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, May 08, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

“五四”北大突现大字报 批习近平搞个人崇拜 (73-year-old Peking University alumnus criticizes Xi Jinping for cult of personality on campus posters)
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-05072018105616.html

Xi capitalizes on Marx’s legacy to rally China around communist party
The Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-capitalizes-on-marxs-legacy-to-rally-china-around-communist-party-1525707225

快手党支部:树立正确的网络安全观,用科技提升人民的幸福感 (CPC cell inside video-streaming platform Kuaishou vows to shape a “correct” view of cybersecurity and use technology to enhance people’s sense of well-being, seriously study and implement the spirit of Xi Jinping’s important speeches)
Beijing Internet Association Party Committee, May 7, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2116150