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, November 10, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

Muzzled Chinese media frame Trump win as loss for “elite politics”
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2044389/chinas-censors-order-news-outlets-limit-coverage-us

Less censorship could make independent film productions suffer
China Film Insider, November 9, 2016
http://chinafilminsider.com/less-censorship-make-independent-film-productions-suffer/

为何要隆重纪念这位伟人,中共五代领导人如是说 (Why this giant should be commemorated grandly, according to five generations of CPC leaders)
People’s Daily, November 10, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/1110/c1001-28851700.html