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.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

China wants to be a climate change watchdog, but can it lead by example?
The New York Times, January 10, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/world/asia/china-wants-to-be-a-climate-change-watchdog-but-cant-yet-lead-by-example.html?_r=0

邓相超教授批毛受围攻遭严惩引发激烈争议 (Controversy erupts as professor Deng Xiangchao shamed and punished for criticizing Mao)
Radio France Internationale, January 11, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170109-邓相超教授批毛受围攻遭严惩引发激烈争议