Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高法：认真落实习近平主席特赦令，特赦罪犯31527人 (Supreme People’s Court perfects legal protection of human rights and pardons 31,527 criminals following Xi’s order)
The Paper, March 9, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2023538

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周强：赞成宪法修正案草案 坚决遵守维护宪法 (Supreme People’s Court chief Zhou Qiang: “Sincerely supports constitutional amendments” that “meet the needs of the era” and “fulfils people’s expectations”)
Supreme People’s Court, March 7, 2018
http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-83992.html

Sweden criticizes China's “unacceptable” behavior in detaining bookseller
The Guardian, March 9, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/09/sweden-china-unacceptable-behaviour-detaining-bookseller

黄琦拒绝认罪 检察院提刑期最高15年 (Huang Qi, founder of pro-democracy website, refuses to confess and faces 15 yrs in jail)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03082018103047.html

西藏流亡官方悼念拉萨起义死难者 (Exiled Tibetan gov mourns victims in 1989 Lhasa uprising)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03082018114724.html

Interview: “I wanted her to be safe”
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/sister-03082018164727.html

China on track for “return to Mao Era" of ideological controls: analysts
习近平高调赞同修宪 评论指友好西方国家会重新评价
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/xijinping-control-03082018125136.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/xi-03082018084642.html

Xi Jinping's latest tag: living Buddhist deity, Chinese official says
Reuters, March 8, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-xi-boddhisatva/xi-jinpings-latest-tag-living-buddhist-deity-chinese-official-says-idUSKCN1GK0V6

Related:
Xi Jinping is using his growing authority to amass even more
The Economist, March 8, 2018
https://www.economist.com/news/china/21738333-hopes-bold-economic-reforms-look-forlorn-xi-jinping-using-his-growing-authority-amass

38位文艺界委员联合提案：制定保护国格与民族尊严专门法 (38 CPPCC members propose legislation to protect national dignity and severely punish Chinese citizens promoting Japanese militarism, insulting national heroes and martyrs)
China Youth Daily, March 8, 2018
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2022747

Access to Information (信息公开)

Weibo whack-a-mole
China File, March 8, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/media/weibo-whack-mole

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

"Feminist Five" activist on #MeToo's impact in China
Cable News Network, March 8, 2018
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/03/08/newsstream-metoo-china-stout-wei.cnn

番禺手袋厂数百工人连续四天罢工 (Hundreds of handbag factory workers in Guangdong strike for 4 days)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-03082018103113.html

中国大学生“妇女节”前挂“删掉”、“期限”内容横幅 (Chinese university students put up banners with innuendo about Constitution amendments in protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yl-03082018102737.html

媽媽站起來 (Mum, stand up)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 6, 2018
http://bit.ly/2tsCrI9

Government Accountability (政府问责)

We followed a Chinese couple on their annual 1,000-mile journey to see their kids
Vice News, March 9, 2018
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/xw59g3/what-chinese-new-year-largest-migration-on-earth-is-like

批中梵協議荒謬 陳日君：送更多人進入鳥籠 (Joseph Zen slams Vatican-China deal, calling it ridiculous and will send more people into “birdcage”)
Inmediahk, March 9, 2018
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1055627a/

樓繼偉警告社保制度已經入不敷支 (Former head of Ministry of Finance warns social security runs behind expenses)
i-Cable News, March 8, 2018
http://bit.ly/2Ib2Rl0

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

贵州检察院检察长：大数据让司法公正看得见摸得着 (Guizhou procuratorate chief: Big Data serves justice, makes it more accessible)
The Beijing News, March 9, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/wevideo/2018/03/09/478375.html

China’s answer to Silicon Valley: too much talk and not enough action, official complains
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2136428/greater-bay-area-project-needs-state-leader-helm-or-itll-be

The uncomfortable marriage between China and its tech giants
The Wall Street Journal, March 8, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-godfathers-of-chinese-tech-get-an-offer-they-cant-refuse-1520510404

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

China not trying to “replace America,” foreign minister says
Agence France-Presse, March 9, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/09/china-not-trying-replace-america-foreign-minister-says/

”No back-room deals, everything is transparent”: China defends belt and road investments
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2136438/no-back-room-deals-everything-transparent-china-defends

Hong Kong (香港)

Edward Yiu needs high turnout rate, pan-dem and localists’ votes to win Kowloon West
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/09/edward-yiu-needs-high-turnout-rate-pan-dem-localists-votes-win-kowloon-west/

Related:
Hong Kong votes in “de facto referendum” on Beijing intervention
Financial Times, March 9, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/6bec6cd8-2341-11e8-ae48-60d3531b7d11

駱應淦：應修例澄清自決準則 DQ前諮詢提名顧問會 (Lawrence Lok S.C says HK government should clarify definition of self-determination, consult with Nomination Advisory Committees before disqualifying candidates)
Citizen News, March 9, 2018
https://goo.gl/qHEDCU

Related:
Cancel Hong Kong’s by-election and reinstate disqualified lawmakers, UK-based watchdog urges
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/08/cancel-hong-kongs-election-reinstate-disqualified-lawmakers-uk-based-watchdog-urges/

高齡海嘯來襲香港，「虐老院」就是我們的未來居所嗎？ (Hong Kong faces “ageing tsunami”: Is living in “elderly torture houses” our future?)
The Initium, March 9, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180309-hongkong-who-care-for-elderly-04/

Commentary (评论)

工人權益 日日退步 (Retreating labor rights)
Mingpao, March 9, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180309/s00022/1520515649651

逆權事業 全民有責 (Everyone has a responsibility to defend rights)
Mingpao, March 9, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180309/s00012/1520531844815

Reversing reform
China File, March 8, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/library/excerpts/reversing-reform

China: Allow UN rights experts into Tibet
Human Rights Watch, March 8, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/03/08/china-allow-un-rights-experts-tibet

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Macau move to curtail foreign judges sparks concerns over China's growing control
Reuters, March 8, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-macau-law/macau-move-to-curtail-foreign-judges-sparks-concerns-over-chinas-growing-control-idUSKCN1GK08U

习近平等分别参加全国人大会议一些代表团审议 (Xi Jinping: Constitution amendments “reflect the common will of the Party and the people”, “democracy is fully exercised”)
Xinhua News Agency, March 7, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018lh/2018-03/07/c_1122503168.htm

Related:
How Xi Jinping made his power grab: With stealth, speed and guile
The New York Times, March 7, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-party-term-limit.html

四川阿坝发生2018年首起藏人自焚事件 (Tibetan man self-immolates in Sichuan. First death in 2018)
Voice of America, March 8, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/first-tibet-immolation-in-2018-20180307/4285436.html

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西藏黨委書記批評美聯社報道西藏自焚事件非實事求是 (Tibet party secretary slams AP for reporting self-immolation not based on facts)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 8, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1384630-20180308.htm

Exiled Uyghur leader says “red notice” demonstrates China’s harassment of critics abroad
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/notice-03072018173643.html

India, with eye on China ties, bans Tibetans rally in New Delhi
Reuters, March 7, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-china-tibet/india-with-eye-on-china-ties-bans-tibetans-rally-in-new-delhi-idUSKCN1GJ1HP

Access to Information (信息公开)

思想话语权事关国家安全 (People’s Daily: Authority of thought concerns national security)
People’s Daily, March 8, 2018
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2018-03/08/nw.D110000renmrb_20180308_2-07.htm

两会新疆微信“九不准” 违者最高囚八年 (Xinjiang tightens censorship on WeChat during Two Sessions, warning offenders of 8 years behind bars)
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/ql3-03072018105849.html

Shantou University was a model for China’s reform. Now, why is it toeing the line?
The Christian Science Monitor, March 5, 2018
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0305/Shantou-University-was-a-model-for-China-s-reform.-Now-why-is-it-toeing-the-line

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China faces shortage of express delivery workers in the New Year
China Labor Bulletin, March 8, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china-faces-shortage-express-delivery-workers-new-year

After #MeToo success, Chinese rights activists urge lawmakers to join the fight against sexual harassment
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2136199/after-metoo-success-chinese-rights-activists-urge

Related:
#MeToo movement meets China's firewall
Deutsche Welle, March 7, 2018
http://www.dw.com/en/metoo-movement-meets-chinas-firewall/a-42871881

Chinese students in America say “Not My President”
Foreign Policy, March 7, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/07/chinese-students-in-america-say-not-my-president-xi-jinping-china/

Related:
China’s long arm reaches into American campuses
Foreign Policy, March 7, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/07/chinas-long-arm-reaches-into-american-campuses-chinese-students-scholars-association-university-communist-party/

公民联署促人大代表罢免司法部长张军 (Citizens launch signature campaign calling for removal of Ministry of Justice chief Zhang Jun)
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/singature-03072018085044.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

湖南省纪委：常宁市法院原书记员酒后殴打纪委书记 已被刑拘 (Drunk Hunan court clerk beats up local Commission for Discipline Inspection party chief. He is now criminally detained)
The Beijing News, March 8, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/03/08/478219.html

How Chinese women “hold up half the sky” but earn far less than men
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2136228/job-convenience-cited-factor-why-women-earn-less-china

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Weibo user claims data theft, extortion by iCloud support
China Digital Times, March 8, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/03/weibo-user-claims-data-theft-extortion-icloud-tech-support/

China’s Huawei is at center of fight over 5G’s future
The New York Times, March 7, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/technology/china-huawei-5g-standards.html

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

Taiwan's allies ditching Taipei an “irresistible trend”, China says
Reuters, March 8, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-taiwan/taiwans-allies-ditching-taipei-an-irresistible-trend-china-says-idUSKCN1GK0KR

China pushing to be more active in region, global diplomacy
Associated Press, March 8, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-pushing-to-be-more-active-in-region-global-diplomacy/2018/03/08/b531c068-228e-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_story.html

Related:
How does China formulate its foreign policy?
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2136248/how-does-china-formulate-its-foreign-policy

Eight countries in danger of falling into China’s “debt trap”
Quartz, March 7, 2018
https://qz.com/1223768/china-debt-trap-these-eight-countries-are-in-danger-of-debt-overloads-from-chinas-belt-and-road-plans/

Hong Kong (香港)

國歌法列明規範場合 擬納入中小學教育指引條文 補選後啟動本地程序 (LegCo to kick off local legislation of National Anthem Law and including it in guidelines for middle and primary schools)
Mingpao, March 8, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180308/s00001/1520445855924

Related:
Can Beijing achieve its next big goal for Hong Kong – making people feel more Chinese?
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2136180/can-beijing-achieve-its-next-big-goal-hong-kong-making

Elderly activist convicted of contempt for wearing “Reclaim Hong Kong” scarf during Mong Kok unrest trial
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/08/elderly-activist-convicted-contempt-wearing-reclaim-hong-kong-scarf-mong-kok-unrest-trial/

Related:
Another man accused of taking photos in courtroom during Mong Kok trial
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/08/another-man-accused-taking-photos-courtroom-mong-kok-trial/

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam should delegate more and stick around for two terms, aide urges
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2136192/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-should-delegate-more-and-stick

收集逾50宗個案 她誓要揭露香港基督教性暴力真象 (NGO worker collects cases and vows to disclose truth of sexual violence at Christian Churches in Hong Kong)
Stand News, March 7, 2018
http://bit.ly/2oTMXUh

明報記者投訴遭警打 監警：無法完全證屬實 (Police Complaints Council finds alleged beating of Mingpao reporter “totally unable to prove to be true”)
Mingpao, March 7, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180307/s00002/1520360345852

Commentary (评论)

Rebels and rebellion in classic Chinese literature
Global Voices, March 8, 2018
https://globalvoices.org/2018/03/08/rebels-and-rebellion-in-classic-chinese-literature/

Xi Jinping amends China’s Constitution
Lawfare, March 7, 2018
https://www.lawfareblog.com/xi-jinping-amends-chinas-constitution

Related:
Xi Jinping and China’s “good emperor, bad emperor” problem
Financial Times, March 8, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/eaa0c39a-2200-11e8-9a70-08f715791301

China’s military spending
China File, March 6, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/chinas-military-spending

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China moves to shutter law firm at center of crackdown on rights lawyers
709大抓捕：北京锋锐律所执业证拟被吊销
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/firm-03062018144558.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-03062018104608.html

Stop treating all Tibetans like separatists, army soprano tells political meeting
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2136007/stop-treating-all-tibetans-separatists-army-soprano

Access to Information (信息公开)

维吾尔人逃得出故土，逃不开无形的监控 (Uyghurs overseas fall under CPC’s surveillance)
Voice of America, March 7, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/uyghur-20180306/4283745.html

Writer Jung Chang entry in Macau not guaranteed by authorities
Macau News, March 5, 2018
https://macaunews.mo/writer-jung-chang-entry-macau-not-guaranteed-authorities/

Related:
Statement on international authors being denied access to Macau
PEN Hong Kong, March 6, 2018
http://www.penhongkong.org/statement-on-international-authors-being-denied-access-to-macau/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

200支強光手電筒直射公安雙眼、分組到派出所「盯哨」 中國基督徒保衛十字架之戰 (Chinese Christians defy police using flashlights and counter-surveillance tactics)
The Storm Media, March 6, 2018
http://www.storm.mg/article/406664

Government Accountability (政府问责)

去年扶貧資金至少7.3億被冒領挪用 扶貧辦稱已改革 (At least 730 million yuan of poverty alleviation fund embezzled. Authority pledges reform)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 7, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1384482-20180307.htm

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刘永富：已有500多位基层同志倒在脱贫攻坚第一线 (Liu Yongfu, head of Poverty Alleviation Office, claims more than 500 cadres “fall on the frontline of storming war against poverty”)
China.com.cn, March 7, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2018-03-07/doc-ifxipenp2973589.shtml

Five years after graft scandal, China city says still dealing with aftermath
Reuters, March 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-chongqing/five-years-after-graft-scandal-china-city-says-still-dealing-with-aftermath-idUSKCN1GI18Y

The secret insider terms used in Chinese money laundering
Quartz, March 6, 2018
https://qz.com/1223009/corruption-in-china-has-created-new-terms-for-money-laundering/

中国“维稳费”递增 2000亿黑色产业链 (China spends almost 200 billion yuan on stability maintenance in 2017, part of it paid to private security contractors)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03062018103947.html

Related:
China spends more on domestic security as Xi’s powers grow
The Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-spends-more-on-domestic-security-as-xis-powers-grow-1520358522