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 08, 2016

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Conspiracies, commentaries and scandal: see the banned titles in the spotlight after bookseller disappearances
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1898986/conspiracies-commentaries-and-scandal-see-banned-titles

Assessing China’s plan to build Internet power
ChinaFile, January 7, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/media/assessing-chinas-plan-build-internet-power

China’s new anti-terror law highlights tensions between national security and digital privacy
IP Watchdog, January 3, 2016
http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2016/01/03/china-anti-terror-law/id=64396/