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, January 15, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Communist Party graft-busters to widen political watch in 2016
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1901224/chinas-communist-party-graft-busters-widen-political

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中紀委:中國不是結構性腐敗 (CPC Disciplinary Committee: China is not structurally corrupt)
Mingpao, January 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160115/s00002/1452830076813

China party to target key officials in graft fight: Xinhua
Reuters, January 14, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0UT043

Beijing says corruption suspect “persuaded” to return from UK to China
The Telegraph, January 14, 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/12098865/Beijing-says-corruption-suspect-persuaded-to-return-from-UK-to-China.html

Report: China’s 1 percent owns 1/3 of wealth
报告称中国最富1%家庭拥有全国1/3财产
The Diplomat, January 15, 2016
EN: http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/report-chinas-1-percent-owns-13-of-wealth/
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001065766