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, October 20, 2015

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Marie Holzman: “The European Parliament should award the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Ilham Tohti”
China Change, October 16, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/19/marie-holzman-the-european-parliament-should-award-the-sakharov-prize-for-freedom-of-thought-to-ilham-tohti/

How contagious is Taiwan’s democracy?
ChinaFile, October 20, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/how-contagious-taiwans-democracy