The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Civil Society (民间社会)

NGOs in China fear clampdown as Xi Jinping plans new security controls
The Guardian, March 30, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/30/ngos-china-fear-security-clampdown

Corruption (腐败)

China probes senior power official for graft
Reuters, March 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-china-graft-idUSKBN0MQ0R520150330

Fugitive database to ease information sharing
China Daily, March 31, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/31/content_19962128.htm

Chinese officials forced to take driving lessons after driven cars taken off them
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1752319/chinese-officials-forced-take-driving-lessons-after-chauffer-driven-cars

China asks UK for help in extraditing corrupt officials
China Daily, March 31, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/31/content_19962128.htm

China orders military to keep barracks simple, guard against excess
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1752348/china-orders-military-keep-barracks-simple-guard-against-excess

Cyber security (网络安全)

China appears to attack GitHub by diverting web traffic
The New York Times, March 30, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/technology/china-appears-to-attack-github-by-diverting-web-traffic.html

Related:
美国编程网站Github说遭遇来自中国的网络攻击 (US programming website Github claims being attacked from China)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-03302015113401.html

Hong Kong (香港)

HK activists use newspaper petition to warn of academic threats
Reuters, March 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-hongkong-china-idUSKBN0MQ15420150330

The universal suffrage debate is sinking into a blame game
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1751974/universal-suffrage-debate-sinking-blame-game

Hong Kong justice chief slammed in row over judicial rulings related to Occupy protests
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1752316/hong-kong-justice-chief-slammed-row-over-judicial-rulings-related

Olympics 2022 (2022 冬季奥运)

Beijing assures Olympic security as 2022 bid inspections end
Associated Press, March 27, 2015
http://news.yahoo.com/beijing-assures-olympic-security-2022-bid-inspections-end-092030274.html

Beijing "capable" of hosting successful Olympics, says IOC chief inspector
Xinhua News, March 28, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/28/c_134105763.htm

Rule of Law (法治)

China configs "firewall" against official meddling in judicial cases
Global Times, March 30, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/914597.shtml

Related:
中共中央发文件禁官员干预司法 (CPC to prohibit officials from meddling in judicial cases)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-03302015113605.html

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan seeks stronger cybersecurity ties with US
Voice of America, March 30, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-taiwan-seeks-stronger-cyber-security-ties-with-us/2699705.html

Tibet (西藏)

流亡西藏议会制定决议敦促国际介入西藏 (Tibetan parliament in exile passes resolution to call for international intervention)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03302015110307.html

Monday, March 30, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

Two fugitive officials caught by "Sky Net"
Global Times, March 30, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/914523.shtml

Two senior Macau marine officials in graft probe
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1749958/two-senior-macau-marine-officials-graft-probe

Education (教育)

Chinese universities urged to adhere to socialism
Xinhua News, March 28, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/28/c_134106063.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Petition calls for defence of Hong Kong's academic freedom in wake of political pressure
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1750911/defend-hong-kongs-academic-freedom-petition-urges-wake-political

No need for promises of more political reform, says top Beijing official
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1750576/no-need-promises-more-political-reform-says-top-beijing-official

香港学联:以“命运自主”为纲续争普选 (Hong Kong Federation of Students continues to strive for universal suffrage with motto “determine our own destiny”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 30, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150330_hk_student_leadership

Rule of Law (法治)

Chinese policeman sentenced for wrongfully detaining woman
Xinhua News, March 27, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/27/c_134103939.htm

CPC discipline chief says discipline stricter than law
Xinhua News, March 28, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/28/c_134106024.htm

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Chinese court jails Muslim for 6 years for growing beard, wife gets 2 years for wearing veil
The Express Tribune, March 30, 2015
http://tribune.com.pk/story/861151/chinese-court-jails-muslim-uighur-for-6-years-for-growing-beard-wife-gets-2-years-for-wearing-veil/

Related:
穿戴民族服饰也违法? 新疆夫妻因蓄须穿罩袍获刑 (Is wearing ethnic costume illegal? Xinjiang couple sentenced for growing beard and wearing veil)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl1-03292015112150.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's restrictions on barefoot lawyers could backfire
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1748592/chinas-restrictions-barefoot-lawyers-could-backfire

It's time for the world to adjust to China's global ambition
The Telegraph, March 28, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11500759/Its-time-for-the-world-to-adjust-to-Chinas-global-ambition.html

香港颁布基本法25年突显的权力矛盾 (Power conflicts in Hong Kong 25 years after enactment of Basic Law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150329_hongkong_basic-law_25th_anniversary

China’s fear of women with pamphlets
The New York Times, March 27, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/opinion/chinas-fear-of-women-with-pamphlets.html

Friday, March 27, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China ramps up global manhunt for corrupt officials with operation “Skynet”
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1748113/china-ramps-global-manhunt-fugitive-corrupt-officials-skynet

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong press freedom index falls amid self-censorship and attacks on journalists
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1748521/hong-kong-press-freedom-index-falls-amid-self-censorship-and-attacks

国际之都香港的免费电视台或将出现一言堂 (Hong Kong may soon have only one free TV channel)
Radio France Internationale, March 27, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150327-国际之都香港的免费电视台或将出现一言堂/

民建联议员漠视香港司法独立批评“警察抓人法官放人” (Pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance politician Elizabeth Quat scorns Hong Kong’s judicial independence: “police catch people and courts let them go” since Occupy Movement)
Radio France Internationale, March 27, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr//政治/20150327-民建联议员漠视香港司法独立批评“警察抓人法官放人”/

Olympics 2022 (2022 冬奥会)

Beijing assures Olympic security as 2022 bid inspections end
Associated Press, March 27, 2015
http://www.foxsports.com/olympics/story/beijing-china-assures-security-as-2022-olympic-bid-inspections-end-032715

Women (妇女)

Chinese feminist subjected to “extreme” interrogations: Lawyer
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/feminist-03262015110926.html

China raids offices of rights group as crackdown on activism continues
The New York Times, March 26, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/27/world/asia/china-raids-offices-of-rights-group-as-crackdown-on-activism-continues.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

中国官方警告网民对新疆克拉玛依火灾评论自律 (Chinese government cautions netizens to exercise self-discipline when commenting on Xinjiang fire)
Radio France Internationale, March 26, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150326-中国官方警告网民对新疆克拉玛依火灾评论自律/

Court rules suspected Uighur family must remain in Thai custody
Voice of America, March 27, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/court-rules-suspected-uighur-family-must-remain-in-thai-custody/2696530.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's master plan for remaking its courts
The Diplomat, March 26, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/03/chinas-master-plan-for-remaking-its-courts/

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Civil Society (民间社会)

Chinese police raid office of prominent NGO: co-founder
Reuters, March 26, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/26/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0MM0CD20150326

Corruption (腐败)

China's environment watchdog to exit from evaluation services
Xinhua News, March 25, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/25/c_134096838.htm

Freedom of Expression (言论自由)

Freed Tibetan monk's welcoming ceremony blocked by police
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/blocked-03252015121602.html

Another monk is detained in Tibet's Sog county
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/another-03252015150315.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Universal suffrage is “genuine” if it fits within the law, CY Leung argues in Legco Q&A
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1747561/cy-leung-condemns-anti-parallel-goods-protests-legco-qa-session

Internet (互联网)

Chinese have no need for websites blocked by Great Firewall, says Beijing official
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics-policy/article/1747592/olympics-beijing-official-says-chinese-have-no-need

反审查网站:中国政府参与攻击谷歌等公司 (Anti-censorship website: Chinese government participated in attacks on Google and other companies)
Voice of America, March 26, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-google-cyberspace-20150323/2694433.html

Population (人口)

”Secret” children could cost State workers their jobs
China Daily, March 26, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/26/content_19918610.htm

Rule of Law (法治)

Environmental NGO sues polluter
China Daily, March 26, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/26/content_19912406.htm

China's Xi says miscarriages of justice must be tackled properly
Reuters, March 25, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/26/us-china-politics-court-idUSKBN0MM04L20150326

习近平:司法体制改革成效人民来评判 (Xi Jinping: people are to judge the effectiveness of judicial reform)
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14c53a3a1ef7d36/xi-jin-ping-si-fa-ti-zhi-gai-ge-cheng-xiao-ren-min-lai-ping-pan

Lawyers demand more autonomy for bar associations as country pushes for rule of law
Global Times, March 25, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/913965.shtml

China's Inner Mongolia police chief held for murder
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32062296

Women (妇女)

China rejects international pleas to release five feminists from jail
The Guardian, March 25, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/25/china-rejects-release-five-detained-feminist-activists-international-womens-day

Related:
China rejects calls to free women's rights activists
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32046346

In China, supporters of detained feminists come under pressure
The New York Times, March 25, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/in-china-supporters-of-detained-feminists-come-under-pressure/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Detention of women activists makes a mockery of China's rule of law aspirations
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1747586/detention-women-activists-makes-mockery-chinas-rule-law

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China hands US list of corrupt officials alleged to have fled to America
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1746947/china-gives-us-list-corrupt-officials-alleged-have-fled-america

Related:
China, US work to clear legal hurdles
China Daily, March 25, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2015-03/25/content_19900801.htm

中国向美国提供逃往美国贪腐嫌疑人“优先名单” (China provides U.S. with “priority list” of graft suspects who have fled to the country)
Reuters, March 25, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/03/25/cn-clj-idCNKBS0ML0NZ20150325

China's local gov'ts urged to implement power list system
Sina News, March 24, 2015
http://english.sina.com/china/2015/0324/794762.html

Freedom of Association and Assembly (结社自由、集会自由)

Christian pastor in China gets one-year prison term in battle over crosses
New York Times, March 24, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/world/asia/christian-pastor-in-china-gets-one-year-prison-term-in-battle-over-crosses.html

China orders square dancers to walk the line
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/32033315

Freedom of Expression (言论自由)

艾未未獲頒國際特赦最高人權獎 (Ai Weiwei receives Amnesty’s top honor)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150324_aiweiwei_award

西藏艺术家阿旺坚赞被拘押 (Tibetan artist Ngawang Gyaltsen detained)
Voice of America, March 25, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/tibet-20150324/2692282.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Sha Tau Kok shops plan would take pressure off other border areas, local councillors argue
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1746521/sha-tau-kok-shops-plan-would-take-pressure-other-border-areas-local

Information Control (信息控制)

China's great firewall: Fortune at the expense of freedom?
CNN, March 25, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/25/asia/china-internet-censorship-kristie-lu-stout/

Refugees and Asylum Seekers (难民和庇护寻求者)

Tug-of-war between China, Turkey over suspected Uighurs in Thailand
Yahoo News, March 25, 2015
http://news.yahoo.com/tug-war-between-china-turkey-over-suspected-uighurs-175355040.html

Related:
中国土耳其分别要求泰国遣返维吾尔移民 (China and Turkey request Thailand to extradite Uyghur immigrants)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150324_uighurs_thai_turkey_china

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan activists fan China fears as protest trial opens
Reuters, March 25, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/25/us-taiwan-protests-idUSKBN0ML0JQ20150325?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Women (妇女)

Britain calls for release of Chinese female activists
The Telegraph, March 25, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11493546/Britain-calls-for-release-of-Chinese-female-activists.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Chinese officials must learn that clarity is key to good governance
South China Morning Post, Date
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1746593/chinese-officials-must-learn-clarity-key-good-governance

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Civil Society (民间社会)

Chinese law would bring civic groups under state security supervision
Washington Post, March 23, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinese-law-would-bring-civic-groups-under-state-security-supervision/2015/03/23/5d8ad994-cce7-11e4-8730-4f473416e759_story.html

Corruption (腐败)

Love of photography proves Chinese official's undoing
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1745693/love-photography-proved-chinese-officials-undoing

North China province tackles official shortage after corruption war
Xinhua News, March 24, 2015
http://english.sina.com/2015/0324/794534.html

Wife of Chinese military officer at center of corruption probe “mired in business debt, disputes”
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1746265/wife-chinese-military-officer-centre-corruption-probe-mired-business-debt

Death penalty (死刑)

China executes three over Kunming station attack
中国对昆明火车站袭击案三罪犯执行死刑
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 24, 2015
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32029430
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150324_kunming_knife_attackers_executed

Environment (环境)

Producing safer foods-not bumper harvests-now a priority, says China
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1745275/china-says-producing-safer-foods-not-bumper-harvests-now-priority-farming

Beijing mayor promises frugal, smog-free Winter Games
Reuters, March 24, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-china-olympics-idUSKBN0MK0A820150324

Hong Kong (香港)

In wake of protests, Hong Kong student group changes leader
Wall Street Journal, March 23, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/23/in-wake-of-protests-hong-kong-student-group-changes-leader/?mod=chinablog

Taiwan (台湾)

Protesters in Taiwan mark anniversary of Sunflower Movement
The New York Times, March 23, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/protesters-in-taiwan-mark-anniversary-of-sunflower-movement/

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan protest monk is freed after serving 15-year term
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-03232015155812.html

Women (妇女)

Detained Chinese feminists in dangerously poor health, lawyers warn
DPA International, March 24, 2015
http://www.dpa-international.com/news/asia/detained-chinese-feminists-in-dangerously-poor-health-lawyers-warn-a-44690305.html

被捕女权人士持续引发各界关注 律师会见频受阻 (Detained women’s rights activists continue to raise concern, lawyers repeatedly obstructed from meeting with them)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-03232015111732.html

美国女权组织声援中国被捕女权人士 (American women’s rights groups express support for detained Chinese feminist activists)
Voice of America, March 24, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/nonprofit-20150323/2692028.html

Monday, March 23, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

Discipline watchdog of central government punishes 151 officials in 2014
Sina News, March 22, 2015
http://english.sina.com/2015/0321/793913.html

Environment (环境)

Chinese environmental lawyer takes on the powerful to give voice to vulnerable pollution victims
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1744073/chinese-environmental-lawyer-takes-powerful-give-voice-vulnerable

Climate change: China official warns of “huge impact”
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 22, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32006972

New monitoring system will guarantee quality and safety
China Daily, March 23, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/23/content_19877857.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

香港多团体游行要求中国当局立即释放5名女权人士 (Hong Kong groups march to call for China to release the five women’s rights activists)
Radio France Internationale, March 22, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150322-香港多团体游行要求中国当局立即释放5名女权人士/

University of Hong Kong chief defends appointment of Beijing loyalist to governing body
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1744784/university-hong-kong-chief-defends-new-appointment-amid-students

Teachers “facing interference” to instil patriotism in Hong Kong pupils
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1744120/teachers-facing-interference-instil-patriotism-hong-kong-pupils

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese activist accuses Obama of trying to leave him in China
Voice of America, March 22, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-activist-accuses-obama-of-trying-to-leave-him-in-china/2690377.html

Information Control (信息控制)

Hackers attack GreatFire.org, a workaround for websites censored in China
New York Times, March 20, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/20/hackers-attack-greatfire-org-a-workaround-for-websites-censored-in-china/

Religion (宗教)

China “ends” anti-church demolition campaign
The Telegraph, March 20, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11485194/China-ends-anti-church-demolition-campaign.html

Rule of Law (法治)

Former Chinese police chief held on suspicion of murder
The Guardian, March 22, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/22/former-chinese-police-chief-zhao-liping-suspicion-murder

Society (社会)

Chinese high school students riot over mass food poisoning
Radio Free Asia, march 20, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/students-03202015110932.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

港媒以“民主”话题聚焦回顾李光耀 (Hong Kong media focus on democracy theme in commemorating Lee Kuan Yew)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150323_lee_kuan_yew_hongkong

Friday, March 20, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

“Confessions” of a corrupt official on the run: China's veiled warning to other fugitives
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1742791/confessions-corrupt-official-run

China investigates provincial environment official for graft
Reuters, March 20, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/20/us-china-corruption-environment-idUSKBN0MG0IF20150320?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Environmental protection chief in coal-rich Chinese province accused of corruption
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1742612/environmental-protection-chief-coal-rich-chinese-province-accused

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong chief executive faces TV debate challenge over reform
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1742207/hong-kong-chief-executive-faces-tv-debate-challenge-over-reform

曾批学生罢课不如退学 李国章获任港大校委会成员 (Arthur Li Kwok-cheung, who said HK students might as well drop out if they went on strike, appointed as HKU Council member)
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/14c36a478ef1aa6/zeng-pi-xue-sheng-ba-ke-bu-ru-tui-xue-li-guo-zhang-huo-ren-gang-da-xiao-wei-hui-cheng-yuan

International Relations (国际关系)

China crisis: west riven by age-old question-to appease or oppose?
The Guardian, March 19, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/19/china-bind-is-the-uk-accommodating-or-ceding-too-much-to-superpower

Internet (互联网)

Reuters news websites “inaccessible” in China
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1742833/reuters-news-websites-inaccessible-china

Beijing to standardize govt website update
China Daily, March 20, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/20/content_19865301.htm

继美国之后 欧盟亦表示对中国网络安全新法规的严重关切 (EU, after the US, expresses serious concern over China’s internet security regulations)
Reuters, March 20, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/03/20/china-security-usa-eu-idCNKBS0MG0Y120150320

Rule of Law (法治)

Errors found in China murder case 20 years after execution
Xinhua, March 19, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/19/c_134081886.htm

Women (妇女)

Five feminists remain jailed in China for activities the government supports
Time, March 19, 2015
http://time.com/3750389/china-feminists-international-womens-day-wu-rongrong-wei-tingting-wang-man-zheng-churan-li-tingting/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

滕彪:“西方学者自我审查问题严重” (Teng Biao: self-censorship by Western academics is a serious problem)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 19, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150319_tengbiao_academic_freedom_china

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Civil Society (民间社会)

NGOs feel the pinch as China mulls law on foreign funds
Global Times, March 19, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/912721.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

Top court said Zhou Yongkang's influence cleared
China Daily, March 19, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/19/content_19853505.htm

China sheds light on its quest to track down fleeing officials
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1741458/china-sheds-light-fox-hunt-its-quest-track-down-fleeing-officials

Hong Kong (香港)

Guangdong to limit cross-border visits to curb Hong Kong parallel goods trade
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1741850/guangdong-plans-restrictions-cross-border-visits-curb-hong-kong

Natural Resources (自然资源)

China to stop commercial logging of natural forests
Global Times, March 19, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/912839.shtml

National Defense (国防)

PLA fears of "Vietnamese invasion" halt Chinese city government's road construction project
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1741840/pla-fears-vietnamese-invasion-halt-chinese-city-governments-road

PLA tries to woo educated youngsters to join the military
Sina News, March 19, 2015
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2015/0318/792978.html

Population (人口)

美国投资移民申请者中超过80%为中国大陆居民-第一太平戴维斯 (Savills says over 80% investor immigrants to U.S. are mainland Chinese)
Reuters, March 18, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/03/18/cn-us-idCNKBS0ME12H20150318

Society (社会)

Chinese man solves decades-old mystery of family’s missing cash…the government took it
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1741800/chinese-man-solves-mystery-familys-missing-cash-government-took-it

Taiwan (台湾)

台湾太阳花运动周年 示威者重返立院 (Taiwan protesters go back to LegCo on Sunflower Movement one-year anniversary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 18, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150318_taiwan_sunflower-movement_anni

Tibet (西藏)

西藏那曲索县七僧在三月“敏感日”被捕 (Seven Tibetan monks arrested on March “sensitive day”)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03182015144407.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Chinese police shoot seven Uyghurs dead following fatal Xinjiang knife attack
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/attack-03182015121024.html

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China invites bids to audit offshore assets
Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-invites-bids-to-audit-offshore-assets-1426655274

Education (教育)

中国教育部让全国高校填写有关使用西方原版教材情况的调查问卷 (Education Ministry probes use of textbooks published in the West at universities)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/sd-03172015105054.html

Environment (环境)

Harvard urges joint research with Tsinghua on climate change
The Standard, March 17, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=58611&icid=1&d_str=

Hong Kong (香港)

【機場三跑】林超英斥機管局誤導或倒千億元落海 (Airport third runway: Lam Chiu Ying criticizes Airport Authority for misdirection and squander of $18 billion in third runway constrcution)
Apple Daily, March 18, 2015
http://hkm.appledaily.com/detail.php?guid=53542735&category_guid=6996647&category=instant&issue=20150318

Related:
議員斥三跑融資方案 逃避立會監察 (Legislative councilors fault financing proposal for third runway and its bypassing LegCo check)
The Stand News, March 17, 2015
https://thestandnews.com/politics/議員斥三跑融資方案-逃避立會監察/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

”The Barefoot Lawyer”: Q&A with blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng
Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/18/the-barefoot-lawyer-qa-with-blind-chinese-activist-chen-guangcheng/

Detention of rights activists in China soared in 2014, report says
The New York Times, March 17, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/detention-of-rights-activists-in-china-soared-in-2014-report-says/

Related:
“Silencing the messenger: 2014 annual report on the situation of human rights defenders in China”
http://chrdnet.com/2015/03/silencing-the-messenger-2014-annual-report-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-defenders-in-china/

Rule of Law (法治)

Questions loom over China’s legal reform drive
Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/17/questions-loom-over-chinas-legal-reform-drive/?mod=WSJBlog

Society (社会)

学生冒雨做操领导打伞看 官方致歉 (Guangxi officials apologize for watching students perform welcoming exercise in rain while themselves holding umbrellas)
People’s Daily, March 18, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0318/c1001-26709444.html

Taiwan (台湾)

Legacy of Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement continues to impact cross-strait ties
Channel News, March 18, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/legacy-of-taiwan-s/1723312.html

Taiwan protesters mark Sunflower anniversary
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 18, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150318/news_20150318_56_1085385.htm

Tibet (西藏)

联合国讨论西藏侵犯人权问题 (UN to discuss infringement of human rights in Tibet)
Voice of America, March 18, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/tibet-human-rights-20150318/2684866.html

Women (妇女)

China detains women's rights activists
CNN, March 16, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/03/16/ns-intv-fincher-china-arrests-activists.cnn

NGO report reveals why women choose to work in the sex trade
Global Times, March 18, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/912479.shtml

中国如全面开放二胎政策 亦无法杜绝强制堕胎等现象 (Forced abortion to persist even if China adopts two-child policy)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/vt-03172015100702.html

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

腐败成食品安全事件痼疾:局地执法者充任保护伞 (Entrenched corruption a cause of food safety problems as authorities shield wrongdoers)
People’s Daily, March 17, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0317/c1001-26702875.html

农村市场“山寨食品”亟待关注:假冒奶常被送孕妇 (Serious “bogus foodstuff” problem in rural markets: fake milk products target pregnant women)
People’s Daily, March 17, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0317/c1001-26702952.html

Related:
立足食品安全检测科技 初创企业获风投亲睐 (New enterprise gained popularity and foothold in food safety technology)
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/money/49655/li-zu-shi-pin-quan-jian-ce-ke-ji-chu-chuang-qi-ye-huo-feng-tou-qin-lai

Corruption (腐败)

Two NPC members detained at hotels after legislature's meeting ends
Caixin Online, March 16, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-03-16/100791546.html

China graft probe snares another developer after Kaisa
Bloomberg News, March 16, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-16/china-graft-probe-said-to-snare-another-developer-after-kaisa-i7b9hn94

Crackdown on graft in China's PLA to continue until it has been eradicated: logistics expert
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1740059/crackdown-graft-chinas-pla-continue-until-it-has-been-eradicated

Environment (环境)

This documentary went viral in China. Then it was censored. It won’t be forgotten
Washington Post, March 16, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/03/16/this-documentary-went-viral-in-china-then-it-was-censored-it-wont-be-forgotten/

Related:
Under the Hong Kong dome: A cry for action on pollution
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1739991/under-hong-kong-dome-cry-action-pollution

Kenya hails Chinese aid to curb poaching
Xinhua News, March 16, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/16/c_134071724.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong needs an advisory committee to examine complex cross-border legal issues
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1739166/hong-kong-needs-advisory-committee-examine-complex-cross-border-legal

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China’s persecution of activists worsens in Xi’s second year: rights group
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-03162015143656.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Chinese police shoot four Uyghurs dead after casino knife attack
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/shooting-03162015173628.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s selective authoritarianism
Wall Street Journal, March 16, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/16/chinas-selective-authoritarianism/

Q. and A.: David Shambaugh on the risks to Chinese communist rule
New York Times, March 15, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/q-and-a-david-shambaugh-on-the-risks-to-chinese-communist-rule/

China must pardon corrupt officials, says author dubbed China’s John Grisham
The Telegraph, March 15, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11473630/China-must-pardon-corrupt-officials-says-author-dubbed-Chinas-John-Grisham.html

Monday, March 16, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

中國軍網:徐才厚死後軍中反腐不停止 (Chinese military website: anti-graft campaign in the military will not stop with Xu Caihou’s death)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 16, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150316_china_xu_caihou_death

Cyber security (网络安全)

China puts tech bill that concerns West on hold: U.S. official
中国暂缓反恐法立法三审--美国官员
Reuters, March 13, 2015
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/13/us-china-security-usa-idUSKBN0M91ZT20150313
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/03/16/china-security-usa-idCNKBS0MC0CG20150316

Environment (环境)

Chinese Premier vows tougher regulation on air pollution
The New York Times, March 16, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/16/world/asia/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-vows-tougher-regulation-on-air-pollution.html

Revamped environmental law raises hope for cleanup in China
Associated Press, March 14, 2015
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ae734d2ed95646428c54c1f41b60625a/revamped-environmental-law-raises-hope-cleanup-china

Hong Kong (香港)

Is Hong Kong’s academic freedom under Chinese attack?
Washington Post, March 13, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/is-hong-kongs-academic-freedom-under-chinese-attack/2015/03/12/8680fc60-e819-4ed0-9097-04a9774cfd35_story.html

Hukou (户口)

53%受访者求职在乎户口 超半数表示落户政策严苛 (53% survey respondents concerned with “hukou,” more than half consider the policy harsh)
China News, March 16, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/edu/2015/03-16/7130478.shtml

Internet (互联网)

China's censors go after critical commentators in online crackdown on debate
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinas-censors-crack-down-on-online-commentators-03132015122415.html

June Fourth (六四)

After two decades of writing to China's Parliament, Tiananmen mothers stay silent
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmem-mothers-03122015173325.html

Related:
Topic: Tiananmen mothers
Human Rights in China
http://www.hrichina.org/en/topic/tiananmen-mothers

Population (人口)

人权组织:一胎化的核心是控制和强制 (Human rights group: core of one-child policy is control and enforcement)
Voice of America, March 16, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/littlejohn-20150315/2681388.html

Rule of Law (法治)

Xinhua insight: China revises Legislation Law, paving way for legal reform
Xinhua Net, March 15, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/15/c_134067515.htm

Women (妇女)

Five young feminists still missing in China
Global Voices, March 16, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/03/16/five-young-feminists-still-missing-in-china/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

No, China’s not about to collapse
The Diplomat, March 13, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/03/no-chinas-not-about-to-collapse/

Missing, kidnapped, trafficked: China has a problem with its children
The Guardian, March 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/12/missing-kidnapped-trafficked-china-children

A rare look Into one’s life on file in China
The New York Times, March 15, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/a-rare-look-into-ones-life-on-file-in-china/

Revisiting Chen Guangcheng’s Great Escape
The Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/jerome-a-cohen-revisiting-chen-guangchengs-great-escape-1426435793

Friday, March 13, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

周永康将被公审 (Zhou Yongkang to be tried in open court)
Deutsche Welle, March 13, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EqBf

中國政協閉幕 俞正聲提醒委員廉潔自律 (At close of annual session, CPPCC Chairman Yu Zhengsheng urges committee members to maintain honesty and self-discipline)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150313_china_cppcc_closing

Hong Kong (香港)

羅范椒芬倡教師教育要到內地上國情課 (HK ExCo member & Deputy to NPC Fanny Law suggests month-long national education training on mainland for Hong Kong teachers)
Hong Kong Economic Times, March 13, 2015
http://topick.hket.com/article/564302

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

陈光诚:奥巴马在人权问题上软弱退让 (Chen Guangcheng criticizes Obama’s “weak and compromising” attitude towards human rights issues)
Voice of America, March 12, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/chenguangcheng-20150312/2677157.html

Rule of Law (法治)

司法公正是依法治国给民众最直接的“获得” (Justice is people’s most direct “gain” from rule of law)
NPC.People.com.cn, March 13, 2015
http://npc.people.com.cn/n/2015/0313/c14576-26689381.html

Women (妇女)

Chinese police detain five women's rights activists
Reuters, March 12, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/12/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0M819K20150312?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Related:
Five Chinese feminists held over International Women's Day plans
The Guardian, March 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/12/five-chinese-feminists-held-international-womens-day

美國呼籲中國釋放五名被拘女維權人士 (US calls on China to release five detained women’s rights defenders)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/world/2015/03/150313_china_women_rights_us

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

When push comes to shove, don't expect Britain to stand up for Hong Kong's rights
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1736001/when-push-comes-shove-dont-expect-britain-stand-hong-kongs

We must keep up pressure on China to end the ivory trade
The Guardian, March 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/africa-wild/2015/mar/12/keep-up-the-pressure-on-china

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Children (儿童)

The father searching for his abducted son
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31814295

Corruption (腐败)

China investigates former boss of Xinjiang's capital for suspected corruption
Reuters, March 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/11/us-china-corruption-xinjiang-idUSKBN0M711120150311

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing pledges to adjust entry rules to Hong Kong after mainland tourist "saturation"
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1735088/beijing-plans-will-adjust-individual-traveller-scheme-better-suit

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Secret historians preserve past in China amid state amnesia
Associated Press, March 11, 2015
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_PRESERVING_MEMORY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Related:
“Records of Visits and Interviews with Families of June Fourth Victims”
Essays and videos: Stories of 17 victims of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
Written and filmed by the Tiananmen Mothers. Translated and edited by Human Rights in China, 2014
http://bit.ly/1eQGU4t

HRIC Documentary on June Fourth Victims: Portraits of Loss and the Quest for Justice
Filmed by the Tiananmen Mothers, produced by HRIC, 2009.
http://bit.ly/1ApPtwJ

International Relations (国际关系)

中國前外交官:中國有中國的理 (Ex-Chinese ambassador says China has her own reasons)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 12, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150312_china_marine_disputes

Labor (劳工)

Striking Chinese workers “corralled" into factory amid dispute over benefits
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dongguan-03112015144016.html

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变性人和两性人)

Now viral in China: Tolerance
Foreign Policy, March 11, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/11/now-viral-in-china-tolerance-lgbtq-coming-home-film/

Rule of Law (法治)

我国去年纠正12起重大冤假错案 多数与逼供有关 (Most of last year’s 12 important cases of miscarriage of justice involved extorted confessions)
People’s Daily, March 12, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0312/c1001-26678752.html

Related:
最高法院院长周强:冤假错案有错必纠 (Supreme People's Court President Zhou Qiang: Cases of miscarriage of justice must be redressed)
Beijing News, March 12, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/03/12/356165.html

Tibet (西藏)

China’s tensions with Dalai Lama spill into the afterlife
The New York Times, March 11, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/world/asia/chinas-tensions-with-dalai-lama-spill-into-the-afterlife.html?_r=1

Related:
政协民宗委主任:达赖喇嘛称不再转世是一场阴谋 (CPPCC official says Dalai Lama’s claim of not reincarnating is a conspiracy)
People’s Daily, March 12, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0312/c1001-26679603.html

"We want freedom": Tibetan nuns
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/nuns-03112015150734.html

德国支持西藏人士到中国使馆门前升旗纪念西藏抗暴日 (German NGO supports Tibetans raising their flag in front of the Chinese embassy to commemorate Tibetan Uprising Day)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-03112015100644.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Criminal trials rose sharply in China’s far West in 2014, group says
The New York Times, March 11, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/world/asia/criminal-trials-rose-sharply-in-chinas-far-west-in-2014-group-says.html

Related:
人权组织:去年新疆刑事罪案总数飙升 (Human rights group says criminal trials in Xinjiang rose sharply last year)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl2-03112015104046.html

U.N. official calls China's crackdown on Uighurs “disturbing”
Reuters, March 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/11/us-china-un-xinjiang-idUSKBN0M723520150311

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

美国教授:“中共政权正进入残局” (On David Shambaugh’s view that “the endgame of communist rule has begun”)
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EogH

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Civil Society (民间社会)

慈善事业法草案年底有望审议 (Draft charity law expected to be reviewed in 2015)
The Beijing Times, March 11, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0311/c1001-26673619.html

Corruption (腐败)

Retired generals point to “horrible” graft in PLA
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1734592/retired-generals-point-horrible-graft-pla

党媒曝苏荣忏悔:我就是权钱交易所所长 (State media publicizes confession by Su Rong, former vice chair of CPPCC: “I was the head of power-money exchange center”)
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/49351/dang-mei-pu-su-rong-chan-hui-wo-jiu-shi-quan-qian-jiao-yi-suo-suo-chang

Death penalty (死刑)

Doubts over China prisoner organ harvesting ban
Business Insider, March 10, 2015
http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-doubts-over-china-prisoner-organ-harvesting-ban-2015-3

Hong Kong (香港)

China angered as Martin Lee urges Canada's MPs to support democracy in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1734906/martin-lee-tells-canadian-mps-speak-hk-democracy-ambassador-objects

Related:
You are fighting this battle for 1.3 billion people: Speech by Martin Lee (text and video)
Human Right in China, January 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/china-rights-forum/you-are-fighting-battle-13-billion-people-speech-martin-lee-text-and-video

Beijing official scraps Hong Kong trip after pan-democrats vow to veto reform proposal
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1734659/beijing-official-scraps-hong-kong-trip-after-pan-democrats-vow-veto

深圳海关严查征税打水货 前海港货城最快年底开业 (Shenzhen customs to strictly prohibit parallel imports, Hong Kong goods center to open in Qianhai District by year end)
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/49365/shen-zhen-hai-guan-yan-cha-zheng-shui-da-shui-huo-qian-hai-gang-huo-cheng-zui-kuai-nian

Media (媒体)

Twitter在香港设立办事处 (Twitter opens Hong Kong office)
Financial Times, March 11, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001060982

Social Security (社会安全)

China sets timeline for first change to retirement age since 1950s
The Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/10/china-sets-timeline-for-first-change-to-retirement-age-since-1950s/?mod=WSJBlog

Tibet (西藏)

Chinese police shoot Tibetan youth who refused traffic stop
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/shooting-03102015181357.html

Women (妇女)

What’s with all the Chinese misogyny?
Foreign Policy, March 10, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/10/china-misogyny-international-womens-day/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

ISIL fighters arrested in China’s Xinjiang, politician says
Aljazeera, March 10, 2015
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/3/10/beijing-isil-fighters-arrested-in-china.html

Official claims China has “best religious policy in the world”
The Telegraph, March 10, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11460847/Official-claims-China-has-best-religious-policy-in-the-world.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

反腐落马者中为何鲜有民主党派高官? (Why aren’t there democratic party officials among those officials dismissed in anti-graft campaign?)
Voice of America, March 11, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ccp-fallen-tigers-20150310/2674718.html

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Civil Society, (民间社会)

Foreign non-government groups in China fear clampdown under new law
Reuters, March 9, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/09/us-china-parliament-ngos-idUSKBN0M518X20150309

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

清华女生自费十多万出版《中国食品安全档案》 (Tsinghua student publishes “Chinese food safety file” out of own pocket)
People’s Daily, March 10, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0310/c1001-26666031.html

Culture (文化)

冯骥才谈文艺领域反腐:彻底把官员从协会里请出去 (Artist Feng Jicai on fighting corruption in cultural field: officials should all leave associations)
People’s Daily, March 10, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0310/c1001-26666152.html

Environment (环境)

China arrests anti-smog campaigners
The Telegraph, March 9, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11458961/China-arrests-anti-smog-campaigners.html

Health (健康)

WHO: China needs to act against smoking
Deutsche Welle, March 9, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EneB

Hong Kong (香港)

Martin Lee, Hong Kong democracy leader, subject of warning from China to Ottawa
Huffington Post, March 10, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/03/09/china-warns-parliament-to_n_6832966.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-politics

Related:
Democracy is a must for Deng Xiaoping’s formula to work: Interview with Martin Lee
Human Rights in China, November 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/china-rights-forum/democracy-must-deng-xiaopings-formula-work-interview-martin-lee-text-and-video

港府被動「一簽多行」設限不了了之 (Passive Hong Kong government leaves limiting multiple-entry permits unsettled)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 10, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150310_ana_hongkong_mainlander_shopping

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Concern for women's rights activists detained in China
British Broadcasting Cooperation, March 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-31792608

Labor (劳工)

China’s “factory girls” have grown up—and are going on strike
Quartz, March 10, 2015
http://qz.com/351393/

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan monk is beaten, detained following solitary protest
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/solitary-03092015142440.html

台湾藏人团体纪念西藏暴动56周年 (Tibetan groups in Taiwan commemorate 56th anniversary of Tibet uprising)
Voice of America, March 10, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/2673651.html

Women (妇女)

China completely flunked International Women’s Day
Quartz, March 9, 2015
http://qz.com/358343/

China’s legislature: bigger, richer, still full of men
The Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/10/chinas-legislature-bigger-richer-still-full-of-men/?mod=chinablog

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

维权人士怎么看中国反腐? (How does a rights defender look at the anti-graft campaign?)
Deutsche Welle, March 9, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EndV

中国两会所面临的经济、环保、军事问及政治社会问题引起欧洲媒体广泛的关注 (Economic, environmental, military, socio-political issues faced by Two Congresses attract wide attention from European media)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/gr-03092015102042.html

Monday, March 09, 2015

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

Chinese MH370 relatives mark anniversary under police gaze
Business Insider, March 8, 2015
http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-chinese-mh370-relatives-mark-anniversary-under-police-gaze-2015-3

Civil Society (民间社会)

China cracks down on foreign nonprofits
The Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-cracks-down-on-foreign-nonprofits-1425694223

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong book giant in censorship row after returning titles to “pro-democracy” publisher
The South China Morning Post, March 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1732853/beijing-criticised-publication-new-series-anti-occupy-books

Related:
Our next generation is totally different: Interview with Carmen Kwong
Human Right in China, November 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do1Cam8_zfA

China not backing down from Hong Kong election decision
Voice of America, March 8, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-not-backing-down-from-hong-kong-election-decision/2671956.html

Information Control (信息控制)

China vows to be open about environment as viral film is erased
The Telegraph, March 7, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11456937/China-vows-to-be-open-about-environment-as-viral-film-is-erased.html

Law (法律)

Cybersecurity law a priority this year: top official
The Wall Street Journal, March 8, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/08/cybersecurity-law-a-priority-this-year-top-official/?mod=WSJBlog

Law could mean official recognition of domestic violence in China's courts, activists say
The South China Morning Post, March 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1732870/law-could-lead-domestic-violence-regonised-chinas-courts-activists-say

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变 性人和两性人)

Sex expert’s secret is out, and China’s open to It
The New York Times, March 6, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/world/asia/chinese-advocate-of-sexuality-opens-door-into-her-own-private-life.html

Population (人口)

中国内地富豪数位列世界第五 移民数居首位 (Mainland China ranks 5th in world in number of millionaires and 1st in emigration)
Guangming Online, March 8, 2015
http://economy.gmw.cn/2015-03/08/content_15030090.htm

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan woman burns herself to death in protest over Chinese policies
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2015
EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibet-norchuk-03072015143653.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03082015150432.html

Women (妇女)

China holds five activists participating in rights event
The New York Times, March 8, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/world/asia/china-detains-womens-rights-activists-in-several-cities.html?_r=0

Related:
妇女节前夕中国女权主义者被拘留 (Chinese feminists detained before Women’s Day)
Financial Times, March 9, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001060935

马英九出席台湾妇女节联谊茶会 称赞女性一样能捍卫国家 (In Taiwan Women’s Day conference, Ma Ying-jeou says women can protect a nation)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-03062015114541.html

一步一腳印爭取香港婦女勞工權益 (One step at a time for Hong Kong women’s labor rights)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150306_view_hk_women

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China city boss warns against Islamic head coverings in Xinjiang
Reuters, March 7, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/07/us-china-parliament-xinjiang-idUSKBN0M30G920150307

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The coming Chinese crackup
The Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coming-chinese-crack-up-1425659198

Chen Guangcheng recounts his life fighting injustice and brutality in China
The Washington Post, March 6, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-blind-lawyers-battle-against-an-abusive-chinese-dictatorship/2015/03/06/4ac546d4-b6ce-11e4-9423-f3d0a1ec335c_story.html

Friday, March 06, 2015

International Human Rights (国际人权)

China strsses four major viewpoints on human rights
Shanghai Daily, March 6, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=271132

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Draft law "underscores China's concern to protect overseas interests"
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EldM

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

China newspaper suspends leaker of smog film propaganda directive
The Financial Times, March 6, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3b2c8cc6-c3be-11e4-a02e-00144feab7de.html

Corruption (腐败)

Inquiry into disgraced Ling Jihua "linked more to his own problems than son’s fatal Ferrari crash"
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1730873/inquiry-disgraced-ling-jihua-linked-more-his-own-problems-sons-fatal

”官场消费”减少 60家五星酒店亏损 (60 5-star hotels revenues down as “officialdom’s expenditures” drop)
People’s Daily, March 6, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0306/c1001-26648212.html

Domestic security (国内安全)

港媒:中国警方配备拐弯枪 火力远超以色列产品 (Chinese police are equipped with Corner Shot guns more powerful than Israeli counterparts)
China News, March 6, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/mil/2015/03-06/7106132.shtml

Education (教育)

莫言:应将学前教育纳入免费义务教育 (Mo Yan thinks preschool education should be free)
Sina News, March 6, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2015-03-06/102631575634.shtml

Environment (环境)

China vows to fight pollution “with all our might”
The Guardian, March 5, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/05/china-vows-to-fight-pollution-with-all-our-might

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong faces "crisis of governance," British MPs warn
The Telegraph, March 6, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11452272/Hong-Kong-faces-crisis-of-governance-British-MPs-warn.html

Related:
英国下议会报告 香港自由受中国“侵蚀”(British House of Commons’ report: Hong Kong’s freedoms have been “eroded” by China)
Deutsche Welle, March 6, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EmSQ
Related:
The UK’s relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office , March 6, 2015
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmfaff/649/649.pdf

Police watchdog has reviewed 20 per cent of Occupy complaints-but has nearly 2,000 still to go
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1730368/police-watchdog-has-reviewed-20-cent-occupy-complaints-has-nearly

“One country, two systems” for Hong Kong must comply with China constitution, says Premier Li Keqiang
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1729914/one-country-two-systems-hong-kong-must-comply-china-constitution-says

China's No. 3 Zhang Dejiang leader warns Hong Kong activists against “crossing a line”
The Straits Times, Date
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/chinas-no-3-zhang-dejiang-leader-warns-hong-kong-activists-against-crossin

Law (法律)

性暴力应定为家暴行为 (CPPCC member says sexual violence should be characterized as domestic violence)
Legal Evening News, March 6, 2015
http://www.fawan.com.cn/html/2015-03/06/content_541009.htm

Population (人口)

北京2020年人口将控制在2300万 目前已达2154万 (Beijing to limit population, now at 21.5 million, to 23 million by 2020)
Legal Evening News, March 6, 2015
http://www.fawan.com/Article/fwkx/2015/03/06/153850277058.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

元宵节香港团体游行促人大关注良心犯 (In Lantern Festival march, Hong Kong groups urge NPC attention on prisoners of conscience)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-03052015100303.html

Rule of Law (法治)

以改革之手推进依法治国 (Promoting rule of law by “the hand” of reform)
People’s Daily, March 6, 2015
http://npc.people.com.cn/n/2015/0306/c14576-26648461.html

Society (社会)

Knife attack wounds nine at Chinese train station
Reuters, March 5, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/06/us-china-attack-idUSKBN0M206720150306

Thursday, March 05, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

An Alcatel-Lucent China executive who accused his bosses of graft is found dead
Quartz, March 4, 2015
http://qz.com/355522/

Chinese military intelligence chief Xing Yunming held in graft inquiry
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729631/chinese-military-intelligence-chief-xing-yunming-held-graft-inquiry

China’s defense spending slows as Xi turns graft push on PLA
Bloomberg, March 4, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-04/china-s-defense-spending-increase-to-slow-in-2015-to-10-percent

Culture (文化)

学者谢选骏邝治中认为繁体字是中国传统文化较为忠实的载体 (Intellectuals Xie Xuanjun & Kuang Zhizhong (Peter Kwong) think traditional Chinese characters are the more faithful bearer of Chinese heritage)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/sd-03042015114037.html

Education (教育)

Overzealous Chinese officials “could ban all foreign books”, scholar fears
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729615/overzealous-chinese-officials-could-ban-all-foreign-books-scholar-fears

Environment (环境)

After Chinese smog documentary, oil industry pushes back
The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/04/after-chinese-smog-documentary-oil-industry-pushes-back/?mod=WSJBlog

Law (法律)

北京回击奥巴马 为针对高科技企业反恐措施辩护 (Beijing rebuts Obama criticism and defends counter-terror policies targeting high-tech enterprises)
Radio France Internationale, March 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150304-北京回击奥巴马-为针对高科技企业反恐措施辩护/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China unveils targets for 2015: Li Keqiang's speech as it happened
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729846/live-li-keqiang-unveils-chinas-annual-work-report

Related:
李克強工作報告就環保和反腐提明確措施 (In work report, Li Keqiang proposes clear policies to protect environment and fight corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150305_china_li_keqiang_on_corruption

China NPC 2015: The reports
The Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/05/china-npc-2015-the-reports/?mod=WSJBlog

National Defense (国防)

少将撰文称解放军腐败因西方意识形态蛊惑 (Major General’s essay accuses western ideologies of corrupting the PLA)
Radio France Internationale, March 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20150304-少将撰文称解放军腐败因西方意识形态蛊惑/

Population (人口)

China eases “one child” policy to boost births
USA Today, March 4, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/04/china-one-child-policy-births-beijing/24069319/

Religion (宗教)

柳州教案幼儿园因“非法传教”被责令停止办学 (Liuzhou kindergarten shut down, accused “illegal promotion of religion”)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/yf1-03042015113707.html/

Rural Issues (农村)

China plans trial program to let farmers sell land
The Japan Times, March 4, 2015
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/04/asia-pacific/china-plans-trial-program-to-let-farmers-sell-land/#.VPfHb7CUfYk

State Security (国家安全)

China says NGOs need regulating for national security reasons
Reuters, March 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/04/us-china-parliament-ngos-idUSKBN0M00C220150304

Taiwan (台湾)

Xi urges vigilance against Taiwan independence
The Diplomat, March 5, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/03/xi-urges-vigilance-against-taiwan-independence/

Tibet (西藏)

Government workers, teachers in Tibetan prefecture called back suddenly from vacation
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2015, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/called-03042015145808.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

A reform test for Beijing
The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-reform-test-for-beijing-1425514029?tesla=y

Wednesday, March 04, 2015

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

China's illegal ivory traders exploiting online market
The Guardian, March 3, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/chinas-illegal-ivory-traders-exploiting-online-market

Corruption (腐败)

Exclusive: China investigates second top officer for graft-sources
Reuters, March 3, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/03/us-china-corruption-exclusive-idUSKBN0LZ0XW20150303

反腐之火烧向国企 全国人代空椅冒烟 (Empty seats at NPC a result of anti-graft probe in state-owned-enterprises)
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/48937/fan-fu-zhi-huo-shao-xiang-guo-qi-quan-guo-ren-dai-kong-yi-mou-yan

Education (教育)

Signs of resistance to China’s latest ideological crackdown
Foreign Policy March 3, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/03/china-crackdown-western-ideas-resistance/

Hong Kong (香港)

Let Hongkongers serve in China’s People’s Liberation Army, says top military official
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1729129/let-hongkongers-serve-chinas-peoples-liberation-army-says-top

Missing phrases in CPPCC work report again cause controversy among Hongkongers
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1728864/missing-phrases-cppcc-work-report-again-cause-controversy-among-hongkongers

香港大部分市民认为应收紧自由行及取消深圳户籍居民一签多行--调查 (Survey shows majority of Hong Kongers support tightened policy on individual travels and voiding multiple-entry permits to Shenzhen residents)
Reuters, March 4, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/03/04/cn-hk-idCNKBS0M00T120150304

中國人大:香港特首普選辦法不可動搖 (NPC: Hong Kong Chief Executive election method cannot be changed)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 4, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150304_china_hongkong_political_reform

Related:
港政协常委:占领是港版颜色革命 意在挑战中央 (CPPCC Standing Committee: Occupy Movement was Hong Kong’s color revolution aimed at challenging central government)
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/49009/gang-zheng-xie-chang-wei-zhan-ling-shi-gang-ban-yan-se-ge-ming-yi-zai-tiao-zhan-zhong-yang