HRIC Daily Brief

Thursday, April 11, 2013

June Fourth

香港高考六四事件试题受学界赞赏 (HK Includes “June Fourth” Question in High School Diploma Exam)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130411_hongkong_exam_tiananmen.shtml

Labor

调查组:吉林八宝煤矿两起事故致53人死瞒报7人 (53 Died in Jilin Mine Accidents, Seven More than Previously Reported)
Net Ease, April 11, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0411/16/8S6OJFHO0001124J.html

Reeducation-Through-Labor

“上访妈妈”唐慧起诉永州市劳教委案12日开庭 (Hunan Court to Hear Challenge of RTL Decision by Petitioner Seeking Justice for Daughter)
Eastday, April 11, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130411/u1a7317258.html

Rule of Law

温州双规时猝死官员家属要求看监控遭拒 (Authorities Refuse to Let Family See Video of Wenzhou Official Who Died in “Shuanggui”)
People's Daily, April 11, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0411/c70731-21093919.html

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Corruption

China’s Former Rail Minister Is Charged With Corruption
The New York Times, April 10, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/world/asia/liu-zhijun-former-chinese-rail-minister-charged-with-corruption.html

China's 'Living Dead' Officials Escape Debt
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/debt-04092013110833.html

Environment

China Soil Survey Reveals Century-Old Heavy Metals and Banned Pesticides
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1211526/china-soil-survey-reveals-century-old-heavy-metals-and-banned-pesticides

Health

全国已确诊33例人感染H7N9禽流感病例 9人死亡(33 Sick from Bird Flu, Death Toll Climbs to Nine)
Eastday(东方网), April 10, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130410/u1a7315519.html

Pigeon Group Plans to Vaccinate 90,000 Birds to Protect Against Bird Flu
The Age, April 10, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/world/pigeon-group-plans-to-vaccinate-90000-birds-to-protect-against-bird-flu-20130409-2hjs2.html

Human Rights Defenders

陈光诚首现国会听证要求公开中美外交协议 (Chen Guangcheng at Congress: Calls for Transparency in US–China Diplomatic Agreements)
Voice of America, April 10, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/congress-hearing-chenguangcheng-on-china-human-rights/1638330.html

陈光诚家人在中国受到威胁 (Family of Chen Guangcheng is Threatened in China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 10, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130410_chen_family.shtml

Related:
Chinese Dissident Calls on China to Stop Persecuting His Family
Voice of America, April 09, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-dissident-chen-guangcheng/1638244.html
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

Poet’s Nightmare in Chinese Prison
The New York Times, April 09, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/books/liao-yiwus-new-book-is-for-a-song-and-a-hundred-songs.html

For more information on Liao Yiwu, see:
中国作家廖亦武、余杰分别在德国和美国获奖
International Prizes for Authors Liao Yiwu and Yu Jie
Human Rights in China, March 1, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6338
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6334

Information Control

中国10余人因散布禽流感谣言被拘 (Over Ten Detained for “Spreading Bird Flu Rumors”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 10, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130410_china_birdflu_rumour.shtml

Related:
China Detains 10 for Bird Flu rumors, Death Toll at 9
Reuters, April 10, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/10/us-birdflu-china-idUSBRE93901V20130410

新疆小伙起诉环保局要求公开环评报告被驳回 (Xinjiang Court Dismisses Suit for Information Disclosure, Affirms Citizens’ Right to Know)
Sina, April 10, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-10/124126784923.shtml

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

中国政府一反常态：主动找德国谈人权 (China Invites Germany to Discuss Human Rights in Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, April 10, 2013
http://bit.ly/10Rtxus

China Targets South Korea with Soft Power
Asia Times Online, April 10, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/KOR-01-100413.html

China Pledges $548 Million in Aid to Ally Cambodia
Reuters, April 10, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/10/us-cambodia-china-idUSBRE93909D20130410

Political and Economic Reform

专家谈国务院机构改革：不少地方权力需要收归中央 (Experts Discuss State Council Reform, Urge Centralizing Local Powers)
People's Daily, April 10, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0410/c1001-21087437.html

Poverty

15 M Poor Disabled People in Rural China
China Daily, April 10, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/10/content_16391313.htm

Protests and Petitions

河南尉氏律师抗议被称为孬种:上访不能归咎律师 (Henan Lawyers, Blamed for Inciting Petitioning, Protest “Bad Seeds” Label by Party Official)
Sina, April 10, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-10/105526784223.shtml

4公民被抓9天西单再现“公开财产”横幅 (“Disclose Officials' Assets” Banner Reappears, Protesters on Ninth Day of Detention)
Voice of America, April 10, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/citizen-beijing-20130409/1637922.html

Society

2013年农村绿皮书：农村居民收入增速再超城镇居民 (2013 Green Paper: Rural Areas Outpace Cities in Per Cap Income)
People's Daily, April 10, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0410/c1001-21084109.html

Torture

温州一官员双规期间猝死满身伤痕疑遭刑讯殴打 (Corpse of Wenzhou Official under “Shuanggui” is Covered in Wounds, Family Suspects Torture)
China News Service, April 10, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201304/10/53868_29977257.htm

XUAR

Uyghur Boy Hacked to Death in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/boy-04092013190730.html

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance

Censors Delete 'China Dream' Song
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/delete-04082013155845.html

Consumer Product Safety

China Jails Six for Selling Dirty Cooking Oil as New
South China Morning Post, April 09, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1210615/china-jails-six-selling-dirty-cooking-oil-new

Chicken Safe to Eat If Cooked Properly
China Daily, April 09, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/09/content_16385076.htm

Corruption

网曝海南抱罗镇政府有钱盖办公楼无钱修路 (Hainan Township Government Fixes New Office Building, Not Old Roads)
Sina, April 09, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-09/152126774496.shtml

河北官员被举报拥9套房告诫记者：勿互相伤害 (Hebei Official’s Ownership of Nine Houses Exposed, Warns Reporter of “Mutual Harm”)
People's Daily, April 09, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0409/c14562-21065609.html

Environment

昆明“牛奶河”浇灌西瓜减产官方称饮用没问题 (Kunming Authorities Say Milky River Water Drinkable)
Xinhua News Agency, April 09, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-09/211726777005.shtml

Health

Over 200 Dead Pigs Found in Changzhou Waterway
China Daily, April 09, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/09/content_16387262.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Clashes as Activist's Daughter Is Denied Schooling
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/denied-04082013134204.html

For more information on Zhang Anni, see:
合肥警方非法拘禁张林和10岁女儿
Activist and Ten-year-old Daughter Illegally Detained before Forcible Removal from Hefei
Human Rights in China, March 1, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6586
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6585

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

Chile's Copper Giant Eyes China Market
The Standard, April 09, 2013
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=34542

Is China Ready to Abandon North Korea?
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 09, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22062589

Wary of China, Companies Head to Cambodia
The New York Times, April 09, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/business/global/wary-of-events-in-china-foreign-investors-head-to-cambodia.html

Land, Property, Housing

沈阳一公司房产遭强拆官方：记者不要过多介入 (Shenyang Officials Tell Reporters to Stay Away from Forced Demolition Case)
Net Ease, April 09, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0409/20/8S20T9GC0001124J.html

Open Government Information

2013中国财政透明度报告：31省份公开信息不到1/3 (Study Shows 31 Provinces “Less Than One-Third Transparent” with Financial Information)
People's Daily, April 09, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0409/c1001-21068799.html

Political and Economic Reform

Fitch Downgrades China’s Credit Rating
Financial Times, April 09, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/591224c8-a0ff-11e2-bae1-00144feabdc0.html

Population

女子被强迫做结扎手术后死亡官方出100万封口 (Hubei Woman Dies from Forced Tubal Ligation, Family Receives RMB One Million Hush Money)
Yunnan Xinxi Bao, April 09, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130409/u1a7312952.html

Related:
Hubei: Woman Dies After the Authorities Forcibly Sterilize Her
AsiaNews, April 08, 2013
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Hubei:-woman-dies-after-the-authorities-forcibly-sterilise-her-27594.html

The Backroom Battle Delaying Reform of China's One-Child policy
Reuters, April 08, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/08/us-china-onechild-insight-idUSBRE93714S20130408

Protests and Petitions

广东民主人士举牌抗议刑拘刘远东 (Guangdong Activists Protest 45-day Detention of Protestor of N Korea Nuclear Test)
Voice of America, April 09, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/liuyuandong-china-20130409/1637607.html

Reeducation-Through-Labor

辽宁将调查马三家劳教所酷刑事件 (Liaoning Authorities to Investigate Torture in Masanjia RTL Facility)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 09, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130409_masanjia_torture.shtml

Opinion

苹果道歉、微信收费与“中国特色” (Apology from Apple, Fee for “WeChat,” and Chinese Characteristics)
Financial Times, April 09, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001049833?full=y

趙楚環境災變的體制成因 (Zhao Chu: Systematic Reason for Environmental Disasters)
iSun Affairs (陽光時務週刊), April 08, 2013
http://www.isunaffairs.com/?p=16296

Monday, April 08, 2013

Cyber Security

Don't Spy if You Want to Be Friends, China Warned
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cybersecurity-04052013124831.html

Freedom of Association and Assembly

促官员公开财产4公民被抓8天官方仍无说法 (Government Silence Continues on Four Citizens Detained for Calling for Disclosure of Officials’ Assets)
Voice of America, April 07, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/citizens-detained-disclosure-officials-wealth-20130407/1636544.html

Health

媒体揭秘中国癌症人群：每天8550人成为癌症患者 (Chinese Registry Shows New Cancer Case Every Six Minutes)
People's Daily, April 08, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0408/c1001-21051853.html

全国目前共报告24例H7N9禽流感病例 7例死亡 (China Reports Seven Dead in 24 Cases of H7N9 Infection To-date)
Sina, April 08, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-08/183826764581.shtml

Related:
China Orders Poultry Cull after Sixth Death from Bird Flu Never Seen in Humans Before
The Independent, April 05, 2013
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-orders-poultry-cull-after-sixth-death-from-bird-flu-never-seen-in-humans-before-8562279.html

Hundreds of Dead Fish Found Rotting in Shanghai River
The Daily Telegraph (AU), April 08, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9978239/Hundreds-of-dead-fish-found-rotting-in-Shanghai-river.html

Chinese Genome-Sequencer Leads World Autism Research
The Economic Observer, April 08, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0408/242311.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

王全璋：被司法拘留遭遇是法院的耻辱 (Wang Quanzhang: Shame on the Court and Judicial System for My Detention)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 06, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130406_china_lawyer_wqz.shtml

For more information on Wang Quanzhang, see:
为法轮功案辩护的维权律师被司法拘留
Rights Defense Lawyer Detained After Court Appearance
Human Rights in China, April 4, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6614
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6619

陳光誠冀習近平順應民意推行變革 (Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng Hopes Xi Jinping Will Heed Public Opinion, Implement Reform)
Hong Kong Radio (香港電台), April 05, 2013
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20130405/news_20130405_55_913095.htm

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)

China to Let Tourists Visit Disputed South China Sea Islets
Reuters, April 07, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/07/us-china-seas-tourism-idUSBRE93601720130407?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Chinese Confucius Institute Re-opens in Afghanistan
Xinhua News Agency, April 07, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/culture/2013-04/07/c_132290590.htm

Labor

吉林煤矿事故失踪者无生还可能死亡人数或达53人 (53 Believed Dead in Jilin Coal Mine Accident)
Guangzhou Daily, April 08, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201304/08/53868_29940909.htm

Land, Property, Housing

Demolitions, Land Grabs Frustrate Chinese
USA Today, April 07, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/07/china-demolition-land-grabs/2058535/

Migrants

Job or No Job, Migrants Keep Coming
Global Times, April 07, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/773132.shtml#.UWLfwResjTo

Natural Resources

发改委发布2012年中国资源综合利用年度报告 (National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Issues First Annual Report on Resource Use)
China News Service, April 08, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/finance/2013/04/08/257124.html

China's Ambitious Quest for Shale Gas
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 05, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22023464

Political and Economic Reform

枝江市人大常委会建立代表履职档案 (Hubei Local People’s Congress Tracks Deputies’ Work)
People's Daily, April 08, 2013
http://npc.people.com.cn//n/2013/0408/c14576-21057152.html

Reeducation-Through-Labor

Dark Secrets of Female Labour Camp Revealed
South China Morning Post, April 08, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1210058/dark-secrets-female-labour-camp-revealed

中国劳教所: 甚于“渣滓洞”？ (First Chinese Media In-depth Look at RTL Shows Appalling Conditions)
Deutsche Welle, April 08, 2013
http://bit.ly/11JIlh2

Technology

Silicon Valley Fights Restrictions on Chinese Tech
China Realtime Report, April 06, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/04/06/silicon-valley-fights-restrictions-on-chinese-tech/

Torture

张高平叔侄接受央视采访：警方曾连续逼供7天7夜 (Inmates Exonerated after 10 Years Say They were Tortured into Confessing)
People's Daily, April 08, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0408/c70731-21048348.html

Friday, April 05, 2013

Corruption

Arrests in China Show Limits of War on Graft
The New York Times, April 04, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/world/asia/xi-jinpings-war-on-graft-appears-to-have-limits.html

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

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

Air Pollution Linked to 1.2 Million Premature Deaths in China (中国一年120万人死于空气污染)
The New York Times, April 01, 2013
EN:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/world/asia/air-pollution-linked-to-1-2-million-deaths-in-china.html
CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/02/c02pollution/

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

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.]

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

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