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, November 12, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China’s anti-corruption push may drive wealthy overseas
Financial Times, November 11, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/cb9308f2-6983-11e4-8f4f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Iqdf675r

Cyber security (网络安全)

State-sponsored hackers target human rights groups, study says
The Globe and Mail, November 11, 2014
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/state-sponsored-hackers-target-human-rights-groups-study-says/article21529014/

Environment (环境)

中美气候变化联合声明 ((U.S., China make joint announcement on climate change agreement)
Xinhua, November 12, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-11/12/c_1113221744.htm

Related:
US and China strike deal on carbon cuts in push for global climate change pact
The Guardian, November 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/china-and-us-make-carbon-pledge

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police get ready to clear occupy protest sites
The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/11/12/hong-kong-police-get-ready-to-clear-occupy-protest-sites/?mod=chinablog

Hong Kong protesters to occupy British consulate over “lack of UK government support”
Telegraph November 12, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11224909/Hong-Kong-protesters-to-occupy-British-consulate-over-lack-of-UK-government-support.html

Information Control (信息控制)

中国官方提高反西方言论调门
China turns up the rhetoric against the West
The New York Times, November 12, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141112/c12beijing/dual/

习近平望“APEC蓝”持续 雾霾重临当局屏蔽数据“保蓝天”(China censors air quality data after Beijing fails to maintain “APEC Blue” skies)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf2-11112014101530.html

Related:
China blocks smog data after failing to clean skies before APEC
The Guardian, November 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/china-and-us-make-carbon-pledge

International Human Rights (国际人权)

China's president claims progress on human rights
Associated Press, November 12, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chinas-president-claims-progress-human-rights-26849374

International Relations (国际关系)

Beijing aims to blunt Western influence in China
The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12749693127881543319304580270521425499574.html

U.S. and China agree more cooperation but differ over Hong Kong protests
The Guardian, November 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/12/us-china-stress-cooperation-differ-hong-kong-protests

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

湖南上千国企下岗工人堵政府维权 (Thousand laid-off state-owned enterprise workers demand adequate compensation in front of government building)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-11112014101620.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

二审不开庭 伊力哈木上诉无望 (No court hearing for Ilham Tohti’s second instance trial, poor prospects for appeal)
Voice of America, November 11, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ilham-trial-20141111/2515948.html

新疆22人因非法讲经等罪名获刑
22 sentenced to prison in ethnically split Chinese region of Xinjiang
The New York Times, November 12, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141112/c12xinjiang/dual/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

从谣言看中国国情 (Mao Yushi: Chinese people’s reaction to rumors reveals much about national conditions)
Financial Times, November 12, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001059024

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

北京反腐败宣言 (全文) (Beijing Anti-corruption Declaration: Full Text)
People’s Daily, November 10, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1109/c1001-25999055.html

陕西一村委会举债70万修雕塑 称不搞面子难要拨款(Australia considers anti-corruption extradition treaty with China)
Deutsche Welle, November 10, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DjwX

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

长沙查获3400万只假避孕套 案值达2.3亿元 (34 million fake condoms worth RMB 230 million seized in Changsha)
Xinhua, November 11, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2014-11/10/c_127196459.htm

Related
34 million fake condoms seized in China amid scare of AIDS
Times of India, November 9, 2014
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/34-million-fake-condoms-seized-in-China-amid-scare-of-AIDS/articleshow/45090834.cms

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protesters carry out “yellow ribbon” march
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 9, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29975423

China Backs CY Leung’s Handling of Hong Kong Protests
The Wall Street Journal, November 9, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-backs-cy-leungs-handling-of-hong-kong-protests-1415528122

Xi Supports Hong Kong democracy “within law,” Leung says
Bloomberg, November 9, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-08/hong-kong-former-leader-tells-protesters-to-go-home-now.html

Hong Kong farmers protest over tycoon land grab
Channel News Asia, November 9, 2014
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-farmers-protest/1462612.html

香港前特首董建华组织智库 冀助政改通过及促使占领运动早日结束 (Former HK chief Tung Chee-hwa launches think tank to assist political reform)
Reuters, November 10, 2014
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0IU0EB20141110?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

Police can arrest protesters who obstruct bailiffs, Hong Kong's High Court rules
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1636737/police-could-move-mong-kok-occupy-camp-wednesday-after-court-renews

Hong Kong rejects talks after court rules against protest
Bloomberg, November 11, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-10/hong-kong-court-ratchets-up-pressure-to-clear-protesters.html

Carrie Lam, Hong Kong politician, says protesters will soon be arrested
CBC News, November 11, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/carrie-lam-hong-kong-politician-says-protesters-will-soon-be-arrested-1.2830838

调查:港人对普通话抗拒感创新高 (Survey: Hong Kongers’ resistance to Mandarin at new high)
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/42050/diao-cha-gang-ren-dui-pu-tong-hua-kang-ju-gan-chuang-xin-gao

Related:
香港自认中国人比率不足一成创新低 (Fewer than 10% Hong Kongers self-identify as Chinese, a new low)
Voice of America, November 11, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/residents-identity-20141111/2515637.html

International Relations (国际关系)

Stephen Harper raises human rights concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping
CBC News, November 9, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-raises-human-rights-concerns-with-chinese-president-xi-jinping-1.2829146

北京市民被迫为APEC顾全“大局”
In Beijing, clearer views hide real life
The New York Times, November 10, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141110/c10beijing/dual/

China targets “hostile foreign forces” in crescendo of accusations
The Christian Science Monitor, November 9, 2014
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2014/1109/China-targets-hostile-foreign-forces-in-crescendo-of-accusations

Apec restrictions “worse than prison”: China dissident Hu Jia
The Straits Times, November 11, 2014
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/apec-restrictions-worse-prison-china-dissident-hu-jia-20141107

Changing China
CBS News, November 10, 2014
http://www.cbsnews.com/feature/changing-china/

Internet (互联网)

中国政府又要整治网络视频 (China to launch another clean-up online videos)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/cyl-11072014115148.html

Labor (劳工)

China's high employment cause for short-term comfort, long-term concern
Reuters, November 9, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/09/us-china-unemployment-idUSKCN0IT0V320141109

Population (人口)

中国单独二孩政策并未达到预期效果 (China’s policy of allowing second child if one parent is single child does not achieve desired results)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/xql-11102014104602.html

Religion (宗教)

The rise of Christianity in China
Financial Times, November 7, 2014
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a6d2a690-6545-11e4-91b1-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3IbcLFPXr

Society (社会)

毕业后失业:中国“无产阶级知识分子”(Unemployed university graduates become China’s “proletarian intellectuals” )
Deutsche Welle, November 10, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DgXo

内地人生活满意度与英德相当 但不乐于助人 (Report: Chinese mainlanders as satisfied with life as British and Germans, but unwilling to help others)
Cankao Xiaoxi, November 11, 2014
http://china.cankaoxiaoxi.com/2014/1111/559845.shtml

Women (妇女)

U.N. women's rights panel accuses China of harassing activists
Reuters, November 7, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USKBN0IR1WM20141107