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, September 02, 2008

September 02, 2008

News
Corruption

Ex-managers of Bank of China Found Guilty in US
China Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/02/content_6988048.htm

Official Arrested over Bribery
Shanghai Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372273

甘肃规定:领导干部搞形象工程造成损失或被 (New Gansu Regulations Stipulate that Cadres Can Be Removed from Office for "Image Projects" that Lead to Losses)
Xinhuanet, September 02, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/politics/2008-09/02/content_9754593.htm

Death Penalty
Death Sentence in Rampage Sparks Debate in China
Los Angeles Times, September 02, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china2-2008sep02,0,6045534.story

Disasters
At Least 5 Dead after Torrential Rain in Central China's Hubei
Xinhuanet, September 01, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/01/content_9751048.htm

Death Toll of Quake in Sichuan and Yunnan Rises to 40
China Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/02/content_6988261.htm

Parents Still Fighting for Justice
South China Morning Post, September 02, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=972d90977de1c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Student Deaths Still Unknown
Caijing Magazine, September 01, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-01/110009486.html

Education
Clearest Skies for 10 Years in Beijing
Shanghai Daily, September 02, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=372274

China Lifts Tuition Fees for Compulsory Schooling Nationwide
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 01, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/01/content_6987869.htm

Land Policy
Rural Homes in Limbo as Land-rights Debate Rages
South China Morning Post, September 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=381d8cc31b81c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

安徽凤台县假借建新农村之名逼农民卖地 (Anhui Cadres Force Peasants to Sell Land in the Name of "Building a New Countryside")
Xinhua (via Net Ease), September 02, 2008
http://news.163.com/08/0902/11/4KR7OG270001124J.html

Police
Hacker Jailed for False Quake Alert
The Australian, September 01, 2008
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24275633-12377,00.html

Protests and Petitions
Protester's Mother Pays Price
Washington Post, September 01, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102351.html

武汉访民妻子呼吁释放奥运前被拘禁的丈夫 (Wife of Wuhan Petitioner Jin Guangming, Detained before Olympics, Calls for His Release)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-09012008164606.html

浙江杭州拆迁户集体上访北京遭扣押 (Zhejiang Housing Rights Petitioners Detained after Petitioning in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chaiqian-09012008132912.html

Taiwan
Taiwanese Lawmaker Wants New Anti-China Missiles
Associated Press (via Google), September 01, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/01/news/Taiwan-Missiles.php