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.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Government Accountability, (政府问责)

China opens corruption inquiry into Sinopec president
The New York Times, April 27, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/world/asia/china-opens-corruption-inquiry-into-sinopec-president.html

Related:
China’s antigraft authority takes aim at Sinopec
Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-antigraft-authority-takes-aim-at-sinopec-1430150045

China probes doctor over US$18 million bribes, 100 houses
Channel NewsAsia, April 28, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-probes-doctor-over/1811466.html

The big bribes in the junior ranks of China's cadres
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1778250/big-bribes-junior-ranks-chinas-cadres

贪官忏悔:收钱后,我成了送钱人的“奴才” (Confession of corrupt official: after accepting bribes, I became a slave to the briber)
People’s Daily, April 28, 2015
http://fanfu.people.com.cn/n/2015/0428/c64371-26916370.html