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.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

March 22, 2006

News

Death Penalty
男子在3妇女身上刺字获死缓 (Jilin Man Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Abusing Three Women)
The Beijing News, March 22, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0322/011@169
047.htm

Government – Grassroots Election
Taishi Villagers Call for New Poll Over Proxy Vote Queries
SCMP, March 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUA1I6VKE.html

Human Rights Defenders – Rights Defender Hu Jia (胡佳)
爱滋关注者失踪月馀 家属求援 (Wife Calls for Help to Find Missing AIDS Activist)
Ming Pao, March 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060322/cac1.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Journalist Zhao Yan (赵岩)
中国撤销对赵岩指控但赵尚未获释 (China Still Hasn’t Released New York Times Researcher Zhao Yan, Although Charges Have Been Dropped)
Voice of America, March 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-21-voa59.cfm

Lawyer Asks China to Release Jailed Times Researcher Now
New York Times, March 21, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/21/international/asia/21cnd
-zhao.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Labor
劳动合同法开门立法 重在保护劳动者权益 (Legislation on Labor Contracts Aims to Protect Workers' Rights)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2006
http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/28320/41246/48570/4223496.html

中华人民共和国劳动合同法（草案）(Draft of Law on Labor Contracts – Full Text)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2006
http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/14957/4219948.html

Politics - CPPCC
关注规范政协委员履职：履职，需制度跟进 (Concerns About the Duties of CPPCC Members: The System Should Be Improved to Ensure That Members Fulfill Their Responsibilities)
People's Daily, March 22, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4225543.html

Population – One-Child Policy
No Let-up on Birth Controls, Says Chief
SCMP, March 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3V58AVKE.html

Public Health
卫生部授权地方自主发布法定传染病疫情信息 (Ministry of Health Authorizes Local Public Health Departments to Disclose Information on Infectious Diseases)
People's Daily, March 22, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/4223582.html

Rural Issues
Countryside in Sharp Focus
SCMP, March 22, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ1A1I6VKE.html

UN / Human Rights
Changes Urged to Stop Torture in China
AP via YahooNews.com, March 22, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060322/ap_on_re_as/china_un
_torture;_ylt=AurKz7A1puSgwbVehsbNjAwBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDM
TBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Hong Kong
UN委员会关注北京干预香港政改 (UN Human Rights Commission Is Concerned About Beijing's Interference in Hong Kong's Political Reforms)
Voice of America, March 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-21-voa29.cfm

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

March 21, 2006

Top News of the Day

Children - Trafficking of Children
United in Grief, Farmers Lament Loss of Children 'Stolen' by Officials
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU0ZH6VKE.html
Parents from Hunan Province are accusing local officials of stealing their unregistered children. A total of 12 children are believed to have been kidnapped for orphanages, which allegedly placed them in adoptive homes overseas.


News

Corruption
不少党政干部迷上打高尔夫球 哪里来的钱？(Cadres Hooked on Golf, but Where Does the Money Come From?)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/21/
content_4325874.htm

Education
教育部: 3年查处乱收费1万9千件处分5931人 (Ministry of Education: 19,000 Cases of Mismanagement of Educational Fees in Past Three Years, 5,931 People Punished)
People's Daily, March 21, 2006
http://edu.people.com.cn/GB/4221404.html
-
Education is Natural Right
The Standard, March 20, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=5&art_id=14572&sid=7111307&con_type
=1&d_str=20060320
7&con_type=1&d_str=20060320

Hukou
內地戶籍制將漸進取消 (Hukou System to Soon Be Phased Out)
Wen Wei Po, March 21, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0603210027&cat=002CH

中国官员：户籍制度不能马上取消 (Chinese Official: Household Registration Cannot Be Abolished Immediately)
Voice of America, March 20, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-20-
voa40.cfm

Land Policy
莆田上访农民代表黄维忠案审结 (Petitioner Huang Weizhong Awaits Verdict of Second Trial)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/2
0/china_rights_petition/

Farmer Denies Inciting Riots Against Land Seizures
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQI28AVKE.html

莆田千农庭外声援维权领袖 当局每人60元「劝阻费」未奏效 (Over 1,000 Farmers Rally for Rights Activist Huang Weizhong Outside Court, Despite 60 Yuan Per-Person Fine Charged by Authorities)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

天津西地头镇过千名农民周一再次包围镇政府办公楼 (Over 1,000 Farmers in Tianjin Besiege Government Office Building)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/20/chin
a_rights_land/

Human Rights Defenders-Journalists-Ching Cheong
前全国政协常委徐四民呼吁当局尽快解决程翔事件 (Former CPPCC Member Xu Simin Urges Authorities to Quickly Resolve Case of Hong Kong Journalist Ching Cheong)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03
/20/china_journalist_spy/

Labor
中国再度开门立法 公布劳动合同法草案征求意见 (China Seeks Public Views on Revised Labor Law)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/21/
content_4324570.htm

China's Draft Law on Labor Contract Made Public to Solicit Opinions
People's Daily, March 21, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/21/en
g20060321_252106.html

Firms Say New Labour Law is A Step Backwards
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGQ9I6VKE.html

Law
人身损害赔偿将出台新规 (New Personal Injury Compensation Law Passed)
The Beijing News, March 21, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0321
/011@168766.htm

Media-Censorship
中共党史月刊「百年潮」主编被劝退 (Editor of China's Party Publication Urged to Resign )
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/20
06/03/20/bailianzhao/

Protests and Petitions
Taishi Residents Block Run-off Poll for Local Delegate
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+F
TContentServer?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid=Z
ZZU0ZH6VKEb
in/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=SCM
P/Printacopy&aid=ZZZU0ZH6VKE

一场大规模绝食行动将展开 (Large-Scale Hunger Strike by Activists to Begin Soon)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/0
3/20/jueshi/

太石村村民指责当局选举舞弊 (Corruption Alleged in Taishi Village Party Chief Elections)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/20
/china_rights_taishi/

Religion-Falun Gong
渖阳否认设法轮功集中营 (Shenyang Denies Claim That It Has a Falun Gong Concentration Camp)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

Monday, March 20, 2006

March 18 – 20, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
无国界记者欢迎赵岩即将无罪获释 (Reporters Without Borders Welcomes Release of Jailed Journalist Zhao Yan)
BBC, March 17, 2006
Chinese authorities have dropped all charges against Zhao Yan, a news researcher for the New York Times' Beijing bureau who has been detained for more than a year for allegedly leaking state secrets. Observers say that Zhao's release, which comes prior to President Hu Jintao's upcoming visit to the U.S. next month, is being viewed as a goodwill gesture.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4810000/
newsid_4818900/4818976.stm

Zhao Release Viewed as a Goodwill Sign to US
SCMP, March 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5ARH6VKE.html

News

Civil Society - NGOs
Civil Groups Given State Funding for Relief Operations
SCMP, March 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ86VH6VKE.html

Death Penalty
China Executes Former Business Tycoon
Voice of America, March 18, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-03-18-voa11.cfm

Education
教育部部长：我国高等教育迈入大众化阶段 (Ministry of Education: More Students Are Seeking Higher Education)
China Youth Daily, March 20, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-03/20/content_1338445.htm

Gender
中国男女性别工资差距扩大 (Gap in Salaries Between Male and Female Workers Widens)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/18/xingbie/

Human Rights Defenders
Dissident Held in Mental Hospital 13 Years Is Sane, Rights Group
SCMP, March 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCY1I6VKE.html

Subversive Blogger Gets 10 Years' Jail
SCMP, March 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZASRH6VKE.html

China Intervenes to Keep Mao Portrait Protester Detained in Thailand
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2006/03/17/china
_dissident/

Labor
讨论：中国煤矿安全治理研究报告 (Discussion on China's Mine Safety Management Report)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/18/meikuang/

Land Policy
Owners Come Home to Misery and Violence
SCMP, March 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ08Z7AVKE.html

河南省濮阳一失地农民土地纠纷 (Dispute over Lost Farmland in Henan Province)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/18/shidinongmin/

Media
Innovation May Lower Net Users' Privacy
International Herald Tribune, March 20, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/19/business/
chinet20.php

Military
解放军增处置突发事件权 (New Rule Calls for More Power for the People's Liberation Army in Handling Emergencies)
Ming Pao, March 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

Politics
Hu's Bland Preaching Will Fail to Revive Time-Honored Social Traits
SCMP, March 20, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2EWH6VKE.html

Protests and Petitions – Taishi Incident
太石村选镇人代 维权村民暂第一 (Rights Activist Villager Leads in Taishi Party Chief Elections)
Ming Pao, March 20, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

Public Health
China Seeks New Deal in Health Reforms
People's Daily, March 19, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/19/
eng20060319_251782.html

中国医疗卫生WHO排名倒数第四 (China's Health Care Ranks Fourth Worst According to WHO Report)
Voice of America, March 19, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-
03-19-voa24.cfm

Rural Issues - Credit and Loans
University Studies Rural Loan System
SCMP, March 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZG6Y7AVKE.html

Tibet
Beijing Insists It Can Find Next Dalai Lama
SCMP, March 18, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZK9W7AVKE.html

Friday, March 17, 2006

March 17, 2006

HRIC Daily News Brief for March 17, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties
胡锦涛拟下月18日访美 (Hu Jintao to Visit US on April 18)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060317/caa1.htm

Death Peanlty
男子雇佣生父杀死继父续：二人均被判死刑 (Liaoning Man Pays Father to Kill Stepfather: Both Given Death Penalty)
EastDay.com, March 16, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node79841/node79860/
node124230/userobject1ai1917673.html

Government
浙江温岭试验乡镇治理新模式 (New Model of Rural Governance: A Pilot Experiment in Zhejiang)
Nanfang Weekend, March 16, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20060316/jj/jjxw/
200603160037.asp

Labor
我国劳动力市场发展概况调查报告:总体素质低下 (Report on the Development of China’s Labor Market: Overall Quality Drops)
EastDay.com, March 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124410/userobject1ai1919795.html

Labor - Protests
云南纺织厂改制不公 数千工人罢工 (Thousands of Workers on Strike Against Unfair Restructuring of a Yunnan Textile Factory)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/16/
fangzhichang_bagong/

Media
丽水假记者案终审判决 3名主犯上诉被驳回 (Appeal Rejected for 3 Zhejiang Reporters Convicted of Illegal Reporting)
Legal Daily, March 17, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/17/content_
283988.htm

Military
China Defends Openness of Military Buildup
AP via YahooNews.com, March 17, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060317/ap_on_re_as/
china_military;_ylt=AoDrnXrHbwQQu1U9HaJD8n8Bxg8F;_
ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Politics - NPC
政府工作报告（全文）(Government Issues Work Reports – Full Text)
Xinhuanet, March 15, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2006-03/15/content_
4305660.htm

中华人民共和国国民经济和社会发展第十一个五年规划纲要 (Full Text of China's 11th Five-year Plan Released)
Xinhuanet, March 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2006-03/16/content
_4309517.htm

Mainland Official Pledges to Safeguard Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity
Xinhuanet, March 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/16/content
_4310101.htm

Population
统计局: 05年11月1日零时全国总人口130628万人 (Population at 1.306 Billion as of November 2005)
The Beijing News, March 17, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124226/userobject1ai1919747.html

Protests and Petitions
Protesters Claim Rights Promised by Premier
SCMP, March 17, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIXYH6VKE.html

郭飞雄南昌获释 将用演讲对抗打压 (Guo Feixiong Plans to Speak Out Against Government Suppression After Being Released from House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/16/guo_feixiong/

天津附近村民就征地举行静坐示威 (Tianjin Villagers Stage Sit-in Protests Against Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/16/zhengdi_kangyi/

UN / Human Rights
China Hopes UN Human Rights Council Will Avoid Political Confrontation
Xinhuanet, March 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/
16/content_4310165.htm

Xinjiang
热比亚吁美国关心中国维吾尔人权 (Rebiya Kadeer Urges US to Pay Attention to the Human Rights Situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, March 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-15-voa63.cfm

Thursday, March 16, 2006

March 16, 2006

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders – Lawyers - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄被软禁 (Activist Lawyer Guo Feixiong Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/15/guofeixiong/
Activist lawyer Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) has been placed under house arrest in a hostel in the Hubei Province. He was stopped by the police while trying to return to his law firm in Beijing.

Tibet
西藏尼姑被囚15年後獲准離境赴美 (Tibetan Nun Phuntsog Nyidron Exiled to the U.S. After 15 Years in Detention)
BBC, March 16, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4810000/
newsid_4811000/4811056.stm
Tibetan nun Phuntsog Nyidron, who was detained for 15 years and released in 2004, has been exiled to the U.S., according to the San Francesco-based Dui Hua Foundation. The foundation said that it is uncertain whether her release is related to Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the U.S. in April.


News

Bilateral Ties - US/China
美指華拒收3.9萬人蛇遣返 (U.S. Says China Refuses to Take Back 39,000 Illegal Immigrants)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060316/cac1.htm

Children - Orphans and Adoption
China Says No Babies Improperly Adopted
AP( via YahooNews), March 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060316/ap_on_re_as/
china_us_baby_trafficking;_ylt=AnRaObc3RLnRUiTbt8g
6SrwBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bn
N1YmNhdA--

Disasters
At Least 28 Die As River Boat Sinks in China
AFP (via YahooNews), March 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060316/wl_asia_afp/
chinaaccidentshipping;_ylt=AtCMemTwfQeAcUQyZE9an.0
Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Education
Plan to Name and Shame Researchers Guilty of Cheating
SCMP, March 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJ63VH8JE.html

Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Speech Finds New Meaning in Wen’s World
Financial Times, March 16, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e82a8a42-b3b8-11da-89c7-
0000779e2340.html

Gender
我国第一部《妇女绿皮书》发布 (China Publishes First "Green Paper on Women")
EastDay.com, March 16, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124226/userobject1ai1918653.html

Government
监察部等要求检察机关参与重大责任事故调查 (Procuratorates Asked to Investigate Major Negligence Cases Involving Officials)
Xinhuanet, arch 16, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/16/
content_4307532.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Journalists - Li Changqing (李长青)
福州日报采访部原副主任李长青案二审不开庭审理 (No Second Trial for Former Fuzhou Daily Editor Li Changqing, Who Was Charged With Spreading False Information on the Internet)
Peacehall, March 16, 2006
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2006/03/
200603161216.shtml

Media
US Editors on Visit to Gain Deeper Insight
People's Daily, March 16, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/16/
eng20060316_251070.html

Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Find a Champion
SCMP, March 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCWCVH8JE.html

Politics – CPC
Chinese President Issues List of Virtues
AP( via YahooNews), March 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060315/ap_on_re_as/
china_hu_s_virtues;_ylt=AimzNUbu1xktdS_Zz7VsxhoBxg8F;
_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Society
公安部通报换发第二代居民身份证有关情况 (Ministry of Public Security Announces Details on Replacement of Second-Generation ID Cards)
EastDay.com, March 16, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
124226/userobject1ai1918692.html

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

March 15, 2006

Top News of the Day

Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Speech Put to Brutal Test
SCMP, March 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ04ZUH8JE.html
Petitioners who were gathered outside the Great Hall of the People, where Chinese senior leaders and politicians were having their annual meetings, were harassed and detained by police yesterday. This coincided with Premier Wen Jiabao's speech which stressed how people's rights in China were protected by the law.

Related News:
Some Local Governments Infringe on People's Legal Rights: Premier
People's Daily, March 15, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/14/
eng20060314_250527.htm


News

Death Penalty
原安徽双轮集团副总经理刘峰受贿被判死缓 (Company Group Head in Anhui Province Sentenced to Death with Reprieve for Accepting Bribes)
EastDay.com, March 15, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node124019/userobject1ai1916373.html

Education
Focus of Education Must Be Oriented Toward General Public: Chinese Premier
People's Daily, March 15, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/14/
eng20060314_250528.html

Plagiarism, Fake Research Plague Academia
China Daily, March 15, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/15/
content_536821.htm

Government - Grassroots Elections
中国农村贿选破坏选举现象 (Bribery and Corruption in Rural Elections)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/14/rurual_election/

Human Rights Defenders
发表批评政府的文章 李建平被起诉 (Dissident Li Jianping Charged with Posting Online Articles Critical of the Government)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/14/li_jianping/

Labor
讨论：《劳动法》是否需要重新修订？ (Discussion: Should the Labor Law be Revised?)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/14/labor_law/

Union Can Do Better on Work Safety, Says Premier
SCMP, March 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ8A9VH8JE.html

Land Policy
Land Grabs Should Be Punished: Wen
SCMP, March 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2D9VH8JE.html

Who Should Own the Good Earth of China
The Christian Science Monitor, March 15, 2006
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0315/p08s01-comv.html

Law
司法鉴定仍有四方面问题待解 (Four Problems Related to Judicial Forensic Work Unresolved)
Legal Daily, March 15, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-03/15/
content_282990.htm

Media - Internet Censorship
温家宝谈互联网：国家利益高于言论自由 (Premier Wen Jiabao Says About the Internet: National Interests Are More Important Than Freedom of Speech)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/14/wen_jiabao3/

国际方法监管网络 (Surveillance of Internet Is Based on International Practice)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Web Surfers Must Stick to the Law, Says Wen
SCMP, March 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCA9VH8JE.html

Rural Issues
Farmers Sceptical of Socialist Nirvana Vow
SCMP, March 15, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZO99VH8JE.html

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

March 14, 2006

News

Economic Development
Wen Jiabao: China to Stay the Reform Course
China Daily, March 14, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-
03/14/content_535391.htm

Law
让正义不因贫困而失色 (Let Us Not Sacrifice Justice Because of Poverty)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/14/
content_282189.htm

Reforms Depend on Doing Justice to Grass-Roots Courts: Judiciary
SCMP, March 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0N1WH8JE.html

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
Chat Show Economist Forced off China TV
Financial Times, March 14, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/44bba278-b300-11da-
ab3e-0000779e2340.html

Migrant Workers
Protection "Needed" for Migrant Workers
People's Daily, March 14, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/14/
eng20060314_250426.html

Police - Crime
公安部:我国黑恶势力主要盘踞在建筑娱乐业 (Ministry of Public Security: Triads Infiltrate Construction and Entertainment Businesses in China)
Xinhuanet, March 14, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-02/28/
content_4236252.htm

Politics - Political Reform
分析：中国领导人表示要坚持改革 (Analysis: Chinese Leaders Stand Firm on Reforms)
BBC, March 14, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_
4800000/newsid_4803900/4803980.stm

Protests and Petitions
农民维权被捕开审 闽万人拟法院声援 (Trial to Open on Case of Fujian Farmer Huang Weizhong, Thousands of Residents Plan to Protest if Not Allowed to Attend Trial)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

警察再与高智晟发生冲突 兰大学生响应绝食接力被拘留 (Activist Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Clashes with Police Again, Lanzhou University Students Detained After Staging Hunger Strike to Rally Support for Him)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/13/gaozhisheng/

Public Health
中国考虑加快器官移植立法进程 (China May Speed up Legislation on Organ Transplants)
BBC, March 14, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_
4800000/newsid_4800400/4800496.stm

高強﹕医疗改革压力大 (Gao Qiang, Chief of Ministry of Health Says Pressure to Implement Health Care Reforms is Huge)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/

Health System Needs Foreign Cash: Minister
SCMP, March 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFOVUH8JE.html

Religion - Christianity
Bishop Casts out Claims of Religious Persecution
SCMP, March 14, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8R5VH8JE.html

Rural Issues - Rural Development
Law on Western Development in Pipeline
People's Daily, March 14, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/
14/eng20060314_250423.html

Monday, March 13, 2006

March 11 - 13, 2006

Top News of the Day

Children - Trafficking of Children
Stealing Babies for Adoption
Washington Post, March 11, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2006/03/11/AR2006031100942.html
An unknown number of babies in China are being abducted and sold to orphanages to meet a growing demand for adoption overseas, especially in the U.S. In most cases, the parents are unaware that their adopted children were obtained illegally.

Protests and Petitions - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Blind Activist Held After Police Clash
SCMP, March 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSQRUH8JE.html
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has been detained by police again after going out to check on his cousin, who had been beaten by police while shopping. Chen’s wife was told that Chen would be released this past Sunday, but confirmation has not yet been received on his release.


News

Civil Society
New Rules Mulled to Help Charities Play a Bigger Role
SCMP, March 13, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP0QUH8JE.html

Corruption
Record Levels of Embezzled Funds Recovered
SCMP, March 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4ZVVH8JE.html

Death Penalty
湖南提议案70岁免死刑(Hunan Province Proposes Death Penalty Exemption for Those 70 Years Old and Above)
Ming Pao, March 13, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060313/cad1.htm

China to Reform Death Penalty Trials: Top Judge
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/11/
content_4292061.htm

Gender - Sex Workers
人代建议娼妓合法化 (NPC Member Proposes Legalizing Prostitution)
Ming Pao, March 13, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060313/caa1.htm

Government - Grassroots Elections
乡镇直选可缓解干群关系紧张 (Direct Elections of Township and County Officials May Ease Tensions and Social Unrest, Suggests NPC Deputy)
The Beijing News, March 13, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0586/2006/03-13/
015@033313.htm

Government - Governance and Accountability
High-Level Protection for Triad Operations
SCMP, March 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRXWVH8JE.html

Labor
Factory Boss Faces Big Loss
The Standard, March 13, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we
_cat=5&art_id=14013&sid=7002199&con_type=1&d
_str=20060313

煤矿事故受害者家属谈矿难处理和赔偿（四）(Families of Victims in Mine Accidents Talk about Disaster Management – Part 4)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/11/meikuang/

Land Policy
中国失地农民的困境和抗争 (The Struggles and Hardships of Landless Peasants)
Voice of America, March 13, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-12-voa27.cfm

Law
Complaints Against Judicial System Decrease
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/11/
content_4290764.htm

肖扬：2006年 人民法院启动新一轮全面改革 (Supreme Court Chief Justice Xiao Yang Says Courts Will Undergo Overall Revamp in 2006)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2003
http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2006-03/11/content
_4289509.htm

Media
异军突起的博客新闻能否逆流而上？ (Can News Blogs Go Against the Stream?)
BBC, March 11, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_
4790000/newsid_4797100/4797198.stm

Website Sponsored by the Carter Centre Reined In
SCMP, March 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOYXUH8JE.html

Military
China's Hu Says Next Five Years 'Important Period' for Military Modernization
AFP (via YahooNews), March 12, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060312/wl_asia_afp/
chinamilitary_060312071334;_ylt=Agte3DeNO3EMUTJ
RazeguSpPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYw
MlJVRPUCUl

Police
四大问题困扰基层民警 (Four Problems Facing Local Police Officers)
Legal Daily, March 13, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-03/13/
content_281667.htm

Politics
A Sharp Debate Erupts in China Over Ideologies
New York Times, March 12, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/international
/asia/12china.html?_r=1&hp&ex=1142139600&en=6
f88ceb212e8554e&ei=5094&partner=homepage&oref=slogin

Beijing Anxious to Avoid Chaos of Political Reforms
SCMP, March 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOMYUH8JE.html

Protests and Petitions
北京仍然大批抓捕访民 高智晟被限制与律师接触(Beijing Still Arresting Petitioners, Activist Gao Zhisheng Barred from Contacting Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/10/gaozhisheng/

东洲采访记者被带走　村民质疑新闻封锁 (Journalists Covering Dongzhou Incident Taken Away, Villagers Suspect News Blockage)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/10/shanwei/

Public Health
Better Community Health Service to Help Deepen Medical Reform
Xinhuanet, March 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/12/
content_4293886.htm

Make Intentional Spread of AIDS a Crime: Lawmaker
Xinhuanet, March 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/12/
content_4292626.htm

中国卫生部将设立医疗服务监督机构 (Ministry of Health Sets up Watchdog Body to Oversee Services)
Radio Free Asia, arch 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/11/yiliao/

Religion
河南注册教会遭搜查三人被拘 (Three Members of Registered Protestant Church in Henan Province Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/12/jiaohui/

Tibet
Dalai Lama Wishes to Go on China Pilgrimage
SCMP, March 11, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSSOUH8JE.html

Friday, March 10, 2006

March 10, 2006


News

Children - Orphans and Adoption
Stricter Rules Planned for State Orphanages
SCMP, March 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ45UUH8JE.html

Corporate Social Accountability
Exporting Censorship
New York Times, March 09, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/09/opinion/09jardin.html?
_r=2&n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20
Territories%2fChina&oref=slogin&oref=sloginrnational%2fCountries
%20and%20Territories%2fChina&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Environment
North Braces for Severe Sandstorms
SCMP, March 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5VQVH8JE.html

Gender
China Still Has a Long Way to Go for Gender Equality
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/08/content_4276
733.htm

Government – Governance and Accountability
China Strengthens Policy Enforcement Ability
China Daily, March 10, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/10/content_
531110.htm

Human Rights
讨论：中美两国人权状况之比较 (Discussion: A Comparison of Human Rights Conditions in the US and China)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/09/renquan
_zhong-mei/

Human Rights Defenders - Public Intellectual Tong Shidong (佟适冬)
佟适冬提前获释与胡锦涛访美有关？(Is the Early Release of Imprisoned Dissident Tong Shidong Related to Hu's Upcoming US Visit?)
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/09/
tong_shidong/

Labor - Industrial Accidents
China Mine Flood Kills Seven, Injures 3
AP( via YahooNews), March 10, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060310/ap_on_re_as/china_
mine_disasters_2;_ylt=ArxsW0K1MepquLi3e8uhHY1PzWQA
;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUlW0K1Me
pquLi3e8uhHY1PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYw
MlJVRPUCUl

Labor
13% of Chinese Firms Underpay Employees Last Year
Xinhuanet, March 09, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/09/content_
4282080.htm

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
专家：中国高层难采纳新闻监督法 (Expert Says Leaders Unlikely to Adopt Law on Press Supervision)
Voice of America, March 10, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-10-voa3.cfm

Media - Internet Censorship
大陆著名人文思想网站爱琴海网遭查封 (Zhejiang Authorities Close Down Web Site of Famous Chinese Writers and Intellectuals)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/09/
77-sea/

Yang Speaks on Yahoo's China Policy
CNET Networks, March 08, 2006
http://news.com.com/Yang+speaks+on+Yahoos+China+policy/
2100-1038_3-6047606.html6047606.html

Migrant Workers
农民工享受医保应一视同仁 (Migrant Workers Should Also Have Access to Medical Insurance)
The Beijing News, March 10, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0586/2006/03-10/015@
035601.htm

Politics
中共改革巩固党天下 (CPC Set to Consolidate Power Through Party Reforms)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060310/caa6.htm

China Attacks Its Woes With an Old Party Ritual
New York Times, March 09, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/09/international/asia/09
study.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1141924872-cP
1NcuAg1OVOb0YkYdA5fg&pagewanted=printf=slogin&adxnnlx
=1141924872-cP1NcuAg1OVOb0YkYdA5fg&pagewanted=print

Priority for Bills on Basic Rights
SCMP, March 10, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHVQVH8JE.html

Protests and Petitions
人大代表许志永发表公开信 发出批评的声音 (NPC Deputy Criticizes Government for Arresting Petitioners During NPC Conference)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/09/xu
_zhiyong/

Religion
China's Prosperity Inspires Rising Spirituality
Chinese Science Monitor, March 09, 2006
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0309/p01s04-woap.html

Society
'Cultural Deficit' Cause for Concern
China Daily, March 10, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/10/content
_530475.htm
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