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 02, 2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

A high-proof tribute to Tiananmen’s victims finds a way back to China
The New York Times, May 30, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/world/asia/china-tiananmen-liquor-bottle-baijiu.html

Chinese conglomerate’s ex-chair gets 14 years in jail for corruption
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2096544/chinese-conglomerates-ex-chair-gets-14-years-jail-corruption

Former senior Chinese provincial official jailed for life for graft
Reuters, May 31, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN18S3OL

China punishes over 30 people over deadly power plant blast: Xinhua
Reuters, June 1, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-blast-idUSKBN18T00U