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, March 15, 2013

Political and Economic Reform

In China, It's An Election in Name Only
USA Today, March 14, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/03/14/china-congress-president/1987659/

China’s New President Nods to Public Concerns, but Defends Power at Top
习近平正式掌舵中国
The New York Times, March 14, 2013
EN:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/world/asia/chinas-new-leader-xi-jinping-takes-full-power.html CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/03/15/c15xi/

Monks Without a Temple
The Economist, March 16, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21573579-china-may-have-begun-long-end-game-its-one-child-policy-experts-say-it-cannot-end-soon

国资委发布《中央企业应急管理暂行办法》 (New Regulation Requires SOE Heads to Handle Mass Incidents)
Global Times, March 15, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/politics/2013-03/3737779.html