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.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

September 7, 2005


Top News of the Day

Detention – Shi Tao (师涛)
Group: Yahoo Helped China Jail Journalist
AP via YahooNews.com, 07/09/2005
Rights group accused Yahoo Inc of passing on information that helped the Chinese Authority to trace the personal email account of the jailed journalist, Shi Tao. The information was then used to sustain police's accusation against Shi of lacking state secrets to foreign agency.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050907/ap_
on_hi_te/china_reporter_jailed_1

Detention - Chen Guangcheng / Protests and Petitions
Rural Activist Seized in Beijing
Washington Post, 07/09/2005
On September 6, Shandong police reportedly seized and detained Chen Guangcheng, a blind rural activist who has been leading a legal campaign against the use of forced sterilization and abortion in rural China, when attempting to meet with senior government officials who expressed support for his cause.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2005/09/06/AR2005090600921.html?nav=rss_world/asiadyn/
content/article/2005/09/06/AR2005090600921.html?nav=
rss_world/asia


News
Bilaterals - EU/China
Blair senses sea change in China visit
China Daily, 07/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/07/content_475833.htm

EU gives broad support to China clothing deal
Reuters, 07/09/2005
http://today.reuters.com/business/newsArticle.aspx?type=ousiv&storyID=2005-09-07T104616Z_01_FOR738719_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPRO-TRADE-EU-CHINA-DC.XML

Border Territories/Issues - North Korea
China to announce date for resuming NK nuke talks
AP via China Daily, 07/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/07/content_475839.htm

Border Territories/Issues - Taiwan
Professor sues Deloitte for Taiwan imbroglio
Xinhua, 07/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/07/content_3454142.htm

Death Penalty
Burglar sentenced to death for burglary and murder
杀害两教师的凶手一审被判死刑
Legal Daily, 07/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/07/content_191595.htm

Hubei man executed for blackmailing diary company
下毒后索要20万元 蒙牛毒牛奶案主犯被执行死刑
China News Agency, 07/09/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-09-07/8/62
2188.shtml

Supreme Court to introduce three criminal courts to prepare getting back power of death penalty review next year
死刑復核權明年收歸最高院 最高院已增設三刑庭
CRI Online, 07/09/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/09/06/1245@688885.htm

Detention – Zhang Lin (张林)
Zhang Lin sent to hospital after a week-long hunger strike in prison
张林看守所绝食 被送医院抢救
Radio Free Asia, 07/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/06/
zhanglin/

Environment-Disasters
Typhoon Talim's China death toll rises to 110 deaths, millions still homeless
InterFax, 07/09/2005
http://www.interfax.cn/showfeature.asp?aid=5482&slug=TYPHOON

Environment /Law
Experts call for making laws to protect Changjiang and Huanghe
专家建议：为长江黄河立法
Xinhuanet.com, 07/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/07/content_34
53877.htm

Gender - Sex workers
Mean streets taking a violent toll on vulnerable sex workers
SCMP, 07/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ646RH9DE.html

Labour / Law
Legal framework for employment promotion regulations to curb gender and hukou discrimination
我國就業促進法草擬成型 反對性別歧視戶籍歧視
CRI Online, 07/09/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/38
21/2005/09/07/1062@689695.htm

Human Rights - Bilateral ties
China is on right path to democracy, says Blair
SCMP, 07/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5J6RH9DE.html

Blair raises 'question mark' on China's human rights
The Guardian, 06/09/2005
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,11538,156
3762,00.html?gusrc=rss

Chinese, US presidents to meet in New York
Xinhuanet.com, 06/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/06/content_34
51916.htm

June 4th - EU arms ban
EU foreign policy chief raises hopes of end to arms embargo
SCMP, 07/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5984I9DE.html

Law
Mock trial highlights court process
Xinhuanet.com, 07/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/07/content_34
53953.htm

Law - wrongful convictions
Why local government gives additional subsidy to She Xianglin?
镇政府补助佘祥林20万理由何在
Xinhuanet.com, 07/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/07/content_345444
7.htm

Media - Press freedom/censorship
Monitoring the media's pulse
SCMP, 07/09/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZQQ64I9DE.html

NGOs
Guangdong to support three types of NGOs
我省将着重培育三类新型民间组织
Nanfang City News, 07/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/nfrb/a03/2005
09070064.asp

NGOs urges support from govt, public
Xinhuanet.com, 06/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/06/content_3452
857.htm

Politics
China to Honor Ousted Former Leader Hu Yaobang
Radio Free Asia, 06/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/09/06/china_y
aobang/

Poverty - Rural poverty
Statistics reveal rural consumption 10 years behind that in urban
国家统计局称农民消费水平整整落后城市居民10年
YahooNew.com (China), 07/09/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050907/866/2eudg.html

Protests and Petitions /Police
Beijing police given power to stop petitioners attempting to commit suicides by force
上访者扬言自杀法警可携警械制止
Radio Free Asia, 06/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/06/
shangfang/

Public Health /Law
Expert calls for new legislation to set direction of health care reform
卫生体系3大问题 专家呼吁立法确立医改方向
Xinhuanet.com, 07/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/07/content_3453
414.htm

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs / Children
Govt urged to take care of AIDS patients' children
Xinhuanet.com, 06/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/06/content_345
2674.htm

Lawmaker calls for legislation on HIV/AIDS control
Xinhuanet.com, 06/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/06/content_34
53096.htm

New AIDS control program launched in Yunnan
Xinhua, 07/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/06/content_3452286.htm

Society - Ethnic minority / Poverty - Rural poverty
Ethnic villages target of aid plan
SCMP, 07/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPT27I9DE.html

Xinjiang / State Security - Terrorism
Separatism in Xinjiang: terrorists or freedom fighters?
疆独：恐怖分子还是独立斗士？
Voice of America, 06/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-06-voa75.cfm

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

September 6, 2005


Top News of the Day

Religion – Christianity /Detention
Hebei police arrest underground priest and theology student
河北庞神父被捕 采访亲人同事
Voice of America, 05/09/2005
A priest of an underground church in Hebei, Pang Yongxing(庞永兴), and his assistant, Ma Yongjiang (马永江), were reportedly taken away by police on September 2. Pang's family was notified the arrest 2 days later.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-09-05-voa44.cfm



News

Death Sentence
Six Chengzhou prisoners given death sentence for organising riots
暴力袭警越狱　六逃犯全抓获　事发河南商水，其中一人越狱前已被判死刑　
Nanfang City News, 06/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/A17/
200509060056.asp

Disasters
Typhoon Kills 95 in China; 30 Missing
AP via YahooNews.com, 05/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050905/ap_on_re_as/ch
ina_typhoon

Government - Elections/ Rural Issues
Hubei to introduce observer system in village committee election
湖北省推行村委会选举观察员制度
Legal Daily, 06/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/06/content_
190949.htm

Six groups of people cannot stand for village committee election in Xi'an village, Shaanxi
西安村委会选举体弱多病等6种人不得获推选提名
Xinhuanet.com, 06/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/06/content_
3449148.htm

Government
Reshuffle the central-provincial relations needed
中央地方關係的制度重建
The Hong Kong Economic Journal (Page 11), 06/09/2005

Human Rights / Law
Beijing reviews key human rights treaty
SCMP, 06/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5U07D5DE.html

Human Rights - Bilateral ties
Downer on pre-emptive strikes, human rights in China, racism
AFP via YahooNews.com, 06/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050906/
wl_asia_afp/australiadownerquotes_05090602144150906
021441

Trade, not human rights likely to drive agenda as Chinese president visits
AP via YahooNews.com, 05/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/2005
0905/ca_pr_on_na/china_president_visit_1_1

Labor - Work safety / conditions /Law
State Council issues special regulations on the prevention of mine accident
授权发布：《国务院关于预防煤矿生产安全事故的特别规定》
Xinhuanet.com, 05/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-09/05/content
_3447781.htm

Land / Law
Ministry of Land and Resources set criteria for unlawful land grab probe
国土资源部出台《查处土地违法行为立案标准》
Legal Daily, 06/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/06/content_190
922.htm

Law / Corruption
China about to ratify UN anti-corruption treaty this year
緝 潛 逃 貪 官 公 約 將 通 過
Apple Daily, 06/09/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?sec_
id=15335&iss_id=20050906&art_id=5199950199950

Law - Legal rights
Shanghai Court: courts should accept cases presenting valid legal arguments and evidence, money
is irrelevant to the decision
上海法院：有理无钱请进来
Xinhuanet.com, 06/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/06/content_3449
448.htm

Law
Chief Justice: Harmonious society calls for democracy
Xinhuanet.com, 05/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/05/content_344
7018.htm

Highlights on the 22th World Law Conference
二十二届世界法律大会精彩亮点
Legal Daily, 05/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-09/05/content_19
1002.htm

Migrant Workers /Education
Putonghua training to benefit migrant workers
China Daily, 06/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/06/content
_475351.htm

Protests and Petitions / Politics
China: Frustrated Citizens Take To The Streets
Radio Free Europe, 05/09/2005
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/09/c4525ba0-4753
-46e4-b803-7a233e16eb94.html

Public Health
95% of public hospitals run for profits, says expert
專家指出我國95%公立醫院按營利性商業模式運營
CRI Online, 06/09/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/09/06/107@687985.htm

Health-care woes threaten stability, lawmaker warns
SCMP, 06/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZG3Z6D5DE.html

State Security - Terrorism/ Law
Challenges in curbing terrorism
驱散恐怖主义的阴霾
Legal Daily, 06/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/06/content_1909
29.htm

China opposes double standards on terrorism issue
Xinhuanet.com, 06/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/06/content_344
9261.htm

State Security – Terrorism / Xinjiang
Global definition on terrorism needed, as Chinese senior official sees East Turkistan a major threat
of terrorism in China
恐怖主义有望全球统一定义 中国反恐重在"东突"
People's Daily, 05/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42735/3670595.html

Three Gorges / Resettlement
Three Gorges resettlement project succeeded in resettling millions of people
三峡成功移民百万破解世界级难题
China Youth Daily, 06/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/06/content_60044.htm

Monday, September 05, 2005

September 3-5, 2005

News

Death Penalty
Drug trafficking family sentenced to death in Yunnan
云南一家庭全家五口人贩毒 四人被判死刑
People's Daily, 04/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/3666220.html

Flesh-eating brothers given death sentences
食人内脏两兄弟被判死刑
The Beijing News, 04/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0904/11@0129
48.html

Environment / Economic Development
Sustainable development vital to nation
China Daily, 05/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/05/content
_474957.htm

Gender - Gender equality
Gender equality: the changing perception on gender roles in China
男女平等：性别的博弈
China Youth Daily, 05/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/05/content_59250.htm

Human Rights / UN
Changes on rights, but more work to do
SCMP, 05/09/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZXKU6D5DE.html

Human Rights - Bilateral ties
The 8th China-EU conference begins today
第八次中欧峰会今日举行
Xinhuanet.com, 05/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2005-09/05/content_3444955.htm

China Must Set Timetable to Sign Human Rights Deal, U.K. Says
Bloomberg.com, 02/09/2005
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid
=aq.gEataoQco


Groups urge tough questions for Hu
The Seattle Times, 03/09/2005
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/faithvalues/2002468
658_falungong03m.html?syndication=rss&source=seattletime
s.xml&items=152

Law - Legal reform
World's legal professionals gather for Beijing congress
Xinhuanet.com, 05/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/05/content_344
3963.htm

Media
2005: Challenges & Opportunities
San Francisco Examiner, 01/09/2005
http://www.sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/09/02/columnists/
challenges_and_opportunities/20050902_co03_challengesand
opps.txt

NGOs
Greenpeace takes soft line in China
Financial Times, 05/09/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/6ef8b450-1da9-11da-b40b-00000e
2511c8.html

Politics
Sino-US relations in trouble as Hu cancels US trip
香港政评家：胡锦涛未访美 中美关系出问题
Dajiyuan.com, 05/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/5/n1041842.htm

An able but austere leader
Financial Times, 03/09/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/8c1c78da-1c16-11da-9342-00000e2
511c8.html

Protests and Petitions / Police
Petitioners taken away at Tiananmen Square on the 60th anniversary of war victory
日投降60周年 天安门戒严访民被抓
Dajiyuan.com, 05/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/5/n1041742.htm

Protests and Petitions / Government - Governance and accountability
Liu Xiaobo: Gandhi-style protest in China - some reflections from hunger strikes of Taishi villagers
刘晓波：甘地式非暴力反抗的微缩中国版—有感于太石村村民的接力绝食抗议
Peacehall, 04/09/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/09/200509
040411.shtml

Protests and Petitions / Police
Petition urges investigation into protesters' complaints
SCMP, 04/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZH9T6D5DE.html

Villagers' protests persist despite detentions
SCMP, 03/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7R26C2DE.html


Public Health / Government - Governance and accountability
Public criticize internal evaluation report on Beijing medical system too reserved in pin-pointing the problems
公众批评北京医疗系统内部检查避重就轻
Xinhuanet.com, 05/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-09/05/content
_3443552.htm

China hold health care reform conference in December to set directions for deepening reform efforts
中国医改论坛12月举行将解读医改政策走向
Xinhuanet.com, 03/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-09/03/content_
3434171.htm

Healthcare expert concerns government's persistence negligence over peasants and the poor's needs of health care services
专家关注中国医疗忽视农民与穷人
Voice of America, 04/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-04-voa18.cfm

Public Health - Mental health/ Law - Legal reform
Drafting of mental health regulations finished
精神卫生法已起草完成
Legal Daily, 05/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-09/05/content_190
464.htm

Public health /Police - RTL
Pioneering centre gives patients hope
SCMP, 05/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWBV6D5DE.html

Rural Issues
Village heads discuss building of harmonious rural communities
Xinhuanet.com, 03/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/03/content
_3439847.htm

Friday, September 02, 2005

September 2, 2005

Top news of the day

Protests and Petitions /Government - Governance and accountability
Riot police break up Panyu hunger strike, arresting 18
SCMP, 02/09/2005
18 women from Taishi village of Panyu district in Guangzhou had been arrested by local police at 5:45 am yesterday to break their hunger strike in front of the district government office, which started yesterday. The women were released at noon after questioning.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIRK4C2DE.html


News

Corporate Social Responsibility
Global brands learn lessons of bad publicity on mainland
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZGSK4C2DE.html

Death Penalty
Death penalty for corruption to remain for now
China Daily, 02/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/02/content_474650.htm

UN Human Rights Chief Asks China for Details on Execution Policies
By Luis Ramirez, VOA, 02/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/UN-Human-Rights-Chief-Asks-China-for-Details-on-Its-Execution-Policies.cfm

Education - Basic education / Law
NPC likely to start revising the law on free education this year
义务教育法今年有望进人修订程序
Xinhuanet.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/02/content_343
1694.htm

Environment-Natural Resources
UK, China in cleaner power plan
BBC, 02/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4204812.stm

Gender - Domestic violence/ Law
China Law Society sees anti-domestic violence legislation unnecessary
中国法学会反家暴理事会呼吁制定家庭暴力防治法
Xinhuanet.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/02/content_343
1731.htm

Gender - Sex workers / Police - Crime
Three held for abduction, rape and torture of teens
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUZS8C2DE.html

Human Rights – Bilateral ties
Numerous pacts for EU-China summit
Xinhuanet.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/02/content_
3431565.htm

Human Rights / UN
Rights group applauds reform deal
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4RK4C2DE.html

Dissidents closely watched in Beijing
北京戒备森严 继续软禁异见人士
Radio Free Asia, 01/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/01
/renquan/

Liu Xiaobo: Human Rights official comes, and the police are on duty
EastSouthWestNorth,01/09/2005
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20050902_1.htm

Law - wrongful convictions/ Government - Governance and accountability
Hubei court to read out final verdict of She Xianglin's wrongful conviction case today
湖北法院今日将就佘祥林国家赔偿案进行宣判
Xinhuanet.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/02/content_343
1725.htm

Law - Legal rights
Tianjin People's Procuratorate allow the presence of lawyers of the defendant at the hearing: an experiment
律师旁听提讯首试天津
Peacehall, 02/09/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/09/20050902
0719.shtml

Media - Press freedom/censorship
Chinese government tighten control on media, putting party above the law
中国政府再次收紧新闻检查：共产党高居于法律之上
Chinesenewsnet.com, 01/09/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_9_1_15_19_27_28.html

Media - Detentions
Epoch Times Reporters Jailed in China
The Epoch Times, 02/09/2005
http://english.epochtimes.com/tools/printer.asp?id=31875

Multilaterals - UN
China's economic growth reduces poverty: UN official
Xinhua, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/02/content_3433728.htm

Poverty / Government - Fiscal
Tax reform a welcome effort to address wealth gap
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZS0T8C2DE.html

Protests and Petitions /Detention
Family of man who died in detention detained when attempt to hold press conference
河北定州到北京的上访人员被拘留
Radio Free Asia, 01/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/01/
shangfang/

Family of man who died in jail detained
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ20T8C2DE.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDsChina admits gays as major group for AIDS prevention, control
People's Daily, 02/09/2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200509/02/eng20050902_205
980.html

UNICEF official stresses AIDS education on TV
Xinhuanet.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/02/content_
3431719.htm

Reform – Population Control
Privilege of China's wealthiest: A 2nd child
People’s Daily, 02/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/02/content_474567.htm

Society
Mainstreaming the "Middle Class" conscious
“中层意识”占据社会主流
China Youth Daily, 02/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/02/content_58655.htm

WTO
Low marks for WTO compliance
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYMU8C2DE.html

Tibet
China denounces Dalai Lama amid Tibet celebrations
Reuters via YahooNews.com, 02/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050902/india_nm/india_214741
;_ylt=AnXFIO531OR82HwssiX6byYBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW0
4NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

'Great achievements' in Tibet just propaganda, say activists
SCMP, 02/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0XY5C2DE.html

Chinese Court Has Jailed More Than 20 'Reactionary' Tibetans Since 1996
Radio Free Asia, 01/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/in_depth/2005/09/01/
tibet_court/

Blair urged to press China on Tibet as exiles party
Reuters, 02/09/2005
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-09-02T114032Z_01_MCC213680_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-CHINA-TIBET-DC.XML

Thursday, September 01, 2005

September, 1, 2005

Top News of the day

Law - Legal reform / UN
China, U.N. Agency Sign Legal Reform Pact
AP via YahooNews.com, 01/09/2005
Beijing government signed the agreement with UN Human Rights Commission to combine efforts in reforming the country's legal system in preparation for China's adoption to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, a major international human rights instrument.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050831/ap_on_re_as/china_human_
rights;_ylt=Aq7B8soTd9KIaKrGwNSHXSIBxg8F


Protests and Petitions
Villagers destroy government office after two farmers killed
SCMP, 01/09/2005
About 2000 peasants raided the government office of Yantang Village in Hunan Province yesterday, demanding local officials to be held responsible for the death of two tobacco farmers. More than 100 police were called in to keep order.
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6WO0GZCE.html

News

Protests and Petitions
Shaanbei oil field shareholders urge the government to release lawyer and other petitioners
陕北民营油田主再度上书：高智晟谈中国民企高风险
Chinesenewsnet.com, 01/09/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_8_31_15_0_35_765.html

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔) /State Security - Terrorism
Security chief SAR government no interference in Ching Cheong's legal case
港保安局长：程翔案进入司法程序港府不干涉
Chinesenewsnet.com, 31/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_08_31_10_00_54_032.html

Gender - Sex workers / Public Health- HIV AIDS /STDs
The number of sex workers infected with AIDS increased by 50 times in the past decade
性从业者艾滋病感染率近10年上升了50倍
China Youth Daily, 01/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/01/content_57807.htm

Gender - Gender equality
Women representatives adopt Beijing + 10 Declaration
Xinhuanet.com, 31/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/31/content
_3427654.htm



Labor - Work safety / conditions
China to Close 7,000 Coal Mines
AP via YahooNews.com, 01/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050831/ap_on_re_as/china_mine_
crackdown;_ylt=As1RhdMCPsZkgKuVgcsNiCABxg8F

Labor - Work safety / conditions
Five-point plan to boost mine safety
SCMP, 01/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1V61GZCE.html

Law - Legal reform / Police
Law on Governing Offenses against Public Order as a powerful legal weapon to govern the
society
社会治安管理的有力法律武器
Legal Daily, 01/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/01/c
ontent_189009.htm

Law - wrongful convictions / Police - Abuse
She Xinaglin given 460,000 yuan state compensation for wrongful conviction
湖北杀妻冤案事主佘祥林获赔偿近46万元
People's Daily, 01/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/3659578.html

Military
China issues white paper on arms control
Xinhuanet.com, 01/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/01/c
ontent_3428951.htm

NGOs / Law
Ministry of Civil Affairs row to regulate development of social organization as the number reached 289,000
中国民间组织达到28.9万个 规范发展成迫切任务
China News Agency, 31/08/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-08-31/8/618986.shtml

Protests and Petitions / Detention
Three arrested during protest seeking removal of village chief
SCMP, 01/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPH13GZCE.html

Two cyber-dissidents placed under surveillance during visit by UN high commissioner for human rights
Reporters sans frontières (RSF), 31/08/2005
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=14823

Public Health
Hindrances for resolving medical disputes
化解医疗纠纷还要迈过几道槛
Legal Daily, 01/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/01
/content_189023.htm

China considers re-imposing premarital health checkup system
People’s Daily, 01/09/2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200509/01/eng20050901_205857.html

NGOs play "outstanding" role in fight against HIV/AIDS: vice health minister
People’s Daily, 01/09/2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200509/01/eng20050901_205717.html

Resettlement - Forceful eviction / Protests and Petitions
Exclusive interview with a victim of the forceful eviction in Shanghai
专访上海强行拆迁受害者葛丽芳女士
Dajiyuan.com, 01/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/8/31/n1037149.htm

Society
Henan senior party official blames poverty the reason why others discriminate against Henan people
河南省委副书记称河南人负面形象原因在于贫穷
Xinhuanet.com, 01/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-09/01
/content_3427877.htm

Taiwan
China warns US over Taiwan arms
BBC, 01/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4204612.stm

Three Gorges / Resettlement
Three Gorges Project resettle 1.05 million affected population
三峡工程安置移民105万人
The Beijing News, 01/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0901/12@015334.html

Tibet
China isolates Tibet from outside world for 'celebrations'
The Telegraph, 01/09/2005
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/01/wtibet01.xml&sSheet=/news/
2005/09/01/ixworld.html

China vows to maintain grip on "autonomous" Tibet
Reuters, 01/09/2005
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-09-01T093857Z_01_DIT134752_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-CHINA-TIBET-COL.XML


Xinjiang
Uyghur dissident Rebiya Kadeer: Uyghurs will stage protests wherever Hu goes during his US trip
热比亚：胡锦涛访美维族人抗议
Voice of America, 31/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-31-voa70.cfm

Hong Kong / June 4th - Policy
Tiananmen issue splits lawmakers on delta trip
SCMP, 01/09/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ9421GZCE.html

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

August 31, 2005

Top news of the day

Police – Abuse / Human Rights - Human rights defenders
Activist group shut before envoy's visit
SCMP, 31/08/2005
Rights activist Hou Wenzhuo was virtually putting house arrest as police surrounded her home in Beijing, after police raided her office yesterday.
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP0M0GZCE.html

Police – RTL / Protests and Petitions
Petitioner Wang Qiaojuan Sentenced to RTL
Human Rights in China Press Release, 30/08/2005
Shanghai petitioner Wang Qiaojuan (王巧娟) was sentenced to one year of Reeducation Through Labor (RTL) on a charge of “obstructing the execution of public duty. ”She was attacked by public securities on June 24 and formally detained on July 7, as she and some 30 petitioners attempted to make way to petition to Beijing authority.
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid
=24481&item%5fid=24478

Protests and Petitions / Corruption - Cases
Villagers starting hunger strike to remove leader
SCMP, 31/08/2005
Residents of Taishi village in Guangzhou's Panyu district would stage a hunger strike today to
pressure the local government to remove their corrupted village chief, who had been accused of embezzling village funds.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ50M0GZCE.html

Xinjiang
Xinjiang Police Form Special Unit for Exile Dissident's Family
Radio Free Asia, 31/08/2005
Xinjiang police have set up a special unit, known as "the number 307 office", to investigate the relatives and business interests of exiled Uyghur dissident Rebiya Kadeer.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/08/30/
uyghur_kadeer/


News

Corruption
China Youth Daily: How many people have been sentenced for corruption?
中国青年报：有多少人因为行贿而判刑
People's Daily, 30/08/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3652783.html

Death Penalty / Law
Interview with NPC members and Supreme People's Court on the proposal of scrapping death penalty on non-violent crimes
关注非暴力犯罪死刑问题 专访全国人大和高法
EastDay.com, 31/08/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
83476/userobject1ai1398691.html

Detention – Zhao Yan (趙岩) / State Security - State secrets
Secrecy Veils China's Jailing of a Journalist
New York Times, 31/08/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/31/international/asia/3
1secret.html?ex=1283140800&en=4e50d6e91e1a4cdf&ei=5
088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Detention – Yao Fushan (姚福善) / Human Rights - Human rights defenders
Jailed labor rights activist Yao Fushan suffers from heart attack in prison
辽阳工运领袖姚福信狱中发心脏病
Voice of America, 30/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-30-voa14.cfm

Education - Basic education / Law
Clear definition on free education needed before any law amendments
中国经济时报:修订义务教育法应先正名义务教育
People's Daily, 30/08/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3653087.html

Gender - Sexual harassment
Expert anxious the blurred sexual harassment definition to make people getting uneasy about socializing activities
專家稱若不對性騷擾進行界定將會引發交往恐慌
CRI Online, 31/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/08/31/107@680600.htm

Beijing court to receive the first sexual harassment case
北京将有首起性骚扰诉讼
Chinesenewsnet.com, 30/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/cna_2005_08_30_05_00_31_843.html

Gender - Gender equality / Law
Law should also protect male's sexual rights
男性性权利法律也该保护
Legal Daily, 31/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-08/31/content_1885
50.htm

Gender - Women trafficking / UN
Top UN Human Rights Official Urges Ratification of Anti-Trafficking Agreements
Voice of America, 30/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-08-30-voa9.cfm

Human Rights / UN
Back off on human rights, Beijing says
SCMP, 31/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZT0M0GZCE.html

Human Rights - Human rights defenders / UN
Right activists monitored during the UN Human Rights Commissioner's visit
联合国官员到访中国监控异议人士
Voice of America, 31/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-30-voa15.cfm

Land
Ministry of Land and Resources urged to crackdown on illegal land confiscation in the name of "renting"
國土資源部緊急通知 阻擊“以租代徵”圈地運動
CRI Online, 31/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/08/31/107@680646.htm

Legal reform in China: many ideas, yet too many challenges
中国司法改革头绪繁多落实遇挑战
Voice of America, 30/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-08-30-voa30.cfm

Media - Press freedom/censorship
Media monitoring should not be treated as media censorship
舆论监督不应成为“媒体审判”
People's Daily, 31/08/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3651372.html

Police – Abuse / Human Rights - Human rights defenders
Hu Jia beaten up by Public Security on the day when UN High Commissioner started the China visit
【专访】联合国专员访华 胡佳遭毒打
Dajiyuan.com, 31/08/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/8/31/n1036010.htm

Protests and Petitions / Rural Issues
Activist speaks about a tidal wave of protests in rural areas upcoming
韩东方：中国新一轮农民起义揭开序幕？
Chinesenewsnet.com, 31/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2005
_8_30_20_23_19_651.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs / Rural Issues
AIDS campaign to focus on remote rural regions
Xinhuanet.com, 31/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/31/content_342
4750.htm

Public Health / Government
More funding on the public health sector so hospitals no need to sell drugs to make a budget balance
“以医养医”取代“以药养医”效果如何？
Radio Free Asia, 30/08/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/08/30/yiyao/

An insight into sky-high medical expenses
Sinofile.net via China Digital News, 28/08/2005
http://www.sinofile.net/Saiweng/swsite.nsf/FullStory?readform&
25BF5756334CF2554825704C001DE2DA

Society - Ethnic minority / Economic Development
China to formulate development policy in favor of the ethnic minorities
中國將採取措施加快人口較少民族發展
CRI Online, 31/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/08/30/107@680509.htm

Xinjiang / State Security - Terrorism
Xinjiang police set up anti-terrorism training school to crackdown terrorism and separatism in the region
新疆警方兴建"中亚反恐学校"打击"三股势力"
EastDay.com, 31/08/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node83
476/userobject1ai1398461.html

Hong Kong
June 4 democrats invited by Beijing
The Standard, 31/08/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=
12&art_id=606&sid=4349075&con_type=1

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

August 30, 2005

Top news of the day

Police – Abuse / Human Rights
Beijing Police Raid Rights Group Office
New York Times, 30/08/2005
Beijing police raid the office of a US-funded human right group Empowerment and Rights Institute on the same day when UN High Commissioner for Human Rights started her China visit. The director of the Institute feared that police may take further action in preventing her from meeting the UN Commissioner.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/international/asia/30
china.html?ex=1283054400&en=a07cba94c15d73f2&ei=5088
&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


News

Border Territories/Issues-Taiwan
Lien Chan to set up Cross-Straits Peace Foundation
Xinhua, 30/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/29/content_34
19423.htm

Bilaterals-Other
China says WW2 victory celebrations not anti-Japan
By Benjamin Kang Lim, Reuters, 30/08/2005
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=world
News&storyID=2005-08-30T090232Z_01_DIT032565_RT
RIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-CHINA-JAPAN-DC.XML

Death Penalty
Drug trafficker sentenced to death for selling drug on probation period
假釋期間又販毒 貴州毒犯被處死刑
CRI Online, 30/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn
/3821/2005/08/29/1566@677393.htm

Education
Ministry of Education to abandon fees on school selection to make basic education genuinely free in rural areas
教育部称择校费将取消 农村义务教育将全部免费
Xinhuanet.com, 30/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/edu/2005-08/30/content_3419
661.htm

Environment - Disasters
Over 1,000 die in floods in China so far this year, government says
AFP via YahooNews.com, 30/08/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/
20050830/sc_afp/chinaweatherfloods_050830133051

Gender - Gender equality
China vow to make gender equality a basic principle of national policy
中国坚持男女平等基本国策
The Beijing News, 30/08/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0830/11@0236
53.html

Enforcing the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests is not only a government effort, but also a collective social responsibility
贯彻实施妇女法是全社会共同责任
Legal Daily, 30/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-08/30/content_187
775.htm

Why we need to place gender equality as the basic principle of national policy?
为什么要把男女平等提到国策高度
Xinhuanet.com, 30/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-08/30/content_3420
706.htm

Gender - Domestic violence
Hotline hears a litany of women's tragedies
SCMP, 30/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2NDS0YCE.html

Gender - Sexual harassment / Law
NPC may clarify the scope of "sexual harassment"
全国人大官员称:不排除进一步界定性骚扰行为
EastDay.com, 30/08/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node83253/userobject1ai1393243.html

Hong Kong - Human Rights
Protesters allege HK Disney abuses
AP via CNN.com, 30/08/2005
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/hongkon
g.disney.ap/

Hong Kong - Politics
H.K. opposition lawmakers allowed to visit mainland China
Kyodo via YahooNews.com, 30/08/2005
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050830/kyodo/d8ca3qu02.html

Human Rights / UN
UN Human Rights Commissioner: China commit to improve human rights with international cooperation
联合国人权高专：中国致力于人权领域国际合作
People's Daily, 30/08/2005
http://world.people.com.cn/GB/1029/42408/3653158.html

UN rights chief's China trip focuses on abuses
Reuters via YahooNews.com, 30/08/2005
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050829/3/26f2p.html

UN rights chief to push for reforms
SCMP, 30/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8SNT0YCE.html

Families of detained dissidents urge UN High Commissioner to pressure China on improving human rights conditions
公开信吁UN官员促中国改善人权
Voice of America, 29/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-29-voa48.cfm

Human Rights - Bilateral ties
China open to dialogue on human rights, NPC vice chairman
People's Daily, 29/08/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200508/29/eng20050829_20
5097.html

Labor - Industrial accidents / Government -Governance and accountability
Governor in self-criticism over mine deaths
SCMP, 30/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYG3S0YCE.html

Law / Protests and Petitions
Changes to protest law put organizers 'at greater risk'
SCMP, 30/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8JNT0YCE.html

Media - Internet
Beware of nude web chats
News24.com, 30/08/2005
http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-
1443_1761904,00.html

Multilaterals - UN
UN: China on track to meet all MDGs
China Daily, 30/08/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/30/content
_473317.htm

Olympics-Security
China, Greece to set up joint committee on Olympic security
Xinhua, 30/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/30/content_342
3008.htm

Poverty / Government
Amendment to the law on personal income tax may not bridge the income gap between the rich and the poor in the short-run
个税法修正:不能对短期缩小贫富差距抱过高希望
Xinhuanet.com, 29/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2005-08/30/content_34
19593.htm

Protests and Petitions
Some 70,000 protests in China this year
中国一年发生七万多次民众抗争
Voice of America, 29/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-29-voa39.cfm

Public Health / Law
An unsettled medical dispute for 12 years
一起十二年未了的医疗纠纷
Legal Daily, 30/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-08/30/content_187
815.htm

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
U.S., China AIDS Researchers Sign Pact
AP via YahooNews.com, 30/08/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050829/ap_
on_he_me/us_china_aids_1

China, US cooperate in AIDS fight
AP via China Daily, 30/08/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/30/content
_473484.htm

Public Health - Other
Gov't provides free health check-up for married rural women
Xinhua, 30/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/30/content_3423
209.htm

600,000 Beijingers feel depressed
China Economic Net, 30/08/2005
http://en-1.ce.cn/Life/social/200508/30/t20050830_455670
3.shtml

Rural Issues-Poverty
Female suicides happen most often in rural areas
Xinhua, 30/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/29/content_3416
895.htm

Society
Awkward beggars
SCMP, 30/08/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZXCMT0YCE.html

State Security – Terrorism / Police
Ministry of Public Security said China is under threat of terrorism
公安部称恐怖主义出现新特征 中国面临恐怖威胁
People's Daily, 30/08/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/3652526.html

Women
Trafficking of women, children on rise worldwide-UN
Reuters, 30/08/2005
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=world
News&storyID=2005-08-30T080315Z_01_YUE028817_RTR
UKOC_0_UK-RIGHTS-TRAFFICKING.xml

Monday, August 29, 2005

August 27-29, 2005

Top news of the day

Law - Legal reform / Police - Abuse
10 key highlights of the Law on Governing Offenses against Public Order
治安管理处罚法十大看点：尊重保障人权
NPC passed the Law on Governing Offences against Public Order to specify scopes of offences against public orders and power abuses of the police. The law would take effective in March 1, 2006.
People's Daily, 29/08/2005
http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/14957/3648728.html


Protests and Petitions / Police
Five elderly villagers held as police break up protest
SCMP, 28/08/2005
Police was allegedly detained 22 petitioners, including five elderly villagers, who participated in the large-scale rioting broken out in Huaxi County, Zhejiang province on April 10. The arrest has reignited tensions between the village petitioners and police.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYSLMPVCE.html



News

Detention / Protests and Petitions
Henan petitioner attempts to organize protest in Tiananmen Square sentenced to prison for 1.5 years
河南漢發動天安門示威囚年半
Ming Pao, 29/08/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050829/t_cag1.htm

Former American businessman lobbies for China's political prisoners
AP via Signonsandiego.com, 28/08/2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20050828-0940-ca-
chineseprisoneradvocate.html

Gender - Discrimination / Status / Law
Interpretations of the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests
解读妇女权益保障法修正案
Legal Daily, 29/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-08/29/content_187
309.htm


Authorized announcement: Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests (Full Text)
受权发布：中华人民共和国妇女权益保障法
Xinhuanet.com, 28/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-08/28/content_
3413366.htm

Government - Governance and accountability / Law
Chinese lawmakers attend lecture on administrative enforcement
People's Daily, 29/08/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200508/29/eng20050829_
204999.html

NPC to hold landmark public hearing
SCMP, 29/08/2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZMZVMPVCE.html

Government - Governance and accountability
Shaanxi Xianyang city residents allowed to attend government meetings for public policy-making
公民旁听市府决策
Nanfang Weekend, August 25, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050825/xw/szxw1/
200508250007.asp

Law / Police
Laws target police and social stability
SCMP, 29/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRTKHPVCE.html

Media - Press freedom/censorship
How to avoid breaching reporting guidelines?
如何避免在中国采访时误触法网
Voice of America, 27/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-27-voa30.cfm

Sex and the City (and China's media crackdown)
Asia Times Online, 27/08/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GH27Ad02.html

Migrant Workers - Migrant children
40% of rural children whose parents left to work in cities do not want to join their parents
四成留守儿童不想随父母进城
The Beijing News, 29/08/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0827/10@0311
54.html

Olympics
Beijing's Quest for 2008: To Become Simply Livable
New York Times, 28/08/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/international/asia/28
beijing.html

Protests and Petitions
Pollution protests a powder keg, say activists
SCMP, 29/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYOLHPVCE.html

China's Angry Petitioners
Asian Wall Street Journal, 26/08/2005
http://www.howardwfrench.com/archives/2005/08/26/chinas_
angry_petitioners/

Public Health / Tibet -
China Culls Cattle in Qinghai Tibetan Village
Radio Free Asia, 25/08/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/08/25/tibet_cattle/

Religion - Christianity
Pope meets group about China ties
SCMP, 27/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCLEGSTCE.html

Resettlement - Forceful eviction / Law
113 Gansu Chengxian peasants sue local government for unlawful forceful eviction and demanding 25 million yuan in compensation
甘肅成縣113名農民告政府強行拆遷 索賠2500萬
CRI Online, 29/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/08/29/381@677352.htm

Society
Online beggar directory a waste?
China Daily, 29/08/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/29/content
_472946.htm

UN / Human Rights
UN rights official to meet Hu during visit
SCMP, 27/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOULISTCE.html

Xinjiang
China set to use force to crackdown on Uygur Muslim terrorists and separatists
据称中国或准备镇压维吾尔穆斯林
Voice of America, 27/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-27-voa26.cfm

Controversy over Xinjiang's development record
西藏变化巨大各方褒贬不一
Voice of America, 27/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-27-voa25.cfm

Friday, August 26, 2005

August 26, 2005

Top news of the day

Xinjiang – Rebiya Kadeer / State Security -Terrorism
Exiled Uygur activist accused of terror plot
SCMP, 26/08/2005
Xinjiang party secretary Wang Lequen (王樂泉) publicly accused the exiled Uygur dissident Rebiya Kadeer of "conspiring with separatists and religious extremists" on ways to plan terror attacks in the region. Wang added that the the authorities had gathered enough evidence showing Rebiya Kadeer's close connection with terrorists activists overseas.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8CDVRRCE.html






News

Death Penalty
Robbers, rapists and murderers executed in Beijing
北京一批搶劫、強姦、殺人重犯今天被執行死刑
CRI Online, 25/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/08/25/381@674252.htm

Corrupt official gets death penalty
China Daily, 26/08/2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/26/cont
ent_472290.htm

Shanghai arsonists given severe punishment
China Daily, 26/08/2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/26/cont
ent_472292.htm

Detentions
China may free dissident ahead of Hu's U.S. visit
Reuters, 26/08/2005
http://olympics.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=top
News&storyID=2005-08-26T081556Z_01_DIT629691_RTRI
DST_0_NEWS-CHINA-USA-VISIT-DC.XML

Gender - Gender equality
Chinese women: less than half of heaven
United Press International via China Digital, 25/08/2005
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_104378
8.php/Chinese_women_less_than_half_of_heaven

Government - Governance and accountability
5,000 Party officials disciplined Jan-June
Xinhuanet.com, 26/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/25/content_340
4308.htm

Government - Civil service
Shanghai's new civil servants required intern practices in grassroots font size
People's Daily, 26/08/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200508/26/eng20050826_
204688.html

Law - Criminal
Young offenders under age 18 to [be] free from detention in China
People’s Daily, 25/08/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200508/25/eng20050825_20
4606.html

Labor - Disasters
Latest in grim series of China mine blasts kills 15
Reuters, 26/08/2005
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK268518.htm

Labor - Industrial accidents
Accidents claim 951 lives in first eight months
Xinhuanet.com, 25/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/25/content_340
3288.htm

Law - Juvenile justice
Young offenders under age 18 to free from detention in China
People's Daily, 25/08/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200508/25/eng20050825_
204606.html

Media - Press freedom/censorship
One more news company drops plan that extends broadcasting service to more Chinese provinces due to government pressures
中国限制境外媒体又一计划遭搁置
Voice of America, 25/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-25-voa37.cfm

Protests and Petitions / Police
Police stop four AIDS protestors to make petitions at the Beijing Petition and Letter Office
四名艾滋病感染者在京上访遭公安殴打
Dajiyuan.com, 26/08/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/8/26/n1030871.htm

Protests and Petitions
Beijing set to demolish the Petitioner Village on the countryside
中国官方将清拆北京上访村
Radio Free Asia, 25/08/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/08/25/
shangfang/

Poisoned village up in arms again
SCMP, 26/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4MDURRCE.html





Protests and Petitions / Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Guangdong Nanhai villagers stage furious protests over forceful eviction
广东南海区村民抬棺抗议政府征地
Voice of America, 25/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-25-voa57.cfm

Public Health
33 sentenced for illegal medical practice
Xinhuanet.com, 26/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/25/content_340
3265.htm

Thirty-three Chinese sentenced for illegal medical practice
People’s Daily, 26/08/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200508/26/print20050826
_204721.html

UN
UNHCR opens first Procurement Information Center in China
People's Daily, 26/08/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200508/26/eng20050826
_204677.html

Xinjiang / State Security - Terrorism
Xinjiang crackdown on a terrorist group and shot dead the ring leader
新疆搗毀暴力恐怖團夥擊斃頭目阿布杜拉-庫爾班
CRI Online, 26/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/08/26/922@674653.htm

Thursday, August 25, 2005

August 25, 2005

Top news of the day

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
Detained reporter Ching can't get lawyer yet
SCMP, 25/08/2005
Beijing authorities turned down the application by the family of the detained journalist Ching Cheong to seek legal representation for Ching, on the grounds that the case is still under investigation.
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZF5BURRCE.html

Xinjiang
China detained 10 Xinjiang Muslims for "secession of state power"
中国以分裂罪拘留十名新疆穆斯林
Voice of America, 25/08/2005
A Uighur rights group reported that 10 Uighurs was detained and charged with "secession of state power". Police accused the Uighurs of engaging in the separatism activities in Xinjiang.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-24-voa40.cfm


News

Death Penalty
Chenzhou pension funds official sentenced to death for embezzling 100 million yuan
“公积金第一案”主犯李树彪获死刑
The Beijing News, 25/08/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0825/09@014
759.html

Shanghai arsonist sentenced to death with two year suspension
沪动迁纵火案主犯被判死缓
The Beijing News, 25/08/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0825/09@01342
8.html

Gender - Women trafficking / Children - Children trafficking
Guangxi clamp down on cross border women and children trafficking crimes, 1800 people women and children saved in the past 5 years
廣西嚴打跨國拐賣婦女兒童犯罪 5年解救1800人
CRI Online, 25/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/08/25/381@673254.htm

Gender - Gender equality
Experts cast doubts on the credibility of the gender equality white paper
专家质疑中国政府妇女问题白皮书
Voice of America, 24/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-24-voa35.cfm

Government - Governance and accountability
Beijing criticized of spending money on building luxury offices but not fund poor rural kids to school
學 者 轟 行 政 支 出 佔 38 ％: 豪 建 政 府 樓 　 教 育 苦 無 錢
Apple Daily, 25/08/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
iss_id=20050825&sec_id=15335&showdate=20050825&art
_id=5167113

Law-Governance
NPC debates further raising tax threshold
China Daily, 25/08/2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/25/content_471987.htm

Law – Wrongful conviction
Lawyers given weak roles in wrongful conviction cases
冤案中律师的声音在哪里
Legal Daily, 25/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-08/25/content
_185825.htm

Law - Legal reform / Police
Protections of human rights and dignity should be written into the draft of Regulations Governing Offenses Against Public Order, say NPC representatives
保障人权和人格尊严写入草案
China Youth Daily, 25/08/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-08/25/content_54099.htm

Media - Internet
China imposes online gaming curbs
BBC, 25/08/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4183340.stm

Multilaterals - WTO
WTO commends China's efforts in textile issue
People’s Daily Online, 25/08/2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200508/25/eng20050825_204473.html

Multilaterals - UN
UNHCR opens first Procurement Information Center in China
Xinhua, 25/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/25/content_3403081.htm

NGOs
Mainland environmental NGOs urge government to clarify their legal identity
非政府环保组织期待法定身份
Legal Daily, 25/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-08/25/content_
185741.htm

Olympics-Environment
Gas-driven vehicles planned for environment-friendly 2008 Olympics
Xinhua, 25/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/25/content_3403101.htm

Political Dissidents/Organizing-Petitions and Protests
China accuses high-profile dissident of terror plot
Reuters, 25/08/2005
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK252636.htm

Population - Gender imbalance
Gender imbalance put down to old thinking
SCMP, 25/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZN4AURRCE.html

Population - One-child policy
Having a second child: a privilege for the rich
生育第二胎成富人特权 生育机会区分阶层
People's Daily, 25/08/2005
http://edu.people.com.cn/GB/1055/3642105.html

Protests and Petitions
Beijing police arrested 25 petitioners arrested for surrounding Central Commission for Discipline Inspection office
四平30名職工進京上訪在中紀委門前滋事被拘留
CRI Online, 25/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/08/25/107@673028.htm

Protests and Petitions / Politics
Land of 74,000 Protests (but Little Is Ever Fixed)
International Herald Tribune, 24/08/2005
http://www.howardwfrench.com/archives/2005/08/24/land_of
_74000_protests_but_little_is_ever_fixed/

Public Health
Public hospitals at the crossroads: ethnics or profit
公立医院在道义与营利之间徘徊
EastDay.com, 25/08/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node82278/userobject1ai1378833.html

Reform - Corruption
5,000 Party officials disciplined for taking gifts, gambling in first half year
Xinhua, 25/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/25/content_3404308.htm

Rural Issues-Migrants
Migrant Workers' Lack of Opportunities Exposed
China.org.cn, 25/08/2005
http://china.org.cn/english/2005/Aug/139601.htm

Rural Issues-Poverty
250,000 impoverished people benefited from subsidized loans in S. China region
People’s Daily Online, 25/08/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200508/24/eng20050824_204390.html

Tibet / Religion
Beijing wary of Tibetans' remembrance to 10th Panchen Lama, though the new Panchen Lama installed
外国记者发现藏人仍怀念十世班禅
Voice of America, 25/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-24-voa75.cfm

Xinjiang
US camp holds 'homeless' Chinese
BBC.com, 24/08/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4180292.stm

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

August 24, 2005

Top news of the day

Detention – Shi Tao (師濤)
Dissident Writer Shi Tao Files for Review of Appeal Decision
Human Rights in China Press Release, 24/08/2005
The mother of the imprisoned dissident writer Shi Tao has filed a trial supervision review on the ground of "serious procedural defects" in Shi's appeal hearing.
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid
=24320&item%5fid=24151


Police – Prisons / UN
UN: China Allows First Probe on Torture
AP via YahooNews.com, 24/08/2005
A special investigator of the UN Human Rights Commission would visit prisons and detention centres as part of her investigation into torture allegations on China, during her first visit to China from November 21 to December 2, 2005.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050824/ap_on_re_eu/un_china
_torture;_ylt=AlnaZEW5uthguSaKkKVT8rEBxg8F





News
Bilaterals-Other
Poll: China-Japan ties need mending
By Qin Jize, China Daily, 24/08/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/24/content
_471671.htm

Border Territories/Issues-Tibet
Rival child lamas grow up and into political storm
By Lindsay Beck, Reuters, 22/08/2005
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddly
EnoughNews&storyID=2005-08-22T124600Z_01_HO245771_
RTRIDST_0_LIFESTYLE-CHINA-TIBET-PANCHENLAMA-
C-COL.XML

Death Penalty
Robber sentenced to death by a Guangzhou Court
廣州斬手劫匪重判死緩
Ming Pao, 24/08/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050824/__cca1.htm

Education
The controversy of extending free education from 9 years to 12 years: addressing the issue of inequity access to education seems far more important
“义务教育改12年”惹争议 解决“不均衡”更重要
People's Daily, 23/08/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/3638073.html

Environment / Olympics
A Big, Dirty Growth Engine
Business Week Online, 22/08/2005
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_34/b394
8520.htm

Gender - Law
White paper: Gender Equality and Development in China (full text)
中国性别平等与妇女发展状况（全文）
Xinhuanet.com,24/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-08/24/content_
3395409.htm

Gender - Sexual harassment / Law
Women's right legislations specify channels for sexually harassed victims to report their cases
为性骚扰受害人明确了救济渠道
Legal Daily, 24/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-08/24/content_1851
88.htm

Women's rights better guarded by revised law
Xinhuanet.com, 24/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/24/content_339
4713.htm

China strives to eliminate poverty among women
Xinhua, 24/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/24/content_3395
801.htm.

China issues White Paper on gender equality
Xinhua, 24/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/24/content_3395
419.htm

Figures and facts: Gender Equality and Women's Development in China
People’s Daily, 24/08/2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200508/24/eng20050824_204
337.html

Government
Officials ordered to withdraw investments in coal mines
SCMP, 24/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7HXJROCE.html

Hong Kong-Human Rights
Court rules age of consent for homosexuals is unconstitutional
SCMP, 24/08/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZUSJYWOCE.html

Police – Abused / Protests and petitions
Shanghai petitioner under police's surveillance after releasing from prison
上海上访人士马亚莲获释后仍被警察监控
Radio Free Asia, 23/08/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/08/23/ma
yalian/

Labor - Trade union
A New China for Organized Labor
Business Week Online, 22/08/2005
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_34/b3
948435.htm

Law - Legal reform
Don't make the re-trial system as a legal burden
别让再审成为负担
Legal Daily, 24/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-08/24/content_185
203.htm

NPC likely to pass the draft revision on the Regulations Governing Offenses Against Public Order this year
治安管理处罚法草案等有望表决
Legal Daily, 24/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-08/24/content_185
173.htm


Media - Internet
A Watchful Eye on China's Blogosphere
Business Week, 24/08/2005
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/aug2005/nf2005
0823_2006_db065.htm

Migrant Workers - Migrant children
Over 20 million children left in rural areas as their parents work in cities, survey shows
我国1.2亿农民外出务工 2千万儿童成为留守孤儿
EastDay.com, 24/08/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node81939/userobject1ai1374931.html

Police - Prisons
Ministry of Justice to publish a manual on law enforcement in prison
司法部将印发执行《监狱执法手册》
Legal Daily, 24/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-08/24/content
_185177.htm

Protests and Petitions / Politics
Alarm and disarray on rise in China
International Herald Tribune, 24/08/2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/23/news/china.php

Public Health-AIDS/HIV
Media must rethink AIDS coverage
Xinhua, 24/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/24/content_33
94906.htm

Reform-Population Control
Imbalanced sex ratio in China not owed to family planning: official
Xinhua, 24/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/24/content_339
7289.htm
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