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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
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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