Protests and Petitions
Protesters Reported Beaten, Detained in China
Associated Press (available at Yahoo News), October 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protests_1
Over 500 police authorities beat hundreds of villagers staging a peaceful protest in Sanjiang Town (三江镇) in Guangdong province, leaving some seriously injured and unconscious. Villagers blame local government officials for the collapse of a river dam which caused extensive property damage to local farmers.
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Security Forces Beat Impoverished Villagers Seeking Redress for Man-Made Disaster
Human Rights in China, October 8, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=99138&item_id=99117
News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Muslims' release into US blocked for now
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_go_ot/guantanamo_chinese_detainees
China Envoy: US Should Stop Taiwan Arms Sales
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_go_ot/us_china_taiwan
Education
Party-school 'Degrees' Downgraded after Abuse
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=6557b93d7bcdc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Environment
China Plans First National Park
Xinhuanet, October 08, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/08/content_10166818.htm
Food Security
Sanlu Suit Gets Cool Reception in Court
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=d3fca4a2c6ddc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
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广东首个奶粉事件受害婴儿状告三鹿索赔90万 (Guangdong
Family Sues Sanlu for 900 Thousand RMB)
News.ifeng.com, October 09, 2008
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/200810/1009_17_822508.shtml
Arsenic Poison Hits Villagers
China Daily, October 08, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-10/08/content_7085322.htm
China Milk Victims May Have Doubled to over 90,000
Reuters (available at YahooNews), September 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081008/wl_nm/us_china_milk_scandal
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China Says 10,700 Children in Hospital over Milk
Reuters, October 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4980A420081009?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Warns Against Awarding Nobel Prize to Dissident
Voice of America, October 07, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-07-voa34.cfm?rss=asia
Labor
Officials Sacked over Mine Blast Cover-up
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=6707f3af00ddc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Land Policy
New Land Rights Too Late for Some
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=0796f3af00ddc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Media
Gag Order over Fatal Dam Burst
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e637b93d7bcdc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Protests and Petitions
奥运后川震家长请愿潮 各地有人被抓被打 (Sichuan Parents Stage New Wave of Petitions Following Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/quake-10082008120752.html
河南焦作市周一连续发生两起工人集体堵路抗议事件 (Workers in Henan Block Traffic to Protest Unpaid Wages)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dulu-10072008135605.html
江苏句容华宝镇丽人鹿场因拆迁引发暴力冲突 (Company and Railroad Workers Clash over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chaiqian-10072008163437.html
杭州公安殴伤拆迁户 报警无人理 (Public Security Officials Beat Residents Protesting Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongan-10072008164036.html
Public Health
China Leads Developing Countries on Health List
Xinhuanet, October 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/09/content_10168900.htm
China Suspends Herbal Injection after Three Deaths
China Daily, October 08, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/08/content_7088625.htm
HIV Spreads in China
International Herald Tribune, October 07, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/07/healthscience/aids.php
Religion
北京家庭教会成员被判劳教 (Beijing House Church Member Sentenced to One Year Reeducation Through Labor)
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-10082008120238.html
Rural Issues
Rural Infrastructure a Bridge Too Far
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=0156f3af00ddc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Tibet
Tibet Suffering 'Worst Period of Repression' by China since the Cultural Revolution
Telegraph.co.uk, October 08, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/3160009/Tibet-suffering-worst-
period-of-repression-by-China-since-the-Cultural-Revoloution.html