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.

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Why China Keeps Spinning COVID-19 Conspiracies
Foreign Policy, August 11, 2021

中国拟起草国安法和反垄断法(China to draft new national security and antitrust laws)
Voice of America, August 12, 2021

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中共中央 国务院印发《法治政府建设实施纲要(2021-2025年)》(CPC Central Committee and the State Council issue the "Implementation Outline for the Construction of a Government under the Rule of Law (2021-2025)")
Xinhua, August 11, 2021

报告:中企业海外扩张带来人权等负面影响不利中国成为负责任大国的愿景(Report: The negative human rights impact of Chinese companies' overseas expansion is detrimental to China’s vision of becoming a responsible major power)
Voice of America, August 12, 2021

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"Going out" responsibly: The human rights impact of China's global investments
负责任地“走出去”: 中国全球投资的社会、环境和人权影响
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, August 11, 2021

中国教育部取消286个中外合作办学机构及项目 其中黑龙江取消121个 (China Ministry of Education cancels 286 Chinese-foreign cooperative education institutions and projects)
Sina.com, August 12, 2021

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已批准终止办学的本科及以上层次中外合作办学机构及项目名单 (List of approved terminated Sino-foreign cooperative education institutions and projects at the undergraduate level and above)
Information platform for the supervision of Chinese-foreign cooperation in running schools (Ministry of Education), August 12, 2021