Monday, August 27, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China targets rumors, religion in updated party rules
Reuters, August 27, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/china-targets-rumors-religion-in-updated-party-rules-idUSKCN1LC0AQ

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《中国共产党纪律处分条例》修订前后对照表 (Comparison chart of amendments on Regulation of the Communist Party of China on Disciplinary Actions)
People’s Daily, August 27, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0827/c1001-30253493.html

修订后的党纪处分条例印发 (CPC Central Committee issues revised disciplinary measures ordinance)
Beijing News, August 27, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/27/501335.html

三部委在交通出行领域开展严重失信行为专项治理,覆盖网约车 (National Development and Reform Commission to expand social credit system on transport regulation violations)
The Paper, August 27, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2382802

Xi Jinping says belt and road plan isn’t about creating a “China club”
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2161580/xi-jinping-says-belt-and-road-plan-isnt-about-creating

“When is it going to end?”: Taiwan condemns China for demanding Spanish university cancel cultural events
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/27/going-end-taiwan-condemns-china-demanding-spanish-university-cancel-cultural-events/

Chinese media says “Australian hawks” to control foreign affairs
Sydney Morning Herald, August 27, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/chinese-media-says-australian-hawks-to-control-foreign-affairs-20180827-p5000w.html

China may scrap limit on number of children: Report
Agence France-Presse, August 27, 2018
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-may-scrap-limit-on-number-of-children-report/article24794046.ece

河北省邢台市人大常委会原副主任李俊良涉嫌受贿罪遭检方逮捕 (Deputy secretary of Xingtai People’s Congress Standing Committee arrested for bribery)
People's Daily, August 27, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0827/c1001-30254243.html

黑龙江省交通运输厅原副厅长朱金玉被"双开 (Former deputy director of transportation department of Heilongjiang investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
People's Daily, August 27, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0827/c1001-30253983.html

As China detains Muslim Uyghurs, its economic clout mutes world criticism
Christian Science Monitor, August 24, 2018
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0824/As-China-detains-Muslim-Uyghurs-its-economic-clout-mutes-world-criticism

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More than 1 in 10 residents of Xinjiang township held in political “re-education camps”
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/township-08242018143331.html