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.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

A Beijing bookstore where George Washington is on the shelves
一家門口掛著《獨立宣言》的北京書店
The New York Times, March 20, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/world/asia/beijing-bookstore-allsages.html
CH: https://goo.gl/dLjvjJ

今天起,电影管理工作划入中共中央宣传部 (Publicity Department of Communist Party to oversee China’s film sector)
Chinafilm.com, March 20, 2018
http://www.chinafilm.com/xyfx/4136.jhtml

Related:
China tightens grip on media with regulator reshuffle: Communist Party document
Reuters, March 21, 2018
https://goo.gl/s2pwDt

China approves giant propaganda machine to improve global image
Bloomberg, March 20, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-20/china-to-open-manufacturing-cut-tariffs-and-taxes-premier-says