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.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

June 20, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties

China Used 'Direct Language' to Push Sudan to Accept Peacekeepers: Diplomat

Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 18, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070619/wl_afp/sudandarfurunrestchina
diplomacy_0706
19015300;_ylt=AuhyNsAPiy0aKhrB0B8mOexPzWQA

Children

Child Workers Return to School After Tip-Off

South China Morning Post, June 20, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
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a0/?vgnextoid=0ddff14f1c443110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Trafficker Admits to Selling 3,000 Labourers in Three Years

South China Morning Post, June 20, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=676ff14f1c443110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Woman Who Sold 118 Babies Held in Henan

Reuters (via SCMP), June 20, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=e29ff14f1c443110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Civil Society

China's Largest Municipality Seeks Public Opinions for Urban Development

Xinhuanet, June 18, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/18/content_6257448.htm

Corruption

藥監局長之子在港受賄 (Appeal Trial Concluded for Former Head of State Food and Drug Administration, Awaiting Ruling)

Ming Pao, June 20, 2007

http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070620/caf1.htm

China Steps Up Fight Against Corrupt, Negligent Officials

Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_6264390.htm

北京海淀区四季镇二亿多农保基金被违规滥用 (Pension Funds of More than 200 Million Beijing Farmers Misused)

Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/19/china_government_fund/

Environment

Liaoning's Reservoirs Dry Up

South China Morning Post, June 20, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=eb3ff14f1c443110VgnVCM100000
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China Overtakes US as World's Biggest CO2 Emitter

The Guardian, June 19, 2007

http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2106689,00
.html

China Will Offer Tax Break to Promote Clean Energy

Xinhuanet, June 19, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_6261090.htm

Food Security

China to Dust off Food Safety Standards

Xinhuanet, June 20, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/20/content_6264933.htm

Hukou

户籍改革存诸多难点 公安部启动户口法立法调研 (Ministry of Public Security to Submit Hukou Reform Proposal)

Legal Daily, June 20, 2007

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/20/content_641808.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

盲人维权者陈光诚受虐绝食抗议 狱方视而不见 (Chen Guangcheng Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Against Ill Treatment in Prison)

Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/19/chenguang
cheng/

Human Rights Defenders - Liu Anjun (刘安军)

北京维权人士刘安军被警察带走 (Rights Defender Taken Away by Beijing Police)

Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/19/liuanjun/

Labor

Police Admit Failure to Stem Child Slavery

South China Morning Post, June 20, 2007

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d
7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=0afff14f1c443110VgnVCM100000
360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

Law

全国人大常委会将首审民事诉讼法修正案草案 (Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to Review Draft of Amended Civil Procedure Law)

Legal Daily, June 19, 2007

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/2007rdlf/2007-06/19/content_641287.htm

Media

《中国青年报》为抽稿事件辩护 (China Youth Daily Defends Withdrawal of Fake Drugs Report)

Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/19/china_media_news
paper/

Multilateral

人权理事会就调查践踏人权达一致 (UN Human Rights Council to Reach Consensus on Investigation Policy into Human Rights Violations)

Voice of America, June 19, 2007

http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-06-19-voa57.cfm

Poverty

China Brings More Vocational Training to Poverty-Hit Areas

Xinhuanet, June 18, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/18/content_6259699.htm

Protests and Petitions

天津东洲抗征地十四人重判 大陆还有多少个东洲? (Heavy Sentences Handed Down to 14 Protesters in Illegal Land Acquisition Case in Dongzhou, Tianjin)

Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/19/dongzhou/

进京上访者近况 (Update on Situation of Petitioners Going to Beijing)

Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2007

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/19/shangfang/

Public Health

China's Drug Watchdog Exposes Illegal Medical Instrument Ads

Xinhuanet, June 18, 2007

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/18/content_6259195.htm

State Security

提高反恐怖能力 维护国家安全和社会公共安全 (Luo Gan: China to Strengthen Anti-Terrorism Capability to Uphold State, Social and Public Security)

Legal Daily, June 20, 2007

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/20/content_641789.htm

Tibet

Dalai Lama Laments Beijing Line on Autonomy

The Standard, June 20, 2007

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=
47207&sid=141304
75&con_type=1&d_str=20070620