Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

至少7名维权律师被中国当局正式逮捕 (At least 7 rights lawyers are formally arrested by Chinese authorities)
Deutsche Welle, January 12, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/至少7名维权律师被中国当局正式逮捕/a-18972806

Related:
Wife of Chinese human rights lawyer missing for six months tells of despair
The Guardian, January 11, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/wife-of-chinese-human-rights-lawyer-missing-for-six-months-tells-of-despair

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China police arrest activists in campaign against labor unrest
The Financial Times, January 11, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7ae19510-b85e-11e5-b151-8e15c9a029fb.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

回顾:习近平在中央纪委历次全会上的重要讲话 (Review: Xi Jinping’s speeches in the plenary sessions of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection)
People’s Daily, January 12, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0112/c1001-28042083.html

Related:
反腐越深入 群众越拥戴(前沿观察) (The deeper the anti-graft probe, the more public support it receives (Frontline Observations))
People’s Daily, January 12, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0112/c1001-28039613.html

“Be politically sensible”: President Xi Jinping’s advice to new leaders of Chinese military
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1899996/be-politically-sensible-president-xi-jinpings-advice

Chinese inspectors on political mission to test cadres on how well they toe the Communist Party line
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1899998/chinese-inspectors-political-mission-test-cadres-how

Officials demolish ethnic Mongolian herders' homes amid “upgrade” plan
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/demolish-01112016133456.html

Former China deputy security minister sentenced to 15 years jail: State TV
Channel NewsAsia, January 12, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/former-china-deputy/2417784.html

Hong Kong (香港)

China's wall of silence over missing Hong Kong booksellers
The Telegraph, January 11, 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/12092141/In-a-China-a-wall-of-silence-in-China-over-missing-Hong-Kong-booksellers.html

Related:
李波「强迫失踪」事态国际化英美港人示威 (Lee Bo’s “forcible disappearance” internationalized, Hongkongers residing in Britain and U.S. march in protest)
Radio France Internationale, January 11, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160111-李波「强迫失踪」事态国际化英美港人示威

Missing bookseller’s wife’s column in pro-Beijing newspaper suspended
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/11/missing-booksellers-wifes-column-in-pro-beijing-newspaper-suspended/

律政司:港不容非法拘捕 首席大法官:无人可凌驾法律 (Department of Justice: Hong Kong does not allow illegal arrest; Chief Justice: No one is above the law)
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/152337bf78acf44/lv-zheng-si-gang-bu-rong-fei-fa-ju-bu-shou-xi-da-fa-guan-wu-ren-ke-ling-jia-fa-lv

“One Country Two Systems” under threat says former Chief Secretary
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/11/one-country-two-systems-under-threat-says-former-chief-secretary/

Hong Kong “Umbrella Soldiers” visit boisterous Taiwan to see democracy at work
Reuters, January 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-election-hongkong-idUSKCN0UP2BP20160111

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong is right to worry about the disappearance of bookseller Lee Bo and his associates
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1900000/hong-kong-right-worry-about-disappearance-bookseller-lee-bo

Hong Kong: An attack on the “One Country, Two Systems” principle
The Diplomat, January 11, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/hong-kong-an-attack-on-the-one-country-two-systems-principle/

“Then they came for the bookseller” by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Los Angeles Review of Books, January 9, 2016
https://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/then-they-came-for-the-bookseller/