HRIC Daily Brief

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

November 21, 2006

Top News of the Day
Police
Stop Torturing Suspects to Get Confessions, Says Prosecutor
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZY16Q47UE.html
A deputy procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate has called on mainland police to stop using torture. He said at least 30 wrongful verdicts were due to confessions extracted by torture or other coercive tactics every year, and nearly every wrongful verdict in recent years was related to illegal interrogation. China previously had denied claims made by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture that torture was still widely practiced in the country.

News
Death Penalty
Innocent Man Who Made China Rethink Death Penalty
The Times, November 21, 2006
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2461218,00.html

Education
教育部等五部委出台5项措施支持高校毕业生就业 (Ministry of Education Announces Key Measures to Boost Employment of College Graduates)
People's Daily, November 21, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/5066511.html

Human Rights
Some of China's Stories Untold at Exhibit on Human Rights
Washington Post, November 18, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006
/11/17/AR2006111701642.html dyn/content/article/2006/11/17/
AR2006111701642.html

Human Rights Defender - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Journalist Jailed for Spying May Soon Get New Trial, Says Watchdog
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZU16Q47UE.html

Human Rights Defender – Huseyincan Celil (塞利尔)
PM's Push on Celil Cheers Family
The Hamilton Spectator, November 20, 2006
http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?p
agename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=116397
6615259&call_pageid=1020420665036&col ut/Article_Type1&c=
Article&cid=1163976615259&call_pageid=1020420665036&col

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚案证人受威胁　家属质疑重审公正性 (Witnesses in Chen Guangcheng's Case Threatened; Family Questions Fairness of the Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/20/chen/

Land Policy
Developers Face Double Fees to Save Farmland
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9XPM47UE.html

土地新政落实离不开第三只眼 (Implementation of New Land Policy Requires Public Supervision)
Legal Daily, November 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/21/content_457769.htm

Law
司法部着手准备人民调解立法 (NPC and State Council Prepare Mediation Law)
Legal Daily, November 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/21/content_457739.htm

最高法正研究修订法院组织法 (Supreme People's Court Considers Amending the Organic Law of People's Court)
Legal Daily, November 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/21/content_457740.htm

Xinjiang Hepatitis Students Battle School Ban
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2006/11/20/xinjiang_hepatitis/

Media
Free Media for Harmony
The Standard, November 20, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=
15&art_id=32199&sid=10942866&con_type=1 66&con_type=1

Migrant Workers
“留守少年儿童”已达2000多万 (Number of "Left Behind" Migrant Workers' Children Exceeds 20 Million)
China Youth Daily, November 21, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/21/content_1581076.htm

Olympics
T-shirt Man Still Being Held After Dog Protest
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXWPM47UE.html

Beijing Building the Olympic Dream
BBC, November 20, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6164330.stm

Protests and Petitions
Ban on Powered Bikes Draws Fire
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ816Q47UE.html

甘肃出台新规：省委书记省长等领导须亲自接访 (New Rule in Gansu Stipulates that Provincial Heads Must Hear Important Petitions)
Xinhuanet, November 21, 2006
http://local.xinhuanet.com/dfyw/2006-11/21/content_20827.htm

Village Locked down After Police Free Hostage Officials
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC16Q47UE.html

中国人权展有访民被抓 (Petitioners Taken Away at China's Human Rights Exhibition)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/20/renquan/

Public Health
Capital's HIV Cases Continue to Rise
SCMP, November 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZPWPM47UE.html

Religion
专家对中国执行宗教条例看法不一 (Experts Divided on Effects of the Religious Affairs Regulation)
Voice of America, November 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-21-voa18.cfm

Muslim Voices Rising in China
The Boston Globe, November 19, 2006
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/11/19/m
uslim_voices_rising_in_china/hina/

Social Security
PBoC Chief Urges China Deal with Pension Crisis
Financial Times, November 21, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c28787d2-7892-11db-802c-0000779e23
40,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-00007
79e2340.html 0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df
-0000779e2340.html

Tibet
Tibetans Protest Chinese Leader's Visit to India
AFP (via YahooNews), November 20, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061120/wl_afp/indiachinatibetp
oliticsunrest_061120111232 232

Monday, November 20, 2006

November 18 - 20, 2006

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
Village Still Tense After Officials Freed
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZM23Q47UE.html
Police were still surrounding Dongzhou Village in Guangdong Province on November 19 after armed police freed eight government officials taken hostage following the arrest of a rights activist. A villager said three people have been arrested so far. A freelance American photojournalist, who had been detained on November 18, was released a day later. Phone calls to many villagers were cut off. Xinhua said there were no injuries or conflicts during the operation to free the eight officials.

News
Children
Stampede at School Kills Six Students on Mainland
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZNVVM47UE.html

Corruption
For the Powerful, Sex and Corruption Go Hand in Hand
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRTNM47UE.html

Environment
A Troubled River Mirrors China’s Path to Modernity
New York Times, November 19, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/world/asia/19yellowriver.h
tml?ref=todayspaper

Government
地方换届130多人受处 (130 People Punished for Corruption Ahead of Local People's Congress Elections)
The Beijing News, November 20, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/11-20/011@011236
.htm

省委大换班惊现「換届病」 (Cadres Get "Re-election Illness" Ahead of Provincial People's Congress Elections)
Wen Wei Po, November 20, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0611200015&
cat=002CH

吕邦列遭警方传唤并被抄家 (Local People's Congress Candidate Lü Banglie Summoned, Home Searched)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/17/lvbanglie/

煤矿主曝官员强取豪夺内幕 (Owner Says Officials Seized His Coal Mine)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/17/meikuang/

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Guizhou Mine Operator Forced to Cede Control to Local Officials
Human Rights in China, November 15, 2006
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=315
51&item%5fid=31548

Human Rights
北京办人权展览海外有褒有贬 (Overseas Reaction Mixed on Beijing's Human Rights Exhibition)
Voice of America, November 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-19-voa48.cfm

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: HRIC Welcomes Human Rights Exhibition in China
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2006
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/p
ress?revision%5fid=31625&item%5fid=31614

Human Rights Defenders - Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
独立中文笔会首届“狱中作家奖”授予狱中网络作家杨天水 (Yang Tianshui Given First "Writer-in-Prison" Award by Independent Chinese PEN Center)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/18/yangtia
nshui/

Law
青海两年办理农民工法律援助案八百多件为困难群众撑起法律保护伞 (Qinghai Government Provided Legal Aid to 800 Migrant Workers in Past Two Years)
Legal Daily, November 20, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/20/content_456415.htm

Media
Wikipedia Back Offline After Brief Easing of Ban
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPCJM47UE.html

国家发改委主持召开大会通过“金盾工程”建设项目国家验收 (National Development and Reform Commission Formally Accepts "Golden Shield" Project)
China Government Website, November 17, 2006
http://www.mps.gov.cn/cenweb/brjlCenweb/jsp/common/article.j
sp?infoid=ABC0000000 0000035645

思科股民反对压制网络新闻自由 (Cisco Shareholders Oppose Internet Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/17/cisco/

Migrant Workers
“两稳定”农民工可申领居住证 (Shanghai Government Issues Opinion Allowing Certain Welfare Benefits to Migrant Workers with Stable Jobs and Residence)
Legal Daily, November 20, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/20/content_456458.
htm

Protests and Petitions
四川南充出租车司机大罢工抗议警方办案不力 (Taxi Drivers On Strike to Protest Delayed Action by Police in Nanchong, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/18/nanchon
g/

Public Health
中国驻英参赞否认"器官买卖"报道 (Britain-Based Chinese Diplomat Finds "Organ Trade" Report Inaccurate)
BBC, November 20, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6150000/newsid_
6159400/6159480.stm

Rights Group Wants Organ Transplant Figures Revealed
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQ23Q47UE.html

State Security
亚太峰会花絮：中国“绝密”文件 (APEC Feature: Widely Circulated Speech of President Hu Jintao Is a “Top Secret" Document in China)
Voice of America, November 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-19-voa1.cfm

Hong Kong
Plea to Set up HK-Style Schools on Mainland
SCMP, November 20, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZY23Q47UE.html

Friday, November 17, 2006

November 17, 2006

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions

Police Close in on South China Hostage Dispute

Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2006

http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2006/11/16/china_dongzhou/

Hundreds of police moved into Dongzhou (东洲), Guangdong Province on November 15 after a six-day standoff in which villagers detained eight officials to demand the release of a local activist. The villagers wanted to have an exchange between the detained villager and the eight officials. Local authorities ordered internet cafes in and around Dongzhou to close on Thursday afternoon.

News

胡总加总理安排会晤 (President Hu Jintao and Canadian Prime Minister Will Meet)

Wen Wei Po, November 17, 2006

http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0611170001&ca
t=0 02CH

Bilateral Ties

Compromise Needed in Sino-Canadian Row

SCMP, November 17, 2006

http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZGVFM47UE.html

Corruption

监狱长为何沦为阶下囚？ (How Did a Prison Chief Become a Prison Inmate?)

Nanfang Weekend, November 15, 2006

http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200611150633.asp

Death Penalty

雇凶杀人富豪被执行死刑 (Rich Man in Zhejiang Executed for Ordering a Murder)

Legal Daily, November 17, 2006

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-11/17/content_455494.htm

Death Sentence for Three Protestant Leaders Upheld

AsiaNews.it, November 15, 2006

http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=7754

Gender

China's Homosexual Group on Campus Triggers Debate

Xinhuanet, November 16, 2006

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/16/content_5338958.htm

Government

中国评论﹕溫总治贪尽力而为 (Commentary: Premier Wen Jiabao Is Doing His Best to Fight Corruption)

Ming Pao, November 17, 2006

http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061117/caz1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

Fairness Issues Dog Blind Lawyer's Trial

SCMP, November 17, 2006

http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVIWP47UE.html

陈光诚案重审日期待定遭屈打证人愿冒险出庭 (Day of Chen Guangcheng’s Retrial to Be Determined, Tortured Witness Will Speak the Truth This Time)

Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2006

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/16/chen/

Human Rights Defender – Huseyincan Celil (塞利尔)

Harper Loses Chance to Aid Local Man in Chinese Jail

The Hamilton Spectator, November 16, 2006

http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?page
name=hamilton/Layo ut/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1163631020
461&call_pageid=1020420665036&col

Land Policy

为何中国无人为民众买不起房辞职？ (Commentary: Why Will No One Resign over Unaffordable Housing in China?)

Nanfang City News, November 17, 2006

http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200611170314.asp

Law

In Brief: Hepatitis B Parents Drop Case Under Duress

SCMP, November 17, 2006

http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWUFM47UE.html

Non-jail Verdicts to Be Tightened

Shanghai Daily, November 17, 2006

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/11/15/297199/Non_jail_verdi
cts_to_be_tightene d.htm

Media

China Lifts Wikipedia Ban, but Some Topics Remain Blocked

New York Times, November 17, 2006

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/technology/16wiki.html?_r=2&or
ef=slogin&oref=slo gin

Official: Accredited Journalists Can Report in China

China Daily, November 16, 2006

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008/2006-11/16/content_735194.htm

Military

Nuclear Deal High on Hu's Pakistan Trip Agenda

SCMP, November 17, 2006

http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSUFM47UE.html

Protests and Petitions

甘肃国企裁员千人抗议 (1,000 Workers of State-owned Enterprise in Gansu Protest Dismissal and Inadequate Compensation)

Ming Pao, November 17, 2006

http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061117/cfb1.htm

In Brief: Students Riot over 3.5 Yuan Meal Price Rise

SCMP, November 17, 2006

http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWUFM47UE.html

京警阻市民抗议杀狗 (Police in Beijing Bar Citizens from Protesting "One-Dog Policy")

Ming Pao, November 17, 2006

http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061117/ccb1.htm

Public Health

她被单位送进精神病院合法吗？ (Can a Work Unit Forcibly Send a Worker to a Mental Hospital If She and Her Family Oppose?)

Nanfang Weekend, November 15, 2006

http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200611150620.asp

Religion

中国要求宗教团体助构建和谐社会 (China Asks Religious Groups to Help Construct Harmonious Society)

Voice of America, November 16, 2006

http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-16-voa2.cfm

新疆又有家庭教会基督徒被抓 (Protestant House Church Member in Xinjiang Detained)

Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2006

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/16/xinjiang/

Thursday, November 16, 2006

November 16, 2006

News
Bilateral Ties
胡锦涛突拒跟加总理會面 (President Hu Jintao Refuses to Meet Canadian PM over Addition of Rights Agendum)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2006
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20061116/ca40721w.htm

Civil Society
社论：城市规划要交给专家更要回归公众 (Editorial: Public Participation Crucial for Town Planning)
Nanfang City News, November 16, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200611160395.asp

Corporate Social Accountability
《财富》的社会责任评估排名显失媒体责任意识 (Chinese Companies Rank Low in Fortune Magazine's Corporate Social Responsibility Ranking)
People's Daily, November 16, 2006
http://finance.people.com.cn/GB/1037/5047967.html

Corruption
深圳法官腐敗案其中3人將受起訴 (Three Judges from Shenzhen to Be Prosecuted on Corruption Charges)
BBC, November 15, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6140000/newsid_
6149700/6149782.stm

Death Penalty
高法:走私大杀伤力非常规炮弹情节严重可判死刑 (Smugglers of Weapons of Mass Destruction Can Be Given Capital Punishment Under New Interpretation)
EastDay.com, November 16, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node172
126/u1a2447926.html

“三班仆人”案二审审结 (Christian Sect Members’ Appeal Trial on Murder Charges Concluded, Verdict Expected in Mid-December)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/15/zongjiao/

中国“生死判官”北京轮训肖扬作重要讲话 (610 Criminal Case Judges Across China Receive Training on Handling Death Penalty Cases)
Xinhuanet, November 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/15/content_5331580.htm

Education
农村孩子“上学贵”现状调查及对策分析 (Survey on Schooling Expenses for Rural Children)
People's Daily, November 16, 2006
http://nc.people.com.cn/GB/61161/5048922.html

Environment
China Drafts Law on Circular Economy
People's Daily, November 16, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/16/eng20061116_3218
92.html

UNDP Official: China Makes Remarkable Improvements in Water Supply, Sanitation
People's Daily, November 15, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200611/15/eng20061115_321546.h
tml

Freedom of Speech
铁凝当中国作协主席各方反应不一 (Opinions Differ on Tie Ning's Assumption of Chairpersonship of Chinese Writers Association)
Voice of America, November 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-15-voa50.cfm

Government
不孝敬父母，绝不是好干部的行为 (Unfilial Officials Won't Get Promotion in Jinchang, Gansu Province)
The Beijing News, November 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0548/2006/1116/011@222106.h
tm

Gov't Acts to Improve Services
Xinhuanet, November 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/15/content_5335198
.htm

Human Rights
中国将首次举行人权展 (China to Hold First "Human Rights Exhibition" in Beijing)
China Youth Daily, November 16, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/16/content_1575306.htm

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
专访陈光诚妻子袁伟静 (Retrial of Chen Guangcheng to Be Held on November 20)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/15/chen/

Labor
中国称关闭危险煤矿行动取得进展 (China Claims Progress on Closure of Dangerous Coal Mines)
BBC, November 16, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6140000/news
id_6149400/6149456.stm

差异•高低•执行•提升——四问最低工资标准 (Four Questions About the Standard for Minimum Wage)
Xinhuanet, November 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/theory/2006-11/16/content_533635
4.htm

Law
和谐社会必须树立法制权威 (Competent Legal System is the Foundation of a Harmonious Society)
Legal Daily, November 16, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/16/content_454175.
htm

Media
接纳未成年人受处南京一网吧诉文化局被驳回 (Nanjing Court Upholds Cultural Bureau's Decision to Revoke License of Internet Café That Served Minors)
Xinhuanet, November 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/16/content_5337360
.htm

Chinese Citizens Get Censor-Free Internet Through Anonymizer
Press Release Network.com, November 14, 2006
http://www.pressreleasenetwork.com/newsroom/news_view.pht
ml?news_id=1899

Migrant Workers
Migrant Schools Face Closure in Guangzhou
SCMP, November 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZPTCM47UE.html

特别关注：农民工的“50岁现象” (Special Feature: The "50-Year-Old Phenomenon" of Migrant Workers)
People's Daily, November 16, 2006
http://nc.people.com.cn/GB/61866/5044112.html

Military
China Shortens PLA Chain of Command in Emergency Response Plan
Xinhuanet, November 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/15/content_5333157
.htm

Protests and Petitions
One-Dog Policy Resisted in Beijing
Washington Post, November 16, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20
06/11/14/AR2006111401172.html dyn/content/article/2006/11/1
4/AR2006111401172.html

胡总访印藏独组织拟抗议 (Tibetan Groups to Protest when President Hu Jintao Visits New Delhi)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061116/cae1.htm

成都南光机械厂退休工人静坐抗议继续 (Retired Workers Continue Sit-in Protest at Factory in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/15/chengdu/

Public Health
Effort to Regulate Organ Trade May Not Be Enough
SCMP, November 16, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZIXSP47UE.html

Top Doctors Vow to Stick to Rules for Transplants
SCMP, November 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZG2EM47UE.html

香港大学教授管轶事件受批评引起关注 (Concern over CPC's Criticism of Hong Kong University Medical Professor)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/15/guanyi/

State Security
京證实两台商间谍罪被捕 (Beijing Confirms Arrest of Two Taiwanese Businesspersons on Spying Charges)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061116/cad1.htm

政府预算没有理由对人民保密 (Commentary: State Budget Should Not Be Kept Secret from the People)
China Youth Daily, November 16, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/16/content_1575116.htm

Tibet
Two Cops Held for 'Letting in' Tibetans
Phayul.com, November 16, 2006
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Two+cops+hel
d+for+ns&id=14671

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

November 15, 2006

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
Villagers Riot over Land Dispute in Shandong
SCMP, November 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0JAM47UE.html
About 1,400 police officers and 1,000 villagers have clashed over a land dispute in Jinan, Shandong Province. Twenty villagers were injured on November 5 when police sent them away from a construction site where they had detained a district official in protest against the local government's corrupt handling of a land compensation fund. A Jinan Public Security Bureau spokesman said he had never heard of the incident, but a doctor at a local hospital said four patients were admitted after the clash.

News

Bilateral Ties
China Snubs Canada for Bilateral Meeting at APEC Conference
YahooNews, November 15, 2006
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/061114/national/canada
_china_apec_1

Corruption
Here Comes the Sun
SCMP, November 15, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZDP9M47UE.html

Death Penalty
中国“生死判官”北京轮训肖扬作重要讲话 (Judges Given Training to Ensure Standards and Consistency in Reviewing Death Penalty Cases)
People's Daily, November 14, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/5042847.html

Gender
卖淫嫖娼不满18岁不予收容教育 (New Regulation in Liaoning Stipulates That "Custody and Education" Not Be Applied to Sex Workers or Customers Under 18)
Nanfang City News, November 15, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200611
150310.asp

Government
Government Budgets Should Be Transparent, Says Chinese Auditor
People's Daily, November 14, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/14/eng20061114
_321364.html

Human Rights Defenders - Ching Cheong (程翔)
刘敏仪：闻年底释程翔 (Ching Cheong's Wife Hears He May Be Released at End of Year)
Ming Pao, November 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061115/gdb1.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
北京法院将就赵岩案做出终审判决 (Beijing Higher People's Court to Release Final Verdict on Zhao Yan Soon)
Voice of America, November 14, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-11-14-voa16.cfm

Human Rights Defenders – He Depu (何德普)
妻子要求狱方为何德普作全面体检 (Wife Urges Prison Authorities to Provide Thorough Medical Check for Political Prisoner He Depu)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/14/he/

Law
China: Suing for the Environment
Newsweek, November 15, 2006
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15672081/site/newsweek/
from/ET/

Developers Face Tougher Green Rules
SCMP, November 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXNPP47UE.html

Media
Skype 在中国的服务受限制 (Use of "Skype" Software Restricted in China)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/14/skype/

Military
中国公布军队处置突发事件预案 (China Announces Emergency Budget for Military to Handle Public Emergencies)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/14/army/

Police
Rise in Number of Murders Resulting from Civil Disputes
SCMP, November 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJNPP47UE.html

Politics
Hu's Purge for Both Power and Purity
Asia Times Online, November 15, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HK15Ad01.html

Protests and Petitions
河南邓州：信访直通车开到农民家门口 ("Petitioning Vehicles" Reach Rural Areas in Zhengzhou, Henan)
China Youth Daily, November 15, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/15/content_1573961.htm

群众诉求渠道不畅警方要报告 (Police Should Give Timely Reports to Government on Social Unrest Cases: Public Security Bureau Cadre)
The Beijing News, November 15, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0546/2006/1115/015@221934.htm

四川男童死亡当局否认抢救不力 (Sichuan Authorities Dispel Criticisms Over Hospital's Maltreatment of Child Who Died)
BBC, November 14, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6140000/newsid_
6146700/6146746.stm

福建莆田农民反抗征地被打伤 (Farmers in Fujian Beaten for Protesting Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/14/
fujian/

浙江教师法院门口静坐抗议房屋被强拆 (Teachers in Zhejiang Protest at Court over Forced Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/14/
zhejiang/

Public Health
器官移植港澳台民众优先 (Citizens from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Have Preferential Access to Transplanted Organs from Mainland China)
Ming Pao, November 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061115/cab1.htm

Religion
China's Top Advisor Turns to Religion to Boost Social Harmony
Xinhuanet, November 14, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/14/content_
5330296.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama's Brother Slams Tougher Chinese Stance on Tibet
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/11/14/tibet_shift/

Taiwan
China Arrests Two Taiwan Businessmen "Spies"
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061115/wl_nm/china_
taiwan_spies_dc_1

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

November 14, 2006

Top news of the day

Tibet / State Security
Tibet: Sentence for Tibetan Nun Confirmed
UNPO, November 09, 2006
http://www.unpo.org/article.php?id=5797
The US Congressional-Executive Commission on China reported on its Web site on November 9 that the sentence for Buddhist nun Choekyi Drolma has been officially announced by the Gannan Intermediate People's Court in Gansu Province. Choekyi Drolma was sentenced to three years' imprisonment in December 2005 for "inciting splittism." She was arrested with four other Tibetans but the sentences for the others have not yet been announced.

News

Civil Society
China Gay Group 'Gets Approval'
BBC, November 13, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6142732.stm

Corruption
Rural Graft Targeted in New Ethics Campaign
SCMP, November 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQV7M47UE.html

Safety Official Jailed over Bribes
SCMP, November 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEF7M47UE.html

Seventy Percent of China Relief Funds and Supplies Diverted
The Epoch Times, November 09, 2006
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-11-9/47955.html

Death Penalty
In Brief: Internet Cafe Bombers Handed Death Sentence
SCMP, November 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4AFM47UE.html

内蒙古一大学生因抢劫杀人一审被判死缓 (College Student Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve on Murder and Robbery Charges)
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/13/content_5323368.
htm

请人护送遭强奸杀害 “同行恶魔”被执行死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death in Anhui on Murder and Rape Charges)
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/13/content_5323364.h
tm

Environment
Environment Chief Warns of Crisis
The Standard, November 14, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&ar
t_id=31679&sid=108509 67&con_type=1&d_str=20061114

Gender
Mongolia to Open Consulate in Macao over Human Trafficking Issue
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/13/content_5324553
.htm

Government
警方阻挠姚立法竞选人大代表 (Yao Lifa Harassed for Campaigning for Local People's Congress in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/13/yao/

Labor
內地民工荒实是技工荒 (China Lacks Technicians, Not General Workers)
Wen Wei Po, November 14, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0611140028&
cat=002CH

10月份矿难死亡人数大幅上升 (Death Toll from Mining Accidents in China Rose by 26.1% Between September and October)
Legal Daily, November 14, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/14/content_451852.htm

6建议整顿煤矿 (State Administration of Work Safety Makes 6 Suggestions on Consolidation of Coal Mines)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061114/cca2.htm

Media
Chinese Official Puts Case for Improving Government-Media Relations
People's Daily, November 13, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/13/eng20061113_3209
80.html

Wen Urges Writers, Artists to Speak Truth
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/13/content_5325477
.htm

Migrant Workers
Trade Unions Play New Role as Champion of Migrant Workers' Rights
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/13/content_5323952
.htm

Police
亲历城管“执法” (Commentary: Witnessing the Brutal "Legal Enforcement" of City Authorities)
Nanfang City News, November 14, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200611140544
.asp

Population
中国男人能指望到国外“淘”老婆吗 (Commentary: Can China's Bachelors Expect to Find Wives in Other Countries?)
China Youth Daily, November 14, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-11/14/content_1572436.htm

Protests and Petitions
Sichuan: Thousands Protest Against Hospital that Left Poor Boy to Die
AsiaNews.it, November 14, 2006
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=7730

Public Health
广州：救护车路边放下断腿病人掉头就走 (Victim of Car Accident in Guangzhou Abandoned by Ambulance Due to Lack of Funds)
Nanfang City News, November 14, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200611140019
.asp

Tibet
A High Profile Tibetan Activist Faces Deportation Threat if He Protests During Hu Jintao's India Visit
Phayul.com, November 14, 2006
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=14649&article=A+hi
gh+profile+Tibetan+acti vist+faces+deportation+threat+if+he+prot
ests+during+Hu+Jintao's+India+visit