Hong Kong (香港)

Missing bookseller resurfaces in Hong Kong, says he is allowed to travel freely between city and mainland China
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1926291/missing-bookseller-resurfaces-hong-kong-says-he-allowed

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why China’s clampdown on Ren Zhiqiang matters
Hong Kong Free Press, March 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/14/why-chinas-clampdown-on-ren-zhiqiang-matters/

How can we resolve the conflicts in Hong Kong and ensure “one country, two systems” thrives?
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1925225/how-can-we-resolve-conflicts-hong-kong-and-ensure-one

Hong Kong and Taiwan: The future of Chinese democracy
The Diplomat, March 16, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/hong-kong-and-taiwan-the-future-of-chinese-democracy/

誰是媒體？誰是記者？ 從網媒的採訪權談起 (Who are media? Who are journalists? Speaking from the Internet media’s right to newsgathering)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160317/s00022/1458191971088

Hong Kong’s pan-democrats must unite in battle for survival ahead of key legislative election
香港立法会选举乃关键一战 泛民为生存必须团结
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1922900/hong-kongs-pan-democrats-must-unite-battle-survival-ahead
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1537f170b5d1521/xiang-gang-li-fa-hui-xuan-ju-nai-guan-jian-yi-zhan-fan-min-wei-sheng-cun-bi-xu-tuan-jie

黎廣德：高鐵失控 議會失效 泛民失策 (Albert Lai: XRL loses control, Council loses function, pan-dems lose strategies)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20160315/s00012/1457979015441

Access to Justice (司法公正)

时事大家谈：中国律师执业权利保障何在 (Current Affairs Discussion: What guarantees lawyers’ rights to practice the profession)
Voice of America, March 16, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20160315-how-to-protect-the-practice-rights-of-lawyers-in-china/3237110.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Two writers publicly resign amid the Chinese Communist Party's tightening grip on culture
Global Voices, March 16, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/03/16/two-writers-publicly-resign-amid-the-chinese-communist-partys-tightening-grip-on-culture/

Former Xinhua reporter takes a swipe at Chinese censorship
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/former-xinhua-reporter-takes-a-swipe-at-chinese-censorship-03142016141611.html

Chinese website publishes, then pulls, explosive letter calling for President Xi’s resignation
Washington Post, March 16, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/16/government-linked-website-published-then-pulled-call-for-president-xis-resignation/

Related:
关于要求习近平同志辞去党和国家领导职务的公开信 (Requesting Xi Jinping to resign from Party and state leadership positions)
Mingpao, March 5, 2016
http://news.creaders.net/china/2016/03/05/1647666.html

【新華社錯失】錯稱習近平「最後領導人」 報道指「政治錯誤」　發稿編輯停職及取消預備黨員資格 ([Xinhua News blunder] Mistakenly called Xi Jinping “the last leader,” reportage accused as “politically incorrect,” editor dismissed and lost status as probationary party member)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160316/s00001/1458102932793

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Do not admire the “strength” that crushes lives and tramples over human rights
China Change, March 16, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/16/do-not-admire-the-strength-that-crushes-lives-and-tramples-over-human-rights/

Chinese parliamentary delegate's rare act of dissent
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 16, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35817298

The good—and bad—about China’s new charity law
The Wall Street Journal, March 16, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/03/16/the-good-and-bad-about-chinas-new-charity-law/

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Watch: From My Lai to Ferguson, China blasts U.S. human rights abuses in a new documentary
Quartz, March 15, 2016
http://qz.com/639275/watch-from-my-lai-to-ferguson-china-blasts-us-human-rights-abuses-in-a-new-documentary/

Related:
China at the UN: Shouting Down the Critics
Human Rights in China, March 15, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/china-un-shouting-down-critics

Rising political star of northern China feels the heat of coal miners’ protests
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1925693/rising-political-star-northern-china-feels-heat-coal

Corrupt officials move money through Hong Kong, says Chinese anti-corruption official
Hong Kong Free Press, March 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/13/corrupt-officials-move-money-through-hong-kong-says-chinese-anti-corruption-official/

时事大家谈：联合国为何猛批中国人权 (Current Affairs Discussion: Why the U.N. severely criticizes China’s state of human rights)
Voice of America, March 16, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20160315-why-did-the-un-lash-out-at-human-rights-in-china/3237102.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

网络安全、反恐：北京希望与FBI合作 (Beijing would like to cooperate with the FBI on cyber security and counterterrorism)
Deutsche Welle, March 15, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/网络安全反恐北京希望与fbi合作/a-19118067

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong and Macau to be integrated with nine mainland provinces: State Council plan
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1925690/hong-kong-and-macau-be-integrated-nine-mainland-provinces-state-council

Pro-Beijing figures slam Hong Kong separatism as “impossible,” “impractical”
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/16/pro-beijing-figures-slam-hong-kong-separatism-as-impossible-impractical/

學苑前總編：港暫無能力獨立　冀2047前豐富獨立條件 (Former chief editor of HKU publication “Undergrad”: Hong Kong is unable to become independent at the moment, but hopefully enabling factors grow towards 2047)
Ming Pao, March 16, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160316/s00001/1458096621942

Is Scholarism over? Hong Kong student activist group behind Occupy movement mum on future despite report it will disband
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1925809/scholarism-over-hong-kong-student-activist-group-behind

港大民研梁振英民望跌2.1分　續低於警戒線 (HKU survey finds that CY Leung’s popularity drops 2.1 points, continues to be lower than alert level)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160315/s00001/1458039386580

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

China suggests terror convictions surged. Did they?
The Wall Street Journal, March 13, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/03/13/china-suggests-terror-convictions-surged-did-they/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The rule of law needs more than lip service to survive in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1925805/rule-law-needs-more-lip-service-survive-hong-kong

What’s driving the current storm of Chinese censorship?
ChinaFile, March 15, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/whats-driving-current-storm-chinese-censorship

Access to Justice (司法公正)

扶贫开发难点较多， 亟需靠法律途径解决, 代表委员建议制定扶贫法 (Committee delegates propose poverty assistance law: Legal channels urgently need for to resolve numerous difficulties in expanding poverty alleviation)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160314/Articel06003GN.htm

Lawyers’ proposals raised & rebutted at Two Sessions
China Digital Times, March 14, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/03/lawyers-proposals-raised-rebutted-two-sessions/

Chinese courts convict more than 99.9 per cent of defendants
The Telegraph, March 14, 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/12193202/Chinese-courts-convict-more-than-99.9-per-cent-of-defendants.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

不满信息公开被拒, 江西一国企怒告财政部 (Jiangxi SOE denounces Ministry of Finance for refusing to provide Open Government Information)
Duowei, March 14, 2016
http://china.dwnews.com/news/2016-03-14/59724946.html

Xi Jinping brought down a notch by an unlikely agent: A typo
新华社报道出错，称习近平为“中国最后领导人”
The New York Times, March 15, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/world/asia/china-xinhua-typo-xi-jinping.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160315/c15chinatypo/

中国官网疑悄悄拿下习大大彭嫲嫲崇拜热捧词语 (Chinese government official websites quietly take off cult phrases for Xi Jinping and wife)
Radio France Internationale, March 14, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160314-中国官网疑悄悄拿下习大大彭嫲嫲崇拜热捧词语

新华社前编辑公开批评中国网络审查 (Former Xinhua editor openly criticizes China’s Internet censorship)
Radio France Internationale, March 14, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160314-新华社前编辑公开批评中国网络审查

政协83委员吁政府成立百亿基金挽救报业 (83 CPPCC members propose to government to set up billion-dollar fund to rescue the newspaper industry)
Radio France Internationale, March 15, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160315-政协83委员吁政府成立百亿基金挽救报业

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

非政府组织无序发展影响俄社会稳定 (The disorderly development of NGOs has affected Russia’s social stability)
Sina.com, March 14, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-03-14/doc-ifxqhnev5975495.shtml

隐藏电脑屏幕背后时刻紧盯违法犯罪：“海淀网友”积极举报不求奖励 (Staring down crime from behind a computer screen: "Haidian online friends" actively report crimes and seeks no reward)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160314/Articel03004GN.htm

Labor protests multiply in China as economy slows, worrying leaders
中国罢工潮涌动，政府面临经济难题
The New York Times, March 15, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/world/asia/china-labor-strike-protest.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160315/c15chinalabor/

Heilongjiang coal miners’ strike continues into sixth day
China Labor Bulletin, March 14, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/heilongjiang-coal-miners%E2%80%99-strike-continues-sixth-day

Many changes to China’s first charity law but individuals still banned from asking for money
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1925096/dozens-changes-chinas-first-charity-law-ban-stays

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

江苏淮安5名县处级干部因瞒报财产被查 (5 county-level cadres in Huai'an, Jiangsu, investigated for failure to disclose assets)
CPC News, March 14, 2016
http://fanfu.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0314/c64371-28196400.html

Why Chinese officials are afraid to look too smart
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35775958

Official admits he gave misleading account of Chinese miners’ plight
千余矿工游行抗议，黑龙江省长改口承认欠薪
The New York Times, March 14, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/14/world/asia/china-heilongjiang-governor-mine-protest.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160314/c14china/

Will China’s state-owned enterprise reform go far enough?
The Diplomat, March 14, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/will-chinas-state-owned-enterprise-reform-go-far-enough/

27 Chinese groups respond to Mr. Trump and Governor Kasich’s remarks about the Tiananmen massacre
China Change, March 14, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/14/27-chinese-groups-respond-to-mr-trump-and-governor-kasichs-remarks-about-the-tiananmen-massacre/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

广东省讯商发最后通牒, 网民吐槽控制手机即控制网络 (Guangdong telecommunications providers issue “ultimatum” on real-name registration, netizens equate measure with control of Internet)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql2-03122016092151.html

互联网广告管理办法有望上半年出台 (Online advertising management measures likely to be issued in first half of 2016)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160314/Articel08008GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Comics, cosplay and video games: how China can build ties between Hong Kong youth and their mainland peers
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1925093/comics-cosplay-and-video-games-one-proposal-build-ties

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

新疆边防开展缉枪治爆专项整治行动 (Xinjiang's frontier guards launch clean-up campaign seizing guns and explosives)
Legal Daily, March 14, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160314/Articel08007GN.htm

郭声琨会见美国联邦调查局局长科米 (Chinese Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun meets with FBI Director James Comey)
Xinhua, March 14, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-03/14/c_1118328789.htm

Related:
Chinese state councilor meets FBI director
Xinhua, March 14, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-03/14/c_135187552.htm

Two detained booksellers return to China after brief Hong Kong visits
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/two-detainted-booksellers-return-to-china-after-brief-hong-kong-visits-03112016113224.html

中国2015年暴恐、危害国家安全案件增一倍 (Cases of violent terrorist behaviors and endangerment of national security in China doubled in 2015)
Deutsche Welle, March 14, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国2015年暴恐危害国家安全案件增一倍/a-19115318

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

When it comes to justice, China still leaves a lot to be desired
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1924480/when-it-comes-justice-china-still-leaves-lot-be-desired

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese attorneys, relatives demand public inquiry into lawyers' detentions
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-attorneys-relatives-demand-public-inquiry-into-lawyers-detentions-03112016103705.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, February 5, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Access to Information (信息公开)

How one brave woman is taking on growing might of China’s censors
The Guardian, March 13, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/13/china-censorship-economy-editor

Edward Snowden, Pussy Riot and Ai Weiwei protest cyber censorship
The Guardian, March 11, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/11/edward-snowden-pussy-riot-ai-weiwei-protest-cyber-censorship

【新華社錯失】劉銳紹指這類錯誤少有　亦須注意近期不滿習近平輿論 ([Xinhua News blunder] News commentator Lau Yui-siu says such mistake is rare, attention should be paid to recent public opinions unfavorable of Xi Jinping)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160314/s00001/1457931451582