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

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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

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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