Government Accountability (政府问责)

12名诺贝尔和平奖得主呼吁释放刘晓波 (12 Nobel Peace Prize winners urge Obama to press Xi to release fellow laureate Liu Xiaobo)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2015/09/150923_letter_liuxiaobo

China prosecutor to intensify financial markets crackdown
Reuters, September 23, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/23/us-china-markets-probe-idUSKCN0RN0A820150923

Senior leader calls for discipline within anti-graft agencies
Xinhua, September 23, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/23/c_134653179.htm

China to prosecute ex-deputy sports minister and Olympics committee member for graft
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1861003/china-prosecute-ex-deputy-sports-minister-and-olympics

Tianjin warehouse blasts: Evidence of corruption, says Chinese premier as he vows nobody will be exempt from punishment
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1860908/tianjin-warehouse-blasts-evidence-corruption-says

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Hackers took fingerprints of 5.6 million U.S. workers, government says
The New York Times, September 24, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/world/asia/hackers-took-fingerprints-of-5-6-million-us-workers-government-says.html

Cyber sleuths track hacker to China’s military
The Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/cyber-sleuths-track-hacker-to-chinas-military-1443042030

Struggles in China push Cisco to strike deal
Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/struggles-in-china-push-cisco-to-strike-deal-1442965527

What did Xi Jinping have to Say on cyber issues in his big Seattle speech?
The Diplomat, September 23, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/what-did-xi-jinping-have-to-say-on-cyber-issues-in-his-big-seattle-speech/

Hong Kong (香港)

Smears from both sides have politicized University of Hong Kong’s campus, says Baptist University chief
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1860946/smears-both-sides-have-politicised-university

Protest fatigue? Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists are awakening ahead of Occupy anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/23/protest-fatigue-hong-kongs-pro-democracy-activists-are-awakening-ahead-of-occupy-anniversary/

Human Rights Watch slams FIFA proceedings against Hong Kong fans’ anthem jeers
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/24/human-rights-watch-slams-fifa-proceedings-against-hong-kong-fans-anthem-jeers/

人權監察：87枚催淚彈不必要　警：要製造安全距離 (HK Human Rights Monitor: 87 tear gas grenades unnecessary, police: it was to create safe distance)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 24, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1213329-20150924.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Full text: China President Xi gives policy speech in Seattle, wants to fight cybercrime with the U.S.
Geekwire, September 22, 2015
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/full-text-china-president-xi-gives-policy-speech-in-seattle-pledges-to-fight-cybercrime-with-u-s/

Silicon Valley shouldn’t let China strong-arm it into spying
Quartz, September 23, 2015
http://qz.com/508482/silicon-valley-shouldnt-let-china-strong-arm-it-into-spying/

Dear Xi Jinping: I am writing to you as an American Mom of a 19-year old Chinese daughter …
Medium, September 23, 2015
https://medium.com/@melissaludtke_70103/dear-xi-jinping-b0df07cba899

To Obama–Why China does not have a Nelson Mandela
China Change, September 23, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/09/23/to-obama-why-china-does-not-have-a-nelson-mandela/

China’s President Xi is “so cute,” says world’s creepiest propaganda video
The Washington Post, September 23, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/23/chinas-president-xi-is-so-cute-says-worlds-creepiest-propaganda-video/

"内部材料”不是公开“三公”经费的遮羞布 (Government should not use excuse of "internal materials" to conceal “3 public expenditures” –air travel, food and entertainment, and vehicles)
Sichuan News Online, September 23, 2015
http://opinion.newssc.org/system/20150923/000603237.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

有罪证据有问题宁可不追究, 中央司改办和中央政法机关相关负责人就司法体制改革答记者问 (Leaders of Central Group on Judicial System Reforms and Central Politics and Law Organs: it’s not advisable to pursue problematic criminal evidence)
Legal Daily, September 22, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150922/Articel05002GN.htm

中国公安部：所有刑事案件讯问过程将录音录像 (Ministry of Public Security: All interrogation procedures in criminal cases will be recorded on audio and video)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-09222015103635.html

Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Told Wife Not to Meet with Deputy Secretary of State
China Change, September 23, 2015
http://hlj.rednet.cn/c/2015/09/21/3797353.htm

Meet the press: China gives a little ground to foreign media –for now
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1860604/meet-press-china-gives-little-ground-foreign-media-now

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Labour activist Zhu Xiaomei in action
YouTube, September 21, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1YY2muuqoA&t=121&app=desktop

Public opposition said to delay upgrading of train line in capital
Caixin, September 22, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-22/100854909.html

Rights activists greet China's leader on first U.S. visit
Al Jazeera, September 22, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/xi-jinping-seattle-china-150922230118373.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

最高法发布完善人民法院司法责任制意见, 七种情形法官承担违法审判责任 (SPC issues opinion on perfecting people's courts’ judicial responsibility: there are 7 situations in which judges shall be responsible for unlawful decisions)
Legal Daily, September 22, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150922/Articel01011GN.htm

Related:
最高人民法院关于完善人民法院司法责任制的若干意见 (Opinion by SPC on improving people’s courts’ judicial responsibility)
Legal Daily, September 22, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150922/Articel03002GN.htm

Political advisor in Guangdong “detained for graft”
Caixin, September 22, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-22/100854897.html

Premier orders thorough investigation of Tianjin blasts
Xinhua, September 22, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/22/c_134649516.htm

”There is no “Houses of Cards”: Chinese president rejects for first time claims his anti-graft crackdown is a power struggle
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1860423/chinese-president-xi-jinping-set-land-seattle-first

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google is returning to China? It never really left
The Guardian, September 21, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/21/google-is-returning-to-china-it-never-really-left

Apple China apps hacked
Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2015
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2015/9/21/technology/apple-china-apps-hacked

Hacking sanctions threat hangs over Xi’s U.S. visit
China Digital Times, September 22, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/hacking-sanctions-threat-hangs-over-xis-u-s-visit/

Xi Jinping in Seattle to meet with CEOs of Apple, Microsoft and other tech giants
The Telegraph, September 22, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11883919/Xi-Jinping-in-Seattle-to-meet-with-CEOs-of-Apple-Microsoft-and-other-tech-giants.html

CloudFlare raises $110M from Baidu, Google Capital, Microsoft, and Qualcomm
VentureBeat, September 22, 2015
http://venturebeat.com/2015/09/22/cloudflare-raises-110m-from-baidu-google-capital-microsoft-and-qualcomm/

Related:
Dark Cloud: Why CloudFlare's Deal with Baidu Could Haunt US Tech Companies
VICE, September 15, 2015
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/cloudflare-baidu-partnership-yunjiasu-china

Hong Kong (香港)

Yellow umbrellas to return to Admiralty on first anniversary of pro-democracy protests
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/23/yellow-umbrellas-to-return-to-admiralty-on-first-anniversary-of-umbrella-movement/

Joshua Wong, Benny Tai and Martin Lee to attend pro-democracy NGO event in U.S.
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/23/joshua-wong-benny-tai-and-martin-lee-to-attend-pro-democracy-ngo-event-in-us/

Related:
李柱铭黄之锋在美未获白宫官员会面 (Martin Lee and Joshua Wong could not obtain meetings with White House officials)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2015/09/150923_us_hongkong_democracy_activists

As Xi meets Obama, will anyone remember Hong Kong “Occupy” protest?
Christian Science Monitor, September 22, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0922/As-Xi-meets-Obama-will-anyone-remember-Hong-Kong-Occupy-protest

有佔領參與者修好雨傘保存　也有義載司機加入政黨 (Some “Occupy” participants repaired and kept umbrellas, some volunteer drivers joined political parties)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 23, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1213114-20150923.htm

朱耀明：若政府多行不義社會炸彈將爆 (One of the “Occupy” trio Chu Yiu-ming: If government continuously tramples on justice, society will explode)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 23, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1213052-20150923.htm

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

China detains U.S. woman over national security
The Hindu, September 23, 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-detains-us-woman-over-national-security/article7677789.ece

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

海外观察：8000名留美学生被开除 谁该反省？ (Overseas Observer: 8,000 Chinese students expelled from U.S. schools in 2014—who needs to take a long hard look at themselves?)
People Online, September 22, 2015
http://world.people.com.cn/n/2015/0601/c1002-27086406.html

What China’s Xi Jinping thinks about freedom
The Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/23/what-chinas-xi-jinping-thinks-about-freedom/

Can the U.S. & China make peace in cyberspace?
China File, September 22, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/can-us-china-make-peace-cyberspace

Osborne “must raise human rights abuse” on visit to volatile Chinese region
The Guardian, September 22, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/22/george-osborne-china-visit-must-raise-human-rights-abuse

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China issues white paper on gender equality, women's development
China Daily, September 22, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/22/content_21947110.htm

Related:
White paper: Gender Equality and Women's Development in China (full text)
授权发布：中国性别平等与妇女发展 (Authorized announcement: Gender equality and women’s development in China)
Xinhua, September 22, 2015
EN: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/22/content_21946949.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-09/22/c_1116636886.htm

China needs checks and balances to protect lawyers' rights, say experts
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1860254/chinas-judiciary-needs-checks-and-balances-protect

中国保障律师权利新规被指一纸空文 (China’s new regulations for protection of lawyers’ rights criticized as empty words)
Voice of America, September 22, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/beijing-new-rules-of-protecting-lawyers-rights-20150922/2973540.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Baidu begins censoring "Liu Lefei" - Vice Chairman of CITIC
Fei Chang Dao, September 21, 2015
http://blog.feichangdao.com/2015/09/baidu-begins-censoring-liu-lefei-vice.html

Chinese state media continues tirade against Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing in People’s Daily commentary
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1860098/chinese-state-media-continues-tirade-against-hong-kong-tycoon-li

Minitrue: Don’t hype Xinhua commentary on SOE reform
China Digital Times, September 21, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/minitrue-dont-hype-xinhua-commentary-on-soe-reform/

Chinese state media makes rare report of assault on villagers in land dispute with officials
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1860105/chinese-state-media-makes-rare-report-assault-villagers-land

Neil Gaiman joins authors in urging Chinese president to release jailed writers
The Guardian, September 21, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/sep/21/neil-gaiman-authors-chinese-president-jailed-writers

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China investors in rare protest accuse regulators of "ignoring fraud"
Reuters, September 21, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/china-fanya-protests-idUSL4N11R2U620150921

Sacked labor activist continues to push for workers’ trade unions
China Labor Bulletin, September 21, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/sacked-labour-activist-continues-push-workers%E2%80%99-trade-unions

Chinese police detain more than 1,000 PLA veterans in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/veterans-09212015110945.html

高瑜、浦志强获“中国民主教育基金会”评选为“中国杰出民主人士” (Gao Yu and Pu Zhiqiang receive “Outstanding Contribution Prize for Democracy of China” by Chinese Democracy Education Foundation)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-09212015094746.html

看看大使馆是如何安排留美学生欢迎习近平访美迎接仪式的 (See how the Chinese Embassy is Preparing for the Ceremony to Welcome Xi Jinping to the US, Including Instructions Drafted By a Lawyer for Dealing With Protesters)
WeChat, September 22, 2015
http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5NTc3OTE2MA==&mid=207637439&idx=2&sn=463a0a3f2365d9815e5c98dcbdfffaa8&scene=2&srcid=0922GYz7YeVYVZJLlSkAZCZI&from=timeline&isappinstalled=0#rd

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China stresses Party leadership in SOE reforms
中共中央办公厅印发《关于在深化国有企业改革中坚持党的领导加强党的建设的若干意见》
Xinhua, September 20, 2015
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/20/c_134642583.htm
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2015-09/20/content_2935714.htm

Related:
中共中央、国务院关于深化国有企业改革的指导意见 (CPC Central Committee, State Council to give instructive comments on deepening reform of state-owned enterprises)
Xinhua, September 13, 2015
http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2015-09/13/content_2930440.htm

Charles Li involved in controversial China hiring while at J.P. Morgan
Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hkex-chief-was-involved-in-controversial-hiring-moves-when-at-j-p-morgan-1442775597

Inquiry into bank head “tied to closing of Dalian bourse”
Caixin, September 21, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-21/100853918.html

China prosecutors investigate 140,000 suspects in anti-graft drive
Xinhua, September 21, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/21/c_134645929.htm

Videos of a raunchy night out costs Chinese official his job and party membership
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1860120/videos-raunchy-night-out-costs-chinese-official-his-job-and-party

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple iOS breach no mere “mistaken experiment,” Chinese experts say
The Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/21/prank-or-hack-apple-china-breach-in-eye-of-beholder/

Related:
中国防火墙作法自毙给苹果程式黑客有机可乘 (Chinese firewall hoist with its own petard as iOS hackers exploit the loopholes)
Radio France Internationale, September 22, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150922-中国防火墙作法自毙给苹果程式黑客有机可乘

Xi Jinping says China is not guilty of cyber attacks as he prepares for US visit
The Guardian, September 22, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/22/xi-jinping-says-china-is-not-guilty-of-cyber-attacks-as-he-prepares-for-us-visit

Xi Jinping’s tech battle in Seattle
Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-jinpings-tech-battle-in-seattle-1442877179

Hong Kong (香港)

We don't need another Occupy: Joshua Wong reveals new approach and plan for referendum on Hong Kong's post-2047 future
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1860272/we-dont-need-another-occupy-joshua-wong-reveals-new-approach

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Don’t get too excited about a U.S.-China arms control agreement for cyber
Lawfare, September 21, 2015
https://www.lawfareblog.com/dont-get-too-excited-about-us-china-arms-control-agreement-cyber

Our understanding of the rule of law defines us as Hong Kong people
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/21/our-understanding-of-the-rule-of-law-defines-us-as-hong-kong-people/

Curbing Chinese corruption
Al Jazeera, September 21, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/09/curbing-chinese-corruption-150916133949395.html

记者命运需要全社会的关怀 (Society should be concerned about journalists’ fate)
Al Jazeera, September 21, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001064071

Access to Justice (司法公正)

28个省区市制定法援法规或规章 (28 provincial cities enact rules and regulations on legal aid)
Legal Daily, September 18, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150918/Articel01005GN.htm

海城看守所打造人性化管理, 在押人员主动协助破刑案123起 (Detention center in Haicheng, in Liaoning Province, establishes healthcare system focused on more humane treatment of prisoners, leads to prisoners voluntarily helping to solve 123 criminal cases)
Legal Daily, September 18, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150918/Articel02007GN.htm

China takes despicable measures to subdue rights lawyer
China Change, September 18, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/09/18/china-takes-despicable-measure-to-subdue-rights-lawyer/

Related:
Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

China's legal rights: lawyers win some, lose some
五部门新规保障会见阅卷等执业权利 律师忧无实质改善
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1859968/chinas-legal-rights-lawyers-win-some-lose-some
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14fedc9599daf03/wu-bu-men-xin-gui-bao-zhang-hui-jian-yue-juan-deng-zhi-ye-quan-li-lv-shi-you-wu-shi-zhi-gai-shan

Related:
授权发布：关于依法保障律师执业权利的规定 (Authorized announcement: Regulations on the protection of lawyers’ rights of practice)
Xinhua, September 20, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-09/20/c_1116616593.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Western media “welcome” in China, Xi Jinping tells Murdoch (whose Wall Street Journal website is blocked)
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1859698/western-media-welcome-china-xi-jinping-tells-murdoch-whose-wall

“The best Father’s Day gift ever”: a VPN
China Digital Times, September 17, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/the-best-fathers-day-gift-ever-a-vpn/

China is bringing sophisticated censorship to the US for president Xi’s state visit
Quartz, September 18, 2015
http://qz.com/505651/china-is-bringing-sophisticated-censorship-to-the-us-for-president-xis-state-visit/

Why is China talking “democracy” and “freedom” in schools?
The Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/21/why-is-china-talking-democracy-and-freedom-in-schools/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Workers strike at Chinese shipyard, demand three months' back-pay
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawsuit-09182015104956.html

京藝術家聲援佔領被拘9個月後不被起訴 (Beijing artists detained for supporting HK Umbrella Movement not charged after 9 months)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 21, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1212658-20150921.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

矿场老板被关10个月无罪释放 曾被6人轮流审问 (Quarry boss released without charge after 10-month detention suffered intense interrogation)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 18, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/wh/2015-09-17/doc-ifxhuyha2294419.shtml

Honored Official exposed for adultery and domestic violence
China Smack, September 18, 2015
http://www.chinasmack.com/2015/digest/honored-official-exposed-for-adultery-and-domestic-violence.html

”President Obama most likely would be in prison”: China rights record slammed in U.S. ahead of Xi Jinping's state visit
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1859651/president-obama-most-likely-would-be-prison-china

Related:
Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

Chinese lawyer sues for compensation over torture in police custody
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawsuit-09182015104956.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

织密防控网确保社会安定有序 (A tightly defended Internet will ensure social stability and order)
Legal Daily, September 18, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150918/Articel01010GN.htm

微信群主被判拘役 (WeChat Group Leader sentenced to criminal detention in online obscenity case, gets 1.5 months)
Legal Daily, September 18, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150918/Articel05006GN.htm

Malware infects WeChat, other iOS apps in Chinese store
China Digital Times, September 18, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/malware-infects-wechat-other-ios-apps-in-chinese-store/

U.S. and China seek arms deal for cyberspace
The New York Times, September 20, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/world/asia/us-and-china-seek-arms-deal-for-cyberspace.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Seven members quit Democratic Party ahead of District Council elections
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/21/seven-members-quit-democratic-party-ahead-of-district-council-elections/

”I Want Genuine Universal Suffrage” banner appears in Admiralty days before Occupy Central anniversary
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1859850/ahead-occupy-centrals-anniversary-i-want-genuine

Four arrested at Mong Kok protest’s 300 day commemoration
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/21/four-arrested-at-mong-kok-protests-300-day-commemoration/

Pan-democrat lawmakers form liaison group to communicate with Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/19/pan-democrat-lawmakers-form-liaison-group-to-communicate-with-beijing/

周永康：佔領時有策略錯誤　羅冠聰：退聯大學仍可合作 (Alex Chow: There were strategic flaws in “Occupy” movement, Nathan Law: HKFS still cooperates with universities that have quit the association)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 21, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1212654-20150921.htm

李慧琼：面對「去中國化」加強中國歷史教育是大方向 (Politician Starry Lee: In face of “dechinesification,”intensifying Chinese history education is one important remedy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 21, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1212627-20150921.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Who will speak for China's dissidents?
Los Angeles, September 20, 2015
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-nossel-china-human-rights-20150920-story.html

Xi Jinping: Does China truly love “Big Daddy Xi” – or fear him?
The Guardian, September 19, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/19/xi-jinping-does-china-truly-love-big-daddy-xi-or-fear-him

Access to Justice (司法公正)

沈德咏在第二次全国法院案例指导工作会议上强调, 加强案例指导统一裁判标准(Shen Yongde speaks at 2nd National Court Cases Guidance Work Conference, emphasizes need to strengthen uniform decision making standards in case guidance)
Legal Daily, September 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150917/Articel02003GN.htm

China relaxes adoption rules for abandoned, trafficked children
Reuters, September 18, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/18/us-china-familyplanning-idUSKCN0RI09P20150918

What’s New In The New Domestic Violence Law Draft?
China Law Translate, September 16, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/major-changes-in-the-domestic-violence-law/?lang=en

Access to Information (信息公开)

PEN Appeals to Xi Jinping for Release of Imprisoned Chinese
The New York Times, September 18, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/china-xi-jinping-writers-pen-america/

Related:
Dear President Xi: A message from America's writers
PEN America, September 18, 2015
http://www.pen.org/blog/XiJinping2015

Report details harassment of journalists in China
China Digital Times, September 17, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/report-details-harassment-of-journalists-in-china/

Related:
Recent incidents of interference with reporting
Foreign Correspondents' Club of China, September 15, 2015
https://cpj.org/blog/FCCC-09-15.pdf

As zombie rumors fly, China punishes social media pranksters
《三体》热令科幻走红，禁忌仍在
The New York Times, September 18, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150918/c18sino-scifi/dual/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

"无违法犯罪证明”应由单位申请开具仍有个人要求公安机关出证明 “无违法犯罪证明”使用过滥是问题根源 (“Certificates of No Criminal Record” should be issued on application by work units but individuals still seek them from public security organs, the root cause of why such certificates are being used excessively)
Legal Daily, September 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150917/Articel04002GN.htm

Daring sailboat escape by Chinese dissidents ends in rescue, detention by Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sailboat-09172015110152.html

Chinese man attempts suicide outside government headquarters in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/attempts-09172015111805.html

China’s Communist Party hails its own legitimacy amid online skepticism
Foreign Policy, September 17, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/17/china-communist-party-legitimacy-government-wang-qishan-internet/

Tianjin blast victims protest for better compensation
Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/tianjin-blast-victims-protest-for-better-compensation-1442532484

香港团体中大校园讲座声援中国维权律师 (Hong Kong group organizes conference on CUHK campus to rally support for Chinese human rights lawyers)
Voice of America, September 18, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-chinese-rights-20150917/2967462.html

HRC Statement Reaffirms Right to Freedom of Expression Including Creative and Artistic Expression
Permanent Mission of the United States of America, September 18, 2015
https://geneva.usmission.gov/2015/09/18/hrc-statement-reaffirms-right-to-freedom-of-expression-including-creative-and-artistic-expression/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

袁永长被宣告无罪获国家赔偿 (Former leader of Sichuan industrial company receives $72 thousand in state compensation after exoneration)
Yangzhou Times, September 16, 2015
http://roll.sohu.com/20150916/n421275866.shtml

法律援助案件质量评估在湖南开展 (Qualitative assessment of legal aid cases begins in Hunan)
Legal Daily, September 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150917/Articel02006GN.htm

公安机关规范执法内外兼修促进公平正义 系列改革给执法权力戴上“紧箍咒” (Public security organs aim to standardize law enforcement activities to “advance justice inside and out”: A series of reforms will keep law enforcement officers’ power on a tight leash)
Legal Daily, September 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150917/Articel05002GN.htm

Chinese officials deny blame after man died in fire while workers demolished his house
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1859053/chinese-officials-deny-blame-after-man-died-house-fire

The spread of corruption is being contained, says China's chief graft-buster
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1859252/spread-corruption-being-contained-says-chinas-chief

U.S. government forcibly repatriates first “Sky Net” Chinese fugitive ahead of Xi Jinping’s state visit
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1859321/us-government-forcibly-repatriates-first-chinese

China defends Xi visit to UN forum despite activists' detention
Channel NewsAsia, September 17, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-defends-xi-visit-to/2133052.html

Ahead of Xi's U.S. trip, China defends record on human rights
The Diplomat, September 18, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/ahead-of-xis-us-trip-china-defends-record-on-human-rights/

Related:
Xi Jinping’s US visit: itinerary, issues and delegation
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2015
http://multimedia.scmp.com/xi-jinping-us-visit/

中国环保部核算环保的经济损失 (Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection should calculate financial losses incurred by environmental protection)
Financial Times, September 18, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001064026

习近平访美前 多族人权团体在白宫前谴责中国人权状况 (Prior to Xi Jinping’s visit to U.S., multiple ethnic groups and human rights organizations gather in front of White House to condemn human rights situation in China)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/ks-09172015150533.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The CEOs facing off during Chinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit to the U.S. shows the importance of tech
Quartz, September 18, 2015
http://qz.com/505220/the-list-of-ceos-facing-off-during-chinese-president-xi-jinpings-state-visit-to-the-us-shows-the-importance-of-tech/

The Chinese cyber threat in the South China Sea
The Diplomat, September 18, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/the-chinese-cyber-threat-in-the-south-china-sea/

Father's Day Climbing generational walls – by Mia Li
the Anthill, September 18, 2015
http://theanthill.org/fathers-day

中国承诺打击网络黑客 (China promises to crack down on internet hacking)
Voice of America, September 18, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-us-cyberattack-20150917/2967388.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy co-founder Benny Tai says he regrets not ending protests sooner
Hong Kong Free Press, September 18, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/18/occupy-co-founder-benny-tai-says-he-regrets-not-ending-protests-sooner/

Pan-democrats to take on Occupy activist groups in 14 constituencies in Hong Kong district council polls
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1859240/pan-democrats-take-occupy-activist-groups-14-constituencies-hong-kong

不靠中联办 港泛民成立联络小组协调与中央沟通 (Not relying on Liaison Office, Hong Kong pan-dems set up contact groups for coordinating communication with Beijing)
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/14fdf22f54f2cd1/bu-kao-zhong-lian-ban-gang-fan-min-cheng-li-lian-luo-xiao-zu-xie-diao-yu-zhong-yang-gou-tong

Counterterrorism (反恐)

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s growing pains
The Diplomat, September 18, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/the-shanghai-cooperation-organizations-growing-pains/

新疆反恐基金设立一年4万余人献爱心 (By Anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Anti-Terrorism Foundation, more than 40,000 people have donated)
Legal Daily, September 17, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2015-09/17/content_6273307.htm?node=20908

利川特警为客车司机传授反恐知识技能 (Lichuan, Sichuan SWAT police teach counterterrorism skills and techniques to bus drivers)
Xinhua, September 17, 2015
http://www.hb.chinanews.com/news/2015/0917/225785.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Obama: Cyber theft “an act of aggression” but U.S. and China can develop norms
The Diplomat, September 18, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/obama-cyber-theft-an-act-of-aggression-but-us-and-china-can-develop-norms/

From China, messages to President Obama before Xi Jinping’s visit (2)
China Change, September 17, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/09/17/from-china-messages-to-president-obama-before-xi-jinpings-visit-2//

Related:
Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

Don't forget about China's big UN speech
The Diplomat, September 18, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/dont-forget-about-chinas-big-un-speech/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

多地出台省级深化户籍改革意见告别农户时代, 公安户籍改革缩小城乡间差异 (Proposed provincial-level opinions for intensifying hukou reform will bid farewell to era of farmer household registration status, rural urban divide to be reduced)
Legal Daily, September 16, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150916/Articel05002GN.htm

China's top court stresses harsh penalties after Tianjin blasts
China Daily, September 16, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/16/content_21897107.htm

已被罚处：邓某造谣描黑纠纷 (Man penalized for starting rumors after posting false information about a violent dispute)
Legal Daily, September 16, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150916/Articel05007GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国政府提交联合国的“酷刑”报告数据涉嫌造假各部门相互推诿拒绝公开具体数据（图）(Chinese government’s "torture" report submitted to UN suspected of fraudulent data, various departments shirk responsibility and refuse to disclose specific numbers)
Weiquanwang, September 16, 2015
http://wqw2010.blogspot.se/2015/09/blog-post_55.html

River crabbed: the emperor’s left hand
China Digital Times, September 16, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/river-crabbed-the-emperors-left-hand/

The Chinese government is censoring a documentary about mothers who love their gay kids
Quartz, September 17, 2015
http://qz.com/504022/a-filmmaker-is-suing-the-chinese-government-for-banning-his-documentary-about-mothers-who-love-their-gay-children/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights - Report of the Secretary-General [This report on the problem of reprisals at the UN highlights concerns about China censoring civil society participation at the recent CEDAW review and the death of Cao Shunli.]
与联合国、其代表和机制在人权领域的合作 - 秘书长的报告 [本报告就联合国重点强调的关于报复的问题，对中国审查民间社会参与最近的消除对妇女歧视的审议以及曹顺利死亡事件提出了关切。]
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 17, 2015
EN:http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session30/Documents/A_HRC_30_29_ENG.docx
CH: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session30/Documents/A_HRC_30_29_CHI.docx

Guangdong newspaper prints black page on International Day of Democracy
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/guangdong-newspaper-prints-black-page-on-international-day-of-democracy-09162015110446.html

中国维权律师联盟声援被捕律师 (China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group rallies support for the detained lawyers)
The New York Times, September 17, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150917/c17sino-chinese-lawyers/

Tibetan woman is detained in fifth solo protest in Ngaba County
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detention-09152015171118.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

司法改革“新风”破解律师“取证难、会见难”(New judicial reform trends will resolve difficulties for lawyers in gathering evidence and meeting clients)
Youth Daily, August 22, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0822/c70731-27499992.html

After Tianjin explosion, residents lose the battle for justice
Tea Leaf Nation, September 16, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/16/china-tianjin-chemical-explosion-grassroots-organizing-government/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Guangzhou police place police stations at 83 websites and internet companies
Fei Chang Dao, September 17, 2015
http://blog.feichangdao.com/2015/09/guangzhou-police-place-police-stations.html

China tries to extract pledge of compliance from U.S. tech firms
中国要求美国科技公司服从政府管控
The New York Times, September 17, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/technology/20150917/c17pledge/dual/

Related:
The pledge China wants tech companies to sign
New York Times, September 16, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/09/16/technology/document-the-pledge-china-wants-tech-companies-to-sign.html

Obama warns of “weaponizing the internet” ahead of Xi Jinping's U.S. visit
The Guardian, September 16, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/16/obama-china-cybersecurity-weaponise-the-internet-xi-jinping-visit

How China boosts Its tech startups
Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-china-boosts-its-tech-startups-1442443212

白宫不会透露美国就网络间谍活动可能对中国所采取措施的详情 (White House will not disclose details of possible measures taken by U.S. in response to China’s cyber espionage)
Reuters, September 17, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/09/17/usa-china-cybersecurity-whitehouse-idCNKCS0RH06520150917

Hong Kong (香港)

30 Hong Kong pupils get half a day in Stanley prison, but government denies radical scheme is bid to frighten youth from political activism
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1858876/30-hong-kong-pupils-get-half-day-stanley-prison-government-denies-radical

”The separation of powers is not a necessary condition for democracy”—LegCo president
Hong Kong Free Press, September 17, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/17/the-separation-of-powers-is-not-a-necessary-condition-for-democracy-legco-president/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

覆巢：中国权利NGO生死劫（万字完整版）(The life of death tragedy of China’s rights NGOs)
Initium Media, September 17, 2015
https://www.zine.la/article/532ff3e45d2911e5974252540d79d783/?from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0

From China, messages to President Obama before Xi Jinping’s visit (1)
China Change, September 16, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/09/16/from-china-messages-to-president-obama-before-xi-jinpings-visit-1/

Related:
Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

Corruption, once useful, has no place today in China's aspiring market economy
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1858773/corruption-once-useful-has-no-place-today-chinas-aspiring

Sieren's China: Difficult reforms in store
Deustche Welle, September 17, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/sierens-china-difficult-reforms-in-store/a-18719009?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

浅析反家庭暴力立法中的法理 (Basic analysis of legal principles within the domestic violence legislation)
Legal Daily, September 16, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2015-09-16/doc-ifxhxzxp4358993.shtml

Tianjin disaster exposes China’s compensation lottery
China Labor Bulletin, September 17, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/tianjin-disaster-exposes-china%E2%80%99s-compensation-lottery

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Despite crackdown, Chinese lawyers vow to press for human rights
The New York Times, September 16, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/china-lawyers-human-rights-crackdown/

中国女性面对家庭暴力为何多容忍 (Why do China's women tolerate domestic violence?)
Phoenix Blog News, September 15, 2015
http://blog.ifeng.com/article/37449081.html

法官检察官将享受特殊政策 (Judges and prosecutors to enjoy special policies)
Xinhua, September 15, 2015
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/NEW2015091505215801?

全国律协举办第一期省级律师协会领导成员培训班, 学习贯彻全国律师工作会议精神大力加强律师协会领导班子建设 (ACLA holds 1st leader training session for provincial-level lawyers' associations)
Legal Daily, September 15, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150915/Articel02003GN.htm

公安改革驶入快车道群众受益更多获得感 (Public security reforms enter the fast lane, let the masses truly feel they have benefited)
Legal Daily, September 15, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150915/Articel05006GN.htm

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Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Activists’ families targeted
China Digital Times, September 15, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/dont-return-sydney-student-told-fathers-disappearance/

Related:
Don't return, a Sydney uni student is told after his father “disappears” in China
Sydney Morning Herald, September 14, 2015
http://www.smh.com.au/world/dont-return-a-sydney-uni-student-is-told-after-his-father-disappears-in-china-20150913-gjlee1.html

A Hong Kong business magnate “runs away”. Chinese netizens ask, why shouldn't he?
Global Voices, September 15, 2015
https://globalvoices.org/2015/09/15/a-hong-kong-business-magnate-runs-away-chinese-netizens-ask-why-shouldnt-he/

Foxconn sacks Shenzhen workers for protest over social insurance payments
China Labor Bulletin, September 15, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/foxconn-sacks-shenzhen-workers-protest-over-social-insurance-payments

Chinese police say school for homeless petitioner children “illegal”
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/school-09152015113010.html

习近平访美前 中国维权学者郭玉闪获释 (Chinese rights defender and academic Guo Yushan released before Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S.)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 15, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150915_china_guoyushan_release

艾未未：我会少讲一点政治 (Ai Weiwei: I will talk less about politics)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150915-艾未未：我會少講一點政治

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China moves diplomat to graft-busting role as Beijing seeks global help in bringing suspects home
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1858385/china-moves-diplomat-senior-role-anti-graft-bureau

China's finance minister wants better corruption fighting mechanisms
Reuters, September 16, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/16/us-china-corruption-finmin-idUSKCN0RG07G20150916

China military says senior officer probed
China Daily, September 15, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/15/content_21885775.htm

Mooncakes under spotlight after Chinese government crackdown
Channel NewsAsia, September 15, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/mooncakes-under-spotlight/2127918.html

Villager in Shandong burns to death in row over forced demolition
Hong Kong Free Press, September 16, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/16/villager-in-shandong-burns-to-death-in-row-over-forced-demolition/

Chinese state dinner now a date: Sept. 25
USA Today, September 15, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/15/chinese-state-dinner-now-date-sept-25/72334032/

Related:
Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

Speakers from U.S., Cuba, China, Russia, Iran line up for 70th UN General Assembly
Deutsche Welle, September 15, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/speakers-from-us-cuba-china-russia-iran-line-up-for-70th-un-general-assembly/a-18716650

美国百名企业家致函奥巴马和习近平 (100 American entrepreneurs send open letter to Obama and Xi Jinping)
Radio France Internationale, September 16, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150915-美国百名企业家致函奥巴马和习近平

美调查：中国人对反腐满意度创新高 对基层政府满意度创新低 (Harvard survey: Chinese satisfaction with central government’s anti-graft work reaches a new high, but an all-time 11-year low in satisfaction with local governments)
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/14fd4299287d1b1/mei-diao-cha-zhong-fan-fu-man-yi-du-chuang-xin-gao-dui-ji-ceng-zheng-fu-man-yi-du-chuang-xin-di

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Cyberthreat posed by China and Iran confounds White House
The New York Times, September 15, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/world/asia/cyberthreat-posed-by-china-and-iran-confounds-white-house.html

Hong Kong (香港)

No one is above the law, says Hong Kong’s top judge in surprise rebuke to leader CY Leung's defense of his “transcendent” position
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1858653/hong-kong-leader-cy-leung-makes-fresh-defence-beijing

Related:
香港特首梁振英：特首地位“确实是超然” (CY Leung: Chief executive’s position “truly has overriding power”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 16, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150916_hongkong_zhang_xiaoming_responses

Counterterrorism (反恐)

阅兵后无人机再现身“雄鹰-2015”警方反恐演练 (After troop reviews, drones reappear in “Operation Eagle 2015" police counterterrorism exercises)
Chinabyte.com, September 15, 2015
http://news.chinabyte.com/256/13549256.shtml

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Above the law: China official undermines Hong Kong’s core values
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/16/above-the-law-china-official-undermines-hong-kongs-core-values/

Market misdirection in Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/market-misdirection-in-hong-kong-1442359715

Ai Weiwei: a changed man
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 15, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34258880

China’s state-owned enterprise reform plans face compromise
Financial Times, September 16, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5eeeb84a-5aaa-11e5-97e9-7f0bf5e7177b.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

346 days in jail
China Media Project, September 14, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/09/14/39233/

Detained scholar released ahead of Chinese president’s visit to the United States
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1858341/detained-scholar-released-ahead-chinese-presidents

沈阳妇女权益保护条例获批准, 政府应设立家暴受害妇女庇护场所 (Shenyang regulations for protecting the rights and interests of women approved, government should establish domestic violence shelters)
Legal Daily, September 14, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150914/Articel03003GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Liberal media group forced onto “correct road”
China Digital Times, September 12, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/liberal-media-group-forced-onto-correct-road/

What do U.S. economists think of official China statistics? “Only a fool would believe them”
Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/15/what-do-u-s-economists-think-of-official-china-statistics-only-a-fool-would-believe-them/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

3千陸豐村民抗議核電站 遭逾2千警鎮壓 (3,000 Lufeng, Guangdong villagers protesting nuclear plant are suppressed by over 2,000 policemen)
Apple Daily, September 13, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/china/20150913/54199899

A joke about refrigerators mocks China's trend toward extreme patriotism
Global Voices, September 14, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/09/14/a-joke-about-refrigerators-mocks-chinas-trend-toward-extreme-patriotism/

Nanjing police hold 23 evictees who used social media to organize
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-evictees-09142015120853.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Opening Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein at the 30th session of the Human Rights Council
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, September 20, 1993
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/Media.aspx?IsMediaPage=true&LangID=E

Related:
联合国人权专员担忧中国被拘禁律师处境 (UN human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein expresses concern about detained Chinese rights lawyers)
Deutsche Welle, September 14, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/联合国人权专员担忧中国被拘禁律师处境/a-18713047

习近平访美 纽约时报欢迎广告引起质疑 (Xi Jinping’s US Visit, Full Page Welcome Ad in New York Times raises questions)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xql-09142015111717.html

Related:
New York Times carries full-page ad for new Xi Jinping book
Want China Times, September 14, 2015
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx

Senior official at China's labor ministry investigated for alleged corruption
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1858255/senior-official-chinas-labour-ministry-investigated

China begins nationwide nuclear safety checks after deadly Tianjin explosions
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1858284/china-begins-nationwide-nuclear-safety-checks-after

SOEs take measures to reduce graft
China Daily, September 15, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/15/content_21853284.htm

Citic Securities draws Beijing’s ire after meltdown
Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/citic-securities-draws-beijings-ire-after-meltdown-1442272270

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. will not impose sanctions on Chinese firms before state visit by President Xi Jinping
美媒：习访美前不制裁中国黑客 上周五通宵开会达协议
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1858319/us-will-not-impose-sanctions-chinese-firms-state-visit
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/international/14fcfe8ec8b7e37/mei-mei-xi-fang-mei-qian-bu-zhi-cai-zhong-guo-hei-ke-shang-zhou-wu-tong-xiao-kai-hui-da-xie-yi

社交媒体网络直播自杀行为渐多专家呼吁, 网络运营商不应对直播自杀“放任自流”(Experts urge online business operators to stop allowing suicides to be broadcasted live online)
Legal Daily, September 14, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150914/Articel04002GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

C.Y. defends Zhang’s comments about separation of powers amid protest
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/15/cy-defends-zhangs-comments-about-separation-of-powers-amid-protest/

中联办主任语出惊人 香港律师界深表遗憾 (Hong Kong legal circles expresses deep regret over Liaison chief’s shocking comment on the supremacy of the powers of the Chief Executive) British Broadcasting Corporation, September 12, 2015 )
Deutsche Welle, September 14, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/中联办主任语出惊人-香港律师界深表遗憾/a-18714300

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Authorities in Xinjiang require special permits to buy kitchen knives
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/knives-09142015143756.html

大数据、钱袋子、摄像头 ——来自中东反恐前沿的宝贵经验 (Big data, cash, and surveillance cameras: Valuable experiences in counterterrorism from the Middle East)
Legal Daily, September 14, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/herald/2015-09/14/c_134622841.htm

反恐专家：中国和东盟应合作打击网络恐怖主义 (Counterterrorism expert: China and ASEAN should cooperate to combat cyber terrorism)
Beijing News, September 14, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20150914/n421094916.shtml

揭秘北京“丰台劝导队”：已提供反恐信息60件 (Unmasking Beijing's “Fengtai Advisor Clique”: Group has already provided 60 pieces of counterterrorism information)
Beijing Times, September 14, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20150914/n421025575.shtml

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

时事大家谈：王岐山谈中共“合法性”，显现中共危机意识？ (“Let’s Talk Current Affairs”: Does Wang Qishan’s talk of CPC “legitimacy” reflect the Party’s awareness of a crisis?)
Voice of America, September 15, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20150914-why-wang-qishan-talks-about-CPCs-legitimacy/2963097.html

Assessing the Chinese government’s role in the stock markets

分析：中国政府在股市动荡中发挥了什么作用
The New York Times, September 15,2 015
EN: http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/china-stock-market-government-intervention/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20150915/c15sino-stock/

Blaming a business journalist for market turmoil is misguided
Caixin, September 14, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-14/100849615.html

Is China serious about its new state-owned enterprise reforms?
The Diplomat, September 14, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/is-china-serious-about-its-new-state-owned-enterprise-reforms/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Party turns to a failed approach to fixing judicial system
Caixin, September 14, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-14/100849472.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

艾未未: 中国仍独裁但当局态度有改善 (Ai Weiwei: China is still a dictatorship but authorities’ attitude has improved)
Voice of America, September 14, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/aiweiwei-20150911/2960551.html

Jailed Chinese activist Guo Feixiong wins international rights award
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guofeixiong-09112015112310.html

Retired teachers in China protest lack of benefits on day intended to honor them
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-teachers-09112015120209.html

Two more Tibetans are detained following solo protests in Ngaba
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/solo-09112015164530.html

”God’s united front” and the battle over China’ crosses
Foreign Policy, September 11, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/11/china-church-christianity-cross-persecution-oppression-law/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

被羁押十数月后判无罪 他们称要讨回公道 (Detained for over 10 months before being found not guilty, they say they want justice returned to them)
Yangcheng Evening News, September 11, 2015
http://yj.southcn.com/content/2015-09/11/content_132663755.htm

女子被非法拘禁4天索赔5亿 维权24年获赔2千 (Woman unlawfully taken into custody for 4 days seeks RMB 500 million, but 24 years spent standing up for her rights gets her RMB 2,000 in compensation)
Xinhua, September 11, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/wh/2015-09-11/doc-ifxhupik6732818.shtml

记者刘虎不获起诉 将申请国家赔偿 (Journalist Liu Hu will not be prosecuted, says will apply for state compensation)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/reporter-09102015095646.html?encoding=simplified

After Tianjin blast, homeowners tell of pressure to accept compensation
China Digital Times, September 11, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/tianjin-blast-homeowners-tell-of-pressure-to-accept-compensation/

中央党校原副校长:中央酝酿高级领导人行为准则 (Former VP of Central Party School: Central government considering a code of conduct for senior party leaders)
Bejing Daily, September 9, 2015
http://www.bjd.com.cn/jryw/gnxw/201509/09/t20150909_10035863.html

China's top graft-buster breaks taboo by discussing Communist Party's “legitimacy”
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1857441/chinas-top-graft-buster-breaks-taboo-discussing

China unveils details to fix state-owned enterprises
Al Jazeera, September 13, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/china-unveils-details-fix-state-owned-enterprises-150913135602561.html

Company had 24 “naked officials”, authorities say
China Daily, September 14, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/14/content_21850026.htm

China's energy giant Sinopec to sell off hotels and ditch cars in graft crackdown
The Guardian, September 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/14/chinas-energy-giant-sinopec-to-sell-off-hotels-and-ditch-cars-in-graft-crackdown

Forcing a woman to have an abortion at eight months: Welcome to 21st century China
The Telegraph, September 11, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11858723/China-Forced-abortion-late-term-to-avoid-one-child-policy.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Partnership boosts users over China’s Great Firewall
The New York Times, September 13, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/business/partnership-boosts-users-over-chinas-great-firewall.html

Cyberattacks are “not acceptable”, Obama warns ahead of Xi Jinping's state visit
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1857956/china-restructure-zombie-state-owned-companies-and

Related:
习近平出访前美中“坦率”讨论网络安全 (China and U.S. to “honestly” discuss cybersecurity prior to Xi Jinping’s visit)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150913_us_china_cyber_security

Seattle is nearly as important as the White House during Xi Jinping’s upcoming US trip
Quartz, September 11, 2015
http://qz.com/500248/xi-jinpings-upcoming-seattle-tour-tech-tech-and-more-tech/

China’s new economic strategies require an overhaul of its telecommunications industry
NewsChina Magazine, September, 2015
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/chinas-new-economic-strategies-require-an-overhaul-of-its-telecommunication#id:2403#date:17:08

Hong Kong (香港)

Is HK an unsafe harbor for academic freedom?
China Digital Times, September 11, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/unsafe-harbour-academic-freedom-hong-kong/

One year on, students who led Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement to gather again for protests' anniversary
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1857885/one-year-students-who-led-hong-kongs-occupy-central-movement

香港中联办张晓明：特首地位超然于三权 (Zhang Xiaoming, top Beijing official in HK: Chief executive’s powers surpass those of the traditional practice of separation of 3 powers)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 12, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150912_hongkong_zhangxiaoming_powers

Related:
Beijing’s liaison chief under fire after saying separation of powers “does not suit Hong Kong”
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/14/beijings-liaison-chief-under-fire-after-saying-separation-of-powers-does-not-suit-hong-kong/

反水货团体：上水石湖墟水货店年半翻倍 要求取消一周一行 (Anti-parallel trading group: Parallel goods shops in Sheung Shui Shek Wu Hui doubled in 6 months, demand cancellation of exit-entry permit that allows 1 trip a week)
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/14fca4d2577b3e4/fan-shui-huo-tuan-ti-shang-shui-shi-hu-xu-shui-huo-dian-nian-ban-fan-bei-yao-qiu-qu-xiao-yi-zhou-yi-xing

Counterterrorism (反恐)

中蒙边境地区警方首次举行联合反恐演习 (Sino-Mongolian border police hold 1st joint counterterrorism exercises)
Xinhua, September 11, 2015
http://military.china.com.cn/2015-09/11/content_36558204_3.htm

China vows to “intensify” fight against Tibetan separatists
The Diplomat, September 12, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/china-vows-to-intensify-fight-against-tibetan-separatists/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Q. and A.: Tony Saich on what Chinese want from their leaders
The New York Times, September 11, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/anthony-saich-china-communist-party/

Ai Weiwei—from criminal to art-world superstar
The Guardian, September 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/12/ai-weiwei-exhibition-royal-academy-from-criminal-to-art-world-superstar

Photos: Chinese leaders visit the U.S.
Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/14/photos-chinese-leaders-visit-the-u-s/

Related:
Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

Access to Justice (司法公正)

刑法修正案(九)新增条款重拳打击诚信失范, 网络造谣医闹替考入刑可遏歪风陋习 (Criminal Law Amendment (9) new amendments strike hard at loss of social trust—online rumor mongering, harassment of medical staff, and getting others to sit one's exams all criminalized)
Legal Daily, September 10, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150910/Articel05006GN.htm

我国24.7%家庭存家庭暴力 平均遭35次家暴才报警 (24.7% of Chinese experience domestic violence, on average there are 35 instances of violence before reporting to police)
PLA Online, September 10, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20150910/n420773557.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

Wang Xiaolu’s confession and the future of Chinese media
China Digital Times, September 8, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/what-does-wang-xiaolus-detention-mean-for-chinese-media/

Minitrue: Keep reporting on bright economic future
China Digital Times, September 10, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/minitrue-keep-reporting-on-bright-economic-future/

Whistle-blowing Chinese journalist vows to continue exposing corruption as Beijing prosecutors drop charges of defamation
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1857147/whistle-blowing-chinese-journalist-vows-continue

Censored: A young survivor decries handling of Tianjin explosion
Foreign Policy, September 10, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/10/censored-china-young-survivor-tianjin-explosion-viral-post/

China’s boisterous social media: When Beijing’s online propaganda goes awry
Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/11/chinas-boisterous-social-media-when-beijings-online-propaganda-goes-awry/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rights groups up pressure on White House ahead of Chinese presidential visit
九国际人权团体呼吁奥巴马会见中国维权人士 为习近平访美施压
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rights-groups-up-pressure-on-white-house-ahead-of-chinese-presidential-visit-09102015105928.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl3-09102015103504.html

Related:
Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

郭飞雄获爱尔兰2015年前线人权卫士奖 (Guo Feixiong receives 2015 Frontline Defenders award for human rights work)
Radio France Internationale, September 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150910-郭飞雄获爱尔兰2015年前线人权卫士奖