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, October 09, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Signs of China (4)
China Change, October 8, 2018

Beijing expects Carrie Lam to pass one more test: the enactment of Article 23 national security laws
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2018

What Hong Kong’s expulsion of a foreign journalist tells us about leader Carrie Lam’s woes
Hong Kong Free Press, October 7, 2018

Teachers, hold your tongues: Student informants in the Chinese classroom
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2018

Does Carrie Lam support Hong Kong’s courts when they promote individual rights, or back Beijing?
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2018

Red scarves and Iowa newspapers: China’s propaganda in action
The Diplomat, October 5, 2018

China has designs on Europe. Here is how Europe should respond
The Economist, October 4, 2018