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.

Monday, November 10, 2008

November 10, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Hu, Obama Discuss China-US Relations: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081109/wl_afp/chinausdiplomacy

Civil Society
China's First Non-Gov't Community Foundation Launched
Xinhuanet, November 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/08/content_10327754.htm

Disasters
黑龍江兩火車相撞逾百人傷 (Train Collision in Heilongjiang Injures over 100)
Ming Pao, November 08, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081108/ca61654a.htm

USGS: 6.5-Magnitude Quake Strikes Northwest China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081110/ap_on_re_as/as_china_earthquake

Ravaged Town Rises - On the Same, Quake-Prone Spot
South China Morning Post, November 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=3b8975a85e77d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Priority on Polluting Industries in Quake Rebuilding
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=707c6152b228d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Economic Development
China Unveils Sweeping Plan for Economy
New York Times, November 10, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/world/asia/10china.html

Environment
China Proposes New Climate-Change Body
South China Morning Post, November 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f0a732557cc7d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

環保人士控告溫家寶 (Environmentalist Files Charge against Wen Jiabao)
Ming Pao, November 09, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081109/ca72335c.htm

Government
Local-level Cadres Told to Toe Beijing Line
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=55ec6152b228d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Law
最高法院对适用修改后的民诉法执行程序作出规定 (Supreme Court Releases Guidelines for Civil Litigation Law)
Xinhuanet, November 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/09/content_10330621.htm

Media
Top Censor in Bid to Clarify Journalists' Conduct Code
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=5e8c6152b228d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
China Issues Circular to Facilitate Journalists' Interviews
Xinhuanet, November 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/08/content_10327320.htm

Multilateral
China’s Prisoner Treatment Scrutinized
New York Times, November 08, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/world/asia/08briefs-CHINASPRISON_BRF.html

Police
监狱体制改革将全面实行 监企分开经费列入财政预算 (Prison Reform to Begin Implementation)
Ming Pao, November 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-11/10/content_10333290.htm

Museum in US to Showcase China's Forced Labour Camps
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 09, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jz7MvYluWdvFC3K35LXjQNNNDfYA

海南警員打少女老人被捕 (Policeman Arrested for Beating Child and Senior)
Ming Pao, November 09, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081109/ca71656c.htm

Protests and Petitions
China Govt Pays Cash to Placate Rioters: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081109/wl_afp/chinaunrestpolice

Public Health
China Issues First Definition of Internet Addiction
Xinhuanet, November 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/09/content_10332322.htm

Traditional Medicine Passes WHO Health Checks
Reuters (available at YahooNews), November 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081107/hl_nm/us_china_medicine

Taiwan
Safety-Wary China Officials Cancel Taiwan Trips
Reuters, November 10, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE4A90ZO20081110

Tibet
China Says No Progress in Talks with Dalai Envoys
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081110/ts_afp/chinatibetdalaidiplomacytalks