News
Death Penalty
Man Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Fatal N China Detonator Blast
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/08/content_
7383897.htm
河南去年48个涉黑团伙覆灭6人死刑4人死缓 (Six People Sentenced to Death in 2007 over Triad Activities in Henan; Four Others Sentenced to Death with a Two-Year Reprieve)
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/08/content_
7383967.htm
Environment
1,066 Cement Plants Blacklisted for Violating Watchdog's Closure Order
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2008
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Government
Government-Backed Survey Finds Food, Water Quality Top Worries
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Urged to Improve Human Rights Before Olympics
Reuters, January 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK85566
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Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
富锦杨春林面临起诉 外媒采访维权遭阻 (Heilongjiang Authorities to Prosecute Yang Chunlin; Australia Newspaper Barred from Interviewing Victims of Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/07
/fujin/
Labor
'Sacred Duty' for Unions to Protect Workers, Says Hu
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2008
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深圳查封民工维权人士陈连林的办公室 (Shenzhen Authorities Close Down Office of Migrant Rights' Defender)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/07/china_
rights_labor/
Land Policy
China to Take Measures to Improve Land Use Efficiency
Xinhuanet, January 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/08/content_
7381215.htm
Media
Stories China's Media Could Not Write
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 06, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7171648.stm
Chinese Officials Reacting to "Negative Reporting" in Different Ways
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/08/content_
7382821.htm
Outrage as China Police Chase Reporter for "Libel"
Reuters, January 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK33260
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Population
Central China Province Punishes Hundreds for Violating Family Planning Policy
Xinhuanet, January 07, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/07/content_
7377930.htm
Protests and Petitions
Labour Contract Delay Sparks Shanghai Protest
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2008
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深圳百达实业公司千名失业员工举行示威 (One Thousand Shenzhen Laid-Off Workers Protest Lack of Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/07/china_
labor_protest/
Public Health
China Unveils Healthcare Scheme
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 08, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7175501.stm