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, May 05, 2011

May 05, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Austria Summons China Ambassador Over Ai Weiwei
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2011
http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/04/austria-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-artist-ai.html
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奧地利總理今訪京提艾未未 (Austrian Chancellor to Raise Ai’s Case in Beijing Today)
Apple Daily, May 05, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110505&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15226136
China Demands Nobel Prize Apology from Norway
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i8gsUpGF2Jd3zH9wRDL6gGg759Bw

China Vows to Support Cote d'Ivoire's Reconstruction
Xinhua News Agency, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/04/content_12444022.htm

Rudd Appeals for Inclusion of China in Global Institutions
Agence France-Presse, May 04, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e37171be739bf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

美国参议员呼吁百度停止网络审查 (US Senator to Baidu: Stop Filtering)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 05, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/05/110505_us_baidu.shtml
Related information:
Durbin Writers China's Largest Search Engine about Web Censorship, Possible Facebook Deal
May 04, 2011
http://durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=e3cb7665-de69-4fd0-ba4c-1cb315eb3b26
Environment
河北化工厂非法排污逾万人无净水饮用 (Hebei: Industrial Pollution Leaves ~10K without Clean Drinking Water)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_pollution-05042011104901.html

Government
Officials to Gain Experience at Grassroots Levels
China Daily, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12446840.htm

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Detention of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei Overshadows Opening of Sculpture Exhibit
Washington Post, May 04, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/detention-of-chinese-artist-ai-weiwei-overshadows-opening-of-sculpture-exhibit/2011/05/04/AFZhXVqF_story.html
Related news:
Ai Weiwei: Can an Artist Change Society?
Christian Science Monitor, May 04, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2011/0504/Ai-Weiwei-Can-an-artist-change-society
Human Rights Defenders
Lawyer Freed, Another Vanishes
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=16455e29c6bbf210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
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李方平被扣一周突获释 (Li Fangping Resurfaces after a Week Missing)
Radio Free Asia, May 04, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-05042011090608.html
Law
China Issues Guidelines for Resolving Social Conflicts
Xinhua News Agency, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12446924.htm
Related information:
"关于深入推进矛盾纠纷大调解工作指导意见"印发 (16 Govt Depts Issue Guiding Opinions on Thoroughly Promoting Mediation for Conflicts and Disputes)
Xinhua News Agency, May 04, 2011
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2011-05/04/content_1857667.htm
监狱建议:“中国最后一个流氓犯”减刑 (Prison Proposes Reducing Sentence of Last Man Imprisoned for "Hooliganism" Niu Yuqiang, Set to Remain in Jail until 2020)
West China Metropolis Daily, May 05, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2011-05/05/c_121379180.htm

Media
China Sets Up Agency to Tighten Grip on Internet
Reuters, May 04, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/china-sets-up-agency-to-tighten-grip-on-internet/article2009972/
Related news:
加强管制互联网 中国设国家互联网信息办公室 (New Government Office to Increase Internet Control)
Lianhe Zaobao, May 05, 2011
http://www.zaobao.com/zg/zg110505_001.shtml
'Chinese Facebook' Renren Raises $743m with US Flotation
The Guardian, May 04, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/may/04/chinese-facebook-renren-us-flotation

这一季,40部红色剧扎堆荧屏 上级单位通知各家卫视:5月到7月禁播谍战、涉案、言情题材剧 (SARFT: Spy, Law, and Romance Dramas Banned through End of July, Suggest Broadcasting 40 Red Dramas Instead)
Southern Metropolis Daily, May 05, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/0/70/07042ac7d03d3b99/Blog/786/9450e9.html

Migrant Workers
Migrants Restore Population Balance
China Daily, May 05, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/05/content_12446829.htm

Multilateral
Russia, China Clash over Oil Price, Supply
Asia Times Online, May 05, 2011
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/ME05Ag01.html

Religion
China Says US Report on Religious Policy Biased
Associated Press, May 04, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110504/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_religious_freedom