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
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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
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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
