Monday, May 29, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Taiwanese activist arrested for alleged subversion in mainland China
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2095896/taiwanese-activist-arrested-alleged-subversion-mainland

Video: Cops track family of Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang as they try to sue authorities
Hong Kong Free Press, May 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/26/video-cops-track-family-chinese-rights-lawyer-wang-quanzhang-try-sue-authorities/

Related:
709案跟进︰家属到最高检控办案机关违法 (709 case follow-up: Family bring case to Supreme People's Procuratorate accusing case authorities of breaking the law)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml2-05262017103613.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Access to Information (信息公开)

Law scholar He Weifang quits social media
China Digital Times, May 26, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/law-scholar-weifang-quits-social-media/

Related:
贺卫方:从此在社交媒体不再发声 (He Weifang: Will no longer post on social media)
Deutsche Welle, May 26, 2017
http://bit.ly/2r3xBho

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Job prospects look grim for Chinese college grads
China Labor Bulletin, May 26, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/job-prospects-look-grim-chinese-college-grads

Riot police beat, detain eviction protesters in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/riot-police-beat-detain-eviction-protesters-in-chinas-sichuan-05262017104611.html

A closer look at gay rights in China
The Diplomat, May 26, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/a-closer-look-at-gay-rights-in-china/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s tough cybersecurity law to come into force this week
Reuters, May 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2096094/chinas-tough-cybersecurity-law-come-force-week

Is China outsmarting America in A.I.?
人工智能的竞赛,中国超越美国?
The New York Times, May 27, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/technology/china-us-ai-artificial-intelligence.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170527/china-us-ai-artificial-intelligence/

While the rest of the world tries to “kill email,” in China, it’s always been dead
Quartz, May 29, 2017
https://qz.com/984690/while-the-rest-of-the-world-tries-to-kill-email-in-china-its-always-been-dead/

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

Restaurants ordered to remain open in Xinjiang amid Ramadan fast
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/ramadan-05262017080553.html

China plans undersea observation system “for science and national security”
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2096066/china-plans-undersea-observation-system-science-and

Hong Kong (香港)

Come to express anger over Xi Jinping, Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizer says
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2095870/come-express-anger-over-xi-jinping-hong-kong-june-4-vigil

“心未冷 血仍热” - 香港公布纪念“六四28周年”活动安排 (“Heart never cold, blood still hot”—Hong Kong announces plan of activities to commemorate “28th anniversary of June Fourth”)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ml1-05262017115339.html

Related:
Lowest turnout since 2008 for Hong Kong march in memory of June 4 crackdown
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2095995/turnout-hong-kong-march-memory-june-4-crackdown-drops-again

Interview: Occupy activist Ken Tsang on the 7 cops who beat him, prison life, and his political future
Hong Kong Free Press, May 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/29/interview-occupy-activist-ken-tsang-7-cops-beat-prison-life-political-future/

Top China official says Hong Kong's autonomy is not a license to challenge Beijing
Reuters, May 27, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-china-politics-idUSKBN18N06F

Commentary (评论)

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower review—a Hong Kong schoolboy takes the fight to China
The Guardian, May 27, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/27/joshua-teenager-vs-superpower-review-a-hong-kong-schoolboy-takes-the-fight-to-china