Access to Information (信息公开)

China takes action on thousands of websites for “harmful,” obscene content
Reuters, December 15, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUSKBN1441GK

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中国关闭数千“有害”网站制定视频直播新规 (China shuts down thousands of “harmful” websites and sets new restrictions on live-streaming)
Voice of America, December 16, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-internet-20161215/3637715.html

凤凰网“严重违法违规” 北京网信办责令整改 (Phoenix website (ifeng) in "serious violation of the law," Beijing Internet Information Office orders rectification)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-12142016102407.html

Popular Chinese Muslim website down after posting letter critical of Xi
转发致习近平公开信 穆斯林网站被封
Reuters, December 14, 2016
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-censorship-islam-idUSKBN1431LC
CH:http://bit.ly/2hmuPzn

Related:
中国最大穆斯林网站中穆网被封 (The most popular Chinese Muslim website is down)
Radio France Internationale, December 15, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20161215-中国最大穆斯林网站中穆网被封

VOA连线(王亚秋)：报告：中国关押记者人数世界第二多(CPJ Annual Report: Number of journalists detained in China is 2nd largest in world)
Voice of America, December 14, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/VOAWeishi-20161214-VOAConnects/3635890.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese activist Zheng Churan: “Hey Trump, feminists are watching you”
中国女权活动人士：特朗普，我们在盯着你
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 16, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38325121
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-38328603

上海千余名知青上访 要求政府落实养老保障 (Over 1000 “educated youth” who returned to Shanghai after being sent to countryside during the Cultural Revolution, petition government to provide them more livable social security benefits)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml2-12142016102535.html

"不上床就下岗" 八成职场性骚扰来自上司 ("Don’t go to bed, get laid-off," supervisors responsible for 80% of workplace sexual harassment)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-12142016115526.html

中国境外NGO管理法生效在即多家机构或撤出 (With the Foreign NGO Management Law’s impending implementation, numerous organizations might withdraw from China)
Voice of America, December 16, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-foreign-ngo-20161215/3637607.html

Hundreds of Mao's Cultural Revolution “urban youth” protest over low pensions
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hundreds-of-maos-cultural-revolution-urban-youth-protest-over-low-pensions-12152016105823.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese official’s wife jailed for taking 1.5 million yuan of bribes in new vaccine scandal
South China Morning Post, December 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2054876/chinese-officials-wife-jailed-taking-15-million-yuan

Too big, too Leninist—a China crisis is a matter of time
The Financial Times, December 13, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/6a1b4010-be4c-11e6-8b45-b8b81dd5d080

China says justice ministry official probed for suspected graft
Reuters, December 15, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN14503G

年终报道：2016，信仰仍在风雨中飘摇 (Year-end report: Religions are still under repression)
Voice of America, December 16, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/yearender-china-religion-20161215/3638163.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Court postpones judicial review against four pro-democracy lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press, December 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/15/court-postpones-judicial-review-four-pro-democracy-lawmakers/

Hong Kong is preparing to choose a new leader
The Economist, December 15, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21711954-only-loyalists-need-apply-hong-kong-preparing-choose-new-leader

Related:
“Winning back Hong Kong”: Regina Ip joins leadership race, pledges to enact controversial security law
Hong Kong Free Press, December 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/15/winning-back-hong-kong-regina-ip-joins-leadership-race-pledges-to-enact-controversial-security-law/

Commentary (评论)

Yan Xin: Opposition and the legitimacy of state power
China Digital Times, December 14, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/yan-xin-%e7%87%95%e8%96%aa-opposition-legitimacy-state-power/

年终报道：习近平来年面临严峻挑战 (Year-end report: Xi Jinping is facing severe challenges next year)
Voice of America, December 16, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-politics-year-ender-20161215/3638128.html