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.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Environment (环境)

Washington, China to cooperate on climate change
Voice of America, February 15, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/washington-china-to-cooperate-on-climate- change/1851929.html

“北京不宜居”“政府别装瞎”遭遇先转后删 (Gov’t deletes online references to official pollution report that describes Beijing as “unfit for human habitation”)
Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BAxL

Related:
Kerry: Climate change as dangerous as WMDs
Al Jazeera, February 17, 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/02/kerry- indonesia-discuss-climate-change-201421615828444704.html