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 06, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Police thwart protest rallies by victims of China’s underground financial system
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2158533/police-thwart-protest-rallies-victims-chinas-underground

Related:
P2P 投资人北京集体维权遭维稳 (Mass of P2P fundraising victims from across China travel to petition in Beijing, demonstrations suppressed)
Voice of America, August 6, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-p2p-petitioners-blocked-20180806/4515240.html

Chinese P2P chief Yao Kunjie makes the Forbes high achievers list while under investigation
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2158299/chinese-p2p-chief-yao-kunjie-makes-forbes-high-achievers-list

辽宁氧化铝项目叫停 政府打压抗议者 (Environmental protests succeed in halting Liaoning aluminum oxidization plant project, authorities suppress protests)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf1-08062018100450.html

Cracks appear in “invincible” Xi Jinping's authority over China
The Guardian, August 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/04/cracks-appear-in-invincible-xi-jinpings-authority-over-china

Taipei-born actress Vivian Sung causes social media storm for calling Taiwan her “favorite country”
What’s on Weibo, August 3, 2018
https://www.whatsonweibo.com/taipei-born-actress-vivian-sung-causes-social-media-storm-for-calling-taiwan-her-favorite-country/