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 27, 2018

Commentary (评论)

民主運動的第三條路 (Third path of democratic movement)
Apple Daily, February 27, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180227/20316389

Repression & Resilience: Annual Report on Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2017)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 26, 2018
https://www.nchrd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CHRD-2017-Annual-Report-of-Situation-of-HRDs-in-China_Feb-2018.pdf

Xi Jinping may be president for life. What will happen to China?
The New Yorker, February 26, 2018
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/xi-jinping-may-be-president-for-life-what-will-happen-to-china

Related:
China’s stability myth is dead
Foreign Policy, February 26, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/26/chinas-stability-myth-is-dead/

President Xi’s strongman rule raises new fears of hostility and repression
“超级主席”习近平:强人政治引发的忧虑和危险
The New York Times, February 25, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/world/asia/xi-jinping-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180226/xi-jinping-china/