Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Children (儿童)

Seven companies fined for using child workers
China Daily, February 17, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-02/17/content_19611702.htm

Corruption (腐败)

中纪委最高检协同反腐 5天内7“老虎”被“双开”(Anti-corruption campaign: 7 “tigers” expelled from Party and offices in 5 days)
People.cn, February 18, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0218/c1001-26581215.html

China to punish senior official for breaking family planning law
Reuters, February 16, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/17/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0LL06X20150217

Related:
朱明国系首个被通报严重违反计生政策的省部官员 (First provincial-level official is “doubly expelled” for serious violation of family planning policy)
People.cn, February 18, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0218/c1001-26581208.html

Environment (环境)

China’s rosewood craving cuts deep into Madagascar rainforests
The Guardian, February 16, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/16/rosewood-madagascar-china-illegal-rainforest

As China gets richer, the world gets dirtier-and will have to choose more growth and being green
The Independent, February 17, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/as-china-gets-richer-the-world-gets-dirtier--it-will-have-to-choose-more-growth-and-being-green-10050999.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong ordered to tighten official language on relations with mainland China
港府內部通告:禁用“中港關係” 高度自治不加引號
SCMP, February 18, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1717253/hong-kong-tightens-official-language-relations-mainland
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk/48312/gang-fu-nei-bu-tong-gao-jin-yong-zhong-gang-guan-xi-gao-du-zi-zhi-bu-jia-yin-hao

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Human rights abuses in China "at worst since 1989": Report
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hotan-02162015160611.html/humanrights-02162015165824.html

浦志强关押条件改善 苏昌兰夫、兄被羁押 (Pu Zhiqiang's detention conditions improve, Su Changlan's husband and brother detained)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-02172015094724.html

Internet (互联网)

Google Looks to Break Into China With a New YouTube Channel
Wired, February 17, 2015
http://www.wired.com/2015/02/google-china/

State Compensation (国家赔偿)

China orders compensation to acquitted death row prisoner
Reuters, February 17, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/17/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0LL0RC20150217

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

“建制派”批陈文敏自来有因 (Reasons behind pro-establishment's criticism of Johannes Chan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 17, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/hong_kong_review/2015/02/150217_hkreview_hkuni