Friday, September 02, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Christian rights lawyer disappears after retracting “forced” statement
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disappears-09012016110508.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Behind China’s Anbang: Empty offices and obscure names
起底安邦股东:空办公室里的壳公司
The New York Times, September 2, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/world/asia/china-anbang-insurance.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160902/china-anbang-insurance/

Posers for the party. How an online forum catches censors unawares
The Economist, September 3, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21706331-how-online-forum-catches-censors-unawares-posers-party

China hoping to avoid sensitive topics as G-20 summit host
The Washington Post, September 2, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/china-hoping-to-avoid-sensitive-topics-as-g-20-summit-host/2016/09/02/8abf012e-70d8-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html

China’s censors are powerful: Part 2 of the first CFI guide
China Film Insider, September 2, 2016
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinas-censors-powerful-part-2-first-cfi-guide/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rights activist “takes refuge” in U.S. embassy in Beijing: Relatives
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-libiyun-09012016142825.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese journalist held on “picking quarrels” charge beaten by prison guards, says lawyer
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/02/citizen-journalist-beaten-chinese-prison-guards-says-lawyer/

Mystery deepens over Chinese activist’s alleged suicide try
EJ Insight, September 1, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160901-mystery-deepens-over-chinese-activist-alleged-suicide-try/

China to tighten watch on discipline violations during holidays
Xinhua, August 31, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/31/c_135648955.htm

China promises humane, lawful treatment of detained Canadian
Reuters, August 31, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-promises-humane-la/3088102.html

人权组织呼吁中国政府停止打压行动 (Human rights groups call on Chinese government to stop crackdown)
Deustche Welle, August 31, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/人权组织呼吁中国政府停止打压行动/a-19516681

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

The race card. The leader of a troubled western province has been replaced. He will not be missed by its ethnic Uighurs
The Economist, September 3, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21706327-leader-troubled-western-province-has-been-replaced-he-will-not-be-missed-its-ethnic

Hong Kong (香港)

As Hong Kong goes to the polls, why isn’t the Communist Party on the ballot?
Quartz, September 1, 2016
http://qz.com/770620/as-hong-kong-prepares-to-go-to-the-polls-why-isnt-the-communist-party-on-the-ballot/

China pressures Hong Kong to squash independence calls ahead of poll: sources
Reuters, September 1, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-election-china-idUSKCN1175AO

Hong Kong youth feel powerless in politics
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2012375/hong-kong-youth-feel-powerless-politics

香港星期天立法会选举 港独自决呼声高 (Hong Kong voice for independence high for LegCo election on Sunday)
Voice of America, September 1, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/3489447.html

Daughter of missing Hong Kong bookseller told not to travel to Asia
The Guardian, September 1, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/01/daughter-of-missing-hong-kong-bookseller-told-not-to-travel-to-asia

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What can we expect from China at the G20?
ChinaFile, September 1, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-can-we-expect-china-g20