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.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

September 15, 2009

News
Human Rights Defenders
异议人士被强制外出“旅游” (Dissidents Forced to Leave Their Hometowns ahead of The National Day)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009
疑被公安打至腦出血 艾未未今德國做手術 (Ai Weiwei Suffers Cerebral Hemorrhage after Being Beaten by Sichuan Police, Undergoes Surgery in Germany Today)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2009
XUAR
新疆针刺事件有蔓延迹象 打压港记令信息更封闭(图) (Information Blockade Tightens in Xinjiang after Beatings of HK Journalists, Syringe Attacks Allegedly Also Found in Xi'an City)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009
Bilateral Ties
U.S.-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum Opens in Chicago
Xinhua, September 15, 2009
China Opposes Obama Aides Meeting with Dalai Lama
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 15, 2009
Media
Outdated State-run Newspapers Struggle to Survive amid Commercialisation Drive
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2009
Multilateral
Hu to Meet Leaders in New York ahead of G20
China Daily, September 15, 2009
Law
Party Faces Decision on Graft
Protests and Petitions
软硬兼施关押访民 制造祥和稳定景象 (Authorities Use Both Hard And Soft Tactics to Deal with Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009
Three Gorges
1.27 Million Displaced by China's Three Gorges Dam
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 14, 2009
Corruption
Coca-Cola Says Ex China Workers Held over Fraud
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), September 15, 2009
200m Yuan from Quake Funds Found Misused
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2009
Public Health
Tainted Milk Parents Held
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2009
Military
Glimpse of Weapons That Project Power Offers Caution to US, Region, Analysts Say
Associated Press (available at South China Morning Post), September 15, 2009
Government
China VP Set to Get Military Post in A Step to Top
Associated Press ( available at YahooNews), September 14, 2009