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, February 27, 2006

February 25-27, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders – Journalists (Li Yuanlong)
Journalist Li Yuanlong Indicted for Subversion
Human Rights in China, February 24, 2006
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=
27266&item%5fid=27265
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that journalist Li Yuanlong has been formally indicted on charges of “incitement to subvert state power.” Sources in China told HRIC that Li, formerly a reporter with Bijie Daily in Guizhou Province, was originally detained on September 9, 2005, and was formerly arrested on suspicion of subversion on September 29.


News

Death Penalty
男子强奸杀害少女后还敲诈家属 一审被判死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death for Killing and Raping Teenage Girl and Blackmailing Victim's Family)
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-02/27/content_
4232114.htm

Education
Legislature Reviews Education Disparity
People's Daily, February 27, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/27/eng20060227_
246312.html

Provinces to Carry Burden of Free Education
SCMP, February 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFCTTH8JE.html

农村初中平均辍学率接近40%（二）(Dropout Rates in Rural Junior High Schools Near 40 Percent)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/25/
nongcun/

Environment
Resistance Casts a Cloud Over Green GDP Concept
SCMP, February 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3JUTH8JE.html

China Detains Man for Spreading Pollution Rumors
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 23, 2006
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK203772.htm

Government
CPC Steps up Efforts to Supervise, Admonish its Officials
People's Daily, February 27, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/27/eng20060227
_246222.html

Law
Courts Plead Guilty to Overwork
SCMP, February 06, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9AOUH8JE.html

Migrant Workers - Female Workers
Guangzhou Vows to Ensure Safe Baby Delivery for Migrant Mothers
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/26/content_
4229207.htm

Police - Crime
Security Problem is 'Not Incurable'
SCMP, February 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDBMUH8JE.html

Poverty
Beijing's 'Poverty Belt' Raises Alarm
SCMP, February 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7JUTH8JE.html

Protests and Petitions
Hunger Strike to Protest Against Crackdown Widens
SCMP, February 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ66UTH8JE.html

人大常委会办公厅一年办理群众来信来访近19万件 (Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Receives Some 190,000 Petitions Per Year)
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/27/
content_4233415.htm

Congress Head Wants Petition System Improved
SCMP, February 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZB4ITH8JE.html

丁子霖致高智晟公开信: 请回到维权的行列中来 (Founder of Tiananmen Mothers Campaign Ding Zilin Writes Open Letter to Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng, Urging Him to Drop Hunger Strike)
Peacehall, February 23, 2006
http://peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2006/02/
200602232225.shtml

Public Health
Plans Issued to Deal with Public Health Emergencies
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/26/content_
4231227.htm

Tianjin Makes AIDS Prevention Education Compulsory
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/26/
content_4229253.htm

Religion
中国两名地下教会神父遭到逮捕 (Two Pastors of Underground Church Arrested)
RFA, February 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/24/jiaofu/

State Security
Nation to Ratify Convention on Terrorism
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/27/
content_4232473.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama Envoys Report Block in Talks with China
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 27, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060226/wl_nm/religion_
china_dalai_dc_1&printer=1;_ylt=Ag2S56P1bZvC8WUKB
6gcXcFn.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-=Ag
2S56P1bZvC8WUKB6gcXcFn.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3M
XN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-

Friday, February 24, 2006

February 24, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders – Yu Zhijian (余志坚)
Mao Portrait Attacker Held over Subversion
SCMP, February 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRKIUH8JE.html
Yu Zhijian, 43, a former high school teacher and one of the people who threw paint on Mao Zedong’s portrait in 1989, has been detained on suspicion of incitement to subvert state power. He was taken away by state security officers from his home in Liuyang, Hunan Province, on February 18, 2006, after participating in a hunger strike in support of dissident lawyer Gao Zhisheng's call for an end to the persecution of activists.


News

Death Penalty
民警绑架杀害堂侄被判死刑 (Security Officer Sentenced to Death for Murdering Nephew)
The Beijing News, February 24, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0223/014@
162668.htm

Food Security
Grain Consumption to Outpace Output
Xinhuanet, February 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/24/content_
4220248.htm

Gender – Sex Workers
“平时是天使 周末是魔鬼” (The Plight of Sex Workers)
Nanfang Weekend, February 23, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060223/xw/tb/2006
02230006.asp

Government – Grassroots Election
Villagers Need Real Autonomy, Official Says
SCMP, February 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZM4NTH8JE.html

Human Rights Defenders
中国抗艾滋人士胡嘉下落不明 (AIDS Activist Reported Missing)
Voice of America, February 23, 2004
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-23-voa
46.cfm

June 4th - Prisoners
六四蛋掷毛像者获释但精神失常 (Tiananmen Activist Yu Dongyue Released, but Said to Be 'Mentally Ill')
Voice of America, February 23, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-23-voa
42.cfm

Labor
Deadbeat Bosses Put on Notice
SCMP, February 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZB8CTH8JE.html

Land Policy
中国改善征地制度出路在何处？ (How Can We Improve the System of Land Acquisition?)
Voice of America, February 24, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-24-
voa3.cfm

Law – Court System
最高法院：完善用人制度解决基层法官断层问题 (Supreme Court: Improving Court Personnel and Recruitment System is Key to Solving Problems in Lower-level Courts)
Xinhuanet, February 23, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-02/23/content_
4218911.htm

Media – Internet Censorship
China's Censored Media Answers Back
BBC, February 23, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4743274.stm

China's Media Censorship Rattling World Image
Christian Science Monitor, February 24, 2006
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0224/p01s04-wo
ap.html

Breaching China's Great Firewall
Christian Science Monitor, February 24, 2006
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0224/p08s01-com
v.html?s=itm

网吧须在3月底前安装摄像头 (Shenzhen Internet Cafes Ordered to Install Cameras and Monitoring Devices by March)
Legal Daily, February 24, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/24/content_
271062.htm

Population – Aging Population
全国老龄办百年预测 2050年每10人将有3位老人 (Three Out of 10 People Are Elderly in 2050, Report Shows)
EastDay.com, February 24, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node120141/userobject1ai1872350.html

Politics - NPC
百姓对"两会"的八大期盼 (Public Expect NPC and CCPCC to Deal with 8 Major Issues in Upcoming Conferences)
EastDay.com, February 24, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
120141/userobject1ai1873157.html

异议人士两会前夕呼吁取缔特务机关 (Dissidents Urge Authorities to Ban Espionage Organs and Stop Violating Human Rights Prior to Start of NPC and CCPCC Conferences)
RFA, February 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/
23/lianghui/

Protests and Petitions
Social Unrest Takes Heavy Toll on Police Ranks
SCMP, February 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQVJUH8JE.html

Zhongshan Party Chief on Defensive over Clashes
SCMP, February 24, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEJMTH8JE.html

东师古又有村民被抓　陈光诚表示抗议 (Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng Protests Local Authority’s Power Abuse After More Villagers Are Taken Away by Police)
RFA, February 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/
23/chenguangcheng/

Rural Issues
“我把农村想得太简单了” (An Interview on Rural Issues with Ma Yonghong)
Nanfang Weekend, February 23, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060223/xw/
zmxwzt/200602230023.asp

Number of Farmers on the Decline
Xinhuanet, February 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/23/content
_4217905.htm

Society
Housing, Education and Jobs Top Urbanites' Worries
China Daily, February 24, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/24/
content_523489.htm

Thursday, February 23, 2006

February 23, 2006

Top News of the Day

June 4th - Prisoner
喻东岳被关近17年后获释出狱 (Political Prisoner and Journalist Yu Dongyue Freed After 17 Years in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2006
Journalist Yu Dongyue, who has been jailed for 17 years for pouring paint onto a Mao Zedong portrait during the student demonstrations at Tiananmen Square in 1989, has been released, according to the San Francisco-based rights group The Dui Hua Foundation.
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/22/
yudongyue/

Related News
China to Free Last High-Profile Tiananmen Prisoner
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 23, 2006
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=world
News&storyID=2006-02-22T034702Z_01_PEK155225_RTRUKOC
_0_UK-CHINA-TIANANMEN.xml22T034702Z_01_PEK155225_
RTRUKOC_0_UK-CHINA-TIANANMEN.xml

Human Rights
对话基金会呼吁中国释放部分政治犯 (San Francisco-based Rights Group The Dui Hua Foundation Calls on China to Release Political Prisoners)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/22/
duihua/


News

Bilateral Ties / Religion - Christianity
Cardinal Zen Aims to Boost Sino-Vatican Ties
SCMP, February 23, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZMCITH8JE.html

Corruption
Anti-Graft Officer Falls to His Death
SCMP, February 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYJ8TH8JE.html

Death Penalty
民警绑架杀害堂侄被判死刑 (Police Officer Sentenced to Death for Killing Relative During Kidnap)
The Beijing News, February 23, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0223/014@
162668.htm

Environment
Emphasis on Public Role in Environmental Protection Welcomed
SCMP, February 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFNITH8JE.html

Hukou
小城镇户口早已放开 户籍制度改革将逐步推进 (Household Registration System in Smaller Cities Has Been Relaxed Under Ongoing Reforms)
People's Daily, February 23, 2006
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41158/4132530.html

Land Policy
Resolve Land Disputes: Delegate
SCMP, February 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7NITH8JE.html

Strict Curbs Pledged on Land Acquisition
People's Daily, February 23, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/23/eng20060223
_245197.html

Villagers Attacked in Row over Coal Mine
SCMP, February 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXFEUH8JE.html

Law
讨论：中国危害国家安全罪定罪率达99% (Discussion: Conviction Rates for Crimes of Endangering State Security Reach 99 Percent)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/22/
kangyuan/

Police
依法严惩黑恶势力 实现社会治安稳定 (Government Vows to Crack Down on Triads)
Legal Daily, February 23, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/23/content_
270089.htm

深圳明定警察开枪指引 (Shenzhen Spells out Guidelines for Police Shooting)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Population
Urbanization Reducing China's Rural Population
China Daily, February 23, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/23/
content_523256.htm

Protests and Petitions
粤人大会场外百人请愿 (Over 100 Protest at Venue of Guangdong National People's Congress Meeting)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

虎门城管打人　防暴警扣留民众 (Villagers in Dongguan Arrested During Protest Over Beating of Two Men by Government Officials)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/22/
humen/

Public Health
Safe Sex Next Front in China's AIDS Battle
China Daily, February 23, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/23/
content_523243.htm

Rural Issues
China Tries to Narrow Urban-Rural Gap
International Herald Tribune, February 23, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/22/news/china.php

Easing of Farmland Controls Considered
SCMP, February 23, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLNITH8JE.html

Editorial: Soundly Push Forward the Building of a New Socialist Countryside
People's Daily, February 23, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/22/eng20060222_
245039.html

Xinjiang / Education
新疆全面叫停学校“公转民” (Xinjiang Prohibits More Public Schools from Going Private)
China Youth Daily, February 23, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-02/23/content_
1320868.htm

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

February 22, 2006

Top News of the Day

Rural Issues - Rural Development
今年种粮补贴150亿 (China Earmarks 15 Billion Yuan for Agricultural Subsidies in 2006)
Wen Wei Po, February 22, 2006
During the closing ceremony of a high-level seminar that had the theme of "building a new socialist countryside,” Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged to increase funding for the modernization of rural areas. China's countryside is lagging far behind the stunning economic growth that cities have experienced over the last two decades.
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?cat=002CH&news_
id=CH0602220001

Related News
Bold Plan to Ease Rural Poverty Unveiled
SCMP, February 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6QETH8JE.html


News

Civil Society – NGOs /
Poverty
NGOs Win Bid for Poverty Relief
China Daily, February 22, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/22/
content_522658.htm

Corruption /
Public Health
四川36名医院院长受贿被查 (36 Hospital Chiefs in Sichuan Investigated for Corruption)
People's Daily, February 22, 2006
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/4129200.html

Education
中国义务教育的“商品化” (The “Commercialization” of China's Compulsory Education)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/21/
jiaoyu/

Human Rights / Olympics
Rights Woes May Stain Games: John Kamm
SCMP, February 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0IGTH8JE.html

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
讨论：《冰点》能否引发新闻体制改革？ (Discussion: Will the "Freezing Point" Incident Trigger Media Reforms?)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/21/
bingdian/

Mao's Nervous Minders Pursued Us Everywhere
The Guardian, February 22, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1713280,00.html

Media - Internet Censorship
中国两会前夕 北京关闭三个左派网站 (Beijing Shuts Down 3 Left-Wing Web Sites on the Eve of the Upcoming Political Consultative Conference and National People's Congress)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 22, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2006_02_21_22_00_19_442.html22_00_19
_442.html

Google为新中国网站辩护 (Google Rebukes Claims That it Operates Without a License in China)
BBC, February 22, 2006
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4730000/
newsid_4737200/4737232.stm.stm

Google.cn "Very Likely" Replace Uncensored Google.com - Beijing News
China Digital Times, February 21, 2006
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2006/02/googlecn_very_likely_
replace_uncensored_googlecom_beiji.phpom_beiji.php

Media - Public Access to Information
新规整顿垃圾电邮 (New Regulations on Junk Mail)
Ming Pao, February 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Politics
Cancer Diagnosis May Force Leader off Politburo
SCMP, February 22, 2006
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZOEAUH8JE.html

Rural Issues - Rural Development / Poverty - Rural Poverty
Document Spells Out Plans for Rural Revival
People's Daily, February 22, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/22/eng20060222_
244793.html

05年农民和城镇居民收入3.22:1 城乡差距继续扩大 (Ratio of Rural Income to Urban Income Widens to 3.22:1 in 2005)
EastDay.com, February 22, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node119558/userobject1ai1868616.html8616.html

Wen Promises More Funds to Improve Farmers' Lives
SCMP, February 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2QETH8JE.html

Chinese Gov't to Spend More on Countryside
AP( via YahooNews), February 21, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060221/ap_on_re_as/china_
politics;_ylt=AinatVMTePvrAHheMFhvMnYBxg8F;_ylu=X3o
DMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Society
Face Recognition System to Improve Public Identification
Xinhuanet, February 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/21/content
_4208578.htm

Tibet / Education
Tibetan School Draws International Students
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2006/02/21/
tibet_dogga/

Tibet / Protests and Petitions
Tibetan Youths Detained over Anti-Fur Campaign
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2006/02/21/tibet_fur/

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

February 21, 2006

News

Corruption / Environment - Pollution
Corrupt Officials Targeted in War on Pollution
SCMP, February 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAL0TH8JE.html

Education
期待对教育乱收费问责 (Hopes for the Elimination of Arbitrary Educational Fees)
Legal Daily, February 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/21/content_
268728.htm

Environment
Green Regulation Punishes Misconduct
People's Daily, February 21, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/21/eng20060221
_244495.html

首个环境问责制度出台 官员瞒报污染事故可开除 (New Environmental Regulation Issued, Officials Responsible for Environmental Degradation to Be Punished)
People's Daily, February 21, 2006
http://env.people.com.cn/GB/1072/4124949.html

Green Technology Pact Made with EU
SCMP, February 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9GBTH8JE.html

Human Rights Defenders
高智晟被跟踪报道属造谣 (Reports About Activist Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Being Followed Unfounded)
Wen Wei Po, February 21, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0602210008&cat=002CH

Land Policy
Proposal to Pay Farmers Directly for Seized Land
SCMP, February 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4CATH8JE.html

Law
人民监督员监督“五种情形" (Public to Monitor Police in Abuse of Power During Investigations and Detention)
Legal Daily, February 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/21/content_
268722.htm

冤案虽昭雪赔偿路仍长 (Wrongfully Convicted Case Redressed, but Compensation Still Not Delivered)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/20/pingfan/

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
申请采访「两会」8非法媒体曝光 (Eight Unlicensed Media Organizations Exposed While Applying to Cover Upcoming Political Consultative Conference and National People's Congress)
Ming Pao, February 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060221/caf1.htm

外国记者在中国的一举一动都受到中国政府的监控 (Foreign Journalists Closely Monitored by Authorities in China)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/20/jizhe/

Media - Internet Censorship
Google Has No License for China Service: Newspaper
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 21, 2006
http://today.reuters.com/business/newsarticle.aspx?
type=ousiv&storyID=2006-02-21T014119Z_01_PEK
146281_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPRO-INTERNET-CHINA-
GOOGLE-DC.XML21T014119Z_01_PEK146281_RTRIDST
_0_BUSINESSPRO-INTERNET-CHINA-

Google.cn涉嫌无照经营 (Google.cn Suspected of Operating Without a License)
The Beijing News, February 21, 2006
http://economy.thebeijingnews.com/0392/2006/0221/
005@161910.htm

Migrant Workers
加大对农民工社会责任和职业责任意识的培育 (More Education on Social and Employment Issues Needed for Migrant Workers)
Xinhuanet, February 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/21/content_
4206915.htm

Police - Prisons
我司法部明令严禁监狱警察体罚犯人 (Ministry of Justice Lays Out Rules Prohibiting Physical Punishment of Inmates)
China Youth Daily, February 21, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-02/21/content_1319439.htm

Police - Abuses (Case)
Shenzhen Police Jailed for Detention Centre Beatings
SCMP, February 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUT6UH8JE.html

Population – Urbanization /
Migrant Workers
我国将创新流动人口计生管理机制 (New Family Planning System for Migrants to Be Launched)
Xinhuanet, February 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/21/content_
4206853.htm

Poverty
Wealth Gap Erodes Sense of Security
SCMP, February 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFGBTH8JE.html

Public Health
北京大学96名乙肝新生获入学资格 (Peking University Admits 96 Students Who Are Hepatitis-B Carriers)
China Youth Daily, February 21, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-02/21/content_
1319446.htm

Rural Issues - Rural Development
统筹城乡发展 加大对三农支持力度 扎实推进社会主义新农村建设 (Senior Provincial-level Officials Called on to Push for Rural Reforms)
Legal Daily, February 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/21/content_
268729.htm

Monday, February 20, 2006

February 18-20, 2006

Top News of the Day

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
《冰点》主编副主编发表声明抗议免职 (Editors of the Banned News Supplement Freezing Point (Bing Dian) Issue Open Statement to Protest Their Dismissal)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/
17/bingdian/
Two top editors of the banned news supplement Freezing Point (Bing Dian) have issued an open statement regarding their dismissal. They claim that they were dismissed as punishment for openly defying the authorities, holding interviews with overseas press, mourning the death of dissident journalist Liu Binyan, and networking with domestic pro-democracy activists.

News

Corruption
抗污染被恐吓报复 湖南村民揭采矿黑幕 (Villagers Threatened After Reporting Pollution by Coal Mining Company)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/17/wuran/

Dealth Penalty
"河北打黑第一案”主犯被判死刑 (Main Culprit in Hebei’s the "First Anti-Corruption Case" Sentenced to Death)
The Beijing News, February 20, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0219/
015@161516.htm

Education
国家发改委曝光八所学校乱收费总计 (Eight Schools Named and Blamed by State Council for Overcharging School Fees)
EastDay.com, February 20, 2006
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node118854/userobject1ai1862573.html2573.html

Environment - Water
陕西碱性水泄漏责任人被免职 (Senior Official of Shaanxi Chemical Factory Sacked for Being Responsible for Wastewater Leak)
The Beijing News, February 20, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0220/
015@161700.htm

Water Supplies to 20,000 Chinese Suspended
AFP (via YahooNews), February 20, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060220/ap_on_re_as/china
_polluted_river;_ylt=AiQrqUmPLG9fUWc76EpY6koBxg8F;_
ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdAPLG9f
UWc76EpY6koBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN
5bnN1YmNhdA

Gender - Sex Workers
中国“卖淫合法化有利社会稳定”？ (Can Legalized Prostitution in China Help Stabilize Society?)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 19, 2006
http://www5.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest
/Life/2006_2_19_10_19_2_222.html22.html

Government – Governance and Accountability
47000余人去年受政纪处分 (About 47,000 Government Officials Punished for Violating Laws and Regulations)
The Beijing News, February 20, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0220/015
@161753.htm

Human Rights Defenders
中国维权人士作法各异殊途同归 (China's Human Rights Defenders Use Different Tactics but All Share the Same Vision)
Voice of America, February 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-19-voa45.cfm

广西维权律师杨在新被传讯24小时后被释放 (Guangxi Lawyer Yang Zaixin Released After Being Detained for 24 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/19
/yangzaixin/

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong
72个组织及个人声援维权绝食接力 (72 Organizations and Individuals Join Hunger Strike in Support of Rights Lawyer Guo Feixiong)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/
17/jueshi/

June 4th - EU Arms Ban
EU Shoots for China's Arms Business
Asia Times Online, February 20, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HB17Ad01.html

Labor
China Faces Uphill Task on Job Creation This Year
China Daily, February 20, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/20
/content_521725.htm

Law - RTL Reform
实行近五十年法律依据不充分? 劳教制度遭质疑 (The Legality of China’s Reeducation-Through-Labor System Questioned)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-02/20/content_
4202428.htm

Law - Criminal Law and Procedure
湖南湘乡农民王威发的冤案 (Wrongly Convicted Hunan Farmer Finally Receives Justice After 30 Years)
Voice of America, February 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-19-voa51.cfm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
《深青中国社区》重开 编辑方针大变 (Liberal Online Forum Reopens, but with New Editorial Direction)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/
18/shenqing/

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom – Bing Dian
《冰點》主編李大同﹕中宣部惹了大麻煩 (Chief Editor of Freezing Point (Bing Dian): CPC Propaganda Dept. Is in Trouble)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060220/cae1.htm

冰点复刊不乐观新闻改革可乐观 (Dim Hopes for the Re-launch of Freezing Point (Bing Dian), but Greater Prospects for Media Reform)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 20, 2006
http://www5.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2006_2_19_15_51_3_144.html1_3_144.html

袁伟时欢迎冰点复刊希能回应批评 (Yuan Weishi Welcomes the Re-launch of Bing Dian and Prepares Feedback on Criticisms over His Essay)
Voice of America, February 17, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-17-voa35.cfm

Free Speech a Basic Right, Liberals Tell Hu
SCMP, February 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZH87TH8JE.html

Media - Internet Censorship
华邮:人民用滑鼠一点突破中国当局网路封锁 (One Click of the Mouse Could Break China's Grip on the Internet)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 20, 2006
http://www5.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Topics/cna
_2006_02_19_12_00_10_655.html55.html

Protests and Petitions
Senior Official Highlights Importance of Petition Handling
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/19/content
_4200988.htm

Public Health
Funding for Health Care Dire, Says Minister
SCMP, February 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZN03UH8JE.html

六大问题造成看病难看病贵 (Six Causes for Poor Medical Care and High Fees)
The Beijing News, February 20, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0220/
015@161684.htm

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
北京艾滋病毒感染者人数增35% (Beijing AIDS Patients Increase by 35%)
Voice of America, February 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-19-voa43.cfm

听众：中国新艾滋病条例有效力？ (Public Opinions on the Effectiveness of New AIDS Regulation in Curbing Discrimination)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-02-17-voa74.cfm

Social Security / Poverty
Greying Parents Left to Beg as Children Cut Ties
SCMP, February 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZH87TH8JE.html

中国准备为农民工建立个人养老保险帐户 (Government Considers Setting up Retirement Insurance Accounts for Rural Workers)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006
/02/18/nongmin/

Tibet
听众对西藏问题的看法 (Public Opinions on Tibet Issue)
Voice of America, February 20, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-02-20-voa1.cfm

Friday, February 17, 2006

February 17, 2006

Top News of the Day

冰点复刊原主编副主编被撤职 (Editors of Freezing Point (Bing Dian) News Supplement
Dismissed)
Voice of America, February 16, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-16-voa48.cfm
Freezing Point (Bing Dian), a weekly supplement of China Youth Daily that has been banned for three weeks, will reopen on March 1, but both the chief editor and assistant chief editor have been dismissed.



News

Corruption - Environment
5條村4000人接雨水维生 (Over-mining Leaves 4,000 Villagers in Henan and Hunan Without Water)
Apple Daily, February 17, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm
?iss_id=20060217&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id
=5664039

Environment
中国国务院发布加强环境保护的决定 (China's State Council Announces Decision on Strengthening Environmental Protection)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/
16/huanbao/

Energy Efficiency Encouraged in New Buildings
Xinhuanet, February 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/16/content_4189
072.htm

Government
Beijing Takes on Local-government Mafias
Asia Times Online, February 17, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HB16Ad01.html

分析：中国政府行为黑社会化(1) (Analysis: China's Police Collaborate with Gangsters - Part I)
Voice of America, February 16, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-16-voa70.cfm

何勇：确保反腐倡廉各项工作任务落到实处 (Government Official Pledges that Clean Government & Anti-Corruption Plan Will be Implemented this Year)
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/lianzheng/2006-02/16/content_
4189512.htm

Government - Governance and Accountability
中央组织部印发加强干部监督工作的《意见》(State Organizational Department Publishes “Opinion” on Strengthening Supervision of Cadres)
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/17/content_4190
457.htm

Human Rights
上海数百上访人绝食一天声援高智晟 (Hundreds of Shanghai Petitioners Go on One-day Hunger Strike to Show Support for Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/16/
shanghai/

北京绝食接力组织者接连失踪 (Organizers of Beijing Hunger Strikes Disappear One by One)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/16/
jueshi/

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚妻子被打 官方不让就医 (Wife of Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng Beaten by Officials and Denied Medical Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/16/
chenguancheng/

Labor
Huizhou Factories Shut - Workers Homeless
SCMP, February 17, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDTZSH8JE.html

Labor - Occupational Health
Diseases at Work Haunt Migrant Workers
Xinhuanet, February 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/17/content_419
1634.htm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
袁伟時文章：中国跟日本一樣歪曲史實 (Commentary by Yuan Weishi: China Distorts History Just Like Japan)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 16, 2006
http://www3.chinesenewsnet.com/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_02_16_08_00_56_763.html

Chief Sacked for Ignoring Newspaper's Principles, Says Executive
SCMP, February 17, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLTZSH8JE.html

Media - Internet Censorship
评析中国否认对网站实施特别审查 (Analysis on Why China Denies Internet Censorship)
Voice of America, February 16, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/W2006-02-16-voa3.cfm

Protests & Petitions
Tianjin Investors Take Protest to Capital
SCMP, February 17, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGD0TH8JE.html

Property Owners Vow Action to Stop Power Transformer Station
SCMP, February 17, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0MWTH8JE.html


Public Health
Inferior Infant Formula Reappears on Market
Xinhuanet, February 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/16/content_4189
708.htm

Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
Henan to Begin AIDS Check on 1.5 mln People
Xinhuanet, February 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/16/content_4188
205.htm

Rural Issues
特别报道: 新农村需要新文化 中南海力破难题 (Special Report: New Rural Development Needs New Culture, Central Government Strives to Solve Problems)
Xinhuane, February 17, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/17/content_418
8745.htm

Social Security - Social Insurance
无地农民将获终身养老保障 (Landless Peasants to Get Lifetime Pensions)
Nanfang Daily, February 17, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/nfrb/a01/2006
02170133.asp

Society
2005年中国经济犯罪案件继续攀升 (Economic Crimes Continued to Rise in 2005)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/16/jingji/

河南人拒绝歧视 (Henan People Reject Discrimination)
Nanfang Weekend, February 16, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060216/xw/tb/2006
02160005.asp

Three Gorges
Govt to Audit Three Gorges Dam Project
Xinhuanet, February 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/16/content_4189
845.htm

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Februrary 16, 2006

News
Environment
Pollution a 'Blasting Fuse' for Unrest
SCMP, February 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZX4WSH8JE.html

Government - Governance and Accountability
China to Tackle Commercial Bribery of Government Officials
People's Daily, February 16, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/16/eng20060216_
243081.html

Labor - Unemployment
中国失业问题会引发社会动乱？(Will Unemployment Be a Source of Unrest in China?)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-15-voa49.cfm

Law - Legal Reform
审判长、独任审判员选任制度的改革建议和前景预测 (Suggestions and Prospects on Reforming the Selection System of Chief Judges and Independent Adjudicators)
Legal Daily, February 16, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/16/content_
266441.htm

Law - Juvenile Justice
未成年人刑事案件最新司法解释第六条解读 (Supreme Court Issues Latest Judicial Interpretation on Juvenile Criminal Cases)
Legal Daily, February 16, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/16/content_
266442.htm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
讨论：中国政府对媒体采取新的整控措施 (Discussion: Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo's Comments on China's New Approach to Media Control)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/15/
meiti/

Media - Internet Censorship
US Internet Sites Put Greed First in China, Lawmakers Say
AFP (via YahooNews), February 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060216/pl_afp/uschinainternet
rightsmedia_060216014108;_ylt=Aju_MJl1UVYnw52ArvqGIOR
PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl08;_
ylt=Aju_MJl1UVYnw52ArvqGIORPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW
04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVR

美国务院成立全球互联网信息自由工作组 (US State Department Sets up Global Internet Freedom Task Force)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/15/
hulianwang/

Poverty
China Hydro-dams Leave Locals Poorer
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060215/wl_nm/environment
_china_dams_dc_1;_ylt=AhIO12H1N2EHNgox3txX24lPzWQA;
_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
O12H1N2EHNgox3txX24lPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9m
BHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Protests and Petitions - Human Rights
进京上访人士被抓 (Some 100 Petitioners Apprehended by Police in Beijing as Leaders Speak on New Rural Development Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/15/
shangfang/

Protests and Petitions
大陆十省同步绝食　抗议当局打压升级 (Hunger Strikes Continue in Ten Provinces in Protest Against Police Treatment of Strikers)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/
15/jueshi/

Rural Issues
中共为何高调宣布“建设新农村”？(Why Did the CCP Make Such a High-Profile Announcement About its "New Rural Development" Program?)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 16, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2006_2_15_20_16_30_991.html6_30_991.html

Tibet
达赖喇嘛特使赴京与中国政府会谈 (Dalai Lama's Special Envoy Arrives in Beijing for Fifth Round of Sino-Tibetan Talks)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-15-voa44.cfm
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