Bilateral Ties
中国2008年旅法游客明显下降 (Sharp Drop in Number of Chinese Tourists Visiting France)
Radio France Internationale, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/108/article_10949.asp
Death Penalty
“万物春”集资诈骗案宣判 老总唐亚南被判死刑 (Fake Charity Fraudster Tang Yanan Sentenced to Death)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/11/content_10488608.htm
Hong Kong
HK Ties Deadly Virus to Avian Flu Outbreak
Shanghai Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=384223
到港沪访民至中联办请愿 数十位上海访民当地请愿却遭殴打 (Shanghai Petitioners Protest at China Liaison Office in Hong Kong; Previously Beaten at Protest in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-12112008092707.html
Human Rights
Hu Underscores Int'l Co-op on Human Rights
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7298180.htm
Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
Police Detain More Scholars and Activists
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=80f97bf8ef62e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Human Rights Defender - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
Chinese Dissident's Daughter Reports on Prison Visit
Voice of America, December 11, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-11-voa6.cfm?rss=asia
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
黄琦案已移交检察院 (Huang Qi's Case Already Passed to Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-12112008091413.html
Human Rights Defender - Zhang Mingxuan (张明选)
家庭教会联合会长张明选被警方连夜押出北京 (Police Forcibly Remove House Church Leader Zhang Mingxuan from Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhang-12112008102739.html
Human Rights Defenders - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Police Stay Mum on Arrest of Leading China Dissident: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081211/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsmedia
US 'Deeply Concerned' About Reports of Arrests in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081211/pl_afp/chinarightsus
Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Independent Scholars Detained: Start
of 2009 Crackdown?
Human Rights in China, December 09, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=86132&item%5fid=85186
Labor
In China, Anger Rises as Economy Falls
Los Angeles Times, December 12, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-politics12-
2008dec12,0,2413482.story
Land Policy
Loss of Homes Threatens Social Stability in China
Voice of America, December 11, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-11-voa13.cfm?rss=asia
Law
Lawyer to Stand Trial for Bribing Judges
China Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7297463.htm
Media
Ban on Covering Reporter's Arrest
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=29b97bf8ef62e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related News:Beijing Police Detain Eight Posing as Journalists, Selling Press Cards
律师指央视女记者被拘案中检方违法 (Lawyers Condemn Reporter's Detention as Illegal)
Radio France Internationale, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/108/article_10941.asp
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/11/content_10490244.htm
Migrant Workers
Police Foil Human Trafficking in Golden Triangle
China Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7297128.htm
Police
Uyghur Students 'Beaten by Police'
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/students-12112008071703.html
Poverty
成都向37.91万困难群众发放每人百元消费券 (Chengdu Provides 100 Yuan Vouchers to the Masses in Hard Times)
EastDay.com, December 12, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081212/u1a4039342.html
Protests and Petitions
自贡市民进京举报遭追踪 当地黑监狱专押上访者 (Sichuan Petitioner to Beijing Tracked; 'Black Jails' There Specialize in Detaining Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zigong-12112008160801.html
Public Health
Drug Resistant TB Rife in China
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081211/hl_nm/us_tuberculosis_china
Religion
中国维权团体呼吁人大撤销违宪的宗教条例 (China Rights Organization Calls for People's Congress to Abolish Regulations Violating Constitutional Right to Freedom of Religion)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/religion-12112008094428.html
Rural Issues
10b Yuan in Farm Aid to Support Rural Population
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=729a7bf8ef62e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Society
Beichuan Couples Find New Love
China Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7297641.htm
State Security
Five on Trial Over State Secrets Theft
Shanghai Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=384197
Taiwan
Work Rules for Chinese Spouses Nixed
China Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2008/12/12/187256/Work-rules.htm