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, May 29, 2017

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s tough cybersecurity law to come into force this week
Reuters, May 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2096094/chinas-tough-cybersecurity-law-come-force-week

Is China outsmarting America in A.I.?
人工智能的竞赛,中国超越美国?
The New York Times, May 27, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/technology/china-us-ai-artificial-intelligence.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170527/china-us-ai-artificial-intelligence/

While the rest of the world tries to “kill email,” in China, it’s always been dead
Quartz, May 29, 2017
https://qz.com/984690/while-the-rest-of-the-world-tries-to-kill-email-in-china-its-always-been-dead/