Thursday, August 02, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

文化和旅游部集中执法检查27家网站 (Ministry of Culture and Tourism investigates 27 websites, orders removal of allegedly inappropriate contents, including comments)
Legal Daily, August 2, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-08/02/content_7609428.htm?node=5955

中共党内两大体系发通知 知识分子面临洗脑教育 (Chinese scholars face brainwashing as two CPC organs issue notice of patriotic campaign)
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/ql2-08022018101541.html

Related:
两部门负责人谈知识分子弘扬爱国奋斗精神活动:强化政治引领 (CPC Organization and Propaganda Departments push patriotic campaign among scholars)
People’s Daily, August 2, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2312892

“Profit before human rights”: NGOs slam Google’s reported plan to launch censored service in China
Hong Kong Free Press, August 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/02/profit-human-rights-ngos-slam-googles-reported-plan-launch-censored-service-china/

Google to develop AI-powered news-aggregation app for China in addition to mobile search
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2157946/google-said-also-develop-ai-powered-news-aggregation-app-china-addition-mobile

Related:
China’s numbers force Google to recalculate its morals
Wired, August 2, 2018
https://www.wired.com/story/google-might-be-ready-to-play-by-chinas-censorship-rules

A Chinese activist was challenging Xi on live TV. The police came to stop him
The New York Times, August 2 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/02/world/asia/china-sun-wenguang-voa.html

Related:
中国教授家中接受美国之音采访 直播期间警察强行破门抓人
Chinese Police Remove Professor During Broadcast of VOA Program
Voice of America, August 2, 2018
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-professor-voa-20180801/4510276.html
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-police-remove-professor-during-broadcast-of-voa-program/4509815.html

“信用中国”网站让“老赖”无处遁形 (“Credit China” website to receive further upgrade as unified platform for information on social credit blacklists)
People’s Daily, August 2, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0802/c1001-30192803.html