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.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Information Control (信息控制)

报道周永康案 中国媒体仍受限制 (Chinese media continue to face restrictions when reporting on Zhou Yongkang case)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 30, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140730_zhou_yongkang_media.shtml

China takes step at openness, allows foreigners at defense briefing
Reuters, July 31, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/us-china-defence-idUSKBN0G011K20140731