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 27, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Beijing to take action to tackle P2P lending, stock market leverage risks
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2161562/beijing-take-action-tackle-p2p-lending-stock-market-leverage

河南逼迫基督教 十字架大规模被拆 (Christian church crosses in Henan demolished on large scale)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yf2-08272018102651.html

高智晟获“沙赫巴兹·巴蒂自由奖” (Missing human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng granted Shahbaz Bhatti Freedom Award)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-08252018132817.html

The public education project that targets the “taboo” subject of child sexual abuse in China
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2160915/public-education-project-targets-taboo-subject-child-sexual-abuse

“No one can resist the tides of history”: Detained activist Yue Xin on the Jasic workers
China Digital Times, August 24, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/08/no-one-can-resist-the-tides-of-history-detained-activist-yue-xin-on-the-jasic-workers/