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, February 12, 2018

Commentary (评论)

《1987 : 逆權公民》:暴政的魔爪到來時,問誰未發聲? (Movie 1987: When the Day Comes: Who remains silent when tyranny comes?)
Inmediahk, February 12, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1055145

A new year but a decades-old blot on China’s conscience: Unpaid migrant workers
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2132779/new-year-decades-old-blot-chinas-conscience-unpaid-migrant-workers

From #MeToo to #RiceBunny: how social media users are campaigning in China
The Conversation, February 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/11/metoo-ricebunny-social-media-users-campaigning-china/

Related:
“我是捣蛋鬼,不是螺丝钉”:中国女权行动派的声音 (Voice from feminists who take actions in China: “I am not a cog in a machine, I am a troublemaker”)
The Initium, February 10, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180212-opinion-feminism-lecture-newyork-salon/

Can soft power help repair China-India ties?
The Diplomat, February 10, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/can-soft-power-help-repair-china-india-ties/

How Apple is paving the way to a “cloud dictatorship” in China
中國要五毛 蘋果給一塊
Up Media, January 26, 2018
EN: https://globalvoices.org/2018/02/10/how-apple-is-paving-the-way-to-a-cloud-dictatorship-in-china/
CH: http://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=34004