Commentary (评论)

China’s “win-win” resolution is anything but
Human Rights Watch, March 5, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/03/05/chinas-win-win-resolution-anything

民主疲憊 文明倒退？ (Democracy fatigue and civilization in regression)
Mingpao, March 5, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180305/s00022/1520165472721

只有用宪法，宪法才有用 (Constitution can only be useful when used constitutionally)
Financial Times, March 5, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001076552

With term limits move, Xi is setting himself up for failure
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2135418/term-limits-move-xi-setting-himself-failure

Related:
Xi Jinping’s power play: from president to China’s new dictator?
The Guardian, March 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/04/xi-jinping-from-president-to-china-new-dictator

Hong Kong in 2018 – time to pack your bags, or is there still room for utopianism?
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/04/hong-kong-2018-time-pack-bags-still-room-utopianism/

High Court ruling on “live-in” rule guarantees further abuse of Hong Kong’s domestic workers
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/04/high-court-ruling-live-rule-guarantees-abuse-hong-kongs-domestic-workers/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's top paper says Xi Jinping won't necessarily serve for life
Cable News Network, March 1, 2018
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/01/asia/china-peoples-daily-xi-jinping-term-limits-intl/index.html

Related:
保证党和国家长治久安的重大制度安排 (People’s Daily: Important institutional arrangements [constitutional amendments] are meant to ensure long-term stability of party and state)
People’s Daily, March 1, 2018
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2018-03/01/nw.D110000renmrb_20180301_2-03.htm

After U.S.-based reporters exposed abuses, China seized their relatives
中国拘留多名自由亚洲电台维族记者亲属
The New York Times, March 1, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/world/asia/china-xinjiang-rfa.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180302/china-xinjiang-rfa/

Related:
Rights groups condemn China’s detention of RFA reporters’ relatives
Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/reporters-relatives-03012018164751.html

全国政协委员吕红兵提案：建议只有律师能担任刑事案件辩护人 (CPPCC’s Lyu Hongbin: Prohibit disbarred lawyers from representing clients in criminal defense posing as relatives and friends)
The Paper, March 1, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2014209

Cybersecurity law causing “mass concerns” among foreign firms in China
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2135338/cybersecurity-law-causing-mass-concerns-among-foreign-firms-china

China places outspoken dissidents under house arrest ahead of parliament
Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissidents-03012018125427.html

李昱函受虐绝食 律师拟申请取保候审 (Rights lawyer Li Yuhan stages hunger strike against torture under detention. Lawyer to apply for bail)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf3-02282018101545.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

重拳整治乱象 还网络一片清朗 (Chinese authorities crack down on “illegal” and “vulgar” online video games)
People’s Daily, March 2, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0302/c1001-29842942.html

批澳大利亚出版反华书籍，华春莹送出一句古诗 (MFA spokesperson criticizes book “Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia” by quoting ancient poem: “Despite the incessant cry of apes from the banks, the swift boat has already sailed through thousands of hills”)
Global Times, March 1, 2018
http://world.huanqiu.com/exclusive/2018-03/11634025.html

Related:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on March 1, 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 1, 2018
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/t1538767.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China Media Bulletin: Resisting Beijing’s influence, New Year Gala, #MeToo in China (Issue No. 126)
中国媒体快报：抵抗北京的影响力、春晚、#MeToo在中国 (Issue 126, Simplified Chinese)
Freedom House, March 1, 2018
EN: https://freedomhouse.org/china-media/china-media-bulletin-resisting-beijings-influence-new-year-gala-metoo-in-china-issue-no-126
CH: https://freedomhouse.org/china-media/metooissue-126-simplified-chinese

陕西富平县两个村村民：我们坚决反对建垃圾焚烧发电厂 (Villagers in Shaanxi petition against construction of waste incineration power plants)
Weiquanwang, March 1, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/03/blog-post_1.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s new vice-premiers to lead battles against poverty, pollution and economic risks
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2135094/chinas-new-vice-premiers-lead-battles-against-poverty

Related:
Exclusive: Xi confidant set to become China's new spy master - sources
Reuters, February 28, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-security-exclusive/exclusive-xi-confidant-set-to-become-chinas-new-spy-master-sources-idUSKCN1GC17K

China’s parliament is a growing billionaires’ club
人大和政协，中国的“亿万富翁俱乐部”
The New York Times, March 1, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/business/china-parliament-billionaires.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20180302/china-parliament-billionaires/

专访陈日君: 中梵协议是"投降" 出卖了地下教会 (Joseph Zen calls Sino-Vatican deal “surrender”, claiming it betrays underground Churches)
Deutsche Welle, March 1, 2018
http://bit.ly/2GV2f1l

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

在数字极权下的上海生活是怎样一种体验？ (What’s it like to live in digitally totalitarian Shanghai?)
China Digital Times, March 1, 2018
http://bit.ly/2GXhwi6

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

China warns Taiwan playing with fire over U.S. bill
Reuters, March 2, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-warns-taiwan-playing-with-fire-over-u-s-bill-idUSKCN1GE039

World braces for blowback from Xi lifetime power play in China
Agence France-Presse, February 28, 2018
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5443793/World-braces-blowback-Xi-lifetime-power-play-China.html

Hong Kong (香港)

中央機構改革 台辦港澳辦合併 (Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office to merge with Taiwan Affairs Office)
Mingpao, March 2, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180302/s00013/1519929059508

Budget 2018: Tax deductions for Hongkongers renting their homes not feasible this year, says finance chief
Hong Kong Free Press, March 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/02/budget-2018-tax-deductions-hongkongers-renting-homes-not-feasible-year-says-finance-chief/

Related:
Budget 2018: Environmental group says gov’t green bonds could lead to more “white elephant” projects
Hong Kong Free Press, March 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/02/budget-2018-environmental-group-says-govt-green-bonds-lead-white-elephant-projects/

Court rejects appeal bid from ex-chief exec. aide Lew Mon-hung over obstruction of justice conviction
Hong Kong Free Press, March 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/02/court-rejects-appeal-bid-ex-chief-exec-aide-lew-mon-hung-obstruction-justice-conviction/

Pro-democracy bloc suffers another blow as Hong Kong Legco approves more rule book changes for Finance Committee
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2135324/pro-democracy-bloc-suffers-another-blow-hong-kong-legco

“I really want to kill you!”: Hong Kong woman arrested after video shows employer hitting Indonesian domestic helper
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2135278/i-really-want-kill-you-video-showing-employer-hitting

Video: Treatment of student sparks questions over Hong Kong police training on autism
Hong Kong Free Press, March 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/01/video-treatment-student-sparks-questions-hong-kong-police-training-autism/

林郑月娥新春酒会自认“忠诚如狗” (Carrie Lam claims “loyal as a dog” during Lunar New Year party)
Radio France Internationale, March 1, 2018
http://bit.ly/2CVx2cg

Commentary (评论)

彭丽君：毛美学──创新还是整合，民族自信还是感官控制？ (Maoist aesthetic: Innovation or integration; national confidence or control of senses?)
The Initium, March 2, 2108
https://theinitium.com/article/20180302-opinion-panglaikwan-aesthetics-of-the-maoist/

Xi Jinping and the perils of one-person rule in China
The New Yorker, March 1, 2018
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/xi-jinping-and-the-perils-of-one-person-rule-in-china

How the West got China wrong
The Economist, March 1, 2018
https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21737517-it-bet-china-would-head-towards-democracy-and-market-economy-gamble-has-failed-how

Maybe the law does actually matter to Xi Jinping
China File, March 1, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/maybe-law-does-actually-matter-xi-jinping

Can Chinese journalists criticize the party-state?
China File, March 1, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/library/sinica-podcast/can-chinese-journalists-criticize-party-state

Xi Jinping’s authoritarian rise in China has been powered by sexism
The Washington Post, March 1, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/03/01/xi-jinpings-authoritarian-rise-in-china-has-been-powered-by-sexism/

When the cat’s away …
习近平们的春天来了
The New York Times, February 27, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/opinion/trump-strongmen-democracy.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180302/trump-strongmen-democracy/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains relatives of U.S. reporters in apparent punishment for Xinjiang coverage
The Washington Post, February 28, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-detains-relatives-of-us-reporters-in-apparent-punishment-for-xinjiang-coverage/2018/02/27/4e8d84ae-1b8c-11e8-8a2c-1a6665f59e95_story.htm

Xi sets China on a collision course with history
习近平欲重塑威权主义，中国走向与历史相悖之路
The New York Times, February 28, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/world/asia/xi-jinping-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180301/xi-jinping-china/

Related:
First term limits ... now Xi Jinping to shake up the state to tighten Communist Party’s grip on government
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2135165/first-term-limits-now-xi-jinping-shake-state-tighten

A summer vacation in China’s Muslim Gulag
Foreign Policy, February 28, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/28/a-summer-vacation-in-chinas-muslim-gulag/

Related:
新疆：一个露天监狱 (Xinjiang: A roofless prison)
Voice of America, March 1, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/uyghur-freedom-china-20180228/4275386.html

江西宜春四访民计划进京 未启程已被村官打昏 (4 petitioners in Jiangxi stopped and beaten by local cadres before departure for Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-02282018100914.html

大智立法——五年25部新法出台的背后 (NPC Standing Committee passes 25 new laws in past 5 years, counts “building the framework for a national security legal system with Chinese characteristics” among its achievements)
Xinhua News Agency, February 27, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-02/27/c_1122461914.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's top paper says reform does not mean life-long presidency
Reuters, March 1, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics/chinas-top-paper-says-reform-does-not-mean-life-long-presidency-idUSKCN1GD3LF

China stifles critics of plan to extend Xi Jinping’s reign
The Wall Street Journal, February 28, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-stifles-critics-of-plan-to-extend-xi-jinpings-reign-1519838066

How China’s media sold Xi Jinping’s power grab
The New York Times, February 28, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000005771054/how-chinas-media-sold-xi-jinpings-power-grab.html

Related:
「抱歉，此內容違反了《規定》」──2017年微博審查回顧 (“Sorry, the content violates relevant laws and regulations”: A summary of Weibo censorship in 2017)
The Initium, March 1, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180301-opinion-fukingwah-weibo/

全国律协：律师微信朋友圈发相关信息也可能被认为是业务推广 (All China Lawyers Association issues new rule on lawyers promoting business: Information on WeChat Moments to be regulated)
The Paper, February 28, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2012707

Related:
中华全国律师协会律师业务推广行为规则（试行） (Code of Conduct for Lawyers to Promote Business of the All China Lawyers Association (for Trial Implementation))
All China Lawyers Association, February 2, 2018
http://www.acla.org.cn/article/page/detailById/22483

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

两会前夕 海外中国学生学者致信全国人大反击性骚扰 (Chinese students overseas sign open letter urging NPC members to take actions against sexual harassment)
Voice of America, March 1, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-anti-sexual-harrassment-20180228/4275433.html

Proposed removal of Chinese leader’s term limit meets with public resistance
China Change, February 28, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/02/28/proposed-removal-of-chinese-leaders-term-limit-meets-with-public-resistance/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

129名公职人员充当黑保护伞 猫鼠一家有多可怕 (129 government employees including police officers found of mafia involvement in Heilongjiang)
China Youth Daily, February 28, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2018-02-28/doc-ifwnpcns4436099.shtml

中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第三次全体会议公报 (The third CPC plenary session highlights key task of Party and state institutional reform to “ensure total coverage of party leadership”)
Xinhua News Agency, February 28, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-02/28/c_1122468000.htm

Why build Kenya’s first coal plant? Hint: Think China
肯亞首座煤電廠背後的中國煤炭擴張潮
The New York Times, February 27, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/climate/coal-kenya-china-power.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20180228/coal-kenya-china-power/zh-hant/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

别让大数据沦为侵害消费者权益的帮凶 (Don’t let Big Data become accomplice in violating consumers’ rights)
The Beijing News, March 1, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/opinion/2018/03/01/477357.html

China takes a bite out of Apple privacy claims
Deutsche Welle, February 28, 2018
http://www.dw.com/en/china-takes-a-bite-out-of-apple-privacy-claims/a-42769851

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

Is China using “divide and rule” tactics to gain influence in Europe?
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2135244/china-using-divide-and-rule-tactics-gain-influence

Senate passes Taiwan travel bill that has angered China
Reuters, March 1, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taiwan-china/senate-passes-taiwan-travel-bill-that-has-angered-china-idUSKCN1GD3HI

Hong Kong (香港)

UK watchdog urges fair trials for Hong Kong activists; suggests stripping Justice Sec. of prosecution power
Hong Kong Free Press, March 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/01/uk-watchdog-urges-fair-trials-hong-kong-activists-suggests-stripping-justice-sec-prosecution-power/

Budget 2018: Pro-democracy lawmakers say budget “perpetuates wealth gap” and offers little for the poor
Hong Kong Free Press, March 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/01/budget-2018-pro-democracy-lawmakers-say-budget-perpetuates-wealth-gap-offers-little-poor/

Anthony Wong: Hong Kong actor on looking for his father
黃秋生- 混血影帝笑看身世 「本來無一物，何處惹塵埃？」
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 28, 2018
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-43215669/anthony-wong-hong-kong-actor-on-looking-for-his-father
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-43040787/

Commentary (评论)

十九屆三中全會做了三件事 (Three highlights in third CPC plenary session)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 28, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-43231803

Xi Jinping's unsettling approach to governing modern China
Reuters, February 28, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-president-xi-jinping-removal-term-limits-9997962

Can governments protect human rights?
Al Jazeera, February 28, 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2018/02/governments-protect-human-rights-180228120714275.html

The myth of a kinder, gentler Xi Jinping
The Atlantic, February 27, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/xi-jinping-authoritarianism-china/554375/

Welcome to Xi Jinping's new era
The Diplomat, February 27, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/welcome-to-xi-jinpings-new-era/

Xi Jinping’s abolition of the term limit ruptures assumptions of party’s adaptability and stability
任期制取消堪比皇族內閣
The Reporter, February 26, 2018
EN: https://chinachange.org/2018/02/27/xi-jinpings-abolition-of-the-term-limit-ruptures-assumptions-of-partys-adaptability-and-stability/
CH: https://www.twreporter.org/a/opinion-xi-to-stay-in-power

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Interview: “The Chinese Communist Party wants to stay in power forever”
专访鲍彤：中共高层当年为何废除终身制？
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/interview-the-chinese-communist-party-wants-to-stay-in-power-forever-02272018095543.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/ql2-02272018094553.html

With Xi’s power grab, China joins new era of strongmen
习近平掌控下，中国加入全球威权回归趋势
The New York Times, February 26, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-authoritarianism.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180227/china-xi-jinping-authoritarianism/

全国政协委员朱征夫建议：按搜查程序约束扣查嫌疑人手机行为 (CPPCC’s Zhu Zhengfu suggests procedures and guidelines for mobile phone search and seizure)
Procuratorate Daily, February 27, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2011500

Access to Information (信息公开)

Uyghur student in US faces down Chinese threats to “turn him in”
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/threats-02272018150624.html

Ce*sored! China bans the letter N from the Internet as Xi Jinping extends grip on power
The Guardian, February 28, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/28/china-bans-the-letter-n-internet-xi-jinping-extends-power

国务院办公厅印发《关于推进社会公益事业建设领域政府信息公开的意见》 (General Office of State Council issues opinions to promote open government information in 7 public interest areas, including poverty alleviation, education, disaster rescue, and public culture)
Xinhua News Agency, February 26, 2018
http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2018-02/26/content_5268894.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Disagreement between Chinese celebrities sparks online accusations of gender inequality
China Film Insider, February 28, 2018
http://chinafilminsider.com/disagreement-between-chinese-celebrities-sparks-online-accusations-of-gender-inequality/

著名報人李大同發公開信反對修憲 「我都這把年紀了，還怕什麼」 (Renowned Chinese journalist Li Datong defies constitutional amendment in open letter, claiming he is too old to be afraid)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 27, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-43209195

Related:
Xi term limit proposal sparks rare public dissent in China
Associated Press, February 27, 2018
https://www.apnews.com/3abb380a71614cd7bf291a85dda9eebe

关于非营利组织免税资格认定管理有关问题的通知 (Ministry of Civil Affairs issues notice on tax exemption for nonprofits, disqualifying those involved in “illegal political activities”)
Ministry of Civil Affairs, February 27, 2018
http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/zwgk/tzl/201802/20180200007943.shtml

中國的「後89一代」：凝視深淵，抑或忘記大象——誰是「後89」？ (“Post 1989” Chinese activists: Who are they, how is their activism different from their predecessors?)
SOS Reader, February 26, 2018
Part 1: https://sosreader.com/ n/user/@achilleszhao/article/5a93e8fdfd8978000175d811
Part 2: https://sosreader.com/n/user/@achilleszhao/article/5a9552bcfd89780001674166

Government Accountability (政府问责)

违反八项规定 20多名官员死在酒场上 (More than 20 officials violate party disciplines and die of alcohol poisoning at dinner table)
China Youth Daily, February 27, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/zs/2018-02-27/doc-ifyrwsqi9884219.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

About to break the law? Chinese police are already on to you
The Wall Street Journal, February 27, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-said-to-deploy-big-data-for-predictive-policing-in-xinjiang-1519719096

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

Xi Jinping extends power, and China braces for a new Cold War
習近平推進大國議程，中美或迎來新冷戰
The New York Times, February 27, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-new-cold-war.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180228/xi-jinping-china-new-cold-war/zh-hant/

Taipei faces a tougher Beijing if Xi Jinping stays in power, analysts warn
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2134967/taipei-faces-tougher-beijing-if-xi-jinping-stays-power

Hong Kong (香港)

Plenty for Legco by-election hopefuls to chew over in New Territories East despite familiar look to race
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2134936/plenty-legco-election-hopefuls-chew-over-new-territories

朱偉聰：經歷半年監禁，更毋容置疑不認罪 (On bail after spending 6 months in jail, David Chu, political prisoner from N.T. East protest says he would never plead guilty)
Inmediahk, February 28, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1055420a

Taiwan and HK fear China’s harder line after Xi Jinping power play
Financial Times, February 28, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/c577bb4a-1b94-11e8-aaca-4574d7dabfb6

香港团体抗议习近平欲「恢复帝制」 (Hong Kong groups protest against Xi’s “revival of monarchy”)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp2-02272018094838.html

Commentary (评论)

「終身制」與中國夢 (Indefinite rule and the Chinese Dream)
Apple Daily, February 28, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180228/20317417

Xi Jinping dreams of world power for himself and China
The New York Times, February 27, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/opinion/xi-jinping-power-china.html

Reform of Labor Contract Law unlikely at this year’s National People’s Congress
China Labor Bulletin, February 27, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/reform-labour-contract-law-unlikely-year%E2%80%99s-national-people%E2%80%99s-congress

Xi Jinping’s power grab demands a clear western response
Financial Times, February 27, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/c826a386-1af6-11e8-956a-43db76e69936

Xi Jinping's latest power move, in context
The Diplomat, February 27, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/xi-jinpings-latest-power-move-in-context/

Globalization has created a Chinese monster
Foreign Policy, February 26, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/26/globalization-has-created-a-chinese-monster/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Lawyer’s death at Chinese military hospital raises questions
Associated Press, February 26, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/lawyers-death-at-chinese-military-hospital-raises-questions/2018/02/26/410f850a-1b61-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_story.html

除了取消任期限制，习氏修宪还将带来哪些深远影响？ (What impacts will Xi’s Constitution amendments bring other than removing term limits?)
The Initium, February 27, 2017
https://theinitium.com/article/20180227-mainland-constitutional-revision/

Related:
中国军方也表态了 “坚决拥护”修宪建议 (Chinese military pledges “resolute” support to amend Constitution)
Voice of America, February 27, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-military-term-limit-20180227/4272140.html

法工委：正会同有关方面对个人信息保护立法进行研究论证 (Legislative Affairs Commission of NPC Standing Committee researches legislation to “protect personal information”)
The Paper, February 26, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2010284

最高检出台《规定》进一步规范强制医疗决定监督工作, 坚决防止和纠正“假精神病”“被精神病” (Supreme People’s Procuratorate issues regulation to further standardize supervision of medical decisions to prevent healthy individuals from being “falsely” diagnosed or “subjected” to compulsory mental health treatment)
Supreme People’s Procuratorate, February 26, 2018
http://www.spp.gov.cn/xwfbh/wsfbt/201802/t20180226_367788.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

“Ensuring happier lives”: Chinese media defends move to make Xi Jinping all powerful
The Guardian, February 27, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/27/ensuring-happier-lives-chinese-media-defends-move-to-make-xi-jinping-all-powerful

Xi Jinping Thought explained: A new ideology for a new era
习近平思想：为巩固和加强权力而生的中国政治蓝图
The New York Times, February 26, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/world/asia/xi-jinping-thought-explained-a-new-ideology-for-a-new-era.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180227/xi-jinping-thought-explained-a-new-ideology-for-a-new-era/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

世界人权团体致函联合国人权理事会成员国问责中国人权 (Human rights groups urge UN Human Rights Council in open letter to hold China accountable for violations)
Voice of America, February 27, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-human-rights-groups-call-on-states-to-hold-china-accountable-at-the-un-human-rights-council-20180226/4271139.html

Related:
Human rights groups call on States to hold China accountable at the UN Human Rights Council
International Federation for Human Rights, February 26, 2018
https://www.ishr.ch/sites/default/files/article/files/26feb_press_release_china_final.pdf

海外民主人士发联署声明 反对习近平可永续延任 (Chinese dissidents overseas launch signature campaign against Xi’s indefinite rule)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/statement-02262018065716.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China defends controversial detention measure of new anti-graft ministry
Reuters, February 27, 2018
https://goo.gl/WTaydL

自然保护区最大执法行动问责千余人 关停企业2460家 (Ministry of Environmental Protection holds over 1,000 people accountable, shuts down 2,460 companies in 5 months joint sweep)
Legal Daily, February 27, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-02/27/c_1122457192.htm

Who is “Uncle He?” The man in charge of China’s economy
The Wall Street Journal, February 27, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blessed-by-xi-jinping-the-new-captain-of-chinas-economy-1519688592

China urges regions to take responsibility after Yangtze smog surge
Reuters, February 27, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-urges-regions-to-take-responsibility-after-yangtze-smog-surge-9995262

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China is using big data to repress its Muslim Uyghur population, a rights group says
Associated Press, February 26, 2018
http://time.com/5176992/china-data-uighurs-repression-xinjiang/

Related:

China: Big data fuels crackdown in minority region
中国：大数据助长对少数民族地区镇压
Human Rights Watch, February 26, 2018
EN: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/26/china-big-data-fuels-crackdown-minority-region
CH: https://www.hrw.org/zh-hans/news/2018/02/26/315418/

Hong Kong (香港)

KMB bus driver alliance suspends labor action after talks with company achieve “preliminary success”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/27/kmb-bus-driver-alliance-suspends-labour-action-talks-company-achieve-preliminary-success/

Legco by-election rivals on Hong Kong Island urge “safeguarding the rule of law” … but whose way will win votes?
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2134672/legco-election-rivals-hong-kong-island-urge-safeguarding

“I am a troublemaker”: Hong Kong Baptist University denies contract extension for staff union chair
Hong Kong Free Press, February 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/27/i-troublemaker-hong-kong-baptist-university-denies-contract-extension-staff-union-chair/

Chinese-language help for Hong Kong’s ethnic minority pupils lacks transparency, NGO finds
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2134792/chinese-language-help-hong-kongs-ethnic-minority-pupils

Commentary (评论)

民主運動的第三條路 (Third path of democratic movement)
Apple Daily, February 27, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180227/20316389

Repression & Resilience: Annual Report on Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2017)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 26, 2018
https://www.nchrd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CHRD-2017-Annual-Report-of-Situation-of-HRDs-in-China_Feb-2018.pdf

Xi Jinping may be president for life. What will happen to China?
The New Yorker, February 26, 2018
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/xi-jinping-may-be-president-for-life-what-will-happen-to-china

Related:
China’s stability myth is dead
Foreign Policy, February 26, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/26/chinas-stability-myth-is-dead/

President Xi’s strongman rule raises new fears of hostility and repression
“超级主席”习近平：强人政治引发的忧虑和危险
The New York Times, February 25, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/world/asia/xi-jinping-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180226/xi-jinping-china/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China moves to let Xi stay in power by abolishing term limit
中共提议修宪，取消国家主席任期限制
The New York Times, February 25, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/world/asia/china-xi-jinping.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180225/china-xi-jinping/

Related:
“Dictator for life”: Xi Jinping's power grab condemned as step towards tyranny
The Guardian, February 26, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/26/xi-jinping-china-presidential-limit-scrap-dictator-for-life

“I miss her so much”: Australian man pleads for wife's release from Chinese prison
The Guardian, February 25, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/feb/25/i-miss-her-so-much-australian-man-pleads-for-wifes-release-from-chinese-prison

为母报仇张扣扣首见律师 就私刑报复民间舆论撕裂 (Zhang Koukou, veteran who kills 3 in revenge, meets with lawyer and bursts into tears when asked about mother's death)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/revenge-02242018112313.html

余文生事件株连家人 妻许艳拟到香港遭拒出境 (Wife of rights lawyer Yu Wensheng banned from leaving China)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/wife-02242018102727.html

Police in China's Jiangsu criminally detain “outspoken” human rights activist
徐秦被以涉嫌寻衅滋事罪刑拘 好友透露当局大规模搜罪证
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-detention-02232018124655.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident-02242018100436.html

中共中央印发《中央党内法规制定工作第二个五年规划（2018－2022年）》 (CPC to strengthen leadership, claims new party regulation plan)
Xinhua News Agency, February 23, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-02/23/c_1122443711.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

China pushes back against criticism of plan for Xi to stay in power
Reuters, February 26, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics/china-pushes-back-against-criticism-of-plan-for-xi-to-stay-in-power-idUSKCN1GA040

Hurt feelings: How foreign brands are proving to be a soft target as China wields its power
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/25/hurt-feelings-foreign-brands-proving-soft-target-china-wields-power/

北京依法责令新浪微博、凤凰网等６家网站限期整改 (Beijing authorities slam Sina Weibo and others for failing to censor vulgar contents)
Xinhua News Agency, February 24, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-02/24/c_1122448785.htm

在微博上“辱骂”中共武汉市委书记陈一新的丁文婷女士今转为刑事拘留 (Woman criminally detained for criticizing city party secretary on Weibo, asking him to “get out of Wuhan”)
Weiquanwang, February 24, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_62.html

Related:
网上说话不要有口无心 郑州一网民因辱警被拘14日 (Man detained for 14 days in Henan after “insulting” police online)
People.com.cn, February 22, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/22/content_7477771.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国版MeToo：性骚扰者被解雇後，她们想建立制度保护 (MeToo in China: Sexual harassment victims to set up protection mechanism after dismissal)
The Initium, February 26, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180226-mainland-metoo/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

教育部：中小学教师诱导或逼迫学生参加校外培训等 可取消教师资格 (Ministry of Education threatens to dismiss primary and middle school teachers who “lure or coerce” students to join extra-curriculum tutoring)
The Beijing News, February 26, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/02/26/476954.html

China’s new super graft-buster will outrank courts and prosecutors
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2134656/chinas-new-super-graft-buster-will-outrank-courts-and

Related:
Date set for decision day on China’s next top government line-up
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2134568/date-set-decision-day-chinas-next-top-government-line

Top Chinese cabinet official Yang Jing’s sacking “linked to missing billionaire Xiao Jianhua”
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2134592/top-chinese-cabinet-official-yang-jings-sacking-linked

China wants to lead the climate-change fight. It better solve its milk problem.
Quartz, February 24, 2018
https://qz.com/1215017/china-wants-to-lead-the-climate-change-fight-it-better-solve-its-milk-problem/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s authoritarian state has an edge in artificial intelligence development
The Wall Street Journal, February 25, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-authoritarian-state-has-an-edge-in-artificial-intelligence-development-1519560000

Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears
Reuters, February 24, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-apple-icloud-insight/apple-moves-to-store-icloud-keys-in-china-raising-human-rights-fears-idUSKCN1G8060

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

Chinese military drone sales hover over Middle East
Associated Press, February 26, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2134680/chinese-military-drone-display-united-arab-emirates

Hong Kong (香港)

Who cares about popularity? Rita Fan unapologetic as she calls time on 34 years of Hong Kong politics
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2134120/who-cares-about-popularity-rita-fan-unrepentant-she-calls

Woman who led KMB drivers’ strike suspended from work
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2134645/woman-who-led-kmb-drivers-strike-suspended-work

Creative posters and big names part of campaign for Kowloon West hopefuls in Hong Kong by-election
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2134626/creative-posters-and-big-names-part-campaign-kowloon-west

Commentary (评论)

中國維權律師關注組：以惡法治國 (China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group: Rule the country with evil laws)
Inmediahk, February 26, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1055379

修宪回避不了的接班人问题，毛时代动荡会否重现？ (Amending Constitution can’t solve problem of who will become successor. Will turbulent Mao Era reappear?)
The Initium, February 26, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180226-opinion-baixin-successor-ccp/

一切荒诞都已经荒诞过了——由小说《大典》说起 (The Ceremony - Wang Lixiong’s new novel)
The Initium, February 26, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180226-opinion-wang-lixiong/

“Just the way things are”: What will future generations make of Hong Kong’s inequality?
Hong Kong Free Press, February 26, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/26/just-way-things-will-future-generations-make-hong-kongs-inequality/

Responsible media should not act as Beijing’s pawns when reporting on staged, forced confessions
Hong Kong Free Press, February 24, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/24/responsible-media-not-act-beijings-pawns-reporting-staged-forced-confessions/

As PyeongChang Olympics close, countdown to Beijing begins
平昌冬奥会落幕，北京倒计时开始
Human Rights Watch, February 24, 2018
EN: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/24/pyeongchang-olympics-close-countdown-beijing-begins
CH: https://www.hrw.org/zh-hans/news/2018/02/24/315427

Access to Justice (司法公正)

EU efforts to free detained bookseller Gui Minhai to be doubled – not abandoned – after “interview,” MPs say
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/23/eu-efforts-free-detained-bookseller-gui-minhai-doubled-not-abandoned-interview-mps-say/

张扣扣案：陕西汉中中院对当年案件再合议 (Shaanxi court reviews 22 years old case after veteran Zhang Koukou slays 3 in revenge)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-02222018103229.html

中国人权观察成员徐秦证实遭刑事拘留 (Xu Qin, member of China Human Rights Watch, confirmed of under criminally detention)
Weiquanwang, February 22, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_27.html

司法行政机关信访工作办法修订：检举材料转给被检举人将追责 (New Letters and Visits regulation bans leaking whistleblower's identity to the accused)
The Paper, February 22, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2004888

北京离监探亲罪犯戴电子手环，每天向民警发在家过年照片视频 (Beijing inmates allowed to visit family at home during Lunar New Year, send photos and videos to police everyday)
Legal Daily, February 22, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2004352

国际特赦组织报告:中国人权状况继续恶化 (Amnesty International: Human rights conditions in China continue to deteriorate)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-02222018103845.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's funeral strippers facing crackdown on “vulgar performances”
The Sydney Morning Herald, February 23, 2018
http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-s-funeral-strippers-facing-crackdown-on-vulgar-performances-20180223-p4z1hs

China rules out arson in fire at Tibetan Buddhism’s holiest temple, as authorities accused of cover-up
Agence France-Presse, February 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/22/china-rules-arson-fire-tibetan-buddhisms-holiest-temple-authorities-accused-cover/

Chinese censorship moves into the American workplace
The Diplomat, February 21, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/chinese-censorship-moves-into-the-american-workplace/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese paper says U.S. should learn from China, restrict guns, protect rights
Reuters, February 23, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-guns/chinese-paper-says-u-s-should-learn-from-china-restrict-guns-protect-rights-idUSKCN1G703W

Lessons from China’s rust belt
The Economist, February 22, 2018
https://www.economist.com/news/china/21737299-debate-about-how-revive-it-has-implications-whole-country-lessons-chinas-rust-belt

China “opposes” racism but dismisses criticism of CCTV blackface skit
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2134350/china-opposes-racism-dismisses-criticism-cctv-blackface

Related:
China portrays racism as a Western problem
The Economist, February 22, 2018
https://www.economist.com/news/china/21737283-it-has-problem-it-too-china-portrays-racism-western-problem

10 Million Catholics in China face storm they can’t control
风暴将至，中国天主教徒何去何从？
The New York Times, February 14, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/14/world/asia/china-catholics-vatican.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180222/china-catholics-vatican/

Related:
邢福增：下一代灵魂之争──中国未成年人还可否信教？ (Fight for souls of the next generation - can underaged Chinese be religious? )
The Initium, February 23, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180223-opinion-opinion-yingfuktsang-freedom-of-religion/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Game helps players spot “fake news”
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 22, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43154667

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

As China puts pressure on Taiwan, signs of a U.S. pushback
美台关系升温，特朗普如何重打“台湾牌”？
The New York Times, February 22, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/world/asia/taiwan-us-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180223/taiwan-us-china/

Hong Kong (香港)

“Hong Kong’s hero, Edward Leung” graffiti appears on second day of pro-independence activist’s trial
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/23/hong-kongs-hero-edward-leung-graffiti-appears-second-day-pro-independence-activists-trial/

Related:
Mystery “mainland tourist” disrupts Mong Kok riot trial by taking photos, prompting judge to issue warning and assure jury
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2134439/mystery-mainland-tourist-disrupts-mong-kok-riot-trial

中聯辦領導班子倡「５個看齊」：助香港同胞樹立正確國家觀 (Liaison Office calls Hongkongers to follow Xi Jinping, have “correct views of the country”)
HK01, February 23, 2018
http://bit.ly/2opoUeC

李飛指自決就是港獨 「本質一樣」 (Li Fei, Chairman of the Basic Law Committee, claims self-determination and independence are “same in nature”)
Mingpaio, February 23, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180223/s00001/1519365075743

稱市民可自選是否搭高鐵 鄭若驊指沒把內地法強加於人 (Justice chief Teresa Cheng says Hongkongers are not forced to follow mainland laws, as they are free to choose whether to ride with high-speed train)
Mingpao, February 23, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180223/s00001/1519367711630

Pro-Beijing by-election candidate accuses rival of “smears” after ties to Henderson charity questioned
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/23/pro-beijing-election-candidate-accuses-rival-smears-ties-henderson-charity-questioned/

Freedom of expression “under attack” in Hong Kong as democracy activists targeted: Report
国际特赦：香港集会及言论自由拉响警钟
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-amnesty-02222018124201.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/cp-02222018103544.html

“Hong Kong royal family”: Confusion as official attends press event sporting Qing Dynasty garb
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/22/hong-kong-royal-family-confusion-official-attends-press-event-sporting-qing-dynasty-garb/

Commentary (评论)

Why has China’s anti-corruption rating barely budged despite thousands of arrests?
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2134265/why-has-chinas-anti-corruption-rating-barely-budged-despite

China's rise and the future of liberal international order: Asking the right questions
The Diplomat, February 23, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/chinas-rise-and-the-future-of-liberal-international-order-asking-the-right-questions/

世道人生：春晚的臭腳 (Worship the stinky feet of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala)
Apple Daily, February 22, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180222/20311820

China dropped its one-child policy. So why aren’t Chinese women having more babies?
开放二胎后，中国的生育率为什么没有上升
The New York Times, February 20, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/opinion/china-women-birthrate-rights.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180223/china-women-birthrate-rights/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

联合国人权专家敦促中国释放藏语保护者 (UN human rights experts urge China to free Tibetan language activist Tashi Wangchuk)
Voice of America, February 22, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/un-china-tibet-rights-20180221/4265402.html

Related:
China: UN experts denounce the criminalization of linguistic and cultural rights advocacy
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, February 21, 2018
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22683&LangID=E

Trial of Macau lawmaker fuels new wave of activism in casino hub
Reuters, February 22, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/trial-of-macau-lawmaker-fuels-new-wave-of-activism-in-casino-hub-9980960

“A very scary movie”: how China snatched Gui Minhai on the 11.10 train to Beijing
The Guardian, February 22, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/22/how-china-snatched-gui-minhai-train-beijing-bookseller-hong-kong

汉中“2·15杀人案”续：官方通报称嫌疑人对母亲被杀怀恨在心 (22 years after witnessing mother gets beaten to death, veteran, 35, knifes 3 in Shaanxi on eve of Lunar New Year)
The Beijing News, February 21, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/02/21/476652.html

Related:
“Hero” status for murderer sparks online controversy
Global Times, February 21, 2018
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1089998.shtml

Chinese court upholds jail term amid nationwide crackdown on complaints
到北京上访 访民被控「寻衅滋事」判刑4年半
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/upholds-02212018112227.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/sentence-02212018084442.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

习近平谈家风 (Xi Jinping talks about family ethics)
People’s Daily, February 22, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0222/c1001-29827638.html

A dance for Tibetan New Year, then 17 hours in custody
藏历新年，时报记者被拘留的17个小时
The New York Times, February 18, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/18/world/asia/tibet-china-journalists.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180222/tibet-china-journalists/

Related:
藏历新年达赖喇嘛法像遭禁供 (Qinghai bans people from worshipping picture of Dalai Lama during Tibetan New Year)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02212018111847.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

上海46万“镇保”失地农民的81名维权代表第41次到上海市人力资源和社会保障局维权 要求享受“城保”同等待遇 (81 reps of Shanghai peasants demand urban social security after losing land rights)
Weiquanwang, February 22, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/468141.html?spref=tw

日内瓦人权民主峰会：中国政府愚弄了国际社会 (Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy: Chinese government has fooled the international community)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/wy-02212018111548.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Transparency International: China climbs two places in global corruption perception ranking as President Xi Jinping wages war on graft
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2134145/transparency-international-china-climbs-two-places

Blue-sky thinking: how China's crackdown on pollution is paying off
The Guardian, February 22, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/22/blue-sky-thinking-how-chinas-crackdown-on-pollution-is-paying-off

我省18700户建档立卡贫困户获赠电视机 (300,000 impoverished families to receive free TV sets from authorities to better study Xi Jinping Thought and 19th party congress)
Anhui Daily, February 21, 2018
http://epaper.anhuinews.com/html/ahrb/20180221/article_3642474.shtml

Seven years old and kicked out of Beijing
被赶出北京的7岁女孩
The New York Times, February 14, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/15/world/asia/girl-leaving-beijing.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180222/girl-leaving-beijing/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

专访政治学家韩博天：数字列宁主义下，中国将如何重塑全球秩序？ (Interview with Sebastian Heilmann: How will China reshape the world under digital Leninism?)
The Initium, February 22, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180222-mainland-sebastian-heilmann-interview/

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

China's soft diplomacy at the Munich security conference
The Diplomat, February 21, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/chinas-soft-diplomacy-at-the-munich-security-conference/

Hong Kong (香港)

Amnesty International decries “chilling effect” of Hong Kong’s prosecution of pro-democracy figures
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/22/amnesty-international-decries-chilling-effect-hong-kongs-prosecution-pro-democracy-figures/

Related:
Amnesty International Report 2016/17: The state of the world's human rights
Amnesty International, February 22, 2018
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/pol10/4800/2017/en/

Hong Kong pan-democrat sees Legco by-election slim hopes worsen over illegal structures
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2134151/hong-kong-pan-democrat-sees-legco-election-hopes-dim-over

Related:
Pro-democracy election candidate Au Nok-hin accuses rival of witch hunt over Basic Law burning row
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/22/pro-democracy-election-candidate-au-nok-hin-accuses-rival-witch-hunt-basic-law-burning-row/

Pro-Beijing election hopeful Bill Tang apologizes for mailing pamphlet with inadequate postage
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/22/pro-beijing-election-hopeful-bill-tang-apologises-mailing-pamphlet-inadequate-postage/

Proposed changes to media ownership rules may have “little impact” on mainland investment trend, Hong Kong lawmaker says
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/22/proposed-changes-media-ownership-rules-may-little-impact-mainland-investment-trend-hong-kong-lawmaker-says/

Prosecutors accuse Hong Kong activist Edward Leung of inciting crowd on first day of Mong Kok riot trial
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2134148/prosecutors-accuse-hong-kong-activist-edward-leung-inciting

民建聯再倡於廣東設「香港村」 (DAB suggests, again, to build “Hong Kong village” in Guangdong)
Mingpao, February 21, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180221/s00001/1519204974728

Commentary (评论)

Mapping the Silk Road: State propaganda and the race against history
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/22/mapping-silk-road-state-propaganda-race-history/

Stronger vetting system needed for Hong Kong officials
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2134176/stronger-vetting-system-needed-hong-kong-officials

Easing concerns of Hong Kong helpers should start with mandatory code
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2134177/easing-concerns-hong-kong-helpers-should-start-mandatory

China’s detention law: CCP curbs courts
The Diplomat, February 21, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/chinas-detention-law-ccp-curbs-courts/

The limits of quiet diplomacy with China
Taiwan Sentinel, February 14, 2018
https://sentinel.tw/limits-quiet-diplomacy-china/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan writer handed three-year prison term for “inciting separatism”
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/inciting-02202018150053.html

Related:
青海同仁县歌手夏吾扎西刑满获释 (Tibetan singer in Qinghai released after 5 years in prison for spreading news about self-immolations)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02202018102448.html

Xinjiang university president purged under “two-faced” officials campaign
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/university-president-02202018173959.html

Related:
Battleground Malaysia: China extends crackdown on Uyghurs across borders
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2133964/battleground-malaysia-china-extends-crackdown-uygurs-across

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese supermodel Liu Wen slammed on Instagram for referring to “Lunar New Year”
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2133954/chinese-supermodel-liu-wen-slammed-instagram-referring-lunar-new

Chinese state media launch “hold your mother’s hand” campaign with Xi Jinping at forefront
What’s On Weibo, February 20, 2018
https://www.whatsonweibo.com/chinese-state-media-launch-hold-mothers-hand-campaign-xi-jinping-forefont/

Chinese man detained for 10 days after calling top Chinese nuclear submarine scientist “unfilial”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/20/chinese-man-detained-10-days-calling-top-chinese-nuclear-submarine-scientist-unfilial/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

人权活动人士日内瓦发言，呼吁关注王全璋、桂民海 (Human rights activists call for release of rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang and bookseller Gui Minhai at Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy)
Voice of America, February 21, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/human-rights-20180220/4263493.html

Academics protest China’s censorship requests
The Scientist, February 20, 2018
https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/51854/title/Academics-Protest-China-s-Censorship-Requests/#.Woyc3ejsvtk.twitter

Government Accountability (政府问责)

深圳国际教会聚会点被以“消防不合格”查封 (Church shut down in Shenzhen for failing fire safety inspection)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql3-02202018110518.html

Related:
意大利媒體：教宗已同意中梵協議 最快下月簽署 (The Pope reportedly agrees to ink agreement with China as soon as next month)
Corriere della Sera, February 19, 2018
http://bit.ly/2GxkDgu

网络时代的小镇：欲望、赌博和“贷款鲨鱼” (Small town in the Internet era: lust, gambling, and loan sharks)
The Initium, February 19, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180219-mainland-gamble-loanshark/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国“大数据”四问：官商民集体狂欢的背后，“数据利维坦”正在降临？ (Mainland big data frenzy under microscope: Is the “data Leviathan” coming?)
The Initium, February 21, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180221-mainland-big-data/

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

Chinese warships enter East Indian Ocean amid Maldives crisis, indebted Pacific nations alarmed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 21, 2018
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-21/chinese-warships-enter-east-indian-ocean-amid-maldives-tensions/9469836

China undermining us “with sticks and carrots”: Outgoing German minister
The Sydney Morning Herald, February 19, 2018
http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-undermining-us-with-sticks-and-carrots-outgoing-german-minister-20180218-p4z0s6.html

Hong Kong (香港)

指有愛國愛港人士「睇唔過眼」田北辰稱兩會提案促解釋軟禁劉霞 (Lawmaker Michael Tien pledges to call for Liu Xia’s release during upcoming NPC and CPPCC sessions)
Apple Daily, February 21, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180221/20310536

Oxfam Hong Kong loses 715 donors – worth HK$1 million annually – following Haiti scandal at UK affiliate
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/21/oxfam-hong-kong-loses-715-donors-worth-hk1-million-annually-following-haiti-scandal-uk-affiliate/

Gov’t finds “no breach of tenancy terms” at legislative by-election candidate Paul Zimmerman’s Sai Kung home
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/21/govt-finds-no-breach-tenancy-terms-legislative-election-candidate-paul-zimmermans-sai-kung-home/

Commentary (评论)

Enough forced confessions, China – free bookseller Gui Minhai now!
PEN International, February 21, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/21/enough-forced-confessions-china-free-bookseller-gui-minhai-now/

串謀違憲 (Martin Lee: SAR government conspires with “ruler of Hong Kong” and politically screens candidates)
Apple Daily, February 21, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180221/20310669

Blackface skit on TV gala a sign that rising China needs to combat racial and ethnic stereotyping
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2133905/blackface-skit-tv-gala-sign-rising-china-needs-combat-racial

Hong Kong police force must take criticism on the chin and get on with the job
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2133987/hong-kong-police-force-must-take-criticism-chin-and-get-job

蔡寶琼：語言、文化與身分——普通話考試風波的宏觀脈絡 (Language, culture, and identity amid Mandarin test saga)
Mingpao, February 20, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180220/s00012/1519063087658

Related:
香港的大学生不喜欢普通话吗？ (Do university students in Hong Kong dislike Putonghua?)
CNPolitics, February 12, 2018
http://cnpolitics.org/2018/02/does-the-students-in-hongkong-dislike-mandarin/

Waking up to China’s infiltration of American colleges
The Washington Post, February 19, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/waking-up-to-chinas-infiltration-of-american-colleges/2018/02/18/99d3bee8-13f7-11e8-9570-29c9830535e5_story.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist in China's Guangdong confined in psychiatric hospital with “no sign of illness”
广州维权人士张起“被精神病”
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/confined-02192018124530.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-02162018101952.html

余文生被刑拘一个月 住所六次遭搜查 (Yu Wensheng’s residence searched 6 times since start of his month-long criminal detention)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-02192018093311.html

重庆维权人士集会抗议被精神病
Protesting evictees in China’s Chongqing locked up in psychiatric facilities
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2018
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-02202018103021.html
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/evictees-02202018104700.html

Anti-pollution activist held over Chinese New Year in China’s Jiangsu
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-02162018124040.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

How China’s multi-pronged crackdown on dissent took aim at citizen journalists and rights defence websites
Financial Times, February 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/16/chinas-multi-pronged-crackdown-dissent-took-aim-citizen-journalists-rights-defence-websites/

”Gotta find a way”: Chinese rap in crisis after Communist Party crackdown
Agence France-Presse, February 17, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/17/gotta-find-way-chinese-rap-crisis-communist-party-crackdown/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

刘晓波遗孀刘霞孤独过年出国治疗毫无音信 (Liu Xiaobo’s widow, Liu Xia, spends New Year alone, no news on oversea medical treatment)
Voice of America, February 18, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/liu-xia-detention-20180218/4259584.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

3秒之内识别网上在逃人员：昆明一线民警配备高科技智能眼镜 (Police in Kunming City equipped with smart glasses can identify fugitives within 3 seconds)
The Paper, Feb 15, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2000687

我国网络直播用户规模达4.22亿 行业监管力度不断提升 (As number of China’s Internet livestreaming users reaches 422 million, regulatory bodies steadily increase supervision)
Xinhua, Feb 20, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-02/20/c_1122431272.htm

台湾华硕不愿屈服低头将云端服务撤出大陆 (Asus Taiwan refuses to compromise, withdraws cloud services from mainland China)
Radio France Internationale, February 18, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180218-台湾华硕不愿屈服低头将云端服务撤出大陆

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

China’s Hui Muslims fear education ban signals wider religious crackdown
Reuters, February 17, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2133641/chinas-hui-muslims-fear-education-ban-signals-wider

Xinjiang “separatists” and Tibet’s “Dalai cliques” – targets in China’s latest organised crime crackdown
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2133824/xinjiang-separatists-and-tibets-dalai-cliques-targets

Hong Kong (香港)

香港众志年宵产品遭政治审查 (Hong Kong government subjects Demosisto's Lunar New Year Fair merchandise to political screening)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-02152018114938.html

Commentary (评论)

Democracy in Hong Kong would do wonders for China’s global reputation
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2133468/democracy-hong-kong-would-do-wonders-chinas-global

The problem with China’s latest anti-Mafia crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press, February 17, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/17/problem-chinas-latest-anti-mafia-crackdown/

春节、春晚和愚人 (Spring Festival, CCTV New Year's Gala, and fools)
The Financial Times, February 18, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001076382?full=y

Access to Justice (司法公正)

警方要求构陷隋牧青 杨霆剑拒绝遭殴 (Activist Yang Tingjian beaten by police after refusing to frame rights lawyer Sui Muqing)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-02142018100943.html

Related:
律师联署 吁尊重保障律师执业权利 (Lawyers in China join signature campaign urging protection of their rights to practice)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-02142018102735.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Ai Weiwei: The artwork that made me the most dangerous person in China
The Guardian, February 15, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/feb/15/ai-weiwei-remembering-sichuan-earthquake

China’s online quiz shows must not promote greed, extravagance, media regulator says
Reuters, February 15, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2133495/chinas-online-quiz-shows-must-not-promote-greed

Chinese government gave money to Georgetown Chinese student group
Foreign Policy, February 14, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/14/exclusive-chinese-government-gave-money-to-georgetown-chinese-student-group-washington-china-communist-party-influence/