Access to Justice (司法公正)

國家《監察法》草案指可將被調查人「留置」特定場所 (NPC reviews draft of Supervision Law, suspects could be held at designated location for up to 6 months without trial)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 13, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1385576-20180313.htm

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Far-reaching powers of China’s new super anti-corruption agency revealed
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2136949/far-reaching-powers-chinas-new-super-anti-corruption

太陽花學運佔領立法院案二審 高院維持原判22人無罪 (Taiwan High Court upholds ruling, acquits 22 Sunflower Student Movement activists)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 13, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1385560-20180313.htm

四川女子网上发布虚假信息诽谤警方不作为，被行政拘留5日 (Sichuan woman detained for 5 days for allegedly spreading false information online of being extorted by thugs at police station)
Chinanews.com, March 12, 2018
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2018/03-12/8466033.shtml

Xi's rise crushes political reform predictions
Agence France-Presse, March 12, 2018
https://www.afp.com/en/news/824/xis-rise-crushes-political-reform-predictions-doc-12d47y1

Access to Information (信息公开)

Beijing police order limit on foreigners in university district pizza bars and cafes
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2136879/beijing-police-order-limit-foreigners-university

Chinese culture ministry merger in the works in renewed overseas soft power push
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2136901/chinese-culture-ministry-merger-works-renewed-overseas

“Shameless naysayers”: Chinese media hits back at questions over Xi Jinping's power grab
The Guardian, March 12, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/12/chinese-media-hits-back-questions-xi-jinpings-power-grab

中国司法部禁止律师接受外媒采访 (Ministry of Justice bans lawyers from talking to foreign media)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/QL2-03122018122012.html

微信调整公众号留言功能开放规则：取消新注册账号留言功能 (WeChat disables comment function for newly registered public accounts)
The Paper, March 12, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2025601

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The future lasts forever
来日方长
Medium, March 12, 2018
EN: https://medium.com/@xisnotmypresident/the-future-lasts-forever-566b2cd7dfb7
CH: http://bit.ly/2FIKjub

Turning the rubble of China’s mass evictions into protest art
北京“大驱逐”后，来自艺术界的反抗之声
The New York Times, March 10, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/world/asia/china-migrants-protest-art.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180312/china-migrants-protest-art/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China slashes ministries in sweeping changes to reduce bureaucracy, end turf wars
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2136939/china-unveils-sweeping-governmental-changes-cut-bureaucracy-and

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China’s Communist Party centralizes power over finance, pollution control
The New York Times, March 12, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/business/china-consolidates-power-financial-industry.html

国务院组建退役军人事务部，加强服务保障体系建设 (State Council to set up veteran’s affair department to provide better care)
The Beijing News, March 13, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/03/13/478793.html

China proposes abolition of work safety body
China Labor Bulletin, March 13, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china-proposes-abolition-work-safety-body

China's attendance at Vatican organ conference hailed as boon to ties, peace
Reuters, March 12, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-vatican/chinas-attendance-at-vatican-organ-conference-hailed-as-boon-to-ties-peace-idUSKCN1GO0N4

Four years after declaring war on pollution, China is winning
治理空气污染迅速见效，中国是怎么做到的？
The New York Times, March 12, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/upshot/china-pollution-environment-longer-lives.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180313/china-pollution-environment-longer-lives/

A Chinese mayor-to-be tells his story
China File, March 12, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/library/excerpts/chinese-mayor-be-tells-his-story

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

China’s Xi Jinping calls for military loyalty to new constitution
Agence France-Presse, March 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/13/chinas-xi-jinping-calls-military-loyalty-new-constitution/

China’s arms sales rise as it vies with US for influence on the world stage
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2136877/chinas-arms-sales-rise-it-vies-us-influence-world-stage

Hong Kong (香港)

Edward Yiu on failed by-election bid: I should have done more traditional street campaigning
Hong Kong Free Press, March 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/13/edward-yiu-failed-election-bid-i-done-traditional-street-campaigning/

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Choices of the rich, poor and middle-class: how Hong Kong Island residents voted in Sunday’s by-election
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2136864/choices-rich-poor-and-middle-class-how-hong-kong-island

Did localists abandon the pan-democrats in Hong Kong by-election?
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2136899/did-localists-abandon-pan-democrats-hong-kong-election

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By-election victor Gary Fan secures support from democratic camp, but failed to win over localists
Hong Kong Free Press, March 12, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/12/election-victor-gary-fan-secures-support-democratic-camp-failed-win-localists/

Commentary (评论)

As China and the Vatican make peace, will a reconciliation between official and underground churches follow?
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2136841/china-and-vatican-make-peace-will-reconciliation-between

補選結果芻議：還姚松炎一個公道 (Results of by-election: Justice needs to be served for Edward Yiu)
Mingpao, March 13, 2018
https://m.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180313/ s00012/1520879184488

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馬嶽：姚松炎敗選 揭露比失落議席更嚴重的真相 (Political scientist Ma Ngok says Edward Yiu losing LegCo seat reveals HK citizens are tired, don’t care about disqualifications as much as the pan-dems thought)
Stand News, March 12, 2018
http://bit.ly/2FBynXF

「完美的獨裁者」：是什麼限制了中國政治研究者的想像力？ (The perfect dictator: What constrains Chinese political researchers from imaging?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 12, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/indepth-43368160

Chinese history isn’t over
China File, March 12, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/chinese-history-isnt-over