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.

Monday, August 21, 2006

August 19-21, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Lawyer – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Police Hold Activist's Lawyer Until End of Trial
SCMP, August 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ44O7XZQE.html
Rights defender Chen Guangcheng's trial was held on August 18 but no verdict was announced. The day before the trial, Chen's defense lawyer Xu Zhiyong was beaten up and detained for almost 24 hours, after which officials appointed two local lawyers to represent Chen, despite his objections. Chen's own lawyers filed a complaint with the court stating that the trial was invalid, since the government-appointed lawyers had only one hour to prepare a defense and were not familiar with the case.

News
Civil Society
官方徵求民间抗日对策 (Authorities Consult Civil Organization on Anti-Japanese Strategy)
Ming Pao, August 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060821/caa1.htm

Corruption
中国评论﹕打击贪腐须传媒监督 (Commentary: Media Supervision Needed in the Fight Against Corruption)
Ming Pao, August 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060821/cae1.htm

Corruption Fuels Rise in Emissions
SCMP, August 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4WV7XZQE.html

The Battle Against Official Graft Has to Start at the Very Top
SCMP, August 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9QR6XZQE.html

Disasters
社论：灾区政府应该如何面对媒体“不实报道” (Editorial: How the Government Should Deal with "False Media Reports" on Disasters)
Nanfang Daily, August 21, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy
/200608210436.asp

Environment
环保总局将公布污染“排行榜” (State Environmental Protection Administration to Announce Pollution Levels of Different Localities)
The Beijing News, August 21, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-21
/015@020549.htm

Government - Civil Service
青海：村村都要有大学生村官 (Qinghai Government Vows to Fill Village Official Positions with University Graduates)
China Youth Daily, August 21, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-08/21/content_
1485356.htm

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Zhao Xin （赵昕）
Dissident's Banishment Tied to Support for Activists
SCMP, August 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNNQ6XZQE.html

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
China Dissidents Press for Lawyer's Release
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 20, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060820/wl_nm/rights_
china_lawyer_dc_1

Crackdown on Defense Lawyers Is Intensified in China
New York Times, August 18, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/world/asia/18cnd-chin
a.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=sloginchina.html?_r=2&oref=sl
ogin&oref=slogin

Human Rights Defenders
宜宾大塔多名农民遭当局传讯 (Villagers Summoned for Trying to Celebrate the Release of Rights Defender in Yibin，Sichuan Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/20/yibin/

Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚案强行开庭 律师指当局多处违法 (Chen Guangcheng Goes on Trial; Lawyers Allege Trial Is Unlawful)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/
18/chen_guangcheng/

Human Rights Defender - Tibet
China Detains Teenage Girl for Writing Pro-Independence Leaflets
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/08/18/tibet_arrest/

Labor
Apple Work Code Broken at Supplier's China Plant
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 18, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060818/bs
_nm/manufacturing_china_apple_dc_1

Land Policy
Blanket Ban on New Staff Housing for Government Departments
SCMP, August 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUCV7XZQE.html

Olympics
北京奥运采高科技保安 (Beijing to Adopt High-Tech Security Measures During Olympics)
Apple Daily, August 21, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
iss_id=20060821&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=62
37847335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6237847

Game to Help
SCMP, August 21, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZGVV7XZQE.html

Post-Games Uses to Be Explored
People's Daily, August 18, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200608/18/eng20060818_2
94373.html

Police
Suicide Verdict Fuels Suspicion of Police Cover-up
SCMP, August 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ84O7XZQE.html

Protests and Petitions
广东茂名警民冲突多人受伤 (Dozen Injured as Villagers Clash with Police in Maoming, Guangdong Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08
/20/guangdong/

Protests and Petitions - Labor
广西南宁百货大楼职工罢工 (A Dozen Workers Injured as Police Disperse Strike in Nanling, Guangxi Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/1
8/nanning/

Protests and Petitions - Corruption
凌源维权村民遭镇压后警察继续抓人 (Arrest Continues One Month After Anti-Corruption Protest in Lingyuan, Liaoning Province)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/08/18/linyuan
/

Public Health
欣弗事件不是“药品不良反应” (Antibiotic Incident Is Not About "Bad Reaction to the Drug")
Nanfang Daily, August 21, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.
cn/southnews/spqy/200608210434.asp

HIV Vaccine Trial Hailed a Success
SCMP, August 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQEN6XZQE.html

专家：中国肥胖症增长速度惊人 (Expert: Rate of Obesity Climbs in China)
BBC, August 18, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_5260000/ne
wsid_5262200/5262242.stm

Religion
China Adds Restrictions in Effort to Shake the Faith of Independent Congregations
New York Times, August 18, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/world/asia/18china.html?
n=Top%2fNews%2fWorld%2fCountries%20and%20Territories%2
fChina%2fCountries%20and%20Territories%2fChina

Rural Issues
首部西部大开发五年规划将出台 (State Council to Issue First Five-Year Plan for the Great Western Development Campaign)
The Beijing News, August 20, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/08-20/015
@013921.htm

State Security
中国涉密案件剖析 (Analyzing Cases Involving State Secrets in China)
Voice of America, August 18, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-08-18-voa42.cfm

Hong Kong
Thugs Batter Lawmaker Albert Ho
SCMP, August 21, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ7QQ6XZQE.html

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/
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