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, October 01, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Evidence indicates China set to target US elections
Voice of America, October 1, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/evidence-shows-china-prepared-to-target-us-elections/4592103.html

Related:
U.S. ambassador accuses China of “bullying” with “propaganda ads”
Reuters, September 30, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-diplomacy/u-s-ambassador-accuses-china-of-bullying-with-propaganda-ads-idUSKCN1MA0HW

China’s Uyghur crackdown goes global
The Diplomat, October 1, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/chinas-uyghur-crackdown-goes-global/

China’s health care crisis: Lines before dawn, violence, and “no trust”
The New York Times, September 30, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/30/business/china-health-care-doctors.html

China’s provinces are secretly building coal plants in defiance of the national government
Quartz, September 30, 2018
https://qz.com/1404934/chinas-provinces-are-secretly-building-coal-plants-in-defiance-of-the-national-government/

Ex-Chinese securities regulator vice chairman sentenced to 18 years in prison–local court statement
Reuters, September 28, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/ex-chinese-securities-regulator-vice-chairman-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-local-court-statement-idUSKCN1M80S3

Uyghur editor of state-run magazine commits suicide “out of fear” of detention
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/suicide-09282018171559.html

“We are scared, but we have Jesus”: China and its war on Christianity
The Guardian, September 28, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/28/we-are-scared-but-we-have-jesus-china-and-its-war-on-christianity