Evidence of abuse, deaths in Xinjiang camps emerges
China Digital Times, August 21, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/08/evidence-of-abuse-deaths-in-xinjiang-camps-emerges/
China made “absolutely no deals” for Liu Xia’s release, German envoy says
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2160553/china-made-absolutely-no-deals-liu-xias-release-german
微博处置涉时政有害信息账号1895个，涉黄4255个 (Weibo censored 1,895 accounts for “harmful messages” relating to current affairs, up to 130,000 posts blocked or deleted)
The Paper, August 21, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2366315
China's government censors shut down references to Mao-inspired labor movement
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/movement-08212018103956.html
多家区块链自媒体公众号被停止使用 (Several blockchain public WeChat accounts suspended)
Beijing News, August 21, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/finance/2018/08/21/500475.html
Chinese police threaten Muslim poet who tweeted about Xinjiang camps
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/poet-xinjiang-08202018152709.html
京沪深三地P2P苦主追血汗钱 (Authorities suppress P2P investment victims from Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen hoping to recover their hard-earned money)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-08212018101035.html
广东吴川城管殴越战老兵 民众震怒 (Public outrage as Guangdong urban management personnel beat Vietnam War veterans)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08212018100813.html
广州一家庭教会连遭当局冲击骚扰 (Family church in Guangzhou continuously harassed by authorities)
Voice of America, August 21, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-guangzhou-christan-church-harassed-by-authorities-20180821/4537610.html
维权人士：中国刁难麦加朝觐者 (Activists: Chinese government blocks Muslim citizens from pilgrimage to Mecca)
Deutsche Well, August 21, 2018
https://www.dw.com/zh/维权人士中国刁难麦加朝覲者/a-45157958?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp
深圳佳士14人被拘 北大学生声援吁调查 (14 Jasic workers remain in custody as student supporters face investigation and possible reprisal from universities)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xql-08202018112249.html
维权两年无望 多名伤残女工自杀身亡 (Disabled worker commits suicide as rights defense attempts fail)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08202018101220.html
China’s Changchun mayor resigns after vaccine scandal: Report
Channel NewsAsia, August 21, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-s-changchun-mayor-resigns-after-vaccine-scandal-report-10636782
Taiwan further isolated as El Salvador switches allegiance to China
The Guardian, August 21, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/21/taiwan-further-isolated-as-el-salvador-switches-allegiance-to-china
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Taiwan “won't bow to pressure,” president says amid China tensions
Reuters, August 21, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/taiwan-wont-bow-pressure-president-says-amid-china-164248215.html
China names former internet tsar Xu Lin as new international propaganda chief
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2160623/china-names-former-internet-tsar-xu-lin-new
China to launch national probe into policy implementation: Media
Reuters, August 21, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-policy/china-to-launch-national-probe-into-policy-implementation-media-idUSKCN1L52A0?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Malaysia's Mahathir cancels China-backed rail, pipeline projects
Reuters, August 21, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/malaysian-pm-mahathir-says-china-backed-rail-pipeline-052029863.html
十二部门联合发文要求治理擅自利用互联网销售彩票行为 (12-department joint notice requires governance of unauthorized online sales of lottery tickets)
People's Daily, August 21, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0821/c1001-30242317.html
Young Tibetan refugees who fled China seeking education arrive in India
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/refugees-08202018134718.html
AI system recognizes porn through voice recognition
Xinhua, August 20, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/20/c_137404770.htm
六部门：网络直播应落实用户实名制度 (Office for “Eradicating pornography and illegal publications” removes anonymity for webcasters, imposes comprehensive surveillance of webcast content)
People's Daily, August 20, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0820/c1001-30239769.html
中国开发网攻技术介入邻国政治？ (Is China developing Internet technologies to interfere with politics in neighboring countries?)
Radio France Internationale, August 20, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180820-中国开发网攻技术介入邻国政治
立會行管會入稟 追游蕙禎逾百萬薪津連利息 (LegCo Commission files claim against ousted legislator Yau Wai-ching for over HKD 1 million in salary, office expenses, interest)
The Stand News, August 21, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/立會行管會入稟-追游蕙禎逾百萬薪津連利息/
Maternity leave in Hong Kong: Government considering subsidies to help businesses offset cost of giving new mothers 14 weeks off
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2160565/maternity-leave-hong-kong-government-considering
观点：中国学者不应再做错误生育政策的吹鼓手 (Opinion: Chinese scholars should not again advocate wrong birth policy)
BBC, August 21, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/45255411
Reflections of a Chinese reporter in foreign media
Sup China, August 21, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/08/21/reflections-of-a-chinese-reporter-in-foreign-media/
人权主席警告 五大国造成联合国失能 (U.N. human rights chief says Security Council members risk U.N.’s survival)
Deutsche Welle, August 21, 2018
CH: https://www.dw.com/zh/人权主席警告-五大国造成联合国失能/a-45151510?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp
EN: https://www.dw.com/en/un-human-rights-chief-says-security-council-members-risk-uns-survival/a-45150493
Not all about the money: Why the one child generation isn’t keen on having more babies
What’s On Weibo, August 21, 2018
https://www.whatsonweibo.com. Read more at: https://www.whatsonweibo.com/op-ed-not-all-about-the-money-why-the-one-child-generation-arent-keen-on-having-more-babies/
There's Jim Crow in China, but no one seems to care
Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-goldberg-china-jim-crow-20180821-story.html#
Why Is the NBA in Xinjiang?
Slate, August 20, 2018
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/08/xinjiang-the-nba-is-running-a-training-camp-in-the-middle-of-one-of-the-worlds-worst-humanitarian-atrocities.html