News
Death penalty
3 “drug dealers” claim their lives back
三名“毒贩”被追回的生命
Nanfang Weekend, November 4, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041104/xw/szxw2/200411040014.asp
Detention – He Depu
RSF condemns China imprison dissident He Depu
【记者无国界】谴责中国监禁异议人士何德普
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/11/04/jianjin/
Election
Chinese officials learn from the US election
中国官员学者零距离目击美国大选
Nanfang Weekend, November 4, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041104/xw/tb/200411040001.asp
Environment
'State of emergency' in frantic bid to reach clean-air target
SCMP, November 5, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRJZZ2I0E.html
Human rights
EU may compromise with US on lifting arms ban against China
欧盟就解禁对华军售可能与美妥协 需要防范中国
EastDay.com, November 5, 2004
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node38909/userobject1ai630285.html
Labour – Protests and petitions
Nanjing adds to growing protest tally
SCMP, November 5, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8KJF2I0E.html
Media
From news on the general public to news for the general public
从民生新闻到公共新闻
Nanfang Weekend, November 4, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041104/wh/whxw/200411040043.asp
Protests and petitions
Violent cases on the rise in China
中国各地恶性骚乱事件增多
Voice of America, November 4, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=20B1F60C-666C-4F5A-88DADF647EA08D20&title=%D6%D0%B9%FA%B8%F7%B5%D8%B6%F1%D0%D4%C9%A7%C2%D2%CA%C2%BC%FE%D4%F6%B6%E0%2804%C4%EA11%D4%C24%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News
3.1 Million Protested in China in September
Dajiyuan (English edition), November 3, 2004
http://english.epochtimes.com/news/4-11-3/24171.html
Government gives considerable concerns over the first report on petitions
国内首份信访报告获高层重视
Nanfang Weekend, November 4, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041104/xw/szxw1/200411040012.asp
The life in “petitioners’ village”
“上访村”的日子
Nanfang Weekend, November 4, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041104/xw/szxw1/200411040013.asp
SOEs
Provincial government lends to financial-stricken SOEs to provide medical insurance for retired and former SOEs workers
市政府借钱助4万困难国企职工入医保
YahooNews, November 5, 2004
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/041105/83/26nsk.html
Suicide
280,000 died in suicidal cases every year in China
中国每年有二十八万人自杀死亡
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 4, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_04_09_38_03_189.html
Other – Tibet
Dalai Lama keen to make pilgrimage to mainland
SCMP, November 5, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4KJF2I0E.html