Commentary (评论)

“十九大”后的中国外交透露出什么趋向？ (Where is China's diplomacy heading after 19th party congress?)
Financial Times, December 1, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001075311

Related:
Don’t be fooled by China’s grand plan to rule the world
Quartz, November 30, 2017
https://qz.com/1141893/chinas-grand-plan-to-rule-the-world-has-a-few-pitfalls/

「反共」「愛國」腦交戰 國歌法宜鬆不宜緊 (Fighting between anti-communism and patriotism, application of national anthem law should be lenient rather than strict)
Mingpao, December 1, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171201/s00022/1512044094626

Is President Xi’s climate leadership overstated?
The Diplomat, December 1, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/is-president-xis-climate-leadership-overstated/

“Development Without Women” is unsustainable & unjust: China must end discrimination & violence against women
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 30, 2017
https://www.nchrd.org/2017/11/development-without-women-is-unsustainable-unjust-china-must-end-discrimination-violence-against-women/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“新疆聂树斌”周远案再审改判无罪 律师称将提交国家赔偿申请 (Zhou Yuan, man who spends 20 years in prison for crime he didn’t commit, gets exonerated after retrial; lawyer says will apply for state compensation)
Beijing News, November 30, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/11/30/466388.html

In China, fears that new anticorruption agency will be above the law
习近平推动成立新反腐机构，引发法学界批判
The New York Times, November 30, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171130/china-xi-jinping-anticorruption/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171130/china-xi-jinping-anticorruption/

美国国务院吁中国释放李明哲 (United States Department of State urges China to release Lee Ming-che)
Voice of America, November 30, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/us-state-department-lee-mingche-20171129/4142179.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Access to Information (信息公开)

China cracks down on reporting of mass evictions in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/reporting-11292017102525.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

全国“民代幼”教师2000多人再次进京集体维权 (Over 2,000 teachers from across country petition for fair treatment in Beijing)
Weiquanwang, November 29, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/11/2000.html

Thousands of migrant workers in Beijing forcibly evicted, resistance mounted in at least one location
China Change, November 29, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/11/30/thousands-of-migrant-workers-in-beijing-forcibly-evicted-resistance-mounted-in-at-least-one-location/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

二维码电子门牌、警用无人机……政法“黑科技”强势来袭！不看不知道一看吓一跳…… (QR code doorplate and police drone - China hosts exhibition of equipment serving political and legal purposes)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/content/2017-11/29/content_7405458.htm?node=53628

《2017年中国网络视听发展研究报告》发布 (China publishes Internet Audiovisual Development Research Report 2017)
Chinanews.com, November 29, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2017/11-29/8388451.shtml

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

Tibetan monk burns to death in Sichuan calling for Tibetan freedom
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burns-11292017120514.html

Hong Kong (香港)

葉國謙尋求連任人大 稱協助推動公民教育及23條立法 (Ip Kwok-him seeks second term at NPC and says he will push for civic education and enactment of Article 23)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 30, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1367618-20171130.htm

香港民团游行抗议北京驱逐「低端人口」 (Hong Kong civil society groups protest and march against Beijing evicting “low-end population”)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-11292017104524.html

Ex-leader CY Leung threatens lawmaker with legal action over “false accusations” about HK$50m UGL deal
Hong Kong Free Press, November 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/29/ex-leader-cy-leung-threatens-lawmaker-legal-action-false-accusations-hk50m-ugl-deal/

Commentary (评论)

“硬盘损坏”，红黄蓝就能撇清责任？ (Can RYB kindergarten be exonerated by claiming “hard disk is damaged”?)
Beijing News, November 30, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/opinion/2017/11/30/466383.html

第三波移民潮 (Third wave of migration out of Hong Kong)
Inmediahk, November 30, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053607

矮化香港 複製上海深圳 (Dwarf Hong Kong and make it copy of Shanghai and Shenzhen)
Inmediahk, November 30, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053608

China’s ode to “One Belt One Road”
China Film Insider, November 29, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinas-ode-obor/

Beijing’s cruel eviction of its migrant workers is a stain on China’s urbanization drive
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2121930/beijings-cruel-eviction-its-migrant-workers-stain-chinas

China has a plan to rule the world
The Washington Post, November 28, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/china-has-a-plan-to-rule-the-world/2017/11/28/214299aa-d472-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html?utm_term=.0589eec079fa

Access to Justice (司法公正)

國台辦稱李明哲是否危害安全穩定應由大陸法律判定 (China’s Taiwan Office says whether Lee Ming-che endangered state security should be determined by mainland laws)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 29, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1367391-20171129.htm

Related:
Beijing warns Taipei against hyping up China's jailing of Taiwanese activist
Reuters, November 29, 2017
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/beijing-warns-taipei-against-hyping-up-china-s-jailing-of-taiwanese-activist-9450652

法律援助基金会二十年资助办理法援案件四十七万余件, 让一千六百四十万群众直接受益 (Legal Aid Foundation aids 470,000 cases for 20 years and benefits 16.4 million people)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2017-11/29/content_7403786.htm?node=20908

反家暴法施行20个月 人身保护令适用低于预期 反家暴法律制度仍待精细化 (Improvement still needed 20 months after Anti-Domestic Violence Law takes effect)
Legal Daily, November 28, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-11/28/content_7402317.htm?node=5955

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