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, July 12, 2005

July 12, 2005

News

Bilaterals - Other
China Protests Envoy's Australian Asylum
AP, July 12, 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5134599,
00.html

China launches consulate in Brisbane
Xinhua, July 12, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/12/content_3211
502.htm

Borders Territories/Issues - Taiwan
Hu: CPC ready to work with New Party to promote reunification
People’s Daily Online, July 12, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/12/text20050712_1956
78.html

Children - Children trafficking
Police crackdown a baby trafficking ring in Henan Xinxiang and save 33 babies
河南新鄉破獲特大販嬰案 33名被拐兒童苦等父母
CRI Online, 11/07/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/07/11/1245@617223.htm



Economic Issues
China's foreign trade reports $645 bln in first six months
People’s Daily Online, July 12, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/12/text20050712_19566
2.html

State think-tank sees first half China growth at 9.3 percent
AFP, July 12, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050712/ts_
afp/chinaeconomygrowthforecast_050712035413

Environment
A paradox of resources allocation - Environmental protection units survive only when pollution
治污怪圈 污染越重环保部门越富
Legal Daily, 12/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/12/content_1
66143.htm

Chemical plant cut off water after complaints, say villagers
SCMP, 12/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUI6830BE.html

Survivors count the cost as floods kill 72
China Daily, July 12, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/12/content
_459350.htm

Unocal bid violates China's trade pledges-senators
Reuters, July 11, 2005
http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=me
rgersNews&storyID=2005-07-11T223504Z_01_N11503134_RT
RIDST_0_ENERGY-UNOCAL-SENATORS.XML

Insiders: Environmental Protection NGOs with Bright Future
Xinhua, July 12, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/134770.htm

Labour / Gender
New challenges for the protection of women workers' rights
妇女劳动权益保护遇新挑战
Legal Daily, 12/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/12/content_
166135.htm

Labor - Industrial accidents
65 dead in Xinjiang mine explosion
新疆煤礦爆炸65人罹難
Wen Wei Po, 12/07/2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0507120
039&cat=002CH

At least 65 dead in Xinjiang coal mine explosion
SCMP, July 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZET6B30BE.html

66 dead, 17 missing after coal mine blast in Xinjiang
People’s Daily Online, July 12, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/12/text20050712_195
606.html

65 miners killed in Xinjiang gas explosion
China Daily, July 12, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/12/con
tent_459285.htm

Death toll rises to 76 from Xinjiang coal mine blast
Xinhua, July 12, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/12/cont
ent_459568.htm

66 dead in China mine explosion
CNN, July 12, 2005
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/china.mine/

Labour – Employment markets
This year's graduates face tighter job market
SCMP, 12/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJO2S10BE.html

Multilaterals
China opposed to forced voting on UNSC reform
People’s Daily Online, July 12, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/12/text20050712_1956
85.html

WTO Trade Officials Meet in China
AP, July 12, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050712/ap
_on_bi_ge/china_wto_2

NGOs
'Harassed' activist willing to return to mainland
SCMP, 12/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZV26830BE.html

Police - Abuse
Concerns over the balance between civil rights and police powers
关注公民权利和警察权力的平衡
Legal Daily, 12/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/12/content_1661
29.htm

Population - Ageing population
Ageing population threat to health insurance
SCMP, 12/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJ26830BE.html

Protests and Petitions
Government to set standing procedures to deal with large scale protests and riots
中国群体性事件激增高层急研处理机制
Chinesenewsnet.com, 11/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_7_11_19_59_43_613.h

Thousands Shenzhen villagers protest against unreasonable relocation arrangements
深圳千村民请愿要土地
Chinesenewsnet.com, 11/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/
2005_7_11_20_17_41_259.html

Public Health - HIV Aids /STDs
97% of young migrant workers have knowledge about Aids prevention, survey shows
深圳97％外来青年了解“防艾”
Chinesenewsnet.com, 11/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_07_11_03_55_26

Empowering women to fight HIV/AIDS
Xinhuanet.com, 11/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/11/content_320
6353.htm

Education of women stressed in HIV fight
China Daily, July 12, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/12/conte
nt_459349.htm

HK scientist says China blocking bird flu test kit
Reuters, July 12, 2005
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HKG261172.htm

Reforms
China will push forward reform of government management mechanism: minister
Xinhua, July 12, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/12/content_3211
660.htm

Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Hebei villagers anxious about retribution by government as compensation yet to finalize
定州血案賠償未落實，村民隨時遭秋後算帳
Asia Times Online, 12/07/2005
http://www.atchinese.com/2005/07/0711rep.htm

Rural Issues - Poverty
Rural Poor Aren't Sharing In Spoils of China's Changes: Costs of Goods Rise, Standard of Living Falls
Washington Post Foreign Service, July 12, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR2005071101710.html

Society
CPPCC member suggests drafting charity law to encourage the rich's contribution to society
富人回报社会太少 政协委员建议制定慈善事业法
China News Agency, 12/07/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-07-12/26/59
7854.shtml

Get-rich-quick obsession sends stress rates soaring
The Standard, 12/07/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GG12Ad07.html

10 classes in the Chinese society, lower-middle class dominated and few at the top
中国形成十大阶层 中低层过大最上层较小
YahooNew.com (China), 11/07/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050711/1338/2dj6l.html

Hong Kong - Human rights
Preserve our precious right of protest
SCMP, 12/07/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZKEM030BE.html