Access to Justice (司法公正)

有罪证据有问题宁可不追究, 中央司改办和中央政法机关相关负责人就司法体制改革答记者问 (Leaders of Central Group on Judicial System Reforms and Central Politics and Law Organs: it’s not advisable to pursue problematic criminal evidence)
Legal Daily, September 22, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150922/Articel05002GN.htm

中国公安部：所有刑事案件讯问过程将录音录像 (Ministry of Public Security: All interrogation procedures in criminal cases will be recorded on audio and video)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-09222015103635.html

Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Told Wife Not to Meet with Deputy Secretary of State
China Change, September 23, 2015
http://hlj.rednet.cn/c/2015/09/21/3797353.htm

Meet the press: China gives a little ground to foreign media –for now
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1860604/meet-press-china-gives-little-ground-foreign-media-now

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Labour activist Zhu Xiaomei in action
YouTube, September 21, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1YY2muuqoA&t=121&app=desktop

Public opposition said to delay upgrading of train line in capital
Caixin, September 22, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-22/100854909.html

Rights activists greet China's leader on first U.S. visit
Al Jazeera, September 22, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/xi-jinping-seattle-china-150922230118373.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

最高法发布完善人民法院司法责任制意见, 七种情形法官承担违法审判责任 (SPC issues opinion on perfecting people's courts’ judicial responsibility: there are 7 situations in which judges shall be responsible for unlawful decisions)
Legal Daily, September 22, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150922/Articel01011GN.htm

Related:
最高人民法院关于完善人民法院司法责任制的若干意见 (Opinion by SPC on improving people’s courts’ judicial responsibility)
Legal Daily, September 22, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150922/Articel03002GN.htm

Political advisor in Guangdong “detained for graft”
Caixin, September 22, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-22/100854897.html

Premier orders thorough investigation of Tianjin blasts
Xinhua, September 22, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/22/c_134649516.htm

”There is no “Houses of Cards”: Chinese president rejects for first time claims his anti-graft crackdown is a power struggle
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1860423/chinese-president-xi-jinping-set-land-seattle-first

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google is returning to China? It never really left
The Guardian, September 21, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/21/google-is-returning-to-china-it-never-really-left

Apple China apps hacked
Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2015
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2015/9/21/technology/apple-china-apps-hacked

Hacking sanctions threat hangs over Xi’s U.S. visit
China Digital Times, September 22, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/hacking-sanctions-threat-hangs-over-xis-u-s-visit/

Xi Jinping in Seattle to meet with CEOs of Apple, Microsoft and other tech giants
The Telegraph, September 22, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11883919/Xi-Jinping-in-Seattle-to-meet-with-CEOs-of-Apple-Microsoft-and-other-tech-giants.html

CloudFlare raises $110M from Baidu, Google Capital, Microsoft, and Qualcomm
VentureBeat, September 22, 2015
http://venturebeat.com/2015/09/22/cloudflare-raises-110m-from-baidu-google-capital-microsoft-and-qualcomm/

Related:
Dark Cloud: Why CloudFlare's Deal with Baidu Could Haunt US Tech Companies
VICE, September 15, 2015
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/cloudflare-baidu-partnership-yunjiasu-china

Hong Kong (香港)

Yellow umbrellas to return to Admiralty on first anniversary of pro-democracy protests
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/23/yellow-umbrellas-to-return-to-admiralty-on-first-anniversary-of-umbrella-movement/

Joshua Wong, Benny Tai and Martin Lee to attend pro-democracy NGO event in U.S.
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/23/joshua-wong-benny-tai-and-martin-lee-to-attend-pro-democracy-ngo-event-in-us/

Related:
李柱铭黄之锋在美未获白宫官员会面 (Martin Lee and Joshua Wong could not obtain meetings with White House officials)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2015/09/150923_us_hongkong_democracy_activists

As Xi meets Obama, will anyone remember Hong Kong “Occupy” protest?
Christian Science Monitor, September 22, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0922/As-Xi-meets-Obama-will-anyone-remember-Hong-Kong-Occupy-protest

有佔領參與者修好雨傘保存　也有義載司機加入政黨 (Some “Occupy” participants repaired and kept umbrellas, some volunteer drivers joined political parties)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 23, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1213114-20150923.htm

朱耀明：若政府多行不義社會炸彈將爆 (One of the “Occupy” trio Chu Yiu-ming: If government continuously tramples on justice, society will explode)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 23, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1213052-20150923.htm

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

China detains U.S. woman over national security
The Hindu, September 23, 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-detains-us-woman-over-national-security/article7677789.ece

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

海外观察：8000名留美学生被开除 谁该反省？ (Overseas Observer: 8,000 Chinese students expelled from U.S. schools in 2014—who needs to take a long hard look at themselves?)
People Online, September 22, 2015
http://world.people.com.cn/n/2015/0601/c1002-27086406.html

What China’s Xi Jinping thinks about freedom
The Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/23/what-chinas-xi-jinping-thinks-about-freedom/

Can the U.S. & China make peace in cyberspace?
China File, September 22, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/can-us-china-make-peace-cyberspace

Osborne “must raise human rights abuse” on visit to volatile Chinese region
The Guardian, September 22, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/22/george-osborne-china-visit-must-raise-human-rights-abuse

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China issues white paper on gender equality, women's development
China Daily, September 22, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/22/content_21947110.htm

Related:
White paper: Gender Equality and Women's Development in China (full text)
授权发布：中国性别平等与妇女发展 (Authorized announcement: Gender equality and women’s development in China)
Xinhua, September 22, 2015
EN: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/22/content_21946949.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-09/22/c_1116636886.htm

China needs checks and balances to protect lawyers' rights, say experts
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1860254/chinas-judiciary-needs-checks-and-balances-protect

中国保障律师权利新规被指一纸空文 (China’s new regulations for protection of lawyers’ rights criticized as empty words)
Voice of America, September 22, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/beijing-new-rules-of-protecting-lawyers-rights-20150922/2973540.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Baidu begins censoring "Liu Lefei" - Vice Chairman of CITIC
Fei Chang Dao, September 21, 2015
http://blog.feichangdao.com/2015/09/baidu-begins-censoring-liu-lefei-vice.html

Chinese state media continues tirade against Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing in People’s Daily commentary
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1860098/chinese-state-media-continues-tirade-against-hong-kong-tycoon-li

Minitrue: Don’t hype Xinhua commentary on SOE reform
China Digital Times, September 21, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/minitrue-dont-hype-xinhua-commentary-on-soe-reform/

Chinese state media makes rare report of assault on villagers in land dispute with officials
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1860105/chinese-state-media-makes-rare-report-assault-villagers-land

Neil Gaiman joins authors in urging Chinese president to release jailed writers
The Guardian, September 21, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/sep/21/neil-gaiman-authors-chinese-president-jailed-writers

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China investors in rare protest accuse regulators of "ignoring fraud"
Reuters, September 21, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/china-fanya-protests-idUSL4N11R2U620150921

Sacked labor activist continues to push for workers’ trade unions
China Labor Bulletin, September 21, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/sacked-labour-activist-continues-push-workers%E2%80%99-trade-unions

Chinese police detain more than 1,000 PLA veterans in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/veterans-09212015110945.html

高瑜、浦志强获“中国民主教育基金会”评选为“中国杰出民主人士” (Gao Yu and Pu Zhiqiang receive “Outstanding Contribution Prize for Democracy of China” by Chinese Democracy Education Foundation)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-09212015094746.html

看看大使馆是如何安排留美学生欢迎习近平访美迎接仪式的 (See how the Chinese Embassy is Preparing for the Ceremony to Welcome Xi Jinping to the US, Including Instructions Drafted By a Lawyer for Dealing With Protesters)
WeChat, September 22, 2015
http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5NTc3OTE2MA==&mid=207637439&idx=2&sn=463a0a3f2365d9815e5c98dcbdfffaa8&scene=2&srcid=0922GYz7YeVYVZJLlSkAZCZI&from=timeline&isappinstalled=0#rd

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China stresses Party leadership in SOE reforms
中共中央办公厅印发《关于在深化国有企业改革中坚持党的领导加强党的建设的若干意见》
Xinhua, September 20, 2015
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/20/c_134642583.htm
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2015-09/20/content_2935714.htm

Related:
中共中央、国务院关于深化国有企业改革的指导意见 (CPC Central Committee, State Council to give instructive comments on deepening reform of state-owned enterprises)
Xinhua, September 13, 2015
http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2015-09/13/content_2930440.htm

Charles Li involved in controversial China hiring while at J.P. Morgan
Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hkex-chief-was-involved-in-controversial-hiring-moves-when-at-j-p-morgan-1442775597

Inquiry into bank head “tied to closing of Dalian bourse”
Caixin, September 21, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-21/100853918.html

China prosecutors investigate 140,000 suspects in anti-graft drive
Xinhua, September 21, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/21/c_134645929.htm

Videos of a raunchy night out costs Chinese official his job and party membership
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1860120/videos-raunchy-night-out-costs-chinese-official-his-job-and-party

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple iOS breach no mere “mistaken experiment,” Chinese experts say
The Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/21/prank-or-hack-apple-china-breach-in-eye-of-beholder/

Related:
中国防火墙作法自毙给苹果程式黑客有机可乘 (Chinese firewall hoist with its own petard as iOS hackers exploit the loopholes)
Radio France Internationale, September 22, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150922-中国防火墙作法自毙给苹果程式黑客有机可乘

Xi Jinping says China is not guilty of cyber attacks as he prepares for US visit
The Guardian, September 22, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/22/xi-jinping-says-china-is-not-guilty-of-cyber-attacks-as-he-prepares-for-us-visit

Xi Jinping’s tech battle in Seattle
Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-jinpings-tech-battle-in-seattle-1442877179

Hong Kong (香港)

We don't need another Occupy: Joshua Wong reveals new approach and plan for referendum on Hong Kong's post-2047 future
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1860272/we-dont-need-another-occupy-joshua-wong-reveals-new-approach

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Don’t get too excited about a U.S.-China arms control agreement for cyber
Lawfare, September 21, 2015
https://www.lawfareblog.com/dont-get-too-excited-about-us-china-arms-control-agreement-cyber

Our understanding of the rule of law defines us as Hong Kong people
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/21/our-understanding-of-the-rule-of-law-defines-us-as-hong-kong-people/

Curbing Chinese corruption
Al Jazeera, September 21, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/09/curbing-chinese-corruption-150916133949395.html

记者命运需要全社会的关怀 (Society should be concerned about journalists’ fate)
Al Jazeera, September 21, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001064071

Access to Justice (司法公正)

28个省区市制定法援法规或规章 (28 provincial cities enact rules and regulations on legal aid)
Legal Daily, September 18, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150918/Articel01005GN.htm

海城看守所打造人性化管理, 在押人员主动协助破刑案123起 (Detention center in Haicheng, in Liaoning Province, establishes healthcare system focused on more humane treatment of prisoners, leads to prisoners voluntarily helping to solve 123 criminal cases)
Legal Daily, September 18, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150918/Articel02007GN.htm

China takes despicable measures to subdue rights lawyer
China Change, September 18, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/09/18/china-takes-despicable-measure-to-subdue-rights-lawyer/

Related:
Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

China's legal rights: lawyers win some, lose some
五部门新规保障会见阅卷等执业权利 律师忧无实质改善
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1859968/chinas-legal-rights-lawyers-win-some-lose-some
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14fedc9599daf03/wu-bu-men-xin-gui-bao-zhang-hui-jian-yue-juan-deng-zhi-ye-quan-li-lv-shi-you-wu-shi-zhi-gai-shan

Related:
授权发布：关于依法保障律师执业权利的规定 (Authorized announcement: Regulations on the protection of lawyers’ rights of practice)
Xinhua, September 20, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-09/20/c_1116616593.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Western media “welcome” in China, Xi Jinping tells Murdoch (whose Wall Street Journal website is blocked)
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1859698/western-media-welcome-china-xi-jinping-tells-murdoch-whose-wall

“The best Father’s Day gift ever”: a VPN
China Digital Times, September 17, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/the-best-fathers-day-gift-ever-a-vpn/

China is bringing sophisticated censorship to the US for president Xi’s state visit
Quartz, September 18, 2015
http://qz.com/505651/china-is-bringing-sophisticated-censorship-to-the-us-for-president-xis-state-visit/

Why is China talking “democracy” and “freedom” in schools?
The Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/21/why-is-china-talking-democracy-and-freedom-in-schools/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Workers strike at Chinese shipyard, demand three months' back-pay
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawsuit-09182015104956.html

京藝術家聲援佔領被拘9個月後不被起訴 (Beijing artists detained for supporting HK Umbrella Movement not charged after 9 months)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 21, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1212658-20150921.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

矿场老板被关10个月无罪释放 曾被6人轮流审问 (Quarry boss released without charge after 10-month detention suffered intense interrogation)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 18, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/wh/2015-09-17/doc-ifxhuyha2294419.shtml

Honored Official exposed for adultery and domestic violence
China Smack, September 18, 2015
http://www.chinasmack.com/2015/digest/honored-official-exposed-for-adultery-and-domestic-violence.html

”President Obama most likely would be in prison”: China rights record slammed in U.S. ahead of Xi Jinping's state visit
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1859651/president-obama-most-likely-would-be-prison-china

Related:
Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

Chinese lawyer sues for compensation over torture in police custody
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawsuit-09182015104956.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

织密防控网确保社会安定有序 (A tightly defended Internet will ensure social stability and order)
Legal Daily, September 18, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150918/Articel01010GN.htm

微信群主被判拘役 (WeChat Group Leader sentenced to criminal detention in online obscenity case, gets 1.5 months)
Legal Daily, September 18, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150918/Articel05006GN.htm

Malware infects WeChat, other iOS apps in Chinese store
China Digital Times, September 18, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/malware-infects-wechat-other-ios-apps-in-chinese-store/

U.S. and China seek arms deal for cyberspace
The New York Times, September 20, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/world/asia/us-and-china-seek-arms-deal-for-cyberspace.html