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, March 30, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

Law scholar calls for Youth League transparency
China Digital Times, March 29, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/03/law-scholar-calls-youth-league-transparency/

China proposes restrictions on foreign websites
The Financial Times, March 29, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/888e864a-f595-11e5-96db-fc683b5e52db.html

Mainland China’s “first gay movie” in cinemas soon
Whats On Weibo, March 28, 2016
http://www.whatsonweibo.com/chinas-first-gay-movie-cinemas-soon/

China air quality study has good news and bad news
The New York Times, March 31, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/world/asia/china-air-pollution-beijing-shanghai-guangzhou.html

域名注册新规恐将致中国脱离全球互联网 (New rule on domain name registration may cut off China from the world’s Internet)
The New York Times, March 30, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160330/c30chinanet/