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, January 19, 2011

January 19, 2011

Top news
Bilateral Ties
China's Hu to Engage in Rare Q&A with Media in US
Associated Press, January 18, 2011
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2011/01/18/chinas_hu_to_engage_in_rare_qa_with_media_in_us/

Chinese Netizens Expect Hu's US Visit to Boost Bilateral Ties
Xinhua News Agency, January 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/19/content_11876923.htm

Question Time: Will a More Realistic Approach to Ties Give the US More Sway with China on Human Rights Issues
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=adbdc5be5099d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

One Insider's Push for Better Ties with China
China Daily, January 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011huvisistsus/2011-01/19/content_11877040.htm

The West Needs to Stand Up to Beijing
Financial Times, January 18, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f413f6fe-2316-11e0-ad0b-00144feab49a.html

U.S., Chinese Companies to Meet with Hu and Obama
Reuters, January 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110118/ts_nm/us_usa_china_trade

White House Defends Hu State Visit Invite
Agence France-Presse, January 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110118/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacyrights

News
Corruption
Chinese University Offers Anti-Corruption Course
The Guardian, January 18, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/18/chinese-uni-course-anti-corruption

2010反腐路线图:贪腐与反腐各有“新意” (2010 Corruption Map: Novelty in Both Corruption and Anti-corruption Efforts)
Legal Daily, January 19, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2011/01-19/2796199.shtml

Education
PKU Bans Sensitive Photocopies
Global Times, January 19, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/614126.html

Human Rights
The Unbearable Cost
Caixin, January 19, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-01-19/100218601.html

Human Rights Defender – Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
家人盼谭作人保外就医 (Family Hopes for Medical Parole as Imprisoned Activist Tan Zuoren's Health Worsens)
Deutsche Welle, January 18, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14773224,00.html

Human Rights Defenders
Church Leader Barred from Travel
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/travel-01182011164243.html

Population
Shanghai Officially Just Got a Bit More Crowded
CNN, January 19, 2011
http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/life/shanghai-just-officially-got-bit-more-crowded-096925

“生儿育女是一个人的基本需求” ("Raising Children Is a Person's Fundamental Necessity")
Deutsche Welle, January 18, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14772086,00.html

北京采取措施努力遏制人口无序过快增长 (Beijing Adopts Measures to Restrain Population Growth)
Xinhua News Agency, January 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/1987935/1.html

河南全面放开户籍限制 工作满2年可全家落户 (Henan Loosens Residency Restrictions; Work Two Years, Receive Hukou)
Henan Business Daily, January 19, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0119/09/6QOIJ6TB0001124J.html

Protests and Petitions
Doubts Escalate over Grisly Death
Global Times, January 19, 2011
http://special.globaltimes.cn/2011-01/614115.html

上海将探索“律师代理信访” (Shanghai to Explore Allowing Lawyers to Represent Petitions)
Oriental Morning Post, January 18, 2011
http://epaper.dfdaily.com/dfzb/html/2011-01/18/content_439745.htm

访民爬塔抗议被判刑两年至六年 (Jilin Petitions Who Climbed Beijing Tower in Protest Sentenced 2-6 Years)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_petitioner-01182011104846.html

Tibet
Tibetan Democracy Moves Forward, Faces Challenges
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/democracy-01182011102742.html