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.

Friday, November 16, 2012

18th Party Congress

Princelings Dominate; No Minority Representation
The Hindu, November 15, 2012
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/princelings-dominate-no-minority-representation/article4098877.ece

Related:
Traits and Orientations of China's New Politburo Standing Committee
China Brief, November 15, 2012
http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=40115&cHash=21493d1f7742e4f7829232f43bdbdf9e

Bilateral Ties

China's Aid to Cambodia Helps Cement Ties
The Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324595904578120582308358540.html

Hong Kong

Beijing to Play `Bigger Role'
The Standard, November 16, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?art_id=128409&con_type=1

Media

中新社资深记者邹宪被秘密拘押 (Senior China News Service Journalist Zou Xian Secretly Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-11152012140638.html

Population

中國老人2050佔三分一 (Elderly to Constitute 1/3 of China's Population by 2050)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2012
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/中國老人2050佔三分-114405132.html

Public Health

我国糖尿病患者近1亿 发病呈年轻化趋势 (Nearly 100mil Chinese with Diabetes, Increasingly More Young Contracting Disease)
Southern Weekend, November 14, 2012
http://www.infzm.com/content/82911

Tibet

Two More Burn in Rebgong
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/rebgong-11152012130853.html