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, December 04, 2014

Children (儿童)

Early-childhood separations, common in china, said to hold hidden dangers
过早与父母分离给中国孩子带来隐秘创伤
The New York Times, December 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141204/c04childhood/dual/

Civil Society (民间社会)

Few clues in Chinese editor’s detention
The New York Times, December 3, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/few-clues-in-chinese-editors-detention/

Corruption (腐败)

中国多清廉?北京与透明国际各有说法 (Is China more honest? Beijing and Transparency International differ)
Voice of America, December 4, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/transparency-international/2545009.html

Cyber security (网络安全)

报告称93%中国政府网站存安全漏洞 2430家被篡改 (Report: 93% of Chinese government websites have security loopholes, 2430 have been tampered with)
China News, December 3, 2014
http://finance.chinanews.com/it/2014/12-03/6841604.shtml

93% of Chiense govt websites have security loopholes: report
China Daily, December 4, 2014
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-12/04/content_19024903.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing tells Britain it has no “moral responsibility” for Hong Kong
中国外交部称英国对香港不存在道义责任
South China Morning Post (English), December 3, 2014
Reuters (Chinese), December 4, 2014
EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1654603/china-says-british-complaints-over-hong-kong-visit-ban-useless
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0JI09J20141204

Hong Kong student protesters consider pulling up stakes
香港示威学生考虑停止抗争
Reuters, December 4, 2014
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/04/us-hongkong-china-idUSKCN0JI0LE20141204
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKCS0JI0QN20141204

As Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution folds, what’s next for Asia’s World City?
Fortune, December 3, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/12/03/days-after-we-interviewed-these-former-cops-chinese-authorities-arrested-two-of-them/

International Relations (国际关系)

Xi Jinping's rise in China threatens rights and worries neighbours, Obama warns
The Guardian, December 4, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/03/xi-jinping-china-rights-neighbours-obama

Media (媒体)

中国新措施进一步严控国内媒体 (China’s new measures further control domestic media)
Voice of America, December 4, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-orders-further-crack-down-20141204/2545434.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

China blocks protests on “Constitution Day”
Times, December 4, 2014
http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2014/12/04/china-blocks-protests-on-constitution-day

Population (人口)

China to end using executed prisoners' organs
Aljazeera, December 4, 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/12/china-end-using-executed-prisoners-organs-201412455835770616.html

Taiwan (台湾)

Ex-Tiananmen leader Wu’er Kaixi on why he’s running for office in Taiwan
The Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/12/03/ex-tiananmen-leader-wuer-kaixi-on-why-hes-running-for-office-in-taiwan/

台证实逮捕首名在台大陆籍间谍 (Taiwan confirms first-ever arrest of mainland spy)
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/43813/tai-zheng-shi-dai-bu-shou-ming-zai-tai-da-lu-ji-jian-die

Wednesday, December 03, 2014

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Searching for Burmese jade, and finding misery
The New York Times, December 1, 2014, Date
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/world/searching-for-burmese-jade-and-finding-misery.html?_r=0

Corruption (腐败)

透明国际今年清廉指数榜中国排名下降 (China slips in Transparency International Corruption Index 2014)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/12/141203_corruption_transparency_international

外媒:法国愿助中国“猎狐”已圈定10人
France offers to help China catch fugitives in Operation Fox Hunt
South China Morning Post (Chinese), December 3, 2014
Reuters (English), December 3, 2014
CH:http://www.nanzao.com/sc/international/43713/wai-mei-fa-guo-yuan-zhu-zhong-guo-xi-hu-yi-quan-ding-10ren
EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1654354/france-offers-help-china-catch-fugitives-operation-fox-hunt

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's Occupy Central founders surrender to police
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30305473

Related:
视频:“占中”戴耀庭讲述自首情况 (Video: “Occupy Central” organizer Benny Tai on his surrender)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2014/12/141203_vid_hongkong_occupy_surrender

China has broken Hong Kong agreement, say British MPs
The Guardian, December 2, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/02/china-hong-kong-agreement-british-m

Britain pledges to stop Hong Kong tear gas sales if police use it against protesters again
The South China Morning Post, December 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1654707/britain-pledges-stop-hong-kong-tear-gas-sales-if-police-use-it

Hong Kong's “Iron Lady” urges Downing Street to “pursue” Beijing over ban on British MPs
The Telegraph, December 2, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11267490/Hong-Kongs-Iron-Lady-urges-Downing-Street-to-pursue-Beijing-over-ban-on-British-MPs.html

Labor (劳工)

N.Y.U faces worker protection issue at Shanghai Campus
纽约大学上海校区面临劳工权益问题
The New York Times, December 3, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141203/c03nyu/dual/

Taiwan (台湾)

China urges Taiwan to stay course on exchanges
Washington Post, December 2, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-urges-taiwan-to-stay-course-on-exchanges/2014/12/02/df0bddca-7a8e-11e4-8241-8cc0a3670239_story.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

中国特色的成功 (Success with Chinese characteristics)
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/43623/zhong-guo-te-se-de-cheng-gong

Airing Hong Kong Wrongs
The Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/political-diary-airing-hong-kong-wrongs-1417545541

Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

“猎狐”自首大限154人投案 (154 suspects surrender to authorities ahead of “Fox Hunt” deadline)
The Beijing News, December 2, 2014
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2014-12/02/content_550039.htm?div=-1

Related:
Operation Fox Hunt nabs more fugitives
The Australian, December 2, 2014
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/latest/operation-fox-hunt-nabs-more-fugitives/story-e6frg90f-1227142122418?nk=ecf5e1e0c85e012985b829dace2a2731

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Can China and the U.S. work together on counterterrorism?
The Diplomat, December 2, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/can-china-and-the-us-work-together-on-counterterrorism/

Culture (文化)

China’s artists to be taught “correct view” in new plan
The New York Times, December 1, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/chinas-artists-to-be-taught-correct-view-in-new-plan/

Related:
中国要求文艺工作者下基层体验生活 (China demands artists experience life in grassroots communities)
Voice of America, December 2, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-artists-20141202/2542206.html