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 23, 2007

July 21-23, 2007

News
Children
China's Disabled Children Are Sold into Slavery as Beggars
The Guardian, July 22, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,2132015,00.html

Disasters
No End in Sight to China Floods After Hundreds Die
Reuters (via YahooNews), July 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070723/wl_nm/china_floods
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Environment
Beijing Ready to Pay Any Price to Slake Thirst for Fresh Water
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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China Sees Big Global Warming Effects in Tibet
Voice of America, July 23, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/China-Sees-Big-Global-
Warming-Effects-in-Tibet.cfm


Green GDP Figures on Hold Indefinitely
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb3
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A Polluted but "Livable" Town - Xinhua
China Digital Times, July 21, 2007
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2007/07/a_polluted_but_livable_
town_xinhua.php


Food Security
Why Do People Think That a Fake News Story Is Real?
East South West North, July 23, 2007
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20070720_1.htm

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
Lawyer: Chinese Dissident was Tortured
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070721/ap_on_re_as/china
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Land Policy
北京市叫停东四八条拆迁项目 (Beijing Municipal Authorities Halt Eviction Program)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/20/bj/

武汉暴力拆迁 (Wuhan Evictee Shot After Refusing to Be Resettled)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/07/20/
wuhan/


Media
六四天网在美伺服器被攻击 (US-Based Web Site, "6.4 Tianwang," Attacked)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/07/20/China_
Internet/


Olympics
Beijing Stays on Track in Preparing for Games
Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118492496316272898-sear
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Chinese Military Preparing for Beijing Olympic Security
China Government Website, July 18, 2007
http://eg.china-embassy.org/eng/zggk/t341962.htm

Protests and Petitions
简要新闻: 大批访民到钓鱼台希望展开“国际上访” (In Brief: Large Group of Petitioners Launch "International Petition" at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/07/20/xinwen/
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Public Health
China Tries to Get Grip on AIDS as It Spreads in Rural Provinces
SFGate.com, July 22, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/22/
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China Closes Firms over Tainted Products
Associated Press (via YahooNews), July 20, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070720/wl_asia_afp/heal
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