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.

Friday, June 21, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

David Miliband: We’re living in an Age of Impunity
Axios, June 21, 2019

Be on alert for external “hostile forces,” Chinese security chief warns cadres
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019

Trump offers “anything” to help Canada in rift with China
BBC, June 21, 2019

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What Jean Chrétien has done to Canada on the Meng Wanzhou case
Maclean’s, June 19, 2019

U.S. human trafficking report: China, Iran, N. Korea worst offenders
United Press International, June 20, 2019

How China weaponized the global supply chain
National Review, June 20, 2019

“构建人类命运共同体,促进青少年参与可持续发展”创新示范项目在京启动 (Beijing commences pioneer project with UN volunteers on building a community with shared future)
People’s Daily, June 20, 2019
HRIC Note: China Song Ching Ling Foundation, Representative Office of United Nations Development Programme in China, UN Volunteers, and China International Centre For Economic & Technical Exchanges launched a joint “innovative demonstration project” on June 20 to promote a shared platform for volunteer work to “strengthen notions of a community with shared future in the hearts of youth.”

人权当道法律缺席: 台湾接济中国难民的矛盾处境 (Where human rights triumphs but the law lags behind: The dilemma of Taiwan’s acceptance of Chinese asylum seekers)
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2019