Access to Justice (司法公正)

China moves to shutter law firm at center of crackdown on rights lawyers
709大抓捕：北京锋锐律所执业证拟被吊销
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/firm-03062018144558.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-03062018104608.html

Stop treating all Tibetans like separatists, army soprano tells political meeting
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2136007/stop-treating-all-tibetans-separatists-army-soprano

Access to Information (信息公开)

维吾尔人逃得出故土，逃不开无形的监控 (Uyghurs overseas fall under CPC’s surveillance)
Voice of America, March 7, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/uyghur-20180306/4283745.html

Writer Jung Chang entry in Macau not guaranteed by authorities
Macau News, March 5, 2018
https://macaunews.mo/writer-jung-chang-entry-macau-not-guaranteed-authorities/

Related:
Statement on international authors being denied access to Macau
PEN Hong Kong, March 6, 2018
http://www.penhongkong.org/statement-on-international-authors-being-denied-access-to-macau/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

200支強光手電筒直射公安雙眼、分組到派出所「盯哨」 中國基督徒保衛十字架之戰 (Chinese Christians defy police using flashlights and counter-surveillance tactics)
The Storm Media, March 6, 2018
http://www.storm.mg/article/406664

Government Accountability (政府问责)

去年扶貧資金至少7.3億被冒領挪用 扶貧辦稱已改革 (At least 730 million yuan of poverty alleviation fund embezzled. Authority pledges reform)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 7, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1384482-20180307.htm

Related:
刘永富：已有500多位基层同志倒在脱贫攻坚第一线 (Liu Yongfu, head of Poverty Alleviation Office, claims more than 500 cadres “fall on the frontline of storming war against poverty”)
China.com.cn, March 7, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2018-03-07/doc-ifxipenp2973589.shtml

Five years after graft scandal, China city says still dealing with aftermath
Reuters, March 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-chongqing/five-years-after-graft-scandal-china-city-says-still-dealing-with-aftermath-idUSKCN1GI18Y

The secret insider terms used in Chinese money laundering
Quartz, March 6, 2018
https://qz.com/1223009/corruption-in-china-has-created-new-terms-for-money-laundering/

中国“维稳费”递增 2000亿黑色产业链 (China spends almost 200 billion yuan on stability maintenance in 2017, part of it paid to private security contractors)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03062018103947.html

Related:
China spends more on domestic security as Xi’s powers grow
The Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-spends-more-on-domestic-security-as-xis-powers-grow-1520358522

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

If you get on China's “blacklist,” you can be banned from travel
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)

Wary Taiwan eyes growing shadow of China’s Xi Jinping
Agence France-Presse, March 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/07/wary-taiwan-eyes-growing-shadow-chinas-xi-jinping/

America’s other espionage challenge: China
被美国忽视的间谍活动威胁：中国
The New York Times, March 5, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/opinion/china-espionage.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180306/china-espionage/

Hong Kong (香港)

Freedom of speech a core value but advocating independence violates Basic Law, new CUHK head says
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/07/freedom-speech-core-value-advocating-independence-violates-basic-law-new-cuhk-head-says/

Criticism of Hong Kong budget continues unabated, with public satisfaction at a record low
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2136030/criticism-hong-kong-budget-continues-unabated-public

In Pictures: Hong Kong migrant worker groups march in solidarity ahead of International Women’s Day
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/07/pictures-hong-kong-migrant-worker-groups-march-solidarity-ahead-international-womens-day/

近百名市民九巴車廠外集會聲援被解僱車長 (Nearly 100 citizens gather in support of dismissed KMB drivers)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 6, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1384343-20180306.htm

Related:
KMB suspends decision to fire four bus drivers who participated in strike, after outcry
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/07/kmb-suspends-decision-fire-four-bus-drivers-participated-strike-protests/

High Court judge slams use of “undesirable” public relations tactics during Donald Tsang bribery hearing
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2136025/high-court-judge-slams-undesirable-public-relations-tactics

王振民：港司法體系上設處理國家安全犯罪機構 (Liaison Office legal chief claims to top judiciary system of Hong Kong with institution that deals with national security crimes)
Citizen News, March 5, 2018
http://bit.ly/2tjpMHo

Commentary (评论)

Courts & torts: Driving the Chinese legal system
China File, March 6, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/library/sinica-podcast/courts-torts-driving-chinese-legal-system

Xi Jinping is making his bid for the history books by pitting himself against Deng’s legacy
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2135784/xi-jinping-making-his-bid-history-books-pitting-himself

Related:
Xi won’t go
Human Rights Watch, March 6, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/03/06/xi-wont-go