China’s anti-corruption push may drive wealthy overseas
Financial Times, November 11, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/cb9308f2-6983-11e4-8f4f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Iqdf675r
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Corruption (腐败)
Cyber security (网络安全)
State-sponsored hackers target human rights groups, study says
The Globe and Mail, November 11, 2014
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/state-sponsored-hackers-target-human-rights-groups-study-says/article21529014/
Environment (环境)
中美气候变化联合声明 ((U.S., China make joint announcement on climate change agreement)
Xinhua, November 12, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-11/12/c_1113221744.htm
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US and China strike deal on carbon cuts in push for global climate change pact
The Guardian, November 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/china-and-us-make-carbon-pledge
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong police get ready to clear occupy protest sites
The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/11/12/hong-kong-police-get-ready-to-clear-occupy-protest-sites/?mod=chinablog
Hong Kong protesters to occupy British consulate over “lack of UK government support”
Telegraph November 12, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11224909/Hong-Kong-protesters-to-occupy-British-consulate-over-lack-of-UK-government-support.html
Information Control (信息控制)
中国官方提高反西方言论调门
China turns up the rhetoric against the West
The New York Times, November 12, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141112/c12beijing/dual/
习近平望“APEC蓝”持续 雾霾重临当局屏蔽数据“保蓝天”(China censors air quality data after Beijing fails to maintain “APEC Blue” skies)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf2-11112014101530.html
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China blocks smog data after failing to clean skies before APEC
The Guardian, November 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/china-and-us-make-carbon-pledge
International Human Rights (国际人权)
China's president claims progress on human rights
Associated Press, November 12, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chinas-president-claims-progress-human-rights-26849374
International Relations (国际关系)
Beijing aims to blunt Western influence in China
The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12749693127881543319304580270521425499574.html
U.S. and China agree more cooperation but differ over Hong Kong protests
The Guardian, November 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/12/us-china-stress-cooperation-differ-hong-kong-protests
Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)
湖南上千国企下岗工人堵政府维权 (Thousand laid-off state-owned enterprise workers demand adequate compensation in front of government building)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-11112014101620.html
XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)
二审不开庭 伊力哈木上诉无望 (No court hearing for Ilham Tohti’s second instance trial, poor prospects for appeal)
Voice of America, November 11, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ilham-trial-20141111/2515948.html
新疆22人因非法讲经等罪名获刑
22 sentenced to prison in ethnically split Chinese region of Xinjiang
The New York Times, November 12, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141112/c12xinjiang/dual/
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
从谣言看中国国情 (Mao Yushi: Chinese people’s reaction to rumors reveals much about national conditions)
Financial Times, November 12, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001059024
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Corruption (腐败)
北京反腐败宣言 (全文) (Beijing Anti-corruption Declaration: Full Text)
People’s Daily, November 10, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1109/c1001-25999055.html
陕西一村委会举债70万修雕塑 称不搞面子难要拨款(Australia considers anti-corruption extradition treaty with China)
Deutsche Welle, November 10, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DjwX
Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)
长沙查获3400万只假避孕套 案值达2.3亿元 (34 million fake condoms worth RMB 230 million seized in Changsha)
Xinhua, November 11, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2014-11/10/c_127196459.htm
Related
34 million fake condoms seized in China amid scare of AIDS
Times of India, November 9, 2014
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/34-million-fake-condoms-seized-in-China-amid-scare-of-AIDS/articleshow/45090834.cms
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong protesters carry out “yellow ribbon” march
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 9, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29975423
China Backs CY Leung’s Handling of Hong Kong Protests
The Wall Street Journal, November 9, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-backs-cy-leungs-handling-of-hong-kong-protests-1415528122
Xi Supports Hong Kong democracy “within law,” Leung says
Bloomberg, November 9, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-08/hong-kong-former-leader-tells-protesters-to-go-home-now.html
Hong Kong farmers protest over tycoon land grab
Channel News Asia, November 9, 2014
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-farmers-protest/1462612.html
香港前特首董建华组织智库 冀助政改通过及促使占领运动早日结束 (Former HK chief Tung Chee-hwa launches think tank to assist political reform)
Reuters, November 10, 2014
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0IU0EB20141110?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews
Police can arrest protesters who obstruct bailiffs, Hong Kong's High Court rules
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1636737/police-could-move-mong-kok-occupy-camp-wednesday-after-court-renews
Hong Kong rejects talks after court rules against protest
Bloomberg, November 11, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-10/hong-kong-court-ratchets-up-pressure-to-clear-protesters.html
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong politician, says protesters will soon be arrested
CBC News, November 11, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/carrie-lam-hong-kong-politician-says-protesters-will-soon-be-arrested-1.2830838
调查:港人对普通话抗拒感创新高 (Survey: Hong Kongers’ resistance to Mandarin at new high)
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/42050/diao-cha-gang-ren-dui-pu-tong-hua-kang-ju-gan-chuang-xin-gao
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香港自认中国人比率不足一成创新低 (Fewer than 10% Hong Kongers self-identify as Chinese, a new low)
Voice of America, November 11, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/residents-identity-20141111/2515637.html
International Relations (国际关系)
Stephen Harper raises human rights concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping
CBC News, November 9, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-raises-human-rights-concerns-with-chinese-president-xi-jinping-1.2829146
北京市民被迫为APEC顾全“大局”
In Beijing, clearer views hide real life
The New York Times, November 10, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141110/c10beijing/dual/
China targets “hostile foreign forces” in crescendo of accusations
The Christian Science Monitor, November 9, 2014
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2014/1109/China-targets-hostile-foreign-forces-in-crescendo-of-accusations
Apec restrictions “worse than prison”: China dissident Hu Jia
The Straits Times, November 11, 2014
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/apec-restrictions-worse-prison-china-dissident-hu-jia-20141107
Changing China
CBS News, November 10, 2014
http://www.cbsnews.com/feature/changing-china/
Internet (互联网)
中国政府又要整治网络视频 (China to launch another clean-up online videos)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/cyl-11072014115148.html
Labor (劳工)
China's high employment cause for short-term comfort, long-term concern
Reuters, November 9, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/09/us-china-unemployment-idUSKCN0IT0V320141109
Population (人口)
中国单独二孩政策并未达到预期效果 (China’s policy of allowing second child if one parent is single child does not achieve desired results)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/xql-11102014104602.html
Religion (宗教)
The rise of Christianity in China
Financial Times, November 7, 2014
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a6d2a690-6545-11e4-91b1-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3IbcLFPXr
Society (社会)
毕业后失业:中国“无产阶级知识分子”(Unemployed university graduates become China’s “proletarian intellectuals” )
Deutsche Welle, November 10, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DgXo
内地人生活满意度与英德相当 但不乐于助人 (Report: Chinese mainlanders as satisfied with life as British and Germans, but unwilling to help others)
Cankao Xiaoxi, November 11, 2014
http://china.cankaoxiaoxi.com/2014/1111/559845.shtml
Women (妇女)
U.N. women's rights panel accuses China of harassing activists
Reuters, November 7, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USKBN0IR1WM20141107