China strsses four major viewpoints on human rights
Shanghai Daily, March 6, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=271132
Friday, March 06, 2015
International Human Rights (国际人权)
Counterterrorism (反恐)
Draft law "underscores China's concern to protect overseas interests"
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EldM
Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)
China newspaper suspends leaker of smog film propaganda directive
The Financial Times, March 6, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3b2c8cc6-c3be-11e4-a02e-00144feab7de.html
Corruption (腐败)
Inquiry into disgraced Ling Jihua "linked more to his own problems than son’s fatal Ferrari crash"
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1730873/inquiry-disgraced-ling-jihua-linked-more-his-own-problems-sons-fatal
”官场消费”减少 60家五星酒店亏损 (60 5-star hotels revenues down as “officialdom’s expenditures” drop)
People’s Daily, March 6, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0306/c1001-26648212.html
Domestic security (国内安全)
港媒:中国警方配备拐弯枪 火力远超以色列产品 (Chinese police are equipped with Corner Shot guns more powerful than Israeli counterparts)
China News, March 6, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/mil/2015/03-06/7106132.shtml
Education (教育)
莫言:应将学前教育纳入免费义务教育 (Mo Yan thinks preschool education should be free)
Sina News, March 6, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2015-03-06/102631575634.shtml
Environment (环境)
China vows to fight pollution “with all our might”
The Guardian, March 5, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/05/china-vows-to-fight-pollution-with-all-our-might
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong faces "crisis of governance," British MPs warn
The Telegraph, March 6, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11452272/Hong-Kong-faces-crisis-of-governance-British-MPs-warn.html
Related:
英国下议会报告 香港自由受中国“侵蚀”(British House of Commons’ report: Hong Kong’s freedoms have been “eroded” by China)
Deutsche Welle, March 6, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EmSQ
Related:
The UK’s relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office , March 6, 2015
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmfaff/649/649.pdf
Police watchdog has reviewed 20 per cent of Occupy complaints-but has nearly 2,000 still to go
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1730368/police-watchdog-has-reviewed-20-cent-occupy-complaints-has-nearly
“One country, two systems” for Hong Kong must comply with China constitution, says Premier Li Keqiang
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1729914/one-country-two-systems-hong-kong-must-comply-china-constitution-says
China's No. 3 Zhang Dejiang leader warns Hong Kong activists against “crossing a line”
The Straits Times, Date
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/chinas-no-3-zhang-dejiang-leader-warns-hong-kong-activists-against-crossin
Population (人口)
北京2020年人口将控制在2300万 目前已达2154万 (Beijing to limit population, now at 21.5 million, to 23 million by 2020)
Legal Evening News, March 6, 2015
http://www.fawan.com/Article/fwkx/2015/03/06/153850277058.html
Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)
元宵节香港团体游行促人大关注良心犯 (In Lantern Festival march, Hong Kong groups urge NPC attention on prisoners of conscience)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-03052015100303.html
Rule of Law (法治)
以改革之手推进依法治国 (Promoting rule of law by “the hand” of reform)
People’s Daily, March 6, 2015
http://npc.people.com.cn/n/2015/0306/c14576-26648461.html
Society (社会)
Knife attack wounds nine at Chinese train station
Reuters, March 5, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/06/us-china-attack-idUSKBN0M206720150306
Thursday, March 05, 2015
Corruption (腐败)
An Alcatel-Lucent China executive who accused his bosses of graft is found dead
Quartz, March 4, 2015
http://qz.com/355522/
Chinese military intelligence chief Xing Yunming held in graft inquiry
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729631/chinese-military-intelligence-chief-xing-yunming-held-graft-inquiry
China’s defense spending slows as Xi turns graft push on PLA
Bloomberg, March 4, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-04/china-s-defense-spending-increase-to-slow-in-2015-to-10-percent
Culture (文化)
学者谢选骏邝治中认为繁体字是中国传统文化较为忠实的载体 (Intellectuals Xie Xuanjun & Kuang Zhizhong (Peter Kwong) think traditional Chinese characters are the more faithful bearer of Chinese heritage)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/sd-03042015114037.html
Education (教育)
Overzealous Chinese officials “could ban all foreign books”, scholar fears
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729615/overzealous-chinese-officials-could-ban-all-foreign-books-scholar-fears
Environment (环境)
After Chinese smog documentary, oil industry pushes back
The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/04/after-chinese-smog-documentary-oil-industry-pushes-back/?mod=WSJBlog
Law (法律)
北京回击奥巴马 为针对高科技企业反恐措施辩护 (Beijing rebuts Obama criticism and defends counter-terror policies targeting high-tech enterprises)
Radio France Internationale, March 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150304-北京回击奥巴马-为针对高科技企业反恐措施辩护/
Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)
China unveils targets for 2015: Li Keqiang's speech as it happened
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729846/live-li-keqiang-unveils-chinas-annual-work-report
Related:
李克強工作報告就環保和反腐提明確措施 (In work report, Li Keqiang proposes clear policies to protect environment and fight corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150305_china_li_keqiang_on_corruption
China NPC 2015: The reports
The Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/05/china-npc-2015-the-reports/?mod=WSJBlog
National Defense (国防)
少将撰文称解放军腐败因西方意识形态蛊惑 (Major General’s essay accuses western ideologies of corrupting the PLA)
Radio France Internationale, March 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20150304-少将撰文称解放军腐败因西方意识形态蛊惑/