Thursday, February 04, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

世维会谴责中国政府利用减刑继续欺骗国际社会 (World Uyghur Congress denounces Chinese government for using sentence reduction to continue to deceive international community)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-02032016110906.html

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新疆11名涉危害国安罪犯获减刑 引发民间两极评价 (11 in Xinjiang jailed for threatening state security receive sentence reductions, touches off polarized public debate)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf1-02032016105847.html

China jails 14 over factory blast that killed 146
Channel NewsAsia, February 3, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-jails-14-over/2484572.html

China's Inner Mongolia police chief charged with murder
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35489837

Telling tales: brother of disgraced Chinese presidential aide Ling Jihua defects to US and reveals state secrets, says report
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1909266/telling-tales-brother-disgraced-chinese-presidential

When gov't officials misunderstand their role vis-à-vis the market
Caixin, February 3, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-02-03/100906789.html

Urgent need for full-scale two-child policy in China, experts warn
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/04/urgent-need-for-full-scale-two-child-policy-in-china-experts-warn/