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.

Friday, January 03, 2014

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

China says child deaths not linked to hepatitis vaccine
国家卫计委称乙肝疫苗死亡病例与疫苗质量无关
Reuters, January 3, 2014
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/03/us-china-vaccine-idUSBREA0204S20140103
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNEA0207R20140103

Corruption (腐败)

China tells police to be loyal to party amid graft crackdown
Reuters, January 2, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/03/us-china-security-idUSBREA0203B20140103

Education (教育)

Not educating the masses: the proportion of rural students at university has declined dramatically
The Economist, January 4, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21592664-proportion-rural-students-university-has-declined-dramatically-not-educating-masses

Hong Kong (香港)

Thousands rally for full and free elections in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-01012014150517.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

郭飞雄案律师张雪忠致信南方报业集团新掌门人莫高义 (Guo Feixiong’s lawyer challenges Southern Newspaper Media Group’s testimony against Guo)
Radio France Internationale, January 3, 2014
http://rfi.my/1evaNrH

陈光诚侄子狱中病情加重 (Chen Guangcheng’s nephew seriously ill in prison)
Deutsche Welle, January 1, 2014
http://bit.ly/1e0gCwP

China democracy activist Chen Ziming awarded for lifetime achievement
NTD TV, January 2, 2014
http://www.ntd.tv/en/China%20Forbidden%20News/20140102/84392-china-democracy-activist-chen-ziming-awarded-for-lifetime-achievement.html

王炳章书信称被转狱 王家接信疑患精神病 (Wang Bingzhang transferred to new prison, family members fear for his mental health)
Radio Free Asia, January 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-01032014110456.html

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) , 国际关系(安全,贸易和投资)

Chinese icebreaker stuck after helping in Antarctic rescue
成功施救的中国“雪龙”号破冰船被厚冰困住
Reuters, January 3, 2014
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/03/us-antarctica-ship-rescue-idUSBREA000JX20140103
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNEA0207320140103

Attacker sets fire at Chinese consulate in San Francisco
美国调查中国驻旧金山领馆纵火案
The New York Times, January 3, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140103/c03consulate/dual/

Media (媒体)

China media: U.S. criticised
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25584845

Related:
Double standards on anti-terrorism threaten endeavor
Global Times, January 3, 2014
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/835498.shtml#.UsbzDNJDvTo

中国公安部长撰文呼吁抵制反华势力渗透 (Minister of Public Security urges police to “staunchly resist the ideological infiltration of Western anti-Chinese forces”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/01/140103_peoplesdaily_guo.shtml

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

A new flavor: Xi Jinping gets down with the people
The Economist, January 4, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21592665-xi-jinping-gets-down-people-new-flavour

China's urban nightmare: gridlock
中国的城市化难题:交通拥堵
The Washington Post, January 3, 2014
EN:http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303330204579247731532836694
CH:http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140103/bch104954.asp

Rule of Law (法治)

Court refuses probe over Beijing airport bomber's police brutality claim
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/review-01022014174506.html

Opinion (观点)

Save the shark, save the world
中国鱼翅外交给全球环境带来希望
The New York Times, January 2, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140101/c01reichert/dual/

Thursday, January 02, 2014

Children (儿童)

Social media contest invites controversy with violence against children theme
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1393690/social-media-contest-invites-controversy-violence-against-children-theme

China: Baby-stealing obstetrician faces death penalty
Voice of America, January 2, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-babystealing-obstetrician-faces-death-penalty/1820526.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

中国三大乙肝疫苗厂商未获认证停产 (Chinese drug producers halt production of hepatitis B vaccines after failing to meet quality standards)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/01/140102_china_vaccines_ceased_production.shtml

Wal-Mart recalls donkey meat in China
沃尔玛在中国召回问题驴肉
The Wall Street Journal, January 2, 2014
EN: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303870704579295570378526270
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140102/bch164815.asp

Corruption (腐败)

China sacks senior provincial official over vote-buying scandal in Hengyang
The Guardian, January 2, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/02/china-sacks-official-vote-buying-hengyang-bribery

四川政协主席李崇禧涉违纪已被免职 (Sichuan official sacked, under investigation for corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/01/140102_china_corruption_sichuan.shtml

Environment (环境)

Good earth no more: soil pollution plagues Chinese countryside
中国因土壤污染失去大片良田
The New York Times, January 2, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131231/c31soil/dual/

Freedom of Expression and Privacy (言论自由和隐私)

Southern Weekly's parent firm slammed for “betraying” free-speech protesters
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1393743/southern-weeklys-parent-firm-slammed-betraying-free-speech-protesters

Health (健康)

The Chinese farmer who amputated his own leg
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25211346

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese lawyers call for rights progress as Wuhan activist is detained
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detention-12312013133505.html

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment), 国际关系(安全,贸易和投资)

China to open high speed rail link to North Korean border in 2015
Voice of America, January 2, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-china-open-high-speed-rail-link-north-korean-border-2015/1821855.html

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

马三家劳教所受害者声明索偿 指控劳教期间遭遇非人对待 (Victims of Masanjia women’s labor camp request compensation for inhumane treatment)
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-01022014103945.html

Religion (宗教)

Report: 8 countries on UN Human Rights Council restrict religious freedom
The Washington Post, December 31, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/report-8-countries-on-un-human-rights-council-restrict-religious-freedom/2013/12/31/20ac8dd2-7244-11e3-bc6b-712d770c3715_story.html

See report:
Freedom of Religion or Belief & Blasphemy Prisoners List
Human Rights Without Frontiers International, December 30, 2013
http://www.hrwf.net/publications/reports/year-2014/458-freedom-of-religion-or-belief-prisoners-list-2013-in-25-countries