November 13, 2008

News

Corruption
1,400 Lives Lost Due to Officials' Dereliction of Duty
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7199300.htm

Death Penalty
Official Handed Death Sentence
Shanghai Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380475

Mother of Chinese Police Officers' Killer Put in Mental Hospital, her Sister Says
Associated Press (available at the International Herald , November 11, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/11/asia/china.php

Environment
368 Officials Convicted of Environmental Mismanagment
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7201091.htm

Related News
Is Beijing Fudging Its Pollution Numbers?
The New Republic, November 13, 2008
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/environmentandenergy/archive/2008/11/11/is-beijing-fudging-its-
pollution-numbers.aspx

Government
Foreign Ministry Archives Declassified
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7199363.htm

陕西尝试对村委会换届选举现场监督公证 (Shaanxi Tests Using Observers to Monitor Village Elections)
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/13/content_10351076.htm

中国派出9名官员观摩今年美国总统大选 (China Sent Delegation to Study US Election)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuangju-11122008101519.html

Human Rights Defender – Yao Lifa (姚立法)
潜江独立选举人士姚立法被绑架软禁12天后释放 (Direct Election Activist Yao Lifa Released from House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yaolifa-11122008161855.html

Law
Laws Focus on 'Cruel' Acrobatic Training
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=c6acbb5fc919d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Olympics
Bird's Nest Ticket Price Generates Public Fury
Shanghai Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380473

Protests and Petitions
Cabbies in Sanya Rally for 3rd Straight Day
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7199708.htm

New Taxi-Driver Strikes Test Chinese Authorities
Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122651829758421335.html

访民申办协会被拒仍不放弃 (Petitioners Denied Permission to Form Association, Will Continue Efforts)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-11122008091343.html

天津妇女毋秀玲含冤上访遭当局打击报复 (Tianjin Petitioner Suffers Retaliatory Attacks from Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-11122008102614.html

Public Health
China Recalls Haemorrhoid Drug on Safety Fears: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/hl_afp/chinahealthdrugsafetyrecall

Quake-hit China Faces Long Road towards Psychological Recovery
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/hl_afp/chinaquakeschoolshealth

Related News
汶川地震半年祭日回访:部分学生将实施团体辅导 (Some Earthquake Zone Students Will
Receive Group Counseling)
EastDay.com, November 13, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081113/u1a3979531.html

Taiwan
馬英九希望與大陸簽和約 (Taiwan President Hopes to SignCross-Straight Peace Pact)
Ming Pao, November 12, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081112/ca31747c.htm

Tibet
China Warns Dalai Lama against Tibetan Autonomy
International Herald Tribune, November 10, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/10/arts/tibet.php

November 12, 2008

News

Corruption
Police Chief Suspended over Sponsorship Scandal
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/12/content_7195345.htm

Food Security
China Wants to Make Bricks from Toxic Milk: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081111/sc_afp/chinafoodsafetymilkoffbeat

Law
中国最高法院: 将限制不履行债务责任的被执行人出境 (New Judicial Interpretation: Debtors Failing Financial Obligations Restricted from Leaving Country)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/falv-11112008105655.html

Media
Publisher Vows to Fight on amid Official Pressure
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e71c119de7c8d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Olympics
Olympic Protest Activist Formally Arrested
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=21fb119de7c8d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China National Games Stadium Catches Fire Again
Reuters (available at YahooNews), November 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081111/wl_nm/us_china_fire

Protests and Petitions
Protestors Block Garbage Plant over Pollution Concerns
Shanghai Daily, November 12, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380360

Sanya Cabbies Vow to Continue Strike over Fees
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=150b119de7c8d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Related Information:
China Investigates Violence in Latest Taxi Strike
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_taxi_strike

Authorities Try to Defuse Latest Factory Protest
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c3063250c98d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Clashes Over China Port Protest
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protest-11112008144555.html

浙江洞头县徵地冲突逾百警员入村抓捕村民 (Police Clear Out Protesters in Zhejiang After Three-week Sit-in)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_village-11112008100339.html?encoding=simplified

Tibet
北京因奥运结束 改变对达赖态度 (China Changes Its Attitude Toward Dalai Lama After Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dalai-11112008090436.html

Related Information:
Dalai Lama Still Wants Talks with China: Aides
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081111/wl_sthasia_afp/chinatibetdalaidiplomacytalks

November 11, 2008

Top News of the Day
China Skirts Questions in UN Torture Review -Groups
Reuters Alert Net, November 10, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LA462549.htm

China on Monday presented its response to questions posed by the UN Committee Against Torture about interrogation techniques and detention practices within China. Human rights groups were disappointed that China did not address many of the issues raised, including abuses in police stations, prisons, informal custody houses, psychiatric hospitals and other facilities. Instead the Chinese delegation skirted the issues raised and merely provided data on the current treatment of torture in domestic law.

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: 'UN Experts: “Serious Information Gap” on China’s Efforts to End Torture'
Human Rights in China, November 10, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-11-10-voa45.cfm?rss=asia

News

Bilateral Ties
China to Further Dialogue, Co-op with African Union
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7192604.htm

Civil Society
ID-checking Site Collapses after Going Public
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7191924.htm

Corruption
Police to Refund Protection Money
Shanghai Daily, November 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081111/article_380175.htm

Environment
China Expands Markets for Emissions Trading
Wall Street Journal, November 11, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122636062518315545.html?mod=rss_whats_news_asi
a

Food Security
17 Companies to Seek Compensation from China: DOH
China Post, November 11, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2008/11/11/182614/17-
companies.htm

Practice, Problem of Adding Chemicals to Food Pre-date Melamine by a Decade
China Post, November 10, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2008/11/10/182522/Practice-
problem.htm

Human Rights Defenders
囚禁新疆昌吉监狱的访民胡军失踪 (Imprisoned Xinjiang Petitioner Hu Jun (胡军) Missing)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinwen-11102008112923.html

福建维权人士纪斯尊被控涉嫌“伪造公章罪” (Rights Defender Ji Sizun (纪斯尊) Accused of Forging Official Seal)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-11102008170303.html

Labor
青海水泥廠車間倒塌５亡 (Five Killed in Cement Plant Collapse)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081111/ca21114k.htm

Mayor's Fate Tied to Coal Mine Safety
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7191884.htm

N. China Coal Mine Accident Kills 4, Injures 13
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/10/content_7190196.htm

Slowdown Forces Rethink on Social Compact
Financial Times, November 10, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3576dbc-af46-11dd-a4bf-000077b07658.html

Land Policy
Radical Land-rights Scheme Halted
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=878b3cdb8578d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

安徽砀山动用警力强行征地 村民被迫“站岗放哨" (Clashes Continue as Anhui Villagers Forcibly Removed from Land)
EastDay.com, November 10, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081110/u1a3974193.html

Law
Ex-village Boss Held over Fatal Attack on Farmer
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7191918.htm

Killer's Mother in Mental Hospital
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=748c3cdb8578d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

北京西城法院原院长贪污受贿700万服从死缓判决 (Suspended Death Sentence for Corrupt President of Court)
EastDay.com, November 11, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081111/u1a3974531.html

山西运城规定：县处级干部不得随意因私出国 (New Shanxi Regulations Prohibit Private Travel Abroad for County-level Cadres)
Xinhuanet, November 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/10/content_10336071.htm

Macao
澳门就《维护国家安全法》(草案)听取市民意见 (Macao to Hear Public Opinion on Draft State Security Laws)
EastDay.com, November 10, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081110/u1a3974467.html

Migrant Workers
Global Crisis Threatens China's Income Gains
Reuters, November 08, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081107.wchina1108/BNStory/B
usiness/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081107.wchina1108

Police
Officer Dies as Suspect Smashes through Blockade in Hebei
Shanghai Daily, November 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081111/article_380215.htm

Officials Jailed for Beating Man to Death
Shanghai Daily, November 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081111/article_380218.htm

Protests and Petitions
Cabbies Go on Strike in Hainan, Gansu
China Daily, November 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7191260.htm

Related Information:
21 People Investigated over Violence in Cabby Strike
China Daily, November 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7193643.htm

Public Health
Over 1,000 Chinese Die of Infectious Diseases in Oct
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/10/content_7191083.htm

China Holds National Congress for Disabled
Xinhuanet, November 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/11/content_10339512.htm

Religion
Chinese Muslims Begin Annual Pilgrimage to Mecca
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/10/content_7191155.htm

Society
Sale of Ephedrine Products Limited in Beijing
China Daily, November 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7191853.htm

Tibet
Tibetans' Risk Journey into Exile
BBC, November 11, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/7715401.stm

英政府明确承认西藏是中国一部分 (England Acknowledges Tibet is Part of China)
Voice of America, November 10, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-11-10-voa40.cfm?rss=topstories

November 10, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Hu, Obama Discuss China-US Relations: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081109/wl_afp/chinausdiplomacy

Civil Society
China's First Non-Gov't Community Foundation Launched
Xinhuanet, November 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/08/content_10327754.htm

Disasters
黑龍江兩火車相撞逾百人傷 (Train Collision in Heilongjiang Injures over 100)
Ming Pao, November 08, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081108/ca61654a.htm

USGS: 6.5-Magnitude Quake Strikes Northwest China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081110/ap_on_re_as/as_china_earthquake

Ravaged Town Rises - On the Same, Quake-Prone Spot
South China Morning Post, November 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=3b8975a85e77d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Priority on Polluting Industries in Quake Rebuilding
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=707c6152b228d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Economic Development
China Unveils Sweeping Plan for Economy
New York Times, November 10, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/world/asia/10china.html

Environment
China Proposes New Climate-Change Body
South China Morning Post, November 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f0a732557cc7d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

環保人士控告溫家寶 (Environmentalist Files Charge against Wen Jiabao)
Ming Pao, November 09, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081109/ca72335c.htm

Government
Local-level Cadres Told to Toe Beijing Line
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=55ec6152b228d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Law
最高法院对适用修改后的民诉法执行程序作出规定 (Supreme Court Releases Guidelines for Civil Litigation Law)
Xinhuanet, November 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/09/content_10330621.htm

Media
Top Censor in Bid to Clarify Journalists' Conduct Code
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=5e8c6152b228d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
China Issues Circular to Facilitate Journalists' Interviews
Xinhuanet, November 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/08/content_10327320.htm

Multilateral
China’s Prisoner Treatment Scrutinized
New York Times, November 08, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/world/asia/08briefs-CHINASPRISON_BRF.html

Police
监狱体制改革将全面实行 监企分开经费列入财政预算 (Prison Reform to Begin Implementation)
Ming Pao, November 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-11/10/content_10333290.htm

Museum in US to Showcase China's Forced Labour Camps
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 09, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jz7MvYluWdvFC3K35LXjQNNNDfYA

海南警員打少女老人被捕 (Policeman Arrested for Beating Child and Senior)
Ming Pao, November 09, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081109/ca71656c.htm

Protests and Petitions
China Govt Pays Cash to Placate Rioters: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081109/wl_afp/chinaunrestpolice

Public Health
China Issues First Definition of Internet Addiction
Xinhuanet, November 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/09/content_10332322.htm

Traditional Medicine Passes WHO Health Checks
Reuters (available at YahooNews), November 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081107/hl_nm/us_china_medicine

Taiwan
Safety-Wary China Officials Cancel Taiwan Trips
Reuters, November 10, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE4A90ZO20081110

Tibet
China Says No Progress in Talks with Dalai Envoys
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081110/ts_afp/chinatibetdalaidiplomacytalks

November 07, 2008

Top News
Human Rights Defender - Yao Lifa (姚立法)
Chinese Rights Activist Reported Missing
The Guardian, November 06, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/06/china-humanrights

Yao Lifa (姚立法), a primary school teacher in Qianjiang, Hubei, disappeared shortly before the election of the Qianjiang Municipal People's Congress on November 12, 2008. Yao, a vocal supporter of direct elections, has competed in Qianjiang’s municipal elections since 1987 and was one of China’s first independent candidates in local elections. In 1998, he won a seat on the 4th Qianjiang Municipal People’s Congress.

Related information:
Prominent Advocate of Direct Local Elections is Disappeared by Authorities
Human Rights in China, November 4, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/73326

News
Environment
Rich Nations Should Ditch 'Unsustainable' Lifestyles: China's Wen
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 07, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ij4KjwW11cs6axz8P1D4boTcmHOQ

昆明将组建环保警察 (Kunming, Yunnan to Form "Environmental Police Squad")
The Beijing News, November 07, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/11-07/008@030224.htm

Food Security
Now China Points Finger at Foreign Milk Products
Reuters, November 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSSP38712420081106

Soft-drink Brand Linked to Burns
Shanghai Daily, November 07, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/shdaily_sing.asp?id=379760

Hong Kong
Proposal to Censor Web May Be Dropped
South China Morning Post, November 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5238f368d127d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights
China's 'Action Plan' on Human Rights Meets with Skepticism
Los Angeles Times, November 07, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-rights7-2008nov07,0,604983.story

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
两位律师隔玻璃会见郭飞雄 申诉启动受阻 (Guo Feixiong Speaks with Lawyers but Appeal Process Stalled due to Monitoring)
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/zhuanlan/xinlingzhilyu/guofeixiong-11062008112723.html

Human Rights Defender
四川民运刘贤斌出狱 九年牢狱不改信念 (Sichuan Democracy Activist Liu Xianbin Released Early from Prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-11062008101819.html

Media
China Cracks down on Guns, Pornography and Fraud
China Daily, November 06, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/06/content_7181869.htm

Multilateral
U.N. Torture Panel to Question China on Abuses
Reuters, November 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4A56XI20081106

Politics
Hunan Prefecture Chief Sacked for Fundraising Scandal
China Daily, November 07, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/07/content_7182740.htm

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

Protests and Petitions
瓮安暴力案开审 (Trial Begins for Weng'an Protest Participants)
The Beijing News, November 07, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/11-07/008@030228.htm

上海近百访民到杨浦区房管局上访（视频） (Around 100 Shanghainese Petition District Housing Administration)
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanghai-11062008094401.html

山东南沙河镇数百名拒迁户遭暴力袭 (Shandong Villagers Injured in Clash between Hundreds Protecting Their Homes from Destruction and Approx 200 Hired Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, November 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-11062008115313.html

Public Health
Chinese Drug Authority Halts Production at Drug Company Citing Contamination
Xinhuanet, November 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/06/content_10317918.htm

Taiwan
In Milestone, Taiwan's President Meets Key Chinese Envoy
Washington Post, November 07, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/06/AR2008110601589.html

Tibet
China Rejects 'Semi-independence' for Tibet: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 06, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081106/wl_afp/chinatibetdalaidiplomacytalks

November 6, 2008

News

Corruption
反腐网站被黑客攻击 (Anti-Corruption Website Attacked by Hackers)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanfu-11052008084620.html

Disasters
China to Spend $146 bln on Quake Reconstruction
Reuters (available at YahooNews), November 05, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081106/wl_nm/us_china_quake

Landslides, Worst Floods in a Century Kill 51 in China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 04, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081105/wl_asia_afp/chinaweatherfloods

Food Security
China Says Japanese Soy Sauce, Coffee Imports Tainted
Voice of America, November 04, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-11-04-voa40.cfm

Government
Xinjiang Party Official Jailed for Accidental Shooting Death
Shanghai Daily, November 06, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=379670

Migrants 'Must Have More Say'
China Daily, November 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-11/05/content_7174377.htm

Labor
广州出现大批农民工返乡潮 火车站流量递增 (Guangzhou Train Station Swamped by Migrant Workers Returning Home)
Xinhuanet, November 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/06/content_10314489.htm

北京劳保局：合同到期者遭解聘应获补偿 (Workers Should Get Subsidies after Contract Expires, Gov Says)
Xinhuanet, November 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/06/content_10314721.htm

报告显示中国有超半数农民工工作环境恶劣 (Over Half of Migrant Laborers Work in Poor Conditions, Report Shows)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-11052008095728.html

Law
安监总局公布第一批重特大生产安全事故责任企业名单 (Government Releases List of Businesses Guilty of Safety Accidents)
Xinhuanet, November 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/06/content_10315545.htm

Media
四川自由撰稿人陈道军被审 (Freelance Writer Chen Daojun under Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, November 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-11052008084504.html

After Newspaper in China is Shut Down, Reporter Sues Regulator
Associated Press (available at the International Herald, November 04, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/04/asia/beijing.php

Protests and Petitions
广东采取措施应对近期企业倒闭引发欠薪事件 (Guangdong Province Adopts Measures to Address Back Pay for Laid-off Factory Workers)
Xinhuanet, November 06, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/06/content_10313978_1.htm

Public Health
完达山刺五加注射液事件续:多名销售人员被刑拘 (Sellers of Deadly Injection Arrested)
EastDay.com, November 06, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081106/u1a3965928.html

Society
Five Dead as Truck Targets Crowd outside China School: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 06, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081106/wl_asia_afp/chinaaccidentschool

Student Arrested for Killing Teacher in Zhejiang
Shanghai Daily, November 05, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=379543

Taiwan
Lawyers Slam Ma for Wrecking Taiwan Human Rights
Taiwan News, November 06, 2008
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=781748&lang=eng_news&cate_i
mg=83.jpg&cate_rss=news_Politics_TAIWAN

Angry Taiwanese Swarm Hotel as Chinese Envoy Dines
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 05, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081105/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_china_envoy

Tibet
China Sentences 55 Tibet Protesters over Riots
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 05, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081105/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

November 5, 2008

Disasters
China Announces Industrial Plan on Quake Reconstruction
Xinhuanet, November 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/04/content_10306764.htm

Heavy Rain Lashes S China Region, 1.17 Million Affected
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/04/content_10306724.htm

Environment
广州严处一非法倾排含三聚氰胺牛奶入河事件 (Waste Compression Station Wasted for Discharging Allegedly Tainted Milk into Nearby River)
People's Daily (available at Xinhuanet), November 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/05/content_10307672_1.htm

Food Security
China's Bureaucracy Stymies Food Safety
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/food-safety-11042008154540.html

Government
China to Issue Human Rights Plan: Official
Reuters (available at YahooNews), November 04, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081104/wl_nm/us_china_rights

Labor
Workers Win Payout Fight after Factory Closure
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=de206331e286d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Crisis Hits Chinese Workers
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/migrants-11042008054042.html

Land Policy
Beijing to Issue Farmers Land-Use Rights Certificates
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1eb66331e286d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Law
中国更多律师不畏压力为法轮功学员辩护 (More Lawyers Defend Falungong Practitioners in Trial)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/flg-11042008092542.html

Police
China City Vows Crackdown on Taxi Strike Violence
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 04, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081104/wl_asia_afp/chinastriketaxitransport

Protests and Petitions
外出吃顿饭 住房强拆完 (Shanghai Couple Taken away After Their House Forcibly Demolished)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-11042008092804.html

广西工学院学生因停水及收费问题发生骚乱 (Tertiary School in Guangxi in Turmoil over Water Suspension and Fee Hikes)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuexiao-11042008165813.html

Thugs Beat up Villagers
Shanghai Daily, November 04, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081104/article_379361.htm

Taiwan
Taiwan Media Critical of Security Measures for Envoy's Visit
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e1336af7866d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tibet
New Round of Tibet Talks Start amid Mixed Signs
South China Morning Post, November 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=2a176331e286d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Dalai Lama's Health ‘Improved’
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/health-11042008063329.html

拉萨形势吃紧 再有藏人被捕 (One More Tibetan Arrest during China-Tibet Negotiation)
Radio Free Asia, November 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibet-11042008170908.html

November 4, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Chinese Fury at Yves Saint-Laurent Art Sale
Telegraph.co.uk, November 04, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3373996/Chinese-fury-at-Yves-Saint-Laurent-art-sale.html

Myanmar's Farmers Pay for China's Oil Thirst
Asia Times Online, November 04, 2008
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/JK04Ae01.html

Corruption
Judge Jailed for Taking Bribes, Possessing Gun
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=46b6f3c9a236d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

儿子出国读书要用钱 浙玉环原人大副主任受贿获刑 (Zhejiang Deputy Director Sentenced for Taking Bribes to Fund Son's Overseas Schooling)
Xinhuanet, November 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-11/03/content_10299181.htm

Death Penalty
China Sentences Mongolian Drug Smuggler to Death
China Post, November 04, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/other/2008/11/04/181664/China-
sentences.htm

Disasters
Death Toll Rises to 35 in Yunnan Landslides
China Daily, November 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/04/content_7170600.htm

Environment
Beijing's No-car Day to Change
China Daily, November 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/04/content_7169955.htm

Mine Waste Blamed for 400 Cancer Cases
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c796f3c9a236d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
China Destroys Tons of Tainted Animal Feed
International Herald Tribune, November 02, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/02/news/china.php

Government
Shanghai: Official Returns
China Daily, November 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-11/04/content_7170073.htm

Human Rights
中国将首次制定国家人权行动计划 规划人权事业 (China to Formulate its First National Human Rights Action Plan)
Xinhuanet, November 04, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/04/content_10304471.htm

Labor
Work Accident Death Toll 70,000, Says Watchdog
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a386f3c9a236d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

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赵铁锤要求加大对瞒报事故行为的查处力度 (Calls for Crackdown on False Reporting of Industrial Accidents)
EastDay.com, November 03, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081103/u1a3959011.html

Some Owners Deserting Factories in China
Los Angeles Times, November 03, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fi-factory3-
2008nov03,0,3469025.story?track=rss

Law
Beijing Neighbourhood Campaign Suffers Blow
Financial Times, November 03, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e9c02e6-a99f-11dd-958b-000077b07658.html

Police
Avoid Inflaming Riots, Minister Tells the Police
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8056f3c9a236d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
China City's Stressed-out Cabbies Go on Strike
Reuters, October 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4A20WN20081103?feedType=RSS&
feedName=worldNews

Related News:
Chinese Officials Move to End Violent Taxi Strike
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 04, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081104/ap_on_re_as/as_china_taxi_strike

三千多名各界人士联名签署要求特赦杨佳公开信函寄中国国家主席胡锦涛 (More than Three Thousand Sign Open Letter to Hu Jintao Calling for Pardon of Police Killer, Yang Jia)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangjia-11032008115059.html

访民拜祭张雪英家中母亲上海当局派数十公安警察人员严守戒备 (Police Keep Watch on Mourners Paying Respects to Petitioner Zhang Xueying's Mother)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-11032008115533.html

Public Health
3 hospitals Rapped for Transplants
China Daily, November 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-11/03/content_7165652.htm

河南禹州因输血感染HIV病毒人士提起民事赔偿诉讼 (Henan Victim of HIV infected Blood Transfusion Attempts to File Civil Suit)
Radio Free Asia, November 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinwen-11032008112708.html

Taiwan
Taiwan and China Sign Flight and Cargo Agreements
Reuters, November 04, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE4A31AB20081104?feedType=RSS&fee
dName=worldNews

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扁將告發馬陳觸犯外患罪 (Former President Chen Shuibian Accuses Ma and Chen of Foreign Aggression; Calls for Chen Yunlin's Arrest)
Ming Pao, November 04, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081104/ca21312w.htm

I am Hopeful Protesters will Come Round, Says Arats Chief
South China Morning Post, November 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=65c6f3c9a236d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

November 01-03, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
Lawyers Sacked over Poll Drive, Say Activists
South China Morning Post, November 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=da99eda49f85d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
Lawyers Are Dismissed by Firms for Supporting Beijing Lawyers Association Direct Election, Law Firms Are Threatened
Human Rights in China, October 31, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/72449

At least five rights defense lawyers were asked to quit the Beijing Yitong Law Firm last week after involvement in an online campaign calling for the direct election of officials in the Beijing Lawyers Association. Thirty-five lawyers signed the original open letter in August and the number has increased to eight-two. Cheng Hai (程海), a prominent rights defense lawyer signatory to the open letter and amongst those asked to quit, said that the lawyers will not give up their fight for direct elections.

News
Civil Society
China's Environmental NGOs' Influence Increases as Total Doubles in 3 Years
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/31/content_10288246.htm

Death Penalty
Man Gets Death for Govt Office Explosion
China Daily, November 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/03/content_7165584.htm

第259期：注射死刑 (30 Years since Opening up and Reform Part 259: Lethal Injections)
The Beijing News, November 03, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/reform30/2008/11-03/011@100438.htm

Disasters
9 Dead or Missing, 70,000 Evacuated in S China Floods
Xinhuanet, November 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/02/content_10296270.htm

Environment
昆明拟单双号限行引争议 (Kunming's Proposal for Car Limits Leads to Dispute)
The Beijing News, November 03, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/11-03/008@031131.htm

Food Security
China’s Tainted-Food Inquiry Widens amid Worries over Animal Feed
New York Times, November 01, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/01/world/asia/01china.html

Related news:
China Minister Says Tainted Eggs Are a One-off
Reuters, November 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE4A20H720081103

Tainted Milk Is Open Secret in China
Wall Street Journal, November 03, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122567367498791713.html

Human Rights Defenders
世界艾滋病日前夕高耀洁家人受打压，李喜阁持续受监控 (HIV/AIDS Activists and Their Families Harassed on Eve of World AIDS Day)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/AIDS-11022008181438.html

Media
Beijing Eases Rules for Taiwanese Media ahead of Envoy's Historic Trip
South China Morning Post, November 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=3649eda49f85d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
台湾记者在祖国大陆采访办法 (Measures on the Reporting Activities of Taiwanese Journalists in Mainland China)
Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, November 01, 2008
http://www.gwytb.gov.cn/gzyw/gzyw1.asp?gzyw_m_id=1733

Internet Guidelines Leave Many Questions
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/internet-censorship/internet-guidelines-10302008182113.html

Migrant Workers
Feature: Migrant Workers' Life under City Roofs in China
Xinhuanet, November 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/02/content_10295006.htm

Protests and Petitions
Cars Smashed as Taxi Drivers Stage Rare Protest in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google News), November 03, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5r0I5zXcaBmMAW1vhkuMYpEmPHw

Islanders Block China Port Plans
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/port-10312008081632.html

Public Health
Students Quarantined over Cholera Outbreak
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 03, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081103/article_379248.htm

Religion
黑龙江伊春市开始新一轮打压家庭教会活动 (Yichun, Heilongjiang Authorities Ban House Churches: ChinaAid)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yichun-10312008162022.html

Social Security
Report: China to Become a Welfare State by 2049
Xinhuanet, November 02, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/02/content_10295173.htm

Taiwan
Chinese Envoy Arrives in Taiwan amid Warming Ties
International Herald Tribune, November 03, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/03/asia/AS-Taiwan-China-Envoy.php

Tibet
Dalai Lama Vows Silence ahead of Exile Meeting
Reuters, November 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4A20KW20081103

Tibetan Monks Arrested over Blast
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/arrest-10312008133617.html

October 31, 2008

News
Corruption
China Acts to Stem the Tide of Officials Fleeing with Cash
Christian Science Monitor, October 31, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1031/p01s01-wogn.html

北京建设工程造价管理处原总经济师涉嫌受贿受审(Former Chief Economic Manager of the Beijing Construction Cost Management Office Stands Trial on Suspicion of Accepting Bribes)
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/31/content_10283835.htm

Death Penalty
Former Beijing Court President Given Suspended Death Sentence for Bribery
Xinhua (via People's Daily), October 31, 2008
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6524569.html

Disasters
当局阻止死难学童集体葬礼 新建小学过半骨灰仍未安息 (Authorities Block Collective Funeral for Students who Died in Quake)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuetong-10302008131208.html

Death Toll in Tibet Snowstorm Hits 7
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 31, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/31/content_7161341.htm

Food Security
9 Families Sue Chinese Milk Company
International Herald Tribune, October 30, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/30/asia/china.php

馒头也检出三聚氰胺 (Melamine Found in Steamed Buns from Foshan)
Nanfang City News, October 31, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/nfdsb/200810310033.asp

Chinese Authorities Tried to Cover up Toxic Eggs: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 30, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jRuYNMs3XXUAX3GFX0vM201CRXhQ

Related news:
Officials Investigate Mystery of Tainted Eggs in Hangzhou
Shanghai Daily, October 31, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200810/20081031/article_378958.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮)
齐崇淮在狱中做苦力 独立中文笔会呼吁联合国关注 (Imprisoned Journalist Qi Chonghuai Beaten Severely by Inmates, Forced to Work in Coal Mine)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qi-10302008083351.html

Labor
3 Killed, 55 Trapped in 3 Separate Mine Accidents
China Daily, October 31, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/31/content_7163105.htm

Land Policy
烟台及临沂分别发生暴力迫迁事件 (Two Violent Clashes Arise over Forced Relocations in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-10302008102251.html

Media
河北镇政府干部上班打麻将 记者拍照时遭围殴 (Reporter Beaten Wednesday after Photographing Hebei Town Cadre Playing Mahjong at Work)
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/31/content_10283588.htm

Multilateral
SCO Prime Ministers Discuss Cooperation in Astana
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10279286.htm

Protests and Petitions
厦门大型港资公司突然停业工人示威追讨欠薪 (Xiamen Workers Protest for Back Wages after Sudden Company Closure)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_wages-10302008101333.html

浙江温州洞头县数百名村民抗议升级通宵静坐望政府派人协商（视频） (100+ Zhejiang Villagers Protest into the Night over Land Appropriation)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wenzhou-10302008082915.html

Public Health
22 Cholera Cases Confirmed in Southernmost Province
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10281747.htm

China Mother Spared over Mercy Killing of Daughter
Reuters, October 31, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK268014.htm

East China Province Bans Glucose Injection after Patients Fall Ill
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10280485.htm

Mite-borne Infectious Disease Confirmed in E China
Xinhuanet, October 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/31/content_10285561.htm

Taiwan
Councilor Indicted for 'Overthrowing Values'
Taipei Times, October 31, 2008
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2008/10/31/2003427373

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ARATS Condemns Mob Jostling of Mainland Scholar in Taiwan
China Daily, October 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/21/content_7126776.htm

Once Hostile Taiwan and China to Sign More Deals
Reuters, October 31, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49U1J720081031

Tibet
Tibetan Youths Sought after Blast
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/blast-10302008192126.html

October 30, 2008

News

Environment
China Issues Post-Kyoto Plans on Climate Change
China Daily, October 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/30/content_7156216.htm

China: Richer States Should Lead on Climate Change
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081029/ap_on_re_as/as_china_climate_change

Labor
Mine Explosion Traps 29 in Shaanxi
Shanghai Daily, October 30, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=378817

廣東玩具企業減少近千四家 (Nearly 1400 Factories Closed in Guangdong in Nine Months)
Ming Pao, October 30, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081030/ca41232a.htm

Land Policy
In Southeast China, Skepticism on Land Reforms
Washington Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/28/AR2008102803315.html

Law
New Laws to Help Shape China's Civil Code
China Daily, October 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/30/content_7156254.htm

民事、刑事、行政三大诉讼法进入人大立法规划 (Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Procedural Law Up for Review)
Xinhuanet, October 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/30/content_10276950_1.htm

Media
26 Bogus Reporters in 'Hush Money' Scandal
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=ccbff4e5f794d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=chin

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Crackdown on Fake Journalists
Shanghai Daily, October 30, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=378779

Legal Challenge to China Censors
Financial Times, October 30, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd36532c-a5e5-11dd-9d26-000077b07658.html

Population
江苏人口进入老龄化 专家建议允许生二胎 (Faced with Aging Population, Jiangsu Officials Recommend Adopting "Two Child Policy”)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shengyu-10282008102637.html

Protests and Petitions
河北省正定西关村村民仍遭警察抓捕 (Hebei Villagers Arrested after Petitioning in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hebei-10292008164551.html

陕西百名工人省政府示威　国企破产黑幕重维权无门 (One Hundred Workers Protest outside Government Offices in Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanxi-10292008100802.html

关注北京律师因支持北京律协直选受压事件 (Authorities Crack Down on Supporters of Direct Elections for Beijing Bar Association)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lushi-10282008085957.html

江苏上千工人上街示威讨要欠薪 (Over One Thousand Protest for Back Wages in Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangsu-10282008115229.html

Society
公安部刑侦局局长:网络交友相约游玩暗藏“拐卖” (Human Traffickers Use Internet to Lure Women, Children)
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/30/content_10278402.htm

China's Farmers Cultivate Sport at 'Peasant Olympics'
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081029/ts_afp/chinafarmsports

湖北襄樊强制出租车安装GPS引发争议 (Taxi Drivers in Xiangfan, Hubei Forced to Install GPS)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaotong-10292008101555.html

October 29, 2008

News
Corruption
Deputy Chief of Top Court among Fired Officials
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2664ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Former Beijing Official Appeals Death Sentence
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_corruption

Environment
China Defends Energy Policy After Scathing Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081028/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentenergycoal

Food Security
Scandalized Milk Powder Supplier Said to Resume Production
Xinhuanet, October 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/29/content_10271457.htm

Wal-Mart Pulls Eggs from China Stores amid Chemical Scare
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081028/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafety

Freedom of Speech
Parsing the Google, Yahoo, Microsoft “Global Network Initiative”
Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2008
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2008/10/28/parsing-the-google-yahoo-microsoft-
global-network-initiative/?mod=googlenews_wsj

全球互联网倡议书出台，三大网络公司认可签署 (Three Big Tech Companies Back "Global Network Initiative")
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-10282008165508.html

Gender
Significant Progress Made on Women's Rights, Congress Told
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4a15ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Land Policy
China's Rural Plan May Add to Cities' Woes
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/rural-plan-10282008162608.html

Law
Law on State Assets Frustrates Reformers
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0754ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
Broken Promise Spurs Workers to Protest at Shenzhen Watch Factory
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b64ab8ff834d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

河北省正定发生警民冲突 (Hebei Authorities Continues Crackdown on Villagers Going to Beijing to Petition over Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengding-10282008171116.html

武汉居民拒迁被地产商雇用的暴徒恐吓和殴打 (Property Developers Allegedly Employed Thugs to Attack Hubei Evictees)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-10282008103456.html?encoding=simplified

四川公安阻止地震遇难学生家长在西博会期间上访 (Sichuan Police Closely Monitor Earthquake Parents ahead of Western China International Economy & Trade Fair)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-10282008110131.html?encoding=simplified

吴江一家大型纺织公司工人爆发示威 (Textile Workers in Jiangsu Protest over Wages)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_wages-10282008104050.html?encoding=simplified

北京朝阳区居民抗议垃圾厰臭味与当局发生冲突 (Beijing Residents Protesting Waste Treatment Facility Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_residents-10272008120557.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Parents Compensated After Baby Dies in Vaccine Case
Shanghai Daily, October 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=378526

Tibet
China Says Still Looking to Talks with Tibet Envoys
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081028/wl_nm/us_china_tibet_dalai

Dalai Lama Tries New Tack
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/policy-10282008134327.html

October 28, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Beijing Working with West to Avoid Darfur Strife
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), October 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=05274576a7c3d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China and Vietnam Seek Land Border Solution
Reuters, October 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081027/wl_nm/us_china_vietnam

Death Penalty
Beijing’s Former Vice Mayor Appeals Death Sentence
Shanghai Daily, October 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=378523

陕西：商界高速1•17案宣判 主犯被判死刑无期 (Two Suspended Death Sentences Handed Down in "1.17 Shanxi/Shanghai expressway" Judgment)
Xinhuanet, October 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/27/content_10260025.htm

Environment
China's Hidden Coal Cost Equal to 7.0 pct of GDP: Green Groups
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 27, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081027/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentenergycoal

Food Security
Suspect Eggs Pulled off Shelves in Southern China: Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081028/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetyeggsrecall

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China Knew of Tainted Eggs in September: Official
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081027/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetyhongkongegg

Freedom of Speech
Big Tech Companies Back Global Plan to Shield Online Speech
New York Times, October 27, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/technology/internet/28privacy.html

Gender
Congress: China to Boost Women's Status
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/28/content_10265462.htm

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)
王丹将离洛赴英进修 赞胡佳获奖意义深远 (Wang Dan Praises Hu Jia's Award of Profound Significance)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangdan-10272008162039.html

Labor
District Sets up Fund for Laid-off Workers
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d91c5a9a33f3d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China to Support Labor-Intensive Businesses to Create Jobs
Xinhuanet, October 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/27/content_10258766.htm

Law
揭阳“贩卖器官”传闻纯属谣言 5名造谣者已被捕 (Underground Organ Trade Pure Fiction: Five Rumour-Mongers Arrested)
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/28/content_10264343.htm

劳动合同法劳动争议调解仲裁法配套规章将制定 (New Labour Contract and Industrial Dispute Settlement Laws to be Formulated)
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/28/content_10263975.htm

Media
China Journalists Demand "Hush Money" at Coal Mine
Reuters, October 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE49R0LQ20081028?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Police
公安部门否认监听哈警察涉嫌打死人案死者父亲手机 (PSB Denies Monitoring Phonecalls of Father of Harbin Police Brutality Victim)
Xinhuanet, October 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-10/28/content_10264031.htm

Protests and Petitions
Eight Arrests over Timber Firm Riots
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=85425a9a33f3d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

云南彝良县15村民堵路示威被拘 (15 Villagers Arrested for Roadblock Demonstration in Yunnan)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yunnan-10272008162408.html

四川持续发生大规模教师罢教 (Large-Scale Teacher's Strikes Persist in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sichuan-10272008141855.html

Taiwan
Taipei to Deploy 7,000 Police for Envoy's Visit
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6bb15a9a33f3d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

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台湾的藏独、台独、法轮功等势力威胁将对陈云林进行近身抗议 (Tibetan Independence, Taiwanese Independence and Falun Gong Groups Threaten Protests Aimed at Chen Yunlin)
Radio Free International, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/106/article_10182.asp

Tibet
Dalai Lama Signals Strategy Shift with China
China Post, October 28, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2008/10/28/180622/Dalai-Lama.htm

青海藏族中学生自杀抗议当局政策 (Ethnic Tibetan Middle School Student Commits Suicide in Protest Over Government Policies)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-10272008094307.html