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.

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

无锡官员将一千多只小猫放生到林子里 (Wuxi officials release more than one thousand cats rescued by volunteers into the woods)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131104_china_kittens.shtml

Related:
志愿者拦车放生上千只猫 担忧影响生态再捉回 (Volunteers retrieved 50 of 1,000 cats previously rescued and released into the wild)
China News Service, November 3, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2013/11-03/5456673.shtml

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

上海1条马路上方50余只探头 惊呆路人 (Fifty surveillance cameras on one Shanghai street shock passersby)
China Radio International, November 5, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1105/c1001-23432753.html

Children (儿童)

Why children as young as three are sent to boarding school in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24624427

Corruption (腐败)

官太太和她的公子 (The luxurious life of a Chinese official’s wife and son in the U.S.)
New York Times, November 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131105/c05guantaitai/

China army says roots out "illicit" apartments in graft fight
Reuters, November 5, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/05/us-china-corruption-idUSBRE9A40CF20131105

Environment (环境)

社科院:霾日渐多 影响生育能力 (Experts: increasing smog may affect fertility)
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/15699/she-ke-yuan-mai-ri-jian-duo-ying-xiang-sheng-yu-neng-li

Beijing "flexible" in global climate talks amid smog concerns at home
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1348601/beijing-flexible-global-climate-talks-amid-smog-concerns-home

环保部:最高级空气污染预警时中小学幼儿园停课 (Government: school and kindergarten will close when air pollution warning hits highest level)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 5, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1105/04/9CT08C1F0001124J.html

Health (健康)

华东最小肺癌患者年仅8岁 住马路旁长期吸粉尘
Smog blamed as girl, 8, becomes youngest lung cancer patient
China News Service, November 5, 2013
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2013

CH: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-05/165128627318.shtml
EN: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-05/165128627318.shtml

Human Rights Defenders ( 人权卫士)

瑞典电影节将摆放评委艾未未空椅作品
Ai Weiwei to be represented by empty chair at Sweden film festival
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 5, 2013
South China Morning Post

CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/11/131105_china_aiweiwei_sweden.shtml
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1348281/ai-weiwei-be-represented-empty-chair-sweden-film-festival

安徽维权人士张林一案 进入正式起诉 (Anhui rights defender Zhang Lin is formally charged)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-11042013124825.html

维权者罗茜告官屡遭法官威胁 赵常青丁家喜吁官公示财产检方退侦 (Procuratorate sends cases of Zhao Changqing and Ding Jiaxi, assets transparency advocates, back to police for further investigation)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11042013100915.html

Information Control (信息控制)

In poll, many Chinese "angry" at perceived U.S. media bias
近半中国人不满美国媒体涉华报道
New York Times, November 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131105/c05bias/dual/

International Human Rights (国际人权)

NGOs release report urging E.U. & U.S. to oppose China, Russia, Cuba & Saudi Arabia
Canada Free Press, November 5, 2013
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/59023

Activists call for blocking China from U.N. rights panel
Global Post, November 5, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/131105/activists-call-blocking-china-un-rights-panel

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) 国际关系(安全,贸易和投资)

China slams U.S. paper over pro-Japan editorial
Voice of America, November 5, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-slams-us-paper-over-projapan-editorial/1783680.html

Natural Resources (自然资源)

China's dam boom is an assault on its great rivers
The Guardian, November 4, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/04/china-dam-hydropower-boom-rivers

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Zoomlion circus exposes China bond puzzle
中国公司债投资者应看懂中联重科事件
Financial Times, November 4, 2013
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c43c24ae-4200-11e3-bb85-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2jn4MKAZL
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053277?full=y

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Uighur scholar in ugly confrontation with security agents
维族学者伊力哈木•土赫提称遭北京当局威胁
New York Times, November 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131105/c05tohti/dual/

China paper blames blind faith of "uncultured" youth for Xinjiang unrest
Reuters, November 5, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/05/us-china-xinjiang-idUSBRE9A405P20131105

Opinion ( 观点)

香港观察:新移民切忌反客为主 (Hong Kong Observer: new immigrants should avoid acting as “hosts” as opposed to “guests”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 5, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/hong_kong_review/2013/11/131105_hkreview_new_immigrants_not_masters.shtml

Related:
人民日报:“新香港人”是推动香港发展重要力量 (New Hong Kongers an important force in advancing the development of Hong Kong)
People’s Daily, October 9, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/ga/2013/10-09/5352495.shtml

China's plan to reinforce information blackout will only fuel anger: CTA
Hindustan Times, November 5, 2013
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/HimachalPradesh/China-s-plan-to-reinforce-information-blackout-will-only-fuel-anger-CTA/Article1-1147400.aspx