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, August 10, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Communist paper criticises retired leaders
Agence France-Presse, August 10, 2015
http://www.france24.com/en/20150810-china-communist-paper-criticises-retired-leaders

Related:
人民日报思想纵横:辩证看待“人走茶凉” (People’s Daily Ideological Aspect: critically examining “when a person leaves, the tea cools”)
People’s Daily, August 10, 2015
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n/2015/0810/c1003-27434178.html

China’s disgraced ex-PLA general Gu Junshan spared death
Asia Times, August 7, 2015
http://atimes.com/2015/08/chinas-disgraced-ex-pla-general-gu-junshan-spared-death/

China's cadres to be watched outside work as corruption watchdog targets old boys' networks
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1847676/chinas-cadres-be-watched-outside-work-corruption

China to prosecute former regulatory official for graft
Reuters, August 7, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/07/us-china-corruption-securities-idUSKCN0QC0R120150807

中国被查官员若自杀 将问责纪检人员 (Prosecutors to be held accountable if suspected corrupt officials commit suicide)
Voice of America, August 10, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-punish-20150807/2906375.html