October 16, 2008

News

Corruption
Beijing Bribery Hearing Begins
Shanghai Daily, October 16, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377023

Police Chief Faces Corruption Inquiry
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b5e0e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Environment
Arrests over River Contamination
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b3afe2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Food Security
Sanlu Court Action Put On Hold
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=9440e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳）
胡佳从天津转到北京监狱 (Hu Jia Transferred from Tianjin to Beijing Prison)
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-10152008105824.html

Land Policy
Hints of Discord on Land Reform in China
New York Times, October 16, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/world/asia/16china.html

Law
Reparation Law Revision to Go to Top Legislature
China Daily, October 16, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/16/content_7110196.htm

Media
央视停播毒奶节目 民众知情权被剥夺 (CCTV Halts Tainted Milk Broadcasts)
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangshi-10152008101234.html

Olympics
China Jails Man for Olympic Bomb Hoax
Reuters, October 16, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49F0CP20081016?feedType=RSS&feed
Name=worldNews

Police
北京邮电大学讲师许志永探访京城黑监狱遭殴打 (Beijing Professor Beaten During Visit to "Black Prison")
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xu_zhiyong-10152008165539.html

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Describe Abuse in Secret Prison
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9da0e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
?vgnextoid=9da0e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

New Land Clash in China
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/landprotest-10142008172014.html

两百多名北京昌平村民再次围堵京包高速公路 (Over 200 Villagers Block Highway to Protest Land Subsidies)
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-10152008105824.html

东莞玩具业面临寒冬 樟木头最大玩具厂合俊玩具倒闭 (Workers in Guangdong Protest Unpaid Wages)
Southcn.com, October 16, 2008
http://news.southcn.com/dishi/zsj/content/2008-10/16/content_4649902.htm

Public Health
內地民眾看不懂醫改文件 (Chinese Public Puzzled by New Medical Reform Proposal)
Ming Pao, October 16, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081016/ca41148a.htm

药商曝光医药招标黑幕 药品换个包装价格涨40倍 (Same Medicine Sold in Different Packaging for 40 Times Original Price)
Xinhuanet, October 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/16/content_10203007.htm

Specialists Sent to Check 233 Sick Pupils
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9851e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
?vgnextoid=9851e2c54710d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Public Health Emergency Cases Up, Death Toll Down This Year
Xinhuanet, October 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/15/content_10200622.htm

Society
北京规定首次进网吧须拍照、扫描身份证存档 (Beijing Internet Cafes Required to Photograph All First-time Customers)
Xinhuanet, October 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/16/content_10201001.htm

Chinese Youth Conflicted about Sex, Survey Finds
Reuters, October 15, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK250448.htm

October 15, 2008

News
Corruption
One More Netted in Corruption Scandal
China Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-10/15/content_7106001.htm

Trial for Beijing's Former Vice Major
Caijing Magazine, October 15, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-10-14/110020060.html

Disasters
Wenchuan Quake Team Disbanded
Shanghai Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=376897

Environment
Five Fired over South China Water Contamination
Xinhuanet, October 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/14/content_10192931.htm

Guangdong Admits It Is Unlikely to Meet 2010 Pollution Targets
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=11efc74024cfc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Polluting Smelters Shut Down after Damaging Farmers' Skin
China Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/15/content_7107071.htm

Food Security
China Orders More Testing of Milk, Milk Powder
Voice of America, October 14, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-14-voa31.cfm

Formaldehyde Found in Fish in Wuxi
China Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/15/content_7107124.htm

Labor
Nine People Dead in Central China Coal Mine Accident
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/14/content_7105432.htm

Land Policy
广州拆迁补偿看齐一手房价 (Relocation Compensation in Guangzhou May Equal that for a Home in the Same District)
Nanfang Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/nfdsb/200810150006.asp

Related information:
广州市危旧房改造拆迁补偿安置工作指导意见（试行）征求意见稿 ("Guangzhou Municipal Guiding Opinions on Relocation Compensation for Redevelopment of Hazardous or Old Housing [for Provisional Implementation]" [Draft for Input])
October 14, 2008
http://news.dayoo.com/guangzhou/61893/61894/200810/14/61894_4281759.htm

Migrant Workers
1st Bureau to Serve Dongguan Migrants
China Daily, October 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-10/15/content_7106016.htm

Police
哈尔滨一名大学生被民警活活打死 (Harbin University Student Beaten to Death by Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/police_killer-10132008112040.html

Protests and Petitions
都江堰聚源中学数名遇难学生家长因上访被关进学习班 (Parents of Students Lost in Earthquake Forced into "Study Session" for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-10142008122009.html

广东广宁县九村四千多村民反对新建工厂 (4000+ Guangdong Villagers Protest Construction of New Factory)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_rural-10142008110411.html

Public Health
Chinese Medical Reform Draft Open to Public Debate
Xinhuanet, October 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/14/content_10192875.htm

Related information:
关于《关于深化医药卫生体制改革的意见（征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的公告 (Public Notice on Openly Soliciting Opinions on the "Opinions on Deepening Reform of the Healthcare System [Draft for Input]")
National Development and Reform Commission, October 14, 2008
http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2008-10/14/content_1120143.htm

Children's Ills 'Insignificant'
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=337fa7a206cfc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Contamination Blamed for Herbal Injections in Relation to Deaths
China Daily, October 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/14/content_7105650.htm

Tibet
Eight Monks Imprisoned for Bomb Blast in Tibet
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 15, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gP5Y0lLJh5NjhPmtnQWsJzWao1VQ

October 14, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Pakistani President to Visit China
International Herald Tribune, October 13, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/13/asia/pakistan.php

Death Penalty
四川龙泉原镇党委书记受贿千万被执行死刑 (Sichuan Official Executed for Taking Bribes)
EastDay.com, October 14, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081014/u1a3917088.html

Economic Development
村官贪600余万 辩解"非国家工作人员"坚称无罪 (Village Official Charged with Bribery)
Xinhuanet, October 14, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-10/14/content_10190060.htm

Environment
Taizhou Still Promoted for Chemical Plant
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=3295ed3a1b6fc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Government
广州给人大代表发"督职信" 提醒其增强代表意识 (Guangzhou Officials Issues Warning to Lax People's Congress Representatives)
Xinhuanet, October 14, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-10/14/content_10189911.htm

党刊文章称制度建设滞后不适应扩大民主要求 (Party Report Says Delays Prevent Expansion of Democratic Requirements)
EastDay.com, October 14, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081014/u1a3918145.html

Human Rights Defenders
药品打假人士高敬德医院不让挂号被列入黑名单 (Hospitals Blacklist Man who Spoke against Fake Medicine)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaojingde-10132008143140.html

Labor
12 Killed in Coal Mine Accidents
China Daily, October 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-10/11/content_7096222.htm

Land Policy
Chinese Land Reforms to 'Double Wealth of Farmers'
Telegraph.co.uk, October 14, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3188905/Chinese-land-reforms-to-
double-wealth-of-farmers.html

Multilateral
China's "Forefront" Role in South-South Co-op Hailed by UN
Xinhuanet, October 14, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/14/content_10191250.htm

Asia-Europe People's Forum held in China
Xinhuanet, October 13, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/13/content_10189566.htm

President Hu Appoints New Ambassador to United Nations
Xinhuanet, October 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/11/content_10177484.htm

Police
6 Police Held after Student Beaten to Death outside Harbin Nightclub
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=38f5ed3a1b6fc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
杭州再发生强拆事件 当局出动过千人 (More Hangzhou Families Evicted)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chaiqian-10132008105030.html

上访维权代表刘学立被延长3个月劳教 (Shanghai Rights Defender Liu Xueli Given 3 Months RTL)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Liu_xueli-10132008174256.html

Public Health
福建三明市第二医院4名患者麻醉后死亡 (Three Patients Die after Receiving Anesthesia at Fujian Hospital)
EastDay.com, October 14, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081014/u1a3916826.html

Chinese Hospital Found Responsible for Newborn Deaths
China Daily, October 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/13/content_7101255.htm

October 11-13, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China to Regain Control of Half of Heixiazi Island
China Daily, October 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/13/content_7100263.htm

Death Penalty
Police Killer Appeals against Death Penalty
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/13/content_7099958.htm

Related news:
Rare Protest in China in Support of Police Killer
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 13, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gAoKKcww2jxxHmlzuFR-TLNZ82dA

Suspended Death Sentence for Graft
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fa346090f97ec110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Suicide Sparks Concern for Officials' Mental Health in Quake Zone
China Daily, October 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/10/content_7095885.htm

More than 60,000 Affected in Tibet Quake
Xinhuanet, October 11, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/11/content_10180731.htm

Environment
Beijing Reintroduces Car Rules
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 13, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7666563.stm

China Also Suffers from Indoor Air Pollution
Los Angeles Times, October 13, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-chinaair13-2008oct13,0,4304826.story

Food Security
China's New Liquid Milk 'in Line with' Melamine Limits
China Daily, October 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/12/content_7097336.htm

Related news:
China Milk Scandal Companies Apologize
Reuters, October 13, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE49C0D020081013

Punishments up to Death for Breaking Dairy Laws
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c2a36090f97ec110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Sets Panda Reserve as Priority Sichuan Aid Project
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 12, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hXxbZun3VBPkJ3oj_E9jXaRoxSFA

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕）
China Dissident Zeng Says She Wants to Speak out despite Fear
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 11, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hO7RZRJlNOVcoEpBu4vcJe_7bFiw

Human Rights Defenders
西藏一名爱滋病工作者被拘捕已超过半年 (Tibetan HIV/AIDS Activist Detained for over Six Months)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_humanrights-10102008114718.html

Labor
Three Dead, Seven Missing in Coal Mine Accident
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/13/content_7100100.htm

劳动合同法在实施中问题不少 (Implementation of Labor Contract Law Uneven: Survey)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/contract-10102008100300.html

Politics
Central Committee Member Dismissed
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=32b5bb5dbb1fc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
China Residents Mobilise against Chemical Project
Reuters, October 13, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49C15Y20081013

Despairing Dad Seeks Justice for Dead Children
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c17847fbdcec110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Shenzhen Nightlife Staff Protest at Venue Closures after Club Fire
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d1f26090f97ec110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

顺德数百警察强拆维权窝棚 失地农民一人被捕(视频） (One Guangdong Villager Detained as Hundreds of Security Stand Guard to Allow Dismantling of Shed (with Video))
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shunde-10102008114909.html

Public Health
Teens' Situation Cause for Concern
China Daily, October 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/11/content_7096793.htm

Rural Issues
China Announces Land Policy Aimed at Promoting Income Growth in Countryside
New York Times, October 13, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/world/asia/13china.html

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