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.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Politics

薄熙來事件「逼出」民主法治? (Did the Bo Xilai Affair "Force" Democracy and Rule of Law?)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2012
http://life.mingpao.com/cfm/dailynews3b.cfm?File=20120725/nalca/caf1_er.txt

中共十八大在即 胡锦涛呼吁改革 (President Hu Calls for Reforms as 18th Party Congress Approaches)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/07/120724_hujintao_speech.shtml