HRIC Daily Brief

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

China launches juice probe after rotten fruit report
中国数家企业被指用腐烂水果做果汁
Reuters (English), September 23, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), September 24, 2013
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-china-juice-idUSBRE98N03620130924
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130924_china_juice_investigation.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

Political test in China as corruption probe encircles an oil titan
中石油腐败案测试习近平整党决心
New York Times, September, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130925/c25corruption/dual/

Death penalty (死刑)

Street hawker at heart of controversial chengguan homicide case executed
沈阳中院发布夏俊峰执行死刑微博全文
South China Morning Post (English), September 25, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), September 25, 2013
EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1317450/street-hawker-heart-controversial-chengguan-case-executed
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130924_shenyang_court_weibo_announcement.shtml

Related:
沈阳杀城管小贩夏俊峰被执行死刑刑前坚称不服 (Street vendor refused to sign death penalty verdict before his execution)
Voice of America, September 25, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/article/1756523.html

Environment (环境)

Wringing China dry and blaming climate change
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1316067/wringing-china-dry-and-blaming-climate-change

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国人权活动人士曹顺利“失踪”
China activist Cao Shunli "disappears", says rights group
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2013
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/09/130925_caoshengli_disappear.shtml
EN:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24238678

Blind dissident says China still harassing family, urges Obama to act
Reuters, September 24, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-usa-china-chen-idUSBRE98N0ZY20130924

International Relations （国际关系）

China bans items for export to North Korea, fearing their use in weapons
中国发布禁售清单遏制朝鲜核野心
New York Times, September 25, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130925/c25nkorea/dual/

Information Control (信息控制)

Chinese police chief suspended after online storm over teenager's detention
The Guardian, September 24, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/24/chinese-police-chief-suspended-yang-hui-detention

Internet (互联网)

Facebook and Twitter too late for China's Internet
Reuters, September 25, 2013
http://townhall.com/news/sci-tech/2013/09/25/facebook-and-twitter-too-late-for-chinas-internet-n1709135

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China in push to join US-led $4tn services trade talks
中国寻求加入《服务贸易协定》谈判
Financial Times, September 23, 2013
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/864744ec-21eb-11e3-bb64-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl
CH:http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001052637

Opinion (观点)

上海自贸区网络特区说过显夸张 (Calling Shanghai free trade zone an Internet free zone is an exaggeration)
The Global Times, September 25, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2013-09/4389764.html

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Bo Xilai (薄熙来案)

Bo Xilai's sentence not linked to process of trial: lawyers
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/bo-xilai-09232013125824.html

Children (儿童)

China police probe death of girls in washing machine
Agence France-Presse, September 24, 2013
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2013/September/international_September626.xml§ion=international

专家：满族人口千余万文化传承面临六大困境 (Expert cites 6 difficulties facing preservation of Manchu cultural heritage)
The People’s Daily, September 24, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0924/c1001-23017288.html

Hong Kong (香港)

美驻港领事夏千福：支持香港实现普选 (U.S. consul general Clifford Hart reiterates U.S. support for universal suffrage in HK)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130924_clifford_hart_hk_election.shtml

Hukou (户口)

地方现逆城市化:市民为享受城镇化红利换农民户籍 (New thresholds set by local gov’ts make it harder for migrant workers to become urbanites)
Economic Information, September 24, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-09/24/c_117474578.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国维权者参加联合国人权培训疑遭拦截失踪 (Rights defender en route to training in Geneva missing since Sept 14)
Voice of America, September 24, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-human-rights-un-20130923/1755270.html

For more information on Cao Shunli, see:
Chinese activists calling for greater participation in China’s international human rights reporting taken away by police
外交部前静坐的维权活跃人士遭警方清场
Human Rights in China, July 1, 2013
EN:http://hrichina.org/content/6801
CH:http://hrichina.org/cn/content/6805

Information Control (信息控制)

Crackdown on dissent in China meets online backlash after boy’s arrest
中国加码打击网谣致少年被捕引发争议
New York Times, September 24, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130924/c24crackdown/dual/

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

The latest from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The National Interest, September 24, 2013
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-latest-the-shanghai-cooperation-organization-9118

Natural Resources (自然资源)

Opening the floodgates:The great rivers of China are being dammed, regardless of the consequences
The Economist, September 21, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21586538-great-rivers-china-are-being-dammed-regardless-consequences-opening-floodgates

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

EXCLUSIVE: China to lift ban on Facebook – but only within Shanghai free-trade zone
上海自贸区将不设防火墙　外网全解禁
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2013
EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1316598/exclusive-china-lift-ban-facebook-only-within-shanghai-free-trade-zone>
CH:http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/13282/du-jia-shang-hai-zi-mao-qu-jiang-bu-she-fang-huo-qiang-wai-wang-quan-jie-jin

China's purported plan to phase out forced organ harvesting is no cause for celebration - says Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting
The Sacramento Bee, September 24, 2013
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/23/5762067/chinas-purported-plan-to-phase.html

Population (人口)

Wealthy Chinese seek U.S. surrogates for second child, green card
中国富人寻美国代孕公民身份成考量
Reuters, September 22, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 24, 2013
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/22/us-china-surrogates-idUSBRE98L0JD20130922
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130923_chinese_babies.shtml

Society (社会)

以房养老：87.6%的人感觉不可行 8.8%愿尝试 (87.6% surveyed think “house-for-pension” program not feasible)
China Youth Daily, September 24, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0924/c1001-23009444.html

Torture (酷刑)

薄熙来倒台刑讯逼供仍盛行 (With Bo’s downfall, interrogation under torture remains prevalent)
Deutsche Welle, September 24, 2013
http://bit.ly/1fyAvO5

Monday, September 23, 2013

Bo Xilai (薄熙来)

薄熙来对无期徒刑判决提出上诉 (Bo Xilai appeals life sentence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130923_boxilai_appeal.shtml

With official’s conviction, China calls attention to graft crackdown
中国政府试图借处置薄熙来证明反腐决心
New York Times, September 23, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130923/c23bo/dual/

北京的目的：警告必须听命于中央 (Beijing’s objective in sentencing Bo: to warn cadres they must obey central authorities)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2013
http://bit.ly/14zjyyy

See the verdict
薄熙来案一审判决书全文 (Full text of first instance verdict on Bo Xilai’s trial)
The People’s Daily, September 22, 2013 http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0922/c1001-22990526.html

Children (儿童)

学校施工方因拖欠工程款将700名学生赶出教室 (Seven hundred pupils kicked out of classrooms as school owes construction fees)
Zhengzhou Evening News, September 23, 2013
http://news.zynews.com/2013-09/23/content_7197831_2.htm

9岁男童被挖右眼杀害抛尸湖中身中100多刀 (Nine-year-old child found dead in Henan lake with right eye gouged out)
Dahe.cn, September 23, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0922/16/99D1KNJJ00014AEE.html

Civil Society (民间社会)

民间NGO：草根组织的人才困境 (Civil Society NGO: grassroots organizations face difficulties in keeping talent)
Gongyi Times, September 17, 2013
http://www.gongyishibao.com/gongyi1/yaowen/201309/ed29ac0aa1c44a73ae6c3b2c495db708.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

丁书苗被控非法经营获利20余亿行贿8900余万 (Entrepreneur involved in railway scandal earned RMB 2 billion illegally, accepted 8.9 million in bribes)
Beijing News, September 23, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-23/121728277354.shtml

张曙光案揭出院士评选黑幕 (Sacked official admits: even being selected as scholars in top academies “requires money”)
The Global Times, September 23, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/depth_report/2013-09/4382131.html

收入的真相 (“Grey income” made up 12% of China’s 2011 GDP)
Caixin, September 23, 2013
http://magazine.caixin.com/2013-09-19/100584305.html

China graft crackdown highlights weibo's power
Voice of America, September 20, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-graft-crackdown-highlights-power-of-weibo/1753580.html

Information Control (信息控制)

China releases teenager accused of online rumour-mongering
The Financial Times, September 23, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/a791e658-2429-11e3-a8f7-00144feab7de,Authorised=false.html

Related:
Chinese teen held over retweets sparks "save the child" campaign
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/retweet-09202013105724.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

In trial program, six foreign hedge funds to gain foothold in China
中国允许六家海外对冲基金落地
New York Times, September 22, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130922/c22hedge/dual/

Population (人口)

多地对社会抚养费下达征收任务被指“鼓励超生” (Local officials seen as encouraging multiple children to collect one-child policy penalty fees)
Beijing News, September 20, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0920/c1001-22976119.html

Tibet (西藏)

Images show China continues its crackdown on Tibet mine protest
Zee News, September 21, 2013
http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/eu-expresses-concern-over-rights-violations-in-tibet_878174.html

EU expresses concern over rights violations in Tibet
The Tibet Post, September 23, 2013
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/tibet/3644-images-show-china-continues-its-crackdown-on-tibet-mine-protest

Opinion (观点)

早让官员申报财产　才能避免更多薄熙来 (Disclosure of officials’ assets is necessary for preventing more corrupt officials like Bo)
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/opinion/13204/zao-rang-guan-yuan-shen-bao-cai-chan-cai-neng-bi-mian-geng-duo-bo-xi-lai

薄案判决：罪责越大,代价必然越大 (Bo verdict: the greater the guilt, the greater the price)
The Global Times, September 23, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2013-09/23/c_117468506.htm

Friday, September 20, 2013

Bo Xilai (薄熙来案)

Could Bo Xilai be housed in China's "luxury" prison?
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 19, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24142558

Children (儿童)

河南将为艾滋感染儿童发生活费严格为发放对象保密 (Henan to provide living expenses to children with HIV/Aids)
Xinhua, September 20, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/09-20/5302877.shtml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

China's stolen children: parents battle police indifference in search for young
The Guardian, September 19, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/19/china-stolen-children

Corruption (腐败)

中纪委"月饼禁令"效果明显燕窝鱼翅月饼难觅踪影 (Luxury moon cakes disappear after central discipline inspection commission’s ban on using them as gifts)
China Youth Daily, September 20, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/19/china-stolen-children

Education (教育)

教育部统计显示小学生减少作业支持率不到7成 (Opinions solicited by Education Ministry show less than 70% of public supports reducing students’ homework)
China National Radio, September 20, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0920/c1001-22974735.html

Environment （环境）

China sets out to name and shame the country’s worst polluters
Quartz, September 19, 2013
http://qz.com/126088/china-sets-out-to-name-and-shame-the-countrys-worst-polluters/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong couple sentenced for torturing maid
Wall Street Journal, September 19, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/19/hong-kong-couple-sentenced-for-torturing-maid/

Hukou (户口)

农民工积60分可申请落户广东办法或全国推广 (Guangdong pilots "household registration point-system," allows migrants to apply to become urbanites)
HSW.com, September 20, 2013
http://hsb.hsw.cn/2013-09/20/content_8512096.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

杰出民主人士奖表扬公民维权代表 (Three rights defenders selected for Outstanding Democracy Award by U.S.-based foundation)
Voice of America, September 20, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/democracy-china-20130920/1753527.html

Chinese dissidents jailed ahead of Moon Festival
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/festival-09192013143620.html

Information Control (信息控制)

法律界人士质疑甘肃初中生发帖被拘罪 (Legal experts question accusations against Gansu teenage detained for rumor mongering)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 20, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130920_china_socialmedialaw_1stcase.shtml

中国“网络文革”正在逼近？ (Is an "Internet Cultural Revolution" unfolding in China?)
Deutsche Welle, September 19, 2013
http://dw.de/p/19kkJ

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

克里吁中国在叙利亚问题上发挥积极作用 (Kerry urges China to play positive role in Syria)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 20, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130919_us_china_syria.shtml

Land, Property, Housing （土地、财产、房屋）

江苏规定补偿费未到位农民有权拒绝交地 (Jiangsu regulations: farmers have right to refuse land handover if compensation is not received)
Xinhua, September 20, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0920/c1001-22974709.html

China land tenure reform project presents lessons learned
International Institute for Sustainable Development, September 18, 2013
http://forests-l.iisd.org/news/china-land-tenure-reform-project-presents-lessons-learned/215553/

See the report:
Forest tenure reform in China – results and lessons learned from the EU-SFA-FAO China Forest Tenure Project
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/mi285e/mi285e.pdf

Population (人口）

China’s one-child policy could be causing its trillion-dollar housing boom—and its eventual bust
Quartz, September 18, 2013
http://qz.com/124381/chinas-one-child-policy-could-be-causing-its-trillion-dollar-housing-boom-and-its-eventual-bust/

China to crack down on family planning fines after abuses found
Reuters, September 18, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/19/us-china-children-idUSBRE98I02Q20130919

Opinion (观点)

What’s behind China’s recent Internet crackdown?
China File, September 17, 2013
http://www.chinafile.com/what-behind-china-recent-internet-crackdown

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China detains activists Over UN campaign
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/campaign-09182013110608.html

Related:
两维权人士赴日内瓦受训受阻 (Two rights defenders bound for training in Geneva blocked)
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/custom-09162013102209.html
陈建芳广州出境受阻返上海联合国人权培训被警方盘查 (Shanghai rights defender warned never to contact Geneva consulate general again)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/9-09172013143950.html

Chinese dissident arrested after TV interview
Sky News, September 19, 2013
http://news.sky.com/story/1142813/chinese-dissident-arrested-after-tv-interview

Internet (互联网)

百度配合警方捣毁保健品制假售假窝点 (Baidu helps police crackdown on fake healthcare products website)
Southern.com, September 19, 2013
http://it.southcn.com/9/2013-09/19/content_79635730.htm

Information Control (信息控制)

甘肃一初中生发帖涉嫌造谣被刑拘 (Gansu high school student criminally detained for rumor mongering)
Jinghua Times, September 19, 2013
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2013-09/19/content_27240.htm

China crackdown on online rumors seen as ploy to nail critics
Reuters, September 18, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/18/net-us-china-internet-idUSBRE98H07X20130918

China's "Big Vs" disown selves online to avoid new gossip laws
The Register, September 18, 2013
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/18/verified_accounts_weibo_unverify_rumour_crackdown/

Related:
As Beijing’s online rumor crackdown intensifies, Chinese bloggers seek to “un-verify” themselves
Offbeat China, September 16, 2013
http://bit.ly/1a5Dppt

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

Jordan’s king calls for China to exercise influence in resolving Syrian crisis
Associated Press, September 18, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/jordans-king-calls-for-china-to-exercise-influence-in-resolving-syrian-crisis/2013/09/18/d0d7ffac-2023-11e3-9ad0-96244100e647_story.html

Despite a recent chill, Myanmar’s democracy needs Chinese investment
Quartz, September 18, 2013
http://qz.com/125327/despite-a-recent-chill-myanmars-democracy-needs-chinese-investment/

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Can China's land reform succeed amid land grabs and social unrest?
International Business Times, September 18, 2013
http://www.ibtimes.com/can-chinas-land-reform-succeed-amid-land-grabs-social-unrest-1407360

Migrants (农民工)

World Bank chief urges China to better manage urbanization
Reuters, September 18, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/18/us-china-worldbank-idUSBRE98H0C420130918

See the speech:
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim's opening remarks to Beijing press conference
World Bank, September 18, 2013
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2013/09/18/world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-s-opening-remarks-to-beijing-press-conference

Open Government Information (信息公开)

权威解读:政府信息公开,让群众看得到、听得懂、信得过 (China’s Premier: Open Government Information should be seen, understood, and trusted by citizens)
Xinhua, September 19, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-09/4374359.html

Population (人口)

审计署：45县违规拨超生罚款16亿 3.2亿未上缴（National audit office: 45 counties misappropriated RMB 1.6 billion of one-child penalty fees）
Beijing News, September 19, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0919/c1001-22969863.html

Related:
“超生罚款”是否还有存在的意义？(Is there any reason for one-child penalty fees to continue?)
Deutsche Welle, September 19, 2013
http://bit.ly/18COECK

China’s transformation frays traditional family ties, hurting many seniors
Washington Post, September 19, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinas-transformation-frays-traditional-family-ties-hurting-many-seniors/2013/09/18/50765b42-1538-11e3-961c-f22d3aaf19ab_story.html

Women ( 妇女)

Half of the world’s self-made women billionaires are from China
Quartz, September 17, 2013
http://qz.com/125160/half-of-the-worlds-self-made-women-billionaires-are-from-china/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Security forces said to have killed 12 in raid in Western China
新疆警方突袭地下军械场打死12人
New York Tiimes, September 19, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130919/c19xinjiang/dual/

Opinion (观点)

A wave of repression in China
Washington Post, September 19, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-wave-of-repression-in-china/2013/09/18/b9695c68-1fc3-11e3-8459-657e0c72fec8_story.html

Can the Chinese Communist Party still reform?
The Diplomat, September 18, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/2013/09/18/can-the-chinese-communist-party-still-reform/?all=true

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

Bo verdict expected in days with appeal likely
薄熙来案22日宣判被告或提上诉
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2013
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1311992/verdict-bo-xilai-case-expected-within-days-appeal-likely
CH: http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/12903/bo-xi-lai-22ri-xuan-pan-bei-gao-huo-ti-shang-su

Children (儿童)

南京饿死女童案生母一审被判处无期 (Mother responsible for starving 2 baby daughters to death gets life sentence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 18, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130918_nanjing_conviction.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

In China, the Devil doesn't wear Prada
Reuters, September 16, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/16/us-prada-earnings-idUSBRE98F0XL20130916

Cyber security (网络安全)

Symantec says hacker group found in China, linked to big Cyberattacks
中国的雇佣黑客集团被识破
Voice of America, September 18, 2013
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-symantec-says-hacker-group-found-in-china-linked-to-big-cyberattacks/1751398.html
CH:http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-mercenary-hacker-20130917/1751831.html

Health (健康)

Chinese hospital seeks virgins' blood
Agence France-Presse, September 17, 2013
http://bit.ly/1aJrLl4

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

House arrest for Hu Jia, Chinese dissident, after criticizing Communist Party in Sky News interview
Huffington Post, September 17, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/hu-jia-house-arrest_n_3943226.html

Information Control (信息控制)

The "legalization" of China’s Internet crackdown
Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/18/the-legalization-of-chinas-internet-crackdown/?mod=WSJBlog

Chinese Communist party intensifies online crackdown
The Guardian, September 17, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/17/chinese-communist-party-online-crackdown

The Beijing cop behind China’s online crackdown wields a “heavy fist”
Quartz, September 16, 2013
http://qz.com/124541/the-beijing-cop-behind-chinas-online-crackdown-wields-a-heavy-fist/

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

China refuses to blame Assad for Syria gas attack
Agence France-Presse, September 17, 2013
http://bit.ly/18w98gi

SCO glimpses a new Eurasia in Bishkek
Asia Times Online, September 16, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-160913.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋 )

Report points to local opposition to Beijing’s land reform efforts
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1311522/report-points-local-opposition-beijings-land-reform-efforts

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Beijing airport bomber asks for forgiveness
Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/17/beijing-airport-bomber-faces-trial/

Natural Resources (自然资源)

China finds resistance to oil deals in Africa
中国石油国企在非洲遭遇政府挑战
New York Times, September 18, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20130918/c18africaoil/dual/

Society (社会)

中国留学生如何看待民主政治 (How Chinese overseas students view democratic politics)
Voice of America, September 18, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-students-democracy-20130917/1751846.html

See the survey:
在美中国留学生如何看待中西方政治制度 (How Chinese overseas students in the U.S. view China’s and the West’s respective political institutions)
New York Times, September 16, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130916/cc16overseas/

内地前首富宗庆后被砍疑因报復
China's second richest man Zong Qinghou injured in knife attack
Hong Kong Commercial Newspaper (Chinese), September 18, 2013
The Telegraph (English), September 18, 2013
CH: http://www.wcn.com.hk/wcn/content/2013-09/18/content_788350.html
EN: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10316942/Chinas-second-richest-man-Zong-Qinghou-injured-in-knife-attack.html

中国8月份房价加速上涨 (Rise in housing prices accelerates in August)
Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2013
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20130918/bch104827.asp

Opinion (观点)

The real Bo Xilai story
Asia Times Online, September 17, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-170913.html

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

国家卫计委回应第一口奶事件：将严处违规人员 (National family planning office vows to crackdown on exclusive deals between infant formula companies and hospitals)
China News Service, September 17, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-17/181928240490.shtml

The risk of China's anti-corruption campaign
The Atlantic, September 17, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/09/the-risk-of-chinas-anti-corruption-campaign/279732/

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Twitter’s plans may run into China’s attitudes toward the Internet
Twitter如何在中国获益
New York Times, September 17, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20130917/c17bishop/dual/

Education (教育)

昆山杜克大学获批正式设立启动全球招生 (China formally permits Duke campus in Kunshan, launches global admissions)
China News Service, September 17, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/09/17/283940.html

Environment (环境)

中国8月空气质量全面下降京津冀达标天数仅三成 (Air quality in August declined overall, major cities met standards only 30% of the time)
China News Service, September 17, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/09/17/283943.html

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

China's top court outlines legal limits to online speech
The Economic Observer, September 10, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0910/249641.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

The China activist still seeking democracy after 50-year fight
Agence France-Presse, September 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1311656/china-activist-still-seeking-democracy-after-50-year-fight

Information Control (信息控制)

中国网络大V花总“被警方控制” (Another popular blogger taken away by police)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 17, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130917_china_huazong.shtml

薛蛮子央视认罪示众网友惊叹忽如文革来 (Netizens surprised by televised confession by blogger Xue Manzi, see it as a return to the Cultural Revolution)
Voice of America, September 17, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/xuemanzi-20130916/1750546.html

中网办鼓吹收网加强三权牢牢掌握网路舆论话语权 (State Internet Information Office vows firm control of online opinion)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/Zhongwangbanzhuasanquan-09172013072056.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

See Lu Wei’s article
鲁炜：把网上舆论工作作为宣传工作重中之重 (Lu Wei: controlling online opinion should be top priority of propaganda work)
The People’s Daily, September 17, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/m/2013-09-17/033728232935.shtml

Law (法律)

常回家看看入法两月调查：不常来儿女依旧不来 (Survey shows new “Visit Your Parents” law does not work)
Chongqing Morning Post, September 17, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-17/044128233539.shtml

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

习近平借鉴「毛路线」巩固领导 (Xi consolidates power by borrowing Mao’s policy)
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/12862/xi-jin-ping-jie-jian-mao-lu-xian-gong-gu-ling-dao

商务部：上海自贸区正有序筹备中很快正式启动 (Commerce ministry: Shanghai free trade zone to launch soon)
The People’s Daily, September 17, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0917/c1001-22948339.html

China's currency will be fully convertible in months
Forbes, September 15, 2013
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2013/09/15/chinas-currency-will-be-fully-convertible-in-months/

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

China steel plant halts as workforce protests over unpaid wages
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wages-09162013134012.html

Rule of Law (法治)

China Communist Party investigators tried over drowning
於其一猝死案开审家属律师被拒提问
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 17, 2013
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24128095
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130917_yu_qiyi_case_open_pu.shtml

刑法专家建议将被讯问人沉默权写进法律 (Legal expert: the right to silence for people being interrogated should be written into law)
Legal Evening News, September 17, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0917/13/98VRK53M0001124J.html

Society (社会)

Turf War
News China Magazine, October 2013
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/turf-war

以房养老试点方案或明年一季度推出 (Pilot “House for pension” program to be introduced early next year)
21st Century Business Herald, September 17, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20130917/c17bishop/dual/

Related:
Xinhua Insight: House-for-pension stirs debate on perfect elder care solution
Xinhua, September 17, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-09/17/c_132728087.htm

Opinion (观点)

《南华早报》社论：两高释法网络诽谤令人不安 (SCMP editorial: Two Supremes’ interpretation on Internet slander makes people worried)
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/opinion/12858/nan-hua-zao-bao-she-lun-liang-gao-shi-fa-wang-luo-fei-bang-ling-ren-bu

Monday, September 16, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

中国动物权益战争的最前线 (Animal rights activists are changing animals’ fate)
Deutsch Welle, September 15, 2013
http://bit.ly/14a4VS1

Corruption (腐败)

Corruption and the world's biggest building
The Telegraph, September 16, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10308029/Corruption-and-the-worlds-biggest-building.html

In China, the dangers of due diligence
在中国开展尽职调查也可能很危险
The New York Times, September 13, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130916/c16investigator/dual/

Education (教育)

This house believes: some schools are teaching children how to think for themselves
The Economist, September 14, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21586319-some-schools-are-teaching-children-how-think-themselves-house-believes

教育部长：意识形态教育要进亿万学生头脑 (Education Minister: students should be the focus of our ideological work)
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/12774/jiao-yu-bu-chang-yi-shi-xing-tai-jiao-yu-yao-jin-yi-mo-xue-sheng-tou-nao

Health (健康)

中国去年共报告职业病2.7万余例尘肺病占逾八成 (80+% of 27,000 reported cases of occupational diseases are lung disease)
China News Service, September 16, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0916/13/98T86F1B00014JB6.html

Hong Kong (香港)

UK “not relevant” in political reform: HK chief
Agence France-Presse, September 16, 2013
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/hong-kong/2013/09/16/389012/UK-not.htm

See article by Hugo Swire:
Voting, democracy and the future of Hong Kong
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, September 14, 2013
http://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/voting-democracy-and-the-future-of-hong-kong

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

维权律师发起成立中国保障人权律师服务团 (Rights defense lawyers organize group to protect legal services for detained lawyers)
Voice of America, September 16, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-right-20130915/1750006.html

“陪王炳章坐牢”扩大规模 (New York protest in support of jailed pro-democracy activist Wang Bingzhang continues)
Deutsche Welle, September 16, 2013
http://bit.ly/1dirDdl

Information Control (信息控制)

China broadcasts confession of Chinese-American blogger
Washington Post, September 15, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-broadcasts-confession-of-chinese-american-blogger/2013/09/15/3f2d82da-1e1a-11e3-8459-657e0c72fec8_story.html

中国续打压公盟带走林峥肉唐僧亦遭人身控制 (Another Xu Zhiyong supporter taken away)
Radio France International, September 16, 2013
http://rfi.my/15wetaS

笑蜀：王功权被北京警方正式刑拘 (Wang Gongquan formally criminally detained by Beijing police)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 13, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130913_china_wanggongquan_detained.shtml

北京展开大规模网络镇压 (More than 450 arrested in one month in campaign to crackdown on internet rumors)
Radio France Internation, September 13, 2013
http://rfi.my/15xvL7t

Censorship has spurred writers, says Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1310577/censorship-has-spurred-writers-says-nobel-prize-winner-mo-yan

Friday, September 13, 2013

Children (儿童)

新化三天内三所小学数百学生中毒疑营养餐所致 (Hundreds of Hunan elementary school students suffer food poisoning, more than hundred hospitalized)
Huasheng Online, September 13, 2013
http://hunan.sina.com.cn/news/s/2013-09-13/093769951.html

温州学生集体流鼻血续：周边地区4年过百人死于癌症 (19 Wenzhou students get nosebleeds in new school, more than 100 cancer deaths in 4 years in surrounding areas)
Beijing Youth Daily, September 13, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0913/c1001-22911647.html