The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) is currently
soliciting resumes for fall internships (paid) in Washington D.C.,
working on Chinese human rights and rule of law issues. Interns must be
U.S. citizens.
Applications for fall internships must be received by August
1. Further details are available on the Commission's Web site at www.cecc.gov.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to the CECC via e-mail to Judy Wright or via fax at (202) 226-3804, attention: Judy Wright, Director of Administration.
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Numerous local Chinese authorities have launched "democratic
evaluation" (民主评议) campaigns in recent months. These are aimed at improving the
accountability and transparency of local governance by using a degree of
citizen participation, under tight Party controls, to evaluate the performance
of local officials. (See below for the
details of one such campaign, in Shanxi province.)
Chinese authorities seek to use these measures as a means
to address pervasive corruption and abuse in local Chinese governments. But the continued monopoly of local Party
influence over these efforts, and the unwillingness of Chinese authorities to
create truly independent institutions to monitor Party and government power, raises
questions as to their likelihood of success.
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