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.

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

两会代表谈封网 进出困境难商量 (Representative from Two Congresses talks about Internet control: It is hard for foreign and local businesses to enter and leave the Chinese market and there is little room for negotiation)
Deutsche Welle, March 13, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/两会代表谈封网-进出困境难商量/a-37918496

Related:
China’s Internet censorship under fire—but proposal against controls gets ... censored
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2078350/chinas-internet-censorship-under-fire-two-sessions

China’s “Great Wall”: Conquering the world with cinema
The Diplomat, March 13, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/chinas-great-wall-conquering-the-world-with-cinema/