HRIC Daily Brief

Monday, August 18, 2014

Tibet (西藏)

China promotes mixed marriages in Tibet as way to achieve “unity”
Reuters, August 17, 2014
http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-promotes-mixed-marriages-in-tibet-as-way-to-achieve-unity-20140817-1050g0.html

Opinion (观点)

Zhou Yongkang case shows China's rule of law still good only in theory
观点：中国的“法治”？得问周永康！
South China Morning Post (English), August 18, 2014
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), August 18, 2014
EN: www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1574300/zhou-yongkang-case-shows-chinas-rule-law-still-good-only
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2014/08/140817_analysis_china_law_rule.shtml

China's worrying use of capital punishment for political ends
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1575965/chinas-worrying-use-capital-punishment-political-ends

Friday, August 15, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

Blurred lines: the ambiguity of censorship on China’s top messaging app
The Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/15/the-ambiguity-of-censorship-on-chinas-top-messaging-app-wechat/

Corruption (腐败)

China graft crackdown helps drive money into Australia property
Reuters, August 14, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/14/uk-australia-china-realestate-idUKKBN0GE0V720140814

Cyber Security (网络安全)

Minister: China launching “severe” cyber attacks on Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, August 13, 2014
www.defensenews.com/article/20140813/DEFREG03/308130020/Minister-China-Launching-Severe-Cyber-Attacks-Taiwan

Health (健康)

Passengers with HIV sue China's Spring Airlines
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 15, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-28804219

香港特首梁振英在反占中呼吁书上签名 (Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung signs anti-Occupy Central petition)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 15, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140815_hong_kong_anti_occupation.shtml

Laughing off threats in the fight against a fake democracy
在香港与假民主战斗，陈健民笑对死亡威胁
The New York Times, August 14, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140814/c14hongkong/dual/

会长支持白皮书港律师会通过对其不信任动议
Solicitors vote to unseat Law Society president Ambrose Lam
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2014
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/35406/hui-chang-zhi-chi-bai-pi-shu-gang-lu-shi-hui-tong-guo-dui-qi-bu-xin-ren-dong-yi
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1573871/solicitors-pass-vote-no-confidence-law-society-chief-ambrose-lam

Related:
Ambrose Lam courted triumph, controversy as Law Society leader
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1573742/ambrose-lam-courted-triumph-controversy-law-society-leader

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

王译夫妇被扣后见律师张小玉新律师要求会见仍被禁 (Detained activist couple able to meet lawyer, Zhang Xiaoyu's new lawyer barred from meeting client)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-08142014103749.html

Family of dissident lawyer fears for his health after prison
New York Times, August 14, 2014
sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/family-of-dissident-lawyer-fear s-for-his-health-after-prison-2/

中国监狱为良心犯而开李化平妻子：是国家的悲哀 (Li Huaping's wife: jailing of people like Li “is a sorrow for the country")
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-08152014094957.html

Information Control (信息控制)

中国人权蓝皮书外宣报告卖高价 (Gov't-backed institute's China human rights “blue book” has a hefty price tag)
Voice of America, August 14, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/blue-book-on-china-human-rights-20140814/2413865.html

Labor (劳工)

维权人士:涉毒艺人遭非法歧视 (Rights group: actors facing drug charges suffer from employment discrimination)
Voice of America, August 14, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-drug-crackdown-20140814/2413846.html

Related:
Chinese theater groups say they won't hire actors linked to drugs as gov't conducts crackdown
Associated Press, August 14, 2014
www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2014/08/14/chinese-theaters- wont-hire-drug-linked-performers

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Petitioner tells of abuse and torture in “black jail”
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1573635/petitioner-tells-abuse-and-torture-black-jail

北京开审访民“黑监狱”受虐案未提指使者受害者拟联合被关者再控告 (Hearing on black jail case doesn’t cover “behind the scenes perpetrators,” victims and detainees plan to sue again)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-08142014103641.html

Rule of Law (法治)

Rule of law: Realigning justice
The Economist, August 16, 2014
www.economist.com/news/china/21612161-judges-are-often-impotent-chinas- courtrooms-might-be-changing-realigning-justice

International Relations (国际关系)

Obama’s “free rider” comment draws Chinese criticism
奥巴马批中国“搭便车”引中国官媒反击
The New York Times, August 14, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/world/20140814/c14obama/dual/

南苏丹叛军领袖：“中国应停止向南苏丹军售” (South Sudan rebel leader urges China to end arms sales to South Sudanese government)
Deutsche Welle, August 14, 2014
dw.de/p/1CuiY

Family of Canadian couple detained by China hires Beijing lawyers
Reuters, August 14, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/14/us-china-canada-investigation-dUSKBN0GE1Z420140814

Technology (科技)

Apple launches first Chinese iCloud centre, but eyebrows raised over state firm’s role
Reuters, August 15, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1574195/apple-launches-first-mainland-icloud-centre-eyebrows-raised-over-state

Tibet (西藏)

At least 10 injured after police fire on Tibetan protesters
报道称四川甘孜警方向示威藏人开枪，10人受伤
The New York Times, August 14, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140814/c14tibetshooting/dual/

See statement:
Ten Tibetans injured after police open fire in Kardze, Tibet
International Campaign for Tibet, August 13, 2014
www.savetibet.org/ten-tibetans-injured-after-police-open-fire-in-kardze -tibet/

Opinion (观点)

Under rule of law, an independent judiciary answers to no political masters
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2014
www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1573656/under-rule-law-independent-judiciary-answers-no-political

“懂法者”习近平对法治的四个认知 (Xi Jinping's “four recognitions” of the rule of law)
Haiwai Net, August 15, 2014
opinion.haiwainet.cn/n/2014/0815/c456318-20970098.html

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

6年来85名免职官员逾三成复出 (Thirty percent of the 85 officials dismissed in past six years have returned to public-sector jobs)
Beijing News, August 12, 2014
epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2014-08/12/content_528949.htm?div=-1

Related:
Dismissed officials in China don’t always disappear
中国因重大责任事故免职官员近半数已复出
The New York Times, August 13, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140813/c13dismissed/dual/

China's former NDRC finance chief under probe - Caixin
Reuters, August 13, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/13/uk-china-ndrc-investigation-idUKKBN0GD0B520140813

China sacks anti-monopoly adviser over Qualcomm payment: Xinhua
Reuters, August 13, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/13/us-antitrust-china-europe-idUSKBN0GD0SS20140813

Education (教育)

Turned off by China's cram-for-exam education, high school students head to U.S.
Associated Press, August 13, 2014
www.newser.com/article/8b54e14b206d4ec99a3aa46fabb20e67/back-to-school-turned-off-by-chinas-cram-for-exam-education-high-school-students-head-to-us.html

Environment (环境)

China urges public to walk, ride bikes to help cut smog
Reuters, August 13, 2014
in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/13/china-environment-idINKBN0GD0GJ20140813

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing 'set to take hard line on Hong Kong's 2017 chief executive election'
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1573114/accord-chief-executive-poll-less-likely-npc-set-take-hard-line

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

新疆法院通知伊力哈木案律师阅卷穆塔力浦无音信母思儿病加重 (Xinjiang court asks Ilham Tohti's lawyers to review case files)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-08132014105542.html

耿和称高智晟狱中曾遭身心虐待体重剧减二十公斤 (Gao Zhisheng's wife says he suffered physical and psychological torture in prison)
Radio Free Internationale, August 14, 2014
http://rfi.my/1nSZA74

U.S. rights group says prominent lawyer tortured in jail in China
Reuters, August 14, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/14/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0GE0N920140814

吕耿松涉“颠覆国家政权”正式批捕律师曾要求回见被拒 (Lü Gengsong formally arrested for “subversion of state power,” authority denied lawyer's meeting request)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08142014103707.html

Related:
Zhejiang activist Lü Gengsong arrested for "subversion of state power"
吕耿松被以涉嫌“颠覆国家政权罪”正式逮捕
Human Rights in China, August 13, 2014
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/zhejiang-activist-lu-gengsong-arrested-subversion-state-power
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/lu-geng-song-bei-yi-she-xian-dian-fu-guo-jia-zheng-quan-zui-zheng-shi

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Chinese couple abducted, home razed; case points to weak rule of law
Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2014
www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-couple-abducted-home-razed-20140813-story.html#page=1

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Small Chinese cities steer away from GDP as measure of success
中国70多县市取消官员GDP考核
Financial Times, August 14, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0288bd4-22b0-11e4-8dae-00144feabdc0.html
CH:www.ftchinese.com/story/001057724

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

黑监狱案开庭访民称遭皮带抽头 (Hearing begins on black jail case, petitioners allegedly whipped by belts)
The Beijing News, August 14, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/08/14/329653.html

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

Detainee Release Marks China Policy Shift
Sky News, August 13, 2014
http://news.sky.com/story/1317909/detainee-release-marks-china-policy-shift

Religion (宗教)

牡丹江再有一名法轮功被抓王宇等三律师探法轮功学员被扣 (Another Falun Gong practitioner detained in Heilongjiang, three rights lawyers briefly held by police)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql1-08132014110020.html

The Chinese cult that kills “demons”
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 13, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-28641008

平阳救恩堂十字架周四凌晨终被拆杭州鼓楼堂遭千警强拆信徒遭威胁 (Cross on Wenzhou church taken down, thousands of police forcibly demolished Hangzhou church )
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/xl1-08142014102839.html

中国当局阻挠青年赴韩参加教宗弥撒 (Chinese authorities prevent youth from participating in papal mass in Korea)
Voice of America, August 14, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/korea-pope-china-20140814/2413050.html

Technology (科技)

China carriers partnering with Google to bring faster Internet to Asia
The Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/13/google-commits-to-faster-pacific-connection/

Tibet (西藏)

英国工党高官涉西藏言论引发争议 (UK Labour Party official's remarks on Tibet stir controversy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 13, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140813_lord_davidson_tibet_controversy.shtml

China dam project slated for Tibet quietly passes key hurdle
The Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/14/china-dam-project-slated-for-tibet-quietly-passes-key-hurdle

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Chasing the jihad bogey in China's Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2014
www.scmp.com/comment/debates/article/1573053/chasing-jihad-bogey-chinas-xinjiang

Opinion (观点)

My Chinese education: learning to forget Tibet in China
The New York Times, August 14, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/opinion/learning-to-forget-tibet-in-china.html

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

中国反垄专家张昕竹帮外企说话遭解聘 (Chinese anti-trust expert: I was fired because I showed support for foreign firms)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 12, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140812_china_antitrust_zhangxinzhu.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

U.S. “top destination” for China’s fugitive officials
The Diplomat, August 11, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/08/us-top-destination-for-chinas-fugitive-officials/

Culture (文化)

China TV series on Deng stirs questions on political openness
Reuters, August 12, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/12/us-china-censorship-deng-idUSKBN0GC14N20140812

Education (教育)

An academy for the elite stirs a culture clash
燕京学堂争议与中国身份挣扎
The New York Times, August 13, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140813/c13pku/dual/

Environment (环境)

山东市民不堪污染恶臭政府请愿问题持续数年民众怒批当局不作为 (Shandong citizens protest gov't inaction on pollution)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf1-08122014103127.html

Hong Kong (香港)

香港将举办邓小平展览，或触及“六四” (Hong Kong to host exhibit on Deng Xiaoping, will touch on June Fourth)
Deutsche Welle, August 12, 2014
dw.de/p/1Csx6

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

哈达妻子新娜遭“呼死你”电话骚扰接逾八百骚扰电话及短信已报警 (Mongolian dissident's wife receives hundreds of threatening phone calls and text messages)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-08122014103316.html

中国维权人士吕耿松因“颠覆罪”被捕 (Lü Gengsong arrested on suspicion of "subversion of state power")
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 13, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140813_china_dissident_arrest.shtml

耿和：不承认中共对高智晟的判刑，回家是高智晟的权利 (Geng He: I don't accept the CPC's sentencing of Gao Zhisheng. It is his right to return home)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-08122014101231.html

Labor (劳工)

Q&A: Strikes peak in China with new generation of interconnected blue-collar workers
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1572050/qa-strikes-peak-china-n ew-generation-interconnected-blue-collar

Media (媒体)

People’s Daily: speech is free, rumors are not
China Media Project, August 13, 2014
cmp.hku.hk/2014/08/13/35715/

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

湖北襄樊纺织厂三百女工请愿数百特警驱散打伤及抓捕工人 (Police break up protests by hundreds of female textile workers in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-08122014103242.html

Religion (宗教)

Pope's South Korea trip gives opportunity to reach out to China
Reuters, August 12, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/12/uk-pope-southkorea-idUKKBN0GC22W20140 812

Rule of Law (法治)

Arrested, detained: a guide to navigating china’s police powers
The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/12/arrested-detained-a-guide-to-navigating-chinas-police-powers/

Technology, 科技

小米升级后系统仍连线至京 (Chinese Android smartphone Xiaomi still uploading user data to Beijing server without users’ consent, after system update)
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/lifestyle/35132/xiao-mi-sheng-ji-hou-xi-tong-reng-lian-xian-zhi-jing

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

25 sentenced for terrorism in western China
新疆25名维族人因涉暴恐活动获刑
The New York Times, August 13, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140813/c13xinjiang/dual/

Opinion (观点)

赵耀辉：“三年产假”是把双刃剑
Women's group rejects legislator's idea for three years of maternity leave
Caixin, August 13, 2014
CH: http://opinion.caixin.com/2014-08-13/100716088.html
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2014-08-13/100716491.html

China’s power politics
习近平反腐是动真格的
The New York Times, August 13, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140813/c13garnaut/dual/

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

Shanghai orders foreign fast-food chains to name suppliers on websites
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1571645/shanghai-orders-foreign-fast-food-chains-name-suppliers-websites

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

Film-maker defies China's censors to reveal horrors of the Great Famine
The Guardian, August 9, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/10/china-censors-film-maker-horrors-great-famine

Hong Kong (香港)

港金管局有准备金融体系不被“占中”瘫痪 (Chair of Hong Kong Monetary Authority: HK’s financial system won’t be paralyzed from Occupy Central)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 12, 2014,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140812_hongkong_bank_occupy_central.shtml

Monday, August 11, 2014

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Sales of shark fin in China drop by up to 70%
The Guardian, August 7, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/chinas-choice/2014/aug/08/sales-of-shark-fin-china-drop-70

Corruption (腐败)

No ordinary Zhou: In carrying out the most significant purge in a generation, Xi Jinping seeks to tighten his grip
The Economist, August 9, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21610313-carrying-out-most-significant-purge-generation-xi-jinping-seeks-tighten-his-grip-no

GSK China crisis: Peter Humphrey sentenced to two-and-a-half years
The Telegraph, August 9, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/11022230/GSK-China-crisis-Peter-Humphrey-sentenced-to-two-and-a-half-years.html

习近平：法治是治国理政的基本方式 (Xi Jinping: Rule of law is the fundamental method for governing the country)
The Beijing News, August 11, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/08/11/329114.html

Gender (性别)

Woman held in Shenzhen allegedly with blood of pregnant women set for Hong Kong gender tests
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1571334/woman-held-shenzhen-allegedly-blood-pregnant-women-set-hong-kong-gender

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

正在服刑的 89民运学生领袖周勇军病情危殆 (Zhou Yongjun, imprisoned 1989 Democracy Movement student leader, in critical medical condition)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-08102014145304.html

高智晟被“伪释放” 国际呼吁还真自由狱中待遇及身体情况引发关注 (Int’l community calls for “real freedom” for Gao Zhisheng, expresses concern about his health and treatment in prison)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-08082014101358.html

Information Control (信息控制)

国信办副主任彭波解读“即时通信十条” (Deputy Director of the State Internet Information Office explains new regulations on instant messaging services)
people.cn, August 11, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0811/c1001-25444351.html

Related:
China Issues New Regulations on Mobile Text and Voice Messaging Services (HRIC Translation)
Human Rights in China, August 8, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/china-issues-new-regulations-mobile-text-and-voice-messaging-services-hric

85 people “arrested or detained” as China steps up clampdown on internet rumours
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1570034/85-people-arrested-or-detained-china-steps-clampdown-internet-rumours

小米就未经同意上传数据北京服务器致歉 (Xiaomi Inc, producer of smartphones and mobile apps, apologizes for uploading data to Beijing server without users' consent)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 11, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140811_xiaomi_leak_hongkong_taiwan.shtml

Related:
Tibetan writer Woeser detained on arrival at Lhasa airport
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detention-08082014141123.html

Friday, August 08, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China jails British investigator Humphrey linked to GSK
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 8, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28712420

Related:
China sentences GSK-linked investigators to prison
Reuters, August 8, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/08/us-china-gsk-trial-idUSKBN0G72GC20140808

How much wealth had Zhou Yongkang's family amassed before the former security tsar's fall?
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1568634/keeping-it-family

Disasters (灾难)

China quake toll rises to 615; muddy noodles open army to scrutiny
Los Angeles Times, August 7, 2014
www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-china-quake-muddy-noodles-army-20140807-story.html

Environment (环境)

Only 9 Chinese cities pass clean air test
中国上半年仅九城市空气质量达标
The New York Times, August 9, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140808/c08air/dual/

What to do about China’s polluted farmland?
污地怎么办
Caixin, August 5, 2014
EN: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/7201-What-to-do-about-China-s-polluted-farmland-
CH: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/ch/7201-What-to-do-about-China-s-polluted-farmland-

Hukou (户口)

Experts: land reform is the key factor to China’s household registration system
New Tang Dynasty Television, August 7, 2014
www.ntd.tv/en/programs/news-politics/china-forbidden-news/20140807/185947-experts-land-reform-is-the-key-factor-to-chinas-household-registration-system.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

访耿和：“高智晟回家的路还有多远？” (Interview with Geng He: "How long do we have to wait until Gao Zhisheng is home?")
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/mz-08072014153049.html

美国敦促中国允许获释律师高智晟出国(U.S. urges China to allow rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng to go abroad)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140807_us_china_gaozhisheng.shtml

Related:
Daily Press Briefing
U.S. Department of State, August 7, 2014
www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2014/08/230387.htm#CHINA
China frees prominent lawyer who defended religious freedom
Reuters, August 7, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/07/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0G71AN20140807

Fiery Chinese rights lawyer released from prison
Associated Press, August 7, 2014
townhall.com/news/world/2014/08/07/fiery-chinese-rights-lawyer-released-from-prison-n1875878

Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng released from prison; now what?
The Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/07/chinese-lawyer-gao-zhisheng-released-from-prison-now-what/?mod=chinablog

高智晟出狱之际耿和举行记者会要求中共还高智晟真正自由 (Wife of released rights lawyer urges China to ensure true freedom)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-08082014100419.html

Bay Area woman calls for husband to return to The U.S. after being released from Chinese prison
Columbia Broadcasting System, August 7, 2014
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/07/bay-area-woman-calls-for-husband-to-return-to-the-us-after-being-released-from-chinese-prison-gao-zhisheng/

Information Control (信息控制)

China cracks down on popular mobile messaging services
中国推“微信十条”严格控制即时通信工具
The New York Times, August 8, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140808/c08wechat/dual/

Related:
China tightens censorship on mobile messaging apps
中国加紧控制移动即时通信工具
Financial Times, August 8, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/81075e92-1e00-11e4-ab52-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057644

China has neutralized the social media threat
Quartz, August 7, 2014
http://qz.com/246063/china-has-neutralized-the-social-media-threat/

Timeline of China’s social media crackdowns
The Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/08/timeline-of-chinas-social-media-crackdowns

Religion (宗教)

Exclusive: China police investigate U.S. citizen near border with North Korea - source
Reuters, August 7, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/07/us-china-canada-investigation-tumen-idUSKBN0G712Z20140807

Pope to fly over China, rare chance for greetings
Associated Press, August 7, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/pope-to-fly-over-china-rare-chance-for-greetings/2014/08/07/efdb27c4-1e5d-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

Rule of Law (法治)

China’s leaders hint at bowing to rule of law as part of reforms
The Australian, August 8, 2014
www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/chinas-leaders-hint-at-bowing-to-rule-of-law-as-part-of-reforms/story-e6frg97x-1227017223088?nk=bcba41782167946d580eaeae141145c7#

State Secrets (国家秘密)

Foreign investigators say they didn’t know China law
Bloomberg Businessweek, August 8, 2014
www.businessweek.com/news/2014-08-07/briton-s-trial-reflects-dangers-of-probing-china-secrets

Tibet (西藏)

绿色和平组织: 藏高原水源地违法开采严重 (Greenpeace: goal mining threatens water sources on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau)
Voice of America, August 7, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-giant-coal-mine-20140807/2406208.html

Related:
Vast coal field expands into protected Chinese grasslands
The Telegraph, August 7, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11017553/PIC-and-PUB-HOLD-FOR-LEGAL-PLS-Vast-coal-field-expands-into-protected-Chinese-grasslands.html

See report:
Exposed: Coal mining at the source of China's Yellow River
青海祁连山区黄河水源地内多家企业违法采煤
Green Peace, August 7, 2014
EN: www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/Exposed-Coal-mining-at-the-source-of-Chinas-Yellow-River/
CH: www.greenpeace.cn/news/qinghai-qilianshan-illegal-coal-mining.php

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China’s far west: a Chechnya in the making
The Economist, August 8, 2014
www.economist.com/news/leaders/21611067-iron-fist-xinjiang-fuelling-insurrection-chinas-leadership-must-switch-tactics

Opinion (观点)

The uncertain limits of intellectual freedom in China
Washington Post, August 7, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/08/07/the-uncertain-limits-of-intellectual-freedom-in-china/

Thursday, August 07, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

中国全国裸官摸底结束十余省市拒透露数据 (Over a dozen provinces refuse to disclose result of investigation into “naked officials”)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/hc-08062014133230.html

中国报业协会秘书长被带走调查 (General Secretary of China Newspaper Association under investigation)
The Beijing News, August 7, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/08/07/328754.html

It's time to tear up China's “get out of jail free” cards
Foreign Policy, August 6, 2014
www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/08/06/tear_up_china_s_get_out_of_jail_free_cards_zhou_yongkang_corruption_reform

For Chinese officials at risk of corruption, a view of life behind bars
中国“高风险”岗位官员的监狱行
The New York Times, August 7, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140807/c07corruption/dual/

Related:
A newly released Chinese dissident may be doomed to a different kind of prison
Quartz, August 7, 2014
http://qz.com/246084/a-newly-released-chinese-dissident-may-be-doomed-to-a-different-kind-of-prison/
Wife of jailed dissident Gao Zhisheng: “I hope he can give our son a birthday present this year”
The Telegraph, August 6, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11015918/Wife-of-jailed-dissident-Gao-Zhisheng-I-hope-he-can-give-our-son-a-birthday-present-this-year.html

Information Control (信息控制)

中国颁令限制微博微信公众账号发时政新闻 (China imposes new restrictions on political news distribution by public accounts on Weibo and WeChat)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140807_china_limited_wechart_account.shtml

Related:
China tightens grip on instant messaging services
Associated Press, August 7, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/china-tightens-control-mobile-internet-24875795

See regulations:
授权发布：即时通信工具公众信息服务发展管理暂行规定 (Authorized announcement: Provisional Regulations to Manage the Development of Public Information Services by Instant Messaging Tools)
Xinhua, August 7, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-08/07/c_1111979566.htm

Tencent to clean up its WeChat service amid crackdown rumours
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1567586/zhaoqing-city-orders-wechat-users-register-accounts-police

China’s propaganda war over a bowl of muddy water noodles
Offbeat China, August 6, 2014
http://offbeatchina.com/chinas-propaganda-war-over-a-bowl-of-muddy-water-noodles

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

Hundreds of Chinese workers are evacuated from Libya
利比亚冲突持续中国撤侨“至少878人”
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 6, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28684555
CH: www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140806_china_evacuation_878.shtml

英任命新驻华大使强调中英经贸往来 (UK appoints new ambassador to China, trade will be priority)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 6, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140806_uk_amb_china_new.shtml

Labor (劳工)

China suspends work at 214 factories after deadly blast
Reuters, August 6, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/06/us-china-factory-blast-idUSKBN0G60YU20140806

Related:
After China factory explosion, workers petition for more rights
The Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/07/after-china-factory-explosion-workers-petition-for-more-rights

Reflections on lecturing in China
Washington Post, August 6, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/08/06/reflections-on-lecturing-in-china/

China's pollution control yields wrong question on coal cuts
Reuters, August 7, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/07/column-russell-china-coal-idUSL4N0QD1KW20140807

Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

A familiar script in China as a “tiger” is taken down
周永康倒台，官方话语不离旧辙
The New York Times, August 5, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140805/c05zhou/dual/

中国是美国海外反腐执法焦点 (China is main target of U.S. anti-corruption efforts overseas)
Voice of America, August 5, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/legal-issues-20140805/1972422.html

Xi Jinping: ready to take on “armies of corruption,” paper says
习近平：反腐不计个人生死毁誉
The Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2014
EN: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/05/xi-jinping-ready-to-take-on-armies-of-corruption-paper-says/
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140806/rlw082248.asp

Environment (环境)

Beijing hopes to keep skies bluer for regional forum
北京欲保APEC会议期间蓝天
The Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2014
EN: blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/06/beijing-hopes-to-keep-skies-bluer-for-regional-forum/?mod=WSJBlog
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140806/ren093410.asp

China to ban all coal use in Beijing by 2020
Associated Press, August 5, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-to-ban-all-coal-use-in-beijing-by-2020/2014/08/05/008d415e-1c7b-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

Related:
广东佛教组织被查，创始人被拘押(Guangdong Buddhist organization under investigation, founder detained)
Voice of America, August 5, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-buddhist-20140805/1972374.html

State Secrets (国家秘密)

Canadian in China probe trained North Korean missionaries
涉嫌在华窃取情报的加拿大公民曾培训朝鲜人作传教士
Reuters, August 5, 2014
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/05/us-china-canada-investigation-christian-idUSKBN0G51C120140805
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0G604P20140806

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China imposes intrusive rules on Uighurs in Xinjiang
Los Angeles Times, August 5, 2014
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-privacy-20140805-story.html