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, January 20, 2016

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Who believes China’s narrative on Hong Kong’s missing bookseller mystery?
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1902805/who-believes-chinas-narrative-hong-kongs-missing-bookseller

Lee Bo’s case highlights grey areas in Hong Kong’s Basic Law on cross-border criminal investigations
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1902834/lee-bos-case-highlights-grey-areas-hong-kongs-basic-law

Q. and A.: Bei Ling on the missing Hong Kong booksellers
The New York Times, January 20, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/world/asia/hong-kong-missing-booksellers.html