HRIC Daily Brief

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Migrants (农民工)

Farmers move from mountains to townhomes in China urbanization drive, but where are the jobs?
Associated Press, November 10, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/farmers-move-from-mountains-to-townhomes-in-china-urbanization-drive-but-where-are-the-jobs/2013/11/10/3821c18c-4a06-11e3-bf60-c1ca136ae14a_story.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

政治经济改革中共三中全会闭幕设国安委和改革小组
China third plenum: leaders unveil key reforms
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 12, 2013
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131112_china_cpc_meeting_.shtml
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24910434

See the Communiqué:
中国共产党第十八届中央委员会第三次全体会议公报
Communiqué of the 3rd Plenum of the 18th Party Congress
Xinhua, November 12, 2013
CH: http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1112/c1024-23519136.html
EN: http://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/communique-of-the-3rd-plenum-of-the-18th-party-congress/
Related Tencent weibo posts:
温军, November 12, 2013
说了一大片，看懂了，就四个字，维持现状！对一小部分人有利！实际的一点没有，网友点评：三肿全坏结束，看来是准备一条大路走到黑了。。。。移民啊移民啊。(The communique said a lot and now I understand. Just four words: maintain the status quo! Benefit a small group of people! There is nothing of any practical significance. One Netizen’s review: with the end of the “three swollen-all bad” [similar pronunciation of “the third plenary”], it seems the gov’t is prepared to walk down the same road until it meets a dead end. . . . Emigrate, I say, emigrate.)
http://t.qq.com/p/t/313738074672743

直面人生, November 12, 2013
唯一有新意的是建立国保委，保障强抢的顺利进行！其他和放屁一样。难怪代表们睡得和扬子江的死猪一样 (The only new thing is to establish the National Security Commission, which is to guarantee that robbery happens smoothly! …)
http://t.qq.com/p/t/285225055659123

Related Sina weibo posts:
老慕杂谈, November 12, 2013
@张雪忠：如果一个国家总是顽固地拒绝人类社会通行的普世价值，并且迟迟不肯建立以自由、民主和法治为基础的宪政制度，那绝不是因为这个国家有什么特殊的国情，而是因为这个国家有一个特殊的政府：这个政府本身极其败坏和不得人心，以致于根本无法通过公正的法律和诚实的手段，来维持自己的存续！转 (If a country has stubbornly refused the universal values currently practiced in the international community, and has been reluctant to establish constitutionalism, which is based on freedom, democracy, and the rule of law, the reason is absolutely not because of any “special country conditions;” it is because this country has a very special government: the government itself is extremely corrupt and unpopular, so that it simply cannot maintain its survival through just law and honest means! Repost it.)
http://weibo.com/1431265365/AeKWNfm02

Long silent, China's entrepreneurs push for change
Associated Press, November 11, 2013
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/crime/article/Long-silent-China-s-entrepreneurs-push-for-change-4973669.php

Poverty (贫穷)

New China cities: shoddy homes, broken hope
中国城镇化副作用：农民变贫民
New York Times, November 10, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131110/c10chinaurban/dual/

Protests and Petitions 抗议和请愿

Thousands of protestors gather in Beijing for third plenum
Epoch Times, November 12, 2013
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/354898-thousands-of-protesters-gather-in-beijing-for-third-plenum/?photo=2

Rule of Law (法治)

Exonerated but still seeking justice after 12-year prison ordeal
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1353244/bombing-exoneration-fujian-man-12-years-exposes-china-legal-abuses

Tibet (西藏)

Dalai Lama potential successor tells China to clean up Tibet
Agence France Presse, November 11, 2013
http://bit.ly/17QJVnB

青海藏区僧人次仁杰11月11号自焚 (Tibet Monk, 20, self-immolates on Monday)
Voice of America, November 12, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/monk-survives-20131111/1788237.html

Opinion (观点)

A big weekend for China
Chicago Tribune, November 9, 2013
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/china-ct-edit-1109-20131109,0,2512132.story

Friday, November 08, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Animal protection remains elusive in China
The New York Times, November 6, 2013
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/amid-reports-of-dog-fighting-animal-protection-remains-elusive-in-china/

Corruption (腐败)

透明国际清廉奖授予中国记者罗昌平 (China journalist Luo Changping wins Transparency International’s Integrity Award)
Deutsche Welle, November 8, 2013
http://bit.ly/17RRXdR

Environment (环境)

专家：中国几乎所有污染物排放量世界第一 (Expert: China is world’s #1 emitter of nearly all pollutants)
China News Service , November 8, 2013
http://dzb.jinbaonet.com/html/2013-11/08/content_254774.htm?div=-1

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

记者节：中国记者在权钱压力下生存 (Journalist Day: China’s journalists pressured by both power and money)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 8, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131108_china_media_journalistday.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese dissident Chen's brother in U.S. to check on "evil" claims
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/stands-11072013123822.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

Chinese citizens join call for excluding China from UN Rights Council
Epoch Times, November 7, 2013
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/349894-chinese-citizens-join-call-for-excluding-china-from-un-rights-council/

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Could China's farmers become landowners?
The Wall Street Journal, November 8, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304448204579185181505572944

Natural Resources (自然资源)

China eyes Antarctica's resource bounty
The Guardian, November 8, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/08/china-antarctica-trip-icebreaker-snow-dragon

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Why China's Third Plenum matters
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 8, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24846815

Key Party meeting to forge China's future, but don't expect major political reforms
South China Morning Post, November 8, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1350277/forging-chinas-future

Rule of Law (法治)

上海宣布建法治政府引网民质疑 (Chinese netizens mock and question Shanghai’s announcement to build a government based on rule of law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 8, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131107_shanghai_government.shtml

See the announcement:
上海市力争在5年内率先基本建成法治政府
The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, November 7, 2013
hhttp://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2013-11/07/content_2523118.htm
Related Tencent Weibo posts:
REBIRTH , November 7, 2013 【上海力争5年内率先基本建成法治政府】今天最好笑的新闻！你们不是一直标榜你们是法治政府吗？这条新闻的言下之意就是:1-现在还不是。2-还没地方是。3-你们一直在说谎。4-五年基本建成，但不一定会建成。 [Shanghai strives to build the first government with rule of law within 5 years] This is the funniest news today! Has the government not flaunted itself as being one with rule of law? The implications of the news are: 1) Shanghai’s government is not yet one with rule of law. 2) No other governments are yet either. 3) The government has been lying all along. 4) There is no guarantee that a government with rule of law will be completed in five years.
http://t.qq.com/p/t/343442085461620

老头, November 8, 2013
无法无天64年，中国法治梦还要继续做五年！[It’s been 64 years without law and order in China, and we have to dream our rule-of-law-in-China dream five more years!]
http://t.qq.com/p/t/233221074394686

Society (社会)

山西省委附近爆炸嫌疑人承认蓄意报复社会 (Explosion suspect arrested, confesses to “intentional retaliation against society”)
CCTV, November 8, 2013
http://news.qq.com/a/20131108/018120.htm

China plays down Shanxi blasts as work of “powerless extremists”
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/blasts-11072013151745.html

Related Tencent Weibo posts:
高麟,November 8, 2013
应该说是报复政府吧，是政府对我们老百姓不公的。希望以后这样的是别伤着普通老百姓就是了，也希望别被抓住。【评】山西省委附近爆炸嫌疑人承认蓄意报复社会 [It should be retaliation against the government. It is the government that is unjust to our people. I hope that if a similar thing happens again, ordinary people are not injured and the suspect is not caught.]
http://t.qq.com/p/t/332445006145698

大自然, November 8, 2013
他的罪大恶极不及醉警无端枪杀无辜孕妇的百分之一，不及张磊民警枪杀两无辜村民的十分之一，不及醉警抢夺无辜婴儿摔地的十分之一，这些无辜死伤家属情绪都稳定吗？答案是永迈N0 坚持走邪路_为: 一个人能干那么大的事？[His guilt is less than one hundredth of that of a drunk police officer shooting an innocent pregnant woman; less than one tenth of that of police officer Zhang Lei who shot dead two innocent villagers; less than one tenth of that of a drunk police officer who threw a baby to the ground. Would the family members of these innocent victims ever be mentally stable? The answer is NO, never!] http://t.qq.com/p/t/309733029314035

Taiwan (台湾)

中国官媒评论为张悬举旗事件降温 (China’s official media commentary attempts to play down incident of Taiwanese singer hanging national flag)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 8, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131108_taiwan_china_chang.shtml

Related:
单仁平：张悬举旗风波应在民间自生自灭 (Global Times commentary: we should let these incidents of hanging a flag run their course naturally in society)
Global Times, November 8, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_china/2013-11/4543097.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Tiananmen attack linked to police raid on a mosque in Xinjiang
天安门袭击者疑为报复清真寺被拆
The New York Times, November 7, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131108/c08xinjiang/dual/

Tightening the screws: deaths in Tiananmen Square unnerve leaders before a crucial gathering
The Economist, November 9, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21589449-deaths-tiananmen-square-unnerve-leaders-crucial-gathering-tightening-screws

Faster than a speeding bullet:China’s new rail network, already the world’s longest, will soon stretch considerably farther
The Economist, November 9, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21589447-chinas-new-rail-network-already-worlds-longest-will-soon-stretch-considerably-farther-faster

Opinion (观点)

不必对十八届三中全会抱过高期望 (We should not expect too much from the Third Party Plenary)
The New York Times, November 8, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131108/cc08wangqiang/

Thursday, November 07, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

全国森林公安今年收缴象牙千余公斤 (National Forestry Bureau cracks down on illegal ivory trade, seized over 1,000 kilograms of ivory in 2013)
Xinhua, November 7, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-07/200628649904.shtml

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Dell suppliers accused of human rights violations in China
The Guardian, November 6, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/06/dell-suppliers-accused-of-human-rights-violations

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

China struggles to overcome GMO stalemate
Voice of America, November 6, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-struggles-overcome-gmo-stalemate/1784558.html>

Corruption (腐败)

十八大后11名省部级官员落马是过去5年均速2倍 (Eleven officials sacked in year after 18th Party Congress, doubling average annual figure in preceding 5 years)
China News Service, November 7, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1107/10/9D2R9HGS0001124J.html

Cyber security (网络安全)

China military hackers persist despite being outed by U.S.: report
Reuters, November 6, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/06/net-us-usa-china-hacking-idUSBRE9A51AN20131106a>

Education (教育)

美高校因中国学生材料造假成风加大审核力度 (U.S. universities strengthen review of Chinese students’ applications in light of rampant fraud)
China Youth Daily, November 7, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-07/181528649214.shtml

Environment (环境)

重污染天何时启动预警机制沪环保部:需三个条件 (Authorities explain why Shanghai’s pollution early warning system not triggered even at AQI 237)
Eastday.com, November 7, 2013
http://sh.eastday.com/m/20131107/u1a7760537.html

北京今天起开始点火试供暖引发雾霾加剧担忧 (Beijing heating service starts today raising concern about worsening smog)
China News Service, November 7, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-07/165128648799.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

香港立法会否决用特权法向政府索取文件(Hong Kong Legislative Council rejects request for revealing documents on TV licensing decision)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131107_hongkong_tv_licence.shtml

Related:
Legco bid for HKTV licence probe defeated
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1349914/legco-bid-hktv-licence-probe-defeated

5万人集会支持用《特权法》查发牌事件 (Fifty thousand rally in support of TV Licensing probe)
Ming Pao, November 7, 2013
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20131107/news_20131107_55_962099.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese activists challenge Beijing by going to dinner
中国活动人士“同城饭醉”令北京不安
The Wall Street Journal, November 6, 2013
EN: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304672404579181373425115430?mod=rss_about_china
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20131107/bch094409.asp

A courageous Chinese lawyer urges his country to follow its own laws
The Washington Post, November 6, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/11/06/a-courageous-chinese-lawyer-urges-his-country-to-follow-its-own-laws/

维权人士陈光诚的母亲和大哥抵达纽约 (Chen Guangcheng’s relatives arrive in New York)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-11062013224453.html

黎建君、李小玲被控制失联三中全会前访民被集中遣返 (Petitioners forced to return home in advance of Party’s third plenary)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy2-11062013114315.html

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

Human rights, Snowden, and how not to get hacked
Foreign Policy, November 6, 2013
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/11/06/gary_locke_american_ambassador_china_interview%20?page=0,1

Internet (互联网)

China farmer turns yarn baron as villages embrace Alibaba
Bloomberg, November 6, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-06/china-farmer-turns-yarn-baron-as-villages-embrace-alibaba.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

A clash of goals for China’s leader
政治严经济宽，中国改革议程难两全
New York Times, November 7, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131107/c07plenum/dual/

上海自贸区不能栽盆景 (Financial rules of Shanghai Free Trade Zone not introduced yet, disagreement between Shanghai and central government suspected cause)
People’s Daily, November 7, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1107/c1001-23458248.html

Society (社会)

Explosions near Communist Party building in China
山西省委大楼外爆炸疑是土造炸弹所致
New York Times, November 7, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131107/c07shanxi/dual/

China media: Taiyuan blasts
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24846861

Related:
China's desperate "terrorists"
The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303936904579177382991370134

Taiwan (台湾)

国旗事件后张悬北京演唱会传被取消 (Taiwan singer’s Beijing concert may be cancelled after national flag incident)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131107_taiwan_china_chang.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

Oops: China state media website plays banned Tibetan national anthem
Voice of America, November 6, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/oops-china-state-media-website-plays-banned-tibetan-national-anthem/1784867.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

维族学者受死亡威胁立遗嘱生死无关汉人—视频专访伊力哈木(一) (Uyghur scholar threatened to death by police after comment on Tiananmen crash)
Voice of America, November 7, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/uighur-interview-1-20131107/1785447.html

Opinion (观点)

北京政權的制高點 (Beijing regime’s highest mandate limits its ability to reform)
Yazhou Zhoukan, November, 2013
http://www.yzzk.com/cfm/content_archive.cfm?id=1383795778247&docissue=2013-45

U.S. spooks play into the hands of Russia, China and others who want control over global digital citizens
The Guardian, November 6, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/07/us-spooks-russia-china-internet-authoritarian

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

辽宁投资2亿饮水工程不安全市长关注无进展 (Liaoning drinking water still unsafe after RMB 200 million purifying project)
Guangming Daily, November 6, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2013-11-06/114128635918.shtml

Culture (文化)

China demands "positive images" in return for access to markets
The Guardian, November 6, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/06/china-hollywood-positive-images-movies

Cyber security (网络安全)

World cybersecurity leaders call for cooperation
American Broadcasting Corporation, November 6, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/world-cybersecurity-leaders-call-cooperation-20791483

Related:
全球网络空间合作峰会在美举行中国呼吁各国加强合作维护网络安全 (China calls for enhanced cooperation between states to maintain cybersecurity)
China Radio International, November 6, 2013
http://gb.cri.cn/42071/2013/11/06/6071s4311218.htm

Environment (环境)

连续6天霾过程增加两倍雾霾造成癌症几率增加 (Smog levels triple after 6 successive days of extreme pollution, may cause more cancer)
People’s Daily, November 6, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1106/c1001-23451013.html

Health (健康)

An 8-year-old girl’s lung cancer is blamed on air pollution
中国最小肺癌患者仅8岁，空气污染是病因
New York Times, November 6, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131106/c06pollution/dual/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

陈光诚的哥哥和母亲登机离开中国启程赴美 (Chen Guangcheng’s relatives leave China for the U.S.)
Voice of America, November 6, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/cheng-guangcheng-brother-and-mother-left-for-us-20131106/1784547.html

Related:
Mother, brother of China activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng depart to visit him in US
Associated Press, November 5, 2013
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Mother+brother+China+activist+lawyer+Chen+Guangcheng+depart/9129966/story.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

「中国人权」组织促中国政府释放民运人士 (Human Rights in China urges Chinese government to release activists)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/Humanright-11052013221108.html

人权组织: 中俄若任UN人权理事国 = “狐狸给鸡看家” (Rights Organization: China and Russia becoming members of UN Human Rights Council is equivalent to a "fox guarding the henhouse")
Voice of America, November 5, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-other-countries-unhrc-seats-blocking-20131105/1784140.html

For more information on the Human Right Council, see:
HRIC urges China to release rights activists to show human rights commitment
中国人权敦促中国政府释放活跃人士以示其对人权的承诺
Human Rights in China, November 5, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/7031
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/7032

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

China tells Norway it must take first step to heal Nobel rift
Bloomberg, November 6, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-06/china-tells-norway-it-must-take-first-step-to-heal-nobel-rift

美国表态支持日本监视中国军演 (U.S. supports Japan’s monitoring of China’s military excises)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 6, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/11/131106_japan_us_china_military.shtml

Internet (互联网)

文化部解禁单体网吧审批 (Ministry of Culture lifts restrictions on opening non-franchise Internet bars)
Xinhua, November 6, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1106/c1001-23443306.html

Media (媒体)

官媒牵头万人签名运动反CNN 引起反弹 (Official media’s anti-CNN campaign gets tens of thousands of followers but also causes backlash)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sy-11052013093253.html

Related:
CNN就涉天安门撞车案评论文章发声明 (CNN issues statement about its opinion piece on the Tiananmen jeep crash)
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/international/15668/cnnjiu-she-tian-men-zhuang-che-ping-lun-wen-zhang-fa-sheng-ming

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

曹思源：政治和经济改革不配套将付代价 (Pro-reform scholar: if political reform does not correspond with economic reform there will be great costs)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 5, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131105_china_soe_reform_caosiyuan.shtml

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

China detains hundreds of veterans ahead of third plenum
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/plenum-11052013104702.html

Society (社会)

山西太原连发数起爆炸致1死8伤道路已恢复通行 (One killed, 8 injured in Shanxi province explosion)
China News Service, November 6, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/11/06/291182.html

Related:
中共三中全会前夕连环爆炸冲击维稳 (Several explosions threaten China’s stability in advance of Party’s third plenary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 6, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131106_china_social_security.shtml

Blasts at China regional Communist Party office kill one
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 6, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24830724

China’s leaders confront economic fissures
解决大学生就业成中国新领导人挑战
New York Times, November 6, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131106/c06jobs/dual/

Opinion (观点)

三中全会或让投资者失望 (Party’s third plenary may disappoint investors)
Financial Times, November 6, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053279

Rule the Web through rule of law
News China, November 2013
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/rule-the-web-through-rule-of-law

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

无锡官员将一千多只小猫放生到林子里 (Wuxi officials release more than one thousand cats rescued by volunteers into the woods)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131104_china_kittens.shtml

Related:
志愿者拦车放生上千只猫担忧影响生态再捉回 (Volunteers retrieved 50 of 1,000 cats previously rescued and released into the wild)
China News Service, November 3, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2013/11-03/5456673.shtml

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

上海1条马路上方50余只探头惊呆路人 (Fifty surveillance cameras on one Shanghai street shock passersby)
China Radio International, November 5, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1105/c1001-23432753.html

Children (儿童)

Why children as young as three are sent to boarding school in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24624427

Corruption (腐败)

官太太和她的公子 (The luxurious life of a Chinese official’s wife and son in the U.S.)
New York Times, November 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131105/c05guantaitai/

China army says roots out "illicit" apartments in graft fight
Reuters, November 5, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/05/us-china-corruption-idUSBRE9A40CF20131105

Environment （环境）

社科院:霾日渐多影响生育能力 (Experts: increasing smog may affect fertility)
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/15699/she-ke-yuan-mai-ri-jian-duo-ying-xiang-sheng-yu-neng-li

Beijing "flexible" in global climate talks amid smog concerns at home
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1348601/beijing-flexible-global-climate-talks-amid-smog-concerns-home

环保部:最高级空气污染预警时中小学幼儿园停课 (Government: school and kindergarten will close when air pollution warning hits highest level)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 5, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1105/04/9CT08C1F0001124J.html

Health （健康）

华东最小肺癌患者年仅8岁住马路旁长期吸粉尘
Smog blamed as girl, 8, becomes youngest lung cancer patient
China News Service, November 5, 2013
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2013
CH: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-05/165128627318.shtml
EN: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-05/165128627318.shtml

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

瑞典电影节将摆放评委艾未未空椅作品
Ai Weiwei to be represented by empty chair at Sweden film festival
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 5, 2013
South China Morning Post
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/11/131105_china_aiweiwei_sweden.shtml
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1348281/ai-weiwei-be-represented-empty-chair-sweden-film-festival

安徽维权人士张林一案进入正式起诉 (Anhui rights defender Zhang Lin is formally charged)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-11042013124825.html

维权者罗茜告官屡遭法官威胁赵常青丁家喜吁官公示财产检方退侦 (Procuratorate sends cases of Zhao Changqing and Ding Jiaxi, assets transparency advocates, back to police for further investigation)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11042013100915.html

Information Control （信息控制）

In poll, many Chinese "angry" at perceived U.S. media bias
近半中国人不满美国媒体涉华报道
New York Times, November 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131105/c05bias/dual/

International Human Rights (国际人权)

NGOs release report urging E.U. & U.S. to oppose China, Russia, Cuba & Saudi Arabia
Canada Free Press, November 5, 2013
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/59023

Activists call for blocking China from U.N. rights panel
Global Post, November 5, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/131105/activists-call-blocking-china-un-rights-panel

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

China slams U.S. paper over pro-Japan editorial
Voice of America, November 5, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-slams-us-paper-over-projapan-editorial/1783680.html

Natural Resources (自然资源)

China's dam boom is an assault on its great rivers
The Guardian, November 4, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/04/china-dam-hydropower-boom-rivers

Political and Economic Reform （政治经济改革）

Zoomlion circus exposes China bond puzzle
中国公司债投资者应看懂中联重科事件
Financial Times, November 4, 2013
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c43c24ae-4200-11e3-bb85-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2jn4MKAZL
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053277?full=y

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Uighur scholar in ugly confrontation with security agents
维族学者伊力哈木•土赫提称遭北京当局威胁
New York Times, November 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131105/c05tohti/dual/

China paper blames blind faith of "uncultured" youth for Xinjiang unrest
Reuters, November 5, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/05/us-china-xinjiang-idUSBRE9A405P20131105

Opinion （观点）

香港观察：新移民切忌反客为主 (Hong Kong Observer: new immigrants should avoid acting as “hosts” as opposed to “guests”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 5, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/hong_kong_review/2013/11/131105_hkreview_new_immigrants_not_masters.shtml

Related:
人民日报：“新香港人”是推动香港发展重要力量 (New Hong Kongers an important force in advancing the development of Hong Kong)
People’s Daily, October 9, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/ga/2013/10-09/5352495.shtml

China's plan to reinforce information blackout will only fuel anger: CTA
Hindustan Times, November 5, 2013
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/HimachalPradesh/China-s-plan-to-reinforce-information-blackout-will-only-fuel-anger-CTA/Article1-1147400.aspx

Monday, November 04, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

王新鵬﹕沒有同意刪戲《紅》劇原創者反駁港芭說法 (Choreographer Wang Xin Peng: I never agreed to censor the ballet)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131103/gaa1.htm

Related:
何慶基﹕粗暴違操守匪夷所思 (Scholar: censoring ballet is gross violation of professional ethics, simply incredible)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131103/gaa2.htm

Death penalty, 死刑

In China, public executions still a part of village life
The Asahi Shimbun, November 2, 2013
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/china/AJ201311020011

Education (教育)

教育经费管理存在多项问题回应质疑制度亟需建立 (Education budget increases despite many problems in current system)
Guangming Daily, November 4, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131104/u1a7752375.html

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

Free speech and internet are key to China’s reform, says Google’s Eric Schmidt
谷歌董事长独家专访：中国下一步改革重点为言论和互联网自由
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2013
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1347382/free-speech-and-internet-are-key-chinas-reform-says-googles-eric
CH:http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/15632/gu-ge-dong-shi-chang-du-jia-zhuan-fang-zhong-guo-xia-yi-bu-gai-ge-zhong-dian-wei-yan-lun

Health (健康)

中国每年新增癌症患者占全球五分之一 (Number of new cancer patients rises annually, is now one fifth of world total)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 3, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131103_china_cancer.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

参与公民运动孙德胜街头举牌被逮捕三国外交官探倪玉兰警阻拦不果 (New Citizens’ Movement member arrested after street protest, diplomats from 3 western countries blocked from visiting Ni Yulan)
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-11012013120405.html

赵常青被变更罪名移交检察院律师：欲加之罪 (Lawyer calls charge against Zhao Changqing "trumped-up")
Voice of America, November 3, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-zhaochangqing-20131103/1782385.html

Information Control (信息控制)

中国控制加拿大舆论的六种策略 (China’s six strategies for controlling public opinion in Canada)
Radio France Internationale, November 4, 2013
http://rfi.my/18RatP7

中国官方关注五类“特殊性知识分子” (Chinese authorities concerned about "5 special kinds of intellectuals")
Radio France Internationale, November 4, 2013
http://rfi.my/1gn33vS

International Human Rights (国际人权)

What's wrong with U.N.'s human rights council
CNN, October 31, 2013
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/31/whats-wrong-with-u-n-s-human-rights-council/

中国代表：反对西方国家无端指责攻击中国人权状况 (China representative: we oppose western countries’ baseless criticisms of China’s human rights situation)
China News Service, November 1, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/11-01/5450272.shtml

Related:
常驻联合国副代表王民大使在第68届联大三委人权议题下的综合发言
Statement by Ambassador Wang Min at the Third Committee of the 68th Session of the General Assembly on Human Rights
Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the UN, October 31, 2013
CH:http://www.china-un.org/chn/hyyfy/t1094820.htm
EN:http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/zwbd/t1094826.shtml

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

日俄2+2会谈是给中国看的？(Are Japan and Russia’s 2+2 talks aimed at China?)
Nikkei, November 4, 2013
http://cn.nikkei.com/politicsaeconomy/politicsasociety/6950-20131104.html

Related:
Japan, Russia agree to cooperate on security as China rises
Reuters, November 2, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/02/us-japan-russia-idUSBRE9A102G20131102

June Fourth (六四)

“六四学生”诉司法厅，二审退庭抗议 (June 4 protester loses case against Hunan department of justice for cancelling his exam results due to his 1989 involvement)
Deutsche Welle, November 4, 2013
http://bit.ly/1iHi88v

Media (媒体)

China berates foreign media for Tiananmen attack doubts
Reuters, November 4, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/04/us-china-tiananmen-idUSBRE9A30B520131104

See the article:
CNN为天安门恐怖袭击辩护很无良请美媒自重 (Chinese state media calls CNN article criticizing Chinese policy in Xinjiang unscrupulous)
Global Times, November 4, 2013
http://mil.huanqiu.com/paper/2013-11/4525791.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

国企改革下一步，股权多元化 (SOE reform should focus on diversification of shareholders to allow more private ownership)
The Economic Observer, November 4, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/1104/251576.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

西藏党委书记陈全国要求在藏区消除达赖喇嘛的声音和形象 (Tibet Party official orders elimination of Dalai Lama’s voice and image in greater Tibet area)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/sd-11032013150237.html

Related:
China aims to fully mute Dalai Lama
Reuters, November 2, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/world/asia/china-aims-to-fully-mute-dalai-lama.html

Canadian envoy to China raises Tibet issue
Phayul, November 3, 2013
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=34172&article=Canadian+envoy+to+China+raises+Tibet+issue&t=1&c=1

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

In Xinjiang, poverty, exclusion greater threat than Islam
Voice of America, November 3, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-china-xinjiang-poverty-islam/1782590.html

Rights activists demand transparency on Tiananmen car crash in China
Al Jazeera, October 31, 2013
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/31/rights-activistsdemandtransparencyontiananmencrash.html

China demotes a military commander after attack in Beijing
新疆党委要员罢官反映北京维稳压力升级
New York Times, November 4, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131104/c04xinjiang/dual/

Related:
China: 天安门“恐怖袭击“仍存疑点 (Tiananmen "terrorist attack" questioned)
Deutsche Welle, November 4, 2013
http://bit.ly/1fesrkz

Opinion (观点)

From Chen Yongzhou to Weibo, China struggles to keep a lid on stories
The Guardian, November 4, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/02/chen-yongzhou-weibo-china-struggles-media

陈小鲁：唯有尊重宪法，才能避免文革重演 (Chen Xiaolu: only by respecting the Constitution can we avoid another Cultural Revolution)
New York Times, November 4, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131104/cc04chenxiaolu/

China hasn’t earned a spot on Human Rights Council
The Washington Post, November 1, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/yang-jianli-china-hasnt-earned-a-spot-on-human-rights-council/2013/11/01/a2e444da-431d-11e3-a751-f032898f2dbc_story.html

Beijing needs to catch up on promoting human rights
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1345630/beijing-needs-catch-promoting-human-rights

Friday, November 01, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

谁如此残忍对猫咪下手？淮安捣毁一处宰猫窝点
Chinese police find slaughterhouse selling cat meat
Modern Express, October 31, 2013
The Telegraph， October 31, 2013
CH: http://news.xdkb.net/society/2013-10/31/content_218041.htm
EN: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10417032/Chinese-police-find-slaughterhouse-selling-cat-meat.html

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

港芭舞剧被删涉文革情节今重现中联办否认干涉 (Hong Kong ballet restores censored Cultrual Revolution scene, Liaison Office denies interference)
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/hong-kong/15511/gang-ba-wu-ju-bei-shan-she-wen-ge-qing-jie-jin-zhong-xian-zhong-lian-ban-fou-ren-gan

Corruption (腐败)

吉林原副省长田学仁涉受贿1919万被判无期 (Former Jilin Vice Governor Tian Xueren sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes of 19.19 million yuan)
China News Service, November 1, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-01/095128592283.shtml

Related:
China senior official Tian Xueren gets life in prison for bribery
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1345192/china-senior-official-tian-xueren-gets-life-prison-bribery

中纪委课题组专家：网络反腐举报政府涉腐超6成 (Central discipline commission expert: 65% of corrupt cases reported through anti-corruption network involve government officials)
Legal Evening News, November 1, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-01/164028595713.shtml

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

广东省新闻出版广电局做出查处新快报社有关问题的决定 (Guangdong press regulator orders New Express overhaul)
Xinhua, November 1, 2013
> http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-10/4515912.html

Related:
新快报社长总编辑和副总编辑被免职 (Top two editors of New Express removed)
Beijing News, November 1, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/11/01/290435.html

Top management at beleaguered New Express newspaper replaced
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1345252/top-management-beleaguered-new-express-newspaper-replaced

Chinese journalist tries to crowdfund his career
Associated Press, November 1, 2013
http://www.nebraska.tv/story/23847931/chinese-journalist-tries-to-crowdfund-his-career

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

曹顺利被正式逮捕肝病严重不许就医吃药 (Cao Shunli formally arrested and suffering from liver disease )
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/aw-10312013143839.html

for more information on Cao Shunli, see:
Cao Shunli Ill in Detention, Refuses to Sign Official Arrest Document
曹顺利病情恶化，拒签逮捕通知书
Human Rights in China, October 31, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/7028
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/7029

Political and Economic Reform （政治经济改革）

Strident video by Chinese military casts U.S. as menace
中国军方制作电影抨击美国渗透
New York Times, November 1, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20131101/c01video/dual/

See the video:
较量无声 (Silent contest)
National Defense University, June, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK7WFYM6uYuxk5SJKrG8RovWmLAEUCSL_

上海自贸区承担改革决心阻力强大(Shanghai Free Trade Zone’s monetary policy meets heavy resistance from interest groups)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 1, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2013/11/131101_ana_china_shanghai_ftz.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

Chinese officials urge 'vigilance' in Tibetan county following Tiananmen crash
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/vigilance-10302013142015.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

孟建柱：东伊运策划天安门恐怖袭击 (China's top security official: East Turkestan Islamic Movement planned Tiananmen crash)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 1, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131101_china_tiananmen_xinjiang.shtml

Related:
China: East Turkestan movement behind deadly crash
Associated Press, November1, 2013
http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/China-East-Turkestan-movement-behind-deadly-crash-4944906.php

Seeing a turning point for China’s thinking on terrorism
天安门撞车是中国反恐战略转折点
New York Times, November 1, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131101/c01yang/dual/

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

外国文学在中国：删你没商量！(To sell books in the world’s largest market, many foreign authors submit to China’s censorship)
Deutsche Welle, October 31, 2013
http://bit.ly/1f66BQ2

藝界震怒促舞團交代刪戲抽文革情節學者轟政治粗暴干預 (Art community angered after Cultural Revolution scene is censored from Hong Kong ballet, scholar calls it “political interference”)
Ming Pao, October 31, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131030/gaa1.htm

Related:
劇創人王新鵬：因六四決意離國 (Censored ballet choreographer Wang Xin Peng had left China after June Fourth massacre)
Ming Pao, October 31, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131031/gab2.htm

解放军影片：美英总领馆成反华基地 (PLA video: U.S. and U.K. Consulates in Hong Kong have become anti-China bases)
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/hong-kong/15408/jie-fang-jun-ying-pian-mei-ying-zong-ling-guan-cheng-fan-hua-ji-di

Related:

日媒分析天安门袭击的政治关联 (Japanese media analyze political implications of Tiananmen crash)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 31, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131031_japan_media_xinjiang.shtml

China state media calls for stern action after Tiananmen attack
Reuters, October 31, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/us-china-tiananmen-idUSBRE99S1DZ20131031

Grievances in Xinjiang
The Wall Street Journal, October 31, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304527504579167880174661694

Opinion (观点)

Chinese censorship's dangerous subtlety
The Guardian, October 31, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/31/china-censorship-weibo

Jane Cohen: China’s air stinks of larger problems
The Providence Journal, October 31, 2013
http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/commentary/20131031-jane-cohen-chinas-air-stinks-of-larger-problems.ece