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.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Disasters (灾难)

贵州高铁施工塔吊倒塌砸穿中石化输油管 (Guizhou high-speed rail construction crane collapsed smashing through PetroChina oil pipelines)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131127_china_guizhou_oil_leak.shtml

Police detain nine after Qingdao oil blasts: media
Reuters, November 26, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-sinopec-blasts-idUSBRE9AP02N20131126

Related:
丧事如何办成喜事? (News reporting with Chinese characteristic: emphasize gov’t relief efforts in disasters)
letscorp.net, November 25, 2013
http://www.letscorp.net/archives/57722