Bilateral Ties

Norway Could Shut China Out of Arctic Council after Diplomatic Snubs
The Guardian, January 25, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/25/norway-china-arctic-council

Disasters

黄晓敏调查地震捐助款被限制 孙文广给拆迁户拜年送温暖 (Sichuan: Huang Xiaomin Prevented from Looking into Quake Relief Allocation)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy1-01262012100342.html

Environment

Cadmium Pollution Flows Downstream in Tainted River
Xinhua News Agency, January 27, 2012
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2012/01/27/2021s678000.htm

Truth about Pollution Still Shrouded by Secrecy
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bd9117d51ba15310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Petitioners Thrown in 'Black Jails'
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/thrown-01262012140553.html

Tibet

藏区抗议持续 中共增派军队入藏 (Troops Sent to Tibetan Region as Protests Continue)
Deutsche Welle, January 26, 2012
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15691647,00.html

Related information:
China Must Address Root Causes of Growing Tibetan Protests
中国当局必须消除不断蔓延的藏人抗议活动的根源
Human Rights in China, January 27, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5787
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5788

XUAR

Exile Group Presses China on Uighur Deportees
Agence France-Presse, January 27, 2012
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gD5wyMaq1uOxNcN98YxvTb8BGKyA

Two Uighurs Deported from Cambodia to China Get Life
Reuters, January 27, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-china-uighurs-idUSTRE80Q0AW20120127

Hong Kong

National Education Subject to Be Delayed
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3e60a70ea8515310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Press Freedom at Growing Risk, Journalists Warn
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0ab6eda0e3005310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Harmful Effects
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7285d4f5fa415310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国政治犯郭泉的家人抵达美国 (Family of Imprisoned Dissident Guo Quan Arrive in U.S.)
Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2012
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15688071,00.html

For more information on Guo Quan, including translations of his writings, see:
China’s Conscience           
中国的良知
China Rights Forum, 2011, no. 3
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/issue/2011.03
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/issue/2011.03

Internet

媒体称网络实名制仍处探索阶段 (Internet Portals Say Real-name System Still in Exploratory Stage)
China Youth Daily, January 19, 2012
http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/chn/chnpolitics/sinacn/20120119/13393082543.html

Media

新闻自由度排名：中国倒数第六 (Press Freedom Ranking: China Fallen to Sixth Least Free)
Deutsche Welle, January 26, 2012
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15689483,00.html

Tibet

“四川藏区遭信息封锁” ("Information Lockdown in Sichuan Tibetan Region")
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 26, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/01/120126_china_tibet_lockdown.shtml

官方证实川警枪杀藏民 (Official Confirmation of Tibetan Shooting)
Ming Pao, January 26, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2558929/1.html

XUAR

Hundreds Missing in Riot Aftermath
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/missing-01232012173244.html

Environment

Court Backs Environment Group
China Daily, January 20, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/20/content_14479207.htm

Human Rights Defenders

When Words Are Crimes in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 19, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16629278

Internet

‘Buried Alive’: A Dissident’s Words Become a Catchphrase
The Wall Street Journal, January 19, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/01/19/buried-alive-a-chinese-dissidents-words-become-a-catchphrase/

“网站查询身份证不会泄露信息” ("There Won't Be Any Info Leaks If Sites Collect Identity Info)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 20, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/f/8a/f8a7e9f5efd72a91/Blog/afe/f4aeee.html

Media

Diplomat Pledges Better Services for Foreign Reporters
Xinhua News Agency, January 20, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/20/content_14480277.htm

国新办主任王晨：新闻发布要作为突发事件处置重要部分 (State Council Info Office Head Wang Chen: Press Conferences Should Be an Important Aspect of Handling Breaking Incidents)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 20, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/b/15/b1563a78ec593375/Blog/830/921379.html

Population

China Losing Its 'Population Dividend', Experts Warn
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c5f5f764846f4310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

四川维权村民疑遭报复被判缓刑3年 (Sichuan Villager Exposes Fraud in Land Settlements for Quake Victims, Gets 3-yr Suspended Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_court_a-01192012092341.html

Tibet

中国再次关闭西藏旅游 (China Again Closes Tibet Access during Sensitive Period)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xql-01192012161449.html

Human Rights Defenders

Chinese Writer Yu Jie Describes 'Inhumane Treatment'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 19, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16625119

Related information:
Dissident Writer-in-Exile Yu Jie Details Torture by Police
流亡异议作家余杰详述遭中国警方酷刑经过
Human Rights in China, January 18, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5778
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5779

Yu Jie (余杰), author of China’s Best Actor: Wen Jiabao and former vice president of the Independent Chinese PEN Center, recounted Wednesday his torture by state security police at a press conference in Washington, D.C. Yu was kidnapped on December 9, 2010, the day before the award ceremony for Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize, and tortured to unconsciousness. He and his family went into exile in the U.S. earlier this month with the approval of state security police. Yu’s press statement, “Exposing CPC Tyranny and Running to the Free World: My Statement on Leaving China,” has been translated and released by Human Rights in China at Yu’s request.