November 2, 2007

News
Death Penalty
广州中院解释博导被劫杀案凶犯不判死刑原因 (Guangdong Court Justifies Why Murderers Are Not Given Death Sentence)
Xinhuanet, November 02, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-11/01/content_
6986460.htm

门头沟袭警案主犯一审死刑 (Man Sentenced to Death in Beijing for Murdering Policeman)
The Beijing News, November 02, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/11-02/
011@071533.htm

Government
重庆推出自主新闻发布制度: 对媒体不得"无可奉告" (Chongqing's New Policy Allows Media to Freely Raise Questions in Government's Media Conferences; Officials Cannot Answer "No Comment")
People's Daily (via Xinhua), November 02, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/lianzheng/2007-11/02/content_
6996950.htm

Human Rights Defender
东管协助民工维权的肖青山被拘留并遭殴打 (Guangdong Labor Activist Beaten During Detention)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/01/china
_rights_labor/

Human Rights Defenders - Shi Tao (师涛), Wang Xiaoning (王小宁)
Yahoo in Apology on China
Financial Times, November 01, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b435e136-88b5-11dc-84c9-0
000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000
779e2340.html

Media
Cisco Systems to Double China Spending
Financial Times, November 01, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/602e66c6-88a6-11dc-84c9-0
000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-00007
79e2340.html

省政协常委疾呼政改　网上致胡温信遭封杀 (Anhui CPPCC Member Urges Political Reforms in Open Letter; Related Online Discussion Censored)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/01/
wang/

Internet Becomes Important Channel for Chinese Public's Political Participation
Xinhuanet, November 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/02/content_
6995094.htm

Migrant Workers
China Outlines Measures to Improve Pregnancy Test Procedure for Migrant Workers
Xinhuanet, November 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/01/content_
6989560.htm

Olympics
Terrorist Drills Staged to Boost Olympic Security
The Standard, November 02, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=56147&sid=16098269&con_type=1&d_str=2007
1102&fc=869&con_type=1&d_str=20071102&fc=8

China Warns Possible Olympic Protesters
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071101/ap_on_re_as/oly_
beijing_protests_3;_ylt=AlsUHkb4HP82SR_ydUySXnRPz
WQAb4HP82SR_ydUySXnRPzWQA

Politics
温州乐清：把政府推到“广场”上 (Local People's Congress in Zhejiang Closely Scrutinizes Government Work)
Nanfang Weekend, November 01, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/2007110
10778.asp

Senior CPC Official Expounds Intra-Party Democracy
Xinhuanet, November 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/01/content_6
993261.htm

Protests and Petitions
网络信访如何才能渐入佳境 (How Can the Online Petitioning System Be Improved?)
China Youth Daily, November 02, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/02/content_1941511.
htm

中原油田职工寻法律途径解决合同问题却被关押 (Henan Workers' Representative Detained for Arranging Lawsuit Against Oil Company)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/01/
hetong/

Public Health
China Cracks down on Toy Factories
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tainted_products;_ylt=Aq
5SiKD6SW0AqV0Nt6vt2NBPzWQAzWQA

Health in Rural China Worsening, Costs Rising-WHO
Reuters, November 01, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK281625

Religion
以诺集团总裁夫妇获释，但一名厂长被拘留 (Guangzhou Pastor and Wife Released from House Arrest, Their Factory Manager Still Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/01/china_
religion_christian/

Society
Chinese Get the Message on Texting
Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-texting31oct31,1,239
7270.story?page=2&coll=la-headlines-businessheadlines-
business

Tibet
China Denies Firing at Tibetan Refugees
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071101/ap_on_re_as/china_
tibetans_shot_1;_ylt=Ar.Fp4HuXBnjIpUXD8lSPP9PzWQAH
uXBnjIpUXD8lSPP9PzWQA