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.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

January 24, 2008

News
Disasters
China Reports More People Affected by Heavy Snow
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_7483054.htm

Economic Development
China's Economy Eases as Exports Slow
Reuters, January 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSPEK9733620080124

Government
CPC Official Calls for Service-Oriented Gov't
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7482955.htm

Hukou
Experts: Hukou Should Be Scrapped
China Daily (via Xinhuanet), January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7478775.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
狱方指郭飞雄违反监规实施严管三个月 (Guo Feixiong Punished for "Violating Prison Regulations")
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_rights_guofeixiong/

Human Rights Defenders - Lu Gengsong (吕耿松)
吕耿松的自我辩护书 (Lu Gengsong's Self-Defense Argument)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/lyugengsong/

Human Rights Defenders - Wei Xiangping (魏香平)
刚刚出狱的福建访民魏香平在北京再次被截访 (Released Fujian Petitioner Intercepted in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_petition_detain/

Human Rights Defenders - Qiao Yanbing (乔延兵)
山东烟台军转干部维权代表乔延兵被判刑四年半 (Shandong Soldier-Turned-Cadre Representative Sentenced to Four Years And Six Months)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/qiao_yanbing/

Human Rights Defenders - Xu Yunliang (许云亮)
河北枣强县村民维权代表许云亮取保候审获释 (Villager Representative Xu Yunliang Released on Bail)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/xunyunliang/

Human Rights Defenders - Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
泛蓝联盟张子霖被控敲诈勒索案下周二开审 (Zhang Zilin Faces Trial on Extortion and Blackmailing Next Tuesday)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/23/china_dissident_panblue/

Labor
Cheap Labour Dries Up, Workers Get Picky
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d58f2984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
杭州六百人强拆民宅(带录像) (Hangzhou Residence Forcefully Demolished by More Than 600 Eviction Personnel)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/qianchai/

Law
Judiciary Weighs In on Debate over Case of Migrant's ATM Windfall
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=599d53f3ac7a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Metro Says Sorry for Kissing Video, But Couple May Still Sue
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b1102984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Approves Draft Law Revision on Protection of the Disabled
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7481656.htm

Media
China Breaks "Real-time" Porn Web Site
Reuters, January 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSPEK8420020080123

Migrant Workers
上海将把农民工子弟学校纳入民办教育管理 (Shanghai Authorities Better Regulate Schools for Migrant Children)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/nongmin/

Olympics
北京書記:文明驅趕乞丐出城 (Authorities Order Civilized Expulsion of Beggars from Beijing)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080124/cca2.htm

China Fights Online Porn Ahead of Olympics
Financial Times, January 24, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acad6228-ca09-11dc-b5dc-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html

百萬警停休 保兩會奧運 (No Leaves for Police During NPC & CPPCC Sessions and Olympics)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080124/cca1.htm

布朗:希望中国奥运后继续开放新闻媒体 (China Should Continue Freedoms to Journalists After Olympics, Says British Prime Minister)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/aoyun/

China to Divert Yellow River Water for Beijing Games
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), January 23, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/wl_asia_afp/oly2008chnchinaenvironmentwater_080123153714

Protests and Petitions
温州洞头村民因徵地补偿问题阻止施工 (Wenzhou Villagers Block Construction Site over Disputed Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/23/di/

独家报道:广东惠州村民与防暴警察发生冲突 (Guangdong Villagers Clashes with Police )
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/01/22/china_land_clash/

Public Health
Pay Fee or Give Wife's Body to Science, Man Told
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d76f2984996a7110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

CCF Distributes Free Drugs to Needy Lung Cancer Sufferers
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7481797.htm

Death Toll From Contaminated Drug Rises to 14 in S China
Xinhuanet, January 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/24/content_7482979.htm