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.

Monday, March 12, 2018

Commentary (评论)

西方对中国崛起的神助攻 (How the West assist rise of China)
Financial Times, March 12, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001076655

“President for life” Xi risks repeat of China’s Mao-era mistakes
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2136255/president-life-xi-risks-repeat-chinas-mao-era-mistakes

”Every place you go, you are being watched”: Reporting from Xi's China
The Guardian, March 10, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/10/chill-looks-set-linger-reporting-from-xis-china

YouTube, the great radicalizer
The New York Times, March 10, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/opinion/sunday/youtube-politics-radical.html

End of an era
China File, March 9, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/library/books/end-of-era