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, August 02, 2013

Opinion (观点)

观点:中国的中间社会站出来 (China’s moderates have taken a stand)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 2, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130731_china_middle_society.shtml

Related Tweet:
唐吉田, August 2, 2013
[接向莉(@alicedreamss)的短信:今日14时许,笑蜀先生在北京学院路一餐厅被国保带走。国保威胁他必须离开北京,否则让他“消失”。他拒绝国保非法要求,坚持留下来救援好友许志永,结果被失踪。国保必须无条件放人!]
(Today around 2pm, Mr. Xiao Shu (Chen Min) was taken away by State Security personnel at a restaurant on Xueyuan Road in Beijing. He was forcibly disappeared after rejecting State Security’s warnings of forced disappearance and insisted on staying in Beijing to rescue and support his friend Xu Zhiyong. Mr. Xiao Shu must be released unconditionally!)
https://twitter.com/tjitian/status/363232351356067840

1.7万亿元空气污染治理计划能否还北京一个晴空
Will Beijing's $277 billion air pollution plan work?
China Dialogue, August 1, 2013
CH: http://www.chinadialogue.net/blog/6255-Will-Beijing-s-277-billion-air-pollution-plan-work-/ch
EN: http://www.chinadialogue.net/blog/6255-Will-Beijing-s-277-billion-air-pollution-plan-work-/en

A caged tiger
The Economist, August 3, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21582524-party-wants-arrange-quiet-burial-chinas-biggest-political-scandal-1989-caged