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, November 13, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

淘宝网店因隐晦支持艾未未被迫关闭
An online store whose T-shirts tacitly support Ai Weiwei is shut down
The New York Times, November 13, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141113/c13taobao/dual/

美记者签证被拒 习近平称要自身找原因 (Xin Jinping: U.S. news outlets’ Chinese visas problems are organizations’ own fault)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 13, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/11/141112_china_us_media_visa

Related:
Chinese President Xi Jinping blames news outlets for visa problems in China
The Washington Post, November 12, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/11/12/chinese-president-xi-jinping-blames-news-outlets-for-visa-problems-in-china/

See the video:
Obama Has priceless reaction after Chinese President shuts down reporter
BuzzFeed, November 12, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/11/12/chinese-president-xi-jinping-blames-news-outlets-for-visa-problems-in-china/