September 19, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Vice President: China Hopes for "Fair, reasonable" Settlement of Boundary Issue with India
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10075648.htm

Death Penalty
杨佳案二审辩护律师李劲松赴沪要求见杨佳被拒 (Yang Jia's Lawyer Refused Visit)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangjia-09182008115042.html

Disasters
Search on for Survivors after New China Mudslide
Reuters, September 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSPEK370767._CH_.2400

Death Toll in China Landslide Rises to 260
YahooNews (Asia), September 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_re_as/as_china_landslide

Officials Probed for Concealing Mudslide Toll
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning), September 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/

Environment
Hebei Turns on the Tap as Drought Grips Beijing
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10075808.htm

Food Security
Has There Been a Cover-up, WHO Asks
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning), September 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=2e2a7abe0767c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Arrests 12 More Suspects in Tainted Milk Scandal
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10073915.htm

China's Cabinet Abolishes Regulation on Inspection Exemptions for Food
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/19/content_10076586.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Li Xige (李喜阁)
艾滋病维权人士李喜阁被软禁在家 (AIDS Activist Li Xige Put Under House Arrest )
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lixige-09182008163503.html

Law
China Issues Regulation to Clear Labor Contract Law Misunderstanding
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10076098.htm

Related News
劳动合同法实施条例公布施行 (Labor Contract Law Articles of Implementation Enacted)
Xinhuanet, September 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/legal/2008-09/19/content_10077755.htm

Media
奥运期间开放的海外网站再次被封锁 (Overseas Websites Blocked Again Following Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ao-09182008203322.html

Olympics
Beijing's Volunteer Stations to Remain
China Daily, September 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-09/19/content_7039934.htm

Beijing Parks to Cancel Security Check Sept. 21 as Sporting Events End
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10076406.htm

Taiwan
U.N. Again Throws Out Taiwan Bid for Recognition
Reuters, September 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTP7324920080918?feedType=RSS&feedNa
me=worldNews

Tibet
Tibetan Journalist Detained
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-09182008080119.html

September 18, 2008

News
Death Penalty
China Court Upholds Suspended Death Sentence of Former Brokerage Executive
Xinhuanet, September 17, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/17/content_10059649.htm

Environment
China Adds to Energy Waste
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/energy_waste-09172008165702.html

Food Security
Ample Opportunities for Public to Sue for Damages: Lawyers
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6083812d1017c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Vows Clean-up as Baby Milk Scare Spreads
Reuters, September 18, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKSP21493420080918

Quality Watchdog Cancels Inspection Exemptions for Food Producers
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10070801.htm

Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒凤)
叶金娣被以欲加之罪逮捕 毛恒凤狱中受虐不断 (Zhejiang Land Rights Petitioner Ye Jindi Formally Arrested; Shanghai Petitioner Mao Hengfeng Continues to Receive Abuse in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ye_mao-09172008102332.html

Related information:
Mao Hengfeng, Petitioner on Family Planning Issues, Reports Continued Abuse in Prison
Human Rights in China, September 16, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/87720

Labor
Chlorine Leak Sends 71 to Hospital in SW China
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10070799.htm

Olympics
A Promise Honored, Says Hu
China Daily, September 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/18/content_7038017.htm

Police
Innocent Arrested Too Often
Shanghai Daily, September 18, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=374150

Protests and Petitions
10 Petitioners Still Detained after Arrest in Beijing
New York Times, September 18, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/world/asia/18protest.html

China Says Headed off Olympic Protest Permits
Reuters, September 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK9159120080918

Demonstration Parks to Cease Function after Games: Official
Xinhuanet, September 17, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/17/content_10066982.htm

Public Health
Policies on AIDS Battle Right - Official
China Daily, September 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/18/content_7036928.htm

北京爱知行研究所遭调查 艾滋病民间组织呼吁加强保护 (HIV/AIDS NGO Calls for Authorities to Protect AIDS Groups following Official Investigations into Fellow AIDS Group Beijing Aizhixing Institute)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aids-09172008075407.html

Religion
秋雨之福教会起诉成都市宗教局 (Qiuyu Blessings Church Sues Chengdu Administration of Religious Affairs for May Church Raid)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_family_church-09172008111104.html

Related information:
Chinese Authorities Raid Religious Gathering, Confiscate Bibles, Detain Church Members
Human Rights in China, May 08, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/51443

Taiwan
Pandas and Missiles: The Double Message to China’s Tiny Neighbour
Times Online, September 18, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4775765.ece

Tibet
藏族导演及其助手被拘留已近半年 (Tibetan Documentary Director Dhondup Wangchen and Assistant Golog Jigme Detained for almost 6 Months)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-09172008112347.html

September 17, 2008

News
Corruption
重庆食药监局原处长受贿95万获刑9年 (Official in Chongqing to Serve 9 Years for Accepting Bribes)
Xinhuanet, September 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-09/17/content_10048581.htm

安徽淮南原市委书记陈世礼涉嫌受贿640余万被起诉 (Anhui Official Charged with Bribery)
Xinhuanet, September 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-09/17/content_10050331.htm

Disasters
“溃坝”伤残者补偿标准出台 (Compensation Packages for Landslide Victims Announced)
The Beijing News, September 17, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/09-17/008@025647.htm

Premier: China to Compile Quake Victim Name List
Xinhuanet, September 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/16/content_10045986.htm

Food Security
China Finds Additive in Formula at 22 Dairies
International Herald Tribune, September 17, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/17/asia/17milk.php

Related News
Behind Bad Baby Milk, an Ethical Gap in China's Business
Christian Science Monitor, September 17, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0917/p01s03-woap.html

Officials 'Knew of Tainted Milk for a Month'
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=de4545b0c1c6c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Pledges to Treat All Tainted Milk-affected Babies
Xinhuanet, September 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/16/content_10030692.htm

Parents Queue for Refund in China Milk Scandal
International Herald Tribune, September 16, 2008
http://iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/09/16/asia/OUKWD-UK-CHINA-MILK.php

Government
Government Bus Official Sacked After Fatal Crash
Shanghai Daily, September 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=374011

Media
三鹿誘百度刪毒奶新聞出資300萬 (Baidu Spent 3 Million RMB to Delete Tainted Milk Powder News)
Ming Pao, September 17, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080917/caa2.htm

Journalist Ponders Suing Portal over Blog Entry Deletion
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=ff9a7ceaa4c6c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Once Banned International Internet Sites Now Allowed In Post Olympics China
Voice of America, September 17, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-16-voa21.cfm?rss=asia

山西溃坝事故追踪：51人起初未入“死亡名单” (51 Deaths Originally Not Listed in Shanxi Landslide Reports)
Nanfang City News, September 16, 2008
http://www2.nanfangdaily.com.cn/nfjx/200809160040.asp

国内首家党报集团中外合作项目：新安传媒挂牌成立 (China to Launch First Joint Venture Party Newspaper)
Legal Daily, September 16, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-09/16/content_946459.htm

U.N. Agency Eyes Curbs on Internet Anonymity
CNET Networks, September 12, 2008
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10040152-38.html

Multilateral
Chinese Premier to Attend UN High-level Meeting on MDGs
Xinhuanet, September 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/16/content_10034036.htm

Protests and Petitions
购买农机产品被骗 黑龙江300农民集体到省会上访 (300 Heilongjiang Farmers Petition after Falling Prey to Equipment Purchasing Scam )
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nong-09162008083130.html

50名上海访民残奥会期间北京上访被截访 (50 Shanghai Petitioners Blocked During Paralympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-09162008083416.html

南京访民中秋节遭省委有关人员毒打 (Government Official Beats Petitioner from Nanjing )
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nanjing-09162008102122.html

Public Health
China Renews Call to Tackle Young People's Health Problems
Xinhuanet, September 17, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/17/content_10047224.htm

Society
Chinese Muslims Join Global Islamic Market
Christian Science Monitor, September 16, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0916/p06s04-woap.html

State-owned Enterprises
China Orders Strategic SOEs to Report Production Accidents
Xinhuanet, September 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/16/content_10040320.htm

XUAR
新疆维族人坚持封斋被拘 汉人退休官批政府贪腐 (Uighur Muslims Beaten for Persisting in Observing Ramadan)
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weizu-09162008084113.html

September 16, 2008

News
Death Penalty
Death Sentence for Fraudster
Shanghai Daily, September 16, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373904

Environment
China Government Adviser Urges Greenhouse Gas Cuts
Reuters, September 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/naturalResources/idUSPEK19898020080915

Energy Demand May Ease by 2018 in China
Xinhuanet, September 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/16/content_10027149.htm

Food Security
China Toxic Milk Victim Count Expected to Rise
Reuters, September 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK1418720080916

China Arrests Brothers in Milk Powder Probe
Washington Post, September 15, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/15/AR2008091501100.html

Related news:
Chinese Authorities 'Covered up Baby Milk Scandal because of Olympics'
The Telegraph, September 15, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2961262/Chinese-authorities-covered-up-baby-milk-scandal-because-of-Olympics.html

Free Care Denied Babies despite Decree
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1fec99c89e66c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
上海访民林继亮奥运期间被关押出来不能说话 (Elderly Shanghai Petitioner Lin Jiliang in Poor Health following Release from Detention during Olympics)
Radio Free Asia , September 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-09152008093043.html

异议人士邓太清遭当局拘留和抄家 (Shanxi Activist Deng Taiqing Detained, Subject to Home Search)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_assault-09152008111234.html

Labor
China Chemical Plant Blast Death Toll Rises to Two, One Missing
Xinhuanet, September 16, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/15/content_10010949.htm

Media
Censorship Hammer Comes Down over Scandal
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=279c99c89e66c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
湖南拟施行居住证制度 立法赋外来人口市民待遇 (Hunan Issues Draft Regulations Stipulating Migrant Workers Can Apply for a Residence Permit Granting Same Treatment as Local Residents)
Legal Daily, September 16, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-09/16/content_945586.htm

Related information:
《湖南省流动人口服务和管理规定（草案）》征求意见 (Soliciting Opinions on the
"Draft Hunan Provincial Regulations on Servicing and Managing Migrant Workers")
People's Government of Hunan Province, September 08, 2008
http://www.hnsfzb.gov.cn/Item/2411.aspx

Multilateral
UN Honors 5 Chinese in Promoting Rights of Disabled
Xinhuanet, September 15, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/15/content_10020601.htm

Protests and Petitions
受压上海访民奥运后重新申请游行 (Shanghai Petitioners Apply for Demonstration in People's Square)
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shanghai-09152008143449.html

Society
全职家庭主妇成为新的自杀高危人群 (Guangzhou Crisis Research and Intervention Center: Housewives High Risk for Suicide)
Nanfang Daily, September 16, 2008
http://news.cyol.com/content/2008-09/16/content_2358461.htm

Tibet
Tibet Monk in Hiding Tells of Interrogation, Abuse
Associated Press (via Google), September 15, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5giC5O5VbQ0i1kfspRBW4diuGgdWQD936IQ701

September 13-15, 2008

News
Corruption
Zhejiang Official Faces Graft Charges
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9f6afc522e65c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Economic Development
Rapid Growth Has Benefited Officials Most, Survey Finds
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=115afc522e65c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Beijing Olympic Car Ban 'Will Not Be Made Permanent'
Agence-France Presse (via Google), September 14, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gZwzS20dwX9-yPE5C68nk1lUbzQg

北京公務車每周停駛一天 (Beijing to Take New Energy Conservation Measures -- No Elevators in 3 Story Buildings or Fewer; Public Vehicles to Run only 6 Days a Week)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080915/cad1.htm

Food Security
China Detains 19 as Toxic Formula Sickens Hundreds of Infants
New York Times, September 15, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/business/worldbusiness/15milk.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
赵岩北京采访再被羁押 失踪多日报警后方获释 (Zhao Yan Taken into Custody after Interviewing Petitioner in Beijing; Released Friday Evening)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhaoyan-09122008103436.html

Labor
7 Dead, 3 Missing in Central China Coal Mine Cave-in
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/14/content_7026429.htm

Governor Quits; Slush Toll Hits 254
China Daily, September 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/15/content_7027636.htm

Related news:
Outgoing Governor Has Come back from Political Dead before
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=256ee9397b16c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
A Life of Coal for Chinese Migrant Worker
Agence-France Presse (via Google), September 15, 2008 http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jpieQoUeM857Fr5v7pZ-9oNNcTTg

Olympics
Olympics Cloud Analysis of China Data
Financial Times, September 12, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b682ba5e-8071-11dd-99a9-000077b07658.html

Politics Officials Linked to Party's Youth Faction Benefit in Reshuffle South China Morning Post, September 15, 2008 http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13bee9397b16c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Poverty
More Centers Planned for Homeless Children
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily)
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373689

Protest and Petitions
Paralympics Protest Bids Surge
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-09122008055529.html

奥运申请示威被抓的访民童国菁获释 关注组批评当局所谓京奥示威形同虚设 (Petitioner who Applied to Protest during Olympics Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ao-09122008084605.html

湖南农民上访抗议村党官贿选 (Hunan Villagers Petition in Protest against Village Election Bribery)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-09142008182105.html

申请请愿示威的广西访民黄柳红被关押 (Guangxi Petitioners Apply for Protest during Special Olympics, Detained)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-09142008182552.html

Public Health
Centre to Train Dogs for Deaf despite Public Transport Ban
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9cdde9397b16c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
China Says West Is Inciting Unrest in Xinjiang
Reuters, September 12, 2008
https://owa016.msoutlookonline.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=f386d5e21ec04c358f5bb7e987417c91&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.reuters.com%2farticle%2fworldNews%2fidUSPEK13705720080912

September 12, 2008

News
Corruption
Planning Chief to Face Charges over Bribes
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=312619d43425c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
China to Repair 6,240 Reservoirs by 2010
Xinhuanet, September 11, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/11/content_9930978.htm

Dead Fish Mystery in Guangzhou Probed
China Daily, September 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/12/content_7020664.htm

Report Shows Real Price of Growth
China Daily, September 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/12/content_7020515.htm

Food Security
China Probes All Milk Powder in Baby Health Scare
Reuters, September 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK35077920080912

Government
China Adds Government Department for Charity Activities
Xinhuanet, September 11, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/11/content_9930233.htm

China Lawyers Call for More Open Bar Association
Associated Press (via Google), September 11, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7_pIpx_a7Zzhi5xjeqkgMJmw1dQD934LSF00

Related information:
顺应历史潮流 实现律协直选——致全体北京律师、市司法局、市律协的呼吁 (Conforming with the Historical Trend and Bringing about a Directly-elected Lawyers Association -- An Appeal to All Beijing Lawyers, the Municipal Justice Bureau, and the Beijing Lawyers Association)
Open Constitution Initiative, August 26, 2008
http://www.gongmeng.cn/sub_r.php?zyj_id=1924

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
残奥会第六天：狱中盲人维权者陈光诚家人遭遇 (Chen Guangcheng's Family Prohibited from Family Visits during "Visiting Day"; Yuan Weijing Remains under Heavy Supervision)
Radio Free Asia , September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09112008172733.html

Human Rights Defender - Teng Biao (滕彪)
维权律师滕彪不获发执业证 执教鞭也受压 (Rights Defense Lawyer Teng Biao Continues to Receive Warnings from University to Stop Writing Essays and Rights Defense-related Work)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tengbiao-09112008114622.html

Labor
13 Detained after Deadly Landslide in China
CNN, September 11, 2008
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/china.rockslide/

Related news:
Poverty Draws Chinese to Unsafe but Lucrative Mines
Reuters, September 11, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-35425720080911

China Tells Businesses to Unionize
New York Times, September 12, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/business/worldbusiness/12yuan.html

Media
Beijing Olympics Fuels China Internet Use
China Daily, September 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/11/content_7020048.htm

Olympics
Would-be Protesters Find the Olympics Failed to Expand Free Speech in Beijing
International Herald Tribune, September 12, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/12/sports/12china.php

Population
Vice Premier Urges Maintaining Low Birth Rate for Sustainable Development
China Daily, September 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/11/content_7020438.htm

Public Health
Fresh Talks Set for Plans on Health Reform
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8fb4c071dac4c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国八月份艾滋病死亡400例 居传染病死亡之首 (HIV/AIDS Tops List of Deaths from Infectious Diseases with 400 Dead in August)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/AZT-09112008110909.html

Society
Man Sets Himself Alight amid Tourists on Bund
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e04d19d43425c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Nepal to Deport Illegal Tibetans: Govt
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 11, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iMGI0RXHHHjOKnEqc205e1Buej0w

XUAR
新疆主席﹕疆獨密辦「聖戰培訓班」 (XUAR Head: Separatist Groups Secretly Hold "Jihad Training")
Ming Pao, September 12, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080912/ccc1.htm

September 11, 2008

News
Corruption
Quake Frauds Unveiled
Shanghai Daily, September 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373355

Death Penalty
Brutal Rape Teacher Executed
Shanghai Daily, September 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373371

Disasters
China's Big Earthquake Doubles Chances of More
Reuters, September 10, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1038281820080910

Related information:
12 May 2008 M=7.9 Wenchuan, China, earthquake calculated to increase failure stress and seismicity rate on three major fault systems
Geophysical Research Letters, September 09, 2008
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/research/deformation/modeling/papers/2008/todaetal.html

Environment
Acid Reportedly Dumped by Yangtze River
Caijing Magazine, September 10, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-10/110011467.html

Time Is Running out to Meet Pollution Targets
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c25c071dac4c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Baby Milk Powder Being Investigated after 14 Babies Get Sick
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/10/content_9891809.htm

Related information:
More Babies Suffer from Kidney Stones
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/11/content_7018843.htm

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
当局再拒家属见黄琦 六四天网内容仍更新 (Authorities Continue to Refuse Family Visits for Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-09102008122702.html

Labor
Coal Mine Gas Blast Kills Five in SW China
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/11/content_9912358.htm

128 Die as Hope Fades for Mudslide Survivors
Shanghai Daily, September 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200809/20080911/article_373362.htm

湖北赤壁市出租车大罢工六名出租车司机被抓 (Six Detained during Mass Strike of Hubei Taxi Drivers)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chibi-09102008083914.html

Law
Chinese Courts Urged to Enhance Public Credibility
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/10/content_9910793.htm

Media
Book Stores Bar Suicide Themes
Reuters, September 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSPEK25999920080910

China Mulls Whether to Go for Gold with Media Openness
The Sydney Morning Herald, September 11, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/china-mulls-whether-to-go-for-gold-with-media-openness/2008/09/10/1220857638057.html

Related information:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu's Regular Press Conference on September 9
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 09, 2008
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xwfw/s2510/t470795.htm

Olympics
Activists Fear Games Will Do Little to Help Disabled
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f784c071dac4c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

USOC to Apologize to Olympic Cyclists on Mask Reprimand
Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-spw-hersh10-2008sep10,0,5505192.story

Police
Rights Group Calls on China to End Torture
Reuters, September 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK33325820080911

Related information:
HRIC September Take Action: Put an End to Torture in China
Human Rights in China, September 10, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/84810

Protests and Petitions
Riot Signals China’s Property Fears
Financial Times, September 10, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87d2fb0c-7f53-11dd-a3da-000077b07658.html

菏泽十多人示威要求当局释放维权人士周孟新 (10+ People Protest for Release of Shandong Rights Defender Zhou Mengxin)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_protest-09102008113550.html

武汉市第一商校图书馆馆长因参与维权被捕 (Wuhan School Librarian Detained for Petitioning for over Two Months; Yet to be Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-09102008113849.html

September 10, 2008

News
Corruption
Vice Mayor on Bribery Charges
Shanghai Daily, September 10, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373123&type=National

Disasters
中央加大抗震救灾资金监督 186人因违纪行为被处分 (Central Government Increases Supervision of Earthquake Funds, 186 Disciplined for Abuses)
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/10/content_9890866.htm

Dim Hopes, Anger after China Mudslide
Reuters (available at YahooNews), September 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080910/wl_nm/china_mudslide_dc

Rehabilitation Centers Set Up for Quake Victims
Xinhuanet, September 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/09/content_9878672.htm

Labor
Coal Mine Gas Blast Kills One, Traps Four in SW
China Daily, September 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/10/content_7012524.htm

Land Policy
Law on Rural Land Sales to be Reviewed
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=72b8d0a62a74c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Media
Beijing Censors Financial Websites
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=633ed0a62a74c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China's Relaxed Reporting Rules Set to Expire
Associated Press (via YahooNews), September 10, 2008
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080909/tap-as-china-reporting-rules-bb10fb8.html

Related News
奥运外媒采访规定下月终止 外交部称继续开放精神 (Olympics Foreign Media Regulations to End Next Month, Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Continue with Spirit of Openness)
Xinhuanet, September 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/10/content_9890583.htm

Olympics
The Olympics Party is Over. Now China has to Clean up
The Guardian, September 10, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/10/china.olympics2008

Police
异见人士邓太清被公安殴打传唤 (Dissident Beaten, Taken to Court by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/deng-09092008091927.html

Protests and Petitions
广西访民11人抵京计划到奥运示威区进行合法游行 (11 Guangxi Petitioners Stage Lawful Demonstration in Beijing Protest Zone)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-09092008161405.html

湖北嘉鱼城管人员与小贩发生肢体冲突 (City Officials Clash with Street Vendors in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hubei-09092008092225.html

残奥未完访民继续被困公安局、精神病院 (Petitioners Still Detained during Paralympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/canao-09092008135024.html

Public Health
In China: Young People Most Prone to Suicide
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/10/content_9891583.htm

State-owned Enterprises
四川中行大规模辞退员工 逼待岗及签「认罪书」(Sichuan Bank of China Branch Dismisses Employees, Denies Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhonghang-09092008115217.html

September 9, 2008

News

Corruption
Corrupt Officials Face Conviction Abroad
China Daily, September 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/09/content_7009185.htm

Disasters
Hundreds Feared Missing after China Mudslide
Reuters (available at International Herald Tribune), September 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/09/09/asia/OUKWD-UK-CHINA-MUDSLIDE.php

China Needs 245 Bln Dlrs to Rebuild after Quake: Official Media
Agence-France Presse (via YahooNews), September 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080908/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakereconstruction_080908062248

Education
云南积极实施农村特岗教师计划 现有8480人在岗 (Yunnan Implements Rural Education Plan, 8480 Teachers Assume Posts)
Xinhuanet, September 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/09/content_9870173.htm

Environment
山東一化工廠冒出毒氣 (Chemical Factory in Shandong Leaks Poison Gas)
Ming Pao, September 09, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080908/ca12346c.htm

Labor
Death Toll in Mine Gas Blast Rises to 17
Shanghai Daily, September 09, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373093

Olympics
Volunteer Visits to Disabled Orphans Blocked
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7854cb851bd3c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
奥运后军转干部仍被关押 (Former Soldier Turned Cadre He Enyi Still in Jail after Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junzhuan-09082008102717.html

律师呼吁：望新一届北京律协选举推行真正的民主选举 (Lawyers Sign Online Petition Appealing for Real Elections to Beijing Lawyers' Association)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lushi-09082008114803.html

Taiwan
PLA Officer Executed for Spying for Taiwan
South China Morning Post, September 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7854cb851bd3c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Project to Begin Full Operation in November
Xinhuanet, September 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/08/content_9859678.htm

XUAR
Uyghur Radio Worker Sacked, Detained
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/radio-09082008141404.html

Local Chinese Governments Impose Rules for Ramadan
International Herald Tribune, September 08, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/08/asia/ramadan.php

September 06-08, 2008

News
Corruption
Auditor 'Powerless' to Act over Irregular Spending
South China Morning Post, September 07, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d2dae1063983c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
China Says Little Interest in 88 Quake Orphans up for Adoption
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 08, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5MSqiq2qznh-PFXm4TpD1iIYDWw

Quake-hit Sichuan Faces Large Financial Gap for Reconstruction
Xinhuanet, September 08, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/08/content_9843630.htm

Environment
Beijing Debates Whether Olympics Pollution Controls Should Stay
The Telegraph, September 06, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2689555/Beijing-debates-whether-Olympics-pollution-controls-should-stay.html

Beijing Issues Rare Apology over Garbage Plant's Stench
Reuters (via China Post), September 08, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local%20news/beijing/2008/09/06/173401/Beijing-issues.htm

Hong Kong
Activists, Citing 'Real' Air Monitor, Seek Tighter Limits on Pollution
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9be8e1063983c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Democrats Lose Seats but Retain Veto in HK Polls
Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), September 08, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/08/asia/AS-Hong-Kong-Elections.php

Labor
Three China Mine Accidents Kill 42, Trap 18
Reuters, September 07, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK25216720080908

Olympics
China Opens Games and Pledges Disabled Rights
Reuters, September 07, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK28308420080907

Related news:
Beijing Welcomes the Disabled as China Never Has
Washington Post, September 05, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090503410.html

Conference on Post-Olympics China to Be Held
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 06, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/06/content_7004753.htm

Protests and Petitions
China 'Allows' Protest in Designated Zones
Bloomberg (via China Post), September 08, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/09/08/173701/China-%27allows.htm

Chinese Protester Freed after Olympics Detention
Associated Press (via Google), September 08, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gl3910JlgH5mrH6L1yqP183Oc10gD932CLQ00

Riot Police Quell Two Separate Large Protests in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 05, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ht8WtSOkzgkor2PZ-dH9bFYYNm5g

Students in China Riot over Property Dispute
Reuters (via China Post), September 07, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/09/07/173543/Students-in.htm

Public Health
AIDS Rampant among Beijing Gays
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/05/content_9800989.htm

The Challenges Facing China's Disabled
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 05, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600285.stm

Volunteer Visits to Disabled Orphans Blocked
South China Morning Post, September 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7854cb851bd3c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
基督教家庭教会领袖石维翰狱中健康恶化 (Health of House Church Leader Shi Weihan Worsens in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, September 05, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shi-09052008090725.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama's Pro-Independence Brother Dies in U.S.
Reuters, September 06, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK19832520080906

XUAR
China Imposes Ramadan Security Crackdown in Muslim Northwest
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 05, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hdEdZru3e81VgdC0jbXbfR0mKfhg

Related news:
Ramadan Curbs on China’s Muslims
Radio Free Asia, September 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/Ramadan-09062008195750.html

September 5, 2008

Human Rights Defender – Yuan Xianchen (袁贤臣)
东北维权律师系狱 妻子哭诉生计已断 (Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen Stripped of Right to Practice Law)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-09042008140733.html

Rights defense lawyer Yuan Xianchen (袁贤臣) has been forbidden from receiving legal cases. Yuan was arrested on July 8 the grounds of “inciting subversion to state power” for allegedly helping jailed Yang Chunlin (杨春林) collect signatures for an open letter appealing for human rights in the lead up to the Olympics.

News
Corruption
China Orders Immediate Rectification of Gov't Fund Abuses
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9772301.htm

Top Chinese Official Vows Punishment for Quake Relief Corruption
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9772018.htm

Death Penalty
Bird's Nest Designer Takes Up Cause of Man on China's Death Row
The Guardian, September 04, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/04/china.humanrights

Labor
27 Die in China Coal Mine Blast: Local Official, State Media
AFP (via Google News), September 04, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hjxQHqX_MO8TEvf9SRsQstNBOxpQ

Mine Gas Blast Toll Rises to 10 in Southwest China
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/05/content_9799816.htm

Law
Nearly 2.37 Mln Chinese Receive Legal Aid in Past Five Years
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9772023.htm

Related Information:
司法部：扩充法律援助范围 让更多困难群众受益 (Ministry of Justice Calls for Expansion of Legal Aid)
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/legal/2008-09/05/content_9774341.htm

Media
南充市政府出通告警告市民和访民不得接受境外媒体采访 (Villagers in Nanchong, Sichuan Forbidden from Accepting Interviews from non-Mainland Media)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nanchong-09042008091027.html

Military
PLA to Face Closer Scrutiny of Its Spending
South China Morning Post, September 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6084fd7d95e2c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
City Leaders Disciplined over Fatal Yunnan Riots
South China Morning Post, September 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c1aafd7d95e2c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Illegal Fund-Raising Causes Chaotic Petition in C China
Xinhuanet, September 05, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/05/content_9772968.htm

湖南公办教师上访遭劳教 (Petitioner in Hunan Sentenced to RTL)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiao-09042008091238.html

Public Health
For 83m Disabled, It's Still a Long Road to Go
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), September 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=310afd7d95e2c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
河北天主教徒邢景生创办的“保定百姓冤案网”遭当局关闭 (Website of Religious Rights Defender Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xing-09042008090756.html

Rural Issues
Rural Doctors Face Tests
Shanghai Daily, September 04, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372679

September 04, 2008

News
Disasters
Official Admits 'Quality Problems' in Sichuan School Buildings
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/04/content_6998955.htm

Homeless Quake Victims Face Power Cuts
South China Morning Post, September 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b5ba554def32c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Over 87,000 Feared Dead in May 12 Earthquake, Economic Losses Hit 845 Bln Yuan
Xinhuanet, September 04, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/04/content_9768900.htm

Race against Winter in Quake Zone
China Daily, September 04, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/04/content_6995995.htm

Environment
Guangdong's Air and Water Dirtier despite Factory Closures
South China Morning Post, September 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=096bfb0e9a82c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
奥运前被捕的维权人士被押返回乡 (Rights Defenders Detained before Olympics Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-09032008114655.html

Police
长沙警方严惩异见者　制地震文化衫者疑被劳教 (Pan-Blue Coalition Member Calling for Investigation into Shoddy Construction in Quake Area Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, September 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yijian-09032008140140.html

Population
甘肃藏族妇女被乡领导强拉作绝育手术后又受人身侮辱和殴打 (Gansu Tibetan Woman Humiliated and Beaten after Forced Sterilization)
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jueyu-09032008160953.html

Poverty
China Set to Raise Poverty Line
Xinhuanet, September 03, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/03/content_9760474.htm

Related news:
Poverty Line May Go up, But Will Poor Care?
South China Morning Post, September 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ac15fb0e9a82c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Health
Disabled Still Unwanted in the Workplace, Federation Says
South China Morning Post, September 04, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ae0dfb0e9a82c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Paralympics: Taiwan Javelin Ace Banned from Beijing Paralympics
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via Bangkok Post), September 03, 2008
http://www.bangkokpost.com/sportsplus/sportsplus.php?id=130335

Tibet
Tibet Unrest Looms in Post-Dalai Lama Era
Reuters, September 03, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK13660420080903

Tibetan Monks Freed in Golmud
Radio Free Asia, September 03, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/golmud-09032008154416.html

September 3, 2008

News
Corruption
商务部一正司级官员被“双规” (Commerce Official Under Investigation for Corruption)
Legal Daily (via Ynet), September 02, 2008
http://fzwb.ynet.com/article.jsp?oid=42767964

Death Penalty
杨佳判死刑其父不服要上诉 (Yang Jia's Father Wants to Appeal Death Sentence)
Radio France Internationale, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/105/article_9226.asp

Education
广东新策解决非户籍儿童就学问题 (New Policy in Guangdong Solves Schooling Problem for Unregistered Children)
Xinhuanet, September 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/02/content_9756813.htm

Environment
Chinese Eco-detective Treads Lightly
Christian Science Monitor, September 02, 2008
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/09/02/chinese-eco-detective-treads-lightly/

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光成)
残奥近：狱中盲人维权者陈光诚家人、村民及律师手机通讯障碍 (In Approach to Paralympics, Mobile Phones Belonging to Family of Jailed Blind Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng, Villagers and Lawyer Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09022008172110.html

Human Rights Defenders
深圳劳工维权人士肖春失踪两个月 (Shenzhen Labor Rights Defender Xiao Chun Missing for Two Months)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiaochun-09022008085105.html

Labor
Workers Get a Raw Deal
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), September 03, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372424

Law
全国政协委员:尽快修订户口登记条例并出台户籍法 (Official Calls for Immediate Revision to Hukou Regulations and New Hukou Law)
Legal Daily (via East Day), September 03, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20080903/u1a3847089.html

North Korea
Thousands of N Korea Children Face Hardship in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 03, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBoUsPFcdesvS5emBu1N2-DtQxkw

Olympics
Security to Remain Tight in Beijing
China Daily, September 03, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/03/content_6993237.htm

Politics
A Chinese Experiment in Democracy Meets Fierce Resistance
Christian Science Monitor, September 03, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0903/p01s01-woap.html

Protests and Petitions
北京西城区拆迁户到天恒置业抗议 (Beijing Xicheng District Residents Protest Forced Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bj-09022008125745.html

Quake Parents Barred from Protesting
Radio Free Asia, September 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quake-09022008203815.html

XUAR
Police Officers Killed in China Were Ethnic Uighurs
International Herald Tribune, September 02, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/china.php

September 02, 2008

News
Corruption
Ex-managers of Bank of China Found Guilty in US
China Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/02/content_6988048.htm

Official Arrested over Bribery
Shanghai Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372273

甘肃规定：领导干部搞形象工程造成损失或被 (New Gansu Regulations Stipulate that Cadres Can Be Removed from Office for "Image Projects" that Lead to Losses)
Xinhuanet, September 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/02/content_9754593.htm

Death Penalty
Death Sentence in Rampage Sparks Debate in China
Los Angeles Times, September 02, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china2-2008sep02,0,6045534.story

Disasters
At Least 5 Dead after Torrential Rain in Central China's Hubei
Xinhuanet, September 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/01/content_9751048.htm

Death Toll of Quake in Sichuan and Yunnan Rises to 40
China Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/02/content_6988261.htm

Parents Still Fighting for Justice
South China Morning Post, September 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=972d90977de1c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Student Deaths Still Unknown
Caijing Magazine, September 01, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-01/110009486.html

Education
Clearest Skies for 10 Years in Beijing
Shanghai Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372274

China Lifts Tuition Fees for Compulsory Schooling Nationwide
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 01, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/01/content_6987869.htm

Land Policy
Rural Homes in Limbo as Land-rights Debate Rages
South China Morning Post, September 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=381d8cc31b81c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

安徽凤台县假借建新农村之名逼农民卖地 (Anhui Cadres Force Peasants to Sell Land in the Name of "Building a New Countryside")
Xinhua (via Net Ease), September 02, 2008
http://news.163.com/08/0902/11/4KR7OG270001124J.html

Police
Hacker Jailed for False Quake Alert
The Australian, September 01, 2008
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24275633-12377,00.html

Protests and Petitions
Protester's Mother Pays Price
Washington Post, September 01, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102351.html

武汉访民妻子呼吁释放奥运前被拘禁的丈夫 (Wife of Wuhan Petitioner Jin Guangming, Detained before Olympics, Calls for His Release)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-09012008164606.html

浙江杭州拆迁户集体上访北京遭扣押 (Zhejiang Housing Rights Petitioners Detained after Petitioning in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chaiqian-09012008132912.html

Taiwan
Taiwanese Lawmaker Wants New Anti-China Missiles
Associated Press (via Google), September 01, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/01/news/Taiwan-Missiles.php

September 01, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China State Paper Lashes India-U.S. Nuclear Deal
Reuters, September 01, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK7195620080901

Corruption
Chinese Bankers, Wives Found Guilty in Bank Scam
Associated Press (via Google), August 30, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5htewKWkIydPnDnVHRrGxrM9DeSRgD92SRH7O0

NPC Deputy Ousted
China Daily, August 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-08/30/content_6982983.htm

中央部门违规使用资金293亿 (Central Government Misused 29.3 Billion Yuan)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/violation-
08292008105206.html

深圳公捕村长黑帮 (Shenzhen Police Arrest Gang Run by Village Head)
Nanfang Weekend, August 28, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/tpxw/200808280019.asp

Disasters
Quake Brings Grim Repetition to China
Washington Post, August 31, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083100858.html

Education
Chinese Gov't to Offer Subsidies to Students from Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, August 30, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/30/content_9739886.htm

Government
Remains of Former CPC Chief Hua Guofeng Cremated
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 01, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/01/content_6984645.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Wu Dianyuan (吴殿元) and Wang Xiuying (王秀英)
Olympic Protest Grannies Escape Punishment as Order Revoked
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), August 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080830/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsprotestoly2008

Labor
Shenzhen Strike Strands Thousands
South China Morning Post, September 01, 2008


http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=3d08c024b6f0c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

15 Die in Fireworks Factory Explosion
Shanghai Daily, September 01, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372193

Media
Student Sentenced for Quake Rumors
Shanghai Daily, August 30, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372020

网络作家杜导斌的妻子受警方监控恐吓 (Wife of Online Writer Du Daobin Threatened by Police)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/daodaobing-08292008161310.html

Olympics
Did the Games Improve Rights in China?
BBC, August 29, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7588652.stm

Protests and Petitions
Report: Beijing Residents Protest Pollution
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), August 31, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/31/asia/AS-China-Protests.php

成都法院院长多次避见访民引起愤怒 (Refusal of Chengdu Judicial Head to Meet with Petitioners Ignites Anger)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-08292008083545.html

Religion
Pastor “Bike” Mingxuan and Wife Released from Detention but Prohibited from Returning to Beijing
Christian News Wire, September 01, 2008
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/692547688.html

Rural Issues
Appeal to Cut Taxes for Low-income Earners
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=3c38c024b6f0c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Thousands Rally Against Taiwan's China Policy
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), September 01, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/30/news/Taiwan-Mass-Rally.php

Tibet
Major Monastery Reopens in Tibet
Associated Press (available at the International Herald Tribune), September 01, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/29/asia/29tibet.php

XUAR
China Unlikely to Loosen Its Grip in West
Washington Post, September 01, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082903158.html

Chinese Police Kill Six in Xinjiang Clash
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), August 29, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080830/wl_asia_afp/chinaxinjiangattacks

August 29, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Separatist Issues Strain Ties
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 28, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/separatist-issues-strain-ties/2008/08/28/1219516662986.html

Children
Senior Legislator Calls for More Cultural Facilities for Minors
Xinhuanet, August 28, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/28/content_9730190.htm

Human Rights Defenders
沈婷申请回乡证再被拒 拟状告广东公安厅 (Housing Rights Activist Shen Ting Sues Guangdong Public Security Office after Being Refused Return Home Permit)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shenting-08282008150540.html

深圳缪希科和镇江访民被软禁 (Shenzhen Dissident Miao Xike and Zhenjiang Petitioner Liu Chunfang under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-08282008120114.html

Labor
9 Trapped as Illegal Coal Mine Collapses in N China
Xinhuanet, August 29, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/29/content_9733783.htm

Land Policy
Businessman Imprisoned for Land Grab
Shanghai Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=371896

Law
Foreigners Involved in Traffic Accident Face New Rules
China Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/29/content_6979340.htm

Related information:
道路交通事故处理程序规定 (Provisions on the Procedures for Handling Traffic Accidents)
Ministry of Public Security, August 17, 2008
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n1237/n1342/n803680/1528888.html

Macao
Beijing Turns off the Taps
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cfb52c73f790c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
China Muzzles Criticism of Hapless Olympic Soccer Team
International Herald Tribune, August 28, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/asia/beijing.php

Migrant Workers
One in Six Kids Left at Home by Migrant Workers
China Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/29/content_6979282.htm

Multilateral
SCO Leaders Issue Declaration on Security, Energy
Xinhuanet, August 28, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/28/content_9731360.htm

Protests and Petitions
处理劳资问题不公 江苏上百人包围派出所 (100 Surround Jiangsu Police Substation Protesting Unfair Handling of Labor Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiangsu-08282008095301.html

上海闵行区数名拆迁户家属试图赴京上访遭无理关押 (Shanghai Housing Rights Petitioners Jailed when Attempting to Travel to Beijing to Petition)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-08282008111008.html

Rural Issues
China Warns on Rural, Urban Income Gap: Report
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 29, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gccd91vGCODDUbzQmWrkfJJu8KQw

Related news:
Farmers' Incomes up 10% in 1st Half
China Daily, August 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/29/content_6979290.htm

Taiwan
China Rules out Taiwan Joining UN Agencies
Agence France-Presse (via Google), August 28, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gqDkzTMfMQaDe-lHmXgTQZ_b6bjw

Related information:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's Remarks on a Handful of Countries Having the So-called "Diplomatic Ties" with Taiwan Submitting a Taiwan-related Proposal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 29, 2008
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xwfw/s2510/t469766.htm

Tibet
Tibetan Monks Still Held in Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/monks-08282008164711.html

XUAR
Two Chinese Police Killed in Renewed Xinjiang Violence
The Guardian, August 28, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/28/china1