The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, July 03, 2014

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protesters say more to come if China won’t bend
Bloomberg Businessweek, July 2, 2014
www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-02/hong-kong-protesters-say-more-to-come-if-china-wont-bend

Police accused of heavy-handed treatment of protesters arrested after July 1 march
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1544897/police-criticised-handling-july-1-march-and-arrested-sit-protesters

Messy protest shows rising HK fears about China
Associated Press, July 2, 2014
www.nbc40.net/story/25921899/messy-protest-shows-rising-hk-fears-about-china

In Hong Kong, a democracy march with a sense of humor
The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/07/02/in-hong-kong-a-democracy-march-with-a-sense-of-humor/?mod=chinablog

Bankers on the march: Hong Kong financiers join democracy fight
Agence France-Presse, July 3, 2014
http://www.afp.com/en/news/bankers-march-hong-kong-financiers-join-democracy-fight

In Hong Kong, a potent visual echo of Tiananmen
25年后,香港又见天安门 “民主女神”
The New York Times, July 3, 2014
EN: www.amnesty.org.hk/web/index.php/20140702-ai-71/
CH: www.amnesty.org.hk/web/index.php/20140702-ai-71/

See video:
July 1, 2014 march in Hong Kong
Human Rights in China, July 2, 2014
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzF7cPl3bXY

Related:
香港: 大规模拘捕侵犯和平集会权利 (Mass arrest in Hong Kong violates right to peaceful assembly)
Amnesty International Hong Kong, July 2, 2014
www.amnesty.org.hk/web/index.php/20140702-ai-71/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国记者殷玉生家人正式收到拘留通知书 (Chinese journalist Yin Yusheng criminally detained for “disturbing public order”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 2, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140702_china_yin_yusheng.shtml

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, disappearances, and arrests related to June 4, 2014
六四25周年被限制自由、拘留、失踪、逮捕者名单
Human Rights in China
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-disappearances-arrests-and-beyond-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-qian-hou-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-shi-zong-dai-bu-zhe-ming-dan

耿和: 高智晟将刑满但未知能否回家 (Jail term of Chinese human rights Lawyer to end; going home remains unknown, lawyer’s wife says)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140703_china_gaozhisheng.shtml

Information Control (信息控制)

Weibo more heavily censored during Hong Kong's July 1 march than on Tiananmen anniversary
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1545652/chinas-government-pursues-more-censorship-july-1-it-did-june-4

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

中国警告美国勿就香港“说三道四” (China warns U.S. against "gesticulating" about Hong Kong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 2, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140702_us_china_hk.shtml

See U.S. Department of State comment:
Daily Press Briefing
U.S. Department of State, July 2, 2014
www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2014/07/228689.htm#CHINA2

Labor (劳工)

Disputes become a feature of labour relations in China
白领或成中国工运推动力量
Financial Times, July 2, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/90554ba2-011d-11e4-a938-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/0010570482

Religion (宗教)

China bans Ramadan fast in Muslim northwest
Associated Press, July 3, 2014
news.yahoo.com/china-bans-ramadan-fast-muslim-northwest-103756197.html

Opinion (观点)

Hong Kong nears tipping point with Beijing
Asia Times Online, July 2, 2014
www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-020714.html

The China syndrome: Beijing will only harm itself if it seeks to muzzle Hong Kong
The Times, July 3, 2014
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/leaders/article4137055.ece

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China looks to Hong Kong graft fighter amid anti-bribery drive
Bloomberg, July 2, 2014
www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-01/china-looks-to-hong-kong-graft-fighter-amid-anti-bribery-drive.html

Education (教育)

School dropouts in rural China could be as high as 20 million, says study
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1544335/school-dropouts-rural-china-could-be-high-20-million-says-study

Environment (环境)

The human cost of China's untold soil pollution problem
The Guardian, June 30, 2014
www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/30/the-human-cost-of-chinas-untold-soil-pollution-problem

Health (健康)

Confusing messages for investors and multinationals from China's healthcare reforms
Forbes, July 1, 2014
www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminshobert/2014/07/01/confusing-messages-for-investors-and-multinationals-from-chinas-healthcare-reforms/

Hong Kong (香港)

Huge crowds turn out for Hong Kong pro-democracy march
香港人“七一”大游行,要求真民主
The New York Times, July 2, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140702/c02hongkong/dual/

Police arrest more than 500 at sit-in after Hong Kong stages anti-China pro-democracy rally
Associated Press, July 2, 2014
http://www.newser.com/article/3e4863ab2cba4feab89159e50e2cef3d/police-arrest-more-than-500-at-sit-in-after-hong-kong-stages-anti-china-pro-democracy-rally.html

Special report: The battle for Hong Kong's soul
Reuters, July 1, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/01/us-hongkong-china-specialreport-idUSKBN0F62XU20140701

Related:
Hong Kong democracy march protest seen in timelapse
The Telegraph, July 1, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/10939048/Hong-Kong-democracy-march-protest-seen-in-timelapse.html

At massive Hong Kong democracy protest, unwanted party-crashers
The Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/07/01/at-massive-hong-kong-democracy-protest-unwanted-party-crashers/?mod=WSJBlog

深圳网民响应香港七一游行发起 “占深”行动 被警阻止 (Police break up mainland netizens' "Occupy Shenzhen" attempt to support July 1 march in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ql2-07012014095801.html

Hukou (户口)

户改意见出台 重点在农民工市民化 (Guideline on the reform of household registration system issued, focusing on providing urban citizenship to rural migrant workers)
Caixin, July 1, 2014
http://china.caixin.com/2014-07-01/100698285.html

Labor (劳工)

Samsung finds labour violations at dozens of its Chinese suppliers
The Guardian, July 1, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/01/samsung-working-practice-breaches-chinese-suppliers

Law (法律)

维权律师王成起诉全国律协侵犯名誉权 (Human rights lawyer sues ACLA for violating the right to reputation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140702_china_human_right_lawyer.shtml

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

中国收容教育30年调查:收教所最多时达200个 (Investigative report reveals that, in past 30 years, number of custody and education centers in China peaked at 200)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 2, 2014
http://news.163.com/14/0702/08/A04QIPC20001124J.html

Religion (宗教)

China bans Xinjiang officials from observing Ramadan fast
新疆穆斯林师生及公务员斋月被禁封斋
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 2, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-28123267
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140702_xinjiang_ramadan.shtml

Opinion (观点)

One person, one vote, two systems
FT社评:香港政改应有妥协空间
Financial Times, July 2, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6d6cc028-0110-11e4-a938-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057028

China-Taiwan relations: big brother comes wooing
The Economist, July 1, 2014
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2014/07/china-taiwan-relations-0

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Civil Society (民间社会)

New signs that China is scrutinizing foreign NGOs
中国调查境外非政府组织在华活动
The New York Times, June 30, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140630/c30ngo/dual/

Corruption (腐败)

China’s antigraft push snares an ex-general
外界认为中共查处徐才厚传递强势政治信号
The New York Times, July 1, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140701/c01xu/dual/

Related:
Xi bags high-level military “tiger” amid deepening corruption crackdown
Center for Strategic and International Studies, June 30, 2014
http://csis.org/publication/xi-bags-high-level-military-tiger-amid-deepening-corruption-crackdown

中国官媒:广州市委书记万庆良已被免职 (Guangzhou party chief removed from office according to state media)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 30, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140630_cn_wanqinliang_corruption.shtml

美国《外国账户纳税法》可有助中国反腐 (FATCA may assist anti-corruption efforts in China)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/nu-06302014124845.html

Related:
U.S. initials deal with China to curb offshore tax evasion
美中草签协议 意在实施法律遏制海外逃税
The Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2014
EN: http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-initials-deal-with-china-to-curb-offshore-tax-evasion-1403815952
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140627/bus083555.asp

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Online terror info traced to overseas websites
国信办:超七成涉暴恐类有害信息来自于境外网站
Xinhua, July 1, 2014
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-07/01/c_133450354.htm
CH: http://sh.xinhuanet.com/2014-07/01/c_133451174.htm

Environment (环境)

Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei's multimillion-yuan studies find smog is coming from neighbours
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1544375/beijing-tianjin-and-hebeis-multimillion-yuan-studies-find-smog-coming

Night vision: China enlists drones in fight against pollution
中国出动无人机夜间抓拍排污企业
The Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2014
EN: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/30/night-vision-china-enlists-drones-in-fight-against-pollution/
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140630/rec165933.asp

Hong Kong (香港)

Live: Organisers say 510,000 people took to the streets for July 1 march
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/article/1544215/live-thousands-gather-ahead-july-1-march-barricades-go-central

Related:
Hong Kong pro-democracy march attracts tens of thousands
The Guardian, July 1, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/01/hong-kong-students-occupation-business-district

Hong Kong chief in "stability" plea ahead of pro-democracy march
梁振英呼吁民众维护香港稳定
Financial Times, July 1, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/724661de-0026-11e4-8aaf-00144feab7de.html#axzz36EJh6c4r
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056999

See photo album:
2014 July 1st march in Hong Kong
Human Rights in China, July 1, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152634824801414.1073741840.94042326413&type=3

Hongkongers’ mistrust of Beijing hits record level after white paper: poll
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1543669/hongkongers-mistrust-beijing-hits-record-level-after-white-paper-poll

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

律师证实高瑜一个月前被批捕 未受酷刑 案件尚未送检察院 (Lawyer confirmed detained journalist was arrested one month ago, not tortured; case not yet transferred to procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, July 30, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06302014092230.html

Internet (互联网)

China’s month-long Google clampdown hits businesses
打击谷歌殃及中国本土企业
Financial Times, June 30, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bffb887e-0066-11e4-a3f2-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057015

Law (法律)

中国律师团体称7名维权律师无资格 (ACLA announced that seven human rights lawyers’ licenses have been revoked or cancelled)
Voice of America, July 1, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-lawyer-20140701/1948345.html

Related:
声明(Announcement)
Legal Daily, June 30, 2014
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20140630/Articel02013GN.htm

Protests and Petitions (抗议)

福建漳州村民抗议PX工厂污染 千警镇压多人被打伤抓捕 (Zhangzhou villagers protest against PX plant pollution, suppressed by thousands police, dozens citizens injured and seized)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf1-06302014091746.html

Opinion (观点)

香港观察:权为民所赋, 权为民所用 (Observation from Hong Kong: power is conferred by the people and used on their behalf)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 1, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/hong_kong_review/2014/07/140701_hkreview_whitepaper.shtml

香港民主有利于主权统一 (Hong Kong democracy will benefit China unification)
Financial Times, July 1, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057011

Monday, June 30, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

Hollywood tears through China's cinemas, stirring censorship fears
The Guardian, June 28, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/28/hollywood-china-box-office-godzilla

The Dragon breathes fire: Chinese distributor effectively bans Hillary Clinton's “Hard Choices”
All Voices, June 28, 2014
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/17374991-the-dragon-breathes-fire-chinese-distributor-effectively-bans-hillary-clintons-memoir-hard-choices

Corruption (腐败)

China’s antigraft push snares most senior target yet
中共中央开除徐才厚党籍移送司法
The New York Times, June 30, 2014
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/world/asia/china-moves-against-one-of-its-top-leaders.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140630/cc30xucaihou/

Cyber security (网络安全)

US to ask China to restart cyber working group
Associated Press, June 27, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/us-ask-china-restart-cyber-working-group-145009241--finance.html

Environment (环境)

China supreme court appoints top environmental judge
中国最高法院任命环资庭庭长 加强环境执法
Reuters, June 30, 2014
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/30/us-china-environment-idUSKBN0F50CD20140630?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0F50LR20140630?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

Hong Kong (香港)

Turnout for unofficial vote in Hong Kong cheers democracy advocates
78万人投票鼓舞香港民主派
The New York Times, June 30, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140630/c30vote/dual/

Related:
Preliminary results of “6.22-29 Civil Referendum”
Occupy Central with Love and Peace, June 30, 2014
oclp.hk/?route=occupy/eng_detail&eng_id=14

In unofficial referendum, Hong Kong voters demand change
National Public Radio, June 30, 2014
http://www.npr.org/2014/06/30/326892686/in-unofficial-referendum-hong-kong-voters-demand-change

Hong Kong lawyers in mass silent protest over China's white paper
香港法律界千人黑衣游行抗议“白皮书” 立法会再议发展拨款又遭数千人抗议
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/silent-06272014145550.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/yf1-06272014095457.html

Related:
White paper “was a failure of communication with Hong Kong”
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1543274/white-paper-was-failure-communication-hong-kong

Video: Hong Kong's silent march against the "One Country Two Systems" white paper
Human Rights in China, June 30, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piD1kkfvAlw&feature=youtu.be

Taiwanese activists who planned to join July 1 rally denied entry to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1543055/taiwanese-activists-who-planned-join-july-1-rally-denied-entry-hong

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

赵常青、张宝成终审宣判维持原判 法院拒绝开庭审理律师斥违法 (Beijing court upholds original verdict in Zhao Changqing and Zhang Baocheng cases, defense lawyers claim court acted illegally)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf-06282014115300.html

Related:
Beijing court upholds “disrupting public order” verdicts of two citizen activists
赵常青、张宝成案二审维持原判
Human Rights in China, June 27, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/beijing-court-upholds-disrupting-public-order-verdicts-two-citizen-activists
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/zhao-chang-qing-zhang-bao-cheng-er-shen-wei-chi-yuan-pan

维权律师聚会要求废除律师年检 各地维权人士声援唐荆陵律师 (Rights lawyers call for abolition of annual license renewal system, defenders voice support for detained lawyer Tang Jingling)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/jp-06292014112039.html

圣观法师、黄静怡被以“煽颠”罪批捕 弟子指责当局宗教迫害 (Wuhan monk and activist formally arrested for "inciting subversion")
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06292014110028.html

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, disappearances, arrests before and beyond June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年前后被限制自由、拘留、失踪、逮捕者名单
Human Rights in China, last updated June 26, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-disappearances-arrests-and-beyond-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-qian-hou-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-shi-zong-dai-bu-zhe-ming-dan

Information Control (信息控制)

China's “Sovereign Internet”
The Diplomat, June 24, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/06/chinas-sovereign-internet/

Related:
Overcoming hostile Chinese amendment, Human Rights Council passes resolution affirming online rights
Access, June 26, 2014
https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2014/06/26/overcoming-hostile-chinese-amendment-human-rights-council-passes-resolution

The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet
在互联网上增进、保护和享有人权
Human Rights Council, June 20, 2014
http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/alldocs.aspx?doc_id=20280

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

China fetes India, Myanmar, says Beijing poses no threat
Reuters, June 28, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/28/us-china-diplomacy-idUSKBN0F30BC20140628

Xi harks back to China’s 1950s foreign policy
分析:充满悖论的中国外交
Financial Times, June 30, 2014
EN: blogs.ft.com/the-world/2014/06/xi-harks-back-to-chinas-1950s-foreign-policy/
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001056984

The future of US - China relations
US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, June 25, 2014
http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/the-future-of-us_-china-relations-06-25-14

Labor (劳工)

1,300 Chinese workers evacuated to Baghdad from Samarra construction site
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1541558/over-50-chinese-workers-evacuated-helicopter-amid-iraq-turmoil-state

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Champion of Chinese farmers' rights jailed for forging official documents
The Guardian, June 27, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/27/chinese-farmers-champion-jailed-forgery

Law (法律)

“Picking quarrels” casts shadow over Chinese law
The Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/30/picking-quarrels-casts-shadow-over-chinese-law/?mod=WSJBlog

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Chinese police round up thousands ahead of party anniversary in Beijing
“七一”前夕万民涌京上访鸣冤 收容场所人满为患民怨沸腾
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petition-06272014141310.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06272014095850.html

Religion (宗教)

China jails members of cult in crackdown
Al Jazeera, June 29, 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/06/china-jails-members-cult-crackdown-201462942539720359.html

Taiwan (台湾)

China official met by protests, says respects Taiwan's choices
Reuters, June 27, 2014
af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN0F20WW20140627

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China jails 113 in ethnic Xinjiang region
Associated Press, June 29, 2014
www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/29/5937394/china-jails-113-in-ethnic-xinjiang.html?rh=1

Four suspects in deadly Kunming station attack charged with terror offences
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1543686/four-suspects-deadly-kunming-station-attack-charged-terror-offences

Women (妇女)

Brides for sale: trafficked Vietnamese girls sold into marriage in China
The Guardian, June 29, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jun/29/brides-for-sale-trafficked-vietnamese-girls-sold-marriage-china

Opinion (观点)

何清涟:境外势力在中国政治中的前世今生(1):麻烦制造者? (He Qinglian: the history of "overseas hostile forces" in Chinese politics, Part I)
Voice of America, June 29, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/article/1947015.html

Friday, June 27, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China’s anticorruption campaign moves to a powerful party seat
The New York Times, June 27, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/28/world/asia/chinas-anticorruption-campaign-moves-to-a-powerful-party-seat.html?_r=0

Related:
广州市委书记万庆良涉嫌违纪违法遭调查 (China probes Guangzhou Party chief for disciplinary violation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 26, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140627_guangzhou_party_chief_investigated.shtml

Culture (文化)

Lexington: Chinese garden diplomacy
The Economist, June 26, 2014
www.economist.com/news/united-states/21605919-what-11-year-struggle-build-friendship-garden-reveals-about-soft-power-chinese

Cybersecurity (网络安全)

China cyber crime cooperation stalls after U.S. hacking charges
美官员称中美打击网络犯罪方面的合作停顿
Reuters, June 26, 2014
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/26/us-usa-cybersecurity-china-idUSKBN0F12OJ20140626
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0F204V20140627?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

Environment (环境)

北京空气质量倒数第二 每天110人患癌肺癌最多 (Reports: Beijing air quality ranks 2nd last, lung cancer is largest share of 110 new cancer cases in city daily)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf2-06272014095952.html

Health (健康)

A dramatic decline in suicides: back from the edge
The Economist, June 28, 2014
www.economist.com/news/china/21605942-first-two-articles-chinas-suicide-rate-looks-effect-urbanisation-back?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/back_from_the_edge

中国吸毒者十年增1.45倍 青少年居多 (Number of drug-users in China more than doubled in a decade, majority under 35)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 26, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140626_china_narcotics.shtml

Hong Kong(香港)

Hong Kong lawyers march to defend judiciary in wake of Beijing's white paper
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1541814/hong-kong-lawyers-stage-silent-march-oppose-beijings-white-paper

See photo album:
Silent March
Human Rights in China, June 27, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152626083766414.1073741839.94042326413&type=1

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

多次因言入狱不改初衷 民主党人王荣清病故 (Veteran China Democrat Party member dies in Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-06262014095504.html

伊力哈木拘留所“被绝食”10天 七五前伊犁又判捕数十维人 (Uyghur scholar deprived of food for 10 days, more Uyghurs arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-06262014095419.html

Related:
Chinese academic's lawyers granted access six months after arrest
The Telegraph, June 26, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10929366/Chinese-academics-lawyers-granted-access-six-months-after-arrest.html

Uighur scholar kept in chains in China, lawyer says
Reuters, June 26, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/26/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0F11WP20140626

Chinese activist freed after Tiananmen anniversary
Associated Press, June 26, 2014
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chinese-activist-freed-tiananmen-anniversary-24311188

The Zhengzhou Twelve
China Change, June 26, 2014
chinachange.org/2014/06/26/the-zhengzhou-twelve/

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, disappearances, arrests before and beyond June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年前后被限制自由、拘留、失踪、逮捕者名单
Human Rights in China, June 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-disappearances-arrests-and-beyond-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-qian-hou-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-shi-zong-dai-bu-zhe-ming-dan

China livid over U.S. plan to rename embassy street after dissident
Al Jazeera, June 25, 2014
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/25/china-dissident-washington.html

Labor (劳工)

Why China has strikes without unions
The American Prospect , June 27, 2014
http://prospect.org/article/why-china-has-strikes-without-unions

Land, Property, Housing (土地, 财产, 房屋)

Shandong villagers hospitalised after pepper spray attack in land dispute
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1541034/shandong-villagers-hospitalised-after-pepper-spray-attack-land

Rule of Law (法治)

Shooting incidents on the rise after China gives guns to police to better protect public
Associated Press, June 26, 2014
www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/26/shooting-incidents-on-rise-after-china-gives-guns-to-police-to-better-protect/

Opinion (观点)

北京最严格入学政策的暴力本质 (The violent nature of Beijing’s most stringent enrollment policy)
Financial Times, June 27, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056963

河南把艾滋病毒检测纳入大专院校新生入学体检范围 (Henan to include HIV/AIDS test in health examination of newly admitted students)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/aw-06262014144108.html

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China raps more government bodies in spending probe
Reuters, June 25, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/25/us-china-auditor-idUSKBN0F010620140625

China graft probe uncovers taste for French vineyards
中国公司被指用补贴收购法国酒庄
Financial Times, June 26, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1ba61d3a-fc50-11e3-98b8-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056932

Freedom of Movement (行动自由)

Beijing muzzles dissidents - by sending them on all-expenses-paid luxury holidays
Agence France-Presse, June 26, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10927013/Beijing-muzzles-dissidents-by-sending-them-on-all-expenses-paid-luxury-holidays.html

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, disappearances, arrests before and beyond June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年前后被限制自由、拘留、失踪、逮捕者名单
Human Rights in China, June 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-disappearances-arrests-and-beyond-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-qian-hou-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-shi-zong-dai-bu-zhe-ming-dan

Hong Kong (香港)

香港或迎来10年规模最大七•一游行 (HK may see the largest annual July 1 march in a decade)
Deutsche Welle, June 25, 2014
dw.de/p/1CPqs

Rallying words for rule of law
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1540526/rallying-words-rule-law

Occupy Central poll should be taken seriously, says mainland Basic Law experts
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1540424/occupy-central-poll-should-be-taken-seriously-urges-mainland-basic

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

美两党议员呼吁中国释放陈克贵 (Congressmen call for release of Chen Guangcheng’s nephew)
Voice of America, June 25, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/congressman-speaking-out-for-chen-ke-gui-20140625/1945120.html

中国山东维权记者陈宝成获准取保候审 (Journalist who resisted forced demolition released on bail in Shandong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 26, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2014/06/140626_china_rights_journalist.shtml

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

China's coercion in maritime disputes is damaging its international standing, US official says
Associated Press, June 25, 2014
www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2014/06/25/us-chinas-behavior-offshore-hurts-its-standing

June Fourth (六四)

香港立法会3小时辩论 六四议案遭否决 (Resolution on June Fourth defeated in HK legislature)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 25, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140625_hk_tiananmen_debate.shtml

Labor (劳工)

Walmart wins China labour dispute
Financial Times, June 26, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ea334934-fd0e-11e3-bc93-00144feab7de.html

Related:
沃尔玛常德店劳资纠纷员工仲裁请求被驳回 (China panel dismisses labor dispute against Walmart)
Xinhua, June 26, 2014
http://stock.sohu.com/20140626/n401425558.shtml

Primark investigates claim of "cry for help" note in trousers
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 25, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-28018137

Media (媒体)

Media watchdog tightens rules for makers of Internet TVs, set-top boxes
Caixin, June 26, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-06-26/100696042.html

Tibet (西藏)

中国再在甘肃藏区24座寺庙中设立派出所 (China sets up 24 police stations in monasteries in Gansu Province)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/jz-06252014102714.html

Women (妇女)

Meet the Chinese women standing up to inequality
The Guardian, June 25, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/25/china-young-feminists-stunts-highlight-challenges-women

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

7•5事件近五周年失踪维人下落仍成谜 维族母亲因长期抗议被捕 (Disappearances after 2009 unrest in Urumqi remain unsolved, mother of disappeared person arrested for protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl1-06252014102027.html

维族学者伊利哈木•土赫提首次会见律师并坚称无罪 (Jailed Uyghur scholar meets with lawyer, claims his innocence)
Radio France Internationale, June 26, 2014
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr /中国/20140626-维族学者-伊利哈木·土赫提首次被允许会见律师并坚称自己无罪

Opinion (观点)

Q. and A.: Michael Tien on why he thinks Occupy Central is a mistake
田北辰: “占领中环”结果将事与愿违
The New York Times, June 25, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140625/c25tienqa/dual/

习近平的第三条道路:新反右之路?(Xi Jinping’s third way: a new anti-rightist movement?)
Financial Times, June 26, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056896

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Corruption(腐败)

全国政协副主席苏荣已被免职(CPPCC vice-chairman removed from office, under investigation for disciplinary violations)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 25, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140625_surong.shtml

审计署:中国政府公款为法国葡萄园买单(China Audit Office annual report reveals embezzlement of public funds cases)
Deutsche Welle, June 25, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1CPmP

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Chinese documentary highlights the Internet's role in terrorism
The Diplomat, June 24, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/06/chinese-documentary-highlights-the-internets-role-in-terrorism

Education (教育)

A neglected problem in China’s education system
The Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/24/a-neglected-problem-in-chinas-education-system/?mod=WSJBlog

批评孔子学院引发中国官媒强烈反驳(Chinese state media rebut criticisms on Confucius Institutes)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 25, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140625_china_confucius_institutes.shtml

Related:
The debate over Confucius Institutes
China File, June 23, 2014
www.chinafile.com/Debate-Over-Confucius-Institutes

Hong Kong (香港)

Taiwanese Sunflower activists “denied entry to Hong Kong” ahead of July 1 march
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1540299/taiwanese-sunflower-activists-denied-entry-hong-kong-ahead-july-1

Related:
台湾太阳花运动学生指申办赴港签证被拒(Taiwan student activists and scholar denied visas to Hong Kong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140624_taiwan_hongkong_student.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

香港团体抗议逮捕广州三君子 一众乙肝人士吁善待常伯阳(Hong Kong groups protest arrest of Guangdong activists, persons living with hepatitis-B call for humane treatment of public interest lawyer Chang Boyang)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-06242014095530.html

高瑜被囚已逾两个月 张思之要求见人被拒(Lawyer denied access to detained journalist Gao Yu)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06242014095142.html

“我爸是李刚”案调查记者被警察带走(Renown investigative journalist who attended June Fourth memorial seized by police)
Voice of America, June 24, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-reporter-20140624/1943758.html

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, disappearances, arrests before and beyond June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年前后被限制自由、拘留、失踪、逮捕者名单
Human Rights in China, last updated June 24, 2014
EN:www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-disappearances-arrests-and-beyond-june-4-2014
CH:www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-qian-hou-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-shi-zong-dai-bu-zhe-ming-dan

China attacks call to name US embassy road after dissident Liu Xiaobo
Reuters, June 25, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/25/china-rename-us-embassy-liu-xiaobo

Related:
House committee votes to give Chinese Embassy new address: No. 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza
The Washington Post, June 24, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2014/06/24/house-committee-votes-to-give-chinese-embassy-new-address-no-1-liu-xiaobo-plaza

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

US ambassador raps China for arrests of “moderate voices”
Agence France-Presse, June 25, 2014
https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/24320829/us-ambassador-raps-china-for-arrests-of-moderate-voices

Rule of Law (法治)

人权观察:中国应该终结对性工作者的任意拘押 (Human Rights Watch calls on China to end arbitrary detention of sex workers)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-06242014100508.html

See Human Rights Watch statement:
China: end arbitrary detention system for sex workers
中国: 终结对性工作者的任意拘押制度
Human Rights Watch, June 24, 2014
EN:www.hrw.org/news/2014/06/24/china-end-arbitrary-detention-system-sex-workers
CH:www.hrw.org/zh-hans/news/2014/06/24-0

Taiwan (台湾)

王郁琦强调台湾前途自决 王张会人道探视有突破(ROC minister tells mainland counterpart future of Taiwan should be decided by its people, both indicate breakthrough on cross-strait humanitarian visits talk)
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/30682/wang-yu-qi-qiang-diao-tai-wan-qian-tu-zi-jue-wang-zhang-hui-ren-dao-tan-shi-you-tu-po

Related:
China official makes rare cross-strait trip in effort to forge ties with taiwan
The Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-aims-ease-tensions-with-taiwanese-1403706355

Opinion (观点)

Still no redress for Asia’s “comfort women”
迷失在争论中:为慰安妇伸张正义
The Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2014
EN: blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/25/still-no-redress-for-asias-comfort-women/?mod=WSJBlog
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140625/and101432.asp

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Chinese dog-eating festival backlash grows
The Guardian, June 23, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/23/chinese-dog-eating-festival-backlash-yulin-animal-rights

Civil Society (民间社会)

VOA连线: 中国清查NGO, 背后动机复杂 (Complex motivation behind China's latest attempt to investigate foreign NGOs)
Voice of America, June 23, 2014
www.voachinese.com/media/video/1942824.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

China to amend food safety law
China Radio International, June 23, 2014
english.cri.cn/12394/2014/06/23/2361s832967.htm

Corruption (腐败)

中国成立反腐败司法研究中心 (First judicial anti-corruption research center established in China)
Xinhua, June 23, 2014
politics.caijing.com.cn/2014-06-23/114284382.html

Culture (文化)

The latest icon in artistic rebellion: a cabbage
艺术家韩冰“遛白菜”试探中国社会
The New York Times, June 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140624/c24cabbage/dual/

Ai Weiwei, art without compromise
The Washington Post, June 21, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/ai-weiwei-art-without-compromise/2014/06/20/056fd58d-3065-4c59-87b3-8e1ab054f3a3_story.html

Health (健康)

Arsenic pollution sows despair in Chinese cancer village
砷污染“造就”癌症村 湖南鹤山村民深陷绝望
Reuters, June 23, 2014
EN:www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/23/us-china-environment-health-idUSKBN0EY0ZI20140623
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNAnalysesNews/idCNKBS0EZ0NM20140624

Hong Kong (香港)

香港“占中”公民投票突破70万 官媒再刊文批评引发反讽驳斥 (Over 700,000 in Hong Kong voted in unofficial referendum, China State media criticism ridiculed)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/yf2-6232014104253.html

Rare disagreement as CY Leung takes issue with Global Times editorial denouncing Occupy poll
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1539472/leung-chun-ying-takes-issue-global-daily-editorial-denouncing-occupy

Political tensions could undermine Hong Kong as China's top financial centre: Joseph Yam
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1539240/political-tensions-could-undermine-hong-kong-top-financial-centre

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

刘萍女儿被指涉嫌寻衅滋事不准出境 再有参与河南“公祭”记者遭抓捕 (Liu Ping's daughter banned from leaving China, another journalist detained for participating in June Fourth memorial in Henan)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06232014100847.html

Related:
Jailed woman’s daughter also accused of “stirring up trouble”
活动人士刘萍之女被指“寻衅滋事”
The New York Times, June 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140624/c24daughter/dual/

Uyghur scholar's case heading for trial, not there yet: lawyer
伊力哈木案进入起诉阶段 同期被捕者家属音信全无
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/trial-06232014142316.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql106232014100420.html

China activist to stand trial, lawyer says
The New York Times, June 24, 2014
www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/world/asia/china-activist-to-stand-trial-lawyer-says.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

Spain High Court dismisses China rights cases
Reuters, June 23, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/23/uk-spain-china-idUKKBN0EY2IS20140623

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

报告: 中国正改变“不干涉外交政策” (Report: China's non-interference policy undergoing change)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 23, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china_watch/2014/06/140623_report_china_non_interference.shtm

See SIPRI paper:
China’s protection of its overseas interests is becoming increasingly complex
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, June 24, 2014
http://www.sipri.org/media/expert-comments/duchatel-june-2014

MPs’ concerns mount over deals with China to run British nuclear power stations
The Independent, June 23, 2014
www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/mps-concerns-mount-over-dealswith-china-to-run-british-nuclear-power-stations-9555613.html

Labor (劳工)

广东7月起农民工失业保险将享受与城镇职工同等待遇 (Rural migrant workers in Guangdong to enjoy unemployment insurance on equal footing with urban employees)
Xinhua, June 23, 2014
economy.caijing.com.cn/2014-06-23/114284344.html

Guangdong labor bill puts HK companies, workers at odds
角力劳工集体协商
Caixin, June 23, 2014
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2014-06-23/100694079.html
CH: http://magazine.caixin.com/2014-06-13/100690126.html

Technology (科技)

China argues for “Internet sovereignty.” Is it a good idea?
中国阐释“网络主权”理念
The Wall Street Journal, June 23, 2014
EN: blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/23/chinas-lays-out-argument-for-internet-sovereignty-convinced/?mod=WSJBlog
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140623/rth175240.asp

See People’s Daily article:
网络主权: 一个不容回避的议题 (Internet sovereignty: an unavoidable issue)
People’s Daily, June 23, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newmedia/2014-06/24/c_126657238.htm

Society (社会)

Nightmares uncovered after girl dies at Chinese web addiction rehab school
Games in Asia, June 23, 2014
http://www.gamesinasia.com/nightmares-uncovered-after-girl-dies-at-chinese-web-addiction-rehab-school

Women (妇女)

Death sentence overturned in “landmark” Chinese domestic violence case
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1539450/death-sentence-overturned-landmark-chinese-domestic-violence-case

Opinion (观点)

郑宇硕:公投体现民意 北京勿一意孤行(Occupy Central organizer: referendum reflects public opinion that Beijing must not ignore)
Deutsche Welle, June 23, 2014
dw.de/p/1COEZ

China's economic power buys British silence on human rights
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1538926/chinas-economic-power-buys-british-silence-human-rights

The price of Confucius Institutes
The Washington Post, June 21, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-price-of-confucius-institutes/2014/06/21/4d7598f2-f7b6-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html

Monday, June 23, 2014

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Yunlin dog sellers openly taunt dog lovers: “buy the dog or it dies!” [updated]
The Nanfang, June 23, 2014
http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/yunlin-dog-sellers-openly-taunt-dog-lovers-buy-the-dog-or-it-dies/

Corruption (腐败)

Family, corruption and sage words from a news agency
新华社评令家“朝中有人也不灵”
The New York Times, June 22, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140622/c22corruption/dual/

China charges former senior official with graft
Reuters, June 23, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/23/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0EY0ZM20140623?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Hong Kong (香港)

In Hong Kong, an unofficial election draws Beijing’s ire
北京称香港非官方公投非法无效
The New York Times, June 22, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140622/c22hongkong/dual/

Related:
香港占中公投投票人数已近70万 (Close to 700,000 in Hong Kong voted in unofficial referendum)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 22, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140622_hk_referendum_number.shtml

戴耀廷:占中公投无法律效力不代表非法 (Benny Tai: "referendum has no legal effect but it does not mean it is illegal")
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 22, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140622_hk_popvote_occupy_central.shtml

Former Hong Kong official says UK failing to defend democracy
陈方安生批评英国忽略香港民主
Financial Times, June 22, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e5501f1a-fa06-11e3-bb9d-00144feab7de.html#axzz35PmxGktn
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001056867

Hong Kong white paper a boon for participation in Occupy Central
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1538501/hong-kong-white-paper-boon-participation-occupy-central

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

新公民运动成员刘萍之女被限制出境 (Authorities impose travel ban on daughter of imprisoned activist Liu Ping)
Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2014
dw.de/p/1CNvi

Related:
Harsh prison terms for advocates undermine official anti-corruption efforts
当局重判刘萍等三人
Human Rights in China, June 19, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/harsh-prison-terms-advocates-undermine-official-anti-corruption-efforts
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/dang-ju-zhong-pan-liu-ping-deng-san-ren

广州三君子以“煽动颠覆国家政权”罪被捕 关注团拟组织声援民生观察吁放人 (Guangzhou authorities formally arrested three activists on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06222014110555.html

Related:
Human rights lawyer, activists formally arrested on subversion charges
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1538009/human-rights-lawyer-activists-formally-arrested-subversion-charges

新疆民主人士赵海通被起诉至乌鲁木齐中级法院 (Pro-democracy activist Zhao Haitong prosecuted in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-06222014144707.html

律师与法官据理力争反被拘3小时 百人联署抗议律协修订两部律师法 (Human rights lawyer Sui Muqing detained by court for 3 hours after argument with judge)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06212014115914.html

Jail term of China's human rights lawyer to end in August
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-06202014150012.html

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

China and Greece sign deals worth $5bn during Li visit
中希签署价值46亿美元贸易与投资协议
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 21, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27960661
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140619_greece_china_li.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

Two Tibetan writers freed after serving jail terms
四川阿坝州两知名藏人作家刑满出狱
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writers-06222014201707.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06202014145457.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Cuffed knifeman “apologizes” for holy war assault in China's Xinjiang
Reuters, June 21, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/22/us-china-security-idUSKBN0EX04C20140622

Uyghur language activist formally charged, thrown in notorious prison
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/charged-06202014162139.html

China Xinjiang: Police kill 13 attackers
新疆警方“打死13名冲击县公安局暴徒”
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 21, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140621_china_xinjiang.shtml
CH: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27953164

China detains 380 in month-long Xinjiang terror sweep
新疆近一个月打掉32个暴恐团伙 抓获犯罪嫌疑人380余名
Reuters, June 23, 2014
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/23/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0EY0GM20140623?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0EY0MZ20140623?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

Opinion (观点)

建立反腐的法治根基 (Rule of law is the best weapon to fight corruption)
Financial Times, June 23, 2014
www.ftchinese.com/story/001056858