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.

Monday, November 13, 2017

Commentary (评论)

傘運世代效應 年長者也政治覺醒 (Generational effect of Umbrella Movement: Seniors are awakened politically as well)
Mingpao, November 13, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171113/s00022/1510501279129

Why Chinese Communist Party’s largest elite body now has a lot of new members but not many young ones
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2118939/why-chinese-communist-partys-largest-elite-body-now-has

Hong Kong has the 2022 Gay Games. Life for China’s LGBTI people may improve at last
The Guardian, November 12, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/12/china-lgbt-gay-games-hong-kong-equality

China’s all-powerful leader should heed the lessons from history, former official says
The Washington Post, November 11, 2017
http://wapo.st/2yWkDr6