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 05, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

An Alcatel-Lucent China executive who accused his bosses of graft is found dead
Quartz, March 4, 2015
http://qz.com/355522/

Chinese military intelligence chief Xing Yunming held in graft inquiry
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729631/chinese-military-intelligence-chief-xing-yunming-held-graft-inquiry

China’s defense spending slows as Xi turns graft push on PLA
Bloomberg, March 4, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-04/china-s-defense-spending-increase-to-slow-in-2015-to-10-percent

Culture (文化)

学者谢选骏邝治中认为繁体字是中国传统文化较为忠实的载体 (Intellectuals Xie Xuanjun & Kuang Zhizhong (Peter Kwong) think traditional Chinese characters are the more faithful bearer of Chinese heritage)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/sd-03042015114037.html

Education (教育)

Overzealous Chinese officials “could ban all foreign books”, scholar fears
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729615/overzealous-chinese-officials-could-ban-all-foreign-books-scholar-fears

Environment (环境)

After Chinese smog documentary, oil industry pushes back
The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/04/after-chinese-smog-documentary-oil-industry-pushes-back/?mod=WSJBlog

Law (法律)

北京回击奥巴马 为针对高科技企业反恐措施辩护 (Beijing rebuts Obama criticism and defends counter-terror policies targeting high-tech enterprises)
Radio France Internationale, March 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150304-北京回击奥巴马-为针对高科技企业反恐措施辩护/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China unveils targets for 2015: Li Keqiang's speech as it happened
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1729846/live-li-keqiang-unveils-chinas-annual-work-report

Related:
李克強工作報告就環保和反腐提明確措施 (In work report, Li Keqiang proposes clear policies to protect environment and fight corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/03/150305_china_li_keqiang_on_corruption

China NPC 2015: The reports
The Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/05/china-npc-2015-the-reports/?mod=WSJBlog

National Defense (国防)

少将撰文称解放军腐败因西方意识形态蛊惑 (Major General’s essay accuses western ideologies of corrupting the PLA)
Radio France Internationale, March 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20150304-少将撰文称解放军腐败因西方意识形态蛊惑/

Population (人口)

China eases “one child” policy to boost births
USA Today, March 4, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/04/china-one-child-policy-births-beijing/24069319/

Religion (宗教)

柳州教案幼儿园因“非法传教”被责令停止办学 (Liuzhou kindergarten shut down, accused “illegal promotion of religion”)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/yf1-03042015113707.html/

Rural Issues (农村)

China plans trial program to let farmers sell land
The Japan Times, March 4, 2015
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/04/asia-pacific/china-plans-trial-program-to-let-farmers-sell-land/#.VPfHb7CUfYk

State Security (国家安全)

China says NGOs need regulating for national security reasons
Reuters, March 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/04/us-china-parliament-ngos-idUSKBN0M00C220150304

Taiwan (台湾)

Xi urges vigilance against Taiwan independence
The Diplomat, March 5, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/03/xi-urges-vigilance-against-taiwan-independence/

Tibet (西藏)

Government workers, teachers in Tibetan prefecture called back suddenly from vacation
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2015, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/called-03042015145808.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

A reform test for Beijing
The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-reform-test-for-beijing-1425514029?tesla=y