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.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

China arrests 1,300 people suspected of making and selling fake medicines
中国警方抓获1300多名制售假药犯罪嫌疑人
Reuters, December 15, 2013
EN: www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/15/china-arrests-making-fake-medicine
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE9BF04P20131216?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

Disasters (灾难)

China mine explosion kills 21
Agence France-Presse, December 14, 2013
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/131213/china-mine-explosion-kills-21

Environment (环境)

Once a quaint custom, China’s bird markets threatening wildlife
The Wall Street Journal, December 16, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/12/16/once-a-quaint-custom-chinas-bird-markets-threatening-wildlife/

Hong Kong (香港)

Pan-democrats clash over proposed electoral reform compromise for 2017
South China Morning Post, December 15, 2013
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1380800/pan-democrats-clash-over-proposed-electoral-reform-compromise-2017

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Rights advocate is indicted in China over role in campaign against corruption
许志永被北京检方正式起诉
The New York Times, December 16, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131214/c16xuzhiyong/dual/

Information Control (信息控制)

北京电视台吁行业抵制郭德纲 中广协要求郭道歉 (Beijing TV urges ban of cross-talk comedian Guo Degang for “insulting" deceased BTV head)
Xinhua, December 15, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201312/15/53868_34020926.htm

Related:
TV committee requests ban on comedian Guo Degang
China.org.cn, December 16, 2013
http://www.ecns.cn/2013/12-16/92779.shtml

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment), 国际关系(安全,贸易和投资)

U.S. takes aim at China, ups naval aid to SE Asia
Associated Press, December 16, 2013
http://news.yahoo.com/us-takes-aim-china-ups-naval-aid-se-105727402--politics.html

Labor (劳工)

Fast and flawed inspections of factories abroad
国际品牌的监督审查机制难以杜绝血汗工厂
The New York Times, December 16, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20131216/c16inspection/dual/

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Shanghai man seeks record sum after home museum demolished
上海房主告政府强拆,索赔2.9亿元
The New York Times, December 16, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131216/c16eviction/dual/

Related:
上海私人博物馆遭强拆案开发商被指有官商背景 (Developer in Shanghai forced-demolition-of-private-museum case allegedly has gov’t ties)
China Youth Daily, December 13, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1213/07/9FV866GL0001124J.html

Migrants (农民工)

China announces principles of urbanisation plans
Reuters, December 14, 2013
uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/14/uk-china-urbanisation-idUKBRE9BD0A020131214

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China presses corruption inquiry of powerful former security official
消息称周永康已被正式调查
The New York Times, December 16, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131216/c16zhou/dual/

China sets its 2014 economic goals
The Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2013
online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304202204579255924204527260

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Lawyers go on hunger strike to protest detainment of Christian pastor in China
The Christian Post, December 13, 2013
http://www.christianpost.com/news/lawyers-go-on-hunger-strike-to-protest-detainment-of-christian-pastor-in-china-110670/

Taiwan (台湾)

台政府拒绝以罗贤哲进行两岸换俘 (In spy exchange talk, Taiwan rejects China’s demand to release General Lo Hsien-che)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 16, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131216_tw_spyexchange_byjames.shtml

Technology (科技)

Apple censors anti-censorship app in Chinese App Store
Wall Street Cheat Sheet, December 15, 2013
wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/apple-censors-anti-censorship-app-in-chinese-app-store.html/?a=viewall

Torture (酷刑)

Video exposes China's torture on its military recruits
Phayul, December 13, 2013
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Video+exposes+China's+torture+on+its+military+recruits&id=34354

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Riot in China's Xinjiang leaves 16 dead
中国称在新疆喀什地区搜捕行动中击毙“暴徒”
Voice of America, December 16, 2013
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-riot-china-xinjiang-16-dead/1810998.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/riot-xinjiang-20131216/1811114.html

Opinion (观点)

China's Mandela is still injail
U.S. News and World Report, December 13, 2013
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/world-report/2013/12/13/liu-xiaobo-chinas-nelson-mandela-is-still-in-jail

点评中国:没有政治改革市场随时被侵犯 (Opinion on China: without political reform, market can be undermined at any time)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 16, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/focus_on_china/2013/12/131216_cr_chinapoliticalreform_bychenzhiwu.shtml