Top News of the Day
Religion
Shanghai Preacher Detained by Police, US Christian Group Says
SCMP, December 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQQ58YPVE.html
Wang Mingwei (王明伟), a preacher from a house church in Changqiao, Shanghai, has been reportedly taken away by police after a police raid on December 16, according to China Aid Association. The local authorities have yet to give information or issue any notice that Wang has been officially detained.
News
Corruption
More Judges Held in Graft Crackdown
SCMP, December 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYQG8YPVE.html
Death Penalty
Fate of a Killer Is Litmus Test for Future of Courts
SCMP, December 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZL5M7YPVE.html
拒捕枪杀公安民警 被告一审被判死刑 (Two Hunan Men Sentenced to Death for Killing a Policeman)
Legal Daily, December 18, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/18/content_
489603.htm
广东女博裸死案凶手获死刑 (Rapist and Murderer of Guangzhou Doctoral Student Executed)
The Beijing News, December 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-16/014@
229396.htm
China Executes Two Former Bank Employees for Fraud
AFP (via YahooNews), December 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061215/wl_asia_afp/
chinacorruptionbankingcrimetrial_06121504184561215041845
Environment
China's Largest Underwater Exploration Project Completed
Xinhuanet, December 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/17/content_
5497975.htm
Int'l Advisory Organization Suggests Setting up Environmental Protection Ministry in China
Xinhuanet, December 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/17/content_
5499697.htm
Human Rights Defenders – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚起诉临沂公安局局长刘杰 (Detained Rights Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Sues Local Police Chief for Harassment and Intimidation)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/15/chen/
Labor
深圳厂要员工签畜生协议 (New Recruits at a Shenzhen Factory Asked to Sign Contract Containing Humiliating Clauses)
Ming Pao, December 18, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061218/cce1.htm
Wal-Mart Sets up Chinese Communist Party Branch in Shenzhen
China Daily, December 18, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/18/content_
761049.htm
Land Policy
China Sends Out Inspectors to Monitor Local Gov't Land Use
Xinhuanet, December 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/17/content_
5498969.htm
Media
网民成为时代英雄 管理理应与时俱进 (Editorial: Management of Internet Should Be in Line with the Growing Power of Netizens)
Nanfang City News, December 18, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/A02/
200612180250.asp
Chinese Web TV Bonanza Beyond Reach
Asia Times Online, December 15, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/
HL15Cb02.html
Military
禁止其他党派在军队中建立组织 (Non-CPC Political Parties Not Allowed to Organize Activities or Establish Organizations in the Military)
Nanfang City News, December 17, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/newdaily/zg/
200612170162.asp
Politics
和谐社会究竟由谁来付钞 (Who Will Pay for the Cost of Upholding a Harmonious Society?)
Ming Pao, December 18, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061218/caf1.htm
《百姓》发文批评中国智库 (Outspoken Magazine Bai Xing Criticizes Chinese Think-Tanks)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/15/zhiku/
解读六中全会:发挥宗教促进社会和谐的积极作用 (Religion Should Strive to Promote Social Harmony, According to Newly Issued CPC Resolution)
People's Daily, December 18, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/5176888.html
Population
中国男女出生比已达119：100 (Male-Female Birth Ratio Reaches an Alarming Rate of 119:100)
The Beijing News, December 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/12-16/014@
040103.htm
Poverty
Beijing's Homeless "Living" in McDonalds 24-hour Restaurants
Xinhuanet, December 18, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/16/content_
5496642.htm
Protests and Petitions
调查称官员首次认为社会治安成最严重社会问题 (Officials Admit Social Order Is the Most Serious Social Problem in China, Shows Survey)
Sina.com, December 18, 2006
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2006-12-18/102611820646.shtml
自杀者冲击连发 天安门戒备森严 (Police Tighten Security Around Tiananmen Square to Prevent Suicide Attempts by Petitioners During US Treasury Secretary's Visit)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/17/
tiananmen/
学者规劝政府不要把群体事件弄成敌我问题 (The Government Should Not Over-react by Taking a Hostile Position Against Mass Incidents, Academics Advise)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/15/
kangyi/
Religion
Women Take a Leading Role in Mainland's Muslim Heartland
SCMP, December 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKW88YPVE.html
中国将审判抗议政府拆教堂基督徒 (Eight Christians to Stand Trial on December 22 for Protesting Church Demolition)
Voice of America, December 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-15-voa49.cfm
基督教中国家庭教会风波迭起 (More Crackdowns on Protestant House Churches in Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/15/
zongjiao/
Society
Growing Middle Class Raises Its Voice in Chinese Boomtown
International Herald Tribune, December 17, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/17/news/shenzhen.php
Xinjiang
新疆医院爆炸或涉恐袭 (Bomb Explosion in Xinjiang Hospital May Be Related to Terrorism)
Ming Pao, December 18, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061218/ccf1.htm
Monday, December 18, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
December 15, 2006
Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
杭州居民李丽娟因拆迁冲突被判刑 (Café Owner in Hangzhou Given Prison Sentence After Writing Slogans)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/12/14/china_
demolishing/
Li Lijuan, a café owner in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has been sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of “causing a serious disturbance” by the Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court in a closed trial on November 24, 2006. Her family and lawyers had no knowledge about the trial and did not attend. Li's conviction is reportedly in relation to an act in March of this year, when she wrote protest slogans against forced evictions by the local government on a street wall.
News
Corruption
学生买保险教育局吃回扣 (Local Education Bureau in Guangxi Demands Kickbacks for Purchasing Insurance for Students)
The Beijing News, December 14, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-14/014
@228808.htm
More Than 4,000 People Prosecuted in China for Involvement in Commercial Bribery
People's Daily, December 15, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/15/eng20061215
_332694.html
Death Penalty
先完备司法再废除死刑公众才易于接受 (First Strive for a Competent Judicial Process Before Abolishing the Death Penalty)
China Youth Daily, December 15, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/15/content_1611416.htm
北京一批严重危害社会治安的犯罪分子伏法 (A Group of Death Row Inmates Executed in Beijing)
Xinhuanet, December 14, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/14/content_
5486428.htm
Environment
Gov't Plans Pollution Investigation for 2008
China Daily, December 15, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/15/content
_759248.htm
Gender
希望中国有更多妇女领导人 (Hopes for More Female Leaders in China, Says Canadian Gender Expert)
Nanfang Weekend, December 15, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20061214/xw/tx1/
200612140007.asp
Government
公民有望在档案馆查阅政府信息 (Citizens to Be Given Access to Government Document Archives Soon)
Legal Daily, December 15, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/15/content_
488307.htm
Human Rights Defenders
高智晟陈光诚等获特别人权英雄奖 (Jailed Rights Lawyers Gao Zhisheng and Chen Guangcheng Receive Human Rights Champion Award)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
12/14/gao/
Labor
摩托罗拉九工人中毒 (Nine Chinese Workers Poisoned at Motorola Factory )
The Beijing News, December 15, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-15/
014@229074.htm
Media
中国对外记开放采访 反应和解释 (China's Response and Clarification on Relaxing Rules for Foreign Reporters)
Voice of America, December 14, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-14-voa42.cfm
Olympics
Beijing Police to Man Olympics Venues in August 2007
Xinhuanet, December 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/13/content_
5482020.htm
Protests and Petitions
成都农民抗议强征土地 21人被捕 (21 Villagers from Chengdu Arrested After Protesting Against Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/
14/land/
温家宝视察超市风波 诉冤访民被警察问话 (Petitioners Questioned by Police After Presenting Grievances to Premier Wen Jiabao During His Visit to a Local Supermarket)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/14/wen/
Thursday, December 14, 2006
December 14, 2006
Top News of the Day
Media
辑录重大矿难事故网络短篇遭删除 警方追查制作人 (Police Tracking Down the Person Who Posted a Documentary on Mining Accidents on the Internet)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/13/
kuangnan/
A blog posting that had a short documentary attached entitled "When Will the Tragedy of Mining Accidents Stop?" has been reportedly deleted from the blog after the video drew numerous discussions on the Internet. The video contained documented clips of 15 major mining accidents that occurred between 2001 and 2005. Police are reportedly tracking down the person who produced and posted the documentary.
News
Economic Development
“2020年中国迈入发达行列” ("China Should Join the Ranks of Developed Countries by 2020")
The Beijing News, December 14, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/12-14/
014@044238.htm
Education
China Ends School Fees for 150m
BBC, December 13, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6174847.stm
Environment
Urgent Action Required to Save the Yellow River
SCMP, December 14, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ5UHXVKVE.html
Gender
As Vice Dragnet Recalls Bad Old Days, Chinese Cry Out
New York Times, December 13, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/13/world/asia/13prostitutes.html?
_r=1&oref=slogin
Human Rights
No Improvement in China's Human Rights Record Report
Central News Agency, December 12, 2006
http://www.cna.com.tw/eng/cepread.php?id=200612120022
Labor
反就业歧视，国家机关要做表率 (The Government Should Take The Lead in Curbing Job Discrimination)
Nanfang City News, December 14, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/A02/
200612140062.asp
Media
Blogging Gains More Popularity Among Internet Users in China
Channel News Asia, December 13, 2006
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/
246956/1/.html
Olympics
All Corrupt Officials Will Be Punished, Says Beijing
SCMP, December 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8N8PVKVE.html
北京官方称刘志华被"双开"属个人问题与奥运无关 (Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Former Beijing Vice-Mayor Are Not Related to His Dealings with the Olympics, Say Officials)
People's Daily , December 14, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/5165052.html
Protests and Petitions
昔日大亨顾雏军绝食抗议 (Detained Billionaire Stages Hunger Strike Against Unfair Judicial Procedures)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/13/gu/
派发三民主义传单 泛蓝成员失踪多日 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Qi Jing Missing After Distributing Leaflets in Public, Thought to Be Detained by Police)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/13/
shizong/
访民在超市巧遇温总理诉冤而大批访民被抓捕 (Police Crack Down on Petitioners in Beijing After Petitioners Present Grievances to Premier Wen Jiabao During His Visit to a Local Supermarket)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/13/wen/
萧山六名教徒下周受审 (Six Church Followers in Zhejiang to Stand Trial Next Week for Protesting Church Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/12/13/china_
religion_church/
Media
辑录重大矿难事故网络短篇遭删除 警方追查制作人 (Police Tracking Down the Person Who Posted a Documentary on Mining Accidents on the Internet)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/13/
kuangnan/
A blog posting that had a short documentary attached entitled "When Will the Tragedy of Mining Accidents Stop?" has been reportedly deleted from the blog after the video drew numerous discussions on the Internet. The video contained documented clips of 15 major mining accidents that occurred between 2001 and 2005. Police are reportedly tracking down the person who produced and posted the documentary.
News
Economic Development
“2020年中国迈入发达行列” ("China Should Join the Ranks of Developed Countries by 2020")
The Beijing News, December 14, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/12-14/
014@044238.htm
Education
China Ends School Fees for 150m
BBC, December 13, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6174847.stm
Environment
Urgent Action Required to Save the Yellow River
SCMP, December 14, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ5UHXVKVE.html
Gender
As Vice Dragnet Recalls Bad Old Days, Chinese Cry Out
New York Times, December 13, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/13/world/asia/13prostitutes.html?
_r=1&oref=slogin
Human Rights
No Improvement in China's Human Rights Record Report
Central News Agency, December 12, 2006
http://www.cna.com.tw/eng/cepread.php?id=200612120022
Labor
反就业歧视，国家机关要做表率 (The Government Should Take The Lead in Curbing Job Discrimination)
Nanfang City News, December 14, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/A02/
200612140062.asp
Media
Blogging Gains More Popularity Among Internet Users in China
Channel News Asia, December 13, 2006
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/
246956/1/.html
Olympics
All Corrupt Officials Will Be Punished, Says Beijing
SCMP, December 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8N8PVKVE.html
北京官方称刘志华被"双开"属个人问题与奥运无关 (Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Former Beijing Vice-Mayor Are Not Related to His Dealings with the Olympics, Say Officials)
People's Daily , December 14, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/5165052.html
Protests and Petitions
昔日大亨顾雏军绝食抗议 (Detained Billionaire Stages Hunger Strike Against Unfair Judicial Procedures)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/13/gu/
派发三民主义传单 泛蓝成员失踪多日 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Qi Jing Missing After Distributing Leaflets in Public, Thought to Be Detained by Police)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/13/
shizong/
访民在超市巧遇温总理诉冤而大批访民被抓捕 (Police Crack Down on Petitioners in Beijing After Petitioners Present Grievances to Premier Wen Jiabao During His Visit to a Local Supermarket)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/13/wen/
萧山六名教徒下周受审 (Six Church Followers in Zhejiang to Stand Trial Next Week for Protesting Church Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/12/13/china_
religion_church/
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
December 13, 2006
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Top Chinese Civil Rights Lawyer Tried in Secret: Recordings
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2006/12/12/china_gaoz
hisheng/
The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court secretly tried human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng on unspecified subversion charges on December 12. Gao's family and his family-appointed lawyer Mo Shaoping had not been informed of the trial and were subsequently unable to attend. Two court-appointed attorneys who were unknown to the family represented Gao instead. Mo could not comment on the claim that Gao confessed to the subversion charges.
Death Penalty
北工大杀友男生一审被判死缓 (University Student Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve over Girlfriend's Murder in Beijing)
The Beijing News, December 13, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/12-13/014@228523.htm
Economic Development
Unstoppable Yet Unsustainable
Financial Times, December 13, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1fb6e9b2-86d4-11db-9ad5-0000779e2340,
dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htm
l0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2
340.html
Hukou
China Debates Reform of Household Registration System
Xinhuanet, December 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/12/content_5474403.htm
Human Rights
Parade of Shame
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ1Z7LVKVE.html
Human Rights Defender - Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
In Brief: Ministry Refuses to Send Charged Uygur to Canada
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSL5PVKVE.html
Human Rights Defender – Gao Qinrong (高勤荣)
It Was a Set-up, Says Journalist Freed Early
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJQ9LVKVE.html
Labor
In Brief: Women Battery Factory Workers Sue Bosses Again
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSL5PVKVE.html
Law
政军学界千人反《物权法》(1,000 People Join Signature Petition Against Draft Law on Property Rights)
Ming Pao, December 13, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061213/caa1.htm
Court Rejects Lawsuit by Victims of Fatal Antibiotic
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXZ7LVKVE.html
2006中国法治·立法计划完成得怎样？ (Progress of the Legislative Agenda for 2006)
Xinhuanet, December 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/13/content_5473850.htm
Media
China Tightens Control on "Network Music"
Xinhuanet, December 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/12/content_5474585.
htm
Migrant Workers
Cities' Migrant Women Lack Benefits
Shanghai Daily, December 12, 2006
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/12/12/299558/Cities__03
9__migrant_women_lack_benefits.htmck_benefits.htm
Olympics
明年8月警方进驻奥运场馆 (Police to Be Deployed to Olympic Venues in August 2007)
The Beijing News, December 13, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/12-13/014@228498.htm
Politics
China Warns of "Non-Traditional" Security Threats
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 13, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061213/wl_nm/china_security_dc_1
中国评论﹕《物权法》争议反映改革思辩 (Commentary: Debates on Property Rights Law Are Part of the Economic Reforms Discussion)
Ming Pao, December 13, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061213/caz1.htm
Politics: Push to Bring the Provinces into Line
Financial Times, December 13, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/208e92c2-86d4-11db-9ad5-0000779e2
340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htm
l0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340
.html
Population
Running out of Time to Help Elderly
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMX7LVKVE.html
Protests and Petitions
Hu Halts Dog Cull After Reading Petitions
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMA7PVKVE.html
民工讨薪遭伏击？ (Migrant Workers Beaten for Demanding Backpay at Construction Site)
Nanfang City News, December 13, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/shyp/200612130418
.asp
Public Health
Crackdown Proposed on Smoking in Public
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9REXVKVE.html
New Rural Medical Care System Covers 495 Mln Farmers
Xinhuanet, December 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/12/content_5473367
.htm
Tibet
False Optimism on Tibet?
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZPW7LVKVE.html
India Halts Tibetans' 'Go-west' Plans
Hindustan Times, December 13, 2006
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1866176,0008.htm
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Top Chinese Civil Rights Lawyer Tried in Secret: Recordings
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2006/12/12/china_gaoz
hisheng/
The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court secretly tried human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng on unspecified subversion charges on December 12. Gao's family and his family-appointed lawyer Mo Shaoping had not been informed of the trial and were subsequently unable to attend. Two court-appointed attorneys who were unknown to the family represented Gao instead. Mo could not comment on the claim that Gao confessed to the subversion charges.
Related News
Activist Chinese Lawyer Put on Trial
AP( via YahooNews), December 13, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_on_re_as/china
_outspoken_lawyer_1
Death Penalty
北工大杀友男生一审被判死缓 (University Student Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve over Girlfriend's Murder in Beijing)
The Beijing News, December 13, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/12-13/014@228523.htm
Economic Development
Unstoppable Yet Unsustainable
Financial Times, December 13, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1fb6e9b2-86d4-11db-9ad5-0000779e2340,
dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htm
l0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2
340.html
Hukou
China Debates Reform of Household Registration System
Xinhuanet, December 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/12/content_5474403.htm
Human Rights
Parade of Shame
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ1Z7LVKVE.html
Human Rights Defender - Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
In Brief: Ministry Refuses to Send Charged Uygur to Canada
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSL5PVKVE.html
Human Rights Defender – Gao Qinrong (高勤荣)
It Was a Set-up, Says Journalist Freed Early
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJQ9LVKVE.html
Labor
In Brief: Women Battery Factory Workers Sue Bosses Again
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSL5PVKVE.html
Law
政军学界千人反《物权法》(1,000 People Join Signature Petition Against Draft Law on Property Rights)
Ming Pao, December 13, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061213/caa1.htm
Court Rejects Lawsuit by Victims of Fatal Antibiotic
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXZ7LVKVE.html
2006中国法治·立法计划完成得怎样？ (Progress of the Legislative Agenda for 2006)
Xinhuanet, December 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/13/content_5473850.htm
Media
China Tightens Control on "Network Music"
Xinhuanet, December 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/12/content_5474585.
htm
Migrant Workers
Cities' Migrant Women Lack Benefits
Shanghai Daily, December 12, 2006
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/12/12/299558/Cities__03
9__migrant_women_lack_benefits.htmck_benefits.htm
Olympics
明年8月警方进驻奥运场馆 (Police to Be Deployed to Olympic Venues in August 2007)
The Beijing News, December 13, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/12-13/014@228498.htm
Politics
China Warns of "Non-Traditional" Security Threats
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 13, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061213/wl_nm/china_security_dc_1
中国评论﹕《物权法》争议反映改革思辩 (Commentary: Debates on Property Rights Law Are Part of the Economic Reforms Discussion)
Ming Pao, December 13, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061213/caz1.htm
Politics: Push to Bring the Provinces into Line
Financial Times, December 13, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/208e92c2-86d4-11db-9ad5-0000779e2
340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htm
l0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340
.html
Population
Running out of Time to Help Elderly
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMX7LVKVE.html
Protests and Petitions
Hu Halts Dog Cull After Reading Petitions
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMA7PVKVE.html
民工讨薪遭伏击？ (Migrant Workers Beaten for Demanding Backpay at Construction Site)
Nanfang City News, December 13, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/shyp/200612130418
.asp
Public Health
Crackdown Proposed on Smoking in Public
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9REXVKVE.html
New Rural Medical Care System Covers 495 Mln Farmers
Xinhuanet, December 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/12/content_5473367
.htm
Tibet
False Optimism on Tibet?
SCMP, December 13, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZPW7LVKVE.html
India Halts Tibetans' 'Go-west' Plans
Hindustan Times, December 13, 2006
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1866176,0008.htm
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
December 12, 2006
Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高志晟)
China Indicts Gao Zhisheng in Secret, Turns Away His Legal Team
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/12/11/china_gaozhisheng/
The case of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been sent to the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court, but officials refused to specify the charges against him, arguing that his case involved "state secrets." Requests by Gao’s lawyer, Mo Shaoping, to see Gao have been refused, which Mo states is in contravention of the law. According to friend and fellow rights defender Hu Jia, Gao told his wife on December 6 that he did not want to hire a lawyer, but Gao’s wife does not know why he made such a statement.
News
June 4th - EU Arms Ban
EU to Work Towards Lifting Arms Embargo Against China
People's Daily, December 12, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/12/eng20061212_3313
02.html
Bilateral Ties
欧盟提升对华关係为战略伙伴伙 (EU Passes Resolution to Upgrade Relations with China to Strategic Partnership)
BBC, December 12, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6170000/newsid_6
171000/6171039.stm
Death Penalty
杀害内蒙古福建商会田文通的凶手一审被判死刑 (Murderer of Businessman Sentenced to Death in Inner Mongolia)
Xinhuanet, December 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/12/content_5473533.htm
包头一入室抢劫制造灭门惨案的凶手被判死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering 3 in Inner Mongolia)
Xinhuanet, December 07, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/07/content_5449042.htm
Education
全国农村小学和初中2007年将全部免收学杂费 (Primary and Junior High Schools in all Rural Areas to Offer Free Education as of 2007)
EastDay.com, December 12, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node17627
3/u1a2500861.html
Government
绿色GDP缘何遭地方政府杯葛 (Why Have Local Governments Boycotted Green GDP Accounting?)
Legal Daily, December 12, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-12/12/content_484531.htm
China Promises Freedom of Information Rules
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 11, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/wl_nm/china_transparen
cy_policy_dc_1
《政府信息公开条例》规范公开商业秘密 (Proposed Regulation on Disclosure of Government Information Includes Administrative and Judicial Review Mechanisms)
Legal Daily, December 12, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/12/content_484392.htm
Human Rights
Harmony Important to Human Rights
China Daily, December 11, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/11/content_755079.htm
Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Beijing's Judicial Disgrace
SCMP, December 12, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ3M4LVKVE.html
Human Rights Defender - Tan Kai (谭凯)
Computer Repairman Caught in Legal Web
SCMP, December 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ505LVKVE.html
Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
杭州民主党人突然被警方约谈 朱虞夫仍未释放 (China Democracy Party Members in Hangzhou Asked to Go to Police Station, Zhu Yufu Yet to Be Released)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/11/hangz
hou/
Human Rights Defenders – Lawyers
Rules Seen as Setback to Justice in China
Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-lawyers
11dec11,0,2983959.story?coll=la-news-a_sectionlawyers11dec11,0,2
983959.story?coll=la-news-a_section
Human Rights Defender - Sun Buer (孙不二)
武汉拆迁户坚持维权 泛蓝孙不二被连续传唤 (Wuhan Evictees Insist on Defending Their Rights, Sun Bu'er Being Continually Summoned)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/11/sunbuer/
Law
Abuse of Court Process Growing, Say Lawyers
People's Daily, December 12, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/12/eng20061212_33137
4.html
妓女嫖客示众家属拟控深警 (Family of Victim in "Street Trial" Considers Suing Shenzhen Police)
Wen Wei Po, December 12, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0612120015
&cat=002CH
维权律师张鉴康拒绝退出南海敲诈勒索案 (Human Rights Lawyer Zhang Jiankang Refuses to Withdraw from Extortion Lawsuit)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/11/nanhai/
Media
Empty Promise of Press Freedom
SCMP, December 12, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZSVBXVKVE.html
China to Monitor Online Games Zealously
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/11/content_5469970
.htm
Migrant Workers
More than Nine Percent of Chinese School-age Migrant Children Out of School
People's Daily, December 10, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/10/eng20061210_330847.html
North Korea
U.S. Experts Denounce China's Handling of N. Korean Refugees
The Christian Post, December 09, 2006
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20061209/23963.htm
Olympics
China Curbs Everest Climbers 'for Olympics'
The Times of India, December 11, 2006
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rest_of_World/China_
curbs_Everest_climbers_for_Olympics/articleshow/770852.cms_for
_Olympics/articleshow/770852.cms
Police
失地农民状告公安非法拘留获立案 (Sichuan Court Accepts Protestors' Claim of Illegal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/11/zigong/
Population
上海规定婚后不育奖4600元 (Childless Married Couples in Shanghai to Receive Award of 4,600 Yuan)
The Beijing News, December 12, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-12/014@228300.htm
Protests and Petitions
兴建熊猫基地影响生活 村民请愿遭殴打 (Villagers in Chengdu Beaten and Taken Away for Protesting Construction of Panda Homes)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/11/chengdu/
Rural Issues
China Approves New Five-year Program for Western Development
China Government Website, December 11, 2006
http://www.mwr.gov.cn/english1/20061211/80763.asp
Tibet
New Film Highlights Lives, Losses of Tibetan Buddhism
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/12/11/tibet_film/
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高志晟)
China Indicts Gao Zhisheng in Secret, Turns Away His Legal Team
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/12/11/china_gaozhisheng/
The case of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been sent to the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court, but officials refused to specify the charges against him, arguing that his case involved "state secrets." Requests by Gao’s lawyer, Mo Shaoping, to see Gao have been refused, which Mo states is in contravention of the law. According to friend and fellow rights defender Hu Jia, Gao told his wife on December 6 that he did not want to hire a lawyer, but Gao’s wife does not know why he made such a statement.
News
June 4th - EU Arms Ban
EU to Work Towards Lifting Arms Embargo Against China
People's Daily, December 12, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/12/eng20061212_3313
02.html
Bilateral Ties
欧盟提升对华关係为战略伙伴伙 (EU Passes Resolution to Upgrade Relations with China to Strategic Partnership)
BBC, December 12, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6170000/newsid_6
171000/6171039.stm
Death Penalty
杀害内蒙古福建商会田文通的凶手一审被判死刑 (Murderer of Businessman Sentenced to Death in Inner Mongolia)
Xinhuanet, December 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/12/content_5473533.htm
包头一入室抢劫制造灭门惨案的凶手被判死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering 3 in Inner Mongolia)
Xinhuanet, December 07, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/07/content_5449042.htm
Education
全国农村小学和初中2007年将全部免收学杂费 (Primary and Junior High Schools in all Rural Areas to Offer Free Education as of 2007)
EastDay.com, December 12, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node17627
3/u1a2500861.html
Government
绿色GDP缘何遭地方政府杯葛 (Why Have Local Governments Boycotted Green GDP Accounting?)
Legal Daily, December 12, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-12/12/content_484531.htm
China Promises Freedom of Information Rules
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 11, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/wl_nm/china_transparen
cy_policy_dc_1
《政府信息公开条例》规范公开商业秘密 (Proposed Regulation on Disclosure of Government Information Includes Administrative and Judicial Review Mechanisms)
Legal Daily, December 12, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/12/content_484392.htm
Human Rights
Harmony Important to Human Rights
China Daily, December 11, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/11/content_755079.htm
Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Beijing's Judicial Disgrace
SCMP, December 12, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ3M4LVKVE.html
Human Rights Defender - Tan Kai (谭凯)
Computer Repairman Caught in Legal Web
SCMP, December 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ505LVKVE.html
Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
杭州民主党人突然被警方约谈 朱虞夫仍未释放 (China Democracy Party Members in Hangzhou Asked to Go to Police Station, Zhu Yufu Yet to Be Released)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/11/hangz
hou/
Human Rights Defenders – Lawyers
Rules Seen as Setback to Justice in China
Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-lawyers
11dec11,0,2983959.story?coll=la-news-a_sectionlawyers11dec11,0,2
983959.story?coll=la-news-a_section
Human Rights Defender - Sun Buer (孙不二)
武汉拆迁户坚持维权 泛蓝孙不二被连续传唤 (Wuhan Evictees Insist on Defending Their Rights, Sun Bu'er Being Continually Summoned)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/11/sunbuer/
Law
Abuse of Court Process Growing, Say Lawyers
People's Daily, December 12, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/12/eng20061212_33137
4.html
妓女嫖客示众家属拟控深警 (Family of Victim in "Street Trial" Considers Suing Shenzhen Police)
Wen Wei Po, December 12, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0612120015
&cat=002CH
维权律师张鉴康拒绝退出南海敲诈勒索案 (Human Rights Lawyer Zhang Jiankang Refuses to Withdraw from Extortion Lawsuit)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/11/nanhai/
Media
Empty Promise of Press Freedom
SCMP, December 12, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZSVBXVKVE.html
China to Monitor Online Games Zealously
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/11/content_5469970
.htm
Migrant Workers
More than Nine Percent of Chinese School-age Migrant Children Out of School
People's Daily, December 10, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/10/eng20061210_330847.html
North Korea
U.S. Experts Denounce China's Handling of N. Korean Refugees
The Christian Post, December 09, 2006
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20061209/23963.htm
Olympics
China Curbs Everest Climbers 'for Olympics'
The Times of India, December 11, 2006
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rest_of_World/China_
curbs_Everest_climbers_for_Olympics/articleshow/770852.cms_for
_Olympics/articleshow/770852.cms
Police
失地农民状告公安非法拘留获立案 (Sichuan Court Accepts Protestors' Claim of Illegal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/11/zigong/
Population
上海规定婚后不育奖4600元 (Childless Married Couples in Shanghai to Receive Award of 4,600 Yuan)
The Beijing News, December 12, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-12/014@228300.htm
Protests and Petitions
兴建熊猫基地影响生活 村民请愿遭殴打 (Villagers in Chengdu Beaten and Taken Away for Protesting Construction of Panda Homes)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/11/chengdu/
Rural Issues
China Approves New Five-year Program for Western Development
China Government Website, December 11, 2006
http://www.mwr.gov.cn/english1/20061211/80763.asp
Tibet
New Film Highlights Lives, Losses of Tibetan Buddhism
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/12/11/tibet_film/
Monday, December 11, 2006
December 9 - 11, 2006
Top News of the Day
Police
Suspect's Custody Death Puts Police Under Scrutiny
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSKMRSGVE.html
On November 22, farmer and driver He Yujiang left his home in Hebei Province to buy construction materials. Two days later, the family was informed by police that He was ill, but when they went to visit him, they found that he had unaccountably died in police custody. He’s family later learned that he had been taken to the police station for questioning about a theft. He's relatives suspect that he was tortured, but they were forbidden from taking photographs of the body and are worried that prosecutors won’t tell the truth if an autopsy is performed.
News
Civil Society
中国将对民间组织进行依法管理和法制教育 (China's NGOs to Be Managed by Law and Given Legal Education)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/10/minjian/
Environment
北京未来5年人口超载300万 面临水资源短缺危机 (Beijing May Face Water Shortage Crisis in Next Five Years Due to Population Boom)
People's Daily, December 11, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/5148731.html
Lack of Support Puts Green GDP Audit at Risk
SCMP, December 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZB6PRSGVE.html
Supply and Demand
SCMP, December 11, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZENPRSGVE.html
Freedom of Speech
Book About First Independent Election Candidate Is Banned
SCMP, December 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZETOSSGVE.html
Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
Family of Journalist to Seek Tsang's Help
SCMP, December 11, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZKLMRSGVE.html
Human Rights Defender - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
王炳章狱中遭狱警虐打 海外民运团体抗议 (Overseas Support Group for Wang Bingzhang Protests Wang’s Torture in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/09/wangb
ingzhang/
Human Rights Defender – Li Xige (李喜阁)
带女儿北京治病遭监视居住 李喜阁接受本台专访 (HIV/AIDS Petitioner Li Xige Put Under Residential Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/08/lixige/
Labor
德国玩具业关注中国工人待遇 (Germany's Toy Makers Concerned About Treatment of Chinese Workers)
BBC, December 08, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6160000/newsid_
6163000/6163053.stm
Law
北京3成行政诉讼协调和解 (30% of Beijing’s Administrative Lawsuits Resolved by Mediation)
Legal Daily, December 11, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-12/11/content_483022.
htm
HK Businessman Held Five Years on Mainland Set Free
SCMP, December 11, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZATOSSGVE.html
最高法拟加大矿难惩治力度 (Supreme People's Court Considers Imposing More Severe Punishments for Crimes Related to Coal Mine Accidents)
The Beijing News, December 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/12-11/015@015935
.htm
Media
中国连续第八年成为监禁记者最多的国家 (China Listed as the World’s Largest Jailer of Journalists for 8 Years in a Row)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/08/jizhe/
Migrant Workers
河南农民工子女城里上学不再难 (Migrant Workers' Children to Have Easier Access to Education in Henan Province)
China Youth Daily, December 10, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/10/content_1604361.htm
Olympics
Beijing to Give HK Media Extra Freedoms
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZUM8TSGVE.html
Poverty
中国贫富差距的系数超越国际警戒线 (China's Poverty Gap Exceeds Internationally-Recognized Danger Level)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/08/rich_poo
r_gap/
Protests and Petitions
Deal with Protests by Addressing Grievances
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ8LMRSGVE.html
In Brief: Villagers Demand Release of Land Protesters
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQM8TSGVE.html
Shenzhen Zoo Workers on Strike over Job Cuts and Pay
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2OLRSGVE.html
Unrest Is Challenging Party Rule, Xinhua Says in Rare Appraisal
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0SMSSGVE.html
甘肃：省长出面接待上访者 (Provincial Leaders Meet with Petitioners in Gansu)
Nanfang Weekend, December 06, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200612060604
.asp
Public Health
中国医疗保健面临严峻挑战(1) (China's Health Care System Faces Serious Challenges (Part I))
Voice of America, December 10, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-10-voa1.cfm
Religion
內地允「地下教会」公开传教 ("Underground Churches" Allowed to Preach Publicly, Says Unnamed Chinese Authority)
Wen Wei Po, December 11, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=001YO&news_id=YO
0612110005
Police
Suspect's Custody Death Puts Police Under Scrutiny
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSKMRSGVE.html
On November 22, farmer and driver He Yujiang left his home in Hebei Province to buy construction materials. Two days later, the family was informed by police that He was ill, but when they went to visit him, they found that he had unaccountably died in police custody. He’s family later learned that he had been taken to the police station for questioning about a theft. He's relatives suspect that he was tortured, but they were forbidden from taking photographs of the body and are worried that prosecutors won’t tell the truth if an autopsy is performed.
News
Civil Society
中国将对民间组织进行依法管理和法制教育 (China's NGOs to Be Managed by Law and Given Legal Education)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/10/minjian/
Environment
北京未来5年人口超载300万 面临水资源短缺危机 (Beijing May Face Water Shortage Crisis in Next Five Years Due to Population Boom)
People's Daily, December 11, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/5148731.html
Lack of Support Puts Green GDP Audit at Risk
SCMP, December 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZB6PRSGVE.html
Supply and Demand
SCMP, December 11, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZENPRSGVE.html
Freedom of Speech
Book About First Independent Election Candidate Is Banned
SCMP, December 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZETOSSGVE.html
Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
Family of Journalist to Seek Tsang's Help
SCMP, December 11, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZKLMRSGVE.html
Human Rights Defender - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
王炳章狱中遭狱警虐打 海外民运团体抗议 (Overseas Support Group for Wang Bingzhang Protests Wang’s Torture in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/09/wangb
ingzhang/
Human Rights Defender – Li Xige (李喜阁)
带女儿北京治病遭监视居住 李喜阁接受本台专访 (HIV/AIDS Petitioner Li Xige Put Under Residential Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/08/lixige/
Labor
德国玩具业关注中国工人待遇 (Germany's Toy Makers Concerned About Treatment of Chinese Workers)
BBC, December 08, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6160000/newsid_
6163000/6163053.stm
Law
北京3成行政诉讼协调和解 (30% of Beijing’s Administrative Lawsuits Resolved by Mediation)
Legal Daily, December 11, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-12/11/content_483022.
htm
HK Businessman Held Five Years on Mainland Set Free
SCMP, December 11, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZATOSSGVE.html
最高法拟加大矿难惩治力度 (Supreme People's Court Considers Imposing More Severe Punishments for Crimes Related to Coal Mine Accidents)
The Beijing News, December 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/12-11/015@015935
.htm
Media
中国连续第八年成为监禁记者最多的国家 (China Listed as the World’s Largest Jailer of Journalists for 8 Years in a Row)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/08/jizhe/
Migrant Workers
河南农民工子女城里上学不再难 (Migrant Workers' Children to Have Easier Access to Education in Henan Province)
China Youth Daily, December 10, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/10/content_1604361.htm
Olympics
Beijing to Give HK Media Extra Freedoms
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZUM8TSGVE.html
Poverty
中国贫富差距的系数超越国际警戒线 (China's Poverty Gap Exceeds Internationally-Recognized Danger Level)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/08/rich_poo
r_gap/
Protests and Petitions
Deal with Protests by Addressing Grievances
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ8LMRSGVE.html
In Brief: Villagers Demand Release of Land Protesters
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQM8TSGVE.html
Shenzhen Zoo Workers on Strike over Job Cuts and Pay
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2OLRSGVE.html
Unrest Is Challenging Party Rule, Xinhua Says in Rare Appraisal
SCMP, December 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0SMSSGVE.html
甘肃：省长出面接待上访者 (Provincial Leaders Meet with Petitioners in Gansu)
Nanfang Weekend, December 06, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200612060604
.asp
Public Health
中国医疗保健面临严峻挑战(1) (China's Health Care System Faces Serious Challenges (Part I))
Voice of America, December 10, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-10-voa1.cfm
Religion
內地允「地下教会」公开传教 ("Underground Churches" Allowed to Preach Publicly, Says Unnamed Chinese Authority)
Wen Wei Po, December 11, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=001YO&news_id=YO
0612110005
Friday, December 08, 2006
December 8, 2006
Top News of the Day
Olympics
北京为奥运将拆迁22个城中村 (22 Migrant Villages to Be Demolished for Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/07/aoyun/
Twenty-two villages inhabited by migrant workers are to be demolished for the Olympics by June 2007. About 150 other villages in Beijing have already been demolished. About a quarter of Beijing's 15 million population are migrant workers. According to Human Rights in China's spokesperson Feng Congde, these are the last 22 areas in Beijing where migrant workers lived that have not yet been demolished, and many of the workers who lived in those villages were evicted with no compensation.
News
Bilateral Ties
China Loans Create ‘New Wave of Africa Debt’
Financial Times, December 08, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/640a5986-863a-11db-86d5-0000779e2
340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html
Corruption
中国评论﹕高薪养廉 缘木求鱼 (Commentary: Wage Increase Alone Can Not Reduce Corruption)
Ming Pao, December 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061208/cav1.htm
China Moves Quietly to Keep Its Cadres Honest
Los Angeles Times, December 07, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-corrupt7dec
07,1,7815224.story?coll=la-headlines-worldcorrupt7dec07,1,7815224
.story?coll=la-headlines-world
Freedom of Speech
余杰名誉侵权案终审败诉 打击公众舆论监督？ (Writer Yu Jie Loses Libel Case, Ordered to Pay 10,000 Yuan in “Emotional Damages”)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/07/yujie/
Gender
Gay Man Accuses Tsinghua of Discrimination
China Daily, December 07, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/07/content_753000
.htm
Government
乌市停暖事件相关方互相推诿 (Government Departments Pass Responsibility to Each Other During 5-day Heat Stoppage in Urumqi)
The Beijing News, December 08, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-08/011@227508
.htm
Human Rights
寿光农民工普法工作颇见成效 (Legal Publicity Work for Migrant Workers in Shouguang, Shandong)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/07/content_479278.htm
Shenzhen Defends Shaming of Prostitutes
SCMP, December 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9L0EEBVE.html
Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Chinese Activist Says Officials Ordered His Torture
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/12/07/china_chenguangch
eng/
Law
首席调解员取代民间和事佬 (Mediation System Formalized in Dingxi, Gansu Province)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/07/content_479256.
htm
Migrant Workers
深圳：农民工将与户籍居民平起平坐 (Migrant Workers to Enjoy Same Benefits as Residents That Have Hukou in Shenzhen)
China Youth Daily, December 08, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/08/content_1602676.htm
现费用难题面"择城"困扰 打工子弟教育现状调查 (Survey on Education for Migrant Workers' Children in Beijing)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-12/07/content_479768.htm
Olympics
Games Construction Office Gets New Chief
SCMP, December 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWB8MEBVE.html
Protests and Petitions
成都百多名商户到法院门前示威维权 (Over 100 Shop Owners Protest Corruption at Sichuan Courts)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/07/chengdu/
Public Health
Fake Drugs Highlight Bootleg Ills
The Standard, December 08, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_
id=33582&sid=11242111&con_type=1&d_str=2006120811&con_ty
pe=1&d_str=20061208
North Korea
U.S. Urges China to Pressure North Korea on Rights
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/wl_nm/korea_north_un_dc_1
Olympics
北京为奥运将拆迁22个城中村 (22 Migrant Villages to Be Demolished for Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/07/aoyun/
Twenty-two villages inhabited by migrant workers are to be demolished for the Olympics by June 2007. About 150 other villages in Beijing have already been demolished. About a quarter of Beijing's 15 million population are migrant workers. According to Human Rights in China's spokesperson Feng Congde, these are the last 22 areas in Beijing where migrant workers lived that have not yet been demolished, and many of the workers who lived in those villages were evicted with no compensation.
News
Bilateral Ties
China Loans Create ‘New Wave of Africa Debt’
Financial Times, December 08, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/640a5986-863a-11db-86d5-0000779e2
340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html
Corruption
中国评论﹕高薪养廉 缘木求鱼 (Commentary: Wage Increase Alone Can Not Reduce Corruption)
Ming Pao, December 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061208/cav1.htm
China Moves Quietly to Keep Its Cadres Honest
Los Angeles Times, December 07, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-corrupt7dec
07,1,7815224.story?coll=la-headlines-worldcorrupt7dec07,1,7815224
.story?coll=la-headlines-world
Freedom of Speech
余杰名誉侵权案终审败诉 打击公众舆论监督？ (Writer Yu Jie Loses Libel Case, Ordered to Pay 10,000 Yuan in “Emotional Damages”)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/07/yujie/
Gender
Gay Man Accuses Tsinghua of Discrimination
China Daily, December 07, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/07/content_753000
.htm
Government
乌市停暖事件相关方互相推诿 (Government Departments Pass Responsibility to Each Other During 5-day Heat Stoppage in Urumqi)
The Beijing News, December 08, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-08/011@227508
.htm
Human Rights
寿光农民工普法工作颇见成效 (Legal Publicity Work for Migrant Workers in Shouguang, Shandong)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/07/content_479278.htm
Shenzhen Defends Shaming of Prostitutes
SCMP, December 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9L0EEBVE.html
Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Chinese Activist Says Officials Ordered His Torture
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/12/07/china_chenguangch
eng/
Law
首席调解员取代民间和事佬 (Mediation System Formalized in Dingxi, Gansu Province)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/07/content_479256.
htm
Migrant Workers
深圳：农民工将与户籍居民平起平坐 (Migrant Workers to Enjoy Same Benefits as Residents That Have Hukou in Shenzhen)
China Youth Daily, December 08, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/08/content_1602676.htm
现费用难题面"择城"困扰 打工子弟教育现状调查 (Survey on Education for Migrant Workers' Children in Beijing)
Legal Daily, December 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-12/07/content_479768.htm
Olympics
Games Construction Office Gets New Chief
SCMP, December 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWB8MEBVE.html
Protests and Petitions
成都百多名商户到法院门前示威维权 (Over 100 Shop Owners Protest Corruption at Sichuan Courts)
Radio Free Asia, December 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/07/chengdu/
Public Health
Fake Drugs Highlight Bootleg Ills
The Standard, December 08, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_
id=33582&sid=11242111&con_type=1&d_str=2006120811&con_ty
pe=1&d_str=20061208
North Korea
U.S. Urges China to Pressure North Korea on Rights
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/wl_nm/korea_north_un_dc_1
Thursday, December 07, 2006
December 7, 2006
Top News of the Day
Death Penalty
汉源事件被捕村民被秘密处决 (Demonstrator Chen Tao Secretly Executed in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/hanyuan/
It has been reported that the death penalty for Chen Tao (陈滔), who was arrested in 2004 for protesting the demolition of farmers’ housing, was ratified by the Sichuan Higher People's Court in June and carried out in late November. However, neither Chen’s family nor his lawyer were formally notified of the court’s ruling. Chen’s lawyer stated that forensic evidence suggested Chen did not murder a policeman during the protest, as he had been charged. Three other individuals arrested with Chen are serving long prison terms.
Corruption
Shake-up at Anti-graft Agencies 'Not Enough'
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRFXDEBVE.html
Gender
Chinese Web Site Protects Rights of Mistresses
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/in_depth/2006/12/06/china_mis
tresses/
Human Rights
网友点评社会热点 (263,000 Surveillance Cameras Installed in Beijing)
Nanfang City News, December 07, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612070424.asp
Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
In Brief: Legislators Lodge Petition for Journalist's Release
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZXY4MEBVE.html
Human Rights Defender - Sun Buer (孙不二)
中国泛蓝联盟一负责人被当局传讯 (Pan-blue Alliance Member Sun Bu'er Summoned and Released)
Voice of America, December 06, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-06-voa34.cfm
Human Rights Defenders
十位杰出人士获新西兰亚太人权基金会奖 (10 Chinese Receive Human Rights Awards in New Zealand)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/nz/
北京在法制宣传日大批抓捕访民 (Scores of Petitioners Taken Away on Law Promotion Day in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/bj/
林牧等三位异议人士获民主斗士奖 (The Late Lin Mu Among the 3 to Receive the "Wei Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Award”)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/linmu/
Law
Two Chinese Teachers Sue Police After Being Detained for "Slanderous" Mobile Phone Messages
People's Daily, December 05, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/05/eng20061205_328674.html
Media
In Brief: Blogging on the Rise Despite Privacy Concerns
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWKVDEBVE.html
Olympics
京藉奥运试探新闻开放度 (Beijing Using the Olympics to Test the Acceptable Level of Media Freedom)
Ming Pao, December 07, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061207/caa1.htm
Police
两成警察被欠薪/仍有被害人出钱破案 (20 Percent of Police Officers Still Owed Wages)
Nanfang City News, December 07, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200612060101.asp
Poverty
入世5年：中国社会矛盾激化 (Social Conflicts Have Intensified 5 Years After China Joins WTO)
Nanfang Daily, December 07, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612070429.asp
Protests and Petitions
Protesters Gather to Demand Three Gorges Payments
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0LVDEBVE.html
汕尾枪杀事件周年祭 维权星火不息 (Anniversary of Deadly Shootings in Shanwei, Guangdong Commemorated)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/shanwei/
武汉强迁户请愿被打 一人被拘 (Elders Among Eviction Petitioners Beaten at Government Office in Wuhan, One Detained)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/wuhan/
Public Health
Beijing Acts to Lower the Cost of Health Care
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJFXDEBVE.html
6 Kids Die of Possible Food Poisoning
AP( via YahooNews), December 06, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_on_re_as/china_food
_poisoning_deaths_1
Society
China's Ethnic Minority Kids Caught in Language Trap
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 06, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061206/lf_nm/china_education_
dc_1
State Security
资阳高考作弊案宣判3人非法获取国家秘密罪获刑 (Three Fraud Suspects Given Suspended Sentences for Illegally Procuring State Secrets)
Legal Daily, December 05, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-12/05/content_477919.htm
Death Penalty
汉源事件被捕村民被秘密处决 (Demonstrator Chen Tao Secretly Executed in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/hanyuan/
It has been reported that the death penalty for Chen Tao (陈滔), who was arrested in 2004 for protesting the demolition of farmers’ housing, was ratified by the Sichuan Higher People's Court in June and carried out in late November. However, neither Chen’s family nor his lawyer were formally notified of the court’s ruling. Chen’s lawyer stated that forensic evidence suggested Chen did not murder a policeman during the protest, as he had been charged. Three other individuals arrested with Chen are serving long prison terms.
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Demonstrator 'Secretly Executed'
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDY4MEBVE.html
Corruption
Shake-up at Anti-graft Agencies 'Not Enough'
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRFXDEBVE.html
Gender
Chinese Web Site Protects Rights of Mistresses
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/in_depth/2006/12/06/china_mis
tresses/
Human Rights
网友点评社会热点 (263,000 Surveillance Cameras Installed in Beijing)
Nanfang City News, December 07, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612070424.asp
Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
In Brief: Legislators Lodge Petition for Journalist's Release
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZXY4MEBVE.html
Human Rights Defender - Sun Buer (孙不二)
中国泛蓝联盟一负责人被当局传讯 (Pan-blue Alliance Member Sun Bu'er Summoned and Released)
Voice of America, December 06, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-06-voa34.cfm
Human Rights Defenders
十位杰出人士获新西兰亚太人权基金会奖 (10 Chinese Receive Human Rights Awards in New Zealand)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/nz/
北京在法制宣传日大批抓捕访民 (Scores of Petitioners Taken Away on Law Promotion Day in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/bj/
林牧等三位异议人士获民主斗士奖 (The Late Lin Mu Among the 3 to Receive the "Wei Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Award”)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/linmu/
Law
Two Chinese Teachers Sue Police After Being Detained for "Slanderous" Mobile Phone Messages
People's Daily, December 05, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/05/eng20061205_328674.html
Media
In Brief: Blogging on the Rise Despite Privacy Concerns
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWKVDEBVE.html
Olympics
京藉奥运试探新闻开放度 (Beijing Using the Olympics to Test the Acceptable Level of Media Freedom)
Ming Pao, December 07, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061207/caa1.htm
Police
两成警察被欠薪/仍有被害人出钱破案 (20 Percent of Police Officers Still Owed Wages)
Nanfang City News, December 07, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200612060101.asp
Poverty
入世5年：中国社会矛盾激化 (Social Conflicts Have Intensified 5 Years After China Joins WTO)
Nanfang Daily, December 07, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612070429.asp
Protests and Petitions
Protesters Gather to Demand Three Gorges Payments
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0LVDEBVE.html
汕尾枪杀事件周年祭 维权星火不息 (Anniversary of Deadly Shootings in Shanwei, Guangdong Commemorated)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/shanwei/
武汉强迁户请愿被打 一人被拘 (Elders Among Eviction Petitioners Beaten at Government Office in Wuhan, One Detained)
Radio Free Asia, December 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/06/wuhan/
Public Health
Beijing Acts to Lower the Cost of Health Care
South China Morning Post, December 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJFXDEBVE.html
6 Kids Die of Possible Food Poisoning
AP( via YahooNews), December 06, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_on_re_as/china_food
_poisoning_deaths_1
Society
China's Ethnic Minority Kids Caught in Language Trap
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 06, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061206/lf_nm/china_education_
dc_1
State Security
资阳高考作弊案宣判3人非法获取国家秘密罪获刑 (Three Fraud Suspects Given Suspended Sentences for Illegally Procuring State Secrets)
Legal Daily, December 05, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-12/05/content_477919.htm
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