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.

Friday, September 08, 2006

September 8, 2006

Top News of the Day
Media - Internet Censorship
百姓杂志网站被关 主编表示无惧压力 (Web Site of Magazine Baixing Shut Down; Editor Says Will Not Submit to Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/07
/baixing/

The Web site of the Chinese news monthly Baixing (百姓) was shut down on September 6. Its editor Huang Liangtian (黄良天) believed the closure was because of the magazine's reports on the beating to death of a villager involved in a dispute with developers in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province. Huang said he had been warned by Jiangsu and Guangdong authorities that the Web site would be shut down if the articles were not removed.

Protests and Petitions
浙江千人暴动 (Thousands Run Riot in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province)
Ming Pao, September 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060908/cav1.htm
On September 6 and 7, thousands of people protested the handling of a homicide case in which a woman fell from a building and died in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. Police were sent in to disperse the crowd. Scores of protestors were injured and a dozen were arrested. Some protestors then damaged the factory of the deceased's husband, whom they believed was responsible for the death.

News
Bilateral Ties

China Criticizes US Use of Secret Prisons
Mens News.com, September 06, 2006
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/09/06/china-criticizes-us-use
-of-secret-prisons/


Death Penalty
雇凶杀人大代表 (Four Sentenced to Death for Murdering Cadre and Wife in Shandong Province)
Legal Daily, September 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/08/conte
nt_405455.htm


Environment
Estimated Pollution Cost Fails to Tell Full Story
SCMP, September 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNDUN9CRE.html

Lead Poisoning of Villagers Probed
SCMP, September 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3ZYN9CRE.html

Gender
Sexy Dressing Blamed for Harassment in China
AFP (via YahooNews), September 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060907/lf_afp/afplifestylechi
nawomensexlabor_0609071
41438

Human Rights
自由之家将中国列为“第二等级受压制社会” (China Ranked as Near the Bottom of Freedom House's List of the Most Repressive Countries)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/07/fre
edom_house/


Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
內地「法律专家」6点反驳 (Mainland "Legal Experts" Give 6 Arguments to Support Ching's Conviction)
Ming Pao, September 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060908/gca2.htm

亲京报上诉前夕引述内地专家﹕ 程翔上诉不乐观 假释非不可能 (Mainland Experts Say Ching Cheong's Chance of Successful Appeal Is Slim, But Parole Not Impossible)
Ming Pao, September 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060908/gca1h.htm

Human Rights Defender - Public Intellectual - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Rights Campaigner Detained in China
AFP (via YahooNews), September 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060907/wl_asia_afp/chinarigh
tsdissident_060907160132


June 4th - EU Arms Ban
温家宝访欧前武禁问题再起波澜 (European Parliament's Resolution Urges EU Leaders Not to Lift Arms Ban Against China Ahead of Chinese Premier's Visit)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/0
9/07/Sino_EU/


Labor
New Balance 'Pays Workers 32 Cents an Hour'
World Net Daily, September 08, 2006
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51875

Media
毛热烧向互联网 ("Mao Enthusiasm" Heats up on the Internet)
Ming Pao, September 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060908/cak4.htm

Military
中国评论﹕治军从严 说易行难 (Commentary: Managing the Military Is Easier Said Than Done)
Ming Pao, September 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060908/caz1.htm

中国公开报导高级将领受罚引关注 (Concerns Grow as Chinese Media Allowed to Report on Punishment of Senior Military Cadres)
Voice of America, September 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-07-voa34.cfm

Politics
数历史功过就在今朝 重评毛泽东愈早愈好 (Chinese Researcher Argues Re-evaluation of Mao Zedong Should Happen as Early as Possible)
Ming Pao, September 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060908/cak1.htm

In China, Living with the Unspeakable
Washington Post, September 07, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/
content/article/2006/09/06/AR2006090601726.html


Protests and Petitions
西安检察院案件接访“终身制” (Xi'an Procuratorate Officials to Bear "Lifetime Responsibility" for Handling Petitioning Cases)
Legal Daily, September 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/08/conte
nt_405421.htm


Society
A Writer's Portrait of an Unhinged China
International Herald Tribune, September 08, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/05/features/yu.php

State Security
Comment: State Secrets Within China’s State Secrets
New Strait Times, September 08, 2006
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/Columns
/20060907093429/Article/i
ndex_html

Tibet
自由之家列西藏为人权最受压地区 (Freedom House Ranks Tibet as Among the World's Most Repressive Territories in Terms of Human Rights)
Voice of America, September 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-07-voa33.cfm

Thursday, September 07, 2006

September 7, 2006

Top News of the Day
Media - Censorship

Banned Chinese Director to Defy Orders
AP( via YahooNews), September 06, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_on_re_as/china_b
anned_director_2

Director Lou Ye (娄烨) plans to defy a government order banning him from making films for five years. The ban was prompted by the screening of his movie at the Cannes Film Festival before it cleared censors in China. The film is a sexually explicit love story set against the June 4th incident. Lou said he was under pressure to screen the film at Cannes because of marketing needs.

Tibet
China Detains Tibetan Abbot in Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/09/07/tibet_abbot/
Authorities in the Tibetan region of Karze in Sichuan Province have held Khenpo Jina, the abbot of a major monastery, in detention since August 23. The detention is possibly in connection with the appearance of posters supporting Tibetan independance one year ago.

News
Corruption
China to Audit Local Pension Funds
AP (via Business Week), September 06, 2006
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8JV97E80.h
tm?sub=apn_news_dow
n&chan=db

Death Penalty
安徽涉案金额最高职务犯罪案一审宣判 (Former Cadre and Businessman Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve in Anhui’s Largest Corruption Case)
Xinhuanet, September 07, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-09/07/content_5
058699.htm


建国以来海关查获最大毒品走私案终审 (Three Sentenced to Death in Biggest Heroin Smuggling Case Since Founding of PRC)
Legal Daily, September 07, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-09/07/
content_404436.htm


Disasters
830 Dead Or Missing in China Natural Disasters in August
AFP (via INQ7.net), September 06, 2006
http://newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.
php?article_id=19419


Education
社论:义务教育,有教无类比因材施教更重要 (Editorial: Under Compulsory Education, Equality Is More Important Than Teaching According to Each Student’s Ability)
Nanfang Daily, September 07, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200609070539
.asp


Environment
China's Scramble for Energy
Spiegel Online, September 07, 2006
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518
,433401,00.html


China to Clean up Polluters Along Songhua River After Repeated Chemical Spills
People's Daily, September 06, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200609/06/eng20060906_299864.html

Government
中国评论﹕人民倘能当家 毋须眼泪铁面 (Commentary: Premier Wen Jiabao Can Save His Tears for When There is People-based Governance)
Ming Pao, September 07, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060907/ccf1.htm

温家宝反击「 乡镇直选违宪论」 中央政改存重大分歧 (Difference Among Senior Officials Revealed as Premier Wen Jiabao Promotes Direct Village Elections)
Apple Daily, September 07, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss
_id=20060907&sec_id=15
335&subsec_id=15336
&art_id=6290714


Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
China: High-profile Cases Deal Blows to Credibility of Chinese Legal Reform
Monday Morning, September 07, 2006
http://www.mmorning.com/ArticleC.asp?Article=3942&Categor
yID=7


Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟的大哥高智义签署律师委托书? (Did Gao Zhisheng's Brother Sign Power of Attorney Document for Gao?)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2
006/09/06/gao/


June 4th
Beijing Urges EU to Scrap Arms Ban
SCMP, September 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1EVN9CRE.html

Land Policy
港商东莞囤地被罚827万 (Hong Kong Merchant Fined 8.27 Million Yuan for Undeveloped Land in Dongguan, Guangdong Province)
Wen Wei Po, September 07, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0609
070001&cat=002CH


海南省发生村民袭警夺枪事件 (Villagers Attack Police and Take Gun in Land Dispute in Hainan Province)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/20
06/09/06/hainan/


Migrant Workers
Migrant Worker Sues After Back-pay Row Ends in Fractured Skull
SCMP, September 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXPBL9CRE.html

Migrant Workers Need Better Protection
SCMP, September 07, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZE99L9CRE.html

Multilateral
WTO Warns China on Free Trade Agreements
AP( via YahooNews), September 06, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_on_bi_g
e/china_wto_2


Olympics
Behind China's Big Chill
The Times, September 05, 2006
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,153
1723,00.html


Politics
Pro-KMT Opposition Group Fights Election in Mainland China
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/09/06/china_panblue/

Protests and Petitions
深圳商场港业主示威被打 (Hong Kong Shop Owners Beaten for Protesting Dishonest Practices at Shenzhen Shopping Mall)
Ming Pao, September 07, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060907/cca1h.htm

Increase in Environmental Protests Causes Instability in China
Green Clippings, September 06, 2006
http://www.greenclippings.co.za/gc_main/article.php?story=
20060906170952367


Public Health
Condom Use Promoted in Fight Against AIDS
China Daily, September 07, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-09/07/content_
683221.htm


Poisoned Villagers' Pleas Were Ignored
SCMP, September 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9EVN9CRE.html

Religion
Chinese Influence Extends Persecution Beyond the Mainland
The Epoch Times, September 06, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-9-6/45679.html

Society
Samaritan Patrols Bridge for China's Lost Souls
National Public Radio (NPR), September 07, 2006
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5
765923&ft=1&f=1004


Tibet
A Tale of Gold Evokes Another. Remember That Goose?
New York Times, September 06, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/06/world/asia/06sichua
n.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

September 6, 2006

News
Children
AIDS Orphans Learn to Stand on Their Own Feet
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/04/content_504
7155.htm


Death Penalty
郴州市原副市长雷渊利被判死刑 (Senior Cadre in Hunan Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve on Corruption Charges)
Legal Daily, September 06, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/06/cont
ent_403352.htm


留美杀夫女硕士死缓 (Woman Who Studied in US Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve for Murdering Husband)
Wen Wei Po, September 06, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH06090
60008&cat=002CH


Disasters
中国红十字会: 今年已投入15亿元款物救助国内灾区 (China's Red Cross Spent 150 Million Yuan on Disaster Relief Work in China in First 8 Months of 2006)
China Youth Daily, September 06, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-09/06/conte
nt_1501901.htm


Environment
Thousands Poisoned by Lead from Smelting Plant, Gansu Villagers Claim
SCMP, September 06, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZGURN9CRE.html

Food Security
环保组织促欧盟禁中国转基因大米 (Green Groups Urge European Union to Ban China's GM Rice)
Voice of America, September 05, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-05-voa26.cfm

Human Rights
中国维权运动和公民社会的发展 () (China's Rights Defense Movement and the Development of Civil Society (Part 4))
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/200
6/09/05/wei-quan4/


Human Rights Defender - Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
'Leak' Raises New Queries on Ching Trial
SCMP, September 06, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ8W5L9CRE.html

When State Secrets Are the Rule
SCMP, September 06, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZOSRN9CRE.html

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
国内有影响力的大学教授声援高智晟 (Influential Academics in China Plead Support for Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/05/gzs/

警方禁止高智晟的兄弟到北京 (Police Ban Gao Zhisheng's Brothers from Entering Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/200
6/09/05/gaozhisheng/


Land Policy
土地管理:中国政府再出手 (China Issues New Notice on Land Management)
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/05/land/

Law
没钱照样挑律师 (Poor Can Still Choose Own Lawyers Under Guangzhou's Legal Aid System)
Legal Daily, September 06, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/06/co
ntent_403495.htm


Media
人民一发笑,政府就思考 (Commentary: Authorities Should Be Happy with “Internet Disturbances”)
Ming Pao, September 06, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060906/msa1.htm

Chinese Log On for Retribution
Los Angeles Times, September 05, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-webjust
ice5sep05,1,2161938.story?coll=la-headlines-world
webjustice5sep0
5,1,2161938.story?coll=la-headlines-world


Wikipedia Will Not Filter Content in China
China Knowledge, September 05, 2006
http://www.chinaknowledge.com/news/news-detail.aspx?id=4216

Migrant Workers
父母离乡打工去留守儿童多哀歌 (Tragic Results for Many Children Left Behind by Migrant Parents)
Apple Daily, September 06, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss
_id=20060906&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=628676
3
335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6286763

Olympics
北京奥运更文明更绿色 (Beijing Olympics Will Be “Civilized” and “Green”)
Wen Wei Po, September 06, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0609
060048&cat=002CH


Beijing to Back Media Freedom to Travel in China: Jowell
Reuters (via YahooNews), September 05, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060905/sp_nm/olympics_bei
jing_britain_dc_1


Bustling Beijing Gives London an Olympic Lesson
The Guardian, September 05, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,18
64816,00.html


Police
China Fights Against Illegally Prolonged Detention
China Daily, September 04, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-09/04/cont
ent_680627.htm


Politics
You Can't Rush Democracy, Says Chinese PM
The Times, September 06, 2006
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2343437,00.html

Scandals Emerging in Shanghai as Political Season Nears
New York Times, September 05, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/05/world/asia/05chi
na.html?_r=1&oref=slogin


Public Health
Suicide Haunting Chinese
China News, September 05, 2006
http://www.chinanews.cn//news/2005/2006-09-05/27327.html

State Security
陆建华案泄密界定现分歧至今未决 (Chinese Authorities Undecided About Definition of Leaking State Secrets in Lu Jianhua Case)
Voice of America, September 06, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-05-voa25.cfm

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

September 5, 2006

Corruption
Guard Held over VIP Treatment for Jailed Tycoon
SCMP, September 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6U2L9CRE.html

Disasters
China to Close at Least 4,800 Small Mines to Improve Safety
Voice of America, September 04, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-09-04-voa22.cfm

山西令所有煤矿安装产量监控系统 (Shanxi Authorities Order Coal Mines to Install Systems to Monitor Production Levels)
Voice of America, September 03, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-03-voa16.cfm

Environment
Australia Could Export Uranium to China Within Months
AFP (via YahooNews), September 04, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060904/wl_asia_afp/australiachi
nauraniumenergynuclearsector_060904054502
rsector_060904
054502


Rules Ignored, Toxic Sludge Sinks Chinese Village
New York Times, September 04, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/world/asia/04pollution.ht
ml?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin
oref=slogin

Government
重庆大旱高官避暑胜地「开会」 (Amid Severe Drought, Surrounding Villages Have to Suspend Electricity as Chongqing Cadres Party in Resort)
Ming Pao, September 05, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060905/cak1.htm

中国评论﹕以民为本 上行下不效 (Commentary: "People-based Governance" Only Applies to Central Government)
Ming Pao, September 05, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060905/caz1.htm

Human Rights
夏业良:须加快政改停止钳制思想 (Peking University Academic: Government Should Speed up Political Reforms and Stop Suppressing Freedom of Thought)
Voice of America, September 03, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-03-voa39.cfm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist – Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔案判决书 网上曝光 (Verdict on Ching Cheong Available on Internet)
Ming Pao, September 05, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060905/gaa1h.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
Chinese Researcher for NY Times to Appeal: Lawyer
Reuters (via YahooNews), September 04, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/wl_nm/china_trial_dc_2

Human Rights Defender - Zhao Xin (赵昕)
赵昕等异见人士被软禁 (Zhao Xin and Three Other Dissidents Placed Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/04/zhaoxin/

Human Rights Defenders
人权组织促中国释放被押维权人士 (Reporters Without Borders Urge China to Release Detained Rights Defenders)
Voice of America, September 03, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-03-voa51.cfm

Law
中国公安部:个人被罚两千元以上可要求举行听证 (Ministry of Public Security's New Regulation Stipulates Defendants to Be Fined over 2,000 Yuan Can Demand Hearing)
Legal Daily, September 05, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-09/05/
content_402323.htm


Media
Online Spoofs Now Part of Mainstream
SCMP, September 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ16KN9CRE.html

Chinese Director 'Given Film Ban'
BBC, September 04, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5313008.stm

China Review: Is Censorship the Root Cause of Uncivil Speech on the Internet?
China Media Project, September 03, 2006
http://cmp.hku.hk/look/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication
=1&NrIssue=1&NrSection=100&NrArticle=703
=100&N
rArticle=703


Migrant Workers
Minimum Wages Rise in Labour Shortage
SCMP, September 05, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAU2L9CRE.html

Police
城市管理须反省执法目标 (City Authorities Should Reflect on Aim of Legal Enforcement)
Legal Daily, September 05, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/05/conte
nt_402344.htm


Protests and Petitions
复旦逾百学生请愿事件基本解决 (Student Protest at Fudan University Resolved)
Wen Wei Po, September 05, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH06090
50026&cat=002CH

Monday, September 04, 2006

September 2-4, 2006

News
Bilateral Ties
Rights Not on Agenda at China-EU Summit
SCMP, September 03, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUMFN9CRE.html

Death Penalty
贺州公安民警被杀案凶手一审被判死刑 (Murderer of Policeman Sentenced to Death in Hezhou, Guangxi Province)
Legal Daily, September 04, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-09/04/
content_401708.htm


Environment
东江水污染港人食物链 (Dongjiang Water Is Polluting Hong Kong's Food Chain)
Ming Pao, September 04, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060904/gaa1h.htm

Beijing Names and Shames Polluters
SCMP, September 02, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ1KDN9CRE.html

Gender
Concluding Comments of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women - China
CEDAW Committee, August 25, 2006
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/cedaw36/cc
/CHINA_advance
df



Government
国务院整肃驻京办 (Regional Government Offices in Beijing to Undergo Major Restructuring)
Ming Pao, September 04, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060904/cam1.htm

社论:整肃风暴直指驻京办 明确分权方是长远计 (Editorial: Purge of Regional Offices in Beijing Should Aim at Clarifying Division of Power Between Central and Local Governments)
Nanfang Daily, September 04, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/2
00609040313.asp


Human Rights
中国维权运动和公民社会的发展 () (China's Rights Defense Movement and the Development of Civil Society (Part III))
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/01/wei
-quan3/


Rights Awareness Spreading Like Wildfire
The Japan Times, September 01, 2006
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20060901fc.html

Academics Move Cautiously with Sensitive Information
SCMP, September 02, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZGLWK9CRE.html

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Blind Activist Appeals Conviction
SCMP, September 04, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ49LN9CRE.html

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Ching Will Spend His Jail Time Studying
SCMP, September 04, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZG9LN9CRE.html

Ching Family Must Pay Double Penalty
SCMP, September 02, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZRAYK9CRE.html

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
郭起真案12日开庭 (Guo Qizhen to Stand Trial on September 12)
China Information Center, September 04, 2006
http://www.observechina.net/info/artshow.asp?ID=4
0447&ad=8/31/2006


Human Rights Defenders - Journalists
Jailing of Journalists Raises the Question of Different Treatment
SCMP, September 04, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWO2L9CRE.html

Human Rights Defenders - Lawyers
上海律师协会呼吁保护律师合法权益 (Shanghai Lawyers Association Appeals for Lawful Protection of Lawyers' Interests)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/02/lushi/

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟侄子传递律师委托书被带走 (Gao Zhisheng's 16-Year-Old Nephew Taken away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/01/gzs/

Labor
Shenzhen Officials Order Firm to Set Up Trade Union
SCMP, September 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWFHN9CRE.html

Law
专家详解:《监督法》为何只是""监督法? (Expert: Supervision Law Is Just a "Mini-supervision Law")
Legal Daily, September 04, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-09/04/cont
ent_401663.htm


最高检力推人民监督员制度防止发生冤错案 (Supreme People's Procuratorate's Public Supervision System Helps Prevent Bad Court Decisions)
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-09/01/cont
ent_5037165.htm


Media
China News Agency’s Reports Anger Local Officials
Financial Times, September 04, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/103f7284-3ba6-11db-96c9-
0000779e2340.html


中国评论﹕禁报金融醜闻 祸上加祸 (Commentary: Banning Media Reports on Financial Scandals Will Only Worsen the Situation)
Ming Pao, September 04, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060904/ccg1.htm

iPod Maker Abandons Suit Against Journalists
SCMP, September 04, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ311L9CRE.html

佛山邮政亏空案禁报道 (Media Not Allowed to Report on Embezzlement Case in Post Office in Foshan, Guangdong Province)
Ming Pao, September 04, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060904/cal1.htm

China Cracking Down on Media Ahead of Key Events: Experts
AFP (via YahooNews), September 01, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060901/wl_asia_afp/chinari
ghtsmedia_060901145152


中国网络服务商过滤电邮中敏感字眼 (China's Internet Service Providers Filter Sensitive Words in Emails)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/01/net/

Olympics
Blitz on Military Vehicles in Beijing
SCMP, September 04, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTI1L9CRE.html

Police
评析:中国警察制度的弊病和改革 (Analyzing the Drawbacks and Reforms of China's Police System)
Voice of America, September 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-01-voa45.cfm

Poverty
中国须提防「拉美化」陷阱 (China Should Prevent the Wealth Gap that Prevails in Latin America)
Wen Wei Po, September 04, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH06
09040004&cat=002CH


Wen: Rural Reforms Have Entered New Stage
People's Daily, September 04, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200609/04/eng20
060904_299375.html


Protests and Petitions
进修课程突停 复旦家长抗议 (Parents Protest Sudden End of Refresher Course at Fudan University)
Ming Pao, September 04, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060904/cca1.htm

As China Spews Pollution, Villagers Rise up
Los Angeles Times, September 03, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-enviro3
sep03,1,687961.story?coll=la-headlines-world
enviro3sep03,1,68
7961.story?coll=la-headlines-world


Religion
福州教堂被拆 山东教友聚会被抓 (Fuzhou Church Demolished; Shandong Protestant House Church Members Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/01/church/

Social Security
Proposed Rule Will Tie Benefits to Morals
SCMP, September 04, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHJ1L9CRE.html

State Security
China, Russia Prepare for Anti-terrorism Drill
People's Daily, September 04, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200609/04/eng200
60904_299381.html


Tibet
Tibetan Princess Blacklisted by Media Censors
SCMP, September 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSFHN9CRE.html

Friday, September 01, 2006

September 1, 2006

News
Civil Society
中国加紧控制非政府组织 (China Tightens Control on NGOs)
Voice of America, August 31, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-31-voa47.cfm

Corporate Social Accountability
企业的社会责任理应受舆论监督 (Corporations Should Be Monitored by Public Opinion to Ensure Social Responsibility)
Legal Daily, September 01, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/01/conte
nt_399621.htm


Corruption
靠情妇来帮我们反腐败? (Are "Mistresses" Needed in the Fight Against Corruption?)
China Youth Daily, September 01, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-09/01/content_1497526.htm

Death Penalty
服刑人员在监狱里替130多个死刑犯人写遗书 (Inmates Help Those Sentenced to Death to Write Last Letters)
Xinhuanet, September 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-09/01/conten
t_5033695_3.htm


百名专家吁高院 速收死刑复核权 (100 Chinese Jurists Urge Supreme People's Court to Quickly Take Up Review of Death Penalty Cases)
Voice of America, August 31, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-31-voa55.cfm

陕西渭南系列强奸杀人案案犯被枪决 (Serial Rapist and Murderer Executed in Weinan, Shaanxi Province)
Xinhuanet, August 31, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/31/conte
nt_5032114.htm


Education
1.5万名学生转读公立校 (15,000 Children of Migrant Workers in Beijing to Study in Public Schools)
China Youth Daily, September 01, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-09/01/content_1497611.
htm


A Less Ideological Chinese Text Puts Mao in His Place
International Herald Tribune, September 01, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/31/news/china.php

北京市勒令关闭民工子弟学校 (Beijing Local Authorities Order Closure of Schools for Migrant Workers' Children)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/0
8/31/mingong/


Environment
我国将实行节能问责制 (China to Implement Accountability System Based on Energy Consumption)
Legal Daily, September 01, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/01/con
tent_399602.htm


Guangzhou Brings in New-car Emission Rules
SCMP, September 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZVQ9N9CRE.html

China to Relocate 240,000 People to Protect Environment
AFP (via YahooNews), August 31, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060831/sc_afp/chinaenvironm
ent_060831055820


Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
I Am Innocent, Says Ching Cheong
SCMP, September 01, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ5YAN9CRE.html

Related Information
4個月后可申保外就医 (Ching Cheong Can Apply for Medical Parole After Serving Four More Months of Sentence)
Ming Pao, September 01, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060901/gca3.htm

Evidence Too Weak: Expert
SCMP, September 01, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ9SDN9CRE.html

HRIC Press Release: Ching Cheong Sentence “Deeply Troubling”
Human Rights in China, August 31, 2006
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fi
d=30490&item%5fid=30487


Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
声援高智晟持续 莫少平愿任辩护律师 (Mo Shaoping Willing to Be Gao Zhisheng's Defense Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/31/gao/

Labor
Working-age Population Set to Decline
People's Daily, September 01, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200609/01/eng2
0060901_298711.html


Land Policy
江阴死者家属获赔待惩凶 质疑当局包庇拆迁暴行 (While Family Gets Compensated for Murdered Victim in Eviction Case, Murderers Are Still at Large)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/31/jiangyin/


Law
农业普查条例出台 (China Issues Regulation on Agricultural Census)
Legal Daily, September 01, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/01/cont
ent_399597.htm


王友金﹕内地查案 多「先重後轻」 (China Researcher Discusses Preponderance of Cases that “Start Heavy but End up Light”)
Ming Pao, September 01, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060901/gaa3.htm

3年民事法援案件九成胜诉 (Defense Arguments for 90% of Parties in Civil Lawsuits Supported by Legal Aid at Least Partially Adopted by Courts)
Legal Daily, September 01, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/01/cont
ent_399599.htm


20069月实施新法一览 (List of New Regulations That Take Effect on September 1)
Legal Daily, September 01, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-08/30/con
tent_399581.htm


Media
富士康案当力戒"舆论审判" ("Trial by Public Opinion" Should Be Avoided in Foxconn Electronics Libel Case)
China Youth Daily, September 01, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-09/01/content_1497496.htm

Chinese Are the Biggest Online Chatterboxes
SCMP, September 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSEUK9CRE.html

第一财经日报称已组"豪华律师团" 应对索赔官司 (Newspaper Claims It Has Formed "Deluxe Lawyer Team" to Defend Libel Claim)
EastDay.com, September 01, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762
/node158697/u1a2290799.html


Prison
刘山青﹕规律生活助平复 (Released Political Prisoner Lau Shan Ching Says a Disciplined Life Helps in Prison)
Ming Pao, September 01, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060901/gga5.htm

王丹﹕写日记自己聊天 (Wang Dan Wrote Diary and Talked to Himself While Serving Prison Term)
Ming Pao, September 01, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060901/gga4.htm

Protests and Petitions - Labor (Case)
哈尔滨亚麻厂工人示威静坐 (1,000 Workers Protest Corruption in Harbin)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/31/kang
yi/


Three Gorges
Sinohydro 'Downgraded' over Accident Record
Three Gorges Probe, August 31, 2006
http://www.threegorgesprobe.org/tgp/index.cfm?DSP=con
tent&ContentID=16173


Tibet
北京所选班禅喇嘛回西藏参观访问 (Panchen Lama Picked by Beijing Concludes Two-Day Visit to Tibet)
Voice of America, September 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-31-voa35.cfm

Hong Kong-China
A Reminder of City's Vulnerability in 'One Country, Two Systems'
SCMP, September 01, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZOKSK9CRE.html

HK Gov't Respects "One Country, Two Systems" Principle in Ching Cheong's Case
People's Daily, September 01, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200609/01/eng200
60901_298579.html

Thursday, August 31, 2006

August 31, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender – Journalist – Ching Cheong (程翔)
China Jails Singapore Reporter for Spying
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 31, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/wl_nm/china
_journalist_dc_3

A court in Beijing sentenced Straits Times reporter Ching Cheong to five years’ imprisonment today for spying for Taiwan. Ching, detained since April 2005, was also deprived of his political rights for a year and had personal property worth 300,000 yuan confiscated. Rights groups and other journalists are very concerned about Ching, who is 56 and suffers from high blood pressure. Ching was charged with allegedly receiving money from a Taiwan foundation and using it to buy secret information on China's political, economic and military affairs between 2000 and 2005.



News

Civil Society
妖魔还是天使?外国非政府组织在华被指助长腐败 (Foreign NGOs Alleged to Contribute to Corruption in China)
EastDay.com, August 31, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762
/node158531/u1a2289292.htm
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Death Penalty
Give Top Court Control of Executions: Lawyers
SCMP, August 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMGQK9CRE.html

主犯一审被判死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death for Multiple Armed Robberies in Dongguan, Guangdong Province)
Legal Daily, August 31, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-08/31/content_
398661.htm


潮州严惩“铁锤帮” (Two Sentenced to Death for Murdering Two with Hammer in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province)
Legal Daily, August 31, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-08/31/content_
398662.htm


Freedom of Speech
TV Must Be in Its Prime, China Rules
The Australian, August 30, 2006
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,203000
21-2703,00.html


Gender
"I Will Continue Until I Find Justice"
SCMP, August 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1XOK9CRE.html

Government
盛华仁指直选乡镇长违宪 (Senior NPC Official Argues Direct Elections for Village and Town Heads Are Unconstitutional)
Ming Pao, August 31, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060831/cak2.htm

Hukou
被收养独生子女可落户北京 (Adopted Single Children in Beijing Now Allowed to Get Hukou)
The Beijing News, August 31, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2006/0831/018@
205685.htm


Human Rights Defenders
恐吓信威胁北京知识分子“闭嘴” (Beijing Intellectuals Threatened and Told to "Shut Up")
Voice of America, August 30, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-30-voa26.cfm

中国维权运动和公民社会的发展 (二) (China's Rights Defense Movement and the Development of Civil Society (Part 2))
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/30/
wei-quan2/


Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
律师会见陈光诚 商讨上诉受阻 (Lawyers Prevented from Discussing Appeal with Chen Guangcheng)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/30/
chenguangcheng/


Labor
最高人民法院关于审理劳动争议案件适用法律若干问题的解释(二) (The Supreme People's Court’s Interpretation of Certain Questions Regarding How to Apply the Law When Trying Labor Dispute Cases (Part 2))
Legal Daily, August 31, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-08/31/content
_398675.htm


“被取缔学校教师不在安置之列” (Teachers of Banned Schools in Beijing Will Not Be Allocated New Jobs)
The Beijing News, August 31, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0554/2006/08-31/018@
205699.htm


Land Policy
建设部对廉租房实行年审制度 住户不再享终身制 (Ministry of Construction Issues New Measures to Scrap Lifetime Rental Agreements for Public Housing)
The Beijing News, August 31, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
158531/u1a2288450.htm
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上海拆迁居民写信举报周正毅合同诈骗 (Open Letter from Evicted Shanghai Residents Accuses Developer Zhou Zhengyi of Fraud)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/30/shanghai/


Law
中国司法何曾独立 ? (Commentary: State Secrets Charge Being Dropped Against Zhao Yan Does Not Mean Judicial Independence Exists in China)
Apple Daily, August 31, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm
iss_id=20060831&sec_id=41
04&subsec_id=15337&art_id=6268605

农民工凭工资欠条可直接向法院起诉 (New Judicial Interpretation Allows Migrant Workers to Sue Employers Using Only Wage Receipts)
China Youth Daily, August 31, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/31/content_1496151.htm

中国法律援助现状调查 (Survey on the Present Situation of Legal Aid in China)
Legal Daily, August 31, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-08/31/content_3986
74.htm


Media
社论:轻视法律的不是媒体,是富士康 (Editorial: Foxconn Electronics Ignored the Law, Not Journalists)
Nanfang Daily, August 31, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/2006083
10489.asp


鸿富锦“记者侵权案”索赔降为1元 (iPod Maker Reduces Libel Claim to 1 Yuan)
Xinhuanet, August 31, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/31/content_502
8183.htm


起诉记者天价索赔案未尝不是好事 (Libel Claim Against Journalists Not Entirely Bad)
China Youth Daily, August 31, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/31/content_149
6076.htm


China Developing Internet Game that Teaches Chinese Ethics
All Headline News, August 29, 2006
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004692859

Multilateral
上合组织合作反恐影响美国政策? (Do SCO States Cooperate to Influence US Policy?)
Voice of America, August 31, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-31-voa1.cfm

Police
番禺:村委会强行关押200人办暂住证 (200 People Detained and Forced to Pay for Temporary Residence Permit in Panyu, Guangdong Province)
Nanfang Daily, August 31, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2006
08310044.asp


Politics
Party Tells Cadres to Put Duty First in Reshuffle)
SCMP, August 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZV5AN9CRE.html

Protests and Petitions
中央党校副校长:群体性事件参与者极少数是坏人 (Senior Cadre at CPC School Argues that Only a Small Number of Those Who Participate in Mass Incidents Are Troublemakers)
EastDay.com, August 31, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node158531/u1a2289260.htm
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京遭封学校师生拆门上学 (Teachers and Students Force Banned School to Reopen)
Wen Wei Po, August 31, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0
608310004&cat=002CH


Public Health
五年内解决农村1.6亿人饮水问题 (State Council Vows to Solve Drinking Water Problem for 160 Million in 5 Years)
The Beijing News, August 31, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2006/0831/018@
205683.htm


China Police Break Up Fake Tamiflu Ring
TVNZ, August 30, 2006
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/823716

Rural Issues
Counting the Cost of Expansion
The Standard, August 30, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asppp_cat=
20&art_id=26122&sid=964168
0&con_type=3

State Security
Harsh Penalties Vowed for Illegal Foreign Surveys
China Daily, August 30, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/30/content
_677698.htm


Tibet
Time Running Out for Tibet: French Senators
Washington Post, August 30, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/
2006/08/30/AR2006083000424.html


Hong Kong - Gender
Suicide Rampant Among China's Rural Women, City High-Flyers
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/08/30/china_suicide/