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, August 25, 2017

Commentary (评论)

葉劉淑儀倡港人可自願參軍 讓青年了解國家 (Regina Ip: Young Hong Kongers could join the Chinese army voluntarily and know about the country)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 25, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1350297-20170825.htm

政府製造香港的少年劉曉波 (The young versions Liu Xiaobo are made by the HK gov’t)
Mingpao, August 25, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170825/s00022/1503581572581

Why you should care about China’s VPN crackdown
The Conversation, August 22, 2017
https://theconversation.com/why-you-should-care-about-chinas-vpn-crackdown-82222

Hong Kong’s new normal
Dissent Magazine, August 23, 2017
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/hong-kong-new-normal-joshua-wong-student-leaders-prison

Twilight for Hong Kong’s democracy?
American Interest, August 24, 2017
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/08/24/twilight-hong-kongs-democracy/