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 17, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

GSK admits to 2001 China bribery scandal
GSK承认在中国行贿历史丑闻
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d69f494e-0903-11e4-9d3c-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057292

Edelman confirms ties with detained China Central TV star
爱德曼承认与芮成钢有商业联系
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4b1f6eea-0cef-11e4-90fa-00144feabdc0.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057294

It’s official: the Chinese government is at war with adultery
The Washington Post, July 16, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/07/16/its-official-the-chinese-government-is-at-war-with-adultery/

Gov't releases rules to curb official car use
副部级以下不配专车 公车改革明年完成
Caixin, July 17, 2014
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2014-07-17/100705481.html
CH: http://china.caixin.com/2014-07-16/100704922.html

Hong Kong (香港)

中国抗议英副首相会见香港反对派人士 (China slams British deputy PM for meeting Hong Kong opposition leaders)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 16, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140716_china_hk_clegg.shtml

Related:
China accuses Nick Clegg of interfering in internal affairs over Hong Kong
The Guardian, July 16, 2014
www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/16/nick-clegg-attacked-china-hong-kong-handover

Hong Kong, China’s freest city, grapples with political reform
Time, July 17, 2014
time.com/2990309/hong-kong-chinas-freest-city-grapples-with-political-reform/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

著名维权人士胡佳遭到便衣国保袭击 (Prominent activist Hu Jia attacked in Beijing by plain-clothes police)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-07162014101432.html

Related:
胡佳谈被打: “我是当局的眼中钉、肉中刺” (Hu Jia: I am a thorn in the flesh of the government)
Deutsche Welle, July 17, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1CePr

Sex worker rights activist Ye Haiyan says she is barred from leaving China
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1555316/womens-rights-activist-ye-haiyan-barred-leaving-china

Related:
Statement
International AIDS Society, July 16, 2014
www.iasociety.org/Web/WebContent/File/IAS_statement_Ye_Haiyan_July2014.pdf

Dispatches: Clipping a sparrow’s wings in China
Human Rights Watch, July 15, 2014
www.hrw.org/news/2014/07/15/dispatches-clipping-sparrow-s-wings-china

Chinese activist “disappears” after returning from Hong Kong protest
维权人士参与香港七一游行入境后失联 袁新亭狱中家书自揭病情加重
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disappears-07162014123704.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07162014101326.html

Information Control (信息控制)

China’s censors take aim at popular internet TV operators that offer foreign show
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1555379/chinas-censors-take-aim-popular-internet-tv-sites-including-foreign-shows

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

China’s shadow hovers over $100bn Brics bank
金砖峰会确认中国核心
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bdd1f68-0cda-11e4-90fa-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057291

Related:
Dispatches: How the BRICS can run a rights-respecting development bank
Human Rights Watch, July 16, 2014
www.hrw.org/news/2014/07/16/dispatches-how-brics-can-run-rights-respecting-development-bank

The biggest challenge for BRICS success? Big brother China
Reuters, July 15, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/us-brics-summit-china-idUSKBN0FK2EN20140715

China sends mediator to Israel and Palestine for talks on Gaza ceasefire
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1555453/china-sends-mediator-israel-and-palestine-talks-gaza-ceasefire

June Fourth (六四)

Book editor says his firing was linked to Tiananmen gathering
图书编辑称因参与六四纪念被解雇
The New York Times, July 17, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140717/c17editor/dual/

Labor (劳工)

深圳女工参与停工活动遭开除跳楼身亡 (Shenzhen woman worker jumps to her death, after being fired for joining the strike)
Caixin, July 17, 2014
http://china.caixin.com/2014-07-17/100705378.html

Media (媒体)

Advice for journalists in China: Hire a lawyer
The Telegraph, July 17, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10971707/Advice-for-journalists-in-China-Hire-a-lawyer.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和情愿)

Twelve Chinese petitioners in pesticide suicide bid
北京一日两起12人喝农药自杀 分别发生派出所内及报社门外
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2014
EN: www.rfa.org/english/news/china/suicide-07162014143830.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07162014101034.html

Related:
Chinese protestors attempt mass suicide in bid for justice
The Telegraph, July 17, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10972857/Chinese-protestors-attempt-mass-suicide-in-bid-for-justice.html

Society (社会)

Deadly Chinese bus attacks highlight simmering social problems
中国袭击事件频发探因
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/491e36d6-07d5-11e4-8e62-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057282