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, March 07, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

去年扶貧資金至少7.3億被冒領挪用 扶貧辦稱已改革 (At least 730 million yuan of poverty alleviation fund embezzled. Authority pledges reform)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 7, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1384482-20180307.htm

Related:
刘永富:已有500多位基层同志倒在脱贫攻坚第一线 (Liu Yongfu, head of Poverty Alleviation Office, claims more than 500 cadres “fall on the frontline of storming war against poverty”)
China.com.cn, March 7, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2018-03-07/doc-ifxipenp2973589.shtml

Five years after graft scandal, China city says still dealing with aftermath
Reuters, March 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-chongqing/five-years-after-graft-scandal-china-city-says-still-dealing-with-aftermath-idUSKCN1GI18Y

The secret insider terms used in Chinese money laundering
Quartz, March 6, 2018
https://qz.com/1223009/corruption-in-china-has-created-new-terms-for-money-laundering/

中国“维稳费”递增 2000亿黑色产业链 (China spends almost 200 billion yuan on stability maintenance in 2017, part of it paid to private security contractors)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03062018103947.html

Related:
China spends more on domestic security as Xi’s powers grow
The Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-spends-more-on-domestic-security-as-xis-powers-grow-1520358522