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.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Rule of Law (法治)

中央政法委出台首个防冤假错案指导意见 (Political-Legal Commission issues guidelines on prevention of and accountability for wrongful convictions)
Xinhua, August 13, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2013-08/13/c_116929042.htm

Related:
China issues new judicial guidelines
Agence France-Presse, August 13, 2013
http://bit.ly/13XpVvq

河南周口警方调查“民警拒示证件被围抓20村妇泄愤” (Henan police investigate potentially unlawful arrest of 20 women after villagers protest home intrusion by police without identification)
People's Daily, August 14, 2013
http://legal.people.com.cn/n/2013/0814/c42510-22555779.html

China’s shadowy internal investigation arm operates above the law
Asahi Shimbun, August 14, 2013
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/china/AJ201308140006

Society (社会)

迟到的忏悔 (Many Chinese make belated apologies to those they had wronged during the Cultural Revolution)
China Youth Daily, August 14, 2013
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2013-08/14/nw.D110000zgqnb_20130814_1-12.htm

北京十余人“喝农药自杀” (Ten in Beijing commit suicide by drinking pesticide)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 14, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130814_beijing_group_suicide.shtml

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China academics say Xinjiang death sentences justified: media
Agence France-Presse, August 13, 2013
http://bit.ly/1btvyTP

Opinion (观点)

人民日报:“依申请公开”为何屡屡碰壁 (Why is it so difficult to obtain information through open government requests?)
People's Daily, August 14, 2013
http://www.peopledaily.me/archives/16021

谁来抚养杀人嫌犯的孩子 (Young children of murder suspects also need caring)
Nanfang Daily, August 14, 2013
http://epaper.nfdaily.cn/html/2013-08/14/content_7216402.htm

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

Family of murdered Briton seeks up to $8.2 million compensation in China
Reuters, August 12, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/12/us-china-politics-bo-idUSBRE97B0BI20130812

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

维基百科:不会配合中国任何形式的网络审查 (Wikipedia refuses to comply with any form of Internet censorship in China)
Global Times, August 13, 2013
http://world.huanqiu.com/exclusive/2013-08/4236672.html

Related:
Wikipedia largely alone in defying Chinese self-censorship demands
Washington Post, August 12, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/12/wikipedia-largely-alone-in-defying-chinese-self-censorship-demands/

Children (儿童)

13岁少女自曝被逼卖淫4年续:3嫌犯移交检察院 (13-year-old girl reveals experience of being forced into prostitution on Weibo)
Hangzhou Daily, August 13, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130813/u1a7588248.html

See Weibo post:
MissingApril6, July 31, 2013
12岁的孩子被强奸4年,得救后没人作证,有良心的转下去! “我叫瞿彬鑫,出生于1996年2月29日,浙江省丽水市景宁县九龙乡人…”
http://weibo.com/1696129157/A2wLe93nO

暑期溺亡性侵事件频发凸显农村儿童留守危机 (Frequent incidents of sexual assault and drowning over summer holiday highlight crisis of "left-behind" rural children)
Xinhua, August 13, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-13/174927938920.shtml

广西13岁少女遭强奸曾被警方戴上手铐 称防其打人 (13-year-old Guangxi girl sent to mental hospital by police after being raped five times)
Beijing Times, August 12, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/fz/2013/08-12/5148686.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

Meet China’s new corruption busters
Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/12/meet-chinas-new-corruption-busters/

Culture (文化)

Legal push for little-read books
Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/09/legal-push-for-little-read-books/

Health (健康)

女童吃感冒药后死亡 家属获赔5万被要求私了 (Girl dies after taking cold medicine, family awarded RMB 50,000 and asked to settle privately)
China Broadcast Service, August 13, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-08-13/180727938976.shtml

全国多个癌症村接连曝光 (Numerous cancer villages exposed in succession nationwide)
Economic Information Daily, August 13, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/depth_report/2013-08/4233981.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

维权人士郭飞雄切断与外界联系以躲避国保追踪 (Rights defender Guo Feixiong cuts-off contact to avoid police capture)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-08122013144647.html

Human Trafficking (人口贩卖)

产科医生贩婴案调查:被解救婴儿遭倒卖数次 (Obstetrician trafficked infant after delivery, upon rescue after 20 days baby had already been sold several times)
China News weekly, August 13, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2013-08-13/163227938476.shtml

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Celestial advice for China: "Don’t think so long-term"
Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/12/china-social-media-abuzz-over-officials-land-lease-remark/

Related:
“不要考虑太长远”是让人忧心的权力逻辑 ("Don't think so long-term" reflects worrisome mindsets among local officials)
Xinhua, August 12, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/comments/2013-08/12/c_116901940.htm

Population (人口)

哪些人可以合法生二胎?(Who is allowed to have a second baby?)
Beijing News, August 13, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/08/13/278156.html

Rule of Law (法治)

Latest judicial reform to improve judicial independence: chief justice
Xinhua, August 12, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/12/c_132623785.htm

Related:
周强在人民日报撰文谈习近平关于法治建设论述 (Chief Justice Zhou Qiang discusses Xi Jinping's call to build rule of law)
People's Daily, August 12, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0812/c1001-22524683.html

Society (社会)

Aging Chinese apologise for Cultural Revolution “evil”
Agence France-Presse, August 12, 2013
http://bit.ly/19dMM6O

Tibet (西藏)

Dalai Lama's Chinese website infecting visitors, expert warns
Reuters, August 13, 2013
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/12/tibet-cyber-attack-dalai-lama-idINDEE97B0I120130812

Tibetan government-in-exile website hacked
Voice of America, August 13, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/tibetan-government-in-exile-website-hacked/1728626.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

5 Uighurs Sentenced In China For Attack
喀什恐怖袭击案五名维族人获刑
New York Times, August 13, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130813/c13uighur/dual/

Two people get death sentence for violence in China's Xinjiang
Reuters, August 12, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/12/us-china-sentence-idUSBRE97B0HP20130812

Opinion (观点)

女性不该沉默 市长休想劝和 (Deputy mayor's outrageous "advice" to sexual assault victims reflects authoritarian tendency to silence calls for justice instead of delivering it)
Youth Times, August 13, 2013
http://www.qnsb.com/fzepaper/site1/qnsb/html/2013-08/13/content_447298.htm

Monday, August 12, 2013

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

薄熙来案:海伍德母亲呼吁中国政府相助 (Bo’s case: Neil Heywood’s mother calls for Chinese government's help)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130812_heywood_mother_appeal.shtml

Sword hangs over house of Bo
Sydney Morning Herald, August 9, 2013
http://www.smh.com.au/world/sword-hangs-over-house-of-bo-20130809-2rlo3.html

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

日媒:中国当局下令编列829个敏感词 (Japanese media: Chinese authorities instructed to compile 829 sensitive words, most of them related to human rights or protests)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 10, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130810_chinawordban_japan.shtml

Children (儿童)

China baby trafficking scandal widens
Huffington Post, August 10, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/10/china-baby-trafficking-_n_3736385.html

The doctor and China's evil baby trade
The Telegraph, August 10, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10235167/The-doctor-and-Chinas-evil-baby-trade.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

Cashing in on health scares, China online food sales boom
Reuters, August 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/11/us-china-food-idUSBRE97A0DB20130811

Corruption (腐败)

英媒:习近平法学博士论文"疑点"曝光 (Dubious questions surface from Xi Jinping’s JD thesis)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/08/130811_press_xi_degree.shtml

上海建工卷入法官嫖娼事件 去年招待费1.78亿 (Nearly $30 million spent by Shanghai Construction Group, organizer of Shanghai-judge prostitution scandal, on "hospitality fees" last year)
The Beijing News, August 12, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0812/c1001-22524711.html

多地楼堂馆所花样翻新 商务中心实为政府办公楼 (Circumventing regulations, local governments build new offices labeled as "business centers")
Beijing Morning Post, August 12, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0812/c1001-22524709.html

盘点近年“失踪”官员:多涉经济出逃 休假治病成借口 (Most "disappearing officials" in recent years escape for economic reasons, claim to “take vacation” or “medical leave”)
The Beijing News, August 12, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0812/c1001-22524546.html

China accused of cracking down on critics to conceal corruption
The Telegraph, August 9, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10234022/China-accused-of-cracking-down-on-critics-to-conceal-corruption.html

Sanofi being investigated for bribery by China
Associated Press, August 11, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/business/global/sanofi-being-investigated-for-bribery-by-china.html

Environment (环境)

全国多个癌症村接连曝光 矛头直指水污染 (Cancer villages emerge nationwide, water pollution found as main reason of cancer)
Economic Information Daily, August 12, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0812/c1001-22524704.html

应对严重环境污染中国政府规划环保产业 (China to strengthen environmental protection industry to tackle serious pollution)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130811_china_pollution_policy.shtml

Related:
国务院关于加快发展节能环保产业的意见 (State Council's Opinions on Expediting the Development of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Industries)
State Council, August 11, 2013
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2013-08/11/content_2464241.htm

China to spend more to tackle dire pollution
Reuters, August 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/11/china-energy-investment-idUSL4N0GC07A20130811

China and India “water grab” dams put ecology of Himalayas in danger
The Guardian, August 10, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/aug/10/china-india-water-grab-dams-himalayas-danger

Health (健康)

中国艾滋病人集体赴港 敦促中国政府尊重人权 (Chinese HIV/Aids victims collectively petition in Hong Kong, call for Chinese government to respect human rights)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl2-08092013100716.html

New case of H7N9 bird flu confirmed in China
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2013
http://bit.ly/13cNqSJ

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

李化平遭跨省抓捕 (Shanghai dissident taken away by Hunan authorities in a "cross-provincial" grab)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-08112013141758.html

China arrests activist on subversion charge as crackdown deepens
Reuters, August 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/11/us-china-subversion-idUSBRE97A01P20130811

Related:
深圳维权人士杨林被控"煽动颠覆国家政权罪" (Shenzhen dissident Yang Lin charged with inciting subversion of state power)
Voice of America, August 12, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/yang-lin-shenzheng-rights-lawyer-charged-sedition/1727592.html

中国维权记者被控非法拘禁遭刑拘 (Chinese rights defense reporter criminally detained on charge of illegal detention)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130812_china_rights_journalist.shtml

Human Trafficking (人口贩卖)

Chinese people-smugglers arrested in joint Spanish and French raids
The Guardian, August 10, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/10/chinese-people-smugglers-arrested-spain-france

Related:
欧洲破获庞大偷渡中国人蛇犯罪集团 (Crime syndicate found smuggling Chinese illegal immigrants cracked by European countries)
Voice of America, August 12, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/europe-china-20130811/1727536.html

Media (媒体)

Wikipedia co-founder refuses to comply with China’s censorship
Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/12/wikipedia-co-founder-refuses-to-comply-with-chinas-censorship/

Popular China bloggers should “promote virtues”
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2013
http://bit.ly/15sxeqA

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Central government's urbanization plan meets resistance from mayors
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1295951/central-governments-urbanisation-plan-meets-resistance-mayors

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

首都机场爆炸案嫌犯山东访民冀中星被起诉 (Shandong petitioner suspected in Beijing International Airport bombing case prosecuted)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130812_airport_blast_charged.shtml

Rule of Law (法治)

最高检:上半年逾6千名损害群众利益的公职人员涉渎职被立案 (Supreme People's Procuratorate: over 6,000 civil servants under investigation in first half of 2013 for abusing power and harming public interests)
Xinhua, August 12, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2013-08/12/c_116903185.htm

Wrongful verdicts targeted
Global Times, August 12, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/803168.shtml#.UghJjNIwde4

Related:
最高人民法院关于适用《中华人民共和国国家赔偿法》若干问题的解释(一) (Supreme People's Court Regulations concerning the Procedures for Handling Compensation Cases by People's Courts)
Supreme People's Court, May 31, 2013
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2011-03/18/content_24476.htm

Society (社会)

Chinese students flock to join the Communist Party
The Telegraph, August 9, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10234401/Chinese-students-flock-to-join-the-Communist-Party.html

Opinion (观点)

Pollution Economics
The New York Times, August 9, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/10/opinion/pollution-economics.html

Friday, August 09, 2013

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

A pivotal moment for China's economic reforms: Bo Xilai's trial
Reuters, August 8, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/08/us-china-politics-bo-idUSBRE97714Q20130808

Lawyer says not allowed to represent China's disgraced Bo Xilai
Reuters, August 8, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/08/us-china-politics-bo-idUSBRE97708V20130808

Children (儿童)

韶关16岁少女引诱12岁幼女卖淫 一次即获利5000元 (16 year-old girl receives RMB 5000 to lure 12 year-old girl into prostitution in Shaoguan, Guangdong)
Guangzhou Daily, August 9, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0809/c1001-22503481.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

法沒收不合格華製電驅蚊器 (France seizes 20,000 China-made mosquito plugs due to safety concerns)
Ming Pao, August 9, 2013
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20130809/ca50828k.htm

Related:
France seizes 20,000 "dangerous" mosquito plugs from China
Agence France-Presse, August 8, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130808/france-seizes-20000-dangerous-mosquito-plugs-china

Corruption (腐败)

审计署:57.99亿保障性安居工程专项资金被挪用 (National Audit Office: RMB 5.8 billion embezzled from government housing projects)
China News Net, August 8, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130809/u1a7581764.html

Related:
Nearly 6b yuan stolen from China low-cost housing programme
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1295517/nearly-6b-yuan-stolen-china-low-cost-housing-programme

79家医院503位医生被指受贿 爆料人或曾为药企高层 (French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi bribes 503 Chinese doctors in 79 hospitals)
Beijing Morning Post, August 9, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130809/u1a7582521.html

China fires senior planning official for alleged corruption after reporter first accuses him
Associated Press, August 8, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/senior-chinese-planning-official-fired-expelled-from-party-over-corruption-allegations/2013/08/08/a88be272-0014-11e3-8294-0ee5075b840d_story.html

多地政府机关巨资租房办公 内部食堂变豪华饭店 (Local governments circumvent regulations, pay huge sums to rent luxurious offices)
Economic Information Daily, August 9, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0809/c1001-22498789.html

全国缴存公共维修基金万亿 使用率不足百分之一 (More than one trillion "public maintenance fees" collected, less than 1% used)
CCTV, August
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0809/c1001-22501959.html

Culture (文化)

New release of Lao She books revisits a dark history
Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/09/new-release-of-lao-she-books-revisits-a-dark-history/

Environment (环境)

Climate change: Can China clean up fast enough?
The Economist, August 8, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21583277-worlds-biggest-polluter-going-green-it-needs-speed-up-transition-can-china

China and the environment: The East is grey
The Economist, August 10, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21583245-china-worlds-worst-polluter-largest-investor-green-energy-its-rise-will-have

Health (健康)

中国布控H7N9疫情可能卷土重来 (H7N9: epidemic may return in China )
Xinhua, August 9, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0808/c1001-22496928.html

Related
Guangdong woman tests positive for H7N9 avian flu
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1295613/guangdong-woman-tests-positive-h7n9-avian-flu

Media (媒体)

Chinese state media: online critics "incite political unrest"
Tea Leaf Nation, August 8, 2013
http://www.chinafile.com/chinese-state-media-online-critics-incite-political-unrest

Related Weibo post:
謙女時評, August 1, 2013
[【 新华社:中国若动荡,只会比苏联更惨】请看俄罗斯现在"惨状":1,全民免费医疗;2,实行学龄前,基础和中等职业免费教育,并提供免费午餐;3,女55岁,男60岁,就可领养老金,不论是否为国家工作过;4,水,电,暖气由国家承担;5,人均收入达12700美元(中国人均收入约1000美元);6,还有更惨的,俄罗斯人有选票。]
([Xinhua News Agency: China Would End up Worse than Former USSR in Case of Political Turmoil] Let’s take a look at how “bad” the situation is in Russia. 1. Universal health coverage. 2. Free pre-school, elementary, and secondary vocational school education with free lunch provided; 3. Pension available to all female citizens aged 55 and above and male, 60 and above, regardless of previous employment. 4. Water, electricity, and heat covered by the State. 5. GDP per capita of $12,700 (China’s being $1,000). 6. You know what’s even worse? They can vote.)
http://weibo.com/2312330067/A2LDwgn9A?mod=weibotime

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中国城镇化阵痛与担忧:10年90万自然村销声匿迹 (90,0000 villages disappeared in ten years due to China’s urbanization)
China National Radio, August 9, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130809/u1a7582522.html

Population (人口)

卫计委: 开放二胎适时出台调整方案 (Public Health and Family Planning Commission: adjustments to one-child policy will occur in due time)
China.com, August
http://news.china.com.cn/2013-08/09/content_29672903.htm

Anti-abortion activism: Uncommon cause
The Economist, August 10, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21583315-new-type-moral-activist-emerges-uncommon-cause

In China, one-child policy compounds loss of child for parents
Washington Post, August 8, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-china-one-child-policy-compounds-loss-of-child-for-parents/2013/08/07/063716fe-e877-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html

Torture (酷刑)

A lost decade
News China, August 2013
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/a-lost-decade

Opinion (观点)

严刑解决不了医生卖婴道德危机
The "Sick man of Asia" indeed - China's disturbing moral crisis
Economic Observer, August 6, 2013
CH: http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0806/248001.shtml
EN: http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/the-quot-sick-man-of-asia-quot-indeed-china-039-s-disturbing-moral-crisis/shaanxi-ethics-child-trafficking-values-materialism/c3s13006/

China's legal system leading to “terrorism”
Asia Times Online, August 8, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-080813.html

Thursday, August 08, 2013

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

Swift trial expected for China's Bo Xilai
Mail and Guardian, August 8, 2013
http://mg.co.za/article/2013-08-08-00-swift-trial-expected-for-chinas-bo-xilai

顾玉树:薄熙来要换律师 法院拒绝 (Bo Xilai wants to switch lawyers, court refuses)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 8, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130808_bo_lawyer_denied.shtml

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

Internet users praise Fonterra for apologizing (video)
Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/07/chinese-internet-users-praise-fonterra-for-apologizing/

Despite tainted baby formula, Chinese women still shun breastfeeding
Quartz, August 5, 2013
http://qz.com/111662/despite-tainted-baby-formula-chinese-women-still-shun-breastfeeding/

Corruption (腐败)

“污点”官员复出盘点 (Many sacked officials return to other positions)
China News Weekly, August 8, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/depth_report/2013-08/4224072.html

China sex scandal judges expelled from Communist Party
Agence France-Presse, August 7, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iLOk8wyK8uH50rZfSeNSy220AY1A?docId=CNG.02cfccf80e9b2689582de51e0f16e757.121

李建军:受到华润宋林关联人士威胁收手 (Li Jianjun: I was threatened by people connected with China Resources chairman, Song Lin)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 8, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130808_china_resources_allegations.shtml

中国前能源局局长刘铁男被双开 (Former top official Liu Tienan expelled from Party and post)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 8, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130808_liu_tienan_expulsion.shtml

Health (健康)

国家卫计委公布165家开展人体器官移植医院名单 (National Health and Family Planning Commission released list of 165 hospitals permitted to perform human organ transplant)
Xinhua, August 8, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0808/c1001-22492618.html

江苏省发现H7N9有限人传人证据 (H7N9: limited evidence of human-to-human transmission found in Jiangsu)
Yangtse Evening Post, August 8, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0808/c1001-22486409.html

Hong Kong (香港)

香港政治以激鬥激沉默大多數被綁架 (Radical vs radical in Hong Kong’s politics, the silent majority is kidnapped)
Yazhou Zhoukan (亚洲周刊), August 8, 2013
http://www.yzzk.com/cfm/content_archive.cfm?id=1375932767143&docissue=2013-32

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

许志永狱中视频:在自己的姓名前署上公民二字 (In video from detention center, Xu Zhiyong urges citizens to continue to push for rights, equality, and transparency)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/08/130807_xuzhiyong_video_in_jail.shtml

Related:
Video: Xu Zhiyong Speaks from Detention Center, 8/1/2013
许志永狱中视频 2013年8月1日
Human Rights in China, August 7, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6871
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6872

Labor (劳工)

人社部:单位“临时工”占比禁超10% 工伤要担责 (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security: percentage of "contract workers" in each unit cannot exceed 10% of total, each unit is responsible for all workers’ injuries)
Beijing Times, August 8, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0808/c1001-22490089.html

Related:
关于《劳务派遣若干规定(征求意见稿)》公开征求意见的通知m (Solicitation for public comments about "Quotas on Contract Labor (Draft)" )
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, August 7, 2013
http://www.mohrss.gov.cn/SYrlzyhshbzb/zxhd/SYzhengqiuyijian/201308/t20130807_109508.htm

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革 )

中国网民热议“马钟成三批宪政” (Chinese netizens heatedly discuss Ma Zhongcheng's third attack on constitutionalism)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 8, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130807_china_constitution_netizen.shtml

城镇化,幸福吗?(Does China's urbanization make people happy?)
Economic Observer, August 8, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0808/248213.shtml

Population (人口)

China to reform one-child policy, slowly
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/one-child-policy-08072013110951.html

Refugees and Asylum Seekers (难民和庇护寻求者)

China extends North Korean border fences to bolster security
Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/fences-08052013162858.html

Rule of Law (法治)

The ticking bomb of China’s urban para-police
Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/08/the-ticking-bomb-of-chinas-urban-para-police/

Opinion (观点)

The Price of "Made in China"
购买“中国制造”的代价
New York Times, August 7, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20130807/c07navarro/dual/

Central government must take the lead on China's hukou reform
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1295108/central-government-must-take-lead-chinas-hukou-reform

Why Bo Xilai's trial is a victory for the rule of law in China
The Atlantic, August 7, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/08/why-bo-xilais-trial-is-a-victory-for-the-rule-of-law-in-china/278448/

What will come out of the Communist Party’s polling the people online?
China File, August 7, 2013
http://www.chinafile.com/what-will-come-out-communist-party-polling-people-online

Scrapping the one-child policy won't solve China's problems
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1295125/scrapping-one-child-policy-wont-solve-chinas-problems

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Updated (更新)

U.S.-China (美中关系)

中美举行第18次人权对话 中方望美方停止纠缠个案 (China wants U.S. to stop interfering in individual cases during the 18th China-U.S. Human Rights Dialogue)
Xinhua, August 3, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/08-03/5118686.shtml

Related:
Press Conference Following U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue
民主、人权和劳工事务局代理助理国务卿乌兹拉•泽雅美国大使馆新闻发布会
U.S. Department of State, August 2, 2013
EN: http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/rm/2013/212667.htm
CH: http://chinese.usembassy-china.org.cn/remarks-of-acting-assistant-secretary-of-state-uzra-zeya-at-press-conference-on-us-china-human-rights-dialogue.html

Related Weibo commentary:
南方人物周刊 (Southern People Weekly, August 6, 2013 中国的人权状况处于历史最好时期,人民生活水平不断提高,公民享受的各项权利达到前所未有的水平。——中国-美国第18次人权对话近日在昆明举行,中方这样强调(354期声音)(“China's human rights situation is in its best period historically. The people's living standards have constantly improved and the rights citizens enjoy are at unprecedented levels”: China emphasized recently at the 18th China – U.S. Human Rights Dialogue in Kunming.)
http://weibo.com/1653460650/A3Ba3uTdM

信达韦爵爷 (Xin Da Wei Jue Ye), August 7, 2013
中方强调:中国的人权状况处于历史最好时期,人民生活水平不断提高,公民享受的各项权利达到前所未有的水平(中美第18次人权对话近日在昆明举行)。【简评】:食品含毒;空气污染;土地重金属超标;蔬菜农药残留;楼歪歪、桥塌塌、地陷陷;马路排水口一次次吃人;妇产科医生成为了贩卖婴儿的人贩子…… (The Chinese side emphasized at the dialogue that China's human rights situation is in its best period in the history, people's living standards have constantly improved, and the rights citizens are enjoying are at the unprecedented levels. (The 18th China-U.S. Human Rights Dialogue held recently in Kunming). My Comments: Food is toxic; air is polluted; land contains heavy metals above standards; vegetables contain residual pesticides; buildings are unstable; bridges collapse; grounds sink; road drainage sucks people in again and again; obstetricians become baby traffickers ...)
http://weibo.com/1379915517/A3FbCBtth

沉舟听潮2 (Shen Zhou Ting Chao 2), August 7, 2013
这次所谓的人权对话,根本就没有“对”的意思。对美方指出中方的人权问题,中国一概不接招,只是反复声明中国人权历史最好,美国佬只能干瞪眼。他们不懂,人话是对人说的。中方这些人连人话都听不进去,还和他们讲什么人权?(During the so-called human rights dialogue, there was never really an “exchange.” China will not react to the human rights problems pointed out by the U. S., instead it just repeatedly states that China's human rights situation is the best in history, as a result, the Yankees can only look on in despair. They do not understand: dialogue should be done by human beings. Those on the Chinese side never listened to what the people said, why should we talk to them about human rights?)
http://weibo.com/u/2398596494

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

薄熙来支持者因称要聚众闯法院被捕 (Bo’s supporters arrested for saying they want to "crash" court)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130806_ft_songyangbiao_boxilai.shtml

济南法院门外大批军人驻守 薄案开庭逼近多人被当局维稳 (Security increased ahead of Bo Xilai trial, supporters under surveillance and restrictions)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/sy2-08062013104454.html

Police in China arrest Bo Xilai supporter Song Yangbiao
The Guardian, August 7, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/07/china-arrest-bo-xilai-supporter-song-yangbiao

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

中国重罚奶粉行业六大生产企业 (Six milk producers in China heavily fined)
Radio France International, August 7, 2013
http://rfi.my/12ZPwp4

Corruption (腐败)

上海4名集体招嫖法官嫖娼经过公布 (Four Shanghai judges punished for prostitution)
eastday.com (东方网), August 7, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0807/c1001-22475501.html

Legal commentary on the GSK China bribery case — from a China law perspective
Lexology, August 6, 2013
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=86fd7057-eee0-4f48-be6c-84bc94c0ba2a

Chinese officials “should be banned from nightclubs”
The Telegraph, August 6, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10225041/Chinese-officials-should-be-banned-from-nightclubs.html

Education(教育)

Exam Boot Camp
NewsChina, August 2013
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/exam-boot-camp

Freedom of Expression and Privacy (言论自由和隐私)

隐私保护和反腐败不矛盾 多地监控视频"想看就看" (Henan authorities deny that ban on unauthorized transmission of close-circuit TV recording is designed to undermine whistleblowing)
China National Radio, August 6, 2013
http://china.cnr.cn/yxw/201308/t20130806_513247463.shtml

Health (健康)

Authorities lash out at poor hospital management over trafficking babies
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1294864/authorities-lash-out-poor-hospital-management-over-trafficking-babies

Hukou (户口)

Cracking the hukou code to hasten urbanization
Caixin, August 7, 2013
http://english.caixin.com/2013-08-07/100566666.html

Related report:
城镇发展改革试点经验总结专题二:户籍改革 (Second Thematic Report on Urbanization Development and Reform Pilot Programs: Hukou Reform)
China Center for Urban Development of the National Development and Reform Commission, May 14, 2013
http://www.town.gov.cn/csxwlb/shidian/zhuanti2/201305/14/t20130514_743151.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

深圳维权人士杨林失踪 各界联署要求当局公开真相 (Activist Yang Lin missing for two months, supporters urge government to come clean and ratify enforced disappearance convention)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy1-08062013104402.html

Information Control (信息控制)

“共产党好”标语亮相北京街头 (Pro-CCP slogans shown on street as part of China Dream campaign)
Deutsche Welle, August 7, 2013
http://bit.ly/19agiO7

Intellectual Property Rights (知识产权)

旅美中国学者赵华军被判两年缓刑 (Chinese researcher sentenced to time served plus two years probation on charges of stealing cancer research drug)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130806_us_chinese_espionage.shtml

Media (媒体)

China denies Despicable Me 2 ban
The Guardian, August 6, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/06/china-denies-despicable-me-2-ban

Population (人口)

Ending China's one-child policy could boost its economy
Quartz, August 6, 2013
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/08/what-95-million-babies-year-could-mean-chinese-economy/68041/

卫计委:调整生育政策不代表放开二胎 (Top health body: adjustments to family planning policy doesn’t mean a second child would be allowed)
Beijing Morning Post, August 7, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/yuqing/2013-08/07/c_125128555.htm

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

十年上访超千次 再给60万就停止? (Guangdong man made over 1000 petitioning trips in 10 years, authorities reportedly offered to paid millions to silence him)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 7, 2013
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2013-08/07/content_1910253.htm

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

China labor camps under fire from State think tank
Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/07/china-labor-camps-under-fire-from-state-think-tank/

Society (文化)

红卫兵忏悔:举报母亲反革命致其被枪决 (Ex-Red Guard living with guilt of sending his mother to her death during the Cultural Revolution)
Beijing news, August 7, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0807/02/95L34PK700014AED_all.html#p1

Tibet (西藏)

一藏僧在尼泊尔自焚身亡 四川甘孜州五藏人被判刑 (Remains of self-immolated Tibetan remains in Nepalese police custody)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-08062013104802.html

Opinion (观点)

马钟成:在中国搞所谓宪政只能是缘木求鱼 (Ma Zhongcheng: efforts to introduce constitutionalism in China are futile)
Global Times, August 7, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/thought/2013-08/4216413.html

中国的公民社会
China: Citizens united
Financial Times, July 29, 2013
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051837?full=y
EN: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39cf53e8-f829-11e2-b4c4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2bFDRnJFg

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

Cannes Villa is expected to play role in bribery case against Chinese ex-official
法国别墅或成为薄熙来案重要证据
New York Times, August 6, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130806/c06boxilai/dual/

如流星跌落,官方删除薄熙来政治痕迹 (China moves to erase references to Bo Xilai from official records)
Deutsche Welle, August 5, 2013
http://bit.ly/1b88Gcg

Related:
China expunges Bo's once-stellar reputation
Agence France-Presse, August 5, 2013
http://bit.ly/13C3nAa

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

恒天然就食品污染向中国消费者道歉 (Fonterra apologizes to Chinese consumers for product contamination)
Financial Times, August 6, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051817

Environment (环境)

China agency sued over oil production in spill-hit bay
Agence France-Presse August 5, 2013
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/international/china-agency-sued-over/765902.html

广西贺江水体污染事件肇事企业7名责任人被批捕 (Police make arrests in river pollution case in Guangxi)
Xinhua, August 6, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-08/06/c_116821922.htm

上海金山区“1•10”水污染事故渎职案件提起公诉 (Shanghai district prosecutor press dereliction charges against local officials in water pollution case)
Xinhua, August 5, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2013-08/05/c_116820187.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

笑蜀获释后称继续声援许志永 宜昌刘家财组织“同城饭醉” 被带走 (Xiao Shu to continue campaign for Xu Zhiyong despite intimidation, Hubei activist taken by police after organizing restaurant meetings)
Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy1-08052013110148.html

Related:
Chinese journalist “was illegally abducted” by security forces
The Telegraph, August 5, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10223238/Chinese-journalist-was-illegally-abducted-by-security-forces.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中国网友、学者热议人民日报批评“宪政” (Chinese netizens and scholars debate People Daily's attack on “constitutional governance”)
Radio France International August 6, 2013
http://rfi.my/13VwQka

中国官媒再刊马钟成文章批“美国宪政” (Chinese official media again publishes Ma Zhongcheng’s article which attacks "American constitutionalism")
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 6, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130806_peopledaily_chinaconstitution.shtml

Related:
马钟成:美国宪政的名不副实 (U.S. constitutionalism is not worthy of its name)
People's Daily, August 6, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/thought/2013-08/4211575.html

“反宪政”的荒唐逻辑 (The flawed logic of "anti-constitutionalism")
Financial Times, August 5, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051805

Related Weibo post:
任志强, August 5, 2013
[【“反宪政”的荒唐逻辑】耶鲁大学教授陈志武:我们不能把中国过去一百年宪政改革的不成功经历作为一个完整样本来定论,这一百年只能算个观察点。我觉得我们做领导的,稍不注意就容易在方法论和逻辑上出错,说一些让老百姓听起来觉得有道理但实属谬论的东西] (Chen Zhiwu, Yale, FT article “The absurd logic of ‘anti-constitutionalism’”: We can’t view China’s past 100 years of failed constitutional reform as a definitive sample. Those 100 yrs can only be considered as a point of observation. I feel, as leaders, if we are not careful, we can easily err in methodology & logic, and say something that sounds reasonable to common people, when it’s in fact a fallacy.)
http://weibo.com/1182389073/A3ngoyDge

中国社科院发布《中国政治发展报告(2013)》认为:应探索司法政治属性与独立 行使司法权关系 (CASS: China should seek a balance between the political aspects of the judiciary and the need for judicial independence)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 6, 2013
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2013-08/06/content_1909583.htm

中国改革出入境条例 外籍人士入境更难 (Will be more difficult for foreigners to get in and out of China after Entry-Exit Administrative Law is amended)
Deutsche Welle, August 6, 2013
http://bit.ly/15Fan14

Population (人口)

放宽独生子女政策有助缓解老龄化压力
“One-child” reform would help China age more gracefully
Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2013
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20130806/hrd073138.asp
EN: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324653004578649663289200822.html

Rule of Law (法治)

胡春华:维稳根本的出路是建设法治社会 (Guangdong party chief: stability requires the rule of law)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 6, 2013
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2013-08/06/content_1909632.htm

Tibet (西藏)

尼泊尔一流亡藏人自焚抗议身亡 (Exiled Tibetan self-immolates in Nepal)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 6, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/08/130806_nepal_china_tibet_protest.shtml

Related:
Tibetan exile dies after self-immolating in Nepal
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1294650/tibetan-exile-dies-after-self-immolating-nepal

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

新疆维汉冲突一死两伤 肉孜节当局提升戒备 (One died, two injured in Uyghur-Han conflict)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-08052013110053.html

Opinion (观点)

“大月份引产”参与者共担罪恶 (Officials who force "late term abortion" should take accountability)
Beijing News, August 6, 2013
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2013-08/06/content_455503.htm

“社评:进口奶粉出事,国产奶粉没权利乐 (Recall of imported baby formula should spur domestic brands to enhance safety standards)
Global Times, August 6, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2013-08/4210989.html

活在中国,直面雾霾和有毒食品的每一天
Life in a toxic country
New York Times, August 6, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130806/c06wong/dual/

Is China’s vast web monitoring actually helping to grow democracy?
Washington Post, August 5, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/05/is-chinas-vast-web-monitoring-actually-helping-to-grow-democracy/

Monday, August 05, 2013

Children (儿童)

性教育缺失 留守儿童更易受侵害 (Left-behind children lack sex education, vulnerable to sexual abuses)
Hua Shang Bao, August 5, 2013
http://hsb.hsw.cn/2013-08/05/content_8506486.htm

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

新西兰在华乳制品被下令召回 (China orders recall of all New Zealand-made dairy products after Fonterra finds contaminated ingredient)
Financial Times, August 5, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051793

Related:
Botulism halts Fonterra’s milk-powder sales to China
Bloomberg, August 4, 2004
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-04/china-halts-fonterra-milk-powder-imports-in-blow-to-new-zealand.html

Corruption (腐败)

李建军向香港廉署和警方举报华润高管 (Ex-journalist to take China Resources "corruption" files to Hong Kong ICAC and police)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 5, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130805_lijianjun_crc.shtml

Whistleblowers pay price even as China vows to fight corruption
Reuters, August 4, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/04/us-china-corruption-whistleblowers-idUSBRE9730BB20130804

Environment (环境)

京津冀应率先削减燃煤 (Ministry of Environmental Protection recommends coal-burning reduction pilot programs in high-pollution areas, starting with Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei)
21st Century Media, August 5, 2013
http://epaper.21cbh.com/html/2013-08/05/content_72906.htm

全国5253万亩耕地受旱,439万人因旱饮水困难 (Drought affects 5.2 million hectares of farmland and access to drinking water for 4.39 million people)
People's Daily, August 5, 2013
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2013-08/05/nw.D110000renmrb_20130805_1-01.htm

Freedom of Expression and Privacy (言论自由和隐私)

作家、音乐人吴虹飞近日因发微博称要“炸建委”被拘;获释后,吴虹飞向本报记者讲述此事过程 (Beijing singer Wu Hongfei recounts her arrest and detention)
Xiaoxiang Chenbao, August 5, 2013
http://epaper.xxcb.cn/XXCBA/html/2013-08/05/content_2726767.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

笑蜀重获自由 揭露中国当局非法绑架 (Veteran journalist Xiao Shu forcibly taken back to Guangdong, accuses Beijing police of abduction)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130804_china_xiaoshu_free.shtml

Related:
Xiao Shu freed, releases statement
China Media Project, August 4, 2013
http://cmp.hku.hk/2013/08/04/33768/

International Human Rights (国际人权)

Meet the seven imprisoned Chinese activists whom the U.S. brought up in Beijing this week
Washington Post, August 2, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/02/meet-the-seven-chinese-activists-whom-the-u-s-brought-up-in-beijing-this-week/

美国国会议员提案反对中国重获联合国人权理事会成员国 (U.S. Congressman proposes resolution to oppose China's bid for Human Rights Council membership)
Voice of America, August 4, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-human-rights/1723245.html

China says human rights situation is at a historic best, rejects U.S. criticism
Associated Press, August 3, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-says-human-rights-situation-is-at-a-historic-best-rejects-us-criticism/2013/08/02/b5bdb400-fbed-11e2-89f7-8599e3f77a67_story.html

Media (媒体)

报道说《华尔街日报》中文网被封 (Wall Street Journal Chinese site reportedly blocked in mainland China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130804_wsj_china.shtml

Related:
Wall Street Journal's Chinese version blocked in China
Agence France-Presse, August 5, 2013
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/international/wall-street-journal-s/765348.html

Land, Property, Housing(土地、财产、房屋)

陕西强拆城中村殴伤村民 千人堵路抗议遭镇压 (Police crackdown on large protest against beating of villagers during forced eviction in Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl-08042013102825.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

人民日报再刊文批“宪政”思潮引热议 (People’s Daily attacks "constitutionalism" again, netizens react intensely)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 5, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130805_peoples_daily_criticize.shtml

Related:
“宪政”本质上是一种舆论战武器 ("Constitutionalism" is a weapon of the West to win public opinion war)
the People’s Daily, August 5, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0805/c1001-22440827.html

执政党应善于领导政治体制改革 (Ruling Party should do better at political system reform)
Study Times, August 5, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0805/c1001-22440812.html

蓝皮书:60多年来中国人权事业面貌焕然一新 (CASS’ blue paper: China's human rights "cause" has a new look since founding of PRC)
China News Service, August 5, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0805/c1001-22450616.html

Population (人口)

China to ditch its one-child policy as ageing crisis looms
The Telegraph, August 4, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/10221730/China-to-ditch-its-one-child-policy-as-ageing-crisis-looms.html

Related:
女权无疆界”吁联合国制止中国强迫堕胎政策 (Women rights group urges UN to press China to end forced abortion)
Deutsche Welle, August 4, 2013
http://bit.ly/13xpdF3

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

社科院蓝皮书称改革劳教制度成社会共识 (CASS’ blue paper: RTL reform becomes social consensus)
Beijing News, August 5, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/08/05/276881.html

Rule of Law (法治)

三位退休高官担任独董惹争议 (Ex-officials' Sinotruk board memberships may violate conflict-of-interest regulations)
China Youth Daily, August 5, 2013
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2013-08/05/nw.D110000zgqnb_20130805_1-10.htm

考场内偷拍考研试题被判刑 (Hunan court finds students guilty of "leaking state secrets" by taking photos of graduate school exam questions)
Xiaoxiang Chenbao, August 5, 2013
http://epaper.xxcb.cn/xxcba/html/2013-08/05/content_2726802.htm

In China, Communist Party takes unprecedented step: it is listening
Washington Post, August 2, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-china-government-mines-public-opinion/2013/08/02/33358026-f2b5-11e2-ae43-b31dc363c3bf_story.html

Opinion (观点)

外国人眼中的中国和朝鲜 (How foreigners view and compare China and North Korea)
Financial Times, August 5, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051782?full=y

City chickens and country eggs
The Economist, August 4, 2013
http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2013/08/urbanisation-and-growth

记者实名举报是反腐合力一部分
Off-duty reporters are China's newest whistleblowers
Economic Observer, August 4, 2013
CH: http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0723/247147.shtml
EN: http://www.worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/off-duty-reporters-are-china-039-s-newest-whistleblowers/china-anti-corruption-whistleblower-soe-fortune-500/c7s12919/