August 2, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Public Intellectual - Dolma Kyab (卓玛嘉因)
Commentary Manuscript Lands Tibetan Youth Ten Years in Prison
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights & Democracy, August 01, 2006
http://www.tchrd.org/press/2006/pr20060725.html
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy has recently confirmed that the 10-year prison sentence handed down to Tibetan Dolma Kyab (卓玛嘉因) in September of last year was upheld by the Lhasa People's Intermediate Court on November 30, 2005. Dolma Kyab was convicted on charges of “endangering state security” for writing a manuscript called "Himalaya on Stir," which includes 57 essays on democracy, the sovereignty of Tibet, and other issues.

News
Corruption
专家：惩治经济犯罪应靠健全制度 (Experts Find Healthy System Necessary for Punishing Economic Crimes)
Voice of America, August 02, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-31-voa40.cfm

中共干部换届买官卖官猖獗受关注 (Concern Grows over Buying and Selling of Official Positions as CPC Holds Local Elections)
Voice of America, August 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-01-voa33.cfm

Death Penalty
恶子不满管教弑父　胁迫母亲帮助埋尸 (Son Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve for Murdering Father)
Xinhuanet, August 02, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/02
/content_4907912.htm

Environment
300b Yuan Bid to Boost Water Flow from West
SCMP, August 02, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ6YBACCQE.html

全国七成城市缺水 (70 Percent of China's Cities Have Water Shortage)
Ming Pao, August 02, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060802/ccd1.htm

Beijing Takes Steps to Revive Yellow River
Financial Times, August 02, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/623d9d1e-21b5-11db-
b650-0000779e2340.html

Green Watchdog Extends Its Reach
SCMP, August 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5Y1ACCQE.html

Setback in Drive to Improve Energy Efficiency
SCMP, August 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMESOCCQE.html

Tightening Control over Provinces Is Not Enough
SCMP, August 02, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZSS2ACCQE.html

Despite Small Successes, China Struggles to Contain Spreading Deserts
Voice of America, July 31, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-07-31-voa30.cfm

Gender
China to Keep on with Fight Against Selective Abortions
Xinhuanet, August 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/01/content
_4906549.htm

Labor
Profits Squeeze Expected to Hamper Job Creation
SCMP, August 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOWBACCQE.html

Land Policy
Displaced Villagers Get Apology from Mayor
SCMP, August 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9Y1ACCQE.html

Media
暴力拆迁曝光江阴宣传部长免职 (Official Sacked as Report on Forced Eviction Revealed)
Radio Free Asia, August 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/01/mianzhi/

China Cracks Down on Foreign Investors in Web Portals, E-commerce
SCMP, July 28, 2006
http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZP5AMS5QE.html

Police
深圳市城管队员：被扒裤很受伤 (Shenzhen Officers Allege Battery and Humiliating Treatment by District Officers)
Nanfang Daily, August 02, 2006
http://www.
nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200608020071.asp

Politics
分析：中国或出现经济民族主义？ (Analysts Believe "Economic Nationalism" May Arise in China)
Voice of America, July 31, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-31-voa61.cfm

Poverty
中国贫富悬殊大到多数人无法接受 (Majority of Interviewees State That Widening Wealth Gap Has Reached a Critical Point)
Voice of America, August 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-01-voa24.cfm

Two Chinese Villages, Two Views of Rural Poverty
Washington Post, August 01, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2006/07/31/AR2006073101399.htmldyn/

Protests and Petitions
湖北随州民办教师上访 (二) (Over 200 Private School Teachers Petition at Local Government Building in Hubei (Part 2))
Radio Free Asia, August 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/01
/jiaoshi/

杭州官员证实强拆教堂逮捕两居民 (Two Arrested in Church Demolition Clash in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province)
Voice of America, August 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-01-
voa29.cfm

四川陕西发生暴力拆迁 (Forced Evictions Turn Violent in Sichuan and Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, August 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/01
/chaiqian/

Tibet
China Taps Tibetan Waters
International Herald Tribune, August 01, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/01/business/river.php

August 1, 2006

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
China Clash as Church Demolished
BBC, July 31, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5231106.stm
According to a Hong Kong -based human rights organization, 500 police officers clashed with 3,000 Christians who were protesting the forced demolition of a church in Zhejiang on July 29, leaving four people with serious injuries. The authorities claimed the church was an illegal structure.

News
Children
“世界袜都”童工问题被隐瞒 (Child Labor Problem Revealed in World's "Sock Capital")
China Information Center, August 01, 2006
http://www.observechina.net/info/artshow.asp?ID=39999&ad
=7/27/2006

Corruption
Bribery Watchdog Investigates 7,000 Cases
SCMP, August 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHFZP7AQE.html

Environment
1,000 'Green' Cars Targeted Before 2010 Expo
SCMP, August 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZKFFN7AQE.html

五督察中心监管地方环保 (Five Centers Established to Monitor Local Environmental Protection)
The Beijing News, August 01, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-01/
014@044432.htm

Guangdong Takes New Steps to Cut Pollution
SCMP, August 01, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZQGEN7AQE.html

New Energy Projects Accelerated
China Daily, July 31, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-07/
31/content_653722.htm

重庆北碚东阳村汞污染严重 (Serious Mercury Contamination in Village in Chongqing)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
07/31/chongqing/

China Widens Criteria to Catch Pollution Crimes
Xinhuanet, July 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/
28/content_4889894.htm

Gender
湖南立法规定：发“黄段子”短信构成性骚扰 (Hunan's New Women's Rights Protection Law Prohibits Obscene Phone Messages)
Xinhuanet, August 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/01
/content_4902062.htm

Human Rights Defenders
泛蓝联盟成员被学校解雇 ("Pan-blue Alliance" Member Dismissed from Work)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
07/31/fanlan/

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
维权律师高智晟遭警察殴打和关押 (Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Beaten and Detained)
Voice of America, July 31, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-
31-voa18.cfm

Human Rights Defender
美国驻华大使单独宴请余杰夫妇 (US Consul Dines with Protestant House Church Activist Yu Jie and Wife)
Voice of America, July 31, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-31-voa19.cfm

Labor
前7月安全事故夺命逾千 (Industrial Accidents in First Seven Months of 2006 Claim Over 1,000 Lives)
Ming Pao, August 01, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060801/ccg1.htm

Law
2006年8月实施新法一览 (List of New Regulations That Take Effect on August 1)
Legal Daily, August 01, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-08/
01/content_363873.htm

为艾滋病女儿蓄发维权 赢得官司却拿不到赔偿 (Man Wins Lawsuit for HIV-infected Daughter but Not Given Compensation)
Xinhua, August 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/01/
content_4902018.htm

一批法规8月1日起施行 出台规定严禁尸体买卖 (Rule Banning Sale of Corpses Among New Regulations That Take Effect on August 1)
Xinhuanet, August 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/
01/content_4902036.htm

Media
Website on Attack over 'Barbaric' Shutdown
SCMP, August 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZKJUP7AQE.html

China Shuts Tibetan Author's Blog After Dalai Lama Birthday Wishes
Middle East Times, July 31, 2006
http://www.metimes.com/articles/normal.php?StoryID=
20060731-080354-7520r

Migrant Workers
Migrants Troubled by Lack of Sex
People's Daily, July 31, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200607/31/
eng20060731_288366.html

Politics
The Red Chamber (of Commerce)
Asia Times Online, July 27, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business
/HG27Cb01.html

Protests and Petitions
湖北随州民办教师上访 (Over 200 Private School Teachers Petition at Local Government Building in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
31/hubei/

Public Health
China Finally Taking Steps to Fight Its HIV Problem - Methadone Clinics, Condoms in Hotels, Free Testing Offered
San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/
2006/07/30/MNGEUK75CU1.DTL&type=healthbin/article.c
gi?f=/c/a/2006/07/30/MNGEUK75CU1.DTL&type=health

Religion
Truth and Lives
SCMP, August 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chifeatures/ZZZU1UP7AQE.html

Rural Issues
Farmers' Income Growth Set to Slow in 2nd Half Year
Xinhuanet, August 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/01/content
_4903465.htm

Society
China's Fourth-largest Ethnic Group in Danger of Losing Its Language
AFP (via YahooNews), July 31, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060731/ts_afp/afplifestylech
inalanguageculture_060731074033;_ylt=AvKNnpPQksRgS01f
P7i2n7FPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJV
RPUCUl074033;_ylt=AvKNnpPQksRgS01fP7i2n7FPzWQA;_y
lu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYw

Tibet
The New Freedom Train?
SCMP, August 01, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ8EZP7AQE.html

"One Country, Two Systems" Not Possible for Tibet: Article
Xinhuanet, July 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/28/content
_4889206.htm

July 29-31, 2006

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Workers at Toy Factory Arrested After 3-day Riot
SCMP, July 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDEBMS5QE.html
Several mainland workers at a factory in Dongguan, Guangdong Province were detained for participating in a three-day violent riot which ended on July 25. Reportedly, several thousand people took part in the protest over inhumane working conditions. One person was injured and several properties were damaged in the riot before the police were called in.

News
Bilateral Ties
中国要求地拉那引渡五新疆穆斯林 (China Urges Albania to Repatriate Five Muslims)
Voice of America, July 30, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-30-voa54.cfm

Corruption
China Tackles Graft in Health Sector
Financial Times, July 31, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e4d1bd4a-2026-11db-
9913-0000779e2340.html

Food Security
Cancer-risk Dye Back in Food Products
SCMP, July 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOUUIE7QE.html

Government
Wider Net Urged to Halt Abuse of Power
SCMP, July 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXXYGE7QE.html

涉及9亿人的选举如何进行？ (How is an Election that Involves 900 Million People Conducted?)
Nanfang Weekend, July 26, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
zmzg/200607260547.asp

老百姓先推选 党组织再定人 (A Local Election in Sichuan: Public Nominates Candidates, Party Determines Winner)
Nanfang Weekend, July 26, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg
/200607260549.asp

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Crusader in a Legal Wilderness
SCMP, July 31, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZR3YGE7QE.html

Human Rights Defenders
福建省万民罢官农民代表林正栩仍在冤狱中 (Fujian Farmers’ Representative Lin Zhengxu Still in Jail for Launching Campaign to Impeach Corrupt Officials)
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
29/linzhengxu/

Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Fu Xiancai (付先财)
China's Backbone
New York Sun, July 28, 2006
http://www.nysun.com/article/36906

Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Liu Anjun (刘安军)
维权人士刘安军和诗人俞心焦出狱 (Human Rights Defender Liu Anjun and Poet Yu Xinjiao Released from Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
28/weiquan/

Labor
Wal-Mart Staff Set up Firm's First Trade Union
SCMP, July 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ69YGE7QE.html

Land Policy
北京学者批评中国保护耕地是错误 (Chinese Academic Criticizes New Policy to Preserve Farmland)
Voice of America, July 31, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-28-voa16.cfm

8月1日土地新政助力“国六条” (Ministry of Land and Resources' Six New Policies on Stabilizing Property Market to Take Effect on August 1)
Legal Daily, July 31, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-07/31/
content_362363.htm

Media
藏作家网誌赞美达赖被关 (Tibetan Writer’s Blog Shut Down for Glorifying Dalai Lama)
Ming Pao, July 31, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060731/cad1.htm

外商“曲线入华”进入电信领域 中国政府再次出手进行管制 (China Further Tightens Control over Telecommunications Industry)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07
/28/dianxun/

Migrant Workers
China's Labour Trap
SCMP, July 29, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZMQAMS5QE.html

Olympics
北京市加速实施大气 污染控制阶段性措施 (Beijing Speeds up Anti-Pollution Measures Ahead of Olympics)
China Youth Daily, July 31, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/31/content
_1462841.htm

Police
重庆市公安局新闻发言人称 审慎对待民间反扒组织 (Chongqing Public Security Bureau to Deal Cautiously with Volunteer Anti-Pickpocketing Organizations)
Legal Daily, July 31, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-07/31/
content_362375.htm

Sino-US Pacts to Step up Crime Fight
SCMP, July 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZW0LIE7QE.html

Protests and Petitions
驻京周记﹕有理無理上访去 有序无序政府管 (A Reporter’s Commentary on Two Recent Petitioning Cases)
Ming Pao, July 31, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060731/cch1.htm

Public Health
每年五万病人“痛”死于癌症 专家呼吁应积极进行止痛治疗 (Experts Call for Better Pain Relief Treatment for Cancer Patients)
Nanfang City News, July 31, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy
/200607310038.asp

Religion
Hebei Priest Wearied by Battle for Return of Church Property
SCMP, July 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ67UIE7QE.html

內地教友來港 填报旅遊亦被截 亚洲青年节 約一半人能到港 (Only Half of Mainland Catholics Able to Visit Hong Kong for Catholic Youth Forum)
Ming Pao, July 31, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060731/gol1.htm

Church Leaders `Sent for Labour Re-education'
SCMP, July 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFFJOS5QE.html

Falun Gong Organs Not Harvested, Official Says
SCMP, July 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSEBMS5QE.html

中国被指责加紧迫害家庭教会成员 (China Criticised for Stepping up Persecution of Protestant House Church Members)
Voice of America, July 28, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-28
-voa36.cfm

Rural Issues
乡土中国分成“三个世界”：人均年收入相差12倍 ("Three Worlds" in Rural China; First Earns 12 Times That of Third )
Xinhuanet, July 31, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-
07/31/content_4896868.htm

July 28, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Fu Xiancai (付先财)
付先财遭袭致残 警方结论是滑倒所致 (Police Conclude Fu Xiancai’s Injuries to Be Self-Inflicted)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/27
/sanxia/
The official Chinese investigation into the assault of Three Gorges petitioner Fu Xiancai has concluded that his injuries were self-inflicted. The authorities refused to disclose the identity of forensic pathologists who reached this conclusion and refused to answer further questions about the case. Fu was paralyzed from the shoulders down after a severe blow to the back of his neck shattered three of his vertebrae.

• Related Information
  HRIC Press Release: Officials Conclude Self-Inflicted Injury in Fu Xiancai Case
  Human Rights in China, July 26, 2006
  http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision
  %5fid=29613&item%5fid=29609
  

Protests and Petitions - Police Power Abuse
四川巴中大规模警民冲突 (Large Conflict Between Public and Police in Bazhong, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/27
/bazhong/
More than 2,000 people surrounded a local government building in Sichuan before they were dispersed on July 20. The protestors were reportedly angry over the unreasonable use of violence by Bazhong city authorities against an illegal hawker. Military police were later called in to suppress the protest and 21 protestors were arrested.

News

Bilateral Ties
加授予达赖喇嘛荣誉公民中国不满 (China Unhappy over Canada's Award of Honorary Citizenship to Dalai Lama)
Voice of America, July 27, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-27-voa52.cfm

Corruption
China Holds over 10,000 Officials Liable in First Half
China Daily, July 27, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-07/27/content
_651382.htm

Death Penalty
敛财1505万 北京商贿第一案主角二审仍判死刑 (Beijing's Appellant Court Confirms Death Sentence for Banker Who Accepted Bribes)
Xinhuanet, July 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-07/28/content
_4887147.htm

我国首次判决打孔盗油者死刑 (China Orders First Death Penalty Ever for Oil Thieves)
Legal Daily, July 28, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-07/28
/content_361330.htm

吉林俩“金融大骗”合谋诈骗1亿余元终审均判死 (Jilin Banker and Business Chairman Sentenced to Death for Corruption)
Xinhuanet, July 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-07/27
/content_4885098.htm

被判死刑 黑老大当庭放狠话 (Triad Leader Threatens Revenge When Given Death Verdict)
Xinhuanet, July 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-07/28/
content_4888040.htm

Food Security
A Fifth of All Mainland Products Fail to Make the Grade in Survey
SCMP, July 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3H67MZPE.html

Government
反共团体欲选人大 (Anti-CPC Group Wants to Run for Local People's Congress)
Ming Pao, July 28, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060728/cad1.htm

候选人自我宣传"条件不成熟"吗 (Are Conditions Really "Not Ripe" for Electoral Campaigns?)
China Youth Daily, July 28, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-
07/28/content_1461106.htm

人大代表履职应有经费保障 (People's Representatives Should Receive Reimbursements for Work-related Expenses)
China Youth Daily, July 28, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/28/content
_1461021.htm

川警强捉上访者撤职 (Policeman Dismissed and Investigated for Arresting Petitioner in Sichuan People's Congress)
Ming Pao, July 28, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060728/cci1.htm

Quake Warnings Ignored: Media
SCMP, July 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7H67MZPE.html

Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Li Xige (李喜阁)
联合国艾滋病规划署关注李喜阁被拘案 (UN Program on HIV/AIDS Expresses Concern over Criminal Detention of Activist Li Xige)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
27/un/

Labor
到底该不该限制劳务派遣？ (Should the Law Limit "Labor Missions"?)
China Youth Daily, July 28, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/28/content_1461031.htm

Land Policy
中国评论﹕土地反腐 有措施看实际 (Commentary: Effect of New Measures Against Land-related Corruption Cases Still to Be Seen)
Ming Pao, July 28, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060728/cag1.htm

Law
最高法出台审理环境污染刑事案件的司法解释 (Supreme People's Court Issues a Judicial Interpretation on Hearing Criminal Cases of Environmental Pollution)
Xinhuanet, July 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-07/28/
content_4887116.htm

Media
China's Bosses Join Battle of the Blogs
Asia Times Online, July 28, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business
/HG28Cb01.html

我们的营救为什么不可以现场直播 (Why Can't the Media Report Live on Rescue Efforts?)
China Youth Daily, July 28, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/28/
content_1461101.htm

Another Web Service Told to Shut Down
SCMP, July 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ04I7MZPE.html

Politics
香港媒体：部份中共人士有危机感 (Hong Kong Media: Some CPC Members Worried About Stricter Monitoring of Corruption)
Voice of America, July 27, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-27-voa65.cfm

Protests and Petitions
1,000 Workers Riot at Chinese Factory
AFP (via International Herald Tribune), July 27, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/27/news/mcdo.php

湖南湘阴发生大规模骚乱 (Villagers Riot in Xiangyin, Hunan Province, Several Injured)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07
/27/hunan/

评论：司法改革才能解决社会不公 (Commentary: Only Judicial Reform Can Solve Social Injustice)
Voice of America, July 27, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-27-voa64.cfm

Society
Language of China's Miao Ethnic Group May Disappear
Xinhuanet, July 27, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/27/
content_4883808.htm

State Security
中国称国际因素影响维护国家安全 (China Claims International Situation Makes it Difficult to Protect State Security)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07
/27/guoji/

Tibet
What is Dalai Lama's 'Middle Way'
China Daily, July 26, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-07/26
/content_649545_2.htm

July 27, 2006

News

Civil Society
广东全面清理社会团体 变相组织公费旅游等列为重点 (Guangdong to “Clean up” Social Organizations that Have Violated Operating Procedures)
Nanfang Daily, July 27, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy
/200607270017.asp

Death Penalty
迂回三省运毒进京22岁男子被判死缓 (22-year-old Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve)
Xinhuanet, July 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-07/26/content_
4880996.htm

Education
China, U.S. Cooperate to Train Rural Teachers
People's Daily, July 26, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200607/26/eng20060726_
286687.html

Environment
能耗将成政府核准项目的强制性门槛 (New Projects Will Have to Pass Energy Consumption Requirements)
China Youth Daily, July 27, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/27/content_
1459641.htm

国家环保总局:中国饮用水源地环境污染问题突出 (State Environmental Protection Administration Finds Polluted Sources of Drinking Water a Serious Problem)
EastDay.com, July 27, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node150808/u1a2209260.html

Government
中国评论﹕不信群众仅信党﹖ (Commentary: Local Electoral System Reflects Trusts in CPC but Not in Public)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/cah1.htm

县乡人大选举禁自我宣传 (Electoral Campaigns Ruled Out for China's Local Elections)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/caa1.htm

两方式选人代 (Two Ways to Elect People's Representatives)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/caa2.htm

Why Hasn't Development Led to Democracy to China?
Indian eNews, July 26, 2006
http://indiaenews.com/2006-07/16199-hasnt-
development-democracy-china.htm

Human Rights Defender – Petitioner
Activist Arrested While Seeking Hubei Election Candidates
SCMP, July 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOR27MZPE.html

Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Liu Beixing (刘北星)
宜宾县官高调走访被指作秀 维权领袖低调回乡仍受欢迎 (Low-profile Rights Defender Liu Beixing Welcomed in Hometown)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
26/weiquan/

Labor
肯德基被指规避中国法律 (Kentucky Fried Chicken Accused of Exploiting Legal Loopholes)
Legal Daily, July 27, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-07/27/
content_360442.htm

中国劳工权益状况美国政府再拒调查 中国表示欢迎 (Beijing Welcomes Washington's Refusal to Investigate China's Labor Conditions)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
26/laogong/

Law
Torture Made a Criminal Offence
SCMP, July 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZX7J7MZPE.html

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五成贪官缓刑惹关切 (50 Percent of Corrupt Officials Sentenced Given Reprieves)
Wen Wei Po, July 27, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id
=CH0607270007&cat=002CH

Media
Attacking Japan in Cyberspace
SCMP, July 27, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZW2I7MZPE.html

当年瞒预警 今日禁披露 (Book Revealing Official Cover-up of Tangshan Earthquake Is Banned)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/cak1.htm

港人导演电视剧被腰斩 (TV Series "Tangshan Earthquake" Banned in Sichuan for Criticizing Official Response to Early Warnings)
Apple Daily, July 27, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
iss_id=20060727&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=
6164535335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6164535

敢言网站「世紀中国」被关 (Outspoken Website "Century China" Closed Down)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/cac1.htm

There's Hope on the Horizon
SCMP, July 27, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZS2I7MZPE.html

Migrant Workers
Legal Aid Procedures for Migrant Workers Simplified
Xinhuanet, July 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/26/
content_4881778.htm

Police
警察闯省人大是地方权力“苏丹化”的表现 (Arrest in Provincial People's Congress Reflects State of Lawlessness)
China Youth Daily, July 27, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/27/content_
1459691.htm

Protests and Petitions
20港人深圳讨徵地赔款 (20 Hong Kong Citizens Seek Compensation for Land Acquisition in Shenzhen)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/ccd1.htm

Public Health
Insurance Firms Failing to Support Disabled
Xinhuanet, July 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/26/
content_4878313.htm

Rural Issues
为三无农民提供低保为燃眉之急 (Pressing Need to Provide Destitute Farmers with Minimum Social Security Benefits)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07
/26/nongmin/

Tibet
China Accuses Dalai Lama of Links to CIA; Beijing Rejects Tibetan Spiritual Leader’s Overtures
Reuters (via MSNBC.com), July 27, 2006
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14037499/

July 26, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender
太石村纪念维权一周年　村民再次被砍伤 (Activist Slashed Ahead of Anniversary of Democratic Protest in Taishi Village, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/25
/taishi/
An activist has been attacked and ceremonial activities have been cancelled ahead of the one-year anniversary of a protest in Taishi Village, Guangdong Province. Activist Feng Caihong (冯彩虹) was wounded by a man whom she believed was employed by local authorities. She was one of the leaders involved in an attempt to impeach the corrupt village head a year ago.

News
Corruption
Corrupt Officials Get Off Lightly: Report
SCMP, July 26, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZOZ77MZPE.html

Education
四成助学贷款申请遭拒 (40 Percent of Student Loan Applications Refused)
Nanfang Daily, July 26, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz
/200607260463.asp

Learning Curve
SCMP, July 26, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ2007MZPE.html

China Promises to Ensure College Entrance for Poor Freshmen
Xinhuanet, July 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/25/content
_4877478.htm

Government
人大代表不得接受赞助 (Beijing City Deliberating on Legislation to Prohibit People's Representatives from Receiving Private Contributions)
Legal Daily, July 26, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-07/26/content
_359520.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
北京法庭再次推迟对赵岩的判决 (Beijing Postpones Verdict on Zhao Yan Again)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
25/zhaoyan/

Media
European Parliament Calls for Censorship Code of Conduct
The Register, July 26, 2006
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/25/ep_
censorship_plea/

Play Turns Spotlight on China's Hidden History
The Times, July 26, 2006
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2285203
,00.html

中国干预互联网 “世纪中国”面临关停 (More Democracy Web Sites Shut Down, "Century China" also Faces Closure)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
25/net/

Migrant Workers
四川出台措施维护进城务工人员权益 (Licenses of Sichuan's Businesses to Be Revoked if Migrant Workers Are Not Paid on Time)
China Youth Daily, July 26, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/26/content
_1458621.htm

Protests and Petitions
50业主维权 徒步三环主路 (Over 50 Beijing Apartment Owners Detained on Public Order Charges for Protesting on Main Road)
The Beijing News, July 26, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/07-26/
018@197183.htm

Public Health
China Faces Huge Task in Hepatitis B Fight
Reuters, July 25, 2006
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK74074.htm

Society
中国新富阶层如何发挥政治作用？ (How Do China's New Rich Influence Politics?)
Voice of America, July 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-26-voa5.cfm

评论人士：中国社会矛盾严重普遍 (Serious Social Conflicts in China: Commentators)
Voice of America, July 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-25-voa25.cfm

Three Gorges
Estuary of China's Longest River to Undergo Dredging
Xinhuanet, July 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/25/content
_4877107.htm

Tibet
China’s Nomads Trade Up for an Easier Ride on the Range
New York Times, July 25, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/25/world/asia/
25nomads.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=sloginslogin

North Korea
Beijing Lets North Korean Refugees Go to US
SCMP, July 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4Z77MZPE.html