因保护动物人士抗议 中国吃狗肉者提前过节 (Dog meat festival held earlier than usual due to protests)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/nu-06182014163851.html
Related:
China’s dog-meat eaters told to lay low as Internet howls
The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/19/chinas-dog-meat-eaters-told-to-lay-low-as-internet-howls/?mod=WSJBlog
Chinese artist makes waves, and ice, to highlight environmental pollution
The Guardian, June 19, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/australia-culture-blog/2014/jun/19/chinese-artist-makes-waves-and-ice-to-highlight-environmental-pollution
The Chinese multinational making millions out of vulnerable Ugandans
The Guardian, June 19, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/19/tiens-chinese-multinational-making-millions-uganda
Hong Kong media tycoon blames China for attack on website
《苹果日报》遭黑客攻击 港律师拟下周五游行反对“白皮书”
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/attack-06182014182526.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-06182014101411.html
Hong Kong's democracy “referendum” likely to rile China's communists
Reuters, June 18, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/18/us-hongkong-vote-idUSKBN0ET2YB20140618
Legal sector plans march to protest against Beijing’s “worrying” white paper
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1535578/legal-sector-plans-march-protest-against-beijings-worrying-white
Related:
Word on the Street: What is patriotism?
Human Rights in China, September 2012
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0W3Ec8KgvU&index=3&list=PL357E2EA94877C19B
北京朝阳区非京籍家长为孩子顺利入学办离婚 (Families without Beijing hukou use divorce loophole to smooth children’s entry into school)
CNR.cn, June 18, 2014
http://china.cnr.cn/xwwgf/201406/t20140618_515684688.shtml
China jails three anti-corruption activists
中国三名维权人士被判刑
Voice of America, June 19, 2014
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/china-jails-three-anti-corruption-activists/1940263.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/liuping--20140619/1940624.html
Related:
Chinese court hands down harsh jail sentences to New Citizen Movement activists
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2014
www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-20
唐荆陵被拘逾月民间声援 武汉被拘四佛教徒获释圣观等仍被扣 (Activists call for human rights lawyer Tang Jingling's release, four Buddhist followers released in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06182014101452.html
Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, last updated June 17, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
中国禁记者私自开展批评报道反应强烈 (China's new draconian media restrictions elicit strong reactions)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 18, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140618_china_media.shtml
Related:
China extends media gag, bans unapproved “critical reporting”
Agence France-Presse, June 18, 2014
www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/world-news/166691-china-extends-media-gag-bans-unapproved-critical-reportingSee Regulations:
关于《河南青年报》等新闻单位和记者违法案件查处情况的通报 (Announcement of investigation of news work units and journalists' illegal activities)
Xinhua, June 18, 2014
http://www.gapp.gov.cn/news/1663/209443.shtml
Setting sour words aside, Li Keqiang begins visit to Britain
李克强英伦之行，嘴仗暂停经贸优先
The New York Times, June 19, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140619/c19likeqiang/dual/
近百村民为讨说法强占回迁房 (Angry Beijing residents reoccupy former homes after gov't fails to resettle them after eviction)
Jinghua Times, June 19, 2014
epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2014-06/19/content_98676.htm
China plan to gag lawyers online denounced as insult
Reuters, June 18, 2014
in.reuters.com/article/2014/06/18/china-onlinerights-idINKBN0ET0HJ20140618
律师执业行为规范修订引争议 律师遭遇网络“封口令?”(Proposed regulations on lawyers ignite fierce debate, lawyers call it an online gag order)
Southern Weekly, June 19, 2014
www.infzm.com/content/101601
See Lawyers' Statement:
Lawyers and Legal Professionals: ACLA’s Draft Disciplinary Regulations for Lawyers Violate ACLA Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and China’s Constitution
强烈谴责中华全国律师协会违法制定律师执业行为规范和处分规则（草案）
85 Lawyers and Legal Professionals, June 17, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/lawyers-and-legal-professionals-aclas-draft-disciplinary-regulations-lawyers-violate
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/qiang-lie-qian-ze-zhong-hua-quan-guo-lu-shi-xie-hui-wei-fa-zhi-ding-lu-shi-zhi-yeSee Draft Regulations:
《律师协会会员违规行为处分规则》
Lawyers Association Disciplinary Rules (Provisional) Comment Draft
All China Lawyers Association, June 17, 2014
CH: photo.blog.sina.com.cn/showpic.html#blogid=63aeaff70102eka0&url=http://album.sina.com.cn/pic/001PbbJJzy6JDuY4ewi2a
EN (draft): chinalawtranslate.com/en/lawyers-association-disciplinary-rules-provisional-comment-draft/
Bill Gates meets Alibaba’s Ma to discuss philanthropy
Bloomberg, June 18, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-18/bill-gates-meets-alibaba-s-ma-to-discuss-philanthropy.html
“Tell me where my husband is” – wife’s plea to China's Communist Party
The Telegraph, June 19, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10911745/Tell-me-where-my-husband-is-wifes-plea-to-Chinas-Communist-Party.html
BP to sign $20 billion LNG supply deal with China's CNOOC
Reuters, June 17, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/17/uk-bp-lng-idUKKBN0ES0O320140617
Report: Chinese phone comes preloaded with spyware
Associated Press, June 17, 2014
www.heraldstandard.com/tech_ap/report-chinese-phone-comes-preloaded-with-spyware/article_9f54a5eb-b50c-5e23-af40-d81651418057.html
Father’s Day plea to educate China’s “illegal” children
广州教师父亲节呼吁保障超生子女受教育权利
The New York Times, June 17, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140617/c17fathersday/dual/
How corrupt is the U.S.? Just watch “House of Cards,” China party arm says
The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/17/how-corrupt-is-the-u-s-just-watch-house-of-cards-china-party-arm-says/?mod=chinablog
As Chinese leader takes on graft, relatives are said to shed investments
习近平亲属退出多项商业投资
The New York Times, June 18, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140618/c18assets/dual/
Five Chinese dissident artists who aren't Ai Weiwei
The Huffington Post, June 10, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/10/chinese-dissident-artists_n_5474258.html?utm_hp_ref=arts
U.S. professors call on colleges to re-evaluate Confucius Institutes
美国教授集体呼吁慎与孔子学院合作
The New York Times, June 18, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/education/20140618/c18confucius/dual/
See statement:
On partnerships with foreign governments: the case of Confucius Institutes
American Association of University Professors, June 2014
www.aaup.org/report/partnerships-foreign-governments-case-confucius-institutes
Malnutrition: the hungry and forgotten
The Economist, June 14, 2014
www.economist.com/news/china/21604220-growth-has-helped-millions-avoid-malnutrition-it-still-threatens-hold-back-generation
Beijingers spend one-fourth of their lives sick, landmark China health study finds
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1534753/beijingers-spend-one-third-their-lives-sick-landmark-china-health-study
摊牌（一）：一国两制与民主香港 (Face off: one country two systems and democracy in HK, Part I)
The New York Times, June 18, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140618/cc18zhangjieping/
Cyber attacks hit pro-democracy websites in Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/18/cyber-attacks-hit-pro-democracy-websites-in-hong-kong/?mod=chinablog
湖南农民赵枫生言论罪续审 陈述坚称无罪法官择日宣判 (Hunan farmer Zhao Fengsheng's trial for “inciting subversion” ended without verdict)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-06172014103554.html
浙民主党人王荣清刑满后病危 (Zhejiang veteran dissident Wang Rongqing in critical conditions after release from jail in May)
Voice of America, June 17, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/wangrongqing-20140617/1938726.html
国家新闻出版广电总局：禁止记者和记者站未经本单位同意私自开展批评报道 (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television: journalists and news bureaus prohibited from publishing critical reports without explicit approval from work units)
Xinhua, June 18, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2014-06/18/c_1111204754.htm
Related:
China bans unauthorised critical coverage by journalists
Reuters, June 18, 2014
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/18/uk-china-media-idUKKBN0ET14H20140618
新华网：是时候对网络进行大力治理了 (Xinhua: it’s time to implement large control over the internet)
Xinhua, June 18, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-06/18/c_1111205933.htm?
China, Britain sign trade deals worth £14 bn
Agence France-Presse, June 18, 2014
au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/24261035/china-britain-sign-trade-deals-worth-14-bn/
China’s Premier Li – on EU reform and the Scottish question
Channel 4 News, June 17, 2014
blogs.channel4.com/gary-gibbon-on-politics/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-mocks-britain/28563
Related:
Joint Statement from Government of the People's Republic of China & Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
中华人民共和国政府和大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国政府联合声明（全文）
Foreign and Commonwealth Office & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 17, 2014
EN: www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-government-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-government-of-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland
CH: http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_chn/zyxw_602251/t1166413.shtml
澳籍华裔艺术家郭健北京获释后抵悉尼 (Chinese-Australian artist Guo Jian arrives in Sydney after deportation from China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 17, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/06/140617_australia_china_guojian.shtml
Chinese lawyers lodge formal complaint over new rules
中国律师协酝酿惩戒律师新“规矩” 律师发起罢免律协会长联署
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-06172014163650.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06172014103230.html
See Lawyers' Statement:
Lawyers and Legal Professionals: ACLA’s Draft Disciplinary Regulations for Lawyers Violate ACLA Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and China’s Constitution
85 Lawyers and Legal Professionals, June 17, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/lawyers-and-legal-professionals-aclas-draft-disciplinary-regulations-lawyers-violate
See Draft Regulations:
《律师协会会员违规行为处分规则》
Lawyers Association Disciplinary Rules (Provisional) Comment Draft
All China Lawyers Association, June 17, 2014
CH:http://photo.blog.sina.com.cn/showpic.html#blogid=63aeaff70102eka0&url=http://album.sina.com.cn/pic/001PbbJJzy6JDuY4ewi2a
EN (draft): http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/lawyers-association-disciplinary-rules-provisional-comment-draft/
卫计委：坚决反对以强制措施开展计划生育工作 (Top health body "resolutely opposes" use of coercive measures to carry out family planning work)
China National Radio, June 18, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/06-18/6291828.shtml
Chinese church's fightback fails to stop cross removal
The Telegraph, June 17, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10904942/Chinese-churchs-fightback-fails-to-stop-cross-removal.html
中国当局无视抗议加大开采西藏左贡县金矿 (China expands gold mine in Tibet despite local opposition)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06172014104225.html
Jailed Uygur scholar Ilham Tohti “may have faced secret trial”, lawyer says
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1534689/jailed-uygur-scholar-ilham-tohti-may-have-faced-secret-trial-lawyer-says
Related:
China: Secret trial of prominent Uighur academic makes a mockery of justice
Amnesty International, June 18, 2014
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/china-secret-trial-of-prominent-uighur-academic-makes-a-mockery-of-justice
We can turn the tide of climate change by working with China
The Guardian, June 17, 2014
www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/17/we-can-turn-the-tide-of-climate-change-by-working-with-china
“被消失”的狗肉节 (Local gov’t in Guangxi pulls out of controversial dog meat festival)
Beijing Youth Daily, June 17, 2014
epaper.ynet.com/html/2014-06/17/content_66349.htm?div=-1
Hearing: Pet treats and processed chicken from China: concerns for American consumers and pets
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, June 17, 2014
http://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/pet-treats-and-processed-chicken-from-china-concerns-for-american-consumers-and-pets
公益机构发布儿童安全教育及性侵案件报告 (Social welfare organization publishes report on children’s safety education and sexual assault cases)
China Philanthropy Times, June 3, 2014
http://www.gongyishibao.com/html/yaowen/6554.html
Ai Weiwei’s fake “leg-guns” become Chinese Internet meme
The Washington Post, June 16, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/16/ai-weiweis-fake-leg-guns-become-chinese-internet-meme/
Three sentenced to death over Tiananmen attack
天安门撞击案三名被告被判死刑
The New York Times, June 17, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140617/c17xinjiang/dual/
湖南“血铅事件”环保局三官员被停职 (3 MEP officials suspended in the wake of lead-poisoning scandal)
Beijing News, June 17, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/06/17/321238.html
Related:
China official rebuked for blaming lead poisoning on pencils
Agence France-Presse, June 16, 2014
www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/16/china-official-rebuked-for-blaming-lead-poisoning-on-pencils
Chubby little emperors: why China is under- and over-nourished at the same time
The Economist, June 14, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21604221-why-china-under-and-over-nourished-same-time-chubby-little-emperors
How eating broccoli can help your body cope with air pollution
The Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/13/how-eating-broccoli-can-help-your-body-cope-with-air-pollution/
Beijing's white paper “breaches 1984 pact with Britain”
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1534274/beijings-statement-breaches-1984-pact
Guideline to accelerate China's household registration reform
People's Daily, June 16, 2014
english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0616/c90785-8741760.html
郑州律师被拘案继续发酵 (Human rights lawyers continue to press Zhengzhou authorities to allow meeting with detained lawyers and defenders)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-06162014134534.html
For more information on the Zhengzhou case, see:
121 legal professionals sign citizen petition calling on State Council to revise Article 374 of the Procedural Regulations for the Handling of Criminal Cases by Public Security Organs
121名法律人联名要求国务院改变《公安机关办理刑事案件程序规定》第374条的公民建议书
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/121-legal-professionals-sign-citizen-petition-calling-state-council-revise-article
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/121ming-fa-lu-ren-lian-ming-yao-qiu-guo-wu-yuan-gai-bian-gong-ji-guan-ban-li-xing
China to prosecute Pu Zhiqiang for activism
维权律师浦志强被北京警方正式逮捕
The New York Times, June 15, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140615/c15pu/dual/
Related:
Arrested Chinese lawyer Pu Zhiqiang speaks from prison
ChinaFile, June 13, 2014
http://www.chinafile.com/Arrested-Chinese-Lawyer-Pu-Zhiqiang-Speaks-Prison
Chinese rights lawyers warn of crackdown after arrest of Pu Zhiqiang
The Guardian, June 17, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/17/chinese-rights-lawyers-crackdown-arrest-pu-zhiqiang-ai-weiwei
百度寻求海外发展依然绕不过“六四”问题 (Baidu struggles with “June Fourth” issue in its overseas expansion)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/gr-06162014130600.html
何清涟:向北京弯腰背后的利益考量 (He Qinglian: cost-benefit analysis in kowtowing to China)
Voice of America, June 16, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/he-qing-lian-20140616/1938257.html
Nick Clegg: China is “shackled to communist doctrine”
The Guardian, June 16, 2014
www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/16/nick-clegg-china-shackled-communism
Chinese put Britain in its place ahead of Li Keqiang's visit
The Guardian, June 15, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/15/chinese-put-britain-in-its-place-ahead-of-li-keqiang-visit
Related:
英媒：中国告诫英国要有"自知之明" (British media: China tells UK to "know its place")
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 16, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/06/140616_press_china_uk.shtml
Britain smoothes visa process to tap lucrative Chinese tourist trade
英国将简化中国人申请英国签证手续
Reuters, June 16, 2014
EN: uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/uk-china-britain-visas-idUKKBN0ER29N20140616
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0ES05H20140617?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews
律协拟处罚律师网上制造案件舆论压力引发争议 (Draft bar association regulations introduce punitive measures against lawyers' online and public advocacy)
Eastday.com, June 17, 2014
http://news.21cn.com/hot/social/a/2014/0617/13/27479457.shtml
See regulations:
《律师协会会员违规行为处分规则》
Lawyers Association Disciplinary Rules (Provisional) Comment Draft
All China Lawyers Association, June 17, 2014
CH:http://photo.blog.sina.com.cn/showpic.html#blogid=63aeaff70102eka0&url=http://album.sina.com.cn/pic/001PbbJJzy6JDuY4ewi2a
EN (draft): http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/lawyers-association-disciplinary-rules-provisional-comment-draft/
China aims to revamp justice system but Communist Party to retain control
中国将开始司法体制改革试点工作
Reuters, June 16, 2014
EN: www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/us-china-justice-revamp-idUSKBN0ER0RR20140616
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0ER10J20140616?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews
Sinica: Leftover women, misogynistic trolls and post grad study in China
Sinica, June 16, 2014
http://popupchinese.com/lessons/sinica/leftover-women-misogynistic-trolls-and-post-grad-study-in-china
新疆涉暴恐7案13人被执行死刑 (13 executed in Xinjiang for terrorism and violent crimes)
Caijing, June 16, 2014
politics.caijing.com.cn/2014-06-16/114267639.html
Related:
State media say China executes 13 people for terrorism, violent crime in restive northwest
Associated Press, June 16, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/state-media-say-china-executes-13-people-for-terrorism-violent-crime-in-restive-northwest/2014/06/16/b9233638-f55c-11e3-a08c-5779506f3051_story.html
Concerns rise over China's detention of Uighur scholar
Reuters, June 17, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/17/us-china-trial-idUSKBN0ES0I820140617?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
我在哈佛见识的中国高材生 (The talented Chinese students I learned from at Harvard)
The New York Times, June 17, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140617/cc17kato/
China's beleaguered lawyers
The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2014
online.wsj.com/articles/chinas-beleaguered-lawyers-1402938679
The Guardian view on Chinese premier Li Keqiang's visit to Britain
The Guardian, June 16, 2014
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/16/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-visit-britain
Spooked by probes, pharma executives ask: should I leave China?
Reuters, June 13, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/13/uk-china-pharmaceuticals-idUKKBN0EO01120140613
China investigates top national politician
Associated Press, June 14, 2014
news.yahoo.com/china-investigates-top-national-politician-095336110.html
Complaints about air pollution in China's capital double in five months
Reuters, June 14, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/14/us-china-pollution-beijing-idUSKBN0EP0A320140614
Hunan chemical plant shut over high lead levels in children, official blames “pencils”
Global Times, June 16, 2014
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/865838.shtml
全港毅行争普选起步 呼吁市民占中投票 (Democracy advocates launch 84-hour walkathon in lead up to Occupy Central "referendum")
Voice of America, June 16, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/walk-for-universal-suffrage-20140614/1936890.html
白皮书与防火墙 (White paper and the Great Firewall)
Deutsche Welle, June 15, 2014
dw.de/p/1CIkg
鲍彤：一国两制的法定义和白皮书的篡改义 (Former premier's secretary slams Beijing's white paper on Hong Kong)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2014
dw.de/p/1CHym
Q. and A.: Anson Chan on Beijing’s pressure tactics in Hong Kong
陈方安生：香港的自治正受到威胁
New York Times, June 13, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140613/c13chanqa/dual/
香港千人冲击立法会反新界东北发展计划 警拘捕21人港府称不会撤回计划
(Protesters tried to storm LegCo in an attempt to force the gov't to withdraw controversial development plan)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/yf-06152014100704.html
郭飞雄申请取保候审再被拒健康状况明显恶化 (Rights defender Guo Feixiong's bail denied, health deteriorates in detention)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-06142014120205.html
For more information on Guo Feixiong, see:
www.hrichina.org/en/defenders/guo-feixiong
中国120多名法律人要求确保律师与当事人的会见权 (In open letter, 120 human rights lawyers and legal professionals ask State Council to amend public security regulations to ensure lawyer-client meeting rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-06152014154333.html
See open letter:
121名法律人联名要求国务院改变《公安机关办理刑事案件程序规定》第374条的 公民建议书 (Recommendations jointly issued by 121 legal professionals to the State Council for the amendment of Article 374 of the Regulations on the Procedures for Handling Criminal Cases by Public Security Organs)
Chinese lawyers and legal professionals, June 15, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/121-legal-professionals-sign-citizen-petition-calling-state-council-revise-article
中国否认英媒指李克强以取消访英威胁见女皇的背后迷思 (What’s behind China's rejection of allegations that it used strong-arm tactics to get royal audience)
Radio France International, June 16, 2014
www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140615-中国否认英媒指李克强以
取消访英威胁见女皇的背后迷思
China diversifying investments in Latin America, say analysts
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2014
www.themalaymailonline.com/money/article/china-diversifying-investments-in-latin-america-say-analysts#sthash.6aXv9Zjg.dpuf
Korea, China to sign agreement to protect citizens
The Korea Times, June 15, 2014
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/06/176_159156.html
China deports artist Guo Jian in Tiananmen crackdown
The Financial Times, June 16, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c080f982-f544-11e3-91a8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz34ohYHngv
异议艺术家陈光获释 (Soldier-turned-artist Chen Guang released)
Deutsche Welle, June 14, 2014
dw.de/p/1CILL
China frees artist held for Tiananmen anniversary
Associated Press, June 14, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-frees-artist-held-for-tiananmen-anniversary/2014/06/14/80086a3e-f38c-11e3-8d66-029598e98add_story.html
Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, last updated June 13, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014 CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
Heard in the hutong: the Chinese view on gay marriage
Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/16/heard-in-the-hutong-the-chinese-view-on-gay-marriage/?mod=chinablog
北京将全面公开重大事故调查报告全文 (Beijing to publish reports of gov't investigation into major incidents)
Fazhiwang, June 15, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/06-15/6281985.shtml
城乡养老保险制度衔接办法7月1日实施 (Urban and rural pension insurance systems to be linked starting July 1)
Caijing, June 16, 2014
economy.caijing.com.cn/2014-06-16/114265185.html
俞正声："尊重台湾同胞对现行社会制度的认同" (Senior China official:
"we respect Taiwanese compatriots' affirmation of their current social system")
Deutsche Welle, June 15, 2014
dw.de/p/1CIsj
China respects Taiwan's social system, senior official says
Reuters, June 15, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/15/us-china-taiwan-idUSKBN0EQ08C20140615
Concerns in China over alleged secret trial of Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti
The Guardian, June 16, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/16/concerns-china-secret-trial-uighur-scholar-ilham-tohti
With white paper, Beijing may have achieved the opposite of what it wants
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1531714/white-paper-beijing-may-have-achieved-opposite-what-it-wants
Prosecution of PLA General Xu Caihou for graft about to begin, sources say
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1531213/prosecution-pla-general-xu-caihou-graft-about-begin-sources-say
党报：只许我屠城，不许你发声 (Chinese state media’s commentary on Japan backfires as netizens ridicule China's own historical revisionism)
Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2014
dw.de/p/1CHA8
Related:
日本的强盗逻辑: 只许我侵略屠城 不许你出声(People’s Daily slams Japan’s request for withdrawal of China’s application to UNESCO to mark Nanjing Massacre as “gangster logic”)
People’s Daily, June 12, 2014
http://www.js.xinhuanet.com/2014-06/12/c_1111108976.htm
Post-Snowden China looks to “hack-proof” quantum communications
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1531161/post-snowden-china-looks-hack-proof-quantum-communications
China’s top court overturns death sentence in famous rape case
The Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/12/chinas-top-court-overturns-death-sentence-in-famous-rape-case/?mod=WSJBlog
Related:
媒体札记：唐慧归来 (Media notes: rape victim’s mother returns to public eye)
Financial Times, June 13, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056733
中方: 香港事务不容任何外国干涉或指手划脚 (China MFA blasts "foreign interference" in Hong Kong)
China News, June 12, 2014
www.chinanews.com/ga/2014/06-12/6274823.shtml
Related:
陈日君不排除绝食或 “占中”争取港普选(Retired HK cardinal does not rule out hunger strike or “Occupy Central” for universal suffrage in HK)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 13, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140613_joseph_zen_occupy_central.shtml
林培瑞: 北京“意在威吓”香港民主人士 (Perry Link: Beijing strives to 'intimidate' Hong Kong's pro-democracy camps)
Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2014
dw.de/p/1CHRT
Hong Kong media worries over China’s reach as ads disappear
《苹果日报》称北京迫使大客户撤广告
The New York Times, June 12, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140612/c12chinamedia/dual/
Chinese premier to meet Queen Elizabeth during UK visit
李克强将在访英期间会晤女王
Financial Times, June 13, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056725/ce
Related:
英媒: 李克强求见英女王 否则取消访问 (British media: China demands meeting with Queen Elizabeth as condition for premier's visit)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 12, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/06/140612_press_li_keqiang_queen.shtml
Thai army delegation visits China amid Western reproach of coup
Reuters, June 11, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/11/us-thailand-politics-china-idUSKBN0EM0FO20140611
中国当局周五正式逮捕著名维权律师浦志强 (Chinese authority officially arrests prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang)
Voice of America, June 13, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20140613-voaconnects-puziqiang/1936200.html
See Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau’s announcement on Weibo:
北京市公安局以涉嫌寻衅滋事罪、非法获取公民个人信息对浦志强依法执行逮捕 (Pu Zhiqiang is officially arrested by Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” and “illegally obtaining personal information”)
Beijing Public Security Bureau, June 13, 2014
http://weibo.com/1288915263/B8QnobFyi
王丹宣布新“天下围城”即将启动 (Wang Dan launches new round of “surround the city” campaign to mark Tiananmen anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-06122014100158.html
In secret Delhi meet, India tutored China on land laws
The Times of India, June 11, 2014
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/In-secret-Delhi-meet-India-tutored-China-on-land-laws/articleshow/36367626.cms
Shanghai full of pride: China’s “most gay-friendly city” prepares to celebrate
The Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/12/shanghai-full-of-pride-chinas-most-gay-friendly-city-prepares-to-celebrate/?mod=WSJBlog
How Adidas supported worker rights in China factory strike
The Guardian, June 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable-fashion-blog/adidas-worker-rights-china-factory-strike
Five ways that China controls the Internet
The Epoch Times, June 11, 2014
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/727305-five-ways-that-china-controls-the-internet/
Cambridge University's China funding row: “Foreign donations must be regulated”
The Telegraph, June 11, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10893511/Cambridge-Universitys-China-funding-row-Foreign-donations-must-be-regulated.html
Why Chinese officials are resigning from company boards left and right
中国“官员独董”纷纷退场
The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2014
EN: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/11/why-chinese-officials-are-resigning-from-company-boards-left-and-right/
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140612/rec090946.asp
东莞扫黄43名公职人员被问责 其中14人移送司法 (In Dongguan’s sex trade crackdown, 14 of 43 officials called to account are transferred to judicial organ)
China News, June 12, 2014
http://news.sohu.com/20140612/n400761732.shtml
Zhang Yimou on failure, “House of Cards” and “Coming Home”
The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/11/zhang-yimou-on-failure-house-of-cards-and-coming-home/
最高法未核准“唐慧女儿案”主犯死刑：犯罪情节未达特别严重(SPC rejects death sentence in a high profile rape case)
Xinhua, June 12, 2014
http://politics.caijing.com.cn/2014-06-12/114257361.html
Ending the consumption of manta ray gills in China - in pictures
The Guardian, June 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/jun/12/ending-the-consumption-of-manta-ray-gills-in-china-in-pictures
Beijing’s “White Paper” sets off a firestorm in Hong Kong
北京白皮书激起香港民众大游行
The New York Times, June 12, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140612/c12hongkong/dual/
Related:
港保安局长忧 “占中”运动被 “骑劫”导致失控 (Head of HK Security Bureau voices concern about Occupy Central being hijacked and losing control)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140612_hk_security_occupy_central.shtml
Response of the Hong Kong Bar Association
香港大律师公会的回应
Hong Kong Bar Association, June 11, 2014
EN: http://www.hkba.org/whatsnew/misc/White_Paper_Response_eng.pdf
CH: http://www.hkba.org/whatsnew/misc/White_Paper_Response_chi.pdf
教育部：省会及以下城市放开高校毕业生落户限制 (Ministry of Education: Chinese provincial capitals and smaller cities to remove restrictions on permanent residency registrations for college graduates)
China News, June 12, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/edu/2014/06-12/6271041.shtml
卫计委：坚决反对计生与户籍挂钩 (Chinese Health Commission: Family planning policy should not be tied to residency status)
Caixin, June 11, 2014
http://china.caixin.com/2014-06-11/100688920.html
Harsh sentence feared for detained rights lawyer
The New York Times, June 12, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/a-harsh-sentence-feared-for-detained-rights-lawyer/
China tries anti-graft activist in secret on “fraud” charge
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/zhang-xiangzhong-06122014103936.html
Related:
中国“新公民运动”成员被控诈骗案开庭 (New Citizens Movement activist is on trial for “fraud”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140611_china_activist_trial.shtml
US clearly in the wrong over “Human Rights”
Global Times, June 11, 2014
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2014/06/11/3684s831020.htm
See US House Resolution:
House Resolution 599
113th United States Congress, May 28, 2014
http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/599
Beijing police detain student over Tiananmen tweet
北京大学生Twitter上讨论纪念六四被拘捕
The New York Times, June 12, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140612/c12student/dual/
Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, last updated June 11, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
Hong Kong's gay marriage objection
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-27790389
Flawed planning process partly to blame for mass protests, admits MEP official
官员称规划疏漏导致邻避抗议活动增多
China Dialogue, June 11, 2014
EN: https://www.chinadialogue.net/blog/7038-Flawed-planning-process-partly-to-blame-for-mass-protests-admits-MEP-official-/en
CH: https://www.chinadialogue.net/blog/7038-Flawed-planning-process-partly-to-blame-for-mass-protests-admits-MEP-official-/ch
Campaign to crack down on fringe sects in China worries mainstream churches
The New York Times, June 11, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/world/asia/china-rounds-up-hundreds-in-crackdown-on-fringe-sects.html
中国拟为南京大屠杀档案申报世界记忆遗产(China asks UNESCO to include Nanjing Massacre in Memory of the World register)
Caijing, June 10, 2014
http://politics.caijing.com.cn/2014-06-10/114251743.html
北京新机场对空气质量影响几何? (How will Beijing's new airport affect air quality?)
The New York Times, June 11, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/science/20140611/cc11airport/
Revealed: Wen Jiabao's family is behind Cambridge University professorship
英媒: 剑桥大学接受温家宝家族捐款
The Telegraph, June 10, 2014
EN: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10890356/Revealed-Wen-Jiabaos-family-is-behind-Cambridge-University-professorship.html
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/06/140611_press_review.shtml
China warns Hong Kong over autonomy
中国白皮书: 香港领导人必须爱国
Financial Times, June 11, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c166ebcc-f099-11e3-b112-00144feabdc0.html#axzz34LLPiHga
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056670
Related:
Full text: The practice of the “one country, two systems” policy in HKSAR
《"一国两制"在香港特别行政区的实践》白皮书
Xinhua, June 10, 2014
EN: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/864826.shtml
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/gangao/2014-06/10/c_1111067166.htmChina warns of limits to Hong Kong freedom as protests loom
Reuters, June 10, 2014
in.reuters.com/article/2014/06/10/uk-china-hongkong-idINKBN0EL1HF20140610
香港高院拒梁国雄冲击论坛案上诉终院 (HK High Court upholds Legco member's conviction on public disturbance charges, Long Hair to appeal to Court of Final Appeal)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 10, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140610_hongkong_long_hair_jailed.shtml
张思之律师有望见高瑜 江西刘萍三人案四度变更控罪 (Gao Yu's lawyer may be allowed to meet client soon, authorities add new charges for three Xinyu transparency advocates months after trial ended)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-06102014111911.html
李克强访英 人权问题将上议事日程 (UK to raise human rights during Chinese premier's visit next week)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 10, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/06/140610_press_li_keqiang.shtml
How “rogue” is China’s aid?
The Washington Post, June 10, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/06/10/how-rogue-is-chinas-aid/
China-led hydropower project faces resistance in Cambodia
E&E News, June 10, 2014
www.eenews.net/stories/1060000986
鲍彤六四前夕“被旅游” 已于7号返京 (Former secretary of Zhao Ziyang returns home after being forced to “travel” ahead of June Fourth anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-06102014103054.html
维权律师常伯阳被刑拘引关注 (Concerns escalate as human rights lawyer Chang Boyang remains in criminal detention)
Voice of America, June 10, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-rights-lawyer-20140610/1934111.html
Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, June 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
厦门裁决企业开除罢工工人违法 (Xiamen labor arbitration committee finds firing of striking workers illegal)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-06102014101021.html
Labor pains: a rising threat to stability in China
The Wall Street Journal, June 10, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/10/labor-pains-a-rising-threat-to-stability-in-china/?mod=WSJBlog
残保金公开有困难还是“不方便”? (Transparency still needed in management of employment security fund for persons with disabilities)
The Beijing News, June 11, 2014
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2014-06/11/content_516778.htm?div=-1
China announces round up of alleged cult members
Associated Press, June 10, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/china-announces-round-alleged-cult-members-025135164.html
Related:
1,500 cult members arrested in past two years, China says after McDonald's killing
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1529931/1500-cult-members-arrested-china-says-after-woman-beaten-death-mcdonalds
China targets officials who sent families abroad
Associated Press, June 9, 2014
www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/China-targets-officials-who-sent-families-abroad-5538585.php
China's Communist Party expels former top COSCO executive
Reuters, June 9, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/09/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0EK08K20140609
China's pool of potential college students set to shrink
中国移民及弃高考留学人数激增 现体制得益者也对前途渐失信心
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/students-06092014172650.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/xl1-06092014101823.html
中国民间环保组织启动应用软件 监督污染企业 (Chinese NGO launches app to help citizens monitor and report pollution)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/hc-06092014135749.html
Related:
Chinese group launches app to shame polluters
Associated Press, June 9, 2014
www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/09/5884524/chinese-group-launches-app-to.html?rh=1
41专家学者呼吁全面禁止烟草广告 (Experts call for ban on tobacco advertisement)
Beijing News, June 10, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/health/2014-06/10/c_1111060073.htm
Despite critics, China asserts democratic progress in Hong Kong
The New York Times, June 10, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/despite-critics-china-asserts-democratic-progress-in-hong-kong/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
See white paper:
Full text: Chinese State Council white paper on “One Country, Two Systems” policy in Hong Kong
《一国两制在港实践》白皮书发布(全文)
State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China, June 10, 2014
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1529167/full-text-practice-one-country-two-systems-policy-hong-kong-special
CH: http://news.ifeng.com/a/20140610/40670427_0.shtml#_from_ralated
北京社科院发布蓝皮书 建议实施积分对接户籍制度 (Think tank recommends Beijing adopt a point-based system for granting household registration)
Jinghua Times, June 10, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/06-10/6261042_2.shtml
浦志强律师的取保候审申请被警方驳回 (Police rejects Pu Zhiqiang's bail application)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 9, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140609_pu_zhiqiang.shtml
Related:
Lawyer denied bail after detention ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1529171/ai-weiwei-lawyer-denied-bail-after-detention-ahead-tiananmen-anniversary
武汉多人听讲佛法被抓 一个月不准见律师 弘法出家人无家属可言 被抓捕无法请律师 (Activists detained for attending sermon in Wuhan still have no access to lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy1-06092014101541.html
结束软禁的胡佳 重回天安门 (Hu Jia's house arrest ends, visits Tiananmen Square)
Deutsche Welle, June 9, 2014
dw.de/p/1CF3f
Chinese authorities now targeting lawyers' lawyers
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-06092014142941.html
“I can take it”: young Chinese activist dragged back to jail
The Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/09/i-can-take-it-young-chinese-activist-dragged-back-to-jail/?mod=WSJBlog
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Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, last updated June 9, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
中俄反对将人权、法治列入联合国发展目标 (China and Russia oppose inclusion of human rights and rule of law in UN's post-2015 development agenda)
Voice of America, June 9, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/un-debate-role-of-human-rights-and-rule-of-law-in-development-20140609/1933149.html