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.

Friday, April 06, 2007

April 6, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
A "Village" Spans Two Nations
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/quotes/txt/2007-04/06/content_
60981.htm

China and Africa: A New Scramble?
AEI, April 06, 2007
http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.25912/pub_detail.asp

China's most-wanted man granted another reprieve in Canada
International Herald Tribune, April 06, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/05/america/NA-GEN-Canada-
Chinese-
Fugitive.php

China's shameful role in Darfur
Tapei Times, April 06, 2007
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/04/06/
2003355508

Corruption
Heads likely to roll over fund scandal
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3SG7E50F.html

Disasters
Rock slide in SW China forces evacuation of 2,700 people
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5944009.htm

Environment
River Pollution Stops Water Supply in Southwest China
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/headline/txt/2007-04/06/content_
60994.htm

Water supplies resumed with allowable level of lead in south China river
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5943236.htm

Food Security
To Fortify China, Soybean Harvest Grows in Brazil
New York Times, April 06, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/business/worldbusiness/
06soy.html?hp

Human Rights Defenders
Land rights lawyer goes missing
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSHXCE50F.html

Labor
Beijing considers staggered workday start times
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content
_5942703.htm

Fire put out, power cut off after gas leak in NE China
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_
5942440.htm

One missing, 11 injured after factory blast in NW China
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_
5942316.htm

Law
Laws adopted in 2006
Beijing Review, April 06, 2007
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/backgrounder/txt/2007-01/10/content
_52563.htm

Olympics
China to use venues post-Games
Radio Australia, April 06, 2007
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1891728.htm

Saving of Beijing's historic neighborhoods
Asia Times Online, April 4, 2007

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ID06Ad01.html

Police
Blowing the whistle on police costs officer his job

SCMP
, April 06, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZOIXCE50F.html

Public Health
China
to formalise ban on trade in human organs
Reuters Alert Net, April 06, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK279705.htm

Doctors cool on emergency call
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRCG7E50F.html

Hepatitis B carriers offered false hope of beating health checks
SCMP, April 06, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFSG7E50F.html

Public urged to keep vigilant against bird flu
Xinhuanet, April 06, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/06/content_5943859.htm

Xinjiang
China to build Central Asian Highways
Radio Free Europe, April 06, 2007
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/04/526EDB11-47A2-4988-
9666-
63C1B7D02B0F.html