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.

Monday, May 30, 2011

May 31, 2011

News
Environment
China's Largest Inland Lake Dries Up as Country Battles Drought
The Daily Telegraph, May 30, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8546673/Chinas-largest-inland-lake-dries-up-as-country-battles-drought.html

IMAR
呼和浩特严防仍有游行 信息封锁被揶揄“蒙”在“古”里 (Hohhot Continues to Block Protests, Any Information
with "Mon" and "Gol" Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-05302011154942.html

Officials Pledge to Compensate Herdsmen
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2822f02a49140310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China's Inner Mongolia 'Under Heavy Security'
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 30, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13592514

Land Policy
網帖稱西安潘家村拆遷有4個死亡名額 官方否認 (Xi'an Village Officials Deny Online Reports for Four
Deaths in Housing Demolition Clash)
Hua Shang Wang, May 31, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2343776/1.html
Related information:
西安市莲湖区副区长张秦说:“潘家村拆迁有四个死亡名额” (Xi'an's Lianhu District Vice-head Zhang Qing:
"Four Killed in Panjia Village Demolition")
Canyu, May 28, 2011
http://www.canyu.org/n25923c6.aspx
Military
总参总政发出指示要求全军和武警部队 加强教育管理 落实上网规定 (PLA Soldiers Banned from Socializing Online
to "Protect Secrets")
PLA Daily, May 31, 2011
http://www.chinamil.com.cn/jfjbmap/content/2011-05/30/content_58735.htm

Police
在押漢死因離奇 死前錄影缺2分鐘 (Anhui: 2 Minutes' Video Surveillance Prior to Mysterious Death
of Detained Man Missing)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2343511/1.html

看守所女警指使打死疑犯 (Shaanxi: Detention Center Officers Orders that Suspect Be Beaten
to Death)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2343512/1.html
Related news:
管教民警指使犯人群殴一女嫌犯 (Officer Orders Group to Beat Criminal Suspect to Death as
a Form of Discipline)
China Youth Daily, May 30, 2011
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-05/30/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110530_3-07.htm
Politics
政治局研究加强社会管理 减少不和谐因素 (Poliburo Meets to Discuss Increasing Social Management
and Lessening Unharmonious Influences)
Xinhua News Agency, May 31, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0530/17/75AP2V3S00014JB5.html
Related news:
Politburo Tackles Social Unrest
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c612f02a49140310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

“被精神病”背后的收治乱局 (A Look into the Phenomenon of People Being Committed to Psychiatric
Institutions without Cause)
The Beijing News, May 31, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-05/31/content_237439.htm
Protests and Petitions
County Denies that Graft Protesters Were Beaten
Shanghai Daily, May 31, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/31/County%2Bdenies%2Bthat%2Bgraft%2Bprotesters%2Bwere%2Bbeaten/
Related information:
关于网帖反映甘肃徽县七名妇女上访反映贪污、挪用“5.12”大地震救灾款的问题被殴打情况的说明 (An Explanation of the Online
Postings Regarding the Beatings of the Seven Women from Hui County, Gansu
Who Were Petitioning on Graft and Misappropriation of 2008 Quake Relief Funds)
Hui County Propaganda Bureau, May 30, 2011
http://www.gshuixian.com/2011/0530/1482.html

网曝甘肃徽县妇女进京反映5.12灾后重建问题被殴 (Gansu Women Petitioning in Beijing against Official
Corruption following 2008 Quake Beaten)
People's Daily, May 29, 2011
http://gs.people.com.cn/GB/183283/14766049.html
Public Health
Arrests and Closures in Lead Poison Crackdown
Shanghai Daily, May 31, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/05/31/Arrests+and+closures+in+lead+poison+crackdown

Taiwan
台嫌犯谴大陆 台抗议菲法院判决 (Philippines' Deportation of Taiwanese Suspects to Mainland
Protested in Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 30, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110530_philippine_taiwan.shtml

May 30, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Envoy-to-be Gary Locke Aims to Rebalance U.S.-China Trade
Reuters, May 28, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/us-usa-china-locke-idUSTRE74P7O020110527

Food Security
China Orders Death Penalty for Food Safety Crimes
Agence France-Presse, May 30, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110528/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodhealthsafetycrime

Government
上訪女工劉萍參選遭打壓 (Petitioner Kept from Election Race for People's Congress)
Ming Pao, May 28, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2341272/1.html
Related news:
Grass-roots Candidates Rally Online
Global Times, May 30, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/chinanews/2011-05/660023.html

独立参选人应从微博回归现实
New Faces Should Go Back to Reality
Global Times, May 30, 2011
CH: http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-05/1723694.html
EN: http://opinion.globaltimes.cn/editorial/2011-05/660012.html
Hong Kong
香港纪念六四游行关注内地打压维权 (Hong Kong June 4 Memorial March also Calls for Attention to
Mainland Rights Defenders)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 29, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110529_hongkong_june_fourth.shtml
Related news:
Marchers Hit Streets as June 4 Vigil Nears
The Standard, May 30, 2011
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=111540&sid=32550536&con_type=1&d_str=20110530
IMAR
Chinese Regional Chief Attempts to Mitigate Anger
Reuters, May 30, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/05/30/2003504541

More Demos Planned in China's Inner Mongolia
Agence France-Presse, May 29, 2011
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20110529-281311.html

Population
专家称北京人口承载仍有空间 不应限制流动人口 (Experts: No Need to Put Limits on Migrant Worker Population,
Beijing Can Hold More People)
The Beijing Times, May 30, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0530/01/75903P8D00014AED.html

Protests and Petitions
China Bomber Seen as Champion of Disenfranchised
Associated Press, May 27, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110527/ap_on_re_as/as_china_anti_hero

抗議焚化爐投產 無錫警民混戰 (Protest against Wuxi Incinerator Leads to Scuffle with Police)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2341954/1.html

网曝甘肃徽县妇女进京反映5.12灾后重建问题被殴 (Gansu Women Petitioning in Beijing against Official
Corruption following 2008 Quake Beaten)
People's Daily, May 29, 2011
http://gs.people.com.cn/GB/183283/14766049.html

Public Health
“慢性疾病是中国头号杀手” (Ministry of Health: Chronic Disease No. 1 Killer)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 30, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/science/2011/05/110530_china_chronic_diseases.shtml

Society
Legislators Inspect Rights Protection of Elderly
Xinhua News Agency, May 27, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/27/content_12594884.htm

Three Gorges
China 'Prioritizes Aid for Relocated People'
Xinhua News Agency, May 30, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/29/content_12599945.htm

XUAR
China Vows to Improve People's Lives in Xinjiang
Xinhua News Agency, May 29, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/29/content_12600002.htm