Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Environment (环境)

中国致力于减少煤炭消费 但需要新技术 (China is committed to reducing coal consumption but needs new technologies)
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20141125/cec162953.asp

Beijing considers how to harness the wind to blow away pollution
北京拟建通风廊道“吹”雾霾
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141124/c25pollution/dual

Health (健康)

China considers tobacco advertising limits, public-smoking ban
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-considers-tobacco-advertising-limits-public-smoking-ban-1416879973

Hong Kong (香港)

Police fire pepper spray as 80 protesters arrested after Mong Kok clearance
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1648374/police-warn-arrests-hong-kong-protesters-slow-down-clearance-occupy

旺角清障7小时 亚皆老街往大角咀重开 (Argyle Street in Tai Kok Tsui reopens after police clear protest areas in Mong Kok, over ten taken away)
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/43126/wang-jiao-qing-zhang-7xiao-shi-ya-jie-lao-jie-wang-da-jiao-ju-zhong-kai

First Occupy site cleared as angry Hong Kong protesters stand watch
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1647943/operation-mong-kok-3000-police-standby

Hong Kong protesters plan rescue of protest art
Voice of America, November 24, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-hong-kong-protest-art-survival-yellow-umbrella/2533192.html

Related:
[VIDEO] Archiving for the Future (from HRIC’s “Building Hong Kong’s Future” series)
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIlEUKQ_f4Y&list=UUIkCrc3N2if_1q6hrgKUuBg

Beijing explores ways to address Hong Kong protesters’ discontent
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/11/25/beijing-explores-ways-to-address-hong-kong-protesters-discontent/?mod=WSJBlog

Rural Issues (农村)

Burmese girls "sold as brides" in rural China
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 24, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30180340

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

7 students of jailed economist are put on trial in western China
伊力哈木7名学生被控参与分裂国家
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141125/c25china/dual/