January 30, 2009

News

Disasters
Scientists Build Case that Zipingpu Dam Triggered China’s Devastating Earthquake
China Digital Times, January 30, 2009
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/01/scientists-build-case-that-zipingpu-dam-triggered-china%e2%80%99s-devastating-earthquake/

SW China Province to Relocate 69 Schools Under Geological Threat
Xinhuanet, January 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/30/content_10735950.htm

Education
China's Solution for Unemployed College Grads: State Jobs in the Boonies
Washington Post, January 30, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/29/AR2009012903730.html?wprss=rss_world%2Fasia

Labor
民生观察公布中国下岗教师冤案录 (Citizens' Rights and Livelihood Watch Reveal Cases of Aggrieved Laid-off Teachers)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/teachers-01292009143207.html

Labour Laws Buckle as Economy Darkens
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), January 29, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0e2b9afc1c02f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Media
Chinese State Media Goes Global
Asia Times Online, January 30, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KA30Ad01.html

Protests and Petitions
通信维权人士遭打压 呼吁当局开放通讯业者自由竞争 (Authorities Prosecute Rights Defenders Calling for Open Competition in China's Telecom Market)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-01292009091956.html

北京访民李立荣被殴被一度昏迷 (Beijing Petitioner Beaten into Coma)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petition-lilirong-01282009130820.html?encoding=simplified

Tibet
China Crackdown Sparks Appeal From Tibet Government-in-Exile
Voice of America, January 29, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-29-voa30.cfm?rss=asia

康区藏人不满当局摆布粉饰太平遭到军警开枪镇压 (Chinese Police Reportedly Open Fire on Tibetan Protesters)
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-01292009091646.html?encoding=simplified

Related news:
Chinese Launch Raids, Detentions in Tibet
Washington Post,
January 29, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012801176.html?wprss=rss_world%2Fasia

January 24-29, 2009

News
Bilateral
Swiss Shield China's PM from Protests during Visit
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 27, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090127/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_switzerland_china_visit

Corruption
Chongqing Official Gets 19-year Term for Corruption
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 29, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/29/content_7431086.htm

Environment
China Still Suffers Heavy Water and Soil Losses
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 25, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/25/content_7428593.htm

Human Rights
In China, a Grass-Roots Rebellion
Washington Post, January 29, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012803886.html

Human Rights Defenders
杭州维权人士杨云彪获释出狱 (Hangzhou Activist Yang Yunbiao Released Early)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yang_yunbiao-01282009085844.html

刘荻再度被北京公安监视居住 (Online Essayist Liu Di again Put under Home Surveillance by Beijing Police)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/arrest-01282009122134.html

Internet Censorship
Crusade on Internet 'Vulgarity' not Aimed at Stifling Dissent, Says Beijing
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4435af3dae30f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China Mining Toll 'below 100,000'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 28, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7855330.stm

Migrant Workers
人保部组织实施2009年维护农民工权益行动计划 (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security Organizes Implementation of the 2009 Action Plan to Safeguard the Rights and Interests of Migrant Workers)
Xinhuanet, January 29, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-01/29/content_10732294.htm

Protests and Petitions
北京访民向领导人拜年被带走 (Beijing Petitioners Taken Away while Paying Visit to Officials during New Year)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-01262009093725.html

二百访民到温家宝住所拜年获亲切款待 (200+ Petitioners Visit Wen Jiabao's Home for New Year Visit, Received Cordially)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-01272009101309.html

Public Health
China Reports 5th Bird Flu Death This Year
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 26, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090126/ap_on_re_as/as_china_bird_flu

Tibet
China Detains 81 People in Tibet Crackdown
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 28, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090128/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

Related news:
China Casts Late Tibetan Monk as Ally against Unrest
Reuters (via YahooNews), January 28, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090128/wl_nm/us_china_tibet

一名藏民上周五被当局虐打至死 (Young Tibetan from Qamdo Beaten Severely by Authorities on Friday after Joining in Demonstrations)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_tibet-01272009102246.html

January 23, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
英国外交部出台英中交往政策文件 (UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office Issues China-UK Relations Policy)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/waijiao-01222009155336.html

Related information:
The UK and China: A Framework for Engagement
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, January 22, 2009
http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/working-with-china/uk-and-china

Children
All Young People Kidnapped to Myanmar Released
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/23/content_10707861.htm

Related information:
山西18名遭跨国绑架少年获解救　3名疑犯被抓 (18 Kidnapped Youths Released, 3 Suspects Detained)
Xinhua (via Beijing Times), January 23, 2009
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/200901/23/n2314284.shtml

Corruption
Top Fujian Official Sacked over Graft
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc75b60a9aefe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
China Parents Press Demands in Wake of Milk Sentences
Reuters, January 22, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50L0ZG20090123

Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒风)
上海访民上访遭打压 计划过年到天安门前抗议（图） (Shanghainese Petitioners Beaten, Plan Protest at Tiananmen)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-01222009114220.html

Internet Censorship
China's E-crackdown Here to Stay
Reuters (via TVNZ), January 23, 2009
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/2450995

教育部要求加强管理校园网和上网场所 (Ministry of Education Demands Greater Management of School Networks and Computer Halls)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/campus_internet-01222009100253.html

Law
Court Sentences 15 Human Traffickers
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 23, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/23/content_7425205.htm

Media
China Says It's Unaware of Media Censoring Obama's Speech
Voice of America, January 22, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-22-voa8.cfm

Related news:
China Defends Censorship of Obama Speech
Reuters, January 22, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50L1K320090122

Public Health
卫生部启动公共场所卫生监督量化分级管理制度 (Ministry of Health Commences Classification System for Sanitation in Public Places)
China News Service, January 23, 2009
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/jk/kong/news/2009/01-23/1539596.shtml

Taiwan
Taiwan Wins Landmark Access to WHO amid China Thaw
Reuters, January 22, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50M0UH20090123

January 22, 2009

News

Children
Police Detain Two Suspects in Mass Abductions of Teens
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/22/content_7420922.htm

Corruption
County Introduces Corruption Insurance Plan
Shanghai Daily, January 22, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090122/article_388877.htm

Court Upholds Suspended Death Sentence of Beijing Ex-Vice-Mayor
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9101e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Medical Workers Punished
China Daily, January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-01/22/content_7418954.htm

Food Security
Death Sentence in Chinese Milk Case
Associated Press (available at the New York Times), January 22, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/22/world/AP-AS-China-TaintedMilk.html?_r=1

Parents Detained Ahead of Verdict in Melamine Trial
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7211e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Human Rights Defender – Yao Lifa (姚立法)
著名维权人士姚立法遭当局绑架、软禁三天后获释（图）(Rights Defender Yao Lifa Released)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yaolifa-01212009162324.html

Internet Censorship
Suit Latest Pro-democracy Move in China
China Digital Times, January 21, 2009
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/01/suit-latest-pro-democracy-move-in-china/

Media
Anti-porn Campaign Extended to Mobile Phone Messages
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/21/content_7418767.htm

国际三百作家吁释刘晓波 零八宪章高校传播当局紧张？ (Writers Call for Liu Xiaobo's Release; Authorities Reportedly Restrain "Charter 08" Circulated in Schools)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01212009105702.html

Protests and Petitions
两名拆迁维权人士被拘并遭虐待 (Two Rights Defenders Against Forced Evictions Abused in Detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_petition-01212009104601.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Authorities Accused of Acting Slowly on Bird Flu
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), January 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=44d0e16aa8afe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Plans to Subsidize Health Care Nationwide
International Herald Tribune, January 22, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/22/asia/22beijing.php

Tibet
Tibetan Protesters Beaten, Detained
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protest-01212009171617.html

January 21, 2009

News

Children
50 Youths Kidnapped, Taken to Myanmar
Shanghai Daily, January 21, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090121/article_388778.htm

Corruption
Top Chinese Officials Held in Gome Graft Probe
Financial Times, January 20, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36562980-e6ef-11dd-8407-0000779fd2ac.html

绵阳法院斥资6千多万兴建新办公大楼 (The Intermediate People's Court of Mianyang City, Sichuan Province Spend 60 mln on New Office Building)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_government-01152009094952.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defender - Yao Lifa (姚立法)
China Activist Disappears Before Obama Reception
China Post, January 21, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/01/21/192994/China-activist.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Ren Shangyan (任尚燕) and Kong Qiang (孔强)
中华申正网负责人孔强、任尚燕被判刑 (Rights Defense Website Operators Sentenced to 3 Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-01202009100821.html

June 4th
一些民众进入赵紫阳家灵堂祭赵 (Mourners Including Ding Zilin Visit Zhao Ziyang's Memorial Shrine)
Voice of America, January 19, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-01-19-voa34.cfm?rss=topstories

Law
City Bill Bans 'Human Flesh Search Engines'
Shanghai Daily, January 21, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090121/article_388759.htm

Internet Censorship
Chinese Web Sites Cut Out Parts of Obama Speech
AP available at Yahoo News, January 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_re_as/as_inauguration_china_obama

Protests and Petitions
内蒙教师上访揭腐遭迫害 (Teachers from Inner Mongolia Persecuted After Petitioning in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-01202009094018.html

Public Health
227 People Under Observation in Bird Flu Scare
Xinhuanet, January 21, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/20/content_10691813.htm

Bird Flu Fears Spread After Death of Girl's Mother
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e8081412005fe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
China to Ease Pressure on Case-by-Case Basis
China Post, January 21, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2009/01/21/192958/China-to.htm

Tibet
四名藏人因示威游行被判刑 (4 Tibetan Sentenced to Years in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_protest-01202009091150.html?encoding=simplified01202009091150.html?encoding=simplified

January 20, 2009

News
Bilateral
美國要求澳門設領事館 (U.S. Requests Consulate in Macao)
Ming Pao, January 20, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090120/caa1h.htm

Children
跨国绑架案受害人超50 (50+ Shanxi Youths Kidnapped in Myanmar over Past 5 Months)
The Beijing News, January 20, 2009
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2009/01-20/042@071503.htm

Corruption
China Financial Cops Linked to Gome Tycoon Case
Associated Press (via Google), January 20, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j30l0ECBMeP_qdBoOAm3fLOmNK4QD95QPTQO0

Disasters
213 China Families Take Milk Case to Highest Court
Associated Press (via Google), January 20, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jL7mHkJcSHVOLlejms7eQS2xXDiwD95QFM1G0

Environment
China Plans 'Unthinkable' Water Diversion Project
Reuters (via China Post), January 20, 2009
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2009/01/20/192803/China-plans.htm

Hong Kong
Rights Report Dismissed as 'Propaganda Booklet'
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=22e352c802fee110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Wang Rongqing (王榮清)
王荣清“颠覆国家政权罪”判刑六年放弃上诉 (Democracy Activist Wang Rongqing Abandons Appeal of Six-year Sentence for "Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-01192009091348.html

Human Rights Defender - Yao Lifa (姚立法)
姚立法被查问出席武汉美总统就职活动 (Democracy Activist Yao Lifa Disappears)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_dissident-01192009115338.html

Human Rights Defenders
郭起真病情恶化家人被监视 (Hubei Dissident Guo Qizhen's Health Worsens in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Zhao-01192009120331.html

Internet Censorship
China Blocks 244 New Websites in Porn Crackdown
Reuters, January 19, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE50F1MY20090120

徐州市人大常委会：“揭黑”不在“人肉搜索”禁令中 (Xuzhou Government: "Hackers" not Part of "Human Flesh Search Engine" Ban)
Yangcheng Wanbao (via Xinhuanet), January 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/20/content_10688065.htm

汪兆鈞就博客及文章被封杀状告新浪网 (Anhui CPPCC Standing Committee Member Wang Zhaojun Sues Sina for Deleting Blog and Essays)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-01192009120802.html

Land Policy
贵阳数百人凌晨强拆民宅 (100+ Armed and Unidentified Thugs Tear Down Guiyang Homes Involved in Land Dispute under Night's Cover)
The Beijing News, January 20, 2009
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2009/01-20/042@083853.htm

Law
非法售火車票逾2千人被拘 (2000+ Sellers of Illegal Train Tickets Arrested)
China Radio International (via Ming Pao), January 19, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090119/ca10754k.htm

Media
新華社擴影響力 欲變身中國CNN (Xinhua News Agency Desires to Become China's CNN)
Ming Pao, January 20, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090120/cab1.htm

Protests and Petitions
Police Tactics Risk Fuelling Unrest, Guangzhou Protesters Warn
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aa9735139afee110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
China Announces Third Bird Flu Death This Year
Reuters (via ABC News), January 20, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2009/01/20/asia/OUKWD-UK-BIRDFLU-CHINA.php

State Security
國防白皮書：奉行和平外交 (National Defense White Paper: Pursue Peaceful Diplomacy)
Xinhua (via Ming Pao), January 20, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090120/ca21017w.htm

Related information:
国务院新闻办发布《2008年中国的国防》（全文）
Xinhua (via China.org.cn), January 20, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2009-01/20/content_1210075.htm

Full Text of the White Paper on China's National Defense in 2008
China.org.cn, January 19, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/20/content_7413294.htm

January 19, 2009

News

Corruption
Security Ministry Officials Investigated for Taking Bribes
Shanghai Daily, January 19, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=388558

Environment
More than 80 Pct of China's Coastal Waters Polluted: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), January 18, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gg5C8buVwPxfpfmrTYP7WA3T7zRw

Food Security
Parents Accept Cash in Tainted Milk Death
International Herald Tribune, January 16, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/16/news/milk.2-409286.php

Related News
Father of Poisoned Baby Rallies Parents in Tainted-Milk Fight
The Star.com, January 17, 2009
http://www.thestar.com/World/Columnist/article/572723

The Sanlu Trial: Diary of a Dairy Disaster
Caijing Magazine, January 15, 2009
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2009-01-15/110048298.html

Government
"Erroneous" Western Democracy not for China Says Official
Reuters (available at International Herald Tribune), January 18, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2009/01/18/asia/OUKWD-UK-CHINA-DEMOCRACY.php

Anhui Official Draws Fire over 'Patriotism' Remark
Shanghai Daily, January 16, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090116/article_388272.htm

Labor
Coal Mine Deaths Fall to 14-yr Low
China Daily, January 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/17/content_7405924.htm

Related News
Poisonous Gas Kills Five in North China Mine
China Daily, January 18, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/18/content_7406711.htm

Factory Closures Strain China's Labor Law
Wall Street Journal, January 16, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123215043508192065.htm

Law
200 Thugs Stop Judges Executing Court Order
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=1db6ce0759aee110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

徐州立法禁“人肉搜索” 违者罚5000半年不得上网 (City in Jiangsu Will Punish "Human Flesh Searches" with 5000RMB Fine and Six Month Internet Ban)
Xinhuanet, January 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/19/content_10682166.htm

北京将在全国首推“案件比对系统”避免同案不同判 (Beijing to Institute First Nationwide "Case Comparison System" to Prevent Conflicting Verdicts)
Xinhuanet, January 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/16/content_10668595.htm

Media
22位学者及律师不满央视无回应 邀请公开辩论 (After Call for Boycott, 22 Scholars and Lawyers Invite CCTV for Open Debate)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cctv-01162009085348.html

Protests and Petitions
中国网站介绍08宪章 ('Charter 08' Published and Introduced on Two Websites in China)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01182009193245.html

China Protesters Mark Anniversary of Leader's Death
Reuters, January 17, 2009
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-37501320090117?sp=true

安徽省芜湖逾千民工堵桥讨欠薪 引发警民冲突 (Migrant Workers in Anhui Block Bridge to Protest Backwages, Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taoxin-01162009165256.html

上海政協倡設示威區域 (Official Protest Zone Proposed for Shanghai)
Ming Pao, January 16, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090116/ca51750a.htm

Public Health
China Reports Two New Cases of Bird Flu, One Dead
Reuters, January 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090118/wl_nm/us_china_birdflu

Religion
云南江川17人建邪教组织宣扬全能神降临获刑 (17 Sentenced in Yunnan for "Establishing a Cult Organization")
Xinhuanet, January 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/18/content_10676109.htm

Tibet
Tibet to Mark Suppression of Dalai Lama-Led Rebellion: China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090119/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetpolitics

No Chinese Response to Memo on Tibet's Autonomy
Associated Press (available at the International Herald, January 17, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/01/17/asia/AS-India-Tibet.php

Related News
Dalai Lama Says Faith in Chinese People Unshaken
Reuters, January 18, 2009
http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-37515520090118?sp=true

January 16, 2009

News

Corruption
World Bank Bars 4 Chinese Firms for Corruption
Shanghai Daily, January 16, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090116/article_388269.htm

Death Penalty
浙江理工大学原副校长夏金荣受贿被判死缓 (Zhejiang University Official Given Stay of Execution)
Xinhuanet, January 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/16/content_10666863.htm

Economic Development
China's Income Gap Widens as Economy Slows
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), January 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_income_gap

Environment
Lowest Marks over Environment
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=0dd00fb021bde110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
China Parents of Melamine Victim Paid $29,000
Reuters, January 16, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE50F1TJ20090116

Government
New Head of Information Department in China's Foreign Ministry
Xinhuanet, January 15, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/16/content_10665693.htm

Labor
Accidents Kill over 91,100 in China in 2008
Xinhuanet, January 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/16/content_10668158.htm

Law
最高法“五禁”如何突围人情社会 (How the "Five Taboos" Will Break Personal Favors in Legal Profession)
Legal Daily, January 15, 2009
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0801/2009-01/15/content_1020430.htm

Media
Wary Eye Cast over 50m Bloggers in 'Sensitive Year'
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=dab00fb021bde110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Protester Sentenced in China
International Herald Tribune, January 15, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/15/news/china.1-408146.php

Public Health
Rural China Misses 'Barefoot Doctors'
Asia Times Online, January 16, 2009
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KA16Ad04.html

Religion
多名律师抗议成都当局违法处理“钟芳琼”案 (Several Lawyers Protest Illegal Proceedings by Chengdu Authorities in Falun Gong Case)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chengdu-01152009090831.html

湖北两名法轮功学员被审 (Two Falun Gong Practitioners Tried in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/falungong-01152009090155.html

Tibet
China to Celebrate Day Tibet Feudal Rule Ended
YahooNews (China), January 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

China Calls Dalai Lama "Saboteur" of Tibet Development
Reuters, January 15, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50F18N20090116

XUAR
China Names 7 New Revolutionary Martyrs
Associated Press (via Google), January 15, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hOQh1esR-P7Av23KKBBvQhbsVi7QD95NE9500

January 15, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama Pressed over Human Rights
BBC, January 14, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7828908.stm

Children
Life for Student Who killed Head Teacher
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), January 15, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090115/article_388114.htm

Disasters
Parents to Seek Action on Quake School Collapse
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f6285db4716de110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Environment
Chinese Chemical Plant Site Moves After Outcry
Reuters (available at International Herald Tribune), January 15, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/15/asia/15fujian.php

Punishment for Nation's Polluters
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), January 15, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090115/article_388118.htm

Human Rights
签署零八宪章人士遭多次约谈 ("Charter 08" Signers Questioned Several Times)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/08charter-01142009085725.html

美国对话基金会呼吁中国国庆六十年实行特赦 (Duihua Foundation Calls upon China to Grant Amnesty in China's 60th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_prisoner-01142009101156.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defenders
四位维权人士在狱中身体健康持续恶化 (4 Jailed Dissidents' Health Conditions Worsening)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_jail-01142009101852.html?encoding=simplified

Olympics
奥运期间申请示威 福建维权人士纪斯尊被判三年 (Fujian Rights Defender Applying for Permission to Olympic Protest Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-01142009091410.html

Police
How Perpetrator of Brutal Police Procedures Became Their Victim
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8f4742e5ca5de110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Inspection Scheme Helps Stop Forced Confessions
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e17642e5ca5de110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
新疆约百名外省民工追讨欠薪被打伤 (Migrant Workers in Xinjiang Beaten While Protesting for Back Wages)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_wages-01142009092616.html?encoding=simplified

数百名访民组织人权状况调查问卷 (Petitioners Attempt to Submit Human Rights Survey Findings to State Council Information Office in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-01142009093223.html?encoding=simplified

河北保定徵地冲突黑帮殴伤多名村民 (Over 500 Thugs Beat Hebei Villagers in Land Grab Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/land_clash-01122009101220.html?encoding=simplified

January 14, 2009

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
Activist Held after Protest outside Shanghai Meeting: Rights Groups
Agence France-Presse (via Google), January 14, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDczvS1kRB4Uh53Oa76WOBVMS4Tw

Shanghai family planning petitioner Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤) was detained on January 12 while protesting outside the annual Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress meeting. Mao was protesting against forced evictions, along with several others who were also detained. While the other protesters were released, she will be held in detention for seven days for “disturbing public order.” Mao Hengfeng was recently released from prison on November 26, 2008, after serving a two-and-a-half year sentence for “intentional damage of property” for breaking two table lamps and other objects while in detention.

Related information:
Petitioner Mao Hengfeng Has Been Detained after November Release from Prison
Human Rights in China, January 13, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/109849

News
Civil Society
A Flowering of Activism Poses Problems and Solutions for China
International Herald Tribune, January 13, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/13/asia/letter.php

Environment
China Plans Water Conservation, Control Projects along Yangtze River
Xinhuanet, January 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/14/content_10653237.htm

Related news:
World Bank Urges China to Raise Water Prices to Counter Crisis
Agence France-Presse (via Google), January 13, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grXX4gjfitw35dY4NmDeriteF2Vg

Food Security
Parents Group in China Presses Government for More Action on Poisonings
International Herald Tribune, January 13, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/13/asia/china.php

Human Rights Defender - Hua Huiqi (华惠棋)
维权人士华惠棋呼吁释放母亲被拒 (Beijing House Church Activist Hua Huiqi Appeals for Release of Elderly Mother, Shuang Shuying)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huahuiqi-01132009085408.html

Human Rights Defenders
袁显臣案开庭审理 (Heilongjiang Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen's Case Goes to Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-01132009103342.html

Police
7 Policemen Arrested over Suspicious Death
Shanghai Daily, January 14, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=388046

全国劳教系统制定安全规章1700余个 连续9年未发重大安全事故 (National Reeducation-Through-Labor System Has over 1700 Safety Regulations, No Major Mishaps in Past 9 Years)
Legal Daily, January 14, 2009
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2009-01/14/content_1019293.htm

Population
Capital to Continue Family Planning Policy
China Daily, January 14, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-01/14/content_7394258.htm

Poverty
China Plans 9 Billion-yuan Aid for the Impoverished
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/13/content_10651893.htm

Protests and Petitions
河北省公检法处置上访的秘密文件被媒体曝光 (Secret Hebei Government Document on Dealing with Petitioners Leaked to Foreign News Website)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-01132009101659.html

Public Health
打工女黑诊所流产后身亡 (Beijing Girl Dies after Abortion in Unlicensed Clinic)
The Beijing News, January 14, 2009
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2009/01-14/008@033936.htm

Rural Issues
Protection of Farmland Use Rights Overestimated
Caijing Magazine, January 13, 2009
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2009-01-13/110047500.html

January 13, 2009

News

Education
Chinese Academy of Sciences to Invite Overseas Scholars
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/12/content_10646392.htm

Environment
厦门PX项目移址漳州环评原则通过 投资137.8亿 (Controversial Xiamen PX Project Will Move to Zhangzhou, Fujian; Location Passes Environmental Inspection)
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/13/content_10649748.htm

Food Security
患儿家长提申诉 重庆再发现一名男婴死于肾结石 (One More Sanlu Infant Death Uncovered, Parents Raise Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chongqing-01122009101351.html

Labor
Coal Collapse Kills Five
Shanghai Daily, January 12, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=387796

Law
河南省高级人民法院：判决书已全部上网 (Henan Higher People's Court Puts all Verdicts Online)
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/13/content_10648139.htm

Macao
习近平访问澳门　香港多名泛民主派人士被限制入境 (Xi Jinping Visits Macau, Hong Kong Pan-Democrats Blocked from Entering)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/macao-01122009154540.html

Media
China TV Faces Propaganda Charge
BBC, January 12, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7824255.stm

State Giants to Lead Image Campaign
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=167b35ec9bbce110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

China Closes 91 Websites in Online Crackdown
The Independent, January 12, 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-closes-91-websites-in-online-
crackdown-1302427.html

Amnesty Says Website Blocked Again
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=a5fbaab8f4ece110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Public Health
Chinese Drywall Cited in Building Woes
Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123171862994672097.html

Society
Security Panel Chief Warns of More Unrest and Social Tension
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e0dd933183bce110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
Party Boss Tells Xinjiang Police to Be Ready to Block Unrest
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0
a0a0/?vgnextoid=6fed933183bce110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tibet
Tibet to Allocate 3 Bln Yuan for Houses in Next Three Years
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/13/content_10650762.htm

Tibet to Open NPC, CPPCC Sessions to Foreign Media
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/12/content_10642391.htm

January 10-12, 2009

News
Corruption
Chinese Officials Gamble Away $3m in Public Funds
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), January 10, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090110/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_gambling

Jail for Bridge Officials
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), January 10, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090110/article_387555.htm

Former Party Secretary on Graft Charges
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3424d58715cbe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Food Security
60 Get Arrested over Tainted Milk Scandal
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), January 12, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090112/article_387758.htm

China Screens 22.4 Mln Babies Fed Melamine-Tainted Milk
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/12/content_10644444.htm

60 Arrested over Melamine-Tainted Sanlu Milk Powder
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/11/content_7385532.htm

Human Rights Defenders
查建国，冉云飞及诗人流沙河因签署零八宪章而被问话 (Authorities Question Rights Defenders Over Charter 08)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01092009090231.html

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Chinese Authorities Continue to Suppress Charter 08; Number of Signers Exceeds 7,200
Human Rights in China, January 9, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/107728

June 4th
天安门母亲北京聚会 (Tiananmen Mothers Gathering in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-01112009165151.html

Law
最高法公布“五个严禁”　设廉洁“高压线” (Five Rules Released by The People's Supreme Court to Keep Judges in line And Corruption in Check)
People's Daily (via Xinhua), January 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/09/content_10626820.htm

Media
China Closes 91 Lewd Websites in 3 Days
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/11/content_7385697.htm

Popular Blog Service Provider Shut Down
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5a7dd58715cbe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

西安增加五百网络虚拟警察 (Xi'an Municipal Public Security Bureau Adds 500 Virtual Police Officers to Patrol The Internet)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01092009090231.html

Olympics
Olympic Spending to Be Released by June
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/10/content_7385026.htm

Protests and Petitions
广东揭东公安重伤维权女村民死亡 (7 Guangdong Villagers Taken Away by Police After Being "Leaders" in Land Grab Protest; 1 Beaten to Death)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guang-01112009165651.html

千名福建访民趁省人大开会上访 部份访民被拘捕及遭殴打 (Up to 1000 Petitioners Petition Outside NPC Venue in Fujian; Some Taken away and Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qian-01112009164756.html

访民李春霞在天安门散发传单被拘留 (Pregnant Petitioner from Henan Taken Away by Police After Distributing Flyers in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-01092009104026.html?encoding=simplifiedencoding=simplified

北京发生暴力强拆 两人被打致重伤（视频）(Video: Two Beijing Residents in Serious Condition After Being Beaten in Violent Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-01092009094732.html

Tibet
Tibet to Open NPC, CPPCC Sessions to Foreign Media
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/12/content_10642391.htm

Taiwan to Give Residency Rights to Tibetans, Children of Veterans
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=021ed58715cbe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tibetans in New Kardze Protests
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/newkardzeprotests-01092009122252.html

January 9, 2009

News
Children
Women Detained in Baby Sales
Shanghai Daily, January 09, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090109/article_387468.htm

Environment
Birth Defects Caused by Environmental Pollution
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d9e3fff5be6be110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Food Security
Tainted Milk Feared to Have Killed Another Baby
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9ad3fff5be6be110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=newshttp://w

Human Rights
零八宪章签名人数已突破7200人 签署人士继续遭国保强制问话(Over 7,200 Sign Charter 08; State Security Personnel Continues to Interrogate Signatories)
Radio Free Asia, January 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01082009092632.html

Human Rights Defender - Wang Rongqing (王榮清)
Activist Who Tried to Establish Party Jailed
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2853fff5be6be110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

June 4th
纪念“六四”系列影片播出《天安门母亲》(Video "Tiananmen Mothers" Broadcast in The June 4th Webcast Series)
Radio Free Asia, January 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liusi-01082009103253.html

Related News
六四短片元旦登陆互联网 ("June 4th" YouTube Clip Released on New Year's Day)
Radio Free Asia, January 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-01022009111433.html

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Target Chinese Congress
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-01072009082130.html

Public Health
Complaints Lead to Test of Hospital Reform Plan
Shanghai Daily (available at Xinhua), January 09, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090109/article_387472.htm

China Vows to Crack Down on Fake Drugs
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/08/content_7379847.htm

XUAR
Official Urges Education to Stem Terrorism
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=196e0344c85be110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

January 08, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Free But Homeless after Guantanamo
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 07, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7816611.stm

Corruption
Justice Is Truly Blind for Guangdong Bosses
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1254aa7a5a1be110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Education
China Solicits Public Opinions on 12-year Plan for Education
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/08/content_10620851.htm

Related information:
关于就研究制定《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要》公开征求意见的公告 (Public Notice on Soliciting Opinions on the Draft "National Plan for the Medium- to Long-Range Reform and Development of Education)
Ministry of Education, January 07, 2008
http://www.moe.gov.cn/edoas/website18/98/info1231317614445198.htm

Government
Lawyer Demands that Chinese Government Open Its Books
Reuters, January 07, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/07/asia/lawyer.php

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Democracy Activist Sentenced to 6 Years
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 08, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090108/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

西安人权律师张鉴康等因零八宪章被非法「软禁」(Xi'an Lawyer and Signatory to "Charter 08" Zhang Jiankang Placed under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-01072009111730.html

Related news:
Charter 08 Worries China
Christian Science Monitor, January 07, 2009
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0107/p06s01-woap.html

Labor
《劳动人事争议仲裁办案规则》出台 ("Rules on Handling Arbitration Cases for Labor Personnel Disputes" Promulgated)
Legal Daily (via China Youth Daily), January 08, 2009
http://news.cyol.com/content/2009-01/08/content_2500616.htm

Land Policy
北京丰台区继续强拆民宅 (Beijing Residential Homes Continue to Be Destroyed)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-01072009090916.html

Law
最高法发布规定规范法官公正执法 (Supreme People's Court Issues Standards for Impartial Enforcement of the Law)
China News (via Sina), January 08, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-01-08/155617004823.shtml

Protests and Petitions
山东省梁山县检察院建立健全接访工作新机制 (Shandong County Procuratorate Establishes New Mechanism for Receiving Petitioners)
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/08/content_10625037.htm

Public Health
Patient Dies after Hospital Beating
Shanghai Daily, January 08, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090108/article_387328.htm

Related news:
山东莱芜精神病院殴打病人院长等负责人被停职 (Director of Shandong Mental Hospital and Others Suspended)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_hospital-01072009105959.html

Tibet
四川阿坝法院秘密审判一名藏族政治犯 (Sichuan Court Secretly Tries Tibetan Political Prisoner, Sentenced to 8 Years for "Divulging State Secrets")
Radio Free Asia, January 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-01072009111730.html

January 7, 2009

News
Food Security
Baby Who Drank Tainted Milk Dies
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=31c79e1ee6cae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Freedom of Speech
Internet Changes Political Landscape in China
Xinhuanet, January 07, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/07/content_10616145.htm

More information
China Has More Than 50 Million Web Bloggers
China Daily, January 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/06/content_7372280.htm

Government
Stark Warning from Xinhua on Threat of Mass Social Unrest
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ba779e1ee6cae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

June 4th
<流亡诗集>开始编辑作业 6.4美港台同时发行 ("A Collection of Poems in Exile" to Be Released on June 4th in US, HK, and Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/poems-01062009102553.html

达赖承诺在六四纪念日为死难者超度亡灵 (Dalai Lama Will Hold A Memorial Ceremony on June 4th for Those Killed in Tiananmen Massacre)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liusi-01062009102507.html

Macao
澳门将在两个月内完成国家安全法立法程序 (Macao Will Finish The Legislative Proceedings of State Security Law within 2 Months)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/macao_law-01062009104450.html?encoding=simplified

Media
Beijing Shows New Signs of Forcing Media to Toe Line
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e68852f4ecae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
两会临近 郧西访民纷遭监控打压 阻进京上访 (Hubei Authorities Monitor and Prevent Petitioners from Traveling to Beijing, Ahead of NPC and CPPCC Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lianghui-01062009092256.html

福州二百村民请愿10多人被殴伤4人被拘 (Over 200 Evicted Villagers Petition in Fujian Province; 10 Beaten And 4 Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cunmin-01062009092717.html

Public Health
China Confirms Woman Died of Bird Flu in Beijing
Reuters, January 06, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE50535220090106?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Related News
Trip for Cheaper Poultry Ends in Bird Flu Tragedy And A Deep Debt for Medical Costs
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=15979e1ee6cae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

北京禁止外地活禽進京 (Beijing Bans Unauthorized Live Poultry Imports)
Ming Pao Immediate News, January 07, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090107/ca31532c.htm

Taiwan
北京稱台入世衛需共同努力 (Beijing Calls for Cross-Strait Joint Efforts to Realize Taiwan's Entry into WTO)
Ming Pao Immediate News, January 07, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090107/ca31430i.htm

January 6, 2009

News

Civil Society
浙江成立首家民間救援組織 ( First Non-Governmental Rescue Organization Established in Zhejiang)
Ming Pao, January 06, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090106/ca21005a.htm

Corruption
江苏惠山一医院工作人员利用管理漏洞侵占公款百万元 (Jiangsu Hospital Workers Use Loophole to Seize a Million in Public Funds)
Xinhuanet, January 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/06/content_10610721.htm

Official Guilty of Causing Fatal Crash
Shanghai Daily, January 06, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090106/article_387058.htm

Disasters
Village Fire Burns 92 Homes in SW China
China Daily, January 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/06/content_7368535.htm

Economic Development
670,000 Small Firms Shut; Jobless Rate Doubled
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=5592a6bf3a7ae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
China Curbs Overseas Trips on Public Expense
Xinhuanet, January 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/06/content_10608954.htm

记者体验各地社情民意通道:37条热线 通了30个 (Journalist Tests Government "Public Opinion Hotlines", Finds 30 of 37 Accessible)
Xinhuanet, January 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/06/content_10609108.htm

Related News
九成网民认为民意上达通道不畅 (90 Percent of Netizens Find Blockages in "Public Opinion Hotlines")
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/opinion-01052009160758.html

Media
北京記者採訪火災被毆打 (Beijing Reporter Beaten for Investigating Fire)
Ming Pao, January 06, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090106/ca21143a.htm

Protests and Petitions
Xinhua Warns of National Wave of Unrest
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=43ac4c54ea9ae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

豫上京访民屡被非法关押 济南访民关押饿死 (Jinan Petitioner Detained During Olympics Starves to Death, Beijing Petitioners Detained)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-01052009100010.html

Chinese Police Hunt Authors of Democracy Charter
Times Online, January 06, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5451728.ece

Rural Issues
湖南新化二千村民六年无家可归 (Two Thousand Villagers Left Homeless for Six Years in Hunan)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-01052009091610.html

Society
Minority Scheme Halted
Shanghai Daily, January 06, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090106/article_387095.htm

State Security
孟建柱：借鉴奥运经验维护首都稳定 迎建国60周年 (Min of Public Security Will Use Olympic Experience to Ensure Stable 60 Year PRC Anniversary)
Xinhuanet, January 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/06/content_10610804.htm

January 03-05, 2009

News
Food Security
Parents' Voice Stifled in China Milk Issue
Los Angeles Times, January 03, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china-milk3-2009jan03,0,4538225.story

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China's Liu 'Under House Arrest'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 02, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7808021.stm

Human Rights Defenders
广东异议人士陈启棠判刑二年半 (Guangdong Rights Defender Chen Qitang Sentenced to 2.5 Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guang-01042009182958.html

上海警方指访民在香港损害国家形象 (Shanghai Police Claim Group Established by Shanghai Petitioners in Hong Kong Has Damaged the State's Image)
Radio Free Asia, January 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_shanghai-01022009111017.html

袁显臣涉「颠覆国家政权罪」料月内开审 法庭不准家人探望 (Heilongjiang Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen's Case to be Tried in January; No Family Visits Permitted)
Radio Free Asia, January 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuanxianchen-01022009094700.html

Labor
Blast at China Fireworks Factory Kills 13: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via at Yahoo! News), January 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090104/wl_asia_afp/chinaaccidentfireworks

Law
China Fines UK Students for 'Illegal Map-Making': State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), January 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090105/wl_uk_afp/chinarightsxinjiangunrestbritain

Media
China Targets Big Websites in Internet Crackdown
Reuters, January 05, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/mediaNews/idUKSP36401920090105

China’s Net Cops Focus on Public Opinion
Financial Times, January 04, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbfee450-da83-11dd-8c28-000077b07658.html

Protests and Petitions
广东阳江上千教师聚众讨薪 不满未享有同等待遇 (Over 1000 Yangjiang, Guangdong Teachers Convene outside Gov't Building for Higher Wages)
Guangzhou Daily, January 05, 2009
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/200901/0105_17_953926.shtml

State Security
胡錦濤促武警加強反恐能力 (Hu Jintao Urges Armed Police to Step up Anti-Terrorism Efforts)
Ming Pao, January 05, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/994188/1.html

XUAR
China Arrested almost 1,300 in Muslim West Last Year: Report
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), January 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090104/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangattacksoly2008

January 2, 2009

News

Corruption
Scam Artists Sell 'Forest' Lands in Barren Northern China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), December 31, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090101/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimeforestryoffbeat

Economic Development
Hu Criticises Destructive Growth Plans
South China Morning Post, January 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=70f3262e5f29e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Beijing Overshoots 'Blue Sky' Target in '08
China Daily, December 31, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/31/content_7358381.htm

China Slows Water Project
Wall Street Journal, December 31, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123064275944842277.htm

Food Security
Crackdown on Tainted Tableware
China Daily, January 01, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-01/01/content_7358467.htm

Former Head of Chinese Dairy Pleads Guilty
New York Times, January 01, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/world/asia/01milk.html

Related News
China Dairy Firms Plead for Forgiveness in New Year
Reuters, January 02, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5010AF20090102

Compensation to Cover Medical Costs 'Until 18'
China Daily, December 31, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/31/content_7355604.htm

Official: China to Set Up "Preemptive" Food Safety Network
Xinhuanet, December 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/31/content_10586639.htm

Government
Safety Post Filled after Four Months
South China Morning Post, January 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=2ebd13766fd8e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
骆琳被任命为国家安全监管总局党组书记、局长 (Luo Lin Named New Head of State
Administration of Work Safety)
Xinhuanet, December 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/31/content_10586334.htm

China Town Given Survey Answers
BBC, December 31, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7806204.stm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波与妻子刘霞会面 当局继续传唤《零八宪章》联署人士 (Liu Xiaobo Meets with Wife, Authorities Continue to Summon Signatories to Court)
Radio Free Asia, January 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxiaobo-01012009160128.html

Labor
Workers Trapped in Guizhou Mine
Shanghai Daily, January 01, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090101/article_386669.htm

Law
社会保险法草案三天收到意见近三万条 (Draft Social Security Law Receives 30,000 Comments in 3 Days)
Xinhuanet, January 01, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/01/content_10587539.htm

Macao
Record Number Sign Up to Cast Votes in Macau Election
South China Morning Post, January 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=a51c82196629e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
中国即将开通网上信访服务 (China to Open Online Petitioning Service)
Radio Free Asia, January 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/petition-01012009110206.html

Home Owners Confront Police in Guangdong over Power Substation
Shanghai Daily, January 02, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090102/article_386710.htm

Society
深圳当局禁止民众庆元旦 舆论认为反应过度 (Shenzhen Officials Forbid New Year's Celebrations in Some Communities)
Radio Free Asia, January 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shenzhen-01012009101327.html

Tibet
Tibetans in Taiwan Appeal for Residency
South China Morning Post, January 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f39e13766fd8e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
新疆库车挂牌成立爱国主义教育基地 (Kuqa, Xinjiang Named "Patriotic Education Site")
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-12312008104319.html