The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

BBC China correspondent John Sudworth moves to Taiwan after threats
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2021

The cost of speaking up against China
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2021

H&M’s latest statement on Xinjiang cotton is very careful not to mention Xinjiang
The Quartz, March 31, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wuhan citizen journalist Chen Qiushi under surveillance but may escape prosecution
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

国际学者联名谴责中国制裁欧洲中国问题学者 (More than 400 academics condemn China's sanctions of British scholar)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2021

Related:
China denounced over ‘grave threat to academic freedom’
The Times, March 29, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. human rights report blasts China over Uighurs, Russia's targeting of Navalny
Reuters, March 30, 2021

Related:
Secretary Antony J. Blinken On Release of the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
U.S. Department of State, March 30, 2021

2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (Includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet)
U.S. Department of State, March 30, 2021

Serbia Hails Chinese Companies as Saviors, but Locals Chafe at Costs
塞尔维亚称赞中国公司为救星,但当地人付出了代价

The New York Times, March 31, 2021

W.H.O. Inquiry on the Pandemic’s Origin: What We Know
关于世卫新冠溯源调查报告,我们知道些什么

The New York Times, March 31, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese Big Tech's shadiest practices
Protocol, March 31, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s electoral overhaul goes much deeper than quashing anti-China opposition, it’s pushing city to mirror mainland ways, analysts say
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2021

China’s Overhaul of Hong Kong Elections Gives Security Bodies a Key Role
香港新选举制度将带来哪些影响?

The New York Times, March 31, 2021

Related:
Will Hong Kong’s new post of chief convenor of election committee in political shake-up create another power centre?
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2021

National security police will act on legal breaches found when screening election candidate, Hong Kong legislature told
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2021

U.S. condemns China moves to further reduce Hong Kong political participation
Reuters, March 31, 2021

Mystery lawyer appears in court for Hong Kong activist Andy Li, but family still don’t know where he is
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2021

Hong Kong security law: Defendant in first trial files bid to overturn ‘no jury’ decision
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2021

Hong Kong’s liberal studies to be renamed ‘citizenship and social development’ as part of massive overhaul
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2021

Related:
How Hong Kong lost its academic freedom in 2020
Global Voices, March 30, 2021

Exclusive: Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK seeks to withdraw from journalism awards
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2021

Related:
記協對港台暫不參與新聞獎表示極度遺憾(Hong Kong Journalists Association expresses regret over RTHK’s withdrawal from journalism awards)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 31, 2021

記協聲明(Hong Kong Journalists Association statement)
Hong Kong Journalists Association, March 31, 2021

林卓廷辭任北區區議員(Ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting, one of the 47 pro-democracy politicians detained, resigns from his North district councilor post)
Stand News, March 31, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Shielding Corporate Interests, Europe Leaves NGOs Working in China by the Wayside
ChinaFile, March 30, 2021

Lord Patten: through changing HK's electoral system "the CCP has shown the world once again that it cannot be trusted."
Hong Kong Watch, March 30, 2021

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

报告:北京用“新疆模式”压制信奉伊斯兰的回族人 (Report: Beijing uses “Xinjiang Model” to suppress Hui Muslims)
Voice of America, March 30, 2021

Related:
Hui Muslims and the “Xinjiang Model” of State Suppression of Religion
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, March 29, 2021

UN panel warns that ‘well-known global brands’ may be linked to Xinjiang human rights abuses
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2021

Related:
China: UN experts deeply concerned by alleged detention, forced labour of Uyghurs
UN Office the High Commissioner for Human Rights, March 29, 2021

China's propaganda machine kicks into high gear over Xinjiang criticism
Washington Post, March 30, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国维权律师无辜遭打压 执业及生存环境愈发严峻 (Forced “voluntary” dissolution, arbitrary detention, travel restriction—rights defense lawyers struggle to survive under China's increasing repression)
Voice of America, March 30, 2021

陈秋实已经回到青岛父母家中 (Lawyer Chen Qiushi returns to parents' home after forced disappearance from Wuhan since February 2020)
Weiquanwang, March 30, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

An Alliance of Autocracies? China Wants to Lead a New World Order.
专制联盟vs.民主联盟?中国欲领导新国际秩序

The New York Times, March 30, 2021

Virus Origins Remain Unclear in W.H.O.-China Inquiry
WHO新冠溯源报告未解答关键问题

The New York Times, March 30, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing cuts Hong Kong's directly elected seats in radical overhaul
The Guardian, March 30, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong electoral revamp: December date for Legislative Council polls, key role for new chief convenor overseeing committee
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2021

Hong Kong national security police will screen election candidates
Hong Kong Free Press, March 30, 2021

In full: Beijing’s amendments to the annexes of Hong Kong’s Basic Law – in English
Hong Kong Free Press, March 30, 2021

中华人民共和国香港特别行政区基本法附件一 香港特别行政区行政长官的产生办法 (The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Annex I – Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
Xinhua, March 30, 2021

中华人民共和国香港特别行政区基本法附件二 香港特别行政区立法会的产生办法和表决程序 (The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Annex II – Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Its Voting Procedures)
Xinhua, March 30, 2021

CE's statement in response to approval by Standing Committee of National People's Congress of amended Annex I and Annex II to Basic Law
行政長官就全國人大常委會通過新修訂的《基本法》附件一和附件二發表聲明
HKSAR Government, March 30, 2021

Hong Kong protests: doxxing case sees first person found guilty using colonial-era sedition law since city was handed back to China in 1997
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2021

National security law: historian to argue Hong Kong protest slogan incites separatism in first trial under Beijing-imposed legislation
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2021

Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK axes news show episode – 9th cancellation since new chief took reins
Hong Kong Free Press, March 30, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says new RTHK boss is meeting her expectations
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2021

中大封殺學生會 過百聯署要求召開校友評議會大會 評議會稱涉國家安全拒絕(Citing national security concerns, CUHK’s Convocation rejects request by more than 100 alumni to convene meeting on the shutdown of newly-elected student union Syzygia)
Stand News, March 30, 2021

Related:
校友評議會常務委員會書面回覆(Reply of the Convocation Standing Committee)
Convocation of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, March 30, 2021

Police can decide if our art is illegal: Henry Tang
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 29, 2021

唐英傑擬就不設陪審團覆核 申押後審訊遭拒 官:須及時辦理(Tong Ying-kit, charged under National Security Law. appeals for adjournment over jury absence; judge: case needs immediate trial)
inmedia.hk, March 30, 2021

【12 港人】質疑政府近「秘密監禁」李宇軒 人權組織促告知家屬拘留詳情 (Human rights group raises concern over Andy Li’s secret detention, urges authorities to provide details to family)
Stand News, March 30, 2021

Related:
12港人案3人控縱火 鄭子豪4月提訊 廖子文還押至5月答辯(Three activists of Hong Kong 12 case officially charged with attempted arson)
Ming Pao, March 30, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing Is Getting Better at Disinformation on Global Social Media
The Diplomat, March 30, 2021

Commentary (评论)

鄧正健:追擊M+,炮轟藝發局——香港文藝界正面對什麼政治壓力? (Chasing after M+ and slamming Arts Development Council—what political pressure are Hong Kong’s literary and art circles facing?)
Initium Media, March 30, 2021

Monday, March 29, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China Sanctions US, Canadian Citizens in Xinjiang Row
Agence France-Presse, March 27, 2021

Huawei removes Nike and Adidas from its app store amid Xinjiang cotton controversy
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2021

Related:
China: Companies Should Resist Boycott Threats
Human Rights Watch News, March 27, 2021

新疆家人失踪 哈萨克人要求北京出面解释(Kazakhs demand answer from Beijing on family members missing in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, March 29, 2021

China to step up use of Mandarin in Xinjiang schools in face of growing international outcry over policies
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2021

UN in talks with China over 'no restrictions' visit to Xinjiang
The Guardian, March 29, 2021

Related:
古特雷斯:联合国争取不受限制地至新疆考察(Antonio Guterres: UN seeks unrestricted visit to Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, March 29, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

A Tawdry Tale of Local Graft Becomes a China #MeToo Moment
辅警许艳案:性、腐败与中国官场中的女性境遇

The New York Times, March 29, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国再爆假奶粉 青岛奶粉致幼儿伤残(Cases of fake milk powder re-ignite in China in disability caused by baby formula in Qingdao)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2021

总书记亲民秀再遇喊冤女 寄希望于“青天大老爷”的冤民(In visit to Fujian, Xi Jinping encounters aggrieved petitioner calling for "Lord of Justice")
Voice of America, March 29, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How Intel got blindsided by China's culture wars
Protocol, March 26, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Speedboat Detainee 'in Solitary Confinement' in Psychiatric Facility: Report
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2021

Mainland law firm linked to the ‘Hong Kong 12’ case is ordered to disband – lawyer
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2021

China’s top legislative body to begin finalising Hong Kong electoral overhaul, with observers expecting it to ‘go as far as it can’
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2021

Related:
China’s 14th five-year plan: Hong Kong’s opportunities in 2021-25 blueprint to be discussed at panel meeting
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2021

通訊局就港台電視節目《台灣故事III》發出勸諭(Communications Authority issues admonition to Radio Television Hong Kong on “Taiwan Stories 3” program that portrays Taiwan as a country)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 29, 2021

Related:
Communications Authority Press Release (March)—Broadcast Complaints
通訊事務管理局新聞公報(三月)—廣播投訴
Communications Authority, March 29, 2021

港台設編輯委員會 稱3個被抽起節目不夠持平及準繩(Editorial Commission led by new head of RTHK cancels 3 programs deemed insufficiently fair and accurate)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 29, 2021

「朔夜」批《鏗鏘集》被抽起是侮辱 有議員稱不感意外(Syzygia, cabinet-elect of Chinese University's student union, calls pulling of episode of “Hong Kong Connection” containing interview with them an insult)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 29, 2021

New Hong Kong M+ art museum will not show Ai Weiwei’s Tiananmen photo – official
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Biden Defines His Underlying Challenge With China: ‘Prove Democracy Works’
拜登评估美中竞争:21世纪民主与专制的较量

The New York Times, March 29, 2021

Friday, March 26, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China imposes sanctions on UK MPs, lawyers and academic in Xinjiang row
The Guardian, March 26, 2021

Related:
新疆人权:中国制裁英国的人与事和关键点(Human Rights in Xinjiang: People, events, key points in China's sanctions on Britain)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2021

Netizen Voices: “Don't support Xinjiang Cotton, support Xinjiang people instead”
China Digital Times, March 25, 2021

People in China Left Wondering, ‘What Happened in Xinjiang?’
Human Rights Watch, March 25, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan reports largest incursion yet by Chinese military aircraft
March 26, 2021

反制中国《海警法》 美台签海巡备忘录(U.S.,Taiwan sign maritime patrol memorandum to counter China's Maritime Police Law)
Deutsche Welle, March 26, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

How China’s supreme court tried to open up the legal ‘black box’ to let in the light
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2021

抵抗拆迁被指妨碍公务 重庆四人遭重判(Four demolition resisters in Chongqing receive heavy sentences for “hindering official duties”)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

欧洲国际问题权威学者就制裁发表联署声明(Prominent European scholars on international affairs issue joint statement on China’s sanctions)
Deutsche Welle, March 25, 2021

Related:
Statement by European Research Institute Directors
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, March 25, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Winter of discontent: Will countries boycott China’s Olympics in 2022?
The Economist, March 27, 2021

At China’s Borders, “Vaccine Passports” Just Got Real
Foreign Policy, March 25, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Election Committee will control Legislative Council with bulk of its own candidates, but it could pick non-members to be its lawmakers, says pro-Beijing heavyweight
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2021

Related:
Survey finds declining confidence in Hong Kong’s democracy, rule of law and stability amid promise of ‘patriots’ ruling city
Hong Kong Free Press, March 26, 2021

保安局、懲教署及警方未有透露李宇軒羈押地點(Police, Security Bureau, Correctional Services Department continue to conceal Andy Li’s detention location)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 25, 2021

【7.1 闖立會案】王宗堯劉頴匡鄒家成等 14 人被控暴動 延至 2023 年開審(Cases of 14 charged with rioting over occupying Legislative Council in 2019 won’t be heard until May 2023)
Stand News, March 26, 2021

【理大圍城】10人被控非法集結 准保釋待轉介至區院(10 charged with illegal assembly over PolyU protests in 2019 granted bail by court)
inmediahk.net, March 26, 2021

【清算港台】處長等高層再有新指示 《鏗鏘集》《鏗鏘說》下集由綜合節目、文教及康體組負責 (New head of Radio Television Hong Kong replaces host of “Hong Kong Connection” believed to sympathize with protestors)
Stand News, March 26, 2021

Canada calling? Hong Kong residents shift billions abroad after clampdown
Reuters, March 26, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Can the US and China Agree to Disagree?
The Diplomat, March 26, 2021

Abandoning Criticism of China’s Government Isn’t the Right Way to End Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S.
ChinaFile, March 25, 2021

We Need to Put a Name to This Violence
我们该如何谈论这些针对亚裔的袭击

The New York Times, March 26, 2021

广州番禺一村委会遭自杀性爆炸 分析:社会矛盾激化的产物(Analysis of suicide bombing attack on a village committee in Panyu, Guangzhou: A product of intensified social conflict)
Voice of America, March 26, 2021

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Why Are China’s Consumers Threatening to Boycott H&M and Other Brands?
The New York Times, March 25, 2021

H&M Faces Boycott in China Over Stance on Treatment of Uyghurs
H&M因拒用新疆棉花在华遭抵制

The New York Times, March 25, 2021

耐克新疆声明在中国社媒引发风暴(Nike's statement on Xinjiang triggers social media storm in China)
Voice of America, March 25, 2021

Related:
Nike faces social media storm in China over Xinjiang statement
Reuters, March 24, 2021

Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)

Mongolians in China Face 'Cultural Genocide' as Language, Culture Swept Aside: Group
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

“学术自由指数”中国排名垫底 香港低过俄罗斯("Academic Freedom Index": China ranks bottom, Hong Kong lower than Russia)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s ‘blatant coercion’ of Australia is a lesson for the world, says Antony Blinken
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 25, 2021

US-EU announce dialogue on China; Nato pledges to work with Japan, other Asia-Pacific nations to counter Beijing
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2021

《自然》曝光造假论文“产业化” 大部分来自中国("Nature" exposes "industrialization" of fake papers, sourced mainly from China)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2021

Related:
The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sham science
Science, March 23, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Australian ministers targeted in Telegram phishing scam aimed at revealing details of Hong Kong activists
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2021

China-based hackers used Facebook to target Uighurs abroad with malware
Reuters, March 24, 2021

Related:
脸书:中国骇客利用假冒手法侵入维吾尔人电脑手机(Facebook: Chinese hackers used counterfeit ploy to hack into Uyghur computers, phones)
Voice of America, March 25, 2021

China mulls new state-backed firm to oversee tech data: Report
Al Jazeera, March 25, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

鍾翰林涉分裂國家洗黑錢等4罪保釋被拒 還押至6月再訊(Court denies bail to former Studentlocalism convenor Tony Chung charged with alleged secession and money laundering)
Ming Pao, March 25, 2021

被控 4 項煽動行為罪 「傑斯」高院申保釋被拒(Bail denied by High Court to Internet radio host Giggs’ Wan Yiu-sing with 4 charges of sedition)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Police say most of eight fugitives sent back to Hong Kong from mainland China refusing counsel, lawyer claims
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2021

Hong Kong legislature tightens curbs on unruly members even though there are none left
Hong Kong Free Press, March 25, 2021

本台查詢李宇軒下落 懲教署稱不會就個別個案作出評論(Andy Li has not been seen since return to Hong Kong; Correctional Services Department declines to comment on individual cases)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 25, 2021

修訂議事規則決議案通過 行為極不檢點議員將暫停職務(Legislative Council passes rules amendment proposal; lawmakers can be suspended for misconduct)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Related:
Resolution (Under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China)
決議 (根據《中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法》第七十五條)
HKSAR Legislative Council, March 25, 2021

建制派選舉呈請勝訴 高院裁定李軒朗非妥為當選 第二名民主派區議員被 DQ(A second pro-democracy district councillors disqualified after pro-establishment party won High Court election petition)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Hong Kong court grants justice department request to allow ‘joint enterprise’ prosecutions in riot, unlawful assembly cases
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2021

Related:
【赴湯杜火案】上訴庭:「合謀犯罪」原則適用於暴動罪 不在場者同可被控(Court of Appeal: “Joint enterprise” legal principle is applicable to rioting; those not physically present can face same charges)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Exclusive: Hong Kong tells foreign governments to stop accepting special British passport
Reuters, March 25, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China’s EU Sanctions Are the Latest Proof: Beijing Doesn’t Understand Democracies
The Diplomat, March 25, 2021

Why Authoritarians Love the Olympics
Foreign Affairs, March 25, 2021

Beijing’s Schadenfreude Over the Capitol Riots Conceals Deep Anxiety
Foreign Policy, March 24, 2021

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

“北京在缓慢摧毁维吾尔民族” 新疆出生率暴跌的背后 (“Beijing is slowly destroying Uyghurs”—What's behind Xinjiang's declining birth rate?)
Voice of America, March 24, 2020

H&M's Xinjiang cotton ban sparks China backlash
Radio France Internationale, March 24, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

‘We’re in it together’, Antony Blinken tells Nato after flurry of China sanctions
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

专访:欧盟对华"能合作就合作,须对抗则对抗" (MEP Michael Gahler on EU's approach to China: "Cooperate when possible, compete when needed and confront when necessary.")
Deutsche Welle, March 23, 2021

China slams U.S. over racism, inequality, pandemic response
Associated Press, March 24, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police charge activist Andy Li under security law after release from Chinese prison
Hong Kong Free Press, March 24, 2021

Exclusive | Political neutrality does not mean supporting neither side, Hong Kong minister says
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2021

Hong Kong protests: part of legal bid against first police use of tear gas on demonstrators ‘reasonably arguable’, court says
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2021

Hong Kong teachers, school administrators responsible for ensuring materials ‘correct, impartial’; education minister pledges oversight
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2021

教育局接269社會動亂相關專業失德投訴 取消兩教師註冊 52教師收譴責信或書面警告(Education Bureau received 269 social movement-related complaints, cancelled 2 teachers' registration and issued reprimand or warning letters to 52)
Ming Pao, March 24, 2021

Related:
LCQ4: Ordering teachers alleged to have breached law to be suspended from duties
立法會四題:着令涉嫌違法教師停職
HKSAR Legislative Council, March 24, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

China threat to invade Taiwan is 'closer than most think', says US admiral
The Guardian, March 23, 2021

Commentary (评论)

How to engage with China over its treatment of Uyghurs
The Conversation, March 23, 2021

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

U.S. sanctions two more Chinese officials over alleged Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, March 22, 2021

Related:
U.S. Joins Allies to Punish Chinese Officials for Human Rights Abuses
美国欧盟等因新疆问题制裁中国,中国反制

The New York Times, March 23, 2021

China sanctions 10 Europeans including parliamentarians after EU approves measures over Uighur crackdown
Agence France-Presse, March 23, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

A Tale of Two Deltas: Worker resistance in Guangdong and Jiangsu
China Labour Bulletin, March 23, 2021

China prepares for Communist Party celebrations with crackdown on ‘illegal’ NGOs
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Russia and China hit back at Western sanctions
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 23, 2021

China’s vaccine diplomacy stumbles as clinical trial data remain absent
Washington Post, March 23, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s political future to be mapped out in Beijing next week
Hong Kong Free Press, March 23, 2021

Hong Kong court denies bail to ex-lawmaker charged under national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, March 23, 2021

Related:
民主派初選案 尹兆堅向高院申請保釋被拒 (High Court denies bail appeal by Andrew Wan, one of the 47 pro-democracy defendants)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 23, 2021

Ex-lawmaker jailed for nine weeks after Hong Kong court deems community service not severe enough punishment for assaulting police
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

Hong Kong will distribute mainland books to schools to promote patriotism
Hong Kong Free Press, March 23, 2021

12港人關注組:李宇軒至今仍未能聯絡家屬 (Save 12 HK Youths Concern Group: Andy Li Yu-hin has not been able to contact family since return to Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 23, 2021

Ex-lawmaker jailed for nine weeks after Hong Kong court deems community service not severe enough punishment for assaulting police
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

Hong Kong protests: prosecutors sought 17 sentencing reviews in 2020, marking fourfold increase, justice minister reveals
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

Related:
律政司去年提17宗覆核刑罰申請 16宗涉反修例(Department of Justice sought 17 sentencing reviews in 2020—16 are Anti-ELAB protests-related)
Ming Pao, March 23, 2021

Brief summary of some sentencing principles laid down by the Court of Appeal
簡要概述上訴法庭制定的一些判刑原則
HKSAR Department of Justice, March 23, 2021

Chief of Hong Kong’s troubled West Kowloon arts hub vows to handle inaugural exhibitions at flagship museum in accordance with national security law
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

香港民研:民主法治等五項指標全部下跌 均創今年新低 (Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute: All 5 core social indicators including democracy and rule of law drop to new record low)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 23, 2021

Related:
POP releases five core social indicators
民研計劃發放五項核心社會指標
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 23, 2021

Monday, March 22, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China: Parents of missing Uyghur children describe horror of family separation
Amnesty International, March 19, 2021

Related:
The Nightmare of Uyghur Families Separated by Repression
Amnesty International, March, 2021

[Animated video] Reeducated: Inside Xinjiang’s Detention Camps
The New Yorker, March 19, 2021

EU agrees China sanctions over human rights abuses
Deutsche Welle, March 17, 2021

Related:
Xinjiang sanctions not enough to convince China hawks to support EU investment deal
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Canadian Michael Kovrig awaits verdict after trial in China
The Guardian, March 22, 2021

北京闭门庭审加拿大前外交官康明凯 近30名外交官庭外声援加拿大(Beijing court hears case of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig in closed trial; nearly 30 foreign diplomats show support for Canada outside of court)
Voice of America, March 22, 2021

张展已被转到上海女子监狱,家属要求探监遭拒(Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is transferred to Shanghai Women’s Prison, denied family visits)
Weiquanwang, March 21, 2021

六四天网创始人、人权捍卫者黄琦狱中境况危殆 88岁母亲蒲文清肺肿瘤转移(Rights defender Huang Qi, founder of 64 Tianwang website, is in critical condition in prison; mother, Pu Wenqing, 88, has metastasized lung tumor)
Weiquanwang, March 20, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

中国网络审查内幕:一个前任微博审查员的自述(Inside China's internet censorship: Account by former Weibo censor)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 20, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China to crack down harder on illegal social organizations
Xinhua, March 22, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

欧盟对中国启动人权制裁机制 北京强硬回应(EU activates human rights sanctions mechanism against China; hardline response from Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, March 22, 2021

Related:
EU imposes further sanctions over serious violations of human rights around the world
Council of the EU, March 22, 2021

瑞士首发对中战略文件 北京批“贴恶意标签”(Switzerland releases strategy on China for first time; Beijing calls it "malicious labeling")
Deutsche Welle, March 22, 2021

Related:
Swiss rebuke China over human rights but stop short of curbing investment
Reuters, March 19, 2021

Switzerland unveils its first China strategy
Swissinfo.ch, March 19, 2021

北约顶级科学家沦为中国间谍,直接涉及中共中央军委(Top NATO scientist becomes Chinese spy through recruitment traced back to CPC Central Military Commission)
Voice of America, March 20, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Data privacy: China defines for the first time ‘necessary’ information that apps can collect, closing ‘bundled consent’ loophole
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong, Its Elections Upended, Reconsiders Its Dream of Democracy
The New York Times, March 20, 2021

Eight Hongkongers return from China after 7 months in jail for illegal border crossing
Hong Kong Free Press, March 22, 2021

Related:
【12 港人】關注組批8人至傍晚未能見家屬 李宇軒無律師陪同已落口供 (Save 12 HK Youths Concern Group says families are still unable to meet the 8 returnees; Andy Li Yu-hin's statement was taken by police without lawyer’s presence)
Stand News, March 22, 2021

【閹割選舉】人大常委下周一、二開會 改基本法附件一、二 「完善」香港選舉(NPC Standing Committee is expected to amend Annexes I, II of Hong Kong Basic Law next Monday and Tuesday)
Stand News, March 22, 2021

Related:
Chinese lawmakers to deliberate bills on amending HK electoral system on March 29-30
Xinhua, March 22, 2021

Beijing knew national security law was not enough to control Hong Kong, which is why the electoral reforms had to kick in
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2021

What the Hong Kong Protesters’ Trial Reveals About Beijing
The Atlantic, March 22, 2021

設計師認暴動罪囚3年9月 官:一人犯事非一人當 整個家庭承擔(Designer gets 3-year and 9-month jail term after pleading guilty to rioting during 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, March 22, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China has detained my young children. I don't know if I'll ever see them again
The Guardian, March 19, 2021

Friday, March 19, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China Punishes Microsoft’s LinkedIn Over Lax Censorship
中国因内容审查不严惩罚领英

The New York Times, March 19, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China court hearing for detained Canadian Michael Spavor over in under 3 hours, diplomat says
Agence France-Presse, March 19, 2021

中国法院开始闭门审理加拿大人斯帕弗和康明凯案 (In closed trials, Chinese courts begin hearing cases of two Canadians accused of espionage)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 19, 2021

李明哲被关4年 妻子提假释、探监、通信3诉求 (On 4th anniversary of Taiwanese NGO employee Li Mingzhe’s detention in China, wife makes three appeals: parole, prison visits, correspondence)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2021

上海维权人士陈建芳庭审 人权律师王宇遭警方控制 (Human rights lawyer Wang Yu is under police control for observing trial of Shanghai rights defender Chen Jianfang)
Voice of America, March 19, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Five Hong Kong democrats facing national security charges back behind bars after bail challenge withdrawal
Hong Kong Free Press, March 19, 2021

Hong Kong electoral reform: lawmakers to start discussing coming shake-up even before full details of Beijing plan revealed
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2021

國安教育殺入資助大學 教資會要求納必修 以爭學額資源 (National security education forces entry into universities; University Grants Committee calls it a requirement for receiving government subsidies)
Stand News, March 18, 2021

Related:
【香港文革】文匯星島狙擊科大教授李靜君 指參與「守護孩子」促嚴查 梁振英:盡快自首 (Pro-Beijing media outlet attacks Hong Kong University of Science and Technology professor Lee Ching Kwan for participating in volunteer group “Protect Our Kids Campaign”)
Stand News, March 19, 2021

【全面監控】建制再促課室裝閉路電視 鏡頭對焦教師 蔡若蓮:做法消極 恐教學變質 (Pro-government lawmakers push for CCTV surveillance cameras for monitoring teachers)
Stand News, March 19, 2021

終審法院法官韋彥德:倘香港法治受損 將離開終院 (Non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal Lord Reed: I'll leave the Court if rule of law in Hong Kong is broken)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 19, 2021

調查指兩成人計劃永久離開香港 學者:冇自由就會好悲觀,諗住走 (Survey shows 20% plan to leave Hong Kong permanently; scholar: No freedom leads to pessimism and wish to leave)
inmediahk.net , March 19, 2021

Related:
“We Hongkongers Survey” press conference cum our sixth mini-policy forum about Migration Tide in Hong Kong
「我們香港人計劃」有關香港移民潮的調查發佈會暨第六次小型政策論壇
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 19, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Testy Exchange in Alaska Signals a More Confrontational China
The New York Times, March 19, 2021

Related:
In First Talks, Dueling Accusations Set Testy Tone for U.S.-China Diplomacy
美中高层会谈火药味十足,双方外交官互相指责

The New York Times, March 19, 2021

美议员提案撤销中国永久性正常贸易关系地位 (U.S. lawmakers propose to revoke China's Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status)
Voice of America, March 19, 2021

Related:
COTTON, INHOFE, SCOTT INTRODUCE BILL TO END CHINA’S PERMANENT NORMAL TRADE STATUS
U.S. Senate.gov, March 18, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China Clamps Down on Software Used to Disguise Voiceprints
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2021

UK spy agencies push for curbs on Chinese ‘smart cities’ technology
英国拟限制地方政府使用中国“智慧城市”技术

Financial Times, March 19, 2021

Apple warns Chinese apps not to dodge its new privacy rules
苹果告诫中国应用不要设法绕开隐私新规

Financial Times, March 19, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Rising to the Challenge of China
美国该怎样有效应对中国挑战

The New York Times, March 19, 2021

If China’s Anti-Uyghur Campaign Isn’t Genocide, What Is?
The Diplomat, March 18, 2021

Beijing knows judicial independence is the last protection for Hong Kong’s future
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2021

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China accuses outspoken scholar on Xinjiang of fabrication
Associated Press, March 18, 2021

Xinjiang’s leaders must ‘optimise’ governance of region, Communist Party’s No 4 says
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021

Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)

China takes aim at corrupt cadres and officials in expanded Inner Mongolia campaign
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

不许访台湾?法国回绝中国警告:参议员想见谁就见谁(Not allowed to visit Taiwan? France rejects China’s warning: Senators will meet with whomever they wish)
Voice of America, March 18, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Canadians held in China on spying charges face trial within days
BBC News, March 18, 2021

China: Immediately release Frontline Delivery Worker Chen Guojiang
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 18, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. Punishes 24 Chinese Officials on Eve of First Talks Under Biden
中美高层对话前夕,美国就香港问题制裁24名中共官员

The New York Times, March 18, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

With rising confidence, Xi Jinping wields the internet as a tool of empowerment and control, speeches reveal
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021

China delivers on threats to rein in internet economy
Reuters, March 18, 2021

Beijing sours on facial recognition, unless it’s the one doing it
Protocol, March 18, 2021

网信办启动语音识别监控 约谈腾讯、字节跳动等企业(Office of Cyberspace Administration of China launches voice recognition monitoring, interviews Tencent, ByteDance and other companies)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2021

Related:
国家互联网信息办公室、公安部加强对语音社交软件和涉深度伪造技术的互联网新技术新应用安全评估(Office of Cyberspace Administration of China and Ministry of Public Security strengthen security assessment of social media voice software and new Internet technologies and applications involving deep forgery technology)
cpc.people.com, March 18, 2021

美国开始撤销中国通信公司在美国的经营权(U.S. begins to revoke rights of Chinese communications companies to operate in the U.S)
Voice of America, March 18, 2021

Related:
FCC moves against two Chinese telecoms firms operating in U.S.
Reuters, March 17, 2021

老挝签订电网特许协议,中国全面控管25年(Laos signs power grid concession agreement allowing China full control for 25 years)
Voice of America, March 18, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong prosecutor who complained about police has been suspended – reports
Hong Kong Free Press, March 18, 2021

Legal aid boss defends funding for protesters
The Standard, March 18, 2021

National Security Law Casts a Shadow Over Hong Kong’s Art Scene
The Diplomat, March 18, 2021

Who were the democrats said to have attended the closed-door consultation on Hong Kong’s electoral overhaul?
Hong Kong Free Press, March 18, 2021

【專訪】許智峯:在澳洲,不浪費任何一刻的自由(Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui in exile: I won’t waste one more moment of my freedom in Australia)
Stand News, March 18, 2021

地盤工發帖稱「包圍新屋嶺」原判社服令 上訴庭指「十分嚴重」改判囚13個月(Construction worker’s initial sentence of community service order is changed to a 13-month jail term over social media post that mentioned “surround San Uk Ling Holding Centre” in 2019)
inmedia.net, March 18, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China’s political gender gap remains huge. So much for women holding up half the sky
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021

Commentary: Is China too big to tame? No easy answers to Quad’s central challenge
Channel News Asia, March 18, 2021

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China scrubs evidence of Xinjiang clampdown amid ‘genocide’ debate
Washington Post, March 17, 2021

EU trip to Xinjiang ‘in stalemate’ over access to jailed Uygur academic Tohti, diplomat says
Agence France-Presse, March 17, 2021

Related:
China likely to respond in kind to EU sanctions on Xinjiang, observers say
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021

Uighur abuse: MPs criticise companies over China forced labour
BBC News, March 17, 2021

中国政府利用拘押或威逼家人向境外维吾尔记者施压 (China pressures Uyghur journalists overseas by detaining, threatening their families)
Voice of America, March 17, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Rights Activist Held in Psychiatric Facility in China's Shandong Province
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2021

广州“11·12大抓捕”事件:范一平律师会见权被剥夺 赖见君监视居住期满获释 (Guangzhou 11.12 Arrests: Fan Yiping denied meeting with lawyer; Lai Jianjun released from house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

贵州人权研讨会成员申有连因致信联合国人权高专 遭拘留10天 (Guizhou Human Rights Forum member Shen Youlian released after 10-day detention for submitting letter to OHCHR)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US and Japan Name China as Threat to International Order
The Diplomat, March 17, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

After Alibaba, Beijing’s efforts to rein in fintech could center on rival Tencent
Quartz, March 17, 2021

How China wants to keep controlling the internet
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

US sanctions more senior Chinese officials for stifling Hong Kong freedoms, including national security police chief
Agence France-Presse, March 17, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong Autonomy Act Update
U.S. Department of State, March 17, 2021

“Hong Kong-related Designations Updates”
U.S. Department of the Treasury, March 17, 2021

Hong Kong lawmakers chosen by hand-picked committee will outnumber others at legislature – Beijing official
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2021

Related:
First Hong Kong demo against electoral overhaul as Beijing officials host closed-door ‘consultation’ in Wan Chai
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2021

【閹割選舉】蔡英文首回應:毀壞一國兩制承諾 香港民主自由大幅倒退 (Taiwan president Tsai Ing-Wen’s first response to “electoral overhaul”: It breaks the ”one country, two systems” promise; causes great regression of Hong Kong's democracy and freedom)
Stand News, March 17, 2021

Hong Kong gov’t puts district councillors’ new oath-taking requirement to legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2021

【47 人案】宣布辭去區議員 范國威: 還押無法履行議會職務 (Gary Fan Kwok Wai, one of 47 pro-democracy activists remanded in custody, resigns from district councillor post)
Stand News, March 17, 2021

Pro-Protest Artists in Hong Kong to Lose Funding Under Security Law
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2021

Hong Kong leader vows to protect freedom of expression after pro-Beijing lawmaker asks if new museum will threaten national security
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021

曾投訴警方「公然說謊」 檢控主任黃華芬疑遭停職 律政司:人員表達意見應中立 (Prosecutor who complained about police “lying publicly” in 2019 is suspended)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Can Hong Kong be run by patriotic officials who are not Beijing sycophants?
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China warns European Union against sanctions over Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, March 16, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China arrests girlfriend of detained legal activist Xu Zhiyong on subversion charge
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Myanmar Mess
The Diplomat, March 16, 2021

Related:
Why are Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters angry at China?
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's tech giants fall under regulator's pressure
BBC News, March 16, 2021

Related:
China tells Alibaba to sell off media assets in tech crackdown
The Guardian, March 16, 2021

Messaging app Signal no longer working in China
Agence France-Presse, March 16, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong gov’t pledges full steam ahead as it awaits electoral overhaul details from Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2021

Related:
Beijing all ears to views on HK electoral changes
The Standard, March 16, 2021

New boss at Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK confirms he pulled plug on several episodes of shows and vows to take more visible management approach
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2021

港全球學術自由指數大倒退 C級變D級低過越南 學者被捕惹關注 (Hong Kong slid to D from C in global academic freedom index; arrest of scholars is a concern)
Apple Daily, March 16, 2021

Related:
Free Universities: Putting the Academic Freedom Index Into Action
Global Public Policy Institute, March 11, 2021

監警會:警員稱記者為「黑記」等6宗投訴屬實 (Independent Police Complaints Council confirms 6 complaints of police calling journalists “black journalists”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 16, 2021

Hong Kong protest film "Do Not Split” nominated for an Oscar
The Standard, March 16, 2021

香港民研:林鄭月娥民望再跌僅 29.5 分 逾 4 成受訪者評 0 分 料因人大修改選舉制度 (Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute: Carrie Lam’s popularity drops to 29.5 with over 40% giving score of 0)
Stand News, March 16, 2021

Related:
最新民意調查 結果發佈會 (Results of newest public opinion survey)
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 16, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Electoral reform a time for Hong Kong’s democrats to reinvent themselves
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2021

Monday, March 15, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Australian parliament refuses to label China’s Xinjiang actions as genocide
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2021

Uyghur Women Are China's Victims—And Resistance
Foreign Policy, March 12, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan’s Referendum Mayhem
The Diplomat, March 15, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

女权主义者李翘楚女士今被正式批准逮捕 (Feminist activist Li Qiaochu is formally arrested today)
Weiquanwang, March 15, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

中国是如何影响德国出版商收回一童书的?(How does China influence German publisher to pull a children's book?)
Deutsche Welle, March 15, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese Feminist, Anti-Camps Campaigner Honored With Rights Prize
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong court approves bail for three more democrats facing national security charges
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021

Related:
National security law: Hong Kong judge revokes bail for two ex-lawmakers in subversion case
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong’s largest opposition party joins exodus from mass protest organiser Civil Human Rights Front
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2021

Activists in exile launch ‘2021 Hong Kong Charter’ solidarity movement to unite Hongkongers overseas
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021

Related:
2021 Hong Kong Charter
2021hongkongcharter, March 2021

Hong Kong elections reform: Beijing to reveal detailed plan for overhaul so changes to local laws can be completed ‘by May’
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021

Hong Kong elections reform: why Beijing wants total control in Legislative Council and removal of risk and uncertainty
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021

Related:
Video: ‘We must recalibrate’: Hong Kong opposition considers next move after arrests and political changes
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021

China trying to ‘erode democratic elements’, ‘eliminate dissenting voices’ in Hong Kong with electoral reform, G7 says
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong’s ‘alarming political deterioration’ criticised in scathing EU annual report
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021

Hong Kong: UK accuses China of breaching joint declaration
The Guardian, March 13, 2021

Related:
Ex-Taiwan president says One Country, Two Systems in Hong Kong is ‘history’ amid election overhaul
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021

Hong Kong campus protest documentary screening cancelled hours before showing following attack by pro-Beijing paper
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021

Hong Kong brain drain threat as nearly quarter of university-educated under-35s say they plan to quit city for work overseas
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021

前賢學思政發言人任幹事長 浸大學生會內閣 6 人退選 失選舉資格 (6 Baptist University Students' Union cabinet members withdraw from election, relinquishing eligibility)
Stand News, March 13, 2021

理大衝突 警拘5人涉串謀暴動(5 more arrested over conspiracy to riot over PolyU protests in 2019)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2021

律政司國安檢控科負責人成謎 拒公開人手編制 消息指內部抽調人手組成 傳接觸退休高層回巢(Authorities refuse to disclose personnel of Dep’t of Justice’s national security division)
Stand News, March 15, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Ireland Reexamines Relations With China
Voice of America, March 13, 2021

美国在联合国人权理事会谴责中国虐待维吾尔和藏族人 (At UN Human Rights Council, U.S. condemns China for abuse of Uyghurs and Tibetans)
Voice of America, March 13, 2021

Related:
U.S. condemns China at UN rights forum for abuse of Uighurs, Tibetans”
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ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China asks Alibaba to curtail media assets: Report
Channel News Asia, March 15, 2021

Related:
Ant issues self-disciplinary rules, CEO resigns
SupChina, March 12, 2021

Five Chinese companies pose threat to U.S. national security: FCC
Reuters, March 12, 2021

How tech workers feel about China, AI and Big Tech’s tremendous power
Protocol, March 15, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong election system overhaul reveals Beijing’s displeasure with the pro-establishment camp
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021

Biden Goals Converge in Asia: Rebuilding Alliances and Countering China
拜登亚洲外交策略:重建盟友关系,联手对抗中国

The New York Times, March 15, 2021

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Xinjiang, 新疆

Chinese pressure upends Uighur refuge in Turkey
Radio France International, March 11, 2021

全球最大“挪威主权财富基金”:对可能涉及新疆强制劳工问题企业进行调查(Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, world’s largest, will probe companies for involvement in Xinjiang forced labor)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2021

Related:
Norway wealth fund to probe whether firms could be using forced labour from China's Xinjiang
Reuters, March 10, 2021

Tibet, 西藏

China for decades waged campaign to destroy Tibet’s proud culture, history: Pelosi
The Hindu, March 11, 2021

佩洛西议长发表声明纪念西藏起义62周年 美国务院说北京不应参与达赖喇嘛转世问题(In statement, U.S. House speaker Pelosi marks 62nd anniversary of Tibetan Uprising; State Dep’t urges Beijing to not interfere in question of Dalai Lama’s reincarnation)
Voice of America, March 11, 2021

Related:
Pelosi Statement on the 62nd Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day
Speaker of the House, March 10, 2021

Department Press Briefing – March 9, 2021
U.S. Department of State, March 9, 2021

Access to Information, 公众知情权

Foreign correspondents in China face growing restrictions
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2021

Government Accountability, 政府问责

US–China Talks and the Chinese Reaction
The Diplomat, March 11, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权

欧委会副主席:支持以民主联盟对抗“数据独裁”( European Commission vice-chair: Support the democratic alliance against "data dictatorship")
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2021