China’s scientific progress hinges on access to data
nature, April 28, 2015
http://www.nature.com/news/china-s-scientific-progress-hinges-on-access-to-data-1.17426
Chinese military warned not give away “secrets” on social media
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1786451/chinese-military-warned-not-give-away-secrets-social
出台重大决策 公众参与是必经程序 (New laws in Sichuan coming into effect on June 1 will make soliciting public comments compulsory for all new laws and major policies)
Sichuan Legal News, May 5, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20150505/26443.shtml
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四川省人民政府拟定地方性法规草案和制定规章程序规定 (Rules of Sichuan Province People’s Government on Procedures for Drafting Local Regulations and Enacting Regulations)
http://www.sc.gov.cn/10462/10883/11066/2015/5/1/10334482.shtml
四川省重大行政决策程序规定 (Sichuan Province Regulations on Procedures for Major Policies )
http://www.sc.gov.cn/10462/10883/11066/2015/5/1/10334481.shtml
境外非政府组织管理法（草案二次审议稿）全文 (Foreign NGO Management Law (2nd draft for review)) [Proposed foreign NGO management law now open for public comment]
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2015-05/05/content_1935666.htm
Thousands of PLA veterans protest in China's Hubei
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/thousands-of-pla-veterans-protest-in-hubei-05042015113307.html
上海：从制度上严防领导干部“一家两制” (Shanghai to prohibit senior officials from practicing “one family, two systems”)
People’s Daily, May 5, 2015
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2015-05/05/nw.D110000renmrb_20150505_5-01.htm
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Shanghai bans officials’ relatives from running private businesses
Financial Times, May 5, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/06a7caa2-f301-11e4-a979-00144feab7de.html
China to let 100 think-tanks bloom
中国智库迎来“百花齐放”年代？
Financial Times, May 4, 2015
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/115be32a-f234-11e4-b914-00144feab7de.html#axzz3ZG5438F6
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001061865
China military says army yet to fully embrace rule of law
Reuters, May 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/05/us-china-defence-corruption-idUSKBN0NQ05P20150505
China’s Hua Xia bank says senior official under investigation
The Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-hua-xia-bank-says-senior-official-under-investigation-1430760535
How China assesses civil disobedience in cyberspace
The Diplomat, May 4, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/how-china-assesses-civil-disobedience-in-cyberspace/
記者遇襲案 認人手續准疑犯戴口罩浴帽 (Assault on journalists case: suspects allowed to wear face mask and shower cap in police lineup)
Apple Daily, May 5, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150505/19136278
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New Hong Kong police chief says suspects have rights as he is drawn into row over identity parade
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1786124/new-hong-kong-police-chief-says-suspects-have-rights-he
Tensions simmer in Hong Kong in lead up to vote
Voice of America, May 4, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/tensions-simmer-hong-kong-vote/2747827.html
China must have a more transparent system for environmental risk assessment
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1786103/china-must-have-more-transparent-system-environmental-risk
China’s exodus of judges
The Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/05/04/what-a-stubborn-exodus-of-judges-means-for-legal-reform-in-china/
北京法院澄清律师被法官殴打事件 调查组调查显示不存在殴打情况 (Beijing court clarifies incident of lawyer being beaten by judge: investigation shows it did not happen)
Legal Daily, April 30, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2015-04/30/content_6066262.htm
家暴阴影下的妇女权益保护 未能完全翻转的李彦案 (Protecting women's rights in the shadow of domestic violence: the not fully-overturned case of Li Yan)
Southern Weekly, April 30, 2015
http://www.infzm.com/content/109229
Ten detained for rumours about military
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 4, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150504/news_20150504_56_1096866.htm
China lodges protest with U.S. after religious freedom report
Reuters, May 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/04/us-china-usa-religion-idUSKBN0NP0N220150504
Hundreds detained by “interceptors” ahead of Labor Day holiday
五一劳动节各地政府忙截访 倪玉兰再被公安逼迁
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/interceptors-05012015105422.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05012015101748.html
Tibetans detained, beaten for protesting construction near sacred site
达赖喇嘛向大陆华人传法 西藏贡觉县藏民反开矿被捕
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2015
EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/construction-05012015152235.html
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-05012015120342.html
四川維權人士陳雲飛拘押35天後遭批捕 (Sichuan rights defender Chen Yunfei officially arrested after 35 days of detention)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 3, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/05/150503_china_activist_arrested
In China's Guangdong, 1,000 march on Labor Day over missing paychecks
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-labor-05012015141714.html
President Xi Jinping's corruption crackdown linked to officials' suicides
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1784492/president-xi-jinpings-corruption-crackdown-linked
Chinese navy's transparency on new microblog more a boon than a bane
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1784304/chinese-navys-transparency-new-microblog-more-boon-bane
中国官媒：海外黑客攻击致近期网络问题 (Chinese state media says overseas hackers caused the recent Internet problems)
Deutsche Welle, May 1, 2015
http://www.dw.de/中国官媒海外黑客攻击致近期网络问题/a-18423110
Apps you won’t have heard about at Beijing’s GMIC
Reporters without Borders, May 1, 2015
http://en.rsf.org/china-apps-you-won-t-have-heard-about-at-02-05-2015,47848.html
Beijing can't scrap functional constituencies: Fan
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 3, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150503/news_20150503_56_1096797.htm
新疆六维族人被指涉恐被射杀 五一前南北疆反恐大清查 (Six alleged Uyghur terrorists shot dead during large scale counter-terror investigations in Xinjiang ahead of Labor Day)
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-05012015101824.html
Police in China's Guangdong move ahead with activist's subversion trial
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-suchanglan-04302015133624.html
非法发布气象预报最高可罚5万 (Those who publish “unofficial” weather forecasts can be fined up to RMB 50,000)
The Beijing News, May 1, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/05/01/362020.html
东莞厚宏制衣厂突然倒闭 数百工人游行讨薪 (Hundreds of workers protest sudden closure of Dongguan Houhong garment factory, demand immediate salary pay)
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05012015100541.html
中国劳工活动人士日益成为暴力袭击目标 (More Labor rights activists are targets for violent attacks)
Voice of America, April 30, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-labour-activists-20150430/2742806.html
Not so far away: anti-corruption officials try to extend their reach abroad
The Economist, April 30, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21650154-anti-corruption-officials-try-extend-their-reach-abroad-not-so-far-away
宁波启动“猎狐2015”境外追逃专项行动 (Ningbo, Zhejiang police officers go abroad to catch fugitive officials in “Operation Fox Hunt”)
Legal Daily, May 1, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150501/Articel02006GN.htm
司法部武警部队召开监狱安全工作会议 (Ministry of Justice’s armed police hold prison safety meeting)
Legal Daily, May 1, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150501/Articel01003GN.htm
Six GMS countries sign joint declaration, reaffirming anti-human trafficking commitment
Shanghai Daily, April 30, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=279535
China worried US cyber strategy “ups the ante on the internet arms race”
Reuters, April 30, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/30/china-worried-us-cybersecurity-strategy-internet-arms-race
Hong Kong teachers union plans alternate Basic Law lesson plan
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1783276/hong-kong-teachers-union-plans-alternate-basic
Hong Kong pan-democrats will be marginalised if they reject 2017 poll plan, warns Exco convenor
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1783315/hong-kong-pan-democrats-will-be-marginalised-if-they-reject
反恐演练怎能以抗拆村民为假想敌？(Why is mock village protest used as target of counter-terror drill?”)
Yangtse Evening Post, May 1, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2015-05-01/061931783491.shtml