HRIC Daily Brief

Tuesday, September 03, 2013

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

英媒：中共领导关注新疆暴力紧张升级 (Violent conflict in Xinjiang escalates)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 1, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/09/130901_press_xinjiang_violence.shtml

点评中国：习近平“极端重视”怎样的意识形态？(What kind of ideology does Xi Jinping attach extreme importance to?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/focus_on_china/2013/09/130902_cr_xijinping_ideology.shtml

北京日报:不给普世价值留空间 (Don’t leave any space to universal values)
Beijing Daily, September 2, 2013
http://help.3g.163.com/13/0902/17/97PITPDE00963VRO.html

The dog that (almost) roared
充斥中国的种种虚假
New York Times, September 2, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20130903/c03bruni/dual/

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Bo Xilai (薄熙来案)

China’s Communists still fear Bo Xilai
The Telegraph, August 28, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10270413/Chinas-Communists-still-fear-Bo-Xilai.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

广州市场盼盼牌婴幼儿配方谷粉检出致癌物 (Carcinogens found in infant formula sold in Guangzhou)
China News Service, August 29, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-28/205528072885.shtml

Education (教育)

北京大学今年招生3145名农村学生仅占14.2% (Only 14.2% of 3145 new students at Beijing University come from rural areas)
Beijing News, August 29, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/08/29/280851.html

Environment (环境)

Greenpeace research estimates new coal power projects would cause 16,000 premature deaths in Guangdong and Hong Kong over next 40 years
Greenpeace, August 27, 2013
http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/press/releases/climate-energy/2013/guangdong-hong-kong-coal/

China will soon have 40% more coal than the combined weight of the human population
Quartz, August 26, 2013
http://qz.com/118588/china-will-soon-have-40-more-coal-than-the-combined-weight-of-the-human-population/

Hukou (户口)

阿里尖子生招聘计划：应届生年薪60万解决北京户口 (Web portal Alibaba to offer RMB 600,000 annual salary plus Beijing hukou to attract top graduates)
Caijing, August 29, 2013
http://news.mydrivers.com/1/274/274226.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

欧盟发声明吁中国当局释放许志永 (EU calls on China to release Xu Zhiyong and other detained activists)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/jyxw-08282013124815.html

See declaration:
Declaration by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union regarding the recent arrest of Dr Xu Zhiyong and other civil society activists in China
European Union, August 28, 2013
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/cfsp/138625.pdf

Information Control (信息控制)

48家网站举报通道进辟谣平台 (48 websites, including Sina, Sohu, Netease, and Youku, join Beijing's platform to refute online rumors)
Beijing Daily, August 29, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-08/4302518.html

Related:
Beijing launches platform for debunking online rumors
Xinhua, August 1, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/01/c_125104107.htm

湖北查处网络谣言案件135起行政拘留90人(Hunan announces 135 Internet rumor cases, 90 administratively detained)
China News Service, August 29, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0828/21/97D73HS700014JB6.html

独立评论员“格祺伟”涉嫌寻衅滋事被湖南衡阳警方刑拘 (Independent online commentator criminally detained on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in Hunan)
Xinhua, August 29, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130829/u1a7626527.html

薛蛮子涉嫌聚众淫乱或被追刑责专家：应附加驱逐出境 (Weibo VIP Xue Manzi may be criminally charged with suspicion of "assembling a crowd to commit licentious activities," experts say he should be deported)
The People’s Daily, August 29, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130829/u1a7626121.html

International Relations (国际关系)

Promising medical assistance, Chinese hospital ship docks at Thilawa
The Irrawaddy, August 28, 2013
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/43042

Migrants (农民工)

专家称农民工临时夫妻系社会经济发展必然产物 (Hundreds of thousands of Chinese migrants live as “temporary couples” in strange lands)
Yangcheng Evening News, August 29, 2013
http://news.qq.com/a/20130829/016481.htm

Chinese migrants in Singapore, chapter four: counterpunch
Wall Street Journal, August 29, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/29/chinese-migrants-in-singapore-chapter-four-counterpunch/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中国：政治和社会的"7不讲" (Xi Jinping's “Seven Unmentionables" are a continuation of Bo Xilai's former policies)
Deutsche Welle, August 29, 2013
http://bit.ly/16XCQKk

Rule of Law (法治)

Son of Chinese general denies gang rape, inflames public anger
Reuters, August 28, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/28/us-china-trial-idUSBRE97Q10G20130828

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

喀什重判九名维吾尔人五至十年官称叶城发生“暴力恐怖团伙案” (Nine Uyghurs officially labeled a “violent terrorist gang” sentenced from five to seven years in Kashgar)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql-08282013104405.html

China confirms raid on alleged terror cell
Associated Press, August 28, 2013
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/08/28/5114222/china-confirms-raid-on-alleged.html

Opinion (观点)

Ai Weiwei: justice not done, nor seen to be done
The Age, August 29, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/justice-not-done-nor-seen-to-be-done-20130828-2sqkz.html

朱嘉明：《中国改革的歧路》 (Zhu Jiaming:China's reform is on the wrong path)
Radio International France, August 29, 2013
http://rfi.my/19NjPin

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

浙江破获11吨毒狗肉贩售案部分流入江苏餐馆 (Seven arrested in Zhejiang for poisoning dogs and selling meat, 11 tons of poisoned meat already sold)
China News Service, August 28, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0827/18/97AA4TFJ00014JB6.html

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

China's transparency standards, U.S. investor expectations collide
The Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324144304578623513282069842.html

Children (儿童)

山西男童双眼被挖失明警方悬赏缉凶 (Shanxi boy’s eyes taken by organ trafficker, suspect still at large)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 28, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130828_china_shanxi_linfen.shtml

Related:
Chinese boy loses eyes in attack by "organ trafficker"
The Telegraph, August 27, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10269823/Chinese-boy-loses-eyes-in-attack-by-organ-trafficker.html

Homeschooling becomes more popular in China
Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/27/homeschooling-becomes-more-popular-in-china/

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

脸书首次发布各国政府索取信息报告 (Facebook issues first report on various governments’ requests for information)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 28, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/08/130827_facebook_gov_request.shtml

See report:
Global Government Requests Report
https://www.facebook.com/about/government_requests/

海南网站签署坚守“七条底线”自律公约 (Major Hainan websites agree to "seven bottom-lines" by signing self-censorship agreement)
Hainan Net, August 28, 2013
http://media.people.com.cn/n/2013/0828/c40606-22724766.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

英国官方警告中药毒性风险
China pays the price for the toxic risks of traditional Chinese medicine
Caixin, August 22, 2013
CH:http://international.caixin.com/2013-08-22/100572639.html
EN:http://www.worldcrunch.com/tech-science/china-pays-the-price-for-the-toxic-risks-of-traditional-chinese-medicine/safety-health-care-poison-food-greenpeace/c4s13212/

质检总局：至今无中国制造业品牌跻身世界品牌百强 (Top gov’t quality inspection office: 371 batches of food exported out of China failed inspection)
China News Service, August 28, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/08/28/280674.html

Corruption (腐败)

中石油落马4人，反腐之剑指向周永康？(Four oil executives tied to Zhou Yongkang sacked, is Zhou the next target?)
Deutsche Welle, August 28, 2013
http://bit.ly/153gl70

China expands inquiry on graft to oil executives
中国反腐败矛头指向中石油，四高管被查
New York Times, August 28, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130828/c28petrochina/dual/

Related:
China investigates 3 more oil company officials
Associated Press, August 27, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/08/27/world/asia/ap-as-china-petrochina-probe.html

Death penalty (死刑)

曾成杰案让民营企业家思考自身命运与出路 (Zeng Chengjie’s execution leaves other entrepreneurs fearing for their future)
New York Times, August 28, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130828/cc28sundawu/

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

泄漏隐私脸书支付两千万美元赔偿 (Facebook to pay $20 million for leaking private information)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 28, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/08/130827_facebook_privacy_flaw.shtml

China announces arrest of British, American investigators on charges of privacy violation
Associated Press, August 27, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-announces-arrest-of-british-american-investigators-on-charges-of-privacy-violation/2013/08/26/c517ca7e-0ebe-11e3-a2b3-5e107edf9897_story.html

Health (健康)

国务院：鼓励社会和境外资本依法投资健康服务业 (State Council: encourage private and foreign capital investment in the health services sector)
China News Service, August 28, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130828/u1a7624621.html

Hong Kong (香港)

外交部特派员:坚决反对外部势力插手干预香港事务 (Chinese Foreign Ministry firmly opposes external forces' interference in Hong Kong affairs)
China News Service, August 28, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130828/u1a7623522.html

Information Control (信息控制)

浙江公布10大网络造谣案已有两人因此被刑拘 (Zhejiang announces ten Internet rumor cases, two already criminally detained)
Zhejiang News, August 28, 2013
http://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/system/2013/08/27/019558389.shtml

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

钉子户自制喷火枪防御强拆抗争9年两度坐牢 (Nail-house occupant uses homemade fire gun to prevent demolition, jailed twice previously in nine years of resistance)
Xinhua, August 28, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-08-28/010828063358.shtml

Migrants (农民工)

Chinese migrants in Singapore, chapter three: confrontation
Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/28/chinese-migrants-in-singapore-chapter-three-confrontation/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

十八届三中全会主轴深化改革将描绘习李线路图 (CPC's third plenary session to focus on reforms, reveals political road map of Xi and Li)
China News Service, August 28, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/politics/2013-08/4295995.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

新疆再发流血冲突至少造成15人死亡 (Another bloody conflict in Xinjiang leaves at least 15 people dead)
Radio International France, August 28, 2013
http://rfi.my/19N1n9u

Related:
新疆喀什20日处置暴力恐怖团伙案 1名特警牺牲 (Riot police officer killed during crackdown on violent terrorist gang in Kashgar)
The People’s Daily, August 28, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-28/022128063856.shtml

Opinion (观点)

Bo Xilai's trial is a smoke screen for the benefit of China's president
The Guardian, August 27, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/27/bo-xilai-china-trial-smokescreen-president

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

法律专家：薄熙来案定罪量刑应无悬念 (Legal experts: No suspense in conviction and sentencing of Bo)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130826_bo_lawyers.shtml

As Bo trial ends in China, prosecutor demands severe punishment
Reuters, August 26, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/26/us-china-politics-bo-idUSBRE97P01J20130826

薄案：表现“程序正义” 议题“避重就轻（Bo's trial showed procedural fairness but omitted details, raised questions about the CPC）
Deutsche Welle August 26, 2013
http://dw.de/p/19WD3

Chinese justice
The Telegraph, August 26, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/10267037/Chinese-justice.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

China considers changes to consumer rights law
Xinhua, August 26, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/26/c_132664377.htm

Corruption (腐败)

近10年上百名民营企业家落马：成政治博弈牺牲品 (Nearly 100 entrepreneurs jailed in past decade following downfall of their government contacts)
The People’s Daily, August 27, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130827/u1a7622019.html

湖南长沙18家医院“挂床住院”骗医保被查 (18 Changsha hospitals found guilty of medical insurance fraud)
China News Service, August 26, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0826/20/977T2O7J0001124J.html

Executive of China’s biggest oil company, CNPC, under investigation
Associated Press, August 26, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/executive-of-chinas-biggest-oil-company-cnpc-under-investigation-for-discipline-violations/2013/08/26/6757fc74-0e1e-11e3-a2b3-5e107edf9897_story.html

Cyber security (网络安全）

Chinese internet server jammed in largest ever mainland hacker attack
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1299654/mainland-internet-server-jammed-hacker-attack

Education （教育）

中小学生将建电子学籍全国联网一号伴终身 (Forthcoming electronic enrollment network will assign life-long numbers to primary and secondary students)
The People’s Daily, August 23, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201308/23/53868_32157618.htm

Information Control（信息控制）

China orders nation’s journalists to take Marxism classes
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1299795/china-orders-nations-journalists-take-marxism-classes

从“寻衅滋事”到“嫖娼” (Detention and arrest of micro-bloggers for “picking quarrels” or “soliciting prostitutes” exemplify arbitrary and selective law enforcement to silence dissent)
Deutsche Welle, August 26, 2013
http://dw.de/p/19WGC

International Relations (国际关系)

China supports U.N. investigation in Syria, urges caution
Reuters, August 26, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/26/us-syria-crisis-china-idUSBRE97P07K20130826

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

城镇建设沦为“圈地运动”：上届政府卖下届的地 (Urbanization has become an “enclosure movement”)
Beijing News, August 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0827/c1001-22702199.html

Migrants (农民工)

The Chinese migrants who shocked Singapore: a WSJ investigation
Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/26/the-chinese-migrants-who-shocked-singapore-a-wsj-investigation/

Chinese migrants in Singapore, Chapter Two: festering feud
Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/27/chinese-migrants-in-singapore-chapter-two-festering-feud/

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿）

The plight of China’s petitioners
Diplomat, August 27, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/2013/08/27/the-plight-of-chinas-petitioners/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中共中央政治局召开会议决定召开十八届三中全会 (Party political bureau will hold the third plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of CPC in November)
Xinhua, August 27, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130827/u1a7622095.html

2030年中国城镇化水平将达到70% (By 2030 China will have 310 million more urbanites)
Beijing News, August 27, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/08/27/280521.html

四部法律的有关规定拟在上海自贸区暂停实施 (Implementation of four laws will cease temporarily in Shanghai free trade zone)
Xinhua, August 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0827/c1001-22702182.html

China's economic rebalancing act faces uphill political battle
Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324694904578599632378204750.html

Chinese entrepreneurs, unsettled, speak out for reform
Washington Post, August 26, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-entrepreneurs-unsettled-speak-out-for-reform/2013/08/26/17b7f8b6-05b5-11e3-bfc5-406b928603b2_story.html

Rule of Law （法治）

我国每1万人口平均拥有1.6名律师 (China has 1.6 lawyers for every ten thousand citizens)
Xinhua, August 27, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130827/u1a7621639.html

Tibet （西藏）

Anger as China "restores" Dalai Lama's ancestral home
Agence France-Presse, August 26, 2013
http://www.france24.com/en/20130826-anger-china-restores-dalai-lamas-ancestral-home

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

上海第八批援疆教师启程赴疆开始支教工作 (8th group of Shanghai teachers head to Xinjiang to support educational work)
The People’s Daily, August 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0826/c14562-22699613.html

Opinion (观点)

Empty Promises (commentary by Jerome A. Cohen)
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2013
http://usali.org/media-entities/jerome-a-cohen-bo-xilais-trial-underlines-need-for-cross-examination-in-court/

韩德强：若重判薄熙来中共难自我更新 (A heavy sentence for Bo means more difficulty for Party to "renew" itself)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130826_handeqiang_bo_trial.shtml

Related:
Bo Xilai’s trial: drama gone awry (new HRIC video commentary)
Human Rights in China, August 27, 2013
http://www.hrichina.org/content/6897

Bo Xilai trial nods to China's nascent civil society
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 26, 2013
http://www.smh.com.au/world/bo-xilai-trial-nods-to-chinas-nascent-civil-society-20130826-2slb7.html#ixzz2d7nsaI63

Monday, August 26, 2013

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

薄熙来案一审结束法庭宣布择期宣判 (Bo Xilai’s trial ends, decision will be announced later)
Xinhua, August 26, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/politics/2013-08/4286696.html

Political stagecraft in trial of fallen China boss
薄熙来案已公开庭审记录或有删节
New York Times, August 25, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130826/c26bo/dual/

薄熙来最后陈述：此事在劫难逃只剩余生 (Bo’s final statement: I know I am doomed)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130826_china_bo_trial_wrap.shtml

See court transcript:
Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, August 22, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/08/26/280341.html

As trial ends, fallen Chinese politician blames love triangle
薄熙來曝王立軍叛逃幕後三角戀
New York Times, August 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130826/c26trial/dual/

Education (教育)

小学生减负为什么这么难 (Why is it so difficult to reduce pupils’ burden?)
Beijing News, August 26, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/graphic/2013/08/26/280332.html

Environment (环境)

Burning issues in air pollution
Caixin, August 23, 2013
http://english.caixin.com/2013-08-23/100573493.html

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

Health (健康)

Recovery is slow in rural China’s "cancer villages"
McClatchy, August 19, 2013
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/08/19/199714/recovery-is-slow-in-rural-chinas.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

张林维权被安徽蚌埠市批捕 (Rights defender Zhang Lin arrested in Bangbu, Anhui)
Voice of America, August 26, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/zhang-weilin-arrested/1736599.html

For more information on Zhang Lin 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/6586
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6644

Information Control (信息控制)

薛蛮子北京一出租屋嫖娼被抓被称“中国第一嫖客” (Weibo "VIP" Xue Manzi detained after being caught with prostitutes)
Beijing Morning News, August 26, 2013
http://leaders.people.com.cn/n/2013/0826/c58278-22690255.html

Related:
Noted Chinese blogger arrested on prostitution solicitation charge
Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-china-blogger-arrest-prostitution-20130825,0,1815378.story

Related Twitter post
艾未未 Ai Weiwei ‏@aiww, August 26, 2013
一个境外媒体人透露，薛蛮子被抓之前，主管网络的一个高官曾找他谈单独谈话威胁。(An overseas journalist reveals that Xue Manzi was threatened by a high ranking official in charge of the Internet in a private meeting before he was taken away.)
https://twitter.com/aiww/status/371891626949349376

自上海法官团伙集体嫖娼事发后，高层慎重研究决定，将“嫖娼卖淫”这一博大精深的中华非物质文化遗产收为国有，此决策再次体现了我党以德治国宇宙真理掌控社会主义宏观调控的决心，网上引发热议 (After the Shanghai judges prostitution ring was revealed, top officials decided to make prostitution—a profound "Intangible Cultural Heritage" of China—state-owned. This decision once again demonstrates our party’s resolve in mastering socialist macro-control with ruling by virtue and universal truth. This has sparked a heated debate online.)
https://twitter.com/aiww/status/371783921073008640

浙江刑拘2名治安处罚46名网络谣言制造者 (Two criminally detained, 46 punished in Zhejiang for being “online rumor spreaders” according to public security law)
Xinhua, August 26, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-26/200928052330.shtml

网络谣言制造者傅学胜被上海警方依法刑拘 (Online rumor maker criminally detained in Shanghai)
Xinhua, August 26, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130826/u1a7618040.html

山西因网络违法犯罪批捕23人关闭27家网站 (23 arrested for online violation, 27 websites closed in Shanxi)
Shanxi Daily, August 26, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130826/u1a7618221.html

记者刘虎涉嫌制造传播谣言被拘被押一级看守所 (Reporter Liu Hu detained for spreading rumors after exposing official corruption)
Beijing Morning News, August 26, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130826/u1a7619074.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

中国144地级市规划建200余新城新区被指贪大求快 (144 middle-sized city gov'ts plan to build more than 200 new districts, labeled "greedy" for trying to expand to much too fast)
Beijing News, August 26, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0826/02/9760KCN700014AEE.html

Inner Mongolian herder beaten to death in land clash
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/inner-mongolia-08232013160401.html

Migrants (农民工)

China's new migrant workers want more
Bloomberg, July 30, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-30/chinas-new-migrant-workers-want-more

Open Government Information (信息公开)

中国政法大学组建“政府信息公开促进联盟” (China University of Political Science and Law sets-up the "Coalition to Promote Open Government Information")
Beijing News, August 25, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0825/02/973DOUIV00014AED.html

Opinion (观点)

学习时报刊文：法治是实现中国梦的制度基础（Party Magazine article: Rule of law is the institutional foundation to realize the Chinese dream）
China News Service, August 26, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/08/26/280328.html

人民日报评论员：用法治思维和法治方式反腐败 (Commentator for the People's Daily: Use rule of law "thinking" and "style" to combat corruption)
Xinhua, August 26, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130826/u1a7619242.html

Friday, August 23, 2013

Bo Xilai (薄熙来案)

China's Bo calls wife mad after she testifies against him
薄熙来案公开审理进入第二天薄不承认有关指控
Reuters, August 23, 2013
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/us-china-politics-bo-idUSBRE97M00M20130823
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE97M06D20130823

See court transcript:
Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, August 22, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-23/181328031270.shtml

中国媒体在薄案中扮演何种角色？(What role did the Chinese media play in Bo’s trial?)
Deutsche Welle, August 23, 2013
EN: http://bit.ly/1d9cMp1

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Eli Lilly "deeply concerned" over allegations of bribing doctors in China
The Guardian, August 22, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/22/eli-lilly-corruption-allegations-china

Corruption (腐败)

刘铁男案暴露能源审批利益链：每环都有寻租空间 (Liu Tienan corruption case exposes chain of interests: rent-seeking opportunities in every step)
21 Century Business Herald, August 23, 2013
http://jingji.21cbh.com/2013/8-22/2MNjUxXzc0Nzg2MA.html

Environment (环境)

Millions face arsenic contamination risk in China, study finds
The Guardian, August 22, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/22/china-arsenic-contamination-risk-water

See full report:
New Risk Model Sheds Light on Arsenic Risk in China's Groundwater
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, August 22, 2013
http://www.eawag.ch/medien/bulletin/20130822/index_EN

各地环保数据普遍造假三部委投400亿元严格控制 (Local government frequently fabricates environmental statistics)
Beijing Economy Net, August 23, 2013
http://www.ce.cn/cysc/ny/gdxw/201308/23/t20130823_1249795.shtml

Health (健康)

Chopped livers: China seeks organ donors to replace a by-product of capital punishment
The Economist, August 24, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21584056-china-seeks-organ-donors-replace-product-capital-punishment-chopped-livers

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国新公民运动发起者许志永被正式逮捕 (Xu Zhiyong, founder of the New Citizens' Movement formally arrested)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/08/130823_xuzhiyong_arrest.shtml

Related:
China arrests activist who campaigned about leaders' wealth
Reuters, August 22, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/us-china-dissident-idUSBRE97M08W20130823

曾举报官员的中国记者刘虎被警方带走 (Chinese reporter taken away by police after previously exposing corrupt official)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130823_liuhuarrest.shtml

Open Government Information (信息公开)

广东省人计委拒绝公开社会抚养费征收情况 (Guangdong family planning office refuses to disclose how they collected fees for social support)
Southern Metroplis Daily, August 23, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0823/05/96UI55OL0001124J.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

国务院批准设立中国（上海）自由贸易试验区 (State Council approves to set up pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai)
Xinhua, August 23, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130823/u1a7612928.html

Related:
国务院批准设立上海自由贸易试验区 (Shanghai free trade zone will allow previously regulated areas opportunity to develop)
Southern Weekly, August 23, 2013
http://www.infzm.com/content/93719

Religion (宗教)

Lamb of God: Even in death, a popular pastor makes the authorities nervous
The Economist, August 24, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21584057-even-death-popular-pastor-makes-authorities-nervous-lamb-god

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan mine protesters vow to appeal to Beijing
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/mine-08222013172832.html

Opinion (观点)

公审薄熙来并未切中要害
It’s all about Mao
New York Times, August 23, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20130823/c23wang/dual/

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

当“导演”遇上 “戏霸”薄熙来 (Trial of Bo Xilai: When "actor" outmatches "director")
Deutsche Welle, August 22, 2013
http://bit.ly/1769wpd

See portion of court transcript posted on Weibo:
Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, August 22, 2013
http://e.weibo.com/3708524475/A5W1AyoRX

首日公审结束薄熙来否认全部受贿指控 (Bo refutes all charges of bribery on first day of trial)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 22, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130822_bo_first_day_concludes.shtml

See portion of court transcript posted on Weibo:
Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, August 22, 2013
http://bit.ly/1d5vnSK

China boss’s fall puts focus on business ally
商人徐明覆灭突显中国政商关系
New York Times, August 22, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130822_bo_first_day_concludes.shtml

China touts “open” Bo Xilai trial but tight media control remains
The Guardian, August 21, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/22/china-open-bo-xilai-trial

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

温州黑作坊"化妆""整容"霉变熟食 (Wenzhou "black food producer" repackages and sells spoiled, expired food)
Xinhua, August 22, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0822/c70731-22659172.html

Corruption (腐败)

北京77部门公布三公决算近3成超支 (30% of 77 Beijing gov't bureaus over-spent on trips abroad, vehicles, and hospitality)
Legal Evening News, August 22, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-22/152328020064.shtml

China puts corporate sleuths on notice
The Wall Street Journal, August 21, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323980604579026422735845320.html?mod=rss_about_china

Health (健康)

New H7N7 bird flu strain discovered that could pose threat to humans
The Guardian, August 21, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/21/new-h7n7-bird-flu-strain-discovered-china

Hong Kong (香港)

Seeking suffrage, Hong Kong activists plan "Occupy" movement
The New York Times, August 21, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/world/asia/Seeking-Suffrage-Hong-Kong-Activists-Plan-Occupy-Movement.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Information Control (信息控制)

媒体称网络大V纷纷删帖与秦火火撇清关系 (Media reports "VIP" Weibo users one after another delete posts related to Qin Huohuo)
Qianjiang Evening News, August 22, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0822/c1001-22652258.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

2013人权蓝皮书发布首推人权观念调查 (Beijing issues 2013 Human Rights Development Report)
China News Service, August 22, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-22/154128020409.shtml

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) , 国际关系（安全，贸易和投资）

When it's made in China and born in America
赴美生二胎
Economic Observer, August 21, 2013
CH:http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0821/248743.shtml
EN:http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/when-it-039-s-made-in-china-and-born-in-america/one-child-policy-china-u.s.-finding-mr.-right/c3s13155/

Society (社会)

Call me obsessive (visual report)
News China, September 2013
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/call-me-obsessive

Opinion (观点)

Leaders of China's cities should show more tolerance
Caixin, August 22, 2013
http://english.caixin.com/2013-08-22/100572921.html

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Bo Xilai (薄熙来案)

At Bo Xilai Trial, a goal to blast acts, not ideas
北京整肃薄熙来，但不想伤及左派
The New York Times, August 21, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130821/c21leftists/dual/

挺薄和反薄人士在济南法院门前举行抗议活动 (Supporters and opponents of Bo Xilai protest in front of Jinan court)
Deutsche Welle, August 21, 2013
http://bit.ly/19xihsD

Bo Xilai supporters demonstrate in Shandong on eve of trial
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2013 Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1298333/bo-xilai-supporters-demonstrate-shandong-eve-trial

Related:
Chen Guangfu forced to return home from Shanghai visit
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chen-08202013104049.html

Information Control (信息控制)

梦鸽将向警方申请查“秦火火谣言幕后真凶” (Authorities asked to investigate "real murder behind Qin Huohuo’s rumors")
Beijing News, August 21, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/08/21/279611.html

Related Twitter post
艾未未 Ai Weiwei@aiww, August 21, 2013
秦火火的言论无论如何离谱，也仅仅是属于个人传递的言论信息，并不比李白的文字夸张。人民日报，央视，新华社，环球，政权宣传系统的存在使命既(即)为蓄意伪造事实，扭曲真相，给人民洗脑。(However outrageous Qin Huohuo’s remarks are, they are just the expression and information transmitted by an individual. They are no more exaggerated than [poet] Li Bai’s words. The raison d’etre of the regime’s propaganda machine—People’s Daily, CCTV, Xinhua, Global Times—is the deliberate falsification of facts, distortion of truth, and brainwashing of the people.)
https://twitter.com/aiww/status/370113206305308672

山西百人因网络违法被查处多人因网上造谣被拘 (Hundreds investigated for "violations" online, many criminally detained for spreading rumors)
China News Service, August 21, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130821/u1a7609020.html

王建琦：网上“寻衅滋事”罪是突破 (Crime of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" online is a breakthrough)
Legal Evening News, August 21, 2013
http://www.fawan.com.cn/html/2013-08/21/content_450850.htm

Beijing police detain online "rumour-mongers" in veiled warning to liberal opinion leaders
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1298276/beijing-police-detain-online-commentators-crackdown-rumours/

石述思：打击网络谣言，要保证就事论事 (The crackdown on Internet rumors must be protected to ensure cases are tried on facts)
Global Times, August 21, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/politics/2013-08/4270476.html

人民论坛杂志：宪法政治开万世太平之路 (Constitutional politics opens way for eternal peace)
People’s Forum Magazine, August 21, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-21/170828010627.shtml

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Updated （更新）

Information Control (信息控制)

北京查处一网络推手公司抓获“秦火火”“立二拆四” （Beijing cracks down on web company for spreading rumors, four employees taken away）
Xinhua, August 21, 2013
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2013_08/21/28831466_0.shtml

Related Twitter post:
Beifeng 北风（温云超, Yunchao Wen）, August 21, 2013
我8月2日发的推：(Retweeted from August 2, 2013) https://twitter.com/wenyunchao/status/363181267174838272 … 。RT @wenyunchao: 当局要整肃网络，对大V和有影响力草根一起下手不奇怪，目标对准炒作成性且颇不被自由派受落的秦火火也顺理成章，但应看到当局的目标是压缩民众的言论空间，而不是为了所谓的网络虚假信息。(It is not strange that "VIP" Weibo Users and influential grassroots leaders are both being targeted as the authorities try to clean-up the Internet. Although it is reasonable that Qin Huohuo, who has been a habitual rumor spreader and is not favored by liberals, has been targeted, but we should realize that the authorities’ real goal is to suppress space for public opinion, rather than to crackdown on so-called false cyber information.)
https://twitter.com/wenyunchao/status/369866932360462336

See English translation of open letter:
Open letter from Guo Feixiong’s wife Zhang Qing to Xi Jinping
China Media Project, August 20, 2013
http://cmp.hku.hk/2013/08/20/33877/

Veteran Chinese rights lawyer held on public order charges
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-08192013110014.html

For more information on Guo Feixiong:
Guangzhou activist Guo Feixiong criminally detained
广东维权人士郭飞雄被刑事拘留
Human Rights in China, August 19, 2013
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6882
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6883

Monday, August 19, 2013

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

For Chinese politician, few doubts on guilty verdict
薄熙来周四济南受审，中共慎重安排
New York Times, August 19, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130819/c19bo/dual/

王雪梅退出法医学会继续引发热议 (Wang Xuemei, who questioned Gu Kailai’s conviction, quits as vice president of Chinese Forensic Medicine Association)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 19, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130819_webusers_talking_wangxuemei.shtml

Related:
China: Wang Xuemei, forensic scientist in Neil Heywood murder case, quits
The Guardian, August 19, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/19/wang-xuemei-neil-heywood-gu-kailai-quits

Bo Xilai's wife expected to testify against him
华尔街日报：谷开来将出庭指证薄熙来
Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2013 British Broadcasting Corporation, August 18, 2013
EN: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323455104579016803531203952.html
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130818_gu_bo_wsj.shtml

Related:
Wife of China's Bo would only testify to protect son: sources
The Reuters, August 19, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/19/us-china-politics-bo-idUSBRE97I06X20130819