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.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

May 22, 2008

News
Disasters

A New Nightmare-in-Waiting
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fd570b434eb0a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Leaders Grapple with Political Aftershocks
Associated Press (via Google), May 22, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD90QED882

China Quake Survivors Return to Classes
Associated Press (via Google), May 21, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hE-nCSr4ZwsaoYFHIqgZdRgc3QUwD90Q6BH81

China Quake Survivors Suffer Trauma
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/quake_trauma-05212008090830.html

China to Rebuild Quake-Leveled County on New Site
Xinhuanet, May 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK14414920080521

Disease Now the Big Fear amid Squalor
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88987ecf28c0a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Quake Brings Untainted Charities to Fore
Financial Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5524292-274a-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.html

Two Chinese Men Detained for Making Quake Rumor
Xinhuanet, May 22, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/22/content_8223346.htm

赈灾义工﹕在中国做善事要有被捕或受骚扰的准备 (Quake Relief Volunteers Should Be Prepared for Detention, Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_donation-05212008122138.html

Economic Development
China Vows Severe Measures against Shoddy Builders
Reuters, May 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK13929920080521

Fallout from China's Quake Could Include Inflation
Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-inflate21-2008may21,0,435677.story

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
郭泉周日下午被警察带走并被处以10天拘留 (Former Nanjing University Professor and Political Activist Guo Quan Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_guoquan-05212008123053.html

Human Rights Defenders
部分人士质疑震灾后政府不允许批评意见 (Activists Challenge Government's Disallowance of Critique Following Earthquake)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhenzai-05212008085235.html

维权人士任尚燕被拘留 (Rights Activist Ren Shangyan Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_detain-05212008123403.html

North Korea
Sisters Fear for Defectors
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/nkorea_girls-05212008162555.html

Population
计划生育政策降低中国的人口素质? (Will the One-Child Policy Reduce the Quality of China's Population?)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/population-05212008111038.html

Tibet
Dalai Lama Urges West to Remember Tibet
Financial Times, May 21, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bfc82b5e-2760-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.html

Tibetan Nuns Play Key Role
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/laos_burma-05212008171327.html/tibet_nuns-05212008175436.html