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, July 16, 2010

July 16, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China: Differences with Britain Don't Hinder Ties
Associated Press, July 15, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqSqE-pxxaaI3NTc13sSn5jXqZlAD9GUQA580
Related news:
英外相在华访问时对西藏人权表示关切 (British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Expresses Concern for Human Rights in Tibet during China Visit)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/Tibet-07152010111119.html
Hong Kong
圆桌论坛:讨论香港的民主前景 (U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China Holds Roundtable Discussion on Prospects of Democracy in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HongKong-07152010155013.html

Human Rights Defender -- Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎)
冯正虎访京后遭严控 合法申诉被阻爆发身体冲突 (Feng Zhenghu Attacked whilst Legally Submitting Complaints)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fengzhenghu-07152010110511.html

Human Rights Defender -- Ni Yulan ( 倪玉兰)
德国总理访华 多名维权人士被监控 ( Activists Monitored during German Chancellor's China Visit )
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-dissident-07152010105006.html

Human Rights Defenders
浙江维权农民及异议人士被传唤 杭州维权人士杨云彪下周开庭 (Hangzhou Activist Yang Yunbiao's Trial Starts Next Week)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-07152010101305.html

Land Policy
山西天镇县逾300亩良田因采铁砂被毁 (300+ Mu of Farmland in Tianzhen, Shanxi Destroyed by Iron Ore Mining)
China Youth Daily, July 16, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100716/u1a5332785.html#

Law
广东省实施《突发事件应对条例》 (Guangdong Implements Emergency Response Regulations)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tufa-07152010154427.html

Media
Several China Blogs Go Offline
The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703722804575369140734887502.html
Related News:
网易重开微博集体退化 中国网民增多网站减少 (As Chinese Netizens Increase, Websites Decline: NetEase Reopens its Microblogging Platform with Reduced Functions)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-07152010153058.html
China Plans to Approve Nokia's Web Mapping Service
Agence France-Presse, July 14, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jsod1BDr6tPLML2QOwWRqewpUI0A

网游实名制实施 网络实名制将合法化? (Real-name System to Be Implemented for Online Games Soon, Paving Road for Legalization of an Internet-wide Real-name System )
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-07152010110246.html

Migrant Workers
陕西咸阳为6万名留守儿童建档案 (Shaanxi Builds Files for 60,000 Children Left Behind by Migrant Workers for Addressing Education Problems)
Chinese Business View, July 16, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100716/u1a5333024.html#

Protests and Petitions
安徽数百民办教师集体上访 计划周五举行更大活动 ( 100+ Teachers Petition for Proper Resettlement Compensation in Anhui; Plan to Hold Large-Scale Activities on Friday)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaoshi-07152010154051.html

Chinese Nationals Protest Forced Evictions
The Washington Times, July 14, 2010
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/14/chinese-nationals-protest-forced-evictions/

State Security
Geologist Jailed For Trading China State Secrets Appeals
The Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704682604575370210792773320.html

Tibet
Is Development Killing Tibet's Way of Life?
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10638506

XUAR
Chinese Plane Makes Emergency Landing Following Bomb Threat
The Times of India, July 15, 2010
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/China/Chinese-plane-makes-emergency-landing-following-bomb-threat/articleshow/6170269.cms

新疆伊犁警察拘捕维族人引发抗议 (Arrest of Uyghurs in Ili Triggers Protests)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-Uyghurs2-07152010124915.html

Tough Curbs on Burials
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/burial-07152010155649.html