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, January 25, 2007

January 25, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
China Loans Create ‘New Wave of Africa Debt’
Financial Times, January 25, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/640a5986-863a-11db-86d5-0000779e23
40.html


邱震海﹕北京梵蒂岡 互动新模式雏形 (Commentary: Beijing and Vatican Adopt New Interaction Model)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070125/faa1.htm

China Puts Positive Spin on Sudan Ties
Financial Times, January 24, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/905c4abe-abd6-11db-a0ed-0000779e2
340.html


Hu Jintao's Africa Trip to Focus on Aid
Associated Press ( via YahooNews), January 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_re_as/china_africa_2

Children
The Mystery of the Chinese Baby Shortage
New York Times, January 23, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/opinion/23russell.html?_r=1&
oref=slogin


Corruption
国家药监局原局长郑筱萸严重违纪违法 (Former Head of State Food and Drug Administration Involved in Dereliction of Duty Case)
Nanfang City News, January 25, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200701250139.asp

Death Penalty
跨国贩毒案日籍主犯判死 (Trio Given Death Sentence for International Drug Trafficking)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070125/cag1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孫小弟)
环保维权人士孙小弟病情恶化处境艰难 (Environmentalist Sun Xiaodi Suffers from Deteriorating Health and Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/24/china_rights/

Human Rights Defender - Huang Jinqiu (黃金秋)
独立作家黄金秋狱中争取减刑 (Jailed Writer Huang Jinqiu Fights for Sentence Reduction)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/24/huang/

Human Rights Defenders - Rights Defenders
温州维权农民林炳长被逮捕 (Retired Cadre Arrested for Suing Local Authorities over Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/24/weiquan/

Media
Author Confronts the Censors Again
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIKHJO9XE.html

皇甫平:封报封网生硬落伍 (Former Deputy Editor-In-Chief of People's Daily: Shutting Down Critical Newspapers and Websites Is Backward)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070125/caa1.htm

Hu Calls on Party to 'Purify' the Internet
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6OIJO9XE.html

China May Have World's Largest Online Population in Two Years
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070124/ts_afp/chinausinternetbu
siness_070124082855


《百姓》换血后新刊难产 原编采人夹缝中继续呐喊 (Bai Xing Delays Publication of New Issue After Chief Editor Is Dismissed)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/01/24/baixing/

Olympics
Beijing Will Pull Out Stops for Clean Games
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWNTJO9XE.html

Olympic Projects Help Beijing's Economy Grow 12pc Last Year
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUKHJO9XE.html

Police
反扒联盟法律地位引争议 (Public Concerned over Legal Status of "Civil Anti-Pickpocketing Coalition")
Legal Daily, January 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-01/25/content_524466.
htm


Population
China May Lower Fines for Poor Who Violate One-Child-Only Policy
Washington Post, January 24, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2007/01/23/AR2007012301392_pf.html
dyn/content/article/2007
/01/23/AR2007012301392_pf.html


Protests and Petitions
深圳拆除违章建筑引起冲突 (Shenzhen Citizens Clash with Police over Demolition of Illegal Buildings)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/01/24/china_demoliti
on_shenzhen/


Xinjiang
Beijing Inflicts a Defeat on Al-Qaeda
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZKISJO9XE.html

Hong Kong
Tsang to Hit Ground Running on Universal Suffrage
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZXT3KO9XE.html