Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥：公務員學院將有認識國家課程 (Carrie Lam says there will be courses on getting to know the nation at civil servant academy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1363797-20171109.htm

楊潤雄：反對議員用「赤化」形容中國歷史和國民教育 (Education head Kevin Young says he is against lawmakers referring to Chinese history and national education as falling under Communist control)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1363848-20171109.htm

社運攝影師辦13+3攝影展 冀港人毋忘抗爭者 (Social movement photographer holds exhibition about jailed activists and hopes Hongkongers not to forget about them)
Inmediahk, November 8, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053217

A Hong Kong mother’s fight for the truth behind girl’s death on mainland China
South China Morning Post, November 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2119010/hong-kong-mothers-fight-truth-behind-girls-death-mainland

Hong Kong police told to use new tactics to confront protesters during Occupy, retired officer tells court
South China Morning Post, November 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2119008/hong-kong-police-told-use-new-tactics-confront-protesters

Commentary (评论)

中国应建设什么样的婴幼儿童照护体系？ (What kind of preschooler care system should China establish?)
Financial Times, November 9, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001074999

Is China bidding farewell to separation of party and government?
The Diplomat, November 8, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/is-china-bidding-farewell-to-separation-of-party-and-government/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

特朗普訪華前夕 多名北京維權人士失去自由 (Rights defenders in Beijing lose freedom before Trump visit)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 8, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1363679-20171108.htm

遭中共当局迫害的江苏著名政治犯杨天水先生已经去世 (Political prisoner Yang Tianshui, aka Yang Tongyan, dies at 56)
Weiquanwang, November 7, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/11/blog-post_90.html

“民生观察”网编丁灵杰被捕逾37天 家人仍未获通知 (Ding Lingjie, editor of msguancha.com, arrested for 37 days while family receives no notification)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11072017100808.html

广东高院在全国首推家事调查员制度 第一批46名省级家事调查员受聘上岗 (Guangdong High Court hires first group of 46 provincial-level domestic affair investigators)
Legal Daily, November 7, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-11/07/content_7380437.htm?node=5955

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s human rights record won’t be on Donald Trump’s agenda, activists fear
South China Morning Post, November 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2118753/chinas-human-rights-record-wont-be-trumps-agenda

Related:
Rights groups urge trump to address China’s human rights violations
Voice of America, November 7, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/rights-groups-urge-trump-to-address-china-human-rights-violations/4104407.html

监察六类人群 四种情形可留置——监察法草案看点盘点 (National Supervision Law monitors 6 groups of people and could detain them under 4 circumstances)
Xinhua News Agency, November 7, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2017-11/07/c_1121920119.htm

Related:
People's Republic of China Supervision Law (draft)
China Law Translate, November 6, 2017
http://bit.ly/2zkhMrx

Hong Kong (香港)

Their sons sought a more democratic Hong Kong, and got prison
当他们的儿子为香港的民主被关进监狱
The New York Times, November 8, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/hk-taiwan/20171108/hong-kong-umbrella-revolution/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/hk-taiwan/20171108/hong-kong-umbrella-revolution/

周永康：香港引入《國歌法》 可見一國兩制平衡正消失 (Alex Chow says balance of “one country, two systems” is disappearing as Hong Kong introduces National Anthem Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 8, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/video-gallery.htm?vid=1363610

HKUST “pressures” Umbrella movie organiser to drop democracy figures from screening panel
Hong Kong Free Press, November 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/08/hkust-pressures-umbrella-movie-organiser-drop-democracy-figures-screening-panel/

馬斐森：港大為免被孤立 最終聯署10大校長聲明 (Mathieson, head of HKU, says he signed joint statement of 10 university heads to avoid isolation)
Mingpao, November 7, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171107/s00001/1510041766386

Related:
HKU head: I signed anti-Hong Kong independence statement to avoid “isolation” from other universities
Hong Kong Free Press, November 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/07/hku-head-i-signed-anti-hong-kong-independence-statement-avoid-isolation-universities/

Commentary (评论)

Is China’s belt and road initiative increasing crime and terrorism?
The Diplomat, November 7, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/is-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-increasing-crime-and-terrorism/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Detained Sichuan rights activist in stark warning to police after beatings
黄琦：强迫我认罪，你们只能得到一具尸体
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/beatings-11062017110629.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11062017094421.html

制定看守所法、修改警察法被建议列入下届人大常委会立法规划 (Legislation of Detention Center Law and Amendment of Police Law planned for next NPC meeting)
The Paper, November 5, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1850782

Access to Information (信息公开)

Second volume of Xi's book on governance published
Xinhua News Agency, November 7, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-11/07/content_34224491.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

蒙冤警察郭少坤致共和国各级政府负责人的公开申诉信 (Disabled police officer writes open letter demanding fair compensation and treatment)
Weiquanwang, November 7, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/11/blog-post_20.html

维权律师李昱函失联1个月 逾80律师公民联署要求放人 (Over 80 lawyers and citizens write open letter demanding release of rights lawyer Li Yuhan who went incommunicado one month ago)
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-11062017095333.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's former top graft-buster warns of plots to seize power
Reuters, November 7, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/chinas-former-top-graft-buster-warns-of-plots-to-seize-power-idUSKBN1D70HR

石家庄 企业超排4次停产整治 (Shijiazhuang, Hebei, halts business operations caught failing to meet pollution standards for the fourth time)
People’s Daily, November 7, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1107/c1001-29630416.html

国家监察委定性“政治机关” 分析指地位至高党政合一 (National Supervision Committee identified as “political organ” and has supreme status)
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yf2-11062017094754.html

China won’t allow a Mao-style cult of personality around Xi, says top Communist Party academic
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2118671/china-wont-allow-mao-style-cult-personality-around-xi

Chinese president demands "absolute loyalty" from military
The Diplomat, November 7, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/chinese-president-demands-absolute-loyalty-from-military/

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

Chinese police to step up crackdown on financial crime
Reuters, November 7, 2017
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/chinese-police-to-step-up-crackdown-on-financial-crime-9382694

11名维族和哈族涉“恐与极端宗教”被刑拘 (11 Uyghur and Kazakh minorities criminally detained for involvement in “terrorism and religious extremism”)
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-11062017094231.html

Hong Kong (香港)

闖入公民廣場案 終院批准三子上訴許可 (Court of Final Appeal allows student leaders' leave application to appeal)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 7, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1363414-20171107.htm

Related:
Hong Kong democracy activists win last chance to appeal jail terms in highest court
Reuters, November 7, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics/hong-kong-democracy-activists-win-last-chance-to-appeal-jail-terms-in-highest-court-idUSKBN1D70C5

UN experts urge Hong Kong High Court to uphold international human rights law in activists’ cases
联合国专家敦促香港终审法院在审理民主活动人士一案应遵守国际人权法
Human Rights in China, November 6, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/un-experts-urge-hong-kong-high-court-uphold-international-human-rights-law
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/lian-he-guo-zhuan-jia-dun-cu-xiang-gang-zhong-shen-fa-yuan-zai-shen-li

Related:
黃之鋒感謝聯合國人權理事會發聲明 反映國際社會關注 (Joshua Wong thanks UN human rights experts for releasing statement and says International community is paying attention to HK democracy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 7, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1363456-20171107.htm

林鄭月娥：國歌法立法本年度提交立會 冀盡快完成 (Carrie Lam says local legislation of National Anthem Law will be presented to LegCo before year end and hopes process finish as soon as possible)
Radio Televison Hong Kong, November 7, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1363412-20171107.htm

梁振英：以國家名義殺人不犯法 指名字有「國」或「華」證港人盼民族復興 (CY Leung says killing under name of State is legal and expects Chinese national rejuvenation)
Mingpao, November 7, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171107/s00001/1510013514283

Related:
Ex-chief exec. CY Leung says young Hongkongers have incorrect understanding of ‘country’
Hong Kong Free Press, November 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/07/ex-chief-exec-cy-leung-says-young-hongkongers-have-incorrect-understanding-of-country/

人大常委任內為港人爭取了什麼？ 范太：答不到，做完就不記得 (Rita Fan, NPC Hong Kong delegate, says she couldn’t remember what she has fought for Hongkongers during her tenure)
Mingpao, November 7, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171107/s00001/1510022212110

Court rejects appeal application from citizen seeking to disqualify two more pro-democracy lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press, November 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/06/court-rejects-appeal-application-citizen-seeking-disqualify-two-pro-democracy-lawmakers/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

旧金山华人追思刘晓波：刘晓波是上帝赐给汉语世界的自由魂 (Chinese in San Francisco mourn Liu Xiaobo and call him free spirit that God bestows upon Chinese-speaking society)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-11052017114753.html

中国六四天网创办人黄琦看守所遭虐待 (Huang Qi, founder of 64tianwang.com, abused in detention center)
Voice of America, November 5, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-activist-abused-in-detention-center-20171105/4101377.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China warns on overseas content after Springer Nature pulls some articles
Reuters, November 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-censorship/china-warns-on-overseas-content-after-springer-nature-pulls-some-articles-idUSKBN1D60EF?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Workers fight for their livelihoods as pressure builds on China’s retail sector
China Labor Bulletin, November 3, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/workers-fight-their-livelihoods-pressure-builds-china%E2%80%99s-retail-sector

Government Accountability (政府问责)

国家监察体制改革试点取得实效 (Pilot reform of National Supervision System bears fruit)
People’s Daily, November 6, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1106/c1001-29627809.html

Related:
China to expand corruption supervision pilot scheme nationwide: Xinhua
Reuters, November 5, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-expand-corruption-supervision-pilot-scheme-nationwide-xinhua-050017502.html

China may grasp climate leadership at UN talks with Trump pulling out
Voice of America, November 5, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-climate-leadership-un-talks/4101414.html

Related:
How China – the world’s biggest polluter – won the praise of green groups
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2118534/how-china-worlds-biggest-polluter-won-praise-green

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Federation of Students launches HK$1m fund to assist prosecuted pro-democracy protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, November 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/06/hong-kong-federation-students-launches-hk1m-fund-assist-prosecuted-pro-democracy-protesters/

Hong Kong prosecutors decide against third trial for former leader Donald Tsang over bribery charge
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2118559/hong-kong-prosecutors-decide-against-third-trial-former

《國歌法》本地立法後 康文署等部門執法 (Leisure and Cultural Services Department amongst law enforcement bodies after local legislation of National Anthem Law)
Sing Tao Daily, November 6, 2017
http://std.stheadline.com/daily/news-content.php?id=1692918&target=2

Related:
Hongkongers will not be arrested for refusing to stand for national anthem, government adviser says
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2118503/hongkongers-will-not-be-arrested-refusing-stand-national

Former Hong Kong professor sold flat and car to fund legal case against Chinese University
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2118488/former-hong-kong-professor-sold-flat-and-car-fund-legal

More Hongkongers now living below poverty line, labor and welfare chief says
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2118491/more-hongkongers-now-living-below-poverty-line-labour-and

Commentary (评论)

「全面管治權」提法有違一國兩制初衷 (“Comprehensive control” contradicts original intention of “One Country, Two Systems”)
Mingpao, November 6, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171106/s00022/1509885273806

Why former Chinese soldiers are skeptical about president’s promise of better treatment
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2117765/why-former-chinese-soldiers-are-sceptical-about

Access to Justice (司法公正)

打压不断 文东海或被吊销律师执照 (709 defense counsel Wen Donghai fears his practicing license will be revoked as crackdown continues)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11022017104038.html

Prominent international writers ask China to release widow of Nobel winner
Washington Post, November 2, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/prominent-international-writers-ask-china-to-release-widow-of-nobel-winner/2017/11/02/9c44017a-be42-11e7-9294-705f80164f6e_story.html

落实人身安全保护令 预防和制止家庭暴力——天津河西区法院关于人身安全保护令案件的调研报告 (Tianjin Hexi District Court publishes survey report on personal security protection order of Anti-domestic Violence Law)
People’s Court Daily, November 2, 2017
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2017-11/02/content_131595.htm?div=-1

湖北公安厅决定命名法制警长：专职监督公安民警执法活动 (Hubei Public Security Department names legal sheriff to monitor law enforcement of police)
The Paper, November 2, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1847917

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

People with hypertension barred from jobs in China's civil service: Lawyers
中国律师联署 呼吁停止歧视两亿高血压患者
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hypertension-jobs-11022017151825.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ql1-11022017103716.html

上海公民近日上街举牌为唐荆陵、袁新亭呐喊 (Citizens in Shanghai hold placards on street in support of human rights defender Tang Jingling and Yuan Xinting)
Weiquanwang, November 2, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/11/blog-post_40.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

河南：烟花爆竹生产企业全部退出本省 (Henan forces all firework factories out of province)
The Paper, November 3, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1848739

5年来从120多个国家和地区缉捕逃犯3317名 (3,317 fugitives hunted down from over 120 countries and regions during past 5 years)
Legal Daily, November 2, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-11/02/content_7376518.htm?node=5955

How the panda became China’s diplomatic weapon of choice
Financial Times, November 2, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/8a04a532-be92-11e7-9836-b25f8adaa111

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥再指非建制派議員「無所不用其極」拖延辯論 (Carrie Lam criticizes lawmakers who are not in pro-establishment camp for being “completely unscrupulous” in delaying debate on co-location arrangement)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1362829-20171103.htm?spTabChangeable=0

Related:
Legco debate on joint rail checkpoint adjourned after meeting descends into chaos
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2118197/legco-debate-joint-rail-checkpoint-adjourned-after-meeting

Basic Law Committee chair: Hongkongers will need to stand up when national anthem plays at racecourse
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/02/basic-law-committee-chair-hongkongers-will-need-stand-national-anthem-plays-racecourse/

Commentary (评论)

歷史其實就是政治問題 (History is in fact a political issue)
Mingpao, November 3, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171103/s00022/1509627710026

The future of particle physics will live and die in China
Foreign Policy, November 3, 2017
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/11/02/the-future-of-particle-physics-will-live-and-die-in-china/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's mass detention of Xinjiang's ethnic minorities shows no sign of let-up
新疆逾20哈族人因与哈国议员合影被捕
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/detention-11012017120255.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-11012017101811.html

侮辱国歌情节严重，最高可判3年 (Serious disrespect to national anthem punishable by up to 3 years in jail)
National People’s Congress, November 1, 2017
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/2017-11/01/content_2030240.htm

最高人民检察院关于人民检察院全面深化司法改革情况的报告 (Supreme People's Procuratorate reports to NPCSC on comprehensively deepening judicial reform on People’s Procuratorate)
National People’s Congress, November 1, 2017
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/2017-11/01/content_2030494.htm

最高人民法院关于人民法院全面深化司法改革情况的报告 (Supreme People's Court reports to NPCSC on comprehensively deepening judicial reform on People’s Court)
National People’s Congress, November 1, 2017
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/2017-11/01/content_2030821.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Headlines from China: “Have a Nice Day” passes Chinese censorship with “slight adjustments”
China Film Insider, November 1, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/headlines-from-china-have-a-nice-day-passes-china-censorship/

China clamps down on news content providers in private sector
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/content-controls-11012017132143.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

台湾公民团体持续关注中国维权律师处境 (Civil society groups in Taiwan continue to pay attention to human rights lawyers in China)
Voice of America, November 1, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-taiwan-keep-eyeing-on-china-human-rights-lawyer-window-20171101/4095223.html

Political prisoner’s wife beaten by relatives who asked her to leave husband
China Change, November 1, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/11/01/political-prisoners-wife-beaten-by-relatives-who-asked-her-to-leave-husband/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

山西将把违法违规煤矿负责人纳入“黑名单”管理 (Shanxi to blacklist bosses of illegal mines)
Xinhua News Agency, November 1, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2017-11/01/c_1121890242.htm

陕西取缔一网瘾治疗机构：非法办学存极大安全隐患 (Shaanxi outlaws Internet addiction treatment center because of huge safety concerns)
Beijing News, November 1, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/11/01/462459.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hongkongers who boo national anthem could be charged even before local law is passed, Exco member warns
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2118075/hongkongers-who-boo-national-anthem-could-be-charged-even

理大調查：七成中學生不信內地政府 協理副校長指港生認知不足 「應多去看看」 (PolyU survey finds 70% secondary school students don’t trust mainland government)
Mingpao, November 2, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171102/s00001/1509599783044

立法會辯論一地兩檢 關注組集會 羅冠聰籲港人勿放棄 (Concern group protests against co-location arrangement and Nathan Law asks Hongkongers not to give up)
Inmediahk, November 1, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053063

Related:
Mainland border checkpoint motion on verge of moving forward as Hong Kong opposition runs out of filibuster options
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2118019/mainland-border-checkpoint-motion-verge-moving-forward-hong

稱社民連不滅「同共產黨鬥長命」(Avery Ng says League of Social Democrats won’t vanish and he will outlive CPC)
Apple Daily, November 1, 2017
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20171101/20200892

Hong Kong’s autonomous status has significantly deteriorated, UK think tank says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/01/hong-kongs-autonomous-status-significantly-deteriorated-uk-think-tank-says/

Nathan Law felt his “life was under grave threat” in Hong Kong airport attack by pro-China mob
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2117960/nathan-law-felt-his-life-was-under-grave-threat-hong-kong

Don't dwell on “one or two events”, Hong Kong education chief says on why Tiananmen crackdown not in Chinese history plan
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2117792/hong-kong-education-chief-urges-against-dwelling-one-or-two

Commentary (评论)

被淪為洗腦工具的中史教育 (Chinese history education that turned into brainwashing tool)
Standnews, November 2, 2017
http://bit.ly/2z6U95O

As Trump visits Asia, Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong warns business is eclipsing rights
Time, November 1, 2017
http://time.com/5004982/joshua-wong-donald-trump-china/

How are U.S.-China cyber relations progressing?
The Diplomat, November 1, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/how-are-us-china-cyber-relations-progressing/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“709案”代理律师李昱函被刑事拘留 (709 lawyer’s defense counsel Li Yuhan criminally detained)
Weiquanwang, October 31, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/10/709_31.html

Related:
61-year old human rights lawyer criminally detained in Shenyang
China Change, October 31, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/10/31/60-year-old-human-rights-lawyer-criminally-detained-in-shenyang/

Uyghur “political criminals” jailed without trial in Xinjiang’s Kashgar prefecture
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/trials-10312017151531.html

刑事案件律师辩护全覆盖？李静林律师：完全做秀 (Lawyer Li Jinglin on full coverage of lawyers defending criminal cases: totally a show)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-10312017105119.html

全国律师行业党委成立 一万六千余家律所已建立党组织 (National Legal Profession Party Committee established, as over 16,000 law firms set up internal party organizations)
Legal Daily, October 31, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/31/content_7373796.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Outcry as latest global publisher bows to China censors
施普林格•自然集团向中国审查制度低头
Financial Times, November 1, 2017
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/2d195ffc-be2e-11e7-b8a3-38a6e068f464
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001074891

China's universities, officials rush to join personality cult around president
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/xijinping-cult-10312017143142.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

11月新规②｜广东律师会见不受次数限制，宁夏重罚扬尘污染 (New regulations in November: Guangdong lawyers allowed unlimited number of meetings with clients; Ningxia heavily punishes dust-related pollution)
The Paper, October 31, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1843551

The CPC vows to “lead everything” once again
The Diplomat, October 28, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/the-ccp-vows-to-lead-everything-once-again/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple's Cook, Facebook's Zuckerberg meet China's Xi in Beijing
Reuters, October 30, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tech/apples-cook-facebooks-zuckerberg-meet-chinas-xi-in-beijing-idUSKBN1CZ1NP

Related:
习近平会见清华大学经济管理学院顾问委员会海外委员和中方企业家委员 (Xi Jinping meets with foreign and Chinese entrepreneurs on advisory board of Tsinghua School of Economics and Management)
Xinhua News Agency, October 30, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-10/30/c_1121879572.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

英國智庫國會發表報告 批香港人權司法皆倒退 (British think tank releases report criticizing deterioration of human rights and rule of law in Hong Kong)
Apple Daily, November 1, 2017
https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20171101/1232652

Related:
Hong Kong After 20 Years: the Rollback of Civil, Human, and Legal Rights
Henry Jackson Society, October 31, 2017
http://henryjacksonsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Hong-Kong-20-years.pdf

Hong Kong in Xi Jinping’s “new era”
The Diplomat, November 1, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/hong-kong-in-xi-jinpings-new-era/

雙子有懼 不渴求做救世主，促反思英雄主義 (Joshua Wong and Nathan Law do not want to become saviors and call for reflection on heroism)
Mingpao, October 31, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171031/s00002/1509386524882

Hong Kong democrat Avery Ng found guilty of “attacking” ex-leader CY Leung with fish sandwich
Hong Kong Free Press, October 31, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/31/hong-kong-democrat-averg-ng-found-guilty-attacking-ex-leader-cy-leung-fish-sandwich/

Commentary (评论)

「一帶一路」移植中國式勞資糾紛往海外 (“One Belt One Road” brings Chinese-style labor disputes overseas)
Inmediahk, November 1, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053056

「從小聽黨話，永遠跟黨走」？ (“Obeying party since childhood and following party’s footsteps forever”?)
Mingpao, November 1, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171101/s00022/1509456107572

香港法律改革委員會前主席：中國削弱香港法治；英國袖手旁觀 (Prof. Carol Jones: UK unwilling to tackle China when it breaches Joint Declaration)
Local Press, October 31, 2017
http://www.localpresshk.com/2017/10/prof-carol-jones-uk-unwilling-to-tackle-china-when-it-contravenes-joint-declaration/

官方统计删除生育率关键数据有害无益 (Gov't censoring critical birth rate statistics does only harm no good)
Caixin, October 30, 2017
http://opinion.caixin.com/2017-10-30/101162781.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

刑法修正案（十）拟增加“侮辱国歌罪” 公共场合歪唱国歌可处三年以下徒刑 (Criminal Law amendment to add crime of “insulting national anthem” which is to be punishable by 3 years in prison)
Beijing News, October 31, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/10/31/462290.html

Related:
China considers three-year jail terms for disrespecting national anthem
Reuters, October 31, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-law-anthem/china-considers-three-year-jail-terms-for-disrespecting-national-anthem-idUSKBN1D0075

Chinese artist kidnapped, told to leave Beijing artists' village
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/artist-10302017145738.html

新疆昌吉、伊犁警方抓捕多名哈萨克人 (Many Kazakhs arrested by police and sent to “vocational training centers” in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-10302017104712.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese universities race to embrace Xi Jinping’s theories
中国高校争相拥抱“习近平思想”
Financial Times, October 30, 2017
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/7002d916-bd47-11e7-b8a3-38a6e068f464
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001074874

Government Accountability (政府问责)

87人因违规配备使用公务用车被处理 (Nanchang, Jiangxi, investigates and punishes 87 people for using public vehicles in violation of regulations)
People’s Daily, October 31, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1031/c1001-29617537.html

维族医师揭露器官移植黑幕 吁关注新疆人权 (Uyghur doctor reveals organ transplant scandal and calls for attention to human rights in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hx-10302017101954.html

Hong Kong (香港)

擲三文治案 吳文遠罪成判囚3周 (Avery Ng, chairman of League of Social Democrats, sentenced to three weeks in prison for throwing sandwich at CY Leung)
Mingpao, October 31, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171031/s00001/1509433849344

Barred UK activist’s new Hong Kong Watch group draws support from British foreign policy heavyweights
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2117715/barred-uk-activists-new-hong-kong-watch-group-draws-support

香港劳工团体游行抗议中共废除集体谈判权 (Hong Kong labor groups march in protest against CPC's denial against right to collective bargaining)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp2-10302017141646.html

六七暴動、六四事件不列入初中中史修訂課程大綱 (1967 riots and June Fourth excluded from Chinese history curriculum for junior secondary school students)
CitizenNews, October 30, 2017
http://bit.ly/2gRjcyF

Related:
1967 leftist riots and 1989 Tiananmen massacre excluded from Hong Kong’s revised history curriculum
Hong Kong Free Press, October 31, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/31/1967-leftist-riots-1989-tiananmen-massacre-excluded-hong-kongs-revised-history-curriculum/

中聯辦約校長教師 談初中中史課程 葉建源憂介入 教聯指純了解沒問題 (Liaison Office calls principals and teachers to talk about Chinese history curriculum)
Mingpao, October 30, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171030/s00002/1509300131318

Related:
Beijing officials in Hong Kong invite principals to discuss Chinese history school subject
Hong Kong Free Press, October 30, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/30/beijing-officials-hong-kong-invite-principals-discuss-chinese-history-school-subject/

TVB抽起《頭條新聞》播習近平講話 通訊局發強烈勸喻促遵從指示 無綫：應終止不合時宜的規定 (TVB “advised strongly” by Communication Authority to replace program with showing of Xi Jinping’s speech)
Mingpao, October 30, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171030/s00001/1509352722166

Commentary (评论)

The path to speaking up for trans people in China
Wagic, October 30, 2017
https://www.wagic.org/blank-2/2017/10/30/The-Path-To-Speaking-Up-For-Trans-People-in-China

A brief taste of freedom reminds me to never stop fighting for Hong Kong
The Guardian, October 29, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2017/oct/29/a-brief-taste-of-freedom-reminds-me-to-never-stop-fighting-for-hong-kong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

党的领导是中国特色社会主义法治最根本的保证 ("Socialism with Chinese Characteristics": Party leadership is the most fundamental guarantee of ruling by law)
Legal Daily, October 25, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/26/content_7369291.htm?node=5955

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese universities race to establish Xi Jinping Thought institutes to help leader’s ideas "enter students’ hearts and minds"
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2117629/chinese-universities-race-establish-xi-jinping-thought

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中共中央办公厅印发《关于在全国各地推开国家监察体制改革试点方案》 (Central Office of the CCP issues “Pilot Plan for Launching National Supervision System Reforms across the Country”)
Central People’s Government, October 25, 2017
http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2017-10/29/content_5235245.htm

十八届中央纪律检查委员会向中国共产党第十九次全国代表大会的工作报告 (Work report of the 18th Central Commission of Discipline Inspection presented to the 19th Party Congress)
Xinhua, October 29, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-10/29/c_1121873020.htm

前三季度全国纪检监察机关处分33.8万人 包括56名省部级及以上干部 (National discipline inspection organs punished 338,000 people, including 56 provincial level or above cadres in 1st 3 quarters of 2017)
Xinhua, October 29, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2017-10/29/c_1121873608.htm

China attacks “schemers and plotters” and pledges to set up state anti-corruption unit
The Guardian, October 30, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/30/china-attacks-schemers-and-plotters-and-pledges-to-set-up-state-anti-corruption-unit

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

11月新规：保险业实施双录 互联网域名管理明确责任 (New regulations in November: Both videotaping and recording required in insurance industry; clear responsibilities defined for management of Internet Domain Names)
China News, October 27, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2017/10-27/8361555.shtml

Related:
互联网域名管理办法 (Internet Domain Name Management Measures)
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, September 1, 2017
http://www.miit.gov.cn/n1146285/n1146352/n3054355/n3057254/n3057264/c5778555/content.html

国家互联网信息办公室公布《互联网新闻信息服务单位内容管理从业人员管理办法》(Cyberspace Administration of China issues “Management Measures for Content Management Practitioners in Internet News Information Service Units”)
Cyberspace Administration of China, October 30, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-10/30/c_1121877890.htm

国家互联网信息办公室公布《互联网新闻信息服务新技术新应用安全评估管理规定》(Cyberspace Administration of China issues “Management Measures for Security Assessments of New Technology and Applications in Internet News Information Services”)
Cyberspace Administration of China, October 30, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-10/30/c_1121878100.htm

重拳出击形成有力震慑 ——三季度全国网信行政执法工作取得明显成效 (Law enforcement work on national Internet information administration achieves remarkable results in third quarter)
Cyberspace Administration of China, October 27, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-10/27/c_1121868206.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s High Court rules police need a warrant to search mobile phones
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2117341/hong-kongs-high-court-rules-police-need-warrant-search

Bookseller Gui Minhai “half free” after being detained in China for two years
The Guardian, October 27, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/27/bookseller-gui-minhai-half-free-detained-china

Commentary (评论)

The 14 “upholds” of China’s “new era” of socialism have something missing: human rights
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/29/14-upholds-chinas-new-era-socialism-something-missing-human-rights/

Inside China’s secret “magic weapon” for worldwide influence
The Financial Times, October 26, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/fb2b3934-b004-11e7-beba-5521c713abf4

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China releases women's rights activist who supported Hong Kong's democracy movement
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-release-10262017142622.html

新疆哈萨克族留学生一家四口被捕 (Four family members of Kazakh student studying in Egypt arrested in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-10262017104004.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

An inconvenient truth? China omits key figures that may have highlighted its demographic time bomb from official statistics
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2117167/inconvenient-truth-china-omits-key-figures-may-have-highlighted

Today’s front pages in China are all the same
Quartz, October 26, 2017
https://qz.com/1112320/chinas-19th-party-congress-the-front-pages-of-chinas-top-newspapers-are-all-the-same-today-and-all-about-xi-jinping/

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for “objective reporting” as some foreign media barred from Communist Party press conference
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2116923/no-smiles-no-waves-no-speeches-how-chinas-new-leaders

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

上海公民举行今年第19次上街举牌要求批准《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》和要求官员公开财产的抗争活动 (Citizens in Shanghai hold placards on streets demanding ratification of ICCPR and officials to declare their properties)
Weiquanwang, October 27, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/10/19_27.html

Politburo boy band? An alternative take on China's new leaders
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 25, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41744945

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Three disgraced Chinese Communist Party officials accused of trying to rig elections
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2117190/three-disgraced-chinese-communist-party-officials

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

After China's party congress wraps up, security clampdown remains in place
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/congress-security-10262017125948.html

Hong Kong (香港)

獨立中文作家筆會：桂民海與妻暫住寧波 將申護照望返德國 (Independent Chinese Pen: Gui Minhai stays with wife in Ningbo, Zhejiang, and will apply for passport to go to Germany)
Mingpao, October 27, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171027/s00004/1509062826036

Related:
Dissident bookseller Gui Minhai is staying in Eastern China and wishes to return to Europe, says friend
Hong Kong Free Press, October 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/27/dissident-bookseller-gui-minhai-staying-eastern-china-wishes-return-europe-says-friend/

關注組集會反一地兩檢 學者專家同斥政府不斷講大話 (Concern group protests against co-location arrangement, as scholars and experts criticize government for lying)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1052953

黃仁龍對宣誓風波觸發釋法感可惜 形容「政治味非常濃」 (Wong Yan-lung, former Secretary for Justice, says pity and “very political” that oath-taking triggered NPC’s interpretation of the Basic Law)
HK01, October 26, 2017
http://bit.ly/2yVuFI4

Related:
“Pity” that Beijing interpreted Basic Law during oath-taking saga, former Hong Kong justice chief says
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2117229/pity-beijing-interpreted-basic-law-during-oath-taking-saga

Commentary (评论)

封建官吏推動的現代化 — 論中共十九大 (On 19th party congress: Modernization forwarded by feudalistic bureaucrats)
Inmediahk, October 27, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1052963

Access to Justice (司法公正)

广东人权捍卫者苏昌兰今刑满出狱 (Guangdong human rights defender Su Changlan finishes prison term and is released)
Weiquanwang, October 26, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/10/blog-post_63.html

静海警方：李文星被传销组织送归途中意外溺亡 不予刑事立案 (Tianjin police refuse to file criminal case saying university graduate Li Wenxing drowned accidentally when pyramid scheme gang sent him to train station)
Beijing News, October 25, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/10/25/461717.html

China lawyer recounts torture under Xi's “war on law”
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 25, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-41661862

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s middle class incomes fail to take off in 2017
China Labor Bulletin, October 25, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china’s-middle-class-incomes-fail-take-2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

湖北鄂州公安机关“政治体检”： 整治47名“吃空饷”民警 (Hubei punishes 47 police officers who get paid without working)
Chutian Metropolis Daily, October 26, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1838624

湖南紧盯一把手腐败：五年立案查处违纪一把手4615人 (Hunan investigates 4,615 people who hold director positions for party principle violation during past five years)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Magazine, October 26, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1828497

Higher profile for anti-corruption watchdogs as China’s graft-busters rise up the rungs of power
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2117005/higher-profile-anti-corruption-watchdogs-chinas-graft

国家监察法在制定过程中还需解决哪些问题 (What questions need to be answered during legislation of National Supervision Law)
Legal Daily, October 25, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/commentary/content/2017-10/25/content_7367498.htm

China's Xi taps low-profile official to take over war on graft
Reuters, October 25, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-congress-corruption/chinas-xi-taps-low-profile-official-to-take-over-war-on-graft-idUSKBN1CU1BM

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

网络综合治理体系如何构建 (How to build comprehensive governance system of Internet)
Legal Daily, October 25, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/25/content_7366648.htm

Chinese uni uses facial recognition to track absent students
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 25, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-41749929

Hong Kong (香港)

国际人权组织担忧香港书商桂民海是否真自由 (Int’l human rights organisations worry whether HK book seller Gui Minhai is really free)
Voice of America, October 26, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/hong-kong-gui-minhai/4086905.html

劉兆佳料民主派與中央未來20年對普選不會找到共同點 (Liu Zhaojia expects pro democracy camp to find no common ground with Central Government in terms of universal suffrage in next twenty years)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 26, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1361341-20171026.htm

林鄭：不排除同步啟動「三步走」 強調非威脅 (Carrie Lam says won’t rule out chance of simultaneously starting “three-step” co-location arrangement and emphasizes that it is not a threat)
Mingpao, October 26, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171026/s00001/1508984786119

Related:
Images of “dormitory” for mainland officers at Express Rail terminus contradict gov’t claims
FactWire, October 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/25/images-dormitory-mainland-officers-express-rail-terminus-contradict-govt-claims/

關注組集會抗議 吳靄儀：現況比反831更嚴峻 (Concern group protests against co-location arrangement and Margaret Ng says situation is more dire than NPC’s 831 interoperation of the Basic Law)
Inmediahk, October 25, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1052929

Hong Kong’s opposition prevents Carrie Lam’s motion on joint rail checkpoint plan
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2116995/hong-kongs-opposition-prevents-carrie-lams-motion-joint-rail

Hong Kong police to get awards for security work during visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2116976/hong-kong-police-get-awards-security-work-during-visit

是否強制學生看《基本法》研討會　林鄭：學生可合上眼 (Carrie Lam says students are not forced to watch seminar on the Basic Law as they can choose to close their eyes)
Radio Televison Hong Kong, October 25, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1361281-20171025.htm

Activist Joshua Wong freed on bail: We will “fight together” for Hong Kong democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, October 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/24/activist-joshua-wong-freed-bail-will-fight-together-hong-kong-democracy/

Commentary (评论)

十九大收緊自治 香港一個獨特功能將消失 (Unique function of Hong Kong will disappear as 19th party congress tightens control over autonomy)
Mingpao, October 26, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171026/s00022/1508936385225

Xi Jinping unveils China’s new leaders but no clear successor
没有接班人的“新时代”：习近平大权独揽
The New York Times, October 26, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171026/xi-jinping-china/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171026/xi-jinping-china/

The rule of law stands firm in Hong Kong
The Guardian, October 25, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/25/the-rule-of-law-stands-firm-in-hong-kong

China refuses to admit it has a rape problem. I would know.
Foreign Policy, October 25, 2017
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/10/25/china-refuses-to-admit-it-has-a-rape-problem-i-would-know/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“709案”代理律师李昱函在沈阳被警方带走 至今失联 (709 lawyer’s defense counsel Li Yuhan taken by police in Shenyang on Oct 9 and remains incommunicado)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-10242017103306.html

广州当局再次拒绝律师会见遭刑拘词曲作者徐琳 (Guangzhou authorities ban lawyer from meeting with criminally detained songwriter Xu Lin again)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-10242017103336.html

打通司法行政改革“最后一公里” (Pushing through the “last mile” of judicial administration reform)
Legal Daily, October 24, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/24/content_7365309.htm?node=5955

Access to Information (信息公开)

Protest after Western media “troublemakers” barred from Xi Jinping speech
The Guardian, October 25, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/25/protest-after-western-media-troublemakers-barred-from-xi-jinping-speech

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

19大之际，上海公民上街举牌要求:“终结一党专政”、“反对迫害，释放政治犯”、“解除党禁报禁，兑现结社自由”、“废除言论审查，保障言论自由” (Citizens in Shanghai protest during 19th party congress by holding placards demanding end of one party dictatorship, release of political prisoners)
Weiquanwang, October 24, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/10/19_24.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China unveils new leadership, with Xi Jinping more powerful than ever
The New York Times, October 24, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/world/asia/xi-jinping-china.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Communist Party is all in on the power of technology
Quartz, October 25, 2017
https://qz.com/1102948/chinas-communist-party-is-all-in-on-the-power-of-technology-and-thats-tricky-for-its-tech-giants/

China creates “database of voices” to boost surveillance
Time, October 23, 2017
http://time.com/4992849/china-voice-database-surveillance/

Hong Kong (香港)

China is said to free Hong Kong bookseller, but family says he’s missing
香港书商“获释”后仍然下落不明
The New York Times, October 25, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171025/gui-minhai-hong-kong-bookseller/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171025/gui-minhai-hong-kong-bookseller/

Bailed activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law share experiences of prison life
Hong Kong Free Press, October 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/25/bailed-activists-joshua-wong-nathan-law-share-experiences-prison-life/

Related:
羅冠聰和黃之鋒稱繼續堅持爭取民主信念 (Nathan Law and Joshua Wong say that they will continue to fight for democracy and their belief)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 24, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1361041-20171024.htm

林鄭對習近平發言感鼓舞 直言最關心香港部分 (Carrie Lam says Hong Kong is inspired by Xi Jinping’s speech and she cares most about part of Hong Kong)
Mingpao, October 25, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171025/s00001/1508900192428

陳帆指高鐵對香港貢獻巨大 應盡快通過一地兩檢議案 (Frank Chan, Secretary for Transport and Housing, says high-speed rail makes great contribution to Hong Kong and motion of co-location arrangement should be passed as soon as possible)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 25, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1361190-20171025.htm

Related:
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to re-enter the fray at rally against high-speed rail checkpoint plan
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2116839/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-re-enter-fray-rally-against

Commentary (评论)

中共十九大七常委档案：细看中国最有权势的七个人 (A closer look at profiles of seven most powerful men in China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 25, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-41745184

The banner of “Xi Jinping thought” marches out into the world
Hong Kong Free Press, October 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/25/xi-jinpings-banner-marches-world/

Xi Jinping: has China’s strongman forgotten the perils of power?
The Guardian, October 25, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/25/xi-jinping-has-china-strongman-forgotten-the-perils-of-power

How Mao molded communism to create a new China
毛泽东的共产主义和“新中国”
The New York Times, October 24, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20171024/how-mao-molded-communism-to-create-a-new-china/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20171024/how-mao-molded-communism-to-create-a-new-china/

The Guardian view on Chinese politics: an age of ambition
The Guardian, October 24, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/24/the-guardian-view-on-chinese-politics-an-age-of-ambition

Access to Justice (司法公正)

習近平思想入中共黨章表決通過 (19th party congress votes and approves inclusion of “Xi Jinping thought” in CPC constitution)
Mingpao, October 24, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171024/s00004/1508817517181

Related:
President Xi Jinping tightens his grip on China as name added to Communist constitution
Agence France-Presse, October 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/24/just-president-xi-jinping-joins-mao-chinese-communist-party-constitution/

十九大提出的“立法清单”，全国人大将如何落实？ (How will NPC implement legislation list proposed by 19th party congress?)
23 Xi Jiao Min Xiang, October 23, 2017
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20171023/52760788_0.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's 19th party congress sends a message to Chinese media
The Diplomat, October 18, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/chinas-19th-party-congress-sends-a-message-to-chinese-media/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese Communist Party vows to “sinicize religions” in China
The Diplomat, October 24, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/chinese-communist-party-vows-to-sinicize-religions-in-china/

Chinese military veterans skeptical over president's promise to “protect their rights”
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/veterans-10232017114254.html

China's complicated approach to transgender rights
The Diplomat, October 23, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/chinas-complicated-approach-to-transgender-rights/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

政法+人工智能 如何满足人民新期待 (How can political and legal work, as well as artificial intelligence, meet people’s new expectations)
Legal Daily, October 23, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/23/ content_7365190.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

習近平稱要讓港澳同胞共擔民族復興責任 (Xi Jinping says people in Hong Kong and Macau will share responsibility for national rejuvenation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 24, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1360942-20171024.htm

回應教育部長國教言論 林鄭籲勿以有色眼鏡看中央關懷 (Carrie Lam responds to comments of Chinese education chief on national education: don’t look at Central Government’s care through colored lenses)
Mingpao, October 24, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171024/s00001/1508812842680

Related:
Carrie Lam: Do not interpret mainland official’s comments on national education through colored lenses
Hong Kong Free Press, October 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/24/carrie-lam-not-interpret-mainland-officials-comments-national-education-coloured-lenses/

終審法院批准黃之鋒羅冠聰保釋等候上訴 (Court of Final Appeal approves bail of Joshua Wong and Nathan Law until their appeal applications are heard)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 24, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1360907-20171024.htm

Related:
Jailed Hong Kong democracy activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law freed on bail by Court of Final Appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, October 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/24/breaking-jailed-hong-kong-activists-joshua-wong-nathan-law-freed-bail-court-final-appeal/

Pro-democracy lawmaker questions need for new police division tackling protests and terrorism
Hong Kong Free Press, October 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/23/pro-democracy-lawmaker-questions-need-new-police-division-tackling-protests-terrorism/

Commentary (评论)

What it could mean if China’s leader won’t name an heir
习近平料将推迟确立接班人，这意味着什么？
The New York Times, October 24, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171024/china-xi-jinping-successor/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171024/china-xi-jinping-successor/

中共十九大：港台的希望与恐惧 (19th party congress: hopes and fears of Hong Kong and Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, October 23, 2017
http://bit.ly/2y29EHt

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China wrongly detained 3 human rights activists, U.N. experts say
联合国人权小组呼吁中国释放三名活动人士
The New York Times, October 23, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171023/china-activists-arrested-united-nations/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171023/china-activists-arrested-united-nations/

For some Chinese dissidents, party congress means a paid “vacation”
Reuters, October 22, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-congress-rights-insight/for-some-chinese-dissidents-party-congress-means-a-paid-vacation-idUSKBN1CR01T

党是全面依法治国坚强领导核心 (Party is strong and leading core for comprehensively ruling the country by law)
Legal Daily, October 20, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/20/content_7362645.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

“Into the brains” of China’s children: Xi Jinping’s “thought” to become compulsory school topic
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2116504/brains-chinas-children-xi-jinpings-thought-become

党的十九大举行第二场记者招待会 介绍加强思想道德和文化建设情况 (Second press conference of 19th party congress introduces work on ideology, ethics and culture)
Xinhua News Agency, October 20, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2017-10/20/c_1121833475.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

He’s the anti-graft tsar about to leave China’s top leadership. So what will happen to Wang Qishan?
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2116284/hes-anti-graft-tsar-about-leave-chinas-top-leadership

广东省检察院出台八小时外监管规定：因私外出当日不回需报备 (Guangdong Province Procuratorate issues regulation to supervise officials outside 8-hour working time)
Yangcheng Evening News, October 20, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1832057

Hong Kong (香港)

葉建源指陳寶生對香港教育事務發表指向性言論不恰當 (Lawmaker says Chinese education chief’s directive comment over Hong Kong education affairs is inappropriate)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 23, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1360744-20171023.htm

Related:
教育部長：特區政府有責任推行國民教育 教育部可協助 (Chinese education chief: SAR gov’t is responsible for promoting national education and Chinese education dept. can help)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 23, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1360737-20171023.htm

Hong Kong teachers must love China to do their job properly, education chief says
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2116503/fortify-teachers-patriotic-mission-chinas-education

O記D隊新出爐 監控大型公眾活動嚴重刑事罪行 (Police launches new team to monitor large-scale public activities and investigate related serious crimes)
HK01, October 22, 2017
https://www.hk01.com/sns/article/124442

Related:
New police division for Hong Kong mass protests sparks fears community relations will worsen
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2116499/new-police-division-hong-kong-mass-protests-sparks-fears

二百人香港夜祭刘晓波逝世百日 (200 in HK mourn for Liu Xiaobo on 100th day after his death)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-10222017113037.html

北京批英方对人权人士被拒入境香港问题的表态 (Beijing criticizes Britain for “wrong comments and actions” over entry ban of Benedict Rogers)
Voice of America, October 21, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/hk-mofa-20171020/4079868.html

Commentary (评论)

習大帝專權對香港的影響 (Emperor Xi’s dictatorship and how it affects Hong Kong)
Apple Daily, October 20, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20171020/20188621

不再幻想，堅決抗爭——中共治港二十年政策回顧 (Stop dreaming, determined to fight—a review of how CPC ruled Hong Kong during past 20 years)
CitizenNews, October 19, 2017
http://bit.ly/2h1Noro

Access to Justice (司法公正)

UN tells China to release human rights activists and pay them compensation
The Guardian, October 20, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/20/un-china-report-release-human-rights-activists-pay-compensation

Chinese police detain, “disappear” dozens of rights activists, petitioners
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/congress-disappeared-10192017133618.html

党的十九大新闻中心举行首场集体采访 关注推进全面依法治国 (19th party congress press center hosts first group interview focusing on promoting “Comprehensively Ruling the Country by Law”)
Xinhua News Agency, October 19, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/19cpcnc/2017-10/19/c_1121827924.htm

读懂十九大报告中全面推进依法治国的新内涵 (To understand new connotation of “Comprehensively Ruling the Country by Law” in 19th party congress report)
Legal Daily, October 19, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/commentary/content/2017-10/19/content_7362278.htm?node=34251

Access to Information (信息公开)

中宣部副部長孫志軍：高度重視宣傳思想文化工作 (Propaganda deputy Sun Zhijun: Party attaches great importance to propaganda, thinking, and culture work)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 20, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1360287-20171020.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

A kinder, gentler new anti-corruption system for China?
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2116151/kinder-gentler-new-anti-graft-system-china

China says hopes U.S. can abandon bias, view China objectively
Reuters, October 19, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-india-tillerson-china/china-says-hopes-u-s-can-abandon-bias-view-china-objectively-idUSKBN1CO0VS

中国官员将林肯废奴与中共废西藏农奴制相比较 (Chinese official compares Lincoln emancipating slaves with CPC eradicating serfdom in Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-10192017112155.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“刷脸”作证：广州现全国首例证人通过微信小程序远程作证案 (First case of witness giving testimony remotely using WeChat facial recognition function takes place in Guangzhou)
The Paper, October 19, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1830867

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong soccer fans’ booing of China's national anthem soon to be illegal
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-anthem-10192017150227.html

If you think protest is finished in Hong Kong, think again
The Economist, October 19, 2017
https://www.economist.com/news/china/21730411-next-stand-could-be-uglier-if-you-think-protest-finished-hong-kong-think-again

Pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho urges HKU Council to suspend Occupy protest leader Benny Tai
Hong Kong Free Press, October 19, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/19/pro-beijing-lawmaker-junius-ho-urges-hku-council-suspend-occupy-protest-leader-benny-tai/

李飛指追溯期由人大常委會決定 法律學者斥毀一國兩制 (Li Fei says NPC decides whether National Anthem Law will be retroactive; law scholar criticizes it as ruining “One Country, Two Systems”)
HK01, October 18, 2017
https://www.hk01.com/港聞/126854/-國歌法-李飛指追溯期由人大常委會決定-法律學者斥毀一國兩制

Commentary (评论)

香港被全面管治新時代 (A new era of Hong Kong under comprehensive control)
Mingpao, October 20, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171020/s00022/1508420929951

Jailing of Hong Kong democracy activists a failure to uphold international law
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2116227/jailing-hong-kong-democracy-activists-failure-uphold

Access to Justice (司法公正)

法治中国！习近平说，成立中央全面依法治国领导小组 (Xi Jinping says Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Ruling the Country by Law will be established)
Legal Daily, October 18, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/18/content_7360911.htm?node=5955

Related:
为法治强国而歌:十九大报告中的法治“音符” (Rule of law elements in 19th party congress report)
Legal Daily, October 18, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/18/content_7361226.htm?node=5955

习近平：制定国家监察法 用留置取代“两规”措施 (Xi Jinping: to enact National Supervision Law and replace discipline inspection rules with detention measures carried out by Supervision Committee)
Xinhua News Agency, October 18, 2017
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20171018/52687822_0.shtml

让审理者裁判 由裁判者负责——十八大以来人民法院司法改革工作述评 (Description and comment of People’s Court judicial reform since 18th party congress)
Supreme People’s Court, October 18, 2017
http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-64072.html

China’s getting a new law to fight corruption, but there’s still no place for lawyers
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2115966/chinas-getting-new-law-fight-corruption-theres-still-no

Chinese police round up dissidents as Communist Party congress kicks off
Hong Kong Free Press, October 18, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/18/chinese-police-round-dissidents-communist-party-congress-kicks-off/

Access to Information (信息公开)

China in cyber lockdown as WeChat, QQ and Weibo ban changes to users’ profiles
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2115913/china-cyber-lockdown-wechat-qq-and-weibo-ban-changes-users

全民观看十九大直播 幼儿园也不放过洗脑 (Even kindergarten children get brainwashed as whole nation watches live broadcast of 19th party congress)
Voice of America, October 18, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/CHINESE-WATCHED-19TH-PARTY-CONGRESS/4075590.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中纪委副书记杨晓渡：5年处分153.7万人，5.8万人移送司法 (Yang Xiaodu, deputy of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection: 1,537,000 people punished and 58,000 sent to judiciary during past 5 years)
The Beijing News, October 19, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/10/19/461284.html

胡春華：廣東空氣質量雖達標但部分小流域水污染仍嚴重 (Hu Chunhua: air quality in Guangdong meets standard but water pollution in some small basins still severe)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 19, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1360096-20171019.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese Internet Law: What the West doesn’t see
The Diplomat, October 18, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/chinese-internet-law-what-the-west-doesnt-see/

Hong Kong (香港)

張曉明稱習近平工作報告與保障特區高度自治權並不矛盾 (Zhang Xiaoming: there is no contradiction between Xi Jinping’s work report and ensuring high-level of autonomy of Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 19, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1360025-20171019.htm

Theresa May wants “one country, two systems” respected in wake of Hong Kong barring activist from entering city
South China Morning Post, October 19, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2116067/british-leader-wants-one-country-two-systems-respected-wake

Xi’s speech shows Beijing’s resolve to confront any threat to national unity, academics say
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2115963/xis-speech-shows-beijings-resolve-confront-any-threat

Commentary (评论)

楊庭輝：任意詮釋《基本法》 香港自治權還剩多少？ (Yeung Ting-fai: How much autonomy does Hong Kong have left as the Basic Law is being arbitrarily interpreted)
Inmediahk, October 19, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1052789

How the fall of Causeway Bay Books helped resurrect a long-lost Chinese erotic literature classic
Quartz, October 19, 2017
https://qz.com/1098346/how-the-fall-of-causeway-bay-books-helped-resurrect-a-long-lost-chinese-erotic-literature-classic/

The Guardian view on Xi Jinping: the life and soul of the party
The Guardian, October 18, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/18/the-guardian-view-on-xi-jinping-the-life-and-soul-of-the-party

China is getting better at undermining global human rights
Foreign Policy, October 18, 2017
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/10/18/china-is-getting-better-at-undermining-global-human-rights/

Chinese author Ma Jian: “The Communist Party keeps their people well-fed, but in a cage”
Deutsche Welle, October 18, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/chinese-author-ma-jian-the-communist-party-keeps-their-people-well-fed-but-in-a-cage/a-41016073