Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国称澳籍作家杨恒均涉嫌危害国家安全
China says Australian writer is suspected of national security crimes
The New York Times, January 24, 2019

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China likely holding author Yang Hengjun in “special detention,” says close friend
Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2019

专访: 民主国家的软弱使中国更嚣张 (Interview with Yang Hengjun’s tutor: Weaknesses of democratic countries will feed China’s ego)
Deutsche Welle, January 25, 2019

披露李明哲监中受虐 李净瑜探监遭拒 (Jailed Taiwan activist Lee Ming-che’s wife denied prison visits after revealing his ill treatment)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2019

公安执法规范化融公正于办案各环节 (To prevent torture, 16 law enforcement and case investigation centers with full CCTV coverage established in Beijing where suspects wear wristbands that record audio and track movement)
Legal Daily, January 24, 2019

新修正的刑事诉讼法全文公布, 在新起点上提升反腐败法治化水平 (Revised Criminal Procedure Law published on People’s Daily, establishing trial in absentia process, connecting investigation of National Supervisory Commission with criminal procedures)
National Supervisory Commission, January 24, 2019

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中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法 (Full text: Criminal Procedure Law of PRC)
People’s Daily, January 24, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

A celebrity blogger in China shines a light on political intrigue
The Economist, January 24, 2019

Why China is lavishing money on foreign students
The Economist, January 24, 2019

U.S. universities unplug from China's Huawei under pressure from Trump
Reuters, January 24, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

兩異見人士滯機場4月 將合法入台 (Two Chinese dissidents allowed to enter Taiwan after being stranded at airport for 4 months)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Canada’s ambassador to China says he “misspoke” about Sabrina Meng Wanzhou’s “strong” case against extradition
Bloomberg, January 25, 2019

China’s Xi Jinping “most dangerous” to free societies, says George Soros
BBC, January 25, 2018

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George Soros says Xi Jinping is the world’s “most dangerous opponent” of open societies
Quartz, January 25, 2019

即使習近平成為終身皇帝，也看不到中國足球夢的實現 (Even with Xi Jinping as emperor for life, China’s soccer dream will not come true)
The News Lens, January 25, 2019

人權比熊貓重要多了！布拉格擬廢除北京藏在合約中的「一中條款」(Human rights are more important than pandas: Prague to abolish one China policy in sister city agreement)
The News Lens, January 24, 2019

中央深改委会议定了这些大事 (Central Commission on Comprehensively Deepening Reforms adopts 12 documents and 3 reports, including Implementing Opinions on Comprehensively Deepening Reforms in Political and Legal Areas)
The Paper, January 24, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. believes it doesn’t need to show “proof” Huawei is a spy threat
Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2019

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Another reason U.S. fears Huawei: Its gear works and it's cheap
Bloomberg, January 24, 2019

Is someone in debt nearby? Chinese court uses chat app to alert people as part of social credit system
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2019

Taiwan compiling “blacklist” of Chinese technology companies: Report
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2019

Bing is back online in China (for now)
That’s Magazine, January 24, 2019

他們還在期待谷歌回到中國，哪怕是審查版的也好 (Why some Chinese citizens still want Google in China)
The Initium, January 25, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong legislature votes down motion to summon Justice Sec. to explain decision not to prosecute ex-leader CY Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2019

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【不控梁振英】傳召鄭若驊議案被否決　鄭若驊：議案干涉檢控　違基本法 (Motion to summon Secretary of Justice vetoed in LegCo, Cheng: motion is an interference on prosecution and against the Basic Law)
The Stand News, January 24, 2019

Demosisto leader Joshua Wong says he was treated “like a dog” when made to squat naked during prison interrogation
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2019

Policing Hong Kong’s Occupy protests was tough, say judges in Frankly Chu appeal – but excessive force still illegal
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2019

Hong Kong opposition lawmakers walk out of meeting with No. 2 official Matthew Cheung as row over controversial welfare change rumbles on
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2019

Commentary (评论)

百度现象折射中国互联网：牢笼又是丛林 (Baidu as a reflection of China’s Internet: A cage, but also a jungle)
BBC News, January 25, 2019

【專訪】穆達偉　因做功課被大陸驅逐出境的德國人 (Interview with David Missal, German student kicked out of China for his research project)
The Stand News, January 24, 2019

China: Secret detention places writer at risk of torture
Amnesty International, January 24, 2019

The Chinese Communist Party always needs an enemy
Foreign Policy, January 24, 2019

What does Xi want from Taiwan? (And what can Taiwan do about it?)
ChinaFile, January 24, 2019

China’s media forecast is bleak and stormy
Foreign Policy, January 24, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

A death sentence for a life of service
Art of Life, January 22, 2019

新疆一企业家疑因拒绝洗脑被判刑 (Kazakh entrepreneur sentenced to 10 years after being sent to Xinjiang camp, family received no information on charges or trial)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高法王林清法官依然下落不明 一篇诋毁文字为何四处流行 (Online smear campaign begins as Supreme People’s Court judge remains missing)
Radio France Internationale, January 24, 2019

澳籍华裔作家杨恒均在中国被拘留
Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun detained in China
The New York Times, January 24, 2019

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Detention of an Australian in China is Canberra’s worst nightmare
Sydney Morning Herald, January 24, 2019

Yang Hengjun: China “behaving like terrorists,” says friend of detained Australian
The Guardian, January 24, 2019

Christian suddenly dies within 24 hours of arrest
Bitter Winter, January 23, 2019

袭警判决为何引发争议：司法必须考虑示范效应和公序良俗 (The dilemma of harsher penalties forassaulting a police officer)
The Paper, January 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China deletes 7 million pieces of online information, thousands of apps
Reuters, January 23, 2019

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网络生态治理专项行动已清理有害信息709.7万余条 (Over 7 million “harmful” information cleaned and 308,000 accounts deleted during special campaign of “Internet ecosystem governance”)
Xinhua, January 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese authorities detain a dozen labour activists in crackdown on independent unions
Hong Kong Free Press, January 24, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tibetan nomads in Chamdo forced from their land in resettlement scheme
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2019

If China wants to quieten Belt and Road critics, it must meet global investing rules says Xiao Gang, ex-chief of Chinese securities watchdog
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2019

China has a special passport for its elites—and Huawei’s detained executive had one
Quartz, January 23, 2018

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Meng Wanzhou: The Huawei exec trapped in a gilded cage
CNN, January 24, 2019

我国过半“红通人员”去年被引渡遣返，专家分析2019全球追逃追赃如何发力 (Half of fugitives on Interpol “red notice” were extradited and returned to China by 2018)
Legal Daily, January 23, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

搜索引争议背后 百度发力信息流？(Behind Baidu search engine controversy: Is the company promoting its own content?)
Beijing News, January 24, 2019

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百度搜索已死？中国互联网企业商业与公共利益之间的抉择 (Is Baidu’s search engine dead? China’s Internet companies face choice between business, public interest)
BBC News, January 23, 2019

Microsoft's Bing search engine goes offline in China, raising fears it was “walled off”
Japan Times, January 24, 2019

China launches app encouraging users to identify and report “deadbeat” debtors
Independent, January 23, 2019

Taiwan preps China blacklist banning Huawei and ZTE
Nikkei Asian Review, January 22, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

從球場爭議走到立法，香港《國歌法》首讀 (Hong Kong’s National Anthem Law: From controversy on the soccer field to a bill in LegCo)
The Initium, January 24, 2019

Huge increase in investigations by Hong Kong authorities into suspected breaches of UN sanctions in last five years
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2019

Fewer Hongkongers see “One Country, Two Systems” as applicable to Taiwan – survey
Hong Kong Free Press, January 24, 2019

No date set to amend anti-bribery laws to include Hong Kong’s leader, say’s city’s No. 2 official
Hong Kong Free Press, January 23, 2019

Commentary (评论)

五四、八九、雨傘——留給我們的珍寶沒有遺言 (May 4, June 4, and Umbrella: “Our heritage was left to us without a testament”)
Ming Pao, January 24, 2019

Hong Kong lawmakers stood up for what’s right on elderly welfare. Shame it didn’t last
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2019

Spite won’t beat China in Africa
Foreign Policy, January 23, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China and CNN in row over Uyghur campaigner’s account of deaths of nine people in Xinjiang camp
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2019

内地雇新疆哈萨克人 要求学汉语入党 (Kazakhs sent from Xinjiang to work in inland factories, asked to learn Chinese and join the Party)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2019

“Reeducating” Muslims: How did the PRC come to this?
China Digital Times, January 21, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Growing fears for Chinese-Australian writer who has disappeared in China
Sydney Morning Herald, January 23, 2019

At least 5 labor rights activists arrested across China
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2019

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Well-known labor activists detained by Shenzhen police
China Labour Bulletin, January 22, 2019

Jailed rights activist suffers “extremely poor” conditions in China’s Hubei: Family
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

揭秘“网络水军”删帖“产业链” (Police crack down on “Internet water army” for deleting, blocking, replacing online information to manipulate public opinion)
Xinhua, January 22, 2019

“I’m being watched”: Anne-Marie Brady, the China critic living in fear of Beijing
The Guardian, January 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

反性倾向扭转治疗 中国红卡车捍卫LGBT (Two artists use red trucks to defend LGBT rights, against sexual orientation conversion therapy in China)
Deutsche Welle, January 23, 2019

First case of an administrative detention linked to the Foreign NGO Law?
ChinaFile NGO Project, January 22, 2019

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北上推廣愛滋病平權港人張錦雄　深圳被行政拘留三日　禁入境5年 (Hong Kong activist detained for 3 days for violation of Foreign NGO law, barred from entry for 5 years)
HK01, January 19, 2019

China’s construction workers need and deserve an effective trade union
China Labour Bulletin, January 22, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. advances Meng Wanzhou extradition process
China Digital Times, January 22, 2019

中国继续推进“一带一路”，但更谨慎低调
China proceeds with Belt and Road push, but does it more quietly
The New York Times, January 22, 2019

China’s parents still mistrust country’s brands 10 years after lethal milk powder scandal
Bloomberg, January 22, 2019

习近平吁严防“黑天鹅”“灰犀牛” (Xi Jinping urges prevention of “black swan” and “grey rhino” events)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2018

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Xi Jinping has issued a rallying cry, but what is China on alert for?
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2019

习近平：提高防控能力着力防范化解重大风险 保持经济持续健康发展社会大局稳定 (Xi Jinping urges provincial cadres to prevent and mitigate major political and ideological risks with “dogged fighting spirit”)
Xinhua, January 22, 2019