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, November 13, 2009

November 13, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China Cautions Obama over Meeting Dalai Lama
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_as/as_china_obama_dalai_lama

Obama to Press China on Afghanistan
Financial Times, November 12, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f2bf2d0-cf78-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html

China Carefully Navigates Ties with Straits Chinese
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), November 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091112/wl_nm/us_china_southeastasia

Chilean President Visits Shanghai
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/13/content_8961338.htm

Disasters
Storm Causes 38 Deaths in North China
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), November 13, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/13/content_8966997.htm

Economic Development
Chinese President Arrives in Singapore for State Visit, APEC Meeting
Xinhua News Agency, November 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/11/content_12434952.htm

Freedom of Speech
Report Details Threats to Mainland Journalists
Associated Press (via South China Morning Post), November 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d68ddbf4a39e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights
Abuse in China's 'Black Jails': Rights Group
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), November 12, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091112/wl_asia_afp/chinasecurityrightshrw

Human Rights Defender - Ding Zilin (丁子霖)
丁子霖發公開信 籲奧營救劉曉波 (Tiananmen Mother Ding Zilin Urges President Obama to Rescue Jailed Dissident Liu Xiaobo)
Ming Pao, November 13, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091113/caa2.htm

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
Activist Stuck in Tokyo Airport Limbo
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=577ddbf4a39e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Internet Censorship
美国驻华使领馆邀请了民间博客聚会 (US Embassy Meets Chinese Bloggers via Video-conference)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us_china_internet-11122009105459.html?encoding=simplified

Protests and Petitions
Holdout in ‘Fight to Death’
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/holdouthomeowner-11122009164445.html

Religion
温州白象教会领袖黄乐敏被判刑并罚款 (Baixiang Church Leader in Zhejiang Sentenced and Fined)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_christian-11122009112738.html?encoding=simplified

Taiwan
Cross-Strait Talks Set for December
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4cbad34f327e4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD