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.

Friday, February 19, 2010

February 19, 2010

News

Bilateral Ties
Obama Meets Dalai Lama, Angering China
Reuters, February 19, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1116932520100218

Food Security
China Says "Most" Melamine-tainted Milk Destroyed
Reuters, February 15, 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61E39C20100215

Gender
China Contender at Mr Gay World Event Fears Hometown Return
Agence France-Presse, February 18, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hZ-PSIH4J_CUBQdPBn-ADRZFqXAA

Human Rights Defenders
Nervous Times for Uighur Lecturer
Financial Times, February 18, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28cb287e-1c2c-11df-86cb-00144feab49a.html

张怀阳劳教上诉案草草开庭 (Appeal Case of Charter 08 Signatory Zhang Huaiyang against His RTL Sentence Handled Improperly)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-dissident-02182010105302.html

Internet Censorship

China Shuts Down 16,000 Websites in Latest Crackdown
The Daily Princetonian, February 18, 2010
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/02/18/25222/

Labor
安监总局:重大和特别重大事故信息3小时内上报至总局 (China Requires "Large," "Especially Serious" Work Accidents Reported to Authorities Within 3 Hours)
Xinhua News Agency, February 18, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-02/18/content_12998733.htm


Land Policy
Hire Stands Up to Chinese Government, Developers
Voice of America, February 17, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Hire-Stands-Up-to-Chinese-Government-Developers-84644077.html

Law
Lawyer's Trial Renews Rule-Of-Law Concerns In China
National Public Radio, February 18, 2010
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123821142


Media
上海短信监控变成业务服务 (“Text Message Monitoring” Becomes Business Service in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-02182010095625.html

Two Chinese Schools Said to Be Tied to Online Attacks
New York Times, February 18, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/technology/19china.html

Tibet
阿坝僧人静坐抗议大批武警严控寺院 (Tibetan Monks Stage Sit-in Protest in Sichuan; Monasteries Surrounded by Armed Troops)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Tibetan-02182010103527.html