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, May 01, 2013

Opinion

In China, Let a Thousand Blogs Bloom
The Los Angeles Times, April 30, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0430-nossel-china-free-speech-20130430,0,5662198.story

China's Unhealthy Elites
The National Interest, April 30, 2013
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/chinas-unhealthy-elites-8369

Puffer-fish Protests and Xi's China Dream
Financial Times, May 01, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/eb197104-b0be-11e2-80f9-00144feabdc0.html

From Symbiosis to Quasi-Autonomy: China’s Evolving Civil-Military Relations
World Politics Review, April 30, 2013
http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/12906/from-symbiosis-to-quasi-autonomy-china-s-evolving-civil-military-relations