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.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

September 24, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
胡锦涛纽约会晤日法两国首脑 (Hu Jintao Meets with Japanese and French Leaders in New York)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 22, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090922_china_japan_france.shtml

Civil Society
大陆民间公益组织「公盟」继续受打压 (Open Constitution Initiative Continues to Receive Pressure from Officials)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gongmeng-09232009093946.html

Environment
China Keeps 'Room to Manoeuvre' on Climate Change
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/wl_asia_afp/undiplomacyclimatewarmingchina

E-Waste: There’s an App for That
Foreign Policy, September 23, 2009
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/09/23/e_waste_there_s_an_app_for_that

Human Rights Defenders
重庆万州三峡库区维权移民被拘留 (Chongqing Rights Defending Migrants Detained)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sanxia-09232009124416.html

Law
司法部:10月1日起启用新版律师和律所执业证书 (Ministry of Justice: New Licenses for Lawyers and Law Offices Beginning Oct 1)
Xinhua News Agency, September 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/23/content_12100754.htm

Military
China Promises Show of Force in Oct 1 Parade
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/wl_asia_afp/chinapolitics60yearsmilitary

Related news:
China Army Parade May Give Clue to New Missiles
Reuters, September 23, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58M19720090923
Multilateral
China, ahead of G20, Backs Policy Coordination
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090923/ts_nm/us_china_usa_reaction

中国就美中出版物世贸裁决提出上诉 (China Appeals against WTO's Verdict on Publication Import Restriction)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/09/090923_china_wto.shtml

Protests and Petitions
保定顺平扩建黑监狱 访民拒入黑狱拼死抗争 (More Black Jails Being Constructed in Hebei)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/heijianyu-09232009131425.html

Religion
六十周年敏感 出家人也受打压 (Buddhists Also Harassed during Lead Up to 60th Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/daya-09232009131917.html

Taiwan
Kadeer Accepts Invite to Taiwan
China Daily, September 24, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/24/content_8728812.htm

XUAR
11 Indicted in China Brawl That Led to Riots
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), September 23, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_re_as/as_china_factory_fight