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 17, 2013

Environment

多个豪华别墅和高尔夫球场项目“包抄”抚仙湖 (Developers Permitted to Build Golf Courses around Tightly Protected Lake in Yunnan)
China Youth Daily, April 17, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-04/16/c_124584593.htm

Freedom of Association and Assembly

'Spring' in The Air for NGOs?
China Daily, April 17, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/17/content_16413494.htm

Health

中国确诊82例人感染H7N9禽流感病例 死亡17人 (H7N9 Update: 17 Dead, 82 Sickened)
China.com, April 17, 2013
http://www.china.com.cn/news/txt/2013-04/17/content_28574795.htm

Related:
International Health Team Flying to China to Help Assess Deadly Flu Outbreak, UN Reports
UN News Centre, April 17, 2013
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44669

As Cancer Rates Rise in China, Trust Remains Low
The New York Times, April 17, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/world/asia/18iht-letter18.html

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

Chinese Unconcerned About Threats across River
Irish Times, April 17, 2013
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-unconcerned-about-threats-across-river-1.1361342

Myanmar Cleans House--China's Worst Nightmare?
Financial Times, April 15, 2013
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/04/15/myanmar-cleans-house-chinas-worst-nightmare

June Fourth

Tiananmen Protest Reappraisal 'Still Unlikely'
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-04162013103223.html

Media

新闻出版广电总局将加强采编人员网络活动管理 (China Issues Regulation Banning Media from Referencing “Foreign News Products”)
China Press and Publishing Journal , April 17, 2013
http://ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201304/16/48825.html

Related:
China Tightens Media Regulations
Economic Observer, April 17, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0417/242711.shtml

National Defense

China, Russia Spent More on Defence; India, USA Less
The Tribune-Democrat, April 16, 2013
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130417/main7.htm

Related:
Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2012
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, April 17, 2013
http://books.sipri.org/product_info?c_product_id=458

Open Government Information

律师举报北京副市长被拘 市民要求官员公开财产被抓 (Police Detain Beijing Lawyer Calling for Disclosure of Official Assets)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-04162013101606.html

Society

官媒民调“中国梦” 自讨没趣 (Party Organ Stopped Online Survey Showing 80% of Respondents Dislike One-Party Rule)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sy2-04162013125941.html

Social Media in China Redraws Old Battle Lines between Left and Right
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/world/asia/18iht-letter18.html

Technology

EU Trade Chief Seeks Backing to Investigate China's Huawei, ZTE: Diplomats
Reuters, April 16, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/us-eu-china-telecoms-idUSBRE93F1D820130416

Tibet

20岁藏族妇女在四川自焚 (20-Year-Old Tibetan Mother of Three in Sichuan Dies in Self-Immolation)
Voice of America, April 17, 2013
http://newsdb.hrichina.info/cn/articles/new

Related:
Thousands Gather After Young Tibetan Mother Self-Immolates
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/gather-04162013140411.html

Opinion

小心“安慰剂”的副作用 (Do People Need a Placebo? Government’s Herbal Tea Approach to H7N9 Questioned)
Economic Observer, April 14, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0414/242600.shtml

Related:
Why Chinese Officials Are Prescribing Herbal Tea To Ward Off Deadly Bird Flu
Worldcrunch, April 16, 2013
http://bit.ly/12mnlgX

Why It's Time to End China-Bashing on The Environment
The Guardian, April 16, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/16/time-end-china-bashing-environment

Beijing Should Consider Redefining 'One China'
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1216187/beijing-should-consider-redefining-one-china

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Education

7岁汶川地震孤儿曾受创伤无学校愿接收 (No School Willing to Take Seven-Year-Old Orphaned from Wenchuan Earthquake)
Xin Kuai Bao, April 16, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2013-04-16/155026843860.shtml

中国人民大学前校长:市长书记孩子几乎不上职校 (Former Head of People's University: No Children of Officials Go to Vocational Schools)
Eastday, April 16, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130416/u1a7329374.html

Human Rights Defenders

合肥抓捕声援异见人士女儿上学权维权网友 (Police Remove Supporters of Dissident’s Daughter Being Denied Right to Attend School)
Voice of America, April 16, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/zhanganni-20130416/1642260.html

For more information on Zhang Anni, see:
合肥警方非法拘禁张林和10岁女儿
Activist and Ten-year-old Daughter Illegally Detained before Forcible Removal from Hefei
Human Rights in China, March 1, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6586
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6585

Hu Yaobang

Purged Chinese Liberal's Legacy Finds Resonance
The Hindu, April 15, 2013
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/purged-chinese-liberals-legacy-finds-resonance/article4620792.ece

Related:
Bold Remembrances for a Chinese Reformer
China Real Time Report, April 16, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/04/15/bold-remembrances-for-a-chinese-reformer/

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

Brahmaputra: Panel Alert on China Projects
Indian Express, April 15, 2013
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/brahmaputra-panel-alert-on-china-projects/1102520/

China Sees Red over Taiwan-Japan Pact
Asia Times Online, April 15, 2013
http://atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-150413.html

Iceland First European Country to Sign Free Trade Agreement with China
The Bazette, April 16, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9995525/Iceland-first-European-country-to-sign-free-trade-agreement-with-China.html

Related:
Iceland and China Enter a Free Trade Agreement
The New York Times, April 16, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/business/global/16iht-iceland16.html

China, India, Singapore Could Join New Arctic Circle Forum
Reuters, April 15, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/us-arctic-circle-idUSBRE93E1A320130415

US Misreads Sino-Russian Affair
Asia Times Online, April 16, 2013
http://atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-02-160413.html

Media

《纽约时报》驻华记者获普利策新闻奖 (New York Times Reporter Gets Pulitzer for Series on Family Wealth of Chinese Officials)
The New York Times, April 16, 2013
http://bit.ly/170GR3t

Related:
China Dismisses New York Times Pulitzer Prize-Winning Wen Jiabao Report
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1216032/china-dismisses-new-york-times-pulitzer-prize-winning-wen-jiabao-report

National Defense

《中国武装力量的多样化运用》白皮书透露的重要数字与事实 (China’s Defense Whitepaper Discloses Previously Classified Data on Military Deployment)
Xinhua, April 16, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/04/16/258565.html

Related:

China 'Reveals Army Structure' in Defence White Paper
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22163599

China Points Finger at U.S. over Asia-Pacific Tensions
Reuters, April 16, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/us-china-defence-idUSBRE93F03P20130416

Open Government Information

鲍彤:不敢公布财产 无一是男儿 (Bao Tong: No One among Officials Has the Guts to Disclose Assets)
Deutsche Welle, April 16, 2013
http://bit.ly/Z0eBw2

Political and Economic Reform

六问大部制改革 (Chinese Monthly Magazine Asks State Council to Specify Steps for Institutional Reform)
China Reporting Magazine (中国报道杂志社), April 16, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0416/c1001-21154300.html