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.

Friday, March 18, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong students call for territory’s independence from China
彻底决裂,香港学生喊出独立口号
The New York Times, March 18, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/world/asia/hong-kong-independence-undergrad.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160318/c18hongkong/

China official says Hong Kong sovereignty “impossible”
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 17, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35828915

Extreme? Moderate? No, Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong’s new party will be somewhere in between
黄之锋:新政党介乎极端激进与传统温和之间
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1926876/extreme-moderate-no-hong-kong-activist-joshua-wongs-new
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15387f28a84eb45/huang-zhi-feng-xin-zheng-dang-jie-hu-ji-duan-ji-jin-yu-chuan-tong-wen-he-zhi-jian

Causeway Bay books co-owner Lee Bo may return to HK by end of the month—report
Hong Kong Free Press, March 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/18/causeway-bay-books-co-owner-lee-bo-may-return-to-hk-by-end-of-the-month-report/