Bilateral Ties
China Criticizes US Senate over Tibet Resolution
Associated Press (available at the International Herald , September 21, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/21/asia/AS-China-Senate-Indignation.php
Disasters
警方调查:深圳发生火灾的俱乐部有民警是股东 (Police Shareholders in Dance Club that Burned, Investigation Finds)
China News Agency, September 23, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080923/u1a3882882.html
13 Held for Shenzhen Club Fire that Killed 43
China Daily, September 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/22/content_7045077.htm
Officials Punished for Sept 21 Fatal Mine Blast
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/22/content_7047909.htm
Education
Chen: China Puts Literacy as One of its Most Basic Policy Objectives
Xinhuanet, September 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/23/content_10094301.htm
Environment
环保部拟规定空气质量必须提前24小时的预报 (Air Quality Must Be Forecast 24 Hours in Advance)
Xinhuanet, September 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/23/content_10094408.htm
Food Security
13,000 Babies in Hospital for China Formula
International Herald Tribune, September 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/22/asia/22china.php
Lawyers Warned to Shun Milk Suits
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=af8533586fa8c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Chief of China's Quality-Control Agency Resigns
International Herald Tribune, September 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/22/asia/milk.php
Related News
Experts Doubt Chief's Resignation Will Solve Quality Problems
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1bb533586fa8c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Freedom of Association
两名泛蓝联盟成员遭当局不同方式打压 (Two Pan-Blue Alliance Members Suppressed)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanlan-09222008095638.html
Government
China's State Council Appoints Senior Officials
China Daily, September 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/22/content_7047903.htm
Protests and Petitions
Chinese "House" Church Seeks to Sue Government
Reuters, September 19, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-35553620080919?sp=true
Related News
Chengdu House Church Files First Suit in China Against Government Religious Authority Human Rights in China, September 18, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=89666&item_id=89665
江苏昆承中学全体教师罢课上访 (Teachers in Jiangsu Strike and Petition)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangsu-09222008162818.html
Public Health
Blood Touts Face Longer Jail Terms
China Daily, September 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-09/23/content_7049013.htm
北京市发改委规范医疗机构制剂定价利润不得超5% (Prices Set on Select Medications, Profits Not to Exceed 5 Percent)
Xinhuanet, September 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/23/content_10094480.htm
