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, April 03, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

Web of intrigue
The Economist, April 3, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21600163-trial-alleged-mobster-may-hint-fate-someone-more-powerful-web-intrigue?fsrc=rss

Disasters (灾难)

China demands Malaysia ensure safety of Chinese after kidnap
Reuters, April 3, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/03/us-malaysia-abduction-idUSBREA3207B20140403?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Education (教育)

Almost a quarter of postgrad students at English universities are Chinese
The Guardian, April 2, 2014
www.theguardian.com/education/2014/apr/02/quarter-postgrad-student-english-universities-chinese

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

11 detained after protesting “black jail” in China
抗议中国“黑监狱”11人被拘留
The New York Times, April 2, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140402/c02blackjail/dual/

Related:
建三江拘三律师本周期满 人权律师周三往全国律协请愿 (Administrative detention of three lawyers to expire this weekend, human rights lawyers petition All China Lawyers' Association for intervention)
Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-04022014101152.html

专家:建三江是中国反法制的缩影 (Experts: Jiansanjiang incident epitome of China's rule of law deficiency)
Voice of America, April 2, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/voa-interview-yangjianli-20140402/1884701.html

Post Reeducation-Through-Labor “abolition”: lawyers and defenders monitor legal reform implementation--the Jiansanjiang case
"废除"劳教: 律师和维权人士监督法律改革实施--建三江案
Human Rights in China, April 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/post-reeducation-through-labor-abolition-lawyers-and-defenders-monitor-legal-reform-implementation
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/fei-chu-lao-jiao-lu-shi-he-wei-quan-ren-shi-jian-du-fa-lu-gai-ge-shi-shi-jian-san-jiang

June Fourth (六四)

天安门母亲推纪念专辑 “六四”永久纪念馆香港本月二十日开幕 (Tiananmen Mothers publish commemorative writings online, permanent June Fourth museum to open in HK this month)
Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/xl-04022014101226.html

Related:
《天安门母亲纪念“六四”25周年专辑》前言 (Introduction to "Tiananmen Mothers commemorative June Fourth 25th anniversary special publication series")
Human Rights in China, April 1, 2014
http://biweekly.hrichina.org/article/15984

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

习近平欧洲演讲:议会制多党制中国都试过,行不通 (Xi Jinping tells Europeans: parliamentary and multi-party system tested and failed in China)
Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/nu-04022014114258.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

After protests, city tries to ease fear of chemical plant
中国地方政府针对PX抗议展开危机公关
The New York Times, April 2, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140402/c03protest/dual/

Related:
广东茂名PX项目抗议—市民如是说 (Anti-plant protests in Guangdong--in the citizens' own words)
Voice of America, April 2, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/maoming-china-20140402/1884490.html

Chinese police detain Guangzhou protesters
中国警方释放广州抗议人士
Financial Times, April 3, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fcaf6656-ba24-11e3-8b15-00144feabdc0.html#slide0
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001055602

Refugees and Asylum Seekers (难民和庇护寻求者)

China presses Thailand to return Uighur refugees
Financial Times, April 3, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/35bbf33a-bb1d-11e3-948c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific_china%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&siteedition=intl#axzz2xpuYAIqF

Social Security (社会安全)

For China’s would-be retirees, the good life may come a little later
The Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/03/for-chinas-would-be-retirees-the-good-life-may-come-a-little-later/?mod=WSJBlog

Society (社会)

Berlin unveils new Ai Weiwei exhibition, but artist can’t attend
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1464166/berlin-unveils-new-ai-weiwei-exhibition-artist-cant-attend

Taiwan (台湾)

China uncensored: Taiwan’s sunflower revolution
New Tang Dynasty Television, April 2, 2014
www.theepochtimes.com/n3/596247-taiwans-sunflower-revolution/?photo=2

Technology (科技)

ICANN chief: Russia, China will not hijack Internet oversight
Reuters, April 2, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/02/us-usa-internet-domainnames-idUSBREA311SE20140402

Opinion (观点)

从北京到台北 (From Beijing to Taipei)
Financial Times, April 3, 2014
www.ftchinese.com/story/001055588?full=y