News
Corruption
Nearly 5,000 Officials Punished for Corruption
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/ap_on_re_as/as_china_corruption
Death Penalty
New Rule Allows Stays of Execution
China Daily, December 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/27/content_7346373.htm
China's Capital Cases Still Secret, Arbitrary
Washington Post, December 24, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/23/AR2008122302795.html
Disasters
17 Killed in Steel Plant Gas Leak
Shanghai Daily, December 25, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081225/article_385814.htm
Environment
50b Yuan for River Cleanup
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=04567fc03896e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Food Security
Chinese Dairies Say They'll Compensate Melamine Victims
International Herald Tribune, December 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/28/asia/china.php
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患儿律师：三鹿赔偿不够且不透明 (Lawyer for Sanlu Victims Says Compensation
Insufficient and Lacking Transparency)
BBC, December 28, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7800000/newsid_7802100/7802101.stm
China Puts 6 on Trial in Tainted Milk Scandal
Reuters, December 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK29215120081226
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Ex-head of China Milk-Powder Firm Could Face Death Penalty: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), December 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081226/wl_afp/chinafoodsafetylawchild
Toxic Melamine Is Suspected in Seafood from China
Los Angeles Times, December 24, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fi-melamine24-2008dec24,0,6856118.story
Government
山西中阳县认为持枪杀人案与村委换届无直接关系 (Murder in Shanxi Believed to Be Connected to Village Election)
Xinhuanet, December 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/25/content_10555728.htm
山西村官胁迫选民 一千多村民求救 (Shanxi Village Official Threatens Voters, One Thousand Villagers Appeal for Help)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/san-12282008172520.html
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Cardinal to Retire Next Year
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081225/ap_on_re_as/as_hong_kong_china_cardinal
Labor
Top Global Firms Accused of Double Standards over Unions
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=42467fc03896e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Law
Law Sets Code for Safe, Quake-Proof Schools
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=386192
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Many Schools Still Unsafe in Quake Aftermath, China Says
International Herald Tribune, December 26, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/26/asia/china.php
杭州规定网络谣言散布者最高罚1.5万 (New Regulation in Hangzhou Sets Fines for Spreading Rumors Online)
Xinhuanet, December 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/25/content_10556757.htm
Media
Crackdown Ordered on Trashy TV
Shanghai Daily, December 25, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081225/article_385808.htm
Protests and Petitions
签署零八宪章四川人士遭传唤 张祖桦被严密监控 (Charter 08 Signers Summoned to Court, Zhang Zuhua under Watch)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-12262008085943.html
福建蒲田二千名村民状告温家宝不作为 (2000 Fujian Villagers File Lawsuit against Wen Jiabao)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-12262008085448.html
State Security
China Says Man Confessed to Bus Bombings
New York Times, December 29, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/world/asia/29china.html
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昆明公交爆炸案告破 凶手对社会不满总想报复 (Kunming Bus Bomber Dissatisfied with
Society, Sought Revenge)
Xinhuanet, December 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/28/content_10569224.htm
15 Die in Blast Set Off by Cache of Detonators
Shanghai Daily, December 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=386180
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河南濮阳爆炸事故基本排除人为破坏的可能 (Police Rule Out Intent to Harm in Henan
Explosion)
EastDay.com, December 29, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081227/u1a4073348.html
Tibet
China Arrests 59 in Tibet for Rumour-spreading-State Media
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081224/wl_nm/us_china_tibet
China Invested Record Amount in Tibet in 2008: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), December 29, 2008
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=824181