HRIC Daily Brief

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Hong Kong (香港)

Bankers tell Xi Jinping: Chinese politics put Hong Kong’s economy at risk
Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/23/bankers-tell-xi-jinping-chinese-politics-put-hong-kongs-economy-at-risk/?mod=WSJBlog

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese dissident who died in detention nominated for rights
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2014
www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/chinese-dissident-who-died-in-detention-nominated-for-rights-114042301401_1.html

曹顺利获“诺贝尔”人权奖提名 (Cao Shunli a final nominee for top human rights award)
Radio France International, April 23, 2014
www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140423-中国人权活动者曹顺利获 “诺贝尔”人权奖提名

Related:
Cao Shunli - China - Final Nominee 2014
Martin Ennals Foundation, April 23, 2014
www.martinennalsaward.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=217%3Acao-shunli-china-final-nominee-2014&catid=39%3Awinners&lang=en
Three finalists for top rights prize
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2014
www.hrw.org/news/2014/04/23/three-finalists-top-rights-prize

For more information on Cao Shunli, see:
International Human Rights Award Honors Cao Shunli
曹顺利获国际人权奖殊荣
Human Rights in China, April 23, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/international-human-rights-award-honors-cao-shunli
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/cao-shun-li-huo-guo-ji-ren-quan-jiang-shu-rong

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

Exclusive: Russia, China block Central African Republic blacklist at U.N.
Reuters, April 23, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/23/us-centralafrica-un-sanctions-idUSBREA3M1GA20140423

China says probing reports Chinese chlorine used in Syria attack
Reuters, April 23, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/23/uk-syria-crisis-china-idUKBREA3M0PQ20140423

Internet (互联网)

How China and Russia are trying to undermine the Internet, again
Washington Post, April 23, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/04/23/how-china-and-russia-are-trying-to-undermine-the-internet-again/

借“孩童街便溺事件“阻人六四来港？异见人士被告知不准出境 (Activist says authorities are using “urinating child” incident to warn mainlanders from going to Hong Kong during June Fourth)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/sy1-04232014100203.html

Related:
Hongkongers clash with mainland parents after toddler urinates in Mong Kok street
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1494356/hongkongers-clash-mainland-parents-after-allow-two-year-old

Labor (劳工)

助东莞裕元工人罢工维权两劳工组织成员“被失踪” (Two labor activists who provided assistance to striking workers disappeared)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-04232014100128.html

Related:
China activist missing after trying to help striking workers
Reuters, April 23, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/23/us-china-strike-detention-idUSBREA3M0EJ20140423

Law (法律)

中国明确5月起禁越级上访信访60日内须办结 (New regulations effective in May require petitioners to follow gov't hierarchy, mandate resolution within 60 days)
Beijing News, April 24, 2014
news.hexun.com/2014-04-24/164209622.html

See regulations:
国家信访局《关于进一步规范信访事项受理办理程序引导来访人依法逐级走访的办法》全文 (Full text of the State Bureau of Letters and Visits' "Regulations Concerning the Further Standardization of the Reception and Processing of Letters and Visits to Channel Visitors to Submit Their Petitions in an Ascending Order of Government Hierarchy in Accordance with the Law")
People's Daily, April 23, 2014
politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0423/c99014-24934756.html
Related:

Beijing bans petitioners seeking redress from appealing directly to higher authorities
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1495755/beijing-bans-petitioners-seeking-redress-appealing-directly-higher

Tibet (西藏)

达赖喇嘛将访问挪威中国表示强烈反对 (China protests Dalai Lama's upcoming visit to Norway)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 23, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/04/140423_china_norway_dalai.shtml

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Animal Welfare and Rights （动物福利和权利）

China considers hard time for eating endangered species
Bloomberg Businessweek, April 22, 2014
www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-04-22/china-considers-hard-time-for-eating-endangered-species#r=rss

Corruption (腐败)

中央纪委副书记：有些干部不摆婚宴但红包照收 (Top graft watchdog: some Party cadres continue to receive red envelopes even as they forgo lavish banquets)
Beijing Morning Post, April 23, 2014
news.163.com/14/0423/01/9QFR0T0O00014AED.html

Environment (环境)

中国环保法修订草案提交人大常委审议 (NPC Standing Committee reviews proposed amendments to strengthen protection of environment and whistleblowers)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/nu-04222014153056.html

Related:
After declaring war on smog, China gets around to updating its environmental laws
Bloomberg Newsweek, April 22, 2014
www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-04-22/after-declaring-war-on-smog-china-gets-around-to-updating-its-environmental-laws

Tough amendments to China's environment law submitted for NPC approval
Reuters, April 22, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1494257/tough-amendments-chinas-environment-law-submitted-npc-approval

Hong Kong (香港)

香港金融界登广告吁北京勿干预香港事务 (70 HK financial professionals publish ad to warn Beijing against political interference)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 22, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140422_hk_china_ad.shtml

Related:
Hong Kong financial professionals denounce Chinese "interference"
Reuters, April 22, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/22/idUSL3N0NE1D520140422

Intellectual Property Rights (知识产权)

Bland Theft Auto: China censorship weighs on games consoles
Reuters, April 22, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/22/us-china-gamesconsoles-idUSBREA3L0YU20140422

International Relations (国际关系)

China stops prominent rights lawyer from meeting German minister
Reuters, April 22, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/23/us-china-germany-rights-idUSBREA3M05220140423

June Fourth (六四)

丁子霖对柴玲的公开信深感失望 (Ding Zilin disappointed by Chai Ling's open letters)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/hc-04222014140249.html

Labor (劳工)

Thousands of bus company workers strike in Shenzhen
China Labor Bulletin, April 22, 2014
www.clb.org.hk/en/content/thousands-bus-company-workers-strike-shenzhen

China sports shoe factory halts production as strike escalates
中国大型制鞋厂因罢工停产
Financial Times, April 23, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/99c3713e-ca0c-11e3-8a31-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2zfjIOamg
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001055913

Related:
Strike spreads at Chinese supplier to Adidas and Nike
The Guardian, April 22, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/22/strike-spreads-chinese-supplier-adidas-nike-yeu-yuen-factory-jiangxi-guangdong

Chinese shoemakers are on strike for benefits — but who will foot the bill?
Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/22/chinese-shoemakers-are-on-strike-for-benefits-but-who-will-foot-the-bill/?mod=chinablog

Persons with Disabilities (残疾人)

China to allow the blind to take college entrance exams
中国教育部批准盲人参加今夏高考
New York Times, April 23, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140423/c23blind/dual/

Population (人口)

Wealthy Chinese are turning to American surrogates to birth their children
Quartz, April 22, 2014
qz.com/201767/wealthy-chinese-are-turning-to-american-surrogates-to-birth-their-children/

Aging China is becoming a swindler’s paradise
Quartz, April 22, 2014
qz.com/201655/aging-china-is-becoming-a-swindlers-paradise/

Rule of Law (法治)

湖南瓜农死亡案3名上诉城管称一审判决定性错误 (Urban law enforcers appeal conviction for their role in death of watermelon vendor)
China News, April 23, 2014
news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-04-23/094929994145.shtml

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Life on the margins for China's Uighur minority
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Bm53

Opinion (观点)

China-UK human rights dialogue builds bridges to understanding
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1494431/china-uk-human-rights-dialogue-builds-bridges-understanding

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China's Communist Party expels former executive of defense firm
Reuters, April 21, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/21/us-china-corruption-idUSBREA3K09120140421

Culture (文化)

Zhang Yimou: “Coming Home” to Cannes
The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/21/zhang-yimou-coming-home-to-cannes/?mod=chinablog

Domestic security (国内安全)

Amid fear of growing violence, China’s police start carrying guns
The Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/22/amid-fear-of-growing-violence-chinas-police-start-carrying-guns/?mod=WSJBlog

Related:
Chinese police with guns? The idea makes citizens—and officers—uncomfortable
Tea Leaf Nation, April 22, 2014
http://www.tealeafnation.com/2014/04/chinese-police-with-guns-the-idea-makes-citizens-and-officers-uncomfortable/

Environment (环境)

Prominent scientist welcomes soil pollution report
中國學者積極評價政府公開土壤污染狀況
The New York Times, April 21, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140421/c21pollution/dual/

Hong Kong (香港)

Bankers in Hong Kong join fight against mainland influence
The New York Times, April 21, 2014
www.nytimes.com/2014/04/22/world/asia/in-hong-kong-some-bankers-back-an-occupy-movement.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimesworld&_r=0

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

建三江声援者仍下落不明被拘律师病情升级入院 (Some activists in Jiansanjiang still missing, rights lawyer needs surgery for injuries from torture)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy1-04212014102000.html

Information Control (信息控制)

中国公安部长：防止外部势力利用互联网掀起颜色革命浪潮 (Minister of Public Security warns against the use of the Internet by external forces to instigate “colored revolutions”)
Voice of America, April 21, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-tightens-internet-20140419/1896887.html

China steps up purge of online porn amid wider censorship push
Reuters, April 21, 2014
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/21/china-internet-pornography-idINKBN0D704Q20140421

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

Chinese spies at Sydney University
Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2014
www.smh.com.au/national/chinese-spies-at-sydney-university-20140420-36ywk.html

Related:
澳媒曝留学生“间谍网”中国对报道不满 (China irked by media report of Chinese spies in Australian universities)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 21, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/04/140421_china_australia_spying.shtml

Asia-Pacific navies sign communication agreement
Associated Press, April 22, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/asia-pacific-navies-sign-communication-agreement-034830499.html

Barack Obama set to back Japan in islands dispute as Asia tour begins
The Guardian, April 22, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/22/barack-obama-japan-islands-dispute-asia-tour

June Fourth (六四)

The specter of June Fourth
China File, April 20, 2014
www.chinafile.com/Specter-June-Fourth

Related:
The specter of June Fourth
China Digital Times, April 21, 2014
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2014/04/resisting-enforced-amnesia-building-just-future/

June Fourth at 25: resisting enforced amnesia, building a just future
Human Rights in China, April 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-25-resisting-enforced-amnesia-building-just-future

六四纪念馆能否如期开馆? (Can the June Fourth Museum in HK open as scheduled?)
Deutsche Welle, April 19, 2014
dw.de/p/1BkyZ

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China's thorny state enterprise overhaul quietly moves forward
Reuters, April 21, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/21/uk-china-reform-enterprises-analysis-idUKBREA3K18620140421

China eyes transparency in budget law revision
Xinhua, April 21, 2014
news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-04/21/c_133279215.htm

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Welcome to Uighur Web—now watch what you say
Tea Leaf Nation, April 22, 2014
http://www.tealeafnation.com/2014/04/welcome-to-uighur-web-watch-what-you-say/

Monday, April 21, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

Investigating family’s wealth, China’s leader signals a change
周永康家族聚敛巨额财富被调查
The New York Times, April 19, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140421/c21zhou/dual/

Scandal downs chairman of a top Chinese state company
华润董事长宋林在床照曝光后落马
The New York Times, April 21, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140421/c21corruption/dual/

Culture (文化)

Chinese director takes on Oliver Stone over his criticism of China’s film industry
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1493603/chinese-director-takes-oliver-stone-over-comments-mainland-films-shy-away

Environment (环境)

China admits widespread soil pollution in “state secret” report
中国“五分之一耕地被污染”
Financial Times, April 18, 2014
CH:http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001055850
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c250bd4c-c6b4-11e3-9839-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_asia-pacific_china/feed//product&siteedition=uk#axzz2zXWQmoqO

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

美环保署长访台寻双方环保合作北京不满 (US EPA Chief visits Taiwan, Beijing displeased)
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/25225/mei-huan-bao-shu-chang-fang-tai-xun-shuang-fang-huan-bao-he-zuo-bei-jing-bu-man

June Fourth (六四)

Tiananmen Square activist refused entry to Hong Kong to attend June 4 museum opening
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1491438/tiananmen-square-activist-refused-entry-hong-kong-attend-june-4

Related:
杨建利被拒入境香港参观六四纪念馆 (Yang Jianli refused entry to HK to participate in June Fourth Museum opening)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 20, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140420_hongkong_tiananmen_dissident.shtml

Labor (劳工)

China shoe strike spreads, enters second week
Reuters, April 21, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/21/us-china-strike-idUSBREA3K08P20140421?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Related:
东莞裕元鞋厂工人罢工进入第二个星期 (Dongguang Yuyuan shoe factory strike enters its second week)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 21, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140421_shoe_factory_strikes.shtml

Henan teachers vow to keep marching over pay demands
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/teachers-04212014105253.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Closer look: why gov't is eager to renovate shantytowns
Caixin, April 21, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-04-21/100668178.html

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

How China is using criminal detention in place of re-education through labour
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1492192/china-using-criminal-detention-place-re-education-through-labour

Women (妇女)

More women on company boards reduces fraud, study finds
研究称女董事越多企业欺诈越少
The New York Times, April 21, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140421/c21women/dual/

Friday, April 18, 2014

Culture (文化)

好莱坞大牌北京电影节上意外“开炮”(At Beijing int’l film festival, Hollywood director calls on Chinese film industry to focus on China’s historical controversies)
Deutsche Welle, April 17, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BkAw

Related:
Oliver Stone slams Chinese film industry at Beijing festival
The Hollywood Reporter, April 16, 2014
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oliver-stone-slams-chinese-film-697058

Environment (环境)

中国近五分之一耕地污染，南方甚于北方
One-fifth of China’s farmland is polluted, state study finds
The New York Times, April 18, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140418/c18pollute/dual/

As opposition grows, China defends plans for petrochemical plants
Reuters, April 18, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/18/us-china-petrochemicals-campaign-idUSBREA3H07020140418?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China sentences anti-corruption activists
Al Jazeera, April 18, 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/04/china-sentences-anti-corruption-activists-201441885818751847.html

Related:
Citizen activists on trial 2014: schedule/status and essays
Human Rights in China, April 18, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizen-activists-trial-2014-schedulestatus-and-essays

音频：辩护律师称丁家喜无罪 (Audio: lawyer defends Ding Jiaxi’s innocence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 18, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2014/04/140418_iv_zhang_keke.shtml

“这是一场荒谬的政治审判”(Ding Jiaxi’s lawyer: “This case is a political mockery”)
Deutsche Welle, April 18, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Bkj8

Information Control (信息控制)

An Internet “Big V” opts for abject contrition
The New York Times, April 17, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/17/an-internet-big-v-opts-for-abject-contrition/?_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

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

乌克兰危机虽推动俄中接近但戒心难消除 (Ukraine crisis draws Russia and China closer, but hard to eliminate distrust)
Voice of America, April 18, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/russia-china-balance-20140418/1896174.html

中国人走进拉美：新伙伴，老问题 (China expands influence in South America: new friends, old problems)
Deutsche Welle, April 18, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Bkjp

June Fourth (六四)

June 4 museum to open on April 26
RTHK English News, April 18, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20140418/news_20140418_56_1000477.htm

Labor (劳工)

Labour disputes in China increase as the workforce shrinks
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1486398/labour-disputes-china-increase-workforce-shrinks

Yue Yuen strikers vow to continue until benefit contribution deficit paid in full
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1486399/yue-yuen-strikers-vow-continue-until-benefit-contribution-deficit-paid

Interview with China Labour Bulletin Communication Director on labor unrest
China Central Television, April 17, 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnTe0shzXPw&feature=youtu.be

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

官员赞强拆人员是当代“最可爱的人”
Official praises eviction workers as “most lovable”
The New York Times, April 17, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140417/c17eviction/dual/

Persons with Disabilities (残疾人)

China finally offers college entrance exam in braille
The Guardian, April 18, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/18/china-college-entrance-exam-braille

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

报告称中国信访“信升访降” 吁制定国家信访法 (Report states: written petitions increase, in-person petitioning decreases)
People's Daily, April 18, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0418/c1026-24916086.html

Opinion (观点)

Without social mobility, our city can go nowhere
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1486129/without-social-mobility-our-city-can-go-nowhere

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China's Xi purging corrupt officials to put own men in place - sources
Reuters, April 16, 2014
in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/16/uk-china-corruption-xi-idINKBN0D20UO20140416

Environment (环境)

China blames France's Veolia for tap water pollution
Reuters, April 16, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/16/us-china-water-veolia-idUSBREA3E05P20140416

Hukou (户口)

专家：2/3农业户籍人口不愿转非农城镇化埋隐患 (Expert: 2/3 of rural hukou holders do not want to switch hukou)
China Net, April 17, 2014
finance.china.com.cn/news/zjsd/20140417/2340531.shtml

Information Control (信息控制)

秦火火被判3年法院称因认罪态度较好从轻处罚 (Netizen sentenced to three years in online “defamation” case)
China News, April 17, 2014
news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-04-17/094429952954.shtml

Related:
China releases blogger on bail, jails another amid rumor crackdown
Reuters, April 16, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/17/us-china-blogger-idUSBREA3G04A20140417?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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

F.B.I. video warns of efforts to recruit American students as spies
FBI警告美国青年别被中国政府利用
The New York Times, April 16, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/usa/20140416/c16shriver/dual/

报告：朝鲜贩毒中国最受害 (Report: North Korea's drug trade affects China the most)
Voice of America, April 16, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/article/1895082.html

Related:
Illicit: North Korea’s evolving operations to earn hard currency
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, April 15, 2014
www.hrnk.org/events/announcements-view.php?id=15

June Fourth (六四)

香港一栋商业楼宇的法人代表称将通过司法程序阻止“六四纪念馆”的开馆 (HK building owners seek court ruling to stall opening of June Fourth Memorial Museum)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-04162014102445.html

Related:
The Tiananmen Square Museum China doesn’t want to see
The Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/17/the-tiananmen-square-museum-china-doesnt-want-to-see/?mod=chinablog

Tiananmen exile dies as 25th anniversary nears
The Telegraph, April 17, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10771709/Tiananmen-exile-dies-as-25th-anniversary-nears.html

Labor (劳工)

China's workforce: smaller, more savvy, more restive
Reuters, April 16, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/16/china-labour-idUSL3N0N71LM20140416

Media (媒体)

Scooped: crowd-funding is improving journalism
The Economist, April 19, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21601010-crowd-funding-improving-journalism-scooped?fsrc=rss

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China is advancing Hu Yaobang reforms: State media
Zee News, April 16, 2014
zeenews.india.com/news/world/china-is-advancing-hu-yaobang-reforms-state-media_924916.html

Special Report: China: building the dream
The Economist, April 17, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21600797-2030-chinese-cities-will-be-home-about-1-billion-people-getting-urban-china-work

全国人大2014年度立法计划公布:将制定网络安全法 (NPC announces plan to draft new Internet safety law in 2014)
CRI Online, April 17, 2014
http://roll.sohu.com/20140417/n398419124.shtml

The urban voice: China’s new middle classes, quiescent so far, may soon become more demanding
The Economist, April 16, 2014
www.economist.com/news/special-report/21600805-chinas-new-middle-classes-quiescent-so-far-may-soon-become-more-demanding-urban

China’s losers: amid spreading prosperity, a generation of self-styled also-rans emerges
The Economist, April 19, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21601007-amid-spreading-prosperity-generation-self-styled-also-rans-emerges-chinas-losers?fsrc=rss

Related:
中国驳斥纽约时报说中国未延误搜寻客机 (China hits back at NYTimes article for suggesting its efforts hampered search for lost jetliner)
Voice of America, April 15, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-malaysia-plane-20140415/1893672.html

Environment (环境)

饮用苯超标自来水至少八天兰州市民、律师起诉自来水公司 (Lawyer, citizens bring lawsuits against Lanzhou company for tap water contamination)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/jp2-04152014101148.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China cracks down on rights lawyers, who say they were tortured after seeking justice
Associated Press, April 15, 2014
www.startribune.com/world/255284091.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue

Related:
Post Reeducation-Through-Labor "abolition": lawyers and defenders monitor legal reform implementation--the Jiansanjiang case
"废除"劳教：律师和维权人士监督法律改革实施--建三江案
Human Rights in China, April 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/post-reeducation-through-labor-abolition-lawyers-and-defenders-monitor-legal-reform-implementation
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/fei-chu-lao-jiao-lu-shi-he-wei-quan-ren-shi-jian-du-fa-lu-gai-ge-shi-shi-jian-san-jiang

Related:
June Fourth at 25: resisting enforced amnesia, building a just future
纪念六四25周年：抵制强迫失忆，建设公正的未来
Human Rights in China, April 10, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-25-resisting-enforced-amnesia-building-just-future
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/ji-nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-di-zhi-qiang-po-shi-yi-jian

Labor (劳工)

Several Guangzhou hospital security guards vow to appeal jail sentences
China Labour Bulletin, April 15, 2014
www.clb.org.hk/en/content/several-guangzhou-hospital-security-guards-vow-appeal-jail-sentences

东莞裕元鞋厂爆发三万人大规模罢工 (Tens of thousands on strike at Dongguan shoe factory)
Voice of America, April 15, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-shoe-factory-strike-20140415/1894019.html

Related:
Massive China shoe factory strike rolls on as offer falls flat
Reuters, April 15, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-china-strike-idUSBREA3E0RD20140415

Related:
兰州市民或已饮8天苯超标水 (Lanzhou residents possibly drank contaminated water for 8 days without knowing)
Beijing News, April 15, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/inside/2014/04/15/313051.html

China to probe Veolia unit over reporting of water pollution
Reuters, April 14, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/14/china-water-veolia-idUKL3N0N623G20140414

Hong Kong (香港)

国务院港澳办主任：特首爱国爱港是基本政治伦理 (Beijing: HK Chief Executive should love their country, no matter what political system in HK)
Caijing, April 15, 2014
politics.caijing.com.cn/2014-04-15/114097979.html

Talk on Hong Kong political reform in China divides
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2014
www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-27020040

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

杨匡“偷越国边境”案择期宣判声援人士途中遭拦截 (No verdict in Shenzhen trial of HK activist Yang Kuang for “illegal border-crossing,” supporters intercepted by police)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy2-04142014101548.html

Related:
Hong Kong activist pledges to continue human rights fight at trial in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1482423/activist-yang-kuang-speaks-out-human-rights-trial-shenzhen

Who Is Xu Zhiyong— an interview with Dr. Teng Biao
曹雅学：谁是许志永—— 与滕彪博士的访谈
New Citizens Movement (Translation by China Change), April 11, 2014
EN, Part 1: http://chinachange.org/2014/04/10/who-is-xu-zhiyong/
EN, Part 2: http://chinachange.org/2014/04/13/who-is-xu-zhiyong-2/
CH: http://xgmyd.com/archives/1914

Information Control (信息控制)

China’s latest crackdown on porn has little to do with porn
Quartz, April 14, 2014
qz.com/198932/china-latest-crackdown-on-porn-has-little-to-do-with-porn/

International Human Rights (国际人权)

英国外交部对中方滞后人权对话感到失望 (UK foreign office disappointed at postponement of human rights dialogue with China)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/zaa-04142014124321.html

Related:
China angered by Britain's report on human rights, cancels talks
Reuters, April 15, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-britain-china-rights-idUSBREA3E0FN20140415?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

China tells U.S. to stop “gesticulating” on rights cases
Reuters, April 14, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/14/us-china-usa-rights-idUSBREA3D0GC20140414

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

China angered by U.S. environment chief's visit to Taiwan
Reuters, April 15, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-china-usa-taiwan-idUSBREA3E0N220140415

June Fourth (六四)

从纪念胡耀邦看人格魅力推动政改 (Hu Yaobang a prime example of reforms driven by charismatic leaders)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140414_huyaobang_25anniversary.shtml

After 25 years of amnesia, remembering a forgotten Tiananmen
National Public Radio, April 15, 2014
http://www.npr.org/2014/04/15/301433547/after-25-years-of-amnesia-remembering-a-forgotten-tiananmen?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=share&utm_medium=twitter

PLA to set up local "watchdog" offices to monitor graft and protect troops' rights
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1482158/pla-set-watchdog-offices-counties-provinces-monitor-graft

Communist Party anti-corruption watchdog investigates one of its own officials
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1480492/communist-party-corruption-watchdog-investigates-one-its-own-officials

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