April 17, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Homeowner Problems with Chinese-Made Drywall Spread
Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123993444645927999.html

Corruption
Shenzhen Anti-graft Officials Detained
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=726eb2bd3dfa0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Official Arrested for Mafia Links
Shanghai Daily, April 16, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=397892

Human Rights
內地首倡對執法者「人權教育」 (China to Start "Human Rights Education" for Law Enforcement)
Ming Pao, April 17, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090417/cab1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
An Appeal for a Chinese Dissident
Washington Post, April 16, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502901.html

Human Rights Defenders
律师带20多村民打砸水电站获缓刑 (Shenzhen Lawyer Liu Yao Receives Suspended Sentence)
Guangzhou Daily, April 17, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0417/01/572LHHE700011229.html

上海两名冤民大同盟成员被拘留 (Two Shanghainese Members of the Chinese League of Victims Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_shanghai-04162009115104.html

June 4th
HK Students Back Tiananmen Call
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8003290.stm

Macao
Zhuhai Lawmakers Criticise Plan to Move Macau University to City
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=96fe616382fa0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Censor Tightens Control of Papers after Bogus Reports
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b53fb2bd3dfa0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

记者报道假新闻 或终身禁止从业 (Journalists Reporting False Information Can Receive Life-long Ban)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 17, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/17/content_763516.htm

Related information:
关于采取切实措施制止虚假报道的通知 (Notice on Adopting Feasible Measures to Prevent False News Reports)
General Administration of Press and Publication, March 24, 2009
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2009-04/16/content_1286965.htm

记者赴四川藏区遭遇地方官员阻拦 (Reporters Obstructed from Travelling to Garze Tibetan Autonomous Region, Sichuan by Officials)
Voice of America, April 16, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-04-16-voa61.cfm

Migrant Workers
全国流动人口计生服务将免费 (Free Family Planning for Migrant Workers across China)
Beijing Times, April 16, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0416/09/570RHLBJ0001124J.html

Multilateral
Boao Forum for Asia 2009 Kicks Off in Hainan
China Daily, April 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/17/content_7687905.htm

China Should Spend More on Social Causes, Says ADB Official
Xinhuanet, April 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/17/content_11198085.htm

Protests and Petitions
Parents' March Calls Attention to Lost Children
Shanghai Daily, April 17, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090417/article_397978.htm

Public Health
深圳藥店安全套多冒牌 (Counterfeit Drugs Found in Shenzhen Pharmacies)
Ming Pao, April 17, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090417/ccc1.htm

Religion
New Hong Kong Bishop Pressures China on Religious Freedom
Reuters, April 16, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE53F2FR20090416

Related news:
No Politics for Me, Says Bishop Tong
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=347ab2bd3dfa0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

March 4, 2009

News
Economic Development
Communist Party Elders Criticize China's Stimulus Plan
International Herald Tribune, March 03, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/03/asia/04china.php

Environment
Contamination Case Prompts Plant Closures
Shanghai Daily, March 04, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090304/article_393019.htm

江蘇鹽城7名官員因水污染事件受處分 (Seven Yancheng, Jiangsu Officials Disciplined for Water Pollution Case)
China News Agency, March 04, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/107/1/1/1055891/1.html

Food Security
Top Court Official's Vow Gives Hope to Families of Milk Scandal Victims
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a25dc005d3dcf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
山東法庭受理毒奶粉索償 (Shandong Court Hears Milk Compensation Case)
Ming Pao, March 04, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090304/ccb1.htm

Government
Massage Details Posted Carelessly
Shanghai Daily, March 04, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090304/article_393015.htm

Human Rights Defenders
东北维权律师袁显臣近日宣判 (Heilongjiang Barefoot Lawyer Yuan Xianchen's Sentence to Be Announced Soon)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-03032009081419.html

Land
广东廉江失地村民代表被抓（视频） (Representative for Lianjiang, Guangdong Villagers Who Lost Land Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shidi-03032009130307.html

Macao
HK Professor and Politicians Denied Macau Entry
Agence France-Presse (via Google), March 04, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gfDsEKD74Ji5Lr6YzMMPLJjCxNRQ

Related news:
Lawmakers Demand Answers on Macau Blocking HK People
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bf12884b210df110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
In China, Despair Mounting among Migrant Workers
Washington Post, March 04, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/03/AR2009030303287.html

Police
Police Charged over Death-in-Custody Case
Shanghai Daily, March 04, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090304/article_393060.htm

Protests and Petitions
政协会议大会堂开幕 会场外气氛紧张到处抓捕访民 (Tensions High and Petitioners across China Detained as CPPCC Opens)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-03032009082603.html

Society
社科院报告称公民身份证信息泄露严重 (CASS Rule of Law Report: Citizens' Identity Information Not Kept Confidential; Leaked Easily)
The Beijing News, March 03, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-03-03/032615245012s.shtml

Tibet
'No Tibetan Protests' in Sichuan
BBC, March 03, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7920656.stm

February 26, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
US Says China Rights Record Worsens
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j2lu7qYCYVdUcxg1cpMvVRA9z82w

Related News
US Criticism of China's Human Rights Condition Groundless
China Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/26/content_7515044.htm

Civil Society
Fatal Jail Game Not an Accident - Doctor
Shanghai Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090226/article_392352.htm

Grass-roots Inquiry into Jail Death in China is Inconclusive
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/asia/sleuth.php

Food Security
China to Set Up Central Food Safety Body: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090225/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetycommission

Law
去年我国121名律师、23名司法鉴定人受到行政处罚 (121 Lawyers Penalized Last Year)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/26/content_10898566.htm

Related News
历年高法、高检工作报告 (Working Reports for Supreme People's Court and Procuratorate)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/26/content_10900719.htm

法院审判执行部门设立廉政监察员 受双重领导 (Court Establishes 'Clean Government' Supervisor)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/26/content_10897966.htm

Macao
Dissent Muted as Macau's Security Bill Glides into Law
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=dcf8925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Guangzhou Industrial Disputes Soar in 2008
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=b250925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Sacked Migrant Worker Burns Himself in Front of Supervisor
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=d0ba925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

宁夏200农民上书要求罢免贪官 连续多天上访无果 (Farmers Demand Recall of Corrupt Officials in Ningxia, to No Effect)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-02252009142851.html

Man, Woman Badly Hurt in Beijing Immolation Bid: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090226/wl_asia_afp/chinaprotest

十省下岗教师呼吁两会代表落实生活保障 (Teachers from Ten Provinces Appeal to NPC, CPPCC for Financial Safeguards)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/teachers-02252009090703.html

Tibet
Tibetans Greet New Year in Solemn Opposition
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/asia/26tibet.php

Related News
'Forget Politics, Just Rejoice'
China Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/26/content_7514062.htm

February 20, 2009

Top News

Law
Human Rights Law Firm Ordered to Close
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e2ab74622a29f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Authorities in Beijing have ordered Yitong Law Firm to be shut down for six months, purportedly for allowing a lawyer to practice without a license. Yitong is known for defending well-known Chinese dissidents such as Hu Jia and Chen Guangcheng in court. It is believed that the action was taken to punish the firm after several of its lawyers signed an appeal for direct elections to the Beijing Lawyers Association last year.

Related News
Beijing Law Firm Faces Six-Month Shutdown for Attorneys’ Support of Direct Bar Election
Human Rights in China, February 19, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/132331

News

Death Penalty
今年起河南将全面采用注射方法执行死刑 (Henan to Switch to Lethal Injection Executions this Year)
Xinhuanet, February 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/18/content_10840774.htm

Government
Netizen Elected to National People's Congress
China.org.cn, February 19, 2009
http://www.china.org.cn/china/news/2009-02/19/content_17304218.htm

Labor
中国将建煤矿生产黑名单制度 重大隐患网上公布 (China to Create Coalmine Blacklist)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/20/content_10855306.htm

Law
行政复议法酝酿修改 方向是逼退“官官相护” (Amendments to Improve Fairness of Administrative Reconsideration Law in Preparation)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/20/content_10853455.htm

China Draft Law of Social Insurance Draws Nationwide Debate
Xinhuanet, February 19, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/19/content_10852445.htm

Macao
《南华早报》摄影记者遭澳门当局拒绝入境 (Hong Kong Photojournalist Blocked from Entering Macau)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nanhua_zaobao-02192009092222.html

Military
Reports Vary on Death of Senior Military Official
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=0eb06a7214f8f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Multilateral
More Developing Nations Urged in Security Council
China Daily, February 20, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/20/content_7496481.htm

Olympics
Olympics Spending Still Not Inspected, Audit Chief Says
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=2a8f6a7214f8f110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
Authorities Investigate Prison Death following Netizen Outcry
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/20/content_10852529.htm

Related News
“Hidden Cat”: A Prisoner’s Death Gives New Meaning to Children’s Game
Wall Street Journal, February 18, 2009
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2009/02/18/hidden-cat-a-prisoners-death-gives-new-meaning-to-childrens-game/

Protests and Petitions
大批访民进京冀见希拉里 (Wave of Petitioners Go to Beijing with Hopes of Meeting Clinton)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-02192009112002.html

Public Health
China Probes Kidney Stone Surge
BBC, February 19, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7899031.stm

Religion
Beijing is Blocking Many Catholic Websites
AsiaNews.it, February 20, 2009
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=14505&size=A

State Security
北京地铁安检检出迫击炮教练弹 拘留71人 (Dummy Explosive Discovered in Beijing Subway, 71 Detained)
Xinhuanet, February 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/20/content_10852651.htm

Tibet
Report: China Sentences 2 Nuns over Tibet Protests
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

China Vows to 'Crush' Dalai Lama Supporters in Tibet
Telegraph.co.uk, February 19, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/4696475/China-vows-to-crush-Dalai-Lama-supporters-in-Tibet.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 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 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

December 20-22, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Nobel Jurors Face Bribery Probe for China Trips
Associated Press (via Google), December 19, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g8eRNl5cTaXwydDo_sF9fONr_icQD95595900

Civil Society
Tibetan NGO Worker Given Life in Jail: Report
Reuters, December 22, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BL13Z20081222

Food Security
Debate Delayed on China's Revised Food Safety Law
Associated Press (via Google), December 22, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i7MiJ6RPCScq-j1ti0boCmc-CFjwD957MI9G0

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
郭泉被检察院正式批捕 (Guo Quan's Arrest Formally Authorized by Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ge-12212008201329.html

Labor
社会保险法:领取失业保险金期限最长为二十四个月 (Draft Social Insurance Law Stipulates Unemployment Insurance Can Be Received up to 24 Months)
Xinhuanet, December 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2008-12/22/content_10542788.htm

Land Policy
Land Disputes Headed for Arbitration under China Draft Law
Xinhuanet, December 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/22/content_10543537.htm

Law
Maintaining Stability Key - Top Judge
China Daily, December 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/20/content_7324861.htm

中国拟在刑法中新增条款严惩网络“黑客”犯罪 (Revised Criminal Law Draft Includes New Clauses on Hacker Crimes)
Xinhua (available at China.org.cn), December 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-12/22/content_10543198.htm

Macao
澳門千人遊行　反23條　促改善生活 (1000 March in Macao against Article 23 and Promoting a Better Life)
Apple Daily, December 22, 2008
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20081221&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=12731&art_id=11995700

Related news:
Hong Kong Democrats Barred from Macau ahead of Rally
Agence France-Presse (via Google), December 22, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hFLp2vVL1x0OvtJBcmFLFXk9dwXQ

Media
China Blocks Access to Foreign News Web Sites
Voice of America, December 20, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-20-voa6.cfm

University Official Tries to Detain Reporter
Shanghai Daily, December 19, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081219/article_385136.htm

北京法院建议加强对网民言论的适时监管 (Beijing Court Proposes Strengthening Supervision of Speech Online)
Xinhuanet, December 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/18/content_10523848.htm

Migrant Workers
Cabinet Warns Authorities to Protect Migrants
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fab2d50e7e95e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
国务院办公厅关于切实做好当前农民工工作的通知 (Notice from the General Office of the State Council on Realistically Carrying Out Current Policies on Migrant Workers)
State Council, December 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-12/20/content_10531293_1.htm

Protests and Petitions
太原将严肃处置违法信访行为 包括进京上访等 (Shanxi Capital to Strictly Handle Illegal Petitioning Activities, Including Travelling to Beijing to Petition)
Taiyuan Daily (via People's Daily), December 22, 2008
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/8557189.html

上海千名农民第五天抗议 公安追查零八宪章签名者 (Protest of 1000 Shanghai Farmers in Land Dispute Reaches Fifth Day; 3 Detained by Police)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmi-12192008090440.html

Public Health
Belatedly, China Spreads Word about HIV Prevention
Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-aids-china20-2008dec20,0,6240946.story

China to Include Mental Distress in Civil Rights Law
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/22/content_7328650.htm

Religion
Raids on Chinese House Churches
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/church-12172008155054.html

November 28, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Sarkozy to Blame for EU-China Summit Delay
China Daily, November 28, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/28/content_7248663.htm

Death Penalty
China Executes Man for Ant-breeding Scheme
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 27, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081127/ap_on_re_as/as_china_ant_fraud/

Former China Player Sentenced to Death for Murder
Reuters (via Straits Times), November 28, 2008
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_307404.html

Three Sentenced to Death for Beijing Taxi Murder Spree: Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081128/wl_afp/chinacrimetaximurder

Gender
18 Vietnamese Women Rescued in China in Wife-selling Ring
China Daily, November 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/27/content_7248197.htm

Hong Kong
China, the Basic Law and a Tale of Two Cities
Financial Times, November 25, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f289700-bb13-11dd-bc6c-0000779fd18c.html

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
欧议会议员会见郑恩宠律师 听民间谈人权问题 (EP Official, Previously Blocked from Seeing Zeng Jinyan, Visits Zheng Enchong to Speak on Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengenchong-11272008151326.html

Land Policy
新疆小区被迫迁业主收死亡恐吓 (XUAR Homeowners Forced to Relocate Threatened with Death)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_landlord-11272008104707.html

Media
Illegal Publications Confiscated in Blitz
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), November 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382416

Population
《广东省人口与计划生育条例》上午通过 生二胎条件细化成八条 ("Guangdong Provincial Regulations on Birth Control and Family Planning" Passed Friday Morning)
Yangcheng Evening News (via South China Online), November 28, 2008
http://news.southcn.com/gdnews/nanyuedadi/content/2008-11/28/content_4734732.htm

Protests and Petitions
湛江退伍军人与公安冲突 多人被拘捕 (Several Dujiang Veterans Detained following Clash with Police over School Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhanjiang-11272008154006.html

Public Health
140 Chinese Infected with HIV per Day
Shanghai Daily, November 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382362

Tibet
甘肃四藏人被判刑 当局继续审藏人 (4 Gansu Tibetans Sentenced for Involvement with March Protests)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gansu-11272008081845.html

November 25, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Economy, Not Rights, Rules the New China-US World
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_re_as/as_obama_the_china_challenge

Corruption
Huang Guangyu, China's Richest Man, Disappears amid Corruption Investigation
The Times, November 25, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5221230.ece

Torch-bearer Arrested over Corruption
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=799c9fbfc6fcd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
Two Taiwan Drug Dealers Sentenced to Death in East China
China Daily, November 24, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/24/content_7235425.htm

Environment
Bulletin: Pollution Worsens on Yellow River System
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/24/content_10401878.htm

Human Rights Defenders
北京司法局：律协直选暂不成熟 (Beijing Bureau of Justice: BLA Not Yet Mature for Direct Elections)
The Beijing News, November 25, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/11-25/008@021141.htm

Related information:
Lawyers Are Dismissed by Firms for Supporting Beijing Lawyers Association Direct Election, Law Firms Are Threatened
Human Rights in China, October 31, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/72449

Macau
Less than 100 Demonstrate against Article 23 Regulation
Macau Daily Times, November 24, 2008
http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19435&Itemid=28

Multilateral
China's Economic Growth 'to Slow'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 25, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7747333.stm

Police
Four Policemen Stand Trial for Beating Suspect to Death in Interrogation
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/24/content_10407146.htm

吉林退休人士实名举报被劳教 (Retired Worker Beaten and Sentenced to Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor after Reporting Local Corruption to Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of CPC)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiliin-11242008110111.html

Protests and Petitions
Village Head Jailed for Yunnan Ore-rights Riot
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b8ac9fbfc6fcd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

浙江发生大规模强征土地事件 (1000+ Villagers Clash with Police over Land Expropriation in Zhejiang Town)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-11242008093028.html

Religion
China Sentences Falungong Follower to Three Years in Jail: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 25, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hVz9l5v3-NroyDGALZT2Nv6Paw2Q

Rural Issues
China to Make New Investment in Rural Schools
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/24/content_10406684.htm

Tibet
Tibetans Reaffirm a Conciliatory Path
International Herald Tribune, November 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/22/asia/23tibet.php

XUAR
Court Hears Appeal on Uighurs Held at US Guantanamo
Voice of America, November 25, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-11-25-voa4.cfm

NW China's Xinjiang Provides 12-year Free Education
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 24, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/24/content_7234776.htm

October 23, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
China Warns EU over Nominee for Rights Prize
YahooNews (Asia), October 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_re_eu/eu_eu_china_sakharov_prize/print

Corruption
Chinese Official Suspected of Defecting to France
YahooNews (Asia), October 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081022/wl_asia_afp/chinafrancepoliticsofficial

Death Penalty
北京原副市长刘志华被判死缓决定上诉 (Former Vice Mayor of Beijing to Appeal Death Sentence)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10236112.htm

Environment
环保部将每日播报重点城市空气质量 (Environmental Protection Ministry Will Report Air Quality for All Major Cities)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10237082.htm

Mysterious Pollution Strikes Pearl River
Shanghai Daily, October 22, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377788

Report Warns of Greenhouse Gas Leap
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post),October 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e22ce6be9132d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Food Security
Milk Parents May Sue in U.S.
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/milk-10222008050819.html

Government
Politician in Southern China 'Assassinated': State Press
China Post, October 22, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/print/179809.htm

Human Rights
Plea on Hepatitis Bias
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=424d1b017752d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒风)
毛恒凤在狱中受尽虐待 两名访民因声援杨佳被拘留 (Mao Hengfeng Tortured in Prison; Two Pro-Yang Jia Petitioners Detained)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mao-10222008091929.html

Labor
部分沿海企业不景气 300万重庆民工现返乡潮 (Wave of Migrant Workers Return to Chongqing as Coastal Businesses Founder)
EastDay.com, October 23, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081023/u1a3936743.html

Law
集体腐败屡现 专家提议将惩治集体腐败写入刑法 (Experts Propose Writing Collective Corruption into Criminal Law)
EastDay.com, October 23, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081023/u1a3936780.html

湖北省首例政府信息公开不作为案 政府部门败诉 (Hubei Transportation Department Found in Violation of Open Government Information Regulation)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10238504.htm

Macao
Macau Unveils National Security Bill
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=87a7af47d052d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Police
Crime Crackdown in SW China Yields 10,000 Arrests: Report
YahooNews (Asia), October 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081022/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimecrackdown

Protests and Petitions
绵竹四遇难者母亲仍被拘留 家长周三续在市府请愿 (Petitioners Demand Release of Detained Earthquake Mothers)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mianzhu-10222008123055.html

Public Health
北京市55万女职工加入疾病互助保障计划 (Half Million Female Workers Join Cooperative Health Plan)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/22/content_10233355.htm

Social Security
独生子女伤残死亡家庭扶助制度下半年全面推行 (Government to Offer Assistance for Families of Dead or Injured Only Children)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10236205_1.htm

October 22, 2008

Environment
China to Launch Survey of Energy Conservation Measures
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/20/content_7122586.htm

Food Security
China Highlights Environmental Protection in Destroying Tainted Milk Products
Xinhuanet, October 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/22/content_10230638.htm

Government
村干部腐败已“触目惊心” 位小权大缺少监督 (Lack of State Supervision Fosters Corruption and Power Abuse of Rural Cadres)
Legal Daily, October 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/21/content_10226482.htm

Human Rights Defender
基督教家庭教会联合会会长张明选被河南公安拘留 (House Church Pastor Zhang Mingxuan Detained in Henan)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_christian-10212008090921.html?encoding=simplified10212008090921.html?encoding=simplified

陶君获美政治庇护 家人因他备受压力 (June 4th Student Leader Tao Jun Granted Political Asylum in US)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taojun-10212008111823.html

Labor
22 Officials Charged over Deadly Mine Accident
Shanghai Daily, October 21, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200810/20081021/article_377655.htm

Macau
澳门政府宣布就基本法二十三条开展立法工作 (Macau Government Rolls out Consultation Paper on Basic Law Article 23)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/macau-10212008095254.html?encoding=simplified

Media
异见人士继续受警告不得接受境外媒体采访 (Chinese Dissidents Warned Not to Talk to Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/interview-10202008093931.html

Protests and Petitions
北京爆发大型民众示威 (Up to 1000 Victims of Housing Disputes Petition in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/beijing_protest-10212008111716.html?encoding=simplified10212008111716.html?encoding=simplified

湖南武汉访民上京遭截访 (Hunan Petitioners Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-10212008085514.html

绵竹遇难学生家长被扣 续有家长前往市府示威 (Sichuan Parents Detained after Disputes with School; Some Continue to Protest)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mianzhu-10212008090228.html

深圳倒闭潮引发群体事件不断 中央关注广泛影响派员南下 (State Officials Go to Guangdong to Monitor Factory Closure Protests)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shenzhen2-10212008155518.html

贵州师生集体上访抗议学校断水断电 (Guizhou Teachers and Students Petition en Masse against Cutting School's Water and Electricity)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kangyi-10202008163329.html

Public Health
HIV/Aids Cases on Rise in Those Considered 'Low Risk', Study Finds
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=846652db0002d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=newsa0/?vgnextoid=846652db0002d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

State Security
Chinese Police Seek Extradition of Terrorists
China Daily, October 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/22/content_7126884.htm

China Urges US to Repatriate Suspected Terrorists
China Daily, October 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/21/content_7126752.htm

Taiwan
ARATS Condemns Mob Jostling of Mainland Scholar in Taiwan
China Daily, October 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/21/content_7126776.htm

Tibet
Tibetan Government Workers in Clash
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/governmentworkers-10202008151539.html

August 29, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Separatist Issues Strain Ties
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 28, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/separatist-issues-strain-ties/2008/08/28/1219516662986.html

Children
Senior Legislator Calls for More Cultural Facilities for Minors
Xinhuanet, August 28, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/28/content_9730190.htm

Human Rights Defenders
沈婷申请回乡证再被拒 拟状告广东公安厅 (Housing Rights Activist Shen Ting Sues Guangdong Public Security Office after Being Refused Return Home Permit)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shenting-08282008150540.html

深圳缪希科和镇江访民被软禁 (Shenzhen Dissident Miao Xike and Zhenjiang Petitioner Liu Chunfang under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-08282008120114.html

Labor
9 Trapped as Illegal Coal Mine Collapses in N China
Xinhuanet, August 29, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/29/content_9733783.htm

Land Policy
Businessman Imprisoned for Land Grab
Shanghai Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371896

Law
Foreigners Involved in Traffic Accident Face New Rules
China Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/29/content_6979340.htm

Related information:
道路交通事故处理程序规定 (Provisions on the Procedures for Handling Traffic Accidents)
Ministry of Public Security, August 17, 2008
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n1237/n1342/n803680/1528888.html

Macao
Beijing Turns off the Taps
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cfb52c73f790c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
China Muzzles Criticism of Hapless Olympic Soccer Team
International Herald Tribune, August 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/asia/beijing.php

Migrant Workers
One in Six Kids Left at Home by Migrant Workers
China Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/29/content_6979282.htm

Multilateral
SCO Leaders Issue Declaration on Security, Energy
Xinhuanet, August 28, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/28/content_9731360.htm

Protests and Petitions
处理劳资问题不公 江苏上百人包围派出所 (100 Surround Jiangsu Police Substation Protesting Unfair Handling of Labor Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangsu-08282008095301.html

上海闵行区数名拆迁户家属试图赴京上访遭无理关押 (Shanghai Housing Rights Petitioners Jailed when Attempting to Travel to Beijing to Petition)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-08282008111008.html

Rural Issues
China Warns on Rural, Urban Income Gap: Report
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 29, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gccd91vGCODDUbzQmWrkfJJu8KQw

Related news:
Farmers' Incomes up 10% in 1st Half
China Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/29/content_6979290.htm

Taiwan
China Rules out Taiwan Joining UN Agencies
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 28, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gqDkzTMfMQaDe-lHmXgTQZ_b6bjw

Related information:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's Remarks on a Handful of Countries Having the So-called "Diplomatic Ties" with Taiwan Submitting a Taiwan-related Proposal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 29, 2008
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xwfw/s2510/t469766.htm

Tibet
Tibetan Monks Still Held in Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/monks-08282008164711.html

XUAR
Two Chinese Police Killed in Renewed Xinjiang Violence
The Guardian, August 28, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/28/china1

March 29-31, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
杨春林抗议不公将上诉　控诉看守所内继续受虐 (Land Rights Defender Yang Chunlin to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/yang/
RFA reports that Yang Chunlin (杨春林) told his lawyer on March 28, 2008 (Friday), that he intends to appeal his sentence. At the same time, Yang stated that he is still being abused in detention. Yang's son had previously told the press that he did not think that Yang would appeal, due to Yang's view that the Chinese courts "lack legitimacy." Yang Chunlin organized an open letter campaign in 2007, entitled “We want human rights, not the Olympics." The letter received more than 10,000 signatures. He was sentenced to five years in jail on March 24, 2008, on charges of inciting subversion of state power.

News
Bilateral Ties
China "Strongly Dissatisfied" with EU Meeting on Tibet Issue
Xinhuanet, March 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/30/content_7886464.htm

Corruption
媒体质疑柳州市领导别墅区：阳光下的集体腐败 (Media Probes Villa Complex of Liuzhou, Guangxi Officials: Mass Corruption)
Beijing Youth Daily available at Xinhuanet, March 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-03/29/content_7878278.htm

Food Security
China Recalls Milk Supplies after Children Fall Ill
Reuters, March 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTP756220080329

Government
佛山二千选民抗议基层选举违规舞弊 (2000 Foshan, Guangdong Voters Protest Malpractices in Grassroots Election)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/28/china_rights_rural/

Human Rights Defender - Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)
山东记者齐崇淮被超期羁押9月 (Shandong Reporter Qi Chonghuai Detained for Over 9 Months)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/qi/

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
朱虞夫父子案重审后等待宣判 (Dissident Zhu Yufu and Son's Retrial Complete; Awaiting Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/28/china_rights_court/

June 4th
Activist: Dozens Still Jailed in China over 1989 Protests
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), March 29, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/29/asia/AS-GEN-China-
Tiananmen-Prisoners.php

Macau
Macau Tops Asia's Rich List, but Try Telling that to the Poor
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=438e2095546f8110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

Media
《中国百姓之声网》遭关闭 ("Voice of the Chinese People" Website Forcibly Closed)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/wang/

Olympics
For China, Olympics Are a Time to Display – and to Conceal
Christian Science Monitor, March 31, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0331/p01s02-woap.html

Plea to China to Keep Olympics TV Live
Financial Times, March 31, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b59d7fae-fc35-11dc-9229-000077b07658.html

Security Tight as Olympic Torch Arrives in China
Reuters, March 30, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP287444

Protests and Petitions
山东肥城数百村民示威抗议含氟毒气排放 (Hundreds of Shandong Villagers Protest Toxic Gas Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/28/feicheng

Public Health
Beijing to Ban Smoking in Public Places from May
Xinhuanet, March 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/31/content_7888213.htm

Subsidised Overuse of Antibiotics Brewing Superbug Perfect Storm
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=230d92e607bf8110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Chinese Security Forces Seal off Tibet Capital
Reuters, March 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK24297420080329

First top Tibetan official removed from office since start of unrest
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
33492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e02bf7ac1009110VgnVCM10000036
0a0a0aRCRD

For Victims of Tibet Riots, a Complex Fate
International Herald Tribune, March 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/28/asia/tibet.php

Nationalism at Core of China's Angry Reaction to Tibetan Protests
International Herald Tribune, March 30, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/30/asia/china.php

Tibetan Speaker Says Crackdown Continues
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=AhfOi57_kQOubwHhbBgOtydPzWQA

Wen: Channels for dialogue with Dalai Lama Always Open
Xinhuanet, March 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/31/content_7887063.htm

March 8-10, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Dissident Hu Jia to Stand Trial: Lawyer
Reuters, March 10, 2008
Rights defender Hu Jia's (胡佳) case has been accepted by the Beijing municipal procuratorate, and he will soon face trial. According to Hu's lawyer, he has been charged with "inciting subversion of state power," based on his statements to foreign media and essays. Hu Jia is a long-time HIV/AIDS activist and an internationally recognized Chinese rights defender.

Human Rights Defenders - Teng Biao (滕彪)
Chinese Police Release Activist Lawyer
Associated Press ( available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008
Beijing rights defense lawyer Teng Biao (滕彪) was released on Saturday, March 8, after going missing on the evening of Thursday, March 6. According to Teng, the police questioned him about his essays and other activities. Teng was reluctant to elaborate on the questioning as he was warned by the police to remain quiet. Teng Biao is a lecturer on law at the Chinese University of Politics and Law and a practicing lawyer, currently defending several controversial cases.

Related information:
HRIC Statement: Violent Assaults on Rights Defense Lawyers Must Stop
March 07, 2008

News
Civil Society
China's Top Legislator Promises More Public Participation in Food Safety Legislation
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2008

Death Penalty
China Not Ready to End Death Penalty
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008

Gender
Rural Women's Rights Need Protection
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2008

Human Rights Defenders
《中国民主报》正式发行 ("China Democracy Journal" Formally Published)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008

Human Rights Defenders - Teng Biao (滕彪)
Rights Lawyer Kidnap 'Shocking,' Say China Activists
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008

Law
Water Pollution, Laborers' Rights Top Chinese Legislature's Supervision List
Xinhuanet, March 08, 2008

Macao
Macao Group Calls for Criminalizing Cruelty to Animals
Xinhuanet, March 09, 2008

Media
China Vows Curbs after Björk Sings for Tibet
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 07, 2008

中国广电总局重申电影审查标准 (SARFT Reaffirms Film Review Criteria)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2008

Olympics
China Says Thwarted Attack on Olympics: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 08, 2008

Compensatory Traffic Ban to Be Imposed During the Olympics
Xinhuanet, March 07, 2008

Dalai Lama Supports Beijing Olympics: Aide
Reuters, March 08, 2008

Olympics Clean-Up Chinese Style: Inside Beijing's Shocking Death Camp for Cats
The Daily Mail, March 08, 2008

世界报章协会要求中国奥运前释放被监禁的新闻工作者 (World Association of Newspapers Pressures China to Free Journalists Before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008

Politics
当局要求鲍彤取消丹麦记者的采访安排 (Authorities Demand Force Bao Tong, Former Secretary to Zhao Ziyang, to Cancel Scheduled Interview with Danish Reporters)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

中国将允许一万余家小煤矿“死灰复燃” (China Will Permit over 10,000 Small Coal Mines to Reopen Following Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

中国农民工首次出任全国人大代表 (Chinese Migrant Workers Represented in NPC for First Time)
Radio Free Asia, March 08, 2008

Poverty
Chinese Female Tycoon Triggers Controversy with "Pro-Rich" Proposals
Xinhuanet, March 09, 2008

Protests and Petitions
长沙经租房维权代表王季勇等被截访遣返 (Changsha Housing Petitioner Wang Jiyong Forced to Return to Hunan)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

当局恐吓漳州居民不得再进行反PX示威 (Authorities Threaten that Zhangzhou, Fujian Residents Must Not Further Protest the PX Plant)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

卡西欧抗议工人被拘留 罢工继续蔓延 (Protesters at Guangdong Casio Factory Detained as Strike Spreads)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

Social Security
温家宝承诺增加社保投资改善民生 (Wen Jiabao Promises Social Insurance Will Be Increased)
Voice of America, March 07, 2008

Tibet
Anti-China Exiles Ready for Tibet Trek
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 09, 2008

西藏那曲大批僧人抗议官方强制洗脑离开寺院 (Tibetan Monks Leave Monastery in Protest of Government Brainwashing)
Radio Free Asia, March 07, 2008

Tibetan Monks Warned to Return to Monastery
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2008

XUAR
President Hu Calls for Scientific Development, Social Harmony in Uyghur Region
Xinhuanet, March 10, 2008

February 28, 2008

Top News of the Day
June 4th
Tiananmen Mothers Call for China Dialogue on 1989
Reuters, February 27, 2008
Tiananmen Mothers issued an open letter through Human Rights in China, stating that members of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress should open a dialogue with the victims of the Tiananmen Crackdown and their families. The group stated that opening a dialogue before the Olympics would send a positive message on China's stance on human rights. In addition to a dialogue, the letter requests that the government open an investigation of the crackdown, issue public apologies and compensation, and investigate the accountability of those responsible.

Related Information:
HRIC Statement: Chinese Authorities Should Respond to Calls for Dialogue by the Tiananmen Mothers
Human Rights in China, February 27, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
赖斯访华关注胡佳师涛 喜讯未至家属反遭警告 (Rice Questions China on Hu Jia and Shi Tao; Families Again Given Admonishments)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Freedom of Association
上海公安局驳回市民反对磁悬浮游行申请 (Shanghai Public Security Bureau Rejects Residents' Application to Demonstrate Against the Maglev)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Jiranbayariin Soyolt
前内蒙异议人士索约尔特上月在北京被捕 (IMAR Dissident in Exile, Jiranbayariin Soyolt, Arrested in Beijing Last Month)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
正在进行绝食抗议的刘杰今天会见律师 (Liu Jie, Currently on a Hunger Strike, Allowed to See Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
杭州法院将重审民主党人士朱虞夫案件 (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Court to Try Case of Democracy Party Activist Zhu Yufu)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Macau
Macao SAR Gov't Proposes Major Revisions of Election Laws
Xinhuanet, February 27, 2008

Olympics
Chinese Resist Urban 'Clean-up' Drive
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

IOC Backs China Human Rights Push
BBC, February 26, 2008

外国记者采访上访村被警察带走 奥运采访新规定再受质疑 (New Regulations on Olympics Coverage Again Challenged: LA Times Reporter Taken Away While Covering Beijing Petitioning Village)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Police
北师大珠海分校教师被保安殴打头破血流 (Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus Professor Beaten Severely by Security Guards)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Protests and Petitions
两会期间各地加紧拦截经租户上访 (Housing Petitioners Increasingly Intercepted Throughout China During the Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2008

Public Health
China SFDA: Buyers Must Vet Drug Safety
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), February 27, 2008

Three Gorges
New Dam Repeats ‘Stupid Mistake’
Financial Times, February 27, 2008