Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

国家卫计委回应第一口奶事件:将严处违规人员 (National family planning office vows to crackdown on exclusive deals between infant formula companies and hospitals)
China News Service, September 17, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-17/181928240490.shtml

The risk of China's anti-corruption campaign
The Atlantic, September 17, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/09/the-risk-of-chinas-anti-corruption-campaign/279732/

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Twitter’s plans may run into China’s attitudes toward the Internet
Twitter如何在中国获益
New York Times, September 17, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20130917/c17bishop/dual/

Education (教育)

昆山杜克大学获批正式设立 启动全球招生 (China formally permits Duke campus in Kunshan, launches global admissions)
China News Service, September 17, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/09/17/283940.html

Environment (环境)

中国8月空气质量全面下降 京津冀达标天数仅三成 (Air quality in August declined overall, major cities met standards only 30% of the time)
China News Service, September 17, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/09/17/283943.html

Freedom of Expression and Privacy (言论自由和隐私)

China's top court outlines legal limits to online speech
The Economic Observer, September 10, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0910/249641.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

The China activist still seeking democracy after 50-year fight
Agence France-Presse, September 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1311656/china-activist-still-seeking-democracy-after-50-year-fight

Information Control (信息控制)

中国网络大V花总“被警方控制” (Another popular blogger taken away by police)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 17, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130917_china_huazong.shtml

薛蛮子央视认罪示众 网友惊叹忽如文革来 (Netizens surprised by televised confession by blogger Xue Manzi, see it as a return to the Cultural Revolution)
Voice of America, September 17, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/xuemanzi-20130916/1750546.html

中网办鼓吹收网加强三权 牢牢掌握网路舆论话语权 (State Internet Information Office vows firm control of online opinion)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/Zhongwangbanzhuasanquan-09172013072056.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

See Lu Wei’s article
鲁炜:把网上舆论工作作为宣传工作重中之重 (Lu Wei: controlling online opinion should be top priority of propaganda work)
The People’s Daily, September 17, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/m/2013-09-17/033728232935.shtml

Law (法律)

常回家看看入法两月调查:不常来儿女依旧不来 (Survey shows new “Visit Your Parents” law does not work)
Chongqing Morning Post, September 17, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-17/044128233539.shtml

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

习近平借鉴「毛路线」巩固领导 (Xi consolidates power by borrowing Mao’s policy)
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/12862/xi-jin-ping-jie-jian-mao-lu-xian-gong-gu-ling-dao

商务部:上海自贸区正有序筹备中 很快正式启动 (Commerce ministry: Shanghai free trade zone to launch soon)
The People’s Daily, September 17, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0917/c1001-22948339.html

China's currency will be fully convertible in months
Forbes, September 15, 2013
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2013/09/15/chinas-currency-will-be-fully-convertible-in-months/

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

China steel plant halts as workforce protests over unpaid wages
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wages-09162013134012.html

Rule of Law (法治)

China Communist Party investigators tried over drowning
於其一猝死案开审 家属律师被拒提问
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 17, 2013
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24128095
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130917_yu_qiyi_case_open_pu.shtml

刑法专家建议将被讯问人沉默权写进法律 (Legal expert: the right to silence for people being interrogated should be written into law)
Legal Evening News, September 17, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0917/13/98VRK53M0001124J.html

Society (社会)

Turf War
News China Magazine, October 2013
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/turf-war

以房养老试点方案或明年一季度推出 (Pilot “House for pension” program to be introduced early next year)
21st Century Business Herald, September 17, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20130917/c17bishop/dual/

Related:
Xinhua Insight: House-for-pension stirs debate on perfect elder care solution
Xinhua, September 17, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-09/17/c_132728087.htm

Opinion (观点)

《南华早报》社论:两高释法网络诽谤令人不安 (SCMP editorial: Two Supremes’ interpretation on Internet slander makes people worried)
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/opinion/12858/nan-hua-zao-bao-she-lun-liang-gao-shi-fa-wang-luo-fei-bang-ling-ren-bu