Thursday, September 25, 2008

September 25, 2008

News

Civil Society
中国扶贫资源首次向非政府组织开放 (Poverty Resources Open to NGOs for First Time)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fupin-09242008102438.html

Corruption
中国在清廉指数排行榜上名列72 (China Ranked 72 in Transparency International Report)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/corruption-09242008102700.html

Disasters
四川安县7万多农户将在春节前入住永久性农房 (70,000 Households in Anxian County, Sichuan to have Permanent Housing before Spring Festival)
Xinhuanet, September 25, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080922/u1a3888049.html

Still Recovering from Quake, Beichuan Hit by Deadly Mudslides
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=0be7a1eccd49c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Amid Milk Scare, China's Elite Get Special Food
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), September 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_re_as/as_china_elite_foods

China Tainted Milk Crisis Triggers Global Recalls
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), September 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk

Government
China's Leaders Brace for Battle with Regions
Asia Times Online, September 25, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/JI25Cb01.html

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia
Chinese Dissident Tipped to Win Nobel Peace Prize
The Guardian, September 24, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/24/nobelpeaceprize.hujia

Human Rights Defenders
深圳公开审理维权律师刘尧案 (Rights Lawyer Liu Yao to be Tried in Open Shenzhen Court)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuyao-09242008103128.html

Police
北京地铁安检将成常态 警方承诺首都治安秩序不滑坡 (Beijing Subway Security Checkpoints to be Permanent, Police Vow Security Will Not Slip)
Xinhuanet, September 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/25/content_10105414.htm

Protests and Petitions
湖北省一千多名企业军转干部上访 (Over a Thousand Former Cadres Petition in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jun-09242008084048.html

Public Health
21 Quarantined Over Mystery Illness in Yunnan
Shanghai Daily, September 24, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=374837

Religion
Ramadan Lunches For China's Muslims
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/ramadan-09242008063029.html

Society
Chinese Fear Online Mobs
Asia Times Online, September 25, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JI25Ad01.html

A Pampered Generation Not So Spoiled
International Herald Tribune, September 23, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/23/asia/letter.php