Xinjiang (新疆)

U.S. bans cotton imports from China producer XPCC citing Xinjiang 'slave labor'
Reuters, December 2, 2020

Related:
美国对新疆生产建设兵团强迫劳动生产的棉花及棉制品发出暂扣令 (U.S. issues temporary detention order on cotton products made by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps using prison labor)
Voice of America, December 3, 2020

CBP Issues Detention Order on Cotton Products Made by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Using Prison Labor
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, December 2, 2020

China says U.S. fabricating news of forced labour in Xinjiang
Reuters, December 3, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

北京“假照”风波未息 澳总理微信发言遭屏蔽 (WeChat blocks Australian Prime Minister’s clarification post on Beijing’s fake photo)
Deutsche Welle, December 3, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China #MeToo trial grinds to a halt after accused fails to turn up
Financial Times, December 3, 2020

中国央视前实习生诉“名嘴”朱军案今日开庭 (China's #MeToo trial—former CCTV intern v. Zhu Jun, "Famous Mouth"—opens today)
Voice of America, December 3, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms
Associated Press, December 3, 2020

U.S. Tightens Visa Rules for Chinese Communist Party Members
美国限制中共党员及家属赴美旅行
The New York Times, December 3, 2020

Chinese Companies to Face More Scrutiny as Bill Clears House
美国会通过法案，在美上市中企面临更多审查
The New York Times, December 3, 2020

Related:
S.945 - Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
congress.gov, December 2, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail, remanded in custody over alleged fraud
Hong Kong Free Press, December 3, 2020

Democrat Ted Hui denies he is seeking asylum in Denmark despite facing charges in Hong Kong; family ‘leaves city’
Hong Kong Free Press, December 3, 2020

Related:
許智峯宣布流亡兼退出民主黨：永不移民，我的家只有香港 (Exiled and exited from Democratic Party, Ted Hui vows never to emigrate: My home is in Hong Kong only)
inmediahk.net, December 3, 2020

Commentary (评论)

What is China thinking?
SupChina, December 2, 2020

Mr. Biden, Keep the Pressure on Hong Kong
拜登先生，请继续对香港施压
The New York Times, December 3, 2020