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, May 08, 2018

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

Taiwan accuses World Health Organization of bowing to Beijing over invitation to top health meeting
Agence France-Presse, May 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2145129/taiwan-accuses-world-health-organisation-bowing-beijing

Related:
US and international airlines risk curbs on mainland operations if they refuse to obey Beijing’s “one-China” rules in Taiwan row
South China Morning Post, May 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2145062/foreign-airlines-risk-curbs-mainland-operations-if-they

Chinese missiles are transforming the balance of power in the skies
Bloomberg, May 8, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-07/chinese-missiles-are-transforming-balance-of-power-in-the-skies

US ramps up criticism of Beijing on Weibo over demands that airlines list Taiwan and Hong Kong as part of China
Agence France-Presse, May 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/07/us-ramps-criticism-beijing-weibo-demands-airlines-list-taiwan-hong-kong-part-china/