Special Topic: Trump-Xi Summit (特别专题：习川峰会)

China's Xi urges trade cooperation in first meeting with Trump
Reuters, April 7, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-idUSKBN17815O

Trump hails 'tremendous' progress in talks with China's Xi
BBC, April 7, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39517569

Dinner-time airstrike leaves China having to reassess Trump
The Guardian, April 7, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/07/dinner-time-syria-airstrike-china-xi-jinping-reassess-trump

China's press has been relatively mute on the Trump-Xi summit—here's why
CNBC, April 7, 2017
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/07/chinas-press-has-been-relatively-mute-on-the-trump-xi-summit-heres-why.html

Spotlight: Xi, Trump engage in deep-going, friendly, long-time talks at Mar-a-Lago resort
Xinhua, April 7, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-04/07/c_136191088.htm

习近平同特朗普开始举行中美元首会晤 (Xi Jinping, Donald Trump begin Sino-U.S. summit)
Xinhua, April 7, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2017-04/07/c_1120769372.htm

Trump: ‘Tremendous Progress’ Made with China’s Xi
Voice of America, April 7, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/trump-says-tremendous-progress-made-with-chinese-leader-xi/3800929.html

Related:
HRIC statement: U.S.-China Summit: ‘Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics’ Hurt Chinese and American people
Human Rights in China, April 4, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/us-china-summit-human-rights-chinese-characteristics-hurt-chinese-and-american

What Exactly Will Trump and Xi Discuss at Mar-a-Lago?
Pacific Standard, April 6, 2017
https://psmag.com/what-exactly-will-trump-and-xi-discuss-at-mar-a-lago-fdb6296e9f64

Commentary (评论)

Is Hong Kong on Its Way to Becoming Just Another City in the P.R.C.?
ChinaFile, March 31, 2017
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/hong-kong-its-way-becoming-just-another-city-prc

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China blocks visit by Australian MPs because of rights criticism: sources
Reuters, April 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-china-idUSKBN1780JA

Related:
中国政府因澳大利亚联署信函督促中国调查律师被酷刑报道， 而取消了澳大利亚议员访华 (Chinese gov’t cancels Australian MPs visit after Australia signs joint statement urging China to investigate reports of torture of lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/hc-04062017103617.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Delete information on Sichuan student’s death
China Digital Times, April 6, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/04/minitrue-delete-information-sichuan-students-death/

Northern China chokes on fake emissions data
Caixin, April 6, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-04-06/101075101.html

Chinese police order businesses to monitor use of public wi-fi
Radio Free Asia, April 6,2 017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/monitor-04062017121748.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi Jinping wants officials to declare allegiance to himself
The Economist, April 6, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21720315-why-it-so-important-him-xi-jinping-wants-officials-declare-allegiance-himself

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. trade group hacked with Chinese software ahead of Xi summit
Reuters, April 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-cyber-idUSKBN1781N5

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

Censure of officials sheds light on sweeping surveillance measures in China’s restive Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2085710/censure-officials-sheds-light-sweeping-surveillance

Hong Kong (香港)

Emergence of digital media prompts minor improvement in Hong Kong press freedom, watchdog says
Hong Kong Free press, April 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/07/emergence-of-digital-media-prompts-minor-improvement-in-hong-kong-press-freedom-watchdog-says/

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香港新闻自由指数微升 仍不合格 (Hong Kong press freedom slightly improves, but still not up to standard)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp2-04062017110017.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Dozens detained in bid to visit grave of Chinese president's father
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/xi-grave-04052017123955.html

“The authorities yielded”: Professor speaks as ordeal in China ends
「當局向國際壓力屈服了」：澳教授獲准離開中國
The New York Times, April 5, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20170405/the-authorities-yielded-professor-speaks-as-ordeal-in-china-ends/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20170405/the-authorities-yielded-professor-speaks-as-ordeal-in-china-ends/zh-hant/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese university to open in Oxford despite ideological crackdown at home
The Guardian, April 6, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/06/chinese-university-to-open-in-oxford-despite-ideological-crackdown-at-home

Government Accountability (政府问责)

人权组织：不谈人权，美中贸易怎么平衡？(Human rights organizations: Without human rights discussion, how can China-U.S. trade be balanced?)
Voice of America, April 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/Human-Rights-20170405/3797663.html

Related:
U.S.-China Summit: “Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics” hurt Chinese and American people
美中峰会：“中国特色的人权”伤害中美人民
Human Rights in China, April 4, 2017
EN: http://bit.ly/2ocDibL
CH: http://bit.ly/2p4dNXi

川习会在即 中国访民誓死要告御状 (With U.S.-China Summit under way, Chinese activists vow to plead their cases to Xi Jinping)
Voice of America, April 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/xi-chinese-petitioners-20170406/3798568.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

河北唐山警方促商户安装网络监控 (Hebei Tangshan police urge businesses to install Internet surveillance software)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql1-04052017102310.html

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

China official admonishes fellow Uighur cadres for “anti-terror” failings
Reuters, April 5, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-security-idUSKBN1770G4

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中国官员指责维吾尔干部“反恐”不力 (Chinese official blames Uyghur cadres for failing in “counterterrorism”)
Deutsche Welle, April 5, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国官员指责维吾尔干部反恐不力/a-38302024

Hong Kong (香港)

Chief executive-elect Carrie Lam heading to Beijing to confirm appointment as Hong Kong’s next leader
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2085348/chief-executive-elect-carrie-lam-headed-beijing-confirm

香港议员质疑中联办多次“拜访”特首办 (Hong Kong lawmakers cast doubt about China Liaison Office’s multiple “visits” to Office of Chief Executive)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-04052017103753.html

Related:
特首辦稱特首與官員不時晤中央駐港機構就合作發展交流 (Office of Chief Executive says CE and officials often meet with state organs in Hong Kong to discuss cooperation and development)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 5, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1323549-20170405.htm

雨伞运动两年多后林郑说会面告习总有港人不要8.31框架 (Two years after Umbrella Movement, Carrie Lam says she will tell Xi Jinping that some Hong Kong people do not want “8.31 Framework”)
Radio France Internationale, April 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170405-雨伞运动两年多后林郑说会面告习总有港人不要831框架

田北俊警告中资渗透每个行业港人民主梦难圆 (With Chinese-funded businesses infiltrating Hong Kong people’s every aspect of life, it will be hard for Hong Kong’s “democracy dream” to come true, James Tien warns)
Radio France Internationale, April 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170405-田北俊警告中资渗透每个行业港人民主梦难圆

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

泸州学生坠亡事件持续发酵 警方抓捕民众引发公愤 (Public outrage over police arrests of netizens who posted online about incident in which Luzhou student fell to death)
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yf1-04042017105856.html

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发挥互联网优势 让辟谣更有力 (Utilizing power of the Internet to combat rumors more effectively)
Beijing Youth Daily, March 29, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/comments/2017-03/29/c_1120713261.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

山东辱母杀人案中警察多人遭失职立案审查 (Multiple police officers investigated for neglect of duty in “murder after mother insulted” case)
Radio France Internationale, April 3, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170403-山东辱母杀人案中警察多人遭失职立案审查

贪官外逃咋样活? 官媒多说在外国活不下去 (What happens to absconded corrupt officials? State media says they aren’t doing so well)
Radio France Internationale, April 3, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170403-贪官外逃咋样活-官媒多说在外国活不下去

China’s “House of Cards” hits the TV screen as Xi Jinping whips his cadres
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2084717/chinas-house-cards-hits-tv-screen-xi-jinping-whips-his

Tibetan families ordered from their homes in Chamdo's Dzogang County
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/families-04042017163329.html

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

Xinjiang police search Uyghur homes for “illegal items”
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/searches-04042017172301.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's restive youth prepare for long struggle with Beijing
Reuters, April 3, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics-idUSKBN1752MI

Commentary (评论)

Trump is a Chinese agent
川普是中國的代理人
The New York Times, March 30, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20170330/trump-is-a-chinese-agent/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20170330/trump-is-a-chinese-agent/zh-hant/

Hong Kong’s Occupy protests as a public nuisance… It took two years to notice this?
Hong Kong Free Press, April 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/05/hong-kongs-occupy-protests-public-nuisance-took-two-years-notice/

Lam’s election a jolt back to reality for Hong Kong
Lowy Institute, April 5, 2017
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/lam-s-election-jolt-back-reality-hong-kong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China jails two Guangdong rights activists for “subversive” online posts
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-jails-two-guangdong-rights-activists-for-subversive-online-posts-03312017105645.html

”The authorities yielded”: Professor speaks as ordeal in China ends
The New York Times, April 1, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/world/australia/the-authorities-yielded-professor-speaks-as-ordeal-in-china-ends.html