Access to Justice (司法公正)

天津起火大厦事故调查结果公布 11人被刑拘 (Tianjin releases investigation report on deadly skyscraper fire and criminally detains 11)
Beijing News, December 3, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/12/03/466856.html

Related:
Chinese police detain 11 over deadly Tianjin skyscraper fire
Reuters, December 3, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-fire/chinese-police-detain-11-over-deadly-tianjin-skyscraper-fire-idUSKBN1DX0CM

Chinese construction worker locked up for burning old tires to keep warm in freezing temperatures
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2122673/chinese-construction-worker-locked-burning-old-tyres-keep-warm

教育部司法部将开展大中小学“宪法晨读” (Ministry of Education and Ministry of Justice to organize primary and middle school students to read China's constitution in morning)
China Education Daily, December 1, 2017
http://paper.jyb.cn/zgjyb/html/2017-12/01/content_490282.htm?div=-1

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s newest propaganda weapon: WeChat stickers
Quartz, December 4, 2017
https://qz.com/1145696/china-communist-partys-newest-propaganda-weapon-wechat-stickers/

Xi Jinping renews “cyber sovereignty” call at China’s top meeting of Internet minds
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2122683/xi-jinping-renews-cyber-sovereignty-call-chinas-top

Related:
China’s top ideologue calls for tight control of Internet
The New York Times, December 3, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/03/world/asia/china-internet-censorship-wang-huning.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s transport workers stage strikes in protest at fuel price hikes
China Labor Bulletin, December 4, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-transport-workers-stage-strikes-protest-fuel-price-hikes

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

做全球最大的司法信息资源库——中国司法大数据服务网上线记 (China launches Justice Big Data Service Platform, aiming to become world's biggest)
Supreme People’s Court, December 1, 2017
http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-71282.html

Hong Kong (香港)

「反威權」遊行2000人參與 (2,000 join “anti-authoritarianism” march)
Mingpao, December 4, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171204/s00002/1512324465582

Related:
“The Hong Kong spirit can never be imprisoned”: Joshua Wong leads “anti-authoritarian” march
Hong Kong Free Press, December 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/03/hong-kong-spirit-can-never-imprisoned-joshua-wong-leads-anti-authoritarian-march/

【中國式國安威脅香港法治？】 眾學者憂慮中國對憲法法治威脅 (Scholars worry Chinese-style national security endangers rule of law in Hong Kong)
Inmediahk, December 4, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053680

Related:
王志民指憲法與基本法屬母法與子法關係不可分割 (Liaison Office head says China’s constitution is “mother law” and the Basic Law is “son law”, and their ties can’t be severed)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 4, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1368231-20171204.htm

英女同志配偶簽證案　入境處獲批上訴　指涉重大公眾重要性 (HK top court approves Immigration Department to appeal British lesbian couple’s dependent visa case)
Mingpao, December 4, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171204/s00001/1512359514709

Related:
Hong Kong Immigration to fight decision on lesbian expat’s spousal visa at top court
Hong Kong Free Press, December 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/04/hong-kong-immigration-fight-decision-lesbian-expats-spousal-visa-top-court/

Declassified: Hong Kong activists failed to broaden support after Tiananmen, governor said in 1989
Hong Kong Free Press, December 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/04/declassified-hong-kong-activists-failed-broaden-support-tiananmen-governor-said-1989/

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong may not yet be “another Chinese city”, but it’s feeling a lot like Singapore
Hong Kong Free Press, December 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/04/hong-kong-may-not-yet-another-chinese-city-feeling-lot-like-singapore/

China isn't taking over the world just yet
The Sydney Morning Herald, December 4, 2017
http://www.smh.com.au/business/china/china-isnt-taking-over-the-world-just-yet-20171203-gzxzra.html

葉劉低貶香港粵語為怪話，理應道歉 (Regina Ip belittles Cantonese as “lingo” and she should apologize)
Inmediahk, December 4, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053674

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Construction worker detained for lighting outdoor coal fires to keep warm while working overtime
Shanghaiist, November 30, 2017
http://shanghaiist.com/2017/11/30/coal-fire-detained.php

公益诉讼全面推开后全国检察机关四个月立案4597件 (Procuratorates establish 4,597 cases 4 month after launch of public interest lawsuit mechanism)
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate, November 30, 2017
http://www.spp.gov.cn/zdgz/201711/t20171130_205796.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s evicting mentions of its “low-end” migrants from cyberspace
Quartz, December 1, 2017
https://qz.com/1142474/china-is-evicting-mentions-of-its-low-end-population-from-cyberspace/

China’s tech giants have a second job: Helping Beijing spy on its people
The Wall Street Journal, November 30, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-tech-giants-have-a-second-job-helping-the-government-see-everything-1512056284

去公园也要实名制？！北京奥林匹克公园开始试点 (China implements real-name registration at leisure facilities, starting from Beijing Olympic Park)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/gf2-11302017104526.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

审议《中国共产党党务公开条例（试行）》 (Regulation on Disclosure of CPC Affairs for trial implementation under review)
People’s Daily, December 1, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1201/c1001-29678530.html

八项规定五年成绩单：逾26万人被处理 (Over 260,000 people punished within 5 years for violating party principles)
Xinhua News Agency, November 30, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2017-11/30/c_129753716.htm

China vows improvements after kindergarten abuse scandal
The Washington Post, November 30, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-vows-improvements-after-kindergarten-abuse-scandal/2017/11/30/e1fe4366-d5c5-11e7-9ad9-ca0619edfa05_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

中大同學獲獎影片《同生．共死》 關注同志平權 (CUHK students’ movie on gender equality wins 2017 Netizen Award)
Inmediahk, December 1, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053636a

政府就有關公民和政治權利國際公約實施情況 邀請意見 (SAR government solicits opinion on implementation of ICCPR)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 1, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1367820-20171201.htm

美籍南京學者張翔 獲薦任港大校長 倡接觸中國教育部爭國家資源 李國章力挺 (Zhang Xiang, Chinese American scholar who advocates for more mainland support, nominated as next HKU Vice-Chancellor, and Arthur Lee supports him)
Mingpao, December 1, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171201/s00002/1512065042086

Related:
Mainland-born scholar Zhang Xiang sole candidate for top job at University of Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2122415/mainland-scholar-zhang-xiang-sole-candidate-top-job

Hong Kong government should take two years before starting controversial national security legislation, says former minister
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2122334/hong-kong-government-should-start-take-two-years-starting

Lu Ping held firm on immigration during Hong Kong handover negotiation, Zhang Xiaoming says
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2122356/lu-ping-held-firm-immigration-during-hong-kong-handover

Hong Kong hurdler Vera Lui’s claim that a coach sexually assaulted her when she was 13 sparks outcry, police probe
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2122203/coach-sexually-assaulted-her-when-she-was-13-hong-kong

Commentary (评论)

“十九大”后的中国外交透露出什么趋向？ (Where is China's diplomacy heading after 19th party congress?)
Financial Times, December 1, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001075311

Related:
Don’t be fooled by China’s grand plan to rule the world
Quartz, November 30, 2017
https://qz.com/1141893/chinas-grand-plan-to-rule-the-world-has-a-few-pitfalls/

「反共」「愛國」腦交戰 國歌法宜鬆不宜緊 (Fighting between anti-communism and patriotism, application of national anthem law should be lenient rather than strict)
Mingpao, December 1, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171201/s00022/1512044094626

Is President Xi’s climate leadership overstated?
The Diplomat, December 1, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/is-president-xis-climate-leadership-overstated/

“Development Without Women” is unsustainable & unjust: China must end discrimination & violence against women
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 30, 2017
https://www.nchrd.org/2017/11/development-without-women-is-unsustainable-unjust-china-must-end-discrimination-violence-against-women/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“新疆聂树斌”周远案再审改判无罪 律师称将提交国家赔偿申请 (Zhou Yuan, man who spends 20 years in prison for crime he didn’t commit, gets exonerated after retrial; lawyer says will apply for state compensation)
Beijing News, November 30, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/11/30/466388.html

In China, fears that new anticorruption agency will be above the law
习近平推动成立新反腐机构，引发法学界批判
The New York Times, November 30, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171130/china-xi-jinping-anticorruption/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171130/china-xi-jinping-anticorruption/

美国国务院吁中国释放李明哲 (United States Department of State urges China to release Lee Ming-che)
Voice of America, November 30, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/us-state-department-lee-mingche-20171129/4142179.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Access to Information (信息公开)

China cracks down on reporting of mass evictions in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/reporting-11292017102525.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

全国“民代幼”教师2000多人再次进京集体维权 (Over 2,000 teachers from across country petition for fair treatment in Beijing)
Weiquanwang, November 29, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/11/2000.html

Thousands of migrant workers in Beijing forcibly evicted, resistance mounted in at least one location
China Change, November 29, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/11/30/thousands-of-migrant-workers-in-beijing-forcibly-evicted-resistance-mounted-in-at-least-one-location/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

二维码电子门牌、警用无人机……政法“黑科技”强势来袭！不看不知道一看吓一跳…… (QR code doorplate and police drone - China hosts exhibition of equipment serving political and legal purposes)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/content/2017-11/29/content_7405458.htm?node=53628

《2017年中国网络视听发展研究报告》发布 (China publishes Internet Audiovisual Development Research Report 2017)
Chinanews.com, November 29, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2017/11-29/8388451.shtml

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

Tibetan monk burns to death in Sichuan calling for Tibetan freedom
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burns-11292017120514.html

Hong Kong (香港)

葉國謙尋求連任人大 稱協助推動公民教育及23條立法 (Ip Kwok-him seeks second term at NPC and says he will push for civic education and enactment of Article 23)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 30, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1367618-20171130.htm

香港民团游行抗议北京驱逐「低端人口」 (Hong Kong civil society groups protest and march against Beijing evicting “low-end population”)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-11292017104524.html

Ex-leader CY Leung threatens lawmaker with legal action over “false accusations” about HK$50m UGL deal
Hong Kong Free Press, November 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/29/ex-leader-cy-leung-threatens-lawmaker-legal-action-false-accusations-hk50m-ugl-deal/

Commentary (评论)

“硬盘损坏”，红黄蓝就能撇清责任？ (Can RYB kindergarten be exonerated by claiming “hard disk is damaged”?)
Beijing News, November 30, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/opinion/2017/11/30/466383.html

第三波移民潮 (Third wave of migration out of Hong Kong)
Inmediahk, November 30, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053607

矮化香港 複製上海深圳 (Dwarf Hong Kong and make it copy of Shanghai and Shenzhen)
Inmediahk, November 30, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053608

China’s ode to “One Belt One Road”
China Film Insider, November 29, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinas-ode-obor/

Beijing’s cruel eviction of its migrant workers is a stain on China’s urbanization drive
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2121930/beijings-cruel-eviction-its-migrant-workers-stain-chinas

China has a plan to rule the world
The Washington Post, November 28, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/china-has-a-plan-to-rule-the-world/2017/11/28/214299aa-d472-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html?utm_term=.0589eec079fa

Access to Justice (司法公正)

國台辦稱李明哲是否危害安全穩定應由大陸法律判定 (China’s Taiwan Office says whether Lee Ming-che endangered state security should be determined by mainland laws)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 29, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1367391-20171129.htm

Related:
Beijing warns Taipei against hyping up China's jailing of Taiwanese activist
Reuters, November 29, 2017
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/beijing-warns-taipei-against-hyping-up-china-s-jailing-of-taiwanese-activist-9450652

法律援助基金会二十年资助办理法援案件四十七万余件, 让一千六百四十万群众直接受益 (Legal Aid Foundation aids 470,000 cases for 20 years and benefits 16.4 million people)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2017-11/29/content_7403786.htm?node=20908

反家暴法施行20个月 人身保护令适用低于预期 反家暴法律制度仍待精细化 (Improvement still needed 20 months after Anti-Domestic Violence Law takes effect)
Legal Daily, November 28, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-11/28/content_7402317.htm?node=5955

Access to Information (信息公开)

This Beijing-linked billionaire is funding policy research at Washington’s most influential institutions
Foreign Policy, November 28, 2017
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/11/28/this-beijing-linked-billionaire-is-funding-policy-research-at-washingtons-most-influential-institutions-china-dc/