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, July 21, 2014

Education (教育)

外来务工子女上学为何愈来愈难? (Migrant workers' children face increasing obstacles in access to education in cities)
Deutsche Welle, July 19, 2014
dw.de/p/1Cef8

Hong Kong (香港)

Older crowd turns out for anti-Occupy Central signature campaign
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1556701/older-crowd-turns-out-anti-occupy-central-signature-campaign

Martin Lee criticises NPC for "weird" comments on "external interference" in Hong Kong affairs
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1556725/pan-democrats-can-be-patriots-npc-chief-tells-loyalists-shenzhen

Related:
NPC chairman tells CY Leung Hong Kong must "strictly follow" basic law in electoral reform
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1556622/npc-chairman-travels-shenzhen-talks-electoral-reform-cy-leung

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

丁家喜、李蔚终审维持原判 法院外布控严防声援者 (Court upholds conviction of Ding Jiaxi and Li Wei)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07182014094811.html

Related:
Court upholds prison sentences for two citizen activists
丁家喜、李蔚案维持原判
Human Rights in China, July 18, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/court-upholds-prison-sentences-two-citizen-activists
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/ding-jia-xi-li-wei-wei-chi-yuan-pan

胡佳遇袭后再接恐吓短信 国际人权组织表示关注 (Rights group expresses concern as Hu Jia receives threatening text messages after assault)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07192014161307.html

Related:
Unidentified men attack dissident blogger near his parked car
Reporters Without Borders, July 18, 2014
http://en.rsf.org/chine-unidentified-men-attack-dissident-18-07-2014,46651.html

浙江异议人士吕耿松被拒见律师 丁锡奎受聘下周交“取保候审”申请 (Veteran democracy activist Lü Gengsong denied access to lawyer, lawyer to submit bail application)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07192014162419.html

Information Control (信息控制)

中共: 干部不做西方道德价值“应声虫” (CPC urges members to resist advocacy for “Western moral values”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 20, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140720_china_propaganda_common_values.shtml

Related:
中共中央组织部印发《关于在干部教育培训中加强理想信念和道德品行教育的通知》(Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee issues the "Notice Concerning Strengthening Education of Ideals, Beliefs, Moral Conduct During Training and Education of Cadres")
Xinhua, July 20, 2014
news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2014-07/20/c_1111699389.htm

China to tighten oversight of Internet TV programming
美剧下架,中国收紧网络电视监管
The New York Times, July 21, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140721/c21internettv/dual/

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

China hesitant to accuse Russia for plane crash
Voice of America, July 19, 2014
www.voanews.com/content/china-hesitant-to-accuse-russia-for-plane-crash/1961009.html

Internet (互联网)

China has more people going online with a mobile device than a PC
Reuters, July 21, 2014
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/21/uk-china-internet-idINKBN0FQ0WE20140721

Rule of Law (法治)

Laying down the law
News China, August 2014 Issue
www.newschinamag.com/magazine/laying-down-the-law#id:1818#date:19:30

Social Security (社会安全)

中国启动全民参保登记 2017年养老保险覆盖9亿 (Registration for universal insurance begins, 900 million to have pension insurance coverage by 2017)
Xinhua, July 16, 2014
news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-07-16/223030531203.shtml

Women (妇女)

China’s pink women-only parking spots spark a backlash
The Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/07/21/chinas-pink-women-only-parking-spots-spark-a-backlash/?mod=WSJBlog

Opinion (观点)

Inside a Beijing interrogation room
我在北京被“喝茶”
The New York Times, July 21, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140721/c21murong/dual/

China's legislature releases draft food safety law for public comment
The National Law Review, July 18, 2014
www.natlawreview.com/article/china-s-legislature-releases-draft-food-safety-law-public-comment

Related:
中华人民共和国食品安全法(修订草案)征求意见 (Solicitation of comments on the draft amendments to the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China)
National People's Congress, July 2014
www.npc.gov.cn/COBRS_LFYJNEW/user/UserIndex.jsp?ID=6287041

China won't give up on show trials
Bloomberg, July 18, 2014
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-07-18/china-won-t-give-up-on-show-trials

Friday, July 18, 2014

Education (教育)

Migrants' children, as young as six, join fight for school places in Beijing
Agence France-Presse, July 17, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1555624/migrants-children-young-six-join-fight-school-places-beijing

Corruption (腐败)

China backtracks on secret trial for GSK private investigator
中国改变秘密审判GSK私家侦探决定
Financial Times, July 18, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7452232-0dba-11e4-815f-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057317

Related:
China to hold public trial of couple who worked for GSK
Reuters, July 17, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/uk-china-gsk-investigators-idUKKBN0FM30C20140717

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s media: Tamed hounds
The Economist, July 18, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21607879-press-hong-kong-though-still-free-has-lost-its-bite-tamed-hounds

Related:
Violence and other threats raise press freedom fears in Hong Kong
National Public Radio, July 16, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/07/16/331586762/violence-and-other-threats-raise-press-freedom-fears-in-hong-kong

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

徐州“新公民”张昆被逮捕 国保向家属施压律师难介入 (New Citizens Movement activist Zhang Kun officially arrested in Xuzhou, authorities pressure family to accept gov't-selected lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07172014100318.html

Zhang Sizhi, lawyer for detained journalist, points to legal breach by authorities
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1555911/zhang-sizhi-lawyer-detained-journalist-points-legal-breach-authorities

“郑州十君子”办案人员是谁? (Zhengzhou lawyers still denied access to clients, police not sure who is in charge case)
Deutsche Welle, July 17, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1CeMd

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, disappearances, and arrests related to June 4, 2014
六四25周年被限制自由、拘留、失踪、逮捕者名单
Human Rights in China, July 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-disappearances-and-arrests-related-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-si-25zhou-nian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-shi-zong-dai-bu-zhe-ming-dan

China upholds jail terms for anti-corruption activists
Agency France-Presse, July 18, 2014
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-upholds-jail-terms/1270706.html

Lawyer fears activist may have been jailed after secret trial
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2014
www.rfa.org/english/news/china/secret-07172014151659.html

Prominent Chinese activist beaten in Beijing
Voice of America, July 17, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/prominent-chinese-activist-beaten-in-beijing/1959791.html

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

China, Brazil close plane, finance, infrastructure deals
Reuters, July 17, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-brazil-china-idUSKBN0FM26S20140717

Growing Chinese influence creates mixed feelings in Cameroon
喀麦隆对中国投资五味杂陈
China Dialogue, July 15, 2014
EN: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/7139-Growing-Chinese-influence-creates-mixed-feelings-in-Cameroon
CH: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/ch/7139-Growing-Chinese-influence-creates-mixed-feelings-in-Cameroon

Internet (互联网)

China shuts down 31 websites temporarily as crackdown on “rumour mongers” continues
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1556200/china-shuts-down-31-websites-temporarily-crackdown-rumour-mongers

Political and Economic Reforms (政治经济改革)

社科院蓝皮书:中国城镇居民政治参与水平高于农村 (Gov't think tank research finds higher level of political participation by urban citizens)
China News, July 17, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/07-17/6398589.shtml

Women (妇女)

美年度人口走私报告列中国为二类 女权组织反对 (Women's rights group criticizes U.S. decision to give China a better grade in anti-trafficking)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-07172014100503.html

Related:
One child policy improvement “baseless” in State Dept.’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report
Women's Rights Without Frontiers, July 17, 2014
www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org/blog/?p=1697

Opinion (观点)

Editorial: Britain must stand up for Hong Kong
FT社评:英国不应对香港沉默
Financial Times, July 14, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7407f83c-0cd0-11e4-bf1e-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057311

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

GSK admits to 2001 China bribery scandal
GSK承认在中国行贿历史丑闻
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d69f494e-0903-11e4-9d3c-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057292

Edelman confirms ties with detained China Central TV star
爱德曼承认与芮成钢有商业联系
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4b1f6eea-0cef-11e4-90fa-00144feabdc0.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057294

It’s official: the Chinese government is at war with adultery
The Washington Post, July 16, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/07/16/its-official-the-chinese-government-is-at-war-with-adultery/

Gov't releases rules to curb official car use
副部级以下不配专车 公车改革明年完成
Caixin, July 17, 2014
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2014-07-17/100705481.html
CH: http://china.caixin.com/2014-07-16/100704922.html