Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

China school milk: Social media users up in arms over “hush-up”
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 20, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36346205

China’s Internet propaganda is more subtle and sophisticated than it ever has been
Quartz, May 24, 2016
http://qz.com/690650/chinas-internet-propaganda-is-more-subtle-and-sophisticated-than-it-ever-has-been/

Harvard study: China fabricates 488 million social media posts per year
The Diplomat, May 20, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/harvard-study-china-fabricates-488-million-social-media-posts-per-year/

Not-so-soft spot: U.S. embassy Q&A scrubbed from Chinese social media site
The Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/05/20/not-so-soft-spot-u-s-embassy-qa-scrubbed-from-chinese-social-media-site/

China holds writer, publisher over dissent, “forbidden books”
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/books-05232016123637.html

中国出版界强人被捕引发外界严重关注 (China’s publishing industry strongman arrested, stirs serious concern)
Voice of America, May 23, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/Chinese-publisher-arrested-20160524/3343478.html