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 11, 2008

July 11, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China Hopes to Turn New Page in Relations with France
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/wl_asia_afp/chinafrancediplomacyoly2008

Corruption
Corruption Prosecution a New High
China Daily, July 10, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/10/content_6832668.htm

Disasters
美国“人道中国”捐款被退回 接受捐款的家属受警告 (American "China Humanitarian" Organization Donations Returned; Families Receiving Donations Warned)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/donation-07102008165752.html

Official: Floods Cost China $7 Bln So Far This Year
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/10/content_8525710.htm

Food Security
China to Urgently Boost GM Crop Development
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/chinafoodbiotech

Government
Cadres to be Gauged by Grasp of Law
China Daily, July 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/11/content_6836092.htm

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
公安已将黄琦案上交到检察院以决定是否批捕 (Police Pass Huang Qi's Case to Procuratorate to Determine Whether to Arrest )
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/donation-07102008165752.html

Media
Post-Quake Ban on Amusing TV Ends
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eedb20665c80b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Olympics
Beijing Wants Dogs off Menu during Olympics
Financial Times, July 10, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ed9ea0a-4e8c-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658.html

Chinese Activists Fear Olympic 'Holidays'
USA Today, July 10, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-10-china_N.htm

Beijing Lets News in for the Olympic Games
Times Online, July 11, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4312593.ece

Li Promises Media Freedom
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), July 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080711/article_366391.htm

Beijing to Boost Olympic Security with Bus Checks
Shanghai Daily, July 11, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080711/article_366440.htm

China Tightens Its Security for Olympic Games
Times Online, July 11, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4312657.ece

China Crackdown Targets Critics ahead of Olympics
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080711/ap_on_re_as/china_olympic_crackdown

Protests and Petitions
广东佛山规定政府部门处理投诉超时2天将究责 (Foshan Officials to Be Punished for Resolution of Complaints Taking Longer Than 2 Days)
Xinhuanet, July 11, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-07/11/content_8526509.htm

Public Health
Rural Medicare Plan Covers 91% of Target
Xinhua (available at China Daily), July 11, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/11/content_6836007.htm

Tibet
China Jails 12 More Tibetans over March Riots
Reuters (available at YahooNews), July 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc

Deported Tibetan 'Had Violated Law'
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post), July 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6e57f601ebd0b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD