Thursday, September 08, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

New challenge for China's human rights lawyers: Defending themselves
National Public Radio, September 6, 2016
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/09/06/492857839/chinese-government-cracks-down-on-human-rights-lawyers

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)

Shanghai censors WeChat “rumors” on new property curbs
Caixin, September 7, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-09-07/100986401.html

China censors critic’s discussion of family planning policies
The New York Times, September 8, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/world/asia/china-fuxian-yi-population-one-child-policy.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Senior official stresses unity of all social circles
Xinhua, September 6, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/06/c_135667346.htm

Chinese village chief at center of land grab protests to stand trial this week on corruption charges
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2017124/chinese-village-chief-centre-land-grab-protests-stand

Officials who continued to flout austerity rules punished
China Daily, September 8, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-09/08/content_26734978.htm

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

China’s terrorist problem goes global
The Diplomat, September 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/chinas-terrorist-problem-goes-global/

Related:
China vows to strike back over embassy attack in neighboring Kyrgyzstan
The Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-vows-to-strike-back-over-embassy-attack-in-neighboring-kyrgyzstan-1473255416

Hong Kong (香港)

Newly-elected lawmaker Eddie Chu reports “credible death threats” to police
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/08/newly-elected-lawmaker-eddie-chu-reports-credible-death-threats-police/

Related:
朱凱廸受死亡威脅 公民黨促警方提供保護 (Eddie Chu receives death threats—Civic Party urges police to provide protection)
InMedia HK, September 8, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044508

朱凱廸受死亡威脅 發言全文 (Eddie Chu receives death threats—full speech)
InMedia HK, September 8, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044506

Liberal Party’s Ken Chow reports alleged intimidation case to Hong Kong anti-graft body
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015986/liberal-partys-ken-chow-reports-alleged-intimidation-case

Tactical voting convenor Benny Tai says he “underestimated” the situation after misses in LegCo
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/07/tactical-voting-convenor-benny-tai-says-underestimated-situation-misses-legco/

香港中學生四處發傳單鼓動2047年香港獨立遭阻止 (Hong Kong secondary school students stopped from distributing pro-Hong Kong independence flyers)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr//港澳台/20160907-香港中學生四處發傳單鼓動2047年香港獨立遭阻止

梁振英自討沒趣新一屆立法會多個議員拒邀見面 (CY Leung invites ridicule—numerous new lawmakers decline meeting)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160908-梁振英自討沒趣新一屆立法會多個議員拒邀見面

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s latest crackdown is not its worst
The Diplomat, September 8, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/chinas-latest-crackdown-is-not-its-worst/

The Hong Kong election: What message does it send Beijing?
ChinaFile, September 7, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/hong-kong-election-what-message-does-it-send-beijing

從香港立法會選舉再看「今日香港明日台灣」 (Looking at “today Hong Kong tomorrow Taiwan” from Hong Kong’s LegCo election)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 7, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/09/160906_ana_hongkong_taiwan_politics