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, July 05, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's Xi Jinping warns again graft fight not yet over
Reuters, July 5, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics/chinas-xi-jinping-warns-again-graft-fight-not-yet-over-idUSKBN1JV03I

上海检察院原检察长陈旭受贿案一审开庭 (Corruption trial begins for former Chief of Shanghai People’s Procuratorate)
Legal Daily, July 5, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-07/05/content_7587133.htm?node=5955

中央纪委 国家监委:逾27000人违反八项规定被查 (Over 27,000 officials investigated in first five months of 2018 for violating CPC Eight-point Regulation)
People's Daily, July 5, 2018
http://tv.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0705/c61600-30127800.html