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, April 03, 2015

Internet (互联网)

Great walls of fire: a wave of internet attacks points to an attempt to hobble foreign websites
Economist, April 4, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21647656-wave-internet-attacks-points-attempt-hobble-foreign-websites-great-walls-fire

China protests google security certificate decision
Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mistrust-between-china-and-foreign-technology-firms-simmers-1427958302

Related:
谷歌撤消信任证书 网信办:难以接受 (China’s Internet agency says Google’s decision to reject its website security certificates is unacceptable)
The New York Times, April 1, 2015
http://www.dw.de/谷歌撤消信任证书-网信办难以接受/a-18359034