Access to Information (信息公开)

Statement of the week: China’s Internet is open
China Digital Times, November 17, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/11/statement-week-chinas-internet-open/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's Christians vow to defy new rules banning organized worship
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/christians-rules-11172016111545.html

中国当局劫毁高智晟新书 耿和公布电子版抗议封锁 (Chinese authorities intercept and destroy Gao Zhisheng’s new book, his wife publishes electronic version to protest the blockade)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-11172016102836.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s anti-graft watchdog publicly shames and demotes Chinese railway official who sent 2,300 bawdy texts to woman
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2046951/chinas-anti-graft-watchdog-publicly-shames-and-demotes-chinese

China says family cut off funds to get most-wanted graft suspect back
Reuters, November 17, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-usa-idUSKBN13C150

马英九大马举行国际记者会指责北京打压 (Ma Ying-jeou holds press conference in Malaysia protesting China’s suppression)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 17, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/11/161117_taiwan_malaysia_ma_china

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China builds a brave new online world behind the wire
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2047028/china-builds-brave-new-online-world-behind-wire

China doubles down on Internet control after tough new law
Voice of America, November 17, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-internet-control/3600962.html

Xi Jinping pushes China’s vision for the worldwide web
Financial Times, November 16, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/482bcfd0-abd0-11e6-9cb3-bb8207902122

Hong Kong (香港)

High Court to hear Youngspiration duo’s appeal over oath dispute
Hong Kong Free Press, November 17, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/17/high-court-hear-youngspiration-duos-appeal-oath-dispute/

Retired photojournalist seeks legal challenge over oaths of 14 lawmakers and Chief Exec. C.Y. Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, November 17, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/17/retired-reporter-seeks-legal-challenge-over-oaths-of-14-lawmakers-and-chief-exec-cy-leung/

【誓詞風波】新華社：高院裁決維護一國兩制尊嚴　打擊「港獨」分子氣焰 ([Oath-taking row] Xinhua: High Court’s ruling defends the dignity of One Country Two Systems, blowing “separatist elements’” bluster)
Ming Pao, November 17, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161117/s00001/1479369846437

Commentary (评论)

Lawyer who helped draft Basic Law says Beijing interpretation has destroyed “one country, two systems”
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2046959/lawyer-who-helped-draft-basic-law-says-beijing

反對派必須勇敢承認分歧（文：葉健民） (Opposition parties must bravely recognize their differences)
Ming Pao, November 18, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161118/s00022/1479432872513

當政治沒有曙光，我們更需要白票 (One should cast a blank vote especially when political situation isn’t hopeful)
InMedia HK, November 18, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045920

What does Xi's “One China" mean for Hong Kong's democracy?
习近平的“一个中国”对香港民主意味着什么？
Voice of America, November 18, 2016
EN: http://www.voanews.com/a/china-hong-kong/3601047.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/a/Xi-HONGKONG-DEMOCRACY/3601531.html