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.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

October 30, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Security and Energy on Agenda for Wen's Trip
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2007
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Government
北京规定人大代表视察可搞“突然袭击” (Beijing People's Representatives Can Make Unannounced Visits to Government Offices)
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-10/30/content_6972450.htm

Hukou
Hukou System To Be Placed on Legislative Agenda When Time Is Right
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2007
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Human Rights Defender – Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)
牙痛难忍不让就医,袁伟静叹不如死囚 (Yuan Weijing Prohibited from Visiting Dentist)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/29/yaolifa/

Related Information
HRIC Case Update: Chen Guangcheng's Wife Prevented from Seeing Dentist Again
Human Rights in China, October 29, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/45415

Human Rights Defender
Jailed Journalist Being Bashed, Says Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), October 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329
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Human Rights Defender - Yao Lifa (姚立法)
姚立法被传唤软禁逾月获释 (Yao Lifa Freed from House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/29/yaolifa/

Labor
前9月城镇职工平均工资1.6万 (Urban Workers' Average Wage Hits 16,000 RMB in First Nine Months)
The Beijing News, October 30, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/10-30/011@
073522.htm


Workers Rights Advocates Slam 'Deplorable' Conditions in Sweatshops
Voice of America, October 29, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-10-29-voa40.cfm

Land Policy
Six Thousand People To Be Resettled To Make Way for New Space Launch Center
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/29/content_6971942
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Law
Revisions a Step Forward But Not Enough: Lawyers
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2007
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Migrant Workers
每年亿元助学打工子弟 (Beijing To Spend 100 Million RMB on Migrant Children's Education)
The Beijing News, October 30, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2007/10-30/011@
070845.htm


贵州:农民工明年将全部纳入医保统筹范围 (Migrant Workers in Guizhou To Be Covered Under Healthcare Insurance Plan)
Xinhuanet, October 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-10/30/content_
6972748.htm


Protests and Petitions
Furious Investors Stage Sit-ins After Company Collapses
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c91321649
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北京:人民来信来访有望成为人大监督议题 (Petitioning May Be Monitored by Beijing People's Congress)
The Beijing News, October 30, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-10/30/content_1937371.htm

江苏阜宁失地农民示威抗议,六人被警方带走 (Six Detained After Protesting Against Land Seizure in Jiangsu)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/29/nongmin/

Public Health
China Tightens Drug Licensing
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), October 29, 2007
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071029/china_drug_crackdown.html?.v=2

Tibet
Dalai Lama Holds First Formal Talks with A Canadian PM
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071030/wl_canada_afp/canadati
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Lhasa Monks Held, Questioned After Dalai Lama's Medal
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/10/29/tibetan_monks/