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, May 19, 2016

China finds its global ambitions humbled in its own backyard
中国势力难服港台人心
The New York Times, May 19, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/world/asia/hong-kong-taiwan-china-zhang-dejiang.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160519/c19china/

You won’t lose your identity: Zhang Dejiang assures Hong Kong it will not be absorbed by mainland China
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1947170/you-wont-lose-your-identity-zhang-dejiang-assures-hong-kong

Related:
人权观察:香港高官应为人权和自治发声 (Human Rights Watch: Hong Kong top officials should voice defense for human rights and autonomy)
Voice of America, May 18, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-human-rights-watch-statement-hk-20160518/3335610.html

张德江“史无前例”会见香港泛民议员 (Zhang Dejiang “unprecedentedly” meets Hong Kong pan-dem lawmakers)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 19, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/05/160519_china_zhangdejiang_hk_politics

【張德江訪港】劉慧卿:會面氣氛「禮貌客氣」 張無回應李波事件 ([ZDJ visiting HK] Pan-dem Emily Lau: Atmosphere of conference “polite and courteous,” Zhang did not respond on Lee Bo case)
Ming Pao, May 19, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160519/s00001/1463621096667

【張德江訪港】梁家傑指會面歷史突破 鍾國斌批梁振英 張德江臉色一沉 ([ZDJ visiting HK] Pan-dem Alan Leong said meeting was a breakthrough, Zhang’s face darkened when Felix Chung criticized CY Leung)
Ming Pao, May 19, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160519/s00001/1463621945418

Video: Artists program huge “2047 countdown” on ICC building during China official’s visit
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/18/hong-kong-artists-programme-huge-2047-countdown-on-icc-building-during-zhang-dejiang/

The subtle change in language that proves Beijing no longer respects Hong Kong’s special status
Quartz, May 18, 2016
http://qz.com/686805/the-subtle-change-in-language-that-proves-beijing-no-longer-respects-hong-kongs-special-status/