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.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China reacts to massive corruption tally of a fallen general
Foreign Policy, November 22, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/11/21/china_reacts_to_the_massive_corruption_tally_of_a_fallen_general_xu_caihou

中国将要求央企负责人公开薪酬信息—报导
China to force bosses at central government-run firms to reveal pay - state media
Reuters, November 24, 2014
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0J80GY20141124
EN: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/11/24/uk-china-soes-idUKKCN0J80A920141124

Disasters (灾难)

Strong quake in western China kills 5, injures dozens
USA Today, November 23, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/11/23/killed-china-earthquake/19438537/

Education (教育)

狮城女留学生北大遭性侵怀孕 副教授被开除 (Peking University associate professor expelled for impregnating Singaporean student)
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/42975/shi-cheng-nu-liu-xue-bei-da-zao-qin-fan-huai-yun-fu-jiao-shou-bei-kai-chu

Related:
Sex scandals and victim-blaming bedevil Chinese universities
Foreign Policy, November 21, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/11/21/sex_scandal_chinese_universities_harassment_victim_blaming

Environment (环境)

Despite Persecution, guardian of Lake Tai spotlights China’s polluters
The New York Times, November 23, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/world/despite-persecution-guardian-of-lake-tai-spotlights-chinas-polluters.html

Hong Kong (香港)

A struggle for the soul of Hong Kong’s protest movement
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/world/asia/a-struggle-for-the-soul-of-hong-kongs-protest-movement.html

Hong Kong protesters denied entry into China
The Washington Post, November 24, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-protesters-denied-entry-into-china/2014/11/23/0ed9618c-70c4-11e4-a2c2-478179fd0489_story.html

Occupy protest organisers split over plan to hand themselves in to police
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1647252/democracy-leaders-split-over-plan-hand-themselves

Hong Kong protests at a crossroads
Voice of America, November 22, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/hong-kong-protests-at-a-crossroads/2528916.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

知名异议人士郭飞雄案下周五开庭 (Prominent Chinese rights defense activist Guo Feixiong to be tried on Friday)
Voice of America, November 24, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/guofeixiong-20141121/2529420.html

Prosecution of Uighur students underscores perils of Chinese clampdown
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/world/asia/prosecution-of-uighur-students-underscores-perils-of-chinese-clampdown.html

Law (法律)

中国《反家庭暴力法》已列立法规划 有望尽快出台
China's "Anti-Domestic Violence Law" is expected to set out the legislative plan as soon as possible
China News, November 24, 2014
CH:http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/11-24/6809880.shtml
EN:http://www.like-news.us/?i466299-China-39s-Anti-Domestic-Violence-Law-is-expected-to-set-out-the-legislative-plan-as-soon-as-possible

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China’s millenniums-old salt monopoly no match for economic reform
中国拟取消沿行两千年的盐业专营
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141124/c24salt/dual/

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

广东普宁市12维权村民被抓 数千人游行抗议迫市府放人 (Thousands march in Guangdong to demand release of 12 village rights defenders)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11212014102419.html

Friday, November 21, 2014

Death penalty (死刑)

China executes three times more people than the rest of the world combined
Quartz, November 20 2014
http://qz.com/299529

Hong Kong (香港)

Split within Occupy deepens as splinter group challenges leadership
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1645521/split-within-occupy-deepens-splinter-group-plans-challenge-against

港大生辦「雨傘民意日」盼收窄分歧 (HKU Students organize “Umbrella Discussion Day” in hopes to narrow differences, collect 2300 “opinion letters”)
Apple Daily, November 13, 2014
http://hk.apple.appledaily.com/realtime/news/20141113/53120805

See opinion letters:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-Qa2HBxVZG4dkVZdDRjYXhJQjQ&usp=sharing

Chris Patten urges U.S. to act firmly with Beijing over “bad behavior” on Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1645156/chris-patten-urges-us-act-firmly-beijing-over-bad-behaviour-hong-kong

前港督彭定康等指称香港民主恶化 外交部驳斥 (China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs refutes Chris Patten’s comments on Hong Kong’s deteriorating democracy)
China Radio International, November 21, 2014
http://gb.cri.cn/42071/2014/11/21/2225s4775448.htm

港大专生发起分批入境 测试入境“黑名单”(Hong Kong college students begin to enter mainland in groups to test China’s “blacklist”)
Deutsche Welle, November 21, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DqvQ

香港示威蔓延至英国领事馆 (Hong Kong protests spread to British consulate)
Deutsche Welle, November 21, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Dr3K

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese journalist accused of stealing state secrets affirms innocence at trial
The New York Times, November 21, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/world/asia/chinese-journalist-gao-yu-trial.html

Internet (互联网)

Accused social media scandal monger Yang Xiuyu jailed for four years by Beijing court
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1642952/guo-meimeis-spin-doctor-yang-xiuyu-jailed-four-years-beijing

Society (社会)

Chinese bloggers quietly remember “China’s Gorbachev”
Quartz, November 21 2014
http://qz.com/300263

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

伊力哈木二审维持无期 家人批秘密宣判 (Ilham Tohti’s life sentence upheld after failed appeal, family criticizes closed-door trial)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 21, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/11/141121_china_ilham_final_sentence

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s new National Constitution Day: is it worth celebrating?
China Brief, November 20, 2014
http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=43106&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=25&cHash=884434d34182d2a97eb922a7a79833fa#.VG9hqdLF_Tq

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

Half of Chinese provinces deserve junk ratings, S&P warns
标普:中国近半地方政府应评“垃圾级”
Financial Times, November 20, 2014
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/255d73e6-7077-11e4-9129-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3JcX0B1wO
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001059245

Corruption (腐败)

中国加入国际反腐败学院 巡查将扩大到驻外机构
China joined the International Anti-Corruption Academy inspections will be extended to institutions abroad
Global Times, November 20, 2014
CH: http://house.chinanews.com/gn/2014/11-20/6794801.shtml
EN: http://www.hostingenews.com/news-9025397.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Joshua Wong says Occupy protests should not end yet despite mass opposition
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1644403/joshua-wong-says-occupy-protests-should-not-end-yet-despite-mass

戴耀廷黄之锋入选“全球百大思想家”(Occupy Central leaders Benny Tai and Joshua Wong listed in FP 2014 Top 100 Global Thinkers)
Voice of America, November 20, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/global-thinkers-20141120/2527354.html

Britain's last governor in Hong Kong to address U.S. China commission
Reuters, November 20, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/19/us-usa-hongkong-patten-idUSKCN0J327F20141119

Half of Occupy protesters ready to pack it in if asked by organisers
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1644902/half-occupy-protesters-ready-pack-it-if-asked-organisers

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Prominent China rights lawyer could face harsher charges: attorney
Reuters, November 20, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/prominent-china-rights-lawyer-could-face-harsher-charges-110047675.html

Chinese journalist facing life sentence for leaking to magazine
The Guardian, November 20, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/20/chinese-journalist-facing-life-sentence-for-leaking-to-magazine

人权观察促北京放弃对媒体人高瑜刑控 (Human Rights Watch urges Beijing to drop charges against Gao Yu)
Voice of America, November 20, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/calls-for-dropping-the-charges-against-gao-yu-20141120/2527317.html

世界互联网大会乌镇召开 维权人士举牌遭抓捕 (Rights defenders taken away after holding placards outside World Internet Conference)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-11192014101000.html