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, April 03, 2013

Death Penalty

平反冤案盘点 案中人均曾遭刑讯逼供
Closer Look: Putting China on the Path to Ending Capital Punishment
Caixin, April 03, 2013
CH: http://special.caixin.com/2013-03-28/100507309.html
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2013-04-03/100509655.html

Environment

绿色和平组织揭露中国工业磷肥污染严重 (Greenpeace Exposes Serious Pollution of Industrial Phosphate Fertilizer in China)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/hf-04022013152121.html

北京一季度天气史上较差 环保局长释因 (EPA Official: Air Pollution Worsens in Beijing, Coal and Oil Burning Prime Cause)
Beijing Daily, April 03, 2013
http://bj.people.com.cn/n/2013/0403/c82840-18399313.html

Related:
Beijing's Major Air Pollutants Up Almost 30 percent in First 3 Months of 2013
The Economic Observer, April 03, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0403/242156.shtml

Freedom of Expression

广东举牌抗议朝鲜核试爆 刘远东拘留逾期疑被捕 (Guangdong Rights Defender Liu Yuandong Detained for Protesting N Korea Nuclear Test)
Radio Free Asia, April 02, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/h-04022013121119.html

International Human Rights

China Rights Review 'Shrouded in Secrecy,' Activists Pressured
Radio Free Asia, April 03, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rights-04032013094446.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

Feds: Researcher at Medical College of Wisconsin Stole US cancer data to study in China
Associated Press, April 03, 2013
http://host.madison.com/news/local/education/feds-researcher-at-medical-college-of-wisconsin-stole-us-cancer/article_ce99e738-9c51-11e2-a60a-001a4bcf887a.html

Related:
FBI逮捕又一华裔旅美研究人员 (FBI Accuses another Chinese American Researcher of Stealing Confidential Data for China)
Voice of America, April 03, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/wisconsin-china-researcher-20130402/1633547.html

The End of the Line
The Age, April 03, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/world/the-end-of-the-line-20130403-2h60k.html

Chinese Tanker Loads Iranian Oil
Voice of America, April 02, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-tanker-loads-iranian-oil/1633071.html

Internet

Global Insight: China is Losing Virtual Propaganda War
Financial Times, April 03, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/11f239c2-9c4d-11e2-ba3c-00144feabdc0.html

June Fourth

从未忘却!民间首次公祭六四死难者 (Dissidents Gather in Hebei to Mourn Victims of June Fourth in First Such Public Memorial in China)
Deutsche Welle, April 03, 2013
http://bit.ly/Z8qlIk

Tibet

拉萨3.29山体滑坡被困和遇难人员名单公布 (81 of 83 Dead in Lhasa Gold Mine Landslide are Han Chinese)
Eastday, April 03, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130403/u1a7301967.html

United Nations

China Says UN Arms Treaty Lack Consensus
Agence France-Presse, April 03, 2013
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/china-says-un-arms-treaty-lack-consensus-1.247410

Opinion

China: 'Rogue' Donor or Beacon of South-South Co-operation?
The Guardian, April 02, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/apr/02/china-aid-africa-development

Why Apple Caved to China: iPhone, Android and Market Share
The Diplomat, April 03, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/pacific-money/2013/04/03/why-apple-caved-to-china-iphone-android-and-market-share/

China's Empowered Women Deliver A Slap in The Face to Gender Equality
South China Morning Post, April 02, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1204075/chinas-empowered-women-deliver-slap-face-gender-equality

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Consumer Product Safety

China Pushes New Food Safety Measures
Al Jazeera, April 01, 2013
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia-pacific/2013/04/20134152055239974.html

Cyber Security

Apple. China. Cyberwar.
CNN, March 31, 2013
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/31/apple-china-hackers-tradewar/

Environment

Poor Air Plagues 90% of Cities
Shanghai Daily, March 30, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/03/30/Poor%2Bair%2Bplagues%2B90%2Bof%2Bcities/

Air Pollution Linked to 1.2 Million Premature Deaths in China (中国一年120万人死于空气污染)
The New York Times, April 01, 2013
EN:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/world/asia/air-pollution-linked-to-1-2-million-deaths-in-china.html
CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/02/c02pollution/

Health

中国H7N9禽流感病毒感染增至7例 (Bird Flu Cases in China Rise to 7)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 02, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130402_jiangsu_bird_flu.shtml

Related:
变种禽流感致两沪男死亡 官方迟报引发民众质疑 (Rare Bird Flu Virus Kills 2 in Shanghai, Authorities’ Late Release of Data Questioned by Public)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ql-04012013105205.html

More HIV Cases among Chinese Students
China Daily, April 01, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/01/content_16363348.htm

Information Control

中宣部禁止媒体发表反党反毛言论 “新三反”人员不容于高校及媒体 (Report Sparks Fears of China Media Witch-Hunt)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2013
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/my-04012013105302.html
EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/report-04022013111506.html

Related:

党校编审质疑中朝关系被停职 (Chinese Editor Suspended for Article on North Korea)
The New York Times, April 01, 2013
CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/02/c02editor/
EN:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/world/asia/chinese-suspend-editor-who-questioned-north-korea-alliance.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

Revealed: Canberra's Secret China Unit
The Sydney Morning Herald, April 01, 2013
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/revealed-canberras-secret-china-unit-20130401-2h2e6.html

Migrants

China's Urbanization Drive Leaves Migrant Workers Out in the Cold
Reuters, March 30, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/31/us-china-urbanisation-idUSBRE92U00520130331

Political and Economic Reform

Chinese Eviction Village Wins Rare Vote
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/vote-04012013110726.html

Rule of Law

杀海伍德的是谷开来,或另有其人? (New Book Questions Verdict on Gu Kailai, Wife of Bo Xilai, as Killer of Heywood)
Voice of America, April 01, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/heywood-20130401/1632537.html

Tibet

达赖喇嘛:百分百相信“中间道路”能取成果 (Dalai Lama: Fully Believes the “Middle Road” Will Lead to Success)
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dalai-04012013150233.html

拉萨矿区滑坡83人被埋超1天 仍未发现生命迹象 (83 Buried For More than One Day by Landslide in Lhasa Gold Mine Show No Sign of Life)
The Global Times, April 01, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/photo/2013-03/2687468.html

Related:
Chinese Bloggers Criticise Apathy towards Environment
The Hindu, March 31, 2013
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/chinese-bloggers-criticise-apathy-towards-environment/article4567479.ece

Tibetan Political Activist Freed After 17 Years in Jail
Radio Free Asia, April 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/prisoner-04012013215019.html