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, May 18, 2016

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Corporate unease over Beijing’s anti-terrorism law isn’t problem unique to China, says senior UN cybersecurity official
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1946157/corporate-unease-over-beijings-anti-terrorism-law-isnt

“We’re now on a counterterrorism operation”: Hong Kong police deploy 8,000 officers, threaten “decisive action” against Zhang Dejiang protesters
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1946643/were-now-counterterrorism-operation-hong-kong-police-deploy