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.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

Not shared by all? China blocks New York Times from World Internet Conference
Hong Kong Free Press
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/15/not-shared-by-all-china-blocks-new-york-times-from-world-internet-conference/

Related:
无国界记者组织呼吁抵制中国的世界互联网大会 (Reporters Without Borders calls for boycotting China's World Internet Conference)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-12142015110515.html

By buying Hong Kong paper, Alibaba seeks to polish China’s image
The New York Times, December 14, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/14/world/asia/alibaba-south-china-morning-post-hong-kong.html

Related:
R.I.P. SCMP?
China File, December 15, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/media/rip-scmp