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, March 18, 2013

Health

Dead Pigs Pulled from Rivers in and Near Shanghai Top 13,000
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1193193/dead-pigs-pulled-rivers-and-near-shanghai-top-13000

A Tide of Death, but This Time Food Supply Is Safe
The New York Times, March 14, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/world/asia/a-tide-of-dead-pigs-in-china-but-dinner-is-safe.html