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 20, 2008

June 20, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties

Experts Say Products Made by Chinese Prison Labor Still Enter US
Voice of America, June 19, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-19-voa51.cfm

Disasters
Battling Rising Waters in South China
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7463883.stm

China Quake Death Toll Rises to 69,180
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8400885.htm

For China, Quake Toll Is Only a Guess
International Herald Tribune, June 18, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/18/asia/toll.php

Chinese Experts Outline Major Reasons for Building Collapse in Quake-Hit Regions
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8401401.htm

Ministry Reports: No Major Pollution Found in Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, June 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8403291.htm

Food Security
Sino-US Joint Food Safety Test Center Starts Operations
China Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/20/content_6779587.htm

Human Rights
China Rights Questioned Weeks before Olympics
Reuters, June 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1838966320080619

Human Rights Defender - Yue Tianxiang (岳天祥)
民主党甘肃负责人岳天祥在上海探亲被警方拘押 (China Democracy Party Member Yue Tianxiang Detained While Visiting Relatives in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-06192008074252.html

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
妻子和委托律师人仍不能见黄琦 (Wife and Lawyer Still Not Allowed to See Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-06192008124001.html

Media
Closure of Chinese Online-Video Site Sparks Concern
Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121390202591089267.html

外交部澄清东海协议 封舆论保钓网站被关 (Foreign Ministry Clarifies East China Sea Agreement; Website on Pinnacle (Senkaku/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/baodiao-06192008170924.html

Olympics
China Presses Injured Athletes in Quest for Gold
New York Times, June 20, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/world/asia/20olympics.html

Clean Air Campaign Targets Buses, Trucks
China Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/20/content_6781057.htm

Experts to Assess Daily Air Quality at Olympics
Shanghai Daily, June 20, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080620/article_363876.htm

Journalist Delegation Leaves for Lhasa to Report Torch Relay
Xinhuanet, June 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8406238.htm

Tight Curbs for Torch Relay
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/torchrelay-06182008170036.html

Public Health
Health Ministry Warns of Iodine Deficiency in Part of China
Xinhuanet, June 20, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8403448.htm

China Cracks Down on Drug Companies
New York Times, June 19, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/sports/olympics/19hgh.html

Tibet
For Rural Tibetans, the Future Is in Town
Washington Post, June 19, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/19/AR2008061903835.html

Nepal Halts Tibetan March to China Office, 600 Held
Reuters, June 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP21585720080619

XUAR
Sweden Tells Chinese Asylum Seeker to Leave
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2008
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2280620.htm

霍城县派出所遭维族青年袭击 (XUAR Youth Raid Police Substation)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weizu-06192008155001.html