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, January 10, 2014

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Police find dead tiger in S.U.V. in Wenzhou
温州警方闹市区发现老虎尸体
The New York Times, January 10, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140110/c10wenzhou/dual/

Children (儿童)

广西兴业警方披露“留守女童遭性侵案” (Concerns raised as 16 men who lured girl with money are charged with “prostituting a minor” instead of rape)
Xinhua, January 9, 2014
news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2014-01/09/c_118905454.htm

Corruption (腐败)

官员查处密度近30年最大 (Graft investigation at 30-year high with 182,000 officials probed by CPC)
Beijing Morning Post, January 10, 2014
www.morningpost.com.cn/szb/html/2014-01/10/content_266496.htm

Environment (环境)

China mulls national pollution permit trading system
Reuters, January 9, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/10/us-china-environment-pollution-idUSBREA0906P20140110

中国“生态红线”概念不清 ("Ecological redlines" concept still murky in China)
Financial Times, January 9, 2014
www.ftchinese.com/story/001054342

Hong Kong (香港)

香港大学发现赵紫阳许诺民主治港信函 (University uncovers 1984 letter by late premier Zhao Ziyang voicing support for democracy in Hong Kong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 9, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/01/140109_hongkong_zhao_ziyang_letter.shtml

Information Control (信息控制)

Guardian website unblocked in China after users reported access was denied
The Guardian, January 9, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/09/guardian-website-unblocked-china

China renews Western journalists’ visas after months-long standoff
Washington Post, January 9, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-renews-western-journalists-visas-after-months-long-standoff/2014/01/09/fde67b9c-792c-11e3-8963-b4b654bcc9b2_story.html

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

美国批评中国实施南海捕鱼新规定
US: Chinese fishing regulations "provocative, dangerous"
Voice of America, January 9, 2014
CH:www.voachinese.com/content/usa-criticizes-china-fishing-regulations/1826991.html
EN:http://www.voanews.com/content/us-chinese-fishing-regulations-provocative-dangerous/1827142.html

Labor (劳工)

China disciplines 48 for pipeline explosions in Qingdao
The Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303848104579312201882800282

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Urban renewal (1): New frontiers
The Economist, January 11, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21593461-fate-chinas-economic-reforms-will-be-determined-locally-our-first-article-looks

Urban renewal (2): Not so grim up north-west
The Economist, January 11, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21593505-hub-mining-and-heavy-industry-tries-reinvent-itself-not-so-grim-up-north-west

Population (人口)

Forced abortion highlights abuses in China policy
Time, January 9, 2014
world.time.com/2014/01/09/forced-abortion-highlights-abuses-in-china-policy/

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

China abolishes its labour camps and releases prisoners
The Telegraph, January 9, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10561434/China-abolishes-its-labour-camps-and-releases-prisoners.html

Rule of Law (法治)

Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s courts
The Diplomat, January 9, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/01/xi-jinpings-vision-for-chinas-courts/

Chinese president tells judiciary to follow law
Voice of America, January 9, 2014
www.voanews.com/content/chinese-president-tells-judiciary-to-follow-law/1826472.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China officials dismissed over deadly stampede
Associated Press, January 9, 2014
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-officials-dismissed-deadly-stampede-21470619

Opinion (观点)

“Opening and reform” in China
Workers' Liberty, January 8, 2014
www.workersliberty.org/story/2014/01/08/“opening-and-reform”-china