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.

Monday, July 25, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple’s China problem is that local phones are good—and cheap
Bloomberg, July 24, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-24/apple-s-china-problem-is-that-local-phones-are-good-and-cheap

Beijing cyberspace watchdog “orders news arms of major portals to close”
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1993822/beijing-cyberspace-watchdog-orders-news-arms-major

”Security is only as good as your fastest computer”
Foreign Policy, July 21, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/21/china-taihulight-sunway-encryption-security-is-only-as-good-as-your-fastest-computer/