HRIC Daily Brief

Thursday, April 03, 2014

Social Security (社会安全)

For China’s would-be retirees, the good life may come a little later
The Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/03/for-chinas-would-be-retirees-the-good-life-may-come-a-little-later/?mod=WSJBlog

Society (社会)

Berlin unveils new Ai Weiwei exhibition, but artist can’t attend
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1464166/berlin-unveils-new-ai-weiwei-exhibition-artist-cant-attend

Taiwan (台湾)

China uncensored: Taiwan’s sunflower revolution
New Tang Dynasty Television, April 2, 2014
www.theepochtimes.com/n3/596247-taiwans-sunflower-revolution/?photo=2

Technology (科技)

ICANN chief: Russia, China will not hijack Internet oversight
Reuters, April 2, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/02/us-usa-internet-domainnames-idUSBREA311SE20140402

Opinion (观点)

从北京到台北 (From Beijing to Taipei)
Financial Times, April 3, 2014
www.ftchinese.com/story/001055588?full=y

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

270,000 complaints on food, pharmaceuticals in 2013
ShanghaiDaily.com, March 31, 2014
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=209716

Corruption (腐败)

As trial of billionaire Liu Han opens, Chinese President Xi Jinping may go for even bigger target
International Business Times, April 1, 2014
www.ibtimes.com/trial-billionaire-liu-han-opens-chinese-president-xi-jinping-may-go-even-bigger-target-1565802

中国妇权义工苏昌兰被带走佛山维权人士天理被刑拘近一月 (Women's rights activist Su Changlan summoned by police, fellow Foshan activist Tian Li in detention for almost a month)
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-04012014094448.html

维族学者伊力哈木获奖中国官方指其为“嫌犯” (Ilham Tohti wins PEN USA award, China calls him a “suspect”)
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/jz-04012014103444.html

香港刘霞关注组举行刘霞庆生会 (HK groups hold birthday party for Liu Xia)
Voice of America, April 1, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/hk-liuxia-20140401/1884003.html

Information Control (信息控制)

How China is trying to get its citizens to censor themselves
Quartz, April 1, 2014
qz.com/194100/how-china-is-trying-to-get-its-citizens-to-censor-themselves

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

In Brussels, China learns “eurospeak” to seek influence
Reuters, April 1, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/01/uk-eu-china-idUKBREA300A020140401

Related:
中国：学习欧盟语言寻求扩大影响
Deutsche Welle, April 2, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BZYb

A Merkel, a map, a message to China?
Tea Leaf Nation, April 2, 2014
http://www.tealeafnation.com/2014/04/a-merkel-a-map-a-message-to-china/

Migrants (农民工)

让市场力量决定城镇化进程 (Let market forces decide how fast urbanization should proceed)
Financial Times, April 2, 2014
www.ftchinese.com/story/001055572?full=y

Open Government Information (信息公开)

政府公开信息要避“官谣” 地方部门建权力清单 (State Council issues new guidelines on Open Government Information disclosure, asks local authorities to establish inventory of administrative powers)
Jinghua Times, April 2, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/04-02/6019760.shtml

Related:
2014年政府信息公开工作要点 (Key points in Open Government Information work in 2014)
State Council General Office, March 17, 2014
www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2014-04/01/content_8728.htm

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Xi's “socialism only way” remarks get mixed reaction at home
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1463096/xis-socialism-only-way-remarks-get-mixed-reaction-home

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Years after revolt, Chinese village glumly returns to polls
村民再投票，但选举并未改变乌坎
The New York Times, April 2, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140402/c02wukan/dual/

茂名PX抗议活动扩展至广州
China PX plant protests spread to provincial capital Guangzhou
Financial Times, April 2, 2014
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/cf6594fa-b98d-11e3-957a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2xeLIGSHF
CH:www.ftchinese.com/story/001055576

Related:
今日香港《东方日报》头版：茂名己15死300伤，锁城断网镇压继续！今日文明世界，还有这等政府围城屠戮百姓惨剧？(15 killed and 300 injured in Maoming protests, city on lock down, internet cut)
Oriental Daily, April 2, 2014
http://www.letscorp.net/archives/68674

人权观察呼吁中国调查茂名警察暴力(Human Rights Watch calls on China to investigate police violence in Maoming)
Voice of America, April 1, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-police-violence-eco-protests-px-20140401/1884298.html

China: investigate police violence at eco-protests
Human Rights Watch, April 1, 2014
www.hrw.org/news/2014/04/01/china-investigate-police-violence-eco-protests

Religion (宗教)

China's underground resistance
Reuters, April 1, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/01/uk-china-catholics-underground-idUKBREA3000T20140401

Society (社会)

Chinese society: freedom with an asterisk
The Economist, April 1, 2014
www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2014/04/chinese-society

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

Ex-president Jiang urges Beijing to curb anti-corruption drive
中国前领导人就反腐风险发出警告
Financial Times, March 31, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1bc9c892-b8c7-11e3-a189-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2xbEPxT1U
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001055551

中央纪委：将制定省级纪委书记提名办法 (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to introduce regulations on nomination and appointment of provincial CCDI secretaries and their deputies)
China Youth Daily, April 1, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/04-01/6015738.shtml

原总后副部长谷俊山涉贪被正式公诉 (Senior PLA official to be tried by closed military tribunal on corruption charges)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140331_china_gujunshan_charged.shtml

Related:
China charges former senior military officer with graft: Xinhua
Reuters, March 31, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/31/us-china-corruption-idUSBREA2U0JX20140331

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Harassment of rights lawyers rising, say attorneys
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1461954/harassment-rights-lawyers-rising-say-attorneys

Related:
Heilongjiang police accuse four rights lawyers of “disturbing order” after detention and alleged beating
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1462376/heilongjiang-police-accuse-four-rights-lawyers-disturbing-order-after

以律师名义纠集邪教人员扰乱社会秩序被依法处理 (Lawyers who gathered as part of an evil cult disturb public order, will be dealt with according to the law)
Jiansanjiang Farm Reclamation Public Security Bureau, March 31, 2014
http://weibo.com/1913079885/ADy4AgLVQ

China angered as detained Uighur academic wins rights prize
Reuters, April 1, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/01/us-china-xinjiang-idUSBREA300LL20140401?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Information Control (信息控制)

China's censorship leverage: watch what you say, even at home
The Economist, March 31, 2014
www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2014/03/chinas-censorship-leverage

International Human Rights (国际人权)

联合国决议追究朝鲜侵犯人权中国反对 (UN Human Rights Council votes to extend investigation into abuses in North Korea, over China's objection)
Radio France International, March 29, 2014
rfi.my/1hu4E2t

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

China's Xi wins EU pledge to consider free-trade deal
Reuters, March 31, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/31/us-china-eu-idUSBREA2U15J20140331

Related:
Joint statement-deepening the EU-China comprehensive strategic partnership for mutual benefit
深化互利共赢的中欧全面战略伙伴关系的联合声明
Delegation of the European Union to China, March 31, 2014
EN: eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/press_corner/all_news/news/2014/20140331_02_en.htm
CH: eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/press_corner/all_news/news/2014/201403 >31_02_zh.htm

Labor (劳工)

今年7地区上调最低工资标准上海1820元全国最高 (7 regions raise minimum wage, highest in Shanghai)
China News, April 1, 2014
economy.caijing.com.cn/2014-04-01/114058977.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Police clamp down on protest against chemical plant in south China
茂名民众抗议PX工厂项目与警方爆发冲突
The New York Times, April 1, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140401/c01protest/dual/

Related:
Maoming officials vow petrochemical plant will be shelved if public opposes it
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1462405/maoming-officials-vow-petrochemical-plant-will-be-shelved-if-public

乌坎换届选举雷雨交加中结束林祖銮连任杨色茂指选举受控 (Wukan village chief reelected, villagers cite irregularities)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-03312014095553.html

Related:
基层民主梦破？乌坎高压下选新村官 (Wukan election takes place under pressure and tight control)
Voice of America, March 31, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/wukan-china-20140331/1883020.html

China rebel village votes, but hopes fade for fair poll
Reuters, March 31, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/31/us-china-politics-village-idUSBREA2U0GD20140331

Religion (宗教)

Special report: The bishop who stood up to China
Reuters, April 1, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/01/us-china-catholics-special-report-idUSBREA3001820140401

Tibet (西藏)

Nepal targets Tibetan exiles, under pressure from China: rights body
Reuters, April 1, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/01/us-nepal-china-tibet-idUSBREA300X420140401

Related:
Nepal: increased pressure from China threatens Tibetans
Human Rights Watch, April 1, 2014
http://www.hrw.org/node/124268

Tibetan writer released after four years in jail
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writer-03312014170710.html

Monday, March 31, 2014

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

Map: half of China’s GDP comes from major cities
Tea Leaf Nation, March 31, 2014
http://www.tealeafnation.com/2014/03/map-half-of-chinas-gdp-comes-from-major-cities/

Civil Society (民间社会)

Reforms give NGOs a level playing field
China Daily, March 31, 2014
usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-03/31/content_17390892.htm

Corruption (腐败)

Who wants to be a Chinese bureaucrat? Not so many, anymore
The Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/03/28/who-wants-to-be-a-chinese-bureaucrat-not-so-many-anymore/?mod=chinablog

Related:
中国反腐令公务员热降温：想当官的人少了 (Anti-corruption campaign dampens interest in civil service vacancies)
cankaoxiaoxi.com, March 31, 2014
news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-03-31/082329830315.shtml

不动产登记制或倒逼一些官员“抛房” (Plans for national real estate registration system may lead to selling of properties by corrupt officials)
Beijing News, News, March 31, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/03/31/311289.html

China seizes $14.5 billion in assets from family, associates of former security chief
The Washington Post, March 31, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-seizes-145-billion-in-assets-from-family-associates-of-former-security-chief/2014/03/30/f8ee162e-b85e-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html

China unveils anti-graft rules for urbanization drive-state media
Reuters, March 29, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/29/us-china-realestate-idUSBREA2S0E920140329

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China to crack down on videos, audios promoting terrorism
Reuters, March 31, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/31/us-china-security-idUSBREA2U02R20140331

China charges 4 surviving suspects of Kunming attack
Reuters, March 29, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/29/us-china-crime-attacks-idUSBREA2S07220140329

Education (教育)

China education reforms to emulate advanced placement system
The Diplomat, March 30, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/03/china-education-reforms-to-emulate-advanced-placement-system

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

黑警打断张俊杰律师三根肋骨王成律师疑遭酷刑妻被软禁 (Released human rights lawyer Zhang Junjie suffers bone fracture after police beating during interrogation, lawyer Wang Cheng's wife under house arrest, Wang Cheng, still detained, may have been tortured)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-03282014100553.html

Family seeks independent autopsy of activist who died in detention
维权人士家属希望进行独立尸检
The New York Times, March 29, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140329/c29family/dual/

港人录制生日祝福语“声”援软禁中刘霞 (HK groups record birthday wishes for Liu Xia)
Voice of America, March 29, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/hk-liuxia-concern-group-20140330/1882254.html

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

Michelle Obama in China: A balancing act
Associated Press, March 30, 2014
www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/en/news/world/29769-michelle-obama-in-china-a-balancing-act

Merkel highlights human rights, Crimea in meeting with China's Xi Jinping
Deutsche Welle, March 28, 2014
www.dw.de/merkel-highlights-human-rights-crimea-in-meeting-with-chinas-xi-jinping/a-17529401

Labor (劳工)

Walmart store closures in China disrupt workers' lives and livelihoods
AFL-CIO, March 28, 2014
www.aflcio.org/index.php/Blog/Global-Action/Walmart-Store-Closures-in-China-Disrupt-Workers-Lives-and-Livelihoods

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

广东茂名万人示威，反对PX项目 (Tens of thousands march in Maoming, Guangdong to protest petrochemical project)
Voice of America, March 30, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/guangdong-maoming-protests/1882606.html

Related:
茂名市人民政府告全体市民书 (A letter from the Maoming People's Government to city residents)
Maoming Net, March 31, 2014
www.mm111.net/show/486016.html

Violence, arrests in Guangdong city of Maoming as locals rally against petrochemical plant
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1461609/violence-arrests-guangdong-city-maoming-locals-rally-against

Hundreds protest at district government in Beijing for school rights
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1461628/hundreds-protest-district-government-beijing-school-rights

State Compensation (国家赔偿)

China compensation fight: measuring responsibility for terror attacks
The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/03/31/victims-of-kunming-train-station-killings-deride-48000-payments/

Taiwan (台湾)

台湾反服贸示威展现能量后和平结束 (Massive demonstration in Taipei against trade pact with China concludes peacefully)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 30, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140330_taiwan_james_anti_china_demo.shtml

Related:
Thousands in Taiwan protest China trade deal
Associated Press, March 30, 2014
http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&date=20140330&id=17478272

Technology (科技)

The tangled web of the Chinese Internet
The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2014
graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/chinas-internet/#selected=none

Tibet (西藏)

中共前西藏高官逝世曾呼吁让达赖返藏 (Former Tibetan CPC official who called for the Dalai Lama's return dies)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 30, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140330_tibet_phuntso_wangye_death.shtml

四川巴塘一尼姑自焚抗议西藏比如一僧被判重刑 (Tibetan nun self-immolates, another senior monk sentenced to 18 years imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03302014105757.html

Related:
Tibetan nun sets herself on fire: reports
Agence France-Presse, March 31, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/tibetan-nun-sets-herself-fire-reports-043944842.html

Tibetan prisoner in failing health after six years in jail
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/health-03282014155309.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Chinese police freeze bank accounts of Uyghur dissident
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/tohti-03282014131624.html

Uyghur youth severely assaulted by police in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-03272014224553.html

Uyghur farmers detained after posting land complaints online
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/land-dispute-03282014185922.html

Friday, March 28, 2014

Children (儿童)

Chinese parents abandon children at Guangzhou baby hatch
广州婴儿岛24小时：记者目睹8个婴孩被弃养
China Smack, March 28, 2014 (English)
Phoenix Online, March 23, 2014 (Chinese)
EN: http://www.chinasmack.com/2014/stories/chinese-parents-abandon-children-at-guangzhou-baby-hatch.html
CH:http://news.ifeng.com/photo/hdsociety/detail_2014_03/23/35048609_0.shtml#p=1

Corruption (腐败)

最高检：建立在逃职务犯罪嫌疑人信息数据库 (Supreme People's Procuratorate to establish database of graft suspects at large)
Procuratorate Daily, March 28, 2014
www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2014-03/28/content_5405980.htm?node=5955

China sacks ally of former security chief as graft probe widens
Reuters, March 27, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/27/us-china-corruption-idUSBREA2Q0UM20140327

Death penalty (死刑)

国际特赦组织：中国仍是执行死刑大国 (Amnesty International: China still one of the world's top executors)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 27, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/03/140327_amnesty_executions.shtml

Related:
Report: Death sentences and executions 2013
Amnesty International, March 27, 2014
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/sites/default/files/amnesty_death_penalty_report_2014_final_0.pdf

Disasters (灾难)

China’s criticism over handling of missing flight stirs Malaysian backlash
中国的批评引发马来西亚国内反弹
The New York Times, March 28, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20140328/c28malaysia/dual/

Education (教育)

The rise of alternative education in China
CNN, March 26, 2014
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/26/world/asia/china-alternative-education/

China’s Peng Liyuan named UNESCO envoy for advancing education of women, girls
United Nations News Centre, March 27, 2014
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47442&Cr=girls&Cr1=education#.UzWgb6hdXTo

Ethnic Groups (少数民族团体)

Fissures in China’s ethnic policy
中国关于民族政策发生内部争论
The New York Times, March 27, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140327/c27ethnic/dual/

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

China's Baidu defeats U.S. lawsuit over censored search results
Reuters, March 27, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/27/us-baidu-china-lawsuit-idUSBREA2Q1VS20140327

Related:
China’s freedom of search
中国的互联网搜索自由
The Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2014
EN:http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/03/28/chinas-freedom-of-search/?KEYWORDS=Baidu
CH:http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140328/bog171232.asp

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

张俊杰律师获释曝遭警殴打公安强硬民众及律师续声援 (Released lawyer recounts detention and beating by police, supporters step up calls for release of others)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-03272014095231.html

Related:
HRIC urges international attention: lawyers and citizens detained in Heilongjiang, lawyers on hunger strike in protest
中国人权敦促国际社会关注黑龙江当局非法关押律师和公民
Human Rights in China, March 26, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/hric-urges-international-attention-lawyers-and-citizens-detained
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/zhong-guo-ren-quan-dun-cu-guo-ji-she-hui-guan-zhu-hei

Zhang Junjie's Account (Parts I, II, and III)
张俊杰律师：亲历贱三江
Siweiluozi's Blog, March 28, 2014 (English)
Sohu, March 28, 2014 (Chinese)
EN: Part I:www.siweiluozi.net/2014/03/zhang-junjies-account-part-one.html
EN: Part II:www.siweiluozi.net/2014/03/zhang-junjies-account-part-two.html
EN: Part III:www.siweiluozi.net/2014/03/zhang-junjies-account-part-three.html
CH:http://3g.k.sohu.com/t/n17339001

Chinese authorities release rights lawyer, keep three others behind bars
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-03272014150355.html

律师冀为杨匡申办保外就医刘沙沙担忧丈夫成曹顺利第二 (Lawyer to apply for medical parole for HK activist detained in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-03272014094956.html

Lawyer: no answers for family of Chinese activist who died in prison
Voice of America, March 27, 2014
www.voanews.com/content/lawyer-no-answers-for-family-of-chinese-activist-who-died-in-prison/1880321.html

Information Control (信息控制)

Chinese policeman makes a million with online “deletion service”
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/policeman-03272014115300.html

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

Xi says world has nothing to fear from awakening “peaceful lion”
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1459168/xi-says-world-has-nothing-fear-awakening-peaceful-lion

Related:
China's Xi Jinping visit to Paris results in deals worth €18bn
The Telegraph, March 27, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/10726060/Xi-Jinpings-Paris-visit-results-in-deals-worth-18bn.html

Manila raises stakes with Beijing, seeks arbitration over South China Sea
Reuters, March 28, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/27/us-philippines-china-tribunal-idUSBREA2Q23720140327

Labor (劳工)

China's workers take on the big brands as strikes and protests increase
China Labour Bulletin, March 28, 2014
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/chinas-workers-take-big-brands-strikes-and-protests-increase

Related:
Map of strikes and protests, 2013-2014
China Labour Bulletin
http://www.numble.com/PHP/mysql/clbmape.html

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变性人和两性人)

China's Xiang Xiaohan: first gay man to sue the government
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 27, 2014
www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26631161

Taiwan (台湾)

Students threaten huge rally to pressure Ma Ying-jeou to drop trade pact with Beijing
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1458798/taiwanese-students-threaten-huge-rally-pressure-ma-ying-jeou-drop-trade

Opinion (观点)

火墙内外：米歇尔访华柔性外交绵里藏针(On both sides of the Great Fire Wall: Michelle Obama's soft diplomacy with a subtle sharp edge)
Voice of America, March 27, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/error-404-first-lady-20140327/1880888.html

Officials who closed “baby hatch” abandoned their duty
Caixin, March 28, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-03-28/100657848.html

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Death penalty (死刑)

The ten most brutal places in the world: Amnesty International report sees spike in global executions
The Independent, March 27, 2014
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/the-ten-most-deadly-places-to-live-in-the-world-amnesty-international-report-sees-spike-in-global-executions-9219003.html

Related:
Report: Death sentences and executions 2013
Amnesty International, March 27, 2014
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/sites/default/files/amnesty_death_penalty_report_2014_final_0.pdf

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Cao Shunli: “access denied” to Chinese activist's body
国际特赦：当局拒绝家属见曹顺利遗体
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2014
EN:www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26753856
CH:www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/mobile/china/2014/03/140326_china_caoshunli_body.shtml

Related:
China: Fear of cover-up as Cao Shunli’s body goes missing
Amnesty International, March 26, 2014
www.amnesty.org/en/news/china-fear-cover-cao-shunli-s-body-goes-missing-2014-03-26

譚作人刑滿妻：繼續維權 (Rights defender Tan Zuoren released upon serving full prison term, wife says he will continue human rights work)
Ming Pao, March 27, 2014
news.mingpao.com/20140327/gaa1.htm

Related:
Sichuan quake activist Tan Zuoren defiant after release from prison
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1458374/activist-tan-zuoren-defiant-after-5-year-prison-term-probe-sichuan

Information Control (信息控制)

有偿删帖的“黑色利益” (“Black profits” of the online post-deleting industry)
Beijing News, March 26, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/graphic/2014/03/26/310739.html

Related:
北京网警删贴获利百万中国舆论管制现状曝光 (Internet police officer received kickbacks for online censorship)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/jz-03262014150353.html

Ex-Bloomberg editor tells why he left
彭博编辑离职因一篇涉万达报道而起
The New York Times, March 26, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140326/c26bloomberg/dual/

Chinese police detain suspect after rumor sparks rural bank run
Reuters, March 27, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/27/us-china-banking-rumour-idUSBREA2Q05O20140327?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Senior information official leaps six floors to his death, sources say
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1458062/senior-information-official-leaps-six-floors-his-death-sources-say

Related:
Minitrue: information official Li Wufeng’s death
China Digital Times, March 26, 2014
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2014/03/minitrue-information-official-li-wufengs-death/

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

马鞍山：官员带领200多人强拆房屋打伤70多岁村民 (Gov't officials led 200-strong team to demolish house by force in Ma’anshan, Anhui)
China Business Times, March 27, 2014
http://politics.gmw.cn/2014-03/27/content_10812465.htm

Population (人口)

11省份正式启动“单独两孩” (New family planning policy officially in force in 11 provinces)
Beijing News, March 27, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/03/27/310845.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Wukan: new election, same old story
The Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/03/27/wukan-new-election-same-old-story/?mod=WSJBlog

Opinion (观点)

Don’t get too excited about the investigation of Zhou Yongkang
Tea Leaf Nation, March 27, 2014
http://www.tealeafnation.com/2014/03/dont-get-too-excited-about-the-investigation-of-zhou-yongkang/

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Environment (环境)

中国空气污染：一年三千亿美元医疗代价 (Air pollution costs China $300 billion per year in medical expenses)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140325_china_urbanisation_health.shtml

China's Hangzhou latest city to restrict car sales
Reuters, March 25, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/25/us-china-autos-regulations-idUSBREA2O0S620140325

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

人权组织对刘霞健康状况表达关切 (Amnesty Int'l deeply concerned by Liu Xia's health)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140325_china_liu_xia.shtml

Related:
China: further information: Liu Xia receives medical treatment
Amnesty International, March 25, 2014
amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA17/017/2014/en/036947fc-bc36-4efa-9f3c- e61aa48aafc5/asa170172014en.html

Information Control (信息控制)

“记者无国界”谴责中国对信息自由的践踏 (RSF condemns violations of freedom of information in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sd-03252014141117.html

Related:
Xi Jinping, enemy of freedom of information, visits France
Reporters Without Borders, March 25, 2014
en.rsf.org/chine-xi-jinping-enemy-of-freedom-of-25-03-2014,46042.html

Editor leaves Bloomberg, citing China coverage
彭博亚洲资深编辑不满编辑方针辞职
The New York Times, March 25, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140325/c25bloomberg/dual/

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

米歇尔•奥巴马在成都提及敏感话题 (Michelle Obama makes reference to civil rights movement, racial equality in remarks in Chengdu)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140325_first_lady_chengdu.shtml

Related:
Police beat, detain activists during US first lady's trip
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/michelle-obama-03252014152659.html

Remarks by the First Lady before Number Seven School classroom visit -- Chengdu, China
The White House, March 25, 2014
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/25/remarks-first-lady-number-seven-school-classroom-visit-chengdu-china

Michelle Obama generates Internet comment after Tibetan lunch
Reuters, March 26, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/us-china-obama-tibet-idUSBREA2P0PV20140326

Labor (劳工)

沃尔玛员工向美工会发信总工会定性为政治事件 (China's state-controlled union labels Wal-Mart workers' appeal to US union a “political act”)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-03252014142321.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

平度纵火案村主任指使 (7 suspects detained, real estate developer and village chief accused of masterminding fatal arson related to land grab death in Shandong)
Beijing News, March 26, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/03/26/310711.html

Related:
China police detain local official, developer over land grab death
Reuters, March 26, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/us-china-land-idUSBREA2P0A820140326?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

世界银行为中国城镇化献计 (World Bank issues recommendations on urbanization to China)
Voice of America, March 25, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/world-bank-on-china-urbanization-20140325/1879224.html

Related:
World Bank urges China to reform urban development
Financial Times, March 25, 2014
www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/24614178-b404-11e3-a09a-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2x258qGqC

Urban China: toward efficient, inclusive, and sustainable urbanization
中国：推进高效、包容和可持续的城镇化
The World Bank, March 25, 2014
EN: www.worldbank.org/en/country/china/publication/urban-china-toward-efficient-inclusive-sustainable-urbanization
CH: www.shihang.org/zh/country/china/publication/urban-china-toward-efficient-inclusive-sustainable-urbanization

Social Security (社会安全)

China’s rebalancing should start with a safety net
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/03/25/chinas-rebalancing-should-start-with-a-safety-net/?mod=chinablog

Society (社会)

余杰：习近平是个不折不扣的中国教父 (In biography, Chinese dissident writer calls Xi Jinping a "Chinese Godfather")
Deutsche Welle, March 25, 2014
dw.de/p/1BVJX

Technology (科技)

China detains more than 1,500 in text spam crackdown
Reuters, March 26, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/25/us-china-telecoms-spam-idUSBREA2O0WI20140325

United Nations (联合国)

中国NGO代表因偷拍异议人士被联合国吊销证件 (UN revokes accreditation of Chinese "NGO" representative caught photographing dissidents at Human Rights Council)
Voice of America, March 25, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-ngo-20140325/1878928.html

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

影子银行：中国嘀嗒作响的定时炸弹 (Shadow banking in China is a ticking time bomb)
Deutsche Welle, March 24, 2014
dw.de/p/1BUwy

Disasters (灾难)

Chinese relatives of passengers protest at embassy
Associated Press, March 25, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-relatives-passengers-protest-embassy-044947904.html

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

State-sponsored hacking targets journalists covering China: Google alert
Eleven Myanmar, March 24, 2014
www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5516:state-sponsored-hacking-targets-journalists-covering-china-google-alert&catid=37:science-tech&Itemid=360

Hukou (户口)

城镇化规划推行阻力：地方政府不愿承担公共成本 (Local governments' unwillingness to shoulder costs of public services an obstacle to urbanization planning)
China Economics Weekly, March 25, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/03-25/5988054.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

哈达向北京及联合国提申诉被阻内蒙政法官员登门恐吓报复新娜 (Local gov’t blocks Hada’s appeal to Beijing and UN, Party official delivers threat in person)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-03242014100550.html

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

China slams U.S. over new spying allegations
Associated Press, March 24, 2014
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/china-us-spying_n_5020613.html

June Fourth (六四)

Activist jailed 18 months for June 4 protest bid
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1456366/activist-jailed-18-months-june-4-protest-bid

Related:
June 4 March applicant sentenced to 18 months, lawyers beaten outside courthouse
Human Rights in China, March 24, 2014
www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/june-4-march-applicant-sentenced-18-months-lawyers-beaten-outside-courthouse

Labor (劳工)

英媒：中国官方工会带头抗议沃尔玛裁员 (Gov't-controlled unions lead protest against layoffs at Wal-Mart)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 24, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/03/140324_press_review.shtml

Related:
Walmart workers in China blockade store in protest at closure plan
China Labour Bulletin, March 20, 2014
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/walmart-workers-china-blockade-store-protest-closure-plan

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Hundreds of Tibetans protest land seizure over gold mining activities
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protest-03222014220107.html

China land dispute farmer burned to death: reports
Agence France-Presse, March 24, 2014
bit.ly/1h3OEEg

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

Chinese protest leader seeks asylum in US after arrests
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/asylum-03242014165014.html

Religion (宗教)

Obama oils China-Vatican links
Asia Times Online, March 24, 2014
www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-240314.html

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan's Ma says ready to meet protesters over China trade pact
Reuters, March 25, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/25/us-taiwan-protest-idUSBREA2O0BP20140325?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Tibet (西藏)

四川阿坝自焚者过世甘肃夏河三藏人被判刑 (Sichuanese monk dies of self-immolation, Gansu man sentenced to 5 to 12 years for “inciting separatism”)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03232014144825.html

United Nations (联合国)

Chinese human rights record under UN scrutiny
Voice of America, March 20, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-human-rights-record-under-un-scrutiny/1875146.html

Chinese man, ostensibly from an N.G.O., is barred from U.N. human rights hearing
The New York Times, March 24, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/chinese-ngo-member-barred-from-united-nations/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Opinion (观点)

何清涟：服贸协议：中台一体化的最后铺路石 (China-Taiwan Trade Pact paves way for “peaceful reunification”)
Voice of America, March 24, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/sta-taiwan-china-20140324/1877849.html

Related:
Four rights lawyers detained after questioning Falun Gong detentions
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1455766/four-rights-lawyers-detained-after-questioning-falun-gong-detentions

Four Chinese lawyers detained over “black jail” appeal
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2014
www.rfa.org/english/news/china/appeal-03212014101911.html

旧金山华人中领馆前悼念曹顺利 (Chinese in San Francisco mourn Cao Shunli in front of Chinese consulate)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-03232014094021.html

China jails Tiananmen activist for subversion
Al Jazeera, March 24, 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/03/china-jails-tiananmen-activist-subversion-201432463929104806.html

Related:
China: Fears of crackdown ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
Amnesty International, March 24, 2014
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/china-fears-of-crackdown-ahead-of-tiananmen-square-anniversary

申请纪念六四人士被判刑律师被打 (Applicant for Tiananmen commemorative event sentenced for inciting subversion, lawyer beaten)
Deutsche Welle, March 24, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BUja

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

奥巴马夫人在美驻华使馆主持教育座谈会 (Michelle Obama holds education round table at U.S. Embassy in Beijing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 23, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140321_michelle_educators_meeting.shtml

Related:
【演讲】米歇尔北大演讲辑录 (Chinese translation of excerpts from Michelle Obama's speech at Peking University)
Peking University, March 22, 2014
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/p/2014-03-22/131929768394.shtml

为接待米歇尔，特警一脚踢昏导游(Special forces clear Xi’an tourist site for Michelle, assault tour guide who did not leave fast enough)
Boxun, March 24, 2014
http://boxun.com/news/gb/china/2014/03/201403242129.shtml#.UzBwdqhdXTr

Remarks by the First Lady at Stanford Center at Peking University
The White House, March 22, 2014
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/22/remarks-first-lady-stanford-center-peking-university

What happens to Chinese activists when a US first lady comes to visit?
The Christian Science Monitor, March 24, 2014
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2014/0324/What-happens-to-Chinese-activists-when-a-US-first-lady-comes-to-visit

Burmese protest China-backed dam project
Associated Press, March 23, 2014
news.yahoo.com/burmese-protest-china-backed-dam-project-050109984.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Thousands bid farewell to underground Shanghai bishop Joseph Fan Zhongliang
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1454793/thousands-bid-farewell-underground-shanghai-bishop-joseph-fan-zhongliang

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan police evict protesters from cabinet building
The Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/03/24/taiwan-police-evict-protesters-from-cabinet-building/?mod=WSJBlog

Related:
台湾"反服贸"学运越演越烈 (Taiwan "anti-trade pact" student movement intensifies)
Deutsche Welle, March 24, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BV0i

Technology (科技)

NSA infiltrates servers of China telecom giant Huawei: report
Reuters, March 23, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/24/us-usa-security-china-nsa-idUSBREA2L0PD20140324

Torture (酷刑)

Tibetan political prisoner dies after “brutal” torture in jail
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/jail-03212014142217.html

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