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, August 01, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

脸书一心想进中国但官方拒发杭州建创新公司执照 (Chinese authorities denies Facebook license to operate in Hangzhou)
Radio France Internationale, August 1, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180731-脸书一心想进中国称杭州建创新公司官方否认发执照

人工智能:中国与美俄角力国际外交舞台的新利器 (AI: China's new weapon in diplomatic contest with US, Russia)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 31, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-45019143

Beijing names new Internet watchdog as China keeps door closed to global tech giants
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2157762/beijing-names-new-internet-watchdog-china-keeps-door

50元就能让网站瘫痪1小时,浙江景宁批捕3名“黑客” (Three hackers are arrested for providing “Distributed Denial of Service” attacks on websites)
Procuratorial Daily, August, 1, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2309752