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, December 18, 2017

Commentary (评论)

As Christmas decorations highlight inequality, what are Hong Kong’s officials doing about the poor?
Hong Kong Free Press, December 18, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/18/christmas-decorations-highlight-inequality-hong-kongs-officials-poor/

「一國一制」真的好 (“One Country One System is good”)
Ming Pao, December 18, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171218/s00022/1513516226297

Can Environmental Lawsuits in China Succeed?
China File, December 14, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/can-environmental-lawsuits-china-succeed

How China’s “sharp power” is muting criticism abroad
The Economist, December 14, 2017
https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21732545-and-stealthily-trying-shape-public-opinion-its-favour-how-chinas-sharp-power-muting

Inside China's vast new experiment in social ranking
Wired, December 14, 2017
https://www.wired.com/story/age-of-social-credit/