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, May 04, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

President Xi Jinping's corruption crackdown linked to officials' suicides
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1784492/president-xi-jinpings-corruption-crackdown-linked

Chinese navy's transparency on new microblog more a boon than a bane
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1784304/chinese-navys-transparency-new-microblog-more-boon-bane