Friday, May 13, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Cover-up of the week: Death by drinking boiled water
China Digital Times, May 12, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/05/cover-week-death-drinking-boiled-water/

宁夏监狱刑罚执行案全网办 (Ningxia handles all changes in sentencing online)
Legal Daily, May 10, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160510/Articel02006GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

【时评】毒地信息公开别再靠倒逼了 ([Editorial] Information on toxic land should be publicly available, disclosure should not require compulsion)
Beijing News, May 9, 2016
http://huanbao.bjx.com.cn/news/20160509/731407.shtml

Chinese tycoons’ and Communist Party officials’ personal data leaked on Twitter
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1944456/chinese-tycoons-and-communist-party-officials-personal-data

Free speech is under attack, from Beijing to Istanbul
The Guardian, May 12, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/12/free-speech-under-attack-beijing-istanbul

“What mistake did we make?” Victims of Cultural Revolution seek answers, 50 years on
The Guardian, May 13, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/13/victims-cultural-revolution-50-years-china-mao

The foreigner advising Beijing on propaganda
The Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/05/13/the-foreigner-advising-beijing-on-propaganda/

大陆禁播人权议题纪录片“流氓燕” 首度在台湾公演 (Human rights documentary banned in China “Hooligan Sparrow” premieres in Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/km1-05122016102457.html

傳《環時》被指違反報道紀律 遭勒令一個月內整改 (“Global Times” allegedly accused of breaching reporting discipline, ordered to rectify within one month)
Ming Pao, May 13, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160513/s00004/1463106978841

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

民政部公布第六批“离岸社团” “山寨社团”名单 (Ministry of Civil Affairs releases 6th list of “offshore social organizations” and “fake social organizations”)
Ministry of Civil Affairs, May 10, 2016
http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/zwgk/mzyw/201605/20160500000264.shtml

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中意警方首次联合巡逻开启中国警察赴欧执法合作先河, 越来越多中国警察异国合作执法 (Chinese police increasingly engaging in law enforcement cooperation with foreign countries: Sino-Italian joint patrol kicks off Chinese police's first law enforcement cooperation in Europe)
Legal Daily, May 10, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160510/Articel03001GN.htm

Beijing man suspected of soliciting prostitution dies in police custody
People’s Daily, May 10, 2016
http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0510/c98649-9055732.html

The eclipse of the Communist Youth League and the rise of the Zhejiang clique
The Jamestown Foundation, May 11, 2016
http://www.jamestown.org/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=45422&no_cache=1#.VzV3GfZ-MdV

Parents try to sue government on eighth anniversary of Sichuan quake
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sue-05122016161455.html

河南农民遭错判被羁7年, 申请赔偿272万获赔73万 (Henan farmer who was wrongly imprisoned for 7 years applied for RMB 2.72 million in state compensation but received RMB 730,000)
The Paper, May 10, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0510/08/BMMM58FR00014AED.html

习近平老家举办“纪念文革50周年座谈会” 引发舆论警惕 (Xi Jinping’s hometown hosts conference commemorating 50th anniversary of Cultural Revolution, provokes discussions and warnings)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xl1-05122016103034.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

治山寨社团, 黑名单仅是第一步 (In controlling “fake social groups,” a black list is just the first step)
Beijing Business Times, May 9, 2016
http://finance.sina.com.cn/stock/t/2016-05-09/doc-ifxryahs0513503.shtml

U.S. focusing intently on China's cyber commitments
Voice of America, May 12, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-china-meeting-cyber-commitments/3328521.html

Hong Kong (香港)

New U.S. gov’t report says bookseller saga may be “most significant breach” of One Country, Two Systems
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/12/new-us-govt-report-says-bookseller-incident-may-be-most-significant-breach-of-one-country-two-systems/

Hong Kong glues bricks to pavements as top Beijing official makes visit
The Guardian, May 13, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/13/hong-kong-glue-bricks-pavement-beijing-visit

Pro-Beijing group hits back at “Ten Years” mania with anti-Occupy “Blood Umbrella” film
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/13/pro-beijing-group-hits-back-at-ten-years-mania-with-anti-occupy-blood-umbrella-film/

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

北京警方缉枪治爆破案30起 (Beijing police solve 30 cases involving guns and explosives)
Legal Daily, May 10, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160510/Articel02004GN.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's middle-class anxieties
中国中产阶级的焦虑
The New York Times, May 11, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/opinion/chinas-middle-class-anxieties.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20160512/c12iht-edmurong/

Refusing to honor labor rights backfires on China
The New York Times, May 13, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/opinion/refusing-to-honor-labor-rights-backfires-on-china.html

书评:文革的问题和答案 (Book review: The questions and answers of the Cultural Revolution)
Financial Times, May 13, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001067528