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, June 03, 2009

June 3, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
US Congress Calls on China to Free Tiananmen Prisoners
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090602/pl_afp/chinapoliticsrightsuscongress

Pelosi Says Human Rights Stressed During China Visit
Voice of America, June 02, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-02-voa77.cfm

Disasters
China Book on Sichuan Quake Counters Gov't Stance
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_re_as/as_china_quake_book

Government
Public Will Get Bigger Say on Who Is Promoted
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=80307992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Dane's Sculpture too Hot to Handle for Legco
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2d1a7992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders – Ding Zilin (丁子霖)
Tiananmen Mother: Still Grieves for Her Lost Son
Voice of America, June 02, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-02-voa33.cfm

June 4th
'Reform Uncertainties' at Root of Tiananmen Movement: State Daily Says Intellectuals Chose Western Ideas at Random
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c96a7992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Related news:
Evolution of Chinese Intellectuals' thought over Two Decades
Global Times, May 31, 2009
http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/top-news/2009-05/433565.html

China Girds for Anniversary of Beijing Killings
Cybercast News Service, June 03, 2009
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=49022

Former Protester Held, Others under House Arrest or Watched
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=605a7992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tiananmen Killings: Was the Media Right?
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 02, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8057762.stm


Related news:
Survivors Confront Unsettled Legacy of Tiananmen
Wall Street Journal, June 03, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124397266329878327.html
美解密文件描述六四屠殺 (Sankei Shimbun: U.S. Releases Confidential Document on June Fourth)
Ming Pao, June 03, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090603/gca1.htm

Law
China Law Society Report: China's Construction of the Rule of Law Was Eminent in 2008
Xinhua News Agency, June 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/03/content_11478996.htm

Related information:
中国法治建设年度报告(2008年) (2008 Report on the Construction of the Rule of Law)
Xinhua News Agency, June 02, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-06/02/content_11476146.htm

Public Health
Electroshock Therapy Given to Young Net Addicts
China Daily, June 03, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/03/content_7965367.htm

State Security
China Ups Security ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary
Reuters, June 03, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5520HD20090603

China Says It Found 7 Terrorist Cells This Year
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 03, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_as/as_china_xinjiang

XUAR
Media Drive Praises Xinjiang Crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bc507992fd1a1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD