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, May 28, 2007

May 26-28, 2007


News

Bilateral Ties
China to Face Pressure over Darfur at EU-Asia Meeting
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070528/wl_africa_afp/
euasiaasemdarfur_07052801102
5

China's Lessons for a Blinkered World Bank
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZNH5VQV1F.html

Oil Imports from Sudan Rise 539pc Despite Darfur Pressure
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5796RV1F.html

Children
Stark Warning over Rural Children
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ5L7VQV1F.html

Death Penalty
Beijing Calls for Extradition Treaties
China Daily, May 28, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/28/
content_881134.htm


Environment
Controversial Dam Project Put on Hold
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ1796RV1F.html

June 4th
Hundreds Join Hong Kong Tiananmen March
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), May 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070527/ap_on_re_as/
hong_kong_tiananmen


<六四诗集>在洛杉矶正式发表 中国青年人权奖颁予孙不二 (June 4th Poetry Book Published in US and Activist Sun Bu’er Awarded Chinese Youth Human Rights Award)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/05/
27/sun/


六四学运领袖陶君不断受到当局打压 (Local Authorities Harass June 4th Student Leader Tao Jun)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/25/china_
dissident_64/


Labor
调查显示部分国家机关存在就业歧视现象 (Survey Reveals Rampant Employment Discrimination in Government Agencies)
China Youth Daily, May 28, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-05/28/content_
1774136.htm


Military
Beijing Upgrades Nuclear Arsenal
Financial Times, May 25, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8a6ddf08-0af1-11dc-8412-000b
5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-
4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2
340.html


Politics
Party Turns up the Heat on Reformists
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6M4VQV1F.html

Poverty
我国农村低保政策性文件即将出台 (China to Release Policy Paper on Minimum Social Security Allowance in Rural Areas)
People's Daily, May 28, 2007
http://nc.people.com.cn/GB/61154/5785118.html

Protests
访民吴全力周五在天安门附近被公安暴力带走 (Petitioner Wu Quanli Taken Away as Police Tighten Security at Tiananmen Square Ahead of June 4th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/05/25/china_
petition_beijing/


Residents Warn Tensions Still High in Riot-Hit China region
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), May 25, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070525/wl_afp/chinaunres
tpopulation_070525162114;_y
lt=Aprd3Pypc2g3Qyev7dGtkm
9PzWQA


Society
China's Next Generation Facing Fatal Pressure
China Daily, May 28, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/28/content_
881390.htm


Demolition Suspended of Beijing Ancient Hutong
Xinhuanet, May 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/27/content_
6159556.htm