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, September 08, 2015

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Meet Lu Jun, one of China’s most wanted social activists
Wall Street Journal, September
http://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-lu-jun-one-of-chinas-most-wanted-social-activists-1441521914

A moral dilemma for the American Bar Association
Wall Street Journal, September 6, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-moral-dilemma-for-the-american-bar-association/2015/09/06/55e4bf74-5343-11e5-933e-7d06c647a395_story.html

A “positive energy” war for peace
China Media Project, September 7, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/09/07/39195/

Related:
Drawing the news: I come in peace
China Digital Times, September 3, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/drawing-the-news-i-come-in-peace/

Unnatural aristocrats: In China and its role model, Singapore, “meritocratic” leaders are under scrutiny
The Economist, September 5, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21663273-china-and-its-role-model-singapore-meritocratic-leaders-are-under-scrutiny-unnatural

Hong Kong’s disunited front
Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kongs-disunited-front-1441236994