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, April 02, 2013

Environment

Poor Air Plagues 90% of Cities
Shanghai Daily, March 30, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/03/30/Poor%2Bair%2Bplagues%2B90%2Bof%2Bcities/

Air Pollution Linked to 1.2 Million Premature Deaths in China (中国一年120万人死于空气污染)
The New York Times, April 01, 2013
EN:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/world/asia/air-pollution-linked-to-1-2-million-deaths-in-china.html
CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/02/c02pollution/