Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese premier Li Keqiang expresses confidence Hong Kong can solve its own problems
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1925841/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-expresses-confidence-hong-kong

Mayor of Chinese port city under investigation, say graft-busters
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1926269/mayor-chinese-port-city-under-investigation-say-graft

China mixes cash, coercion to ease labor unrest
The Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-mixes-cash-coercion-to-ease-labor-unrest-1458041535

Democracy is a joke, says China—just look at Donald Trump
The Guardian, March 17, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/17/democracy-is-a-joke-says-china-just-look-at-donald-trump

Cult of personality: Why is China dancing for “Uncle Xi”?
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 16, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35824042

Hong Kong (香港)

Missing bookseller resurfaces in Hong Kong, says he is allowed to travel freely between city and mainland China
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1926291/missing-bookseller-resurfaces-hong-kong-says-he-allowed

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why China’s clampdown on Ren Zhiqiang matters
Hong Kong Free Press, March 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/14/why-chinas-clampdown-on-ren-zhiqiang-matters/

How can we resolve the conflicts in Hong Kong and ensure “one country, two systems” thrives?
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1925225/how-can-we-resolve-conflicts-hong-kong-and-ensure-one

Hong Kong and Taiwan: The future of Chinese democracy
The Diplomat, March 16, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/hong-kong-and-taiwan-the-future-of-chinese-democracy/

誰是媒體？誰是記者？ 從網媒的採訪權談起 (Who are media? Who are journalists? Speaking from the Internet media’s right to newsgathering)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160317/s00022/1458191971088

Hong Kong’s pan-democrats must unite in battle for survival ahead of key legislative election
香港立法会选举乃关键一战 泛民为生存必须团结
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1922900/hong-kongs-pan-democrats-must-unite-battle-survival-ahead
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1537f170b5d1521/xiang-gang-li-fa-hui-xuan-ju-nai-guan-jian-yi-zhan-fan-min-wei-sheng-cun-bi-xu-tuan-jie

黎廣德：高鐵失控 議會失效 泛民失策 (Albert Lai: XRL loses control, Council loses function, pan-dems lose strategies)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20160315/s00012/1457979015441

Access to Justice (司法公正)

时事大家谈：中国律师执业权利保障何在 (Current Affairs Discussion: What guarantees lawyers’ rights to practice the profession)
Voice of America, March 16, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20160315-how-to-protect-the-practice-rights-of-lawyers-in-china/3237110.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Two writers publicly resign amid the Chinese Communist Party's tightening grip on culture
Global Voices, March 16, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/03/16/two-writers-publicly-resign-amid-the-chinese-communist-partys-tightening-grip-on-culture/

Former Xinhua reporter takes a swipe at Chinese censorship
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/former-xinhua-reporter-takes-a-swipe-at-chinese-censorship-03142016141611.html

Chinese website publishes, then pulls, explosive letter calling for President Xi’s resignation
Washington Post, March 16, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/16/government-linked-website-published-then-pulled-call-for-president-xis-resignation/

Related:
关于要求习近平同志辞去党和国家领导职务的公开信 (Requesting Xi Jinping to resign from Party and state leadership positions)
Mingpao, March 5, 2016
http://news.creaders.net/china/2016/03/05/1647666.html

【新華社錯失】錯稱習近平「最後領導人」 報道指「政治錯誤」　發稿編輯停職及取消預備黨員資格 ([Xinhua News blunder] Mistakenly called Xi Jinping “the last leader,” reportage accused as “politically incorrect,” editor dismissed and lost status as probationary party member)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160316/s00001/1458102932793

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Do not admire the “strength” that crushes lives and tramples over human rights
China Change, March 16, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/16/do-not-admire-the-strength-that-crushes-lives-and-tramples-over-human-rights/

Chinese parliamentary delegate's rare act of dissent
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 16, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35817298

The good—and bad—about China’s new charity law
The Wall Street Journal, March 16, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/03/16/the-good-and-bad-about-chinas-new-charity-law/

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Watch: From My Lai to Ferguson, China blasts U.S. human rights abuses in a new documentary
Quartz, March 15, 2016
http://qz.com/639275/watch-from-my-lai-to-ferguson-china-blasts-us-human-rights-abuses-in-a-new-documentary/

Related:
China at the UN: Shouting Down the Critics
Human Rights in China, March 15, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/china-un-shouting-down-critics

Rising political star of northern China feels the heat of coal miners’ protests
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1925693/rising-political-star-northern-china-feels-heat-coal

Corrupt officials move money through Hong Kong, says Chinese anti-corruption official
Hong Kong Free Press, March 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/13/corrupt-officials-move-money-through-hong-kong-says-chinese-anti-corruption-official/

时事大家谈：联合国为何猛批中国人权 (Current Affairs Discussion: Why the U.N. severely criticizes China’s state of human rights)
Voice of America, March 16, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20160315-why-did-the-un-lash-out-at-human-rights-in-china/3237102.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

网络安全、反恐：北京希望与FBI合作 (Beijing would like to cooperate with the FBI on cyber security and counterterrorism)
Deutsche Welle, March 15, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/网络安全反恐北京希望与fbi合作/a-19118067

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong and Macau to be integrated with nine mainland provinces: State Council plan
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1925690/hong-kong-and-macau-be-integrated-nine-mainland-provinces-state-council

Pro-Beijing figures slam Hong Kong separatism as “impossible,” “impractical”
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/16/pro-beijing-figures-slam-hong-kong-separatism-as-impossible-impractical/

學苑前總編：港暫無能力獨立　冀2047前豐富獨立條件 (Former chief editor of HKU publication “Undergrad”: Hong Kong is unable to become independent at the moment, but hopefully enabling factors grow towards 2047)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160316/s00001/1458096621942

Is Scholarism over? Hong Kong student activist group behind Occupy movement mum on future despite report it will disband
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1925809/scholarism-over-hong-kong-student-activist-group-behind

港大民研梁振英民望跌2.1分　續低於警戒線 (HKU survey finds that CY Leung’s popularity drops 2.1 points, continues to be lower than alert level)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160315/s00001/1458039386580

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

China suggests terror convictions surged. Did they?
The Wall Street Journal, March 13, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/03/13/china-suggests-terror-convictions-surged-did-they/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The rule of law needs more than lip service to survive in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1925805/rule-law-needs-more-lip-service-survive-hong-kong

What’s driving the current storm of Chinese censorship?
ChinaFile, March 15, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/whats-driving-current-storm-chinese-censorship

Access to Justice (司法公正)

扶贫开发难点较多， 亟需靠法律途径解决, 代表委员建议制定扶贫法 (Committee delegates propose poverty assistance law: Legal channels urgently need for to resolve numerous difficulties in expanding poverty alleviation)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160314/Articel06003GN.htm

Lawyers’ proposals raised & rebutted at Two Sessions
China Digital Times, March 14, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/03/lawyers-proposals-raised-rebutted-two-sessions/

Chinese courts convict more than 99.9 per cent of defendants
The Telegraph, March 14, 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/12193202/Chinese-courts-convict-more-than-99.9-per-cent-of-defendants.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

不满信息公开被拒, 江西一国企怒告财政部 (Jiangxi SOE denounces Ministry of Finance for refusing to provide Open Government Information)
Duowei, March 14, 2016
http://china.dwnews.com/news/2016-03-14/59724946.html

Xi Jinping brought down a notch by an unlikely agent: A typo
新华社报道出错，称习近平为“中国最后领导人”
The New York Times, March 15, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/world/asia/china-xinhua-typo-xi-jinping.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160315/c15chinatypo/

中国官网疑悄悄拿下习大大彭嫲嫲崇拜热捧词语 (Chinese government official websites quietly take off cult phrases for Xi Jinping and wife)
Radio France Internationale, March 14, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160314-中国官网疑悄悄拿下习大大彭嫲嫲崇拜热捧词语

新华社前编辑公开批评中国网络审查 (Former Xinhua editor openly criticizes China’s Internet censorship)
Radio France Internationale, March 14, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160314-新华社前编辑公开批评中国网络审查

政协83委员吁政府成立百亿基金挽救报业 (83 CPPCC members propose to government to set up billion-dollar fund to rescue the newspaper industry)
Radio France Internationale, March 15, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160315-政协83委员吁政府成立百亿基金挽救报业

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

非政府组织无序发展影响俄社会稳定 (The disorderly development of NGOs has affected Russia’s social stability)
Sina.com, March 14, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-03-14/doc-ifxqhnev5975495.shtml

隐藏电脑屏幕背后时刻紧盯违法犯罪：“海淀网友”积极举报不求奖励 (Staring down crime from behind a computer screen: "Haidian online friends" actively report crimes and seeks no reward)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160314/Articel03004GN.htm

Labor protests multiply in China as economy slows, worrying leaders
中国罢工潮涌动，政府面临经济难题
The New York Times, March 15, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/world/asia/china-labor-strike-protest.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160315/c15chinalabor/

Heilongjiang coal miners’ strike continues into sixth day
China Labor Bulletin, March 14, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/heilongjiang-coal-miners%E2%80%99-strike-continues-sixth-day

Many changes to China’s first charity law but individuals still banned from asking for money
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1925096/dozens-changes-chinas-first-charity-law-ban-stays

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

江苏淮安5名县处级干部因瞒报财产被查 (5 county-level cadres in Huai'an, Jiangsu, investigated for failure to disclose assets)
CPC News, March 14, 2016
http://fanfu.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0314/c64371-28196400.html

Why Chinese officials are afraid to look too smart
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35775958

Official admits he gave misleading account of Chinese miners’ plight
千余矿工游行抗议，黑龙江省长改口承认欠薪
The New York Times, March 14, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/14/world/asia/china-heilongjiang-governor-mine-protest.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160314/c14china/

Will China’s state-owned enterprise reform go far enough?
The Diplomat, March 14, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/will-chinas-state-owned-enterprise-reform-go-far-enough/

27 Chinese groups respond to Mr. Trump and Governor Kasich’s remarks about the Tiananmen massacre
China Change, March 14, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/14/27-chinese-groups-respond-to-mr-trump-and-governor-kasichs-remarks-about-the-tiananmen-massacre/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

广东省讯商发最后通牒, 网民吐槽控制手机即控制网络 (Guangdong telecommunications providers issue “ultimatum” on real-name registration, netizens equate measure with control of Internet)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql2-03122016092151.html

互联网广告管理办法有望上半年出台 (Online advertising management measures likely to be issued in first half of 2016)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160314/Articel08008GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Comics, cosplay and video games: how China can build ties between Hong Kong youth and their mainland peers
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1925093/comics-cosplay-and-video-games-one-proposal-build-ties

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

新疆边防开展缉枪治爆专项整治行动 (Xinjiang's frontier guards launch clean-up campaign seizing guns and explosives)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160314/Articel08007GN.htm

郭声琨会见美国联邦调查局局长科米 (Chinese Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun meets with FBI Director James Comey)
Xinhua, March 14, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-03/14/c_1118328789.htm

Related:
Chinese state councilor meets FBI director
Xinhua, March 14, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-03/14/c_135187552.htm

Two detained booksellers return to China after brief Hong Kong visits
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/two-detainted-booksellers-return-to-china-after-brief-hong-kong-visits-03112016113224.html

中国2015年暴恐、危害国家安全案件增一倍 (Cases of violent terrorist behaviors and endangerment of national security in China doubled in 2015)
Deutsche Welle, March 14, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国2015年暴恐危害国家安全案件增一倍/a-19115318

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

When it comes to justice, China still leaves a lot to be desired
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1924480/when-it-comes-justice-china-still-leaves-lot-be-desired

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese attorneys, relatives demand public inquiry into lawyers' detentions
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-attorneys-relatives-demand-public-inquiry-into-lawyers-detentions-03112016103705.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://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Access to Information (信息公开)

How one brave woman is taking on growing might of China’s censors
The Guardian, March 13, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/13/china-censorship-economy-editor

Edward Snowden, Pussy Riot and Ai Weiwei protest cyber censorship
The Guardian, March 11, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/11/edward-snowden-pussy-riot-ai-weiwei-protest-cyber-censorship

【新華社錯失】劉銳紹指這類錯誤少有　亦須注意近期不滿習近平輿論 ([Xinhua News blunder] News commentator Lau Yui-siu says such mistake is rare, attention should be paid to recent public opinions unfavorable of Xi Jinping)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160314/s00001/1457931451582

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Miners’ protest: ailing Chinese coal firm Heilongjiang Longmay told to pay workers
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1924126/miners-protest-ailing-chinese-coal-firm-heilongjiang

China wrestles with draft law on nongovernmental organizations
在华境外NGO命运或迎转机？
The New York Times, March 12, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/world/asia/china-ngo-law.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160314/c14chinango/

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, September 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China ramps up offensive against U.S. on human rights record, accusing it of racism and fueling terrorism
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1924579/china-ramps-offensive-against-us-human-rights-record

Beijing defends itself on human rights “with Chinese characteristics”
Agence France-Presse, March 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/11/beijing-defends-itself-on-human-rights-with-chinese-characteristics/

Beijing’s graft-buster looks to Hong Kong for help with fugitive asset hunt
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1923527/beijings-graft-buster-looks-hong-kong-help-fugitive

China must further purge energy sector of Zhou scandal “poison,” former top official says
Reuters, March 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-corruption-idUSKCN0WD137

Hong Kong (香港)

穆迪降香港展望至负面 称中国影响削港优势 (Moody’s downgrades Hong Kong outlook to “negative,” claiming that influence from China reduces Hong Kong’s competitive advantage)
Radio France Internationale, March 12, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160312-穆迪降香港展望至负面-称中国影响削港优势

香港团体游行至中联办示威 促中国释放被捕维权人士 (Hong Kong organizations march to Liaison Office in protest, urging China to release arrested rights defenders)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-03132016112551.html

學苑出版《香港青年時代的宣言》　文章倡香港成獨立主權國家 (HKU student association magazine “Undergrad” publishes article “The Declaration of Hong Kong’s Youth Generation” that suggests Hong Kong’s becoming an independent sovereign state)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160314/s00001/1457930980492

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

China terror convictions nearly doubled in 2015
Hong Kong Free Press, March 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/14/china-terror-convictions-nearly-doubled-in-2015/

Development key to stabilizing Xinjiang, says Li Keqiang
Irish Times, March 11, 2016
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/development-key-to-stabilising-xinjiang-says-li-keqiang-1.2569719

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

No one believes the booksellers’ stories, but China has achieved its cloak-and-dagger aims
Hong Kong Free Press, March 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/13/no-one-believes-the-booksellers-stories-but-china-has-achieved-its-cloak-and-dagger-aims/

Writing China: David Shambaugh, “China’s future”
The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/03/14/writing-china-david-shambaugh-chinas-future/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

14部新法将于今年制定 (14 new laws to be drafted in 2016)
Legal Daily, March 10, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160310/Articel01004GN.htm

行政强制措施存在滥用代罚问题, 杨克勤代表建议立法授权检察机关进行监督 (Administrative coercive measures being misused as punishment, NPC delegate Yang Keqin suggests authorizing procuratorial supervision by law)
Legal Daily, March 11, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160310/Articel02005GN.htm

山东:法援之光照向更多特困群体 (Shandong: Shining the light of legal aid on even more especially impoverished groups)
Legal Daily, March 10, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160310/Articel02009GN.htm

Related:
北京:困难群体法援绿色通道通畅 (Beijing: legal aid fast lane for disadvantaged groups flows smoothly)
Legal Daily, March 10, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160310/Articel02008GN.htm

Chinese crackdown on lawyers and activists is criticized at U.N.
The New York Times, March 11, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/11/world/asia/un-panel-condemns-chinese-crackdown-on-lawyers-and-activists.html

Related:
Item 2: Joint Statement—Human Rights Situation in China
Mission of the U.S. to the U.N. in Geneva, March 10, 2016
https://geneva.usmission.gov/2016/03/10/item-2-joint-statement-human-rights-situation-in-china/

China accuses U.S. of rape and murder after criticism of human rights record
The Guardian, March 10, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/10/china-attacks-us-hypocrisy-un-human-rights-council

Access to Information (信息公开)

信息公开诉讼无须举报前置 (Filing complaint not a prerequisite for Open Government Information lawsuits)
Jinan Times, March 10, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0310/14/BHQ75F2H00014Q4P.html

“Only democracy can cure corruption”: Chinese magazine publishes Party member’s speech amid censorship battle
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/11/only-democracy-can-cure-corruption-chinese-magazine-publishes-party-members-speech-amid-censorship-battle/

Hong Kong’s SCMP is being blocked in China for cheering on Xi Jinping
Quartz, March 10, 2016
http://qz.com/635915/hong-kongs-scmp-is-being-blocked-in-china-for-cheering-on-xi-jinping/

How a New York art show about Chinese online censorship found itself censored
The Washington Post, March 11, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/11/how-a-new-york-art-show-about-chinese-online-censorship-found-itself-censored/

Chinese official: No Western values in the classroom…Except for Marxism
The Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/03/10/chinese-official-no-western-values-in-the-classroom-except-for-marxism/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

石家庄中院发布妇女维权典型案例 (Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court issues typical women's rights cases)
Legal Daily, March 10, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160310/Articel03006GN.htm

China set to introduce charity law though some unlikely to benefit
Reuters, March 10, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-charities-idUSKCN0WC0UB

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

144 self-immolations in Tibet in under a decade, say activist groups ahead of 1959 uprising anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/10/144-self-immolations-tibet-decade-say-activist-groups-ahead-1959-uprising-anniversary/

China’s “two meetings” hear voices of dissent
The Financial Times, March 11, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/22d4a6ac-e68d-11e5-ac45-5c039e797d1c.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China wants boycott of Dalai Lama talk on Tibetan uprising date
Christian Science Monitor, March 10, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2016/0310/China-wants-boycott-of-Dalai-Lama-talk-on-Tibetan-uprising-date

张德江作全国人民代表大会常务委员会工作报告（全文） (Zhang Dejiang's “Work Report on the Work of the NPC Standing Committee (Full Text)”)
Caijing, March 10, 2016
http://politics.caijing.com.cn/20160310/4085381.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

检察机关严惩网络犯罪, 去年批捕涉嫌网络犯罪334人起诉329人 (China’s Procuratorial organs severely punish Internet crimes: 334 suspects approved for arrest and 329 prosecuted last year)
Legal Daily, March 10, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-03/10/content_6519680.htm

“Nailing jell-o to the wall": How China shut down the open Internet
Fast Company, March 9, 2016
http://www.fastcompany.com/3057604/nailing-jell-o-to-the-wall-how-china-shut-down-the-open-internet

Beijing puts another brick in the “Great Firewall”
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/beijing-puts-another-brick-in-the-great-firewall-03102016115833.html

WeChat: Frenemy of Chinese activists?
The Diplomat, March 10, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/wechat-frenemy-of-chinese-activists/

Hong Kong (香港)

【高鐵撥款】陳鑑林粗暴剪布 財委會通過196億超支撥款 ([XRL financing] Chan Kam-lam crudely cuts filibustering, Finance Committee approves $2.5 billion for XRL over-expenditure)
Apple Daily, March 11, 2016
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20160311/54806247?top=4h

Related:
Chaotic scenes at LegCo as additional funds for Express Rail Link approved in sudden vote
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/11/breaking-chaotic-scenes-at-legco-as-additional-funds-for-express-rail-link-approved-in-sudden-vote/

【高鐵撥款】警方進立會抬走示威者 聲援市民設帳篷聚集 ([XRL financing] Police enters LegCo to remove protesters, citizens coming in support gather outside LegCo with tents)
Apple Daily, March 11, 2016
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20160311/54856601?top=4h

Lee Po signed over running of Causeway Books to mystery man before going missing with other Hong Kong booksellers
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1922964/lee-po-signed-over-running-causeway-books-mystery-man-going

Two “missing” Hong Kong booksellers freed
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/35781134

Controversial books on mainland China still being published in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1923512/controversial-books-mainland-china-still-being-published

香港本土势力抬头 撑台独率创21年新高 (Localism rises in Hong Kong, support for Taiwan’s independence marks 21 years' new high)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl3-03102016101402.html

聯署聲明：立即開放網媒及公民記者採訪權 (Joint statement: Right to newsgathering should be immediately granted to internet media and civic journalists)
InMedia HK, March 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1041170

民權觀察譴責李少光於「兩會」建議香港退出聯合國《禁止酷刑公約》 (Civil Rights Observer denounces former Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee’s proposal at the “two congresses” of Hong Kong’s withdrawal from U.N. Convention Against Torture)
InMedia HK, March 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1041189

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

China premier urges more efforts in restive Uighur heartland
Reuters, March 10, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-xinjiang-idUSKCN0WD0B2

Access to Information (信息公开)

China blocks VPN services that let users get round its “Great Firewall’ during big political gatherings in Beijing
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1922677/china-blocks-vpn-services-let-users-get-round-its-great

What Chinese media mustn’t cover at the “2 Sessions”
两会期间哪些新闻不能报道
The New York Times, March 10, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/world/asia/china-news-censorship-two-sessions.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160310/c10chinalist/

Caixin “won't comment” on deletion of anti-censorship article
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/caixin-wont-comment-on-deletion-of-anti-censorship-article-03092016113543.html

Without a trace: South China Morning Post’s Chinese social media accounts eliminated
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/09/without-a-trace-south-china-morning-posts-chinese-social-media-accounts-eliminated/

Charted: China’s Great Famine, according to Yang Jisheng, a journalist who lived through it
Quartz, March 10, 2016
http://qz.com/633457/charted-chinas-great-famine-according-to-yang-jisheng-a-journalist-who-lived-through-it/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rights groups warn KFC over Tibet opening
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/09/rights-groups-warn-kfc-over-tibet-opening/

China detains dozens of ethnic Mongolians amid ongoing grassland protest
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/grassland-03092016133557.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Proposal to expand role of China’s armed police force would strengthen Xi Jinping’s power: analysts
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1922766/proposal-expand-role-chinas-armed-police-force-would

Mind your behavior! Xi tells wealthy businessmen to “set a good example” amid criticism of China’s nouveau riche
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1922764/mind-your-behaviour-xi-tells-wealthy-businessmen-set

China’s harsh child discipline, through the lens of domestic violence
The New York Times, March 9, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/world/asia/china-corporal-punishment-education-discipline.html

The Communist Party invented Women’s Day—so why is China so bad at it now?
Quartz, March 9, 2016
http://qz.com/634671/the-communist-party-invented-womens-day-so-why-is-china-so-bad-at-it-now/

陈满蒙冤服刑23年, 拟申请国家赔偿966万 (Wrongly sentenced to 23 years, Chen Man applies for RMB 9.6m in state compensation)
The Paper, March 9 , 2016
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160309/47760705_0.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China is building a big data platform for “precrime”
Ars Technica, March 9, 2016
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/china-is-building-a-big-data-plaform-for-precrime/

Related:
China tries its hand at pre-crime
Bloomberg Businessweek, March 9, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-03/china-tries-its-hand-at-pre-crime

Hong Kong (香港)

Booksellers slipped back to mainland China after requesting Hong Kong police drop missing persons cases
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1922757/quick-turnabout-two-booksellers-hurried-back-across-border

“Riotous” protesters who stormed LegCo deserve jail time, says High Court judge
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/09/riotous-protesters-who-stormed-legco-deserve-jail-time-says-high-court-judge/

高铁争议未结 香港机场新跑道又被指违反“一国两制” (Dispute over Express Rail Link yet to settle, proposal of a new runway in Hong Kong airport accused again for breaching “One Country Two Systems”)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl3-03092016101230.html

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

China says takes “distinctly Chinese approach” to national security
Reuters, March
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-security-idUSKCN0WB0PS

Related:
张德江：中国国家安全法以中国特色为基础 (Zhang Dejiang: China’s national security law is based upon Chinese characteristics)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/nu-03092016101831.html

China charity law to forbid activity that “endangers national security”
Channel NewsAsia, March 9, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-charity-law-to-forb/2586830.html

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, September 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

张德江:五种恐怖相关活动列入刑事追责范围 (Zhang Dejiang: Five kinds of terrorist-related activities that are included in the scope of criminal responsibility)
CCTV, March 9, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0309/15/BHNNRNA50001124J.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

法官遇害 源於法治不彰 (Judge murdered in China: The root is the futile rule of law)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160310/s00022/1457585541270

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

慈溪警方推进天网工程建设无死角, “视频同勘”精准锁定嫌疑人 (Cixi (Zhejiang) police nail suspects with "video aided investigation," advancing construction of Skynet with no blind spots)
Legal Daily, March 5, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160305/Articel03003GN.htm

左世忠代表建议加快制定个人信息保护法, GPS信息健康信息都应纳入立法保护 (NPC Deputy Zuo Shizhong proposes fast-tracking enactment of law to protect personal information, as well as GPS and health information)
Legal Daily, March 8, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160308/Articel02005GN.htm

出台“互联网+”行政审批服务文件 (Delegate calls for normative document to increase effectiveness in “Internet Plus” administrative inspection and approval)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160306/Articel06008GN.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Renowned activist Guo Feixiong’s health deteriorates, sister calls for emergency medical parole
China Change, March 8, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/08/renowned-activist-guo-feixiongs-health-deteriorates-sister-calls-for-emergency-medical-parole/

Defendants “presumed guilty” in China’s courts, says top lawyer: Presumption of guilt is widespread among law enforcers and leads to torture, delegate says
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1731032/defendants-presumed-guilty-chinas-courts-says-top-lawyer

人民法院受理拐卖妇女儿童案逐年下降,去年审结此类案件853件 判处犯罪分子1362人 (Each year, people's courts are handling fewer cases of trafficking of women and children, last year 853 such cases were tried, with 1,362 persons sentenced)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-03/07/content_6514141.htm?node=5954

政府工作报告：把政府活动纳入法治轨道 (Government work report: bring government activities onto the rule of law track)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://finance.sina.com.cn/china/gncj/2016-03-07/doc-ifxqaffy3673831.shtml

无人机“飞进”法律真空地带, 刘庆峰代表建议将无人机监管列入民用航空法 (Drones are “flying into” legal vacuum, NPC deputy Liu Qingfeng suggests using civil aviation law to regulate drones)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160307/Articel07004GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Article denouncing censorship censored from Chinese magazine’s English website
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/09/article-denouncing-censorship-censored-from-chinese-magazines-english-website/

Xi Jinping’s crackdown on free speech is being criticized—by advisers to China’s Communist Party
Quartz, March 8, 2016
http://qz.com/633580/advisers-to-chinas-communist-party-are-openly-criticizing-xi-jinpings-crackdown-on-free-speech/

Related:
Advisor mulls freedom of speech proposal
Global Times, March 7, 2016
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2016/0306/896057.html

Are China’s box-office numbers fudged? Regulators investigate “ghost screenings”
The Wall Street Journal, March 9, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/03/09/are-chinas-box-office-numbers-fudged-regulators-investigate-ghost-screenings/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Activists call for release of jailed Chinese women
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-call-for-release-of-jailed-women-03082016114921.html

Watch: A Chinese feminist’s defiant message to the government that jailed her
Washington Post, March 8, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/08/watch-a-chinese-feminists-defiant-message-to-the-government-that-jailed-her/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“女权无疆界”呼吁中国政府停止强制性堕胎 (Women’s Rights Without Frontiers urges Chinese government to stop forced abortions)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-03082016121223.html

Related:
三八节人权组织呼吁中国释放维权妇女 (Human rights organizations urge China to release female rights defenders on International Women’s Day)
Voice of America, March 9, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/free-women-activists-20160308/3225766.html

人民监督员成为真正外部监督力量 (People's supervisors are a genuine external supervisory force)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160306/Articel03005GN.htm

傅莹在人大四次会议首场新闻发布会上说, 民法总则草案预计六月提请审议 (Fu Ying, spokesperson for NPC's 4th plenum, at first media conference: Draft Civil Code expected to be tabled for deliberation in June)
Legal Daily, March 5, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160305/Articel02006GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

New questions emerge over HK booksellers’ detentions
China Digital Times, March 9, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/03/new-questions-emerge-hong-kong-booksellers-detentions/

Hong Kong writer detained in mainland China in 2012, interrogated about identities of those behind banned publications
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1922553/hong-kong-writer-detained-mainland-china-2012-interrogated

Student activists contempt charges to remain despite Dept. of Justice delay, High Court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/08/student-activists-contempt-charges-to-remain-despite-dept-of-justice-delay-high-court-rules/

【旺角暴力衝突】監警會暫收24宗須匯報投訴　含明報記者涉被毆打　無交警向天開槍 ([Mongkok violent dispute] Independent Police Complaints Council receives 24 reportable complaints to date, including Ming Pao journalist being beaten, not including traffic police firing in the air)
Ming Pao, March 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160309/s00001/1457503424208

【兩會】王光亞指香港「出了點事」　但中央對港政策不變 ([The two sessions] Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Wang Guangya says “some accidents took place” in Hong Kong, but central government’s policy to Hong Kong wouldn’t change)
Ming Pao, March 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160309/s00004/1457507173534

港大民调赞成台湾独立者创新高 (HKU poll shows new high of support for Taiwan independence)
Voice of America, March 9, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-taiwan-independence-poll-20160308/3226403.html

香港八大高校学生会 有多支持本土主义？ (How much do Hong Kong’s eight university student associations support localism?)
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/153560d14b810b3/153560d14b810b3

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

Officials from China's Xinjiang region say extremism waning
Voice of America, March 8, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/officials-from-china-xinjiang-region-say-extremism-waning/3225697.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China lets rights lawyer flee to U.S. after release
The New York Times, March 7, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/world/asia/lawyer-chen-taihe-flees-china.html

Related:
被拘维权律师抵美，中共是否放松打压？ (Detained rights lawyer arrived U.S., is CPC loosening up the crackdown?)
Voice of America, March 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/lawyer-chen-taihe-20160307/3224251.html

Chinese rights lawyer takes legal action after Hong Kong, Taiwan-published books seized
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1922433/chinese-rights-lawyer-takes-legal-action-after-hong

Earnest request to the National People’s Congress to form a Special Committee of Inquiry into the “July 9 crackdown” on lawyers
China Change, March 4, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/05/earnest-request-to-the-national-peoples-congress-to-form-a-special-committee-of-inquiry-into-the-july-9-crackdown-on-lawyers/

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://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

NPC spokesperson addresses air pollution problem, says “human rights lawyers” too must respect the law
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/05/npc-spokesperson-addresses-air-pollution-problem/

MH370 disappearance: Chinese families file lawsuits seeking answers
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 7, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35747869

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's “red princess” turned investigative journalist
Al Jazeera, March 8, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/03/china-red-princess-turned-investigative-journalist-160302101927365.html

Chinese propagandists try cartoons for Communism
Voice of America, March 4, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-propagandists-try-cartoons-for-communism/3219596.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“女权五姐妹”之李婷婷：我现在很“温和” (Li Tingting of “The Feminist Five”: I’m now so “moderate”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 8, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/03/160308_china_rights_activist_li_tingting

Feminists mark setbacks, progress after detentions [Updated]
China Digital Times, March 7, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/03/feminists-mark-setbacks-progress-year-detentions/

Related:
Before International Women’s Day, feminist five and their lawyers are called in by police
China Change, March 6, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/06/before-international-womens-day-feminist-five-and-their-lawyers-are-called-in-by-police/

Detained labor activist Meng Han unbowed and unrepentant
China Labor Bulletin, March 8, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/detained-labour-activist-meng-han-unbowed-and-unrepentant

The story of Hooligan Sparrow
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 7, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35742016

Sham marriages between gay men and lesbians are on the rise in China
Vice News, March 7, 2016
http://www.vice.com/read/gay-men-and-lesbians-in-china-are-getting-married-inside-the-chinese-closet

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Safety fears cause concern amid delays to China's Taishan nuclear plant
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/safety-03072016114147.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国外交部被网民恳求别再出国撒钱 (Netizens implore the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs not to squander money overseas)
Radio France Internationale, March 8, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160308-中国外交部被网民恳求别再出国撒钱

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student activists ejected from youth forum after shouting down Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1922279/hong-kong-student-activists-ejected-youth-forum-after

Fear-jerker. A film abhorrent to the Communist Party has proved a hit in the territory
The Economist, March 5, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21693949-film-abhorrent-communist-party-has-proved-hit-territory-fear-jerker

Exclusive: Email reveals Lee Po feared Gui Minhai kidnapped by Chinese agents before he himself disappeared
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1922289/exclusive-email-reveals-lee-po-feared-gui-minhai-kidnapped

【七警案】律政司要求傳媒交新聞片及攝影師身分　高院拒申請 ([The seven policemen’s violence case] Department of Justice asks for media news footages and identities of the videographers, refused by the High Court)
Ming Pao, March 8, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160308/s00001/1457401252611

Character assassination? Hong Kong’s furore over simplified Chinese
“暗杀”繁体字？简体字实用 但不必进校园
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1920406/character-assassination-hong-kongs-furore-over
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15350f86507520f/an-sha-fan-ti-zi-jian-ti-zi-shi-yong-dan-bu-bi-jin-xiao-yuan

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

香港本土主义与台独：北京的两个担心 (Hong Kong localism and Taiwan independence: two worries of Beijing)
Financial Times, March 8, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001066508

Access to Information (信息公开)

China shuts down 28,000 illegal websites in national crackdown
Xinhua News, March 4, 2016
http://english.sina.com/news/2016/0304/895556.html

Related:
China to build democratic, transparent Internet governance system: draft outline
Xinhua News, March 5, 2016
http://english.sina.com/news/2016/0304/895748.html

China bans depictions of gay people on television
The Guardian, March 4, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/04/china-bans-gay-people-television-clampdown-xi-jinping-censorship

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国民间联署促人大调查抓捕事件 (Chinese civic groups jointly petition to urge NPC to investigate the mass crackdown)
Voice of America, March 6, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-lawyer-20160306/3221717.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China corruption crackdown “netted 300,000 in 2015”
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 7, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35741357

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing will not sit by and watch push for Hong Kong independence, top adviser warns
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1920882/beijing-will-not-sit-and-watch-push-hong-kong-independence

Related:
Central authority to follow Constitution, Basic Law of HK, Macao: Top legislator
Xinhua News, March 6, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016twosession/2016-03/06/content_23761020.htm

Hong Kong localist’s vote haul in by-election points to further splits in radical groups at Legco polls
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1920904/hong-kong-localists-vote-haul-election-points-further-splits

China warns Hong Kong not to politicize issues
Sina, March 6, 2016
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2016/0306/895945.html

Related:
“Street politics could tarnish Hong Kong’s image,” NPC chairman Zhang Dejiang warns
张德江对旺角骚乱感“惊讶“ 吁港不要诉诸“街头政治”
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1921782/street-politics-could-tarnish-hong-kongs-image-npc-chairman
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1535035bcba363f/zhang-de-jiang-dui-wang-jiao-sao-luan-gan-jing-ya-yu-gang-bu-yao-su-zhu-jie-tou-zheng-zhi-

Chair change shows Hong Kong deputies no longer in the driving seat at National People’s Congress
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1921753/chair-change-shows-hong-kong-deputies-no-longer-driving-seat

“Missing” bookseller Lui Por back in Hong Kong: government
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/04/missing-bookseller-lui-por-back-in-hong-kong-government/

Related:
Dissident poet turns sleuth to uncover disappearance of bookseller friend Gui Minhai
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1921339/dissident-poet-turns-sleuth-uncover-disappearance

University student unions to sell “banned” books in protest of detained booksellers
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/07/university-student-unions-to-sell-banned-books-in-protest-of-detained-booksellers/

Absence of HK tourism from China 5-year plan “reasonable” after anti-tourist sentiment—ex-Lecgo Pres.
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/07/absence-of-hk-tourism-from-china-5-year-plan-reasonable-after-anti-tourist-sentiment/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

香港需要更多梁天琦 (Hong Kong needs more Edward Leungs)
InMedia HK, March 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1041091

Access to Justice (司法公正)

国务院修改66部行政法规 (State Council amends 66 administrative laws and regulations)
Legal Daily, March 2, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160302/Articel01003GN.htm

万源市首例强制医疗案开庭审理 (Wanyuan City's first compulsory medical treatment case commences trial)
Sichuan Online, February 26, 2016
http://dazhou.scol.com.cn/wys/201602/54339965.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China: Hip-hop propaganda boosts cult of Xi Jinping
Aljazeera, march 4, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/asia/2016/03/china-hip-hop-propaganda-cult-xi-jinping-160304075941203.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetan self-immolator's family “pressured” by police
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/pressured-03032016162204.html

Tibetan woman detained in Ngaba following solo protest
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protest-03032016144442.html

政协委员抵京‧两会今揭幕, 传中国军费激增两成 (CPPCC Standing Committee members arrive in Beijing: Two Congresses open today, China's military expenditure said to increase rapidly by 20%)
Nanyang Online, March 3, 2016
http://www.nanyang.com/node/750842?tid=461

千人之诺诺，不如一士之谔谔 (The yeses of a thousand people cannot match the honest opinion of a single gentleman)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, March 1, 2016
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/xcjy/lsjj/201602/t20160229_75034.html

Related:
Tense start to China’s political sessions
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1920433/tense-start-chinas-political-sessions

Government Accountability (政府问责)

No one above the law, warns govt to corrupt officials
China Daily, March 4, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016twosession/2016-03/04/content_23740934.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Cyberattacks expected to rise as China-based state-linked hackers target Hong Kong organizations
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1920277/cyberattacks-expected-rise-china-based-state-linked-hackers

Hong Kong (香港)

Joshua Wong and student leaders vowed non-violence on eve of Occupy protests, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press, March 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/03/joshua-wong-and-student-leaders-vowed-non-violence-on-eve-of-occupy-protests-court-hears/

Hong Kong student activist “surprised” when police stopped him at Central Government Offices in 2014
闖公民廣場案 黃之鋒：跟人爬 未料警阻撓
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1920431/hong-kong-student-activist-surprised-when-police-stopped
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/15340f27a36b2e3/chuang-gong-min-guang-chang-an-huang-zhi-feng-gen-ren-pa-wei-liao-jing-zu-nao

衝公民廣場被控　黃之鋒聆訊遲到被官訓斥　周永康稱對行動前會議記憶混亂 (Accused for entering Civic Plaza: Joshua Wong late for hearing rebuked by judge, Alex Chow says memory about pre-action meeting unclear)
Ming Pao, March 4, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160304/s00001/1457080747879

“Umbrella soldiers” and pan-dems may join hands in upcoming elections, but localists remain skeptical
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/04/upcoming-trends-for-pan-dems/

Beyond the by-election: Hong Kong young people fuel rise of localism at city’s universities
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1920117/beyond-election-hong-kong-young-people-fuel-rise-localism

More support for separate express rail link checkpoints than a shared HK-mainland system
Hong Kong Free Press, March 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/03/more-support-for-xrl-separate-check-points-than-joint-hong-kong-mainland-checkpoint/

Hong Kong delivery companies scared about sending “banned books” to mainland China in wake of booksellers case
铜锣湾书店事件后 公司停禁书派递业务
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1920432/hong-kong-delivery-companies-scared-about-sending-banned
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15340bcb8211c1b/tong-luo-wan-shu-dian-shi-jian-hou-gong-si-ting-jin-shu-pai-di-ye-wu

香港铜锣湾书店总经理吕波“已从大陆返港” (Hong Kong Causeway Bay Books manager Lui Bo “has returned to Hong Kong from mainland China”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/03/160304_hk_bookstore_staff_returns

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

两会代表委员支持中国反恐立法 (Standing committee delegates to Two Congresses support China's legislation on counterterrorism)
Xinhua News, March 3, 2016
http://news.china.com/2016lh/news/11176754/20160303/21667303.html

外交部回应《反恐法》：不会影响公民合法权益 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Counter-Terrorism Law: It will not affect citizens' lawful rights and interests)
Beijing News, March 1, 2016
http://news.sohu.com/20160301/n439046484.shtml

火车站广场实战反恐演练, 不到一分钟解决战斗 (Train station holds live action counterterrorism exercises, combat is over in under a minute)
Peninsula Capital Times, February 26, 2016
http://www.qdxin.cn/qingdao/2016/65197.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Critics fear Beijing's sharp turn to authoritarianism
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 3, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-35714031

Access to Justice (司法公正)

”I can’t stay out of this”—Two statements on the Zhang Kai case
China Change, March 3, 3016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/03/i-cant-stay-out-of-this-two-statements-on-the-zhang-kai-case/

Chinese activist “worse off” following transfer to prison: sister
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-activist-worse-off-following-transfer-to-prison-sister-03022016111244.html

Chinese activists tell parliament: “release our lawyers now”
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-03022016120936.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://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Access to Information (信息公开)

中纪委机关报：官员工资、财产信息不透明，让贪官哭穷有底气 (Central Inspection Organs: Lack of transparency of officials' salary and property lends credence to their claims of poverty)
China Discipline and Inspection Newspaper, February 26, 2016
http://www.thepaper.cn/baidu.jsp?contid=1436113

The Communist Party’s strangulation of Chinese expression is now almost total
Time, March 3, 2016
http://time.com/4244317/china-media-communist-censorship/

Related:
February 20, 2016, Southern Metropolis Daily (Shenzhen) front page
China Media Project, March 2, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/03/02/39665/

中国智库调查称 98.1%网民拥护习近平的治网主张 (Chinese think tank survey says 98.1% netizens support Xi Jinping’s position on Internet governance)
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-03022016104505.html

內地電視劇內容通則出台　同性戀鬼上身婚外情全被禁 (Mainland China launches general regulations for TV drama contents: homosexual love, spirit possession, extramarital affairs prohibited)
Ming Pao, March 3, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160303/s00004/1456992018886

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China saw a dramatic increase in wage arrears protests in run up to New Year
China Labor Bulletin, March 2, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china-saw-dramatic-increase-wage-arrears-protests-run-new-year

Two Tibetans set themselves on fire: reports
Agence France-Presse, March 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/02/two-tibetans-set-themselves-on-fire-reports/

Cyber warriors spar over Taiwan's relations with China
Reuters, March 3, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-internet-idUSKCN0W50JT

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese court upholds life sentence for top aide to Bo Xilai
薄熙来旧部吴文康二审维持无期判决
The New York Times, March 2, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/world/asia/china-bo-xilai-aide-wu-wenkang.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160302/c02china/

北京学者胡星斗： 中国应当也有能力取消城乡隔离的户籍制度 (Beijing academic Hu Xingdou: China should have the ability to abolish Hukou system that divides urban and rural areas)
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jingmao/sd-03022016104338.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Booksellers’ release in “few days” after televised confessions, but return to Hong Kong uncertain
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1919989/booksellers-release-few-days-after-televised-confessions-return-hong

Police made over 1,000 Occupy-related arrests, new figures show, as lawmaker suggests harsher punishments
Hong Kong Free Press, March 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/02/police-made-over-1000-occupy-related-arrests-new-figures-show-as-lawmaker-urges-harsher-punishments/

Facebook's new “angry” emoji a weapon for Hong Kong activists
USA Today, March 2, 2016
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/02/facebooks-new-angry-emoji-weapon-hong-kong-activists/81199680/

港大指215非牟利國際組織在港營運　部分對政治前景有隱憂 (HKU data: 215 international NGOs operate in Hong Kong, some worry about the political outlook)
Ming Pao, March 3, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160303/s00001/1456987913442

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

公安部：不当报道或致恐怖分子获取信息 (Ministry of Public Security: Inappropriate reporting may cause terrorists to obtain information)
China Youth Online, February 26, 2016
http://news.sohu.com/20160227/n438669401.shtml

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The politics of language could spill on to the streets
Hong Kong Free Press, March 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/02/the-politics-of-language-could-spill-on-to-the-streets/

Heard in the hutong: What’s fueling violence against Chinese judges and doctors?
The Wall Street Journal, March 3, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/03/03/heard-in-the-hutong-whats-fueling-violence-against-chinese-judges-and-doctors/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

One year on, China's five feminists remain under tight surveillance
律师再联署敦促当局撤销女权五姐妹案
Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/surveillance-03012016110929.html

CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-03012016105515.html

Related:
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 “arrests” church pastor after cross protest
Agence France-Presse, March 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/02/china-arrests-church-pastor-after-cross-protest/

“Fair judicial system critical to stop attacks on judges”: China to boost security for court officers
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1919558/fair-judicial-system-critical-stop-attacks-judges-china

“Pull plug on China’s televised confessions” urges top political adviser ahead of meeting of country’s legislature
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1919555/pull-plug-chinas-televised-confessions-urges-top

China makes domestic abuse a crime
Al Jazeera, March 1, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/china-outlaws-domestic-abuse-160301053424903.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Headline news: editor at liberal Chinese newspaper fired over front page double meaning
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1919661/headline-news-editor-liberal-chinese-newspaper-fired-over-front-page

Social media purge goes far beyond Ren Zhiqiang
China Digital Times, March 1, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/03/social-media-purge-goes-far-beyond-ren-zhiqiang/

It’s actually really hard to figure out what counts as a “banned book” in China
Buzzfeed, March 1, 2016
http://www.buzzfeed.com/beimengfu/banned-books-in-china#.ji7vj9mdY

政协委员呼吁停止安排疑犯上电视“认罪” (CPPCC committee member calls for a halt of televised “confessions” by suspects)
Radio France Internationale, March 2, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160302-政协委员呼吁停止安排疑犯上电视“认罪”

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

As China slashes coal jobs, miners protest in Party’s revolutionary base
Washington Post, March 1, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/as-china-slashes-coal-jobs-miners-protest-in-partys-revolutionary-base/2016/03/01/e59535e1-8f7c-46ca-9d85-602eccc42fb7_story.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s coming ideological wars
Foreign Policy, March 1, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/03/01/chinas-coming-ideological-wars-new-left-confucius-mao-xi/