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 08, 2017

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

Communist Party boss of China’s Muslim region points to Trump ban in battle vs religious extremism
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2076836/communist-party-boss-muslim-region-points-trump-ban

Xinjiang police launch recruitment drive following Uyghur knife attack
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/drive-03072017144848.html