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, July 12, 2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese senior legislator under investigation
Xinhua, July 11, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-07-11/detail-ifyhvyie1089151.shtml

原天津中共市委常委、统战部长王宏江被立案审查 (Former Tianjin Municipal Committee secretary and United Front minister Wang Hongjiang placed under investigation)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/10-07102017144514.html