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, July 09, 2009

July 7, 2009

Top News of the Day
XUAR
China Keeps Tight Security Grip on Urumqi
Agence France Presse (via Yahoo! News), July 09, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090709/ts_afp/chinaunrestxinjiang
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China Warns of Executions as Riots Ebb
New York Times (via New York Times), July 08, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/world/asia/09hu.html
Thousands of Students Detained at College
South China Morning Post (via South China Morning Post), July 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0
China Tries New Openness with Foreign Media
AP (via Yahoo! News), July 08, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_re_as/as_china_foreign_media

Chinese Authorities Blame Internet for Fanning Uighur Anger
Voice of America (via Voice of America), July 08, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-08-voa13.cfm

新疆暴乱凸显民族矛盾 (Xinjiang Conflict Brings Ethnic Contradictions to The Forefront)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), July 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-07082009162707.html

土耳其表示将要求安理会讨论新疆局势 (Turkey Pushes to Bring XUAR Issue to UN Security Council)
Radio France Internationale (via Radio France Internationale), July 08, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/115/article_14734.asp

News
Corruption
吉林通化市公安局副局长王禹帆涉黑被捕 (Public Security Bureau Chief Under Arrest in Jilin)
Xinhua (via Net Ease), July 08, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0708/20/5DNREIVT0001124J.html

信产部一副厅级干部挂职私企涉嫌受贿99万 (Official Suspended for A Suspected 990,000RMB Bribe)
Net Ease (via Net Ease), July 09, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0709/00/5DO8N9M70001124J.html

Public Health
China Sets Interim Goals for Ambitious Medical Health Plan
Xinhua (via Xinhua), July 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/08/content_11675849.htm

State Security
Rio Tinto Staff 'Harmed Economic Security'
Reuters (via South China Morning Post), July 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=118a140cd0e52210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
广西平乐政府出动武警保护非法采沙抓捕抗议村民 (Police Break up Protest in Guangxi over Illegal Excavation)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), July 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/pingle-07082009114952.html

Media
讨论敏感话题 思宁电台被关闭 (Because of Sensitive Subjects, Si Ning Radio Station Is Closed)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), July 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti-07082009131124.html

中国央视新闻联播节目的调整继续引起热议 (CCTV Program Sparks Internal Debate)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), July 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/CCTV-07082009112110.html

Bilateral Ties
US Groups Accused of Backing Separatists
South China Morning Post (via South China Morning Post), July 09, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0