‘Because There Were Cameras, I Didn’t Ask Any Questions’
ChinaFile, December 30, 2020
China promises ‘sustained efforts’ on forced labor, as report reveals factories in 135 Xinjiang detention camps
SupChina, December 29, 2020
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)
China Moves to Replace Ethnic Mongolians in Education Sector With Han Chinese
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2020
内蒙民族学校将名存实亡？ 小学三年级起全汉语教学 (Ethnic schools in Inner Mongolia to exist in name only as all teaching will be in Chinese from third grade and up?)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
中国人权律师团发声明：张展无罪 (Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group’s statement: Zhang Zhan is not guilty)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
美国谴责中国刑罚公民记者张展 呼吁中共立即无条件释放她 (U.S. condemns China's punishment of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, calls for her immediate and unconditional release)
Voice of America, December 30, 2020
Related:
On the Silencing and Prosecution of PRC Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan
U.S. Department of State, December 29, 2020
25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China’s Grasp
改变世界的25天：新冠疫情是如何在中国失控的？
The New York Times, December 30, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Ten Hong Kong fugitives captured at sea jailed up to three years by Shenzhen court, two other underage suspects handed to city’s police
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2020
Related:
Did a Chinese court go too far in punishing 10 fugitive Hongkongers?
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2020
National security: five core members of Hong Kong’s Law Society voice personal concern over state media’s blasting of Jimmy Lai bail ruling
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2020
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
EU demands China release citizen reporter Zhang Zhan and 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020
联合国人权高专办：深切关注张展获刑 继续呼吁将她释放 (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for Zhang Zhan’s release: Deeply concerned by 4-year prison sentence)
Radio France Internationale, December 28, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
武汉疫情记录者张展：“我无法后退，因为这个国家不能后退” (Zhang Zhan, chronicler of Wuhan epidemic: “I can't retreat, because this country must not go retreat”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 29, 2020
China Covid-19: How state media and censorship took on coronavirus
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 29, 2020
中文播客游走在审查边缘 (Podcasters in China are walking on the edge of censorship)
Voice of America, December 29, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Shenzhen court to deliver verdict on Hong Kong fugitives on Wednesday morning, while Chinese embassy slams British foreign secretary’s ‘secret trial’ concerns
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020
Related:
Hong Kongers charged in China plead guilty, relatives told
Washington Post, December 29, 2020Explainer | With judgment still pending, here’s what we know about the 12 Hong Kong fugitives detained in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020歐盟要求中國立即釋放12名港人
EU demands China release 12 detained Hongkongers
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 29, 2020China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the trial of 10 Hong Kongers
European Union, December 29, 2020
Hong Kong teenager jailed for China flag insult
The Guardian, December 29, 2020
Jimmy Lai resigns as chairman of Apple Daily’s publisher Next Digital as he awaits trial for breaching security law
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020
Hong Kong District Councillor series: Gov’t is waging ‘total war’ but we must keep fighting, says Kwong Po-yin
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong's democracy movement was crushed in 2020. But the spirit of resistance survives
The Guardian, December 29, 2020
Monday, December 28, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
中国批准与土耳其达成的引渡维族人条约 (China approves agreement with Turkey to extradite Uyghurs)
Radio France International, December 28, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese Citizen Journalist Sentenced to 4 Years for Covid Reporting
New York Times, December 28, 2020
Related:
She Chronicled China’s Crisis. Now She Is Accused of Spreading Lies.
记录武汉疫情被指“编造谎言”，公民记者张展获刑四年
The New York Times, December 26, 2020
性骚扰案胜诉后，难以执行的“道歉” ( “Apology” hard to obtain following win in sexual harassment case)
Beijing News, December 26, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Politico | Remembering Li Wenliang: the Wuhan doctor who warned the world about coronavirus
South China Morning Post and Politico, December 27, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Coronavirus: World Health Organization’s Wuhan probe not looking for ‘guilty’ parties
Agence France Presse, December 24, 2020
The Virus of Lies: 2020’s Top Ten Ministry Of Truth Directives (Translation)
China Digital Times, December 24, 2020
2020 round-up: How the tragedy of COVID-19 became a success story for the China model Critical voices have given way to positive narratives
Global Voices, December 28, 2020
特朗普签署扩大支持台湾与西藏法案 中国要求美方停止干预内政 (U.S. president signs Taiwan Assurance Act and Tibetan Policy and Support Act into law; China: Stop meddling in our internal affairs)
Voice of America, December 28, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China Moves Towards Nationalization With Probe Into Alibaba
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong democracy activists caught at sea go on trial in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 28, 2020
Related:
「12逃犯」案今開庭 10名被告當庭認罪 (10 plead guilty in trial of 12 fugitives)
Wen Wei Po, December 28, 2020US urges China to release 12 Hong Kong fugitives who ‘fled tyranny’ as secretive trial begins
Agence France Presse, December 28, 2020【12港人】鹽田法院稱有親屬旁聽 家屬質疑其身份 (Families of 12 Hong Kongers question identity of “family member” present at Yantian trial)
inmediahk.net, December 28, 2020
National security law: Hong Kong prosecutors file urgent appeal in bid to have media mogul Jimmy Lai sent back to jail
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2020
Exclusive | Hong Kong national security law: ‘about 30 people overseas’ on the wanted list of police, including self-exiled ex-lawmakers Ted Hui and Baggio Leung
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2020
Hong Kong reels after the year that free speech died
Hong Kong Free Press, December 26, 2020
Chinese University of Hong Kong to 'Restructure' China Study Center
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2020
通識改革｜學生團體憂疫情下被遺忘 擺街站籲大眾關注學術自由 (Liberal studies reform—Student group urges public concern for academic freedom)
HK01, December 27, 2020
Commentary (评论)
‘A Madman’s Diary’ in the Age of the Pandemic: The Case of Zhang Zhan
China Change, December 27, 2020
Zhang Zhan: A Six-Minute Documentary
China Change, December 28, 2020
A mysterious revolt against Carrie Lam is brewing in Hong Kong’s establishment camp
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2020
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
US bill banning Xinjiang imports over forced labour concerns fails to become law
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2020
Liz Truss and Foreign Office split over policy on China and Uighurs
The Guardian, December 23, 2020
Taiwan (台湾)
美国会通过《2020年台湾保证法案》(U.S. Congress passes Taiwan Assurance Act)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020
Related:
S.878 - Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
U.S. Congress, December 21, 2020
Tibet (西藏)
美国出台法案：北京若干预西藏宗教事务必将受到追责 (U.S. new law will hold Beijing to accountable for interfering in Tibetan religious affairs)
Voice of America, December 22, 2020
Related:
H.R.4331 - Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
U.S. Congress, December 21, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Australian held in China hopes for justice despite torture
Washington Post, December 23, 2020
许章润称家附近新装多部监控探头 形容被全方位伺候 (Xu Zhangrun describes being watched from all sides by multiple surveillance devices near his home)
Radio France Internationale, December 23, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Number of Journalists Killed for Their Reporting Doubled in 2020
2020年全球谋杀记者案翻倍
The New York Times, December 23, 2020
Related:
Murders of journalists more than double worldwide
全球记者遇害案件翻倍
Committee to Protect Journalists, December 22, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
中国黑客盗窃七亿多条个人信息 用来作啥? (Chinese hackers stole more than 700 million pieces of personal information—what for?)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020
Related:
CHINA USED STOLEN DATA TO EXPOSE CIA OPERATIVES IN AFRICA AND EUROPE
Foreign Policy, December 21, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Jimmy Lai granted HK$10 million bail by Hong Kong High Court, placed under house arrest
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2020
三權分立︱何君堯獲「新香港人」科水搞司法 倡重設鞭刑 染紅司法人員推薦委員會 (Junius Ho receives funding from a “new Hong Konger” to launch National Security Education Center to promote judicial reform, push for Article 23 legislation, and restore caning)
Apple Daily, December 23, 2020
【12 港人送中】內地律師盧思位撰文 分析一審程序、家屬旁聽、判刑等法理問題 (Lawyer Lu Siwei answers legal questions on the 12 detained Hong Kongers)
The Stand News, December 23, 2020
Commentary (评论)
A Farewell to the Hong Kong I Loved
Bloomberg, December 22, 2020
「以民為本」是檢驗「愛國愛港」的根本標準 (“Putting people first” is the basic yardstick for “love for the country and Hong Kong”)
HK01, December 23, 2020
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
新疆官员：高压政策不会放松 (Xinjiang official: No relaxing on policy)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2020
Related:
AP Interview: China signals shift but no letup in Xinjiang
Associated Press, December 21, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
欧盟敦促中国释放维权律师李昱函和其他人权捍卫者 (EU urges China to release human rights lawyer Li Yuhan and other human rights defenders)
Voice of America, December 22, 2020
Related:
China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the detention of human rights lawyer Li Yuhan
European Union, December 21, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
国际组织评选2020调查新闻：中国疫情、家暴、工权、网军入围 (Int’l NGO’s pick of best 2020 investigative news stories: China’s epidemic, domestic violence, workers' rights, Internet army)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2020
Related:
Editor’s Pick: 2020’s Best Investigative Stories from China and Taiwan
Global Investigative Journalism Network, December 14, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
美公布制裁清单 涉逾百家中俄军事相关企业 (U.S. sanctions list includes 100+ military-related Chinese, Russian companies)
Deutsche Welle, December 22, 2020
Related:
Commerce Department Will Publish the First Military End User List Naming More Than 100 Chinese and Russian Companies
U.S. Department of Commerce, December 21, 2020
蓬佩奥国务卿宣布对参与侵犯人权的中国官员实行更多的签证限制 (U.S. Sec’y of State Pompeo announces more visa restrictions on Chinese officials involved in human rights violations)
Voice of America, December 22, 2020
Related:
Additional Restrictions on the Issuance of Visas for People’s Republic of China Officials Engaged in Human Rights Abuses
U.S. Department of State, December 21, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Huawei and China frozen out in Sweden after appeals court upholds 5G ban
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Exclusive | Beijing mulling drastic overhaul of Election Committee deciding Hong Kong’s chief executive and Legislative Council to curb opposition’s influence: sources
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2020
01獨家︱人大常委會將討論整頓區議會 料DQ泛民議員 周六有定案 (Exclusive: NPC Standing Committee to disqualify more democratic district councilors; decision may come on Saturday)
HK01, December 22, 2020
香港民间组织：多起无关案件被移交国安处 (Hong Kong civil society group report shows national security department is handling multiple non-NSL cases)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020
Related:
Second Regular Brief Report on National Security Law
Civil Rights Observer, December 22, 2020
Hong Kong’s High Court throws out union’s bid to have police’s treatment of journalists last year labelled unconstitutional
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2020
Hong Kong student shot by police goes on the run ahead of trial
Radio France Internationale, December 22, 2020
Democrat Lam Cheuk-ting banned from leaving Hong Kong while on bail as prosecution cites Ted Hui case
Hong Kong Free Press, December 22, 2020
Monday, December 21, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
No ‘Negative’ News: How China Censored the Coronavirus
压制负面新闻：机密文件揭露中国如何操纵疫情舆论
New York Times and ProPublica, December 19, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
AP Interview: China signals shift but no let-up in Xinjiang
Associated Press, December 21, 2020
诉讼律师欲提新证据 重启对中共迫害维吾尔人的调查 (Lawyers press for restart of investigation into the CPC's persecution of Uyghurs, offering to provide new evidence)
Voice of America, December 21, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Yang Hengjun: Australian writer's espionage trial in China delayed by three months
The Guardian, December 21, 2020
Human rights in China: dissident poet Wang Zang and wife could face trail soon, lawyer says
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s new data privacy law ‘will state how facial recognition can be used’
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2020
美两党议员发起《停止强摘器官法案》(Bi-partisan U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to stop enforced organ harvesting)
Voice of America, December 19, 2020
Related:
Smith, Suozzi, Cotton unveil bill to combat forced organ harvesting
United States House of Representatives, December 16, 2020
推新外资审查机制 中国：不是搞保护主义 (China on new foreign investment review mechanism: We don’t want protectionism)
Deutsche Welle, December 19, 2020
Related:
外商投资安全审查办法
The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China, December 19, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
U.S. lawmakers back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China's Huawei, ZTE - sources
Reuters, December 21, 2020
Zoom Executive Accused of Disrupting Calls at China’s Behest
Zoom高管被起诉，涉嫌干扰“六四”纪念会议
The New York Times, December 21, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
香港人民自由與選擇法案未獲美國參議院通過 共和黨參議員克魯茲反對：憂致中國間諜進入美國 (U.S. senate votes down the Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act; republican senator Ted Cruz fears it would facilitate China’s spies entering U.S.)
Ming Pao, December 19, 2020
Hong Kong's top court rules 2019 mask ban constitutional
香港法院裁定《禁蒙面法》合宪 民主派质疑北京施压 (Hong Kong court rules mask ban law constitutional; democrats suspect pressure from Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, December 21, 2020
【12港人】家屬促入境處協助 盼能北上聽審：想見佢一面 (Families of 12 detained Hong Kongers seek assistance from Immigration Department to attend hearing in mainland China)
inmedia.hk, December 21, 2020
12港人扣內地｜蓬佩奧促放12港人 斥中共將香港變東柏林 特區政府：罔顧事實混淆是非 (Pompeo urges release of 12 detained Hong Kongers, criticizes CPC for turning Hong Kong into East Berlin; HKSAR gov't: U.S. criticism ignores facts, confuses right and wrong)
Ming Pao, December 19, 2020
香港紫荆党：亲北京商人筹组新党为确保“百年一国两制”？ (Hong Kong Bauhinia Party: Pro-Beijing businessmen found new party to ensure 100 years of “one country, two systems”?)
BBC, December 21, 2020
Friday, December 18, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
欧洲议会就新疆问题发声 谴责中国 呼吁制裁（European Parliament speaks out on Xinjiang, condemns China and calls for sanctions）
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2020
Related:
EU Parliament condemns China over Uyghur 'exploitation'
CNN, December 17, 2020
对新疆议题默不作声 伊斯兰国家与奥委会遭批（Muslim states and IOC criticized for silence on Xinjiang issues）
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese Journalist Who Documented Communist History Is Detained in Beijing
New York Times, December 18, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
智库：中共通过微信控制澳洲中文媒体（Think Tank: CPC controls Australian Chinese media through WeChat）
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2020
Related:
The influence environment: A survey of Chinese-language media in Australia
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, December 17, 2020
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
智库发布人类自由指数排名 中国排名129（China ranks 129 in think tank human freedom index of 162 countries）
Voice of America, December 18, 2020
Related:
The Human Freedom Index 2020
Cato Institute and Fraser Institute, December 17, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Senior China diplomat urges US to stop 'arbitrary suppression' of Chinese companies
Channel News Asia, December 18, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
U.S. charges China-based Zoom executive with disrupting Tiananmen crackdown commemorations
Reuters, December 18, 2020
China's Alibaba 'dismayed' by Uighur facial-recognition software
Radio France Internationale, December 18, 2020
U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese firms including SMIC, DJI
Reuters, December 18, 2020
美国新制裁 中芯国际遭瞄首当其冲（Chipmaker SMIC among additional 60 Chinese companies now on U.S. trade blacklist）
Radio France Internationale, December 18, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Three suspects, including student, 16, arrested over petrol bomb attack at Hong Kong police sports club
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2020
公務員事務局稱基本法無對公務員國籍或護照訂明要求 (Civil Service Bureau says Basic Law does not specify nationality, passport requirements of civil servants)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 18, 2020
US travel warning treats Hong Kong the same as China citing danger of arbitrary arrest under security law
Hong Kong Free Press, December 18, 2020
Related:
Hong Kong Travel Advisory
U.S. Department of State, December 17, 2020
全家人信用卡帳戶「消失」 許智峯斥政治報復 警借「洗黑錢」造謠謀殺人格 (Ted Hui says credit card accounts of entire family "vanished" in political retaliation, and police spread rumors of "money laundering" in character assassination)
The Stand News, December 18, 2020
黃之鋒被控 10.5 非法集結、違蒙面法 押後下月再訊 (Joshua Wong to be tried next month for Oct 5 illegal assembly, violation of mask ban)
The Stand News, December 18, 2020
黎智英遭鐵鏈鎖手 轉往高設防赤柱監獄續還柙 (Jimmy Lai is transferred to Stanley maximum security prison)
The Stand News, December 18, 2020
'They are willing to sacrifice everything': Ai Weiwei pays tribute to the Hong Kong protesters
The Guardian, December 18, 2020
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighur lawyers collecting new evidence to back ICC case
Radio France Internationale, December 16, 2020
European Parliament resolution would seek sanctions on Chinese officials in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
中国公民记者张展案12月28日开庭（Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan to be tried on December 28)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe COVID-19 origins: Experts
Channel News Asia, December 17, 2020
新冠疫情爆发近一年，世卫称下月将赴中国武汉调查病毒源头（Nearly a year after COVID-19 outbreak, WHO announces trip to Wuhan, China next month to investigate source of virus)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 17, 2020
联合国批北京打压维权律师 吁释放常玮平（UN condemns Beijing's crackdown on human rights lawyers, calls for Chang Weiping’s release)
Deutsche Welle, December 17, 2020
Related:
China: Shock at continued crackdown on human rights defenders and lawyers – UN expert
中国：联合国专家对持续打压人权维护者和律师的行为感到震惊
UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, December 16, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Alibaba Uyghur Recognition As A Service
The Authority On Video Surveillance, December 16, 2020
德国对华为设置高门槛（Germany sets high hurdle for Huawei)
Financial Times, December 17, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong protests: three opposition figures charged over unauthorised rally say they will not admit to allegations
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2020
Hong Kong authorised over 1,300 cases of surveillance and interception last year
Hong Kong Free Press, December 17, 2020
海外港人宣布发起成立“香港影子议会”（Overseas Hong Kongers announce establishment of "Hong Kong Shadow Parliament”)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 020
七一遊行 8民主派被起訴 禁止離港、收護照 (8 pro-democracy figures officially charged for July 1 march, banned from leaving Hong Kong and passports confiscated)
inmediahk.net, December 17, 2020
建制團體發公開信促整頓中大 倡推國安教育、管理層問責制 (In open letter, pro-establishment groups urge CUHK rectification: promote national security education and management accountability)
inmediahk.net, December 17, 2020
美參院聽證會討論協助港人 羅冠聰籲加快難民審批 參議員冀推動強硬對華戰略 (U.S. Senate hearing discusses assisting Hong Kong residents: Nathan Law urges quick greenlight for refugees from Hong Kong; senators hope to see tough bipartisan strategy toward China)
The Stand News, December 17, 2020
Related:
Supporting Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement Through U.S. Refugee Policy
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, December 16, 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
报告：五十多万新疆维族遭剥削沦“现代奴隶”（Report: More than half a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang have been exploited and turned into "modern slaves"）
Deutsche Welle, December 16, 2020
Related:
Coercive Labor in Xinjiang: Labor Transfer and the Mobilization of Ethnic Minorities to Pick Cotton
The Center for Global Policy, December 14, 2020
新疆哈萨克族记者获家人探监 教育营黑幕曝光（Jailed Xinjiang Kazakh journalist gets visit from family, exposes dark side of re-education camp）
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2020
Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)
Flipping the script: China school reforms spark Mongolian writing revival
Radio France Internationale, December 16, 2020
Taiwan (台湾)
台湾拟修《港澳条例》防“假港资丶真中资”（Taiwan to amend "Hong Kong and Macau Ordinance" to prevent Chinese capital disguised as from Hong Kong）
Deutsche Welle, December 16, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China: Shock at continued crackdown on human rights defenders and lawyers – UN expert
中国：联合国专家对持续打压人权维护者和律师的行为感到震惊
UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, December 16, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
2020年: 中国在迫害记者排行榜上拿下两个全球第一（2020: China wins two global firsts in persecuting journalists）
Voice of America, December 16, 2020
Related:
Record number of journalists jailed worldwide
Committee to Protect Journalists, December 15, 2020
Related:
2020 World Press Freedom Index: “Entering a decisive decade for journalism, exacerbated by coronavirus”
Reporters without Borders, December 15, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Family in China who survived Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak demands the truth over government’s slow actions
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Digital Silk Road Grows With 5G in the Middle East
The Diplomat, December 16, 2020
How WeChat is helping the CCP control Australian media outlets
The Sydney Morning Herald, December 17, 2020
MSCI chops Chinese firms from global indexes, but will keep them elsewhere
Reuters, December 16, 2020
Related:
MSCI指数将剔除7家中国企业（MSCI drops 7 Chinese companies from its indices）
Financial Times, December 16, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
China Charges Hong Kong Activists Caught Fleeing to Taiwan
New York Times, December 16, 2020
【12港人】已成年10人被正式起訴 有家屬盼可豁免14天檢疫到場聽審 (Hong Kong 12: 10 adults formally charged; families hope to attend hearing, exempt from quarantine)
inmediahk.net, December 16, 2020
Hong Kong social worker cleared of obstructing police during 2019 demo
Hong Kong Free Press, December 16, 2020
周庭保釋遭拒 高院今頒理由：以儆效尤判監正確 社服令或緩刑非考慮之列 (High court explains Agnes Chow bail denial: Prison sentence is correct; community service or probation was never considered)
inmediahk.net, December 16, 2020
Hong Kong civil servants begin making loyalty oaths
Radio France Internationale, December 16, 2020
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香港政府强逼香港公务员宣誓效忠（Hong Kong gov’t forces civil servants to swear allegiance）
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2020
This is the year Hong Kong began speaking the Communist Party’s authoritarian language
Quartz, December 16, 2020
居港美作家政治新書被禁賣 嘆國安法逼出版界自我審查 續批評時弊 新書轉台灣出版 (U.S. writer speaks out on self-censorship in Hong Kong under NSL, as publisher breaks contract, bookstore chain declines to carry book)
The Stand News, December 16, 2020
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang: more than half a million forced to pick cotton, report suggests
The Guardian, December 15, 2020
Coercive Labor in Xinjiang: Labor Transfer and the Mobilization of Ethnic Minorities to Pick Cotton
Center for Global Policy, December 14, 2020
Related:
调查显示新疆棉花生产大多来自强迫劳动 NGO呼吁服装企业切断与新疆关联 (Investigation shows most Xinjiang cotton production comes from forced labor; NGOs urges apparel companies to cut ties with Xinjiang)
Radio France Internationale, December 15, 2020
I.C.C. Won’t Investigate China’s Detention of Muslims
New York Times, December 15, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
诗人王藏夫妇被以煽颠罪起诉 (Poet Wang Zang and wife are formally charged with inciting subversion)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese professor, despite no remorse, to return home after guilty plea in Huawei theft case
中国教授在华为窃取美国技术案认罪后将返回中国
Reuters, December 14, 2020
Coronavirus: ‘transparency’ of China vaccine questioned by Brazil’s drug agency
Agence France-Presse, December 15, 2020
Chinese Communist Party database leak reveals infiltration into Western companies
Daily Telegraph, December 14, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Revealed: China suspected of spying on Americans via Caribbean phone networks
The Guardian, December 15, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Hongkonger charged with secession over alleged independence chants denied bail for second time
South China Morning Post, December 15, 2020
周梓樂死因研訊播放片段 黑影墜落後一分鐘另一人出現 (Chow Tse-lok death investigation: Footage shows person appearing 1 minute after shadow fell)
RTHK, December 15, 2020
Related:
【周梓樂死因研訊】警未能破解梓樂iPhone11 兩度要求蘋果公司協助不果 裁判官籲TG成員作供 (Chow Tse-lok death investigation: Apple twice declined assistance to police to crack Chow’s iPhone11; magistrate judge urges Telegram group members to provide evidence)
CitizenNews, December 15, 2020
Hong Kong’s Bookazine refuses to stock political title by HKFP columnist citing security law fears
Hong Kong Free Press, December 15, 2020
香港民研：繁榮指標創1997年有紀錄以來新低 (Hong Kong Public Opinion Research institute,PORI, shows new low in confidence in prosperity since 1997)
Inmediahk, December 15, 2020
香港中共党员“地上化”？“紫荆党”的七个政治启示
(New Bauhinia Party—localization of CPC members in Hong Kong?)
Deutsche Welle, December 15, 2020
Monday, December 14, 2020
Taiwan (台湾)
Pro-China TV Station Goes Off Air in Taiwan After Losing Broadcast License
The Diplomat, December 14, 2020
Taiwan ‘in talks’ ahead of application to join trans-Pacific trade pact
Reuters, December 14, 2020
Tibet (西藏)
‘The worst form of torture I experienced’: China’s war against Tibetan Buddhism
Independent, December 13, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
著名人权律师唐吉田2020年12月9日遭警方带走 现音信全无 (Well-known rights lawyer Tang Jitian taken by police on Dec. 9, whereabouts unknown)
Weiquanwang, December 10, 2020
专栏 | 西藏纵览：多名藏族维权人士被捕下落不明 (Tibet: Many rights activists detained, whereabouts unknown)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2020
EU urges China to give detained Bloomberg staffer access to a lawyer
Bloomberg, December 13, 2020
Related:
彭博中國女記者北京被拘留 歐盟促中國准聯繫律師及家人並給予醫療照顧 (EU urges China to contact lawyers, family members of detained Bloomberg journalist and provide medical attention)
Stand News, December 13, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
记者无疆界：2020年全球拘押记者387人 中国蝉联榜首 (Reporters Without Borders: 387 journalists detained worldwide in 2020; China tops the list of jailers)
Radio France Internationale, December 14, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Secretive deal allowing Chinese officials to enter Switzerland to interrogate Chinese nationals put dissidents at risk, NGO says
Agence France-Presse, December 14, 2020
中国民族主义者眼中的世界：中国崛起，西方衰落
China’s Combative Nationalists See a World Turning Their Way
The New York Times, December 14, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Soccer Star Griezmann Breaks with Huawei Over “Anti-Uyghur” Technology
Bitter Winter, December 13, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai denied bail
The Guardian, December 12, 2020
Related:
黎智英下周三向高院申請保釋 (Jimmy Lai to apply for bail next Wednesday at High Court)
Ming Pao, December 14, 2020
Related:
黎智英被加控勾结外国罪 国安法实施后首宗检控可送中审 (Jimmy Lai charged with collusion with foreign country in first such case under National Security Law; may be transferred to mainland)
Voice of America, December 13, 2020
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蓬佩奧要求釋放黎智英 律政司不點名批評：不尊重司法、企圖干預中國內政 (U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo urges release of Jimmy Lai; Secretary for Justice calls it an attempt to interfere in China's internal affairs, flouting justice)
Stand News, December 12, 2020
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港區國安法｜藍韜文籲香港當局停止針對黎智英 (UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab urges Hong Kong authorities to stop targeting Jimmy Lai)
Ming Pao, December 14, 2020
Hong Kong independence activist Andy Chan acquitted of assaulting police, says case is proof of ‘indiscriminate arrests’
Hong Kong Free Press, December 14, 2020
Related:
警呈陳浩天15張不同角度相 官︰犯案人戴口罩無特徵、難證同一人判陳兩罪不成立 (Andy Chan To-tin acquitted of two charges; judge: identity of masked offender in 15 photos presented by police cannot be determined)
HKCnews, December 12, 2020
12港人家属再收家书要求请律师代认在港控罪 律师质疑中方套料 (Letters from 12 Hong Kongers detained in China ask families to hire lawyers to handle confession; lawyer fears ploy by Chinese authorities)
Voice of America, December 13, 2020
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朱凱廸稱部分官派律師聯絡12港人家屬講解案情 (Eddie Chu: Several appointed lawyers for the Hong Kong 12 contacted families members to discuss cases)
RTHK, December 14, 2020
港府将推公务员签效忠声明 据报道拒签可能被要求离职 (Hong Kong gov’t to push for allegiance statements from civil servants; refusal may lead to removal, according to sources)
Voice of America, December 14, 2020
Hong Kong student activist Tony Chung found guilty of desecrating flag, taking part in unlawful protest
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2020
Commentary (评 论)
香港通识教育“异化病”必须根治（香江观察）(Hong Kong’s General Studies suffers from psychological "alienation," must be cured)
People’s Daily, December 14, 2020
Why Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong’s democracy advocates need Biden’s public support right now
Washington Post, December 13, 2020
肥佬黎「勾結」了誰？(With whom did Jimmy Lai “collude”?)
Inmediahk, December 13, 2020
離開香港的路，也許早已注定 (My departure from Hong Kong had perhaps been preordained)
Stand News, December 14, 2020
專訪｜卸大律師公會主席 戴啟思：遺憾無法訪京 未定再戰立會否 (Philip Dykes, HKBA chair, in interview: Regret not being able to visit Beijing, unsure about standing for LegCo election next year)
HK01, December 14, 2020
Friday, December 11, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Australian man hugs son for first time, after China allows Uygur family to leave
Reuters, December 11, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China Authorities Detain Bloomberg News Beijing Staff Member
Bloomberg News, December 11, 2020
“长沙富能”负责人程渊家属遭株连被监居半年 (Wife of Cheng Yuan, head of Changsha Funeng, has been under residential surveillance for more than half year)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
传播圣经构成“非法经营”罪 中共当局垄断圣经出版发行 (In CPC monopoly, dissemination of Bible constitutes crime of "illegal business”)
Voice of America, December 11, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
美國務院制裁 17 名外國官員及其直系家屬 包括涉侵犯法輪功信眾人權的中國公安 (U.S. sanctions 17 foreign officials and their immediate family members, incl. public security official for rights violations of Falun Gong practitioners)
Stand News, December 11, 2020
Related:
Public Designations of Current and Former Government Officials Under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights
U.S. Department of State, December 10, 2020
疫情爆发一年后 武汉人民吐露心声(Wuhan residents speak out on anniversary of coronavirus outbreak)
Deutsche Welle, December 11, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US FCC moves against Huawei and China Telecom, citing security
Bloomberg, December 11, 2020
Related
美国电信管理部门确认华为是国家威胁 将对中国电信展开审查 (U.S. FCC confirms Huawei as national threat, to scrutinize China Telecom)
Voice of America, December 11, 2020FCC rejects Huawei appeal of national security threat designation
The Hill, December 10, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai charged with foreign collusion
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2020
Disproportionate use of crowd-control gear by Hong Kong police akin to torture – Amnesty report
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2020
Related:
Ending the Torture Trade: The Path to Global Controls on the 'Tools of Torture'
Amnesty International, December 11, 2020
All civil servants will have to pledge allegiance to Hong Kong, Basic Law from as early as next month – and could face dismissal for refusing
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2020
Chinese officials linked to Hong Kong arrests escape UK sanctions
The Guardian, December 10, 2020
【黃盔黑旗飄揚國會】梁頌恆出獄後遭跟蹤 赴華盛頓尋庇護 盼參與影子議會延香港民主理念 (Former LegCo member Baggio Leung Chung-hang seeks asylum in U.S., looks forward to joining shadow council to promote democracy in Hong Kong)
CitizenNews, December 12, 2020
鄭文傑組織英國港僑協會 發表港人赴英調查報告 指9成受訪者憂國安法下人身安全 (Report by Hongkongers in Britain finds 90% of interviewees fear for personal security under National Security Law)
CitizenNews, December 11, 2020
Related:
Coming for Hope: Policy Study on British National (Overseas) Holders Intending to Come to the UK - Project Result Findings and recommendations
Honghongers in Britain, December 11, 2020
Commentary (评论)
客座评论：香港正笼罩墓地般沉寂 (Hong Kong is shrouded in grave silence)
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2020
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
“阿克苏名单” 披露更多新疆监控内情 (Leaked "Aksu List" reveals more internal information about repression in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, December 9, 2020
Related:
中国：新疆穆斯林成为大数据计划目标 (China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims)
Human Rights Watch, December 8, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Citizen journalist detained over Wuhan reporting 'restrained and fed by tube'
The Guardian, December 10, 2020
Chinese human rights lawyers grounded ahead of Human Rights Day
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2020
China: Canadians Kovrig and Spavor 'tried for spying'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 10, 2020
For Canadians Held in China, Two Years of Isolation and Uncertainty
被中国拘留两年后，两名加拿大人仍命运难料 (Two years into detention in China, fate of two Canadians still hangs in balance)
The New York Times, December 10, 2020
山西维权人士郝劲松案“人权日”开庭遭取消 (Shanxi rights defender Hao Jinsong's trial on Human Rights Day is cancelled)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
U.S. blacklists Chinese crime boss, others in anti-corruption sanctions
Reuters, December 9, 2020
美国制裁中共政协委员兼有组织犯罪集团首领 (U.S. sanctions CPPCC member, leader of organized crime group)
Voice of America, December 10, 2020
Related:
Treasury Sanctions Corrupt Actors in Africa and Asia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, December 9, 2020
中国外交部回应“战狼外交”：就做战狼又何妨？ (China Foreign Ministry spokesperson responds to “wolf-warrior diplomacy” label: So what?)
Reuters, December 10, 2020
Related:
2020年12月10日外交部发言人华春莹主持例行记者会
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on December 10, 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, December 10, 2020
美国当选总统拜登在国际人权日发布声明 (U.S. President-elect Biden issues statement on International Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2020
Related:
Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on Human Rights Day
Biden-Harris Transition, December 10, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
华为内部报告坐实参与族群歧视人工智能系统测试 (Huawei's internal report shows test of AI system for ethnic discrimination)
Radio France International, December 9, 2020
Related:
Huawei tested AI software that could recognize Uighur minorities and alert police, report says
The Washington Post, Dec. 8, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
China strikes back at US diplomats after fresh national security law sanctions
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2020
中國取消美國持外交護照人員臨時港澳免簽
China revokes HK visa exemption for US diplomats
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 10, 2020
Exiled HK protest leader Nathan Law holds first meeting with UK government
Channel News Asia, December 10, 2020
UN rights chief decries Hong Kong’s ‘shrinking civic space’ under security law
Agence France-Presse, December 10, 2020
Wednesday, December 09, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighur detentions in China 'turbocharged' by technology
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2020
Related:
China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims
Human Rights Watch, December 9, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Sinovac: What do we know about China's Covid-19 vaccine?
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 9, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow denied bail pending appeal against 10-month jail term over 2019 demo
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2020
Fraud and money laundering probe as Hong Kong police raid churches, homeless shelters linked to protest support group
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2020
More than 90 per cent of 500 Hong Kong teachers polled say liberal studies reform politically motivated
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2020
《香港国安法》如何改变民主活动人士的生活？ (How has the National Security Law changed activists' lives?)
BBC, December 9, 2020
Pompeo Warns Businesses Over Hong Kong as U.S.-China Tensions Rise
The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2020
Related
全国人大常委会发言人就美国国务院宣布制裁全国人大常委会副委员长发表谈话 (Spokesperson of the National People's Congress Standing Committee responds to announced U.S. sanction of vice chair)
Xinhua, December 9, 2020
Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
中国抗疫胜利故事下 孤独的他们 (Those left behind by China's COVID-19 victory)
Deutsche Welle, December 8, 2020
Scandal Dogs China’s ‘King of Vaccines,’ Partner to AstraZeneca
中国“疫苗之王”：成功与财富幕布下的丑闻与争议
The New York Times, December 7, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China removes TripAdvisor, 104 other apps from stores under cleansing campaign
Reuters, December 8, 2020
Germany blocks Chinese takeover of satellite firm over national security concerns
Reuters, December 8, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong police arrest 8 more opposition figures, inc. ‘Long Hair’, Eddie Chu, Figo Chan, Wu Chi-wai
Hong Kong Free Press, December 8, 2020
Hong Kong police raid church hours after pastor said HSBC froze accounts
The Guardian, December 8, 2020
Security guard arrested for allegedly inciting Hongkongers to raid police headquarters, kill force’s top brass
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2020
欧盟谴责香港局势恶化 英国国会要求启动法律制裁 (EU condemns deterioration in Hong Kong; UK parliament urges sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials)
Radio Free Asia, December 8, 2002
Commentary (评论)
香港 北京的死结 (Hong Kong, Beijing's deadlock)
Radio France International, December 7, 2020
Monday, December 07, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
有新疆人憂被關進「再教育營」 決意逃離家園 (More Uyghurs fleeing home in fear of being sent to re-education camps)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 7, 2020
Taiwan (台湾)
'Stronger together': Taiwan foreign minister urges new alliance against China
The Guardian, December 6, 2020
美敲定国防授权法最终版本 重申“挺台压中” (Final version of 2021 National Defense Authorization Act reiterates “contain China, support Taiwan” strategy)
Deutsche Welle, December 5, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Activist held in China after retweeting ‘ink girl’ video of defaced Xi Jinping poster
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
House Votes To Open US Doors To Hong Kong Residents
Agence France-Presse, December 7, 2020
Related:
美國眾議院通過香港人民自由與選擇法案
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 8, 2020
Hong Kong national security police unit puts university campus in cross hairs with arrest of three students over rally
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2020
Lifetime ban a possibility for at least one more Hong Kong teacher, education chief says
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2020
Hong Kong crackdown: 14 officials face US sanctions, travel ban
Al Jazeera, December 7, 2020
香港前立法会议员许智峯流亡海外后银行户口遭冻结的来龙去脉 (Story behind former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui's frozen bank account)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 7, 2020
國安法官蘇惠德收恐嚇 中聯辦譴責損法治挑戰國安法 (Designated National Security Law judge Victor So Wai-tak receives death threat; Liaison Office condemns act as undermining rule of law)
Ming Pao, December 7, 2020
建制政黨「紫荊黨」低調成立 創辦人為瑞信董事 內地出生曾撐國安法 (New pro-establishment Bauhinia Party established by Li Shan, mainland-born supporter of National Security Law)
Stand News, December 6, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
反制中国大外宣 蓬佩奥宣布终止五项美中交流计划 (Pompeo announces end of 5 U.S.-China exchange programs to counter China's global propaganda campaign)
Voice of America, December 5, 2020
Pompeo slaps visa restrictions on Chinese accused of quashing dissent
Reuters, December 4, 2020
Related:
蓬佩奥针对中共统战部人员做出新一轮签证限制 (Pompeo imposes new visa restrictions on CPC United Front personnel)
Voice of America, December 5, 2020
China Peddles Falsehoods to Obscure Origin of Covid Pandemic
中国兜售虚假信息，推动新冠病毒海外起源论
The New York Times, December 7, 2020
EU adopts human rights sanctions framework styled after Magnitsky Act
Axios, December 7, 2020
Australian Parliamentary Committee Recommends Global Magnitsky Type Legislation
The Diplomat, December 7, 2020
美参院情报委员会两党领袖指“中国为最大威胁” (Bipartisan acting chair, vice chair of U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: “China is the greatest threat”)
Radio France International, December 6, 2020
Related:
Rubio, Warner Joint Statement on National Security Threat Posed by China
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, December 4, 2020
“千人计划”只是冰山一角 中国人才引进需要系统审视 ( “Thousand Talents Plan” is only tip of iceberg; problems involving Chinese scientific experts overseas require systematic scrutiny)
Voice of America, December 5, 2020
Friday, December 04, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighurs forced to eat pork as China expands Xinjiang pig farms
Al Jazeera, December 4, 2020
‘Don't come back, or you will disappear': Uyghur mother pleads with her daughter abroad
Global Voices, December 4, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Female Civil Service Applicants Ask: Where Are Our Seats at the Table?
Sixth Tone, December 3, 2020
A new law would unshackle China’s coastguard, far from its coast
The Economist, December 5, 2020
Trump's intelligence chief warns China is the greatest threat to US since WWII
CNN, December 3, 2020
Related:
China hits back at US spy chief's 'greatest threat to freedom' claim
The Guardian, December 4, 2020
China’s grass-roots party members must fall in line to maintain economic stability, President Xi’s top aide says
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2020
德人权报告：中、俄、土状况恶化 (German gov’t human rights report: Deterioration in China, Russia, Turkey)
Deutsche Welle, December 3, 2020
China’s Xi Jinping declares victory on poverty alleviation, but warns of ‘unbalanced’ development
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Viral video of man evading facial recognition leads to surveillance bans in Chinese cities
SupChina, December 3, 2020
How China Is Buying Up the West’s High-Tech Sector
Foreign Policy, December 3, 2020
美国国防部将中芯国际等4家中资企业列入黑名单（Pentagon adds 4 companies owned or controlled by Chinese military, including top chipmaker, SMIC, to defense blacklist
Voice of America, December 4, 2020
Related;
United States adds China's SMIC and CNOOC to Defense blacklist
Reuters, December 3, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Top Beijing official hails Hong Kong security law, but tweaks needed so people ‘follow it of their own accord’
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2020
Hong Kong police officer who watched as colleagues assaulted prisoner in hospital found guilty of misconduct
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2020
国务卿蓬佩奧谴责港府政治迫害活动人士（U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo condemns Hong Kong gov’t's political persecution of activists
Voice of America, December 4, 2020
Related:
On the Political Persecution of Hong Kong Democracy Advocates
U.S. Department of State, December 3, 2020總辭之後「新嘗試」 公民黨立會大樓外搞例行記者會論政 (After mass resignation, Civic Party holds regular press conference outside Legco building in "new attempt" to discuss politics)
inmediahk.net, December 4, 2020快必案交國安法指定法官審理 網媒記者申覆核 斥濫用程序 (Online media reporter requests review of case to be tried by designated national security judge, denounces procedural abuse)
inmediahk.net, December 4, 2020
Hong Kong education officials may step up classroom inspections to keep tabs on teaching of revamped liberal studies course
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2020