多个豪华别墅和高尔夫球场项目“包抄”抚仙湖 (Developers Permitted to Build Golf Courses around Tightly Protected Lake in Yunnan)
China Youth Daily, April 17, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-04/16/c_124584593.htm
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Environment
Freedom of Association and Assembly
'Spring' in The Air for NGOs?
China Daily, April 17, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/17/content_16413494.htm
Health
中国确诊82例人感染H7N9禽流感病例 死亡17人 (H7N9 Update: 17 Dead, 82 Sickened)
China.com, April 17, 2013
http://www.china.com.cn/news/txt/2013-04/17/content_28574795.htm
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International Health Team Flying to China to Help Assess Deadly Flu Outbreak, UN Reports
UN News Centre, April 17, 2013
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44669
As Cancer Rates Rise in China, Trust Remains Low
The New York Times, April 17, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/world/asia/18iht-letter18.html
International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)
Chinese Unconcerned About Threats across River
Irish Times, April 17, 2013
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-unconcerned-about-threats-across-river-1.1361342
Myanmar Cleans House--China's Worst Nightmare?
Financial Times, April 15, 2013
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/04/15/myanmar-cleans-house-chinas-worst-nightmare
June Fourth
Tiananmen Protest Reappraisal 'Still Unlikely'
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-04162013103223.html
Media
新闻出版广电总局将加强采编人员网络活动管理 (China Issues Regulation Banning Media from Referencing “Foreign News Products”)
China Press and Publishing Journal , April 17, 2013
http://ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201304/16/48825.html
Related:
China Tightens Media Regulations
Economic Observer, April 17, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0417/242711.shtml
National Defense
China, Russia Spent More on Defence; India, USA Less
The Tribune-Democrat, April 16, 2013
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130417/main7.htm
Related:
Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2012
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, April 17, 2013
http://books.sipri.org/product_info?c_product_id=458
Open Government Information
律师举报北京副市长被拘 市民要求官员公开财产被抓 (Police Detain Beijing Lawyer Calling for Disclosure of Official Assets)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-04162013101606.html
Society
官媒民调“中国梦” 自讨没趣 (Party Organ Stopped Online Survey Showing 80% of Respondents Dislike One-Party Rule)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sy2-04162013125941.html
Social Media in China Redraws Old Battle Lines between Left and Right
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/world/asia/18iht-letter18.html
Technology
EU Trade Chief Seeks Backing to Investigate China's Huawei, ZTE: Diplomats
Reuters, April 16, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/us-eu-china-telecoms-idUSBRE93F1D820130416
Tibet
20岁藏族妇女在四川自焚 (20-Year-Old Tibetan Mother of Three in Sichuan Dies in Self-Immolation)
Voice of America, April 17, 2013
http://newsdb.hrichina.info/cn/articles/new
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Thousands Gather After Young Tibetan Mother Self-Immolates
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/gather-04162013140411.html
Opinion
小心“安慰剂”的副作用 (Do People Need a Placebo? Government’s Herbal Tea Approach to H7N9 Questioned)
Economic Observer, April 14, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0414/242600.shtml
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Why Chinese Officials Are Prescribing Herbal Tea To Ward Off Deadly Bird Flu
Worldcrunch, April 16, 2013
http://bit.ly/12mnlgX
Why It's Time to End China-Bashing on The Environment
The Guardian, April 16, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/16/time-end-china-bashing-environment
Beijing Should Consider Redefining 'One China'
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1216187/beijing-should-consider-redefining-one-china
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Education
7岁汶川地震孤儿曾受创伤无学校愿接收 (No School Willing to Take Seven-Year-Old Orphaned from Wenchuan Earthquake)
Xin Kuai Bao, April 16, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-04-16/155026843860.shtml
中国人民大学前校长:市长书记孩子几乎不上职校 (Former Head of People's University: No Children of Officials Go to Vocational Schools)
Eastday, April 16, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130416/u1a7329374.html
Human Rights Defenders
合肥抓捕声援异见人士女儿上学权维权网友 (Police Remove Supporters of Dissident’s Daughter Being Denied Right to Attend School)
Voice of America, April 16, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/zhanganni-20130416/1642260.html
For more information on Zhang Anni, see:
合肥警方非法拘禁张林和10岁女儿
Activist and Ten-year-old Daughter Illegally Detained before Forcible Removal from Hefei
Human Rights in China, March 1, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6586
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6585
Hu Yaobang
Purged Chinese Liberal's Legacy Finds Resonance
The Hindu, April 15, 2013
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/purged-chinese-liberals-legacy-finds-resonance/article4620792.ece
Related:
Bold Remembrances for a Chinese Reformer
China Real Time Report, April 16, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/04/15/bold-remembrances-for-a-chinese-reformer/
International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)
Brahmaputra: Panel Alert on China Projects
Indian Express, April 15, 2013
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/brahmaputra-panel-alert-on-china-projects/1102520/
China Sees Red over Taiwan-Japan Pact
Asia Times Online, April 15, 2013
http://atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-150413.html
Iceland First European Country to Sign Free Trade Agreement with China
The Bazette, April 16, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9995525/Iceland-first-European-country-to-sign-free-trade-agreement-with-China.html
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Iceland and China Enter a Free Trade Agreement
The New York Times, April 16, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/business/global/16iht-iceland16.htmlChina, India, Singapore Could Join New Arctic Circle Forum
Reuters, April 15, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/us-arctic-circle-idUSBRE93E1A320130415
US Misreads Sino-Russian Affair
Asia Times Online, April 16, 2013
http://atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-02-160413.html
Media
《纽约时报》驻华记者获普利策新闻奖 (New York Times Reporter Gets Pulitzer for Series on Family Wealth of Chinese Officials)
The New York Times, April 16, 2013
http://bit.ly/170GR3t
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China Dismisses New York Times Pulitzer Prize-Winning Wen Jiabao Report
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1216032/china-dismisses-new-york-times-pulitzer-prize-winning-wen-jiabao-report
National Defense
《中国武装力量的多样化运用》白皮书透露的重要数字与事实 (China’s Defense Whitepaper Discloses Previously Classified Data on Military Deployment)
Xinhua, April 16, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/04/16/258565.html
Related:
China 'Reveals Army Structure' in Defence White Paper
China Points Finger at U.S. over Asia-Pacific Tensions
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22163599
Reuters, April 16, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/us-china-defence-idUSBRE93F03P20130416
Open Government Information
鲍彤:不敢公布财产 无一是男儿 (Bao Tong: No One among Officials Has the Guts to Disclose Assets)
Deutsche Welle, April 16, 2013
http://bit.ly/Z0eBw2
Political and Economic Reform
六问大部制改革 (Chinese Monthly Magazine Asks State Council to Specify Steps for Institutional Reform)
China Reporting Magazine (中国报道杂志社), April 16, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0416/c1001-21154300.html