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, June 17, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Anti-corruption drive, frugality campaign sap banks of VPs
Caixin, June 16, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-06-16/100955390.html

You’re stir-fried squid. That is, “you’re fired” in Chinese: officials meet “The Apprentice”
The Economist, June 18, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21700687-youre-fired-chinese-officials-meet-apprentice-youre-stir-fried-squid

China’s Communist Party asks cadres to cough up fees—on time and in full
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1976529/chinas-communist-party-asks-cadres-cough-fees-time-and

“六四申遗”进展顺利,首批文件已提交联合国教科文组织 (Application for registering June Fourth as “Memory of the World” progresses smoothly, first batch of documents presented to UNESCO)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-06162016101928.html