狱中记者人数居高不下 被绑架记者激增 (Joint NGO report: China ranks 3rd globally for number of jailed reporters, after Turkey and Iran)
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2013
http://bit.ly/1c0Hiiv
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Freedom of Expression and Privacy （言论自由和隐私）
Hukou （户口）
户籍改革7年要迈过“三道坎” 特大城市仍严控 (Hukou reform slow in megacities still maintaining strict control)
Beijing Youth Daily, December 18, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1218/c1001-23869309.html
China to speed up hukou reform
China Radio International, December 17, 2013
english.cri.cn/6909/2013/12/17/2743s803859.htm
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
China puts activists on trial during holiday lull
Associated Press, December 18, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-puts-activists-trial-holiday-lull-21257205
明鏡獨家：中國著名政治領袖陳子明病危入院 (Chen Ziming, Democracy Movement activist, hospitalized in critical condition)
Mirrorbooks.com, December 18, 2013
http://city.mirrorbooks.com/news/?action-viewnews-itemid-101762
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罗渝泷, December 18, 2013
今天下午知悉陈子明先生患癌症住进301医院，心情非常沉重。这是今年获悉第二位知名学者患癌症，前一位是崔卫平女士。陈子明先生是当代杰出的思想者，是我们上一辈中最优秀的。他被囚监狱十一年，从未停止过对社会的思考。他明天做手术，我们合十祝福他一切顺利！罗渝泷请朋友们都为陈先生祈福吧！
http://t.qq.com/p/t/360910065357200
中国维权人士张林出庭受审 (Veteran democracy activist Zhang Lin stands trial)
Voice of America, December 18, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/zhanglin-20131218/1812738.html
Information Control （信息控制）
A response to Thomas L. Friedman’s “letter” to President Xi
《环球时报》回应弗里德曼致习近平的信
The New York Times, December 18, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131218/c18response/dual/
Chinese state newspaper says Western media must be controlled
The Telegraph, December 17, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10522655/Chinese-state-newspaper-says-Western-media-must-be-controlled.html
国信办：坚决制止“人肉搜索”等网络暴力行为 (State Internet Information Office: must resolutely stop "human flesh search engines" and other violent Internet behavior)
Global Times, December 18, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-12/4671487.html
Related Tencent Weibo post:
鱼七秒, December 18, 2013
如果人肉搜索是为了对抗强权，维护公民的利益。“人肉”是应该保留的！这个世界上的任何东西都是好坏相依，黑白共存的！！！ 更多时候不是这个东西不好，而是人使用的方式不对！！！
http://t.qq.com/p/t/365511074245724
International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) 国际关系（安全，贸易和投资）
Wolf, passionate critic of China, to leave U.S. Congress
Agence France-Presse, December 18, 2013
bit.ly/1i01fcV
U.S. Ups security aid to Southeast Asia, criticizes China
Associated Press, December 17, 2013
www.irrawaddy.org/asia/us-ups-security-aid-southeast-asia-criticizes-china.html
Internet （互联网）
Dead but not buried: There is little you cannot buy on the Chinese internet
The Economist, December 21, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21591890-there-little-you-cannot-buy-chinese-internet-dead-not-buried?fsrc=rss
Land, Property, Housing （ 土地、财产、房屋）
抗暴力拆迁砍死两人 范木根被正式逮捕 (Suzhou villager kills 2 resisting forced demolition, is formally arrested)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-12172013150728.html
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徐建清, December 18, 2013
刑法第20条规定；“为了使国家、公共利益、本人或者他人的人身、财产和其他权利免受正在进行的不法侵害，而采取的制止不法侵害的行为，对不法侵害人造成损害的，属于正当防卫，不负刑事责任。” || 缘份: || @wenmengchi78三藏卜永柱6: 范木根抗暴立功！正当防卫无罪！
http://t.qq.com/p/t/361110024231593
In China, a dynamite solution to land shortages
Wall Street Journal, December 17, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/12/17/in-china-a-dynamite-solution-to-land-shortages/
Protests and Petitions （抗议和请愿）
Rural women stage innovative protest for equality
The New York Times, December 17, 2013
sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/rural-women-stage-innovative-protest-for-equality/?_r=0
Reeducation-Through-Labor （劳教）
大赦国际：劳教所更名“戒毒中心” (NGO: “drug rehabilitation centers” are replacing RTL)
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2013
http://bit.ly/1fmFuQF
Religion （宗教）
我国宗教教职人员认定备案率达98% (In China, 98% of religious institution personnel are officially identified and recorded)
People’s Daily, December 18, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1218/c1001-23870058.html
People’s Daily, December 18, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1218/c1001-23870058.html
XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)
Restive Xinjiang needs "ethnic healing": Chinese media
Agence France-Presse, December 17, 2013
bit.ly/1bYZclG
Related:
Chinese police arrest suspects after Kashgar violence
The Guardian, December 17, 2013
www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/violence-china-kashgar-dead-xinjiang-muslimSix women among Uyghurs shot dead in Xinjiang violence
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/violence-12182013060830.html
Opinion (观点)
高文謙：毛澤東是中國人的宿命和孽債 (Gao Wenqian: Mao is both "karma and a sinful debt" to the Chinese people)
Mirrorbooks.com, December 18, 2013
http://city.mirrorbooks.com/news/?action-viewnews-itemid-101763
China’s new reforms in theory and practice
International Relations and Security Network, December 17, 2013
www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?lng=en&id=174811