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, June 04, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

ZTE drops Communist Party chief to reverse U.S. import ban
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2149089/zte-senior-sales-executive-replaced-communist-party-secretary-amid-shake

China names 169 people banned from taking flights or trains under social credit system
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2148980/china-names-169-people-banned-taking-flights-or-trains

Related:
China bans people from flights, trains over “poor social credit”
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/social-credit-06012018144059.html

瞄准世界科技前沿引领科技发展方向抢占先机迎难而上建设世界科技强国 (Xi Jinping: Seize the opportunity to make China a great power in science and technology)
The Paper, May 25, 2018
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2018-05/29/nw.D110000renmrb_20180529_2-01.htm