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, September 22, 2014

Society (社会)

国家语委:中国尚有4亿多人不能用普通话交流 (State Language Affairs Commission: 30% of population cannot speak Mandarin)
Xinhua, September 22, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2014-09/21/c_1112564719.htm

习近平称民主不是装饰品引发网友热议 (Xi Jinping’s “democracy isn’t decoration” becomes hot topic among netizens)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 21, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140921_xi_democracy.shtml