Yunlin dog sellers openly taunt dog lovers: “buy the dog or it dies!” [updated]
The Nanfang, June 23, 2014
http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/yunlin-dog-sellers-openly-taunt-dog-lovers-buy-the-dog-or-it-dies/
Monday, June 23, 2014
Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)
Corruption (腐败)
Family, corruption and sage words from a news agency
新华社评令家“朝中有人也不灵”
The New York Times, June 22, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140622/c22corruption/dual/
China charges former senior official with graft
Reuters, June 23, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/23/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0EY0ZM20140623?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Hong Kong (香港)
In Hong Kong, an unofficial election draws Beijing’s ire
北京称香港非官方公投非法无效
The New York Times, June 22, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140622/c22hongkong/dual/
Related:
香港占中公投投票人数已近70万 (Close to 700,000 in Hong Kong voted in unofficial referendum)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 22, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140622_hk_referendum_number.shtml戴耀廷：占中公投无法律效力不代表非法 (Benny Tai: "referendum has no legal effect but it does not mean it is illegal")
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 22, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140622_hk_popvote_occupy_central.shtmlFormer Hong Kong official says UK failing to defend democracy
陈方安生批评英国忽略香港民主
Financial Times, June 22, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e5501f1a-fa06-11e3-bb9d-00144feab7de.html#axzz35PmxGktn
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001056867Hong Kong white paper a boon for participation in Occupy Central
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1538501/hong-kong-white-paper-boon-participation-occupy-central
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
新公民运动成员刘萍之女被限制出境 (Authorities impose travel ban on daughter of imprisoned activist Liu Ping)
Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2014
dw.de/p/1CNvi
Related:
Harsh prison terms for advocates undermine official anti-corruption efforts
当局重判刘萍等三人
Human Rights in China, June 19, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/harsh-prison-terms-advocates-undermine-official-anti-corruption-efforts
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/dang-ju-zhong-pan-liu-ping-deng-san-ren
广州三君子以“煽动颠覆国家政权”罪被捕 关注团拟组织声援民生观察吁放人
(Guangzhou authorities formally arrested three activists on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06222014110555.html
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Human rights lawyer, activists formally arrested on subversion charges
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1538009/human-rights-lawyer-activists-formally-arrested-subversion-charges
新疆民主人士赵海通被起诉至乌鲁木齐中级法院 (Pro-democracy activist Zhao Haitong prosecuted in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-06222014144707.html
律师与法官据理力争反被拘3小时 百人联署抗议律协修订两部律师法 (Human rights lawyer Sui Muqing detained by court for 3 hours after argument with judge)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06212014115914.html
Jail term of China's human rights lawyer to end in August
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-06202014150012.html
International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) , 国际关系（安全，贸易和投资）
China and Greece sign deals worth $5bn during Li visit
中希签署价值46亿美元贸易与投资协议
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 21, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27960661
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140619_greece_china_li.shtml
Tibet (西藏)
Two Tibetan writers freed after serving jail terms
四川阿坝州两知名藏人作家刑满出狱
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writers-06222014201707.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06202014145457.html
XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)
Cuffed knifeman “apologizes” for holy war assault in China's Xinjiang
Reuters, June 21, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/22/us-china-security-idUSKBN0EX04C20140622
Uyghur language activist formally charged, thrown in notorious prison
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/charged-06202014162139.html
China Xinjiang: Police kill 13 attackers
新疆警方“打死13名冲击县公安局暴徒”
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 21, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140621_china_xinjiang.shtml
CH: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27953164
China detains 380 in month-long Xinjiang terror sweep
新疆近一个月打掉32个暴恐团伙 抓获犯罪嫌疑人380余名
Reuters, June 23, 2014
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/23/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0EY0GM20140623?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0EY0MZ20140623?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews
Opinion (观点)
建立反腐的法治根基 (Rule of law is the best weapon to fight corruption)
Financial Times, June 23, 2014
www.ftchinese.com/story/001056858
Friday, June 20, 2014
Civil Society (民间社会)
China quietly launches probe of foreign non-govt outfits-media
Reuters, June 20, 2014
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/20/uk-china-ngos-idUKKBN0EV0XT20140620
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山西网站披露国安会正部署调查境外NGO(NSC maps out investigation on overseas NGOs in China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140620_cn_shangxi_website_ngo.shtml
Corruption (腐败)
Brother of aide to former Chinese leader comes under investigation
令计划兄长被党内调查，疑涉贪腐
The New York Times, June 20, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140620/c20ling/dual/
As Chinese Leader Takes On Graft, Relatives Are Said to Shed Investments
习近平亲属退出多项商业投资
The New York Times, June 20, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140618/c18assets/dual/
Counterterrorism (反恐)
China launches campaign to cleanse web of terror content
中国启动专项行动铲除互联网上暴恐音视频
Reuters, June 20, 2014
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/20/us-china-internet-xinjiang-idUSKBN0EV0TP20140620
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0EV10520140620?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews
Hong Kong (香港)
More than 350,000 vote in Occupy Central's electoral reform poll: organiser
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1536748/electronic-poll-electoralreform-opens-despite-billions-cyberattacks
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Opponents of Hong Kong’s Occupy Central envision chaos
香港反“占中”团体警告公民抗命将致城市瘫痪
The New York Tims, June 20, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140620/c20hongkong/dual/
Hong Kong and China: a showdown looms
The Economist, June 19, 2014
www.economist.com/news/leaders/21604565-chinas-most-prosperous-city-becoming-dangerously-polarised-showdown-looms
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
Anticorruption activist sentenced to more than 6 years in prison
反腐人士获刑，曾抱选票改变中国梦想
The New York Times, June 20, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140620/c20activist/dual/
China jails transparency activists
The Guardian, June 19, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/19/china-jails-transparency-activists
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Harsh prison terms for advocates undermine official anti-corruption efforts
当局重判刘萍等三人
Human Rights in China, June 19, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/harsh-prison-terms-advocates-undermine-official-anti-corruption-efforts
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/dang-ju-zhong-pan-liu-ping-deng-san-ren
15年刑期服满获释又遭法外囚禁三年多 内蒙古异议人士哈达写诉状要求追究责任人(Mongolian dissident Hada plans to sue those responsible for his extra-legal detention)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql-06192014094246.html
中国驻美使馆在“刘晓波路”上 (US considers renaming street in front of Chinese embassy after Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/cyl-06192014134421.html
Information Control (信息控制)
China denies trying to ban unapproved critical media coverage
Reuters, June 19, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/19/us-china-media-idUSKBN0EU1AH20140619
Related:
Reading the June 18 media circular
China Media Project, June 20, 2014
http://cmp.hku.hk/2014/06/20/35513/
Tibet (西藏)
Tibet: taming the west
The Economist, June 19, 2014
www.economist.com/news/china/21604594-communist-party-deepens-tibets-integration-rest-country-taming-west
Opinion (观点)
China arrests a lawyer for urging it to uphold its laws
Washington Post, June 18, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/china-arrests-a-lawyer-for-urging-it-to-uphold-its-laws/2014/06/18/1f61944c-f596-11e3-a606-946fd632f9f1_story.html
Q. and A.: Michael C. Davis on the battle over Hong Kong's future
The New York Times, June 19, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/19/q-and-a-michael-c-davis-on-the-battle-over-hong-kongs-future/
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)
因保护动物人士抗议 中国吃狗肉者提前过节 (Dog meat festival held earlier than usual due to protests)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/nu-06182014163851.html
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China’s dog-meat eaters told to lay low as Internet howls
The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/19/chinas-dog-meat-eaters-told-to-lay-low-as-internet-howls/?mod=WSJBlog
Environment (环境)
Chinese artist makes waves, and ice, to highlight environmental pollution
The Guardian, June 19, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/australia-culture-blog/2014/jun/19/chinese-artist-makes-waves-and-ice-to-highlight-environmental-pollution
Health (健康)
The Chinese multinational making millions out of vulnerable Ugandans
The Guardian, June 19, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/19/tiens-chinese-multinational-making-millions-uganda
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong media tycoon blames China for attack on website
《苹果日报》遭黑客攻击 港律师拟下周五游行反对“白皮书”
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/attack-06182014182526.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-06182014101411.html
Hong Kong's democracy “referendum” likely to rile China's communists
Reuters, June 18, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/18/us-hongkong-vote-idUSKBN0ET2YB20140618
Legal sector plans march to protest against Beijing’s “worrying” white paper
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1535578/legal-sector-plans-march-protest-against-beijings-worrying-white
Related:
Word on the Street: What is patriotism?
Human Rights in China, September 2012
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0W3Ec8KgvU&index=3&list=PL357E2EA94877C19B
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