HRIC Daily Brief

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Media

中国纸媒要挖煤的尴尬 (Censorship and Social Media Competition Force Print Media to Invest in Coal Mining)
Nikkei Chinese News (日经中文网）, May 22, 2013
http://cn.nikkei.com/china/ccompany/5579-20130522.html

Natural Resources

China's Green Drive to Boost Oil Demand
The Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324659404578498751094240308.html

Persons with Disabilities

China's Disabled Slam Government as Biggest Discriminator
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disabled-05212013103106.html

Political and Economic Reform

结构性问题拖累中国经济复苏 (China’s Economic Recovery Undermined by Structural Flaws)
Financial Times, May 22, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001050531?full=y

Democracy Veteran Warns Beijing of 'Brutal End' to Power
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/qin-yongmin-05212013144525.html

For more information on Qin Yongmin, see:
Wife of Wuhan Activist Details Harassment and Unlawful Detention and Appeals to International Community
Human Rights In China, August 22, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/content/6274

Progress on SOEs Means Answering Political Questions
Caixin, May 22, 2013
http://english.caixin.com/2013-05-22/100531336.html

Society

699万高校毕业生其实并不多 (Less Than 30% Employment Rate among 2013 Beijing, Shanghai Graduates is Worst in History )
Caixun, May 21, 2013
http://economy.caixun.com/luoxm/20130521-CX03bqo8.html

Tibet

China Welcomes Constructive Advice on Tibet
China Daily, May 22, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-05/22/content_16521096.htm

Opinion

贺卫方：中国最需要的就是建设宪政 (He Weifang: Constitutionalism is What China Needs Most)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 22, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130522_china_constitution_hwf.shtml

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Corruption

China Communist Party 'Needs to Slash Membership'
Telegraph India, May 20, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10068214/China-Communist-Party-needs-to-slash-membership.html

U.S. Charges 3 NYU Researchers in Chinese Bribery Case
纽约大学三名华裔研究人员涉嫌受贿遭到指控
Reuters, May 21, 2013
EN:http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751975
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE94K01E20130521

外交部：把网络安全打造成中美合作新亮点 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China Should Make Internet Security New Focus of Cooperation with U.S.)
People's Daily, May 21, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-05-21/192127186974.shtml

Environment

China's New Governing Style: Crisis Management
The Atlantic, May 20, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/05/chinas-new-governing-style-crisis-management/276034/

Health

No New H7N9 Cases in China for a Week
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1242626/no-new-h7n9-cases-china-week

白领猝死引职场幸福感讨论幸福或与工龄成正比 (Survey Prompted by Sudden Deaths among White Collar Workers Shows Professionals Under 25 Least Happy)
China News Service, May 21, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/05/21/264827.html

专家称我国不孕不育患者已超4000万 (Expert Says Stress and Overwork among Chief Causes of 40 Million Infertile in China)
Evening News, May 21, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-05-21/132027184381.shtml

Information Control

China Trying to Manage Exposure of Corruption Online
Reuters, May 20, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/net-us-china-corruption-internet-idUSBRE94J0B420130520

International Human Rights

British Award for Chen Guangcheng Set to Worsen UK-China Relations
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1242309/british-award-chen-guangcheng-set-worsen-uk-china-relations

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

英媒：中国大举进军加勒比海地区 (Large-Scale Chinese Investment Flows into Caribbean as U.S. Influence Ebbs)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 21, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/05/130521_press_beijing_caribbean.shtml

奥巴马习近平六月会晤
White House Sets U.S.-China Summit for California in June
The New York Times, May 21, 2013
CN: http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20130521/c21summit/
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20130521/c21summit/en-us/

Labor

China Factory Explosion Kills 12
The Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2013
http://on.wsj.com/17SQgNw

Land, Property, Housing

Police Probe Fresh Clashes in Inner Mongolia
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-05202013113914.html

Religion

Religious Freedom 'Improves' in Vietnam, Declines in China
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/religious-05202013171334.html

美公布2012年度国际宗教自由报告中国续被列特别关注国 (U.S. 2012 International Religious Freedom Report: China Still a Country of “Particular Concern”)
Voice of America, May 20, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-listed-as-country-of-particular-concern-20130520/1664714.html

Rule of Law

China Suspects Presumed Guilty Until Proven Innocent
The Guardian, May 20, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/20/china-courts-presume-guilty-wrongful-convictions

Tibet

US Senators Approve 5,000 Visas for Tibet Refugees
Associated Press, May 21, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jUcN6bqKvWfdO40MahLJSB2IA06Q

Opinion

In China, Weighing Economic and Political Freedoms
The New York Times, May 20, 2013
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/in-china-weighing-economic-and-political-freedoms/

党刊刊文称宪政理念属于资本主义而非社会主义 (CPC Journal Declares Constitutionalism a Capitalist Concept, not Socialist)
Red Flag Manuscript, May 21, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-05-21/165827185987.shtml

Monday, May 20, 2013

Death Penalty

China Eliminating Reliance on Executed Prisoners for Organs, but Cultural Attitudes a Barrier
Associated Press, May 17, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-eliminating-reliance-on-executed-prisoners-for-organs-but-cultural-attitudes-a-barrier/2013/05/17/9626143a-bee3-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html

Environment

Kunming Pollution Protest Is Tip of Rising Chinese Environmental Activism
The Guardian, May 16, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/chinas-choice/2013/may/16/kunming-pollution-protest-chinese-environmental-activism

Environmentalists Fear Dams on Nu Could Befoul One of China's Great Waterways
Irish Times, May 18, 2013
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/environmentalists-fear-dams-on-nu-could-befoul-one-of-china-s-great-waterways-1.1397752

Health

中国内地新增四例H7N9死亡病例死亡总数达36例--WHO (WHO: Bird Flu Fatalities Reach 36)
Reuters, May 20, 2013
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE94J01B20130520

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Guangcheng Pressures the EU on 'Secret' Human Rights Talks with China
The Daily Telegraph, May 20, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10066972/Chen-Guangcheng-pressures-the-EU-on-secret-human-rights-talks-with-China.html

Related:
BBC News Hour (Interview with Chen Guangcheng at 30 seconds in)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 20, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018bp40
陈光诚：不要对习李新政抱幻想 (Chen Guangcheng: Don’t Hold High Hopes for the Xi and Li Regime)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 20, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130520_chenguangcheng_china.shtml

Chinese LGBT Activists Held by Police During 'Gay Day'
International Business Times, May 18, 2013
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/468715/20130518/lgbt-china-police-gay-day-homophobia-eurovision.htm

Parole Refusal Sparks Fears For Jailed Chinese Dissident's Health
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/zhu-yufu-05172013145342.html

Information Control

Chinese Web Activists See New Pressure from Censors
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 17, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22566821

International Human Rights

欧洲对中国人权只是“隔靴搔痒” (German Rights Official Criticizes EU’s China Rights Policy as “Nowhere Near Enough”)
Deutsche Welle, May 18, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18aM1

Related:
专访德国人权专员勒宁 (German Rights Official Says Minority and Migrant Issues Key Topics in Sino-German Rights Dialogue)
Deutsche Welle, May 17, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18ZrS

人权对话从不能用“气氛友好”形容 (German Rights Official to Chinese Press: “Friendly Atmosphere” Cannot Describe Rights Dialogue)
Deutsche Welle, May 17, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18Zq9

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

India And China in The Arctic: Breeching The Monopoly – Analysis
The East African, May 18, 2013
http://www.eurasiareview.com/18052013-india-and-china-in-the-arctic-breeching-the-monopoly-analysis/

朝鲜军方扣押16名中国渔民打8次电话索钱财 (N. Korea Detains 16 Chinese Fishermen, Seeks RMB 600,000 Ransom)
Global Times, May 20, 2013
http://mil.huanqiu.com/paper/2013-05/3949414.html

李克强寻求中印互信边界问题惹人忧 (Li Keqiang Visits India as Border Issue Causes Worry)
Reuters, May 20, 2013
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE94J08S20130520

Related:
印度总理：不允许任何势力在印从事反华活动 (Indian P. M. Says Anti-Chinese Activities Not Permitted in Country)
Xinhua News Agency, May 20, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/w/2013-05-20/214827177125.shtml

朝鲜三天连射六枚导弹（更新版） (N. Korea Launches 6 Missiles in 3 Days)
Reuters, May 20, 2013
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE94J07R20130520

奥巴马针对中日确定亚洲外交团队 (Obama’s Asian Foreign Policy Team Will Focus on China and Japan)
Nikkei Chinese News (日经中文网）, May 17, 2013
http://cn.nikkei.com/politicsaeconomy/politicsasociety/5565-20130517.html

Labor

Three New Suicides at Foxconn China Factory
Agence France-Presse, May 18, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1240712/three-new-suicides-foxconn-china-factory

Political and Economic Reform

英媒：“秘密文件”揭示习近平的铁腕 (Internal Document Reveals Xi’s Hard-Line Policy toward Liberals and Dissidents)
British Broadcasting Company, May 19, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/05/130519_press_memo_xi.shtml

Population

Greying China Taps Rural Elderly to Care for Those Even Older
Reuters, May 20, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-china-ageing-idUSBRE94I01420130519

萍乡湘东11人“超生”被开除党籍各地严查违反作风建设行为 (Party Cadres Demoted for Exceeding Birth Quota)
Dahe Daily, May 20, 2013
http://jiangxi.jxnews.com.cn/system/2013/05/20/012426499.shtml

Protests and Petitions

Mayor's Tweet Sparks Anger Over Chinese PX Plan
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/plan-05172013103159.html

China Police Billions Spell Profit Opportunity
Straits Times, May 19, 2013
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/china-police-billions-spell-profit-opportunity-20130519

Rule of Law

Australians Say Chinese Legal System Unfair Even on Foreigners
Radio Australia, May 17, 2013
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/australians-say-chinese-legal-system-unfair-even-on-foreigners/1132368

浙江高院向被冤叔侄各支付国家赔偿金110万余元 (Zhejiang High Court Awards Compensation for Wrongful Convictions)
Sina, May 20, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-05-20/145927174487.shtml

Technology

Bloomberg Snooping Scandal Alerts China on Data Security
Xinhua News Agency, May 19, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-05/19/c_132393186.htm

Opinion

及时公布有毒食品信息是执法底线 (Prompt Disclosure of Information Crucial to Enforcing Food Safety Laws)
Dongfang Morning Post, May 20, 2013
http://epaper.dfdaily.com/dfzb/html/2013-05/20/content_770390.htm

媒体札记：选择性公开 (Selective Transparency Undermines Public Safety and Trust in Government)
Financial Times, May 20, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001050506?full=y

Wishing for China's Trade, Fearing Its Prowess
The Japan Times, May 19, 2013
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/19/commentary/wishing-for-chinas-trade-fearing-its-prowess/#.UZo4XqLVB8E

Friday, May 17, 2013

Civil Society

NGOs Spring Free from Official Bonds
Global Times, May 16, 2013
www.globaltimes.cn/content/782160.shtml

Consumer Product Safety

广州食药监局公布首季度餐饮食品抽验结果 (Excessive Level of Cadmium Found in 44% of Rice Products Sampled, Guangzhou Authorities Withhold Names of Producers)
Nanfang Daily, May 17, 2013
epaper.nfdaily.cn/html/2013-05/17/content_7190406.htm

Corruption

上海环保局长回应质疑：排污费未用作环保局福利 (Shanghai Authorities Deny Using Pollution Fines for Bonuses)
Beijing News, May 17, 2013
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/05/17/264248.html

Culture

At Cannes, Shock Movie Tests China's Boundaries
Agence France-Presse, May 16, 2013
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130516/at-cannes-shock-movie-tests-chinas-boundaries

黑板公布乙肝名单单位被判侵犯隐私 (Guangzhou Company is Found Guilty of “Invasion of Privacy” for Publishing Former Worker’s Health Status)
Guangzhou Daily, May 17, 2013
gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2013-05/17/content_2249457.htm

Hong Kong

美驻港总领事谈政改遭批干预内部事务 (Beijing: U.S. Consul's Comments on HK Election is "Interference in Internal Affairs")
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 17, 2013
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130517_young_hongkong_affairs.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

China Bans Travel for Activist
Australian Financial Review, May 16, 2013
www.afr.com/p/world/china_bans_travel_for_award_activist_CjCc3zYopA2N4MNp3ElFjK

Labor

国务院：高校毕业生招聘禁止设年龄性别户籍等限制 (State Council: Hukou, Gender, and Age of University Graduates Must Not be Obstacles to Employment)
Caijing, May 17, 2013
politics.caijing.com.cn/2013-05-17/112790667.html

Foxconn Audit Finds a Workweek Still Too Long
The New York Times, May 16, 2013
www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/business/foxconn-audit-reveals-workweek-still-too-long.html

Media

中国广电主管部门整治“抗战雷剧
China Cracks Down on Over-the-Top Anti-Japan Dramas
Reuters, May 17, 2013
CH: cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE94G03720130517
EN: www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/entertainment-us-china-japan-television-idUSBRE94G03B20130517

Political and Economic Reform

中国政府改革审批制度发改委权力受限 (China Limits Power of Top Economic Planning Body)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 17, 2013
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130517_china_ndrc.shtml

传高层正起草七大领域改革方案明年初或现重大突破 (Seven High-Level Working Groups Draft Proposals for Key Reforms)
Business Times, May 17, 2013
www.businesstimes.com.cn/2013/economy_0517/4818.html

Protests and Petitions

Lawyers Petition NPC Commission to Legalise Gay Marriage
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1239296/lawyers-petition-npc-commission-legalise-gay-marriage

Shanghai Protests Force Battery-Maker to Abandon Factory
Bloomberg News, May 16, 2013
www.businessweek.com/news/2013-05-16/shanghai-protests-force-battery-maker-to-abandon-factory-plans

Technology

人民日报：我国未成年手机网民约1亿 (100 Million Chinese Minors Are Mobile Internet Users)
People's Daily, May 17, 2013
www.peopledaily.me/archives/11555

Tibet

Tibetan Receives Five-Year Prison Term for His Writings
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writings-05162013170531.html

Opinion

南方周末：改变“权力造富”是一场转型硬仗 (Curbing Accumulation of Wealth through Power is Key to Reform)
Caijing, May 17, 2013
comments.caijing.com.cn/2013-05-17/112792189.html

人民日报：食品安全不能总打“运动战” (Reactionary Crackdowns Insufficient to Ensure Food Safety, Systemic Reforms Needed to Address Root Causes)
People's Daily, May 17, 2013
www.peopledaily.me/archives/11676

Walking the Talk: Can China’s Leaders Revive the Economy and Reform it at the Same Time?
The Economist, May 17, 2013
www.economist.com/news/china/21578058-can-chinas-leaders-revive-economy-and-reform-it-same-time-walking-talk

Checked and Balanced? Officials Try to Rein in Corruption without Undertaking Political Reform
The Economist, May 17, 2013
www.economist.com/news/china/21578065-officials-try-rein-corruption-without-undertaking-political-reform-checked-and-balanced

The EU and U.S. Must Promote Human Rights Worldwide – that Includes China
The Guardian, May 16, 2013
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/16/eu-us-promote-human-rights-china

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Children

Legal Barriers Aggravate Child Abuse
Global Times, May 15, 2013
www.globaltimes.cn/content/781870.shtml

Death Penalty

Businesswoman Sentenced to Death
China Daily, May 16, 2013
usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-05/16/content_16502327.htm

Education

国务院:进一步提高重点高校招收农村学生比例 (China to Boost Rural Student Enrollment at Top Universities)
China News Service, May 15, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/05-15/4822578.shtml

Environment

China Gives Environmental Approval to Country's Biggest Hydro Dam
Reuters, May 15, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-china-hydropower-idUSBRE94E0EW20130515

Hukou

中国户籍就业歧视第一案 (Nanjing Graduate Sues Government Over Employment Discrimination Based on Hukou)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2013
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/cyl-05152013153957.html

International Human Rights

中德人权对话论及少数民族权利封闭式对话难以改善中国人权 (Closed-Door Sino-German Discussion on Human, Minority Rights Not Conducive to Improvement)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2013
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf-05152013105012.html

Information Control

China Tightens its Grip on Discourse, Ideology
Boston Globe, May 14, 2013
www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2013/05/14/china-tightens-grip-discourse-ideology/qYb42EXLxzu68DHhcFt7JN/story.html

Related:
中共“九号文件”秘密下达意识形态斗争烽烟味浓 (Recent Crackdown on Free Speech Suggests Ideological Struggle in Party)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2013
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xl-05152013105236.html

International Relations

China Reaffirms Political Solution Only Way to Address Syria Crisis
Xinhua News, May 16, 2013
news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-05/16/c_132384965.htm

Labor

Beijing Signals Concerns at Rising Unemployment
Financial Times, May 15, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/481dd63e-bd66-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html#axzz2TT2Xe9X3

Political and Economic Reforms

Slower Chinese Growth Adds to Pressure on Leaders
Associated Press, May 16, 2013
www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2013/05/16/slower-chinese-growth-adds-pressure-leaders/aQ9V0UlZSrApstJQNwB0bM/story.html

Chinese Human Rights Activist Sees No Hope For Government-led Reform In China
Business Insider, May 15, 2013
http://www.businessinsider.com/reform-prospects-in-a-consensus-led-china-2013-5

Protests and Petitions

江苏城管打死女贩惹民愤遭千人围攻砸车 (Thousands in Jiangsu Protest Fatal Beating of Street Vendor by Officer)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2013
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-05152013144646.html

昆明市民再次抗议中石油PX炼化项目 (Hundreds in Kunming March in 2nd Protest Against Planned Refinery)
Reuters, May 16, 2013
cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE94F06Z20130516

Technology

港大软件恢复被删微博译成英文并可搜索 (HK University Database Compiles, Restores, and Translates Deleted Microblog Posts)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2013
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130514_hku_weiboscope_posts.shtml

Tibet

Chinese Police Expel Tibetans From Disputed Land
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/land-dispute-05152013134449.html

Opinion

茅于轼撰写博客反击《环球时报》批评 (Mao Yushi Lashes Back at State Media and Chinese Leftists)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 15, 2013
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130515_maoyushi_global_times.shtml

Why Isn't the Chinese Press All Over the AP Phone-Record Scandal?
Foreign Policy, May 15, 2013
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/15/chinese_press_ap_justice_department_phone_record_scandal

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Death Penalty

Beijing Touts Drop in Capital Crimes in Annual Human Rights Reports
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2013
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1237864/beijing-touts-drop-capital-crimes-annual-human-rights-reports

Environment

云南发改委:中石油昆明项目环评报告涉密不公示 (Yunnan Authorities: Environmental Impact Assessment of Oil Refinery Project is Secret)
China National Radio, May 14, 2013
news.163.com/13/0514/19/8US23FMU00014JB5.html

Healthy Environment Vital, Says White Paper
China Daily, May 15, 2013
usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-05/15/content_16499510.htm

Health

Man Sues Chinese Hospital Over Forced Psychiatric Admission
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sues-05142013105349.html

Human Rights Defenders

Change in China 'Inevitable', Says Blind Activist Chen
Agence France-Presse, May 14, 2013
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130514/change-china-inevitable-says-blind-activist-chen

Information Control

发泡餐具5月1日解禁产品标准、准入条件与回收机制饱受质疑, 律师要求发改委公开解禁信息 (Lawyer Seeks Information on Controversial Decision to Lift Ban on Polyfoam Utensils)
The Beijing Times, May 15, 2013
epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2013-05/15/content_1989303.htm

China Tries to Rein in Microbloggers
The Guardian, May 14, 2013
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/15/china-microblogging-accounts-closed

International Relations

88 Generation Students Hold Talks with U.S., China
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2013
www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/88-generation-students-05142013135841.html

Arctic Council Adds Six Members, Including China
The New York Times, May 15, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/world/europe/arctic-council-adds-six-members-including-china.html

Land, Housing, Property

中国多地现暴力征地官方紧急通知严肃查处 (Ministry Issues Urgent Directive to Investigate Unlawful and Violent Land Grabs)
Beijing News, May 14, 2013
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/05/14/263693.html

Related:
China Ministry Urges End to "Forcible" Land Requisition: Paper
Reuters, May 14, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-china-land-idUSBRE94E04320130515

Political and Economic Reform

Binding the Baton in China
Asia Times Online, May 14, 2013
www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-140513.html

Population

北上广超生人群调查:明星富豪及中低收入者均有 (Survey: Celebrities, Millionaires, and Low-to Middle-Income Families Among Those Exceeding Birth Quota)
Beijing Evening Post, May 15, 2013
news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2013-05-15/151927130901.shtml

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Shan Rebels Ask China to Provide Shelter for Refugees
The Irrawaddy, May 15, 2013
www.irrawaddy.org/archives/34582

Vulnerable Groups

China Sex Workers 'Abused by Police'
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2013
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22520455

Opinion

中国缺乏开放的思想市场 (China Still Lacks Free Thinking)
Financial Times, May 15, 2013
www.ftchinese.com/story/001050413

人民日报：期待昆明成功走出“PX困局” (Transparency and Open Information are Key to Building Public Trust and Reducing Mass Protests against Industrial Projects)
The People's Daily, May 15, 2013
comments.caijing.com.cn/2013-05-15/112781409.html

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Business and Human Rights

PPG Funds Social Responsibility Research at Tsinghua

China Daily, May 13, 2013

www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013-05/13/content_16495449.htm

Civil Society

Quake Prompts Growth in NGOs

China Daily, May 13, 2013

usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-05/13/content_16494692.htm

Corruption

China's Illegal 'Black Jails': How A Government Incentive Created More Corruption

International Business Times, May 13, 2013

www.ibtimes.com/chinas-illegal-black-jails-how-government-incentive-created-more-corruption-1254695

刘铁男涉嫌严重违纪被免去领导职务 (Senior Planning Official Sacked for “Disciplinary Violations”)

Southern Weekly, May 14, 2013

www.infzm.com/content/90359

Related:

China Social Media Hailed after Official Toppled

Agence France-Presse, May 14, 2013

news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Science%2Band%2BTech/Story/A1Story20130514-422459.html

简讯：重庆公安局原副局长唐建华被双开 (Former Chongqing Police Official Sacked, Expelled from CPC for Taking Bribes)

British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2013

www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130513_brief_chongqing_tang.shtml

Disaster

Five Years After A Quake, Chinese Cite Shoddy Reconstruction

National Public Radio, May 13, 2013

www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/13/183635289/Five-Years-After-A-Quake-Chinese-Cite-Shoddy-Reconstruction

Environment

北京九成受访者认为PM2.5主要来自汽车尾气 (Survey: 90% of Beijingers Think Automobile Exhaust is Major Cause of Pollution)

Caijing, May 14, 2013

politics.caijing.com.cn/2013-05-14/112775884.html

Health

中国已有35人死于H7N9禽流感 (Bird Flu Fatalities Reach 35, 130 Infected)

British Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2013

www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130514_china_bird_flu.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

Lawyers Held, Beaten After Sichuan 'Black Jail' Visit

Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2013

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-05132013104116.html

For more information, see:

围观“黑监狱” 多名律师遭殴打关押

Lawyers Beaten During Attempt to Visit Black Jail

Human Rights in China, May 13, 2013

CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6681

EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6680

Daughter of a Detained Chinese Rights Activist Speaks

The New York Times, May 13, 2013

rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/daughter-of-a-detained-chinese-rights-activist-speaks/

Information Control

中国整治网站编发虚假新闻、恶意篡改标题行为 (China to Tighten Regulation on Internet News and Combat “Fake Information”)

Caijing, May 14, 2013

politics.caijing.com.cn/2013-05-14/112776398.html

China Launches New Crackdown on Internet Celebrities

The Telegraph, May 13, 2013

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10053820/China-launches-new-crackdown-on-internet-celebrities.html

International Relations

In Cambodia, China Fuels Deadly Illegal Logging Trade

Time, May 14, 2013

http://world.time.com/2013/05/14/in-cambodia-illegal-logging-unabated-on-anniversary-of-leading-activists-death/

Beijing's Blue Berets: UN Peacekeeping and the Evolution of Chinese Diplomacy

The Atlantic, May 13, 2013

www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/05/beijings-blue-berets-un-peacekeeping-and-the-evolution-of-chinese-diplomacy/275793/

Labor

四川泸县矿难28人遇难全省煤矿停产整顿 (All Sichuan Coal Mines Shut Down after Fatal Explosion)

Xinhua News Agency, May 13, 2013

www.infzm.com/content/90350

Land, Housing and Property

村民豪华别墅被强拆告赢政府获赔238万 (Kunming Villager Wins Forced Demolition Case Against Government)

Kunming Daily, May 14, 2013

http://news.sznews.com/content/2013-05/14/content_8048545.htm

Protests and Petitions

非法拘禁上访者主犯获刑2年 (Appeal Court Upholds Convictions in Case of Illegal Detention of Petitioners)

The Beijing News, May 14, 2013

epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2013-05/14/content_432703.htm?div=-1

'I Am Scared': Chinese Creator of White House Petition Seeks Help after Police Visit

South China Morning Post, May 14, 2013

www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1237408/i-am-scared-chinese-creator-white-house-petition-seeks-help-after-police

Cover-Up Suspicions As Authenticity Of Footage Of Mysterious Chinese Woman's Suicide Questioned

International Business Times, May 13, 2013

www.ibtimes.com/cover-suspicions-authenticity-footage-mysterious-chinese-womans-suicide-questioned-1254743

Opinion

曹林：不能把正常批评与合理怀疑归为假新闻 (Combating “Fake News” Cannot Justify Silencing of Legitimate Criticisms)

China Youth Daily, May 14, 2013

ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201305/14/59691.html

Reform Can End Loose Talk of a Chinese Revolution

Financial Times, May 13, 2014

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/230abf60-b348-11e2-b5a5-00144feabdc0.html

Public Opinion Empowers Weibo's Effect

Global Times, May 13, 2013

www.globaltimes.cn/content/781063.shtml#.UZHvPStgaI0

Monday, May 13, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights

Bear Attack on Monkey Sparks Calls for Laws
China Daily, May 13, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-05/10/content_16489258.htm

Children

学校私自放假四学童溺亡校方卸责官员并逼迫家属埋尸 (Authorities Deny Responsibility for Students Drowned during Unscheduled Break, Threaten Families)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/xx-05102013141856.html

Corruption

After a Journalist’s Prodding, China Investigates a Top Official
The New York Times, May 12, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/world/asia/china-eyes-liu-tienan-an-official-challenged-by-a-journalist.html

中国审计报告揭央企财务问题处理70名官员 (70 SOE Officials Disciplined for Mishandling Finances)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130511_china_audit_report.shtml

Disasters

四川地震遇难学生母亲被禁祭奠儿子 (Mother Banned from Mourning Son Killed in 2008 Earthquake)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130512_sichuan_ban.shtml

Related:
The Children Airbrushed from The Story of China's Devastating Quake
Telegraph India, May 11, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10051077/The-children-airbrushed-from-the-story-of-Chinas-devastating-quake.html

网民促追究汶川地震豆腐渣工程责任 (Netizens Demand Accountability for Building Collapses in 2008 Earthquake)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130512_china_earthquake_weibo.shtml

Environment

山东14家企业地下排污共计被罚款35万元 (Environmental Ministry Finds 558 Violations Within 40 Days, Fines Companies)
Shandong Business Daily, May 11, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0511/04/8UIM3JDR0001124J.html

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

京滬大學遭令「七不講」禁談新聞自由普世價值教授：課堂無話可說 (Beijing and Shanghai Universities Told Not to Discuss Rights and Freedoms)
Ming Pao, May 13, 2013
http://bit.ly/YQRo1g

Related:
网民对“七不讲”存疑并忧虑“文革再来” (Gag Order on Universities Causes Uproar Online)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130511_china_weibo_orders.shtml

Seven Subjects Off Limits for Teaching, Chinese Universities Told
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1234453/dont-teach-freedom-press-or-communist-party-mistakes-chinese-academics

上海民众再度集会抗议电池厂项目 (Shanghai Residents March Against Planned Battery Factory)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130511_shanghai_factory_protest.shtml

Changing Nature of Urbanization
China Daily, May 10, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013-05/10/content_16490815.htm