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, February 28, 2014

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

Chinese Currency Falls to Lowest Level in Nearly a Year
The New York Times, February 28, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/01/business/chinese-currency.html

Children (儿童)

Hundreds of babies rescued as Chinese police smash four child-trafficking rings
The Guardian, February 28, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/28/chinese-police-child-trafficking-baby-rings

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

2013中国食品安全网络舆情报告:大米猪肉成热点 (2013 Food Safety Website’s public opinion report shows rice and pork are hot topics for discussion)
Huanqiu.com, February 28, 2014
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2014-02/4868624.html

Corruption (腐败)

大学生揭露校园腐败 遭殴打报复被逼休学 (University student beaten, forced to take leave after exposing corruption among campus security guards)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-02272014101855.html

审计署出台“二十不准”规定 禁止违规滥发钱物等 (National Audit Office issues regulations prohibiting 20 types of government expenses)
China News, February 28, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/02-28/5892857.shtml

How China snares tigers, swats flies on path to reform
The Wall Street Journal, February 27, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/02/27/how-china-snares-tigers-swats-flies-on-path-to-reform/

Health (健康)

China sees wave of violence against hospital staff
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 27, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26364133

Hong Kong (香港)

Journalists fear attack on Hong Kong editor won’t be solved
香港媒体担心刘进图遇袭真相难觅
The New York Times, February 28, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140228/c28hongkong/dual/

香港记者发起请愿活动反对暴力 (Hong Kong reporters petition against violence)
Voice of America, February 28, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-press-freedom-20140228/1861308.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

美国国务院人权报告指出中国人权问题重重 (U.S. Department of State human rights report highlights myriad problems in China)
Voice of America, February 27, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/human-rights-report-20140227/1860650.html

Related:
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013 China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)
United States Department of State, February 27, 2013
www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2013&dlid=220186#wrapper

China Issues Retaliatory Report on US Human Rights
Voice of America, February 28, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-issues-retaliatory-report-on-us-human-rights/1861142.html

Related:
授权发布:2013年美国的人权纪录 (China’s State Council Information Office: 2013 Report on Human Rights in the United States)
State Council Information Office/Xinhua, February 28, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2014-02/28/c_119546384.htm

美议员致函习近平 呼吁停止镇压和平行使权利的中国公民 (Members of U.S. Congress pen letter to Xi Jinping calling for an end to crackdown on Chinese citizens who peacefully exercise their rights)
Voice of America, February 27, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/us-congress-xijinping-20140227/1861010.html

Related:
In letter to President Xi Jinping, CECC commissioners call for end to crackdown
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, February 27, 2014
www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/in-letter-to-president-xi-jinping-cecc-commissioners-call-for-end-to

Information Control (信息控制)

习近平亲自出马 主掌中国网络安全 (Xi Jinping chairs new high-level body on cybersecurity and informatization)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 27, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/02/140227_china_xi_web_security.shtml

International Relations (国际关系)

Chinese scholar warns US on university 'spies'
Agence France-Presse, February 28, 2014
au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/21741738/chinese-scholar-warns-us-on-university-spies/

June Fourth (六四)

天安门母亲:中共反腐更须平反六四冤案 (Tiananmen Mothers call for NPC and CPPCC to redress June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 28, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/02/140228_tiananmen_mother_letter.shtml

Related:
Tiananmen Mothers Urge Chinese Legislators to Follow Their Conscience and Resolve June Fourth Issue
Human Rights in China, February 28, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/tiananmen-mothers-urge-chinese-legislators-follow-their-conscience-and-resolve-june

Labor (劳工)

湖北省委书记李鸿忠:党不重视工会工作就是自断其臂 (Hubei party secretary calls for Party attention on trade union work, warns against infiltration by "overseas hostile forces")
People's Daily, February 28, 2014
hb.people.com.cn/GB/n/2014/0228/c192237-20667782.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Stability the watchword as China leaders steer reforms
Reuters, February 28, 2014
in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/27/china-parliament-idINDEEA1Q0HI20140227

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

Former Chinese Labor-Camp Inmates Beaten After Seeking Compensation
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/inmates-02272014143533.html

Religion (宗教)

浙江政府强拆教堂十字架 基督徒作家吁紧急关注 (Zhejiang government dismantles Christian church, Christian author calls for urgent attention)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/jp-02282014100413.html

Rule of Law (法治)

Supreme Court allows online petitions
Global Times, February 28, 2014
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/845405.shtml#.UxCryWJdXTo

Women (妇女)

China's women begin to confront blatant workplace bias
Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2014
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-women-work-20140228,0,6824989.story

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China silences last voice of dissent on Xinjiang
The Telegraph, February 26, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10661998/China-silences-last-voice-of-dissent-on-Xinjiang.html

China's turbulent Xinjiang weighs anti-terror laws for the first time
Reuters, February 27, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/28/us-china-unrest-idUSBREA1R04H20140228

Uyghur Language Activist to be Tried in March
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/trial-02272014145932.html

Opinion (观点)

Demanding justice for Gao Zhisheng
The Wall Street Journal, February 27, 2014
online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303801304579408110188302786