Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China takes anti-corruption drive overseas
Financial Times, September 16, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6ec199d0-3cc5-11e4-871d-00144feabdc0.html

Bosses and cash vanish at shoe firm Ultrasonice
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 16, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29227907

Environment (环境)

Meet the biggest polluter in China's most polluted city
The Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2014, Date
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203937904580119960842299020.html

Hong Kong (香港)

港民主派申请十一游行但拒证实会否占中 (Pan-democrats apply for October 1 march, but refuse to confirm if it’s for Occupy Central)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 16, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140916_hk_occupy_demo.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

九律师欲旁听程海听证会被羁押 联名告北京昌平公安局分局长 (9 lawyers file complaint against police for preventing them to attend Cheng Hai’s hearing)
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09162014101909.html

See more information on Cheng Hai:
hrichina.org/en/defenders/cheng-hai

Uighur scholar charged with separatism goes on trial in China
The New York Times, September 17, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/world/asia/separatism-trial-of-ilham-tohti-uighur-scholar-begins-in-china.html

Uighur scholar’s daughter laments China’s “ridiculous” charges against her father
The Washington Post, September 16, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/09/16/ilham-tohtis-daughter-laments-chinas-ridiculous-charges-against-her-father/

International Human Rights (国际人权)

Human rights forum kicks off in Beijing
Xinhua, September 17, 2014
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/09-17/134963.shtml

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's unhappy rich
The Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/chinas-unhappy-rich-1410889484