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, July 21, 2008

July 19-21, 2008

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
Chinese Dissident Arrested on Secrets Charges: Wife
Agence France-Presse (via Google), July 20, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWP6PP83KlxNXwt5bToSywCh2w3w
Related information:
Case Update: Detained Rights Activist Huang Qi Formally Arrested
Human Rights in China, July 18, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/63525
News
Disasters
Earthquake Prompts China to Improve Fire and Rescue Services
Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121641917828066341.html

Three Die as Blasts Hit Three Chinese Buses -Media
Reuters, July 21, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK267314

Related news:
昆明公共汽车爆炸案初步判断是人为破坏 (Preliminary Investigation Determines Bus Explosions Caused by Man)
Xinhuanet, July 21, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-07/21/content_8739418.htm
Environment
Chao Lake Hit by Algal Bloom again, Despite Cleanup Efforts
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e57e28d8a173b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
Beijing Lawyer Fights for Pollution Victims
Christian Science Monitor, July 17, 2008
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/07/17/beijing-lawyer-fights-for-pollution-victims/

Olympic Security Net Closes around Rights Activists
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via via Monsters and Critics), July 21, 2008
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1418280.php/Olympic_security_net_closes_around_rights_activists__Feature_

Law
青岛拆迁户维权代表于建利被判刑 (Qingdao Evictees Representative Yu Jianli Sentenced to One Year and Two Months in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_demolishing-07182008142855.html

Media
“维权中国”网站再次遭关闭 ("China Human Rights" Website Again Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-07202008161652.html

Migrant Workers
Where Have the Migrant Workers Gone?
The Economic Observer, July 18, 2008
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/Industry/2008/07/18/107394.html

Olympics
Assurances over Food Hard for Teams to Swallow; Foreign Competitors Vow to Shun Local Cuisine after Doping Incident
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=973f28d8a173b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing Takes Pains to Clear the Air
Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121658425327068585.html

China Is Growing Unfriendly to Foreigners, Visitors Say
Washington Post, July 18, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071803216.html

China's Discontented Challenge Olympic Hurdles
Reuters, July 20, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK27443420080720

Family Loses Lengthy Fight against Eviction
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=74cf98111ab3b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Games Spur Contrasting Treatment of Churches; Worshippers Forced Further Underground
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=93bf98111ab3b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

KMT Threatens Boycott if Taiwan Is Called 'China's Taipei'
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a07028d8a173b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Public Is Banned from Games Venue Subway until Paralympics over
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b44e28d8a173b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Sacked Coach Attacks China 'Medal Lust'
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 18, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7507461.stm

Politics
China Reshuffles Cabinet Office
China Daily, July 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/20/content_6861472.htm

Protests and Petitions
Guizhou Police Detain 117 for June Unrest
China Daily, July 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/20/content_6861550.htm

Mystery Motorcycle Death Ends in Riot
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), July 19, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080719/article_367416.htm

Police Kill Two in China after 400 Protesters Attack Officers
The Guardian, July 21, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/21/china.humanrights

Related news:
Farmers Persuaded to Return Home after Unrest Ebbs
China Daily, July 20, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/20/content_6861785.htm

Rubber Plant Growers' Unrest under Investigation
China Daily, July 21, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/21/content_6861860.htm

Religion
Religious Leaders Call for Interreligious Dialogue
China Daily, July 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/19/content_6861084.htm

State Security
Police Grab Passenger with 100 Detonators
Shanghai Daily, July 19, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080719/article_367363.htm

Tibet
100 Tibetan Separatists Nabbed in Nepal
China Daily, July 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/19/content_6861021.htm

昌都江达县数名藏民因策划示威被捕 (Four Tibetans Arrested in Qamdo Prefecture for Planning Demonstration)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_protest-07182008135049.html

XUAR
新疆上千维吾尔人家被公安搜查 (1000+ Uyghur Households Searched by XUAR Police in Large-Scale Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinjiang-07182008142951.html