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, October 06, 2010

October 06, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties

Advance Asia-Europe Ties: Wen
China Daily, October 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-10/06/content_11379061.htm
Related information:
HRIC, in Joint Appeal, Urges EU to Push for Rights Progress in China 中国人权与国际人权组织联合敦促欧盟推动中国的人权进展
Human Rights in China, October 05, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/189835
CH: http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/21499

Taking Stock of Europe's Relations with China
European Parliament, October 05, 2010
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/030-83674-270-09-40-903-20100927STO83662-2010-27-09-2010/default_en.htm
US, China Defense Chiefs to Meet amid Thaw in Ties
Associated Press, October 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101006/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us

Children
China Raising a Generation of Left-behind Children
The Los Angeles Times, September 29, 2010
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/29/world/la-fg-china-left-behind-20100930

Disasters
大雨浸泡海南 3万人紧急转移 (Hainan: 3 Million Evacuated Due to Heavy Rain)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 06, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-10/06/content_1193216.htm

Environment
Qinghai Climate Change Rule Only a Prelude: Officials
China Daily, October 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/06/content_11378955.htm

Government
广东湛江官员电视直播述职 被指推进党内民主 (Guangdong: Live Broadcasting of Officials’ Work Report Conference Viewed as Progress within Party Democracy)
Xinhua News Agency, October 05, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1005/15/6I884C5900014JB5.html

Human Rights Defenders
Defiant Author Weeps at Kindness of Inmate
South China Morning Post, October 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e8e01f1221d7b210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

为法轮功辩护律师二进宫 广州亚运清场上门搜捕 (Lawyer Who Represented Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested as Pressure Mount before Asiad)
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/falun-10052010164939.html

贵州人权研讨会呼吁全民选举 (Guizhou Human Rights Symposium Calls for Direct Elections)
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gui-10052010104015.html

Guangzhou Expels Cantonese Activists
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-10052010124723.html

Land Policy
白虎头村强拆征地再起纠纷 村民代表高建波遭司法拘留 (Guanxi Villagers Protest Demolitions)
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/bai-10052010153634.html

Population
Door-to-Door Census Confronted by Growing Privacy Awareness
Xinhua News Agency, October 05, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/05/content_11378614.htm

Protests and Petitions
流亡欧洲民运组织将在布鲁塞尔举行抗议请愿 (Exiled Pro-democacy Group to Protest in Brussels)
Radio Free Asia, October 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gr-10052010105552.html

China: Prostitution Fears Spark Riot in Muslim Area
The Times of India, October 05, 2010
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-Prostitution-fears-spark-riot-in-Muslim-area/articleshow/6691264.cms