October 18-20, 2008

Top News of the Day
Media
China Extends Looser Rules for Foreign News Media
Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-chimedia18-2008oct18,0,7782834.story

Related information:
中华人民共和国外国常驻新闻机构和外国记者采访条例 (Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Reporting Activities of Permanent Offices of Foreign News Agencies and Foreign Journalists)
State Council, October 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-10/18/content_10212670_1.htm

HRIC Calls for Press Freedom for All Journalists in China
Human Rights in China, October 17, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/69055

Related news:
Reporting Rules May Include HK Journalists
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6845de928c51d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

News
Bilateral Ties
China Extends Influence into Central Asia
The Telegraph, October 18, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3217150/China-extends-influence-into-Central-Asia.html

Death Penalty
Beijing Olympics Building Chief May Be Executed for Corruption
New York Times, October 19, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/sports/olympics/20beijing.html

Court Upholds Death Sentence for Chinese Police Killer: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jQCY1nAFR4_PTLSAqE_J9iORbn5w

中山劫殺港婦 兇手前日處決 (Jiangxi Man Sentenced to Death for 2005 Murder of HK Hostage)
Ming Pao, October 20, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20081020/ccd1.htm

Environment
Beijing Dangles Bonus for Firms to Cease High-pollution Production
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/19/content_10218175.htm

Food Security
China Milk Parents’ Complaints Quashed
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quashed-10172008105551.html

陕西法院拒绝为毒奶受害人立案 (Shaanxi Court Refuses to File Poisoned Milk Case)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/food_safety_milk-10172008112430.html

Labor
Unions Focus on Migrant Workers
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), October 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377487

Land Policy
长沙村民质疑镇政府侵吞征地补偿 (Changsha Villagers Accuse Government of Misappropriating Land Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-10172008115646.html

Protests and Petitions
China Toy Story Shows Buzz Has Left the Business
Reuters (via Boston Globe), October 17, 2008
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/10/17/hundreds_gather_at_shuttered_china_toy_plant/

Public Health
Hong Kong fears dramatic rise in HIV
Shanghai Daily, October 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377484

Toddler Virus Flares up Again in China
Reuters, October 20, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49I36720081020

Religion
张明选一家再次被当局赶出住所 (House Church Pastor Zhang Mingxuan's Family Again Expelled from Home, Son Severely Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_christian-10172008115001.html

Rural Issues
China to Create Market for Land Rights in Effort to Boost Farmers' Prosperity
Financial Times, October 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122445498532148351.html

Related information:
中共中央关于推进农村改革发展若干重大问题决定 (Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Significant Issues in Promoting Rural Reform and Development)
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, October 12, 2008
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2008-10/19/content_1125094.htm

Society
China Begins Surveying Orphan Situation
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/17/content_7117431.htm

Taiwan
Taiwan Group Protests against Chinese Government Visit
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gEbKUUnUkPLY9XKebWTulEmk8dAA

Tibet
China Releases Tibetan Film-making Monk - Report
Reuters, October 19, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-36041720081019

XUAR
Wary of Islam, China Tightens a Vise of Rules
New York Times, October 18, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/world/asia/19xinjiang.html

October 17, 2008

Top News
Media
Olympic Freedoms for Foreign Press in China Set to Expire
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), October 16, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081016/wl_asia_afp/chinamediarightsoly2008

The Regulations on Reporting Activities in China by Foreign Journalists during the Beijing Olympic Games and the Preparatory Period (北京奥运会及其筹备期间外国记者在华采访规定), which granted foreign journalists greater freedom while reporting in China will expire on October 17. According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Qin Gang, China will “continue to follow the opening-up policy and facilitate the work of foreign media and journalists in China.” The Regulations took effect on January 1, 2007. Related regulations issued for journalists from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan will also expire on October 17.


News
Children
新疆石河子福利院多名孩子被暴打 (Children Beaten at Xinjiang Welfare Institution)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tifa-10162008123935.html

Environment
湖北监利千余棉农皮肤病感染与钒污染无因果关系 (Hubei Farmers' Skin Infections Unrelated to Vanadium)
Xinhuanet, October 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/17/content_10206746.htm

四川雅安江水疑遭污染全城停水 市委书记向市民表歉意 (Pollutions Cuts off Ya'an's Water Supply)
Xinhuanet, October 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/17/content_10206761.htm

Food Security
Courts Compound the Pain of China's Tainted Milk
International Herald Tribune, October 17, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/17/asia/17milk.php

Recalled Milk Sold to Students in China: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), October 16, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081016/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetychilduniversity/

Freedom of Speech
云南异议诗人欧阳小戎在贵阳被国保带走下落不明 (Poet Dissident's Whereabouts Unknown - Ouyang Xiaorong Captured)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ouyang-10162008090343.html

Gender
Sexy Clothing Rule Stirs Ayi Controversy
Shanghai Daily, October 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377209

Labor
Death Toll from NW China Mine Blast Rises to 11
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/17/content_7116008.htm

云南富源矿难致9人死亡 矿长被判缓刑 (Yunnan Mine Boss Given Suspended Sentence over Deaths of Nine Miners)
EastDay.com, October 17, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081017/u1a3923661.html

Land Policy
Beijing Moves to Stop Land Being Taken from Farmers
South China Morning Post, October 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=63b922fcf160d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
重庆开县农民工上海被不当劳教获国家赔偿5.4万 (Rural Worker Compensated for Wrongful Reeducation-Through-Labour)
EastDay.com, October 17, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081017/u1a3924005.html

Police
Fight Witness: No One Knew They Were Police
Shanghai Daily, October 16, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377085

Population
China's Populous Guangdong Sees Baby Boom
Xinhuanet, October 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/16/content_10203451.htm

Protests and Petitions
广东村民不满工厂污染要求赔偿反遭逮捕 (Guangdong Villagers Arrested Demanding Compensation for Pollution Damage)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_rural-10162008112738.html

湖北访民郑大靖被非法长期关押 (Hubei Petitioner Zheng Dajing Detained and Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_abuse-10152008103659.html

Public Health
Relatives Compensated after E. China Anesthesia-related Deaths
Xinhuanet, October 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/16/content_10205664.htm

XUAR
中国政府限制维吾尔退休干部参加宗教活动 (Government Restricts Religious Activities of Uighur Retirees)
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2008 http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/xinjiang_uyghur-10152008104429.html

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