National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全与反恐)

Police in Tibet offer cash rewards for tips on crime, disloyal behavior
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/rewards-04042018162659.html

Commentary (评论)

Xi’s long march on American democracy
Foreign Policy, April 5, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/05/xis-long-march-on-american-democracy/

China’s hardened stance on Hong Kong and Taiwan
The Diplomat, April 4, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/chinas-hardened-stance-on-hong-kong-and-taiwan/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中央政法委启动战略性全局性引领性的十大问题对策研究！ (CPC Political and Legal Commission launches “strategic” policy research on 10 overarching topics, including how to realize “absolute Party leadership over political and legal work”)
Legal Daily, Apr 3, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-04/03/content_7513316.htm?node=5955

China insists on control of religion, dimming hope of imminent Vatican deal
中國強調宗教事務控制權，與梵蒂岡和解希望渺茫
The New York Times, April 4, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/world/asia/china-catholic-vatican.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180404/china-catholic-vatican/zh-hant/

Related:
我国宗教工作法治化水平不断提高，十多项法律法规保障宗教信仰自由 (China releases Religious Freedom White Paper: Multiple laws, regulations safeguard religious freedom, including National Security Law and Counterterrorism Law)
Legal Daily, Apr 3, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-04/03/content_7514025.htm?node=5955

《中国保障宗教信仰自由的政策和实践》白皮书 (White Paper: Policies and Practices Safeguarding Religious Freedom in China)
   Xinhua News Agency, Apr 3, 2017
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-04/03/c_1122629624.htm

Uyghur official arrested for sympathizing with political “Re-Education Camp” detainees
Radio Free Asia, April 3, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/arrested-04032018163824.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China says it protects religious freedom, but the Bible is disappearing from online bookstores
Quartz, April 4, 2018
https://qz.com/1244413/china-says-it-protects-religious-freedom-but-the-bible-is-disappearing-from-online-bookstores/

网游专项行动受理举报1636件立案236件 (In campaign to “purify the Internet’s cultural market,” Ministry of Culture and Tourism dispatched 120,000 officials, investigated 7,858 companies, and handled 1,636 cases)
Legal Daily, Apr 2, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-04/02/content_7512821.htm?node=5955

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China human rights: Wife marches for "vanished" husband
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 4, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43644599

Government Accountability (政府问责)

為什麼中國城市女性不願多生二孩？(Why don't Chinese urban women want a second child?)
Financial Times, April 4, 2018
http://big5.ftchinese.com/story/001076997

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

With “Sharp Eyes”, smart phones and TV sets are watching Chinese citizens
Global Voices, April 3, 2018
https://globalvoices.org/2018/04/03/with-sharp-eyes-smart-phones-and-tv-sets-are-watching-chinese-citizens/

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

China’s campaign against Uighur diaspora ramps up
Foreign Policy, April 3, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/03/chinas-campaign-against-uighur-diaspora-ramps-up/

Hong Kong (香港)

大專聯批港府打壓言論學術自由　促收回言論道歉 (Confederation of Tertiary Institutes Staff Unions slams Hong Kong govt’s condemnation of Benny Tai as suppression of academic freedom, urges it to retract statement and make apology)
Mingpao, April 4, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180404/s00001/1522814430661

Related:
专访：我不支持“港独” (Benny Tai: “At this stage, I don’t support Hong Kong independence")
Deutsche Welle, April 3, 2018
https://goo.gl/h6G3eb

HK-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge components found drifting from artificial island, as authority claims it may be an “illusion”
Hong Kong Free Press, April 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/04/03/hk-zhuhai-macao-bridge-components-found-drifting-artificial-island-authority-claims-may-illusion/

Commentary (评论)

Why do we keep turning a blind eye to Chinese political interference?
The Conversation, April 4, 2018
http://theconversation.com/why-do-we-keep-turning-a-blind-eye-to-chinese-political-interference-94299

戴耀廷鼓吹港獨？「假大空」政治新聞事件輿論戰 (Advocate for Hong Kong Independence? Disinformation warfare in Benny Tai incident)
The Initium, April 4, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180404-opinion-rubylai-bennytai/

Xi Jinping should know that China’s rejuvenation must be peaceful, or it won’t happen at all
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2140036/xi-jinping-should-know-chinas-rejuvenation-must-be-peaceful

China's flawed model for peace
The Diplomat, April 3, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/chinas-flawed-model-for-peace/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高检:检察院可指派聘请有专门知识的人参与办案 (New guide from Supreme People's Procuratorate allows Procuratorates to hire “persons with specialized knowledge" to participate in case handling activities)
Beijing News, April 3, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2018-04-03/doc-ifyteqtq3080900.shtml

Chinese police threaten wife of incommunicado lawyer with subversion charge
余文生妻子许艳再被以涉嫌“煽颠罪”传唤
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/threaten-04022018105237.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf-04012018124122.html

Tibetan monk jailed five years on charges “related to self-immolation” protest
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monk-03302018145246.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Man Booker prize criticized for changing Taiwanese author's nationality
The Guardian, April 3, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/03/man-booker-prize-criticised-for-changing-taiwanese-authors-nationality

China cracks down on spoofs of “Communist heroes”
Agence France-Presse, April 3, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-cracks-down-on-spoofs-of--communist-heroes--10099082

China's short video platforms face backlash over "vulgar content"
Technote, March 29, 2018
https://technode.com/2018/03/29/chinas-short-video-platforms-have-become-the-breeding-ground-for-vulgar-content/

Cut sleeve, cut scenes: Gay films have a real hard time in China
Sixthtone, March 29, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001997/cut-sleeve%2C-cut-scenes-gay-films-have-a-real-hard-time-in-china

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Environmental whistleblower sues police for unlawful detention
Sixthtone, March 31, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001981/Environmental%20Whistleblower%20Sues%20Police%20for%20Unlawful%20Detention

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s state-owned banks told to stop lending to local governments as debt crackdown intensifies
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2139975/chinas-state-owned-banks-told-stop-lending-local-governments-debt

中國內遷製造業工廠振興鄉村 (Chinese factories migrate inland, seek growth in the countryside)
Financial Times, April 3, 2018
http://big5.ftchinese.com/story/001077010

China “environment census” reveals 50% rise in pollution sources
The Guardian, March 31, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/31/china-environment-census-reveals-50-rise-in-pollution-sources

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

Taipei, Beijing spar over Taiwan premier's independence remarks
Retuers, April 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2140042/taipei-beijing-spar-over-taiwan-premiers-independence

Related:
Beijing's message for young Taiwanese: We mean business
The Christian Science Monitor, March 29, 2018
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0329/Beijing-s-message-for-young-Taiwanese-We-mean-business

China saw 16-fold increase in returning jihadists in 2017, analyst says
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2139983/china-saw-16-fold-increase-returning-jihadists-2017

Hong Kong (香港)

Nine Hong Kong student organisations slam Baptist University for "suppressing freedom" by suspending duo over protest
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2140026/nine-hong-kong-student-unions-slam-baptist-university

As China tightens squeeze, soul searching for Hong Kong's democracy movement
Reuters, April 3, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-democracy-insight/as-china-tightens-squeeze-soul-searching-for-hong-kongs-democracy-movement-idUSKCN1HA0L3

民主派議員發佈建議書 倡改革懲教署改善囚權 (Pro-democracy lawmakers issue recommendations, urge correctional services to improve inmates’ rights)
Inmedia, April 3, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1056150

Can Benny Tai be prosecuted for independence remarks under Hong Kong law? No, experts say
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2139884/beijing-making-example-out-me-curb-freedom-speech-hong-kong

A Hong Kong newspaper on a mission to promote China’s soft power
《南華早報》會變成北京的宣傳工具嗎？
The New York Times, July 15, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/world/asia/south-china-morning-post-hong-kong-alibaba.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180402/south-china-morning-post-hong-kong-alibaba/zh-hant/

Commentary (评论)

從批鬥戴耀廷看到比2003年草案更惡的23條立法可能 (Intense criticism of Benny Tai shows signs of tougher Article 23 legislation in future)
Inmedia, April 3, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1056135

中國推行「基本收入」，可能嗎？應該嗎？ (Can and should China implement universal basic income?)
The Initium, April 3, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180403-opinion-hsu-ubi-in-china/

著迷與警惕：我這一代日本人眼裡的習近平 (Fascination and vigilance: How my generation of Japanese view Xi Jinping)
The New York Times, April 3, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180403/kato-how-does-xi-play-in-japan/zh-hant/

Related:
What Xi Jinping’s power grab means for Canada
The Conversation, April 2, 2018
https://theconversation.com/what-xi-jinpings-power-grab-means-for-canada-94258/

Why Carrie Lam’s Youth Development Commission will do nothing for youth development
Hong Kong Free Press, April 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/04/02/carrie-lams-youth-development-commission-will-nothing-youth-development/

China’s communist party is abandoning workers
中國共產黨正在拋棄工人
The New York Times, April 2, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/opinion/china-communist-party-workers-strikes.html?_ga=2.234079134.1247620360.1522736327-1992318097.1513151646
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180403/china-communist-party-workers-strikes/zh-hant/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

傅政华：律师要自觉拥护党的领导拥护社会主义法治 做全面推进依法治国的奋斗者 (Minister of Justice Fu Zhenghua: Lawyers should conscientiously embrace Party leadership and “socialist rule of law,” fight to promote ruling the country by law)
Legal Daily, March 29, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-03/29/content_7510204.htm?node=5955

王乐泉在中国法学会研究会工作会议上强调，高举旗帜建设中国特色新型法学社团 (China Law Society Director Wang Lequan: Hold high the banner to build a new type of law study group “with Chinese characteristics” that connects the Party with legal practitioners)
Legal Daily, March 29, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-03/29/content_7509106.htm?node=5955

北京锋锐所被吊销执业证 合伙律师转所遥遥无期 (Beijing Fengrui law firm’s license revoked, partners have nowhere to go)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-03292018104316.html

“709”律师王宇汇款海外受阻 银行指天津公安下指令 (Bank says Tianjin public security ordered it to block overseas money transfer by 709 Lawyer Wang Yu)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-03292018104157.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

最高法：累计公开老赖信息990多万人次 (Supreme People’s Court has released personal information of 9.9 million “deadbeats,” restricted 10 million from buying flight tickets and 3.9 million from riding trains)
Legal Daily, March 29, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-03/29/content_7510009.htm?node=5955

China’s Communist Party tightens grip on media, message
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-tighten-grip-on-media/4322048.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“玫瑰团队”遭持续打压 河南国保暴力胁迫退群 (Civil rights group “Rose Team” continually suppressed and coerced by Henan domestic security)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-03292018104355.html