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.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Full text: China President Xi gives policy speech in Seattle, wants to fight cybercrime with the U.S.
Geekwire, September 22, 2015
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/full-text-china-president-xi-gives-policy-speech-in-seattle-pledges-to-fight-cybercrime-with-u-s/

Silicon Valley shouldn’t let China strong-arm it into spying
Quartz, September 23, 2015
http://qz.com/508482/silicon-valley-shouldnt-let-china-strong-arm-it-into-spying/

Dear Xi Jinping: I am writing to you as an American Mom of a 19-year old Chinese daughter …
Medium, September 23, 2015
https://medium.com/@melissaludtke_70103/dear-xi-jinping-b0df07cba899

To Obama–Why China does not have a Nelson Mandela
China Change, September 23, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/09/23/to-obama-why-china-does-not-have-a-nelson-mandela/

China’s President Xi is “so cute,” says world’s creepiest propaganda video
The Washington Post, September 23, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/23/chinas-president-xi-is-so-cute-says-worlds-creepiest-propaganda-video/

"内部材料”不是公开“三公”经费的遮羞布 (Government should not use excuse of "internal materials" to conceal “3 public expenditures” –air travel, food and entertainment, and vehicles)
Sichuan News Online, September 23, 2015
http://opinion.newssc.org/system/20150923/000603237.html