HRIC Daily Brief

Friday, October 24, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Beijing formally charges writer who published memoirs of victims of Mao era
81岁异见作家铁流被正式批捕
The New York Times, October 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141024/c24dissident/dual/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China’s Imperial President
Foreign Affairs, November/December 2014
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/142201/elizabeth-c-economy/chinas-imperial-president

Rule of Law (法治)

China moves to reinforce rule of law, with caveats
The New York Times, October 23, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/world/asia/china-moves-to-enact-rule-of-law-with-caveats.html?_r=0

4 Things we learned from China’s 4th Plenum
The Diplomat, October 23, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/10/4-things-we-learned-from-chinas-4th-plenum/

United Nations (联合国)

U.N. Human Rights Panel Urges China to Allow Free Elections in Hong Kong
聯合國人權委員會敦促中國允許香港不受限普選
The New York Times, October 23, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20141024/c24nations/dual/

Related:
At UN, China faced tough questions on women’s rights, gets poor grade for universal suffrage for Hong Kong
Human Rights in China, October 23, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-china-faced-tough-questions-womens-rights-gets-poor-grade-universal

李永忠：四中全会法治体系旨在恢复宪法至高无上地位 (Li Yongzhong: purpose of promoting a rule of law at 4th plenum is to restore constitutional supremacy)
Caijing, October 23, 2014
http://comments.caijing.com.cn/20141023/3730239.shtml

新华网评："杜汶泽"们，休想吃我们的饭，还砸我们的锅(Xinhua commentary: Chapman To and others—don’t bite the hand that feeds you)
Xinhua, October 23, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2014-10/22/c_1112936392.htm

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

郑州端掉一制假窝点 28吨假食用盐够1万人吃一年 (28 tons of fake salt seized in Zhengzhou, enough to sustain 10,000 people for a year)
People’s Daily, October 23, 2014
http://henan.people.com.cn/n/2014/1023/c351638-22690882.html

Corruption (腐败)

China's Guangdong to ban officials with overseas kin from top jobs
Reuters, October 23, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/23/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0IC0DC20141023

China Ex-Security Chief Zhou Yongkang faces likely expulsion from Communist Party
The Wall Street Journal, October 23, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/10/23/china-ex-security-chief-zhou-yongkang-faces-likely-expulsion-from-communist-party/?mod=WSJBlog

Related:
中国四中全会公报未提周永康引发关注 (Zhou Yongkang not mentioned in CPC Central Committee Fourth Plenum Communiqué)
Voice of America, October 23, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/zhouyongkang-20141023/2493390.html

中纪委网站日均接受群众举报超过800件 (China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection receives 800 reports online daily)
China News, October 23, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/fz/2014/10-23/6711225.shtml

Culture (文化)

Why a photo of Xi Jinping holding an umbrella won China’s top photojournalism prize
The Washington Post, October 22, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/10/22/why-a-photo-of-xi-jinping-holding-an-umbrella-won-chinas-top-photojournalism-prize/

Hong Kong (香港)

Public support for Occupy movement growing, survey shows
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1622223/occupy-movement-continuing-gain-momentum-survey-shows

Hong Kong protesters shout “shame on you” outside home of city chief
The Guardian, October 22, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/22/hong-kong-protests-leung-chun-ying

Related:
梁振英：学联要求不可行青年没读基本法 (C.Y. Leung slams HKFS demands as impossible, urges HK youths to read the Basic Law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 23, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141023_hongkong_occupy_leung

香港警方拘捕8人学联坚持和平非暴力原则 (8 arrested by HK police, HKFS upholds nonviolence principle)
Deutsche Welle, October 23, 2014
http://www.dw.de/香港警方拘捕8人-学联坚持和平非暴力原则/a-18013446?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

共青团中央向挺“占中”香港艺人“开火”(Communist Youth League ponders boycott against Hong Kong stars who support Occupy Central)
Deutsche Welle, October 22, 2014
http://www.dw.de/共青团中央向挺占中香港艺人开火/a-18012389?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

陈树庆涉颠覆国家被批捕 (Chen Shuqing formally arrested on charges of “subversion of state power”)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/activists-10222014084510.html

For more information on Chen Shuqing, see:
Zhejiang activist Chen Shuqing formally arrested
陈树庆被正式逮捕
Human Rights in China, October 22, 2014
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/zhejiang-activist-chen-shuqing-formally-arrested
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/chen-shu-qing-bei-zheng-shi-dai-bu

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China scraps 130,000 “leading groups” in effort to streamline local government
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1622925/china-scraps-130000-leading-groups-effort-streamline-local-government

Related:
内地年半砍13万协调机构西瓜馒头足疗办无奇不有 (Watermelons, steamed buns, and foot care management agencies among the 130,000 “leading groups” scrapped in Mainland)
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/40839/nei-di-nian-ban-kan-13mo-xie-diao-ji-gou-xi-gua-man-tou-zu-liao-ban-wu-qi-bu-you

Rule of Law (法治)

China's Communist Party weighs boosting rule of law
USA Today, October 22, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/10/22/china-communist-rule-of-law/17659401/

十八届四中全会公报：最高人民法院设立巡回法庭 (Fourth Plenum Communiqué: China’s Supreme Court to set up circuit courts)
People’s Daily, October 22, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1023/c1001-25896558.html

Tibet (西藏)

China does not rule out Tibet visit by U.N. rights chief
Reuters, October 22, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/china-does-not-rule-tibet-visit-u-n-113838986.html

United Nations (联合国)

UN Human Rights panel chides China over Hong Kong
Deutsche Welle, October 23, 2014
http://www.dw.de/un-human-rights-panel-chides-china-over-hong-kong/a-18017131

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

司法独立：依法治国治关键 (Judicial independence is key to rule of law)
The New York Times, October 23, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20141023/cc23xu/

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

”Fox Hunt 2014”: China’s overseas campaign against corrupt officials
The Diplomat, October 22, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/10/fox-hunt-2014-chinas-overseas-campaign-against-corrupt-officials/

十八大以来落马的55个“大老虎” (55 “big tigers” who have fallen from grace since the 18th Party Congress)
People’s Daily, October 22, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1022/c1001-25888726.html

Cyber security (网络安全)

Apple CEO discusses security with top Chinese official amid hacking claims: Xinhua
Reuters, October 22, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/22/us-apple-china-idUSKCN0IB12920141022

Related:
iCloud被黑疑云未散苹果总裁库克访华 (Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China amid suspicions of iCloud hacking)
Deutsche Welle, October 22, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DZky

Death Penalty (死刑)

China executed 2,400 prisoners last year says human rights group
Newsweek, October 21, 2014
http://www.newsweek.com/china-executed-2400-prisoners-2013-says-human-rights-group-278733

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy Central—The Debate: Full coverage of student-government talks
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1621141/live-hong-kong-students-prepare-meet-government-officials-democracy

HRIC Resource
Timeline: Hong Kongers Call for Democracy and Universal Suffrage
http://bit.ly/1mNhFt7

Hong Kong talks break up without agreement
The Telegraph, October 22, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11177374/Hong-Kong-talks-break-up-without-agreement.html

HRIC Resource
Hong Kong: Preserving Rights, Honoring Promises
http://bit.ly/10o0mW8

Hong Kong protests: Plans for march to home of Chief Exec Leung Chun Ying
The Straits Times, October 22, 2014
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/hong-kong-protests-plans-march-home-chief-exec-leung-chun-ying-20141022

Related:
梁振英公民提名有利穷人论引发争议 (C.Y. Leung says composition of nominating committee benefits poor people, stirs controversy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 22, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/10/141022_hk_liangzhenying

Hong Kong stocks defy protests to post world’s best gain
Bloomberg, October 22, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-22/hong-kong-stocks-defy-protests-to-post-world-s-best-monthly-gain.html

Kenny G visit to Hong Kong protest site prompts chorus of anger in China
The Guardian, October 22, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/22/kenny-g-hong-kong-protesters-anger-china

Related:
中国警告外国艺人言行谨慎勿支持占中 (China warns foreign artists against supporting “Occupy Central”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 22, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141022_kenny_g_hk

June Fourth (六四)

Tiananmen Square protests veteran Chen Ziming dies in Beijing
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1621660/tiananmen-square-protests-veteran-chen-ziming-dies-beijing

Related:
民运“三朝元老”陈子明的一生 (Veteran of three democracy movements: the life of Chen Ziming)
Voice of America, October 22, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chen-zi-ming-20141021/2491652.html

Rule of Law (法治)

Judges in China Are Quitting in Droves
The Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/10/20/judges-in-china-are-quitting-in-droves/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Analyst: “Beijing will not accept real democracy in Hong Kong”
Deutsche Welle, October 21, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DZOI

Crony Communism in China
中国的裙带共产主义
The New York Times, October 17, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20141022/c22pei/dual/

四中全会标志中国进入反腐新阶段 (Fourth Plenum marks new phase of China’s anti-corruption campaign)
Deutsche Welle, October 22, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DZkS

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

中国科研支出一年5000亿学者：有无结果没人关心 (China spends RMB 50 billion on scientific research per year without follow-up)
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/40648/zhong-guo-ke-yan-zhi-chu-yi-nian-5000yi-xue-zhe-you-wu-jie-guo-mei-ren-guan-xin

Cyber Security (网络安全)

China-backed hackers may have infiltrated Apple's iCloud: blog
Reuters, October 21, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/21/us-apple-china-security-idUSKCN0I92H020141021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader reaffirms unbending stance on elections
梁振英重申不会向“占中”让步
The New York Times, October 20, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141021/c21hongkong/dual/

US hits back at claims that “external forces” are backing Occupy Central
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1620659/us-hits-back-cy-leungs-external-forces-occupy-central-claim

Related:
梁振英称适时披露外部势力介入占中证据 (C.Y. Leung: will reveal proof of external forces’ interference in “Occupy Central” when necessary)
Voice of America, October 21, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ce-promised-to-disclose-info-20141021/2490549.html

Live: Student-government talks wrap up, but no clear resolution in sight
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1621141/live-hong-kong-students-prepare-meet-government-officials-democracy

Related:
港府与学联对话提四点回应：政改仍有讨论空间 (HK’s 4-point response in talk with students: there’s still room to discuss political reform)
People’s Daily, October 21, 2014
http://hm.people.com.cn/n/2014/1021/c42272-25880589.html

梁振英：香港特首提名委员会可以“更加民主”(C.Y. Leung: Hong Kong executive chief nominating committee can be made “more democratic”)
Reuters, October 21, 2014
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0IA0WQ20141021

Related:
四中全会依法治国意在“救党”？(CPC Fourth Plenum: rule of law to the Party’s rescue?)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yf2-10202014095022.html

Information Control (信息控制)

中共或将一些历史文件永远尘封 (Some historical documents may never be declassified by CPC)
Deutsche Welle, October 20, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DYvT

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Al-Qaeda magazine calls for Xinjiang to be “recovered by the Islamic Caliphate”
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1621190/new-al-qaeda-magazine-calls-xinjiang-be-recovered-islamic-caliphate

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

中共四中全会—依法治国还是治吏？(CPC Fourth Plenum: Rule of Law for the country or its officials?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 20, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2014/10/141020_china_party_plenum

Monday, October 20, 2014

Environment (环境)

Beijing’s smog clouds city’s marathon
The Guardian, October 20, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/chinas-choice/2014/oct/20/beijings-smog-clouds-citys-marathon

Related:
报告称：雾霾成为我国入境旅游主要影响因素之一 (Report: Smog a leading cause for drop in foreign tourists to China)
Xinhua, October 20, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2014-10/20/c_1112901222.htm

Corruption (腐败)

Australia set to seize assets of corrupt Chinese officials
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 20, 2014
http://www.smh.com.au/world/australia-set-to-seize-assets-of-corrupt-chinese-officials-20141020-118kl3.html

Related:
传澳大利亚同意协助中国查没中国贪官在澳资产 (Australia agrees to assist China in seizing corrupt Chinese officials’ assets )
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/40539/chuan-ao-da-li-ya-tong-yi-xie-zhu-zhong-guo-cha-mei-zhong-guo-tan-guan-zai-ao-zi-chan

Hong Kong (香港)

HK Supreme Court bans protesters’ road blocks
China Daily, October 20, 2014
http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-10/20/content_18773132.htm

Related:
香港高院颁布临时禁令：禁止市民“占旺”(Hong Kong Supreme Court issues preliminary injunction to ban demonstrators from “occupying Mong Kok”)
Deutsche Welle, October 20, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DYXI

Not Just Democracy: Anti-Tycoon Anger Also Spurs Hong Kong Protesters
The Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/10/20/not-just-democracy-anti-tycoon-anger-also-spurs-hong-kong-protesters/

Hong Kong Police Accuse Man of Inciting Protests
The New York Times, October 19, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/world/asia/hong-kong-protester-arrested-in-inciting-others-to-confront-police.html?smid=tw-share

After clashes, Hong Kong students, government stand their ground before talks
Reuters, October 20, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/20/us-hongkong-china-idUSKCN0I404520141020

Related:
香港政府计划周二与学联对话 (Hong Kong government to hold talk with HKFS on Tuesday)
Financial Times, October 18, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058683

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

China's Communist Party Plenum Focuses On Rule Of Law, But Not As The West Sees It
International Business Times, October 19, 2014
http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-communist-party-plenum-focuses-rule-law-not-west-sees-it-1707504

Related:
公众期望四中全会限制权力，保护权利 (Chinese people hope for checks on power and rights protection in Party’s 4th Plenum)
Voice of America, October 20, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-politics-20141019/2488772.html

Tibet (西藏)

China’s crackdown slows Tibetan refugee crossings to freedom in India
The Washington Post, October, 19, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-crackdown-slows-tibet-refugee-crossings-to-freedom-in-india/2014/10/18/d40fb39f-6860-4145-8761-dac00653f01b_story.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

At Least 22 People Are Reported Killed in Attack at a Market in Western China
The New York Times, October, 19, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/world/asia/at-least-22-reportedly-killed-in-attack-in-western-china.html?_r=0

新疆户籍改革：户口城乡统一乌市克市控人口 (Xinjiang Hukou reform: integrating rural and urban hukou, Urumqi and Karamay tighten population control)
South China Morning Post, October, 20, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/40518/xin-jiang-hu-ji-gai-ge-hu-kou-cheng-xiang-tong-yi-wu-shi-ke-shi-kong-ren-kou

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

香港抗议活动民主与经济原因各半 (Both democracy and the economy have spurred Hong Kong protests)
The Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20141020/bch102554.asp?source=rss

Friday, October 17, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

Chinese President Xi Jinping warns against "immoral" art
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 16, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29645574

Related:
Xi Jinping calls for artists to spread “Chinese values”
习近平要文艺弘扬社会主义价值观
The New York Times, October 16, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141017/c17xi/dual/

Corruption (腐败)

China high-speed rail designer gets suspended death sentence in bribe case
Reuters, October 17, 2014
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/10/17/china-corruption-idINL6N0SC05120141017

受贿700余万元云南民大原校长一审被判无期 (Former head of Yunnan Nationalities University sentenced to life in prison for taking RMB 7 million in bribes)
Xinhua, October 17, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2014-10/17/c_1112873671.htm

浙江大学一教授将945万科研经费划入自己公司 (Zhejiang University professor transfers RMB 9.45 million in research funds to his company account)
People’s Daily, October 17, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1017/c70731-25851424.html

Related:
教育部彻查75直属高校科研经费 (China’s Ministry of Education investigates use of research funds at 75 universities)
Beijing News, October 17, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/10/17/337687.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Student pepper-sprayed and beaten brands police a “gang of thugs”
South China Morning Post, October 17, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1617963/beaten-occupy-protester-calls-police-gang-thugs

Hong Kong riot police dismantle pro-democracy protest barricades
The Guardian, October 17, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/17/hong-kong-police-dismantle-protest-mong-kok

Chipping away: police clear away barricades, but protesters refuse to give up
The Economist, October 18, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21625826-police-clear-away-barricades-protesters-refuse-give-up-chipping-away

Related:
Hong Kong: Preserving Rights, Honoring Promises
香港：维护权利，履行承诺
Human Rights in China, October 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/hong-kong-preserving-rights-honoring-promises
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xiang-gang-wei-hu-quan-li-lu-xing-cheng-nuo

When Hong Kong protests are over, where will the art go?
The Wall Street Journal, October 17, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/10/17/when-hong-kong-protests-are-over-where-will-the-art-go/

China holds dozens of activists who supported Hong Kong rotests
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/occupy-10162014181635.html

Related:
Detentions on Mainland Related to Occupy Central Movement, 2014
与声援香港抗议有关的拘留，2014年
Human Rights in China, October 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/detentions-mainland-related-occupy-central-movement-2014
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/yu-sheng-yuan-xiang-gang-kang-yi-you-guan-de-ju-liu-2014nian

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

反对家门口建磁悬浮两市民要求“对话”被拘 (2 detained after nearly 200 citizens protest plans for neighborhood Maglev train in Shenzhen)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 17, 2014
http://epaper.nandu.com/epaper/H/html/2014-10/17/content_3329047.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

四中全会能否让法治为老百姓主持公道 (Will the Fourth Plenum bring people justice with rule of law?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 17, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141017_china_forth_conference

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Health (健康)

China sends Ebola drug to Africa, eyes clinical trials
Reuters, October 16, 2014
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN0I50P220141016?sp=true

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s chief executive just gave protesters three unappealing choices—and one possible compromise
Quartz, October 15, 2014
http://qz.com/281966/hong-kongs-chief-executive-just-gave-protesters-three-unappealing-choices-and-one-possible-compromise/

Beating of democracy advocate in Hong Kong fuels public outcry
The New York Times, October 15, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/world/asia/video-of-apparent-beating-of-protester-in-hong-kong-stirs-anger.html

Hong Kong government “ready for talks” with protesters
The New York Times, October 16, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/world/asia/hong-kong-leader-open-to-talks-with-protesters.html

Related
香港学联：对政府重启对话表示欢迎 (HKFS welcomes talks with Hong Kong gov’t)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 16, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141016_hk_students_dialogue

香港特首梁振英称警方计划清场 (C.Y. Leung: police are planning cleanup)
The Wall Street Journal, October 16, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20141016/bch172231.asp

China media defend Hong Kong police
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 16, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29640288

Information Control (信息控制)

China blocks BBC website as Hong Kong tensions rise
Reuters, October 16, 2014
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/10/16/china-censorship-idINL3N0SB36P20141016

Related
英国BBC抗议中国封闭其网站 (BBC protests China’s blocking of its websites)
Voice of America, October 16, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-bbc-20141016/2485618.html

Video shows China's censorship of Hong Kong protests
9 News, October 16, 2014
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2014/10/16/13/57/video-shows-china-s-censorship-of-hong-kong-protests

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

A violent land riot has left eight dead in China
Business Insider, October 15, 2014
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-eight-reported-dead-in-latest-land-clash-in-china-2014-10

Related
中国云南征地引发惨案，八人死亡 (8 die in Yunnan land riot)
Voice of America, October 16, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-land-fatalities-20141015/2484702.html

Tibet (藏)

联合国人权主管拟访西藏 (New U.N. human rights chief plans Tibet visit)
Voice of America, October 16, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/un-tibet-20141016/2485812.html

Opinion (观点)

China needs cleaner plates
Bloomberg, October 15, 2014
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-10-15/china-needs-cleaner-plates

香港成为习近平上台以来的第五个考验 (Hong Kong becomes Xi Jinping’s fifth challenge since taking office)
Radio France Internationale, October 15, 2014
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20141016-香港成为习近平上台以来的第五个考验

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

”政绩工程”如何收场？--全国663个“形象工程”“政绩工程”被叫停 (China calls off 663 “vanity projects” nationwide)
People’s Daily, October 15, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1015/c1001-25840389.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Violent clashes between police and demonstrators erupt in Hong Kong
The New York Times, October 14, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html

Related:
Hong Kong protests: Police to investigate "beating" video
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 15, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29625053
Hong Kong: Preserving Rights, Honoring Promises
香港：维护权利，履行承诺
Human Rights in China, October 15, 2014
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hong-kong-preserving-rights-honoring-promises
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xiang-gang-wei-hu-quan-li-lu-xing-cheng-nuo

Hong Kong police drag activists away, clear tunnel
ABC News, October 15, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hong-kong-police-clear-protesters-tunnel-26175135

Related:
香港警方逮捕45名抗议者
Police arrest 45 protesters in Hong Kong
Financial Times, October 15, 2014
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058628
Video:http://video.ft.com/3839948931001/Police-arrest-45-protesters-in-Hong-Kong/World

Hong Kong authorities vow to probe alleged police beating at protest
CNN, October 15, 2014
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/15/world/asia/hong-kong-police-protest-video/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Related:
港警：2督察5初警围殴示威者已成立严重投诉队 (Hong Kong police set up team to handle complaints of police beating of protester)
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/40203/gang-jing-2du-cha-5chu-jing-wei-ou-shi-wei-zhe-yi-cheng-li-yan-zhong-tou-su-dui

Morale of junior police officers could not be lower: union leader
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1616508/morale-junior-police-officers-could-not-be-lower-union-leader

内地大学严防港生支援占领 (Mainland universities take strict precautions against Hong Kong students supporting Occupy Central)
Ming Pao, October 15, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20141015/gag2.htm

港府正透过“中间人”冀重启与学联对话 (Hong Kong government tries to restart dialogue with HKFS through “middleman”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 14, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141015_hongkong_government_protesters_dialogue

香港无线20余员工联署抗议内部审查 (20 TVB staff petition against self-censorship)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 14, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141015_hk_tvb_police

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

习近平称解决中国问题只能在中国大地上探寻道路方法 (Xin Jinping: Solutions to China’s problems can only be found in China)
Voice of America, October 14, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/sd-10142014111547.html

Poverty (贫穷)

中国官员说，中国贫困人口按照国际标准达两亿 (Chinese official admits China has 200 million in poverty by int’l standards)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/xql-10142014111521.html

Taiwan, 台湾

国台办：台湾方面不应对香港政改说三道四 (State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: Taiwan should not meddle in Hong Kong’s political reform)
Beijing News, October 15, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/10/15/337369.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong’s pop culture of protest
The New York Times, October 15, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/opinion/hong-kongs-pop-culture-of-protest.html

Occupy Central barriers may be down but roads to progress are blocked
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1616511/barriers-down-roads-progress-blocked

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

陕西一镇政府建5800平米豪华办公楼仅43名干部 (Shaanxi county gov’t builds luxurious 5,800-square-meters office building for 43 cadres)
China News, October 11, 2014
http://news.163.com/14/1011/23/A8AILUCR00014JB6.html

Related:
郴州村干部3年挥霍公款150万泡脚、泡澡约4.3万 (Hunan village cadre misused 1.5 million in public funds in 3 years, spent RMB 43,000 on spa treatments)
Voice of China Online, October 13, 2014
http://hunan.voc.com.cn/article/201410/201410130842251477.html

全国首次集中查处6484名“走读干部” (China investigates and punishes 6484 cadres nationwide who live in urban homes while posted in grassroots units)
People’s Daily, October 13, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1013/c1001-25818296.html

Cyber security (网络安全)

Anonymous group of hackers release data from Chinese government sites
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1615102/chinese-websites-hacked-anonymous-action-support-hong-kong

Related:
“匿名者”声称攻陷52个中国政府网站 (Hacker group “Anonymous” claims to have attacked 52 Chinese gov’t sites)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 12, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/science/2014/10/141012_hongkong_occupy_anonymous

Environment (环境)

Concern mounts in China over Yangtze diversion project
Financial Times, October 14, 2014
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a39d9c7c-4fa2-11e4-a0a4-00144feab7de.html#axzz3G5RobMwC

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

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

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

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