HRIC Daily Brief

Monday, July 15, 2013

Land, Property, Housing

Pitfalls abound in China's push from farm to city
回不去的故乡：中国城镇化运动
The New York Times, July 14, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130714/c14chinaurban/dual/

新闻发言人难言之隐：没有一把手同意不敢说 (Gov't spokespersons not empowered and trained to effectively respond to and address public opinion)
Liaowang Magazine, July 15, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2013-07-15/103727671736.shtml

Reeducation-Through-Labor

“唐慧案”二审作出终审判决唐慧获得赔偿 (Mother wins case on appeal against labor camp committee, court orders compensation)
Xinhua News Agency, July 15, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2013-07/15/c_116536940.htm

Related:
唐慧案行政赔偿判决书全文 (Full text of Administrative Compensation verdict)
湖南省高级人民法院，July 8，2013
http://domestic.kankanews.com/c/2013-07-15/0042150518.shtml

劳教妈妈二审胜诉但道歉要求未得满足 (Appeal court rules in favor of RTL victim, but stops short of ordering apology)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130715_hunan_tanghui.shtml

Related Weibo:
我是西蒙周, July 15, 2013
[【迟到的法治胜利】唐慧案终审，这位母亲终于沉冤得雪。一路走来，万恶的劳教制度仍旧阴魂不散，官方扯不下那个他自己看得很重、其实是皇帝新衣的所谓面子。这是迟到的法治胜利，尽管步履维艰，官方仍不愿书面道歉，但时代在进步，公民意识在觉醒，任何旧有体制已经无法阻挡，劳教制度必须彻底废除！] (The Tang Hui case has reached a final verdict and the mother has finally won redress. But the RTL system continues to haunt us and the government has yet to acknowledge its deep flaws. Today's verdict is justice delayed after a long and arduous process. The government refuses to issue a written apology, but as time progresses and civic awareness increases, any archaic institutions will inevitably be dismantled. The RTL system must be completely abolished.)
http://weibo.com/1561015262/A07285KLM

Opinion

彭俊良：反腐别忽视“立法腐败” (Do not overlook "legislative corruption" amidst anti-graft drive)
Global Times, July 15, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_china/2013-07/4128764.html

宪政只能通过公民立宪实现 (Constitutionalism must be realized through bottom-up approach)
Deutsche Welle, July 12, 2013
http://www.dw.de/宪政只能通过公民立宪实现/a-16947845

李伟东：中国过去10年培养了7种反对力量 (Li Weidong: In the past 10 years China has trained seven kinds of opposition forces)
Radio France International, July 14, 2013
http://rfi.my/12wsXGg

Friday, July 12, 2013

Corruption

“饭局少了，当天工作能完成了”八项规定出台半年，各地公务接待锐减 (Official functions and banquets reduced drastically six months after frugality regulations went into force)
Southern Weekly, July 12, 2013
http://www.infzm.com/content/92306

反腐，为治本赢得时间 (Anti-corruption drive buys time for addressing root causes)
Southern Weekly, July 12, 2013
http://www.infzm.com/content/92308

China says GlaxoSmithKline staff admit corruption
Agence France-Presse, July 11, 2013
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/international/china-says/741538.html

Edward Snowden Case

斯諾登與人權組織代表在莫斯科機場會面 (Snowden will ask Russia to grant him asylum)
Ming Pao, July 12,2013
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20130712/news_20130712_55_935037.htm

Environment

Nuke plant plans spark fears in southern China
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/plant-07112013144052.html

More Chinese cities may limit private auto purchases to fight air pollution, road congestion
Associated Press, July 12, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/more-chinese-cities-may-limit-private-auto-purchases-to-fight-air-pollution-road-congestion/2013/07/11/337d569c-ea92-11e2-818e-aa29e855f3ab_story.html

Open Government Information

发改委时隔3月回复发泡餐具解禁被指含混不清 (Top reform body gives garbled response to OGI request on decision to lift ban on polyfoam utensils)
China News, July 12, 2013
http://finance.china.com.cn/news/gnjj/20130712/1630849.shtml

Information Control

Treasury Secretary says China to hand audit work to SEC
Reuters, July 12, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/12/us-china-accounting-idUSBRE96902Q20130712

International Human Rights

中国人权活动人士建议联合国人权理事会暂停中国会员资格2013签名运动 (Chinese rights activists asks UN to suspend China’s membership in the 2013 Human Rights Council)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-07112013135440.html

International Relations

中美战略与经济对话闭幕宣布建立元首特别代表热线 (U.S.-China dialogue ends with agreement to set up top-level special hotline)
China News, July 12, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/07-12/5035613.shtml

Related:
中美高层对话落幕双方谈合作屡交锋 (U.S.-China dialogue ends, two sides talked cooperation but also clashed repeatedly)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130712_china_us_dialogue.shtml

China official ridiculed for U.S. gay marriage comment
Agence France-Presse, July 11, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j4dEVwL-ZAZovKJWSwKyt-XqBokQ?docId=CNG.02e57a1290a4b1a1973ca8ca2eb8fc7a.81

Land, Property, Housing

郑州马渡借新农村之名搞别墅开发回应称为保社会稳定 (Farmland used to build luxurious mansions, developer argues construction needs to continue for “social stability”)
China News Henan, July 11, 2013
http://henan.china.com.cn/news/henan/201307/C41894BCBB.html

A hidden political significance to graffiti on China’s D.C. embassy
Washington Post, July 11, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/07/11/a-hidden-political-significance-to-graffiti-on-chinas-d-c-embassy/

Persons with Disabilities

公益岗残疾人比例不低于10% (New Shandong regulations set quota for the hiring of persons with disabilities)
Qilu Evening Post, July 12, 2013
http://epaper.qlwb.com.cn/qlwb/content/20130712/ArticelA09002FM.htm

Feeling their way blind people in China struggle with more than just their disability
The Economist, July 13, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21581761-blind-people-china-struggle-more-just-their-disability-feeling-their-way

Political and Economic Reforms

习近平：使红色江山永远不变色 (Xi Jinping: we should never change the color of the red country)
CCTV, July 12, 2013
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/qunzhongluxian/content-3/detail_2013_07/12/27455823_0.shtml

Related Weibo:
吴祚来, July 12, 2013
[红色江山，人民的江山，党的江山，权贵的江山，绿色江山，黄色江山，雾色江山，灰色江山。你喜欢哪种颜色江山？江山是谁的？](Red country, people’s country, Party’s country, elite’s country, green country, yellow country, smog country, and gray country. Which color of the country do you like? Whose country is it anyway?)
http://weibo.com/1093622153/zFGQ8Fu8F

世外桃源独行者-超人, July 12, 2013
[不谈法律，连最起码的人道都没有，这就是红色江山] (Even the most basic humanitarianism is lacking—not to mention law—this is what a red country is about)
http://weibo.com/3216864211/zFHgWf0lZ

Tibet/XUAR

China to U.S.: “Unprecedented freedom” in Tibet, Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, July 12, 2013
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/china-to-us-unprecedented-freedom-in-tibet-xinjiang-113071200083_1.html

Opinion

“城管要求涨工资”的深层意味 (Demands by city management officers for higher salary should encourage reflection over institutional flaws)
Xiaoxiang Chenbao, July 12, 2013
http://www.hn.xinhuanet.com/2013-07/12/c_116506344.htm

何清涟：“中国因素”正在改变国际社会 (He Qinglian: the “China factor” is changing the world)
Voice of America, July 12, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/he-qinglian-china-factors-20130711/1700125.html

Related:
Roundtable: “China in the World: Human Rights Challenges and Opportunities”
圆桌讨论会：“中国在世界的角色：人权挑战与机遇”
Human Rights in China, July 2013
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6747
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6748

Xi Jinping’s shrewd maneuvering on corruption
Wall Street Journal, July 11, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/07/11/xi-jinpings-shrewd-maneuvering/?mod=WSJBlog

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Corruption

China absent from corruption report
Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/07/10/china-absent-from-global-corruption-report/?mod=WSJBlog

Health

广东红会承认捐献器官非100%由系统分配 (Guangdong Red Cross official admits not all donated organs were distributed through formal national system)
Beijing News, July 11, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/07/11/272818.html

Human Rights Defenders

After epic escape from China, exile is mired in partisan U.S.
陈光诚卷入美国党派政治漩涡
The New York Times, July 10, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130711/c11chen/dual/

陈光诚结束访台返回美国 (Chen Guangcheng to return to U.S. after Taiwan visit)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130711_taiwan_chenguangcheng.shtml

International Relations

汪洋称中美不能走离婚路:邓文迪默多克代价太大 (Wang Yang: China and U.S. should not divorce like Wendi and Murdoch, which is too costly)
China News Service, July 11, 2013
http://www.china.com.cn/news/2013-07/11/content_29388254.htm

Related Weibo:
莴苣小姐 Elaine, July 11, 2013
[汪洋说的中美是夫妻，看到网上翻出几年前《THE ODD COUPLE》做过的一期封面＂古怪夫妻＂：山姆大叔和毛主席躺在一起，床头都是武器，生理上（经济）互相依靠，但心理上（意识形态）却格格不入，是所谓同床异梦]
http://weibo.com/1569047505/zFxh6n3Yh

小爱打听, July 11, 2013
[……无非就是警告反华的，别闹事，闹事没有好果子吃。这倒好，引起一群喷子，中国要嫁给美国了，中国要当小老婆了，中国领导人去上门提亲了。你们闲的蛋疼？]
http://weibo.com/1425360565/zFx4ReBj5

U.S.-China talks cover cyber issues, currency, Chinese reform
Reuters, July 10, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/10/us-usa-china-dialogue-idUSBRE9690T520130710

Related:
中：美國以前罵我們共匪　網友：現在還是啊 (Wang Yang: U.S. labeled us "communist bandits" in the past; netizen: now they are too)
Apple Daily, July 11, 2013
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20130711/223396/

Land, Property, Housing

中国驻美大使馆遭人涂鸦“拆”字 (“Chai” [demolish] sprayed on entrance to Chinese Embassy in D.C.)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130711_china_embassy_us.shtml

Related Weibo:
立耳犬, July 11, 2013
[我强烈抗议:坚决不允许美国城管、警察、黑社会、拆迁办拆我国大使馆！！！ //@立耳犬:转发微博]
http://weibo.com/1280835882/zFtWsq0C7

Media

驻华外国记者协会：在华西方记者工作环境恶化 (Working conditions for Western reporters in China deteriorates, says FCCC)
Voice of America, July 11, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/working-conditions-of-foreign-correspondents-in-china-20130710/1699282.html

Open Government Information

国务院部署大力推进重点领域信息公开 (State Council instructs local governments to advance open government information in environment, consumer safety, housing, and other key areas)
Xinhua News Agency, July 10, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-07/10/c_116485257.htm

China issues timetable for gov't info disclosure
Xinhua News Agency, July 10, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/10/c_132528588.htm

See full notice at:
《当前政府信息公开重点工作安排》 (Current Arrangement of Priorities for Open Government Information)
General Office of the State Council, July 1, 2013 (made public on July 10, 2013)
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2013-07/10/content_2444117.htm

Related:
Snowden Affair Prompts Lawyer to Request Disclosure of Surveillance Information
谢燕益：就斯诺登事件致公安部信息公开申请书
Human Rights in China, June 25, 2013
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6765
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6766

Rule of Law

李某某需要隐私，公众需要司法公正 (Tension between under-aged defendant's right to privacy and judicial fairness arises in high profile rape case)
Xiaoxiang Chenbao, July 11, 2013
http://epaper.xxcb.cn/XXCBA/html/2013-07/11/content_2721091.htm

Chinese push for “Good Samaritan” law
NBC News, July 10, 2013
http://behindthewall.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/10/19396242-chinese-push-for-good-samaritan-law

Opinion

社评：信息越来越公开，期待也将水涨船高 (Transparency in decision-making process is key to the success of open government information initiatives)
Global Times, July 11, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2013-07/4115158.html

环保“真数据”为何遭遇“真不信”？ (Ministry of Environmental Protection must win public trust by releasing accurate information and strengthening law enforcement)
Guangzhou Daily, July 11, 2013
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2013-07/11/content_2315079.htm

不杀刘志军的四个理由
A corrupt official, public rage, and a uniquely Chinese plea to end the death penalty
Economic Observer, July 9, 2013
CH:http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0709/246329.shtml
EN:http://www.worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/a-corrupt-official-public-rage-and-a-uniquely-chinese-plea-to-end-the-death-penalty/liu-zhijun-death-penalty-capital-punishment-transportation/c7s12706/

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Consumer Product Safety

解读“特供”食品：某些部门不放心中国食品 (Authorities use of “special food supply” shows government’s distrust in Chinese food production)
China Newsweek Online, July 9, 2013
http://finance.southcn.com/f/2013-07/10/content_73153262.htm

Corruption

The rise and fall of China's great railway boss
The Atlantic, July 9, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/07/the-rise-and-fall-of-chinas-great-railway-boss/277613/

Edward Snowden Case

Snowden affair blunts U.S. push for China to curb cyber theft
Reuters, July 9, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/09/us-usa-china-cyber-idUSBRE96713220130709

Environment

北方人因空气污染折寿5.5年？环保部称结论不可信 (China’s environmental ministry: the conclusion that northerners' lives are shortened by pollution is untrustworthy)
Nanfang Weekly, July 10, 2013
http://www.infzm.com/content/92289

See full report at PNAS.org
Evidence on the impact of sustained exposure to air pollution on life expectancy from China’s Huai River policy
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/07/03/1300018110.full.pdf+html?sid=c042dff3-3341-49b8-8c25-a09862e0840c

快讯：广西贺江水污染事件相关责任人被停职 (Local officials suspended for role in contamination of He river in Guangxi)
China News Service, July 10, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/07-10/5024643.shtml

China's environment ministry “one of four worst departments in world”
The Telegraph, July 9, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10168806/Chinas-environment-ministry-one-of-four-worst-departments-in-world.html

In China, air pollution report brings despair, humor
USA Today, July 9, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/09/china-air-pollution-study-fujian/2503319/

Health

国家卫计委：将强制捐献器官进系统自动分配 (Top health body to bring all organ donations under a national regulatory system)
Beijing News, July 10, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/07/10/272665.html

Hong Kong

China to hear Hong Kong lawmakers as cries for suffrage rise
Bloomberg News, July 9, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-09/china-to-hear-hong-kong-lawmakers-as-cries-for-suffrage-rise.html

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment)

中美战略与经济对话将在华盛顿举行 (China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue held today in D.C.)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 10, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/07/130710_us_china_dialogue.shtml

Religion

China's underground church thrives despite challenges
The Gazette, July 9, 2013
http://gazette.com/chinas-underground-church-thrives-despite-challenges/article/1503298

Society

Co-operative gay marriage in China
Daily Life, July 10, 2013
http://www.dailylife.com.au/life-and-love/love,-sex-and-relationships/cooperative-gay-marriage-in-china-20130709-2pnmr.html

Tibet

China vows to "deepen the struggle" against Dalai Lama
Guardian, July 9, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/09/china-deepen-struggle-dalai-lama

Related:
Clash in western China mars Tibetan celebration
Wall Street Journal, July 9, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323823004578595272454057416.html

XUAR

China’s “war on terror” in Xinjiang
The Diplomat, July 10, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/china-power/chinas-war-on-terror-in-xinjiang/

Opinion

Restore confidence by respecting public opinion
News China, July 2013
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/restore-confidence-by-respecting-public-opinion

China's development banks need to clean up their act
Guardian, July 10, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/jul/10/china-development-banks-environment

Talking cyberthreat with China
The New York Times, July 10, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/opinion/global/talking-cyberthreat-with-china.html

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance

被举报嘲笑“中国梦”，北大教授恐遭开除 (Peking University threatens to fire professor for making fun of "Chinese Dream" on Twitter)
Deutsche Welle, July 8, 2013
http://www.dw.de/被举报嘲笑中国梦北大教授恐遭开除/a-16936444

China embarks on regulating far-fetched anti-Japanese TV dramas
Asahi Shimbun, July 9, 2013
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/china/AJ201307090012

Children/Hong Kong

1.6万名"双非"儿童每日耗5小时跨境赴香港上学 (16,000 children of “non-HK-resident parents”—who were born and study in HK but live in Shenzhen—spend five hours a day commuting to school)
People’s Daily, July 9, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0709/07/93AT21IM00014JB6.html

Corruption

高官腐败现影子化：通过中间人代为斡旋勾兑 (As anti-corruption measures strengthen, corruption found in more subtle forms in high ranking officialdom)
Yanzhao Metro Net, July 9, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0709/02/93ADBLUH0001124J.html

Bribery in China is pervasive, under attack, and surprisingly cheap
Quartz, July 8, 2013
http://qz.com/101320/despite-big-name-convictions-bribery-in-china-is-cheaper-than-you-think/

China’s Mr Liu and his fake Australian passport
Financial Review, July 9, 2013
http://www.afr.com/p/national/china_mr_liu_and_his_fake_australian_F3qeJWSXGPK2h6rnrTb6OP

Cyber Security

U.S.-China cyber security working group meets
美中网络安全工作小组举行首次会议
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 8, 2013
EN:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23177538 CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/07/130708_us_china_cybersecurity_meeting.shtml

Environment

Pollution leads to drop in life span in northern China, research finds
污染致中国北方人均寿命低于南方
The New York Times, July 9, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130709/c09pollution/dual/

See full report at PNAS.org
Evidence on the impact of sustained exposure to air pollution on life expectancy from China’s Huai River policy
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/07/03/1300018110.full.pdf+html?sid=c042dff3-3341-49b8-8c25-a09862e0840c

江苏淮安环城河漂浮上万条死鱼或因工厂排污 (Thousands of dead fish floating in Huaian City river, Jiangsu Province, may be caused by factory pollution)
Jiangsu Net, July 8, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0708/16/939BPF9N0001124J.html

Illegal mines taint river in southern China
Bloomberg Businessweek, July 8, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-08/illegal-mines-taint-river-in-southern-china

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

State of the artist in China
The Hindu, July 8, 2013
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/state-of-the-artist-in-china/article4895525.ece

Health

红会回应器官捐献质疑 (Authorities respond to allegations of Red Cross stranglehold on organ donation)
People's Daily, July 9, 2013
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2013-07/09/nw.D110000renmrb_20130709_2-13.htm

Human Rights Defenders

China releases journalist Du Bin from detention
独立记者杜斌被北京警方有条件释放
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 9, 2013
EN:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23237287 CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130709_china_journalist_released.shtml

Rule of Law

高官多獲免死小官受賄即斃 (Low-ranking officials get heavy sentences, high officials get off easy)
Ming Pao, July 9, 2013
http://city.mirrorbooks.com/news/?action-viewnews-itemid-92298

Social Security

调查称近半进城农民工无社会保障 (Survey shows almost half of migrant workers in urban areas do not have social protections)
Sina News, July 9, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2013-07-09/101827616864.shtml

Tibet

Tibet monks wounded in China police shooting, rights group says
Bloomberg News, July 9, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-09/tibet-monks-wounded-in-china-police-shooting-rights-group-says.html

Opinion

中国青年报：器官捐献不能成为牟利的工具 (Organ-donation must not be profit-driven)
China Youth Daily, July 9, 2013
http://comments.caijing.com.cn/2013-07-09/113012291.html

谢宝富：户籍改革不能“嫌贫爱富” (Hukou reform should benefit not just the rich but also the poor)
Global Times, July 9, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_china/2013-07/4105823.html

明浩：让新疆的自治落实得更好一些 (Regional autonomy should be improved in Xinjiang through ensuring greater respect for human dignity and concrete economic and social benefits for local population)
Global Times, July 9, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_china/2013-07/4105816.html

Monday, July 08, 2013

Consumer Product Safety

Fearing contamination, Chinese pay more for imported infant goods
Reuters, July 6, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/07/us-china-milkpowder-difference-idUSBRE96601T20130707

Chinese police discover chicken feet for sale 46 years past sell-by date
The Telegraph, July 8, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10165968/Chinese-police-discover-chicken-feet-for-sale-46-years-past-sell-by-date.html

Corruption

China ex-rail minister given suspended death sentence
原铁道部长刘志军被判死缓
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 8, 2013
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23222240
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130708_china_corruption_sentencing.shtml

Environment

环保法二审稿未提请人大表决未提及公民环境权 (Draft environmental protection law contains both improvements and setbacks, may undergo third revision)
Beijing News, July 8, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0708/02/937RSDR600014AED.html

Health

中国2/3捐献器官被红会掌控医院使用需先捐款 (Chinese Red Cross has control over two-thirds of donated organs and solicits hospital donations in exchange for use)
Beijing News, July 8, 2013
http://economy.caijing.com.cn/2013-07-08/113006773.html

Hong Kong

梁振英上任一年香港新闻自由“糟糕” (Freedom of Press in Hong Kong worse in the year since Leung Chun-ying took office)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130707_hongkong_press_freedom.shtml

Hukou

我国城镇化率达52.57％, 专家呼吁警惕“伪城镇化” (200 million urban dwellers do not have household registration and equal access to social welfare)
Jinghua Times, July 6, 2013
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2013-07/06/content_6575.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Sex worker rights activist Ye Haiyan and family kicked out of Guangdong
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1277564/sex-worker-rights-activist-ye-haiyan-and-family-kicked-out-guangdong

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment)

Fixing China's image in Africa, one student at a time
Guardian, July 5, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/31/china-africa-students-scholarship-programme

Chinese firms attempt to ease concerns over mega projects
Irrawaddy, July 6, 2013
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/39442

Labor

China punishes officials in Jilin after deadly workplace lapses
Bloomberg, July 7, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-07/china-punishes-officials-in-jilin-after-deadly-workplace-lapses.html

Media

新闻发言人回应不及时将被约谈 (Wuhan government orders its spokespersons to actively address, rather than decline to answer, questions of public concerns)
Wuhan Evening Post, July 6, 2013
http://cjmp.cnhan.com/whwb/html/2013-07/06/content_5185517.htm

Political and Economic Reform

中央国家机关一般支出减5% (All central government organs ordered to reduce regular spending by 5%)
Beijing News, July 8, 2013
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2013-07/08/content_446323.htm?div=-1

Religion

"Underground" Christians shun China’s official church
Seattle Times, July 6, 2013
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2021335345_chinachurchesxml.html

Society

Gatsby-like extravagance and wealth ... in Communist China
National Public Radio, July 5, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/07/05/199110663/Gatsby-Like-Extravagance-And-Wealth-In-Communist-China

Tibet

Wary Tibetans mark Dalai Lama's birthday quietly in China
Reuters, July 6, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/06/us-china-tibet-dalailama-idUSBRE96502H20130706

XUAR

新疆出台措施重金奖励举报"涉恐涉暴" (Xinjiang introduces measures to reward whistleblowers for information on "terrorism or violence")
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130707_xinjiang_reward.shtml

Opinion

谁在阻止中国司法改革？(Injustice in the judicial system caused primarily by executive interference rather than corruption)
Deutsche Welle, July 6, 2013
http://www.dw.de/谁在阻止中国司法改革/a-16932964

长江日报：让司法公正的阳光照耀普通人 (Ensure judicial fairness to protect equality before the law for all)
Changjiang Daily, July 6, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/pl/2013-07-06/093627593960.shtml

特权无法消解“恶法 (Authoritarian governance and power abuse aggravate impact of repressive law)
Financial Times, July 8, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051279?full=y

China’s "soft power" bolsters Africa’s new assertive diplomacy
Daily Nation, July 6, 2013
http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Africas-new-assertive-diplomacy/-/440808/1907214/-/iljuh6/-/index.html

Op-Ed: Peace Corps worker points to ecological mess as China moves to #1
Digital Journal, July 6, 2013
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/353844

Friday, July 05, 2013

Death Penalty

菲女毒贩被中国处死菲总统曾为其向习近平求情 (Filipina drug convict executed despite plea from Philippine president to Xi Jinping)
Global Times, July 4, 2013
http:// news.163.com/13/0704/03/92TJ12P700014JB6.html

Environment/Open Government Information

土壤里还有多少秘密？ (Government continues to withhold soil contamination data as public concerns mount)
Xinmin Weekly, July 4, 2013
http://www.xinminweekly.com.cn/News/Content/2521

China gears up to tackle tainted water
Nature, July 3, 2013
http://www.nature.com/news/china-gears-up-to-tackle-tainted-water-1.13319

Related:
美将在战略与经济对话再提知识产权保护(U.S. will talk about intellectual property protection again in upcoming dialogue)
Voice of America
http://www.voachinese.com/content/us-china-dialogue-20130703/1694407.html

Few roads leading to China tell tale of Mongolia fears
Bloomberg, July 4, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-04/few-roads-leading-to-china-tell-a-tale-of-mongolia-s-trad.html

Media

China media: Egypt unrest
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23176272

Political and Economic Reforms

李伟东谈：从毛泽东到习近平 (From Mao to Xi: the same vicious cycle)
Deutsche Welle, July 4, 2013
http: //www.dw.de/李伟东谈从毛泽东到习近平/a-16929730

Related:
Roundtable: “China in the World: Human Rights Challenges and Opportunities”
Human Rights in China, China Rights Forum 2013, no. 1
http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6747

Protests and Petitions

北京維權者要求撰人權報告 (After crackdown, activists return to foreign ministry and continue to demand a role in the drafting of China's human rights report to the UN)
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2013
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20130703/ca31610a.htm

Rule of Law

Big move? China’s highest court flirts with transparency
Wall Street Journal, July 4, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/07/04/big-move-chinas-highest-court-flirts-with-transparency/

Society

Adult breast feeding report incenses China web users
Agence France-Presse, July 4, 2013
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/mad-mad-world/Adult-breast-feeding-report-incenses-China-web-users/articleshow/20909034.cms

Technology/Freedom of Expression and Privacy

Chinese IT companies see opportunity in PRISM scandal
China.org.cn, July 5, 2013
http://www.china.org.cn/business/2013-07/05/content_29333391.htm

XUAR

新疆强化安保应对乌鲁木齐骚乱四周年(Xinjiang authorities strengthen security in response to the 4th anniversary of 7/5 riot)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 5, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130705_xinjiang_7-5_anniversary.shtml

Related:
七五事件周年前夕乌鲁木齐郊县反恐演习警方向被通缉者喊话(Anti-terrorism exercises held in suburb of Urumqi as the 4th anniversary of 7/5 riot approaches)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-07042013124911.html

新疆通缉11人还要求上缴武器(11-person wanted list issued in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, July 5, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-rounds-up-xinjiang-rebels-20130703/1694624.html

七五前夕北京维族学者伊力哈木再遭禁足禁言(Uygur scholar Ilham Tohti put under house-arrest before the 4th anniversary of 7/5 riot)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07042013121618.html

Opinion

让洋奶粉降价，靠反垄断还不够 (Anti-monopoly investigations insufficient to lower baby formula prices)
Beijing News, July 4, 2013
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2013-07/04/content_445060.htm?div=-1

中国反腐不能靠情妇，要靠“笼子” (Fighting corruption requires the rule of law, not mistresses)
Deutsche Welle, July 3, 2013
http://www.dw.de/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8F%8D%E8%85%90%E4%B8%8D%E8%83%BD%E9%9D%A0%E6%83%85%E5%A6%87%E8%A6%81%E9%9D%A0%E7%AC%BC%E5%AD%90/a-16926319

Chinese not on right path yet
The Australian, July 4, 2013
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/chinese-not-on-right-path-yet/story-e6frgd0x-1226673939427

China’s new role amid global power shifts
Global Times, July 4, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/793905.shtml#.UdZD6T5gaI0

"辩论"同性婚姻合法化：是凶是吉 (Debate: the pros and cons of legalizing same-sex marriage)
Time Weekly, July 4, 2013
http://time-weekly.com/story/2013-07-04/130217.html

Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Death Penalty

Chinese court revokes death sentences of 4 men after 16 yrs
Business Standard, July 2, 2013
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/chinese-court-revokes-death-sentences-of-4-men-after-16-yrs-113070200692_1.html

Information Control

China censors urge media to curb “cash crunch” cover
中国要求媒体停止炒作“钱荒”
Financial Times, July 2, 2013
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b7d312f8-e2c5-11e2-87ec-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2XzhwbIYe
CH:http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051233

International Relations (Security, Trade, and Investment)

中美戰略經濟對話下周舉行 (China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue to be held next week in D.C.)
China News Service, July 3, 2013
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20130703/ca30828y.htm

Open Government Information

浙江大学生申请公开临时工未果拟提行政诉讼 (University student may file administrative lawsuit against ministry for not responding to OGI request)
China News Service, July 2, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2013/07-02/4995023.shtml

Reeducation-Through-Labor

Police chief "apologizes" to labor camp mom
Global Times, July 3, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/793360.shtml#.UdOF2z5gaI0

Related:
"上访妈妈"赔偿上诉案听证结束 (Mother of rape victim appeal case heard by Hunan high court)
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2013
http://www.dw.de/上访妈妈赔偿上诉案听证结束/a-16922363

勞教委首向上訪媽媽道歉 (Hunan RTL Commission apologizes to “petitioning mom”)
Ming Pao, July 2, 2013
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20130702/ca22250a.htm

Rule of Law

专家：“养老法”使法律具有可诉性 (Expert: “Elderly Protection Law” allows “unethical actions” to be punishable by law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 3, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130702_iv_china_senior_care.shtml

Police’s job is to beat people, says Chinese official in video gone viral
Headlines and Global News, July 2, 2013
http://www.hngn.com/articles/6740/20130702/police-s-job-beat-people-chinese-official-video-gone-viral.htm

Guangdong chief justice calls for reform of China's "Soviet" court system
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1273758/guangdong-chief-justice-calls-reform-chinas-soviet-court-system

Tibet

Signs of the Dalai Lama: is China’s Tibet policy changing?
Time, July 2, 2013
http://world.time.com/2013/07/02/signs-of-the-dalai-lama-is-chinas-tibet-policy-changing/#ixzz2XwVC31o8

XUAR

新疆冲突：北京在外国寻找替罪羊 (China in search of foreign scapegoats for ethnic clashes in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2013
http://www.dw.de/新疆冲突北京在外国寻找替罪羊/a-16921712

Opinion

刘植荣：“不常回家看看违法”太荒唐 (Liu Zhirong: making it illegal to not visit your parents often is preposterous)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 2, 2013
http://ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201307/02/78448.html

Related:
鲁国平：反对道德立法 (Lu Guoping: opposes "ethics legislation")
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 2, 2013
http://ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201307/02/78446.html
Why China is ordering adult children to visit their parents
Bloomberg Businessweek, July 2, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-02/why-china-is-ordering-adult-children-to-visit-their-parents

Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Corruption

China probes U.K. pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline after corruption claims aired
Forbes, July 1, 2013
http://www.forbes.com/sites/simonmontlake/2013/07/01/china-probes-u-k-pharmaceutical-firm-glaxosmithkline-after-corruption-claims-aired/

北航数学院原主任被判10年 260万科研费炒期货 (Former mathematics dean of a Beijing university sentenced to ten years in prison for misappropriating RMB 2.6 million in research funds to invest in futures)
Beijing News, July 1, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0701/c1001-22027252.html

Environment

No quick end in sight for Beijing smog
AsiaOne News, July 2, 2013
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20130702-433887.html

Call for transparency over China's water quality
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quality-07012013163443.html

Polluters paid to join govt environment org
Global Times, July 1, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/793044.shtml

Related:
国家信访局门户网站网上投诉全面放开受理内容 (Petitions Office launches online submission system)
Heilongjiang News, July 1, 2013
http://www.hljnews.cn/gn_gj/2013-07/01/content_2031061.htm

Rule of Law

昆明城管“临时工”7月1日起禁止执法 (New regulations in Kunming bar 'temporary' urban management personnel from enforcing the law)
Yunnan Online, June 30, 2013
http://yn.yunnan.cn/html/2013-06/30/content_2786281.htm

Social Security

“常回家看看”入法律师呼吁出台司法解释 (Lawyers call for judicial interpretation of new law that requires adults to regularly visit their parents)
Xinhua News Agency, July 2, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2013-07/02/c_124940700.htm

Related:
Deadbeat couple first offenders of new law to protect elderly
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1273376/deadbeat-couple-first-offenders-new-law-protect-elderly

China law 'forcing' children to visit parents ridiculed
Agence France-Presse, July 1, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hmdmgs1hSiG-Xzwul75yHMHH-sZw?docId=CNG.2489a43c562b1a9baeaf654f3c6341e4.3d1

Full text of the Law on the Protection of the Rights of Elderly People [老年人权益保障法（修订草案）全文]
China National People’s Congress Online, July 2, 2013
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2012-07/06/content_1729109.htm

中国青年报：“做好删帖工作”就能消除恐慌？(Public panic or speculations should be addressed by greater transparency, not by online censorship)
China Youth Daily, July 2, 2013
http://comments.caijing.com.cn/2013-07-02/112981311.html