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, August 13, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

《环球时报》为新疆高压政策作辩护 (Global Times defends Xinjiang's high-pressure policy)
Deutsche Welle, August 13, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/333vW

福建:上半年问责47个党组织809名领导干部 (Fujian: 809 leading cadres of 47 party organizations are held accountable for misdeeds in first half of year)
People's Daily, August 13, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0813/c1001-30225377.html

UN rights panel grills China over mass detention of Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/panel-08102018165922.html

UN panel confronts China over reports that it holds a million Uighurs in camps
New York Times, August 10, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/world/asia/china-xinjiang-un-uighurs.html

Related:
U.N. says it has credible reports that China holds million Uighurs in secret camps
Reuters, August 10, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un/u-n-says-it-has-credible-reports-that-china-holds-million-uighurs-in-secret-camps-idUSKBN1KV1SU

New evidence emerges of China forcing Muslims into “reeducation” camps
Washington Post, August 10, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/new-evidence-emerges-that-china-is-forcing-muslims-into-reeducation-camps/2018/08/10/1d6d2f64-8dce-11e8-9b0d-749fb254bc3d_story.html?utm_term=.cca097fbc376

China flat out denies the mass incarceration of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs as testimonies trickle out
Quartz, August 13, 2018
https://qz.com/1354447/china-flat-out-denies-the-mass-incarceration-of-xinjiangs-uyghurs-as-testimonies-trickle-out/

Related:
China to UN panel: No arbitrary detention in Uighur region
Voice of America, August 13, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-to-un-panel-no-arbitrary-detention-in-uighur-region/4526092.html

China denies violating minority rights amid detention claims
The Guardian, August 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/13/china-state-media-defend-intense-controls-xinjiang-uighurs

China Uighurs: Beijing denies detaining one million
BBC, August 13, 2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-45173573

China threatens to demolish a mosque, the same day it faces questions at the UN over its treatment of Muslims
Los Angeles Times, August 12, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-china-mosque-20180810-story.html

Senior U.S. politician calls for Taiwan’s president to be granted trip to Washington
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2159508/senior-us-politician-calls-taiwans-president-be-granted

Related:
Taiwan leader still defiant as she goes overseas
Reuters, August 13, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=198969&sid=6&sid=6

Kenya fraud charges over Chinese-funded $3bn railway
BBC, August 13, 2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45169690

China’s language and cultural centers are growing faster across Africa than we thought
Quartz, August 11, 2018
https://qz.com/africa/1351749/chinas-confucius-institutes-in-africa-spread-mandarin-culture/