June 16, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Journalist – Zhao Yan (赵岩)
Trial of NYT Researcher Opens in China
Reuters (via YahooNews), June 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060616/ts_nm/rights
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ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUlEZ421Ocp
PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
The trial of Zhao Yan, a New York Times researcher accused of fraud and leaking state secrets, opens today (June 16). He has been in custody for 22 months since he was taken away by police in September 2004. The charges against him had once been dropped but were revived in May 2006.

• Related News:

HRIC Press Release: HRIC Calls for Zhao Yan's Immediate Release
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2006
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision
%5fid=29277&item%5fid=29276

Human Rights Defender – Journalist – Yang Xiaoqing (阳小青)
揭黑记者阳小青被判刑一年 数百民众法院外喊冤 (Yang Xiaoqing Sentenced, Hundreds Gather Outside Court to Call for His Release)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/
15/yangxiaoqing/
On June 15th, journalist Yang Xiaoqing was convicted on charges of fabricating corruption stories in an attempt to blackmail the authorities and given a one-year sentence by a local court in Hunan Province. He immediately said he would appeal this decision, arguing that he merely reported on alleged corruption among local officials.

News
Bilateral Ties
The US Finger on China's Pulse
Asia Times Online, June 16, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HF16Ad02.html

Civil Society
Foreign-funded Nonprofits Under Investigation in China
Boston Globe, June 16, 2006
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/06/
15/foreign_funded_nonprofits_under_investigation_in_china/

Corruption – Death Penalty
反腐课题组建议废除腐败官员死刑 (Anti-corruption Agency Proposes to Abolish Death Penalty for Officials Convicted of Corruption)
Nanfang Weekend, June 16, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/
200606150629.asp

Death Penalty
安徽阜阳轮奸16名校园少女案宣判 2主犯判死刑 (Two Sentenced to Death for Gang-raping 16 School Girls in Anhui Province)
Xinhuanet, June 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/16/content_
4705703.htm

China Makes Ultimate Punishment Mobile
USA Today, June 14, 2006
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-06-14-
death-van_x.htm?csp=34

Government
全新干部考核体系即将公开 (More Transparent Official Selection System to Be Adopted at Local Level in Several Provinces)
Nanfang Weekend, June 16, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg
/200606150628.asp

June 4th
蔡子强:请容悼念和烛光 保留一点私人空间 (Commentary: Please Leave Hong Kong Officials Private Time to Commemorate June 4th)
Ming Pao, June 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060616/fab1.htm

Labor
中国劳动合同法引起争议 (China's Labor Contract Law Causes Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
06/15/hetong/

iPod 'Slave' Claims Investigated
BBC, June 15, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5079590.stm

胡新宇“过劳死”死了白死？(Work Exhaustion Common in Many Enterprises in China)
Nanfang Weekend, June 15, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg
/200606150632.asp

Media
上合组织峰会加强监控互联网合作 (SCO Summit Agrees to Strengthen Cooperation on Internet Surveillance)
Voice of America, June 16, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-15-voa48.cfm

China’s Media in Unusual Call for Transparency
Financial Times, June 15, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f4c3da90-fbd1-11da-b1a1
-0000779e2340.html

Politics
纪念「文革」，重温邓小平讲话和《决议》 (Commentary: Why the Authorities Do Not Commemorate the Cultural Revolution)
Ming Pao, June 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060616/msa.htm

Protests and Petitions
顺德械斗 警民仍对峙 (Protestors' Clash with Authorities Still Ongoing in Shunde, Guangdong Province)
Wen Wei Po, June 16, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news_print.phtml?news_
id=CH0606160035

上合组织峰会沪上访者被拘押软禁 (Shanghai Petitioners Detained and Put Under House Arrest During SCO Summit)
Voice of America, June 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-15-voa51.cfm

June 15, 2006

News
Education
广东今日首办盲人专场高考 储备巧克力应急 (Guangdong Allows Blind People to Take University Entry Examination for First Time)
Xinhuanet, June 15, 2006
http://www.gd.xinhuanet.com/gdnews/2006-06/15/
content_7267850.htm

广州:上不起幼儿园 "自愿捐资助学费"成录取标准 ("Voluntary Donations" Becomes Standard Requirement for Getting into Certain Kindergartens in Guangzhou)
Xinhuanet, June 14, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2006-06/14/content_
4693781.htm

Environment
Guangdong May Start Emissions Trade Plan
SCMP, June 15, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ9WMHB7OE.html

美中应该联手解决温室效应问题？(US and China Should Cooperate to Solve Greenhouse Effect)
Voice of America, June 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-15-voa8.cfm

Food Security
绿色和平蔬果药检 农业部质疑 (Ministry of Agriculture Questions Standards Greenpeace Used for Inspecting Vegetables)
Wen Wei Po, June 15, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0606150019&cat=002CH

Government
社论：政府应以最大善意欢迎民间组织的批评 (Editorial: Government Should Welcome Criticism from NGOs)
Nanfang Daily, June 15, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/
200606150361.asp

Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Beijing Lawyers Fight to Free Whistleblower
Financial Times, June 15, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0cace2fa-fbd2-11da-b1a1
-0000779e2340.html

Human Rights Defenders – Petitioner - Fu Xiancai (付先财)
中国人权对付先财遭殴打表示愤慨 (Human Rights in China Expresses Anger over Assault on Fu Xiancai)
Voice of America, June 14, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-14-voa66.cfm

Labor
上半年煤矿事故死12人 (12 Died in Coal Mine Accidents in Last Six Months)
The Beijing News, June 15, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/06-15/015
@187623.htm
海南建立失业预警：一次裁员超过20人要报告 (Hainan Firms Must Now Report Dismissals of More than 20 Workers at Any One Time)
Xinhuanet, June 14, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2006-06/14/content_
4693674.htm

Law
法界斥律协戕害大众法律权利 (Legal Community Condemns All-China Lawyers Association for Infringing on Public's Legal Rights)
Ming Pao, June 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060615/ccd1.htm

Top Court Recruiting Lawyers to Act as Judges
SCMP, June 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8CKR67OE.html

Migrant Workers
东莞外来工患麻疹飙升 (Number of Measles Cases Increasing Among Migrant Workers in Dongguan, Guangdong Province)
Wen Wei Po, June 15, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0606150028&cat=002CH

Multilateral
Hu Jintao Vows to Enhance Anti-terrorism Cooperation with SCO Members
People's Daily, June 15, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200606/15/
print20060615_274065.html

世卫传染病中心 落戶广州 (WHO Establishes Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Guangzhou)
Wen Wei Po, June 15, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0606150031&cat=002CH

人权观察促上合组织成员尊重人权 (Human Rights Watch Calls for Shanghai Cooperation Organization Members to Respect Human Rights)
Voice of America, June 14, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-14-voa40.cfm

Politics
Letter from China: An Ideology of Control Reeling out of Control
International Herald Tribune, June 15, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/14/news/letter.php

Protests and Petitions
82名养殖户申请复议 法院判令环保总局受理 (State Environmental Protection Administration Ordered to Accept Pollution Complaintsof 82 Mariculture Operators)
China Youth Daily, June 15, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/15/content_
1417611.htm

顺德民黑冲突持续　村民指责警方失责 (Guangdong Villagers' Clash with Triad Members over Land Dispute Continues; Villagers Criticize Police for Failing in Their Duties)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/14
/chongtu/

Society
岂能容忍地域歧视的幽灵再现 (Discrimination Based on Provincial Origin Cannot Be Tolerated)
People's Daily, June 15, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/1063/4474301.html

Xinjiang
五获释维族人“想前往他国求庇护” (Five Released Uyghurs in Albania Want to Seek Asylum Elsewhere)
BBC , June 15, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_5080000/
newsid_5080700/5080772.stm

Xinjiang
China: Uyghur Separatists Caught Up In Antiterror Campaign
Radio Free Europe, June 15, 2006
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/6/
0c289d9f-186b-46d9-9cee-43204968e643.html

June 14, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Fu Xiancai (付先财）
Chinese Activist Said Paralyzed by Assault
AP (via YahooNews), June 14, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060613/ap_on_re_as/china_
activist_paralyzed_1;_ylt=AvT1G86QL5W1Gd.CNeKKTedPzWQA
;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl1G86QL5W1
Gd.CNeKKTedPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJ
VRPUCUl
Three Gorges resettlement activist Fu Xiancai (付先财) was struck by an unknown assailant and left paralyzed after being questioned by police on June 8th about an interview he had provided to a German public television station. Fu has been petitioned to various authorities over the resettlement terms and compensation for the affected villagers of the Three Gorges Project.

• Related News:
  HRIC Press Release: HRIC Welcomes German Intervention in Case of Three Gorges Activist
  Human Rights in China, June 13, 2006
  http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5
  fid=29240&item%5fid=29239
  

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
China to Begin Trial of Times Researcher
New York Times, June 13, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/13/world/asia/13cnd-zhao.
html?_r=1&oref=slogin
According to the lawyer of detained journalist Zhao Yan(赵岩) , the government has notified the family that Zhao's trial has been scheduled for June 16, at the Beijing No.2 Intermediate People's Court. Zhao, a researcher for the New York Times, has been in custody for 22 months since he was taken away by police in September 2004. He was formally indicted on charges of fraud and revealing state secrets in December 2005.


News

Bilateral Ties
In Africa, China Trade Brings Growth, Unease
Washington Post, June 13, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2006/06/12/AR2006061201506.html

Death Penalty
云南文山：大专生持枪抢劫出租车一审被判死刑 (College Student Sentenced to Death for Robbing and Murdering Taxi Driver in Yunnan Province)
Xinhuanet, June 14, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/13/content_
4689410.htm

北京一名绑架杀人的保安员被执行死刑 (Beijing Security Officer Sentenced to Death for Kidnapping and Murdering Colleague)
Xinhuanet, June 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-06/13/
content_4690125.htm

抢劫杀人肢解尸体 持枪杀人犯双双判死刑 (Two Sentenced to Death for Robbery and Murder)
Xinhuanet, June 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/08/content_
4663814.htm

Environment
Chinese Premier Urges Greater Efforts to Prevent Sandstorms
People's Daily, June 13, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200606/13/eng20060613_
273651.html

Pollution from Chinese Coal Casts a Global Shadow
New York Times, June 11, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/business/worldbusiness/
11chinacoal.html?pagewanted=printnted=print

Gender
甘肃永登3初中生强暴并摧残两幼女被无罪释放 (Public Anger Over the Release of Three Juvenile Offenders Who Sexually Abused Two Young Girls)
Xinhuanet, June 14, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/14/content_
4695105_1.htm

Government
晋城副部长丧母 30小学生迫抬花圈 (30 Primary Students Forced to Attend Funeral of Senior Official's Mother in Shanxi Province)
Wen Wei Po, June 14, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH060614
0028&cat=002CH

Labor
企业强令冒险作业 工人有权拒绝 (Workers Have the Right to Refuse to Work in Dangerous Environments)
China Youth Daily, June 14, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/14/content_1416436.htm

Land Policy
中国评论﹕徵地政策后遗症严重 (Commentary: The Repercussions of China's Land Acquisition Policy)
Ming Pao, June 14, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060614/cae1.htm

广州下月起实施相关办法保障被征地农民养老，此举开全国先河 (Guangzhou to Implement Measures to Provide Old-age Pension to Elderly Victims of Land Acquisition)
Nanfang City News, June 14, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200606
140442.asp

Migrant Workers
两成外来工被迫公园过性生活 外来工孕产妇死亡率居高不下 (20 Percent of Guangzhou’s Migrant Workers Must Use Parks to Have Sex)
Nanfang Daily, June 14, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200606
140439.asp

Military
How to Curb China's Arms Trade
Asia Times Online, June 14, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HF14Ad01.html

Multilateral
Chinese Delegation to Attend First Meeting of UN Human Rights Council
People's Daily, June 13, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200606/13/eng20060613_
273705.html

Politics
欧阳五﹕胡温治贪软硬兼施修官德 (Commentary: President Hu and Premier Wen Use Both Hard and Soft Strategies to Promote Ethics of Officials)
Ming Pao, June 14, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060614/fab1.htm

How China Looks to the Future to Forget the Past
Financial Times, June 14, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/1a01f9a6-fb03-11da-b4d0-0000779
e2340.html

Protests and Petitions
佛山上万村民斗黑　死伤不明警察旁观 (10,000 Guangdong Villagers Clash with 200 Triad Members over Land Dispute, Police Turn a Blind Eye to the Injured)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/13/
foshan/

宁夏灵武市百人暴力抗法案件11名嫌疑人被批捕 (11 Suspects Arrested for Illegal Protest in Ningxia)
EastDay.com, June 14, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
140952/userobject1ai2104338.html4338.html

Public Health
艾滋孤儿控报章侵私隐 (AIDS Orphan Sues Newspaper Over Privacy Infringement)
Ming Pao, June 14, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060614/ccd1.htm

卫生部:未制定公共卫生应急预案单位达41.8% (Ministry of Health Notes Inadequate Hygiene and Emergency Preparedness in Public Areas)
EastDay.com, June 14, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node140952/userobject1ai2104332.html4332.html

China-made Tamiflu Approved for Production
People's Daily, June 13, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200606/13/eng20060613
_273661.html

Rural Issues
No Boom for the Rural Population
SCMP, June 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZKAHR67OE.html

Tibet
Dreaming Lhasa: New Film Shines Light on Tibetan Refugee Life in India
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/arts/2006/06/13/tibet_
dreaminglhasa/

Hong Kong
HK Ready for Political Reform, Survey Finds
SCMP, June 14, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZWAHR67OE.html

June 13, 2006

News
Environment
粵逾百港资化工厂临倒闭 (Over 100 Hong Kong-Funded Factories in Guangdong to Shut Down Due to Safety Concerns)
Wen Wei Po, June 13, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtmlcat=001YO&news_id=Y
O0606130006&PHPSESSID= 059ac1e9c3babf42e448c9513442a8
80SID= 059ac1e9c3babf42e448c9513442a880

Gender
Rural Girls Pay High Price to Prove Rape
Xinhuanet, June 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/13/content_
4688922.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhang Lin (张林)
民运人士张林的妻子遭匿名电话的骚扰 (Wife of Jailed Dissident Zhang Lin Harassed by Anonymous Phone Caller)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/12
/zhanglin/

Law
成都：市民建议首次催生新法规 (Citizen's Proposal Leads to New Regulation on Public Parks in Chengdu)
China Youth Daily, June 13, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/13/content_1415086.
htm

可能导致改判就必须启动再审 (Guangdong Higher Court’s Guidelines on Retrying Cases with “Potential Errors”)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/13/content_
332996.htm

Media
“中国国情咨询网”重新开通 (Blocked Democracy Website Allowed to Reopen)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06/12/
wangzhan/

Migrant Workers
全总等联合推出“关爱农民工生命安全与健康特别行动” (ACFTU Collaborates with Government to Launch Campaign to Promote Safety and Health for Migrant Workers)
People's Daily, June 13, 2006
http://opinion.people.com.cn/GB/8213/58217/58284/
4466746.html

Military
China Refutes Amnesty International's Slams on Arms Trade
People's Daily, June 12, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200606/12/eng20060612_
273325.html

Multilateral
Why China Blocks Sanctions on Iran, Sudan, Burma
Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS), June 13, 2006
http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/542

Olympics
Olympic Link to Disgraced Official Rejected
SCMP, June 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZT0ER67OE.html

Public Health
药品将实行网上限价竞价采购 (Public Hospitals in Guangdong Unite to Purchase Drugs from Pharmaceutical Companies Online)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/13/content_
333250.htm

Poll Dispute Threatens Fight Against Aids in China
Financial Times, June 13, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c2478e16-fa6b-11da-b7ff- 0000779e
2340,_i_rssPage=26280544-1572-11da-808500000e2511c8.h
tml0000779e2340,_i_rssPage= 26280544-1572-11da-8085-000
00e2511c8.html

《西宁市爱国卫生管理条例》审议获批准 公共场所向香烟与狗说不 (Qinghai Province Passes Law Against Smoking and Dogs in Xining City’s Public Areas)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-06/13/content_
332972.htm

Shake-up for Health System to Tackle Graft
SCMP, June 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNH0JB7OE.html

Religion
美众院讨论议案谴责中国迫害宗教 (US House of Representatives to Discuss Motion to Condemn Religious Persecution in China)
Voice of America, June 13, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-13-voa1.cfm

Three Gorges
China Reiterates Ambitious Plan for More Yangtze River Power
AFP (via YahooNews), June 12, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060612/wl_asia_afp/
chinadamenergy_060612171129;_ylt=AretcMU_NhpNI_
VmjCMJrDtPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlY
wMlJVRPUCUllt=AretcMU_NhpNI_VmjCMJrDtPzWQA;_
ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUC

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

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