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.

Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's former top graft-buster warns of plots to seize power
Reuters, November 7, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/chinas-former-top-graft-buster-warns-of-plots-to-seize-power-idUSKBN1D70HR

石家庄 企业超排4次停产整治 (Shijiazhuang, Hebei, halts business operations caught failing to meet pollution standards for the fourth time)
People’s Daily, November 7, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1107/c1001-29630416.html

国家监察委定性“政治机关” 分析指地位至高党政合一 (National Supervision Committee identified as “political organ” and has supreme status)
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yf2-11062017094754.html

China won’t allow a Mao-style cult of personality around Xi, says top Communist Party academic
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2118671/china-wont-allow-mao-style-cult-personality-around-xi

Chinese president demands "absolute loyalty" from military
The Diplomat, November 7, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/chinese-president-demands-absolute-loyalty-from-military/