China rebukes Norway for expelling scholar
中国使馆就挪威令中国学者限期离境提出交涉
Reuters, February 4, 2015
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/us-china-norway-idUSKBN0L805A20150204
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/china-norway-idCNKBS0L806B20150204
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Academic Exchange (学术交流)
Corruption (腐败)
中国农业银行原副行长杨琨被判无期 (Agricultural Bank VP Yang Kun jailed for life)
Radio France Internationale, February 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150204-中国农业银行原副行长杨琨被判无期/
Environment (环境)
Air pollution is bigger killer in China than smoking, says new Greenpeace study
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1701625/air-pollution-bigger-killer-mainland-china-smoking-says-new-greenpeace
Tougher environmental law pressures China steel mills
Reuters, February 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/china-steel-environment-idUSL4N0VE3R820150204
Related:
中华人民共和国环境保护法 (Environmental Protection Law of PRC)
The Central People’s Government of PRC, April 25, 2014
http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2014-04/25/content_2666434.htmEnvironmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (Unofficial Translation)
The EU – China Environmental Governance Programme, April 24, 2014
https://www.chinadialogue.net/Environmental-Protection-Law-2014-eversion.pdf我国通过史上最严新环保法 新法于明年1月1日施行 (In 2015, China to implement strictest environmental protection law to date)
The National People’s Congress of PRC, April 25, 2014
http://www.npc.gov.cn/huiyi/lfzt/hjbhfxzaca/2014-04/25/content_1861232.htm中国最严格环保法修订后“出笼” 首次明确“保护优先”(China’s stringent environmental protection law (amended) focuses on conservation)
法制时报 Fazhi Shibao, April 25, 2014
http://fzsb.hinews.cn/php/20140425/137847.php
Hong Kong (香港)
Top China official in Hong Kong warns against confronting Beijing
Reuters, February 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/05/us-hongkong-china-zhangxiaoming-idUSKBN0L909Y20150205
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
China detained more than 900 human rights activists last year
Quarts, February 4, 2015
http://qz.com/338556/
Related:
Deprivation of liberty and torture/other mistreatment of human rights defenders in China
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 3, 2015
http://chrdnet.com/2015/02/deprivation-of-liberty-and-tortureother-mistreatment-of-human-rights-defenders-in-china-partial-data-updated-6302013/
International Relations (国际关系)
菲律宾与越南就建立战略伙伴关系共同抗衡中国 (Philippines, Vietnam discuss alliance to counter China)
Radio France Internationale, February 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150203-菲律宾与越南就建立战略伙伴关系共同抗衡中国/
Internet (互联网)
China tightens rules on internet use, online comments
ABC News, February 4, 2015
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/china-tightens-rules-internet-online-comments-28710314
Related:
Internet User Account Name Management Regulations
China Copyright and Media, February 4, 2015
https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/internet-user-account-name-management-regulations/#more-3885
互联网用户账号名称管理规定 (Internet User Account Name Management Regulations)
Cyberspace Administration of China, February 4, 2015
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2015-02/04/c_1114246561.htm
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan tells China's Communist Party to 'stop exaggerating' its forces' role in Second World War
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1701170/taiwan-tells-chinas-communist-party-stop-exaggerating-its-forces-role
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
Why China’s education crackdown may be more than it seems
The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/05/why-chinas-education-crackdown-may-be-more-than-it-seems/?mod=WSJBlog
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Corruption (腐败)
China to tally suicides by civil servants
中国将统计公务员非正常死亡情况
The New York Times, February 2, 2015
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150102/c02suicides/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150102/c02suicides/
Culture (文化)
Mao in demand than ever: Chinese actors line up to play leader
The Guardian, February 3, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/03/mao-demand-chinese-actors-lookalikes-play-leader
Hong Kong (香港)
Removal of Tiananmen crackdown story prompts questions in Hong Kong
六四密件涉赵紫阳子疑贪污 明报遭撤头版
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/story-02032015105301.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/64-02022015081719.html?searchterm%3Autf8%3Austring=%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF&encoding=simplified
Related:
《明報》員工擱筆1小時抗議總編撤六四頭條 (Mingpao staff hold hour-long “pens-down” strike to protest chief editor’s sudden removal of June Fourth headline)
Apple Daily, February 3, 2015
http://hkm.appledaily.com/detail.php?guid=53401264&category_guid=6996647&category=instant&issue=20150203
教協公開信:要求見面討論明報編輯方針 (In open letter, HK Professional Teachers’ Union requests to meet Ming Pao editor to discuss outlet’s editorial policy)
Hong Kong In-media, February 2, 2015
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1031176Ming Pao editor defends his decision
RTHK, February 4, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150204/news_20150204_56_1074604.htmMing Pao staff strike over June 4 story
RTHK, February 4, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150204/news_20150204_56_1074480.htm
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
找 官 百 次 未 果 上 訪 戶 截 停 火 車 (After a hundred failed petition attempts, petitioners resort to blocking a running train)
Sing Tao News Corporation, February 4, 2015
http://std.stheadline.com/yesterday/chi/0204eo06.html
International Relations (国际关系)
中国官媒:台军方发言人“言论情绪化” (Chinese official media attack Taiwanese military spokesman’s “emotional” speech)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/02/150204_china_taiwan_military_history_ww2
Internet (互联网)
China has 649 million people online, less are microblogging
The Washington Post, February 3, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/china-has-649-million-people-online-less-are-microblogging/2015/02/03/f017562a-abae-11e4-8876-460b1144cbc1_story.html
Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)
Chinese police jail four herders over grasslands protest
牧民接连示威 警方再拘数人
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/four-herders-jailed-02032015112302.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/herbsman-02022015100238.html?searchterm%3Autf8%3Austring=%E7%89%A7%E6%B0%91&encoding=simplified
Rule of Law (法治)
China's first circuit court opens in Shenzhen to crowds of hopefuls
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1701151/first-circuit-court-opens-crowds-hopefuls
China’s President raises eyebrows with sharp rhetoric on rule of law
Foreign Policy, February 3, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/03/chinas-president-raises-eyebrows-with-sharp-rhetoric-on-rule-of-law/
Tibet (西藏)
In war on terror, China takes aim at Tibet
The Diplomat, February 3, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/in-war-on-terror-china-takes-aim-at-tibet/
XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)
Uighurs flee China for Turkey in search of peace
Aljazeera, February 3, 2015
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/2/3/Uighurs-flee-China-for-Turkey-in-search-of-peace.html
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Corruption (腐败)
China broadens graft probe into financial sector
中国反腐:北京能源集团原董事长陆海军涉嫌严重违纪,正接受组织调查
Reuters, February 3, 2015
EN: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/china-corruption-bankofbeijing-idINKBN0L708P20150203
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/idCNL4S0VD0AY20150203