Friday, March 21, 2014

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

Double bubble trouble: China’s property prices appear to be falling again
The Economist, March 22, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21599395-chinas-property-prices-appear-be-falling-again-double-bubble-trouble

Children (儿童)

Two dead in Chinese kindergarten poisoning
The Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303802104579452360475542886

「幼兒喂藥」衝突升級 鄂萬人示威被鎮壓 看守所爆滿 (Hubei authorities step up detention of protesters against feeding children antibiotics as tension escalates)
Epoch Times, March 21, 2014
http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/14/3/21/n4112366.htm

Environment (环境)

南昌官方称赣江中百多头死猪不影响水质 (Nanchang official: hundreds of dead pigs will not affect water quality)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 20, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140320_china_dead_pig.shtml

Ethnic Groups (少数民族团体)

Wife of Inner Mongolian political prisoner writes to Chinese President
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wife-03192014143725.html

For more information on Hada, see:
Mongolian dissident Hada in illegal detention is mentally ill; son details abuses by authorities
内蒙异议人士哈达患精神疾病 儿子详述当局迫害经过
Human Rights in China, January 25, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/content/6516
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/content/6517

Health (健康)

First H7N9 found on Chinese poultry farm
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1453598/first-h7n9-found-chinese-poultry-farm

Hukou (户口)

Moving on up:the government unveils a new “people-centred” plan for urbanisation
The Economist, March 22, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21599397-government-unveils-new-people-centred-plan-urbanisation-moving-up

Information Control (信息控制)

微博“删贴”广泛 清华“幸福中国指数”引质疑 (Mass weibo-post removal raises skepticism about Tsinghua’s “China Happiness Index”)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yl-03202014150442.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

台湾占领立法院学生表示将扩大抗争 (Occupy students in Taiwan plan to widen protest)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 21, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140321_tw_protest_byjames.shtml

中共中央通知: 禁止“拦卡堵截”上访人员 (CPC Central Committee: blocking petitioners is not allowed)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-03202014125456.html

United Nations (联合国)

U.N. investigates “intimidation” of activist at Human Rights Council
The New York Times, March 21, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/u-n-investigates-intimidation-of-activist-at-human-rights-council/

联合国人权会议快闪悼念曹顺利 (Flash memorial for Cao Shunli takes place during UN Human Rights Council meeting)
Deutsche Welle, March 21, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BTki

中国在联合国人权会议上阻挠为曹顺利默哀 (China obstructs “moment of silence” for Cao Shunli at UN Human Rights Council meeting)
Voice of America, March 20, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-un-caoshunli-20140320/1875907.html

Related:
Cao Shunli’s living legacy: international and domestic responses
Human Rights in China, March 18, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/cao-shunlis-living-legacy-international-and-domestic-responses