Friday, October 03, 2008

October 3, 2008

News

Environment
China’s New Environmental Advocates
Yale Environment 360, October 03, 2008
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2037

'Yellow-label' Cars Face Ban from City in Green Drive
South China Morning Post, October 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
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Food Security
China Seeks Balance between Food Security, Urbanization
Xinhuanet, October 03, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/03/content_10144296.htm

More Candy from China, Tainted, is in U.S.
International Herald Tribune, October 02, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/02/asia/02milk.php

Labor
China to Start Nationwide Checks of Mining Dumps after Deadly Landslide
Xinhuanet, October 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/02/content_10143328.htm

Land Policy
Rights Fight can be Risky Business for Farmers
South China Morning Post, October 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=3c67f5f625ebc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

'Why can urban residents own their property, but not us?'
South China Morning Post, October 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f617f5f625ebc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
为公民建立起私生活的“防火墙” (New Regulations Protect Citizens' Privacy)
Xinhuanet, October 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/local//2008-10/03/content_10143485.htm

Media
Surveillance of Skype Messages Found in China
New York Times, October 02, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/technology/internet/02skype.html?em

Multilateral
我常驻联合国代表称中国将在国际事务中发挥更大作用 (China Will Play Greater Role in International Affairs, Says China UN Representative)
Xinhuanet, October 03, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-10/02/content_10140429.htm

Protests and Petitions
长沙居民杨白云一家抵抗强拆遭警察暴力殴打,五人被打伤 (Changsha Residents Beaten by Police for Resisting Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-10022008094937.html

国庆节河南广州等地居民示威抗议 (Residents Protest Land Seizures in Guangzhou and Henan on National Day)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guoqing-10022008165714.html

河南焦作數百工人國慶示威 (Hundreds of Workers Protest in Henan on National Day)
Ming Pao, October 02, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081002/ca41702a.htm

中国严防各地访民假日进京上访 (Petitioners Barred from Beijing During Holiday)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/holiday-10022008105042.html

阻止访民进京 送精神病院摧残 (Wuhan Petitioner Mistreated in Mental Institution)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-10022008141943.html

Religion
格德寺僧侣与武警冲突 僧侣受伤 (Police and Monks Clash at Sichuan Monastery)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ge-10022008101203.html

秋雨之福教会起诉成都市宗教局一案出现转折性变化 (Chengdu House Church Lawsuit Sees Developments)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-10022008094723.html

Tibet
Tibetans Jailed For Blasts
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetans-10022008095355.html