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

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Chinese growing social inequality prompts stronger social control
The Jamestown Foundation, February
http://www.jamestown.org/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=45126&no_cache=1#.Vs5_t01-MdV

China's Cultural Revolution must be confronted
Al Jazeera, February 24, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/china-cultural-revolution-confronted-mao-zedong-160224101340248.html

China’s newsrooms serve as President Xi’s loyal mouthpieces
Washington Post, February 23, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chinas-newsrooms-serve-as-president-xis-loyal-mouthpieces/2016/02/23/e5b1956c-d9af-11e5-891a-4ed04f4213e8_story.html

China’s increasingly muffled press
The New York Times, February 25, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/opinion/chinasincreasingly-muffled-press.html

A guide to China’s new online publishing rules for foreign media
Crunch Media, February 23, 2016
http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/23/a-guide-to-chinas-new-online-publishing-rules-for-foreign-media/