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 09, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Why internet users chose Baidu over Google when it was in China
Quartz, August 9, 2018
https://qz.com/1352137/why-internet-users-chose-baidu-over-google-when-it-was-in-china/

China’s lead trade negotiator Liu He joins technology panel as Beijing refocuses its ambitions
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2159036/chinas-lead-trade-negotiator-liu-he-joins-technology-panel

Google reportedly using Chinese site it owns to develop search term blacklist
The Verge, August 8, 2018
https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/8/17664956/google-chinese-site-search-blacklist-censored