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.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

No gifts for the teachers: China puts corruption in schools under scrutiny
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1822995/no-gifts-teachers-china-puts-corruption-schools-under

China's state-owned firms get their “report card” on corruption
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1823022/chinas-state-owned-firms-get-their-report-card

CPC issues rules to regulate leading Party members' groups
China Daily, June 17, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/17/content_21024893.htm

China's anti-graft drive fueled by Party's "stricter-than-law" disciplinary policy
China Daily, June 16, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/16/content_21023066.htm

Government oversight with “Chinese characteristics”
The Diplomat, June 17 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/government-oversight-with-chinese-characteristics/

Executives at Grid Firms Received Improper Benefits, CCDI Says
Caixin, June 17, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-17/100820204.html

党组工作条例(试行) (Party Group Work Regulations (Provisional))
China Law Translate, June 16 2015
CH: http://chinalawtranslate.com/partygroupregs/
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/partygroupregs/

China steps up controls in unruly Xinjiang as Ramadan approaches
Reuters, June 16, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/16/us-china-religion-ramadan-idUSKBN0OW0VS20150616