Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Road warriors strike back: why protests by China’s truck drivers could put the brakes on the economy
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2152196/road-warriors-strike-back-why-protests-chinas-truck

Chinese military veterans’ rally for better welfare ends as armed police move in
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2152247/chinese-military-veterans-rally-better-welfare-ends

Related:
镇江老兵抗议数日 当局出动警力清场 (Veterans’ protest ends in detention and dispersal by police)
Deutsche Welle, June 25, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/30EGL

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese doctors accused of wrongly diagnosing hundreds of workers with black lung disease
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2152099/chinese-doctors-accused-wrongly-diagnosing-hundreds-workers-black

吉林省政府原秘书长刘喜杰被提起公诉：受贿数额特别巨大(Changchun procuratorate moves to indict former secretary general of Jilin on corruption charges)
Xin Hua Net, June 23, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-06/23/c_129899408.htm

Xi says China must lead way in reform of global governance
Reuters, June 23, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-diplomacy/xi-says-china-must-lead-way-in-reform-of-global-governance-idUSKBN1JJ0GT?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

In a high-stakes environmental whodunit, many clues point to China
New York Times, June 24, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/24/world/asia/china-ozone-cfc.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese island eyes oasis from web censorship for foreigners
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/24/chinese-island-eyes-oasis-web-censorship-foreigners/

China takes surveillance to new heights with flock of robotic Doves, but do they come in peace?
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2152027/china-takes-surveillance-new-heights-flock-robotic-doves-do-they

Huawei’s smart cities and CCP influence, at home and abroad
Jamestown Foundation, June 19, 2018
https://jamestown.org/program/huaweis-smart-cities-and-ccp-influence-at-home-and-abroad/?mc_cid=c2f923ab77&mc_eid=a762503c8c

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

Taiwan hit by jump in cyber attacks from China
Financial Times, June 24, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/8e5b26c0-75c5-11e8-a8c4-408cfba4327c

Hong Kong (香港)

Don’t turn prosecution into persecution, head of Hong Kong barrister body warns
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2152104/dont-turn-prosecution-persecution-head-hong

開架有益 歧視下架 多元閱讀聯合陣線行動 (United Front for Open Libraries protests removal of children’s books on nontraditional families from open stacks)
In Media HK, June 25, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1057898

議員多次被逐研「全年停賽」？　謝偉俊澄清：不是我個人意見　指有聲音要求改議規免失禮 (Chair of Legco Rules of Procedure Committee says call for year-long suspension of “unruly” legislators came from others, not him)
Ming Pao, June 25, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180625/s00001/1529900337717

民陣上訴被駁回　否認會「公民抗命」　籲市民沿途加入七一遊行 (Civil Human Rights Front urges citizens to join July 1 March along its way, denies act as “citizen disobedience”)
The Stand, June 25, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/民陣上訴被駁回-否認會-公民抗命-籲市民沿途加入七一遊行/

黃柳權指香港實施中央統一領導制度　並非美國聯邦制 (Liuquan Huang: Hong Kong is subject to central government control, neither separation of powers nor federalism applies)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 25, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1403544-20180625.htm

暴動罪成囚6年　梁天琦就定罪及刑期提出上訴 (Edward Leung appeals his rioting conviction)
The Stand News, June 25, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/暴動罪成囚6年-梁天琦就定罪及刑期提出上訴/

Related:
梁天琦暴動罪判決書 (Edward Leung’s Verdict)
The Stand News, June 24, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/梁天琦暴動罪判決書/

香港一地两检条例刊宪 多人入禀司法覆核 (Motions filed for judicial review on co-location bill)
Voice of America, June 22, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voanews-20180622-hong-kong-judicial-co-location-arrangement-bill/4450300.html

Commentary (评论)

It doesn’t pay to get Beijing too involved
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2152118/it-doesnt-pay-get-beijing-too-involved

“Super-strong leadership” of Xi Jinping: China’s new science of sycophantology
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/24/super-strong-leadership-xi-jinping-chinas-new-science-sycophantology/

學生報如何面對廿三條的來臨？ (How student-run papers should deal with the advent Article 23 legislation)
The Stand News, June 24, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/學生報如何面對廿三條的來臨/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

江西卫计委回应妊娠超14周堕胎需出具证明：维护女孩生存权 (Jiangxi Health and Family Planning Commission defends restrictions on abortion as protecting unborn baby girls’ right to life)
Jiangxi Daily, June 22, 2018
https://3w.huanqiu.com/a/6c5f897f65e562a5/7DWQuugx2lG?p=1&agt=8

Related:
China: new rules to prevent sex-selective abortions raise fears
The Guardian, June 22, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/22/china-new-rules-jiangxi-province-prevent-sex-selective-abortions

女院长退休6年被查:曾获中国法官十杰 后任也被查 (Retired president of Changchun Intermediate Court and her successor under investigation for serious disciplinary and legal violations)
Beijing News, June 21, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2018-06-21/doc-ihefphqm1502666.shtml

重庆两拆迁户中南海上访开庭受审 (Trial begins for Chongqing forced demolition protesters accused of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-06222018100047.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

In China, universities seek to plant “Xi Thought” in minds of students
Reuters, June 22, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-education/in-china-universities-seek-to-plant-xi-thought-in-minds-of-students-idUSKBN1JI0I5

著名手机游戏因“支持多元价值”将在中国等7国下架 (Mobile game withdrawn from Chinese market for “supporting inclusion”)
Voice of America, June 22, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/popular-game-pulling-in-china-and-others-20180620/4448132.html

批宗教政策 旅美学者演讲遭取消 (Scholar’s talk canceled for criticizing China’s anti-Islamic policies)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180621/s00013/1529518912986

Chinese holiday island to unlock Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for foreign visitors
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2152102/chinese-holiday-island-unlock-facebook-twitter-and

Government Accountability (政府问责)

浙江首例行政公益诉讼案宣判 行政行为被判违法 (In first case brought by Zhejiang procuratorate against local agency, court finds administrative actions of Bureau of Land and Resources unlawful)
Xinhua Net, June 22, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/legal/2018-06/22/c_1123023214.htm

China targets “perfunctory” officials in fight against pollution
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2151993/china-targets-perfunctory-officials-fight-against

中国数十名律师促废除“强制补碘”条例 (Lawyers urge abolition of mandatory iodization of table salt)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ql2-06202018102143.html

四川甘孜藏人在“扫黑除恶”中受到严控 (Tibetans in Sichuan under heightened surveillance during “sweep black” campaign)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06212018100650.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

MeToo席卷全球 中国女权却被噤声 (Feminist public social media accounts are shut down for over 100 days amid global MeToo movement)
Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/305qD

因发放“刘晓波衣冠冢”被拘 武汉张毅获释 (Activist released after administrative detention for setting up a memorial tomb for Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-06202018101717.html

Chinese military veterans converge on Zhenjiang as protests swell
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-military-veterans-converge-on-zhenjiang-06222018111306.html

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

陈一新：2020年“雪亮工程 ”基本实现全域覆盖全时可用 (Secretary of CPC Political and Legal Affairs Commission: “Project Dazzling Snow” will achieve full surveillance coverage by 2020 with urban and rural citizen participation)
The Paper, June 22, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2211347

Related:
中国加大力度建设“雪亮工程” 将实现农村全覆盖 (“Project Dazzling Snow” to cover all rural areas)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/wy-06222018105535.html

维族小国脚新疆被捕接受政治教育　国际球员协会吁中国放人 (FIFPro demands release of Uyghur soccer player arrested and sent to “political education”)
The Stand News, June 22, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/維族小國腳新疆被捕接受政治教育-國際球員協會籲中國放人/

China escalates hacks against the U.S. as trade tensions rise
Wired, June 22, 2018
https://www.wired.com/story/china-hacks-against-united-states/

Hong Kong (香港)

Plan to enact mainland law at new Hong Kong Express Rail station hit with 3 more legal challenges
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/22/plan-enact-mainland-law-new-hong-kong-express-rail-station-hit-3-legal-challenges/

Related:
Hong Kong challenges to co-location law will not force Beijing’s hand, says member of China’s top legislative body
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2152092/hong-kong-challenges-co-location-law-will-not-force-beijings

谭惠珠：若司法覆核人大决定　本港法庭极可能不受理 (Hong Kong court unlikely to review constitutionality of NPCSC decision on co-location agreement, says member of Basic Law Committee)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1403101-20180622.htm

Activists demand long-term policy for homeless people and halt to “meaningless” evictions in Sham Shui Po
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/22/activists-demand-long-term-policy-homeless-people-halt-meaningless-evictions-sham-shui-po

Gay lawmaker pushing for homosexual unions
The Standard, June 22, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=197091&sid=4&sid=4

Commentary (评论)

The US withdrawal from the UNHRC is perfect for Xi Jinping and China
The Guardian, June 22, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2018/jun/22/the-us-withdrawal-from-the-unhrc-is-perfect-for-xi-jinping-and-china

China’s Bigger Economic Threat
The Nation, June 22, 2018
https://www.thenation.com/article/chinas-bigger-economic-threat/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

周强：对抗拒执行、干预执行等行为零容忍，决不姑息评估作假 (Head of Supreme People’s Court: zero tolerance for non-compliance with court orders)
The Paper, June 21, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2210705

China imposes exit bans on U.S. citizens of Chinese descent: report
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/exit-ban-06202018141226.html

广州教会先遭冲击后被罚五万元 (Guangzhou house church is fined RMB 50,000 after being harassed by police for months)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql1-06212018100512.html

南通强拆户接受外媒采访 家属、声援者屡遭传唤 (Relatives, supporters of forced demolition victims who spoke with foreign media were repeatedly questioned by police)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06212018095959.html

Access to Information （信息公开）

基层政务公开标准规范化试点持续推进 (Report shows progress in pilot on standardizing norms for local government affairs transparency)
Legal Daily, June 21, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-06/21/content_7575036.htm?node=5955

Government Accountability (政府问责)

搜狐转载美退联消息　「人权黑名单」中竟让中国消失 (Chinese online news platform Sohu carries “full-text” translation of Pompeo statement on U.S. withdrawal from Human Rights Council but leaves out China from his “human rights backlist”）
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/sohu-06212018100643.html

Related:
美国退出联合国人权理事会的宣言，国内媒体罕见“全文”转载。和英文版一对比，发现抽走了臭名远扬的中国。
Twitter, June 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/0715Rita/status/1009782767054401537

陈一新：集中梳理挂牌督办一批有腐败嫌疑的重大涉黑涉恶案件 (CPC Political and Legal Affairs Commission to supervise major gang-related corruption investigations)
The Paper, June 21, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2208608

江西省卫计委：妊娠超14周堕胎需出具证明 (Jiangxi to require family planning certificates for non-medical abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy)
The paper, June 21, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2210412

扶贫审计：28.11亿扶贫资金被骗取套取或挪用 (National Audit Office: more than RMB 2.8 billion misappropriated from poverty funding)
The Beijing News, June 20, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/06/20/491870.html

山东东营市委原书记刘士合涉嫌严重违纪违法接受审查调查 (City party secretary in Shandong under investigation for serious discipline and legal violations)
The Paper, June 20, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2207203

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

江苏镇江再有老兵维权被打 老兵群体发起游行倡议 (Jiangsu veterans’ rights group marches for third time in one month despite violent crackdown)
Radio Free Asia，June 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06212018094249.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Great Firewall: A serious pain in the neck for European and U.S. companies
The Diplomat, June 21, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/chinas-great-firewall-a-serious-pain-in-the-neck-for-european-and-us-companies/

Hong Kong (香港)

自认香港人身份创10年新高认同中华人民共和国者持续最低 (HKU survey shows “Hong Konger” self-identification reaches 10-year high, while that as “PRC Chinese” continues to drop)
Radio France Internationale, June 20, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180620-自认香港人身份创10年新高认同中华人民共和国者持续最低

Fight over controversial Hong Kong rail checkpoint moves to High Court as lawyer warns it could prompt Beijing intervention
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2151893/fight-over-controversial-hong-kong-rail-checkpoint-moves

Hong Kong equality watchdog questions removal of LGBTQ-themed library books as backlash grows
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/21/hong-kong-equality-watchdog-questions-removal-lgbtq-themed-library-books-backlash-grows/

New law on hearsay evidence designed to give Hong Kong’s vulnerable better protection in criminal court cases
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2151872/new-law-hearsay-evidence-designed-give-hong

回應七一遊行起點爭議 (Civil Human Rights Front: Response to dispute over starting point of July 1 march)
Civil Human Rights Front, June 20, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1057807

Related:
Giving part of Handover celebration venue to democracy marchers “may start a riot,” pro-Beijing heavyweight claims
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/21/giving-part-handover-celebration-venue-democracy-marchers-may-start-riot-pro-beijing-heavyweight-claims/

民主黨：已委律師英國追查 UGL 案　梁振英：續追究林卓廷等人誹謗 (Lawyers hired by Democratic Party hires UK lawyer to pursue alleged C.Y. Leung corruption while Leung charges libeldefamation)
The Stand News, June 20, 2018
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/民主黨-已委律師英國追查-ugl-案-梁振英-續追究林卓廷等人誹謗/

Activists march to Beijing office demanding China release cyber-activist Huang Qi
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/20/activists-march-beijing-office-demanding-china-release-cyber-activist-huang-qi/

Commentary (评论)

Is China building “political re-education” camps for Muslim minorities?
Deutsche Welle, June 21, 2018
http://www.dw.com/en/is-china-building-political-re-education-camps-for-muslim-minorities/a-44334145

李文足尋夫與孟姜女哭長城——為紀念「709」三週年而作 (Wife of 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang marks third anniversary of husband detention)
inmediahk.net, June 20, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1057795

終院要面對自己的政治角色——與馬道立首席法官商榷(On political role of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal)
Ming Pao, June 20, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180620/s00022/1529413319598