Access to Justice (司法公正)

China angered as U.N. rights chief attends ceremony for jailed academic
Reuters, October 12, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un-idUSKCN12C0X2

Related:
Martin Ennals Award Ceremony 2016 [Full]
YouTube, October 12, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad9I-RoJAbA

关于推进以审判为中心的刑事诉讼制度改革的意见 (Opinion of SPC, SPP, MPS, MSS and MOJ on Reforming Criminal Procedure System to Put Trials at the Center)
Ministry of Public Security, October 12, 2016
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2253534/n2253535/n2253537/c5515944/content.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits loyal friend Cambodia
Reuters, October 13, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cambodia-idUSKCN12D0NV

”China’s Xi Jinping better politician than Hu Jintao”: Hillary Clinton’s speeches revealed by WikiLeaks
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2027712/chinas-xi-jinping-better-politician-hu-jintao-hillary

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

滴滴出行面临强大监管阻力 (Didi Chuxing [China’s social ride-sharing service] faces strong regulatory resistance)
Wall Street Journal, October 11, 2016
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20161011/tec092512.asp

Hong Kong (香港)

At Hong Kong swearing-in, some lawmakers pepper their oath with jabs
立法會宣誓儀式上，香港議員的抗命誓詞
The New York Times, October 13, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/world/asia/hong-kong-legislative-council.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161013/hong-kong-legislative-council/zh-hant/

Related:
As Hong Kong lawmakers are sworn in, let’s focus on issues that can unite
South China Morning Post, Date
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2027412/hong-kong-lawmakers-are-sworn-lets-focus-issues-can-unite

Malcolm Turnbull's government urged to publicly stand up to China over Hong Kong
The Guardian, October 13, 2016
lihttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/oct/13/malcolm-turnbulls-government-urged-to-publicly-stand-up-to-china-over-hong-kong nk

British government report highlights law enforcement in Hong Kong as a cause of concern
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2027527/british-government-report-highlights-law-enforcement-hong

【雨傘回顧】銅鑼灣佔領實錄 記載銅鑼灣點滴 ([Reviewing Umbrella Movement] Documentary of the occupy scenes at Causeway Bay)
InMedia HK, October 13, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/20161013a

【雨傘回顧】充滿韌力的「旺角佔領直擊」 ([Reviewing Umbrella Movement] The resilient “Mong Kok Occupy Live”)
InMedia HK, October 13, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045128

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

So half of our youth want to leave Hong Kong? We need to make sure they have reasons to stay
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2027560/so-half-our-youth-want-leave-hong-kong-we-need-make-sure

Access to Justice (司法公正)

NEW
China angered as U.N. rights chief attends ceremony for jailed academic
Reuters, October 12, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un-idUSKCN12C0X2

Related:
Martin Ennals Award Ceremony 2016 [Full]
YouTube, October 12, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad9I-RoJAbA

Ilham Tohti, Uighur imprisoned for life by China, wins major human rights prize
The Guardian, October 11, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/11/ilham-tohti-uighur-china-wins-nobel-martin-ennals-human-rights-award

Related:
新彊維權人士獲頒人權獎　環球網評論：專挑中國蹲監獄的 (Xinjiang rights defender awarded human rights prize, Global Times commentary: They especially like to pick those behind bars in China)
Ming Pao, October 12, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161012/s00004/1476235747823

Chinese lawyers call for justice minister’s dismissal over “unlawful rules that violate rights”
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2027340/chinese-lawyers-call-justice-ministers-dismissal-over

Related:
168名中国律师公开反对律所管理新规 (168 lawyers openly oppose new law firm management regulations)
The Financial Times, October 12, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069687

China jails environmental activist for “revealing state secrets”
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-10112016122729.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Two-month ban on republishing Caixin content
China Digital Times, October 11, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/10/minitrue-two-month-ban-republishing-caixin-content/

Chinese propaganda authorities promote Clinton-Trump “love song” spoof videos
Global Voices, October 11, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/10/11/chinese-authorities-promote-clinton-trump-love-song-spoof-video/

Chinese TV station apologizes for showing map excluding Taiwan
Reuters, October 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-map-idUSKCN12C088

Sixteen U.S. congressmen jointly wrote GAO on the Chinese attempt to control U.S. media
美国16名议员递联名信：中国万达或控制美传媒业
The Paper, October 7, 2016
EN: http://chinascope.org/archives/10210
CH: http://finance.sina.com/gb/economy/sinacn/20161007/05271506734.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Doctors, nurses strike in Shandong after murder of pediatrician
China Labor Bulletin, October 12, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/doctors-nurses-strike-shandong-after-murder-paediatrician

Protests outside Chinese defense ministry at army cuts
Associated Press, October 11, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/11/protests-outside-chinese-defence-ministry-beijing-at-army-cuts

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese military’s anti-graft drive targets mid-level officers to root out disgraced leaders’ influence
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2026986/chinese-militarys-anti-graft-drive-targets-mid-level

Former senior Chinese city official jailed for life for graft
Reuters, October 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN12C04Q

China offers cash rewards for departures from Larung Gar
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/departures-10112016163154.html

Building collapse illustrates peril of do-it-yourself construction
The Wall Street Journal, October 11, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/10/11/building-collapse-illustrates-peril-of-do-it-yourself-construction/

Xi stresses CPC leadership of state-owned enterprises
China Daily, October 12, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-10/12/content_27035822.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong rebel lawmakers protest China at oath-taking
香港立法會議員利用宣誓向中國抗議
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 12, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37627503
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/10/161012_hong_kong_protest

Related:
Video: Democratic lawmakers stage protests and alter oaths as new term kicks off at Hong Kong legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/12/breaking-democratic-lawmakers-stage-protests-alter-oaths-new-term-kicks-off-hong-kong-legislature/

英國報告：李波非自願移送內地破壞「一國兩制」　對香港獨立於內地的執法制度表關注 (U.K. report: Lee Bo wasn’t voluntarily sent to China, One Country Two Systems breached, expresses concern about Hong Kong’s independence from China’s law enforcement system)
Ming Pao, October 12, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161012/s00001/1476271034383

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Love him or loathe him, Joshua Wong keeps Hong Kong in global political spotlight
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2027174/love-him-or-loathe-him-joshua-wong-keeps-hong-kong-global

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyers petition State Council to recall rules “aimed at silencing critics”
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2026571/chinese-lawyers-petition-state-council-recall-rules

Six years on, China's jailed Nobel Laureate, family face a bleak future
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/nobel-liuxiabo-10072016135258.html

Related:
Liu Xiaobo: A Chronology of Activism
刘晓波活动年表
Human Rights in China, April 9, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/content/3196
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/content/3499

Imprisoned Chinese minority scholar given human rights award
The Hindu, October 11, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/imprisoned-chinese-minority-scholar-given-human-rights-award/article9207430.ece

中国五部门联合要求完善刑事案件讯问制度 (Five Chinese departments jointly demand for improvement in interrogation system of criminal cases)
Radio France Internationale, October 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20161010-中国两部三院联合发文要求完善刑事案件讯问制度

Access to Information (信息公开)

Kidnapped by China: Beijing's battle against dissidents and free speech
The Diplomat, October 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/kidnapped-by-china-beijings-battle-against-dissidents-and-free-speech/

Word of the week: Dinner party
China Digital Times, October 6, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/10/word-week-dinner-party/

Students raise privacy fears after liberal Chinese university installs CCTV cameras in lecture halls
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2026723/students-raise-privacy-fears-after-southern-chinese-university

Who are the Chinese trolls of the “50 cent army”?
Voice of America, October 7, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/who-is-that-chinese-troll/3540663.html

China’s Tibet tourism statistics just don’t add up
The Washington Post, October 6, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/10/06/tibettourism/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former Chinese lawmaker gets suspended death sentence over bribes
Associated Press, October 10, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/former-chinese-lawmaker-gets-suspended-death-sentence-over-bribes-1476007081

China anti-corruption campaign backfires
The Financial Times, October 10, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/02f712b4-8ab8-11e6-8aa5-f79f5696c731

China tries again to stop confessions through torture
Reuters, October 10, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKCN12A0A4

Two Chinas: The Nomenklatura and the rest
The Diplomat, October 10, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/two-chinas-the-nomenklatura-and-the-rest/

Hong Kong (香港)

U.S. gov’t urged to rethink Hong Kong policy if threats to autonomy, rule of law, press freedom continue
Hong Kong Free Press, October 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/07/us-govt-urged-rethink-hong-kong-policy-light-threats-autonomy-rule-law-press-freedom/

【黃之鋒泰國被扣押】泰首相稱是「中國議題」　袁國強：有不同翻譯　無資格代澄清 ([Joshua Wong detained in Thailand] Thai PM: It’s a “matter for China”; Hong Kong Justice Sec Rimsky Yuen: there are different translations, not in the position to do clarifications)
Ming Pao, October 7, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161007/s00001/1475846022956

香港四成受访市民如有机会冀移民 因对政治、居住环境等不满--调查 (Investigations: Dissatisfied with political, living environments, etc., 40% of Hong Kong interviewees wish to emigrate whenever possible)
Reuters, October 11, 2016
http://cn.reuters.com/article/hongkong-poll-immigration-idCNKCS12B0EV

Hong Kong stages “Chairman Mao” Cantonese opera amid strong criticism
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/opera-10072016105149.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

縮皮和低薪 皆非中國新聞最大死因（文：陳帆川） (Cost cutting and low salaries are not the greatest causes of Chinese media’s death)
Ming Pao, October 10, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161011/s00022/1476146950954

【傘運兩周年】新紮師兄：重臨舊地（文：余在思） ([Umbrella Movement 2nd anniversary] Newly licensed security officer, back in the old place)
Ming Pao, October 10, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161010/s00022/1476067056256

《炎黃春秋》之死 (The death of “Yanhuang Chunqiu”)
InMedia HK, October 10, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045084

The Qing Dynasty’s past and the Communist Party’s future
The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2016
https://twq.elliott.gwu.edu/sites/twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/downloads/TWQ_Fall2016_Wassertrom.pdf

To forget or remember? China’s struggle with its past
The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2016
https://twq.elliott.gwu.edu/sites/twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/downloads/TWQ_Fall2016_Schell.pdf

The beginning of the end
The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2016
https://twq.elliott.gwu.edu/sites/twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/downloads/TWQ_Fall2016_Pei.pdf

Contemplating China’s future
The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2016
https://twq.elliott.gwu.edu/sites/twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/downloads/TWQ_Fall2016_Shambaugh.pdf

China: Challenger of challenged?
The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2016
https://twq.elliott.gwu.edu/sites/twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/downloads/TWQ_Fall2016_Lampton.pdf

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

李克強即將到訪澳門又拒絕“敏感”港人入境 (Li Keqiang to visit Macau soon, “sensitive” Hongkonger denied entry)
Radio France Internationale, October 6, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161006-李克強即將到訪澳門又拒絕“敏感”港人入境

Government Accountability (政府问责)

2 dueling visions of human rights in China
The Diplomat, October 6, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/2-dueling-visions-of-human-rights-in-china/

Related:
CECC releases 2016 annual report
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, October 6, 2016
https://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/cecc-releases-2016-annual-report

美國會年報批北京干預香港日趨頻密書店事件損一國兩制 (U.S. Congress annual report criticizes Beijing’s increasing interference in Hong Kong and the booksellers’ disappearances that harm One Country Two Systems)
Radio France Internationale, October 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161007-美國會年報批北京干預香港日趨頻密書店事件損一國兩制

泰國：黑色人權旅遊警示，與中國看齊 (Thailand deserves black human rights travel warning, following China’s example)
InMedia HK, October 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045047

Chinese officials swarm Larung Gar to target residents for eviction
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/swarm-10062016132634.html

Chinese people optimistic about the future, says Pew survey
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 6, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-37570965

中國人有錢沒錢都夢想出國 擋都擋不住 (Chinese people, rich or not rich, all want to go abroad)
Radio France Internationale, October 6, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161006-中國人有點錢了就想離國-擋都擋不住

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Indigenous leader Edward Leung to challenge Legco poll results for New Territories East
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2025966/hong-kong-indigenous-leader-edward-leung-challenge-legco

The death of an irreverent Hong Kong magazine
南華早報旗下英語文化雜誌停刊
British Broadcasting Corporation, , October 7, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/37481134
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/multimedia/2016/10/161006_vid_hk_magazine_closure

Hong Kong waiter gets 9 months in jail over Mong Kok riot in first conviction relating to clashes
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2025734/hong-kong-waiter-gets-9-months-jail-over-mong-kok-riot

ICAC chief hits back
The Standard, October 7, 2016
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=174922&sid=4&sid=4

香港传媒公信力破十年新低 (Hong Kong media’s credibility reaches 10 years’ new low)
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl3-10062016102917.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Our angry young people have a message we should listen to
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2025860/our-angry-young-people-have-message-we-should-listen