Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Corruption

《经济参考报》记者王文志实名举报华润董事长宋林涉嫌巨额贪腐 (Xinhua reporter exposes Chairman of China Resources' alleged massive corruption)
Social Outlook, July 17, 2013
http://www.guancha.cn/politics/2013_07_17_158771.shtml

Related:
China Resources Power falls after report of deal overpayment
Bloomberg, July 17, 2013
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MQ2C646JIJVY01-4UI24ONCMNF2BM2TI360UOAGF7

Death Penalty

Tough questions after Chinese court mishandles execution
Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/07/16/tough-questions-after-chinese-court-mishandles-execution/?mod=WSJBlog

Environment

Experts (mostly) back new study on China’s killer coal
The Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/07/17/experts-mostly-back-new-study-on-chinas-killer-coal/?mod=WSJBlog

Hong Kong

張曉明:普選要確保國家安全和中央權利 (Beijing's point man in HK says China committed to universal suffrage for the city but process must safeguard national security and sovereignty)
Apple Daily, July 16, 2013
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20130716/51562819

Related:
Beijing liaison chief hints at screening of CE candidates
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1283960/beijings-top-official-hong-kong-hints-screening-process-ce-candidates

Human Rights Defenders

中国维权法律学者许志永被刑事拘留 (Chinese rights defender and legal scholar Xu Zhiyong criminally detained)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 17, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130716_china_xuzhiyong_arrested.shtm

Related:
Xu Zhiyong, advocate of disclosure of official assets, criminally detained
许志永被刑事拘留
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6822
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6824

China moves to try graft activists in coordinated crackdown
维权人士被诉,权力不愿暴露在阳光下
Reuters, July 16, 2013
EN: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/07/16/uk-china-corruption-idUKBRE96F0AM20130716
CH: http://bit.ly/1armNZG

國保阻就醫 胡佳持刀「維權」(Hu Jia defends himself with knife after being blocked by police on his way to hospital)
Ming Pao, July 17, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130717/cac1.htm

偷渡回國探親 博訊記者遭遣返 (Boxun reporter in New Zealand repatriated after being smuggled into China to visit family, visa application previously rejected 18 times)
Ming Pao, July 17, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130717/caf1.htm

Information Control

人民監督網被封 曾曝雷政富視頻 (Anti-corruption website blocked, founder's social media accounts removed)
Wen Wei Po, July 16, 2013
http://news.wenweipo.com/2013/07/16/IN1307160071.htm

人民监督网朱瑞峰向BBC确认安全 (Zhu confirms his safety to BBC despite Weibo accounts being blocked)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 17, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130717_china_citizen_journalist.shtml

June 4th

民運人士譴責馬雲六四言論 (Democracy activists blast ex-CEO for Tiananmen remarks, threatens boycott of products)
Ming Pao, July 16, 2013
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20130716/ca21814a.htm

Land, Property, Housing

Land rights campaigners strike at second embassy
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1283503/chinese-embassy-canada-becomes-second-be-targeted-land-rights-campaigners

Related Weibo:
屈默, July 17, 2013
[【屈默:“拆”字为何挂在中国驻加拿大使馆门口?】继中国驻美国大使馆遭“拆” 字涂鸦后,中国驻加拿大使馆近日也被挂上写有“拆”字的白板。拆迁是当下中国各 级政府乐此不疲的大事。在各大城市街头,随处可见“拆”字。一个“拆”字,几乎就 是一部老百姓的血泪史。对此,政府需要反思,而不是愤怒。] (After the word "demolish" was spray-painted onto the front entrance of the Chinese Embassy in the U.S., a white board with the same character was affixed to the fence of the Chinese Embassy in Canada. Forced eviction is currently a favorite activity among Chinese authorities at all levels. We can see the word "demolish" everywhere on the streets, amounting to a people's history of tears and blood. The government needs to reflect on this situation rather than get angry.)
http://weibo.com/1227481183/A0pA9qqIO

Population

中国军方:计划生育危害解放军质量和军纪 (Chinese military: one-child policy affects quality and discipline of PLA)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/nu-07162013151429.html

Reeducation-Through-Labor

唐慧:不断上访的动力是相信法律 希望遇到清官 (Tang Hui: faith in rule of law sustained my petitioning)
Beijing Morning Post, July 17, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0717/02/93UVS9LP0001124J.html

Related:
Tang Hui, Chinese mother who beat labor camp system, now plans U.S. trip
Christian Science Monitor, July 16, 2013
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2013/0716/Tang-Hui-Chinese-mother-who-beat-labor-camp-system-now-plans-US-trip

Women

清华教授惊人言论被斥无良 (Tsinghua professor angers public by suggesting "raping bar girls is less harmful than raping innocent women")
Beijing Morning Post, July 17, 2013
http://www.morningpost.com.cn/szb/html/2013-07/17/content_235884.htm

Related Weibo:
黒幇, July 17, 2013
[昨日,身为清华大学高管的@易延友 发表言论力挺一一的律师:"强奸陪酒女比 强奸良家妇女危害性要小",被网友喷成筛子后改口为:"强奸良家妇女比强奸陪 酒女、陪舞女、三陪女、妓女危害性要大"。最基本的人人平等你特么懂么?连清 华人都这素质,国家未来堪忧啊,不多说,围观傻逼!] (Yesterday, Tsinghua University professor Yi Yanyou made the following comments in support of the lawyer of [Li Tianyi]: "raping bar girls brings less harm than raping innocent women. After a wave of criticisms online, he made a different comment: "raping innocent women is more harmful than raping bar girls, disco girls, escorts, and prostitutes." Do you even understand the basic concept of equality? If Tsinghua-educated people are like this, the future of our country is in danger.)
http://weibo.com/1806348177/A0pSb0cT3

Opinion

喻中:劳教应被替代,而非简单废止 (Yu Zhong: RTL should be replaced, not just abolished)
Global Times, July 17, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_china/2013-07/4138419.html

沈阳:微博有些“疲惫”,但未衰落 (Shen Yang: Despite signs of user fatigue, Weibo remains a unique and popular platform for independent expression of diverse opinions)
Global Times, July 17, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_china/2013-07/4138415.html