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, January 25, 2010

January 25, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
Sino-U.S. Ties Hit New Snag over Internet Issues
The Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-google-china23-2010jan23,0,2967526.story

Children
Beijing to Loosen Control on One-child Policy
China Daily, January 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/25/content_9371368.htm


Food Security
China Firms Found Selling Melamine-tainted Food: Report
Agence France-Presse, January 25, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gdsnNmOOUTZ_hceQU9SFDtPkIiag


Government
Liaison Offices Face Closure in Anti-graft Drive
South
China Morning Post, January 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2bff5052e3166210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
中国官方对冯正虎滞留东京首次有了小动作 (Chinese Authorities Contact Feng's Family)
Radio France Internationale, January 24, 2010
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/121/article_18993.asp


Media

五中文网站联合抗议遭受恶意攻击 (Five Overseas Chinese Websites Protest against Malicious Attack)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-01242010160716.html

Message to Authorities: Our Text Lives Are Private
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9b4f5052e3166210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Rejects Claims of Cyber Attacks on Google
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 24, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8478005.stm

China Says Internet Regulation Legitimate, Reasonable
Xinhua News Agency, January 25, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/25/content_9369988.htm

Protests and Petitions
广东佛山数百人戴口罩聚集反对垃圾焚烧 (Hundreds Rally in Guangzhou against Waste Incineration Plant)
Guangzhou Daily, January 25, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100125/u1a4976125.html


Public Health
Health Activist Finds Freedom Only Goes So Far on Avenue of The Stars
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=dc6442e831c56210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Taiwan
Cross-strait Trade Talks Set to Start
Agence France-Presse, January 25, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=43d35052e3166210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
China to Seek ‘Stability’ in Tibet via Development
New York Times, January 23, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/world/asia/24china.html

XUAR
Xinjiang Residents Cope with Losing Net Access
Associated Press, January 24, 2010
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/23/BULI1BKP86.DTL