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, March 20, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

“Confessions” of a corrupt official on the run: China's veiled warning to other fugitives
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1742791/confessions-corrupt-official-run

China investigates provincial environment official for graft
Reuters, March 20, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/20/us-china-corruption-environment-idUSKBN0MG0IF20150320?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Environmental protection chief in coal-rich Chinese province accused of corruption
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1742612/environmental-protection-chief-coal-rich-chinese-province-accused

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong chief executive faces TV debate challenge over reform
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1742207/hong-kong-chief-executive-faces-tv-debate-challenge-over-reform

曾批学生罢课不如退学 李国章获任港大校委会成员 (Arthur Li Kwok-cheung, who said HK students might as well drop out if they went on strike, appointed as HKU Council member)
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/14c36a478ef1aa6/zeng-pi-xue-sheng-ba-ke-bu-ru-tui-xue-li-guo-zhang-huo-ren-gang-da-xiao-wei-hui-cheng-yuan

International Relations (国际关系)

China crisis: west riven by age-old question-to appease or oppose?
The Guardian, March 19, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/19/china-bind-is-the-uk-accommodating-or-ceding-too-much-to-superpower

Internet (互联网)

Reuters news websites “inaccessible” in China
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1742833/reuters-news-websites-inaccessible-china

Beijing to standardize govt website update
China Daily, March 20, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/20/content_19865301.htm

继美国之后 欧盟亦表示对中国网络安全新法规的严重关切 (EU, after the US, expresses serious concern over China’s internet security regulations)
Reuters, March 20, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/03/20/china-security-usa-eu-idCNKBS0MG0Y120150320

Rule of Law (法治)

Errors found in China murder case 20 years after execution
Xinhua, March 19, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/19/c_134081886.htm

Women (妇女)

Five feminists remain jailed in China for activities the government supports
Time, March 19, 2015
http://time.com/3750389/china-feminists-international-womens-day-wu-rongrong-wei-tingting-wang-man-zheng-churan-li-tingting/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

滕彪:“西方学者自我审查问题严重” (Teng Biao: self-censorship by Western academics is a serious problem)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 19, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150319_tengbiao_academic_freedom_china

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Civil Society (民间社会)

NGOs feel the pinch as China mulls law on foreign funds
Global Times, March 19, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/912721.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

Top court said Zhou Yongkang's influence cleared
China Daily, March 19, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/19/content_19853505.htm

China sheds light on its quest to track down fleeing officials
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1741458/china-sheds-light-fox-hunt-its-quest-track-down-fleeing-officials

Hong Kong (香港)

Guangdong to limit cross-border visits to curb Hong Kong parallel goods trade
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1741850/guangdong-plans-restrictions-cross-border-visits-curb-hong-kong

Natural Resources (自然资源)

China to stop commercial logging of natural forests
Global Times, March 19, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/912839.shtml

National Defense (国防)

PLA fears of "Vietnamese invasion" halt Chinese city government's road construction project
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1741840/pla-fears-vietnamese-invasion-halt-chinese-city-governments-road

PLA tries to woo educated youngsters to join the military
Sina News, March 19, 2015
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2015/0318/792978.html

Population (人口)

美国投资移民申请者中超过80%为中国大陆居民-第一太平戴维斯 (Savills says over 80% investor immigrants to U.S. are mainland Chinese)
Reuters, March 18, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/03/18/cn-us-idCNKBS0ME12H20150318

Society (社会)

Chinese man solves decades-old mystery of family’s missing cash…the government took it
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1741800/chinese-man-solves-mystery-familys-missing-cash-government-took-it

Taiwan (台湾)

台湾太阳花运动周年 示威者重返立院 (Taiwan protesters go back to LegCo on Sunflower Movement one-year anniversary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 18, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150318_taiwan_sunflower-movement_anni

Tibet (西藏)

西藏那曲索县七僧在三月“敏感日”被捕 (Seven Tibetan monks arrested on March “sensitive day”)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03182015144407.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Chinese police shoot seven Uyghurs dead following fatal Xinjiang knife attack
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/attack-03182015121024.html

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Corruption (腐败)

China invites bids to audit offshore assets
Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-invites-bids-to-audit-offshore-assets-1426655274

Education (教育)

中国教育部让全国高校填写有关使用西方原版教材情况的调查问卷 (Education Ministry probes use of textbooks published in the West at universities)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/sd-03172015105054.html

Environment (环境)

Harvard urges joint research with Tsinghua on climate change
The Standard, March 17, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=58611&icid=1&d_str=