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, September 04, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

LinkedIn considers changes after China censorship revealed
The Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/09/04/linkedin-considers-changes-after-china-censorship-exposed/?mod=WSJBlog

澎湃翻译风波揭示中国媒体审查“常态” (The Paper’s “selective translation” scandal reveals China’s media censorship norms)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D6Vy

Children (儿童)

In China, seeking equality in education for disabled migrants
The New York Times, September 4, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/in-china-seeking-equality-in-education-for-disabled-migrants/

Corruption (腐败)

Chinese editors are detained in extortion investigation
The New York Times, September 4, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/chinese-editors-are-detained-in-extortion-investigation/

中国反腐机构调查发改委前高官张东生之子 (China's anti-corruption agency to investigate son of former top ranking NDRC official)
The Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140904/bch172241.asp

Education (教育)

中国推出自恢复高考后最大规模招考改革 (China to begin large-scale reform of college entrance exam)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140904_china_edu_reform_gaokao.shtml

Health (健康)

Baidu's “smart” chopsticks take stab at food safety
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1584489/first-glimpse-baidu-eye-chinese-search-giant-announces-google

百度“筷搜”能否检测地沟油? (Can Baidu's Smart Chopsticks detect gutter oil?)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D6PQ

Hong Kong (香港)

Why China is taking a very hard line on Hong Kong
Fortune, September 3, 2014
http://fortune.com/2014/09/03/china-hong-kong-reform/

From Taiwan, broad support for democracy in Hong Kong
The New York Times, September 3,2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/from-taiwan-broad-support-for-democracy-in-hong-kong/

香港学生:罢课是对政权的最后警告 (Hong Kong student: a strike will be the last warning to authorities)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D6PE

香港特首办回彭定康:联合声明没提普选 (Hong Kong Chief Executive replies to Chris Patten: universal suffrage is not covered in the Joint Declaration)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140904_hongkong_reform_patten.shtml

Hukou (户口)

户籍改革:农转非仅仅是起点 (Abolishing distinction between rural and urban hukou is just the beginning of household registration reform)
Xinmin Weekly, September 4, 2014
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-09-04/154030795226.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

伊力哈木要求出席庭前会议 公安审讯纪录达47张光盘 (Ilham Tohti demands pre-trial conference, public security has 47 discs of interrogation footage)
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-09042014095202.html

International Relations (国际关系)

揭开中国高铁外交面纱 (Unveiling China’s high-speed rail diplomacy)
Voice of America, September 3, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-high-speed-rail-20140903/2437417.html

Population (人口)

What People's Daily got wrong in latest population policy argument
Caixin Online, September 3, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-09-03/100724694.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

四川宜宾数百工人讨薪遭殴打 广州环卫工人静坐抗议逾半月 (Hundreds of Sichuan workers demanding wages beaten by police, Guangzhou sanitation workers' sit-in protest goes into week 3)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09032014095716.html

内蒙鄂尔多斯市两万亩草场遭推平 牧民抗议被逾百公安殴打 (Over 3,000 acres of pasture bulldozed in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, herdsman beaten by police during protest)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-09032014095525.html