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 20, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi Jinping calls for “absolute loyalty” from Chinese army
Guardian, August 20, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/20/xi-jinping-calls-for-absolute-loyalty-from-chinese-army

Mahathir calls for “fair trade” in China, warns of “new colonialism”
Sydney Morning Herald, August 20, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/mahathir-calls-for-fair-trade-in-china-warns-of-new-colonialism-20180820-p4zymq.html

“Foreign forces” can’t control religion, Chinese official says amid Vatican talks
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2160307/foreign-forces-cant-control-religion-chinese-official

China’s Uighur camps swell as Beijing widens the dragnet
Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-uighur-camps-swell-as-beijing-widens-the-dragnet-1534534894

公安部公布9起打击整治网络乱象典型案例:知乎360等上榜 (Ministry of Public Security publishes 9 typical cases on Internet clean-up project)
The Paper, August 20, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2357390

国家药监局:坚决拥护中央决定 将抓紧起草完善疫苗管理体制改革方案 (Food and Drug Administration to press for draft reforms on vaccine regulatory regime)
Beijing News, August 17, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/17/499955.html