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.

Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

A familiar script in China as a “tiger” is taken down
周永康倒台,官方话语不离旧辙
The New York Times, August 5, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140805/c05zhou/dual/

中国是美国海外反腐执法焦点 (China is main target of U.S. anti-corruption efforts overseas)
Voice of America, August 5, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/legal-issues-20140805/1972422.html

Xi Jinping: ready to take on “armies of corruption,” paper says
习近平:反腐不计个人生死毁誉
The Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2014
EN: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/05/xi-jinping-ready-to-take-on-armies-of-corruption-paper-says/
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140806/rlw082248.asp

Environment (环境)

Beijing hopes to keep skies bluer for regional forum
北京欲保APEC会议期间蓝天
The Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2014
EN: blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/06/beijing-hopes-to-keep-skies-bluer-for-regional-forum/?mod=WSJBlog
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140806/ren093410.asp

China to ban all coal use in Beijing by 2020
Associated Press, August 5, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-to-ban-all-coal-use-in-beijing-by-2020/2014/08/05/008d415e-1c7b-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hongkongers losing faith that city is stable, democratic and free: study
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1567132/hongkongers-losing-faith-citys-stability-and-freedom-hku-study

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Concerns grow over Chinese rights lawyer’s release
Associated Press, August 6, 2014
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/concerns-grow-over-chinese-rights-lawyers-release

Information Control (信息控制)

中国或出台更严厉措施打击微信谣言 (China mulls tougher measures against “rumor-mongering” on WeChat)
Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xql-08052014133150.html

China fails the soft power test
Business Spectator, August 6, 2014
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/8/6/china/china-fails-soft-power-test

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

China seeks to work with US in Africa
中国邀请美国在非洲发展事务上合作
Financial Times, August 5, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0eb59686-1cb8-11e4-b4c7-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057603

Obama suggests US is better partner than China to African leaders
The Guardian, August 5, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/05/obama-africa-leaders-us-china-investment-summit

Labor (劳工)

Samsung rehires Chinese supplier that used child workers
三星恢复与涉用童工供应商合作
Financial Times, August 6, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a9ffc74a-1ca1-11e4-98d8-00144feabdc0.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057608

Media (媒体)

Online fury targets state media after China “mistress” confession
Agence France-Presse, August 5, 2014
www.9news.com.au/world/2014/08/05/21/06/china-internet-backlash-after-televised-mistress-confession

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

75岁退休老人协助访民法院维权被刑拘 (75-year-old retired man criminally detained after helping petitioners)
Radio France International, August 5, 2014
www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140805-75岁退休老人协助访民法院维权被刑拘

Religion (宗教)

Buddhist sect leader detained during raid
中国官方拘留华藏心法教派领袖及信徒
The New York Times, August 6, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140806/c06buddhist/dual/

Related:
广东佛教组织被查,创始人被拘押(Guangdong Buddhist organization under investigation, founder detained)
Voice of America, August 5, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-buddhist-20140805/1972374.html

State Secrets (国家秘密)

Canadian in China probe trained North Korean missionaries
涉嫌在华窃取情报的加拿大公民曾培训朝鲜人作传教士
Reuters, August 5, 2014
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/05/us-china-canada-investigation-christian-idUSKBN0G51C120140805
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0G604P20140806

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China imposes intrusive rules on Uighurs in Xinjiang
Los Angeles Times, August 5, 2014
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-privacy-20140805-story.html