Access to Justice (司法公正)

兄长无故死在看守所 胞妹追究责任遭解雇 (Gynecologist fired by Guangdong hospital for seeking justice for late brother who died at detention center)
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2018
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/doctor-01012018071515.html

Chinese artist who filmed Beijing's mass evictions now faces eviction himself
艺术家华涌再遭宋庄驱赶 成都亲友受到牵连
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/artist-studio-01012018164021.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/artist-12312017104236.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国新年管控言论第一枪 “今日头条”关闭社会频道 (China censors popular portal website section and replaces it with “New Era” socialist content)
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2018
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf3-01012018114540.html

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暗批封锁刘晓波去世消息 脱口秀节目遭删 (Talk show censored in China for criticizing censorship of Liu Xiaobo’s death)
Voice of America, January 1, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-liu-xiaobo-20180101/4187465.html

救助良心犯的微信群被封 群主遭驱赶 (WeChat group banned and group host harassed by state security police for helping political prisoners)
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-12312017131919.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

惟有坚持才对得起这个时代 ——中国人权律师团2018年新年献辞 (Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group sends New Year's message: Perseverance will see us through)
Weiquanwang, December 31, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/12/2018_31.html

Related:
Perseverance will see us through — a 2018 New Year’s message from the Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group
China Change, January 1, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/01/01/perseverance-will-see-us-through-a-2018-new-years-message-from-the-chinese-human-rights-lawyers-group/

中国曹顺利人权团队在上海的人权捍卫者近日第3次上街举牌要求中共政权立即释放全国政治犯并解除党禁报禁 (Human rights defenders in Shanghai hold placards on street demanding release of political prisoners and allowing political parties and media to operate freely)
Weiquanwang, December 30, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/12/3_30.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing university professor suspended after former student accuses him of sexual harassment
Hong Kong Free Press, January 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/02/beijing-university-professor-suspended-former-student-accuses-sexual-harassment/

China names acting mayor for city of Tianjin after bribery scandal
Reuters, January 2, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-tianjin/china-names-acting-mayor-for-city-of-tianjin-after-bribery-scandal-idUSKBN1ER08Z

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Tencent denies storing WeChat records after Chinese billionaire reportedly questions monitoring
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/2126516/tencent-denies-storing-wechat-records-after-chinese-billionaire

中国官方推出相互检举手机程序 民众反应冷淡 (Public frosty to Chinese authority’s new app that asks users to report on each other)
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2018
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-01012018135231.html

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

China develops underwater surveillance networks in Indian Ocean, SCS
The Hindu, January 2, 2018
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-develops-underwater-surveillance-networks-in-indian-ocean-scs/article22350365.ece#

China’s ambitious new “port": landlocked Kazakhstan
The New York Times, January 1, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/world/asia/china-kazakhstan-silk-road.html

Hong Kong (香港)

"Rule without law”: Hong Kong lawyers hit back as leader Carrie Lam attacks “elitist mentality”
Hong Kong Free Press, January 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/02/rule-without-law-hong-kong-lawyers-hit-back-leader-carrie-lam-attacks-elitist-mentality/

Related:
Pro-Beijing veteran Maria Tam backtracks on claim that checkpoint decision has legal binding power for Hong Kong courts
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2126405/pro-beijing-veteran-maria-tam-backtracks-claim-checkpoint

Thousands protest in Hong Kong over recent “interference” from Beijing
香港元旦万人游行抗议中共极权
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2018
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-protest-01012018165859.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-01012018163814.html

Related:
Showdown as police surround Hong Kong protesters at “Civic Square” after New Year’s Day march
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2126414/scuffle-police-surround-hong-kong-protesters-civic-square

Chinese University leader vows to “lead by example” and respect others’ views as he takes charge of tense campus
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2126401/chinese-university-leader-pledges-lead-example-and-respect

Commentary (评论)

Making China great again
The New Yorker, January 1, 2018
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/08/making-china-great-again

Is Hong Kong really part of China?
香港真的是中国的一部分吗？
The New York Times, January 1, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/opinion/hong-kong-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180102/hong-kong-china/