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, July 18, 2008

July 18, 2008

News
Disasters

Guangdong Cuts back on Spending to Help Sichuan
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5d7808a88f13b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Quake Zone Govt to Sell Luxury HQ after Outcry: Report
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 17, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080717/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakereconstruction_080717055900

Government
China Sets Guidelines for Central Government's Administrative Reform
Xinhuanet, July 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/content_8563979.htm

Labor
京劳动合同法后实施第一案 (China's First Lawsuit over Labor Contract Law)
Legal Daily, July 18, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-07/18/content_903419.htm

More MNC Workers to Get Bargaining Power
Xinhuanet, July 18, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/18/content_8565805.htm

Multilateral Relations
China Paper Decries Sudan's Bashir Arrest Move
Reuters, July 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK21896120080717

Olympics
Authorities Order Bars Not to Serve Black People
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=267a08a88f13b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

罗格称赞北京奥运环保减污举措 (Rogge Praises Pollution Reduction Measures for Beijing Olympics)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 18, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7510000/newsid_7513000/7513016.stm

Steel Giant Helps to Clear the Skies
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0ab808a88f13b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Stand-off at Beijing 'Nail House'
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 18, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7509614.stm

香港记者蔡元贵获准回乡和采访奥运 ("Apple Daily" Journalist Allowed to Go to China and Cover Beijing Olympics after Being Refused Entry)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/olympics_media-07172008103521.html

China Targets Foreign Entertainers after Bjork Debacle
Reuters, July 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSPEK25855620080717

Beijing to Close Airport during Games Opening Ceremony
Reuters, July 17, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssAirlines/idUSPEK34476820080717

China Hands Out Manuals Teaching Citizens to Escape Terrorist Attacks
Xinhuanet, July 17, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/content_8564710.htm

Olympic Chief Says Committee Won China Rights Reforms
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 17, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080717/wl_asia_afp/oly2008iocroggechinatibetrights_080717154711

Olympic Co-host City Dismisses Rumor of Epidemic Outbreak
Xinhuanet, July 17, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/17/content_8563811.htm

青岛近日爆发病毒性脑膜炎 (Chinese Authorities Censor News about Meningitis Outbreak in Qingdao)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/disease_qingdao-07162008105021.html

Once a Graveyard for State-Run Industry, Liaoning Is Struggling back to Prosperity
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2d6b747ddfb2b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

姚立法:不排除访民借奥运提出诉求的可能性 (Rights Defender Says Petitioners Are Not Excluding Possibility of Voicing out Through Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-07172008111342.html

Protests and Petitions
Grieving Chinese Parents Protest School Collapse
International Herald Tribune, July 17, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/17/asia/17china.php

军转干部吴传河上访遭公安殴打 (Soldier-Turned-Cadre Wu Chuanhe Beaten by Police over Petitions)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/petition_veteran-07172008120234.html

Tibet
央登寺一僧人不满当局强行爱国教育自杀 (Tibetan Monk Commits Suicide over Patriotic Education in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_monks-07172008103132.html