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.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Hong Kong (香港)

Ridicule proves an effective formula for Hong Kong protesters
The Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/ridicule-proves-an-effective-formula-for-hong-kong-protesters-1413273989

Hong Kong police tear down barricades to clear way for cars
CNN, October 14, 2014
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/14/world/asia/china-hong-kong-protest/index.html

Related:
HK police use sledgehammers, chainsaws to clear protest barriers, open road
Reuters, October 13, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/14/us-hongkong-china-idUSKCN0I202620141014

Scuffles as protest opponents try to tear down Hong Kong barricades
CNN, October 13, 2014
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/12/world/asia/china-hong-kong-protest/

香港占中:多处地方继续发生对峙场面 (Occupy Central: confrontation continues in multiple locations)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 13, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141013_hk_occupy_latest

中国外交部回应德媒体在华“雇员”被捕:依法依规 (Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: capture of German paper employee legal and lawful)
People’s Daily, October 14, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1014/c1001-25827773.html

Anti-Occupy protesters defy court order, block Apple Daily delivery
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1616027/anti-occupy-protesters-defy-court-order-block-apple-daily-delivery

Hong Kong's leader says protests will not sway China
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 12, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29587490

China police hold activists over “Hong Kong interview”
The Economic Times, October 12, 2014
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/china-police-hold-activists-over-hong-kong-interview/articleshow/44797657.cms

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese scholar who helped in an escape is detained for “picking quarrels”
中国维权学者郭玉闪周四被拘
The New York Times, October 12, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141013/c13dissident/dual/

Information Control (信息控制)

China bans books by pro-Hong Kong protest author
ABC News, October 14, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-bans-books-pro-hong-kong-protest-author-26175516

Book ban rumors boost authors in China
The Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/10/13/rumors-of-book-ban-boosts-authors-in-china/

中国封杀多名中港台知名人士著作 (China bans books by some mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese authors known to be critical of China)
Voice of America, October 13, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-book-20141012/2481003.html

Poverty (贫穷)

中国贫困人口超过8200万人 将继续向贫困宣战 (China continues to declare war on poverty as its poor population exceeds 82 million)
Eastday, October 14, 2014
http://news.eastday.com/c/20141014/u1a8390430.html

Rule of Law (法治)

全国法院3千名发言人电话公布 随机拨打6成接听 (China discloses phone numbers of 3,000 court spokespersons nationwide, 60% of calls were answered in a random sampling)
China News, October 13, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/10-13/6669842.shtml

Rural Issues (农村)

Once a symbol of power, farming now an economic drag in China
The New York Times, October 12, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/13/world/asia/once-a-symbol-of-power-farming-now-an-economic-drag-in-china.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China sentences 12 to death over deadly Xinjiang attack
The Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-sentences-12-to-death-over-deadly-xinjiang-attack-1413208917

Related:
新疆莎车暴恐案宣判 12人死刑24人死缓或无期 (China sentences 12 to death and 24 to death with reprieve or life imprisonment over Xinjiang Shache county riot)
Eastday, October 14, 2014
http://news.eastday.com/c/20141014/u1a8389133.html

Opinion (观点)

China’s Right to Govern Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s Pan Democrats Must Accept China’s Constitutional Powers
The New York Times, October 14, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/opinion/hong-kongs-pan-democrats-must-accept-chinas-constitutional-powers.html

Young people of Taiwan and Hong Kong refusing to accept the unification of “Greater China”
The Canberra Times, October 11, 2014
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/young-people-of-taiwan-and-hong-kong-refusing-to-accept-the-unification-of-greater-china-20141010-1147tq.html

To Hong Kong, with Love and Squalor
The New Yorker, October 11, 2014
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/mainland-china-hong-kong-love-squalor

Beijing and Hong Kong protesters poles apart on lessons to be draw
Financial Times, October 12, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1098f12a-50a0-11e4-b73e-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl#axzz3G2W6xrMd

Friday, October 10, 2014

Cyber security (网络安全)

中联办网站两遭恶意攻击 已报警 (Cyber-attack takes down official website of Central Government liaison office in HK)
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39810/zhong-lian-ban-wang-zhan-liang-zao-e-yi-gong-ji-yi-bao-jing

Environment (环境)

Are China's dams causing quakes?
Bloomberg, October 9, 2014
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-10-09/are-china-s-dams-causing-quakes

Heavy smog engulfs parts of northern China
British Broadcasting Company, October 10, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29564203

贵州化工厂污染再有村民命危两厂领导“十一”安检昏倒车间 (More villagers in critical condition from heavy pollution by Guizhou factory, 2 factory supervisors faint during routine safety exam)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ql1-10102014100540.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Taiwan urges China to let Hong Kong “go democratic”
The Guardian, October 10, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/10/taiwan-ma-ying-jeou-china-hong-kong-democratic-first

Lawmakers urge Obama to speak up for Hong Kong protesters
The Hill, October 9, 2014
http://thehill.com/policy/international/220293-lawmakers-urge-obama-to-speak-up-for-hong-kong-protesters

See the full text of the letter:
http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/leahy-wicker-rubio-lead-bipartisan-call-urging-president-to-speak-out-on-hong-kong-

The spoiled brats of democracy: Hong Kong’s students take their place in a long and noble Chinese line
The Economist, October 11, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21623775-hong-kongs-students-take-their-place-long-and-noble-chinese-line-spoiled-brats

The waiting game: Officials hope to wear protesters down, but time may be on the side of the students
The Economist, October 11, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21623768-officials-hope-wear-protesters-down-time-may-be-side-students-waiting

The thugs of mainland China
The New Yorker, October 8, 2014
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/thugs-mainland-china-hong-kong-protests

Beijing needs to cut Hong Kong some slack
Financial Times, October 9, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f5a046bc-4f9f-11e4-908e-00144feab7de.html#axzz3Fkt0kPmj

Read the anti-Hong Kong rant that is going viral in China
Foreign Policy, October 6, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/10/06/read_the_anti_hong_kong_rant_that_s_going_viral_in_china

An end to Hong Kong’s unrest is now more distant than ever
Quartz, October 10, 2014
http://qz.com/278586/an-end-to-hong-kongs-unrest-is-now-more-distant-than-ever/

Amateur songwriters give Occupy movement a soundtrack on YouTube
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1612380/amateur-songwriters-give-occupy-movement-soundtrack-youtube

How apps speed up — but often muddle — Hong Kong protesters’ messages
Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/10/10/how-apps-speed-up-but-often-muddle-hong-kong-protesters-messages/

Emotional toll on police handling Occupy protests, psychologists say
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1613203/emotional-toll-police-handling-occupy-protests-psychologists-say

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese authorities make arrests in attempt to prevent pro-democracy campaigns on mainland
The New York Times, October 9, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/world/asia/chinese-authorities-make-arrests-in-attempt-to-prevent-pro-democracy-campaigns-on-the-mainland.html?_r=0

Related:
Detentions on mainland related to Occupy Central Movement, 2014
Human Rights in China Chart
http://www.hrichina.org/en/detentions-mainland-related-occupy-central-movement-2014

诺贝尔和平奖的中国遭遇 (The plight of Nobel Peace Prize winners in China)
Deutsche Welle, October 10, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DSv1

International Human Rights (国际人权)

美国人权报告称中国人权状况恶化 (U.S. human rights report: China’s human rights situation worsens)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 10, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/10/141010_china_us_human_rights_cecc

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

内蒙古镶黄旗数百牧民游行示威抗议垄断 (Hundreds of Inner Mongolian herdsman march to protest local authorities’ cooperation with monopolies)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-10092014095646.html

小区基层民主训练:以“拳”为维权到以法维权 (Grassroots property owner’s democratic practice: replace the “fist” with rights defense to achieve rule of law)
The Beijing News, October 10, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/note/2014/10/10/336737.html

Thursday, October 09, 2014

Education (教育)

Cambridge donation from China: 10 questions university must answer
Telegraph, October 9, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11150227/Cambridge-donation-from-China-10-questions-university-must-answer.html

Environment (环境)

Beijing Raises Smog Alert as Pollution Envelops North China
Bloomberg, October 9, 2014e
http://bloom.bg/1qlpO3c

京津冀大雾持续至后天 气象部门:为辐射雾 (Beijing, Tianjin smog will persist until the day after tomorrow, weather bureau calls it “radioactive smog”)
The Beijing News, October 9, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/10/09/336524.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Anonymous Tip Reveals Secret Payments to Hong Kong Leader
Voice of America, October 9, 2014
http://m.voanews.com/a/anonymous-tip-reveals-secret-payments-to-hong-kong-leader/2477710.html

How Tear Gas Attack Ignited Hong Kong Democracy Protests
Bloomberg, October 9, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-09/how-hong-kong-got-caught-off-guard-by-student-protests.html

政治局常委確定應對佔中要點 (CPC Politburo Standing Committee confirms position on Occupy Central)
Ming Jing News, Octocber 9, 2014
http://www.mingjingnews.com/MIB/news/news.aspx?ID=N000053094

港府搁置和学生对话 林郑:学联将市民作筹码 (HK Govt suspends dialogue with students, Carrie Lam says HKFS uses citizens as bargaining chips)
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39792/gang-fu-ge-zhi-he-xue-sheng-dui-hua-lin-zheng-xue-lian-jiang-shi-min-zuo-chou-ma

学联:示威者自行决定是否留守 (HKFS: protesters decide to stay or leave on their own)
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39787/xue-lian-shi-wei-zhe-zi-xing-jue-ding-shi-fou-liu-shou

新民盟廉署举报梁振英 民主党拟启立会调查 (Neo Democrats report CY Leung to Independent Commission Against Corruption, Democratic Party urges LegCo to investigate)
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39765/xin-min-meng-lian-shu-ju-bao-liang-zhen-ying-min-zhu-dang-ni-qi-li-hui-diao-cha

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

北京诗人王藏之妻女被关派出所 (Wife and daughter of Beijing poet detained in police station)
Voice of America, October 9, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-activist-detained-20141008/2476782.html

“非正常上访者”的反击 (The counterattack of “abnormal petitioners”)
The New York Times, October 9, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141009/cc09shangfang/

International Relations (国际关系)

China 'sends warning' with release of photographs of disputed South China Sea island
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1612410/china-sends-warning-release-photographs-disputed-south-china-sea-island

Internet (互联网)

最高法:网上公开个人隐私信息承担侵权责任 (Supreme Court: disclosing individuals’ private information online will be considered rights infringement)
The Beijing News, October 9, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/10/09/336518.html

To Reach China, LinkedIn Plays by Local Rules
遵从网络审查,LinkedIn进入中国
The New York Times, October 9, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20141009/c09chinasocial/dual/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China May Have Committed A Tiananmen Square-Scale Massacre This Year — And Totally Covered It Up
Business Insider, October 8, 2014
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-other-major-protests-2014-10

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Reforms to Liberalize the Land Market Cannot Drift Off Course
Caixin, October 8, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-10-08/100735666.html

中国不会复制西方式法治 (China will not copy Western-style rule of law)
The Financial Times, October 9, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058482?full=y

Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Disasters (灾难)

Earthquake hits south-west China
The Guardian, October 8, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/08/earthquake-hits-south-west-china

云南普洱景谷发生6.6级地震 (6.6-magnitutue earthquake hits Pu’er City in Yunan)
The Beijing Daily, October 8, 2014
http://bjrb.bjd.com.cn/html/2014-10/08/content_222519.htm

Environment (环境)

中国多地开启“雾霾模式” 空气质量重度污染 (Air in multiple Chinese cities heavily polluted)
The Beijing News, October 8, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/10/08/336383.html

長江上游變水庫群 風險未明 (Yangtze river’s numerous upstream dams pose unknown risks to environment)
Mingpao, October 8, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20141008/caa2.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

“Western-style democracy can only bring disaster,” says party magazine
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1611058/western-style-democracy-can-only-bring-disaster-says-party-magazine

Seeking identity, “Hong Kong people” look to city, not state
The New York Times, October 8, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/world/asia/hong-kong-people-looking-in-mirror-see-fading-chinese-identity.html

Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung faces questions over secret $7m payout from Australian firm
The Sydney Morning Hereld, October 8, 2014
http://www.smh.com.au/national/hong-kong-chief-executive-cy-leung-faces-questions-over-secret-7m-payout-from-australian-firm-20141008-1134yv.html

Tourism is actually up during Hong Kong’s protests, and other economic surprises
Quartz, October 8, 2014
http://qz.com/275559

Hong Kong students to start talks with government on Friday
Bloomberg, October 8, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-07/hong-kong-ponders-protest-impact-as-talks-ease-tensions.html

学联港府初定周五对话 (HKFS to talk with Hong Kong gov’t on Friday)
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39615/xue-lian-gang-fu-chu-ding-zhou-wu-dui-hua

李求恩允學生投票撤升旗禮 即場辯論 校長:很好的教育機會 (High school principal: allowing students to vote on and debate abolishing flag raising ceremony is a good learning opportunity)
Mingpao, October 8, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20141008/gab1.htm

港人游行要求释放被捕的大陆“雨伞运动”支持者 (Hong Kongers march to demand release of arrested mainland Umbrella Movement supporters)
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-10082014095001.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong’s Leader, on the Protests
The New York Times, October 8, 2014
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/opinion/hong-kongs-leader-on-the-protests.html?referrer=&_r=2

Related:
Who Will Stand With Hong Kong?
The New York Times, October 3, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/04/opinion/martin-lee-hong-kongs-great-test.html

Letter to Hong Kong students: tonight I picked a side
Asia Literary Review, October, 2014
http://www.asialiteraryreview.com/letter-hong-kong-students-tonight-i-picked-side

To stamp out pollution and corruption, China could start with legal reform
The Wall Street Joural, October 8, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/10/08/to-stamp-out-pollution-and-corruption-china-could-start-with-legal-reform/

内地民众漠然看待香港占中风波 (Mainlanders view Hong Kong’s Occupy Central with indifference)
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/39667/nei-di-min-zhong-mo-ran-kan-dai-xiang-gang-zhan-zhong-feng-bo

占中风波后 北京香港关系走向何方?(What will happen to China-Hong Kong relations after Occupy Central?)
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/39585/zhan-zhong-feng-bo-hou-bei-jing-xiang-gang-guan-xi-zou-xiang-he-fang

Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Cyber security (网络安全)

Premier: Taiwan is defending against Chinese cyber-attacks
Radio Taiwan International, October 7, 2014
http://english.rti.org.tw/news/?recordId=12722

Related:
台湾称大陆黑客无时无刻攻击图窃机密(Jiang Yi-huan: mainland hackers constantly attack Taiwan for confidential information)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 7, 2014 http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20141007/news_20141007_55_1043719.htm

Corruption (腐败)

Vice mayor detained after missing for two months
Xinhua, October 7, 2014
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-10/07/content_18702363.htm

“跑路”官员都是在哪儿被找到的?(Where were “missing” officials found?)
The Beijing News, October 7, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/10/07/336261.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Chinese poet faces jail for possession of umbrella
The Telegraph, October 7, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11145122/Chinese-poet-faces-jail-for-possession-of-umbrella.html

Seven held in Beijing's artists' village over support for Hong Kong protests
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detention-10062014173949.html

Hong Kong protesters, government officials agree to “several rounds” of talks
CNN, October 6, 2014
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/06/world/asia/china-hong-kong-protests/

Related:
香港学联将与港府举行多轮对话(HKFS to hold “several rounds” of talks with Hong Kong government)
Deutsche Welle, October 7, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DRSQ

Hong Kong lawmakers postpone meeting on protests, cite safety concerns
Los Angeles Times, October 7, 2014
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-hong-kong-protests-20141007-story.html

Related:
香港立法会宣布周三大会取消 (Legislative Council of Hong Kong cancels Wednesday meeting)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 7, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141007_hk_traffic

Live: Chief Secretary Carrie Lam to meet Federation of Students leaders on Friday
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1611212/live-hong-kong-protests-enter-tenth-day-dialogue-talks-drag

Related:
学联港府对话确定三原则 明商地点及议题 (HKFS and Hong Kong government agreed on three principles for dialogue, will discuss location and agenda tomorrow)
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39540/xue-lian-gang-fu-dui-hua-que-ding-san-yuan-ze-ming-shang-di-dian-ji-yi-ti

香港“占中”中外媒体报道大相径庭 (China and overseas’ media coverage of “Occupy Central” are poles apart)
Voice of America, October 7, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hongkong-protests-media-report-20141007/2475198.html

Related:
Opinion: China relies on old tricks to control coverage of Hong Kong protests
CNN, October 6, 2014
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/06/opinion/china-media-protests-young/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

内地多名维权人士据报支持占中被带走 (Several mainland human rights defenders picked up for supporting “Occupy Central”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 7, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20141007/news_20141007_55_1043609.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

治港的失败 亦是中国复兴的挫折 (Failure to manage Hong Kong is a setback for China’s national rejuvenation)
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39525/zhi-gang-de-shi-bai-yi-shi-zhong-guo-fu-xing-de-cuo-zhe

香港观察:香港占中运动给北京十个启示(10 lessons Hong Kong's “Occupy Central” has for Beijing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 7, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/hong_kong_review/2014/10/141007_hkreview_hk_students_umbrellar_campaign

Hong Kong: the river of democracy will flow to Tiananmen Square
The Guardian, October 3, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/03/hong-kong-protests-tiananmen-chinese-democracy

China Punishes a Scholar
The New York Times, October 7, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/opinion/china-punishes-a-scholar.html

Monday, October 06, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

全国清理清退公务用车114418辆 “吃空饷”162629人 (China revokes 114,418 official vehicles and dismisses 162,629 “freeloading” civil servants)
People’s Daily, October 6, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1006/c1001-25780823.html

Culture (文化)

人权电影节香港开幕 两大陆影片参展 (Hong Kong Human Rights Documentary Film Festival nominates 2 films from mainland)
Radio Free China, October 6, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-10032014102059.html

Cyber security (网络安全)

FBI’s Comey: Chinese hackers like a “drunk burglar”
CNBC, October 6, 2014
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102061891#.

Related:
FBI: 中国黑客让美企损失严重(FBI: Chinese hackers cause American companies great loss)
Deutsche Welle, October 6, 2014
http://bit.ly/1pIgXsZ

Hong Kong (香港)

The Communist Party faces its toughest challenge since Tiananmen. This time it must make wiser decisions
The Economist, October 4, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21621803-communist-party-faces-its-toughest-challenge-tiananmen-time-it-must-make-wiser

Hong Kong protests shrink, offices reopen Monday
USA Today, October 6, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/10/05/hong-kong-protests/16756933/

Related:
香港政府总部复工 (Hong Kong government headquarters reopen)
Financial Times, October 6, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058474

Protesters in Hong Kong ease sit-in near government headquarters
The New York Times, October 5, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html

Hong Kong student leaders agree to talk, but refuses to end protest
The Irish Times, October 6, 2014
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-student-leaders-agree-to-talks-but-refuse-to-end-protest-1.1952753

Related:
香港抗议活动进入新阶段 (Hong Kong protests enter new phase)
The Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20141006/bch101400.asp

梁振英:警方会在适当时候采取行动 (C.Y. Leung: Police will take actions when necessary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 6, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141006_hk_leung

港辅警示威者昨握手言和 今遭纪律调查 (Hong Kong police officers receive discipline inspection after shaking hands with protesters)
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39501/gang-fu-jing-shi-wei-zhe-zuo-wo-shou-yan-he-jin-zao-ji-lu-diao-cha

Related:
Scrutinized for handling of protests, police have own troubles
香港警察在责难声中艰难履职
The New York Times, October 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141005/c05hkpolice/dual/

《人民日报》连续第五天批香港“占中” (People’s Daily slams “Occupy Central” for fifth consecutive day)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 6, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141006_hk_occupy_china_media

Related:
人民日报再批:“占中”开民主倒车 (People’s Daily: “Occupy Central” turns the clock back on democracy)
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39447/ren-min-ri-bao-zai-pi-zhan-zhong-kai-min-zhu-dao-che

Technology (科技)

To Reach China, LinkedIn Plays by Local Rules
The New York Times, October 5, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/technology/to-reach-china-linkedin-plays-by-local-rules.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

局势有所缓和,危机远未过去 (Situation de-escalated in Hong Kong but crisis remains near)
Deutsche Welle, October 6, 2014
http://www.dw.de/局势有所缓和危机远未过去/a-17975737?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

香港占中有台湾太阳花的影子 (Hong Kong “Occupy Central” bears resemblance to Taiwan sunflower movement)
Deutsche Welle, October 4, 2014
http://www.dw.de/香港占中有台湾太阳花的影子/a-17973303?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

Friday, October 03, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

江西66人公款大吃大喝被查出 (66 civil servants found dining on public funds in Jiangxi)
Xinhua, October 3, 2014
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-10-03/101830946271.shtml

Health (健康)

广东单日新增登革热确诊病例1189例 同比升20倍 (1,189 new Dengue fever cases in one day in Guangdong, a 20-fold increase over last year)
People’s Daily, October 3, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1003/c1001-25775763.html

Hong Kong (香港)

香港学联:搁置原定与特区政府对话 (HKFS suspends agreed upon dialogue with government)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141003_hk_dialogue_not

LIVE: Federation of Students call off talks with Carrie Lam over attacks in Mong Kok
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1608996/live-police-struggle-keep-order-street-fights-break-out-mong-kok

Related:
占中集会今日有131人受伤需送院 (131 injured at Occupy Central assembly areas)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 3, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20141003/news_20141003_55_1042649.htm

Hong Kong protests: Scuffles break out in Mongkok shopping district
The Straits Times, October 3, 2014
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/hong-kong-protests-scuffles-break-out-mongkok-shopping-district-20141003

Timeline: Hong Kongers call for democracy and universal suffrage
Human Rights in China, October 3, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/timeline-hong-kongers-call-democracy-and-universal-suffrage

百家海外华文媒体保卫香港宣言 (Xinhua: "142 Overseas Chinese media sign “manifesto” to defend Hong Kong”)
Xinhua, October 2, 2014
http://news.163.com/14/1003/08/A7KCEVHD0001124J.html

Hong Kong protests: Did China go back on its promises?
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29454385

Hong Kong Democracy protests carry a Christian mission for some
The Wall Street Journal, October 3, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-democracy-protests-carry-a-christian-mission-for-some-1412255663

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China Uighur scholar appeals life sentence: Lawyer
Channel News Asia, October 3, 2014
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-uighur-scholar/1395740.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China to cap local government debt
Financial Times, October 2, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a2fb9fec-4a18-11e4-8de3-00144feab7de.html#axzz3F5q9qt2u

Related:
中国经济改革:地方举债中央不救 (China’s economic reform: Beijing refrains from bailing out local governments’ debts)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141002_china_economy_localdebts

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan's view of the Hong Kong protests
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2014
http://www.dw.de/taiwans-view-of-the-hong-kong-protests/a-17969838

Tibet (西藏)

达赖喇嘛与北京就返乡问题举行非正式谈判 (Dalai Lama holds informal talks with Beijing on trip home)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-10022014150925.html

Related:
达赖喇嘛秘书否认与中共谈判有重大进展 (Dalai Lama’s secretary denies claims of progress in talks with Beijing)
Voice of America, October 3, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/dalai-lama-china-20141002/2470405.html

两知名诺贝尔和平奖得主称:始终和藏人站在一起 (Nobel Laureates Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi: always stand by Tibetans)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-10022014161041.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

英媒:北京担心香港抗议蔓延大陆 (British media: Beijing fears Hong Kong protests will spill over to mainland)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/10/141002_press_hongkong_china_panic

“习近平的字典里没有‘妥协’”(“‘Compromise’ is not in Xi Jinping’s dictionary”)
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2014
http://www.dw.de/习近平的字典里没有妥协/a-17971072?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

为什么“占中”在当下爆发?(Why is “Occupy Central” happening now?)
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/39356/wei-shi-yao-zhan-zhong-zai-dang-xia-bao-fa

Why Hong Kong’s economy can take on protesters
Fortune, October 2, 2014
http://fortune.com/2014/10/02/why-hong-kongs-economy-can-take-on-protesters/

Thursday, October 02, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

反腐高压下多地现吃喝白条“追债潮”还款成难题 (Restaurants seek to recoup officials’ unpaid tabs prior to anti-corruption campaign)
Eastday, October 2, 2014
http://news.eastday.com/c/20141002/u1a8373021.html

Hong Kong (香港)

梁振英深夜晤记者 委託林郑与学联会面 (C.Y. Leung and Carrie Lam at press conference: Lam agrees to meet with students)
Dagong Net, October 2, 2014
http://news.takungpao.com/hkol/politics/2014-10/2764237.html

Related:
香港政府官员:港府对会见抗议者持开放态度 (Hong Kong government official: HK government is open to meeting with protesters)
The Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20141002/bch075732.asp

Sophisticated Trojan virus targets HK protesters’ iPhones
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 1, 2014
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/sophisticated-trojan-virus-targets-hk-protesters-iphones-20140930-10ofb5.html

Related:
香港占中者手机遭精密木马病毒攻击 (“Occupy Central” protesters’ phones attacked by sophisticated Trojan virus)
Voice of America, October 1, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/malware-hk-20141001/2469439.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

"Anonymous" hacker group declares cyber war on Hong Kong government, police
不满打击示威者 国际黑客组织向港警队宣战
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2014
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1607579/anonymous-hacker-group-declares-cyber-war-hong-kong
CH:http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39324/bu-man-da-ji-shi-wei-zhe-guo-ji-hei-ke-zu-zhi-xiang-gang-jing-dui-xuan-zhan

最后通牒到期,香港气氛紧张 (Tension grows in Hong Kong as deadline set by Hong Kong protesters expires)
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2014
http://bit.ly/1yAJquv

Related:
香港警方“运送橡胶子弹”以备抗议升级 (Hong Kong police bring in rubber bullets for possible escalation of protests)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141002_police_tear_gas_preparation

港局势引国际关注 内地停发团体游签证 (China halts visas for Hong Kong-bound tour groups as protests gains global attention)
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39304/gang-ju-shi-yin-guo-ji-guan-zhu-nei-di-ting-fa-tuan-ti-you-qian-zheng

白宫网页19万人联署 促落实香港民主选举 (190,000 sign petition on White House website pressing for genuine democratic election in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 2, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20141002/news_20141002_55_1042048.htm

坚决贯彻“三个坚定不移” (People’s Daily: resolutely implement the “three unyielding” of Hong Kong policy)
Peoples Daily, October 1, 2014
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n/2014/1002/c1003-25772358.html

Related:
People’s Daily condemns pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong
The New York Times, October 2, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/china-peoples-daily-condemns-pro-democracy-protests-in-hong-kong/
See government statement:
Government urges immediate end to "Occupy Central"
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201410/02/P201410020744.htm

Macao (澳门)

澳门800人集会撑占中 (Over 800 assembled in Macao to support “Occupy Central”)
Ming Pao, October 2, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20141002/gze1.htm

Society (社会)

中国60岁以上老年人数量已超2亿 占总人口14.9% (China has more than 200 million people over the age of 60, making up 14.9% of population)
Eastday, October 2, 2014
http://news.eastday.com/c/20141002/u1a8372951.html

中国95%自杀老人存心理障碍 学者吁多倾听多关爱 (Experts urge more attention and care to the elderly as psychological disorders linked to 95% of senior suicide cases)
Xinhua, October 2, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/10-02/6648698.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

Nobel peace summit cancelled after South Africa refuses visa for Dalai Lama
Guardian, October 2, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/02/nobel-peace-summit-south-africa-dalai-lama-visa

Related:
达赖喇嘛签证遭拒 诺奖得主峰会被取消 (Nobel peace summit canceled due to boycott over Dalai Lama’s visa denial)
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2014
http://bit.ly/ZvZ233

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

分析:什么是人民当家做主的共和国? (Does “People’s Republic of China” live up to its name?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 1, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141001_china_national_day

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

食品监督管理局:全国桶装水抽验不合格率超2成 (China Food and Drug Administration: over 20% of bottled drinking water failed nationwide inspection)
Xinhua, September 30, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-09/30/c_127052704.htm

Domestic security (国内安全)

Reports: China body-searched 10,000 pigeons
Associated Press, October 1, 2014
https://news.yahoo.com/reports-china-body-searched-10-000-pigeons-044616382.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: Crowds swell as National Day passes peacefully – live
The Guardian, October 1, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2014/oct/01/hong-kong-protests-pro-democracy-rallies-mix-with-national-day-celebrations-live

Political opponents refuse to compromise as Occupy Central protests rumble on
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1605866/political-opponents-refuse-compromise-occupy-central-protests-rumble

Hong Kong protests are leaderless but orderly
香港民主示威者迄今秩序井然
The New York Times, October 1, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141001/c01protesters/dual/

Related:
香港抗议者的“魅力攻势” (Hong Kong protesters’ “charm offensive”)
Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2014
http://bit.ly/1pqvcCQ

人权组织批香港警方过度使用武力 (Multiple human rights organizations criticize Hong Kong police’s excessive use of force)
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-10012014091406.html

中国官媒抨击香港“占中”:极端反对派的“折腾” (Chinese official media call Occupy Central a “fruitless struggle” by opposition extremists)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/jz-09302014153234.html

Related:
面对香港抗议,北京宣传机器开足马力 (Beijing’s propaganda machine in full motion amid Hong Kong protests)
Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2014
http://bit.ly/1CGcj6Z

《人民日报》发文:“占中”是非法集会 (People’s Daily editorial calls Occupy Central “illegal assembly”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 1, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141001_people_daily_hk_protest

Protesters are using FireChat's mesh networks to organize in Hong Kong
Gizmodo, September 29, 2014
http://gizmodo.com/protesters-are-using-firechat-to-organize-in-hong-kong-1640271776

Hong Kong pro-democracy academics say face death threats, intimidation
Reuters, September 30, 2014
http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINKCN0HP0XH20140930?irpc=932

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

”十一“各地访民聚集喊冤遭镇压 (Petitioners gathering on China’s National Day face crackdown across the country)
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-10012014091406.html

支持香港占中 大陆多名活动人士被拘 (Over 20 activists arrested in mainland for supporting Hong Kong protests)
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39299/xue-lian-yao-te-shou-ming-tian-xia-tai-fou-ze-sheng-ji-xing-dong-chuan-gang-fu-dui-hua-tai

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

香港“一国两制”面临重大考验 (One country-two systems faces huge challenges)
Legal Daily, October 1, 2014
http://law.southcn.com/c/2014-10/01/content_109499059.htm

英媒:“中国是香港的未来,而非敌人” (British media: Hong Kong is the future of China, not the enemy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 1, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/10/141001_press_review

〈自由談〉台灣香港 打倒國共兩黨 (Civil disobedience in Taiwan and Hong Kong will defeat Chinese Communist Party and Kuomintang)
Liberty Times, September 30, 2014
http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/opinion/paper/817711

不拋棄敵我思維 香港難繁榮穩定 (China must ditch hostile mentality for Hong Kong to prosper)
Hong Kong Economic Journal, October 1, 2014
http://forum.hkej.com/node/116991

Related:
China media: Hong Kong's “social order”
British Broadcasting Corporation , October 1, 2014September 30, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29437851

What Beijing should do about Hong Kong
Council on Foreign Relations, September 29, 2014
http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2014/09/29/what-beijing-should-do-about-hong-kong

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Academic Exchange (学术交流)

China’s Confucius Institute regrets closure of University of Chicago center
Reuters, September 30, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/30/us-china-usa-education-idUSKCN0HP15B20140930

Related:
芝加哥大学终止孔子学院项目 (University of Chicago terminates Confucius Institute program)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/cyl-09292014161634.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: pro-democracy campaigners stand ground ahead of Chinese national day holiday – live
The Guardian, September 30, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2014/sep/29/hong-kong-protests-thousands-pro-democracy

香港示威者不理会政府清场要求
Hong Kong protesters defy officials’ call to disperse
The New York Times, September 30, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140930/c30hongkong/dual/

泛民27议员拟弹劾梁振英 (27 lawmakers of Pan-democracy Camp move to impeach C.Y. Leung)
Ming Pao, September 30, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20140930/gac1.htm

China censors images of Hong Kong protests in TV broadcasts to mainland
The Guardian, September 29, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/29/china-censors-images-hong-kong-protests

Related:
面对香港占中的集体沉默 (Chinese mainland media’s collective silence amid Occupy Central protests)
Deutsche Welle, September 29, 2014
http://bit.ly/1rBFJhR

How Hong Kong protesters are connecting, without cell or wi-fi networks
NPR, September 29, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/09/29/352476454/how-hong-kong-protesters-are-connecting-without-cell-or-wi-fi-networks

China President Xi Jinping faces stark choices over Hong Kong Protests
香港抗议活动令习近平面临艰难抉择
The Wall Street Journal, September 29, 2014
EN:http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-president-xi-jinping-faces-stark-choices-between-concession-and-crackdown-on-hong-kongs-democracy-protests-1412011376
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140930/bch084558.asp

英美政府督促香港各方“建设对话” (British and U.S. governments urge “constructive dialogues” among all sides in Hong Kong)
BBC, September 29, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140929_hk_protest_world_reaction

Related:
日本外相:期待香港在一国两制下维持自由开放 (Japanese foreign minister: may Hong Kong remain free and open under “one country, two systems”)
Nikkei, September 30, 2014
http://cn.nikkei.com/politicsaeconomy/politicsasociety/11284-20140930.html

Global support pours in for Hong Kong democracy protests
Time, September 29, 2014
http://time.com/3444225/hong-kong-democracy-protests-global-support/

Related:
旧金山港人紧急集会谴责港政府滥用暴力 (Hong Kongers in San Francisco hold urgent assembly to condemn authorities’ use of violence)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-09292014093206.html

纽约港人游行声援占中 (Hong Kongers in New York hold demonstrations in support of “Occupy Central”)
Voice of America, September 28, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ny-demonstration-20140928/2465024.html

Tibet (西藏)

A return to Tibet for the Dalai Lama?
The Diplomat, September 29, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/a-return-to-tibet-for-the-dalai-lama/

Related:
中共或允许达赖喇嘛借五台山朝圣回国 (China might allow for Dalai Lama’s return via Wutai Mountain pilgrimage)
Voice of America, September 30, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/dalai-lama-china-20140929/2466201.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Chinese government's "veiled threats" over ABC Foreign Correspondent program on Uighurs
The Sydney Morning Herald, September 30, 2014
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/chinese-governments-veiled-threats-over-abc-foreign-correspondent-program-on-uighurs-20140930-10nx6q.html#ixzz3ElIKsH55

新疆开展“去极端化”引发质疑 大毛拉遇害案宣判 (Xinjiang’s “anti-extremism campaign” stirs controversy as court delivers Juma Tahir case verdict)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf2-09292014095401.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong People!
The New York Times, September 29, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/opinion/occupy-central-protests-hong-kong-people.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&assetType=opinion&gwh=DFBDDA9CA2E7CEC29B49EB3D54404ECC&gwt=pay&assetType=opinion

The battle for Hong Kong’s future: there’s no going back
The Guardian, September 29, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/29/battle-for-hong-kongs-future-no-going-back-pro-democracy-protests-china

Related:
Kongers standing up: a historic test and opportunity for Beijing
Human Rights in China, September 29, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/hong-kongers-standing-historic-test-and-opportunity-beijing

观点:中共意识形态的精神分裂 (Opinion: the schizophrenic ideologies of China’s Communist Party)
BBC, September 30, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140930_ccp_ideology_dissorder

Monday, September 29, 2014

Hong Kong (香港)

Live Coverage of Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1603762/live-severe-disruption-expected-day-dawns-occupied-hong-kong

Hong Kong pro-democracy protests swell as riot police back off
Financial Times, September 29, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/85d95cd2-478a-11e4-ba74-00144feab7de.html#slide0

HK Protesters vow more to come unless leader Leung quits
Bloomberg, September 29, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-28/hong-kong-police-declare-rally-illegal-urge-protesters-to-leave.html

Tear gas, arrests mark beginning of Hong Kong's Occupy Central protests
The Diplomat, September 29, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/tear-gas-arrests-mark-beginning-of-hong-kongs-occupy-central-protests/

Related:
警方就中区示威共拘捕89人 (89 protesters arrested by police)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 29, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20140929/news_20140929_55_1041279.htm

香港警方:周日共发射87枚催泪弹 (Hong Kong Police: 87 shots of tear gas fired on Sunday)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140929_hong_kong_police

香港占中镇压41人受伤 交通受阻部分银行停业 (41 injured in “Occupy Central” protests, streets blocked and banks shut branches)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/zhanzhongshoupishang-09282014224759.html

Hongkongers flock to “off-grid”' chat app FireChat amid fears of internet shutdown
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1603812/hongkongers-flock-grid-chat-app-firechat-amid-fears-internet-shutdown

Related:
中国网民“隐晦”关注香港占中冲突 (Chinese netizens follow “Occupy Central” in “encrypted” terms)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 28, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140928_hongkong_

网络屏蔽镇压“占中” 民众声援“香港挺住”(Mainlanders show support for “Occupy Central” despite severe censorship)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ql1-09292014094846.html

Instagram down in China as Hong Kong protests continue
USA Today, September 28, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/09/28/hong-kong-occupy-protests/16378965/

HK gov't opposes resolutely unlawful actions by "Occupy Central" movement: Chief Executive
Xinhua News, September 28, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-09/28/c_133679780.htm

Related:
梁振英:没权要求人大撤回政改决定 (C.Y. Leung: HK government has no right to request reversal of NPC decision)
Hong Kong Television Radio, September 28, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20140928/news_20140928_55_1040702.htm
Related:
中国外交部警告各国不要支持香港“占中” (Chinese Foreign Ministry warns countries not to support Hong Kong’s Occupy Central)
The New York Times, September 29, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140929/cc29mofa/

李源潮:不论港发生何事 人大决定不变 (Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao: NPC decision remains the same no matter what happens in Hong Kong)
Wenweipo, September 29, 2014
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2014/09/29/HK1409290025.htm

Images of Hong Kong’s "umbrella revolution" tell a story
The New York Times, September 29, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/images-of-hong-kongs-umbrella-revolution-tell-a-story/

Related:
世界媒体聚焦香港 英国媒体将香港占中称为雨伞革命 (All eyes on Hong Kong: British media dub Occupy Central protests the “Umbrella Revolution”)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2014
http://rfi.my/1oqu41O

Photos of #UmbrellaRevolution
Human Rights In China, September 29, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152842372101414.1073741849.94042326413&type=1

Photos of Hong Kong Occupy Central 9.29.14n
Human Rights In China, September 29, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152842262826414.1073741848.94042326413&type=3

Photos of Hong Kong Occupy Central 9.28.14
Human Rights In China, September 28, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152840576851414.1073741847.94042326413&type=3

Internet (互联网)

China urges global crackdown on extremists' use of Internet
Reuters, September 27, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/27/us-un-assembly-china-idUSKCN0HM0OA20140927

Taiwan (台湾)

Hong Kong protests: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou backs demonstrators
The Straits Times, September 29, 2014
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/hong-kong-protests-taiwan-president-ma-ying-jeou-backs-demonstrators-20140

Related:
香港局势继续紧张 马英九吁北京“审慎” (Ma Ying-jeou urges Beijing to take “cautious measures” in handling escalating Hong Kong protests)
Deutsche Welle, September 29, 2014
http://bit.ly/1mHfSWL

马英九:台湾不会是另一个香港 (Ma Ying-jeou: Taiwan will not become another Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, September 26, 2014
http://rfi.my/1DRXYpJ

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong protests expose generational, economic divide
The Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-protests-expose-generational-economic-divide-1411921313

英媒:香港的今天就是中国的明天 (British media: Hong Kong today is China tomorrow)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/09/140929_press_review

Friday, September 26, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China's real corruption challenge: swatting thousands of “flies”
The Diplomat, September 26, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/chinas-real-corruption-challenge-swatting-thousands-of-flies/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong school children join student protest demanding democracy
Reuters, September 25, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/26/us-hongkong-china-idUSKCN0HL07120140926

Related:
香港中学生首次自发罢课誓争真普选 (Middle schoolers launch first strike of its kind in Hong Kong history for genuine universal suffrage)
Voice of America, September 26, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/middle-school-students-stages-one-day-boycott-20140926/2463164.html

”Bring goggles, biscuits and towels”: Occupy Central publishes Manual of Disobedience
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1600120/goggles-empty-bottles-and-food-three-days-occupy-central-issues

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti given life, blamed for 2009 Urumqi riots
Want China Times, September 25, 2014
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140925000135&cid=1101

Related:
视频:伊利哈木煽动策划暴力打砸 引发7.5事件 (China releases video which claims Ilham Tohti incited violence and caused July 5 riot in 2009)
CCTV, September 25, 2014
http://video.sina.com.cn/p/news/c/v/2014-09-25/213764124003.html

伊力哈木学生不愿搞分裂 遭其威胁埋沙漠 (Logic of Ilham Tohti verdict widely questioned in China and abroad)
China Net, September 25, 2014
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-09-26/085930918132.shtml

伊力哈木案中外热议 判决逻辑广受质疑 (Logic of Ilham Tohti verdict widely questioned in China and abroad)
Voice of America, September 26, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ilham-criminalized-20140925/2462109.html

伊力哈木女儿:我父亲一直倡导和平 (Ilham Tohti’s daughter: my father has been a champion of peace)
Voice of America, September 26, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ilham-criminalized-20140925/2462109.html

热比娅:伊力哈木被判重刑让维吾尔人更加觉醒 (Rebiya Kadeer : Ilham Tohti’s severe sentence is a wakeup call to Uyghurs )
Voice of America, September 26, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/rebiya-ilham-20140926/2463044.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Xinjiang unrest: China raises death toll to 50
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 26, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29373158

Related:
China says 50 dead in Xinjiang violence
新疆轮台县暴恐案死亡人数增至50人
Voice of America,, September 26, 2014
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/china-says-50-dead-xinjiang-violence/2463068.html
CH:http://www.voachinese.com/content/xinjiang-violence-20140925/2462679.html

Taiwan (台湾)

China Tells Taiwan: Reunifying Will End Antagonism
ABC, September 26, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-tells-taiwan-reunifying-end-antagonism-25775046

Related:
习近平:一国两制实现形式会充分考虑台湾现实 (Xi Jinping: “One Country, Two Systems” can be adjusted to meet Taiwan’s reality)
Xinhua, September 26, 2014
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-09-26/124330919547.shtml

Internet (互联网)

Oh, Big Brother: you won’t believe how many sites are now blocked in China
Tech In Asia, September 26, 2014
http://www.techinasia.com/list-of-websites-blocked-in-china-by-great-firewall/

中国民间农村图书馆遭封杀 (China Rural Library project sites closed by authorities for promoting civic education)
Radio Free Asia, September, 25, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/nu-09252014104946.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong's people want full decolonization
Aljazeera, September 25, 2014
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/9/hong-kong-pro-democracyprotestsdecolonizationboycott.html

Beijing needs to talk to the Uighurs
Financial Times, September 25, 2014
http://blogs.ft.com/the-a-list/2014/09/25/beijing-needs-to-talk-to-the-uighurs/

中国反腐的政治周期效应 (The effect of political cycles in China’s anti-corruption campaign)
Financial Times, September 26, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058360

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China detains two executives at embattled business newspaper
Reuters, September 25, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/25/us-china-corruption-media-idUSKCN0HK17O20140925

河北、河南、四川、吉林四省清理10万“吃空饷”人员 (100,000 civil servants dismissed for “freeloading” in four Chinese provinces)
Beijing News, September 25, 2014
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2014-09/25/content_537532.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's David and Goliath democracy battle
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 24, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29340676

港民调: 过半市民认为北京背弃普选承诺 (Poll: more than half of HK citizens agree Beijing broke its promise of universal suffrage)
Voice of America, September 25, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/oc-organzies-first-major-march-in-sep-20140925/2461745.html

Health (健康)

报告称中国职业病九成是尘肺病 煤炭粉尘系元凶 (Report: 90% of occupational diseases in China caused by coal dust)
People’s Daily, September 25, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0925/c70731-25730241.html

广东登革热一天激增881例 专家吁清积水源头灭蚊 (881 new Dengue fever cases in one day in Guangdong, experts urge to clean standing water that breeds mosquitoes)
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/38839/yan-dong-deng-ge-re-yi-tian-ji-zeng-881li-zhuan-jia-xu-qing-ji-shui-yuan-tou-mie-wen

Internet (互联网)

An Internet where nobody says anything
Foreign Policy, September 25, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/09/25/an_internet_where_nobody_says_anything

Labor (劳工)

China’s secret to keeping labor costs low: student workers
The Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/09/25/chinas-secret-to-keeping-labor-costs-low-student-workers/

Population (人口)

Addressing the disastrous consequences of China’s one-child policy
Town Hall, September 25, 2014
http://townhall.com/columnists/marcorubio/2014/09/25/addressing-the-disastrous-consequences-of-chinas-onechild-policy-n1896256

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Chinese leaders discuss replacing PBOC Chief
The Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-considers-replacing-central-bank-head-party-officials-say-1411566509

Related:
媒体:央行行长周小川或将离任 (China considers replacing Central Bank Head Zhou Xiaochuan)
Deutsche Welle, September 25, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DKne

中国社科院院长撰文大谈阶级斗争引热议 (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences dean’s class struggle essay stirs controversy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140924_cn_struggle

Taiwan (台湾)

国台办:台湾问题和苏格兰问题性质完全不同 (State Council Office for Taiwan Affairs: Taiwan and Scotland’s issues are of different nature)
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/38843/guo-tai-ban-tai-wan-wen-ti-he-su-ge-lan-wen-ti-xing-zhi-wan-quan-bu-tong

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Ilham Tohti should get the Nobel peace prize, not life in prison
The Guardian, September 24, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/24/ilham-tohti-nobel-peace-prize-uighur-han-people-china

Photos: Release Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti Protest
Human Rights In China, September 25, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152833406001414.1073741845.94042326413&type=1

让改革不违法的可能途径 (How to have legitimate reforms?)
Financial Times, September 24, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058342

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

Rafael Hui 'got secret HK$11m payment from Beijing after top mainland official offered help'
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1598661/rafael-hui-got-secret-hk11m-payment-beijing-after-top-mainland

Ex-Chinese planning official on trial for graft
BBC News, September 24, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29339183

As China’s Antigraft Efforts Increase, a Call for Padded Interrogation Rooms
反腐加码,北京设置官员审讯室
The New York Times, September 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140924/c24antigraft/dual/

Environment (环境)

Drought worsens China’s long-term water crisis
The Washington Post, September 24, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/drought-worsens-chinas-long-term-water-crisis/2014/09/24/8294b0f6-43ae-11e4-8042-aaff1640082e_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy Central leader drops 'grand banquet' hint that protest will start October 1
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1598990/occupy-central-leader-drops-october-1-hint

一國兩制信心指數歷來最低 (People’s confidence in “one Country, two Systems” at record low)
Apple Daily, September 24, 2014
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20140924/18877567

See survey:
市民對一國兩制的信心程度(半年結)
People's Confidence in "One Country, Two Systems" (half-yearly average)
http://hkupop.hku.hk/chinese/popexpress/trust/conocts/halfyr/conocts_halfyr_chart.html

逾百香港中学生确认参加罢课争取普选 (More than 100 middle school students sign up to join class boycott)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 24, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140924_student_strike_secondary_school

学联突组500人游行 刘兆佳称罢课与社会脱节 (HKFS organizes flash rally, official says class boycott is out of touch with society)
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/38748/xue-lian-tu-zu-500ren-you-xing-liu-zhao-jia-cheng-ba-ke-yu-she-hui-tuo-jie

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China’s harsh punishment for a moderate Uighur could make things worse in Xinjiang
Public Radio International, September 23, 2014
http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-09-23/china-s-harsh-punishment-moderate-uighur-could-make-things-worse-xinjiang

Western governments fault Uighur scholar’s punishment
The Washington Post, September 24, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/western-governments-fault-prison-for-uighur-scholar

律师呼吁释放76岁身患癌症的维权人士姚宝华 (Lawyer urges release of Yao Baohua, 76-year-old rights defender with cancer )
Radio Free Asia, Setember 23, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-09232014095745.html

母亲病危 熊焱申请回国签证被拒 (China denies Xiong Yan visa to visit critically ill mother)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-09242014084351.html

Information Control (信息控制)

自由西藏:北京滥用社交媒体对外宣传 (Free Tibet: Beijing misuses social media for propaganda)
Voice of America, September 24, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/free-tibet-social-media-china-20140924/2460533.html

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

China: restaurant “sold opium-laced noodles”
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23,2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-29312562

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

China Clamps Down on Web, Pinching Companies Like Google
中国强化网络监管,谷歌的生意不好做 The New York Times, September 23, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20140923/c23google/dual/

Beijing's Rising Smear Power
中国五毛党的网络抹黑运动
The New York Times, September 23, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140923/c23murong/dual/

Disasters (灾难)

Explosion at Chinese fireworks factory kills 12
USA Today, September 22,2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/09/22/chinese-factory-explosion/16084113/

颱風「鳳凰」登陸 浙江30萬人受災 (Typhoon Phoenix lands in Zhejiang, 300 thousand affected)
Mingpao, Septermber 23, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20140923/ccb1.htm

Education (教育)

南华早报记者卧底北京调查外教市场乱象 (Undercover SCMP reporter reveals the chaotic market for foreign teachers in Beijing)
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/38471/nan-hua-zao-bao-ji-zhe-wo-di-bei-jing-diao-cha-wai-jiao-shi-chang-luan-xiang

Hong Kong (香港)

China media: Hong Kong protest
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23,2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29321379

萬人罷課集會破紀錄 港府:尊重同學追求民主 信政制能邁步 (Hong Kong government on record-breaking student strike: respect students’ requests for democracy, believe constitutionalism can move forward)
Mingpao, September 23, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20140923/gaa1.htm

特首称认同学生民主诉求 学联限48小时直面质询
Scuffles break out as students call on CY Leung to meet for talks on political reform South China Morning Post, September 23, 2014
CH:http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/38619/te-shou-cheng-ren-tong-xue-sheng-min-zhu-su-qiu-xue-lian-xian-48xiao-shi-zhi-mian-zhi-xun
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1598582/scuffles-break-out-students-call-cy-leung-meet-talks-political-reform

戴耀廷:摆民主盛宴庆祝国家大日子 (Benny Tai: we will host a democratic grand banquet to celebrate October 1)
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/38621/dai-yao-ting-bai-min-zhu-sheng-yan-qing-zhu-guo-jia-da-ri-zi

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Peaceful advocate for Muslim Uighurs in China sentenced to life in prison
The Guardian, September 23,2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/23/xinjiang-china-court-ilham-tohti-muslim-uighur-life-in-prison

Related:
Timeline of Ilham Tohti’s Case
Human Rights Watch, September 23,2014
http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/09/15/timeline-ilham-tohti-s-case

Open Government Information (信息公开)

财产公开靠小偷“光顾”?——官员遭窃“难”报案现象透视 (Have “thefts” contributed to asset transparency? Perspective on why it’s difficult for robbed officials to report cases to police)
Xinhua, September 22, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2014-09/22/c_1112580102.htm

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

成都上千失地农民堵路抗议 拆迁办主任咬伤抗议者手指 (Thousands of Chengdu farmers block roads to protest land grabs, Demolition Office chief bites protestor’s finger)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09222014103142.html

山东农民抗议政府强征强拆 上访十余次遭打压 (Shandong farmers petitioning government over forced demolition are suppressed dozen times)
Radio Free Aisa, September 22, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09222014103042.html

中国多省市失独者集体维权 冀政府解决养老问题 (Parents who lost their only-child protest in many provinces ask govt to address “elderly care” questions)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-09232014094821.html

Torture (酷刑)

Electric shocks, mustard oil: China reveals cases of torture in police detention
CBS News, September 22,2014
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/electric-shocks-mustard-oil-china-reveals-cases-of-torture-in-police-detention/

Related:
Five pieces of torture equipment made in China that should be banned
The Telegraph, September 23,2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11114971/Five-pieces-of-torture-equipment-made-in-China-that-should-be-banned.html

Amnesty International denounces China’s booming torture trade
The Financial Times, September 23,2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0b083a96-430c-11e4-9a58-00144feabdc0.html

Opinion (观点)

Head Off a Tiananmen Massacre in Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal, September 23,2014
http://m.asia.wsj.com/articles/head-off-a-tiananmen-massacre-in-hong-kong-1411403467

“现在就将民权还给香港吧” (“Return democracy to Hong Kong now”)
Radio France Internationale, Septermber 23, 2014
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140923-“现在就将民权还给香港吧”

Monday, September 22, 2014

Children (儿童)

Here is powerful proof that abusive words are literally weapons
The Huffington Post, September 19, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/19/words-can-be-weapons-china-ogilvy_n_5844008.html?cps=gravity

Related:
Words can be weapons website
http://www.wordscanbeweapons.com

Corruption (腐败)

中国反腐导致对外投资大幅减少
China’s war on graft leads to drop in outbound investment
The Financial Times, September 22, 2014
CH:http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058317
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/58d0cb22-421b-11e4-a9f4-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz3E4O92SaW

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

China clamps down on web, pinching companies like Google
The New York Times, September 21, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/business/international/china-clamps-down-on-web-pinching-companies-like-google.html?_r=0

DuckDuckNo: The privacy-focused search engine is blocked in China
The Next Web, September 21, 2014
http://tnw.to/i4sNI

Environment (环境)

Importing air pollution from China
CBC News, September 21, 2014, Date
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/importing-air-pollution-from-china-1.2773267