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, February 15, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京卫计委:北京血液供应可满足临床需求 将配合公安打击“血头血霸” (Beijing health authority bans people from donating blood to family members, pledges to work with police to crack down on underground blood dealers)
The Beijing News, February 15, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/02/15/476469.html

Chinese migrant workers call on Xi Jinping to see them get wages and holidays back
Voice of America, February 15, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-migrant-workers-at-beijing-railway-station/4255521.html

Related:
“Come back to scold me, Mum”: China’s “Ice Boy” Wang Fuman’s Lunar New Year wish
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2133315/come-back-scold-me-mum-chinas-ice-boy-wang-fumans-lunar-new-year

For China’s Catholics, state-controlled Church is “like a tree with no roots”
The Wall Street Journal, February 14, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-catholic-parishes-rattled-by-prospect-of-more-control-from-beijing-1518652580

Related:
On Ash Wednesday, China Catholics mull Vatican-Beijing ties
Agence France-Presse, February 15, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/15/ash-wednesday-china-catholics-mull-vatican-beijing-ties/

習近平:推動「中國號」巨輪駛入新水域 (Xi Jinping claims to drive giant ship of “China” into uncharted waters)
Mingpao, February 14, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180214/s00004/1518611498429