HRIC Daily Brief

Friday, March 06, 2015

Environment (环境)

China vows to fight pollution “with all our might”
The Guardian, March 5, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/05/china-vows-to-fight-pollution-with-all-our-might

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong faces "crisis of governance," British MPs warn
The Telegraph, March 6, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11452272/Hong-Kong-faces-crisis-of-governance-British-MPs-warn.html

Related:
英国下议会报告香港自由受中国“侵蚀”(British House of Commons’ report: Hong Kong’s freedoms have been “eroded” by China)
Deutsche Welle, March 6, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EmSQ

Related:
The UK’s relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office , March 6, 2015
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmfaff/649/649.pdf

Police watchdog has reviewed 20 per cent of Occupy complaints-but has nearly 2,000 still to go
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1730368/police-watchdog-has-reviewed-20-cent-occupy-complaints-has-nearly

“One country, two systems” for Hong Kong must comply with China constitution, says Premier Li Keqiang
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1729914/one-country-two-systems-hong-kong-must-comply-china-constitution-says

China's No. 3 Zhang Dejiang leader warns Hong Kong activists against “crossing a line”
The Straits Times, Date
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/chinas-no-3-zhang-dejiang-leader-warns-hong-kong-activists-against-crossin

Law (法律)

性暴力应定为家暴行为 (CPPCC member says sexual violence should be characterized as domestic violence)
Legal Evening News, March 6, 2015
http://www.fawan.com.cn/html/2015-03/06/content_541009.htm

北京2020年人口将控制在2300万目前已达2154万 (Beijing to limit population, now at 21.5 million, to 23 million by 2020)
Legal Evening News, March 6, 2015
http://www.fawan.com/Article/fwkx/2015/03/06/153850277058.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

元宵节香港团体游行促人大关注良心犯 (In Lantern Festival march, Hong Kong groups urge NPC attention on prisoners of conscience)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-03052015100303.html

Rule of Law (法治)

以改革之手推进依法治国 (Promoting rule of law by “the hand” of reform)
People’s Daily, March 6, 2015
http://npc.people.com.cn/n/2015/0306/c14576-26648461.html

Society (社会)

Knife attack wounds nine at Chinese train station
Reuters, March 5, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/06/us-china-attack-idUSKBN0M206720150306

Thursday, March 05, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

An Alcatel-Lucent China executive who accused his bosses of graft is found dead
Quartz, March 4, 2015
http://qz.com/355522/

Chinese military intelligence chief Xing Yunming held in graft inquiry
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729631/chinese-military-intelligence-chief-xing-yunming-held-graft-inquiry

China’s defense spending slows as Xi turns graft push on PLA
Bloomberg, March 4, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-04/china-s-defense-spending-increase-to-slow-in-2015-to-10-percent

Culture (文化)

学者谢选骏邝治中认为繁体字是中国传统文化较为忠实的载体 (Intellectuals Xie Xuanjun & Kuang Zhizhong (Peter Kwong) think traditional Chinese characters are the more faithful bearer of Chinese heritage)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/sd-03042015114037.html

Education (教育)

Overzealous Chinese officials “could ban all foreign books”, scholar fears
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729615/overzealous-chinese-officials-could-ban-all-foreign-books-scholar-fears

Environment (环境)

After Chinese smog documentary, oil industry pushes back
The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/04/after-chinese-smog-documentary-oil-industry-pushes-back/?mod=WSJBlog

Law (法律)

北京回击奥巴马为针对高科技企业反恐措施辩护 (Beijing rebuts Obama criticism and defends counter-terror policies targeting high-tech enterprises)
Radio France Internationale, March 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150304-北京回击奥巴马-为针对高科技企业反恐措施辩护/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China unveils targets for 2015: Li Keqiang's speech as it happened
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729846/live-li-keqiang-unveils-chinas-annual-work-report

Related:
李克強工作報告就環保和反腐提明確措施 (In work report, Li Keqiang proposes clear policies to protect environment and fight corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150305_china_li_keqiang_on_corruption

China NPC 2015: The reports
The Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/05/china-npc-2015-the-reports/?mod=WSJBlog

National Defense (国防)

少将撰文称解放军腐败因西方意识形态蛊惑 (Major General’s essay accuses western ideologies of corrupting the PLA)
Radio France Internationale, March 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20150304-少将撰文称解放军腐败因西方意识形态蛊惑/

Population (人口)

China eases “one child” policy to boost births
USA Today, March 4, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/04/china-one-child-policy-births-beijing/24069319/

Religion (宗教)

柳州教案幼儿园因“非法传教”被责令停止办学 (Liuzhou kindergarten shut down, accused “illegal promotion of religion”)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/yf1-03042015113707.html/

Tibet (西藏)

Government workers, teachers in Tibetan prefecture called back suddenly from vacation
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2015, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/called-03042015145808.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

A reform test for Beijing
The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-reform-test-for-beijing-1425514029?tesla=y

Wednesday, March 04, 2015

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

China's illegal ivory traders exploiting online market
The Guardian, March 3, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/03/chinas-illegal-ivory-traders-exploiting-online-market

Corruption (腐败)

Exclusive: China investigates second top officer for graft-sources
Reuters, March 3, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/03/us-china-corruption-exclusive-idUSKBN0LZ0XW20150303

反腐之火烧向国企全国人代空椅冒烟 (Empty seats at NPC a result of anti-graft probe in state-owned-enterprises)
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/48937/fan-fu-zhi-huo-shao-xiang-guo-qi-quan-guo-ren-dai-kong-yi-mou-yan

Education (教育)

Signs of resistance to China’s latest ideological crackdown
Foreign Policy March 3, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/03/china-crackdown-western-ideas-resistance/

Hong Kong (香港)

Let Hongkongers serve in China’s People’s Liberation Army, says top military official
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1729129/let-hongkongers-serve-chinas-peoples-liberation-army-says-top

Missing phrases in CPPCC work report again cause controversy among Hongkongers
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1728864/missing-phrases-cppcc-work-report-again-cause-controversy-among-hongkongers

香港大部分市民认为应收紧自由行及取消深圳户籍居民一签多行--调查 (Survey shows majority of Hong Kongers support tightened policy on individual travels and voiding multiple-entry permits to Shenzhen residents)
Reuters, March 4, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/03/04/cn-hk-idCNKBS0M00T120150304

中國人大：香港特首普選辦法不可動搖 (NPC: Hong Kong Chief Executive election method cannot be changed)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 4, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150304_china_hongkong_political_reform

Related:
港政协常委：占领是港版颜色革命意在挑战中央 (CPPCC Standing Committee: Occupy Movement was Hong Kong’s color revolution aimed at challenging central government)
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/49009/gang-zheng-xie-chang-wei-zhan-ling-shi-gang-ban-yan-se-ge-ming-yi-zai-tiao-zhan-zhong-yang

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China detains activist demanding rehabilitation of Zhao Ziyang
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitions-03032015112330.html

Mongolian dissident Hada in appeal to UN over harassment
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hada-03032015160219.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

两会之际北京大规模拦截访民 (Large-scale interception of petitioners in Beijing during the Two Congresses)
Voice of America, March 4, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/massive-intercepting-liang-hui-20150303/2665674.html

National Defense (国防)

Official says China to boost military budget by 10 percent
ABC News, March 4, 2015
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/official-china-boost-military-budget-10-percent-29371625

Women (妇女)

Women cheated of maternity benefits in China
The Telegraph, March 3, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/expat-health/11440590/Women-cheated-of-maternity-benefits-in-China.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

As many as 700 died in Xinjiang violence over last two years, rights group says
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/violence-03032015142042.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

改革的正当性来自公众参与 (Legitimacy of reforms come from public participation)
Financial Times, March 4, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001060848?full=y

Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Government (政府)

Billionaire Lawmakers Ensure the Rich Are Represented in China’s Legislature
The New York Times, March 2, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/world/asia/in-chinas-legislature-the-rich-are-more-than-represented.html

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

China censors curb discussion of pollution documentary
Financial Times, March 3, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3fc780c6-c164-11e4-8b74-00144feab7de.html#axzz3TI6U7qEu

Corruption (腐败)

China anticorruption campaign targets party “cliques”
The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-anticorruption-campaign-targets-party-cliques-1425335633

People's Liberation Army confirms graft investigations into 14 officials
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1727988/peoples-liberation-army-confirms-graft-investigations-14-officials

中國央企四萬億境外資產「未審計過」 (Chinese state-owned-enterprises have $637.4 billion “unaudited” assets overseas)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 3, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150303_china_soe_audit

Environment (环境)

China orders two local governments to punish polluting steel mills
Reuters, March 2, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/02/us-china-steel-environment-idUSKBN0LY0C120150302

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong government will unveil political reform package next month, says Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1728358/hong-kong-government-will-present-political-reform-package-next-month

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

人权律师浦志强的案件二次退侦期满检方要求再延长15天 (Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang case: prosecutor asks for 15-day extension after re-investigation period is up)
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-03022015110202.html

Related:
蒲志强案证据不足被法院二度退还或有望重获自由 (Pu Zhiqiang case: release is possible as the court dismissed the case twice because of lack of evidence)
Radio France Internationale, March 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150303-蒲志强案证据不足被法院二度退还或有望重获自由/

Labor (劳工)

China union chief warns of “foreign forces” in labour movement
Financial Times, March 2, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b5c16e4e-c0ac-11e4-876d-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_asia-pacific_china/feed//product#axzz3TI6U7qEu

Law (法律)

Chinese men jailed for raping schoolgirl under tougher underage sex attack laws
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1728311/chinese-men-jailed-raping-schoolgirl-under-tougher-underage-sex-attack

新《环保法》实施两月“按日计罚”罚723万 (Two months since implementation of new Environmental Protection Law, fines amount to $1.2 million)
People’s Daily, March 3, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0303/c1001-26625622.html

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变性人和两性人)

China’s “homowives” are becoming unlikely champions for gay rights
Quartz, March 2, 2015
http://qz.com/329575/chinas-homowives-are-becoming-unlikely-champions-for-gay-rights/

Population (人口)

人大代表：建议修改完善现行计生政策 (NPC member proposes to revise current family planning policy)
Legal Daily, March 3, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/rdlf/content/2015-03/03/content_5985271.htm

State Security (国家安全)

去年中国国家安全十大事件占中名列第六 (Occupy Movement is No.6 in China’s top 10 state security issues last year)
Radio France Internationale, March 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150303-去年中国国家安全十大事件占中名列第六/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

伊斯兰国和新疆(1):维族人是否加入伊斯兰国？ (IS and Xinjiang: Are Uyghurs joining IS?)
Voice of America, March 3, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/isis-uighurs-20150302/2665113.html

Monday, March 02, 2015

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Giant pandas make comeback in China
The Telegraph, March 1, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/11443208/Giant-pandas-make-comeback-in-China.html

环保组织中国象牙交易禁令只有象征意义 (Environmental groups say China’s one-year ban on ivory is only symbolical)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xql-02272015100811.html

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

China censorship sweep deletes more than 60,000 Internet accounts
Reuters, February 27, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/us-china-internet-censorship-idUSKBN0LV16S20150227

袁志偉聘民建聯前總幹事　主責本地政治新聞審稿 (Ex DAB chief committee member employed as local political news editor of Hong Kong’s largest TV broadcaster)
Mingpao, March 2, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins1503021425255204546

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

法国猪肉制品正式进入中国市场 (French pork products officially enter Chinese market)
Radio France Internationale, March 1, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150301-法国猪肉制品正式进入中国市场/

Corruption (腐败)

16 PLA major generals, many of them newly promoted, under investigation for military corruption
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1727199/16-pla-major-generals-many-them-newly-promoted-under-investigation

China jails ex-vice governor 17 years on graft charges
Washington Post, February 27, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-jails-ex-vice-governor-17-years-on-graft-charges/2015/02/27/991bd258-befd-11e4-9dfb-03366e719af8_story.html

China advisory body ousts former top Hu Jintao aid
Reuters, February 28, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/28/us-china-military-corruption-idUSKBN0LW07A20150228

Culture (文化)

What 270,000 books tell you about China’s changing values
The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/02/what-270000-books-tell-you-about-chinas-changing-values/?mod=WSJBlog

Environment (环境)

Documentary on air pollution grips China
The Economist, February 28, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/documentary-on-air-pollution-in-china-grips-a-nation/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong arrests after protest against mainland tourists
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 2, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-31689188

Related:
反水货? 亦或反中? (Anti-parallel trading, or anti-China?)
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/48773/fan-shui-huo-yi-huo-fan-zhong

Hong Kong lawmakers hand themselves in to police over protests
Channel News Asia, March 2, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-lawmakers-hand/1688398.html

Beijing “fears blank vote plan for 2017 election will spark crisis”
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1727105/compromise-plan-hong-kong-democracy-leaves-beijing-fearing

Labor (劳工)

中国劳工维权NGO的困境 (The plight of Chinese labor rights NGOs)
Financial Times, March 2, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001060495?page=4

Law (法律)

U.S. tech is worried that China’s antiterror law goes too far
The Wall Street Journal, February 28, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/28/u-s-tech-is-worried-that-chinas-antiterror-law-goes-too-far/

Draft Chinese law paves way for counter-terror operations abroad
Reuters, February 27, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/us-china-military-idUSKBN0LV0PN20150227

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Xi Jinping’s "four comprehensives" give shape to a crowded agenda
The New York Times, March 1, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/the-evolution-of-xi-jinpings-four-comprehensives/

China’s congress to focus on economy, corruption and terrorism law
Irish Times, March 2, 2015
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/china-s-congress-to-focus-on-economy-corruption-and-terrorism-law-1.2122215

Women (妇女)

Oh China, this isn't how to solve your “girl problem”
The Telegraph, February 27, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11393782/China-and-gender-abortion-Government-policy-isnt-the-answer.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

清理军中巨贪背后意义深远？ (Deep meanings behind purgingcorrupt “tigers” in military?)
Deutsche Welles, February 27, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EihE

Friday, February 27, 2015

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

China imposes one-year ban on ivory imports
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 26, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31648475

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

中国进口食品疑引发肝炎澳洲计划加强食品标签法 (Australia to strengthen country-of-origin food labelling laws after fruit imported from China suspected of causing hepatitis outbreak)
Radio France Internationale, February 26, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150226-中国进口食品疑引发肝炎-澳洲计划加强食品标签法/

Related:
Australia to introduce country-of-origin labeling after hepatitis A outbreak
Reuters, February 25, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/26/us-australia-food-labelling-idUSKBN0LU01B20150226

Corruption (腐败)

China atwitter over next “tiger” to fall
Nicosia Business Review, February 27, 2015
http://nicosiamoneynews.com/2015/02/26/china-atwitter-over-next-tiger-to-fall/

China's military says no modernization without respect of law
Reuters, February 26, 2015
http://reut.rs/1FwmGuy

Chinese officials who lie on resumes and personal records targeted in new audit
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1724012/chinese-officials-who-lie-resumes-and-personal-records-targeted-new-audit

Civil Society (民间社会)

In China, civic groups’ freedom, and followers, are vanishing
The New York Times, February 26, 2015
http://nyti.ms/18opPCS

Education (教育)

Class struggle: officials are trying to stifle independent voices in universities
The Economist, February 28, 2015
http://econ.st/1FwFIAU

Environment (环境)

Spring tide: pollution fears are driving the Chinese towards expensive branded waters
The Economist, February 28, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21645215-pollution-fears-are-driving-chinese-towards-expensive-branded-waters-spring-tide

环保部要求两市15日内报送整改方案 (Ministry of Environmental Protection requires two cities to provide reform proposals within 15 working days)
Legal Daily, February 27, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2015-02/27/content_5980188.htm

Freedom of Movement (自由行动)

作家李敖申请做香港人但称遭到百般刁难一怒放弃 (Writer Li Ao angrily abandons application for Hong Kong citizenship after meeting numerous obstacles)
Radio France Internationale, February 27, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150227-作家李敖申请做香港人但称遭到百般刁难一怒放弃/

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing’s Hong Kong reform proposals "more restrictive than expected": London
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1724317/occupy-era-hong-kongs-most-turbulent-period-handover-says-british

Related:
Six monthly report to parliament on Hong Kong: July-December 2014
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office , February 26, 2015
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/six-monthly-report-to-parliament-on-hong-kong-july-december-2014

Eleven more Occupy activists face "arrest by appointment" at Hong Kong police HQ
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1724286/11-more-occupy-activists-face-arrest-appointment-hong-kong-police-hq

Add Oil Machine wins human rights artwork award
Hong Kong Economic Journal, February 25, 2015
http://www.ejinsight.com/20150225-add-oil-machine-wins-human-rights-artwork-award/

Related:
Interview with Add Oil Machines founders Sampson Wong and Jason Lee
Human Rights in China, November 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/china-rights-forum/videos/stand-you-add-oil-machine-interview-sampson-wong-and-jason-lam-video

Related:
Peter Gabriel, Pussy Riot & More Project Photos, messages of support to Hong Kong demonstrators
Human Rights in China, January 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)

Missing, presumed dead: underground Chinese bishop, aged 93
The Global Post, February 25, 2015
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/150225/missing-presumed-dead-underground-chinese-bishop-aged-93

Guangdong police detain activist's dinner party guests
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/guests-02262015102920.html

律師稱浦志強審理起訴期滿後獲釋機會低 (Lawyer: slim chance Pu Zhiqiang will be released following investigation period)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 27, 2015
http://bbc.in/1ABDpgu

Information Control (信息控制)

中共加强外宣靠“洋五毛”输出意识形态 (CPC exports official ideology by strengthening “foreign wumao")
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yf2-02262015085358.html

June Fourth (六四)

北京摄影师出版八九学运画册书寄家中被海关没收 (Beijing photographer tries to mail home published photo collection of 1989 Democracy Movement, confiscated at the customs)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-02262015085023.html

Law (法律)

China's top court unveils deadlines for legal reform
Reuters, February 26, 2015
http://reut.rs/1JOANCb

Don’t call it western: China’s top court unveils vision for reform
The Wall Street Journal, February 26, 2015
http://on.wsj.com/1ANAP5H

Related:
Supreme People’s Court’s 4th Five Year Reform Plan sees the light of day
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, February 26, 2015
http://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2015/02/26/supreme-peoples-courts-4th-five-year-reform-plan-sees-the-light-of-day/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Deadly attacks in Xinjiang go unreported in China
The New York Times, February 26, 2015
http://nyti.ms/1zKckDM

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's new collective bargaining rule is too weak to ease labour conflicts
The South China Morning Post, February 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1723213/chinas-new-collective-bargaining-rule-too-weak-ease-labour

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

中紀委網站開設專欄發佈落馬官員懺悔書 (Anti-graft agency launches section for dismissed officials’ confessions)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 26, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/02/150226_china_anti-corruption_confession

Related:
“Stay tuned” as China readies to publish corruption confessions
Reuters, February 25, 2015
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN0LU04W20150226

沉重的忏悔，深刻的警醒——本网推出"忏悔录"专栏 (Remorseful confession, profound realization: our website [CCDI] launches “Confessions” section)
The Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Committee of the CPC, February 26, 2015
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/xwtt/201502/t20150225_51687.html

Hong Kong (香港)

曾俊华发布新预算案特别眷顾占中“受害者”及增加维稳费 (New budget from HK finance secretary addresses “victims” of Occupy Movement and increases stability maintenance fees)
Radio France Internationale, February 26, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150226-曾俊华发布新预算案特别眷顾占中“受害者”及增加维稳费/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Hillary Clinton “gave in” to China says Chen Guangcheng
The Telegraph, February 25, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11433303/Hillary-Clinton-gave-in-to-China-says-Chen-Guangcheng.htmll

Law (法律)

China narrows definition of terrorism in draft law by deleting “thoughts” from list of liable offences
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1723625/changes-needed-chinas-counter-terrorism-law-avoid-human-rights-abuses-say

Related:
全国人大常委会审议反恐怖主义法（草案）(Standing Committee of NPC reviews draft counter-terrorism law)
Chinacourt.org, February 26, 2015
http://tv.chinacourt.org/5251.html
法院可依法直接认定恐怖活动组织和人员 (Draft counter-terrorism law permits courts to directly identify organizations and individuals involved in terrorism)
People.cn, February 26, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0226/c1001-26597846.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China's top court rejects judicial independence as “erroneous thought”
The Guardian, February 26, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/26/chinas-top-court-rejects-judicial-independence-as-erroneous-thought

After the “Three Represents,” China pushes “Four Comprehensives”
Reuters, February 26, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/26/us-china-doctrine-idUSKBN0LU0A620150226

Related:
坚持严格公正司法坚持从严管理队伍为协调推进“四个全面”提供有力司法保障 (Persevere in strict impartial justice andmanagement of officialdom, provide effective judicial protection for coordinated implementation of “four comprehensives”)
Chinacourt.org, February 26, 2015
http://www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2015/02/id/1557742.shtml

China's Xi Jinping unveils new “four comprehensives” slogans
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 25, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-31622571

Related:
从“四个全面”读懂中国治国理政新思路 (Understand China’s new ideas for governance through the “four comprehensives”)
Legal Daily, February 26, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/commentary/content/2015-02/26/content_5976715.htm?node=33188

Women (妇女)

China’s feminists stand up against “misogynistic” TV gala
The Washington Post, February 26, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/25/chinas-feminists-stand-up-against-misogynistic-tv-gala/

Anger after China's Lunar New Year Gala mocks “manly” women
CNN, February 25, 2015
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/25/china/lunar-new-year-gala-sexism/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China's fertile ground for Islamic State
Bloomberg, February 25, 2015
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-02-25/china-s-fertile-ground-for-islamic-state

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Xi Jinping: China’s undecided “decider”
The Diplomat, February 25, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/xi-jinping-chinas-undecided-decider/

China must uphold religious freedom in new year
Aljazeera, February 26, 2015
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/2/china-must-uphold-religious-freedom-in-new-year.html

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China’s anti-corruption effort faces headwinds, Agency says
The Wall Street Journal, February 25, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/25/chinas-anti-corruption-effort-faces-headwinds-agency-says/

Related:
反腐“一阵风” 那只是传说 (Saying anti-graft campaign is just “a gust of wind” is only a rumor)
The Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Committee of the CPC, February 23, 2015
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/yw/201502/t20150216_51525.html

中纪委：反腐没有"减速带" 新春第一锤要敲响 (CCDI: no plan to “decelerate” anti-corruption campaign, significant effort to resume after Spring Festival)
People.cn, February 25, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0225/c1001-26593434.html

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

China fines 81-year-old writer Tie Liu
New Straits Times, February 25, 2015
http://www.nst.com.my/node/74112

Hong Kong (香港)

Keep up pressure for democracy in Hong Kong, student leaders tell world summit
The South China Morning Post, February 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1722795/keep-pressure-democracy-hong-kong-student-leaders-tell-world-summit

Hong Kong's teen activists vow to return to the streets
CNN, February 25, 2015
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/25/asia/hong-kong-protests-sheep/

國際特赦組織發表報告　指控警察違反國際公約 (Amnesty International report alleges Hong Kong police violated international treaty)
Passion Times, February 25, 2015
http://www.passiontimes.hk/article/02-25-2015/21393

Related:
Amnesty International report 2014/15: The state of the world's human rights
Amnesty International, February 25, 2015
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/pol10/0001/2015/en/

Internet (互联网)

Is Weibo on the way out?
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-31598865

Tibet (西藏)

青海同仁县下发二十种“涉藏独”活动禁令 (Qinghai bans 20 activities “suspected of promoting Tibetan independence”)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02242015102113.html

United Nations (联合国)

China's vision for modernizing the UN
The Diplomat, February 25, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/chinas-vision-for-modernizing-the-un/

Women (妇女)

For richer, for poorer: how China's laws put women second
The Guardian, February 25, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/24/chinese-women-equality-laws-land-housing

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

义乌两名官员因涉嫌受贿被立案侦查 (Two Yiwu officials investigated for graft)
Radio France Internationale, February 23, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150223-义乌两名官员因涉嫌受贿被立案侦查/

中国大力反腐改变春节官场风气 (China’s vigorous anti-corruption campaign changes officialdom’s Spring Festival customs)
People.cn, February 24, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0224/c1001-26590413.html

Hong Kong (香港)

HKU students rally for transparency in vice president selection
Hong Kong Economic Journal, February 24, 2015
http://www.ejinsight.com/20150224-hku-students-rally-for-transparency-in-vice-president-selection/

Beijing moves to meet Hong Kong pan-dems in bid to break universal suffrage deadlock
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1721949/beijing-likely-meet-hong-kong-pan-democrats-late-march-break

梁振英称将于出席两会时与中央商讨收紧来港旅客政策 (C.Y. Leung to discuss tightening HK tourist policy with Beijing at Two Congresses)
Reuters, February 24, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/02/24/hk-cn-tourism-idCNKBS0LS0DX20150224

Hong Kong government office architect reflects on “Occupy” Movement
The Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2015
http://on.wsj.com/1v8Q61R

Common Tips Hat to Hong Kong Protesters in Oscar Speech
The Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2015
http://on.wsj.com/1a2W8HL

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China puts 82-year-old writer on trial amid political crackdown
The Telegraph, February 24, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11431202/China-puts-82-year-old-writer-on-trial-amid-political-crackdown.html

Related:
两名法国记者拟采访哈达被公安扣留数小时后驱逐 (Two French journalists detained and deported after attempting to interview Inner Mongolian activist Hada)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql1-02232015101549.html

International Relations (国际关系)

中日兩國安理會上「各自表態」論歷史 (China and Japan clash on history at UN Security Council meeting)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/02/150224_china_japan_un

Labor (劳工)

Shenzhen mulls overhaul of taxi industry after cabbies strike over pay and conditions
The South China Morning Post, February 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1721683/shenzhen-mulls-overhaul-taxi-industry-after-cabbies-strikes-over-pay-and

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变性人和两性人)

Coming out as gay at Chinese New Year
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-31549731

Tibet (西藏)

China warns Tibetans in Rebgong against “separatist” activities
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/warns-02232015151143.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

中國遊客搶購的真相 (The truth about Chinese tourists’ shopping frenzies)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/commentaries/lam-kay-HK-shopping-02232015082914.html/story_main?encoding=traditional

How the West was lost: It's not OK to call Beijing a counterterrorism "partner" if it simply legitimizes the government’s human rights crackdown at home
Foreign Policy, February 23, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/23/how-the-west-was-lost-china-terrorism-xinjiang-uighurs-obama-human-rights/

Hong Kong “radicals” up ante in democracy push against China
Reuters, February 23, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/23/us-hongkong-radicals-insight-idUSKBN0LQ0UO20150223

五百访民试图往天安门被羁押四百人给习近平李克强拜年
Beijing police detain hundreds for trying to visit Chinese leaders over New Year
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2015
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-02202015103824.html
EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hundreds-02202015111702.html

Taiwan (台湾)

台民调：趋独反统立场加强 (Taiwan public opinion poll shows increased preference for independence)
Voice of America, February 23, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/taiwan-20150221/2653039.html

Women (妇女)

In China’s modern economy, a retro push against women
The New York Times, February 20, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/21/world/asia/china-women-lag-in-work-force-especially-in-top-jobs.html

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