Commentary (评论)

黎恩灝：中梵協議的兩個「不是」 (Two misunderstandings about the China-Vatican agreement)
Mingpao, February 8, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180208/s00012/1518027260425

公民廣場案落幕後的法治思考 — 餘波末了，震盪有餘 (Rule of law after the Civic Square case - the shockwave continues)
Medium, February 7, 2018
http://bit.ly/2nSSIQz

Why Joshua, Nathan, Alex and the Umbrella Movement would be an excellent choice for the Nobel Peace Prize
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/07/joshua-nathan-alex-umbrella-movement-excellent-choice-nobel-peace-prize/

The deafening silence on China's human rights abuses
Al Jazeera English, February 2, 2018
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/deafening-silence-china-human-rights-abuses-180131074213813.html

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面對中國侵犯人權 震耳欲聾的沉默 (The deafening silence on China's human rights abuses)
Stand News, February 6, 2018
http://bit.ly/2Ecywjt

Access to Justice (司法公正)

坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想指导人民法院工作 (Guo Shengkun, head of Political and Legal Affairs Commission, claims to use Xi Jinping Thought to guide Chinese courts)
People’s Daily, February 7, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0207/c1001-29809494.html

China says publisher Gui Minhai held under criminal law, amid protests from Sweden
Agence France-Presse, February 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/06/china-says-publisher-gui-minhai-held-criminal-law-amid-protests-sweden/

Related:
China's arrest of Swedish bookseller could set dangerous precedent: Germany
Agence France-Presse, February 7, 2018
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/chinas-arrest-swedish-bookseller-could-set-dangerous-precedent-202159050.html

广东顺德一村民维权被判刑后在狱中病逝 (Guangdong villager dies in prison after protesting for land rights)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-02062018101022.html

Related:
Threat of re-education camp drives Uyghur who failed anthem recitation to suicide
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/suicide-02052018165305.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mercedes-Benz quotes the Dalai Lama. China notices. Apology follows.
奔驰为引用达赖喇嘛名言向中国道歉
The New York Times, February 6, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/business/mercedes-daimler-dalai-lama-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20180207/mercedes-daimler-dalai-lama-china/

Related:
人民网评：奔驰，你这样做就是与中国人民为敌！ (Benz, this is how you make enemy with the Chinese people!)
People.com.cn, February 6, 2018
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0206/c1003-29809438.html

台北国际书展设“刘晓波纪念展位” (Taipei International Book Exhibition sets up booth to commemorate Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx1-02062018112251.html

多方联手综合施策加大正能量供给推动网游行业转型升级 (Multiple ministries jointly reform online gaming industry to “increase the supply of positive energy” and “promote core values of socialism”)
Xinhua News Agency, February 6, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/06/content_7470076.htm

Marco Rubio warns: Communist China is targeting US students
Washington Examiner, February 5, 2018
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/marco-rubio-warns-communist-china-is-targeting-us-students/article/2648159

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

珠江地产公司民工：我们再次到陕西省政府讨工钱 (Hundreds of construction workers demand wage in arrears at Shaanxi provincial government)
Weiquanwang, February 7, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_7.html

西咸新区沣滨村村民：我们到陕西省政府要求出示征地批文 (Villagers in Shaanxi demand provincial government to present national approval of land requisition)
Weiquanwang, February 7, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_34.html

西藏异议人士出狱后在布达拉宫示威再度被捕 (Tibetan dissident who spent more than 20 years behind bars protests in front of Potala Palace and gets arrested again)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02062018104936.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing meets national air pollutant standard for first time
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132406/beijing-meets-national-air-pollutant-standard-first-time

新疆扫黑除恶专项首战告捷：抓获嫌疑人330余名 (Xinjiang arrests over 330 and claims first victory amid “remove the black and eradicate the evil” campaign)
Xinjiang Daily, February 7, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2018-02-07/doc-ifyrkzqq9226497.shtml

武汉校园将强制设欺凌处置工作小组 (Wuhan to make anti-bullying work group at schools mandatory)
The Beijing News, February 7, 2018
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2018-02/07/content_710881.htm?div=-1

Chinese steel mills told to step up safety checks after 19 killed by gas leaks
Reuters, February 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132246/chinese-steel-mills-told-step-safety-checks-after-19-killed-gas

打击洋垃圾走私成海关今年缉私一号工程 (China Customs makes crackdown on smugglling of foreign garbage this year’s priority)
Xinhua News Agency, February 6, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-02/06/c_129807172.htm

全国法院五年来纠正重大冤错案件39件78人 (Chinese courts redressed 39 miscarriage of justice cases involving 78 people in past 5 years)
Xinhua News Agency, February 5, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-02/05/c_1122372744.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Media watchdog urges journalists in China to close or move Apple iCloud accounts this month
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/07/media-watchdog-urges-journalists-china-close-move-apple-icloud-accounts-month/

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

Photos show Beijing’s militarization of South China Sea in new detail
The Guardian, February 6, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/photos-beijings-militarisation-south-china-sea-philippines

Taiwan brushes off concern about stranded citizens amid China route row
Reuters, February 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-flights/taiwan-brushes-off-concern-about-stranded-citizens-amid-china-route-row-idUSKBN1FQ1GP

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends controversial decision to seek jail terms for Occupy trio
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132387/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-defends-controversial-decision

Related:
Hong Kong court frees three democracy leaders, but warns against future acts of dissent
Reuters, February 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics/hong-kong-court-frees-three-democracy-leaders-but-warns-against-future-acts-of-dissent-idUSKBN1FQ10D

Liaison office chief praises Hong Kong and promises to be more transparent and welcoming
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132318/liaison-office-chief-praises-hong-kong-and-promises-be-more

Related:
港大民研：大部分社會指標告跌 「民主」見2004年以來新低 (HKU survey finds local democracy index hits new low since 2004)
Mingpao, February 6, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180206/s00001/1517902250351

13被告保釋全獲准 官：不等同與雙學三子案結果相同 (All 13 New Territories development activists granted bail after Court of Final Appeal’s decision)
Mingpao, February 7, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180207/s00001/1517987570712

Hong Kong-China detention notification deal “useless,” says lawmaker, a year after businessman disappeared
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/06/hong-kong-china-detention-notification-deal-useless-says-lawmaker-year-businessman-disappeared/

Commentary (评论)

Beijing is silencing Chinese-Australians
中国正在压制澳大利亚华人的声音
The New York Times, February 6, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/opinion/beijing-chinese-australians-censorship.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180207/beijing-chinese-australians-censorship/

Hong Kong welcomes release of Occupy trio but concerns remain about the Public Order Ordinance
Hong Kong Watch, February 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2018/2/6/hong-kong-welcomes-release-of-occupy-trio-but-concerns-remain-about-the-public-order-ordinance

Related:
這不是香港民主運動的勝利，請不要鬆懈 (This is not a victory for Hong Kong’s democratic movement, please don’t relax)
Inmediahk, February 7, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1055052

如天主教向人民币低头 (If the Catholic Church bows to Renminbi)
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/commentaries/kl/com-02052018085749.html

China, elbows out, charges ahead
The New York Times, February 5, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/opinion/china-elbows-out-charges-ahead.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Sweden condemns China's “brutal” detention of bookseller Gui Minhai
The Guardian, February 6, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/sweden-condemns-chinas-brutal-detention-of-bookseller-gui-minhai

Related:
“He might not have that much time left”: Daughter’s fears grow over bookseller Gui Minhai missing in China
Agence France-Presse, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/might-not-much-time-left-daughters-fears-grow-bookseller-gui-minhai-missing-china/

史庭福因宣讲六四真相而被“寻衅滋事罪”案将在2018年2月8日南京开庭审理 (Rights defender Shi Tingfu faces trial in Nanjing for “picking quarrels” after giving public speech about June Fourth)
Weiquanwang, February 6, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/201828.html

Tibetan monk freed after five-year prison term for “politically sensitive” writings
青海藏人刑满获释后仍无人身自由
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-02052018141331.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02052018104217.html

内蒙公安枪击致死以钱封口 遗孀揭尸检造假讨公道 (Inner Mongolia widow denies hush money, unveils fake autopsy report and demands justice for husband who was shot dead by police)
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-02052018100445.html

李静瑜为丈夫李明哲案前往联合国 (Wife of jailed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che petitions at UN for support of husband’s release)
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hcm-02052018103855.html

Chinese anti-censorship activist Zhen Jianghua denied access to lawyer
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/chinese-anti-censorship-activist-zhen-jianghua-denied-access-lawyer/

Access to Information (信息公开)

一家书店的葬礼，和它告别的时代 (Funeral of a bookstore and the era it bids farewell to)
The Initium, February 6, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180206-mainland-monsoon-bookstore/

浙江网信办关闭“叔叔不约”等一批违法违规网站及用户账号 (Zhejiang censors a group of “illegal” websites and social media accounts)
Zhejiang Branch of Cyberspace Administration of China, February 6, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1985586

Related:
有偿删帖 有偿炒作——“网络水军”违法犯罪活动调查 (Crackdown on “Internet water army” has led to 200 arrests, shutdown of 5,000 Internet accounts and nearly 10,000 websites since May 2017)
Xinhua News Agency, February 4, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-02/04/c_1122366587.htm

严格执法形成震慑 规范执法彰显法治——2017年全国网信行政执法工作扎实推进 (Cyberspace Administration of China reports “clear results” in 2017 administrative law enforcement work, including shutting down 22,587 websites, 3.17 million accounts and chat groups)
Cyberspace Administration of China, February 5, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-02/05/c_1122368756.htm

国家新闻出版广电总局关于《电影行政处罚裁量办法（征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的公告 (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television solicits public opinions on draft of “Administrative Punishment Discretionary Measures for Films”, contents that damage national dignity, honor and social stability will result in heavy punishments)
State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, February 2, 2018
http://zqyj.chinalaw.gov.cn/readmore?id=2377&listType=2

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

#MeToo with Chinese characteristics
The Atlantic, February 6, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/02/metoo-in-china/552326/

律师申请会见余文生遭拒 千人联署促放人 (Over 1,000 sign petition urging release of rights lawyer Yu Wensheng)
Voice of America, February 5, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-attorney-refused-to-visit-detained-yu-wensheng-20180205/4239387.html

Related:
律师发函公安部门查询高智晟下落 (Lawyers write letter to Ministry of Public Security asking for whereabouts of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hdc-02052018101354.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

首钢水钢公司煤气中毒致9死 安监总局通报存在问题 (Gas leak kills 9 at Guizhou steel mill as State Administration of Work Safety recognizes safety issues)
Chinanews.com, February 6, 2018
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2018/02-06/8442292.shtml

State-run Chinese paper confident China will establish ties with Vatican
Reuters, February 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2132205/state-run-chinese-paper-confident-china-will-establish

Related:
陳日君點名批教廷國務卿：內地教友最大痛苦 是遭「親人」負賣 (Former Bishop of Hong Kong Joseph Zen criticizes Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin for not understanding the suffering of mainland believers)
Mingpao, February 5, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180205/s00001/1517828867312

河南周口50所民办学校遭关闭强拆 (Henan shuts down and demolishes over 50 private schools and kindergartens)
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/ql2-02052018095551.html

江西全面部署扫黑除恶工作 已抓获涉案人员1111人 (Jiangxi arrests 1,111 people amid fully-implemented “remove the black and eradicate the evil” campaign)
Xinhua News Agency, February 5, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-02/05/c_1122372781.htm

Related:
广东部署扫黑除恶，要建“全国最安全地区” (Guangdong pledges to become “the nation’s safest area” amid “remove the black and eradicate the evil” campaign)
China News Service, February 6, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1985780

China boosts intellectual property protection – for its own tech at least
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2132135/drones-dredgers-stop-chinas-top-tech-falling-foreign

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

刷脸进站、AI机器视觉 高科技助春运更快速便捷 (Guangzhou South Railway Station uses facial recognition on passengers during Spring Festival travel)
Legal Daily, February 5, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/05/content_7468039.htm

Related:
逃犯无处可逃 全国铁路第一款人像比对警务眼镜投入实战 (Fugitives have nowhere to run as China's first wearable facial recognition device put to use by police at Henan high-speed railway station)
QQ.com, February 5, 2018
http://new.qq.com/omn/20180205/20180205A0MBQ8.html#p=1

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

China’s meddling poses greater threat to EU than Kremlin, says study
Politico. February 5, 2018
https://www.politico.eu/article/chinas-meddling-poses-greater-threat-to-eu-than-kremlin-says-study/

Related:
Authoritarian advance: Responding to China’s growing political influence in Europe
Mercator Institute for China Studies and the Global Public Policy Institute, February 5, 2018
https://www.merics.org/sites/default/files/2018-02/GPPi_MERICS_Authoritarian_Advance_2018_1.pdf

Is China inflicting a “century of humiliation” on the world?
The Diplomat, February 4, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/is-china-inflicting-a-century-of-humiliation-on-the-world/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy activists Joshua Wong, Alex Chow, Nathan Law free to go after Occupy sentence appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/06/breaking-hong-kong-democracy-activists-joshua-wong-alex-chow-nathan-law-free-go-occupy-sentence-appeal/

Journalism NGO reports “unprecedented hardship” for Hong Kong’s media industry and “bleak” trends in China
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/06/journalism-ngo-reports-unprecedented-hardship-hong-kongs-media-industry-bleak-trends-china/

Election ban rules “very clear”, Carrie Lam insists, but says government will “seriously consider” clarifying them if needed
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132202/election-ban-rules-very-clear-carrie-lam-insists-says

Related:
Embattled Demosisto party hangs large black banners protesting banning of Hong Kong by-election candidates
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/embattled-demosisto-party-hangs-large-black-banners-protesting-banning-hong-kong-election-candidates/

In Pictures: Hong Kong students in UK protest banning of pro-democracy candidates from by-election
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/pictures-hong-kong-students-uk-protest-banning-pro-democracy-candidates-election/

林鄭月娥冀議員盡快完成審議及落實一地兩檢條例草案 (Carrie Lam urges lawmakers to review draft co-location arrangement and implement it ASAP)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 5, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1379269-20180205.htm

Commentary (评论)

曲蕃夫：特雷莎·梅访华与褪色的中英“黄金时代” (May’s China trip and the faded “Gold Age” of Sino-British relations)
The Initium, February 6, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180206-international-qiu-theresa-may/

Hong Kong’s Nobel nominees should aim for the bigger prize: democracy, not “self-determination” from China
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2132031/hong-kongs-nobel-nominees-should-aim-bigger-prize-democracy

Hong Kong’s courts have defended its freedoms. Is Beijing changing that?
北京重压下，香港司法系统能继续捍卫自由吗？
The New York Times, February 5, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/world/asia/china-hong-kong-courts.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180206/china-hong-kong-courts/

桂民海再被捕 只有一個原因 (There is only one reason for Gui Minhai getting arrested again)
Stand News, February 5, 2018
http://bit.ly/2BGMtIP

What it’s like to live in a surveillance state
新疆：天罗地网下的监控世界
The New York Times, February 3, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/opinion/sunday/china-surveillance-state-uighurs.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180205/china-surveillance-state-uighurs/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

狱中福建人权律师纪斯尊境况危殆 处于昏迷状态 靠输氧呼吸 无法正常交谈 (Jailed Fujian human rights lawyer Ji Sizun, in coma and critical conditions)
Weiquanwang, February 4, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_39.html

China, the Vatican and a controversial deal
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42914029

吊销隋牧青律师证听证会今召开 各地律师、维权人士云集广州声援 (Guangzhou Justice Bureau hears Sui Muqing’s disbarment, lawyers and human rights defenders show up in solidarity)
Weiquanwang, February 3, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_89.html

Related:
关注隋牧青律师吊牌事件联署签名活动正式结束 联署达2,788人 (2,788 people join petition in protest against disbarment of Sui Muqing)
Weiquanwang, February 3, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/2788.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

US YouTube users to see “gov’t funded” labels on China’s Xinhua, and US-backed RFA videos
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/05/us-youtube-users-see-govt-funded-labels-chinas-xinhua-us-backed-rfa-videos/

Sudden change at the top of CCTV
China Media Project, February 4, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/02/02/sudden-change-at-the-top-of-china-central-television/

China’s hip-hop haters turn their ire to “Hanmai”
China Film Insider, February 4, 2018
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinas-hip-hop-haters-turn-ire-hanmai/

国家网信办等六部委联合整治炒作明星绯闻隐私和娱乐八卦 (Six ministries move against online providers of “vulgar” entertainment, gossips on celebrity scandals)
Cyberspace Administration of China, February 2, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-02/02/c_1122359930.htm

文化部：清理涉及经典革命歌曲的恶搞视频、音乐四千余条 (Ministry of Culture deletes 4,000 video and audios that spoof classic revolutionary songs)
Ministry of Culture, February 2, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1981239

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

「青」入工運──青年參與者在1223反勞基法遊行的現場紀錄 (Youth in labor movement: A first-hand record of Taiwan Dec 23 Anti-Labor Law amendment rally)
The Initium, February 5, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180202-opinion-nthu-1223-protest/