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, March 27, 2013

Consumer Product Safety

农夫山泉水源地被曝垃圾遍布 回应称不影响水质 (Garbage Surrounds Bottled Spring Water Source in Hubei, Producer Says Water Quality Unaffected)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/vt-03262013145309.html

Health

China's "Black Clinics" Flourish as Health Reform on the Way
Sina, March 27, 2013
http://english.sina.com/china/2013/0327/575914.html

Hong Kong

Top Court Says Hong Kong Must Assess Refugee Cases Independently
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1199773/top-court-says-hong-kong-must-assess-refugee-cases-independently

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

Chinese Pursue Volunteer Opportunities in Africa
Voice of America, March 27, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-purue-volunteer-opportunities-in-africa/1628889.html

China's Exploitation of Latin American Natural Resources Raises Concern
The Guardian, March 27, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/26/china-latin-america-resources-concern

China, S.Africa Seal New Oil, Rail Deals
Agence France-Presse, March 27, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jSus7tYkAgZ_mU2Y-rkTExJpr5Wg?docId=CNG.d90d5c68d06c8296fbd2274a60dfa0ac.3b1

Internet

China Has Over 170,000 Govt Microblogs
China Daily, March 27, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-03/27/content_16350263.htm

Law

中国新规:发表叛国言论军人负刑责 (China Promulgates Rule to Prosecute “Seditious” Speech by Military Personnel)
Voice of America, March 27, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-military-criminal-codes-20130327/1629518.html

Migrants

拒绝民工如厕的“红字”让城市蒙羞 (Migrant Workers Banned from Public Toilets)
China Youth Daily, March 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0327/c1001-20928550.html

National Defense

Unclear Boundary Between Academic and Military Research
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cybersecurity-03262013174440.html

Top Secret Air-to-air Missle Photo Leaks on Internet
Global Times, March 27, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/771114.shtml#.UVMQUBeG18E

Natural Resources

国土部公开地下水监测数据 目前标准仍是20年前的 (Land and Resource Ministry Confirms Underground Water Standards are 20 Years Old)
The Beijing Times, March 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0327/c1027-20928608.html

Related:
More Than Half of China’s Rivers Missing from National Water Survey
Global Times, March 27, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/770943.shtml#.UVMNmxeG18E


Population

Forced Abortion at Seven Months Prompts Outcry
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/baby-03262013144155.html

Tibet

Burning Protests Hinge on 'Motivation' — Dalai Lama
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/motivation-03262013154533.html

XUAR

世维会再次强烈要求中国政府公布维族作家亚辛的情况 (World Uyghur Congress Calls for Information on Uyghur Writer Yasin’s Situation)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-03262013123915.html

新疆20名被告人参加恐怖组织分裂国家被判刑 (20 Uyghurs Sentenced for Terrorism and Separatism)
Tianshannet, March 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0327/c1001-20938091.html

Related:
China Jails 20 on Jihad, Separatism Charges in Restive Xinjiang
Reuters, March 27, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/27/us-china-xinjiang-idUSBRE92Q0BO20130327


Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Censorship and Surveillance

China Bans Searches on Celebrity First Lady
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/peng-liyuan-03252013173603.html

Consumer Product Safety

Amid Tensions, Chinese Fruit a Turnoff in Vietnam
The Japan Times, March 24, 2013
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/03/24/general/amid-tensions-chinese-fruit-a-turnoff-in-vietnam/#.UVG1OResjTo

中国央视节目披露嘉兴曾有人贩卖病死猪 (Arrested Merchant Says He Purchased Dead Pigs from Jiaxing for Sale)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130324_china_jiaxing_deadpig.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

Activist Inspires Hope Even as Chinese Repression Grows
USA Today, March 26, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/03/25/chinese-dissident-town/2013489/

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

越南指责中国在南海向其渔船开火
Vietnam Accuses China of Attack on Fishermen in South China Sea
Reuters, March 26, 2013
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE92P0AL20130326
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/26/us-vietnam-china-idUSBRE92P0A420130326

US Jails Chinese Engineer for Exporting Trade Secrets
美防务承包商前中国雇员泄密被判监
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2013
EN:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21935028
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/03/130326_us_military_secrets.shtml

Russia, China Must Be Part of Syria Chemical Arms Inquiry: Moscow
Reuters, March 25, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/25/us-syria-crisis-russia-idUSBRE92O08A20130325

Chinese Appetite Makes Peanuts the New 'Gold' in Senegal
Agence France-Presse, March 24, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gf0tYL8DoHHjanO6XUn8dRzej6Iw

Land, Property, Housing

造城运动这些年 土地价差获利30万亿 (Chinese Economist Says:Government Made RMB 30 Trillion from Land Expropriation for City Building)
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, March 25, 2013
http://wap.ce.cn/yw/201303/25/t20130325_24227936.html

Protests and Petitions

湖南上千军转干上访求待遇 (Thousand Hunan Retired PLA Officials Petition Government for Better Treatment)
Voice of America, March 26, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-demobilized-demand-20130326/1628666.html

贵州千警持械镇压护地百姓 封村4日网络仍未恢复 (Guizhou Villagers Clash with Thousand Armed Police, Internet Blocked for 4th Day)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-03252013140314.html

Rule of Law

王成:高法未依法回复人大选举无效诉讼 (Lawyer Says High Court Ignored His Complaint of NPC Leader Election Illegality)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130326_wangcheng_jw.shtml

Society

Chinese College Graduates Play It Safe and Lose Out
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324678604578340530200654140.html?mod=rss_about_china

China's Elderly Exposed to Suicide Risk
Asia Times Online, March 26, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-260313.html