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.

Friday, April 08, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi Jinping's PLA ambitions: Why Guo Boxiong had to go
The Diplomat, April 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/xi-jinpings-pla-ambitions-why-guo-boxiong-had-to-go/

China warns sports establishment must root out corruption after sector hit by graft scandals
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934595/china-warns-sports-establishment-must-root-out

China’s baby milk powder scandal: watchdog admits endorsing safety of suspect infant formula to “hold back public panic”
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934641/chinas-baby-milk-powder-scandal-watchdog-admits

China was largest market for “Panama Papers” law firm: investigation
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934168/china-was-largest-market-panama-papers-law-firm

China was largest market for Panama Papers law firm: ICIJ
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/07/pin-to-desktop-x-china-was-largest-market-for-panama-papers-law-firm-icij/

China is still top executioner amid global rise in death penalty
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-is-still-top-executioner-amid-global-rise-in-death-penalty-04072016111150.html

Related:
死刑,是打擊犯罪的靈丹? (Death sentence—is it a magic remedy for combatting crime?)
InMedia HK, April 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1041672