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, March 06, 2014

Children (儿童)

代表委员“死磕”嫖宿幼女罪:“只是个时间问题” (CPPCC committee member believes abolition of “prostituting girls” provision in Criminal Law only a matter of time)
China Youth Daily, March 6, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/03-06/5916460.shtml

Environment (环境)

China declares "War Against Pollution"
李克强政府工作报告向环境污染宣战
The New York Times, March 6, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140306/c06smog/dual/

Freedom of Expression and Privacy (言论自由和隐私)

全国政协委员:公民个人信息需要法律“金刚罩” (CPPCC committee member calls for legal protection of citizens' personal data)
Qianjiang Evening Post, March 6, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/03-06/5916212.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's rule of law ranks 16th in the world
The South China Morning Post, March 6, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1441292/hong-kongs-rule-law-ranks-16th-world

Related:
WJP Rule of Law Index 2014
World Justice Project, March 2014
worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index

China parliament head warns of western-style democracy for Hong Kong
Reuters, March 6, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/06/us-china-parliament-hongkong-idUSBREA250K420140306

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

北京维权人士曹顺利病情略微好转 (Rights defender Cao Shunli's condition improves slightly)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-03052014115114.html

Intellectual Property Rights (知识产权)

California duo convicted of selling US industrial trade secrets to China
The Guardian, March 5, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/05/california-duo-guilty-dupont-trade-secrets-china

International Human Rights (国际人权)

2 Chinese arrested in Ghana for human trafficking
Sina English, March 6, 2014
http://english.sina.com/2014/0305/680784.html

International Relations (国际关系)

德拒绝将大屠杀纪念碑列习近平访问日程 (Germany turns down China's request for Xi Jinping to visit Holocaust memorial during state visit)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140305_xi_jinping_germany_itinery.shtml

Related:
Beijing denies Xi planned to visit Holocaust memorial during trip to Europe
The South China Morning Post, March 6, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1441842/beijing-denies-xi-planned-visit-holocaust-memorial-during-trip-europe

With close ties to Russia, China sets a cautious tone on Ukraine crisis
中国谨慎评论乌克兰危机
The New York Times, March 6, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20140306/c06sino-ukraine/dual/

Labor (劳工)

IBM workers strike in China over terms of Lenovo takeover
The Financial Times, March 6, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d43df3c6-a4db-11e3-b915-00144feab7de.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

李克强作首份政府工作报告:经济增长缓 军费增长快 (Chinese premier's first work report points to slower economic growth and higher defense spending)
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2014
dw.de/p/1BKQX

Plight of China's relocated poor highlights party's "development dilemma"
The South China Morning Post, March 6, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1441004/plight-chinas-relocated-poor-highlights-partys-development-dilemma

Population (人口)

卫计委主任:全面放开“二孩”政策没有时间表 (Health Minister: no timeline for implementation of “second child” policy)
China News Services, March 6, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/03-06/5920536.shtml

Related:
China struggles to implement relaxed policy on family size
The Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304732804579422500427133302

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

中国没有全面公开维稳开支 (China no longer discloses fully its stability maintenance expenditure)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/cyl-03052014115018.html

Doctor confronted by mob at a hospital in Guangdong
The South China Morning Post, March 6, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1441871/doctor-confronted-mob-hospital-guangdong

Society (社会)

China’s lawmakers are told to put down their phones and stay awake during this week’s rubber-stamping session
Quartz, March 4, 2014
qz.com/183708/china-lawmakers-are-told-to-put-down-their-phones-and-stay-awake-during-this-weeks-rubber-stamping-session/

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan monk dies after being severely beaten in detention
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/beaten-03052014152512.html

Women (妇女)

China's reformed one-child policy hurts female job applicants planning on second child
International Business Times, March 5, 2014
www.ibtimes.com/chinas-reformed-one-child-policy-hurts-female-job-applicants-planning-second-child-1559690

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Xinjiang official Nur Bekri says evidence against Uygur academic Ilham Tohti ‘irrefutable’
The South China Morning Post, March 6, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1442049/xinjiang-official-nur-bekri-says-evidence-against-uygur-academic-ilham

Opinion (观点)

China wrongs a rights defender
The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2014
on.wsj.com/1lzTcp0

Hong Kong government has a duty to respect the rights of domestic helpers
The South China Morning Post, March 6, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1441346/hong-kong-government-has-duty-respect-rights-domestic