Monday, January 14, 2013

Bilateral Ties

Yunnan Prepares to Receive Possible Kachin Refugees
Global Times, January 14, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/755580.shtml

Environment

中国严重空气污染情况恐将持续 (Grave Pollution in China to Continue)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 14, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2013/01/130114_china_air.shtml

Related:
多数人对北京空气质量认知过于乐观 (CASS Report: Majority of People Overly Optimistic about Beijing's Air Quality)
Legal Daily, January 14, 2013
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2013-01/14/content_4125590.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Recently Denied State Compensation, Tang Hui Still Demands an Investigation into Two Police Officers She Claims Raped her Daughter in 2006
Locustland, January 14, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1127764/recently-denied-state-compensation-tang-hui-still-demands

Media

李承鹏签售新书遭掌掴 (Writer Li Chengpeng Attacked at a Book Signing)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 14, 2013
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2013-01/14/content_1792468.htm  

Related:
China's Silent Book Signing Raises Voices
Global Voices, January 14, 2013
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/01/14/chinas-silent-book-signing-raises-voices/

廣州30農民撐南周被捕 (30+ Farmers Detained after Supporting Southern Weekly)
Ming Pao, January 13, 2013
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20130113/-9-2870570/1.html

Related:
《南周》事件:公民抗命运动正在中国兴起
Southern Weekly Incident: The Rise of Civil Disobedience in China
HRIC Commentary, January 11, 2013
http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6500

Protests and Petitions

富士康江西工厂千名员工因不满薪资待遇上街游行 (1K Workers Take to Streets over Wages at Jiangxi Foxconn Factory)
Caijing, January 13, 2013
http://politics.caijing.com.cn/2013-01-13/112430472.html

Tibet

Young Tibetan Dies in Year's First Fiery Act
Agence France-Presse, January 14, 2013
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?art_id=130041&con_type=1