Monday, March 30, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

Two fugitive officials caught by "Sky Net"
Global Times, March 30, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/914523.shtml

Two senior Macau marine officials in graft probe
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1749958/two-senior-macau-marine-officials-graft-probe

Education (教育)

Chinese universities urged to adhere to socialism
Xinhua News, March 28, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/28/c_134106063.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Petition calls for defence of Hong Kong's academic freedom in wake of political pressure
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1750911/defend-hong-kongs-academic-freedom-petition-urges-wake-political

No need for promises of more political reform, says top Beijing official
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1750576/no-need-promises-more-political-reform-says-top-beijing-official

香港学联:以“命运自主”为纲续争普选 (Hong Kong Federation of Students continues to strive for universal suffrage with motto “determine our own destiny”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 30, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150330_hk_student_leadership

Rule of Law (法治)

Chinese policeman sentenced for wrongfully detaining woman
Xinhua News, March 27, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/27/c_134103939.htm

CPC discipline chief says discipline stricter than law
Xinhua News, March 28, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/28/c_134106024.htm

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Chinese court jails Muslim for 6 years for growing beard, wife gets 2 years for wearing veil
The Express Tribune, March 30, 2015
http://tribune.com.pk/story/861151/chinese-court-jails-muslim-uighur-for-6-years-for-growing-beard-wife-gets-2-years-for-wearing-veil/

Related:
穿戴民族服饰也违法? 新疆夫妻因蓄须穿罩袍获刑 (Is wearing ethnic costume illegal? Xinjiang couple sentenced for growing beard and wearing veil)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl1-03292015112150.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's restrictions on barefoot lawyers could backfire
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1748592/chinas-restrictions-barefoot-lawyers-could-backfire

It's time for the world to adjust to China's global ambition
The Telegraph, March 28, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11500759/Its-time-for-the-world-to-adjust-to-Chinas-global-ambition.html

香港颁布基本法25年突显的权力矛盾 (Power conflicts in Hong Kong 25 years after enactment of Basic Law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150329_hongkong_basic-law_25th_anniversary

China’s fear of women with pamphlets
The New York Times, March 27, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/opinion/chinas-fear-of-women-with-pamphlets.html