Friday, April 26, 2013

Freedom of Association and Assembly

民众悼念林昭 当局提前禁止 (Authorities Hinder Mourning of Lin Zhao as Her Memorial Day (4/29) Approaches)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-04252013102848.html

Health

New Bird Flu Study Clears Up Key Question, But Raises Others
China Realtime Report, April 26, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/04/26/new-bird-flu-study-clears-up-key-question-but-raises-others/

Human Rights Defenders

拍摄报道民间声援异议人士女儿 博讯记者孙林面临刑事拘留
Chinese Journalist Held For Filming School Campaign
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2013
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-04252013102531.html
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/zhang-anni-04252013134310.html

For more information on Zhang Lin and Zhang Anni, see:
合肥声援张安妮就学活动遭清场
Police End Protest in Support of 10-Year-Old’s Right to Attend School
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6586
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6644

Intellectual Property Rights

国内最大盗版高清门户被查封:30名员工或拘留 (Govt. Cracks Down on Largest Portal for Pirated HD Movies: 30 Face Detention)
The Beijing Times, April 26, 2013
http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2013-04-26/02398281963.shtml

Related:
China Cracks Down on Pirated Movie Sites
Economic Observer, April 26, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0426/243171.shtml

International Human Rights

Hollande 'Sacrificing' Rights on China Visit
Agence France-Presse, April 25, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130425/hollande-sacrificing-rights-china-visit

Related:
Jours ordinaires en Chine (Ordinary Days in China)
Liberation, April 25, 2013
http://www.liberation.fr/monde/2013/04/25/jours-ordinaires-en-chine_899113

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

China, France Stress a Multipolar World as Hollande Visits Beijing
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1223028/china-france-vow-promote-multipolar-world

China's Demand for Milk Sees It Become New Zealand's Top Export Market for First Time
Associated Press, April 26, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/chinas-demand-for-milk-sees-it-become-new-zealands-top-export-market-for-first-time/2013/04/26/1eb33ab0-ae33-11e2-b240-9ef3a72c67cc_story.html

Sovereignty of Countries Should be Respected in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding China
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=138987

China Warns US on Turning Away Investers
Agence France-Presse, April 26, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/business/world-business/china-warns-us-on-turning-away-investors-20130426-2ii04.html

Indian Foreign Minister to Visit China Amid Border Spat
Agence France-Presse, April 25, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hdxDlm_wivj1Y7scKvwnEuOhTOZg

Aquino: PHL Gets ASEAN Support on Maritinme Dispute with China
GMA News, April 25, 2013
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/305587/news/nation/aquino-phl-gets-asean-support-on-maritime-dispute-with-china

Related:
China Slams Philippine Bid to 'Legalise' Occupation of Islands
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1223845/china-slams-philippine-bid-legalise-occupation-islands

China Props Up Pyongyang over US Fears
Al Jazeera, April 25, 2013
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/04/201342411953682220.html

China, EU Hold First-Ever Dialogue on Higher Education
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/culture/2013-04/26/c_124633047.htm

Romance! Money! Intrigue! It's Model UN ... in China
The Atlantic, April 25, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/04/romance-money-intrigue-its-model-un-in-china/275308/

Chinese Development Projects in Burma Draw Local Protests
Voice of America, April 26, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-development-projects-in-burma-draw-local-projects/1648716.html

Letpadaung Farmers Beaten, Shot at for Plowing Fields
The Irrawaddy, April 25, 2013
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/32995

Political and Economic Reform

China’s Leaders Warn on Financial Risks
Financial Times, April 26, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c0d89da6-ae30-11e2-8316-00144feabdc0.html

Reeducation-Through-Labor

女法轮功学员诉说在辽宁马三家劳教所受酷刑与折磨 (Female Falun Gong Practitioner Tells of Being Tortured at Masanjia RTL Camp)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-04242013153926.html

XUAR

习近平要求维稳新疆进行反恐演练 (Xi Calls for Stability in Xinjiang, Armed Police Proceed with Anti-Terrorism Drill)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130426_china_xinjiang_xi.shtml

中国指责美国在巴楚事件上“混淆是非” (China Accuses U.S. of "Confusing Right and Wrong" on Recent Xinjiang Violence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130425_china_us_xinjiang.shtml

Opinion

地震撕裂中国互联网 (Lushan Quake Mangles China's Internet)
The New York Times, April 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/25/cc25quake/

Has Turkey Betrayed the West?
The Tower, April 26, 2013
http://www.thetower.org/article/has-turkey-betrayed-the-west/

The Great Firewall of China
Pasadena Weekly, April 25, 2013
http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/the_great_firewall_of_china/12074/

China Must Reform to Avoid Chaos
Sharnoff's Global Views, April 26, 2013
http://www.sharnoffsglobalviews.com/china-technology-018/

What's Behind the Sino-American Human Rights Spat?
The Atlantic, April 25, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/04/whats-behind-the-sino-american-human-rights-spat/275286/

Chinese Leftists Dumbfounded by Lack of Official Support after Mao Yushi Speech
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1223587/chinese-leftists-dumbfounded-lack-official-support-after-mao-yushi