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.

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Tokyo protests Beijing’s exclusion of Sankei Shimbun reporter from covering diplomatic meeting
Japan Times, August 30, 2018
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/30/national/tokyo-protests-beijings-exclusion-sankei-shimbun-reporter-covering-diplomatic-meeting/#.W4gndyRKjGh

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日本就中国阻碍《产经新闻》记者采访提出抗议 (Japan protests China for refusing Sankei Shimbun reporters access to interview)
Voice of America, August 30, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/Japan-Protests-As-Reporter-Blocked-From-Covering-China-FM/4550453.html

China launches platform to stamp out "online rumors"
Reuters, August 30, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet/china-launches-platform-to-stamp-out-online-rumors-idUSKCN1LF0HL?

Related:
China launches official online rumor information platform
Xinhua News Agency, August 30, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/29/c_137428781.htm