Access to Information (信息公开)

This Beijing-linked billionaire is funding policy research at Washington’s most influential institutions
Foreign Policy, November 28, 2017
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/11/28/this-beijing-linked-billionaire-is-funding-policy-research-at-washingtons-most-influential-institutions-china-dc/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

投诉：我们西安市莲湖区城管人员到区政府请愿 (Bylaw enforcement officers in Xi’an petition at local government for social insurance and fair treatment)
Weiquanwang, November 29, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/11/blog-post_777.html

内蒙古牧民草场被占 冲破公安阻扰区首府上访 (Inner Mongolian herdsmen defy police and petition in local capital after grassland was taken)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-11282017102528.html

伍立娟：四大银行断友继续在北京总部门口维权抗议 (Laid-off bank workers gather at Beijing main branches protesting for fair treatment)
Weiquanwang, November 28, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/11/blog-post_243.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“红黄蓝幼儿园群体猥亵幼童”系编造 (Beijing police says allegation of group sex abuse of children at kindergarten is fabricated)
Beijing News, November 29, 2017
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2017-11/29/content_703352.htm?div=-1

Related:
China police say some claims of abuse at Beijing kindergarten unfounded
Reuters, November 29, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ryb-education/china-police-say-some-claims-of-abuse-at-beijing-kindergarten-unfounded-idUSKBN1DS25H

被逐北漂 掙扎留京 (Evicted migrants struggle to stay in Beijing)
Mingpao, November 29, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171129/s00013/1511893619779

China's government accuses four cities of air pollution failures
Reuters, November 28, 2017
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-s-government-accuses-four-cities-of-air-pollution-failures-9448866

涉军老虎大案张阳畏罪自杀 军媒批以死逃责行为可耻 (Military mouthpiece criticizes senior general Zhang Yang who committed suicide as “despicable”)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/suicide-11282017074541.html

Hong Kong (香港)

抗議中國政府「清理低端人口」 抗議政府暴力 寒冬驅逐窮人——香港民間團體聯署聲明 (Hong Kong civil society groups launch campaign in protest against Beijing forcefully evicting poor migrants)
Inmediahk, November 29, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053589

陳淑莊稱人大替香港未來法例「釋法」 立會變橡皮圖章 (Tanya Chan says NPC interpreting future Hong Kong laws would make LegCo rubber stamp)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 29, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1367452-20171129.htm

譚耀宗稱政府應要為23條立法主動做準備 (Hong Kong NPC candidate Tam Yiu-chung says SAR government should proactively prepare for enactment of Article 23)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 29, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1367432-20171129.htm

香港民主派将游行抗议中共新一轮威权打压 (Hong Kong pro-democracy groups to march in protest against new wave of authoritarian suppression from Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-11282017103129.html

Commentary (评论)

高端國家 低端人口 (High-end state, low-end population)
Mingpao, November 29, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171129/s00022/1511875346057

《國歌法》如箭在弦 必須憤起抵抗 (Must rise up and fight against impending National Anthem Law)
Inmediahk, November 29, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053576

China's playbook for conquering Taiwan
The Diplomat, November 29, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/chinas-playbook-for-conquering-taiwan/

读者来函：北京寒夜漫漫，一场违法者驱赶无辜者的无耻悲剧 (Shameless tragedy of lawbreakers evicting the innocent in cold and long nights of Beijing)
The Initium, November 28, 2017
https://theinitium.com/article/20171128-notes-wheretogo/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

李明哲被判五年徒刑 台湾表示无法接受 (Lee Ming-che sentenced by mainland court to 5 years in prison; Taiwan says it is not acceptable)
Voice of America, November 28, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/taiwan-activist-sentence-unacceptable-20171127/4139583.html

Related:
Chinese court jails Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-cheh for 5 years for “subversion”
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/28/just-chinese-court-jails-taiwanese-democracy-activist-lee-ming-cheh-5-years-subversion/

湖北退役武警孙兵病逝 曾向天安门毛像泼墨抗议 (Sun Bing, retired armed police officer from Hubei who poured ink at Mao Zedong’s portrait at Tiananmen Square, dies of lung cancer)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-11272017104024.html

北京大兴11·18火灾排除人为放火嫌疑 20人被刑拘 (20 people criminally detained after fire killed 19 in Daxing, Beijing; authority says it was not arson)
China Central Television, November 27, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2017/11-27/8386668.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

网信办副主任北大演讲，回应信息管控：“没什么不好意思、温良恭俭让的” (China censor deputy gives speech at Peking University and comments on information control: “No need to be shy or humble.”)
Initium, November 28, 2017
https://theinitium.com/article/20171128-mainland-cac-pku/

Chinese streaming site AcFun shuts down for reasons unknown
China Film Insider, November 27, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/live-streaming-site-acfun-shuts-down-for-reasons-unknown/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s kindergarten teachers demand better pay and conditions
China Labor Bulletin, November 28, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-kindergarten-teachers-demand-better-pay-and-conditions

民间自发救助北京“低端人口”官不悦 (Civil society helps out evicted “low-end population” in Beijing, and authority is not happy about that)
Voice of America, November 27, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-ngos-in-beijing-were-stopped-from-helping-homeless-20171127/4138212.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Senior Chinese military official kills himself amid corruption probe
Reuters, November 28, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/senior-chinese-military-official-kills-himself-amid-corruption-probe-idUSKBN1DS0C1

Hong Kong (香港)

佔旺清場案四人判緩刑 黃浩銘：真正藐視法庭的是梁振英 (4 Occupy activists get suspended sentence; Raphael Wong says CY Leung should be held of contempt)
Inmediahk, November 28, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053568

Related:
Mong Kok Umbrella Movement: 4 democracy activists handed suspended sentences over Occupy clearance
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/28/mong-kok-umbrella-movement-4-democracy-activists-handed-suspended-sentences-occupy-clearance/

Pro-Beijing camp’s controversial legislative rule amendment accepted by president, despite previous legal advice
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/28/pro-beijing-camps-controversial-legislative-rule-amendment-accepted-president-despite-previous-legal-advice/

【DQ4被追薪】羅冠聰批「同打劫有咩分別？」(Nathan Law criticizes LegCo for asking disqualified lawmakers to return salary: “How is it different from robbery?”)
Mingpao, November 28, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171128/s00001/1511829466101

港民主派议员宣布参选人大抗议北京打压民主 (Pro-democracy lawmaker runs for Hong Kong NPC election and protests against Beijing’s crackdown on democracy)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-11272017104215.html

Britain has a duty to Hong Kong, says UK’s Lord Ashdown during fact-finding visit
Hong Kong Free Press, November 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/27/britain-duty-hong-kong-says-uks-lord-ashdown-fact-finding-visit/

Commentary (评论)

Beijing hinders free speech in America
The New York Times, November 26, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/26/opinion/beijing-free-speech-america.html?_r=0

Related:
王丹紐時发文批中國：北京干涉美國言論自由 (Wan Dan criticizes Beijing for hindering free speech in America on The New York Times)
DWNEWS, November 26, 2017
http://news.dwnews.com/global/big5/news/2017-11-26/60025889.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Teacher detained after abuse allegations at Beijing kindergarten
北京幼儿园疑似虐童案：一名教师被刑拘
The New York Times, November 27, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171127/china-teacher-kindergarten-arrest/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171127/china-teacher-kindergarten-arrest/

Related:
Beijing kindergartens get permanent inspectors after abuse scandal: Xinhua
Reuters, November 27, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ryb-education-china/beijing-kindergartens-get-permanent-inspectors-after-abuse-scandal-xinhua-idUSKBN1DR01M

Police detain 90 suspects in telecom fraud case
Xinhua News Agency, November 27, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-11/27/content_35056708.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

北京否认清理“低端人口” 金马奖获奖导演提“低端人口”直播被掐 (Award-winning director’s speech of “low-end population” censored in China, as Beijing denies driving migrant workers out of city)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yf-11262017112801.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国知识分子联名要求北京停止驱赶外来人口 (Chinese intellectuals launch signature campaign calling Beijing to stop evicting migrant population)
Voice of America, November 26, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/Chinese-intellectuals-urge-Beijing-stop-removing-migrate-workers-20171126/4137298.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Related:
Chinese intellectuals urge Beijing authorities to stop “forcing” tens of thousands of migrant workers out of city in wake of deadly fire
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2121633/chinese-intellectuals-urge-beijing-authorities-stop

Hong Kong (香港)

黃浩銘：判刑如鎚重擊 下周料再入獄 「我們有花崗岩的意志」 (Raphael Wong expects going back to prison next week and says sentence hit him like sledge hammer, but he and others have “will of granite”)
Inmediahk, November 27, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053514a

Related:
Hong Kong activist Raphael Wong on what scares him more than going back to prison
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2121631/hong-kong-activist-rafael-wong-what-scares-him-more-going

立法會追討薪津270至310萬 DQ4：政治迫害 (LegCo asks disqualified lawmakers to return millions; Four disqualified lawmakers call it “political persecution”)
Inmediahk, November 27, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053537

Related:
LegCo demands four ousted lawmakers in oath-taking saga return up to HK$3.1 million each
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2121707/legco-demands-four-ousted-lawmakers-oath-taking-saga-return

In Pictures: Hong Kong Migrants’ Pride – Domestic worker groups rally against discrimination, harassment
Hong Kong Free Press, November 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/27/pictures-hong-kong-migrants-pride-domestic-worker-groups-rally-sexual-harrassment-discrimination/

李柱銘：無基本法條文可作一地兩檢法律基礎 (Martin Lee says there is no clause in the Basic Law that can be used as legal foundation for co-location arrangement)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 26, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1366906-20171126.htm

Related:
林鄭月娥：一地兩檢符法理情 梁愛詩：有法律基礎 (Carrie Lam says co-location arrangement is in accordance with law, reasoning, and emotion; Elsie Leung claims arrangement has legal foundation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 25, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1366801-20171125.htm

Commentary (评论)

China’s Trojan train into Hong Kong
The New York Times, November 26, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/26/opinion/china-train-hong-kong.html

In China, the brutality of “house arrest”
The New York Times, November 25, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/opinion/in-china-the-brutality-of-house-arrest.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China: UN experts condemn jailing of human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong
中国：联合国专家谴责对人权律师江天勇的监禁
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, November 23, 2017
EN: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22437&LangID=E
CH: http://www.ohchr.org/CH/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22437&LangID=C

Police in China's Guangdong detain church members amid ongoing crackdown
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/church-detained-11232017173419.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing nursery “needle abuse” of children shocks China
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 24, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42105443

Related:
教育部：对一切损害幼儿身心健康行为的幼儿园和教职工必须严查 (Ministry of Education vows to conduct thorough investigation of kindergartens and employees that endanger physical and psychological well-being of children)
Beijing News, November 23, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/11/23/465562.html

北京清理“低端人口” “犹如党卫队清理犹太区” (Beijing cleansing so-called low-level population is “similar to Schutzstaffel cleansing Jewish community”)
Radio France Internationale, November 23, 2017
http://bit.ly/2i28w4w

Related:
Migrant worker families face eviction after 19 die in Beijing fire
China Labor Bulletin, November 23, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/migrant-worker-families-face-eviction-after-19-die-beijing-fire

Hong Kong (香港)

8人步出終院 黃浩銘感謝袁國強、 3法官締機會見證港人堅定 (Eight New Territories development activists walk out of Court of Final Appeal; Raphael Wong thanks Rimsky Yuen and judges for giving him opportunity to witness how resolute Hongkongers are)
Mingpao, November 24, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171124/s00001/1511508311499

Related:
Hong Kong’s top court grants bail to 8 land activists pending leave for appeal over their sentences
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/24/just-hong-kongs-top-court-grants-bail-8-land-activists-pending-leave-appeal-sentences/

Pro-independence group to protest at school for “pressuring” student who displayed slogan behind Chief Exec.
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/24/pro-independence-group-protest-school-pressuring-student-displayed-slogan-behind-chief-exec/

23條北京定強硬方案：最快明年內啟動立法！ (Enacting Article 23 might kick off as early as next year, as Beijing sets hardline schedule)
HK01, November 23, 2017
http://bit.ly/2At8NFu

Related:
Looming national security laws raise fresh fears for Hong Kong's freedoms
Reuters, November 24, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics-legal/looming-national-security-laws-raise-fresh-fears-for-hong-kongs-freedoms-idUSKBN1DO0S6

Beijing official holds first ever seminar on Communist Party Congress for top Hong Kong political figures
Hong Kong Free Press, November 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/23/beijing-official-holds-first-ever-seminar-communist-party-congress-top-hong-kong-political-figures/

Commentary (评论)

iPhone中的血与汗 (Blood and sweat in iPhone)
Financial Times, November 24, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001075210

當香港官員也要學習十九大精神 (When Hong Kong officials have to learn about 19th party congress)
Mingpao, November 24, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171124/s00022/1511442289580

勿把愛國立法變打壓人權 (Don’t turn patriotic legislation into suppression of human rights)
Mingpao, November 24, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171124/s00022/1511442090804

China's media enables tyranny and corruption
Cable News Network, November 23, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/23/opinions/china-media-effects-opinion-xueqin/index.html