Monday, July 25, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

柳江县一男子违反人身保护令对妻子实施家暴被拘留 (Guangxi man detained after violating personal protection order and committing domestic violence against his wife)
Xinhua, July 21, 2016
http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/liuzhou/liujiang/20160721/3293773_c.html

男子醉打妻子 德州发出首份《家庭暴力告诫书》 (Dezhou, Shandong issues first “Domestic Violence Written Warning” after drunken man hits wife)
Xinhua, July 18, 2016
http://www.sd.xinhuanet.com/2016-07/18/c_1119237944.htm

辽宁:拒不监护留守儿童的可撤销监护人资格 (Liaoning: Guardians of left-behind children who fail to fulfill their duties risk revocation of guardianship status)
Shenyang Net, July 17, 2016
http://news.syd.com.cn/system/2016/07/17/011122073.shtml

Forcibly hospitalized petitioner deemed “mentally ill” finally declared well enough for jail
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1993473/forcibly-hospitalised-petitioner-deemed-mentally-ill

Jailed Chinese activist “considers” ending hunger strike, requests transfer
【视频】郭飞雄愿考虑停止绝食 但须转监狱
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guofeixiong-07222016143125.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-07222016102148.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

Access to Information (信息公开)

上海一律师起诉市交通委员会要求其公开购买车牌拍卖服务 (Shanghai lawyer sues Municipal Traffic Committee seeking information disclosure about auction services for purchasing car license plates)
Legal Daily, July 15, 2016
http://jiangsu.china.com.cn/html/jsnews/society/6470979_1.html

Flood buffer
Chublic Opinion, July 24, 2016
https://chublicopinion.com/2016/07/24/flood-buffer/

CPC to boost presence in primary, middle school education
Xinhua, July 22, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/22/c_135533300.htm

Publisher of book on Xi Jinping claims he was threatened—report
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/22/publisher-of-book-on-xi-jinping-claims-he-was-threatened-by-communist-party-report/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Traumatized villagers in Chinese flood village say authorities failed to warn them of disaster
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1993825/traumatised-villagers-chinese-flood-village-say-authorities-failed-warn

Tibetans in Sichuan parade photo of Dalai Lama in defiance of Chinese ban
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/parade-07222016130913.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

全国首起大气污染公益诉讼案一审宣判 (Company found guilty for excessive emissions in nation's first public interest atmospheric pollution case)
Global Times, July 21, 2016
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2016-07/9205824.html

博罗公安非法刑拘打假人作出国家赔偿 (Boluo county, Guangdong police issue state compensation and apology after unlawful detention of counterfeiters)
China Quality News, July 18, 2016
http://finance.china.com.cn/consume/20160718/3816014.shtml

山东强力推进专项立案监督活动, 省检察院挂牌督办13起案件 (Shandong rigorously promotes specialist case filing supervision activities, provincial procuratorate commences supervision and handling of 13 cases)
Procuratorate Daily, July 21, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160721/20160721_003/20160721_003_11.htm

China to shut churches in G20 host city on safety grounds—reports
The Guardian, July 22, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/22/china-shut-churches-g20-summit-city-hangzhou-hangzhou

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple’s China problem is that local phones are good—and cheap
Bloomberg, July 24, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-24/apple-s-china-problem-is-that-local-phones-are-good-and-cheap

Beijing cyberspace watchdog “orders news arms of major portals to close”
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1993822/beijing-cyberspace-watchdog-orders-news-arms-major

”Security is only as good as your fastest computer”
Foreign Policy, July 21, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/21/china-taihulight-sunway-encryption-security-is-only-as-good-as-your-fastest-computer/

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

各国需要携手加强反恐合作 (All countries must collaborate to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation)
Hainan Daily, July 17, 2016
http://hnrb.hinews.cn/html/2016-07/17/content_3_2.htm

(国际随笔) 反恐不能单靠“紧急状态” ([International Informal Essay] Counterterrorism initiatives cannot rely solely upon “State of Emergency” declaration)
China Workers Daily, July 18, 2016
https://perma.cc/8HD8-KQQV

积极回应人民群众平安需求深化平安中国建设 (Actively respond to the public’s demand for safety, deepen construction of a safe China)
Procuratorate Daily, July 21, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160721/20160721_002/20160721_002_4.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Mysterious confession fuels fears of Beijing's influence on Hong Kong's top newspaper
The Guardian, July 25, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/25/south-china-morning-post-china-influence-hong-kong-newspaper-confession

More young Hongkongers back independence and are less supportive of peaceful protest, poll shows
中大调查发现较多年轻人支持港独、反对和平抗争
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1994198/more-young-hongkongers-back-independence-and-are-less
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1562066afb2e3da/zhong-da-diao-cha-fa-xian-jiao-duo-nian-qing-ren-zhi-chi-gang-du-fan-dui-he-ping-kang-zheng

Legco hopefuls launch legal challenge following gov’t’s new “One China” election pledge
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/23/political-censorship-govt-sends-email-asking-for-election-candidates-stance-on-hk-independence/

CY Leung not the problem, Hong Kong’s political system is, says Polytechnic University lecturer-turned-activist “Teacher Siu-lai”
“小丽老师”:香港问题不在于梁振英 而在政治制度缺陷
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1992940/cy-leung-not-problem-hong-kongs-political-system-says
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1561234841c7295/xiao-li-lao-shi-xiang-gang-wen-ti-bu-zai-yu-liang-zhen-ying-er-zai-zheng-zhi-zhi-du-que-xian

【立會選舉】梁天琦稱不再向選管會供資料 將提司法覆核 ([LegCo election] Hong Kong Indigenous Edward Leung says he won’t provide further information to the Electoral Affairs Commission, will apply for judicial review)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160725/s00001/1469410205023

選管會不能阻梁天琦參選 (Electoral Affairs Commission cannot stop Edward Leung from running for LegCo seat)
InMedia HK, July 23, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043600

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Podcast: The dictator’s dilemma: The Communist Party of China’s strategy for survival
Council on Foreign Relations, July 21, 2016
http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2016/07/21/podcast-the-dictators-dilemma-the-chinese-communist-partys-strategy-for-survival/