Thursday, October 09, 2014

Environment (环境)

Beijing Raises Smog Alert as Pollution Envelops North China
Bloomberg, October 9, 2014e
http://bloom.bg/1qlpO3c

京津冀大雾持续至后天 气象部门:为辐射雾 (Beijing, Tianjin smog will persist until the day after tomorrow, weather bureau calls it “radioactive smog”)
The Beijing News, October 9, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/10/09/336524.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Anonymous Tip Reveals Secret Payments to Hong Kong Leader
Voice of America, October 9, 2014
http://m.voanews.com/a/anonymous-tip-reveals-secret-payments-to-hong-kong-leader/2477710.html

How Tear Gas Attack Ignited Hong Kong Democracy Protests
Bloomberg, October 9, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-09/how-hong-kong-got-caught-off-guard-by-student-protests.html

政治局常委確定應對佔中要點 (CPC Politburo Standing Committee confirms position on Occupy Central)
Ming Jing News, Octocber 9, 2014
http://www.mingjingnews.com/MIB/news/news.aspx?ID=N000053094

港府搁置和学生对话 林郑:学联将市民作筹码 (HK Govt suspends dialogue with students, Carrie Lam says HKFS uses citizens as bargaining chips)
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39792/gang-fu-ge-zhi-he-xue-sheng-dui-hua-lin-zheng-xue-lian-jiang-shi-min-zuo-chou-ma

学联:示威者自行决定是否留守 (HKFS: protesters decide to stay or leave on their own)
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39787/xue-lian-shi-wei-zhe-zi-xing-jue-ding-shi-fou-liu-shou

新民盟廉署举报梁振英 民主党拟启立会调查 (Neo Democrats report CY Leung to Independent Commission Against Corruption, Democratic Party urges LegCo to investigate)
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39765/xin-min-meng-lian-shu-ju-bao-liang-zhen-ying-min-zhu-dang-ni-qi-li-hui-diao-cha

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

北京诗人王藏之妻女被关派出所 (Wife and daughter of Beijing poet detained in police station)
Voice of America, October 9, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-activist-detained-20141008/2476782.html

“非正常上访者”的反击 (The counterattack of “abnormal petitioners”)
The New York Times, October 9, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141009/cc09shangfang/

International Relations (国际关系)

China 'sends warning' with release of photographs of disputed South China Sea island
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1612410/china-sends-warning-release-photographs-disputed-south-china-sea-island

Internet (互联网)

最高法:网上公开个人隐私信息承担侵权责任 (Supreme Court: disclosing individuals’ private information online will be considered rights infringement)
The Beijing News, October 9, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/10/09/336518.html

To Reach China, LinkedIn Plays by Local Rules
遵从网络审查,LinkedIn进入中国
The New York Times, October 9, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20141009/c09chinasocial/dual/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China May Have Committed A Tiananmen Square-Scale Massacre This Year — And Totally Covered It Up
Business Insider, October 8, 2014
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-other-major-protests-2014-10

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Reforms to Liberalize the Land Market Cannot Drift Off Course
Caixin, October 8, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-10-08/100735666.html

中国不会复制西方式法治 (China will not copy Western-style rule of law)
The Financial Times, October 9, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058482?full=y