HRIC Daily Brief

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Bilateral Ties

China: Foreign Policy Serves Domestic Development
Voice of America, March 06, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China---Foreign-Policy-Serves-Domestic-Development-Countrys-Sovereignty-141555643.html

Hong Kong

Beijing Signals Rethink on HK Delegates
South China Morning Post, March 07, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=01aba7bb8d8e5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

两会官方强调人权重要各地异议人士自由被限 (Human Rights Emphasized during NPC/CPPCC while Dissidents across China under Restriction)
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy1-03062012094046.html

中国官员罕见回应哈达被软禁事件 (Official Gives Rare Comment on Missing Mongolian Intellectual Hada's Situation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 06, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/03/120306_china_npc_innermongolia.shtml

Law

人大代表建议加快公民信息安全立法 (NPC Delegate Calls for More Legislation on Information Security)
Xinhua News Agency, March 07, 2012
http://tech.sina.com.cn/t/2012-03-07/07476810342.shtml

Law

Security

China Boosts Domestic Security Forces
Radio Free Asia, March 06, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/domestic-security-03062012120319.html

Society

China Champions Selfless Patriot to Combat Social Woes
Voice of America, March 06, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Champions-Selfless-Patriot-to-Combat-Social-Woes-141592863.html

Tibet

四川：達賴增藏區分裂活動 (Sichuan Official: Dalai Lama Increased Separatist Activities in the Tibetan Region)
Ming Pao, March 07, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120307/ca31135p.htm

藏人自焚事件何以有增无减 (Why the Increase in Tibetan Self-immolations?)
Radio France Internationale, March 06, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120306-藏人自焚事件何以有增无减

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Bilateral Ties

美公民非法测绘没收工具罚款2万 (American Fined 200K for Illegally Mapping Xinjiang)
China News Service, March 06, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/6/53/653ac11ca60b3e02/Blog/0a8/5dd380.html

Government

Guangdong to Improve Organization at Grassroots Level
China Daily, March 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/06/content_14762436.htm

Related news:
Village Poll Nothing New, Says Party Chief
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=15a49478983e5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy

'Beaten Up for Land' in Communist China, Says Farmer
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 05, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17258253

Migrant Workers

Migrants' Children Learn of Education Inequality
South China Morning Post, March 06, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=43829478983e5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics

兩會日誌﹕敏感提問工作人員記者鬥法 (NPC: Battle of Wits between Reporters and Officials over Sensitive Topics)
Ming Pao, March 06, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2597660/1.html

中国人大会议：稳定压倒改革 (NPC Meeting: Stability Overrides Reform)
Deutsche Welle, March 05, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15788714,00.html

Protests and Petitions

两会召开当局加强打压访民力度 (More Pressure on Petitioners as the NPC/CPPCC Sessions Begin)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy2-03052012095752.html

Tibet

Another Teen Tibetan Self-immolates in China
The Associated Press, March 06, 2012
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_774307.html

Monday, March 05, 2012

Hong Kong

5000人喊曾蔭權下台 (5000 Call for HK Chief Executive Donald Tsang to Step Down)
Ming Pao, March 04, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2595431/1.html

HRIC has photos of the demonstration at:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150753931651414.457049.94042326413

Related news:
Fiery Protests in Hong Kong as 'Election' Heats Up
China RealTime Report, March 05, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/03/05/fiery-protests-in-hong-kong-as-%E2%80%98election%E2%80%99-heats-up/

Government

Wen: China to 'Make Progress while Maintaining Stability'
Xinhua News Agency, March 05, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012npc/2012-03/05/content_14757944.htm

Related information:
全国人大会议开幕温家宝作政府报告(实录全文) (Full Text of Wen's Government Work Report)
Xinhua News Agency, March 05, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-03-05/112022058004.shtml

政協受命慎言敏感問題憂換班委員亂「放炮」王剛促「內外有別」 (CPPCC Reps Get Pointers to Mind Sensitive Topics and Not Go Off on Their Own)
Ming Pao, March 05, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2596306/1.html

Law

李肇星：尊重和保障人权写入刑诉法草案 (NPC Spokesman: Human Rights Honored and Protected in Draft Criminal Procedure Law Revisions)
The Beijing News, March 05, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-03-05/022924057845.shtml

拘留所条例：警察免责？ (Police Exempt from Liability under New Regulations on Detention?)
Deutsche Welle, March 02, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15780499,00.html

Taiwan

China's Crackdown in Tibet, Role in Xinjiang Riot Condemned
Central News Agency, March 04, 2012
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201203040019

Tibet

Young Tibetan Mother and Student Self-immolate in China
The Daily Telegraph, March 05, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/9122751/Young-Tibetan-mother-and-student-self-immolate-in-China.html

XUAR

新疆：局势稳定坏人是少数 (Xinjiang: Things Are Stable, the Malefactors Are in the Minority)
Ming Pao, March 05, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120305/ca10952p.htm

Friday, March 02, 2012

Environment

Two-thirds of China's Cities Fail on Air Standards
The Associated Press, March 02, 2012
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hsxT52e9kSm19yJtFUIHaGcfxZzw

Jasmine Rallies

茉莉花革命周年被拘异议人士受关注 (Dissidents Remained Detained On First Anniversary of Jasmine Rallies)
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy2-03012012100837.html

Law

China Issues Regulation on Detainees' Rights
Xinhua News Agency, March 02, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/02/content_14735387.htm

两会前夕刑诉法“监视居住”条款成看点 (Secret Detention Stipulations in Draft Criminal Procedure Law a Focus before NPC/CPPCC Meetings)
Deutsche Welle, March 02, 2-12
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15778774,00.html

Tibet

In Tibet, Top Chinese Official Orders New Media Clampdown
Voice of Asia, March 01, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Chinas-Top-Official-in-Tibet-Orders-New-Media-Clampdown----141062963.html

Shoot-to-kill Order after Bombing
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dege-03012012181816.html

XUAR

Mother of Trafficking Victim Detained
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/detained-03012012184144.html

北京用高楼大厦对新疆进一步汉化 (Further Hanification of Xinjiang through High-rise Apartment Buildings)
Radio France Internationale, March 01, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120301-北京用高楼大厦对新疆进一步汉化

新疆各地严查维人证件喀什和田乌市公安防报复 (Uyghurs around China Being Put through Checks)
Radio Free Asia, March 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-03012012100755.html

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Hong Kong

Beijing Set to End the Bickering
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2012
http://topics.scmp.com/news/hk-news-watch/article/Beijing-set-to-end-the-bickering

June Fourth

兩會前夕天安門母親要真相 (Tiananmen Mothers Call for the Truth)
China News Agency, March 01, 2012
http://www2.cna.com.tw/News/aCN/201203010156.aspx

For the Tiananmen Mothers' Open Letter, see:
Tiananmen Mothers Urge Government Dialogue to Resolve June Fourth Massacre
“天安门母亲”致“两会”公开信
Human Rights in China, February 29, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5894
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5892

Politics

Stability a Buzzword for Upcoming Sessions
Xinhua News Agency, March 01, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/01/content_14731770.htm

Tibet

Tibetan Writer Says China Blocks Her from Award
The Associated Press, March 01, 2012
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/02/29/international/i213743S26.DTL

See also Woeser's statement on the incident:
Tsering Woeser, March 01, 2012
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150643427139802&id=618229801

Under Lockdown: Life inside Dissident Tibetan Town
The Associated Press, February 29, 2012
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Under-lockdown-Life-inside-dissident-Tibetan-town-3372620.php

甘孜藏人炸村政府身亡学者吁当局真正实行民族自治 (Garze: Tibetan Dies in Attempt to Destroy Government Building)
Radio Free Asia, February 29, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql1-02292012092014.html

XUAR

China Accuses Ethnic Separatists in Xinjiang Killings
Voice of America, February 29, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/China-Accuses-Ethnic-Separatists-in-Xinjiang-Killings-140862113.html

中国当局试图淡化新疆暴力事件 (Authorities Try to Downplay Violence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 29, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/02/120229_china_xinjiang.shtml

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Environment

China Nuclear Protest Builds Steam
Financial Times, February 28, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d733c466-5eab-11e1-a04d-00144feabdc0.html

Government

China Village Election Fever Tests Bounds of Democracy
Reuters, February 29, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/29/us-china-wukan-election-idUSTRE81S0KT20120229

Hong Kong

Further Curbs for Mainlanders Who Hope for HK Birth
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc96baa2fe3c5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Journalist Tells of 1,000-day Ordeal
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6464974b674c5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Law

两会前瞻:大修刑诉法进一步尊重和保障人权
China News Service, February 29, 2012
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201202/29/t20120229_23116749.shtml

Tibet

僧侣拒绝洗脑被逐出寺院法事难以为继藏人抬尸请愿 (Monks Ejected from Monastery for Refusing Patriotic Education Classes)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-02282012093014.html

XUAR

China Violence: 12 Dead in Kashgar City in Xinjiang
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 28, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17195886

新疆三十基督徒聚会被处罚另有四人或面临劳教 (30+ House Church Christians Detained in Western XUAR, Four Face Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql1-02282012093021.html

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Bilateral Ties

China Rejects Visa Request by S. Korean Lawmaker Fighting for Defectors
Yonham News Agency, February 28, 2012
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2012/02/28/51/0301000000AEN20120228002700315F.HTML

Detained Tibetans Stage Hunger Strike in Nepal
Reuters, February 27, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/27/us-nepal-tibetans-strike-idUSTRE81Q0U320120227

Human Rights Defenders

高智晟兄长司法部请愿 (Brother of Jailed Rights Attorney Gao Zhisheng Appeals to Judicial Authorities for Information)
Deutsche Welle, February 27, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15771457,00.html

Protests and Petitions

烏坎村代表﹕抗爭隨時再起 (Wukan Village Rep: Protests Could Begin Again at Any Time)
Ming Pao, February 28, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2590282/1.html

最高检：重点查办贪腐致农民集体上访案件 (Supreme People's Procuratorate Announces Focus on Looking into Collective Petitions by Farmers on Corruption)
Beijing Times, February 28, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0228/03/7RAQAC5C00014AED.html

Public Health

'Malpractice' Blamed for Outbreak
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/outbreak-02242012104552.html

China Sends Man to Labor Camp for SARS Rumor
Reuters, February 27, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/27/us-china-sends-man-labor-camp-sars-rumor-idUSTRE81Q1MH20120227

Religion

New Controls on Religious Groups' Work
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9bc83f1ffbfb5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet

西藏要求主要干部全时在岗做好3月维稳 (Tibet Party Secretary Calls on Senior Cadres to Maintain Stability Full-time throughout March)
Tibet Daily, February 28, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0228/02/7RAK2H7F00014AED.html

Monday, February 27, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

Yu Jie, Dissident Chinese Writer, Continues His Work in U.S.
The New York Times, February 26, 2012
www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/world/asia/yu-jie-dissident-chinese-writer-continues-his-work-in-us.html

Related information:
Dissident Writer-in-Exile Yu Jie Details Torture by Police
流亡异议作家余杰详述遭中国警方酷刑经过
Human Rights in China, February 18, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5778
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5779

成都链子门组织者鲍俊生出狱涉案者坚称当年合法维权 (Chengdu: Fellow Protesters Affirm Legality of Court-front Protest as Leader Bao Junsheng Is Released from Prison)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cd-02242012094601.html

Related information:
Leader of “Chain Gate” Protest, Bao Junsheng, Released from Prison
成都“链子门”事件组织者鲍俊生刑满出狱
Human Rights in China, February 23, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5889
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5890

黄琦介绍成都地区从维权走向独立参选的个案和整体路径 (Huang Qi on Chengdu Activists Going from Rights Defense to Independent Campaigns)
Radio France Internationale, February 26, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120226-黄琦介绍成都地区从维权走向独立参选的个案和整体路径

Internet

After Wukan, 'Opinion Makers' Wanted
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wukan-02242012102642.html

Labor

工頭討薪不果售樓處自焚 (Harbin: Foreman Self-Immolates after Salary Talks Go Nowhere)
Ming Pao, February 26, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2588575/1.html

Media

中国南京、深圳发生多名记者被殴打事件 (Journalists in Nanjing and Shenzhen Beaten on Duty)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jz-02242012100114.html

Protests and Petitions

Out of the Public Eye, China Cracks Down on Another Protesting Village
McClatchy Newspapers, February 26, 2012
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/02/26/139983/out-of-the-public-eye-china-cracks.html

Tibet

四川省委书记到访格尔登寺强调反分裂 (Sichuan Party Secretary Stresses Anti-Separatism at Ngawa Kirti Temple)
Deutsche Welle, February 24, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15767160,00.html

Friday, February 24, 2012

Bilateral Ties

China Returns Nine Refugees to North Korea
Agence France-Presse, February 24, 2012
http://news.ph.msn.com/regional/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5922878

Is China Pushing Nepal to Crack Down on Tibetans?
Cable News Network, February 22, 2012
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/21/world/asia/china-tibet-nepal/

Hong Kong

Sitting on a Powder Keg
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2012
http://topics.scmp.com/news/hk-news-watch/article/Sitting-on-a-powder-keg

Hukou

中国规定义务教育就业与户口脱钩 (State Council Notice Calls for Residency to Not Be Linked with Compulsory Education and Employment)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 24, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/02/120224_china_employment_education.shtml

Internet

中国网络敏感词出现变化 (Blacklist of Sensitive Words Appears to Be Changing in Run-up to 18th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ew-02232012093535.html

Politics

Liberals on Rise, in Words If Not Deeds
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=db24a8f63eaa5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

抗議司法不公警察檢院內剖腹 (Police Officer Cuts Stomach Open in Procuratorate Yard in Protest of Judicial Injustice)
Ming Pao, February 24, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2586828/1.html

Public Security

Real ID Now Required for Express Deliveries
China Daily, February 24, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/24/content_14688160.htm

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Deft Moves
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4437e056dbf95310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Economic Development

New Push for Reform in China
The Wall Street Journey, February 22, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204778604577238901231511224.html

Hong Kong

University Asks Students to Respect
Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2012
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/697137/University-asks-students-to-respect.aspx

“三分之二港人希望唐英年退选” ("2/3 of Hong Kongers Want Tang to Step Down from CEO Run)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 23, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/02/120223_hk_tang.shtml

Labor

Pension Protests Flood Dam Town
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/pensions-02222012134549.html

Law

Dispute Rages over Trial by Weibo
China Daily, February 23, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/23/content_14672042.htm

Protests and Petitions

七名上访多年军官北京抗议要求军方反腐败 (Seven Army Officers Petition against Corruption Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jg-02222012155927.html

杭州陈树庆云南刘家财被抄家传唤 (Activists in Hangzhou, Yunnan Summoned and Searched by Police)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hz-02222012094705.html

Public Health

Lead Poisoning Found in Villagers in Guangdong
Shanghai Daily, February 23, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=495018

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Bilateral Ties

S Korea Urges China on Refugees
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 22, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17123208

Xi Urges Turkey to Prevent Separatist Activities
Xinhua News Agency, February 22, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/22/content_14669314.htm

Related news:
Uighur Protests as China's Xi Visits Turkey
Reuters, February 21, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/21/us-turkey-china-idUSTRE81K1X920120221

Government

Provinces to End 'Iron Bowl' Jobs
China Daily, February 22, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/22/content_14669395.htm

Hong Kong

Lawmakers 'Must Have Right to Decide Who Lives in City'
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=174f92203ef95310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

教师抗拒拆迁被刑拘家人祭拜包公求公道 (Teacher Detained for Protesting Demolition, Family Turns to Historical Symbol of Justice Bao Zheng for Guidance)
Henan Daily, February 22, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/p/2012-02-22/143223973927.shtml

Tibet

藏历新年：紧张局势压过欢庆气氛 (Tensions High during Tibetan New Year)
Deutsche Welle, February 21, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15754247,00.html

XUAR

和田封两百宗教场所拘129维人乌市强调维稳广贴通告迫签协议 (129 Uyghurs Detained in Hotan during "Strike Hard" Campaign against "Illegal Religious Activities")
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ht-02212012101022.html

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Economic Development

China Plans Faster Growth in Western Regions
Xinhua News Agency, February 21, 2012
http://english.people.com.cn/90785/7734691.html

Environment

3 Years of Drought, and It Could Get Worse
Shanghai Daily, February 21, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=494826

Hong Kong

Asia Debates More Rights for Domestic Workers
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 20, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17093311

Human Rights Defenders

Dam Eviction Activist Detained
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/homes-02202012170532.html

当局威胁秦永敏不许办网站反腐网站负责人马维权被扣押 (Authorities Warn Activist Qin Yongmin to Not Start Website)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-02202012092811.html

刘晓原律师谈北京旗鉴律师事务所当前的困境 (Rights Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan Speaks on Situation Facing the Qijian Law Offices)
Radio France Internationale, February 20, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120220-刘晓原律师谈北京旗鉴律师事务所当前的困境

Law

More Transparency Urged from Courts
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=18cb217ca8b95310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police

China Keeps Close Eye on Citizens
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 21, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17055783

Monday, February 20, 2012

Hong Kong

'Beijing Pulling the Strings in Tang Affair'
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=14cad695ec595310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Gender

中国同性恋"敢爱不敢说" (China's Gays Dare to Love, But Don't Speak of It)
Deutsche Welle, February 19, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15746344,00.html

Labor

Workers Face Uphill Fight for Rights
China Daily, February 20, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/20/content_14642490.htm

Media

外媒记者在温州采访遭殴 (Foreign Journalist Beaten on the Job in Wenzhou)
Deutsche Welle, February 17, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15749224,00.html

Politics

'Wukan-style' Protests Lead to Trio's Suspension
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7c266cd640c85310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

惠来村民阻矿场污染与黑帮冲突遭砍伤 (Guangdong: Villagers Injured as Protest against Pollution Broken apart by Thugs)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hui-02192012152447.html

Tibet

China 'Detains Tibetan Writer'
Agence France-Presse, February 19, 2012
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ijJ6hNYscmmlrYfxE9aXHsUg6oFQ

百喇嘛聽達賴講座回國被拘 (Lamas Detained after Returning from India to Hear Dalai Lama Speak)
Ming Pao, February 19, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2581558/1.html

四川又有一名青年藏僧自焚身亡 (Sichuan: Another Tibetan Monk Dies in Fiery Suicide)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 20, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/02/120220_tibet_immolation.shtml

Friday, February 17, 2012

Environment

我国2/3城市缺水将实行最严格水资源管理 (2/3s of Chinese Cities Face Water Shortages)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 17, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/0/7b/07bd669a6cb655de/Blog/a2c/0b793d.html

Human Rights Defenders

陈光诚及母亲再度与外界失联二十网民因声援车贴被盘问 (Chen Guangcheng Supporters Questioned by Police after Pasting Support Decals on Their Cars)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-02162012092021.html

Internet

郑州要求网吧开业须另缴三十万守法金 (Henan Capital Requires 300K Good-faith Compliance Fund from New Net Cages)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xql-02152012154536.html

Politics

Scandal May End Rise of Bo Xilai, Party Official in China
The New York Times, February 16, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/world/asia/scandal-may-end-rise-of-bo-xilai-party-official-in-china.html

Related:
Wang Lijun Defection Part of China Power Struggle against Xi Jinping: Reports
Taiwan News, February 16, 2012
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1843944

On the Wang Lijun Incident: Who’s the Biggest Loser?
谁是最大输家？——评王立军事件
Human Rights in China, February 16, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5883
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5884

Woman in Top Job, But They're Few and Far Between
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a7ac39e949685310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

烏坎抗爭英雄遺體回家 (Remains of Wukan Petitioner Returned to Family)
Ming Pao, February 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2579776/1.html

Public Health

Dead Fish, Toxic Drinking Water ... Now for the Human Toll
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c3a7cf5a32685310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion

AP Interview: Cardinal Wants to Be Bridge to China
The Associated Press, February 16, 2012
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/ap-interview-cardinal-wants-to-be-bridge-to-china-1.3535264

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Culture to Be Pillar Industry
China Daily, February 16, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/16/content_14619535.htm

Related news:
Publishers Will Be Urged to List in Focus on Culture
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ff6ea078bc185310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Obama Tells Xi China’s Rise Comes with Duty on Trade, Rights
Bloomberg, February 16, 2012
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-16/obama-tells-xi-china-s-rise-comes-with-duty-on-trade-rights.html

習近平拜登人權交鋒 (Xi and Biden Cross Swords on Human Rights)
Ming Pao, February 16, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2578817/1.html

Related news:
Xi Vows to Continue Dialogue on Human Rights
China Daily, February 16, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/16/content_14618209.htm

Hong Kong

Rights Lawyer in Hong Kong Poll Bid
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/poll-02152012142658.html

Human Rights Defenders

质询习近平：高智晟在哪？ (Xi, Where's Gao Zhisheng?)
Deutsche Welle, February 15, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15744149,00.html

Land Policy

Land Dispute Sparks Protests in East China Village
The Associated Press, February 16, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120216/ap_on_re_as/as_china_land_dispute

Land Abuses Increase, Greater Oversight Planned
Reuters, February 15, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b8325c5921085310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet

西藏要求確保意識形態和文化領域絕對安全 (Tibet CPC Head Calls for Real-name IDs Online and on Mobile Networks and More Management of Online Info to Ensure the Absolute Security in the Ideological and Cultural Domain)
China News Service, February 15, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2578450/1.html

XUAR

新疆开展“反宗教极端主义”运动 (Xinjiang Holds Anti-Religious Extremism Campaign)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/02/120215_xinjiang_religious.shtml

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Chinese Blocked Visit by U.S. Religious Freedom Envoy, Advocates Say
The Washington Post, February 15, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/china/2012/02/14/gIQAmvQxDR_story.html

Rights Advocates Press White House while China's Xi Visits
Reuters, February 15, 2012
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa-china-rightstre81d250-20120214,0,3808974.story

Related information:
Congressional Testimony by Geng He, Wife of Disappeared Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng
失踪维权律师高智晟的妻子耿和在美国国会作证
Human Rights in China, February 14, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5878
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5879

Video on Xi Brightens up Times Square
China Daily, February 15, 2012
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2012-02/15/content_14616001.htm

习近平访美伊始遭遇抗议 (Xi Met with Protests from the Start)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 14, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/02/120214_xi_protest.shtml

Related news:
Seoul Urges China Not to Send Back N Koreans
Macau Daily Times, February 15, 2012
http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/asia-pacific/33753-Seoul-urges-China-not-send-back-NKoreans.html