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.

Monday, November 06, 2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

国家监察体制改革试点取得实效 (Pilot reform of National Supervision System bears fruit)
People’s Daily, November 6, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1106/c1001-29627809.html

Related:
China to expand corruption supervision pilot scheme nationwide: Xinhua
Reuters, November 5, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-expand-corruption-supervision-pilot-scheme-nationwide-xinhua-050017502.html

China may grasp climate leadership at UN talks with Trump pulling out
Voice of America, November 5, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-climate-leadership-un-talks/4101414.html

Related:
How China – the world’s biggest polluter – won the praise of green groups
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2118534/how-china-worlds-biggest-polluter-won-praise-green