November 28, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Sarkozy to Blame for EU-China Summit Delay
China Daily, November 28, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/28/content_7248663.htm

Death Penalty
China Executes Man for Ant-breeding Scheme
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 27, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081127/ap_on_re_as/as_china_ant_fraud/

Former China Player Sentenced to Death for Murder
Reuters (via Straits Times), November 28, 2008
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_307404.html

Three Sentenced to Death for Beijing Taxi Murder Spree: Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081128/wl_afp/chinacrimetaximurder

Gender
18 Vietnamese Women Rescued in China in Wife-selling Ring
China Daily, November 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/27/content_7248197.htm

Hong Kong
China, the Basic Law and a Tale of Two Cities
Financial Times, November 25, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f289700-bb13-11dd-bc6c-0000779fd18c.html

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
欧议会议员会见郑恩宠律师 听民间谈人权问题 (EP Official, Previously Blocked from Seeing Zeng Jinyan, Visits Zheng Enchong to Speak on Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengenchong-11272008151326.html

Land Policy
新疆小区被迫迁业主收死亡恐吓 (XUAR Homeowners Forced to Relocate Threatened with Death)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_landlord-11272008104707.html

Media
Illegal Publications Confiscated in Blitz
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), November 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382416

Population
《广东省人口与计划生育条例》上午通过 生二胎条件细化成八条 ("Guangdong Provincial Regulations on Birth Control and Family Planning" Passed Friday Morning)
Yangcheng Evening News (via South China Online), November 28, 2008
http://news.southcn.com/gdnews/nanyuedadi/content/2008-11/28/content_4734732.htm

Protests and Petitions
湛江退伍军人与公安冲突 多人被拘捕 (Several Dujiang Veterans Detained following Clash with Police over School Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhanjiang-11272008154006.html

Public Health
140 Chinese Infected with HIV per Day
Shanghai Daily, November 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382362

Tibet
甘肃四藏人被判刑 当局继续审藏人 (4 Gansu Tibetans Sentenced for Involvement with March Protests)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gansu-11272008081845.html

December 11, 2008

News

Corruption
透明国际：俄罗斯、中国等国公司最倾向贿赂 (Russia and China Businesses among Most Prone to Bribery)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huilu-12102008111304.html

Economic Development
社会学家：4万亿投资可能催生新一轮城市化浪潮 (Economic Relief Plan May Spark New Wave of Urbanization, Experts Say)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/11/content_10486201.htm

China Nov. Exports down 2.2% in First Fall since June 2001
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/10/content_10484786.htm

Environment
山西年末发生大面积干旱 虫害遭遇十年之最 (Shanxi Hit by Year-end Draught and Worst Pest Attack in Ten Years)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/11/content_10486489.htm

China "Cancer Village" Pays Ultimate Price for Growth
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081211/wl_nm/us_china_reforms_cancer

Toxic Arsenic Levels Found in East China Rivers
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/10/content_10485729.htm

Food Security
China Considering Compensation for Milk Victims
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081211/wl_nm/us_china_milk_compensation

Government
升迁掌握在上级手上，官员有动力对百姓负责吗? (Can Officials Be Responsible to the People When Promotions Are Decided by Superiors?)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/11/content_10488144.htm

Human Rights
China Hails 'Progress' but Quells Protest on Human Rights Anniversary
International Herald Tribune, December 10, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/10/asia/china.php

Related News
Chinese Law Scholars Discuss Human Rights Education on World Human Rights Day
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/10/content_10486030.htm

贵州第四届国际人权研讨会受严密监控　参与人士被要求离开 (Human Rights Seminar in
Guizhou Tightly Controlled, Participants Forced to Leave)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-12102008093834.html

Labor
Labor Arbitration Cases Soaring in Guangzhou
China Daily, December 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/11/content_7292345.htm

Media
New Cards for Journalists
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=4f70155c2912e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=chi

中国电脑安全技术新规定引起美国担心 (New Chinese Tech Regulations Worry American Observers)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/diannao-12102008110730.html

Migrant Workers
124名东北农民工险被“蛇头”诱骗出境 (124 Migrant Workers Tricked into Leaving Country by Human Trafficker)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/11/content_10488319.htm

Protests and Petitions
Report on 'Mentally Ill' Farmers Out Soon
China Daily, December 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/11/content_7292319.htm

Workers Picket Factory for 3rd Day over Bonuses
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b601155c2912e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Social Security
China Grapples with New Social Safety Net
Reuters, December 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4B94DF20081210?feedType=RSS&fee
dName=worldNews

Society
Girl Fight at College Ends with 6 Stabbed in NW China
China Daily, December 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/10/content_7292027.htm

Tibet
Torture Widespread, Routine in Tibet, Report Says
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081210/wl_nm/us_china_tibet_torture

December 4, 2008

News

Corruption
重庆一医生首获"非国家工作人员受贿罪" (Chongqing Doctor First "Non-State Worker" Convicted of Bribery)
EastDay.com, December 04, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081204/u1a4022727.html

Disasters
Company Dorm Fire Kills 11, Injures 10 in Shandong
Shanghai Daily, December 04, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=383209

Food Security
China Milk Scandal: Families of Sick Children Fight to Find out True Scale of the Problem)
Telegraph.co.uk, December 03, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3545733/China-milk-scandal-
Families-of-sick-children-fight-to-find-out-true-scale-of-the-problem.html

Government
Pros and Cons for New Civil Servant Regulations
Shanghai Daily, December 04, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=383187

Human Rights
China Internet Cafes Switching to Chinese OS
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_internet_cafes

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
因会见欧议员郑恩宠被警传讯威胁 (Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong Threatened by Police for Meeting with European Parliament Member)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-12032008141221.html

Labor
广州12名出租车司机代表与交警座谈 (Taxi Driver Representatives Meet with Traffic Police)
EastDay.com, December 04, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081204/u1a4023878.html

Land Policy
國土資源部說監察違法佔地 (Land and Resources Official Speaks Out Against Illegal Land Seizures)
Ming Pao, December 04, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081203/ca31915c.htm

Media
北京制定嚴打傳媒黑名單 (Beijing Institutes Crackdown on "Blacklisted” Media)
Sina.com, December 04, 2008
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/32/1/1/961555/1.html

China Denies Alleged Attack on Foreign Journalists
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_journalists_attacked

作家王力雄和唯色推出博客《民间藏事》 (Writers Woeser and Wang Lixiong Start Blog on Tibetan Issues)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-12032008100821.html

Multilateral
欧盟议员发起中国人权研讨会 韩籍嘉宾北京机场被“遣返” (Korean Citizens En Route to China Rights Meeting Intercepted in Beijing and Forced Back to Seoul)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-12032008133109.html

Protests and Petitions
100 Police Staff Protest over Pay in China: Rights Group
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), December 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081203/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestprotestpolice

Over 300 Cabbies on Strike in S China's Guangdong
Xinhuanet, December 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/03/content_10451687.htm

Rural Issues
Preservation of Farmland Put on Back Burner
South China Morning Post, December 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=8d17f32568dfd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
Ma Chat Broadcast Direct to Mainland
South China Morning Post, December 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f987f32568dfd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

December 4, 2008

News

Corruption
重庆一医生首获"非国家工作人员受贿罪" (Chongqing Doctor First "Non-State Worker" Convicted of Bribery)
EastDay.com, December 04, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081204/u1a4022727.html

Disasters
Company Dorm Fire Kills 11, Injures 10 in Shandong
Shanghai Daily, December 04, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=383209

Food Security
China Milk Scandal: Families of Sick Children Fight to Find out True Scale of the Problem)
Telegraph.co.uk, December 03, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3545733/China-milk-scandal-Families-of-sick-children-fight-to-find-out-true-scale-of-the-problem.html
Families-of-sick-children-fight-to-find-out-true-scale-of-the-problem.html

Government
Pros and Cons for New Civil Servant Regulations
Shanghai Daily, December 04, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=383187

Human Rights
China Internet Cafes Switching to Chinese OS
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_internet_cafes

Human Rights Defenders – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
因会见欧议员郑恩宠被警传讯威胁 (Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong Threatened by Police for Meeting with European Parliament Member)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-12032008141221.html

Labor
广州12名出租车司机代表与交警座谈 (Taxi Driver Representatives Meet with Traffic Police)
EastDay.com, December 04, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081204/u1a4023878.html

Land Policy
國土資源部說監察違法佔地 (Land and Resources Official Speaks Out Against Illegal Land Seizures)
Ming Pao, December 04, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081203/ca31915c.htm

Media
北京制定嚴打傳媒黑名單 (Beijing Institutes Crackdown on "Blacklisted” Media)
Sina.com, December 04, 2008
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/32/1/1/961555/1.html

China Denies Alleged Attack on Foreign Journalists
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_journalists_attacked

作家王力雄和唯色推出博客《民间藏事》 (Writers Woeser and Wang Lixiong Start Blog on Tibetan Issues)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-12032008100821.html

Multilateral
欧盟议员发起中国人权研讨会 韩籍嘉宾北京机场被“遣返” (Korean Citizens En Route to China Rights Meeting Intercepted in Beijing and Forced Back to Seoul)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-12032008133109.html

Protests and Petitions
100 Police Staff Protest over Pay in China: Rights Group
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), December 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081203/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestprotestpolice

Over 300 Cabbies on Strike in S China's Guangdong
Xinhuanet, December 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/03/content_10451687.htm

Rural Issues
Preservation of Farmland Put on Back Burner
South China Morning Post, December 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8d17f32568dfd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
?vgnextoid=8d17f32568dfd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
Ma Chat Broadcast Direct to Mainland
South China Morning Post, December 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f987f32568dfd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news?vgnextoid=f987f32568dfd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

November 27, 2008

Bilateral Ties
China Calls Off EU summit over Dalai Lama Visit
Reuters (available at YahooNews), November 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081126/wl_nm/us_eu_china

Corruption
Seven Officials Charged in Nightclub Fire Case
China Daily, December 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/27/content_7244239.htm

Death Penalty
China Postpones Putting to Death Businessman Convicted of Spying
Washington Post, December 27, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/26/AR2008112602898.html?nav=rss_world/asia

Environment
Study Shows Climate Concern High in HK
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=1a84eafc059dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news

A Third of China's Yellow River Is Unsafe, Study Says
International Herald Tribune, November 25, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/25/news/river.php

Human Rights Defenders
江浙三位民主人士皆在铁窗内 (Three Democracy Activists Kept behind Bars)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangzhe-11262008120354.html

Labor
Shenzen Factories Shed 50,000
Financial Times, November 26, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f98f7c46-bc09-11dd-80e9-0000779fd18c.html

Law
王胜俊提出法院工作服务科学发展五个结合点 (Courts Will Serve Scientific Development, Supreme Court President Says)
EastDay.com, December 27, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081127/u1a4008507.html

Media
山西煤矿“封口费”事件60名涉案人员受处理 (60 Punished for Involvement in Shanxi "Hush Money" Scandal)
Xinhuanet, December 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/27/content_10418150.htm

Former Editor Charged with Corruption
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=92da1bc9fb9dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Police
被告当庭翻供 黑龙江4刑警涉嫌伤害致死案延期审理 (Trial Delayed after 4 Police Accused of Beating Student to Death Retract Confessions)
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-11/26/content_10418551.htm

Protests and Petitions
Workers Riot at Chinese Toy Factory
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081126/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_factory_riot

Society
China Brings Back Gambling
Telegraph.co.uk, December 27, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3529851/China-brings-back-
gambling.html

Tibet
Official: China Sets Free More than 1,000 Rioters over Lhasa Violence
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/26/content_10417101.htm

November 26, 2008

News

Death Penalty
Killer of six Chinese police executed in Shanghai
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/26/content_10414657.htm

Related News:
China Executes Shanghai Police Killer: Officials
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081126/wl_afp/chinapolicemurderexecution

欧洲华人要求专案调查杨佳事件让真相大白 (Overseas Chinese Call for Judicial Investigation into Yang Jia's Case)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/EU-11252008164639.html

Daughter Appeals for Mercy for Taiwan Spy Scientist
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5f255c69707dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Chinese Death Row Trial 'Flawed'
BBC, November 26, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7749443.stm

Guangzhou Court Sentences 8 Foreigners for Drug Trafficking
Shanghai Daily, November 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382150

Economic Development
A Global Downturn Puts the Brakes on China
New York Times, November 25, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/business/worldbusiness/26chinasteel.html

Environment
One Third of the Yellow River is so Polluted, it's Unfit for Any Use
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4d35a618354dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Freedom of Speech
Blogger Barred from Trip Abroad
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=84e4a618354dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
EU Official Stopped from Visiting Chinese Activist
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_re_as/as_china_eu_human_rights

Labor
Dongguan Workers Riot Over Unpaid Wages
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=6ad05c69707dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Land Policy
本台独家:兴平强推征地拆迁屡爆抗议 消息封锁村民欲哭无泪 (Information Blockade on Shanxi Victims of Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinping-11252008141817.html

Law
Bribery Law to Include Doctors and Teachers
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc3fa618354dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:

Doctors Riled by Crackdown
Shanghai Daily, November 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382069

Protests and Petitions
武汉访民进京19人被关押 (19 Wuhan Petitioners Detained in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-11252008093748.html

广州居民申请游行遭拒 (Guangzhou Residents Refused Permission to Protest)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuanqing-11252008103433.html

数百上海访民在北京被截回 (Hundreds of Shanghai Petitioners Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-11252008095058.html

Public Health
北京一重病农民为监狱免费就医故意抢劫 判18年 (Critically Ill Farmer Committed Robbery to Access Free Prison Health Care, Sentenced to 18 Years)
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-11/26/content_10415578.htm

More than Half Beijing's Prostitutes Shun Condoms: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081125/wl_asia_afp/chinahealthaidsprostitution

Taiwan
Taiwan Residents Get Mainland Legal Certificates
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/26/content_10414874.htm

Tibet
朱维群:拉萨3-14事件经审理已有上千人被释放 (Zhu Weiqun: More Than a Thousand Released Over March 14 Lhasa Riots)
EastDay.com, November 26, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081125/u1a4005503.html

China Expands Police Presence Below Mount Everest
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mount_everest

November 25, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Economy, Not Rights, Rules the New China-US World
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_re_as/as_obama_the_china_challenge

Corruption
Huang Guangyu, China's Richest Man, Disappears amid Corruption Investigation
The Times, November 25, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5221230.ece

Torch-bearer Arrested over Corruption
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=799c9fbfc6fcd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
Two Taiwan Drug Dealers Sentenced to Death in East China
China Daily, November 24, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/24/content_7235425.htm

Environment
Bulletin: Pollution Worsens on Yellow River System
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/24/content_10401878.htm

Human Rights Defenders
北京司法局：律协直选暂不成熟 (Beijing Bureau of Justice: BLA Not Yet Mature for Direct Elections)
The Beijing News, November 25, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/11-25/008@021141.htm

Related information:
Lawyers Are Dismissed by Firms for Supporting Beijing Lawyers Association Direct Election, Law Firms Are Threatened
Human Rights in China, October 31, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/72449

Macau
Less than 100 Demonstrate against Article 23 Regulation
Macau Daily Times, November 24, 2008
http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19435&Itemid=28

Multilateral
China's Economic Growth 'to Slow'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 25, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7747333.stm

Police
Four Policemen Stand Trial for Beating Suspect to Death in Interrogation
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/24/content_10407146.htm

吉林退休人士实名举报被劳教 (Retired Worker Beaten and Sentenced to Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor after Reporting Local Corruption to Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of CPC)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiliin-11242008110111.html

Protests and Petitions
Village Head Jailed for Yunnan Ore-rights Riot
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b8ac9fbfc6fcd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

浙江发生大规模强征土地事件 (1000+ Villagers Clash with Police over Land Expropriation in Zhejiang Town)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-11242008093028.html

Religion
China Sentences Falungong Follower to Three Years in Jail: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 25, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hVz9l5v3-NroyDGALZT2Nv6Paw2Q

Rural Issues
China to Make New Investment in Rural Schools
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/24/content_10406684.htm

Tibet
Tibetans Reaffirm a Conciliatory Path
International Herald Tribune, November 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/22/asia/23tibet.php

XUAR
Court Hears Appeal on Uighurs Held at US Guantanamo
Voice of America, November 25, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-11-25-voa4.cfm

NW China's Xinjiang Provides 12-year Free Education
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 24, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/24/content_7234776.htm

November 22-24, 2008

Top News
Multilateral
UN Body Criticises China over 'Widespread' Torture Allegations
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081122/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrightstorture

The United Nations Committee Against Torture released a report on Friday calling on the Chinese government to fully probe widespread allegations of torture and rights abuses. The committee also recommended that China “conduct a full and impartial investigation” of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 and criticized the government for withholding data by invoking its State Secrets Act.

Related News
UN Committee Says China “Should Take Immediate Steps to Prevent Acts of Torture”
Human Rights in China, November 21, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/78014

China Protests against "Prejudiced" U.N. Torture Report
Reuters (available at YahooNews), November 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081123/wl_nm/us_china_torture

News
Economic Development
Chinese Provinces Propose $1.4 Trillion Stimulus
Associated Press (available at CNN), November 23, 2008
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=795438&lang=eng_news

Environment
中国水土流失严重 威胁到粮食安全 (Soil Erosion Threatens Food Safety)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tu-11222008100219.html

Government
Security Minister Warns about Social Stability
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b2eafe70d9ccd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

四川龙泉驿区选乡镇书记 全球都能上网看直播 (Sichuan Village Election Broadcast Live Online)
Xinhuanet, November 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/23/content_10398769.htm

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Journalist Sentenced to 3 Years
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Labor
重庆出租车企业工会组建工作全面铺开 (Chongqing to Establish Union for Cab Drivers)
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/24/content_10402893.htm

北京规定企业一次裁员逾20人需申报 (Businesses Must Declare Layoffs of 20 or More)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-11/22/content_10394738.htm

Land Policy
北京“小岗村”同意流转万亩地 年底将全国首拍 (Beijing Residents First to Auction Land Rights under New Policy)
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/24/content_10402728.htm

Media
中國將深化報業體制改革 (China to Deepen Media Reforms)
Ming Pao, November 23, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081123/ca72105c.htm

中国官方媒体抢报负面新闻 (Chinese Official Press Fights to Cover Negative News First)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fumian-11212008095925.html

Poverty
City Aids Firms Hiring Laid-off Workers
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88f6caa974acd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Shantou to Probe Claims of Official Graft over Taxis
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=49a7caa974acd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Suizhou Taxi Drivers Stage Strike
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=67a2ce96deccd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

湖北陨西县访民北京上访遭关押黑监狱 (Hubei Petitioners Detained in Black Prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-11232008183201.html

Public Health
Social Welfare Plan Aims at Better Health Care for Rural Areas
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1c6caa974acd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Fleeing Tibetan Students Bring Tales of Brutal Repression by the Chinese
China Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/tibet/2008/11/24/184626/Fleeing-Tibetan.htm

November 21, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Conservatives Call on Bush to Free Muslim Uighurs
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/guantanamo_chinese_detainees

US Warned of China 'Cyber-spying'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7740483.stm

Death Penalty
Three Officials Sentenced to Death, Life in Prison for Taking Bribes
Xinhuanet, November 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/20/content_10388975.htm

Disasters
China Publishes Identities of 19,000 Dead in May Quake
Xinhuanet, November 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/21/content_10391641.htm

Suicide Plunge by Quake Official
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a187fadfd1abd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
China Says 1,041 Infants Still Hospitalized with Tainted Milk Problems
Xinhuanet, November 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/20/content_10388374.htm

China's Crops at Risk from Massive Erosion
Reuters, November 21, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK15576.htm

Government
Authorities Ordered to 'Nip Unrest in the Bud'
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e097fadfd1abd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

刘玉浦透露深圳或撤销区级政府 学者争议改革可行性 (Shenzhen May Abolish District-level Government)
Nanfang City News, November 21, 2008
http://news.southcn.com/gdnews/nanyuedadi/content/2008-11/21/content_4718997.htm

Human Rights Defenders
'Black Jail' Plea from Hospital
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioner-11202008094643.html

House of Leading Chinese Rights Activist Demolished
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 21, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gFDutrnQXcsSFIxP3g9uyQgxIU-g

深圳八名维权人士进行街头民主宣传 (8 Shenzhen Rights Defenders Promote Democracy on the Streets; Detained for 7 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_activitists-11202008105608.html

Labor
Chinese Officials Fear Unrest over Job Losses
Washington Post, November 21, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/20/AR2008112001890.html

Land Policy
Beijing to Move Thousands in Renovation Project
Reuters, November 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AJ2QA20081120

土地确权新规征求社会意见 (Input Sought for Draft Regulations on Defining Land Ownership)
The Beijing News, November 21, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/11-21/008@021156.htm

Related information:
Regulations on Defining Land Ownership and Usage Rights
Ministry of Land and Resources, November 20, 2008
http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2008-11/20/content_1154873.htm

Protests and Petitions
Top Official Meets Rioters as China Seeks Stability
Reuters (via New York Times), November 21, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-us-china-riot.html

Tibet
China Cracks Down in Tibet, Exiles Say
Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-tibet21-2008nov21,0,3590830.story

Sichuan Court Jails Tibetans
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dartsedo-11202008090026.html

November 20, 2008

News

Death Penalty
罪大恶极不容轻判 甘肃罕见暴力犯罪案6罪犯判死刑 (6 Dealt Death Sentences for Gansu Riots)
Xinhuanet, November 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-11/19/content_10381555.htm

Related News
Gansu Protest Prompts Arrests
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/gansu-11192008130846.html

Environment
China's Environmental Retreat
Washington Post, November 19, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/18/AR2008111803625.html

Food Security
FDA Opens Office in China
International Herald Tribune, November 19, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/19/asia/beijing.php

Freedom of Association
China Probes Opposition Party
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/opposition-11192008111353.html

Labor
甘肃省一天之内发生3起矿难 5人死亡 (3 Mine Accidents in One Day Leave 5 Dead)
EastDay.com, November 20, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081120/u1a3993720.html

应对当前形势 人保部推出稳定劳动关系十措施 (Government Enacts Ten Measures to Stabilize Labor Relations)
EastDay.com, November 20, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081120/u1a3994808.html

China to Close 6,000 Coal Mines in Safety Push
The Guardian, November 19, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/19/china-coal

Government Reacts to Return of Rural Migrants
China Daily, November 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/19/content_7219957.htm

Law
China Launches Campaign to Clear Out Unexecuted Court Cases
Xinhuanet, November 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/19/content_10383230.htm

Media
China Abandons Blanket Press Censorship
Telegraph.co.uk, November 19, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3482565/China-abandons-blanket-
press-censorship.html

For its Online Critics, China Adapts Response
International Herald Tribune, November 18, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/18/asia/letter.php

Police
Police Arrests Highlight Anger with Force in China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081119/ap_on_re_as/as_china_police_arrested

Poverty
Beijing Makes Effort to Help Homeless People
Shanghai Daily, November 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081120/article_381359.htm

Protests and Petitions
湖南新化千名教师连续两天大规模抗议 (A Thousand Teachers Protest in Hunan)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaoshi-11192008160735.html

Nearly 400 Petitioners Gather at Beijing Government
Shanghai Daily, November 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081120/article_381357.htm

武漢4百人強拆違章建築 (400 in Wuhan Protest Substandard Buildings)
Ming Pao, November 20, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081120/ca40821k.htm

Rural Issues
China Vows to Protect Farmers from Malpractice in Farmland Transfers
Xinhuanet, November 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/19/content_10383505.htm

Society
北京将修缮二环以内两万户旧城居民住房 (Beijing to Renovate 20,000 Historic Homes within Second Ring Road)
EastDay.com, November 20, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081120/u1a3993691.html

XUAR
The Dead Tell a Tale that China Doesn't Care to Hear
International Herald Tribune, November 19, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/19/asia/mummies.php

November 19, 2008

Freedom of Speech
Fears for China's Web Freedom
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/internet-11182008094458.html

Human Rights Defender
鄂维权人士被关黑监狱又遭殴打 (Hubei Petitioner Zheng Dajing Beaten in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-11182008125404.html

异议作家杜导斌狱中服刑 警方干扰孩子学习 (Police Allegedly Harass School of Internet Writer's Son)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dudaobin-11182008162600.html

Labor
Top Official Rejects Reports of Huge Layoffs in Guangdong
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e04ec8d170bd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Chinese Provinces Try to Limit Layoff
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_layoffs

各地银行下岗职工计划在北京举行集体抗议 (Laid-off Bank Workers across China Plan Mass Protest)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_laid_off-11182008105011.html?encoding=simplified

Land Policy
广西桂平当局以高压手段强徵土地 (Guangxi Authorities Deplore Highhanded Land Acquisition Actions)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_labor-11132008102143.html?encoding=simplified

Protests and Petitions
Bus Drivers Strike in Dispute over Contracts
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3ff3ec8d170bd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protesters in Standoff after Day of Clashes
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ec24ec8d170bd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related news:
Gansu Farmers Riot Over Land
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/Gansu%20riots-11182008175036.html

露宿街头被抓甚至打死 访民为生存申请游行 (Police Continues to Crack Down on Petitioners in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-11182008083051.html

Tibet
Tibetans May Push for Full Independence
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ddc4ec8d170bd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Stance on Tibet Clouds Exile Talks in India
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

三名参加示威的藏民被判刑 (Three Tibetan Protesters Sentenced)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-11182008111202.html?encoding=simplified

XUAR
Uyghur Woman Released, Without Forced Abortion
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/release-11182008110804.html

November 18, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Official Hints that Navy May Seek Aircraft Carrier
International Herald Tribune, November 17, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/17/asia/18china.php

Death Penalty
Strangler Gets Death Sentence
Shanghai Daily, November 18, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=381054

Food Security
当局未向医院付费 医生推诿结石患者 (Kidney Stone Patients Foot the Bill Despite Government Promises)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dunai-11172008080113.html

Human Rights Defenders
Beijing Orders Demolition of Leading Activist's Home
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081118/wl_asia_afp/chinarightspropertydissident

Labor
Building Collapse in Central China Kills Three; Four Missing
China Daily, November 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/18/content_7212971.htm

China Miners Rescued, Little Hope for Subway Workers
Reuters, November 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AH1HT20081118

Company Closure Figures in Guangdong Disputed
China Daily, November 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/18/content_7213688.htm

No Layoffs without Permission in Shandong, Hubei
China Daily, November 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/18/content_7213126.htm

广东副省长:广东没有出现"农民工返乡潮" (Guangdong Vice Governor Denies Mass Exodus of Rural Workers)
EastDay.com, November 18, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081118/u1a3990041.html

Land Policy
新疆二百戶居民遭死亡威脅 (Property Company Issues Death Threats to Xinjiang Residents)
Ming Pao, November 18, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081118/ca21108k.htm

山东潍坊强拆不断 (More Forced Evictions in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-11172008103436.html

Population
One Child in China
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/women/Raela%20Kadeer-11172008170321.html

Uyghur Woman Found, Facing Abortion
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/abortion-11172008112655.html

Protests and Petitions
“权利运动”组织为在京上访者子女提供紧急援助 (Human Rights Movement Supports Petitioners' Children)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinwen-11172008114821.html

武汉近百下岗职工上访遭殴打 (Laid Off Workers Beaten for Petitioning in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuhan-11172008091901.html

Rioters Attack Government Office in Northwest China
Reuters, November 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AH15R20081118

Public Health
EU, China, US Step Up Co-op on Product Safety
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/18/content_7213694.htm

EU, U.S. Warn China on Toy Safety before Christmas
Reuters, November 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AG5E820081117

Tibet
Tibetan Exiles Play Down Shift from China Policy
Reuters, November 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AG2QK20081117

November 15-17, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Pressures US over Taiwan Arms Deal
Financial Times, November 16, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa68d51a-b414-11dd-8e35-0000779fd18c.html

Corruption
Environmental Official Faces Bribery Charges
Shanghai Daily, November 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380957

Disasters
Aftershock Shakes Quake-hit Region in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 16, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jFeVxeCZCmVQ8YKzs8uaIPcZMb-g

Economic Development
Govt Plan Signals Shift from Growth-first Policy
China Daily, November 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-11/17/content_7209146.htm

Environment
广东近七成城市受酸雨污染 珠三角是重灾区 (Pearl Delta a Disaster Area: Acid Rain Found in almost 70% of Guangdong Cities)
Nanfang Daily, November 17, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/nfrb/200811170012.asp

Food Security
China Milk Inspectors Beaten over Tough Checks: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 14, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hqXSPDLuoJexegvF9ajS8QVjn-qg

Related news:
Deaths Uncounted in China's Tainted Milk Scandal
Associated Press (via Google), November 16, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iuYXfHqrztFttcU6-9uUttBq-MCAD94FHLGG0

深圳居民饮地下污水患肾结石 (Shenzhen Residents Develop Kidney Stones after Drinking Contaminated Local Water)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-11162008200437.html

Human Rights Defenders
谢长发“涉嫌颠覆国家政权”案 公安局正式移送检察院审查起诉 (China Democracy Party Member Xie Changfa's Case Sent to Procuratorate for Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiechangfa-11142008085936.html

中国民主党成员吴义龙本月内将获释 (China Democracy Party Activist Wu Yilong to Be Released This Month)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_release-11142008123223.html

Labor
Death Toll in Hangzhou Subway Collapse Rises to Six
Shanghai Daily, November 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380969

Three Officials Resign after 5-day Taxi Strike Ends in South China City
Xinhuanet, November 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/15/content_10363243.htm

Related news:
Wave of Cabbie Strikes Spreads to Guangzhou
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9c089481646ad110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

河南郏县高门洞煤矿发生透水事故33人被困 (33 Trapped in Flooded Henan Coal Mine)
EastDay.com, November 17, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081117/u1a3988825.html

山西煤焦化产业陷入危机 失业人数已超过十万人 (Over 100K Shanxi Workers Laid off in Due to Crisis in Coal and Coke Industry)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shan-11152008095027.html

Land
Guangxi Villagers in Land Dispute
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/guangxi-11142008085508.html

Law
甕安6.28騷亂一批犯罪分子獲刑 (6 Participants in Weng'an Protests Sentenced)
Ta Kung Pao, November 14, 2008
http://www.takungpao.com/news/08/11/14/ZM-990423.htm

Media
《炎黄春秋》因正面报道赵紫阳面临整肃 (Recent "Yanhuang Chunqiu" Cover Story on Zhao Ziyang Upsets Officials, Journal Faces Increased Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanhuang-11142008085726.html

Multilateral
UN Says China Should Improve Rural Public Services
Associated Press (via Google), November 16, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hR7hlqNFni-fp1JUaOpYZBpz7cAwD94G3FFG0

Related information:
2007/2008 China Human Development Report
U.N. Development Programme, November 16, 2008
http://hdrstats.undp.org/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_CHN.html

Public Health
Report: China's New Medical Reform Plan Likely to Be Issued This Year
Xinhuanet, November 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/14/content_10359071.htm

Rural Issues
China Plans Insurance for 80% Farmers in 7 Years
Xinhuanet, November 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/17/content_10371095.htm

Taiwan
Ex-premier Forms Lawyers Alliance for Human Rights
China News Agency, November 17, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2008/11/16/183484/Ex-premier-forms.htm

Tibet
Tibetans Plot Future after Dalai Lama Admits Failure
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 17, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hUSFtyv-Fe4trOM3KtWCWt1olj9w

November 14, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
China Democracy Activist Detained for Subversion
Associated Press (via Google), November 13, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j_RH3fg_q48aTljsVv1r4kLz1oDwD94E39S80

Guo Quan (郭泉), founder of the China New Democracy Party, was detained on suspicion of “subversion of state power” on November 13. Guo, a former literature professor at Nanjing Normal University, has been detained several times since founding the CNDP in 2007, but police told Guo’s wife that this detention would be “different.” He was detained in May 2008 for ten days after writing articles criticizing the government’s response to the Sichuan earthquake.


News
Disasters
Quake Parents Clash over Memorial
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/parents-11132008093210.html

Environment
Asian Skies Poisoned by Clouds of Pollution
International Herald Tribune, November 13, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/13/asia/cloud.php

Food Security
Hong Kong Children Fall Sick, Melamine Found in Fish Feed
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 13, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iV8CqhtvDKy8PNAzbaL5C5zEhd9Q

Lawyers Plan Collective Lawsuit over Tainted Milk
Associated Press (via Google), November 13, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hEkwG0nXjJ-CSlKegVX9Nls4OHlwD94E69004

Nation Renews Vow on Grain Security
China Daily, November 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/14/content_7204076.htm

U.S. Blocks Chinese Milk Products
Washington Post, November 14, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/13/AR2008111303798.html

Human Rights Defenders
举办世界人权宣言六十周年纪念活动遭打压 (Activists Pressured for Planning to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-11132008090343.html

Related information:
Guizhou Police Threaten Rights Group over Commemoration of 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Human Rights in China, November 13, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/75475

Labor
Factories Shut, China Workers Are Suffering
New York Times, November 14, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/world/asia/14china.html

深圳数百工人堵路追讨欠薪遭镇压近20人伤 (20 Injured after Hundreds of Shenzhen Workers Demonstrate for Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_labor-11132008102143.html

Chinese Authorities Crack down on Illegal cabs to End Strikes
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/13/content_10354066.htm

Related news:
Cab Strike in China's Hainan in Fifth Day; Drivers Rally at Gov't Office
Xinhuanet, November 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/14/content_10357516.htm

Media
China Opens to Financial News Media
Financial Times, November 13, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a59ae42-b1a5-11dd-b97a-0000779fd18c.html

Multilateral
China Urges Promoting Equality among Different Religions, Cultures
Xinhuanet, November 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/14/content_10355316.htm

Politics
AWOL Official Booted from Party
Shanghai Daily, November 14, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380584

Related news:
Sacking of Defector Too Late, Say Critics
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5fd8497ce569d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
Uyghur Woman Faces Forced Abortion
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/forced%20abortion-11132008173803.html

Public Health
Chinese Gov't Pledges to Provide Policy Umbrella for Disabled
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/13/content_10353904.htm

Related news:
Deng's Son Leaves Disability Post
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=43c6497ce569d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rural Issues
湖北村委换届舞弊 村民投诉遭恐吓 (Hubei Villagers Threatened after Reporting Corruption in Village Committee Elections)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hubei-11132008105523.html

Tibet
11名藏族僧人及藏民一周内先后被判刑 (11 Tibetans Sentenced Successively within One Week)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibet_sentence-11132008110439.html

November 13, 2008

News

Corruption
1,400 Lives Lost Due to Officials' Dereliction of Duty
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7199300.htm

Death Penalty
Official Handed Death Sentence
Shanghai Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380475

Mother of Chinese Police Officers' Killer Put in Mental Hospital, her Sister Says
Associated Press (available at the International Herald , November 11, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/11/asia/china.php

Environment
368 Officials Convicted of Environmental Mismanagment
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7201091.htm

Related News
Is Beijing Fudging Its Pollution Numbers?
The New Republic, November 13, 2008
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/environmentandenergy/archive/2008/11/11/is-beijing-fudging-its-
pollution-numbers.aspx

Government
Foreign Ministry Archives Declassified
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7199363.htm

陕西尝试对村委会换届选举现场监督公证 (Shaanxi Tests Using Observers to Monitor Village Elections)
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/13/content_10351076.htm

中国派出9名官员观摩今年美国总统大选 (China Sent Delegation to Study US Election)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuangju-11122008101519.html

Human Rights Defender – Yao Lifa (姚立法)
潜江独立选举人士姚立法被绑架软禁12天后释放 (Direct Election Activist Yao Lifa Released from House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yaolifa-11122008161855.html

Law
Laws Focus on 'Cruel' Acrobatic Training
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=c6acbb5fc919d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Olympics
Bird's Nest Ticket Price Generates Public Fury
Shanghai Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380473

Protests and Petitions
Cabbies in Sanya Rally for 3rd Straight Day
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7199708.htm

New Taxi-Driver Strikes Test Chinese Authorities
Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122651829758421335.html

访民申办协会被拒仍不放弃 (Petitioners Denied Permission to Form Association, Will Continue Efforts)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-11122008091343.html

天津妇女毋秀玲含冤上访遭当局打击报复 (Tianjin Petitioner Suffers Retaliatory Attacks from Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-11122008102614.html

Public Health
China Recalls Haemorrhoid Drug on Safety Fears: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/hl_afp/chinahealthdrugsafetyrecall

Quake-hit China Faces Long Road towards Psychological Recovery
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/hl_afp/chinaquakeschoolshealth

Related News
汶川地震半年祭日回访:部分学生将实施团体辅导 (Some Earthquake Zone Students Will
Receive Group Counseling)
EastDay.com, November 13, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081113/u1a3979531.html

Taiwan
馬英九希望與大陸簽和約 (Taiwan President Hopes to SignCross-Straight Peace Pact)
Ming Pao, November 12, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081112/ca31747c.htm

Tibet
China Warns Dalai Lama against Tibetan Autonomy
International Herald Tribune, November 10, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/10/arts/tibet.php

November 12, 2008

News

Corruption
Police Chief Suspended over Sponsorship Scandal
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/12/content_7195345.htm

Food Security
China Wants to Make Bricks from Toxic Milk: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081111/sc_afp/chinafoodsafetymilkoffbeat

Law
中国最高法院: 将限制不履行债务责任的被执行人出境 (New Judicial Interpretation: Debtors Failing Financial Obligations Restricted from Leaving Country)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/falv-11112008105655.html

Media
Publisher Vows to Fight on amid Official Pressure
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e71c119de7c8d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Olympics
Olympic Protest Activist Formally Arrested
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=21fb119de7c8d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China National Games Stadium Catches Fire Again
Reuters (available at YahooNews), November 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081111/wl_nm/us_china_fire

Protests and Petitions
Protestors Block Garbage Plant over Pollution Concerns
Shanghai Daily, November 12, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380360

Sanya Cabbies Vow to Continue Strike over Fees
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=150b119de7c8d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Related Information:
China Investigates Violence in Latest Taxi Strike
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_taxi_strike

Authorities Try to Defuse Latest Factory Protest
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c3063250c98d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Clashes Over China Port Protest
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protest-11112008144555.html

浙江洞头县徵地冲突逾百警员入村抓捕村民 (Police Clear Out Protesters in Zhejiang After Three-week Sit-in)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_village-11112008100339.html?encoding=simplified

Tibet
北京因奥运结束 改变对达赖态度 (China Changes Its Attitude Toward Dalai Lama After Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dalai-11112008090436.html

Related Information:
Dalai Lama Still Wants Talks with China: Aides
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081111/wl_sthasia_afp/chinatibetdalaidiplomacytalks