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, January 15, 2018

Commentary (评论)

四個視角,看中國施派的誤讀與反西方現代性使命 (How Strauss theories are distorted in China)
The Intinium, January 15, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180115-opinion-chenchun-carl-schmitt-leo-strauss/

Hong Kong’s “#MeToo” movement is only just warming up, and we have ways to go
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2128167/hong-kongs-me-too-movement-only-just-warming-and-we-have

Why China’s good environmental policies have gone wrong
The New York Times, January 14, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/opinion/china-environmental-policies-wrong.html

Marriott fiasco shows there’s no room for disrespect when it comes to China’s sovereignty
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2128191/marriott-fiasco-shows-theres-no-room-disrespect-when-it

University rejects Chinese Communist Party-linked influence efforts on campus
The Washington Post, January 14, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/university-rejects-chinese-communist-party-linked-influence-efforts-on-campus/2018/01/14/c454b54e-f7de-11e7-beb6-c8d48830c54d_story.html