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, September 01, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Two years after the Occupy protests, Hong Kong’s divided democracy movement challenges Beijing in the polls
Quartz, September 1, 2016
http://qz.com/768855/two-years-after-occupy-hong-kongs-divided-democracy-movement-challenges-beijing-in-the-polls/

War of words over independence heats up ahead of Hong Kong election
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/words-08312016114140.html