Migrants' children, as young as six, join fight for school places in Beijing
Agence France-Presse, July 17, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1555624/migrants-children-young-six-join-fight-school-places-beijing
Friday, July 18, 2014
Education (教育)
Corruption (腐败)
China backtracks on secret trial for GSK private investigator
中国改变秘密审判GSK私家侦探决定
Financial Times, July 18, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7452232-0dba-11e4-815f-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057317
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China to hold public trial of couple who worked for GSK
Reuters, July 17, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/uk-china-gsk-investigators-idUKKBN0FM30C20140717
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s media: Tamed hounds
The Economist, July 18, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21607879-press-hong-kong-though-still-free-has-lost-its-bite-tamed-hounds
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Violence and other threats raise press freedom fears in Hong Kong
National Public Radio, July 16, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/07/16/331586762/violence-and-other-threats-raise-press-freedom-fears-in-hong-kong
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
徐州“新公民”张昆被逮捕 国保向家属施压律师难介入 (New Citizens Movement activist Zhang Kun officially arrested in Xuzhou, authorities pressure family to accept gov't-selected lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07172014100318.html
Zhang Sizhi, lawyer for detained journalist, points to legal breach by authorities
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1555911/zhang-sizhi-lawyer-detained-journalist-points-legal-breach-authorities
“郑州十君子”办案人员是谁? (Zhengzhou lawyers still denied access to clients, police not sure who is in charge case)
Deutsche Welle, July 17, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1CeMd
Related:
Restrictions, detentions, disappearances, and arrests related to June 4, 2014
六四25周年被限制自由、拘留、失踪、逮捕者名单
Human Rights in China, July 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-disappearances-and-arrests-related-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-si-25zhou-nian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-shi-zong-dai-bu-zhe-ming-dan
China upholds jail terms for anti-corruption activists
Agency France-Presse, July 18, 2014
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-upholds-jail-terms/1270706.html
Lawyer fears activist may have been jailed after secret trial
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2014
www.rfa.org/english/news/china/secret-07172014151659.html
Prominent Chinese activist beaten in Beijing
Voice of America, July 17, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/prominent-chinese-activist-beaten-in-beijing/1959791.html
International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment), 国际关系 (安全, 贸易, 投资)
China, Brazil close plane, finance, infrastructure deals
Reuters, July 17, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-brazil-china-idUSKBN0FM26S20140717
Growing Chinese influence creates mixed feelings in Cameroon
喀麦隆对中国投资五味杂陈
China Dialogue, July 15, 2014
EN: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/7139-Growing-Chinese-influence-creates-mixed-feelings-in-Cameroon
CH: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/ch/7139-Growing-Chinese-influence-creates-mixed-feelings-in-Cameroon
Internet (互联网)
China shuts down 31 websites temporarily as crackdown on “rumour mongers” continues
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1556200/china-shuts-down-31-websites-temporarily-crackdown-rumour-mongers
Political and Economic Reforms (政治经济改革)
社科院蓝皮书：中国城镇居民政治参与水平高于农村 (Gov't think tank research finds higher level of political participation by urban citizens)
China News, July 17, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/07-17/6398589.shtml
Women (妇女)
美年度人口走私报告列中国为二类 女权组织反对 (Women's rights group criticizes U.S. decision to give China a better grade in anti-trafficking)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-07172014100503.html
Related:
One child policy improvement “baseless” in State Dept.’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report
Women's Rights Without Frontiers, July 17, 2014
www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org/blog/?p=1697
Opinion (观点)
Editorial: Britain must stand up for Hong Kong
FT社评：英国不应对香港沉默
Financial Times, July 14, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7407f83c-0cd0-11e4-bf1e-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057311
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Corruption (腐败)
GSK admits to 2001 China bribery scandal
GSK承认在中国行贿历史丑闻
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d69f494e-0903-11e4-9d3c-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057292
Edelman confirms ties with detained China Central TV star
爱德曼承认与芮成钢有商业联系
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4b1f6eea-0cef-11e4-90fa-00144feabdc0.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057294
It’s official: the Chinese government is at war with adultery
The Washington Post, July 16, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/07/16/its-official-the-chinese-government-is-at-war-with-adultery/
Gov't releases rules to curb official car use
副部级以下不配专车 公车改革明年完成
Caixin, July 17, 2014
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2014-07-17/100705481.html
CH: http://china.caixin.com/2014-07-16/100704922.html
Hong Kong (香港)
中国抗议英副首相会见香港反对派人士 (China slams British deputy PM for meeting Hong Kong opposition leaders)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 16, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140716_china_hk_clegg.shtml
Related:
China accuses Nick Clegg of interfering in internal affairs over Hong Kong
The Guardian, July 16, 2014
www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/16/nick-clegg-attacked-china-hong-kong-handover
Hong Kong, China’s freest city, grapples with political reform
Time, July 17, 2014
time.com/2990309/hong-kong-chinas-freest-city-grapples-with-political-reform/
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
著名维权人士胡佳遭到便衣国保袭击 (Prominent activist Hu Jia attacked in Beijing by plain-clothes police)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-07162014101432.html
Related:
胡佳谈被打: “我是当局的眼中钉、肉中刺” (Hu Jia: I am a thorn in the flesh of the government)
Deutsche Welle, July 17, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1CePr
Sex worker rights activist Ye Haiyan says she is barred from leaving China
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1555316/womens-rights-activist-ye-haiyan-barred-leaving-china
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Statement
International AIDS Society, July 16, 2014
www.iasociety.org/Web/WebContent/File/IAS_statement_Ye_Haiyan_July2014.pdfDispatches: Clipping a sparrow’s wings in China
Human Rights Watch, July 15, 2014
www.hrw.org/news/2014/07/15/dispatches-clipping-sparrow-s-wings-china
Chinese activist “disappears” after returning from Hong Kong protest
维权人士参与香港七一游行入境后失联 袁新亭狱中家书自揭病情加重
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disappears-07162014123704.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07162014101326.html
Information Control (信息控制)
China’s censors take aim at popular internet TV operators that offer foreign show
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1555379/chinas-censors-take-aim-popular-internet-tv-sites-including-foreign-shows
International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment), 国际关系 (安全, 贸易和投资)
China’s shadow hovers over $100bn Brics bank
金砖峰会确认中国核心
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bdd1f68-0cda-11e4-90fa-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057291
Related:
Dispatches: How the BRICS can run a rights-respecting development bank
Human Rights Watch, July 16, 2014
www.hrw.org/news/2014/07/16/dispatches-how-brics-can-run-rights-respecting-development-bankThe biggest challenge for BRICS success? Big brother China
Reuters, July 15, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/us-brics-summit-china-idUSKBN0FK2EN20140715
China sends mediator to Israel and Palestine for talks on Gaza ceasefire
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1555453/china-sends-mediator-israel-and-palestine-talks-gaza-ceasefire
June Fourth (六四)
Book editor says his firing was linked to Tiananmen gathering
图书编辑称因参与六四纪念被解雇
The New York Times, July 17, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140717/c17editor/dual/
Labor (劳工)
深圳女工参与停工活动遭开除跳楼身亡 (Shenzhen woman worker jumps to her death, after being fired for joining the strike)
Caixin, July 17, 2014
http://china.caixin.com/2014-07-17/100705378.html
Media (媒体)
Advice for journalists in China: Hire a lawyer
The Telegraph, July 17, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10971707/Advice-for-journalists-in-China-Hire-a-lawyer.html
Protests and Petitions (抗议和情愿)
Twelve Chinese petitioners in pesticide suicide bid
北京一日两起12人喝农药自杀 分别发生派出所内及报社门外
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2014
EN: www.rfa.org/english/news/china/suicide-07162014143830.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07162014101034.html
Related:
Chinese protestors attempt mass suicide in bid for justice
The Telegraph, July 17, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10972857/Chinese-protestors-attempt-mass-suicide-in-bid-for-justice.html
Society (社会)
Deadly Chinese bus attacks highlight simmering social problems
中国袭击事件频发探因
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/491e36d6-07d5-11e4-8e62-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057282
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Corruption (腐败)
China's state TV targeted in anti-corruption drive
Associated Press, July 15, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-state-tv-targeted-anti-corruption-drive-151250693--finance.html
The implications of China’s anti-corruption drive
The Diplomat, July 15, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/the-implications-of-chinas-anti-corruption-drive/
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