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.

Friday, August 01, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

More stressed officials taking their own lives as corruption crackdown presses on
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1563906/more-stressed-officials-taking-their-own-lives-corruption-crackdown

China's Xi pledges hard strike against military corruption
Reuters, August 1, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/01/us-china-defence-idUSKBN0G133G20140801

CCTV executive behind “A Bite of China” food documentary detained
Caixin, August 1, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-08-01/100711928.html