HRIC Daily Brief: 2019/11

Related:
Majority of Americans favor US support to pro-democracy protesters, as Trump weighs veto on Hong Kong bill: Survey
ABC News, November 26, 2019

Chinese Government Says it Has ‘Punished’ U.S. NGO under the Foreign NGO Law
China NGO Project, November 25, 2019

Related:
First U.S. NGO Accused Of Breaking The Overseas NGO Law
SupChina, November 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rising: Beijing has world's biggest network of diplomatic posts
Sydney Morning Herald, November 27, 2019

香港区议会选举后北京再将矛头指向美国
 Beijing Was Confident Its Hong Kong Allies Would Win. After the Election, It Went Silent.
The New York Times, November 27, 2019

中国大学不简单澳洲智库发警告 (Australian think-tank warns of relationship between universities and military in China)
Deutsche Welle, November 26, 2019

Taiwan Probes Hong Kong-based Company After Chinese Defector Allegations
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

China Bids to Lead World Agency Protecting Intellectual Property
Foreign Policy, November 26, 2019

China-backed AIIB offers to help fund Indonesia's capital relocation
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Xi Jinping Portraits Replace Catholic Symbols in Churches
Bitter Winter, November 25, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

逾 3,700 國際知名學者聯署　譴責香港警暴　促大學拒警進入校園 (Over 3,700 intellectuals in international academic community sign joint petition condemning police violence in Hong Kong, urge universities to deny police entry to campus)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Related:
Renowned Academics Among Over 3,700 Supporting The ‘Petition by Global Academics Against Police Brutality in Hong Kong’
Hong Kong Watch, November 26, 2019

少女 X 報稱警署內被強姦　警未獲同意索醫療報告　法院昨撤銷搜查令 (Protester who filed complaint for rape during detention wins court application to revoke search warrant that allowed police to obtain her medical records and clinic surveillance footage after complaint was filed)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Related:
‘Grossly unprofessional’: Lawyers slam Hong Kong police for ‘privacy breach’ after woman accuses officers of gang rape
Hong Kong Free Press, November 12, 2019

【DQ 公務員？】羅智光：已著手研究令公務員宣誓擁護基本法 (HKSAR government studying how to expand requirement to swear oath to uphold Basic Law to all civil servants)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Hong Kong protesters return to city streets to keep pressure on government and show support for radicals at Polytechnic University
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong activist jailed for 46 months for rioting during 2016 Mong Kok unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

香港当选区议员黄国桐被拒入境澳门 (Newly-elected district council candidate denied entry to Macau on national security grounds)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

香港红隧恢复通车理大继续搜索被困人士 (Cross-harbor tunnel reopens, PolyU staff urge police to retreat)
Deutsche Welle, November 27, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong university siege: staff say almost all protesters have gone
The Guardian, November 26, 2019

HKFP Lens: Hong Kong’s devastated Poly U campus becomes a safety hazard a week after protest battle lockdown
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong: officials withdraw HK$250 million in funding requests for two universities after disquiet at lack of control over campuses voiced by pro-government lawmakers
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

In Hong Kong elections, the message is clear. The next step may not be.
Christian Science Monitor, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong's Lam appeals for calm but offers no concessions after election drubbing
Reuters, November 25, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Explaining China’s Assertive Approach to the Hong Kong Protests
The Diplomat, November 26, 2019

我深明為何這些價值你們要誓死相守，皆因我見過但從未擁有 (Mainland student: "I deeply understand why you are guarding these values with your lives—they are things I have seen but never possessed”)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

Will Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s bubble of delusion ever burst?
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Sonia Ng: I'm prouder than ever to be from Hong Kong
Amnesty International, November 25, 2019

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

父亲被抓，清真寺被拆，他们毁了我们最珍视的一切 (Father detained, mosques demolished: "They destroyed everything we valued," says Uyghur in U.S.)
Voice of America, November 26, 2019

UK calls for UN access to Chinese detention camps in Xinjiang
The Guardian, November 25, 2019

Related:
End hollow denials and give answers to victims of horrific Xinjiang abuses
Amnesty International, November 25, 2019

US security adviser says world silent on China camps
Washington Post, November 23, 2019

穆斯林被判囚22年死于教育营尸体不给家属 (Jailed Uyghur Muslim dies in re-education camp, authorities withhold body from family)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2019

Netizen Voices: “Cultural Fusion Should Be Based On Mutual Consent”
China Digital Times, November 22, 2019

Related:
Australia probes 'deeply disturbing' claims of China interference
Al Jazeera, November 25, 2019

人民日報：國際法不容美國對香港事務指手畫腳 (People's Daily says U.S. legislation on Hong Kong disregards human rights and violates international law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 24, 2019

Former Hong Kong top cop Andy Tsang misses out on plum UN posting
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hundreds return to Hong Kong’s streets to demand release of protesters trapped on PolyU campus
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Related:
拒解封理大　林鄭：包圍屬執法行動、須堅守法治　警談判成員合適時間才進校園 (Carrie Lam refuses to order police to retreat, says siege is law enforcement in operation)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong protests: police to send negotiators and psychologists to PolyU to convince holdouts to come out
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

'Little kittens': Hong Kong campus protest holdouts left isolated and fearful
Reuters, November 25, 2019

林鄭月娥指正考慮成立獨立檢討委員會檢視社會動盪成因 (Carrie Lam says she is considering an independent "review" committee to look into reasons for social unrest)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 26, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong District Council election: No concessions, but gov’t will reflect and improve, says Chief Exec. Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

蒙面黑衣人撐黃傘廣告被禁　產業署指內容可引起不安　何慶基：赤裸裸的政治刪禁 (Authorities ban poster of theatre performance depicting people with yellow umbrellas in ancient Japan)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

逾廿個國際人權組織去信巴切萊特　要求譴責港府及警隊 (Over 20 international human rights organizations issue joint statement to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urging condemnation on police and Hong Kong authorities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 26, 2019

Related:
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Condemn Systematic Violations of Fundamental Freedoms in Hong Kong & Police Violence
Amnesty International, November 25, 2019

World’s Top Human Rights Official Must Uphold Her Mandate and Press for Human Rights Protection for the People of Hong Kong
Human Rights in China, November 22, 2019

廣告人發起 12.2 起罷工五日　冀其他行業響應向政府施壓 (Advertising industry to strike for five days from December 2, urges others to join)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong Doesn’t Have a Pro-China ‘Silent Majority’
The Atlantic, November 25, 2019

Related:
Meet 5 of Hong Kong’s Newest Politicians
The New York Times, November 25, 2019

‘Nonlethal weapons’ fired at protesters in Hong Kong, Chile and Iraq are having very dangerous — even deadly — effects
Washington Post, November 23, 2019

Commentary (评论)

What Xi Jinping Learned – And Didn’t Learn – From His Father About Xinjiang
The Diplomat, November 26, 2019

抗议的面孔
 His Face Is Unmistakable. It Is the Face of Protest.
The New York Times, November 26, 2019

“新疆文件”证实了中国不想让我们知道的一切
 China Didn’t Want Us to Know. Now Its Own Files Are Doing the Talking.
The New York Times, November 25, 2019

理工大學內不只有麵包，還有生命 (The lives and plain bread in PolyU)
The News Lens, November 25, 2019

People have spoken at polls and Carrie Lam must now respond in order to end crisis
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

Hong Kong’s protest crisis rages on and judicial independence is under fire, but where is our justice minister?
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

China’s systematic sabotage of the UN’s Human Rights Council
Bitter Winter, November 18, 2019

Monday, November 25, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Data leak reveals how China 'brainwashes' Uighurs in prison camps
BBC, November 24, 2019

Related:
How China brainwashes ethnic minority Uighurs in its mass detention camps
Quartz, November 24, 2019

Revealed: power and reach of China’s surveillance dragnet
The Guardian, November 24, 2019

【全文】外媒揭露新疆再教育營「教育方針」：完全改變信仰和語言，才能被釋放 (More leaked papers revealed on Xinjiang's camps: Detainees only released when they "fully change their behaviour, religion and language")
The News Lens, November 25, 2019

The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
Associated Press, November 24, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Countering China’s Forced Confessions
The Diplomat, November 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s Changing PR Strategy for the Hong Kong Protests
The Diplomat, November 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

People of Hong Kong awarded 2019 John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service – an honour that comes at delicate time in US-China relations
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

“黄雀行动”获救者发起救港人行动 (Chinese activists saved by "Yellowbird Operation" 30 years ago start rescue initiative for Hong Kongers)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Climate change: How China moved from leader to laggard
Financial Times, November 25, 2019

Claim of Chinese spy plot in Australia 'deeply disturbing', Scott Morrison says
The Guardian, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong protests: China trying to manipulate politics with covert intelligence operation, says whistleblower
Independent, November 23, 2019

Related:

Would-Be Chinese Defector Details Covert Campaigns in Hong Kong and Taiwan
The New York Times, November 22, 2019

'Chinese spy' seeking asylum in Australia - reports
BBC, November 23, 2019

The Broken Promise of a Panda: How Prague’s Relations With Beijing Soured
The New York Times, November 23, 2019

香港动荡中再探六四：习与邓的一致性 (Revisiting June Fourth amidst turbulence in Hong Kong: The similarities between Xi and Deng)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong District Council election: Democrats take control of 17 out of 18 councils in landslide victory
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s “referendum” has voted deafeningly for democracy—and against Beijing
Quartz, November 24, 2019

【建制覆沒】區選變公投　民主派贏近九成民選議席　控制十七區　總選票維持六四比 (Hong Kong District Council elections: Democrats take over 90% of seats, but total votes remain 6:4 ratio)
Stand News, November 25, 2019

警圍理大第八日　被困者：逾 30 人被困　有人驚恐、拒進食、失語言能力　斥警剝削投票權 (Over 30 still trapped in PolyU on eighth day of siege: Panic attacks, starvation, loss of speech)
Stand New, November 24, 2019

Related:
理大圍城近尾聲，但人道災難才剛開始：部分示威者拒絕進食、失去說話能力 (As PolyU siege draws to a close, a humanitarian crisis has just begun)
The News Lens, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong university siege: two men trapped on campus for more than a week slam police for ‘depriving them of right to vote’
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong project strives to improve mental health after study reveals one in 10 have suspected depression in city
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

藏鐳射筆少年被改控罪後獲判入更新中心 (15 year-old protester sentenced to rehabilitation centre for carrying laser pointer)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong man, 43, arrested over photos of elite ‘Flying Tigers’ police squad in action near PolyU clash
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

Top judge Geoffrey Ma reasserts Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy after Beijing criticism
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong Court Reinstates Mask Ban Before Citywide Election
The New York Times, November 22, 2019

Commentary (评论)

讀者來函：作為內地生，留守中大是怎樣的體驗？(What was it like to be a mainland student guarding CUHK?)
The Initium, November 24, 2019

Thuggery and terror: How police violence fuelled the Hong Kong crisis
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2019

評《緊急條例》司法覆核案判決 (Legal commentary on judicial review decision against Emergency Regulations Ordinance and anti-mask law)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Friday, November 22, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Xinjiang Papers’ Leak Spurs Calls For Action on China’s Uyghur Camps
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2019

China Issues Contradictory Statements on Fate of Parents of Uyghur Activist in Exile
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

內地眼中的香港局勢：被刻意製造的「仇恨」輿論 (Hong Kong's situation in the eyes of the mainland: The purposefully crafted "hate speeches")
The Initium, November 21, 2019

New Chinese cybersecurity rules could delay release of threat alerts to business and public, tech specialists warn
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

Despair and destruction at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University - in pictures
The Guardian, November 22, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“30 years ago, you supported us”: Hong Kong campus sieges strike a chord with Chinese students
Quartz, November 21, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Illegal ‘conversion therapy’ still forced onto LGBT+ community in China
Independent, November 22, 2019

US’ Hong Kong democracy act slanders China to a level close to madness, Foreign Minister Wang Yi says
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

Ukraine in play: How Chinese investments change the game
Christian Science Monitor, November 21, 2019

China’s state-owned enterprises help protect economy from foreign pressure and risks, says Communist Party economist
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Despair and destruction at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University - in pictures
The Guardian, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】警開咪嘲留守者要食生命麵包　網民發起「和你食包」：食包唔可恥，Popo 你食屎 (Daily "Lunch With You" protesters eat plain bread today to show solidarity after police mock starving students trapped in PolyU)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

民間記者會引述理大抗爭者：校內非人生活轟警「想殺死我哋」("They're trying to kill us": Letter from trapped PolyU student slams inhumane treatment by police, "peaceful resolution" just ends in over 200 arrests)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Abuse and acrimony as crisis-hit Hong Kong holds district polls
Channel NewsAsia, November 22, 2019

Related:
網民發表《連登共同宣言》：11.24 絕不破壞，齊齊投票 (Joint declaration circulated on LIHKG urging protesters to vote on district elections on Sunday)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

'Police election presence needed to make voters feel safe'
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

趙家賢永世記得耳廓被扯甩聲音　至今仍感陣痛頭暈 ("I will always remember the sound": District elections candidate who had ear bitten off by attackers leaves hospital, prepares for election)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2019

被捕人士庭上稱遭警狂毆鄧炳強指非新鮮事：成日都有 ("Complaints like these happen all the time," says new Police Commissioner after hundreds of protesters brought to court claim beaten by police and magistrate urged authorities to act)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】首批被告 19 人控暴動　投訴警毆打推倒至手掌骨折　延 42 小時送院 (First batch charged with rioting in PolyU siege raise complaints of police brutality and 42-hour delay in being sent to hospital)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong hospitals find themselves on protest frontlines
Reuters, November 22, 2019

西灣河被槍傷男子被控非法集結　警方不排除加控罪行 (Protester shot in abdomen by live round charged with illegal assembly)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

15 學者、宗教人士宣布絕食　要求警方和平解決理大事件 (Scholars and religious leaders start hunger strike to demand independent investigation of police violence, peaceful resolution and dropping of rioting charges in PolyU crisis, and go-ahead for district council elections)
Stand News, November 21, 2019

Related:
社福界下月罷工3日促查警暴設獨立調查委員會　1215遊行路線待定 (Social welfare sector to go on strike for three days in December urging establishment of independent commission to investigate police violence)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2019

Hong Kong protests: call for peace from son of Luo Changqing, killed by brick hurled during Sheung Shui clash
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

人民日報轟港法院判刑輕　倡設特別法庭快審快判　再斥高院廢《禁蒙面法》(People's Daily urges setting up special court to speed up prosecution of protesters, slams Hong Kong courts for light sentencing and "exceeding authority" in anti-mask law ruling)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

Related:
北京警告可能干预香港司法裁决
 In Warning to Hong Kong’s Courts, China Shows Who Is Boss
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China Must Free Huang Xueqin and End Harassment Against Women Human Rights Defenders
Frontline Defenders, November 21, 2019

International humanitarian norms are violated in Hong Kong
The Lancet, November 21, 2019

“新疆文件”说明了什么？
Between the Lines of the Xinjiang Papers
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

In Hong Kong, Beijing’s tough talk could spark a constitutional crisis: The rule of law is at the heart of the protests
Washington Post, November 21, 2019

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

成都教會牧師王怡下周一受審 (Early Rain Covenant Church pastor Wang Yi to be tried on Nov. 25, "sensitive" individuals warned not to attend hearing)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2019

Is China Detaining Hong Kong Protesters on the Mainland?
Foreign Policy, November 20, 2019

Related:
U.K. Summons Chinese Ambassador in 'Outrage' Over Tortured Consular Employee
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2019

China: UK consulate worker allegations fit pattern of endemic torture on mainland
Amnesty International, November 20, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese State Media Runs Facebook Ad With Bill Gates Talking About How Great China Is Doing
Gizmodo, November 20, 2019

NYU Shanghai Quietly Added Pro-Government Course at Behest of Chinese Government
Vice, November 20, 2019

Students in China Indoctrinated to Abhor Hong Kong Protestors
Bitter Winter, November 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

A Prominent Chinese-American Artist Is the Latest to Fall Afoul of China’s Censors
The New York Times, November 20, 2019

Carleton student group warns members to avoid upsetting Chinese officials in upcoming embassy visit
Globe and Mail, November 20, 2019

Tibetans Cast Alarm on High-Tech Persecution of Faiths in China
Bitter Winter, November 18, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

香港人权法案获美国两院通过，将提交总统批准
 U.S. Bill Supporting Hong Kong Rights Heads to Trump’s Desk
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

Related:
China summons U.S. Embassy official to lodge protest against U.S. Senate's passing of HK-related bill
Xinhua, November 20, 2019

特區政府：美眾院通過涉港法案　無助香港局勢降溫 (U.S. bill will not help de-escalate the situation, says HKSAR government)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 21, 2019

Pence Warns Trade Deal ‘Very Hard’ If Hong Kong Uses Violence
Bloomberg, November 20, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei: US grants more exemptions to Chinese phone ban
BBC, November 20, 2019

China's Megvii seeks approval for Hong Kong IPO despite U.S. blacklist: sources
Reuters, November 19, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Despair and destruction at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University - in pictures
The Guardian, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】警開咪嘲留守者要食生命麵包　網民發起「和你食包」：食包唔可恥，Popo 你食屎 (Daily "Lunch With You" protesters eat plain bread today to show solidarity after police mock starving students trapped in PolyU)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

民間記者會引述理大抗爭者：校內非人生活轟警「想殺死我哋」("They're trying to kill us": Letter from trapped PolyU student slams inhumane treatment by police, "peaceful resolution" just ends in over 200 arrests)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Abuse and acrimony as crisis-hit Hong Kong holds district polls
Channel NewsAsia, November 22, 2019

Related:
網民發表《連登共同宣言》：11.24 絕不破壞，齊齊投票 (Joint declaration circulated on LIHKG urging protesters to vote on district elections on Sunday)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

'Police election presence needed to make voters feel safe'
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

趙家賢永世記得耳廓被扯甩聲音　至今仍感陣痛頭暈 ("I will always remember the sound": District elections candidate who had ear bitten off by attackers leaves hospital, prepares for election)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】首批被告 19 人控暴動　投訴警毆打推倒至手掌骨折　延 42 小時送院 (First batch charged with rioting in PolyU siege raise complaints of police brutality and 42-hour delay in being sent to hospital)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong hospitals find themselves on protest frontlines
Reuters, November 22, 2019

西灣河被槍傷男子被控非法集結　警方不排除加控罪行 (Protester shot in abdomen by live round charged with illegal assembly)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

Related:
社福界下月罷工3日促查警暴設獨立調查委員會　1215遊行路線待定 (Social welfare sector to go on strike for three days in December urging establishment of independent commission to investigate police violence)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2019

Hong Kong protests: call for peace from son of Luo Changqing, killed by brick hurled during Sheung Shui clash
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

Related:
北京警告可能干预香港司法裁决
 In Warning to Hong Kong’s Courts, China Shows Who Is Boss
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China Must Free Huang Xueqin and End Harassment Against Women Human Rights Defenders
Frontline Defenders, November 21, 2019

International humanitarian norms are violated in Hong Kong
The Lancet, November 21, 2019

“新疆文件”说明了什么？
Between the Lines of the Xinjiang Papers
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

In Hong Kong, Beijing’s tough talk could spark a constitutional crisis: The rule of law is at the heart of the protests
Washington Post, November 21, 2019

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang ‘Pair Up’ Campaign Highlights Power Imbalance Between Chinese ‘Relatives,’ Uyghur Hosts
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Four Tibetan Monks are Detained After Calling for Tibet’s Independence
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2019

NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commissions Criticizes Hong Kong Court’s Mask Ban Ruling, Signals Possible NPCSC Intervention
NPC Observer, November 18, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Senior CPC official stresses high-quality development of Chinese movies
Xinhua, November 20, 2019

How China Influences Media in Central and Eastern Europe
The Diplomat, November 19, 2019

Hong Kong: How Chinese media are reporting the crisis
Deutsche Welle, November 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Beijing officials deny permit for show of Chinese-American artist amid political tensions
The Art Newspaper, November 19, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. Senate unanimously passes Hong Kong rights bill backing protesters
Reuters, November 20, 2019

11th China-US Political Party Leaders Dialogue opens in Beijing
China Internet Information Center, November 19, 2019

Some passenger trains between mainland China and HK suspended: Global Times
Reuters, November 19, 2019

Taiwan president alleges Chinese electoral interference
Associated Press, November 19, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

EU Poised to Send Warning to China on 5G
Bloomberg, November 19, 2019

Zuckerberg’s Anti-China Rhetoric Roils Facebook Employees
The Information, November 19, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Former U.K. Consulate Employee Says Chinese Secret Police Tortured Him
The Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2019

Related:
英領館職員稱內地被拘留遭虐待盤問　逼供出英助港示威情報　返港「被辭職」正尋庇護 (British consulate staff Simon Cheng seeks asylum, says he was tortured while detained in mainland for intelligence that UK was supporting Hong Kong's protests)
Ming Pao, November 20, 2019

稱警方怕影響部署　拒公開催淚彈成分　陳肇始：示威者縱火、擲汽油彈產生二噁英 (Department of Health says tear gas chemical ingredients should not be disclosed because it would "affect police deployment," claims carcinogenic dioxins came from fires started by protesters)
Stand News, November 20, 2019

Related:
清潔工硬食催淚彈二噁英團體促改派專業人員執手尾 (Government's cleaners sent out to work without proper gear for tear gas toxins, labor rights groups urge Food and Environmental Hygiene Department to hire professionals)
Inmediahk.net, November 20, 2019

Hong Kong lawyers, democrats warn against Beijing intervention after court rules mask ban unconstitutional
Hong Kong Free Press, November 20, 2019

Related:
禁蒙面法被判違憲　民主派：律政司建議法庭暫緩執行裁決，容許法例續生效 (Department of Justice to apply to court to allow anti-mask law to remain in force pending appeal on ruling on its constitutionality)
Stand News, November 20, 2019

Hong Kong mask law: Beijing claim on ‘unconstitutional’ ruling could spell end of ‘one country, two systems’, legal heavyweights warn
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2019

Hardcore protesters holed up in Hong Kong PolyU campus for fourth day
Agence France-Presse, November 20, 2019

Related:
李家超：以暴動罪拘捕所有離開理大人士　檢控須研證據 (All personnel who leave besieged PolyU will be arrested for rioting, says Secretary for Justice)
Ming Pao, November 20, 2019

【圍困理大】李家超稱 900 人離開校園「自首」　中學校長指不符警承諾　感愕然 (Headmasters surprised that authorities said students who left PolyU "surrendered," urge clarification on deal that underage students will not be arrested)
Stand News, November 20, 2019

Hong Kong Protests: Over 1,000 Detained at a University, and a Warning From Beijing After a three-day standoff with the police, about 50 protesters remained on the campus of a besieged university
The New York Times, November 18, 2019

Hundreds of Protesters Released From Besieged Hong Kong University: ‘I Feel Lucky to Get Out’
Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2019

Related:
理工大遭封锁，香港学生抗议者父母走上“前线”
Parents of Besieged Hong Kong Protesters Come to the Front Lines
The New York Times, November 20, 2019

Taiwan schoolgirl at Hong Kong Polytechnic campus was ‘too scared to leave’
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2019

Hong Kong police drop ‘pride and care’ motto, now vow to serve with ‘honour, duty and loyalty’
Hong Kong Free Press, November 20, 2019

Albert Ho ambushed, beaten by men with 'canes'
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 19, 2019

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong banned by Hong Kong court from travelling to London to receive human rights award from British parliament
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2019

Commentary (评论)

My beloved Hong Kong has become a war zone and daily life is full of anxiety
The Guardian, November 20, 2019

Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China
The Nation, November 19, 2019

Hong Kong: ‘You either have the rule of law or you don’t’
Financial Times, November 19, 2019

External forces and black hands
China Media Project, November 19, 2019

What the Hong Kong protests can teach the world about enduring social movements
Quartz, November 19, 2019

Hong Kong has declared war against its young people
The Guardian, November 19, 2019

Hong Kong’s Silent Majority Can Speak at the Ballot Box
Foreign Policy, November 19, 2019

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

中国回应时报新疆报道，为镇压穆斯林辩护
 China Defends Crackdown on Muslims, and Criticizes Times Article
The New York Times, November 19, 2019

Related:
The language used to justify Xinjiang’s camps is being echoed in Hong Kong
Quartz, November 18, 2019

Uyghur Trader Who Went Missing in Xinjiang Ahead of Travel to Turkey Died in Detention
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2019

Two Chinese representatives dropped from UBC business forum amid anger from Uyghur groups in Canada
The Globe and Mail, November 17, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Background: Zhou Yuanzhi 周远志
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 18, 2019

Leniency from China court in Dying to Survive cancer drug case
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

From Hong Kong to the military: the Communist Party’s top new talking points
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2019

Chinese Professor Claims Bank Harassed Him Over ‘Incomplete Map’
Sixth Tone, November 15, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Vietnam Activists Urge Government to Back Off Over China Protest T-Shirt
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2019

“He refused”: China sees online tributes to an official who freed Muslims in Xinjiang
Quartz, November 18, 2019

Chinese netizens think Mark Zuckerberg betrayed China
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2019

The shifting patterns of transport worker protests in China present a major challenge to the trade union
China Labour Bulletin, November 18, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Sweden honours imprisoned writer despite Chinese threats
Agence France-Presse, November 16, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

字节跳动高管：TikTok不是一个威胁
 TikTok’s Chief Is on a Mission to Prove It’s Not a Menace
The New York Times, November 18, 2019

Related:
The Technology 202: Josh Hawley escalates war with TikTok with new bill to limit U.S. data in China
Washington Post, November 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

全国人大常委会法工委就香港法院有关司法复核案判决发表谈话 (National People's Congress Standing Committee says it is the only body that can judge and decide whether Hong Kong laws are constitutional)
The Paper, November 19, 2019

Related:
China attacks Hong Kong ruling to overturn mask ban
Financial Times, November 19, 2019

民主派要求政府立即撤銷所有根據《禁蒙面法》起訴的案件 (Democratic Party demands authorities to immediately drop all charges in anti-mask law cases)
Inmediahk.net, November 18, 2019

Hong Kong’s district council elections must proceed as planned, European Union urges
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2019

Related:
Violent clashes ‘reduce chance’ of Sunday’s local elections going ahead, says top Hong Kong minister
Hong Kong Free Press, November 19, 2019

In Hong Kong, Daring Escapes From a Violent Siege at a University
The New York Times, November 18, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: police say surrender is only option for protesters: Hundreds trapped inside Polytechnic as demonstrators try to break campus siege
The Guardian, November 18, 2019

【救救理大孩子】一眾靜坐父母最想說：要平安回家　我們為你自豪 (Parents hold sit-in near PolyU as students remain trapped: Come home safe and peacefully, we're proud of you)
Stand News, November 18, 2019

警油麻地拘至少 60 人　曾傳巨響閃光　多人受傷　據報曾「人踩人」(60 arrested in Yau Ma Tei: riot police use stun grenades, reports of stampede near MTR station)
Stand News, November 18, 2019

警拘51名義務醫護及記者指揮官辯稱只針對逗留理大的人 (Police confirm 51 first-aiders and journalists arrested in PolyU siege)
Inmediahk.net, November 18, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police arrest 51 who ‘claimed to be medics or journalists’ near besieged PolyU campus
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2019

星火同盟：匯豐戶口周五停運作　將以其他方式接收款項　支援工作如常 (HSBC terminates bank account of Spark Alliance's legal fund supporting arrested protesters)
Stand News, November 19, 2019

Related:
HSBC to close corporate account being used to support Hong Kong protesters through crowdfunding
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2019

Rights Groups Blame Hong Kong Police For 'Fanning Flames' of Violence
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: Police must defuse campus standoff to avoid more tragedy
Amnesty International, November 18, 2019

Hong Kong SAR Government Must Ensure Effective De-escalation of Dangerous Police Action at PolyU
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2019

走进抗议冲突前线的香港大学校园
 Inside Hong Kong’s Battle-Ready Campuses
The New York Times, November 18, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why are Hongkongers so angry? Because their baby boomer leaders are living in a parallel universe
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2019

China’s Internet Freedom Hit a New Low in 2019, and the World Could Follow: No user or platform is safe from the leadership’s insatiable appetite for ideological conformity
The Diplomat, November 19, 2019

Sieren's China: Europe must speak with one voice
Deutsche Welle, November 18, 2019

The Guardian view on Hong Kong: a city on the brink
The Guardian, November 18, 2019

Hong Kong is Xi Jinping’s failure: The revolt raises questions about the Chinese president’s entire project
Financial Times, November 17, 2019

Monday, November 18, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

泄露文件揭示中国如何组织对穆斯林大规模拘禁
 ‘Absolutely No Mercy’: Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detentions of Muslims
The New York Times, November 16, 2019

Related:
誰發明了新疆再教育營？《紐約時報》獲400頁文件揭其政治動員過程 (Who invented Xinjiang's camps? Uncovered internal documents reveal mobilization process)
The Initium, November 16, 2019

She survived a Chinese internment camp and made it to Virginia. Will the U.S. let her stay?
The Washington Post, November 17, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

‘Plain cruel’: Vanuatu stops newspaper chief boarding plane home after China stories
The Guardian, November 17, 2019

網傳黑龍江賓館爆疫當局否認 (Authorities deny plague cases at Heilongjiang hospitals)
Ming Pao, November 18, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Netizen Voices: “Hang In There Hong Kong,” Mainlanders Stand With You
China Digital Times, November 15, 2019

Chinese Bishop 'On The Run' After Pressure to Join Beijing's Catholic Church: Report
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China-Australia human rights partnership canned
News.Com.Au, November 18, 2019

Hong Kong activist urges Germany to halt Chinese army training
Agence France-Presse, November 18, 2019

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen chooses former premier William Lai as running mate
Reuters, November 17, 2019

桂民海瑞典獲獎惹外交風波大臣無視警告出席中國使館：強烈不滿 (Swedish Minister of Culture attends Tucholsky Prize ceremony for jailed Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai, despite warning from Chinese embassy)
Ming Pao, November 17, 2019

China says outspoken Australian lawmakers should repent
Reuters, November 15, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Surveillance State Has Eyes on Central Asia
Foreign Policy, November 15, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police enter PolyU campus following day-long battle, as officers fire live warning shots nearby
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2019

Related:
理大徹夜衝突：校內一度大火，示威者清晨嘗試撤離，警察多方持續放催淚彈 (Night-long fight at PolyU: Police besiege university, fire tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets as protesters try to retreat from campus)
The Initium, November 17, 2019

Hong Kong SAR Government Must Ensure Effective De-escalation of Dangerous Police Action at PolyU
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2019

民陣對國際社會的緊急呼籲 (Civil Human Rights Front Urgent Appeal to International Community On the Escalation of Tension in Hong Kong)
Inmediahk.net, November 18, 2019

Hong Kong’s High Court rules anti-mask law unconstitutional
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2019

Related:
民主派司法覆核《禁蒙面法》　高院裁定《緊急法》不符基本法規定 (Anti-mask law ruled unconstitutional by Hong Kong High Court, relief to be ordered later)
Stand News, November 18, 2019

U.S. condemns 'unjustified use of force' in Hong Kong: senior official
Reuters, November 17, 2019

離任前夕《星島》專訪　盧偉聰：獨立調查不公，警無濫暴，政治問題定要政治解決 (Commissioner of Police Stephen Lo retires: "Independent investigation is unjust," "police have not abused use of force")
Stand News, November 18, 2019

China sent soldiers to a Hong Kong protest site—with brooms and buckets
Quartz, November 17, 2019

Related:
The Limits Of Positivity
China Media Project, November 16, 2019

Hong Kong activists pledge to ‘squeeze economy’ as city reels from protests
Agence France-Presse, November 17, 2019

Hong Kong journalism groups condemn alleged police firing of projectile at reporter as officer put on leave
Hong Kong Free Press, November 16, 2019

民主黨兩候選人遭警私刑將投訴及民事索償盼鼓勵受害人發聲 (Two Democratic Party district election candidates to file civil claims against police for ill treatment during detention )
Inmediahk.net, November 15, 2019

Commentary (评论)

法律还能拯救香港吗？
Can Hong Kong’s Courts Save the City? Don’t count on it.
The New York Times, November 16, 2019

If the United States Doesn’t Make The Rules, China Will
Foreign Policy, November 17, 2019

Interview: Beijing should respect human rights of Tibetans and democracy in Hong Kong, says exiled leader Lobsang Sangay
Hong Kong Free Press, November 17, 2019

Interview: Ex-head of legislature Jasper Tsang says the gov’t is weakest player of four in Hong Kong’s struggle
Hong Kong Free Press, November 16, 2019

How Chinese Norms Are Going Global
The Diplomat, November 16, 2019

Hong Kong Protests: How Does This End?
The New York Times, November 16, 2019

An independent inquiry is still the only way to end the protests and keep Hong Kong’s story from ending tragically
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2019

As Violence in Hong Kong Escalates, the Victim-Blamers Are Coming Out of the Woodwork
China Change, November 15, 2019

Friday, November 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang Authorities Arrest Prominent Uyghurs in Public to Instill Fear
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2019

Cotton and Corporate Responsibility: Fighting Forced Labor in Xinjiang and Uzbekistan
The Diplomat, November 14, 2019

Related:
Internment Camp Assigned Uyghur Forced Laborers to Xinjiang Textile Factory: Official
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2019

Unprecedented UN Critique of China’s Xinjiang Policies
Human Rights Watch, November 14, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese law professor falls foul of online backlash over posts defending Hong Kong protesters
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2019

A BBC Division Made Glowing Sponsored Content For Huawei, And BBC News Reporters Are Horrified
BuzzFeed News, November 13, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

New research shows Chinese migrants don’t always side with China and are happy to promote Australia
The Conversation, November 14, 2019

理解越南中资企业的工人抗议 (Understanding worker protests at Chinese companies in Vietnam)
China Labour Bulletin, November 13, 2019

Squeezed on all sides, China’s retail workers respond with collective action
China Labour Bulletin, November 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Homelessness has become a problem in China’s cities
The Economist, November 14, 2019

Stop Calling China’s Xi Jinping ‘President,’ U.S. Panel Says; Calling Mr. Xi ‘president’ implies China is a democracy, says U.S. commission
The Wall Street Journal, November 14, 2019

China’s digital currency is all about control
Quartz, November 14, 2019

Chinese government may have falsified organ donation numbers, study says
The Guardian, November 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Real Fight for the Future of 5G; Who Will Patrol the Borders of a New Network?
Foreign Affairs, November 14, 2019

Tech firm blacklisted in U.S. over facial-recognition allegations invited to Vancouver conference
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, November 14, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

上水昨晚有刀手斬人警拒拘捕：係咪故意斬人我哋有保留 (Last night in Sheung Shui, police refuse to arrest attackers)
Inmediahk.net, November 15, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protests: man beaten by baton-wielding gang in Sheung Shui
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2019

70-year-old dies after being hit on head with brick during Hong Kong protest clash
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2019

就上水清潔工在衝突中死亡聲明 (Hong Kong Women Workers Association, Cleaners' Workers' Union issue joint statement on the death of worker in Sheung Shui)
Inmediahk.net, November 15, 2019

Hong Kong protests: partial reopening of Tolo Highway comes with conditions as activists issue election ultimatum
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2019

Related:
警方被指故意封吐露港公路至中午　謝振中：玩嘢並唔係警察，而係暴徒 (Demonstrators clear Tolo Highway at 6:00 a.m., police block it again by noon; in afternoon police press conference, police deny blocking the highway)
Stand News, November 15, 2019

千人迫爆愛丁堡為消防救護打氣盼企硬勿向警跪低 (Thousands turn out in Edinburgh Place to support firefighters, paramedics)
Inmediahk.net, November 14, 2019

Police ban takes the parade out of Hong Kong’s pride celebrations, amid violent protests in the city
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2019

Suspend Hong Kong status in event of China crackdown: U.S. commission
Reuters, November 14, 2019

Xi says HK's most pressing task is to end violence, chaos and restore order
Xinhua, November 14, 2019

Related:
习近平：止暴制乱恢复秩序是香港当前最紧迫的任务 (Xi Jinping: Ending violence, restoring order is Hong Kong's most urgent task at present)
Legal Daily, November 14, 2019

China Is Running Out of Options In Hong Kong
Vice, November 14, 2019

“Tear gas on one street and civilians walking on another.” In Hong Kong, the protests have exposed bitter divisions, even among friends and families
The California Sunday Magazine, November 14, 2019

Commentary (评论)

譚競嫦：推火車的人 (Sharon Hom: The train pusher)
Initium Media, November 14, 2019

The West is now surer that China is not about to liberalise; It is far less certain what to do about it
The Economist, November 14, 2019

Carrie Lam has lit Hong Kong ablaze. A failure to hold district council elections would be the final betrayal
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2019

China's Muslim Concentration Camps Paint a Bleak Picture of the Future Awaiting the Hong Kong Protestors
Byline Times, November 14, 2019

State-Led Content Manipulation Drove the Backlash against the NBA in China
Freedom House, November 13, 2019

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

海外维吾尔人权团体甄别出新疆500处集中营 (Overseas Uyghur activists find 500 camps in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, November 14, 2019

Related:
Uighur activists say China running hundreds more camps
Al Jazeera, November 13, 2019

新疆棉花与人权争议多个跨国品牌面临质疑
 Xinjiang cotton sparks concern over 'forced labour' claims
BBC, November 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

「疫苗寶寶之家」發起人控尋釁滋事周五開審 (After 250 days in detention, Friday trial announced for founder of rights defense group for families affected by faulty vaccines)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2019

Tibetan Man Detained For Sharing Photos, Relatives Fear Torture
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2019

Myanmar Family Struggles to Rescue Teen Daughter Who Was Trafficked to China
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Bytedance’s News App Disciplined for ‘Slandering’ Communist Hero
Caixin, November 13, 2019

China’s messaging against the Hong Kong protests has found a new outlet: PornHub
Quartz, November 13, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

More Than 70 Percent Of Divorces In China Are Initiated By Women
SupChina, November 13, 2019

Death Threats For Opponent Of Internet Addiction Center In China
SupChina, November 13, 2019

Chinese Anti-Bullying Movie “Better Days” Becomes Hit at Box Office and on Social Media
What's On Weibo, November 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Marco Rubio, sponsor of Hong Kong pro-democracy bill, claims ‘very significant progress’ on the pending legislation
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2019

Related:
China will take strong countermeasures if US passes Hong Kong bill
Global Times, November 13, 2019

China plans national park on Tibetan plateau
The Standard, November 14, 2019

James Soong joins Taiwan presidential race
Taipei Times, November 14, 2019

Czech-Chinese ties hit new bump as university shuts center
Reuters, November 13, 2019

China unveils outline for strengthening patriotic education
Xinhua, November 13, 2019

The deadliest form of plague has infected two people in China, and information is scarce
Washington Post, November 13, 2019

Sydney deputy mayor went to Communist Party training camp
Australian Financial Review, November 12, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

TikTok强调独立性 “一企两制”能否消除美国担忧？ (Will "One Company, Two Systems" address U.S. concerns over TikTok's alleged censorship?)
Voice of America, November 14, 2019

Related:
US military warned about using China-owned TikTok app to recruit teenagers
Reuters, November 13, 2019

TikTok Revamps Lobbying as Washington Targets Chinese Ownership
Bloomberg, November 12, 2019

Canadian intelligence agencies at odds over whether to ban Huawei from 5G networks: official
Globe and Mail, November 13, 2019

Huawei Hands Out Billions in Bonuses for Staff Response to Sanctions
Caixin, November 13, 2019

China Probes Hikvision Billionaire Over Alleged Misconduct
Bloomberg, November 13, 2019