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, February 06, 2018

Commentary (评论)

曲蕃夫:特雷莎·梅访华与褪色的中英“黄金时代” (May’s China trip and the faded “Gold Age” of Sino-British relations)
The Initium, February 6, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180206-international-qiu-theresa-may/

Hong Kong’s Nobel nominees should aim for the bigger prize: democracy, not “self-determination” from China
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2132031/hong-kongs-nobel-nominees-should-aim-bigger-prize-democracy

Hong Kong’s courts have defended its freedoms. Is Beijing changing that?
北京重压下,香港司法系统能继续捍卫自由吗?
The New York Times, February 5, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/world/asia/china-hong-kong-courts.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180206/china-hong-kong-courts/

桂民海再被捕 只有一個原因 (There is only one reason for Gui Minhai getting arrested again)
Stand News, February 5, 2018
http://bit.ly/2BGMtIP

What it’s like to live in a surveillance state
新疆:天罗地网下的监控世界
The New York Times, February 3, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/opinion/sunday/china-surveillance-state-uighurs.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180205/china-surveillance-state-uighurs/