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, January 23, 2015

Internet (互联网)

In China, VPN internet access tools suffer further disruptions
Reuters, January 23, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/us-china-internet-vpn-idUSKBN0KW0WS20150123

Related:
Foreign VPN service unavailable in China: Great Firewall has been upgraded for cyberspace sovereignty
People’s Daily, January 23, 2015
http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0123/c90882-8840092.html

网信办否认攻击Outlook 鲁炜当选全球互联网治理联盟委员 (State Internet information Office denies Outlook attack, Lu Wei elected to “Global Internet Governance Alliance ”)
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/46801/wang-xin-ban-fou-ren-gong-ji-outlook-lu-wei-dang-xuan-quan-qiu-hu-lian-wang-zhi-li-lian

解放军报称有微信号欲动摇共产党地位 (PLA Daily: some WeChat accounts aim to undermine CPC’s rule)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/01/150123_china_pla_cpc_wechat