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 03, 2014

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

A new flavor: Xi Jinping gets down with the people
The Economist, January 4, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21592665-xi-jinping-gets-down-people-new-flavour

China's urban nightmare: gridlock
中国的城市化难题:交通拥堵
The Washington Post, January 3, 2014
EN:http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303330204579247731532836694
CH:http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140103/bch104954.asp