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, May 11, 2011

May 11, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Nepal-China Meeting on Tibet Trade Begins in Nepal
Xinhua News Agency, May 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011-05/09/content_12472388.htm

US in New Push to Break China Internet Firewall
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/uschinairanrightsinternetit

US Views on China 'Simple': Top Official
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2011
http://news.ph.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4830896

Corruption
Chinese Province Probes Sale of ‘Illegal Children’
Reuters, May 11, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/11/2003502972

近三年副部以上贪官判刑榜 18人无一死刑 (No Executions amongst High-Ranking Officials Convicted of Corruption Since Death of Former SFDA Head in 2007)
Caixin, May 10, 2011
http://www.caing.com/2011-05-10/100257334.html

Environment
长江中下游遭遇历史同期罕见超低水位 (Yangtze River Reaches Lowest Level Since Recording Began in 1950s)
Xinhua News Agency, May 10, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2011-05/10/c_121399864.htm

Disasters
Coping with Life 3 Years after Deadly Earthquake
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=68639709a1adf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hukou
江西分宜户籍改革取消农业户和非农户口划分 (Jiangxi County Removes Hukou Distinction between Farmers and Non-Farmers)
Jiangxi Daily, May 10, 2011
http://jxfzb.jxnews.com.cn/system/2011/05/10/011657168.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
北京超期羁押艾未未 港人抗议国际谴责 (Ai's Whereabouts Still Unknown as His Detention Passes Maximum Legally Stipulated Time Limit)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-05102011115143.html
Related news:
艾未未家人期盼"透明化过程" (Ai Weiwei's Family Look Forward to "Transparent Process")
Deutsche Welle, May 10, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15064013,00.html

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
China Locks Up Family of Mongolian Activist: Rights Groups
The Daily Telegraph, May 10, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8505443/China-locks-up-family-of-Mongolian-activist-rights-groups.html

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Critical Acclaim for Film about Nobel Laureate
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03339709a1adf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders
艾晓明门锁被破坏 匿名电话昼夜骚扰 (Independent Academic Ai Xiaoming and Retired Professor Sun Wenguang under Constant Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ai-05102011110846.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Volatile Kyrgyzstan Asks NATO to Help Boost Security
Reuters, May 10, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/volatile-kyrgyzstan-asks-nato-to-help-boost-security

Protests and Petitions
Catching Scent of Revolution, China Moves to Snip Jasmine
New York Times, May 10, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/world/asia/11jasmine.html

Beijing 'Walls Out' Protest
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protest-05102011130235.html

Man Sets Self on Fire to Protest Forced Demolition
Shanghai Daily, May 10, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/10/Man%2Bsets%2Bself%2Bon%2Bfire%2Bto%2Bprotest%2Bforced%2Bdemolition/

深圳撤回禁止民工上访讨薪文件 称系措辞错误 (Shenzhen Cancels Government Document Banning Petitions from Migrant Workers, Says It Was an Error in Wording)
Xinhua News Agency, May 09, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0509/18/73KPABD600014JB5.html
Related news:
Shenzhen's Ban on Migrant Worker Petitions Withdrawn
Caixin, May 11, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-05-10/100257728.html
XUAR
Uyghurs Push Self-Determination
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2011