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, July 29, 2013

Opinion (观点)

“危险言论”界定,法律还需探讨 (Criminal detention of Beijing singer over Weibo post underscores need for precise legal definition of “harmful speech”)
Changjiang Daily, July 29, 2013
http://cjmp.cnhan.com/cjrb/html/2013-07/29/content_5196162.htm

The rule of law: bizarrely consistent
The Economist, July 27, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21582310-crackdown-legal-activists-bizarrely-consistent