News
Corruption
Deputy Chief of Top Court among Fired Officials
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2664ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Former Beijing Official Appeals Death Sentence
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_corruption
Environment
China Defends Energy Policy After Scathing Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081028/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentenergycoal
Food Security
Scandalized Milk Powder Supplier Said to Resume Production
Xinhuanet, October 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/29/content_10271457.htm
Wal-Mart Pulls Eggs from China Stores amid Chemical Scare
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081028/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafety
Freedom of Speech
Parsing the Google, Yahoo, Microsoft “Global Network Initiative”
Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2008
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2008/10/28/parsing-the-google-yahoo-microsoft-
global-network-initiative/?mod=googlenews_wsj
全球互联网倡议书出台，三大网络公司认可签署 (Three Big Tech Companies Back "Global Network Initiative")
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-10282008165508.html
Gender
Significant Progress Made on Women's Rights, Congress Told
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4a15ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Land Policy
China's Rural Plan May Add to Cities' Woes
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/rural-plan-10282008162608.html
Law
Law on State Assets Frustrates Reformers
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0754ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
Protests and Petitions
Broken Promise Spurs Workers to Protest at Shenzhen Watch Factory
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b64ab8ff834d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
河北省正定发生警民冲突 (Hebei Authorities Continues Crackdown on Villagers Going to Beijing to Petition over Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengding-10282008171116.html
武汉居民拒迁被地产商雇用的暴徒恐吓和殴打 (Property Developers Allegedly Employed Thugs to Attack Hubei Evictees)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-10282008103456.html?encoding=simplified
四川公安阻止地震遇难学生家长在西博会期间上访 (Sichuan Police Closely Monitor Earthquake Parents ahead of Western China International Economy & Trade Fair)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-10282008110131.html?encoding=simplified
吴江一家大型纺织公司工人爆发示威 (Textile Workers in Jiangsu Protest over Wages)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_wages-10282008104050.html?encoding=simplified
北京朝阳区居民抗议垃圾厰臭味与当局发生冲突 (Beijing Residents Protesting Waste Treatment Facility Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_residents-10272008120557.html?encoding=simplified
Public Health
Parents Compensated After Baby Dies in Vaccine Case
Shanghai Daily, October 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=378526
Tibet
China Says Still Looking to Talks with Tibet Envoys
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081028/wl_nm/us_china_tibet_dalai
Dalai Lama Tries New Tack
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/policy-10282008134327.html