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, June 16, 2015

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Either way Hong Kong votes this week, democracy loses
Quartz, June 16, 2015
http://qz.com/428901/either-way-hong-kong-votes-this-week-democracy-loses/

Q. and A.: Holden Chow on China, Elections and Hong Kong’s Attitude
The New York Times, June 15, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/15/q-and-a-holden-chow-on-china-elections-and-hong-kongs-attitude/

Why should China embrace “universal values”?
The Diplomat, June 16, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/why-should-china-embrace-universal-values/

违背和平与发展的时代潮流: 民主制度不能强制移植(大势所趋) (The trend of our era violates peace and development: the system of democracy cannot be forcefully transplanted)
People's Daily, July 15, 2015
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n/2015/0614/c1003-27150413.html

观点:乔石在89学运的作用应更受肯定 (Perspective: Qiaoshi's role in 1989 student movement needs more recognition)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/06/150615_qiaoshi_dingxueliang