December 17, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Healthy Development of Bilateral Relations Conducive to China, EU
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/17/content_7311729.htm

Sarkozy's 'European Value' Not Accepted
China Daily, December 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2008-12/17/content_7311832.htm

Disasters
Weather Rocket Kills Man and Blows up his Body at Cremation
Telegraph.co.uk, December 16, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3793982/Weather-rocket-
kills-man-and-blows-up-his-body-at-cremation.html

Environment
China Urges Speed-up in Water Scheme
China Post, December 17, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2008/12/17/188020/China-urges.htm

Corruption Blamed for Burst Water Pipes in NW China City
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/16/content_7311524.htm

水利专家建议黄河改道出黄海 (Irrigation Experts Propose Allowing Yellow River to Flow into Yellow Sea Again)
BBC, December 16, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7780000/newsid_7786800/7786868.stm

Human Rights
Party Looks Unmoved by Call for Freedoms
The Sydney Morning Herald, December 17, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/party-looks-unmoved-by-call-for-freedoms/2008/12/16/1229189623226.html

Human Rights Defenders - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Rejects US Call to Release Activist
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a6cf006ca6f3e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
欧盟促请中国解释逮捕刘晓波原因 (European Union Demands Explanation for Liu Xiaobo's Arrest)
BBC World Service, December 16, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7780000/newsid_7786600/7786619.stm

Labor
广东劳保厅长建议将老板欠薪逃匿定为刑事犯罪 (Guangdong Official Proposes Criminalising Going into Hiding to Avoid Settling Employee Backpay)
EastDay.com, December 17, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081217/u1a4049105.html

Land Policy
Villagers Held for Throwing Ink-filled Eggs at National Flag
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4a8ffd871b04e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

江苏扬州骇人听闻的野蛮拆迁事件 (BarbaricTreatment of Residents in Jiangsu Housing Demolitions)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-12162008120126.html

Law
最高法院通知规范民事诉讼举证时限(全文 解读) (Supreme Court Issues Notice Concerning Regulations on Time Limits for Evidence in Civil Actions)
Xinhuanet, December 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/16/content_10515885.htm

绵竹利诱学生家长撤诉 上诉者被指反党 (Mianzhu Earthquake Parent Lured into Dropping Charges; Prosecutor Accused of being Anti-CCP)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mianzhu-12162008091012.html

Media
China Is Said to Restore Blocks on Web Sites
New York Times, December 17, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/world/asia/17china.html

Related Information:
Better Services for Foreign Media
China Daily, December 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/17/content_7311768.htm

China's Internet 'Spin Doctors'
BBC, December 16, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7783640.stm

Migrant Workers
Returning Migrant Workers put Strain on Home Provinces
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0bbefd871b04e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
四川绵阳乡干部在山西运城派出所内蹊跷死亡 (Suspicious Death of Sichuan Man at Shanxi Police Station)
EastDay.com, December 17, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081217/u1a4049186.html

Population
Population-Control Payout will Rise
Shanghai Daily, December 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=384801

中国计生保密培训引质疑 (Questions Raised about Secrecy Training for Family-Planning Officials)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jisheng-12162008114639.html

Public Health
377,000 Chickens Culled in Jiangsu Bird Flu Cases
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59eefd871b04e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
广州良人家庭教会受宗教局和公安局人员的冲击 (Guangzhou House Church Attacked by Public Security and Relgious Affairs Bureaux)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinwen-12162008103351.html

新疆家庭教会牧师受审 各地教徒被捕下落未名 (Xinjiang House Church Pastor on Trial, Church Members Everywhere Arrested or Missing)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-12162008091450.html

Society
Chinese Graduates Recruited for Rural Work
International Herald Tribune, December 16, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/16/asia/letter.php

Taiwan
Direct Links with China Unrelated to Unification: President
Taiwan News, December 16, 2008
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=814820&lang=eng_news&cat
e_img=83.jpg&cate_rss=news_Politics_TAIWAN

Tibet
University of Tibet Brought into China's Key Education Project
Xinhuanet, December 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/16/content_10515237.htm

December 16, 2008

News

Education
China's Poor Rural Areas in Urgent Need of Teachers
China Daily, December 16, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/16/content_7308060.htm

Chinese Schools to Include Ethnic Harmony Courses
China Daily, December 16, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/16/content_7307096.htm

Environment
Counting the High Cost of Growth
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2cf8bdbfe0b3e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Lye, Boric Acid Banned as Food Additives in China
Associated Press (via Google), December 16, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jP0C1Aoi0pUm3LIAfqDoB4Dpi8Bw
D95380T00

Labor
Leading Academy: China to Face Increasing Employment Pressure Next Year
Xinhuanet, December 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/15/content_10509530.htm

Law
安监总局印发《煤矿生产安全事故报告和调查处理规定》 (State Administration of Work Safety Releases "Regulations on Reporting, Investigation, and Handling of Coal Mine Work Safety Accidents")
Xinhuanet, December 16, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/16/content_10510569.htm

浙江：让虚假诉讼成为过街老鼠 (Zhejiang Enacts Regulation against "Fake Lawsuits")
Xinhuanet, December 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/15/content_10508406.htm

Media
Reporter Lost for 14 Days Found in Police Custody
China Daily, December 16, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/16/content_7307284.htm

Related News
Chinese Reporter Chasing Corruption Claims Disappears
Reuters, December 15, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE4BE0R820081215?sp=true

Police
Police Brutality Up in Rural Areas
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b361a60d88b3e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Probes into 5 Deaths in Henan Police Cells
Shanghai Daily, December 16, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=384646

Protests and Petitions
广州警方依法处理百人围堵黄埔某医院事件 (Guangzhou Police "Handle" Demonstration outside Hospital)
EastDay.com, December 16, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081216/u1a4046640.html

Five Villagers Injured in E China Land Dispute
China Daily, December 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/15/content_7306156.htm

香港团体发起游行声援「零八宪章」 (Hong Kong Groups Demonstrate on Behalf of Charter 08 Signers)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/08xianzhang-12152008101736.html

Society
海口市民下月一号上网吧　需用身份证刷卡登记 (Haikou Residents Will Be Required to Register ID Cards at Internet Cafes)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangba-12152008110025.html

Taiwan
China and Taiwan Restore Air Links
International Herald Tribune, December 15, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/15/asia/taiwan.php

December 13-15, 2008

News

Corruption
Con Men Jailed over Million-yuan Fraud
South China Morning Post, December 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=18de95e6a663e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China Likely to Miss Energy Saving Goal for 2008: Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 13, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081213/sc_afp/chinaenergyenvironment

Waste Water Flows into Yangtze Tributary after Chemicals Fire
China Daily, December 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/14/content_7302347.htm

Food Security
China Probing 27 Cases of Melamine-tainted Animal Feed: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081215/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafety

Sacked Officials Get New Positions
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fe1e5c0aa1c2e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Petitioners Praise HK Police after Visit for Protest
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eb9d5c0aa1c2e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights
《零八宪章》签名超过2500人刘晓波仍未获释 ('Charter 08' Signatories Exceed 2500, Liu Xiaobo Still Not Released)
Radio France Internationale, December 14, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/108/article_10993.asp

Related News:
Bao Tong: China Detentions 'Challenge Constitution'
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/baotongcharter-12132008111723.html

六四学运领袖陶君签名支持<零八宪章>
(June 4th Student Leader Tao Jun Signs 'Charter 08')
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-12142008171330.html

著名律师莫少平谈《零八宪章》
(Interview: Renowned Lawyer Mo Shaoping on the 'Charter 08')
Radio France Internationale, December 12, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/108/article_10961.asp

Human Rights Defenders
贵州人权人士获释 公安称党就是法律 (Guizhou Rights Activists Released; PSB Says the Party is Law)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-12122008094621.html

参与联署「零八宪章」的人士继续遭当局进一步打压 (Authorities Step up Pressure on 'Charter 08' Signatories)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chan-12142008171843.html

Media
Chinese Reporter Chasing Corruption Claims Disappears
Reuters, December 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BE0R820081215?feedType=RSS&f
eedName=worldNews

海口网吧明年全部实行身份证"刷卡"上网 (Haikou to Implement Identity Swipe Cards for Internet Users)
EastDay.com, December 24, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081214/u1a4042966.html

南都《评论周刊》停刊 (Southern 'Weekly Review' Ceases Publication)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nan-12142008164507.html

Police
平遥150人滋事与村委会换届选举无关 警方认定为涉黑 (Police Say Pingyao Trouble-makers Unrelated to Village Committee Elections)
Xinhuanet, December 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/15/content_10504588.htm

Related News:
山西一村委会选举引发骚乱 (Village Committee Election Sparks Riots in Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuanju-12122008163740.html

Politics
诺贝尔奖评委应邀访华遭无端质疑 被指存在腐败 (Questions Raised over China's Invitation to Nobel Committee)
EastDay.com, December 14, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081214/u1a4043022.html

Protests and Petitions
拆迁户妻子北京上访 丈夫在家被打断肋骨 (Husband's Ribs Broken in Beating While Wife Petitions in Beijing over House Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cai-12142008170514.html

Religion
湖北华南基督教会多名教徒被警方抓捕 (Many Members of Huanan Christian Church Arrested in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinwen-12132008152008.html

Rural Issues
Fruits of reform can be bitter in Chinese countryside
Reuters, December 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081212/wl_asia_afp/chinarightshu

Society
细数三十年民族法制建设大发展 (30 Years of Progress in Legal system Governing Minorities)
EastDay.com, December 14, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081214/u1a4043731.html

Taiwan
Taiwan, China Launch Direct Shipping Links
Associated Press (via Google), December 15, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g6DQLDMAmRA4uPnd5hsLH9dz
QecQD952RC2O5

Taiwan's former president is indicted
International Herald Tribune, December 12, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/12/asia/13taiwan.php

Tibet
UN Chief Urges China to Continue Tibet Dialogue
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081212/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetpoliticsunban

西藏林芝察隅县发生森林火灾仍在扑救 (Forest Fire Continues to burn in Tibet)
EastDay.com, December 14, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081214/u1a4044032.html

XUAR
Large Gas Reserve Found in Xinjiang
China Daily, December 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/15/content_7304102.htm

December 12, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
中国2008年旅法游客明显下降 (Sharp Drop in Number of Chinese Tourists Visiting France)
Radio France Internationale, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/108/article_10949.asp

Death Penalty
“万物春”集资诈骗案宣判 老总唐亚南被判死刑 (Fake Charity Fraudster Tang Yanan Sentenced to Death)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/11/content_10488608.htm

Hong Kong
HK Ties Deadly Virus to Avian Flu Outbreak
Shanghai Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=384223

到港沪访民至中联办请愿 数十位上海访民当地请愿却遭殴打 (Shanghai Petitioners Protest at China Liaison Office in Hong Kong; Previously Beaten at Protest in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-12112008092707.html

Human Rights
Hu Underscores Int'l Co-op on Human Rights
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7298180.htm

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠）
Police Detain More Scholars and Activists
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=80f97bf8ef62e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
Chinese Dissident's Daughter Reports on Prison Visit
Voice of America, December 11, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-11-voa6.cfm?rss=asia

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
黄琦案已移交检察院 (Huang Qi's Case Already Passed to Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-12112008091413.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhang Mingxuan (张明选)
家庭教会联合会长张明选被警方连夜押出北京 (Police Forcibly Remove House Church Leader Zhang Mingxuan from Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhang-12112008102739.html

Human Rights Defenders - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Police Stay Mum on Arrest of Leading China Dissident: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081211/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsmedia

US 'Deeply Concerned' About Reports of Arrests in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081211/pl_afp/chinarightsus

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Independent Scholars Detained: Start
of 2009 Crackdown?
Human Rights in China, December 09, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=86132&item%5fid=85186

Labor
In China, Anger Rises as Economy Falls
Los Angeles Times, December 12, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-politics12-
2008dec12,0,2413482.story

Land Policy
Loss of Homes Threatens Social Stability in China
Voice of America, December 11, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-11-voa13.cfm?rss=asia

Law
Lawyer to Stand Trial for Bribing Judges
China Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7297463.htm

Media
Ban on Covering Reporter's Arrest
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=29b97bf8ef62e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
律师指央视女记者被拘案中检方违法 (Lawyers Condemn Reporter's Detention as Illegal)
Radio France Internationale, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/108/article_10941.asp

Beijing Police Detain Eight Posing as Journalists, Selling Press Cards
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/11/content_10490244.htm

Migrant Workers
Police Foil Human Trafficking in Golden Triangle
China Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7297128.htm

Police
Uyghur Students 'Beaten by Police'
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/students-12112008071703.html

Poverty
成都向37.91万困难群众发放每人百元消费券 (Chengdu Provides 100 Yuan Vouchers to the Masses in Hard Times)
EastDay.com, December 12, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081212/u1a4039342.html

Protests and Petitions
自贡市民进京举报遭追踪 当地黑监狱专押上访者 (Sichuan Petitioner to Beijing Tracked; 'Black Jails' There Specialize in Detaining Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zigong-12112008160801.html

Public Health
Drug Resistant TB Rife in China
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081211/hl_nm/us_tuberculosis_china

Religion
中国维权团体呼吁人大撤销违宪的宗教条例 (China Rights Organization Calls for People's Congress to Abolish Regulations Violating Constitutional Right to Freedom of Religion)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/religion-12112008094428.html

Rural Issues
10b Yuan in Farm Aid to Support Rural Population
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=729a7bf8ef62e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society
Beichuan Couples Find New Love
China Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7297641.htm

State Security
Five on Trial Over State Secrets Theft
Shanghai Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=384197

Taiwan
Work Rules for Chinese Spouses Nixed
China Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2008/12/12/187256/Work-rules.htm

December 11, 2008

News

Corruption
透明国际：俄罗斯、中国等国公司最倾向贿赂 (Russia and China Businesses among Most Prone to Bribery)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huilu-12102008111304.html

Economic Development
社会学家：4万亿投资可能催生新一轮城市化浪潮 (Economic Relief Plan May Spark New Wave of Urbanization, Experts Say)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/11/content_10486201.htm

China Nov. Exports down 2.2% in First Fall since June 2001
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/10/content_10484786.htm

Environment
山西年末发生大面积干旱 虫害遭遇十年之最 (Shanxi Hit by Year-end Draught and Worst Pest Attack in Ten Years)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/11/content_10486489.htm

China "Cancer Village" Pays Ultimate Price for Growth
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081211/wl_nm/us_china_reforms_cancer

Toxic Arsenic Levels Found in East China Rivers
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/10/content_10485729.htm

Food Security
China Considering Compensation for Milk Victims
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081211/wl_nm/us_china_milk_compensation

Government
升迁掌握在上级手上，官员有动力对百姓负责吗? (Can Officials Be Responsible to the People When Promotions Are Decided by Superiors?)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/11/content_10488144.htm

Human Rights
China Hails 'Progress' but Quells Protest on Human Rights Anniversary
International Herald Tribune, December 10, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/10/asia/china.php

Related News
Chinese Law Scholars Discuss Human Rights Education on World Human Rights Day
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/10/content_10486030.htm

贵州第四届国际人权研讨会受严密监控　参与人士被要求离开 (Human Rights Seminar in
Guizhou Tightly Controlled, Participants Forced to Leave)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-12102008093834.html

Labor
Labor Arbitration Cases Soaring in Guangzhou
China Daily, December 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/11/content_7292345.htm

Media
New Cards for Journalists
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=4f70155c2912e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=chi

中国电脑安全技术新规定引起美国担心 (New Chinese Tech Regulations Worry American Observers)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/diannao-12102008110730.html

Migrant Workers
124名东北农民工险被“蛇头”诱骗出境 (124 Migrant Workers Tricked into Leaving Country by Human Trafficker)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/11/content_10488319.htm

Protests and Petitions
Report on 'Mentally Ill' Farmers Out Soon
China Daily, December 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/11/content_7292319.htm

Workers Picket Factory for 3rd Day over Bonuses
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b601155c2912e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Social Security
China Grapples with New Social Safety Net
Reuters, December 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4B94DF20081210?feedType=RSS&fee
dName=worldNews

Society
Girl Fight at College Ends with 6 Stabbed in NW China
China Daily, December 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/10/content_7292027.htm

Tibet
Torture Widespread, Routine in Tibet, Report Says
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081210/wl_nm/us_china_tibet_torture

December 10, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender
China Arrests a Signer of a Freedom Charter
Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chinarights10-2008dec10,0,1100481.story

Beijing police detained Independent Chinese PEN Center President and prominent activist Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) in the evening of December 8, after Liu signed a public appeal calling for legal reforms, democracy, and the protection of human rights. Liu has yet to be released. The public appeal, “08 Charter,” was released today, Human Rights Day, and signed by over 300 activists, lawyers, civil servants, former party officials, and other concerned Chinese citizens. Another activist and signatory, Zhang Zhuhua (张祖桦), was also detained; Zhang was later released on December 9.

Related information:
Independent Scholars Detained: Start of 2009 Crackdown?
Human Rights in China, December 09, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/85186

08 Charter (English Translation)
December 10, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/85717

News
Bilateral Ties
China Wants Strong Ties with U.S. — as Long as They Don't Interfere with Tibet's Future
Associated Press (via Fox News), December 09, 2008
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,464604,00.html

Death Penalty
淮南原市委书记被判死缓 (Former Huainan, Anhui Municipal Party Secretary Given Suspended Death Sentence)
The Beijing News, December 10, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/12-10/008@021155.htm

Environment
环保部：部分水源地不合格公众饮水存隐患 (Ministry of Environmental Protection Warns of Hidden Dangers in Drinking Water, Says that Certain Water Sources Are Sub-standard)
China News (via Sina), December 10, 2008
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-12-10/161016821326.shtml

Human Rights Defenders
三十八名上海访民在香港注册冤民大同盟（系列视频） (38 Shanghai Petitioners Form the "Chinese Alliance of the Aggrieved" in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-12092008090746.html

民主党人士王荣清被控三大罪状杭州开审 (Trial for Democracy Activist Wang Rongqing Opens in Hangzhou)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-12092008134054.html

Media
China about to Complete Its Online 'Golden Shield' Monitoring Project
Taiwan News, December 10, 2008
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=807946

Migrant Workers
中国失业农民工返乡潮带来新挑战 (Return of Unemployed Migrant Workers to Countryside Brings New Challenge)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/immigrants-12092008093824.html

Politics
China Sacks Officials for Overseas Holidays Disguised as Study Tours
Shanghai Daily, December 10, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=383983

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Held for Being Obsessive, Says Official
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8d046cf602c1e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protest of 1,000 Migrant Workers Turns Violent, Says Rights Group
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f4c36cf602c1e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

上訪人士到外交部靜坐抗議 (20+ Petitioners Hold Sit-in Demonstration outside Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Ming Pao, December 10, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081210/ca31501i.htm

Rural Issues
30 Years after Reform, China Farmers once Again Hope for Change
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081209/wl_asia_afp/chinaeconomy30yearsfarmerscorrection

Taiwan
Shanghai-Taiwan Direct Flight Date Set
China Daily, December 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/10/content_7288135.htm

December 9, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Sarkozy Praises China Amid Uproar Over Dalai Lama
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081208/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_france_china

Corruption
Ex-judge Facing Graft Probe Wins Law Award
South China Morning Post, December 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e5e0cdff771e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

四川揭發虛報瞞報統計案 (Cases of Falsified Statistics Revealed in Sichuan)
Ming Pao, December 08, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081208/ca12256c.htm

Disasters
Court Cancels Fines for Some Prisoners
China Daily, December 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/09/content_7284144.htm

Environment
India Quakes Over China's Water Plan
Asia Times Online, December 09, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JL09Ad01.html

Food Security
China Intensifies Quality Inspection on Some Europe-imported Food
Xinhuanet, December 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/08/content_10474055.htm

Hong Kong
上海访民到港 计划申办民间团体 (Shanghai Petitioners Plan to Establish NGO in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hongkong-12082008081353.html

Human Rights
Wang Chen: China Registers Historic Progress in Human Rights
Xinhuanet, December 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/09/content_10477130.htm

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Two Guizhou Rights Activists Detained
Human Rights in China, December 5, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=84691&item%5fid=83573

12,600 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Past 4 years
China Daily, December 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/09/content_7284147.htm

宁波市盲人老夫妇房子被强拆 (Elderly Blind Couple Left Homeless after House Demolished)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-12082008161307.html

Labor
安徽淮南一化工厂爆炸 3人死亡2人受伤 (Chemical Plant Explosion Kills Three in Anhui)
EastDay.com, December 09, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081209/u1a4033329.html

Law
Court Refuses to Accept First Joint Sanlu Lawsuit
South China Morning Post, December 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=871f0cdff771e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related Information:
湖北结石婴儿死亡报道被删除 家长要求验尸被拒 (Latest Baby to Die from Kidney Stones: Reports Suppressed and Autopsy Request Denied)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yinger-12082008115301.html

Media
Police Seize TV Reporter who Alleged Power Abuse
South China Morning Post, December 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=956d0cdff771e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

北京强令全国转播西藏卫视　观众喜好让位政治宣传 (Beijing Orders Tibet TV Channel Broadcast Nationwide)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-12082008093029.html

Police
Police Kill Man who Took 2 Workers Hostage
South China Morning Post, December 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a6ad0cdff771e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Poverty
Drive to Have Beggar-free City
China Daily, December 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/09/content_7284135.htm

Protests and Petitions
Complaint Over Shandong Killing
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioner-12082008082225.html

Probe into Dubious Detentions
China Daily, December 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/09/content_7284120.htm

Public Health
Crackdown on drugs hurts China AIDS fight: report
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081209/hl_nm/us_china_aids

Social Security
Disabled Hero Gets his Reward at Last
China Daily, December 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-12/09/content_7283478.htm

Society
北京公交集团规定老人没座公交车不能开动 (New Regulations Prohibit Beijing Buses from Driving Until Elderly Seated)
Xinhuanet, December 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/09/content_10475394.htm

December 6-8, 2008

News
Corruption
县委书记称收“年礼”不算受贿 五年收近两百万 (Hunan County Party Secretary Sentenced to 13 Years for Corruption)
Legal Daily (via China News), December 8, 2008
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/sh/news/2008/12-08/1477629.shtml

Disasters
Overzealous Cadres Overwhelm China Quake Victims
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), December 5, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081205/wl_nm/us_china_earthquake

Environment
Pollution Delays Huge Water Scheme
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e78ddde2a2d0e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
香港民间组织促更多关注人权问题 (Hong Kong NGOs Urge More Attention Be Paid to Human Rights on Human Rights Day)
Voice of America, December 7, 2008
http://voanews.com/chinese/w2008-12-07-voa26.cfm

Human Rights Defenders
贵阳公安向家属证实 三异见人士遭软禁 (Three Guizhou Dissidents Placed under House Arrest before Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gui-12072008162527.html

Government
村民600袋面贿选被拘 (Villager Detained after Using Flour to Bribe Voters)
The Beijing News, December 7, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/12-07/008@022138.htm

Labor
1000度鋼水噴出5死傷 (Two Dead, Three Severely Injured in Guangdong Molten Steel Accident)
Ming Pao, December 8, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20081208/ccc1.htm

Media
Mainland Moves to Reign in Internet
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=782de7791180e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics
Officials Held over Fatal Beating
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=8c5fe7791180e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

山东村民举报村官后遇害 警方敷衍 (Shandong Villagers Killed after Reporting Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shan-12072008170028.html

Protests & Petitions
China City Locks Up 'Petitioners' in Mental Asylum: State Media
Agence Free Presse (via Yahoo! News), December 8, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081208/wl_asia_afp/chinarightspetitionershospitalpsychology

Related news:
上访者被强送精神病院 (Petitioners Sent to Psychiatric Hospital)
The Beijing News, December 8, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/deep/2008/12-08/008@021055.htm

皖太湖县拆祠堂暴力执法 数千村民聚集三人被捕 (Three Anhui Villagers Arrested after 1000+ Protest over Demolished Housing)
Radio Free Asia, December 5, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taihu-12052008090416.html

Society
China Stimulus Slights Human Capital
Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122867986546386127.html

December 5, 2008

News
Death Penalty
4 Sentenced to Death over Murder Spree
Shanghai Daily, December 05, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=383371

Disasters
绵竹当局威胁遇难学生家长撤销诉讼 (Authorities Pressure Parents who Lost Children in Quake to Drop Suits)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mianzhu-12042008102608.html

Food Security
China to Draw Up Blacklist of Dangerous Ingredients
Reuters, December 04, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4B40DS20081205

Long Wait for Victims of Tainted Milk
South China Morning Post, December 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f1441d79ca20e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
Illegal Land Grabs, Farmland Misuse Falling
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/05/content_7275218.htm

韶关村民维权上访被暴徒殴打致残 (Guangdong Villagers Beaten, Threatened for Petitioning for Proper Land Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_rural-12042008104211.html

Media
Chinese State Media Pushes for Press Freedom
The Telegraph, December 05, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3564250/Chinese-state-media-pushes-for-press-freedom.html

Concern at Removal of Veteran Journalist
South China Morning Post, December 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e5851d79ca20e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
Cut-price Homes for Migrants in Guangzhou
China Daily, December 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/05/content_7273232.htm

Police
Sichuan to Release 2,000 Elderly, Ill Inmates
Shanghai Daily, December 05, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=383379

Protests and Petitions
China: Factory Owners Protest for Payment of Debts
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), December 05, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_factory_protest

Hundreds Protest outside CCTV
South China Morning Post, December 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1fd41d79ca20e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

自贡法院禁止维权人士为访民代理诉讼 (Sichuan Court Refuses to Allow Rights Defender to Represent Petitioner in Court)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_court-12042008105845.html

Religion
杭州和北京两个家庭教会遭当局严厉打压 (Beijing and Hangzhou House Church Activists Pressured by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_family_church-12042008102344.html

Tibet
China Decries Dalai Lama's Demands for Autonomy
Reuters, December 04, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4B31A320081204

XUAR
Disabled Uyghur Jailed as Security Threat
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/Disabled%20Uyghur-12032008163546.html

December 4, 2008

News

Corruption
重庆一医生首获"非国家工作人员受贿罪" (Chongqing Doctor First "Non-State Worker" Convicted of Bribery)
EastDay.com, December 04, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081204/u1a4022727.html

Disasters
Company Dorm Fire Kills 11, Injures 10 in Shandong
Shanghai Daily, December 04, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=383209

Food Security
China Milk Scandal: Families of Sick Children Fight to Find out True Scale of the Problem)
Telegraph.co.uk, December 03, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3545733/China-milk-scandal-
Families-of-sick-children-fight-to-find-out-true-scale-of-the-problem.html

Government
Pros and Cons for New Civil Servant Regulations
Shanghai Daily, December 04, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=383187

Human Rights
China Internet Cafes Switching to Chinese OS
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_internet_cafes

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
因会见欧议员郑恩宠被警传讯威胁 (Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong Threatened by Police for Meeting with European Parliament Member)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sifa-12032008141221.html

Labor
广州12名出租车司机代表与交警座谈 (Taxi Driver Representatives Meet with Traffic Police)
EastDay.com, December 04, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081204/u1a4023878.html

Land Policy
國土資源部說監察違法佔地 (Land and Resources Official Speaks Out Against Illegal Land Seizures)
Ming Pao, December 04, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081203/ca31915c.htm

Media
北京制定嚴打傳媒黑名單 (Beijing Institutes Crackdown on "Blacklisted” Media)
Sina.com, December 04, 2008
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/32/1/1/961555/1.html

China Denies Alleged Attack on Foreign Journalists
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), December 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_journalists_attacked

作家王力雄和唯色推出博客《民间藏事》 (Writers Woeser and Wang Lixiong Start Blog on Tibetan Issues)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-12032008100821.html

Multilateral
欧盟议员发起中国人权研讨会 韩籍嘉宾北京机场被“遣返” (Korean Citizens En Route to China Rights Meeting Intercepted in Beijing and Forced Back to Seoul)
Radio Free Asia, December 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-12032008133109.html

Protests and Petitions
100 Police Staff Protest over Pay in China: Rights Group
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), December 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081203/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestprotestpolice

Over 300 Cabbies on Strike in S China's Guangdong
Xinhuanet, December 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/03/content_10451687.htm

Rural Issues
Preservation of Farmland Put on Back Burner
South China Morning Post, December 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=8d17f32568dfd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
Ma Chat Broadcast Direct to Mainland
South China Morning Post, December 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f987f32568dfd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

December 3, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Call for Calm over France Boycott
South China Morning Post, December 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=60360afea0bfd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police Liaison Officers to be Sent to Australia
China Daily, December 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/03/content_7263529.htm

Civil Society
New Push for Tiananmen Reforms
The Age (Australia), December 03, 2008
http://www.theage.com.au/world/new-push-for-tiananmen-reforms-20081201-6os9.html

Shenzhen Activists Distribute “Democracy Survey” Pamphlets On The Streets
China Digital Times, December 03, 2008
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/12/shenzhens-democracy-advocates/

Corruption
Man in the News: Huang Guangyu
Financial Times, November 28, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ad59214-bd82-11dd-bba1-0000779fd18c.html

Death Penalty
Family of Executed Chinese Scientist Family Not Told of Death
China Post, December 03, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2008/12/02/185786/Family-
of.htm

Disasters
Death toll Rises to 22 in NW China Highway Crash
China Daily, December 02, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/02/content_7263199.htm

Schoolmaster Detained after Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills 11 Girls
China Daily, December 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/03/content_7267025.htm

Environment
Beijing Reaches Clean Air Goal for 2008
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), December 03, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/01/asia/china.php

China Presses for New Treaty
Shanghai Daily, December 03, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=383006

Food Security
Official: China to Build Sugar Stockpiles, Maintain Price Stability
Xinhuanet, December 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/02/content_10446473.htm

Labor
惠州工廠裁員工人圍堵公司 (Workers Surround Huizhou Company in Protest over Job Cuts)
Ming Pao, December 03, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081203/ca30932w.htm

Law
Judicial Aid Made Available to Firms
China Daily, December 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/03/content_7263598.htm

Media
China Investigates Attack on Foreign Journalists
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081202/ap_on_re_as/as_china_journalists_attacked

Related News:
Local official: Belgian Journalists, Villagers Scuffle in China's AIDS Zone
Xinhuanet, December 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/02/content_10446252.htm

Chinese Authorities Enforce Switch from Microsoft
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/microsoft%20to%20linux-12022008144416.html

本台独家:河北房产骗局业主受害　数百诉请政府负责媒体噤声 (Hundreds of Property Fraud Victims Blame Government for Media Silence)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hebei-12022008092319.html

「维权中国」网站遭百度、雅虎、搜狗搜索引擎屏蔽 (Yahoo, Baidu and Sogou Search Engines Screen Rights Defence Website)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-12022008101437.html

Population
Family Planning Policy Doesn't Contradict Human Rights
China Daily, December 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/02/content_7263244.htm

Poverty
Man Arrested for Illegally Dumping Mother's Body
Shanghai Daily, December 02, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382936

Protests and Petitions
刚刚获释的南沽股民表示要坚持上访 (Duped Investors Released from Detention Claim They Will Continue to Petition)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petition_investor-12022008110836.html?encoding=simplified

Related information:
假股票“南航权证”受害者示威被拘留 (Fake Stock Fraud Victims Detained After Protest)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/protest_investors-12012008100636.html?encoding=simplified

AIDS Activist Sent Home from Beijing
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/train-12022008161527.html

荷泽工农齐维权 带头人士被拘押 (Heze Workers and Farmers Petition in Beijing, Leader Remains Imprisoned)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/heze-12022008092551.html

广东和平县村民反对政府强行修建火葬场 (Guangdong Villagers Clash with Police over Building of Crematorium)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rural_clash-12022008103212.html?encoding=simplified

湖南隆回教师集体罢课示威请愿 (Hunan Teachers on Strike)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hunan-12022008164618.html

Public Health
广东9岁病童企图自杀 突显贫困人口看病难 (Guangdong Nine-year-old Attempts Suicide, Highlights Inaccessibility of MedicalTreatment for Poor)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/pinkun-12022008112632.html

Tibet
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to Embrace 6 More Railway Lines by 2020
Xinhuanet, December 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/03/content_10450130.htm

中国当局加强控制边境 藏人出逃路线被堵 (Government Strengthens Border Control, Blocks Tibetan Escape Route)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-12022008105850.html

December 02, 2008

Education
Professor Reported for Critical Remarks on Chinese Culture
South China Morning Post, December 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e359507bd73fd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Freedom of Speech
Senders of Lewd Text Messages Face Fines, Detention in Anhui
South China Morning Post, December 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fee9507bd73fd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Government
Officials Lack Honesty - Online Survey
China Daily, December 02, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/02/content_7258396.htm

Human Rights Defenders

杨茂东涉嫌"非法经营"罪案律师函 (Letter from Guo Feixiong's Lawyer on The Case of “Illegal Business Activity”)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangmaodong-12012008161811.html

消息证实：深圳劳工维权人士肖春被秘密关押 (Shenzhen Labor Rights Defender Xiao Chun Secretly Held by Police)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-12012008162829.html

Protests and Petitions
Guangzhou Taxis Strike Despite Cuts in Car Rents
South China Morning Post, December 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=420a507bd73fd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

勞動合同爭議粵工人阻國道 (Workers Block Factory Entrance over Labor Contract Dispute)
Ming Pao Immediate News, December 02, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081202/ca21211k.htm

假股票“南航权证”受害者示威被拘留 (Fake Stock Fraud Victims Detained After Protest)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/protest_investors-12012008100636.html?encoding=simplified12012008100636.html?encoding=simplified

河南艾滋病人绝食一天以唤起关注 (Henan AIDS Patient Plans One-day Hunger Strike to Arouse Attention)
Voice of America, December 01, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-12-01-voa30.cfm?rss=topstories

河南艾滋病人上访遭拦截 (Henan AIDS Patients Intercepted for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_aids-12012008101159.html?encoding=simplified

烟台被打伤的拒迁户在医院不治身亡 (Shandong Villager Died in Hospital After Being Beaten in Clash over Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_death-12012008101529.html?encoding=simplified12012008101529.html?encoding=simplified

杨佳被处死后上海访民发起连串活动 (Shanghai Petitioners Organize Activities After Yang Jia Executed)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-12012008092107.html

Public Health
Number of Melamine-sickened Children Revised up Five-fold
South China Morning Post, December 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0f44c00e0a3fd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

AIDS Patients' Call for Justice
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/aids-12012008100742.html

Beijing Finds 755 New HIV Patients in 2008, Down 22%
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 01, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/01/content_7258216.htm

Beijing to Offer Free Spit Tests for AIDS/HIV
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 01, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/01/content_7258054.htm

November 29-December 01, 2008

News
Corruption
Officials Buy Invitation Letters for Overseas Tours
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 28, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/28/content_7252223.htm

Death Penalty
Chinese Execute 2 Convicted of Spying
New York Times, November 29, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/world/asia/29china.html

Economic Development
China’s President Cites Threat of Global Slowdown
New York Times, December 01, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/business/worldbusiness/01china.html

Environment
Beijing Claims Early Victory over Air Pollution
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 01, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_re_as/as_china_air_pollution

Human Rights Defender - Li Heping (李和平)
维权律师李和平赴欧洲领奖被阻 (Beijing Rights Defense Lawyer Li Heping Prevented from Traveling to Europe to Receive Prize)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-11302008165718.html

Related information:
L'avocat Chinois Li Heping Honoré par Ses Pairs Européens (Chinese Lawyer Li Heping Honored by His European Peers)
RTBF, Novebmer 28, 2008
http://www.rtbf.be/info/lavocat-chinois-li-heping-honore-par-ses-pairs-europeens-59958

Human Rights Defender - Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
维权律师倪玉兰开庭时间推迟 (Rights Defender Ni Yulan's Trial again Postponed)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_lawyer-11282008154804.html

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕）
Activist's Wife Wins Award for Surveillance Blog
South China Morning Post, December 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c2e2c74e104ed110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China Mine Shaft Death Toll Rises to 18
Reuters, December 01, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4B00RV20081201

Law
最高院司法解释破解申诉难 (SPC Judicial Explanation Expounds on Appeal Difficulty)
The Beijing News, December 01, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/12-01/008@014107.htm

Related information:
最高人民法院关于适用《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》审判监督程序若干问题的解释(Explanation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the "Civil Procedure Law" on Trial Supervision Procedures)
Supreme People's Court, November 25, 2008
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/fztd/sfjs/2008-12/01/content_1460326.htm

最高法院审判监督庭负责人解读司法解释 (SPC Official Deciphers Judicial Interpretation)
Legal Daily, December 01, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-12/01/content_991266.htm

Politics
CPC Seeks Suggestions for Judicial Reform
Xinhuanet, November 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/28/content_10427906.htm

Protests and Petitions
天安门再有访民撒传单 驻京办外涂鸦抗议 (Petitions Release Flyers in Tiananmen Square and Speak with Reporters on Situation)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/duomeiti/fangmin-11282008141605.html

Public Health
China Reports 264,000 HIV Carriers, AIDS Patients
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/30/content_7254311.htm

Related news:
China's Rural Migrants Are New Front in AIDS Fight
Reuters, November 30, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AT0QD20081130

Free Hepatitis Shots in New Health Plans
Shanghai Daily, November 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382561

Society
Seeking a Passport to a New Life
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 28, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7754179.stm

Taiwan
Taiwan Students Plan December 7 Protest March for Relaxation of Demonstration Rules
Taiwan News, December 01, 2008
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=800863

Tibet
China: Tibetan Youth Organization Bent on Terror
Houston Chronicle, November 29, 2008
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/6137889.html

November 28, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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