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, April 01, 2011

April 01, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
China Builds Higher Fences over Fears of Instability in North Korea
The Daily Telegraph, March 30, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/8415490/China-builds-higher-fences-over-fears-of-instability-in-North-Korea.html

China's Army Chief of Staff to Visit US in May
Agence France-Presse, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110331/pl_afp/chinausmilitarydiplomacy

China Urges Respect for New Burma Government
Voice of America, March 31, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/southeast/China-Urges-Respect-for-New-Burma-Government-118979159.html

Corruption
Rise in Insider Trading
Shanghai Daily, April 01, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467793
Related news:
原中山市长涉嫌内幕交易案首度曝光 获利1300万 (Former Guangdong Mayor Earned RMB 13mln via Insider Trading)
Southern Daily, April 1, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2011-04/01/content_22168534.htm
Death Penalty
US Supports Philippines over China Executions
Agence France-Presse, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110331/pl_afp/chinaphilippinescrimedrugsexecutiondiplomacyus

Court Upholds Corrupt Official's Death Sentence
Xinhua News Agency, April 01, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=467794

Food Security
水产商爆料:虾仁挣的是水钱 (Shandong Shrimp Chemically Treated to Increase Weight and Profit)
Shandong Business Daily, April 01, 2011
http://city.qianlong.com/news/HZ/csyf/7/2011/0331/18966.htm

重金属污染中国至少10%耕地 电池行业成祸首 (Heavy Metals Pollute At Least 10% of Arable Land, Batteries Cited as Main Culprit)
Southern Daily, April 01, 2011
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2011-04/01/content_22168648.htm

Government
'Happy Index' Will Grade Work of Officials
South China Morning Post, April 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ad486feed6c0f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
重庆遭强拆户刘渝生缓刑期后重提申诉 (Out of Jail, Forcibly Evicted Man Seeks Fair Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chai-03312011160848.htmlr

广东高速公路征地起纠纷 英德十多村民被打伤 (Guangdong Residents Beaten for Protesting Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gaosu-03312011110949.html

Media
Missing Australia Writer Resurfaces in China
Associated Press, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110331/ap_on_re_as/as_china_australia_writer_disappears

Tibetan Earthquake Film Seized
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/film-03312011123112.html

"阆中热线"网站"抵制强权"抗议删帖被关闭 (Local News Site Closed for Defiant Post)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-03312011161716.html

出版物发行活动允许外资进入门店超30家必须中资控股 (Publication Regs: Foreign Investment Welcome If China Has Controlling Stake)
Legal Daily, April 01, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-04/01/content_2563372.htm?node=5955
Related information:
出版物市场管理规定 (Regulations on the Administration of the Publishing Market)
General Administration of Press and Publication, March 25, 2011
http://www.gapp.gov.cn/cms/html/21/397/201103/714270.html
坐姿不雅開會睡覺吸煙吃東西不准拍拍攝領導人守則曝光 (Photos of Inattention and Bad Habits of Leaders during Meetings Banned)
Apple Daily, March 31, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110331&sec_id=15335&art_id=15124658

Public Health
Terminal Condition: The State of Doctor's Pay
Caixin, March 31, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-03-31/100243655.html

Protests and Petitions
Paramilitary Troops Defuse Large China Protest
Associated Press, March 31, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110331/ap_on_re_as/as_china_protest

Religion
Fears of More Pressure on Underground Churches
South China Morning Post, April 01, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ab286feed6c0f210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
北京守望教会拟户外敬拜 (After Losing Lease, Underground Church Plans Outdoor Worship in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jiaohui-03312011163941.html
XUAR
Development Could Widen Ethnic Divide
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/development-03312011175307.html