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, January 20, 2010

January 20, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Spins Web, Claims It’s Victim of Hacking
Economic Times, January 20, 2010
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/China-spins-web-claims-its-victim-of-hacking/articleshow/5478792.cms

Corruption
China’s Sentences Former Supreme Court Official to Life in Jail
Bloomberg, January 19, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-19/china-s-sentences-former-supreme-court-official-to-life-in-jail.html

Death Penalty
Gang Boss and His Aide Executed in Chongqing
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f86dc0eec7746210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Tip Reveals Detained Lawyer Alive But Location Remains a Mystery
The Sydney Morning Herald, January 20, 2010
http://www.smh.com.au/world/tip-reveals-detained-lawyer-alive-but-location-remains-a-mystery-20100119-mj7c.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Cadre Questioned on Remarks
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cadre-01192010161914.html

刘晓波案二审不开庭 赵达功周日见家人 (Liu's Trial at Second Instance Not to Be Open to Public)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lxb-01192010130140.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Zhengyou (刘正有)
四川维权人士刘正有案出现新进展 (Sichuan Rights Defender Liu Zhengyou's Case Tendered to Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lzy-01192010155639.html

Human Rights Defenders
多名维权律师又被严密监控 (Rights Defense Lawyers Again under Strict Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lawyer-01192010104300.html

Media
Avatar Banned by Chinese Censors Because Plot 'Could Cause Civil Unrest'
The Daily Telegraph, January 19, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/7022894/Avatar-banned-by-Chinese-censors-because-plot-could-cause-civil-unrest.html

China Urges Google to Follow Chinese Laws as Google Postpones Mobile Phone Launch
Voice of America, January 19, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Urges-Google-to-Follow-Chinese-Laws-as-Google-Postpones-Mobile-Phone-Launch-82051752.html

Migrant Workers
Labor Pains: Stabbing Highlights Need to Protect Migrant Workers
China Daily, January 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/20/content_9345637.htm

Population
China to Maintain Low Birth Rate: Vice Premier
China Daily, January 20, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2010-01/20/content_9345361.htm

Protests and Petitions
Parents of Missing Children Held after Staging Protest in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b37cc0eec7746210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Workers Protest at Chinese Touch Screen Maker
Digital Journal, January 19, 2010
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/285960

Public Health
Health Fears over Chinese Villagers Clearing Up Toxic Rocket Debris
The Guardian, January 19, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/19/health-fears-chinese-rocket-debris

湖北大冶一医院80多患者因输血感染艾滋病 (80+ Patients Inflicted with HIV through Blood Transfusion in One Hubei Hospital)
Wuhan Morning Post, January 20, 2010
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/201001/0120_17_1517728.shtml