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, December 12, 2008

December 12, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
中国2008年旅法游客明显下降 (Sharp Drop in Number of Chinese Tourists Visiting France)
Radio France Internationale, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/108/article_10949.asp

Death Penalty
“万物春”集资诈骗案宣判 老总唐亚南被判死刑 (Fake Charity Fraudster Tang Yanan Sentenced to Death)
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-12/11/content_10488608.htm

Hong Kong
HK Ties Deadly Virus to Avian Flu Outbreak
Shanghai Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=384223

到港沪访民至中联办请愿 数十位上海访民当地请愿却遭殴打 (Shanghai Petitioners Protest at China Liaison Office in Hong Kong; Previously Beaten at Protest in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-12112008092707.html

Human Rights
Hu Underscores Int'l Co-op on Human Rights
Xinhua (via China Daily), December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7298180.htm

Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
Police Detain More Scholars and Activists
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=80f97bf8ef62e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Wang Bingzhang (王炳章)
Chinese Dissident's Daughter Reports on Prison Visit
Voice of America, December 11, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-11-voa6.cfm?rss=asia

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
黄琦案已移交检察院 (Huang Qi's Case Already Passed to Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-12112008091413.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhang Mingxuan (张明选)
家庭教会联合会长张明选被警方连夜押出北京 (Police Forcibly Remove House Church Leader Zhang Mingxuan from Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhang-12112008102739.html

Human Rights Defenders - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Police Stay Mum on Arrest of Leading China Dissident: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081211/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsmedia

US 'Deeply Concerned' About Reports of Arrests in China
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), December 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081211/pl_afp/chinarightsus

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: Independent Scholars Detained: Start
of 2009 Crackdown?
Human Rights in China, December 09, 2008
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=86132&item%5fid=85186

Labor
In China, Anger Rises as Economy Falls
Los Angeles Times, December 12, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-politics12-
2008dec12,0,2413482.story

Land Policy
Loss of Homes Threatens Social Stability in China
Voice of America, December 11, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-11-voa13.cfm?rss=asia

Law
Lawyer to Stand Trial for Bribing Judges
China Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7297463.htm

Media
Ban on Covering Reporter's Arrest
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=29b97bf8ef62e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News:
律师指央视女记者被拘案中检方违法 (Lawyers Condemn Reporter's Detention as Illegal)
Radio France Internationale, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/108/article_10941.asp
Beijing Police Detain Eight Posing as Journalists, Selling Press Cards
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/11/content_10490244.htm

Migrant Workers
Police Foil Human Trafficking in Golden Triangle
China Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7297128.htm

Police
Uyghur Students 'Beaten by Police'
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/students-12112008071703.html

Poverty
成都向37.91万困难群众发放每人百元消费券 (Chengdu Provides 100 Yuan Vouchers to the Masses in Hard Times)
EastDay.com, December 12, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081212/u1a4039342.html

Protests and Petitions
自贡市民进京举报遭追踪 当地黑监狱专押上访者 (Sichuan Petitioner to Beijing Tracked; 'Black Jails' There Specialize in Detaining Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zigong-12112008160801.html

Public Health
Drug Resistant TB Rife in China
Reuters (available at YahooNews), December 11, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081211/hl_nm/us_tuberculosis_china

Religion
中国维权团体呼吁人大撤销违宪的宗教条例 (China Rights Organization Calls for People's Congress to Abolish Regulations Violating Constitutional Right to Freedom of Religion)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/religion-12112008094428.html

Rural Issues
10b Yuan in Farm Aid to Support Rural Population
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=729a7bf8ef62e110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Society
Beichuan Couples Find New Love
China Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/12/content_7297641.htm

State Security
Five on Trial Over State Secrets Theft
Shanghai Daily, December 12, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=384197

Taiwan
Work Rules for Chinese Spouses Nixed
China Post, December 12, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2008/12/12/187256/Work-rules.htm