October 31, 2008

News
Corruption
China Acts to Stem the Tide of Officials Fleeing with Cash
Christian Science Monitor, October 31, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1031/p01s01-wogn.html

北京建设工程造价管理处原总经济师涉嫌受贿受审(Former Chief Economic Manager of the Beijing Construction Cost Management Office Stands Trial on Suspicion of Accepting Bribes)
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/31/content_10283835.htm

Death Penalty
Former Beijing Court President Given Suspended Death Sentence for Bribery
Xinhua (via People's Daily), October 31, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6524569.html

Disasters
当局阻止死难学童集体葬礼 新建小学过半骨灰仍未安息 (Authorities Block Collective Funeral for Students who Died in Quake)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuetong-10302008131208.html

Death Toll in Tibet Snowstorm Hits 7
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 31, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/31/content_7161341.htm

Food Security
9 Families Sue Chinese Milk Company
International Herald Tribune, October 30, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/30/asia/china.php

馒头也检出三聚氰胺 (Melamine Found in Steamed Buns from Foshan)
Nanfang City News, October 31, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/nfdsb/200810310033.asp

Chinese Authorities Tried to Cover up Toxic Eggs: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 30, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jRuYNMs3XXUAX3GFX0vM201CRXhQ

Related news:
Officials Investigate Mystery of Tainted Eggs in Hangzhou
Shanghai Daily, October 31, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200810/20081031/article_378958.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)
齐崇淮在狱中做苦力 独立中文笔会呼吁联合国关注 (Imprisoned Journalist Qi Chonghuai Beaten Severely by Inmates, Forced to Work in Coal Mine)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qi-10302008083351.html

Labor
3 Killed, 55 Trapped in 3 Separate Mine Accidents
China Daily, October 31, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/31/content_7163105.htm

Land Policy
烟台及临沂分别发生暴力迫迁事件 (Two Violent Clashes Arise over Forced Relocations in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-10302008102251.html

Media
河北镇政府干部上班打麻将 记者拍照时遭围殴 (Reporter Beaten Wednesday after Photographing Hebei Town Cadre Playing Mahjong at Work)
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/31/content_10283588.htm

Multilateral
SCO Prime Ministers Discuss Cooperation in Astana
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10279286.htm

Protests and Petitions
厦门大型港资公司突然停业工人示威追讨欠薪 (Xiamen Workers Protest for Back Wages after Sudden Company Closure)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_wages-10302008101333.html

浙江温州洞头县数百名村民抗议升级通宵静坐望政府派人协商（视频） (100+ Zhejiang Villagers Protest into the Night over Land Appropriation)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wenzhou-10302008082915.html

Public Health
22 Cholera Cases Confirmed in Southernmost Province
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10281747.htm

China Mother Spared over Mercy Killing of Daughter
Reuters, October 31, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK268014.htm

East China Province Bans Glucose Injection after Patients Fall Ill
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10280485.htm

Mite-borne Infectious Disease Confirmed in E China
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/31/content_10285561.htm

Taiwan
Councilor Indicted for 'Overthrowing Values'
Taipei Times, October 31, 2008
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2008/10/31/2003427373

Related information:
ARATS Condemns Mob Jostling of Mainland Scholar in Taiwan
China Daily, October 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/21/content_7126776.htm

Once Hostile Taiwan and China to Sign More Deals
Reuters, October 31, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49U1J720081031

Tibet
Tibetan Youths Sought after Blast
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/blast-10302008192126.html

October 30, 2008

News

Environment
China Issues Post-Kyoto Plans on Climate Change
China Daily, October 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/30/content_7156216.htm

China: Richer States Should Lead on Climate Change
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081029/ap_on_re_as/as_china_climate_change

Labor
Mine Explosion Traps 29 in Shaanxi
Shanghai Daily, October 30, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=378817

廣東玩具企業減少近千四家 (Nearly 1400 Factories Closed in Guangdong in Nine Months)
Ming Pao, October 30, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081030/ca41232a.htm

Land Policy
In Southeast China, Skepticism on Land Reforms
Washington Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/28/AR2008102803315.html

Law
New Laws to Help Shape China's Civil Code
China Daily, October 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/30/content_7156254.htm

民事、刑事、行政三大诉讼法进入人大立法规划 (Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Procedural Law Up for Review)
Xinhuanet, October 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/30/content_10276950_1.htm

Media
26 Bogus Reporters in 'Hush Money' Scandal
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=ccbff4e5f794d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=chin

Related News
Crackdown on Fake Journalists
Shanghai Daily, October 30, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=378779

Legal Challenge to China Censors
Financial Times, October 30, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd36532c-a5e5-11dd-9d26-000077b07658.html

Population
江苏人口进入老龄化 专家建议允许生二胎 (Faced with Aging Population, Jiangsu Officials Recommend Adopting "Two Child Policy”)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shengyu-10282008102637.html

Protests and Petitions
河北省正定西关村村民仍遭警察抓捕 (Hebei Villagers Arrested after Petitioning in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hebei-10292008164551.html

陕西百名工人省政府示威　国企破产黑幕重维权无门 (One Hundred Workers Protest outside Government Offices in Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanxi-10292008100802.html

关注北京律师因支持北京律协直选受压事件 (Authorities Crack Down on Supporters of Direct Elections for Beijing Bar Association)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lushi-10282008085957.html

江苏上千工人上街示威讨要欠薪 (Over One Thousand Protest for Back Wages in Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangsu-10282008115229.html

Society
公安部刑侦局局长:网络交友相约游玩暗藏“拐卖” (Human Traffickers Use Internet to Lure Women, Children)
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/30/content_10278402.htm

China's Farmers Cultivate Sport at 'Peasant Olympics'
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081029/ts_afp/chinafarmsports

湖北襄樊强制出租车安装GPS引发争议 (Taxi Drivers in Xiangfan, Hubei Forced to Install GPS)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaotong-10292008101555.html

October 29, 2008

News
Corruption
Deputy Chief of Top Court among Fired Officials
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2664ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Former Beijing Official Appeals Death Sentence
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_corruption

Environment
China Defends Energy Policy After Scathing Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081028/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentenergycoal

Food Security
Scandalized Milk Powder Supplier Said to Resume Production
Xinhuanet, October 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/29/content_10271457.htm

Wal-Mart Pulls Eggs from China Stores amid Chemical Scare
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081028/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafety

Freedom of Speech
Parsing the Google, Yahoo, Microsoft “Global Network Initiative”
Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2008
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2008/10/28/parsing-the-google-yahoo-microsoft-
global-network-initiative/?mod=googlenews_wsj

全球互联网倡议书出台，三大网络公司认可签署 (Three Big Tech Companies Back "Global Network Initiative")
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-10282008165508.html

Gender
Significant Progress Made on Women's Rights, Congress Told
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4a15ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Land Policy
China's Rural Plan May Add to Cities' Woes
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/rural-plan-10282008162608.html

Law
Law on State Assets Frustrates Reformers
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0754ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
Broken Promise Spurs Workers to Protest at Shenzhen Watch Factory
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b64ab8ff834d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

河北省正定发生警民冲突 (Hebei Authorities Continues Crackdown on Villagers Going to Beijing to Petition over Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengding-10282008171116.html

武汉居民拒迁被地产商雇用的暴徒恐吓和殴打 (Property Developers Allegedly Employed Thugs to Attack Hubei Evictees)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-10282008103456.html?encoding=simplified

四川公安阻止地震遇难学生家长在西博会期间上访 (Sichuan Police Closely Monitor Earthquake Parents ahead of Western China International Economy & Trade Fair)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-10282008110131.html?encoding=simplified

吴江一家大型纺织公司工人爆发示威 (Textile Workers in Jiangsu Protest over Wages)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_wages-10282008104050.html?encoding=simplified

北京朝阳区居民抗议垃圾厰臭味与当局发生冲突 (Beijing Residents Protesting Waste Treatment Facility Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_residents-10272008120557.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Parents Compensated After Baby Dies in Vaccine Case
Shanghai Daily, October 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=378526

Tibet
China Says Still Looking to Talks with Tibet Envoys
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081028/wl_nm/us_china_tibet_dalai

Dalai Lama Tries New Tack
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/policy-10282008134327.html

October 28, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Beijing Working with West to Avoid Darfur Strife
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), October 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05274576a7c3d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China and Vietnam Seek Land Border Solution
Reuters, October 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081027/wl_nm/us_china_vietnam

Death Penalty
Beijing’s Former Vice Mayor Appeals Death Sentence
Shanghai Daily, October 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=378523

陕西：商界高速1•17案宣判 主犯被判死刑无期 (Two Suspended Death Sentences Handed Down in "1.17 Shanxi/Shanghai expressway" Judgment)
Xinhuanet, October 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/27/content_10260025.htm

Environment
China's Hidden Coal Cost Equal to 7.0 pct of GDP: Green Groups
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 27, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081027/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentenergycoal

Food Security
Suspect Eggs Pulled off Shelves in Southern China: Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081028/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetyeggsrecall

Related News:
China Knew of Tainted Eggs in September: Official
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081027/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetyhongkongegg

Freedom of Speech
Big Tech Companies Back Global Plan to Shield Online Speech
New York Times, October 27, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/technology/internet/28privacy.html

Gender
Congress: China to Boost Women's Status
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/28/content_10265462.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)
王丹将离洛赴英进修 赞胡佳获奖意义深远 (Wang Dan Praises Hu Jia's Award of Profound Significance)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangdan-10272008162039.html

Labor
District Sets up Fund for Laid-off Workers
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d91c5a9a33f3d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China to Support Labor-Intensive Businesses to Create Jobs
Xinhuanet, October 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/27/content_10258766.htm

Law
揭阳“贩卖器官”传闻纯属谣言 5名造谣者已被捕 (Underground Organ Trade Pure Fiction: Five Rumour-Mongers Arrested)
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/28/content_10264343.htm

劳动合同法劳动争议调解仲裁法配套规章将制定 (New Labour Contract and Industrial Dispute Settlement Laws to be Formulated)
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/28/content_10263975.htm

Media
China Journalists Demand "Hush Money" at Coal Mine
Reuters, October 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE49R0LQ20081028?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Police
公安部门否认监听哈警察涉嫌打死人案死者父亲手机 (PSB Denies Monitoring Phonecalls of Father of Harbin Police Brutality Victim)
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/28/content_10264031.htm

Protests and Petitions
Eight Arrests over Timber Firm Riots
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=85425a9a33f3d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

云南彝良县15村民堵路示威被拘 (15 Villagers Arrested for Roadblock Demonstration in Yunnan)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yunnan-10272008162408.html

四川持续发生大规模教师罢教 (Large-Scale Teacher's Strikes Persist in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sichuan-10272008141855.html

Taiwan
Taipei to Deploy 7,000 Police for Envoy's Visit
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6bb15a9a33f3d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
台湾的藏独、台独、法轮功等势力威胁将对陈云林进行近身抗议 (Tibetan Independence, Taiwanese Independence and Falun Gong Groups Threaten Protests Aimed at Chen Yunlin)
Radio Free International, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/106/article_10182.asp

Tibet
Dalai Lama Signals Strategy Shift with China
China Post, October 28, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2008/10/28/180622/Dalai-Lama.htm

青海藏族中学生自杀抗议当局政策 (Ethnic Tibetan Middle School Student Commits Suicide in Protest Over Government Policies)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-10272008094307.html

October 27, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
China Refutes U.S. Remarks on Religious Beating
Xinhuanet, October 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/25/content_10250154.htm

China, EU Found First Joint Law School
Xinhuanet, October 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/24/content_10246592.htm

Corruption
China Convicts 4,525 Civil Servants in Five Years
China Daily, October 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/27/content_7143506.htm

Death Penalty
Foreign Drug Traffickers Sentenced in South China
China Daily, October 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/23/content_7134778.htm

Economic Development
China Makes Great Success in Poverty Reduction: WB
China Daily, October 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/23/content_7134226.htm

Food Security
Nearly Quarter of Beijing Infants Fed Tainted Milk: Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081026/wl_afp/chinafoodsafetychild

Government
广东廉江政协副主席被杀案查明系报复伤害致死 (Assassination of Guangdong Official Likely Revenge Killing)
EastDay.com, October 27, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081027/u1a3942964.html

Human Rights Defender – Yang Qiuyu (杨秋雨)
北京访民杨秋雨再次被抓 (Beijing Rights Defender Yang Qiuyu Detained)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yang-10262008184655.html

Human Rights Defenders – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) and Hu Jia (胡佳)
陳光誠胡佳獲民主人士獎 (Chen Guangcheng and Hu Jia Given Democracy Award)
Ming Pao, October 26, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081026/ca71620c.htm

Labor
Closed Signs Litter 'Factory of the World'
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f8c2aba0ce93d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news

China Questions 63 Accused of Mine Deaths Cover-up
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081026/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mine_blast

Law
Chinese Courts Handle over 4 Million Cases Since 2003
Xinhuanet, October 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/26/content_10254407.htm

Senior Official Urges Lawyers to Protect Legal Rights of Clients
Xinhuanet, October 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/25/content_10251878.htm

Media
Eating Their Words
The Economist, October 23, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12470513&fsrc=rss

Olympics
湖北郧西为世界武术节启动类似奥运严防机制 (Olympic-Style Security Measures for World Martial Arts Festival in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hubei-10242008084203.html

Population
Minister: China Needs to Resolve Population Problems
China Daily, October 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/23/content_7134806.htm

Protests and Petitions
Riots Probe Ordered
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=cd15ca7761a3d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

北京市朝阳区半壁店发生野蛮拆迁事件 (Beijing Residents Clash with Wrecking Crew)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-10262008184304.html

Labor Row Turns Violent
Shanghai Daily, October 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=378259

Contractors Shoot Villager Dead
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e850394e1cf2d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

近二百访民亚欧首脑会议当天申请游行被拒 (Application to Demonstrate at Asia-Europe Meeting Rejected)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/summit-10242008092429.html

Crisis Drives China Labor Protests
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/labor5-10242008121243.html

浙江洞头数百渔民静坐请愿 (Hundreds of Fishermen Stage Sit-in to Protest Land Confiscation)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhejiang-10242008085554.html

江西省铜鼓县今天发生大规模的骚乱 (Large-Scale Riot Erupts in Jiangxi)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tonggu-10242008160620.html

地震灾民代表进京上访被关黑监狱 (Petitioner for Earthquake Victims Held in "Black Prison")
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zaimin-10242008084421.html

Public Health
云南沃森公司疫苗疑致婴儿死亡后仍在生产 (Drug Company Continues to Manufacture Vaccine after Infant Death)
EastDay.com, October 27, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081027/u1a3943909.html

完达山问题注射液首例患者索赔140万 (Herbal Injection Victim Receives 1.4 Million RMB in Compensation)
EastDay.com, October 27, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081027/u1a3942903.html

Infant Dies after Vaccination in East China
Xinhuanet, October 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/26/content_10254663.htm

Social Security
China Raises Pensions for Veterans, Bereaved Families
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/23/content_7131882.htm

Tibet
Aide Says Dalai Lama Losing Hope for Tibet Autonomy
Reuters, October 26, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49P18620081026

October 24, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Jailed Chinese Activist Wins EU Human Rights Award
Los Angeles Times, October 24, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china24-2008oct24,0,5701757.story

Related information:
HRIC Congratulates Hu Jia, Recipient of 2008 Sakharov Prize
Human Rights in China, October 23, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/70239

Related news:
Beijing Opposes EU's Award to Chinese Criminal
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), October 24, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=378059

News
Bilateral Ties
China, Singapore Sign Free Trade Pact
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/23/content_10238375.htm

U.S. Condemns Beating of Sons of Chinese Pastor
Reuters, October 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE49M7E020081023

Corruption
Probe Begins on Former Vice Minister of Finance
Shanghai Daily, October 23, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377922

Death Penalty
Chinese Vice Mayor Sentenced to Death for Taking Bribes
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 23, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iPxcMrl5NIEbCueJYL8Olx8CKpjw

Environment
Arsenic Pollutes Scenic Lake in China: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 23, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hgBheijF1na9sTo3CSe0yIC92OhQ

Big Chinese Companies Join Climate Group
The Guardian, October 24, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/24/china-mobile-climate-group

Food Security
China Reviews Food Safety Draft Law Following Tainted Dairy Products Scandal
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/23/content_10240195.htm

Six More Arrests over Melamine-tainted Chinese Dairy Products
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/23/content_10240578.htm

Labor
Dongguan Plans Fund for Workers
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3f3d7220d8a2d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
广东南海市南村再次发生强拆抓捕村民事件 (Guangdong Villager Detained, Beaten during Housing Destruction)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-10232008160724.html

Police
贵州 “人权研讨会活动” 发起人遭传唤与警告 (Guizhou Dissidents Planning "Human Rights Symposium" Subpoenaed and Cautioned)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guizhou-10232008085727.html

Protests and Petitions
百位访民在亚欧首脑会议举行当天申请游行 (Around 100 Petitioners Apply for Demonstration on Day of Asia-Europe Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/protest-10232008090051.html

数百江西民工冲击温州派出所 (Hundreds of Jiangxi Laborers Protest outside Police Substation Where Colleague Died)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mingong-10232008113008.html

Public Health
Burden of Chronic Diseases 'Increasing'
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c9e17220d8a2d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
China to Get U.S. Training on Handling Outbreaks
Reuters, October 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE49M3WD20081023

Drug Maker Recalls Tainted Eczema Cream
Shanghai Daily, October 23, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377925

State May Pay for Causing Distress
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8bb17220d8a2d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rural Issues
China Targets Rural Economy
Wall Street Journal, October 24, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122481315763865507.html

China's Farmers Face Land Risks
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/china-farmer-10232008152210.html

October 23, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
China Warns EU over Nominee for Rights Prize
YahooNews (Asia), October 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_re_eu/eu_eu_china_sakharov_prize/print

Corruption
Chinese Official Suspected of Defecting to France
YahooNews (Asia), October 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081022/wl_asia_afp/chinafrancepoliticsofficial

Death Penalty
北京原副市长刘志华被判死缓决定上诉 (Former Vice Mayor of Beijing to Appeal Death Sentence)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10236112.htm

Environment
环保部将每日播报重点城市空气质量 (Environmental Protection Ministry Will Report Air Quality for All Major Cities)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10237082.htm

Mysterious Pollution Strikes Pearl River
Shanghai Daily, October 22, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377788

Report Warns of Greenhouse Gas Leap
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post),October 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e22ce6be9132d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Food Security
Milk Parents May Sue in U.S.
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/milk-10222008050819.html

Government
Politician in Southern China 'Assassinated': State Press
China Post, October 22, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/print/179809.htm

Human Rights
Plea on Hepatitis Bias
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=424d1b017752d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒风)
毛恒凤在狱中受尽虐待 两名访民因声援杨佳被拘留 (Mao Hengfeng Tortured in Prison; Two Pro-Yang Jia Petitioners Detained)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mao-10222008091929.html

Labor
部分沿海企业不景气 300万重庆民工现返乡潮 (Wave of Migrant Workers Return to Chongqing as Coastal Businesses Founder)
EastDay.com, October 23, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081023/u1a3936743.html

Law
集体腐败屡现 专家提议将惩治集体腐败写入刑法 (Experts Propose Writing Collective Corruption into Criminal Law)
EastDay.com, October 23, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081023/u1a3936780.html

湖北省首例政府信息公开不作为案 政府部门败诉 (Hubei Transportation Department Found in Violation of Open Government Information Regulation)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10238504.htm

Macao
Macau Unveils National Security Bill
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=87a7af47d052d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Police
Crime Crackdown in SW China Yields 10,000 Arrests: Report
YahooNews (Asia), October 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081022/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimecrackdown

Protests and Petitions
绵竹四遇难者母亲仍被拘留 家长周三续在市府请愿 (Petitioners Demand Release of Detained Earthquake Mothers)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mianzhu-10222008123055.html

Public Health
北京市55万女职工加入疾病互助保障计划 (Half Million Female Workers Join Cooperative Health Plan)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/22/content_10233355.htm

Social Security
独生子女伤残死亡家庭扶助制度下半年全面推行 (Government to Offer Assistance for Families of Dead or Injured Only Children)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10236205_1.htm

October 22, 2008

Environment
China to Launch Survey of Energy Conservation Measures
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/20/content_7122586.htm

Food Security
China Highlights Environmental Protection in Destroying Tainted Milk Products
Xinhuanet, October 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/22/content_10230638.htm

Government
村干部腐败已“触目惊心” 位小权大缺少监督 (Lack of State Supervision Fosters Corruption and Power Abuse of Rural Cadres)
Legal Daily, October 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/21/content_10226482.htm

Human Rights Defender
基督教家庭教会联合会会长张明选被河南公安拘留 (House Church Pastor Zhang Mingxuan Detained in Henan)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_christian-10212008090921.html?encoding=simplified10212008090921.html?encoding=simplified

陶君获美政治庇护 家人因他备受压力 (June 4th Student Leader Tao Jun Granted Political Asylum in US)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taojun-10212008111823.html

Labor
22 Officials Charged over Deadly Mine Accident
Shanghai Daily, October 21, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200810/20081021/article_377655.htm

Macau
澳门政府宣布就基本法二十三条开展立法工作 (Macau Government Rolls out Consultation Paper on Basic Law Article 23)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/macau-10212008095254.html?encoding=simplified

Media
异见人士继续受警告不得接受境外媒体采访 (Chinese Dissidents Warned Not to Talk to Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/interview-10202008093931.html

Protests and Petitions
北京爆发大型民众示威 (Up to 1000 Victims of Housing Disputes Petition in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/beijing_protest-10212008111716.html?encoding=simplified10212008111716.html?encoding=simplified

湖南武汉访民上京遭截访 (Hunan Petitioners Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-10212008085514.html

绵竹遇难学生家长被扣 续有家长前往市府示威 (Sichuan Parents Detained after Disputes with School; Some Continue to Protest)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mianzhu-10212008090228.html

深圳倒闭潮引发群体事件不断 中央关注广泛影响派员南下 (State Officials Go to Guangdong to Monitor Factory Closure Protests)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shenzhen2-10212008155518.html

贵州师生集体上访抗议学校断水断电 (Guizhou Teachers and Students Petition en Masse against Cutting School's Water and Electricity)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kangyi-10202008163329.html

Public Health
HIV/Aids Cases on Rise in Those Considered 'Low Risk', Study Finds
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=846652db0002d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=newsa0/?vgnextoid=846652db0002d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

State Security
Chinese Police Seek Extradition of Terrorists
China Daily, October 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/22/content_7126884.htm

China Urges US to Repatriate Suspected Terrorists
China Daily, October 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/21/content_7126752.htm

Taiwan
ARATS Condemns Mob Jostling of Mainland Scholar in Taiwan
China Daily, October 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/21/content_7126776.htm

Tibet
Tibetan Government Workers in Clash
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/governmentworkers-10202008151539.html

October 21, 2008

News

Corruption
最高人民法院副院长黄松有涉嫌贪污 (Vice President of Supreme People's Court Suspected of Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/corruption_official-10202008115713.html

Shaanxi Reports Misuse of $2 Billion
China Daily, October 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/21/content_7123565.htm

Death Penalty
被判死缓的北京高官可能提出上诉 (Liu Zhihua Likely to Appeal Suspended Death Sentence)
Voice of America, October 19, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-10-19-voa23.cfm?rss=topstories

Food Security
美律师启动肾结石患儿索赔程序 (U.S. Lawyer to Pursue Damages Claim on Behalf of Chinese Victims of Tainted Milk)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-10202008102514.html

1,500 Chinese Raccoon Dogs Die from Tainted Feed
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081020/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk

Government
遼寧省政府規定：不得用公款相互宴請 (Official Regulations in Liaoning : Officials Not to Use Public Funds for "Mutual Banquets")
Xinhuanet, October 18, 2008
http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/www.ln.xinhuanet.com/xwzx/2008-10/18/content_14672713.htm

Human Rights Defenders
China Dissidents Eye Uncertain Post-Olympics Landscape
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), October 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081021/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsoly2008

Labor
Guangdong to Build Fund to Help Lay-offs
Xinhuanet, October 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/20/content_10225043.htm

2,500 Mines to Close Before 2010
China Daily, October 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-10/18/content_7117609.htm

Media
China Asked to Extend Rights to its Own Media
International Herald Tribune, October 21, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/19/news/media.php

Related information:
人权组织要求对中外记者一视同仁 (Rights Organisations
Request Equal Freedoms for Chinese Journalists)
Voice of America, October 18, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-10-18-voa23.cfm

HRIC Calls for Press Freedom for All Journalists in China
Human Rights in China, October 17, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/69055

Police
'Big hats' Accused of Fatal Truck Driver Attack
Shanghai Daily, October 21, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200810/20081021/article_377572.htm

中国维权人士在北京再度遭到殴打 (Beijing Rights Defender Xu Zhiyong Beaten Again)
Voice of America, October 19, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-10-19-voa19.cfm

Population
中国计划生育奖励扶助标准将提至每人每月60元 (Family Planning Support Payments Increase to 60 Yuan Per Person Per Month)
Xinhuanet, October 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/21/content_10228074.htm

Protests and Petitions
广宁征地纠纷官方版本出台　村民斥造假垄断话语权 (Guangning Villagers Reject Official Version of Forced March)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guangning-10202008131641.html

国家信访局接待站爆发群体上访事件 (Organised Mass Petitioning at State Bureau of Letters and Calls)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinfang-10202008162935.html

Public Health
Health Worse for Those on Poor Side of Wealth Gap, Studies Show
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13e4cd9a31b1d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
a0/?vgnextoid=13e4cd9a31b1d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing Plans Health Care For Everyone
Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122445443885248287.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Chinese Herbal Injection Recalled in Infant Death Probe
Xinhuanet, October 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/20/content_10224809.htm

Taiwan
China’s ARATS Vice Chairman Attacked by Protesters in Taiwan
Taiwan News, October 21, 2008
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=768396&lang=eng_news&cat
e_img=83.jpg&cate_rss=news_Politics_TAIWAN

Related information:
大陆两岸关系协会副会长张铭清赴台研讨，遇民进党基层激烈抗议 (ARATS Vice Chairman Zhang Mingqing Encounters Fierce Opposition of DPP Supporters; President Ma Ying-jeou Hopes to Conclude Peace Agreement with Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taiwan-10202008162657.html

XUAR
China Issues Wanted List for Olympics Terror Plotters
Reuters, October 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE49K0IW20081021?feedType=RSS&f
eedName=worldNews

Court Refuses to Immediately Free Turkic Muslims
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 20, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081021/ap_on_go_ot/guantanamo_chinese_detainees

October 18-20, 2008

Top News of the Day
Media
China Extends Looser Rules for Foreign News Media
Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-chimedia18-2008oct18,0,7782834.story

Related information:
中华人民共和国外国常驻新闻机构和外国记者采访条例 (Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Reporting Activities of Permanent Offices of Foreign News Agencies and Foreign Journalists)
State Council, October 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-10/18/content_10212670_1.htm

HRIC Calls for Press Freedom for All Journalists in China
Human Rights in China, October 17, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/69055

Related news:
Reporting Rules May Include HK Journalists
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6845de928c51d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

News
Bilateral Ties
China Extends Influence into Central Asia
The Telegraph, October 18, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3217150/China-extends-influence-into-Central-Asia.html

Death Penalty
Beijing Olympics Building Chief May Be Executed for Corruption
New York Times, October 19, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/sports/olympics/20beijing.html

Court Upholds Death Sentence for Chinese Police Killer: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jQCY1nAFR4_PTLSAqE_J9iORbn5w

中山劫殺港婦 兇手前日處決 (Jiangxi Man Sentenced to Death for 2005 Murder of HK Hostage)
Ming Pao, October 20, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20081020/ccd1.htm

Environment
Beijing Dangles Bonus for Firms to Cease High-pollution Production
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/19/content_10218175.htm

Food Security
China Milk Parents’ Complaints Quashed
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quashed-10172008105551.html

陕西法院拒绝为毒奶受害人立案 (Shaanxi Court Refuses to File Poisoned Milk Case)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/food_safety_milk-10172008112430.html

Labor
Unions Focus on Migrant Workers
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), October 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377487

Land Policy
长沙村民质疑镇政府侵吞征地补偿 (Changsha Villagers Accuse Government of Misappropriating Land Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-10172008115646.html

Protests and Petitions
China Toy Story Shows Buzz Has Left the Business
Reuters (via Boston Globe), October 17, 2008
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/10/17/hundreds_gather_at_shuttered_china_toy_plant/

Public Health
Hong Kong fears dramatic rise in HIV
Shanghai Daily, October 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377484

Toddler Virus Flares up Again in China
Reuters, October 20, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49I36720081020

Religion
张明选一家再次被当局赶出住所 (House Church Pastor Zhang Mingxuan's Family Again Expelled from Home, Son Severely Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_christian-10172008115001.html

Rural Issues
China to Create Market for Land Rights in Effort to Boost Farmers' Prosperity
Financial Times, October 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122445498532148351.html

Related information:
中共中央关于推进农村改革发展若干重大问题决定 (Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Significant Issues in Promoting Rural Reform and Development)
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, October 12, 2008
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2008-10/19/content_1125094.htm

Society
China Begins Surveying Orphan Situation
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/17/content_7117431.htm

Taiwan
Taiwan Group Protests against Chinese Government Visit
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gEbKUUnUkPLY9XKebWTulEmk8dAA

Tibet
China Releases Tibetan Film-making Monk - Report
Reuters, October 19, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-36041720081019

XUAR
Wary of Islam, China Tightens a Vise of Rules
New York Times, October 18, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/world/asia/19xinjiang.html

October 17, 2008

Top News
Media
Olympic Freedoms for Foreign Press in China Set to Expire
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), October 16, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081016/wl_asia_afp/chinamediarightsoly2008

The Regulations on Reporting Activities in China by Foreign Journalists during the Beijing Olympic Games and the Preparatory Period (北京奥运会及其筹备期间外国记者在华采访规定), which granted foreign journalists greater freedom while reporting in China will expire on October 17. According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Qin Gang, China will “continue to follow the opening-up policy and facilitate the work of foreign media and journalists in China.” The Regulations took effect on January 1, 2007. Related regulations issued for journalists from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan will also expire on October 17.


News
Children
新疆石河子福利院多名孩子被暴打 (Children Beaten at Xinjiang Welfare Institution)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tifa-10162008123935.html

Environment
湖北监利千余棉农皮肤病感染与钒污染无因果关系 (Hubei Farmers' Skin Infections Unrelated to Vanadium)
Xinhuanet, October 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/17/content_10206746.htm

四川雅安江水疑遭污染全城停水 市委书记向市民表歉意 (Pollutions Cuts off Ya'an's Water Supply)
Xinhuanet, October 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/17/content_10206761.htm

Food Security
Courts Compound the Pain of China's Tainted Milk
International Herald Tribune, October 17, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/17/asia/17milk.php

Recalled Milk Sold to Students in China: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), October 16, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081016/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetychilduniversity/

Freedom of Speech
云南异议诗人欧阳小戎在贵阳被国保带走下落不明 (Poet Dissident's Whereabouts Unknown - Ouyang Xiaorong Captured)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ouyang-10162008090343.html

Gender
Sexy Clothing Rule Stirs Ayi Controversy
Shanghai Daily, October 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377209

Labor
Death Toll from NW China Mine Blast Rises to 11
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/17/content_7116008.htm

云南富源矿难致9人死亡 矿长被判缓刑 (Yunnan Mine Boss Given Suspended Sentence over Deaths of Nine Miners)
EastDay.com, October 17, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081017/u1a3923661.html

Land Policy
Beijing Moves to Stop Land Being Taken from Farmers
South China Morning Post, October 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=63b922fcf160d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
重庆开县农民工上海被不当劳教获国家赔偿5.4万 (Rural Worker Compensated for Wrongful Reeducation-Through-Labour)
EastDay.com, October 17, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081017/u1a3924005.html

Police
Fight Witness: No One Knew They Were Police
Shanghai Daily, October 16, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377085

Population
China's Populous Guangdong Sees Baby Boom
Xinhuanet, October 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/16/content_10203451.htm

Protests and Petitions
广东村民不满工厂污染要求赔偿反遭逮捕 (Guangdong Villagers Arrested Demanding Compensation for Pollution Damage)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_rural-10162008112738.html

湖北访民郑大靖被非法长期关押 (Hubei Petitioner Zheng Dajing Detained and Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_abuse-10152008103659.html

Public Health
Relatives Compensated after E. China Anesthesia-related Deaths
Xinhuanet, October 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/16/content_10205664.htm

XUAR
中国政府限制维吾尔退休干部参加宗教活动 (Government Restricts Religious Activities of Uighur Retirees)
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008 http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/xinjiang_uyghur-10152008104429.html

October 16, 2008

News

Corruption
Beijing Bribery Hearing Begins
Shanghai Daily, October 16, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377023

Police Chief Faces Corruption Inquiry
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b5e0e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Environment
Arrests over River Contamination
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b3afe2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Food Security
Sanlu Court Action Put On Hold
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=9440e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳）
胡佳从天津转到北京监狱 (Hu Jia Transferred from Tianjin to Beijing Prison)
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-10152008105824.html

Land Policy
Hints of Discord on Land Reform in China
New York Times, October 16, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/world/asia/16china.html

Law
Reparation Law Revision to Go to Top Legislature
China Daily, October 16, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/16/content_7110196.htm

Media
央视停播毒奶节目 民众知情权被剥夺 (CCTV Halts Tainted Milk Broadcasts)
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangshi-10152008101234.html

Olympics
China Jails Man for Olympic Bomb Hoax
Reuters, October 16, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49F0CP20081016?feedType=RSS&feed
Name=worldNews

Police
北京邮电大学讲师许志永探访京城黑监狱遭殴打 (Beijing Professor Beaten During Visit to "Black Prison")
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xu_zhiyong-10152008165539.html

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Describe Abuse in Secret Prison
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9da0e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
?vgnextoid=9da0e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

New Land Clash in China
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/landprotest-10142008172014.html

两百多名北京昌平村民再次围堵京包高速公路 (Over 200 Villagers Block Highway to Protest Land Subsidies)
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-10152008105824.html

东莞玩具业面临寒冬 樟木头最大玩具厂合俊玩具倒闭 (Workers in Guangdong Protest Unpaid Wages)
Southcn.com, October 16, 2008
http://news.southcn.com/dishi/zsj/content/2008-10/16/content_4649902.htm

Public Health
內地民眾看不懂醫改文件 (Chinese Public Puzzled by New Medical Reform Proposal)
Ming Pao, October 16, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081016/ca41148a.htm

药商曝光医药招标黑幕 药品换个包装价格涨40倍 (Same Medicine Sold in Different Packaging for 40 Times Original Price)
Xinhuanet, October 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/16/content_10203007.htm

Specialists Sent to Check 233 Sick Pupils
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9851e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
?vgnextoid=9851e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Public Health Emergency Cases Up, Death Toll Down This Year
Xinhuanet, October 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/15/content_10200622.htm

Society
北京规定首次进网吧须拍照、扫描身份证存档 (Beijing Internet Cafes Required to Photograph All First-time Customers)
Xinhuanet, October 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/16/content_10201001.htm

Chinese Youth Conflicted about Sex, Survey Finds
Reuters, October 15, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK250448.htm

October 15, 2008

News
Corruption
One More Netted in Corruption Scandal
China Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-10/15/content_7106001.htm

Trial for Beijing's Former Vice Major
Caijing Magazine, October 15, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-10-14/110020060.html

Disasters
Wenchuan Quake Team Disbanded
Shanghai Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=376897

Environment
Five Fired over South China Water Contamination
Xinhuanet, October 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/14/content_10192931.htm

Guangdong Admits It Is Unlikely to Meet 2010 Pollution Targets
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=11efc74024cfc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Polluting Smelters Shut Down after Damaging Farmers' Skin
China Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/15/content_7107071.htm

Food Security
China Orders More Testing of Milk, Milk Powder
Voice of America, October 14, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-14-voa31.cfm

Formaldehyde Found in Fish in Wuxi
China Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/15/content_7107124.htm

Labor
Nine People Dead in Central China Coal Mine Accident
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/14/content_7105432.htm

Land Policy
广州拆迁补偿看齐一手房价 (Relocation Compensation in Guangzhou May Equal that for a Home in the Same District)
Nanfang Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/nfdsb/200810150006.asp

Related information:
广州市危旧房改造拆迁补偿安置工作指导意见（试行）征求意见稿 ("Guangzhou Municipal Guiding Opinions on Relocation Compensation for Redevelopment of Hazardous or Old Housing [for Provisional Implementation]" [Draft for Input])
October 14, 2008
http://news.dayoo.com/guangzhou/61893/61894/200810/14/61894_4281759.htm

Migrant Workers
1st Bureau to Serve Dongguan Migrants
China Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-10/15/content_7106016.htm

Police
哈尔滨一名大学生被民警活活打死 (Harbin University Student Beaten to Death by Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/police_killer-10132008112040.html

Protests and Petitions
都江堰聚源中学数名遇难学生家长因上访被关进学习班 (Parents of Students Lost in Earthquake Forced into "Study Session" for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-10142008122009.html

广东广宁县九村四千多村民反对新建工厂 (4000+ Guangdong Villagers Protest Construction of New Factory)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_rural-10142008110411.html

Public Health
Chinese Medical Reform Draft Open to Public Debate
Xinhuanet, October 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/14/content_10192875.htm

Related information:
关于《关于深化医药卫生体制改革的意见（征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的公告 (Public Notice on Openly Soliciting Opinions on the "Opinions on Deepening Reform of the Healthcare System [Draft for Input]")
National Development and Reform Commission, October 14, 2008
http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2008-10/14/content_1120143.htm

Children's Ills 'Insignificant'
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=337fa7a206cfc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Contamination Blamed for Herbal Injections in Relation to Deaths
China Daily, October 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/14/content_7105650.htm

Tibet
Eight Monks Imprisoned for Bomb Blast in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 15, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gP5Y0lLJh5NjhPmtnQWsJzWao1VQ

October 14, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Pakistani President to Visit China
International Herald Tribune, October 13, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/13/asia/pakistan.php

Death Penalty
四川龙泉原镇党委书记受贿千万被执行死刑 (Sichuan Official Executed for Taking Bribes)
EastDay.com, October 14, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081014/u1a3917088.html

Economic Development
村官贪600余万 辩解"非国家工作人员"坚称无罪 (Village Official Charged with Bribery)
Xinhuanet, October 14, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-10/14/content_10190060.htm

Environment
Taizhou Still Promoted for Chemical Plant
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=3295ed3a1b6fc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Government
广州给人大代表发"督职信" 提醒其增强代表意识 (Guangzhou Officials Issues Warning to Lax People's Congress Representatives)
Xinhuanet, October 14, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-10/14/content_10189911.htm

党刊文章称制度建设滞后不适应扩大民主要求 (Party Report Says Delays Prevent Expansion of Democratic Requirements)
EastDay.com, October 14, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081014/u1a3918145.html

Human Rights Defenders
药品打假人士高敬德医院不让挂号被列入黑名单 (Hospitals Blacklist Man who Spoke against Fake Medicine)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaojingde-10132008143140.html

Labor
12 Killed in Coal Mine Accidents
China Daily, October 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-10/11/content_7096222.htm

Land Policy
Chinese Land Reforms to 'Double Wealth of Farmers'
Telegraph.co.uk, October 14, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3188905/Chinese-land-reforms-to-
double-wealth-of-farmers.html

Multilateral
China's "Forefront" Role in South-South Co-op Hailed by UN
Xinhuanet, October 14, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/14/content_10191250.htm

Asia-Europe People's Forum held in China
Xinhuanet, October 13, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/13/content_10189566.htm

President Hu Appoints New Ambassador to United Nations
Xinhuanet, October 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/11/content_10177484.htm

Police
6 Police Held after Student Beaten to Death outside Harbin Nightclub
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=38f5ed3a1b6fc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
杭州再发生强拆事件 当局出动过千人 (More Hangzhou Families Evicted)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chaiqian-10132008105030.html

上访维权代表刘学立被延长3个月劳教 (Shanghai Rights Defender Liu Xueli Given 3 Months RTL)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Liu_xueli-10132008174256.html

Public Health
福建三明市第二医院4名患者麻醉后死亡 (Three Patients Die after Receiving Anesthesia at Fujian Hospital)
EastDay.com, October 14, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081014/u1a3916826.html

Chinese Hospital Found Responsible for Newborn Deaths
China Daily, October 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/13/content_7101255.htm