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, October 24, 2005

October 22-24, 2005

News

Corruption/UN
China to Ratify UN Corruption Convention
China Daily, 24/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/
24/content_487232.htm

Death Penalty
Hong Kong Businessman Sentenced to Death for Tax Evasion
香港老板偷逃税1.8亿获死缓
The Beijing News, 22/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2
005/1022/12@015515.html

Detention- Feng Shuanzhuang
Family Fights for Truth on Son's Death
SCMP, 24/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHD0581FE.html

Detention-Ching Cheong (程翔)
Hong Kong Journalists Association Urges Open Trial for Ching Cheong's Case
香港记协呼吁尽快公开审理程翔案
Voice of America, 23/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2
005-10-23-voa19.cfm

Education
Rural Chinese Pay Price for Ambition
The Australian via China Digital News, 24/10/2005
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/s
tory_page/0,5744,17009926%255E27
03,00.html

Gender-Discrimination / Status
Do Retirement Regulations Reflect Gender Discrimination?
People's Daily, 23/10/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200510/23/
eng20051023_216206.html

Government-Governance and accountability
China Revises Audit Law to Tighten Supervision Over Officials
People's Daily, 23/10/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200510/23/
eng20051023_216128.html

Human Rights-Bilateral Ties/Detention
Will China Release Political Dissidents Prior to Bush's Visit?
中国会在布什到访前释放政治犯？
Voice of America, 21/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-21-voa65.cfm

Labor-Work safety / conditions
Over 1,500 Officials Hold Stake in Collieries
SCMP, 24/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ138T44FE.html

Media- Internet
Despite New Bans, Government Still has Trouble Policing Internet
The Telegraph via China Digital News, 23/10/2005
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbc
s.dll/article?AID=/20051023/BUSINESS/1102
30114/-1/news

Media-Press Freedom/Censorship
Journalist Rights Group Condemns Xinhua News Agency as Mouthpiece of the Communist Government
记者无国界调查报告评介新华社
Voice of America, 23/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-23-voa62.cfm

Media-Press freedom/censorship /Police-Abuse
Police Beat Editor of Party Paper over Report
SCMP, 22/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ65C381FE.html

Migrant Workers
Mobiles Give Migrants a Nudge on Best Jobs
SCMP, 22/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZY4C381FE.html

Politics-Political Reforms
Foreign Media Comments on China's White Paper on Political Democracy
国际媒体评中国民主政治白皮书
Voice of America, 21/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-21-voa69.cfm

Population-One-child policy
New Family Planning Reward Policy Slated
China Daily, 24/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/
2005-10/23/content_487097.htm

Poverty-Rural Poverty
Survey Shows Two-Thirds of Rural Population in China Suffers From Malnutrition
中国贫困农村人口受营养不良影响比例高达2/3
China News Agency, 21/10/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/
2005-10-21/8/641592.shtml

Protests and Petitions/Government-Elections
A True Story about Taishi Village Incident
China Daily, 21/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/20
05-10/21/content_486882.htm

Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
Nation to Limit HIV Cases to 1.5m by 2010
Xinhuanet.com, 23/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/2
3/content_3671711.htm

Public Health
Basic Medical Care Comes to Rural Homes
Xinhuanet.com, 22/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10
/22/content_3666158.htm

Breast Cancer Rates Rising
SCMP, 22/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOWTW71FE.html

Religion-Christianity
Beijing Losing Stranglehold on Catholics, says Bishop Zen
SCMP, 23/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6D7T44FE.html

Overseas Bishops Pray for an Unified Catholic Church in China
世界各地主教希望中国有统一的天主教教会
Radio Free Asia, 23/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/23/tianzhujiao/

Friday, October 21, 2005

October 21, 2005

Top News of the Day

Detention- Xu Wanping (許萬平)
Dissident Nears Trial Without Legal Representation
Human Rights in China Press Release, 21/10/2005
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that the Chongqing dissident Xu Wanping, who has been detained since March 30 on the charge of "incitement to subvert state power," will soon go to trial with no lawyer to represent him.
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press
?revision%5fid=25291&item%5fid=25290

Religion-Christianity
Chinese Police Detain Protestant Leaders
AP via YahooNews.com, 21/10/2005
China Aid Association has reported that more than 50 church leaders from some 20 provinces have been arrested by public security police during a gathering in the village of Gougezhuang in Hebei Province, where they were discussing outreach for the independent Protestant church movement. Spokesmen at the police headquarters refused to give information on the arrest.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051021/ap_on_re_as/
china_banned_church;_ylt=Ah5RgwPTE5GNi1SVsYJc1kQBxg8F;
_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--


News

Corporate Social Responsibility
Govt Honors 21 Enterprises for Environmental Protection
Xinhuanet.com, 21/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/
20/content_3656509.htm

Death Penalty
Feted Killer of Triad Head Sentenced to Death
China Daily, 21/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10
/21/content_486773.htm

Internet Bar Arsonists Sentenced
Xinhuanet.com, 21/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/
21/content_3660685.htm

Migrant Who Killed Four Over Wages Executed
SCMP, 21/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5D9381FE.html

Detention- Ching Cheong(程翔)
State Council: Ching Cheong's Health in Good Condition
國 務 院 ： 程 翔 身 體 良 好
Apple Daily, 21/10/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple
/art_main.cfm?sec_id=4104&iss_id=200510
21&art_id=5328610

Labor-Work safety / conditions
Mining Ban Ignored by Hard-up Owners
Xinhuanet.com, 21/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10
/21/content_3659677.htm

Law
Beijing Local Court Rules Out First Criminal Case to Agree on an Out-of-Court
Settlement
刑事案件首次应用庭外和解
China Youth Daily, 21/10/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-10/21/content_79686.htm

Migrant Workers-Migrant children
Left-Behind Children Should Not be Forgotten
China Daily, 21/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10
/21/content_486767.htm

Politics
Chinese Communists Dash Hopes of Democratic Reform
The Guardian, 21/10/2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0
,7369,1597425,00.html

Protests and Petitions
Bold Opportunity Goes Begging
The Standard, 21/10/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?w
e_cat=9&art_id=3708&sid=5052732
&con_type=1&d_str=20051019

Rights Activist: Looking at Human Rights Protection in Light of the Taishi Village Incident
李银河：从太石村事件看人权保护
Peacehall, 21/10/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005
/10/200510211307.shtml

China's revolution for everyone and no one
Asia Times Online, 20/10/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_B
usiness/GJ21Cb01.html

Villagers in Shunde, Guangdong Report Being Threatened After Protesting Land Grab by Party Officials
广东顺德村干部违法征地新发展 村民代表受恐吓
Radio Free Asia, 20/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005
/10/20/shunde/

Society-Drug
Expert Warns the Number of Drug Users in China Is Rising
中国吸毒人数增加 禁毒形势严峻
Voice of America, 21/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-20-voa27.cfm

Hong Kong
Newspapers Criticise Government’s Proposed Democratic Reforms
SCMP, 20/10/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZT5G9ETEE.html

Thursday, October 20, 2005

October 20, 2005


News

Children-Children trafficking
China Auction Web Site Offers Babies for Sale
Reuters via YahooNews.com, 20/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051020/wr_nm/
china_baby_dc;_ylt=Aj7zlQW_qPeakcf5C
Xhk4vgBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMT
Q4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA—

Children-Adoption
Families That Adopt Orphans Find Love Doesn't Come Easily
家庭助养 想说爱你不容易
Legal Daily, 20/10/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-10/20
/content_207866.htm

Death Penalty
Death for 7 Leaders of Child Theft Network
SCMP, 20/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ55RL6UEE.html

Death Penalty, Forced Confessions and Harvesting Organs of Executed Prisoners: German and Chinese Scholars Break the Taboo in Open Discussion
死刑、刑讯和取死囚器官：中德学者北京破禁忌
Chinesenewsnet.com, 19/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews
/SinoNews/Mainland/2005_10_19_14_
47_58_427.html

Detention-Peng Ming(彭明)/State Security-Terrorism
Peng Ming's Letter of Self Defense
本台独家报道：彭明自我辩护书
Radio Free Asia, 20/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/18/pengmin/

Detention-Zhang Lin (張林)
Rights Activist: Chinese Lawyers, Where is Your Conscience?
赵达功：中国律师的良心何在？
Peacehall, 18/10/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/pubvp
/2005/10/200510181754.shtml

Human Rights-Bilateral ties
They Say, We Say: the Two Views of Political Reform
SCMP, 20/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZD5RL6UEE.html

Law
How Valid Is it to Pass Verdicts Based on Precedents?
先例判决推广价值有多大
Legal Daily, 20/10/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-10
/20/content_207867.htm

Law-Legal reform
Reform of Criminal Procedural Law Breaks New Ground
刑事诉讼法修改形成新说
Legal Daily, 20/10/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-10/2
0/content_207950.htm

Media-Press freedom/censorship
China Ranks 9th Worst Country for Protecting Press Freedom in 2005
中國2005新聞自由全球倒數第九
BBC.com (Chinese), 20/10/2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/ne
wsid_4350000/newsid_4359000/4359058
.stm

Media-Internet
Concerns Raised Over Liu Xiaobo's Open Letter Blaming Yahoo! for Shi
Tao's Detention
刘晓波批雅虎公开信引起关注
Radio Free Asia, 20/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2005/10/19/liuxiaobo/

Politics
White Paper Just a Big Lie: Activists
SCMP, 20/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEVC9ETEE.html

Analysis of White Paper on Building Political Democracy in China
评析中国民主政治建设白皮书
Voice of America, 19/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-10-19-voa57.cfm

Poverty
Is China Headed for a Gini 'Red Alert'?
Asia Times Online, 20/10/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_B
usiness/GJ20Cb01.html

Spread the Wealth
Los Angeles Times, 19/10/2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-china19oct19,0,3378309.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials
china19oct19,0,3378309.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials

Protests and Petitions
CHINA: Journalists Divided Over Condemnation
Asia Media via China Digital News, 20/10/2005
http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=31786

Protests and Petitions
Violent End to Dispute Over Land
SCMP, 20/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFCB9ETEE.html

What Is the Cause of Rural Unrest in China?
中国农村抗议活动根源何在？
Voice of America, 20/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2
005-10-19-voa80.cfm

Villagers in Guangdong's Taishi Slam Official Verdict on Standoff
Radio Free Asia, 19/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/200
5/10/19/china_taishi/

Religion-Christianity
Chinese Bishop Writes Letter to Thank Pope for Invitation to Conference
中国主教致函罗马教皇谢赴会邀请
Voice of America, 19/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-1
0-19-voa54.cfm

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

October 19, 2005

Top News of the Day

Xinjiang-Persecution/State Security-Terrorism
Nineteen Foreigners Held in Xinjiang
SCMP, 19/10/2005
Regional Communist Party Secretary Wang Lequan said that authorities have arrested19 foreigners on terrorism charges in Xinjiang yesterday. It is believed that they entered the region to commit sabotage.
The crackdown confirmed the launch of an official campaign against militants from Xinjiang's Uygur minority who have been struggling to make the region an independent state called East Turkestan.
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLD89ETEE.html


News

Children-Children Trafficking
Guizhou PSB Alarmed by Child Trafficking Case Involving Some 60 Victims
60多儿童遭盗抢 惊动公安部 盗抢儿童大案纪实
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/focus/2005-10/19/
content_3557260.htm

Children
Ministry of Civil Affairs Urges Central Government to Give Concurrent Benefits to 2 Million Orphans
全国20万孤儿无经常性救助民政部谋求中央专项支持
The Beijing News, 19/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1019
/12@012709.html

Death Penalty
Guangdong Gangster Sentenced to Death
广东警察黑老大被枪杀案主犯一审被判死刑/组图
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-10/19
/content_3645298.htm

Death Penalty
Reign of terror ends in death sentence
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/19/
content_3644558.htm

Detention-Shi Tao (师涛)
Hong Kong Democratic Party Protests Arrest of Shi Tao at Yahoo! Offices in HK
香港民主党就师涛被捕一事到雅虎公司抗议
Radio Free Asia, 18/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2005/10/18/shitao/

Economic Development
Farmers can play bigger role, says Wolfowitz
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZESNR4UEE.html

Environment
"Polluters to pay" rule urged
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/19/
content_3645161.htm

Punishment urged in child lead-poisoning factory case
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/19
/content_3644474.htm

Government-Governance and accountability
Guangdong to be called to account
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMSNR4UEE.html

Human Rights-Human rights defenders
Life's been tough for injured activist from the very start
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRQ99ETEE.html

Human Rights-Bilateral ties
Rights Group Urges US and Britain to Push for Better Human Rights Conditions in China
人权观察呼吁美英促中国改善人权
Voice of America, 19/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-18-voa40.cfm

Media-Press freedom/censorship
Dangers of working with foreigners
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZTP99ETEE.html

June 4th –EU arm ban
European panel seeks to maintain arms embargo against China
Kyodo News via Yahoo.com, 18/10/2005
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/051018/kyodo/d8dal3403.html

Migrant Workers
Migrant workers barred from tourist resort
Xinhuanet.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10
/18/content_3638644.htm

Politics
China issues 1st white paper on democracy
China Daily, 19/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-1
0/19/content_486202.htm

related news: China signals continued Communist dominance
AFP via YahooNews.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051019/wl_asia_afp/china
politicsdemocracy;_ylt=ArzfzNT
bf3svdsa_2qISdTcBxg8F;_ylu=X
3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Regions' priorities outlined in programme
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8YA9ETEE.html


Poverty-Rural poverty
China Focuses on Easing Rural Poverty
AP via YahooNews.com, 19/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051019/ap_on_re_
as/china_politics;_ylt=AvBiDCJRkxW1j
aCGcCSg5pQBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMH
VqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA—

Protests and Petitions
From village protest to national flashpoint
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5D89ETEE.html

Here lies the truth
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZUTNR4UEE.html

Religion-Christianity
Mainland bishop tells Vatican of hopes for diplomatic ties
SCMP, 19/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZE2PR4UEE.html

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

October 18, 2005

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions/Resettlement-Forced Evictions
Pudong Eviction Protester Alleges Attack by Officials
SCMP, 18/10/2005
Song Shitai, the representative of hundreds of families living around Pudong’s Xueye Estate, said that he was beaten up by district officials yesterday morning after trying to contact overseas media about the government's move to evict the Pudong district residents to make way for the 2010 World Expo.
A spokeswoman for the Shanghai Letters and Complaints Office said the eviction is underway but that no violence has been used.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRWKL6UEE.html


News

Children-Child Labor
Shanxi Government Learns from Child Labor Case in Glass Factory
山西省吸取“祁县童工案”教训
Xinhuanet.com, 17/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-10/17/
content_3625696.htm

Detention-Shi Tao(师涛)
Shi Tao Receives International Prize for Advocating Freedom of the Press
中国记者师涛获国际新闻自由奖
Voice of America, 17/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-17-voa69.cfm

Economic Development
The Poor Have a Right to Share the Fruits of Development
分享发展成果是穷人的权利
China Youth Daily, 18/10/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-10/18/content_77691.htm

Gender-Gender equality
Don't dare to bare
SCMP, 18/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ2859ETEE.html

Gender-Gender equality
Woman employee defeated in unusual labor dispute
Xinhuanet.com, 18/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/18/
content_3637487.htm

Government-Elections
Grass roots vote for more than 20,000 village leaders in Tibet
People's Daily, 17/10/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200510/17/
eng20051017_214847.html

Government
Does Massive Investment in Space Program Neglect the Needs of the People?
中国耗巨资搞航天无关百姓民生？
Voice of America, 17/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-17-voa34.cfm

Human Rights-Human rights defenders
Death of writer who dared speak the truth
SCMP, 18/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZT069ETEE.html

Human Rights-Human Rights Defenders
Shanghai Rights Activist Who Opposed Forced Evictions Given 3-Year Sentence
上海拆迁户许正清被判刑3年
Radio Free Asia, 18/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/
10/17/xuzhengqing/

Labor-Work safety / conditions
836 officials relinquish stakes in coal mines
Xinhuanet.com, 18/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/18
/content_3637453.htm

Law-Legal Profession
Chinese Lawyers Risk Their Freedom to Protect Society
中国律师将越来越成为人身自由高危人群
Chinesenewsnet.com, 17/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion
/2005_10_17_17_22_17_438.h
tml

Media
China Denies Rejecting French Couple’s Visa Application
法国夫妇申请赴华签证被拒中国否认
Chinesenewsnet.com, 18/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/
Forums/BackStage/2005_10_17_14_37_0_269.html

Media-Internet
China dissident attacks Yahoo over jailing
Financial Times, 18/10/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/8b5726d0-3f6a-11da
-932f-00000e2511c8.html

NGO
NGOs Need More Institutional Flexibility
民间组织发展需要制度松绑
China Youth Daily, 18/10/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-10/18/content_77671.htm

Police-Prisons/Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
Journalist Reports on Living Conditions of AIDS Prisoners in Beijing
记者探秘北京监狱艾滋病监区 狱警兼任医生职责
YahooNew.com (China), 18/10/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051017/467/2fkvm.html

Police-Crime
China’s Increase in Solving Homicides Leads to Violations of Procedural Rights and
Wrongful Convictions
中国推行命案必破 破案率大升但有后遗症
Chinesenewsnet.com, 17/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/
SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2005_10_17_03_00_27_704.html

Poverty
China vows to enhance co-op with WB in poverty reduction
Xinhuanet.com, 17/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/17/content_3628266.htm

Protests and Petitions
Doubtful Points in the Case of Taishi Village Incident
粵村民罷官離奇事件
Hong Kong Economic Journal, 18/10/2005

Public Questions Official Version of Taishi Village Incident
各界质疑太石村事件官方版本
Radio Free Asia, 17/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/17/taishicun/

Thousands of Villagers Force Shanwei Officials Off Electrical Plant Building Site
汕尾官员夜入电厂被万人驱赶
Radio Free Asia, 17/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2005/10/17/shanwei/

China's Unquiet Countryside
Times Asia, 16/10/2005
http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13
673,501051024-1118416,00.html

Public Health
Infectious diseases hospital upsets expats
SCMP, 18/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXWKR4UEE.html

Xinjiang-Persecution/Police-Abuse
Xinjiang PSB Uses Torture to Force Confessions from Kashgar Christians
新疆喀什基督教徒被国安人员刑讯逼供打成重伤
Radio Free Asia, 17/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2005/10/17/xinjiang/

North Korea
China Deported Four N. Korean Defectors In August: Activist
YahooNews.com (China Section), 18/10/2005
http://au.news.yahoo.com/051017/3/weeq.html

Monday, October 17, 2005

October 15-17, 2005

News

Detention-Zhang Lin(張林)
Second Trial for Zhang Lin: Original Verdict Upheld
张林二审宣判：维持原判
Radio Free Asia, 14/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/14/zhanglin/

Detention-Peng Ming(彭明)/State Security-Terrorism
Will Peng Ming Appeal His Life Sentence?
彭明被判无期徒刑 是否上诉？
Voice of America, 14/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-14-voa45.cfm

Human Rights
Supreme Court Deputy Chief Justice Suggests Including the Right to Housing in Private Property Rights Ordinance
最高法副院长建议增设居住权
The Beijing News, 17/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/
1017/05@003319.html

Rights Group Condemns Poor Human Rights Record in Myanmar and China
人权观察批缅甸和中国人权
Voice of America, 14/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-14-voa44.cfm

Labor-Protests
Workers Block Road in Pay Dispute
Xinhuanet.com, 17/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/17/conte
nt_3623509.htm

Labor-Industrial accidents
Worker Killed in Mine Explosion
SCMP, 15/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMA19TREE.html

Law-Legal Reform
Fujian Higher Court Issues Notice Permitting Appeal of Cases to Bypass Lower Courts if Case is not Handled Properly
基层法院“不理”可直接越级起诉
Legal Daily, 14/10/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-10/14/
content_205233.htm

Law
Mo Shaoping: Much Malpractice in Legislation and Implementation of Criminal Law in China
莫少平：中国刑事立法执法弊端多
Voice of America, 14/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-14-voa40.cfm

Media-Press freedom/censorship
Chinas Struggling Public Intellectuals
Project Syndicate via China Digital , 17/10/2005
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/goldman1

Media-Internet
Chinese Authorities Employ Net-Cops to Regulate Public Discussion in Cyberspace
中国政府雇用网警冒充普通网友制造舆论
Radio Free Asia, 14/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/
10/14/wangjing/

Migrant Workers
"Urbanization" in China a Fake Picture as Migrant Workers Return to Native Countrysides
农民工返乡只能使中国“城市化”徒有其表
Xinhuanet.com, 17/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2005-10/17
/content_3625008.htm

Politics
16th CCP Meeting Hopes to Ease Tensions Within Society
中国11/5计划希望缓解社会矛盾
Voice of America, 16/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-16-voa27.cfm

Politics-Political Reforms
Democratization Promotes China's Best Interests
政治体制民主化符合中国最大利益
Voice of America, 14/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-14-voa69.cfm

Population-Aging population
Old People Find it Difficult to Adapt
China Daily, 17/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/
17/content_485465.htm

Protests and Petitions
Family Begs Officials to Hand over Dad's Body
SCMP, 17/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZQ29ETEE.html

Panyu's Official News Spokesman Responds to Journalists about Taishi Dispute
番禺区政府新闻发言人就太石村事件答记者问
Chinesenewsnet.com, 17/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/
Forums/BackStage/2005_10_16_10_3
_37_619.html

Seeing and Believing in China
Guardian, 17/10/2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1593599,00.html

Hundreds of Chengdu Residents Protest Inadequate Government Control of Property Market
成都百名市民聚街抗议政府对房地产商监管不力
Radio Free Asia, 15/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/15/chengdu/

Protests and Petitions/Population-One-child policy
Court Trial on Linyi Population Control Case Delayed Again
临沂计生诉讼再次无法开庭
Radio Free Asia, 14/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/14/linyi/

Protests and Petitions/Media-Internet
Cloak and daggers in cyberspace - dark tales from China's Internet
Interfax via China Digital News, 13/10/2005
http://www.interfax.cn/showfeature.as
p?aid=6447&slug=TAISHI

Public Health
China Keeps Secret its Plans to Fight Bird Flu
International Herald Tribune, 16/10/2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/16/news/flu.php

China's Health Care Reform (Part 1): Marketization?
中国医疗体制改革(1)：市场化？
Voice of America, 14/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-14-voa31.cfm

China's Health Care Reform (Part 2): Costly Medical Treatments
中国医疗体制改革(2)：看病难
Voice of America, 15/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-15-voa26.cfm

China's Health Care Reform (Part 3): An Imbalance Between Urban And Rural Areas
中国医疗体制改革(3)：不平衡
Voice of America, 16/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-10-16-voa31.cfm

Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
China Reports 126,808 HIV Infection Cases
Xinhuanet.com, 14/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/14/content_3617094.htm

Religion-Christianity
China Allows Funeral of Underground Bishop
SCMP, 15/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0XO7TREE.html

No More Need for An "Underground" Chinese Church?
Catholic World News, 14/10/2005
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=40176

Tibet
China Marks Completion of Railway to Tibet
AFP via YahooNews.com, 17/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051015/wl_asia_afp/
chinatibetrail_051015043118;_ylt=A
nHnL1FPXM4bzDGK00qdbq7tOrgF;
_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Tibet-Persecution
Chinese Authorities Step Up Anti-Separatist Campaign in Tibetan Region
Radio Free Asia, 13/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/10/13/china_tibet/

Friday, October 14, 2005

October 14, 2005

Top News of the Day

Detention-Peng Ming (彭明)/State Security-Terrorism
Dissident Accused of Terrorism Jailed for Life
SCMP, 14/10/2005
Peng Ming, the founder of the China Development Union who was charged with involvement in terrorist activities, kidnappings and possession of counterfeit banknotes, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Wuhan, Hubei Province yesterday.
Peng disappeared while traveling to Myanmar and was formally arrested in August of last year.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ66YLSPEE.html

Protests and Petitions
Four Taishi Villagers Who Offered Helping Hand to Foreign Journalist Detained
太石村4村民協助記者被拘
Ming Pao, 14/10/2005
Four Taishi villagers who helped the Guardian journalist with Lu Banglie were arrested by local police and placed under criminal detention.
The details of the charges and the possibility of early release remain unknown.
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20051014/caw1.htm


News

Death Penalty
Four Gun Smugglers Sentenced to Death in Qinghai
Xinhuanet.com, 13/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/13/con
tent_3614177.htm

Environment /World Bank
World Bank Expresses Concern Over China's Environmental Problems
AFP via YahooNews.com,13/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051013/bs_afp/worldbank
china_051013074032;_ylt=ApHVmENs3gJGFDcPrbUtAUrt
OrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Gender-Gender equality
Early-Retirement: Employee Welfare or Company's Duty?
早退休是福利还是义务？
Nanfang Weekend, 13/10/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051013/xw/
fz/200510130013.asp

Why Women Require to Retire Earlier than Their Male Counterparts?
女人凭啥无权与男人同龄退休
Nanfang Weekend, 13/10/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051013/x
w/fz/200510130012.asp

Human Right/UN
The Implementation of UN International Covenant on Protection of Human Right
Defenders in China
联合国人权卫士公约执行情况
Radio Free Asia, 14/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/13/renquan/

Law
Why Government Departments Reluctant to Cooperate With the Courts?
法院执行在政府碰壁 政府机关赖帐原因何在?
YahooNew.com (China), 14/10/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/05-10-/1308/2fi1n.html

Media-Internet
China Cracks Down On Porn Activities in Video Internet Chatrooms
People's Daily, 14/10/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200510/14/
eng20051014_214286.html

Media-Press freedom/censorship
Foreign Journalists Express Concerns over Right Activists in China As Violent Attacks
Occur Frequently
暴力频发 外国记者担心民主人士受牵连
Dajiyuan.com, 14/10/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/10/14/n1085282.htm

Media-Internet
Google's Blogger Service Now Accessible in China
InfoWorld via China Digital News, 13/10/2005
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/10/13/HNgoogl
eblogchina_1.html

Police
Beijing: Law Enforcement Process Taped and Filed to Prevent Police Abuse Power
北京：民警执法全程录像 录音笔记录执法对话
Xinhuanet.com, 14/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-10/
14/content_3614752.htm

Politics/Law
Harmony Hinges On the Rule of Law
SCMP, 14/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNY7KSPEE.html

Politics
Mainland Blueprint a Step in Right Direction
SCMP, 14/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ3TTKSPEE.html

Where Should China Go in the Future 5 Years?
未来五年，中国怎么走
Nanfang Weekend, 13/10/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051013/j
j/jjxw/200510130035.asp

Population-Aging population
Aging Population Takes to Courts
China Daily, 14/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/200
5-10/14/content_484836.htm

Protests and Petitions
Shanbei Oil Field Disputes Continue
陕北油田官民纠纷未了
Radio Free Asia, 13/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaod
ao/2005/10/13/jiufen/

Shanghai Petitoners Arrested During the 16th CCP Meeting
中共五中全会期间上海进京上访者被抓回
Radio Free Asia, 13/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2005/10/13/shangfang1/

Shanwei Village Officials Put To Audit Test as Villagers Win the Negotiation With Local
Government
逾万盐农聚集控村官　政府初允日内查账
Radio Free Asia, 13/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/13/yan/

Religion-Christianity
Bishop Zen Zekiun: We Saw No Difference Between Underground Churches and Authorized Churches in China
陈日君：中国教会实际为一个教会
Voice of America, 13/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-13-voa44.cfm

Thursday, October 13, 2005

October 13, 2005

News

Death Penalty
Murderer Sentenced to Death by Heilongjiang Court for Killing Girlfriend
女友提分手惹来杀身祸 凶手自杀未遂被判极刑
People's Daily, 13/10/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/3764525.html

Sichuan Gangsters Sentenced to Death
四川眉山最大黑社会案6人被判死刑 致众官员落马
YahooNew.com (China), 13/10/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051013/1308/2fh5e.html

Disasters
China Alarmed by Ranking Third Worst-Hit Country by Natural Disasters
我国自然灾害损失世界第三 减灾意识待提高
People's Daily, 12/10/2005
http://env.people.com.cn/GB/1074/3762945.html

Gender-Gender equality
Henan Board of Arbitration for Labor Disputes Close Case of Gender Discrimination
After 5 Days
退休性别歧视案5日内裁决
The Beijing News, 12/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1012
/10@013648.html

Government-Governance and accountability
Audit Watchdog to Cover 54 Central Departments and 8 Bureaus in the Coming Year
审计覆盖面将扩大至中央54部门 联网监控八部门
People's Daily, 13/10/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/3763345.html

Government/Politics
Conflicting Regional Interests Cause Divisions Between Provinces
地方利益引发中国省界划分冲突
Radio Free Asia, 12/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/12/difang/

Human Rights-Bilateral ties
China Rejects U.S. Rights Report as Meddling
Reuters via YahooNews.com , 13/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051013/wl_nm/
rights_china_usa_dc;_ylt=Ao4FTnY56iv0
Vc9CDjaAfO0Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ
4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA—


Labor-Work safety / conditions
In-depth Investigation of Guangdong Toy Factory
李强来稿：玩具血汗工厂调查
Chinesenewsnet.com, 13/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews
/SinoNews/Mainland/2005_10_12_10_
17_56_332_1.html

Land
Problems Remain in Implementing Agricultural Law
Xinhuanet.com, 13/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/13/
content_3610730.htm

Law-Legal profession
Positive Sign For Lawyers Enter Political Field in China
律师从政更值得期待
China Youth Daily, 13/10/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-10/13/content_75342.htm

Media-Internet
Treating China's Online Addicts
BBC.com, 10/10/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4327258.stm

NGOs
China's Color-Coded Crackdown
Foreign Policy via China Digital News, 13/10/2005
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3251

A Harmonious Society Needs Broader Support from NGOs
和谐社会需要民间组织大发展
China Youth Daily, 13/10/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-10/13/content_75192.htm

NGO Helps to Solve Water Storage in Rural Areas Around Beijing
NGO为京周边缺水贫困村解渴
The Beijing News, 13/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1013/15@030022.html

Police-Abuse/Law-wrongful convictions
Guangxi Police Officer Sentenced by Court for Neglecting Duties and Forceful Conviction, Causing an Innocent Person to be Jailed for 2 Years
逼供做证据 一警察玩忽职守 无辜人错押两年
People's Daily, 13/10/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/3763475.html

Politics
Hu Brought Down to Earth
Asia Times Online, 13/10/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GJ13Ad01.html

New Five-Year Plan Called 'Revolutionary'
Asia Times Online, 13/10/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/GJ13Cb01.html

16th CCP Meeting Launches 5-Year Plan With No New Political Reforms
中共全会通过5年规划不涉及政改
Voice of America, 12/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-12-voa42.cfm

Poverty
China Aims to Bridge Income Gap
International Herald Tribune, 12/10/2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/12/news/china.php

Protests and Petitions
Activist Shows True Extent of Injuries
SCMP, 13/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZK7ULSPEE.html

Henan Village Experienced Abuses Similar to "Taishi Disputes"
河南有过“太石村”
Chinesenewsnet.com, 13/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/
Opinion/2005_10_12_20_25_25_584.h
tml

Taxi Drivers Forced to Abandon Protest
SCMP, 13/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGM4KSPEE.html

HK Journalist Association Urges Guangdong Government to Investigate the Beating of
Journalist in Taishi Case
记者遭殴 香港记协要求广东省长彻查
Chinesenewsnet.com, 12/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/
SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2005_10_12_
10_00_44_864.html

Religion-Christianity
Chinese Bishop Who Served Time Dies
AP via YahooNews.com, 13/10/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051013/ap_on_re_as/
obit_china_bishop;_ylt=AuHyroONc
mbK71VMrWqEWV4Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMT
BjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

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

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



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

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