HRIC Daily Brief

Friday, February 13, 2015

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

European business group slams China's Internet controls
Reuters, February 12, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/12/us-china-internet-business-idUSKBN0LG0TN20150212

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

记者无国界：中国关押记者最多 (Reporters Without Borders: China detains the largest number of journalists)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-02122015104014.html

Corruption (腐败)

Behind China's corruption crackdown: whistleblowers
Forbes, February 12, 2015
http://www.forbes.com/sites/riskmap/2015/02/12/behind-chinas-corruption-crackdown-whistleblowers/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong civics class puts Beijing on edge
The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/13/hong-kong-civics-class-puts-beijing-on-edge/?mod=WSJBlog

Amnesty: Hong Kong protest supporters tortured in China
Voice of America, February 11, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/amnesty-hong-kong-protest-supporters-tortured-in-china/2639908.html

HKU law professors hit back against pro-Beijing press ‘political interference’ attacks
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1710973/hku-law-professors-hit-back-against-pro-beijing-press-political

Related
再有传媒报道梁振英力阻陈文敏任港大副校长 (More reporting on CY Leung’s interference in Johannes Chan’s candidacy for HKU pro-vice chancellor)
Radio France Internationale, February 13, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20150213-再有传媒报道梁振英力阻陈文敏任港大副校长/

刘丽：做好农民工和政府之间的桥梁 (Liu Li, migrant worker deputy to the NPC, ready to be a bridge between migrant workers and government)
People.cn, February 13, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0213/c1001-26561081.html

Population (人口)

‘Two-child policy’ a must for China, says family planning official
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1710758/two-child-policy-must-china-says-family-planning-official

Tibet (西藏)

China security buildup seen in Tibetan video
Voice of America, February 12, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-security-buildup-seen-in-tibetan-video/2641313.html

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China’s state-owned enterprises face new inspections in crackdown on graft
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1710468/chinas-state-owned-enterprises-face-new-inspections-crackdown-graft

China to probe army spending in corruption crackdown: report
Daily Mail February 12, 2015
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-2950318/China-probe-army-spending-corruption-crackdown-report.html

Shaanxi government to Probe missing funds after mass investor protests
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/funds-02112015115140.html

Culture (文化)

Filming China's Dark Side
The New York Times, February 12, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/100000001222595/filming-chinas-dark-side.html

Environment (环境)

Survey of foreign companies in China finds pollution a growing problem
调查显示在华外企面临多重新挑战
The New York Times, February 12, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20150212/c12pollution/dual/

Hong Kong (香港)

Unable to Occupy Hong Kong, demonstrators go shopping to protest
Bloomberg, February 11, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-11/unable-to-occupy-hong-kong-demonstrators-go-shopping-to-protest

Hukou (户口)

北京削减应届落户指标毕业生突遭解约 (Beijing cuts central SOEs quota for granting Beijing hukous by 17%, college grads’ contracts suddenly terminated)
Caixin, February 11, 2015
http://china.caixin.com/2015-02-12/100783680.html

Internet (互联网)

Western companies slam China's Internet firewall
The Washington Post, February 12, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/western-companies-slam-chinas-internet-firewall/2015/02/12/323fa37a-b291-11e4-bf39-5560f3918d4b_story.html

June Fourth ( 六四)

Of Zhengzhou 10 Tiananmen activists, only Yu Shiwen remains behind bars
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/yu-shiwen-remains-jailed-02112015152326.html

Media (媒体)

新闻自由度：中国倒数第五台湾亚洲最佳 (World Press Freedom Index 2015: China fifth from bottom, Taiwan best in Asia)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/02/150212_rsf_press_freedom_china

Related:
World Press Freedom Index 2015: decline on all fronts
Reporters Without Borders, February 12, 2015
http://index.rsf.org/#!/

Population (人口)

政协常委提议"一对夫妻必生俩孩" (Shanxi CPPCC committee member: couples must have two children)
The Diplomat, February 12, 2015
hhttp://www.dw.de/政协常委提议一对夫妻必生俩孩/a-18251155

Taiwan (台湾)

Prison hostage situation in Taiwan turns deadly … and political
The Diplomat, February 12, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/prison-hostage-situation-in-taiwan-turns-deadly-and-political/

Women (妇女)

In China, a women’s detective agency battles for wronged wives
The New York Times, February 12, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-china-a-womens-detective-agency-battles-for-wronged-wives/2015/02/10/00cbb4b2-abe5-11e4-8876-460b1144cbc1_story.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

袁贵仁风波反映中共第五代执政还面临巨大挑战 (Yuan Guiren controversy reveals the fifth generation Communist Party still faces enormous challenges)
Radio France Internationale, February 12, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150212-袁贵仁风波反映中共第五代执政还面临巨大挑战/

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Is JPMorgan chase profiting off of forced evictions in China?
Rolling Stone, February 10, 2015
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/is-jpmorgan-chase-profiting-off-of-forced-evictions-in-china-20150

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

Is artificial intelligence helping China spy on its citizens?
The Diplomat, February 11, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/is-artificial-intelligence-helping-china-spy-on-its-citizens/

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

家长揭贵族幼儿园饮食：每月交5600元吃臭鸡蛋 (Parents discover children are fed rotten food at expensive $896/month kindergarten)
NetEase, February 11, 2015
http://news.163.com/15/0211/11/AI5TU8ER00011229.html

王荣承认大陆食安差造成水货客逼爆香港 (Shenzhen Party Secretary admits mainland’s serious food safety issues lead to parallel traders flooding Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, February 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150211-王荣承认大陆食安差造成水货客逼爆香港/

Corruption (腐败)

China slates environment ministry after graft probe
Reuters, February 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/10/us-china-environment-corruption-idUSKBN0LE17A20150210

Education (教育)

University president sees echoes of Cultural Revolution in new campaign
The New York Times, February 10, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/university-president-sees-echoes-of-cultural-revolution-in-new-campaign/

Related:
南开校长：意识形态工作不能走到另外一个极端 (Nankai University’s president: ideological development cannot go to another extreme)
People.cn, February 9, 2015
http://edu.people.com.cn/n/2015/0209/c1006-26532151.html

Environment (环境)

In China, a fight to save a forest tests toughened environment law
Reuters, February 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/10/us-china-environment-lawsuit-idUSKBN0LE2PJ20150210

Hong Kong (香港)

王荣承认大陆食安差造成水货客逼爆香港 (Wang Rong admits that Mainland’s poor food safety contributes to parallel traders flooding Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, February 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150211-王荣承认大陆食安差造成水货客逼爆香港/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China: Inventing a crime
The New York Review of Books, February 9, 2015
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/feb/09/china-pu-zhiqiang-inventing-crime/?insrc=wbll

International Relations (国际关系)

中国担负起推进阿富汗和平进程的责任 (China assumes responsibility for advancing Afghanistan peace process)
The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2015
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20150211/bch162719.asp?source=rss

Internet (互联网)

外媒称中国黑客通过福布斯网站攻击美军工企业 (Foreign media: Chinese hackers attacked U.S. military industrial enterprises via Forbes website)
Sina, February 11, 2015
http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2015-02-11/1433821331.html

Labor (劳工)

China labor ties fray as grievances rise, economic growth slows
The Wall Street Journal, February 10, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/10/china-labor-ties-fray-as-grievances-rise-economic-growth-slows/?mod=chinablog

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

China: Thousands of air raid shelter residents evicted
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31359096

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Officials to probe complaints by Mongolian herders over loss of grasslands
内蒙古阿旗数百牧民上访请愿抗议草场被强行侵占十余年
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mongolian-herders-lose-grasslands-02102015141554.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-02102015101422.html

Rule of Law (法治)

In sharp words from Xi, ominous implications for China’s legal reforms
The Wall Street Journal, February 10, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/10/sharp-words-from-xi-have-ominous-implications-for-chinas-legal-reforms/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Is China making its own terrorism problem worse?
Foreign Policy, February 9, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/09/is-china-making-its-own-terrorism-problem-worse-uighurs-islamic-state/

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Zimbabwe defends plan to sell 27 elephants to China
The Guardian, February 9, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/09/zimbabwe-defends-plan-to-sell-27-elephants-to-china

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

Qualcomm to pay record $975m in China antitrust case
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 10, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31335551

In China, heavy industry unexpectedly falls sharply
New York Times, February 9, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/business/international/in-chinaheavy-industry-unexpectedly-falls-sharply.html

Related:
Chinese inflation falls to 0.8%, fuelling fears of deflationary spiral
The Guardian, February 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/10/chinese-inflation-falls-to- 08-fuelling-fears-of-deflationary-spiral

Corruption (腐败)

一党专政解决不了腐败？习近平说“我就不信这个邪” (One-party rule unable to eradicate corruption? Xi Jinping “does not believe in this heresy”)
Radio France Internationale, February 10, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150210-一党专政解决不了腐败？习近平说“我就不信这个邪”/

Environment (环境)

31省政府报告均提大气治污北京再定治霾高标准指标 (31 provincial work reports all mention pollution, Beijing renews high targets to combat smog)
Radio France Internatioanle, February 10, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0210/c1001-26542068.html

Hong Kong (香港)

林郑月娥与青年交流台下一片“香港建国”声中闹剧收场 (Youths chant “Hong Kong independence” at conclusion of dialogue with Carrie Lam)
Radio France Internatioanle, February 10, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20150210-林郑月娥与青年交流台下一片“香港建国”声中闹剧收场/

Related:
林鄭承認政改三人組「無用話唔到事」 (Carrie Lam admits that the political reform trio— herself, Rimsky Yuen, and Raymond Tam—“does not have decisionmaking authority”)
Apple Daily, February 9, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20150209/53420587

Religion (宗教)

China's "disappeared" bishop dies in custody, whereabouts unknown
经历十四年秘密监禁师恩祥主教在关押中逝世
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/bishop-02092015161111.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/hc-02062015103230.html

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan to indict Sunflower Movement leaders
The Age, February 10, 2015
http://www.theage.com.au/world/taiwan-to-indict-sunflower-movement-leaders-20150210-13ax35.html

Taiwan's China affairs chief steps down over court ruling
Reuters, February 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/10/us-taiwan-china-idUSKBN0LE07820150210

Monday, February 09, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China executes mining tycoon Liu Han, who had links to ex-security tsar Zhou Yongkang
涉周案黑道大亨劉漢等5人被執行死刑
South China Morning, February 9, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1708082/chinese-mining-tycoon-liu-han-linked-zhou-yongkang-executed
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/tc/china/47761/she-zhou-hei-dao-da-heng-liu-han-deng-5ren-bei-zhi-xing-si-xing

China uncovers power abuses, nepotism at Sinopec
中石化集团存利益输送和领导亲属关联交易谋利问题--中纪委
Reuters, February 7, 2015
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/07/china-corruption-sinopec-idUSL4N0VH03L20150207
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/02/08/sinopec-cn-idCNKBS0LC0ZU20150208

Related:
中紀委密集公布巡視央企腐敗情況受關注 (CCDI’s frequent announcements of anti-corruption inspections of state-owned enterprises draw attention)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 7, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/02/150207_china_anticorruption

Tearful communist mayor pleads for forgiveness as corruption purge rages on
The Telegraph, February 6, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11394946/Tearful-Communist-mayor-pleads-for-forgiveness-as-corruption-purge-rages-on.html

Top Chinese company bosses try to atone after bribery allegations
The Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/06/top-chinese-company-bosses-try-to-atone-after-bribery-allegations/

Hong Kong (香港)

Why China seized $12,900 in toilet paper from Hong Kong
The Christian Science Monitor, February 7, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2015/0207/Why-China-seized-12-900-in-toilet-paper-from-Hong-Kong

Protesters confront mainland shoppers in Hong Kong
The New York Times, February 8, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/protesters-confront-mainland-shoppers-in-hong-kong/

Hongkongers still divided over Beijing's reform plan for 2017: poll
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1707556/hongkongers-still-divided-over-beijings-reform-plan-2017-poll-finds

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Guizhou rights activists targeted by police after support for Beijing poet
贵阳民主维权人士莫建刚被指声援王藏而遭抄家、带走
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-02062015132328.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/1-02052015112451.html

June Fourth (六四)

"I didn't once hear the sound of laughter"
Radia Free Asia, February 6, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/women/tiananmen-mothers-02062015134519.html

State Compensation (国家赔偿)

中国冤案平反第一人领取205万国家赔偿 (Family of man wrongly executed receives RMB 2,050,000 in state compensation in China’s first “political rehabilitation” case)
DW News, February 3, 2015
http://china.dwnews.com/news/2015-02-03/59633636.html

Tibet (西藏)

China says against foreign countries receiving Dalai Lama
Reuters, February 6, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/06/us-china-usa-idUSKBN0LA0KH20150206

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Occupy insiders give their verdict on the protests
The South China Morning Post, February 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1701641/occupy-insiders-give-their-verdict-protests

国企反腐这次能否掀起大风暴 (Could anti-corruption campaign targeting SEOs set off an anti-corruption storm?)
Beijing Youth Daily, February 7, 2015
http://epaper.ynet.com/html/2015-02/07/content_114701.htm?div=-1

Friday, February 06, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

Party mouthpiece accuses artists of colluding in graft
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1703825/party-mouthpiece-accuses-artists-colluding-graft

季建业案侦查细节曝光开始滴水不漏后来主动悔过 (Ji Jianye case unveiled: from strict reticence to active repentance)
The Beijing News, February 6, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/02/06/353003.html

新华社一记者受贿5万获刑5年 (Xinhua News reporter sentenced to 5 years for taking RMB 50,000 in bribes)
The Beijing News, February 5, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/02/05/352869.html

Environment (环境)

The cost of clean air
The Economist, February 5, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21642214-measures-combat-air-pollution-are-biting-hard-industrial-areas-already-hit-economic?fsrc=rss

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Defense lawyers walk out of Suzhou evictee trial in protest
范木根抗拆杀人开审　千人声援遭警镇压
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/suzhou-evictee-trial-02052015152551.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/trial-02042015091758.html

International Relations (国际关系）

U.S. tech companies press case against restrictive Chinese rules
The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-trade-groups-seek-reversal-of-restrictive-chinese-rules-1423137151

China is making moves in a disputed area of the South China Sea
Business Insider, February 5, 2015
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-manila-says-china-starts-dredging-at-another-reef-in-disputed-waters-2015-2

Internet (互联网)

Guangzhou netizen detained for posting "insulting" photo of China's President
广州网友梁勤辉因言获罪遭刑拘网络文章被指诋毁国家领导人
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detention-02052015121022.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-02052015105413.html

China less and less enamored of social media, study finds
The Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/05/china-growing-less-enamored-of-social-media-study-finds/

Related:
Chinese enthusiasm for social media drops sharply
Kantar, February 3, 2015
http://us.kantar.com/tech/social/2015/kantar-china-social-media-impact-report-2015/

Labor (劳工)

China labor strife rises before the Lunar New Year
The Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/06/china-labor-strife-rises-before-the-lunar-new-year/?mod=WSJBlog

Tibet (西藏)

China media criticise Dalai Lama-Obama meeting
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-31159993

Related:
奥巴马：达赖喇嘛是位“好友” (Obama: Dalai Lama is a “good friend”)
Radio France Internationale, February 5, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150205-奥巴马：达赖喇嘛是位“好友”

Thursday, February 05, 2015

Academic Exchange (学术交流)

China rebukes Norway for expelling scholar
中国使馆就挪威令中国学者限期离境提出交涉
Reuters, February 4, 2015
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/us-china-norway-idUSKBN0L805A20150204
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/china-norway-idCNKBS0L806B20150204

Corruption (腐败)

中国农业银行原副行长杨琨被判无期 (Agricultural Bank VP Yang Kun jailed for life)
Radio France Internationale, February 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150204-中国农业银行原副行长杨琨被判无期/

Environment (环境)

Air pollution is bigger killer in China than smoking, says new Greenpeace study
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1701625/air-pollution-bigger-killer-mainland-china-smoking-says-new-greenpeace

Tougher environmental law pressures China steel mills
Reuters, February 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/china-steel-environment-idUSL4N0VE3R820150204

Related:
中华人民共和国环境保护法 (Environmental Protection Law of PRC)
The Central People’s Government of PRC, April 25, 2014
http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2014-04/25/content_2666434.htm

Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (Unofficial Translation)
The EU – China Environmental Governance Programme, April 24, 2014
https://www.chinadialogue.net/Environmental-Protection-Law-2014-eversion.pdf

我国通过史上最严新环保法新法于明年1月1日施行 (In 2015, China to implement strictest environmental protection law to date)
The National People’s Congress of PRC, April 25, 2014
http://www.npc.gov.cn/huiyi/lfzt/hjbhfxzaca/2014-04/25/content_1861232.htm

中国最严格环保法修订后“出笼”　首次明确“保护优先”(China’s stringent environmental protection law (amended) focuses on conservation)
法制时报 Fazhi Shibao, April 25, 2014
http://fzsb.hinews.cn/php/20140425/137847.php

Hong Kong (香港)

Top China official in Hong Kong warns against confronting Beijing
Reuters, February 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/05/us-hongkong-china-zhangxiaoming-idUSKBN0L909Y20150205

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China detained more than 900 human rights activists last year
Quarts, February 4, 2015
http://qz.com/338556/

Related:
Deprivation of liberty and torture/other mistreatment of human rights defenders in China
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 3, 2015
http://chrdnet.com/2015/02/deprivation-of-liberty-and-tortureother-mistreatment-of-human-rights-defenders-in-china-partial-data-updated-6302013/

International Relations (国际关系)

菲律宾与越南就建立战略伙伴关系共同抗衡中国 (Philippines, Vietnam discuss alliance to counter China)
Radio France Internationale, February 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150203-菲律宾与越南就建立战略伙伴关系共同抗衡中国/

Internet (互联网)

China tightens rules on internet use, online comments
ABC News, February 4, 2015
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/china-tightens-rules-internet-online-comments-28710314

Related:
Internet User Account Name Management Regulations
China Copyright and Media, February 4, 2015
https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/internet-user-account-name-management-regulations/#more-3885

互联网用户账号名称管理规定 (Internet User Account Name Management Regulations)
Cyberspace Administration of China, February 4, 2015
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2015-02/04/c_1114246561.htm

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan tells China's Communist Party to 'stop exaggerating' its forces' role in Second World War
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1701170/taiwan-tells-chinas-communist-party-stop-exaggerating-its-forces-role

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why China’s education crackdown may be more than it seems
The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/05/why-chinas-education-crackdown-may-be-more-than-it-seems/?mod=WSJBlog

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China to tally suicides by civil servants
中国将统计公务员非正常死亡情况
The New York Times, February 2, 2015
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150102/c02suicides/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150102/c02suicides/

Culture (文化)

Mao in demand than ever: Chinese actors line up to play leader
The Guardian, February 3, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/03/mao-demand-chinese-actors-lookalikes-play-leader

Hong Kong (香港)

Removal of Tiananmen crackdown story prompts questions in Hong Kong
六四密件涉赵紫阳子疑贪污明报遭撤头版
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/story-02032015105301.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/64-02022015081719.html?searchterm%3Autf8%3Austring=%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF&encoding=simplified

Related:
《明報》員工擱筆1小時抗議總編撤六四頭條 (Mingpao staff hold hour-long “pens-down” strike to protest chief editor’s sudden removal of June Fourth headline)
Apple Daily, February 3, 2015
http://hkm.appledaily.com/detail.php?guid=53401264&category_guid=6996647&category=instant&issue=20150203

教協公開信：要求見面討論明報編輯方針 (In open letter, HK Professional Teachers’ Union requests to meet Ming Pao editor to discuss outlet’s editorial policy)
Hong Kong In-media, February 2, 2015
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1031176

Ming Pao editor defends his decision
RTHK, February 4, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150204/news_20150204_56_1074604.htm

Ming Pao staff strike over June 4 story
RTHK, February 4, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150204/news_20150204_56_1074480.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

找官百次未果上訪戶截停火車 (After a hundred failed petition attempts, petitioners resort to blocking a running train)
Sing Tao News Corporation, February 4, 2015
http://std.stheadline.com/yesterday/chi/0204eo06.html

International Relations (国际关系)

中国官媒：台军方发言人“言论情绪化” (Chinese official media attack Taiwanese military spokesman’s “emotional” speech)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/02/150204_china_taiwan_military_history_ww2

Internet (互联网)

China has 649 million people online, less are microblogging
The Washington Post, February 3, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/china-has-649-million-people-online-less-are-microblogging/2015/02/03/f017562a-abae-11e4-8876-460b1144cbc1_story.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Chinese police jail four herders over grasslands protest
牧民接连示威警方再拘数人
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/four-herders-jailed-02032015112302.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/herbsman-02022015100238.html?searchterm%3Autf8%3Austring=%E7%89%A7%E6%B0%91&encoding=simplified

Rule of Law (法治)

China's first circuit court opens in Shenzhen to crowds of hopefuls
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1701151/first-circuit-court-opens-crowds-hopefuls

China’s President raises eyebrows with sharp rhetoric on rule of law
Foreign Policy, February 3, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/03/chinas-president-raises-eyebrows-with-sharp-rhetoric-on-rule-of-law/

Tibet (西藏)

In war on terror, China takes aim at Tibet
The Diplomat, February 3, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/in-war-on-terror-china-takes-aim-at-tibet/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Uighurs flee China for Turkey in search of peace
Aljazeera, February 3, 2015
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/2/3/Uighurs-flee-China-for-Turkey-in-search-of-peace.html

Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China broadens graft probe into financial sector
中国反腐：北京能源集团原董事长陆海军涉嫌严重违纪，正接受组织调查
Reuters, February 3, 2015
EN: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/china-corruption-bankofbeijing-idINKBN0L708P20150203
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/idCNL4S0VD0AY20150203

Education (教育)

中大澄清與「蘇文大學」無關淘寶證書已下架 (CUHK states it has no connection to “Suwen University,” degrees for purchase online removed from Taobao)
Apple Daily, February 2, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20150202/53396067

Related:
Fake Hong Kong university peddles degrees online for just HK$1,250
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1699288/fake-hong-kong-university-sells-diploma-hk100-and-degree-hk1250

陳文敏獲薦港大副校長--近期屢受左報炮轟陳批嚴重干預院校自主 (Johannes Chan nominated to be HKU Deputy Vice-Chancellor, criticizes severe interference in university’s autonomy, repeatedly attacked by leftist press)
Ming Pao, February 3, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/陳文敏獲薦港大副校長-近期屢受左報炮轟%20陳批嚴重干預院校自主/web_tc/article/20150203/s00001/1422901072956

Internet (互联网)

Why internet users all around the world should be worried about China’s great firewall
The Washington Post, February 2, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/02/why-internet-users-all-around-the-world-should-be-worried-about-chinas-great-firewall/

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

為採300萬噸煤無良政府強拆明清古村 (Government forcibly demolishes ancient village from Ming and Qing dynasties to mine 3 million tons of coal)
Apple Daily, February 3, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/china/20150203/53399800

Migrants (农民工)

See China’s migrant scrap peddlers eke out a living on booming Beijing’s edge
Time, February 3, 2015
http://time.com/3642959/migrant-scrap-trade-beijing/

Religion (宗教)

Communist party bans believers in province of "China’s Jerusalem"
Guardian, February 2, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/02/chinese-communist-party-officials-crack-down-believers

Rule of Law (法治)

Xi Jinping orders elite cadres to put more weight behind "rule by law" rollout
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1699901/xi-jinping-orders-elite-cadres-put-more-weight-behind-rule-law-rollout

Academic urges rationality on China's human rights
Shanghai Daily, February 2, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=266433

Tibet (西藏)

China warns Obama against meeting Dalai Lama at prayer breakfast
Bloomberg, February 2, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-02/china-warns-obama-against-meeting-dalai-lama-at-prayer-breakfast

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China sharpens its censorship blade
The New York Times, February 2, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/opinion/china-sharpens-its-censorship-blade.html?_r=0

Related:
Notes on China’s “new normal”
China Media Project, February 2, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/02/02/38038/

China sharpens its censorship blade
Shanghai Daily, February 2, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=266433

Monday, February 02, 2015

Education (教育)

河南一高中要求学生集体跪拜孔子每天读“圣贤书” (Henan high school requires students to kneel down to worship Confucius and read the “Saints’ classics” every day)
The Beijing News, January 30, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/01/30/352111.html

Environment (环境)

China says 90 percent of cities failed to meet air standards in 2014
中国环保：去年74个城空气质量平均达标241天，京津冀区域污染最严重
Reuters, February 1, 2015
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/02/us-china-pollution-idUSKBN0L606R20150202
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/02/02/idCNL4S0VC21Q20150202

Related:
环境保护部发布2014年重点区域和74个城市空气质量状况 (Ministry of Environmental Protection issues 2014 air quality study on special districts and 74 cities)
中华人民共和国环境保护部 (Ministry of Environment Protection of the People’s Republic of China), February 2, 2015
http://www.mep.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/qt/201502/t20150202_295333.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy protesters march for "true universal suffrage"
Deutsche Welle, February 1, 2015
http://www.dw.de/showdown-looms-for-beijing-and-hong-kong/a-18228287

Hong Kong's protesters: We are still here
CNN, February 1, 2015
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/01/world/hong-kong-protest/

Related:
Photos from the February 1, 2015 March
Human Rights in China, February 2, 2015
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153160359936414.1073741864.94042326413&type=1

Chinese woman sues government over forced abortion
因被强制堕胎中国妇女控告政府
Voice of America, January 29, 2015
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-woman-sues-government-over-forced-abortion/2618283.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-forced-abortions-20150129/2619839.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Hundreds of Xinjiang officials probed over their loyalty
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1698877/hundreds-xinjiang-officials-probed-over-their-loyalty-not-corruption

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why scrapping quotas in China’s criminal justice system won’t be easy
The Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/01/30/why-scrapping-quotas-in-chinas-criminal-justice-system-wont-be-easy/?mod=WSJBlog

This is getting serious: intellectual self-isolation in China
The Atlantic, January 30, 2015
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/01/this-is-getting-serious-intellectual-self-isolation-in-china/385053/

Yang Zili and the paranoid regime
The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/xiao-shu-yang-zili-and-the-paranoid-regime-1422553650

Friday, January 30, 2015

Education (教育)

China classrooms must "keep out" Western values
Reuters, January 29, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/30/us-china-values-idUSKBN0L304620150130

Related
袁贵仁禁止传播西方价值教材论引发热议 (Yuan Guiren’s ban on “teaching materials that promote Western values” stirs controversy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/01/150130_china_uni-teachers_values

国防部：港人参军暂无相应法律制度 (Ministry of National Defense: no appropriate legal system yet for Hong Kong people to join army)
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/47235/guo-fang-bu-gang-ren-can-jun-zan-wu-xiang-ying-fa-lu-zhi-du

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese activist held over support for Occupy Movement in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ye-xioazheng-arrested-01292015125621.html

Internet (互联网)

China further tightens grip on the Internet
The New York Times, January 29, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/world/asia/china-clamps-down-still-harder-on-internet-access.html?_r=0

Related:
U.S. Firms concerned about China's new cyber regulations
Voice of America, January 29, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-firms-concerned-about-chinas-new-cyber-regulations/2618229.html

Rule of Law (法治)

律师证件被看守所扣押检察院两次司法建议追回 (Beijing lawyer’s license seized at detention center, recovered after two judicial proposals from procuratorate)
Net Ease, January 30, 2015
http://news.163.com/15/0130/09/AH6QU5JS00011229.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Xinjiang asks real name registration for cellphones, PCs
The Global Times, January 30, 2015
http://www.sino-us.com/49/Xinjiang-asks-real-name-registration-for-cellphones-PCs.html

Related:
买个手机电脑，要实名了 (Xinjiang to require real name registration when buying mobile phones and computers in retail stores)
Iyaxin, January 29, 2015
http://bbs.iyaxin.com/thread-955284-1-1.html