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 08, 2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China, accused of abuses, hosts human rights forum
Agence France-Presse, December 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/08/china-accused-abuses-hosts-human-rights-forum/

Related:
王毅:坚定不移走中国特色人权发展道路 (Wang Yi, head of MFA, says China will unwaveringly walk down road of human rights development with Chinese characteristics)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 7, 2017
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/wjbzhd/t1517385.shtml

The gentrification of Beijing: razing of migrant villages spells end of China dream
The Guardian, December 8, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/08/beijing-gentrification-china-migrant-villages-destroyed

Related:
China evicts dissidents, shutters businesses for Fortune Global Forum in Guangzhou
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-evicts-dissidents-shutters-businesses-for-fortune-global-forum-in-guangzhou-12072017142209.html

China gets a new system to curb corruption—and ideological lapses
The Economist, December 7, 2017
https://www.economist.com/news/china/21732136-communist-party-gives-itself-more-policing-and-judicial-powers-china-gets-new-system-curb

人社部要求各地政府在2017年底前清偿工程款拖欠 (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security demands local governments to pay all wages in arrears to construction workers before yearend)
Xinhua News Agency, December 7, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1207/c1001-29692940.html