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, January 12, 2006

January 12, 2006

News

Bilateral Ties
Chinese Govt Issues African Policy Paper
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/12/content_
4042264.htm


Civil Society
中国人权组织主席刘青退休 (Liu Qing, President of Human Rights in China, Retires)
Voice of America, January 12, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-01-11-voa103.cfm

Environment
环保智库:中印崛起带来环境威胁 (Worldwatch Institute: The Rise of China and India Are Threatening the Environment )
BBC, January 12, 2006
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4600000/
newsid_4604400/4604480.stm
.stm

Government
More Govt Departments Launch Websites
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/11/content_
4040019.htm


辽宁新规要求,各级政府部门须10日内答复或处理 (New Regulation Issued by Liaoning Province: Government Departments Must Reply to Requests for Information Within 10 Days)
The Beijing News, January 12, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0112/
012@154432.htm


Human Rights Defenders - Ching Cheong (程翔)
立法会左中右派致函中央 35 议员联署救程翔 (35 Hong Kong Lawmakers from Different Camps Issue Joint Letter to Beijing to Urge for Release of Detained Journalist Ching Cheong)
Apple Daily, January 12, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_
main.cfm?sec_id=4104&showdate=20060112&art_id=5566749
60112&
art_id=5566749


June 4th - Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳)
《年轻时的赵紫阳》即将出版 (Book About Zhao Ziyang in His Youth to Be Published Soon)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/01/11/
zhaoziyang/


Labor
专家预计大学生就业难问题仍难以解决 (Experts Predict Unemployment Among University Graduates Difficult to Resolve)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/01/11/jiuye/

Media
Mobile News Rings the Changes for Residents
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/12/content_
4042513.htm


Politics - NPC
讨论:今年北京市两会的重头戏 (Discussion: The Main Focus of This Year's Meetings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/01/11/
lianghui/


Population
Beijing to Cap Population Under 16 mln by 2010
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/12/content_
4041473.htm


Protests and Petitions- Shanwei Incident
维权律师吁民间调查汕尾枪杀事件 (Rights Lawyers Gao Zhisheng and Guo Feixiong Call on Public to Investigate Shanwei Incident)
Voice of America, January 11, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-01-11-voa24.cfm

Public Health
Report Warns of Unhealthy Lifestyle
China Daily, January 12, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-01/12/
content_511433.htm


Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
Govt to Update Estimates of AIDS/HIV Epidemic
Xinhuanet, January 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/11/content
_4037806.htm


Hemophiliac Sues Company for HIV Infection
China Daily, January 12, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-01/12/
content_511621.htm


Rural Issues
Loans to Farmers Double in Four Years
SCMP, January 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ22LX6SGE.html

Society
社会风气 治安 教育 內地民眾最关注 (Mainland Public Most Concerned with Social Trends, Security and Education)
Ming Pao, January 12, 2006
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20060112/ccc1.htm

Tibet
Restrictions Imposed on Sky Burials
SCMP, January 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ609DKRGE.html