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, March 06, 2018

Commentary (评论)

What China's elimination of presidential term limits does and doesn't mean
The Diplomat, March 6, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/what-chinas-elimination-of-presidential-term-limits-does-and-doesnt-mean/

Invest in Hong Kong’s future instead of giving us cash handouts
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2135910/invest-hong-kongs-future-instead-giving-us-cash-handouts

China’s “win-win” resolution is anything but
中国提“共赢”决议是睁眼瞎话
Human Rights Watch, March 5, 2018
EN: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/03/05/chinas-win-win-resolution-anything
CH: https://www.hrw.org/zh-hans/news/2018/03/05/315502

Xi’s no Mao … or Deng … or Chiang – So who is he?
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2135162/xis-no-mao-or-deng-or-chiang-so-who-he

Does a stronger Xi mean a weaker Chinese Communist Party?
更强大的习近平,更弱小的共产党?
The New York Times, March 2, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/opinion/xi-jinping-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180305/xi-jinping-china/