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.

Friday, July 25, 2014

Environment (环境)

土壤污染:从“国家秘密”到“当务之急” (Once a “state secret,” soil pollution now a “pressing matter” in China)
Deutsche Welle, July 25, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Cix4

Related:
China faces long battle to clean up its polluted soil
特别报道:中国面临土壤修复挑战
China Dialogue, July 14, 2014
EN: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/7079-China-faces-long-battle-to-clean-up-its-polluted-soil
CH: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/ch/7079-China-faces-long-battle-to-clean-up-its-polluted-soil

China's red furniture craze fuelling illegal logging in Guinea-Bissau
The Guardian, July 23, 2014
www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jul/23/china-furniture-rosewood-illegal-logging-guinea-bissau