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.

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing targets independent religions as party control tightens
Financial Times, September 5, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/1f7264b0-b0af-11e8-8d14-6f049d06439c

司法局副局长王文生被查(Deputy director of Guangzhou Justice Bureau investigated for serious disciplinary and legal violations)
Guangzhou Daily, September 5, 2018
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/pc/html/2018-09/05/content_99278_541499.htm

专访: 中国系统性干预外国大学自主(Interview: China systematically interferes with autonomy of foreign universities)
Deutsche Welle, September 5, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/34JNO

Related:
Beijing accused of pressuring Spanish university to drop Taiwanese cultural event
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2162875/beijing-accused-pressuring-spanish-university-drop-taiwanese

China’s Repression of Muslim Uighurs is Apparently Growing More Intense
NPR, September 4, 2018
https://www.npr.org/2018/09/04/644617905/chinas-repression-of-muslim-uighurs-is-apparently-growing-more-intense