Access to Justice (司法公正)

When Xi speaks, Chinese officials jump. Maybe too high.
The New York Times, March 16, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-power.html

New China “crime” crackdown targets threats to party rule
Associated Press, March 15, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/new-china-crime-crackdown-targets-threats-to-party-rule/4301254.html

709案代理律师李昱函被起诉 (Rights lawyer and 709 Crackdown legal counsel Li Yuhan officially charged)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-03152018114321.html

哥哥拘押中死亡 广东张唯楚找工作受阻 (Guangdong police warns local company not to hire woman who demands justice for bother died under detention)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-03152018114044.html

代表热议贯彻落实全面依法治国基本方略, 党的领导是深化依法治国实践主心骨 (NPC deputies stress Party leadership as pillar of “intensifying governing the country by law”)
Legal Daily, March 15, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-03/15/content_7497575.htm

全国政协十三届一次会议共收到提案5360件, 发展社会主义民主政治方面建议反映比较集中 (CPPCC concludes with 5,360 proposals received, most focus on developing “socialist democracy” and “enhancing comprehensive Party leadership”)
Legal Daily, March 15, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-03/15/content_7497572.htm

Related:
China Focus: China's top political advisory body concludes annual session, stressing CPC leadership
Xinhua News Agency, March 15, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/15/c_137041743.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

China says political education for students now back on track
Reuters, March 16, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-education/china-says-political-education-for-students-now-back-on-track-idUSKCN1GS0DI

In Pictures: An eye-roll goes viral in China, as censors put a lid on it
Agence France-Presse, March 15, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/15/pictures-eye-roll-goes-viral-china-censors-put-lid/

A bar street falls quiet as Beijing puts a limit on foreigners
北京加強管控，酒吧被要求限制外國顧客人數
The New York Times, March 15, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/world/asia/china-beijing-foreigners.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180316/china-beijing-foreigners/zh-hant/

Guns for hire: China’s social media militia engage on command
Sixthtone, March 12, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001904/guns-for-hire-chinas-social-media-militia-engage-on-command

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Ethnic Uyghurs protest Chinese security crackdown
Associated Press, March 16, 2018
https://apnews.com/7817b44ef57641d8a36cd1fe17a1e379

Chinese protest removal of presidential term limits outside China
北加州华人集会抗议习近平修宪终身执政
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/removal-03152018144934.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/ck-03152018094024.html/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Will Wang Qishan’s new job become a problem for the Communist Party?
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2137398/will-wang-qishans-new-job-become-problem-communist

聚焦监察法草案：留置调查措施不是刑事强制措施 (China Discipline Inspection Daily: “Retention in custody” (liuzhi) not a criminal coercive measure, investigation will abide by constitution and “utilize” Party rules)
China Discipline Inspection Daily, March 15, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2029456

China’s peasants left for the cities to seek their fortune, and it made them miserable
The Washington Post, March 15, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/03/15/chinas-peasants-left-for-the-cities-to-seek-their-fortune-and-it-made-them-miserable/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

以法为鉴 浙江首个互联网+失信联动惩戒平台上线 (Zhejiang launches first online credit information sharing and punishing platform)
Chinanews.com, March 16, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0316/c1001-29871491.html

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

Chinese hackers accused of targeting US defense firms linked to South China Sea
Bloomberg, March 16, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2137496/chinese-hackers-accused-targeting-us-defence-firms

Petition campaign sparked by Chinese reporter’s dramatic eye roll demands probe of US broadcaster’s Communist Party ties
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2137428/petition-campaign-sparked-chinese-reporters-dramatic-eye-roll

Chinese students blacklisted for refusing to carry out compulsory military training
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2137469/chinese-students-blacklisted-refusing-carry-out-compulsory

Hong Kong (香港)

港府提建議 侮辱國歌最高監禁3年 (SAR gov suggests up to 3 years imprisonment for insulting Chinese national anthem)
Central News Agency, March 16, 2018
http://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/201803160203-1.aspx

No interim ban against Hong Kong by-election winner being sworn in
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2137432/no-interim-ban-against-hong-kong-election-winner-being

Related:
Defeated by-election candidate Edward Yiu says he may run in 2019 District Council elections
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/16/defeated-election-candidate-edward-yiu-says-may-run-2019-district-council-elections/

UK warns of increasing Beijing pressure on Hong Kong after activist jailings and ousting of lawmakers
Agence France-Presse, March 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/16/uk-warns-increasing-beijing-pressure-hong-kong-activist-jailings-ousting-lawmakers/

Related:
外交部駐港特派員公署促英方 停止對香港事務說三道四 (Office of the Commissioner of  MFA urges UK to stop making random and irresponsible remarks on HK issues)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 15, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1386095-20180315.htm

Hong Kong gov’t ignored 723 hectares of brownfield land that could be used for 84,000 flats, say researchers
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/16/hong-kong-govt-ignored-723-hectares-brownfield-land-used-84000-flats-say-researchers/

City of sadness? Hong Kong drops five spots to 76th in UN World Happiness Report
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/15/city-sadness-hong-kong-drops-five-spots-76th-un-world-happiness-report/

Commentary (评论)

香港保守主義的反挫與部落政治的宿命 (The counterblow of Hong Kong conservatism and the loop of tribal politics)
The Initium, March 16, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180316-opinion-anderson-311/

Hong Kong must stop clinging to the fiction of racial superiority and treat foreign domestic helpers with respect
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2137310/hong-kong-must-stop-clinging-fiction-racial-superiority-and

Xi Jinping and China's return to one-man rule
The Diplomat, March 15, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/xi-jinping-and-chinas-return-to-one-man-rule/

Campaign of forced evictions in Beijing contravenes international human rights standards
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, March 14, 2018
https://www.cecc.gov/publications/commission-analysis/campaign-of-forced-evictions-in-beijing-contravenes-international

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese crackdown separates Pakistani husbands from Uyghur wives
The Guardian, March 15, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/15/chinese-crackdown-separates-pakistani-husbands-from-uighur-wives

Related:
Uyghur teenager dies in custody at political re-education camp
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/teenager-03142018154926.html/

国务院办公厅关于印发国务院2018年立法工作计划的通知 (Draft legislations to be forwarded by State Council to NPC Standing Committee for review in 2018: Regulations of Internet Protection of Minors, draft Encryption Law, Regulations on Registration and Administration of Social Organizations, revised Regulations on Open Government Information)
Central People’s Government, March 14, 2018
http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2018-03/14/content_5274006.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

文艺界政协委员探讨影视剧如何讲好中国故事 (CPPCC member from field of art and literature: ”Our films, TV dramas should go to Europe and America” to spread “socialist core values”)
China Youth Daily, March 14, 2018
http://news.cyol.com/content/2018-03/14/content_17021134.htm

被控传播非法信息 新疆8名维族哈族网民被刑拘 (Xinjiang cirminally detains 8 Uyghurs and Kazakhs for allegedly spreading “illegal information”)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-03142018103102.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Guangdong workers show once again how collective bargaining should be done
China Labor Bulletin, March 14, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/guangdong-workers-show-once-again-how-collective-bargaining-should-be-done

中国曹顺利人权团队部分人权捍卫者上街举牌纪念曹顺利被迫害致死4周年 要求联合国彻查曹顺利死亡真相 (Human rights defenders hold placards to commemorate Cao Shunli, demand UN investigation)
Weiquanwang, March 14, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/03/4.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

How a new health commission could help reduce smoking in China
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2137208/how-new-health-commission-could-help-reduce-smoking-china

As the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders turns 20, China wages a multi-pronged attack on rights defenders
China Change, March 14, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/03/14/as-the-un-declaration-on-human-rights-defenders-turns-20-china-wages-a-multi-pronged-attack-on-rights-defenders/

China tells Vatican it's fighting illegal organ transplants
Associated Press, March 14, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/03/14/world/europe/ap-eu-rel-vatican-china-organs.html

Wang Yang: the “down-to-earth liberal” taking on China’s top advisory job
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2137217/wang-yang-down-earth-liberal-taking-chinas-top-advisory

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Alibaba says future of e-commerce to be more personalized
Xinhua News Agency, March 15, 2018
http://english.sina.com/buz/b/2018-03-15/detail-ifyshrst9571946.shtml

WeChat joins list of Chinese technology banned by overseas militaries on security worries
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/2137232/wechat-joins-list-chinese-technology-banned-overseas-militaries

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

Is Beijing planning to take Taiwan back ... by force?
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2137259/beijing-planning-take-taiwan-back-force

指中國無聲侵略 新書出版曾受阻 澳教授：澳洲人是時候發聲 (Clive Hamilton calls Australian to speak out against Chinese influence at book launch)
Stand News, March 14, 2018
http://bit.ly/2DsQOMm

China’s domestic security spending: An analysis of available data
The Jamestown Foundation, March 12, 2018
https://jamestown.org/program/chinas-domestic-security-spending-analysis-available-data/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's judges voice fears over China influence in judiciary
Reuters, March 15, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-law/hong-kongs-judges-voice-fears-over-china-influence-in-judiciary-idUSKCN1GR0LD

「投2號」可拿民建聯福袋？ 民協區議員獲錄音 指或違選舉舞弊條例 (“Those who vote for No.2 can get a DAB gift pack”, pro-Beijing party accused of by-election fraud)
Stand News, March 15, 2018
http://bit.ly/2Gtmoww

Related:
Hong Kong voters are rational and by-election result was expected, says Beijing’s former top man in city Wang Guangya
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2137151/hong-kong-voters-are-rational-and-election-result-was

Ex-Hong Kong leaders Tung Chee-hwa and CY Leung chosen as vice-chairs of China’s top advisory body again
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/15/ex-hong-kong-leaders-tung-chee-hwa-cy-leung-chosen-vice-chairs-chinas-top-advisory-body/

Activist Agnes Chow indicates she may challenge decision to bar her from by-election
Hong Kong Free Press, March 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/14/activist-agnes-chow-indicates-may-challenge-decision-bar-election/

“She didn’t even let me enter”: 1 in 4 kindergartens unfriendly towards ethnic minority students, survey finds
Hong Kong Free Press, March 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/14/didnt-even-let-enter-1-4-kindergartens-unfriendly-towards-ethnic-minority-students-survey-finds/

I find Xi Jinping “more and more charismatic and admirable”, says Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, March 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/14/i-find-xi-jinping-charismatic-admirable-says-hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam/

Commentary (评论)

取消國家主席任期限制的論述偏向 (Deviated angle in reporting Xi removing term limits)
Mingpao, March 15, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180315/s00012/1521050282593

Liberals had high hopes for the Chinese constitution – then came the ultimate insult
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/15/liberals-high-hopes-chinese-constitution-came-ultimate-insult/

Were the by-election results a “stunning defeat” for Hong Kong’s democrats? Not quite
Hong Kong Free Press, March 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/14/election-results-stunning-defeat-democrats-not-quite/

Related:
Hong Kong’s pan-democrats might find their missing by-election voters among indifferent young people
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2137123/hong-kongs-pan-democrats-might-find-their-missing-election

What is it like to be Black in China?
Inkstone, March 14, 2018
https://www.inkstonenews.com/opinion/black-panther-what-it-be-black-china/article/2136990

Congressional-Executive Commission on China 2017 Annual Report
2017 年年度报告执行摘要中文译文
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, March 14, 2018
EN: https://www.cecc.gov/publications/annual-reports/2017-annual-report
CH: https://www.cecc.gov/publications/annual-reports/2017-annual-report-executive-summary-chinese-translation-2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China unveils superagencies to fight pollution and other threats to party rule
习近平宣布建立超级机构，应对三大潜在威胁
The New York Times, March 13, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-congress-pollution-corruption.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180314/china-xi-jinping-congress-pollution-corruption/

Related:
关于《中华人民共和国监察法(草案)》的说明 (Statement of the Supervision Law of PRC (Draft))
Xinhua News Agency, March 13, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2018-03-13/doc-ifysfrty0686350.shtml

司法部官员指称吊照律师“害群之马” 遭谴责 (Ministry of Justice slammed for calling rights lawyers “black sheep”)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-03132018120134.html

Tibetan monk released after serving 10-year prison term, two others detained
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-03132018162710.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China dragoons viewers to make pro-Xi film a blockbuster
Agence France-Presse, March 14, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/china-dragoons-viewers-to-make-pro-xi-film-a-blockbuster-10041904

习近平欲为文革翻案？解读新版历史教科书争议 (Is Xi trying to reverse the verdict of Cultural Revolution? Interpreting the new history textbook controversy)
The New York Times, March 14, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180314/song-yongyi-china-textbook/

A reporter rolled her eyes, and China’s Internet broke
史诗级白眼：两会记者夸张表情引爆中国互联网
The New York Times, March 13, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/world/asia/china-eye-roll-liang-xiangyi.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180314/china-eye-roll-liang-xiangyi/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chen Jianfang & Li Xiaoling named 2018 recipients of Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 14, 2018
https://www.nchrd.org/2018/03/chen-jianfang-li-xiaoling-named-2018-csl-award/

山西大学出现抗习海报 成境内首间与海外留学生连线高校 (Anti-Xi posters appear in Shanxi University amid global #NotMyPresident campaign)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/xi-03132018085728.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

关于国务院机构改革方案的说明 (State Council sets up new Ministry of Culture and Tourism and State Administration of Radio and TV, both tasked with “implementing party propaganda policies”)
Xinhua News Agency, March 14, 2018
http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2018-03/14/content_5273856.htm

China puts an end to its notorious one-child policy enforcer
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2137094/china-puts-end-its-notorious-one-child-policy-enforcer

China plans new competition, food watchdog in government revamp
Reuters, March 13, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-competition/china-plans-new-competition-food-watchdog-in-government-revamp-idUSKCN1GP1JC

New immigration bureau set up to handle growing number of foreigners in China
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2137058/new-immigration-bureau-set-handle-growing-number