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, December 09, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China vows to punish local government officials for forging economic data
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2052949/china-vows-punish-local-government-officials-forging

Song Lin, former chairman of China Resources, is formally charged with corruption
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2052971/song-lin-former-chairman-china-resources-formally

2 ex-Chinese diplomats charged with running forced-labor ring
The New York Times, December 8, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/nyregion/2-ex-chinese-diplomats-charged-forced-labor-ring.html

U.S. lawmakers, Chinese dissidents ask Trump to pressure Beijing on rights
Voice of America, December 8, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-us-relations-trump-pressure-dissidents-branstad/3628824.html