Bilateral Ties
Violence in Korean waters Puts China Relations at Risk
Los Angeles Times, October 01, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-fishermen1-2008oct01,0,2362949.story?track=rss
Death Penalty
杨佳案律师指法院和看守所联合违法 (Yang Jia Lawyer Points to Court and Prison Legal Violations)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yang-09302008155213.html
Disasters
Floods Leave 17 Dead, Six Missing in South China
Shanghai Daily, September 30, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=375453&type=National
Education
清华大学开设儒家经典《四书》必修课遭致物议 (New Required Course on Confucian Classics at Tsinghua Meets with Criticism)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sishu-09302008110039.html
Environment
Survey: More Chinese Value Environment over Economy
China Digital Times, September 30, 2008
http://www.eponline.com/articles/67962/
From Environmental Protection Online
Food Security
Parents File Lawsuit in China Against Dairy Firm
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 01, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081001/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk
City Government Admits its Fault in Milk Debacle
South China Morning Post, October 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=412e3184134bc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Related News
石家庄市政府新闻发言人解释三鹿奶粉事件为何迟报 (Shijiazhuang
Officials Explain Delayed Reporting of Sanlu Incident)
Xinhuanet, October
02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-10/01/content_10137078.htm
China Covered Up Milk Scare to Protect Olympics: Critics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081001/wl_afp/chinafoodsafetychildmedia
济宁市强制机关干部喝牛奶：为振兴牛奶行业 (Officials in Shandong Forced to Drink Milk to Promote Dairy Industry)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/niunai-10012008112735.html
China's Penalties Fail to Improve Safety
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/food-safety-09302008163942.html
Hong Kong
港商维权收绑架恐吓 港警立案调查 (Head of Hong Kong Investors' Rights Group Threatened with Kidnapping)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangshang-10012008143455.html
Human Rights Defender – Yang Chunlin
黑龙江监狱不准家人探视杨春林 律师称不合法 (Yang Chunlin Family Denied Visitation Rights by Heilongjiang Prison)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangchunlin-09302008105623.html
June 4th
20 Years On, Exiles Plan Events to Mark June 4 Crackdown
South China Morning Post, October 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=2d28c2a2959bc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Labor
人权组织抗议民工被捆绑而死 (Rights Organizations Protest Death of Migrant Worker)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mingong-09302008100037.html
Media
《今日信息报》浙江记者站被取缔 (Zhejiang Journalist Website Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jizhe-10012008171615.html
Olympics
Chinese Olympic Gymnasts Not Underage: FIG
Reuters (available at YahooNews), October 01, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081002/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_gymnastics_china
Protests and Petitions
四川军转干部因上访被关精神病院 (Former Cadres in Sichuan Put in Mental Hospital for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, October 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sichuan-10012008091737.html
Public Health
HIV Up Sharply Among Women, Gay Men in China
Reuters (available at YahooNews), October 01, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081001/hl_nm/us_china_hiv
粤童疫苗致残维权难 西安医院婴儿连环亡 (Parents of Children Crippled from Vaccine Injections Silenced; Infant Deaths in Xi'an Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanlu-dx-09302008093425.html
Religion
China Bans Western Religious Music
Telegraph.co.uk, September 30, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3108810/China-bans-Western-
religious-music.html
Taiwan
First Chinese Groups Using 'Mini-links' Arrive
China Post, October 01, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan%20relations/2008/10/01/176848/First-
Chinese.htm