Xinjiang (新疆)

First Xinjiang, now Tibet passes rules to promote ‘ethnic unity’
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020

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新疆之後　西藏立法「保障民族團結」　5 月上路 (Following Xinjiang, Tibet also passes new "ethnic unity" law, effective May 2020)
Stand News, January 13, 2020

新疆维族夫妇被判刑18年 罪名是儿子获瑞典政治庇护 (Uyghur man receives political asylum in Sweden, parents in Xinjian sentenced to 18 years in prison)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2020

China’s Uygur policy, human rights defended by Wang Yi during Africa trip, amid latest US call for sanctions
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020

Uyghurs in Xinjiang Ordered to Replace Traditional Décor With Sinicized Furniture
Radio Free Asia, January 9, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China human rights activist Ding Jiaxi under investigation for ‘incitement of subversion’
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020

‘Inside the big cage’: Hong Kong protester ‘Grandma Wong’ reportedly awaiting trial in Shenzhen
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

饶舌歌手在中国为何不挑战权力 (Why rappers in China don't challenge authority)
BBC, January 12, 2020

The Moral Hazard of Dealing With China
The Atlantic, January 11, 2020

China’s biggest independent film festival forced to suspend operations indefinitely
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

蔡英文高票连任，台湾选民对北京说不
In Blow to Beijing, Taiwan Re-elects Tsai Ing-wen as President
The New York Times, January 12, 2020

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Beijing’s man lost by a shocking landslide in Taiwan’s presidential election
Quartz, January 11, 2020

Hong Kong protesters fete landslide election win for Taiwan's Tsai
Reuters, January 12, 2020

China says will not change position on Taiwan after landslide election
Reuters, January 11, 2020

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China slams nations for congratulating Tsai
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2020

China’s dream of using Hong Kong as model for Taiwan’s future is dead
Financial Times, January 11, 2020

Wuhan pneumonia: First death reported by mystery Chinese virus
Independent, January 12, 2020

Mainland Chinese authorities to allow two Taiwan specialists to visit Wuhan to gather information on pneumonia outbreak
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020

Prague mayor hits out at ‘unreliable’ China, as Czech capital switches from Beijing to Taipei in twinning deal
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020

Foreign Students and China’s Soft Power: The Case of Uganda
The Diplomat, January 10, 2020

The Costs Of The Belt And Road Initiative
China Digital Times, January 10, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China facial-recognition case puts Big Brother on trial
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

【抗暴之戰】提供施襲者相片警仍稱無證據中止調查 鍾翰林：唔係hea查而係索性唔查 ("No evidence": Police drop investigations into attack on pro-independence student leader)
Apple Daily, January 13, 2020

Hong Kong Bars Human Rights Watch Head
Human Rights Watch, January 12, 2020

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Video: Hong Kong bars Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth from city
Hong Kong Free Press, January 12, 2020

Hong Kong party Demosisto drops support for self-determination after Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow’s election bans
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020

Democrat says pro-Beijing protesters are ‘repeating a lie’ that he was behind Yuen Long mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2020

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珍惜群組等元朗遊行　「沒有林卓廷，沒有 721 」　稱當晚白衫人減輕警察工作量 (Pro-Beijing group rallies in Yuen Long, urges police to arrest Democratic Party legislator Lam Cheuk Ting for "inciting" rioters to cause attacks in Yuen Long on July 21)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2020

明報記者元朗採訪期間受襲　編輯部譴責野蠻行為 (Ming Pao journalist attacked while covering pro-Beijing protest in Yuen Long)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2020

逾 3 萬人參與「天下制裁集氣大會」集會　大批防暴警截查　帶走至少兩人 (Over 30,000 attend pre-march rally calling for international sanctions to push for universal suffrage; police carry out stop-and-search, arrest two)
Stand News, January 12, 2020

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Hong Kong Protesters Rehearse for ‘Anti-Communist March’
Bloomberg, January 12, 2020

青年英領館外佈置文宣　警拘一少女　疑在領館範圍內執法　保守黨成員關注 (Teenager arrested for putting up posters outside British consulate, UK legislators concerned about law enforcement in consulate area)
Stand News, January 11, 2020

學界辯論賽辯「重組警隊」等政治議題　19 中學退賽　辯聯：教育局曾致電中學施壓 (19 secondary schools quit inter-school debate after pressure from Education Bureau to avoid "sensitive topic"; schools remaining in competition asked to release students' names)
Stand News, January 11, 2020

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A touchy subject: Hong Kong government accused of stifling debate in city by organisers of schools’ competition
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020

人道支援中醫組織「國難忠醫」負責人廣州被帶走　母親指音訊全無 (Chinese medicine doctor offering humanitarian aid during protests incommunicado since January 8, roommate says he is held under administrative detention in Guangzhou)
Stand News, January 10, 2020

Interviews: 'I Don't Think I Can Go Back to Hong Kong'
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2020

《禁蒙面法》違憲律政司上訴　陳文敏：警無差別放催淚彈 參與和平遊行亦需防毒面具保護 (Indiscriminate use of tear gas means gas-masks are needed even in peaceful protests, argues Johannes Chan in Court hearing for anti-mask law appeal)
Stand News, January 10, 2020

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Hong Kong anti-mask law: ban on face coverings would deal blow to freedom of expression, lawyer argues
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020

Hong Kong gov’t not required to set up new offence to criminalise human trafficking, top court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Never mind the praise for Carrie Lam, here come the conditions set for Hong Kong by Beijing’s new envoy
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020

Claims of ‘fake news’ over Hong Kong police conduct should be backed by facts
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2020

Lin Fei-fan: Taiwan’s sense of ‘national doom’ and the expansion of Xi’s imperialist vision
Stand News, January 11, 2020

The impact of Hong Kong protests on Taiwan’s presidential election and cross-strait relations
Global Voices, January 10, 2020