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, January 26, 2015

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

苹果公司屈服压力接受中国全面安全检查 (Apple submits to pressure, to undergo security inspection by China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/01/150123_apple_china_security

中共党刊点名批贺卫方陈丹青抹黑中国 (CPC magazine openly criticizes He Weifang and Chen Danqing for smearing China’s image)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/01/150124_china_qiushi-journal_commentary

Children (儿童)

Guangdong launches inquiry into "abducted child ID scandal"
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1691769/guangdong-launches-inquiry-abducted-child-id-scandal

Corruption (腐败)

反腐重拳下 内地去年奢侈品消费首现下滑 (Under heavy blow of anti-corruption campaign, China’s luxury-goods consumption drops for first time)
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/46957/fan-fu-zhong-quan-xia-nei-di-qu-nian-she-chi-pin-xiao-fei-liang-shou-xian-xia-hua

Thousands at Huawei came forward in push against fraud, founder says
华为内部反腐败调查鼓励员工坦白
The New York Times, January 25, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20150125/c25huawei/dual/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong snub leaves British diplomats "fuming"
The Telegraph, January 25, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11368272/Hong-Kong-snub-leaves-British-diplomats-fuming.html

Related:
梁振英拒见访港英高官 (C.Y. Leung refuses meeting with visiting British Senior Foreign Office minister)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/HK-UK-01262015090916.html

Hong Kong media "manipulated" by officials: report
The Straits Times, January 26, 2015
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/hong-kong-media-manipulated-officials-report-20150126

Bitterness will worsen in Hong Kong if political reform package is vetoed, warns Executive Council convenor
The South China Morning Post, January 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1691800/bitterness-will-worsen-hong-kong-if-political-reform-package-vetoed

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Mongolian dissident Hada denied ID card, bank account after interview
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hada-01232015140200.html

For more information about Hada, see:
http://www.hrichina.org/en/search/site/Hada

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment), 国际关系(安全,贸易和投资)

Davos Diary: When it comes to human rights in China, it’s don’t ask, won’t tell
Foreign Policy, January 24, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/01/24/davos-diary-when-it-comes-to-human-rights-in-china-its-dont-ask-wont-tell/

The Plunder of Myanmar
停止中国对缅甸的资源掠夺
The New York Times, January 25, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20150125/c25myanmar/dual/

Internet (互联网)

中国互联网户增至6.48亿 (Number of China’s Internet users grows to 648 million)
Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2015
http://www.dw.de/中国互联网户增至648亿/a-18212874?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

The rat tribe of Beijing
Al Jazeera, January 24, 2015
http://projects.aljazeera.com/2015/01/underground-beijing/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China’s Xi Builds support for big move: putting politics ahead of the economy
The Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/01/26/chinas-xi-builds-support-for-big-move-putting-politics-ahead-of-the-economy/?mod=WSJBlog

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Arrests in China's Xinjiang "nearly doubled in 2014"
The Telegraph, January 23, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11365321/Arrests-in-Chinas-Xinjiang-nearly-doubled-in-2014Muslim-Uighurs.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What will this crackdown on activists do to China’s nascent civil society?
The Guardian, January 24, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/24/crackdown-activists-china-nascent-civil-society-pu-zhiquaing

China Attacks VPNs, Cutting Business Off From Internet
Forbes, January 25, 2015
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2015/01/25/china-attacks-vpns-cutting-business-off-from-internet/

点评中国:中国新常态的实质是告别繁荣 (China’s “new normal” bids goodbye to prosperity)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 26, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/focus_on_china/2015/01/150126_cr_chinaeconomy

Friday, January 23, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China asks officials to stop plagiarizing their self-criticisms
The Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/01/23/and-once-more-with-feeling-china-asks-officials-to-stop-plagiarizing-each-other/

Cyber security (网络安全)

“中国把台湾当做网路攻击试验场”(Taiwan Vice Premier: “China treats Taiwan as test site for its cyber-attack technologies”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 22, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/01/150122_taiwan_websafety_chna

Domestic security (国内安全)

中共通过国家安全战略纲要 强调党绝对领导 (China adopts national security strategy guidelines, emphasizing CPC’s absolute leadership)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/01/150123_state_security_xi_jinping

Related:
China’s leadership warns of national security risks
China Daily, January 23, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-01/23/content_19391741.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong should make its own national security law rather than implement Beijing's, scholar says
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1689353/hong-kong-should-make-its-own-national-security-law-rather-implement

Prominent solicitor quits Hong Kong Law Society committee drafting 2017 poll stance
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1689338/prominent-solicitor-quits-hong-kong-law-society-committee-drafting

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese activist denied lawyer, family visits, health status unknown
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-01222015170615.html

Internet (互联网)

In China, VPN internet access tools suffer further disruptions
Reuters, January 23, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/us-china-internet-vpn-idUSKBN0KW0WS20150123

Related:
Foreign VPN service unavailable in China: Great Firewall has been upgraded for cyberspace sovereignty
People’s Daily, January 23, 2015
http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0123/c90882-8840092.html

网信办否认攻击Outlook 鲁炜当选全球互联网治理联盟委员 (State Internet information Office denies Outlook attack, Lu Wei elected to “Global Internet Governance Alliance ”)
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/46801/wang-xin-ban-fou-ren-gong-ji-outlook-lu-wei-dang-xuan-quan-qiu-hu-lian-wang-zhi-li-lian

解放军报称有微信号欲动摇共产党地位 (PLA Daily: some WeChat accounts aim to undermine CPC’s rule)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/01/150123_china_pla_cpc_wechat

Media (媒体)

China harassing and imprisoning Chinese working for foreign news outlets
The Washington Post, January 22, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-harassing-and-imprisoning-chinese-working-for-foreign-news-outlets/2015/01/21/3941bdc8-a0e6-11e4-91fc-7dff95a14458_story.html

Population (人口)

China tries to keep couples from sending fetal blood abroad
The Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/01/23/china-tries-to-keep-couples-from-sending-fetal-blood-abroad/

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

河南万人围攻污染药厂 抗议排污10年政府纵容 (Over 10,000 Henan residents protest government’s decade-long inaction on pollution at pharmaceutical factory site)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf1-01222015100426.html

广西上千教师连日罢课讨薪 当局删网帖封锁消息 (As over 1,000 Guangxi teachers strike to recoup docked pay, authorities delete online posts and block news)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-01222015100320.html