Access to Justice (司法公正)

China: One in five arrests take place in “police state” Xinjiang
The Guardian, July 25, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/25/china-one-in-five-arrests-take-place-in-police-state-xinjiang

Related:
Criminal arrests in Xinjiang account for 21% of China’s total in 2017
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 25, 2018
https://www.nchrd.org/2018/07/criminal-arrests-in-xinjiang-account-for-21-of-chinas-total-in-2017/

NGOs note “staggering” rise in arrests as China cracks down on minorities in Muslim region
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/25/ngos-note-staggering-rise-arrests-china-cracks-minorities-muslim-region/

儿童接种假疫苗 家长赴京遭拦截 (Petitioning parents whose children received fake vaccine intercepted on way to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf2-07252018093050.html

Swept up in China’s anti-corruption campaign, and forsaken by a secretive, suspect legal system
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2156620/swept-chinas-anti-corruption-campaign-and-forsaken

中国当局秘判遭泰国遣返维权人士 (Chinese authorities secretly sentence rights defenders repatriated from Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07252018092918.html

Chinese court cited activist’s book on democracy in handing down 13-year “subversion” sentence
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/25/chinese-court-cited-activists-book-democracy-handing-13-year-subversion-sentence/

中政委：要总结认罪认罚从宽制度试点经验，解决案多人少矛盾 (Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission: Reform of criminal procedure speeds up and simplifies prosecution)
The Paper, July 25, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2290483

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中央政法委：研究出台错案追责办法 (Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission to consider accountability mechanisms for misjudged cases)
Beijing News, July 25, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/07/25/496636.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Giving in to China, U.S. airlines drop Taiwan (in name at least)
The New York Times, July 25, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/business/taiwan-american-airlines-china.html

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U.S. airlines meet Beijing halfway on describing Taiwan
The Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-airlines-bows-to-beijing-on-taiwan-issue-1532490608

打击网络“黄”“非”活动 建立监管长效机制 (In first half of year, more than 5,000 cases investigated related to pornography and illegal activities online)
People's Daily, July 25, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0725/c1001-30168713.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China blames “independence activists” for axing of Taiwan Olympic event
Reuters, July 25, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-youthgames/china-blames-independence-activists-for-axing-of-taiwan-olympic-event-idUSKBN1KF12B?

質詢疫苗造假 重慶家長湧防疫站 疾控中心諉過廠方 信訪辦﹕等上級結果 (Parents swarming Letters and Calls Office in Chongqing are told to wait for “superior’s orders,” leader of complaint led away for questioning)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180725/s00013/1532456289966

Chinese State Drug Administration official mocked for awkward TV appearance
SupChina, July 24, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/07/24/sda-official-mocked-for-awkward-tv-appearance/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Islamic leaders have nothing to say about China’s internment camps for Muslims
Foreign Policy, July 24, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/07/24/islamic-leaders-have-nothing-to-say-about-chinas-internment-camps-for-muslims/

活动人士诉说维吾尔人藏人遭遇 美议员吁为受迫害人士发声 (U.S. senator calls for support for oppressed Uyghurs and Tibetans at religious freedom in Asia rally)
Voice of America, July 24, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/rally-religious-20180724/4498352.html

China arrests 15 people after vaccine maker admits wrongdoing
Al Jazeera, July 25, 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/07/china-arrests-15-people-vaccine-maker-admits-wrongdoing-180725063917878.html

Related:
Vaccine scandal: The Chinese officials who defy disgrace to rise from the ashes of public crises
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2156873/vaccine-scandal-chinese-officials-who-defy-disgrace

Historic Chinese town resists eviction for theme park
Channel NewsAsia, July 25, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/historic-chinese-town-resists-eviction-for-theme-park-10560834

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China said to quickly withdraw approval for new Facebook venture
The New York Times, July 25, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/business/facebook-china.html

Facebook sets up subsidiary in China despite website ban
The Guardian, July 25, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/25/facebook-sets-up-subsidiary-in-china-despite-website-ban

互联网信息中心：商业网站新闻客户端内容安全需加强自我监管 (CIIC: Commercial news websites should step up self-monitoring on content)
The Paper, July 24, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2288689

5G network will be “made in China” with or without ban: Huawei
Sydney Morning Herald, July 26, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/5g-network-will-be-made-in-china-with-or-without-ban-huawei-20180725-p4ztkq.html

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

拉萨再度“扫黑除恶” 民众恐慌 (New “anti-triad” crackdown in Lhasa sparks panic as government hunts religious groups for “using religion to spread rumors against the state”)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-07242018095858.html

Taiwan’s emerging push for “cyber autonomy”
The Jamestown Foundation, July 25, 2018
https://jamestown.org/program/taiwans-emerging-push-for-cyber-autonomy-2/?mc_cid=8c4aaa9f2b&mc_eid=a762503c8c

Returning Uyghur fighters and China’s national security dilemma
The Jamestown Foundation, July 25, 2018
https://jamestown.org/program/returning-uighur-fighters-and-chinas-national-security-dilemma/?mc_cid=8c4aaa9f2b&mc_eid=a762503c8c

Hong Kong (香港)

Advocacy of separatism will be suppressed, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warns as she breaks silence on proposed ban for political party
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2156876/advocacy-separatism-will-be-suppressed-hong-kong-leader

All Hong Kong airlines change Taiwan’s destination name to “Taiwan, China” on deadline set by Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/25/hong-kong-airlines-change-taiwans-destination-name-taiwan-china-deadline-set-beijing/

Let Hongkongers serve in People’s Liberation Army voluntarily, pro-Beijing party suggests
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2156780/let-hongkongers-serve-peoples-liberation-army-voluntarily

Hong Kong clinics prepare for influx of mainland visitors after China vaccine scandal
Channel NewsAsia, July 25, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-clinics-prepare-for-influx-of-mainland-visitors-after-china-vaccine-scandal-10562180

Commentary (评论)

Hi-tech surveillance needs safeguards
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2156866/hi-tech-surveillance-needs-safeguards

Censorship, geopolitical time bombs, and China’s Islamophobia problem
The Jamestown Foundation, July 25, 2018
https://jamestown.org/program/censorship-geopolitical-time-bombs-and-chinas-islamophobia-problem/?mc_cid=8c4aaa9f2b&mc_eid=a762503c8c

From Merkel to Magnitsky: Pressuring China on human rights
China Digital Times, July 24, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/07/from-merkel-to-magnitsky-pressuring-china-on-human-rights/