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, August 05, 2008

August 05, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing Sends Mugabe Packing
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 05, 2008
http://www.smh.com.au/news/latest-news/beijing-sends-mugabe-packing/2008/08/05/1217701960735.html

Untainted picture of China's Africa policy
China Daily, August 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-08/05/content_6903391.htm

Bush Walks Tightrope over Rights and Respect for China
International Herald Tribune, August 04, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/04/asia/prexy.php

Corruption
Corrupt Official's Son Also Jailed
China Daily, August 05, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/05/content_6903779.htm

Disasters
Auditor: Some Quake Funds, Supplies Misused
Shanghai Daily, August 05, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=369363

Environment
China Will Start to Monitor New Pollutants
Associated Press (available at Yahoo!News), August 04, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iS4WkCV2k3VRFauV7yprOz5c-tHQD92BC6E80

Human Rights Defenders
浙江民主党成员王荣清被逮捕 郭泉遭严密监控 (Zhejiang Democratic Party Member Arrested; Guo Quan Under Heavy Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/guoquan-08042008110416.html

Military
美国商业卫星图像出售中国 (U.S. Satellite Pictures Sold to China)
Radio France Internationale, August 05, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/104/article_8780.asp

Olympics
公安搶港記相機 (Authorities Steal Hong Kong Reporter's Camera)
Ming Pao, August 05, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080805/gac1.htm

Improved Web Access Still Falls Shy of Pledge
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=559c4fe89be8b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Journalists 'Beaten for Reporting China Police Attack'
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 05, 2008
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/05/2324748.htm?section=world

便衣等政府人员阻止外国记者采访 (Plain Clothes and Government Authorities Prevent Foreign Media from Reporting)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jizhe-08042008105306.html

Buddhist Monk Denied Entry to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c4dc4fe89be8b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

上海轨交站所有商铺今起停业一月 确保奥运安全 (Businesses Closed in Shanghai Subways for One Month)
Xinhuanet, August 05, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-08/05/content_8956955.htm

Olympics Will Be Safe, Says China
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 05, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7542167.stm

China's Mines Lie Eerily Quiet for Olympics
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 04, 2008
http://business.smh.com.au/business/chinas-mines-lie-eerily-quiet-for-olympics-20080803-3pd9.html

Protests and Petitions
Beijing Residents Stage Protest over Olympic Eviction
The Guardian, August 04, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/04/china.olympics2008

港商团体拟申请到京上访 上海访民不信承诺拟自己进行示威活动 (Hong Kong Business and Shanghai Petitioners Plan Protest in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-08042008110245.html

北京旧房所有者的声明 (Beijing Owners of Old Houses Give Declaration)
Radio Free Asia, August 04, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiufang-08042008151507.html

State Security
China Calls Xinjiang Bombing Terrorism
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 04, 2008
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=5510608&page=1

XUAR
East Turkestan Movement Says Oppression Fuels Unrest
South China Morning Post, August 05, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bb0c4fe89be8b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Survival, Not Revolution, Consumes China's Uighurs
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), August 04, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gHfAgGcqNiWuQwE3IGVAxLiL24sQ

Attack-Hit West China Under Heavy Security
Reuters, August 05, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK26284720080805