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, October 07, 2014

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

治港的失败 亦是中国复兴的挫折 (Failure to manage Hong Kong is a setback for China’s national rejuvenation)
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39525/zhi-gang-de-shi-bai-yi-shi-zhong-guo-fu-xing-de-cuo-zhe

香港观察:香港占中运动给北京十个启示(10 lessons Hong Kong's “Occupy Central” has for Beijing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 7, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/hong_kong_review/2014/10/141007_hkreview_hk_students_umbrellar_campaign

Hong Kong: the river of democracy will flow to Tiananmen Square
The Guardian, October 3, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/03/hong-kong-protests-tiananmen-chinese-democracy

China Punishes a Scholar
The New York Times, October 7, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/opinion/china-punishes-a-scholar.html