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.

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

全球新闻自由恶化 中国排名倒数第五 (Freedom of press deteriorates across the globe, China ranks the bottom fifth)
Deutsche Welle, April 26, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/全球新闻自由恶化-中国排名倒数第五/a-38591054

He tweeted about Chinese government corruption. Twitter suspended his account.
The New York Times, April 26, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/world/asia/guo-wengui-chinese-billionaire-twitter.html

Related:
China’s most wanted man is in the United States
Quartz, April 26, 2017
https://qz.com/968941/what-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-most-wanted-man/