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.

Friday, June 15, 2007

June 15, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

Chinese, U.S. lawmakers exchange views on bilateral relations

Xinhuanet, June 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/15/content_
6246554.htm

Japan-China friendship pioneers tour China again
China Daily
, June 15, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-06/15/content_
895004.htm

Penalizing China to hurt US
China Daily
, June 15, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2007-06/15/content_
895206.htm

Corruption
979 Henan officials confess offences before deadline

Shanghai Daily
, June 15, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200706/
20070615/article_319751.htm

Shanghai courts begin to hear cases connected to social security
fund scandal

People's Daily
, June 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_
384694.html

Death Penalty
Capital cases made more transparent

People's Daily
, June 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_
384492.html

Disasters
Villagers living in ruins after deadly earthquake

South China Morning Post
, June 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a
0a0/?vgnextoid=975b28e540
b23110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Economic Development
Small loans help tiny businesses to develop in Shanghai

Xinhuanet
, June 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/15/content_
6246797.htm

Environment
China
to Ramp Up Greenhouse-Gas Efforts
Wall Street Journal
, June 15, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118184538803835613.html?
mod=googlenews_wsj

Setback for water safety campaign
People's Daily
, June 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_
384491.html

Food Security
China
hopes HK lifts toothpaste recall
Associated Press (via YahooNews)
, June 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070615/ap_on_bi_ge/
china_tainted_food_4

Gender
Mixed marriages on the increase

China Daily
, June 15, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-06/14/content_
893808.htm

Hong Kong
Former secretary for justice: Hong Kong's freedom remains
under basic law

Xinhuanet
, June 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/15/content_
6247967.htm

Labor
Job market faces challenges: Report

People's Daily
, June 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_
384493.html

Outrage as China slave scandal deepens
Agence France Presse (via YahooNews)
, June 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070615/wl_asia_afp/
chinaslaverychildren_0706151217
42

Law
China
, U.S. to Step Up Anti-Piracy Work
Washington Post
, June 15, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2007/06/15/AR2007061500534.html

Media
China
censors "Pirates" for "vilifying Chinese"
Reuters (via YahooNews)
, June 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070615/od_uk_nm/
oukoe_uk_china_entertainment_pira
tes_1

Multilateral
Africa wants close cooperation with China, India

People's Daily, June 15, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/15/eng20070615_
384388.html

Olympics
China
retailer halts sales of Olympic items believed made by
children - report

Forbes, June 15, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2007/06/15/
afx3824082.html

Police
Police accused of beating villagers

South China Morning Post
, June 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a
0a0/?vgnextoid=983b28e540
b23110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Public Health
China
flood efforts target disease
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a
0a0/?vgnextoid=5d5d40bddad
23110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=

Rural Issues
China
’s soaring pork prices boost farmers’ incomes
Financial Express
, June 15, 2007
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?
content_id=167181

State-owned Enterprises
China
Government Tightens Monitoring Over State-Owned Enterprises
Nasdaq
, June 15, 2007
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.
aspx?cpath=20070615%5cACQDJON
200706151040
DOWJONESDJONLINE000765.htm&

Taiwan
Taiwan
accuses EU of hypocrisy over China
Telegraph.co.uk
, June 15, 2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/
2007/06/15/wtaiwan115.xml

Three Gorges
Final 100,000 people preparing to relocate to make way for
China
's Three Gorges Dam

International Herald Tribune
, June 15, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/15/asia/AS-GEN-
China-Three-Gorges-Dam.php

Tibet
PM meets Dalai Lama to talk Tibet

CNN
, June 15, 2007
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/
howard.tibet.ap/

Activist group: China demolishes giant Buddhist statue in Tibet
International Herald Tribune
, June 15, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/15/asia/AS-GEN-
China-Tibet-Buddhist-
Statue.php

China says to spend more on remote border regions
Reuters (via YahooNews)
, June 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070615/wl_nm/
china_border_dc_1