Monday, July 08, 2013

Consumer Product Safety

Fearing contamination, Chinese pay more for imported infant goods
Reuters, July 6, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/07/us-china-milkpowder-difference-idUSBRE96601T20130707

Chinese police discover chicken feet for sale 46 years past sell-by date
The Telegraph, July 8, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10165968/Chinese-police-discover-chicken-feet-for-sale-46-years-past-sell-by-date.html

Corruption

China ex-rail minister given suspended death sentence
原铁道部长刘志军被判死缓
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 8, 2013
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23222240
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130708_china_corruption_sentencing.shtml

Environment

环保法二审稿未提请人大表决 未提及公民环境权 (Draft environmental protection law contains both improvements and setbacks, may undergo third revision)
Beijing News, July 8, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0708/02/937RSDR600014AED.html

Health

中国2/3捐献器官被红会掌控 医院使用需先捐款 (Chinese Red Cross has control over two-thirds of donated organs and solicits hospital donations in exchange for use)
Beijing News, July 8, 2013
http://economy.caijing.com.cn/2013-07-08/113006773.html

Hong Kong

梁振英上任一年香港新闻自由“糟糕” (Freedom of Press in Hong Kong worse in the year since Leung Chun-ying took office)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130707_hongkong_press_freedom.shtml

Hukou

我国城镇化率达52.57%, 专家呼吁警惕“伪城镇化” (200 million urban dwellers do not have household registration and equal access to social welfare)
Jinghua Times, July 6, 2013
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2013-07/06/content_6575.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Sex worker rights activist Ye Haiyan and family kicked out of Guangdong
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1277564/sex-worker-rights-activist-ye-haiyan-and-family-kicked-out-guangdong

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment)

Fixing China's image in Africa, one student at a time
Guardian, July 5, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/31/china-africa-students-scholarship-programme

Chinese firms attempt to ease concerns over mega projects
Irrawaddy, July 6, 2013
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/39442

Labor

China punishes officials in Jilin after deadly workplace lapses
Bloomberg, July 7, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-07/china-punishes-officials-in-jilin-after-deadly-workplace-lapses.html

Media

新闻发言人回应不及时将被约谈 (Wuhan government orders its spokespersons to actively address, rather than decline to answer, questions of public concerns)
Wuhan Evening Post, July 6, 2013
http://cjmp.cnhan.com/whwb/html/2013-07/06/content_5185517.htm

Political and Economic Reform

中央国家机关一般支出减5% (All central government organs ordered to reduce regular spending by 5%)
Beijing News, July 8, 2013
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2013-07/08/content_446323.htm?div=-1

Religion

"Underground" Christians shun China’s official church
Seattle Times, July 6, 2013
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2021335345_chinachurchesxml.html

Society

Gatsby-like extravagance and wealth ... in Communist China
National Public Radio, July 5, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/07/05/199110663/Gatsby-Like-Extravagance-And-Wealth-In-Communist-China

Tibet

Wary Tibetans mark Dalai Lama's birthday quietly in China
Reuters, July 6, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/06/us-china-tibet-dalailama-idUSBRE96502H20130706

XUAR

新疆出台措施重金奖励举报"涉恐涉暴" (Xinjiang introduces measures to reward whistleblowers for information on "terrorism or violence")
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130707_xinjiang_reward.shtml

Opinion

谁在阻止中国司法改革?(Injustice in the judicial system caused primarily by executive interference rather than corruption)
Deutsche Welle, July 6, 2013
http://www.dw.de/谁在阻止中国司法改革/a-16932964

长江日报:让司法公正的阳光照耀普通人 (Ensure judicial fairness to protect equality before the law for all)
Changjiang Daily, July 6, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/pl/2013-07-06/093627593960.shtml

特权无法消解“恶法 (Authoritarian governance and power abuse aggravate impact of repressive law)
Financial Times, July 8, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051279?full=y

China’s "soft power" bolsters Africa’s new assertive diplomacy
Daily Nation, July 6, 2013
http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Africas-new-assertive-diplomacy/-/440808/1907214/-/iljuh6/-/index.html

Op-Ed: Peace Corps worker points to ecological mess as China moves to #1
Digital Journal, July 6, 2013
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/353844