Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The downfall of Su Shulin and its implications for Chinese politics
The Diplomat, October 13, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/10/the-downfall-of-su-shulin-and-its-implications-for-chinese-politics/

A child hunted down by the Chinese state
China Change, October 12, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/12/a-child-hunted-down-by-the-chinese-state/

HKFP Lens: Remembering the Umbrella Movement (Part I)
Hong Kong Free Press, October 14, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/13/hkfp-lens-remembering-the-umbrella-movement-part-i/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Teen son of rights lawyers “under house arrest” as families flee China
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/son-10122015130738.html

Related:
81 Chinese lawyers make urgent statement on disappearance of Bao Zhuoxuan and two others in Myanmar
China Change, October 11, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/12/68-chinese-lawyers-make-urgent-statement-on-disappearance-of-bao-zhuoxuan-and-two-others-in-myanmar/

“中国维权律师王宇儿子包卓轩从缅甸押返内蒙古” (Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu’s son Bao Zhuoxuan forcibly returned to Inner Mongolia from Myanmar)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/10/151013_china_lawyer_son

More details emerge about the disappearance of three Chinese citizens in Myanmar
China Change, October 11, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/11/more-details-emerge-about-the-disappearance-of-three-chinese-citizens-in-myanmar/

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, September 30, 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

高瑜案第三次延期 律师会面 (Gao Yu’s appeal trial postponed for third time, lawyer Shang Baojun is first to inform her during detention center meeting)
Deutsche Welle, October 13, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/高瑜案第三次延期-律师会面/a-18778419

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese activists urge Xi Jinping to learn from Magna Carta
The Guardian, October 13, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/chinese-activists-xi-jinping-magna-carta

Vehicles damaged as villagers in southern Chinese town protest plans for incinerator
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1866631/vehicles-damaged-villagers-southern-chinese-town

Around 1,000 protest in China's Yunnan over loss of savings on metals exchange
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/around-1000-protest-in-chinas-yunnan-over-loss-of-savings-on-metals-exchange-10122015151414.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese military's anti-graft inspection teams target senior officers
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1866404/chinese-militarys-anti-graft-inspection-teams-target

Two top allies of China’s disgraced security tsar Zhou Yongkang jailed for corruption
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1866628/chinas-former-cnpc-head-jiang-jiemin-gets-16-years-jail

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

In a first, Chinese hackers are arrested at the behest of the U.S. government
The Washington Post, October 9, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-a-first-chinese-hackers-are-arrested-at-the-behest-of-the-us-government/2015/10/09/0a7b0e46-6778-11e5-8325-a42b5a459b1e_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

”Strictly enforce law,” Beijing legislative chief tells Hong Kong's police, fire, immigration and prison chiefs during high-profile visit
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1865907/strictly-enforce-law-beijing-legislative-chief-tells-hong

Johannes Chan's appointment never discussed with HKU chief, says Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1866075/hong-kong-chief-executive-cy-leung-says-liberal

HKU students, alumni and teachers protest over academic freedom as anger mounts
Hong Kong Free Press, October 9, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/09/hku-students-alumni-and-teachers-protest-over-academic-freedom-as-anger-mounts/

學聯聯同8院校推公投廢特首校監必然制 (HKFS together with 8 education institutions to bring referendum to scrap automatic appointment of Chief Executive as University Chancellor)
Mingpao, October 11, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151011/s00001/1444550490151

Joshua Wong seeks lower age limit for Hong Kong candidates
New York Times, October 12, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/joshua-wong-hong-kong-age-18-elections/

Related:
黃之鋒申覆核參選年齡　譚耀宗：18歲心智未成熟　應等有工作經驗才選 (Joshua Wong applies for judicial review to lower minimum age for LegCo candidates, Pro-Beijing lawmaker Tam Yiuchung: Age 18 is not mature enough, candidates should have work experience first)
Mingpao, October 13, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151013/s00001/1444666328517

【7警涉打人】最快今周可提檢控　梁家傑：公義遲到好過無到 (7 policemen suspected of beating Umbrella Movement protestor to be prosecuted within the week, Civic Party leader Alan Leong: Justice better late than never)
Mingpao, October 13, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151013/s00001/1444697936933

Counterterrorism (反恐)

”A brighter future beckons”: China tries to get Xinjiang to join the party
The Guardian, October 9, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/09/a-brighter-future-beckons-china-tries-to-get-xinjiang-to-join-the-party

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Bao Zhuoxuan and the long arm of Chinese law
China Digital Times, October 12, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/rebel-pepper-bao-zhuoxuan-and-the-long-arm-of-chinese-law/

University of Hong Kong council's weak argument for not appointing Johannes Chan only fuelled the criticism
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1865514/university-hong-kong-councils-weak-argument-not-appointing

何清涟: 从WTO到TPP：与国际接轨到当世界孤儿 (He Qinglian: From WTO to TPP: From being on track with international standards to becoming the world’s orphan)
Voice of America, October 13, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/he-qinglian-from-wto-to-tpp-lonesomeness-defined/3001539.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Breaking: Chinese citizens Bao Zhuoxuan, Tang Zhishun and Xing Qingxian missing in Burma
China Change, October 9, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/09/breaking-chinese-citizens-bao-zhuoxuan-tang-zhishun-and-xing-qingxian-missing-in-burma/

Related:
Urgent Appeal from the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group on the Disappearance of Bao Zhuoxuan, son of renowned rights lawyer Wang Yu
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, October 9, 2015
http://chrlawyers.hk/en/content/urgent-appeal-china-human-rights-lawyers-concern-group-disappearance-bao-zhuoxuan-son

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, September 30, 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

It’s a crime, I tell ya: Major changes in China’s Criminal Law Amendment 9
China Law Translate, October 8, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/its-a-crime-i-tell-ya-major-changes-in-chinas-criminal-law-ammendment-9/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Delete profile of Pu Zhiqiang’s wife Meng Qun
China Digital Times, October 8, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/minitrue-delete-profile-of-pu-zhiqiangs-wife-meng-qun/

Related:
Translation: Pu Zhiqiang’s wife finds strength
亚洲周刊 | 一个妻子的这一年
China Digital Times, October 8, 2015
EN: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/translation-pu-zhiqiangs-wife-finds-strength/
CH: http://bit.ly/1Ll3xS4

Megadeth's first show in China censored
The Diplomat, October 9, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/10/megadeths-first-show-in-china-censored/

”Why won’t anyone play with us?’ China’s internet erupts with TPP angst
Tea Leaf Nation, October 9, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/09/why-wont-anyone-play-with-us-chinas-internet-erupts-with-tpp-angst-transpacific-partnership/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

打压访民新动向: “敲诈政府”案飙升 (A new method to suppress petitioners: Number of “extortion” cases rapidly increasing)
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-10082015104942.html

中国维权律师被带走百日无踪港人抗议斥无耻 (Chinese human rights lawyers taken away or disappeared for nearly 100 days, Hong Kong people protest the shameless act)
Radio France Internationale, October 9, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151009-中国维权律师被带走百日无踪港人抗议斥无耻

We went to see what China’s clitoris classes are teaching men
Vice, October 8, 2015
https://news.vice.com/article/chinas-clitoris-classes-are-teaching-men-about-domestic-violence

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Graft-buster named as head of China's spy agency as anti-corruption watchdog extends its power
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1865395/graft-buster-named-head-chinas-spy-agency-anti

Former rising political star Su Shulin investigated over alleged corruption while at Chinese oil giant Sinopec
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1865394/former-rising-political-star-su-shulin-investigated

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Re-defining cyberspace
China Media Project, October 8, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/10/08/39309/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong university purge
Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-university-purge-1444261236

Related:
CY Leung met HKU vice-chancellor Peter Mathieson in weeks leading up to controversial Johannes Chan snub
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1865423/cy-leung-met-hku-vice-chancellor-peter-mathieson

科大學生會向校長發公開信　要求立即研究修例　廢除特首任校監制度 (HKUST students in open letter to President: immediately consider abolishing automatic appointment of HK Chief Executive as University Chancellor)
Radio France Internationale, October 7, 2015
https://thestandnews.com/society/科大學生會向校長發公開信-要求立即研究修例-廢除特首任校監制度/

Related:
【修改大學條例迫在眉睫 杜絕政權黑手侵凌學界】(Amend University Ordinance, Stop Political Inference on the Academic Community)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students’ Union, October 7, 2015
https://www.facebook.com/HKUSTSU/photos/a.288100644538118.87865.178853615462822/1170457139635793/

Troubled leaders: A former chief executive of Hong Kong is arrested by anti-graft officials
The Economist, October 10, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21672331-former-chief-executive-hong-kong-arrested-anti-graft-officials-troubled-leaders

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Suspects in Xinjiang mine attack sought explosives: Guard
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/explosives-10082015180121.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyers call for the abolition of their professional body
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-10072015110650.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, September 30, 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

Five years on, Liu Xiaobo's wife stays silent, under house arrest
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/silence-10082015111519.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

[Video] Channel 4 presents Unreported World: China’s gay shock therapy
The Guardian, October 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2015/oct/08/channel-4-presents-unreported-world-chinas-gay-shock-therapy-video

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

In Tiananmen Square, the police leap into action
假日天安门广场上反乌托邦的一幕
The New York Times, October 7, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151008/c08sino-tiananmen/dual/

China's prawn scandal sparks consumer rights furore
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 8, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34461859

Government Accountability (政府问责)

福建省委副书记、省长苏树林涉嫌严重违纪接受组织调查--中纪委 (Governor of China's Fujian province under investigation by anti-corruption watchdog)
Reuters, October 8, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/10/08/su-shulin-idCNKCS0S202Z20151008

Former UN General Assembly head charged with taking $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen
Hong Kong Free Press, October 7, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/07/former-un-general-assembly-head-charged-with-taking-1-3-million-in-bribes-from-chinese-businessmen/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese hackers breached LoopPay, whose tech is central to Samsung Pay
The New York Times, October 8, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/technology/chinese-hackers-breached-looppay-a-contributor-to-samsung-pay.html

U.S. targets Chinese groups in cyber feud
The Financial Times, October 7, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4ba9e99a-6d0f-11e5-aca9-d87542bf8673.html

Hong Kong (香港)

60學者結盟 行動護學術自由 (60 academics form alliance to defend academic freedom through action)
Mingpao, October 8, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20151008/s00002/1444240636849

港大學生擬全民投票要求新校委會主席需全校師生接受 (HKU Student Union considering a referendum to determine whether students believe new Council chairs must be accepted by all teaching staff and students)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 8, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1216108-20151008.htm

屠呦呦获奖掴反陈文敏派一巴 (Tu Youyou receiving Nobel prize a slap in the face to anti-Johannes Chan camp)
Radio France Internationale, October 8, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151008-屠呦呦获奖掴反陈文敏派一巴

Lawyers, nurses, accountants, IT workers to join HKU students in protest over appointment row
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1864856/professionals-set-join-university-hong-kong

Pan-democrats to run for chair and deputy chair of all LegCo committees
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/06/pan-democrats-to-run-for-chair-and-deputy-chair-of-all-legco-committees/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What will the TPP mean for China?
China File, October 7, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-will-tpp-mean-china

Related:
US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal 'not intended to exclude China', says Beijing
Reuters, October 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1865428/us-backed-trans-pacific-partnership-trade-deal-not

A year on, mixed views on what Hong Kong protests achieved
Voice of America, October 7, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/ap-a-year-on-mixed-views-on-what-hong-kong-protests-achieved/2994985.html

Hong Kong Letter: A city divided on democracy
Irish Times, October 7, 2015
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-letter-a-city-divided-on-democracy-1.2381248

【舒立观察】保障律师权利重在践行
Caixin: Protection of China's lawyers needs to be put into practice
Caixin, September 28, 2015
CH: http://opinion.caixin.com/2015-09-28/100857799.html
EN: http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7464/106/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

After refusing to allow activist home, China now bans him from leaving
上海维权人士冯正虎出境被拦截
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/leaving-10062015124004.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-10062015110902.html

Judge Xi Xiaoming and his vanishing assets
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, October 6, 2015
http://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2015/10/07/judge-xi-xiaoming-and-his-vanishing-assets/

Access to Information (信息公开)

The Chinese government is cranking up the nationalism after its Nobel win
Quartz, October 7, 2015
http://qz.com/518337/the-chinese-government-is-cranking-up-the-nationalism-after-its-nobel-win/

李嘉诚收购葡萄牙风电再遭中国传媒算账 (Chinese media attack Li Ka Shing again for buying Portuguese wind farm development company)
Radio France Internationale, October 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151004-李嘉诚收购葡萄牙风电再遭中国传媒算账

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Five Tibetan land protesters are freed in Sichuan, with five others held back
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-10062015172522.html

Chinese street artist finds perfect canvas to show city's rapid development – Beijing’s abandoned buildings
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1864614/chinese-street-artist-finds-perfect-canvas-show-citys-rapid

【短片】艾未未工作室發現竊聽器　放炮仗問：聽到了嗎？ (Ai Weiwei discovers wiretapping device at atelier, sets off fireworks and asks “did you hear that?”)
Mingpao, October 5, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151005/s00004/1444052378010

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former U.N. President and Chinese billionaire are accused in graft scheme
The New York Times, October 6, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/nyregion/john-ashe-top-united-nations-official-is-accused-in-bribery-scheme.html

白宫：TPP协议达成，压力在中国 (White House: Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached, pressure is on China)
Voice of America, October 7, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/white-house-china-tpp-20151006/2994251.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

HP and Dell suspend use of interns in Chinese factories
The Guardian, October 6, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/oct/06/hp-and-dell-suspend-use-of-interns-in-chinese-factories

U.S., China have dueling definitions of cybersecurity
Voice of America, October 6, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-china-cyber-agreeement-finds-little-to-agree-upon/2993431.html

Hong Kong (香港)

2,000 HKU students and staff joined silent march to protest liberal scholar’s rejection from key post
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1864546/hku-staff-and-students-hold-silent-march-demand

Hong Kong Soccer Association fined after its fans boo Chinese anthem
The New York Times, October 6, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/hong-kong-fifa-china-anthem/

Anti-parallel trading teenagers acquitted after police testimony questioned
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/06/anti-parallel-trading-teenagers-acquitted-after-police-testimony-questioned/

Hong Kong to cover British insignia on postboxes to “avoid confusion”
The Guardian, October 7, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/07/hong-kong-to-cover-british-insignia-on-postboxes-to-avoid-confusion

“占中”一周年：争取民主的“后雨伞”新兴专业团体 (“Occupy Central” anniversary: the rise of professional groups amid the “post-Umbrella movement” struggle for democracy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/10/151006_hk_occupy_central_anniversary_umbrella_movement_professional

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

”Harmonious demolition” and Chinese legal reform
The Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/10/07/harmonious-demolition-and-chinese-legal-reform/

Authorities should do more to protect China’s lawyers
China File, October 6, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/caixin-media/authorities-should-do-more-protect-chinas-lawyers

Video: “The students are innocent!”—dramatic new documentary charts the birth of Occupy
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/06/video-the-students-are-innocent-dramatic-new-documentary-charts-the-birth-of-occupy/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

[Video] 709律師抓捕 (“709 Crackdown”)
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, October 1, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxkiAcRh0_k

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
Human Rights in China, September 30, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders

Access to Information (信息公开)

台灣大選前1個月起赴台陸客數目將減9成半 (Mainland Chinese tourists to be reduced by 95% 1 month before Taiwan general election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 6, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1215699-20151006.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

TPP Agreement Fuels Debate Online in China
Voice of America, October 6, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/tpp-agreement-fuels-debate-online-in-china/2993468.html

Tibetan monk, 15, is detained in Ngaba following solo protest
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monk-10052015172035.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

At U.N., China uses intimidation tactics to silence its critics
Reuters, October 6, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-softpower-rights/

Mao-era criticism sessions make a comeback in China's state banks
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mao-era-criticism-sessions-make-a-comeback-in-chinas-state-banks-10052015103751.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing “100 percent covered” by web of surveillance cameras
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cameras-10052015120935.html

iPhone users across China installed an app promising porn and free movies—they got malware instead
Quartz, October 5, 2015
http://qz.com/516898/iphone-users-across-china-installed-an-app-promising-porn-and-free-movies-they-got-malware-instead/

Hong Kong (香港)

抗議校委無理否決陳文敏任命 百年首見　師生今穿學袍衞港大 (Teaching staff and students wear academic gowns to defend HKU’s academic freedom and protest university Council’s unreasonable rejection of Johannes Chan as Pro-VC)
Apple Daily, October 6, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20151006/19322475

Related:
Hong Kong university professors form vigilance team to keep eye on academic freedom
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1864420/hong-kong-university-professors-form-vigilance

港大：逾半受訪者認為傳媒自我審查　97年以來新高 (HKU survey: 55% of participants think the media practices self-censorship, the highest since 1997)
Mingpao, October 6, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151006/s00001/1444116159972

【A1頭條】香港歷來遭起訴最高官 曾蔭權被控 (Headline: Donald Tsang is the highest ranking official charged in HK history)
Apple Daily, October 6, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20151006/54281972

Related:
Donald Tsang charged with misconduct in public office by ICAC
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/05/breaking-donald-tsang-charged-with-misconduct-in-public-office-by-icac-reports/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Wang Debang: The confidence of the corrupt
China Digital Times, October 4, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/wang-debang-the-confidence-of-the-corrupt/

Not in my backyard: China's Xi Jinping pushes for women's rights on world stage but represses them back at home
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1863784/not-my-backyard-chinas-xi-jinping-pushes-womens-rights-world-stage-represses

Chris Patten: Osborne lax over human rights concerns on China trip
The Guardian, October 5, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/05/chris-patten-george-osborne-human-rights-concerns-china-trip

China's Xi Jinping Era has begun
The Diplomat, October 6, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/10/chinas-xi-jinping-era-has-begun/

A lesson from history for Hong Kong’s appeasers
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/05/a-lesson-from-history-for-hong-kongs-appeasers/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“Chinese lawyers live in constant fear”: Former Chinese judge
Radio Free Asia, October 52, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-10022015102901.html

专家解读取消嫖宿幼女罪, 恶性案件罪犯将受到更严厉处罚 (Experts interpret removal of crime of “prostitution with an underage girl” [from Criminal Code]: heinous sex criminals will receive even harsher penalties)
Legal Daily, October 2, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151001/Articel03002GN.htm

排除行政审判干扰的有益探索, 河南高院行政案件异地管辖改革座谈会发言摘要 (A useful exploration into eliminating interference in administrative trials: a summary of statements from the Henan High Court Administrative Law Case conference on reform of remote jurisdictions)
People’s Court Paper Online, September 30, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-09/30/node_7.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

安徽：被审计部门或单独作整改报告接受测评 (Anhui Drafts Amended Budgetary Examination and Supervision Regulations—Standing Committee may on its own order corrective reports from audited departments and evaluate such reports)
Anhui News, October 2, 2015
http://ah.anhuinews.com/system/2015/10/02/006973909.shtml

Minitrue: Explosions in Liuzhou, Guangxi
China Digital Times, October 1, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/minitrue-explosions-in-liuzhou-guangxi/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Ai Weiwei finds “listening devices” hidden in Beijing studio
The Guardian, October 4, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/oct/04/ai-weiwei-finds-listening-devices-hidden-in-beijing-studio

Chinese police raid petitioners' National Day gathering in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-police-raid-petitioners-national-day-gathering-in-beijing-10022015111543.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

档案丢失23年后获赔6万元, 徐州一女子维权获法院支持 (Court supports Xuzhou woman’s rights defense: grants RMB 60,000 in compensation for loss of her case file for 23 years)
People’s Court Paper Online, September 30, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-09/30/content_103300.htm

Where will China's anti-graft campaign go?
Global Voices, October 4, 2015
https://globalvoices.org/2015/10/04/where-will-chinas-anti-graft-campaign-go/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Fear of losing control: Why China is implementing an internet security law
China Change, October 4, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/04/fear-of-losing-control-why-china-is-implementing-an-internet-security-law/

Cyber attacks on Hong Kong universities increasing as state-backed hackers target city in the wake of Occupy Central
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1863906/citys-universities-increasing-targets-hackers

Hong Kong (香港)

University of Hong Kong's law faculty defends former dean Johannes Chan amid fallout from appointment row
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1864080/university-hong-kongs-law-faculty-defends-former

Related:
港大法律學院罕發聲明駁校委 梁智鴻：處事公平毋須辭職 教職員發起明靜默遊行 (HKU Faculty of Law breaks silence and condemns the Council in statement, Council chair Edward Leong claims fair handling and refuses to resign, teaching staff to hold silent march tomorrow)
Mingpao, October 5, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20151005/s00002/1443981406949

【副校任命】劉進圖：陳文敏獲李國能等法律猛人推薦足證地位 ([Pro-VC Appointment] Ex Mingpao chief editor Kevin Lau: Endorsement by eminent legal professionals proves Johannes Chan’s qualifications)
Apple Daily, October 5, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20151005/54279624

陈文敏接受纽时访问认为支持占中触怒北京 (Johannes Chan admits, in New York Times interview, that supporting Occupy Central may have angered Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, October 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151003-陈文敏接受纽时访问认为支持占中触怒北京

Related:
Q. and A.: Johannes Chan on academic freedom in Hong Kong
The New York Times, October 2, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/q-and-a-johannes-chan-on-academic-freedom-in-hong-kong/

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China tightens mail security after deadly Guangxi parcel bomb attack
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1863874/china-tightens-mail-security-after-deadly-guangxi-parcel-bomb

China’s desperate battle against separatist terrorism
Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/10/02/chinas-desperate-battle-against-separatist-terrorism/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong must now heed the lessons of Occupy, and move on
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1864169/hong-kong-must-now-heed-lessons-occupy-and-move

The HKU Council’s betrayal is alarming for Hong Kong’s future. What next?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/03/what-next-hku-councils-betrayal-is-alarming-for-hong-kongs-future/

评论：批李嘉诚和陈文敏 中国似退回五十年代 (Commentary: Criticisms of Li Ka Shing and Johannes Chan—China appears to regress to the 1950s)
Radio France Internationale, October 5, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151005-评论：批李嘉诚和陈文敏-中国似退回五十年代

Access to Justice (司法公正)

我国已基本形成促进性别平等法律制度 (China has already basically formed a legal system that promotes gender equality)
Legal Daily, October 1, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2015-10-01/doc-ifximezx0841677.shtml

兰州市房管局因拒绝复印重要证据被告上法庭 (Lanzhou City Housing Administration Bureau taken to court over refusal to photocopy important evidence)
Lanzhou Evening News, October 1, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-09/30/c_128283548.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

China tightens censorship on Guangxi blasts
Voice of America, October 2, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-tightens-censorship-on-guangxi-blasts/2988551.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Managers of Chinese state-owned enterprise building US$3.8b African railway fined for bribery
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1863452/managers-chinese-state-owned-enterprise-building-us38b

福建陈夏影案三人获国家赔偿537万 (Three in the Fujian Chen Xiaying case get 5.37m RMB in state compensation)
Lawcourt Evening News, October 1, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2015-09-30/doc-ifxieymu0976680.shtml

焦点对话：高深莫测，盘点习近平核心团队 (“Focus Dialogue”: Unfathomable—Taking Stock of Xi Jinping’s Inner Circle)
Voice of America, October 2, 2015
http://m.voachinese.com/a/voaweishi-20151002-Pro-and-Con-1/2988777.htmL

Related:
Xi Jingping's inner circle offers cold shoulder to western officials
the New York Times, September 25, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-president-inner-circle-western-officials.html?ref=world

中纪委机关报：“四种形态”并非放缓反腐节奏 (Central Discipline Inspection Report: "Four Patterns" do not necessarily slow down the anti-corruption tempo) [The “Four Patterns” refer to a state of discipline that the CPC should aim to achieve: conduct frequent criticism and self-criticism; make light punishments the great majority of cases; reduce serious violations and heavy punishment to minimum; reduce serious violations that warrant criminal investigation to extreme minimum]
Pengpai News, October 1, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20150929/n422337295.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

CIA pulls staff from Beijing following a cyber attack on government employees
The Telegraph, October 2, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11906333/CIA-pulls-staff-from-Beijing-following-a-cyber-attack-on-government-employees.html

China’s Internet sovereignty
China Media Project, October 2, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/10/02/39285/

Will Initial China/US Cybersecurity Agreement Be Effective?
Legal Tech News, September 28, 2015
http://www.legaltechnews.com/id=1202738340973/Will-Initial-ChinaUS-Cybersecurity-Agreement-Be-Effective?slreturn=20150902112113

Hong Kong (香港)

Hero or traitor? Student leader Billy Fung receives mixed reactions for HKU Council leak
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/02/hero-or-traitor-student-leader-billy-fung-receives-mixed-reactions-for-hku-council-leak/

Related:
港大三屆校董會學生代表聲明：無形之手欲蓋彌彰 百年校譽毀於一旦 (Three generations’ HKU Council student representatives issue statement: “Invisible hand” no longer under veil, institution’s century-old reputation ruined in one day)
InMedia HK, October 1, 2015
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1037855

【任命風波】任建峰促盧寵茂反省：不要埋沒良知 破壞港大自主 ([Appointment scandal] Progressive Lawyers Group convener Kevin Yam urges HKU Council member Lo Chung Mau to reflect on himself: Don’t bury your conscience and destroy HKU’s autonomy)
Meme HK, October 2, 2015
http://news.memehk.com/posts/11010

18專業團體發表聯合聲明譴責港大校委會否決委任陳文敏 (18 professional organizations issue joint statement to condemn HKU Council’s rejection of Johannes Chan)
AM730, October 2, 2015
http://www.am730.com.hk/fresh/article/12986

馬斐森重申會維護港大學術自由 (HKU Vice Chancellor Peter Mathieson reiterates determination to protect HKU academic freedom)
Now, October 2, 2015
http://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=152973&home=1

The future of autonomy in Hong Kong
China File, September 30, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/future-autonomy-hong-kong

Standing down: Hong Kong lawmaker Ip Kwok-him, strategist in botched political reform vote, will not seek re-election
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1863532/standing-down-hong-kong-lawmaker-ip-kwok-him-strategist

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China stresses stability, security on Xinjiang's founding anniversary
Xinhua, October 2, 2015
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2015/1001/852553.html

湖南出台“反恐怖防范管理规范” 今年11月1日起实施 (Hunan introduces “Management Rules for Preventive Counter-Terrorism,” to go into effect on November 1)
Rednet.cn, October 1, 2015
http://www.hn.xinhuanet.com/2015-09/30/c_1116719473.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

We’d be satisfied with any government!
China Change, October 1, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/01/wed-be-satisfied-with-any-government/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

云南修订人口与计划生育条例, 夫妻双方或者一方为农村居民可生育第二个子女 (Yunnan amends population and family planning regulations: couples in which 1 or both are an only child, ethnic minority, or from a rural household are permitted to have second child)
Legal Daily, September 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150930/Articel03004GN.htm

将公民钉在刑拘簿上 并非法治目标 (Keeping citizens linked with their criminal detention records also violates rule of law objectives)
Dongguan Times, September 29, 2015
http://news.timedg.com/2015-09/29/20243577.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

裁判文书公开率百分之百 (Online publication of trial judgments at 100%)
People's Court Paper Online, September 29, 2015
http://law.southcn.com/c/2015-09/28/content_133702676.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Communist party theme park sparks ridicule among Chinese internet users
The Guardian, October 1, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/01/communist-party-theme-park-sparks-ridicule-among-chinese-internet-users

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi and the blue helmets: After decades of ignoring the UN, China now embraces it—at least, beyond the country’s backyard
The Economist, October 3, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21670049-after-decades-ignoring-un-china-now-embraces-itat-least-beyond-countrys-backyard-xi

China punishes 249 officials for laziness during corruption crackdown
The Guardian, September 29, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/29/china-punishes-249-officials-laziness-corruption-crackdown

Justice for all: Chinese father's grief over Tiananmen crackdown fired campaign for victims
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1863170/justice-all-chinese-fathers-grief-over-tiananmen

最高法原副院长奚晓明被开除党籍, 最高检决定对奚晓明立案侦查 (Former SPC Vice-President Xi Xiaoming expelled from Party, SPP Launches investigation against him)
Legal Daily, September 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150930/Articel01012GN.htm

广西设青年律师志愿服务岗 (Guangxi establishes young lawyers' volunteer services post)
Legal Daily, September 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150930/Articel02011GN.htm

Xi Jinping adviser has long pushed for powerful leadership
中共智囊王沪宁的集权政治见解
The New York Times, September 30, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150930/c30sino-adviser/dual/

Two share a boat
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-mulls-plans-for-a-digital-id-card-to-track-internet-users-10012015102925.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Two share a boat
China Media Project, September 29, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/09/29/39256/

China mulls plans for a digital ID card to track Internet users
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-mulls-plans-for-a-digital-id-card-to-track-internet-users-10012015102925.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

50 dead in Xinjiang coal mine attack as China marks 60th anniversary of region's founding
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1863401/50-dead-xinjiang-coal-mine-attack-china-marks-60th

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

In China’s “other Tibet,” Xi Jinping is using human rights rhetoric to oppress an entire people
Quartz, October 1, 2015
http://qz.com/514655/in-chinas-other-tibet-xi-jinping-is-using-human-rights-rhetoric-to-oppress-an-entire-people/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

浙江异议人士涉嫌“颠覆国家政权”案庭审结束 (2 Zhejiang democracy activists’ subversion trials end )
Boxun, September 30, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/09/201509301832.shtml

Related:
Subversion trials of two democracy activists end without verdicts
陈树庆、吕耿松案开庭，审结未宣判
Human Rights in China, September 29, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/subversion-trials-two-democracy-activists-end-without-verdicts
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/chen-shu-qing-lu-geng-song-kai-ting-shen-jie-wei-xuan-pan

China’s secret detention of lawyers threatens the rule of law
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/29/chinas-secret-detention-of-lawyers-threatens-the-rule-of-law/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese writers should focus on ordinary lives: official
Xinhua English, September 29, 2015
http://english.sina.com/2015/0929/851760.html

国家新闻出版广电总局公开通报违法违规案件查处情况, 十五家媒体刊发虚假失实报道被查办 (SARFT publishes status of cases in violation of law, 15 media outlets investigated for false or untrue reporting)
Legal Daily, September 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150929/Articel02003GN.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The gay marriage proposal that's the talk of China
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-34392333

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China set to achieve 2015 climate goals, study says
The Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/30/china-set-to-achieve-2015-climate-goals-study-says/

珠海男子质疑强拆起诉法院 索赔730多万被驳 (Zhuhai man sues over forced demolition, compensation request for RBM 7.3m rejected)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 29, 2015
http://zh.southcn.com/content/2015-09/28/content_133703335.htm

男子经4次庭审被判无罪 刑拘记录致其长期失业 (Man found not-guilty after 4 trials, but his criminal detention record causes long-term unemployment)
Beijing Youth Paper, September 29, 2015
http://news.youth.cn/sh/201509/t20150928_7160293.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

港大建制派校委不负北京使命否决陈文敏任副校长 (HKU pro-establishment Council members fulfill Beijing’s mission to vote against Johannes Chan)
Radio France Internationale, September 30, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150930-港大建制派校委不负北京使命否决陈文敏任副校长

Related:
Student leader reveals HKU Council members’ reasons for blocking Johannes Chan appointment
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/30/student-leader-reveals-hku-council-members-reasons-for-blocking-johannes-chan-appointment/

國際權威學者撰文撐陳文敏 (Internationally renowned scholars write in support of Johannes Chan)
Apple Daily, September 30, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150930/19315061

Related:
Johannes Chan: A scholar of real repute and integrity
Hong Kong Economic Journal, September 30, 2015
http://www.ejinsight.com/20150929-johannes-chan-scholar-real-repute-integrity/

Six ways pro-government forces went after Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/29/six-ways-pro-government-forces-went-after-hong-kongs-umbrella-movement/

Related:
Hongkongers' trust in CY Leung and Beijing at a lower point now than during Occupy Central
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1862534/hongkongers-trust-cy-leung-and-beijing-lower-point-now

Hong Kong’s democracy movement and Beijing’s fear of foreign influence
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, September 22, 2015
https://www.asiapacific.ca/canada-asia-agenda/hong-kongs-democracy-movement-and-beijings-fear-foreign

Counterterrorism (反恐)

刑法修正案(九)：法益保护前置织密反恐法网 (“Criminal Law Amendment (9): Early Protection of Legal Interests Requires Tightening the “Net” of China’s Counter-Terrorism Laws”)
Procuratorate Daily, September 28, 2015
http://www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2015/09/id/1718738.shtml

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

律师的面子不是小事 (Saving “face” is no small thing for lawyers)
Legal Daily, September 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150929/Articel07002GN.htm

Delay in HKU appointment of Johannes Chan makes a mockery of Beijing's pledged support for rule of law
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1861280/delay-hku-appointment-johannes-chan-makes-mockery-beijings

University of Hong Kong's decision not to appoint Johannes Chan as pro-vice-chancellor smacks of political interference
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1862631/university-hong-kongs-decision-not-appoint-johannes-chan-pro

Hong Kong’s century-old “zombie” laws are to blame for HKU’s problems
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/30/the-hku-ordinance-and-other-zombie-laws-threaten-hong-kongs-competitiveness/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

25家单位公布中央专项巡视整改结果, 19家央企存在“利益输送”问题 (25 work units report on results of special inspection by Central authorities, 19 SOEs have problems with “transfers of benefits [to family members]")
Legal Daily, September 25, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150925/Articel04001GN.htm

新疆监狱搭建综合帮教平台 (Xinjiang prison establishes mentoring platforms integrating input from prison, family, and society)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150926/Articel02008GN.htm

发帖曝虐童“不侵权”具有样本意义 (Court finds person who exposes child abuse on social media “not in violation” of child or parents’ rights, has model significance)
Beijing News, September 28, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/comments/2015-09/27/c_1116688446.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

信息公开不全考生诉高校胜诉 (Woman not admitted to Beijing Languages University makes OGI request for list of admitted persons, suspecting that someone took her place through identity theft, after University releases only family names she takes them to court and wins)
Legal Daily, September 26, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2015-09-27/doc-ifxieynu2450639.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中共中央办公厅印发《关于加强社会组织党的建设工作的意见（试行）》 (CPC Central Office publishes (Trial) Opinion Concerning The Strengthening of Party Construction Work in Social Organizations)
Xinhua, September 28, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-09/28/c_1116702753.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

调查：省级政府仅三成公开“三公”经费 县市级更低 (Survey: provincial-level governments are only 30% successful in publishing accounts of their “3 public expenditures,” county- and city-level governments have even lower success rates)
CNR, September 28, 2015
http://china.cnr.cn/gdgg/20150926/t20150926_519986106.shtml

50 countries pledge extra 40,000 troops as part of UN peacekeeping upgrade at summit
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1862327/50-countries-pledge-extra-40000-troops-part-un

China senior judge ousted over corruption allegations
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34387918

Asia's richest man Li voices support for China's leadership
Reuters, September 29, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/29/us-likashing-china-idUSKCN0RT17420150929

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China-US Cyber agreements: Has Beijing outmaneuvered Washington?
The Diplomat, September 28, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/china-us-cyber-agreements-has-beijing-outmaneuvered-washington/

Related:
国家主席习近平访美谈网络安全引关注专家称, 中国力推建立国际网络空间治理新体系 (Xi Jinping's discussion of cybersecurity during U.S. visit attracts attention from experts, who say, China could achieve more in international governance of cyberspace)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2015-09/28/content_6288413.htm

建立大数据公共安全理念, 认真学习贯彻落实全国社会治安防控体系建设工作会议系列评论 (Establish a big data public safety concept, conscientiously study and practically implement discussions from the National Social Security Protection System Construction Work Conference)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150928/Articel01007GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's ICAC steps up publicity drive against election fraud following 1,500 complaints about electoral roll
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1862167/hong-kongs-icac-steps-publicity-drive-against-election-fraud

Ex-law dean Johannes Chan 'up against Beijing loyalists' at university council vote tonight
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1862242/ex-law-dean-johannes-chan-against-beijing

Related:
What’s up with Hong Kong legal academia?
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/29/whats-up-with-hong-kong-legal-academia/

Ex-law dean Johannes Chan 'up against Beijing loyalists' at university council vote tonight
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1862242/ex-law-dean-johannes-chan-against-beijing

Counterterrorism (反恐)

公交行业举行反恐暨安全运营突发事件应急处置演练 (Shanghai public transport industry holds counter terrorism exercises)
Worker CN, September 26, 2015
http://right.workercn.cn/896/201509/26/150926075657555.shtml

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Plight and Prospects: The Landscape for Cause Lawyers in China
Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers, September 28, 2015
http://leitnercenter.org/files/Plight%20and%20Prospects_FULL%20FOR%20WEB.pdf

MT @weiquanwang Chen Shuqing, Lü Gengsong, of China Dem Party Zhejiang to be tried for "subversion" 9/29 in Hangzhou https://t.co/tsty5oyU57

— HRIC 中国人权 (@hrichina) September 28, 2015

维权网: 中国民主党浙江委员会陈树庆、吕耿松“颠覆国家政权案”将于9月29日开庭 http://t.co/hTBFHdw3Hy pic.twitter.com/DYNRL6SLqM

— 维权网 (@weiquanwang) September 28, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese president Xi joins Facebook
Voice of America, September 28, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/xi-jinping-joins-facebook/2982504.html

See Facebook page:
Xi's US Visit
https://www.facebook.com/xiusavisit/timeline

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's feminists will mark women's conference with deafening silence
The Guardian, September 26, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/26/chinas-feminists-will-mark-womens-conference-with-deafening-silence

Xi Jinping criticised as “shameless” for touting China's record on rights for women at United Nations
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1861984/xi-jinping-criticised-touting-chinas-record-rights

Related:
习近平访联合国之际希拉里批评抓捕女权人士 (Hillary Clinton criticizes China for its arrest of women’s rights activists during Xi’s visit to the U.N.)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 28, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2015/09/150928_us_china_clinton_feminist

Beijing says Clinton “biased” on Chinese women's issues
Voice of America, September 28, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/ap-chinese-paper-compares-clinton-to-trump-for-tweet-about-xi/2982168.html

As Xi leads summit at the U.N., images of detained Chinese women stare from across the street
记者手记：习近平女权讲话和被拘禁的中国女性
The New York Times, September 28, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20150928/c28freethe20/dual/

Related:
Xi at the U.N.: Women’s rights, human rights
China Digital Times, September 28, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/xi-at-the-u-n-womens-rights-human-rights/

China Feminist Five - "Do you hear the women sing" [Video]
YouTube, September 21, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsTKYlBpW64

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Protest rally for Xi's visit, as U.S.-China clash on rights, islands
The Tibet Post, September 28, 2015
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/4730-protest-rally-for-xis-visit-as-us-china-clash-on-rights-islands

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power at the Internet Freedom Technology Showcase: the future of human rights online, City University of New York Graduate Center
United States Mission to the United Nations, September 26, 2015
http://usun.state.gov/remarks/6836

Obama and Xi Jinping of China agree to steps on cybertheft
习奥会成果未达预期，分歧难消
The New York Times, September 25, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150926/c26prexy/dual/

Limiting security breaches may be impossible task for U.S. and China
中美恐难就限制网络攻击达成一致
The New York Times, September 28, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150928/c28assess/dual/

Hong Kong (香港)

Documentary to feature Hong Kong democracy protests
香港雨伞运动一周年，新纪录片探究民主逆流
The New York Times, September 25, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150928/c28sino-doc/dual/

【雨傘一周年】黃之鋒：唔想9.28成節日冀政壇有轉變 (Joshua Wong at 1st anniversary of Umbrella Movement: I don’t want September 28, 2014 to become a “holiday,” hope political situation will change soon)
Apple Daily, September 28, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20150928/54255293

Related:
「雨傘運動」一周年 (The Umbrella Movement’s 1-year anniversary)
Apple Daily, September 28, 2015
http://umbrella.appledaily.com/

香港“占中”一周年 多个团体举行纪念活动 (Multiple groups host commemorative events on 1-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s “Occupy Central”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 28, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150928_hongkong_occupy_one_year_events

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China vows to improve terror intelligence cooperation with US amid threat from Islamist militant Uygurs in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1861575/china-vows-improve-terror-intelligence-cooperation-us

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Engaging China with moral and strategic clarity
China Change, September 26, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/09/26/engaging-china-with-moral-and-strategic-clarity/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Judging judges: To help build “the rule of law”, China is demoting judges
The Economist, September 26, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21667952-help-build-rule-law-china-demoting-judges-judging-judges

Access to Information (信息公开)

《中国司法公开观察报告(2014-2015)》公布, 法院庭审和听证信息公开滞后 ("OGI Watch Report on China's Judicial System (2014-2015)":, publication of court hearings and testimony lagging behind)
China Youth Daily, September 24, 2015
http://news.cyol.com/content/2015-09/24/content_11653221.htm

China's Xi defends censorship amid chorus of support for embattled rights community
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-xi-09242015154122.html

Chinese propaganda: Coming soon to a conference near you
The Diplomat, September 23, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/chinese-propaganda-coming-soon-to-a-conference-near-you/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

A dozen Tibetans detained in Sichuan after reoccupying grabbed land
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detentions-09242015174127.html

女权行动影像展联合国妇女峰会前揭幕 (Chinese feminist activism photo exhibition opens in NY in run-up to UN summit on women)
Voice of America, September 25, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/feminist-exhibition-20150925/2978220.html

“对华援助协会”：高智晟目前“平安在家” (China Aid: Gao Zhisheng safely at home)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150925_china_gaozhisheng_bob-fu

据传维权人士高智晟打破沉默后再度失踪 (Human rights defender Gao Zhisheng allegedly went missing again after speaking out)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150924_china_gao_disappeared

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Another “Sky Net” success: U.S. returns woman fugitive to face graft, fraud charges in China
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1861115/another-sky-net-success-us-returns-woman-fugitive-face

Film-maker sues Chinese censors over “ban” on gay-themed movie
The Guardian, September 24, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/24/mama-rainbow-film-maker-sues-chinese-censors-over-ban-on-gay-themed-movie

Corruption, pollution top Chinese public concerns
Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/24/corruption-pollution-top-chinese-public-concerns/

”Big Daddy Xi” attempts to charm U.S. but tough crowds still await
The Guardian, September 24, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/24/chinese-president-xi-jinping-us-visit-barack-obama

Related:
Xi's U.S. visit–Anything but human rights?
Deutsche Welle, September 24, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/xis-us-visit-anything-but-human-rights/a-18737788

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

英财长访华“示好” 新疆之旅引争议 (U.K. Chancellor Osborne's “friendly” visit to Xinjiang stirs controversies)
Legal Daily, September 23, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20150924-英财长访华“示好”-新疆之旅引争议

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese activists in U.S. blame Beijing for relentless cyberattacks
Christian Science Monitor, September 24, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2015/0925/Chinese-activists-in-US-blame-Beijing-for-relentless-cyberattacks

网络言论自由立法仍不规范业内人士指出, 规范网络言论部门法不能越界宪法 (Online free speech legislation still not standardized, industry insiders argue that departmental regulations for online speech cannot overstep Constitution)
Legal Daily, September 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150923/Articel03002GN.htm

Netizen Report: China Joins Russia in crusade to keep user data at government’s fingertips
Global Voices, September 24, 2015
https://globalvoices.org/2015/09/24/netizen-report-china-joins-russia-in-crusade-to-keep-user-data-at-governments-fingertips/

Future of cyberspace must conform with “national conditions”, Xi Jinping tells top internet execs
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1861243/future-cyberspace-must-conform-national-conditions-chinese-president-tells-top

Obama prepared to impose financial sanctions on China for alleged hacking
The Guardian, September 24, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/24/obama-china-financial-sanctions-hacking-xi-jinping

Snowden launches push for global privacy treaty
Reuters, September 24, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/24/us-spying-snowden-treaty-idUSKCN0RO2F120150924

Hong Kong (香港)

李國能：法治司法獨立是基石　保持警惕使基石永不動搖 (Former Chief Justice of HK Andrew Li: Rule of law and judicial independence are the cornerstone, must be kept solidly in place with vigilance)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 25, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1213614-20150925.htm

Related:
李國能：終審法院海外法官應該成為永久安排 (Former Chief Justice of HK Andrew Li: Presence of foreign judges in Court of Final Appeal should become a permanent arrangement)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 25, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1213507-20150925.htm

Delay in HKU appointment of Johannes Chan makes a mockery of Beijing's pledged support for rule of law
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1861280/delay-hku-appointment-johannes-chan-makes-mockery-beijings

Police to deploy up to 4,000 officers for Umbrella Movement anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/25/police-to-deploy-up-to-4000-officers-for-umbrella-movement-anniversary/

Hong Kong democracy movement adrift as Beijing hardens rhetoric
Financial Times, September 25, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6ad22d3a-6343-11e5-9846-de406ccb37f2.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

白皮书：新疆依法严惩暴力恐怖犯罪 (White paper: Xinjiang severely punishes violent terrorist criminals)
Xinhua, September 24, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-09/24/c_1116666791.htm

Expand aid program for China's Xinjiang region to include anti-terrorism, says leading cadre
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1861199/expand-aid-programme-chinas-xinjiang-region-include

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The insecurity underpinning Xi Jinping’s repression
The Washington Post, September 23, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-insecure-underpinning-of-chinese-repression/2015/09/23/f8f33720-6092-11e5-9757-e49273f05f65_story.html

Man of the week: Daddy Xi
China Digital Times, September 25, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/man-of-the-week-daddy-xi/

Obama’s problem with China: No risk tolerance
Foreign Policy, September 24, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/24/obamas-problem-with-china-no-risk-tolerance/

Desperate China crushing its own people: Column
USA Today, September 24, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/09/24/china-xi-jinping-visit-obama-human-rights-lawyers-column/72671716/

调查：腐败、污染和贫富差距让中国人操碎心 (Survey: Corruption, pollution, and wealth gap the main concerns of Chinese people)
Deutsche Welle, September 25, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/调查腐败污染和贫富差距让中国人操碎心/a-18740920

Access to Justice (司法公正)

云南扩大法律援助事项范围, 受家暴申请法律援助免困难证明 (Yunnan expands scope of legal aid, easing application process for domestic violence victims)
Kunming Evening News, September 22, 2015
http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2015-09/23/c_134650246.htm

全国首例拒执罪自诉案件一审宣判, 宜春一老赖拒不执行生效判决获刑 (Chronic debtor in Yichun who defies court order on making payments is punished in nation’s 1st ever private prosecution for the crime of “refusing to carry out court order”)
Legal Daily, September 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150923/Articel08002GN.htm

AP Exclusive: Leading China lawyer says he was tortured
The Washington Post, September 23, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/leading-china-lawyer-speaks-out-says-he-was-tortured-again/2015/09/23/ee3ea03c-61f8-11e5-8475-781cc9851652_story.html

Related:
Unbowed, unbent, unbroken: Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng speaks out on his torture with an electric baton
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1860858/unbowed-unbent-unbroken-chinese-rights-lawyer-relives

高瑜健康日差国际记盟要求习近平给予保外就医 (Gao Yu’s health worsens, International Federation of Journalists calls on Xi Jinping to allow medical parole)
Radio France Internationale, September 24, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150924-高瑜健康日差国际记盟要求习近平给予保外就医

Access to Information (信息公开)

四川公布“民告官”十大典型案, 信息公开类增幅最大 (Sichuan announces 10 typical cases of “citizens suing officials,” OGI-related cases increase the most)
Sichuan Daily, September 23, 2015
http://scnews.newssc.org/system/20150923/000603241.html

170余名网民被查实散布网络虚假信息, 湖北警方披露三类典型网络谣言特征 (Over 170 netizens investigated for disseminating false information online, Hubei police disclose 3 typical characteristics of online rumors)
Legal Daily, September 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150923/Articel08001GN.htm

行拘两人, 散布砍人不实信息 (2 detained for disseminating false information on knife attacks)
Legal Daily, September 22, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150922/Articel05008GN.htm

“China is so lucky to have you”: Netizens react to Xi’s US visit as censors keep it positive
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/23/china-is-so-lucky-to-have-you-netizens-react-to-xis-us-visit-as-censors-keep-it-positive/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Gender discrimination lawsuit in China creates buzz among activists
Channel NewsAsia, September 20, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/gender-discrimination/2138738.html

”Obey Chinese law”: Xi issues warning to foreign NGOs in China during his U.S. swing as fears of impending crackdown grow
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1860724/foreign-ngos-china-have-obey-chinese-law-president-xi

U.S. to raise China human rights with Xi but dissident's wife boycotts meeting
The Guardian, September 13, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/23/us-china-human-rights-wife-dissident-boycotts-meeting

Chinese police step up pressure on Feminist Five
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/pressure-09232015125003.html

习近平访美，约百人集会抗议 (A hundred people gather to protest Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S.)
Voice of America, September 24, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/2975258.html