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.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

The Great Firewall’s latest victims demonstrate its stubborn flaw
Quartz, November 18, 2014
http://qz.com/297956/

中国被指再封数千网站 (China allegedly blocks thousands more websites)
Voice of America, November 18, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-blocks-thousands-more-websites-20141118/2524233.html

首届世界互联网大会明乌镇开幕 聚焦网络安全反恐 (China to host first World Internet Conference tomorrow in Wuzhen, focusing on cyber security and counterterrorism)
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/42592/shou-jie-shi-jie-hu-lian-wang-da-hui-ming-wu-zhen-kai-mu-ju-jiao-wang-luo-quan-fan-kong

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China blocks websites in “censorship campaign” ahead of major internet conference
The Guardian, November 18, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/18/china-blocks-access-websites-before-hosting-world-internet-conference

Corruption (腐败)

解放军反腐压力增加,海军副政委跳楼身亡 (As anti-corruption efforts intensify, deputy political commissar of the navy leaps to his death)
Voice of America, November 18, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/pla-navy-official-suicide-20141117/2523234.html

Education (教育)

211、985高校拿走全国七成政府科研经费 (University projects “211” and “985” sap 70% of government research fund)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 18, 2014
http://epaper.nandu.com/epaper/A/html/2014-11/18/content_3345727.htm?div=-1

Hong Kong (香港)

解放军被曝在香港设电子情报监听站 (PLA’s intelligence monitoring station in Hong Kong exposed)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/nu-11172014100400.html

学联再有成员被禁止入境内地 占领者设民意墙向中央发声 (More HKFS members denied entry to mainland, protesters create public opinion wall directed at the Chinese government)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-11172014095420.html

Hong Kong protesters should consider ending blockades, says Occupy Central leader
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1642900/hong-kong-protesters-should-consider-ending-blockades-says-occupy

香港警方开始清场 (Hong Kong police start to clear barricades)
Deutsche Welle, November 18, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Doyq

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Hong Kong clears part of protest site - with help of protesters
Reuters, November 18, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/18/us-hongkong-china-idUSKCN0J204G20141118

Information Control (信息控制)

China to try journalist for “leaking secrets” in secret trial
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-11182014104934.html

Rule of Law (法治)

中纪委:少数“红头文件”突破了法律规定 (CPC’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection: some “red-head documents”—orders from highest gov’t levels—break the law)
The Beijing News, November 18, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/11/18/342029.html

Tibet (西藏)

西藏一尼姑庵拒绝谴责达赖喇嘛 26名尼姑被驱逐
26 Expelled after Tibetan nunnery refuses to denounce Dalai Lama
Voice of America, November 18, 2014
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/tibet-nuns-20141117/2523977.html
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/twenty-six-expelled-after-tibetan-nunnery-refuses-to-denounce-dalai-lama/2523557.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Thailand is searching for scores of Uighurs who fled China
The New York Times, November 18, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/world/asia/thailand-is-searching-for-scores-of-uighurs-who-fled-china.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

It's still not too late for Occupy to end well
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1643030/its-still-not-too-late-occupy-end-well