Friday, April 29, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国食品安全法虽然严格但难以实施 (China’s Food Safety Law, though strict, can hardly be implemented)
Voice of America, April 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-food-safety-law-20160428/3307958.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s statistics bureau chief admits it’s struggling to track scale of nation’s burgeoning “new economy,” including e-commerce and internet finance
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1939933/chinas-statistics-bureau-chief-admits-its-struggling-track-scale

Rohmer-therapy: Acceptance of gay rights is growing. But gay marriage remains a distant prospect
The Economist, April 30, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21697867-acceptance-gay-rights-growing-gay-marriage-remains-distant-prospect-rohmer-therapy

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China passes law giving police sweeping powers over foreign NGOs
境外NGO管理法通过 内地公安大权在握
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1939904/china-passes-law-giving-police-sweeping-powers-over
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15460c56caf6fc7/jing-wai-ngo-guan-li-fa-tong-guo-nei-di-gong-an-da-quan-zai-wo

Related:
Western governments criticize China's new law on foreign NGOs
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/western-governments-criticize-chinas-new-law-on-foreign-ngos/a-19223782

China’s new FNGO law seeks to divide and conquer China’s civil society
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/chinas-new-fngo-law-seeks-divide-and-conquer-chinas-civil-society

Statement by seven former Chinese political prisoners regarding the death of Harry Wu and the abuses of the Yahoo Human Rights Fund
China Change, April 28, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/04/28/statement-by-seven-former-chinese-political-prisoners-regarding-the-death-of-harry-wu-and-the-abuses-of-the-yahoo-human-rights-fund/

New economy, same old problems for China’s workers
China Labor Bulletin, April 27, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/new-economy-same-old-problems-china%E2%80%99s-workers

Chinese dissident Lu Jinghua says India cancelled her visa
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/29/chinese-dissident-says-india-cancelled-visa/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese ex-prisoner sues medical center after he was misdiagnosed as HIV-positive
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1939535/chinese-ex-prisoner-sues-medical-centre-after-he-was-misdiagnosed

Hong Kong (香港)

Journalist unions to host press freedom rally in support of fired Ming Pao editor
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/29/journalist-unions-to-host-press-freedom-rally-in-support-of-fired-ming-pao-editor/

“Mighty current”: Beijing’s creeping control over Hong Kong media
The Diplomat, April 29, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/mighty-current-beijings-creeping-control-over-hong-kong-media/

Defence magazine publisher Andrei Chang quits Hong Kong over concerns for safety
著名国际军事杂志创办人担心人身安全 离港赴日
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2016
EN: https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/29/chinese-dissident-says-india-cancelled-visa/
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1545c5d305d5e06/zhu-ming-guo-ji-jun-shi-za-zhi-chuang-ban-ren-dan-xin-ren-shen-an-quan-li-gang-fu-ri

“自由之家”报告令香港新闻自由再受关注 (Freedom House report brings concern over Hong Kong’s press freedom again)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 28, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2016/04/160428_hk_press_freedom

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China’s national security “under threat as foreign spies target nation’s young internet users”
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1939531/chinas-national-security-under-threat-foreign-spies-target

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

文革50周年 暴政逻辑依然在 (50 years after Cultural Revolution, tyrannical logic stays)
Voice of America, April 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/china-cultural-revolution-20160428/3307266.html