Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's former top graft-buster warns of plots to seize power
Reuters, November 7, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/chinas-former-top-graft-buster-warns-of-plots-to-seize-power-idUSKBN1D70HR

石家庄 企业超排4次停产整治 (Shijiazhuang, Hebei, halts business operations caught failing to meet pollution standards for the fourth time)
People’s Daily, November 7, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1107/c1001-29630416.html

国家监察委定性“政治机关” 分析指地位至高党政合一 (National Supervision Committee identified as “political organ” and has supreme status)
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yf2-11062017094754.html

China won’t allow a Mao-style cult of personality around Xi, says top Communist Party academic
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2118671/china-wont-allow-mao-style-cult-personality-around-xi

Chinese president demands "absolute loyalty" from military
The Diplomat, November 7, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/chinese-president-demands-absolute-loyalty-from-military/

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

Chinese police to step up crackdown on financial crime
Reuters, November 7, 2017
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/chinese-police-to-step-up-crackdown-on-financial-crime-9382694

11名维族和哈族涉“恐与极端宗教”被刑拘 (11 Uyghur and Kazakh minorities criminally detained for involvement in “terrorism and religious extremism”)
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-11062017094231.html

Hong Kong (香港)

闖入公民廣場案 終院批准三子上訴許可 (Court of Final Appeal allows student leaders' leave application to appeal)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 7, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1363414-20171107.htm

Related:
Hong Kong democracy activists win last chance to appeal jail terms in highest court
Reuters, November 7, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics/hong-kong-democracy-activists-win-last-chance-to-appeal-jail-terms-in-highest-court-idUSKBN1D70C5

UN experts urge Hong Kong High Court to uphold international human rights law in activists’ cases
联合国专家敦促香港终审法院在审理民主活动人士一案应遵守国际人权法
Human Rights in China, November 6, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/un-experts-urge-hong-kong-high-court-uphold-international-human-rights-law
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/lian-he-guo-zhuan-jia-dun-cu-xiang-gang-zhong-shen-fa-yuan-zai-shen-li

Related:
黃之鋒感謝聯合國人權理事會發聲明 反映國際社會關注 (Joshua Wong thanks UN human rights experts for releasing statement and says International community is paying attention to HK democracy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 7, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1363456-20171107.htm

林鄭月娥：國歌法立法本年度提交立會 冀盡快完成 (Carrie Lam says local legislation of National Anthem Law will be presented to LegCo before year end and hopes process finish as soon as possible)
Radio Televison Hong Kong, November 7, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1363412-20171107.htm

梁振英：以國家名義殺人不犯法 指名字有「國」或「華」證港人盼民族復興 (CY Leung says killing under name of State is legal and expects Chinese national rejuvenation)
Mingpao, November 7, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171107/s00001/1510013514283

Related:
Ex-chief exec. CY Leung says young Hongkongers have incorrect understanding of ‘country’
Hong Kong Free Press, November 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/07/ex-chief-exec-cy-leung-says-young-hongkongers-have-incorrect-understanding-of-country/

人大常委任內為港人爭取了什麼？ 范太：答不到，做完就不記得 (Rita Fan, NPC Hong Kong delegate, says she couldn’t remember what she has fought for Hongkongers during her tenure)
Mingpao, November 7, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171107/s00001/1510022212110

Court rejects appeal application from citizen seeking to disqualify two more pro-democracy lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press, November 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/06/court-rejects-appeal-application-citizen-seeking-disqualify-two-pro-democracy-lawmakers/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

旧金山华人追思刘晓波：刘晓波是上帝赐给汉语世界的自由魂 (Chinese in San Francisco mourn Liu Xiaobo and call him free spirit that God bestows upon Chinese-speaking society)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-11052017114753.html

中国六四天网创办人黄琦看守所遭虐待 (Huang Qi, founder of 64tianwang.com, abused in detention center)
Voice of America, November 5, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-activist-abused-in-detention-center-20171105/4101377.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China warns on overseas content after Springer Nature pulls some articles
Reuters, November 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-censorship/china-warns-on-overseas-content-after-springer-nature-pulls-some-articles-idUSKBN1D60EF?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Workers fight for their livelihoods as pressure builds on China’s retail sector
China Labor Bulletin, November 3, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/workers-fight-their-livelihoods-pressure-builds-china%E2%80%99s-retail-sector

Government Accountability (政府问责)

国家监察体制改革试点取得实效 (Pilot reform of National Supervision System bears fruit)
People’s Daily, November 6, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1106/c1001-29627809.html

Related:
China to expand corruption supervision pilot scheme nationwide: Xinhua
Reuters, November 5, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-expand-corruption-supervision-pilot-scheme-nationwide-xinhua-050017502.html

China may grasp climate leadership at UN talks with Trump pulling out
Voice of America, November 5, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-climate-leadership-un-talks/4101414.html

Related:
How China – the world’s biggest polluter – won the praise of green groups
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2118534/how-china-worlds-biggest-polluter-won-praise-green

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Federation of Students launches HK$1m fund to assist prosecuted pro-democracy protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, November 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/06/hong-kong-federation-students-launches-hk1m-fund-assist-prosecuted-pro-democracy-protesters/

Hong Kong prosecutors decide against third trial for former leader Donald Tsang over bribery charge
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2118559/hong-kong-prosecutors-decide-against-third-trial-former

《國歌法》本地立法後 康文署等部門執法 (Leisure and Cultural Services Department amongst law enforcement bodies after local legislation of National Anthem Law)
Sing Tao Daily, November 6, 2017
http://std.stheadline.com/daily/news-content.php?id=1692918&target=2

Related:
Hongkongers will not be arrested for refusing to stand for national anthem, government adviser says
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2118503/hongkongers-will-not-be-arrested-refusing-stand-national

Former Hong Kong professor sold flat and car to fund legal case against Chinese University
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2118488/former-hong-kong-professor-sold-flat-and-car-fund-legal

More Hongkongers now living below poverty line, labor and welfare chief says
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2118491/more-hongkongers-now-living-below-poverty-line-labour-and

Commentary (评论)

「全面管治權」提法有違一國兩制初衷 (“Comprehensive control” contradicts original intention of “One Country, Two Systems”)
Mingpao, November 6, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171106/s00022/1509885273806

Why former Chinese soldiers are skeptical about president’s promise of better treatment
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2117765/why-former-chinese-soldiers-are-sceptical-about

Access to Justice (司法公正)

打压不断 文东海或被吊销律师执照 (709 defense counsel Wen Donghai fears his practicing license will be revoked as crackdown continues)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11022017104038.html

Prominent international writers ask China to release widow of Nobel winner
Washington Post, November 2, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/prominent-international-writers-ask-china-to-release-widow-of-nobel-winner/2017/11/02/9c44017a-be42-11e7-9294-705f80164f6e_story.html

落实人身安全保护令 预防和制止家庭暴力——天津河西区法院关于人身安全保护令案件的调研报告 (Tianjin Hexi District Court publishes survey report on personal security protection order of Anti-domestic Violence Law)
People’s Court Daily, November 2, 2017
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2017-11/02/content_131595.htm?div=-1

湖北公安厅决定命名法制警长：专职监督公安民警执法活动 (Hubei Public Security Department names legal sheriff to monitor law enforcement of police)
The Paper, November 2, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1847917

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

People with hypertension barred from jobs in China's civil service: Lawyers
中国律师联署 呼吁停止歧视两亿高血压患者
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hypertension-jobs-11022017151825.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ql1-11022017103716.html

上海公民近日上街举牌为唐荆陵、袁新亭呐喊 (Citizens in Shanghai hold placards on street in support of human rights defender Tang Jingling and Yuan Xinting)
Weiquanwang, November 2, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/11/blog-post_40.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

河南：烟花爆竹生产企业全部退出本省 (Henan forces all firework factories out of province)
The Paper, November 3, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1848739

5年来从120多个国家和地区缉捕逃犯3317名 (3,317 fugitives hunted down from over 120 countries and regions during past 5 years)
Legal Daily, November 2, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-11/02/content_7376518.htm?node=5955

How the panda became China’s diplomatic weapon of choice
Financial Times, November 2, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/8a04a532-be92-11e7-9836-b25f8adaa111

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥再指非建制派議員「無所不用其極」拖延辯論 (Carrie Lam criticizes lawmakers who are not in pro-establishment camp for being “completely unscrupulous” in delaying debate on co-location arrangement)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1362829-20171103.htm?spTabChangeable=0

Related:
Legco debate on joint rail checkpoint adjourned after meeting descends into chaos
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2118197/legco-debate-joint-rail-checkpoint-adjourned-after-meeting

Basic Law Committee chair: Hongkongers will need to stand up when national anthem plays at racecourse
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/02/basic-law-committee-chair-hongkongers-will-need-stand-national-anthem-plays-racecourse/

Commentary (评论)

歷史其實就是政治問題 (History is in fact a political issue)
Mingpao, November 3, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171103/s00022/1509627710026

The future of particle physics will live and die in China
Foreign Policy, November 3, 2017
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/11/02/the-future-of-particle-physics-will-live-and-die-in-china/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's mass detention of Xinjiang's ethnic minorities shows no sign of let-up
新疆逾20哈族人因与哈国议员合影被捕
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/detention-11012017120255.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-11012017101811.html

侮辱国歌情节严重，最高可判3年 (Serious disrespect to national anthem punishable by up to 3 years in jail)
National People’s Congress, November 1, 2017
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/2017-11/01/content_2030240.htm

最高人民检察院关于人民检察院全面深化司法改革情况的报告 (Supreme People's Procuratorate reports to NPCSC on comprehensively deepening judicial reform on People’s Procuratorate)
National People’s Congress, November 1, 2017
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/2017-11/01/content_2030494.htm

最高人民法院关于人民法院全面深化司法改革情况的报告 (Supreme People's Court reports to NPCSC on comprehensively deepening judicial reform on People’s Court)
National People’s Congress, November 1, 2017
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/2017-11/01/content_2030821.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Headlines from China: “Have a Nice Day” passes Chinese censorship with “slight adjustments”
China Film Insider, November 1, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/headlines-from-china-have-a-nice-day-passes-china-censorship/

China clamps down on news content providers in private sector
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/content-controls-11012017132143.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

台湾公民团体持续关注中国维权律师处境 (Civil society groups in Taiwan continue to pay attention to human rights lawyers in China)
Voice of America, November 1, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-taiwan-keep-eyeing-on-china-human-rights-lawyer-window-20171101/4095223.html

Political prisoner’s wife beaten by relatives who asked her to leave husband
China Change, November 1, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/11/01/political-prisoners-wife-beaten-by-relatives-who-asked-her-to-leave-husband/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

山西将把违法违规煤矿负责人纳入“黑名单”管理 (Shanxi to blacklist bosses of illegal mines)
Xinhua News Agency, November 1, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2017-11/01/c_1121890242.htm

陕西取缔一网瘾治疗机构：非法办学存极大安全隐患 (Shaanxi outlaws Internet addiction treatment center because of huge safety concerns)
Beijing News, November 1, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/11/01/462459.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hongkongers who boo national anthem could be charged even before local law is passed, Exco member warns
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2118075/hongkongers-who-boo-national-anthem-could-be-charged-even

理大調查：七成中學生不信內地政府 協理副校長指港生認知不足 「應多去看看」 (PolyU survey finds 70% secondary school students don’t trust mainland government)
Mingpao, November 2, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171102/s00001/1509599783044

立法會辯論一地兩檢 關注組集會 羅冠聰籲港人勿放棄 (Concern group protests against co-location arrangement and Nathan Law asks Hongkongers not to give up)
Inmediahk, November 1, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053063

Related:
Mainland border checkpoint motion on verge of moving forward as Hong Kong opposition runs out of filibuster options
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2118019/mainland-border-checkpoint-motion-verge-moving-forward-hong

稱社民連不滅「同共產黨鬥長命」(Avery Ng says League of Social Democrats won’t vanish and he will outlive CPC)
Apple Daily, November 1, 2017
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20171101/20200892

Hong Kong’s autonomous status has significantly deteriorated, UK think tank says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/01/hong-kongs-autonomous-status-significantly-deteriorated-uk-think-tank-says/

Nathan Law felt his “life was under grave threat” in Hong Kong airport attack by pro-China mob
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2117960/nathan-law-felt-his-life-was-under-grave-threat-hong-kong

Don't dwell on “one or two events”, Hong Kong education chief says on why Tiananmen crackdown not in Chinese history plan
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2117792/hong-kong-education-chief-urges-against-dwelling-one-or-two

Commentary (评论)

被淪為洗腦工具的中史教育 (Chinese history education that turned into brainwashing tool)
Standnews, November 2, 2017
http://bit.ly/2z6U95O

As Trump visits Asia, Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong warns business is eclipsing rights
Time, November 1, 2017
http://time.com/5004982/joshua-wong-donald-trump-china/

How are U.S.-China cyber relations progressing?
The Diplomat, November 1, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/how-are-us-china-cyber-relations-progressing/