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, February 13, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Changing Hong Kong people’s traditions won’t make them love China
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2133173/changing-hong-kong-peoples-traditions-wont-make-them-love

站在习时代,如何评价邓小平? (How to evaluate Deng Xiaoping in the Xi Era?)
The New York Times, February 13, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180213/reassessing-deng/

An open letter to conferences of Catholic bishops across the world
Free Catholics in China, February 12, 2018
http://www.freecatholicsinchina.org/

民主如何消逝 (How does democracy fade away)
Mingpao, February 13, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180213/s00012/1518458499125

立法會法律部要求澄清一地兩檢條例的憲法基礎 (Legal Service Division of LegCo raises questions for SAR government on constitutional ground of co-location arrangement)
Inmediahk, February 12, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1055162

愚民政策下的愚民 (The foolish brainwashed by CPC)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/pinglun/wangdan/wd-02122018112009.html

提议大学生研读的中国文革书目(上) (A booklist on Cultural Revolution for college students)
Financial Times, February 10, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001075843