HRIC Daily Brief

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

China: The woman who lives in a hole
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 9, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25302519

Migrants (农民工)

农民工融入城市调查：积分不够子女无法读公办小学 (Survey of migrant workers in cities: children with inadequate points have no chance for public elementary school)
People’s Daily, December 10, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131208/u1a7817167.html

中国流动人口已达2.36亿逾七成系从农村流向城市 (China’s migrant population reaches 236 million, over 70% of flow is from countryside to cities)
China News Service, December 10, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/12/10/296694.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Unrelenting Inner Mongolian herders expelled from Beijing after protests
Radio Free Asia, December 9, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/herders-12092013181727.html

Society (社会)

China sex workers face “harsh” detention: rights group
New Straits Times, December 10, 2013
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/china-sex-workers-face-harsh-detention-rights-group-1.428171

Religion (宗教)

China’s treatment of minorities troubles Canada’s religious freedom ambassador
Calgary Herald, December 10, 2013
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/national/China+treatment+minorities+troubles+Canada+religious/9265847/story.html

Opinion (观点)

On Human Rights Day, I'll be thinking of my father in a Chinese prison
The Guardian, December 10, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/10/human-rights-day-unhrc-progress-china-abuse

Breathe in that dirty doublethink
Financial Times, December 10, 2013
http://on.ft.com/1fgGfeF

The thorny challenge of covering China
《纽约时报》做生意更做新闻
The New York Times, December 10, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20131210/c10pubed/dual/

Monday, December 09, 2013

Children (儿童)

最高法赞成废除嫖宿幼女罪 (Supreme Court supports proposed legislation to protect against child rape)
Xinhua, December 9, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2013-12/09/c_125827362.htm

Related:
Under-age sex charge puts China's top court and legislature at odds
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1376737/under-age-sex-charge-puts-chinas-top-court-and-legislature-odds

Corruption (腐败)

内地规范公务接待工作餐禁鱼翅 (Consumption of shark’s fin banned from official receptions)
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2013
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/17598/nei-di-gui-fan-gong-wu-jie-dai-gong-zuo-can-jin-yu-chi

Related:
《党政机关国内公务接待管理规定》（全文） (Regulations on the Management of Domestic Official Receptions by Party and Government Organs)
Xinhua, December 9, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2013-12/09/c_125827827.htm

Education (教育)

明年全国高校毕业生将达727万再创纪录 (University graduates in China to reach 7.27 million next year, setting another record)
Jianghua Times, December 8, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1208/c1001-23777890.html

Environment (环境)

利国防促团结更平等官媒诠释雾霾“好处” (Official media praises smog as being good for defense, solidarity, and equality)
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2013
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/17639/li-guo-fang-cu-tuan-jie-geng-ping-deng-guan-mei-quan-shi-wu-mai-hao-chu

Related Tencent Weibo post:
火兴才, December 8, 2013 是不是要让全党全军全民族紧密团结在以央视网为人民日报的环球时报周围，吸霾，呼霾，养霾，赞美霾，歌颂霾？ (Is this a call for the whole Party, army, and nation to rally around CCTV and Global Times to smoke, breathe, cultivate, praise, and extol the smog?)

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

In China, a widespread show of sympathy for Mandela
纪念曼德拉，中国左右派各取所需
The New York Times, December 7, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131207/c07reaction/dual/

Chinese police recommend trial for rights advocate
中国警方向检察官建议审判民权倡导者许志永
The New York Times, December 9, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131209/c09xuzhiyong/dual/

Related:
许志永起诉书曝光主要“罪行” 为推动教育平权与官员财产公开 (Main charges in Xu Zhiyong’s indictment: promoting equal education and advocating for disclosure of officials’ assets)
Radio France International, December 9, 2013
http://rfi.my/1gjOtWp

Related Tencent Weibo post:
一贫如洗, December 9, 2013 如果这是罪，那么，每一个有良知、有社会责任感的人，都有罪。感谢有关部门让我们认识了许志永，了解了新公民运动，知道了有这么一群人不为自己，而是为他人争取着利益，为社会寻求着公平，为国家尽着一个公民的义务和责任。 http://t.qq.com/p/t/340526030969077

美国国会举行听证会：中国政治犯女儿呼唤爸爸回家 (U.S. congressional hearing: daughters of China’s political prisoners call for their fathers’ return)
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-12062013143822.html

律师会见刘晓波失败刘霞见朋友只哭说不出话 (Lawyer’s request to meet Liu Xiaobo ignored)
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-12072013113538.html

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

在纽约后院建中国式迪斯尼？(Building a Chinese-style Disneyland in upstate New York?)
Deutsche Welle, December 7, 2013
http://bit.ly/1bslVW0

Related:
Mysterious plans to build upstate NY "China City of America"
New York Post, December 4, 2013
http://nypost.com/2013/12/04/mysterious-plans-to-build-upstate-ny-china-city-of-america/

China: the must-visit destination for cash-seeking world leaders
The Guardian, December 6, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/06/china-cash-seeking-world-leaders-uk-human-rights

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

北京井底人:曾被城管关狗笼里谈何尊严 (Beijing man evicted from well, his home for 10 years after local authorities locked him in dog cage)
People’s Daily, December 7, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1207/c1001-23773573.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China’s labor camps close, but human rights groups say grim detention conditions linger
The Washington Post, December 6, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinas-labor-camps-close-but-human-rights-groups-say-grim-detention-conditions-linger/2013/12/06/4e84cc96-5bfc-11e3-8d24-31c016b976b2_story.html

Population (人口)

Hebei farmer commits suicide over fines for children
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1376796/hebei-farmer-commits-suicide-over-fines-children

Opinion (观点)

China’s strong-arm tactics toward U.S. media merit a response
The Washington Post, December 8, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chinas-strong-arm-tactics-toward-us-media-merit-a-response/2013/12/08/164163fc-5eb9-11e3-bc56-c6ca94801fac_story.html

Cameron’s human rights humbug and the Chinese fortune cookie
The Sunday Times, December 8, 2013
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/131208/columns/camerons-human-rights-humbug-and-the-chinese-fortune-cookie-75677.html

Friday, December 06, 2013

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

食药监总局曝光20家假药信息网站 (State Food and Drug Administration exposes 20 websites publishing fake drug information)
People’s Daily, December 6, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1206/c1001-23760485.html

Corruption (腐败)

十八大以来被调查省部级官员已达13人 (Thirteen provincial-level officials investigated since 18th Party Congress)
People’s Daily, December 6, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/p/2013-12-06/183028906856.shtml

Cyber security (网络安全)

Hack Tibet
Foreign Policy, December 4, 2013
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/12/04/hack_tibet_china_cyberwar

Education (教育)

Shanghai teens top international education ranking, OECD ()
CNN, December 3, 2013
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/03/world/asia/pisa-education-study/

Related:
上海學生全球最強香港第三 (Shanghai students top international education assessment, Hong Kong in 3rd place)
Ming Pao, December 5, 2013
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20131205/ca41147w.htm

Environment (环境)

Air pollution shrouds eastern China
中国东部遭遇近期最严重大气污染
The New York Times, December 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131206/c06pollution/dual/

Health (健康)

中国大陆今年前9个月新增艾滋病感染者7万人 (70,000 new HIV cases in first nine months of 2013)
Radio Free Asia, December 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yl-12052013150810.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Daughters of activists imprisoned in China call on White House for help
Associated Press and Fox News, December 5, 2013
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/06/daughters-activists-imprisoned-in-china-call-on-white-house-for-help/

新余三君子均遭刑讯逼供律师发现重大程序违规 (Three defendants in Liu Ping’s case suffered torture and experienced serious procedural irregularities)
Radio Free Asia, December 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-12052013095533.html

Related Tencent Weibo post:
RIGHTS律师团, December 6, 2013
杨学林：新余案庭审，全部结束，择日选判。 (Yang Xuelin: Xinyu trial concludes. Sentences to be announced later.)
http://t.qq.com/p/t/315798094103983

Chinese mourn Mandela; ask awkward questions about own dissidents
Reuters, December 5, 2013
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-mandela-china-20131205,0,7974656.story

Related:
北京悼念曼德拉民众避提刘晓波 (Beijing citizens mourn Mandela, avoid mentioning jailed Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo)
Voice of America, December 5, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/mandela-condolence-20131206/1804925.html
China pays tribute to Mandela, an "old friend of the Chinese people"
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1374332/china-pays-tribute-mandela-old-friend-chinese-people
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s liberator as prisoner and President, dies at 95
解放者曼德拉：从囚徒到总统
The New York Times, December 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/obits/20131206/c06mandela-obit/dual/

Related Tencent Weibo post:
温军, December 5, 2013
【中国怎么可能有曼德拉？】说曼德拉伟大，那是因为他在南非！他坐了27年牢，出狱后当选总统，还活了95岁的高龄。如果在中国，将可能面临老虎凳，咽阴毛，喷芥末油，缠铜丝（生殖器与脚趾）等酷刑，一个正常人怎么可能扛得过27年并保持精神正常？这些酷刑并非杜撰，参见腾讯。@袁裕来律师@何兵@徐昕
http://t.qq.com/p/t/336294064216181

Information Control (信息控制)

China pressures U.S. journalists, prompting warning from Biden
中国向外媒施压迫使拜登出言警告
The New York Times, December 6, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/policy/20131206/c06journalists/dual/

Biden faults China on foreign press crackdown
拜登指责中国打压外国驻华新闻机构
The New York Times, December 6, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131206/c06biden/dual/

Internet (互联网)

全国微博账号突破13亿 (1.3 billion microblog user accounts now in China)
Peoples Daily, December 6, 2013
http://news.sohu.com/20131206/n391393330.shtml

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

Lip service: China seems to be winning its arguments with the West over Tibet and human rights
The Economist, December 7, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21591182-china-seems-be-winning-its-arguments-west-over-tibet-and-human-rights-lip-service

June Fourth (六四)

吾爾開希闖關香港心路 (Wuer Kaixi: Hong Kong immigration official personally supports Wuer Kaixi’s position)
Xinhua, December 5, 2013
http://www.yzzk.com/cfm/content_archive.cfm?id=1386214762664&docissue=2013-49

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Court orders: It turns out that torturing people for confessions isn’t all right after all
The Economist, December 7, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21591210-it-turns-out-torturing-people-confessions-isnt-all-right-after-all-court-orders

Merry Mao-mas! The chairman’s birthday this month will put Xi Jinping to the test
The Economist, December 7, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21591186-chairmans-birthday-month-will-put-xi-jinping-test-merry-mao-mas

Society (社会)

艾滋病人深圳求职1年内被辞退六次 (HIV positive Shenzhen resident fired by 6 new employers in 1 year)<)
Yangcheng Evening News, December 6, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-12-06/152328905728.shtml

Opinion (观点)

Let political parties play a central role in 2017 chief executive election
2017特首普选　应予政党提名权
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2013
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1371694/let-political-parties-play-central-role-2017-chief-executive
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/17432/2017te-shou-pu-xuan-ying-yu-zheng-dang-ti-ming-quan

張藝謀與自我他者化 (“The Flowers of War” bombed because Zhang Yimou relinquished his critical realism)
Yazhou Zhoukan, December 15, 2013
http://www.yzzk.com/cfm/content_archive.cfm?id=1386214763101&docissue=2013-49

Thursday, December 05, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

Zhou Bin, Son Of China's Security Chief Zhou Yongkang, aids corruption investigation
Reuters, December 5, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/04/zhou-bin-zhou-yongkang_n_4382996.html

Related:
路透社：周永康之子周滨被软禁协助调查 (Reuters: Zhou Bin, son of Zhou Yongkang, put under house arrest to assist investigation of father)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 5, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131204_iv_hepin_zhouyongkang.shtml

Environment (环境)

美环保局长:中国大气汞污染已飘到美国河流中 (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: mercury emitted in China enters upper atmosphere and is deposited in U.S. rivers)
Global Times, December 5, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/world/201312/04/53871_33829321.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

港媒：政改咨询按北京意愿设框架 (HK Media: framework for political consultation to be set by Beijing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 5, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131205_press_hongkong_political_reform.shtml

Health (健康)

被遺棄的精神病康復者 (Guangdong psychiatric hospital: 20% of recovered patients stay, have nowhere else to go)
Ming Pao, December 5, 2013
http://premium.mingpao.com/cfm/mem_Login1.cfm?SuccessUrl=%2Fcfm%2FContent_News%2Ecfm%3FChannel%3Dca%26Path%3D168095561755%2Fcha1_er%2Ecfm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Outspoken billionaire activist Wang Gongquan pleads guilty to public order offences
Associated Press, December 5, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1373529/outspoken-billionaire-activist-wang-gongquan-pleads-guilty-public-order

Related:
企业家王功权“认罪”视频或将在央视播放 (Video of “confession” by Wang Gongquan, detained businessman and supporter of New Citizens’ Movement, may be broadcasted on CCTV )
Deutsche Welle, December 5, 2013
http://bit.ly/1bjxCuA

Rights lawyers harassed as China hails rule of law
Associated Press, December 4, 2013
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-rights-lawyers-harassed-by-about-200-thugs/2013/12/04/cb57b2dc-5cd4-11e3-8d24-31c016b976b2_story.html

Information Control (信息控制)

恐吓民众的“爱国”文宣 (Patriotic propaganda article in People’s Daily incites “fear of anarchy”)
Deutsche Welle, December 3, 2013
http://bit.ly/1hAv8R0

New York Times and Bloomberg facing expulsion from China
The Telegraph, December 5, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10498086/New-York-Times-and-Bloomberg-facing-expulsion-from-China.html

Related:
Biden criticizes China on media, human rights
The Wall Street Journal, December 5, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303997604579239751549316272

International Human Rights (国际人权)

Susan Rice criticizes human rights abuses in China, Russia
Reuters, December 3, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/04/susan-rice-china-russia_n_4387304.html

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

报告：美国人不满意奥巴马对华政策 (Report: Americans dissatisfied with Obama's China policy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/12/131204_us_china_policy.shtml

Joe Biden just told Chinese citizens to “challenge the government”
Quartz, December 4, 2013
qz.com/153806/joe-biden-just-told-chinese-citizens-to-challenge-the-government/

Mysterious China-themed “city” proposed in New York’s Catskills
Fox News, December 5, 2013
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/04/massive-china-themed-city-proposed-in-new-yorks-catskills/

Internet (互联网)

官媒称互联网治理“晴空初见” (Official media: Internet cleanup has produced “first glimpse of clear skies”)
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/17449/guan-mei-cheng-hu-lian-wang-zhi-li-qing-kong-chu-jian

Population (人口)

Chinese parents paid £2 billion in fines for breaching one-child policy
The Telegraph, December 5, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10497755/Chinese-parents-paid-2-billion-in-fines-for-breaching-one-child-policy.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

一线城市年内卖地4720亿创记录同比暴涨181.72% (Land sales at record highs in tier-1 cities, soaring 181.72 % over previous year)
Xinhua, December 5, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201312/05/53868_33857218.htm

Technology (科技)

China Mobile drops hint of long-awaited Apple deal
CNBC, December 3, 2013
www.cnbc.com/id/101242085

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan father “sets himself alight” in Sichuan province
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1373627/tibetan-father-sets-himself-alight-sichuan-province

Opinion (观点)

Why China’s reforms aren’t enough
German Marshal Fund of the United States, December 4, 2013
blog.gmfus.org/2013/12/04/why-chinas-reforms-arent-enough/

China needs to change view of Tibet
Asia Times Online, December 4, 2013
www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-041213.html

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

今年来16家上市公司21名高管出事川企占6家 (Twenty one executives of 16 listed companies resign or dismissed over allegations of discipline violations)
Beijing Youth Daily, December 4, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1204/05/9F7R56UQ0001124J.html

Culture (文化)

Godfather of Chinese rock, Cui Jian, asks why Hong Kong doesn't "get" good music
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/video?movideo_m=638411

Cyber security (网络安全)

David Cameron challenges China over cyber spying
The Telegraph, December 3, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/10493018/David-Cameron-challenges-China-over-cyber-spying.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

中国再次退运5批超12万吨进口美国转基因玉米 (China again returns 5 batches, 120,000 tons, of imported GM maize to U.S.)
Xinhua, December 4, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-12-04/143028884872.shtml

Education （教育）

China education model faces criticism at home
中国民众不认同本国教育体制
Financial Times, December 4, 2013
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/721e03ac-5bf7-11e3-b4f3-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2mWFdsgBv
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053761

OECD education report: case study China
The Telegraph, December 3, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10490471/OECD-education-report-case-study-China.html

人教社称早已知道教材出错相关教材不会召回 (People’s Education Publisher, long aware of mistakes in text books, will not issue recall)
China Youth Daily, December 4, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1204/04/9F7O5G8M0001124J.html

Environment （环境）

上海雾霾围城教委建议学生暂停户外活动 (Smog surrounding Shanghai causes suspension of outdoor school activities)
Jiefang Daily, December 4, 2013
http://weather.news.sina.com.cn/news/2013/1204/143296984.html

Health （健康）

中国控烟十年卷烟产量增50% 禁烟广告工作获0分 (Tobacco promotion control scores a zero as cigarette production up 50% in a decade)
Beijing Youth Daily, December 4, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1204/04/9F7OGEH40001124J.html

Hong Kong （香港）

香港启动2017特首普选咨询
City prepares for consultation on 2017 popular election of chief executive
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2013
CH: http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/hong-kong/17402/xiang-gang-qi-dong-2017te-shou-pu-xuan-zi-xun
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1372313/city-prepares-consultation-2017-popular-election-chief-executive

Related:
港府启动首轮政改咨询民主派表关注 (HK democrats fear “patriotism” is key factor in first consultation on 2017 popular election of chief executive)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131204_hongkong_electoral.shtml

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

司法为民? 普法日宣传、现实两重天 (Justice for the people? Propaganda and reality are worlds apart on China’s Universal Law Day)
Sound of Hope, December 4, 2013
http://soundofhope.org/node/408077

Related Weibo posts:
北京刑事辩护律师, December 4, 2013
今天是“法制宣传日”，也是江西新余刘萍、魏忠平、李思华三人涉嫌“非法集会罪”一案第二次开庭审理的第二天。在大批警察警戒的法院门口，律师、被告人家属遭到谩骂和推搡。民众表示：警戒线内遭到不明身份者围攻，这是有组织犯罪啊！法院是赤裸裸的流氓。“法制宣传日”成为莫大的讽刺。
http://t.qq.com/p/t/338511036404781

苏E-我要的未来4, December 4, 2013
浦志强：12月4日是中国宪法日，但我们在新余很不顺利。这么多年了，对法庭怎么样，法庭内外如何维稳，我有经验，对庭外鼓噪却初次见识。两百来位工人模样的群众，诅咒我“流氓律师”、“汉奸律师”、“卖国律师”和“中华民族的败类”，被他们在大批特警眼皮底下推搡拉扯谩骂，我实在百感交集。
http://t.qq.com/p/t/232436128249755

Biden Asked to raise case of jailed Nobel Laureate and wife
New York Times, December 4, 2013
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/biden-asked-to-raise-case-of-jailed-nobel-laureate-and-wife/?smid=tw-share&_r=3

Information Control （信息控制）

China secretly conducted "inspections" of Bloomberg News bureaus in country
Business Standard, December 4, 2013
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/china-secretly-conducted-inspections-of-bloomberg-news-bureaus-in-country-113120300296_1.html

Related:
彭博社京滬辦事處被搜隨卡梅倫訪華記者禁入記者會 (Bloomberg’s Beijing and Shanghai bureaus searched by authorities)
Ming Pao, December 4, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131204/caa1.htm

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

Biden, in Japan, calibrates message over tensions with China
拜登关切中国空识区但未要求撤销
New York Times, December 4, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20131204/c04biden/dual/

David Cameron denies "staying slient" on China's human rights record
The Guardian, December 4, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10493049/David-Cameron-denies-staying-slient-on-Chinas-human-rights-record.html

In message to China, U.S., Japan push "rule of law"
Military Times, December 2, 2013
www.militarytimes.com/article/20131203/NEWS/312030006/In-message-China-U-S-Japan-push-rule-law-

Political and Economic Reform （政治经济改革）

二号专案：周家党已经垮台，周永康将受审 (Zhou Yongkang, China’s former security chief, to face trial)
Boxun.com, December 4, 2013
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2013/12/201312042356.shtml#.Up9Xn9JDvTo

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

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

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

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

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