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, September 04, 2014

Hong Kong (香港)

Why China is taking a very hard line on Hong Kong
Fortune, September 3, 2014
http://fortune.com/2014/09/03/china-hong-kong-reform/

From Taiwan, broad support for democracy in Hong Kong
The New York Times, September 3,2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/from-taiwan-broad-support-for-democracy-in-hong-kong/

香港学生:罢课是对政权的最后警告 (Hong Kong student: a strike will be the last warning to authorities)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D6PE

香港特首办回彭定康:联合声明没提普选 (Hong Kong Chief Executive replies to Chris Patten: universal suffrage is not covered in the Joint Declaration)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140904_hongkong_reform_patten.shtml