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

Thursday, December 04, 2014

Taiwan (台湾)

Ex-Tiananmen leader Wu’er Kaixi on why he’s running for office in Taiwan
The Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/12/03/ex-tiananmen-leader-wuer-kaixi-on-why-hes-running-for-office-in-taiwan/

台证实逮捕首名在台大陆籍间谍 (Taiwan confirms first-ever arrest of mainland spy)
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/43813/tai-zheng-shi-dai-bu-shou-ming-zai-tai-da-lu-ji-jian-die

Wednesday, December 03, 2014

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Searching for Burmese jade, and finding misery
The New York Times, December 1, 2014, Date
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/world/searching-for-burmese-jade-and-finding-misery.html?_r=0

Corruption (腐败)

透明国际今年清廉指数榜中国排名下降 (China slips in Transparency International Corruption Index 2014)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/12/141203_corruption_transparency_international

外媒:法国愿助中国“猎狐”已圈定10人
France offers to help China catch fugitives in Operation Fox Hunt
South China Morning Post (Chinese), December 3, 2014
Reuters (English), December 3, 2014
CH:http://www.nanzao.com/sc/international/43713/wai-mei-fa-guo-yuan-zhu-zhong-guo-xi-hu-yi-quan-ding-10ren
EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1654354/france-offers-help-china-catch-fugitives-operation-fox-hunt

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's Occupy Central founders surrender to police
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30305473

Related:
视频:“占中”戴耀庭讲述自首情况 (Video: “Occupy Central” organizer Benny Tai on his surrender)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2014/12/141203_vid_hongkong_occupy_surrender

China has broken Hong Kong agreement, say British MPs
The Guardian, December 2, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/02/china-hong-kong-agreement-british-m

Britain pledges to stop Hong Kong tear gas sales if police use it against protesters again
The South China Morning Post, December 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1654707/britain-pledges-stop-hong-kong-tear-gas-sales-if-police-use-it

Hong Kong's “Iron Lady” urges Downing Street to “pursue” Beijing over ban on British MPs
The Telegraph, December 2, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11267490/Hong-Kongs-Iron-Lady-urges-Downing-Street-to-pursue-Beijing-over-ban-on-British-MPs.html

Labor (劳工)

N.Y.U faces worker protection issue at Shanghai Campus
纽约大学上海校区面临劳工权益问题
The New York Times, December 3, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141203/c03nyu/dual/

Taiwan (台湾)

China urges Taiwan to stay course on exchanges
Washington Post, December 2, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-urges-taiwan-to-stay-course-on-exchanges/2014/12/02/df0bddca-7a8e-11e4-8241-8cc0a3670239_story.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

中国特色的成功 (Success with Chinese characteristics)
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/43623/zhong-guo-te-se-de-cheng-gong

Airing Hong Kong Wrongs
The Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/political-diary-airing-hong-kong-wrongs-1417545541

Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

“猎狐”自首大限154人投案 (154 suspects surrender to authorities ahead of “Fox Hunt” deadline)
The Beijing News, December 2, 2014
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2014-12/02/content_550039.htm?div=-1

Related:
Operation Fox Hunt nabs more fugitives
The Australian, December 2, 2014
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/latest/operation-fox-hunt-nabs-more-fugitives/story-e6frg90f-1227142122418?nk=ecf5e1e0c85e012985b829dace2a2731

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Can China and the U.S. work together on counterterrorism?
The Diplomat, December 2, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/can-china-and-the-us-work-together-on-counterterrorism/

Culture (文化)

China’s artists to be taught “correct view” in new plan
The New York Times, December 1, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/chinas-artists-to-be-taught-correct-view-in-new-plan/

Related:
中国要求文艺工作者下基层体验生活 (China demands artists experience life in grassroots communities)
Voice of America, December 2, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-artists-20141202/2542206.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy co-founders urge students to go home as they vow to surrender to police
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1653883/occupy-central-co-founders-will-surrender-police-tomorrow

Occupy Central organisers heading for a split after failed escalation?
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1653505/occupy-central-organisers-heading-split-after-failed-escalation?page=all

Mong Kok ban on Lester Shum, others to continue
RTHK, December 2, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20141202/news_20141202_56_1058081.htm

Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong begins hunger strike to press for political reform
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1653733/hong-kong-student-leader-joshua-wong-begins-hunger-strike-press

Related:
Hong Kong’s top leader CY Leung says pro-democracy hunger strike is futile
Time, December 2, 2014
https://time.com/3613317

Hong Kong: MPs get emergency debate on Chinese rebuff
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 1, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-30275320

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Once a cop, now an outcast: A Chinese tale of abuse and a craving for justice
The Washington Post, December 1, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/once-a-cop-now-an-outcast-a-chinese-tale-of-abuse-and-a-craving-for-justice/2014/12/01/243ee950-5dde-11e4-827b-2d813561bdfd_story.html

公益律师常伯阳获取保候审 27位反艾滋歧视青年成都举牌 (Rights defense lawyer Chang Boyang released for medical treatment, 27 youths protest AIDS discrimination in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-11292014111843.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

How China uses Christmas to hide its human rights abuses from the world
Quartz, December 2, 2014
http://qz.com/304358

June Fourth (六四)

吾尔开希西宣布参选台湾立法委员 (June Fourth student leader Wu'er Kaixi to run in Taiwan parliamentary by-election)
Radio Free Asia, December 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-12012014122142.html

青年胡耀邦形象首现银幕 (Young Hu Yaobang featured in Chinese film for the first time)
The Beijing News, December 1, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/12/01/344040.html

Media (媒体)

我国正研究传播立法首部新闻法或将诞生 (China researching law on broadcasts as first part of forthcoming law on news)
Jinghua, December 1, 2014
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2014-12/01/content_148602.htm

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China's Xinjiang passes rules, plans fines to curb unrest: Xinhua
Reuters, November 30, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/30/us-china-unrest-idUSKCN0JE0JF20141130

土耳其表示愿收容在泰国被拘的维族人 中方作出回应
China rebukes Turkey for offer to shelter Uighur refugees
Reuters, December 1, 2014
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0JF1DH20141201?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/28/us-china-turkey-thailand-idUSKCN0JC0X920141128

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The Guardian view on the continuing protests in Hong Kong
The Guardian, December 1, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/01/guardian-view-on-the-continuing-protests-in-hong-kong

Monday, December 01, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

China bans wordplay in attempt at pun control
The Guardian, November 28, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/28/china-media-watchdog-bans-wordplay-puns

Environment (环境)

China's looming water shortage
The Diplomat, November 30, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/11/chinas-looming-water-shortage/

Health (健康)

China reports new human case of H7N9 bird flu
Reuters, November 28, 2014, Date
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/29/us-china-birdflu-idUSKCN0JD01T20141129

我国报告艾滋病感染者及病人达49.7万例 (China reports 497,000 AIDS carriers and patients)
Xinhua, November 30, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-11/30/c_1113462415.htm

Related:
高耀洁:中国艾滋病受害者千万以上 (Prominent AIDS activist Gao Yaojie: Over 10 million people suffer from AIDS in China)
Voice of America, December 1, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/gao-20141201/2540751.html

Hong Kong (香港)

LIVE: “Go home - we don't want to arrest you”, Chief Executive CY Leung tells Hong Kong protesters
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1652860/live-occupy-students-clash-police-near-hong-kongs-government

Hong Kong police drive out pro-democracy protesters in violent clashes
The Guardian, December 1, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/01/hong-kong-police-drive-out-pro-democracy-protesters

Diplomatic row erupts after China bans group of MPs visiting Hong Kong for siding with democracy protesters
Daily Mail, November 30,2014
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2855077/Diplomatic-row-erupts-China-BANS-group-MPs-visiting-Hong-Kong-siding-democracy-protesters.html

Hong Kong police use batons, water hoses on demonstrators
Bloomberg, December 1 ,2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-30/hong-kong-protesters-clash-with-police-outside-government-office.html

Hong Kong protesters converge on government headquarters
Deutsche Welle, November 30,2014
http://dw.de/p/1DxN5

Peter Gabriel, Pussy Riot show support for Hong Kong protesters
Washington Times, November 30,2014
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/30/peter-gabriel-pussy-riot-show-support-for-hong-kon/

Related: Peter Gabriel, Pussy Riot & More Project Photos, Messages of Support to Hong Kong Demonstrators
Human Rights in China, November 28,2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/peter-gabriel-pussy-riot-more-project-photos-messages-support-hong-kong

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China: trial of human rights activist Guo Feixiong over media censorship protest resumes
International Business Times, November 28,2014
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/china-trial-human-rights-activist-guo-feixiong-over-media-censorship-protest-resumes-1477050

郭飞雄饥饿中受审18小时 法官抢走被告人辩护词 (Guo Feixiong endures 18-hour trial in hunger, judge snatches away his defense statement)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11292014110225.html

Related:
Rights activist Guo Feixiong’s trial ends without verdict
Human Rights in China, November 28,2014
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/rights-activist-guo-feixiongs-trial-ends-without-verdict
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/guo-fei-xiong-ting-shen-jie-shu-wei-zuo-xuan-pan

See Guo Feixiong's Self-Defense Statement:
English translation by HRIC, November 29, 2014
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/my-self-defense-statement
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/wo-de-zi-wo-bian-hu

International Relations (国际关系)

Leader asserts China’s growing importance on global stage
The New York Times, November 30, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/01/world/asia/leader-asserts-chinas-growing-role-on-global-stage.html?_r=0

Women (妇女)

China drafts its first domestic violence law, but rights advocates say it falls short
中国拟立法反家暴,被指力度不够
The New York Times, December 1, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141201/c01violencelaw/dual/

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan election results likely to complicate relations with China
The Wall Street Journal, November 30,2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/taiwan-election-results-set-to-complicate-relations-with-china-1417366150

Special Report: How China's shadowy agency is working to absorb Taiwan
Reuters, November 26,2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/27/us-taiwan-china-special-report-idUSKCN0JB01T20141127

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Attack in western China leaves at least 15 people dead
The New York Times, November 29,2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/world/asia/attack-in-western-china-xinjiang-uighur.html

中国新疆进一步限制宗教活动 (China further restricts religious activities in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, December 1, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-xinjiang-20141201/2540741.html

藏族歌手被判监禁 (China jails Tibetan singer)
Deutsche Welle, December 1, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DxUo

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's bid for Internet influence
The Straits Times, December 1 ,2014
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/opinion/eye-the-world/story/chinas-bid-internet-influence-20141201

China’s crackdown in Hong Kong may fuel a long-term democracy movement
The Washington Post, November 27, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/actions-by-china-in-hong-kong-may-create-a-long-term-movement/2014/11/27/333e95cc-758f-11e4-9d9b-86d397daad27_story.html

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Death penalty (死刑)

Is China rethinking the death penalty?
The Diplomat, November 26, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/11/is-china-rethinking-the-death-penalty/

Disasters (灾难)

China Coal-Mine Fire Kills 24
The Wall Street Journal, November 26, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-coal-mine-fire-kills-24-1416971802

Hong Kong (香港)

港法院续执行旺角禁制令 黄之锋岑敖晖被捕 (Hong Kong Court enforces second injunction in Mong Kok, Joshua Wong and Lester Shum arrested)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 26, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/11/141126_hongkong_occupy_mongkok

Related:
Hong Kong protest leaders among 116 arrested in crackdown
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 26, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30204699

Hong Kong police clear Mong Kok protest site after skirmishes
Bloomberg, November 26, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-25/hong-kong-plans-to-clear-protesters-from-new-road-after-clashes.html

香港普通抗议者被拒入境大陆 (Ordinary Hong Kong protesters blocked from entering mainland China )
Voice of America, November 25, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hongkong-protesters-20141125/2534891.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

维权人士天理被刑拘 郭飞雄案律师指天河法院管辖错误 (Activist Tian Li detained, Guo Feixiong’s lawyer argues Tianhe court errs on jurisdiction)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11262014095450.html

June Fourth (六四)

六四公祭组织者于世文狱中健康堪忧 (Yu Shiwen, June Fourth public memorial organizer, in poor health in prison)
Voice of America, November 26, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/detained-yushiwen-20141126/2535297.html

Women (妇女)

China has finally drafted a domestic-violence law
Time, November 26, 2014
http://time.com/3606802/china-domestic-violence-law-spousal-abuse-legislation/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

伊力哈木七门生庭审结束 或从轻量刑 (7 university students linked to Ilham Tohti receive light sentences)
Voice of America, November 26, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/uighur-students-20141126/2535143.html

China tries 7 students of jailed Uighur Scholar for separatism
Bloomberg, November 26, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-25/china-tries-7-students-of-jailed-uighur-scholar-for-separatism.html

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Environment (环境)

中国致力于减少煤炭消费 但需要新技术 (China is committed to reducing coal consumption but needs new technologies)
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20141125/cec162953.asp

Beijing considers how to harness the wind to blow away pollution
北京拟建通风廊道“吹”雾霾
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141124/c25pollution/dual

Health (健康)

China considers tobacco advertising limits, public-smoking ban
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-considers-tobacco-advertising-limits-public-smoking-ban-1416879973

Hong Kong (香港)

Police fire pepper spray as 80 protesters arrested after Mong Kok clearance
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1648374/police-warn-arrests-hong-kong-protesters-slow-down-clearance-occupy

旺角清障7小时 亚皆老街往大角咀重开 (Argyle Street in Tai Kok Tsui reopens after police clear protest areas in Mong Kok, over ten taken away)
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/43126/wang-jiao-qing-zhang-7xiao-shi-ya-jie-lao-jie-wang-da-jiao-ju-zhong-kai

First Occupy site cleared as angry Hong Kong protesters stand watch
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1647943/operation-mong-kok-3000-police-standby

Hong Kong protesters plan rescue of protest art
Voice of America, November 24, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-hong-kong-protest-art-survival-yellow-umbrella/2533192.html

Related:
[VIDEO] Archiving for the Future (from HRIC’s “Building Hong Kong’s Future” series)
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIlEUKQ_f4Y&list=UUIkCrc3N2if_1q6hrgKUuBg

Beijing explores ways to address Hong Kong protesters’ discontent
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/11/25/beijing-explores-ways-to-address-hong-kong-protesters-discontent/?mod=WSJBlog

Rural Issues (农村)

Burmese girls "sold as brides" in rural China
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 24, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30180340

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

7 students of jailed economist are put on trial in western China
伊力哈木7名学生被控参与分裂国家
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141125/c25china/dual/

Monday, November 24, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China reacts to massive corruption tally of a fallen general
Foreign Policy, November 22, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/11/21/china_reacts_to_the_massive_corruption_tally_of_a_fallen_general_xu_caihou

中国将要求央企负责人公开薪酬信息—报导
China to force bosses at central government-run firms to reveal pay - state media
Reuters, November 24, 2014
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0J80GY20141124
EN: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/11/24/uk-china-soes-idUKKCN0J80A920141124

Disasters (灾难)

Strong quake in western China kills 5, injures dozens
USA Today, November 23, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/11/23/killed-china-earthquake/19438537/

Education (教育)

狮城女留学生北大遭性侵怀孕 副教授被开除 (Peking University associate professor expelled for impregnating Singaporean student)
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/42975/shi-cheng-nu-liu-xue-bei-da-zao-qin-fan-huai-yun-fu-jiao-shou-bei-kai-chu

Related:
Sex scandals and victim-blaming bedevil Chinese universities
Foreign Policy, November 21, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/11/21/sex_scandal_chinese_universities_harassment_victim_blaming

Environment (环境)

Despite Persecution, guardian of Lake Tai spotlights China’s polluters
The New York Times, November 23, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/world/despite-persecution-guardian-of-lake-tai-spotlights-chinas-polluters.html

Hong Kong (香港)

A struggle for the soul of Hong Kong’s protest movement
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/world/asia/a-struggle-for-the-soul-of-hong-kongs-protest-movement.html

Hong Kong protesters denied entry into China
The Washington Post, November 24, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-protesters-denied-entry-into-china/2014/11/23/0ed9618c-70c4-11e4-a2c2-478179fd0489_story.html

Occupy protest organisers split over plan to hand themselves in to police
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1647252/democracy-leaders-split-over-plan-hand-themselves

Hong Kong protests at a crossroads
Voice of America, November 22, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/hong-kong-protests-at-a-crossroads/2528916.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

知名异议人士郭飞雄案下周五开庭 (Prominent Chinese rights defense activist Guo Feixiong to be tried on Friday)
Voice of America, November 24, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/guofeixiong-20141121/2529420.html

Prosecution of Uighur students underscores perils of Chinese clampdown
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/world/asia/prosecution-of-uighur-students-underscores-perils-of-chinese-clampdown.html

Law (法律)

中国《反家庭暴力法》已列立法规划 有望尽快出台
China's "Anti-Domestic Violence Law" is expected to set out the legislative plan as soon as possible
China News, November 24, 2014
CH:http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/11-24/6809880.shtml
EN:http://www.like-news.us/?i466299-China-39s-Anti-Domestic-Violence-Law-is-expected-to-set-out-the-legislative-plan-as-soon-as-possible

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China’s millenniums-old salt monopoly no match for economic reform
中国拟取消沿行两千年的盐业专营
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141124/c24salt/dual/

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

广东普宁市12维权村民被抓 数千人游行抗议迫市府放人 (Thousands march in Guangdong to demand release of 12 village rights defenders)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11212014102419.html

Friday, November 21, 2014

Death penalty (死刑)

China executes three times more people than the rest of the world combined
Quartz, November 20 2014
http://qz.com/299529

Hong Kong (香港)

Split within Occupy deepens as splinter group challenges leadership
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1645521/split-within-occupy-deepens-splinter-group-plans-challenge-against

港大生辦「雨傘民意日」盼收窄分歧 (HKU Students organize “Umbrella Discussion Day” in hopes to narrow differences, collect 2300 “opinion letters”)
Apple Daily, November 13, 2014
http://hk.apple.appledaily.com/realtime/news/20141113/53120805

See opinion letters:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-Qa2HBxVZG4dkVZdDRjYXhJQjQ&usp=sharing

Chris Patten urges U.S. to act firmly with Beijing over “bad behavior” on Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1645156/chris-patten-urges-us-act-firmly-beijing-over-bad-behaviour-hong-kong

前港督彭定康等指称香港民主恶化 外交部驳斥 (China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs refutes Chris Patten’s comments on Hong Kong’s deteriorating democracy)
China Radio International, November 21, 2014
http://gb.cri.cn/42071/2014/11/21/2225s4775448.htm

港大专生发起分批入境 测试入境“黑名单”(Hong Kong college students begin to enter mainland in groups to test China’s “blacklist”)
Deutsche Welle, November 21, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DqvQ

香港示威蔓延至英国领事馆 (Hong Kong protests spread to British consulate)
Deutsche Welle, November 21, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Dr3K

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese journalist accused of stealing state secrets affirms innocence at trial
The New York Times, November 21, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/world/asia/chinese-journalist-gao-yu-trial.html

Internet (互联网)

Accused social media scandal monger Yang Xiuyu jailed for four years by Beijing court
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1642952/guo-meimeis-spin-doctor-yang-xiuyu-jailed-four-years-beijing

Society (社会)

Chinese bloggers quietly remember “China’s Gorbachev”
Quartz, November 21 2014
http://qz.com/300263

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

伊力哈木二审维持无期 家人批秘密宣判 (Ilham Tohti’s life sentence upheld after failed appeal, family criticizes closed-door trial)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 21, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/11/141121_china_ilham_final_sentence

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s new National Constitution Day: is it worth celebrating?
China Brief, November 20, 2014
http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=43106&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=25&cHash=884434d34182d2a97eb922a7a79833fa#.VG9hqdLF_Tq

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

Half of Chinese provinces deserve junk ratings, S&P warns
标普:中国近半地方政府应评“垃圾级”
Financial Times, November 20, 2014
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/255d73e6-7077-11e4-9129-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3JcX0B1wO
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001059245

Corruption (腐败)

中国加入国际反腐败学院 巡查将扩大到驻外机构
China joined the International Anti-Corruption Academy inspections will be extended to institutions abroad
Global Times, November 20, 2014
CH: http://house.chinanews.com/gn/2014/11-20/6794801.shtml
EN: http://www.hostingenews.com/news-9025397.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Joshua Wong says Occupy protests should not end yet despite mass opposition
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1644403/joshua-wong-says-occupy-protests-should-not-end-yet-despite-mass

戴耀廷黄之锋入选“全球百大思想家”(Occupy Central leaders Benny Tai and Joshua Wong listed in FP 2014 Top 100 Global Thinkers)
Voice of America, November 20, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/global-thinkers-20141120/2527354.html

Britain's last governor in Hong Kong to address U.S. China commission
Reuters, November 20, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/19/us-usa-hongkong-patten-idUSKCN0J327F20141119

Half of Occupy protesters ready to pack it in if asked by organisers
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1644902/half-occupy-protesters-ready-pack-it-if-asked-organisers

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Prominent China rights lawyer could face harsher charges: attorney
Reuters, November 20, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/prominent-china-rights-lawyer-could-face-harsher-charges-110047675.html

Chinese journalist facing life sentence for leaking to magazine
The Guardian, November 20, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/20/chinese-journalist-facing-life-sentence-for-leaking-to-magazine

人权观察促北京放弃对媒体人高瑜刑控 (Human Rights Watch urges Beijing to drop charges against Gao Yu)
Voice of America, November 20, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/calls-for-dropping-the-charges-against-gao-yu-20141120/2527317.html

世界互联网大会乌镇召开 维权人士举牌遭抓捕 (Rights defenders taken away after holding placards outside World Internet Conference)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-11192014101000.html

Women (妇女)

Demanding toilet justice for the women of China
中国女性争取如厕平等
The New York Times, November 20, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141120/c20toilet/dual/

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

世界互联网大会将在中国召开 人权组织批评 (Human rights organizations criticize China’s hosting of World Internet Conference)
Radio Free China, November 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-11182014102442.html

世界互联网大会开幕 习近平谈网络秩序 (Xi Jinping gives keynote speech at World Internet Conference on Internet order)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 19, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/11/141119_china_internet_opening

中国乌镇互联网大会全面解禁境外网站 (China unblocks websites for attendees at World Internet Conference)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 19, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/11/141119_2014_world_internet_conference

Corruption (腐败)

周永康干预四川“政治生态和经济秩序”(Zhou Yongkang disrupted Sichuan’s “political ecology and economic order")
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 18, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/11/141118_sichuan_zhouyongkang

Education (教育)

官媒批高校教师:说中国坏话 (Chinese official media slam university lecturers for badmouthing China)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xql-11182014102556.html

黑龙江8000教师集体罢课抗议政府克扣补贴 (8,000 Heilongjiang teachers go on strike to protest subsidies being withheld by gov’t)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-11182014101142.html

Related: Schools close in Heilongjiang as over 8,000 teachers go on strike
Shanghaiist, November 18, 2014
http://shanghaiist.com/2014/11/19/8000-heilongjiang-teachers-go-on-strike.php

Hong Kong (香港)

香港抗议者在立法会外与警察冲突 (Hong Kong protesters clash with police outside Legislative Council)
Voice of America, November 19, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hongkong-protest-20141119/2525762.html

Related: Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders condemn parliament clashes
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 19, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30117856

Six arrested after masked crowds smash Legco glass doors, clash with police
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1643535/violent-clashes-between-protesters-police-masked-crowds-attempt-legco

International Human Rights (国际人权)

中方:反对将人权问题政治化和借人权问题向别国施压 (China on UN resolution on North Korea: oppose politicization human rights issues and using them to pressure other countries)
China News, November 19, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/11-19/6794256.shtml

Related: UN votes against North Korea on human rights
CNN, November 18, 2014
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/18/world/asia/un-north-korea-vote/index.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中国将取消核准99%境外投资项目 (China to rescind approval of 99% of foreign investment projects)
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/42715/zhong-guo-jiang-qu-xiao-he-zhun-99jing-wai-tou-zi-xiang-mu

Society (社会)

我国流动人口2.45亿 (China has a migrant population of 245 million)
People’s Daily, November 19, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1119/c1001-26049933.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Urumqi High Court to rule on jailed Uyghur scholar's appeal behind closed doors
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/appeal-11192014103341.html

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

The Great Firewall’s latest victims demonstrate its stubborn flaw
Quartz, November 18, 2014
http://qz.com/297956/

中国被指再封数千网站 (China allegedly blocks thousands more websites)
Voice of America, November 18, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-blocks-thousands-more-websites-20141118/2524233.html

首届世界互联网大会明乌镇开幕 聚焦网络安全反恐 (China to host first World Internet Conference tomorrow in Wuzhen, focusing on cyber security and counterterrorism)
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/42592/shou-jie-shi-jie-hu-lian-wang-da-hui-ming-wu-zhen-kai-mu-ju-jiao-wang-luo-quan-fan-kong

Related
China blocks websites in “censorship campaign” ahead of major internet conference
The Guardian, November 18, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/18/china-blocks-access-websites-before-hosting-world-internet-conference

Corruption (腐败)

解放军反腐压力增加,海军副政委跳楼身亡 (As anti-corruption efforts intensify, deputy political commissar of the navy leaps to his death)
Voice of America, November 18, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/pla-navy-official-suicide-20141117/2523234.html

Education (教育)

211、985高校拿走全国七成政府科研经费 (University projects “211” and “985” sap 70% of government research fund)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 18, 2014
http://epaper.nandu.com/epaper/A/html/2014-11/18/content_3345727.htm?div=-1

Hong Kong (香港)

解放军被曝在香港设电子情报监听站 (PLA’s intelligence monitoring station in Hong Kong exposed)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/nu-11172014100400.html

学联再有成员被禁止入境内地 占领者设民意墙向中央发声 (More HKFS members denied entry to mainland, protesters create public opinion wall directed at the Chinese government)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-11172014095420.html

Hong Kong protesters should consider ending blockades, says Occupy Central leader
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1642900/hong-kong-protesters-should-consider-ending-blockades-says-occupy

香港警方开始清场 (Hong Kong police start to clear barricades)
Deutsche Welle, November 18, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Doyq

Related
Hong Kong clears part of protest site - with help of protesters
Reuters, November 18, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/18/us-hongkong-china-idUSKCN0J204G20141118

Information Control (信息控制)

China to try journalist for “leaking secrets” in secret trial
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-11182014104934.html

Rule of Law (法治)

中纪委:少数“红头文件”突破了法律规定 (CPC’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection: some “red-head documents”—orders from highest gov’t levels—break the law)
The Beijing News, November 18, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/11/18/342029.html

Tibet (西藏)

西藏一尼姑庵拒绝谴责达赖喇嘛 26名尼姑被驱逐
26 Expelled after Tibetan nunnery refuses to denounce Dalai Lama
Voice of America, November 18, 2014
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/tibet-nuns-20141117/2523977.html
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/twenty-six-expelled-after-tibetan-nunnery-refuses-to-denounce-dalai-lama/2523557.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Thailand is searching for scores of Uighurs who fled China
The New York Times, November 18, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/world/asia/thailand-is-searching-for-scores-of-uighurs-who-fled-china.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

It's still not too late for Occupy to end well
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1643030/its-still-not-too-late-occupy-end-well

Monday, November 17, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

中国全球“猎狐”:288名贪腐嫌犯落网 (288 suspects caught in China’s anti-corruption “fox hunt” )
Deutsche Welle, November 17, 2014
http://www.dw.de/中国全球猎狐288名贪腐嫌犯落网/a-18069498?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

Related:
China's “Fox Hunt” grabs 288 suspects in worldwide anti-graft net
Reuters, November 17, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/17/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0J118Z20141117

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong warns it may clear part of protest site
The New York Times, November 17, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/world/asia/hong-kong-warns-it-may-clear-part-of-protest-site.html

Related:
Hong Kong police set to clear Occupy protesters “this week”
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1641645/hong-kong-police-set-clear-occupy-protesters-week

香港学联代表回乡证被注销赴京受阻 (With “Home Return Permits” revoked, HKFS representatives denied access to Beijing)
Voice of America, November 15, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hkfs-members-flew-to-beijing-20141115/2521354.html

Related:
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy student leaders refused entry to Beijing
Time, November 17, 2014
http://time.com/3585254/hong-kong-students-hkfs-occupy-umbrella-revolution-beijing/

社评:香港学联再演“进京上访”苦肉计 (Editorial: HKFS plays the “petition Beijing” card to win sympathy)
Global Times, November 17, 2014
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2014-11/5203278.html

毕业典礼现黄伞 占中民意有变化 (Students open yellow umbrellas during HK Baptist University commencement as some polls show support for Occupy is waning)
Deutsche Welle, November 17, 2014
http://www.dw.de/毕业典礼现黄伞-占中民意有变化/a-18069420?maca=chi-rss-chi-all-1127-rdf

Related:
香港居民对示威活动支持下降 但也不满意政府的反应—调查
Support for Hong Kong street protests wanes ahead of expected clearance: poll
Reuters, November 17, 2014
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0J10ED20141117?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/17/us-hongkong-china-idUSKCN0IZ0AO20141117

Watch: Student refused diploma after opening yellow umbrella during graduation ceremony
Shanghaiist, November 17, 2014
http://shanghaiist.com/2014/11/17/yellow_umbrella_graduation.php

Hong Kong families split over support for Occupy Central protest
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1641584/hong-kong-families-split-over-support-occupy-central-protest

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Ilham Tohti's students to stand trial “soon” in China's Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/students-11172014110119.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

反腐败不能搞运动,要靠制度建设 (Anti-corruption is not a movement, needs institutionalization)
The New York Times, November 17, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141117/cc17wuwei37/

Friday, November 14, 2014

Children (儿童)

Disabled couple walks 500 kilometres to raise money for children's education
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1639898/disabled-couple-walks-500-kilometres-raise-money-childrens-education

Corruption (腐败)

中国反腐“有的放矢” (China’s “selective” anti-corruption measures)
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jingmao/cyl-11132014104105.html

Related:
Why China is torpedoing the G20’s corruption initiative
Business Spectator, November 14, 2014
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/11/14/asia/why-china-torpedoing-g20s-corruption-initiative

Education (教育)

教育部:有些高校偏重西方法学理论 缺乏鉴别批判 (China’s Ministry of Education: some universities put too much focus on Western legal theories, lack critical judgment)
The Beijing News, November 14, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/11/14/341410.html

Environment (环境)

双11后遗症集中爆发 快递垃圾造成浪费和污染令人担忧 (Shipping package trash from Singles Day shopping frenzy raises environmental concerns)
China National Radio, November 14, 2014
http://china.cnr.cn/ygxw/201411/t20141114_516778518.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Rescuing protest artwork from Hong Kong’s streets
The New York Times, November 14, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/15/world/asia/rescuing-protest-artwork-from-hong-kongs-streets.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1

Hong Kong High Court order sets up clearance attempt at Occupy Mong Kok next week
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1639779/high-court-order-sets-clearance-attempt-occupy-mong-kok-next-week

美议员担心香港自治不保 启动修法 (U.S. legislators announce congressional bill to support Hong Kong’s human rights and political development)
Voice of America, November 14, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/us-congress-20141113/2519503.html

Related:
U.S.lawmakers announce bill supporting Hong Kong “freedom and democracy”
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1639640/us-lawmakers-announce-bill-supporting-hong-kong-freedom-and-democracy

香港学联宣布派代表周六赴北京争取民主 (HKFS announces it will send representatives to Beijing to fight for democracy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 14, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/11/141113_hk_students_beijing

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

A surprising rapprochement between China and the U.S.
The New Yorker, November 12, 2014
http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/surprising-rapprochement-china-u-s

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

广东雷州数千村民抗议强征土地 警察抓捕2人遭村民围堵 (Thousands of Guangdong villagers protest against land seizures, 2 arrested)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11132014102949.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

习近平:民主未必仅仅体现在一人一票直选上 (Xi to Obama: democracy doesn’t have to be “one person, one vote”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 14, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20141114/news_20141114_55_1053589.htm

Related:
习奥瀛台夜话全记录:聊到深夜11点才分手 (Full transcript of Xi Jinping and Obama’s conversation at Zhongnanhai)
Haiwai Net, November 14, 2014
http://opinion.haiwainet.cn/n/2014/1114/c353596-21378549.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China identifies “dozens” of Uighurs in Thailand: report
Reuters, November 14, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/14/us-china-thailand-uighur-idUSKCN0IY0R120141114?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

《环时》回应《纽时》:勿把自己看得那么普世 (Global Times to New York Times: shouldn’t consider yourself such an upholder of universal values)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 14, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/11/141114_globaltimes_nyt_reax

Related:
环球时报:纽约时报该用为什么问自己 (Global Times: The New York Times should ask itself “why”)
Global Times, November 14, 2014
http://world.huanqiu.com/article/2014-11/5201941.html

中国言“新常态”为时尚早 (China’s claim of “new normal” is premature)
Financial Times, November 14, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001059132

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

淘宝网店因隐晦支持艾未未被迫关闭
An online store whose T-shirts tacitly support Ai Weiwei is shut down
The New York Times, November 13, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141113/c13taobao/dual/

美记者签证被拒 习近平称要自身找原因 (Xin Jinping: U.S. news outlets’ Chinese visas problems are organizations’ own fault)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 13, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/11/141112_china_us_media_visa

Related:
Chinese President Xi Jinping blames news outlets for visa problems in China
The Washington Post, November 12, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/11/12/chinese-president-xi-jinping-blames-news-outlets-for-visa-problems-in-china/

See the video:
Obama Has priceless reaction after Chinese President shuts down reporter
BuzzFeed, November 12, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/11/12/chinese-president-xi-jinping-blames-news-outlets-for-visa-problems-in-china/

Children (儿童)

国内首部关注儿童性侵电影今日上线 (China’s first movie on child sex abuse premiers today)
The Beijing News, November 13,2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/11/13/341220.html

Related:
Free film “The Secret Tree” highlights plight of child sex abuse victims
South China Morning Post, November 13,2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1638408/free-film-secret-tree-highlights-plight-child-sex-abuse-victims

Environment (环境)

China’s climate change plan raises questions
The New York Times, November 12, 2014
linhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/world/asia/climate-change-china-xi-jinping-obama-apec.htmlk

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy marshals arrested after restraining Jimmy Lai attackers join protest march
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1638941/occupy-central-marshals-arrested-fighting-join-march-protest-charges

President Obama denies U.S. supported Hong Kong protesters
The Independent, November 12, 2014
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/president-obama-denies-us-supported-hong-kong-protesters-9856808.html

Attackers throw rotten animal organs at HK media tycoon
Channel News Asia, November 12, 2014
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/attackers-throw-rotten/1468784.html

High Court rejects appeal bid against Occupy site clearance order
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1638384/occupy-site-clearance-may-not-occur-till-next-week

习近平抨击香港抗议活动“违法”
Xi slams ‘illegal’ Hong Kong protests
Financial Times, November 13, 2014
CH:http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001059100
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6a63561c-6a51-11e4-bfb4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Iy8ZqE2z

International Relations (国际关系)

China takes carrot-and-stick approach to dealing with neighbors
The Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2014
https://www.google.com/search?q=China+Takes+Carrot-and-Stick+Approach+to+Dealing+With+Neighbors

Rule of Law (法治)

China's Reforms: law without rights or law without substance?
Huffington Post, November 11, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-mitchell/chinas-reforms-law-withou_b_6137144.html

Women (妇女)

浙江杭州:一女大学生状告企业“只招男生”胜诉
Chinese woman wins sexual-discrimination case
Xinhua, November 13, 2014
CH:http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2014-11/13/c_1113239738.htm
EN: http://english.sina.com/china/2014/1113/754169.html

中国女子高等院校联盟成立 (Chinese women's colleges form alliance to eliminate gender discrimination in employment through legislation)
Xinhua, November 13, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-11/13/c_1113239761.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

回应习近平
A response to President Xi Jinping
The New York Times, November 13, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20141113/c13editorial/dual/

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China’s anti-corruption push may drive wealthy overseas
Financial Times, November 11, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/cb9308f2-6983-11e4-8f4f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Iqdf675r