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.

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Enough forced confessions, China – free bookseller Gui Minhai now!
PEN International, February 21, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/21/enough-forced-confessions-china-free-bookseller-gui-minhai-now/

串謀違憲 (Martin Lee: SAR government conspires with “ruler of Hong Kong” and politically screens candidates)
Apple Daily, February 21, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180221/20310669

Blackface skit on TV gala a sign that rising China needs to combat racial and ethnic stereotyping
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2133905/blackface-skit-tv-gala-sign-rising-china-needs-combat-racial

Hong Kong police force must take criticism on the chin and get on with the job
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2133987/hong-kong-police-force-must-take-criticism-chin-and-get-job

蔡寶琼:語言、文化與身分——普通話考試風波的宏觀脈絡 (Language, culture, and identity amid Mandarin test saga)
Mingpao, February 20, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180220/s00012/1519063087658

Related:
香港的大学生不喜欢普通话吗? (Do university students in Hong Kong dislike Putonghua?)
CNPolitics, February 12, 2018
http://cnpolitics.org/2018/02/does-the-students-in-hongkong-dislike-mandarin/

Waking up to China’s infiltration of American colleges
The Washington Post, February 19, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/waking-up-to-chinas-infiltration-of-american-colleges/2018/02/18/99d3bee8-13f7-11e8-9570-29c9830535e5_story.html