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.

Friday, October 03, 2014

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China to cap local government debt
Financial Times, October 2, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a2fb9fec-4a18-11e4-8de3-00144feab7de.html#axzz3F5q9qt2u

Related:
中国经济改革:地方举债中央不救 (China’s economic reform: Beijing refrains from bailing out local governments’ debts)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141002_china_economy_localdebts

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan's view of the Hong Kong protests
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2014
http://www.dw.de/taiwans-view-of-the-hong-kong-protests/a-17969838

Tibet (西藏)

达赖喇嘛与北京就返乡问题举行非正式谈判 (Dalai Lama holds informal talks with Beijing on trip home)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-10022014150925.html

Related:
达赖喇嘛秘书否认与中共谈判有重大进展 (Dalai Lama’s secretary denies claims of progress in talks with Beijing)
Voice of America, October 3, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/dalai-lama-china-20141002/2470405.html

两知名诺贝尔和平奖得主称:始终和藏人站在一起 (Nobel Laureates Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi: always stand by Tibetans)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-10022014161041.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

英媒:北京担心香港抗议蔓延大陆 (British media: Beijing fears Hong Kong protests will spill over to mainland)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/10/141002_press_hongkong_china_panic

“习近平的字典里没有‘妥协’”(“‘Compromise’ is not in Xi Jinping’s dictionary”)
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2014
http://www.dw.de/习近平的字典里没有妥协/a-17971072?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

为什么“占中”在当下爆发?(Why is “Occupy Central” happening now?)
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/39356/wei-shi-yao-zhan-zhong-zai-dang-xia-bao-fa

Why Hong Kong’s economy can take on protesters
Fortune, October 2, 2014
http://fortune.com/2014/10/02/why-hong-kongs-economy-can-take-on-protesters/

Thursday, October 02, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

反腐高压下多地现吃喝白条“追债潮”还款成难题 (Restaurants seek to recoup officials’ unpaid tabs prior to anti-corruption campaign)
Eastday, October 2, 2014
http://news.eastday.com/c/20141002/u1a8373021.html

Hong Kong (香港)

梁振英深夜晤记者 委託林郑与学联会面 (C.Y. Leung and Carrie Lam at press conference: Lam agrees to meet with students)
Dagong Net, October 2, 2014
http://news.takungpao.com/hkol/politics/2014-10/2764237.html

Related:
香港政府官员:港府对会见抗议者持开放态度 (Hong Kong government official: HK government is open to meeting with protesters)
The Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20141002/bch075732.asp

Sophisticated Trojan virus targets HK protesters’ iPhones
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 1, 2014
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/sophisticated-trojan-virus-targets-hk-protesters-iphones-20140930-10ofb5.html

Related:
香港占中者手机遭精密木马病毒攻击 (“Occupy Central” protesters’ phones attacked by sophisticated Trojan virus)
Voice of America, October 1, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/malware-hk-20141001/2469439.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

"Anonymous" hacker group declares cyber war on Hong Kong government, police
不满打击示威者 国际黑客组织向港警队宣战
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2014
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1607579/anonymous-hacker-group-declares-cyber-war-hong-kong
CH:http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39324/bu-man-da-ji-shi-wei-zhe-guo-ji-hei-ke-zu-zhi-xiang-gang-jing-dui-xuan-zhan

最后通牒到期,香港气氛紧张 (Tension grows in Hong Kong as deadline set by Hong Kong protesters expires)
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2014
http://bit.ly/1yAJquv

Related:
香港警方“运送橡胶子弹”以备抗议升级 (Hong Kong police bring in rubber bullets for possible escalation of protests)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141002_police_tear_gas_preparation

港局势引国际关注 内地停发团体游签证 (China halts visas for Hong Kong-bound tour groups as protests gains global attention)
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39304/gang-ju-shi-yin-guo-ji-guan-zhu-nei-di-ting-fa-tuan-ti-you-qian-zheng

白宫网页19万人联署 促落实香港民主选举 (190,000 sign petition on White House website pressing for genuine democratic election in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 2, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20141002/news_20141002_55_1042048.htm

坚决贯彻“三个坚定不移” (People’s Daily: resolutely implement the “three unyielding” of Hong Kong policy)
Peoples Daily, October 1, 2014
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n/2014/1002/c1003-25772358.html

Related:
People’s Daily condemns pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong
The New York Times, October 2, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/china-peoples-daily-condemns-pro-democracy-protests-in-hong-kong/
See government statement:
Government urges immediate end to "Occupy Central"
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201410/02/P201410020744.htm

Macao (澳门)

澳门800人集会撑占中 (Over 800 assembled in Macao to support “Occupy Central”)
Ming Pao, October 2, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20141002/gze1.htm

Society (社会)

中国60岁以上老年人数量已超2亿 占总人口14.9% (China has more than 200 million people over the age of 60, making up 14.9% of population)
Eastday, October 2, 2014
http://news.eastday.com/c/20141002/u1a8372951.html

中国95%自杀老人存心理障碍 学者吁多倾听多关爱 (Experts urge more attention and care to the elderly as psychological disorders linked to 95% of senior suicide cases)
Xinhua, October 2, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/10-02/6648698.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

Nobel peace summit cancelled after South Africa refuses visa for Dalai Lama
Guardian, October 2, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/02/nobel-peace-summit-south-africa-dalai-lama-visa

Related:
达赖喇嘛签证遭拒 诺奖得主峰会被取消 (Nobel peace summit canceled due to boycott over Dalai Lama’s visa denial)
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2014
http://bit.ly/ZvZ233

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

分析:什么是人民当家做主的共和国? (Does “People’s Republic of China” live up to its name?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 1, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141001_china_national_day

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

食品监督管理局:全国桶装水抽验不合格率超2成 (China Food and Drug Administration: over 20% of bottled drinking water failed nationwide inspection)
Xinhua, September 30, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-09/30/c_127052704.htm

Domestic security (国内安全)

Reports: China body-searched 10,000 pigeons
Associated Press, October 1, 2014
https://news.yahoo.com/reports-china-body-searched-10-000-pigeons-044616382.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: Crowds swell as National Day passes peacefully – live
The Guardian, October 1, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2014/oct/01/hong-kong-protests-pro-democracy-rallies-mix-with-national-day-celebrations-live

Political opponents refuse to compromise as Occupy Central protests rumble on
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1605866/political-opponents-refuse-compromise-occupy-central-protests-rumble

Hong Kong protests are leaderless but orderly
香港民主示威者迄今秩序井然
The New York Times, October 1, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141001/c01protesters/dual/

Related:
香港抗议者的“魅力攻势” (Hong Kong protesters’ “charm offensive”)
Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2014
http://bit.ly/1pqvcCQ

人权组织批香港警方过度使用武力 (Multiple human rights organizations criticize Hong Kong police’s excessive use of force)
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-10012014091406.html

中国官媒抨击香港“占中”:极端反对派的“折腾” (Chinese official media call Occupy Central a “fruitless struggle” by opposition extremists)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/jz-09302014153234.html

Related:
面对香港抗议,北京宣传机器开足马力 (Beijing’s propaganda machine in full motion amid Hong Kong protests)
Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2014
http://bit.ly/1CGcj6Z

《人民日报》发文:“占中”是非法集会 (People’s Daily editorial calls Occupy Central “illegal assembly”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 1, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141001_people_daily_hk_protest

Protesters are using FireChat's mesh networks to organize in Hong Kong
Gizmodo, September 29, 2014
http://gizmodo.com/protesters-are-using-firechat-to-organize-in-hong-kong-1640271776

Hong Kong pro-democracy academics say face death threats, intimidation
Reuters, September 30, 2014
http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINKCN0HP0XH20140930?irpc=932

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

”十一“各地访民聚集喊冤遭镇压 (Petitioners gathering on China’s National Day face crackdown across the country)
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-10012014091406.html

支持香港占中 大陆多名活动人士被拘 (Over 20 activists arrested in mainland for supporting Hong Kong protests)
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39299/xue-lian-yao-te-shou-ming-tian-xia-tai-fou-ze-sheng-ji-xing-dong-chuan-gang-fu-dui-hua-tai

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

香港“一国两制”面临重大考验 (One country-two systems faces huge challenges)
Legal Daily, October 1, 2014
http://law.southcn.com/c/2014-10/01/content_109499059.htm

英媒:“中国是香港的未来,而非敌人” (British media: Hong Kong is the future of China, not the enemy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 1, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/10/141001_press_review

〈自由談〉台灣香港 打倒國共兩黨 (Civil disobedience in Taiwan and Hong Kong will defeat Chinese Communist Party and Kuomintang)
Liberty Times, September 30, 2014
http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/opinion/paper/817711

不拋棄敵我思維 香港難繁榮穩定 (China must ditch hostile mentality for Hong Kong to prosper)
Hong Kong Economic Journal, October 1, 2014
http://forum.hkej.com/node/116991

Related:
China media: Hong Kong's “social order”
British Broadcasting Corporation , October 1, 2014September 30, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29437851

What Beijing should do about Hong Kong
Council on Foreign Relations, September 29, 2014
http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2014/09/29/what-beijing-should-do-about-hong-kong

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Academic Exchange (学术交流)

China’s Confucius Institute regrets closure of University of Chicago center
Reuters, September 30, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/30/us-china-usa-education-idUSKCN0HP15B20140930

Related:
芝加哥大学终止孔子学院项目 (University of Chicago terminates Confucius Institute program)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/cyl-09292014161634.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: pro-democracy campaigners stand ground ahead of Chinese national day holiday – live
The Guardian, September 30, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2014/sep/29/hong-kong-protests-thousands-pro-democracy

香港示威者不理会政府清场要求
Hong Kong protesters defy officials’ call to disperse
The New York Times, September 30, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140930/c30hongkong/dual/

泛民27议员拟弹劾梁振英 (27 lawmakers of Pan-democracy Camp move to impeach C.Y. Leung)
Ming Pao, September 30, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20140930/gac1.htm

China censors images of Hong Kong protests in TV broadcasts to mainland
The Guardian, September 29, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/29/china-censors-images-hong-kong-protests

Related:
面对香港占中的集体沉默 (Chinese mainland media’s collective silence amid Occupy Central protests)
Deutsche Welle, September 29, 2014
http://bit.ly/1rBFJhR

How Hong Kong protesters are connecting, without cell or wi-fi networks
NPR, September 29, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/09/29/352476454/how-hong-kong-protesters-are-connecting-without-cell-or-wi-fi-networks

China President Xi Jinping faces stark choices over Hong Kong Protests
香港抗议活动令习近平面临艰难抉择
The Wall Street Journal, September 29, 2014
EN:http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-president-xi-jinping-faces-stark-choices-between-concession-and-crackdown-on-hong-kongs-democracy-protests-1412011376
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140930/bch084558.asp

英美政府督促香港各方“建设对话” (British and U.S. governments urge “constructive dialogues” among all sides in Hong Kong)
BBC, September 29, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140929_hk_protest_world_reaction

Related:
日本外相:期待香港在一国两制下维持自由开放 (Japanese foreign minister: may Hong Kong remain free and open under “one country, two systems”)
Nikkei, September 30, 2014
http://cn.nikkei.com/politicsaeconomy/politicsasociety/11284-20140930.html

Global support pours in for Hong Kong democracy protests
Time, September 29, 2014
http://time.com/3444225/hong-kong-democracy-protests-global-support/

Related:
旧金山港人紧急集会谴责港政府滥用暴力 (Hong Kongers in San Francisco hold urgent assembly to condemn authorities’ use of violence)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-09292014093206.html

纽约港人游行声援占中 (Hong Kongers in New York hold demonstrations in support of “Occupy Central”)
Voice of America, September 28, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ny-demonstration-20140928/2465024.html

Tibet (西藏)

A return to Tibet for the Dalai Lama?
The Diplomat, September 29, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/a-return-to-tibet-for-the-dalai-lama/

Related:
中共或允许达赖喇嘛借五台山朝圣回国 (China might allow for Dalai Lama’s return via Wutai Mountain pilgrimage)
Voice of America, September 30, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/dalai-lama-china-20140929/2466201.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Chinese government's "veiled threats" over ABC Foreign Correspondent program on Uighurs
The Sydney Morning Herald, September 30, 2014
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/chinese-governments-veiled-threats-over-abc-foreign-correspondent-program-on-uighurs-20140930-10nx6q.html#ixzz3ElIKsH55

新疆开展“去极端化”引发质疑 大毛拉遇害案宣判 (Xinjiang’s “anti-extremism campaign” stirs controversy as court delivers Juma Tahir case verdict)
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf2-09292014095401.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong People!
The New York Times, September 29, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/opinion/occupy-central-protests-hong-kong-people.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&assetType=opinion&gwh=DFBDDA9CA2E7CEC29B49EB3D54404ECC&gwt=pay&assetType=opinion

The battle for Hong Kong’s future: there’s no going back
The Guardian, September 29, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/29/battle-for-hong-kongs-future-no-going-back-pro-democracy-protests-china

Related:
Kongers standing up: a historic test and opportunity for Beijing
Human Rights in China, September 29, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/hong-kongers-standing-historic-test-and-opportunity-beijing

观点:中共意识形态的精神分裂 (Opinion: the schizophrenic ideologies of China’s Communist Party)
BBC, September 30, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140930_ccp_ideology_dissorder