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.

Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China's farm smuggling crackdown uncovers $1.16 billion in lost tax
Reuters, November 3, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/04/us-china-grains-smuggling-idUSKBN0IO06T20141104

体育领域反腐风暴将展开 盼正本清源还赛场公平 (China to fight corruption in sports sector)
People’s Daily, November 4, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1104/c70731-25969017.html

湖北一镇干部挪用公款近200万元投资被查 (Hubei township cadre embezzles RMB 2 million in public funds for private investment)
Xinhua, November 4, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2014-11/04/c_1113107956.htm

Environment (环境)

“环保税法”形成草案稿 (NPC drafts law on environmental protection tax)
People’s Daily, November 4, 2014
http://npc.people.com.cn/n/2014/1104/c14576-25968670.html

Hong Kong (香港)

HK student representatives plan to visit Beijing Friday
Hong Kong Economic Journal, November 4, 2014
http://www.ejinsight.com/2014104-hk-student-representatives-plan-to-visit-beijing-friday/

It's time to engage, liberals tell CY
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1631363/its-time-engage-liberals-tell-cy

Intellectual Property Rights (知识产权)

三地成立知识产权法院 审理侧重各不同 (Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou’s IPR courts to have different foci)
People’s Daily, November 4, 2014
http://npc.people.com.cn/n/2014/1104/c14576-25968634.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

APEC前夕北京“清扫”访民 上海金钱利诱阻访民赴京 (On eve of APEC, Beijing and Shanghai drive petitioners away with force and bribes)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11032014115701.html

Taiwan (台湾)

马英九政府对《环球时报》批马社评进行反击 (Taiwan strikes back at Global Times editorial criticizing Ma Ying-jeou)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/11/141104_tw_china_media

Related:
社评:大陆不欠马英九什么,他应自重些 (Editorial: The mainland owes Ma Ying-jeou nothing, and he should have some self-respect)
Global Times, November 3, 2014
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2014-11/5188147.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Jailed Uyghur scholar Tohti gets award despite Beijing's intervention
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/award-11042014030012.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Depriving women farmers of land rights will set back China
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1631165/depriving-women-farmers-land-rights-will-set-back-china?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

只有司法改革才能重建民众的希望和支持 (Only judicial reform can restore people’s hope and support)
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/41641/zhi-you-si-fa-gai-ge-cai-neng-zhong-jian-min-zhong-de-xi-wang-he-zhi-chi