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.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mainland newspaper editor posts resignation, saying he “could not bear the party’s surname”
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/29/mainland-newspaper-editor-posts-resignation-saying-he-could-not-bear-the-partys-surname/

Google search returned to China this weekend—but not for long
Quartz, March 28, 2016
http://qz.com/648747/google-search-returned-to-china-this-weekend-but-not-for-long/

Big numbers behind Chinese internet leave some unconvinced
The Financial Times, March 28, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/66ae03d0-f175-11e5-9f20-c3a047354386.html