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, March 30, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China on strike
Cable News Network, March 28, 2016
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/28/asia/china-strike-worker-protest-trade-union/

The school of hard rocks: how protests by China’s miners shine a light on an industry in decline
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1931641/school-hard-rocks-how-protests-chinas-miners-shine-light-industry