Friday, December 01, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Construction worker detained for lighting outdoor coal fires to keep warm while working overtime
Shanghaiist, November 30, 2017
http://shanghaiist.com/2017/11/30/coal-fire-detained.php

公益诉讼全面推开后全国检察机关四个月立案4597件 (Procuratorates establish 4,597 cases 4 month after launch of public interest lawsuit mechanism)
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate, November 30, 2017
http://www.spp.gov.cn/zdgz/201711/t20171130_205796.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s evicting mentions of its “low-end” migrants from cyberspace
Quartz, December 1, 2017
https://qz.com/1142474/china-is-evicting-mentions-of-its-low-end-population-from-cyberspace/

China’s tech giants have a second job: Helping Beijing spy on its people
The Wall Street Journal, November 30, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-tech-giants-have-a-second-job-helping-the-government-see-everything-1512056284

去公园也要实名制?!北京奥林匹克公园开始试点 (China implements real-name registration at leisure facilities, starting from Beijing Olympic Park)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/gf2-11302017104526.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

审议《中国共产党党务公开条例(试行)》 (Regulation on Disclosure of CPC Affairs for trial implementation under review)
People’s Daily, December 1, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1201/c1001-29678530.html

八项规定五年成绩单:逾26万人被处理 (Over 260,000 people punished within 5 years for violating party principles)
Xinhua News Agency, November 30, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2017-11/30/c_129753716.htm

China vows improvements after kindergarten abuse scandal
The Washington Post, November 30, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-vows-improvements-after-kindergarten-abuse-scandal/2017/11/30/e1fe4366-d5c5-11e7-9ad9-ca0619edfa05_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

中大同學獲獎影片《同生.共死》 關注同志平權 (CUHK students’ movie on gender equality wins 2017 Netizen Award)
Inmediahk, December 1, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053636a

政府就有關公民和政治權利國際公約實施情況 邀請意見 (SAR government solicits opinion on implementation of ICCPR)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 1, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1367820-20171201.htm

美籍南京學者張翔 獲薦任港大校長 倡接觸中國教育部爭國家資源 李國章力挺 (Zhang Xiang, Chinese American scholar who advocates for more mainland support, nominated as next HKU Vice-Chancellor, and Arthur Lee supports him)
Mingpao, December 1, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171201/s00002/1512065042086

Related:
Mainland-born scholar Zhang Xiang sole candidate for top job at University of Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2122415/mainland-scholar-zhang-xiang-sole-candidate-top-job

Hong Kong government should take two years before starting controversial national security legislation, says former minister
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2122334/hong-kong-government-should-start-take-two-years-starting

Lu Ping held firm on immigration during Hong Kong handover negotiation, Zhang Xiaoming says
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2122356/lu-ping-held-firm-immigration-during-hong-kong-handover

Hong Kong hurdler Vera Lui’s claim that a coach sexually assaulted her when she was 13 sparks outcry, police probe
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2122203/coach-sexually-assaulted-her-when-she-was-13-hong-kong

Commentary (评论)

“十九大”后的中国外交透露出什么趋向? (Where is China's diplomacy heading after 19th party congress?)
Financial Times, December 1, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001075311

Related:
Don’t be fooled by China’s grand plan to rule the world
Quartz, November 30, 2017
https://qz.com/1141893/chinas-grand-plan-to-rule-the-world-has-a-few-pitfalls/

「反共」「愛國」腦交戰 國歌法宜鬆不宜緊 (Fighting between anti-communism and patriotism, application of national anthem law should be lenient rather than strict)
Mingpao, December 1, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171201/s00022/1512044094626

Is President Xi’s climate leadership overstated?
The Diplomat, December 1, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/is-president-xis-climate-leadership-overstated/

“Development Without Women” is unsustainable & unjust: China must end discrimination & violence against women
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 30, 2017
https://www.nchrd.org/2017/11/development-without-women-is-unsustainable-unjust-china-must-end-discrimination-violence-against-women/