Thursday, January 12, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

China to merge state media for stronger voice in financial news
Reuters, January 11, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-media-idUSKBN14V17B

Government orders Chinese air quality app to limit readings
Sixth Tone, January 11, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/government-tells-chinese-air-quality-app-%E2%80%98reform%E2%80%99

履行气候协议,中国还没有作出表率
China wants to be a climate change watchdog, but can it lead by example?
The New York Times, January 11, 2017
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170111/china-wants-to-be-a-climate-change-watchdog-but-cant-yet-lead-by-example/
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/world/asia/china-wants-to-be-a-climate-change-watchdog-but-cant-yet-lead-by-example.html

China is scrubbing outspoken Taiwan and Hong Kong celebrities from its streaming services
Quartz, January 11, 2017
https://qz.com/882724/china-is-scrubbing-outspoken-taiwan-and-hong-kong-celebrities-from-its-streaming-services/

China, fanning patriotism, adds 6 years to war with Japan in history books
The New York Times, January 11, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/world/asia/china-japan-textbooks-war.html

Related:
中国教育部要求中小学课本改称“十四年抗战” (Ministry of Education demands schools rewrite text books to read “14-Year War”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 10, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-38566194

刘飞跃逮捕通知书曝光 国际人权组织吁中国保证其羁押中权利 (Liu Feiyue’s arrest notice surfaces, international human rights organizations urge China to guarantee his rights during detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-01112017102616.html

Related:
中国人权:中国维权大事记(2016年11月21日—12月4日)(HRIC: Major developments on China rights defense (November 21 –December 4, 2016))
Human Rights in China, December 7, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-shuang-zhou-kan/zhong-guo-ren-quan-zhong-guo-wei-quan-da-shi-ji-2016nian-11yue-0