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, December 05, 2014

Academic Exchange (学术交流)

美众议院议员要求国会机构调查孔子学院 (U.S. congressman demands probe of Confucius Institutes)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 5, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/12/141205_us_china_university_ties

Related:
House panel investigates “Confucius institutes”
USA Today, December 5, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/04/house-china-confucius-institutes/19909507/

Cyber security (网络安全)

77名中国人在肯尼亚被捕 (Kenya arrests 77 Chinese on cybercrime charges)
Deutsche Welle, December 4, 2014
http://www.dw.de/77名中国人在肯尼亚被捕/a-18110386?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

Environment (环境)

中国耕地污染退化问题突出 退化面积已超过40% (Over 40% of China’s arable land degraded)
China National Radio, December 5, 2014
http://news.cnr.cn/dj/201412/t20141205_516995267.shtml

Health (健康)

WHO: “China is witnessing an evolving HIV epidemic”
Deutsche Welle, December 3, 2014
http://www.dw.de/who-china-is-witnessing-an-evolving-hiv-epidemic/a-18107475

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy protesters in Mong Kok take to the “shopping tour”
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1655597/occupy-protesters-mong-kok-take-shopping-tour

Hong Kong protesters weigh next move as one suggests blocking government, not roads
Reuters, December 5, 2014
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/05/uk-hongkong-china-idUKKCN0JJ09L20141205

中国官媒要英国放下殖民主义心态 美再出声支持港真普选 (Chinese official media ask Britain to drop colonialist mindset, U.S. voices support for HK genuine universal suffrage)
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/yf2-12042014100143.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

首个宪法日7冤警中南海外自杀 千访民遭截访 (On China’s first Constitution Day, 7 wronged police attempt suicide outside Zhongnanhai, over thousand petitioners intercepted)
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-12042014100933.html

Former police in China attempt suicide by pesticide in protest
The Washington Post, December 5, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/former-police-in-china-attempt-suicide-by-pesticide-in-protest/2014/12/05/06218132-7c6d-11e4-b821-503cc7efed9e_story.html

Rule of Law (法治)

For China, constitution day comes without constitutionalism
The Diplomat, December 4, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/for-china-constitution-day-comes-without-constitutionalism/

Women (妇女)

Home truths: at last, domestic violence is to be outlawed
The Economist, December 6, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21635514-last-domestic-violence-be-outlawed-home-truths?fsrc=rss

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What next for Hong Kong?
The New York Times, December 4, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/05/opinion/benny-tai-on-why-occupy-central-should-end.html?_r=0

Thursday, December 04, 2014

Children (儿童)

Early-childhood separations, common in china, said to hold hidden dangers
过早与父母分离给中国孩子带来隐秘创伤
The New York Times, December 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141204/c04childhood/dual/

Civil Society (民间社会)

Few clues in Chinese editor’s detention
The New York Times, December 3, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/few-clues-in-chinese-editors-detention/

Corruption (腐败)

中国多清廉?北京与透明国际各有说法 (Is China more honest? Beijing and Transparency International differ)
Voice of America, December 4, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/transparency-international/2545009.html

Cyber security (网络安全)

报告称93%中国政府网站存安全漏洞 2430家被篡改 (Report: 93% of Chinese government websites have security loopholes, 2430 have been tampered with)
China News, December 3, 2014
http://finance.chinanews.com/it/2014/12-03/6841604.shtml

93% of Chiense govt websites have security loopholes: report
China Daily, December 4, 2014
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-12/04/content_19024903.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing tells Britain it has no “moral responsibility” for Hong Kong
中国外交部称英国对香港不存在道义责任
South China Morning Post (English), December 3, 2014
Reuters (Chinese), December 4, 2014
EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1654603/china-says-british-complaints-over-hong-kong-visit-ban-useless
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0JI09J20141204

Hong Kong student protesters consider pulling up stakes
香港示威学生考虑停止抗争
Reuters, December 4, 2014
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/04/us-hongkong-china-idUSKCN0JI0LE20141204
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0JI0QN20141204

As Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution folds, what’s next for Asia’s World City?
Fortune, December 3, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/12/03/days-after-we-interviewed-these-former-cops-chinese-authorities-arrested-two-of-them/

International Relations (国际关系)

Xi Jinping's rise in China threatens rights and worries neighbours, Obama warns
The Guardian, December 4, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/03/xi-jinping-china-rights-neighbours-obama

Media (媒体)

中国新措施进一步严控国内媒体 (China’s new measures further control domestic media)
Voice of America, December 4, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-orders-further-crack-down-20141204/2545434.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

China blocks protests on “Constitution Day”
Times, December 4, 2014
http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2014/12/04/china-blocks-protests-on-constitution-day

Population (人口)

China to end using executed prisoners' organs
Aljazeera, December 4, 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/12/china-end-using-executed-prisoners-organs-201412455835770616.html

Taiwan (台湾)

Ex-Tiananmen leader Wu’er Kaixi on why he’s running for office in Taiwan
The Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/12/03/ex-tiananmen-leader-wuer-kaixi-on-why-hes-running-for-office-in-taiwan/

台证实逮捕首名在台大陆籍间谍 (Taiwan confirms first-ever arrest of mainland spy)
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/43813/tai-zheng-shi-dai-bu-shou-ming-zai-tai-da-lu-ji-jian-die