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, November 29, 2007

November 29, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

Trade and Currency the Hot Topics
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=73b458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
UN to Help Beijing Overcome Hurdles on Climate Programmes
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=08f458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
Province Braces for Checks on Food Safety
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=318458f099686110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Freedom of Speech
陕西处罚手机短信荤段子编造传播者引争议 (Concern Grows over Punishment for Sending Sexual Jokes and Rumors Through SMS in Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/message/

Government
维权人士姚立法:菏泽地方选举程序违法 (Rights Defender Reveals Irregularities in Shandong Local Election)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/heze/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Qizhen (郭起真)
异见人士郭超真发表公开信抗议监狱虐待 (Dissident Guo Qizhen Issues Open Letter Protesting Mistreatment in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/28/china_dissident_abuse/

Media
四川绵阳关闭上千网站 (One Thousand Websites Shut Down in Mianyang, Sichuan Province)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/websites/

Migrant Workers
甘肃数十农民工因讨薪被殴打 (Gansu Migrant Workers Beaten for Demanding Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/ganzu/

Protests and Petitions
云南强迫上访维权的干部签署《停访协议书》 (County Authorities in Yunnan Force Petitioners to Sign "No Petitioning Agreement")
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/shangfang/

工行前员工北京上访遭殴打 地方维权代表被劳教 (Laid-off Petitioners Beaten by Cadres of Industrial and Commercial Bank in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/weiquan/

辽宁蚁力神事件影响持续扩大 (Liaoning Ant Raiser Attempts Suicide; Media Barred from Reporting on Incident)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/liaoning/

上海业主抗议修建高压线引发警民冲突 (One Thousand Shanghai Apartment Owners Clash with Police over Placement of High-Voltage Cables)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/28/china_rights_property/

Thousands Strike over Pay Deductions at South China Factory
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/28/china_strike/

Public Health
10 Pct Chance of Catching Disease in China Hospitals: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 28, 2007
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071128/thl-health-china-disease-hospital-aa1aa08_1.html

HIV/AIDS Discrimination Widespread in China -U.N.
Reuters, November 28, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSPEK334489

Religion
河南基督教徒聚会多人被带走 十九人至今未放 (Forty Protestant House Church Members Taken Away During Gathering in Henan, 19 Remain Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/28/henan/

Tibet
China PM: Merkel Should Say Dalai Lama Meet Was Error
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071128/wl_asia_afp/chinaeutibetdalaigermany_071128163144