Access to Information (信息公开)

China to merge state media for stronger voice in financial news
Reuters, January 11, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-media-idUSKBN14V17B

Government orders Chinese air quality app to limit readings
Sixth Tone, January 11, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/government-tells-chinese-air-quality-app-%E2%80%98reform%E2%80%99

履行气候协议，中国还没有作出表率
China wants to be a climate change watchdog, but can it lead by example?
The New York Times, January 11, 2017
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170111/china-wants-to-be-a-climate-change-watchdog-but-cant-yet-lead-by-example/
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/world/asia/china-wants-to-be-a-climate-change-watchdog-but-cant-yet-lead-by-example.html

China is scrubbing outspoken Taiwan and Hong Kong celebrities from its streaming services
Quartz, January 11, 2017
https://qz.com/882724/china-is-scrubbing-outspoken-taiwan-and-hong-kong-celebrities-from-its-streaming-services/

China, fanning patriotism, adds 6 years to war with Japan in history books
The New York Times, January 11, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/world/asia/china-japan-textbooks-war.html

Related:
中国教育部要求中小学课本改称“十四年抗战” (Ministry of Education demands schools rewrite text books to read “14-Year War”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 10, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-38566194

刘飞跃逮捕通知书曝光 国际人权组织吁中国保证其羁押中权利 (Liu Feiyue’s arrest notice surfaces, international human rights organizations urge China to guarantee his rights during detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-01112017102616.html

Related:
中国人权：中国维权大事记（2016年11月21日—12月4日）(HRIC: Major developments on China rights defense (November 21 –December 4, 2016))
Human Rights in China, December 7, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-shuang-zhou-kan/zhong-guo-ren-quan-zhong-guo-wei-quan-da-shi-ji-2016nian-11yue-0

Government Accountability (政府问责)

去年26名中管干部被开除党籍 超七成涉对抗组织审查 (26 cadres managed by central government expelled last year, over 70% of cases involved resisting Party investigation)
People’s Daily, January 11, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0111/c1001-29013953.html

吳玉良：黨國監督均在黨領導下進行　不存在獨立監督 (Wu Yuliang: The Party carries out and leads supervision of both the Party and the state, independent supervision does not exist)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1306584-20170109.htm

Over 6,200 CPC members held accountable for undesirable work styles
Xinhua, January 11, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/11/c_135974340.htm

Corruption runs through flood-ravaged Yangtze village
Sixth Tone, January 11, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/flood-petty-corruption-pushes-paizhou-farmers-protest

China detains 720, imposes $21.8 million of fines in pollution crackdown: media
Reuters, January 11, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-pollution-idUSKBN14W07H

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国二维码应用被国外标准垄断 信息安全问题频发 (Application of QR codes in China monopolized by foreign standards, information security issues abound)
Economic Information Daily, January 12, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/it/2017/01-12/8121342.shtml#zw_cyhd

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

Beijing’s ban puts stop to Pokemon Go in China
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2061283/beijings-ban-puts-stop-pokemon-go-china

Hong Kong (香港)

Report: Hong Kong human rights situation worst since 1997
The Diplomat, January 11, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/report-hong-kong-human-rights-situation-worst-since-1997/

Related:
China a month late in submitting Hong Kong human rights update to UN—report
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/11/china-a-month-late-in-submitting-hong-kong-human-rights-update-to-un-report/

中国仍未向联合国提交香港人权报告 (China has yet to submit to the U.N. a progress report on implementation of Convention Against Torture in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ml1-01112017102757.html

Protesters rally at police HQ, urge investigation of airport assault on lawmaker Nathan Law
Hong Kong Free Press, January 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/12/protesters-rally-at-police-hq-urge-investigation-of-airport-assault-on-lawmaker-nathan-law/

Hong Kong no. 2 official resigns with eye on becoming next city leader: media
Reuters, January 12, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics-idUSKBN14W0EG

Access to Justice (司法公正)

江天勇“被失踪” 50天 陈进学律师申请政府信息公开 (50 days after Jiang Tianyong “disappeared” lawyer Chen Jinxue applies for disclosure of government information)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-01102017102905.html

Related:
江天勇失联逾24小时 (Jiang Tianyong incommunicado for over 24 hours)
Human Rights in China, November 23, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/jiang-tian-yong-shi-lian-yu-24xiao-shi

称教材“污名”同性恋 秋白状告教育部案二审开庭 (Qiu Bai’s appeal trial against Ministry of Education opens, states teaching materials “defame” homosexuality)
The Beijing News, January 10, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/01/10/430137.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China wants to be a climate change watchdog, but can it lead by example?
The New York Times, January 10, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/world/asia/china-wants-to-be-a-climate-change-watchdog-but-cant-yet-lead-by-example.html?_r=0

邓相超教授批毛受围攻遭严惩引发激烈争议 (Controversy erupts as professor Deng Xiangchao shamed and punished for criticizing Mao)
Radio France Internationale, January 11, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170109-邓相超教授批毛受围攻遭严惩引发激烈争议

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Social credit system documents list
China Law Translate, January 9, 2017
http://www.chinalawtranslate.com/social-credit-system-documents-list/?lang=en

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rolls out new graft watchdog
The Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2017
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-rolls-out-new-graft-watchdog-1484042579

Chinese Communist Party introduces rules for graft probes, supervision
Voice of America, January 10, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-communist-party-introduces-rules-for-graft-probes-supervision/3670006.html

Former Supreme Court vice president stands trial for graft
Xinhua, January 10, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/10/c_135970898.htm

Related:
最高法原副院长奚晓明受贿案开庭 被控非法收受1.14亿元 (Trial of former SPC vice president Xi Xiaoming opens, charged with illegally accepting 114 million yuan)
People’s Daily, January 11, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0110/c1001-29013151.html

Group to probe China's human rights violations under U.S. law
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/violations-01102017132942.html

Related:
促进中国人权新思路 - 中国人权问责中心成立 (A new way to promote human rights in China—“China Human Rights Accountability Center” established)
Voice of America, January 10, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/chrac-in-us-20170109/3669916.html

A joint statement upon the establishment of “China Human Rights Accountability Center”
China Change, January 9, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/09/a-joint-statement-upon-the-establishment-of-china-human-rights-accountability-center/

广东江门市委原副书记、政法委原书记邹家军被"双开" (Former Jiangmen Municipal Committee Vice Secretary and former Political and Legal Affairs Committee Secretary Zhou Jiajun gets “double expulsion”)
People’s Daily, January 11, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0110/c1001-29013089.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activists arrested over Legco oath rally that saw clashes outside mainland’s liaison office
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2061147/hong-kong-activists-arrested-over-legco-oath-rally-saw

Related:
警方拘7人涉反釋法示威非法集結藏有攻擊武器等 (7 people arrested for participation in rally against NPC interpretation, unlawful assembly, possession of offensive weapons)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 11, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1306950-20170111.htm

Top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong describes Beijing's legal ruling as “unfortunate”
Reuters, January 10, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-china-usa-idUSKBN14U12B

Bar Assoc. chair warns against “self-defeating” violent protests by localists
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/10/bar-assoc-chair-warns-self-defeating-violent-protests-localists/

Protesters link government’s Palace Museum “exhibition” to memory of bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2060552/protesters-link-governments-hong-kong-palace-museum

香港终审法院首席法官：关乎香港法律的讨论皆应以基本法为起点 (Chief Justice of Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal: The Basic Law is the starting point of any discussion about the law in Hong Kong)
Xinhua News Agency, January 10, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-01/10/content_6948422.htm

Related:
CJ's speech at ceremonial opening of the legal year 2017
终审法院首席法官二○一七年法律年度开启典礼演辞
HKSAR Press Release, January 9, 2017
EN: http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201701/09/P2017010900457.htm
CH: http://sc.isd.gov.hk/TuniS/www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201701/09/P2017010900464.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

六四伤残者齐志勇肾衰竭送院抢救 (Qi Zhiyong, disabled 1989 democracy activist, hospitalized with kidney failure)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml1-01072017133125.html

No Nobel outreach program with China because it “jails” Laureates
The Hindu, January 9, 2017
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/No-Nobel-outreach-programme-with-China-because-it-%E2%80%98jails%E2%80%99-Laureates/article17012948.ece

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese professor sacked after criticizing Mao online
Reuters, January 10, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-mao-idUSKBN14U0EG

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

北方雾霾全面南下　网民创作“霾人”被广传 (As smog spreads from Beijing to southern China, netizens circulate a "smog person" on social media)
Radio Free Asia, January 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl3-01092017104033.html

Related:
雾霾笼罩的冬天，中国人这样度过 (Chinese defy pollution, a stubborn visitor)
The New York Times, January 9, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170109/china-smog-pollution/dual/

乌坎关注组发起联署签名 呼吁释放被捕村民 (Wukan Concern Group launches joint signature calling for the release of arrested villagers)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-01092017104115.html

民政部办公厅关于《社会组织抽查暂行办法（征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的通知 (Ministry of Civil Affairs of PRC Notice Regarding Solicitation of Comments on Provisional Measures on the Random Inspections of Social Organizations (Draft for solicitation of comments))
Ministry of Civil Affairs, January 3, 2017
http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/zwgk/tzl/201701/20170100002847.shtml

Related:
Provisional Measures on the Random Inspections of Social Organizations (Draft for solicitation of comments)
China Law Translate, January 9, 2017
http://bit.ly/2idHqF5

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China combats corruption within anti-corruption agency
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 9, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38551841

中纪委开会：前有反腐大片 后有满意民调 (7th Plenary session of 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection: opinion poll shows 90% of Chinese citizens satisfied with government’s anticorruption work)
Deutsche Welle, January 7, 2017
http://bit.ly/2iasdBr

中国3年抓回外逃贪官2566人 (In 3 years, China brings back 2566 corrupt officials who fled the country)
Radio France Internationale, January 9, 2017
http://rfi.my/2ichGsN

China’s graft watchdog confirms investigations of former civil affairs minister and deputy
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2060577/chinas-graft-watchdog-confirms-investigations-former

After One-Child Policy, outrage at China’s offer to remove IUDs
开放二胎后中国为女性“取环”，引发众怒
The New York Times, January 9, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170109/after-one-child-policy-outrage-at-chinas-offer-to-remove-iuds/dual/

中国环保部长陈吉宁就大面积雾霾道歉 “冬季污染基本无改善 (Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining apologizes for vast areas of smog saying "there has been little improvement in winter pollution")
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 7, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-38539787

Choked by smog, Beijing creates new environmental police
Associated Press, January 8, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/choked-by-smog-beijing-creates-new-environmental-police/2017/01/07/c87dc034-d552-11e6-9651-54a0154cf5b3_story.html

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

China tightens Xinjiang border amid rising terrorist threats
Associated Press, January 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2060837/china-tightens-xinjiang-border-amid-rising-terrorist

Hong Kong (香港)

Joshua Wong under close police protection in Taiwan after failed assault attempt
Straits Times, January 7, 2017
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/joshua-wong-under-close-police-protection-in-taiwan-after-failed-assault-attempt

Related:
黃之鋒來台參加座談　暴力黑衣人竟揮拳要打人 (Unidentified persons attempt to beat Joshua Wong as he arrives in Taiwan for a conference)
Apple Daily, January 10, 2017
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20170107/1029911/

Pro-democracy lawmaker says violent attack at Hong Kong airport was “coordinated” and “not isolated”
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/09/pro-democracy-lawmaker-says-violent-attack-at-hong-kong-airport-was-coordinated-and-not-isolated/

Hong Kong's legal elite voice autonomy fears after China intervention
Reuters, January 9, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-law-idUSKBN14T1FZ

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权律师谢燕益取保候审后仍不自由 (Human rights lawyer Xie Yanyi detained at a Tianjin hotel after release on bail)
Voice of America, January 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-activist-20160106/3665686.html

Related:
Freeing ourselves from fear: A call to join the “709 trial observation group”
China Change, January 8, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/08/freeing-ourselves-from-fear-a-call-to-join-the-709-trial-observation-group/

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, June 10, 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

Court in China's Guizhou jails Protestant pastor on spying charges
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/charges-01062017155155.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

后真相时代中国网民为可靠知识付费 (Chinese netizens willing to pay for reliable knowledge in the post-truth era)
The Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2017
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20170105/LLW175331.asp

China deletes online criticism of toxic smog choking its cities
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/deletes-01062017122700.html

Minitrue: Pollution lawsuit, smog classification
China Digital Times, January 5, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/01/minitrue-air-pollution-management-smog-classification/

《环时》警告《纽时》：别碰中国"敏感带" (Global Times opinion piece warns The New York Times: Do not touch China's "sensitive zone")
Deutsche Welle, January 6, 2017
http://dw.com/p/2VNy0

Related:
社评：纽约时报APP从苹果中国店下架刍议 (Global Times Opinion: My thoughts on Apple’s removal of the New York Times app for its store in China)
Global Times, January 6, 2017
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2017-01/9910913.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Stop making our children sick: Beijing parents force government action over smog
Washington Post, January 6, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/06/stop-making-our-children-sick-beijing-parents-force-government-action-over-smog/

Related:
Chinese defy pollution, a stubborn visitor
The New York Times, January 6, 2017
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/world/asia/china-smog-pollution.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中纪委七次全会今起召开 2017年反腐怎么干？(7th Plenary session of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection opens, how will corruption be fought in 2017?)
Global Times, January 6, 2017
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2017-01/9911694.html

中纪委再次清理门户 两名中纪委委员被处理 (To clean house again, CCDI expels two more commissioners)
The Beijing News, January 9, 2017
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2017-01/09/content_667357.htm

China tightens rules after anti-corruption staff caught up in graft
Reuters, January 8, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN14T02C

Close aide to China’s President Xi Jinping named Beijing’s anti-graft chief
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1897988/close-aide-chinas-president-xi-jinping-named-beijings

Tiananmen protest student leader Wang Dan plans China think tank
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2060224/tiananmen-protest-student-leader-wang-dan-plans-china

National Security & Counterterrorism, 国家安全和反恐

新疆高调举行3000人反恐演习 首套“无形哨兵”监控系统正式启用 (3,000 person high profile counterterrorism drills conducted in Xinjiang, "invisible sentry" monitoring system officially deployed for first time)
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl1-01052017102514.html

Three terrorism suspects shot dead in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2060507/three-terrorism-suspects-shot-dead-xinjiang

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong under police protection in Taiwan after assault attempt
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/2060205/hong-kong-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-under-police-protection-taiwan

Pro-China protesters attack Hong Kong lawmaker Nathan Law and reporters at airport
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/09/pro-china-protesters-attack-hong-kong-lawmaker-nathan-law-and-reporters-at-airport/

In Pictures: Tiananmen protesters opposed to gov’t Palace Museum project gather at MTR posters
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/09/in-pictures-tiananmen-protesters-opposed-to-govt-palace-museum-project-gather-at-mtr-posters/

Commentary (评论)

Apple is not the only tech company kowtowing to China’s censors
The Guardian, January 6, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/06/apple-china-censors-new-york-times

No, Hong Kong’s democracy movement is not anti-mainland
ChinaFile, January 6, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/viewpoint/no-hong-kongs-democracy-movement-not-anti-mainland

Access to Justice (司法公正)

唐志顺、幸清贤获释 幸清贤下落不明 (709 Crackdown: Tang Zhishun and Xing Qingxian reportedly released, Xing Qingxian's whereabouts still unknown)
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-01052017100436.html

Chinese rights lawyer released on bail more than a year after crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059892/chinese-rights-lawyer-released-bail-over-year-after

Related:
维权律师谢燕益获得取保候审 (Rights lawyer Xie Yanyi released on bail pending further investigation)
Voice of America, January 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-human-rights-lawyers-20170105/3665340.html

Detained Chinese rights lawyer “at risk of torture”: Amnesty International
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-chinese-rights-lawyer-at-risk-of-torture-amnesty-international-01052017101916.html

How nine Wukan villagers were illegally tried and sentenced in December, 2016
China Change, January 5, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/05/how-nine-wukan-villagers-were-illegally-tried-and-sentenced-in-december-2016/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Giving credit
China Law Translate, January 4, 2017
http://www.chinalawtranslate.com/giving-credit/?lang=en

Related:
国务院办公厅关于加强个人诚信体系建设的指导意见
Guiding Opinion on the Establishment of a Personal Creditworthiness System
General Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, December 23, 2016
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2016-12/30/content_5154830.htm
EN: http://www.chinalawtranslate.com/7079-2/?lang=en

Lecturer fired in China's Shandong after he criticized Chairman Mao
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mao-lecturer-01052017141728.html

A mass gathering organized on Chinese social media? No problem says government
Foreign Policy, January 5, 2017
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/05/a-mass-gathering-organized-on-chinese-social-media-no-problem-says-government-coal-town-forced-demolition-middle-class/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former Chinese drugs official jailed over graft
Taipei Times, January 5, 2017
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2017/01/05/2003662561

Xi Jinping is busy arranging a huge reshuffle
The Economist, January 5, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21713913-reading-runes-will-be-even-more-difficult-usual-xi-jinping-busy-arranging-huge

Party rules: China’s Communist Party goes for quality over quantity
Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2017
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2017/01/05/party-rules-chinas-communist-party-goes-for-quality-over-quantity/

China vows “zero tolerance” for election fraud in forthcoming party congress
Reuters, January 5, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKBN14Q0A4

Tiananmen leader Wang Dan to move to U.S.; will continue fight for China’s democracy and human rights
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/06/tiananmen-leader-wang-dan-move-us-will-continue-fight-chinas-democracy-human-rights/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple removes New York Times apps from its store in China
苹果中国区商店下架《纽约时报》新闻应用
The New York Times, January 5, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170105/new-york-times-apps-apple-china/dual/

National Cyberspace Security Strategy
China Copyright and Media, December 27, 2016
https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/national-cyberspace-security-strategy/

China’s cybersecurity chiefs pledge total loyalty to leadership under Xi
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059692/chinas-cybersecurity-chiefs-pledge-total-loyalty-xi

Hong Kong (香港)

闖入公民廣場非法集結罪上訴　羅冠聰：理據於法庭交代 (Nathan Law appeals unlawful assembly charges)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 5, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1305857-20170105.htm

香港九旬老人上街卫民主 (90-year-old Hong Konger defends democracy on street)
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-01042017102121.html

Localist group Civic Passion to “withdraw from all social movements,” citing increased risks
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/06/localist-group-to-withdraw-from-all-social-movements-citing-increased-risks/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

公民要求公布雷洋案协议内容 联署质疑检警枉法 (In joint petition, citizens request authorities disclose contents of settlement in Lei Yang’s case, suspect that officers violated the law)
Voice of America, January 5, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-leiyang-case-20170103/3661439.html

Related:
中国逾百所高校学生及民众为雷洋鸣不平 (Over 100 Chinese high school students and others launch online petition to express concern over Lei Yang case)
Radio Free Asia, December 26 , 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-12262016103014.html

The death of a young man in police custody is rattling the trust of China’s middle class
Quartz, January 4, 2017
https://qz.com/876828/the-death-of-a-young-man-in-police-custody-is-rattling-the-trust-of-chinas-middle-class/

Shanghai court accepts detained rights lawyer’s defamation case against state-backed media
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059516/shanghai-court-accepts-detained-rights-lawyers

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, June 10, 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

Couple held in China are free, but “even now we live under a cloud”
加拿大“间谍”夫妇讲述在中国被关押经历
The New York Times, January 4, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20170104/canadian-couple-china-detention/dual/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

NGOs are trying to stay alive in China’s latest crackdown against “foreign forces”
Quartz, January 5, 2017
https://qz.com/873489/ngos-are-trying-to-stay-alive-in-chinas-latest-crackdown-against-foreign-forces/

Related:
VOA连线：36名律师自发成立《境外NGO法》律师团 (36 Chinese lawyers to form legal services group to advise foreign organizations on Foreign NGO Law)
Voice of America, January 4, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/3662623.html

中国退伍军人再度集体上访北京 (Chinese veterans petition Beijing once again)
Voice of America, January 5, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-chinese-veteran-20170104/3662788.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese city official shoots 2 others and kills himself, state media says
The New York Times, January 4, 2017
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/world/asia/china-sichuan-shooting.html

Related:
Minitrue: No unauthorized coverage of Sichuan shooting
China Digital Times, January 4, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/01/minitrue-no-unauthorized-coverage-sichuan-shooting/

China probes party official in restive Xinjiang days after attack
Reuters, January 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN14P0B5

Tianjin’s former mayor expelled from Communist Party
Caixin, January 4, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-01-04/101033390.html

China launches propaganda movie about the “iron” fight against corruption
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-launches-propaganda-movie-about-the-iron-fight-against-corruption-01042017121802.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple removes New York Times app in China
The Guardian, January 5, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/05/apple-removes-new-york-times-app-in-china

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

Uyghur government workers ordered not to identify on forms as Muslim
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/identify-01042017162826.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy leaders Nathan Law and Joshua Wong appeal against conviction for storming government HQ
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2059556/occupy-leaders-nathan-law-and-joshua-wong-appeal-against

Veteran Hong Kong journalists launch new, non-profit Chinese news site in defense of press freedom
Hong Kong Free Press, January 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/05/veteran-hong-kong-journalists-launch-new-non-profit-chinese-news-site-in-defence-of-press-freedom/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese activist “Super Vulgar Butcher” faces subversion trial
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059191/chinese-activist-super-vulgar-butcher-faces-subversion

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, June 10, 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

China: Limited victory for man in transgender dismissal case
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 3, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38497015

Problems remain in China’s death-penalty system even after reforms
Caixin, January 3, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-01-03101032821.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

新年伊始，在华外国NGO忐忑不安 (Uncertainty over new Chinese law rattles foreign nonprofits)
The New York Times, January 3, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170103/china-foreign-ngo/dual/

Related:
Chinese lawyers to help foreign NGOs navigate controversial new law
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059040/chinese-lawyers-help-foreign-ngos-navigate

英媒：一个曾在中国蹲黑狱的外国人 (British media: a foreigner previously jailed in China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 3, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/press-review-38495547

Related:
Q & A with Peter Dahlin, the Swedish NGO worker who “endangered the national security” of China
China Change, January 3, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/03/q-a-with-peter-dahlin-the-swedish-ngo-worker-who-endangered-the-national-security-of-china/

What's your “public credit score”? The Shanghai government can tell you
National Public Radio, January 3, 2017
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/01/03/507983933/whats-your-public-credit-score-the-shanghai-government-can-tell-you

PLA veterans stage another protest in Beijing over unpaid benefits
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059225/pla-veterans-stage-another-protest-beijing-over-unpaid

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Ally of President Xi Jinping parachuted in to senior post in Hubei
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059015/ally-president-xi-jinping-parachuted-senior-post-hubei

Chinese official sentenced 10 years in vaccine scandal
Agence France-Presse, January 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/04/chinese-official-sentenced-10-years-vaccine-scandal/

China's graft watchdog turns camera on itself in TV series
Reuters, January 3, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-television-idUSKBN14O0B0

The political price of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign
Financial Times, January 4, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/3f1938d6-d1cf-11e6-b06b-680c49b4b4c0

Beijing police missed opportunity in handling of death in custody case, say academics
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2058557/beijing-police-missed-opportunity-handling-death

Tibetans beaten, detained for coming late to meeting
Radio Free Asia, January 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/meeting-01032017142450.html

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

China tightens Tibetan border security to combat “separatism”
Reuters, January 3, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tibet-lawmaking-idUSKBN14N0L7

Hong Kong (香港)

驻港京官为香港增政治红线：不得挑战中央权威 (Zhang Xiaoming, Director of Central Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong raises political “bottom line”: one must not challenge authority of central government)
Radio France Internationale, January 2, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170102-驻港京官为香港增政治红线：不得挑战中央权威

Related:
Hong Kong told to uphold rule of law, fight separatism
China Daily, January 3, 2017
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2017-01/03/content_27846712.htm

中国军事管研所副所长建议让港人参军促进人心回归 (Senior military official Wang Xinjian: let Hong Kong people join People’s Liberation Army to foster identification with mainland)
Radio France Internationale, January 1, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170101-中国军事管研所副所长建议让港人参军促进人心回归

Related:
Let Hongkongers serve in China’s People’s Liberation Army, says top military official
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1729129/let-hongkongers-serve-chinas-peoples-liberation-army-says-top

香港民阵发起元旦游行提三大诉求 (Hong Kongers march for pro-democracy lawmakers: 3 demands)
Deutsche Welle, January 1, 2017
http://dw.com/p/2V7DU

Related:
Thousands in Hong Kong march for pro-democracy lawmakers
Associated Press, January 1, 2017
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/01/01/thousands-in-hong-kong-march-for-pro-democracy-lawmakers.html

Commentary (评论)

In 2016, a toxic political smog spread over China and Hong Kong
Global Voices, December 30, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/12/30/in-2016-a-toxic-political-smog-spread-over-china-and-hong-kong/

The evolution and implication of China's Overseas NGO Law
NGOs in China, December 30, 2016
http://ngochina.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-evolution-and-implication-of-chinas.html

Related:
China’s new foreign NGO law: A conversation with Sophie Richardson
Center for Strategic & International Studies, January 4, 2017
https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/chinas-new-foreign-ngo-law-a-conversation-with-sophie-richardson

Cashing in on dystopia
SupChina, January 3, 2017
http://supchina.com/2017/01/03/cashing-in-on-dystopia/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“We bear witness; We keep the faith”: A New Year’s message from the Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group
China Change, January 2, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/02/we-bear-witness-we-keep-the-faith-a-new-years-message-from-the-chinese-human-rights-lawyers-group/

Related:
中国人权律师、劳工等各界发表新年献词 (Chinese human rights lawyers, labor groups publish New Year’s message)
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-01022017112309.html

Chinese transgender man wins landmark wrongful dismissal case
The Guardian, January 3, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/03/transgender-man-in-china-wins-wrongful-dismissal-case

Father of detained China activist Jiang Tianyong attempts to sue state-run papers for defamation
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/03/father-detained-china-activist-jiang-tianyong-attempts-sue-state-run-papers-defamation/

Related:
江天勇父亲申请政府信息公开 陈进学再起诉《法制日报》《检察日报》(Jiang Tianyong’s father applies for open government information disclosure, Chen Jinxue again sues Legal Daily and People’s Procuratorate Daily)
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-01022017102129.html

A human rights activist, a secret prison and a tale from Xi Jinping's new China
The Guardian, January 3, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/03/human-rights-activist-peter-dahlin-secret-black-prison-xi-jinpings-new-china

Access to Information (信息公开)

The making of a good Party reporter
China Media Project, January 3, 2017
http://cmp.hku.hk/2017/01/03/40076/

Award-winning Chinese human rights journalist: “This is a calling, not a career choice”
Varsity, January 2, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/01/02/award-winning-chinese-human-rights-journalist-this-is-a-calling-not-a-career-choice/

Chinese trolls jumped the firewall to attack Taiwan’s president and military on Facebook
Quartz, January 3, 2017
http://qz.com/876614/chinese-trolls-jumped-the-firewall-to-attack-taiwans-military-and-president-tsai-ing-wen-on-facebook/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

New Chinese law tightens control over NGOs
Al Jazeera, January 2, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/china-ngo-law-170101083414954.html

Related:
Officials, police descend on Beijing NGO as new law takes effect
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ngo-law-01022017203301.html

专访：北京要让本土非政府组织取代国外NGO (Interview: Beijing wants local non-governmental organizations to replace foreign ones)
Deutsche Welle, January 2, 2017
http://bit.ly/2hMVdSx

China announces details of social credit system plan, deemed “Orwellian” by critics
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/03/test-zone-proposed-for-chinas-orwellian-social-credit-system/

Chinese military veterans gather in Beijing to protest “broken promises”
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/veterans-protest-01022017200052.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China clamps down on corrupt officials with 122 arrests this year
The Guardian, December 31, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/31/china-corruption-arrests-central-commission-for-discipline-inspection

How even as “the core”, Xi faces resistance from China’s local officials
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2058273/how-even-core-xi-faces-resistance-chinas-local-officials

China to prosecute former senior spy catcher for graft
Reuters, December 30, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-security-idUSKBN14J0B0

China's CCTV launches global “soft power” media network to extend influence
Reuters, December 31, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cctv-idUSKBN14K05N

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

Show of force in Xinjiang sends hardline message
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2058769/show-force-xinjiang-sends-hardline-message

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong New Year's Day pro-democracy protest draws crowds
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 1, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38485642

The bookseller’s decision
China Change, December 31, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/12/31/the-booksellers-decision/

China says Hong Kong must not be used to infiltrate or subvert mainland
Agence France-Presse, January 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/03/china-says-hong-kong-must-not-used-infiltrate-subvert-mainland/

Commentary (评论)

A Monkey King’s journey to the East
China Heritage, January 1, 2017
http://chinaheritage.net/journal/a-monkey-kings-journey-to-the-east/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China closes death-in-custody case, leaving questions, discontent
Voice of America, December 30, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-closes-death-in-custody-case/3656774.html

Related:
China fires, sanctions police officers linked to death in custody
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/linked-12302016105506.html

Authorities in China's Hubei cremate body of dissident with no autopsy
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/pengming-cremation-12292016142114.html

Prominent Christian human rights lawyer vanishes into custody in China
Christian Today, December 29, 2016
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/prominent.christian.human.rights.lawyer.vanishes.into.custody.in.china/103431.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Shanghai’s move to curb international programs in schools worries parents
中国捍卫“教育主权”，私立学校国际课程或受限
The New York Times, December 30, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161230/shanghai-schools-international-curriculum/dual/

Chinese netizens mourn demise of celebrity’s online talk show
《晓松奇谈》停播引发中国网友缅怀
Financial Times, December 30, 2016
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/68ba32fe-cd0f-11e6-864f-20dcb35cede2
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001070814?full=y

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese police given sweeping powers over foreign NGOs
新法生效将致在华境外NGO缩减活动
Financial Times, December 30, 2016
EN:https://www.ft.com/content/fab2de32-ce53-11e6-864f-20dcb35cede2
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001070813

Uncertainty over new Chinese law rattles foreign nonprofits
The New York Times, December 29, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/world/asia/china-foreign-ngo.html

粵多名勞權人士被判刑中國公民社會步入寒冬 (Many labor rights activists sentenced in Guangdong, China’s civil society entering a very cold winter)
Inmediahk.net, December 30, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1046719

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China says it will prosecute ex-security official in bribery case
The New York Times, December 30, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/world/asia/china-security-ma-jian.html

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

China's Xinjiang sets up legal team to prosecute terror cases
Reuters, December 30, 2016
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-xinjiang-idUKKBN14J0L8?il=0

Hong Kong (香港)

China offered “flexibility” in Basic Law draft in exchange for economic help after Tiananmen massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, December 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/30/china-offered-flexibility-basic-law-draft-exchange-economic-help-tiananmen-massacre/

王光亚："一国"原则不破坏 "两制"差异可包容 (Wang Guangya: As long as the "one country" principle is not undermined, the differences between the "two systems" can be fully tolerated and respected)
China News, December 30, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/ga/2016/12-30/8110184.shtml

港大調查指過半市民不滿香港過去1年整體發展 (HKU survey reveals more than half of residents dissatisfied with overall developments in Hong Kong over past year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 30, 2016
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1305026-20161230.htm

Commentary (评论)

Harsh sentences for Wukan protesters could backfire
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2058046/harsh-sentences-wukan-protesters-could-backfire

Hong Kong a city in decline? The Lion Rock spirit is still in full swing
Hong Kong Free Press, December 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/31/hong-kong-city-decline-lion-rock-spirit-still-full-swing/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Beijing struggles to contain anger over death in custody
Financial Times, December 29, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/fa93cda0-cd84-11e6-864f-20dcb35cede2

Jailed Chinese activist awakes from coma; says he did not attempt suicide, despite claims
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/29/jailed-chinese-activist-awakes-from-coma-says-he-did-not-attempt-suicide-despite-claims/

扎西文色案新进展：检方撤回起诉补充侦查 (Chinese prosecutors ask court for more time in detained Tibetan’s case)
The New York Times, December 29, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161229/tashi-wangchuk-tibet-china/dual/

长沙警方拒律师见江天勇 陈进学周四往检察院控告 (Jiang Tianyong’s defense lawyer, Chen Jinxue, submits formal complaint with procuratorate after Changsha police refuse him a meeting with Jiang)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-12282016111902.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China warns of “foreign powers” subverting Communist Party rule online
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/warns-12282016122008.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China: Anti-corruption efforts working, no letup in 2017
Voice of America, December 29, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-anticorruption-campaign/3655166.html

China’s defence ministry confirms probe of leading general Wang Jianping
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2057961/chinas-defence-ministry-confirms-probe-leading-general

China persuades fugitive graft suspect to return in "Operation Skynet"
Reuters, December 29, 2016
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-politics-corruption-idUKKBN14I16J

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

China’s Xinjiang region plagued by violent attacks that Beijing blames on Uygur separatists
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2057928/chinas-xinjiang-region-plagued-violent-attacks-beijing

Hong Kong (香港)

One year on: Hong Kong bookseller saga leaves too many questions unanswered
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2058000/one-year-hong-kong-bookseller-saga-leaves-too-many-questions

Quoting Mao, China says Taiwan, HK independence supporters will fail “like flies”
Reuters, December 28, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-hongkong-idUSKBN14H09L

一边发还回乡证“吹和风”一边刁难民主派进出大陆 (Despite returning Mainland Travel Permits to Hong Kong Democrats, Beijing still makes it hard for them to enter and exit)
Radio France International, December 29, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20161229-一边发还回乡证“吹和风”一边刁难民主派进出大陆

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese prosecutors ask court for more time in detained Tibetan’s case
The New York Times, December 28, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/world/asia/tashi-wangchuk-tibet-china.html

在部分地方开展国家监察体制改革试点工作的决定草案提请全国人大常委会审议
Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Conducting Pilot Work of State Supervision System Reform in Beijing Municipality, Shanxi Province, and Zhejiang Province
The National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, December 20, 2016
China Law Translate, December 25, 2016 (English)
CH: http://dw.com/p/2UnwY
EN:http://bit.ly/2iF4iKN

邢望力自杀谜底揭开称遭殴险死 做完头骨修补手术即送监 (Mystery of Xing Wangli’s “attempted suicide” in detention revisited: Xing claims he was beaten to near death and sent back to detention immediately following skull surgery)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-12282016110804.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

US-China frictions in film: Hollywood with Chinese characteristics
The Diplomat, December 29, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/us-china-frictions-in-film-hollywood-with-chinese-characteristics/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese state media is blaming its apocalyptic smog problem on kitchen fumes
Quartz, December 28, 2016
http://qz.com/872685/chinese-state-media-is-blaming-its-apocalyptic-smog-problem-on-kitchen-fumes/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's crackdown on livestreaming may stifle boom of Internet stars
Voice of America, December 28, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-crackdown-livestreaming-boom-internet-stars/3653225.html

Hong Kong (香港)

In Hong Kong's book industry, “everybody is scared”
The Guardian, December 28, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/28/in-hong-kongs-book-industry-everybody-is-scared

Outsted Youngspiration lawmakers make final appeal over LegCo ban
Hong Kong Free Press, December 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/28/outsted-youngspiration-lawmakers-make-final-appeal-legco-ban/

Hong Kong, where history has become a battleground for Beijing
The Guardian, December 26, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/27/hong-kong-history-battleground-beijing

Hong Kong protesters deliver christmas cards, gifts to rights activists jailed in China
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-prisoners-12232016123852.html

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

China suicide bombing attempt thwarted by police after attackers ram vehicle into government building in Xinjiang
The Independent, December 28, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-suicide-bombing-attempt-thwarted-police-attackers-ram-vehicle-into-government-building-in-a7499001.html

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong government needs long-term vision for effective youth policy
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2057387/hong-kong-government-needs-long-term-vision-effective-youth

烏坎被打沉了，香港呢 (Wukan was beaten down, what about Hong Kong?)
Inmediahk.net, December 28, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1046663a

2016的“港台”印象 (Hong Kong and Taiwan: 2016 impressions)
Financial Times, December 28, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001070752

Access to Justice（司法公正）

Christmas time in China sees human rights activists put on trial
The Guardian, December 25, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/25/why-christmas-time-in-china-means-jail-for-human-rights-activists

Related:
China to try Tiananmen protest veteran after months of delay: lawyer
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protester-trial-12232016143206.html

又见“煽动颠覆” 人权律师江天勇被拘留 (Human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong is detained on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power)
Deutsche Welle, December 23, 2016
http://dw.com/p/2UnwY

China frees police officers linked to death in custody case
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/custody-12272016114542.html

Chinese middle-class anger reignites over death of 29-year-old researcher Lei Yang in police custody
The Wall Street Journal, December 27, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-middle-class-anger-reignites-over-death-of-researcher-in-custody-1482837636

Access to Information（信息公开）

China’s Communist Party casts West as Subversive threat
中国网络热传视频渲染“颜色革命”威胁
The New York Times, December 23, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161223/china-video-communist-party/dual/

Behind the scenes: The mainland journalist who writes about China’s human rights
Hong Kong Free Press, December 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/26/behind-the-scenes-the-mainland-journalist-who-writes-about-chinas-human-rights/

The words that ruled the Chinese internet in 2016
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 27, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38400802

Citizen Participation（公民参与）

Nine jailed in China’s Wukan “democracy” village following protests
Hong Kong Free Press, December 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/27/christmas-crackdown-nine-jailed-in-chinas-wukan-democracy-village-following-protests/

Related:
乌坎村抗议者判重刑 村民噤声 (Wukan protesters receive heavy sentences, many villagers “silenced” from speaking about incident)
Voice of America, December 27, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-wukan-20161227/3652428.html

“民生观察”负责人刘飞跃被正式批捕 家属受压噤声 (Minshengguancha founder Liu Feiyue formally arrested, family members silenced)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-12272016101114.html

Hong Kong（香港）

Universal suffrage back in focus for Hong Kong New Year march
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2057493/universal-suffrage-back-focus-hong-kong-new-year-march

下任特首須證明 有決心遏港獨 (Hong Kong’s next Chief Executive must show determination to stop the independent movement)
Sing Tao Daily, December 23, 2016
https://www.singtaousa.com/995605/post-下任特首須證明-有決心遏港獨

ICTs and Human Rights（信息技术与人权）

China’s cybersecurity efforts could pose new challenge for foreign firms
The New York Times, December 27, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/business/china-technology-security-review.html?_r=0

Related:
China’s cyber strategy stresses securing infrastructure
The Wall Street Journal, December 27, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-cyber-strategy-stresses-securing-infrastructure-1482842486

Commentary（评论）

Disappearance of Chinese human rights lawyer: what it means to be placed under “residential surveillance” in China
Jerome A. Cohen Blog, December 26, 2016
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/disappearance-of-chinese-human-rights-lawyer

China’s stringent cyber security law: technological and human rights implications for the world
New Delhi Times, December 26, 2016
https://www.newdelhitimes.com/chinas-stringent-cyber-security-law-technological-and-human-rights-implications-for-the-world123/

Hong Kong’s Basic Law according to the Theory of Legal Origins
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/2057386/hong-kongs-basic-law-according-theory-legal-origins

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyers demand action to clear smog
中国律师起诉地方政府治霾不力
The Financial Times, December 22, 2016
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/14038316-c740-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001070671

修《警察法》引争议 中国应否扩大警察“开枪权” (Draft "Police Law" stirs controversy: Should China expand police’s “right to shoot”?)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-12222016104753.html

Related:
China: Draft police law entrenches abuses
Human Rights Watch, December 21, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/12/21/china-draft-police-law-entrenches-abuses

“A notice to foreign forces: We’ve captured Jiang Tianyong!”—Video denigrates human rights lawyer
China Change, December 22, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/12/22/a-notice-to-foreign-forces-weve-captured-jiang-tianyong-video-denigrates-human-rights-lawyer/

Related:
Wife of detained Chinese rights lawyer hits out at Party video
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-beatings-12222016095715.html

The hidden cost of settling yet another labor dispute
China Labor Bulletin, December 23, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/hidden-cost-settling-yet-another-labour-dispute

China rights website founder arrested for leaking state secrets, says Amnesty
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2056584/china-rights-website-founder-arrested-leaking-state

Tibetan protest monk released after serving full term in jail
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/term-12222016125639.html

Access to Information

Access to Information (信息公开)

成都人权活动人士黄琦被泄密罪批捕 (Formal arrest approved for Huang Qi, founder of “64 Tianwang” website, on charge of “leaking state secrets”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 21, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-38404043

“No ghosts. No gay love stories. No nudity”: tales of film-making in China
The Guardian, September 22, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/22/tales-of-film-making-in-china-hollywood-hong-kong

Chinese propaganda video warns of West’s “devilish claws”
中国网络热传视频渲染“颜色革命”威胁
The New York Times, December 22, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/world/asia/china-video-communist-party.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161223/china-video-communist-party/zh-hant/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China extends its clampdown on foreign nonprofits
Voice of America, December 21, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-international-nonprofit-groups-foreign-influence/3645515.html

中国政府公布境外非政府组织可从事的活动清单 (Chinese government issues list of approved NGO activities)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/nu-12212016145559.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

云南一新建学校墙体现大面积裂纹 校方称安全无影响引质疑 (Walls of new school in Yunnan covered in cracks, casting doubt in safety claims by school officials)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/yf1-12222016104403.html

中国国家电网App泄千万个资 隐私打包贱卖网民呼吁“人肉”官员 (Leaked information of millions of State Grid Corporation of China app users is sold online, netizens suggest using same platform to expose officials’ assets)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-12222016101140.html

China military to hold secret anti-graft inspections over holidays
Reuters, December 22, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-defence-corruption-idUSKBN14B132

Hong Kong (香港)

香港特首选举制度 中港学生观点迥异 (Views of Hong Kong and mainland students divided on how Hong Kong’s Chief Executive is to be elected)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-12222016104649.html

Mainland No 3 official, CY Leung hold private meeting in Beijing
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2056533/carrie-lam-denies-beijing-visit-chief-executive-bid-says

Fund established to support four pro-democracy lawmakers targeted in gov’t legal action
Hong Kong Free Press, December 22, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/22/fund-established-to-support-four-pro-democracy-lawmakers-targeted-in-govt-legal-action/

Commentary (评论)

Prison laborers in China endure unimaginable suffering to produce holiday lights
The Washington Post, December 21, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2016/12/21/prison-laborers-in-china-endure-unimaginable-suffering-to-produce-holiday-lights/

Trump’s win “a lesson to China” to listen to “silent majority” online
Reuters, December 22, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crime-corruption-idUSKBN14B0RR

时事大家谈: 2016中国法制严重倒退？ (Current Affairs Discussion: Did China’s legal system seriously regress in 2016?)
Voice of America, December 21, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/io-20161221-interviews-chen-guangcheng-china-rights/3645216.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist, writer held on spying, subversion charges in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-writer-held-on-spying-subversion-charges-in-chinas-sichuan-12212016110458.html

China to try one rights lawyer as European diplomats visit family of another
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-trials-12212016123537.html

4 in China cleared after 2 successful death sentence appeals
The Washington Post, December 22, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/4-in-china-cleared-after-2-successful-death-sentence-appeals/2016/12/22/3c361a44-c810-11e6-acda-59924caa2450_story.html

广东乌坎9村民被控“非法集会游行” 集体受审 (9 Wukan villagers charged with “illegal assembly” in a joint trial)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-12202016115313.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

“六四天网”创办人黄琦被当局指控非法泄漏国家机密 (Huang Qi, founder of “64 Tianwang” website, charged with illegally “leaking state secrets”)
Radio France Internationale, December 21, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20161221-“六四天网”创办人黄琦被当局指控非法泄漏国家机密

中国政府利用打黄扫非限制民众利用互联网直播平台 (Chinese government uses excuse of “cleaning up Internet porn” to restrict citizens from publishing “unofficial” videos on social media)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-12202016114950.html

中国公布对境外NGO的业务主管单位名录 (China releases directory of professional supervisory units for overseas NGOs)
Voice of America, December 21, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-foreign-ngos-20161221/3644197.html

Related:
China details operating areas for foreign NGOs under new law
Reuters, December 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-lawmaking-ngos-idUSKBN14A1HR

Independent journalism in China struggles to survive
The Diplomat, December 21, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/independent-journalism-in-china-struggles-to-survive/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“Airpocalypse”: dirties credibility of Chinese government
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2056404/airpocalypse-dirties-credibility-chinese-government

China foreign minister says U.S. ties face new uncertainties
Reuters, December 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-idUSKBN14B0AA

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China invents the digital totalitarian state
The Economist, December 15, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21711902-worrying-implications-its-social-credit-project-china-invents-digital-totalitarian

China’s digital dictatorship: Worrying experiments with a new form of social control
The Economist, December 17, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21711904-worrying-experiments-new-form-social-control-chinas-digital-dictatorship

Hong Kong (香港)

警察之都：香港拟增千警对付示威者 (Hong Kong to increase police presence to deal with demonstrators)
Radio France Internationale, December 21, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20161221-警察之都：香港拟增千警对付示威者

China’s Public Security Ministry labels Hong Kong democracy activists “foreign proxies”
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2056387/chinas-public-security-ministry-labels-hong-kong

Commentary (评论)

Did Oslo kowtow to Beijing?
ChinaFile, December 21, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/did-oslo-kowtow-beijing

Access to Justice (司法公正)

欧盟四国外交官探访江天勇家人 “709”家属李文足声讨郭声琨 (Diplomats from 4 EU countries visit Jiang Tianyong’s family members, Li Wenzu, wife of "709" victim Wang Quanzhang denounces Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-12202016105317.html

709大抓捕：律师会见受阻 李和平妻子亲任辩护为夫申冤 (709 crackdown: Wife of lawyer Li Heping, Wang Qiaoling, to defend husband in court after he is obstructed from meeting with lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml2-12202016112025.html

Chinese dissident finds home too dangerous, but he may go to Syria
Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2016
https://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/chinese-dissident-finds-home-too-dangerous-but-he-may-go-to-syria/

China moves ahead with trials of rebel villagers in secret
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-moves-ahead-with-trials-of-rebel-villagers-in-secret-12202016110611.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Press authority restricts online video circulation on social media
Caixin, December 20, 2016
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2016-12-20/101029052.html

Related:
国家新闻出版广电总局发布微博、微信等网络社交平台传播视听节目的管理规定 (SAPPRFT to further regulate dissemination of audio and visual materials on social media)
State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, December 16, 2016
http://www.sarft.gov.cn/art/2016/12/16/art_113_32237.html

SAPPRFT further limits use of social media
China Law Translate, December 18, 2016
http://chinalawtranslate.com/sapprft-further-limits-use-of-social-media/?lang=en

China restricts sharing of “unofficial” videos on social media
The Guardian, December 21, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/21/china-restricts-sharing-of-unofficial-videos-on-social-media

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Catalog of Fields and Projects for Foreign NGOs with Activities in China, and Directory of Professional Supervisory Units (2017)
境外非政府组织在中国境内活动领域和项目目录、业务主管单位名录（2017）
The Ministry of Public Security of the PRC, December 20, 2016
EN: http://bit.ly/2i4LxV2
CH: http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254314/n2254409/n4904353/c5579013/content.html

Artist Liu Bolin live streams Beijing smog to raise awareness
Voice of America, December 19, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/liu-bolin-live-streams-beijing-smog-to-raise-awareness/3643170.html