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.

Friday, May 20, 2011

May 20, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Pakistani PM Seeks Investment from China
Agence France-Presse, May 20, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4b7c005c32900310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
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China Gives Pakistan 50 Fighter Jets
New York Times, May 19, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/world/asia/20pakistan.html
North Korea Kim Jong-un to China in New Succession Clue
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 20, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13465823

Environment
China Admits Three Gorges Dam Ills
Agence France-Presse, May 20, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/20/2003503714

Land Policy
Chinese Villagers Driven Off Land Fear Food May Run Out
The Guardian, May 19, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/19/china-food-illegal-land-grab-protests

国办要求全国检查征地拆迁 (State Council Gen Office Demands Inspection into Land Conscriptions and Demolitions across China)
Beijing Morning Post, May 20, 2011
http://www.morningpost.com.cn/yaowen/2011-05-20/187893.shtml
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Move to End Illegal Forced Demolitions
Xinhua News Agency, May 20, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/20/content_12544474.htm
深圳強拆 500商戶流血抗爭 (Shenzhen: Shopkeeps Injured in Protest against Demolitions)
Ming Pao, May 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2334249/1.html

Law
最高检将专项检查执法不公等问题 (Supreme People's Procuratorate to Earmark Investigation into Issues Including Unfair Law Enforcement)
The Beijing Times, May 20, 2011
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2011-05/20/content_661486.htm

Media
Baidu, China sued in U.S. for Internet censorship
Reuters, May 20, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/baidu-china-sued-in-us-for-internet-censorship/article2028072/
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外交部:外国法院无权管辖中国互联网 (MFA: Foreign Courts Have No Jurisdiction over the Chinese Internet)
Xinhua News Agency, May 20, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0519/17/74EDF0QU00014JB5.html
Foreign Media in China Face Worsening Conditions -Survey
Reuters, May 19, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/china-media-idUSL4E7GJ0QA20110519

China's Great Firewall Designer 'Hit by Shoe'
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 19, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13455819

Politics
陕西规定未经批准干部不得出席庆典活动 (Shaanxi Cadres Require Party Permission before Attending Celebrations, Symposiums)
Xinhua News Agency, May 19, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110519/u1a5898271.html

Tibet
Unfulfilled Promises for Tibet
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/agreement-05192011170332.html

China Says 60 Years of Development Saved Tibet from Feudalism
Reuters, May 20, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/us-china-tibet-idUSTRE74I31T20110519
Related news:
‘Door Open’ for Return of Dalai Lama: China
Agence France-Presse, May 20, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/20/2003503715
西藏主席:流亡政府非法 (Tibet Chairman Padma Choling: Government-in-Exile an Illegal Organization)
Ming Pao, May 20, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2334252/1.html