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, March 05, 2007

March 3 - 5, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

Foreign Minister Evades Sex Slave Row
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0THQSTYE.html

Death Penalty
杀人疑凶能否都做“精神病鉴定” (Commentary: Mental Check for All Death Row Convicts Before Execution)
Nanfang City News, March 05, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/20070305033
6.asp


Freedom of Speech
学者吁立法惩「汉奸」言论 (CASS Academic Calls for Criminalization of "Treasonous Speech")
Wen Wei Po, March 05, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/03/05/CH0703050034.htm

NPC Briefs: `Pengshui Poem Scandal' Comes Under Fire
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNS3RSTYE.html

Human Rights
Anti-Rightist Campaign's Victims Seek an Apology
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ76IQSTYE.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
中国民主党创办人朱虞夫被公安带走 (Founder of China Democracy Party Zhu Yufu Taken Away Ahead of NPC and CPPCC Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/02/zhuy
ufu/


Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
Aids Activist's Arrest 'Misunderstanding'
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3DHQSTYE.html

Human Rights Defender – Tang Jingling (唐荆陵)
维权律师唐荆陵周四被广州市公安传唤 (Human Rights Lawyer Tang Jingling Summoned for "Subversive" Campaign Materials)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/02/china_righ
ts_lawyer/


Media
14部委发文 严禁新增网吧 (14 Government Departments Issue Notice Prohibiting New Cyber Cafes in 2007)
Wen Wei Po, March 05, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/03/05/CH0703050062.htm

Migrant Workers
Lessons in Misery for Migrant Children
The Standard, March 05, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art
_id=39395&sid=125050
56&con_type=1&d_str=20070305

Military
Military Spending Gets Biggest Boost in 5 Years
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJ5IQSTYE.html

Olympics
Olympics a Political Test for Beijing
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDHM70PYE.html

Senior CPC Leader Calls for Better Social, Cultural Environment for Olympics
People's Daily, March 05, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200703/05/eng20070305_354
191.html


Police
96.5%的人亲眼见过城管查抄小摊小贩 (70 Percent of Interviewees Oppose Clearing Up of Hawkers in Beijing)
China Youth Daily, March 05, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/05/content_1688926.htm

Politics
China to Instate Non-Communist Party Leaders in Leading Positions at State Organs: Spokesman
People's Daily, March 02, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/02/eng20070302_353799.
html


Party Members Urged to Speak Out
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9VG40PYE.html

Population
'Our Only Child Died, the Pain Is Unbearable'
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9KWVAUYE.html

Protests and Petitions
北京两会前夕再度扫荡上访村 (Beijing Authorities Sweep Petitioning Village Again Ahead of NPC and CPPCC Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/02/beijing/

上海当局在两会前夕加紧拦截上访民众 (Shanghai Authorities Step Up Action Against Petitioners Who Want to Travel to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/02/china_petiti
on_shanghai/


Public Health
Young Victim of a Sick System
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBCHQSTYE.html

SARS Hero Critical of Disciplinary System
South China Morning Post, March 05, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXKWVAUYE.html

China's AIDS Battle Goes Corporate
Los Angeles Times, March 03, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chinaids3m
ar03,1,7308169.story


Religion
Religious Surge in Once-Atheist China Surprises Leaders
New York Times, March 04, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/world/asia/04china.html

Society
中国青少年的诚信度呈现下降趋势(二) (Integrity of China's Youth Worsens as They Grow Up (Part II))
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/03/qings
haonian/


Tibet
《2006度西藏人权报告》:中国当局继续压制西藏人权 (NGO's Annual Report Finds That Suppression of Tibetans' Human Rights Continues)
Radio Free Asia, March 02, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/02/tibetan_hum
anrights/


Tibetans Too Busy to Care as Glaciers Melt
The Standard, March 05, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_
id=39382&sid=125050
50&con_type=1&d_str=20070305