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.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Government Accountability, (政府问责)

Beijing’s Olympic bid tests whether IOC is serious about reform
Washington Post, April 10, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/beijings-olympic-bid-tests-whether-ioc-is-serious-about-reform/2015/04/09/5e21930e-dc85-11e4-b6d7-b9bc8acf16f7_story.html

Inner Mongolian herders feel force of China’s hunger for minerals
The Guardian, April 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/10/inner-mongolia-pollution-grasslands-herders

Exploring the fun side of China’s war on corruption
The New York Times, April 10, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/exploring-the-fun-side-of-chinas-war-on-corruption/

Graft trial opens for former head of China's top energy group
Reuters, April 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/13/us-china-corruption-trial-idUSKBN0N403C20150413

Related:
Jiang Jiemin: China former energy chief on trial
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32245967

China says U.S. backs its campaign to hunt down “economic fugitives”
Reuters, April 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/11/us-china-usa-corruption-idUSKBN0N20AI20150411