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, November 18, 2013

Opinion (观点)

China's children may become the drivers of environmental change
The Guardian, November 18, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/16/china-children-drivers-environmental-change-pollution

张悬使我们谈政治 (Taiwanese singer flag-incident inspires us to discuss politics)
New York Times, November 18, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/culture/20131118/cc18zhangxuan/

UN rights council welcomes strange bedfellows to the table
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 18, 2013
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/un-rights-council-welcomes-strange-bedfellows-to-the-table-20131116-2xnqu.html