The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Health

孕妇在黑诊所手术窒息而亡 医生锁门逃跑 (Uncertified Abortionist Locks Door and Flees after Woman Dies in Operation)
Chengdu Evening News, June 18, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-06-18/080527428073.shtml

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Human Rights Defenders

N.Y.U., China, and Chen Guangcheng
The New Yorker, June 18, 2013
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/evanosnos/2013/06/nyu-china-and-chen-guangcheng.html

Related:
N.Y.U. Again Denies It's Booting Chinese Dissident
Associated Press, June 17, 2013
http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/nyu-again-denies-it-s-booting-chinese-dissident-1.5505176

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International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment)

中国要求美国就监控项目作出解释 (China Officially Demands U.S. to Explain Surveillance Program)
Reuters, June 18, 2013
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE95H00120130618

Ban to Hold Talks with Chinese Leaders
Bangkok Post, June 18, 2013
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/355635/ban-to-hold-talks-with-chinese-leaders

Ban or Not, UN Secretary-General Launches WeChat Account for Chinese
CIOL, Information Technology News, June 18, 2013
http://www.ciol.com/ciol/news/190143/un-debuts-wechat-certify-millionth-weibo-follower

Japan Fears Losing Battle of Diplomatic Buffets to China
Agence France-Presse, June 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1262897/japan-fears-losing-battle-diplomatic-buffets-china

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Migrants

From Sand to Skyscrapers: Inside China's Newest City as 400 Million Move to Towns
Telegraph India, June 17, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10123620/From-sand-to-skyscrapers-Inside-Chinas-newest-city-as-400-million-move-to-towns.html

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Protests and Petitions

异议人士顾义民被扣煽动罪逮捕 杜斌妹妹看守所外举牌抗议 (Supporters Protest in Front of Detention Centers Holding Gu Yimin for Incitement and Du Bin for “Picking Quarrels”)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-06172013103424.html

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Rule of Law

辽宁犯人被打后狱方称“睡觉死” 遗属称疑点重重上访遭刁难推诿 (Liaoning Prisoner Beaten to Death by Inmates, Prison Says He Died in Sleep)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl-06172013103752.html

湖南邵阳聘千人替城管执法 罚款可提成80% (Shaoyang in Hunan Hires 1,000 to Patrol Streets with 80% of Fines as Reward)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/hc-06172013145855.html

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Society

调查称近7成内地民众支持生二胎：有利于养老 (Survey Shows 69% of Mainlanders Support Second Birth)
China News Service, June 17, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0617/20/91JLG1TM00014JB6.html

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Tibet

四川道孚县自焚尼姑不治身亡 (Sichuan Nun Dies after Self-Immolation)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06172013105156.html

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Opinion

邓聿文：论“官二代”“火箭提拔” (Meteoric Rise of Young and Connected Officials Draws Public Ire)
Caijing Magazine, June 18, 2013
http://comments.caijing.com.cn/2013-06-18/112919629.html

社评：引渡斯诺登会让香港内地都失分
Extraditing Snowden an Unwise Decision
Global Times, June 18, 2013
CH:http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2013-06/4031342.html
EN:http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/789238.shtml#.UcBuMufVB8F

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Children

河南现拐卖婴儿广告 明码标价男孩3万6女孩2万4 (Henan Hospitals Advertise Babies for Sale, One Says Already Sold More than 40)
China National Radio, June 17, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130617/u1a7460553.html

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Education

60%高考状元本科毕业后留学 (60% of Top Gaokao Scorers Study Overseas after College Graduation)
The Beijing Times, June 17, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/depth_report/2013-06/4033813.html

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Edward Snowden Case

Hong Kong Rally Backs Snowden, Denounces Allegations of U.S. Spying
Reuters, June 16, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/16/us-usa-security-hongkong-idUSBRE95E08920130616

Edward Snowden Wrong About Hong Kong, Some in Territory Say
The Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-hong-kong-snowden-20130616,0,1337287.story

China Paper Hits Out at U.S. Surveillance Programme
Bangkok Post, June 16, 2013
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/355418/china-paper-hits-out-at-us-surveillance-programme

梁振英:暂不能披露有关斯诺登事件相关行动细节 (HK Chief CY Leung Says He Cannot Disclose Details of Snowden Case)
China News Service, June 17, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-17/212727423479.shtml

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Environment

China to Hold Local Leaders Responsible for Air Quality
Bangkok Post, June 17, 2013
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/355486/china-to-hold-local-leader

China Orders Its Industries to Cut Pollution
The Independent, June 16, 2013
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-orders-its-industries-to-cut-pollution-8660989.html

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Human Rights Defenders

Family Suspicious Over Chinese Activist's Death in Detention
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/suspicious-06142013122647.html

China Dissident Says He’s Being Forced From N.Y.U.
The New York Times, June 16, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/world/asia/china-dissident-says-hes-being-forced-from-nyu.html

Related:
陈光诚发声明：中共对纽约大学施压 (Chen Guangcheng: China Pressured N.Y.U.)
Deutsche Welle, June 17, 2013
http://bit.ly/13UslaZ

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International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment)

Mixed Online Reaction to Chinese Students Attacked in France
Radio France Internationale, June 17, 2013
http://www.english.rfi.fr/asia-pacific/20130616-mixed-online-reaction-chinese-students-attacked-france

中国研讨会质疑冲绳岛主权
Okinawa Sovereignty Claims in China Add to Disputes With Japan
The New York Times, June 17, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20130617/c17okinawa/dual/

金正恩电贺习近平六十大寿期盼修复关系 (Kim Jong-un Sends Birthday Note to Xi Wishing Stronger Ties with China)
Voice of America, June 16, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/north-korea-sent-birthday-message-to-chinese-leader-20130616/1682699.html

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Land, Property, Housing

China’s Great Uprooting: Moving 250 Million into Cities
The New York Times, June 15, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/world/asia/chinas-great-uprooting-moving-250-million-into-cities.html

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June Fourth

常熟公民发六四图片申请游行被煽颠批捕 (Jiangsu Citizen Arrested for “Inciting Subversion of State Power” after Applying to March on June 4 and Posting Related Photos Online)
Voice of America, June 17, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/jiansu-activists-arrested-20130617/1683066.html

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Open Government Information

长沙公示干部电话接通率低 部分官员称打错了 (Most Phone Calls to Changsha Officials Go Unanswered or Callers Told “Wrong Number”)
Law Weekly, June 17, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-15/020027401601.shtml

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Society

Faltering Economy in China Dims Job Prospects for Graduates
The New York Times, June 16, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/business/global/faltering-economy-in-china-dims-job-prospects-for-graduates.html

浙江永康男子被关派出所数小时后身亡 (Man Beaten to Death Hours after Being Taken to Police Station)
People's Daily, June 17, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130617/u1a7460667.html

13岁少女被父亲朋友强奸 父母选择算了 (Parents’ Inaction to Childhood Rape Leaves Woman Traumatized, Homeless, and Imprisoned)
Guangzhou Daily, June 17, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-06-17/093427418444.shtml

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Taiwan

「中国大陆人权实录展」在台北开幕 (U.S.-Based Research Foundation Holds Exhibit in Taiwan on PRC Human Rights Abuses since 1949)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/al-06162013115921.html

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Tibet

Tibet Issue: NCP Urges Centre, Arunachal Pradesh Govt to Review China Policy
The Times of India, June 17, 2013
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Tibet-issue-NCP-urges-Centre-Arunachal-Pradesh-govt-to-review-China-policy/articleshow/20622153.cms

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Opinion

Risks of Following Chinese Model
The Age, June 17, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/business/risks-of-following-chinese-model-20130616-2ocgb.html

胡佳谈曼德拉精神和对中国的影响 (Hu Jia Discusses Nelson Mandela's Influence on China)
Radio France Internationale, June 17, 2013
http://rfi.my/13UjtCe

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Children

幼儿园业主将荷载5人轿车改成校车 挤入21名儿童 (Kindergarten Owner Overloads Five-Passenger Sedan with 21 Children in Daily Commute)
China News Service, June 14, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0614/18/91BO7U1J00014JB6.html

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Corruption

律师称刘志军374套房不实 系丁羽心等名下财产 (Defense Lawyer Says 374 Properties Do Not Belong to Rail Minister on Trial for Corruption)
The Beijing News, June 14, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0614/c1001-21835536.html

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Culture

Body Politic: Gao Brothers Photographs Are Naked Criticism of Modern China
The Independent, June 14, 2013
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/body-politic-gao-brothers-photographs-are-naked-criticism-of-modern-china-8658015.html

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Cyber Security

好一个伪君子——美"棱镜门"引中国网民痛批 (Xinhua: Chinese Netizens Call U.S. a “Hypocrite” in Wake of Snowden’s Revelation)
Xinhua News Agency, June 14, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130614/u1a7455015.html

Eric Holder Promises Edward Snowden Will Face Justice
Financial Times, June 14, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3f3ac846-d4aa-11e2-8639-00144feab7de.html

中國日報：美監控手段不合理 (Official Chinese Media Outlets Criticize U.S. Surveillance Methods)
Ming Pao, June 14, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130614/gad1.htm

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Health

美国报告：中国移民体内重金属含量高 (U.S. Report: Chinese Immigrants Show High Levels of Heavy Metals)
Deutsche Welle, June 14, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18pOy

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Hong Kong

Strange Haven: Freedom without Democracy Leads Hong Kong into All Sorts of Trouble
The Economist, June 15, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21579475-freedom-without-democracy-leads-hong-kong-all-sorts-trouble-strange-haven

港立法会议员致信奥巴马吁宽容斯诺登 (Two HK Legislators Urge Obama to Be Tolerant towards Snowden)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 14, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130614_hk_snowden_obama.shtml

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Human Rights Defenders

刘霞致信习近平:“别使我们变成中国噩梦？” (Liu Xiaobo’s Wife in Open Letter to Xi Jinping: “Don’t Let Our ‘Chinese Dream’ Become a Nightmare”)
Deutsche Welle, June 14, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18pBu

张林父女失联络引外界关注 (Zhang Lin and Daughter Not Heard from after Receiving Overseas Fund)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/fy-06132013100143.html

For more information on Zhang Lin and his daughter, see:
合肥声援张安妮就学活动遭清场
Police End Protest in Support of 10-Year-Old’s Right to Attend School
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2013
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6637
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6644

被构陷入狱维权村长许坤提前获释 政府加强控制村民不满升级 (Authorities Tighten Control on Villagers after Rights Defense Village Chief’s Prison Release)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06132013100100.html

For more information on Xu Kun, see:
广西维权村长许坤获释
Guangxi Rights Defense Village Chief Released from Prison
Human Rights in China, June 12, 2013
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6742
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6741

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International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment)

Over There: China Ponders Sending More Combat Troops on UN Peacekeeping Missions
The Economist, June 15, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21579495-china-ponders-sending-more-combat-troops-un-peacekeeping-missions-over-there

The Cheapest Thing Going is Gone
The Economist, June 15, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21579488-after-enduring-decade-criticism-its-weakness-chinas-currency-now-looks-uncomfortably

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Political and Economic Reform

"Chinese Dream" Trumps the Constitution, Says Communist Party Paper
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1260791/chinese-dream-trumps-constitution-says-communist-party-paper

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Society

山西5岁男童被火车撞死 铁路方索要出警救护费 (Authorities Deduct “Rescue Fee” from Compensation for Boy Crushed to Death by Train)
China News Service, June 14, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0614/20/91BTF8PL00014JB6.html

北京高考生信息被售卖 2万人信息卖800元 (Personal Information of 20,000 Beijing Gaokao Students Sold to Telemarketers)
Beijing Youth Daily, June 14, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-06-14/120127397007.shtml

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Taiwan

习吴会 吴伯雄首度提“一个中国框架”回应大陆 (Honorary KMT Chairman Affirms “One China Framework” in Meeting with Xi)
Global Times, June 14, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130614/u1a7455168.html

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Tibet

体制内学者建议中共重新思考西藏政策 (Professor at CPC School: Government Must Re-Think Tibet Policy)
Voice of America, June 14, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-tibet-part-1-20130614/1681687.html

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Women

西安雁塔城管局辞退全部女监督员 称女性不适合 (Xi’an Dismisses all Female Urban Management Inspectors, Claims Women “Unsuitable for Job”)
Hua Shang Wang, June 14, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-14/012827391416.shtml

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XUAR

Chinese Controls on Uyghur Students Ahead of Ramadan
外省回疆维族生电脑须被检查 斋月推出“十户联保”罚封斋
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2013
EN:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-06132013104647.html CH:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/students-06132013105142.html

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Opinion

U.S. Retreat Is China's Opportunity
The Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323495604578539603440889298.html

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Corruption

公车改革被指多数夭折回潮 专家称缺更高层统筹 (Most Spending Cuts on Government Vehicles Fail)
Economic Information Daily, June 13, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-13/012627381549.shtml

高校为何成为工程腐败“重灾区”？ (Rampant Corruption Found in University Construction and Renovation Projects)
Xinhua News Agency, June 13, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130613/u1a7452882.html

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Culture

广州民国建筑深夜遭偷拆 专家建议加大惩戒力度 (Developers Destroy Historic Guangzhou Buildings, Experts Urge Criminal Sanctions to Protect Cultural Relics)
China News Service, June 13, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-13/211227390520.shtml

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Cyber Security

Pressure Builds on U.S. over Hong Kong Civilian Hacking Allegations
The Guardian, June 13, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/13/hong-kong-demands-us-answer-hacking-allegations

Related:
美“监控门”揭秘者：美长期监控中国内地和香港目标 (Snowden Says U.S. Has Been Hacking Mainland and HK for Years)
China News Service, June 13, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130613/u1a7452868.html

China Silent on Snowden Case, but Hits out at "Double Standards"
The Hindu, June 13, 2013
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-silent-on-snowden-case-but-hits-out-at-double-standards/article4810031.ece

Whistle-Blower Edward Snowden Tells SCMP: "Let Hong Kong People Decide My Fate"
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1259422/edward-snowden-let-hong-kong-people-decide-my-fate

外交部：中国是最主要的黑客攻击受害国之一 (China One of “Major Victims” of Hacking Attacks, Says Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 13, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130613/u1a7453431.html

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Ethnic Groups

Inner Mongolian Historian on Hunger Strike in Ulan Bator Jail
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mongolia-06122013170523.html

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Hong Kong

梁振英：民主诉求有可能导致京港对抗 (HK Chief Exec Says Democratic Demand May Cause Confrontation with Beijing, NPC Official: PRC Will Not Accept a Contentious HK Chief)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 13, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130613_leung_china_hk.shtml

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Human Rights Defenders

北京警方首次证实独立记者杜斌被刑拘
China Detains Journalist and Photographer Du Bin
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 13, 2013
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130613_china_journalist_du_bin.shtml
EN:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22883981

美国国务院就刘晓波妻弟刘晖被判刑发表声明 (U.S. is Deeply Concerned about 11-Year Sentence of Liu Xiaobo’ Brother-in-Law)
Voice of America, June 12, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/conviction-of-liu-hui-20130612/1680780.html

Related:
State Department on China's Conviction of Liu Hui
U.S. Department of State, June 12, 2013 http://translations.state.gov/st/english/texttrans/2013/06/20130612276074.html#axzz2W6riPQ23

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International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment)

Chinese Media Suggest N.S.A. Disclosure Will Hurt U.S. Ties
The New York Times, June 13, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/world/asia/chinese-media-suggest-nsa-disclosure-will-hurt-us-ties.html

奥巴马安倍电话讨论习奥会内容 (Obama and Japan’s Abe “Discuss” Recent U.S.-China Summit)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 13, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/06/130613_japan_us_china.shtml

英国“半公费赴华留学”人数将倍增 (Britain's Support for Students to Study in China Will Increase Threefold)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/uk/2013/06/130612_uk_china_education.shtml

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Land, Property, Housing

Chinese Authorities "Fired Tranquilizer Darts" at Hui Muslim Evictees
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/darts-06122013120349.html

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Political and Economic Reform

专家称唯GDP是从的城镇化将是场灾难 (Expert: GDP-Oriented Urbanization Will Lead to Disasters)
China Economic Weekly, June 13, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-13/002327381374.shtml

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Tibet

拍摄“西藏七日”记者遭中国外交官威胁 (French Reporter of “Seven Days in Tibet” Harassed by Chinese Diplomats in Thailand )
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18ok7

Dalai Lama Questions Impact of Tibetan Self-Immolations
The Guardian, June 13, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/13/dalai-lama-tibetan-self-immolations

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Women

深圳拟规定女工产假工资由生育津贴发放 (Shenzhen to Provide Maternity Leave Subsidy)
Shenzhen Economic Daily, June 13, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-13/114527386715.shtml

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Opinion

Urbanization and the Chinese Dream
Caixin, June 13, 2013
http://english.caixin.com/2013-06-13/100540785.html

Why It's Still So Hard To Find Safe Baby Formula in China
喝一口安全的奶有多难？
Economic Observer, June 13, 2013
EN: http://bit.ly/1bAfwpe
CH：http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0608/245159.shtml

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance

艾未未：“监控门”会刺激中国 (Ai Weiwei: NSA Surveillance Will Encourage China’s Information Control)
Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18oGL

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Children

小学营养餐被曝全是青菜没油水(图) (Underfunded, Schools Struggle to Provide Government-Mandated “Nutritious” Meals)
China National Radio, June 12, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/p/2013-06-12/183627380678.shtml

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Education

媒体称高考备考成本30年涨幅超8万倍 (Gaokao Preparation Costs 80,000 Times More than 30 Years Ago)
China National Radio, June 12, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0611/19/9144CCPO00014JB5.html

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Environment

广西环保厅删除文件中镉污染处置创奇迹语句 (Authorities Remove Text Glorifying Flawed Pollution Management as Controversy Rises on Weibo)
China News Service, June 12, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-12/210627381047.shtml

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Freedom of Expression and Privacy

Edward Snowden: Hong Kong Activists Plan Rally in Support of Whistleblower
The Guardian, June 12, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/12/hong-kong-rally-edward-snowden

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Health

中国每分钟有6人被确诊为癌症 年龄层两级分化 (New Cancer Case Every Six Minutes, Expert Says Pollution Likely Underestimated as Cause of Cancer Deaths)
Xinhua News Agency, June 12, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0612/15/9168A1A200014OVB.html

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Hukou

男子称户口带来悲剧:最需要时没有有时不需要 (No Education, Job, or Health Benefits—Tragedy of a Non-Urban Hukou)
Xinhua News Agency, June 12, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-06-12/203027380987.shtml

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Human Rights Defenders

Masanjia Filmmaker Held in Beijing over "Illegal Publishing"
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/du-bin-06112013134904.html

维权村长出狱：要讨回清白 (Released from Prison, Rights Activist Maintains Innocence, Vows to Appeal)
Deutsche Welle, June 11, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18nh1

For more information on Xu Kun, see:
广西白虎头村两维权村民刑满获释
Guangxi Villagers Who Fought Land Appropriation Released from Prison
Human Rights in China, June 08, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6112
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6111
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Intellectual Property Rights

中国“盗版软件大王”在美被判12年监禁
U.S. Jails Chinese Man Guilty of $100m Software Scam
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 12, 2013
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22867364
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130612_china_software_piracy_us.shtml

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Internet

Public Call on Chinese Officials to Declare Assets Goes Viral on Weibo
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1258969/public-call-chinese-officials-declare-assets-goes-viral-weibo

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Reeducation-Through-Labor

Behind Cry for Help From China Labor Camp
The New York Times, June 11, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/world/asia/man-details-risks-in-exposing-chinas-forced-labor.html?ref=asia&_r=0

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Religion

China's House Church Crackdown Gathers Pace
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crackdown-06112013102559.html

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Tibet

辩经大法会在甘孜尼措寺举行 一尼姑借机自焚抗议
Tibetan Nun Sets Herself Ablaze in New Self-Immolation Protest
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2013
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06112013134937.html
EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protest-06112013161828.html

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Women

女权工作者叶海燕获释后遭到骚扰 (Rights Defender Ye Haiyan Harassed after Released)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130612_china_guangxi_activist.shtml

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Cyber Security

Flight to Hong Kong Muddies Hacking Waters
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/whistleblower-06102013104608.html

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Education

湖北钟祥调查高考点围堵事件 考生遭非礼系谣言 (Hubei Parents Besiege Gaokao Proctor for Confiscating Cheating Tools)
Xinhua News Agency, June 11, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-11/220327375775.shtml

考生父亲高考前身亡 家人和学校近千人联合隐瞒 (Family and School Withhold News of Father’s Death until after Gaokao)
Yangtse Evening Post, June 11, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0611/05/912J338N00014AED.html

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Environment

每天上万吨污水直排高原湖泊贵州草海 (10,000 Tons of Sewage Discharged Daily to Caohai Wetland in Guizhou)
China Central Television, June 11, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-11/221027375792.shtml

China's "Green" Highway the Way to the Future
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1258045/chinas-green-highway-way-future

China's Rich Provinces Outsource Emissions to Less Developed Areas
The Guardian, June 10, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jun/10/china-provinces-outsource-emissions

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Freedom of Expression and Privacy

国防大学一教授称微博已成为反体制言论集散地 (Military Professor: Microblogs Are Used by Hostile Forces for “Ideological Infiltration” and “Subversive Online Activities”)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sd-06102013145222.html

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International Human Rights

海外人权组织敦促中国释放反腐维权人士 (Overseas Rights NGOs Urge China to Release Detained Anti-Corruption Activists)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/aw-06102013145410.html

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

学者：中国强权政治导致南中国海局势紧张 (Scholars in Vietnam and Philippines: China’s Power Politics Creates Tension in South China Sea)
Voice of America, June 10, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/south-china-sea-escalating-tentions-20130610/1679143.html

分析：揭开经营尼运河中资企业的面纱 (“HK” Company to Build, Operate Nicaraguan Canal Has Ties with Chinese State and ITC Industry)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130611_nicaragua_chinese_fund_enterprises.shtml

Few Chinese Follow NSA Revelations But Embrace Leaker
USA Today, June 11, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/06/11/nsa-leak-china/2410615/

A Subtle Defrosting in China's Chilly War with America
Financial Times, June 10, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/594776d2-d1ba-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html

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Natural Resources

China Banks on Desalination to Help Ease Water Woes
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 10, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22815145

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Rule of Law

厦门警方拒绝公布爆炸案嫌犯遗书 访民生存境况引发民众关注 (Xiamen Police Will Not Release Suicide Note of Bus Fire Suspect)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf-06102013101628.html

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Society

八十岁老人称在敬老院遭打 院方否认并强关记者 (Journalist Investigating Beating of Octogenarian is Locked Up at Retirement Home)
CN West , June 11, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-06-11/212227375677.shtml

女子因女儿未婚产子用裤腰带勒死婴儿 (Woman Gets Three-Year Sentence for Fatally Choking Unwed Daughter’s Newborn)
Voice of China, June 11, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0610/23/9120Q1VH00011229.html

南宁女性坠井至今搜寻无果 家属质疑次日才施救 (Woman Missing after Falling into Uncovered Manhole, Family Criticizes Delayed Rescue)
Xinhua News Agency, June 11, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-11/121427373485.shtml

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Opinion

China's "Left-Behind Children" Can't Be Ignored Anymore
留守儿童需要的不仅仅是安全
Economic Observer, June 01, 2013
EN: http://bit.ly/11EQio8
CH: http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0601/244839.shtml

大家谈中国：香港本土意识是如何炼成的? 香港网友 达达 (How is Hong Kong’s Native Consciousness Forged?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/comments_on_china/2013/06/130611_coc_hk_identity.shtml

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Monday, June 10, 2013

Consumer Safety

河北女孩赶考跌入水渠身亡 当地启动追责调查 (Guardrail Installed after Girl Drowns in Drainage Channel)
Yanzhao Daily, June 09, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-09/031927356801.shtml

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Corruption

China's Former Railways Minister "Took Bribes Worth £7 Million" Court Hears
The Daily Telegraph, June 09, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10108704/Chinas-former-railways-minister-took-bribes-worth-7-million-court-hears.html

三峡工程2.79亿移民资金被挪用 (Audit Shows RMB 279 Million ($45.3m) Relocation Fund for Three Gorges Project Misappropriated)
The People's Political Consultative Daily, June 08, 2013
http://cppcc.people.com.cn/n/2013/0608/c34948-21782733.html

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Education

2013届本科毕业生就业签约率仅为35% (New Report Shows 35% Employment Rate among 2013 College Graduates)
Beijing Evening News, June 10, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-09/143927361766.shtml

浙江温州200多名学生无学籍 “民三代”无奈选择 (200 Children of Migrant Workers Found School Unlicensed, Unable to Get Further Education)
Xinhua News Agency, June 08, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130608/u1a7445602.html

武汉外教试做高考英语卷 对部分语法题称困惑 (Two American Tutors in Wuhan Find English Gaokao Test “Confusing”)
China News Service, June 09, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130609/u1a7448525.html

“黑户”女孩调查：无法正常入学拿不到毕业证 (Girl Born to Unmarried Parents Has No Hukou, Denied School Enrollment)
The Legal Weekly, June 10, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/sd/2013-06-08/170427354322.shtml

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Hong Kong

程翔：梁振英批評佔中言論 令人看到其本質 (HK Chief’s Hard-Line Comment Stirs Concern for Possible Violent Crackdown on “Occupy Central”)
Radio Television Hong Kong , June 10, 2013
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20130609/news_20130609_55_927542.htm

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

U.S.-China Talks Yield Pledge for a New Model of Cooperation
“习奥会”达成中美合作总体共识
The New York Times, June 09, 2013
EN & CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20130609/c09summit/dual/

U.S. and China Move Closer on Climate, but Not on Cyberespionage
中美在网络安全方面仍有分歧
The New York Times, June 09, 2013
EN & CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20130609/c09summit-update/dual/

Despite Sunny Summit, Challenges Remain for U.S., China
Voice of America, June 10, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/despite-sunny-summit-challenges-remain-for-us-china/1678643.html

Edward Snowden's Choice of Hong Kong as Haven is a High-Stakes Gamble
The Guardian, June 10, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-hong-kong-gamble

Kazakhs Launch "Silk Road" China-Europe Rail Route
Reuters, June 10, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/10/us-kazakhstan-railway-idUSBRE9590GH20130610

加纳事件警示中非关系 (Illegal Mining Crackdown in Ghana Exposes China’s Flaws in Management of Overseas Citizens)
Financial Times, June 08, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001050843?full=y

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Land, Property, Housing

20多间房屋夜里突遭强拆 半百夫妇光身被丢雨中 (Senior Couple Removed from Bed in Nighttime Forced Demolition)
Jiangsu China Net, June 08, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-06-08/143127353165.shtml

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Rule of Law

中国以欺诈罪判囚刘晓波妻弟刘晖11年 (China Sentences Liu Xiaobo’s Brother-in-Law to 11 Years in Prison for “Fraud”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 09, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130609_china_liu_inlaw_verdict.shtml

《天安门屠杀》作者杜斌遭密捕 亲属未获官方通知 (Du Bin, Editor of New Book on Tiananmen, is Reportedly Held by Beijing Police)
Voice of America, June 10, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/independent-writer-du-bin-detained-update-20130610/1678796.html

Related: Chinese Dissidents Urge Obama to Ask about Filmmaker
Epoch Times, June 05, 2013
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/91471-chinese-dissidents-urge-president-obama-ask-about-filmmaker/

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Society

厦门访民公交纵火案引发网络激辩：谁之罪 (Xiamen Bus Fire Believed to Be Act of Suicide by Petitioner, Stirs Online Debate over Responsibility)
Voice of America, June 09, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/article/1678125.html

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Technology

Chinese Astronauts Take to Skies as They Mark a Decade of Human Spaceflight
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1257775/chinese-astronauts-take-skies-they-mark-decade-human-spaceflight

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Friday, June 07, 2013

Consumer Safety

农民种“良心菜”不用化肥农药 6元一斤无人买 (Farmer’s Pesticide-Free Vegetables Go Unsold Due to Higher-than-Average Price)
Dahe Daily, June 07, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130607/u1a7442484.html

食药监管总局：保健食品广告90%以上虚假违法 (China’s FDA: 90% of Ads for Nutrition Products are False and Illegal)
Xinhua News Agency, June 07, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-07/190327345554.shtml

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Cyber Security

Admit Nothing and Deny Everything
The Economist, June 08, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21579044-barack-obama-says-he-ready-talk-xi-jinping-about-chinese-cyber-attacks-makes-one

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Education

Rise in Chinese Students Shunning State Exams for A-Levels
The Guardian, June 07, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/07/rise-chinese-students-a-levels

今年百万考生弃考每年递增近10万 (One Million Students Skip Gaokao amid Unemployment Crisis and Study-Abroad Craze)
Guangzhou Daily, June 07, 2013
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2013-06/07/content_2275656.htm

非京籍考生回乡高考称成绩优秀变垫底 (Students with Non-Beijing Hukou Forced to Take Gaokao in “Hometowns,” Perform Poorly)
China National Radio, June 07, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-07/091327340800.shtml

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Health

报告：中国人面临新的健康威胁 (Five Pollution-Related Cancers Top List of Diseases Causing Pre-Mature Death in China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 07, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130607_health_china.shtml

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International Human Rights

美中峰会前夕陈光诚山东家人收到护照 (Chen Guangcheng’s Family Members Received Passports on Eve of Obama-Xi Summit)
Voice of America, June 07, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chen-guangcheng-broth-mother-received-passpost-20130607/1677062.html

多国民间组织吁奥巴马促习近平释放良心犯 (Rights Groups Urge Obama to Press Xi on Release of 16 Political Prisoners)
Voice of America, June 06, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/obama-urged-to-pressure-xi-jinping-20130607/1676980.html

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

From Pivot to Twirl
The Economist, June 08, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21579062-chinese-leader-tries-smooth-move-americas-backyard-pivot-twirl

The Economist's 'Brokeback Mountain' Cover & PRISM Won't Stop Obama & Xi
The Atlantic, June 07, 2013
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/06/economist-brokeback-mountain-cover-obama-xi/65999/

习近平结束拉美行抵洛杉矶 奥习峰会在沙漠庄园登场 (Los Angeles Rights Groups Protest Near Obama-Xi Summit Site)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/th-06072013095806.html

学者称中美非正式峰会创造良好机会 (Pei Minxin: Informal Summit a Good Opportunity, but U.S.-China Relations Still Far from Mature)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 07, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/06/130607_xi_ao_meeting_yuesheng.shtml

加纳羁押124名中国矿工 (124 Chinese Miners Arrested in Ghana’s Illegal Mining Crackdown)
Financial Times, June 07, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001050815

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Society

KTV扰民投诉多年无果 居民请环保局长来家睡觉 (Longstanding Noise Problems are Promptly Fixed after Complaints Spread on Weibo)
Zhejiang Daily, June 07, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130607/u1a7443441.html

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Tibet

Tibetan Prisoner Out in Poor Health After Serving Five-Year Term
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/prisoner-06062013150205.html

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Thursday, June 06, 2013

Cyber Security

日媒指60%黑客來自中國 (Japan Claims 60% of Cyber Attacks Come from China)
Radio Television Hong Kong , June 06, 2013
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20130606/news_20130606_55_926959.htm

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Environment

The Houses Built on China's 'Poisoned' Land
Caijing Magazine, June 06, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jun/06/houses-chinas-posioned-land

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Human Rights Defenders

李旺陽忌日 妹及妹夫被禁外出 (Family of Li Wangyang, Tiananmen Activist Found Dead in 2012, Have Been Under House Arrest for One Year)
Radio Television Hong Kong , June 06, 2013
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20130606/news_20130606_55_926913.htm

For more information on Li Wangyang see:
李旺阳亲属遭监控
Relatives of Li Wangyang Being Held by Authorities
Human Rights in China, June 7, 2012
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6109
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6108

作家杜导斌遭抄家及刑拘 刘萍涉非法集会罪被逮捕 (Rights Defense Writer Du Daobin Criminally Detained for “Disorderly Conduct,” Liu Ping Formally Arrested for “Illegal Assembly”)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-06062013101834.html

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

Michelle Obama Decides Not to Attend Crucial U.S.-China Californian Summit
The Daily Telegraph, June 05, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/michelle-obama/10101829/Michelle-Obama-decides-not-to-attend-crucial-US-China-Californian-summit.html

奥习会将在加州沙漠小镇登场 非正式峰会晤谈世界大事 (Obama To Meet Xi Day after His Arrival, Xi Will Not Stay at Annenberg Estate)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/th-06062013095044.html

美华裔工程师在习近平到访前突获准返美 (On Eve of Xi Visit, Chinese American Engineer Suddenly Permitted to Return to U.S.)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 06, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/06/130605_us_china_huzhicheng.shtml

Venezuela Secures $4 Billion Funding From China
The Wall Street Journal, June 06, 2013
http://on.wsj.com/14Ad8Lo

China Says EU Must Recognise Its Decline Amid Trade War
Financial Times, June 06, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a2711f68-ce7f-11e2-8e16-00144feab7de.html

Chinese Gold Miners Abused and Raped Ghanaians, says Online Report
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1254703/chinese-gold-miners-abused-and-raped-ghanaians-says-online-report

Interview: Why Did Kim Jong Un Dispatch Aide to China?
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/aide-06052013124156.html

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June Fourth

香港六四烛光晚会吸引大量大陆人士参与 (Many Mainland Chinese Attended HK’s June Fourth Candlelight Vigil)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/sy1-06052013131648.html

美西海岸最大群雕“记住他们”落成 王维林入群雕 (“Champions for Humanity” Sculpture in Oakland Includes Tiananmen Tankman)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-06052013111540.html

梁振英：政府不評六四 董建華曾蔭權均曾評論 (HK Chief CY Leung Refuses to Comment on June Fourth)
Ming Pao, June 06, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130606/gck1.htm

Chen Xitong Dies Ahead of Anniversary, Still Blamed for Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-06052013182322.html

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Land, Property, Housing

南京拆迁办每天高音喇叭念政策 居民不堪其扰 (Nanjing Demolition Administration Urges Relocation with Loud Policy Broadcast Daily)
China National Radio, June 06, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0606/17/90N23M0F00014JB5.html

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Political and Economic Reform

China's Constitution Appears Headed for the Growing List of Taboo Topics
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1254349/chinas-constitution-appears-headed-growing-list-taboo-topics

中共党报呼吁当局摒弃错误维稳观念 (Party Paper Urges End to “Improper” Stability Maintenance Approach)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/jz-06052013141639.html

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Society

如何找回幸福？
Wealth, Power and an Iron Bowl: The Pursuit Of Happiness in Modern China
The Economic Observer, June 04, 2013
CH:http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0529/244613.shtml
EN:http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/wealth-power-and-an-iron-bowl-the-pursuit-of-happiness-in-modern-china/happiness-chinese-quality-of-life/c3s12182/

女生因唇裂8次面试被拒 父母欲卖房为女儿整形 (Cleft Lip Nursing Graduate Rejected Eight Times in Job Interviews)
China News Service, June 06, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-06-06/204427335095.shtml

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Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Children

幼儿园六一演出时演讲台坍塌砸死女童 (Kindergarten Girl Killed in Stage Collapse during Children’s Day Performance)
Yanzhao Metropolis Daily, June 05, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-06-05/110327317903.shtml

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Consumer Safety

郑州安置房被指豆腐渣工程 房门用纸做成[图] (Forced Evictees in Zhengzhou are Given Homes With Paper Doors)
Xinhua News Agency, June 05, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130605/u1a7439124.html

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http://english.caixin.com/2013-06-05/100537850.html

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