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, January 29, 2015

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

Alibaba engages in harshly worded spat with Chinese watchdog
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 28, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31019726

Related:
Chinese government takes aim at e-commerce giant Alibaba over fake goods
中国工商总局批阿里网站售假
The New York Times, January 29, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20150129/c29alibaba/dual/

Corruption (腐败)

PLA auditor refers more corruption cases to graft busters
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1694781/pla-auditor-refers-more-corruption-cases-graft-busters

International Human Rights (国际人权)

人权组织:中国人权状况严重倒退 (Human Rights Watch: China’s human rights situation has severely worsened)
Voice of America, January 29, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-rights-report-china-20150129/2618079.html

Related:
World Report 2014: China
Human Rights Watch, January 29, 2015
http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/china

自由之家年度报告:中国仍属“不自由”国家 (Freedom House annual report: China is still “not free”)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-01282015111924.html

Internet (互联网)

中国将推网络安全审查加强信息安全 (China to implement cyber security inspection to enhance information security)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/01/150129_china_cybersecurity

New rules in China upset western tech companies
The New York Times, January 29, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/technology/in-china-new-cybersecurity-rules-perturb-western-tech-companies.html?_r=0

June Fourth (六四)

1989 cables offer new detail, and questions, on Tiananmen
The New York Times, January 29, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/canadian-diplomatic-cables-from-1989-offer-new-detail-and-questions-on-tiananmen/?ref=world

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Illegal basement suspected in collapse of Beijing courtyard
The New York Times, January 29, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/illegal-basement-suspected-in-collapse-of-historic-beijing-courtyard/?ref=world

Guangdong protesters blockade village offices amid land dispute
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/blockade-01282015124836.html

Media (媒体)

中国计协通报3起虚假、失实报道 (All-China Journalists Association exposes 3 incidents of fabricated, inaccurate reporting)
People’s Daily, January 29, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0129/c1001-26475469.html

Related:
南周记者否认中国记协失实报道指称 (Southern Weekly journalist denies false reporting claim by All-China Journalists Association)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/01/150129_sweekly_journalist_false_reports

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

汕头数千村民游行抗议村官贪污 当局封锁消息 (As thousands of Shantou villagers demonstrate against corrupt local officials, authorities block news)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-01282015101829.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Pentagon pauses new exchanges with China
Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-puts-china-military-exchange-on-hold-1422474327

China owns "Great Firewall," credits censorship with tech success
Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/01/28/china-owns-great-firewall-credits-censorship-with-tech-success/