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.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Freedom of Association and Assembly

民众悼念林昭 当局提前禁止 (Authorities Hinder Mourning of Lin Zhao as Her Memorial Day (4/29) Approaches)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-04252013102848.html

Health

New Bird Flu Study Clears Up Key Question, But Raises Others
China Realtime Report, April 26, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/04/26/new-bird-flu-study-clears-up-key-question-but-raises-others/

Human Rights Defenders

拍摄报道民间声援异议人士女儿 博讯记者孙林面临刑事拘留
Chinese Journalist Held For Filming School Campaign
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2013
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-04252013102531.html
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/zhang-anni-04252013134310.html

For more information on Zhang Lin and Zhang Anni, see:
合肥声援张安妮就学活动遭清场
Police End Protest in Support of 10-Year-Old’s Right to Attend School
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6586
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6644

Intellectual Property Rights

国内最大盗版高清门户被查封:30名员工或拘留 (Govt. Cracks Down on Largest Portal for Pirated HD Movies: 30 Face Detention)
The Beijing Times, April 26, 2013
http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2013-04-26/02398281963.shtml

Related:
China Cracks Down on Pirated Movie Sites
Economic Observer, April 26, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0426/243171.shtml

International Human Rights

Hollande 'Sacrificing' Rights on China Visit
Agence France-Presse, April 25, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130425/hollande-sacrificing-rights-china-visit

Related:
Jours ordinaires en Chine (Ordinary Days in China)
Liberation, April 25, 2013
http://www.liberation.fr/monde/2013/04/25/jours-ordinaires-en-chine_899113

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

China, France Stress a Multipolar World as Hollande Visits Beijing
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1223028/china-france-vow-promote-multipolar-world

China's Demand for Milk Sees It Become New Zealand's Top Export Market for First Time
Associated Press, April 26, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/chinas-demand-for-milk-sees-it-become-new-zealands-top-export-market-for-first-time/2013/04/26/1eb33ab0-ae33-11e2-b240-9ef3a72c67cc_story.html

Sovereignty of Countries Should be Respected in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding China
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=138987

China Warns US on Turning Away Investers
Agence France-Presse, April 26, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/business/world-business/china-warns-us-on-turning-away-investors-20130426-2ii04.html

Indian Foreign Minister to Visit China Amid Border Spat
Agence France-Presse, April 25, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hdxDlm_wivj1Y7scKvwnEuOhTOZg

Aquino: PHL Gets ASEAN Support on Maritinme Dispute with China
GMA News, April 25, 2013
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/305587/news/nation/aquino-phl-gets-asean-support-on-maritime-dispute-with-china

Related:
China Slams Philippine Bid to 'Legalise' Occupation of Islands
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1223845/china-slams-philippine-bid-legalise-occupation-islands

China Props Up Pyongyang over US Fears
Al Jazeera, April 25, 2013
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/04/201342411953682220.html

China, EU Hold First-Ever Dialogue on Higher Education
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/culture/2013-04/26/c_124633047.htm

Romance! Money! Intrigue! It's Model UN ... in China
The Atlantic, April 25, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/04/romance-money-intrigue-its-model-un-in-china/275308/

Chinese Development Projects in Burma Draw Local Protests
Voice of America, April 26, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-development-projects-in-burma-draw-local-projects/1648716.html

Letpadaung Farmers Beaten, Shot at for Plowing Fields
The Irrawaddy, April 25, 2013
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/32995

Political and Economic Reform

China’s Leaders Warn on Financial Risks
Financial Times, April 26, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c0d89da6-ae30-11e2-8316-00144feabdc0.html

Reeducation-Through-Labor

女法轮功学员诉说在辽宁马三家劳教所受酷刑与折磨 (Female Falun Gong Practitioner Tells of Being Tortured at Masanjia RTL Camp)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-04242013153926.html

XUAR

习近平要求维稳新疆进行反恐演练 (Xi Calls for Stability in Xinjiang, Armed Police Proceed with Anti-Terrorism Drill)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130426_china_xinjiang_xi.shtml

中国指责美国在巴楚事件上“混淆是非” (China Accuses U.S. of "Confusing Right and Wrong" on Recent Xinjiang Violence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130425_china_us_xinjiang.shtml

Opinion

地震撕裂中国互联网 (Lushan Quake Mangles China's Internet)
The New York Times, April 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/25/cc25quake/

Has Turkey Betrayed the West?
The Tower, April 26, 2013
http://www.thetower.org/article/has-turkey-betrayed-the-west/

The Great Firewall of China
Pasadena Weekly, April 25, 2013
http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/the_great_firewall_of_china/12074/

China Must Reform to Avoid Chaos
Sharnoff's Global Views, April 26, 2013
http://www.sharnoffsglobalviews.com/china-technology-018/

What's Behind the Sino-American Human Rights Spat?
The Atlantic, April 25, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/04/whats-behind-the-sino-american-human-rights-spat/275286/

Chinese Leftists Dumbfounded by Lack of Official Support after Mao Yushi Speech
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1223587/chinese-leftists-dumbfounded-lack-official-support-after-mao-yushi