April 29 - May 2, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔案移交法院未有审讯日期, 学者︰掌足够证据正式起诉 (Journalist Ching Cheong to Face Trial Soon for Spying, Yet Trial Date is Not Yet)
Ming Pao, May 02, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060502/gab1.htm
Hong Kong newspapers have reported an unnamed source as saying that journalist Ching Cheong (程翔)), held in jail on charges of espionage since last April, will stand trial in Beijing very soon, indicating that the prosecution has gathered enough evidence for the charge. A legal researcher said that Ching may be given a maximum jail term of 10 years.

Human Rights Defenders - Internet Activist Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
雅虎再次涉嫌提供信息致使异见人士被判重刑 (Yahoo Accused of Helping China Jail Another Dissident)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/28/yahoo/
Yahoo has been accused of providing personal information on Chinese dissident writer Wang Xiaoning (王小宁) to the Chinese government, which led to Wang's 10-year prison sentence in 2003 for inciting subversion of state power. Amongst the evidence against Wang, the court accused Wang of criticizing China as being an "authoritarian dictatorship" in articles sent through his mainland-based Yahoo email account.

• Related News:
  Yahoo Says it Is 'Unaware' of Case of Jailed China Cyber-Dissident
  AFP (via YahooNews), April 28, 2006
  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060429/tc_afp/uschinait
  justice_060429010101
  
  
  

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Death Penalty
武铁原副局长刘志祥被判死缓 (Former Wuhan Railway Official Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Corruption)
The Beijing News, May 02, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0501/011@
178062.htm

Education - Basic Education
义务教育法修订草案:完善农村教师工资保障机制 (Draft of Compulsory Education Law: Improve the System that Guarantees Salaries of Rural Teachers)
Xinhuanet, May 02, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-05/02/content_
4501265.htm

Environment
Chemical Spill in River Affects 40,000
SCMP, May 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZM5UCQ3ME.html

Food Security / Land Policy
中国人均耕地降至1.4亩 (Arable Land Per Capital Drops to Record Low)
The Beijing News, May 02, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0502/014@
178121.htm

Government - Grassroots Elections
Victory for Villagers in Battle over 'Rigged Poll' for Chief
SCMP, May 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU3TFQ3ME.html

Government - Civil Service
Senior Chinese Officials Required to Pass Law Exams
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/01/content_
4499905.htm

June 4th
It's Not Just About the Money, Say Tiananmen Mothers
SCMP, May 02, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLZZCQ3ME.html

四川六四死难者家属破天荒获补偿 (China Makes 1989 Tiananmen Payout for the First Time)
Voice of America, May 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-01-voa24.cfm

六四难属获补助是否是解决六四问题的理想模式？(Do Payouts to Families of June 4th Victims Show that Authorities Have Changed Their Minds About June 4th?)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/01/6.4/

Labor - Industrial Accidents
违法使用女工下井遭遇矿难 (Female Mine Workers Hired Illegally Killed in Mine Blast)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/29/
nugong/

陕西煤矿瓦斯爆炸已造成30人死亡 (Blast at Shaanxi Coal Mine Kills 30)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/01/
shigu/

怎能让收入为生命“定价” (Income Should Not Be Used to Assess the Value of a Person’s Life)
The Beijing News, April 26, 2006
http://comment.thebeijingnews.com/0201/2006/0426/018@
177057.htm

Labor - Employment Conditions
The Painful Cost of Working in Dangerous Industries
SCMP, May 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXNRFQ3ME.html

Labor Disputes Soar in Shanghai
SCMP, April 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNNOFQ3ME.html

Law
42 Laws, Regulations Come into Effect in China
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/01/content_
4501617.htm

Media - Internet Censorship
网络活跃人士展开争取互联网自由的请愿活动 (Internet Activists Launch Battle over Internet Censorship)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/30/
hulianwang/

Migrant Workers
China's Neglected 'Untouchables'
SCMP, May 01, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRKXCQ3ME.html

非政府组织为民工争权益 (NGOs Commit to Fight for Migrant Workers' Rights)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/05/01/
mingong/

中国农民工诉苦 (The Plight of Migrant Workers)
Voice of America, May 01, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-01-voa23.cfm

Migrant Workers - Children
是包袱，还是责任？—拷问“农民工子女上学难” (A Burden, or a Responsibility? - A Probe into the Issue of Education for Migrant Children)
Xinhuanet, April 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-04/28/content_
4485831.htm

Population - One-Child Policy
China Has Not Relaxed Family Planning: Official
Xinhuanet, May 01, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/01/content_
4499663.htm

Protests and Petitions
Rebels at Beijing's Front Door
SCMP, May 02, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZI3ZCQ3ME.html

Public Health - Health Care Reform
China Struggles to Rebuild Devastated Health Care System
Voice of America, May 02, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/China-Struggles-to-Rebuild
-Devastated-Health-Care-System.cfmSystem.cfm

Religion
China Defies Pope by Ordaining Bishop
Financial Times, May 02, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/43817ff6-d8c4-11da-9715-0000779e
2340.html

分析北京不经梵蒂冈同意任命主教 (China Ignores Vatican Over Bishop Appointment: An Analysis)
Voice of America, May 02, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-05-02-voa14.cfm

Vatican Must Halt Talks with Beijing, Says Zen )
SCMP, May 02, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ25ZCQ3ME.html

Tibet
听众论班禅喇嘛转世灵童争议 (Listeners Discuss the Controversy over the Whereabouts of the Panchen Lama)
Voice of America, April 30, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-04-30-voa35.cfm

Tibetan Broadcasters Ordered to Wear Fur
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/04/28/tibet_fur/

Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, 'Democracy Will Have to Wait'
Asia Times Online, May 02, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HE02Ad02.html

People Wrongfully Spied on May Be Told Under New Surveillance Law
SCMP, May 02, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZGVXCQ3ME.html

Talk About Hypocrisy
SCMP, May 02, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ64TFQ3ME.html

April 28, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders / Media - Shi Tao (师涛)
香港私隐专员公署受理对雅虎香港侵犯师涛隐私的投诉 (Hong Kong Privacy Commission Formally Files Complaint Against Yahoo! Holdings (HK) for Releasing Shi Tao’s Information to Chinese Government)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/04/27/hongkong_yahoo/

A Hong Kong government privacy commission has formally filed a complaint against Yahoo! Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. for providing the Chinese government with personal information about Shi Tao, which ultimately led to his current 10-year prison sentence. In addition, Reporters Without Borders says it has requested the Chinese government to release Shi Tao on medical parole due to his worsening health condition.

Related News:
Family of Jailed Chinese Reporter Fears for His Health
China National News, April 27, 2006 http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/
68a0261ab81785f1/

News

Children
云南破获诱拐贩卖儿童集团 28人获救 (28 Abducted Children Rescued in Yunnan)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 27, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_27_03_00_48_403.html

Death Penalty
表哥绑架杀害表弟被判死刑 (Man Gets Death Sentence for Kidnapping and Murdering Cousin)
The Beijing News, April 28, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0190/2006/0428/018@177522.htm

中国警察打死警察 一审两名被告判死刑 (Two Policemen Sentenced to Death for Killing Fellow Policeman)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 27, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_27_00_00_45_226.html

Death Penalty / Case (Government Officials)
河北原外经贸厅副厅长李友灿被执行死刑(Former Trade Official in Hebei Executed for Taking Bribes)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/04/27/china_corruption/

Economic Development
Incomes Up over 10pc in Urban, Rural Areas
SCMP, April 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNYKFQ3ME.html

Education / Law
义务教育法修订草案明确，义务教育是国家必须予以保障的公益性事业 (Draft of Compulsory Education Law Stresses Government's Obligation to Provide Free Education)
Legal Daily, April 28, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/28/content_308536.htm

Education / Rural Issues
农村义务教育经费新机制遭遇五大新问题 (Five Problems in New Fee Structure of Compulsory Education in Rural Areas)
China Youth Online, April 28, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-04/28/content_1372356.htm

Environment / Three Gorges
三峡库区八成污水未处理 (80 Percent of Sewage in Three Gorges Area is Left Untreated)
Ming Pao, April 28, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060428/ccd1.htm

Environment / Olympics
Drivers Face New Ban in Capital's Pollution Battle
SCMP, April 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKUQCQ3ME.html

Hong Kong
Scholar Suggests New Change to Basic Law
SCMP, April 28, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZBZKFQ3ME.html

Human Rights Defenders / Media -Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
Chinese Internet Writer Charged with Subversion
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 27, 2006
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060427/15/yqum.html


Human Rights Defenders / Bilateral Ties
美众院敦促北京恢复高智晟律师事务所的执业权 (US House of Representatives Urges Beijing to Reinstate Law Firm of Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/27/gao/

Labor
保护劳动者权益步伐再快点 (Legislation on Protecting Rights of Workers Picks up Pace)
Legal Daily, April 28, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/28/content_308523.htm

Labor / Government
知识青年下乡热潮再起 (Surge in Numbers of University Graduates Looking for Work in Rural Areas)
China Youth Daily, April 28, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-04/28/content_1372386.htm

Law
人大讨论修法保障律师权利 (NPC to Discuss Revising Criminal Procedure Law to Protect Lawyers)
BBC, April 27, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4940000/newsid_4949
300/4949392.stm

Media / Human Rights Defenders - Wu Hao (吴皓)
记者无国界指责中国当局绑架吴皓 (Reporters Without Borders Accuses China of Kidnapping Wu Hao)
Voice of America, April 27, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-27-voa8.cfm

North Korea / Bilateral Ties
US Presses China on North Korean Refugees
Voice of America, April 27, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/US-Presses-China-on-North-Korean-
Refugees.cfm

Protests and Petitions
官方留闸不治水　波美水闸仍纷争 (Bomei Sluice Gate Still Under Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/27/meibo/

广东开平千人示威不满倒卖土地与警察推撞 (Thousands of Villagers in Guangdong Clash with Police in Protest over Land Dispute)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 27, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_27_00_00_47_077.html

Public Health / Corruption
Crackdown on Medical Firms' Hospital Bribes
SCMP, April 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRYKFQ3ME.html

Public Health
China Reports 18th Human Bird Flu Case
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 27, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060427/wl_nm/birdflu_dc_1;_ylt=An
WiBiRBMqlwvexR7n1..QBPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlY
wMlJVRPUCUl

福建规定定点医院不得拒收流浪病人 (Fujian Regulation Requires Certain Hospitals to Accept Homeless in Need of Medical Treatment)
EastDay.com, April 27, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node132242/
userobject1ai2008411.html

April 27, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties
陳日君：台知梵欲「斷交」(Cardinal Joseph Zen: Taiwan Knows the Vatican Wants to Severe Ties)
Wen Wei Po, April 27, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news
_id=CH0604270019&cat=002CH

Death Penalty
西安殺人狂肢解9女子 (Three Sentenced to Death for Killing Nine Women)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060427/cca1h.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Yang Tianshui (杨天水)
异见人士杨天水将以颠覆国家政权罪被起诉 (Activist Yang Tianshui to Be Charged with Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/04/26/yts/

Human Rights Defenders - Zheng Yanchung (鄭恩寵)
周正毅下月刑期届满 郑恩宠出狱将继续申诉 (Shanghai Tycoon Zhou Zhengyi to Finish Jail Term Next Month, Activist Lawyer Zheng Enchong to Be Released in June and Vows to Continue Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/04/26/shanghai/

Land Policy
Shanghai to Establish Property Rights Office
SCMP, April 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHINCQ3ME.html

Migrant Workers - Children
讨论:父母外乡打工的留守儿童 (Discussion: Children Left Behind by Parents Who Have Gone to Cities to Work)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/04/26/ertong/

Protests and Petitions
Land-Fight Farmer's Case Delayed
SCMP, April 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFDNCQ3ME.html

广东佛山村民再度静坐要求释放维权代表 (Villagers in Foshan, Guangdong Province Petition Again for Release of Their Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/26/foshan/

Tibet - Religion
加拿大藏人社区请求国际帮助寻找班禅喇嘛 (Tibetans in Canada Demand Help from International Community for the Teenage Panchen Lama)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/26/tibet/

April 26, 2006

News

Children
广东东莞十多名儿童失踪 (More than 10 Children Now Missing in Guangdong)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 26, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_25_22_00_16_705.html

Corruption / Law
China Moves to Stem Rampant Money Laundering
AFP (via YahooNews), April 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060425/wl_asia_afp/chinafinancecrime
_060425061935;_ylt=At0cp_p6GhbHZJ5tGFCzoXZPzWQA;_ylu=X3oD
MTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPU

Corruption
最高检：严惩公务员利用审批等权力索贿受贿 (Supreme People's Procuratorate to Punish Own Officials for Accepting Bribes)
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-04/26/content_4474675.htm

Education/ Rural Issues
Government Funds 900m USD for Rural Students' Tuition
Xinhuanet, April 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/26/content_4476170.htm

Gender / Law
Lawmakers Resume Debate on Sex Identification
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4473788.htm

Government / Public Health
Health Ministry Warns Against Cover Ups in Pneumonia Report
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4474051.htm

Labor
Government Moves to Curb Workplace Accidents
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4473923.htm

Land Policy
央视迁址爆征地冲突 (Residents Unhappy with Inadequate Compensation for Resettlement Caused by Construction of CCTV Building)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060426/caa1h.htm
中国晋江强征土地修电站 (Residents Forced to Relocate to Build Power Station in Jinjiang, Fujian Province)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/tudi/

Law
瞒报谎报安全事故 最高可能获刑7年 (Draft of Revised Criminal Law Provides for Sentences of Up to 7 Years for Crimes Involving Industrial Accidents)
China Youth Daily, April 26, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-04/26/content_1369586.htm

聚焦刑法修正案（六） (Highlights of the Revised Criminal Law)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/26/content_306813.htm

十届全国人大常委会第二十一次会议在京举行 首次审议反洗钱法草案 (NPC’s Standing Committee Proposes Draft of Money Laundering Law)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/26/content_306814.htm

Media
中国知名博客作家评说博客自律公约 (Well-Known Bloggers Comment on New Blog Self-Censorship Pledge)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/wangluo/

China Welcomes Foreign Cooperation on Press and Publication
People's Daily, April 25, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200604/25/eng20060425_261079.html

China’s Top Web Sites Pledge Stronger Self-Policing
China National News, April 25, 2006
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/
1281b05c78fcfe52/

Migrant Workers / Public Health
Health of Migrants Goes Under Microscope
SCMP, April 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7DKCQ3ME.html

Multilateral / State Security
上海合作组织将举行国防部长会议 (Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to Host Conference of Heads of Ministry of National Defense)
Voice of America, April 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-25-voa18.cfm

Politics
中国讨论中国改革走势的闭门会议纪要网上曝光 (Outline of Closed Meeting Held by Government Think-Tank in March Released on the Internet)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/gaige/

Protests and Petitions
广西钦州出租客货车司机上访七人被抓 (Seven Guangxi Drivers Detained for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/che/

Religion / Bilateral Ties
中国称法轮功为反华政治组织 (China Condemns Falun Gong as Anti-China Political Group)
Voice of America, April 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-26-voa1.cfm

Religion
China Condemns Falun Gong but Spares U.S. Criticism
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060425/pl_nm/china_usa_hu_dc_1;_
ylt=Agp6o9QfhnO1qjKwOEzht.tPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mB
HNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Religion / Police
Falungong Calls on Russia to Denounce 'Organ Trade' in China
AFP (via YahooNews), April 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060425/wl_asia_afp/russiachinafalung
ong_060425161135;_ylt=Ap1ouX7GJyEVF29nl6eqGIxPzWQA;_ylu=X3
oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVR

Social Security
China Expands Social Insurance Programs
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4473390.htm

Tibet
藏人要求北京当局释放被囚政治犯 (Tibetans March in Delhi to Urge Beijing to Free Panchen Lama)
Voice of America, April 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-25-voa30.cfm

April 25, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties / Human Rights Defenders
鲁德成批评西方对中国专制统治妥协 (Lu Decheng Criticizes Western Countries for Compromising with China's Dictatorship)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/04/24/china_humanrights/

Government
中国地方村干部滥用权力问题严重 (Problems of Power Abuse by Village Cadres Worsens)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/04/24/china_local/

北京居委会换届选举禁止拉票竞选 (Campaigning Prohibited in Beijing’s Residential Committee Elections)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/04/24/china_election/

Government / Law
李至伦强调严格依法监察 做好行政复议应诉工作 (Ministry of Supervision Holds Training Course to Improve Administrative Review Work)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 24, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
zxs_2006-04-24_721881.shtml

Hong Kong
港民主派议员声称电话遭窃听 港府否认 (Hong Kong Pan-Democratic Legco Councilors Claim Their Phones Have Been Tapped)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 25, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_24_23_00_20_839.html

Human Rights Defenders / Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳因病住院，继续受警方监视 (Hu Jia in Hospital for Medical Treatment, Still Under Police Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/24/hujia/

Human Rights Defenders / Feng Bingxian (冯秉先)
油农代表冯秉先“扰乱社会公共秩序”罪二审维持原判 (Appeal by Shaanxi Campaigner Feng Bingxian Rejected, 3-Year Sentence for "Disturbing Social Order" Upheld)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/04/24/china_rights_
property/

Labor
Workplace Diseases in Spotlight
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4470195.htm

中国今年来已发生35起特大安全生产事故549人死 (35 Large-scale Industrial Accidents Caused 549 Fatalities in First Four Months of 2006)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 24, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
zxs_2006-04-24_721851.shtml

Land Policy
Shanghai Defends Mass Relocations for Expo 2010
New York Times, April 24, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-china-expo.html
?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Media
中国取缔互联网"不良"内容 (China Bans "Unhealthy" Web Content)
BBC, April 25, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4930000/newsid_4939
900/4939956.stm

敏感题材艺展被禁 记者网站再次被关 (Over 700 Pieces of Artwork Depicting Mao Zedong, June 4 and Cultural Revolution Banned from Being Exhibited; Web Site of Journalist Wang Ganlin Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/24/internet/

美人士批评中国严格限制国际新闻 (China Criticized for Restricting International News Coverage)
Voice of America, April 24, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-24-voa19.cfm

中国净化互联网 关闭六百个论坛 (Over 600 Web Forums Shut Down as China Purges Internet)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/24/net/

Migrant Workers
劳动节，该对农民工的劳动感恩 (Farmers in Chongqing Given Paid Leave for Labor Day)
China Youth Daily, April 25, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-04/25/content_1368141.htm

Migrant Workers / Public Health
卫生部拟全国调查农民工职业健康状况 (Ministry of Health to Conduct First Survey on Occupational Health of Migrant Workers)
EastDay.com, April 25, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node131833/
userobject1ai2002770.html

Migrant Workers to Get Basic Job Healthcare
Xinhuanet, April 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/24/content_4469205.htm

Protests and Petitions
非礼殴打村妇激民愤　汕尾官方威胁抓人 (Shanwei Police Harassment of Villagers Continues Months after December Crackdown)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/24/shanwei/

Religion / Protests and Petitions
China's Many Messages to Quell Unrest
The Christian Science Monitor, April 25, 2006
http://search.csmonitor.com/2006/0425/p01s02-woap.html

Tibet
藏人组织吁释放达赖选定之班禅 (Tibetan Rights Groups Urge China to Free Panchen Lama)
Voice of America, April 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-25-voa5.cfm

April 22-24, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties
陈日君：中梵建交存在最关键的第三条件 (Cardinal Zen: China's Control over Religion Hinders Establishment of China-Vatican Diplomatic Relations)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 24, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_23_23_00_22_017.html

China, Vatican Edge Toward Accord
Washington Post, April 23, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/22/
AR2006042201443.html

Civil Society / Environment
NGOs in Difficulty, Survey Shows
China Daily, April 24, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-04/24/content_574893.htm

中国民间环保组织主要数据 (Statistics on Environmental NGOs in China)
China Youth Daily, April 24, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-04/24/content_1366736.htm

环保民间组织调查：工资是没有的 垫钱是经常的 (Survey Finds Environmental NGOs Always Short of Funds)
Xinhuanet, April 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-04/24/content_4465051
.htm

我国首次环保民间组织调查结果发布 近8成环保NGO无合法身份 (First Survey on Environmental NGOs Shows That Nearly 80% Have No Legal Status)
Legal Daily, April 23, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/24/content_305075.htm

Death Penalty
“平江金库大盗”被判死缓 (Former Policeman Receives Death Sentence for Larceny)
The Beijing News, April 24, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0424/014@176480.htm

Economic Development
暮宾：利用税收缓解市场失灵──中国几大税种调整动向 (Tax Reforms to Help Ease Market Imbalance)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SocDigest/Economy/
2006_4_23_9_14_41_711.html

Environment
Mainland Faces Cost and Waste Thicket in Hunt for Clean Energy
The Standard, April 24, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=9&art_id=
17188&sid=7613226&con_type=1&d_str=20060424

中加投资五十亿元 建设松花江污染治理项目 (China & Canada Invest 5 Billion Yuan to Clean Up Songhua River)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_23_10_00_26_505.html

新疆建五座风力发电场 风能开发居中国首位 (Five Wind-Powered Generators Built in Xinjiang, First Ever in China)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_23_04_00_26_060.html

一滴自来水的安全悬疑 (Questions over Safety of Tap Water)
Nanfang Weekend, April 20, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060420/xw/ms/2006042000
20.asp

Hukou
中国将逐步形成机制用经济手段控制人口过快增长 (China to Use Economic Policies to Control Internal Migration)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 22, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
zxs_2006-04-22_721048.shtml

Human Rights Defenders / Ching Cheong (程翔)
两曾会见 香港记协提交就程翔案呼吁信 (Hong Kong Journalists’ Association Urge Donald Tsang to Give Letter Urging Fair Treatment of Ching Cheong to China’s Vice President During Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/21/zeng/

Labor
19万件意见建言劳动合同法草案 (Over 190,000 Opinion Letters from Public Received So Far Regarding Draft of Labor Contract Law)
Legal Daily, April 24, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/24/content_305088.htm

Waging War on the Boss
The Standard, April 24, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=5&art_id=
17176&sid=7553330&con_type=1&d_str=20060424

Law
Justice Remains the Great Brick Wall of China
Financial Times, April 23, 2006
https://registration.ft.com/registration/barrier?referer=http://news.
ft.com/cms/26280544-1572-11da-8085-00000e2511c8.html&location
=http%3A//news.ft.com/cms/s/5181af04-

《燎望》：“民告官”案件大幅增长的背后 (The Reasons Behind the Substantial Increase in Lawsuits Against Government Officials)
Xinhuanet, April 23, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-04/22/content_4459792.htm

四男孩“认罪”后真凶出现 (Real Killer Appears after Four Boys Confess to Murders)
Nanfang Weekend, April 20, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060420/xw/fz/200604200018.asp

Media
北京七家网站遭致书面批评 (Seven Web Sites Receive Written Warnings)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_23_09_00_24_704.html

四专家评析中国等国审查网上言论 (Four Experts Comment on Internet Censorship in China)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 22, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
2006_4_21_20_40_58_728.html

Skype Admits to Chinese Censorship
Computer Business Review, April 20, 2006
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=3F630AA9-974B-43
13-9987-610AAF493FEA

Migrant Workers
讨论：《中国农民工调研报告》出炉 (Discussion on Release of "Report on China’s Migrant Workers”)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/21/mingong/

Police
深圳外来人口逾千万 警力严重不足 (Police Shortage Worsens as Shenzhen’s Migrant Population Soars to 10 Million)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 22, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_21_23_00_37_507.html

Police / Government
听众论中国建立公安信息资源库 (Listeners Discuss China’s Establishment of a Public Security Information Database)
Voice of America, April 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-04-21-voa66.cfm

Population / Gender
Gender Imbalance 'Matter of Choice'
SCMP , April 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWVCCQ3ME.html

China Will Not Change One-Child Policy to Fix Gender Imbalance
AFP (via YahooNews), April 23, 2006
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060423/19/yoyh.html

Protests and Petitions / Police
辽宁防暴警镇压学潮，多人受伤 (Liaoning Riot Police Quell Student Boycott, Many Injured)
Chinesenewsnet.com , April 23, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
2006_4_22_19_59_27_747.html

广东佛山警黑齐出动　打压失地维权村民 (Foshan Police Continue to Clash with Villagers over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/21/foshan/

Protests and Petitions / Olympics
两百名北京居民抗议奥运会电站接近民居 (200 Beijing Citizens Protest Olympics Power Station, Saying It’s Too Close to Residences)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/04/21/china_protest_beijing/

Protests and Petitions / Public Health
三十多名因药品污染而患病的艾滋病患者在上海绝食抗议 (Over 30 AIDS Patients Infected by Contaminated Medicines Hold Hunger Struck in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/04/21/china_rights_aids/

Public Health
卫生部要求医院向病人提供每日治疗费用清单 (Ministry of Health Requests Hospitals to Provide Daily List of Medical Charges)
Xinhuanet, April 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2006-04/22/content_4459252.htm

中国性病发病率逐年上升 主要感染者锁定三人群 (Increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases Found in 3 Most Vulnerable Groups of People)
EastDay.com, April 22, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node131161/
userobject1ai1996260.html

Tibet
World's Youngest Political Prisoner Turns 17
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 24, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060424/wl_nm/rights_china_tibet_dc
_1;_ylt=AnXs8UcUBdToLJHEz2fd.SBPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04N
W9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl