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, June 05, 2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

全国政协原常委、港澳台侨委员会原主任孙怀山严重违纪被开除党籍和公职 (Sun Huaishan, CPPCC Standing Committee member, Chairman of Committee for Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese, expelled from Party and position for serious discipline violations)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, June 2, 2017
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/xwtt/201706/t20170602_100369.html

An exiled tycoon rattles China's politics with his corruption exposés
Global Voices, June 5, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/05/exiled-tycoons-corruption-expose-rattles-chinas-politics/