China hacked Asian telcos to spy on Uighur travelers: sources
Reuters, September 5, 2019
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路透：为北京服务的黑客侵入亚洲电信公司系统监控维族人行踪 (Beijing’s hackers breached Asian telecoms systems to spy on Uyghurs)
Voice of America, September 5, 2019
Xinjiang officials must keep up the pressure in the run-up to China’s National Day, says local party chief Chen Quanguo
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019
Tibetan monk gets three-year prison term after being held for more than a year
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2019
Canada: Trudeau accuses China of using ‘arbitrary detentions’ for political ends
The Guardian, September 5, 2019
周永康之子周滨诉讼案难寻律师 (Zhou Yongkang’s son faces difficulty finding representation after 5th lawyer terminates contract)
Radio France Internationale, September 5, 2019
Human rights lawyer disappears months after release
ChinaAid, August 30, 2019
China releases a movie drama featuring its belt-and-road project
The Economist, September 5, 2019
China’s Hong Kong narrative is confusing its own people
Quartz, September 5, 2019
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Minitrue: Do not report on withdrawal of HK extradition bill
China Digital Times, September 5, 2019China opts for low-key coverage of Hong Kong extradition bill withdrawal
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019
Gay Chinese take a modest first step towards civil unions
The Economist, September 5, 2019
Hong Kongers find flickers of hope in Ukraine's Winter on Fire
Al Jazeera, September 5, 2019
Wife of lawyer under house arrest pens appeal to Merkel ahead of China trip
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2019
Hong and Kong? Berlin’s panda cubs at centre of Chinese human rights row
The Guardian, September 5, 2019
Hong Kong a priority for U.S. Senate Democrats, leader says
Reuters, September 6, 2019
中国精英藏富香港 “一国”与“两制”难取舍？(China’s elite with riches in Hong Kong are now caught between “one country” and “two systems”)
Deutsche Welle, September 5, 2019
China urges Canada to reflect on ‘mistakes’ but approves new envoy
Hong Kong Free Press, September 5, 2019
Maldives: US Ambassador’s scathing attack rattles China at IOC (Indian Ocean Conference)
Asian News International, September 5, 2019
Angela Merkel in China: A trip fraught with difficulties
Deutsche Welle, September 6, 2019
Senior officials concede loss of U.S. clout as Trump prepares for U.N. summit
Foreign Policy, September 5, 2019
Solomon Islands to sever ties with Taiwan, shift alliance to Beijing
Reuters, September 5, 2019
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Beijing offers development fund if Solomon Islands breaks diplomatic ties with Taipei
Reuters, September 5, 2019
Local board candidate offers virtual cash credits to potential supporters on WeChat
New Zealand Herald, September 54, 2019
【逃犯條例】8.31太子站真相未明 兩少女站內下跪求公開CCTV (Two young women kneel in Prince Edward MTR station requesting release of surveillance footage of Aug. 31 MTR attacks)
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MTR decides to keep station footage for 3 years
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 6, 2019
中国为何愤怒指责美国是香港抗议“幕后黑手”
In Hong Kong protests, China angrily connects dots back to U.S.
The New York Times, September 5, 2019
Why this bookseller is still afraid to return home to Hong Kong
Vice News, September 5, 2019
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Here’s why people in Hong Kong are terrified of being extradited to China
Vice News, September 6, 2019
粉嶺嘉盛苑女子墮樓亡 逾百市民獻花悼念 (Hundreds bring flowers to estate in Fanling after 9th suicide in anti-extradition movement)
Inmediahk.net, September 5, 2019
何君堯指罷課等如違法 派惠州社團成員監察學校 (Legislator Junius Ho says class boycott “equal to violating the law,” sends group to monitor schools and students)
Inmediahk.net, September 5, 2019
As Hong Kong protesters push on, no sign of more concessions by government
The New York Times, September 5, 2019
Home of Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher firebombed
Financial Times, September 5, 2019
Joshua Wong calls for renewed campaign for fully democratic elections in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2019
The American father and son exporting tear gas to Hong Kong
BuzzFeed News, September 5, 2019
Why the mutually assured destruction rhetoric in Hong Kong is dangerous
The Diplomat, September 6, 2019
Opinion: Hong Kong residents would rather sacrifice their future than submit to authoritarian rule
The Los Angeles Times, September 5, 2019
林郑月娥真的向香港人民让步了吗？
Hong Kong, Carrie Lam didn’t do it for you
The New York Times, September 5, 2019
Election bans must be legally justified
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019
The Hong Kong government is as leaderless as the protesters
Foreign Policy, September 5, 2019
China has a soft-power problem: Beijing is eager to exert cultural influence, but only a free society, in open conversation with itself, can create global aspirations
Wall Street Journal, September 5, 2019
What China experts have to do to get on Beijing’s visa ‘whitelist’
Washington Post, September 5, 2019