The ten most brutal places in the world: Amnesty International report sees spike in global executions
The Independent, March 27, 2014
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/the-ten-most-deadly-places-to-live-in-the-world-amnesty-international-report-sees-spike-in-global-executions-9219003.html
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Report: Death sentences and executions 2013
Amnesty International, March 27, 2014
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/sites/default/files/amnesty_death_penalty_report_2014_final_0.pdf
Cao Shunli: “access denied” to Chinese activist's body
国际特赦：当局拒绝家属见曹顺利遗体
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2014
EN:www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26753856
CH:www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/mobile/china/2014/03/140326_china_caoshunli_body.shtml
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China: Fear of cover-up as Cao Shunli’s body goes missing
Amnesty International, March 26, 2014
www.amnesty.org/en/news/china-fear-cover-cao-shunli-s-body-goes-missing-2014-03-26
譚作人刑滿 妻：繼續維權 (Rights defender Tan Zuoren released upon serving full prison term, wife says he will continue human rights work)
Ming Pao, March 27, 2014
news.mingpao.com/20140327/gaa1.htm
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Sichuan quake activist Tan Zuoren defiant after release from prison
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1458374/activist-tan-zuoren-defiant-after-5-year-prison-term-probe-sichuan
有偿删帖的“黑色利益” (“Black profits” of the online post-deleting industry)
Beijing News, March 26, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/graphic/2014/03/26/310739.html
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北京网警删贴获利百万 中国舆论管制现状曝光 (Internet police officer received kickbacks for online censorship)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/jz-03262014150353.html
Ex-Bloomberg editor tells why he left
彭博编辑离职因一篇涉万达报道而起
The New York Times, March 26, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140326/c26bloomberg/dual/
Chinese police detain suspect after rumor sparks rural bank run
Reuters, March 27, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/27/us-china-banking-rumour-idUSBREA2Q05O20140327?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Senior information official leaps six floors to his death, sources say
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1458062/senior-information-official-leaps-six-floors-his-death-sources-say
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Minitrue: information official Li Wufeng’s death
China Digital Times, March 26, 2014
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2014/03/minitrue-information-official-li-wufengs-death/
马鞍山：官员带领200多人强拆房屋 打伤70多岁村民 (Gov't officials led 200-strong team to demolish house by force in Ma’anshan, Anhui)
China Business Times, March 27, 2014
http://politics.gmw.cn/2014-03/27/content_10812465.htm
11省份正式启动“单独两孩” (New family planning policy officially in force in 11 provinces)
Beijing News, March 27, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/03/27/310845.html
Wukan: new election, same old story
The Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/03/27/wukan-new-election-same-old-story/?mod=WSJBlog
Don’t get too excited about the investigation of Zhou Yongkang
Tea Leaf Nation, March 27, 2014
http://www.tealeafnation.com/2014/03/dont-get-too-excited-about-the-investigation-of-zhou-yongkang/
Gansu parents protest as scandal over drugged kindergarten pupils widens
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1457279/gansu-parents-protest-scandal-over-drugged-kindergarten-pupils-widens
China, Netherlands sign dairy trade pacts
Associated Press, March 24, 2014
www.agweb.com/article/china_netherlands_sign_dairy_trade_pacts__NAA_Associated_Press/
China's Three Gorges replaces top executives amid graft probe
Reuters, March 26, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/us-china-corruption-threegorges-idUSBREA2P0BY20140326?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
中国空气污染：一年三千亿美元医疗代价 (Air pollution costs China $300 billion per year in medical expenses)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140325_china_urbanisation_health.shtml
China's Hangzhou latest city to restrict car sales
Reuters, March 25, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/25/us-china-autos-regulations-idUSBREA2O0S620140325
人权组织对刘霞健康状况表达关切 (Amnesty Int'l deeply concerned by Liu Xia's health)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140325_china_liu_xia.shtml
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China: further information: Liu Xia receives medical treatment
Amnesty International, March 25, 2014
amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA17/017/2014/en/036947fc-bc36-4efa-9f3c- e61aa48aafc5/asa170172014en.html
“记者无国界”谴责中国对信息自由的践踏 (RSF condemns violations of freedom of information in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sd-03252014141117.html
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Xi Jinping, enemy of freedom of information, visits France
Reporters Without Borders, March 25, 2014
en.rsf.org/chine-xi-jinping-enemy-of-freedom-of-25-03-2014,46042.html
Editor leaves Bloomberg, citing China coverage
彭博亚洲资深编辑不满编辑方针辞职
The New York Times, March 25, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140325/c25bloomberg/dual/
米歇尔•奥巴马在成都提及敏感话题 (Michelle Obama makes reference to civil rights movement, racial equality in remarks in Chengdu)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140325_first_lady_chengdu.shtml
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Police beat, detain activists during US first lady's trip
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/michelle-obama-03252014152659.htmlRemarks by the First Lady before Number Seven School classroom visit -- Chengdu, China
The White House, March 25, 2014
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/25/remarks-first-lady-number-seven-school-classroom-visit-chengdu-chinaMichelle Obama generates Internet comment after Tibetan lunch
Reuters, March 26, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/us-china-obama-tibet-idUSBREA2P0PV20140326
沃尔玛员工向美工会发信 总工会定性为政治事件 (China's state-controlled union labels Wal-Mart workers' appeal to US union a “political act”)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-03252014142321.html
平度纵火案村主任指使 (7 suspects detained, real estate developer and village chief accused of masterminding fatal arson related to land grab death in Shandong)
Beijing News, March 26, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/03/26/310711.html
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China police detain local official, developer over land grab death
Reuters, March 26, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/us-china-land-idUSBREA2P0A820140326?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
世界银行为中国城镇化献计 (World Bank issues recommendations on urbanization to China)
Voice of America, March 25, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/world-bank-on-china-urbanization-20140325/1879224.html
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World Bank urges China to reform urban development
Financial Times, March 25, 2014
www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/24614178-b404-11e3-a09a-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2x258qGqCUrban China: toward efficient, inclusive, and sustainable urbanization
中国：推进高效、包容和可持续的城镇化
The World Bank, March 25, 2014
EN: www.worldbank.org/en/country/china/publication/urban-china-toward-efficient-inclusive-sustainable-urbanization
CH: www.shihang.org/zh/country/china/publication/urban-china-toward-efficient-inclusive-sustainable-urbanization
China’s rebalancing should start with a safety net
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/03/25/chinas-rebalancing-should-start-with-a-safety-net/?mod=chinablog
余杰：习近平是个不折不扣的中国教父 (In biography, Chinese dissident writer calls Xi Jinping a "Chinese Godfather")
Deutsche Welle, March 25, 2014
dw.de/p/1BVJX
China detains more than 1,500 in text spam crackdown
Reuters, March 26, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/25/us-china-telecoms-spam-idUSBREA2O0WI20140325