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, September 30, 2010

September 30, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
US and China Resume Military Ties
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11437758

China Releases 3 Japanese; Fourth Still Held
Reuters, September 29, 2010
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE68T0FF20100930

Civil Society
Charity Event for Not-so-rich Attracts 90 Fans
China Daily, September 30, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/30/content_11366858.htm

Grey Charity
Global Times, September 29, 2010
http://special.globaltimes.cn/2010-09/578633.html

Education
外来工子女上学被要求捐资 教委学校按比例分钱 (Migrant Children Asked for Donation for Their Access to School)
China Central Television, September 30, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100930/u1a5472165.html

Environment
China Vows to Continue to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Voice of America, September 29, 2010
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Vows-to-Continue-to-Reduce-Carbon-Emissions-103995043.html

Food Security
60% of Ginger in Xi’an Treated with Sulfur
Global Times, September 30, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-09/578611.html

Human Rights Defender -- Chen Guangcheng, 陈光诚
Lawyers Campaign for Blind Activist
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chen-guangcheng-receives-support-09292010122120.html

Human Rights Defender -- Liu Xiaobo, 刘晓波
China's Liu Tops List Of Nobel Peace Prize Hopefuls
Reuters, September 29, 2010
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE68S3R220100929

Human Rights Defenders
海外中国民主党举办建国六十一年研讨会 (Overseas Chinese Democratic Party Holds Discussion on 61 Years Since Founding of Country)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hw-09292010094517.html

Law
明起公民要求公开政府信息遭拒可申请行政复议 (Citizens Applying for Disclosure of Government Information Denied Application for Administrative Reconsideration)
Chengdu Economic Daily, September 30, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100930/u1a5472162.html

Politics
Hu Calls for Proactive Approach to Social Conflicts
China Daily, September 29, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/29/content_11366636.htm

Social Security
分析:中国老年自杀率上升挑战养老模式 (Analysis: Increasing Suicide Rate of China's Elderly Challenges Model for Care of Elderly)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 28, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/09/100928_ana_china_elderly_suicide.shtml

Society
Chinese Teen Allegedly Beaten to Death at Camp
Agence France-Presse, September 30, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iOxXZwTTtYJjlXOUx52rfMOSbW6Q