January 15, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Obama Pressed over Human Rights
BBC, January 14, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7828908.stm

Children
Life for Student Who killed Head Teacher
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), January 15, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090115/article_388114.htm

Disasters
Parents to Seek Action on Quake School Collapse
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f6285db4716de110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Environment
Chinese Chemical Plant Site Moves After Outcry
Reuters (available at International Herald Tribune), January 15, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/15/asia/15fujian.php

Punishment for Nation's Polluters
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), January 15, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090115/article_388118.htm

Human Rights
签署零八宪章人士遭多次约谈 ("Charter 08" Signers Questioned Several Times)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/08charter-01142009085725.html

美国对话基金会呼吁中国国庆六十年实行特赦 (Duihua Foundation Calls upon China to Grant Amnesty in China's 60th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_prisoner-01142009101156.html?encoding=simplified

Human Rights Defenders
四位维权人士在狱中身体健康持续恶化 (4 Jailed Dissidents' Health Conditions Worsening)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_jail-01142009101852.html?encoding=simplified

Olympics
奥运期间申请示威 福建维权人士纪斯尊被判三年 (Fujian Rights Defender Applying for Permission to Olympic Protest Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-01142009091410.html

Police
How Perpetrator of Brutal Police Procedures Became Their Victim
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8f4742e5ca5de110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Inspection Scheme Helps Stop Forced Confessions
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e17642e5ca5de110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
新疆约百名外省民工追讨欠薪被打伤 (Migrant Workers in Xinjiang Beaten While Protesting for Back Wages)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_wages-01142009092616.html?encoding=simplified

数百名访民组织人权状况调查问卷 (Petitioners Attempt to Submit Human Rights Survey Findings to State Council Information Office in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-01142009093223.html?encoding=simplified

河北保定徵地冲突黑帮殴伤多名村民 (Over 500 Thugs Beat Hebei Villagers in Land Grab Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/land_clash-01122009101220.html?encoding=simplified

January 14, 2009

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
Activist Held after Protest outside Shanghai Meeting: Rights Groups
Agence France-Presse (via Google), January 14, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDczvS1kRB4Uh53Oa76WOBVMS4Tw

Shanghai family planning petitioner Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤) was detained on January 12 while protesting outside the annual Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress meeting. Mao was protesting against forced evictions, along with several others who were also detained. While the other protesters were released, she will be held in detention for seven days for “disturbing public order.” Mao Hengfeng was recently released from prison on November 26, 2008, after serving a two-and-a-half year sentence for “intentional damage of property” for breaking two table lamps and other objects while in detention.

Related information:
Petitioner Mao Hengfeng Has Been Detained after November Release from Prison
Human Rights in China, January 13, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/109849

News
Civil Society
A Flowering of Activism Poses Problems and Solutions for China
International Herald Tribune, January 13, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/13/asia/letter.php

Environment
China Plans Water Conservation, Control Projects along Yangtze River
Xinhuanet, January 14, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/14/content_10653237.htm

Related news:
World Bank Urges China to Raise Water Prices to Counter Crisis
Agence France-Presse (via Google), January 13, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grXX4gjfitw35dY4NmDeriteF2Vg

Food Security
Parents Group in China Presses Government for More Action on Poisonings
International Herald Tribune, January 13, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/13/asia/china.php

Human Rights Defender - Hua Huiqi (华惠棋)
维权人士华惠棋呼吁释放母亲被拒 (Beijing House Church Activist Hua Huiqi Appeals for Release of Elderly Mother, Shuang Shuying)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huahuiqi-01132009085408.html

Human Rights Defenders
袁显臣案开庭审理 (Heilongjiang Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen's Case Goes to Trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-01132009103342.html

Police
7 Policemen Arrested over Suspicious Death
Shanghai Daily, January 14, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=388046

全国劳教系统制定安全规章1700余个 连续9年未发重大安全事故 (National Reeducation-Through-Labor System Has over 1700 Safety Regulations, No Major Mishaps in Past 9 Years)
Legal Daily, January 14, 2009
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2009-01/14/content_1019293.htm

Population
Capital to Continue Family Planning Policy
China Daily, January 14, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-01/14/content_7394258.htm

Poverty
China Plans 9 Billion-yuan Aid for the Impoverished
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/13/content_10651893.htm

Protests and Petitions
河北省公检法处置上访的秘密文件被媒体曝光 (Secret Hebei Government Document on Dealing with Petitioners Leaked to Foreign News Website)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-01132009101659.html

Public Health
打工女黑诊所流产后身亡 (Beijing Girl Dies after Abortion in Unlicensed Clinic)
The Beijing News, January 14, 2009
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2009/01-14/008@033936.htm

Rural Issues
Protection of Farmland Use Rights Overestimated
Caijing Magazine, January 13, 2009
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2009-01-13/110047500.html

January 13, 2009

News

Education
Chinese Academy of Sciences to Invite Overseas Scholars
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/12/content_10646392.htm

Environment
厦门PX项目移址漳州环评原则通过 投资137.8亿 (Controversial Xiamen PX Project Will Move to Zhangzhou, Fujian; Location Passes Environmental Inspection)
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/13/content_10649748.htm

Food Security
患儿家长提申诉 重庆再发现一名男婴死于肾结石 (One More Sanlu Infant Death Uncovered, Parents Raise Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chongqing-01122009101351.html

Labor
Coal Collapse Kills Five
Shanghai Daily, January 12, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=387796

Law
河南省高级人民法院：判决书已全部上网 (Henan Higher People's Court Puts all Verdicts Online)
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/13/content_10648139.htm

Macao
习近平访问澳门　香港多名泛民主派人士被限制入境 (Xi Jinping Visits Macau, Hong Kong Pan-Democrats Blocked from Entering)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/macao-01122009154540.html

Media
China TV Faces Propaganda Charge
BBC, January 12, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7824255.stm

State Giants to Lead Image Campaign
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=167b35ec9bbce110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

China Closes 91 Websites in Online Crackdown
The Independent, January 12, 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-closes-91-websites-in-online-
crackdown-1302427.html

Amnesty Says Website Blocked Again
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=a5fbaab8f4ece110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Public Health
Chinese Drywall Cited in Building Woes
Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123171862994672097.html

Society
Security Panel Chief Warns of More Unrest and Social Tension
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e0dd933183bce110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
Party Boss Tells Xinjiang Police to Be Ready to Block Unrest
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0
a0a0/?vgnextoid=6fed933183bce110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tibet
Tibet to Allocate 3 Bln Yuan for Houses in Next Three Years
Xinhuanet, January 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/13/content_10650762.htm

Tibet to Open NPC, CPPCC Sessions to Foreign Media
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/12/content_10642391.htm

January 10-12, 2009

News
Corruption
Chinese Officials Gamble Away $3m in Public Funds
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), January 10, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090110/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_gambling

Jail for Bridge Officials
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), January 10, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090110/article_387555.htm

Former Party Secretary on Graft Charges
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3424d58715cbe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Food Security
60 Get Arrested over Tainted Milk Scandal
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), January 12, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090112/article_387758.htm

China Screens 22.4 Mln Babies Fed Melamine-Tainted Milk
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/12/content_10644444.htm

60 Arrested over Melamine-Tainted Sanlu Milk Powder
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/11/content_7385532.htm

Human Rights Defenders
查建国，冉云飞及诗人流沙河因签署零八宪章而被问话 (Authorities Question Rights Defenders Over Charter 08)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01092009090231.html

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Chinese Authorities Continue to Suppress Charter 08; Number of Signers Exceeds 7,200
Human Rights in China, January 9, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/107728

June 4th
天安门母亲北京聚会 (Tiananmen Mothers Gathering in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-01112009165151.html

Law
最高法公布“五个严禁”　设廉洁“高压线” (Five Rules Released by The People's Supreme Court to Keep Judges in line And Corruption in Check)
People's Daily (via Xinhua), January 09, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/09/content_10626820.htm

Media
China Closes 91 Lewd Websites in 3 Days
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 11, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/11/content_7385697.htm

Popular Blog Service Provider Shut Down
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5a7dd58715cbe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

西安增加五百网络虚拟警察 (Xi'an Municipal Public Security Bureau Adds 500 Virtual Police Officers to Patrol The Internet)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01092009090231.html

Olympics
Olympic Spending to Be Released by June
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 10, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/10/content_7385026.htm

Protests and Petitions
广东揭东公安重伤维权女村民死亡 (7 Guangdong Villagers Taken Away by Police After Being "Leaders" in Land Grab Protest; 1 Beaten to Death)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guang-01112009165651.html

千名福建访民趁省人大开会上访 部份访民被拘捕及遭殴打 (Up to 1000 Petitioners Petition Outside NPC Venue in Fujian; Some Taken away and Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qian-01112009164756.html

访民李春霞在天安门散发传单被拘留 (Pregnant Petitioner from Henan Taken Away by Police After Distributing Flyers in Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_beijing-01092009104026.html?encoding=simplifiedencoding=simplified

北京发生暴力强拆 两人被打致重伤（视频）(Video: Two Beijing Residents in Serious Condition After Being Beaten in Violent Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-01092009094732.html

Tibet
Tibet to Open NPC, CPPCC Sessions to Foreign Media
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/12/content_10642391.htm

Taiwan to Give Residency Rights to Tibetans, Children of Veterans
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=021ed58715cbe110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tibetans in New Kardze Protests
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/newkardzeprotests-01092009122252.html

January 9, 2009

News
Children
Women Detained in Baby Sales
Shanghai Daily, January 09, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090109/article_387468.htm

Environment
Birth Defects Caused by Environmental Pollution
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d9e3fff5be6be110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Food Security
Tainted Milk Feared to Have Killed Another Baby
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9ad3fff5be6be110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=newshttp://w

Human Rights
零八宪章签名人数已突破7200人 签署人士继续遭国保强制问话(Over 7,200 Sign Charter 08; State Security Personnel Continues to Interrogate Signatories)
Radio Free Asia, January 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-01082009092632.html

Human Rights Defender - Wang Rongqing (王榮清)
Activist Who Tried to Establish Party Jailed
South China Morning Post, January 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2853fff5be6be110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

June 4th
纪念“六四”系列影片播出《天安门母亲》(Video "Tiananmen Mothers" Broadcast in The June 4th Webcast Series)
Radio Free Asia, January 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liusi-01082009103253.html

Related News
六四短片元旦登陆互联网 ("June 4th" YouTube Clip Released on New Year's Day)
Radio Free Asia, January 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-01022009111433.html

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Target Chinese Congress
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-01072009082130.html

Public Health
Complaints Lead to Test of Hospital Reform Plan
Shanghai Daily (available at Xinhua), January 09, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090109/article_387472.htm

China Vows to Crack Down on Fake Drugs
Xinhua (via China Daily), January 08, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/08/content_7379847.htm

XUAR
Official Urges Education to Stem Terrorism
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=196e0344c85be110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

January 08, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Free But Homeless after Guantanamo
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 07, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7816611.stm

Corruption
Justice Is Truly Blind for Guangdong Bosses
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1254aa7a5a1be110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Education
China Solicits Public Opinions on 12-year Plan for Education
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/08/content_10620851.htm

Related information:
关于就研究制定《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要》公开征求意见的公告 (Public Notice on Soliciting Opinions on the Draft "National Plan for the Medium- to Long-Range Reform and Development of Education)
Ministry of Education, January 07, 2008
http://www.moe.gov.cn/edoas/website18/98/info1231317614445198.htm

Government
Lawyer Demands that Chinese Government Open Its Books
Reuters, January 07, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/07/asia/lawyer.php

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Democracy Activist Sentenced to 6 Years
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 08, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090108/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

西安人权律师张鉴康等因零八宪章被非法「软禁」(Xi'an Lawyer and Signatory to "Charter 08" Zhang Jiankang Placed under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-01072009111730.html

Related news:
Charter 08 Worries China
Christian Science Monitor, January 07, 2009
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0107/p06s01-woap.html

Labor
《劳动人事争议仲裁办案规则》出台 ("Rules on Handling Arbitration Cases for Labor Personnel Disputes" Promulgated)
Legal Daily (via China Youth Daily), January 08, 2009
http://news.cyol.com/content/2009-01/08/content_2500616.htm

Land Policy
北京丰台区继续强拆民宅 (Beijing Residential Homes Continue to Be Destroyed)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-01072009090916.html

Law
最高法发布规定规范法官公正执法 (Supreme People's Court Issues Standards for Impartial Enforcement of the Law)
China News (via Sina), January 08, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-01-08/155617004823.shtml

Protests and Petitions
山东省梁山县检察院建立健全接访工作新机制 (Shandong County Procuratorate Establishes New Mechanism for Receiving Petitioners)
Xinhuanet, January 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/08/content_10625037.htm

Public Health
Patient Dies after Hospital Beating
Shanghai Daily, January 08, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090108/article_387328.htm

Related news:
山东莱芜精神病院殴打病人院长等负责人被停职 (Director of Shandong Mental Hospital and Others Suspended)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_hospital-01072009105959.html

Tibet
四川阿坝法院秘密审判一名藏族政治犯 (Sichuan Court Secretly Tries Tibetan Political Prisoner, Sentenced to 8 Years for "Divulging State Secrets")
Radio Free Asia, January 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-01072009111730.html

January 7, 2009

News
Food Security
Baby Who Drank Tainted Milk Dies
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=31c79e1ee6cae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Freedom of Speech
Internet Changes Political Landscape in China
Xinhuanet, January 07, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/07/content_10616145.htm

More information
China Has More Than 50 Million Web Bloggers
China Daily, January 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/06/content_7372280.htm

Government
Stark Warning from Xinhua on Threat of Mass Social Unrest
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ba779e1ee6cae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

June 4th
<流亡诗集>开始编辑作业 6.4美港台同时发行 ("A Collection of Poems in Exile" to Be Released on June 4th in US, HK, and Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/poems-01062009102553.html

达赖承诺在六四纪念日为死难者超度亡灵 (Dalai Lama Will Hold A Memorial Ceremony on June 4th for Those Killed in Tiananmen Massacre)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liusi-01062009102507.html

Macao
澳门将在两个月内完成国家安全法立法程序 (Macao Will Finish The Legislative Proceedings of State Security Law within 2 Months)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/macao_law-01062009104450.html?encoding=simplified

Media
Beijing Shows New Signs of Forcing Media to Toe Line
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e68852f4ecae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
两会临近 郧西访民纷遭监控打压 阻进京上访 (Hubei Authorities Monitor and Prevent Petitioners from Traveling to Beijing, Ahead of NPC and CPPCC Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lianghui-01062009092256.html

福州二百村民请愿10多人被殴伤4人被拘 (Over 200 Evicted Villagers Petition in Fujian Province; 10 Beaten And 4 Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cunmin-01062009092717.html

Public Health
China Confirms Woman Died of Bird Flu in Beijing
Reuters, January 06, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE50535220090106?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Related News
Trip for Cheaper Poultry Ends in Bird Flu Tragedy And A Deep Debt for Medical Costs
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=15979e1ee6cae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

北京禁止外地活禽進京 (Beijing Bans Unauthorized Live Poultry Imports)
Ming Pao Immediate News, January 07, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090107/ca31532c.htm

Taiwan
北京稱台入世衛需共同努力 (Beijing Calls for Cross-Strait Joint Efforts to Realize Taiwan's Entry into WTO)
Ming Pao Immediate News, January 07, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090107/ca31430i.htm

January 6, 2009

News

Civil Society
浙江成立首家民間救援組織 ( First Non-Governmental Rescue Organization Established in Zhejiang)
Ming Pao, January 06, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090106/ca21005a.htm

Corruption
江苏惠山一医院工作人员利用管理漏洞侵占公款百万元 (Jiangsu Hospital Workers Use Loophole to Seize a Million in Public Funds)
Xinhuanet, January 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/06/content_10610721.htm

Official Guilty of Causing Fatal Crash
Shanghai Daily, January 06, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090106/article_387058.htm

Disasters
Village Fire Burns 92 Homes in SW China
China Daily, January 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/06/content_7368535.htm

Economic Development
670,000 Small Firms Shut; Jobless Rate Doubled
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=5592a6bf3a7ae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
China Curbs Overseas Trips on Public Expense
Xinhuanet, January 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/06/content_10608954.htm

记者体验各地社情民意通道:37条热线 通了30个 (Journalist Tests Government "Public Opinion Hotlines", Finds 30 of 37 Accessible)
Xinhuanet, January 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/06/content_10609108.htm

Related News
九成网民认为民意上达通道不畅 (90 Percent of Netizens Find Blockages in "Public Opinion Hotlines")
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/opinion-01052009160758.html

Media
北京記者採訪火災被毆打 (Beijing Reporter Beaten for Investigating Fire)
Ming Pao, January 06, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090106/ca21143a.htm

Protests and Petitions
Xinhua Warns of National Wave of Unrest
South China Morning Post, January 06, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=43ac4c54ea9ae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

豫上京访民屡被非法关押 济南访民关押饿死 (Jinan Petitioner Detained During Olympics Starves to Death, Beijing Petitioners Detained)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-01052009100010.html

Chinese Police Hunt Authors of Democracy Charter
Times Online, January 06, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5451728.ece

Rural Issues
湖南新化二千村民六年无家可归 (Two Thousand Villagers Left Homeless for Six Years in Hunan)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-01052009091610.html

Society
Minority Scheme Halted
Shanghai Daily, January 06, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090106/article_387095.htm

State Security
孟建柱：借鉴奥运经验维护首都稳定 迎建国60周年 (Min of Public Security Will Use Olympic Experience to Ensure Stable 60 Year PRC Anniversary)
Xinhuanet, January 06, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-01/06/content_10610804.htm

January 03-05, 2009

News
Food Security
Parents' Voice Stifled in China Milk Issue
Los Angeles Times, January 03, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china-milk3-2009jan03,0,4538225.story

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China's Liu 'Under House Arrest'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 02, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7808021.stm

Human Rights Defenders
广东异议人士陈启棠判刑二年半 (Guangdong Rights Defender Chen Qitang Sentenced to 2.5 Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 04, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guang-01042009182958.html

上海警方指访民在香港损害国家形象 (Shanghai Police Claim Group Established by Shanghai Petitioners in Hong Kong Has Damaged the State's Image)
Radio Free Asia, January 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_shanghai-01022009111017.html

袁显臣涉「颠覆国家政权罪」料月内开审 法庭不准家人探望 (Heilongjiang Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen's Case to be Tried in January; No Family Visits Permitted)
Radio Free Asia, January 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuanxianchen-01022009094700.html

Labor
Blast at China Fireworks Factory Kills 13: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via at Yahoo! News), January 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090104/wl_asia_afp/chinaaccidentfireworks

Law
China Fines UK Students for 'Illegal Map-Making': State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), January 05, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090105/wl_uk_afp/chinarightsxinjiangunrestbritain

Media
China Targets Big Websites in Internet Crackdown
Reuters, January 05, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/mediaNews/idUKSP36401920090105

China’s Net Cops Focus on Public Opinion
Financial Times, January 04, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbfee450-da83-11dd-8c28-000077b07658.html

Protests and Petitions
广东阳江上千教师聚众讨薪 不满未享有同等待遇 (Over 1000 Yangjiang, Guangdong Teachers Convene outside Gov't Building for Higher Wages)
Guangzhou Daily, January 05, 2009
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/200901/0105_17_953926.shtml

State Security
胡錦濤促武警加強反恐能力 (Hu Jintao Urges Armed Police to Step up Anti-Terrorism Efforts)
Ming Pao, January 05, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/994188/1.html

XUAR
China Arrested almost 1,300 in Muslim West Last Year: Report
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), January 04, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090104/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangattacksoly2008

January 2, 2009

News

Corruption
Scam Artists Sell 'Forest' Lands in Barren Northern China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), December 31, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090101/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimeforestryoffbeat

Economic Development
Hu Criticises Destructive Growth Plans
South China Morning Post, January 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=70f3262e5f29e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Beijing Overshoots 'Blue Sky' Target in '08
China Daily, December 31, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/31/content_7358381.htm

China Slows Water Project
Wall Street Journal, December 31, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123064275944842277.htm

Food Security
Crackdown on Tainted Tableware
China Daily, January 01, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-01/01/content_7358467.htm

Former Head of Chinese Dairy Pleads Guilty
New York Times, January 01, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/world/asia/01milk.html

Related News
China Dairy Firms Plead for Forgiveness in New Year
Reuters, January 02, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5010AF20090102

Compensation to Cover Medical Costs 'Until 18'
China Daily, December 31, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/31/content_7355604.htm

Official: China to Set Up "Preemptive" Food Safety Network
Xinhuanet, December 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/31/content_10586639.htm

Government
Safety Post Filled after Four Months
South China Morning Post, January 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=2ebd13766fd8e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
骆琳被任命为国家安全监管总局党组书记、局长 (Luo Lin Named New Head of State
Administration of Work Safety)
Xinhuanet, December 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/31/content_10586334.htm

China Town Given Survey Answers
BBC, December 31, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7806204.stm

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
刘晓波与妻子刘霞会面 当局继续传唤《零八宪章》联署人士 (Liu Xiaobo Meets with Wife, Authorities Continue to Summon Signatories to Court)
Radio Free Asia, January 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxiaobo-01012009160128.html

Labor
Workers Trapped in Guizhou Mine
Shanghai Daily, January 01, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090101/article_386669.htm

Law
社会保险法草案三天收到意见近三万条 (Draft Social Security Law Receives 30,000 Comments in 3 Days)
Xinhuanet, January 01, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-01/01/content_10587539.htm

Macao
Record Number Sign Up to Cast Votes in Macau Election
South China Morning Post, January 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=a51c82196629e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
中国即将开通网上信访服务 (China to Open Online Petitioning Service)
Radio Free Asia, January 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/petition-01012009110206.html

Home Owners Confront Police in Guangdong over Power Substation
Shanghai Daily, January 02, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090102/article_386710.htm

Society
深圳当局禁止民众庆元旦 舆论认为反应过度 (Shenzhen Officials Forbid New Year's Celebrations in Some Communities)
Radio Free Asia, January 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shenzhen-01012009101327.html

Tibet
Tibetans in Taiwan Appeal for Residency
South China Morning Post, January 01, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f39e13766fd8e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
新疆库车挂牌成立爱国主义教育基地 (Kuqa, Xinjiang Named "Patriotic Education Site")
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-12312008104319.html

December 31, 2008

News
Disasters
Hu Visits China Quake Area Again
International Herald Tribune, December 30, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/30/asia/30briefshuvisitsquakbrf.php

Three Killed, 5 Injured in Construction Site Accident
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/30/content_7354547.htm

Food Security
China Dairy Manager on Trial for Milk Scandal
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 31, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk

Another Two in Tainted Milk Scandal Appear in Court
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/30/content_7354174.htm

奶粉导致结石患儿初定赔偿11亿元 (Families in Tainted Milk Scandal Will be Awarded 1.1bn Yuan in Compensation)
BBC, December 30, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7800000/newsid_7805200/7805245.stm

Government
中国纪检监察部门2008年查处15万人 (Departments for Discipline Inspection Investigate And Discipline 150,000 Corrupt And Malfeasant Officials in 2008)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/corruption-12302008094653.html

June 4th
海外民运组织举行全球网络联席会议 (Overseas Chinese Democratic Movement Organize Joint Conference on Internet)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minyun-12302008093639.html

Media
Beijing Pledges Transparency with More Media Briefings
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9b8ab8b80d88e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

无国界记者年度报告:中国加强监控和打压互联网 (Reporters Sans Frontières 2008 Annual Report: China Enhance Surveillance and Crackdown on Internet Users)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/rsf-12302008160725.html

Population
Family Planning Rules Eased in Hubei Province
Shanghai Daily, December 31, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081231/article_386550.htm

Protests and Petitions
签署零八宪章姚立法被传唤 街头倡政改李铁遭软禁 (Charter 08 Signer Summoned to Court, Another Signer Under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yao_li-12302008163601.html

广州居民抗议修建变电站与警方发生冲突（视像）(Guangzhou Residents Clash with Police Over Building A Transformer Substation)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_residents-12302008094651.html?encoding=simplified

杭州定海社区逾六百公安城管强拆(组图）(Over 600 Police And Urban Management Personnel Deployed for Forced Demolition in Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dinghai-12302008093033.html

上海当局继续清算组织“中国冤民大同盟”的访民 (Shanghai Authorities Continue to Retaliate against Petitioners Forming the "Chinese Alliance of the Aggrieved" in HK)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_petition-12302008102056.html?encoding=simplified

Related News
上海访民丁菊英因“聚众扰乱社会秩序”被刑事拘留 (A Shanghai Petitioner Detained for "Gathering a Crowd to Disturb Social Order")
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petitioner_detain-12292008103645.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Blueprint for Medical Reform Set for Release
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=35fab8b80d88e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
胡指兩岸可軍事接觸交流 (Chinese President says Cross-Strait Interflow of Military Issues Is Possible)
Ming Pao Immediate News, December 31, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081231/ca31332w.htm

December 30, 2008

News

Children
In China, Parents Fight to Find their Kidnapped Child
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), December 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081230/wl_asia_afp/chinachildkidnap

Corruption
反腐倡廉年度报告：2008年十大廉政新闻 (Anti-Corruption Annual Report: Top Ten Stories)
Xinhuanet, December 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/30/content_10578816.htm

Audits Show 57b Yuan Misused or Embezzled
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f7baae2e7a38e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
Chinese Warned off Lavish Gifts
BBC, December 30, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7802574.stm

Tax Officials Arrested in Hainan
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081229/article_386331.htm

Economic Development
Call to Rein in GDP Data Exaggerations
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b8aaae2e7a38e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
China Begins Trials for 9 in Tainted Milk Scandal
International Herald Tribune, December 30, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/30/asia/30china.php

Related News
China Faces New Melamine Scandal
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081230/wl_nm/us_china_melamine

结石儿家长拒绝接受结石儿家长拒绝接受当局赔偿方案 (Sanlu Families Reject
Compensation Offer)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dunai-12292008093703.html

Human Rights
国家人权行动计划将在明年初适当的时候公布 (China to Release “Human Rights Action Plan” at Suitable Time Early Next Year)
Xinhuanet, December 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/30/content_10580392.htm

Law
Legal Reform Can Promote Harmony
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1b0d2daa7196e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
71.9％公众认为网络表达将成中国式民主建设新通道 (71.9 Percent of Public Sees Online Expression as New Channel for "Chinese-Style" Democracy)
Xinhuanet, December 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/30/content_10578022.htm

法天下网遭当局永久关闭 (Lawyers' Website Shut Down by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangzhan-12292008094839.html

李冰出任中國作協黨組書記 (Li Bing Takes Up Head Post for Chinese Writer's Association)
Ming Pao, December 29, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081229/ca11359a.htm

Migrant Workers
Juvenile Crime Up among Migrants
China Daily, December 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/30/content_7352008.htm

Military
China Projects Naval Power in Pirate Fight
Christian Science Monitor, December 30, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1230/p01s03-woap.html

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Protest Chef's Death from "Overwork"
Reuters, December 29, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-37215420081229

Riot Police Monitor Compensation Protest in Dongguan
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081229/article_386329.htm

Rural Issues
Policy Makers Focus on Farmers
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081229/article_386301.htm

Social Security
Social Insurance Law Made Public
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081229/article_386308.htm

December 29, 2008

News

Corruption
Nearly 5,000 Officials Punished for Corruption
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/ap_on_re_as/as_china_corruption

Death Penalty
New Rule Allows Stays of Execution
China Daily, December 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/27/content_7346373.htm

China's Capital Cases Still Secret, Arbitrary
Washington Post, December 24, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/23/AR2008122302795.html

Disasters
17 Killed in Steel Plant Gas Leak
Shanghai Daily, December 25, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081225/article_385814.htm

Environment
50b Yuan for River Cleanup
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=04567fc03896e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Chinese Dairies Say They'll Compensate Melamine Victims
International Herald Tribune, December 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/28/asia/china.php

Related News
患儿律师：三鹿赔偿不够且不透明 (Lawyer for Sanlu Victims Says Compensation
Insufficient and Lacking Transparency)
BBC, December 28, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7800000/newsid_7802100/7802101.stm

China Puts 6 on Trial in Tainted Milk Scandal
Reuters, December 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK29215120081226

Related News
Ex-head of China Milk-Powder Firm Could Face Death Penalty: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), December 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081226/wl_afp/chinafoodsafetylawchild

Toxic Melamine Is Suspected in Seafood from China
Los Angeles Times, December 24, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fi-melamine24-2008dec24,0,6856118.story

Government
山西中阳县认为持枪杀人案与村委换届无直接关系 (Murder in Shanxi Believed to Be Connected to Village Election)
Xinhuanet, December 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/25/content_10555728.htm

山西村官胁迫选民 一千多村民求救 (Shanxi Village Official Threatens Voters, One Thousand Villagers Appeal for Help)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/san-12282008172520.html

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Cardinal to Retire Next Year
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081225/ap_on_re_as/as_hong_kong_china_cardinal

Labor
Top Global Firms Accused of Double Standards over Unions
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=42467fc03896e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law
Law Sets Code for Safe, Quake-Proof Schools
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=386192

Related News
Many Schools Still Unsafe in Quake Aftermath, China Says
International Herald Tribune, December 26, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/26/asia/china.php

杭州规定网络谣言散布者最高罚1.5万 (New Regulation in Hangzhou Sets Fines for Spreading Rumors Online)
Xinhuanet, December 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/25/content_10556757.htm

Media
Crackdown Ordered on Trashy TV
Shanghai Daily, December 25, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081225/article_385808.htm

Protests and Petitions
签署零八宪章四川人士遭传唤　张祖桦被严密监控 (Charter 08 Signers Summoned to Court, Zhang Zuhua under Watch)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xianzhang-12262008085943.html

福建蒲田二千名村民状告温家宝不作为 (2000 Fujian Villagers File Lawsuit against Wen Jiabao)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-12262008085448.html

State Security
China Says Man Confessed to Bus Bombings
New York Times, December 29, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/world/asia/29china.html

Related News
昆明公交爆炸案告破 凶手对社会不满总想报复 (Kunming Bus Bomber Dissatisfied with
Society, Sought Revenge)
Xinhuanet, December 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/28/content_10569224.htm

15 Die in Blast Set Off by Cache of Detonators
Shanghai Daily, December 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=386180

Related News
河南濮阳爆炸事故基本排除人为破坏的可能 (Police Rule Out Intent to Harm in Henan
Explosion)
EastDay.com, December 29, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081227/u1a4073348.html

Tibet
China Arrests 59 in Tibet for Rumour-spreading-State Media
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081224/wl_nm/us_china_tibet

China Invested Record Amount in Tibet in 2008: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), December 29, 2008
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=824181

December 24, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Wants Chinese Gitmo Detainees
China Daily, December 24, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/24/content_7334470.htm

Disasters
Court Rejects Quake-Deaths Suit in China
Wall Street Journal, December 24, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123006181877830819.html

Environment
环保部：今年1.5万家环境违法企业被立案查处 (SEPA: 15K Companies Filed for Investigation into Environmental Violations in 2008)
China News, December 24, 2008
http://www.china.com.cn/policy/txt/2008-12/24/content_17000254.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Petition over Detained Chinese Writer Goes International
International Herald Tribune, December 23, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/23/asia/china.php

Human Rights Defenders
民主党人士谢长发案件退回补充侦查 袁显臣被超期羁押 (Changsha Dissident Xie Changfa's Case Returned to PSB for Additional Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-12232008082537.html

Labor
沪台资厂上千工人静坐两天讨薪 (1000+ Shanghai Workers Hold Sit-in Protest for Back Wages)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taoxin-12232008115020.html

Land Policy
上海多楼盘被政府团购 (Shanghai Government Purchases Large Number of Buildings en Masse)
The Beijing News, December 24, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/12-24/008@031152.htm

湖北郧西县数百名村民因征地赔偿问题与当局发生冲突 (Hubei Villagers Clash with Officials over Poor Land Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-12232008083445.html

扬州拒迁户夫妇和女儿被强行带走下落不明 (Jiangsu Family Protesting Demolition of Home Detained, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-12232008104036.html

Media
当局拒绝律师会见上周被正式被捕的央视记者李敏 (CCTV Reporter Detained on Suspicion of Taking Bribes Not Allowed to Meet with Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/journalist_detain-12232008110039.html

Police
Protest Organizer Seized in Sichuan
Shanghai Daily, December 24, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081224/article_385662.htm

Poverty
Sponsor Program Aims to Help Poor Farmers
Shanghai Daily, December 24, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081224/article_385667.htm

Public Health
疫苗致残儿童案一审判决受害人仅得8万赔偿 (Decision on Case on Children Left Handicapped by a Vaccine Awards Victims only 800,000 in Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawsuit-12222008104358.html

December 23, 2008

News
Corruption
原天津市委常委皮黔生被“雙規”(Former Tianjin Party Official Pi Qiansheng under "Double Regulation")
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 22, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_7790000/newsid_7796500/7796529.stm

Death Penalty
New Guideline on Death Penalty
China Daily, December 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/23/content_7331191.htm

Disasters
Parents of China Quake Victims File Lawsuit
International Herald Tribune, December 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/22/asia/quake.php

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Scholars, Lawyers Call for Release of China Critic
Associated Press (via Boston Globe), December 23, 2008
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/12/23/scholars_lawyers_call_for_release_of_china_critic/

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Court Upholds Lawyer’s Conviction
Financial Times, December 23, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85ac3c40-d01a-11dd-ae00-000077b07658.html

余杰因参与签署《08宪章》被国保查问和警告 (Beijing Intellectual Yu Jie Interrogated and Warned by State Security Officers after Signing "Charter 08")
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_assault-12222008102508.html

Labor
山東塌化工爐3死6傷 (Three Dead, Six Injured in Shandong Factory Furnace Collapse)
Ming Pao, December 23, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20081223/caf1.htm

Land
中国拟立法化解农村土地承包经营纠纷 (China Proposes Legislation to Resolve Rural Land Contracted Operations Disputes)
Xinhuanet, December 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/23/content_10545214.htm

Law
广东规定法院审理民事案立案前即可调解 (Guangdong Civil Cases May Be Resolved in Mediation Rather than Court)
Xinhuanet, December 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/23/content_10545214.htm

Poverty
New Poverty Line Raises Number of Poor
China Daily, December 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/23/content_7331217.htm

Religion
张明选前往内蒙传福音而遭被捕 (House Church Pastor Zhang Mingxuan Detained in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_religion_christian-12222008103916.html

December 20-22, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

December 19, 2008

Top News
Human Rights Defender - Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
Chinese Housing Activist Sentenced to 2 Years
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), December 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_re_as/as_china_housing_activist

Beijing housing rights activist Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) was sentenced to two years in prison on December 18, on charges of “obstructing official business.” Ni, who is handicapped, was arrested in April 2008. Her trial was originally scheduled for August 4, 2008, but it was postponed without explanation just before the Olympics. She was previously imprisoned for one year in 2002 for fighting evictions in Beijing. In November 2008, her home was bulldozed, leaving her husband homeless.

News
Economic Development
President Hu Eulogizes Three-decade Reform
Xinhuanet, December 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/18/content_10523763.htm

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
北京监狱宣布取消胡佳的正常探视 (Beijing Prison Announces Revoking of Hu Jia's Normal Visits)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-12182008163952.html

Human Rights Defenders
中国当局继续传唤恐吓联署《08宪章》人士 (Authorities Continue to Subpoena and Threaten Signers of "Charter 08")
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_dissident-12182008120031.html

Labor
Rescuers Fail to Reach 18 Trapped Miners in China
Reuters, December 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BH7LL20081218

Macau
澳门回归九周年 民间团体发起游行对二十三条立法表忧虑（视频）(Demonstration on Article 23 Planned in Macau for 9th Handover Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aomei-12182008090226.html

Related news:
New Macau Association Confirms Rally on Handover Day
Macau Daily Times, December 15, 2008
http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20449&Itemid=28

Media
Chinese Author of Book on Famine Braves Risks to Inform New Generations
International Herald Tribune, December 18, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/18/asia/famine.php

中国多名记者失踪 (Whereabouts of Several Chinese Journalists Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jizhe-12182008104718.html

Protests and Petitions
China Protest Decries Eating Cats
Associated Press (via China Post), December 19, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/other/2008/12/19/188363/China-protest.htm

Protesting China Workers in Standoff with Police
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), December 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_re_as/as_china_factory_protest

沪访民上京申请游行遭截访及拘留 (Shanghai Petitioners Returned to Shanghai and Detained after Going to Beijing to Apply to Demonstrate)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-12182008095255.html

Tibet
七名藏人涉参与骚乱被判无期徒刑至八年 (Seven Tibetans Involved in March Unrest Sentenced from Eight Years to Life Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Tibet-12182008115646.html