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.

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Commentary (评论)

林鄭護短比司長僭建更醜陋 (Carrie Lam’s cover-up is even uglier than illegal structures at Teresa Cheng’s residence)
Apple Daily, January 16, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180115/20274678

HKU’s reputation has been hurt by politics
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2128383/hkus-reputation-has-been-hurt-politics

2017 shows us that it is time for the international community to speak up for Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/14/2017-shows-us-time-international-community-speak-hong-kong/

Why China’s good environmental policies have gone wrong
中国式治污:为什么好政策会出错?
The New York Times, January 14, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/opinion/china-environmental-policies-wrong.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180116/china-environmental-policies-wrong/