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.

Monday, September 15, 2008

September 13-15, 2008

News
Corruption
Zhejiang Official Faces Graft Charges
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9f6afc522e65c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Economic Development
Rapid Growth Has Benefited Officials Most, Survey Finds
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=115afc522e65c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Environment
Beijing Olympic Car Ban 'Will Not Be Made Permanent'
Agence-France Presse (via Google), September 14, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gZwzS20dwX9-yPE5C68nk1lUbzQg

北京公務車每周停駛一天 (Beijing to Take New Energy Conservation Measures -- No Elevators in 3 Story Buildings or Fewer; Public Vehicles to Run only 6 Days a Week)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080915/cad1.htm

Food Security
China Detains 19 as Toxic Formula Sickens Hundreds of Infants
New York Times, September 15, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/business/worldbusiness/15milk.html

Human Rights Defender - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
赵岩北京采访再被羁押 失踪多日报警后方获释 (Zhao Yan Taken into Custody after Interviewing Petitioner in Beijing; Released Friday Evening)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhaoyan-09122008103436.html

Labor
7 Dead, 3 Missing in Central China Coal Mine Cave-in
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/14/content_7026429.htm

Governor Quits; Slush Toll Hits 254
China Daily, September 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/15/content_7027636.htm

Related news:
Outgoing Governor Has Come back from Political Dead before
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=256ee9397b16c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
A Life of Coal for Chinese Migrant Worker
Agence-France Presse (via Google), September 15, 2008 http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jpieQoUeM857Fr5v7pZ-9oNNcTTg

Olympics
Olympics Cloud Analysis of China Data
Financial Times, September 12, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b682ba5e-8071-11dd-99a9-000077b07658.html

Politics Officials Linked to Party's Youth Faction Benefit in Reshuffle South China Morning Post, September 15, 2008 http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13bee9397b16c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Poverty
More Centers Planned for Homeless Children
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily)
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373689

Protest and Petitions
Paralympics Protest Bids Surge
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-09122008055529.html

奥运申请示威被抓的访民童国菁获释 关注组批评当局所谓京奥示威形同虚设 (Petitioner who Applied to Protest during Olympics Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ao-09122008084605.html

湖南农民上访抗议村党官贿选 (Hunan Villagers Petition in Protest against Village Election Bribery)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-09142008182105.html

申请请愿示威的广西访民黄柳红被关押 (Guangxi Petitioners Apply for Protest during Special Olympics, Detained)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-09142008182552.html

Public Health
Centre to Train Dogs for Deaf despite Public Transport Ban
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9cdde9397b16c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
China Says West Is Inciting Unrest in Xinjiang
Reuters, September 12, 2008
https://owa016.msoutlookonline.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=f386d5e21ec04c358f5bb7e987417c91&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.reuters.com%2farticle%2fworldNews%2fidUSPEK13705720080912