October 21-23, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yang Xiaoqing (阳小青)
Chinese Court Frees Convicted Journalist
AP( via YahooNews), October 21, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_on_re_as/china_repo
rter_freed_1
On Saturday, the wife of journalist Yang Xiaoqing (阳小青) told reporters that the Shaoyang Intermediate People’s Court announced last week that Yang was exempted from serving the remainder of his sentence but that his guilty verdict would not be overturned. Yang was convicted of extortion for exposing local corruption. After serving seven months of a one-year sentence, he was released on bail in September.

News
Bilateral Ties
Rice Raises Human Rights Issues
SCMP, October 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ12ER9CRE.html

Corruption
Hu Jintao Stresses Combating Corruption
People's Daily, October 23, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/23/eng20061023
_314243.html

Jury Still out on Whether Beijing Will Take on Entrenched Interest Groups
SCMP, October 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8KW9QLTE.html

深圳法官双规显示腐败渗入司法界 (Use of "Double Regulations" in Shenzhen Shows Corruption Has Infiltrated the Judiciary)
Voice of America, October 20, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-20-voa28.cfm

湖南退脏贪官可获减罪 (Hunan Reduces Sentence of Corrupt Officials Who Returned Bribes)Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2006 http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/20/tuiz
ang/

Death Penalty
穗涉黑案终审主犯被判死缓 曾横行广州火车站 (Two Triad Leaders Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve in Guangdong)
Xinhuanet, October 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/20/content_5230
062.htm

Environment
３００万吨医疗废水直排太原城市管网 (3 Million Tons of Medical Waste Flow into Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province)
People's Daily, October 23, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41165/4943977.html

June 4th
天安门母亲抗议中国阻拦陶业回国探亲 (Tiananmen Mothers Protest China's Refusal to Allow Return of Philanthropist Who Supports "June 4th Orphanage")
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2006 http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/20/tao
ye/

Labor
15年就业政策路线图：从积极扩大到比较充分 (15-Year Plan for China's Employment Policy and Strategy)
People's Daily, October 23, 2006
http://finance.people.com.cn/GB/1037/4944192.html

Media
中国列2006年世界新闻自由倒数第六 (Reporters Without Borders Ranks China the Sixth Worst in Press Freedom in 2006)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/22/xinwe
nziyou/

Migrant Workers
It Pays for Migrant Workers to Be in the City
SCMP, October 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZN5F8QLTE.html

Migrant Workers Born in 1980s Shun Hard Labor in Cities
China Daily, October 21, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-10/21/content_713
737.htm

Protests and Petitions
江西高校数百学生骚乱 (Hundreds of Tertiary Students Riot in Jiangxi Province)
Ming Pao, October 23, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061023/cce1.htm

各地法院排查信访案 赴京进省上访总量明显下降 (Number of Petitions in Beijing Drops as Courts Set up New System to Deal with Petitions)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/23/content_5236
786.htm

新华网质疑公安阻上访 (Xinhua Questions Public Security Bureau in Chongqing over Its Obstruction of Petitioning Activities)
Ming Pao, October 23, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061023/cca1.htm

Shenzhen Residents Protest Against Planned Highway
SCMP, October 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZX1ER9CRE.html

Public Health
NGOs Tackle Congenital Conditions
SCMP, October 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZANAR9CRE.html

Religion - Christianity
Anglican Church Leader Sees Christian Role in China
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 22, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061022/ts_nm/religion_china_
anglicans_dc_1;_ylt=AtCUWQ9u6Bdvg3cOh_digVVPzWQA;_ylu
=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

North Korea - Refugees
难民活动人士吁北京善待北韩难民 (Activist Calls on Beijing to Treat North Korean Refugees Humanely)
Voice of America, October 22, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-22-voa33.cfm

October 20, 2006

Top News of the Day
Civil Society
China Closes Down HIV/AIDS Group
AFP (via YahooNews), October 19, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061019/hl_afp/healthchinaaidsri
ghts_061019182924
Xuelianhua (雪莲花), an NGO working on sexually transmitted diseases in Xinjiang, said it had been shut down because local authorities wanted to silence it. The NGO's organizer Chang Kun (常坤) believed the shut down was an act of retaliation, as the group had recently exposed a case in which 19 students who tested positive for hepatitis-B were expelled from school.

News
Civil Society
为什么要有农民的组织？秦晖访谈录 (Scholar Comments on the Need for Farmers' Organizations)
Nanfang Weekend, October 19, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/2006101906
99.asp

Corruption
Shanghai Scandal Spreads to Beijing
SCMP, October 20, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ8Q6R9CRE.html

Amnesty Account Allows Corrupt Officials to Surrender Illegal Earnings
People's Daily, October 19, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/19/eng20061019_313
493.html

Death Penalty
邱兴华一审死刑！陕西高担心其“胡说”临时取消庭审直播 (Serial Killer in Shaanxi Given Death Sentence; Live Broadcast of Trial Cancelled)
Nanfang City News, October 20, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2006102002
94.asp

Environment
China City Shuts 43 Cement Factories for Pollution
Reuters Alert Net, October 19, 2006
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK158507.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
民主党成员朱虞夫出狱要求恢复工作遭拒绝 (Authorities Decline Democracy Party Member Zhu Yufu's Request to Resume Work at Former Government Bureau)
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/19/zhu/

Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学被公安带走 住所被搜查 (Dissident Yan Zhengxue Taken Away, Home Searched in Zhejiang Province)
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/19/hangz
hou/

Media
中国互联网协会证实博客推行实名制已成定局 (Internet Society of China Confirms Policy on Real Name Registration of Bloggers)
EastDay.com, October 20, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node166934/u1a2388377.html

媒体指实名制代表落后公共管理思维 (Newspaper Argues Real Name Registration System Lags Behind Public Management Theory)
Nanfang Daily, October 19, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200610190430
.asp

Migrant Workers
Migrants Boost Birth Rate in Shanghai
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/19/content_522377
8.htm

Multilateral Relations - World Bank
World Bank Backs Farmers' Groups
SCMP, October 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHVNO9CRE.html

Politics
林牧遗体告别式在官方干扰下举行 (Authorities Intervene in Activities that Commemorate for Lin Mu's Death)
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/19/linmu/

Protests and Petitions - Labor
Gansu Sanitation Workers Are Promised Minimum Wage
SCMP, October 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZM28R9CRE.html

Rural Issues
国家将调研农村留守儿童 (Beijing to Investigate Situation of Migrant Workers’ Children Left at Home)
The Beijing News, October 20, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/10-20/024@0246
07.htm

State Security
China Holds Anti-Terror Drill
People's Daily, October 20, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/19/eng20061019_313
508.html

Xinjiang
王乐泉：新疆已形成打击“三股势力”的立体屏障 (Xinjiang Party Secretary: Xinjiang Commits to Clamp Down on the "Three Evil Forces")
People's Daily, October 20, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/4937717.html

October 19, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
浙江中国民主党党员陈树庆被批捕 (Dissident and China Democracy Party Member Chen Shuqing Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/18/chen/
Cyber-dissident and China Democracy Party member Chen Shuqing (陈树庆) was formally arrested and charged with inciting subversion on October 17 by the Hangzhou People’s Procuratorate. Chen has appointed as his defense attorney Li Jianqiang, who believes that Chen’s arrest is related to his recent internet essays in support of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng. Another cyber-dissident, Zhang Jianhong (张建红), who uses the internet pen name Li Hong (力虹), has also been formally arrested for a similar reason after being detained in early September.

News

Environment
Bohai Sea Will Be Dead in 10 Years: Report
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZY86R9CRE.html

Gender
反家暴 救助机制何在 (What Is the Remedy for Domestic Violence?)
Legal Daily, October 19, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/19/content_
433069.htm

Law
Judges Held in Massive Corruption Inquiry
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0G4R9CRE.html

Money-for-Verdicts Probe Underscores 'Systemic Disease in Courts'
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP63R9CRE.html

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
重庆一公务员编写短信针砭时弊获罪 40人受牵连 (Chongqing Government Official Faces Libel Charge for Sending SMS Criticizing Senior Officials)
EastDay.com, October 19, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node166707/u1a2385972.html

Reporter Sacked over Exposé on Welfare Housing Swindle
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9GKO9CRE.html

Police
Turf Dispute Ends in Mass Fight Between 200 Officers
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ296R9CRE.html

Politics - CPC
六方面问题影响社会和谐 中共强调不断化解矛盾 (CPC Recognizes Six Major Issues Impacting Social Harmony)
EastDay.com, October 18, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node166523/u1a2385545.html

Population
国家人口计生委表示 "奖励少生"至少执行二三十年 (State Population and Family Planning Committee: Population Policy that Rewards Families With Fewer Kids to Continue for at Least 20 Years)
People's Daily, October 18, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/4933085.html

Protests and Petitions
顺德村民包围镇政府要求释放村民代表 (Villagers Surround Xingtan Township Government Building in Guangdong and Demand Release of Village Representatives)
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/18/
cunmin/

Public Health
Barred Hepatitis B Students Sue
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHGKO9CRE.html

部分省市率先行动 中国正向“全民医保”迈进 (Certain Localities Take the Lead in Promoting "Health Insurance for All")
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2006-10/19/content_
5222397.htm

Xinjiang
East Turkestan: China Defends Control Over Religion
UNPO, October 18, 2006
http://www.unpo.org/article.php?id=5650

October 18, 2006

Top News

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Scholar Held after Raid on Home
SCMP, October 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZK3LO9CRE.html
Dissident scholar and publisher Ding Dong, 55, was detained for 12 hours yesterday by 20 uniformed and plain-clothes police officers for trying to publish a book by late liberal democrat He Jaidong. He was taken away after the police raided his home and took away his computer, more than 200 books and some manuscripts. He was returned home 5:30am today. Ding refused to reveal the reason for his interrogation, but was disappointed that He's book might not be published.


News
Education
廈大開設高爾夫球課引起爭議 (Controversy on Compulsory Golf Lessons for Law and Business Students at Xiamen University)
BBC, October 18, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6060000/newsid
_6061000/6061014.stm

Environment
A Fresh Stink
SCMP, October 18, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZPMZQ9CRE.html

UN Warning Could See Dams Scrapped
SCMP, October 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ654R9CRE.html

Government - Governance and Accountability
湖南学生离奇死亡 官员涉嫌掩盖真相 (Hunan Officials Criticized on Secondary Student's 'Mysterious' Death)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/17/
hunan/

Human Rights Defenders - Rights Defender Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
郑恩宠仍被限制自由 郭起真被判刑4年 (Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong Placed Under House Arrest, Dissident Writer Guo Qizhen Sentenced for Four Years)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/17/

• Related information:
  House Arrest of Zheng Enchong, Mass Detention of Petitioners for Party Congress
  HRIC Press Release, October 16, 2006
  http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5
  fid=31088&item%5fid=31085
  

Labor
北京家政合同禁止成年异性与保姆同居一室引争议 (Controversy in Beijing over Domestic Helpers Sharing Rooms with Minors of Opposite Sex)
Xinhuanet, October 18, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-10/18/content_
5217145.htm

Drive to Clean up China’s Coalmine Heartland
Financial Times, October 18, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8242cd92-5e36-11db-82d4-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html0000779e
2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Law
China Sets up Expert Testimony Administration
People's Daily, October 18, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/18/eng20061018_
312846.html

国家赔偿不赔“精神”带出的问号 (Questions Raised on Mental Damages Not Covered under State Compensation Law)
Legal Daily, October 18, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/18/content_
432071.htm

Media - Internet Censorship
China Internet Rumor-mongers Face Fines: Report
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 18, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061018/wr_nm/internet_
china_dc

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Press Freedom is Gaining Momentum on Mainland, Says Outspoken Academic
SCMP, October 17, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZALZQ9CRE.html

Police
Beijing Doubles Plain-clothes Police to Make Public 'Feel Safer'
AFP (via YahooNews), October 18, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061018/wl_asia_afp/china
policesociety

Poverty
中国最富的150万个家庭占有70％的财富 (1.5 Million Households Share 70% of China's Wealth)
China Youth Daily, October 18, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/18/content_1542041.htm

Plan to Lift the Poorest Villages out of Poverty
SCMP, October 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPNZQ9CRE.html

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
中国艾滋病传播方式已与非洲相似 (China and Africa Share Similarities in AIDS Transmission)
Voice of America, October 17, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-17-voa46.cfm

October 17, 2006

Top News of the Day
Media
中青报总编调职 《冰点》事件馀波 (Chief Editor of China Youth Daily Removed from Post)
Ming Pao, October 17, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061017/cab1.htm
The chief editor of the China Youth Daily, Li Erliang (李而亮), was recently removed from his post. His removal is believed to be the result of the publication of several critical articles in the newspaper, one of which was Professor Yuan Weishi's (袁伟时) re-evaluation of the history of the Boxer Rebellion.

Protests and Petitions
温家宝出席广交会　上千失地村民上访 (1,000 Villagers Petition Land Grabs During Wen Jiabao's Visit to Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/16/guang
zhou/
About 1,000 villagers from Shunde, Guangdong Province tried to petition against land grabs at government offices when Premier Wen Jiabao attended the Chinese Export Commodities Fair held in Guangzhou on October 15. However, police were deployed so many petitioners were barred from leaving their villages and many petitioners were sent back to their home villages.

News
Gender
Single Mother Sparks Moral Debate
China Daily, October 15, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-10/15/conten
t_708335.htm

Government - Grassroots Elections
Bribery: Business as Usual in China's Village Elections
The Epoch Times, October 13, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-13/46985.html

Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
六四天网快讯：郭起真被判刑4年 (Guo Qizhen Given 4 Years' Imprisonment for "Inciting Subversion")
The Epoch Times, October 17, 2006
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/6/10/17/n1489598.htm

June 4th - EU Arms Ban
Human Rights Concerns Fail to Staunch Flow of UK Arms
The Guardian, October 15, 2006
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1922775,00.html

Media
需要拯救的是孩子还是网吧?山西方山县网吧事件调查 (Investigation into Closure of Internet Cafes in Fangshan, Shanxi Province)
Xinhuanet, October 17, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/2006101
70077.asp

Police Probe Leaks in Great Firewall of China
Vancouver Sun, October 17, 2006
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.ht
ml?id=4836c93f-ff7b-40c1-8e9e-c4be2d47bcca40c1-8e9e-c
4be2d47bcca

Official Union in China Says All Wal-Marts Are Organized
New York Times, October 13, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/13/business/worldbusiness
/13union.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=sloginslogin&oref=slogin

Olympics
Olympic Mascots Fall Victim to Friendly Fire
SCMP, October 17, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZAFWQ9CRE.html

Police
一罪犯被判10年未蹲一天狱 (Criminal Serves No Jail Time Despite 10-year Jail Term)
Legal Daily, October 17, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/17/content_43100
5.htm

Population
中国新人口政策奖励农民少生孩子 (China's New Population Policy Encourages Farmers to Have Fewer Kids)
Voice of America, October 16, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-16-voa52.cfm

Protests and Petitions
兰州百名环卫工工资低于最低标准拒绝打扫马路 (100 Street Cleaners in Lanzhou, Gansu Province Go on Strike to Protest Non-compliance of Minimum Wage)
EastDay.com, October 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node8176
2/node166268/u1a2381052.html

社会矛盾新警号：“无直接利益冲突”苗头出现 (Many People Join Protests Just to Vent Anger)
Xinhuanet, October 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/17/con
tent_5212824.htm

Sharp Rise in Group Protests in China
The Epoch Times, October 16, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-16/47044.html

Public Health
中国药监局称“欣弗事件”没有瞒报 (Chinese Authorities Find No Cover-up of Deadly Antibiotic Case)
BBC, October 17, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_5250000/n
ewsid_5254900/5254972.stm

Taiwan Asked to Bar Citizens from Organ Transplants in China
Monster and Critics, October 12, 2006
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_1210678.
php/Taiwan_asked_to_bar_citizens_from_organ_transplants_i
n_Chinabar_citizens_from_organ_transplants_in_China

Social Security
北京发布就业和社会保障规划 儿童学生纳入医保 (Beijing City Government Issues Plan for Employment and Social Insurance)
EastDay.com, October 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node166268/u1a2381074.html

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Dam Project Displaces 1.4 Million People
The Epoch Times, October 13, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-13/46980.html

Tibet
From Chinese Jail to Miss Tibet? A Girl's Dream
Reuters, October 16, 2006
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEn
oughNews&storyID=2006-10-16T143628Z_01_DEL134669_RTR
UKOC_0_US-TIBET-BEAUTY.xml&WTmodLoc=OddNewsHome
_C2_oddlyEnoughNews-210-16T143628Z_01_DEL134669_RTR
UKOC_0_US-TIBET-

Train to Tibet Is on the Right Track, China Insists
Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-tibet16oc
t16,1,6478065.story?coll=la-headlines-worldtibet16oct16,1,647806
5.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Hong Kong
President Hu May Deliver Road Map for Democracy on First Visit to HK
SCMP, October 17, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZILZQ9CRE.html

October 14-16, 2006

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions - Olympics
抗议建变电站 北京警民推撞 (200 Beijing Residents Clash with Police over Construction of Transformer Station for Olympics Facilities)
Ming Pao, October 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061016/cag1.htm
More than 200 Beijing residents clashed with police on October 15 over the construction of a transformer station for the Olympic Games. They argued that there had been no consultation about the construction, and the station was way too close to their residences. Scores of elders were injured and at least four protestors were taken away.

Tibet
Video Contradicts China on Shooting of Tibetans
International Herald Tribune, October 15, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/15/news/tibet.php
A Romanian videotape appearing to show that Chinese security forces shot Tibetans refugees in the Himalayas on September 30 contradicts Beijing's claim that the refugees were shot by soldiers acting in self-defense. The video was taken by a Romanian mountain climber who was near Cho Oyu where the shooting took place.

News
Children
In China, Children of Inmates Face Hard Time Themselves
Washington Post, October 13, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2006/10/12/AR2006101201855.html

Death Penalty
Top Judge Urges Care in Death Penalty Review
SCMP, October 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYM6O9CRE.html

Disasters
中国评论﹕欲盖弥彰 乌纱帽难保 (Commentary: Local Officials in Chongqing Underreport Car Accident Death to Save Jobs)
Ming Pao, October 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061016/caz1.htm

Environment
Cover-up of Pollution in Guizhou
SCMP, October 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXN8O9CRE.html

受害者多救济不畅 中国污染损害赔偿立法待破冰 (Legislation Needed to Regulate Compensation for Harmful Effects of Pollution)
EastDay.com, October 15, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node1
65897/u1a2378146.html

Gender - Sex Workers
Debate Rages over HIV Lecture for Sex Workers
SCMP, October 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ56EO9CRE.html

Government - Grassroots Elections
武汉警督独立参选人大代表被殴打 (Independent Candidate for Local Election in Wuhan Beaten over Complaint on Illegal Ballot Box)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/13
/wuhan/

Human Rights Defender - Internet Activist - Li Hong (力虹)
高智晟与力虹被正式逮捕 (Gao Zhisheng and Li Hong Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/13/ga
ozhisheng/

Labor
China Drafts Law to Boost Unions and End Abuse
New York Times, October 16, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/13/business/worldbusiness/
13sweat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

沃尔玛中国店工会多 能否独立？ (Can Wal-Mart Trade Unions Be Independent?)
Virgin.net, October 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-15-voa1.cfm

On the Back of China's Workers, Economic Lift Is Tainted by Exploitation
San Francisco Chronicle, October 15, 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle
/archive/2006/10/15/INGK7LNDJ41.DTL

Land Policy
中央重拳遏制地方政府卖地冲动 (Central Authorities to Pass Measures to Limit Land Sales at Local Level)
Nanfang Daily, October 16, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/20061016
0325.asp

湖北随州征地费被层层克扣农民未获分文 (Corrupt Officials Deprive Victims of Compensation for Land Grabs in Suizhou, Hubei Province)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/14/hubei/

Media
重庆：立法叫停网络恶搞 违者可能被罚款拘留 (Chongqing Passes Regulation that Punishes "Internet Disturbances")
Xinhuanet, October 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/16
/content_5208303.htm

Director Scorns 'Laughable' Laws
BBC, October 13, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6051292.stm

福建各中院及28个基层法院都将设新闻发言人 (All Intermediate People's Courts and 28 Local Courts in Fujian Province Adopt New System for Issuing Media Reports)
Xinhuanet, October 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/11/content_518
8761.htm

Migrant Workers
生活观念改变 农民工从谋求生存转变追求平等 (A Change of Attitude - Migrant Workers No Longer Only Interested in Survival, They Now Demand Equality)
People's Daily, October 15, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4919094.html

Politics
驻京周记﹕建设和谐社会，当务之急是啥 (Commentary: Why Is the Priority on Building a Harmonious Society?)
Ming Pao, October 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061016/cah1.htm

Population - One-Child Policy
New Policy Will Offer Cash Instead of Kids
People's Daily, October 16, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/16/eng20061016_31
2043.html

Protests and Petitions - Olympics
王丹连署斥京为奥运提前清场 (Open Letter to IOC Condemns Beijing for Suppressing Rights Defense Movement Ahead of Games)
Apple Daily, October 16, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss
_id=20061016&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6409197

Protests and Petitions
Patriot Pains
SCMP, October 16, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZZO6O9CRE.html

Tibetans Train for Olympics - at Protest School
SCMP, October 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZAN6O9CRE.html

October 13, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
China Arrests Dissident Lawyer for Subversion
Reuters, October 12, 2006
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNew
s&storyID=2006-10-12T185334Z_01_PEK72098_RTRUKOC_0
_US-CHINA-
Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng’s defense attorney, Mo Shaoping, has recently learned that Gao was formally arrested on September 21 on “suspicion of inciting subversion of state power." Up until yesterday, his lawyer had not been informed of the charges against Gao, despite repeated inquiries made to the public security bureau. Gao was detained by Beijing police in August.

Religion - Christianity
Catholics Arrested After Vatican Trip
The Independent Online (South Africa), October 13, 2006
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=126&art_i
d=qw1160643421529B252
According to information confirmed by the authorities, two leaders of an underground Catholic church, Shao Zhumin (邵祝敏) and Jiang Sunian (姜溯念), were arrested in Shenzhen on September 25 as they entered the country after visiting the Vatican. The Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said they were accused of illegally leaving China by using other people’s identities and would likely face sentences of about one year in prison. China does not normally grant passports to clergy from underground Catholic churches, to prevent them from having contact with the Vatican.


News
Corruption
一个地方中院院长的“前腐后继” (Corruption in Wuhan Intermediate People's Court)
China Youth Daily, October 13, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/13/content_1537236.htm

监督为何层层失守 (Poor Supervision Is Cause of Corruption in China's Courts)
China Youth Daily, October 13, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/13/content_1537241.htm

四川法官受贿后将一审七年徒刑改判成无罪释放 (Three Judges in Sichuan Province Prosecuted for Taking Bribes to Overturn Cadre's Sentence)
Xinhuanet, October 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/13/content_5197298
.htm

Gender
苛责“二奶”维权是道德暴政 (Condemning Defense of Mistresses' Rights Is Unjustified)
China Youth Daily, October 13, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/13/content_1536876.htm

Hukou - Reforms
北京将立法管制流动人口 (Beijing City Authorities to Legislate on Regulating Floating Population)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/12/renko/

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zan Aizong (昝爱宗)
昝爱宗因言获罪被注销记者证 (Authorities Revoke Journalist Zan Aizong’s Press Card, Zan Preparing Lawsuit)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/12/ZanAi
zong/

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
China Vs. My Husband
Washington Post, October 12, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/11/AR2006101101601.htmldyn/content/a
rticle/2006/10/11/AR2006101101601.html

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Shi Tao (师涛)
雅虎捐款促新闻自由却对师涛不言悔 (Yahoo! Establishes Scholarship to Promote Press Freedom but Shows No Regret over Shi Tao's Case)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/12/yahoo/

Labor
China Postpones Closure of Unsafe Small Coal Mines
Xinhuanet, October 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/12/content_51961
41.htm

Land Policy
昆明长春爆拆迁冲突 (Evictions Lead to Clashes in Kunming and Changchun)
Ming Pao, October 13, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061013/ccb1.htm

台州私房主联名递交罢免动议书 (Apartment Owners in Zhejiang Province Launch Signature Campaign Demanding Impeachment of Officials)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/12/ba
mian/

Media
Alvin Toffler, Esteemed and Edited in China
Washington Post, October 13, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/11/AR2006101101977.htmldyn/content/
article/2006/10/11/AR2006101101977.html

China Unblocks Wikipedia
Editor and Publisher, October 11, 2006
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/
article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003251388

Politics
中共中央召开党外人士座谈会 (CPC Holds Meeting with Non-Party Members to Discuss Construction of Harmonious Society)
China Youth Daily, October 13, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/13/content_1537201.htm

Public Health
陕西携带乙肝病毒3学生被遣返 (Technical School in Shaanxi Province "Repatriates" Three Students Carrying Hepatitis B Virus)
Beijing Morning Post (via Subidu.com), October 13, 2006
http://www.morningpost.com.cn/article.asp?articleid=59887

Tibet
China Says Border Guards Killed a Fleeing Refugee in Self-Defense
International Herald Tribune, October 13, 2006
http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=3131065

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October 12, 2006

News
Civil Society
还百姓一个明白，还干部一个清白 —— 全国村务公开督查调研纪实 (Public Participation in Village Governance in Xinjiang and Ningxia)
China Youth Daily, October 12, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/12/content_1535561.htm

NGOs Defined in China
Chinacsr.com, October 11, 2006
http://www.chinacsr.com/2006/10/11/ngos-defined-in-china/

Death Penalty
沈阳“女记者遇害”案一审宣判 (Two Sentenced to Death in Shenyang for Murdering Journalist)
Xinhuanet, October 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/12/content_5193764.
htm

男子锤杀女友获死缓 凶杀现场日记道出心灵自白 (Man Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve in Beijing for Murdering Ex-Girlfriend)
Xinhuanet, October 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/11/content_5190365.
htm

冒充军警劫财杀人 两恶徒分别被判死刑、无期 (Murderer Sentenced to Death in Beijing, Teenage Accomplice Given Life Sentence)
Xinhuanet, October 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/11/content_518925
6.htm

Economic Development
Shift in Focus Triggers Debate on Priorities
SCMP, October 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOL3O9CRE.html

Education
12%大学生有中度以上心理困扰 压力来源于就业 (12 Percent of University Students Feel Depressed, Work Cited as Major Source of Stress)
EastDay.com, October 12, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node165
354/u1a2370778.htmll

Gender
“二奶”维权网站缘何遭质疑？ (Website to Defend Mistresses’ Rights Raises Questions)
People's Daily, October 12, 2006
http://opinion.people.com.cn/GB/4907743.html

Hukou – Reform
Beijing to Reform Temporary Residency System
Xinhuanet, October 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/11/conte
nt_5191324.htm

Media
China Crisis for Jay-Z
Virgin.net, October 12, 2006
http://musicnews.virgin.net/Virgin/Lifestyle/Music/virginMusicNe
wsDetail/0,13556,1584587_music,00.html87_music,00.html

Police
Anger Festers on Dark Side of Society
SCMP, October 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZK2ZN9CRE.html

中国计划部署警力到街头执行任务 (China to Deploy More Police in Rural and Urban Areas)
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/11/police/

Politics
Party Elite Hand Hu Vital Endorsement
SCMP, October 12, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ2XLQ9CRE.html

China's Hu Walks Cautious Line on Political Reform
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 11, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/wl_nm/china_party_refo
rm_dc_1

Population
China Expecting Three Population Peaks
People's Daily, October 11, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200610/11/eng20061011_3108
49.html

Protests and Petitions
十六届六中全会上访群众不断被拦截 (Crowds Barred from Petitioning in Beijing During CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/11/sha
ngfang/

Public Health
乙肝歧视之痛：劳动合同法VS一亿人平等就业权 (Job Discrimination Among Hepatitis B Carriers)
Xinhuanet, October 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/12/content_5
192738.htm

中国政府严禁人体器官买卖 正起草法规规范管理 (China Drafts Law to Curb Trade of Human Organs)
EastDay.com, October 11, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node16
5233/u1a2370340.htmll

Social Security
中共提出2020年建立覆盖城乡居民的社会保障体系 (CPC Proposes to Establish Social Security System that Covers Urban and Rural Areas by 2020)
EastDay.com, October 12, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node1
65233/u1a2370646.htmll

North Korea - Refugees
人道組织﹕中国面临新难民潮 (Refugees International Says China Will See Refugee Tide if Subsidy to North Korea Reduced)
Ming Pao, October 12, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061012/taa3.htm

October 11, 2006

Top News of the Day

Tibet
China Tries to Gag Climbers Who Saw Tibet Killings
The Independent, October 11, 2006
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1834347.ece
Chinese diplomats in Nepal are trying to track down and silence Western climbers and Sherpas who witnessed the shooting to death of at least two Tibetan refugees on the Nangpa La mountain pass on September 30. Fears grow for the safety of a group of Tibetan children who were marched away by Chinese security personnel on the pass. According to witnesses, Chinese soldiers took aim and fired towards the group of fleeing refugees for 15 minutes.

News
Corruption
Focus Expected to Be on Fight Against Graft
SCMP, October 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOIVN9CRE.html

京刊严批部分中央机构「卖国自肥」(Official Magazine Condemns Government Departments for "Selling Out the Country")
Wen Wei Po, October 11, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH061011000
7&cat=002CH

Two Ways to Fight Corruption
International Herald Tribune, October 09, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/09/opinion/edwei.php

Death Penalty
活埋亿万富豪两凶手获死 (Two Sentenced to Death for Burying Millionaire Alive)
The Beijing News, October 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/10-11/014@21
3985.htm

Environment - Water
我国全面推进水价改革 启动经济杠杆战缺水高峰 (China to Beef Up Water Pricing Reform Efforts to Ease Worsening Water Shortage)
EastDay.com, October 11, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node1
65233/u1a2368906.htmll

中国水资源短缺问题引起国际关注 (Water Shortage Draws Attention of International Community)
EastDay.com, October 10, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
165104/u1a2368647.htmll

Government - Grassroots Elections
邹涛參选受阻叹政治恐怖 (Activist Zou Tao Bullied into Withdrawing from Local People’s Congress Election)
Ming Pao, October 11, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061011/cac1.htm

中国村一级换届选举普遍存在贿选现象 (Corruption Common in China's Village Elections)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/10/xuanju/

Human Rights Defenders – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
莫宜端﹕程翔案的政治博弈 (The Political Machinations Behind the Ching Cheong Case)
Ming Pao, October 11, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061011/fac1.htm

Law
手机实名制需有效保护公民隐私 (New Policy of Real Name Registration for Mobile Phone Users Should Include Provisions to Protect Privacy)
Legal Daily, October 11, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/11/content_
426875.htm

Media
Mainland Media Focus on Protests
SCMP, October 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZI20O9CRE.html

The New People's Republic
The Standard, October 07, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/weekend_news_detail.asp?pp_
cat=30&art_id=28850&sid=10143929&con_type=3&d_str=2006
1007id=10143929&con_type=3&d_str=20061007

Migrant Workers
报告：中国民工汇款改善家乡生活 (Money from Migrant Workers Improves Life in Home Towns)
BBC, October 11, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6030000/newsid
_6038600/6038682.stm

Population
China's Population to Reach Peak
China Daily, October 10, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-10/10/content_
704983.htm

Protests and Petitions - Labor
河南强行关闭水泥厂 四万名工人失业 (40,000 Workers Protest Lay-offs After Closure of 200 Cement Factories in Henan Province)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/10/shiye/

Public Health
Grass-roots Groups Start Fitness Tour for the Poor
SCMP, October 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTCIQ9CRE.html

一份病历被修改183处 (Shanxi Woman’s Medical Lawsuit Drags on for 4 Years)
The Beijing News, October 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0566/2006/10-11/014@
213962.htm

Public Health - Health Care Reform
“中国医改不存在模式之争” (No Controversy on Which Model to Adopt: Ministry of Health Speaks on Health Care Reforms)
The Beijing News, October 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2006/1011/014@
214018.htm

Society
建和谐社会须社保托底 (Seven Social Problems Must Be Addressed to Build a Harmonious Society)
The Beijing News, October 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/10-11/014@
040556.htm

October 10, 2006

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions - Police Power Abuse
海南民警玩忽职守 致使一名青年死亡 (Police Negligence Leads to Death of Young Man in Hainan)
Radio Free Asia, October 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/09/hainan/
Nearly 1,000 villagers raided a police substation and protested at the town government building in Danzhou, Hainan Province, from October 2 to October 4. The villagers were protesting the death of a young person in their village who they believe died due to police negligence. Two policepersons were reportedly injured in the violent protest and the substation was damaged. The death is under investigation.

News
Environment
6类环境违法案件要挂牌督办 (Environment Watchdog Specifies Six Types of Violations That Require Strict Supervision)
Legal Daily, October 10, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/10/cont
ent_425699.htm

Government
Bribery Reported in Grass-root Elections in Some Villages in China
People's Daily, October 09, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/09/eng200610
09_310244.html

Labor
第一解读：现行最低工资标准是高还是低 (Is the Current Minimum Wage High or Low?)
People's Daily, October 09, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/1063/4894480.html

Law
Should Law Educational System Change?
People's Daily, October 10, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/10/eng20061
010_310270.html

Media
China 'Softening' Curbs on Media
Financial Times, October 10, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/52210d14-57f0-11db-be9f-0000779e
2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-

Censor Sees Through Writer's Guile in Tale of China's Blood-selling Scandal
The Guardian, October 09, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,189
0765,00.html

上海手机将全部进行实名登记 细则年内有望出台 (New Regulation May Require Shanghai Residents to Show ID When Buying Mobile Phone Cards)
EastDay.com, October 09, 2006
http://dfdaily.eastday.com/d/node15944/u1a191889.html
Politics
港媒:中共十六届六中全会将对未来产生四大影响 (Hong Kong Media: 6th CPC Central Committee Meeting to Focus on 4 Key Policy Areas)
EastDay.com, October 09, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node1
64920/u1a2365313.html

Senior CPC Official Calls for Greater Ideological Education of Young People
People's Daily, October 09, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/09/eng20061009
_310019.html

Population
Shift Planned in Population Policy
SCMP, October 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZVXSN9CRE.html

Poverty
关注低收入人群住房难 居住和谐成住房新政亮点 ('Harmonious Housing' Policy Proposed to Address Low Income Housing Shortage)
EastDay.com, October 10, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node1
65104/u1a2367027.html

Protests and Petitions
京为破冰严控反日团体 (Anti-Japanese Organizations Under Tight Control as Beijing Tries to Improve Relations with Japan)
Ming Pao, October 10, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061010/cay1.htm

佛山骚乱拘4人 (Four Arrested for Rioting in Foshan, Guangdong Province Last Month)
Ming Pao, October 10, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061010/cay4.htm

上访村遭赶绝盼胡温到访 (Petitioning Village in Beijing Demolished to Make Way for Train Station Construction)
Ming Pao, October 10, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061010/cak1.htm

Sit-in over Arrest Has Police Besieged
SCMP, October 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYYWN9CRE.html

六中全会访民遭拘　和谐社会论调受质疑 ("Harmonious Society" Discourse Questioned as Petitioners Taken Away Ahead of CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/09/fan
gmin/

西昌官员对上访移民进行打击报复 (Relocated Villagers in Sichuan Province Beaten and Arrested After Petitioning in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/1
0/08/xichang/

Public Health
医改新方案年底可能出台 79.7%受访者充满期待 (Nearly 80% of Those Surveyed Have High Hopes for Health Care Reforms)
People's Daily, October 09, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4892017.html

Tibet
达赖喇嘛：若实质自治藏人会回家 (Dalai Lama: Tibetan Refugees Will Go Home If Given Real Autonomy)
Voice of America, October 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-09-voa39.cfm

October 7 - 9, 2006

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
"天安门下跪"的组织者周志荣被拘留 洪运周下落不明 (Organizer of "Tiananmen Kneeling Protest" Zhou Zhirong Detained, Whereabouts of Fellow Protester Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/
06/tiananmen/
Zhou Zhirong (周志荣), who organized a protest at Tiananmen Square last month of 32 displaced farmers, has been detained by police. Zhou was acting as a representative for immigrants from the Chibi Reservoir area in Hubei Province, who had been displaced from their homes last year. The 32 farmers knelt in Tiananmen Square and cried in protest of their situation for 10 minutes on September 26. Zhou’s friend and fellow protestor Hong Yunzhou (洪运周) was also summoned by police and has been missing for more than 10 days.

News

Death Penalty
广西特大走私香烟案一审宣判 (Head of Cigarette Smuggling Ring Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve in Guangxi Province)
Legal Daily, October 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/09/co
ntent_424794.htm

Education
从教育关键统计数据“不分城乡”说起 (Educational Statistics and the Differences Between Urban and Rural Areas)
China Youth Daily, October 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/09/cont
ent_1531181.htm

Human Rights
业主们拎着营业执照维权 (Apartment Owners Form Company to Defend Property Rights)
Legal Daily, October 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/09/con
tent_424862.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist – Ching Cheong (程翔)
国际记者組织关注程翔案拟发起杯葛08奥运 (Prominent NGOs Call for Reporting Boycott of 2008 Olympics if Ching Cheong's Case Not Resolved)
Ming Pao, October 09, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061009/gdb1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Xinjiang - Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
Nobel Nomination Highlights Uygurs' Plight, Says Activist
SCMP, October 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSZ9Q9CRE.html

Law
海南一法院副院长非法拘留16名被执行人被判3年 (Judge Given Suspended Sentence in Henan Province for Illegal Detention of 16 Persons)
Xinhuanet, October 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/08/cont
ent_5177058.htm

Media
取缔网吧与“依法蛮横” (Banning of All Internet Cafes in Fangshan County, Shandong Province Is Unreasonable)
Nanfang Daily, October 09, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/
200610090133.asp

Migrant Workers
Dreaming of a Better Life in China
BBC, October 09, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_corr
espondent/5413212.stm

2000万留守儿童监护不足 (Care of 20 Million Migrant Workers’ Children Insufficient)
Wen Wei Po, October 09, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH06
10090027&cat=002CH

Politics
Harmony the Word at Party Meeting
SCMP, October 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZE4ON9CRE.html

“双规”也要讲规矩 (Use of "Double Regulations" Should Be Regulated)
Nanfang City News, October 09, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/
200610090108.asp

Poverty
Party Plenum to Focus on Income Inequality
SCMP, October 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5Z8Q9CRE.html

Public Health
感染乙肝的新生被强行赶出校门 (10 Students Denied Schooling in Urumqi for Carrying Hepatitis B)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/200
6/10/06/ganyan/

Religion - Christianity
Archbishop Preaches on China Tour
BBC, October 09, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5414438.stm

Tibet
Tibetan Refugees Killed by Chinese Soldiers
The Times, October 09, 2006
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2392141,00.html

North Korea
中国增兵鸭绿江堵北韩人蛇 (China Deploys More Troops at Yalu River to Prevent Illegal Entry of North Korean Immigrants)
Apple Daily, October 09, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
iss_id=20061009&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=2756&art_id=638
7113335&subsec_id=2756&art_id=6387113