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, March 02, 2018

Commentary (评论)

彭丽君:毛美学──创新还是整合,民族自信还是感官控制? (Maoist aesthetic: Innovation or integration; national confidence or control of senses?)
The Initium, March 2, 2108
https://theinitium.com/article/20180302-opinion-panglaikwan-aesthetics-of-the-maoist/

Xi Jinping and the perils of one-person rule in China
The New Yorker, March 1, 2018
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/xi-jinping-and-the-perils-of-one-person-rule-in-china

How the West got China wrong
The Economist, March 1, 2018
https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21737517-it-bet-china-would-head-towards-democracy-and-market-economy-gamble-has-failed-how

Maybe the law does actually matter to Xi Jinping
China File, March 1, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/maybe-law-does-actually-matter-xi-jinping

Can Chinese journalists criticize the party-state?
China File, March 1, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/library/sinica-podcast/can-chinese-journalists-criticize-party-state

Xi Jinping’s authoritarian rise in China has been powered by sexism
The Washington Post, March 1, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/03/01/xi-jinpings-authoritarian-rise-in-china-has-been-powered-by-sexism/

When the cat’s away …
习近平们的春天来了
The New York Times, February 27, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/opinion/trump-strongmen-democracy.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180302/trump-strongmen-democracy/