HRIC Daily Brief

Friday, August 22, 2014

June Fourth (六四)

香港议员穿“毋忘六四”上衣被拒入境深圳 (HK legislator invited to Shenzhen meeting denied entry for wearing June Fourth t-shirt)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 21, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140821_political_reform_npc2.shtml

Labor (劳工)

东莞港企四百工人抗议欠薪警察打伤20人抓近60人 (Twenty injured and 60 detained after hundreds of workers protest wage arrears at a Hong Kong-owned company in Dongguan)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-08212014100032.html

The tragedy of the village that built Kunshan Zhongrong
China Labour Bulletin, August 20, 2014
www.clb.org.hk/en/content/tragedy-village-built-kunshan-zhongrong

Media (媒体)

《德国之声》解除自由记者合约引关注 (Deutsche Welle draws flak for terminating contract with freelance Chinese reporter critical of Chinese government)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/gr-08212014115604.html

中青记者遇袭学者呼吁新闻立法保护 (Scholars call for legislation to protect journalists after assault of China Youth Daily reporter in Nanjing)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/jz-08212014100240.html

Beijing megascreen plays graphic video of James Foley beheading and Ferguson riots on a loop
International Business Times, August 21, 2014
http://www.ibtimes.com/beijing-megascreen-plays-graphic-video-james-foley-beheading-ferguson-riots-loop-1665198

Chinese, Russian media turn criticisms back on U.S.
Associated Press, August 21, 2014
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2729629/Chinese-Russian-media-turn-criticisms-US.html#ixzz3B5DM5KXT

时政漫画家“变态辣椒”遭全面封杀常针砭时弊招致官方大字报式批评 (Political cartoonist "Bian Tai La Jiao" censored in China)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-08212014095914.html

Religion (宗教)

Woman on trial for demanding right to visit jailed Falun Gong father
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1578585/woman-trial-demanding-right-visit-jailed-falun-gong-father

China tries 5 accused cult members for murder
Associated Press, August 21, 2014
townhall.com/news/world/2014/08/21/china-tries-5-accused-cult-members-for-murder-n1881397

China accused of “crime” against Christianity
The Telegraph, August 21, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11047970/China-accused-of-crime-against-Christianity.html

Society (社会)

Soul-searching in China after subway passengers flee fainting foreigner
上海地铁乘客昏厥无人搭救引热议
The New York Times, August 21, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140821/c21subway/dual/

Tibet (西藏)

5 Tibetans are said to die in Chinese police custody
五名藏人据称在拘押期间死亡
New York Times, August 21, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140821/c21tibet/dual/

西藏人权组织公布军警枪杀藏人密文天峻藏民被禁止欢迎获释僧人 (Tibetan rights organization releases confidential list of Tibetans killed by military and police; Tianjun Tibetans prohibited from welcoming released monk)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-08212014145144.html

中方施壓達賴訪蒙取消 (Mongolia cancels Dalai Lama's visit due to pressure from China)
Mingpao, August 22, 2014
http://news.mingpao.com/20140822/caa3.htm

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

A tale of two Chinese muslim minorities
The Diplomats, August 22, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/08/a-tale-of-two-chinese-muslim-minorities/

Opinion (观点)

邓小平在港实验“一国两制”是否成功？ (Is Deng Xiaoping’s “one country, two systems” Hong Kong experiment successful?)
British Broadcasting Coporation, August 22, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140822_dengxiaoping_hongkong_.shtml

重估邓小平 (Deng Xiaoping Reassessed)
Financial Times, August 22, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057846?full=y

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Death Penalty (死刑)

German sentenced to death in China over killings
Associated Press, August 20, 2014
www.salon.com/2014/08/20/german_sentenced_to_death_in_china_over_killings/

Education (教育)

Canada, eh? Chinese students flock to Canuck high schools
The Wall Street Journal, August 21, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/21/canada-eh-chinese-students-flock-to-canuck-high-schools/

Health (健康)

China’s health authorities jump on "ice bucket challenge" charity bandwagon
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1578374/chinas-health-authorities-jump-ice-bucket-challenge-charity-bandwagon

Hong Kong (香港)

港26泛民议员联署决志否决假普选会京官递交金正恩像讽香港变朝鲜 (Twenty six Hong Kong pan-democrats vow to veto any universal suffrage proposal that falls short of int’l standards)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-08202014094925.html

Related:
Pan-democrats vow to veto any “unfair” reform plan
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1577888/pan-democrats-vow-veto-any- >unfair-reform-plan

Beijing seeks to soften blow of Hong Kong white paper
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1577992/beijing-seeks-ways-soften-blow-white-paper-had-hong-kong-says-sources

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

广州维权人士梁颂基被判10月当庭上诉浙江民主党人陈树庆被以“颠覆罪”传唤 (Guangzhou rights activist Liang Songji sentenced to 10 months, Zhejiang China Democratic Party member Chen Shuqing summonsed for “subversion”)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08202014094830.html

International Relations (国际关系)

哈尔滨开庭审理两法轮功学员案律师申请合议庭回避被逐出法庭 (Trial of Falun Gong members opens in Harbin, lawyers ejected from court for requesting judges' recusal)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-08202014094703.html

China chides U.S. over Ferguson violence, American racism
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 20, 2014
http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-chides-us-over-ferguson-violence-american-racism-20140820-1061fk.html

Internet (互联网)

”Internet addicts” will be denied entry to Chinese military in Hebei
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1578527/internet-addicts-will-be-denied-entry-chinese-military-hebei

Labor (劳工)

Chinese police arrest three for deadly auto parts factory blast
Reuters, August 20, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-china-factory-blast-idUSKBN0GK1CK20140820

Land, Housing, Property (土地、财产、房屋)

Why haven't China's cities learned from America's mistakes?
The Guardian, August 20, 2014
www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/aug/20/why-havent-chinas-cities-learned-from-americas-mistakes

Ethnic Mongolian herders evicted from grasslands by China's army
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/evicted-08202014145709.html

Media (媒体)

无国界记者呼吁欧盟制裁中国中央电视台 (Reporters Without Borders calls for EU sanctions against CCTV)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 20, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140820_cctv_eu_sanction.shtml

See statement:
EU urged to sanction CCTV for broadcasting journalist's forced confession
Reporters Without Borders, August 20, 2014
en.rsf.org/china-eu-urged-to-sanction-cctv-for-20-08-2014,46824.html

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

China-North Korea cooperation: crack down on defectors and Christian missionaries
International Business Times, August 18, 2014
www.ibtimes.com/china-north-korea-cooperation-crack-down-defectors-christian-missionaries-1661480

Religion (宗教)

China to Pope Francis: Don’t “interfere” with religion
The Washington Post, August 20, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/china-to-pope-francis-dont-interfere-with-religion/2014/08/20/3d1b88cc-28a3-11e4-8b10-7db129976abb_story.html

Technology (科技)

Frustrated Chinese web users bemoan Baidu and pine for the days of Google
Quartz, August 19, 2014
qz.com/239810/frustrated-chinese-web-users-bemoan-baidu-and-pine-for-the-days-of-google/

Tibet (西藏)

Three more Tibetans die from shooting by Chinese police: rights group
Reuters, August 20, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-china-tibet-idUSKBN0GK1AB20140820 >

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

After tigers and flies, now a spider: Jiang Zemin
老虎苍蝇挨打引发坊间政治猜想
The New York Times, August 18, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140818/c18jiang/dual/

Culture (文化)

Pierre Ryckmans, 78, dies; exposed Mao’s hard line
揭露“文化大革命”的汉学家去世
The New York Times, August 20, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/obits/20140820/c20ryckmans-obit/dual/

Hong Kong (香港)

5 things to know ahead of Beijing's decision on Hong Kong political reform
The Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2014/08/19/5-things-to-know-ahead-of-beijings-dec >ision-on-hong-kong-political-reform/

After Hong Kong march, speculation over payments and motivations
反“占中”游行疑出现“雇佣军”
The New York Times, August 19, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140819/c19antioccupy/dual/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

警方审问浦志强与美国前驻华大使骆家辉会面等细节 (Police question rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on his meeting with former U.S. ambassador to China)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-08192014095644.html

Related:
Chinese rights lawyer grilled by police over meetings with US envoy, “insults” to officials
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1577646/rights-lawyer-pu-zhiqiang-grilled-police-over-meetings-us-envoy

International Relations (国际关系)

China, Tajikistan vow to further law enforcement, security cooperation
Xinhua, August 19, 2014
news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/19/c_133568824.htm

Media (媒体)

China’s quest to build an “influential and credible” media
The Diplomat, August 20, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/08/chinas-quest-to-build-an-influential-and-credible-media/

Denying historians: China’s archives increasingly off-bounds
The Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/19/denying-historians-chinas-archives-increasingly-off-bounds/

China releases man who wrote for foreign news site
Associated Press, August 19, 2014
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-releases-man-wrote-foreign -news-site-25032674

Related:
狱中还有多少向南夫？ (China releases Boxun reporter while hundreds of journalists remain behind bars)
Radio France International, August 19, 2014
www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140819-向南夫提前获释-中国狱中还有几百名博客记者

Religion (宗教)

Nearly 1,000 sect members arrested in crackdown
Agence France-Presse, August 20, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1577234/nearly-1000-sect-members-arrested-crackdown

Rule of Law (法治)

Zhou Yongkang corruption probe a China rule of law double standard
China Topix, August 19, 2014
www.chinatopix.com/articles/7151/20140818/china-s-rule-law-double-standard-zhou-yongkang.htm

从柯震东吸麻事件看两岸法治观念之不同 (Taiwanese actor's drug case reveals schism in rule of law concepts between China and Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 19, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140819_viewpoint_showbiz_drug.shtml

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China punishes Xinjiang official for openly practicing faith
Reuters, August 19, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0GJ0PC20140819

Opinion (观点)

My life under house arrest
Foreign Policy, August 19, 2014
www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/08/19/China_dissident_Hu_Jia_house_arrest

Under Beijing’s eyes
The New York Times, August 18, 2014
www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/opinion/murong-xuecun-under-beijings-eyes.html?_r=0

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Civil Society (民间社会)

What is Beijing up to? Summer of increased harassment, surveillance leaves Chinese NGOs on edge
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1576613/what-beijing-summer-increased-harassment-surveillance-leaves

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

Heinz recalls four batches of infant food in China
Reuters, August 18, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/18/us-china-heinz-recall-idUSKBN0GI19H20140818

Corruption (腐败)

Budget transparency is the key to tackling corruption
News China, September 2014
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/budget-transparency-is-the-key-to-tackling-corruption#id:1835#date:18:50

Cyber security (网络安全)

Chinese hackers stole information on 4.5 Million U.S. hospital patients
Business Insider, August 19, 2014
www.yahoo.com/tech/chinese-hackers-stole-information-on-4-5-million-u-s-95112821024.html

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

House News closed last month, but other independent sites still exist
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1576116/house-news-closed-last-month-other-independent-sites-still

Hong Kong (香港)

中国人大常委会下周审议香港政改报告 (China National People's Congress Standing Committee to consider report on Hong Kong electoral reform next week)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 18, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140818_hk_election_beijing.shtml

HK rally draws fake crowd allegations
Financial Times, August 18, 2014
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09a2679c-2685-11e4-8bb5-00144feabdc0.html

Related:
Pro-China demonstration in Hong Kong Poles apart
The Economist, August 18, 2014
www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2014/08/pro-china-demonstration-hong-kong

Majority in poll opposes Beijing screening candidates for top job
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1576341/majority-poll-opposes-beijing-screening-candidates-top-job
See poll:
香港2020公佈政制改革民意調查結果 (Hong Kong 2020 publishes results of public opinion poll on political reforms)
Hong Kong 2020, August 18, 2014
EN: http://bit.ly/1mhLWLb /

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Inner Mongolian dissident's wife cut off from the Internet
哈达妻新娜披露网警施压遭报复封锁互联网屏蔽境外电话
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/internet-08182014134556.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08182014094651.html

International Relations (国际关系)

China’s dilemma in the Middle East
中国该不该参与中东维稳？
Financial Times, August 19, 2014
EN: blogs.ft.com/nick-butler/2014/08/17/chinas-strategic-dilemma-in-the-middle-east/
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057781

Media (媒体)

Xi Jinping calls for new style of media organisation
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1576351/xi-jinping-calls-new-style-media-organisation

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

China watches the Ferguson protests
The Diplomat, August 18, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/08/china-watches-the-ferguson-protests/

Related:
Why China hasn’t been milking Ferguson for all it’s worth
The Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/18/why-china-hasnt-been-milking-fer >guson-for-all-its-worth/

内蒙上千天主教徒抗议政府侵吞教产遭特警喷辣椒水殴打镇压神父被监控 (Over 1000 Inner Mongolian Catholics protest gov’t over land use, several protestors beaten and pepper sprayed by riot police)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/xl1-08182014094834.html

Religion (宗教)

For Chinese, Pope seems worlds away in South Korea
中国天主教徒：教皇近在韩国远在天边
The New York Times, August 19, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/world/20140819/c19catholics/dual/

McDonald's murder in China: “evil cult members” face trial for woman's death
The Guardian, August 18, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/18/mcdonalds-murder-china-five-stand-trial

Tibet (西藏)

权益组织：两名藏人示威者在押期间死亡 (Rights organization: two Tibetan protestors died during detention)
Deutsche Welle, August 19, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Cwmx

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Retired Chinese Minister of Culture Wang Meng makes moderate plea for Xinjiang unity
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1576053/retired-chinese-minister-culture-wang-meng-makes-moderate-plea

Monday, August 18, 2014

Culture (文化)

从电视剧《邓小平》谈历史真相
Between truth and TV: China’s New Deng Xiaoping-inspired miniseries
The Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2014
CH: cn.wsj.com/gb/20140813/OPN185353.asp?source=UpFeature
EN: blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/18/between-truth-and-tv-chinas-new-deng-xiaoping-inspired-miniseries/

Corruption (腐败)

How poorly paid Chinese officials get away with owning dozens of homes
The Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/18/how-poorly-paid-chinese-officials-get-away-with-owning-dozens-of-homes/

Health (健康)

中国将严查违法买卖人体器官 (China to conduct serious investigations into illegal organ trading)
Beijing News, August 18, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/08/18/330116.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong political reform consultation was dominated by “orchestrated” responses
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1575617/consultation-dominated-bloc-responses

Thousands protest an “Occupy” movement in Hong Kong
香港数万人举行反“占中”游行
The New York Times, August 18, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140818/c18hongkong/dual/

Related:
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing crowd occupies itself with own march
The Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/17/hong-kongs-pro-beijing-crowd-occupies-itself-with-own-march/

March against Occupy had a mainland flavour
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1575709/march-against-occupy-had-mainland-flavour

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

哈达妻子新娜境外网为夫伸冤众公安上门警告指发帖违法 (Several police warn Mongolian dissident's wife that posting appeals on overseas websites is “unlawful”)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-08162014120212.html

北京公民遭殴打四处骨折或因揭露腐败胡佳再遭威胁恐吓汽车被泼红漆 (Beijing anti-corruption activist beaten, Hu Jia receives more threats)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08172014095935.html

China rights attorney starved in prison, wife says
Associated Press, August 16, 2014
www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/China-rights-attorney-starved-in-prison-wife-says-5692438.php

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

In China’s shadow, U.S. courts old foe Vietnam
制衡中国，美国与昔日敌人越南改善关系
The New York Times, August 18, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20140818/c18vietnam/dual/

Open Government Information (信息公开)

5年近40地区试点官员财产公开超半数昙花一现 (Nearly 40 regions publicize officials’ assets in past five years, most information is public for a very short time)
The Beijing News, August 18, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/08/18/330104.html

Religion (宗教)

Pope tells Asia's communist nations not to fear Christians
Reuters, August 17, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/17/us-pope-southkorea-idUSKBN0GH02M20140817

Technology (科技)

Apple begins storing users' personal data on servers in China
Reuters, August 15, 2014
in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/15/apple-data-china-idINKBN0GF0NF20140815

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

Hong Kong (香港)

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

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

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

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

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

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