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.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

August 28, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yuan Weijing (袁伟静)

遭暴力绑架回家庭监狱 袁伟静将继续维权 (After Violent Abduction, Yuan Weijing to Continue Rights Defense Work)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
yuanweijing/

On August 27, Yuan Weijing told RFA from her parents' home in Shandong that she would continue her rights defense work . This is after she was abducted at the Beijing International Airport on August 24, when she tried to fly to the Philippines to receive a human rights award on behalf of her husband Chen Guangcheng. When the officials forcefully sent Yuan back to Shandong, they also beat her, causing bruising. Yuan's freedom of movement is currently still limited.

News
Civil Society

More Than Hard Cash, NGOs Need Soft Skills
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
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Environment
Beijing Considers Losing Cap on Fines for Environmental Offenders
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Promotions for Officials Tied to Energy Targets
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Toxic Water Threatens Sixth of Population
The Standard, August 28, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=52206&sid=151149
73&con_type=1&d_str=20070828

As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes
New York Times, August 26, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/world/asia/26china.
html?em&ex=1188360000&en=
3a0d26098171c368&ei=5087%0A

Food Security
Number of Food Processors to Pose Challenge for Recall Plan, Says Official
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Government
人不是用来扔的 (Human Beings Should Not Be Thrown Away)
Nanfang City News (via Xinhuanet), August 27, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/lianzheng/2007-08/27/content_
6611025.htm


Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
'Compensation' for Aids Activist
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Human Rights Defender - Sun Xiaodi (孙小弟)
孙小弟及其家人不断受到当局的跟踪威胁 (Sun Xiaodi and His Family Continue to Be Followed and Threatened)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
sunxiaodi/


Human Rights Defender -Lü Gengsong
Chinese Intellectuals Demand Release of Activist
Monster and Critics, July 27, 2007
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article
_1347908.php/Chinese_int
ellectuals_demand_release_of_activist
Related Information
HRIC Statement: HRIC Protests Detention of Writer Lü Gengsong
Human Rights in China, August 27, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/44709
Land Policy
Local Government Fells UN Reforestation Project, Says Report
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Law
China to Enact Law on Circular Economy
Xinhuanet, August 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/26/content_
6609697.htm


Media
皖连爆公费旅游丑闻 网民遭删贴的背后 (China Censors Online Discussion on the Use of Public Funds in Anhui Cadres' US Holiday Trip)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27
/gongfei/


Olympics
Olympians Must Speak Out on China
The Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2007
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1187779160031&
pagename=JPost%2FJPArti
cle%2FShowFull

Protests and Petitions
上海十六名访民在北京被毒打 (16 Shanghai Petitioners Beaten in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
fangmin/


Public Health
China Defends Quality of Exports
Associated Press (via YahooNews), August 27, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tainted_products;_ylt=
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Religion
四川两名藏族妇女被逮捕 (Two Tibetan Women Arrested for Urging Support for Tenzin Delek Rinpoche in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/27/
zangdai/