Tuesday, December 06, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

UN fears Chinese human rights lawyer has been 'disappeared' by authorities
The Guardian, December 6, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/06/un-human-rights-china-missing-lawyer-jiang-tianyong

Related:
UN experts urge China to investigate disappearance of human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, December 6, 2016
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20987&LangID=E

No more “private vote” for China’s top leaders in Communist Party’s new hiring and firing rules
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2051973/new-chinese-communist-party-rules-underscore-collective

China protests Trump's Taiwan presidential phone call, media issues warnings
Radio Free Asia, December 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/phone-12052016124755.html

Related:
China really isn’t joking about Taiwan
Foreign Policy, December 5, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/12/05/china-really-isnt-joking-about-taiwan/

U.S.-China relations: Public diplomacy and soft power
The Diplomat, December 5, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/us-china-relations-public-diplomacy-and-soft-power/

与蔡英文通话:并非偶然? (Conversation with Tsai Ing-wen was premeditated?)
Deutsche Welle, December 5, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/与蔡英文通话并非偶然/a-36654122