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 22, 2013

Information Control (信息控制)

《晚年周恩来》作者高文谦下“战书”,邀社科院副院长辩论毛功罪是非 (Gao Wenqian, author of “Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary” challenges critic of his book to a debate on Mao)
Radio France International, October 21, 2013
http://rfi.my/HbeqIL

See related Weibo post:
建邦评论: 毛作为历史人物,千秋功罪自有后人评说,为什么没资格?毛作为政治人物,人们自然有权利对其执政的是非功过进行评价,为什么没资格?毛再伟大,也是人民公仆 (Jianbang Comments: Mao is a historical figure, his merits and demerits should be evaluated by later generations, why aren’t we qualified to do so? Mao is also a political figure, people naturally have the right to evaluate the merits and demerits of his rule, why aren’t we qualified to do so? Even if Mao was great, he was still a servant of the people.)
http://t.qq.com/p/t/328910003228672

封从德:夏业良事件说明中共对公共知识分子和互联网的恐惧 (Former 1989 democracy movement leader: Xia Yeliang’s dismissal shows CPC’s fear of public intellectuals and the Internet)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-10222013100312.html

Twitter account of China's state broadcaster hacked
央视Twitter帐户被黑
Reuters, October 22, 2013
EN: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/22/uk-china-cctv-hacking-idUKBRE99L05520131022
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE99L07K20131022

Related:
China's Zhou Yongkang: state TV deletes “incorrect” tweet
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 22, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24621272