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, December 05, 2017

Commentary (评论)

項飆:在驅逐之外,北京「浙江村」正規化的糾結和代價 (Beyond eviction, indetermination and price of institutionalizing Beijing’s “Zhejiang Village”)
The Initium, December 5, 2017
https://theinitium.com/article/20171205-opinion-xiangbiao-beijing-zhejiang/

Beijing refugees and the new displaced class
China Change, December 3, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/12/03/beijing-refugees-and-the-new-displaced-class/

Related:
Beijing’s heavy-handed solution to urbanization
The Diplomat, December 4, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/beijings-heavy-handed-solution-to-urbanization/

Driving the message home: Hong Kong’s Basic Law means whatever President Xi says it means
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/02/driving-message-home-hong-kongs-basic-law-means-whatever-president-xi-says-means/

法政匯思:從香港看奧蘭,有值得參考的地方嗎? (Can Hong Kong learn from Aland?)
Pentoy, November 30, 2017
http://bit.ly/2zNNg6m