Thursday, November 05, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese activists and journalists still “jumping” firewall on Twitter to connect with world: study
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1875867/chinese-activists-and-journalists-jumping-firewall

China burns much more coal than reported, complicating climate talks
中国承认低估燃煤消耗量,减排行动新挑战
The New York Times, November 3, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/world/asia/china-burns-much-more-coal-than-reported-complicating-climate-talks.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151104/c04chinacoal/

Book on family-planning policy is banned, then promoted, by China
The New York Times, November 4, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/china-one-child-policy-book-fuxian-yi/

Family demands information after Chinese activist dies in police custody
广东“反党”公民看守所离奇死亡 亲友讨说法遭警方刁难
Radio Free Asia, November 4, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/demands-11042015144429.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11042015100712.html