Thursday, March 17, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Uyghur Imam, farmers sentenced for illegally practicing religion in China’s Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-imam-farmers-sentenced-for-illegally-practicing-religion-in-chinas-xinjiang-03162016112010.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Young columnist disappeared in Beijing, believed to be related to open letter to Xi Jinping
China Change, March 16, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/16/young-columnist-disappeared-in-beijing-believed-to-be-related-to-open-letter-to-xi-jinping/

Related:
关于要求习近平同志辞去党和国家领导职务的公开信 (Requesting Xi Jinping to resign from Party and state leadership positions)
Creaders.net, March 5, 2016
http://news.creaders.net/china/2016/03/05/1647666.html

China’s new online publishing rules may hurt innovative industries
Voice of America, March 17, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-new-online-publishing-rules-may-hurt-innovative-industries/3241478.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

September start date set for China’s first charity law
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1926271/september-start-date-set-chinas-first-charity-law

Growing resistance challenges political controls
China Digital Times, March 16, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/03/growing-resistance-challenges-official-censorship/

维权人士发起联署声明支持双鸭山矿工 (Rights defenders to issue joint statement petitioning in support of Shuangyashan miners)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-03162016103722.html

女权人士郭晶遭警察闯入住宅调查 民间反性骚扰活动再遭打压 (Police burst into feminist Guo Jing’s home to investigate, anti-sexual harassment civil activities once again clamped down)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-03162016103837.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese premier Li Keqiang expresses confidence Hong Kong can solve its own problems
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1925841/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-expresses-confidence-hong-kong

Mayor of Chinese port city under investigation, say graft-busters
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1926269/mayor-chinese-port-city-under-investigation-say-graft

China mixes cash, coercion to ease labor unrest
The Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-mixes-cash-coercion-to-ease-labor-unrest-1458041535

Democracy is a joke, says China—just look at Donald Trump
The Guardian, March 17, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/17/democracy-is-a-joke-says-china-just-look-at-donald-trump

Cult of personality: Why is China dancing for “Uncle Xi”?
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 16, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35824042

Hong Kong (香港)

Missing bookseller resurfaces in Hong Kong, says he is allowed to travel freely between city and mainland China
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1926291/missing-bookseller-resurfaces-hong-kong-says-he-allowed

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why China’s clampdown on Ren Zhiqiang matters
Hong Kong Free Press, March 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/14/why-chinas-clampdown-on-ren-zhiqiang-matters/

How can we resolve the conflicts in Hong Kong and ensure “one country, two systems” thrives?
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1925225/how-can-we-resolve-conflicts-hong-kong-and-ensure-one

Hong Kong and Taiwan: The future of Chinese democracy
The Diplomat, March 16, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/hong-kong-and-taiwan-the-future-of-chinese-democracy/

誰是媒體?誰是記者? 從網媒的採訪權談起 (Who are media? Who are journalists? Speaking from the Internet media’s right to newsgathering)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160317/s00022/1458191971088

Hong Kong’s pan-democrats must unite in battle for survival ahead of key legislative election
香港立法会选举乃关键一战 泛民为生存必须团结
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1922900/hong-kongs-pan-democrats-must-unite-battle-survival-ahead
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1537f170b5d1521/xiang-gang-li-fa-hui-xuan-ju-nai-guan-jian-yi-zhan-fan-min-wei-sheng-cun-bi-xu-tuan-jie

黎廣德:高鐵失控 議會失效 泛民失策 (Albert Lai: XRL loses control, Council loses function, pan-dems lose strategies)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20160315/s00012/1457979015441