HRIC Daily Brief

Friday, April 05, 2013

Education

呼和浩特多所小学课间不许学生下楼 (Several Elementary Schools in Hohhot Forbid Students to Go Downstairs during Recess)
Eastday, April 05, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130405/u1a7304143.html

Freedom of Association and Assembly

清明节民间悼林昭赵紫阳各地异议人士被禁外出 (At Qingming, Dissidents Stopped from Traveling as Citizens Remember Lin Zhao, Zhao Ziyang)
Radio Free Asia, April 04, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/qm-04042013140543.html

天安門母親監控下拜祭 (Tiananmen Mothers, Under Watch, Pay Respect to June Fourth Victims at Qingming)
Ming Pao, April 05, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130404/caa4.htm

Health

For China's Pig Farmers, Carcasses in River a Sign of Government's Dysfunction
McClatchy Newspapers, April 05, 2013
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/04/04/187730/for-chinas-pig-farmers-carcasses.html

上海6日起暂停活禽交易关闭所有活禽交易市场 (Shanghai to Close Live Poultry Market, Suspend Live Poultry Trading Effective April 6)
Xinhua News Agency, April 05, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-05/180326740387.shtml

浙江一名H7N9禽流感患者死亡全国14病例中6人死亡 (Six Dead, 14 Sick in China from Bird Flu)
China News Service, April 05, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201304/05/53868_29891217.htm

Related:
China Culls 20,000 Birds as Sixth Person Dies of Avian Flu
Telegraph India, April 05, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9973480/China-culls-20000-birds-as-sixth-person-dies-of-avian-flu.html

C.D.C. Begins Work on Vaccine for China Flu
The New York Times, April 04, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/world/asia/cdc-has-begun-work-on-vaccine-for-new-china-flu.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

China 'Shifts Position' on North Korea
Telegraph India, April 05, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9973353/China-shifts-position-on-North-Korea.html

The Soft, Weak Chinese Cite Concerns for International Law and Due Process
The Guardian, April 05, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/05/china-drones-mekong-naw-kham

China Seeks to Regain Role in Changed Myanmar
South China Morning Post, April 05, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1207759/china-seeks-regain-role-changed-myanmar

Georgians Wary of China Building Project
Asia Times Online, April 04, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/CBIZ-01-040413.html

Land, Property, Housing

国土部官员:现行征地制度带来社会问题 (Ministry of Land and Resources: Current Land Requisition System Needs Improvement)
Sina, April 05, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-05/124626739340.shtml

Natural Resources

The Price of Gold
The Economist, April 06, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21575783-fatal-landslide-tibet-raises-questions-about-rush-regions-resources-price

Open Government Information

枝江市人大常委会实行建议办理工作问责制 (Hubei Local People's Congress Requires Authorities to Disclose Responses to Deputies’ Suggestions)
People's Daily, April 05, 2013
http://npc.people.com.cn//n/2013/0405/c14576-21029968.html

Society

中国去年海外旅游消费额超千亿美元居世界之首 (China Was World’s Top Travel Spender in 2012)
Eastday, April 05, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130405/u1a7303844.html

Tibet

西藏滑坡成因公布专家组认定是碎屑流地质灾害 (China Declares Tibetan Mine Landslide a Natural Disaster)
Net Ease, April 05, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0405/15/8RN725JA00014JB6.html

PM Urged to Raise Tibet Human Rights
Herald Sun, April 05, 2013
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/pm-urged-to-raise-tibet-human-rights/story-e6frf7k6-1226613176085

Tibetan Woman Self-immolates Over Eviction
Radio Free Asia, April 04, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/woman-04042013142814.html

Opinion

A Giant Cage
The Economist, April 06, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21574628-internet-was-expected-help-democratise-china-instead-it-has-enabled

One Soviet Leader China Could Emulate…and It’s Not Gorbachev
The Diplomat, April 04, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/2013/04/04/one-soviet-leader-china-could-emulateand-its-not-gorbachev/

Thursday, April 04, 2013

Education

四川一小学班级16条班规均涉罚款老师:为吓学生 (Sichuan Grade School Teacher Creates 16 Class Rules with Fines)
Chengdu Economic Daily (成都商报), April 03, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0403/08/8RHA6HVJ00011229.html

Freedom of Association and Assembly

为政治犯募捐陈树庆被传唤泛蓝五人祭蒋氏溪口失踪 (Zhejiang Political Activist Summoned for Collecting Donations for Political Prisoners)
Radio Free Asia, April 04, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/zzf-04032013113019.html

Health

Toll of Cancer Misery Rises in Shangdong's Petrochemical Village
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1206722/toll-cancer-misery-rises-shandongs-petrochemical-villages

中国已有11例人感染H7N9禽流感病例 (11 Persons Reported Infected with H7N9 Bird Flu in China)
China News Service, April 03, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-04/202026735206.shtml

Related:
WHO / CHINA- H7N9 AVIAN INFLUENZA
World Health Organization, March 3, 2013
http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/unifeed/2013/04/who-china-h7n9-avian-influenza/

China Reports Nine Bird Flu Cases Amid Allegations of Cover Up on Social Media
The Guardian, April 03, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/03/china-reports-bird-flu-cases

Human Rights Defenders

罗勇泉因境外稿费被传唤警告张林仍困蚌埠女儿失学逾月 (Guangzhou Rights Defender Summoned for Receiving Writer’s Fee from Overseas NGO)
Radio Free Asia, April 04, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/luo-04032013121652.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

Regional Tensions Dominate as Gillard Heads to China
ABC News, April 04, 2013
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-04/regional-tensions-dominate-as-gillard-heads-to-china/4609166

China, Russia, Pak. Discuss Afghanistan Situation
The Hindu, April 03, 2013
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-russia-pak-discuss-afghanistan-situation/article4577718.ece

Rainbow Station to Open 110 Schools in China in Next Five Years
Times Dispatch, April 04, 2013
http://www.timesdispatch.com/business/economy/rainbow-station-to-open-schools-in-china-in-next-five/article_19521f89-28b1-5a8f-b8a5-3ed3f20dadc1.html

Thai Railways 'Bound for China'
Bangkok Post, April 04, 2013
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/343861/yingluck-unveils-planned-thailand-china-rail-system-through-laos

PM Preps Pen for China
The Phnom Penh Post, April 04, 2013
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013040464890/National/pm-preps-pen-for-china.html

Related:
PM Meets Chinese Investors
The Phnom Penh Post, March 3, 2013
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013030161682/Business/pm-meets-chinese-investors.html

Ghana, China to Step Up Investment Partnership - President Mahama
Ghana News Agency, April 03, 2013
http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201304/103841.php

Related:
Intimidated Chinese Investors Pack out of Ghana- Antwi Boasiako
Joy Online, April 4, 2013
http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201304/103841.php

June Fourth

Police Crack Down on 1989-Linked Memorials
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/memorials-04032013145905.html

Natural Resources

Why Did 28,000 Rivers in China Suddenly Disappear?
The Verge, April 04, 2013
http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/3/4175514/china-rivers-disappear-from-the-map-water-supply-crisis

China's Fishy Data Exposed
The Sydney Morning Herald, April 04, 2013
http://www.smh.com.au/world/chinas-fishy-data-exposed-20130403-2h758.html

Religion

'Don't You Dare Bring Christianity to Shanxi,' Says Official Before Detaining Beijing Believer
South China Morning Post, April 04, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1206848/dont-you-dare-bring-christianity-shanxi-says-official-who-jails-beijing

Rule of Law

China Jails Man for Cultural Revolution Murder
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 03, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22020013

Technology

Apple Bars China App for 'Illegal' Content
Financial Times, April 04, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/39e02d6c-9d02-11e2-88e9-00144feabdc0.html

Opinion

中国缺乏真正的“领导者” (China Lacks Real “Leaders”)
Financial Times, April 04, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001049771

官媒战苹果，谁在歧视谁？ (Who is Discriminating against Whom in Official Media Attack on Apple?)
The New York Times, April 04, 2013
http://newsdb.hrichina.info/cn/articles/new

China, Korea Instability May Make 2014 the Year Tech Stands Still
ZD Net, April 04, 2013
http://www.zdnet.com/china-korea-instability-may-make-2014-the-year-tech-stands-still-7000013475/

China Must Act on North Korea if it Wants Respect
The Washington Post, April 04, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/anne-applebaum-china-can-no-longer-ignore-north-korea/2013/04/03/7b3fdb2e-9c92-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Death Penalty

平反冤案盘点案中人均曾遭刑讯逼供
Closer Look: Putting China on the Path to Ending Capital Punishment
Caixin, April 03, 2013
CH: http://special.caixin.com/2013-03-28/100507309.html
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2013-04-03/100509655.html

Environment

绿色和平组织揭露中国工业磷肥污染严重 (Greenpeace Exposes Serious Pollution of Industrial Phosphate Fertilizer in China)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/hf-04022013152121.html

北京一季度天气史上较差环保局长释因 (EPA Official: Air Pollution Worsens in Beijing, Coal and Oil Burning Prime Cause)
Beijing Daily, April 03, 2013
http://bj.people.com.cn/n/2013/0403/c82840-18399313.html

Related:
Beijing's Major Air Pollutants Up Almost 30 percent in First 3 Months of 2013
The Economic Observer, April 03, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0403/242156.shtml

Freedom of Expression

广东举牌抗议朝鲜核试爆刘远东拘留逾期疑被捕 (Guangdong Rights Defender Liu Yuandong Detained for Protesting N Korea Nuclear Test)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/h-04022013121119.html

International Human Rights

China Rights Review 'Shrouded in Secrecy,' Activists Pressured
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rights-04032013094446.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

Feds: Researcher at Medical College of Wisconsin Stole US cancer data to study in China
Associated Press, April 03, 2013
http://host.madison.com/news/local/education/feds-researcher-at-medical-college-of-wisconsin-stole-us-cancer/article_ce99e738-9c51-11e2-a60a-001a4bcf887a.html

Related:
FBI逮捕又一华裔旅美研究人员 (FBI Accuses another Chinese American Researcher of Stealing Confidential Data for China)
Voice of America, April 03, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/wisconsin-china-researcher-20130402/1633547.html

The End of the Line
The Age, April 03, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/world/the-end-of-the-line-20130403-2h60k.html

Chinese Tanker Loads Iranian Oil
Voice of America, April 02, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-tanker-loads-iranian-oil/1633071.html

Internet

Global Insight: China is Losing Virtual Propaganda War
Financial Times, April 03, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/11f239c2-9c4d-11e2-ba3c-00144feabdc0.html

June Fourth

从未忘却！民间首次公祭六四死难者 (Dissidents Gather in Hebei to Mourn Victims of June Fourth in First Such Public Memorial in China)
Deutsche Welle, April 03, 2013
http://bit.ly/Z8qlIk

Tibet

拉萨3.29山体滑坡被困和遇难人员名单公布 (81 of 83 Dead in Lhasa Gold Mine Landslide are Han Chinese)
Eastday, April 03, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130403/u1a7301967.html

United Nations

China Says UN Arms Treaty Lack Consensus
Agence France-Presse, April 03, 2013
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/china-says-un-arms-treaty-lack-consensus-1.247410

Opinion

China: 'Rogue' Donor or Beacon of South-South Co-operation?
The Guardian, April 02, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/apr/02/china-aid-africa-development

Why Apple Caved to China: iPhone, Android and Market Share
The Diplomat, April 03, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/pacific-money/2013/04/03/why-apple-caved-to-china-iphone-android-and-market-share/

China's Empowered Women Deliver A Slap in The Face to Gender Equality
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1204075/chinas-empowered-women-deliver-slap-face-gender-equality

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Health

中国H7N9禽流感病毒感染增至7例 (Bird Flu Cases in China Rise to 7)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 02, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130402_jiangsu_bird_flu.shtml

Related:
变种禽流感致两沪男死亡官方迟报引发民众质疑 (Rare Bird Flu Virus Kills 2 in Shanghai, Authorities’ Late Release of Data Questioned by Public)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ql-04012013105205.html

More HIV Cases among Chinese Students
China Daily, April 01, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/01/content_16363348.htm

Information Control

中宣部禁止媒体发表反党反毛言论 “新三反”人员不容于高校及媒体 (Report Sparks Fears of China Media Witch-Hunt)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2013
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/my-04012013105302.html
EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/report-04022013111506.html

Related:

党校编审质疑中朝关系被停职 (Chinese Editor Suspended for Article on North Korea)
The New York Times, April 01, 2013
CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/02/c02editor/
EN:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/world/asia/chinese-suspend-editor-who-questioned-north-korea-alliance.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

Revealed: Canberra's Secret China Unit
The Sydney Morning Herald, April 01, 2013
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/revealed-canberras-secret-china-unit-20130401-2h2e6.html

Migrants

China's Urbanization Drive Leaves Migrant Workers Out in the Cold
Reuters, March 30, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/31/us-china-urbanisation-idUSBRE92U00520130331

Political and Economic Reform

Chinese Eviction Village Wins Rare Vote
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/vote-04012013110726.html

Rule of Law

杀海伍德的是谷开来，或另有其人？ (New Book Questions Verdict on Gu Kailai, Wife of Bo Xilai, as Killer of Heywood)
Voice of America, April 01, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/heywood-20130401/1632537.html

Tibet

达赖喇嘛：百分百相信“中间道路”能取成果 (Dalai Lama: Fully Believes the “Middle Road” Will Lead to Success)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dalai-04012013150233.html

拉萨矿区滑坡83人被埋超1天仍未发现生命迹象 (83 Buried For More than One Day by Landslide in Lhasa Gold Mine Show No Sign of Life)
The Global Times, April 01, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/photo/2013-03/2687468.html

Related:
Chinese Bloggers Criticise Apathy towards Environment
The Hindu, March 31, 2013
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/chinese-bloggers-criticise-apathy-towards-environment/article4567479.ece

Tibetan Political Activist Freed After 17 Years in Jail
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/prisoner-04012013215019.html

XUAR

Uyghur Jailings Highlight Chinese Media Controls
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/sentences-03292013154522.html

Opinion

China’s ‘Unconditional Foreign Aid’ for African Countries is a Big Myth
Business Daily, April 02, 2013
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/China-unconditional-aid-for-Africa-is-a-big-myth/-/539548/1736278/-/107jdi4/-/index.html

On China’s State-Sponsored Amnesia
The New York Times, April 01, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/opinion/on-chinas-state-sponsored-amnesia.html

Timothy Thomas: Why China Is Reading Your Email
The Wall Street Journal, March 29, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323419104578376042379430724.html

Insight: China’s Peaceful Rise, Community of Nations: Zheng Bijian’s Strategy
The Jakarta Post, April 01, 2013
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/04/01/insight-china-s-peaceful-rise-community-nations-zheng-bijian-s-strategy.html

What It Takes For China To Be No 1
Forbes, April 01, 2013
http://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2013/04/01/what-it-takes-for-china-to-be-no-1/

Friday, March 29, 2013

Top News

酒店因“维稳”需要违约被判败诉 (Hotel Loses Case in Breaching Contract for “Stability Maintenance”)
Caixin, March 25, 2013
http://china.caixin.com/2013-03-25/100506031.html

Related:
“维稳”非“不可抗力,”NGO首获胜诉 (Court Says “Maintaining Stability” is Not “Force Majeure,” Anti-Discrimination NGO Wins Case against Hotel)
NGO Information Website, March 26,2013
http://www.lvngo.com/ngo-31467-1.html
[HRIC note: In a precedent-setting ruling, a court in Suzhou ruled on March 18 that a hotel may not exclude clients using “temporary government requisition” (政府临时征用客房开会) as a pretext. The case concerns Tianxiagong—an anti-discrimination NGO based in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, www.tianxiagong.org—which sought damages for room reservations for a conference that a hotel refused to honor. The Suzhou Motai hotel (苏州莫泰酒店管理有限公司)said that it canceled Tianxiagong’s reservations by order from the Pishijie substation of Suzhou Public Security Bureau, and the police admitted that its order was necessary to “maintain stability.” The court ordered the hotel to pay Tianxiagong 21,570 yuan in damages, in addition to returning the original deposit of 5,000 yuan.]

Censorship and Surveillance

中国删除记述彭丽媛当年为戒严部队唱歌的微博 (1989 Photo of First Lady Singing to Martial Law Troops in Tiananmen Square Removed from Weibo)
Voice of America, March 28, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-peng-liyuan-64-20130328/1630707.html

Education

北京教育平权活动遭驱散京沪两地有特权？(Police Thwart Scheduled Beijing Protest Calling for Equal Rights Education)
Voice of America, March 29, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/equal-education-in-beijing-20130328/1630493.html

Human Rights Defenders

刘霞的弟弟刘辉被北京警方拘留 (Liu Xiaobo’s Brother-in-Law Detained by Beijing Police)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2013
hhttp://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/liu-03292013101457.html

上海公民谢丹遭国保绑架关押考验新政？(Shanghai Activist Kidnapped, Black Hood Placed over Head for 21 Hours)
Voice of America, March 29, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/xiedan-shanghai-20130329/1631204.html

美国务院回应酷吏网：尽力不让美国成为迫害人权者的安全之地 (US State Department Responds to Kuli (酷吏网) Website: US Will Try Hard Not to Harbor Human Rights Violators)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-03282013105209.html

[HRIC note: Kuli website collects and verifies information on officials and government employees in China who have grossly violated basic human rights].

Human Rights Activist Chen Guangcheng Honored with Whig-Clio’s Highest Award
The Daily Princetonian, March 29, 2013
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2013/03/28/33192/

For more information on Chen Guangcheng, see:
“鸟儿已经出笼”——协助陈光诚获得自由
“The bird is out of the cage”: Helping Chen Guangcheng Reach Freedom
China Rights Forum, 2012, no. 2
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6464
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6463

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

The 'Soft Power' Push
Caixin, March 29, 2013
http://english.caixin.com/2013-03-29/100508186.html

Population

How Old Fears of Famine Keep China’s One-child Policy Alive
Caixin, March 28, 2013
http://www.worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/how-old-fears-of-famine-keep-china-039-s-one-child-policy-alive/one-child-birth-control-demography-culture-food/c7s11202/

Reeducation-Through-Labor

Chinese Leaders Pledge Labor Camp Reforms
Voice of America, March 28, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-leaders-pledge-labor-camp-reforms/1630354.html

Religion

RFA独家：各地家庭教会聚会点告急牧师遭调查信徒被威胁 (House Churches in Shanghai, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Yunnan Face Forced Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql2-03282013125810.html

Rule of Law

Row between China's Elite Spills into Open
The Age, March 30, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/world/row-between-chinas-elite-spills-into-open-20130329-2gz9u.html

Society

Two Boys 'Beaten to Death' in China School
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 29, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21973487

Tibet

China Expands List of Activities Forbidden to Tibetans
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/forbidden-03282013163454.html

United Nations

China Agrees to UN Intervention Force for DRC "As Exceptional Case"
Xinhua News Agency, March 29, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=133678

Opinion

Taiwan Quietly Forging Ahead in Human Rights Protection
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1202004/taiwan-quietly-forging-ahead-human-rights-protection

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Consumer Product Safety

Swiss Baby Formula ‘Adulterated by Chinese Partner’
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1201986/swiss-baby-formula-adulterated-chinese-partner

Health

兰州称黄河浮尸每年约100具未影响水质 (Lanzhou Government: 100 Corpses Found Annually in Yellow River, Water Quality Unaffected)
China News Service, March 28, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/03/28/255519.html

Hong Kong

香港“占领中环”运动宣布具体行动步骤 (Law Professor Announces “Occupy Central” Protest over General Election)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130327_hk_occupy_central.shtml

Related:
Occupy Central Hong Kong Supporters Ready to Block Traffic and Go to Jail for Democracy
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1201371/occupy-central-supporters-ready-block-traffic-and-go-jail-democracy

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

《新兴经济体蓝皮书：金砖国家发展报告（2013）》发布 (China’s Academy of Social Science Blue Paper Questions BRICS Miracle)
The Economic Observer, March 28, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0328/241878.shtml

金砖五国建1000亿美元外汇储备资金库(BRICS Establish $100 Billion Contingency Fund)
Nikkei Chinese News (日经中文网）, March 28, 2013
http://cn.nikkei.com/politicsaeconomy/economic-policy/5172-20130328.html

Related:
BRICS Bank, $100 Billion Contingency Fund Get Nod
The Financial Express, March 28, 2013
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brics-bank-100-billion-contingency-fund-get-nod/1094297

Chinese General Leads Troops in Cyprus as Beijing Embraces U.N. Role
Reuters, March 27, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/27/us-cyprus-china-peacekeeping-idUSBRE92Q0OU20130327

China and Brazil Agree to US$30 Billion Currency Swap Deal
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1201363/china-and-brazil-agree-us30-billion-currency-swap-deal

Labor

27位老人为讨薪上访百次镇干部伪造罢访书了事 (Shandong Officials Falsify Pledge by Elderly Villagers to End Petition over Unpaid Wages)
Shandong News (大众日报）, March 28, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0328/c1001-20947823.html

Land, Property, Housing

Standoff Prompts Attack by Chinese Eviction Gang
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/arson-03272013171119.html

New Community Offers Officials Cheap Housing
The Economic Observer, March 28, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0328/241874.shtml

Political and Economic Reform

Bottoms Up: Consumption in China May Be much Higher than Official Statistics Suggest
The Economist, March 28, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21574503-consumption-china-may-be-much-higher-official-statistics-suggest-bottoms-up

Elite in China Face Austerity Under Xi’s Rule
The New York Times, March 28, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/world/asia/xi-jinping-imposes-austerity-measures-on-chinas-elite.html

Religion

In the Beginning Was the Ideogram
The Economist, March 30, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21574529-china-has-become-one-largest-producers-bibles-world-beginning-was

Society

福布斯:中国中产群体已超过千万人 (Forbes: 10 Million+ Chinese Have Personal Investments of $100K-1 Million)
China News Service, March 28, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/03/28/255522.html

China's Cultural Revolution: Son's Guilt Over the Mother He Sent to Her Death
The Guardian, March 28, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/27/china-cultural-revolution-sons-guilt-zhang-hongping

Technology

Now China Seems to Be Targeting Human Rights Activists with Android Spyware
TechInAsia, March 27, 2013
http://www.techinasia.com/kaspersky-warns-android-spyware-aimed-at-china-human-rights-groups/

U.S. Law to Restrict Government Purchases of Chinese IT Equipment
Reuters, March 27, 2013
http://news.yahoo.com/u-law-restrict-government-purchases-chinese-equipment-210122056.html

Tibet

藏人行政中央正式承认四川康定高僧和尼姑为自焚者 (Exiled Tibetan Authority: China Claims 2 Self-Immolated Tibetans Died in Fire)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03272013163627.html

Tibetan Envoy Says China Can End Immolations
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1201657/tibetan-envoy-says-china-can-end-immolations

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Consumer Product Safety

农夫山泉水源地被曝垃圾遍布回应称不影响水质 (Garbage Surrounds Bottled Spring Water Source in Hubei, Producer Says Water Quality Unaffected)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/vt-03262013145309.html

Health

China's "Black Clinics" Flourish as Health Reform on the Way
Sina, March 27, 2013
http://english.sina.com/china/2013/0327/575914.html

Hong Kong

Top Court Says Hong Kong Must Assess Refugee Cases Independently
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1199773/top-court-says-hong-kong-must-assess-refugee-cases-independently

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

Chinese Pursue Volunteer Opportunities in Africa
Voice of America, March 27, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-purue-volunteer-opportunities-in-africa/1628889.html

China's Exploitation of Latin American Natural Resources Raises Concern
The Guardian, March 27, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/26/china-latin-america-resources-concern

China, S.Africa Seal New Oil, Rail Deals
Agence France-Presse, March 27, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jSus7tYkAgZ_mU2Y-rkTExJpr5Wg?docId=CNG.d90d5c68d06c8296fbd2274a60dfa0ac.3b1

Internet

China Has Over 170,000 Govt Microblogs
China Daily, March 27, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-03/27/content_16350263.htm

Law

中国新规：发表叛国言论军人负刑责 (China Promulgates Rule to Prosecute “Seditious” Speech by Military Personnel)
Voice of America, March 27, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-military-criminal-codes-20130327/1629518.html

Migrants

拒绝民工如厕的“红字”让城市蒙羞 (Migrant Workers Banned from Public Toilets)
China Youth Daily, March 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0327/c1001-20928550.html

National Defense

Unclear Boundary Between Academic and Military Research
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cybersecurity-03262013174440.html

Top Secret Air-to-air Missle Photo Leaks on Internet
Global Times, March 27, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/771114.shtml#.UVMQUBeG18E

Natural Resources

国土部公开地下水监测数据目前标准仍是20年前的 (Land and Resource Ministry Confirms Underground Water Standards are 20 Years Old)
The Beijing Times, March 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0327/c1027-20928608.html

Related:
More Than Half of China’s Rivers Missing from National Water Survey
Global Times, March 27, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/770943.shtml#.UVMNmxeG18E

Population

Forced Abortion at Seven Months Prompts Outcry
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/baby-03262013144155.html

Tibet

Burning Protests Hinge on 'Motivation' — Dalai Lama
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/motivation-03262013154533.html

XUAR

世维会再次强烈要求中国政府公布维族作家亚辛的情况 (World Uyghur Congress Calls for Information on Uyghur Writer Yasin’s Situation)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-03262013123915.html

新疆20名被告人参加恐怖组织分裂国家被判刑 (20 Uyghurs Sentenced for Terrorism and Separatism)
Tianshannet, March 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0327/c1001-20938091.html

Related:
China Jails 20 on Jihad, Separatism Charges in Restive Xinjiang
Reuters, March 27, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/27/us-china-xinjiang-idUSBRE92Q0BO20130327

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance

China Bans Searches on Celebrity First Lady
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/peng-liyuan-03252013173603.html

Consumer Product Safety

Amid Tensions, Chinese Fruit a Turnoff in Vietnam
The Japan Times, March 24, 2013
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/03/24/general/amid-tensions-chinese-fruit-a-turnoff-in-vietnam/#.UVG1OResjTo

中国央视节目披露嘉兴曾有人贩卖病死猪 (Arrested Merchant Says He Purchased Dead Pigs from Jiaxing for Sale)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130324_china_jiaxing_deadpig.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

Activist Inspires Hope Even as Chinese Repression Grows
USA Today, March 26, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/03/25/chinese-dissident-town/2013489/

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

越南指责中国在南海向其渔船开火
Vietnam Accuses China of Attack on Fishermen in South China Sea
Reuters, March 26, 2013
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE92P0AL20130326
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/26/us-vietnam-china-idUSBRE92P0A420130326

US Jails Chinese Engineer for Exporting Trade Secrets
美防务承包商前中国雇员泄密被判监
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2013
EN:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21935028
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/03/130326_us_military_secrets.shtml

Russia, China Must Be Part of Syria Chemical Arms Inquiry: Moscow
Reuters, March 25, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/25/us-syria-crisis-russia-idUSBRE92O08A20130325

Chinese Appetite Makes Peanuts the New 'Gold' in Senegal
Agence France-Presse, March 24, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gf0tYL8DoHHjanO6XUn8dRzej6Iw

Land, Property, Housing

造城运动这些年土地价差获利30万亿 (Chinese Economist Says:Government Made RMB 30 Trillion from Land Expropriation for City Building)
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, March 25, 2013
http://wap.ce.cn/yw/201303/25/t20130325_24227936.html

Protests and Petitions

湖南上千军转干上访求待遇 (Thousand Hunan Retired PLA Officials Petition Government for Better Treatment)
Voice of America, March 26, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-demobilized-demand-20130326/1628666.html

贵州千警持械镇压护地百姓封村4日网络仍未恢复 (Guizhou Villagers Clash with Thousand Armed Police, Internet Blocked for 4th Day)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-03252013140314.html

Rule of Law

王成：高法未依法回复人大选举无效诉讼 (Lawyer Says High Court Ignored His Complaint of NPC Leader Election Illegality)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130326_wangcheng_jw.shtml

Society

Chinese College Graduates Play It Safe and Lose Out
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324678604578340530200654140.html?mod=rss_about_china

China's Elderly Exposed to Suicide Risk
Asia Times Online, March 26, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-260313.html

Tibet

达赖喇嘛驻北美代表与纽约民运人士等聚会交流 (Chinese Consulate Mobilized Students to Protest Dalai Lama’s Chicago Visit)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ml-03252013140707.html

Opinion

What Xi's Travel Plans Say about China's Foreign Policy
Caixin, March 26, 2013
http://english.caixin.com/2013-03-26/100506661.html

Monday, March 25, 2013

Consumer Product Safety

Illegal Zhejiang Pork Already in Food Chain
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1199550/illegal-jiaxing-pork-already-food-chain

Cyber Security

Top China College in Focus with Ties to Army's Cyber-Spying Unit
Reuters, March 24, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/24/net-us-china-cybersecurity-university-idUSBRE92N01120130324

Education

Teach China's History in Schools: Institute of Education President
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1197453/teach-chinas-history-schools-institute-education-president

Health

四川彭山县南河河道发现千只死鸭
China Pulls 1,000 Dead Ducks From Sichuan River
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2013
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130324_sichuan_deadducks.shtml EN:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21921145

Black Lung Patients Often Face a Long Wait for Compensation
China Daily, March 25, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-03/25/content_16341277.htm

Hong Kong

北京：对抗中央的人不能做香港特首 (NPC Official: Candidate Opposing Beijing Cannot be HK’s Chief)
Voice of America, March 24, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/beijing-opponets-of-beijing-ineligible-for-chief-executie-20130325/1627858.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

习近平强调中俄合作暗示抗衡美国
China’s Leader Argues for Cooperation With Russia
The New York Times, March 25, 2013
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/world/2013/03/25/c25russia/
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/world/2013/03/25/c25russia/en

中国将向非洲提供200亿美元贷款额度(China to Provide $ 20 Billion Loan to Africa over 3 Years)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2013/03/130325_xi_tanzania_loan.shtml

Myanmar Pivots Uneasily Away from China
The Los Angeles Times, March 24, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-myanmar-china-20130324,0,1307374.story

Japan Warms to Taiwan, Isolates China, in Territorial Sea Dispute
Christian Science Monitor, March 22, 2013
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2013/0322/Japan-warms-to-Taiwan-isolates-China-in-territorial-sea-dispute

Land, Property, Housing

Clashes Over Land, Mine Pollution in Southwest China
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clshes-03222013144333.html

云南大理征地开矿引发官民冲突数百村民围官车开采已停止 (Protest by Yunnan Villagers Stopped Mining Operation)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/fy-03222013100504.html

National Defense

中俄签署巨额军售合同购战机潜艇 (China Signs Huge Deal to Buy Russian Fighter Jets and Submarines)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130325_china_russia_military.shtml

Protests and Petitions

“猪江之约”如期举行民众无声聚集散步抗议(Shanghai Residents Stage Silent Protest along Huangpu River over Dead Pigs)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2013

Chinese Artists' Demolition Protest Quashed by Police
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/demolition-03222013172150.html

Tibet

四川壤塘县一藏妇自焚身亡地方寺院及藏民表哀悼 (Tibetan Woman Dies in Self-Immolation in Sichuan, is Mourned in Local Temple)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03242013145544.html

Related:
Tibetan Mother of 4 Self-Immolates in Western China
Voice of America, March 24, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/tibet-mother-self-immolation-china/1627772.html

Opinion

The Food Myth Propping up the One-Child Policy
Caixin, March 25, 2013
http://english.caixin.com/2013-03-25/100506113.html

China's Left-Behind Kids Cloud the Country's Dream
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1198106/chinas-left-behind-kids-cloud-countrys-dream