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.

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

去年26名中管干部被开除党籍 超七成涉对抗组织审查 (26 cadres managed by central government expelled last year, over 70% of cases involved resisting Party investigation)
People’s Daily, January 11, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0111/c1001-29013953.html

吳玉良:黨國監督均在黨領導下進行 不存在獨立監督 (Wu Yuliang: The Party carries out and leads supervision of both the Party and the state, independent supervision does not exist)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1306584-20170109.htm

Over 6,200 CPC members held accountable for undesirable work styles
Xinhua, January 11, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/11/c_135974340.htm

Corruption runs through flood-ravaged Yangtze village
Sixth Tone, January 11, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/flood-petty-corruption-pushes-paizhou-farmers-protest

China detains 720, imposes $21.8 million of fines in pollution crackdown: media
Reuters, January 11, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-pollution-idUSKBN14W07H