中国打压维权律师人数达到317名 (Number of people affected in China’s mass crackdown on lawyers reaches 317)
Voice of America, February 20, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-right-20160219/3198311.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, February 5, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi
习近平调研官媒 要求提升国际影响力 (Xi Jinping surveys state media, demands to raise international clout)
Radio France Internationale, February 20, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160220-习近平调研三大官媒-要求好好宣传中国
Outspoken Chinese tycoon comes under fire for attacking Xi Jinping’s lecture to the media
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1915220/outspoken-chinese-tycoon-comes-under-fire-attacking-xi
China’s media wants you to love the state as much as you love your family
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/20/chinas-media-wants-you-to-love-the-state-as-much-as-you-love-your-family/
China to ban foreign firms from “online publishing”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/20/china-to-ban-foreign-firms-from-online-publishing/
Prominent rights activist Huang Qi detained in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-detained-02192016125317.html
Tibetan writer sentenced to three years in prison in China’s Qinghai Province
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-writer-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-in-chinas-qinghai-province-02192016134844.html
China labels protesters “radical separatists,” and they agree
The New York Times, February 20, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/world/asia/hong-kong-indigenous-separatism.html
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Hong Kong Indigenous leader Ray Wong arrested following Mong Kok unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/21/hong-kong-indigenous-leader-ray-wong-arrested-following-mong-kok-unrest/
Revealed: the HK$30million anti-riot cars Hong Kong police have never even used
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1914647/revealed-hk30million-anti-riot-cars-hong-kong-police-have-never-even
Brits For Hong Kong plan Lee Po protest to put pressure on UK government
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1914654/brits-hong-kong-plan-lee-po-protest-put-pressure-uk
Hong Kong independence activists elected to head Chinese University’s student union
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1915106/hong-kong-independence-activists-elected-head-chinese-universitys
Dystopian HK film Ten Years leads to Chinese media boycott of Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/22/ten-years-banned-in-china/
Behind Chinese leader’s warm visit, a cold reality
The New York Times, February 19, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/20/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-lunar-new-year.html
“Reform” in China and the rise of rule by fear
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/20/reform-china-rise-rule-fear/
繁簡字衝突源自中共規範思維 (Conflict between traditional and simplified Chinese characters comes from CPC’s intellectual control)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160220/s00022/1455941393716
China to allow family visit for jailed Uyghur scholar
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/china-tohti-02182016123632.html
Save our statue: dramatic protest in China to save ex-leader Hua Guofeng’s figure from being demolished
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1913979/save-our-statue-dramatic-protest-china-save-ex-leader
Fears grow for hunger-striking Chinese supporter of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fears-grow-for-hunger-striking-chinese-supporter-of-hong-kongs-umbrella-movement-02182016111445.html
Dissidents fearful as Thailand, once a haven, favors China
Reuters, February 17, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-china-dissidents-idUSKCN0VQ2ZU
Beijing's hand seen in visa issue keeping rights activists out of religious freedom conference
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/bejings-hand-seen-in-visa-issue-02182016145900.html
Chunwan, art and authoritarianism
The Diplomat, February 19, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/02/chunwan-art-and-authoritarianism/
China’s new wedding vows: To have, hold and not violate national interests
共产党员的婚礼怎么办，中纪委立规矩
The New York Times, February 18, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/19/world/asia/china-communist-party-weddings-funerals.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160219/c19chinaweddings/
China's environment minister wants more power to crack down on polluters
Vice News, February 19, 2016
https://news.vice.com/article/chinas-environment-minister-wants-more-power-to-crack-down-on-polluters
Hard times: China’s challenges demand bigger role for centralized leadership, says Communist Party mouthpiece
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1913984/hard-times-chinas-challenges-demand-bigger-role
中国回应人权批评：部分被拘律师涉及严重的经济犯罪 (China’s response to human rights accusations: Some arrested lawyers involve in serious economic crimes)
Radio France Internationle, February 17, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160217-中国回应un人权批评：部分被拘维权律师涉及严重的经济犯罪
Related:
Press Statement by the Spokesperson of the Permanent Mission of China on the press release by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on China
Permanent Mission of PRC to the UN Office in Geneva and Other international Organizations in Siwtzerland, February 16, 2016
http://www.china-un.ch/eng/dbtzyhd/t1341068.htm
Two more defendants appear in court accused of rioting in Mong Kok taking total number charged to 45
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2016
://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1914065/two-more-alleged-mong-kok-rioters-appear-court-taking-total
NPC deputy says Beijing should better educate its law enforcement agents on not operating in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1913903/npc-deputy-says-beijing-should-better-educate-its-law
【旺角暴力衝突】馬時亨：青年不滿明顯 政府應作內部檢討 下任特首需「有仁心」 (Former CEDB chief Ma Si Hang on Mong Kok violent conflicts: Government needs internal review as youth discontent is obvious, chief executive of the next office should have the “virtue of benevolence”)
Ming Pao, February 18, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160219/s00001/1455854754783
學者促獨立調查旺角衝突 泛民擬引用特權法調查 (Academics urge investigation into Mong Kok conflicts, Pan-dems to use Powers and Privileges Ordinance to carry it out)
InMedia HK, February 19, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040756
Refusal to hold independent inquiry into Mong Kok shows gov’t detached from reality
Hong Kong Free Press, February 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/18/refusal-hold-independent-inquiry-mong-kok-shows-govt-detached-reality/
“Rule by fear?”: A ChinaFile conversation
ChinaFile, February 18, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/rule-fear
China to ban foreign companies from online media business
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-to-ban-foreign-companies-from-online-media-business-02172016113408.html
Free speech in China gets an unlikely state-media backer
The Wall Street Journal, February 17, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/02/17/free-speech-in-china-gets-an-unlikely-state-media-backer/
全国96％以上法院开通举报网站, 去年法院受理网络举报37967件 (Over 96% of courts nationwide have opened websites for reporting complaints, with 37,967 complaints received online last year)
Legal Daily, February 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160217/Articel01007GN.htm
河南法院去年收案106万件 (Henan's courts accepted 1.06 million cases last year)
Legal Daily, February 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160217/Articel03003GN.htm
From trying to leap out windows to fainting with fear...how Chinese corruption suspects react when inspectors call
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1913793/trying-leap-out-windows-fainting-fear-how-chinese
公安部公安改革将有六大突破 (Public Security Bureau's reforms will achieve 6 major breakthroughs in 2016
Legal Daily, February 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160217/Articel03001GN.htm
“刘晓波广场”？ 北京盛怒 白宫否决 (Senate bill for naming “Liu Xiaobo Plaza” enrages Beijing, White House to veto it)
Deutsche Welle, February 17, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/刘晓波广场-北京盛怒-白宫否决/a-19052572
德国支援受迫害族群协会发表声明驳斥中国政府对多利坤的污蔑 (German Society for Threatened Peoples issues statement refuting Chinese government’s vilification of Uyghur rights leader Dolkan)
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-02172016105046.html
Apple Pay to be available in China from this week
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 18, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35601110
网站发帖扰乱社会秩序; 一男子发布虚假信息被行政拘留 (Online post disturbs social order: Man is administratively detained for posting “false” information)
Legal Daily, February 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160217/Articel08003GN.htm
From Occupy to ballot box: new Scholarism party could end up clashing with old guard democrats in Legco elections
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1913732/occupy-ballot-box-new-scholarism-party-could-end-clashing
People’s Daily targets Scholarism and Civic Party for “supporting” Mong Kok “rioters”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 16, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/16/peoples-daily-calls-out-scholarism-and-civic-party-for-supporting-rioters-of-the-mong-kok-unrest/
China preparing to charge Hong Kong bookseller Lee Bo with blackmail—report
The Guardian, February 17, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/17/china-preparing-to-charge-hong-kong-bookseller-lee-bo-with-blackmail-report
International publishers urge Chief Executive to take action on missing booksellers
Hong Kong Free Press, February 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/18/international-publishers-urge-chief-executive-take-action-missing-booksellers/
香港特区立法会保安委会: 严厉谴责暴力袭击执法人员和记者 (LegCo Security Panel sternly denounces violent attacks on law enforcement and journalists)
Legal Daily, February 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160217/Articel01010GN.htm
经济学人指“鱼蛋革命”乃对政府不满北京需正视 (The Economist: “Fishball Revolution” stems from discontent towards government, Beijing should face it squarely)
Radio France Internationale, February 16, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160216-经济学人指“鱼蛋革命”乃对政府不满北京需正视
Riots have reasons
Tim's Experiment: Thoughts of an old China Hamlett, February 17, 2016
http://timhamlett.com/
我国深化社区矫正改革取得重要成果, 社区服刑人员矫正期间再犯罪率0.2% (China's deepening reform of community corrections achieves significant results, recidivism among those serving community corrections sentences at 0.2%)
Legal Daily, February 15, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160215/Articel01007GN.htm
超期提出执行异议法院不受理 (Courts not to accept late protests at enforcement)
Legal Daily, February 15, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160215/Articel03005GN.htm
定西临洮开庭审理首例精神病人强制医疗案 (Dingxi City's Lintao Prefecture holds first trial of a person with mental illness for compulsory medical treatment)
Lanzhou Morning News, February 16, 2016
http://gansu.gscn.com.cn/system/2016/02/16/011261549.shtml
China must release detained activists, rights lawyers: UN
Agence France-Presse, February 16, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/16/china-must-release-detained-activists-rights-lawyers-un/
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UN Human Rights Chief deeply concerned by China clampdown on lawyers and activists
人权高专对中国压制律师和人权活动人士表达关切
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, February 16, 2016
EN: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=53242#.VsQQqbR96Ul CH: http://www.un.org/chinese/News/story.asp?newsID=25662 中国回应联合国批评：称李波不希望受到高度关注 (China’s response to UN’s criticism: Lee Bo does not wish to receive strong attention)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 17, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2016/02/160217_china_un_right_reax 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, February 5, 2016
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
南昌重大行政执法决定上网公布; 公开行政处罚信息 (Nanchang to publish major administrative enforcement decisions online; public disclosure of administrative punishments information)
Jiangxi News Online, February 16, 2016
http://jx.ifeng.com/news/sz/detail_2016_02/16/4765963_0.shtml
New China regulation seeks to tighten control over “creative works” published online
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/1913342/new-china-regulation-seeks-tighten-control-over-creative-works-published-online
Chinese writer says he’s forbidden from traveling to U.S. for Harvard prize
记者杨继绳被禁止赴美领奖，曾撰书记录大饥荒
The New York Times, February 16, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/17/world/asia/yang-jisheng-tombstone-harvard.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160217/c17china/
中国对美参议院以刘晓波名更改中国使馆街道名议案表达愤怒 (China furious over U.S. Senate bill to name the plaza where Chinese embassy is situated as “Liu Xiaobo”)
Radio France Internationale, February 16, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160216-中国对美国参议院以刘晓波名更改中国使馆街道名议案愤怒
江苏去年查办贪贿案1278件 (Jiangsu investigated and handled 1,278 bribery cases last year)
Legal Daily, February 16, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160216/Articel03005GN.htm
山西去年查办职务案1444件 (Shanxi investigated and handled 1,444 cases of abuse of public office last year)
Legal Daily, February 16, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160216/Articel03006GN.htm
安徽老人被冤20年后告公安局：遭逼供为求死认罪 (Elderly Anhuinese wronged 20 years ago tells Public Security Bureau: You tortured me so much that I wanted to confess just so that I could receive the death penalty and die)
Beijing Times, February 16, 2016
http://news.qq.com/a/20160217/002886.htm
CPC journal stresses continuing anti-graft campaign
Xinua, February 16, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-02/16/c_135103970.htm
What NOT to learn from Zhou Yongkang and Ling Jihua: Fall of China’s corrupt party “gangs” a lesson for its cadres
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1913589/what-not-learn-zhou-yongkang-and-ling-jihua-fall-chinas
Exploring cybersecurity from China’s perspective
Christian Science Monitor: Passcode, February 11, 2016
http://passcode.csmonitor.com/china
Gov’t rejects scholars’ calls for independent inquiry on Mong Kok unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, February 16, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/16/govt-rejects-scholars-calls-for-independent-inquiry-on-mong-kok-unrest/
Hong Kong localist group “knows no bounds” when it comes to protesting, says activist and by-election candidate
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1913594/hong-kong-localist-group-knows-no-bounds-when-it-comes-protesting-says-activist
Protests may continue in Hong Kong
Voice of America, February 16, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/protests-may-continue-in-hong-kong/3192761.html
China says missing bookseller doesn't want his case hyped up
Reuters, February 16, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un-response-idUSKCN0VQ003
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Hong Kong bookseller Lee Po could face 10 years in jail for blackmail
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1913595/hong-kong-bookseller-lee-po-could-face-10-years-jail
HSBC spooked by HK-China “integration” and eroding autonomy, says activist
Hong Kong Free Press, February 16, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/16/hsbc-spooked-by-hk-china-integration-and-eroding-autonomy-says-activist/
福建举行跨区域应急处置演习: 检验反恐应急能力 (Fujian holds cross-regional emergency response drills: checking counter-terrorism emergency response capability)
China Police Online, February 16, 2016
http://www.hxnews.com/news/fj/fj/201602/14/820859.shtml
A legal defense against Chinese oppression
The Wall Street Journal, February 16, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-legal-defense-against-chinese-oppression-1455645739
贺卫方：同性恋群体的中国处境 (He Weifang: The situation of China's LGBT community)
Aisixiang, February 16, 2016
http://www.aisixiang.com/data/97083.html
China’s legal professionals, under limits at home, note Scalia’s death
在中国，斯卡利亚之死是一面镜子
The New York Times, February 16, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/asia/china-legal-professionals-antonin-scalia.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160216/c16chinascalia/
许多中国大陆记者 因不堪当局控制媒体退出新闻界 (Many Chinese reporters withdraw from journalism, unable to stand authorities’ control over media)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-02152016170542.html
Ties to Chinese state media raise questions in U.S. election campaign
The New York Times, February 6, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/06/world/asia/phillip-yin-lieutenant-governor-washington-state.html
To purge or not to purge: China’s anti-corruption campaign
The Diplomat, February 15, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/02/to-purge-or-not-to-purge-chinas-anti-corruption-campaign/
China's military sets up anti-corruption hotline
Reuters, February 15, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-military-corruption-idUSKCN0VO185
Deadly Tianjin warehouse explosion: review leads to China moving 10 chemical plants
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1913250/deadly-tianjin-warehouse-explosion-review-leads-china
China to protect migrant workers' “left-behind” children
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35581716
Beijing pins Hong Kong riot on “radical separatists”
Agence France-Presse, February 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/15/beijing-pins-hong-kong-riot-on-radical-separatists/
Student activists stage fresh protest against “brainwashing” curriculum changes
Hong Kong Free Press, February 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/15/student-activists-stage-fresh-protest-against-brainwashing-curriculum-changes/
Hong Kong government rejects calls for inquiry into “fishball” riots
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/riots-hk-02152016151608.html
谁是黄之锋？(Who is Joshua Wong? A Three-part interview series with Joshua Wong, in Chinse)
South China Morning Post, February 14-16, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152d4df6859a3d4/shui-shi-huang-zhi-feng-
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152def13cb62544/shui-shi-huang-zhi-feng-er-
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152def9880488cb/shui-shi-huang-zhi-feng-san-
Chinese Uighur was tortured into confessing role in Bangkok bomb: lawyer
Reuters, February 15, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-blast-idUSKCN0VO0ID
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曼谷爆炸案：律师称当事人遭酷刑逼供 (Bangkok bomb: Lawyer says defendant’s confession extorted through torture)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2016/02/160215_thailand_blast
The rise of rule by fear
The University of Nottingham: China Policy Institute, February 15, 2016
http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/chinapolicyinstitute/2016/02/15/rule-of-law-vs-rule-by-fear/
Guo Jianmei, Zhongze, and the empowerment of women in China
China Change, February 14, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/02/14/guo-jianmei-zhongze-and-the-empowerment-of-women-in-china/
China's young reporters give up on journalism: “You can't write what you want”
The Guardian, February 12, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/12/china-journalism-reporters-freedom-of-speech
Chinese media in uproar over U.S. move to honor dissident
Associated Press, February 14, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/chinese-media-in-uproar-over-us-move-to-honour-dissident/article8236775.ece
That time China censored an art summit—in another country
The Washington Post, February 12, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/12/that-time-china-censored-an-art-summit-in-another-country/
Chinese journalist banned from flying to U.S. to accept a prize for his work
The Guardian, February 15, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/15/chinese-journalist-banned-from-flying-to-us-to-accept-a-prize-for-his-work
独立民间组织生存环境恶化 维权NGO担忧未来命运 (Environment for independent NGOs worsens, rights defense NGO worries about future fate)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-02122016104857.html
Two monks detained in Sichuan over Dalai Lama prayers
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/prayers-02112016162509.html
Campaign against China's Christians spreads to Guangdong province
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/campaign-against-chinas-christians-spreads-to-guangdong-province-02122016111628.html
Portrait of a purge: Who is being investigated for corruption and why?
The Economist, February 13, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21692928-who-being-investigated-corruption-and-why-portrait-purge
Brother of disgraced Chinese presidential aide Ling Jihua is sharing golf secrets in U.S.—not state secrets: lawyer
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1912288/brother-disgraced-chinese-presidential-aide-ling-jihua
Steel imports from China investigated by European Commission
欧盟扩大调查中国钢铁“倾销”种类
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 12, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35559540
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2016/02/160212_eu_china_steel_investigation
Beijing officials tout all-volunteer “internet police”
Voice of America, February 11, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/beijing-officials-all-volunteer-internet-police-online-tipsters/3187858.html
Hong Kongers’ long-simmering distrust of government boils over in the “fishball riots”
Global Voices, February 12, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/02/12/hong-kongers-long-simmering-distrust-of-government-boils-over-in-the-fishball-riots/
Beijing's top official in Hong Kong calls rioters “radical separatists”
Reuters, February 14, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-riots-beijing-idUSKCN0VO042
Scuffles in court as student activist faces rioting charges
Hong Kong Free Press, February 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/13/scuffles-in-court-as-student-activist-faces-rioting-charges/
Britain accuses China of violating treaty in Hong Kong bookseller’s case
The New York Times, February 13, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/world/asia/britain-china-hong-kong-bookseller.html
Over troubled water: Cross-border transport links are overshadowed by political fears
The Economist, February 11, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21692935-cross-border-transport-links-are-overshadowed-political-fears-over-troubled-water
Hong Kong has probably lost HSBC’s headquarters for good—and Beijing is to blame
Quartz, February 15, 2016
http://qz.com/616791/hong-kong-has-probably-lost-hsbcs-headquarters-for-good-and-beijing-is-to-blame/
China’s prosecutors make terror fight a top priority
2016检察工作首重政治安全 分析：公民自由或再受限
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1912464/chinas-prosecutors-make-terror-fight-top-priority
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152d60bb4384baf/2016-jian-cha-gong-zuo-shou-zhong-zheng-zhi-an-quan-fen-xi-gong-min-zi-you-huo-zai-shou-xian
China continues to use psychiatric “treatment” on its critics: Report
上海一访民在北京被送精神病院 无锡以精神病院代替黑监狱囚访民
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/treatment-02112016133837.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-02112016101548.html
US urges talks between mainland China and Taiwan amid uncertainty after election
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1912280/us-urges-talks-between-mainland-china-and-taiwan-amid
Mong Kok riot plotted by “radical separatist organization”, says Chinese Foreign Ministry
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/12/mong-kok-riot-plotted-by-radical-separatist-organisation-says-chinese-foreign-ministry/
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Chinese central government supports HKSAR in safeguarding social security: FM spokesperson
Xinhua News, February 11, 2016
http://english.sina.com/taiwan_hk/2016/0211/889611.html “No political considerations” in Mong Kok unrest arrests, charges—Justice Sec.
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/12/no-political-considerations-in-mong-kok-unrest-arrests-charges-justice-sec/
Britain says missing Hong Kong bookseller “involuntarily removed” to China
Reuters, February 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-hongkong-booksellers-idUSKCN0VL08L
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英外交部：李波失踪“严重违反”中英联合声明 (British Foreign Secretary on Lee Bo’s disappearance: “Serious breach” of Sino-British Joint Declaration on HK)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 12, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/02/160212_hongkong_uk_report
联合国将跟进书店人员失踪事件 (UN will follow up on disappearance of the booksellers)
Radio France Internationale, February 12, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160212-联合国将跟进书店人员失踪事件"
粵語正體皆筍盤 教局氹你落返車 (Cantonese and traditional characters are good for Chinese language acquisition, but Education Bureau coaxes you to give them up)
InMedia HK, February 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040562
Two Sichuan monks arrested for holding prayer ceremony for Dalai Lama—report
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/11/two-sichuan-monks-arrested-for-holding-prayer-ceremony-for-dalai-lama-report/
What is the Chinese media doing right for LGBT people?
The Guardian, February 11, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/feb/11/china-lgbt-media-xiaogang-wei-rainbow-media-awards
中国知识产权环境改善 假货问题仍严重 (China’s environment for intellectual property improves but problem of fake goods prevails)
Voice of America, February 11, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/international-ip-index-20160210/3185634.html
As China and Russia rise, West losing its edge in military tech, says London-based think tank
报告：中国去年军费全球第二 西方技术优势受中俄侵蚀
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/tech/science-research/article/1911461/china-and-russia-rise-west-losing-its-edge-military-tech-says
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152cf07c251736f/bao-gao-zhong-guo-qu-nian-jun-fei-quan-qiu-di-er-xi-fang-ji-shu-you-shi-shou-zhong-e-qin-shi
Hong Kong clashes: Protesters in court charged with rioting
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35547206
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港警首次以「暴动罪」控示威者 显续强硬对港人 (Hong Kong police first charges protestors with “rioting”, showing pursuit of hardline against Hong Kong people)
Radio France Internationale, February 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160210-港警首次以「暴动罪」控示威者-显续强硬对港人 Video: In full—the dramatic “Fishball Revolution” clashes as they unfolded
Hong Kong Free Press, February 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/10/video-in-full-and-uncut-the-dramatic-fishball-revolution-clashes-as-they-unfolded/ 【旺角暴力衝突】學聯：政權是「暴力始作俑者」 站在對抗暴政一方 (Federation of Students on Mongkok violent clashes: The regime is the initiator of violence, we stand on the side protesting the tyranny)
Ming Pao, February 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160211/s00001/1455170947846 【旺角暴力衝突】多名被告投訴警使用不必要武力 招認不合程序 (Several defendants in Mongkok violent clashes complain about police’s abuse of force and improper measures for seeking confessions)
Ming Pao, February 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160211/s00001/1455168901357
Hong Kong journalist claims police attacked him while he reported on Mong Kok riot
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1911477/hong-kong-journalist-claims-police-attacked-him-while-he
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致警務處處長的公開信：促警方刑事調查警員打記者 (Ming Pao Staff Association’s open letter to head of police: We urge the police to carry out criminal investigation about police violence against journalist)
InMedia HK, February 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040556
中大崇基學院神學院要求警方立即釋放林淳軒同學 (CUHK Chung Chi College calls on police to immediately release student Lam Shun Hin)
InMedia HK, February 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040549
What are Hong Kong's localists angry about?
British Boardcasting Corporation, February 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35547186
不要等到六四在香港出現，你才哭訴誰槍殺了你孩子 (Don’t wait until June Fourth to happen in Hong Kong and cry about who shot your children dead)
InMedia HK, February 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040550
No news is bad news: How the Communist Party creates the world’s most-watched TV news show
The Economist, February 6, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21690099-how-communist-party-creates-worlds-most-watched-tv-news-show-no-news-bad-news
Class ideology: China’s education chiefs order schools to roll out patriotic campaign on new media
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1911336/class-ideology-chinas-education-chiefs-order-schools
China Says Its Students, Even Those Abroad, Need More ‘Patriotic Education’
The New York Times, February 10, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/world/asia/china-patriotic-education.html
Chinese activists send cards to political prisoners at New Year
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-activists-send-cards-to-political-prisoners-at-new-year-02102016112344.html/
CCTV’s New Year Gala draws critique: More monkey, less propaganda
The Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/02/08/cctvs-new-year-gala-draws-critique-more-monkey-less-propaganda/?mod=WSJBlog
Hong Kong's business community is “freaked out” over China's crackdown
The Guardian, February 9, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/10/hong-kongs-business-community-freaking-out-over-chinas-crackdown
中国教育部要求加大对港澳台爱国主义教育 被批强把“爱党”作“爱国”(Chinese Education Ministry’s call for more “patriotic” education in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan criticized as enforced “love of the Party” as “patriotism”)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/yf2-02102016103012.html
香港教育局提倡学生认读简体字引发争议 (Hong Kong Education Bureau’s suggestion to promote reading of simplified characters stirs controversy)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-02102016102827.html
China/Hong Kong: Free “disappeared” booksellers
Human Rights Watch, February 10, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/02/10/china/hong-kong-free-disappeared-booksellers
Localist group in Mong Kok violence unlikely to make headway in Hong Kong political arena
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1911866/localist-group-mong-kok-violence-unlikely-make-headway-hong
China: Pastor released from “black jail” after opposing cross demolitions
Christian Today, February 9, 2016
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/china.pastor.released.from.black.jail.after.opposing.cross.demolitions/79129.htm
Tibetan man who refused to fly Chinese flag dies in prison
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-man-who-refused-to-fly-chinese-flag-dies-02082016154201.html
Related:
China and the CAT
中国和《禁止酷刑公约》
Human Rights in China, November 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/china-and-cat
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-he-jin-zhi-ku-xing-gong-yue
China has censored artwork about Tibet—at a fair in Bangladesh
Quartz, February 09, 2016
http://qz.com/612968/china-has-censored-artwork-about-tibet-at-a-fair-in-bangladesh/
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自焚藏人遗书展出 中国大使发威 (Gallery in Bangladesh displays suicide notes from Tibetan self-immolators, Chinese ambassador’s disapproval results in notes being covered)
Voice of America, February 10, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/tibetan-art-china-complaints-20160208/3182302.html
“My personal vendetta”: An Interview with Hong Kong Publisher Bao Pu
China File, January 22, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/library/nyrb-china-archive/my-personal-vendetta
China: WHRDIC condemns closure of women’s legal aid center in China
World Organization Against Torture, February 9, 2016
http://www.omct.org/human-rights-defenders/urgent-interventions/china/2016/02/d23604/
Chinese petitioners ring in year of the monkey with protests
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-petitioners-ring-in-year-of-the-monkey-with-protests-02082016104052.html/
Retired officials urged to follow party's disciplinary regulations
中共中央办公厅、国务院办公厅印发《关于进一步加强和改进离退休干部工作的意见》
Xinhua, February 4, 2016
EN: http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7698/106/
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-02/04/c_1117995803.htm
香港旺角大年初二发生激烈冲突 警察鸣枪 (Clashes break out over New Year’s celebrations in Mong Kok, police fire warning shots)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 9, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/02/160208_hk_police_stall_clash
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Hong Kong riot police fire warning shots in bloody street clashes
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-idUSKCN0VH28E
China to give rewards for online “terrorist” tip-offs
China Business News, February 8, 2016
http://www.chinabusinessnews.com/2301-china-to-give-rewards-for-online-terrorist-tipoffs/
A world of hurt: Poor China: so vast and so sensitive
The Economist, February 6, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21690097-poor-china-so-vast-and-so-sensitive-world-hurt
The return of fear-based governance in China
The Japan Times, February 9, 2016
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/02/09/commentary/world-commentary/return-fear-based-governance-china/#.VroQ1dIrKih
Lawyer-client meeting in “national security” cases in China
Jerry’s Blog, February 8, 2016
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/2016/2/8/lawyer-client-meeting-in-national-security-cases-in-china
中国人权观察秘书长徐秦被“取保候审” 人权观察呼吁释放秦永敏
China releases Guangdong labor activist “on bail,” three still held
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2016
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-02042016103623.html
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-zhuxiaomei-02042016125717.html
高瑜赴德就医受阻 (Gao Yu obstructed from going to Germany to seek medical treatment)
Deutsche Welle, February 5, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/高瑜赴德就医受阻/a-19028010
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高瑜律师呼吁当局履行诺言批准高到海外就医 (Gao Yu’s lawyer urges the authorities to keep the promise and let Gao go overseas for medical treatment)
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-02042016104308.html
【書店5人失蹤】旅美作家自稱《習近平與他的情人們》作者 指賣書人無辜 稱該書已網上出版 ([Disappearance of 5 booksellers] Writer residing in U.S. who claims to be author of “Xi Jinping and His Lovers” says the booksellers are innocent and the book has already been published online)
Ming Pao, February 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160205/s00001/1454644904875
Amnesty Int’l calls for urgent action over missing journalist who “voluntarily” returned to China
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/04/amnesty-intl-calls-for-urgent-action-over-missing-journalist-who-voluntarily-returned-to-china/
Related:
China: Establish whereabouts of Li Xin (UA 24/16)
Amnesty International, February 3, 2015
http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/china-establish-whereabouts-of-li-xin-ua-2416
Women's rights crackdown exposes deepening crisis in Chinese society
The Guardian, February 5, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/feb/05/china-womens-rights-crackdown-exposes-deepening-crisis-in-chinese-society
China's hip-hop stars feel the heat of Xi Jinping's battle to control culture
The Guardian, February 5, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/05/chinas-hip-hop-stars-feel-the-heat-of-xi-jinpings-battle-to-control-culture
Unpaid and angry, some Chinese workers ditch holidays to protest
Reuters, February 4, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-lunar-newyear-china-insight-idUSKCN0VD2ZJ
共产党通过支付宝和腾讯 春节期间分发红包 (The Communist Party distributes “red envelopes” via Alipay and Tencent during Chinese New Year)
Radio France Internationale, February 5, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160205-共产党通过支付宝和腾讯-春节期间分发红包
Corruption found across China’s financial industry
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1909672/corruption-found-across-chinas-financial-industry
Another prominent Chinese official has been sacked as Xi Jinping tightens his grip on power
Quartz, February 5, 2016
http://qz.com/610785/another-prominent-chinese-official-has-been-sacked-as-xi-jinping-tightens-his-grip-on-power/
Report: China bolsters state hacking powers
Christian Science Monitor, February 4, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2016/0204/Report-China-bolsters-state-hacking-powers
粤公安证实铜锣湾书店5人统统在大陆手上 (Guangdong police confirms all 5 people from Causeway Bay Books are in mainland China)
Radio France Internationale, February 5, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160205-粤公安证实铜锣湾书店5人统统在大陆手上
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Missing Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee is a “super book lover” who used to be boss of Causeway Bay Books
友人：林荣基是“超级爱书人” 桂敏海电脑护照已不见
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1909741/missing-hong-kong-bookseller-lam-wing-kee-super-book-lover CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152afc7eef255cd/you-ren-lin-rong-ji-shi-chao-ji-ai-shu-ren-gui-min-hai-dian-nao-hu-zhao-yi-bu-jian
In China, books that make money, and enemies
The New York Times, February 7, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/business/international/in-china-books-that-make-money-and-enemies.html
The Hong Kong bookseller who's keeping “banned” books on his shelves
National Public Radio, February 3, 2016
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/02/03/465284407/the-hong-kong-bookseller-whos-keeping-banned-books-on-his-shelves
More shaky police testimony at hearings of Occupy-related cases
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/05/more-shaky-police-testimony-at-hearings-of-occupy-related-cases/
Education Bureau criticized after saying students should learn simplified Chinese
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/05/education-bureau-criticised-after-saying-students-should-learn-simplified-chinese/
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【兼學簡體字？】教局文件提建議 家長反彈：可唔可以放過香港學生？ (Parents slam Education Bureau’s proposal about “learning simplified Chinese characters alongside”: Can you spare Hong Kong students?)
Ming Pao, February 4, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160204/s00001/1454563565474
Open debate and trial of Chinese video-sharing site Qvod an encouraging sign of mainland legal reform
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1908862/open-debate-and-trial-chinese-video-sharing-site-qvod
【不要「種族歧視」「內地人」？】－由被種族清洗的港人角度說起 ([Do not hold “ethnic discrimination” towards “mainland people”?]—Discussing from the perspective of Hong Kong people being submitted to ethnic cleansing)
InMedia HK, February 4, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040438
One for all, and all for one: lawsuit of Chinese wheelchair users banned from flight “is for rights of all mainland’s 85 million disabled”
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1909277/one-all-and-all-one-lawsuit-chinese-wheelchair-users-banned
China resists harshly punishing those responsible for wrongful convictions
The New York Times, February 4, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/world/asia/china-wrongful-execution-huugjilt.html
“Censors have gone too far”: Influential voice of Deng Xiaoping era accuses China’s propaganda chiefs of too much intervention
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1909204/censors-have-gone-too-far-influential-voice-deng
中国四川炉霍县强制收缴达赖喇嘛画像 (Portraits of Dalai Lama confiscated in China’s Luhuo County, Sichuan)
Radio France Internationale, February 3, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160203-中国四川炉霍县强制收缴达赖喇嘛画像
中国官媒推出政治口号歌《四个全面》 被讽“洗脑神曲” (Chinese state media launches political slogan song “The Four Comprehensives,” ridiculed as “the divine brainwashing song”)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl2-02032016105238.html
Activist who vanished in Thailand is being held in China, says wife
The Guardian, February 3, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/03/activist-li-xin-vanished-in-thailand--held-in-china-says-wife
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南都前编辑泰国上月失踪据称又“自愿回国”助查 (Former Southern Metropolis Daily editor disappeared in Thailand last month reportedly “returned to China on his own will” to assist investigation, similar to Lee Bo’s case)
Radio France Internationale, February 4, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160204-南都前编辑泰国上月失踪据称又“自愿回国”助查
世维会谴责中国政府利用减刑继续欺骗国际社会 (World Uyghur Congress denounces Chinese government for using sentence reduction to continue to deceive international community)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-02032016110906.html
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新疆11名涉危害国安罪犯获减刑 引发民间两极评价 (11 in Xinjiang jailed for threatening state security receive sentence reductions, touches off polarized public debate)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf1-02032016105847.html
China jails 14 over factory blast that killed 146
Channel NewsAsia, February 3, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-jails-14-over/2484572.html
China's Inner Mongolia police chief charged with murder
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35489837
Telling tales: brother of disgraced Chinese presidential aide Ling Jihua defects to US and reveals state secrets, says report
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1909266/telling-tales-brother-disgraced-chinese-presidential
When gov't officials misunderstand their role vis-à-vis the market
Caixin, February 3, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-02-03/100906789.html
Urgent need for full-scale two-child policy in China, experts warn
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/04/urgent-need-for-full-scale-two-child-policy-in-china-experts-warn/
Checking them out: Banned books pique interest of visitors to Hong Kong Lunar New Year fair
South China Morning, February 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1909205/checking-them-out-banned-books-pique-interest-visitors-hong
“Fanning the flames”: Johannes Chan slams Council chair Arthur Li’s comments on HKU students
Hong Kong Free Press, February 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/03/fanning-the-flames-johannes-chan-slams-council-chair-arthur-lis-comments-on-hku-students/
Case of Chinese free speech activist “The Butcher” moved to Tianjin
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wu-gan-moved-02022016121145.html
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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, January 27, 2016
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
Seeking justice for China’s “underage prostitutes”
Foreign Policy, February 2, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/02/seeking-justice-for-china-underage-prostitutes-sex-crimes-law-rights-crackdown/
Dalai Lama likened to Saddam Hussein, paintings confiscated in China—report
Hong Kong Free Press, February 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/03/dalai-lama-likened-to-saddam-hussein-paintings-confiscated-in-china-report/
“Only truth can calm the public”: What prompted the arrest of three investigative journalists in China?
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1908764/only-truth-can-calm-public-what-prompted-arrest-three
Mainland police claim typo in “crackdown on media” banner displayed at forum
Hong Kong Free Press, February 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/02/mainland-police-claim-typo-in-crackdown-on-media-banner-displayed-at-forum/
Nurses in several Chinese cities strike over low pay and benefits
China Labor Bulletin, February 3, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/nurses-several-chinese-cities-strike-over-low-pay-and-benefits
He Xiaobo: latest victim of China's crackdown on labor activists
The Guardian, February 2, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/02/he-xiaobo-the-latest-victim-of-chinas-crackdown-on-labour-activists
China’s antigraft campaign isn’t “House of Cards,” People’s Daily says
The Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/02/03/chinas-antigraft-campaign-isnt-house-of-cards-peoples-daily-says/
警片段證警先襲擊再拘捕 設計師獲撤襲擊罪 警曾稱「沒案發片段」 (Video, that police denied existence of, shows them beating protester prior to arrest, assault charges against protester withdrawn)
Mingpao, February 3, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160203/s00001/1454474543949
Hong Kong still “top” for economic freedom, but Beijing could “undermine rule of law”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/02/hong-kong-still-top-for-economic-freedom-but-beijing-could-undermine-rule-of-law/
Banned books on offer at Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fair as mystery over shop owner Lee Po continues
港维园年宵开市 铜锣湾书店过千书籍有售
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2016
EN : http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1908713/banned-books-offer-hong-kongs-lunar-new-year-fair-mystery
CH : http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/152a54e582014f2/gang-wei-yuan-nian-xiao-kai-shi-tong-luo-wan-shu-dian-guo-qian-shu-ji-you-shou
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支联会年宵花市主打“六四” 公民党“龙虾钳”吁梁振英下台 (HK Alliance sets “June Fourth” as theme for Lunar New Year market, Civic Party sells “lobster claws” to urge CY Leung to step down)
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-02022016104922.html
China dismisses U.S. criticism over missing booksellers
Irish Times, February 2, 2016
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/china-dismisses-us-criticism-over-missing-booksellers-1.2519415
China merges two Communist Party-backed newspapers in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/merges-02022016111235.html
Declaring de-radicalization success, China reduces 11 sentences
Channel NewsAsia, February 3, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/declaring-de-radicalisati/2483630.html
中国军改：政治意义大于军事意义 (China’s military reform: Political implications more important than military implications)
Voice of America, February 3, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-exclusive-interview-with-yu-maochun-20160202/3173520.html
评论：对英文中国资讯的需求仍然只多不少 (Commentary: Demand for English-language information on China continues to increase)
China Daily, February 3, 2016
http://cn.chinadaily.com.cn/2016-02/03/content_23367963.htm
電影中的中港關係 (Sino-Hong Kong relations in films)
InMedia HK, February 3, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/104040454
Can China be deterred in cyber space?
The Diplomat, February 3, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/02/can-china-be-deterred-in-cyber-space/
China's rights struggle is no longer an “internal affair”
The Diplomat, February 1, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/02/chinas-rights-struggle-is-no-longer-an-internal-affair/
China accused of skirting international law in cross-border apprehensions
The Wall Street Journal, February 1 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-cross-border-moves-on-foes-raises-legal-doubts-1454385982
Related:
For more information on China and the United Nations, see:
更多关于联合国与中国的资料，请参阅：
Human Rights in China
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/china-and-united-nations CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-yu-lian-he-guo
China detains three journalists amid growing calls for their release
三记者被捕事件惊动北京 甘肃省工作组抵武威市调查
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalists-02012016105657.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql1-02012016102525.html
150 resident doctors stage pay protest in Shenzhen
Caixin, February 1, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-02-01/100905986.html
Deadline nears in county in China's Sichuan for surrender of Dalai Lama photos
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/deadline-02012016171612.html
入狱22年死囚被浙江高院判无罪 (Inmate on death row for 22 years pronounced innocent by Zhejiang Higher People’s Court)
Radio France Internationale, February 1, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160201-入狱22年死囚被浙江高院判无罪
China's anti-corruption dragnet catches more than financial criminals
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/China-fugatives-02012016124112.html
“Kid, leave China with your dad,” Tianjin anti-graft official writes “will” before apparent suicide
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/01/kid-leave-china-with-your-dad-tianjin-anti-graft-official-writes-will-before-apparent-suicide/
“Superstitious” Chinese vice mayor to be prosecuted for graft
Channel NewsAsia, February 2, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/superstitious-chinese-v/2480180.html
美国：严重质疑北京对港高度自治承诺 (U.S. seriously questions China’s commitment to Hong Kong’s autonomy)
Radio France Internationale, February 2, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160202-美国：严重质疑北京对港高度自治承诺
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China defends law enforcers as U.S. calls for clarity on booksellers
Reuters, February 1, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-booksellers-usa-idUSKCN0VA3SM
Causeway Bay Books remains closed despite claim by Lee Po’s wife: four booksellers still missing, presumed detained
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1908069/causeway-bay-books-remains-closed-despite-claim-lee-pos-wife
Arthur Li’s rhetoric proves that opposition to his HKU Council appointment was right
Hong Kong Free Press, February 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/02/arthur-lis-rhetoric-proves-that-opposition-to-his-hku-council-appointment-was-right/
中共驻香港报章文汇大公落实合并 (CPC’s newspapers in Hong Kong Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao to merge)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 2, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/02/160202_hongkong_beijing_media_merge
Islam, ethnicity, and state control in China
China Digital Times, February 1, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/02/islam-ethnicity-and-state-control-in-china/
Why critics of China aren’t safe anywhere
The Washington Post, January 30, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-no-critic-of-china-is-safe/2016/01/31/14921bd4-c6c5-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_story.html
Watching Big Brother: A Q&A with Chinese political cartoonist Badiucao
Los Angeles Review of Books, February 1, 2016
http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/chinablog/watching-big-brother-qa-chinese-political-cartoonist-badiucao/
On eve of Iowa, Hillary Clinton chides China on women’s rights. Here’s why.
Washington Post, February 1, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/01/on-eve-of-iowa-hillary-clinton-chides-china-on-womens-rights-heres-why/
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Supporting Women’s Rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/supporting-womens-rights-china CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/sheng-yuan-zhong-guo-nu-quan-ren-shi
China jails three activists for trying to start civil disobedience movement
The Guardian, January 29, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/29/china-jails-three-activists-for-trying-to-start-civil-disobedience-movement
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唐荆凌推不合作运动判监5年拒向不讲法者上诉 (Tang Jingling sentenced to five years for civil disobedience movement, refuses to appeal to authorities which don’t uphold law)
Radio France Internationale, January 29, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160129-唐荆凌推不合作运动判监5年拒向不讲法者上诉 人权观察谴责中国对广州维权人士判刑 (Human Rights Watch condemns China’s sentencing of the Guangzhou rights defenders)
Voice of America, January 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-rights-watch-20160129/3168504.html 中国镇压维权律师受影响人数继续增加 (Number of people affected by China’s mass crackdown of rights defenders continues to rise)
Voice of America, January 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-rights-20160129/3168498.html For more information on Tang Jingling, see:
更多关于唐荆陵的资料，请参阅：
Human Rights in China
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/defenders/tang-jingling CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/defenders/tang-jingling
Leader of government-sanctioned mega church in Hangzhou held in secret detention for opposing cross removal campaign
China Change, January 30, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/01/30/leader-of-government-sanctioned-mega-church-in-hangzhou-held-in-secret-detention/
国际记联指中国不断加强打压新闻自由两岸四地同受压 (International Federation of Journalists criticizes China’s ever-growing media suppression which affects China’s mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau)
Radio France Internationale, January 30, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160130-国际记联指中国不断加强打压新闻自由两岸四地同受压
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Hong Kong press freedoms decline in 2015—report
Hong Kong Free Press, January 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/30/hong-kong-press-freedoms-decline-in-2015-report/
NW China province probes arrests of reporters
Xinhua, January 31, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/31/c_135061732.htm
China is said to force closing of women’s legal aid center
北京著名妇女法律援助中心被迫关闭
The New York Times, January 30, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/world/asia/beijing-women-legal-aid-guo-jianmei.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160201/c01chinawomen/
香港团体写新年祝福赠中国维权人士 (Hong Kong groups write lunar new year blessings for rights defenders in mainland China)
Voice of America, January 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-activists-20160130/3169676.html
China's Xinjiang wants more mingling of ethnic groups
Reuters, January 31, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKCN0VA1BD
欧盟强烈批评中国的人权纪录 (The EU strongly criticizes human rights records in China)
Voice of America, February 1, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-rights-20160129/3168023.html
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EU Concerns about the Human Rights situation in China
Delegation of the EU to China, January 29, 2016
http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160129_en.htm
China punishes 27 officials over teen's wrongful execution
Channel NewsAsia, February 1, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-punishes-27/2476404.html
Another official tied to Zhou Yongkang is handed jail term
Caixin, January 28, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-28/100904867.html
The 2015 numbers for China’s war against corruption: The tigers
The Diplomat, January 29, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/the-2015-numbers-for-chinas-war-against-corruption-the-tigers/
好消息！户籍制度改革来了，这4类人将受益 (Good news! Reform of hukou system has come—four categories of people will be benefited)
People’s Daily, January 31, 2016
http://rmrbimg2.people.cn/data/rmrbwap/2016/01/31/cms_1515250392581120.html
Are you scanning me, or am I scanning you? The power dynamics of China's WeChat
Global Voices, January 25, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/01/25/are-you-scanning-me-or-am-i-scanning-you-the-power-dynamics-of-chinas-wechat/
Hong Kong student activist “surprised” after her impassioned speech over missing Causeway Bay booksellers goes viral
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1908090/hong-kong-student-activist-surprised-after-her-impassioned-speech
Chinese police break silence on missing Hong Kong bookseller
Reuters, January 29, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-bookseller-idUSKCN0V803C
新年前夕各地维族人被遣返 乌市提升安保措施反恐 (Uyghurs in different areas forcibly returned to hometowns before Chinese new year, counter-terrorist measures tightened in Urumqi)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-01302016115222.html
“I don't want to think about activating change”: NYT's David Barboza on reporting in China
Asia Society, January 28, 2016
http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/i-dont-want-think-about-activating-change-nyts-david-barboza-reporting-china
China’s social media war: a political miscalculation?
Hong Kong Free Press, January 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/31/chinas-social-media-war-a-political-miscalculation/
What happens when the boss actually abides by the law during a factory closure in China?
China Labor Bulletin, February 1, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/what-happens-when-boss-actually-abides-law-during-factory-closure-china
Orwell revisited: The Party wants Hongkongers to learn to love Big Brother
Hong Kong Free Press, January 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/30/orwell-revisited-the-party-wants-hongkongers-to-learn-to-love-big-brother/
Dragons in diamond village
Caixin, January 31, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-31/100905355.html
公共律师在转型社会中的角色 (Role of public interest lawyers in transforming societies)
Financial Times, February 1, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001066016