Demand for traditional Chinese medicine is killing off the world’s quirkiest animal
Quartz, January 27, 2014
qz.com/170554/demand-for-traditional-chinese-medicine-is-killing-off-the-worlds-quirkiest-animal/
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)
Environment (环境)
成都上月仅有1天空气质量达标 其余30天均评为污染 (Air quality in Chengdu met minimum standard only one day in December 2013)
Sichuan Daily, January 28, 2014
politics.scdaily.cn/szyw/content/2014-01/28/content_6840711.htm?node=3605
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
China puts four more anti-graft activists on trial
Reuters, January 27, 2014
in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/27/china-activists-trial-idINDEEA0Q06920140127
Who is Xu Zhiyong?
The Telegraph, January 27, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10597707/Who-is-Xu-Zhiyong.html
Freedom, justice and love: China's day in court
Huffington Post, January 27, 2014
www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-novick/freedom-justice-and-love-_b_4670558.html
Jailed dissident’s wife: “I don’t want you to give up”
Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/01/27/jailed-dissidents-wife-i-dont-want-you-to-give-up/?mod=WSJBlog
For more information on Xu Zhiyong, see:
Four years for New Citizens Movement advocate Xu Zhiyong
Human Rights in China, January 26, 2014
www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/four-years-new-citizens-movement-advocate-xu-zhiyong
"For Freedom, Justice, and Love”—Xu Zhiyong’s Final Statement at Trial
许志永在法庭上的最后陈述
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2014
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/freedom-justice-and-love-xu-zhiyongs-final-statement-trial
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/xu-zhi-yong-zai-fa-ting-shang-de-zui-hou-chen-shuCase document:
刑事判决书 (Xu Zhiyong's criminal verdict)
Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, January 26, 2014
bj1zy.chinacourt.org/public/detail.php?id=951Statement by lawyer Zhang Qingfang:
“Turning this Page, Let Life Start Anew”
Human Rights in China, January 26, 2014
www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/turning-page-let-life-start-anew-statement-xu-zhiyongs-lawyer
Information Control (信息控制)
中国:纽约时报记者违反签证规定须离境 (China says New York Times reporter denied visa due to violations of requirements)
Voice of America, January 27, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-wants-nyt-reporter-20140127/1838851.html
Related:
China says New York Times reporter broke visa rules, will leave
Reuters, January 27, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/27/us-china-newyorktimes-idUSBREA0Q0LV20140127
Outspoken China scholar leaves country unimpeded
Agence France-Presse, January 28, 2014
bit.ly/1etX7eN
June 4th (六四)
美国教授发起公开“六四真相”行动 (American professor launches "Truth of June 4th" campaign)
Deutsche Welle, January 27, 2014
dw.de/p/1Axp6
Labor (劳工)
韩东方:中国工人应当享有经济改革与发展的成果 (Han Dongfang: Chinese workers should also enjoy benefits of economic reforms and development)
Radio France International, January 22, 2014
www.chinese.rfi.fr/node/141904
苏州数百农民工讨千万元工资 住建局：心有余力不足 (Over 300 migrant workers in Suzhou demand RMB 10 million [U.S. $ 1.7 million] in wage arrears)
Caijing, January 28, 2014
politics.caijing.com.cn/2014-01-28/113871964.html
Migrants (农民工)
Map visualizes Chinese New Year migration
Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/01/27/map-visualizes-chinese-new-year-migration/?mod=WSJBlog
Religion (宗教)
China official seeks tougher rules on religion after Xinjiang blasts
Reuters, January 27, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/27/us-china-xinjiang-idUSBREA0Q07E20140
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Technology (科技)
China’s WeChat is getting serious about U.S.
Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/01/27/chinas-wechat-app-targets-u-s-users/?mod=WSJBlog
Opinion (观点)
Beijing confronts a new kind of dissident
Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2014
on.wsj.com/1jZtlUj
支持中国异见人士，西方的“阳谋”
Dissidents’ fame hinges on West’s support
Global Times, January 27, 2014
CN: opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2014-01/4797284.html
EN: www.globaltimes.cn/content/839795.shtml#.Uucx0tKwrs0
Xu Zhiyong, the quiet lawyer holding Beijing to account
Financial Times, January 27, 2014
CH:www.ftchinese.com/story/001054607
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d9a136da-838d-11e3-86c9-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific_china%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&siteedition=uk