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.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

International Relations(国际关系)

Olympics-China offers grudging congratulations to Japan
中国外交部回避祝贺东京申奥成功 称愿与日方分享经验
Reuters, September 9, 2013
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/09/olympics-2020-china-idUSL3N0H52G620130909
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE9880AV20130909?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

Longer wait for China residency permits irk foreign firms
中国出入境管理新规令外企苦恼
Reuters, September 8, 2013
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/08/us-china-visas-idUSBRE9870FT20130908
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE98804620130909?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

Information Control (信息控制)

“两高”司法解释或将进一步压缩言论空间 ("Two Supremes" judicial interpretation may further compress space of expression)
New York Times, September 11, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130911/cc11libel/

Some of China’s prominent Internet voices
政府管制网络言论,微博大V有看法
New York Time, September 11, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130911/c11weibo-side/dual/

Rules to combat online rumours "unconstitutional," say experts
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1307959/experts-call-interpretation-punishing-rumours-unconstitutional

China renews push for control of Internet
The Telegraph, September 10, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10298038/China-renews-push-for-control-of-internet.html

Crackdown on bloggers is mounted by China
The New York Times, September 10, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/world/asia/china-cracks-down-on-online-opinion-makers.html

Population (人口)

《中国流动人口发展报告2013》发布—新生代成为流动人口主体 (Majority of China’s 236 million migrants are born in ‘80s, average age 28)
The People’s Daily, September 11, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0911/c1001-22877718.html

我国每年25万人死于自杀 系青壮年人群首位死因 (Suicide claims 250,000 lives annually in China, is leading cause of death among young people)
The People’s Daily, September 11, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0911/c1001-22879535.html

Society (社会)

养老金占收入比跌破警戒线 学者称因工资涨太快 (Pension-income ratio falls below critical level)
China Security Journal, September 10, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201309/10/53868_32438835.htm

Technology (科技)

The surprise in Apple’s cheaper iPhone? In China, it’s expensive
The New York Times, September 11, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/technology/the-surprise-in-apples-cheaper-iphone-in-china-its-expensive.html

Opinion (观点)

王力雄﹕槍桿子已經不能出政權 (Wang Lixiong: Violence is no longer an option for regime change)
Ming Pao, September 11, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130911/chb1.htm

China and America covet a continent's riches
The National Multimedia, September 11, 2013
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/China-and-America-covet-a-continents-riches-30214563.html

Is the rule of law coming to China?
The Diplomat, September 10, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/2013/09/10/is-the-rule-of-law-coming-to-china/?all=true

The global stake in China’s anti-corruption reform
Project Syndicate, September 10, 2013
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/bo-xilai-and-the-anti-corruption-fight-in-china-by-michael-boskin#0P81aZoQakEVWqIP.99

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Children (儿童)

广西桂林爆炸案嫌疑人初步确定 (Guangxi bombing suspect caught)
China News Service, September 10, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-09/205828172988.shtml

Related:
广西桂林爆炸事故疑访民自杀引爆 (Guangxi explosion might be the result of a petitioner’s suicide)
Voice of America, September 10, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/guang-zhou-explosion-20130910/1746561.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

国家食药监管总局曝光7个保健食品违法广告 (National food and drug office exposes seven illegal advertisements for health food products)
China News Service, September 10, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-10/160428181090.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

Trial for Chinese businesswoman accused of bribing ex-minister
Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/09/key-figure-in-ex-railway-ministers-fall-to-face-trial/

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

Yahoo reports 29,000 data requests
Agence France-Presse, September 7, 2013
http://www.france24.com/en/20130907-yahoo-reports-29000-data-requests

See Yahoo! Report:
Transparency Report Overview
Yahoo! 2013
http://info.yahoo.com/transparency-report/

Health (健康)

Is pollution in China ratcheting up infertility?
Quartz, September 9, 2013
http://qz.com/122431/is-pollution-in-china-increasing-infertility/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

“同囚行动”展开营救王炳章新章 (Supporters plan protests in New York to draw attention to plight of jailed pro-democracy activist Wang Bingzhang)
Deutsche Welle, September 9, 2013
http://dw.de/p/19eJ1

Information Control (信息控制)

关于“法律严惩网络诽谤” 高院高检的解释被指“亵渎”刑法 (Supreme Court’s Interpretation of laws applicable to “Internet defamation” criticized as "blasphaming" Criminal Law)
Radio France International, September 10, 2013
http://rfi.my/15MOLRW

See the article:
两高对网络诽谤的司法解释开恶劣先例 (Legal interpretation of laws applicable to Internet slander sets bad precedent)
The Economic Observer, September 9, 2013
http://chenjieren2007.blog.hexun.com/88460171_d.html

李方平:把“两高”关进笼子里 (Li Fangping: lock “two Supremes” into a cage)
Voice of America, September 10, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/li-fangping-20130910/1746594.html

In China, 500 retweets could mean three years in prison
The Verge, September 9, 2013
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/9/4710222/china-passes-anti-defamation-laws-three-year-sentence-social-media-crackdown

International Relations (国际关系)

China, Uzbekistan vow to deepen strategic partnership
Xinhua, September 10, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-09/10/c_125354520.htm

China's WWII anger clouds view of Tokyo 2020 win
Agence France-Presse, September 9, 2013
http://bit.ly/14AvItc

Labor (劳工)

Where humiliation is normal: being LGBT in the Chinese workplace
China File, September 9, 2013
http://www.chinafile.com/where-humiliation-normal

Land, Housing, Property (土地、财产、房屋)

暴力拆迁何时休? (When will violent forced evictions be stopped?)
Deutsche Welle, September 9, 2013
http://dw.de/p/19eKa

Population (人口)

国家卫计委:2012年我国流动人口数量达2.36亿人 (National family planning office: China’s migrant population reached 236 million in 2012)
Deutsche Welle, September 9, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-10/102228178705.shtml

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

It's OK to protest in China, just don't march
National Public Radio, September 9, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/09/09/219721983/its-ok-to-protest-in-china-just-dont-march

Re-education Through Labor (劳教)

Guangzhou to end controversial labor camps
China Daily, September 9, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-09/09/content_16953203.htm

Monday, September 09, 2013

Children (儿童)

桂林小学爆炸案致2人亡 17人受伤 (Two dead, 17 injured in Guilin elementary school explosion)
Beijing News, September 9, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/09/09/282585.html