Access to Justice (司法公正)

China claims move to scrap presidential term limit has wide support
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2135838/china-claims-move-scrap-presidential-term-limit-has

Related:
「好皇帝」、「壞皇帝」 福山如何看習近平修憲 (“Good emperor”, “bad emperor”, Fukuyama’s views on Xi amending the Constitution)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-43276770

China is not a garden-variety dictatorship
The Atlantic, March 5, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/china-xi-jinping-president/554795/

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NPC: Should Xi Jinping be China's president for life?
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 6, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-43293242/npc-should-xi-jinping-be-china-s-president-for-life

Uyghur journalist Gulchehra Hoja: “I have my own sad story to tell”
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2018
http://www.dw.com/en/uighur-journalist-gulchehra-hoja-i-have-my-own-sad-story-to-tell/a-42835267

Daughter of Uyghur camp detainee in need of urgent treatment following stove accident
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/daughter-03052018144433.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Why China won’t let people compare Xi Jinping with an imperial predecessor
The Conversation, March 5, 2018
https://theconversation.com/why-china-wont-let-people-compare-xi-jinping-with-an-imperial-predecessor-92617

Behind public persona, the real Xi Jinping is a guarded secret
官方形象背後，神秘的習近平主席
The New York Times, March 5, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-leader.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180306/xi-jinping-china-leader/zh-hant/

Lantern Festival riddles outwit and enrage Chinese censorship authorities
Global Voices, March 5, 2018
https://advox.globalvoices.org/2018/03/05/lantern-festival-riddles-outwit-and-enrage-chinese-censorship-authorities/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong fears for its freedoms as China's president plans to rule indefinitely
抗议任期没限制　支联会游行反对修宪
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-termlimits-03052018143037.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/hk-alliance-03042018095206.html?encoding=simplified

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Corruption surveillance to triple as China's new anti-graft agency tightens screws
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2135829/chinas-new-anti-graft-agency-will-be-watching-triple

This remote Chinese school has just three students. But with live streaming technology, they share a classroom with hundreds
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/2135718/china-connects-remote-schools-technology-part-goal-eliminate-poverty

长沙发动群众检举揭发黑恶势力犯罪线索，公布举报电话和邮箱 （People in Changsha asked to report "black and evil powers" to police）
The Paper, March 6, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2019468

China’s women-only subway cars, where men rush in
广州地铁：挤满男人的女性专用车厢
The New York Times, March 4, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/business/china-women-only-subway-cars.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180306/china-women-only-subway-cars/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

WeChat hits one billion monthly users - are you one of them?
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 6, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43283690

Big brother stops millions boarding planes, trains in China
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 6, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/big-brother-stops-millions-boarding-planes-trains-in-china-20180306-p4z33u.html

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

China wants “beautiful” reunification with Taiwan
Al Jazeera, March 5, 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/china-beautiful-reunification-taiwan-180305160655195.html

Related:
Taiwan looks to domestic arms industry to respond to China
Associated Press, March 6, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/taiwan-looks-to-domestic-arms-industry-to-respond-to-china/2018/03/06/0329b1e8-2106-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_story.html

No. 2 spender China to boost defense spending in 2018
Associated Press, March 5, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-says-defense-budget-rise-173-billion-2018-004816205.html

Related:
China defends hike in military spending as proportionate and low
Reuters, March 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-defence/china-defends-hike-in-military-spending-as-proportionate-and-low-idUSKBN1GI01S

Hong Kong (香港)

Zero tolerance for Hong Kong independence, top Chinese official quoted as saying
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/06/zero-tolerance-hong-kong-independence-top-chinese-official-quoted-saying/

Up to 100 Hong Kong civil groups can air views on joint checkpoint plan ... but each speaker gets only 3 minutes
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2135833/100-hong-kong-civil-groups-can-air-views-joint-checkpoint

Three Hong Kong police officers arrested for allegedly planting evidence
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/06/three-hong-kong-police-officers-arrested-allegedly-planting-evidence/

Raphael Wong did not intend to obstruct justice during Occupy protest, appellate court hears
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2135812/raphael-wong-did-not-intend-obstruct-justice-during-occupy

China’s power to interpret Hong Kong’s Basic Law “greatest threat to rule of law,” Bar Assoc. head
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/06/chinas-power-interpret-hong-kongs-basic-law-greatest-threat-rule-law-bar-assoc-head/

Commentary (评论)

What China's elimination of presidential term limits does and doesn't mean
The Diplomat, March 6, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/what-chinas-elimination-of-presidential-term-limits-does-and-doesnt-mean/

Invest in Hong Kong’s future instead of giving us cash handouts
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2135910/invest-hong-kongs-future-instead-giving-us-cash-handouts

China’s “win-win” resolution is anything but
中国提“共赢”决议是睁眼瞎话
Human Rights Watch, March 5, 2018
EN: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/03/05/chinas-win-win-resolution-anything
CH: https://www.hrw.org/zh-hans/news/2018/03/05/315502

Xi’s no Mao … or Deng … or Chiang – So who is he?
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2135162/xis-no-mao-or-deng-or-chiang-so-who-he

Does a stronger Xi mean a weaker Chinese Communist Party?
更强大的习近平，更弱小的共产党？
The New York Times, March 2, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/opinion/xi-jinping-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180305/xi-jinping-china/