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.

Thursday, October 04, 2012

Food Security

China’s Urbanization Changing Food Supply Chain
China Realtime Report, October 2, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/10/02/chinas-urbanization-changing-food-supply-chain/

Human Rights Defenders

被指组织唱红歌访民被判劳教一年 (Jiangsu Petitioner Yao Yuling Ordered to 1 Year of Reeducation-Through-Labor for "Gathering a Crowd to Disturb Public Order" by Singing Revolutionary Songs)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_camp-10032012111811.html

For a related video of one of the revolutionary song gatherings with Yao Yuling, see:
姚玉玲长期在北京南站唱红歌近日失踪
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1wd-7_a5TQ

Labor

China Turns to Robots as Labour Costs Rise
Financial Times, October 4, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2a804e04-0c95-11e2-a776-00144feabdc0.html

Multilateral

温家宝该不该得联合国“农民”奖章? (Should Wen Jiabao Have Been Awarded a UN Medal for "Farmers"?)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-10032012144012.html

Related:
Chinese Premier Awarded Top UN Medal for Greatly Increasing Food Production
UN News Centre, October 2, 2012
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43191

Politics

Where Next for China as the New Generation of Leaders Take Power?
The Observer, September 29, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/29/china-18th-communist-party-congress-xi-jinping

Protests and Petitions

连州村民堵路再有50人被拘留 (Another 50 Villagers Taken into Custody for Blocking Traffic in Lianzhou, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/villagers_arrested-10032012091342.html

Related:
黃金周不平靜 農民討地堵景區路 (Golden Week Not Tranquil as Villagers Block Traffic, Calling for Gov't to "Return Their Land")
World Journal, October 3, 2012
http://www.worldjournal.com/view/aChinanews/20346542/article-黃金周不平靜-農民討地堵景區路-

Public Health

广东正抓紧制定禁烟条例 争取2013年进入省人大立法计划 (Guangdong Planning Anti-Smoking Regulations for Consideration in 2013)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 4, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/2/a5/2a50e9c2d6b89b95/Blog/ab0/bed233.html