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.

Monday, January 09, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

后真相时代中国网民为可靠知识付费 (Chinese netizens willing to pay for reliable knowledge in the post-truth era)
The Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2017
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20170105/LLW175331.asp

China deletes online criticism of toxic smog choking its cities
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/deletes-01062017122700.html

Minitrue: Pollution lawsuit, smog classification
China Digital Times, January 5, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/01/minitrue-air-pollution-management-smog-classification/

《环时》警告《纽时》:别碰中国"敏感带" (Global Times opinion piece warns The New York Times: Do not touch China's "sensitive zone")
Deutsche Welle, January 6, 2017
http://dw.com/p/2VNy0

Related:
社评:纽约时报APP从苹果中国店下架刍议 (Global Times Opinion: My thoughts on Apple’s removal of the New York Times app for its store in China)
Global Times, January 6, 2017
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2017-01/9910913.html