HRIC Daily Brief

Monday, April 15, 2013

Tibet

Tibetan Protester Returns Home After Five Years in Jail
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/returns-04122013164332.html

XUAR

Three Uyghurs Held for Resisting Land Takeover
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/dispute-04122013150515.html

Opinion

China and the New Revisionism
Huffington Post, April 14, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kyle-hutzler/china-and-the-new-revisio_b_3078273.html

China Must Take Care of Its City-Dwellers
Financial Times, April 14, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ab9a6376-a358-11e2-ac00-00144feabdc0.html

Friday, April 12, 2013

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

Contradictions among the People:A senior censor examines his conscience
The Economist, April 13, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21576141-senior-censor-examines-his-conscience-contradictions-among-people

China's Citizen Journalists Finding the Mouse Is Mightier than the Pen
The Guardian, April 11, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/16/china-anti-corruption-blogging-weibo-citizen-journalism

Health

En Chine, polémique sur la gestion de la grippe H7N9 (Controversy in China over Handling of H7N9 Virus Outbreak)
Le Monde, April 12, 2013
http://www.lemonde.fr/sante/article/2013/04/11/en-chine-polemique-sur-la-gestion-de-la-grippe-h7n9_3158138_1651302.html

Related:
北京被质疑因两会故意迟报H7N9 (Did Beijing Delay Bird Flu Disclosure for Two Congresses?)
Radio France Internationale, April 12, 2013
http://rfi.my/10YNvC3

全国确诊43例H7N9禽流感病例 11人死亡 (Bird Flu: 11 Dead, 43 Infected)
People's Daily, April 12, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-12/212626811048.shtml

Bird Flu: New Scare
The Economist, April 13, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21576133-deadly-outbreak-bird-flu-testing-chinas-political-leaders-well-its-response

弟涉詐騙罪本月審理劉霞要求旁聽 (Liu Xiaobo’s Brother-in-law to be Tried for “Fraud,” Liu Xia Requests to Attend)
Hong Kong Radio (香港電台), April 12, 2013
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20130412/news_20130412_55_914684.htm

最小“良心犯”张安妮：我要读书 (Youngest Chinese "Prisoner of Conscience" Zhang Anni: I Want to Go to School)
Deutsche Welle, April 12, 2013
http://bit.ly/YPMr6X

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

Lawyer for Falun Gong Believers Says Assaulted by Chinese Police
Reuters, April 12, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/12/us-china-lawyer-idUSBRE93B07R20130412

International Human Rights

人权组织促克里向中国提人权问题 (Human Rights Groups Urge Kerry to Raise Human Rights with Chinese Leaders)
Voice of America, April 12, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/us-china-right-20130412/1639909.html

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

India, China Begin Counterterrorism Talks
The Hindu, April 11, 2013
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/india-china-begin-counterterrorism-talks/article4606978.ece

Space Plays a Growing Role in U.S.-China Security Talks: Official
Reuters, April 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/12/us-usa-china-space-idUSBRE93B01W20130412

Political and Economic Reform

China's Chief Justice Calls for Bravery in Promoting Judicial Reform
Xinhua News Agency, April 12, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-04/12/c_124570348.htm

Reeducation-Through-Labor

上访母亲唐慧诉劳教委案一审败诉
China Labour Camp Victim Sues Local Authorities
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 12, 2013
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130412_tanghui_appeal.shtml
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22119622

China Bans Media Coverage of Labor Camp Ordeal
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/labor-04112013125056.html

Related:
走出“马三家”
“Walking Out of Masanjia"
Lens Magazine, April 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6629
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6631

Rule of Law

重庆网民讽刺王立军被劳教起诉索赔终审被驳 (Chongqing Netizen Loses Suit for Compensations for Psychological Damages)
Hualong Web, April 12, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130412/u1a7319832.html

Fears for China's Shuanggui Detainees after Wenzhou Official Dies
The Guardian, April 12, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/12/fears-china-shuanggui-detainees

Tibet

Tibetans Detained for Protesting Destruction of Their Homes
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/homes-04112013153745.html

Opinion

新华网：改革要“敢于啃硬骨头敢于涉险滩” (Xinhua Editorial: Reform Requires “Toughness, Daring”)
Xinhua News Agency, April 12, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130412/u1a7320311.html

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Consumer Product Safety

新华社3问维C银翘片涉毒:潜规则要“潜”多久 (Xinhua: Lax Government Supervision Responsible for Drug Toxicity?)
Sina, April 11, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-11/112926795851.shtml

Death Penalty

China Keeps Death Penalty Figures Secret
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/death-04102013171051.html

Education

教育部：高校毕业生就业形势严峻已进入关键期 (Ministry of Education: Unemployment of College Graduates Critical)
The Beijing News, April 11, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/04/11/257658.html

Environment

China Pollution May Hold Silver Lining for California
The Los Angeles Times, April 10, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown-china-environment-20130411,0,159929.story

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

中国拟出新规保护个人信息专家称刑责条款威慑强 (China Issues New Draft Rules to Protect Privacy with Tough Penalties for Violators)
Eastday, April 11, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130411/u1a7317791.html

Government

31省市人大官网调查:没有公开一个代表手机号码 (People’s Deputies in Provinces, Cities Across China are Hard to Reach)
China Youth Daily, April 11, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0411/05/8S5GDVTN0001124J.html

Health

全国已确诊38例人感染H7N9病例其中10人死亡 (Bird Flu Has Claimed 10 Lives and Sickened 38)
Sina, April 11, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-11/184126799103.shtml

Related:
China’s Actions in Flu Cases Draw Critics
The New York Times, April 10, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/world/asia/delay-on-china-avian-flu-announcement-questioned.html

Chinese Doctors Nearly Come to Blows at Bedside of Terminal Patient over Who Gets His Organs
The Daily Telegraph, April 11, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9986355/Chinese-doctors-nearly-come-to-blows-at-bedside-of-terminal-patient-over-who-gets-his-organs.html

Hukou

北京不限户籍招聘1000名农村中小学教师 (Beijing to Hire 1,000 Teachers for Nearby Rural Areas without Hukou Requirement)
Sina, April 11, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-11/170526798281.shtml

11省18名律师致信人社部建议取消公考户籍限制 (Lawyers from 11 Provinces Urge Removing Hukou Requirement for Civil Service Test)
People's Daily, April 11, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0411/c70731-21102310.html

Human Rights Defenders

维权人士合肥接力绝食抗议安妮被剥夺上学权 (Lawyers and Activists Start Hunger Strike in Hefei to Protest Girl Being Barred from School)
Voice of America, April 11, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/dissident-daughter-wrote-to-chinese-first-lady-20130411/1639142.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)

Asean, China to Meet on Maritime Code of Conduct
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1212449/asean-china-meet-maritime-code-conduct

Chinese Expert on North Korean Affairs Warns of 70pc Chance of War
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1211777/chinese-expert-north-korean-affairs-warns-70pc-chance-war

Related:
North Korea, China's Problem Child
The Los Angeles Times, April 10, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-north-korea-20130411,0,5545362.story

Korea is the Focus, but This is China Versus Japan
The Guardian, April 10, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/10/korea-focus-china-versus-japan-oil

Related:
Japan Gives Taiwan Rare Concession in East China Sea Dispute
Voice of America, April 11, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/japan-gives-taiwan-rare-concession-in-east-china-sea-dispute/1639135.html

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