Prosecution of PLA General Xu Caihou for graft about to begin, sources say
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1531213/prosecution-pla-general-xu-caihou-graft-about-begin-sources-say
Friday, June 13, 2014
Corruption (腐败)
Culture (文化)
党报：只许我屠城，不许你发声 (Chinese state media’s commentary on Japan backfires as netizens ridicule China's own historical revisionism)
Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2014
dw.de/p/1CHA8
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日本的强盗逻辑: 只许我侵略屠城 不许你出声(People’s Daily slams Japan’s request for withdrawal of China’s application to UNESCO to mark Nanjing Massacre as “gangster logic”)
People’s Daily, June 12, 2014
http://www.js.xinhuanet.com/2014-06/12/c_1111108976.htm
Cybersecurity (网络安全)
Post-Snowden China looks to “hack-proof” quantum communications
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1531161/post-snowden-china-looks-hack-proof-quantum-communications
Death Penalty (死刑)
China’s top court overturns death sentence in famous rape case
The Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/12/chinas-top-court-overturns-death-sentence-in-famous-rape-case/?mod=WSJBlog
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媒体札记：唐慧归来 (Media notes: rape victim’s mother returns to public eye)
Financial Times, June 13, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056733
Hong Kong (香港)
中方: 香港事务不容任何外国干涉或指手划脚 (China MFA blasts "foreign interference" in Hong Kong)
China News, June 12, 2014
www.chinanews.com/ga/2014/06-12/6274823.shtml
Related:
陈日君不排除绝食或 “占中”争取港普选(Retired HK cardinal does not rule out hunger strike or “Occupy Central” for universal suffrage in HK)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 13, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140613_joseph_zen_occupy_central.shtml
林培瑞: 北京“意在威吓”香港民主人士 (Perry Link: Beijing strives to 'intimidate' Hong Kong's pro-democracy camps)
Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2014
dw.de/p/1CHRT
Information Control (信息控制)
Hong Kong media worries over China’s reach as ads disappear
《苹果日报》称北京迫使大客户撤广告
The New York Times, June 12, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140612/c12chinamedia/dual/
International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) 国际关系 (安全，贸易和投资)
Chinese premier to meet Queen Elizabeth during UK visit
李克强将在访英期间会晤女王
Financial Times, June 13, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056725/ce
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英媒: 李克强求见英女王 否则取消访问 (British media: China demands meeting with Queen Elizabeth as condition for premier's visit)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 12, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/06/140612_press_li_keqiang_queen.shtml
Thai army delegation visits China amid Western reproach of coup
Reuters, June 11, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/11/us-thailand-politics-china-idUSKBN0EM0FO20140611
June Fourth (六四)
中国当局周五正式逮捕著名维权律师浦志强 (Chinese authority officially arrests prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang)
Voice of America, June 13, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20140613-voaconnects-puziqiang/1936200.html
See Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau’s announcement on Weibo:
北京市公安局以涉嫌寻衅滋事罪、非法获取公民个人信息对浦志强依法执行逮捕 (Pu Zhiqiang is officially arrested by Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” and “illegally obtaining personal information”)
Beijing Public Security Bureau, June 13, 2014
http://weibo.com/1288915263/B8QnobFyi
王丹宣布新“天下围城”即将启动 (Wang Dan launches new round of “surround the city” campaign to mark Tiananmen anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-06122014100158.html
Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产和房屋)
In secret Delhi meet, India tutored China on land laws
The Times of India, June 11, 2014
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/In-secret-Delhi-meet-India-tutored-China-on-land-laws/articleshow/36367626.cms
LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变性人和两性人)
Shanghai full of pride: China’s “most gay-friendly city” prepares to celebrate
The Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/12/shanghai-full-of-pride-chinas-most-gay-friendly-city-prepares-to-celebrate/?mod=WSJBlog
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)
How Adidas supported worker rights in China factory strike
The Guardian, June 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable-fashion-blog/adidas-worker-rights-china-factory-strike
Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)
Five ways that China controls the Internet
The Epoch Times, June 11, 2014
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/727305-five-ways-that-china-controls-the-internet/
Corruption (腐败)
Cambridge University's China funding row: “Foreign donations must be regulated”
The Telegraph, June 11, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10893511/Cambridge-Universitys-China-funding-row-Foreign-donations-must-be-regulated.html
Why Chinese officials are resigning from company boards left and right
中国“官员独董”纷纷退场
The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2014
EN: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/11/why-chinese-officials-are-resigning-from-company-boards-left-and-right/
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140612/rec090946.asp
东莞扫黄43名公职人员被问责 其中14人移送司法 (In Dongguan’s sex trade crackdown, 14 of 43 officials called to account are transferred to judicial organ)
China News, June 12, 2014
http://news.sohu.com/20140612/n400761732.shtml
Culture (文化)
Zhang Yimou on failure, “House of Cards” and “Coming Home”
The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/11/zhang-yimou-on-failure-house-of-cards-and-coming-home/
Death penalty (死刑)
最高法未核准“唐慧女儿案”主犯死刑：犯罪情节未达特别严重(SPC rejects death sentence in a high profile rape case)
Xinhua, June 12, 2014
http://politics.caijing.com.cn/2014-06-12/114257361.html
Environment (环境)
Ending the consumption of manta ray gills in China - in pictures
The Guardian, June 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/jun/12/ending-the-consumption-of-manta-ray-gills-in-china-in-pictures
Hong Kong (香港)
Beijing’s “White Paper” sets off a firestorm in Hong Kong
北京白皮书激起香港民众大游行
The New York Times, June 12, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140612/c12hongkong/dual/
Related:
港保安局长忧 “占中”运动被 “骑劫”导致失控 (Head of HK Security Bureau voices concern about Occupy Central being hijacked and losing control)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140612_hk_security_occupy_central.shtml
Response of the Hong Kong Bar Association
香港大律师公会的回应
Hong Kong Bar Association, June 11, 2014
EN: http://www.hkba.org/whatsnew/misc/White_Paper_Response_eng.pdf
CH: http://www.hkba.org/whatsnew/misc/White_Paper_Response_chi.pdf
Hukou (户口)
教育部：省会及以下城市放开高校毕业生落户限制 (Ministry of Education: Chinese provincial capitals and smaller cities to remove restrictions on permanent residency registrations for college graduates)
China News, June 12, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/edu/2014/06-12/6271041.shtml
卫计委：坚决反对计生与户籍挂钩 (Chinese Health Commission: Family planning policy should not be tied to residency status)
Caixin, June 11, 2014
http://china.caixin.com/2014-06-11/100688920.html
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
Harsh sentence feared for detained rights lawyer
The New York Times, June 12, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/a-harsh-sentence-feared-for-detained-rights-lawyer/
China tries anti-graft activist in secret on “fraud” charge
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/zhang-xiangzhong-06122014103936.html
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中国“新公民运动”成员被控诈骗案开庭 (New Citizens Movement activist is on trial for “fraud”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140611_china_activist_trial.shtml
International Human Rights (国际人权)
US clearly in the wrong over “Human Rights”
Global Times, June 11, 2014
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2014/06/11/3684s831020.htm
See US House Resolution:
House Resolution 599
113th United States Congress, May 28, 2014
http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/599
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