江蘇丹陽1座大橋倒塌 警方稱可能因貨車超載 (One Side of Jiangsu Bridge Collapses, Possibly Due to Being Overloaded)
Yangtse Evening Post, October 22, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-10-22/033325407182.shtml
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江苏丹阳一座大桥疑因货车超载倒塌
Sina, October 22, 2012
http://slide.news.sina.com.cn/c/slide_1_2841_27234.html
A Revolution Fizzles: A Year after Their Uprising, Wukan’s Leaders See Drawbacks to Democracy
The Economist, October 20, 2012
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21564871-year-after-their-uprising-wukan’s-leaders-see-drawbacks-democracy
司法部专家:我国被劳教人员达6万多 应严格界定劳教对象 (Ministry of Justice Expert: 60K+ People Undergoing Reeducation-Through-Labor in China, We Should Strictly Define Our RTL Targets)
Procuratorial Daily, October 18, 2012
http://legal.people.com.cn/n/2012/1019/c188502-19313110.html
Many Urge Next Leader of China to Liberalize
The New York Times, October 21, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/22/world/asia/many-urge-chinas-next-leader-to-enact-reform.html
Diaoyu Islands Protester Fang Xiaosong Detained in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1065353/diaoyu-islands-protester-fang-xiaosong-detained-shenzhen
抗建電廠 6000村民鬥3000警 (Hainan: 6K Villagers Face Off against 3K Police in Protest against Power Plant)
Ming Pao, October 21, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121021/-9-2803680/1.html
學烏坎 廣東潮州逾千村民維權 (Chaozhou, Guangdong: 1K+ Villagers March Calling for Investigation into Official's Corruption)
Central News Agency, October 20, 2012
http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=384691
Tibetan Man Dies after Setting Himself on Fire in China
The Associated Press, October 21, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/21/tibetan-man-dies-fire-china
Beijing Hastens City’s Demise to Trigger High-tech Revolution
The Globe and Mail, October 18, 2012
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/beijing-hastens-citys-demise-to-trigger-high-tech-revolution/article4622563/
Freed Activists May Face Retrial
The Standard, October 19, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=26585
上海访民抗议18大前当局打压 上海高层透露当地有众多维权律师 (Shanghainese Petitioners Protest Local Suppression in Lead-up to 18th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-10182012140748.html
中国作家余杰获得“公民勇气奖”出席纽约颁奖礼 (Yu Jie Awarded Civil Courage Prize)
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ml-10182012141424.html
Find Yu Jie's acceptance speech, "The Oak and the Calf," online at:
International Prizes for Authors Liao Yiwu and Yu Jie
Human Rights in China, October 18, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/content/6334
陝西三原否認警察參與非法征地 (Shaanxi County Denies Police Participated in Illegal Land Requisition)
Sina, October 19, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121019/-9-2802520/1.html
Director Takes Chinese Censorship, Business Battles Public
Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2012
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-china-film-controversy-20121019,0,1146067.story
Ningxia Charity Programme Improves Prospects for Disabled
South China Morning Post, October 19, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1064379/ningxia-charity-programme-improves-prospects-disabled
中国残障人士发起多个反歧视宣传活动 (Disabled Rights Activists Hold a Number of Anti-discrimination Awareness Campaigns)
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yl-10182012162919.html
For more on issues facing persons with disabilities in China, see:
The Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the People's Republic of China
Human Rights in China, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/content/6298
我國60歲以上老年人口明年將突破2億 (China's Population over 60 Expected to Break 200mil in 2013)
China News Service, October 18, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121018/我國60歲以上老年人口明年將突破2億-9-2801790/1.html
深圳劳工NGO遭遇逼迁 (Shenzhen Labor NGOs Evicted)
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, October 18, 2012
http://focus.news.163.com/12/1018/09/8E3BA21L00011SM9.html
广东电子垃圾拆解重镇污染接近成灾 (Guangdong: Pollution from Recycling Electronics near Disastrous)
Caixin, October 7, 2012
http://china.caixin.com/2012-10-17/100448076.html
香港支持及反對國教團體集會對陣 (Opponents and Supporters of National Education Square Off in Demonstrations Government Headquarters)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 17, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/chinese_news/2012/10/121017_hk_national_education.shtml
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Spar for the Course as Ng Quit Call Fails
The Standard, October 18, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_print.asp?art_id=127455&sid=
Chen Guangcheng's Brother Sues Police for Storming His Home
Reuters, October 17, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/17/chen-guangchen-brother-sues-police
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陳光誠兄被炒 一家借錢度日 (Chen Guangcheng's Broth Fired, Family Must Borrow to Survive)
Ming Pao, October 18, 2012
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/陳光誠兄被炒-家借錢度日-211704687.html与陈光诚共进午餐 (Lunch with Chen Guangcheng)
Financial Times, October 17, 2012
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001046921
人社部报告称2成职工5年内从未涨工资 (Human Resources Ministry Report: 20% of Workers Have Not Received Pay Rises in Last 5 Years)
Southern Daily, October 18, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-10-18/130925385911.shtml
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中国薪酬发展报告（2011年） (2011 Report on the Development of Salary in China)
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2012
http://guoqing.china.com.cn/2012-10/17/content_26817959.htm
Success of Crackdown on Forced Demolition Revealed
Xinhua News Agency, October 18, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-10/18/content_15825999.htm
三十多访民赴京遭围殴遣送 上访村再遭政府人员夜袭 (Beijing: 30+ Petitioners Beaten and Returned to Their Hometowns, Petitioning Village Again Attacked by in the Night)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-10172012122944.html
湖南湘潭承认拆迁导致村民自焚 (Xiangtan, Hunan Authorities Confirm Demolition Lead to Villager Shi Ganming’s Self-immolation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 18, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/rolling_news/2012/10/121018_rolling_china_xiangtan.shtml
川官指猝死司機肇因病發 (Sichuan Official: Driver’s Death Caused by Illness)
Ming Pao, October 18, 2012
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/川官指猝死司機肇因病發-030803971.html
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Chinese Residents Take to Streets after Man Reported Killed
Reuters, October 17, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/17/us-china-unrest-idUSBRE89G1AC20121017Video of the crowd and police surrounding driver in Luzhou:
泸州红星村农贸市场交警打死人了 (Traffic Police Beat Man to Death in Hongxing Village Farmers' Market)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvrMOhXiP2E