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 19, 2011

May 19, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Beijing's Top General Says U.S. Overstates China Threat
The Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281504576331702045148840.html
Related news:
台灣關係法 陸圖影響美再審視 (China Calls on US to "Revisit" Taiwan Relations Act)
Central News Agency, May 19, 2011
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110519/5/2rsyp.html
Tunisian Foreign Minister to Visit China
Xinhua News Agency, May 18, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011-05/18/content_12536120.htm

Wen Says China Friends 'Forever' with Pakistan
Agence France-Presse, May 18, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110518/wl_asia_afp/chinapakistandiplomacy

Environment
北京缺水 破國際警戒線 (Beijing Water Reserves Well Below International Alarm Level)
Central News Agency, May 19, 2011
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110519/5/2rsvy.html

中国承认三峡工程造成不利影响 (China Acknowledges Problems with the Three Gorges Dam)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 18, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/05/110518_three_gorges.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Artists to Hold Shows in Support of Ai Weiwei
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2011
http://topics.scmp.com/news/hk-news-watch/article/Artists-to-hold-shows-in-support-of-Ai-Weiwei

Human Rights Defender – Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
维权律师倪玉兰被正式逮捕 (Rights Defense Lawyer Ni Yulan Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_dissident-05182011113020.html

Human Rights Defender – Xu Kun (许坤)
获刑4年广西维权村长许坤上诉 (Village Chief Sentenced to 4 Years Appeals Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_court_b-05182011110450.html
Related information:
Lengthy Prison Terms and Heavy Fines for Baihutou Village Chief and Land Rights Activists
广西白虎头村维权村长被判4年罚重金
Human Rights in China, April 29, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5318
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5319
Human Rights Defenders
Another Activist under Investigation
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f1b6eb5e38300310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
涉煽动颠覆案移交检方 残疾人胡军面临起诉 (Handicapped Activist Hu Jun Facing Indictment on Charges of Inciting Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hj-05162011142833.html
Law
Legal Aid Presents a Case for the Vulnerable
China Daily, May 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/19/content_12537265.htm

村民阻施工被碾死 村支书获刑4年 (4 Sentenced to Prison in Case of Henan Villager's Death during Land Protest)
Xinhua News Agency, May 19, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/9f/89f03f7d02720160/Blog/b25/fd8abb.html

Public Health
China Reports AIDS Mortality Is Cut by Two-Thirds
New York Times, May 19, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/health/19aids.html

Religion
Pope Laments China State Pressure on Catholics
Reuters, May 18, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/05/18/idINIndia-57101820110518

Society
'Red' Culture Wave Sweeps China
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wave-05182011130129.html

Tibet
China Condemns Dalai Lama in New Zealand Visit
Xinhua News Agency, May 18, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/tibet2011/2011-05/18/content_12533188.htm

XUAR
“东突组织”在美讨论未来路向 (Uyghur Organizations Branded Terrorists by PRC Meet in U.S. to Discuss Road Ahead)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/features/hottopic/feature_east_turkestan-05182011111417.html