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, December 23, 2014

Civil Society (民间社会)

China to "regulate" foreign NGOs with new law
Reuters, December 22, 2014
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/12/22/china-politics-ngos-idINKBN0K00PG20141222

中国立法应对境内外安全挑战? (China makes law to cope with security challenges from domestic and foreign sources?)
Deutsche Welle, December 22, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1E8jd

Corruption (腐败)

China to investigate ex-President Hu's top aide
ABC News, December 22, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-investigate-president-hus-top-aide-27759509

How son’s death in a high-speed car crash led to powerful Chinese official’s fall from grace
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1668151/how-sons-death-high-speed-car-crash-led-powerful-chinese-officials-fall

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

81岁作家铁流被移送检院审查起诉 (Case of writer Tie Liu, 81, reaches procuratorate for indictment)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-12222014093052.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Billionaire Kwok Jailed 5 Years for Corrupting H.K. Official
Bloomberg, December 23, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-23/billionaire-kwok-gets-5-years-jail-in-hong-kong-corruption-trial.html

“世纪贪污案”有损香港廉洁声誉? (Is “Corruption Scandal of the Century” harming Hong Kong’s clean reputation?)
Deutsche Welle, December 23, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1E90h

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

郭飞雄及孙德胜案辩护律师状告法院院长(Defense lawyers for Guo Feixiong and Sun Desheng sue president of court)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-12222014095701.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

观点:双城、新世代、民主连带 (Viewpoint: two cities, a new age, joint democracy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 23, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/12/141223_taiwan_hongkong

Monday, December 22, 2014

Academic Exchange (学术交流)

Confucius institute: The hard side of China's soft power
BBC, December 22, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30567743

Confucius Institutes – Quo Vadis?
The Diplomat, December 21, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/confucius-institutes-quo-vadis/

Cyber security (网络安全)

中国外长称中国反对一切形式网络攻击和网络恐怖行为 (Chinese Foreign Minister: China opposes to all forms of cyber-attack and cyber terror)
Reuters, December 22, 2014
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0K00GG20141222

Hong Kong (香港)

Top Beijing adviser raps Hong Kong for lack of national security law
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1667673/top-adviser-chinas-government-says-hong-kong-lags-behind-macau

Hong Kong protesters adopt new weapon: Christmas carols
The Telegraph, December 22, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11307324/Hong-Kong-protesters-adopt-new-weapon-Christmas-carols.html

Macao (澳门)

China's Xi warns against pro-democracy protests on visit to Macau
Deutsche Welle, December 20, 2014
http://www.dw.de/chinas-xi-warns-against-pro-democracy-protests-on-visit-to-macau/a-18143277

Umbrellas banned as China's Xi arrives in Macau
Daily Mail, December 19, 2014
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-2880139/Xi-arrives-Macau-China-cracks-gambling.html

China's Xi Cautions Macau Against Foreign Forces
ABC News, December 20, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-leader-cautions-external-forces-27731965

北京推动澳门变革新路径 (Beijing impels Macau to follow a new path)
Radio France Internationale, December 20, 2014
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20141220-北京推动澳门变革新路径

National Defense (国防)

China mulls national security law to deal with terrorists
The Hindu, December 22, 2014
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/china-mulls-national-security-law-to-deal-with-terrorists/article6715826.ece

Population (人口)

点评中国: 从单独二孩实践看中国人口决策 (Comment on China: Using the one-child policy to examine China’s population policy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 22, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/focus_on_china/2014/12/141222_cr_singlechildpolicy

Rule of Law (法治)

广东韶关法轮案开庭 律师辩护被架出法庭 (Falun Gong trial in Shaoguan, Guangdong begins, defense lawyer is bundled out of the courtroom)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-12192014100619.html

Taiwan (台湾)

吾尔开希:受柯文哲鼓舞而参选台湾立委 (Wu'erkaixi: Inspired by Ke Wenzhe to run for office as Taiwan legislator)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 22, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/12/141222_taiwan_wuer_kaixi

Friday, December 19, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

山西太原公安局原局长李亚力被捕 (Li Yali, former Taiyuan, Shanxi Public Security Bureau chief, arrested)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 18, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/12/141218_china_li_yali

河南一天通报10官员被查 均为正副处级 (Ten deputy departmental level officials investigated in one day in Henan)
China News Service, December 19, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1219/c1001-26240584.html

港前政务司长许仕仁涉贪8项控罪 5项罪成
Rafael Hui and Thomas Kwok found guilty of bribery in Hong Kong’s biggest graft trial
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2014
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/44913/xu-shi-ren-8xiang-kong-zui-5xiang-zui-cheng
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1665519/rafael-hui-and-thomas-kwok-found-guilty-bribery-hong-kongs-biggest

Hong Kong (香港)

Folding the umbrellas: Police finish clearing protesters off the streets after an 11-week stand-off
The Economist, December 20, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21636798-police-finish-clearing-protesters-streets-after-11-week-stand-folding-umbrellas

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Detained China rights lawyer facing “inhuman torment”, wife says
Reuters, December 19, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/detained-china-rights-lawyer-facing-inhuman-torment-wife-092251626.html

LGBTI

Chinese court rules “gay cure” treatments illegal
The Guardian, December 19, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/19/chinese-court-gay-straight-conversion-clinic

Macao (澳门)

习近平抵澳门 港澳社运传媒受高度监控 (Xi Jinping arrives in Macau, Hong Kong and Macau’s social activists and media closely monitored)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 19, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/12/141219_china_macau_xijinping

Umbrella ban in rainy Macau as China’s president Xi Jinping arrives for visit
The Guardian, December 19, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/19/umbrella-ban-macau-china-xi-jinping-visit

Tibet (西藏)

北京:只有中央政府能决定达赖存废 (Beijing: Only the Central government can decide the Dalai Lama’s fate)
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/44917/bei-jing-zhi-you-zhong-yang-zheng-fu-neng-jue-ding-da-lai-cun-fei