December 22, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高志晟)
China Gives Rights Lawyer Suspended Sentence
Reuters (via Yahoonews), December 22, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/wl_nm/china_lawyer_dc_2
Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was sentenced to three years in prison for subversion but he was given a five-year reprieve, which means that he does not have to serve his sentence unless he commits another crime over the next five years. However, he was also deprived of his political rights for one year, which will prevent him from speaking to reporters and might mean he could be kept under house arrest or surveillance.

News
Children
病残儿沦为行乞工具 76岁离休老干部卧底丐帮两月揭黑幕 (Retired Cadre Reveals Use of Children with Disabilities as Begging Tools in Shenzhen)
Nanfang Daily, December 22, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200612210549
.asp

中国南方虐童问题日益严重 (Child Abuse Getting More Serious in Southern China)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/21/ertong/

Corporate Social Accountability
中国高官呼吁给民营企业以宽容 (Senior Officials Urge Public to Show Leniency to Private Enterprises)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/21/qiye/

Corruption
Senior Legislator Goes on Trial for Corruption
China Daily, December 21, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/21/content_764920.
htm

Food Security
中国物价上涨使得有毒食品肆虐 (Rise in Food Cost Leads to Proliferation of Toxic Food)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/21/wujia/

Government
社论：事故频曝官商勾结 自我监察难解症结 (Editorial: Self-Monitoring Cannot Solve Problem of Collusion Between Government and Business)
Nanfang City News, December 22, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612220496.
asp

Human Rights Defender – Gao Qinrong (高勤荣)
A True Chinese Hero
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZKB6I9UVE.html

Human Rights Defenders – Petitioners
美驻华大使官员会见天津维权人士郑明芳 (US Diplomat Meets Tianjin Rights Defender Zheng Mingfang)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/21/weiquan1/

Labor
30个城市工会组织为农民工结成"城际维权联盟" (30 Unions Form "City Rights Defense Coalitions")
EastDay.com, December 22, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node1782
30/u1a2522730.html

Mainland Should Heed Lessons on Worker Safety
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ287I9UVE.html

Land Policy
顺德土地维权不同对待 质疑官方肃贪乃对策 (Rights Defense Campaigns in Guangdong Receive Different Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/21/weiquan/

Law
Dissident Writer Loses 'Political' Copyright Case
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOC6I9UVE.html

HK Man in 110m Yuan Dispute to Get Hearing
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZH77I9UVE.html

争议声声：合阳133个“官们”走上被告席 (Shaanxi Officials Stand Trial as Defendants in Administrative Litigations)
Legal Daily, December 22, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-12/22/content_494070.
htm

Media
China's Reporters Face a Backlash over Investigations
Wall Street Journal, December 22, 2006
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116664572288655958.html?mod=to
days_us_page_one

Unveiling China's Past
Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-ed-veil21dec
21,1,425681.story?coll=la-news-a_sectionveil21dec21,1,425681.story
?coll=la-news-a_section

四公司联手帮助网民突破中国封锁 (Four Companies Cooperate on Breaking China's Internet Censorship)
Voice of America, December 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-21-voa13.cfm

Migrant Workers
“托管班”争议引发留守儿童寄宿难题 (School in Anhui Ordered to Stop Providing Boarding Service Supported by Parents' Donations)
The Beijing News, December 22, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2006/1218/014@229671.htm

Police
官员们为何最关注社会治安？ (Commentary: Why Are Officials the Group that Is Most Concerned About Social Order?)
Nanfang City News, December 22, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/200612220490.asp

广州拟组建城管公安机构 欲从根本上解决执法问题/打击暴力抗法 (Guangzhou Considers Establishing City Management Police Body)
Nanfang City News, December 22, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200612210008.asp

Protests and Petitions
南沙工人罢工讨加班费 (600 Guangzhou Workers Go on Strike over Demands for Overtime Pay)
Ming Pao, December 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061222/ccm1.htm

In Booming China, Protests by Poor Escalate
Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2006
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116663625973155809.html?mod=t
odays_us_page_one

Public Health
HIV Expert Advocates Free Testing, Treatment
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSC6I9UVE.html

Religion
央视罕有播天主教特辑 (CCTV Unexpectedly Shows Catholic Program)
Ming Pao, December 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061222/cae1.htm

Trouble Brews as Bishops Die
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZF52N9UVE.html

Rural Issues
Land Sale Proceeds to Help Rural Growth
SCMP, December 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZE4W3AUVE.html

December 21, 2006

News

Death Penalty
Butcher Who Slew 12 in NE China Executed
People's Daily, December 21, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/21/eng20061221_
334523.html

Government
China to Push Forward Government News Briefing System in 2007: Official
People's Daily, December 20, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/20/eng20061220_
334262.html

Media
港记内地采访放宽 近期推新例 有望跨越奥运成常规 (Beijing Plans to Issue New Rules Relaxing Restrictions on Hong Kong Press Soon)
Ming Pao, December 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061221/caa1.htm

Police
讯问录像须经被讯问者封签 (Recording and Videotaping of Interrogations of Should Be Sealed and Marked with Suspect’s Thumbprint)
The Beijing News, December 21, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/12-21/021@
031006.htm

公安部有关负责人解读公安机关组织管理条例 (Ministry of Public Security Officials Explain New Regulation on Organizational Management of Public Security Organs)
Legal Daily, December 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-12/21/content_
492737.htm

Protests and Petitions
湖北随州村民因耕地补偿问题抗议 (Hubei Villagers Protest Over Resettlement Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/20/hubei/

Public Health
Shanghai Begins to Build Public Health Emergency HQ
Xinhuanet, December 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/21/content_
5513879.htm

广州爱滋感染者排全国四成 (Guangzhou Ranked 4th Largest Chinese City for Registered HIV-AIDS Carriers)
Guangzhou Daily, December 20, 2006
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2006-12/20/content_
19570571.htm

HIV Education Spreading Throughout Beijing's Schools
Xinhuanet, December 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/20/content_
5510260.htm

Society
Survey: Nearly 70% Beijing Hutongs Destroyed
Xinhuanet, December 19, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/19/content_
5508497.htm

Tibet
西藏农村强制重建　漠视藏人选择权 (Tibetans Given No Choice in Tibetan Village Redevelopment Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/20/
tibet/

Xinjiang
新疆两学童当街被斩死 (Two Han Students Killed in the Street by Uyghur Man)
Ming Pao, December 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061221/ccc1.htm

December 20, 2006

Top News of the Day
State Security
Sociologist Who Wrote Articles for Ching Is Jailed for 20 Years
SCMP, December 20, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ0IWM9UVE.html
Academic Lu Jianhua (陆建华), who was arrested in connection with the spying case of Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong, was secretly sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by a Beijing court on December 18 on charges of leaking state secrets. His wife was only informed of the sentence by a Beijing court a day later when she called to confirm media reports about it. The court also told her Lu had decided to appeal. Lu did not appoint a lawyer during the first trial and has no plans to do so in his appeal. The sentence is considered unusually harsh for the charge, as generally only very serious cases are given more than 10 years.

News
Death Penalty
安徽省双轮集团原董事长刘俊卿被核准执行死缓 (Death Sentence with Two-year Reprieve Ratified for Former Company Director)
Xinhuanet, December 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-12/19/content_5504784.h
tm

Human Rights Defender – Fu Xiancai (付先财）
付先财就被袭事件致信贾春旺 (Fu Xiancai Sends Petition Letter to Procurator-general of Supreme People's Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/19/fu/

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
上海当局要求沈婷与郑恩宠断交 (Shanghai Authorities Harass Hong Kong Resident Shen Ting for Communicating with Zheng Enchong)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/19/zheng/

Land Policy
征地拆迁和新农村建设职务犯罪成明年查办重点 (Land-Related Crimes to Be Targeted in 2007)
EastDay.com, December 20, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node177
776/u1a2518159.html

Law
Protest Farmers on Trial for Extortion
SCMP, December 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3A0I9UVE.html

三名上海访民被判刑，两名被审理 (Three Shanghai Petitioners Convicted, 2 Tried)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/19/fangmin/

Media
中国將续推 新闻发佈制 (More Government Bodies to Adopt Spokesperson System)
Wen Wei Po, December 20, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=001YO&news_id=Y
O0612200008

Migrant Workers
Chinese City May Limit Migrants
BBC, December 20, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6192187.stm

Police
Police Pay Family After Man Dies in Cell
SCMP, December 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZ90I9UVE.html

Protests and Petitions
政治诉求转向利益捍卫 (Abstract Political Demands Become Defense of Concrete Interests)
Ming Pao, December 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061220/cay2.htm

中央软硬兩手应付 (Central Authorities Try to Handle Petitions Using Both Soft and Hard Tactics)
Ming Pao, December 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061220/cay3.htm

民怨炸弹密集爆发 (Commentary: Public Grievances Explode)
Ming Pao, December 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061220/cay1.htm

杭州官方抓捕十多名维权代表　八旬老人称只求对话 (Two of 15 Protestors Taken Away by Hangzhou Authorities Still Being Held)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/19/qingyu
an/

Society
Chinese Success Story Chokes on Its Own Growth
New York Times, December 19, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/19/world/asia/19shenzhen.html?
_r=1&ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=print&pagewanted=print

December 19, 2006

Top News of the Day
Law
为南海村民辩护　两位律师被软禁无法出庭 (Attorneys Prevented from Representing Land Grab Victims in Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/nanhai/
Attorney Zhang Jiankang (张鉴康) was prevented by Xi'an police when he tried to travel to Guangdong Province to defend representatives of land grab victims who were to be tried on blackmail charges today. Another attorney was also pressured and was not able to attend the trial. The local court had previously cancelled the trial twice after finding out that the villagers had hired these lawyers and that the lawyers would be present in court.

News
Children
China Tightens Child Adoptions to Bar Singles, Obese, Over-50s
Bloomberg, December 19, 2006
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aKzR_
pq0k8WE&refer=asia

Death Penalty
“毒王”陈炳锡被判死刑 ("King of Drugs" Chen Bingxi Sentenced to Death in Guangzhou)
The Beijing News, December 19, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/12-19/031@229822.
htm

最高法院收回死刑复核权存在五大悬疑 (Five Queries Remain on Supreme People's Court's Restoration of Power over Death Sentences)
EastDay.com, December 19, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node17
7486/u1a2516190.html

Environment
China Shifts Pollution Blame
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/features/lelyveld/2006/12/18/china_
pollution/

Government
敏感消息发布的“星期五现象” (Commentary: Authorities Always Release "Sensitive News" on Fridays in Order to Decrease Public Attention)
China Youth Daily, December 19, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/19/content_1614961.htm

Giving in to Temptation Biggest Problem for Auditors
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKLTM9UVE.html

China's Official Opulence
Los Angeles Times, December 18, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-perps18d
ec18,1,3228829.story

Human Rights Defender - Gao Qinrong (高勤荣)
Journalist Unfazed After 8 Years in Jail
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDGN3AUVE.html

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟的女儿描述被警察殴打的经过 (Gao Zhisheng's Daughter Describes Police Beatings)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/gaozhish
eng/

Human Rights Defenders
何德普狱中健康差　狱方拒出示体检结果 (Dissident He Depu Suffering from Ill Health in Beijing Prison)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/hedepu/

原四川泸州人大代表、维权人士曾建余被拘留 (Former Deputy in Sichuan and Rights Defender Zeng Jianyu Detained)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/luzhou/

武汉花楼街维权代表陈顺喜被刑事拘留 (Representative of Land Grab Victims Chen Shunxi Placed Under Criminal Detention in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/wuhan/

Land Policy
湖南警察对反征地的农民使用暴力　三人被拘留 (Hunan Police Use Force Against Petitioning Villagers, Detain Three)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/hunan/

Law
谁来保护中国“深喉” (Who Is to Protect China's Whistleblowers?)
China Youth Daily, December 19, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/19/content_1614996.htm

Migrant Workers
西安40万外来工改称新市民 “这是政府尊重我们的第一步” (Migrant Workers in Xi'an Satisfied with Policy for "New Citizens")
China Youth Daily, December 19, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/19/content_1615171.htm

Olympics
2006年度北京奥运十大新闻评选启动 ("Top 10 Beijing Olympic News in 2006" Internet Feature Launched)
China Youth Daily, December 19, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-12/19/content_1615281.htm

Politics
分析：中共十七大胡锦涛面临挑战 (Analysis: President Hu Jintao Faces Challenges in CPC's 17th National Party Congress)
Voice of America, December 18, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-12-18-voa42.cfm

Poverty
中国评论﹕贫富悬殊难望长治久安 (Commentary: Long-Lasting Social Order Is Difficult to Achieve with a Large Income Gap)
Ming Pao, December 19, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20061219/caz1.htm

Protests and Petitions
顺德城管殴打维权骨干　数百村民聚集要官方认错 (Hundreds of Villagers in Guangdong Demand Apology over Police Inaction in Beating of Female Protestor)
Radio Free Asia December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/shunde/

In Chinese Boomtown, Middle Class Pushes Back
New York Times, December 18, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/18/world/asia/18shenzhen.html?
_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

六方会谈会场外访民抗议 (Petitioners Protest Outside Venue for "6-Party Talk" in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/12/18/6-party/

December 16-18, 2006

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

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/

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/

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.

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News
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