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, July 14, 2010

July 14, 2010

News
Food Security
China to Tighten Rules on Food Safety
CNN, July 13, 2010
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/china.tainted.milk/index.html?iref=allsearch&fbid=58Jp0uFrYf1

Lower Milk Standard to Ward Off Melamine Use
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ca93236352cc9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

The Sour Smell of Scented Rice
China Daily, July 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/14/content_10102988.htm
Related News:
央视曝光“五常香米”潜规则 米商坦言自己都不吃 (CCTV Exposes Fabricated Wuchang Rice Stimulated with Artificial Fragrance in Xi'an)
New Culture View, July 14, 2010
http://enews.xwhb.com/html/2010-07/14/content_192983.htm
Human Rights Defender -- Wu Lihong (吴立红)
Crusader Risks Prison to Save Chinese Lake
CNN, July 14, 2010
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/09/china.green.pioneers.wu.lihong/index.html?fbid=58Jp0uFrYf1

Human Rights Defender -- Wan Yanhai (万延海)
China's AIDS Activists Face Uphill Struggle
Agence France-Presse, July 14, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100714/wl_asia_afp/healthaidschinarights

June Fourth
《李鹏六四日记》在洛热销 版权与真伪仍待厘清 ("Li Peng June Fouth Diary" Hot Selling in Los Angeles, Copyright and Authenticity Still Unclear)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lipeng-07132010103549.html

Labor
职工揭露菏泽棉厂雇用童工却遭报复被判刑 (Workers Expose Heze Cotton Factory's Use of Child Labor)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/heze-07132010151630.html

Land Policy
广州亚运开幕式期间部分住户或被迫搬迁 (Some Residents in Guangzhou May Be Forced to Move During Opening of Asian Games)
Zhejiang Online, July 14, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0714/04/6BHB1AFR00014AED.html

Law
Courts Hit by Rising Number of Lawsuits
China Daily, July 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/14/content_10102630.htm

Suspects Get Chance to Avoid Sentences in Ningbo
China Daily, July 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/14/content_10102687.htm

Media
China Seeks to Reduce Internet Users' Anonymity
Associated Press, July 13, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100713/ap_on_re_as/as_china_internet

Costly Green Dam Trial Ends as Funds Dry Up
Global Times, July 14, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-07/551295.html

Migrant Workers
Migrant Children Face Education Divide
China Daily, July 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-07/14/content_10102992.htm

Protests and Petitions
毒疫苗家长北京请愿 当局卸责绝望呼吁 (Parents of Poisonous Vaccine Victims Petition to Beijing, Authorities Deny Responsibility)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/du-07132010105351.html

浙江癌晚期村民组长只身堵路维权 (Zhejiang Villagers with Terminal Cancer Defends Rights by Blocking Roads)
Voice of America, July 13, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100713-Zhe-Jiang-Fights-Villagers-Rights-98314149.html

State Security
Jailings for Endangering State Security up 20pc
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cc4b236352cc9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Three Gorges
Three Gorges Migrants Fit in to New Dwellings ... but It's Not Home
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b127236352cc9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD