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, October 01, 2007

September 29-October 1, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
China Cooperating With U.S. Investigation Into Steroid Smuggling
International Herald Tribune, October 01, 2007 http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/01/business/steroid
.php


Japan Urged To Abide By Pledge, Properly Handle Taiwan Question
Xinhuanet, October 01, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-09/30/content_
6146993.htm


EU Urges China To Pressure Myanmar Rulers On Crackdown
Deutsche Welle, September 30, 2007
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2803521,00.html

Corruption
China Warns Multinationals Also Targeted In Anti-Graft Drive
AFP, October 01, 2007
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gx7rhB_U8GN8e60tQq
0pyIP85wkA


Senior Official Underlines Anti-Corruption Among Party Officials
Xinhuanet, October 01, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6274774.html

Economic Development China’s Moves To Curb Food Prices May Not Succeed
Daily Times, October 01, 2007
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%
5C09%5C30%5Cstory_30-9-2007_pg5_42
2007_pg5_42

Education Higher Education In Mainland China In Debt: 200 Billion Yuan
Epoch Times, September 29, 2007
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-9-29/60244.html

Environment
China Shuts Down 253 Small Power Plants
China Knowledge, October 01, 2007
http://www.chinaknowledge.com/news/news-detail.aspx?id=10604

China's Input On Environmental Protection Hits Record High
CRI English, September 30, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2007-09/30/content_
6147342.htm


Food Security China Bans Poultry Imports From Canada
Xinhuanet, October 01, 2007
http://www.china.org.cn/english/news/226592.htm

Hong Kong Hong Kong A Player Not A Bystander In China Affairs, Leader Says
Earthtimes.org, October 01, 2007
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/116619.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Arrests Cyber-Dissident
AFP, October 01, 2007
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h3L1XQot1TEhq9
-vzwFk3o3SJXmw


China Communist Elder Issues Bold Call For Democracy
Reuters, September 30, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL30317811
20070930?sp=true


Labor
Beijing To Close 1,000 Small Coal Mines Before Olympic Games
AFP, October 01, 2007
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iLpKsX7rzHeE_6GcU8
_lOPfJtaFg


Powerful Explosions Level 100 Houses, Many Feared Dead
Epoch Times, September 30, 2007
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-9-30/60242.html

China Abandons Search For Bodies In Mine
AP, September 29, 2007
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jKx3JZrgPD0fw_vwhJ
4kMAzQb_WgD8RV2QP84


Land Policy China's Property Law Takes Effect
Xinhuanet, October 01, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/01/content_
6820625.htm


Macau Macau Residents Set For Major Protest
AFP, October 01, 2007
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=
data/theworld/2007/October/theworld_October10.xml&sec
tion=theworld
heworld_October10.xml&section=theworld

Media
China Trotting Into The Internet Age
People's Daily, October 01, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90781/6275479.html

China Bans Bra, Underwear Ads
AP, September 30, 2007
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5huoKF09I2X_o73N
5OJOp2IXazn-QD8RVP0E80


Multilateral Six Parties Reach Tentative Deal
China Daily, October 01, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6275440.html

Olympics
Ahead Of 2008 Olympics, Beijing Says Goodbye To "Chinglish"
Xinhuanet, October 01, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/6274117.html

China Hosts Biggest Ever Special Olympics
AFP, October 01, 2007
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/
sports/2007/October/sports_October31.xml&section=sports&col
=
orts_October31.xml&section=sports&col=

Politics
China To Insist On Reform, Opening-Up For Harmonious Society: Premier
Xinhuanet, October 01, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6275312.html

External Inter-Party Exchange And Diplomatic Activities Of The CPC
People's Daily, September 30, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6275179.html

Population Where's Our Child?
The Guardian, October 01, 2007
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2007/09/30/
2003381132


Poverty Battle To Conquer Poverty Continues
China Daily, September 29, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6274054.html