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.

Monday, March 23, 2009

March 21-23

News

Bilateral Ties
China and US both Claim Victory after WTO Ruling on Piracy
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=a24f8f561d920210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters

China Quake School Toll Stirs Grim Findings and Anger
Reuters, March 22, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE52L05E20090322

Environment

Province Supplying Beijing Water Drying Up: State
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 22, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090322/wl_asia_afp/chinawaterdrought

June 4th
Ex-soldier in 1989 China Crackdown Reportedly Held
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090320/ap_on_re_as/as_china_crackdown_veteran

Police
公安部决定开展“人民警察核心价值观”讨论活动 (Public Security Ministry Holds Discussion on "Core Values" of Police)
Xinhuanet, March 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-03/20/content_11039329.htm

Protests and Petitions
河南一钢铁公司拖欠工人工资和保险金导致群体事件 (Owed Backwages Sparks "Mass Incident" in Henan)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/he-03222009164252.html

Public Health
河南手足口病瞞報兩官被炒 (Official Dismissed for Covering Up Foot and Mouse Disease in Henan)
Ming Pao News, March 22, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090322/ca72343c.htm

Blood Donor Scam Claims Farmer's Life
Shanghai Daily, March 20, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090320/article_394899.htm

Society
周勍获中文笔会自由写作奖 透视食品安全著作大陆被删 (Zhou Qing, Writer Who Exposed Food Safety Concerns, Given Chinese PEN Freedom Award)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhou-03222009141934.html

State Security
Three Die in Bomb Attack at Mine Office
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=36d9e6984e420210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Chinese Guard Shot Dead in Attack
BBC, March 20, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7954712.stm

Chinese 'Spy' Urges US to Press on Rights
Agence France-Presse (via Google), March 20, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ipXYPkPBNnz9RtuBT4RrTEiKDd
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Tibet
Monks Held After Qinghai Police Attack
Xinhuanet (available at Shanghai Daily), March 23, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090323/article_395155.htm

Panchen Lama Calls for Support of China's Communist Party
Voice of America, March 23, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-22-voa7.cfm

New Video of Torture Exposes Chinese Brutality in Tibet
Telegraph.co.uk, March 20, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/5023967/New-video-of-torture-
exposes-Chinese-brutality-in-Tibet.html