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, May 02, 2018

Commentary (评论)

中國還有希望嗎?從中國的公民社會說起 (Is there still hope in China? Let's start from civil society)
Inmediahk, May 2, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1056742

香港工人的惡夢,何時終結? (When will Hong Kong workers’ nightmare be over?)
Inmediahk, May 2, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1056732

Hong Kong’s pan-democrat lawmakers should accept Beijing’s hand of friendship
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2144300/hong-kongs-pan-democrat-lawmakers-should-accept-beijings

Xi Jinping and the third Chinese revolution
The Diplomat, May 2, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/05/xi-jinping-and-the-third-chinese-revolution/

Taiwan shining: the island with global potential as a tech and free speech stronghold
Hong Kong Free Press, May 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/01/taiwan-shining-island-global-potential-tech-free-speech-stronghold/

Authoritarian China should immediately set Liu Xia free
The Asahi Shimbun, May 1, 2018
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201805010022.html

France’s Macron buys into China’s rights vision
马克龙向中国人权观低头
Human Rights Watch, April 27, 2018
EN: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/27/frances-macron-buys-chinas-rights-vision
CH: https://www.hrw.org/zh-hans/news/2018/04/27/317423