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, September 14, 2012

Bilateral Ties


Nepal Rejects U.S. Plea for Tibetans

Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2012

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/rejects-09132012163640.html


燒日本車打日本人 內地反日趨激 (Mainland Anti-Japan Protests Escalate in Violence with Burnings of Japanese Cars and Beatings of Japanese People)

Ming Pao, September 14, 2012

http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2770998/1.html


Children


Ministry of Civil Affairs: No More Child Beggar on Streets

Sina, September 14, 2012

http://english.sina.com/china/2012/0914/506588.html


Hong Kong


Advocates Say Hong Kong Not Doing Enough for Rights of the Disabled

South China Morning Post, September 14, 2012

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1036107/advocates-say-hong-kong-not-doing-enough-rights-disabled


Human Rights Defenders


Teacher, Violinist, Enemy of the State? Web Posts Spur Free-Speech Debate in China

Time World, September 11, 2012

http://world.time.com/2012/09/11/teacher-violinist-enemy-of-the-state-web-posts-spur-free-speech-debate-in-china/



Related:

Online Protest Grows as Former Teacher Awaits Verdict on “Inciting Subversion of State Power”

Human Rights in China, September 13, 2012

http://www.hrichina.org/content/6291



Labor


贵州天义电器厂工人集体大罢工要求加薪 (Guizhou Factory Workers Organize a Major Strike for Increased Wages)

Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2012

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-09132012145319.html


Media


Detention of Ming Pao Journalists on Mainland Condemned

South China Morning Post, September 14, 2012

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1036114/detention-ming-pao-journalists-mainland-condemned



Related:

官方禁錮記者逼「採訪」 (Official Detains Ming Pao Journalist, Then Forces Them to "Report" under Watch)

Ming Pao, September 12, 2012

http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2769105/1.html



Politics


汪洋:不改革如溫水煮蛙 (Guangdong Party Head: Without Reform, We'll Be Like Frogs in Boiling Water)

Ming Pao, September 14, 2012

http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2771027/1.html


Thursday, September 13, 2012

Bilateral Ties


Chinese Company to Mine 2600-Year-Old Buddhist Site

China Digital Times, September 12, 2012

http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/09/chinese-company-to-mine-200-year-old-buddhist-site/


Hong Kong


香港教育局:國民教育部分爭議性內容已刪除 (HK Education Bureau: Certain Controversial Parts of National Education Removed)

People's Daily, September 13, 2012

http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2770572/1.html


IMAR


China: Hulunbuir Grassland Destroyed by Coal Mining Activities

Global Voices, September 13, 2012

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/13/china-hulunbuir-grassland-destroyed-by-coal-mining-activities/


Internet


苗圩:将加快实施宽带中国战略 加强互联网管理 (Minister of Industry and Information Technology: China to Strengthen Management of Internet)

China News Service, September 11, 2012

http://it.southcn.com/9/2012-09/11/content_54619842.htm


Media


北京将查处出入境游客夹带违禁出版物 (Beijing to Check Travellers for Banned Publications from Now till End of October)

People's Daily, September 10, 2012

http://news.163.com/12/0910/14/8B22DVDN00014JB6.html


Labor


深圳22岁富士康员工割腕后跳楼身亡 原因尚不明 (Another Worker Suicide at Shenzhen Foxconn; Reason Unknown)

Legal Daily, September 13, 2012

http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-09/13/content_3839462.htm


Law


彭洪不再起诉,正申请国家赔偿 (Chongqing Man Released from Reeducation Camp after 2 Years for Posting Comic to Seek State Compensation)

Xiaoxiang Morning Post, September 13, 2012

http://news.hexun.com/2012-09-13/145788645.html


Politics


Personnel Changes in China’s Politics and Law Committees

East Asia Forum, September 12, 2012

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/09/12/personnel-changes-in-chinas-politics-and-law-committees/


Society


Social Equity, a Pressing Task for China

Xinhua News Agency, September 12, 2012

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-09/12/content_15753765.htm


Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Environment


Ningxia's Coal and Farm Projects Pose Critical Threat to Water Supplies

South China Morning Post, September 12, 2012

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1034472/ningxias-coal-and-farm-projects-pose-critical-threat-water-supplies


Hong Kong


China’s “One Country, Two Systems” under Threat

The Diplomat, September 11, 2012

http://thediplomat.com/2012/09/11/chinas-one-country-two-systems-under-threat/


Human Rights Defenders


旺陽家人﹕從未同意自殺論 (Family of Activist Li Wangyang: We Never Agreed to Suicide Claim, Never Signed Autopsy Report)

Ming Pao, September 12, 2012

http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2769108/1.html



Related:

官方禁錮記者逼「採訪」 (Official Detains Ming Pao Journalist, Then Forces Them to "Report" under Watch)

Ming Pao, September 12, 2012

http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2769105/1.html



唐荆陵为李旺阳再访邵阳被扣 杨天水狱中疾病缠身绝食抗争 (Tang Jingling Detained during Investigation into Li Wangyang's Death; Yang Tianshui on Hunger Strike in Prison)

Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2012

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-09112012094952.html



Related:

Lawyer Retained by Li Wangyang Family Unlawfully Held for Six Days

Human Rights in China, September 11, 2012

http://www.hrichina.org/content/6288



Police


Labor Camp Decision Withdrawn for Man Forwarding Comics

SINA, September 12, 2012

http://english.sina.com/china/p/2012/0911/505745.html



Related:

Re-Examining Re-Education Through Labor

China RealTime Report, September 11, 2012

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/09/11/examining-chinas-re-education-on-labor-camps/