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 25, 2013

Protests and Petitions

北京众访民坚守外交部 要求参与编写人权报告 (Beijing petitioners gather in front of MFA, seek participation in writing China’s human rights report for UPR)

Society

华西都市报:四川一复读女生高考失意割腕喝农药自杀身亡 (Sichuan girl student commits suicide after failing Gaokao twice)
Huaxi Metropolis Daily, June 25, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0625/07/926TBBHL00011229.html

Opinion

The twisted tales of Chen Guangcheng and Edward Snowden
Huffington Post, Jun 24, 2013
www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-wasserstrom/chen-guangcheng-edward-snowden_b_3492205.html
China's bullying tactics backfire
Sydney Morning Herald, June 24, 2013
www.smh.com.au/comment/chinas-bullying-tactics-backfire-20130624-2osru.html

Related:
澳民调:民众高度认同美澳同盟 对中国情感复杂 (Poll in Australia reveals complex reactions to China's rise)
Caijing, June 25, 2013
overseas.caijing.com.cn/2013-06-25/112949294.html

不怕污染的究竟是哪些“别人 (Only when 'GDP worship' is ended will government officials be afraid of pollution)
China Youth Daily, June 25, 2013
zqb.cyol.com/html/2013-06/25/nw.D110000zgqnb_

Monday, June 24, 2013

Children

湖南靖州"猥亵8女童教师"被刑拘 校长被停职处理 (Middle School Teacher Criminally Detained for Sexually Harassing Female Students)
China National Radio, June 22, 2013
china.cnr.cn/yaowen/201306/t20130622_512870834.shtml
河南强奸11名幼女被处死官员关押期间企图自杀 (Henan Official Convicted of Raping 11 Young Girls Attempts Suicide in Detention)
Xinhua News Agency, June 24, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0624/10/924L4LA00001124J.html
Chinese Girls Found Dead after Starving to Death
The Telegraph, June 24, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10138843/Chinese-girls-found-dead-after-starving-to-death.html

Edward Snowden Case

Snowden, in Russia, Is Said to Seek Asylum in Ecuador
斯诺登去向搅动三大洲国际关系
The New York Times, June 24, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20130624/c24snowden-update/dual/

斯诺登留下的“烂摊子 (Controversies over Mass Surveillance Remain as Snowden Leaves HK)
Deutsche Welle, June 23, 2013
http://bit.ly/19tDcws

Related:
社评:世界公众不愿看到斯诺登遭厄运 (Opinion: International Community Does Not Wish to See Snowden Persecuted)
Global Times, June 24, 2013
opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2013-06/4055409.html

美国务卿称斯诺登事件将影响与中俄关系 (U.S. Secretary of State: Snowden Incident Will Impact U.S.-China and Russia Relations)
Global Times, June 24, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/w/2013-06-24/193827485860.shtml

何俊仁:北京促请斯诺登离开香港 (Albert Ho: Beijing Urged Snowden to Leave HK)  
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130624_snowden_hongkong.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

China Activist Ai Weiwei Releases Protest Music Album
Associated Press, June 22, 2013
http://www.newsdaily.com/asia/9488949736581c4156637d5e99284c2b/china-activist-ai-weiwei-releases-protest-album

陈光诚:台湾证明民主非西方独有 (Chen Guangcheng: Taiwan Proves Democracy is Not Only for the West)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130624_chenguangcheng_byjames.shtml

Chinese Dissident Arrives in Taiwan
Associated Press, June 24, 2013
www.nytimes.com/2013/06/24/world/asia/chinese-dissident-arrives-in-taiwan.html

Related:
陈光诚访问台湾传有安全隐忧 (Security Concerns Overshadow Chen Guangcheng's Visit to Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 23, 2013 www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130623_taiwan_chen_guangcheng.shtml

FBI To Investigate Whether Chen Guangcheng Was Being Spied On
The Telegraph, June 21, 2013
 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10135643/FBI-to-investigate-whether-Chen-Guangcheng-was-being-spied-on.html

Information Control

In China: an Entire Bookstore Gets Censored
Christian Science Monitor, June 21, 2013
www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2013/0621/In-China-an-entire-bookstore-gets-censored

International Relations

Congo Defends Chinese Mining Companies
Associated Press, June 22, 2013
www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-06-22/congo-defends-chinese-mining-companies

Chinese Gold Miners Flee Ghana amid Crackdown and Reports of Abuse
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1267251/chinese-gold-miners-flee-ghana-amid-crackdown-and-reports-abuse

Rule of Law

Inside the Secret Chinese Jails That Strike Fear into the Communist Party

Society

中国35城市生活质量报告:主观满意度平均50.87 (Survey: Residents in 35 Cities Barely Satisfied with Quality of Life)
Caijing, June 22, 2013
politics.caijing.com.cn/2013-06-22/112941195.html

Tibet

唯色:藏人说真话的机会越来越少 (Tibetan Writer Laments Shrinking Space for Free Expression and Media Freedom)
Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2013

Opinion

奶粉安全终究系于监管 (Government Oversight Key to Ensuring Baby Formula Safety)
Changjiang Daily, June 22, 2013

Friday, June 21, 2013

Children

全国妇联权益部部长蒋月娥等做客人民网谈儿童合法权益保护, 建议废除嫖宿幼女罪 (All China Women's Federation Official Calls for Abolition of Controversial Law on Sex with Minors)
People's Daily, June 21, 2013
paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2013-06/21/nw.D110000renmrb_20130621_2-11.htm

Civil Society

Chinese Nonprofits Survive and Thrive
Bloomberg Business Week, June 19, 2013
www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-06-19/chinese-non-profits-survive-and-thrive

Cyber Security

Quantum Communications System Was Used at Party Congress in Beijing
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1265416/quantum-communications-system-was-used-party-congress-beijing

Environment

Air Quality in China's Major Cities Drops in May
Xinhua News Agency, June 20, 2013
http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2013-06/20/content_29178356.htm

Hong Kong

港大民调:港人不再信任“一国两制 (HKU Poll Shows Hong Kongers Have Lost Faith in “One Country, Two Systems”)
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2013
www.dw.de/港大民调港人不再信任一国两制/a-16895887

Human Rights Defenders

民间“光明中国梦”行动遭打压 “赤壁五君子”被控煽动颠覆
(Five Democracy Advocates from Guangdong and Hunan Detained for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-06202013103414.html                              

Chen Guangcheng Spyware Row: Blind Chinese Dissident May Have Been Spied On During NYU Tenure
Reuters, June 21, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/chen-guangcheng-spyware-row_n_3476188.html                                                                                               

光诚收到间谍软件礼物再惹争议 (Controversy over Tracking Software Installed in Gifts Given to Chen)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 21, 2013

Whatever Happened to the Chen Guangcheng of the 1970's?
The Atlantic, June 20, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/whatever-happened-to-the-chen-guangcheng-of-the-1970s/277074/ 

Lawmaker, University Spar over “Control” of Chinese Dissident
Chicago Tribune, June 20, 2013

美议员指责纽大阻止他见陈光诚 (U.S. Congressman Accuses NYU of Obstructing His Meetings with Chen Guangcheng)
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2013

Blind Chinese Activist Could Jump To Pro-Life Think Tank
Business Insider, June 19, 2013

Blind Activist’s Former Adviser: Pressure Claims "Mystifying"     
The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2013

Related:
Chen Guangcheng Case Widens the Political Rift
China Digital Times, June 21, 2013
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/06/chen-guangcheng-case-widens-political-rift/

Statement from Former Special Advisor to Chen Guangcheng, Mattie Bekink

International Human Rights

China, Russia Angry over U.S. Human Trafficking Criticism
Agence France-Presse, June 20, 2013
www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/china-russia-angry-over/718458.html

Reeducation Through Labor

中国多地劳教所转型戒毒所 官方低调引发民众猜疑
Calls for Transparency in China Labor Camp Reform
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2013
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf-06202013103644.html
EN: www.rfa.org/english/news/china/reform-06202013121355.html

Technology

2012年手机网民日均上网累计时长达124分钟 (400 Million Users Access the Internet on Mobile Devices, Spend an Average of 124 Minutes Online Daily in 2012)
People's Daily, June 21, 2013
news.sina.com.cn/m/2013-06-21/102327460767.shtml

Tibet

Bold New Proposals: Welcome Signs That Some Officials Are at Last Starting to Question Policies on Tibet
The Economist, June 22, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21579847-welcome-signs-some-officials-are-last-starting-question-policies-tibet-bold-new

Grid Locked: with the Help of Experts from Beijing, Tibet Tightens its Systems of Surveillance
The Economist, June 22, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21579848-help-experts-beijing-tibet-tightens-its-systems-surveillance-grid-locked

一藏人被殴致死 拉萨万人迎见已故班禅喇嘛妻女被阻 (Sichuan Tibetan Beaten to Death by Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06202013142657.html

Opinion

Why SOE Reform Cannot Be Avoided
Caixin, June 20, 2013
english.caixin.com/2013-06-20/100543612.html

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights


猪老板用加压机给猪灌料增重 部分猪肚胀惨死 (Pig Owners Force Feed Pigs to Increase Weight, Many Die in Process)
Yangcheng Evening News, June 20, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0620/20/91RBN5IV00011229.html

郑州千余燕子窝被"强拆" 施工现场遍地燕子尸体 (Zhengzhou Construction Team Uses Excavator to Remove Nests, Thousand Swallows Killed)
China Central Television, June 20, 2013

Children


Sexually Abused Children Suffer in Silence, as China Looks to Launch Awareness Drive
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2013

计生办掳走女婴“被失踪”十四年无交代 官员称法律不保护非婚生子女要家人封口
Chinese Parents Speak Out About Their Lost Daughter
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2013

Corruption


Detention Deaths in Chinese Corruption Cases Stir Concern
The New York Times, June 20, 2013

Death Penalty


China Threatens Death Penalty for Serious Polluters
Reuters, June 20, 2013

Edward Snowden Case


Chinese Hail Edward Snowden as a Hero
The Guardian, June 17, 2013

Environment


媒体称南水北调水源地成化粪池 当地将排查整治 (Sewage Discharged Daily into Source of South-to-North Water Diversion Project)
China News Service, June 20, 2013

Hukou


在京常住外地老人将可同享京籍老人优待政策 (Beijing to Extend Favorable Policies to Senior Residents with Non-Beijing Hukou, Social Welfare Not Included)
Xinhua News Agency, June 20, 2013

Human Rights Defenders


陈光诚兄在北京促信息公开 临沂计生受害者揭地方黑幕  (Chen Guangcheng’s Brother Urges Beijing to Release Information on Chen’s Persecution Promised Earlier)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2013

International Human Rights


U.S. Condemns China, Russia and Uzbekistan for Human Trafficking
The Guardian, June 19, 2013

Political and Economic Reform


秦曉孔丹被指談信仰動武  (Two Famous Princelings Quarrel over Universal Values)
Mingpao, June 20, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130620/caa2.htm

Tibet

XUAR


新疆7·5骚乱4周年前夕11人被判罪
China Jails 11 in Xinjiang for Religious Hatred
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights

Chinese City Dogged by Criticism over Dog-Meat Festival
The Guardian, June 18, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/18/chinese-city-yulin-dog-meat-festival

Children

性侵儿童惩罚男女有别 对性侵男童处罚较轻 (Victims’ Parents Urge Greater Awareness of Sexual Abuse of Boys)
Legal Daily, June 19, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-19/150227442051.shtml

中国七部门通告 严禁任何机构和个人私自收留弃婴 (Joint Notice by Seven Government Departments Prohibits Sheltering Abandoned Infants without Permission)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-06182013161554.html

民政部:全国47.5万名孤儿散居 (Ministry of Civil Affairs: 475,000 Orphans without Institutional Care)
China News Service, June 19, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-19/102027440184.shtml

Consumer Safety

维C银翘片含被禁成分香港吁勿服 (HK Authorities: Mainland Vitamin C Tablets Contain Banned Drugs, Do Not Use)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 19, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/hong_kong_review/2013/06/130619_china_health_product.shtml

Death Penalty

河南永城官员强奸、猥亵儿童被执行死刑 (Henan Official Executed for Raping Girls)
Henan Daily, June 19, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/fz/2013/06-19/4943485.shtml

Edward Snowden Case

"It's Christmas In June": China Revels in NSA Leaks Story
National Public Radio, June 18, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/06/18/192996800/Its-Christmas-in-June-China-Revels-In-NSA-Leaks-Story

人民日报评棱镜门:中国向来不掺和别人家烂事 (People’s Daily on Snowden Case: China Has Never Interfered in Others’ Shenanigans)
People's Daily, June 19, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/politics/2013-06/4042520.html

Hukou

沪居住证管理办法积分制代替分类 分值决定子女就学 (Shanghai's New Residential Permit Regulations Adopt Point System for Access to Social Services)
Shanghai Xinmin Net, June 19, 2013
http://shanghai.xinmin.cn/msrx/2013/06/19/20710915.html

International Human Rights

美国国务院的报告指责中国是一个被贩卖人口的来源地、中转地和目的地 (U.S. State Department: China is a Source, Transfer Point, and Destination for Trafficked Persons)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-06182013144359.html

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment)

西媒称中国主持巴以和谈 开始插手中东问题 (Western Media Highlights China's Foray into Israel-Palestine Conflict as Beijing Hosts Peace Conference)
Global Times, June 19, 2013
http://mil.huanqiu.com/observation/2013-06/4040645.html

奥巴马:习近平有魄力 (Obama on Xi: "He is Younger, More Forceful, More Robust, and More Confident" than Predecessors)
Voice of America, June 18, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/obama-china-north-korea-hacking-20130617/1684525.html

习近平会见越南主席:防止南海问题干扰两国关系 (Xi Meets Vietnamese President to Maintain Bilateral Ties Despite South China Sea Dispute)
China News Service, June 19, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-19/210327444559.shtml

India, China Vie for Expanding Footprints in African Continent
Zee News (India), June 19, 2013
http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/india-china-vie-for-expanding-footprints-in-african-continent_6435.html

Human Rights Defenders

Jerome Cohen on Chen Guangcheng: "You Shouldn't Bite the Hand That Feeds You"
Foreign Policy, June 17, 2013
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/06/17/jerome_cohen_chen_guangcheng_nyu_china

Dissident at Center of Conflicting Accounts
The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323836504578551301627698958.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird

Persons with Disabilities

获就业机会智障人士百不足二 (Less than 2% of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Find Employment)
Guangzhou Daily, June 19, 2013
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2013-06/19/content_2288194.htm

Political and Economic Reform

胡耀邦之子讲话曝太子党翻脸 (Hu Yaobang's Son's Speech Exposes Ideological Tension Among CPC Princelings)
Deutsche Welle, June 18, 2013
http://bit.ly/17lbYKW

刘云山:认真贯彻落实习近平总书记重要讲话精神 (Propaganda Chief Urges Closer Ties between Party and People)
Xinhua News Agency, June 19, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-06/4043674.html

李克强主持召开国务院常务会议 (China’s Premier Supports Market-Oriented Interest Rate Reform)
PRC State Council , June 19, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-06/4043643.html

Poverty

我国救助站实行24小时接待 可提供十天以内食宿 (State Media: Homeless Shelters Are Open 24 Hours with Free Food and Accommodation for Ten Days)
China National Radio, June 19, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130619/u1a7464060.html

XUAR

新疆加油站拒绝服务维族蒙面女 当局歧视民俗传统激化民族矛盾 (Veiled Uyghur Woman Denied Service at Xinjiang Gas Stations)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf-06182013101552.html

Opinion

人民日报:如何遏制校园安全事故发生 (Current Legislative Framework Inadequate to Ensure School Safety)
Caijing Magazine, June 19, 2013
http://comments.caijing.com.cn/2013-06-19/112924922.html

滕彪:中国政治需要死刑作伴 (Teng Biao: Chinese Regime Relies on Death Penalty to Rule)
Deutsche Welle, June 19, 2013
http://bit.ly/1bW1YEA

李开复:网络时代的人权危机
Human Rights, State Power, and the Internet: A Chinese Take on PRISM
Caixin, June 14, 2013
CH: http://culture.caixin.com/2013-06-14/100541155.html
EN: http://bit.ly/16DemsF

In China, a Controversial Law Is Seen to Excuse Sex With Minors
The New York Times, June 18, 2013
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/in-china-a-controversial-law-is-seen-to-excuse-sex-with-minors/

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights

Elephants Face Extinction If Beijing Does Not Ban Ivory Trade: China Accounts for Nearly Half of the 40,000 Killed Every Year for Their Tusks
Daily Mail, June 17, 2013
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2343137/Elephants-face-extinction-Beijing-does-ban-ivory-trade-China-accounts-nearly-half-40-000-killed-year-tusks.html

Children

民政部:严禁任何机构和个人私自收留弃婴 (Ministry of Civil Affairs Bans Private Adoption of Abandoned Babies Without Government Involvement)
The Beijing News, June 18, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/06/18/268872.html

家长指控老师将缝衣针扎入自闭症少年体内 (Court Rejects Case by Parents Suing Teacher for Poking Sewing Needle into Autistic Son)
Nanfang Daily, June 18, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-06-18/132227430850.shtml

Consumer Safety

Food-Safety Offenders to Receive Harsher Penalties
China Daily, June 18, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-06/18/content_16631715.htm

杭州地铁18天三次因故障停车 民众质疑其安全性 (Concern Grows as Technical Issues Stop Hangzhou Subway Three Times in 18 Days)
China News Service, June 18, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-18/215127434109.shtml

Corruption

四川镇政府骗领公益岗位工资 25人领31人补贴 (Sichuan Township Government Fakes Names to Receive Workers’ Public Welfare Subsidies)
Sina, June 18, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-06-18/082027428417.shtml

Cyber Security

要闻解说: 奥巴马谈他就网络黑客问题向中国发出的警告 (Obama on China’s Cyber-espionage: That’s Different, That’s Theft, We can’t Tolerate That)
Radio France Internationale, June 18, 2013

Death Penalty

中国废死刑民间组织举步维艰 (Anti-Death Penalty NGOs Face Multiple Restrictions and Obstacles in China)
Deutsche Welle, June 18, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18rCH

Edward Snowden Case

Edward Snowden: NSA Whistleblower Answers Reader Questions
Guardian, June 17, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/17/edward-snowden-nsa-files-whistleblower

斯诺登驳斥关于他是中国间谍的说法 (Snowden Rebuts Accusations That He is a Spy for China)
Reuters, June 18, 2013
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE95H01O20130618

China Denies Allegation of Edward Snowden Spying for Beijing
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1262929/cheney-hint-snowden-chinese-spy-sheer-nonsense-says-china

斯诺登的命运:最后还是北京说了算? (Many Believe Snowden's Fate Rests in the Hands of Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, June 18, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18r2d

Environment

最高人民法院、最高人民检察院关于办理环境污染刑事案件适用法律若干问题的解释 (Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate's Interpretation of Several Issues Related to Laws Applicable to Criminal Cases of Environmental Pollution)
China Court, June 18, 2013
http://www.chinacourt.org/law/detail/2013/06/id/146211.shtml

Related:
"两高"公布紫金山金铜矿等四起环境污染犯罪案例 (Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate Publish Decisions in Four Typical Cases of Environmental Pollution)
China News Service, June 18, 2013
http://politics.caijing.com.cn/2013-06-18/112919484.html


最高法:环境污染犯罪触犯多个罪名的从一重罪处断 (Supreme Court: Pollution Offenders Will Receive Harsher Sentences)
China News Service, June 18, 2013
http://politics.caijing.com.cn/2013-06-18/112919488.html

Can China Achieve Success with Carbon Trading Scheme?
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 18, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22932816

Rich Chinese Export Pollution to Poorer Regions
Scientific American, June 18, 2013
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=rich-chinese-export-pollution-to-poorer-regions

Outsourcing CO2 within China
National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A, June 04, 2013
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/06/04/1219918110.short

Investment in Environmental Projects Lowers Mayors' Career Prospects, Study Finds
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1262439/investment-environmental-projects-lowers-mayors-career-prospects-study

In China, a Push for Cleaner Air
The New York Times, June 17, 2013
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/in-china-a-push-for-cleaner-air/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Opinion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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