Government Accountability (政府问责)

去年扶貧資金至少7.3億被冒領挪用 扶貧辦稱已改革 (At least 730 million yuan of poverty alleviation fund embezzled. Authority pledges reform)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 7, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1384482-20180307.htm

Related:
刘永富：已有500多位基层同志倒在脱贫攻坚第一线 (Liu Yongfu, head of Poverty Alleviation Office, claims more than 500 cadres “fall on the frontline of storming war against poverty”)
China.com.cn, March 7, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2018-03-07/doc-ifxipenp2973589.shtml

Five years after graft scandal, China city says still dealing with aftermath
Reuters, March 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-chongqing/five-years-after-graft-scandal-china-city-says-still-dealing-with-aftermath-idUSKCN1GI18Y

The secret insider terms used in Chinese money laundering
Quartz, March 6, 2018
https://qz.com/1223009/corruption-in-china-has-created-new-terms-for-money-laundering/

中国“维稳费”递增 2000亿黑色产业链 (China spends almost 200 billion yuan on stability maintenance in 2017, part of it paid to private security contractors)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03062018103947.html

Related:
China spends more on domestic security as Xi’s powers grow
The Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-spends-more-on-domestic-security-as-xis-powers-grow-1520358522

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

If you get on China's “blacklist,” you can be banned from travel
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 6, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/big-brother-stops-millions-boarding-planes-trains-in-china-20180306-p4z33u.html

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

Wary Taiwan eyes growing shadow of China’s Xi Jinping
Agence France-Presse, March 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/07/wary-taiwan-eyes-growing-shadow-chinas-xi-jinping/

America’s other espionage challenge: China
被美国忽视的间谍活动威胁：中国
The New York Times, March 5, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/opinion/china-espionage.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180306/china-espionage/

Hong Kong (香港)

Freedom of speech a core value but advocating independence violates Basic Law, new CUHK head says
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/07/freedom-speech-core-value-advocating-independence-violates-basic-law-new-cuhk-head-says/

Criticism of Hong Kong budget continues unabated, with public satisfaction at a record low
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2136030/criticism-hong-kong-budget-continues-unabated-public

In Pictures: Hong Kong migrant worker groups march in solidarity ahead of International Women’s Day
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/07/pictures-hong-kong-migrant-worker-groups-march-solidarity-ahead-international-womens-day/

近百名市民九巴車廠外集會聲援被解僱車長 (Nearly 100 citizens gather in support of dismissed KMB drivers)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 6, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1384343-20180306.htm

Related:
KMB suspends decision to fire four bus drivers who participated in strike, after outcry
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/07/kmb-suspends-decision-fire-four-bus-drivers-participated-strike-protests/

High Court judge slams use of “undesirable” public relations tactics during Donald Tsang bribery hearing
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2136025/high-court-judge-slams-undesirable-public-relations-tactics

王振民：港司法體系上設處理國家安全犯罪機構 (Liaison Office legal chief claims to top judiciary system of Hong Kong with institution that deals with national security crimes)
Citizen News, March 5, 2018
http://bit.ly/2tjpMHo

Commentary (评论)

Courts & torts: Driving the Chinese legal system
China File, March 6, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/library/sinica-podcast/courts-torts-driving-chinese-legal-system

Xi Jinping is making his bid for the history books by pitting himself against Deng’s legacy
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2135784/xi-jinping-making-his-bid-history-books-pitting-himself

Related:
Xi won’t go
Human Rights Watch, March 6, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/03/06/xi-wont-go

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China claims move to scrap presidential term limit has wide support
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2135838/china-claims-move-scrap-presidential-term-limit-has

Related:
「好皇帝」、「壞皇帝」 福山如何看習近平修憲 (“Good emperor”, “bad emperor”, Fukuyama’s views on Xi amending the Constitution)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-43276770

China is not a garden-variety dictatorship
The Atlantic, March 5, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/china-xi-jinping-president/554795/

Related:
NPC: Should Xi Jinping be China's president for life?
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 6, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-43293242/npc-should-xi-jinping-be-china-s-president-for-life

Uyghur journalist Gulchehra Hoja: “I have my own sad story to tell”
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2018
http://www.dw.com/en/uighur-journalist-gulchehra-hoja-i-have-my-own-sad-story-to-tell/a-42835267

Daughter of Uyghur camp detainee in need of urgent treatment following stove accident
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/daughter-03052018144433.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Why China won’t let people compare Xi Jinping with an imperial predecessor
The Conversation, March 5, 2018
https://theconversation.com/why-china-wont-let-people-compare-xi-jinping-with-an-imperial-predecessor-92617

Behind public persona, the real Xi Jinping is a guarded secret
官方形象背後，神秘的習近平主席
The New York Times, March 5, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-leader.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180306/xi-jinping-china-leader/zh-hant/

Lantern Festival riddles outwit and enrage Chinese censorship authorities
Global Voices, March 5, 2018
https://advox.globalvoices.org/2018/03/05/lantern-festival-riddles-outwit-and-enrage-chinese-censorship-authorities/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong fears for its freedoms as China's president plans to rule indefinitely
抗议任期没限制　支联会游行反对修宪
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-termlimits-03052018143037.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/hk-alliance-03042018095206.html?encoding=simplified

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Corruption surveillance to triple as China's new anti-graft agency tightens screws
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2135829/chinas-new-anti-graft-agency-will-be-watching-triple

This remote Chinese school has just three students. But with live streaming technology, they share a classroom with hundreds
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/2135718/china-connects-remote-schools-technology-part-goal-eliminate-poverty

长沙发动群众检举揭发黑恶势力犯罪线索，公布举报电话和邮箱 （People in Changsha asked to report "black and evil powers" to police）
The Paper, March 6, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2019468

China’s women-only subway cars, where men rush in
广州地铁：挤满男人的女性专用车厢
The New York Times, March 4, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/business/china-women-only-subway-cars.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180306/china-women-only-subway-cars/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

WeChat hits one billion monthly users - are you one of them?
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 6, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43283690

Big brother stops millions boarding planes, trains in China
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 6, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/big-brother-stops-millions-boarding-planes-trains-in-china-20180306-p4z33u.html

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

China wants “beautiful” reunification with Taiwan
Al Jazeera, March 5, 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/china-beautiful-reunification-taiwan-180305160655195.html

Related:
Taiwan looks to domestic arms industry to respond to China
Associated Press, March 6, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/taiwan-looks-to-domestic-arms-industry-to-respond-to-china/2018/03/06/0329b1e8-2106-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_story.html

No. 2 spender China to boost defense spending in 2018
Associated Press, March 5, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-says-defense-budget-rise-173-billion-2018-004816205.html

Related:
China defends hike in military spending as proportionate and low
Reuters, March 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-defence/china-defends-hike-in-military-spending-as-proportionate-and-low-idUSKBN1GI01S

Hong Kong (香港)

Zero tolerance for Hong Kong independence, top Chinese official quoted as saying
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/06/zero-tolerance-hong-kong-independence-top-chinese-official-quoted-saying/

Up to 100 Hong Kong civil groups can air views on joint checkpoint plan ... but each speaker gets only 3 minutes
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2135833/100-hong-kong-civil-groups-can-air-views-joint-checkpoint

Three Hong Kong police officers arrested for allegedly planting evidence
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/06/three-hong-kong-police-officers-arrested-allegedly-planting-evidence/

Raphael Wong did not intend to obstruct justice during Occupy protest, appellate court hears
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2135812/raphael-wong-did-not-intend-obstruct-justice-during-occupy

China’s power to interpret Hong Kong’s Basic Law “greatest threat to rule of law,” Bar Assoc. head
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/06/chinas-power-interpret-hong-kongs-basic-law-greatest-threat-rule-law-bar-assoc-head/

Commentary (评论)

What China's elimination of presidential term limits does and doesn't mean
The Diplomat, March 6, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/what-chinas-elimination-of-presidential-term-limits-does-and-doesnt-mean/

Invest in Hong Kong’s future instead of giving us cash handouts
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2135910/invest-hong-kongs-future-instead-giving-us-cash-handouts

China’s “win-win” resolution is anything but
中国提“共赢”决议是睁眼瞎话
Human Rights Watch, March 5, 2018
EN: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/03/05/chinas-win-win-resolution-anything
CH: https://www.hrw.org/zh-hans/news/2018/03/05/315502

Xi’s no Mao … or Deng … or Chiang – So who is he?
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2135162/xis-no-mao-or-deng-or-chiang-so-who-he

Does a stronger Xi mean a weaker Chinese Communist Party?
更强大的习近平，更弱小的共产党？
The New York Times, March 2, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/opinion/xi-jinping-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180305/xi-jinping-china/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

修憲草案倡增設「國家監察委員會」為最高監察機關 (National Supervisory Commission to become top supervision agency, says Constitution amendments draft)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 5, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1383942-20180305.htm

Xi power play in focus as China parliament opens
Agence France-Presse, March 5, 2018
https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/xi-power-play-focus-china-parliament-opens-doc-11w6fs2

Related:
China's “two sessions”: Economics, environment and Xi's power
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43239646

Hu Jia and NPC: China's dissidents silenced by enforced “holidays”
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-43278771/hu-jia-and-npc-china-s-dissidents-silenced-by-enforced-holidays

Access to Information (信息公开)

China presses its Internet censorship efforts cross the globe
冲出“防火长城”，中国互联网审查走向世界
The New York Times, March 2, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/technology/china-technology-censorship-borders-expansion.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180305/china-technology-censorship-borders-expansion/

人民日报：表情包也要有“法治脸” (People’s Daily: Internet memes should be based on public interest and comply with laws, not break moral code or contain superstitious content)
People’s Daily, March 2, 2018
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2018-03/02/nw.D110000renmrb_20180302_5-05.htm

多部门重拳整治网络直播间违法行为 记者调查发现网络直播平台“雾霾”正在消散 (“Content becomes more elegant” after multiple departments crack down on “illegal behavior” during live-streaming)
Legal Daily, March 2, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-03/02/content_7485909.htm

Zhihu, China’s Quora, removed from app stores for one week for insufficient censorship
Shanghaiist, March 2, 2018
https://medium.com/shanghaiist/zhihu-chinas-quora-removed-from-app-stores-for-one-week-for-insufficient-censorship-bff15280741c

China bans George Orwell's Animal Farm and letter “N” as censors bolster Xi Jinping's plan to keep power indefinitely
Independent, March 1, 2018
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-animal-farm-ban-censorship-george-orwell-xi-jinping-power-letter-n-a8235071.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Five lawyers write to Minister of Justice: Cease the campaign-style political crackdown against China’s lawyers
China Change, March 2, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/03/02/five-lawyers-write-to-minister-of-justice-cease-the-campaign-style-political-crackdown-against-chinas-lawyers/

Related:
致司法部部长张军的一封公开信: 请终止对律师的运动式打压 (Open letter to Zhang Jun, Minister of Justice: Please cease the campaign-style political crackdown against lawyers)
Evernote, March 2, 2018
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s574/sh/bedbe526-4424-4624-9e1f-9a8813dd84ab/9a8ac8cd87c235d2cbe0435232acd755

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China to be more open to foreign investment, speed up Beijing-led trade bloc and strengthen its military: Li Keqiang
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2135619/what-will-chinas-parliamentary-session-reveal-about-its

China’s women-only subway cars, where men rush in
The New York Times, March 4, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/business/china-women-only-subway-cars.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Tencent CEO urges ID link for Hong Kong and Chinese citizens
Bloomberg, March 5, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-05/tencent-ceo-urges-id-link-for-hong-kong-and-chinese-citizens

The increasing use of artificial intelligence is stoking privacy concerns in China
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2135713/increasing-use-artificial-intelligence-stoking-privacy-concerns

“飞屏”“ＶＲ”来袭 北京检方首次启用可视化系统公诉 (Beijing procurators provide witnesses with virtual reality technology to reconstruct crime scene in court)
Xinhua News Agency, March 1, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-03/01/c_1122474043.htm

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

China NPC: Government sets trillion yuan military budget
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43282527

Europe once saw Xi Jinping as a hedge against Trump. Not anymore.
The New York Times, March 4, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/world/europe/europe-china-xi-trump-trade.html

Chinese police are demanding personal information from Uyghurs in France
Foreign Policy, March 2, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/02/chinese-police-are-secretly-demanding-personal-information-from-french-citizens-uighurs-xinjiang/

China's cyber militias
The Diplomat, March 1, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/chinas-cyber-militias/

Hong Kong (香港)

No plans to merge Hong Kong and Taiwan affairs offices, former Beijing official says
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2135638/no-plans-merge-hong-kong-and-taiwan-affairs-offices-former

Related:
China’s Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Offices to merge, top Beijing adviser says
Hong Kong Free Press, March 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/02/chinas-taiwan-hong-kong-macao-affairs-offices-merge-top-beijing-adviser-says/

Premier Li Keqiang declares China’s hold over Hong Kong is being strengthened, stops short of warning against independence
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2135685/premier-li-keqiang-declares-chinas-hold-over-hong-kong-being

Related:
China cuts reference to Hong Kong’s people governing themselves in key report
The Washington Post, March 5, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/03/05/china-cuts-reference-to-hong-kongs-people-governing-themselves-in-key-report/

Ex-lawmaker “Long Hair” cannot be charged with contempt for taking files from official, magistrate rules
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/05/ex-lawmaker-long-hair-cannot-charged-contempt-taking-files-official-magistrate-rules/

區諾軒義工街頭遇襲骨裂 陳家珮強烈譴責促查 (Volunteer of pan-dems by-election hopeful Au Nok-hin attacked and suffered from fracture)
Mingpao, March 5, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180305/s00001/1520207832250

Related:
Interview: Why accidental by-election hopeful Au Nok-hin is seeking your “protest vote”
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/04/interview-accidental-election-hopeful-au-nok-hin-seeking-protest-vote/

Hong Kong’s McSleeper trend rises 50 per cent in three years, as NGO highlights vulnerability of women in the group
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2135647/hong-kongs-mcsleeper-trend-rises-50-cent-three-years-ngo

姚松炎的社區大計：我要同 48 萬人一齊做議員！ (Edward Yiu’s big community plan: I will be a lawmaker together with 480,000 people!)
Stand News, March 2, 2018
http://bit.ly/2I2dBC8

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/