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.

Thursday, September 04, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

LinkedIn considers changes after China censorship revealed
The Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/09/04/linkedin-considers-changes-after-china-censorship-exposed/?mod=WSJBlog

澎湃翻译风波揭示中国媒体审查“常态” (The Paper’s “selective translation” scandal reveals China’s media censorship norms)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D6Vy

Children (儿童)

In China, seeking equality in education for disabled migrants
The New York Times, September 4, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/in-china-seeking-equality-in-education-for-disabled-migrants/

Corruption (腐败)

Chinese editors are detained in extortion investigation
The New York Times, September 4, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/chinese-editors-are-detained-in-extortion-investigation/

中国反腐机构调查发改委前高官张东生之子 (China's anti-corruption agency to investigate son of former top ranking NDRC official)
The Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140904/bch172241.asp

Education (教育)

中国推出自恢复高考后最大规模招考改革 (China to begin large-scale reform of college entrance exam)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140904_china_edu_reform_gaokao.shtml

Health (健康)

Baidu's “smart” chopsticks take stab at food safety
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1584489/first-glimpse-baidu-eye-chinese-search-giant-announces-google

百度“筷搜”能否检测地沟油? (Can Baidu's Smart Chopsticks detect gutter oil?)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D6PQ

Hong Kong (香港)

Why China is taking a very hard line on Hong Kong
Fortune, September 3, 2014
http://fortune.com/2014/09/03/china-hong-kong-reform/

From Taiwan, broad support for democracy in Hong Kong
The New York Times, September 3,2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/from-taiwan-broad-support-for-democracy-in-hong-kong/

香港学生:罢课是对政权的最后警告 (Hong Kong student: a strike will be the last warning to authorities)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D6PE

香港特首办回彭定康:联合声明没提普选 (Hong Kong Chief Executive replies to Chris Patten: universal suffrage is not covered in the Joint Declaration)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140904_hongkong_reform_patten.shtml

Hukou (户口)

户籍改革:农转非仅仅是起点 (Abolishing distinction between rural and urban hukou is just the beginning of household registration reform)
Xinmin Weekly, September 4, 2014
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-09-04/154030795226.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

伊力哈木要求出席庭前会议 公安审讯纪录达47张光盘 (Ilham Tohti demands pre-trial conference, public security has 47 discs of interrogation footage)
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-09042014095202.html

International Relations (国际关系)

揭开中国高铁外交面纱 (Unveiling China’s high-speed rail diplomacy)
Voice of America, September 3, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-high-speed-rail-20140903/2437417.html

Population (人口)

What People's Daily got wrong in latest population policy argument
Caixin Online, September 3, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-09-03/100724694.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

四川宜宾数百工人讨薪遭殴打 广州环卫工人静坐抗议逾半月 (Hundreds of Sichuan workers demanding wages beaten by police, Guangzhou sanitation workers' sit-in protest goes into week 3)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09032014095716.html

内蒙鄂尔多斯市两万亩草场遭推平 牧民抗议被逾百公安殴打 (Over 3,000 acres of pasture bulldozed in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, herdsman beaten by police during protest)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-09032014095525.html

Wednesday, September 03, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

China targets widespread corruption, but doubts remain
USA TODAY, September 2, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/09/02/china-corruption/14730249/

浙江慈溪村民抗议贪官私卖土地遭到镇压 (Crackdown on Zhejiang Cixi villagers protesting against land sale by corrupt officials)
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-09022014095332.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

90 million pill capsules laced with toxic metal are sold in China; 11 arrested
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1584370/90-million-pills-laced-toxin-have-been-sold-chinas-market-police-warn

Hong Kong (香港)

Britain is honour bound to speak up for Hong Kong
Financial Times, September 2, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/6458d53c-328c-11e4-93c6-00144feabdc0.html

香港大律师公会:特首提名方案不合理 (Hong Kong Bar Association: NPC plan for chief executive nomination is unreasonable)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140902_hk_lawyers_politics.shtml

“中国误会了英国议会的香港调查计划” (British MP: “China misunderstood British parliament’s Hong Kong investigation plan”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140902_ottaway_hongkong.shtml

British parliament rejects Chinese call to halt Hong Kong democracy probe
中国要英国议会停止对《中英联合声明》实施情况质询 英方不予采纳
Reuters, September 3, 2014
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/02/us-hongkong-china-britain-idUSKBN0GX0TP20140902
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0GY0SC20140903

Hong Kong Newspaper Drops Democracy Advocate’s Column
香港《信报》取消亲民主人士专栏
The New York Times, September 3, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140903/c03hongkong/dual/

方政:支持港人公民抗命占领中环,担忧中共向港人动粗重演六四事件 (Fang Zheng supports Occupy Central Movement, is concerned about replay of June Fourth crackdown in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-09032014094419.html

Macao (澳门)

澳门公投发起人:“公民社会正在觉醒” (Macao referendum initiator: “Civil society is awakening”)
Deutsche Welle, September 3, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D5j3

Opinion (观点)

National Goals Still Murky After Zhejiang Church Razings
浙江拆十字架对宗教政策意味几何
The New York Times, September 3, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140903/c03church/dual/

Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

腾讯暂停及关闭357个帐号 民间指钳制言论 (Tencent suspended, closed 357 IM accounts)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql1-08302014114918.html

China Stops Messaging Accounts of Key Rights Activists
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wechat-09012014111424.html

LinkedIn censors its members in China...globally
Marketplace, September 1, 2014
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/linkedin-censors-its-members-chinaglobally

Children (儿童)

China struggles with mental health problems of 'left-behind' children
The Guardian, August 30, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/30/china-left-behind-children-mental-health

Three children stabbed to death in Chinese school
Reuters, September 1, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/01/us-china-stabbing-idUSKBN0GW1BJ20140901

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

“过期肉”丑闻后 麦当劳严把质量关 (McDonald’s will closely monitor product quality after the “expired meat” scandal)
Deutsche Welle, September 2, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D5LT

China arrests 6 in McDonald's meat safety scandal
The Chicago Tribune, August 29, 2014
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-chinese-arrest-6-osi-group-20140829-story.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Chinese War On Terror May Breed Extremists
Sky News, September 2, 2014
http://news.sky.com/story/1328499/chinese-war-on-terror-may-breed-extremists