efforts)
China Youth Daily, June 08, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/08/content_
1410206.htm

AIDS to Bring Huge Economic Losses to China: Scientist
Xinhuanet, June 07, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/07/content_
4658322.htm

Rural Issues
5b Yuan Boost for Rural Co-operatives
SCMP, June 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ69MLKZNE.html

State Security - State Secrets
《保密法》尚未认定 (Question on Whether Certain Chinese Opera Techniques Should Be Classed as "State Secrets")
Wen Wei Po, June 08, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0606080030&cat=002CH

Tibet
Tibetan Nuns Await "Precious Moment" with Dalai Lama
AFP (via YahooNews), June 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060606/wl_sthasia_afp/
indiachinareligiontibetnuns_060606061658606061658

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
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)