Access to Justice (司法公正)

狱中福建人权律师纪斯尊境况危殆 处于昏迷状态 靠输氧呼吸 无法正常交谈 (Jailed Fujian human rights lawyer Ji Sizun, in coma and critical conditions)
Weiquanwang, February 4, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_39.html

China, the Vatican and a controversial deal
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42914029

吊销隋牧青律师证听证会今召开 各地律师、维权人士云集广州声援 (Guangzhou Justice Bureau hears Sui Muqing’s disbarment, lawyers and human rights defenders show up in solidarity)
Weiquanwang, February 3, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_89.html

Related:
关注隋牧青律师吊牌事件联署签名活动正式结束 联署达2,788人 (2,788 people join petition in protest against disbarment of Sui Muqing)
Weiquanwang, February 3, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/2788.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

US YouTube users to see “gov’t funded” labels on China’s Xinhua, and US-backed RFA videos
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/us-youtube-users-see-govt-funded-labels-chinas-xinhua-us-backed-rfa-videos/

Sudden change at the top of CCTV
China Media Project, February 4, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/02/02/sudden-change-at-the-top-of-china-central-television/

China’s hip-hop haters turn their ire to “Hanmai”
China Film Insider, February 4, 2018
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinas-hip-hop-haters-turn-ire-hanmai/

国家网信办等六部委联合整治炒作明星绯闻隐私和娱乐八卦 (Six ministries move against online providers of “vulgar” entertainment, gossips on celebrity scandals)
Cyberspace Administration of China, February 2, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-02/02/c_1122359930.htm

文化部：清理涉及经典革命歌曲的恶搞视频、音乐四千余条 (Ministry of Culture deletes 4,000 video and audios that spoof classic revolutionary songs)
Ministry of Culture, February 2, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1981239

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

「青」入工運──青年參與者在1223反勞基法遊行的現場紀錄 (Youth in labor movement: A first-hand record of Taiwan Dec 23 Anti-Labor Law amendment rally)
The Initium, February 5, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180202-opinion-nthu-1223-protest/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

2018年中央一号文件公布 近年来一号文件都说了些啥 (State Council issued the “No.1 Central Document”, continue its focus to the “three rural issues”)
The Beijing News, February 5, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/02/05/475301.html

China expands battle against pollution to its top coal producing province
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2131952/china-expands-battle-against-pollution-northwest-region

Decades after US immigration policy separated his family, a man searches for his ancestral village in China
Global Voices, February 4, 2018
https://globalvoices.org/2018/02/04/decades-after-us-immigration-policy-separated-his-family-a-man-searches-for-his-ancestral-village-in-china/

Theresa May, praised by Chinese media for her soft stance on human rights, gets roasted by British press
The Washington Post, February 3, 2018
https://goo.gl/9YjcmG

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China cracks down on tech credit scoring
Financial Times, February 4, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/f23e0cb2-07ec-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5

Apple's China data center to open in 2020
Xinhua News Agency, February 4, 2018
http://english.sina.com/news/2018-02-04/detail-ifyremfz4548414.shtml

China’s swarms of smart drones have enormous military potential
The Diplomat, February 3, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/chinas-swarms-of-smart-drones-have-enormous-military-potential/

National Security (国家安全和反恐)

China accuses US of “Cold War mentality” over nuclear policy
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42935758

Related:
China’s plan to use artificial intelligence to boost the thinking skills of nuclear submarine commanders
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2131127/chinas-plan-use-artificial-intelligence-boost-thinking-skills

Hong Kong (香港)

”Political interference”: Hong Kong’s top leaders express “regret” over Umbrella Movement’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/political-interference-hong-kongs-top-leaders-express-regret-umbrella-movements-nobel-peace-prize-nomination/

Related:
Enemy of the state? Agnes Chow, the 21-year-old activist who has China worried
The Guardian, February 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/04/agnes-chow-hong-kong-activist-who-has-china-worried-democracy

Opposition to controversial national security law could become new reason for Legco election ban, Beijing adviser says
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132013/opposition-controversial-national-security-law-could-become

Hong Kong government accused of lying to public over how many houses could be built on exclusive golf course
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2131958/hong-kong-government-accused-lying-public-over-how

Is Beijing envoy’s personal travelogue a veiled boost for joint checkpoints at Hong Kong-mainland China link?
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2131957/beijing-envoys-personal-travelogue-veiled-boost-joint

Hong Kong democracy activists urge UK to release unseen files
The Guardian, February 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/04/hong-kong-democracy-activists-urge-uk-release-unseen-files-foreign-office

Withdraw outdated school sex education guidelines, Hong Kong lawmaker Ray Chan suggests
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/04/withdraw-outdated-school-sex-education-guidelines-hong-kong-lawmaker-ray-chan-suggests/

Commentary (评论)

專權選舉的自由陰影 (Freedom under the shadow of authoritarian election)
Mingpao, February 5, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180205/s00022/1517745344954

China’s credit ratings plan: from social media to medium of social control
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2131737/chinas-credit-ratings-plan-social-media-medium-social-control

Related:
China's surveillance state should scare everyone
The Atlantic, February 5, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/china-surveillance/552203/

Our hackable political future
The New York Times, February 4, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/opinion/hacking-politics-future.html

China’s “Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location” – a license to disappear, hold and torture dissenters
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/04/chinas-residential-surveillance-designated-location-licence-disappear-hold-torture-dissenters/

Under neo-totalitarianism, there is no “civil society” in China
China Change, February 4, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/02/04/under-neo-totalitarianism-there-is-no-civil-society-in-china/

Journalism denied: How China views facts, fairness, transparency and objectivity in reporting
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/04/journalism-denied-china-views-facts-fairness-transparency-objectivity-reporting/