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, July 26, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

工信部再次回应中国VPN管理:依法依规企业和个人不受影响 (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology once again responds to VPN regulation issues: law-abiding businesses and individuals will be unaffected)
China Huan Qiu, July 25, 2017
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2017-07/11031809.html

Related:
China defends VPN management measures
Xinhua, July 25, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-07-25/detail-ifyihmmm8643383.shtml

《电子政务蓝皮书》发布:政务服务信息实现全面公开 (“Blue Book of Electronic Government” published: information on government services has achieved comprehensive transparency)
Beijing Evening News, July 24, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2017/07-24/8286092.shtml

Related:
电子政务蓝皮书:中国电子政务发展报告 (E-Government Blue Book: report on China’s electronic gov’t development)
Social Sciences Academic Press, July 25, 2017
http://chassc.ssap.com.cn/c/2017-07-25/539765.shtml