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