News
Bilateral Ties
Trade and Currency the Hot Topics
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73b458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Environment
UN to Help Beijing Overcome Hurdles on Climate Programmes
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=08f458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Food Security
Province Braces for Checks on Food Safety
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=318458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Freedom of Speech
陕西处罚手机短信荤段子编造传播者引争议 (Concern Grows over Punishment for Sending Sexual Jokes and Rumors Through SMS in Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/message/
Government
维权人士姚立法：菏泽地方选举程序违法 (Rights Defender Reveals Irregularities in Shandong Local Election)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/heze/
Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
异见人士郭超真发表公开信抗议监狱虐待 (Dissident Guo Qizhen Issues Open Letter Protesting Mistreatment in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/28/china_dissident_abuse/
Media
四川绵阳关闭上千网站 (One Thousand Websites Shut Down in Mianyang, Sichuan Province)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/websites/
Migrant Workers
甘肃数十农民工因讨薪被殴打 (Gansu Migrant Workers Beaten for Demanding Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/ganzu/
Protests and Petitions
云南强迫上访维权的干部签署《停访协议书》 (County Authorities in Yunnan Force Petitioners to Sign "No Petitioning Agreement")
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/shangfang/
工行前员工北京上访遭殴打 地方维权代表被劳教 (Laid-off Petitioners Beaten by Cadres of Industrial and Commercial Bank in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/weiquan/
辽宁蚁力神事件影响持续扩大 (Liaoning Ant Raiser Attempts Suicide; Media Barred from Reporting on Incident)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/liaoning/
上海业主抗议修建高压线引发警民冲突 (One Thousand Shanghai Apartment Owners Clash with Police over Placement of High-Voltage Cables)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/28/china_rights_property/
Thousands Strike over Pay Deductions at South China Factory
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/28/china_strike/
Public Health
10 Pct Chance of Catching Disease in China Hospitals: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 28, 2007
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071128/thl-health-china-disease-hospital-aa1aa08_1.html
HIV/AIDS Discrimination Widespread in China -U.N.
Reuters, November 28, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSPEK334489
Religion
河南基督教徒聚会多人被带走 十九人至今未放 (Forty Protestant House Church Members Taken Away During Gathering in Henan, 19 Remain Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/henan/
Tibet
China PM: Merkel Should Say Dalai Lama Meet Was Error
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071128/wl_asia_afp/chinaeutibetdalaigermany_071128163144