Friday, March 31, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China tries man for chat posts using satirical names for President, Chairman Mao
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chat-03302017113752.html

兩名內地維權人士上載佔中照片判囚3年及4年半 (Activists Chen Qitang and Su Changlan jailed for 4.5 years and 3 years respectively for uploading photos supporting “Occupy Central”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 31, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1322704-20170331.htm

王江峰“习包子案”开庭 300百米内警设防线 (Case of Wang Jiangfeng, who referred to Xi Jinping as “steamed bun Xi”, opens, security heightened as police sets checkpoints within 300-meter radius of court building)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03302017102026.html

被中国阻止出境澳副教授天天接受国安问话 (Australian professor, denied leaving China, questioned by state security officers every day)
Voice of America, March 30, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/australian-professor-barred-from-leaving-china/3788511.html

Two Chinese activists who backed HK democracy protests jailed for “subverting state power”
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2083840/two-chinese-activists-who-backed-hk-democracy-protests

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

藏传佛教高僧结婚 但称仍是17世噶玛巴 (Tibetan lama to get married, still proclaims to be the 17th reincarnation of the Karmapa Lama)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 30, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39444501

Counterterrorism (反恐)

新疆反恐举措已然违法? (New Xinjiang counterterrorism law obviously unlawful?)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yl-03312017131223.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Thousands of polluters in northern China fake emissions data, resist checks
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2083780/thousands-polluters-northern-china-fake-emissions-data

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

新疆对蓄长须、穿蒙面罩袍者颁布新禁令 (New regulation imposed in Xinjiang against “abnormally” long beards and burqas)
Deutsche Welle, March 30, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/新疆对蓄长须穿蒙面罩袍者颁布新禁令/a-38204369

Related:
新疆维吾尔自治区去极端化条例 (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Anti-Extremist Law)
Tian Shan Net, March 29, 2017
http://news.ts.cn/content/2017-03/29/content_12577663.htm

Terrorism threat transforms China's Uyghur heartland into security state
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2083736/terrorism-threat-transforms-chinas-uygur-heartland

Hong Kong (香港)

Can Hong Kong’s next leader satisfy her masters and the public?
The Economist, March 30, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21719816-divided-society-it-will-be-tough-carrie-lam-can-hong-kongs-next-leader-satisfy-her

Occupy protester jailed for contempt of Hong Kong court over injunction violations
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2083410/occupy-duo-sentenced-contempt-hong-kong-court-over

“占中三子”法庭应讯 担心不合理指控 (The three main organizers of “Occupy Central” face trial, worry about unreasonable prosecution)
Deutsche Welle, March 30, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/占中三子法庭应讯-担心不合理指控/a-38202049

As Hong Kong ponders its future under Beijing, politics infuses its art
挫敗與無助:雨傘運動後的香港藝術
The New York Times, March 31, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170331/hong-kong-art-political-china/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170331/hong-kong-art-political-china/zh-hant/

Fears of China’s control still on track at Hong Kong station
Voice of America, March 31, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/fears-of-china-control-on-track-at-hong-kong-rail-station/3790522.html

Commentary (评论)

社会急需保护,谁来保护社会?(Society needs protection, but who will protect it?)
Financial Times, March 31, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001072013

Is Hong Kong on Its Way to Becoming Just Another City in the P.R.C.?—A ChinaFile Conversation
ChinaFile, March 31, 2017
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/hong-kong-its-way-becoming-just-another-city-prc#sthash.8Y4jvIvo.dpuf