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, January 12, 2015

Population (人口)

多地单独二孩申请未如预期 专家吁彻底改变国策 (Number of applications to have second child if one parent is an only child fall short of expectations, experts urge for national policy overhaul)
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/46046/duo-di-dan-du-er-hai-shen-qing-wei-ru-yu-qi-zhuan-jia-xu-che-di-gai-bian-guo-ce

About one million Chinese couples ask to have second child after easing of one-child policy
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1678642/about-one-million-chinese-couples-ask-have-second-child-after-easing-one