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.

Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China detains seven Christians opposed to removal of cross from church
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1846503/

China egg freezing ban sparks massive debate online
中國禁止女性冷凍卵子引發網絡熱議
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 4, 2015
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33770728
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/08/150804_chinese_women_frozen_eggs

Hundreds protest job losses at Apple supplier factory in China's Jiangsu
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/losses-08042015134346.html

China’s Winter Olympic theme sounds familiar, and netizens won’t “let it go”
The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/08/04/chinas-winter-olympics-theme-song-strikes-a-familiar-chord/

Related:
京冬奧歌神似Let It Go惹抄襲爭議 宣傳片最後加“冰雪元素” (Similarity of Beijing Winter Olympic theme song to “Let It Go” stirs debate over plagiarism)
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/national/14efc9ad1ec03cb/jing-dong-ao-ge-shen-si-letitgo-re-chao-xi-zheng-yi-xuan-chuan-pian-zui-hou-jia-bing-xue-yuan-su-