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 24, 2015

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

中國遊客搶購的真相 (The truth about Chinese tourists’ shopping frenzies)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/commentaries/lam-kay-HK-shopping-02232015082914.html/story_main?encoding=traditional

How the West was lost: It's not OK to call Beijing a counterterrorism "partner" if it simply legitimizes the government’s human rights crackdown at home
Foreign Policy, February 23, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/23/how-the-west-was-lost-china-terrorism-xinjiang-uighurs-obama-human-rights/