HRIC Daily Brief

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

October 12, 2005

Top News of the Day

Human Rights-Human rights defenders/Population-One-child policy
Lawyers Defending Villagers who Opposed Forced Abortions in Shandong’s Yinan County Harassed and Placed under Surveillance
中国律师维护农民权益受暴力挑衅
Voice of America, 11/10/2005
Lawyers defending villagers in Shandong Province’s Yinan County, who were abused and forced to have abortions by the local authorities, found themselves being closely monitored and
harassed by unknown followers after the court's sudden notice to cancel the trial.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-11-voa14.cfm

related news:
Court Finds Excuse to Delay the Trial on Forced Abortions in Linyi
临沂当局借故推迟计生案开庭
Radio Free Asia, 11/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/11/linyi/

News

Corruption
Huge Waste of Funds Found in Guangdong
SCMP,11/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAST53MEE.html

Gender-Discrimination / Sexuality
China Gays under Pressure to Stay in the Closet
Reuters via China Digital News, 11/10/2005
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3439427a12,00.html

Government -Elections/Protests and Petitions
China Village Democracy Skin Deep
BBC.com, 10/10/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4319954.stm

Government-Governance and accountability
Leaders to be Audited Before Leaving Posts
Xinhuanet.com, 10/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/10/content_
3602418.htm

Human Rights-Human rights defenders
Blind to Legal Abuses
SCMP, 12/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZQ6S53MEE.html

Human Rights
US Congress Study Sees "No Improvement" in China's Human Rights Record
AFP via YahooNews.com, 11/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051012/wl_asia_afp/
uschinarights_051012013236;_ylt=
AjIID4owI97WRKKJ8NtKrDLtOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04
NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

related News:
Congressional-Executive Commission on China 2005 Annual Report
Congressional-Executive Commission, 12/10/2005
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt05/CECCannRp
t2005.pdf?PHPSESSID
=de6b0fbe5469e5a00ea8430cdefde686

Human Rights-Freedom of speech
Censors Set Sights on Text Messages
SCMP, 11/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDLR53MEE.html

Labor-Protests
Police Closely Monitor the Chongqing Steel Workers
重庆特钢继续处在警方严密控制下
Radio Free Asia, 11/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/11/chongqing/

Labor
Mine Field for Beijing
The Standard, 10/10/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.
asp?we_cat=5&art_id=3072&sid=4892688
&con_type=1&d_str=20051010

Law-Legal reform
Two Reviews on Criminal Procedural Law in the Past Decade: Witness Must Testify in
Court
刑事訴訟法十年兩次修改背後:證人必須出庭作證
CRI Online, 11/10/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabro
adcast.cn/8606/2005/10/11/107@73
3569.htm

Population
China's Population Growth Stabilizing, but with Gender Imbalance: French report
AFP via YahooNews.com, 12/10/2005
http://au.news.yahoo.com/051011/19/wb85.html

Poverty
Experts Explain the Poverty Gap: Government Should Let the People Taste the Fruit of
Development
专家详解贫富差距：政府应该让百姓享受发展成果
YahooNew.com (China), 11/10/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051010/1462/2fezk.html

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Activist Vows to Continue, Despite Beating
The Guardian, 12/10/2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1589974,00.html

Authorities Said Shawei Villagers Incited by Others to Protest the
Building of Electricity Plant
汕尾村民索赔行动被政府指为少数人煽动
Radio Free Asia, 11/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/11/shanwei/

Protests and Petitions
Press Slammed for Coverage of Taishi
SCMP, 12/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFNV53MEE.html

US Expresses Concern to China over Village Incident
AFP via YahooNews.com, 12/10/2005
http://au.news.yahoo.com/051011/19/wb6p.html

Protests and Petitions/Politics -Political reforms
Beating Highlights Slow Democratic Reform in China
Financial Times, 11/10/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/2959d1e2-39e5-11da-
806e-00000e2511c8.html

Protests Surge as Reforms Fail to Match Rising Hopes
The Guardian, 11/10/2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/
0,,1589119,00.html

Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
Chinese Youth Taught to be Against AIDS
Xinhuanet.com, 11/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/11
/content_3605811.htm

Social Security
Welfare Tops Agenda of New 5-year Programme
SCMP, 12/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWYV53MEE.html

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

October 11, 2005

Monday, October 10, 2005

October 8 - 10, 2005

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Legislator Missing After Beating: Journalists
AFP via YahooNews.com, 09/10/2005
Lu Banglie(吕邦烈), deputy to the Zhijiang People's Congress in Hubei Province, has disappeared after being dragged from his car and beaten up on Saturday while he was on his way to visit Taishi Village in Guangdong Province with Benjamin Joffe Walt, a reporter for The Guardian newspaper. The reporter was removed from the car and taken to a government office in Yuwoutou Township and later released. Mr. Lu's whereabouts are still unknown. One lawyer believes that the local authorities have collaborated with gangsters to orchestrate the incident. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051009/wl_asia_afp/chinarights
landclash_0510090850 12;_ylt=Ajba7k9fiFXvOZ5pVHtWYMHtOrg
F;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRP

Related news:
'They Were Working Themselves into a Frenzy'
SCMP, 10/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRRDTXEEE.html

News

Children
Report: Child Malnutrition Varies in China
AP via YahooNews.com, 08/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051009/ap_on_re_as/china_
malnutrition;_ylt=AmbaHXv.w1FRA.EPI7PEh7gBxg8F;_ylu=X
3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Corruption
Transparency is Still Best Way to Beat Corruption
SCMP, 10/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ89LTXEEE.html

Death Penalty/Corruption
Chongging Section Chief Sentenced to Death for Corruption
重庆一科长被判死缓
The Beijing News, 10/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1008/09@014112.
html

Gender-Reproductive Health
Ratio of Unmarried Women Having Abortions on the Rise
中国未婚女性堕胎比例上升
Radio Free Asia, 08/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/08/duotai/

Government Elections/Rural Issues
Village Party Officials Need to Gain Support from the Masses
中国农村真正能两推一选党支部？
Voice of America, 07/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-07-voa46.cfm

Labor
Why Does China Still Suffer from a Labor Shortage Despite a Population of 1.3 Billion?
中国人口13亿沿海省仍缺劳工?
Voice of America, 09/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-09-voa23.cfm

Labor-Protests
Authorities Crack Down on Chongging Steel Workers’ Protest, Causing Two Deaths
重庆特钢工人抗议活动遭镇压，两人死亡
Radio Free Asia, 07/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/07/chong
qing/

Media-Internet/Gender
Sex Blogger Breaks Chinese Sound Barrier
Telegraph via China Digital News, 09/10/2005
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005
/10/09/wchina09.xml&sSh eet=/news/2005/10/09/ixworld.html

Migrant Workers
Name, but Do Not Shame, Migrant Workers
China Daily, 10/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/10/content
_483595.htm

Waves of Migrant Workers: What Should the Government Do?
劳务输出：政府该做什么
Nanfang Weekend, 06/10/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051006/jj/gd/2005100
90016.asp

Politics-Political Reforms
Hu Jintao on the Edge of Political Reform
胡锦涛处在政治改革边缘
Chinesenewsnet.com, 08/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/
BackStage/2005_10_8_1_24_42_168.html

Population-Aging Population/Public Health
China Needs More Nurses to Care for Elderly
AFP via YahooNews.com, 10/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051008/hl_afp/chinahealth
nurses_051008083446;_ylt=A noF41kpyChMza8teUXuW_bt
OrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Population-Aging Population
More than 7% of Chinese Age 65 or Above
Xinhuanet.com, 09/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/09/content_35992
88.htm

Poverty
In China, Does Poverty Go Hand in Hand with Economic Growth?
中国经济发展与贫富差距齐头并进？
Chinesenewsnet.com, 07/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SocDigest/Econo
my/2005_10_7_12_4 1_36_959.html

Protests and Petitions
Liu Xiaobo: The Prospect of Civil Disobedience Movements in China
刘晓波：公民不服从运动在中国的前景
Peacehall, 09/10/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/pubvp/2005/10/2005100
90543.shtml

Protests and Petitions /Media
Two Journalists Intending to Investigate Taishi Incident Beaten Up
两名外国记者前往太石村采访被打
Radio Free Asia, 07/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/07/taishi/

Interview with Owner of Webpage that Was Shut Down for Publicizing Taishi
Disputes
采访因太石村被关闭网站的负责人
Voice of America, 07/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-07-voa38.cfm

Public Health-Disability/Law
Amended Legislation to Protect the Disabled Launched
残疾人保障法修改全面展开
People's Daily, 10/10/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42735/3753759.html

Public Health
Experts Urge Early Completion of Public Health Legislation to Clarify Direction
of Health Care Reform
专家建议应尽早制定卫生法确立医改大方向
EastDay.com, 08/10/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
91092/userobject1ai1520 180.html

Friday, October 07, 2005

October 7, 2005

HRIC Daily News Brief for October 7, 2005
News
Corporate Social Responsibility / Human Rights
Do corporate companies have responsibility in respecting human rights and environmental protection?
人权、环保是企业应担的社会责任吗？
People's Daily, 05/10/2005
http://theory.people.com.cn/GB/40555/3744933.html

Death Penalty
Guizhou mining bureau chief sentenced to death for embezzling 7 million public fund
贵州兴仁原煤炭局长贪污挪用700余万被判死刑
EastDay.com, 07/10/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node90
988/userobject1ai1517835.html 835.html

Experts comment on returning the power of death penalty review to Supreme People's Court
专家评议中国高院收回死刑复核权
Voice of America, 06/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-06-voa41.cfm

Environment
China improves enforcement of Environmental Laws
Xinhuanet.com, 06/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/06/content_358
6956.htm

Human Rights - Human rights defenders
Shania oil field investors call for the release of detained representative
陕西民营石油投资者呼吁释放维权代表冯秉先
Radio Free Asia, 07/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/06/fengbin
gxian/

Labor - Protests
Protesters demand freedom for leaders
SCMP, 07/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJS6TXEEE.html

Law - Legal profession
Chinese lawyers, how far they can go?
律师在中国能做多少事
Chinesenewsnet.com, 05/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/Back
Stage/2005_10_5_23_49_46_739.html _46_739.html

Media - Internet
Beijing takes aim at loggers
SCMP, 07/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZTEDTXEEE.html

Censors close website of pro-Taishi professor
SCMP, 07/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAKBQXEEE.html

Politics / Law
A strategic move towards social harmony
Xinhuanet.com, 06/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/06/content_358
6463.htm

Protests and Petitions /Land
Shawnee villagers stage protest against village officials' illegal land sales
汕尾村官私自卖地村民大规模维权
Radio Free Asia 06/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/06/sha
nwei/

Protests and Petitions
Taishi Incident: Central government should support grassroots democracy
陈永苗（北京）太石村事件：中央政府应该支持维权运动
Chinaeweekly.com via Peacehall, 06/10/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/10/20051006
1317.shtml

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
Heilongjiang sees HIV cases rising
China Daily, 07/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/07/content
_482986.htm

Thursday, October 06, 2005

October 6, 2005

Top News of the Day

Human Rights - Human rights defenders / State Security - State Secrets
Blind activist accused of leaking state security
官方指陈光诚案涉国家机密
Radio Free Asia, 06/10/2005
Shandong police has formally laid charges against blind activists Chen Guangcheng for "leaking state secrets", but refused to give details of the investigation. Chen was actively involved in revealing forced abortions in his locality, which had drawn media attention on the case. Chen's lawyers were also reportedly beaten up when they had tried to meet with Chen.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/05/chen
_guangcheng/

related news:
Legal pair beaten and detained for activist visit
SCMP, 06/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZYV7QXEEE.html

Religion - Christianity
Henan police arrest family church missionary and priest
河南一家庭教会牧师和父亲被捕
Radio Free Asia, 05/10/2005
A US-based religious rights group reported that that the Henan Shengchi police detained a pair from a family church in the Sanmensia City, a missionary and a priest on September 26. A villager reported to the police when the pair met in the village.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/05/
zhongjiao/

News
Detention – Zhao Yan (趙岩) / State Security - State secrets
Internal Times Memo Key to China's Case
Washington Post, 04/10/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/
10/04/AR2005100401433_2.html dyn/content/article/2005/10
/04/AR2005100401433_2.html

Education / Rural Issues
Minister of Education: rural education is in top priority of China's education policy
教育部长：农村教育是当今中国教育事业重中之重
YahooNew.com (China), 06/10/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051006/1308/2fcbb.html

Environment - Water
Water issues to be tackled
China Daily, 06/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/06/content
_482834.htm

Hukou / Rural Issues
Hukou reform urgently needed as peasants flood into cities
大量农民涌进城，中国户籍“变法”势不可挡
Chinesenewsnet.com, 05/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mai
nland/2005_10_5_15_23_43_451.html 3_43_451.html

Human Rights - Human rights defenders / Protests and Petitions
Campaigner arrested over unrest in Taishi
SCMP, 06/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ1CATXEEE.html

Beijing legal experts beaten up and detained for visiting the blind activist in house arrest
山东警方强将北京学者律师送京
Voice of America, 05/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-05-voa40.cfm

Labor - industrial accidents
Two more mine accidents in China bring week's death toll nears 70
AFP via YahooNews.com， 06/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20051005/wl_afp/chinamine_0510051621
30 62130

Labor - Protests
Thousands of Chongqing steel workers take to the street demanding justice of unreasonable work treatment
重庆特种钢铁厂下岗工人抗议不公
Voice of America，05/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-05-voa54.cfm

Law - Legal aid / Government - Fiscal
Beijing issues regulations for funding legal aid services in poor provinces
中央补助地方法律援助办案专款管理暂行办法
Legal Daily, 06/10/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-10/01/content_2
01834.htm

Law - Court system
Courting impartial judges
SCMP, 06/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZU57QXEEE.html

Justice buckles under weight of soaring workload
SCMP, 06/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPV7QXEEE.html

Media - Internet
Colleges students in Jiangsu asked to use real name for BBS forums
江苏高校BBS将实行实名制
The Beijing News, 06/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1006/12@00
3059.html

Military
China to complete demobilization of 200,000 soldiers this year
精兵利器中國今年完成裁軍20萬
Wen Wei Po, 06/10/2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH051006
0001&cat=002CH

Politics
Beijing targets a harmonious society in Five-Year Plan
China Daily, 06/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/06/content
_482890.htm

Hu poised to tighten grip on power
The Standard, 06/10/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=5&art
_id=2853&sid=4873149&con_type=1&d_str=20051006 &con_ty
pe=1&d_str=20051006

Xinjiang - Forceful eviction / Resettlement
Bitter end for China's pioneers
The Standard, 04/10/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=9&art_id=2641&sid=4840678&con_type=1&d_str=2005
1004 &con_type=1&d_str=20051004

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

October, 5, 2005

Top News of the Day

Human Rights - Human rights defenders
RFA: rights activist Guo Feihong formally charged by Pangu PSB after Taishi villagers give up removing village chief
自由亚洲电台：番禺公安局正式逮捕维权人士郭飞雄
Radio Free Asia via Peacehall, 05/10/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/10/2005
10051237.shtml
Guangdong Panyu authority has informed the lawyer of the detained activist Guo Feihong, that Guo has been formally charged. Police has yet to revealed the charge and rejected Guo's application for a bail.

News

Death Penalty
A wrongfully convicted death penalty case reveals China's inadequate prosecution system
从一例死刑冤案看执法黑幕
Chinesenewsnet.com, 05/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion
/2005_10_4_20_25_47_435.ht ml

Death row revisited
The Standard, 05/10/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp
_cat=20&art_id=2742&sid=4842782
&con_type=1&d_str=20051005

Villager sentenced to death with reprieve for setting fire in forests
7次放火烧林一村民被判死缓
The Beijing News, 05/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1005/12
@011607.html

Gender-Abuse
Women chase cheating spouses in Chengdu, China
CTV.ca, 02/10/2005
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/
20050930/chengdu_womensrights
_20050930/20051002?hub=TopStories

Human Rights-Human rights defenders/Population-One-child policy
Blind Social Activist, Lawyers Beaten in China
Radio Free Asia, 04/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/10/04/c
hina_beatings/

Labor-Industrial accidents
Five die in explosion at Xinjiang coal mine
SCMP, 05/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZS0XBXCEE.html

Labor-Work safety / conditions
Mine Safety Bureau to publish a safety manual for mine worker
安监总局：煤矿工人年底前将人手一本安全手册
People's Daily, 05/10/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/3744676.html

Labor-Work safety / conditions/Corruption
Mining accidents scandals reveal corrupted links between officials and state-owned
mining companies
官煤勾結　觸目驚心
Orisun.com, 05/10/2005
http://orientaldaily.orisun.com/new/new_c3.html

Labor-Work safety / conditions
Poor management blamed for mine blast
China Daily, 05/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/05/
content_482685.htm

Media-Internet
Internet users over a 100 million in China
中国网民突破一亿人
Dajiyuan.com, 05/10/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/10/4/n1074389.htm

China shuts three Internet websites in new crackdown
YahooNews.com (China Section), 04/10/2005
http://au.news.yahoo.com/051004/19/w7lv.html

Olympics
2008 Olympics Games will create 1.8 million employment opportunities in Beijing, according to research
研究显示：奥运会将为北京提供180万个就业岗位
YahooNew.com (China), 05/10/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051004/1308/2fbjd.html

Poverty-Rural poverty/Rural Issues
Peasants pessimistic on rise in income
中国农民增收形势不乐观
Radio Free Asia, 04/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/1
0/04/nongmin/

Public Health
For the sick, it's con artists or the queue
SCMP, 05/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9G
0BXCEE.html

Low-paid doctors say they are squeezed from all sides
SCMP, 05/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3P0BXCEE.html

Ailing health system needs urgent care
SCMP, 05/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ2XVBXCEE.html

Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
China bans AIDs patients to join the Army
中國嚴禁愛滋病者入伍
Wen Wei Po, 05/10/2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0
510050024&cat=002CH

Xinjiang/State Security-Terrorism
Analysis: Sino-US responses on terrorist threat in Xinjiang
分析：東突宣戰，美中應對
BBC.com (Chinese), 04/10/2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid
_4310000/newsid_4310400/4310478 .stm

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

October 4, 2005

Top News of the Day

Media – Internet
Beijing University's law discussion forum ordered to close after university restricts professor's academic activities
北京大学燕南网站被勒令关闭
Radio Free Asia, 03/10/2005
Beijing Communication Authority ordered to close a university website, Yannan Wang, on September 30, citing no reasons for the closure. The move is believed to target on He Weifang (賀衛方), a law professor of the university who had petitioned to the Principal against closing down a student website. He refused to take PhD students in protest. He's academic activities have been reportedly restricted to a minimum level and his daily activities have been closely watched by the government.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/03/
yannan/

News

Death Penalty
Kill Fewer, Kill Carefully
MSNBC.com via China Digital News, 04/10/2005
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9556253/site/newsweek/

Gender - Marriage
Women in China Embrace Divorce as Stigma Eases
New York Times, 04/10/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/04/international/asia/
04divorce.html

Human Rights - Human rights defenders / Protests and Petitions
Detained rights activist on hunger strive for over 20 days
被押维权人士郭飞雄绝食超20天
Voice of America, 03/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-03-voa11.cfm

Labor
34 miners killed in Henan blast
SCMP, 04/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZW6WAXCEE.html

Media – Internet / Inner Mongolia
Two Mongolian websites closed for containing messages revealing separatism ideas
内蒙两个蒙古语网站遭到关闭
Radio Free Asia, 03/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/03/
neimeng/

Poverty
Five years until income 'red alert'
SCMP, 04/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHJ4EXCEE.html

Protests and Petitions / Media - Internet
China Closes Web Site That Reported Taishi Village Standoff
Radio Free Asia, 03/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/10/03/
china_taishi/

Protests and Petitions
Public opinions on the failure of protest and petition system in China
听众谈中国的上访问题
Voice of America, 03/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-03-voa47.cfm

Public Health / Rural Issues
Cooperative public health system eases anxiety over health care services in rural population
合作医疗让中国农民不再为看病发愁
EastDay.com, 04/10/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node90426/userobject1ai1512682.html 682.html

Pilot subsidy scheme may offer cure for sick system
SCMP, 04/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQLXAXCEE.html

Struggling 'barefoot doctor' may call it quits
SCMP, 04/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2TWAXCEE.html

The root causes of medical disputes
医患矛盾到底根在何处？
Nanfang City News, 04/10/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/A02/
200510040077.asp

Xinjiang / State Security - Terrorism
Beijing's clamp down on Xinjiang's Independence movement invites terrorists' revenge
中國嚴打疆獨東突強硬派亟思反擊
WorldJournal.com, 03/10/2005
http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-ch-news.php?nt_seq_id
=1244715

More military trainings to ensure PLA well-prepare for conflicts and terrorism activities in Xinjiang
解放军报透露新疆军区增强训练预备兵
Chinesenewsnet.com, 03/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_10_3_18_37_19_439.html 7_19_439.html

Xinjiang Party Secretary rows to curb separatism activities in Xinjiang
中共新疆党委书记称打击东突绝不手软
Chinesenewsnet.com,03/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_10_03_12_00_33_896.html 12_00_33
_896.html

Monday, October 03, 2005

October 1 - 3, 2005

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions / Government – Governance and Accountability
Panyu clears village chief of corruption
SCMP, 01/10/2005
Panyu City government in Guangdong Province announced in an official statement that Taishi villagers had agreed to withdraw their protests to remove the village chief Chen Jinsheng, ending the three month long struggle. The statement said that dispute was "stirred up" by "irresponsible" media and villagers were now confident of the Village Chief. Yet, villagers refused to comment on the incident.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIRPUD6EE.html

related news:
Failure of Taishi impeachment committee and public hearing system: Guangdong is no
longer a pioneer of political reform
罷官失敗，聽証失效：廣東不再是改革先鋒
Asia Times Online, 02/10/2005
http://www.atchinese.com/index.php?option=com_content&task
=view&id=8029&Itemid=28 28

Liu Xiaobo: Who is the true winner of Taishi village chief dispute
刘晓波来稿：太石村罢官谁是真赢家
Chinesenewsnet.com, 03/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2005
_10_2_9_47_29_482.html

News

Death Penalty
Henan Vice-Governor sentenced to death for murdering wife
副省長買兇殺妻判死
Apple Daily, 03/10/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id
=20051003&sec_id=15335&showdate=20051003&art_id=527631
6 335&showdate=20051003&art_id=5276316

Gang leader sentenced to death by Heilongjiang Court
非法敛财千万“黑老大”获极刑
The Beijing News, 02/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1002/09@014
028.html

Drug trafficker caught and sentenced to death with reprieve in Quanzhou
逍遙法外長達14年的毒販在泉州落網被判處死緩
CRI Online, 01/10/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
8606/2005/10/01/106@723322.htm 3322.htm

Education - Basic education / Government - Fiscal
Government to pay a big bill for promulgating free and compulsory education across the country
中国将推行全免义务教育政府要埋多大的单
Xinhuanet.com, 03/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/school/2005-10/03/content_3577
880.htm

Government - Governance and accountability / Labor - Work safety / conditions
454 officials punished for mining disasters
Xinhuanet.com, 01/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/01/content_3571
344.htm

Human Rights - Human rights defenders
Beijing rights activist evicted from apartment
SCMP, 03/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZL272E6EE.html

Labor / Protests and Petitions
Shoe-factory workers in police clash
SCMP, 03/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJDV3E6EE.html

Land
We've nothing left to trade, say residents of one test-case village
SCMP, 01/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFDV3E6EE.html

Law - Juvenile justice
Supreme Court to select experimental cities to setup Juvenile Court
最高人民法院副院长：在大城市试点设立少年法院
China News Agency, 02/10/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/2005-10-02/8/63
3709.shtml

Media - Internet
Guangdong government orders educational institutions' BBS to register legal names of student users
Interfax via China Digital News, 03/10/2005
http://www.interfax.cn/showfeature.asp?aid=6251&slug=INTE
RNET-GUANGDONG-BBS-EDUCATION EDUCATION

Politics / State Security - State secrets
Shaanxi opens archives about Cultural Revolution
People's Daily, 02/10/2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200510/02/eng20051002_212
116.html

Politics / Economic Development
China Promises Equitable Growth
Washington Post, 01/10/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/
09/30/AR2005093001545.html?sub=AR dyn/content/article
/2005/09/30/AR2005093001545.html?sub=AR

Public Health
Medical care: high-priced and hard to get
SCMP, 03/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFMTUD6EE.html

Terminal debt and despair hit cancer villages
SCMP, 03/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQ2Z3E6EE.html

Bring affordable medical service to farmers
Xinhuanet.com, 02/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/02/content_3576
901.htm

Religion - Christianity
Bishops blocked from Vatican visit
SCMP, 03/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLRQUD6EE.html

Tibet
Radio, TV reach administrative villages in Tibet
China Daily, 03/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/02/content_4
82400.htm

Xinjiang / State Security - Terrorism
Renewed 'Strike Hard' Campaign Ordered in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, 29/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/09/29/china_str
ikehard/

Friday, September 30, 2005

September 30, 2005

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
Crackdowns on petitioners before National Day
中国警方十一前对上访人员大清扫
Radio Free Asia, 29/09/2005
Beijing authorities have reportedly mobilized police forces to closely monitor activities of petitioners in Beijing and Shanghai, with more than 100 petitioners rounded up, in preparation for China's National Day observances on October 1.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/29/
shangfang/

related news:
Massive Petitioner Sweep for China’s National Day
Human Rights in China Press Release, 30/09/2005
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=
25001&item%5fid=24999

News

Corruption
OECD warns of corruption risk to party control
SCMP, 30/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTU32E6EE.html

Corruption / Government - Governance and accountability
China Audit Finds Rampant Government Corruption
New York Times, 29/09/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-
china-corruption.html

1.7 billion illegal charges on education and 250 million in health care, according to audit report
全国查处教育违规收费17亿元医疗乱收费2.5亿
People's Daily, 30/09/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/3738961.html

Auditing efforts to be in vain if follow-up actions never undertaken
别让麻木消弭“审计风暴”的力量
The Beijing News, 30/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0930/10@02
0650.html

The aftermath of auditing: time to give new thoughts on making the budget?
审计风暴之后是否应掀起预算风暴
China Youth Daily, 30/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/30/content_72112.htm

32 departments and ministries criticized of misusing government funds, according to audit report
审计再刮风暴 32部委上榜
The Beijing News, 29/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0929/10@020
310.html

Death Penalty
Man to die for killing Filipinos
SCMP, 30/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTMMUD6EE.html

Environment / Government - Governance and accountability
Efforts to environment protection becomes an area in appraisal of government officials
当官要过环保关
Nanfang Weekend, 29/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050929/xw/szxw1/2005
09290020.asp

Labor - Work safety / conditions / Government
Officials to receive different 'treatment" for withdrawing personal interests from mining companies before or after the deadline
“期限前后撤资　处理肯定不一样”
Nanfang Weekend, 30/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050929/xw/tb/200509
290002.asp

related news:
Lawyers explain why officials rather quit than withdraw interest from coal mines
律师剖析“官员宁可撤官也不撤资”
Legal Daily, 29/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/29/content_200
874.htm

Land
Guangdong turns the tide of land reform in China
新土地变革广东启幕
Nanfang Weekend, 30/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050929/jj/jjxw/200509
290030.asp

related news:
New regulations on land use adopted in Guangdong
广东：“农地入市”新规
Nanfang Weekend, 30/09/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050929/jj/jjxw/200509
290031.asp

Law - Court system
Courts told to ignore demands of bureaucrats
SCMP, 30/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDMMUD6EE.html

Law
Don't be mistaken of the function of public hearing for legislation
不要误读立法听证会的功能
China Youth Daily, 30/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/30/content_72137.htm
Law – Legal profession
Gathering evidence is a big challenge to Chinese lawyers
探究律师调查取证难
Legal Daily, 29/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-09/29/content_2009
17.htm

Media – Internet / Law
Q&A: China's New Internet Restrictions
New York Times, 30/09/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/cfr/international/slot1_092905.html

China: Bullying The Bloggers
Radio Free Europe, 29/09/2005
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/09/c9dc152a-a999-
43d2-894c-38059b8a34f0.html 38059b8a34f0.html

Rights group calls on China to stop censoring Internet
AFP via YahooNews.com, 29/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050929/tc_
afp/chinainternetrights_050929142151 0929142151

Media - Press freedom/censorship
On Chinese Television, What's Cool Is No Longer Correct
Washington Post, 29/09/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/
09/28/AR2005092802219.html dyn/content/article/2005/09/
28/AR2005092802219.html

Population - One-child policy
Shandong family planning unit ‘busy’ for destroying evidence of abuses
临沂计生部门加紧毁灭罪证材料
Radio Free Asia, 30/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/29/linyi/

Public Health
Survey shows 65% urban residents without medical insurance and 25% rural peasants gave up medical treatment for lacking funds
调查显示65%居民无医保 25%农民生病放弃治疗
EastDay.com, 30/09/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
9850/userobject1ai1503732.html 732.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs/ UN
The China AIDs orphan under the protection of UNICEF
联合国儿基会羽翼下的中国艾滋孤儿
China Youth Daily, 30/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/30/content_72197.htm

Xinjiang / State Security - Terrorism
China warns of Xinjiang 'danger'
BBC.com, 29/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4292466.stm

Thursday, September 29, 2005

September 29, 2005

Top News of the Day

Religion – Christianity / Police - RTL
Church leader released after spending two years in reeducation through labor camp
中国一基督教家庭教会领袖获释
Voice of America, 28/09/2005
Zhang Yinan (鄭義南), the 47-year-old prominent activist in China's underground Protestant church, was released from a labor camp on September 25, after serving a two-year sentence in a re-education through labour camp near the central China city of Zhengzhou. Zhang was sentenced in 2003 without trial on the charge of attempting to subvert China's government and political system. Police confiscated Zhang's identification card, restricting him from traveling.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-28-voa44.cfm

related news:
China Releases Protestant Church Activist
AP via YahooNews.com, 29/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050
928/ap_on_re_as/china_banned_church_1 _church_1

News

Children - Child labour / Education - Basic education
Right to access to basic education is the key to help child labor to get a better future
童工的出路在于兑现义务教育的权利
China Youth Daily, 29/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/29/content_71299.htm

Death Penalty / Law - wrongful convictions
Concerns Grow Over Executions in China
Los Angeles Times, 29/09/2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china
death28sep28,1,5399587.story?coll=la-headlines-world&ctrack
=1&cset=true chinadeath28sep28,1,5399587.story?coll=la-head
lines-world&ctrack=1&cset=true

Human Rights - Human rights defenders – Guo Feihong (郭飞鸿)
Guo Feihong meets his lawyer for the first time since detention
郭飞雄被捕后首次会见律师
voice of America via Dajiyuan.com, 29/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/29/n1068640.htm

Protests and Petitions / Government - Elections
Hunger strike leaves Taishi rights activist ill
SCMP, 29/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7YRQG3EE.html

Detention – Cheng Yichun (郑贻春)
Cheng Yichun meets his lawyer to file an appeal
郑贻春与上诉律师高智晟首次面谈
Radio Free Asia, 28/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/28/
ZhengYichun/

Food Security - GM Food
Genetically modified rice set for go-ahead
China Daily, 29/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/29/content
_481710.htm

Government - Governance and accountability
Black marks for all in audit of ministries
SCMP, 29/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXMMQG3EE.html

Law - Court system / Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Courts should not interfere in eviction cases
人民法庭不得参与拆迁
China Youth Daily, 29/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/29/content_71394.htm

Law - Legal reform
Supreme People's Court highlights 6 major areas in legal reform
最高检着力推进司法体制改革提出六大任务
People's Daily, 29/09/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/3734577.html

Media - Internet
China: End Censorship of Internet
Reuters Alert Net, 29/09/2005
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/d04f251c81
860f30ccd515681ee41ab9.htm htm

Media - Press freedom/censorship
China politics: Cracking down on the media
The Economist Intelligence Unit, 28/09/2005
http://www.viewswire.com/index.asp?layout=display_article&doc
_id=1449450330

Rights group condemns China of shutting down newspapers reporting on mining scandals
人权组织谴责中国令河南商报停刊
Voice of America, 28/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-28-voa73.cfm

Migrant Workers - Work conditions and payment
Expert: 40% of unreasonable wage rates for migrant workers due to discrimination
专家：农民工收入不合理人为歧视因素占近四成
China News Agency, 29/09/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/2005-09-27/8/
631789.shtml

Police
Attacks on police increase
China Daily, 29/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/29/content
_481716.htm

Public Health
China cuts drug prices to allay fears over health system
Financial Times, 29/09/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/94f1c21c-307f-11da-ba9f-00000e25
11c8.html

Why there is room for 40% cut of drug price?
发改委解释为何药价有40％的降价空间
China Youth Daily, 29/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/29/content_71259.htm