HRIC Daily Brief

Monday, October 07, 2013

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

国航明知食物过期还让乘客食用机内厕所排长队 (Air China’s expired food makes passengers sick)
Beijing Evening Post, October 7, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131007/u1a7698110.html

Environment (环境)

China cancels flights, closes roads due to pollution
EFE, October 6, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/agencia-efe/131006/china-cancels-flights-closes-roads-due-pollution

Hukou (户口)

大城市户籍改革不能知难而退
China's megacities must break the second-class citizen trap
Economic Observer, October 7, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0928/250424.shtml
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/1007/250435.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong reporters kicked out of APEC summit briefly detained by Bali police
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1326103/hong-kong-reporters-kicked-out-apec-summit-briefly-detained-bali

Related
香港记者追问菲总统被没收采访证港府全力跟进 (HK reporters lose press passes after posing questions to Philippine president at APEC)
China News Service, October 7, 2013
http://world.huanqiu.com/regions/2013-10/4418874.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China land rights activist Ni Yulan released from jail
中国维权律师倪玉兰获释称将状告警方
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 7, 2013
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24413126
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131005_ni_yulan_release_china.shtml

The good, the bad and the exiled? China's Class of '77
CNN, October 7, 2013
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/07/world/asia/china-university-days-florcruz/

请愿者外交部静坐被带走曹顺利将遭判刑 (Petitioners staging sit-in at MFA taken away, police say Cao Shunli will be sentenced)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-10042013151726.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

Uzbekistan, China to strengthen cooperation in human rights sphere
Trend, October 5, 2013
http://en.trend.az/regions/casia/uzbekistan/2197830.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Six Mongolians face lengthy jail terms after defending grazing land
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/herders-10042013170943.html

Open Government Information (信息公开)

访民王秀英要求中国公开援助朝鲜信息 (Petitioner Wang Xiuying requests open gov’t information on China’s aid to North Korea)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/ko-12252012113631.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

贺卫方港演讲：有生之年能看到宪政民主中国 (Leading legal activist welcomed in HK, expresses optimism about constitutionalism and democracy in China)
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/13947/he-wei-fang-gang-yan-jiang-you-sheng-zhi-nian-neng-kan-dao-xian-zheng-min-zhu-zhong-guo

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Elderly couple in attempted suicide protest in Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/couple-10042013103657.html

Society (社会)

China schools seek to nip young love in the bud
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 6, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24347175

Taiwan (台湾)

Pressure Mounts on Taiwan for China Talks
Associated Press, October 7, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pressure-mounts-taiwan-china-talks-20490136

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

新疆将建我国最大煤制气项目 (China will build country's largest coal-gas project in Xinjiang)
Xinhua, October 6, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131006/u1a7697103.html

Opinion (观点)

“文革”从未远离 (Chinese leaders have never officially repudiated the Cultural Revolution)
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/opinion/13996/wen-ge-cong-wei-yuan-chi

Friday, October 04, 2013

Environment (环境)

英媒：中国天下第一滩难逃污染命运(UK media: beauty of China’s most popular beach destroyed by pollution)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 3, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/10/131003_press_beihai_pollution.shtml

China’s poisoned air prompts economist to devise green tax
Bloomberg, October 3, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-02/china-s-poisoned-air-prompts-woman-to-devise-green-tax.html

China recycling clean-up jolts global industry
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1323546/china-recycling-clean-jolts-global-industry

Information Control (信息控制)

央视街采“不爱国”是什么市民: 造谣就是不爱国 (Residents say in CCTV interviews: disseminating rumors is “unpatriotic”)
China News Service, October 4, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1004/09/9AB448B700011229.html

Related weibo post:
任志强(Ren Zhiqiang), October 4, 2013
央视九月二十八日到办公室采访我，我说：采访你们也不播。央视小记者说：会播。问：什么是爱国？答：努力批评政府的一切错误，以让这个国家中的人民生活的更好，享有更多的权利和自由。问：怎么证明爱的深度？答：批评的越重，爱的越深。放欲政府滥用权力的，恰恰是最不爱国的行为。结果是没有播出。 CCTV interviewed me in my office on September 28. I said, “Even if you interview me, you wouldn’t broadcast the interview.” The reporter said, “We will.” Q: “What is patriotic?” A: “Making an effort to criticizing every mistake the government makes, so that people in this country can live better, and enjoy more rights and freedom.” Q: “How do you prove the depth of your patriotism?” A: “The heavier the criticism, the deeper the love. To indulge the government in its abuse of power is the most unpatriotic behavior.” This interview was not broadcast. http://weibo.com/1182389073/AcrhLz4ny?mod=weibotime

International Human Rights (国际人权)

中国政府害怕走出"人类的一大步" (International human rights activist: Chinese government is afraid of international human rights norms)
Deutsche Welle, October 3, 2013
http://bit.ly/1btTKcj

See related video:
Aaron Rhodes: Chinese regime frightened by human rights ideas
China Forbidden News, October 3, 2013
http://bit.ly/1a6zMip

International Relations （国际关系）

英媒：英中关系解冻大量投资涌入英国 (British media: big sums of Chinese investment flood into UK as bilateral relations thaw)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/10/131004_press_uk_china_thaw.shtml

Population (人口)

China couple speak of “forced abortion”
Sky News, October 4, 2013
http://news.sky.com/story/1150016/china-couple-speak-of-forced-abortion

Society (社会)

China's elderly fare well in global report
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1323917/chinas-elderly-fare-well-global-report

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetans clash with police over Chinese flag campaign
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/clash-10022013162635.html

Opinion (观点)

Caring for the elderly: does China have it right?
CBS Baltimore, October 3, 2013
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/10/03/caring-for-the-elderly-does-china-have-it-right/

社论：中国在东南亚的外交突围 (Editorial: China’s diplomatic breakthrough in Southeast Asia)
Zaobao.com, October 4, 2013
http://www.zaobao.com.sg/forum/editorial/story20131004-260725

Thursday, October 03, 2013

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

苹果删除翻墙软件为哪般？(Why did Apple remove circumvention app from app store?)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/cyl-10022013155228.html

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

全国约200万网络舆情分析师：要做的不是删帖 (Internet “public sentiment analyst” says job is to guide public opinion not censoring posts)
Beijing News, October 3, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1003/c1001-23100331.html

Corruption (腐败)

中国官员阳光财产尚挡在乌云之后 (Asset transparency still blocked by a dark cloud, local gov’t the likely cause)
Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2013
http://bit.ly/1c8sKhR

Xi’s mass line campaign casts a dark shadow over China
The Diplomat, October 2, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/china-power/xis-mass-line-campaign-casts-a-dark-shadow-over-china/

Hukou (户口)

南京人社局称“她告错人了” (Court accepts hukou-based employment discrimination case)
Nanjing News, October 3, 2013
http://dz.xdkb.net/html/2013-10/01/content_297606.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

离开纽约大学陈光诚加盟三机构任学者 (Chen Guangcheng to collaborate with 3 different institutions upon departure from NYU)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131002_us_china_chen.shtml

Related:
Chen vows to fight China “threat” from new platform
Agence France-Presse, October 3, 2013
http://bit.ly/19VUG2s

In the prison of China – the journey of Dr. Wang Bingzhang (1)
China Change, October 1, 2013
http://chinachange.org/2013/10/01/in-the-prison-of-china-the-journey-of-dr-wang-bingzhang-1/

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

湖南村民自焚抗强拆官员称受其妻教唆 (Hunan villager self-immolates to protest forced demolition, others buy flammable materials and pledge resistance)
Reuters, October 2, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl-10022013094617.html

Media (媒体)

China’s surprising reaction to the U.S. government shutdown
Tea Leaf Nation, October 1, 2013
http://www.tealeafnation.com/2013/10/chinas-surprising-reaction-to-the-u-s-government-shutdown-2/

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Police detain hundreds in Chinese National Day protest
国庆期间多人被捕郑酋午徐光获释
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2013
EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protest-10012013105806.html
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-10022013094542.html

Society (社会)

Teachers in China given highest level of public respect
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 3, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24381946

Tibet (西藏)

那曲藏人抗议洗脑教育甘孜藏民集聚活动被阻 (Police crackdown on Tibetans protesting brainwashing disguised as “patriotic education”)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-10022013153052.html

Opinion (观点)

Jerome A. Cohen: For China’s leaders, the Bo Xilai problem has not gone away (SCMP)
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2013
http://usali.org/media-entities/jerome-a-cohen-for-chinas-leaders-the-bo-xilai-problem-has-not-gone-away-scmp/

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Environment (环境)

环保部：改善重污染天气京津冀面临严指标 (Environment Ministry: China’s major cities to set strict targets to improve air pollution)
Xinhua, October 2, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1002/c1001-23098259.html

China readies air quality warning system for major cities
The Brics Post, October 2, 2013
http://thebricspost.com/china-readies-air-quality-warning-system-for-major-cities/

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

人大常委会委员吁明确罚则严惩商家非法泄露信息 (Revisions to Consumer Protection Law proposed to protect private information)
Legal Daily, October 2, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1002/c1001-23097734.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hundreds march on National Day in support of political prisoners
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1322327/hundreds-march-national-day-support-political-prisoners

See photo album:
Struggle for Human Rights in China
Human Rights in China, October 1, 2013
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152015213631414.1073741830.94042326413&type=1

Hukou (户口)

1800名异地务工人员今年可凭积分入户珠海 (Zhuhai to grant hukou to 1,800 workers from elsewhere based on education level)
Xinhua, October 2, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1002/c1001-23097113.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese dissident Chen to join conservative U.S. think tank
陈光诚“将加入美国保守派智库”
Reuters (English) October 2, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), October 2, 2013
EN: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/02/uk-china-usa-activist-idUKBRE99100420131002
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131001_us_china_chenguangcheng.shtml

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

China says 1 Syrian injured in shelling at Chinese Embassy in Damascus, condemns attack
Associated Press, October 1, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-says-1-syrian-injured-in-shelling-at-chinese-embassy-in-damascus-condemns-attack/2013/10/01/df2e4de2-2a71-11e3-b141-298f46539716_story.html

June Fourth (六四)

Critics take advantage as China celebrates a sensitive birthday
当国庆周年纪念撞上敏感数字
Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2013
EN:http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20131002/rlw103759.asp?source=rss
CH:http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/01/critics-take-advantage-as-china-celebrates-a-sensitive-birthday/

Open Government Information (信息公开)

22省份公开社会抚养费168.8亿苏粤拒绝公开 (Twenty two provinces release information on one-child policy penalty fees, Jiangsu and Guangdong Refuse)
Beijing News, October 2, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1002/c1001-23096575.html

拒公开信息财政部被判重新处理 (Ministry of Finance loses case for using “state secret” as excuse to withhold information from OGI applicant)
Beijing Morning Post, October 2, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1002/c1001-23095293.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中央部门将试点向社会购买服务明确七个重点领域 (Central gov’t to test “buying services” from society in 7 main areas)
Beijing Youth Daily, October 1, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1001/c1001-23092429.html

See related official documents:
国办关于政府向社会力量购买服务的指导意见(全文)(State Council: Guiding Opinion Regarding Government’s Plan to Purchase Services from Social Forces)
State Council, September 30, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0930/c1001-23090482-3.html

财政部就《关于政府向社会力量购买服务的指导意见》答问 (Q & A on “Guiding Opinion Regarding Government’s Plan to Purchase Services from Social Forces”)
Ministry of Finance, September 30, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0930/c1001-23090481.html

Related:
More NGOs to provide govt services
China Daily, August 1, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-08/01/content_16861362.htm

Rule of Law (法治)

China courts lift veils but keep courtroom closed
Associated Press, October 1, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-10-01/china-courts-lift-veils-but-keep-courtroom-closed

Urban management officers: mean streets
News China Magazine, October 2013 Issue
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/mean-streets#id:1377#date:16:15

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

A devious blueprint to empower the party
Asia Times Online, October 1, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-011013.html

Society (社会)

How Gen Y is changing office culture in China
Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/02/gen-y-is-changing-office-culture-in-china/

中国官媒称出新版《毛主席语录》系误传 (Chinese official media: story about republishing “Quotations from Chairman Mao” not true)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2 , 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131001_mao_book_denial.shtml

Technology (科技)

Apple kowtows to China’s censors; removes circumvention app
苹果删除iphone翻墙神器
Radio Netherlands, October 1, 2013
EN:http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/apple-kowtows-china%E2%80%99s-censors-removes-circumvention-app-0
CH:http://helanonline.cn/article/6126

Opinion (观点)

松开你们的手 (Release your grip on Wang Gongquan)
Wang Ying at 21st Centruy, October 2, 2013
http://wangying.blog.21ccom.net/?p=6

上海自贸区不自由 (Shanghai Free Trade Zone is not free)
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/opinion/13726/monitor-shang-hai-zi-mao-qu-bu-zi-you

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

China targets "degenerate" former provincial leader in crackdown on graft
Reuters, September 30, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/30/us-china-corruption-idUSBRE98T0A020130930

Death Penalty （死刑）

Victims seek compensation from executed street vendor’s wife
China Smack, September 30, 2013
http://www.chinasmack.com/2013/stories/victims-seek-compensation-from-executed-street-vendors-wife.html

Hong Kong （香港）

”香港威胁论”尚早　上海自贸区先抢前海客源 (Shanghai free trade zone already an indirect threat to HK)
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/13709/xiang-gang-wei-xie-lun-shang-zao-shang-hai-zi-mao-qu-xian-qiang-qian-hai-ke-yuan

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

Chinese police detain activist ahead of U.N. human rights review
Reuters, September 30, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/30/us-china-activist-idUSBRE98T0CF20130930

Related:
中国人权活动人士曹顺利已被中国警方正式拘留 (Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli criminally detained by police)
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-09302013142633.html

Information Control （信息控制）

今起恐怖信息编造者无传播行为也可定罪 (New law defines “terrorism rumors fabrication,” allows conviction even if rumors are not circulated)
Jinghua Daily, October 1, 2013
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2013-09/30/content_29649.htm

China threatens closure of mobile news apps amid Internet crackdown
Reuters, September 30, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/30/net-us-china-apps-idUSBRE98T0DI20130930

政府打击网络造谣影响微博收入 (Government’s suppression of online rumors is affecting Sina Weibo’s profits)
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/13702/zheng-fu-da-ji-wang-luo-zao-yao-ying-xiang-wei-bo-shou-ru

June Fourth (六四)

Tiananmen deaths remembered on China's 64th National Day
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1321996/tiananmen-deaths-remembered-chinas-64th-national-day

Political and Economic Reforms （政治经济改革）

上海公布自贸区负面清单禁开互联网 (Shanghai announces free trade zone “negative list,” prohibits foreign investments in cultural, sports, entertainment industries)
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/13683/shang-hai-gong-bu-zi-mao-qu-fu-mian-qing-dan-jin-kai-hu-lian-wang

See official list and document:
上海自贸区负面清单（全文）(Special Administrative Measures on the Entry of Foreign Investment into China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone (2013 Negative List))
The Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, September 30, 2013
CH: http://business.sohu.com/20130930/n387505565.shtml
EN: http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2013/09/30/shanghai-releases-negative-list-for-foreign-investment-in-shanghai-free-trade-zone.html

国务院关于印发中国（上海）自由贸易试验区总体方案的通知 (State Council’s notice regarding the publication of the China (Shanghai) free trade test zone’s overall program)
Caiyi.com, September 27, 2013
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2013-09/27/content_2496147.htm

Economic reforms still hotly debated inside Communist Party
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1321324/reforms-still-hotly-debated-inside-communist-party

Religion （宗教）

Strange bedfellows Pope Francis and Xi Jinping champion religion over the love of money
Quartz, September 30, 2013
http://qz.com/129569/strange-bedfellows-pope-francis-and-xi-jinping-champion-religion-over-the-love-of-money/

Rule of Law (法治)

Death of sugar cane seller reignites debate on reforming chengguan
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1321229/death-sugar-cane-seller-reignites-debate-reforming-chengguan

Opinion (观点)

Abbott should stay firm on China reform
Sydney Morning Herald, October 1, 2013
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/abbott-should-stay-firm-on-china-reform-20130930-2uomg.html

Monday, September 30, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

China web users' scathing critique of giant Tiananmen vase
Agence France-Presse, September 29, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130929/china-web-users-scathing-critique-giant-tiananmen-vase

Chinese ex-banker sentenced to prison for amassing 45 houses under several IDs
Associated Press, September 29, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-ex-banker-sentenced-to-prison-for-amassing-45-houses-under-several-ids/2013/09/29/8721aa5e-28cd-11e3-8ab3-b5aacc9e1165_story.html

Children (儿童)

Committee on Rights of the Child examines reports of China on the Convention and on children in armed conflict
United Nations Office at Geneva, September 27, 2013
http://bit.ly/18DSRdp

Related:
UN committee concludes rigorous review of China’s implementation of the Convention on Rights of the Child
联合国儿童权利委员会结束对中国履行《公约》情况审议
Human Rights in China, September 27, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6943
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6944

Chinese police rescue 92 abducted children
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 28, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24313452

Death penalty (死刑)

Her husband’s execution, then a bag of ashes
夏俊峰妻子描述与丈夫生离死别的最后时刻
New York Times, September 28, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130928/c28widow/dual/

Education (教育)

被箝制的中国大学 (China’s universities muzzled)
New York Times, September 30, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/education/20130930/cc30gaoyuxin/

Information Control (信息控制 )

国家互联网信息办查处一批违规移动新闻客户端 (National Internet Information Office investigates mobile news service providers)
Xinhua, September 30, 2013
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2013-09/30/content_2498793.htm

International Relations (国际关系)

Chinese foreign minister urges global governance reform with UN at core
UN News Centre, September 27, 2013
http://http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=46092&Cr=general+debate&Cr1=&utm#.Ukkb-2RgaI0

China welcomes UN Syria chemical arms resolution
Agence France-Presse, September 29, 2013
http://bit.ly/18iPMOU

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

六四异见人士顾义民“煽颠”案常熟开庭 (June Fourth dissident Gu Yimin on trial for “inciting subversion of state power”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130929_china_dissident_tiananmen.shtml

Chinese court tries man who planned Tiananmen protest
Agence France-Presse, September 29, 2013
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/09/29/chinese-court-tries-man-who-planned-tiananmen-protest/

For more information on Gu Yimin, see:
Jiangsu citizen Gu Yimin to be tried for “inciting subversion of state power”
Human Rights in China, September 27, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6940
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6941

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Experimental Free-Trade Zone Opened in Shanghai
上海自贸区开放，中国尝试金融改革
New York Times, September 30, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20130930/c30yuan/dual/

Society (社会)

《毛主席语录》再现江湖 (Quotations from Mao reappear in bookstores)
Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2013
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20130930/BRF101115.asp?source=UpFeature

Taiwan (台湾)

Wiretapping, China policy fuel Taiwan protesters’ discontent
Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/30/wiretapping-china-policy-fuel-taiwan-protesters-discontent/

Opinion (观点)

Law must come down on buyers of trafficked children
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1320881/law-must-come-down-buyers-trafficked-children

Reform with Chinese characteristics
New York Times, September 29, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/opinion/sunday/reform-with-chinese-characteristics.html

英媒：习无意政改只想破苏共统治纪录 (English media: Xi intends no reform, only to surpass record of Soviet communist rule)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/09/130929_press_xi_mao_style.shtml

Friday, September 27, 2013

Children (儿童)

人权组织向联合国提交报告批评中国执行联合国《儿童权利公约》不力 (Human rights group in report to UN, criticizes China’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child as “ineffective”)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-09252013145208.html

Related:
China faces tough questions on its protection of children’s rights from UN committee
中国政府面对联合国儿童权利委员会的诘问
Human Rights in China, September 26, 2013
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6934
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6935

Corruption (腐败)

Looks good on paper: A flawed system for judging research is leading to academic fraud
The Economist, September 28, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21586845-flawed-system-judging-research-leading-academic-fraud-looks-good-paper

Death penalty (死刑)

China court rejects killer's claim to additional murder
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24294935

Education (教育)

习近平承诺把教育摆在优先发展的战略位置 (Xi Jinping pledges to make education a priority in strategic development)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/sd-09262013142657.html

Related:
Xi reaffirms education top priority
China Daily, September 26, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-09/26/content_16996539.htm

Environment (环境)

China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll
R&D Magazine, September 26, 2013
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/09/china%E2%80%99s-synthetic-natural-gas-plants-will-have-heavy-environmental-toll

Media (媒体)

World Affairs conference on new media wraps up
Kearnyhub, September 26, 2013
http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/world-affairs-conference-on-new-media-wraps-up/article_086d264e-26c9-11e3-8507-0019bb2963f4.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中国发布上海自由贸易试验区政策文件 (State Council issues policy document on Shanghai free trade zone)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2013/09/130927_china_shanghai_ftz.shtmll

Related:
China unveils details on first free trade zone in Shanghai
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130927/china-unveils-details-first-free-trade-zone-shanghai
官媒：中国不会在网上设“政治租界 (Official media: Shanghai free trade zone will not be a politically free zone)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130927_china_shanghai_internet.shtml

Population (人口)

Chinese provinces collect billions in family planning fines, lawyer says
去年中国19省征社会抚养费166亿
The New York Times, September 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130927/c27population/dual/

Society (社会)

专家称中国2050年城镇化率将超80% (Experts say urbanization in China will reach 80% by 2050)
Economic Observer, September 26, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0926/250258.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetans appeal to speak for Tibet ahead of China’s UPR
Phayul.com, September 26, 2013
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=34041&article=Tibetans+appeal+to+speak+for+Tibet+ahead+of+China%E2%80%99s+UPR&t=1&c=1

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Danone’s Nutricia accused of bribing China doctors
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1318229/danones-nutricia-accused-bribing-china-doctors

Corruption (腐败)

中央巡视组提交报告：中储粮被曝基层腐败高发 (Central inspection teams: corruption prevalent in low-levels of China Grain Reserves)
Jinghua Times, September 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0926/c1001-23037510.html

中纪委网站20天接15253件举报涉及贪贿渎职等 (Newly launched Party discipline commission’s website receives 15,253 reports about bribery and dereliction of duty in 20 days)
Beijing Morning Post, September 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0925/c70731-23024319.html

Death penalty (死刑)

Street vendor’s execution stokes anger in China
小贩夏俊峰被处死，引发公众愤怒
New York Times, September 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130926/c26vendor/dual/

Related weibo post:
木子老龙, September 26, 2013
张晶捧着夏俊峰的骨灰，几近崩溃。一场悲剧，三条人命，死去的，谁不是社会底层？你们真以为在他们之间，哪一方是鲁提辖，哪一方是镇关西？公民真正应该问的是——到底是谁，设计和维护这作恶的制度，在挑动底层相互砍杀之后，又装模作样出来主持公道？——他们才是真正的凶手！ http://weibo.com/2711511694/AbfHEnbqB

25名律师发表联合声明抗议夏俊峰被执行死刑 (25 lawyers issue joint statement to protest execution of Xia Junfeng)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-09252013143447.html

Environment (环境)

China looks at reducing pollution faster in next five-year plan
Financial Times, September 24, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/425868ce-2529-11e3-9b22-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific_china%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&siteedition=intl#axzz2g0jHa8c7

十一前夕京城驱赶外地访民清场持续至三中全会结束 (Petitioners cleared from capital ahead of national holiday, crackdown to continue until the end of Third Plenary)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-09262013094656.html

Villagers in Sichuan fear scrapped copper plant project will be resumed
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1317843/villagers-sichuan-fear-scrapped-copper-plant-project-will-be-resumed

China corruption trials risk erosion of party legitimacy
英媒：高调反腐侵蚀中共执政合法性
Financial Times (English), September 25, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), September 26, 2013
EN：http://on.ft.com/19CKHQQ CH：http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/09/130926_press_china_corruption.shtml

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