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, July 23, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

首次巡视副省级城市,10个先查的都有问题 (First national inspection tour of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection focuses on eradicating “bad influence” of convicted officials such as Bo Xilai)
ifeng.com, July 23, 2018
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20180723/59360894_0.shtml

Chinese President Xi Jinping orders crackdown over “appalling” vaccine scandal
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2156431/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-promises-clean-vaccine

Related:
In China, vaccine scandal infuriates parents and tests government
The New York Times, July 23, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/world/asia/china-vaccines-scandal-investigation.html

疫苗危机:矛头不准针对党和政府 (Vaccine scandal victims are ordered not to criticize government or Party)
Deutsche Welle, July 23, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/31uLk

Chinese State Council solicits advice from the people through “General Inspection Survey”
SupChina, July 23, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/07/23/chinese-state-council-solicits-advice-from-the-people-through-general-inspection-survey/

青海水利工程扰民 军警戒备防示威 (Qinghai deploys police and soldiers at hydraulic engineering project site in Tibetan district)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-07232018095018.html

40年来中国实现人权事业发展历史性进步 (China has achieved historic progress in human rights development, say experts at Reform and Opening and China Human Rights Development Conference)
Guangming Daily, July 19, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2275652