February 15, 2006

News

Death Penalty
一农民为竞争村官雇凶枪杀“政敌” 主犯一审被判死刑 (Farmer Sentenced to Death for Murdering Rivals in Village Election)
Legal Daily, February 15, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/15/content_265
442.htm

Environment - Pollution
Capital Endures a Terrible Month for Air Pollution
SCMP, February 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYFISH8JE.html

Gender - Marriage
Divorce Rate Surges Across China
China Daily, February 15, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/15/content
_520204.htm

Government - Governance and Accountability
Complain? Nobody Will Listen
SCMP, February 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZTGSSH8JE.html

Human Rights
听众从郭飞雄事件评中国人权状况 (Public Comments on China's Human Rights Conditions After Guo Feixiong Incident)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-02-14-voa75.cfm

Human Rights Defenders
中国异议人士获释后人身自由受限 (Dissidents Under Close Surveillance After Release from Jail)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-14-voa52.cfm

Labor - Work Safety
China Orders 35,842 Companies to Close
AP( via YahooNews), February 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060215/ap_on_bi_ge/china_work
_safety;_ylt=AoRTgTLXtOegD.SCzN2AgucBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTB
jMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--OegD.SCzN2AgucBxg8F
;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Media - Internet Censorship
China Says Web Controls Follow the West's Lead
New York Times, February 15, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/15/international/asia/15web.
html?_r=1&oref=slogin

• Related news:
  国新办：“中国无人仅因网上言论被捕” (Nobody Has Been Arrested for Expressing Opinions on the Internet, Says Senior Government Official)
  People's Daily, February 15, 2006
  http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/4106665.html
  
  Gates Defends Microsoft’s Actions in China
  Financial Times, February 14, 2006
  http://news.ft.com/cms/s/07367e96-9da2-11da-b1c6-00007
  79e2340.html
  
  

Net Firms at Crossroads: Blogger
SCMP, February 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZAGISH8JE.html

2005年度全球记者和新闻自由报告 (Committee to Protect Journalists Issues 2005 World Press Freedom Report, China Ranks at Bottom of List)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/14/cpj/

Pirates and Bloggers Beat China's Great Wall of Propaganda
The Guardian, February 15, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1709123,00
.html

西藏权益组织呼吁抵制古狗 (Students for a Free Tibet Calls for Goggle Boycott)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-14-voa91.cfm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
前中共高级官员谴责新闻审查制度 (Veteran Cadres Criticize Press Censorship in China)
BBC, February 15, 2006
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4710000/
newsid_4712000/4712060.stm.stm

• Related news:
  关於冰点事件的联合声明（全文） (Joint Statement Issued in Response to Closure of Freezing Point (Bing Dian) News Supplement (Full Text))
  Ming Pao, February 15, 2006
  http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060215/ccg1.htm
  

Politics - CPC
中国评论﹕黄菊接连缺席牵动政坛(China Analysis: Huang Ju's Absence Sparks Speculations of Leadership Reshuffle)
Ming Pao, February 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060215/caf1.htm

Population - One-Child Policy
吃药多胞胎 超生不受罚 (Having Twins: A Loophole for Getting Around China's One-Child Policy)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/14/
chaosheng/

Protests and Petitions
重大上访案公开听证 (Shenzhen Judges Suggest Holding Public Hearings for Major Petitioning Cases)
China Youth Daily, February 15, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-02/15/content_1315412.htm

广东连南警民冲突事件曝光 (Causes of Clash Between Police and Villagers in Guangdong Revealed)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/14/
liannan/

Public Health - Disability
National Survey on Handicapped to Help Form Policies
Xinhuanet, February 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/15/content_
4182401.htm

Rural Issues
New Breed of Fixers in Chinese Struggle for Rights
Financial Times, February 15, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c88fcde8-9db8-11da-b1c6-000077
9e2340.html

February 14, 2006

News

Death Penalty
專搶加油站營業款兩罪犯分別獲判死刑、無期 (Two Robbers in Anhui Province Sentenced To Death and Life Imprisonment)
CRI Online, February 14, 2006
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/8606
/2006/02/13/1062@896960.htm96960.htm

Economic Development
吴敬琏：中国经改有四大缺陷 (Four Drawbacks of China's Economic Reform, According to a Renowned Economist)
ChinaNewsman.net, February 14, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SocDigest/Econo
my/2006_2_13_17_34_52_527.html4_52_527.html

Environment
陕西米脂化工厂发生工业废碱泄漏 (Spill From a Chemical Factory Pollutes in Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/13/shigu/

Human Rights Defenders
严正学欲新华门绝食被警方带走 (Renowned Painter Who Planned To Join Hunger Strike Was Caught)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/13/Yan
Zhengxue/

临沂东师古村高度戒备　大批警察对付异己者 (Villagers on Alert as 70-strong Police Force Manhunt Dissident's Cousin For Questioning)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/13/linyi/

进京上访被抓回 蒋美丽绝食抗议 (Wife of a Rights Activist Lawyer Taken Away by Police on the Way to Petition in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/13/jiangmeili/

Labor
Treating Migrant Workers Fairly Will Cut Crime: Expert
SCMP, February 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3FLTH8JE.html

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Bill Would Keep Servers Out of China
USA Today, February 14, 2006
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2006-02-12-
china-net_x.htm?csp=N009

中国政府拉紧了媒体和记者的缰绳 (China Tightens Control on Media)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 14, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2006_2_13_16_39_37_323.html9_37_323.html

公益时报主编陈杰人发万言书述免职原委 (Public Interest Times Chief Editor Speaks About the Causes of His Demotion)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/13/
chenjieren/

Yahoo Grapples With Online Rights
New York Times, February 13, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/technology/13yahoo.html
?_r=1&oref=slogin

Olympics
Beijing taking steps to ensure security of Olympic Games
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/14/content_
4176594.htm

Police
Over 10,000 Policemen Suspended From Duties in 9 years
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/14/content_
4178242.htm

Politics
Party Expelled 24,100 Members Last Year
SCMP, February 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDLMTH8JE.html

中国官场掀起治庸风暴 可能衍生新弊端 (The Campaign For Screening Out Mediocre Officials May Trigger New Problems)
Chinesenewsnet, February 14, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2006_02_13_22_00_28_970.html22_00_28
_970.html

Poverty
Guizhou Reports Big Drop in Poor Population
China Daily, February 14, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/14/content
_520036.htm

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
艾滋病死亡人数超乙肝 (Death Cases of AIDS Surpassed That for Hepatitis B)
The Beijing News, February 14, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0214/015@
160257.htm

Rural Issues
农村养老现状令人忧 (Growing Concerns on Pension for Elderly in Rural Areas)
Legal Daily, February 14, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/14/content_
264845.htm

Hu, Wen Battle Opponents of Rural Revival
SCMP, February 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCUESH8JE.html

February 11-13, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders – Lawyer Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄被押返粤　各界继续绝食维权 (Missing Rights Lawyer Returns Home, but Hunger Strikes Continue in China and Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/10/guofei
xiong/
Missing rights activist Guo Feixiong was escorted from Beijing to his Guangzhou home on Friday, after being detained for more than 24 hours by police. However, hunger strikes still continue in China and Hong Kong in protest against Guo’s detention.

News
Corruption
阜阳政协原秘书长被判15年 (Government Official in Anhui Province Sentenced to 15-year Jail Term for Corruption)
The Beijing News, February 13, 2006
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1210/11@
022126.html

Labor - Industrial Accidents
Death Toll from China Mine Accident Rises to 15
AFP (via YahooNews), February 12, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060212/wl_afp/chinamining
accident_060212121845;_ylt=AllS6we2zPrpvUT9WSWOzVx
PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
=AllS6we2zPrpvUT9WSWOzVxPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW
04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Law - Administrative Law and Procedure
民告官三成胜诉 公民法律维权推动和谐社会 (Thirty Percent of Lawsuits Brought Against Government Are Won in China)
EastDay.com, February 12, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
117348/userobject1ai1845305.html5305.html

Law - Juvenile Justice
判案量年均递增12.87% 法院将完善少年审判制度 (Supreme Court to Improve Juvenile Justice System)
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-02/10/content_4159
872.htm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Sacked Editor Speaks Out on 'Self-Censorship'
SCMP, February 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZN5BSH8JE.html

《冰点》有望近期复刊 (Banned Supplement Freezing Point Said Likely to Be Published Again)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 13, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2006_2_12_16_33_55_690.html3_55_690.html

Media - Internet Censorship
US Congress Set to Grill Internet Companies over China Clampdown
AFP (via YahooNews), February 13, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060213/wl_asia_afp/uschina
congressinternetgooglerightsmedia_060212110843;_ylt=AkW9
EuxzUrilyDMDsHhJEGhPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9m
BHNlYwMlJVRPUCUltsmedia_060212110843;_ylt=AkW9Euxz
UrilyDMDsHhJEGhPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW0

比较不同地区Google搜索结果 (Comparing Results of Google Searches in Different Regions)
Voice of America, February 13, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-13-voa1.cfm

So Long, Dalai Lama: Google Adapts to China
New York Times, February 12, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/weekinreview/12kahn.html?r=2&oref=slogin&oref=sloginslogin

Olympics
Media Wooed for Beijing Olympics
SCMP, February 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ59ISH8JE.html

Politics
Backlash from Rebounding Conservatives Challenges Pace of Reforms
SCMP, February 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZKXMSH8JE.html

Senior CPC Official Calls for Improving Cadre Evaluation System
Xinhuanet, February 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/11/content_
4166539.htm

Protests and Petitions
Power Station Plan Sparks Protest
SCMP, February 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZH9ISH8JE.html

Protests and Petitions
人权人士发表吁美国关注中国人权公开信 (Right Activists Urge US to Address China's Deteriorating Human Rights Situation During Hu's April Visit)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/10/
renquan/

Public Health
延误治疗时机造成终身残疾 机场称按规定办事 (Girl With Leg Broken Not Allowed to Board Airplane, Leaving Her Crippled for Life)
The Beijing News, February 13, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0213/011
@159989.htm

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs / Law
艾滋病防治条例直面四大现实问题 (Regulation on AIDS Prevention Highlights Four Major Issues of Concern)
China Youth Daily, February 13, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-02/13/content_1313961.htm

Related news:
艾滋病防治条例 (全文) (Full Text of the Newly Announced Regulation on the Prevention and Control of the Spread of AIDS)
Xinhuanet, February 13, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/12/content_
4168475.htm

河北村民因输血感染艾滋病 官方极力对外隐瞒 (Hebei Authorities Cover up AIDS Infection Caused by Blood Transfusion)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/10/aids/

Public Health
China to Turn Inside Out of Medical Billing Scandal
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/10/content_
4163614.htm

Public Health - Health Care Reform
Low-cost Hospitals Crucial for Reform
SCMP, February 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZW9HSH8JE.html

Rural Issues
Inside China's Angry Villages
Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-
kuhn11feb11,0,1769780.story

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Power Plant Generates 100b kwh of Electricity
Xinhuanet, February 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/11/content_
4167123.htm

Tibet - Religion
China Pilgrims Meet Dalai Lama
SCMP, February 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZS9HSH8JE.html

February 10, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders - Internet Activists / Media - Internet Censorship
雅虎再涉异议人士被捕案 (Yahoo Again Accused of Leaking Information on an Internet Activist, Leading to His Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/09/yahoo/
Reporters Without Borders has accused Yahoo of supplying personal user’s information to the Chinese authorities on dissident writer Li Zhi (李志). Li was arrested in 2003 and subsequently sentenced to eight years in jail for 'inciting subversion'.

Related news:
Chinese Man 'Jailed Due to Yahoo'
BBC, February 09, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4695718.stm


News

Economic Development / Government
Beijing Lays Out Road Map for Scientific Revolution
SCMP, February 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4EDSH8JE.html

Government
Shenzhen Steps Up Crime Fight
SCMP,February 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6S3SH8JE.html

Government - Governance and Accountability
Guangdong Villagers Tried to Remove Corrupt Official Alleged Being Harassed After Visited By an Activist
SCMP, February 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1R3SH8JE.html

Human Rights Defenders - Rights Defenders / Freedom of Speech
Zhao Changqing (赵长青)
赵长青宁关禁闭不歌颂党　人权组织谴责当局虐待 (Human Rights Groups Condemn the Further Punishment of Dissident Zhao Changqing, Who Refused to Sing Political Anthem)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/09/zhao/

Human Rights Defender – Journalist Zhao Yan (赵岩)
赵岩案庭审在即 香港呼吁公开审讯 (Hong Kong Public Calls for "Open" Trial for New York Times Researcher Zhao Yan)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/09/
zhaoyan/

Labor - Work Safety
China Reports Rise in Coal Mine Deaths
AP( via YahooNews), February 10, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060210/ap_on_re_as/china_
mining_deaths;_ylt=AlhyRnGG0vJEEISNCEqfua8Bxg8F;_ylu=
X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--
GG0vJEEISNCEqfua8Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVq
MTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Labor
Stop Discrimination in Job Recruitment
China Daily, February 10, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/10/content
_518913.htm

Law - Juvenile Justice
China's Juvenile Courts Convict Nearly 400,000 Minors in Seven Years
People's Daily, February 10, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/10/eng20060210_
241522.html

Media - Internet Censorship / Corporate Social Accountability
Analysis: Yahoo's China Problem
CNN, February 10, 2006
http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/08/technology/yahoo_china_b20
/?eref=yahoo

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
［公益时报］主编降职疑因言获罪 (Chief Editor of Government Publication Gongyi Shibao (Public Interest Times) Demoted, Allegedly for Criticizing Articles on English Web Site)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/09/
yanlun/

Media - Internet Censorship
Group Accuses Yahoo of Working with Chinese Police
Voice of America, February 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-02-09-voa40.cfm

Olympics
China Wants Olympians to See its Best Behavior
USA Today, February 08, 2006
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-02-08-china-
manners_x.htm?csp=N009

Police
Police Apologize for Discriminatory Banners
Xinhuanet, February 10, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/10/content_
4160477.htm

Protests and Petitions - Resettlement
河北征地冲突命案责任人被判刑 (Official Responsible for Violent Clash in Dingzhou Sentenced to Life Imprisonment)
Voice of America, February 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-09-voa49.cfm

February 9, 2006

News

Children - Children
深圳拟建立少儿住院保险制度 (Shenzhen to Establish Health Insurance Scheme for Children)
China Youth Daily, February 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-02/09/content_1312268.htm

Children - Law/Protection / Gender
最高法院出台解释与幼女发生性行为不都是犯罪 (Supreme Court Issues Controversial Explanation: "Minors Having Sex with Young Girls Not Necessarily a Crime")
EastDay.com, February 09, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
116778/userobject1ai1839110.htmlai1839110.html

Economic Development
China Still a "Less Developed Country"
Xinhuanet, February 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/08/content_
4152669.htm

专家献策：五年内让五亿农民入城 (Experts Suggest Relaxing Hukou System to Allow 500 Million Peasants to Come to Cities in 5 Years)
Wen Wei Po, February 09, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0602090008
&cat=002CH

滴血的GDP數字 (The Suffering Behind China's Impressive GDP Figures)
BBC, February 08, 2006
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4690000/
newsid_4694200/4694214.stm4214.stm

Environment - Water
Rising Tide of Salinity Threatens Delta Freshwater Supply
SCMP, February 09, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZA06TH8JE.html

中国水污染灾难何时了？ (When Will Water Pollution Disasters in China End?)
Voice of America, February 09, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-08-voa62.cfm

Labor - Employment Conditions
Labor Shortage Likely to Worsen
SCMP, February 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAZ5TH8JE.html

Law - Court System
人民监督员制度试点的几个问题及完善建议 (Suggestions on How to Improve the “People's Supervisors” System)
Legal Daily, February 09, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/09/content_
262433.htm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Editor Fired over Reports Criticizing Authorities
SCMP, February 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9E1SH8JE.html

《人民日報》前总编胡绩伟挺《冰点》(Former Chief Editor of People's Daily Says the Closure of Freezing Point May be Unconstitutional)
Asia Times Online, February 09, 2006
http://www.atchinese.com/index.php?option=com_content
&task=view&id=13418&Itemid=33emid=33

Chinese Editor Dies After Beating by the Police
New York Times, February 08, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/international/asia/08china
.html?_r=1&oref=slogingin

'Police Beating Caused Death'
SCMP, February 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6Z5TH8JE.html

Media - Internet Censorship
Net Portals Braced for More Curbs on Content
SCMP, February 09, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ06ASH8JE.html

Yahoo, Press Watchdog Clash over Chinese Cyber-Dissident
AFP (via YahooNews), February 09, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060209/wl_asia_afp/
uschinainternetmedia;_ylt=AsVr192TFnWs2.CwZdA.B_
YBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1
YmNhdA--r192TFnWs2.CwZdA.B_YBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTB
jMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNh

Politics - NPC
2006年全国各地“两会”的热点焦点亮点 (An Overview of the Major Issues Discussed at Local NPC and CCPCC Conferences Across China)
People's Daily, February 09, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4088533.html

Population - One-Child Policy
中国治理出生人口性别比初见成效 平等意识增强 (Progress in Improving China's Male-Female Ratio at Birth Reflects Growing Awareness of Gender Equality)
EastDay.com, February 09, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
116778/userobject1ai1840034.htmlai1840034.html

Poverty - Urban Poverty
城市贫困群体呈发展趋势 (Urban Poverty on the Rise)
China Youth Daily, February 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-02/09/content_1312278.htm

Protests and Petitions - Corruption (Case)
太石村暴力升级　村民被砍手指 (Violence Increases in Taishi Village After Villager Slashed)
Radio Free Asia, February 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/08/taishi/

Rural Issues
让农民说话有门 投诉有应 (Farmers’ Complaints Should Be Answered to Ensure That Their Voices Are Heard)
China Youth Daily, February 09, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-02/09/content_1312358.htm

North Korea / Children - Trafficking of Children
报导指北韩妇女儿童在中国遭贩卖剥削 (NGO Reports Abuses of North Korean Women and Children in China)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 08, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2006_02_08_09_00_38_308.html08_09_00_38_308.html

February 8, 2006

Top News of the Day

Religion / Tibet
甘肃法庭判五名藏传佛教僧人徒刑 (Five Tibetan Monks and Nuns Sentenced to One to Three Years’ Imprisonment by a Guansu Court)
Voice of America, February 08, 2006
Three Tibetan monks and two nuns have been sentenced to jail for one to three years by a local court in Gansu Province for passing out flyers that called for Tibetan independence last May, according to the London-based Free Tibet Campaign.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-07-voa44.cfm


News

Civil Society
中国活动人士受压从民间组织辞职 (Founder of an AIDS Concern Group Allegedly Pressured to Quit)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-07-voa46.cfm

Corruption
讨论：美国不再是中国金融腐败分子的“安全港” (Discussion: US No Longer a Safe Haven for China's Fleeing Corrupt Officials)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/07/fubai/

Education
中国城乡教师收入相差悬殊 致山区教师纷纷流失 (The Huge Income Gap Between Teachers in Cities and Villages Has Led to a Shortage in the Hill Areas)
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/08/content_
4150071.htm

Environment - Pollution
Green Watchdog to Sink Teeth into Factory Pollution
SCMP, February 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLH7SH8JE.html

Gender
China Issues First Report on Gay Groups
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/08/content_
4150264.htm

Government
官员不罚污染企业可能被撤职 (Officials Who Fail to Sanction Companies for Pollution May Be Dismissed)
The Beijing News, February 08, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0208/
013@159375.htm

环保总局掀「水污染问责风暴」(State Environmental Protection Administration Investigates Officials Responsible for Harbin Toxic Spill)
Wen Wei Po, February 08, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0602080008&cat=002CH

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
长期软禁维权志更坚 陈光诚接力绝食反迫害 (Detained Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng Stages Hunger Strike)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/07/chen/

Human Rights Defenders - Gao Feixiong (郭飞雄)
Sister's Fears for Missing Activist
SCMP, February 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ468SH8JE.html

Law - Criminal Law and Procedure
建议立法用决定形式宣告缓刑 (Courts Should Announce Suspended Sentences by Legislative Ruling, Not as Part of Verdict)
Legal Daily, February 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/08/content_
261305.htm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
医学专家：《台州晚报》副总编吴湘湖死於乙肝复发(Medical Expert: Former Editor of Taizhou Evening Post Died of Hepatitis B Relapse)
Wen Wei Po, February 08, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0602080041&cat=002CH

Silencing the Hounds
The Standard, February 08, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=5&art_id=11452&sid=6547507&con_type=
1&d_str=200602077&con_type=1&d_str=20060207

Police
公安部召开新闻发布会通报2006年工作重点 (Ministry of Public Security Calls Press Conference to Announce Working Plan for 2006)
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-02/07/content_
4147190.htm

公安部：基层警力要达总警力85%以上 (Ministry of Public Security: Frontline Police Officers Should Account for over 85 Percent of the Force)
China Youth Daily, February 08, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-02/08/content_1311701.htm

Poverty
大学求财若渴 贫困生钱途多艰 (Low-Income University Students Face Many Financial Difficulties)
Ming Pao, February 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Protests and Petitions / Police
Social Unrest Just a Phase, Police Say
SCMP, February 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDH7SH8JE.html

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
中国艾滋病救助活动人士胡佳辞去民间组织工作 (AIDS Relief Advocate Hu Jia Steps Down from NGO Post)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/07/hujia/

Religion
中国加强对基督教家庭教会领袖的监控 (Chinese Government Steps Up Monitoring of House Church Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/02/07/zongjiao/

China Bans Officials, State Employees, Children from Mosques
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/02/06/uyghur_religion/

Society
内地十大暴利行业曝光 (Ten Most Profitable Industries in China Revealed)
Dajiyuan.com, February 08, 2006
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/6/2/8/n1215530.htm

February 7, 2006

Top News of the Day

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
《冰点》主编上书控中宣部 中纪委须一周内回覆是否受理 (Ex-Editor of Banned Weekly "Freezing Point" Files Suit with Propaganda Ministry)
Ming Pao, February 07, 2006
The former editor of the banned weekly "Freezing Point" (Bing Dian), Li Datong, has filed a lawsuit with the Propaganda Ministry. Li claims that the closure of the outspoken supplement of the China Youth Daily by authorities is a violation of the constitution and Party rules.
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060207/caa1.htm


News

Disasters
Green Watchdog Wants Accident News Fast
SCMP, February 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAZ3SH8JE.html

Economic Development
Counting the Human Cost of Reforms
SCMP, February 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4HZSH8JE.html

Environment
Anhui Shuts Down 379 Polluting Enterprises
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/07/content
_4146096.htm

Energy Law Aims at Power Conservation
China Daily, February 07, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/07/
content_517704.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚亲戚遭殴被带走 (Cousin of Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng Taken Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/06/
chenhua/

Human Rights Defenders
高智晟绝食声援郭飞雄　胡佳齐志勇接力 (Rights Activists Stage Hunger Strike to Rally Support for Lawyer Guo Feixiong, Who Was Beaten by Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/06/
guofeixiong/

中国维权人士接力绝食抗议 (Chinese Rights Activities Stage Hunger Strike to Protest)
BBC, February 06, 2006
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_
4680000/newsid_4686000/4686054.stm.stm

Labor - Working Conditions
劳动维权要注意60天时效 (Shanghai Labor Bureau Reminds Workers to File Complaints Within 60 Days)
Legal Daily, February 07, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/07/content_
260578.htm

Land Policy
Beijing Promises Curbs on Farmland Sales
SCMP, February 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDP3SH8JE.html

Land Policy - Land Disputes (Case)
北京两起强拆事件造成一死一重伤 (One Dies and One Injured in Two Incidents of Forced Eviction in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/06/
chaiqian/

Law
Wrongly Detained Deng Seeks Indemnity
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/07/content_
4145663.htm

Media - Internet Censorship
China Closes More than 2,000 'Unhealthy' Websites
AFP (via YahooNews), February 06, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060206/wl_asia_afp/
chinainternetmediacensorship_060206070358;_ylt=Au
JT6z2KNF9S4cq63WBe.8VPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW
04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl206070358;_ylt=AuJT6z
2KNF9S4cq63WBe.8VPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHN

Internet Lions Turn Paper Tiger in China
New York Times, February 06, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/06/technology/06link.
html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Migrant Workers - Working Conditions
Migrant Workers Expect Higher Wages
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/06/content_
4144318.htm

Police - Abuses (Case)
Justice Remains Shanghaied in City's Law Courts
SCMP, February 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9P3SH8JE.html

Protests and Petitions
听众：中国上访者利益得不到保护 (Caller: Interests of Petitioners in China not Protected)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-06-voa57.cfm

Public Health -
政府该为医改做些什么 (What Can the Government Do About Health Care Reform?)
People's Daily, February 07, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/30178/4076326.html

February 4 – 6, 2006

Top News of the Day

Police - Abuses
浙江报人被警打死 (Editor of Zhejiang Newspaper Beaten to Death by Police)
Apple Daily, February 06, 2006
A deputy editor with the Taizhou Evening Post in Zhejiang Province who was severely beaten by police officers last October has died of liver and kidney failure, his family said. Wu Xianghu became the target of a police attack last year because of a report he published about exorbitant fees levied by the traffic authorities.
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?sec_id=15335&iss_id=20060206&art_id=5632938206&art_
id=5632938

Related News
Deputy Editor Beaten by Police Dies
SCMP, February 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUUNRH8JE.html

Protests and Petitions
土地信访数量居高不下 《国土资源信访规定》出炉 (Number of Petitions over Land Disputes Stands High, New Regulation Issued by Land Resources Ministry Requires Bureaus to Report Case Status)
Legal Daily, February 06, 2006
The Ministry of Land Resources has issued a regulation to require bureaus at the provincial level or above to publicize the status of petitions they have received. The new rule came as petitions related to land disputes filed by citizens accounted for up to 80 percent of all complaints received by the Chinese government in some provinces in recent years.
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/06/content_
259782.htm


News

Bilateral Ties - US/China
China's Crushing of Dissent Could Fuel Instability, Warns Washington
SCMP, February 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6FSSH8JE.html

Death Penalty
案犯被判死刑不应适用罚金刑 (Fines Should Not Be Levied in Death Penalty Cases)
Legal Daily, February 06, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/06/content_
259753.htm

Government
李金华:树立“民本审计观” 医疗、养老将成重点 (Chief Auditor Li Jinhua: Establish a People-Oriented Auditing Principle Focused on Health Care and Pension)
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2006-02/06/content_
4140586.htm

Rein in State Power or Face a National Crisis, Says Professor
SCMP, February 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMESSH8JE.html

Year of the Watchdog
The Standard, February 06, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=15&art_id=11398&sid=6404367&con_type=17&con_type=1

Human Rights Defenders - Lawyers
Lawyer Launches Hunger Strike to Support Persecuted Activists
SCMP, February 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4IVSH8JE.html

Lawyer, Wife Fret as Rights Activist Held
SCMP, February 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAFSSH8JE.html

维权人士郭飞熊被打 (Rights Activist Guo Feixiong Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/05/
guofeixiong/

Labor - Work Safety
China Vows to Reduce Coal Mine Deaths by 3.5 pct in 2006
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/05/content_
4140268.htm

Labor - Employment Conditions
劳动部调查:职场人士2/3感到遭遇就业歧视 (Survey by Labor Ministry: Two-thirds of Employees Claim They Have Suffered from Job- Related Discrimination)
EastDay.com, February 06, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node116057/userobject1ai1832481.html2481.html

Law - Legal Reform
Pushing the Boundary of What Can't be Done in Legal Reform
SCMP, February 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4NXRH8JE.html

Media
中国开始要求手机用户用实名登记 ("Real-Name" Registration for Mobile Phone Users Begins in China)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/04/shouji/

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
BBC Tones Down News on China Website
Financial Times, February 06, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/23baeac4-94d9-11da-9f39-0000779
e2340.html

Media - Internet Censorship
中国人权：Google中国，发挥公司领导作用为时未晚 (Human Rights in China Issues Statement to Google.cn: Not Too Late for Corporate Leadership)
Radio Free Asia, February 04, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/04/renquan/

Police - Abuses
Chinese Village Anger Erupts Against Police
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 06, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060205/wl_nm/china_protest_dc
_1;_ylt=Au7XL64L0l4O6F9XnH2JV.1PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW
04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUlF9XnH2JV.1PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMT
BiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Police – Crime
Survey: Education Key to Reducing Crime
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/05/content_
4137974.htm

Poverty
国家发改委：我国城市居民收入差距较大且不合理 (National Development and Reform Commission: Wealth Gap Between Rural and Urban Residents Unreasonable)
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/06/content_
4140718.htm

Protests and Petitions
广东省吴川县两个村落发生大规模械斗 (Clash over Land Rights Between Residents of Two Villages in Guangdong Province Breaks Out)
Radio Free Asia, February 05, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/05/
wuchuan/

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
AIDS Scourge Travels Fast on Ancient Chinese Road
Chicago Tribunal, February 06, 2006
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0602050307
feb05,1,5726852.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true0602050307feb05,1,5726852.
story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

Anhui Provides Free Housing to Needy AIDS Patients
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/05/content_
4139873.htm

Rural Issues Farmers Deserve Proper Response to Their Many Complaints
SCMP, February 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXORRH8JE.html

State Security
Chinese Security Policy Safeguards Sovereignty, Unity, Territorial Integrity, Official
People's Daily, February 06, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/06/
eng20060206_240442.html

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Dam to Be Completed Ahead of Schedule
Xinhuanet, February 06, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/04/content_
4134080.htm