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.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Opinion (观点)

郑宇硕:公投体现民意 北京勿一意孤行(Occupy Central organizer: referendum reflects public opinion that Beijing must not ignore)
Deutsche Welle, June 23, 2014
dw.de/p/1COEZ

China's economic power buys British silence on human rights
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1538926/chinas-economic-power-buys-british-silence-human-rights

The price of Confucius Institutes
The Washington Post, June 21, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-price-of-confucius-institutes/2014/06/21/4d7598f2-f7b6-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html