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.

Thursday, February 05, 2015

Academic Exchange (学术交流)

China rebukes Norway for expelling scholar
中国使馆就挪威令中国学者限期离境提出交涉
Reuters, February 4, 2015
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/us-china-norway-idUSKBN0L805A20150204
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/china-norway-idCNKBS0L806B20150204

Corruption (腐败)

中国农业银行原副行长杨琨被判无期 (Agricultural Bank VP Yang Kun jailed for life)
Radio France Internationale, February 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150204-中国农业银行原副行长杨琨被判无期/

Environment (环境)

Air pollution is bigger killer in China than smoking, says new Greenpeace study
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1701625/air-pollution-bigger-killer-mainland-china-smoking-says-new-greenpeace

Tougher environmental law pressures China steel mills
Reuters, February 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/china-steel-environment-idUSL4N0VE3R820150204

Related:
中华人民共和国环境保护法 (Environmental Protection Law of PRC)
The Central People’s Government of PRC, April 25, 2014
http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2014-04/25/content_2666434.htm

Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (Unofficial Translation)
The EU – China Environmental Governance Programme, April 24, 2014
https://www.chinadialogue.net/Environmental-Protection-Law-2014-eversion.pdf

我国通过史上最严新环保法 新法于明年1月1日施行 (In 2015, China to implement strictest environmental protection law to date)
The National People’s Congress of PRC, April 25, 2014
http://www.npc.gov.cn/huiyi/lfzt/hjbhfxzaca/2014-04/25/content_1861232.htm

中国最严格环保法修订后“出笼” 首次明确“保护优先”(China’s stringent environmental protection law (amended) focuses on conservation)
法制时报 Fazhi Shibao, April 25, 2014
http://fzsb.hinews.cn/php/20140425/137847.php

Hong Kong (香港)

Top China official in Hong Kong warns against confronting Beijing
Reuters, February 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/05/us-hongkong-china-zhangxiaoming-idUSKBN0L909Y20150205

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China detained more than 900 human rights activists last year
Quarts, February 4, 2015
http://qz.com/338556/

Related:
Deprivation of liberty and torture/other mistreatment of human rights defenders in China
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 3, 2015
http://chrdnet.com/2015/02/deprivation-of-liberty-and-tortureother-mistreatment-of-human-rights-defenders-in-china-partial-data-updated-6302013/

International Relations (国际关系)

菲律宾与越南就建立战略伙伴关系共同抗衡中国 (Philippines, Vietnam discuss alliance to counter China)
Radio France Internationale, February 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150203-菲律宾与越南就建立战略伙伴关系共同抗衡中国/

Internet (互联网)

China tightens rules on internet use, online comments
ABC News, February 4, 2015
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/china-tightens-rules-internet-online-comments-28710314

Related:
Internet User Account Name Management Regulations
China Copyright and Media, February 4, 2015
https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/internet-user-account-name-management-regulations/#more-3885
互联网用户账号名称管理规定 (Internet User Account Name Management Regulations)
Cyberspace Administration of China, February 4, 2015
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2015-02/04/c_1114246561.htm

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan tells China's Communist Party to 'stop exaggerating' its forces' role in Second World War
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1701170/taiwan-tells-chinas-communist-party-stop-exaggerating-its-forces-role

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why China’s education crackdown may be more than it seems
The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/05/why-chinas-education-crackdown-may-be-more-than-it-seems/?mod=WSJBlog

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China to tally suicides by civil servants
中国将统计公务员非正常死亡情况
The New York Times, February 2, 2015
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150102/c02suicides/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150102/c02suicides/

Culture (文化)

Mao in demand than ever: Chinese actors line up to play leader
The Guardian, February 3, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/03/mao-demand-chinese-actors-lookalikes-play-leader

Hong Kong (香港)

Removal of Tiananmen crackdown story prompts questions in Hong Kong
六四密件涉赵紫阳子疑贪污 明报遭撤头版
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/story-02032015105301.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/64-02022015081719.html?searchterm%3Autf8%3Austring=%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF&encoding=simplified

Related:
《明報》員工擱筆1小時抗議總編撤六四頭條 (Mingpao staff hold hour-long “pens-down” strike to protest chief editor’s sudden removal of June Fourth headline)
Apple Daily, February 3, 2015
http://hkm.appledaily.com/detail.php?guid=53401264&category_guid=6996647&category=instant&issue=20150203

教協公開信:要求見面討論明報編輯方針 (In open letter, HK Professional Teachers’ Union requests to meet Ming Pao editor to discuss outlet’s editorial policy)
Hong Kong In-media, February 2, 2015
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1031176

Ming Pao editor defends his decision
RTHK, February 4, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150204/news_20150204_56_1074604.htm

Ming Pao staff strike over June 4 story
RTHK, February 4, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150204/news_20150204_56_1074480.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

找 官 百 次 未 果 上 訪 戶 截 停 火 車 (After a hundred failed petition attempts, petitioners resort to blocking a running train)
Sing Tao News Corporation, February 4, 2015
http://std.stheadline.com/yesterday/chi/0204eo06.html

International Relations (国际关系)

中国官媒:台军方发言人“言论情绪化” (Chinese official media attack Taiwanese military spokesman’s “emotional” speech)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/02/150204_china_taiwan_military_history_ww2

Internet (互联网)

China has 649 million people online, less are microblogging
The Washington Post, February 3, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/china-has-649-million-people-online-less-are-microblogging/2015/02/03/f017562a-abae-11e4-8876-460b1144cbc1_story.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Chinese police jail four herders over grasslands protest
牧民接连示威 警方再拘数人
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/four-herders-jailed-02032015112302.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/herbsman-02022015100238.html?searchterm%3Autf8%3Austring=%E7%89%A7%E6%B0%91&encoding=simplified

Rule of Law (法治)

China's first circuit court opens in Shenzhen to crowds of hopefuls
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1701151/first-circuit-court-opens-crowds-hopefuls

China’s President raises eyebrows with sharp rhetoric on rule of law
Foreign Policy, February 3, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/03/chinas-president-raises-eyebrows-with-sharp-rhetoric-on-rule-of-law/

Tibet (西藏)

In war on terror, China takes aim at Tibet
The Diplomat, February 3, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/in-war-on-terror-china-takes-aim-at-tibet/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Uighurs flee China for Turkey in search of peace
Aljazeera, February 3, 2015
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/2/3/Uighurs-flee-China-for-Turkey-in-search-of-peace.html

Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China broadens graft probe into financial sector
中国反腐:北京能源集团原董事长陆海军涉嫌严重违纪,正接受组织调查
Reuters, February 3, 2015
EN: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/china-corruption-bankofbeijing-idINKBN0L708P20150203
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/idCNL4S0VD0AY20150203