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.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

October 29, 2008

News
Corruption
Deputy Chief of Top Court among Fired Officials
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2664ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Former Beijing Official Appeals Death Sentence
Associated Press (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_corruption

Environment
China Defends Energy Policy After Scathing Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081028/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentenergycoal

Food Security
Scandalized Milk Powder Supplier Said to Resume Production
Xinhuanet, October 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/29/content_10271457.htm

Wal-Mart Pulls Eggs from China Stores amid Chemical Scare
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081028/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafety

Freedom of Speech
Parsing the Google, Yahoo, Microsoft “Global Network Initiative”
Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2008
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2008/10/28/parsing-the-google-yahoo-microsoft-
global-network-initiative/?mod=googlenews_wsj

全球互联网倡议书出台,三大网络公司认可签署 (Three Big Tech Companies Back "Global Network Initiative")
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangluo-10282008165508.html

Gender
Significant Progress Made on Women's Rights, Congress Told
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4a15ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Land Policy
China's Rural Plan May Add to Cities' Woes
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/rural-plan-10282008162608.html

Law
Law on State Assets Frustrates Reformers
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0754ef271244d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
Broken Promise Spurs Workers to Protest at Shenzhen Watch Factory
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b64ab8ff834d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

河北省正定发生警民冲突 (Hebei Authorities Continues Crackdown on Villagers Going to Beijing to Petition over Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengding-10282008171116.html

武汉居民拒迁被地产商雇用的暴徒恐吓和殴打 (Property Developers Allegedly Employed Thugs to Attack Hubei Evictees)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-10282008103456.html?encoding=simplified

四川公安阻止地震遇难学生家长在西博会期间上访 (Sichuan Police Closely Monitor Earthquake Parents ahead of Western China International Economy & Trade Fair)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-10282008110131.html?encoding=simplified

吴江一家大型纺织公司工人爆发示威 (Textile Workers in Jiangsu Protest over Wages)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_wages-10282008104050.html?encoding=simplified

北京朝阳区居民抗议垃圾厰臭味与当局发生冲突 (Beijing Residents Protesting Waste Treatment Facility Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_residents-10272008120557.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
Parents Compensated After Baby Dies in Vaccine Case
Shanghai Daily, October 28, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=378526

Tibet
China Says Still Looking to Talks with Tibet Envoys
Reuters (via YahooNews), October 28, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081028/wl_nm/us_china_tibet_dalai

Dalai Lama Tries New Tack
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/policy-10282008134327.html