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Detention – Zhao Yan
Zhao Yan’s lawyer comments on the case
律师莫少平谈赵岩案件
Voice of America, October 23, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/10/22/n697475.htm
NY Times researcher formally arrested
SCMP, October 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKYKE2I0E.html
Media - censorship
Two Guangzhou magazines suppressed for publishing article advocating for political reforms
广州两杂志刊文吁政改遭整肃
Chinesenewsnet.com, October 25, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2004_10_24_16_57_38_918.html
Guangzhou magazines suppressed for publishing former party secretary’s article on political reforms
刊前省委書記文章籲政改廣州最大膽雜誌遭整肅
Apple Daily, October 25, 2004
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?sec_id=15335&showdate=20041025&art_id=4394227
News
CCP
Communist Party rights now in black and white
SCMP, October 25, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSUG73I0E.html
Environment
Smog all around, but who's to blame?
SCMP, October 25, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZHPE2I0E.html
'Most houses, trees and roads are blanketed in dust'
SCMP, October 25, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNUG73I0E.html
Human Rights
Chinese companies’ take-over raises concerns on security and human rights
中国企业收购外国公司 引发安全与人权争议
Dajiyuan.com, October 23, 2004-10-25
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/10/23/n698042.htm
Labour – Industrial accidents
Hopes fade for missing miners
SCMP, October 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5AD73I0E.html
Operator's other coal mines shut after blast
SCMP, October 23, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXW2Z2I0E.html
'If there was any information, I could at least be a bit comforted'
SCMP, October 23, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZS6NE2I0E.html
42 pitmen die in two other accidents
SCMP, October 23, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPINE2I0E.html
Labour – safety and working conditions
Safety standards ignored in the pursuit of profits
SCMP, October 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWCLE2I0E.html
Workplace carnage claims 15 lives an hour
SCMP, October 22, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXRC73I0E.html
Labour – union
Labour union says violation of labour union regulations are serious and common amongst muilt-national corporation
全国总工会:部分跨国企业违反工会法现象严重
Eastday.com, October 25, 2004
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node37621/userobject1ai603862.html
Law
Property rights law likely to go ahead
SCMP, October 25, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPYOE2I0E.html
Law – legal reform
Draft revisions of criminal laws may incorporate new charges
刑法修正案（五）草案拟新增数罪
Legal Daily, October 25, 2004
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/2004-10/25/content_143777.htm
Media – censorship
Families, media kept from mine
SCMP, October 25, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8WG73I0E.html
Media – internet
Asia Weekly interviews professor He Weifang: registration requirement for internet sites is a bad law
亚洲周刊专访北大教授贺卫方：网站须注册就是恶法
Chinesenewnet.com, October 24, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/BackStage/2004_10_24_9_52_8_320.html
Asia Weekly interviews website owner: who counter-balance government’s abuse of power?
亚洲周刊专访学术批评网主持人杨玉圣：谁来制衡政府滥权?
Chinesenewnet.com, October 24, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2004_10_24_9_53_15_127.html
Police / law
China attempts to revise law to regulate police’s use of authority
中国修法规范警察权力行使 减少警察自由裁量权
Chinesenewsnet.com, October 23, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-10-23_497750.shtml
Population
Sexual ratio increase and HIV aids spread amongst the major problems of China’s population
出生性别比攀升艾滋病蔓延 中国人口面临五难题
Eastday.com, October 23, 2004
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node37459/userobject1ai601975.html
300 million babies would not be born in 30 years, current net population increased by 10 million
中国30年少生3亿人 现在全国年净增人口约1000万
Chinesenewsnet.com, October 25, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-10-25_498131.shtml
UN official says China is capable of controlling the issue of sex ratio of the new births
联合国官员：中国能有效控制“出生人口性别比”
Chinesenewsnet.com, October 23, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-10-23_497896.shtml
Protests and Petitions
The consequence of fighting for rights – a case of Hebei migrant Li FengChun
张耀杰来稿：河北移民李丰春一家的维权灾难
Chinesenewsnet.com, October 24, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/BackStage/2004_10_24_20_43_46_958.html
Petitioners beaten to death by police and a petitioner arrested
访民连续被警察打死 郑明芳被逮捕定罪
Dajiyuan.com, October 24, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/10/24/n698250.htm
Thousands of retired workers protests in Anhui
张林：安徽蚌埠万名退休工人集会示威
Chinesenewsnet.com, October 22, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2004_10_22_8_26_56_270.html
Farmers got charged for fighting for rights
维权获“罪”的农民
Nanfang weekend, October 21, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20041021/xw/fz/200410210101.asp
Public health – HIV aids
Letting light into an Aids 'black hole'
SCMP, October 23, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFINE2I0E.html
Religion
'Stability the key' to new rules on religion
SCMP, October 23, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZLINE2I0E.html
Rural issues – employment
A deadly harvest for farmers
SCMP, October 23, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZU2OE2I0E.html
Rural issues - taxation
Taxation reforms continue in effort to help farmers
SCMP, October 23, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8XE73I0E.html
SOEs
SOE reforms, social discontent and analysis
中国国企改革、民怨和评论
Voice of America, October 25, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/10/25/n698876.htm
Other - Hong Kong
Beijing rules out any referendum on suffrage
SCMP, October 25, 2004
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZB1PE2I0E.html