The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Environment 环境

Water in China: desperate measures
The Economist, October 10, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21587789-desperate-measures

China’s green warriors
CNN, October 11, 2013
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/11/chinas-green-warriors/

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

全国25万新闻记者将开展全员岗位培训 (State press office: 250,000 journalists to undergo ideological job training)
China News Service, October 11, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131011/u1a7706466.html

Hukou (户口)

一线城市户口价值:居住越久 有无户口差别越明显 (Hukou-based major quality of life differences in Tier-1 Chinese cities become more obvious over time)
Guangzhou Daily, October 11, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201310/11/53868_32920770.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China detains activist amid rights crackdown
Reuters, October 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/11/us-china-rights-idUSBRE99A07720131011

For more information on Guo Feixiong:
Lawyers urge authorities not to approve formal arrest of Guo Feixiong
律师敦促当局不要批捕郭飞雄
Human Rights in China, September 16, 2013
EN: http://hrichina.org/content/6918
CH: http://hrichina.org/cn/content/6919

First New Citizen Movement activists to stand trial in China
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1329258/first-new-citizen-movement-activists-stand-trial-china

Information Control (信息控制)

记者刘虎涉嫌诽谤罪被北京检方批准逮捕
China arrests journalist amid crackdown on rumors
Beijing News, October 10, 2013
Reuters, October 10, 2013

CH: http://news.163.com/13/1010/15/9AR74S2R00014AEE.html#sns_weibo
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/10/us-china-journalist-idUSBRE9990B820131010

Related:
中国当局“诽谤罪”批捕刘虎引网友议论 (Netizens question the arrest of Liu Hu for defamation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 10, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131010_liuhu_arrest.shtml

Related Weibo post:
谭敏涛在西安, October 11, 2013
名为依法治网,实为报复构陷。即以诽谤罪逮捕刘虎,当有受害者出场并澄清事实,但至始至终,却不见刘虎案的受害者出面,怪不得律师发问,刘虎案的受害人在哪里?而民众也质疑,举报官员贪腐不成反倒构成诽谤罪,莫非,官员举报不成,民间反腐不成?(It’s called governing the Internet in accordance with the law; in fact, it is framing for retaliation. Since Hu Liu was arrested on defamation charges, a victim should come forward to clarify facts. But from the beginning, no victim has appeared. No wonder his lawyer has questioned: where is the victim of Liu Hu’s case? People have also questioned how one can report a corrupt official without being charged with defamation? …)
http://weibo.com/1649501964/AdxHnf4LF?mod=weibotime

China’s censors did the New York Times a favor
Quartz, October 10, 2013
http://qz.com/134193/chinas-censors-did-the-new-york-times-a-favor/

International Human Rights (国际人权)

美国:中国人权状况未有任何改善 (U.S.: No improvement in China’s human rights situation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131011_us_china_humanrights.shtml

See the report:
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, 2013 Annual Report
http://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/AR13DJ.PDF

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

China’s ambassador to Myanmar is busy busy busy
Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/10/chinas-ambassador-to-myanmar-is-busy-busy-busy/

Labor (劳工)

Your Playstation 4 may be built by Chinese students in the worst internship ever
Quartz, October 10, 2013
http://qz.com/133950/your-playstation-4-may-be-built-by-chinese-students-in-the-worst-internship-ever/

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Yum Brands profits hurt by declining sales in China
中国食品危机拉低百胜集团利润
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 10, 2013
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24455259
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131009_yum_profit_china.shtml

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

Shandong court agrees to hear Bo Xilai appeal
Agence France-Presse and Reuters, October 10, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1328158/shandong-court-agrees-hear-bo-xilai-appeal

Corruption (腐败)

中科院候选院士贪污百万获刑 被妻子举报包养多个情妇 (Scholar candidate for Chinese Academy of Sciences sentenced to 13-years for corruption, previously exposed by his wife for adultery)
Beijing Morning Post, October 10, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1010/c1001-23144085.html

China arrests chairman of world's largest tin producer over bribes
Reuters, October 9, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/09/us-china-corruption-yunnan-idUSBRE99804420131009

Related:
Goldman Sachs pops up in China bribery swoop
Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/09/goldman-sachs-pops-up-in-china-bribery-swoop/

Education (教育)

21国教师调查:中国教师地位最高收入倒数 (Survey: Teachers in China have high status but low salary)
Nandu.com, October 10, 2013
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2013-10/10/content_1947949.htm

See the survey:
Global Teacher Status Index
Varkey GEMS Foundation, October 2013
https://varkeygemsfoundation.org/sites/default/files/documents/2013GlobalTeacherStatusIndex.pdf

Environment (环境)

The China dilemma: cheap coal energy v. clean water
Washington Times, October 9, 2013
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/world-our-backyard/2013/oct/9/china-dilemma-cheap-coal-energy-v-clean-water/

Health (健康)

保定硬汉因无钱做手术家中自己锯掉患病右腿
Manly moment: Hebei man kicks gangrene by sawing off own leg
Shijiazhuang Daily, October 10, 2013 Global Times, October 10, 2013
CH: http://yzwb.sjzdaily.com.cn/html/2013-10/10/content_104053.htm
EN: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/816887.shtml#.UlbBfNKsgyo

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

诺和奖名落谁家?竞争者之一是胡佳 (Hu Jia: a candidate for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize?)
Voice of America, October 10, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/nobel-peace-prize-20131009/1766012.html

Intellectual Property Rights (知识产权)

国家知识产权局:“盗版幻灯片”事件正在调查 (State Intellectual Property Office investigating case involving its own use of pirated software)
Xinhua, October 10, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1010/c1001-23155076.html

International Relations (国际关系)

Why the rise of China makes the U.S. even lonelier at the United Nations
Washington Post, October 9, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2013/10/09/why-the-rise-of-china-makes-the-u-s-even-lonelier-at-the-united-nations/

Kerry, in Asia, urges focus on law in China disputes
New York Times, October 10, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/10/world/asia/kerry-asean-china.html

More than jihadism or Iran, China's role in Africa is Obama's obsession
The Guardian, October 9, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/09/china-in-africa-obama-obsession

Labor (劳工)

西安千名大学生被逼富士康实习 代理费疑云重重
Foxconn in fresh student labour scandal at China plant
Jinghua Times (Chinese), October 10, 2013
Financial Times (English), October 10, 2013

CH: http://news.eastday.com/c/20131010/u1a7703096.html
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/88524304-319f-11e3-817c-00144feab7de.html#axzz2hKhneSp2

深圳“厂妹”再调查:走失的荷尔蒙
Report: Foxconn employees provide sexual services
Sohu News (Chinese), October 10, 2013
China.org (English), September 16,2013

CH: http://news.sohu.com/s2013/newsmaker-227/index.shtml?pvid=f2fef3b2d90d15ad
EN: http://www.china.org.cn/china/2013-09/16/content_30044580.htm

Land, Housing, Property (土地、财产、房屋)

Why a graveyard owner in China is turning its cemeteries into a public company
Quartz, October 9, 2013
http://qz.com/133477/why-a-graveyard-owner-in-china-is-turning-its-cemeteries-into-a-public-company/

Political and Economic Reforms

22省公安一把手异地任职 其中8名曾任职公安部 (Public security heads in 22 provinces transferred to different locations in effort to “fight corruption and moral degeneration”)
Legal Daily, October 10, 2013
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2013-10/10/content_4916543.htm?node=5954

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

孔杰荣新书:废除劳教制度 大陆向台湾看齐 (Jerome Cohen’s new book on abolishing Reeducation-Through-Labor)
Voice of America, October 10, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/cohen-new-book-20131010/1766731.html

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan religious leader is stabbed to death in China
藏族著名宗教领袖阿贡在成都遇害
New York Times, October 10, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131010/c10tibet/dual/

比如县三藏人被枪杀 阿贡仁波切遇害案引质疑 (Three Tibetans shot to death in Biru County, Argonne Rinpoche murder prompts question)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-10092013161810.html

A 'Middle Way' with China? Interview with prime minister of Tibetan government-in-exile
World Crunch, October 9, 2013
http://www.worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/a-039-middle-way-039-with-china-tibet-039-s-prime-minister-speaks-from-dharamsala/tibet-unrest-beijing-conflict-sangay-obama/c1s13646/#.UlYSu0KBmP0

Opinion (观点)

The unnecessary cruelty of the death penalty
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1328036/unnecessary-cruelty-death-penalty

人民日报:遏制“房腐”须完善官员财产申报制度 (People’s Daily: combating real estate corruption requires “perfecting” system for reporting officials’ property-assets)
People’s Daily, October 10, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-10-10/044328390941.shtml

Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Animal Welfare (动物福利和权利)

Animal-rights advocates notch another victory in China
Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/09/animal-rights-advocates-notch-another-victory-in-china/

Bo Xilai (薄熙来案)

China: decision in Bo appeal expected soon
薄熙来案进入二审程序,或不开庭审理
New York Times, October 9, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131009/c09appeal/dual/

Children (儿童)

云南官员强奸幼女判5年 受害人家属申请抗诉被拒 (Yunnan official sentenced to 5 years for raping a 4-year-old girl, family of victim’s appeal rejected)
Xinhua, October 9, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131009/u1a7702610.html

佛山16岁中专生被强迫实习过劳死 (Sixteen-year-old Guangdong student dies of fatigue from forcible labor)
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl-10082013110948.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

中国特大地沟油案江苏宣判 涉案金额达6000万元 (Sixteen in Jiangsu sentenced from one year to life imprisonment in gutter oil case)
China News Service, October 9, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/10/09/286587.html

Related:
China jails sellers of "cooking oil" made from gutter waste
Reuters, October 9, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/09/us-china-oil-idUSBRE99808120131009

Corruption (腐败)

专家:未来应把反腐重点放在预防贪官外逃上 (Expert: anti-corruption battle should focus on preventing corrupt officials from fleeing abroad)
Legal Evening News, October 8, 2013
http://comments.caijing.com.cn/2013-10-08/113382843.html

Party cadre in Chinese village fired after son marries in 3-day, $260,000 wedding
Associated Press, October 8, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/party-cadre-in-chinese-village-investigated-after-son-marries-in-3-day-260000-wedding/2013/10/08/6b75baf4-2fe7-11e3-9ddd-bdd3022f66ee_story.html

Education

In China, parents bribe to get students into top schools, despite campaign against corruption
Washington Post, October 8, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-china-parents-bribe-to-get-students-into-top-schools-despite-campaign-against-corruption/2013/10/07/fa8d9d32-2a61-11e3-8ade-a1f23cda135e_story.html

Environment (环境)

中国人习惯烹饪催高PM2.5? 网友调侃:做饭摇号 (Netizens mock officials’ attribution of high PM 2.5 to Chinese cooking habits)
People’s Daily, October 9, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131009/u1a7702142.html

Photography: China’s Environment in Crisis
Wall Street Journal, October 8, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/08/photography-chinas-environment-in-crisis/

Health (健康)

“摊派”精神病指标 (Zhengzhou health officials are ordered to find more mentally ill patients to fill 2-in-every-1000 quota)
Nandu.com, October 9, 2013
http://paper.oeeee.com/nis/201310/09/120093.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

新公民運動首案將開審 劉萍被控3罪 律師指成風向標 (Liu Ping, of New Citizens’ Movement, to be tried in mid-October on 3 charges)
Ming Pao, October 9, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131009/caa1.htm

王炳章家人联合国绝食请愿 同囚活动或将延至港台 (Wang Bingzhang’s family members stage hunger strike at UN in New York)
Voice of America, October 9, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/wang-bingzhang-20131009/1765833.html

外界担忧维权人士郭飞雄被拒见律师或遭不测 (Concern for Guo Feixiong’s safety rises as lawyers are still barred from meeting him)
Voice of America, October 9, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/attorney-necitizens-worried-about-guo-feixiong-life-20131009/1765897.html

Information Control (信息控制)

人民网:大V集体退场,专业中V将崛起 (Head of Public Sentiment Office at People’s Daily: With “Big V” bloggers out of the way, “Middle Vs” with more moderate opinions will rise)
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/14213/ren-min-wang-da-vji-ti-tui-chang-zhuan-ye-zhong-vjiang-jue-qi

International Human Rights (国际人权)

"On Human Rights, the only obstacle is China itself"
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/baotong/human-rights-10082013153025.html/

International Relations (国际关系)

EU seeks China investment boost
Agence France-Presse, October 8, 2013
http://bit.ly/1a93wKr

Labor (劳工)

Packed China tourist sites may spur paid-leave reform, CCTV Says
Bloomberg News, October 8, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-08/packed-china-tourist-sites-may-spur-paid-leave-reform-cctv-says.html

Young Chinese snubbing factory jobs, says billionaire boss
The Telegraph, October 8, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10362922/Young-Chinese-snubbing-factory-jobs-says-billionaire-boss.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Potential land reform will increase farmers' income
China Money Network, October 9, 2013
http://www.chinamoneypodcast.com/2013/10/09/potential-land-reform-will-increase-farmers-income

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

How long can the Communist party survive in China?
中共面临改革最后机遇
Financial Times, October 9, 2013
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/533a6374-1fdc-11e3-8861-00144feab7de.html#slide0
CH:http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001052791

Tibet (西藏)

西藏比如县“抗议爱国教育遭镇压 (Protests against patriotic education suppressed in Biru County)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 9, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131008_china_tibet.shtml

Monk who founded first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in UK killed
The Telegraph, October 8, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/10365064/Monk-who-founded-first-Tibetan-Buddhist-monastery-in-UK-killed.html

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

习近平与新总理谈食品安全遭网友哄笑 (Netizens laugh at Xi’s warning to New Zealand about food safety)
Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2013
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20131007/rec183755.asp

Corruption (腐败)

中央纪委披露中国实施《联合国反腐败公约》情况 (Central Discipline Inspection Commission reveals China’s implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption)
China News Service, October 8, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131008/u1a7699263.html

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Arakan State govt backs mining projects in strife-torn north
The Irrawaddy, October 7, 2013
http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/arakan-state-govt-backs-mining-projects-strife-torn-north.html

Environment (环境)

我国今年雾霾影响人口约6亿 5年内建健康监测网 (Smog affects 600 million Chinese, health monitoring system to be established in 5 years)
Beijing Youth Daily, October 8, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1008/c1001-23117486.html

Hong Kong

Hong Kong reporters say press freedom violated in Bali
Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/07/hong-kong-reporters-say-press-freedom-violated-in-bali

Information Control (信息控制)

China employs two million microblog monitors state media say
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24396957

International Human Rights (国际人权)

China: Ratify key international human rights treaty
Human Rights Watch, October 8, 2013
http://www.trust.org/item/20131008001626-fxoku/

International Relations (国际关系)

China's Xi takes advantage of Obama absence from Asia-Pacific trade summit
Washington Post, October 8, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinas-xi-takes-advantage-of-obama-absence-from-asia-pacific-trade-summit/2013/10/07/58bf23e4-2f6c-11e3-9ddd-bdd3022f66ee_story.html

Political and Economic Reforms (政治和经济改革)

大集权下的大改革 (Big reforms under the vast power of the central gov’t)
Financial Times, October 8, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001052779

China must sacrifice faster growth for reform, Xi tells APEC Summit
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1326571/china-must-sacrifice-faster-growth-reform-xi-tells-apec-summit

Rule of Law (法治)

冯正虎要求沪警依法归还超期扣押私人财物
Chinese activist accuses Shanghai police of undermining rule of law
Voice of America, October 8, 2013
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/shang-hai-activitist-return-of-personal-propertiies-20131007/1764270.html
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-activist-accuses-shanghai-police-of-undermining-rule-of-law/1764912.html

Tibet (西藏)

Chinese police "fire at Tibetan protesters", report says
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1327099/chinese-police-fire-tibetan-protesters-report-says

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China police target online "jihad" talk amid rumor crackdown
Reuters, October 8, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/08/net-us-china-uighur-idUSBRE99708P20131008

新疆“查处256名传播涉稳谣言人员” (256 investigated for spreading rumors in Xinjiang)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 8, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131008_china_xinjiang.shtml

Uighurs in China say bias is growing
The New York Times, October 7, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/08/world/asia/uighurs-in-china-say-bias-is-growing.html

Opinion (观点)

社科院院长:及时支持因坚持真理而被围攻同志 (Dean of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: we should promptly support comrades who are attacked from all sides for upholding the truth)
People’s Daily, October 8, 2013
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2013-10/08/nw.D110000renmrb_20131008_1-07.htm

Related twitter post:
老肖 ‏@szxiaojl 4h, October 8, 2013
这说明整个中国就是一间党校而已"@mbssjsw: 赤裸裸【人民日报】 社科院院长王伟光:坚持党性原则,必须坚持党管媒体原则不动摇,坚持政治家办报、办刊、办台、办新闻网站。要加强马克思主义新闻观教育,坚决反对西方所谓“新闻自由....http://t.cn/zRUKHL6" (This [article] shows that all of China is just a Party school..)
https://twitter.com/szxiaojl/status/387500616060112896

Monday, October 07, 2013

Children (儿童)

15岁少女军训时猝死学校卸责 家属讨说法遭警殴其父服毒自杀抗议 (15-year-old girl dies during school military training, father commits suicide after school shirks responsibility for her death)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl-10062013100708.html

高文谦:中国儿童权益状况与中国国际地位不相称 (Gao Wenqian: the situation of children’s rights in China is not commensurate with its international status)
Radio France International, October 4, 2013
http://rfi.my/19vjihH

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