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.

Friday, January 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

每周时事分析:临近冬奥会的中国疫情(COVID in China on eve of Winter Olympics)
Financial Times, January 14, 2022

Excerpt:
在面临新的病毒变异形势下,中国的疫苗和抗疫方式已经越来越难以适应新局面,中国的抗疫现状会成为今年中国外交的软肋。(Facing new COVID variants, China's vaccines and pandemic control are increasingly struggling to cope. China's current fight against COVID will become the Achilles heel of its diplomacy this year.)