November 26, 2008

News

Death Penalty
Killer of six Chinese police executed in Shanghai
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/26/content_10414657.htm

Related News:
China Executes Shanghai Police Killer: Officials
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081126/wl_afp/chinapolicemurderexecution

欧洲华人要求专案调查杨佳事件让真相大白 (Overseas Chinese Call for Judicial Investigation into Yang Jia's Case)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/EU-11252008164639.html

Daughter Appeals for Mercy for Taiwan Spy Scientist
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5f255c69707dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
Chinese Death Row Trial 'Flawed'
BBC, November 26, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7749443.stm

Guangzhou Court Sentences 8 Foreigners for Drug Trafficking
Shanghai Daily, November 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382150

Economic Development
A Global Downturn Puts the Brakes on China
New York Times, November 25, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/business/worldbusiness/26chinasteel.html

Environment
One Third of the Yellow River is so Polluted, it's Unfit for Any Use
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4d35a618354dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Freedom of Speech
Blogger Barred from Trip Abroad
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=84e4a618354dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
EU Official Stopped from Visiting Chinese Activist
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_re_as/as_china_eu_human_rights

Labor
Dongguan Workers Riot Over Unpaid Wages
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=6ad05c69707dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=new

Land Policy
本台独家:兴平强推征地拆迁屡爆抗议 消息封锁村民欲哭无泪 (Information Blockade on Shanxi Victims of Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinping-11252008141817.html

Law
Bribery Law to Include Doctors and Teachers
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc3fa618354dd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:

Doctors Riled by Crackdown
Shanghai Daily, November 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382069

Protests and Petitions
武汉访民进京19人被关押 (19 Wuhan Petitioners Detained in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-11252008093748.html

广州居民申请游行遭拒 (Guangzhou Residents Refused Permission to Protest)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuanqing-11252008103433.html

数百上海访民在北京被截回 (Hundreds of Shanghai Petitioners Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-11252008095058.html

Public Health
北京一重病农民为监狱免费就医故意抢劫 判18年 (Critically Ill Farmer Committed Robbery to Access Free Prison Health Care, Sentenced to 18 Years)
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-11/26/content_10415578.htm

More than Half Beijing's Prostitutes Shun Condoms: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081125/wl_asia_afp/chinahealthaidsprostitution

Taiwan
Taiwan Residents Get Mainland Legal Certificates
Xinhuanet, November 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/26/content_10414874.htm

Tibet
朱维群:拉萨3-14事件经审理已有上千人被释放 (Zhu Weiqun: More Than a Thousand Released Over March 14 Lhasa Riots)
EastDay.com, November 26, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081125/u1a4005503.html

China Expands Police Presence Below Mount Everest
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mount_everest

November 25, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Economy, Not Rights, Rules the New China-US World
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 24, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_re_as/as_obama_the_china_challenge

Corruption
Huang Guangyu, China's Richest Man, Disappears amid Corruption Investigation
The Times, November 25, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5221230.ece

Torch-bearer Arrested over Corruption
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=799c9fbfc6fcd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Death Penalty
Two Taiwan Drug Dealers Sentenced to Death in East China
China Daily, November 24, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/24/content_7235425.htm

Environment
Bulletin: Pollution Worsens on Yellow River System
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/24/content_10401878.htm

Human Rights Defenders
北京司法局：律协直选暂不成熟 (Beijing Bureau of Justice: BLA Not Yet Mature for Direct Elections)
The Beijing News, November 25, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/11-25/008@021141.htm

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

Macau
Less than 100 Demonstrate against Article 23 Regulation
Macau Daily Times, November 24, 2008
http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19435&Itemid=28

Multilateral
China's Economic Growth 'to Slow'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 25, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7747333.stm

Police
Four Policemen Stand Trial for Beating Suspect to Death in Interrogation
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/24/content_10407146.htm

吉林退休人士实名举报被劳教 (Retired Worker Beaten and Sentenced to Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor after Reporting Local Corruption to Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of CPC)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiliin-11242008110111.html

Protests and Petitions
Village Head Jailed for Yunnan Ore-rights Riot
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b8ac9fbfc6fcd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

浙江发生大规模强征土地事件 (1000+ Villagers Clash with Police over Land Expropriation in Zhejiang Town)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-11242008093028.html

Religion
China Sentences Falungong Follower to Three Years in Jail: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 25, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hVz9l5v3-NroyDGALZT2Nv6Paw2Q

Rural Issues
China to Make New Investment in Rural Schools
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/24/content_10406684.htm

Tibet
Tibetans Reaffirm a Conciliatory Path
International Herald Tribune, November 22, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/22/asia/23tibet.php

XUAR
Court Hears Appeal on Uighurs Held at US Guantanamo
Voice of America, November 25, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-11-25-voa4.cfm

NW China's Xinjiang Provides 12-year Free Education
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 24, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/24/content_7234776.htm

November 22-24, 2008

Top News
Multilateral
UN Body Criticises China over 'Widespread' Torture Allegations
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081122/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrightstorture

The United Nations Committee Against Torture released a report on Friday calling on the Chinese government to fully probe widespread allegations of torture and rights abuses. The committee also recommended that China “conduct a full and impartial investigation” of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 and criticized the government for withholding data by invoking its State Secrets Act.

Related News
UN Committee Says China “Should Take Immediate Steps to Prevent Acts of Torture”
Human Rights in China, November 21, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/78014

China Protests against "Prejudiced" U.N. Torture Report
Reuters (available at YahooNews), November 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081123/wl_nm/us_china_torture

News
Economic Development
Chinese Provinces Propose $1.4 Trillion Stimulus
Associated Press (available at CNN), November 23, 2008
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=795438&lang=eng_news

Environment
中国水土流失严重 威胁到粮食安全 (Soil Erosion Threatens Food Safety)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tu-11222008100219.html

Government
Security Minister Warns about Social Stability
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b2eafe70d9ccd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

四川龙泉驿区选乡镇书记 全球都能上网看直播 (Sichuan Village Election Broadcast Live Online)
Xinhuanet, November 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/23/content_10398769.htm

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Journalist Sentenced to 3 Years
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 21, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Labor
重庆出租车企业工会组建工作全面铺开 (Chongqing to Establish Union for Cab Drivers)
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/24/content_10402893.htm

北京规定企业一次裁员逾20人需申报 (Businesses Must Declare Layoffs of 20 or More)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-11/22/content_10394738.htm

Land Policy
北京“小岗村”同意流转万亩地 年底将全国首拍 (Beijing Residents First to Auction Land Rights under New Policy)
Xinhuanet, November 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/24/content_10402728.htm

Media
中國將深化報業體制改革 (China to Deepen Media Reforms)
Ming Pao, November 23, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081123/ca72105c.htm

中国官方媒体抢报负面新闻 (Chinese Official Press Fights to Cover Negative News First)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fumian-11212008095925.html

Poverty
City Aids Firms Hiring Laid-off Workers
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88f6caa974acd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Shantou to Probe Claims of Official Graft over Taxis
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=49a7caa974acd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Suizhou Taxi Drivers Stage Strike
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=67a2ce96deccd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

湖北陨西县访民北京上访遭关押黑监狱 (Hubei Petitioners Detained in Black Prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-11232008183201.html

Public Health
Social Welfare Plan Aims at Better Health Care for Rural Areas
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1c6caa974acd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
Fleeing Tibetan Students Bring Tales of Brutal Repression by the Chinese
China Post, November 24, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/tibet/2008/11/24/184626/Fleeing-Tibetan.htm

November 21, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Conservatives Call on Bush to Free Muslim Uighurs
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 20, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/guantanamo_chinese_detainees

US Warned of China 'Cyber-spying'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7740483.stm

Death Penalty
Three Officials Sentenced to Death, Life in Prison for Taking Bribes
Xinhuanet, November 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/20/content_10388975.htm

Disasters
China Publishes Identities of 19,000 Dead in May Quake
Xinhuanet, November 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/21/content_10391641.htm

Suicide Plunge by Quake Official
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a187fadfd1abd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
China Says 1,041 Infants Still Hospitalized with Tainted Milk Problems
Xinhuanet, November 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/20/content_10388374.htm

China's Crops at Risk from Massive Erosion
Reuters, November 21, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK15576.htm

Government
Authorities Ordered to 'Nip Unrest in the Bud'
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e097fadfd1abd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

刘玉浦透露深圳或撤销区级政府 学者争议改革可行性 (Shenzhen May Abolish District-level Government)
Nanfang City News, November 21, 2008
http://news.southcn.com/gdnews/nanyuedadi/content/2008-11/21/content_4718997.htm

Human Rights Defenders
'Black Jail' Plea from Hospital
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioner-11202008094643.html

House of Leading Chinese Rights Activist Demolished
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 21, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gFDutrnQXcsSFIxP3g9uyQgxIU-g

深圳八名维权人士进行街头民主宣传 (8 Shenzhen Rights Defenders Promote Democracy on the Streets; Detained for 7 Hours)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_activitists-11202008105608.html

Labor
Chinese Officials Fear Unrest over Job Losses
Washington Post, November 21, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/20/AR2008112001890.html

Land Policy
Beijing to Move Thousands in Renovation Project
Reuters, November 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AJ2QA20081120

土地确权新规征求社会意见 (Input Sought for Draft Regulations on Defining Land Ownership)
The Beijing News, November 21, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/11-21/008@021156.htm

Related information:
Regulations on Defining Land Ownership and Usage Rights
Ministry of Land and Resources, November 20, 2008
http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2008-11/20/content_1154873.htm

Protests and Petitions
Top Official Meets Rioters as China Seeks Stability
Reuters (via New York Times), November 21, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-us-china-riot.html

Tibet
China Cracks Down in Tibet, Exiles Say
Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-tibet21-2008nov21,0,3590830.story

Sichuan Court Jails Tibetans
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dartsedo-11202008090026.html

November 20, 2008

News

Death Penalty
罪大恶极不容轻判 甘肃罕见暴力犯罪案6罪犯判死刑 (6 Dealt Death Sentences for Gansu Riots)
Xinhuanet, November 20, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-11/19/content_10381555.htm

Related News
Gansu Protest Prompts Arrests
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/gansu-11192008130846.html

Environment
China's Environmental Retreat
Washington Post, November 19, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/18/AR2008111803625.html

Food Security
FDA Opens Office in China
International Herald Tribune, November 19, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/19/asia/beijing.php

Freedom of Association
China Probes Opposition Party
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/opposition-11192008111353.html

Labor
甘肃省一天之内发生3起矿难 5人死亡 (3 Mine Accidents in One Day Leave 5 Dead)
EastDay.com, November 20, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081120/u1a3993720.html

应对当前形势 人保部推出稳定劳动关系十措施 (Government Enacts Ten Measures to Stabilize Labor Relations)
EastDay.com, November 20, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081120/u1a3994808.html

China to Close 6,000 Coal Mines in Safety Push
The Guardian, November 19, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/19/china-coal

Government Reacts to Return of Rural Migrants
China Daily, November 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/19/content_7219957.htm

Law
China Launches Campaign to Clear Out Unexecuted Court Cases
Xinhuanet, November 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/19/content_10383230.htm

Media
China Abandons Blanket Press Censorship
Telegraph.co.uk, November 19, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3482565/China-abandons-blanket-
press-censorship.html

For its Online Critics, China Adapts Response
International Herald Tribune, November 18, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/18/asia/letter.php

Police
Police Arrests Highlight Anger with Force in China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081119/ap_on_re_as/as_china_police_arrested

Poverty
Beijing Makes Effort to Help Homeless People
Shanghai Daily, November 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081120/article_381359.htm

Protests and Petitions
湖南新化千名教师连续两天大规模抗议 (A Thousand Teachers Protest in Hunan)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaoshi-11192008160735.html

Nearly 400 Petitioners Gather at Beijing Government
Shanghai Daily, November 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081120/article_381357.htm

武漢4百人強拆違章建築 (400 in Wuhan Protest Substandard Buildings)
Ming Pao, November 20, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081120/ca40821k.htm

Rural Issues
China Vows to Protect Farmers from Malpractice in Farmland Transfers
Xinhuanet, November 19, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/19/content_10383505.htm

Society
北京将修缮二环以内两万户旧城居民住房 (Beijing to Renovate 20,000 Historic Homes within Second Ring Road)
EastDay.com, November 20, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081120/u1a3993691.html

XUAR
The Dead Tell a Tale that China Doesn't Care to Hear
International Herald Tribune, November 19, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/19/asia/mummies.php

November 19, 2008

Freedom of Speech
Fears for China's Web Freedom
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/internet-11182008094458.html

Human Rights Defender
鄂维权人士被关黑监狱又遭殴打 (Hubei Petitioner Zheng Dajing Beaten in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-11182008125404.html

异议作家杜导斌狱中服刑 警方干扰孩子学习 (Police Allegedly Harass School of Internet Writer's Son)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dudaobin-11182008162600.html

Labor
Top Official Rejects Reports of Huge Layoffs in Guangdong
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e04ec8d170bd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Chinese Provinces Try to Limit Layoff
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_layoffs

各地银行下岗职工计划在北京举行集体抗议 (Laid-off Bank Workers across China Plan Mass Protest)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_laid_off-11182008105011.html?encoding=simplified

Land Policy
广西桂平当局以高压手段强徵土地 (Guangxi Authorities Deplore Highhanded Land Acquisition Actions)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_labor-11132008102143.html?encoding=simplified

Protests and Petitions
Bus Drivers Strike in Dispute over Contracts
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3ff3ec8d170bd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protesters in Standoff after Day of Clashes
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ec24ec8d170bd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related news:
Gansu Farmers Riot Over Land
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/Gansu%20riots-11182008175036.html

露宿街头被抓甚至打死 访民为生存申请游行 (Police Continues to Crack Down on Petitioners in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-11182008083051.html

Tibet
Tibetans May Push for Full Independence
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ddc4ec8d170bd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Stance on Tibet Clouds Exile Talks in India
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081118/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

三名参加示威的藏民被判刑 (Three Tibetan Protesters Sentenced)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_human_rights-11182008111202.html?encoding=simplified

XUAR
Uyghur Woman Released, Without Forced Abortion
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/release-11182008110804.html

November 18, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Official Hints that Navy May Seek Aircraft Carrier
International Herald Tribune, November 17, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/17/asia/18china.php

Death Penalty
Strangler Gets Death Sentence
Shanghai Daily, November 18, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=381054

Food Security
当局未向医院付费 医生推诿结石患者 (Kidney Stone Patients Foot the Bill Despite Government Promises)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dunai-11172008080113.html

Human Rights Defenders
Beijing Orders Demolition of Leading Activist's Home
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081118/wl_asia_afp/chinarightspropertydissident

Labor
Building Collapse in Central China Kills Three; Four Missing
China Daily, November 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/18/content_7212971.htm

China Miners Rescued, Little Hope for Subway Workers
Reuters, November 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AH1HT20081118

Company Closure Figures in Guangdong Disputed
China Daily, November 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/18/content_7213688.htm

No Layoffs without Permission in Shandong, Hubei
China Daily, November 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/18/content_7213126.htm

广东副省长:广东没有出现"农民工返乡潮" (Guangdong Vice Governor Denies Mass Exodus of Rural Workers)
EastDay.com, November 18, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081118/u1a3990041.html

Land Policy
新疆二百戶居民遭死亡威脅 (Property Company Issues Death Threats to Xinjiang Residents)
Ming Pao, November 18, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081118/ca21108k.htm

山东潍坊强拆不断 (More Forced Evictions in Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qiangchai-11172008103436.html

Population
One Child in China
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/women/Raela%20Kadeer-11172008170321.html

Uyghur Woman Found, Facing Abortion
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/abortion-11172008112655.html

Protests and Petitions
“权利运动”组织为在京上访者子女提供紧急援助 (Human Rights Movement Supports Petitioners' Children)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinwen-11172008114821.html

武汉近百下岗职工上访遭殴打 (Laid Off Workers Beaten for Petitioning in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wuhan-11172008091901.html

Rioters Attack Government Office in Northwest China
Reuters, November 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AH15R20081118

Public Health
EU, China, US Step Up Co-op on Product Safety
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 18, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/18/content_7213694.htm

EU, U.S. Warn China on Toy Safety before Christmas
Reuters, November 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AG5E820081117

Tibet
Tibetan Exiles Play Down Shift from China Policy
Reuters, November 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AG2QK20081117

November 15-17, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Pressures US over Taiwan Arms Deal
Financial Times, November 16, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa68d51a-b414-11dd-8e35-0000779fd18c.html

Corruption
Environmental Official Faces Bribery Charges
Shanghai Daily, November 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380957

Disasters
Aftershock Shakes Quake-hit Region in China
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 16, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jFeVxeCZCmVQ8YKzs8uaIPcZMb-g

Economic Development
Govt Plan Signals Shift from Growth-first Policy
China Daily, November 17, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-11/17/content_7209146.htm

Environment
广东近七成城市受酸雨污染 珠三角是重灾区 (Pearl Delta a Disaster Area: Acid Rain Found in almost 70% of Guangdong Cities)
Nanfang Daily, November 17, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/nfrb/200811170012.asp

Food Security
China Milk Inspectors Beaten over Tough Checks: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 14, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hqXSPDLuoJexegvF9ajS8QVjn-qg

Related news:
Deaths Uncounted in China's Tainted Milk Scandal
Associated Press (via Google), November 16, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iuYXfHqrztFttcU6-9uUttBq-MCAD94FHLGG0

深圳居民饮地下污水患肾结石 (Shenzhen Residents Develop Kidney Stones after Drinking Contaminated Local Water)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-11162008200437.html

Human Rights Defenders
谢长发“涉嫌颠覆国家政权”案 公安局正式移送检察院审查起诉 (China Democracy Party Member Xie Changfa's Case Sent to Procuratorate for Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xiechangfa-11142008085936.html

中国民主党成员吴义龙本月内将获释 (China Democracy Party Activist Wu Yilong to Be Released This Month)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_release-11142008123223.html

Labor
Death Toll in Hangzhou Subway Collapse Rises to Six
Shanghai Daily, November 17, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380969

Three Officials Resign after 5-day Taxi Strike Ends in South China City
Xinhuanet, November 15, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/15/content_10363243.htm

Related news:
Wave of Cabbie Strikes Spreads to Guangzhou
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9c089481646ad110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

河南郏县高门洞煤矿发生透水事故33人被困 (33 Trapped in Flooded Henan Coal Mine)
EastDay.com, November 17, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081117/u1a3988825.html

山西煤焦化产业陷入危机 失业人数已超过十万人 (Over 100K Shanxi Workers Laid off in Due to Crisis in Coal and Coke Industry)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shan-11152008095027.html

Land
Guangxi Villagers in Land Dispute
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/guangxi-11142008085508.html

Law
甕安6.28騷亂一批犯罪分子獲刑 (6 Participants in Weng'an Protests Sentenced)
Ta Kung Pao, November 14, 2008
http://www.takungpao.com/news/08/11/14/ZM-990423.htm

Media
《炎黄春秋》因正面报道赵紫阳面临整肃 (Recent "Yanhuang Chunqiu" Cover Story on Zhao Ziyang Upsets Officials, Journal Faces Increased Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanhuang-11142008085726.html

Multilateral
UN Says China Should Improve Rural Public Services
Associated Press (via Google), November 16, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hR7hlqNFni-fp1JUaOpYZBpz7cAwD94G3FFG0

Related information:
2007/2008 China Human Development Report
U.N. Development Programme, November 16, 2008
http://hdrstats.undp.org/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_CHN.html

Public Health
Report: China's New Medical Reform Plan Likely to Be Issued This Year
Xinhuanet, November 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/14/content_10359071.htm

Rural Issues
China Plans Insurance for 80% Farmers in 7 Years
Xinhuanet, November 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/17/content_10371095.htm

Taiwan
Ex-premier Forms Lawyers Alliance for Human Rights
China News Agency, November 17, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2008/11/16/183484/Ex-premier-forms.htm

Tibet
Tibetans Plot Future after Dalai Lama Admits Failure
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 17, 2008
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hUSFtyv-Fe4trOM3KtWCWt1olj9w

November 14, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
China Democracy Activist Detained for Subversion
Associated Press (via Google), November 13, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j_RH3fg_q48aTljsVv1r4kLz1oDwD94E39S80

Guo Quan (郭泉), founder of the China New Democracy Party, was detained on suspicion of “subversion of state power” on November 13. Guo, a former literature professor at Nanjing Normal University, has been detained several times since founding the CNDP in 2007, but police told Guo’s wife that this detention would be “different.” He was detained in May 2008 for ten days after writing articles criticizing the government’s response to the Sichuan earthquake.


News
Disasters
Quake Parents Clash over Memorial
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/parents-11132008093210.html

Environment
Asian Skies Poisoned by Clouds of Pollution
International Herald Tribune, November 13, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/13/asia/cloud.php

Food Security
Hong Kong Children Fall Sick, Melamine Found in Fish Feed
Agence France-Presse (via Google), November 13, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iV8CqhtvDKy8PNAzbaL5C5zEhd9Q

Lawyers Plan Collective Lawsuit over Tainted Milk
Associated Press (via Google), November 13, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hEkwG0nXjJ-CSlKegVX9Nls4OHlwD94E69004

Nation Renews Vow on Grain Security
China Daily, November 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/14/content_7204076.htm

U.S. Blocks Chinese Milk Products
Washington Post, November 14, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/13/AR2008111303798.html

Human Rights Defenders
举办世界人权宣言六十周年纪念活动遭打压 (Activists Pressured for Planning to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-11132008090343.html

Related information:
Guizhou Police Threaten Rights Group over Commemoration of 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Human Rights in China, November 13, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/75475

Labor
Factories Shut, China Workers Are Suffering
New York Times, November 14, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/world/asia/14china.html

深圳数百工人堵路追讨欠薪遭镇压近20人伤 (20 Injured after Hundreds of Shenzhen Workers Demonstrate for Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_labor-11132008102143.html

Chinese Authorities Crack down on Illegal cabs to End Strikes
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/13/content_10354066.htm

Related news:
Cab Strike in China's Hainan in Fifth Day; Drivers Rally at Gov't Office
Xinhuanet, November 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/14/content_10357516.htm

Media
China Opens to Financial News Media
Financial Times, November 13, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a59ae42-b1a5-11dd-b97a-0000779fd18c.html

Multilateral
China Urges Promoting Equality among Different Religions, Cultures
Xinhuanet, November 14, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/14/content_10355316.htm

Politics
AWOL Official Booted from Party
Shanghai Daily, November 14, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380584

Related news:
Sacking of Defector Too Late, Say Critics
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5fd8497ce569d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
Uyghur Woman Faces Forced Abortion
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/forced%20abortion-11132008173803.html

Public Health
Chinese Gov't Pledges to Provide Policy Umbrella for Disabled
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/13/content_10353904.htm

Related news:
Deng's Son Leaves Disability Post
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=43c6497ce569d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Rural Issues
湖北村委换届舞弊 村民投诉遭恐吓 (Hubei Villagers Threatened after Reporting Corruption in Village Committee Elections)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hubei-11132008105523.html

Tibet
11名藏族僧人及藏民一周内先后被判刑 (11 Tibetans Sentenced Successively within One Week)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibet_sentence-11132008110439.html

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