Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Labor activist Meng Han goes to trial amidst intimidation and blatant procedural violations
China Labor Bulletin, October 24, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/labour-activist-meng-han-goes-trial-amidst-intimidation-and-blatant-procedural-violations

Access to Information (信息公开)

Shanghai private schools warned to focus more on official subjects, including ideology
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2040255/shanghai-education-authority-warns-private-schools

Related:
Shanghai seeks to enforce ban on overseas curricula at international schools
Caixin, October 26, 2016
https://perma.cc/VT2J-MVSL

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Rights groups slam China's record ahead of U.N. Council vote
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/record-10262016114334.html

China officials stuff cotton gauze into air monitoring equipment to falsify results
The Telegraph, October 26, 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/26/china-officials-stuff-cotton-gauze-into-air-monitoring-equipment/

Related:
China vows better environmental monitoring to improve health
Channel News Asia, October 26, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-vows-better-environmental-monitoring-to-improve-health/3236710.html

Jail terms, confessions and anti-graft TV ... how China ensures a trouble-free top Communist Party meeting
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2039914/jail-terms-confessions-and-anti-graft-tv-how-china

China says has political promise from West on graft fight
Reuters, October 25, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN12P0C8

Related:
媒体:中美加紧反腐合作 提快外逃官员引渡 (Media: China and U.S. step up anti- corruption cooperation to expedite extradition of officials)
Deutsche Welle, October 26, 2016
http://bit.ly/2eKGuos

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China tech groups to share data with state in online fraud battle
Financial Times, October 25, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/4ebc5fb6-9a70-11e6-8f9b-70e3cabccfae

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

中美第三次副外长级反恐磋商在美举行 (Sino-American third Deputy Foreign Ministerial level consultation on counterterrorism held in U.S.)
Chinanews, October 26, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/10-26/8043440.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong legislature delays swearing-in of pro-independence lawmakers amid pressure
Reuters, October 25, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics-idUSKCN12P0YO

Related:
香港立法会宣誓争议：梁颂恒游蕙祯闯关要求宣誓未果 (LegCo Oaths Controversy: Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-Ching’s “crash” swear-in attempt unsuccessful)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 26, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/10/161026_hongkong_legislature_row

Pro-Beijing supporters mass outside Hong Kong parliament amid turmoil
The Guardian, October 26, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/26/pro-beijing-supporters-hong-kong-parliament-turmoil

HKFP reporter surrounded by pro-China protesters at LegCo rally; memory card stolen
Hong Kong Free Press, October 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/26/hkfp-reporter-surrounded-pro-china-protesters-legco-rally-memory-card-stolen/

The youngest woman ever to be elected to Hong Kong’s legislature is being targeted with sexual slurs
Quartz, October 25, 2016
http://qz.com/818244/the-youngest-woman-ever-to-be-elected-to-hong-kongs-legislature-yau-wai-ching-is-being-targeted-with-sexual-slurs/

Commentary (评论)

Evaluating China’s cyber power
The Diplomat, October 26, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/evaluating-chinas-cyber-power/

From Hong Kong to the US, campuses are where real change takes root, so let the dialogue begin
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2039888/hong-kong-us-campuses-are-where-real-change-takes-root-so

新华时评：国际学校不能淡化国情教育 (Xinhua Commentary: International schools cannot water down national education)
Xinhua, October 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/N8B6-2J36