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.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

January 7, 2009

News
Food Security
Baby Who Drank Tainted Milk Dies
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=31c79e1ee6cae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Freedom of Speech
Internet Changes Political Landscape in China
Xinhuanet, January 07, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/07/content_10616145.htm

More information
China Has More Than 50 Million Web Bloggers
China Daily, January 06, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/06/content_7372280.htm


Government
Stark Warning from Xinhua on Threat of Mass Social Unrest
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ba779e1ee6cae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

June 4th
<流亡诗集>开始编辑作业 6.4美港台同时发行 ("A Collection of Poems in Exile" to Be Released on June 4th in US, HK, and Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/poems-01062009102553.html

达赖承诺在六四纪念日为死难者超度亡灵 (Dalai Lama Will Hold A Memorial Ceremony on June 4th for Those Killed in Tiananmen Massacre)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liusi-01062009102507.html

Macao
澳门将在两个月内完成国家安全法立法程序 (Macao Will Finish The Legislative Proceedings of State Security Law within 2 Months)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/macao_law-01062009104450.html?encoding=simplified

Media
Beijing Shows New Signs of Forcing Media to Toe Line
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e68852f4ecae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Protests and Petitions
两会临近 郧西访民纷遭监控打压 阻进京上访 (Hubei Authorities Monitor and Prevent Petitioners from Traveling to Beijing, Ahead of NPC and CPPCC Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lianghui-01062009092256.html

福州二百村民请愿10多人被殴伤4人被拘 (Over 200 Evicted Villagers Petition in Fujian Province; 10 Beaten And 4 Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, January 06, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cunmin-01062009092717.html

Public Health
China Confirms Woman Died of Bird Flu in Beijing
Reuters, January 06, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE50535220090106?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Related News
Trip for Cheaper Poultry Ends in Bird Flu Tragedy And A Deep Debt for Medical Costs
South China Morning Post, January 07, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=15979e1ee6cae110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

北京禁止外地活禽進京 (Beijing Bans Unauthorized Live Poultry Imports)
Ming Pao Immediate News, January 07, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090107/ca31532c.htm
Taiwan
北京稱台入世衛需共同努力 (Beijing Calls for Cross-Strait Joint Efforts to Realize Taiwan's Entry into WTO)
Ming Pao Immediate News, January 07, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090107/ca31430i.htm