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.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

November 2, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Zhou Zhirong (周志荣)
赤壁维权人士周志荣等被逮捕 上海血友病人孔德麟等被刑事拘留 ("Tiananmen Kneeling Protest" Organizer Zhou Zhirong Formally Arrested in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/01/weiqu
an/
Zhou Zhirong (周志荣), who organized a protest at Tiananmen Square in September, was formally arrested on November 1 on charges of disturbing public order. Another organizer, Hong Yunzhou (洪运周), who suffers from tuberculosis, was also arrested.

News
Civil Society
“黑户”义工遭遇身份尴尬 (Volunteers for Unregistered Social Organizations Lack Protection)
China Youth Daily, November 02, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/02/content_1559791.htm

Corruption
反洗钱法有了，财产申报呢？ (Commentary: Will Wealth Declarations Follow the Anti-Money Laundering Law?)
Nanfang City News, November 02, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20061102039
3.asp

央行：反洗钱不影响个人隐私和商业机密 (Privacy and Commercial Secrets Not Affected by Anti-Money Laundering Law: Bank of China)
China Youth Daily, November 02, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/02/content_1559571.htm

Death Penalty
China's High Court to Review Death Sentences
Los Angeles Times, November 01, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-death1no
v01,1,3315103.story?coll=la-headlines-worlddeath1nov01,1,33151
03.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Gender – Discrimination
高龄白领怀孕被公司解雇 老板曾威胁其堕胎 (Woman Sacked by Hong Kong-Owned Company After Reporting Pregnancy)
People's Daily, November 02, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/1062/4987826.html

Government - Grassroots Elections
泛蓝联盟成员邓太清遭枪击恐吓 (Gunshots Fired into Pan-blue Alliance" Member Deng Taiqing’s Home in Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/01/deng/

Human Rights
Chinese Defector Finds No Asylum
Washington Times, November 01, 2006
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20061031-102950-9743r.
htm

Human Rights Defenders
上海警方拘留关注血友艾滋病人士 (Leader of Hemophilic Group Kong Delin Detained in Shanghai)
Voice of America, November 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-01-voa27.cfm

Labor - Industrial Accidents
One Dead, 20,000 Evacuated After China Ammonia Leak
AFP (via YahooNews), November 01, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061101/wl_asia_afp/chinaaccide
ntammonia_0611011950595059

Law
一起并不复杂的案件何以办成冤案 (How Can a Simple Criminal Case End Up a Wrongful Conviction Against Four Innocent Victims?)
Legal Daily, November 02, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/02/content_443594
.htm

New Laws, Regulations to Come into Effect on Nov. 1
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/31/content_52729
84.htm

Media
禁刊首日违禁广告悄变脸 (Ads Change Wording as Law on Misleading Advertising Becomes Effective on Nov. 1)
The Beijing News, November 02, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0554/2006/11-02/014@219105
.htm

China: We Don't Censor the Internet. Really
News.com, November 02, 2006
http://news.com.com/China+We+dont+censor+the+Internet.+Rea
lly/2100-1028_3-6130970.html?tag=nefd.top6130970.html?tag=n
efd.top

Chinese Dissident Slams Internet Firms on China
MacWorld, November 02, 2006
http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/news/index.cfm?
newsid=16323&pagtype=allchandatehandate

维基英文网解禁 敏感字词仍被封 (Except for Sensitive Words, Wikipedia Web Site Unblocked in China)
Ming Pao, November 02, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061102/cad1.htm

我是弱者，因为我是记者 (I Am Weak Because I Am a Journalist)
China Youth Daily, November 02, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/02/content_1559651.htm

微軟顧問：中國不民主 微軟將撤出 (Microsoft May Pull Out from Non-democratic China: Senior Executive)
BBC, November 02, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6100000/newsi
d_6106600/6106678.stm

维权律师张元欣网站被关 (Website of Human Rights Lawyer Zhang Yuanxin Closed)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/01/zhang/

Migrant Workers
农民工维权路上还要劈开几座山 (The Bumpy Road of Defending the Rights of Rural Migrant Workers)
Legal Daily, November 02, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/02/content_443692.
htm

TB Reported Rampant Among Chinese Migrants
China National News, November 01, 2006
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/id/5651c1db
4a9e0601/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/

Olympics
With 2008 China Olympics in View, Baptists Plan Ministries
BP News, October 31, 2006
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=24289

Police
专家研讨城管困境： 城管执法不能脱离国情 (Experts Argue City Authorities Should Consider the "National Situation" When Enforcing the Law)
China Youth Daily, November 02, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/02/content_1559431.htm

Politics
构建和谐社会关注民生九要素 (Building a Harmonious Society Demands Concern over Nine Major Issues)
People's Daily, November 02, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/30178/4987251.html

Protests and Petitions
天水地方政府涉嫌侵占教产 教徒静坐维权不散 (Christians in Tianshui, Gansu Province, Join Sit-in over Government's Occupation of Church Properties)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/01/z
ongjiao/

陕西修路工人围攻县政府 (Road Maintenance Workers Attack Government Building in Shaanxi After Clashing with Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/01
/shanxi/

Public Health
WHO Rebukes Ministry for Not Sharing New Bird Flu Strain
SCMP, November 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYLCX9YTE.html

Hepatitis B Virus Carriers Shunned in China
China Daily, October 31, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-10/31/content_72130
8.htm

Religion - Christianity
China Tour Showed Christian Growth
BBC, November 02, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6101786.stm

Social Security
单亲家庭低保标准将提高 (Beijing to Raise Minimum Living Allowance for Single-Parent Families)
People's Daily, November 01, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41158/4982318.html

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

November 1, 2006

Top News of the Day

Death Penalty
死刑复核权回归十年始成 程序改革尤任重道远 (Editorial: Restoration of Power to Ratify Capital Punishment Cannot Be Called "Reform")
Nanfang City News, November 01, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20061101
0499.asp
On October 31, the National People's Congress adopted a change to the law on China's court system, requiring all death sentences to be reviewed by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) before their enforcement. The amendment takes effect on January 1, 2007. The move is meant to fill the vacuum in the Criminal Procedure Law that explicitly requires all death sentences to be approved by the SPC, but in actual practice, provincial courts have given the final say on issuing death sentences.


Human Rights Defenders –Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
China Orders Surprise Retrial for Blind Activist
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 01, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061101/wl_nm/china_rights
_dc_2
An appeal court in Shandong overturned the guilty verdict for blind human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) and ordered the Yinan County Court to retry the case, Chen's lawyer was told on Tuesday. Chen was sentenced in August to four years and three months in prison for destroying property and disturbing traffic. His lawyer was nonetheless still worried, because the Yinan County Court was the court that convicted Chen in the first place.


News

Bilateral Ties
Fears over Loans to Africa Rejected
SCMP, November 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZU2GX9YTE.html

China Defends Dealings with African Nations Accused of Human Rights Abuses
International Herald Tribune, October 31, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/31/asia/AS_GEN_
China_Wooing_Africa.php

Corporate Social Accountability
Firms Defend Dealings with China
BBC, October 31, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6102180.stm

Corruption
New Law to Target Money Laundering
SCMP, November 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5L9X9YTE.html

Education
Degrees of Difference
SCMP, November 01, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ5K9X9YTE.html

Human Rights Defenders - Ching Cheong (程翔)
北京法院推迟审理程翔的上诉 (Beijing Court Postpones Appeal Trial for Ching Cheong)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/31/ching/

Labor - Industrial Accidents
Blast Kills 29 Coal Miners in China
AFP (via YahooNews), November 01, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061031/wl_afp/chinacoal
miningblast_061031183634

Law
上海律师取证被打 蔑视法律根源何在？(The Underlying Cause of Violence Against Lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/31/lawyer/

Media
Getting Others to Do the Dirty Work
SCMP, November 01, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ9K9X9YTE.html

Olympics
Confirmation of Olympic Flame Preparations on Everest Next Spring: Climbers' Access to Be Restricted
International Campaign for Tibet, November 01, 2006
http://www.savetibet.org/news/newsitem.php?id=1050

Police
Solitary Confinement
SCMP, November 01, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ1K9X9YTE.html

Police Stop People from Offering Free Hugs
Shanghai Daily, October 30, 2006
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/10/30/295647/Police
_stop_people_from_offering_free_hugs.htm

Politics
论“和谐社会”---鲍彤 (Bao Tong Discusses a "Harmonious Society")
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/31/baotong/

Population
China's Reverse Population Bomb
Asia Times Online, November 01, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HK01Ad01.html

Protests and Petitions
欧阳五﹕高校骚乱频发 中共如何面对 (Commentary: How Will the CPC Deal with the Increasing Number of University Riots?)
Ming Pao, November 01, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061101/fab1.htm

Signature Campaign Against Dog Cull
SCMP, November 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDKYW9YTE.html

State Security
China Ratifies Pact with Turkmenistan on Fighting Terrorism
Xinhuanet, November 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/31/content
_5273233.htm

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

October 28 - 31, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
Sons of Exiled Muslim Leader Tried in China, Sister Says
China Post, October 29, 2006
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asiapacific/detail.asp?GRP=C&id=
93961
Two sons of Rebiya Kadeer, a Uyghur human rights defender in exile, have been tried in China on tax fraud charges, their sister said on October 27. Kahar Abdureyim and Alim Abdureyim were not allowed to defend themselves in the closed trial, which four family members were allowed to attend. The verdict will be announced in about 10 days.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Role in Peaceful World Questioned
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 30, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061030/ts_nm/china_usa_repo
rt_dc_2

Civil Society
壮大环保民间组织亟需法律撑腰 (Commentary: Legal Support Vital for Growth of Green Social Organizations)
Legal Daily, October 31, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/31/content_441561.
htm

Ease Control of NGOs, Experts Urge Beijing
SCMP, October 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLQ6BYSTE.html

Corruption
陕西大荔冰雹灾民获补偿 救灾款平均每人仅一元 (Each Hailstorm Victim Gets 1 Yuan for Compensation in Shaanxi
EastDay.com, October 31, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/20061
031/u1a2410977.html

Death Penalty
Beijing to Reclaim Death Penalty Power
SCMP, October 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4F7Q3PTE.html

大学生不甘失恋锤杀女友 作案后网聊自称杀人 (College Student in Sichuan Sentenced to Death for Murdering Ex-Girlfriend
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2006-10/31/content_52701
54.htm

Freedom of Speech
北京自由主义知识分子丁东被国安局抄家 (Beijing-Based Liberal Ding Dong Taken Away for "Endangering State Security" but Later Released)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/29/ding
dong/

Government
行政僭越立法已成惯性 立法机关不能一再容忍 (Commentary: Legislative, Not Executive Branch Should Legislate on Road Toll)
Nanfang City News, October 31, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20061031048
9.asp

关键词：养路费 (Road Tolls to Continue in 2007 Under New Notice)
Nanfang City News, October 31, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20061031047
4.asp

正厅级高官涉强奸逍遥法外　举报案相关者遭报复 (Senior Cadre in Jiangsu Remains at Post Despite Rape Accusations)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/30/jubao/

Human Rights Defenders - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Ching Cheong Appeal on Spy Verdict Is Dealt a Blow
SCMP, October 28, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ0F7Q3PTE.html

Labor
Human Resource: Minimum Hourly-Wage Standards Announced
China Daily, October 30, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-10/30/content_720
122.htm

Land Policy
江西南丰强迁千余坟 (Villagers in Nanfeng, Jiangxi Forced to Resettle Ancestors' Graves)
The Beijing News, October 31, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/10-31/014@21858
5.htm

住宅用地被一地两卖 住户多次抗争 (Residents Clash with Security Guards over Land Dispute in Nanjing)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/30/tudi/

Law
Crackdown Vow on Corrupt Judges
SCMP, October 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPCV9YSTE.html

Minor to Have Guardians by Side During Police Questioning
People's Daily, October 31, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/31/eng20061031_316
599.html

Media - Internet Censorship
China's Lawmakers Consider Banning Children from Internet Cafes
AFP (via YahooNews), October 30, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061030/wl_asia_afp/chinainterne
tcrime_061030064233

Google Defiant Over Censorship in China
African. News. Dimension, October 30, 2006
http://www.andnetwork.com/index?service=direct/0/Home/recen
t.titleStory&sp=l54893

Migrant Workers
City Faces Challenge in Rising Tide of Migrants
Shanghai Daily, October 30, 2006
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/10/30/295621/City_
faces_challenge_in_rising_tide_of_migrants.htm

In Brief: Mainland's Migrant Population Reaches 150m
SCMP, October 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGP5AYSTE.html

Olympics
IOC Certain of Free Press for Games
SCMP, October 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIINW3PTE.html

Police
Chinese Senior Official Stresses Grassroots Police Ideological Work
People's Daily, October 31, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/31/eng20061031_3167
24.html

Protests and Petitions
Police Prevent Mass Student Protest
SCMP, October 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDQ6BYSTE.html

不满裁判　广州千名球迷骚乱 (1000 Soccer Fans in Guangzhou Riot over Referee's Decisions)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/30/guangz
hou/

China: Even Geriatric Dissent Is Intolerable
New Statesman, October 30, 2006
http://www.newstatesman.com/200610300026

Hu Briefed After Thousands of Jiangxi Students Go on Rampage
SCMP, October 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNH5Q3PTE.html

Public Health
In Brief: Court Upholds Ban on Toxic Breast Implant Gel
SCMP, October 31, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZY7BYSTE.html

Blind Face Tough Battle in Overcoming Hardship
SCMP, October 30, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQIS9YSTE.html

Religion
35 Arrested Christians in Xinjiang Released After Interrogation
Christian News Wire, October 27, 2006
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/775531336.html

Tibet
China Draws a Veil Across the Mountains
The Guardian, October 28, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1933798,00.html

European Parliament Adopts a Resolution on Tibet and the Commission Finds Chinese Policy in Tibet Is Inconsistent
Phayul.com, October 27, 2006
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=14474&article=
European+Parliament+Adopts+A+Resolution+On+Tibet+And
+The+Commission+Finds+Chinese+Policy+In+Tibet

Xinjiang
China Asserts Grip on Key Western Province
Mercury News, October 26, 2006
http://www.miami.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/1585240
1.htm?source=rss&channel=mercurynews_world

Friday, October 27, 2006

Octobr 27, 2006

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Report: China Students Clash with Police
AP( via YahooNews), October 26, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061026/ap_on_re_as/china_stu
dent_protest_1
According to the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, 10,000 college students clashed with the police in Jiangxi in four days of protests beginning October 21 over their academic status. The Centre said the protestors were ethnic minorities, including 2,000 Uighurs, and they were calling for a protest march to be held on October 29.

News
Bilateral Ties
评论：西方对中国人权的影响减弱 (Commentary: Western Countries Have Less Influence on China's Human Rights Situation)
Voice of America, October 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-26-voa37.cfm

Corruption
中纪委300人查北京 (300 Officials from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Investigate Corruption in Beijing)
Ming Pao, October 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061027/cae1.htm

Probe into Shenzhen Judiciary Escalates
SCMP, October 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZ4KW3PTE.html

腐败犯罪呈现“权力期权化”等四大新特点 (Four New Trends in Corruption)
Xinhuanet, October 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/26/content_525009
2.htm

Death Penalty
河南濮阳县4名破坏输油管道罪犯被执行死刑 (Four Men Executed for Destroying Oil Pipelines in Henan)
Xinhuanet, October 27, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/27/content_5256310
.htm

Human Rights
Beijing to Push Sudan on Rights
SCMP, October 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJ4KW3PTE.html

Human Rights Defender – Zan Aizong (昝爱宗)
昝爱宗状告国家新闻出版总署 (Journalist Zan Aizong Sues GAPP over Cancellation of Press Card)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/26/zanai
zong/

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
朱虞夫被防暴队抓走 (Zhu Yufu Taken Away by Riot Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/26/zhu/

Human Rights Defender –Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
Woman Champions Rights for Ethnic Minority in China
Voice of America, October 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2006-10-25-vo
a41.cfm

June 4th - EU Arms Ban
China, France Urge EU to Lift Arms Ban Against China
Xinhuanet, October 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/26/content_52531
53.htm

Law - Criminal Law and Procedure
官员婚外性行为"退后一步是作风" 性贿赂入罪难 (Difficulties in Prosecuting Cases Involving "Sexual Bribery")
EastDay.com, October 27, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
168457/u1a2404408.html

Media
秦中飞“短信诽谤案”不应就此结束 ("Text Message Libel Case" Should Not End Now)
China Youth Daily, October 27, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/27/content_1553181.htm

Apology for Poetic Clerk Accused of Libel
SCMP, October 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZTS3Q3PTE.html

中国评论﹕无独立媒体 何来新闻自由 (Commentary: No Media Freedom Without an Independent Media)
Ming Pao, October 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061027/cau1.htm

京官：无人因反政府言论被捕 (No One Arrested for Anti-Government Speech: Beijing Cadre)
Ming Pao, October 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061027/cab2.htm

China Forms a New Team to Regulate Internet Blogs
The Epoch Times, October 26, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-10-26/47433.html

申报新闻高级职称要发“正面报道”？ (Journalists in Anhui Required to Publish "Positive Reports" if They Want Promotion)
Nanfang Weekend, October 26, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/20061026066
9.asp

驻沪记者发表报道声援中央对上海官场的整治 (Shanghai Journalists Careful About Reporting on Chen Liangyu Case)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/26/shan
ghai/

Olympics
Wen Allays Fears
The Standard, October 26, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1
9&art_id=30195&sid=10541988&con_type=1

Xinhua Awarded Host News Agency for Beijing Games
Xinhuanet, October 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/26/content_525436
6.htm

China Considers Beijing Shutdown for Olympics
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, October 25, 2006
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1773677.htm

Police
北京成立民警维权机构 9个月为500民警"正名" (Beijing Local Authorities Establish Police Rights Defense Organ to "Restore Justice")
Xinhuanet, October 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/26/content_525007
2.htm

控告中国佛教协会会长 女居士被送精神病院 (Buddhist Supporter of Master Shengguan Sent to Psychiatric Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/26/zongj
iao/

Protests and Petitions
Begging for Justice in China's Capital
Christian Science Monitor, October 26, 2006
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1026/p07s02-woap.html

Religion – Christianity
家庭教会基督徒起诉地方政府违法拘留 (Three Protestant Church Members in Shandong Sue Local Government over Illegal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/26/zongj
iao1/

Thursday, October 26, 2006

October 26, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Li Jianping (李建平)
李建平网上撰文被判两年 家属将上诉 (Li Jianping Given 2 Years’ Imprisonment for Illegal Articles on Internet, Will Appeal)
RFA, October 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/25/li/
On October 25, dissident Li Jianping (李建平) was sentenced to two years' imprisonment on charges of “inciting subversion” for publishing critical essays on overseas websites, according to his wife. She says an appeal will be filed, contending that the court has not established how the articles involved any incitement of subversion.
News
Bilateral Ties
Chirac in China Highlights Human Rights Issue
AFP (via YahooNews), October 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061025/wl_asia_afp/olychn2
006china_061025134206

Corruption
Anti-Corruption Authorities Forge First Int'l Body for Graft Fighting
People's Daily, October 26, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/26/eng20061026_31
5134.html

Education
西安邮院劝退300多学生引起争议 (Dispute Grows as College in Xi'an Asks 300 Students to Leave)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/25/xian/

Gender
上海审议妇保实施办法草案 性骚扰有细化界定 (Shanghai Specifies Forms of Sexual Harassment to Implement Law for Protection of Women and Children)
EastDay.com, October 26, 2006
http://xwcb.eastday.com/c/20061026/u1a200851.html

Woman Jailed for Immigration Fraud
Hong Kong Government, October 24, 2006
http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/lawandorder/061024/html/
061024en08003.htm

Human Rights Defender
民主党成员池建伟被刑事拘留 (Democracy Party Member Chi Jianwei Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/25/minzhu/

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yu (高瑜)
中国记者高瑜再获国际媒体勇气奖 (Journalist Gao Yu Receives International Women’s Media Award Again)
Voice of America, October 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-25-voa39.cfm

Human Rights Defender
中国家庭教会成员徐永海被警察传讯 (Protestant House Church Member Xu Yonghai Summoned by Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/25/jiaohui/

Labor
买断工龄 国企裁员绝招 ("Buying Off Workers' Seniority" Is Common Dismissal Tactic for SOEs)
Apple Daily, October 26, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_i
d=20061026&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=64445873
35&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6444587

Law - Legal Aid
怀柔法律援助降低门槛 (District in Beijing to Reduce Threshold for Legal Aid Application)
The Beijing News, October 26, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/10-26/021@21755
0.htm

Media
Media Explosion Tests China's Control
BBC, October 26, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6066568.stm

学校也要建新闻发布制 (Schools to Establish Spokesperson System)
Nanfang City News, October 26, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200610260541.
asp

Shanghai Bans Ads Promoting 'Corruption Tourism'
SignonSandiego.com, October 24, 2006
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20061024-0238-chin
a-advertisement.html

Migrant Workers
农民工调查：农民工子女城里年均学费2450元 (Migrant Workers Survey: Annual School Fees for Migrant Children Cost 2,450 Yuan)
People's Daily, October 26, 2006
http://pic.people.com.cn/GB/42589/4957074.html

为女工维权律师遭暴打 律师协会将承担其住院费用 (Shanghai Lawyer Beaten for Aiding Female Migrant Worker)
EastDay.com, October 26, 2006
http://xwwb.eastday.com/x/20061025/u1a200602.html

Survey: More than Half Migrant Workers Hope to Settle in Cities
Xinhuanet, October 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/25/content_524872
6.htm

Poverty
听众：中国执行扶贫政策弊端严重 (Audience: Serious Problems in Implementation of Anti-Poverty Policies)
Voice of America, October 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-10-25-voa59.cfm

Protests and Petitions - Labor
百名前员工示威赠兴 工行上市在即 北京总行遇抗议 (100 Former Employees Protest Forced Early Retirement at Beijing’s Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
Apple Daily, October 26, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_i
d=20061026&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=644458633
5&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6444586

Protests and Petitions - Olympics
Songs of Resistance
Channel4, October 24, 2006
http://www.channel4.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-st
orypage.jsp?id=3696

Public Health
Shenzhen Woman Wins Partial Victory in Toxic Gel Appeal
SCMP, October 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHYGW3PTE.html

Repression Under China: Murder in the Mountains
The Independent, October 25, 2006
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1927123.ece

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

October 25, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
Activists Infected with HIV Detained
SCMP, October 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZV6K8QLTE.html
After three HIV-positive hemophiliacs were detained by police in Shanghai yesterday, 30 hemophilic petitioners gathered outside the municipal government building last night to demand their release. One of the petitioners believed the detention of the trio was related to their attendance at a forum held last month, when they appealed to the health authorities that sold them an HIV-tainted blood product.

News
Bilateral Ties
Brussels' China Strategy 'Ignores Human Rights'
Financial Times, October 25, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/13471cc8-6385-11db-bc82-0000779e
2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340,_i_rs
sPage=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

Death Penalty
沪最大涉黑案主犯判极刑 曾自称"上海滩最大流氓" ("Biggest Gangster in Shanghai" Sentenced to Death)
EastDay.com, October 25, 2006
http://why.eastday.com/y/200609/userobject1ai199922.html

四川首次明确对证人保护的规定 (Sichuan Requires Crucial Witnesses to Testify in Appeal Trials of Capital Cases)
Legal Daily, October 25, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/25/content_4371
48.htm

青海“3-03”跨国涉枪大案终审宣判 2人死罪 (Two Gun Dealers Sentenced to Death by Qinghai Higher People's Court)
Xinhuanet, October 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-10/25/content_5245952.htm

Environment
Plan to Divert Tibet Water Shot Down
SCMP, October 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZ6K8QLTE.html

Government - Governance and Accountability
县政府强令村民污水灌田 (County Government in Inner Mongolia Orders Farmers to Use Polluted Water)
The Beijing News, October 25, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0566/2006/10-25/011@21724
2.htm

Human Rights
FM: Wolfowitz's Criticisms of China's African Loans "Groundless"
Xinhuanet, October 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/24/content_524411
9.htm

Human Rights Defenders
赤壁农民洪运周被公安拘留 (200 Farmers Protest Criminal Detention of Organizer of "Tiananmen Kneeling Protest" Hong Yunzhou)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/24/zhou/

Land Policy – Resettlement
New Dam Displaces Buyi Minority People
SCMP, October 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMM7TYNTE.html

Law
公益视野中的影响性诉讼 (Impact Litigation from the Viewpoint of Public Interest)
Legal Daily, October 24, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/24/content_436197.
htm

Media
Deceptive Adverts for Treatments Face Ban
SCMP, October 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHR98QLTE.html

我们为什么坚持报道 (Journalist Harassed for Corruption Allegation Against Former Cadre in Liaoning)
China Youth Daily, October 25, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/25/content_1550201.htm

Olympics
Big Brother Watching Your Manners in China
DNA India, October 25, 2006
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1059872

Olympic Chief Worries About China's Image
AFP (via YahooNews), October 24, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061024/ts_afp/oly2008chnrog
ge_061024074658

China Sets up Air Monitoring Group for Beijing Olympics
AFP (via YahooNews), October 24, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061024/sc_afp/chnoly2008beiji
ngenvironmentair_061024060530

奥委会主席提醒北京避免自满情绪 (IOC Chief Reminds Beijing Not to Get Complacent Ahead of Games)
Voice of America, October 24, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-24-voa67.cfm

Police
周永康：加强和改进社会管理　促进社会稳定和谐 (Improvement in Social Order Will Promote Social Harmony: Public Security Chief)
People's Daily, October 25, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/4954868.html

Media
Chinese Press Called on to Help Foster "Harmonious Society"
People's Daily, October 25, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/25/eng20061025_3148
16.html

Religion - Christianity
Prosecution Postponed for Six Chinese Christian Leaders
Standard Newswire, October 23, 2006
http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/86897173.html

Rural Issues
Agriculture: Chinese Farmers' Income Grows 11.4%
China Daily, October 24, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-10/24/content_7
15715.htm

Tibet
Perilous Pilgrimage
SCMP, October 25, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZV7K8QLTE.html

Three Detained for Allegedly Helping Tibetans Flee
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/10/24/tibet_template/

Top Chinese Adviser Meets Tibetans in Britain
People's Daily, October 24, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200610/24/eng20061024_314623
.html

Xinjiang
新疆少数民族学汉语扩大就业机会 (Ethnic Minorities in Xinjiang Learn Chinese to Improve Employment Opportunities)
Voice of America, October 24, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-24-voa28.cfm

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

October 24, 2006

Top News of the Day
Religion - Christianity
Handicapped House Church Pastor Imprisoned in China
Christian Today, October 21, 2006
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/handicapped.house.church
.pastor.imprisoned.in.china/8078.htmhina/8078.htm
According to China Aid Association, Protestant house church pastor Wang Zaiqing (王在庆) was given a sentence of two years' imprisonment in Anhui on October 9 on charges of "illegal business practices." Wang's crime was printing and then distributing Bibles and other Christian literature to fellow believers free of charge. Wang's lawyer argued that the crime requires the accused to make a profit, which Wang did not do.
News
Corruption
China Punishes 67,505 Crooked Officials in Less Than 4 Years
People's Daily, October 24, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/24/eng20061024_31
4445.html

Environment - Pollution
环保总局：近半数城市空气质量中重度污染 (State Environmental Protection Administration: Nearly Half of China's Cities Suffer from Middle to High Level of Air Pollution)
People's Daily, October 24, 2006
http://env.people.com.cn/GB/4949298.html

Labor
深圳试点破难题 维权坐上直通车 (Labor Disputes Handled by Mediators in Bao'an, Shenzhen)
China Youth Daily, October 24, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/24/content_1548196.htm

Law - Court System
Chinese Court Sends Trial Information by Text Message
People's Daily, October 24, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/24/eng20061024_3
14455.html

Law - Criminal Law and Procedure
盗窃罪起刑点降低了，其他犯罪呢？ (Commentary on New Law that Lowers Amount of Stolen Goods Needed to Qualify as Theft)
China Youth Daily, October 24, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/24/content_1548361.htm

Media
博客实名制后，再实行罪犯报名注册制？ (Commentary: The Slippery Slope for Requiring Real Name Registration from Bloggers)
Nanfang City News, October 24, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200610240
444.asp

博客需要什么样的自由 (Commentary: What Kind of Freedom Do Bloggers Need?)
China Youth Daily, October 24, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-10/24/content_1548366.htm

No Decision on Blogger Registration Requirement
SCMP, October 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZF568QLTE.html

民办专科文凭问题酿冲突 官方严控消息 (Authorities Block Media Coverage of Diploma Dispute in Jiangxi)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/23/wen
pin/

Migrant Workers
2008年90％农民工签订劳动合同 (ACFTU Hopes 90 Percent of Migrant Workers Will Be Protected by Labor Contracts by 2008)
Legal Daily, October 24, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-10/24/content_436327
.htm

Survey Finds 40% Migrant Laborers Work Overtime
Xinhuanet, October 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/22/content_52348
14.htm

Multilateral - World Bank
Wolfowitz Criticizes China over Africa Lending
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 23, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061023/ts_nm/china_wolfowitz
_lending_dc_1;_ylt=Akncy0zzekagrQ.N..GTUbVPzWQA;_ylu=X3
oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl0zzekagrQ.N..GTUbV
PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Politics - CPC
China Publishes Resolution on Building Harmonious Society
Xinhuanet, October 18, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/18/content_521914
3.htm

Public Health
中国医改15年前瞻：政府与市场同行 (Prospects for Health Care Reforms over Next 15 Years)
People's Daily, October 24, 2006
http://finance.people.com.cn/GB/1037/4949338.html

Transplant Guidelines Taking Shape
SCMP, October 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZR568QLTE.html

Religion - Christianity
Anglican Head Notes Winds of Change
SCMP, October 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZT8AQLTE.html

Tibet
人权组织敦促中国说明失踪藏人的下落 (Tibetan Rights Group Urges China to Reveal Whereabouts of Arrested Tibetans)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/23/tibet/

China Denies Trying to Dilute Tibetan Culture
Baltimore Sun, October 22, 2006
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.tibet22oct2
2,0,5801898.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlineste.tibet22oct22,0,
5801898.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines

Challenges at Shetongmon
Tibet Info Net, October 21, 2006
http://www.tibetinfonet.net/content/update/33

Tibetans Reach India Safely After Shootings: Group
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 23, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061023/wl_nm/taiwan_china_
tibet_dc_1;_ylt=AsCLJPg1uo1L.7ms_MmjYTVPzWQA;_ylu=X3o
DMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUluo1L.7ms_MmjYTVPz
WQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Xinjiang
Muslims Feel the Long Arm of Beijing
Los Angeles Times, October 23, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-islam23o
ct23,1,4774123.story?coll=la-headlines-worldislam23oct23,1,4774
123.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Monday, October 23, 2006

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
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