Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Workers’ leader Xu Zhihui finally loses his battle with pneumoconiosis
China Labor Bulletin, August 31, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/workers%E2%80%99-leader-xu-zhihui-finally-loses-his-battle-pneumoconiosis

Authorities issue anti-corruption rules for WWII anniversary amnesty
China Daily, September 1, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/01/content_21763803.htm

After crash, China holds hundreds in stock market crackdown
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/market-08312015083335.html

Related:
Is “disappearance” of top female hedge fund manager another sign Beijing is tightening its grip on volatile market?
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1854295/chinas-probe-market-volatility-deepens-amid-speculation

武汉工业园违规生产致爆燃5人死 3人被刑拘 (Illegal production at Wuhan industrial park causes 5 deaths, 3 people criminally detained)
Xinhua News, September 1, 2015
hhttp://news.sina.com.cn/c/2015-09-01/163232264969.shtml

山东一座化工厂发生爆炸 至少一人死亡 (At least 1 dead from Shandong chemical plant explosion)
Voice of America, September 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-explosion-20150901/2940393.html

Beijing says access to winter sports also a human right
Reuters, September 1, 2015
http://www.euronews.com/sport/3066128-beijing-says-access-to-winter-sports-also-a-human-right/