Thursday, October 05, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Moon festival brings scant cheer to China's dissidents, lawyers
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/festival-10042017111740.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s 19th Party Congress: Political Precedent and the Politburo Standing Committee
The Diplomat, October 4, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/chinas-19th-party-congress-political-precedent-and-the-politburo-standing-committee/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

扎实推进 步履铿锵——国家监察体制改革进展回眸 (Looking back on the progress of national supervision system reform)
Xinhua, October 4, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-10/04/c_1121762509.htm

Facts and figures on China's eight-point frugality code effort
Xinhua, October 4, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/19thcpcnationalcongress/2017-10/04/content_32867577.htm

Chinese environmental minister admits country will struggle to hit pollution target this year
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2114113/chinese-environmental-minister-admits-country-will

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

首轮中美执法及网络安全对话在美国华盛顿举行(China, U.S. hold first law enforcement and cybersecurity dialogue in Washington D.C.)
Central People’s Government, October 5, 2017
http://www.gov.cn/guowuyuan/2017-10/05/content_5229683.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Legislature’s secretariat says questions on controversial joint checkpoint arrangement likely to be rejected
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/05/legislatures-secretariat-says-questions-controversial-joint-checkpoint-arrangement-likely-rejected/

Related:
快刀斩乱麻 港府要立法会支持让中国公安在港执法的「一地两检」 (Cut the Gordian knot, Hong Kong administration demands that LegCo support the "co-location checkpoint" allowing mainland police to enforce mainland law in Hong Kong)
Radio France International, October 4, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20171004-快刀斩乱麻-港府要立法会支持让中国公安在港执法的一地两检

Two Hong Kong political journals close shop after four decades
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journals-10032017130031.html

Commentary (评论)

擦亮巡视利剑 形成强大震慑 (Central inspection system produces powerful deterrence)
People’s Daily, October 5, 2017
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2017-10/05/nw.D110000renmrb_20171005_3-01.htm

Six reasons to feel positive about democracy in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2113914/six-reasons-feel-positive-about-democracy-hong-kong