Monday, September 10, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国修改历史教科书 习近平姿态惹注意 (CPC amends history textbooks, Cultural Revolution no longer narrated as "mistake," classified under "difficult explorations")
Voice of America, September 10, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-mao-becomes-mistakes-free-again-in-chinese-history-textbooks-20180909/4563936.html

陕西重拳打击“假记者、新闻敲诈” (Shaanxi launches special campaign for the centralized rectification of public opinion, cracking down on fake journalists and news extortion)
Beijing Youth Daily, September 10, 2018
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2018-09/10/nw.D110000zgqnb_20180910_3-08.htm

天津庭审央视刘芳菲港商丈夫遭检察院酷刑致死案 (State media gagged as trial begins on death of Hong Kong businessman Liu Xiyong following torture, wife's Weibo posts deleted)
Voice of America, September 8, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/case-of-cctv-anchor-husband-in-tianjin-20180908/4563090.html

As China faces record-breaking flood levels, authorities arrest two women for spreading “rumors” [H1] of health risks
Global Voices, September 7, 2018
https://advox.globalvoices.org/2018/09/07/as-china-faces-record-breaking-flood-levels-authorities-arrest-two-women-for-spreading-rumors-of-health-risks/

Related:
China clamps down on public discussion of African swine flu outbreaks
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/outbreaks-09072018110830.html

Fake news is in the eye of the beholder: China is centralizing efforts to stop online “rumors”
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/08/fake-news-eye-beholder-china-centralising-efforts-stop-online-rumours/

China arrests Uighur editor, newspaper directors for being "two-faced"
Committee to Protect Journalists, September 7, 2018
https://cpj.org/2018/09/china-arrests-uighur-editor-newspaper-directors-fo.php