Friday, May 20, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Uyghur teenager convicted of plotting to leave China, join separatist group gets 20 years
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-tenager-convicted-05192016151457.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan swears in first female president as hostile Beijing looks on
Agence France Presse, May 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/20/taiwan-swears-in-tsai-ing-wen-as-first-female-president-as-hostile-beijing-looks-on/

Related:
Taiwan's new president Tsai Ing-wen vows to reduce dependence on Beijing
The Guardian, May 20, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/20/taiwans-new-president-tsai-ing-wen-vows-to-reduce-dependence-on-beijing

Beijing expresses dissatisfaction after Taiwan’s new President Tsai Ing-wen swaps “consensus”for “historic fact”
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1948433/beijing-expresses-dissatisfaction-after-taiwans-new

Poor mainland ties will hurt Taiwan
Global TImes, May 20, 2106
http://english.sina.com/china/d/2016-05-20/doc-ifxsktkp9026037.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

《国家网络安全宣传周活动方案》发布 (Release of “program of national cybersecurity promotion week”)
People’s Daily, May 20, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0520/c1001-28364682.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Demosistō activists released on HK$500 bail after attempting to block Chinese official’s motorcade
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/20/joshua-wong-and-demosisto-activists-released-on-bail-after-attempting-to-block-chinese-official-zhangs-motorcade/

Everyone will have to “foot the bill” if Hong Kong becomes chaotic, warns Zhang Dejiang
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1947240/everyone-will-have-foot-bill-if-hong-kong-becomes-chaotic

香港支联会向张德江发公开信要求平反六四 (Hong Kong Alliance sends open letter to Zhang Dejiang demanding to rehabilitate June Fourth)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-05192016103533.html

Chinese official condemns calls for greater autonomy in Hong Kong
The New York Times, May 19, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/20/world/asia/hong-kong-independence-zhang-dejiang.html?_r=0

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong must find the courage to restart electoral reform dialogue
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1947229/hong-kong-must-find-courage-restart-electoral-reform

張德江到訪三日,香港倒退六十年 (Zhang Dejiang’s 3-day visit drives Hong Kong 60 years backwards)
InMedia HK, May 19, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042441

張德江「看、聽、講」了什麼? (What did Zhang Dejiang “see, listen, and talk”?)
InMedia HK, May 19, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/10424429