Friday, January 05, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan businessman battles separatism charges in Chinese court
扎西文色受审,否认“煽动分裂”
The New York Times, January 4, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/world/asia/tibet-china-language-separatism-tashi.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180105/tibet-china-language-separatism-tashi/

吴淦案上诉进展 (Human rights defender Wu Gan appeals his sentence, lawyers say)
Voice of America, January 4, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-wu-gan-20180104/4192020.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese news app calls for Communist Party members to work as content reviewers
“今日头条”再招聘2000名内容审核编辑
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2018
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/content-01042018144639.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-01042018102400.html

Chinese democracy advocates identify with Iranian protests
Voice of America, January 4, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-democracy-advocates-identify-with-iranian-protests-/4191877.html

Chinese netizens furious at racist French nursery rhyme
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2126654/chinese-internet-users-furious-racist-french-nursery-rhyme

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国大陆一同性恋者状告广电总局获法院受理 (Gay man brings State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television to court over information disclosure dispute)
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2018
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-01042018102032.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

合肥市政府:16处公交站台顶板倒塌致1死28伤 将调查工程质量 |沸点 (Hefei government to launch investigation into 16 bus station roof collapses that killed 1 and injured 28)
The Beijing News, January 5, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/01/05/471310.html

加班别任性!一月加班超36小时,这家珠海企业被重罚19万! (Zhuhai company fined 190,000 yuan for forcing 1,905 employees to work overtime)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 5, 2018
https://m.mp.oeeee.com/a/BAAFRD00002018010563610.html

武汉通报年度“十差不满意单位”正风除弊 (Wuhan commission for discipline inspection openly criticizes 10 institutions that performed poorly in 2017)
China Youth Daily, January 5, 2018
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2018-01/05/nw.D110000zgqnb_20180105_9-03.htm

江苏省消保委对百度提起公益诉讼获立案:涉违法获取个人信息 (Jiangsu consumer protection authority sues Baidu for endangering personal information safety)
The Paper, January 5, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1936772

As China greens its economy, these people, businesses, and nations will feel the pinch
Quartz, January 4, 2018
https://qz.com/1152575/as-china-greens-its-economy-these-people-businesses-and-nations-will-feel-the-pinch/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s great firewall is rising
The Economist, January 4, 2018
https://www.economist.com/news/china/21734029-how-high-will-it-go-chinas-great-firewall-rising

Chinese blacklist an early glimpse of sweeping new social-credit control
The Globe and Mail, January 4, 2018
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/chinese-blacklist-an-early-glimpse-of-sweeping-new-social-credit-control/article37493300/

Internet users in China expect to tracked. Now they want privacy.
用户隐私意识增强,中国互联网巨头面临挑战
The New York Times, January 4, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/business/china-alibaba-privacy.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20180105/china-alibaba-privacy/

Related:
晒“年度账单”却掉坑里,用户权益难逃“潜规则”? (Alipay users opting to post annual expenditures on social media become unwitting objects of social credit rating)
Xinhua News Agency, January 4, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2018-01/04/c_1122212094.htm

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

Xi Jinping calls for battle readiness as troops stage massive winter drills across China
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2126899/xi-jinping-calls-battle-readiness-troops-stage-massive

Hong Kong (香港)

Teresa Cheng announced as Hong Kong’s next secretary for justice, takes office Saturday
Hong Kong Free Press, January 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/05/breaking-teresa-cheng-announced-hong-kongs-incoming-secretary-justice/

Related:
林鄭月娥讚揚袁國強表現卓越 一直致力維護香港法治 (Carrie Lam praises Rimsky Yuen for his excellent performance and consistent dedication to protecting rule of law in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 5, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1373486-20180105.htm

Hong Kong police commissioner looks to boost force morale after officers jailed for Occupy assaults
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2126904/hong-kong-police-commissioner-looks-boost-force-morale

港前议员带刘晓波夫妇相片参加公听会被拒 (Former lawmaker banned from bringing portrait of Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia to ICCPR public consultation meeting in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2018
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-01042018143906.html

Commentary (评论)

Helpers in Hong Kong deserve to be properly cared for
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2126906/helpers-hong-kong-deserve-be-properly-cared

China: Sham trial exposes absurd charge against Tibetan activist
Amnesty International, January 4, 2018
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/01/china-sham-trial-against-tibetan-activist/

The Chinese Communist Party has growing sway in Western universities
Democratic Audit UK, January 4, 2018
http://www.democraticaudit.com/2018/01/04/the-chinese-communist-party-has-growing-sway-in-western-universities/