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.

Thursday, March 08, 2018

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Taiwan's allies ditching Taipei an “irresistible trend”, China says
Reuters, March 8, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-taiwan/taiwans-allies-ditching-taipei-an-irresistible-trend-china-says-idUSKCN1GK0KR

China pushing to be more active in region, global diplomacy
Associated Press, March 8, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-pushing-to-be-more-active-in-region-global-diplomacy/2018/03/08/b531c068-228e-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_story.html

Related:
How does China formulate its foreign policy?
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2136248/how-does-china-formulate-its-foreign-policy

Eight countries in danger of falling into China’s “debt trap”
Quartz, March 7, 2018
https://qz.com/1223768/china-debt-trap-these-eight-countries-are-in-danger-of-debt-overloads-from-chinas-belt-and-road-plans/