Thursday, December 19, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

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EU angst on U.S. snooping is helping China to steal secrets, congressman says EU Observer, December 18, 2013 euobserver.com/justice/122524...

Corruption (腐败)

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China's graft crackdown hits watches, luxury market Agence France-Presse, December 18, 2013 bit.ly/1fGqeyA

Counterterrorism (反恐)

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Terrorism lawsuit clouds Chinese Israel visit Associated Press, December 18, 2013 www.krqe.com/news/international/terrorism-lawsuit-clouds...

Cyber security (网络安全)

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Are Huawei the enemy within? GCHQ is tightening its supervision of the giant Chinese telecoms company’s UK headquarters Independent, Decemb...

Environment (环境)

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Hospital in southwest China opens smog clinic Associated Press, December 18, 2013 www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/dec/18/chinese-hospital-ope...

Health (健康)

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China confirms human death from new bird flu type Agence France-Presse, December 18, 2013 bit.ly/1cSiKbq

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

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“南周事件”后续：郭飞雄遭秘密移送起诉 刘远东被控“聚扰” (Authorities prepare to indict Guo Feixiong, Liu Yuandong is charged with “gathering a crowd”) Radio Free Asi...

Information Control (信息控制)

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Mass re-education for China’s reporters Wall Street Journal, December 18, 2013 blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/12/18/mass-re-education-fo...

Intellectual Property Rights (知识产权)

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相同字符达97% 马爱农诉出版社获胜 (Translator to appeal $5000 received in compensation for 97% of new book copied from her work) Beijing News, December 1...

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment), 国际关系（安全，贸易和投资）

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Baucus, conflicted architect of health overhaul, is Obama’s pick for China 奥巴马医改法案设计师获下任驻华大使提名 The New York Times, December 19, 2013 htt...

June Fourth (六四)

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香港支联会购置房产建永久“六四纪念馆” Hong Kong Rights Group Buys Property For June 4 Memorial Hall Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2013 CH: http://www.rfa...

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

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China's sex workers face paying for their incarceration The Guardian, December 18, 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/19/...

Opinion (观点)

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No better time for fundamental reform of China's state enterprises South China Morning Post, December 18, 2013 www.scmp.com/business/e...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Freedom of Expression and Privacy （言论自由和隐私）

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狱中记者人数居高不下 被绑架记者激增 (Joint NGO report: China ranks 3rd globally for number of jailed reporters, after Turkey and Iran) Deutsche Welle, Dece...

Hukou （户口）

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户籍改革7年要迈过“三道坎” 特大城市仍严控 (Hukou reform slow in megacities still maintaining strict control) Beijing Youth Daily, December 18, 2013 http://...

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

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China puts activists on trial during holiday lull Associated Press, December 18, 2013 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chin...

Information Control （信息控制）

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A response to Thomas L. Friedman’s “letter” to President Xi 《环球时报》回应弗里德曼致习近平的信 The New York Times, December 18, 2013 http://cn.nytimes....

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) 国际关系（安全，贸易和投资）

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Wolf, passionate critic of China, to leave U.S. Congress Agence France-Presse, December 18, 2013 bit.ly/1i01fcV U.S. Ups security ai...

Internet （互联网）

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Dead but not buried: There is little you cannot buy on the Chinese internet The Economist, December 21, 2013 http://www.economist.com/new...

Land, Property, Housing （ 土地、财产、房屋）

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抗暴力拆迁砍死两人 范木根被正式逮捕 (Suzhou villager kills 2 resisting forced demolition, is formally arrested) Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2013 http:/...