Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Jailed Chinese activist unwilling to end hunger strike, lawyer says
律师会见郭飞雄 表明无限期绝食
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guofeixiong-06212016162044.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china-guo-06212016074328.html

Related:
Sister Says Guo Feixiong Will Not Stop Hunger Strike
杨茂平: 郭飞雄会活着走出监狱吗?
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sister-says-guo-feixiong-will-not-stop-hunger-strike
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/yang-mao-ping-guo-fei-xiong-hui-huo-zhao-zou-chu-jian-yu-ma

A Chinese lawyer is challenging Beijing over Hong Kong’s missing booksellers
Quartz, June 22, 2016
http://qz.com/712266/a-chinese-lawyer-in-shenzhen-is-challening-beijing-over-hong-kongs-booksellers/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Do not report on Wukan mass incident
China Digital Times, June 21, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/minitrue-former-wukan-chief-admits-guilt/

China’s internet regulator tightens screw on online speech as its targets “detested” public comments on news websites
内地网信办: 新闻网站须大力整治“有害”跟帖评论
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1979188/chinas-internet-regulator-tightens-screw-online-speech
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15576db85110ee8/nei-di-wang-xin-ban-xin-wen-wang-zhan-xu-da-li-zheng-zhi-you-hai-gen-tie-ping-lun

Chinese blogger who compiled protest data missing, believed detained
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-blogger-who-compiled-protest-data-missing-believed-detained-06212016110257.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese city goes ahead with annual dog-meat eating festival despite protests
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1978503/chinese-city-goes-ahead-annual-dog-meat-eating-festival-despite

Chinese democracy: Is this how the “Wukan moment” finally ends?
The Diplomat, June 21, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/chinese-democracy-is-this-how-the-wukan-moment-finally-ends/

Related:
Neighbors of Chinese village protesting over land grabs are involved in similar disputes
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1978993/neighbours-chinese-village-protesting-over-land-grabs

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Wukan protest leader “admits” bribery as Hong Kong media outlets accused of “inciting” the demonstrations
乌坎村支书林祖恋视频“承认”受贿 汕尾政府批港媒煽动导演抗议
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1978440/wukan-protest-leader-admits-bribery-hong-kong-media
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1557610651b5415/wu-kan-cun-chang-lin-zu-lian-shi-bin-cheng-ren-shou-hui-shan-wei-dang-ju-pi-gang-mei-shan-dong-dao-yan-kang-yi

Former mayor in Chinese port city of Ningbo to be prosecuted
Reuters, June 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-ningbo-idUSKCN0Z70G6

Chinese children dizzied by “toxic tracks”
The Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/06/22/chinese-children-dizzied-by-toxic-tracks/

達賴:與中國保持關係有益西藏經濟 惟想保持自身傳統 (Dalai Lama: Maintaining relation with China helps developing Tibet’s economy, but its own traditions should be kept)
Ming Pao, June 22, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160622/s00004/1466574954558

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

World’s fastest computer solves big problems, doing a quadrillion calculations per second, but hates multi-tasking
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1979139/worlds-fastest-computer-solves-big-problems-doing

Are China's hackers shying away from U.S. targets?
Christian Science Monitor, June 21, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2016/0621/Are-China-s-hackers-shying-away-from-US-targets

Hong Kong (香港)

Video: Bookseller Lam Wing-kee’s media Q&A at LegCo—with English subtitles
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/21/video-bookseller-lam-wing-kees-media-qa-legco-english-subtitles/

New party seeks Hong Kong’s independence, via return to British rule
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1978994/new-party-seeks-hong-kongs-independence-return-british-rule

Interview: Politics and business are now “blurred” says pro-democracy singer Denise Ho
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/21/interview-politics-and-business-are-now-blurred-says-pro-democracy-singer-denise-ho/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China will never advance as a society if it remains obsessed with playing the victim
Quartz, June 21, 2016
http://qz.com/710642/china-will-never-advance-as-a-society-if-it-remains-obsessed-with-playing-the-victim/

The authorities, here and in Beijing, owe us straight answers on the missing booksellers
铜纙湾书店事件疑虑未释 港府及中央须进一步回应
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1978203/authorities-here-and-beijing-owe-us-straight-answers-missing
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/1557279592de2ab/tong-luo-wan-shu-dian-shi-jian-yi-lv-wei-shi-gang-fu-ji-zhong-yang-xu-jin-yi-bu-hui-ying