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, January 16, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Qantas changes website to recognize Chinese territories
Reuters, January 16, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/qantas-changes-website-to-recognise-chinese-territories-9865982

Chinese institute at UMass Boston is accused of promoting censorship
Boston Globe, January 16, 2018
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/01/15/chinese-institute-umass-boston-accused-promoting-censorship/U5nL824cIpKTFF7h186TSP/story.html

網曝內地把逃港歷史 淡化為「赴港就業潮」 (China allegedly sugarcoats mainlanders fleeing to Hong Kong from 1950s to 1970s as “wave of going and working in Hong Kong”)
HKET, January 15, 2018
http://bit.ly/2DiSdsJ