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, December 04, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

今年来16家上市公司21名高管出事 川企占6家 (Twenty one executives of 16 listed companies resign or dismissed over allegations of discipline violations)
Beijing Youth Daily, December 4, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1204/05/9F7R56UQ0001124J.html

Culture (文化)

Godfather of Chinese rock, Cui Jian, asks why Hong Kong doesn't "get" good music
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/video?movideo_m=638411

Cyber security (网络安全)

David Cameron challenges China over cyber spying
The Telegraph, December 3, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/10493018/David-Cameron-challenges-China-over-cyber-spying.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

中国再次退运5批超12万吨进口美国转基因玉米 (China again returns 5 batches, 120,000 tons, of imported GM maize to U.S.)
Xinhua, December 4, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-12-04/143028884872.shtml

Education (教育)

China education model faces criticism at home
中国民众不认同本国教育体制
Financial Times, December 4, 2013
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/721e03ac-5bf7-11e3-b4f3-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2mWFdsgBv
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053761

OECD education report: case study China
The Telegraph, December 3, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10490471/OECD-education-report-case-study-China.html

人教社称早已知道教材出错 相关教材不会召回 (People’s Education Publisher, long aware of mistakes in text books, will not issue recall)
China Youth Daily, December 4, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1204/04/9F7O5G8M0001124J.html

Environment (环境)

上海雾霾围城 教委建议学生暂停户外活动 (Smog surrounding Shanghai causes suspension of outdoor school activities)
Jiefang Daily, December 4, 2013
http://weather.news.sina.com.cn/news/2013/1204/143296984.html

Health (健康)

中国控烟十年卷烟产量增50% 禁烟广告工作获0分 (Tobacco promotion control scores a zero as cigarette production up 50% in a decade)
Beijing Youth Daily, December 4, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1204/04/9F7OGEH40001124J.html

Hong Kong (香港)

香港启动2017特首普选咨询
City prepares for consultation on 2017 popular election of chief executive
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2013
CH: http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/hong-kong/17402/xiang-gang-qi-dong-2017te-shou-pu-xuan-zi-xun
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1372313/city-prepares-consultation-2017-popular-election-chief-executive

Related:
港府启动首轮政改咨询 民主派表关注 (HK democrats fear “patriotism” is key factor in first consultation on 2017 popular election of chief executive)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131204_hongkong_electoral.shtml

Human Rights Defenders ( 人权卫士)

司法为民? 普法日宣传、现实两重天 (Justice for the people? Propaganda and reality are worlds apart on China’s Universal Law Day)
Sound of Hope, December 4, 2013
http://soundofhope.org/node/408077

Related Weibo posts:
北京刑事辩护律师, December 4, 2013
今天是“法制宣传日”,也是江西新余刘萍、魏忠平、李思华三人涉嫌“非法集会罪”一案第二次开庭审理的第二天。在大批警察警戒的法院门口,律师、被告人家属遭到谩骂和推搡。民众表示:警戒线内遭到不明身份者围攻,这是有组织犯罪啊!法院是赤裸裸的流氓。“法制宣传日”成为莫大的讽刺。
http://t.qq.com/p/t/338511036404781

苏E-我要的未来4, December 4, 2013
浦志强:12月4日是中国宪法日,但我们在新余很不顺利。这么多年了,对法庭怎么样,法庭内外如何维稳,我有经验,对庭外鼓噪却初次见识。两百来位工人模样的群众,诅咒我“流氓律师”、“汉奸律师”、“卖国律师”和“中华民族的败类”,被他们在大批特警眼皮底下推搡拉扯谩骂,我实在百感交集。
http://t.qq.com/p/t/232436128249755

Biden Asked to raise case of jailed Nobel Laureate and wife
New York Times, December 4, 2013
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/biden-asked-to-raise-case-of-jailed-nobel-laureate-and-wife/?smid=tw-share&_r=3

Information Control (信息控制)

China secretly conducted "inspections" of Bloomberg News bureaus in country
Business Standard, December 4, 2013
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/china-secretly-conducted-inspections-of-bloomberg-news-bureaus-in-country-113120300296_1.html

Related:
彭博社京滬辦事處被搜 隨卡梅倫訪華記者禁入記者會 (Bloomberg’s Beijing and Shanghai bureaus searched by authorities)
Ming Pao, December 4, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131204/caa1.htm

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) 国际关系(安全,贸易和投资)

Biden, in Japan, calibrates message over tensions with China
拜登关切中国空识区但未要求撤销
New York Times, December 4, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20131204/c04biden/dual/

David Cameron denies "staying slient" on China's human rights record
The Guardian, December 4, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10493049/David-Cameron-denies-staying-slient-on-Chinas-human-rights-record.html

In message to China, U.S., Japan push "rule of law"
Military Times, December 2, 2013
www.militarytimes.com/article/20131203/NEWS/312030006/In-message-China-U-S-Japan-push-rule-law-

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

二号专案:周家党已经垮台,周永康将受审 (Zhou Yongkang, China’s former security chief, to face trial)
Boxun.com, December 4, 2013
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2013/12/201312042356.shtml#.Up9Xn9JDvTo

Population (人口)

Soups, statues and soothsayers in demand as China eases one-child law
Times of India, December 3, 2013
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Soups-statues-and-soothsayers-in-demand-as-China-eases-one-child-law/articleshow/26808696.cms

Rule of Law (法治)

China moves to increase independence of judiciary
The Law Society Gazette, December 2, 2013
www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/china-moves-to-increase-independence-of-judiciary/5039015.article

China will struggle to walk the talk on legal reform
Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/12/03/china-will-struggle-to-walk-the-talk-on-legal-reform/