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.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Environment (环境)

中国致力于减少煤炭消费 但需要新技术 (China is committed to reducing coal consumption but needs new technologies)
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20141125/cec162953.asp

Beijing considers how to harness the wind to blow away pollution
北京拟建通风廊道“吹”雾霾
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141124/c25pollution/dual

Health (健康)

China considers tobacco advertising limits, public-smoking ban
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-considers-tobacco-advertising-limits-public-smoking-ban-1416879973

Hong Kong (香港)

Police fire pepper spray as 80 protesters arrested after Mong Kok clearance
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1648374/police-warn-arrests-hong-kong-protesters-slow-down-clearance-occupy

旺角清障7小时 亚皆老街往大角咀重开 (Argyle Street in Tai Kok Tsui reopens after police clear protest areas in Mong Kok, over ten taken away)
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/43126/wang-jiao-qing-zhang-7xiao-shi-ya-jie-lao-jie-wang-da-jiao-ju-zhong-kai

First Occupy site cleared as angry Hong Kong protesters stand watch
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1647943/operation-mong-kok-3000-police-standby

Hong Kong protesters plan rescue of protest art
Voice of America, November 24, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-hong-kong-protest-art-survival-yellow-umbrella/2533192.html

Related:
[VIDEO] Archiving for the Future (from HRIC’s “Building Hong Kong’s Future” series)
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIlEUKQ_f4Y&list=UUIkCrc3N2if_1q6hrgKUuBg

Beijing explores ways to address Hong Kong protesters’ discontent
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/11/25/beijing-explores-ways-to-address-hong-kong-protesters-discontent/?mod=WSJBlog

Rural Issues (农村)

Burmese girls "sold as brides" in rural China
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 24, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30180340

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

7 students of jailed economist are put on trial in western China
伊力哈木7名学生被控参与分裂国家
The New York Times, November 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141125/c25china/dual/

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