Beijing’s heavy hand on Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/beijings-heavy-hand-on-hong-kong-1478565392
Reform needed in how Chinese judges think
The Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/11/07/reform-needed-in-how-chinese-judges-think/
Fruit Ninja meets the Communist Party: game on in battle for patriotic hearts and minds
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2043495/fruit-ninja-meets-communist-party-game-battle-patriotic
China passes restrictive new film law
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 7, 2016
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1295250-20161107.htm
A declaration by Yao Lifa and 57 other candidates for People’s Representative in Qianjiang City, Hubei province
China Change, November 6, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/11/06/a-declaration-by-yao-lifa-and-57-other-candidates-for-peoples-representative-in-qianjiang-city-hubei-province/
Coal, steel workers oppose raw deals in capacity reduction
China Labor Bulletin, November 4, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/coal-steel-workers-oppose-raw-deals-capacity-reduction
From under a pickup truck in Shanghai: a desperate protest
The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/11/02/from-under-a-pickup-truck-in-shanghai-a-desperate-protest/
Senior graft-buster appointed China’s new spy chief amid leadership reshuffle
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2043605/former-anticorruption-agency-official-named-chinas
China adopts controversial cybersecurity law: Xinhua
Reuters, November 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-cyber-idUSKBN132049
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China’s new cybersecurity law rattles foreign tech firms
The Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-approves-cybersecurity-law-1478491064 全国人大常委会表决通过网络安全法 (The NPC passes the Cybersecurity Law)
Sina.com.cn, November 7, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-11-07/doc-ifxxmyuk6113873.shtml 十二届全国人大常委会第二十四次会议在京闭幕 表决通过网络安全法等 (The 24th session of 12th NPC Standing Committee concludes in Beijing, passing the Cybersecurity Law, etc.)
Cyberspace Administration of China, November 7, 2016
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2016-11/07/c_1119864319.htm
“There is no more One Country Two Systems”: Thousands rally against Beijing’s intervention in oath row
Hong Kong Free Press, November 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/06/there-is-no-more-one-country-two-systems-thousands-rally-against-beijings-intervention-in-oath-row/
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Full text: Interpretation of Article 104 of Basic Law of Hong Kong SAR
全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于《中华人民共和国香港特别行政区基本法》第一百零四条的解释
Xinhua, November 7, 2016
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-11/07/c_135811504.htm CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/gangao/2016-11/07/c_1119862546.htm LIVE: Protesters clash with police at China Liaison Office, pepper spray deployed, road occupied
Hong Kong Free Press, November 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/06/live-protesters-clash-police-china-liaison-office-pepper-spray-deployed-road-occupied/ China intervenes in Hong Kong legal system in boldest move yet
Reuters, November 7, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-china-politics-idUSKBN13204P China bars two rebel Hong Kong MPs from retaking oath
Al Jazeera, November 7, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/china-bars-rebel-hong-kong-mps-retaking-oath-161107033944766.html “Festering pustules”: the two pro-democracy activists who are targets of China's wrath
The Guardian, November 7, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/07/festering-pustules-two-pro-democracy-activists-targets-chinas-wrath Top legislature reviews draft interpretation to Hong Kong Basic Law
Xinhua, November 5, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-11/05/c_135808411.htm 梁振英：支持人大釋法 23條立法有現實意義 (CY Leung supports NPC interpretation of the Law and considers legislation of Article 23 having realistic significance)
InMedia HK, November 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045681 民主派轟釋法變相修法 嚴重踐踏法治 (Pan-democrats condemn the NPC interpretation as a form of modifying the Law, trampling severely on rule of law)
InMedia HK, November 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1045691 朱凱廸：把握釋法危機 民主自決修改基本法 (Eddie Chu: Take advantage of the crisis of the law interpretation, modify the Basic Law of democratic self-determination)
InMedia HK, November 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/10456895
People Power activists urge protesters to head to China Liaison Office instead of planned end point. pic.twitter.com/fy21NLqNbp
— Hong Kong Free Press (@HongKongFP) November 6, 2016
Protesters make a choice: Around a third choose detour to China Liaison Office instead of proceeding to end point in Central. pic.twitter.com/Q3CI6s1NIj
— Tom Grundy (@tomgrundy) November 6, 2016
Police are squeezing protesters further out east. pic.twitter.com/ds2PF0pxNh
— Alan Wong (@alanwongw) November 6, 2016
Lively again at the #oathgate in #HongKong as march encounters police actions v. @HongKongHermit https://t.co/MgDworLNfa cc: @dwmnews_aspac
— Michael J. Buell (@buell003) November 6, 2016
If China meant to chill Hong Kong speech, booksellers’ case did the job
The New York Times, November 5, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/world/asia/hong-kong-china-booksellers-pen.html
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Writing on the wall: Disappeared booksellers and free expression in Hong Kong
PEN America, November 5, 2016
https://pen.org/writing-on-the-wall
This is the beginning of the end of Hong Kong
The Guardian, November 7, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/07/this-is-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-hong-kong-china
广东工人领袖孟晗被判一年零九个月 (Guangdong labor activist Meng Han sentenced to one year and nine months)
China Labor Bulletin, November 3, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/广东工人领袖孟晗被判一年零九个月
China’s top Internet regulator lays down the rules on live-streaming programs
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2043012/chinas-internet-regulator-tightens-restrictions-live
A crackdown on international-style education in China could make it harder for students to study abroad
Quartz, November 3, 2016
http://qz.com/821667/a-crackdown-on-international-style-education-in-china-could-make-it-harder-for-students-to-study-abroad/
“六四酒案”退补侦查 陈云飞羁押年半未审 (Activist Chen Yunfei accused in “June Fourth alcohol case” investigation pushed back, already detained for one year six months without trial)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl3-11032016103116.html
Xi Jinping attacks “conspiracies” and “lust for power” of China's enemies within
The Guardian, November 3, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/03/xi-jinping-attacks-conspiracies-and-lust-for-power-of-chinas-enemies-within
Larung Gar monks and nuns “locked out” before eviction
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/locked-11032016140556.html
China’s “core” conundrum: Policing the Party’s watchers
The Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/11/03/chinas-core-conundrum-policing-the-partys-watchers/
Court notified as Hong Kong gov’t confirms Beijing will discuss intervening over oath-taking row
Hong Kong Free Press, November 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/04/breaking-court-notified-as-hong-kong-govt-confirms-beijing-will-discuss-intervening-over-oath-taking-row/
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中国人大将就香港基本法104条释法 (China’s National People’s Congress to interpret Article 104 of Hong Kong Basic Law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/11/161104_hk_basic_law_interpretation China wants to nip in the bud any talk of Hong Kong’s independence
The Economist, November 5, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21709581-ruling-its-legislature-will-inflame-passions-territory-china-wants-nip-bud China could ban lawmakers from Hong Kong parliament as crisis escalates
The Guardian, November 4, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/04/china-could-ban-lawmakers-in-hong-kong-parliament-crisis-escalates Hong Kong lawyers to hold silent march over Beijing’s decision to intervene in LegCo oath row
Hong Kong Free Press, November 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/04/hong-kong-lawyers-hold-silent-march-beijings-decision-intervene-legco-oath-row/
German deputy leader, in China, urges release of human rights lawyers
Reuters, November 2, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-china-activists-idUSKBN12X1IO
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Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, September 13, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology 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, June 10, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi
Guangdong labor activist Meng Han sentenced to 1 year, 9 months
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/03/guangdong-labour-activist-meng-han-sentenced-1-year-9-months/
Feng Xiaogang’s “I am not Madame Bovary” clears China censorship
China Film Insider, November 2, 2016
http://chinafilminsider.com/feng-xiaogangs-not-madame-bovary-clears-china-censorship/
Willing proxies give China’s censors a global reach
The Diplomat, November 3, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/11/willing-proxies-give-chinas-censors-a-global-reach/
Report: China censorship machine not the monolith it appears to be
The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/11/02/report-chinas-streaming-app-censorship-not-well-coordinated/
China detains Jilin activist for wearing anti-Xi Jinping T-shirt
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-11022016120902.html
Woman beaten in China's Sichuan after trying to run in local election
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/woman-beaten-in-chinas-sichuan-after-trying-to-run-in-local-election-11022016121020.html
China's Xi condemns “cliques” and “conspiracies” within party
Reuters, November 2, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN12X1SV
New Communist Party rules call on top Chinese cadres to inform on each other
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2042440/new-communist-party-rules-call-top-chinese-cadres
Airbnb will store personal data of China users locally
The Street, November 1, 2016
https://www.thestreet.com/story/13875980/1/airbnb-will-store-personal-data-of-china-users-locally.html
1,600 join rally against Beijing’s expected intervention over oath row, organizers say
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/03/1600-rally-against-expected-interpretation-of-basic-law-amidst-oath-row/
Separatist Hong Kong lawmakers draw fears of intervention by China
The New York Times, November 3, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/world/asia/hong-kong-lawmakers-oath-china.html
【立會新局】特首辦發聲明：「毋須亦不應」就UGL事件成立專責委員會調查 (Chief Executive Office statement: “Unnecessary and should not” set up special investigative committee for UGL case)
Ming Pao, November 2, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161102/s00001/1478089790629
Ai Weiwei to west: tackle China on human rights whatever the cost
The Guardian, November 3, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/03/ai-weiwei-to-west-tackle-china-on-human-rights-whatever-the-cost
强人政治重新成为“时尚”？ (Has strongman politics become “fashion” again?)
The Financial Times, November 3, 2106
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069970?full=y
香港新聞網站流量排名知多少（文：蘇鑰機、李月蓮） (How much do you know about the traffic of Hong Kong’s news websites?)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161103/s00022/1478133553558
【誓詞風波】法治與基本法（文：李浩然） ([Oath-taking scandal] Rule of law and the Basic Law)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161103/s00022/1478134246261
【誓詞風波】唔識法，點釋法？香港為何淪落如此？ ([Oath-taking scandal] Can those who don’t know the Law interpret it? Why has Hong Kong degenerated to this?)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161103/s00022/1478135711151
Beijing on security alert amid reports of more mass veteran protests
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/soldiers-protest-11012016151009.html
Whistle blowing, confessions and showing remorse ... how China’s corrupt officials try to get lighter sentences
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2041927/whistle-blowing-confessions-obvious-remorse-how-chinas
As China battles corruption, Glaxo lands in the cross hairs
The New York Times, November 2, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/business/international/china-rules-glaxo-bribes-sex-tape-whistleblower-cautionary-tale.html
Senior U.S., Chinese officials huddle in New York to manage differences and expand cooperation
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2042213/senior-us-chinese-officials-huddle-new-york-manage