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, February 21, 2013

Bilateral Ties

人权观察再提中国国企在非洲人权纪录 (Human Rights Watch Raises Chinese Corps' Human Rights Record in Africa)
Voice of America, February 21, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-rights-20130220/1607391.html

Related:
Zambia: Troubled Chinese Coal Mine Loses Licence
beyondbrics, February 20, 2013
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/02/20/zambia-chinese-mining-licences-revoked/

Gender

China College Admissions Bias Is Testing Girls' Patience
Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-female-students-20130221,0,3188288.story

Human Rights Defenders

Betrayed
Post Magazine, February 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1150018/betrayed

For more information on journalist Ching Cheong, see:
假释程翔释出相互矛盾的信号
Ching Cheong's Release Sends Mixed Message
Human Rights in China, February 5, 2008
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/678
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/61

深圳警官祸起“煽颠”? 王登朝反控检察院诬陷 (Shenzhen Policeman Convicted of Embezzlement Awaiting Appeal Ruling, Plans to Recriminate Procuratorate for Making False Charges)
Voice of America, February 20, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-20130220/1607334.html

For more information on Wang Dengchao's case, see:
王登朝上诉案二审违反程序
Policeman Appeals 14-Year Sentence; Lawyer Silenced by Court
Human Rights in China, February 7, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6559
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6558

Society

Web China: Dog Abuse Arouses Concern over Lab Animal Welfare
Xinhua News Agency, February 20, 2013
http://english.sina.com/china/2013/0220/563261.html

Related:
保护动物行动
Animal Welfare Activism
China Rights Forum, 2012, no. 2
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6473
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6472

养老之囧
Aging China’s Empty Nests
The Economic Observer, February 19, 2013
CH: http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0219/240119.shtml
EN: http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0221/240187.shtml

Tibet

Tibetan Teens Reported in Rare Double Immolation
Agence France-Presse, February 21, 2013
http://www.france24.com/en/20130221-tibetan-teens-reported-rare-double-immolation

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Environment

“空气治理需要民间团体监督” (Expert: Air Quality Control Requires Monitoring from Civil Society)
The Beijing News, February 20, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/02/20/249047.html

Human Rights Defenders

Human Rights Lawyer Banned from Mainland Microblogging Sites
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1154225/human-rights-lawyer-banned-mainland-microblogging-sites

Related:
Lawyer Targets Ex-Security Chief
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/scholar-02072013154334.html

Internet

揭秘中国网络战部队
Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking against U.S.
The New York Times, February 19, 2013
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/02/19/c19hack/
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/technology/chinas-army-is-seen-as-tied-to-hacking-against-us.html

Related:
APT1: Exposing One of China's Cyber Espionage Units
Mandiant Intelligence Center, 2013
http://intelreport.mandiant.com/

BBC Reporter Detained Investigating China Hacking
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 19, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-21505803

中方否认美企有关解放军参与黑客攻击报告 (China Deny Army Involvement in Hack Attacks on American Corps)
Global Times, February 20, 2013
http://world.huanqiu.com/exclusive/2013-02/3656778.html

删帖生意,一条灰色产业链 (The Grey Industry of Posts Deletion)
Caixin, February 18, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/02/18/cc18caixin/

Related:
A Shocking Expose of China’s Black PR Industry Implicates Government Officials, Is Quickly Deleted from the Web
Tech in Asia, February 19, 2013
http://www.techinasia.com/caixin-posts-shocking-expose-chinas-black-pr-industry-story-quickly-deleted-web/

Labor

工人讨薪 相关部门:请示领导后决定不作回复 (Sichuan: Workers Demand Back Pay, Authorities Decide to Not Give Any Response after Questioning Leadership)
Southern Metropolis Daily, February 20, 2013
http://ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201302/20/24266.html

Law

广东法院出版网络舆情白皮书 五类事件易成热点 (Guangdong High Court Issues White Paper on Online Public Opinion)
Yangcheng Evening News, February 20, 2013
http://www.xwcbj.gd.gov.cn/news/html/snlx/zh/article/1361281998942.html

Related:
White Paper Aims for Better Judicial Transparency
China Daily, February 20, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-02/20/content_16238412.htm

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Food Security

我国每年粮食损失浪费量相当于2亿亩耕地产量 (China's Annual Food Waste Equivalent to Produce of 13.3mil Hectares of Arable Land)
China National Radio, February 19, 2013
http://china.cnr.cn/ygxw/201302/t20130219_511985122.shtml

Hong Kong

Asylum Seeker Screening Overhaul Urged
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 18, 2013
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20130218/news_20130218_56_902967.htm

Human Rights Defenders

维权人士街头抗议当局刁难异见人士家属 (Sichuan: Rights Defenders Hold Street Protest against Authorities Making Things Difficult for Dissidents' Relatives)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy1-02182013091609.html

Internet

Former Google China Chief Banned from Microblogging Sites
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1153446/former-google-china-chief-banned-microblogging-sites

Related:
My Adventures in China Social Media
Kai Fu Lee, February 19, 2013
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130219024955-416648-making-a-difference-in-china-social-media

You’ve Been Jiked!
China Media Project, February 18, 2013
http://cmp.hku.hk/2013/02/18/31356/

Law

內地禁用姓名查房產 疑保護貪腐 防官員下馬 (Mainland Ban on Searching Property Ownership via a Name Called into Question as Method of Protecting Corruption)
Apple Daily, February 19, 2013
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/international/art/20130219/18169676

Related:
Tighter Property Inquiry Rules Slammed
Global Times, February 19, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/762435.shtml

Social Stability

报告解读:建立健全重大决策社会稳定风险评估制 (Deciphering the 18th Party Congress Report: Build a Strong and Robust Decision-making Social Stability Risk Assessment Mechanism)
Xinhua News Agency, February 18, 2013
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2013-02/18/content_2333627.htm

Society

'Enemy of the People' Historian Song Yongyi Gives as Good as He Gets
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1153447/enemy-people-historian-song-yongyi-gives-good-he-gets

For an interview with Song Yongyi, see:
Hostage to History
China Rights Forum, 2000, Summer/Fall
http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/4735

Monday, February 18, 2013

Environment

北京灰霾驗出大量毒素 (Large Amount of Toxins Found in Beijing Smog)
Sing Tao Daily, February 18, 2013
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20130218/-9-2897684/1.html

Related:
Beijing Smog Contains Toxic Organic Compounds: Research
Global Times, February 17, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/761942.shtml

Gender

A Beginning for China’s Battered Women
China File, February 11, 2013
http://www.chinafile.com/beginning-china-battered-women

Activists Lament Workplace Discrimination against Women in China
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1152662/activists-lament-workplace-discrimination-against-women

Hong Kong

Law Expert Plans a Blockade for Vote
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1151206/law-expert-plans-blockade-vote

Related:
公民抗命的最大殺傷力武器 (The Most Lethal Weapon of Civil Disobedience)
Hong Kong Economic Journal, January 16, 2013
http://hkreporter.loved.hk/talks/thread-1776343-1-1.html