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.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

May 15-18, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
中美人权对话中国敏感 使馆网站人权报告受关注 (China Sensitive during US-China Human Rights Dialogue: Concerns over Human Rights Report on Embassy Website)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquan-05172010161204.html


Related Information:

U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue Resumes: Foundation for Action?

Human Rights in China, May 14, 2010

http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/174623


US, China Set 2011 Rights Meeting in "Candid" Talks
Reuters (via Yahoo! News), May 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100514/pl_nm/us_usa_china_rights


Corruption
China Court Upholds Verdicts on Former Rio Staff
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), May 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100517/bs_afp/chinaaustraliaminingriotintoappeal

吉林乾安一名副县长参与高考舞弊被免职 (Jilin County Magistrate Removed from Office Following Participation in Examination Fraud)
Xinhua News Agency (via Eastday), May 18, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100518/u1a5210101.html

Teachers' Bribes Scandal
Shanghai Daily, May 17, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=437179&type=National


Disasters
86 Dead as Storms Lash Southern Provinces Torrential Downpours Leave Trail of Destruction - and More Bad Weather Forecast
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e3850d44f71a8210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Gender
Most Gay Men in Asia-Pacific Region 'Denied HIV Care'
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 18, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8687845.stm


Hong Kong
Hong Kong By-Election Thwarted by Beijing
Financial Times, May 18, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c482044-6113-11df-9bf0-00144feab49a.html


Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
中国民间发起争取胡佳保外就医活动 (Chinese Community Begins Activities Advocating for Hu Jia's Medical Parole)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hujia-05172010163416.html


Human Rights Defender - Tang Jitian (
唐吉田)
北京维权律师唐吉田被拒出境 (Beijing Rights Defense Lawyer Tang Jitian Barred from Leaving China)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lushi-05172010113516.html


Land Policy
Chinese People and Government Struggle over Land Rights
Voice of America, May 18, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinese-People-and-Government-Struggle-Over-Land-Rights-93903619.html


Multilateral
EU's Kroes Says China 'Great Firewall' a WTO Issue
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), May 18, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100517/bs_afp/chinaeuinternetcensorshipcompetition


Protests and Petitions
东莞600村民集体散步抗议垃圾焚烧厂选址 (600 Villagers in Dongguan Protests against Incineration Plant )
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dong-05172010164333.html


Public Health
Indoor Air Pollution Kills 2.2m Youths 'Annually'
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e46e6c3c5b4a8210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Health Care Reform in a Shaanxi County Draws Nation's Attention
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59230d44f71a8210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

卫生专家认为河南艾滋病例发现报告奖励制度坏处多 (Health Expert Says Plenty of Disadvantages in Henan AIDS Reporting Incentive Program)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-05152010004347.html


Society
河南开发商将住户拖出房强拆 事后称拆错 (Henan Developer Forcefully Evicts and Dismantles Wrong Household)
Henan Business Daily (via Net Ease), May 18, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0514/09/66KSJ1DN00011229.html#


State Security
警惕互联网地图泄密 (Stay Alert, National Security Data Leak on Online Map Search Engine)
China Central Television, May 17, 2010
http://news.cntv.cn/china/20100517/102927.shtml


Tibet

Crackdown Fails to Silence Tibet's Dissenting Voices
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f1c5064cb66a8210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


XUAR
海外维吾尔人指控中共不尊重民族自治 (Overseas Uyghurs Accuse China of Not Respecting Autonomous Region)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Uigur-05172010144826.html