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, May 20, 2014

Information Control (信息控制)

中国监管社交媒体内紧外松 被指歧视国人 (Chinese gov't uses foreign social media sites but bans citizens from accessing them)
Voice of America, May 19, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-soica-media-20140519/1917699.html

Related:
How Chinese officials “like” banned Facebook
Agence France-Presse, May 18, 2014
www.thejakartaglobe.com/international/chinese-officials-like-banned-facebook/