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 24, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

China school milk: Social media users up in arms over “hush-up”
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 20, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36346205

China’s Internet propaganda is more subtle and sophisticated than it ever has been
Quartz, May 24, 2016
http://qz.com/690650/chinas-internet-propaganda-is-more-subtle-and-sophisticated-than-it-ever-has-been/

Harvard study: China fabricates 488 million social media posts per year
The Diplomat, May 20, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/harvard-study-china-fabricates-488-million-social-media-posts-per-year/

Not-so-soft spot: U.S. embassy Q&A scrubbed from Chinese social media site
The Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/05/20/not-so-soft-spot-u-s-embassy-qa-scrubbed-from-chinese-social-media-site/

China holds writer, publisher over dissent, “forbidden books”
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/books-05232016123637.html

中国出版界强人被捕引发外界严重关注 (China’s publishing industry strongman arrested, stirs serious concern)
Voice of America, May 23, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/Chinese-publisher-arrested-20160524/3343478.html