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.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

藏维蒙台港大陆人士联合国前联合抗议习近平 (Human rights organizations from 13 countries protest Xi Jinping outside UN as General Assembly convenes new session)
Voice of America, September 19, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/demonstration-20180918/4577312.html

Identifying the trends in workers’ collective action 2015-17
China Labour Bulletin, September 19, 2018
https://www.clb.org.hk/content/identifying-trends-workers%E2%80%99-collective-action-2015-17

Chinese feminists welcome progress after anti-harassment adverts on Beijing subway win widespread backing
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2164717/chinese-feminists-welcome-progress-after-anti-harassment-adverts

709抓不尽?“律师后俱乐部”再战江湖
China's embattled human rights lawyers set up legal consultancy
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinas-embattled-human-rights-lawyers-set-up-legal-consultancy-09182018113025.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-09182018095145.html

Ejection of Chinese tourists in Sweden sparks outcry, embarrassment
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tourists-09182018113737.html

敢言教授杨绍政遭开除后又被“断粮” (Against rules, university stops paying professor appealing his dismissal for criticizing authorities)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09172018092113.html

Four Tibetan Monks Detained Over Land Protest in Ngaba
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/land-09172018154340.html

浙江著名异议人士、中国民主党人朱虞夫先生或因慈善捐款被当局传唤、抄家 (Zhejiang dissenter summoned, house raided for making charitable donation to political prisoners)
China Human Rights Defenders, September 17, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/09/blog-post_69.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former top Chinese officials call for better protection of human rights and justice for all
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2164770/former-top-chinese-officials-call-better-protection-human-rights

河南南召一村民在看守所羁押期间死亡,家属称死者因上访被刑拘(Villager in Henan dies in detention center, family claims he was detained for petitioning)
Beijing News, September 18, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/inside/2018/09/18/506142.html

13批次药品不合格遭药监局通报 涉吉林双星等8家药企(State Food and Drug Administration lists 13 batches of substandard drugs)
Beijing News, September 18, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/09/18/506106.html

US, EU and China vie for influence in Eastern Europe
Associated Press, September 18, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2164611/us-eu-and-china-vie-influence-eastern-europe

Chinese foreign minister to attend 73rd UN general assembly session
Sina English, September 18, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/d/2018-09-18/detail-ifxeuwwr5491631.shtml

中澳关系紧张下 孔子学院触发的争议 (Controversy over Confucius Institutes as China-Australia tensions rise)
BBC News, September 18, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-45543977

China accuses Taiwan of using students for espionage
The New York Times, September 17, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/world/asia/china-taiwan-espionage-students.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Who's afraid of artificial intelligence in China?s
Deutsche Welle, September 18, 2018
https://www.dw.com/en/whos-afraid-of-artificial-intelligence-in-china/a-45546972

Huawei, ZTE deny Indian 5G network ban
Yicai Global, September 17, 2018
https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/huawei-zte-deny-indian-5g-network-ban

阉割版谷歌变身“蜻蜓” 隐私保护受质疑 (Google “Dragonfly” search service for Chinese market enables Chinese authorities to track users via their searches)
Deutsche Welle, September 17, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/34zmV

Google China prototype links searches to phone numbers
The Intercept, September 15, 2018
https://theintercept.com/2018/09/14/google-china-prototype-links-searches-to-phone-numbers/

Hong Kong (香港)

本土研究社:逾300公頃官地閒置 如同14個太古城 可建9萬個過渡房屋單位 (Local NGO Liber Research Community uncovers more than 300 hectares of vacant government land not in development plans)
The Stand News, September 18, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/society/本土研究社-逾300公頃官地未善用-昂船洲地皮閒置8年-應納土地供應選項

Hong Kong leader slammed by labor unions for not giving workers the day off after typhoon Mangkhut
Hong Kong Free Press, September 18, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/17/hong-kong-leader-slammed-labour-unions-not-giving-workers-day-off-typhoon-mangkhut/

“Love wins”: Hong Kong changes same-sex spouse visa policy after historic ruling
Hong Kong Free Press, September 18, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/18/love-wins-hong-kong-changes-sex-spouse-visa-policy-historic-ruling/

Related:
同性伴侶明起可申受養人簽證來港 政府:不代表法律承認同性婚姻 (Same sex spouse visa to be made available, government stresses law does not recognize same sex marriage)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180918/s00001/1537255267264

《紐約時報》撰文 游蕙禎:香港獨立是唯一出路 (In New York Times op-ed, ousted legislator Yau Wai Ching reiterates independence is only way for true democracy and freedom)
The Stand News, September 18, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/游蕙禎-紐約時報-撰文-香港脫離北京獨立是唯一出路/

Related:
Democracy’s demise in Hong Kong
The New York Times, September 16, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/16/opinion/politics/democracys-demise-in-hong-kong.html

Commentary (评论)

China’s labor relations have entered a dangerous new phase, as shown by attacks on Jasic workers and activists
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2164817/chinas-labour-relations-have-entered-dangerous-new-phase

A question of transparency: Could Hong Kong taxpayers be funding Belt and Road projects soon?
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/19/question-transparency-hong-kong-taxpayers-funding-belt-road-projects-soon/

China is replacing the US in a new global order, whether the world likes it or not
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2164722/china-replacing-us-new-global-order-whether

Will Donald Trump stand up to China?
The New York Times, September 18, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/opinion/uighurs-china-human-rights.html

Beware China's role as Hollywood's censor
Washington Examiner, September 18, 2018
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/beware-chinas-role-as-hollywoods-censor

The dangers of digital activism
The New York Times, September 16, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/16/opinion/politics/the-dangers-of-digital-activism.html

Monday, September 17, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Four years afar: Xu Zhiyong
China Change, September 16, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/09/16/four-years-afar/

全世界都在问范冰冰去哪里了 (Speculations on a new wave of cultural cleanup as the world asks: where is Fan Bingbing?)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180915-全世界都在问范冰冰去哪里了

“福州大抓捕”余波:4访民遭刑拘 (Four “Fuzhou crackdown” activists criminally detained during celebration of release from jail)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-09142018093417.html

山西黑社会头目任爱军七次减刑被撤销恢复执行无期徒刑 (Life sentence reinstated for Shanxi triad leader who had sentence reduced seven times, 10 officials investigated for legal violations)
Beijing News, September 14, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/09/14/505147.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

重庆律师因网上言论遭司法局调查或受处罚 (Chongqing lawyer faces possible punishment by Ministry of Justice on grounds of “endangering state” for sharing news of rights activists online)
Voice of America, September 17, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-chinese-rights-attorney-investigated-for-online-remarks-20180916/4573849.html

The two biggest threats to academic freedom have come together in China
Quartz, September 16, 2018
https://qz.com/1391449/china-quarterlys-tim-pringle-on-academic-freedom-authoritarianism-and-the-commodification-of-education/

China’s Bytedance shows way to navigate “great firewall”
Financial Times, September 16, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/bb5b8d5c-a105-11e8-85da-eeb7a9ce36e4

习近平新闻思想为啥降格了? 但中国新闻头奖全姓习 (Chinese journalists association annual news awards, all top-prize articles are about Xi Jinping)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180915-习近平新闻思想为啥降格了-但中国新闻头奖全姓习

China bulldozing churches and replacing holy imagery with Communist in religious crackdown
Agence France-Presse, September 15, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2164358/china-bulldozing-churches-and-replacing-holy-imagery-communist

国家版权局约谈15家短视频平台:不得滥用“避风港”规则 (National Copyright Administration tells 15 short-video-platform enterprises: Do not abuse the “safe haven” rules)
The Paper, September 14, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2441517

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Dalai Lama admits he knew about Buddhist teachers' sexual abuse
Deutsche Welle, September 16, 2018
https://www.dw.com/en/dalai-lama-admits-he-knew-about-buddhist-teachers-sexual-abuse/a-45507680

Internet sleuths are hunting for China’s secret internment camps for Muslims
The Atlantic, September 15, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/09/china-internment-camps-muslim-uighurs-satellite/569878/?utm_source=feed

Related:
Interview: “It hurts my heart to see my children cry for their mother”
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/appeal-09142018145824.html

Uighurs abroad cut off from relatives in Chinese detention
LA Times, September 17, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-muslim-uighur-camps-20180917-story.html

When will China implement laws to combat sexual harassment?
Al Jazeera, September 15, 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/china-finally-implement-laws-combat-sexual-harassment-180912091630482.html

《王者榮耀》實名校驗 12歲以下每天限玩1小時 逾時強制下線 (Mobile game real-name verification commences, limited one-hour play time for players aged twelve and below)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180915/s00004/1536997447165

The contribution of labour NGOs to the development of collective labour relations in China
China Labour Bulletin, September 14, 2018
https://www.clb.org.hk/content/contribution-labour-ngos-development-collective-labour-relations-china

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan officials in New York on United Nations charm offensive
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2164529/taiwan-officials-new-york-un-charm-offensive

Is Beijing’s offer of residence permits to Taiwanese a trick or treat?
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2164430/beijings-offer-residence-permits-taiwanese-trick-or-treat

China’s pitiless war on Muslim Uighurs poses a dilemma for the west
The Guardian, September 15, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/15/china-pitiless-war-on-muslim-uighurs-poses-dilemma-for-the-west

Related:
梵蒂冈或与中国签署历史性协议 让步主教任命权 (Vatican may sign historic deal with China relenting on right to appoint bishop)
Voice of America, September 15, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/vatican-china-sign-landmark-deal-20180914/4572382.html

欧洲议会通过欧中报告 谴责中国侵犯人权 (EU Parliament passes EU-China report condemning China’s rights violations)
Deutsche Welle, September 14, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/34rqc

EU envoy says “engagement” with China is the way to solve Xinjiang issue
Reuters, September 14, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-eu-xinjiang/eu-envoy-says-engagement-with-china-is-the-way-to-solve-xinjiang-issue-idUSKCN1LU0ZB?

China, Vatican “may sign deal” on Chinese Catholics, bishops: Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/vatican-09142018142025.html

河南取缔家庭教会 浙江胁迫学生“无信仰” (Henan bans family churches, Zhejiang forces students to abandon religion)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql2-09142018092854.html

辽宁丹东原副市长刘胜军被双开:充当黑恶势力“保护伞” (Former deputy mayor of Dandong investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
The Paper, September 14, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2441857

11城市土地违法违规问题严重被自然资源部集体约谈 (Ministry of Natural Resources collectively questions officials of 11 cities due to serious violations of property law)
The Beijing News, September 14, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/09/14/505213.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China willing to share opportunities in digital economy: Xi
Sina English, September 17, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2018-09-17/detail-ihkahyhy1827597.shtml

国会质疑员工抵制 谷歌入华蜀道难 (Doubts from Congress and boycott from employees, Google’s way into China proves difficult)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xql-09142018103006.html

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China tells Taiwan to stop spying as TV show details honey traps
Reuters, September 16, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/16/china-tells-taiwan-to-stop-spying-as-tv-show-details-honey-traps

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police chief says force “fully supports” retired officer jailed for hitting passer-by during Occupy protests
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/2164374/hong-kong-police-chief-says-force-fully-supports

Hong Kong’s leader has to make decisions she doesn’t like, former finance chief John Tsang says in rare show of sympathy for Lam
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2164164/hong-kongs-leader-has-make-decisions-she-doesnt-former

Hong Kong pro-independence party submits response to potential ban, hours after gov’t deadline
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/14/hong-kong-pro-independence-party-submits-response-potential-ban-hours-govt-deadline/

Commentary (评论)

China is reshaping the international order
Financial Times, September 16, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/7f454bb6-b733-11e8-a1d8-15c2dd1280ff

It’s time to commit on improving gay rights in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2164447/its-time-commit-improving-gay-rights-hong-kong

Restricting religious content online may create instability
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2164445/restricting-religious-content-online-may-create-instability

Blocking research is certain to backfire
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2164386/blocking-research-certain-backfire

On internet censorship, China can tell the US: Told you so
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2163577/internet-censorship-china-can-tell-us-told-you-so

Signs of China (1)
China Change, September 16, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/09/16/signs-of-china-1/

Gay sex in China: Where Communist puritanism meets colonial baggage
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2164056/gay-sex-china-where-communist-puritanism-meets-colonial-baggage

Beijing is foisting a white elephant on Hong Kong
Foreign Policy, September 14, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/14/beijing-is-foisting-a-white-elephant-on-hong-kong/

澳门示威集会须向警方申请 评论指倒行逆施 异见势缩 (New Macau legislation criticized for provision stating that police, not Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, must approve demonstrations)
Radio France Internationale, September 14, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/20180914-澳门示威集会须向警方申请-评论指倒行逆施-异见势缩

Friday, September 14, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

48 ways to get sent to a Chinese concentration camp
Foreign Policy, September 13, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/13/48-ways-to-get-sent-to-a-chinese-concentration-camp/

Uyghur children separated from parents, held in “little angels schools” in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/separated-09132018132251.html

What happened to Fan Bingbing, China’s most famous actress?
The New York Times, September 13, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/world/asia/china-fan-bingbing.html

Organized campaign against the Church of Almighty God in Shandong
Bitter Winter, September 13, 2018
https://bitterwinter.org/organized-campaign-against-the-cag-in-shandong/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mandatory educational TV show gets low marks
China Film Insider, September 13, 2018
http://chinafilminsider.com/mandatory-educational-tv-show-gets-low-marks/

In Xi we trust: How propaganda might be working in the New Era
Macro Polo, September 12, 2018
https://macropolo.org/committee_analysies/in-xi-we-trust/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“The church is a political tool”: Prominent Chinese pastor defiant after church closure
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/14/church-political-tool-prominent-chinese-pastor-defiant-church-closure/

Dua Lipa “proud” of fans ejected from concert for waving LGBT flags
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/13/fans-removed-dua-lipa-shanghai-concert-china

Related:
Video: Dua Lipa fans forcibly removed from concert in Shanghai
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2018/sep/13/dua-lipa-fans-forcibly-removed-from-concert-in-shanghai-video

“My soul, where are you?”: Families of Muslims missing in China meet wall of silence
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/13/uighur-xinjiang-family-missing-china-kazakhstan

Dalai Lama to meet with Buddhist victims of sex abuse
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/abuse-09132018165504.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Historic agreement between China and Vatican imminent, Taiwan foreign ministry says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/13/historic-agreement-china-vatican-imminent-taiwan-foreign-ministry-says/

Chinese official: China educating, not mistreating Muslims
Voice of America, September 13, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-official-china-educating-not-mistreating-muslims/4570529.html

Related:
新疆再教育营遭谴责 中方称做职业训练 (China refutes condemnation of Xinjiang re-education camps, says they are for “vocational training”)
Deutsche Welle, September 14, 2018
https://www.dw.com/zh/新疆再教育营遭谴责-中方称做职业训练/a-45482863?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp

China, academics tout Beijing’s human rights record at UN
Washington Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/china-academics-tout-beijings-human-rights-record-at-un/2018/09/13/67f536b0-b779-11e8-ae4f-2c1439c96d79_story.html?utm_term=.f33fdf59b00c

U.S. “looking at situation” on China's Muslim crackdown: Official
Reuters, September 13, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-usa/u-s-looking-at-situation-on-chinas-muslim-crackdown-u-s-official-idUSKCN1LT2LL?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

广东省环保厅原厅长李清受贿两千余万,终审被判十五年 (Guangdong former environmental protection department chief sentenced to 15 years for graft)
The Paper, September 14, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2440390

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Senior Google scientist resigns over “forfeiture of our values” in China
The Intercept, September 14, 2018
https://theintercept.com/2018/09/13/google-china-search-engine-employee-resigns/

“Why are Taiwan and Hong Kong separate from China?”: Chinese raise ruckus over Apple’s iPhone presentation
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2164126/why-are-taiwan-and-hong-kong-separate-china-chinese-raise-ruckus

Apple finally gets how to play the China market
Bloomberg, September 13, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-09-13/apple-finally-gets-how-to-play-the-china-market

Related:
Apple’s China app store loophole
The Information, September 13, 2018
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apples-china-app-store-loophole?eu=oZVoEQt5aOWsr82jZuMAmA

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong foreign press club’s lease was authorized by former chief executive CY Leung in 2015
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/13/hong-kong-foreign-press-clubs-lease-authorised-former-chief-executive-cy-leung-2015/

A political party in Hong Kong may soon make history by being banned
The Economist, September 13, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/09/15/a-political-party-in-hong-kong-may-soon-make-history-by-being-banned

Related:
【取締民族黨】期限今屆滿 陳浩天:暫未提交申述 (Hong Kong National Party has yet to make submission, deadline is today)
The Stand News, September 14, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/取締民族黨-期限今屆滿-陳浩天-暫未提交申述/

申請法援被拒 陳浩天放棄選舉呈請上訴 (Application for legal aid refused, HKNP Chan Ho Tin foregoes appeal on election petition)
The Stand News, September 13, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/申請法援被拒-陳浩天放棄選舉呈請上訴/

China’s top official on Hong Kong says his office must act as “guardian” of “one country, two systems” policy
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2164144/chinas-top-official-hong-kong-says-his-office-must-act

【朱經緯上訴失敗】高院法官:朱無真誠悔意 立下非常壞例子 (Police officer who assaulted civilians in Umbrella Movement loses appeal and returns to prison, judge criticizes him as “extremely bad example”)
The Stand News, September 14, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/society/朱經緯上訴失敗-高院法官-朱無真誠悔意-立下非常壞例子

Commentary (评论)

The Guardian view on Xinjiang: China’s secret camps are at last in the spotlight
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/13/the-guardian-view-on-xinjiang-chinas-secret-camps-are-at-last-in-the-spotlight

Even with U.S. help, Taiwan is fighting a losing battle against China to keep its friends and influence
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2164009/even-us-help-taiwan-fighting-losing-battle

Is this China’s lost decade? The economy is slowing, and now’s the time to focus on quality of life
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/world/article/2163986/chinas-lost-decade-economy-slowing-and-nows-time-focus

The Middle East doesn’t take China seriously
Foreign Policy, September 13, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/13/the-middle-east-doesnt-take-china-seriously

Commentary: Belt and Road Initiative, China’s biggest brand that is too big to fail
Channel NewsAsia, September 14, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/belt-road-initiative-china-biggest-brand-cannot-afford-to-fail-10671460

中国的年轻人与年轻的中国:一个美国90后的观察 (China’s youth and young China: An observation from a post-1990 American)
Financial Times, September 14, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001079368?full=y