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, September 19, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Watchdog urges United Nations to defy Chinese pressure and let Taiwanese journalists cover events
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/19/watchdog-urges-united-nations-defy-chinese-pressure-let-taiwanese-journalists-cover-events/

The breakdown of the feedback loop
China Media Project, September 19, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/09/19/the-breakdown-of-the-feedback-loop/

教育部:坚决清理以境外课程教材替代国家课程教材行为 (Ministry of Education to penalize those using foreign teaching materials in place of domestic ones)
The Paper, September 19, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2456807

Justice Department has ordered key Chinese state media firms to register as foreign agents
The Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-has-ordered-key-chinese-state-media-firms-to-register-as-foreign-agents-1537296756?mod=e2twp

中国网友微信转发非洲猪瘟疫情消息遭处罚 (Five netizens recently summoned or detained for reposting news about “African swine fever” on WeChat group)
Voice of America, September 18, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-chinese-netizens-detained-for-posting-news-on-african-swine-fever-20180918/4576345.html

China’s propaganda mission in 15 characters
China Media Project, September 17, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/09/17/chinas-propaganda-mission-in-15-characters/

疑似范冰冰刚说我还活着就又被消声了 (“I am still alive” message on Fan Bingbing’s Weibo appears briefly before being deleted)
Radio France Internationale, September 17, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180917-疑似范冰冰刚说我还活着就又被消声了