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.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
US 'to Give $1.5m to Falun Gong Internet Freedom Group'
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 12, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8678760.stm


Related News:

中国反对美国给法轮功团体提供经费 (China Opposes US Funding Falungong-related Organization)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/05/100513_china_us_falungong.shtml

US, China Begin Human Rights Talks
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), May 13, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100513/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_china_human_rights


Disasters
China Quake Rebuilding Rush Shows Power and Pitfalls
Reuters, May 12, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64B1CE20100512

Rainstorms in Southern China Kill 86
China Daily (via China Daily), May 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/12/content_9841679.htm


Environment
Polluting Plant Shuts down Operation Following Complaints
China Daily, May 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/13/content_9842497.htm


Government
Not Much Will Change under China's Next Leaders: Scholar
China Post, May 13, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2010/05/13/256273/p2/Not-much.htm


Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
China Environmentalist Released After Prison Term
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), May 12, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100512/ap_on_re_as/as_china_environmentalist


Law
河南农民赵作海被错判杀人罪入狱11年获赔65 (Henan Farmer Zhao Zuohai Receives Compensation after 11 Years Wrongly Imprisoned)
Dahe Daily (via Eastday), May 13, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100513/u1a5201606.html


Media
Editor Fired after Reports on Vaccine Cover-up
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0623a74e8bc88210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Censors Attack News to Calm Panic after Ninth Child Stabbing in Weeks
The Daily Telegraph, May 12, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7715249/China-censors-attack-news-to-calm-panic-after-ninth-child-stabbing-in-weeks.html


Multilateral
专家驳中国傲慢论 称自信比傲慢更准确 (China's Experts: China Is Assertive, Not Arrogant)
Southern Daily (via Sina), May 13, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-05-13/101420263886.shtml


Police
Arrest Warrants for Three Cops over Torture Case
China Daily, May 13, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/13/content_9842402.htm


Society
School Attacks Reflect Badly on Beijing
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e60cdfb886d88210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Millions 'Left Behind' in Rural China
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 12, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8668086.stm