治山寨社团, 黑名单仅是第一步 (In controlling “fake social groups,” a black list is just the first step)
Beijing Business Times, May 9, 2016
http://finance.sina.com.cn/stock/t/2016-05-09/doc-ifxryahs0513503.shtml
U.S. focusing intently on China's cyber commitments
Voice of America, May 12, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-china-meeting-cyber-commitments/3328521.html
New U.S. gov’t report says bookseller saga may be “most significant breach” of One Country, Two Systems
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/12/new-us-govt-report-says-bookseller-incident-may-be-most-significant-breach-of-one-country-two-systems/
Hong Kong glues bricks to pavements as top Beijing official makes visit
The Guardian, May 13, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/13/hong-kong-glue-bricks-pavement-beijing-visit
Pro-Beijing group hits back at “Ten Years” mania with anti-Occupy “Blood Umbrella” film
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/13/pro-beijing-group-hits-back-at-ten-years-mania-with-anti-occupy-blood-umbrella-film/
北京警方缉枪治爆破案30起 (Beijing police solve 30 cases involving guns and explosives)
Legal Daily, May 10, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160510/Articel02004GN.htm
China's middle-class anxieties
中国中产阶级的焦虑
The New York Times, May 11, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/opinion/chinas-middle-class-anxieties.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20160512/c12iht-edmurong/
Refusing to honor labor rights backfires on China
The New York Times, May 13, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/opinion/refusing-to-honor-labor-rights-backfires-on-china.html
书评：文革的问题和答案 (Book review: The questions and answers of the Cultural Revolution)
Financial Times, May 13, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001067528
China cracks down on human rights lawyers challenging the system
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2016
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-11/human-rights-lawyers-taking-extraordinary-risks-in-china/7406494
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李和平案“连坐”涉及妻女 王俏岭办暂住证受阻 (Li Heping’s wife and daughter suffer collective punishment—Wang Qiaoling fails to get temporary residence permit)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05112016103545.html 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
新疆一维族男子因看“敏感”电影被判七年 (Xinjiang Uyghur sentenced to 7 years for watching “sensitive” film)
Voice of America, May 11, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-china-sentences-man-to-7-years-in-jail-for-watching-a-film-20160511/3325792.html
【川震8周年】樂見一線希望 譚作人透露民事訴訟首獲法院接受待審批 ([Sichuan earthquake 8th anniversary] Tan Zuoren glad to see a gleam of hope as first civil action accepted by court)
Ming Pao, May 12, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160512/s00004/1463034250952
中国国有企业利用“主权豁免权”免于法律诉讼 (Chinese state owned enterprises use “sovereign immunity” to be exempted from lawsuits)
Voice of America, May 12, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-chinese-state-entities-argue-they-have-sovereign-immunity-20160511/3325874.html
Extraordinary moment China censors BBC coverage of the Queen's unguarded comments
The Telegraph, May 11, 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/11/extraordinary-moment-china-censors-bbc-coverage-of-the-queens-co/
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英女王批習訪問團無禮 《環時》反斥西方媒體「蠻夷」 (The British Queen criticizes Xi’s visiting mission as rude, “Global Times” rebuts Western media as “barbaric”)
Ming Pao, May 12, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160512/s00004/1463033433916
Former students call for full inquiry into “suspicious” death of Beijing university alumnus in police custody
Agence France-Presse, May 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1943580/former-students-call-full-inquiry-suspicious-death-beijing
Kardze mine work halted pending “resolution” of community concerns
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/halted-05112016151524.html
Were authorities really tricked into hosting a Cultural Revolution throwback concert? Chinese are skeptical.
Global Voices, May 12, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/05/12/were-authorities-really-tricked-into-hosting-a-cultural-revolution-throwback-concert-chinese-are-skeptical/
How political hatred during Cultural Revolution led to murder and cannibalism in a small town in China
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1943581/how-political-hatred-during-cultural-revolution-led
China refuses entry to German chair of human rights committee
Deutsche Welle, May 11, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/china-refuses-entry-to-german-chair-of-human-rights-committee/a-19249261
德人权专员：中国打压维权人士有损形象 (German human rights Commissioner: China’s crackdown on rights defenders harms her image)
Deutsche Welle, May 11, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/德人权专员中国打压维权人士有损形象/a-19249300
Apple’s uphill battle with China is a reminder that there’s no such thing as “borderless” tech
Quartz, May 11, 2016
http://qz.com/680952/apples-uphill-battle-with-china-is-a-reminder-that-theres-no-such-thing-as-borderless-tech/
Rioting charge against another accused dropped as court adjourns Mong Kok unrest cases till June
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/10/rioting-charge-against-another-accused-dropped-as-court-adjourns-mong-kok-unrest-cases-till-june/
If you want to anger China you should criticize its human rights record not its etiquette
The Independent, May 11, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/if-you-want-to-anger-china-you-should-criticise-their-human-rights-record-not-their-etiquette-a7024586.html
“Picking quarrels”: China court jails pro-democracy activists—lawyer
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/10/picking-quarrels-china-court-jails-pro-democracy-activists-lawyer/
China transgender case: “Mr C” vows fight on for equality
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 10, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36258905
709事件满10个月 最新数据：受影响者达319人 (10 months after 709 Event: Latest data shows 319 affected)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-05102016110223.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, February 5, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders CH: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
《律师文摘》停刊 言论空间进一步收缩？ (“Lawyer Digest” to cease publication—space for opinions shrinking further?)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-05102016111805.html
Hundreds march in protest against plan for petrochemical plant in eastern China
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1943473/hundreds-march-protest-against-plan-petrochemical-plant
Tibetan monk and writer sentenced to prison term
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-monk-and-writer-05092016160254.html
As China's economy slows, workers' anger soars
The Diplomat, May 11, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/as-chinas-economy-slows-workers-anger-soars/
A young political prisoner in the grand picture of U.S.-China diplomacy in the wake of June Fourth massacre
China Change, May 11, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/05/11/a-young-political-prisoner-in-the-grand-picture-of-us-china-diplomacy-in-the-wake-of-june-4th-massacre/
Chinese dominate list of people and firms hiding money in tax havens, Panama Papers reveal
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1943463/chinese-dominate-list-people-and-firms-hiding-money-tax-havens-panama
Beijing tipped to ramp up international pressure on Taipei amid Tsai’s silence on cross-strait consensus
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1943085/beijing-tipped-ramp-international-pressure-taipei-amid
瑞士情报局把孔子学院的活动列为观察对象 (Swiss intelligence targets Confucius Institute's activities for observation)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/gr-05102016123043.html
We must confront our dark past of the Cultural Revolution to avoid repeating it, says Chinese novelist Yan Lianke
作家阎连科：必须面对文革黑历史 以免历史重演
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1942609/we-must-confront-our-dark-past-cultural-revolution
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1549d7c3e388848/zuo-jia-yan-lian-ke-bi-xu-mian-dui-wen-ge-hei-li-shi-yi-mian-li-shi-chong-yan
The long arm of Chinese censorship reaches South Korea
The Diplomat, May 9, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/the-long-arm-of-chinese-censorship-reaches-south-korea/
China’s teachers: The unsung heroes of the workers’ movement
China Labor Bulletin, May 10, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-teachers-unsung-heroes-workers%E2%80%99-movement
Tibetans protest restart of operations by Chinese mining company
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetans-protest-restart-of-operations-by-chinese-mining-company-05092016155521.html
藏人作家据称因言获罪被判七年半 (Tibetan writer reportedly sentenced to 7 and a half years because of opinion expression)
Voice of America, May 10, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-tibetan-writer-sentenced-to-7-and-half-year-20160509/3322006.html
重庆农民揭万亩耕地被强征五年无家可归 (Chongqing farmers reveal that tens of thousands of mou of farmland have been forcibly seized, villagers have no home to go for five years)
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05092016103158.html
Whiff of torture in Beijing resident’s death in police custody
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1943060/whiff-torture-beijing-residents-death-police-custody
Chinese pupils who say toxic chairs and desks made them ill only suffering from virus: city officials
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1943052/chinese-pupils-who-say-toxic-chairs-and-desks-made-them-ill-only
China to relocate 2 million people this year in struggle to banish poverty
Reuters, May 10, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-poverty-idUSKCN0Y10LF
The Maoist revival that unraveled
Medium, May 9, 2016
https://medium.com/china-media-project/the-maoist-revival-that-unraveled-88c23add7aec#.wnnw1uuji
Baidu ordered to change how it operates by China’s Internet watchdog after death of student
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1942912/baidu-ordered-change-how-it-operates-chinas-internet
Women take sex ed into their own hands and phones
Sixth Tone, May 6, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/women-china-take-sex-ed-their-own-hands-and-smartphones
The New York Times vs. The Chinese authorities
GreatFire Analyzer, May 7, 2016
https://en.greatfire.org/blog/2016/may/new-york-times-vs-chinese-authorities
Chinese have no right to be forgotten, court rules
Sixth Tone, May 6, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/chinese-have-no-right-be-forgotten-court-rules
Treason or free speech? Talk of independence touches a sensitive spot
Hong Kong Free Press, May 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/09/treason-free-speech-talk-independence-touches-sensitive-spot/
Uyghur given 7-year prison term for viewing Muslim film
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/film-05092016151441.html
点评中国：纪念文革的冲动和“反文革”的基础 (China Analyses: Impulse of commemorating the Cultural Revolution and foundation of “Anti-Cultural Revolution”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 9, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/focus_on_china/2016/05/160509_cr_cultural_revolution_china_today_comment
高文谦:毛的文革遗产与习近平治国模式(四之下) (Gao Wenqian: Legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Xi Jinping’s mode of governance [Part 4.2])
Voice of America, May 9, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-gao-wenqian-on-the-cultural-revolution-20160509/3321773.html
From bench to bar: Meet China’s ex-judges
Sixth Tone, May 5, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/bench-bar-meet-shanghai%E2%80%99s-ex-judges#
Lawyers' meeting with jailed Chinese activist cut short by guards
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-meeting-with-jailed-chinese-activist-cut-short-by-guards-05062016111226.html
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Sister of dissident Chinese lawyer Guo Feixiong vows hunger strike outside jail if his medical needs aren’t met
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1942065/sister-dissident-chinese-lawyer-guo-feixiong-vows 成秋波呼吁美国政府和联合国拯救郭飞雄生命 (Cheng Qiubo calls on American government and the UN to rescue Guo Feixiong)
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-05062016143807.html 香港支联会举行游行要求中国当局释放郭飞雄保外就医 (HK Alliance organizes march demanding Chinese authorities to release Guo Feixiong on medical parole)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-05082016112420.html
New York dance troupe says China banned shows over Falun Gong links
The Guardian, May 6, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/06/shen-yun-dance-troupe-falun-gong-china-cancelled-performances
China bans “erotic” banana-eating live streams
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-36226141
Widespread online leaks of personal information in China prompt new data collection laws
South China Morning Post, May 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1942260/widespread-online-leaks-personal-information-china-prompt-new
Riot police deployed as teachers in central China stage protest over unpaid wages
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1941615/riot-police-deployed-teachers-central-china-stage-protest-over
Tibetan mother of five burns to death to protest Chinese rule
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/mother-05062016131403.html
Chinese police clamp down on Tibetan mining protest
Voice of America, May 6, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-police-clamp-down-tibetan-mining-protest/3319093.html
非敏感时期在京访民突遭警方大扫荡 (Police carries out large scale clamp down on petitioners in Beijing in non-sensitive period)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-05082016110827.html
中国从俄取经打压NGO 两国联手抵制西方 (China learns repression on NGOs from Russia, the two countries collaborating to resist the West)
Voice of America, May 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-russia-china-will-together-20160508/3320556.html
Accusations fly thick and fast over Chinese cultural group’s Cultural Revolution “red songs” concert
South China Morning Post, May 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1942195/accusations-fly-thick-and-fast-over-chinese-cultural-groups-cultural
Taiwan's new government accuses mainland China of interfering in its status at WHO
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1942567/taiwans-new-government-accuses-mainland-china
How far is China from another Cultural Revolution?
The Diplomat, May 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/how-far-is-china-from-another-cultural-revolution/
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The cost of the Cultural Revolution, fifty years later
The New Yorker, May 7, 2016
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-cost-of-the-cultural-revolution-fifty-years-later
China to expand bilingual schooling in Xinjiang: Xinhua
Reuters, May 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKCN0XX1NT
高文谦：毛的文革遗产与习近平治国模式(二) (Gao Wenqian: Legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Xi Jinping’s mode of governance [Part 2])
Voice of America, May 6, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/gaowenqian-20160506/3318302.html
高文谦：毛的文革遗产与习近平治国模式(三) (Gao Wenqian: Legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Xi Jinping’s mode of governance [Part 3])
Voice of America, May 7, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/gao-wenqian-on-the-cultural-revolution-20160507/3319574.html
高文谦：毛的文革遗产与习近平治国模式(四之上) (Gao Wenqian: Legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Xi Jinping’s mode of governance [Part 4.1])
Voice of America, May 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/mao-20160507/3320350.html
网络新闻作品非法转载将治理 (Unlawful re-posting of Internet news items will be dealt with)
Legal Daily, April 27, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160427/Articel06004GN.htm
As Tiananmen anniversary nears, June 4 disappears from the China's web
百度突解禁“六四”、“王维林”等敏感字词
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/as-tiananmnen-anniversary-nears-05052016125211.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl2-05052016104418.html
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中國大學生魏則西一條命，為何會推倒百度搜尋引擎？ (How did Chinese university student Wei Zexi’s death cause a blow to Baidu search engine?)
TechNews, May 5, 2016
http://technews.tw/2016/05/05/baidu-crisis/
境外NGO管理法明年起实施, 公安机关将负责其代表机构登记和年度检查 (Foreign NGO management law to come into effect next year, public security authorities will be responsible for the registration and annual inspection of FNGOs’ representative offices)
Beijing Times, April 29, 2016
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2016-04/29/content_299425.htm
联合国人权专家呼吁中共废除境外NGO管理法 (UN human rights experts urge Chinese authorities to repeal foreign NGO management law)
Voice of Tibet, May 4, 2016
http://bit.ly/1NlvrAW
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联合国人权专员联合声明 批评中国NGO管理法 (UN human rights experts issue joint statement, criticizing China's NGO management law)
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/12-05032016144110.html
Charity ends at home: China’s leader guards against nasty foreign influences
The Economist, May 7, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21698292-chinas-leader-guards-against-nasty-foreign-influences-charity-ends-home
外交部：希望美方尊重中国立法主权 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We hope that U.S. will respect China’s law-making sovereignty)
Xinhua, April 29, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2016-04/29/c_1118775378.htm
China slashes influential Communist Youth League's budget
Reuters, May 4, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-league-idUSKCN0XU0OG
Video of little girl reciting Koran prompts Chinese province to order nursery schools to enforce ban on religious activity
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1941622/video-little-girl-reciting-koran-prompts-chinese-province-order
陈忠和呼吁声援于世文 (Chen Zhonghe calls for support for Yu Shiwen)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gr-05052016105838.html
湖南千余民师集体讨薪 政府回复被指敷衍 (Over a thousand private school teachers in Hunan unite to demand unpaid salary, dismissed government’s response as heedless)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05052016104606.html
倪玉兰被堵门软禁达16天 丈夫出入被开包检查 (Ni Yulan under house arrest for 16 days, her husband to go through open package inspection going in and out)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-05052016104226.html
七申请人获赔 2334万余元 (7 applicants receive RMB 23.34 million total in state compensation 18 years after illegal detention)
Guangzhou Evening News, April 28, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0429/14/BLR01FJF00014AED.html
PLA’s new top-level anti-corruption units swing into action
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1941520/plas-new-top-level-anti-corruption-units-swing-action
China protests at U.S. accusations of abuse of religious groups
Reuters, May 5, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-religion-idUSKCN0XW0N0
Clause celebre: Taiwan leader must convince China she's no “splittist”
Channel NewsAsia, May 6, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/clause-celebre-taiwan/2761326.html
Xi says China will boost cooperation with foreign groups
Channel NewsAsia, May 5, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/xi-says-china-will-boost/2760014.html
县公安局将扣押车辆办公用, 国家赔偿书下达执行拖半年 (County-level PSB use seized vehicles for official business, but enforcement of state compensation decision drags on for half a year)
China National Radio, May 3, 2016
http://china.cnr.cn/yaowen/20160503/t20160503_522046038.shtml
Chinese police to patrol in Italy in two-week experiment
Reuters, May 4, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-security-china-idUSKCN0XT1UG
2015年中国网络版权保护年度报告发布, IP成为“互联网+文化”核心价值 (2015 China Internet Copyright Protection report released, intellectual property becomes the core value of “Internet and culture”)
Legal Daily, April 27, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160427/Articel06003GN.htm
公安机关打击电信诈骗犯罪再获重大战果, 97名电信诈骗犯罪嫌疑人押解回国 (Public security authorities strike at telecommunications fraudsters and get another big victory, 97 telecommunications fraud suspects detained and repatriated back to China)
Legal Daily, May 2, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160502/Articel01006GN.htm
国家网信办牵头成立联合调查组进驻百度 (Cyberspace Affairs Office leads establishment of a joint investigation team to be stationed within Baidu)
People’s Daily, May 3, 2016
http://finance.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0503/c1004-28319295.html
Dalai Lama urges Hong Kong not to quit democracy fight, says pro-independence activist after visit
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1941462/dalai-lama-urges-hong-kong-not-quit-democracy-fight-says-pro
Ming Pao stands by termination, but chief editor sorry “if anything was inappropriate”
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/06/ming-pao-stands-by-termination-but-chief-editor-sorry-if-anything-was-inappropriate/
“Beijing is almost certainly at work,” says Reporters Without Borders in HK press freedom report
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/06/beijing-is-almost-certainly-at-work-says-reporters-without-borders-in-hk-press-freedom-report/
How should global stakeholders respond to China’s New NGO management law?
China File, May 5, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/how-should-global-stakeholders-respond-china-new-ngo-management-law
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Q&A: Steven Balla on NGO law & public consultation
China Digital Times, May 4, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/05/qa-prof-steven-balla-chinas-ngo-law-public-consultation/ China’s new FNGO law seeks to divide and conquer China’s civil society
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/chinas-new-fngo-law-seeks-divide-and-conquer-chinas-civil-society
高文谦：毛的文革遗产与习近平治国模式(一) (Gao Wenqian: Legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Xi Jinping’s mode of governance [Part 1])
Voice of America, May 6, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/gao-wenqian-cultural-revolution-part1-20160505/3317245.html
Chinese woman’s mundane query turns into surreal court scuffle
为证明“姐姐是姐姐”，她被拘留15天
The New York Times, May 5, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/world/asia/china-police-justice-systems.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160505/c05chinaletter/
China said to explore taking stakes in some news websites
Bloomberg, May 3, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-03/china-said-to-explore-taking-stakes-in-some-news-websites-apps
New legal guidelines set clearer criteria for punishments in graft cases
Caixin, May 4, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-05-04/100939541.html
Meet China’s RoboCop: the robot police officer who doesn’t tire—or second-guess commands
中国智能安保机器人亮相 人权专家担忧被政府滥用
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1941394/meet-chinas-robocop-robot-police-officer-who-doesnt
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1548039549c0d92/zhong-guo-zhi-neng-an-bao-ji-qi-ren-liang-xiang-ren-quan-zhuan-jia-dan-you-bei-zheng-fu-lan-yong
China slams UN criticism of controls on foreign NGOs
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/05/china-slams-un-criticism-controls-foreign-ngos/
Related:
China: Newly adopted Foreign NGO Law should be repealed, UN experts urge
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, May 3, 2016
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx
It's time Google came back to China
The Diplomat, May 3, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/its-time-google-came-back-to-china/
Unorthodox financing fuels a tech dream in China
The Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/05/05/unorthodox-financing-fuels-a-tech-dream-in-china/
學聯就中大校董會主席委任一事之聲明 (Statement by Federation of Students regarding the appointment of CUHK Council chairperson)
InMedia HK, May 5, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042190
人大委员长张德江访港前 香港多个团体准备示威抗议 (Several groups protest before chairman of NPC Standing Committee Zhang Dejiang visits)
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-05042016102917.html
任建峰指港獨言論不足入罪 批建制派「講到好大」以政治凌駕法律 (Lawyer Kevin Yam: Discussions on Hong Kong’s independence are insufficient to incriminate, pro-establishment camp exaggerates its gravity placing politics above law)
Ming Pao, May 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160505/s00001/1462415289772
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多名法律界人士等發表反港獨宣言 促律政司長檢控香港民族黨發起人 (Several legal field personages issue anti-Hong Kong independence declaration, urging Secretary of Justice to charge organizer of Hong Kong National Party)
Ming Pao, May 4, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160504/s00001/1462361526992
China crackdown on data sales opens gaps in economic statistics
The Financial Times, May 3, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fe50f19e-1113-11e6-91da-096d89bd2173.html
《中国共产党党性教育手册》系列丛书出版发行 (“CPC Party Culture Education Manual” series to be published)
Xinhua, May 3, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0503/c1001-28322289.html
China steps up ideological campaign on World Press Freedom Day
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-steps-up-ideological-campaign-on-world-press-freedom-day-05032016105006.html
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世界新闻自由日中国呼吁更严控媒体 (China advocates tighter control on media on World Press Freedom Day)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 3, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2016/05/160503_china_media_mornitoring 习近平强调“党校姓党” 再次痛斥“普世价值” (Xi Jinping stresses “party schools bear the surname of the party”, denounces again “universal values” )
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xl2-05032016104229.html
Is China cracking down on Jewish community in Kaifeng?
The Forward, May 3, 2016
http://forward.com/news/339909/is-china-cracking-down-on-jewish-community-in-kaifeng/
Yu Shiwen hunger strikes in protest at two year detention without trial for holding Zhao Ziyang memorial
China Change, May 3, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/05/03/yu-shiwen-hunger-strikes-in-protest-at-two-year-detention-without-trial-for-holding-zhao-ziyang-memorial/
Exiled Tibetans: Man detained, tortured for singing national anthem
Voice of America, May 3, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/man-detained-tortured-singing-national-anthem-china-exiled-tibetans-say/3314059.html
联合国人权专家呼吁中国废除监管境外NGO草案 (UN human rights experts call on China to abolish FNGO draft law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/05/160504_china_united_nations_ngo
Related:
China’s New FNGO Law Seeks to Divide and Conquer China’s Civil Society
《境外非政府组织境内活动管理法》旨在分化和控制中国公民社会
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/chinas-new-fngo-law-seeks-divide-and-conquer-chinas-civil-society CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-jing-nei-huo-dong-guan-li-fa-zhi-zai-fen
中纪委公开曝光七起国有企业和金融机构人员违反中央八项规定精神问题 (CCDI publicly exposes 7 persons connected with state-owned enterprises and financial institutions who have violated the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation)
CCDI, April 27, 2016
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/xwtt/201604/t20160426_78122.html
Son-in-law of ex-senior Chinese leader Jia Qinglin named in latest batch of Panama Papers
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1940984/son-law-ex-senior-chinese-leader-jia-qinglin-named
China’s last Tiananmen Square protests’ prisoner to be released in October
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1940997/chinas-last-tiananmen-square-protests-prisoner-be
China sports ministry hauled over the coals for not taking anti-corruption fight seriously
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/1941051/china-sports-ministry-hauled-over-coals-not-taking-anti-corruption-fight
郭飞雄狱中病情恶化 妻子致信联合国求援 (Guo Feixiong’s illness aggravated in detention, wife writes to UN to seek help)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-05032016105347.html
顺势而为, 打造网信工作新的春天 (Going with the tide, building a new Spring for cyber work)
Great Wall Online, April 27, 2016
http://news.sohu.com/20160427/n446394086.shtml
2015年我国互联网网络安全态势综述 (2015 General Report on China's Cybersecurity Situation)
National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China, April 27, 2016
http://www.cert.org.cn/publish/main/46/2016/20160421153645275634722/20160421153645275634722_.html
关键信息基础设施安全事关国家安全专家称, “自主可控”是保障信息安全核心要素 (National security expert on safety of critical information infrastructure: “Autonomous control” is core element in safeguarding information security)
Legal Daily, April 27, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160427/Articel05004GN.htm
Hong Kong: Student activist Joshua Wong goes on trial
Al Jazeera, May 3, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/hong-kong-joshua-wong-trial-160503055336027.html
《明報》親子專欄作者「用自己方法」開天窗 段落字首組成「鍾總編不明不白」 (Ming Pao family column author “uses own method to leave column blank”—first word of each paragraph read “chief editor Chung, “not clear, not open”)
Ming Pao, May 3, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160503/s00001/1462270065763
昆明警方在动物园内开展反恐应急演练 (Kunming police hold counterterrorism response drills in zoo)
China.com, April 27, 2016
http://news.china.com/hd/11127798/20160427/22528892.html
酒店违反《反恐法》被处10万元罚款 (Hotel fined RMB 100,000 for violations of Counterterrorism Law [failure to enforce real-name guest registrations])
Guangzhou Evening News, April 27, 2016
http://www.ycwb.com/ePaper/ycwb/html/2016-04/27/content_1002941.htm
China airs two more confessions by Taiwan fraud suspects
Reuters, May 2, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-crime-idUSKCN0XT08F
王宇律师生日 “709妻子团”集体发声 外界再次呼吁放人 (“709 wives and children group” collectively speak out on lawyer Wang Yu’s birthday and reiterate calls to release her)
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-05022016102207.html
Males preferred
男性优先
Committee to Protect Journalists, April 27, 2016
EN: https://cpj.org/2016/04/attacks-on-the-press-males-preferred.php
CH: https://cpj.org/cn/2016/04/026594.php
China's Xi says not stifling debate but wants everyone on same song sheet
Reuters, May 3, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKCN0XU07Y
Chinese, Hong Kong, Uyghur activists denied India visas
China Digital Times, April 29, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/04/india-denies-visas-china-dissidents/
Hundreds of Chinese schoolchildren have been poisoned, but their affluent families aren’t winning them much sympathy
Global Voices, May 3, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/05/03/hundreds-of-chinese-schoolchildren-have-been-poisoned-but-their-affluent-families-arent-winning-them-much-sympathy/
Mother of detained labor activist takes on state media—and forced into hardest decision of her life
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1940373/mother-detained-labour-activist-takes-state-media-and
Two Tibetan monks detained for ten days, beaten following traffic dispute
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dispute-05022016133557.html
Chinese law enforcement officials detained for allegedly beating villagers with batons during operation to demolish illegal buildings
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1940608/chinese-law-enforcement-officials-detained-allegedly-beating
Tiananmen vigil split continues with separate Pillar of Shame washings
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/03/tiananmen-vigil-split-continues-with-separate-pillar-of-shame-washings/
Last known Tiananmen prisoner to be released this year, human rights group says
Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/05/03/last-known-tiananmen-prisoner-to-be-released-this-year-human-rights-group-says/
Chinese Communist party suspends tycoon after Xi Jinping outburst
The Guardian, May 2, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/02/chinese-communist-party-suspends-ren-zhiqiang-social-media-xi-jinping
China’s military has released a rap video in order to lure more recruits
Quartz, May 3, 2016
http://qz.com/674853/chinas-military-has-released-a-rap-video-in-order-to-lure-more-recruits/
China’s President Xi Jinping warns Communist Party schools against “Western capitalist” values
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1940396/chinas-president-xi-jinping-warns-communist-party
Online data storage providers shut down in China as digital content crackdown continues
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1940477/online-data-storage-providers-shut-down-china-digital-content-crackdown
Hundreds join protest over sacking of Ming Pao editor
Hong Kong Free Press, May 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/02/hundreds-join-protest-sacking-ming-pao-editor/
Related:
香港团体集会抗议《明报》解雇执行总编 (Hong Kong groups protest dismissal of Ming Pao chief executive editor)
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hc-05022016105854.html
The overseas NGO management law is now official
NGOs in China, April 29, 2016
http://ngochina.blogspot.hk/2016/04/the-overseas-ngo-management-law-is-now.html
Related:
China’s new FNGO law seeks to divide and conquer China’s civil society
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/chinas-new-fngo-law-seeks-divide-and-conquer-chinas-civil-society
The role of global solidarity in the fight for democracy in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, May 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/02/the-role-of-global-solidarity-in-the-fight-for-democracy-in-hong-kong/
G20 countries need to stand up to Xi Jinping’s crackdown on civil society
Quartz, April 28, 2016
http://qz.com/673002/chinas-new-ngo-law-raises-doubts-about-its-hosting-of-the-g20-summit/
中国食品安全法虽然严格但难以实施 (China’s Food Safety Law, though strict, can hardly be implemented)
Voice of America, April 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-food-safety-law-20160428/3307958.html
China’s statistics bureau chief admits it’s struggling to track scale of nation’s burgeoning “new economy,” including e-commerce and internet finance
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1939933/chinas-statistics-bureau-chief-admits-its-struggling-track-scale
Rohmer-therapy: Acceptance of gay rights is growing. But gay marriage remains a distant prospect
The Economist, April 30, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21697867-acceptance-gay-rights-growing-gay-marriage-remains-distant-prospect-rohmer-therapy
China passes law giving police sweeping powers over foreign NGOs
境外NGO管理法通过 内地公安大权在握
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1939904/china-passes-law-giving-police-sweeping-powers-over
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15460c56caf6fc7/jing-wai-ngo-guan-li-fa-tong-guo-nei-di-gong-an-da-quan-zai-wo
Related:
Western governments criticize China's new law on foreign NGOs
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/western-governments-criticize-chinas-new-law-on-foreign-ngos/a-19223782 China’s new FNGO law seeks to divide and conquer China’s civil society
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/chinas-new-fngo-law-seeks-divide-and-conquer-chinas-civil-society
Statement by seven former Chinese political prisoners regarding the death of Harry Wu and the abuses of the Yahoo Human Rights Fund
China Change, April 28, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/04/28/statement-by-seven-former-chinese-political-prisoners-regarding-the-death-of-harry-wu-and-the-abuses-of-the-yahoo-human-rights-fund/
New economy, same old problems for China’s workers
China Labor Bulletin, April 27, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/new-economy-same-old-problems-china%E2%80%99s-workers
Chinese dissident Lu Jinghua says India cancelled her visa
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/29/chinese-dissident-says-india-cancelled-visa/
Chinese ex-prisoner sues medical center after he was misdiagnosed as HIV-positive
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1939535/chinese-ex-prisoner-sues-medical-centre-after-he-was-misdiagnosed
Journalist unions to host press freedom rally in support of fired Ming Pao editor
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/29/journalist-unions-to-host-press-freedom-rally-in-support-of-fired-ming-pao-editor/
“Mighty current”: Beijing’s creeping control over Hong Kong media
The Diplomat, April 29, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/mighty-current-beijings-creeping-control-over-hong-kong-media/
Defence magazine publisher Andrei Chang quits Hong Kong over concerns for safety
著名国际军事杂志创办人担心人身安全 离港赴日
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2016
EN: https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/29/chinese-dissident-says-india-cancelled-visa/
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1545c5d305d5e06/zhu-ming-guo-ji-jun-shi-za-zhi-chuang-ban-ren-dan-xin-ren-shen-an-quan-li-gang-fu-ri
“自由之家”报告令香港新闻自由再受关注 (Freedom House report brings concern over Hong Kong’s press freedom again)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 28, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2016/04/160428_hk_press_freedom
China’s national security “under threat as foreign spies target nation’s young internet users”
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1939531/chinas-national-security-under-threat-foreign-spies-target
文革50周年 暴政逻辑依然在 (50 years after Cultural Revolution, tyrannical logic stays)
Voice of America, April 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/china-cultural-revolution-20160428/3307266.html
新京报：“精神病人”监护人隐瞒病情的法治考量 (Beijing News: Rule of law considerations for guardians of “persons with mental illness” who conceal the disease)
Beijing News, April 20, 2016
http://www.zj.xinhuanet.com/Recommend/2016-04/20/c_1118675120.htm
NGO urges China to provide immediate medical attention to jailed Chinese rights activist
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/28/ngo-urges-china-to-provide-immediate-medical-attention-to-jailed-chinese-rights-activist/
Beijing puts Tibetan writers under house arrest
Voice of America, April 27, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/beijing-puts-tibetan-writers-under-house-arrest/3305564.html
信息公开申请能否唤醒“沉睡”规定 (Can Open Government Information applications awaken “sleeping” regulations?)
Sina News, April 20, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-04-20/doc-ifxriqzw7549800.shtml
China’s media startups fight censorship crackdown
China Digital Times, April 27, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/04/media-startups-fight-censorship-crackdown/
Chinese Big Brother is watching you, even in Australia
Global Voices, April 27, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/04/27/chinese-big-brother-is-watching-you-even-in-australia/
Book debate raises questions of self-censorship by foreign groups in China
The New York Times, April 28, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/world/asia/china-teng-biao-american-bar-association.html
陆军:中国非政府组织管理法针对维权NGO (Lu Jun: China's NGO law is directed against human rights NGOs)
Voice of America, April 27, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-jun-lu-20160426/3303506.html
境外非政府组织境内活动管理法草案提请三审 (FNGO Domestic Activities Management Law draft submitted for 3rd deliberation)
Xinhua, April 25, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-04/25/c_1118726356.htm
境外非政府组织境内活动管理法草案提请三审，规范在华活动保障合法权益 (FNGO Domestic Activities Management Law draft put forward for third deliberation, regulating activities in China and protecting legitimate rights and interests)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160426/Articel03004GN.htm
Chinese student protest forces university to reverse ruling forcing them to work as unpaid extras on Long March film
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1939051/chinese-student-protest-forces-university-reverse-ruling-forcing
Chinese human rights activist Harry Wu dies
人权活动家吴弘达逝世
Deutsche Welle, April 27, 2016
EN: http://www.dw.com/en/chinese-human-rights-activist-harry-wu-dies/a-19217602
CH: http://www.dw.com/zh/人权活动家吴弘达逝世/a-19217566?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf
我国核电厂未发生2级以上事故， 环保部将推动核安全立法 (China's nuclear power plants have not experienced more than a level 2 accident, Ministry of Environmental Protection will push for a nuclear safety law)
Legal Daily, April 20, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160420/Articel06005GN.htm
危化品安全监管缝隙如何填补 (How to fill in the gaps in safety supervisions for hazardous chemicals)
Legal Daily, April 25, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160425/Articel05003GN.htm
Anti-graft body finds irregularities at China Construction Bank
Reuters, April 27, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-ccb-idUSKCN0XO1EC
China stats bureau called out for profiting from data
Reuters, April 27, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-statistics-idUSKCN0XO15Q
在践行新发展理念上先行一步让互联网更好造福国家和人民 (In implementing the new development concept, 1st step is to let the Internet better benefit the people and nation)
Legal Daily, April 20, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160420/Articel01002GN.htm
长沙天心区打造“互联网+综治”新模式， 安全信息网络地图上一点便知 (Changsha's Tianxin district creates new model of “Internet + comprehensive management,” providing a glimpse of online information security map)
Legal Daily, April 20, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160420/Articel02004GN.htm
网络安全和信息化工作座谈会提出“加快网络立法进程”专家称, 互联网风险亟待网络安全立法化解 (Experts say Cybersecurity and Informationization Conference raises “speeding up Internet legislative process,” cyber risks urgently need Internet security legislation to resolve)
Legal Daily, April 25, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2016-04/25/content_6599245.htm
网络视频盗版致行业年损失超百亿 (Internet video piracy causes the industry annual losses of over 10 billion)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160425/Articel06006GN.htm
网络安全和信息化工作座谈会提出维护网络安全是全社会共同责任，全方位网络安全防线如何构筑 (How to build a comprehensive cybersecurity defense: Cybersecurity and Informationization Conference proposes cybersecurity as the common responsibility of society)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160426/Articel05002GN.htm
Chinese cyberchiefs preach Internet sovereignty in Moscow
China Digital Times, April 27, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/04/chinese-cyberchiefs-preach-internet-sovereignty-moscow/
China's anti-pollution tech is booming, but it can't make dirty air go away
The Guardian, April 27, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/apr/27/anti-pollution-tech-china-air-purifiers-dirty-air
参会者谈感受：习近平讲话勾勒网信工作大战略 (Attendees of Cybersecurity and Informatization Conference discuss their impressions: Xi Jinping's speech sketches out grand strategy for cyberspace affairs work)
Legal Daily, April 21, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0420/c1001-28291806.html
Joint report to the European Parliament and the Council: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Annual Report 2015
European Commission, April 26, 2016
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=JOIN:2016:10:FIN
“Let’s fight together”: Hong Kong journalists welcome BBC Chinese service staff to city amid editorial independence fears
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1939390/lets-fight-together-hong-kong-journalists-welcome-bbc
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香港学者谈BBC中文部迁港之影响 (Hong Kong journalist discusses the impacts of BBC’s plan to move Chinese service to Hong Kong)
Voice of America, April 28, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-hongkong-bingquan-lv-20160427/3305096.html
Watchdog cites missing bookseller case and SCMP acquisition in annual press freedom report
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/28/watchdog-cites-missing-bookseller-case-and-scmp-aquisition-in-annual-press-freedom-report/
中央网信办应急局局长方楠：网上反恐是“棋眼” (Cyberspace Administration of China Emergency Department Chief Fang Nan: Online counterterrorism efforts are our “chess eye”
Legal Daily, April 20, 2016
http://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309403966462703328075
Family of jailed Uyghur scholar faces severe hardship, social isolation
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/family-04262016135942.html
Tibetan marvel character rewritten to appease China
China Digital Times, April 26, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/04/tibetan-marvel-character-whitewashed-appease-china/
Will China really show a new “tolerance” for free speech on the internet?
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/26/will-china-really-show-a-new-tolerance-for-free-speech-on-the-internet/
Medium: A publisher's perspective
Monday Note, April 25, 2016
https://mondaynote.com/medium-a-publisher-s-perspective-206f75bbc9a#.nvk3pahk3
ABA to lawmakers: We didn’t bow to China
The Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/04/27/aba-denies-censoring-book-by-chinese-activist-in-letter-to-lawmakers/
Behind global crackdown on NGOs, recognition of their power
Christian Science Monitor, April 25, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2016/0425/Behind-global-crackdown-on-NGOs-recognition-of-their-power
China set to crack down on foreign NGOs in move that “targets civil society”
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/targets-04262016124641.html
China aims to tighten grip on religion as believers grow
Voice of America, April 26, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-religion/3303157.html
中国呼吁将世维会秘书长“绳之以法” (China calls for punishing Secretary General of World Uighur Congress Dolkun Isa by law)
Voice of America, April 26, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-china-india-visa-row-20160426/3302977.html
百名律师联名吁济南当局停止迫害冯延强律师 (Over 100 lawyers jointly petition Jinan authorities to cease repression of lawyer Feng Yanqiang)
Voice of America, April 27, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-new-more-than-100-chinese-lawyers-joint-protest-the-jinan-authorities-suppressing-20160426/3303493.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, 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
China pollution scandal: air, water in school near toxic site normal, say officials
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1938925/china-pollution-scandal-air-water-school-near-toxic
China's Communist Youth League pledges to stamp out corruption among officials
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1938512/chinas-communist-youth-league-pledges-stamp-out
Chinese corruption gets House of Cards treatment with Communist mini-series
The Guardian, April 26, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/26/house-of-cadres-china-gets-netflix-treatment-with-communist-mini-series
Missing bookseller case “most serious challenge” to HK’s system since 1997 handover, EU says
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/26/missing-bookseller-case-most-serious-challenge-to-hks-system-since-1997-handover-eu-says/
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Stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs, Beijing warns European Union
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1938622/stop-interfering-hong-kong-affairs-beijing-warns-european
Unravelling the mystery of the missing booksellers
Al Jazeera, April 26, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2016/04/unravelling-mystery-missing-booksellers-160426100856349.html
Ming Pao columns left blank in protest over editor firing replaced with drawings in Toronto edition
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/26/ming-pao-columns-left-blank-in-protest-over-editor-firing-replaced-with-drawings-in-canadian-edition/
環時社評提銅鑼灣書店、明報「開天窗」及港獨：港人願意世界這樣看他們的城市嗎？ (Global Times talks about Causeway Bay Books, Ming Pao’s blank columns and Hong Kong independence advocacy: Are Hong Kong people willing to let the world look at their city this way?)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160427/s00001/1461717248883
梁振英斥港獨要考慮法律政治經濟後果 香港民族黨：如有充足證據，請從速拘控 (CY Leung warns of legal, political and economic consequences of Hong Kong’s independence, Hong Kong National Party: “Please arrest us as soon as possible if there is sufficient evidence”)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160426/s00001/1461678134451
香港記者協會譴責特首梁振英帶頭不尊重新聞自由 (Hong Kong Journalists Association denounces chief executive CY Leung’s lead in mocking press freedom)
InMedia HK, April 26, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042006
BBC中文新聞部擬遷香港 員工反對憂安全受威脅 (BBC plans to move Chinese service to Hong Kong, staff slams the plan, worried about their safety)
Apple Daily, April 26, 2016
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/china/20160426/55033042
When is a fact a fact in China?
China Media Project, April 25, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/04/25/39703/
China jails citizen journalist who witnessed Tiananmen immolation protest
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-jails-citizen-04252016103401.html
Foreign NGOs may still face police intervention, as Beijing moves to pass new law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/25/foreign-ngos-may-still-face-police-intervention-as-beijing-moves-to-pass-new-law/
Related:
Changes anticipated in the new FNGO law
China Law Translate, April 25, 2016
http://chinalawtranslate.com/major-changes-anticipated-in-the-new-fngo-law/?lang=en
India cancels Chinese dissident leader's visa
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 25, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36127406
Pollution fears at factory in northern China “ignored by authorities for years,” say residents
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1938378/pollution-fears-factory-northern-china-ignored-authorities-years
China bans wholesalers from selling vaccines following scandal
李克强签署国务院令 公布《国务院关于修改〈疫苗流通和预防接种管理条例〉的决定》
Xinhua News, April 25, 2016
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/25/c_135310696.htm
CH: http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0425/c1024-28303240.html
EU issues scathing annual report attacking Beijing on Hong Kong missing booksellers case and stalling of electoral reform
欧盟报告提铜锣湾书商失踪 港府指外国不应干预港内部事务
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1938466/eu-issues-scathing-annual-report-attacking-beijing-hong-kong
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/international/154506a55e9c59e/ou-meng-nian-du-bao-gao-ti-tong-luo-wan-shu-shang-shi-zong-an-yu-zhong-qi-xiang-gang-zheng-gai
Mainland and HK authorities will manage their own sections of high-speed rail, Transport Dept. says
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/26/transport-dept-says-high-speed-rail-terminal-will-be-jointly-managed-by-hk-mainland/
BBC World Service staff say Hong Kong move risks editorial freedom
The Guardian, April 25, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/25/bbc-world-service-staff-say-hong-kong-move-risks-editorial-freedom
《明報》裁退姜國元 再有作者開天窗表不滿 (Yet more blank columns protesting Ming Pao’s sudden firing of top editor Keung Kwok-yuen)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160426/s00001/1461627649736
Is China changing its policy towards Uighur Muslims?
Al Jazeera, April 25, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/04/china-changing-policy-uighur-muslims-160424083056974.html
China pushes anti-espionage campaign
Voice of America, April 25, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-pushes-anti-espionage-campaign/3301351.html
從沈旭暉離開香港 看香港面對的「中國壓力」 (Looking at Hong Kong’s “Chinese pressures” from Simon Shen’s leaving Hong Kong)
InMedia HK, April 25, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1041969
Diplomats prevented from visiting Chinese civil rights lawyer under house arrest
Hong Kong Free Press, April 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/25/diplomats-prevented-from-visiting-chinese-civil-rights-lawyer-under-house-arrest/
人权观察：结束非法向中国遣送犯罪嫌疑人 (Human Rights Watch: Ending extra-legal deportations to China)
Voice of America, April 25, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ending-extralegal-deportations-to-china-20160424/3301114.html
Ex-propaganda chief in eastern China upbraided for comments critical of Communist Party
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1937768/ex-propaganda-chief-eastern-china-upbraided-comments
China regulator reprimands 15 publishers for false reports: Xinhua
Reuters, April 23, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-media-idUSKCN0XK03O
The cleverest thing about China’s internet censorship
Tech in Asia, April 25, 2016
https://www.techinasia.com/cleverest-thing-about-china-internet-censorship
Workers on strike at Dongguan factory that once hosted Hu Jintao
China Labor Bulletin, April 22, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/workers-strike-dongguan-factory-once-hosted-hu-jintao
China trash incinerator project called off after protest
Washington Post, April 22, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-trash-incinerator-project-called-off-after-protest/2016/04/22/8a016b98-0853-11e6-bfed-ef65dff5970d_story.html
律师来了 上访少了（关注改革“最后一公里”） (Lawyers have come, petitions have reduced (Attention to “the last mile” of reforms))
People’s Daily, April 24, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0424/c1001-28299814.html
习近平要求中国“坚持社会主义宗教理论” (Xi Jinping insists that China “stick to religious theories of Socialism”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 24, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/04/160424_china_religion_xi
As Panama Papers scandal deepens, China targets offshore accounts in renewed Skynet crackdown on fugitive corrupt officials
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1937634/panama-papers-scandal-deepens-china-targets-offshore
China quashes G-20 anticorruption task force, will host conference instead
The Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/04/25/china-quashes-g-20-anticorruption-task-force-will-host-conference-instead/
Chinese Xi Jinping’s tough Internet sell to talent
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1938278/chinese-xi-jinpings-tough-internet-sell-talent
Apple services shut down in China in startling about-face
中国监管不再对苹果“网开一面”
The New York Times, April 22, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/technology/apple-no-longer-immune-to-chinas-scrutiny-of-us-tech-firms.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20160422/c22apple/
More blank columns appear in Ming Pao protesting top editor’s sudden firing
Hong Kong Free Press, April 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/25/more-blank-columns-appear-in-ming-pao-protesting-sacking-of-top-editor/
Hong Kong Christians march on mainland liaison office to protest religious oppression
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1938272/hong-kong-christians-march-mainland-liaison
"双非"零配额实施三年 每年仍有800内地孕妇闯港医院产子 (3 years after zero quota for “anchor babies,” 800 mainland Chinese pregnant women crash Hong Kong hospitals to give birth annually)
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1544c1a883cf537/shuang-fei-ling-pei-e-shi-shi-san-nian-mei-nian-reng-you-800-nei-di-yun-fu-chuang-gang-yi-yuan-chan-zi
政府官方場合拒新聞系學生採訪 新聞處長拒見 大專新聞教育工作者聯席表遺憾 (Journalism students prohibited from gathering news at government official events, head of Information Services Department refuses to meet, journalism educators in tertiary institutions express regrets at joint conference)
Ming Pao, April 24, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160424/s00001/1461503372820
退出支聯會、民間人權陣線 學聯：不多不少與本土思潮有關 (Federation of Students quits Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and Civil Human Right Front: “to a certain extent related to localist ideologies”)
Ming Pao, April 24, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160424/s00001/1461509546374
CPC requires study of national security outlook
Xinhua, April 21, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/21/c_135300944.htm
China's Xi warns of foreign infiltration through religion
Reuters, April 24, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-religion-idUSKCN0XL075