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, October 03, 2014

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China to cap local government debt
Financial Times, October 2, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a2fb9fec-4a18-11e4-8de3-00144feab7de.html#axzz3F5q9qt2u

Related:
中国经济改革:地方举债中央不救 (China’s economic reform: Beijing refrains from bailing out local governments’ debts)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141002_china_economy_localdebts