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

Corruption (腐败)

江西66人公款大吃大喝被查出 (66 civil servants found dining on public funds in Jiangxi)
Xinhua, October 3, 2014
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-10-03/101830946271.shtml

Health (健康)

广东单日新增登革热确诊病例1189例 同比升20倍 (1,189 new Dengue fever cases in one day in Guangdong, a 20-fold increase over last year)
People’s Daily, October 3, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1003/c1001-25775763.html

Hong Kong (香港)

香港学联:搁置原定与特区政府对话 (HKFS suspends agreed upon dialogue with government)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141003_hk_dialogue_not

LIVE: Federation of Students call off talks with Carrie Lam over attacks in Mong Kok
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1608996/live-police-struggle-keep-order-street-fights-break-out-mong-kok

Related:
占中集会今日有131人受伤需送院 (131 injured at Occupy Central assembly areas)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 3, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20141003/news_20141003_55_1042649.htm

Hong Kong protests: Scuffles break out in Mongkok shopping district
The Straits Times, October 3, 2014
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/hong-kong-protests-scuffles-break-out-mongkok-shopping-district-20141003

Timeline: Hong Kongers call for democracy and universal suffrage
Human Rights in China, October 3, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/timeline-hong-kongers-call-democracy-and-universal-suffrage

百家海外华文媒体保卫香港宣言 (Xinhua: "142 Overseas Chinese media sign “manifesto” to defend Hong Kong”)
Xinhua, October 2, 2014
http://news.163.com/14/1003/08/A7KCEVHD0001124J.html

Hong Kong protests: Did China go back on its promises?
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29454385

Hong Kong Democracy protests carry a Christian mission for some
The Wall Street Journal, October 3, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-democracy-protests-carry-a-christian-mission-for-some-1412255663

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China Uighur scholar appeals life sentence: Lawyer
Channel News Asia, October 3, 2014
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-uighur-scholar/1395740.html

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