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February 15 , 2017
  • The Wall Street Journal：Killing of Kim Jong Un's Brother Intrigues North Korea's Estranged Ally China
    The Wall Street Journal reports: "The killing in a Malaysian airport of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's half brother, who spent time both in Beijing and the Chinese territory of Macau, stirred a flurry of speculation among China's social-media users and a muted official reaction...A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry offered a terse response when asked about Mr. Kim's death. 'We noted the relevant media reports,' Geng Shuang said Wednesday at a regular news briefing. 'We are following the developments.' Most Chinese state-run media limited their coverage to simply reporting his death, spurning speculation about potential masterminds and motives behind the reported killing. China has come under growing U.S. pressure to help dissuade North Korea from developing a nuclear arsenal. Pyongyang tested another ballistic missile last weekend. 'For China, relations with North Korea are fairly sensitive, especially in the current climate, so there's no reason for China to wade into this incident, at least until more facts surface,' said Wang Sheng, a North Korea scholar at China's Jilin University. A popular social-media account run by the Communist Party's flagship newspaper, People's Daily, sought to play down the potential impact on China stemming from Mr. Kim's death, saying it would make little difference to currently tense situation on the Korean Peninsula."
  • Reuters：China bird flu deaths surge in what could be the worst season ever
    Reuters reports: "As many as 79 people died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, stoking worries that the spread of the virus this season could be the worst on record. January's fatalities were up to four times higher than the same month in past years, and brought the total H7N9 death toll to 100 people since October, data from the National Health and Family Planning Commission showed late on Tuesday. Authorities have repeatedly warned the public to stay alert for the virus, and cautioned against panic in the world's second-largest economy. But the latest bird flu data has sparked concerns of a repeat of previous health crises, like the 2002 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). 'It's mid-February already and we are just getting the January numbers. With the death rate almost catching up with SARS, shouldn't warnings be issued earlier?' said one user of popular microblog Sina Weibo. Other netizens in the Chinese blogosphere worried about the pace of infections, and called for even more up-to-date reports. The People's Daily, the official paper of the ruling Communist Party, warned people in a social media post to stay away from live poultry markets, saying it was 'extremely clear' that poultry and their excrement were the cause of the infections. 'The situation is still ongoing, and our Chinese counterparts are actively investigating the reported cases,' the World Health Organization's China Representative Office said in an emailed statement to Reuters."
  • The New York Times: Sinosphere：Fighting on Behalf of China's Women — From the United States
    The New York Times comments: "The day after President Trump's inauguration, hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets for the Women's March on Washington. Among them were Lu Pin and more than 20 other Chinese feminists who live in the United States and belong to the Chinese Feminism Collective, a new nongovernmental organization to 'support feminist activities that are facing sustained political pressure in China.' Using a WeChat account, they sent reports from the Washington march back to China...How have Hillary Clinton's loss and Donald J. Trump's victory affected the women's rights movement? The election outcome signaled that the world is not ready to be headed by a woman and that insulting women in speech and actions does not prevent a man from taking power. On the internet in China now, some people are mocking feminism. Seeing that a sexual harasser can become president only encourages sexists. So the environment for Chinese feminism worsened after this election. In addition, like many feminists in developing countries, we are concerned that Trump may cut off government funds to global women's development programs. Such funding should be the duty of the United States as a major nation. The most serious consequence would be if Trump rejects the duty of safeguarding global human rights. For the human rights movement in China, that would greatly reduce the room for maneuver."
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