The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, August 18, 2006

August 18, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟在山东姐姐家被抓 (Rights Defense Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Arrested at Sister's Home in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/17/gao_zhisheng/
Rights defense lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been detained in Shandong since August 15. His two nephews were also taken away by police in Beijing. There is speculation that the arrest is a temporary measure in relation to Chen Guangcheng’s trial on August 18, although it may also signify the beginning of a series of arrests of rights defenders across the country.



Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚案开审前夕律师被困警署 (Lawyers Detained Ahead of Chen Guangcheng's Trial)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/17/
chenguangcheng1/
Three of Chen Guangcheng's lawyers were detained and beaten up for what was reportedly a fabricated theft ahead of his trial today (August 18). Two have been released but one is still being held in detention.

News
Corruption
爱滋村救助金未被挪用 (AIDS Relief Funds for Henan County Not Embezzled)
Ming Pao, August 18, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060818/cad1.htm

Former Head of AIDS-hit County in Henan Arrested for Bribery
China Daily, August 17, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/1
7/content_667528.htm

Death Penalty
Mentally Ill Driver Who Killed Four Avoids Death
People's Daily, August 17, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200608/17/eng2006
0817_293900.html

制造广东东莞“四尸五命案”凶手被执行死刑 (Murderer of Four Executed in Guangdong Province)
Xinhuanet, August 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/17/
content_4974999.htm

Disasters
民政部官员：灾情数字不必隐瞒也不可能瞒得住 (Ministry of Civil Affairs: Disaster-related Figures Need Not and Cannot Be Concealed)
Xinhuanet, August 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-08/
17/content_4975320.htm

Education
新华视点：是“论价施教”还是“不公平施教”？ (Students Get Better Computer and English Classes in Shandong’s Schools if Parents Pay More)
Xinhuanet, August 18, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-08/18
/content_4976963.htm

Environment
Garbage Suffocating Chinese Cities as Rapid Urbanization Continues
Xinhuanet, August 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/17/c
ontent_4974906.htm

Gender
疾控中心建“同志论坛”为同性恋网民提供帮助 (Disease Control Center in Beijing Establishes Gay Internet Forum)
Xinhuanet, August 18, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/18/content_
4976115.htm

Hukou
活人上户难 死人不销户 (Hukou of Dead People Not Cancelled, While the Living Can’t Get One)
Nanfang Weekend, August 17, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060817/x
w/szxw1/200608170009.asp

Human Rights
Police Have Easier Access to Data on Hotel Guests
China Daily, August 18, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/18/c
ontent_667605.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔案关注組﹕部分媒体报道不公 (Group Concerned over Ching Cheong Case Criticizes Unfair Media Reports)
Ming Pao, August 18, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060818/gbc1.htm

吴志森﹕审讯程翔 法治大戏 (Commentary: Trial for Ching Cheong a Legal Farce)
Ming Pao, August 18, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060818/fac1.htm

Friends Pin Hopes on Parole for Spy-charge Journalist
SCMP, August 18, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZWDCIWXQE.html

Spy Trial Looks Set to Add Pressure on Journalists
Financial Times, August 18, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/91c5c356-2e47-11db-93a
d-0000779e2340.html

程翔案是十七大人事布局的政治牺牲品？ (Is Ching Cheong a Sacrificial Lamb in Personnel Struggle of Upcoming 17th CPC Central Committee?)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2006/08/17/chenxiang/

Human Rights Defender - Public Intellectual - Dolma Kyab (卓玛嘉)
China Denies Jailing Tibetan Teacher for Book
Reuters, August 17, 2006
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=top
News&storyID=2006-08-17T114909Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_
0_India-263923-1.xml17T114909Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0
_India-263923-1.xml

Human Rights Defender - Public Intellectual - Zou Tao （邹涛）
邹涛参选人大受压　网上宣传遭反攻 (Internet Attack Launched Against Zou Tao's Electoral Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/17
/zhoutao/

Land Policy
山东菏泽市民不堪拆迁逼迫上吊身亡 (Shandong Man Hangs Himself over Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/16/he
ze/

Labor
沃尔玛工会为谁而建 (For Whom Were Wal-Mart’s Trade Unions Established?)
Nanfang Weekend, August 17, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060817/jj/c
j/200608170054.asp

Law
上半年454人受查处 (Judicial Authorities Investigated 454 Cadres in First Half of 2006)
Legal Daily, August 18, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-08/18/co
ntent_386469.htm

刑事诉讼法修改 沉默权成焦点 (The Right to Remain Silent Becomes Focus in Proposed Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law)
Nanfang Weekend, August 17, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060817/xw/szxw2/2
00608170011.asp

Media
Freeze on Internet Cafes to End
SCMP, August 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8DCIWXQE.html

中国加紧对互联网的控制 (China Tightens Internet Control)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/17/wang/

中国广电总局拟严管网上自制影视节目 (The State Administration on Radio, Film and Television Considers Tightening Control on Homemade Internet Programs)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/20
06/08/16/video/

Migrant Workers
剖析民工荒 (Analyzing the Shortage of Migrant Workers)
Nanfang Weekend, August 18, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060817/jj/j
jxw/200608170042.asp

Military
Chinese Envoy Tells U.S. to 'Shut Up'
AP( via YahooNews), August 18, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060818/ap_on_re_as/brit
ain_china_us

Olympics
对半年死伤89名城管队员的反思 (Conflict Between Hawkers and Beijing City Authorities Escalate Ahead of Olympic Games)
China Youth Daily, August 18, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/18/conte
nt_1483626.htm

China Hones Game for 2008 Olympics
Washington Post, August 17, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic
le/2006/08/16/AR2006081601722.html?nav=rss_world

China to Tighten Anti-terror Training Ahead of Olympics
China Daily, August 17, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-0
8/17/content_667518.htm

Police
34名民警被开除辞退 (34 Policepersons Dismissed for Corruption)
Legal Daily, August 18, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-08
/18/content_386475.htm

泛蓝联盟呼吁立即释放戴平山 ("Pan-blue Alliance" Calls for Immediate Release of Taiwanese Activist Dai Pingshan)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/16/fanlan/

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Police Haul off "Bad Vaccine" Protesters
Reuters (via New York Times), August 18, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-rights-
china.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

官方施压 太石维权周年纪念活动流产 (Authorities Pressure Taishi Residents to Cancel Activities to Commemorate Anniversary of Rights Defense Movement)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006
/08/16/taishicun/

Public Health
欣弗事件怎么没有人引咎辞职 (Why Has No One Resigned over Deadly Antibiotic Case?)
China Youth Daily, August 18, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/18/con
tent_1483621.htm

Religion
China: The Economics of Religious Freedom
Forum18, August 18, 2006
http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=831

Thursday, August 17, 2006

August 17, 2006

Disasters
Millions Raised but We Haven't Seen a Penny, Say Storm Victims
SCMP, August 17, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQQ9PWXQE.html

Chinese Complain of No Typhoon Warning
AFP (via YahooNews), August 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/asia_typhoon

Education
Project Hope Helps 2.9 Mln Children Return to School
People's Daily, August 17, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200608/16
/eng20060816_293752.html

Environment
粤颳环保风暴 港企恐留污名 (Scores of Hong Kong Enterprises Caught in Guangdong's "Environmental Protection Storm")
Wen Wei Po, August 17, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=001YO
&news_id=YO0608170001&PHPSESSID=f936183eebbe8d777
550b9ccacba5f8a&PHPSESSID=a1e72927ead6871562d15fc16
d73ff3bSID=f936183eebbe8d777550b9ccacba5f8a&PHPSESSI
D=a1e72927ead6871562d15fc

Western China Endures Worst Drought in 50 Years
AFP (via YahooNews), August 17, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060817/wl_asia_afp
/chinaweatherdroughtwater

Gender
我人口性别严重失调 一成"90后"男性或打光棍 (Gender Imbalance Serious in China; 10 Percent of Men Born after 1990 May Be Bachelors)
Xinhuanet, August 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-08/17/
content_4972211.htm

Government
国务院召开常务会处理新丰电厂违规建设和事故 (State Council Criticizes Unlawful Electricity Production Project in Inner Mongolia)
EastDay.com, August 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/nod
e155201/u1a2257291.html

维权者竞选人大遭打压 (Rights Defender Marginalized for Running for Local People's Congress in Guangdong Province)
Ming Pao, August 17, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060817/cab1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Ching Cheong Verdict Due Within Days
SCMP, August 17, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZIU8IWXQE.html

为程翔说项 只能做不能说 (Commentary: Why Is Rescue Effort for Ching Cheong Going on Behind the Scenes?)
Ming Pao, August 17, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060817/mta1.htm

律师﹕程翔身体很好 李剛称日內有裁决 (Lawyer: Ching Cheong Is Healthy; Mainland Official: Verdict Within Days)
Ming Pao, August 17, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060817/gab1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Public Intellectual - Lu Jianhua (陆建华)
Wife Waits in Vain to See Ching's Co-accused
SCMP, August 17, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ2R9PWXQE.html

Labor
Jintao Order Led to China Wal-Mart Union
AP( via YahooNews), August 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060816/ap_on_re_as/china
_wal_mart_union_3

Law
谈检察监督与检察官的客观义务 (Commentary: People's Procuratorate Should Have Dual Power of Judicial Supervision and Public Prosecution)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-08/17/
content_385916.htm

司法行政化：法官与律师两者畸形关系产生的重要原因 (Judicial Branch Taking on Administrative Duties Is Main Cause of Collusion Between Judges and Lawyers)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-08/17
/content_385905.htm

司法调解联动服务新农村建设 (Mediation Service Available in Construction of New Village)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-08/17/
content_385893.htm

Migrant Workers
河南女人贩子贩卖上千名农民包身工 (Henan Woman Found to Have Trafficked in More Than 1,000 Migrant Workers Each Year)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/16/henan/

Olympics
Olympic Boycott Urged over Alleged Organ Harvesting in China
Monster and Critics, August 16, 2006
http://sport.monstersandcritics.com/othersport/article_11908
76.php/Olympic_boycott_urged_over_alleged_organ_harvesting
_in_Chinaged_over_alleged_organ_harvesting_in_China

Police
给城管刑事执法权并非妥善之道 (Giving City Authorities Power to Enforce Criminal Law Is Not Desirable)
China Youth Daily, August 17, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/17/content_1481721.htm

Protests and Petitions
天津农民上京揭村官贿选 (Tianjin Farmers Travel to Beijing to Petition Corrupt Election)
Ming Pao, August 17, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060817/cac1.htm

Public Health
Bill Gates to China: Will $200M Help?
Toronto Star, August 17, 2006
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?
pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1155
678611671&call_pageid=1155031315217&col=1155031315200e
1&c=Article&cid=1155678611671&call_pageid=1155031315217
&col=1155031315200

防治艾滋，中国必须走自己的路 (Chinese Expert: China Must Find Own Way to Deal with AIDS)
China Youth Daily, August 17, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/17/content_1481731
.htm

Tibet
Beijing Pledges 'a Fight to the Death' with Dalai Lama
The Times, August 14, 2006
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2312796
,00.html

Hong Kong
Duty Left Undone
SCMP, August 17, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZT1KBSXQE.html

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

August 16, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔案一日审結未宣判 王友金料3日內有結果 (Ching Cheong's Trial Finished; China Researcher Expects Verdict in Three Days)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/gak1.htm
Ching Cheong’s trial on espionage charges concluded yesterday but no verdict has yet been announced. China researcher Ong Yew-kim expects a verdict within three days, but Ching's lawyer believes it will not be that quick. Ching was reportedly allowed to briefly defend himself during the closed trial. According to court officials, the court room was “so small” that only family members could attend.

Human Rights Defender – Lu Jianhua (陆建华)
Chinese Sociologist on Trial over State Secrets
Reuters, August 16, 2006
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&s
toryID=1408702§ion=news&src=rss/uk/worldNewsws&s
rc=rss/uk/worldNews
Lu Jianhua (陆建华), an academic with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), went on trial in Beijing today. His wife said she was not clear about the specific charge against him but said it involved state secrets, which is why she and the public were barred from the courtroom. She also believed her husband's case was related to that of Ching Cheong, who was tried on espionage charges yesterday.

News
Bilateral Ties
Freed from Guantánamo but Stranded Far from Home
New York Times, August 15, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/washington/15gitmo.html?
_r=2&ref=washington&or&oref=slogin

Civil Society
京封杀声讨小泉记者会 (Beijing Shuts Down NGO's Anti-Koizumi Press Conference)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/caa2.htm

Corruption
Corruption Is Getting Worse, Says Court
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZV76E1VQE.html

Death Penalty
昆明市政协司机闹市致26人伤亡一审被判死缓 (Man Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve for Vehicular Manslaughter in Yunnan Province)
Xinhuanet, August 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-08/16
/content_4967892.htm

Disasters
Frustration Wells up in Typhoon-hit Town
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNUBVWUQE.html

Environment
国家林业局否认“将租赁俄森林” (State Forestry Bureau Denies China Will Rent Russian Forests)
The Beijing News, August 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/08-16/
015@202024.htm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
失明维权人士案后天开审 (Blind Rights Defender to Go on Trial August 18)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/cac1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (Trial Development)
The Waiting Ends with a Swift Trial for Ching Cheong
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZHGBVWUQE.html

Spy Trial Puts Beijing in the Dock of Public Opinion
SCMP, August 16, 2006

审讯程翔只是搭台唱戏 (Trial for Ching Cheong a Mere Formality)
Apple Daily, August 16, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=
20060816&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=15337&art_id=622270104&sub
sec_id=15337&art_id=6222701

程太烛光晚会开腔 促尽快放人 程翔首日受审讯息大混乱 (Wife Hopes Ching Cheong Will Be Released Soon; Situation Chaotic on First Day of Trial)
Apple Daily, August 16, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
iss_id=20060816&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11867&art_id=6223
46504&subsec_id=11867&art_id=6223465

Labor
沃尔玛中国工会十年“破茧” (Wal-Mart Trade Unions Set up After 10 Years of “Incubation”)
The Beijing News, August 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2006/0815/015@
201708.htm

Land Policy
Thugs Accused of Eviction-row Killing
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTFBVWUQE.html

Media
Censors Set Sights on Net Spoofs
Reuters (via SCMP), August 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ976E1VQE.html

China to Regulate Internet Video
China Daily, August 16, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/16/content
_666210.htm

No Laughing Matter
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZSFVE1VQE.html

Olympics
11万保安奥运守卫 (Beijing to Deploy 110,000 Security Officers During Olympic Games)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/ccb1.htm

Politics
Hu Upholds Jiang's Work as Key to Party Future
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJUBVWUQE.html

Poverty
中国农民增收难,返贫易 (China's Farmers Can Easily Return to Poverty Level)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
15/nongmin/

Protests and Petitions
深圳街头反日抗禁令 警員阻止捱骂 电视刪抗议画面 (Anti-Japanese Protests Take Place in Shenzhen Despite Ban; TV Reports on Protests Pulled)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/caa1.htm

Chinese Chat Rooms Flooded with Boycott Calls
SCMP, August 16, 2006
http://asia.scmp.com/asianews/ZZZHSCVWUQE.html

中国评论﹕民间反日 宜纾不宜压 (Commentary: Anti-Japanese Sentiment Should Be Released, Not Suppressed)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060816/cad1.htm

Public Health
上半年药监部门处理的突发事件 (Public Emergencies Handled by State Food and Drug Administration in First Half of 2006)
China Youth Daily, August 16, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/16/content
_1480356.htm

国务院部署药品市场秩序整治行动 (State Food and Drug Administration to Take One Year to Implement New Drug Safety Rules)
China Youth Daily, August 16, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/16/content_1480391.htm

医院死亡病例网络直报缺漏严重 (Survey: Death Cases Underreported in Hospitals)
The Beijing News, August 16, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-16/015
@023808.htm

Religion
阆中、萧山家庭教会遭打压 (Protestant House Churches Persecuted in Sichuan and Hangzhou)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/15/zongjiao/

Bilateral Ties – China/Africa
UN Advisor Says China Can Help Africa Escape Poverty
Voice of America, August 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-15-voa46.cfm

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

August 15, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔今早在北京受審 (Ching Cheong Goes on Trial Today)
Ming Pao, August 15, 2006
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20060815/gb212
57w.htm
According to the Information Centre for Human Rights in Democracy, Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based journalist of the Straits Times, is on trial for spying charges today. He was arrested in Guangzhou last April and has been detained since then. His family and the public are not allowed to attend the closed trial as the case allegedly involves state secrets.
News
Children
Discrimination Glooms Life of AIDS-affected Children
Xinhuanet, August 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/13/
content_4955051.htm

Corruption
社保基金为何大案频发 (Why Has Large-scale Embezzlement of Social Security Funds Happened?)
Nanfang Weekend, August 10, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060810/jj/
jjxw/200608100032.asp

Death Penalty
远华案3犯减刑 (Trio Have Death Sentences Commuted in Yuanhua Smuggling Case)
Ming Pao, August 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060815/cac1.htm

China Ex-chief Prosecutor Executed for Killing Wife
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 13, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060813/wl_nm/china_
execution_dc_1

Environment
主要污染物排放总量不降反升 (Amount of Pollutants Increases in First Half of 2006)
The Beijing News, August 15, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-15/
015@024837.htm

南海有工厂进口“洋垃圾”？金属废物混杂生活垃圾卫生堪忧 (Factory in Foshan, Guangdong Importing Foreign Rubbish)
Nanfang Daily, August 15, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
jwxy/200608150023.asp

提高人文含量 告别“唯GDP”发展 (China No Longer Only Uses GDP Growth to Measure Development)
Nanfang Weekend, August 10, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060810/xw/
tb/200608100001.asp

Gender
中国首家官方同志论坛开通 艾滋专页惹争议 (China's First Official Gay Internet Forum Criticized for Confusing Homosexual Orientation with AIDS)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/14/homosexuality/

Government
云南被国务院通报批评 (State Council Criticizes Yunnan over Handling of Large-scale Accidents)
The Beijing News, August 15, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-15
/015@032336.htm

Hukou
无户口婴儿之死 (Infant Killed by Father Distraught over Lack of Hukou)
Nanfang Weekend, August 10, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews
/zmzg/200608100726.asp

Human Smuggling
穗旅社运人蛇经港赴东欧 (Travel Agency in Guangzhou Smuggling People to Eastern Europe via Hong Kong)
Wen Wei Po, August 15, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=002CH&
news_id=CH0608150001

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Zan Aizong (昝爱宗)
记者昝爱宗被扣押 国内外人士联名要求放人 (60 Join Signature Campaign to Demand Release of Journalist Zan Aizong)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/14/zanaizong/

Land Policy
全国土地调查建数据库 (China Establishes Nationwide Database on Land Use)
Ming Pao, August 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060815/ccc1.htm

江阴农民被拆迁人员打死 (Man Reportedly Beaten to Death for Resisting Eviction in Jiangying, Jiangsu Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/14/jiangyin/

Media
Anger Rises over Typhoon Toll Claims
SCMP, August 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ46SE1VQE.html

China’s Gays Ignore Government-backed Internet Chatrooms
SCMP, August 15, 2006
http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZ3P7VLQQE.html

北京市未经许可不得接收境外卫星电视 (Beijing Residents Cannot Watch Foreign Satellite TV Without Authorization)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/14/satelletetv/

Olympics
Beijing Cultural Heritage Sites Undergo Maintenance Work
Xinhuanet, August 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/15
/content_4962840.htm

Politics
CPC Meeting Held on Studying Works of Jiang Zemin
Xinhuanet, August 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/
15/content_4962627.htm

Protests and Petitions
江苏常州农民集体上访被拘留 (Farmers Detained for Petitioning Land Grabs in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/14/shangfang/

温江政府非法征地 村民代表拒绝遭报复 (Village Representative Beaten and Charged for Refusing to Cooperate in Land Grab in Wenjiang, Chengdu Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/14/wenjiang/

Religion
地下基督教会成员王伟良被正式刑拘 (Protestant House Church Member Wang Weiliang Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/14/wang_weiliang/

Monday, August 14, 2006

August 12-14, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Tan Kai (谭凯)
环保人士谭凯被判一年半刑期 (Environmentalist Tan Kai Sentenced to 1.5 Years’ Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
11/huanbao/
Tan Kai (谭凯), a founding leader of the banned environmental group "Green Watch," was sentenced to 1.5 years’ imprisonment by a local court in Hangzhou on August 11. His lawyer, Li Heping, stated that Tan was originally detained on charges of “providing state secrets abroad,” but the charge for which he was prosecuted was “illegally procuring state secrets.” Li believes that the sentence is unjust and contends that Tan is innocent. The charge was based on the fact that, while doing computer repair work, Tan saved sensitive information on his own computer. Tan's colleague at Green Watch believes that the crime was fabricated and the real issue was the group's controversial work.

News
Bilateral Ties
英国下议院报告批评中国封锁网络 (UK House of Commons Criticizes Internet Censorship in China)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
08/13/yingguo/

Death Penalty
New Way of Thinking in War on Graft
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXO4TLQQE.html

Disasters
Locals Fear Typhoon's Toll Could Reach 1,000
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZRP7TLQQE.html

Environment
Drought Alert for Parched Sichuan
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFC44LQQE.html

Steelmaker Cleaning up Its Act in Nanjing
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5S4VLQQE.html

Fine over Damage Caused by Epic Film
SCMP, August 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWL14LQQE.html

Government
Beijing Acts on Call for More Open Government
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1S4VLQQE.html

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔案明开审 拒家属旁听 (Ching Cheong Goes on Trial Tomorrow; Family Barred from Courtroom)
Ming Pao, August 14, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060814/gba1h.htm

Human Rights Defender – Journalist
Zhejiang Journalist Arrested for Online Protest Reports
SCMP, August 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBR6TLQQE.html

Labor
民调显示公众期待工会强势起来 (Survey Finds Public Would Like More Trade Unions)
China Youth Daily, August 14, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/14/content_1477141.htm

Media
Foreign Culture Crackdown Targets Cartoons, Satellite TV
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNM34LQQE.html

What Effect Do Bloggers Have in China?
ChinaTechNews.com, August 11, 2006
http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type
=news&id=4298

Olympics
北京奥运建设的阳光和阴影 (The Bright and Dark Sides of Beijing's Olympic Games Preparation)
Voice of America, August 13, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-13-voa32.cfm

中国将对采访奥运记者免签证 (China to Give Olympics Reporters Free Visas)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
11/aoyun/

Police
Public Calls for Return of Vagrancy Law Attacked
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAL14LQQE.html

Politics
NPC Lobbyist Aims to Bring More Power to the People
SCMP, August 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7P7TLQQE.html

Chinese Rush to Get Hold of Jiang's Musings
Financial Times, August 12, 2006
https://registration.ft.com/registration/barrier?referer
=http://www.ft.com/home/asia&location=http%3A//www.ft.
com/cms/s/ec021f7c-299c-11db-9dcc-0000779e2340.htmlon
=http%3A//www.ft.com/cms/s/ec021f7c-299c-11db-9dcc-00
00779e2340.html

Protests and Petitions
学校被关闭 家长堵校长 (100 Parents Protest Closure of School in Beijing)
The Beijing News, August 14, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/08-14/
011@201486.htm

维权业主东华金座吃住3天 (30 Owners Petition Against Unfinished Apartments in Beijing)
The Beijing News, August 14, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/08-14/011
@201489.htm

河北省唐山警方打压库区维权农民 (Resettled Farmers Persecuted for Demanding Impeachment of Corrupt Officials in Tangshan, Hebei Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/12
/tangshan/

失地农民天安门剖腹自杀 (Land Grab Victim Commits Suicide in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/11
/nongmin/

Public Health
救济成难题 上报规定不严厉 (Deadly Antibiotic Causes Compensation Problem)
Legal Daily, August 14, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-08/14/content
_377942.htm

"艾滋病悲剧"警钟长鸣 河南每县只准设一个血库 (Each County in Henan Province to Keep One Blood Bank Only)
EastDay.com, August 14, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/no
de154817/u1a2249889.htmll

Sex Taboos Hamper Safety Message for Gay Chinese
Reuters, August 14, 2006
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK305750.htm

中国抗艾取得成效但面临严峻挑战 (China's Anti-AIDS Campaign Has Had Some Effect, but Serious Challenges Still Ahead)
Voice of America, August 13, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-13-voa44.cfm

Religion
5 Christians Receive Formal Arrest Notifications from Xiaoshan Zhejiang Police, 3 Christians Suffer Broken Ribs in Prison, Christian Reporter Fired
China Aid, August 14, 2006
http://www.chinaaid.org/english_site/press_release_detail.php
?id=717

Falun Gong Pilot Seeks US Asylum
SCMP, August 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTQ34LQQE.html

Why Falun Gong Threatened China
The Age (Australia), August 11, 2006
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/why-falun-gong-thr
eatened-china/2006/08/11/1154803098595.htmlchina/2006
/08/11/1154803098595.html

Land Policy
国务院新规：大中型水库移民每人每年补助600元/扶持20年 (State Council's New Opinion Standardizes Government Assistance for Villagers Resettled Due to Dam Projects)
Nanfang Daily, August 14, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
jwxy/200608140508.asp

Hong Kong
Mainland Criminals Find the Going Easier in City's Prisons
SCMP, August 13, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZLQ34LQQE.html

UN Panel Claims Sex Bias in Poll System
SCMP, August 12, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZVK04LQQE.html

Friday, August 11, 2006

August 11, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄赴京火车上被警察殴打 (Rights Defender Guo Feixiong Beaten on Train to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/10/fuofeixiong/
On August 9, rights defender Guo Feixiong was beaten up by train police on his way to Beijing and then taken to Shaoguan, Guangdong Province, where he was illegally detained overnight. On August 10 he was forcibly sent back to his home in Guangzhou. Police falsely accused Guo of holding a fake train ticket; no other reason was given for the beating or detention. Guo had provided legal assistance to Taishi villagers in their impeachment attempt against the village head in August 2005, and since then he has been detained or harassed four times.

News
Death Penalty
男子14年间杀9女子获死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering 9 Women in 14 Years)
The Beijing News, August 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/08-11
/011@200962.htm

Education
Experts Urge Sex Education
Shanghai Daily, August 11, 2006
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/08/11/288769/
Experts_urge_sex_education.htm

Environment
Shenzhen Warms to Solar Power
People's Daily, August 11, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200608/11/
eng20060811_292052.html

Gender
China Slow to Wake Up to Human Trade
BBC, August 11, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4775913.stm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
U.S. Seeks Chinese Activist's Release
AP( via YahooNews), August 10, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060810/ap_on_re_as/
china_us_blind_activist_1

Human Rights Defenders - Petitioners
中国三名保钓活动人士被拒出境 (Three Mainland Activists Refused Border Pass to Hong Kong Ahead of August 15 Diaoyu Islands Campaign)
Voice of America, August 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-09-voa5.cfm

June 4th
《江选》证实江择民否決平反六四 ("The Selected Works of Jiang Zemin" Confirms Jiang Refused to Reassess June 4 Incident)
Apple Daily, August 11, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
iss_id=20060811&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=
6209072335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6209072

Labor
三环新城全面停工整顿 (Local Authorities in Beijing Close Deadly Construction Site)
The Beijing News, August 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/08-11/
018@200921.htm

在中国成立工会，沃尔玛为何放弃“原则”？ (Why Did Wal-Mart Decide to Allow Trade Unions in China?)
Nanfang Daily, August 11, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
spqy/200608110365.asp

Law
Ministry Officials to Vet Foreign Buyers
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZI2348KQE.html

Media
Journalist Sacked After Criticism of Local Leaders
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTQU48KQE.html

China: Internet Companies Aid Censorship
Human Rights Watch (HRW), August 10, 2006
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/09/china13940_txt.htm

北京放松奥运报导被指乃权宜之计 (Dissident Argues Beijing's Looser Control on Olympics Reports Merely Expediential)
Voice of America, August 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-09-voa42.cfm

Olympics
BOCOG Promises Top Press Facilities
People's Daily, August 11, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200608/11
/eng20060811_292049.html

Police
美专家质疑中国犯罪数字分析根源 (US Expert Questions China's Analysis of Its Crime Data)
Voice of America, August 10, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-10-voa1.cfm

Politics
今日中国內部问题 (Commentary: Analyzing China's Present Internal Problems)
Ming Pao, August 11, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060811/msa.htm

Reading Between the Lines in Jiang's Book
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCUV48KQE.html

Protests and Petitions
义乌拆迁撞人事件当地官员说法不一 (Officials Give Different Opinions on Vehicular Manslaughter Incident in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/10/yiwu/

Wave of Social Unrest Continues Across China
Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-
chiprotests10aug10,1,1122565.story?coll=la-news-
a_sectionchiprotests10aug10,1,1122565.story?coll=la-news-
a_section

专家评中国民乱增多政府控制减弱 (Expert Comments on More Frequent Social Disturbances and Reduced Government Control)
Voice of America, August 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-08-voa65.cfm

Public Health - Organ Harvesting
A Blind Side to Human Rights in China
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZWSV48KQE.html

Anhui Drugmaker Broke Safety Rules, Regulator Says
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0UV48KQE.html

心理危机干预将纳入政府应急预案 (Beijing Municipal People's Congress Makes Mental Health Top on Legislative Agenda )
The Beijing News, August 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2006/08-11
/018@200906.htm

Mainland Drugs Sector in Need of Cure
SCMP, August 11, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZS6248KQE.html

八成市民认为艾滋病离己很远 (Survey Finds 80 Percent of Interviewees Think AIDS Won't Affect Them)
The Beijing News, August 11, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-
11/011@014631.htm

中国致命劣药导致社会恐慌及愤怒 (China's Deadly Antibiotic Raises Panic and Anger)
Voice of America, August 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-09-voa37.cfm
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