Xinjiang (新疆)

The mysterious case of the missing Kazakh-Chinese refugee
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

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新疆商人逃离中国 家属向各国政府求救 (Family of Kazakh refugee calls for aid as China asks for extradition from Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019
Ethnic Kazakh man who fled China sent back to Thailand
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

Next stop Xinjiang for one of China’s rising political stars Wang Junzheng
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Families of missing Uyghurs call for “proof of life” videos from Chinese government
The Guardian, February 12, 2019

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“我也是维吾尔人”：亲属要求当局公开失踪家人下落 (#MeTooUyghur: Families call for authorities to disclose news of relatives sent to camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

China issues Turkey safety alert after Ankara’s “vile” statements about treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China claims it has no “Gulags,” but satellite imagery shows 3 new ones coming up in Tibet
The Print, February 12, 2019

China to deepen procuratorial reform
Xinhua, February 12, 2019

Partial victory for China’s detainees
East Asia Forum, February 12, 2019

Taiwan critical of Manila's sending of its nationals to China (update)
Focus Taiwan, February 12, 2019

Related:
Taiwan finds regrettable deportation of nationals to China by the Philippines
Manila Bulletin, February 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Why China’s younger generation (sort of) loves Jiang Zemin
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

Shock in China after Zhang Yimou film set during Cultural Revolution is pulled from Berlin festival
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

【金像獎】流亡導演應亮入圍最佳編劇　陸媒「河蟹」提名名單 (China censors name of exiled director from mainland reporting of nominees for best screenplay in annual Hong Kong Film Awards)
The Stand News, February 12, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

How “three billboards” inspired China’s gay rights activists
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

李凈瑜：访美求援受到最强烈回响 (Lee Ching-yu, wife of jailed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che, expresses gratitude for strong responses during her U.S. visit)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

Chinese students slam union candidate over separatist posts
Global Times, February 12, 2019

Related:
A recap of the Scarborough Campus Students’ Union elections
The Varsity, February 10, 2019

Table Manners: Are women really banned from the banquet table at Chinese New Year?
The World of Chinese, February 12, 2019

Photo gallery: The face of China’s #MeToo movement enters the fray
ChinaFile, February 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Air New Zealand flight’s U-turn sparks claims of China tensions
The Guardian, February 12, 2019

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Air NZ plane forced to turn around after airline forgot to remove reference to Taiwan
Stuff, February 12, 2019

US Senator Marco Rubio proposes legislation to counter “Made in China 2025” while top China hands warn White House to “course correct” Beijing relationship
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Senior figure at Chinese energy giant under investigation
Caixin, February 12, 2019

Shanghai’s blood plasma scare, Beijing’s legitimacy
China Digital Times, February 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

EU considers response to China hacking after U.K. evidence, sources say
Bloomberg, February 12, 2019

Securing the Digital Silk Road
CCP Watch, February 12, 2019

New Pentagon report warns of Russian and Chinese laser threats to U.S. satellites
CNN, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

調查：7成外傭每日工作逾13小時　部分面對情緒問題 (Survey: 70% of foreign domestic workers work over 13 hours per day, some face emotional problems)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 13, 2019

Fugitives face extradition to Macau, Taiwan and mainland China under Hong Kong government proposal to amend law this year
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Related:
保安局擬修例容許個案形式移交逃犯　啟動前需特首批准 (Security Bureau proposes amendment to fugitive law to allow extradition without pre-existing agreements)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong is considering changing the law on transferring fugitives – so how are extraditions dealt with now, and why are there no deals with mainland China, Taiwan and Macau?
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019

Hong Kong mulls electronic vote counting trial across 3 functional constituencies during 2020 legislative election
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong’s leader orders full review of monitoring system for mega bridge after late documents scandal
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

美国不该对中国的互联网审查姑息讨好
China’s online censorship stifles trade, too
The New York Times, February 12, 2019

Roderick MacFarquhar: The scholar who wrote the leading history of China’s Cultural Revolution as it happened
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Egyptian billionaire: Trump is right about China
CNBC, February 11, 2019