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, October 27, 2008

October 27, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
China Refutes U.S. Remarks on Religious Beating
Xinhuanet, October 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/25/content_10250154.htm

China, EU Found First Joint Law School
Xinhuanet, October 24, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/24/content_10246592.htm

Corruption
China Convicts 4,525 Civil Servants in Five Years
China Daily, October 27, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/27/content_7143506.htm

Death Penalty
Foreign Drug Traffickers Sentenced in South China
China Daily, October 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/23/content_7134778.htm

Economic Development
China Makes Great Success in Poverty Reduction: WB
China Daily, October 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/23/content_7134226.htm

Food Security
Nearly Quarter of Beijing Infants Fed Tainted Milk: Report
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), October 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081026/wl_afp/chinafoodsafetychild

Government
广东廉江政协副主席被杀案查明系报复伤害致死 (Assassination of Guangdong Official Likely Revenge Killing)
EastDay.com, October 27, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081027/u1a3942964.html

Human Rights Defender – Yang Qiuyu (杨秋雨)
北京访民杨秋雨再次被抓 (Beijing Rights Defender Yang Qiuyu Detained)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yang-10262008184655.html

Human Rights Defenders – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) and Hu Jia (胡佳)
陳光誠胡佳獲民主人士獎 (Chen Guangcheng and Hu Jia Given Democracy Award)
Ming Pao, October 26, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081026/ca71620c.htm

Labor
Closed Signs Litter 'Factory of the World'
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f8c2aba0ce93d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news

China Questions 63 Accused of Mine Deaths Cover-up
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 26, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081026/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mine_blast

Law
Chinese Courts Handle over 4 Million Cases Since 2003
Xinhuanet, October 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/26/content_10254407.htm

Senior Official Urges Lawyers to Protect Legal Rights of Clients
Xinhuanet, October 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/25/content_10251878.htm

Media
Eating Their Words
The Economist, October 23, 2008
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12470513&fsrc=rss

Olympics
湖北郧西为世界武术节启动类似奥运严防机制 (Olympic-Style Security Measures for World Martial Arts Festival in Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hubei-10242008084203.html

Population
Minister: China Needs to Resolve Population Problems
China Daily, October 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/23/content_7134806.htm

Protests and Petitions
Riots Probe Ordered
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=cd15ca7761a3d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

北京市朝阳区半壁店发生野蛮拆迁事件 (Beijing Residents Clash with Wrecking Crew)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bei-10262008184304.html

Labor Row Turns Violent
Shanghai Daily, October 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=378259

Contractors Shoot Villager Dead
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=e850394e1cf2d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

近二百访民亚欧首脑会议当天申请游行被拒 (Application to Demonstrate at Asia-Europe Meeting Rejected)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/summit-10242008092429.html

Crisis Drives China Labor Protests
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/labor5-10242008121243.html

浙江洞头数百渔民静坐请愿 (Hundreds of Fishermen Stage Sit-in to Protest Land Confiscation)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhejiang-10242008085554.html

江西省铜鼓县今天发生大规模的骚乱 (Large-Scale Riot Erupts in Jiangxi)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tonggu-10242008160620.html

地震灾民代表进京上访被关黑监狱 (Petitioner for Earthquake Victims Held in "Black Prison")
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zaimin-10242008084421.html

Public Health
云南沃森公司疫苗疑致婴儿死亡后仍在生产 (Drug Company Continues to Manufacture Vaccine after Infant Death)
EastDay.com, October 27, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081027/u1a3943909.html

完达山问题注射液首例患者索赔140万 (Herbal Injection Victim Receives 1.4 Million RMB in Compensation)
EastDay.com, October 27, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081027/u1a3942903.html

Infant Dies after Vaccination in East China
Xinhuanet, October 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/26/content_10254663.htm

Social Security
China Raises Pensions for Veterans, Bereaved Families
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/23/content_7131882.htm

Tibet
Aide Says Dalai Lama Losing Hope for Tibet Autonomy
Reuters, October 26, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49P18620081026