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.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

September 09, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
Peter Mandelson: Chinese Must Improve Human Rights to Win Concessions
Telegraph, September 08, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6156539/Peter-Mandelson-Chinese-must-improve-human-rights-to-win-concessions.html

吳邦國抵達華盛頓將與奧巴馬會面 (Chairman of the Standing Committee of the NPC Wu Bangguo Arrives in Washington; Scheduled to Meet with U.S. President)
China News Agency, September 09, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1258645/1.html

Education
中國大學生就業率約68% (China's University Graduate Employment Rate Around 68%)
Ming Pao, September 09, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090909/ca31201a.htm

Environment
南方1972万亩农作物受旱275万人饮水困难 (Large Numbers of People and Crops in Southern China Suffering from Severe Drought)
China News Agency, September 09, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090908/u1a4643671.html

Human Rights Defenders
中国作家刘水被当局以“危害国家安全”为由限制出境 (Chinese Writer and Independent Chinese PEN Center Member Liu Shui Forbidden to Leave China on the Grounds of "Endangering National Security")
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-09082009163607.html

Labor
兰州化工厂有害气体泄漏 数千群众被紧急疏散 (Toxic Gas Leaking From Chemistry Factory in Lanzho, Thousands Evacuated )
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20090908/u1a4643669.html

平頂山遇難人數增至42人 (Henan Mine Blast Toll Raises to 42 Dead, 37 Missing)
Ming Pao, September 09, 2009
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20090909/ca31108a.htm

Land Policy
内蒙古通辽市蒙族牧民抗议草场被征补偿低 (Herdsmen in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Protest against Low Compensation for Confiscated Land)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/neimeng-09082009153453.html

Police
四川一名29岁囚犯入狱不到一年突然死亡 (29-year-old Sichuanese Man Abruptly Dies in Prison Less than One Year into Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/prison_death-09082009111724.html

Politics
CPC Central Committee to Convene Key Plenary Session
China Daily, September 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/08/content_8668806.htm

Population
China to Continue Birth Control Policy: Vice Premier
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/08/content_12017472.htm

Public Health
China Issues World's First Warrant for A/H1N1 Flu Vaccination
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200909/20090908/article_413182.htm

Swine Flu Spread in China 'Grim'
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 08, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8244358.stm

State Security
各地开始在国庆前夕控制进京车辆和乘客 (Across China, Vehicles and Travelers Entering Beijing Have Come under Monitoring)
Radio Free Asia, September 08, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/national_day_security-09082009105316.html

XUAR
Xinjiang Tightens Control over Chemicals
China Daily, September 09, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/09/content_8668947.htm

回應打記者事件疆官無恥 衊指香港傳媒煽動鬧事 (In Response to the HK Journalists Being Beaten and Detained, XUAR Authorities Brazenly State that the HK Media Were Inciting a Disturbance)
Apple Daily, September 09, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090909&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=13189337
Related news:
Xinjiang Official Says "Regretful" over Row Involving HK Journalists
Xinhua News Agency, September 08, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/08/content_12016801.htm

港記怒吼:我們都有記者證 (HK Reports Cry Out: We All Had Our Press Cards)
Apple Daily, September 09, 2009
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20090909&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=13189338