Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王峭岭获奖 (Wang Qiaoling collects award)
YouTube, December 16, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek_LwEF9PAE&feature=youtu.be

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, September 13, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Phrase of the week: Smog the people
China Digital Times, December 16, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/phrase-week-smog-people/

China bans user-made, “unlicensed” video, audio from social media
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/video-ban-12192016103336.html

China’s dodgy data: A rational response to a skewed system, report says
The Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/12/20/chinas-dodgy-data-a-rational-response-to-a-skewed-system-report-says/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese authorities are burying their heads not in sand, but in smog
Global Voices, December 19, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/12/19/chinese-authorities-are-burying-their-heads-not-in-sand-but-in-smog/

Related:
全国过半省份遭“霾伏” 多地PM2.5爆表 (Half of provinces nationwide experience heavy smog with off-the-charts PM2.5 Air Quality Index)
Legal Daily, December 20, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-12/20/content_6924011.htm?node=5955a>

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

Under the guise of public safety, China demolishes thousands of mosques
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/udner-the-guise-of-public-safety-12192016140127.html

China doesn’t mind Islamic extremists
Foreign Policy, December 16, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/12/16/china-doesnt-mind-islamic-extremists/

Hong Kong (香港)

2016:香港政治动荡持续的一年 (2016: One year of political turmoil in Hong Kong)
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2016
http://bit.ly/2h5mWhf

Interview: What happened, and what’s next, for ousted Hong Kong lawmaker Baggio Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, December 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/18/interview-what-happened-and-whats-next-for-ousted-hong-kong-lawmaker-baggio-leung/

Hong Kong’s leader, loyal to a fault
The New York Times, December 18, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/18/opinion/hong-kongs-leader-loyal-to-a-fault.html

Commentary (评论)

Liu Ermu: Political prisoners are not criminals
China Digital Times, December 19, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/liu-ermu-political-prisoners-not-criminals/

Inclusiveness might be more important than democracy in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2055989/inclusiveness-might-be-more-important-democracy-hong-kong