Friday, August 07, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hundreds march in China to protest pollution, gov’t indifference
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7,2 015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/07/hundreds-march-in-china-to-protest-pollution-govt-indifference/

Despite millions of recruits, criticism of China’s online civilization army mounts
Hontg Kong Free Press, August 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/06/despite-millions-of-recruits-criticism-of-chinas-online-civilization-army-mounts/

Related:
How China's online civilization army turned a youth street fight into a patriotic struggle
Global Witness, July 31, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/30/how-chinas-online-civilization-army-turned-a-youth-street-fight-into-a-patriotic-struggle/

浙江当局威胁升级 “不拆十字架就拆教堂” (Zhejiang authorities step up threats: “If we don’t tear down the cross, we’ll tear down the church”)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yf2-08062015113409.html

Related:
Chinese Christians hold protest on church roof to protect cross
Reuters, August 6, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/06/us-china-rights-idUSKCN0QB18820150806

德媒:艾未未还不像一个获得了自由的人 (German media: Ai Weiwei still doesn't look like a freed man)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/gr-08062015102435.html

Related:
Ai Weiwei: “All I ask for is a normal life”
SZ International, August 6, 2015
http://international.sueddeutsche.de/post/126018336495/ai-weiwei-all-i-ask-for-is-a-normal-life