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, March 11, 2014

Disasters (灾难)

Obama offers condolences to Xi over Chinese nationals on missing flight
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1445685/obama-offers-condolences-xi-over-chinese-nationals-missing-flight

Anger mounts in China over missing Malaysian plane "mystery"
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/flight-03102014155540.html

Domestic Security (国内安全)

北京成「安檢之城」 地鐵機場排長龍 (Missing plane and Two Congresses turn Beijing into “City of Security Checkpoints” with long lines at subway stations and airport)
Ming Pao, March 11, 2014
http://news.mingpao.com/20140311/gaa2.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China detains Uighur AIDS activist amid crackdown
Reuters, March 10, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/10/us-china-xinjiang-idUSBREA290LK20140310

广东关注农民上访天理被刑拘 六警抄家带走电脑及诉状 (Guangdong rights defender, Tian Li, criminally detained on Saturday, home searched and computer seized)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03102014102751.html

Information Control (信息控制)

中国将培训首期“网络舆情管理师” (China to train first batch of “online public opinion managers”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 10, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140310_china_online_sensors_training.shtml

Managing the discussion of the missing Malaysian jet
客机失踪事件挑战中国政府舆论管理
The New York Times, March 11, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140311/c11media/dual/

International Relations (国际关系)

Hoping to isolate Russia, U.S. woos China on Ukraine
Associated Press, March 10, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/hoping-isolate-russia-us-woos-china-ukraine-181021850--politics.html

Manila calls China action in disputed waters an “urgent threat”
The Age, March 12, 2014
http://www.theage.com.au/world/manila-calls-china-action-in-disputed-waters-an-urgent-threat-20140311-hvhis.html

Open Government Information (信息公开)

广州市长:官员财产公示怎么搞 希望中央有说法 (Guangzhou mayor hopes NPC will provide guidance on implementing asset transparency)
Beijing Youth Daily, March 11, 2014
http://epaper.ynet.com/html/2014-03/11/content_44971.htm?div=-1

Population (人口)

“社会抚养费制度是恶政应废止” (Tsinghua professor: family planning penalty fee should be eliminated)
Beijing Youth Daily, March 11, 2014
epaper.ynet.com/html/2014-03/11/content_44987.htm?div=-1

Rule of Law (法治)

Resurrecting one of China’s most embarrassing court decisions
The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/03/11/resurrecting-one-of-chinas-most-embarrassing-court-decisions/?mod=WSJBlog

周强首秀工作报告,薄熙来案成典型 (Critics say there is nothing new in chief justice’s first work report)
Deutsche Welle, March 10, 2014
dw.de/p/1BMqs

Related:
最高人民法院工作报告(摘要) (Summary of the annual work report of the Supreme People's Court)
Supreme People's Court, March 11, 2014
www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2014/03/id/1227261.shtml

China's chief justice warns of weakness, pledges reform in court system
Xinhua, March 10, 2014
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90785/8561303.html

Tibet (西藏)

达兰萨拉:年轻藏人领导自由西藏斗争 (Tibetan government-in-exile: young Tibetans are carrying on struggle for a free Tibet)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 10, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140310_tibet.shtml

Nepal police arrest Tibetans for "anti-China activity"
Agence France-Presse, March 10, 2014
bit.ly/1i1QRzu

Torture (酷刑)

In China, brutality yields confessions of graft
Associated Press, March 10, 2014
bigstory.ap.org/article/china-brutality-yields-confessions-graft-1

Women (妇女)

Adding elders and children to a domestic violence law
人大代表提交加快反家暴立法动议
The New York Times, March 10, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140310/c10domestic/dual/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

昆明血案后,多地新疆人受盘查 (Many Xinjiang natives questioned and investigated following Kunming attacks)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/aw-03102014104826.html

China rights groups rally for Uighurs after knife attack
Reuters, March 11, 2014
http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/world/archives/2014/03/11/2003585403

Monday, March 10, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

云南副省长沈培平涉嫌贪腐被调查 (Yunnan deputy governor under investigation for corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 9, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140309_yunnan_corruption.shtml

Related:
China investigates Yunnan vice governor
Agence France-Presse, March 9, 2014
bit.ly/Pfo15n

反腐不能停留在“割韭菜” (CPPCC Natl Comm Mbr: Only democracy can address root causes of corruption)
China Youth Daily, March 10, 2014
zqb.cyol.com/html/2014-03/10/nw.D110000zgqnb_20140310_6-01.htm

See the full statement:
蒋洪大会发言提交:只有民主才能根治腐败 (“Only democracy can address root causes of corruption”)
Xinzhonghua1702 Blog, March 10, 2014
xueping1950.blog.163.com/blog/static/139964170201429539771/

Counterterrorism (反恐)

恐怖分子为何加引号
After deadly knife attack, China debates meaning of “terrorism”
Caixin, March 4, 2014
CH: international.caixin.com/2014-03-04/100646712.html
EN:www.worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/after-deadly-knife-attack-china-debates-meaning-of-039-terrorism-039-/kunming-terrorism-terrorist-terror/c1s15218/#.Uxw2geeSxkg

Death penalty (死刑)

全国人大法工委:刑法修改会减少“死刑”罪名 (NPC official hints that amendments to Criminal Law may reduce number of capital crimes)
CCTV, March 9, 2014
news.cntv.cn/2014/03/09/ARTI1394352271659976.shtml

With legal reforms, China wants less interfering in cases, fewer death penalty crimes
Reuters, March 9, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/09/us-china-parliament-legal-idUSBREA2804S20140309

Disasters (灾难)

[直播]马航MH370航班失联事件最新进展 (Live updates on developments in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370)
Beijing News, March 9, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/03/09/308218.html

LIVE: Latest updates on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
The Guardian, March 9, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/09/malaysia-airlines-missing-plane-investigation-widens-live

Environment (环境)

Only three China cities meet air standards
Financial Times, March 9, 2014
t.co/bvpBDcJMCb

China to toughen environment law, hold polluters accountable
Reuters, March 9, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/09/us-china-pollution-idUSBREA2804920140309

Hukou (户口)

别让一纸户口挡住梦想(民生新起点)(Don’t let Hukou obstruct a dream, a turning point for people’s livelihood)
People's Daily, March 10, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0310/c1001-24582517.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

刘萍案新余法院再延期三个月 代理律师将提取保候审 (Court seeks 3-month postponement in rendering verdict in Liu Ping case, lawyers to apply for bail)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-03082014122604.html

For more information on Liu Ping, see:
刘萍在法庭上的最后陈述
Liu Ping’s Final Statement at Trial
Human Rights in China, December 6, 2013
CH:www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/liu-ping-zai-fa-ting-shang-de-zui-hou-chen-shu
EN:www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/liu-pings-final-statement-trial

各界妇女节关注女性异见人士 团体呼吁美第一夫人访华提刘霞 (HK groups hold event supporting Liu Xia, U.S. group calls on Michelle Obama to raise her case in China visit)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-03082014123405.html

Information Control (信息控制)

张德江:加强立法全程宣传 通过中国人大网公布 (Senior NPC official announces plans to enhance transparency by making legislative documents available online)
China News, March 9, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/03/09/308225.html