“电视认罪” - 中国“法治”的一大特色 (“TV confessions” are a major characteristic of China’s “rule of law”)
Voice of America, February 28, 2019
Detained Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun kept in dark about lawyer
Australia Broadcasting Corporation, February 27, 2019
Shenzhen labor activists formally arrested
China Labour Bulletin, February 27, 2019
Newspaper boss gets death threats after tracking Chinese leaders’ assets
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2019
Cracking down on dissenting versions of history
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, February 27, 2019
Chinese-funded institutes on U.S. college campuses condemned in Senate report
Politico, February 27, 2019
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美政府问责办公室发布关于孔子学院的调查报告 (U.S. Government Accountability Office publishes investigative report on Confucius Institutes, raises concern on academic screening)
Voice of America, February 28, 2019China’s Impact on the U.S. Education System
United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, February 27, 2019
专访: 微信上的台湾新闻误导中国人 (Interview: News on WeChat about Taiwan is designed to mislead Chinese citizens)
Deutsche Welle, February 27, 2019
“咪蒙”遭全网封杀背后，中国自媒体生存空间再受挤压 (Behind the complete ban of “Mi Meng”: The continued suppression of China’s independent media)
BBC News, February 27, 2019
The Chinese scientist and the foreign tongue
SupChina, February 27, 2019
“Red culture” lessons launched in Jiangxi schools, kindergartens included
Global Times, February 26, 2019
Is China headed towards a future without foreign bands?
Radii China, February 25, 2019
Donald Trump, human rights activist? Meet the Chinese dissidents sticking up for the U.S. president
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2019
Hidden women of history: Hsieh Hsüeh-hung, communist champion of Taiwanese self-determination
The Conversation, February 28, 2019
Hundreds of Chinese villagers end up on social credit blacklist after being “tricked” into applying for U.S. $15m worth of loans
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2019
China warns party members to stick to Marx, not “ghosts and spirits”
Reuters, February 27, 2019
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中共中央关于加强党的政治建设的意见 (CPC Central Committee directive: “Local people’s congresses, administrative organs, political consultative organs, supervisory organs, judicial organs, and procuratorial organs are in essence political organs”)
Xinhua, February 27, 2019
“China is biggest foreign threat to America,” says action group set up by former U.S. ambassador to UN Nikki Haley
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2019
China says Taiwan talks must benefit “reunification”
Reuters, February 27, 2019
Top Chinese officials plagiarized doctoral dissertations
Financial Times, February 27, 2019
中国拟出台新法 管理基因编辑等生物医学新技术临床应用 (National Health Committee releases new draft law on regulating clinical trials of bio-tech such as genetic engineering)
Voice of America, February 27, 2019
德國據報尋求與中國簽互不進行間諜活動協議 免 5G 網絡排除華為 (Reports: Instead of banning Huawei, Germany proposes no-espionage agreement with China)
The Stand News, February 28, 2019
让网络安全公司维护互联网“法治”
Cyber security firms show how to bring the rule of law online
Financial Times, February 28, 2019
Limiting your digital footprints in a surveillance state
The New York Times, February 27, 2019
Tencent adds teachers to gaming controls for minors
TechNode, February 27, 2019
Beijing rhetoric belies reality of China’s private enterprise
Financial Times, February 27, 2019
Delay for gay ruling rejected
The Standard, February 28, 2019
香港法律界权威人士称 移交逃犯修例严重影响一国两制 (Hong Kong legal experts say amendment to extradition laws severely undermines One Country Two Systems)
Voice of America, February 28, 2019
Hong Kong Budget 2019: Democrats and pro-Beijing camp bemoan “disappointing,” “conservative” spending plan
Hong Kong Free Press, February 27, 2019
In Hong Kong, a “weaponized” free press becomes China’s tool of surveillance
The Globe and Mail, February 26, 2019
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has prison abuse claims thrown out as court finds guards “more credible”
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2019
國旗法與國歌法中的兩個「侮辱」(“Desecrate” under national flag law versus “insult” under national anthem law)
Ming Pao, February 28, 2019
The perils of Chinese ambiguity: How and why the U.S. mistrusts and misunderstands China
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2019
梁旭明：安全政治參與——香港網台觀眾，生活中的政論家 (How Hong Kong internet broadcasts can turn anyone into a political commentator)
The Initium, February 27, 2019
“Social credit” scoring: How China’s Communist Party is incentivizing repression
Hong Kong Free Press, February 27, 2019
“中国通”马凯：我们不可能摆脱中国 (Kai Strittmatter: There’s no getting rid of China)
Deutsche Welle, February 27, 2019
Crackdown on university radicals looms
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2019
Rising Chinese political star Wang Junzheng confirmed in Xinjiang security role
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2019
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鐵腕治疆 陳全國表現獲中央肯定 反恐模式或「輸出」他省鄰國 (Chen Quanguo praised for “iron fist” rule of Xinjiang, counterterrorism model may be exported to other provinces and neighboring countries)
Ming Pao, February 27, 2019
Yale University students team up to combat Uyghur crisis
Yale Daily News, February 26, 2019
Uyghurs pressure Beijing as envoys visit Xinjiang
China Digital Times, February 25, 2019
当局拒让江天勇出狱后回老家
Jailed Chinese rights lawyer won’t be allowed home on release: Family
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2019
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關注江天勇安全獲釋聯署聲明 (Joint letter calling for the safe release of Jiang Tianyong)
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, February 26, 2019
司法部召开2019年直属机关党的工作暨纪检工作会议,袁曙宏强调以高度的思想自觉行动自觉坚决做到”两个维护” 持续深入推进司法部和全系统党的政治建设 (Yuan Shuhong, CPC Secretary of Ministry of Justice, calls on affiliated organs to “unwaveringly build the Ministry of Justice into a political organ”)
Ministry of Justice, February 26, 2019
最高检：检察机关办理英烈保护领域公益诉讼案件50余件 (Since Heroes and Martyrs Law came into force, procuratorial organs tried citizens involved in over 50 cases of online insults)
Supreme People’s Court, February 26, 2019
Taiwan, Tibet, Tiananmen: How to get your video game banned in China for political reasons
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2019
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盼各方「冷靜下來」 製作商宣布《還願》暫時下架 (“Devotion” temporarily taken off shelves, developer Red Candle Games wants all sides to “calm down”)
The Stand News, February 26, 2019
Beijing censors foreign books printed in China
China Digital Times, February 26, 2019
China’s censors are purging the internet of millennial angst
Tech in Asia, February 26, 2019
Chinese institute expands influence in Auckland
Stuff, February 26, 2019
Chinese authorities halt fracking in Sichuan after residents protest
Agence France-Presse, February 26, 2019
How “Boys’ Love” authors are using love to make war on ignorance
Sixth Tone, February 26, 2019
Young people left behind in China’s snowbound rust belt
The New York Times, February 26, 2019
Young Taiwanese are dreaming of careers in China, but unification is still a nightmare
SupChina, February 26, 2019
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Taiwan’s KMT presidential prospect pledges closer ties with Beijing
Bloomberg, February 26, 2019
Could this be the end for China’s notorious household registration system?
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2019
成都公安继续传唤基督徒 11人被行拘 (Chengdu police summon 44 members of Autumn Rain Covenant Church, 11 placed under administrative detention)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2019
Chinese police use surveillance technology to identify people by their walking style
Independent, February 27, 2019
HSBC investigation led to charges against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, after U.S. demanded bank’s help
Reuters, February 27, 2019
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No backdoors in 5G technology, says Huawei
Agence France-Presse, February 26, 2019Key senators say administration should ban Huawei tech in U.S. electric grid
The Hill, February 25, 2019
天安门广场实现5G信号全覆盖，将首次服务“两会”新闻报道 (Wall-to-wall 5G technology in Tiananmen Square deployed for the first time for news coverage of annual Two Congresses)
The Paper, February 26, 2019
Debate over “vague” definition of computer use offence reaches Hong Kong’s top court
Hong Kong Free Press, February 26, 2019
Video: Beijing requests report on Hong Kong independence party ban, as chief exec. denies “interference”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 26, 2019
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中央公函促特首交禁民族黨報告 法政匯思：形同警告 擺法庭上枱 (Progressive Lawyers’ Group: Beijing’s letter endorsing party ban and demanding report may put pressure on Court)
The Stand News, February 27, 2019Beijing backs city government’s ban on Hong Kong National Party, leader Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2019Beijing demands report from Hong Kong over independence ban
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2019
《成報》老闆谷卓恒：將揭習近平家族貪腐、粵港全部資產 程度遠超江朱胡溫 (Owner of Sing Pao Daily News says he will disclose Xi Jinping’s family corruption and all assets in Hong Kong and Macau)
The Stand News, February 26, 2019
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Sing Pao Staff threatened in Hong Kong
China Digital Times, February 23, 2019
赛默飞世尔在中国跨出必要一步，但还不够
Thermo Fisher’s necessary, but insufficient, step in China
Human Rights Watch, February 22, 2019
The 228 incident still haunts Taiwan: From memorials to vandalism, Taiwan continues to remember its history — and debate its future
The Diplomat, February 27, 2019
在美维吾尔人呼吁关注遭关押亲人 (Uyghurs in U.S. call for relatives to speak out on family members in camps)
Deutsche Welle, February 25, 2019
Turkey, Britain raise China's treatment of Uyghurs at UN rights forum
Reuters, February 25, 2019
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土耳其在联合国人权理事会批评中国虐待新疆穆斯林 (At UN Human Rights Council, Turkey criticizes China’s treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, February 26, 2019
Mohammed bin Salman turns blind eye on Uyghur plight during China visit
Al Bawaba, February 24, 2019
最高法王林清认罪 崔永元失联 (Whistle blower judge Wang Linqing confesses, muckraking TV reporter Cui Yongyuan goes missing following court investigation)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2019
“戒网瘾死亡”案 家属很后悔 (18-year-old boy dies after being handcuffed and tortured in Internet addiction “school,” court sentences responsible personnel)
Legal Daily, February 25, 2019
北京一警察倒卖公民犯罪记录5万余条，获利32万被判4年 (Beijing police officer sentenced to 4 years in prison, fined RMB 320,000 for selling 50,000 citizens’ criminal records)
The Paper, February 25, 2019
《還願》風波裡，讓中國玩家們最恐懼其實是這件事 (Row over horror game “Devotion” is the true source of fear for China's players)
The Initium, February 26, 2019
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Hit horror game ‘Devotion’ sparks heated debate on social media
TechNode, February 25, 2019
內地語文教材刪陳勝吳廣起義文章 微博稱「違規」刪除內容 出版社：免與歷史教材重覆 (Deletion of uprising against Qin rule from language textbooks: Netizens complain but publisher says “it's already in history books”)
Ming Pao, February 25, 2019
“Modern” religious tyranny: Return of village loudspeakers
Bitter Winter, February 24, 2019
The “bots” of Weibo: How fake automated Chinese social media accounts are being used as a Trojan horse for dissent
China Channel, February 22, 2019
无国界记者将发布报告提醒国际社会警惕中国大外宣影响 (Reporters Without Borders to issue report warning against China’s pressure on foreign media)
Voice of America, February 26, 2019
Chinese internet users turn to the blockchain to fight against government censorship
The Conversation, February 25, 2019
Quakes spark mass anti-fracking protest in China’s Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2019
冯正虎撤销针对政府的出国案系列诉讼 (Activist Feng Zhenghu drops claims against authorities after travel ban withdrawn)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2019
Liu Xia to exhibit in Taipei
Taipei Times, February 24, 2019
“敏感之年”2019：习近平的焦虑与不安
2019 is a sensitive year for China. Xi is nervous.
The New York Times, February 25, 2019
U.S. Justice Department official calls China a “foreign adversary” that lacks commitment to rule of law
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2019
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Rod Rosenstein criticizes China’s “transactional approach to the law”
Financial Times, February 25, 2019
China’s rise in the Middle East: Beyond economics
The Diplomat, February 25, 2019
Chinese government funding may have been used for “CRISPR babies” project, documents suggest
Stat News, February 25, 2019
Huawei to build Saudi Arabia’s 5G infrastructure
Caixin, February 25, 2019
Nokia says 5G would not be delayed by ban on Chinese suppliers
Reuters, February 25, 2019
China’s technology challenge is bigger than just Huawei, British spymaster says
Reuters, February 25, 2019
釋囚疑懲教所偽造假期紀錄報警 引述警指需請示懲教 邵家臻：官官相衛 (Police say they must “consult Correctional Services” before accepting former prisoner’s complaint of prison staff falsifying records)
The Stand News, February 26, 2019
政府將破例「未研究先估算」明日大嶼人工島成本效益 (On Lantau reclamation scheme, government breaks rule to issue cost-benefit estimates without conducting prior studies)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 25, 2019
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Work on huge Lantau reclamation scheme won’t start until environmental safety is confirmed, senior Hong Kong official Liu Chun-san says
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2019
許智峯批《檔案法》冇罰則：檔案話消失就消失 法改會稱需要討論：唔係咁易講 (Legislator criticizes draft Archives Law for lack of penalty for government noncompliance)
Inmediahk.net, February 25, 2019
港科大台湾学生会遭换五星红旗 (Vandals switched ROC flag in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s Taiwan students club stall to PRC flag, student union condemns political attack, university begins investigation)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2019
China liaison office increases its Hong Kong property portfolio to more than 280 flats after its latest purchase
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2019
“Cut funding to sports clubs without anti-sex-harassment policies,” Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission tells government
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2019
The rise of Chinese student power casts further uncertainty over Canada-China ties
SupChina, February 25, 2019
Why some Chinese immigrants living in Canada live in silent fear
Globe and Mail, February 25, 2019
“两会”前学者评中国“净网”的法律依据 (Chinese scholars comment on legal basis for “purifying” China’s Internet)
Voice of America, February 25, 2019
How Xi Jinping became a networked authoritarian thanks to his little red app
The Guardian, February 24, 2019
U.S. relatives of missing Uyghurs gather in Washington to call out China on Xinjiang’s disappeared
Associated Press, February 25, 2019
China says “preventive” work in Xinjiang detention camps should be applauded
The Guardian, February 24, 2019
“I won’t stop”: Kazakh man seeks justice for family caught in China’s Xinjiang crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press, February 24, 2019
China keen to keep Xinjiang, Uyghurs off agenda at UN Human Rights Council forum
Reuters, February 23, 2019
Chinese president and Saudi crown prince hold a “win-win” meeting
The Diplomat, February 23, 2019
Disappeared forever? The persecution of Uyghur intellectuals
China Channel, February 21, 2019
秋雨聖約教會：王怡牧師七旬母親 遭警毆打、扯髮 (Crackdown on Autumnn Rain Covenant Church: 70-year-old mother of pastor attacked by police)
The Stand News, February 24, 2019
王林清千億礦權案卷宗丟失事件與調查結果 (Chronology and official investigation of into judge Wang Linqing’s involvement in missing documents of mine ownership case)
BBC News, February 23, 2019
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Shock confession of China’s whistle-blower judge Wang Lingqing: It was me
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2019千亿元卷宗丢失案惊天逆转 王林清“监守自盗” 周强“咸鱼翻身” (Netizens doubt investigation finding that whistle blower is culprit in missing papers case)
Radio France Internationale, February 24, 2019Missing court files stolen by assistant judge: Investigation
Global Times, February 23, 2019
美籍商人在中国被判间谍罪，家人称因“政治动机”
Family of American imprisoned on spy charge in China appeals for help
The New York Times, February 25, 2019
China indicts detained human rights lawyer for “subversion”
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2019
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憂余文生遭酷刑 國際特赦呼籲立即釋放 (Amnesty International calls for immediate, unconditional release of jailed lawyer Yu Wensheng, citing fears of risk of torture)
Voice of America, February 22, 2019
中国宣布新教育计划，加强推广孔子学院 (Xi announces new education “modernization” plans, stronger push on Confucius Institutes)
Voice of America, February 24, 2019
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China’s about-face on education
China Media Project, February 24, 2019《中国教育现代化2035》强调党的领导 (“Modernization of China Education 2035” stresses Party leadership in schools)
Voice of America, February 24, 2019
西藏、六四、習近平都不可說，中國新一波海外出版「敏感詞」出爐 (Tibet, June 4, Xi Jinping: Censorship list for foreign publishers who print in China)
The News Lens, February 24, 2019
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Chinese government censors ruling lines through Australian books
Sydney Morning Herald, February 23, 2019
恐怖游戏含政治暗语 台湾《还愿》成众矢之的 (Popular Taiwanese horror game “Devotion” censored in China for political “hints” at Xi)
Deutsche Welle, February February 23, 2019
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Comparison of Winnie the Pooh with Xi Jinping too much for China gamers to bear
Hong Kong Free Press, February 24, 2019
As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, Taiwan emerges as Asia’s hub for foreign media
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2019
忧官逼民反？ 中国教科书删陈胜吴广 (Well-known Qin Dynasty uprising deleted from Chinese textbooks)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2019
World’s largest monument to the 1989 Tiananmen massacre unveiled ahead of 30th anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2019
Worker activist Fu Tianbo vows to continue his struggle for justice
China Labour Bulletin, February 25, 2019
加拿大华人吁中国释放加国公民 (In joint letter, Canadian Chinese citizens urge release of Canadian citizens detained in China)
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2019
问题未解 疫苗患儿家长再度进京请愿
Dozens of vaccine parents protest in Beijing ahead of parliamentary session
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2019
中国打击职场歧视，招聘时禁问女性婚育情况
Stop asking women about childbearing status, China tells employers
The New York Times, February 22, 2019
纪检监察系统将保持清理门户高压态势 (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to put high pressure on "housecleaning")
People’s Daily, February 25, 2019
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China’s top anti-corruption organ declares safeguarding Xi’s status its top priority
The Diplomat, February 23, 2019
Student groups call for Ottawa to investigate alleged interference by Chinese officials on Canadian campuses
National Post, February 20, 2019
Tibetan graduates edged out by Chinese competitors for jobs in Tibet
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2019
China bars millions from travel over “social credit” offenses
Associated Press, February 22, 2019
China relations shape Taiwan president’s re-election campaign
Voice of America, February 22, 2019
GCHQ: Chinese tech “threats” must be understood
BBC, February 25, 2019
The Latest: Trump raises prospect of dropping Huawei charges
Associated Press, February 23, 2019
China’s powerful surveillance state has created at least four billionaires
Bloomberg, February 22, 2019
Xi study app highlights Party influence over and through tech
China Digital Times, February 21, 2019
Taiwanese Students’ Association stall vandalized at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2019
Activists urge primary school to apologize over reports it punishes students for speaking Cantonese
Hong Kong Free Press, February 24, 2019
港擬修訂移交逃犯法例 台陸委會：若以「一個中國」為前提，不會接受 (Taiwan Affairs Council: Will not accept any Hong Kong extradition law amendments based on “one China” policy)
Citizen News, February 21, 2019
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Taipei won’t sign any extradition deal with Hong Kong if it implies Taiwan is part of China, official says
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2019修訂《逃犯條例》 恐違禁止酷刑國際公約責任 (Extradition law amendments may violate UN Convention Against Torture obligations)
Inmediahk.net, February 25, 2019
News outlet HK01 blacklists pro-Hong Kong independence groups from ad deals and partnerships
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2019
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News outlet HK01 fires 70 employees to “improve efficiency” as part of restructuring
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2019
令人憂慮的憲政新秩序 (What does Carrie Lam’s “new constitutional order” mean for Hong Kong, and why is it concerning?)
Citizen News, February 24, 2019
Why Hong Kong’s proposed freedom of information law must face public scrutiny
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2019
Chinese tourists won’t be weapons much longer
Bloomberg, February 22, 2019
Thermo Fisher’s necessary, but insufficient, step in China
Human Rights Watch, February 22, 2019
How China’s censorship machine crosses borders — and into Western politics
Human Rights Watch, February 20, 2019
Rising Uyghur soccer player Erfan Hezim back with Chinese team after release from Xinjiang internment camp
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2019
Fears for Uyghur comedian missing amid crackdown on cultural figures
The Guardian, February 22, 2019
Energy executives abroad ensnared in China’s Xinjiang crackdown
Deutsche Presse-Agentur International, February 21, 2019
China spiriting Uyghur detainees away from Xinjiang to prisons in Inner Mongolia, Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2019
Wary of Xinjiang backlash, China invites waves of diplomats to visit
Reuters, February 21, 2019
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挡不住舆论压力 中国再邀外交官访新疆再教育营 (China invites more diplomats to visit Xinjiang amidst mounting international pressure)
Deutsche Welle, February 22, 2019
澳大利亚籍维吾尔人求助其政府 称妻儿在新疆面临扣押危险 (Australian Uyghur seeks help from government, fearing wife’s imminent detention in Xinjiang and son’s safety)
BBC News, February 21, 2019
American firm, citing ethics code, won’t sell genetic sequencers in Xinjiang
Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2019
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China uses DNA to track its people, with the help of American expertise
The New York Times, February 21, 2019
Background: Wang Yi 王怡
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 22, 2019
最高检：切实防止案件“带病”批捕、起诉 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate urges early involvement of procuratorial organs in police investigation of major, sensitive cases)
Legal Daily, February 21, 2019
台湾陆生向中国国台办申诉 掀起箝制学术自由争议 (Mainland students at Taiwan universities report professors for “spreading ideology,” sparking academic freedom concerns)
BBC News, February 22, 2019
Economic woes hurt Chinese journalists as much as censorship does
The Economist, February 21, 2019
人权组织呼吁挽救藏语 释放政治犯扎西文色 (Human rights groups issue joint letter on Int’l Mother Language Day: Save the Tibetan language, release Tashi Wangchuk)
Voice of America, February 22, 2019
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NGOs call for unconditional release of Tashi Wangchuk, Tibetan language advocate
Human Rights in China, February 21, 2019
China’s rights activists face torture, detention, “disappearance”: Report
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2019
Why China is reactivating its “work-unit people”
Sixth Tone, February 21, 2019
CNN question “What do you think is the main reason behind the U.S. campaign against Huawei?” goes trending on Weibo
What’s On Weibo, February 21, 2019
Taiwan gov’t approves draft same-sex marriage bill following referendum
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019
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Taiwan: Draft law to allow same-sex marriage is a huge step forward for human rights
Amnesty International, February 21, 2019
High tech used to detect rogue police
Global Times, February 21, 2019
Guideline to enhance security on campuses
China News Service, February 21, 2019
卡舒吉案激怒美国，沙特转向亚洲和中国？
Amid trouble with the West, Saudi Arabia looks East
The New York Times, February 21, 2019
九部门：不得将限制生育作为录用女职工的条件 (Nine ministries issue notice banning gender discrimination during hiring process)
Xinhua, February 21, 2019
傅政华：司法行政机关要建立领导干部直接听取批评意见机制 (Minister of Justice Fu Zhenghua: Judicial administrative organs must establish system for leaders and cadres to directly listen to criticisms from the public)
The Paper, February 21, 2019
湖南3名省管党员领导干部被开除党籍 (Xie Jin, head of Tianxin District in Changsha punished by discipline committee for buying books from overseas “smearing Party and state leaders”)
People’s Daily, February 21, 2019
U.S. won’t partner with countries that use Huawei systems: Pompeo
Reuters, February 21, 2019
China’s master-plan rings alarm bells in Hong Kong
The Economist, February 21, 2019
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Greater Bay Area plan receives mixed reaction in Guangdong province, still work to do for Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2019
被列非法社團 民族黨上訴遭駁回 行會：或訴諸暴力實現港獨 (Gov’t rejects National Party’s appeal on ban, says “no reasonable guarantee” that violence will not be used in future)
The Stand News, February 21, 2019
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Hong Kong’s ban on pro-independence National Party upheld, as gov’t rejects appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019
本土派向國際申訴港府打壓廣東話 促終結「普教中」(Localists to raise international awareness of gov’t suppression of Cantonese, urge termination of Mandarin-medium teaching for Chinese language in schools)
Inmediahk.net, February 22, 2019
Singapore activist sentenced to jail after refusing to pay HK$11,600 fine for hosting Joshua Wong Skype talk
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019
“We dream of being free from violence & oppression”: Saudi sisters stuck in Hong Kong after fleeing kingdom
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019
【移交逃犯】台灣時代力量反對借修例 將台灣納中國一部份 (Taiwan’s New Power Party opposes Hong Kong’s amendment of fugitive law, rejects categorization of Taiwan as part of China)
Inmediahk.net, February 21, 2019
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法政匯思就政府建議修訂引渡相關法例之聲明 (Statement of the Progressive Lawyers Group on the government’s proposal to amend extradition laws)
The Stand News, February 21, 2019
The Guardian view on Britain and China: It’s complicated
The Guardian, February 21, 2019
After the responsible stakeholder, what? Debating America’s China strategy
Texas National Security Review, February 2019
Cross-straits relations in 2019
Fairbank Center Blog, February 19, 2019
王峭岭：709李和平律师之子李泽远被株连不准办护照的情况通报 (Son of 709 lawyer Li Heping banned from applying for passport for third time)
Weiquanwang, February 21, 2019
Police reopen alleged rape case amid justifiable defense debate
Sixth Tone, February 20, 2019
李克强主持召开国务院常务会 要求制定涉企法规规章和规范性文件必须听取相关企业和行业协会商会意见 使政府决策更符合实际和民意等 (Premier Li Keqiang: Administrative regulations and normative documents involving enterprises must involve input from industry)
Central People’s Government, February 20, 2019
全国社会组织登记管理工作视频会议在京召开 (Ministry of Civil Affairs vows to “unswervingly guide social organizations to be grateful to the Party, listen to the Party, and follow the steps of the Party”)
Central People’s Government, February 19, 2019
本台寄政治書到台灣 有快遞公司拆件查驗 (SF Express says Taiwan culture department requires opening packages to examine books; department denies imposing such rules)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 20, 2019
Manufacturing creativity and maintaining control
MERICS, February 14, 2019
Defending rights in a “no rights zone”: Annual report on the situation of human rights defenders in China (2018)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 21, 2019
Int’l Mother Language Day: Dear Xi Jinping, embrace cultural and linguistic diversity
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019
Public Security Bureau sub-bureaus open in Beijing, visits to foreign NGO offices in Jiangsu, and representative office training in Yunnan
China NGO Project, February 20, 2019
A Tibetan-Canadian student was attacked online after winning student council elections. She thinks Beijing is to blame.
Global Voices, February 20, 2019
中纪委内设机构调整：扩充案件监督管理、案件审理等部门力量 (Structural adjustments in Central Commission for Discipline Inspection expand case management, adjudication powers)
The Paper, February 21, 2019
UK vulnerable to Chinese interference, report says
BBC, February 20, 2019
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China–UK relations: Where to draw the border between influence and interference?
RUSI, February 20, 2019
教育部：全面推进共建“一带一路”教育行动 (Ministry of Education promotes “Belt and Road” education campaign; 60 Chinese schools operate education programs in 23 “Belt and Road” countries with 317 thousand students visiting China)
Central People’s Government, February 20, 2019
Former military chief of staff sentenced to life imprisonment
Xinhua, February 20, 2019
Facing an aggressive Beijing, Taiwan's president issues a warning to the world
CNN, February 20, 2019
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Taiwan says no compromise on democracy after opposition’s China peace overture
Reuters, February 20, 2019
李锐葬礼上的哀悼与争议
In Beijing, a Communist funeral for an inconvenient critic
The New York Times, February 20, 2019
China recruits professional firefighters for the first time. 99.9% of them are required to be men
SupChina, February 20, 2019
东南亚各国是否选择华为？5G网络成政治问题 (Whether Southeast Asian countries choose Huawei for 5G? has become a political question)
Voice of America, February 21, 2019
英国网络安全主管称华为风险可控
UK cyber security chief says Huawei risk can be managed
Financial Times, February 21, 2019
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Huawei hasn't yet fixed its security vulnerabilities, says UK’s NCSC overseers
The Register, February 20, 2019
Huawei founder says he would defy Chinese law on intelligence gathering
CBS, February 20, 2019
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Why low profile Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has grabbed the microphone to defend telecoms giant
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2019
團體發表聯合聲明反對修訂逃犯條例 憂法治變得更脆弱 (Joint civil society statement opposing extradition law amendments raises rule of law concerns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 20, 2019
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陳文敏：修移交例 已簽國或重新檢視協議 (Legal Scholar Johannes Chan: Foreign countries might re-evaluate existing extradition agreements in light of proposed amendments)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2019
Mixed reactions in Hong Kong as Beijing sets out strategic integration plan for southern China “Bay Area”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 19, 2019
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China’s Silicon Valley blueprint has plenty of holes
【大灣區】朱凱廸批港人必定是被規劃 「無渠道決定內容，立法會都唔得」(Legislators slam Hong Kong’s development in Greater Bay Area plan: No channel for public participation, including through LegCo)
Inmediahk.net, February 20, 2019
Bloomberg, February 19, 2019
Hong Kong activist Edward Leung fends off riot allegations over Mong Kok unrest as lawyer accuses authorities of bias
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2019
Distrust of Beijing is at the heart of Hongkongers’ opposition to extraditing fugitives to the mainland
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2019
Global assault on NGOs reaches crisis point as new laws curb vital human rights work
Amnesty International, February 21, 2019
傘運關鍵詞書寫筆記（一）：假如雨傘是失敗的，為何有必要重啓記憶？(Umbrella Movement keywords: If the movement is a failure, why revisit it?)
The Initium, February 20, 2019
China will likely corner the 5G market—and the U.S. has no plan
Wired, February 20, 2019
How an exposed Chinese database gave a glimpse of real-time monitoring in Xinjiang
Associated Press, February 20, 2019
Uyghurs in America aim to keep language alive
Voice of America, February 20, 2019
从老党员到分裂分子，维吾尔学者恐以“煽颠罪”被判刑 (Former CPC member branded “separatist”: A Uyghur scholar faces charges of inciting subversion of state power for “spreading Islamic and Arab culture through academic channels”)
Voice of America, February 20, 2019
This Australian baby boy has spent his whole life trapped in China’s police state. Now his dad wants him out
Buzzfeed News, February 19, 2019
“Man returns to his native Xinjiang and disappears” — a story too common for the headlines
Global Voices, February 19, 2019
Chinese Good Samaritan questioned over assault appeals to social media for justice
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019
身份信息遭冒用 “被法人”现象频发 (Identity theft victim wrongly listed as judgment defaulter and facing travel ban finds it procedurally difficult to prove innocence and clear name)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2019
《柏林，我爱你》删除艾未未执导片段
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei is cut from film; producer cites “fear of China”
The New York Times, February 20, 2019
“The Wandering Earth” seen as propaganda coup for China's ideologists
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019
“It’s hopeless but you persist”: An interview with Jiang Xue
New York Review of Books, February 19, 2019
求助外交官 成都基督徒遭传唤 (Christians in Chengdu threatened, interrogated for meeting with German diplomat)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019
旅美中国民主党华盛顿快闪行动 (China Democracy Party activists hold flash-mob in Washington)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019
Some NGOs able to continue longer-term temporary activities for a second year
China NGO Project, February 19, 2019
China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries
Associated Press, February 20, 2019
New Zealand former PM denies writing glowing pro-China piece for Beijing paper
The Guardian, February 20, 2019
China’s leaders want more babies, but local officials resist
Associated Press, February 19, 2019
台湾拟修法：签署两岸和平协议须透过全民公投决定 (Taiwan’s proposed amendments: Cross-strait peace agreements must be decided by referendum)
Radio France Internationale, February 19, 2019
贵州省委书记调研茅台集团：增强呵护茅台品牌的政治责任感 (Guizhou provincial CPC secretary asks Maotai, luxury alcohol SOE, to enhance its political responsibilities)
The Paper, February 19, 2019
全国首个人工智能创新发展试验区在北京成立 (China’s first AI development test zone opens in Beijing)
Beijing News, February 20, 2019
Britain warned it could be cut out of future Five Eyes intelligence over Huawei
Sydney Morning Herald, February 20, 2019
Never mind Huawei: U.S. is already winning the 5G race, Cisco report claims
Washington Post, February 20, 2019
Tencent’s live streaming notice
Niko Partners, February 18, 2019
University chief in Hong Kong says he was not under pressure to leave out word “national” in title of Taiwanese alma mater for biography
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2019
申訴專員促教育局檢討非華語學生支援 (Ombudsman urges Education Bureau to step up support for non-Chinese speaking students)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 19, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismisses calls for public consultation on fugitive transfers, citing urgency of Taiwan case
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejects concerns about city’s autonomy under China’s Greater Bay Area plan
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019
China borrows from totalitarian playbook with Xinjiang camps
Sydney Morning Herald, February 20, 2019
大灣區的警務合作（文：呂秉權）(Police cooperation in the Greater Bay Area)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2019
Why must Pope Francis come to China?
The Union of Catholic Asian News, February 20, 2019
The silver lining: Canadians know the truth about the ruthless Chinese government
Globe and Mail, February 19, 2019
Silencing Hong Kong’s national-anthem protests will deepen fear, not love, of China
Quartz, February 19, 2019
Xi: China must never adopt constitutionalism, separation of powers, or judicial independence
The Diplomat, February 19, 2019
China and Venezuela: Business partners against human rights
Bitter Winter, February 19, 2019
All 7 Uyghur escapees recaptured in Mukdahan, Thailand
Bangkok Post, February 17, 2019
“我也是维吾尔人”：海外维族人要求公开失踪亲属下落
“Show me that my father is alive.” China faces torrent of online pleas
The New York Times, February 17, 2019
Yeshiva University students attend rally to protest Chinese internment of Uyghurs
YU Commentator, February 17, 2019
County in Xinjiang: A case study in destroying faith
Bitter Winter, February 15, 2019
指遺憾王全璋案無公開審訊 港大律師公會：削內地司法制度信心 (Hong Kong Bar Association: trying Wang Quanzhang behind closed doors will diminish public confidence in mainland judicial system)
Ming Pao, February 19, 2019
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香港大律師公會就王全璋一案之聲明 (Hong Kong Bar Association’s statement on Wang Quanzhang conviction)
Hong Kong Bar Association, February 19, 2019
Police embedded in grass-roots Communist Party cells as security grip tightens on Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2019
黄琦母亲见多国外交官后再度被控制
Mother of jailed Chinese rights activist under police guard in own home
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2019
習近平：法治要從國情出發 決不能走西方「司法獨立」路 (Xi Jinping: China’s rule of law must proceed from national conditions, must not follow path of Western judicial independence)
The Stand News, February 16, 2019
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加强党对全面依法治国的领导 (Xi Jinping: Strengthening CPC leadership on ruling the country according to law)
Qiushi, February 15, 2019
Gamifying propaganda: Everything you need to know about China’s “study Xi” app
What’s On Weibo, February 18, 2019
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Alibaba is the force behind hit Chinese Communist Party app: Sources
Reuters, February 18, 2019
四部门：要求加强地图进出口管理 避免“问题地图”的产生 (Four ministries to regulate printing, importing, exporting maps to avoid “problematic maps”
People’s Daily, February 18, 2019
“你就是我，我就是你”，习近平引领媒体融合走上快车道 (“You are me, and I am you”: Xi Jinping fast-tracks media convergence for CPC propaganda)
The Paper, February 18, 2019
UK schools should halt further deals with China’s Confucius Institutes until review completed, Conservative Party watchdog says
Hong Kong Free Press, February 18, 2019
The trouble with obedience
China Media Project, February 18, 2019
艾未未：“取消片子的理由是我的政治身份”
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s segment cut from “Berlin, I Love You”
Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2019
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Chinese censorship the talk of Berlin after Zhang Yimou film pulled from festival – and no wonder
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2019
中国审查魔手钳制弹幕 先审后播取缔即时评论 (China’s censorship extends to “bullet-screen” commentary in live stream videos)
Voice of America, February 16, 2019
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Real-time censorship for real-time comments
SupChina, February 15, 2019
【專訪《寒冬》】揭新疆再教育營內幕 跨宗教網媒 Bitter Winter 總監：中共打壓只會聯合信徒力量 (Interview with Bitter Winter: CCP’s religious crackdown will only unite followers)
The Stand News, February 16, 2019
Chinese province defends ban on children taking “illegal” Tibetan language classes
Agence France-Presse, February 19, 2019
Protests at Canadian universities raise concerns about Chinese government involvement
China Digital Times, February 18, 2019
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Activist accuses Chinese government of meddling after McMaster speech disrupted
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019China denies role in backlash against Tibetan student’s election at University of Toronto
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019
China’s social credit system shows its teeth, banning millions from taking flights, trains
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019
【秋雨教會】人權組織：中國警方前往泰國 跨境盤問當地華人基督徒 (Autumn Rain crackdown: Human rights organizations say China is sending police to Thailand to interrogate Chinese Christians)
The Stand News, February 18, 2019
China key suspect in pre-election hack against major parties
Sydney Morning Herald, February 18, 2019
China pressing Canadian companies to call Taiwan part of China, state documents show
The Star, February 15, 2019
Shenzhen facial recognition firm remains silent after major data leak revealed
Caixin, February 16, 2019
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Chinese company leaves Muslim-tracking facial recognition database exposed online
Zero Day Net, February 14, 2019
China’s State Council reveals details of Greater Bay Area plan to turn Hong Kong and 10 neighboring cities into economic hub
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019
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Many in Hong Kong fear greater integration with mainland China
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2019
【移交逃犯】紐大學者孔傑榮：中港無引渡安排 因中國人權紀錄有問題 (Legal scholar Jerome Cohen: Hong Kong has no extradition agreement with China because of latter’s problematic human rights record)
The Stand News, February 19, 2019
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Hong Kong, China, “rendition” and human rights
Jerome A. Cohen, February 18, 2019
【移交逃犯】戴啟思：堵塞漏洞之說有誤 單次移交建議值得憂慮 (Bar Association chairman: It is wrong to categorize proposed extradition law as “closing loopholes”)
The Stand News, February 18, 2019
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The long arm of the law: Returning fugitives from justice
The Stand News, February 18, 2019
Legco ban on photocopying files of Hong Kong immigration chief’s curious 1996 exit is ridiculous, former Government Records Service director says
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2019
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters march to Kwong Wah Hospital, claiming city’s health care system overwhelmed by mainland Chinese migrants
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2019
DQ案上訴遭駁回 梁國雄：一定打到去終審法院 (Court of Appeal rejects Long Hair’s challenge to his disqualification, ousted lawmaker will appeal to Court of Final Appeal)
Inmediahk.net, February 15, 2019
当中国变成了21世纪的生存威胁
How China brings us together
The New York Times, February 18, 2019
Russia to China: Together we can rule the world
Politico, February 17, 2019
China’s master plan: A weak Indian regime to emerge from elections
Hindustan Times, February 15, 2019
The world must save the Uyghurs
The Diplomat, February 15, 2019
We have taken note of condition of Uyghurs in China: Indian Government
Economic Times, February 14, 2019
Police in Chinese Muslim heartland banned from drinking alcohol – even off duty
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2019
新疆再教育营教师面临被哈国遣返 (Kazakh teacher who fled camps faces repatriation to Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019
黄琦案新聘律师会见不成遭撤换 (Huang Qi’s new lawyer denied meeting, removed from case)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019
Little red app: Xi’s thoughts are (surprise!) a hit in China
The New York Times, February 14, 2019
India proposes Chinese-style Internet censorship
The New York Times, February 14, 2019
中国屏蔽“微信”敏感话题的效果有限 (China’s censorship of sensitive topics on WeChat may have limited effect)
Voice of America, February 14, 2019
Huawei video in Chinese school exam sparks product placement row
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2019
China sets up camp in Tibet's Shigatse to train party workers in “correct thought”: report
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019
Chinese newspapers fold amid growing censorship, falling incomes
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019
China tries to stop academics from taking its constitution literally
The Economist, February 14, 2019
云南因人因户因村制订脱贫计划，并引入大数据管理平台 (Yunnan to implement big data central platform for poverty alleviation scheme)
People’s Daily, February 15, 2019
長春警泄公民信息 助黑社會強迫賣淫 (Jilin Changchun police officer arrested for sending citizen information to triads for forced prostitution)
Ming Pao, February 15, 2019
Chinese police arrest suspect for selling tracking services to debt collectors
TechNode, February 14, 2019
Haley tried to block appointment of Chinese diplomat to key U.N. post. He got the job anyway.
Foreign Policy, February 14, 2019
Beijing intensifies lobbying of Pacific nations to recognise Taiwan as part of One China
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019
China to fund installation of modern facilities at Pakistan-Afghan border crossings
Voice of America, February 12, 2019
涉书商桂民海案，瑞典驻华大使被调查
Sweden investigates its ambassador to China after report of secret talks to free publisher
The New York Times, February 14, 2019
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Swedish ambassador to China recalled after bizarre meeting over detained bookseller
Washington Post, February 14, 2019
Wife of missing former Interpol chief removed from political body
Caixin, February 14, 2019
因批评华为 澳洲智库赞助商遭警告 (Huawei sends warnings to sponsors of Australian think tank that published criticisms against it)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019
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Huawei heaps pressure on Telstra, Google over think tank funding
Sydney Morning Herald, February 14, 2019
美国将禁止中国设备进入5G市场
Administration readies order to keep China out of wireless networks
The New York Times, February 14, 2019
Chinese facial recognition company left database of people's locations exposed
CNet, February 13, 2019
Why experts say Canada should follow Australia’s lead on China in wake of Huawei crisis
The Star, February 13, 2019
Huawei battles for hearts and minds in global soft power push
Associated Press, February 14, 2019