Government Accountability (政府问责)

Macau “homosexual” recording raises policy worry
The Standard, August 23, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=199389&sid=4&sid=4

Hundreds of thousands displaced as Shenzhen “upgrades” its urban villages
The Guardian, August 23, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/aug/23/hundreds-of-thousands-displaced-as-shenzhen-upgrades-its-urban-villages

宁夏西吉2亿多元扶贫专项资金被挤占挪用，书记县长均被免职 (Over RMB 200 million of poverty alleviation special funds misappropriated; party secretary, county magistrate removed from office)
The Paper, August 23, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2374372

吉林省食品藥品監督管理局局長郭洪志被免職 (Jilin Food and Drug Administration chief dismissed over vaccine scandal)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 22, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1413956-20180822.htm

医院只准用国产 牺牲民众利益 (Regulation requiring hospitals to use only “made in China” equipment puts civilian lives at stake)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf1-08222018101226.html

五部门敦促职务犯罪外逃人员投案自首：年底前自动投案可从轻或减轻处罚 (Five departments urge overseas fugitives to surrender themselves before end of year in exchange for lighter punishment)
Beijing News, August 23, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/23/500831.html

大连原常务副市长曹爱华犯贪污罪受贿罪，获刑8年6个月 (Former deputy mayor of Dalian convicted of corruption for bribery, sentenced to 8.5 years)
The Paper, August 23, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2373160

原国家食药监总局药化注册司司长王立丰涉嫌严重违纪违法接受纪律审查和监察调查 (Former director of Pharmaceutical Registration Department of the State Food and Drug Administration investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
Beijing News, August 23, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/23/500862.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Australia blocks China’s Huawei, ZTE from 5G network citing security risks
Hong Kong Free Press, August 23, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/23/australia-blocks-chinas-huawei-zte-5g-network-citing-security-risks/

Related:
China lashes Australia saying it’s “gravely concerned” about Huawei decision
Sidney Morning Herald, August 23, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/china-lashes-australia-saying-it-s-gravely-concerned-about-huawei-decision-20180823-p4zzf2.html

Apple may build China’s BeiDou navigation into future iPhones
AsiaTimes, August 22, 2018
http://www.atimes.com/article/apple-may-build-chinas-beidou-navigation-into-future-iphones/

China to take nearly half of global face recognition device market by 2023
China Money Network, August 23, 2018
https://www.chinamoneynetwork.com/2018/08/23/china-to-take-nearly-half-of-global-face-recognition-device-market-by-2023

Hong Kong (香港)

Half of Hong Kong employers do not want to hire women with children, study finds
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2160912/half-hong-kong-employers-do-not-want-hire-women-children

北京急于将港人大陆化拟升格回乡证为“二等”国民身份证 (In bid to speed up integration, Beijing to upgrade Home Return Permits to “second tier national ID card”)
Radio France Internationale, August 22, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180822-北京急于将港人大陆化拟升格回乡证为二等国民身份证

Asking Trump to suspend city’s special trade status was in Hong Kong’s interests, says pro-independence party
Hong Kong Free Press, August 23, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/23/asking-trump-suspend-citys-special-trade-status-hong-kongs-interests-says-pro-independence-party/

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong distances self from father in stating support for LGBTQ equality
Hong Kong Free Press, August 23, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/23/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-distances-self-father-stating-support-lgbtq-equality/

Commentary (评论)

中國銳實力實為「嚇實力」，但對台灣人民真的有效嗎？(China’s sharp power is in fact “scare power,” but will it work on Taiwan people?)
The News Lens, August 23, 2018
https://www.thenewslens.com/article/102539

Signals from Xi’s speech on ideology
China Media Project, August 23, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/08/23/signals-from-xis-speech-on-ideology/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

全国人大法工委复函专家：督促纠正地方法院越权制定司法解释 (Legislative Affairs Commission urges rectification of interpretations by local courts that “exceed their authorities”)
The Paper, August 22, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2369386

Access to Information (信息公开)

“Unify minds”: President Xi Jinping makes ideological rallying call to China’s Communist Party propaganda cadres
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2160904/unify-minds-president-xi-jinping-makes-ideological

Related:
China’s Xi says internet must be “clean and righteous”
Reuters, August 22, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics/chinas-xi-says-internet-must-be-clean-and-righteous-idUSKCN1L71CG?

China boosts internet propaganda efforts with Xi aide’s appointment
Reuters, August 22, 2018
http://en.rfi.fr/20180822-china-internet-propaganda

Buzzfeed journalist denied new China visa following award-winning coverage of Xinjiang crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press, August 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/22/buzzfeed-journalist-denied-new-china-visa-following-award-winning-coverage-xinjiang-crackdown/

Related:
美国记者因报道新疆不获续签被迫离开中国 (China denies visa for BuzzFeed writer in likely retaliation)
Voice of America, August 22, 2018
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-buzzfeed-reporter-forced-to-leave-china-20180822/4539238.html
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/china-denies-visa-for-buzzfeed-writer-in-likely-retaliation/4539348.html

This is what a 21st-Century police state really looks like
Buzzfeed, October 17, 2017
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/the-police-state-of-the-future-is-already-here

Chinese state TV mocks Trump in sarcastic video
The New York Times, August 22, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/world/asia/china-trump-trade-satire.html

China is now policing cryptocurrency by targeting WeChat accounts
Quartz, August 22, 2018
https://qz.com/1365874/china-cracks-down-on-cryptocurrency-by-shuttering-wechat-accounts

Economics professor expelled for “politically harmful” expressions, including estimate of staggering cost to maintain the Communist Party apparatus
China Change, August 21, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/08/21/economics-professor-expelled-for-politically-harmful-expressions-including-estimate-of-staggering-cost-to-maintain-the-communist-party-apparatus/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

An analysis of collective protests by workers in different industries
China Labour Bulletin, August 22, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/analysis-collective-protests-workers-different-industries

深圳佳士维权： 中国社媒审查与致习近平的公开信 (Domestic media remain silent on Shenzhen Jasic workers’ protest, supporters send letter to Xi Jinping)
BBC, August 22, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45267044

上海维权人士丁德元被以“妨害公务罪”判刑2年6个月 (Shanghai rights defenders jailed for 2.5 years)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 21, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/08/26.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s mass internment camps have no clear end in sight
Foreign Policy, August 22, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/08/22/chinas-mass-internment-camps-have-no-clear-end-in-sight/

Taiwan’s last Africa ally tells China “no desire” to switch ties
Reuters, August 22, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china/china-expects-to-wean-away-taiwans-last-africa-ally-soon-idUSKCN1L7097?

Related:
China ups pressure on Taiwan’s last African ally, eSwatini, to abandon it for Beijing
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2160813/china-ups-pressure-taiwans-last-african-ally-eswatini

国务院派出31个督查组分赴各地进行督查 (State Council sends 31 inspection groups to conduct inspections across the country)
People’s Daily, August 22, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0822/c1001-30245003.html

武汉市政府原党组成员、副市长李忠被开除党籍和公职 (Former deputy mayor and CPC committee member in Wuhan investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
Beijing News, August 22, 2018
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山西省监狱管理局党委书记王伟等4人被开除党籍 (Party secretary of Shanxi Prison Administration investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, August 22, 2018
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/scdc/sggb/djcf/201808/t20180822_178307.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese police scan, store data from citizens’ smartphones
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-data-08212018111240.html

U.S. should focus on China’s cybersecurity law, not its tech program, says organization representing, Apple, Google and more
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-tech/article/2160749/tech-sector-hopes-focus-us-attention-chinas-cybersecurity-laws

Google tried to change China. China may end up changing Google
New York Times, August 22, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/technology/google-china-conventionality.html

Who needs democracy when you have data? Here’s how China rules using data, AI, and internet surveillance
MIT Technology Review, August 20, 2018
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611815/who-needs-democracy-when-you-have-data/

Hong Kong (香港)

The new thing in Hong Kong’s public schools: White students
New York Times, August 22, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/world/asia/hong-kong-schools-.html

Mainland Chinese officials have arrived to set up in port area of West Kowloon terminus of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2160902/mainland-chinese-officials-have-arrived-set-port-area-west

Hong Kong secondary student convicted of carrying air pistol near Legco protest
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2160886/hong-kong-secondary-student-convicted

【反釋法遊行案】督察否認阻示威者到中聯辦閘外 辯方質疑故意刁難 (In unlawful assembly trial, demonstrators argue police provided inadequate march route)
Inmediahk.net, August 22, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1059055

港大民意调查显示18至29岁港青有60%赞成台独 (Hong Kong University poll shows 60% of city’s youth 18-29 favor Taiwan independence)
Radio France Internationale, August 22, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180822-港大民意调查显示18至29岁港青有60赞成台独

Commentary (评论)

The secret story behind disappearing Deng Xiaoping
Channel NewsAsia, August 22, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/dissapearing-deng-xiaoping-rising-xi-jinping-10618566

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Evidence of abuse, deaths in Xinjiang camps emerges
China Digital Times, August 21, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/08/evidence-of-abuse-deaths-in-xinjiang-camps-emerges/

China made “absolutely no deals” for Liu Xia’s release, German envoy says
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2160553/china-made-absolutely-no-deals-liu-xias-release-german

Access to Information (信息公开)

微博处置涉时政有害信息账号1895个，涉黄4255个 (Weibo censored 1,895 accounts for “harmful messages” relating to current affairs, up to 130,000 posts blocked or deleted)
The Paper, August 21, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2366315

China's government censors shut down references to Mao-inspired labor movement
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/movement-08212018103956.html

多家区块链自媒体公众号被停止使用 (Several blockchain public WeChat accounts suspended)
Beijing News, August 21, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/finance/2018/08/21/500475.html

Chinese police threaten Muslim poet who tweeted about Xinjiang camps
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/poet-xinjiang-08202018152709.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

京沪深三地P2P苦主追血汗钱 (Authorities suppress P2P investment victims from Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen hoping to recover their hard-earned money)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-08212018101035.html

广东吴川城管殴越战老兵 民众震怒 (Public outrage as Guangdong urban management personnel beat Vietnam War veterans)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08212018100813.html

广州一家庭教会连遭当局冲击骚扰 (Family church in Guangzhou continuously harassed by authorities)
Voice of America, August 21, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-guangzhou-christan-church-harassed-by-authorities-20180821/4537610.html

维权人士：中国刁难麦加朝觐者 (Activists: Chinese government blocks Muslim citizens from pilgrimage to Mecca)
Deutsche Well, August 21, 2018
https://www.dw.com/zh/维权人士中国刁难麦加朝覲者/a-45157958?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp

深圳佳士14人被拘 北大学生声援吁调查 (14 Jasic workers remain in custody as student supporters face investigation and possible reprisal from universities)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xql-08202018112249.html

维权两年无望 多名伤残女工自杀身亡 (Disabled worker commits suicide as rights defense attempts fail)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08202018101220.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Changchun mayor resigns after vaccine scandal: Report
Channel NewsAsia, August 21, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-s-changchun-mayor-resigns-after-vaccine-scandal-report-10636782

Taiwan further isolated as El Salvador switches allegiance to China
The Guardian, August 21, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/21/taiwan-further-isolated-as-el-salvador-switches-allegiance-to-china

Related:
Taiwan “won't bow to pressure,” president says amid China tensions
Reuters, August 21, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/taiwan-wont-bow-pressure-president-says-amid-china-164248215.html

China names former internet tsar Xu Lin as new international propaganda chief
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2160623/china-names-former-internet-tsar-xu-lin-new

China to launch national probe into policy implementation: Media
Reuters, August 21, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-policy/china-to-launch-national-probe-into-policy-implementation-media-idUSKCN1L52A0?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Malaysia's Mahathir cancels China-backed rail, pipeline projects
Reuters, August 21, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/malaysian-pm-mahathir-says-china-backed-rail-pipeline-052029863.html

十二部门联合发文要求治理擅自利用互联网销售彩票行为 (12-department joint notice requires governance of unauthorized online sales of lottery tickets)
People's Daily, August 21, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0821/c1001-30242317.html

Young Tibetan refugees who fled China seeking education arrive in India
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/refugees-08202018134718.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

AI system recognizes porn through voice recognition
Xinhua, August 20, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/20/c_137404770.htm

六部门：网络直播应落实用户实名制度 (Office for “Eradicating pornography and illegal publications” removes anonymity for webcasters, imposes comprehensive surveillance of webcast content)
People's Daily, August 20, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0820/c1001-30239769.html

中国开发网攻技术介入邻国政治？ (Is China developing Internet technologies to interfere with politics in neighboring countries?)
Radio France Internationale, August 20, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180820-中国开发网攻技术介入邻国政治

Hong Kong (香港)

立會行管會入稟　追游蕙禎逾百萬薪津連利息 (LegCo Commission files claim against ousted legislator Yau Wai-ching for over HKD 1 million in salary, office expenses, interest)
The Stand News, August 21, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/立會行管會入稟-追游蕙禎逾百萬薪津連利息/

Maternity leave in Hong Kong: Government considering subsidies to help businesses offset cost of giving new mothers 14 weeks off
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2160565/maternity-leave-hong-kong-government-considering

Commentary (评论)

观点：中国学者不应再做错误生育政策的吹鼓手 (Opinion: Chinese scholars should not again advocate wrong birth policy)
BBC, August 21, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/45255411

Reflections of a Chinese reporter in foreign media
Sup China, August 21, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/08/21/reflections-of-a-chinese-reporter-in-foreign-media/

人权主席警告 五大国造成联合国失能 (U.N. human rights chief says Security Council members risk U.N.’s survival)
Deutsche Welle, August 21, 2018
CH: https://www.dw.com/zh/人权主席警告-五大国造成联合国失能/a-45151510?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp
EN: https://www.dw.com/en/un-human-rights-chief-says-security-council-members-risk-uns-survival/a-45150493

Not all about the money: Why the one child generation isn’t keen on having more babies
What’s On Weibo, August 21, 2018
https://www.whatsonweibo.com. Read more at: https://www.whatsonweibo.com/op-ed-not-all-about-the-money-why-the-one-child-generation-arent-keen-on-having-more-babies/

There's Jim Crow in China, but no one seems to care
Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-goldberg-china-jim-crow-20180821-story.html#

Why Is the NBA in Xinjiang?
Slate, August 20, 2018
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/08/xinjiang-the-nba-is-running-a-training-camp-in-the-middle-of-one-of-the-worlds-worst-humanitarian-atrocities.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国安徽网友被控网上发布“不法言论”遭刑拘 (Anhui netizen arrested for “illegal statements,” including “Shinzo Abe is my father”)
Voice of America, August 17, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voanews-20180817-china-anhui-detained-for-speech/4532684.html

记者手记: 采访孙⽂广遭国保绑架纪实 (VOA reporter's notes on Sun Wenguang being kidnapped by domestic security during interview)
Voice of America, August 20, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/reporters-notebook-sunwenguang-20180819/4535203.html

Xinjiang authorities detain Uyghur philanthropist, three others, over alleged ties to education fund
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/philanthropist-08172018150501.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

六部门出实招加强网络直播行业基础管理 (Crackdown on indecent Internet content to focus on livestreams)
Legal Daily, August 20, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-08/20/content_7623081.htm?node=5955

What do “low-quality people” watch on tv?
China Media Project, August 20, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/08/20/what-do-low-quality-people-watch-on-tv/

China’s museums rewrite history to boost Xi
Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sleight-at-the-museum-china-rewrites-history-to-boost-xi-1534766405

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The proliferation of online organizing tools used by China’s workers
China Labour Bulletin, August 20, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/proliferation-online-organising-tools-used-china%E2%80%99s-workers

Related: Student activists and China’s evolving labor movement
China Digital Times, August 17, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/08/student-activists-and-chinas-evolving-labor-movement/

The birth rate debate in China is out of control
SupChina, August 20, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/08/20/the-birth-rate-debate-in-china-is-out-of-control/

Mr. Gay World cancels Hong Kong event citing concerns over LGBTQ crackdown in mainland
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/20/mr-gay-world-cancels-hong-kong-event-citing-concerns-lgbtq-crackdown-mainland/

“一旦开战你愿为祖国捐多少” 网友回答亮眼 (Netizens’ eye-opening responses to: “If China goes to war, how much of your savings would you donate to the motherland?”)
Epoch times, August 14, 2018
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/18/8/13/n10635467.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi Jinping calls for “absolute loyalty” from Chinese army
Guardian, August 20, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/20/xi-jinping-calls-for-absolute-loyalty-from-chinese-army

Mahathir calls for “fair trade” in China, warns of “new colonialism”
Sydney Morning Herald, August 20, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/mahathir-calls-for-fair-trade-in-china-warns-of-new-colonialism-20180820-p4zymq.html

“Foreign forces” can’t control religion, Chinese official says amid Vatican talks
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2160307/foreign-forces-cant-control-religion-chinese-official

China’s Uighur camps swell as Beijing widens the dragnet
Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-uighur-camps-swell-as-beijing-widens-the-dragnet-1534534894

公安部公布9起打击整治网络乱象典型案例：知乎360等上榜 (Ministry of Public Security publishes 9 typical cases on Internet clean-up project)
The Paper, August 20, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2357390

国家药监局：坚决拥护中央决定 将抓紧起草完善疫苗管理体制改革方案 (Food and Drug Administration to press for draft reforms on vaccine regulatory regime)
Beijing News, August 17, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/17/499955.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple is doing everything it can to keep China on-side
Vice News, August 20, 2018
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/bjbadw/apple-china-app-store-gambling

Google executives misled staff in meeting on China censorship. Here are 13 questions they must answer
The Intercept, August 17, 2018
https://theintercept.com/2018/08/17/internal-meeting-reveals-how-google-bosses-misled-staff-on-their-china-censorship-plan-here-are-the-questions-they-must-answer/

Related: 谷歌CEO向员工澄清“重返中国”计划 (Google CEO confirms plan to return to China, says search product not close to launching )
Radio France Internationale, August 18, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180817-谷歌ceo皮查伊出面避谣中国版搜索引擎尚在探索阶段

Anger grows over Google’s China Plans
China Digital Times, August 17, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/08/anger-grows-over-googles-china-plans/

(Can’t) picture this: An analysis of image filtering on WeChat moments
CitizenLab, August 14, 2018
https://citizenlab.ca/2018/08/cant-picture-this-an-analysis-of-image-filtering-on-wechat-moments/

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

New mainland China ID card for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan residents will be revoked if holders pose threat to country, documents reveal
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2160383/new-mainland-china-id-card-hong-kong-macau-and-taiwan

Uyghurs’ present is the future for most Chinese
The Diplomat, August 18, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/uyghurs-present-is-the-future-for-most-chinese/

Hong Kong (香港)

“Not enough evidence to prosecute Hong Kong separatist Andy Chan”: Beijing loyalist Maria Tam adopts different stance from top official Zhang Xiaoming
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2160447/not-enough-evidence-prosecute-hong-kong-separatist-andy-chan

被禁申法援三年　郭卓堅上訴被駁回　將再上訴至終院 (Veteran judicial review applicant turns to CFA to appeal 3-year ban from legal aid for alleged abuse)
The Stand News, August 20, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/被禁申法援三年-郭卓堅上訴被駁回-將再上訴至終院/

中联办书商出教科书要学生服从因“政府不会与激进妥协” (Liaison Office-owned textbook publisher accused of adding contents that deter civic participation)
Radio France Internationale, August 19, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180819-中联办书商出教科书要学生服从因政府不会与激进妥协

More than one in five women living in Hong Kong’s subdivided flats claim to have been sexually harassed, study shows
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2160393/more-one-five-women-living-hong-kongs

Hong Kong student who was disciplined over Baptist University’s mandatory Mandarin requirement launches legal challenge against suspension
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2160274/hong-kong-student-who-was-disciplined-over-baptist

Equality groups criticise Hong Kong leader for “ignoring” LGBT questions during live Q&A
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/19/equality-groups-slam-hong-kong-leader-ignoring-lgbt-questions-live-qa/

民主派議員憂民政專員向選管會提意見或涉政治考慮 (Democrats express concern on impartiality of District Officers in suspected gerrymandering)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 19, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1413403-20180820.htm

Commentary (评论)

美国继续关闭更多孔子学院：软实力变锐实力背后 (U.S. to close more Confucius Institutes: What’s behind soft power turned sharp)
BBC News, August 20, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-45237598

The court of Xinhua: Do not dare claim the truth for yourself; it is the Party’s through and through
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/20/court-xinhua-not-dare-claim-truth-partys/

Press for freedom? So much for Hong Kong media’s united response against China’s tyranny
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/20/press-freedom-much-hong-kong-medias-united-response-chinas-tyranny/

“Ruling through ritual”: An interview with Guo Yuhua
ChinaFile, August 18, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/library/nyrb-china-archive/ruling-through-ritual-interview-guo-yuhua

The dark side of the China Dream: Erasing ethnic identity
The Diplomat, August 17, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/the-dark-side-of-the-china-dream-erasing-ethnic-identity/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

內地評論員陳杰人辯護律師稱新華社報道是未審先判 (Chen Jieren’s lawyer criticizes Xinhua article as verdict before trial, invasion of privacy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 17, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1412936-20180817.htm

Related:
陈杰人案辩护律师关于新华社长篇通讯的声明 (Statement by Chen Jieren’s defense lawyer on Xinhua article)
China Human Rights Defenders, August 17, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/08/blog-post_25.html

Chinese landlord rents to Uyghurs, is arrested on “terror” charge
Boxun, August 17, 2018
http://en.boxun.com/2018/08/17/chinese-landlord-rents-to-uyghurs-is-arrested-on-terror-charge/

18岁马鞍山男子在绵阳警方账号发表不良言论被刑拘 (18-year-old detained for Weibo comments about the police)
Beijing News, August 17, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/17/499977.html

China moves ahead with subversion trial of rights lawyer in Jiangsu
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-08162018112812.html

关注自焚获罪 青海藏人刑满出狱 (Teacher convicted for sharing videos of self-immolation finishes 6-year prison sentence)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-08162018092835.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

同样的中国历史 不同的两岸教科书 (Same Chinese history, told differently in textbooks in China, Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 17, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-45195207

全国“扫黄打非”办：打击网络淫秽色情信息工作持续推进 (Office for “Eradicating pornography and illegal publications” continues large-scale crackdown on indecent contents on Internet, 1834 individuals arrested)
The Paper, August 17, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2355377

China’s state media publish “confessions” of detained journalist Chen Jieren
Boxun, August 17, 2018
http://en.boxun.com/2018/08/17/chinas-state-media-publish-confessions-of-detained-journalist-chen-jieren/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

深圳佳士工人维权发酵：左翼青年与政治诉求 (Shenzhen Jasic protests continue to brew with rising participation of leftist youths and political demands)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 16, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45204596

China police detain man for asking why can't Taiwan be called a country
Reuters, August 17, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-internet/china-police-detain-man-for-asking-why-cant-taiwan-be-called-a-country-idUSKBN1L210O?

批评“公款养党” 学者杨绍政被贵州大学开除 (Scholar dismissed from Guizhou University for saying “the party is supported with public funds”)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-08172018093618.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

No children? Pay up: Chinese academics float “maternity fund” tax for childless people
The Telegraph, August 17, 2018
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/17/no-children-pay-chinese-academics-float-childless-maternity/

Related:
Uproar over “wacky” plan to start baby boom in China by taxing adults under 40
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2160247/uproar-over-wacky-plan-start-baby-boom-china-taxing-adults-under

China says U.S. politicizing Confucius Institute shows “lack of self-confidence”
Reuters, August 17, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-education/china-says-u-s-politicizing-confucius-institute-shows-lack-of-self-confidence-idUSKBN1L211U?

Taiwan demands InterContinental hotel chain “rectify” China listing on website
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2160220/taiwan-demands-intercontinental-hotel-chain-rectify

河南省人大常委会党组副书记、副主任王铁涉嫌严重违纪违法接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查 (Deputy CPC secretary of Henan People’s Congress Standing Committee is investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
People's Daily, August 17, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0817/c1001-30235959.html

湖北省对武汉生物公司效价不合格百白破疫苗问题相关领导干部问责 (Leading cadres at Wuhan biological products company held accountable for substandard vaccines)
People's Daily, August 17, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0817/c1001-30235925.html

湖南省5名厅级领导干部严重违纪违法被开除党籍或公职 (Five provincial-level leading cadres in Hunan are expelled from party, public office for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
People's Daily, August 17, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0817/c1001-30234759.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

谷歌员工抗议为中国开发审查版搜索引擎
Google employees protest secret work on censored search engine for China
New York Times, August 16, 2018
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/technology/20180817/google-employees-protest-search-censored-china/
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/technology/google-employees-protest-search-censored-china.html

Related:
Google staff tell bosses China censorship is “moral and ethical” crisis
The Intercept , August 17, 2018
https://theintercept.com/2018/08/16/google-china-crisis-staff-dragonfly/

”Weaponized ad technology”: Facebook’s moneymaker gets a critical eye
New York Times, August 16, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/technology/facebook-microtargeting-advertising.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Separatist leader Andy Chan cannot be charged under current Hong Kong law, city lawyers say
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2160084/separatist-leader-andy-chan-cannot-be-charged-under-current

New residence permits will grant Hongkongers access to public services in China
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/17/new-residence-permits-will-grant-hongkongers-access-public-services-china/

“Exceptionally bad”: Hong Kong gov’t evaded UN questions on racial discrimination, NGO delegation says
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/17/exceptionally-bad-hong-kong-govt-evaded-un-questions-racial-discrimination-ngo-delegation-says/

保安局擬收緊酷刑聲請程序 團體抗議剝奪難民人權 (Hong Kong NGOs protest Security Bureau for restricting refugee screening process depriving refugees' human rights)
inmediahk.net, August 17, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058989

Commentary (评论)

On China's Muslim crackdown
Al Jazeera, August 17, 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/china-muslim-crackdown-180817124426381.html

Xinjiang and the stability paradox
The Diplomat, August 16, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/xinjiang-and-the-stability-paradox/

观点：深圳佳士工人维权的两大意义 (Opinion: Two significances of Shenzhen Jasic workers' rights defending movement)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 17, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/45217517

When China rules the web
Foreign Affairs, August 13, 2018
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2018-08-13/when-china-rules-web?cid=nlc-fa_twofa-20180816

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Labor activists allege sexual humiliation and sleep deprivation in police custody
Sup China, August 15, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/08/15/labor-activists-allege-sexual-humiliation-and-sleep-deprivation-in-police-custody/

律师会见保外就医被拒老太：重新递交申请，监狱称会认真对待 (Lawyers of imprisoned elderly petitioner with lumbar spine fracture re-apply for medical parole)
The Paper, August 15, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2350443

江苏访民遭软禁 律师探访受拦截 (Jiangsu petitioner under house arrest, lawyers denied visits)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-08152018093433.html

未审先判 陈杰人遭官媒炮轰 (Instead of trial, online media figure charged with extortion gets attacked in official media)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-08162018092227.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

抖音、美团、高德地图等567家网站公布“举报受理”方式 (567 websites including Douyin, Meituan, Gaode Maps step up public supervision with “report acceptance”)
The Paper, August 16, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2352526

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“Go and wear your miniskirts!” – Shenzhen police fight sexual harassment on public transport, protect freedom of dress
What’s On Weibo, August 16, 2018
https://www.whatsonweibo.com/go-and-wear-your-miniskirts-shenzhen-police-stands-up-for-freedom-of-dress-and-tackles-sexual-harassment-on-public-transport/

疫苗受害群体继续在北京上访维权 (Victims of vaccines continue to petition in Beijing)
Voice of America, August 16, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/4531025.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

外媒：美国防授权法对美大学申请汉语项目设限 (New policy bars universities from using Pentagon funding for Confucius Institutes-related programs)
Sina News, August 16, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2018-08-16/doc-ihhvciiv7986290.shtml

Related:
Pentagon barred from funding Confucius Institutes on American campuses
Washington Post, August 15, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2018/08/14/pentagon-barred-from-funding-confucius-institutes-on-american-campuses/

Local experiments with reform are becoming rarer under Xi Jinping
The Economist, August 18, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/08/18/local-experiments-with-reform-are-becoming-rarer-under-xi-jinping

China suggests its camps for Uighurs are just vocational schools
The Economist, August 18, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/08/18/china-suggests-its-camps-for-uighurs-are-just-vocational-schools

China dismisses vice governor, others over defective vaccines
The Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-dismisses-vice-governor-others-over-defective-vaccines-1534432104

Related:
政治局常委会听取长春长生问题疫苗案件汇报 多名省部级官员被处理 (Politburo Standing Committee reports on Changsheng vaccine case, several provincial and ministerial officials dismissed or ordered to resign)
Beijing News, August 16, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/16/499832.html

湖南省委原常委、宣传部原部长张文雄受贿、巨额财产来源不明案一审宣判 (Former party committee member and propaganda department head in Hunan sentenced to 15 years in prison for bribery involving vast sums)
People’s Daily, August 16, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0816/c1001-30233562.html

原国家食品药品监督管理总局党组成员、副局长吴浈涉嫌严重违纪违法接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查 (Former deputy director of China Food and Drug Administration and party committee member investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
People's Daily, August 16, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0816/c1001-30233593.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

法治课 | 短信、支付宝、微信等电子证据如何取证、举证？ (Analysis of how electronic evidence is gathered, adduced from text messages, Alipay, WeChat)
The Paper, August 16, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2351914

How much do Chinese netizens care about data privacy?
Technode, August 15, 2018
https://technode.com/2018/08/15/china-netizens-data-privacy/

Tencent profit decline reflects China’s firmer state control
Financial Times, August 16, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/9e9c49ae-a10f-11e8-85da-eeb7a9ce36e4

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

String of Chinese satellites to keep real-time watch on South China Sea to “reinforce national sovereignty”
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2159891/string-chinese-satellites-keep-real-time-watch-south

China is going to outrageous lengths to surveil its own citizens
The Atlantic, August 16, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/08/china-surveillance-technology-muslims/567443

港澳台“居住证”将上路 台警告监控风险 (China will implement a “residence permit” policy for people from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan; Taiwan warns of the risk of monitoring)
Deutsche Welle, August 16, 2018
https://www.dw.com/zh/港澳台居住证将上路-台警告监控风险/a-45101807?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmaker Junius Ho pushes to have Occupy founder Benny Tai charged with sedition over independence remarks in Taiwan
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2159924/hong-kong-lawmaker-junius-ho-pushes-have-occupy-founder

“Definitely illegal” for press club to host speech by Hong Kong independence activist, says top Beijing official
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/16/definitely-illegal-press-club-host-speech-hong-kong-independence-activist-says-top-beijing-official/

Related:
林鄭月娥稱23條立法無特定時間表　須創造好條件 (Chief Executive Carrie Lam says government needs to create favorable conditions for Art. 23)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 16, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1412761-20180816.htm

梁振英律師信要求《立場》刪博客文章、賠償道歉　指《信報》曾道歉、練乙錚失專欄 (Ex-chief executive C.Y. Leung issues legal letter demanding removal of Stand News article criticizing Leung’s attacks on FCC)
The Stand News, August 15, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/梁振英律師信要求-立場-刪博客文章-賠償道歉-指-信報-曾道歉-練乙錚失專欄/

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai asked to give police statement over alleged intimidation of reporter
Hong Kong Free Press August 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/16/media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-asked-give-police-statement-alleged-intimidation-reporter/

Court denies activist Raphael Wong permission to challenge Occupy protest conviction
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/16/court-denies-activist-raphael-wong-permission-challenge-occupy-protest-conviction/

Hong Kong lawmaker willing to join opposition in call for special probe into MTR’s HK$97.1 billion link scandal if judge-led inquiry not expanded
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2160083/hong-kong-lawmaker-willing-join-opposition-call

Commentary (评论)

How democracies can fight authoritarian sharp power
Foreign Affairs, August 16, 2018
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2018-08-16/how-democracies-can-fight-authoritarian-sharp-power

新华日报:建议工资按比例缴生育基金 不生二胎退休取 (Recommendation: To increase the fertility rate, pay wages in proportion to the maternity fund)
Xinhua, August 16, 2018
http://finance.sina.com.cn/china/dfjj/2018-08-16/doc-ihhtfwqs0825855.shtml

How China’s new aircraft carriers will shape regional order
The Diplomat, August 15, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/how-chinas-new-aircraft-carriers-will-shape-regional-order/

#MeToo has arrived and China’s environment sector must respond
China Dialogue, August 16, 2018
https://www.chinadialogue.net/blog/10777--MeToo-has-arrived-and-China-s-environment-sector-must-respond/en

Access to Justice (司法公正)

內地維權律師余文生被審查起訴　妻子稱感無助及悲傷 (Mainland rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is indicted, wife feels helpless and sad)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 15, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1412683-20180815.htm

法制课丨八旬老太申请保外就医被拒，高龄罪犯有哪些从宽制度 (Analyzing the rules of leniency for elderly prisoners)
The Paper, August 15, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2346968

程海被注销执业证 中国维权律师继续受压 (Cheng Hai pursues administrative reconsideration of disbarment as human rights lawyers face shrinking space)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hj-08142018104703.html

Fears grow for detained Chinese activist “cut off from supply of medicine”
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-08142018110625.html

Tibetan freed after serving six years on “separatism” charge
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/charge-08142018154619.html

河南两农民因盗抢服刑十余年后获无罪：事实不清，证据不足 (Henan farmer’s conviction overturned for insufficient evidence, served over 10 years of sentence)
The Paper, August 14, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2345605

Access to Information (信息公开)

中共打压奏效 除南早外主要媒体统统冷处理陈浩天演说 (CPC crackdown effective, as all major media outlets except South China Morning Post cold-shouldered Hong Kong independence speech)
Radio France Internationale, August 15, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180815-中共打压奏效除南早外主要媒体统统冷处理陈浩天演说

Retired professor, wife, home from detention in China's Shandong
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/home-08142018131139.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's student activists cast rare light on brewing labor unrest
Reuters, August 15, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-labour-protests-insight/chinas-student-activists-cast-rare-light-on-brewing-labor-unrest-idUSKBN1L0060?

Senior Chinese monk resigns amid sexual misconduct claims
The Guardian, August 15, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/15/senior-chinese-monk-shi-xuecheng-resigns-sexual-misconduct-claims

Related:
#Metoo在中国：佛界一号人物释学诚辞职 (#Metoo in China: Prominent Buddhist monk resigns)
BBC, August 15, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45194172

Chinese activists set up party that wants independence — for Shanghai
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-activists-set-up-party-that-wants-independence-for-shanghai-08152018111643.html

Chinese begin to vent discontent with President Xi and his policies
Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-begin-to-vent-discontent-with-president-xi-and-his-policies-1534350856

中国“慰安妇”老人背后的守护者： 为让日本道歉 他们拼命努力 (The guardians behind “comfort women” fight for an official apology)
Global Times, August 15, 2018
http://world.huanqiu.com/exclusive/2018-08/12719727.html

上海民主维权人士季孝龙因“厕所革命”7月27日被刑事拘留 (“Toilet revolution” activist detained for writing in toilet stalls)
China Human Rights Defenders, August 14, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/08/727.html

Chinese Hui mosque protest ends after authorities promise to consult community
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2159722/chinese-hui-mosque-protest-ends-after-authorities

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Central Asia struggles with fallout from China’s internment of minorities
Foreign Policy, August 15, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/08/15/central-asia-struggles-with-fallout-from-chinas-internment-of-minorities/

Taiwan company bows to China after boycott threat
Channel NewsAsia, August 15, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/taiwan-company-bows-to-china-after-boycott-threat--10619808

Related:
China accused of pressuring Taiwanese bakery as it bows to mainland backlash over gift bag for Taiwanese president
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2159911/china-accused-pressuring-taiwanese-bakery-it-bows

China’s vaccine scandal: Firm made 500,000 substandard doses, twice as many as first thought, state media says
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2159892/chinas-vaccine-scandal-firm-made-500000-substandard

Related:
国务院调查组要求继续做好长春长生公司不合格百白破疫苗处置工作 (State Council team continues investigation of Changsheng vaccine)
Xinhua, August 15, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-08/15/c_1123275281.htm

Confucius Institute closed at U.S. university amid concerns about Chinese influence on campuses
Reuters, August 15, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2159888/confucius-institute-closed-us-university-amid

China: What it means for Australia and the rest of the world
The Age, August 15, 2018
https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/china-what-it-means-for-australia-and-the-rest-of-the-world-20180815-p4zxn4.html

浙江省财政厅原厅长钱巨炎出庭受审，被控受贿1395万 (Zhejiang provincial finance bureau chief tried for corruption involving RMB 13 million)
The Paper, August 14, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2346355

纪委副书记被“双开” 纪检监察机关不是“保险箱” (Prosecution of Anhui province CDI deputy secretary shows CDI is not “safety box” for breaches)
People's Daily, August 15, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0815/c1001-30229864.html

贵州省粮食局党组书记、局长黄秋斌接受纪律审查和监察调查 (Party secretary and director of Guizhou provincial food bureau investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
Beijing News, August 15, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/15/499667.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

《人民日报》关注人脸识别技术：发展势头好 提升生产力 (Facial recognition tech permeates society)
People's Daily, August 15, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0815/c1001-30229330.html

Join forces with China for a new robotics future, top trade official urges
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2159907/join-forces-china-new-robotics-future-top-tradelink

建信用体系 多地打出诚信建设“组合拳” (Building social credit system by combining Internet, big data, creative punishments)
Legal Daily, August 14, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-08/15/content_7618805.htm?node=5955

The data arms race is no excuse for abandoning privacy
Foreign Policy, August 14, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/08/14/the-data-arms-race-is-no-excuse-for-abandoning-privacy/

China’s Communist Party published a guide to blockchain, despite its dislike of decentralization
Quartz, August 15, 2018
https://qz.com/1356575/chinas-communist-party-published-a-book-about-blockchain-for-members/

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

China accused of using Belt and Road Initiative for spying
Financial Times, August 15, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/d5ccb654-a02c-11e8-85da-eeb7a9ce36e4

Chinese cops now spying on American soil
The Daily Beast, August 15, 2018
https://www.thedailybeast.com/chinese-police-are-spying-on-uighurson-american-soil?ref=wrap

Hong Kong (香港)

【陳浩天演講】梁美芬：如無法例就要研究　批FCC違遊戲規則　指護國安是普世價值 (Basic Law committee Priscilla Leung on Andy Chan's talk: “If there are no laws breached, government needs to make one”)
Ming Pao, August 15, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180815/s00001/1534296414731

Related:
“港独”陈浩天争议中演讲 批评者目标何在 (As Andy Chan gives talk amid controversy, what is the agenda of his attackers?)
BBC News, August 14, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45179011

邀港独人士演讲后 香港外国记者会官网疑被黑 (Foreign Correspondents’ Club website shut down by malware attacks)
Voice of America, August 15, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-fccc-concerned-about-detention-of-voa-journalist-20180814/4528230.html

記協對政府轟FCC表遺憾　要求釐清轉載港獨言論會否被控 (Hong Kong Journalists Association demands clarification of whether charges will be raised for sharing speeches on Hong Kong independence)
The Stand News, August 15, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/記協對政府轟fcc表遺憾-要求釐清轉載港獨言論會否被控/

Beijing can instruct Hong Kong over handling of independence movement, says top adviser
Hong Kong Free Press, August 15, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/15/beijing-can-instruct-hong-kong-handling-independence-movement-says-top-adviser/

Related:
Andy Chan’s pro-independence speech at FCC shows Hong Kong’s “inadequacies” in upholding China’s national security, says top Beijing official
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2159923/andy-chans-pro-independence-speech-fcc-shows-hong-kongs

Hong Kong man serving 40-year jail term in the Philippines given crucial records that show he wasn’t in the country when surveillance took place
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2159906/hong-kong-man-serving-40-year-jail-term

Hong Kong “cardboard granny” has case overturned
BBC, August 15, 2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-45200364

Commentary (评论)

观点：韦州清真寺对峙可能惹怒“模范”的回族穆斯林 (Opinion: The plan to demolish Weizhou mosque may anger the “model” Hui Muslims)
BBC, August 15, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45199104

國家安全不是人言人殊 (“National security” cannot be defined individually)
inmediahk.net, August 15, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058948a

中国“米兔”何以创造历史 (How #Metoo made history in China)
New York Times, August 15, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180815/how-metoo-matters-in-china/

专访吴国光：修宪后的中国与世界权力变局 (Interview with scholar Wu Guoguang: Paradigm shift in Chinse politics after constitutional amendment)
BBC News, August 15, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45166336

An overview of workers’ collective protests in China
China Labour Bulletin, August 15, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/overview-workers%E2%80%99-collective-protests-china

Xi Jinping Thought is facing a harsh reality check
Foreign Policy, August 15, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/08/15/xi-jinping-thought-is-facing-a-harsh-reality-check/

港獨作耙子，言論表達及新聞自由才是目標 (“Hong Kong independence” is just bait, real targets are freedoms of speech, press)
Inmediahk.net, August 14, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058921a

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China lets Swedish doctor see detained bookseller Gui Minhai 8 months after he was arrested in Beijing
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2159548/china-allows-swedish-doctor-see-detained-publisher

Related:
中国准许在押铜锣湾书店老板桂民海见医生 (China permits detained bookseller Gui Minhai to see Swedish doctor)
Voice of America, August 14, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/Gui-Minhai-Visited-By-Swedish-Doctor-20180814/4527655.html

84岁老太申请保外就医被拒 狱中自发性骨折 (Imprisoned woman aged 84 with lumbar spine fracture is refused medical parole)
Beijing News, August 14, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/14/499472.html

Chinese landlord rents to Uyghurs, is arrested on “terror” charge
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/rents-08142018094509.html

Veteran human rights lawyer Cheng Hai disbarred
China Change, August 13, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/08/13/veteran-human-rights-lawyer-cheng-hai-disbarred/

拒绝认罪 维权人士刘家财刑满出狱 (Hubei rights defender who refused to plead guilty completes prison sentence)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-08132018093816.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

美国政界、人权组织和活动人士谴责中国当局扣押VOA记者 (VOA reporters freed after hours-long detention by Chinese authorities)
Voice of America, August 13, 2018
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-reporters-freed-after-hours-long-detention-by-chinese-authorities-/4526885.html
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/reactions-to-yebing-detention-20180813/4526989.html

Related:

原始视频实录: VOA记者济南采访时被强行带走始末 (Raw footage: VOA reporter forcibly taken away during interview with retired Shandong University professor in Jinan)
Voice of America, August 14, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/raw-footage-voa-reporters-taken-away-20180813/4527439.html

广电总局对“快手”、“今日头条”系APP作出警告和罚款 (State Administration of Radio and Television warns and fines Kuaishou, Jinri Toutiao apps)
Beijing News, August 14, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/finance/2018/08/14/499484.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

苏州维权人士被羁押两年健康恶化 (Suzhou rights defender’s health deteriorates during 2-year detention without trial)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08142018093556.html

流亡藏人组织批评中国施压联合国弃置有关西藏报告 (Tibetans-in-exile organization criticizes China for pressuring UN to remove from its website NGO report for the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination review of China)
Voice of America, August 14, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-free-tibet-criticize-china-over-report-on-tibet-20180814/4527726.html

Chinese activist who wrote “down with the Communist Party” in toilet disappears
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/toilet-08132018125207.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

外交部：新疆各民族和諧相處　任何造謠抹黑都是徒勞 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ethnic groups in Xinjiang live in harmony; spreading rumors is futile)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 14, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1412297-20180814.htm

Related:
UN’s claim China holds 1 million Uygurs in Xinjiang camps has ulterior motives, repeats Beijing
Reuters, August 14, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2159639/uns-claim-china-holds-1-million-uygurs-xinjiang-camps

Warm, high-profile welcome for Taiwanese president in the United States
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2159677/warm-high-profile-welcome-taiwanese-president-united

东亚奥委会回函拒绝台中市所提申复林佳龙将寻求国际仲裁 (East Asian Games committee rejects Taiwan’s appeal over loss of right to host, Taichung mayor to seek international arbitration)
Radio France Internationale, August 13, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180813-东亚奥委会回函拒绝台中市所提申复林佳龙将寻求国际仲裁

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing enters 5G network era with China Unicom's experimental sites
Sina English, August 14, 2018
http://english.sina.com/buz/b/2018-08-14/detail-ihhtfwqq8823911.shtml

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

“Project Dazzling Snow”: How China’s total surveillance experiment will cover the country
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/12/project-dazzling-snow-chinas-total-surveillance-experiment-set-expand-across-country/

Related:
中国加大力度建设“雪亮工程” 将实现农村全覆盖 (“Project Dazzling Snow” to cover all rural areas)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/wy-06222018105535.html

Hong Kong (香港)

黄之锋等3名学运领袖上诉得直 终审法院裁定港府须付诉讼费 (Court of Final Appeal rules in favor of Joshua Wong, other student leaders; government must pay legal fees)
Radio France Internationale, August 14, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180814-黄之锋等3名学运领袖上诉得直终审法院裁定港府须付诉

Hong Kong separatist party leader Andy Chan Ho-tin calls China “a threat to all free peoples in the world” in fiery Foreign Correspondents’ Club speech
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2159652/hong-kong-separatist-party-leader-andy-chan-ho-tin-calls

Related:
In Pictures: Hong Kong is “being annexed and destroyed by China,” says independence activist Andy Chan
Hong Kong Free Press, August 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/14/pictures-hong-kong-annexed-destroyed-china-says-independence-activist-andy-chan/

【陳浩天演講】政府聲明：外國記者會提供平台予「港獨」深表遺憾 (HKSAR Government statement after Andy Chan’s talk: “deep regrets” on FCC providing platform for advocating Hong Kong independence)
Inmediahk.net , August 14, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058917

【陳浩天演講】工聯會促終止香港外國記者會租約 (Political party calls for government to terminate FCC’s property lease in protest against Andy Chan’s talk)
Inmediahk.net, August 14, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058913

Hong Kong activist decries “colonial invasion” in defiant speech
Associated Press, August 14, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/14/hong-kong-activist-andy-chan-decries-china-colonial-invasion-defiant-speech

“Very substantial” financial loss: Hong Kong court rejects application to halt controversial joint checkpoint plan
Hong Kong Free Press, August 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/14/substantial-financial-loss-hong-kong-court-rejects-application-halt-controversial-joint-checkpoint-plan/

Commentary (评论)

全世界都知道：習近平才是中美貿易戰的罪魁禍首 (Entire world knows Xi Jinping is the chief culprit in the Sino-U.S. trade war)
The News Lens, August 14, 2018
https://www.thenewslens.com/article/101855

The gender imbalance in China’s PhD studies: Why women make up only a third of the cohort
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2159295/gender-imbalance-chinas-phd-studies-why-women-make-only-third

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China tries leading members of banned religious group “Almighty God”
Reuters, August 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2159474/china-tries-leading-members-banned-religious-group-almighty-god

Chinese professor detained during VOA interview reportedly returns home
Voice of America, August 12, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-professor-detained-during-voa-interview-reportedly-returns-home/4525809.html

Tasting freedom: Liu Xia regains her health as she settles into new life in Germany
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2159053/tasting-freedom-liu-xia-regains-her-health-she-settles

Access to Information (信息公开)

China state media justify Muslim Uighur crackdown to prevent “China's Syria”
Deutsche Welle, August 13, 2018
https://www.dw.com/en/china-state-media-justify-muslim-uighur-crackdown-to-prevent-chinas-syria/a-45055678

Related:
China has prevented “great tragedy” in Xinjiang, state-run paper says
Channel NewsAsia, August 13, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-has-prevented--great-tragedy--in-xinjiang--state-run-paper-says-10611542

China expels German journalism student who wrote about rights lawyers
Associated Press, August 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2159460/china-expels-german-journalism-student-who-wrote-about

Users in China found Reddit blocked over the weekend
Quartz, August 13, 2018
https://qz.com/1354441/china-blocked-reddit-but-access-is-returning-for-some-users/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

內地律師協會：律師不應過激表達訴求 (Mainland lawyers association: lawyers should not be overly expressive in expressing their demands)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 13, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1412038-20180813.htm

浙江教会唱红歌 当局酱缸基督教 (Authorities continue to assimilate churches, require them to sing revolutionary songs and hang national flag)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yf2-08132018093547.html

佳士员工遭酷刑 声援团成员被失踪 (Detained Jasic workers are tortured and members of solidarity team are missing)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08132018093447.html

China delays plan to demolish Weizhou Grand Mosque after protest by Hui Muslims
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2159345/china-delays-plan-demolish-weizhou-grand-mosque-after

Related:
宁夏清真寺抗议风波 官方暂时妥协 (Ningxia protest against mosque demolition strikes temporary win)
Deutsche Welle, August 12, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/331jX

被政府盯上的穹顶 宁夏韦州清真大寺对峙事件原委
China mosque demolition sparks standoff in Ningxia
BBC News , August 10, 2018
CH: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45146943
EN: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45140551

中国学者异议人士吁关注新疆人权灾难 (Chinese scholars call for attention on Xinjiang human rights crisis)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/hj-08102018162956.html

「最後人民公社」村民抗議村官賣地 (Villagers rally to protest sale of land to government)
Ming Pao, August 13, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180813/s00013/1534096995703

「上海民族党」在纽约成立 反共并要求上海独立 (“Shanghai Nation Party” registers in New York, seeks Shanghai self-governance)
Radio France Internationale, August 12, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180812-上海民族党在纽约成立-公开要求上海独立

How peer-to-peer lending turned middle-class Chinese dreamers into angry protesters
Quartz, August 11, 2018
https://qz.com/1351198/how-p2p-lending-turned-middle-class-chinese-dreamers-into-angry-protesters/

Religion must obey Chinese law: Paper
Taipei Times, August 12, 2018
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2018/08/12/2003698405