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, January 27, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Inquiry in China adds to doubt over reliability of its economic data
中国统计局局长被查,官方经济数据又添疑云
The New York Times, January 27, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/business/international/china-economy-data-statistics-inquiry.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160127/c27chinaecon/

Pursuing critics, China reaches across borders. And nobody is stopping it.
The Washington Post, January 26, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pursuing-critics-china-reaches-across-borders-and-nobody-is-stopping-it/2016/01/26/cd4959dc-6793-473f-8b74-6cbac3f46422_story.html

U.S. urges Thailand to investigate disappearance of Chinese journalist
Voice of America, January 26, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-urges-thailand-to-investigate-disappearance-of-chinese-journalist/3164345.html