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, March 06, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Why China won’t let people compare Xi Jinping with an imperial predecessor
The Conversation, March 5, 2018
https://theconversation.com/why-china-wont-let-people-compare-xi-jinping-with-an-imperial-predecessor-92617

Behind public persona, the real Xi Jinping is a guarded secret
官方形象背後,神秘的習近平主席
The New York Times, March 5, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-leader.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180306/xi-jinping-china-leader/zh-hant/

Lantern Festival riddles outwit and enrage Chinese censorship authorities
Global Voices, March 5, 2018
https://advox.globalvoices.org/2018/03/05/lantern-festival-riddles-outwit-and-enrage-chinese-censorship-authorities/