Access to Justice (司法公正)

Breaking: Lawyer Chen Jiangang, with family and two friends, seized by armed police in Yunnan
China Change, May 3, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/05/03/breaking-lawyer-chen-jiangang-with-family-and-two-friends-seized-by-armed-police-in-yunnan/

Related:
中国709案在押律师辩护律师被抓 (Defense lawyer for 709 detained lawyers is arrested)
Voice of America, May 4, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/defense-attorney-for-xie-yang-detained-in-yunnan/3837258.html

Chinese dissident Hu Jia “critically ill” in Beijing hospital
北京知名异议人士胡佳病重入院 家属紧急探望
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hujia-health-05032017142230.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-05032017102252.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

New regulations consolidate control over online news
China Digital Times, May 3, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/updated-regulations-consolidate-control-online-news/

Related:
“世界新闻自由日”前夕 中国再发新规管控媒体 (On the eve of “World Press Freedom Day,” new regulations to control Chinese media)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-05032017102428.html

VOA suspends reporters over live stream of Chinese tycoon's graft accusations
Reuters, May 3, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-usa-media-idUSKBN17Z0CV

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Owners’ angry protests show why Beijing must tip toe in curbing the property market
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2092721/beijing-home-buyers-protest-over-rule-cuts-value-new

Thousands protest chemical plant pollution in China's Hebei
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hebei-pollution-05032017161045.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Where are all the ordinary people in China's hit anti-corruption show “In the Name of the People”?
Global Voices, May 3, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/05/03/where-are-all-the-ordinary-people-in-chinas-hit-anti-corruption-show-in-the-name-of-the-people/

China now links graft suspects to investor migration, but alarms have been ringing in Canada for years
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2092538/china-now-links-fugitives-investor-migration-alarms

Hong Kong (香港)

Xi Jinping must calm “hearts and minds” of Hong Kong, says Patten
The Guardian, May 4, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/04/xi-jinping-must-calm-hearts-and-minds-of-hong-kong-says-patten

Hong Kong democracy advocates urge U.S. Congress to get tough with Beijing to protect city’s freedoms
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2092906/hong-kong-democracy-advocates-urge-us-congress-get-tough

Related:
Video: Will the Hong Kong model survive? Martin Lee, Joshua Wong, Chris Patten speak to U.S. committee
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/03/%f0%9f%94%b4-live-will-hong-kong-model-survive-martin-lee-joshua-wong-chris-patten-speak-us-committee/

Commentary (评论)

Stand up for democracy in Hong Kong
The New York Times, May 3, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/opinion/stand-up-for-democracy-in-hong-kong.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京维权人士倪玉兰夫妇再被赶出派出所 声明“绝不自杀” (Beijing rights defender Ni Yulan and husband once again evicted from police station, declares “will never commit suicide”)
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05022017103837.html

709案家属遭骚扰 北京似急于结案 (Family members of 709 victims harassed, Beijing seems anxious to close case)
Voice of America, May 3, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-rights-lawyers-families-face-increased-polica-pressure-20170502/3834681.html

International lawyers, judges call on Beijing to release detained rights lawyer Xie Yang
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/international-lawyers-judges-call-on-beijing-to-release-detained-rights-lawyer-xie-yang-05022017112247.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

U.S. fake news feeds information-hungry audience in China
美国假新闻在中国社交平台泛滥
Financial Times, May 2, 2017
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/cc311e58-264f-11e7-8691-d5f7e0cd0a16
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001072427

中国网信办：非公有资本不得介入互联网新闻采编
China to bar private companies from providing online news
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2017
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-05022017103228.html
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/news-05032017114422.html

Related
互联网新闻信息服务管理规定
Internet News Information Service Management Rules
Cyberspace Administration of China, May 2, 2017
China Copyright and Media (English), May 2, 2017
CH: http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-05/02/c_1120902760.htm
EN: https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/internet-news-information-service-management-regulations-2/

China updates internet regulations to tighten control over online news
The Guardian, May 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2092405/china-updates-internet-regulations-tighten-control-over

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s corruption clampdown risks policy paralysis
Financial Times, May 2, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/293d3b2a-2f1c-11e7-9555-23ef563ecf9a

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Tencent is a sleeping giant in the global artificial intelligence race
Quartz, May 3, 2017
https://qz.com/974408

Hong Kong (香港)

No chance Beijing will reform Hong Kong electoral framework in next five years, Rita Fan says
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2017
http://app.scmp.com/scmp/mobile/index.html#/article/2092742/desktop

Commentary (评论)

Activists in China pay a heavy price for fighting everyday injustices
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2092027/activists-china-pay-heavy-price-fighting-everyday-injustices

Stand up for democracy in Hong Kong
The New York Times, May 3, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/opinion/stand-up-for-democracy-in-hong-kong.html

Beijing’s interventions remind Hong Kong of the importance of national interests
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2092640/beijings-interventions-remind-hong-kong-importance-national

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709大抓捕：李和平妻子王峭岭呼吁709家属联合对抗当局枉法 (709 Crackdown: Li Heping’s wife Wang Qiaoling calls on 709 families to jointly oppose bending of the law by the authorities)
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05012017101409.html

Related:
中国维权律师之子在美呼吁还父亲清白 (U.S. based son of Chinese rights defense lawyer says that father is innocent)
Voice of America, May 1, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-xia-chongyu-open-letter-20170430/3831947.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Tibetan doctor linked to self-immolation detained again
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/doctor-05012017133806.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

High-profile Chinese blogger arrested for online comments, after years of police harassment
Global Voices, April 28, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/04/28/high-profile-chinese-blogger-arrested-for-online-comments-after-years-of-police-harassment/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Global brands have to live up to their commitments to Chinese workers
China Labor Bulletin, April 28, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/global-brands-have-live-their-commitments-chinese-workers

Workers stranded in Saipan without pay wrote letter to Chinese Consulate
China Change, May 1, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/05/01/workers-stranded-in-saipan-without-pay-wrote-letter-to-chinese-consulate/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

World’s only Tiananmen museum returns to Hong Kong
Agence France-Presse, April 30, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/30/worlds-tiananmen-museum-returns-hong-kong/

Related:
支联会六四专题展开幕 重现挡坦克绝食场面 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China launch June Fourth exhibition, focus on Tank Man and hunger strike scenes)
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp1-05012017101943.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Netflix releases trailer for documentary about Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2092265/netflix-releases-trailer-documentary-about-hong-kong-pro

黄之锋：香港现为一国1.5制 (Joshua Wong: Hong Kong is now “1 Country 1.5 Systems”)
Voice of America, May 2, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/joshua-wong-20170501/3834022.html

Hong Kong to pull out all the stops to mark 20 years of Chinese rule, but critics unimpressed
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/30/hong-kong-put-stops-mark-20-years-chinese-rule-critics-unimpressed/

Commentary (评论)

Should the Chinese government be in American classrooms?
The New York Review of Books, April 28, 2017
http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/04/28/should-the-chinese-government-be-in-american-classrooms/

Chinese authorities strike against live streaming apps: Morality or censorship?
Hong Kong Free Press, May 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/01/chinese-authorities-strike-live-streaming-apps-morality-censorship/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China sends warning to lawyers with secret trials: Two-year crackdown on activists comes amid political tightening
Financial Times, May 1, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/9fc3a8b4-2bf3-11e7-9ec8-168383da43b7

709案谢阳律师妻子斥专案组欺骗 (Wife of lawyer Xie Yang reprimands special investigation team for deception)
Voice of America, May 1, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/more-709-wives-speak-out/3832607.html

709案家属发声明要家人真正自由 (Wives of 709 victims issue statement requesting genuine freedom for their family members)
Voice of America, April 30, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/wife-of-rights-attorney-issues-statement/3831652.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China taking on Wikipedia with its own online encyclopaedia
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2091140/china-taking-wikipedia-its-own-online-encyclopaedia

Related:
China is recruiting 20,000 people to write its own Wikipedia
Vice, May 1, 2017
https://news.vice.com/story/china-is-recruiting-20000-people-to-write-its-own-wikipedia

China Film Insiders: Winston Ma
China Film Insider, April 27, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/china-film-insiders-winston-ma/