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.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Information Control (信息控制)

For foreign journalists in Beijing, it’s all about asking the right question
哪些问题不准出席李克强记者会?
The New York Times, March 14, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140314/c14npc/dual/

Jia Zhangke explains why censors are scared of his award-winning film
The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/03/14/jia-zhangke-explains-why-censors >-are-scared-of-his-award-winning-film/?mod=WSJBlog