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, November 19, 2009

November 19, 2009

News
Economic Development
Wen Says China Doesn't Seek Trade Surplus with US
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), November 18, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_bi_ge/as_obama_china_wen

Human Rights Defender - Wang Rongqing (王荣清)
浙江民主党人王荣清狱中病危 (Democratic Movement Activist from Zhejiang Terminally Ill in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wrq-11182009163727.html

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟下落不明 其姐遭软禁威胁 (Gao Zhisheng Still Missing, His Sister Threatened and Put under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gzs-11182009145503.html

Human Rights Defenders
Obama’s China Visit Leaves Dissidents Disappointed
Agence France-Presse, November 18, 2009
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Obama+China+visit+leaves+dissidents+disappointed/2238732/story.html

Law
最高检下发《人民检察院检察建议工作规定(试行)》 (Supreme People's Procuratorate Issues "Regulation on Suggestion on Procuratorate Work (Pilot)")
Xinhua News Agency, November 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-11/17/content_12477442.htm

Related information:
记者就《人民检察院检察建议工作规定(试行)》采访最高检有关负责人 (Interview with SPP Official on "Regulation on Suggestion on Procuratorate Work (Pilot)" )
Xinhua News Agency, November 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-11/17/content_12477439.htm

人民检察院检察建议工作规定(试行) (Regulation on Suggestion on Procuratorate Work (Pilot))
Procuratorial Daily, November 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-11/18/content_12480202.htm


Media
拍攝「奧巴毛」T恤 CNN女記者被扣2小時 (CNN Reported Detained for 2 Hours for Shooting the "ObaMao" T-shirt)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091118/cad4.htm

『南方周末』专访奥巴马稿件被禁上网 (Draft of Southern Weekend's Exclusive Interview with Obama Banned from Being Published on Internet)
Radio France Internationale, November 19, 2009
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/119/article_17531.asp

Public Health
Beijing's Poor Visit Illegal Clinics
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 19, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8358301.stm

Tibet
达赖:感谢奥巴马提及西藏 (Grateful to Obama for Mentioning Tibet: Dalai Lama)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 17, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2009/11/091117_dalai_us_stance.shtml