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, December 30, 2008

December 30, 2008

News

Children
In China, Parents Fight to Find their Kidnapped Child
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), December 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081230/wl_asia_afp/chinachildkidnap

Corruption
反腐倡廉年度报告:2008年十大廉政新闻 (Anti-Corruption Annual Report: Top Ten Stories)
Xinhuanet, December 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/30/content_10578816.htm

Audits Show 57b Yuan Misused or Embezzled
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f7baae2e7a38e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
Chinese Warned off Lavish Gifts
BBC, December 30, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7802574.stm

Tax Officials Arrested in Hainan
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081229/article_386331.htm

Economic Development
Call to Rein in GDP Data Exaggerations
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=b8aaae2e7a38e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Food Security
China Begins Trials for 9 in Tainted Milk Scandal
International Herald Tribune, December 30, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/30/asia/30china.php

Related News
China Faces New Melamine Scandal
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 30, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081230/wl_nm/us_china_melamine

结石儿家长拒绝接受结石儿家长拒绝接受当局赔偿方案 (Sanlu Families Reject
Compensation Offer)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dunai-12292008093703.html

Human Rights
国家人权行动计划将在明年初适当的时候公布 (China to Release “Human Rights Action Plan” at Suitable Time Early Next Year)
Xinhuanet, December 30, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/30/content_10580392.htm

Law
Legal Reform Can Promote Harmony
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1b0d2daa7196e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
71.9%公众认为网络表达将成中国式民主建设新通道 (71.9 Percent of Public Sees Online Expression as New Channel for "Chinese-Style" Democracy)
Xinhuanet, December 29, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/30/content_10578022.htm

法天下网遭当局永久关闭 (Lawyers' Website Shut Down by Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangzhan-12292008094839.html

李冰出任中國作協黨組書記 (Li Bing Takes Up Head Post for Chinese Writer's Association)
Ming Pao, December 29, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081229/ca11359a.htm

Migrant Workers
Juvenile Crime Up among Migrants
China Daily, December 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/30/content_7352008.htm

Military
China Projects Naval Power in Pirate Fight
Christian Science Monitor, December 30, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1230/p01s03-woap.html

Protests and Petitions
Chinese Protest Chef's Death from "Overwork"
Reuters, December 29, 2008
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-37215420081229

Riot Police Monitor Compensation Protest in Dongguan
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081229/article_386329.htm

Rural Issues
Policy Makers Focus on Farmers
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081229/article_386301.htm

Social Security
Social Insurance Law Made Public
Shanghai Daily, December 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081229/article_386308.htm