October 10, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China Says It Won't Torture Guantanamo Detainees
Associated Press (via Google), October 10, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iU9qvydNlxljHNUHuBRvFUY2puJAD93N1R7O2

Corruption
Official Accused of Taking Bribes to Fund Gambling Trips
Shanghai Daily, October 10, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=376344

Party Sacks Official for Corruption in Guangxi
Shanghai Daily, October 10, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=376305

Disasters
Another Quake Rocks Sichuan
Shanghai Daily, October 10, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=376352

Environment
Beijing Moves to Curb Car Growth
China Daily, October 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/10/content_7092425.htm

Chinese Environmental Watchdog Blacklists Polluted Cities
China Daily, October 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/09/content_10172072.htm

Food Security
China Threatens to "Out" Tainted Milk Offenders
Reuters, October 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4990ZM20081010

China Protests Milk Import Bans at WTO Meeting
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), October 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/09/business/EU-WTO-China-Tainted-Milk.php

婴儿乳粉三聚氰胺限量1mg/kg (Limits on Melamine in Infant Milk Powder Set to 1mg/kg)
Nanfang City News, October 09, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/nfdsb/200810090002.asp

Government
信息公开案 政府首败诉 (Government Loses First Open Government Information Lawsuit)
The Beijing News, October 10, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/10-10/008@022926.htm

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
黄琦的律师至今未准查阅案卷 (Huang Qi's Lawyer Has Yet to See Case Files)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_huangqi-10092008111601.html

Human Rights Defenders
Rare Victory for China’s Land Activists
Financial Times, October 10, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48a13538-9589-11dd-aedd-000077b07658.html

Labor
Four Killed in Southwest China Mine Cave-in
Xinhuanet, October 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/10/content_10172489.htm

Three Dead in Northwest China Coal Mine Accident
Xinhuanet, October 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/10/content_10175091.htm

广西合山一煤矿发生瓦斯爆炸 已找到7具尸体 (Seven Dead in Guangxi Coal Mine Blast)
Xinhuanet, October 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-10/10/content_10175313.htm

Multilateral
U.S. Claims Win in WTO Piracy Case versus China
Reuters, October 09, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE49895G20081009

Protests and Petitions
北川中学一名遇难学生家长因计划上访被软禁 (Parent of Child Lost in Sichuan Quake under House Arrest for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-10092008112000.html

湖北上访人士郑大靖被关“黑监狱”遭毒打 (Hubei Petitioner Zheng Dajing in "Black Prison" Since 2007, Receiving Severe Beatings)
Radio Free Asia, October 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Zheng_Dajing-10092008105731.html

浙江上千工人被拖欠薪资堵路示威 (1000+ Zhejiang Workers Protest for Wages)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhejiang-10092008102122.html

Public Health
China Bans One Brand of Herbal Drug after 3 Deaths
New York Times, October 10, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/world/asia/10china.html

Drug-resistant HIV Strains Turning up in China
Reuters, October 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE4992BT20081010

More People Affected by Arsenic Contamination
China Daily, October 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/10/content_7093502.htm

Rural Issues
In China, Leaders Turn Focus to Farmers' Plight
Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122357413898519675.html

Taiwan
Ma Vows to Persist in `Deregulation` toward China
Taiwan News, October 10, 2008
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=760206

Tibet
西藏八名僧人被判刑 (Eight Tibetan Monks Sentenced for Suspected Involvement in Destroying Government Building)
Radio Free Asia, October 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-10092008105555.html

October 9, 2008

Top News

Protests and Petitions
Protesters Reported Beaten, Detained in China
Associated Press (available at Yahoo News), October 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protests_1

Over 500 police authorities beat hundreds of villagers staging a peaceful protest in Sanjiang Town (三江镇) in Guangdong province, leaving some seriously injured and unconscious. Villagers blame local government officials for the collapse of a river dam which caused extensive property damage to local farmers.

Related News
Security Forces Beat Impoverished Villagers Seeking Redress for Man-Made Disaster
Human Rights in China, October 8, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=99138&item_id=99117

News

Bilateral Ties
Chinese Muslims' release into US blocked for now
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_go_ot/guantanamo_chinese_detainees

China Envoy: US Should Stop Taiwan Arms Sales
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_go_ot/us_china_taiwan

Education
Party-school 'Degrees' Downgraded after Abuse
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=6557b93d7bcdc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Environment
China Plans First National Park
Xinhuanet, October 08, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/08/content_10166818.htm

Food Security
Sanlu Suit Gets Cool Reception in Court
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=d3fca4a2c6ddc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
广东首个奶粉事件受害婴儿状告三鹿索赔90万 (Guangdong
Family Sues Sanlu for 900 Thousand RMB)
News.ifeng.com, October 09, 2008
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/200810/1009_17_822508.shtml

Arsenic Poison Hits Villagers
China Daily, October 08, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-10/08/content_7085322.htm

China Milk Victims May Have Doubled to over 90,000
Reuters (available at YahooNews), September 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081008/wl_nm/us_china_milk_scandal

Related News
China Says 10,700 Children in Hospital over Milk
Reuters, October 08, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4980A420081009?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Human Rights Defenders - Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Warns Against Awarding Nobel Prize to Dissident
Voice of America, October 07, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-07-voa34.cfm?rss=asia

Labor
Officials Sacked over Mine Blast Cover-up
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=6707f3af00ddc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Land Policy
New Land Rights Too Late for Some
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=0796f3af00ddc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Media
Gag Order over Fatal Dam Burst
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e637b93d7bcdc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
奥运后川震家长请愿潮　各地有人被抓被打 (Sichuan Parents Stage New Wave of Petitions Following Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/quake-10082008120752.html

河南焦作市周一连续发生两起工人集体堵路抗议事件 (Workers in Henan Block Traffic to Protest Unpaid Wages)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dulu-10072008135605.html

江苏句容华宝镇丽人鹿场因拆迁引发暴力冲突 (Company and Railroad Workers Clash over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chaiqian-10072008163437.html

杭州公安殴伤拆迁户 报警无人理 (Public Security Officials Beat Residents Protesting Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongan-10072008164036.html

Public Health
China Leads Developing Countries on Health List
Xinhuanet, October 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/09/content_10168900.htm

China Suspends Herbal Injection after Three Deaths
China Daily, October 08, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/08/content_7088625.htm

HIV Spreads in China
International Herald Tribune, October 07, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/07/healthscience/aids.php

Religion
北京家庭教会成员被判劳教 (Beijing House Church Member Sentenced to One Year Reeducation Through Labor)
Radio Free Asia, October 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-10082008120238.html

Rural Issues
Rural Infrastructure a Bridge Too Far
South China Morning Post, October 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=0156f3af00ddc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tibet
Tibet Suffering 'Worst Period of Repression' by China since the Cultural Revolution
Telegraph.co.uk, October 08, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/3160009/Tibet-suffering-worst-
period-of-repression-by-China-since-the-Cultural-Revoloution.html

October 7- 8, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Chinese FM: U.S. to Blame for Damage of Bilateral Relations
Xinhuanet, October 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/07/content_10161826.htm

Judge Orders Release of Chinese Muslims into US
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_go_ot/guantanamo_chinese_detainee

Related News:
China Urges U.S. to Repatriate Suspected Chinese Terrorists
Xinhuanet, October 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/07/content_10160889.htm

Children
Child Abductions Plague China
Al Jazeera, October 06, 2008
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2008/10/200810532912964826.html

Civil Society
Internet Posts Used in Zhuzhou Graft Trial
Caijing Magazine, October 07, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-10-07/110018068.html

Disasters
Schools Closed for Safety after Tibet Quake
Reuters (available at YahooNews), October 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081007/wl_nm/us_china_earthquake

Food Security
China Declines to Say How Many Kids Sick in Milk Scandal
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), October 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081008/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetychild

Parents Scramble for Safe Milk after China Scandal
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), October 06, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081007/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetychildhongkong

中国政府通过乳品质量安全监督管理条例 (Chinese Government Passes Regulations on Quality Control of Dairy Products)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/food_safety_milk-10072008113930.html?encoding=simplified

Government
China Milk Scandal Province Hid Mine Disaster
Reuters (available at YahooNews), October 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081008/wl_nm/us_china_mine

Official: China's Fatal Mud-Rock Flow, Nightclub Fire Smack of Government Corruption
Xinhuanet, October 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/07/content_10162018.htm

中国官员隐瞒矿难受到惩罚 (Officials Penalized for Covering up Mineral Crisis)
Voice of America, October 08, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n2008-10-08-voa15.cfm

Human Rights Defenders
30多名律师因压力退出毒奶粉义务律师团（Over Thirty Lawyers Pressured to Quit Voluntary Litigation Team in Tainted Milk Case)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_lawyer-10062008114515.html?encoding=simplified

Lawyers' Outrage at Milk Case Ban
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-10072008150126.html

李金平在中南海呼吁为赵紫阳平反(Calls for Redress for Zhao Ziyang)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_detain-10072008112634.html?encoding=simplified

湖北作家邓复华长期揭露官员贪腐遭报复( Hubei Writer Deng Fuhua Suffers Retaliation for Exposing Official Corruption )
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/deng-10072008095139.html

Human Rights Defenders - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), Hu Jia（胡佳）
Chinese Dissidents Favourites for Nobel Peace Prize
The Telegraph, October 06, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3146473/Chinese-dissidents-favourites-for-Nobel-Peace-Prize.html

Labor
Work Safety Offenders to be Put on Blacklist
China Daily, October 08, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/08/content_7085222.htm

Media
陕西商洛一派出所向村委会公然索贿 (Shanxi Police Substation Brazenly Seeks Bribes from Village Committee)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/corruption_police-10072008114157.html?encoding=simplified

世界报业协会就媒体自由向中国施压(World Newspaper Association Puts Pressure on China)
BBC, October 01, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7640000/newsid_7646300/7646347.stm

Protests and Petitions
河南焦作市周一连续发生两起工人集体堵路抗议事件 (Two Workers’ Protests in a Week in Henan Province)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dulu-10072008135605.html

绵竹地震遇难学生家长请愿遭官员殴打 (Parents of Dead Students in Earthquake Beaten During Protest)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_petition-10072008110234.html?encoding=simplified

曲山镇小学地震遇难学生家长代表被拘捕 (Representative of Parents Seeking Compensation for Children's Deaths in Earthquake Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-10062008110020.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
136 Villagers Poisoned by Contaminated Water in S China
Xinhuanet, October 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/07/content_10162012.htm

China Hospital Compensates Parents for Dead Newborns
Xinhuanet, October 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/07/content_10159076.htm

Guangzhou: Toxins Levels in 70% Apartments Excessive
Xinhuanet, October 08, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/08/content_10163515.htm

October 04-06, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Arms Deal to Taiwan Riles China
New York Times, October 05, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/world/asia/05taiwan.html

Civil Society
Charities in China Need More Assistance
China Daily, October 06, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/06/content_7077881.htm

Disasters
Sichuan Quake Complaints Quashed
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quake-10032008064346.html

Environment
Shanghai Highrises Could Worsen Rising Seas Threat
Reuters, October 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSSP280958._CH_.2400

Food Security
China Milk Scandal: Government Says Milk Free of Contamination
The Telegraph, October 06, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3140842/China-milk-scandal-Government-says-milk-free-of-contamination.html

China’s Dairy Farmers Say They Are Victims
New York Times, October 04, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/world/asia/04milk.html

Processed Meat Joins List of Tainted Foods
South China Morning Post, October 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=70150b46ec7cc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Six More Detained amid Tainted Milk Scandal
Xinhuanet, October 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/05/content_10152712.htm

结石儿家长遭冷遇 律师踢爆当局干预 (Parents of Babies Ill with Kidney Stones Given Cold Shoulder by Lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jie-10052008181204.html

Hong Kong
Public Views Sought on 'Obscene' Articles
China Daily, October 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2008-10/04/content_7076236.htm

Human Rights Defenders
Activists Hail Prospect of Nobel Prize for Dissident
South China Morning Post, October 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=01c82bc1223cc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
Gov't Starts Probe into Deadly North China Landslide
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 06, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/06/content_7079482.htm

China Curbs Mine Explosives in Bid to Improve Safety: Report
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 05, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hggZBjlmVSLJPMifUtA620-rxw7g

Media
Skype's China Spying Sparks Anger
Reuters, October 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE49238X20081003

中国媒体删除温家宝接受美媒体采访时的政改言论 (Chinese Press Scrubbed Wen Jiabao's Interview of Political Topics)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wen-10052008180115.html

Related news:
Transcript of interview with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
CNN, September 29, 2008
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/chinese.premier.transcript/

Protests and Petitions
四川仁寿县退伍老兵上访被关进精神病院 (Retired Soldiers in Sichuan Locked in Mental Institution for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_abuse-10032008115403.html

Public Health
China Lung Disease 'to Kill 83m'
BBC, October 04, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7652140.stm

Religion
中国政府禁止大陆主教参加梵蒂冈宗教会议 (Chinese Government Prohibits Bishops from Attending Vatican Conference)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Vatican-10032008162345.html

Rural Issues
China Steps up Anti-Poverty Effort in Arid Western Areas
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/04/content_7077115.htm

XUAR
Uighur Detainees May Be Released to U.S.
Washington Post, October 05, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/04/AR2008100402109.html

October 3, 2008

News

Environment
China’s New Environmental Advocates
Yale Environment 360, October 03, 2008
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2037

'Yellow-label' Cars Face Ban from City in Green Drive
South China Morning Post, October 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=bbb7f5f625ebc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
China Seeks Balance between Food Security, Urbanization
Xinhuanet, October 03, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/03/content_10144296.htm

More Candy from China, Tainted, is in U.S.
International Herald Tribune, October 02, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/02/asia/02milk.php

Labor
China to Start Nationwide Checks of Mining Dumps after Deadly Landslide
Xinhuanet, October 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/02/content_10143328.htm

Land Policy
Rights Fight can be Risky Business for Farmers
South China Morning Post, October 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=3c67f5f625ebc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

'Why can urban residents own their property, but not us?'
South China Morning Post, October 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f617f5f625ebc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
为公民建立起私生活的“防火墙” (New Regulations Protect Citizens' Privacy)
Xinhuanet, October 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/local//2008-10/03/content_10143485.htm

Media
Surveillance of Skype Messages Found in China
New York Times, October 02, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/technology/internet/02skype.html?em

Multilateral
我常驻联合国代表称中国将在国际事务中发挥更大作用 (China Will Play Greater Role in International Affairs, Says China UN Representative)
Xinhuanet, October 03, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-10/02/content_10140429.htm

Protests and Petitions
长沙居民杨白云一家抵抗强拆遭警察暴力殴打，五人被打伤 (Changsha Residents Beaten by Police for Resisting Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-10022008094937.html

国庆节河南广州等地居民示威抗议 (Residents Protest Land Seizures in Guangzhou and Henan on National Day)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guoqing-10022008165714.html

河南焦作數百工人國慶示威 (Hundreds of Workers Protest in Henan on National Day)
Ming Pao, October 02, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081002/ca41702a.htm

中国严防各地访民假日进京上访 (Petitioners Barred from Beijing During Holiday)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/holiday-10022008105042.html

阻止访民进京 送精神病院摧残 (Wuhan Petitioner Mistreated in Mental Institution)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-10022008141943.html

Religion
格德寺僧侣与武警冲突 僧侣受伤 (Police and Monks Clash at Sichuan Monastery)
Radio Free Asia, October 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ge-10022008101203.html

秋雨之福教会起诉成都市宗教局一案出现转折性变化 (Chengdu House Church Lawsuit Sees Developments)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-10022008094723.html

Tibet
Tibetans Jailed For Blasts
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetans-10022008095355.html

October 2, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Violence in Korean waters Puts China Relations at Risk
Los Angeles Times, October 01, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-fishermen1-2008oct01,0,2362949.story?track=rss

Death Penalty
杨佳案律师指法院和看守所联合违法 (Yang Jia Lawyer Points to Court and Prison Legal Violations)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yang-09302008155213.html

Disasters
Floods Leave 17 Dead, Six Missing in South China
Shanghai Daily, September 30, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=375453&type=National

Education
清华大学开设儒家经典《四书》必修课遭致物议 (New Required Course on Confucian Classics at Tsinghua Meets with Criticism)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sishu-09302008110039.html

Environment
Survey: More Chinese Value Environment over Economy
China Digital Times, September 30, 2008
http://www.eponline.com/articles/67962/
From Environmental Protection Online

Food Security
Parents File Lawsuit in China Against Dairy Firm
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 01, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081001/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk

City Government Admits its Fault in Milk Debacle
South China Morning Post, October 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=412e3184134bc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
石家庄市政府新闻发言人解释三鹿奶粉事件为何迟报 (Shijiazhuang
Officials Explain Delayed Reporting of Sanlu Incident)
Xinhuanet, October
02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-10/01/content_10137078.htm

China Covered Up Milk Scare to Protect Olympics: Critics
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081001/wl_afp/chinafoodsafetychildmedia

济宁市强制机关干部喝牛奶：为振兴牛奶行业 (Officials in Shandong Forced to Drink Milk to Promote Dairy Industry)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/niunai-10012008112735.html

China's Penalties Fail to Improve Safety
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/food-safety-09302008163942.html

Hong Kong
港商维权收绑架恐吓 港警立案调查 (Head of Hong Kong Investors' Rights Group Threatened with Kidnapping)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangshang-10012008143455.html

Human Rights Defender – Yang Chunlin
黑龙江监狱不准家人探视杨春林 律师称不合法 (Yang Chunlin Family Denied Visitation Rights by Heilongjiang Prison)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangchunlin-09302008105623.html

June 4th
20 Years On, Exiles Plan Events to Mark June 4 Crackdown
South China Morning Post, October 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=2d28c2a2959bc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Labor
人权组织抗议民工被捆绑而死 (Rights Organizations Protest Death of Migrant Worker)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mingong-09302008100037.html

Media
《今日信息报》浙江记者站被取缔 (Zhejiang Journalist Website Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, October 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jizhe-10012008171615.html

Olympics
Chinese Olympic Gymnasts Not Underage: FIG
Reuters (available at YahooNews), October 01, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081002/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_gymnastics_china

Protests and Petitions
四川军转干部因上访被关精神病院 (Former Cadres in Sichuan Put in Mental Hospital for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, October 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sichuan-10012008091737.html

Public Health
HIV Up Sharply Among Women, Gay Men in China
Reuters (available at YahooNews), October 01, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081001/hl_nm/us_china_hiv

粤童疫苗致残维权难 西安医院婴儿连环亡 (Parents of Children Crippled from Vaccine Injections Silenced; Infant Deaths in Xi'an Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanlu-dx-09302008093425.html

Religion
China Bans Western Religious Music
Telegraph.co.uk, September 30, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3108810/China-bans-Western-
religious-music.html

Taiwan
First Chinese Groups Using 'Mini-links' Arrive
China Post, October 01, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan%20relations/2008/10/01/176848/First-
Chinese.htm

September 30, 2008

News
Food Security
Police in Hebei Seize Melamine in Farm Raids
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=3cd50ea8e7eac110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Cadbury Pulls Melamine-laced Chocolate from China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), September 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080930/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk

China Arrests 22 in Tainted Milk Scandal
Voice of America, September 29, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-29-voa19.cfm?rss=asia

Gender
China to Step Up Fight Against Trafficking in Women, Children
China Daily, September 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/30/content_7070678.htm

Labor
Coal-rich Chinese Province to Boost Safety by Reducing Number of Coal Mines
Xinhuanet, September 30, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/30/content_10134822.htm

How China Has Created a New Slave Empire in Africa
China Digital Times, September 28, 2008
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1063198/PETER-HITCHENS-How-
China-created-new-slave-empire-Africa.html

Land Policy
桂林日内两度强征　伤数十抓人逼签字 (Guilin Authorities Force Evictions, Residents Injured, Pressured to Sign)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiang-09292008091945.html

North Korea
North Korea Likely Fired at Chinese Trawler: Report
Reuters (available at YahooNews), September 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080929/wl_nm/us_korea_chinese_fishing

Olympics
北京市今后大型活动均将沿用奥运安保模式 (Beijing Will Use Olympic Security Model During Large-Scale Events)
Xinhuanet, September 30, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/30/content_10135014.htm

Police
收容遣送名虽无 非法黑狱仍遍布 (Illegal "Internment and Repatriation" Widespread)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shourong-09292008155637.html

Protests and Petitions
天津拆迁户访民被拘留 上海多位访民被截访 (Evicted Residents in Tiajin Detained, Shanghai Petitioners Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-09292008091013.html

Public Health
Hospital Heads Fired After Deaths of Eight Newborns Within 11 days
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=7bac0ea8e7eac110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Society
Visa Approvals Surge in Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=9b060ea8e7eac110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
Top China Negotiator to Visit Taiwan
China Post, September 30, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan%20relations/2008/09/30/176736/Top-
China.htm

Tibet
北京更换西藏领导层三高官惹关注 (Beijing Replaces Three Officials Under Suspicion for "Ineffectively Preventing March Riots")
Voice of America, September 29, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-09-29-voa29.cfm?rss=topstories

September 27-29, 2008

News
Corruption
Another Arrest at the Ministry of Commerce
Caijing Magazine, September 28, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-28/110016811.html

四川省教育厅副厅长汪风雄被“双规” (Deputy General Director of Sichuan Department of Education Wang Fengxiong under "Double Regulation")
Caijing Magazine, September 27, 2008
http://www.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-27/110016485.html

Disasters
13,000 Hit by Chongzuo Flooding
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), September 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=375408

Death Toll Rises to 29 in North China Landslide
Xinhuanet, September 28, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/28/content_10129690.htm

Environment
Beijing Announces Steps to Fight Smog, Traffic
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), September 28, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hx1Nn9TGETpvNU1q_4IINiY4r8aw

Water from Hebei Eases Beijing Water Shortage
Xinhuanet, September 28, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/28/content_10129788.htm

滬世博行車不限單雙號 (Shanghai Will Not Have Car Restrictions during 2010 World Expo)
Ming Pao, September 29, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080929/caa1.htm

Food Security
China Lawyers Pressed to End Milk Advice
Financial Times, September 28, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af6696d6-8d6f-11dd-83d5-0000779fd18c.html

当局隐瞒患儿肾结石 家长指医院坑人 (Families Blame Hospitals as Authorities Conceal Kidney Stone Cases)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/er-09262008084507.html

Gender
Homosexuals Better off in Taiwan than China
Voice of America, September 27, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-27-voa26.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Jailed Chinese Dissident's Health Said to Be Poor
Reuters, September 27, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE48Q19W20080927

Human Rights Defenders
Report: Olympic Activist Detained by China Police
Associated Press (via Google), September 27, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hYZA8b9KEdjdVN3D_nIZSpvfhUuQD93EBE600

四川成都异议人士陈道军被警方以“涉嫌煽动分裂国家罪”拘留 (Freelance Writer Chen Daojun Detained on Suspicion of "Inciting Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09282008172245.html

Migrant Workers
广东将居住证取代暂住证制度 相关条例征求意见 (Guangdong Solicits Opinions on "Regulations on the Administration of the Floating Population"; Residence Permits to Replace Temporary Residence Permits)
Yangcheng Wanbao, September 26, 2008
http://law.southcn.com/fzxw/content/2008-09/26/content_4620591.htm

Protests and Petitions
黑龙江维权者遭判刑一年半 (Heilongjiang Anti-corruption Petitioner Li Shuchun Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-09282008171056.html

四川灾民代表杨培群上访被抓后杳无音讯 (Yang Peiqun, Representative of Earthquake Victims, Detained while Petitioning, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinwen-09282008170207.html

武汉访民靳光明获释 (Wuhan Teacher, Detained in July for Refusing to Promise to Not Petition, Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jinguangming-09262008165028.html

Public Health
Xi'an Hospital Blamed for Death of 8 Infants
China Daily, September 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/29/content_7069619.htm

Tibet
Row with Chinese Police near Kirt Monastery Leaves 50 Tibetan Monks Injured
Times Online, September 27, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4832971.ece

Tibet Police Chief, Deputy Governor Sacked: Agency
Reuters, September 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE48Q1C720080927

XUAR
Doubt Arises in Account of an Attack in China
International Herald Tribune, September 29, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/29/asia/29kashgar.php

China's Muslims Say Ramadan a Time of Repression
Associated Press (via Google), September 28, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6i0HWPXxzKikXlvFjRTEZwV_RCgD93FOFUO1

September 26, 2008

News
Corruption
Ex-Grain Chief Eyed in Sichuan Graft Probe
Caijing Magazine, September 25, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-25/110015830.html

Disasters
Storms Leave at Least 14 Dead in China's Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, September 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/25/content_10112367.htm

Environment
China Biggest Carbon Polluter, World Levels at Record: Scientists
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 26, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hUsBKvXulUVKSeD__EVrPPkthyrw

Food Security
Animals Sick from Chinese Milk
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7635432.stm

China Milk Scandal Deplorable, Says WHO
Reuters, September 25, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE48O1L220080925

Web Users Fault China's Baidu
Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122229854931073223.html

Gender
Chinese Women Don't Hold up Half of Space... Yet
Reuters, September 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE48P23G20080926

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Beijing Issues Warning over Peace Prize Choice
The Independent, September 26, 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/beijing-issues-warning-over-peace-prize-choice-942826.html

Media
China Fakes Reports from Space
The Telegraph, September 26, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3082804/China-fakes-reports-from-space.html

Migrant Workers
湖北民工讨要欠薪被殴打 多人受伤 (Several Hubei Migrant Workers Beaten, Injured after Requesting Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hubei-09252008095755.html

Olympics
Guns, Explosives Seized Pre-Games
Xinhua (via People's Daily), September 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=375065

Protests and Petitions
湖南吉首非法集资受害群众示威仍持续 (Protests Continue in Hunan over Fake Investment Scheme)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jishou-09252008094736.html

Public Health
Sexual Activity Becomes Main Route of HIV Transmission in China
Xinhuanet, September 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/26/content_10116021.htm

Religion
张明选一家在北京居无定所 (House Church Leader Zhang Mingxuan Allowed back in Beijing, but Forced out of Home)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_christian-09252008100459.html

Taiwan
China: Negotiations Set with Taiwan
New York Times, September 26, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/world/asia/26briefs-NEGOTIATIONS_BRF.html

Tibet
China Issues White Paper, Refutes Charge of "Cultural Genocide" in Tibet
Xinhuanet, September 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/25/content_10108481.htm

Related information:
Full text: Protection and Development of Tibetan Culture
Information Office of the State Council, September 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/25/content_10110998.htm

China's Grip Still Firm on Tibetan Area
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7629751.stm

September 25, 2008

News

Civil Society
中国扶贫资源首次向非政府组织开放 (Poverty Resources Open to NGOs for First Time)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fupin-09242008102438.html

Corruption
中国在清廉指数排行榜上名列72 (China Ranked 72 in Transparency International Report)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/corruption-09242008102700.html

Disasters
四川安县7万多农户将在春节前入住永久性农房 (70,000 Households in Anxian County, Sichuan to have Permanent Housing before Spring Festival)
Xinhuanet, September 25, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080922/u1a3888049.html

Still Recovering from Quake, Beichuan Hit by Deadly Mudslides
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=0be7a1eccd49c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Amid Milk Scare, China's Elite Get Special Food
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), September 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_re_as/as_china_elite_foods

China Tainted Milk Crisis Triggers Global Recalls
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), September 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk

Government
China's Leaders Brace for Battle with Regions
Asia Times Online, September 25, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/JI25Cb01.html

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia
Chinese Dissident Tipped to Win Nobel Peace Prize
The Guardian, September 24, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/24/nobelpeaceprize.hujia

Human Rights Defenders
深圳公开审理维权律师刘尧案 (Rights Lawyer Liu Yao to be Tried in Open Shenzhen Court)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuyao-09242008103128.html

Police
北京地铁安检将成常态 警方承诺首都治安秩序不滑坡 (Beijing Subway Security Checkpoints to be Permanent, Police Vow Security Will Not Slip)
Xinhuanet, September 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/25/content_10105414.htm

Protests and Petitions
湖北省一千多名企业军转干部上访 (Over a Thousand Former Cadres Petition in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jun-09242008084048.html

Public Health
21 Quarantined Over Mystery Illness in Yunnan
Shanghai Daily, September 24, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=374837

Religion
Ramadan Lunches For China's Muslims
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/ramadan-09242008063029.html

Society
Chinese Fear Online Mobs
Asia Times Online, September 25, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JI25Ad01.html

A Pampered Generation Not So Spoiled
International Herald Tribune, September 23, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/23/asia/letter.php

September 24, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
Lawyers Finally Allowed to See Arrested Quake Dissident
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9e8c117ef109c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Huang Qi (黄琦)'s lawyers Mo Shaoping (莫少平) and Ding Xikui (丁锡奎) were finally permitted to see him on September 23 after being denied access to Huang since he was detained. Huang has been in detention since June 10 and was formally arrested on July 18 on grounds of "illegally possessing state secrets." According to Mo, he and Ding were denied access to prosecution documents.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Rejects US Criticism on Religious Freedom
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/23/content_7052689.htm

Children
China Issues New Rule to Better Protect Rights of Illegally Adopted Children
Xinhuanet, September 24, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/24/content_10101549.htm

Corruption
Sichuan Hospital Head Jailed over Embezzlement of Quake Rescue Medicine
Xinhuanet, September 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/23/content_10098732.htm

Death Penalty
Man Sentenced to Death for Setting off Deadly Explosion
Shanghai Daily, September 23, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=374693

原国家民委办公厅副主任杜茂基等人贪污受贿获刑 (Former Deputy Director of the General Office of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission Du Maoqi Sentenced to Death for Corruption)
Xinhuanet, September 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-09/23/content_10097918.htm

Food Security
China Says Complaints about Milk Began in 2007
New York Times, September 24, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/world/asia/24milk.html

Got Milk? Chinese Crisis Creates a Market for Human Alternatives
Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122220872407868805.html

Melamine in Pesticides, Human Food Chain - Experts
Reuters, September 23, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HKG120043.htm

Police
北京访民马景雪被劳教 访民救星秦裕进京受阻 (Beijing Petitioner Ma Jingxue Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/beijing-09232008081700.html

河南上访维权人士刘学立被劳教 (Henan Petitioner Liu Xueli Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxueli-09232008164311.html

Protests and Petitions
获释访民控诉当局的打压 (Petitioners Released from Detainment and House Arrest during Olympics Denounce Authorities' Repression)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-09232008081527.html

September 23, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
China Criticizes US Senate over Tibet Resolution
Associated Press (available at the International Herald , September 21, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/21/asia/AS-China-Senate-Indignation.php

Disasters
警方调查:深圳发生火灾的俱乐部有民警是股东 (Police Shareholders in Dance Club that Burned, Investigation Finds)
China News Agency, September 23, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080923/u1a3882882.html

13 Held for Shenzhen Club Fire that Killed 43
China Daily, September 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/22/content_7045077.htm

Officials Punished for Sept 21 Fatal Mine Blast
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/22/content_7047909.htm

Education
Chen: China Puts Literacy as One of its Most Basic Policy Objectives
Xinhuanet, September 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/23/content_10094301.htm

Environment
环保部拟规定空气质量必须提前24小时的预报 (Air Quality Must Be Forecast 24 Hours in Advance)
Xinhuanet, September 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/23/content_10094408.htm

Food Security
13,000 Babies in Hospital for China Formula
International Herald Tribune, September 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/22/asia/22china.php

Lawyers Warned to Shun Milk Suits
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=af8533586fa8c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Chief of China's Quality-Control Agency Resigns
International Herald Tribune, September 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/22/asia/milk.php

Related News
Experts Doubt Chief's Resignation Will Solve Quality Problems
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1bb533586fa8c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Freedom of Association
两名泛蓝联盟成员遭当局不同方式打压 (Two Pan-Blue Alliance Members Suppressed)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanlan-09222008095638.html

Government
China's State Council Appoints Senior Officials
China Daily, September 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/22/content_7047903.htm

Protests and Petitions
Chinese "House" Church Seeks to Sue Government
Reuters, September 19, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-35553620080919?sp=true

Related News
Chengdu House Church Files First Suit in China Against Government Religious Authority Human Rights in China, September 18, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=89666&item_id=89665

江苏昆承中学全体教师罢课上访 (Teachers in Jiangsu Strike and Petition)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangsu-09222008162818.html

Public Health
Blood Touts Face Longer Jail Terms
China Daily, September 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-09/23/content_7049013.htm

北京市发改委规范医疗机构制剂定价利润不得超5% (Prices Set on Select Medications, Profits Not to Exceed 5 Percent)
Xinhuanet, September 23, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/23/content_10094480.htm

September 20-22, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
FM: China Indignant, Opposed to U.S. Senate Legislation on Tibet
Xinhuanet, September 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/21/content_10085406.htm

Environment
Beijing Smog Returns after Olympics
The Telegraph, September 22, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3043321/Beijing-smog-returns-after-Olympics.html

Related news:
Beijing's Air Quality Fueling Debate
China Daily, September 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/22/content_7045082.htm

Food Security
Govt Eyes Melamine Ban in All Foods
China Daily, September 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2008-09/20/content_7043614.htm

Nearly 53,000 Chinese Children Sick from Milk
Agence France-Presse (via International Herald Tribune), September 22, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iCL58EMBN1tqq6xujZlsaITAFpCQD93BI7D80

Related news:
Milk Scandal Mars 'Quality' Campaign
Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122202739385860725.html

Testing Paper to Be Invented for Food Safety
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/21/content_7044925.htm

Two Fall Sick after Eating Chinese Bean Paste in Japan
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gyebxe1MA1snqRmM-xGfA2AQILMA

Human Rights
'China Repression Grows', Says US
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7626533.stm

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
黑龙江维权代表杨春林上诉被驳回 (Yang Chunlin's Appeal Rejected)
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_court-09192008111241.html

Labor
More Officials Dismissed over N. China Fatal Mine Accident
China Daily, September 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/21/content_7044634.htm

Two Mining Mishaps Claim 56 Lives
China Daily, September 22, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/22/content_7045161.htm

Related news:
Five Detained over Coal Mine Fire in NE China
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/21/content_7044823.htm

Olympics
Mainland Visa Restrictions on Foreigners in HK to Be Lifted
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=54d7ead54258c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics
China Officials to Be Punished for Dance Hall Blaze
Reuters, September 22, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK12358620080922

Poverty
China Becomes First Nation to Halve Poor Population
Xinhuanet, September 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/19/content_10081172.htm

Protests and Petitions
北京朝阳区居民抗议垃圾场污染 (Beijingers Protest Pollution from Refuse Site)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-09212008164442.html

Religion
US Group: China Releases Underground Church Bishop
Associated Press (via Google), September 20, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxXcCoUaakbXjO7s6S0utTWHg3IgD939NPFO0

Taiwan
Despite China, U.S. Wants Bigger U.N. Role for Taiwan
Reuters, September 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTP9844520080919

September 19, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Vice President: China Hopes for "Fair, reasonable" Settlement of Boundary Issue with India
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10075648.htm

Death Penalty
杨佳案二审辩护律师李劲松赴沪要求见杨佳被拒 (Yang Jia's Lawyer Refused Visit)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangjia-09182008115042.html

Disasters
Search on for Survivors after New China Mudslide
Reuters, September 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSPEK370767._CH_.2400

Death Toll in China Landslide Rises to 260
YahooNews (Asia), September 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_re_as/as_china_landslide

Officials Probed for Concealing Mudslide Toll
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning), September 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/

Environment
Hebei Turns on the Tap as Drought Grips Beijing
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10075808.htm

Food Security
Has There Been a Cover-up, WHO Asks
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning), September 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=2e2a7abe0767c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Arrests 12 More Suspects in Tainted Milk Scandal
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10073915.htm

China's Cabinet Abolishes Regulation on Inspection Exemptions for Food
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/19/content_10076586.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Li Xige (李喜阁)
艾滋病维权人士李喜阁被软禁在家 (AIDS Activist Li Xige Put Under House Arrest )
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lixige-09182008163503.html

Law
China Issues Regulation to Clear Labor Contract Law Misunderstanding
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10076098.htm

Related News
劳动合同法实施条例公布施行 (Labor Contract Law Articles of Implementation Enacted)
Xinhuanet, September 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/legal/2008-09/19/content_10077755.htm

Media
奥运期间开放的海外网站再次被封锁 (Overseas Websites Blocked Again Following Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ao-09182008203322.html

Olympics
Beijing's Volunteer Stations to Remain
China Daily, September 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-09/19/content_7039934.htm

Beijing Parks to Cancel Security Check Sept. 21 as Sporting Events End
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10076406.htm

Taiwan
U.N. Again Throws Out Taiwan Bid for Recognition
Reuters, September 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTP7324920080918?feedType=RSS&feedNa
me=worldNews

Tibet
Tibetan Journalist Detained
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-09182008080119.html

September 18, 2008

News
Death Penalty
China Court Upholds Suspended Death Sentence of Former Brokerage Executive
Xinhuanet, September 17, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/17/content_10059649.htm

Environment
China Adds to Energy Waste
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/energy_waste-09172008165702.html

Food Security
Ample Opportunities for Public to Sue for Damages: Lawyers
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6083812d1017c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Vows Clean-up as Baby Milk Scare Spreads
Reuters, September 18, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKSP21493420080918

Quality Watchdog Cancels Inspection Exemptions for Food Producers
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10070801.htm

Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
叶金娣被以欲加之罪逮捕 毛恒凤狱中受虐不断 (Zhejiang Land Rights Petitioner Ye Jindi Formally Arrested; Shanghai Petitioner Mao Hengfeng Continues to Receive Abuse in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ye_mao-09172008102332.html

Related information:
Mao Hengfeng, Petitioner on Family Planning Issues, Reports Continued Abuse in Prison
Human Rights in China, September 16, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/87720

Labor
Chlorine Leak Sends 71 to Hospital in SW China
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10070799.htm

Olympics
A Promise Honored, Says Hu
China Daily, September 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/18/content_7038017.htm

Police
Innocent Arrested Too Often
Shanghai Daily, September 18, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=374150

Protests and Petitions
10 Petitioners Still Detained after Arrest in Beijing
New York Times, September 18, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/world/asia/18protest.html

China Says Headed off Olympic Protest Permits
Reuters, September 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK9159120080918

Demonstration Parks to Cease Function after Games: Official
Xinhuanet, September 17, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/17/content_10066982.htm

Public Health
Policies on AIDS Battle Right - Official
China Daily, September 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/18/content_7036928.htm

北京爱知行研究所遭调查 艾滋病民间组织呼吁加强保护 (HIV/AIDS NGO Calls for Authorities to Protect AIDS Groups following Official Investigations into Fellow AIDS Group Beijing Aizhixing Institute)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aids-09172008075407.html

Religion
秋雨之福教会起诉成都市宗教局 (Qiuyu Blessings Church Sues Chengdu Administration of Religious Affairs for May Church Raid)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_family_church-09172008111104.html

Related information:
Chinese Authorities Raid Religious Gathering, Confiscate Bibles, Detain Church Members
Human Rights in China, May 08, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/51443

Taiwan
Pandas and Missiles: The Double Message to China’s Tiny Neighbour
Times Online, September 18, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4775765.ece

Tibet
藏族导演及其助手被拘留已近半年 (Tibetan Documentary Director Dhondup Wangchen and Assistant Golog Jigme Detained for almost 6 Months)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-09172008112347.html