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Xinhua reported that the Central Office of the Party and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued an opinion on policies to further improve the ability to manage the funding for scientific projects. The article stated that the new policies were introduced in order to provide incentives to the research associates to improve their creativity and to give extended administrative power over funding management. The policies include simplifying budgetary categories, increasing funding for rewards and recognition, allowing the carry-over of the unused funding to the following year, lowering travel or conference approval requirements, and providing accounting assistants with funding management. Meanwhile the article also stressed the importance of fraud prevention to ensure proper, safe, and effective use of funding.

Source: Xinhua, July 31, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2016-07/31/c_1119311330.htm

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Guangming Daily reported that a number of popular websites including Sina, Sohu, 163, and ifeng, received warnings from the Beijing Internet Information Office for carrying illegal unauthorized news contents. According to the article, these websites violated article number 16 of the recent news reporting regulation that the State Internet Information Office issued. It requires that "all media outlets must only report the news from authorized news channels, must disclose the news source, and must not alter the contents." The article pointed out, “These websites published a large number of news reports which they sourced and edited themselves.” It continued, “These websites were ordered to pay a fine and must take corrective actions immediately.”

Source: Guangming Daily, July 25 2016
http://politics.gmw.cn/2016-07/25/content_21112601.htm

After the International Tribunal at The Hague made its arbitration decision rejecting China’s territorial claim over the South China Sea, Chinese state media blamed the U.S. as the evil force working behind the scene. Some Chinese suggested campaigns to boycott American products, including Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and McDonalds.

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Guangming Daily reported on the results of the Sky Net campaign to capture corrupt officials who fled aboard. Since the campaign was launched in April 2015, over 1,400 officials have been captured and over 4 billion yuan (US$0.6 billion) of embezzled funds have been recovered. In the first six months of 2016, 381 people were captured from over 40 countries and regions and 1.2 billion yuan (US$0.18 billion) has been recovered. Among those who are on China’s top 100 “Red Notice” fugitive list, 33 have been arrested so far.

Source: Guangming Daily, July 18, 2016
http://politics.gmw.cn/2016-07/18/content_21001554.htm

An article in Xinhua reported that, as part of its disciplinary action, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party recently published an “Accountability Regulation” and asked all levels to be serious in carrying out the requirements. The article stated that the Regulation is to implement an accountability system which would hold the Party members accountable for their actions and subject them to supervision and inspection. The regulation consists of a total of 13 items. In number 10, the Regulation described a “lifetime accountability.” It stated that, “for those who have committed serious violations, whether they have retired, relocated, or been promoted, they are subject to investigation and inspection for their conduct during their term.” The Regulation became effective on July 8.

Source: Xinhua, July 17, 2016
http://fms.news.cn/swf/2016_qmtt/7_17_2016_cyzd/index.html

In its paper edition on July 10, People’s Daily published three articles on managing religion. Though they still all claimed to be following the Communist Party’s leadership in the oversight of religious affairs, they mentioned something different from the Communist Party’s approach of the past 20 years.

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