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.

Monday, July 11, 2005

July 9-11, 2005

Top news of the day

Resettlement
China warns off angry oil investors - rights group
Latelinenews.com, 9/07/2005
It is reported that local officials in Shaanxi Province had been arranging coercive private meetings with prominent individuals to weaken public support for shareholders in the drawn-out Shaanxi oilfields controversy.
http://dailynews.muzi.com/ll/english/1370826.shtml




News

Bilaterals - US/China
Rice upbeat after talks in Beijing
AFP, Reuters, AP, SCMP, July 11, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQ3OJ6VAE.html

FM holds talks with Rice on advancing China-US ties
Xinhua, July 10, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/10/content_3199
675.htm

US-China ties positive; concerns over military, human rights: Rice
AFP, July 10, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050710/wl_afp/uschinarice_050710213538

Rice urges China to "reach out to Dalai Lama"
AFP, July 10, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050710
/pl_afp/uschinaricetibet_050710175407

Borders Territories/Issues - Tibet
Tibetan beauty queen must wear "Miss Tibet-China" sash: Malaysian organisers
AFP, July 11, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050711/en
_afp/malaysiatibetchinaindiapageant_050711114538

Detention – Li Jianping (李建平)
Wife speaks about the detention of freelance writer Li Jianping
被捕自由撰稿人李建平妻子谈案情
Voice of America, 09/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-07-09-voa14.cfm

Education
Officials seek more support for education in Tibet and Xinjiang
SCMP, 11/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZM3OJ6VAE.html

Environment - Pollution
Official urges people to protect environment
Xinhua, July 11, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/11/content_
3205838.htm

Food Security - GM Food
Mainland winnows for grains of truth in GM rice claims
SCMP, 09/07/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZUUHC6VAE.html

Human Rights - Bilateral ties
Rice raises human rights, religious freedom, currency issues with China
AFP via YahooNews.com, 11/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050710/
wl_asia_afp/uschinarice_050710084847

China opens human rights website
People's Daily, 09/07/2005
http://english1.peopledaily.com.cn/200507/09/eng20050709_
195067.html

Labor - Industrial accidents
China mine blast kills 22
Reuters via YahooNews.com 11/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050711/wl_nm/china_mine_dc/
nc:731;_ylt=AoByEXjA5hMyzHc2VB0

22 dead, 60 missing after blast in coal mine
AFP, July 11, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPZ3830BE.html

Nearly 100 dead or missing in mine disasters
China Daily, July 11, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/11/content
_459227.htm

Factory roof collapse kills 6, injures 6 in N. China
Xinhua, July 9, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/09/content_3197
208.htm

China mine blast kills 59, many missing
Reuters, July 11, 2005
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNe
ws&storyID=2005-07-11T143816Z_01_N11478448_RTRIDST_
0_INTERNATIONAL-CHINA-MINE-DC.XML

Labour - Protests
Hundreds of redundant workers protests against overdue salary and unreasonable compensation
内蒙数百下岗工人向工厂讨公道
Voice of America, 08/07/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-07-08-voa46.cfm

Law - Legal Reform
Draft property law allows abuse, says analyst
SCMP, July 11, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1XLC6VAE.html

Public opinions solicited on property law
Xinhua, July 11, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/11/content
_459072.htm

Media - Internet
Internet more important than other media: Netizens
People's Daily, 8/07/2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/08/eng20050708_194
994.html

Multilaterals
China meeting key to unlocking global trade talks: agency
Xinhua, July 11, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/11/content_320
6636.htm

NGOs
Human rights activism risky in Communist China
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Online, 10/07/2005
http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents/content/2004/s14102
69.htm

Olympics
IOC Tells China to Slow Olympic Building
SF Gate.com, 09/07/2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/09/sports/
s020756D98.DTL

Police - Abuse
Hong Kong woman saved from forced abortion by Hunan Family Planning Unit
湖南计生办迫港妇堕胎 港府24小时救人
Dajiyuan.com, 11/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/11/n981651.htm

Yunnan: police spend over a year to investigate a forceful confession case, yet it could have been done in 7 days
云南：七天可查清的刑讯逼供案查了一年多
People's Daily, 9/07/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3529722.html

Population One-child policy
China adheres to family planning to keep low birth rate: official
People's Daily, 11/07/2005
http://english1.peopledaily.com.cn/200507/11/eng20050711_19
5304.html

China opening jails for 1-child-policy violators
China National News, 11/07/2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/9366300fc931
9e9b/id/96022512e079d93a/

Population – Aging population / Social security
Pension system to be improved to ensure a decent retirement life of the elderly
养老保障制度不完善政协常委支招解决“老有所养”
EastDay.com, 10/07/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957
/node37979/node73083/userobject1

Political Dissidents/Organizing - Petitions and Protests
All suspects in land row attack arrested
SCMP, July 11, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZW3OJ6VAE.html

Public Health - HIV Aids /STDs
Day highlights rising HIV in women
Xinhuanet.com, 11/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/11/content_3202
300.htm

Female condoms to help prevent disease
China Daily, 11/07/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/11/content
_458965.htm

Anti-AIDS medicine in clinical trial
China Daily, July 11, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/11/content
_458964.htm

China boosts fight against HIV/AIDS among women
China Daily, July 11, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/11/content
_459229.htm

Religion - Christianity
Court given strict order from Secretary of CCP Political and Law Committee in hearing Cai Zhouhua's case
罗干亲自干预基督教蔡卓华案
Dajiyuan.com, 09/07/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/9/n980055.htm

Resettlement - Forceful eviction
All suspects in land row attack arrested
SCMP, 11/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZW3OJ6VAE.html

Cadres expelled over attack on farmers
The Standard, 11/07/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GG11Ad04.html

Draft property law allows abuse, says analyst
SCMP, 11/07/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1XLC6VAE.html

Hunan estate developers evict villagers with hand grenades
手雷扔向阻拦施工村民？
The Beijing News, 11/07/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0711/11@0257
46.html

Society
Uniting China to Speak Mandarin, the One Official Language: Easier Said Than Done
New York Times, 10/07/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/international/asia/10chi
nese.html?oref=login

Hong Kong / WTO
WTO protesters plan three marches
SCMP, 11/07/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZTB6D6VAE.html
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