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, February 25, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong outrage over Chinese subtitle switch
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 24, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35647861

Related:
“Radicals” debating simplified Chinese are “irrational” and “impolite” says state media
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/25/politicising-simplified-chinese-debate-irrational-and-impolite-says-state-media/

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong back in court to face protest charges
Channel NewsAsia, February 25, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-activist-joshua/2546908.html

Foreign Correspondents’ Club “troubled” by China’s failure to explain missing booksellers
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/25/foreign-correspondents-club-troubled-by-failure-to-explain-missing-booksellers/

Hong Kong braces for weaker growth as “political volatility” strains economy
Reuters, February 24, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-budget-idUSKCN0VX0SN

Hong Kong's missing booksellers: a timeline of events
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/video/hong-kong/1915913/hong-kongs-missing-booksellers-timeline-events