HRIC Daily Brief

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Population （人口）

Soups, statues and soothsayers in demand as China eases one-child law
Times of India, December 3, 2013
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Soups-statues-and-soothsayers-in-demand-as-China-eases-one-child-law/articleshow/26808696.cms

Rule of Law （法治）

China moves to increase independence of judiciary
The Law Society Gazette, December 2, 2013
www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/china-moves-to-increase-independence-of-judiciary/5039015.article

China will struggle to walk the talk on legal reform
Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/12/03/china-will-struggle-to-walk-the-talk-on-legal-reform/

Tuesday, December 03, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

After battling censors, Chinese thriller finally premieres
Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/12/03/after-battling-censors-chinese-thriller-finally-premiers/

Corruption (腐败)

China Southern Airlines says four executives under anti-graft probe
Reuters, December 2, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/02/us-china-southern-probe-idUSBRE9B103N20131202

Environment （环境）

郑州一污水处理厂日均9万吨污水未经处理流出 (90,000 tons of raw sewage flow out daily from a Zhengzhou treatment plant)
China News Service, December 3, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1203/19/9F6N7O3200014JB6.html

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

UK protests after China bars Bloomberg reporter from press event
英国就中方禁彭博记者表达抗议
Financial Times, December 3, 2013
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053741
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ba5d1dda-5b55-11e3-848e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2mQI4jFBD

Related:
No 10 protests as British journalist is barred from Chinese press conference
The Guardian, December 2, 2013
www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/02/journalist-barred-chinese-conference-robert-hutton

Health （健康）

香港证实境内首例H7N9感染病例
Hong Kong confirms first case of H7N9 bird flu
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 3, 2013
EN: http://news.mingpao.com/20131203/gab1.htm
CN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25181387

江西刘萍案律师：新余庭审不公正 (Lawyer for Liu Ping, Jiangxi asset transparency advocate: Xinyu trial is unjust)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 3, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131203_china_actisiststrial_puzhiqiang.shtml

刘霞软禁三年患忧郁症向当局提三基本权利 (Suffering from depression under house arrest, Liu Xia requests to see doctor, read Liu Xiaobo’s letters, and work)
Voice of America, December 3, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/liu-xia-suffers-depresstion-20131203/1802311.html

Information Control （信息控制）

China journalist slams state TV for airing public confession
Reuters, December 2, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/02/us-china-rumours-idUSBRE9B10BE20131202

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

David Cameron: UK has "human rights dialogue" with China
The Telegraph, December 2, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10487916/David-Cameron-UK-has-human-rights-dialogue-with-China.html

Migrants （农民工）

Mu Zengwu's path from rural China to law school is journey of inequality
Associated Press, December 1, 2013
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/01/mu-zengwu-china_n_4367905.html

Natural Resources （自然资源）

中国资源衰退型城市达67个涉及24个行政区 (Declining resources found in 67 Chinese cities cross 24 administrative regions)
Xinhua, December 3, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1203/18/9F6M2AEE00014JB5.html

Population （人口）

Why China's boom may be coming to an end - and the 50 million women shortage is to blame
The Telegraph, December 2, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10484993/Why-Chinas-boom-may-be-coming-to-an-end-and-the-50-million-women-shortage-is-to-blame.html

Chinese director offers to pay fine for One-Child Policy violation
张艺谋首度承认超生，或被罚款1.6亿人民币
New York Times, December 3, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131203/c03zhang/dual/

Opinion （观点）

The hijacking of Chinese patriotism
被绑架的爱国主义
New York Times, December 3, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20131203/c03yu/dual/

David Cameron's mixed signals to China don't do Britain any favours
The Guardian, December 2, 2013
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/02/david-cameron-mixed-signals-china

Monday, December 02, 2013

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

American tech companies in China: a question of trust
The Economist, November 30, 2013
www.economist.com/news/business/21590923-edward-snowden-not-only-cause-american-firms-chinese-troubles-question-trust

Corruption (腐败)

记者调查人大招生处长被查：高招成腐败重灾区 (Reporter finds higher education admission process rife with corruption)
Xinhua, December 2, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131202/u1a7808183.html

China probes official of state-owned insurance firm for graft
Reuters, December 1, 2013
uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/01/uk-china-corruption-idUKBRE9B001720131201

Senior Chinese official sacked in corruption probe
Reuters, November 30, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/30/us-china-corruption-idUSBRE9AT01B20131130

Culture (文化)

Cultural revolution taking place in China's bedrooms
Agence France-Presse, November 28, 2013
www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/382123/cultural-revolution-taking-place-in-china-bedrooms

Environment （环境）

中国环保组织状告中石油违法排污 (All China Environment Federation sues PetroChina and Jilin Oilfield for illegal sewer drainage)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 29, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131129_china_environment_sue_petrochina.shtml

Health （健康）

The AIDS granny in exile
BuzzFeed, December 1, 2013
www.buzzfeed.com/kathleenmclaughlin/the-aids-granny-in-exile

Beijing police detain dozens of activists ahead of World AIDS Day
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2013
www.rfa.org/english/news/china/aids-11292013115523.html

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

Isolation Under House Arrest for Wife of Imprisoned Nobel Laureate
刘晓波妻子刘霞软禁期间书信流出
New York Times, December 2, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131202/c02liu/dual/

张军律师拒绝法院安检遭行拘律师团体发声促放人增人权 (Rights defense lawyer detained after refusing court’s security check, advocates call for release)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11292013105536.html

For more information on Zhang Jun, see:
Lawyers protest unlawful security check by local courts
律师抗议地方法院违法安检
Human Rights in China, November 30, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/lawyers-protest-unlawful-security-check-local-courts
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/lu-shi-kang-yi-di-fang-fa-yuan-wei-fa-jian

Information Control （信息控制）

央视制片人王青雷离职，“真话”遭封杀 (CCTV producer forced to resign after questioning “clean up the Internet” campaign)
Deutsche Welle, December 2, 2013
http://bit.ly/18UVzMK

China's rumor crackdown has "cleaned" Internet, official says
Reuters, November 28, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/28/us-china-internet-idUSBRE9AR0BQ20131128

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

With More Than 123,000 Votes Cast, National Zoo Names Its Giant Panda Cub
中美共慶華盛頓熊貓「寶寶」百日
New York Times, December 2, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20131202/c02panda/dual/

Britain accused of going soft on rights to woo China
Financial Times, November 28, 2013
www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e4620830-582f-11e3-a2ed-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2mHTfTTtD

Face-off: China’s new air-defence zone suggests a worrying new approach in the region
The Economist, November 30, 2013
www.economist.com/news/leaders/21590930-chinas-new-air-defence-zone-suggests-worrying-new-approach-region-face

Labor （劳工）

7 killed in Chinese-run factory in Italy
Associated Press, December 1, 2013
www.washingtonpost.com/business/5-killed-in-chinese-run-factory-in-italy/2013/12/01/12646008-5a96-11e3-801f-1f90bf692c9b_story.html

Land, Property, Housing （土地、财产、房屋）

The economics of demolition: Creative destruction
The Economist, November 30, 2013
www.economist.com/news/china/21590922-frenzied-pace-home-demolition-may-slow-creative-destruction

Political and Economic Reform （政治经济改革）

傳陸發文件指周永康被捕 (Official document shows Zhou Yongkang, former member of Politburo Standing Committee, arrested)
CNA, December 1, 2013
http://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/201312020461-1.aspx

Related:
央视推持指周永康被查旋即删除 (CCTV removes post about investigation of Zhou Yongkang)
Radio Free Asia, December 2, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/Zhou-12022013083804.html?encoding=simplified

Xi Jinping: Chinese ruler who's a riddle to the world
The Guardian, December 1, 2013
www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2013/dec/01/xi-jinping-china-leader

Population （人口）

张艺谋网上声明承认超生并称愿意受罚 (Zhang Yimou admits to flouting one child policy by having 3 children)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 2, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131202_zhang_yimou.shtml

China to question movie director's agent on family planning allegations
Reuters, November 29, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/30/us-china-onechild-idUSBRE9AT01F20131130

Protests and Petitions （抗议和请愿）

国家信访局：逐步把网上信访作为解决信访问题的主渠道 (State Bureau for Letters and Calls to gradually make Internet the main channel for petitioning)
Xinhua, November 28, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2013-11/28/c_118330546.htm#715159-tsina-1-91593-b4627af4aa6de3e8cf9f7d8876a92f2c

China seeks to reform its petitioning system
Associated Press, November 28, 2013
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-reform-petitioning-system-21038970

Related:
全国信访形势总体平稳诉求集中民生 (State Council states overall situation of petitioning stable, grievances mostly related to livelihood issues)
State Council Information Office, November 28, 2013
www.scio.gov.cn/video/zxtj/Document/1351895/1351895.htm

China starts probe of senior petitions bureau official
Wall Street Journal, November 29, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/11/29/china-starts-probe-of-senior-petitions-bureau-official/

Reeducation-Through-Labor （劳教）

司法部官员：社区矫正不可能成另一种劳教 (Justice Ministry Official: community correction system will not become another RTL)
Jinghua Times, November 30, 2013
http://news.sohu.com/20131130/n391048154.shtml

后劳教时代的“社区矫正” (China’s post-RTL “community correction system)
Deutsche Welle, November 29, 2013
http://bit.ly/IAFBwL

江苏省公安厅秘密文件曝光 (Secret document reveals existing black jails in China)
Epoch Times, November 27, 2013
http://bit.ly/18hhTw8

A jail by another name - China labor camps now drug detox centers
Reuters, November 30, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/02/us-china-camps-idUSBRE9B10CQ20131202

Rule of Law （法治）

China judicial reform: All trial proceedings to be open to the public
CCTV, November 28, 2013
english.cntv.cn/program/china24/20131128/100590.shtml

最高人民法院关于人民法院在互联网公布裁判文书的规定 (Supreme People's Court's Regulations Concerning the Online Publication of Documents Related to People's Courts' Verdicts)
Supreme People's Court, November 21, 2013
www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2013/11/id/1152212.shtml

China aims to curb wrongful convictions amid abuse
Associated Press, November 27, 2013
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/27/v-fullstory/3782485/china-aims-to-curb-wrongful-convictions.html

Taiwan (台湾)

马英九：将向大陆当局表严正立场 (Taiwan’s president to express stern position to China on Air Defense Identification Zone)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 1, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131201_taiwan_ma_china.shtml

Opinion （观点）

Why Chinese needs a good word for "irony", and why it's too soon to bid farewell to re-education through labor
Chinese Law Prof Blog, November 28, 2013
lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/2013/11/why-chinese-needs-a-good-word-for-irony-and-why-its-too-soon-to-bid-farewell-to-re-education-through.html

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

Exclusive: U.S. expands China hiring probe to Morgan Stanley
Reuters, November 26, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-jpmorgan-morganstanley-idUSBRE9AP19T20131126

China cuts civil servants’ car perks
Wall Street Journal, November 26, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/11/26/china-cuts-civil-servants-car-perks/

Related:
党政机关厉行节约反对浪费条例 (Regulations on Combating Waste and Strictly Enforcing Thrift Among Party and Government Organs)
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, November 25, 2013
news.xinhuanet.com/2013-11/25/c_118287949.htm

Death penalty （死刑）

最高法详解“曾成杰吴英不同判决” (Supreme Court justifies Zeng Chengjie execution: he caused 3 mass incidents)
Beijing News, November 26, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/11/26/294618.html

Disasters （灾难）

贵州高铁施工塔吊倒塌砸穿中石化输油管（Guizhou high-speed rail construction crane collapsed smashing through PetroChina oil pipelines）
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131127_china_guizhou_oil_leak.shtml

Police detain nine after Qingdao oil blasts: media
Reuters, November 26, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-sinopec-blasts-idUSBRE9AP02N20131126

Related:
丧事如何办成喜事？（News reporting with Chinese characteristic: emphasize gov’t relief efforts in disasters）
letscorp.net, November 25, 2013
http://www.letscorp.net/archives/57722

Education （教育）

语文教材错误：荀子读纸质书韩愈只活15年（Numerous mistakes in Chinese language textbooks as publishers rush publications for profits）
People’s Daily, November 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1127/c1001-23665984.html

Environment （环境）

US and China must act on climate change rhetoric, says German minister
The Guardian, November 25, 2013
www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/25/us-china-climate-change-rhetoric-peter-altmaier

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

程海律师会丁家喜遭警殴打习近平到临沂访民遭殃（Lawyer Cheng Hai beaten by police as he visits client Ding Jiaxi）
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11262013101235.html

Related Tencent weibo post:
律师刘卫国, November 27, 2013
【恶警如匪】2013-11-26--11:00，程海律师去北京第三看守所会见丁加喜，被警察强制扣留，态度极为粗暴，推搡。请转发。（中午11点消息）
http://t.qq.com/p/t/274136077981843

赵永林律师, November 27, 2013
据悉，程海律师已经出来，事情经过：北京规定律师会见时经被会见人同意可以录音录像，程律师前几次会见丁家喜时均经丁同意录音，今天会见亦录音，警察以没有经过丁同意为由中断会见，没收录音笔，程当即问丁是否同意，丁说同意，程要求恢复会见，归还录音笔，起冲突，程被拖打，非法拘禁。
http://http://t.qq.com/p/t/319273061120923

中国活动人士杜导斌被南都网终止约稿编辑受到高层压力（Newspaper drops activist contributor, cites pressure from top）
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sy-11262013100557.html

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

Special report: how China took control of an OPEC country's oil
Reuters, November 26, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-ecuador-oil-special-report-idUSBRE9AP0HX20131126

China’s aircraft carrier heads to South China Sea
Associated Press, November 26, 2013
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinas-aircraft-carrier-heads-to-south-china-sea/2013/11/26/5f35407c-5669-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html

Political and Economic Reform （政治经济改革）

It's all politics: the forgotten dimension of China's economic reforms
Forbes, November 26, 2013
www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2013/11/26/its-all-politics-the-forgotten-dimension-of-chinas-economic-reforms/

Religion （宗教）

China aims to harness religious beliefs to promote harmony
Reuters, November 26, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-religion-idUSBRE9AP04420131126

Related:
国家宗教事务局局长：高度警惕宗教极端思想 (Director of State Administration of Religious Affairs: We should remain highly vigilant against extremist religious thoughts)
People Daily, November 26, 2013
hi.people.com.cn/n/2013/1126/c231187-19997666.html

Rule of Law （法治）

中共中央发布党内法规制定工作五年规划纲要 (CPC issues 5-year plan for making Party rules)
Xinhua, November 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1127/c1001-23676320.html

Related Tencent weibo post:
Lucifer, November 27, 2013
这是内部文件，内部传阅就好，告诉百姓干嘛？？
http://t.qq.com/p/t/283863056202497

马建兵,November 27, 2013
党员犯法与百姓不同吗，是轻了还是重了，
http://t.qq.com/p/t/322776030673344

State Security (国家安全)

中国涉“危害国家安全罪”被捕人数上升 (More than 1000 arrested on charge of “endangering state security” in 2012, up 20% from previous year)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131127_china_arrests.shtml

Taiwan (台湾) Taiwan 台湾

China envoy visits Taiwan amid protests
Channel News Asia, November 26, 2013
www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-envoy-visits-taiwan/900384.html

Opinion （观点）

Chinese Reform, U.S. Stasis
美国必须抓住三中全会的机遇
New York Times, November 27, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20131127/c27roach/dual/

China's ADIZ undermines regional stability
Asia Times Online, November 26, 2013
www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-261113.html

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Children (儿童)

Children of rich Chinese home alone in Canada face challenges
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1364563/children-rich-chinese-home-alone-canada-face-challenges

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

浙江黄岩两名干部玩忽职守 14万斤地沟油入市场 (Two Zhejiang officials’ negligence causes 70,000 kilos of gutter oil to enter market)
Xinhua, November 26, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131126/u1a7797592.html

Corruption (腐败)

China to seize illegally-built buildings
The Telegraph, November 25, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10472905/China-to-seize-illegally-built-buildings.html

Death penalty （死刑）

最高法院：依法应当核准曾成杰死刑 (Supreme Court: execution of businessman Zeng Chengjie complied with China’s law)
British Broadcasting, November 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131125_zeng_chengjie_death_controversy.shtml

Disasters （灾难）

China just changed the way it responds to deadly industrial accidents
Quartz, November 25, 2013
http://bit.ly/IdG6wv

Related:
China launches sweeping probe as Sinopec blast toll rises
Reuters, November 25, 2013
http://reut.rs/19UDf21

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

律师代理王炳章案遭威胁 (Authorities threaten to revoke practicing license of Wang Bingzhang’s lawyer)
Deutsche Welle, November 26, 2013
http://bit.ly/1cMyyu4

独立中文笔会抗议杭州警方侵害公民基本人权 (Independent Chinese PEN Center protests Hangzhou police’s breach of citizen’s basic rights)
Voice of America, November 26, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/independent-chinese-pen-protests-harrassment-20131126/1797759.html

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

U.S. military to continue flights in Air Defense Zone claimed by China
American Broadcasting Corporation, November 26, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/11/us-military-to-continue-flights-in-air-defense-zone-claimed-by-china/

Biggest Japanese airlines to snub Beijing's new air defense zone
Reuters, November 26, 2013
http://rt.com/news/japan-china-defense-zone-337/

June Fourth （六四）

吾尔开希：追求回家努力不会放弃 (Wuer Kaixi: will not stop trying to return home)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131125_wuerkaixi.shtml

Labor （劳工）

More than a million Chinese chase 19,000 government jobs
Agence France-Presse, November 25, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hCWX_emE67UKc6zvYAcLeyFi8sqQ?docId=08a778b2-d1e6-4866-8f3e-c5f09ea2131d

Media （媒体）

CCTV real estate exposé triggers business backlash
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/11/25/cctv-real-estate-expose-triggers-business-backlash/

Political and Economic Reform （政治经济改革）

Taking on the task of 5: A Party veteran on Xi Jinping
鲍彤：习近平以毛风格走邓路线
The New York Times, November 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131126/c26bao/dual/

“发改委：允许民资和外资控股国有企业”系失实报道 (Authorities call media report on gov’t allowing SOEs to be controlled by private and foreign capital inaccurate)
Economic Observer, November 26, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/1126/252625.shtml

Test of China's reforms in a region wealthier than most nations
Reuters, November 25, 2013
uk.reuters.com/article/2013/11/25/uk-china-reform-guangdong-idUKBRE9AO0YM20131125

The Chinese Communist Party’s biggest obstacle is the Chinese Communist Party
Time, November 25, 2013
http://world.time.com/2013/11/25/the-chinese-communist-partys-biggest-obstacle-is-the-chinese-communist-party/

Rule of Law （法治）

China security boss urges judicial independence, transparency
Reuters, November 25, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/25/us-china-judicial-idUSBRE9AO02T20131125

Technology (科技)

Social media will drive Chinese liberalization : Google's Schmidt
Reuters, November 25, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/25/net-us-google-schmidt-idUSBRE9AO0U120131125

Related:
谷歌总裁预言社交媒体将给中国带来自由开放 (Google chairman predicts social media will bring freedom to China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131125_google_china.shtml

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

新疆大学书记：要把高校建成反分裂反渗透的坚强阵地(Xinjiang University Party Secretary: “politically unqualified” students will not graduate)
Xinjiang Daily, November 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1126/c1001-23654040.html

Chinese anti-veil "beauty" campaign sows ugly tensions
China Post, November 26, 2013
www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2013/11/26/394511/Chinese-anti-veil.htm

Opinion （观点）

A dissident’s daughter, on rights and reform in China
我对中国人权改善前景不乐观
New York Times, November 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/letters/20131125/c25letter-wang/dual/

设立“二孩节”纠偏生育观念
How one-child China can become three-child China
Caixin, November 19, 2013
CN: opinion.caixin.com/2013-11-19/100606512.html
EN: www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/how-one-child-china-can-become-three-child-china/childbearing-demography-birthrate-family-/c3s14158/#.UpQChNIW3Sk

China reforms can't stop at water's edge
Christian Science Monitor, November 25, 2013
www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/r14/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2013/1125/China-reforms-can-t-stop-at-water-s-edge

China at a crossroads
Washignton Post, November 25, 2013
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-samuelson-china-at-a-crossroads/2013/11/24/15ccd2e8-53c5-11e3-9e2c-e1d01116fd98_story.html

Too quiet on China’s crackdown on dissent
Washington Post, November 24, 2013
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/too-quiet-on-chinas-crackdown-on-dissent/2013/11/24/25dedbca-53b8-11e3-9fe0-fd2ca728e67c_story.html

Monday, November 25, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

Insight: China's Xi fails to earn stripes as anti-graft "tiger" hunt underwhelms
Reuters, November 23, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/23/us-china-corruption-insight-idUSBRE9AM0CN20131123

Environment (环境)

Urbanites flee China’s smog for blue skies
逃离大都市的中国环境移民
The New York Times, November 22, 2013
http://cn.tmagazine.com/living/20131125/t25dali/dual/

Smog descends on NE China, closing roads, airport
Associated Press, November 24, 2013
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/smog-descends-on-ne-china-closing-roads-airport/2013/11/24/8e9e3622-54cd-11e3-9ee6-2580086d8254_story.html

U.N. climate talks impasse ends as China and India drop demands
Washington Post, November 24, 2013
www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/impasse-ends-at-un-climate-talks-china-and-india-drop-demands/2013/11/23/fdd10970-547d-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html

Intellectual Property Rights (知识产权)

最高法：建知识产权法院尚无时间表 (Supreme Court: still no timetable for establishing an intellectual property rights court)
Beijing News, November 24, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1124/c1001-23636540.html

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

China slams "inappropriate" U.S. remarks on territorial dispute with Japan
CNN, November 25, 2013
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/25/world/asia/china-japan-disputed-islands/

Related:
Japan, China in war of words over airspace
Associated Press, November 25, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-objects-us-sea-defense-zone-remarks-20998514

Japan rejects China’s claim to air rights over disputed islands？
日本不承认中国争议岛屿防空识别区
The New York Times, November 25, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20131125/c25japan/dual/

中国发布东海防空识别区航空器识别规则 (China issues rules on identifying aircraft in the East China Sea “Air Defense Identification Zone”)
China News Service, November 25, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/mil/2013/11-23/5538402.shtml

June Fourth (六四)

吾尔开希香港投案失败 (June 4th student leader Wuer Kaixi’s attempt to return to China through Hong Kong fails again)
Deutsche Welle, November 25, 2013
http://bit.ly/1bhm1lQ

Migrants (农民工)

China's villages vanish amid rush for the cities
The Telegraph, November 23, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10470077/Chinas-villages-vanish-amid-rush-for-the-cities.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Vested interests won't block China's reforms: party official
Reuters, November 22, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/22/us-china-reforms-idUSBRE9AL0G120131122

China considers gas pipeline reform
Dawn, November 23, 2013
dawn.com/news/1058102/china-considers-gas-pipeline-reform

Population (人口)

英媒：中国两项不起眼但极重要改革 (British media: China’s two modest but vital reforms)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/11/131124_press_reform.shtml

Chinese families still at mercy of officials despite announced easing of one-child policy
Washington Post, November 22, 2013
www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinese-families-still-at-mercy-of-officials-despite-easing-of-one-child-policy/2013/11/21/f5a6db22-5215-11e3-9ee6-2580086d8254_story.html

The only-child blues
放松计划生育的隐忧
The New York Times, November 23, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20131123/c23sebag/dual/

Society (社会)

中国“复兴指数”遭嘲弄 (China’s “Renaissance Index” mocked)
Financial Times, November 25, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053611

China has lost its soul in the chase for wealth, says magnate's daughter
The Guardian, November 22, 2013
www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/22/china-wealth-daughter-kelly-zong-heir-beverage-firm

Tibet (西藏)

China summons Spanish ambassador over Tibet arrest warrants
Reuters, November 22, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/22/us-china-spain-idUSBRE9AL0HA20131122

西班牙媒体：化解与中国外交危机空间有限 (Spanish media: space for defusing a diplomatic crisis with China is limited)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131123_spain_china.shtml

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Jihadist group speaks out on China car attack: SITE
Agence France-Presse, November 24, 2013
bit.ly/17GsQdq

Opinion (观点)

Without political reform, how far can China's economic liberalisation go?
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2013
www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1362933/without-political-reform-how-far-can-chinas-economic

三中全会：最后一场改革? (The Party’s Third Plenary: a last wave of reforms?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131123_third_plenum_analysis.shtml

Friday, November 22, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

不动产统一登记触动既得利益酝酿6年未落实 (Real estate uniform registration system set forth by law in 2007, never implemented due to vested interests)
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/16732/bu-dong-chan-tong-yi-deng-ji-hong-dong-ji-de-li-yi-yun-niang-6nian-wei-luo-shi

Disasters (灾难)

青岛中石化爆燃事故已致35人死亡 166人受伤 (35 dead and 166 injured in Sinopec Qingdao pipeline explosion)
China News Service, November 22, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/11-22/5537836.shtml

Education (教育)

粤2016年允许租房者异地高考 (Guangdong to allow non-local tenants’ children to take local university entry exams by 2016)
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/16756/yue-2016nian-yun-xu-zu-fang-zhe-yi-di-gao-kao

Environment (环境)

Burma oil terminal faces fallout from Yunnan protests
The Irrawaddy, November 21, 2013
http://www.irrawaddy.org/business/burma-oil-terminal-faces-fallout-yunnan-protests.html

Hong Kong (香港)

李飞：与中央对抗的人不能当特首 (Li Fei, senior NPC official: “one who confronts the central gov’t cannot be HK Chief Executive”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 22, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131122_hongkong_lifei.shtml

Related:
Beijing official's visit to Hong Kong stokes fears over democracy
AFP, November 22, 2013
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/beijing-officials-visit-hong-kong-stokes-fears-over-democracy-20131122

美國會報告：京無意讓港發展真民主 (U.S. Congress report: Beijing has no intention to allow the development of genuine democracy in HK)<)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131122/gaa3.htm

International Human Rights (国际人权)

China calls for global understanding on human rights issues
Business Standard, November 22, 2013
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/china-calls-for-global-understanding-on-human-rights-issues-113112200682_1.html

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

白宫对华施压直指网络和汇率 (White House presses China on cybersecurity and RMB exchange rate)
Reuters, November 22, 2013
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE9AK09J20131121?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

孔子学院美国中心举行揭牌仪式
Confucius Institute launches its U.S. center in Washington, D.C.
Xinhua, November 21, 2013
CH:http://news.xinhuanet.com/2013-11/21/c_118238001.htm
EN: http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/5948/104/

Curious about reforms, Europeans head to China for summit
Deutsche Welle, November 21, 2013
www.dw.de/curious-about-reforms-europeans-head-to-china-for-summit/a-17244144

Related:
Remarks by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy following the 16th EU-China summit
European Union, November 21, 2013
http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/documents/news/2013112_hvr_following_the_summit.pdf

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

China's rural land reform: a step toward more consumption, less social unrest
International Business Times, November 21, 2013
http:/www.ibtimes.com/chinas-rural-land-reform-step-toward-more-consumption-less-social-unrest-1479704

National Defense (国防)

中国试飞隐形无人攻击机航程或覆盖日军基地 (China tests first unmanned stealth drone, flight range may cover Japanese military bases)
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/16785/zhong-guo-shi-fei-yin-xing-wu-ren-gong-ji-ji-hang-cheng-huo-fu-gai-ri-jun-ji-di

Related:
Chinese stealth drone takes 1st test flight
Associated Press, November 22, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/media-chinese-stealth-drone-takes-1st-test-flight-20976861

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Reform in China: let quite a few flowers bloom
The Economist, November 23, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21590477-two-proposals-buried-party-document-could-help-change-chinese-government-let-quite-few

China faces major shift under Xi
Mail and Guardian, November 22, 2013
http://mg.co.za/article/2013-11-22-00-china-faces-major-shift-under-xi

Refugees and Asylum Seekers (难民和庇护寻求者)

Pyongyang calls for China to return N. Korean refugees
Agence France-Presse, November 22, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/131121/pyongyang-calls-china-return-n-korean-refugees

Religion (宗教)

河南抓捕牧师及教友律师斥当局目无法律 (Official Christian pastor detained for one week without charge)
Voice of America, November 22, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/henan-church-leader-20131121/1794821.html

Society (社会)

“人相食”官方文件曝光 (Laogai Foundation obtains official document about cannibalism during the Great Famine)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/xql-11212013143103.html

Tibet (西藏)

达赖喇嘛：悬挂雪山狮子旗是当年毛泽东批准 (Dalai Lama: Mao approved hanging of the Tibetan flag in 1954)
Voice of America, November 22, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/dalai-lama-20131121/1795162.html

Torture (酷刑)

China’s highest court seeks to curtail abuses of justice
中国高法出文件意在打击刑讯逼供
New York Times, November 22, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131122/c22torture/dual/

Opinion (观点)

China's reforms: enlarging but not discarding the cage
CNN, November 21, 2013
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/20/world/asia/china-reform-jaime-florcruz/

Xi's power grab dwarfs market reforms
Asia Times Online, November 21, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-211113.html

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

谷歌总裁：十年内将战胜网络审查 (Google’s chairman: censorship will be eliminated in 10 years)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 21, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/11/131121_google_internet_encryption.shtml

Related:
Google's Schmidt predicts end of censorship within a decade
Reuters, November 20, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/21/usa-google-schmidt-idUSL2N0J521L20131121

Children (儿童)

省卫生厅：“弃婴误送殡仪馆”事件属严重误诊 (Anhui health authority: abandoned infant mistakenly sent to funeral parlor a serious misdiagnosis)
Anhui News, November 21, 2013
http://ah.anhuinews.com/system/2013/11/21/006214354.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

农信社改制曝地方财政巨额烂帐清欠确权阻力大 (Reform of rural credit cooperatives exposes huge bad debts)
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/16687/nong-xin-she-gai-zhi-pu-di-fang-cai-zheng-ju-e-lan-zhang-qing-qian-que-quan-zu-li-da

Health (健康)

China starts to turn to drugs as awareness of depression spreads
The Guardian, November 20, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/20/china-depression-antidepressants-drugs

Hong Kong (香港)

李飞、张荣顺今抵港晤各界谈政改咨询
Top Basic Law Committee members to visit, share views
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2013
CH:http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/hong-kong/16647/li-fei-zhang-rong-shun-jin-di-gang-wu-ge-jie-tan-zheng-gai-zi-xun
EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1360454/top-basic-law-committee-members-visit-share-views

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

西法庭令逮捕中共前领袖北京强烈不满 (Beijing displeased about Spanish court’s arrest orders for former Chinese leaders)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 21, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131120_spain_court_tibet.shtml

Report: China “Challenging US Military Preeminence in Asia”
美国国会委员会：中国挑战美国在亚太的军事优势地位
Voice of America, November 21, 2013
EN:http://www.voanews.com/content/report-china-challenging-us-military-preeminence-in-asia/1794585.html
CH:http://www.voachinese.com/content/us-china-military-20131121/1794590.html

China’s Internet users bid adieu to U.S. ambassador Gary Locke
Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/11/20/chinas-internet-users-bid-adieu-to-u-s-ambassador-gary-locke/Link

Labor (劳工)

Hundreds of Chinese Nokia workers protest at Microsoft deal
Reuters, November 20, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/20/us-china-protest-idUSBRE9AJ0LC20131120

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Is land reform finally coming to China?
Bloomberg Businessweek, November 20, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-20/is-land-reform-finally-coming-to-china

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Xi puts himself at center of China's economic makeover
习近平亲自掌控中国改革议程
New York Times, November 21, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131121/c21party/dual/

Getting a different reading from Chinese tea leaves at the third plenum
Wall Street Journal, November 21, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/11/21/getting-a-different-reading-from-chinese-tea-leaves-at-the-third-plenum/

China reform plan leaves political battles unresolved
Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/11/20/china-reform-plan-leaves-political-battles-unresolved/

Related:
最高法发布意见健全防范冤假错案工作机制(全文) (Supreme Court issues comments on building robust mechanism to prevent miscarriages of justice [full text])
China News Service, November 21, 2013
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2013_11/21/31445116_0.shtml

Opinion (观点)

China legal reform promises cause for cautious optimism
Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/11/20/china-legal-reform-promises-cause-for-cautious-optimism/

Bringing an end to a senseless policy: China’s “one-child” rule should be scrapped
The New York Times, November 19, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/20/opinion/chinas-one-child-rule-should-be-scrapped.html

A dissident’s daughter, on rights and reform in China
The New York Times, November 19, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/21/opinion/a-dissidents-daughter-on-rights-and-reform-in-china.html