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, August 16, 2006

August 16, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔案一日审結未宣判 王友金料3日內有結果 (Ching Cheong's Trial Finished; China Researcher Expects Verdict in Three Days)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/gak1.htm
Ching Cheong’s trial on espionage charges concluded yesterday but no verdict has yet been announced. China researcher Ong Yew-kim expects a verdict within three days, but Ching's lawyer believes it will not be that quick. Ching was reportedly allowed to briefly defend himself during the closed trial. According to court officials, the court room was “so small” that only family members could attend.

Human Rights Defender – Lu Jianhua (陆建华)
Chinese Sociologist on Trial over State Secrets
Reuters, August 16, 2006
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&s
toryID=1408702§ion=news&src=rss/uk/worldNewsws&s
rc=rss/uk/worldNews
Lu Jianhua (陆建华), an academic with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), went on trial in Beijing today. His wife said she was not clear about the specific charge against him but said it involved state secrets, which is why she and the public were barred from the courtroom. She also believed her husband's case was related to that of Ching Cheong, who was tried on espionage charges yesterday.

News
Bilateral Ties
Freed from Guantánamo but Stranded Far from Home
New York Times, August 15, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/washington/15gitmo.html?
_r=2&ref=washington&or&oref=slogin

Civil Society
京封杀声讨小泉记者会 (Beijing Shuts Down NGO's Anti-Koizumi Press Conference)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/caa2.htm

Corruption
Corruption Is Getting Worse, Says Court
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZV76E1VQE.html

Death Penalty
昆明市政协司机闹市致26人伤亡一审被判死缓 (Man Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve for Vehicular Manslaughter in Yunnan Province)
Xinhuanet, August 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/16
/content_4967892.htm

Disasters
Frustration Wells up in Typhoon-hit Town
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNUBVWUQE.html

Environment
国家林业局否认“将租赁俄森林” (State Forestry Bureau Denies China Will Rent Russian Forests)
The Beijing News, August 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/08-16/
015@202024.htm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
失明维权人士案后天开审 (Blind Rights Defender to Go on Trial August 18)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/cac1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (Trial Development)
The Waiting Ends with a Swift Trial for Ching Cheong
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZHGBVWUQE.html

Spy Trial Puts Beijing in the Dock of Public Opinion
SCMP, August 16, 2006

审讯程翔只是搭台唱戏 (Trial for Ching Cheong a Mere Formality)
Apple Daily, August 16, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=
20060816&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=15337&art_id=622270104&sub
sec_id=15337&art_id=6222701

程太烛光晚会开腔 促尽快放人 程翔首日受审讯息大混乱 (Wife Hopes Ching Cheong Will Be Released Soon; Situation Chaotic on First Day of Trial)
Apple Daily, August 16, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
iss_id=20060816&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11867&art_id=6223
46504&subsec_id=11867&art_id=6223465

Labor
沃尔玛中国工会十年“破茧” (Wal-Mart Trade Unions Set up After 10 Years of “Incubation”)
The Beijing News, August 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2006/0815/015@
201708.htm

Land Policy
Thugs Accused of Eviction-row Killing
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTFBVWUQE.html

Media
Censors Set Sights on Net Spoofs
Reuters (via SCMP), August 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ976E1VQE.html

China to Regulate Internet Video
China Daily, August 16, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/16/content
_666210.htm

No Laughing Matter
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZSFVE1VQE.html

Olympics
11万保安奥运守卫 (Beijing to Deploy 110,000 Security Officers During Olympic Games)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/ccb1.htm

Politics
Hu Upholds Jiang's Work as Key to Party Future
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJUBVWUQE.html

Poverty
中国农民增收难,返贫易 (China's Farmers Can Easily Return to Poverty Level)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
15/nongmin/

Protests and Petitions
深圳街头反日抗禁令 警員阻止捱骂 电视刪抗议画面 (Anti-Japanese Protests Take Place in Shenzhen Despite Ban; TV Reports on Protests Pulled)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/caa1.htm

Chinese Chat Rooms Flooded with Boycott Calls
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://asia.scmp.com/asianews/ZZZHSCVWUQE.html

中国评论﹕民间反日 宜纾不宜压 (Commentary: Anti-Japanese Sentiment Should Be Released, Not Suppressed)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/cad1.htm

Public Health
上半年药监部门处理的突发事件 (Public Emergencies Handled by State Food and Drug Administration in First Half of 2006)
China Youth Daily, August 16, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/16/content
_1480356.htm

国务院部署药品市场秩序整治行动 (State Food and Drug Administration to Take One Year to Implement New Drug Safety Rules)
China Youth Daily, August 16, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/16/content_1480391.htm

医院死亡病例网络直报缺漏严重 (Survey: Death Cases Underreported in Hospitals)
The Beijing News, August 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-16/015
@023808.htm

Religion
阆中、萧山家庭教会遭打压 (Protestant House Churches Persecuted in Sichuan and Hangzhou)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/15/zongjiao/

Bilateral Ties – China/Africa
UN Advisor Says China Can Help Africa Escape Poverty
Voice of America, August 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-15-voa46.cfm

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

August 15, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔今早在北京受審 (Ching Cheong Goes on Trial Today)
Ming Pao, August 15, 2006
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20060815/gb212
57w.htm
According to the Information Centre for Human Rights in Democracy, Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based journalist of the Straits Times, is on trial for spying charges today. He was arrested in Guangzhou last April and has been detained since then. His family and the public are not allowed to attend the closed trial as the case allegedly involves state secrets.
News
Children
Discrimination Glooms Life of AIDS-affected Children
Xinhuanet, August 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/13/
content_4955051.htm

Corruption
社保基金为何大案频发 (Why Has Large-scale Embezzlement of Social Security Funds Happened?)
Nanfang Weekend, August 10, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060810/jj/
jjxw/200608100032.asp

Death Penalty
远华案3犯减刑 (Trio Have Death Sentences Commuted in Yuanhua Smuggling Case)
Ming Pao, August 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060815/cac1.htm

China Ex-chief Prosecutor Executed for Killing Wife
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 13, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060813/wl_nm/china_
execution_dc_1

Environment
主要污染物排放总量不降反升 (Amount of Pollutants Increases in First Half of 2006)
The Beijing News, August 15, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-15/
015@024837.htm

南海有工厂进口“洋垃圾”？金属废物混杂生活垃圾卫生堪忧 (Factory in Foshan, Guangdong Importing Foreign Rubbish)
Nanfang Daily, August 15, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
jwxy/200608150023.asp

提高人文含量 告别“唯GDP”发展 (China No Longer Only Uses GDP Growth to Measure Development)
Nanfang Weekend, August 10, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060810/xw/
tb/200608100001.asp

Gender
中国首家官方同志论坛开通 艾滋专页惹争议 (China's First Official Gay Internet Forum Criticized for Confusing Homosexual Orientation with AIDS)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/14/homosexuality/

Government
云南被国务院通报批评 (State Council Criticizes Yunnan over Handling of Large-scale Accidents)
The Beijing News, August 15, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-15
/015@032336.htm

Hukou
无户口婴儿之死 (Infant Killed by Father Distraught over Lack of Hukou)
Nanfang Weekend, August 10, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews
/zmzg/200608100726.asp

Human Smuggling
穗旅社运人蛇经港赴东欧 (Travel Agency in Guangzhou Smuggling People to Eastern Europe via Hong Kong)
Wen Wei Po, August 15, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=002CH&
news_id=CH0608150001

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zan Aizong (昝爱宗)
记者昝爱宗被扣押 国内外人士联名要求放人 (60 Join Signature Campaign to Demand Release of Journalist Zan Aizong)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/14/zanaizong/

Land Policy
全国土地调查建数据库 (China Establishes Nationwide Database on Land Use)
Ming Pao, August 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060815/ccc1.htm

江阴农民被拆迁人员打死 (Man Reportedly Beaten to Death for Resisting Eviction in Jiangying, Jiangsu Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/14/jiangyin/

Media
Anger Rises over Typhoon Toll Claims
SCMP, August 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ46SE1VQE.html

China’s Gays Ignore Government-backed Internet Chatrooms
SCMP, August 15, 2006
http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZ3P7VLQQE.html

北京市未经许可不得接收境外卫星电视 (Beijing Residents Cannot Watch Foreign Satellite TV Without Authorization)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/14/satelletetv/

Olympics
Beijing Cultural Heritage Sites Undergo Maintenance Work
Xinhuanet, August 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/15
/content_4962840.htm

Politics
CPC Meeting Held on Studying Works of Jiang Zemin
Xinhuanet, August 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/
15/content_4962627.htm

Protests and Petitions
江苏常州农民集体上访被拘留 (Farmers Detained for Petitioning Land Grabs in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/14/shangfang/

温江政府非法征地 村民代表拒绝遭报复 (Village Representative Beaten and Charged for Refusing to Cooperate in Land Grab in Wenjiang, Chengdu Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/14/wenjiang/

Religion
地下基督教会成员王伟良被正式刑拘 (Protestant House Church Member Wang Weiliang Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/14/wang_weiliang/

Monday, August 14, 2006

August 12-14, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Tan Kai (谭凯)
环保人士谭凯被判一年半刑期 (Environmentalist Tan Kai Sentenced to 1.5 Years’ Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
11/huanbao/
Tan Kai (谭凯), a founding leader of the banned environmental group "Green Watch," was sentenced to 1.5 years’ imprisonment by a local court in Hangzhou on August 11. His lawyer, Li Heping, stated that Tan was originally detained on charges of “providing state secrets abroad,” but the charge for which he was prosecuted was “illegally procuring state secrets.” Li believes that the sentence is unjust and contends that Tan is innocent. The charge was based on the fact that, while doing computer repair work, Tan saved sensitive information on his own computer. Tan's colleague at Green Watch believes that the crime was fabricated and the real issue was the group's controversial work.

News
Bilateral Ties
英国下议院报告批评中国封锁网络 (UK House of Commons Criticizes Internet Censorship in China)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/13/yingguo/

Death Penalty
New Way of Thinking in War on Graft
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXO4TLQQE.html

Disasters
Locals Fear Typhoon's Toll Could Reach 1,000
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZRP7TLQQE.html

Environment
Drought Alert for Parched Sichuan
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFC44LQQE.html

Steelmaker Cleaning up Its Act in Nanjing
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5S4VLQQE.html

Fine over Damage Caused by Epic Film
SCMP, August 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWL14LQQE.html

Government
Beijing Acts on Call for More Open Government
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1S4VLQQE.html

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔案明开审 拒家属旁听 (Ching Cheong Goes on Trial Tomorrow; Family Barred from Courtroom)
Ming Pao, August 14, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060814/gba1h.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist
Zhejiang Journalist Arrested for Online Protest Reports
SCMP, August 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBR6TLQQE.html

Labor
民调显示公众期待工会强势起来 (Survey Finds Public Would Like More Trade Unions)
China Youth Daily, August 14, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/14/content_1477141.htm

Media
Foreign Culture Crackdown Targets Cartoons, Satellite TV
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNM34LQQE.html

What Effect Do Bloggers Have in China?
ChinaTechNews.com, August 11, 2006
http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type
=news&id=4298

Olympics
北京奥运建设的阳光和阴影 (The Bright and Dark Sides of Beijing's Olympic Games Preparation)
Voice of America, August 13, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-13-voa32.cfm

中国将对采访奥运记者免签证 (China to Give Olympics Reporters Free Visas)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
11/aoyun/

Police
Public Calls for Return of Vagrancy Law Attacked
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAL14LQQE.html

Politics
NPC Lobbyist Aims to Bring More Power to the People
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7P7TLQQE.html

Chinese Rush to Get Hold of Jiang's Musings
Financial Times, August 12, 2006
https://registration.ft.com/registration/barrier?referer
=http://www.ft.com/home/asia&location=http%3A//www.ft.
com/cms/s/ec021f7c-299c-11db-9dcc-0000779e2340.htmlon
=http%3A//www.ft.com/cms/s/ec021f7c-299c-11db-9dcc-00
00779e2340.html

Protests and Petitions
学校被关闭 家长堵校长 (100 Parents Protest Closure of School in Beijing)
The Beijing News, August 14, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/08-14/
011@201486.htm

维权业主东华金座吃住3天 (30 Owners Petition Against Unfinished Apartments in Beijing)
The Beijing News, August 14, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/08-14/011
@201489.htm

河北省唐山警方打压库区维权农民 (Resettled Farmers Persecuted for Demanding Impeachment of Corrupt Officials in Tangshan, Hebei Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/12
/tangshan/

失地农民天安门剖腹自杀 (Land Grab Victim Commits Suicide in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/11
/nongmin/

Public Health
救济成难题 上报规定不严厉 (Deadly Antibiotic Causes Compensation Problem)
Legal Daily, August 14, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-08/14/content
_377942.htm

"艾滋病悲剧"警钟长鸣 河南每县只准设一个血库 (Each County in Henan Province to Keep One Blood Bank Only)
EastDay.com, August 14, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/no
de154817/u1a2249889.htmll

Sex Taboos Hamper Safety Message for Gay Chinese
Reuters, August 14, 2006
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK305750.htm

中国抗艾取得成效但面临严峻挑战 (China's Anti-AIDS Campaign Has Had Some Effect, but Serious Challenges Still Ahead)
Voice of America, August 13, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-13-voa44.cfm

Religion
5 Christians Receive Formal Arrest Notifications from Xiaoshan Zhejiang Police, 3 Christians Suffer Broken Ribs in Prison, Christian Reporter Fired
China Aid, August 14, 2006
http://www.chinaaid.org/english_site/press_release_detail.php
?id=717

Falun Gong Pilot Seeks US Asylum
SCMP, August 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTQ34LQQE.html

Why Falun Gong Threatened China
The Age (Australia), August 11, 2006
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/why-falun-gong-thr
eatened-china/2006/08/11/1154803098595.htmlchina/2006
/08/11/1154803098595.html

Land Policy
国务院新规：大中型水库移民每人每年补助600元/扶持20年 (State Council's New Opinion Standardizes Government Assistance for Villagers Resettled Due to Dam Projects)
Nanfang Daily, August 14, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
jwxy/200608140508.asp

Hong Kong
Mainland Criminals Find the Going Easier in City's Prisons
SCMP, August 13, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZLQ34LQQE.html

UN Panel Claims Sex Bias in Poll System
SCMP, August 12, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZVK04LQQE.html

Friday, August 11, 2006

August 11, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄赴京火车上被警察殴打 (Rights Defender Guo Feixiong Beaten on Train to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/10/fuofeixiong/
On August 9, rights defender Guo Feixiong was beaten up by train police on his way to Beijing and then taken to Shaoguan, Guangdong Province, where he was illegally detained overnight. On August 10 he was forcibly sent back to his home in Guangzhou. Police falsely accused Guo of holding a fake train ticket; no other reason was given for the beating or detention. Guo had provided legal assistance to Taishi villagers in their impeachment attempt against the village head in August 2005, and since then he has been detained or harassed four times.

News
Death Penalty
男子14年间杀9女子获死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering 9 Women in 14 Years)
The Beijing News, August 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/08-11
/011@200962.htm

Education
Experts Urge Sex Education
Shanghai Daily, August 11, 2006
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/08/11/288769/
Experts_urge_sex_education.htm

Environment
Shenzhen Warms to Solar Power
People's Daily, August 11, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200608/11/
eng20060811_292052.html

Gender
China Slow to Wake Up to Human Trade
BBC, August 11, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4775913.stm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
U.S. Seeks Chinese Activist's Release
AP( via YahooNews), August 10, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060810/ap_on_re_as/
china_us_blind_activist_1

Human Rights Defenders - Petitioners
中国三名保钓活动人士被拒出境 (Three Mainland Activists Refused Border Pass to Hong Kong Ahead of August 15 Diaoyu Islands Campaign)
Voice of America, August 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-09-voa5.cfm

June 4th
《江选》证实江择民否決平反六四 ("The Selected Works of Jiang Zemin" Confirms Jiang Refused to Reassess June 4 Incident)
Apple Daily, August 11, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
iss_id=20060811&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=
6209072335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6209072

Labor
三环新城全面停工整顿 (Local Authorities in Beijing Close Deadly Construction Site)
The Beijing News, August 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/08-11/
018@200921.htm

在中国成立工会，沃尔玛为何放弃“原则”？ (Why Did Wal-Mart Decide to Allow Trade Unions in China?)
Nanfang Daily, August 11, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
spqy/200608110365.asp

Law
Ministry Officials to Vet Foreign Buyers
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZI2348KQE.html

Media
Journalist Sacked After Criticism of Local Leaders
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTQU48KQE.html

China: Internet Companies Aid Censorship
Human Rights Watch (HRW), August 10, 2006
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/09/china13940_txt.htm

北京放松奥运报导被指乃权宜之计 (Dissident Argues Beijing's Looser Control on Olympics Reports Merely Expediential)
Voice of America, August 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-09-voa42.cfm

Olympics
BOCOG Promises Top Press Facilities
People's Daily, August 11, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200608/11
/eng20060811_292049.html

Police
美专家质疑中国犯罪数字分析根源 (US Expert Questions China's Analysis of Its Crime Data)
Voice of America, August 10, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-10-voa1.cfm

Politics
今日中国內部问题 (Commentary: Analyzing China's Present Internal Problems)
Ming Pao, August 11, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060811/msa.htm

Reading Between the Lines in Jiang's Book
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCUV48KQE.html

Protests and Petitions
义乌拆迁撞人事件当地官员说法不一 (Officials Give Different Opinions on Vehicular Manslaughter Incident in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/10/yiwu/

Wave of Social Unrest Continues Across China
Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-
chiprotests10aug10,1,1122565.story?coll=la-news-
a_sectionchiprotests10aug10,1,1122565.story?coll=la-news-
a_section

专家评中国民乱增多政府控制减弱 (Expert Comments on More Frequent Social Disturbances and Reduced Government Control)
Voice of America, August 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-08-voa65.cfm

Public Health - Organ Harvesting
A Blind Side to Human Rights in China
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZWSV48KQE.html

Anhui Drugmaker Broke Safety Rules, Regulator Says
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0UV48KQE.html

心理危机干预将纳入政府应急预案 (Beijing Municipal People's Congress Makes Mental Health Top on Legislative Agenda )
The Beijing News, August 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/08-11
/018@200906.htm

Mainland Drugs Sector in Need of Cure
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZS6248KQE.html

八成市民认为艾滋病离己很远 (Survey Finds 80 Percent of Interviewees Think AIDS Won't Affect Them)
The Beijing News, August 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-
11/011@014631.htm

中国致命劣药导致社会恐慌及愤怒 (China's Deadly Antibiotic Raises Panic and Anger)
Voice of America, August 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-09-voa37.cfm

Thursday, August 10, 2006

August 10, 2006

Top News
Media - Internet Censorship
中国易维基网站关闭维权组织关注 (Concern over Closure of Another Online Chinese Encyclopedia)
Voice of America, August 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-08-voa59.cfm
Reporters Without Borders has expressed concern that the editor of e-Wiki, an online Chinese encyclopedia, felt obliged to close down in late July due to government pressure. Experts point out that this Website and the popular Website Wikipedia, which was closed down last year, are difficult for the authorities to control because their content is written and edited by users.

News
Bilateral Ties
How China's Secret Deals Are Fuelling War
The Times, August 08, 2006
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2302757,00.html

Death Penalty
劫杀的哥凶手获死刑 此前另一同伙已拒捕自杀 (Man Sentenced to Death for Robbing and Murdering Taxi Driver in Beijing)
Xinhuanet, August 10, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/10/content
_4943286.htm

四川内江判处一黑社会团伙　两名成员被判死刑 (Two Triad Members Sentenced to Death on Murder and Other Charges in Sichuan)
Xinhuanet, August 10, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/09/content
_4941453.htm

Disasters
Nearly 1,000 People Died in July from Natural Disasters in China
AFP (via YahooNews), August 09, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060809/wl_asia_afp
/chinaweatherdeaths_060809114548

Education
秋风：义务教育与教育自由 (Expert: Compulsory Education and the Freedom to Provide Education)
Nanfang Daily, August 10, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy
/200608100564.asp

六成农村初中生不能升读高中 (60 Percent of Rural Middle-School Students Unable to Continue Studies in 2005)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
09/xueshen/

Environment
对付工厂排污 粤24小时监控 (Guangdong Factories Get Round-the-clock Monitoring of Emissions)
Ming Pao, August 10, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060810/cce1.htm

节能降耗应是广东的一项战略大计 (Reducing Energy Consumption a Key Policy in Guangdong)
Nanfang Daily, August 10, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
fzsj/200608090511.asp

四川给排污大户敲警钟 (Sichuan Factories to Be Shut Down if Pollution Not Improved in 3 Months)
China Youth Daily, August 10, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/10/content_
1474241.htm

The High Cost of an Economic Miracle
SCMP, August 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chifeatures/ZZZFIK48KQE.html

Freedom of Speech
北京音乐剧质疑圆明圆史官方观点 (Beijing Musical Challenges Official Interpretation of History)
Voice of America, August 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-08
-voa33.cfm

Government
“欣弗”不良事件信息要日报 (Ministry of Health Demands Daily Reports on Suspect Antibiotic)
Legal Daily, August 10, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-08/10/content
_369869.htm

Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Zheng Yichun (郑贻春)
郑贻春狱中权利被夺 海内外民运人士筹划新中国运动 (Imprisoned Rights Defender Zheng Yichun Denied Right to Marry; Dissidents Abroad Plan to Dissolve CPC)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/09/zhengyichun/

Human Rights Defender - Public Intellectual - Dolma Kyab (卓玛嘉)
西藏作家卓玛嘉狱中向国际组织求助 (Jailed Tibetan Writer Dolma Kyab Seeks Justice from UN Human Rights Council)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
09/xizang/

Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Li Xige (李喜阁)
李喜阁取保申请遭拒　民间称官方抗艾污点 (Local Authorities Refuse Li Xige’s Application for Release on Medical Parole Pending Further Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
09/lixige/

Labor
全总：工会建立是否合法只有《工会法》说了算 (ACFTU: Only the Trade Union Law Can Determine Legality of Establishing Trade Unions)
Xinhuanet, August 10, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/10/content
_4943577.htm

China Union and Wal-Mart Talks in Limbo
Reuters, August 09, 2006
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=business
News&storyID=2006-08-09T111742Z_01_PEK16270_RTRUKOC
_0_US-CHINA-WALMART-UNIONS.xml09T111742Z_01_PEK
16270_RTRUKOC_0_US-CHINA-WALMART-UNIONS.xml

Land Policy
China's Housing Headache
Business Week, August 10, 2006
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/aug2006/gb
20060809_765872.htm?chan=top+news_top+new
san=top+news_top+news

社论：廉租房应该建成永续流动机制 (Editorial: Make Policy on Cheap Rental Housing a Permanent Mechanism)
Nanfang Daily, August 10, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
spqy/200608100561.asp

粵被征地农民可领养老金 (Guangzhou to Provide Old-age Pension to Elderly Victims of Land Grabs)
Ming Pao, August 10, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060810/ccg1.htm

Law
PAAG案法院过期未判 官称社会关注須谨慎论证 (Courts Delay Verdicts on Compensation Claims over Defective Plastic Surgery Materials)
Ming Pao, August 10, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060810/cca1h.htm

Media
Chinese Tech Buffs Slake Thirst for U.S. TV Shows
New York Times, August 09, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/world/asia
/09china.html?_r=2&oref=login&oref=slogingin

Multilateral
WHO Hopes China Will Learn Lesson from Belatedly Confirmed Bird Flu Death
Xinhuanet, August 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/
09/content_4942376.htm

Olympics
Quake Monitor Sues over Smashed Station
SCMP, August 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8HR48KQE.html

Beijing Focuses on Cleaning Up the Air for Its Olympic Moment
Los Angeles Times, August 09, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-
fg-chigames9aug09,1,7046032.story

Politics
分析人士：中共文件难阻裙带关系 (Analysts: CPC's New Regulations Cannot Stop Corruption)
Voice of America, August 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-08-voa23.cfm

分析：中共限干部任期非政改关键 (Commentary: Duration of Term of Office Is Not Key Issue in Political Reform)
Voice of America, August 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-08-voa47.cfm

中国机构吁政府审查外资并购国企 (Chinese Think-tank Urges Government to Examine Foreign Firms that Buy State-owned Enterprises)
Voice of America, August 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-08-voa5.cfm

Protests and Petitions
Mass Shooting at China Riot False - Report
Independent Online, August 10, 2006
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&
click_id=126&art_id=qw1155120301851W64343

浙江拆迁冲突 3執法员殉职 (Three Officers Killed in Eviction Clash in Zhejiang; Suspect Arrested)
Ming Pao, August 10, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060810/ccc1.htm

China Says Protests Down in First Half
Reuters, August 09, 2006
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK21644.htm

Tibetan Horse Race Canceled After Violence
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/08/09/tibet_lithang/

湖北出租司机罢工请愿两代表失踪 (Two Representatives Missing After Taxi Drivers Strike in Hubei)
Voice of America, August 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-08-voa46.cfm

Public Health
Anhui Antibiotic Death Toll Climbs to Nine
SCMP, August 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0HR48KQE.html

Drug Watchdog Bowing to Firms, Legal Experts Say
SCMP, August 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWQY38KQE.html

China Encourages Methadone Replacement Therapy to Prevent Spread of AIDS
Xinhuanet, August 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/09/
content_4940926.htm

Religion
英大主教访5城 或谈敏感问题 (British Archbishop to Visit Five Chinese Cities, May Bring Up Sensitive Issues)
Wen Wei Po, August 10, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id
=CH0608100017&cat=002CH

Tibet
中国扩建青藏铁路日喀则支线惹争议 (China’s Proposal to Extend Qinghai-Tibet Railway to Xigaze Sparks Controversy)
BBC, August 10, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4770000/newsid
_4777500/4777517.stm

Tibet's New Railway to Extend to Xigaze Next Year: Official
Xinhuanet, August 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/09/
content_4941934.htm

Hong Kong
Death Threat Letter for Civic Party
SCMP, August 10, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ1IZ38KQE.html
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