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
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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