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, September 25, 2013

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

China launches juice probe after rotten fruit report
中国数家企业被指用腐烂水果做果汁
Reuters (English), September 23, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), September 24, 2013

EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-china-juice-idUSBRE98N03620130924
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130924_china_juice_investigation.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

Political test in China as corruption probe encircles an oil titan
中石油腐败案测试习近平整党决心
New York Times, September, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130925/c25corruption/dual/

Death penalty (死刑)

Street hawker at heart of controversial chengguan homicide case executed
沈阳中院发布夏俊峰执行死刑微博全文
South China Morning Post (English), September 25, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), September 25, 2013

EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1317450/street-hawker-heart-controversial-chengguan-case-executed
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130924_shenyang_court_weibo_announcement.shtml

Related:
沈阳杀城管小贩夏俊峰被执行死刑 刑前坚称不服 (Street vendor refused to sign death penalty verdict before his execution)
Voice of America, September 25, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/article/1756523.html

Environment (环境)

Wringing China dry and blaming climate change
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1316067/wringing-china-dry-and-blaming-climate-change

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国人权活动人士曹顺利“失踪”
China activist Cao Shunli "disappears", says rights group
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2013
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/09/130925_caoshengli_disappear.shtml
EN:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24238678

Blind dissident says China still harassing family, urges Obama to act
Reuters, September 24, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-usa-china-chen-idUSBRE98N0ZY20130924

International Relations (国际关系)

China bans items for export to North Korea, fearing their use in weapons
中国发布禁售清单遏制朝鲜核野心
New York Times, September 25, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130925/c25nkorea/dual/

Information Control (信息控制)

Chinese police chief suspended after online storm over teenager's detention
The Guardian, September 24, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/24/chinese-police-chief-suspended-yang-hui-detention

Internet (互联网)

Facebook and Twitter too late for China's Internet
Reuters, September 25, 2013
http://townhall.com/news/sci-tech/2013/09/25/facebook-and-twitter-too-late-for-chinas-internet-n1709135

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China in push to join US-led $4tn services trade talks
中国寻求加入《服务贸易协定》谈判
Financial Times, September 23, 2013
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/864744ec-21eb-11e3-bb64-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl
CH:http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001052637

Opinion (观点)

上海自贸区网络特区说过显夸张 (Calling Shanghai free trade zone an Internet free zone is an exaggeration)
The Global Times, September 25, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2013-09/4389764.html