Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former Wukan chief Lin Zuluan’s appeal rejected by court
Hong Kong Free Press, October 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/20/former-wukan-chief-lin-zuluans-appeal-rejected-court/

Refocus of China's anti-graft campaign means almost anyone a target
Reuters, October 20, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN12K0BN

Destined for top or on his way out? Opinion split on fate of Chinese government official Zhang Chunxian
South China Morning Post, October 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2028737/destined-top-or-his-way-out-opinion-split-fate-chinese

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Internet reflects power of the checkbook
The Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-internet-reflects-power-of-the-checkbook-1476891708

Twitter“衰落”与微博“中兴” (Decline of Twitter and resurgence of Weibo)
Financial Times, October 20, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069780

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's executive and legislative branches clash
The Diplomat, October 19, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/hong-kongs-executive-and-legislative-branches-clash/

【誓詞風波】范徐麗泰：基本法無三權分立概念 ([Oath taking scandal] Former LegCo president, NPC Deputy, Rita Fan: Concept of separation of powers does not exist in Basic Law)
Ming Pao, October 19, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161020/s00001/1476928536249

Commentary (评论)

自決在香港是個「偽命題」（文：宋哲） (Self-determination is a “pseudo-proposition” in Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, October 19, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161020/s00022/1476927620761

【誓詞風波】當網絡「村民」進入立法會（文：蔡子強） ([Oath taking scandal] When Internet “villagers” enter LegCo)
Ming Pao, October 19, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161020/s00022/1476928993127

破解中国“工具”教育之惑 (Cracking the puzzle of China’s education by tools and know-how)
Financial Times, October 20, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069795

甚麼是真．香港人？ (What is “Real Hongkonger”?)
InMedia HK, October 20, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045295

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan official jailed after complaining about corruption is released after serving full term
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-10182016153616.html

北京警方推加强刑事执法办案10措施 (Beijing police introduce 10 measures to strengthen criminal law enforcement, case handling)
China News, October 19, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/10-19/8035937.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

Netflix’s new, brilliant strategy for China is to stay the hell out of the country
Quartz, October 18, 2016
http://qz.com/811941/netflixs-nflx-new-brilliant-strategy-for-china-is-to-stay-the-hell-out-of-the-country/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's army veterans face backlash following mass Beijing protests
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/veterans-protest-10182016134348.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China officials confess to corruption in new TV series
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 18, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37695109

坚决以“零容忍”的态度正风肃纪 (Uphold “zero tolerance” to strictly enforce discipline)
People’s Daily, October 19, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/1019/c1001-28789144.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Mark Zuckerberg’s long march to China
MIT Technology Review, October 18, 2016
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602493/mark-zuckerbergs-long-march-to-china/

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

郭声琨会见约旦公安总局总局长阿提夫 (Guo Shengkun, Ministry of Public Security, meets with Gen. Atif Al-Saudi, head of General Security in Jordan)
Legal Daily, October 19, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20161019/Articel01007GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

LIVE: Hong Kong lawmakers gather for swearing-in session after gov’t bid to prevent re-taking of oaths
Hong Kong Free Press, October 19, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/19/live-lawmakers-gather-for-new-swearing-in-session-after-govt-bid-to-prevent-re-taking-of-oaths/

Related:
Hong Kong lawmakers walk out to block swearing-in of democracy activists
The Guardian, October 19, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/19/hong-kong-lawmakers-walk-out-democracy-activists-china

香港「青年新政」議員重申不會為誓詞道歉 (Hong Kong Youngspiration lawmakers reiterate that they will not apologize for the oath taking)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 19, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/10/161019_hongkong_legco_oaths

【港大「民主與民族：香港自決路上的兩難」論壇 】 朱凱廸：民族主義難令民主運動壯大 ([HKU discussion forum “Democracy vs nation: Hong Kong’s dilemma on the path of self-determination] Eddie Chu: Nationalism can hardly strengthen democratization movement)
InMedia HK, October 19, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045275

【銅鑼灣書店事件】父親失蹤一年　桂民海女兒Angela撰文嘆中國封鎖資訊：誰會記得我父親和銅鑼灣書店27年？ ([Causeway Bay Books] Gui Minhai disappeared for 1 year, daughter Angela’s essay laments China’s information blockade:“Who will ever remember what happened to my father and Causeway Bay Books for 27 years?”)
Ming Pao, October 18, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161019/s00001/1476841923150

Related:
Who will remember my father, Gui Minhai?
Washington Post, October 17, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2016/10/17/who-will-remember-my-father-gui-minhai/?utm_term=.4d3d0332d6ca

【透明國際】批梁振英向《蘋果》發律師信「荒謬」　全球反貪組織主席：如果你沒有做錯事，為何要阻止別人談論？ (Anti-corruption NGO Transparency International criticizes CY Leung’s legal threat to Apple Daily as “absurd”: Why stop people from talking about it if you didn’t do wrong?)
Ming Pao, October 19, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161019/s00001/1476877334011

Commentary (评论)

How the party’s absolute power undermines its efforts to strengthen China’s rule of law
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2036515/how-partys-absolute-power-undermines-its-efforts-strengthen

Taming the “big tigers” won't be easy for China's president
Deutsche Welle, October 18, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/taming-the-big-tigers-wont-be-easy-for-chinas-president/a-36077977

Access to Justice (司法公正)

两省公益诉讼试点一年取得实效 (Public interest lawsuit pilots in Gansu, Jiangsu achieve substantial results in one year)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, October 17, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20161017/20161017_001/20161017_001_2.htm

损害他人利益的调解书也应纳入抗诉范围 (Settlements that harm interests of others should be subjected to re-adjudication by order of procuratorate)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, October 17, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20161017/20161017_003/20161017_003_3.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

China silent on release of last Tiananmen Square prisoner
Financial Times, October 16, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/f51585b0-9375-11e6-a1dc-bdf38d484582

Related:
List of “June Fourth Thugs” still held in custody and their backgrounds
北京“六四暴徒”在押人员名单及情况介绍
Human Rights in China, May 29, 2009
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/list-june-fourth-thugs-still-held-custody-and-their-backgrounds
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/bei-jing-liu-si-bao-tu-zai-ya-ren-yuan-ming-dan-ji-qing-kuang-jie-shao

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

As economy flags, labor protests multiply across China
Channel NewsAsia, October 18, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/as-economy-flags-labour-protests-multiply-across-china/3212362.html

便利境外非政府组织在华依法活动 (Creating convenience for foreign NGOs’ activities in China)
People’s Daily, October 17, 2016
https://perma.cc/8NA6-ZGPQ

Government Accountability (政府问责)

上海：推进未成年被害人“一站式”取证工作 (Shanghai: Promote the “one-stop method” for evidence collection in cases involving juvenile victims)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, October 17, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20161017/20161017_001/20161017_001_6.htm

“疑案从挂”被关6年 4名当事人各获赔偿50万 (Disputed cases reopened—4 victims imprisoned for 6 years each receives 50k compensation)
Dahe Bao, October 18, 2016
https://perma.cc/BD7C-5TD4

In China, foreign companies struggle with forced demolition disputes
Voice of America, October 17, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-foreign-companies-struggle-forced-demolition-desputes/3550949.html

China jails officer in probe that led to execution of wrong man
Reuters, October 18, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crime-idUSKCN12I0PI

Doctors hail China's pledge to stop harvesting inmate organs
Voice of America, October 17, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-organ-transplants/3554474.html

China issues white paper on poverty reduction, human rights
受权发布：中共中央办公厅　国务院办公厅印发《脱贫攻坚责任制实施办法》
Xinhua, October 17, 2016
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-10/17/c_135759848.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-10/17/c_1119734520.htm

中国反腐败：令计划二哥令政策受贿当庭认罪 (Anti-graft in China: Ling Zhengce, brother of jailed Hu Jintao aide Ling Jihua admits graft)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 18, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/10/161018_china_corruption_ling_zhengce

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

Is the Belt and Road Initiative globalizing China’s national security policy?
The Diplomat, October 17, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/is-the-belt-and-road-initiative-globalizing-chinas-national-security-policy/

Hong Kong (香港)

Gov’t seeks unprecedented legal challenge to prevent localist lawmakers from retaking LegCo oath
Hong Kong Free Press, October 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/18/breaking-govt-informs-localist-lawmakers-of-legal-challenge-to-prevent-retaking-of-legco-oath/

Related:
【誓詞風波】律政司入稟禁游梁再宣誓　曾鈺成：會被視為破壞行政立法關係 ([LegCo oath scandal] Dpt of Justice applies for judicial review to prevent Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung from retaking oath, former LegCo president Jasper Tsang criticizes this for damaging relationship betwen the Executive and the Legislative)
Ming Pao, October 18, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161018/s00001/1476795360266

What is going on in Hong Kong?
Foreign Policy, October 17, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/10/17/what-is-going-on-in-hong-kong/

「中國梅鐸」任TVB副主席 學者憂進一步赤化 (“Chinese Murdock” becomes TVB vice-president, experts concerned about further communization)
Radio France Internationale, October 18, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161018-「中國梅鐸」任tvb副主席-學者憂進一步赤化

Related:
China’s Li Ruigang set as Vice Chairman of Hong Kong’s TVB
Variety, October 17, 2016
http://variety.com/2016/film/asia/chinas-li-ruigang-vice-chairman-of-tvb-1201891723/

Commentary (评论)

China’s feminist five
Dissent Magazine, Fall, 2016
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/china-feminist-five

Related:
Supporting Women’s Rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 14, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/supporting-womens-rights-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/sheng-yuan-zhong-guo-nu-quan-ren-shi

Bad behavior? The Youngspiration duo did exactly what they were elected to do in LegCo
Hong Kong Free Press, October 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/18/bad-behaviour-youngspiration-duo-exactly-elected-legco/

Cyberattacks and the authoritarian context
The Diplomat, October 16, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/cyberattacks-and-the-authoritarian-context/

Time to “De-deify” the West?
China Media Project, October 18, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/10/18/40009/

Chinese leaders are living in a dangerous illusion
China Change, October 17, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/10/17/chinese-leaders-are-living-in-a-dangerous-illusion/

Draft guidelines for the Overseas NGO Law announced at Shanghai forum
NGOs in China, October 17, 2016
http://ngochina.blogspot.com/2016/10/draft-guidelines-for-overseas-ngo-law.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

国家互联网信息办公室关于《未成年人网络保护条例（草案征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的通知 (Cyberspace Administration of China Office notice on the release for public comment of Regulations for the Protection of Minors Online (Draft for Soliciting Public Comments))
Cyberspace Administration of China, October 13, 2016
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2016-09/30/c_1119656665.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

央行发布信用评级业管理暂行办法（征求意见稿） 将实现信息公开与共享 (Central Bank of China issues temporary measures on management of credit rating industry (for soliciting public comments) in order to achieve information openness and sharing)
Sohu Business, October 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/53J6-SWB7

复议认为内容合法程序违法属于改变原行政行为 (Court says town gov’t should not be named in complaint against an administrative agency’s decision that town authorities committed only procedural violations in refusing to disclose information)
Xinhua, October 12, 2016
https://perma.cc/MX39-XC5J

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

关于邀请开发全国慈善信息公开网站（一期）的公告 (Public Notice Regarding an Initiation to Develop a National Charities Public Information Website (first period))
Ministry of Civil Affairs, October 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/QRV8-FP3S

Xian under security alert after thousands protest incinerator plant
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/incinerator-10172016115134.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China set to free “last Tiananmen prisoner”—but he’ll be frail and ill, rights group says
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2028132/china-set-free-last-tiananmen-prisoner-hell-be-frail

Chinese official who hoarded cash convicted of corruption
Reuters, October 17, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN12H0BB

ICTs & Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

第三届世界互联网大会下月举办 网络反恐设分论坛 (3rd World Internet conference next month will have separate panel on online counterterrorism)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/T5SG-V2LC

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全与反恐)

为了打击恐怖主义，纽约用上了人脸识别技术 (New York uses facial recognition technology to fight terrorism)
Sohu News, October 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/AL5H-S6Z5

报告指欧洲监狱成恐怖分子“温床” (Report states European jails have become “breeding grounds” for terrorists)
China News, October 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/58Q3-Z5CP

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Reclaiming Our Right to Self-Determination in Post-Umbrella Hong Kong
World Policy Blog, October 14, 2016
http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2016/10/14/reclaiming-our-right-self-determination-post-umbrella-hong-kong

The last missing bookseller: One year on, the anniversary of Gui Minhai’s abduction demands action
Hong Kong Free Press, October 17, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/17/the-last-missing-bookseller-one-year-on-the-anniversary-of-gui-minhais-abduction-demands-action/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

A Chinese millennial’s crime and punishment: The story of Li Tingyu
China Change, October 13, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/10/13/a-chinese-millennials-crime-and-punishment-the-story-of-li-tingyu/

Jailed former head of China's rebel village retracts “confession”
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wukan-trial-10122016134225.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Speak not of lawyers speaking out
China Media Project, October 12, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/10/12/39999/

China cracking down on rumor-mongering in property market
Bloomberg, October 13, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-13/china-steps-up-crackdown-on-rumor-mongering-in-property-market

China warns “hostile forces” trying to undermine military reform
Reuters, October 13, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-defence-idUSKCN12E07Y

The absurd face of China’s censorship: Bookstore tears out Taiwan page from Webster’s
The Washington Post, October 13, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/10/13/the-absurd-face-of-chinas-censorship-bookstore-tears-out-taiwan-page-from-websters/

China’s Internet censors target video viewers’ live comments
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2027764/not-lot-laughs-chinas-internet-censors-target-comments

China to free up Internet for those attending 2022 Olympics
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/13/china-free-internet-attending-2022-olympics/

“Kiss the boss” video highlights risks of a “post-truth” China
“女员工排队吻老板”和一个“后真相”的中国
The New York Times, October 14, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/world/asia/china-kiss-the-boss-video.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161014/china-kiss-the-boss-video/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

南京6访民“聚众扰乱社会秩序案”开庭 民众旁听遭拒 (6 Nanjing petitioners tried for “gathering crowds to disturb public order,” citizens forbidden from observing)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-10132016102308.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China jails associate of former security chief for life for graft
Reuters, October 13, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN12D0BR

Major Chinese state steel maker starts bankruptcy process after failed debt-to-equity attempt
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2027816/major-chinese-state-steel-maker-starts-bankruptcy-process-after-failed

A policeman’s lot in a police state: not happy
The Economist, October 13, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21708700-chinese-cops-are-overworked-underpaid-and-miserable-policemans-lot-police-state-not-happy

“六四”事件最后一名囚犯苗德顺将获释 (Last prisoner from June Fourth Miao Deshun to be released)
Voice of America, October 13, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-last-prisoner-of-tiananmen-movement-20161013/3548831.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong citizens express dismay as Macau's border control turns them away
Global Voices, October 13, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/10/13/hong-kong-citizens-express-dismay-as-macaus-border-control-turns-them-away/

UK govt’s regular report says it “remains concerned” over missing booksellers, declining press freedom in HK
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/13/uk-govts-regular-report-says-remains-concerned-missing-booksellers-declining-press-freedom-hk/

Related:
China rejects British concerns over “legal interference” in Hong Kong
Reuters, October 13, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-hongkong-idUSKCN12D0UK

Hong Kong government accuses localist lawmakers of hurting feelings of Chinese with “offensive” oath-taking
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2027814/hong-kong-government-blasts-localist-lawmakers-modified

Court of appeal will hear gov’t appeal against Occupy activists’ sentences
Hong Kong Free Press, October 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/14/court-appeal-will-hear-govt-appeal-occupy-activists-sentences/

Hong Kong’s dysfunctional constituencies
The Economist, October 13, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21708702-hong-kongs-dysfunctional-constituencies

香港中學校長會聲明反對港獨但不禁止學生討論 (Assoc of Heads of Sec Schools declares opposition to Hong Kong independence but would not prohibit students’ discussion)
Radio France Internationale, October 14, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/20161014-香港中學校長會聲明反對港獨但不禁止學生討論trad.cn.rfi.fr/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Getting rights wrong
The World of Chinese, October 13, 2016
http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2016/10/getting-rights-wrong/

A crack of daylight enters Chinese court proceedings
Foreign Policy, October 12, 2016
https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/10/12/a-crack-of-daylight-enters-chinese-court-proceedings-live-streaming-transparency-reform-doubts/

Why Chinese women still can’t get a break
“剩女”歧视和家庭压力之间：中国女性的两难
The New York Times, October 16, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/opinion/why-chinese-women-still-cant-get-a-break.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20161013/why-chinese-women-still-cant-get-a-break/

I’m no China cheerleader, but Hong Kong lawmakers’ use of a racial slur was offensive and unnecessary
The Los Angeles Times, October 14, 2016
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-michelle-obama-trump-20161013-snap-story.html

建制派失去的是公民社會（文：甘文鋒） (What the pro-establishment camp lost is the civil society)
Ming Pao, October 14, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161014/s00022/1476406290521

立法會秘書處的中立去了哪裏？ (Where gone the neutrality of the LegCo Secretariat?)
InMedia HK, October 14, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045164a

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China angered as U.N. rights chief attends ceremony for jailed academic
Reuters, October 12, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un-idUSKCN12C0X2

Related:
Martin Ennals Award Ceremony 2016 [Full]
YouTube, October 12, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad9I-RoJAbA

关于推进以审判为中心的刑事诉讼制度改革的意见 (Opinion of SPC, SPP, MPS, MSS and MOJ on Reforming Criminal Procedure System to Put Trials at the Center)
Ministry of Public Security, October 12, 2016
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2253534/n2253535/n2253537/c5515944/content.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits loyal friend Cambodia
Reuters, October 13, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cambodia-idUSKCN12D0NV

”China’s Xi Jinping better politician than Hu Jintao”: Hillary Clinton’s speeches revealed by WikiLeaks
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2027712/chinas-xi-jinping-better-politician-hu-jintao-hillary

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

滴滴出行面临强大监管阻力 (Didi Chuxing [China’s social ride-sharing service] faces strong regulatory resistance)
Wall Street Journal, October 11, 2016
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20161011/tec092512.asp

Hong Kong (香港)

At Hong Kong swearing-in, some lawmakers pepper their oath with jabs
立法會宣誓儀式上，香港議員的抗命誓詞
The New York Times, October 13, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/world/asia/hong-kong-legislative-council.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161013/hong-kong-legislative-council/zh-hant/

Related:
As Hong Kong lawmakers are sworn in, let’s focus on issues that can unite
South China Morning Post, Date
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2027412/hong-kong-lawmakers-are-sworn-lets-focus-issues-can-unite

Malcolm Turnbull's government urged to publicly stand up to China over Hong Kong
The Guardian, October 13, 2016
lihttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/oct/13/malcolm-turnbulls-government-urged-to-publicly-stand-up-to-china-over-hong-kong nk

British government report highlights law enforcement in Hong Kong as a cause of concern
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2027527/british-government-report-highlights-law-enforcement-hong

【雨傘回顧】銅鑼灣佔領實錄 記載銅鑼灣點滴 ([Reviewing Umbrella Movement] Documentary of the occupy scenes at Causeway Bay)
InMedia HK, October 13, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/20161013a

【雨傘回顧】充滿韌力的「旺角佔領直擊」 ([Reviewing Umbrella Movement] The resilient “Mong Kok Occupy Live”)
InMedia HK, October 13, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045128

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

So half of our youth want to leave Hong Kong? We need to make sure they have reasons to stay
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2027560/so-half-our-youth-want-leave-hong-kong-we-need-make-sure

Access to Justice (司法公正)

NEW
China angered as U.N. rights chief attends ceremony for jailed academic
Reuters, October 12, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un-idUSKCN12C0X2

Related:
Martin Ennals Award Ceremony 2016 [Full]
YouTube, October 12, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad9I-RoJAbA

Ilham Tohti, Uighur imprisoned for life by China, wins major human rights prize
The Guardian, October 11, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/11/ilham-tohti-uighur-china-wins-nobel-martin-ennals-human-rights-award

Related:
新彊維權人士獲頒人權獎　環球網評論：專挑中國蹲監獄的 (Xinjiang rights defender awarded human rights prize, Global Times commentary: They especially like to pick those behind bars in China)
Ming Pao, October 12, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161012/s00004/1476235747823

Chinese lawyers call for justice minister’s dismissal over “unlawful rules that violate rights”
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2027340/chinese-lawyers-call-justice-ministers-dismissal-over

Related:
168名中国律师公开反对律所管理新规 (168 lawyers openly oppose new law firm management regulations)
The Financial Times, October 12, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069687

China jails environmental activist for “revealing state secrets”
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-10112016122729.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Two-month ban on republishing Caixin content
China Digital Times, October 11, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/10/minitrue-two-month-ban-republishing-caixin-content/

Chinese propaganda authorities promote Clinton-Trump “love song” spoof videos
Global Voices, October 11, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/10/11/chinese-authorities-promote-clinton-trump-love-song-spoof-video/

Chinese TV station apologizes for showing map excluding Taiwan
Reuters, October 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-map-idUSKCN12C088

Sixteen U.S. congressmen jointly wrote GAO on the Chinese attempt to control U.S. media
美国16名议员递联名信：中国万达或控制美传媒业
The Paper, October 7, 2016
EN: http://chinascope.org/archives/10210
CH: http://finance.sina.com/gb/economy/sinacn/20161007/05271506734.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Doctors, nurses strike in Shandong after murder of pediatrician
China Labor Bulletin, October 12, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/doctors-nurses-strike-shandong-after-murder-paediatrician

Protests outside Chinese defense ministry at army cuts
Associated Press, October 11, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/11/protests-outside-chinese-defence-ministry-beijing-at-army-cuts

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese military’s anti-graft drive targets mid-level officers to root out disgraced leaders’ influence
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2026986/chinese-militarys-anti-graft-drive-targets-mid-level

Former senior Chinese city official jailed for life for graft
Reuters, October 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN12C04Q

China offers cash rewards for departures from Larung Gar
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/departures-10112016163154.html

Building collapse illustrates peril of do-it-yourself construction
The Wall Street Journal, October 11, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/10/11/building-collapse-illustrates-peril-of-do-it-yourself-construction/

Xi stresses CPC leadership of state-owned enterprises
China Daily, October 12, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-10/12/content_27035822.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong rebel lawmakers protest China at oath-taking
香港立法會議員利用宣誓向中國抗議
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 12, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37627503
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/10/161012_hong_kong_protest

Related:
Video: Democratic lawmakers stage protests and alter oaths as new term kicks off at Hong Kong legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/12/breaking-democratic-lawmakers-stage-protests-alter-oaths-new-term-kicks-off-hong-kong-legislature/

英國報告：李波非自願移送內地破壞「一國兩制」　對香港獨立於內地的執法制度表關注 (U.K. report: Lee Bo wasn’t voluntarily sent to China, One Country Two Systems breached, expresses concern about Hong Kong’s independence from China’s law enforcement system)
Ming Pao, October 12, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161012/s00001/1476271034383

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Love him or loathe him, Joshua Wong keeps Hong Kong in global political spotlight
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2027174/love-him-or-loathe-him-joshua-wong-keeps-hong-kong-global

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyers petition State Council to recall rules “aimed at silencing critics”
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2026571/chinese-lawyers-petition-state-council-recall-rules

Six years on, China's jailed Nobel Laureate, family face a bleak future
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/nobel-liuxiabo-10072016135258.html

Related:
Liu Xiaobo: A Chronology of Activism
刘晓波活动年表
Human Rights in China, April 9, 2010
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/content/3196
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/content/3499

Imprisoned Chinese minority scholar given human rights award
The Hindu, October 11, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/imprisoned-chinese-minority-scholar-given-human-rights-award/article9207430.ece

中国五部门联合要求完善刑事案件讯问制度 (Five Chinese departments jointly demand for improvement in interrogation system of criminal cases)
Radio France Internationale, October 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20161010-中国两部三院联合发文要求完善刑事案件讯问制度

Access to Information (信息公开)

Kidnapped by China: Beijing's battle against dissidents and free speech
The Diplomat, October 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/kidnapped-by-china-beijings-battle-against-dissidents-and-free-speech/

Word of the week: Dinner party
China Digital Times, October 6, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/10/word-week-dinner-party/

Students raise privacy fears after liberal Chinese university installs CCTV cameras in lecture halls
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2026723/students-raise-privacy-fears-after-southern-chinese-university

Who are the Chinese trolls of the “50 cent army”?
Voice of America, October 7, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/who-is-that-chinese-troll/3540663.html

China’s Tibet tourism statistics just don’t add up
The Washington Post, October 6, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/10/06/tibettourism/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former Chinese lawmaker gets suspended death sentence over bribes
Associated Press, October 10, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/former-chinese-lawmaker-gets-suspended-death-sentence-over-bribes-1476007081

China anti-corruption campaign backfires
The Financial Times, October 10, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/02f712b4-8ab8-11e6-8aa5-f79f5696c731

China tries again to stop confessions through torture
Reuters, October 10, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKCN12A0A4

Two Chinas: The Nomenklatura and the rest
The Diplomat, October 10, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/two-chinas-the-nomenklatura-and-the-rest/

Hong Kong (香港)

U.S. gov’t urged to rethink Hong Kong policy if threats to autonomy, rule of law, press freedom continue
Hong Kong Free Press, October 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/07/us-govt-urged-rethink-hong-kong-policy-light-threats-autonomy-rule-law-press-freedom/

【黃之鋒泰國被扣押】泰首相稱是「中國議題」　袁國強：有不同翻譯　無資格代澄清 ([Joshua Wong detained in Thailand] Thai PM: It’s a “matter for China”; Hong Kong Justice Sec Rimsky Yuen: there are different translations, not in the position to do clarifications)
Ming Pao, October 7, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161007/s00001/1475846022956

香港四成受访市民如有机会冀移民 因对政治、居住环境等不满--调查 (Investigations: Dissatisfied with political, living environments, etc., 40% of Hong Kong interviewees wish to emigrate whenever possible)
Reuters, October 11, 2016
http://cn.reuters.com/article/hongkong-poll-immigration-idCNKCS12B0EV

Hong Kong stages “Chairman Mao” Cantonese opera amid strong criticism
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/opera-10072016105149.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

縮皮和低薪 皆非中國新聞最大死因（文：陳帆川） (Cost cutting and low salaries are not the greatest causes of Chinese media’s death)
Ming Pao, October 10, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161011/s00022/1476146950954

【傘運兩周年】新紮師兄：重臨舊地（文：余在思） ([Umbrella Movement 2nd anniversary] Newly licensed security officer, back in the old place)
Ming Pao, October 10, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161010/s00022/1476067056256

《炎黃春秋》之死 (The death of “Yanhuang Chunqiu”)
InMedia HK, October 10, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045084

The Qing Dynasty’s past and the Communist Party’s future
The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2016
https://twq.elliott.gwu.edu/sites/twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/downloads/TWQ_Fall2016_Wassertrom.pdf

To forget or remember? China’s struggle with its past
The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2016
https://twq.elliott.gwu.edu/sites/twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/downloads/TWQ_Fall2016_Schell.pdf

The beginning of the end
The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2016
https://twq.elliott.gwu.edu/sites/twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/downloads/TWQ_Fall2016_Pei.pdf

Contemplating China’s future
The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2016
https://twq.elliott.gwu.edu/sites/twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/downloads/TWQ_Fall2016_Shambaugh.pdf

China: Challenger of challenged?
The Washington Quarterly, Fall 2016
https://twq.elliott.gwu.edu/sites/twq.elliott.gwu.edu/files/downloads/TWQ_Fall2016_Lampton.pdf

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

李克強即將到訪澳門又拒絕“敏感”港人入境 (Li Keqiang to visit Macau soon, “sensitive” Hongkonger denied entry)
Radio France Internationale, October 6, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161006-李克強即將到訪澳門又拒絕“敏感”港人入境

Government Accountability (政府问责)

2 dueling visions of human rights in China
The Diplomat, October 6, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/2-dueling-visions-of-human-rights-in-china/

Related:
CECC releases 2016 annual report
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, October 6, 2016
https://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/cecc-releases-2016-annual-report

美國會年報批北京干預香港日趨頻密書店事件損一國兩制 (U.S. Congress annual report criticizes Beijing’s increasing interference in Hong Kong and the booksellers’ disappearances that harm One Country Two Systems)
Radio France Internationale, October 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161007-美國會年報批北京干預香港日趨頻密書店事件損一國兩制

泰國：黑色人權旅遊警示，與中國看齊 (Thailand deserves black human rights travel warning, following China’s example)
InMedia HK, October 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045047

Chinese officials swarm Larung Gar to target residents for eviction
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/swarm-10062016132634.html

Chinese people optimistic about the future, says Pew survey
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 6, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-37570965

中國人有錢沒錢都夢想出國 擋都擋不住 (Chinese people, rich or not rich, all want to go abroad)
Radio France Internationale, October 6, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161006-中國人有點錢了就想離國-擋都擋不住

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Indigenous leader Edward Leung to challenge Legco poll results for New Territories East
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2025966/hong-kong-indigenous-leader-edward-leung-challenge-legco

The death of an irreverent Hong Kong magazine
南華早報旗下英語文化雜誌停刊
British Broadcasting Corporation, , October 7, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/37481134
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/multimedia/2016/10/161006_vid_hk_magazine_closure

Hong Kong waiter gets 9 months in jail over Mong Kok riot in first conviction relating to clashes
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2025734/hong-kong-waiter-gets-9-months-jail-over-mong-kok-riot

ICAC chief hits back
The Standard, October 7, 2016
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=174922&sid=4&sid=4

香港传媒公信力破十年新低 (Hong Kong media’s credibility reaches 10 years’ new low)
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl3-10062016102917.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Our angry young people have a message we should listen to
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2025860/our-angry-young-people-have-message-we-should-listen

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s new religion law makes it easier for religion to be a security threat
Buzz Feed, October 5, 2016
https://www.buzzfeed.com/meghara/national-security-is-at-the-heart-of-chinas-new-religion-law

When in China, do as Chinese do: The unfortunate case of Professor Ilham Tohti
The Diplomat, October 5, 2016
http://thediplomat.com//2016/10/when-in-china-do-as-chinese-do-the-unfortunate-case-of-professor-ilham-tohti/#/.krGvkpVZ7b

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese authorities shutter “Gongshi” intellectual website, leading netizens to ask: Is this “the end of Consensus?”
Global Voices, October 5, 2016
https://advox.globalvoices.org/2016/10/05/as-authorities-shutter-gongshi-intellectual-website-netizens-ask-has-china-reached-the-end-of-consensus/

新加坡資深記者：環球時報所言正是中共內心所想 (Singaporean senior reporter: What Global Times says is what CPC thinks)
Radio France Internationale, October 3, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161003-新加坡資深記者：環球時報所言正是中共內心所想

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国民间“防爱滋第一人”高耀洁发声明交代后事 (Gao Yaojie, Chinese civil society's “First female AIDS prevention activist” issues statement regarding arrangements after her death)
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-10052016101342.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

境外媒体评中国孕妇死亡率升高：或因高龄女性拼生二孩 (Foreign media criticize increase in China’s maternal mortality rate, possibly caused by women giving birth to 2nd child at advanced age under Two-child policy)
Cankaoxiaoxi, October 6, 2016
http://www.cankaoxiaoxi.com/china/20161006/1326292.shtml

Factional politics a major challenge to Xi’s legacy
China Digital Times, October 4, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/10/factional-politics-major-challenge-xis-legacy/

Hong Kong (香港)

Activist Joshua Wong demands Hong Kong government response to blacklisting in Thailand
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2025680/respond-blacklisting-hongkongers-joshua-wong-urges-citys

Related:
泰國總理巴育承認黃之鋒“是中國官員要求帶他回去” (Thai Prime Minister admits that Joshua Wong “was detained at China's request”)
Radio France Internationale, October 6, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161006-泰國總理巴育承認黃之鋒“是中國官員要求帶他回去”

Hong Kong’s government will remain functional if major officials quit for the top job, former justice secretary says
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2025698/hong-kongs-government-will-remain-functional-if-major

Hong Kong ex-activist denied entry to Macau for “posing threats” to internal security
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/05/just-hong-kong-ex-activist-denied-entry-macau-posing-threats-internal-security/

War of words in Hong Kong paper reveals Chinese leadership split: Analysts
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-newspapers-10052016174138.html

How Hong Kong's Cantopop scene went from heartbreak to protest
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 6, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37111554

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese analysis website stays offline as media crackdown widens
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/offline-10042016110900.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese activist monk missing after release on “bail”
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/monk-missing-10042016130028.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan will neither give in to pressure nor resume confrontation with Beijing, says Tsai Ing-wen
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2025333/taiwan-will-neither-give-pressure-nor-resume

Hong Kong (香港)

Thailand bars entry to teenage HK activist “at China's request”
Reuters, October 5, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-thailand-idUSKCN125025

Related:
I was blacklisted without explanation: Activist Joshua Wong returns from Thailand
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/05/breaking-i-blacklisted-without-explanation-activist-joshua-wong-returns-thailand/

【黃之鋒泰國被扣留】中方施壓？　袁國強：不信出動國與國壓力　指每個地方有其出入境政策 ([Joshua Wong detained in Thailand] Pressured by China? Justice Sec Rimsky Yuen does not believe pressuring between countries, says each place has own immigration policies)
Ming Pao, October 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161005/s00001/1475650179603

【黃之鋒泰國被扣留】泰學生領袖重申為學術活動　非鼓吹示威或暴力 ([Joshua Wong detained in Thailand] Thai student leader restates academic purpose, not encouraging protests or violence)
Ming Pao, October 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161005/s00001/1475651594151

遭泰國非法禁錮逾12小時 黃之鋒：曾擔心變銅鑼灣書店翻版 (Detained by Thailand for over 12 hours, Joshua Wong had worried that it might turn into a duplicate of the booksellers abduction)
InMedia HK, October 5, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045005

Umbrella politics: what it all meant at Hong Kong’s National Day flag-raising ceremony
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2024989/umbrella-politics-what-it-all-meant-hong-kongs-national-day

中纪委背后站台？香港《成报》连日炮轰“乱港四人帮” (Is CCDI at the back? Hong Kong newspaper Sing Pao bombards “the group of four who mess up Hong Kong” for days)
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yf1-10042016110249.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

梁振英會被北京紅牌趕出場嗎？ (Will CY Leung be kicked out by Beijing?)
China Worker, September 30, 2016
http://chinaworker.info/hhk/2016/09/30/13358/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

[CHRB] Revised measures on law firms further curb independence of Chinese lawyers (9/21-10/3, 2016)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 3, 2016
https://www.nchrd.org/2016/10/chrb-revised-measures-on-law-firms-further-curb-independence-of-chinese-lawyers-921-103-2016/

Chinese lawyers who highlight abuse of clients to lose jobs under new rules
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-rules-10032016124921.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s Feminist Five
China Digital Times, October 3, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/10/chinas-feminist-five/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s human rights plan repeats past promises
China Digital Times, September 30, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/chinas-human-rights-plan-repeats-past-promises/

Related:
Full text: National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2016-2020)
China Central Television, September 29, 2016
http://english.cctv.com/2016/09/29/ARTIQDKA008y65W8lvkMeFtZ160929.shtml

Chinese authorities crack down on ancient Jewish community in Kaifeng
Shanghaiist, October 3, 2016
http://shanghaiist.com/2016/10/03/kaifeng_jews_crackdown.php

一汽集团原党委书记、董事长徐建一受贿案开庭 (Bribery trial begins for former Party Secretary and CEO of FAW Automotive)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 30, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160930/20160930_004/20160930_004_6.htm

病情诊断结果被调包 (Prisoner’s medical condition made to look more serious so he could get outside treatment)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 30, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160930/20160930_004/20160930_004_7.htm

法国总工会 (CGT) 谴责对中国劳工维权人士的重判 (French General Confederation of Labour (CGT) condemns China’s heavy sentencing of labor rights defenders)
China Labour Bulletin, September 29, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/法国总工会-cgt-谴责对中国劳工维权人士的重判

Second-class citizens: Beijing offers residency certificate to migrants, but equality is still far away
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2024482/second-class-citizens-beijing-offers-residency

Behind the NPC vote-buying scandal: how Beijing went on the warpath after its preferred candidates lost
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2024604/behind-npc-vote-buying-scandal-how-beijing-went-warpath

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

China's new security robot goes on patrol at Shenzhen airport, terrorists flee in terror
Shanghaiist, September 23, 2016
http://shanghaiist.com/2016/09/23/dalek_on_patrol.php

Hong Kong (香港)

Independence banners hung at HK universities in defiance of China: media
Reuters, October 1, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hk-protests-idUSKCN1212YH

【中史課改】不出席城市論壇　教局網上發文逐點解畫　籲討論回歸專業 ([Chinese history curriculum revision] Edu Bureau refuses to appear at City Forum, issues article online to explain revision plan, calling for the discussion’s “return to the education profession”)
Ming Pao, October 2, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161002/s00001/1475396988408

香港候任议员称解决房屋问题必须破除「官商乡黑」勾结 (Hong Kong lawmaker-elect: In order to solve housing problem, “government, business, rural authorities, and gangs collusion” must be eradicated)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-10032016112317.html

香港亲中报纸批张德江引贪腐入港 (Pro-Beijing Hong Kong newspaper denounces Zhang Dejiang for bringing corruption into Hong Kong)
Voice of America, October 3, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-hk-sing-pao-continues-to-attack-zhang-dejiang-20161003/3534531.html

How Hong Kong’s Legislative Council chooses its leader
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2024572/how-hong-kongs-legislative-council-chooses-its-leader

Hong Kong’s onion interviews Chinese tourists
China Digital Times, September 30, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/hong-kongs-onion-interviews-chinese-tourists/

Related:
內地遊客須入鄉隨俗（文：歐陽五） (Mainland tourists should follow the local customs where they travel to)
Ming Pao, October 4, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161004/s00022/1475544235637

CY Leung denies his legal threats against Apple Daily affect Hong Kong’s press freedom
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/04/cy-leung-denies-his-legal-threats-against-apple-daily-affect-hong-kongs-press-freedom/

”Mao Zedong had a human side”
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37541046

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong must wake up to the danger of Beijing’s meddling
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2024563/hong-kong-must-wake-danger-beijings-meddling

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Lawyers' wives petition Beijing over persecution ahead of National Day
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-petition-09292016120705.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, September 13, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

“两高两部”联合“再诊”社区矫正 (Supreme People’s Court, Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Justice “re-examine” community corrections work, jointly issue interpretation on collaborative management)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 29, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160929/20160929_002/20160929_002_1.htm

China jails women's rights campaigner after “torture” in detention
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/women-jailed-09292016133227.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Full text: National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2016-2020)
China Central Television, September 29, 2016
http://english.cctv.com/2016/09/29/ARTIQDKA008y65W8lvkMeFtZ160929.shtml

Former Guangzhou party chief Wan Qingliang jailed for life for corruption
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2023942/former-guangzhou-party-chief-wan-qingliang-jailed-life

Chengguan, widely despised officers in China, find refuge and a kind ear
为城管解压，中国设立心理危机干预中心
The New York Times, September 30, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/world/asia/china-nanjing-chengguan.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160930/china-nanjing-chengguan/zh-hant/

Hong Kong (香港)

梁振英律師信警告蘋果日報不得阻礙他連任 (CY Leung issues legal letter threatening to sue Apple Daily, warning to not harm his chances of re-election)
Radio France Internationale, September 30, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/政治/20160930-梁振英律師信警告蘋果日報不得阻礙他連任

Related:
Journalism watchdog “shocked” as CY Leung accuses Apple Daily of defamation
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/30/journalism-watchdog-shocked-as-cy-leung-accuses-apple-daily-of-defamation/

雨伞运动两周年 香港团体办纪念活动 (Hong Kong groups commemorate the 2nd anniversary of Umbrella Movement)
Deutsche Welle, September 28, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/雨伞运动两周年香港团体办纪念活动/a-35914399

South China Morning Post confirms closure of HK Magazine after 25 years in print—website to be deleted
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/28/south-china-morning-post-confirms-closure-of-hk-magazine-after-25-years-last-issue-next-friday/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The return of Mao: a new threat to China’s politics
The Financial Times, September 30, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/63a5a9b2-85cd-11e6-8897-2359a58ac7a5

文革：极权制下的群众运动 (The Cultural Revolution: Mass movement under totalitarianism)
The Financial Times, September 30, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069584?full=y

A sad end: HK Magazine was the canary in the coal mine
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/30/a-sad-end-hk-magazine-was-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine/

香港與內地融合進程的反思（文：鄭宏泰、尹寶珊） (Reflections on the course of Hong Kong-mainland integration)
Ming Pao, September 30, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160930/s00022/1475199011378

雨傘運動，是香港人的大勝！ (Umbrella Movement is a great victory for Hongkongers)
InMedia HK, September 30, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044904

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“Catch it all on video”: China’s police urged to record law enforcement process
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2023336/chinese-police-urged-record-professional-activities-bid

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese police press father in effort to silence exiled Wukan activist son
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wukan-zhuang-09272016164719.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China promises cooperation with United Nations on human rights
Reuters, September 29, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKCN11Z0DG

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

孟建柱会见首次中印反恐安全对话印方代表团 (Head of CPC Political and Legal Affairs Commission meets with Indian delegation in first Sino-Indian counterterrorism dialogue)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 28, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160928/20160928_001/20160928_001_4.htm

Cyber warfare: Who is China hacking now?
Cable News Network, September 29, 2016
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/29/asia/china-cyber-spies-hacking/index.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong marks protest anniversary as pro-democracy camp feels “hope”
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-occupy-09282016171327.html

Related:
HKFP Live: Hong Kong marks two year anniversary of the Umbrella Movement Occupy protests
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/28/hkfp-live-hong-kong-marks-two-year-anniversary-umbrella-movement-occupy-protests/

Revised history curriculum has greater focus on Hong Kong’s development and past roles as part of China
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2023594/breathing-life-chinese-history-hong-kong-begins

Related:
初中中史計畫增添港史但疑迴避六四民運及六七暴動 (Junior secondary school Chinese History curriculum revision: Consultation for including more Hong Kong history but without mentioning June Fourth and 1967 Leftist Riots)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160929-初中中史計畫增添港史但疑迴避六四民運及六七暴動

港媒：張德江政改一役犯錯致雨傘運動無法收拾 (Hong Kong media: Zhang Dejiang’s political reform blunder sets off the unstoppable Umbrella Movement)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160929-港媒：張德江政改一役犯錯致雨傘運動無法收拾

【佔領兩周年】羅冠聰：有很多價值留下　失敗不一定是手法問題 ([Occupy 2nd anniversary] Nathan Law: A lot of values remain; failure isn’t necessarily due to the methods)
Ming Pao, September 29, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160929/s00001/1475115083184

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

In China, repression buries rule of law
The Washington Post, September 27, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-china-repression-buries-rule-of-law/2016/09/27/1226a594-841c-11e6-92c2-14b64f3d453f_story.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

减掉的刑期怎么又回来了 (Committing another crime while on parole: How a reduced sentence can be reinstated)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 26, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160926/20160926_002/20160926_002_2.htm

曾飞洋汤欢兴朱小梅聚众扰乱社会秩序案一审当庭宣判　三被告表示认罪悔罪 (Guangdong labor activists Zeng Feiyang, Tang Huanxing, and Zhu Xiaomei sentenced for “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place,” all 3 pled guilty)
Xinhua, September 26, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2016-09/26/c_1119627490.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

克林顿-川普辩论：中国民间初步反应 (Clinton-Trump Debate: Chinese civil society’s initial reactions)
Voice of America, September 28, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-us-presidential-debate-chinese-20160927/3526737.html

Related:
Donald Trump talked a lot about China at the debate. Here’s what China thought about that
Time, September 28, 2016
http://time.com/4509121/china-presidential-debate-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/

Licenses required for live streamers as China clamps down on online content
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/27/licenses-required-live-streamers-china-clamps-online-content/

China gives police powers to monitor social media friends, chat groups
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-socialmedia-09272016124538.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s first state awards for poverty reduction questioned after “abnormalities” in online public vote
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2022930/chinas-first-state-awards-poverty-reduction-questioned

Government Accountability (政府问责)

准确把握超标排放污染犯罪中“重金属”范围 (We must have clear grasp of the scope of heavy metals excessive emissions violations)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 26, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160926/20160926_003/20160926_003_4.htm

多年关注基层检察人才流失问题 (NPC member laments dearth of talent in entry level positions in procuratorate)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 26, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160926/20160926_006/20160926_006_6.htm

大连市人大常委会原副主任张军被双开 (Former Vice-Chairman of the Dalian City NPC Standing Committee stripped of party membership, political office)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 27, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160927/20160927_001/20160927_001_11.htm

虚建村道，乡村四官员私吞36万 (4 village officials sentenced on corruption charges after embezzling RMB 360,000 by pretending to build a road)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 27, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160927/20160927_006/20160927_006_4.htm

China ruling party to focus on graft at key October meet
Reuters, September 27, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKCN11X0OR

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Canada, China to discuss accord on cybersecurity
The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2016
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-china-to-discuss-accord-on-cybersecurity/article32068707/

Hong Kong (香港)

Silence after the storm: Beijing ponders next move after game-changing Hong Kong elections
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2022427/silence-after-storm-beijing-ponders-next-move-after-game

“Independence is not an option”: meet the star of Hong Kong's pro-Beijing party
The Guardian, September 28, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/28/hong-kong-pro-beijing-party-holden-chow

Giant pro-democracy banner draped on Hong Kong hillside to mark second anniversary of Occupy movement
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2023271/giant-pro-democracy-banner-draped-hong-kong-hillside-mark

法新社說雨傘運動兩年後香港進入不無爆炸可能的政治陣地 (Agence France Presse: Hong Kong enters uncharted explosive political territory two years after the Umbrella Movement)
Radio France Internationale, September 28, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160928-法新社說雨傘運動兩年後香港進入不無爆炸可能的政治陣地

雨傘運動兩周年當局故意折騰逾200人被捕至今仍未起訴 (Umbrella Movement two years on: The authorities intend to hassle—over 200 arrested still have not been charged)
Radio France Internationale, September 28, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160928-雨傘運動兩周年當局故意折騰逾200人被捕至今仍未起訴

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong’s “face of protest” Joshua Wong considers a future away from politics
The Guardian, September 28, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/28/hong-kongs-face-of-protest-joshua-wong-considers-a-future-away-from-politics

另一個香港是可能的——左翼不要誤判形勢 (Another Hong Kong is possible—Left-wingers shouldn’t misjudge the situation)
InMedia HK, September 28, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044874

“We'll be Back” ，我們都回來了！ (Dorothy from Parents Under the Umbrellas: We said “we’ll be back,” so here we are)
InMedia HK, September 28, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044847

【傘運兩周年】兩年後的今日，我不能忘記（文：任建峰） ([Umbrella Movement 2nd anniversary] Kevin Yam, Progressive Lawyers Group: Today after 2 years, I cannot forget)
Ming Pao, September 28, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160928/s00022/1475029466489

傘運兩周年：雨散，心不散（文：呂秉權） (HKBU Journalism senior lecturer Bruce Lui on Umbrella Movement 2nd anniversary: The rains have been dispersed, but our will should not be)
Ming Pao, September 28, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160928/s00022/1475029099514

Access to Justice (司法公正)

3 labor activists in China get suspended prison terms
中国3名工人维权运动领袖获缓刑
The New York Times, September 27, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/world/asia/china-labor-activists-guangdong-sentenced.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160927/china-labor-activists-guangdong-sentenced/

司法部发文禁律师制造舆论压力 引发律界强烈反弹 (Chinese Ministry of Justice’s issue of regulations inhibits lawyers’ generation of force of public opinion, draws backlash from the legal circle)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09262016102942.html

Related:
单仁平：律所管理新规不是为了“整律师” (New law firm regulations are not meant for “picking on lawyers”)
Legal Daily, September 27, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-09/27/content_6819144.htm

中国庭审公开网开通 将倒逼提升庭审质量、效率和效果 (Launch of Supreme People’s Court website for court hearing public viewing will improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness of hearings)
China National Radio, September 27, 2016
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201609/t20160927_1652026.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

There’s no debate—censorship limits live access in China to Clinton-Trump face-off
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2022660/theres-no-debate-censorship-limits-live-access-china

Related:
Minitrue: No U.S. presidential debate live streams
China Digital Times, September 26, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/minitrue-no-u-s-presidential-debate-live-streams/

How to watch the first U.S. presidential debate from inside mainland China
Quartz, September 26, 2016
http://qz.com/791069/how-to-watch-the-first-us-presidential-debate-from-inside-mainland-china/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China plans “very detailed” controls over religious activities
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religion-controls-09262016141507.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong and the realities of China’s rise
The New York Times, September 27, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/opinion/hong-kong-and-the-realities-of-chinas-rise.html

專訪：港學運領袖周永康擬與英政界交流 (Interview: Hong Kong student leader Alex Chow will take the opportunity in the UK to exchange with politicians)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 26, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/09/160926_hk_alex_chow_interview

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Translation: Why Xi’s anti-graft campaign bores me
China Digital Times, September 26, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/translation-xis-anti-corruption-campaign-bores/

Ai Weiwei: Xia Lin verdict exposes the unfairness of China's legal system
Cable News Network, September 24, 2016
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/24/opinions/ai-weiwei-china-justice-xia-lin/index.html

Hong Kong voters sent a message to Beijing, but will China soften its stance or crack down further?
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/25/hong-kong-voters-sent-a-message-to-beijing-but-will-china-soften-its-stance-or-crack-down-further/

当私人谈话变成法庭证据 (When private conversations turn into courtroom evidence)
The New York Times, September 27, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20160927/beijings-disturbing-turn-against-personal-freedoms/

香港終究會出一個夏霖（文：陳帆川） (Sooner or later there will be a Xia Lin from Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, September 27, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160927/s00022/1474939585481

「雨傘運動」兩周年 (Second anniversary of the Umbrella Movement)
InMedia HK, September 26, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044836