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 26, 2011

January 26, 2011

News
Environment
Can the Sea Solve China's Water Crisis?
The Guardian, January 24, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/24/china-water-crisis

河南开封杞县大面积停水超一个月 (Supply Network Restructuring Leaves Henan County without Water for More than a Month )
Eastday, January 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110126/u1a5692386.html

Government
Beijing Asks for Foreign Companies' Input on Plan
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b24675431ebd210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Chinese Dissident Barred from Hong Kong for Activist's Funeral
Deutsche Presse Agentur, January 26, 2011
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1614638.php/Chinese-dissident-barred-from-Hong-Kong-for-activist-s-funeral
Related news:
Tiananmen Activist Accuses HK of Bowing to China
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRXm_2XgfLPvSO6BoHgNL3B5-ZZw
Human Rights Defenders
聚餐已成柔性抗争新形式 国保无理阻断被指违法 (Activist Dinner Parties Crashed by Police)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/can-01252011105027.html

Labor
Bitter Life for Migrant 'Cupboard Tribe'
China Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/26/content_11919725.htm

China's Urban Jobless Rate at 4.1%: Official
Xinhua News Agency, January 25, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/25/content_11916239.htm

Land Policy
Security Guards Gang 'Only Following Orders'
Shanghai Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462435&type=National
Related news
强拆者当庭供述:警方要我们作假 (Demolisher Implicates Police in Court)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 26, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/26/content_1288202.htm
拆迁动员不力 教师遭停薪 (Teachers Suspended for Failing to Convince Relatives to Make Way for Demolition Project)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 26, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/26/content_1287995.htm

Media
代表:利用人肉搜索加强网络反腐 (Representatives Debate Using "Human-Flesh Search" to Fight Corruption)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 26, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-01/26/content_1288232.htm

Migrant Workers
外来人口可获更多市民待遇 (Suzhou Pilot Program to Replace "Temporary" Status with Residency)
Legal Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.cn/index_article/content/2011-01/26/content_2459638.htm

Population
人口调控成为北京两会关键词 承载数量尚存争议 (The Controversy over Beijing's Population Capacity)
Century Weekly, January 26, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110126/u1a5692363.html

Police
大学生遭官二代打死 公安被指漠视人命 (College Student Beaten by Official's Son, Dies after Police Refuse Medical Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xue-01252011102106.html

Protests and Petitions
Wen Hears Petitioner Complaints
Xinhua News Agency, January 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462472&type=National
Related news:
China's Premier Says Public Should Criticize Govt
Associated Press, January 26, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110126/ap_on_re_as/as_china_public_criticism
State Security
China Tightens Security Measures
Xinhua News Agency, January 26, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=462469&type=National

Tibet
Officials Risk Lives to Aid Tibet
China Daily, January 26, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/26/content_11916688.htm

Writers Face Hard Labor
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writers-01252011172620.html

XUAR
Restive Chinese City to Be under Full Surveillance
Associated Press, January 25, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g9XYdM7Li5Eumflo12-VDe9XMx5w