提倡更广泛藏语教育的扎西文色即将受审 (Tibetan language education advocate Tashi Wangchuk faces trial)
Voice of America, January 3, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-tibet-20180102/4189557.html
影像紀實——被驅逐的家庭：在北京的五年，我們搬到哪裏，就拆到哪裏 (Photos of the evicted family: Wherever we move during our 5 years in Beijing, eviction follows)
The Initium, December 31, 2017
https://theinitium.com/article/20180101-photo-beijing-eviction/
中国网络审查 警方：重点人物微信内容“全程监控” (Chinese police says it monitors key persons’ WeChat non-stop)
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2018
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf3-01022018102020.html
全国民代幼教师维权代表60多人再次到国家信访局上访 (Over 60 teacher representatives petition in Beijing for social security and medical care)
Weiquanwang, January 2, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/01/60.html
China's uphill struggle fighting extreme poverty
British Broadcasting Company, January 3, 2018
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-china-42548808/china-s-uphill-struggle-fighting-extreme-poverty
Loan sharks continue to prey on Chinese university students by going offline to bypass crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2126435/loan-sharks-continue-prey-chinese-university-students-going
The big black hole in China’s carbon market ambitions
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2125896/big-black-hole-chinas-carbon-market-ambitions
「微信身分證」月內由粵推向全國 公安部﹕減資料外泄風險 (WeChat ID card to be promoted nationwide, and Ministry of Public Security claims it reduces risk of information leak)
Mingpao, January 3, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180103/s00013/1514916105426
How antivirus software can be turned into a tool for spying
The New York Times, January 1, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/technology/kaspersky-lab-antivirus.html
2018: China vows to be the keeper of international order
The Diplomat, January 2, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/2018-china-vows-to-be-the-keeper-of-international-order/
China may be using joint checkpoint plan to strip Hong Kong courts of power, legal scholar says
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/03/china-may-using-joint-checkpoint-plan-stripe-hong-kong-courts-power-legal-scholar-says/
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Joint checkpoint decision in Hong Kong an “act of state”, leading Beijing adviser says
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2126569/joint-checkpoint-decision-hong-kong-act-state-leading
“Treating us as beggars”: Talks with striking cleaners collapse after firm offers HK$200 severance deal
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/03/treating-us-beggars-talks-striking-cleaners-collapse-firm-offers-hk200-severance-deal/
Former senior Hong Kong police officer jailed for baton assault during democracy protest
Reuters, January 3, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests/former-senior-hong-kong-police-officer-jailed-for-baton-assault-during-democracy-protest-idUSKBN1ES08P
Let transgender people have status recognized without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, Hong Kong equality watchdog urges
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2126652/let-transgender-people-have-status-recognised-without
Red tape led to “close to zero” collaboration among Hong Kong bureaus, head of youth policy advisory body says
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2126489/red-tape-led-close-zero-collaboration-among-hong-kong
Two deputy directors axed at Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2126525/two-deputy-directors-axed-beijings-liaison-office-hong-kong
Hong Kong’s joint rail checkpoint shows the emperor is not always far away, and never out of mind
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/2126598/hong-kongs-joint-rail-checkpoint-shows-emperor-not-always-far-away-and
In their words: Film shows real lives of Africans in China
China Film Insider, January 2, 2018
http://chinafilminsider.com/in-their-words-film-shows-real-lives-of-africans-in-china/
Has the #MeToo moment finally reached China?
The Diplomat, January 2, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/has-the-metoo-moment-finally-reached-china/
人大作出了決定 然後呢？ (NPC made its decision, now what?)
Mingpao, January 2, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180102/s00022/1514810440222
China is pushing its luck with the West
中国伸向西方的手伸得太长了
The New York Times, December 27, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/opinion/china-west-power-influence.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20171228/china-west-power-influence/
兄长无故死在看守所 胞妹追究责任遭解雇 (Gynecologist fired by Guangdong hospital for seeking justice for late brother who died at detention center)
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2018
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/doctor-01012018071515.html
Chinese artist who filmed Beijing's mass evictions now faces eviction himself
艺术家华涌再遭宋庄驱赶 成都亲友受到牵连
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/artist-studio-01012018164021.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/artist-12312017104236.html
中国新年管控言论第一枪 “今日头条”关闭社会频道 (China censors popular portal website section and replaces it with “New Era” socialist content)
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2018
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf3-01012018114540.html
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暗批封锁刘晓波去世消息 脱口秀节目遭删 (Talk show censored in China for criticizing censorship of Liu Xiaobo’s death)
Voice of America, January 1, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-liu-xiaobo-20180101/4187465.html
救助良心犯的微信群被封 群主遭驱赶 (WeChat group banned and group host harassed by state security police for helping political prisoners)
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-12312017131919.html
惟有坚持才对得起这个时代 ——中国人权律师团2018年新年献辞 (Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group sends New Year's message: Perseverance will see us through)
Weiquanwang, December 31, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/12/2018_31.html
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Perseverance will see us through — a 2018 New Year’s message from the Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group
China Change, January 1, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/01/01/perseverance-will-see-us-through-a-2018-new-years-message-from-the-chinese-human-rights-lawyers-group/
中国曹顺利人权团队在上海的人权捍卫者近日第3次上街举牌要求中共政权立即释放全国政治犯并解除党禁报禁 (Human rights defenders in Shanghai hold placards on street demanding release of political prisoners and allowing political parties and media to operate freely)
Weiquanwang, December 30, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/12/3_30.html
Beijing university professor suspended after former student accuses him of sexual harassment
Hong Kong Free Press, January 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/02/beijing-university-professor-suspended-former-student-accuses-sexual-harassment/
China names acting mayor for city of Tianjin after bribery scandal
Reuters, January 2, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-tianjin/china-names-acting-mayor-for-city-of-tianjin-after-bribery-scandal-idUSKBN1ER08Z
Tencent denies storing WeChat records after Chinese billionaire reportedly questions monitoring
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/2126516/tencent-denies-storing-wechat-records-after-chinese-billionaire
中国官方推出相互检举手机程序 民众反应冷淡 (Public frosty to Chinese authority’s new app that asks users to report on each other)
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2018
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-01012018135231.html
China develops underwater surveillance networks in Indian Ocean, SCS
The Hindu, January 2, 2018
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-develops-underwater-surveillance-networks-in-indian-ocean-scs/article22350365.ece#
China’s ambitious new “port": landlocked Kazakhstan
The New York Times, January 1, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/world/asia/china-kazakhstan-silk-road.html
"Rule without law”: Hong Kong lawyers hit back as leader Carrie Lam attacks “elitist mentality”
Hong Kong Free Press, January 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/02/rule-without-law-hong-kong-lawyers-hit-back-leader-carrie-lam-attacks-elitist-mentality/
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Pro-Beijing veteran Maria Tam backtracks on claim that checkpoint decision has legal binding power for Hong Kong courts
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2126405/pro-beijing-veteran-maria-tam-backtracks-claim-checkpoint
Thousands protest in Hong Kong over recent “interference” from Beijing
香港元旦万人游行抗议中共极权
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2018
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-protest-01012018165859.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-01012018163814.html
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Showdown as police surround Hong Kong protesters at “Civic Square” after New Year’s Day march
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2126414/scuffle-police-surround-hong-kong-protesters-civic-square
Chinese University leader vows to “lead by example” and respect others’ views as he takes charge of tense campus
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2126401/chinese-university-leader-pledges-lead-example-and-respect
Making China great again
The New Yorker, January 1, 2018
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/08/making-china-great-again
Is Hong Kong really part of China?
香港真的是中国的一部分吗？
The New York Times, January 1, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/opinion/hong-kong-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180102/hong-kong-china/
求自由获救抵美 李爱杰誓为夫发声 (Li Aijie, rights defender Zhang Haitao’s wife, arrives in US for freedom and vows to speak for husband)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us-li-12282017163300.html?encoding=simplified
劉曉波62歲冥誕 諾貝爾獎twitter發帖悼念 (Nobel Prize tweets in memory of Liu Xiaobo’s 62nd birthday)
Mingpao, December 28, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171228/s00004/1514461052003
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外交部：不了解劉霞行蹤和情況但知她目前自由 (MFA says it doesn't know Liu Xia’s whereabouts but claims she has freedom)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 28, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1372314-20171228.htm
被判免於刑事處罰 謝陽：一場荒誕離奇的審判 (Rights lawyer Xie Yang, avoided criminal punishment, calls his trial ridiculous and bizarre)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 28, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1372318-20171228.htm
最高检：2016年来共批准逮捕幼儿园工作人员侵害儿童案件69人 (Supreme People's Procuratorate claims it has approved 69 arrests of kindergarten workers for child abuse since January 2016)
The Beijing News, December 28, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/12/28/470433.html
法官法首次大修：法官任职要求提高，曾参阅14国相关法条 (Drastic revision to Judges Law raises bar for judges to qualify)
People's Court Daily, December 28, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1925731
China chides US, German embassies after call for release of activist
Reuters, December 28, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights/china-chides-u-s-german-embassies-after-call-for-release-of-activist-idUSKBN1EM0TB
All the things you can—and can’t—do with your WeChat account in China
Quartz, December 28, 2017
https://qz.com/1167024/all-the-things-you-can-and-cant-do-with-your-wechat-account-in-china/
China measures how “green” its cadres are – but will it be enough?
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2126026/china-measures-how-green-its-cadres-are-will-it-be-enough
Chinese children from poor home die after lighting fire to keep warm
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2126090/chinese-children-poor-home-die-after-burning-fire-keep-warm
11月全国查处违反中央八项规定精神问题5590起 (5,590 cases of party discipline violations investigated in November countrywide)
People’s Daily, December 29, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1229/c1001-29734880.html
人社部部长尹蔚民：2018年将完善工资收入分配制度 (Head of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security claims to improve income distribution mechanism in 2018)
The Beijing News, December 28, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/12/28/470451.html
The big data and AI projects China is pinning its global tech ambitions on
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2126029/big-data-and-ai-projects-china-pinning-its-global-tech-ambitions