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.

Monday, August 20, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The proliferation of online organizing tools used by China’s workers
China Labour Bulletin, August 20, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/proliferation-online-organising-tools-used-china%E2%80%99s-workers

Related: Student activists and China’s evolving labor movement
China Digital Times, August 17, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/08/student-activists-and-chinas-evolving-labor-movement/

The birth rate debate in China is out of control
SupChina, August 20, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/08/20/the-birth-rate-debate-in-china-is-out-of-control/

Mr. Gay World cancels Hong Kong event citing concerns over LGBTQ crackdown in mainland
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/20/mr-gay-world-cancels-hong-kong-event-citing-concerns-lgbtq-crackdown-mainland/

“一旦开战你愿为祖国捐多少” 网友回答亮眼 (Netizens’ eye-opening responses to: “If China goes to war, how much of your savings would you donate to the motherland?”)
Epoch times, August 14, 2018
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/18/8/13/n10635467.htm