Commentary (评论)

Changing Hong Kong people’s traditions won’t make them love China
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2133173/changing-hong-kong-peoples-traditions-wont-make-them-love

站在习时代，如何评价邓小平？ (How to evaluate Deng Xiaoping in the Xi Era?)
The New York Times, February 13, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180213/reassessing-deng/

An open letter to conferences of Catholic bishops across the world
Free Catholics in China, February 12, 2018
http://www.freecatholicsinchina.org/

民主如何消逝 (How does democracy fade away)
Mingpao, February 13, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180213/s00012/1518458499125

立法會法律部要求澄清一地兩檢條例的憲法基礎 (Legal Service Division of LegCo raises questions for SAR government on constitutional ground of co-location arrangement)
Inmediahk, February 12, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1055162

愚民政策下的愚民 (The foolish brainwashed by CPC)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/pinglun/wangdan/wd-02122018112009.html

提议大学生研读的中国文革书目（上） (A booklist on Cultural Revolution for college students)
Financial Times, February 10, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001075843

Access to Justice (司法公正)

維權律師隋牧青被吊銷律師執照 (Rights lawyer Sui Muqing stripped of practice license)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 12, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1380489-20180212.htm

China detention law to roll back legal protections for suspects
Financial Times, February 12, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/147ec1ca-0a38-11e8-8eb7-42f857ea9f09

Man faces court in China accused of downloading and sharing “terrorist videos”
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132907/man-faces-court-china-accused-downloading-and-sharing-terrorist

Swedish bookseller held in China surfaces for video apology
桂民海露面受访，称瑞典外交官骗其赴京
The New York Times, February 9, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/world/asia/china-swedish-bookseller-gui-minhai.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180212/china-swedish-bookseller-gui-minhai/

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瑞典籍华裔香港书商桂敏海再次被拘留真相调查 (People’s Daily investigates Gui Minhai’s criminal detention and claims he breaks law again)
People’s Daily, February 12, 2018
http://hm.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0212/c42272-29819726.html

Video: The victims of China’s forced disappearances
France 24, February 9, 2018
http://www.france24.com/en/20180209-video-reporters-victims-china-forced-disappearances

Tibetan monk arrested during visit from India, jailed on unknown charge
返藏探亲僧人被捕获刑六年
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/arrested-02092018162120.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02092018102031.html

3名“钱宝网”集资参与人涉嫌聚众扰乱公共场所秩序罪被捕 (Nanjing police arrests 3 for disturbing public order during pyramid scheme protest)
Legal Daily, February 9, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/09/content_7472819.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

微视频 | 人民领袖 (China Central Television airs series about Xi Jinping titled “People’s Leader” ahead of Chinese New Year)
People’s Daily, February 11, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0211/c1001-29817329.html

西单大悦城砍人案速被屏蔽 网民抱怨 (Information of deadly knife attack in central Beijing quickly censored despite netizen criticism)
Radio France Internationale, February 11, 2018
http://bit.ly/2nQhVMw

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Under control, nothing to see here
China Media Project, February 11, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/02/11/controls-quickly-follow-beijing-mall-attack/

遴选5000个影厅组成“人民院线” “专厅专用”保证放映阵地 (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television selects 5,000 cinemas dedicated to propaganda content)
Engroup.cn, February 9, 2018
http://www.entgroup.cn/news/Policies/0944937.shtml

刘冰洋一审刑事判决书 (Liu Bingyang, 25, receives 3 years of suspended sentence in Henan for selling VPN online)
China Judgements Online, December 28, 2017
http://wenshu.court.gov.cn/content/content?DocID=36f0191f-c617-4796-a271-a85600c6ad27

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

两岸诗人聚台北 朗诵诗祭刘晓波 (Poets from across the Strait gather in Taipei and commemorate Liu Xiaobo with poems recitals)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-02112018121023.html

广东维权律师陈武权因守护家乡海滩被以涉寻衅滋事罪刑事拘留 (Guangdong-based rights lawyer Chen Wuquan and five villagers detained by police for protecting local coastlines)
Weiquanwang, February 11, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_72.html

中国曹顺利人权团队部分人权捍卫者近日第6次上街举牌要求中共政权立即释放全国政治犯并解除党禁报禁 (Human rights defenders hold placards on street demanding release of political prisoners and allowing political parties and media to operate freely)
Weiquanwang, February 11, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/6.html

Visually understanding the data on foreign NGO representative offices and temporary activities
ChinaFile, February 7, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/ngo/analysis/visually-understanding-data-foreign-ngo-representative-offices-and-temporary-activities

Government Accountability (政府问责)

汪洋出席全国性宗教团体负责人迎春座谈会 (Wang Yang, member of the Politburo Standing Committee, talks to religious community leaders and asks them to learn Xi Jinping Thoughts)
People’s Daily, February 12, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0212/c1001-29819209.html

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以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导下更大功夫坚决守护好人民群众“舌尖上的安全” (Wang Yang and Zhang Gaoli demand officials to ensure food safety under Xi Jinping Thoughts)
People’s Daily, February 12, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0212/c1001-29819208.html

四川印发第二期特殊教育提升计划：残疾孩子享12年免费教育 (Sichuan pledges to provide 12 years of free education to disabled children)
Sichuan Daily, February 12, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1996022

Related:
Beijing to “guarantee” funding for health care, education and pensions in China’s poorest regions
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2132855/beijing-guarantee-funding-health-care-education-and-pensions

Catholic Bishop says he’s willing to step down for Vatican deal with Beijing
中国天主教“地下”主教同意让位于官方人选
The New York Times, February 11, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/11/world/asia/china-vatican-catholic-church.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180212/china-vatican-catholic-church/

西藏嚴打「涉達賴喇嘛」黑勢力 (Tibet authorities pledge to crackdown on the “black and evil powers” of Dalai Lama and ask the public to report crimes to police)
Mingpao, February 11, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180211/s00013/1518287918641

In China’s coal country, a ban brings blue skies and cold homes
The New York Times, February 10, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/world/asia/china-coal-smog-pollution.html

Related:
Major China region sees smog worsen in January, adds to fears polluters moving south
Reuters, February 12, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/major-china-region-sees-smog-worsen-in-january--adds-to-fears-polluters-moving-south-9952104

Hong Kong (香港)

Are Hong Kong civil servants overstepping their powers in banning election candidates?
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2132903/are-hong-kong-civil-servants-overstepping-their-powers

Two die in Hong Kong police car chase, raising questions about officer’s actions
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2132958/two-die-hong-kong-police-car-chase-raising-questions-about

香港民主党派大游行 要律政司长下台 (Pro-democracy groups march in Hong Kong and demand justice chief Teresa Cheng to step down)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hc-02112018140515.html

Tai Po bus crash: Hong Kong gov’t to set up inquiry as death toll rises to 19
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/11/tai-po-bus-crash-hong-kong-govt-set-inquiry-death-toll-rises-19/

Related:
工會促正視工時長、低工資、兼職問題 (Trade union urges bus company to address issues including long hours, low pay and drivers working part-time after deadly crash)
Mingpao, February 11, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180211/s00001/1518325274465

Anson Chan slams Hong Kong’s “naked political screening” as she receives US justice prize
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132885/anson-chan-slams-hong-kongs-naked-political-screening-she

Related:
黨報引內地學者轟終院裁決：邏輯矛盾、姑息放縱、法治權威不彰 (Party mouthpiece quotes mainland academia and slams ruling of Occupy activists by Court of Final Appeal as contradictory, lenient, and without judiciary authority)
Stand News, February 12, 2018
http://bit.ly/2nZPQl6

Appeal denied for protester who assaulted police during Mong Kok unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, February 10, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/10/appeal-denied-protester-assaulted-police-mong-kok-unrest/

Commentary (评论)

《1987 : 逆權公民》：暴政的魔爪到來時，問誰未發聲？ (Movie 1987: When the Day Comes: Who remains silent when tyranny comes?)
Inmediahk, February 12, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1055145

A new year but a decades-old blot on China’s conscience: Unpaid migrant workers
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2132779/new-year-decades-old-blot-chinas-conscience-unpaid-migrant-workers

From #MeToo to #RiceBunny: how social media users are campaigning in China
The Conversation, February 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/11/metoo-ricebunny-social-media-users-campaigning-china/

Related:
“我是捣蛋鬼，不是螺丝钉”：中国女权行动派的声音 (Voice from feminists who take actions in China: “I am not a cog in a machine, I am a troublemaker”)
The Initium, February 10, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180212-opinion-feminism-lecture-newyork-salon/

Can soft power help repair China-India ties?
The Diplomat, February 10, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/can-soft-power-help-repair-china-india-ties/

How Apple is paving the way to a “cloud dictatorship” in China
中國要五毛 蘋果給一塊
Up Media, January 26, 2018
EN: https://globalvoices.org/2018/02/10/how-apple-is-paving-the-way-to-a-cloud-dictatorship-in-china/
CH: http://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=34004

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese court says employers should not treat workers differently based on gender identity
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/chinese-court-says-employers-not-treat-workers-differently-based-gender-identity/

公开悼念六四被控寻衅滋事 江苏史庭福压力下庭上认罪 (Rights defender Shi Tingfu, who gave public speech about June Fourth in Nanjing, pleads guilty to “picking quarrels”)
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-02082018095658.html

China to try outspoken Nanjing journalist for “subversive” social media posts
公民记者孙林披露被强制喂“药”
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalist-02082018110023.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-02082018102809.html

A closer look at China’s “struggle” against gang crime
The Diplomat, February 8, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/a-closer-look-at-chinas-struggle-against-gang-crime/

湖北作家熊飞骏取保候审期满立遭起诉 (Hubei writer Xiong Feijun officially charged after detention and year-long bail)
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-02082018102648.html

《关于加快推进司法行政改革的意见》涉及5方面85项改革 (Ministry of Justice issues opinions on accelerating and promoting judicial administration reforms that include building a “socialist judicial system”)
Legal Daily, February 8, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/08/content_7471463.htm

最高人民法院发布行政诉讼法司法解释 (Supreme People’s Court issues Interpretations for Administrative Procedure Law: administrative organs cannot be sued over petitions-related issues)
Supreme People’s Court, February 7, 2018
http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-80542.html

Corruption inquiry draws nearer to former Chinese prime minister
溫家寶家族商業合伙人段偉紅被拘留
The New York Times, February 7, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/world/asia/china-whitney-duan-weihong.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180208/china-whitney-duan-weihong/zh-hant/

Access to Information (信息公开)

教育部：对有违反师德行为研究生导师，实行一票否决 (Ministry of Education says supervisor of postgraduate students should have ethics and maintain socialist ways of teaching, offenders will be punished)
The Beijing News, February 9, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/02/09/475946.html

Sponsors flee Chinese rap acts amid fears of censors crackdown
Agence France-Presse, February 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132549/sponsors-flee-chinese-rap-acts-amid-fears-censors-crackdown

国家新闻出版广电总局重拳出击 整治网上低俗视听节目 (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television hammers “vulgar” content on online video platforms)
People.com.cn, February 8, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0208/c1001-29814289.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国曹顺利人权团队在上海的部分人权捍卫者第25次上街举牌敦促当局立即批准《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》和要求官员公开财产 (For the 25th time, Shanghai rights defenders urge ICCPR ratification and asset transparency of government officials)
Weiquanwang, February 8, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/25.html

湖北省3258位民代幼教师联名向国务院李克强总理上书 (3,258 teachers in Hubei petition to Premier Li Keqiang for social insurance contributions and medical care)
Weiquanwang, February 8, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/3258.html

安徽失地农民争赔偿 代表被地方政府定为黑社会 (Anhui peasants demand remedies for land grabbing, local government proclaims representatives of peasants are “mafia”)
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yf2-02082018101954.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

国办印发《基本公共服务领域中央与地方共同财政事权和支出责任划分改革方案》 (State Council issues reform proposal of budgeting and expenditure accountability between central and local government on basic public services)
People’s Daily, February 9, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0209/c1001-29814317.html

China is in a muddle over population policy
The Economist, February 8, 2018
https://www.economist.com/news/china/21736574-two-child-rule-still-applies-officials-know-more-babies-are-needed-not-fewer-china

Unholy war of words breaks out over Vatican rapprochement with China
梵中接近 教廷内部批评声四起
Reuters, February 8, 2018
EN: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-china/unholy-war-of-words-breaks-out-over-vatican-rapprochement-with-china-idUSKBN1FS2F4
CH: https://goo.gl/sEmygb

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

South China Sea photos suggest a military building spree by Beijing
中國南海軍事工程詳盡細節首次曝光
The New York Times, February 8, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/world/asia/south-china-seas-photos.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180209/south-china-seas-photos/zh-hant/

Hong Kong (香港)

Illegal structures saga for Hong Kong’s justice chief comes to a close, as pan-dems plan to grill her fizzles out
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132624/illegal-structures-saga-hong-kongs-justice-chief-comes-close

再揭中梵建交黑幕 陳日君：佢哋喺教宗背後做狡猾嘅嘢 (Retired cardinal Joseph Zen reveals more details in Vatican-China relations, saying people are scheming behind the Pope’s back)
Apple Daily, February 9, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/realtime/article/20180209/57809156

China asks Hong Kong to goose-step into line
Financial Times, February 9, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/2b070b56-0d52-11e8-839d-41ca06376bf2

Poverty rate rises among Hong Kong ethnic minorities to a fifth, says gov’t report
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/poverty-rate-rises-among-hong-kong-ethnic-minorities-fifth-says-govt-report/

Commentary (评论)

Will Wang Qishan become Xi Jinping’s go-to man as Chinese vice-president?
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2132567/will-wang-qishan-become-xi-jinpings-go-man-chinese-vice

在这个历史站点，我们可以期许什么？ (At this historical moment, what can we expect?)
Financial Times, February 9, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001076305?full=y

Malaysia: Don’t send 11 detainees to China
Human Rights Watch, February 9, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/09/malaysia-dont-send-11-detainees-china

湯蘭蘭案：「官家」內戰，羅生門裏的中國輿論場 (How the coverage of a sexual assault case reveals the competition amongst media outlets and dynamics of different factions within the CPC)
The Initium, February 9, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180209-opinion-yeungshan-china-media/

China loves Trump
The Atlantic, February 8, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/03/trump-china/550886/

Who made Xi Jinping Pope?
The Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-made-xi-jinping-pope-1518135308

Related:
Why the Pope is genuflecting to China
The New York Times, February 8, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/opinion/pope-china-deal-vatican.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Daughter of Swedish bookseller snatched in China fears he faces years in jail
The Guardian, February 8, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/daughter-gui-minhai-swedish-bookseller-china-fears-jail

Related:
Foreign passport no “amulet” in China: State media
Reuters, February 8, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/foreign-passport-no-amulet-in-china-state-media-9938834

Lawyer urges medical parole for detained Chinese Umbrella Movement supporter Ji Sizun
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/07/lawyer-urges-medical-parole-detained-chinese-umbrella-movement-supporter-ji-sizun/

Related:
四川藏族僧人获释但狱中受虐身残 (Tibetan monk released but crippled after 6 years in Sichuan prison)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02072018100826.html

司法部：刑事辩护全覆盖是对人权的一个重要保障 (Ministry of Justice claims legal counsel in all criminal defenses means important protection of human rights)
Chinanews.com.cn, February 8, 2018
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2018/02-08/8444287.shtml

Related:
充分发挥律师工作联席会议平台作用, 推动律师制度改革向纵深发展 (Ministry of Justice to build “national uniformed credit information platform” for lawyers)
Legal Daily, February 7, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/07/content_7471162.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler issues second apology to China over Dalai Lama post – China media
Agence France-Presse, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/mercedes-benz-owner-daimler-issues-second-apology-china-dalai-lama-post-china-media/

张晓舟：在中国，嘻哈连献媚的机会都没了 (In China, Hip Hop doesn’t even have the chance to flatter socialism)
The Initium, February 7, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180110-culture-chinesehiphop/

Related:
深入开展“净网2018”专项行动，为网友营造风清气正网络空间 (Ministry of Public Security launches “Purifying the Internet 2018” initiative to create a “clean and upright” cyberspace for netizens)
Legal Daily, February 7, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/07/content_7471146.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Pushing the trade union to take gender discrimination in China seriously
China Labor Bulletin, February 8, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/pushing-trade-union-take-gender-discrimination-china-seriously

流亡美国异议人士呼吁中国政府释放王全璋 (Dissidents in America urge Chinese government to release rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-02072018100057.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“Extraordinary” China is best at implementing social doctrine of the church, says top Vatican official
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/extraordinary-china-best-implementing-social-doctrine-church-says-top-vatican-official/

Related:
香港退休主教批评梵蒂冈向中国让步 (Former Hong Kong Bishop Joseph Zen criticizes Vatican for conceding in face of China)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yl-02072018102802.html

Chinese girl, 12, sells her hair for US$48 to buy phone to call her migrant worker mother
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132478/chinese-girl-12-sells-her-hair-us48-buy-phone-call-her-migrant

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“Black Mirror” technology: Chinese police don high-tech glasses to nab suspects
Agence France-Presse, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/black-mirror-technology-chinese-police-don-high-tech-glasses-nab-suspects/

Hong Kong (香港)

Three more New Territories land activists granted bail ahead of top court appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/three-new-territories-land-activists-granted-bail-ahead-top-court-appeal/

Police illegally gathered evidence against asylum seekers who housed Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, lawyers claim
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132511/police-illegally-gathered-evidence-against-asylum-seekers

Close to one in five ethnic minority individuals in Hong Kong are living in poverty, government report shows
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2132469/close-one-five-ethnic-minority-individuals-hong-kong-are

林荣基专访：到台湾继续开铜锣湾书店 (Bookseller Lam Wing-kee to open bookstore in Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, February 7, 2018
http://bit.ly/2BN8YMv

Commentary (评论)

黎恩灝：中梵協議的兩個「不是」 (Two misunderstandings about the China-Vatican agreement)
Mingpao, February 8, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180208/s00012/1518027260425

公民廣場案落幕後的法治思考 — 餘波末了，震盪有餘 (Rule of law after the Civic Square case - the shockwave continues)
Medium, February 7, 2018
http://bit.ly/2nSSIQz

Why Joshua, Nathan, Alex and the Umbrella Movement would be an excellent choice for the Nobel Peace Prize
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/07/joshua-nathan-alex-umbrella-movement-excellent-choice-nobel-peace-prize/

The deafening silence on China's human rights abuses
Al Jazeera English, February 2, 2018
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/deafening-silence-china-human-rights-abuses-180131074213813.html

Related:
面對中國侵犯人權 震耳欲聾的沉默 (The deafening silence on China's human rights abuses)
Stand News, February 6, 2018
http://bit.ly/2Ecywjt

Access to Justice (司法公正)

坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想指导人民法院工作 (Guo Shengkun, head of Political and Legal Affairs Commission, claims to use Xi Jinping Thought to guide Chinese courts)
People’s Daily, February 7, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0207/c1001-29809494.html

China says publisher Gui Minhai held under criminal law, amid protests from Sweden
Agence France-Presse, February 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/06/china-says-publisher-gui-minhai-held-criminal-law-amid-protests-sweden/

Related:
China's arrest of Swedish bookseller could set dangerous precedent: Germany
Agence France-Presse, February 7, 2018
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/chinas-arrest-swedish-bookseller-could-set-dangerous-precedent-202159050.html

广东顺德一村民维权被判刑后在狱中病逝 (Guangdong villager dies in prison after protesting for land rights)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-02062018101022.html

Related:
Threat of re-education camp drives Uyghur who failed anthem recitation to suicide
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/suicide-02052018165305.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mercedes-Benz quotes the Dalai Lama. China notices. Apology follows.
奔驰为引用达赖喇嘛名言向中国道歉
The New York Times, February 6, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/business/mercedes-daimler-dalai-lama-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20180207/mercedes-daimler-dalai-lama-china/

Related:
人民网评：奔驰，你这样做就是与中国人民为敌！ (Benz, this is how you make enemy with the Chinese people!)
People.com.cn, February 6, 2018
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0206/c1003-29809438.html

台北国际书展设“刘晓波纪念展位” (Taipei International Book Exhibition sets up booth to commemorate Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx1-02062018112251.html

多方联手综合施策加大正能量供给推动网游行业转型升级 (Multiple ministries jointly reform online gaming industry to “increase the supply of positive energy” and “promote core values of socialism”)
Xinhua News Agency, February 6, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/06/content_7470076.htm

Marco Rubio warns: Communist China is targeting US students
Washington Examiner, February 5, 2018
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/marco-rubio-warns-communist-china-is-targeting-us-students/article/2648159

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

珠江地产公司民工：我们再次到陕西省政府讨工钱 (Hundreds of construction workers demand wage in arrears at Shaanxi provincial government)
Weiquanwang, February 7, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_7.html

西咸新区沣滨村村民：我们到陕西省政府要求出示征地批文 (Villagers in Shaanxi demand provincial government to present national approval of land requisition)
Weiquanwang, February 7, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_34.html

西藏异议人士出狱后在布达拉宫示威再度被捕 (Tibetan dissident who spent more than 20 years behind bars protests in front of Potala Palace and gets arrested again)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02062018104936.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing meets national air pollutant standard for first time
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132406/beijing-meets-national-air-pollutant-standard-first-time

新疆扫黑除恶专项首战告捷：抓获嫌疑人330余名 (Xinjiang arrests over 330 and claims first victory amid “remove the black and eradicate the evil” campaign)
Xinjiang Daily, February 7, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2018-02-07/doc-ifyrkzqq9226497.shtml

武汉校园将强制设欺凌处置工作小组 (Wuhan to make anti-bullying work group at schools mandatory)
The Beijing News, February 7, 2018
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2018-02/07/content_710881.htm?div=-1

Chinese steel mills told to step up safety checks after 19 killed by gas leaks
Reuters, February 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132246/chinese-steel-mills-told-step-safety-checks-after-19-killed-gas

打击洋垃圾走私成海关今年缉私一号工程 (China Customs makes crackdown on smugglling of foreign garbage this year’s priority)
Xinhua News Agency, February 6, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-02/06/c_129807172.htm

全国法院五年来纠正重大冤错案件39件78人 (Chinese courts redressed 39 miscarriage of justice cases involving 78 people in past 5 years)
Xinhua News Agency, February 5, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-02/05/c_1122372744.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Media watchdog urges journalists in China to close or move Apple iCloud accounts this month
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/07/media-watchdog-urges-journalists-china-close-move-apple-icloud-accounts-month/

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

Photos show Beijing’s militarization of South China Sea in new detail
The Guardian, February 6, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/photos-beijings-militarisation-south-china-sea-philippines

Taiwan brushes off concern about stranded citizens amid China route row
Reuters, February 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-flights/taiwan-brushes-off-concern-about-stranded-citizens-amid-china-route-row-idUSKBN1FQ1GP

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends controversial decision to seek jail terms for Occupy trio
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132387/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-defends-controversial-decision

Related:
Hong Kong court frees three democracy leaders, but warns against future acts of dissent
Reuters, February 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics/hong-kong-court-frees-three-democracy-leaders-but-warns-against-future-acts-of-dissent-idUSKBN1FQ10D

Liaison office chief praises Hong Kong and promises to be more transparent and welcoming
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132318/liaison-office-chief-praises-hong-kong-and-promises-be-more

Related:
港大民研：大部分社會指標告跌 「民主」見2004年以來新低 (HKU survey finds local democracy index hits new low since 2004)
Mingpao, February 6, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180206/s00001/1517902250351

13被告保釋全獲准 官：不等同與雙學三子案結果相同 (All 13 New Territories development activists granted bail after Court of Final Appeal’s decision)
Mingpao, February 7, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180207/s00001/1517987570712

Hong Kong-China detention notification deal “useless,” says lawmaker, a year after businessman disappeared
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/06/hong-kong-china-detention-notification-deal-useless-says-lawmaker-year-businessman-disappeared/

Commentary (评论)

Beijing is silencing Chinese-Australians
中国正在压制澳大利亚华人的声音
The New York Times, February 6, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/opinion/beijing-chinese-australians-censorship.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180207/beijing-chinese-australians-censorship/

Hong Kong welcomes release of Occupy trio but concerns remain about the Public Order Ordinance
Hong Kong Watch, February 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2018/2/6/hong-kong-welcomes-release-of-occupy-trio-but-concerns-remain-about-the-public-order-ordinance

Related:
這不是香港民主運動的勝利，請不要鬆懈 (This is not a victory for Hong Kong’s democratic movement, please don’t relax)
Inmediahk, February 7, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1055052

如天主教向人民币低头 (If the Catholic Church bows to Renminbi)
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/commentaries/kl/com-02052018085749.html

China, elbows out, charges ahead
The New York Times, February 5, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/opinion/china-elbows-out-charges-ahead.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Sweden condemns China's “brutal” detention of bookseller Gui Minhai
The Guardian, February 6, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/sweden-condemns-chinas-brutal-detention-of-bookseller-gui-minhai

Related:
“He might not have that much time left”: Daughter’s fears grow over bookseller Gui Minhai missing in China
Agence France-Presse, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/might-not-much-time-left-daughters-fears-grow-bookseller-gui-minhai-missing-china/

史庭福因宣讲六四真相而被“寻衅滋事罪”案将在2018年2月8日南京开庭审理 (Rights defender Shi Tingfu faces trial in Nanjing for “picking quarrels” after giving public speech about June Fourth)
Weiquanwang, February 6, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/201828.html

Tibetan monk freed after five-year prison term for “politically sensitive” writings
青海藏人刑满获释后仍无人身自由
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-02052018141331.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02052018104217.html

内蒙公安枪击致死以钱封口 遗孀揭尸检造假讨公道 (Inner Mongolia widow denies hush money, unveils fake autopsy report and demands justice for husband who was shot dead by police)
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-02052018100445.html

李静瑜为丈夫李明哲案前往联合国 (Wife of jailed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che petitions at UN for support of husband’s release)
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hcm-02052018103855.html

Chinese anti-censorship activist Zhen Jianghua denied access to lawyer
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/chinese-anti-censorship-activist-zhen-jianghua-denied-access-lawyer/

Access to Information (信息公开)

一家书店的葬礼，和它告别的时代 (Funeral of a bookstore and the era it bids farewell to)
The Initium, February 6, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180206-mainland-monsoon-bookstore/

浙江网信办关闭“叔叔不约”等一批违法违规网站及用户账号 (Zhejiang censors a group of “illegal” websites and social media accounts)
Zhejiang Branch of Cyberspace Administration of China, February 6, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1985586

Related:
有偿删帖 有偿炒作——“网络水军”违法犯罪活动调查 (Crackdown on “Internet water army” has led to 200 arrests, shutdown of 5,000 Internet accounts and nearly 10,000 websites since May 2017)
Xinhua News Agency, February 4, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-02/04/c_1122366587.htm

严格执法形成震慑 规范执法彰显法治——2017年全国网信行政执法工作扎实推进 (Cyberspace Administration of China reports “clear results” in 2017 administrative law enforcement work, including shutting down 22,587 websites, 3.17 million accounts and chat groups)
Cyberspace Administration of China, February 5, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-02/05/c_1122368756.htm

国家新闻出版广电总局关于《电影行政处罚裁量办法（征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的公告 (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television solicits public opinions on draft of “Administrative Punishment Discretionary Measures for Films”, contents that damage national dignity, honor and social stability will result in heavy punishments)
State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, February 2, 2018
http://zqyj.chinalaw.gov.cn/readmore?id=2377&listType=2

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

#MeToo with Chinese characteristics
The Atlantic, February 6, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/02/metoo-in-china/552326/

律师申请会见余文生遭拒 千人联署促放人 (Over 1,000 sign petition urging release of rights lawyer Yu Wensheng)
Voice of America, February 5, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-attorney-refused-to-visit-detained-yu-wensheng-20180205/4239387.html

Related:
律师发函公安部门查询高智晟下落 (Lawyers write letter to Ministry of Public Security asking for whereabouts of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hdc-02052018101354.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

首钢水钢公司煤气中毒致9死 安监总局通报存在问题 (Gas leak kills 9 at Guizhou steel mill as State Administration of Work Safety recognizes safety issues)
Chinanews.com, February 6, 2018
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2018/02-06/8442292.shtml

State-run Chinese paper confident China will establish ties with Vatican
Reuters, February 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2132205/state-run-chinese-paper-confident-china-will-establish

Related:
陳日君點名批教廷國務卿：內地教友最大痛苦 是遭「親人」負賣 (Former Bishop of Hong Kong Joseph Zen criticizes Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin for not understanding the suffering of mainland believers)
Mingpao, February 5, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180205/s00001/1517828867312

河南周口50所民办学校遭关闭强拆 (Henan shuts down and demolishes over 50 private schools and kindergartens)
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/ql2-02052018095551.html

江西全面部署扫黑除恶工作 已抓获涉案人员1111人 (Jiangxi arrests 1,111 people amid fully-implemented “remove the black and eradicate the evil” campaign)
Xinhua News Agency, February 5, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-02/05/c_1122372781.htm

Related:
广东部署扫黑除恶，要建“全国最安全地区” (Guangdong pledges to become “the nation’s safest area” amid “remove the black and eradicate the evil” campaign)
China News Service, February 6, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1985780

China boosts intellectual property protection – for its own tech at least
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2132135/drones-dredgers-stop-chinas-top-tech-falling-foreign

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

刷脸进站、AI机器视觉 高科技助春运更快速便捷 (Guangzhou South Railway Station uses facial recognition on passengers during Spring Festival travel)
Legal Daily, February 5, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/05/content_7468039.htm

Related:
逃犯无处可逃 全国铁路第一款人像比对警务眼镜投入实战 (Fugitives have nowhere to run as China's first wearable facial recognition device put to use by police at Henan high-speed railway station)
QQ.com, February 5, 2018
http://new.qq.com/omn/20180205/20180205A0MBQ8.html#p=1

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

China’s meddling poses greater threat to EU than Kremlin, says study
Politico. February 5, 2018
https://www.politico.eu/article/chinas-meddling-poses-greater-threat-to-eu-than-kremlin-says-study/

Related:
Authoritarian advance: Responding to China’s growing political influence in Europe
Mercator Institute for China Studies and the Global Public Policy Institute, February 5, 2018
https://www.merics.org/sites/default/files/2018-02/GPPi_MERICS_Authoritarian_Advance_2018_1.pdf

Is China inflicting a “century of humiliation” on the world?
The Diplomat, February 4, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/is-china-inflicting-a-century-of-humiliation-on-the-world/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy activists Joshua Wong, Alex Chow, Nathan Law free to go after Occupy sentence appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/06/breaking-hong-kong-democracy-activists-joshua-wong-alex-chow-nathan-law-free-go-occupy-sentence-appeal/

Journalism NGO reports “unprecedented hardship” for Hong Kong’s media industry and “bleak” trends in China
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/06/journalism-ngo-reports-unprecedented-hardship-hong-kongs-media-industry-bleak-trends-china/

Election ban rules “very clear”, Carrie Lam insists, but says government will “seriously consider” clarifying them if needed
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132202/election-ban-rules-very-clear-carrie-lam-insists-says

Related:
Embattled Demosisto party hangs large black banners protesting banning of Hong Kong by-election candidates
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/embattled-demosisto-party-hangs-large-black-banners-protesting-banning-hong-kong-election-candidates/

In Pictures: Hong Kong students in UK protest banning of pro-democracy candidates from by-election
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/pictures-hong-kong-students-uk-protest-banning-pro-democracy-candidates-election/

林鄭月娥冀議員盡快完成審議及落實一地兩檢條例草案 (Carrie Lam urges lawmakers to review draft co-location arrangement and implement it ASAP)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 5, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1379269-20180205.htm

Commentary (评论)

曲蕃夫：特雷莎·梅访华与褪色的中英“黄金时代” (May’s China trip and the faded “Gold Age” of Sino-British relations)
The Initium, February 6, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180206-international-qiu-theresa-may/

Hong Kong’s Nobel nominees should aim for the bigger prize: democracy, not “self-determination” from China
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2132031/hong-kongs-nobel-nominees-should-aim-bigger-prize-democracy

Hong Kong’s courts have defended its freedoms. Is Beijing changing that?
北京重压下，香港司法系统能继续捍卫自由吗？
The New York Times, February 5, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/world/asia/china-hong-kong-courts.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180206/china-hong-kong-courts/

桂民海再被捕 只有一個原因 (There is only one reason for Gui Minhai getting arrested again)
Stand News, February 5, 2018
http://bit.ly/2BGMtIP

What it’s like to live in a surveillance state
新疆：天罗地网下的监控世界
The New York Times, February 3, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/opinion/sunday/china-surveillance-state-uighurs.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180205/china-surveillance-state-uighurs/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

狱中福建人权律师纪斯尊境况危殆 处于昏迷状态 靠输氧呼吸 无法正常交谈 (Jailed Fujian human rights lawyer Ji Sizun, in coma and critical conditions)
Weiquanwang, February 4, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_39.html

China, the Vatican and a controversial deal
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42914029

吊销隋牧青律师证听证会今召开 各地律师、维权人士云集广州声援 (Guangzhou Justice Bureau hears Sui Muqing’s disbarment, lawyers and human rights defenders show up in solidarity)
Weiquanwang, February 3, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_89.html

Related:
关注隋牧青律师吊牌事件联署签名活动正式结束 联署达2,788人 (2,788 people join petition in protest against disbarment of Sui Muqing)
Weiquanwang, February 3, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/2788.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

US YouTube users to see “gov’t funded” labels on China’s Xinhua, and US-backed RFA videos
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/us-youtube-users-see-govt-funded-labels-chinas-xinhua-us-backed-rfa-videos/

Sudden change at the top of CCTV
China Media Project, February 4, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/02/02/sudden-change-at-the-top-of-china-central-television/

China’s hip-hop haters turn their ire to “Hanmai”
China Film Insider, February 4, 2018
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinas-hip-hop-haters-turn-ire-hanmai/

国家网信办等六部委联合整治炒作明星绯闻隐私和娱乐八卦 (Six ministries move against online providers of “vulgar” entertainment, gossips on celebrity scandals)
Cyberspace Administration of China, February 2, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-02/02/c_1122359930.htm

文化部：清理涉及经典革命歌曲的恶搞视频、音乐四千余条 (Ministry of Culture deletes 4,000 video and audios that spoof classic revolutionary songs)
Ministry of Culture, February 2, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1981239

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

「青」入工運──青年參與者在1223反勞基法遊行的現場紀錄 (Youth in labor movement: A first-hand record of Taiwan Dec 23 Anti-Labor Law amendment rally)
The Initium, February 5, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180202-opinion-nthu-1223-protest/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

2018年中央一号文件公布 近年来一号文件都说了些啥 (State Council issued the “No.1 Central Document”, continue its focus to the “three rural issues”)
The Beijing News, February 5, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/02/05/475301.html

China expands battle against pollution to its top coal producing province
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2131952/china-expands-battle-against-pollution-northwest-region

Decades after US immigration policy separated his family, a man searches for his ancestral village in China
Global Voices, February 4, 2018
https://globalvoices.org/2018/02/04/decades-after-us-immigration-policy-separated-his-family-a-man-searches-for-his-ancestral-village-in-china/

Theresa May, praised by Chinese media for her soft stance on human rights, gets roasted by British press
The Washington Post, February 3, 2018
https://goo.gl/9YjcmG

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China cracks down on tech credit scoring
Financial Times, February 4, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/f23e0cb2-07ec-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5

Apple's China data center to open in 2020
Xinhua News Agency, February 4, 2018
http://english.sina.com/news/2018-02-04/detail-ifyremfz4548414.shtml

China’s swarms of smart drones have enormous military potential
The Diplomat, February 3, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/chinas-swarms-of-smart-drones-have-enormous-military-potential/

National Security (国家安全和反恐)

China accuses US of “Cold War mentality” over nuclear policy
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42935758

Related:
China’s plan to use artificial intelligence to boost the thinking skills of nuclear submarine commanders
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2131127/chinas-plan-use-artificial-intelligence-boost-thinking-skills

Hong Kong (香港)

”Political interference”: Hong Kong’s top leaders express “regret” over Umbrella Movement’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/political-interference-hong-kongs-top-leaders-express-regret-umbrella-movements-nobel-peace-prize-nomination/

Related:
Enemy of the state? Agnes Chow, the 21-year-old activist who has China worried
The Guardian, February 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/04/agnes-chow-hong-kong-activist-who-has-china-worried-democracy

Opposition to controversial national security law could become new reason for Legco election ban, Beijing adviser says
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132013/opposition-controversial-national-security-law-could-become

Hong Kong government accused of lying to public over how many houses could be built on exclusive golf course
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2131958/hong-kong-government-accused-lying-public-over-how

Is Beijing envoy’s personal travelogue a veiled boost for joint checkpoints at Hong Kong-mainland China link?
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2131957/beijing-envoys-personal-travelogue-veiled-boost-joint

Hong Kong democracy activists urge UK to release unseen files
The Guardian, February 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/04/hong-kong-democracy-activists-urge-uk-release-unseen-files-foreign-office

Withdraw outdated school sex education guidelines, Hong Kong lawmaker Ray Chan suggests
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/04/withdraw-outdated-school-sex-education-guidelines-hong-kong-lawmaker-ray-chan-suggests/

Commentary (评论)

專權選舉的自由陰影 (Freedom under the shadow of authoritarian election)
Mingpao, February 5, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180205/s00022/1517745344954

China’s credit ratings plan: from social media to medium of social control
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2131737/chinas-credit-ratings-plan-social-media-medium-social-control

Related:
China's surveillance state should scare everyone
The Atlantic, February 5, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/china-surveillance/552203/

Our hackable political future
The New York Times, February 4, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/opinion/hacking-politics-future.html

China’s “Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location” – a license to disappear, hold and torture dissenters
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/04/chinas-residential-surveillance-designated-location-licence-disappear-hold-torture-dissenters/

Under neo-totalitarianism, there is no “civil society” in China
China Change, February 4, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/02/04/under-neo-totalitarianism-there-is-no-civil-society-in-china/

Journalism denied: How China views facts, fairness, transparency and objectivity in reporting
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/04/journalism-denied-china-views-facts-fairness-transparency-objectivity-reporting/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

甄江华案通报：律师收到不准许会见决定书和不予变更强制措施通知书 目前指定居所监视居住 (Human rights defender Zhen Jianghua denied access to legal counsel and put under residential surveillance at designated location for inciting subversion)
Weiquanwang, February 2, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_28.html

广东反贪人士“惠州区伯”李建新案开审 家属公民旁听受阻 (Li Jianxin, man fights against local-level corruption, faces racketeering charges in Guangdong, as some family members and citizens barred from entering courtroom)
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-02012018104719.html

钱宝网实际控制人张小雷等人被依法执行逮捕 (Zhang Xiaolei, man behind busted pyramid scheme, and others formally arrested)
The Beijing News, February 1, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/02/01/474953.html

Germany calls for release of Chinese human rights lawyer arrested for inciting subversion
Reuters, February 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2131540/germany-calls-release-chinese-human-rights-lawyer

Access to Information (信息公开)

微博客信息服务管理规定 (CAC releases Microblog Information Service Management Regulations in line with Cybersecurity Law and Internet News Information Service Management Regulations)
Cybersecurity Administration of China, February 2, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-02/02/c_1122358726.htm

广东省网信办约谈UC头条 社会、视频等四个频道暂时下线整改 (Guangdong authorities shut down 4 channels of UC Toutiao, the online news dissemination platform, for “hyping wrong-headed, vulgar, pornographic information”)
Southcn.com, February 1, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-02/01/c_1122355857.htm

Related:
文化部严肃查处恶搞《黄河大合唱》等红色经典视频，已下线3898条 (Ministry of Culture investigates spoofing of patriotic songs and censors 3,898 videos and 165 audios)
The Beijing News, February 2, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/02/02/475078.html

華春瑩再爆金句 斥《產經》記者「來者不善」須自省 ( (Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman rebukes Japanese journalist over deteriorating environment for foreign media in China by saying “you have to self-reflect deeply”)
Mingpao, February 1, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180201/s00004/1517492166215

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rise of “morality schools” for Chinese women sparks outcry
Associated Press, February 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2131731/rise-morality-schools-chinese-women-sparks-outcry

河南一访民通过国家司法考试：上访14年后，开始学法用法 (Henan woman teaches herself law and passes National Judicial Exam after petitioning for 14 years)
China Youth Daily, February 1, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1978640

西咸新区龙安居业主：我们到陕西省政府省人大请愿 (Store owners petition at government and NPC in Shaanxi asking for refund of project that remains unfinished for years)
Weiquanwang, February 1, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_46.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China commends Theresa May for “sidestepping” human rights
The Guardian, February 2, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/02/china-commends-visiting-theresa-may-for-sidestepping-human-rights

China brings nearly 13 mln people out of poverty in 2017 - Xinhua
Reuters, February 2, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-brings-nearly-13-mln-people-out-of-poverty-in-2017---xinhua-9919026

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

China reacts to ASIO claims of “extreme threat” with a joke
The Sydney Morning Herald, February 2, 2018
http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-reacts-to-asio-claims-of-extreme-threat-with-a-joke-20180201-h0s9j5.html

Chinese foreign aid in East Asia during the Trump era
The Diplomat, February 2, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/chinese-foreign-aid-in-east-asia-during-the-trump-era/

Hong Kong (香港)

Student Union slams Baptist U “crackdown” on Mandarin test protesters, as school lifts suspensions
Hong Kong Free Press, February 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/02/student-union-slams-baptist-u-crackdown-mandarin-test-protesters-school-lifts-suspensions/

Joshua Wong and other Occupy leaders nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by US congressmen
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2131544/joshua-wong-and-other-occupy-leaders-nominated-nobel-peace

Related:
Bipartisan group of lawmakers nominates Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement for the Nobel Peace Prize
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, February 1, 2018
https://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-nominates-hong-kong%E2%80%99s-pro-democracy

“Noxious fish” and grasshoppers unleashed as banned candidates protest at Hong Kong election briefing
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/01/noxious-fish-grasshoppers-unleashed-banned-candidates-protest-hong-kong-election-briefing/

Related:
官威壓中電 DQ主任「撻朵」迫跟進屋企停電 (Official responsible for disqualifying pan-dems found of trying to bend electricity company to meet her personal request by filing complaint on paper identifiable as from government official and sending it via government fax machine during working hours)
Apple Daily, February 2, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/realtime/article/20180202/57782629

Hong Kong police officers can operate at Legco without prior approval or invitation, court rules
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2131621/hong-kong-police-officers-can-operate-legco-without-prior

Commentary (评论)

China’s middle class is pulling up the ladder behind itself
Foreign Policy, February 1, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/01/chinas-middle-class-is-pulling-up-the-ladder-behind-itself/

Journalism denied: How China views the news
China Media Project, February 1, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/02/01/journalism-denied-a-reminder-of-how-china-views-the-news/

Gerry Shih on China’s Uyghur Muslims, under pressure at home and abroad
Supchina, February 1, 2018
http://supchina.com/podcast/gerry-shih-chinas-uyghur-muslims-pressure-home-abroad/

Hong Kong’s great leap backward on political rights
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/01/hong-kongs-great-leap-backward-political-rights/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

广东：一起特大拐卖儿童案一审宣判26人被判刑 (Guangdong sentences 26 child traffickers to up to suspended death penalty)
Xinhua News Agency, February 1, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-02/01/c_1122352520.htm

司法部公示对42名律师的处罚决定，6人因干扰诉讼活动被罚 (Ministry of Justice punishes 42 lawyers, including 6 for interfering with prosecution)
Legal Daily, February 1, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1979019

Tibetan nun dies after years of ill health following prison term
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/nun-01312018153945.html

孙林“煽动颠覆国家政权案”即将开庭 (Citizen journalist Sun Lin faces inciting subversion trial in Nanjing)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-01312018103235.html

Related:
被控提供国家机密 黄琦案移送四川绵阳法院 (Huang Qi, website owner charged with leaking state secrets, transferred to local court in Mianyang, Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-01312018103421.html

Macau’s plan to exclude foreign judges from national security cases violates Basic Law, says top lawyer
Hong Kong Free Press, January 31, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/31/macaus-plan-exclude-foreign-judges-national-security-cases-violates-basic-law-says-top-lawyer/

Access to Information (信息公开)

China to block overseas VPN services from end of March
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-to-block-overseas-vpn-services-from-end-of-march-01312018102313.html

Related:
Interview: Young Chinese developer drops circumvention project over “doxing” threat
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/threat-01312018103837.html

《劉曉波紀念詩集》周四出版 港台兩地有售 (Collection of poems commemorating Liu Xiaobo published and on shelf in Hong Kong and Taiwan from Thursday)
Mingpao, January 31, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180131/s00004/1517402847961

Related:
The death of Shanghai’s iconic independent bookstore
The Diplomat, January 31, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/the-death-of-shanghais-iconic-independent-bookstore/

China orders Muji to destroy catalog over “problem map”
Associated Press, January 31, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-orders-muji-to-destroy-catalog-over-problem-map/2018/01/31/45b5e940-066d-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html

Related:
无印良品回应问题地图：漏绘钓鱼岛等属实，已按要求整改 (Pressed by China, Japanese retailer Muji destroys “problem map” with “errors” concerning Taiwan and Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands)
The Paper, January 30, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1975469

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国律师关于尊重和保障律师执业权利的声明 (Lawyers sign statement calling for respect and protection of lawyers’ rights in China)
Weiquanwang, February 1, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post.html

Related:
逾2000人联署声援维权律师 国保软硬兼施图击破 (Over 2,000 join signature campaign in support of rights lawyers despite police intimidation)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/lawyer-01312018071012.html

公民社会自由度调查 中朝沙特垫底 (Report finds China, North Korea and Saudi Arabia worse performers of civil society freedom)
Deutsche Welle, January 31, 2018
http://bit.ly/2GBNJw8

中国各地疫苗患儿家长北京乞讨求助 (Parents of tainted vaccine victims petition for financial aid at health authority in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-01312018102845.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

31省份监察委主任全选出 省级监察委密集挂牌 (Heads of supervisory commission elected in 31 provinces)
Chinanews.com, February 1, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0201/c1001-29798961.html

充当涉黑组织“保护伞” ，广东清远29名公安民警被处分 (City in Guangdong punishes 29 police officers for shielding local mafia)
Yangcheng Evening News, January 31, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1977601

安徽“垃圾非法倾倒长江案”刑拘5人 环保部门将提公益诉讼 (Anhui criminally detains 5 for dumping industrial waste into Yangtze River, as environment authority pledges to press public interest charges)
The Beijing News, January 31, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/01/31/474755.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

CNNIC发布第41次《中国互联网络发展状况统计报告》 (CINNIC's Internet development report says netizens in China totaled 772 million by end of 2017)
Cyberspace Administration of China, January 31, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-01/31/c_1122346138.htm

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

Mainland spokesperson stresses punishment for national security violations
Xinhua News Agency, January 31, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/s/2018-01-31/detail-ifyreuzn0583937.shtml

China lashes out at Taiwan over cancellation of flights
Associated Press, January 31, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-lashes-out-at-taiwan-over-cancellation-of-flights/2018/01/31/b33a4a00-065f-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

立法會新界東補選 陳國強被裁定提名無效 (James Chan Kwok-keung, member of Sha Tin District Council, disqualified and banned from LegCo by-election over political beliefs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 1, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1378597-20180201.htm

Related:
Second Hong Kong opposition candidate banned from running in Legislative Council by-election
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2131455/second-hong-kong-opposition-candidate-banned-running

UK Foreign Office urges respect for rights after Agnes Chow banned from Hong Kong election
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/01/uk-foreign-office-urges-respect-rights-agnes-chow-banned-hong-kong-election/

Related:
Theresa May must not sacrifice Hong Kong for trade favors from the People’s Republic
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/01/theresa-may-must-not-sacrifice-hong-kong-trade-favours-peoples-republic/

Baptist U lifts suspensions on student pair involved in Hong Kong campus protest
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2131575/baptist-u-lifts-suspensions-student-pair-involved-hong-kong

Beijing envoy in Hong Kong urges preparedness against “significant political and legal incidents” this year
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2131452/beijing-envoy-hong-kong-urges-preparedness-against

Hong Kong citizens move to Taiwan in waves after political upsets
Voice of America, January 31, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/hong-kong-citizens-move-to-taiwan-in-waves-after-political-upsets/4232788.html

Commentary (评论)

香港納入黨國體制對台灣的警訊 (Warning for Taiwan after Hong Kong being included in the 
“Party-State”)
Inmediahk, February 1, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1054935

Related:
How English can save Hong Kong from becoming “just another Chinese city”
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2131336/how-english-can-save-hong-kong-becoming-just-another-chinese

Hong Kong health crisis in need of long-term cure
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2131478/hong-kong-health-crisis-need-long-term-cure

Disqualified: How the gov’t compromised Hong Kong’s only free and fair election
Hong Kong Free Press, January 31, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/31/disqualified-hong-kong-govt-compromised-citys-free-fair-elections/

Related:
北京將會後悔DQ香港眾志 (Beijing will regret disqualifying Demosistō)
The House News Bloggers, February 1, 2018
http://bit.ly/2nvIllr

口炮党人选集 | 新极权下没有所谓公民社会 (There is no so-called civil society under neo-totalitarianism)
China Digital Times, January 31, 2018
http://bit.ly/2BJwW6B

China: Families of Interpol targets harassed
中国：国际刑警红色通告人员家属被骚扰
Human Rights Watch, January 31, 2018
EN: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/01/31/china-families-interpol-targets-harassed
CH: https://www.hrw.org/zh-hans/news/2018/01/31/314426

Access to Justice (司法公正)

周远案当事人获赔191万：对结果持保留态度 将申诉 (Zhou Yuan receives 1,910,000 yuan of state compensation after spending 20 years in prison for crimes he didn’t commit, and he pledges to appeal to the supreme court)
Xinhua News Agency, January 31, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-01/31/c_1122343890.htm

700人联署声援余文生 国际特赦紧急呼吁 (700 sign petition calling for release of rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, as Amnesty International issues emergency statement)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-01302018102303.html

甘肃临夏农民工讨薪事件： 张成义被刑事拘留 律师会见未果 (Migrant worker representative barred from meeting with lawyer after being criminally detained in Gansu for “not paying wages” while the developer remains at large)
Weiquanwang, January 30, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/01/blog-post_533.html

Uyghur Muslim scholar dies in Chinese police custody
Radio Free Asia, January 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/scholar-death-01292018180427.html

Related:
Interview: “I lost all hope of surviving”
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/kazakh-01302018161655.html