Special Feature: Liu Xiaobo (特辑：刘晓波)

We hope our expanded special feature on Liu Xiaobo—including news items, analyses of the significance of his life and work, international support for Liu Xia and calls for accountability, and commentaries—will be a useful information resource and help generate more effective action by the international community. Liu Xiaobo was a prominent Chinese public intellectual and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, recognized for “his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental rights in China.” He died of liver cancer on July 13, 2017 in Chinese custody.

News (新闻)

Activists “held for Liu Xiaobo memorial”
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40702013

图辑：全球公祭中国诺奖得主刘晓波 (Photo Album: Global memorial for China Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo)
Radio France Internationale, July 24, 2017
http://bit.ly/2tFRkql

Liu Xiaobo artwork hits world streets in latest form of protest
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2103737/liu-xiaobo-artwork-hits-world-streets-latest-form-protest

Assessments: Liu Xiaobo’s Life & Work (评价：刘晓波的审评和著作)

Liu Xiaobo and the moral critique of contemporary China
Kerry Brown, The Diplomat, July 24, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/07/liu-xiaobo-and-the-moral-critique-of-contemporary-china/

International Support for Liu Xia (国际社会给刘霞的声援)

刘霞现在有了个“发言人”! (Liu Xia now has a “spokesperson”)
Radio France Internationale, July 25, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170725-刘霞现在有了个“发言人”

Where is Liu Xia, “free” widow of Chinese Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo?
Sky News, July 24, 2017
http://news.sky.com/story/where-is-free-widow-of-chinese-nobel-winner-10960045

刘霞继续被限制自由 通过“身边人”报平安 (Liu Xia’s freedom still restricted, people “close to her” report her safety)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07242017095331.html

Commentary (评论)

Chinese must help themselves in preserving the legacy of Liu Xiaobo
Robert Delaney, South China Morning Post, July 24, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2103834/chinese-must-help-themselves-preserving-legacy-liu-xiaobo

Campaign for democracy in China will outlive Liu Xiaobo: Chinese desire for liberty will never die
Doug Bandow, Forbes, July 23, 2017
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2017/07/23/campaign-for-democracy-in-china-will-outlive-liu-xiaobo-chinese-desire-for-liberty-will-never-die/#32305671660a

 
 
 
 

News (新闻)

Access to Justice (司法公正)

RFA独家：新疆哈萨克族阿訇被秘判五年 (RFA Exclusive: Xinjiang Kazakh imam secretly sentenced to five years)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql3-07242017095604.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Purges and party propaganda: China’s lively streaming sites get back behind the communist line
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2103906/purges-and-party-propaganda-chinas-lively-streaming

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

高中生拍“跨性别”电影引热议 (High school students’ “transgender” film elicits heated discussion)
Beijing Youth Daily, July 24, 2017
http://epaper.ynet.com/html/2017-07/24/content_256943.htm?div=-1

Chinese capital shuts major road during rare protest
Reuters, July 24, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-protests-idUSKBN1A91FN

Related:
China police warn against illegal gatherings after rare Beijing protest
Reuters, July 25, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-protests-idUSKBN1AA06A

Tibetan self-immolator Tenzin Choeying dies in Indian hospital
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/hospital-07242017131257.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/hc-07232017132425.html

上海公民再次上街举牌为王全璋律师发声要求“中共当局立即释放王全璋律师” (Shanghai residents protest once again, appealing to authorities for lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s immediate release)
Weiquanwang, July 24, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/07/blog-post_70.html

广西北海17户村民诉政府强拆案即将开庭 (Hearing begins for villagers appealing against gov’t demolitions in Beihai, Guangxi)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-07242017100703.html

数十铁路职工赴京维权 哈尔滨铁路职工讨要医保 (Dozens of railway workers go to Beijing to protest for rights, Harbin railway workers discuss healthcare)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07232017113310.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rising political star facing corruption probe
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40706213

Hong Kong (香港)

Advocacy groups oppose potential appointment of pro-Beijing education deputy
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/25/advocacy-groups-oppose-potential-appointment-pro-beijing-education-deputy/

Hong Kong inmates keep silent over prison staff misconduct for fear of retaliation, NGO finds
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/23/hong-kong-inmates-keep-silent-prison-staff-misconduct-fear-retaliation-ngo-finds/

Special Feature: Liu Xiaobo (特辑：刘晓波)

We hope our expanded special feature on Liu Xiaobo—including news items, analyses of the significance of his life and work, international support for Liu Xia and calls for accountability, and commentaries—will be a useful information resource and help generate more effective action by the international community. Liu Xiaobo was a prominent Chinese public intellectual and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, recognized for “his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental rights in China.” He died of liver cancer on July 13, 2017 in Chinese custody.

News (新闻)

Chinese police guard late dissident Liu Xiaobo’s home, empty or not
Agence France-Presse, July 22, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/22/chinese-police-guard-late-dissident-liu-xiaobos-home-empty-not/

“No entry record”: Hong Kong activist detained in Shenzhen after border protest for late dissident Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/21/no-entry-record-hong-kong-activist-detained-shenzhen-border-protest-late-dissident-liu-xiaobo/

The road to Liu Xiaobo’s death, and the path beyond
China Digital Times, July 21, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/road-liu-xiaobos-death-path-beyond/

China brushes off global criticism over Liu Xiaobo's death
Nikkei Asian Review, July 20, 2017
http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20170720/Politics-Economy/China-brushes-off-global-criticism-over-Liu-Xiaobo-s-death

Assessments: Liu Xiaobo’s Life & Work (评价：刘晓波的审评和著作)

Liu Xiaobo and the moral critique of contemporary China
Kerry Brown, The Diplomat, July 24, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/07/liu-xiaobo-and-the-moral-critique-of-contemporary-china/

A life lived in truth
Ma Jian, Project Syndicate, July 20, 2017
https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/a-life-lived-in-truth-by-ma-jian-2017-07

International Support for Liu Xia (国际社会给刘霞的声援)

Why can’t Beijing just go easy on Liu Xia?
EJ Insight, July 21, 2017
http://www.ejinsight.com/20170721-why-can-t-beijing-just-go-easy-on-liu-xia/

刘晓波“头七”已过 遗孀刘霞仍无音信 (Seventh day since Liu Xiaobo’s death has passed, still no news of his widow Liu Xia)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07212017104757.html

Liu Xiaobo supporters step up pressure on China to free his widow
Voice of America, July 21, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/liu-xiaobo-supporters-step-up-pressure-on-china-free-his-widow/3953730.html

China: widow of Nobel Laureate feared “disappeared”
Human Rights Watch, July 20, 2017
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/20/china-widow-nobel-laureate-feared-disappeared

Commentary (评论)

Column: A voice for freedom snuffed out
John Timpane, Salem News, July 21, 2017
http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/columns/column-a-voice-for-freedom-snuffed-out/article_7ac13554-f20a-53b3-97ba-b135228881a9.html

Death of Liu Xiaobo shows up a flawed governing strategy by China's Communist Party
Minxin Pei, Financial Review, July 21, 2017
http://www.afr.com/news/world/asia/death-of-liu-xiaobo-shows-up-a-flawed-governing-strategy-by-chinas-communist-party-20170721-gxfo90

 
 
 
 

News (新闻)

Access to Justice (司法公正)

广西警方封村禁谈“肺炎死” 刘国理生前亲述遭扒光吊打 (Guangxi police seal off village following Liu Guoli’s “death by pneumonia,” who suffered beatings in detention)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-07212017104924.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China WhatsApp crackdown only scratches surface of worsening internet censorship
Cable News Network, July 21, 2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/21/asia/china-internet-censorship/index.html

Chinese Communists lash out at yet another cartoon, calling it "subversive" to the state
Forbes, July 21, 2017
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/07/20/chinese-communists-lash-out-at-yet-another-cartoon-calling-it-subversive-to-the-state/#60272eb35143

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

上海公民今年第14次上街举牌要求官员财产公开、敦促全国人大立即批准《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》(Shanghai residents protest for fourteenth time this year requesting public disclosure of official assets, urging NPC to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights)
Weiquanwang, July 21, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/07/14.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China: more than 210,000 officials punished for corruption in 2017
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, July 21, 2017
https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/6755-china-more-than-210-000-officials-punished-for-corruption-in-2017

Ex-China's securities regulator assistant chairman to be prosecuted: graft watchdog
Reuters, July 21, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN1A60Z7

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

VPN crackdown an “unthinkable” trial by firewall for China’s research world
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2103793/vpn-crackdown-unthinkable-trial-firewall-chinas

Hong Kong (香港)

“Publishers are self censoring and afraid”: China’s banned books fade from Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/21/publishers-self-censoring-afraid-chinas-banned-books-fade-hong-kong/

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong democrats must get smart about defending the city’s core values from creeping authoritarianism
Hong Kong Free Press, July 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/24/hong-kong-democrats-must-get-smart-defending-citys-core-values-creeping-authoritarianism/

No space for democracy? Political dissidence in colonial v. contemporary Hong Kong
China Policy Institute Blog, July 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/23/no-space-democracy-political-dissidence-colonial-v-contemporary-hong-kong/

Special Feature: Liu Xiaobo (特辑：刘晓波)

We hope our expanded special feature on Liu Xiaobo—including news items, analyses of the significance of his life and work, international support for Liu Xia and calls for accountability, and commentaries—will be a useful information resource and help generate more effective action by the international community. Liu Xiaobo was a prominent Chinese public intellectual and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, recognized for “his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental rights in China.” He died of liver cancer on July 13, 2017 in Chinese custody.

News (新闻)

Surviving Tiananmen “Gentlemen” mum on Chinese Nobel laureate's death
Reuters, July 21, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-gentlemen-idUSKBN1A60AQ

The death of Liu Xiaobo marks dark times for dissent in China
The Washington Post, July 21, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/07/21/the-death-of-liu-xiaobo-marks-dark-times-for-dissent-in-china/

Related:
In China, despair for cause of democracy after Nobel laureate’s death
刘晓波之死熄灭了中国民主改革的希望
The New York Times, July 20, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-nobel-peace-prize-china-democracy.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170721/liu-xiaobo-nobel-peace-prize-china-democracy/zh-hant/

大连维权人士姜建军因海滩祭奠刘晓波被行政拘留10天 (Dalian human rights activist Jiang Jianjun placed in administrative detention for 10 days for Liu Xiaobo beach memorial)
Weiquanwang, July 20, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/07/10.html

International Support for Liu Xia & Calls for Accountability (国际社会声援刘霞、要求问责)

Chairs Urge Ambassador Branstad to Invite Liu Xia to U.S. Embassy in Beijing
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, July 21, 2017
https://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/chairs-urge-ambassador-branstad-to-invite-liu-xia-to-us-embassy-in

UN rights chief expresses concern for Liu Xiaobo's widow
联合国人权高专对刘霞处境表示担忧
Voice of America, July 20, 2017
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/united-nations-rights-chief-expresses-concern-liu-xiaobo-widow/3952743.html
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/liuxia-20170720/3952798.html

Liu Xia, a “Breaking Wave in a Vast Ocean”
Josh Rudolph, China Digital Times, July 19, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/liu-xia-breaking-wave-vast-ocean/

Commentary (评论)

Liu Xiaobo’s death
Jerome A. Cohen, Jerry’s Blog, July 21, 2017
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/liu-xiaobos-death

打壓愛國者不會令中國偉大復興 (Suppressing patriot won’t give China a great rejuvenation)
Yuan Haiwen, Mingpao, July 21, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170721/s00022/1500598072283

劉曉波「比照」周恩來待遇 (A comparison between Liu Xiaobo and Zhou Enlai: both men’s ashes were scattered in the sea, but Liu will become the big wave that sweeps the shackles of the Chinese people and have them embrace the dawn of universal values)
Inmediahk, July 21, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1050900

For Whom the Bell Tolls
胡平：丧钟为谁而鸣
Hu Ping, Human Rights in China, July 20, 2017
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/china-rights-forum/whom-bell-tolls
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-shuang-zhou-kan/hu-ping-sang-zhong-wei-shui-er-ming

Liu Xiaobo: Walking the path of Kang Youwei, spilling his blood like Tan Sitong
Wang Dan, China Change, July 20, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/07/20/liu-xiaobo-walking-the-path-of-kang-youwei-spilling-his-blood-like-tan-sitong/

The unanswered questions of Liu Xiaobo
Kerry Brown, East Asia Forum, July 20, 2017
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2017/07/20/the-unanswered-questions-of-liu-xiaobo/

 
 
 
 

News (新闻)

Access to Justice (司法公正)

美国会议员出席法轮功集会 呼吁停止迫害 (U.S. House Rep attends Falun Gong gathering and calls Beijing to stop persecution)
Voice of America, July 21, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/field-coverage-20170720/3952791.html

上海信访人吴玉芬4人被囚黑监狱近个月至今仍在囚 (Shanghai petitioners Wu Yufen and four others imprisoned in black jails for nearly a month, still being detained)
Weiquanwang, July 20, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/07/4.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Big data, big concerns
China Media Project, July 21, 2017
http://cmp.hku.hk/2017/07/20/big-data-big-concerns/

Beijing targets foreign firms in Internet crackdown
Associated Press, July 20, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2103458/beijing-targets-foreign-firms-internet-crackdown

Related:
中国强化网控出新招：外企VPN只能连海外总部 (China tightens information control as foreign companies are only allowed to use VPN to access their parent company websites overseas)
Voice of America, July 21, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-tighten-information-control-20170720/3952794.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

北京宋庄观光园遭强拆 租户连日抗议爆冲突 (Beijing Song Zhuang Artist Village demolished, tenants protest for several days)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07202017103904.html

呼伦贝尔牧民草场放牧与警冲突 鄂尔多斯四户牧民逾万亩草场被占 (Hulunbeier herdsmen clash with police over grazing lands, four herdsmen in Ordos City occupy over 10,000 mu [666 hectares] of grassland)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-07202017103738.html

徐州钢厂工人讨薪酿群体斗殴 当局封厂安装监控 (Steel factory workers demand wage in arrears and get beaten by boss, police seal the factory and pepper-spray sympathizers)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07202017104107.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Where is China's corruption crackdown?
The Diplomat, July 21, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/07/where-is-chinas-corruption-crackdown/

China’s former No. 2 securities regulator Yao Gang expelled from Communist Party after investigation
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2103473/chinas-former-no-2-securities-regulator-yao-gang-expelled

China punishes officials over environmental violations in Qilian Mountains
Xinhua, July 20, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-07-21/detail-ifyihrwk1587562.shtml

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

Dodging Chinese police in Kashgar, a Silk Road oasis town
便衣警察「陪伴」我遊覽喀什
The New York Times, July 19, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/world/asia/dodging-chinese-police-in-kashgar-a-silk-road-oasis-town.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170720/dodging-chinese-police-in-kashgar-a-silk-road-oasis-town/zh-hant/