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, July 01, 2008

July 1, 2008

Top News of the Day
Civil Society
Quake Shakes ‘Official’ Charities in China
Caijing Magazine, June 30, 2008
http://www.caijing.com.cn/20080630/72278.shtml

Disasters
Nearly 2 mln without livelihood after China quake: state press
AFP (via Google News), July 01, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_0eS1gRJgzDm49nr4GXp1X-gnxA

联合国估计四川地震农业损失达60亿美元 (United Nations Estimates Sichuan Earthquake Damages at $60 Billion)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dizhen-07012008111227.html

Environment
State Council: Energy consuming industries developing too fast in China
Xinhuanet, July 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/01/content_8471588.htm

Human Rights Defenders
China Blocks U.S. Legislators’ Meeting
New York Times, July 01, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/world/asia/02beijing.html?hp

Labor
Two dead, possibly 16 trapped in NW China mine collapse
Xinhuanet, July 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/02/content_8471642.htm

Law
Chinese Seek a Day in Court
Wall Street Journal (via China Digital), July 01, 2008
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/07/chinese-seek-a-day-in-court/

Media
Search Engines' Chinese Self-Censorship
Technology Review, July 01, 2008
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21016/page1/

人权观察向采访北京奥运的外国记者提供指导手册 (Human Rights Watch Provides A Foreign Reporters Guide for the Beijing Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aoyun-07012008111431.html

Olympics
China opposes linking Tibet-related issues to Olympics
Xinhuanet, July 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/01/content_8471341.htm

Police
China police to reopen probe into teenager's death
AP ( via Google News), July 01, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ifaEDXmXcN8Kr6IvLs830cI_1BWwD91L51905

Five police officers killed in knife attack in China
Telegraph News (UK), July 01, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2229445/Five-police-officers-
killed-in-knife-attack-in-China.html

Tibet
Chinese Officials Meet With Dalai Lama Envoys
Voice of America, July 01, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-01-voa11.cfm?rss=asia

Tibetan exiles pressure China as talks begin
AFP (via Google News), July 01, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gr3jkeQvnrG-5sfkSb6HiXP0KJpQ