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.

Friday, February 09, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Will Wang Qishan become Xi Jinping’s go-to man as Chinese vice-president?
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2132567/will-wang-qishan-become-xi-jinpings-go-man-chinese-vice

在这个历史站点,我们可以期许什么? (At this historical moment, what can we expect?)
Financial Times, February 9, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001076305?full=y

Malaysia: Don’t send 11 detainees to China
Human Rights Watch, February 9, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/09/malaysia-dont-send-11-detainees-china

湯蘭蘭案:「官家」內戰,羅生門裏的中國輿論場 (How the coverage of a sexual assault case reveals the competition amongst media outlets and dynamics of different factions within the CPC)
The Initium, February 9, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180209-opinion-yeungshan-china-media/

China loves Trump
The Atlantic, February 8, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/03/trump-china/550886/

Who made Xi Jinping Pope?
The Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-made-xi-jinping-pope-1518135308

Related:
Why the Pope is genuflecting to China
The New York Times, February 8, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/opinion/pope-china-deal-vatican.html