Xinjiang Cotton and the Shift in China’s Censorship Approach
The Diplomat, April 29, 2021
Related:
China Expands Disinformation Campaign to Undermine International Xinjiang Outcry
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2021
Friday, April 30, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
CHRD Follow-Up Communiqué Alleging Torture or Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of former Chinese lawyer Ding Jiaxi, activists Xu Zhiyong, Li Qiaochu, and lawyer Chang Weiping during periods of their Enforced Disappearance and Arbitrary Detention in reprisals against them for Exercising their Freedom of Expression, Peaceful Assembly and Association
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 30, 2021
常玮平案：陕西省检察院拒绝受理刑讯逼供指控(Case of Shaanxi human rights lawyer Chang Weiping: Procuratorate refuses to accept case filing alleging torture)
Radio France Internationale, April 29, 2021
央视澳籍主播成蕾戴眼罩、手铐与领事视讯 曝光遭警告要求家人封口(Blindfolded and handcuffed, former CCTV Australian anchor Cheng Lei tells Australia's ambassador in video meeting authorities warned her family from speaking out)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2021
Related:
Australian mother marks nine months in Chinese prison as curious online posts emerge
ABC News (Australia), April 29, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China's Ruling Party Takes More Direct Control of Colleges, Universities
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Cracks appear in China's New Silk Road
Deutsche Welle, April 30, 2021
Related:
Chinese workers allege forced labor, abuses in Xi’s ‘Belt and Road’ program
The Washington Post, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Judges in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial rule that ‘great harm to society’ must be proven to secure terrorism conviction
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021
Hong Kong’s High Court unanimously rejects appeal against Occupy convictions by Benny Tai, eight others
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021
Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who fled city by boat face new charge of perverting justice
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong and trio of fellow activists plead guilty to partaking in banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Planned Hong Kong elections rule for delaying specific Legislative Council contests dropped in government U-turn
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021
Deja vu on half-baked bill
The Standard, April 30, 2021
Related:
Lau voices fears new law will slam BNO door shut
The Standard, April 30, 2021Rights groups slam Hong Kong lawmaker for ‘biased, racist and xenophobic remarks’ on refugees
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Security law 'sometimes necessary'
The Standard, April 30, 2021
Related:
警國安處拘兩人與理大生藏械案有關 28歲男涉煽動分裂國家(Police national security department arrests two for possession of firearms, one suspected of secession)
Ming Pao, April 30, 2021
區議員黃文萱宣佈退出公民黨兼不宣誓：做到最後一刻(Leticia Wong Man Huen quits Civic Party, refuses loyalty oath, and resigns as Shatin district councilor)
inmedia.hk, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK axes more content – documentary on newspapers CitizenNews and HKFP scrapped after month-long vetting
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong’s top university cuts ties with student union over national security ‘legal risk’
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong visual arts teacher facing disciplinary action over ‘inappropriate’ lopolitical cartoons shared online
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021
Related:
Two more Hong Kong teachers deregistered for life, one for ‘defaming the nation’ and the other for a protest-related crime
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021
US cartoonist accuses Hong Kong publisher of theft over ‘McInvasion’ artwork in liberal studies textbook
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Majority of Hong Kong youth want to leave the city: survey
Apple Daily, April 29, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China summons Internet firms to warn over unfair competition
Agence France-Presse, April 29, 2021
Related:
Tencent Music: antitrust blitz introduces ominous theme
Financial Times, April 30, 2021
China’s Paper Tiger Surveillance State
The Diplomat, April 30, 2021
Chinese regulators tell fintech groups to fix ‘problems’
中国监管机构要求金融科技公司“整改”
Financial Times, April 30, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Biden Calls for U.S. to Enter a New Superpower Struggle
The New York Times, April 30, 2021
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Renews Crackdown on Online Feminist Groups
Voice of America, April 28, 2021
China’s Propaganda Machine Misses Its Soft Power Moment
Protocol, April 28, 2021
中国人口“有增无减” 国家统计局欲盖弥彰？(China's population "is only increasing": Is National Bureau of Statistics covering up the truth?)
Voice of America, April 29, 2021
为配合百年党庆宣传 禁完网络论坛再禁脱口秀(On eve of 100th anniv. of founding of CPC, authorities ban online forums, talk shows)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Exclusive | China-EU investment deal casts long shadow over Beijing’s vague sanctions against Europeans
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021
Related:
Germany’s Merkel Presses Chinese Prime Minister on Human Rights
Voice of America, April 28, 2021
Antony Blinken defends Trump-era moves against Chinese media outlets in the US
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021
欧盟：中俄意图透过疫苗假讯息分裂西方国家(EU: Russia, China use disinformation on vaccines made in West to sow distrust)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2021
Related:
Russia, China sow disinformation to undermine trust in Western vaccines: EU
Reuters, April 28, 2021
布林肯：把中国官媒列为外国使团不是封锁 是为让公众了解真相(U.S. Secretary of State: Classifying Chinese official media as foreign missions is aimed at public disclosure, not information control)
Voice of America, April 29, 2021
默克尔促北京恢复人权对话，李克强：不要干涉中国内政(Merkel urges Beijing to resume human rights dialogue Li Keqiang: Do not meddle in China's internal affairs)
Voice of America, April 29, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China to fine internet giant Tencent in antitrust blitz: Report
Reuters, April 29, 2021
Related:
Government official working a shift as Meituan courier is featured in new Communist Party documentary
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021Fines Aren’t Alibaba’s Problem — Competition Is
China Film Insider, April 28, 2021
‘Dog Biting Dog’: China’s Online Fight Could Further Empower Beijing
中国科技巨头的“狗咬狗”式竞争
The New York Times, April 29, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Judges in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial rule that ‘great harm to society’ must be proven to secure terrorism conviction
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam heaps praise on Beijing-imposed electoral overhaul as she chats with guests on debut TV talk show
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2021
‘Not what I said’: Hong Kong Bar Assoc. chief Paul Harris clarifies security law comments
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2021
【清算教師】視藝教師「vawongsir」被裁專業失德 或成釘牌第三人 教局指諷警暴漫畫為「無理指控」(Accused of professional misconduct, visual arts teacher may become 3rd educator to lose license over protests in 2019)
Stand News, April 29, 2021
12港人案｜已回港9人加控妨礙司法公正明早提堂 消息：李宇軒除外 (12 Hong Konger case: 9 returnees to Hong Kong—excluding Andy Li—face additional charges of perverting the course of justice)
Stand News, April 29, 2021
民主黨吳兆康辭任中西區區議員 未交代是否與宣誓有關(Democratic Party member Ng Siu Hong resigns as Central and Western district councilor, unclear if related to oath-taking)
Stand News, April 29, 2021
US sounds alarm over fears of China-style ‘exit bans’ in Hong Kong
Agence France-Presse, April 29, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Beijing’s Crackdown on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong
The National Bureau of Asian Research, April 28, 2021
What a Crackdown Looks Like From Jail
The Atlantic, April 29, 2021
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Beijing takes foreign media to Xinjiang in bid to dispel suspicion
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
“西藏人权与民主促进中心”报告：中共持续严厉打压西藏人权 (Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy report: CPC continues severe human rights repression in Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2021
Related:
2020 Annual Report: Human Rights Situation in Tibet
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, April 26, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
CHINA RESPONDS TO LABOR ACTIVISTS’ DEMANDS WITH REPRESSION, ARRESTS
China Digital Times, April 27, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China to punish data exports to overseas courts as Beijing beefs up defence against US long arm
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong security chief vows new immigration law aimed at asylum seekers will not let authorities bar residents from leaving city
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2021
Related:
有組織認為修訂條例削弱對最弱勢社群的平等保障(Justice Centre Hong Kong says Immigration Amendment Bill undermines fairness and human rights for the most deprived community)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 28, 2021Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2020 is likely to be passed into law this week. What do we know about it? What are the concerns?
Justice Centre Hong Kong, April 28, 2021
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam ‘most liberal-minded’ chief executive city has ever had, top government adviser says as he backs her to serve a second term
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
林鄭月娥：國民教育有缺失是不爭事實 政府決心改善(Carrie Lam: National education is indisputably lacking, gov’t is determined to improve it)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 28, 2021
Hong Kong legal icons Martin Lee and Margaret Ng face Bar Council probe over peaceful demo convictions
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2021
Related:
Does Hong Kong’s Bar Association need to ditch chairman Paul Harris to reset ties with Beijing? Or is the job a poisoned chalice?
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2021
Hong Kong bans Victoria Park’s Tiananmen Massacre vigil again, citing Covid-19 restrictions
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2021
Commentary (评论)
The U.S. should consider the possibility of an Olympic boycott to protest Chinese human rights violations
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 27, 2021
Would People in Mainland China and Hong Kong Choose Democracy If They Could?
The Diplomat, April 27, 2021
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
端点星抗审查 两90后被拘1年 开庭延期 (Authorities again postpone court date for Chen Mei and Cai Wei, volunteers of archive of banned posts and articles about coronavirus who have been held for a year)
Radio France Internationale, April 26, 2021
曾替十二港人案辩护 律师杨晖涉转卖旧书罚款近三十万 (Yang Hui, lawyer who represented the Hong Kong 12, is fined nearly 300,000 yuan for selling used books online)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2021
China to put former top anti-corruption inspector on trial for graft
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
A Graying China May Have to Put Off Retirement. Workers Aren’t Happy.
中国推“延迟退休”应对老龄化，引发争议和反弹
The New York Times, April 27, 2021
中国公布《反间谍安全防范工作规定》 (China publishes Provisions on Efforts on Counter-Espionage and Security Precautions)
Deutsche Welle, April 27, 2021
Related:
国家安全部公布2021年第1号令《反间谍安全防范工作规定》 (Ministry of State Security publishes Order 2021.1: Provisions on Efforts on Counter-Espionage and Security Precautions)
People's Daily, April 26, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
国家立法拟为超级平台增设外部独立机构，监督个人信息处理 (China to draft regulation requiring big tech firms to hire independent monitors of their management of personal information)
Jiemian, April 26, 2021
Related:
App处理个人信息乱象丛生，三部门拟出新规消除监管真空 (New draft regulation to eliminate unlawful personal information gathering is accepting public comments until May 26)
Jiemian, April 27, 2021
How one man’s dream to rival Google’s AI chief reflects China’s quest for tech supremacy
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
Chinese Smart TV-Maker Accused of Spying on Owners' Other Devices
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong mass protest organiser Civil Human Rights Front facing police probe over its operations
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong civil rights group unlikely to survive police investigation into funding, activities, analysts say
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021Taiwan Church Website Blocked by Hong Kong National Security Police
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2021
Hong Kong leader issues warning to territory’s top legal body
Al Jazeera & Reuters, April 27, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong protests: justice secretary says freedoms are no cover for breaking the law as she defends jailing of Jimmy Lai and others
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2021
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam to host RTHK show aired 4 times a day, as embattled broadcaster axes other shows
Hong Kong Free Press, April 27, 2021
Related:
RTHK assistant director becomes at least sixth senior employee to quit Hong Kong public broadcaster since new boss took charge
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
National security clampdown casts shadow over Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, April 27, 2021
No questions on rule of law or politics in this year’s liberal studies paper at Hong Kong’s DSE exams, teachers say
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
彭博：香港今年逾1.6万家庭移英(Bloomberg: Over 16,000 Hong Kong households moving to UK this year)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2021
Related:
Hongkongers Moving to U.K. May Sell $19 Billion of Homes
Bloomberg, April 27, 2021
【公務員宣誓】聶德權：129 公務員拒簽聲明 25 人自行辭職 其餘將被要求離職(Of 129 civil servants who refused to take loyalty oath, 25 quit and rest will be asked to leave)
Stand News, April 27, 2021
Monday, April 26, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang cotton: why it is so hard to find out the truth about forced labour claims
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2021
新疆10年 加拿大夫妇：那里像个巨大监狱(Canadian couple who left Xinjiang after a decade: It’s like a huge prison there)
Radio France Internationale, April 25, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Censors Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Win, but Fans Find Ways to Rejoice
The New York Times, April 26, 2021
Related:
奥斯卡最佳导演赵婷：从曾经的“中国骄傲”，到如今全网删帖(Oscar’s best director Chloé Zhao—once the "pride of China," now censored on Internet)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 26, 2021
Women Are Battling China’s Angry Trolls. The Trolls Are Winning.
女权人士在中国互联网上遭遇封禁和攻击
The New York Times, April 26, 2021
美国笔会：中国文字狱层出不穷 是全球关押最多作家的国家(PEN America: Criminalizing expression, China is world’s top jailer of writers)
Voice of America, April 24, 2021
Related:
Freedom to Write Index 2020
PEN America, April 23, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China Reveals Charges Against Outspoken Business Sun Dawu
The New York Times, April 24, 2021
新疆维权人士姜志林狱中服刑 已失去说话能力(Jiang Zhilin, human rights activist imprisoned in Xinjiang, has lost ability to speak)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
New Chinese Decree Tells Religious Leaders to ‘Support the Communist Party’
Voice of America, April 24, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
与中国有关谍案不断 又一俄科学家被判重刑(In continuing exposé of China-related espionage cases, another Russian scientist gets harsh sentence)
Voice of America, April 25, 2021
2020年中国基督徒惨遭迫害，从教堂到墓地 从生者到逝者(Persecution of Chinese Christians in 2020: From church to cemetery and the living to the dead)
Voice of America, April 24, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
UK's GCHQ spy chief says China could win control of the world's 'operating system'
Reuters, April 23, 2021
Related:
英情报高官：中国是特别威胁 西方或面临“清算时刻”(British intelligence official: China a special threat; the West may face "moment of reckoning")
Deutsche Welle, April 24, 2021Director’s 2021 Vincent Briscoe Lecture
UK Government Communications Headquarters, April 23, 2021
Meituan becomes second Chinese tech giant to be hit with antitrust probe
Financial Times, April 26, 2021
Chinese regulators tighten grip on live-streaming e-commerce, intensifying scrutiny on tech
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong court rejects activist’s attempt to quash colonial-era sedition charges on constitutional grounds
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong protests: defendant accused of defacing Chinese flag and starting street fire ‘confessed to offences involuntarily’
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2021
Who defines ‘fake news’ in Hong Kong, and is a law needed? Calls for legislation spark fears of curbs on media, critics
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2021
Related:
‘Know your place’: Beijing accuses Hong Kong press club of being ‘external force’ interfering in China’s internal affairs
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2021Fear Grips Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster
Voice of America, April 23, 2021港台證實助理廣播處長周國豐 7 月 9 日離任 李百全上任後至少 5 管理層請辭(RTHK assistant director Brian Chow Kwok-fung resigns; at least five from management have quit since new head took office)
Stand News, April 26, 2021
Beijing attacks head of Hong Kong Bar Assoc. over ‘politicised’ comments on peaceful protest
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2021
Watch what you say: Hong Kong civil servants become wary of office snitches jostling to prove loyalty
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2021
Uni activist flees amid arrest fears
The Standard, April 26, 2021
民陣被指涉違社團條例 警方要求交代收入來源等資料(Civil Human Rights Front accused of breaching Societies Ordinance; police demand income sources and related information)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 26, 2021
【DSE】通識倒數三屆考試 卷一必答題無時事政治題 去年觸及新聞自由、國家安全兩難 (This year’s Liberal Studies exam steers clear of current affairs and politics; last year’s questions touched on press freedom and national security)
Stand News, April 26, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system remain a hard sell
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2021
Beacon of press freedom must not be allowed to dim
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2021
From Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping
从毛泽东到习近平
The New York Times, April 26, 2021
Friday, April 23, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
UK MPs declare China is committing genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang
The Guardian, April 22, 2021
Related:
China hits out at British parliament after it declares Xinjiang’s Uygurs are subject to genocide
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021
Heretic, separatist, traitor: Uyghur activist Halmurat Harri’s in-between life
SupChina, April 22, 2021
北京再发起新疆大外宣 意图指控海外维族人散播谣言(Beijing renews large-scale external propaganda on Xinjiang, aimed at accusing overseas Uyghurs of spreading rumors)
Deutsche Welle, April 23, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Police in China's Chengdu Detain Children in Early Rain Church Raid
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2021
欧洲律师协会致函习近平呼吁释放陕西律师常玮平(In letter to Xi Jinping, European Bar Ass’n urges release of Shaanxi lawyer Chang Weiping)
Radio France Internationale, April 22, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
奥斯卡：示威纪录片《不割席》入围，香港不播颁奖仪式(Documentary film “Do Not Split” on Hong Kong protests is nominated for Oscar; TVB will not broadcast award ceremony)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 23, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
快讯：“恶俗维基” 牛腾宇案二审维持原判 律师、家长被禁止出庭(Lawyers and mother are barred from second instance trial of EsuWiki webmaster Niu Tengyu; court upholds original sentence of 14 years in prison)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2021
China’s central bank fights Jack Ma’s Ant Group over control of data
Financial Times, April 23, 2021
Jack Ma Shows Why China’s Tycoons Keep Quiet
“消失”的马云给中国富豪带来的启示
The New York Times, April 22, 2021
UK's GCHQ spy chief says China could win control of the world's 'operating system'
Reuters, April 23, 2021
中国IPv6地址数量超美国 专家将来一人一IP 监控更容易(Number of IPv6 addresses in China exceeds that in U.S.; experts say in future one person, one IP will make monitoring easier)
Radio France Internationale, April 23, 2021
FCC下令美国广播机构识别外国政府资助的节目 中俄遭点名(FCC orders U.S. broadcasters to identify foreign government-funded programs; China and Russia are named)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2021
Related:
FCC orders U.S. broadcasters to identify foreign-government sponsors of programs
Reuters, April 22, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
‘Still a man of interest to foreign powers’: Judiciary reveals why Hong Kong democrat was denied bail under security law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 23, 2021
Related:
National security law: US defends diplomats in Hong Kong after judge says invitations from consulate led her to revoke ex-lawmaker’s bail
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021
Election revamp: Urging people not to vote or spoil ballots may be criminalised, even without proof of intent to sabotage poll
Hong Kong Free Press, April 23, 2021
Hong Kong magistrate’s suggestion for database-searching journalists ‘unworkable’, as critics question RTHK contributor’s conviction
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong press club urges police chief to clarify comments about action against ‘fake news’
Hong Kong Free Press, April 23, 2021
Will national security law force exodus of Hong Kong’s teachers, students over fears of shrinking academic freedom?
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021
Related:
Older Hong Kong students to learn about national security when studying range of subjects, including accounting, chemistry and even physics
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2021香港國家安全教育課程框架(Hong Kong national security education framework)
Education Bureau, April 23, 2021
職工盟：有公務員沒交簽署聲明遭停職 未能返辦公室取門匙露宿街頭 環保署：提出代取被拒(30-year veteran civil servant is suspended for not signing loyalty oath and barred from retrieving house keys from office; spent several nights in street)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2021
區諾軒原被判社會服務令律政司覆核 法庭改判囚9星期(On appeal by Dep’t of Justice, court increases sentence for pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Au Lok-hin to 9 weeks in jail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2021
「香港民族陣綫」盧溢燊管有炸藥 判囚12年(Member of Hong Kong National Front Lo Yat Sun jailed for 12 years for possessing explosives)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong protests: pro-independence group member jailed for 12 years over explosives find wanted to ‘create terror’ in city, judge says
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021
China's national security office to open permanent base in Hong Kong
Reuters, April 23, 2021
Commentary (评论)
The Rollback of Autonomy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong
Centre for International Policy Studies, April 12, 2021
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Panel recommends that U.S. officials not go to China's Olympics
Reuters, April 21, 2021
Related:
China-Germany relations: engage, don’t isolate, foreign ministers urge European Union
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2021
谴责北京种族灭绝行为 美众院外委会通过两项涉新疆人权议案(Condemning China’s genocide, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee passes two bills involving human rights in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, April 22, 2021
Related:
H.R.1155 - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
U.S. Congress, April 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Not Discriminating Against Foreign Journalists, Envoy Says
Associated Press, April 21, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
美再提抗中法案 人权与经济战略双管齐下(U.S. passes bill to pressure China on human rights and economic fronts)
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2021
Related:
U.S. lawmakers intensify bipartisan efforts to counter China
Reuters, April 22, 2021
澳大利亚总理: 取消维多利亚州“一带一路”协议是出于国家利益(Australian Prime Minister: Cancellation of Victoria state’s Belt and Road agreement is based on national interest)
Voice of America, April 22, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
涉习家泄密专案二审即将宣判 牛腾宇母亲呼唤公平正义(On eve of appeal verdict, mother of Niu Tengyu, EsuWiki webmaster convicted of leaking information about Xi Jinping's daughter, calls for fairness and justice)
Voice of America, April 22, 2021
云南昆明民主人士徐昆被中共当局以“寻衅滋事罪”判刑2年(Arrested for Twitter posts in support of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, activist Xu Kun is sentenced to 2 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, April 22, 2021
Back To Work And Back To Surveillance In China
Protocol, April 21, 2021
China feminists face clampdown, closure of online accounts
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Guilty Verdict for Hong Kong Journalist as Media Faces ‘Frontal Assault’
The New York Times, April 22, 2021
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Hong Kong gov’t ‘appalled’ at warning that security legislation threatens press freedom, says nobody is above the law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 22, 2021就《鏗鏘集》編導蔡玉玲查冊案裁決 8 個新聞工會及團體聯合聲明(Joint statement by 8 journalists labor unions, associations on Choy Yuk-ling’s conviction)
Stand New, April 22, 2021
Former Hong Kong chief justice raises concerns about ‘strange’ national security provision allowing chief executive to assign judges
Apple Daily, April 22, 2021
教聯會調查：「國安教育日」逾 8 成小學升國旗唱國歌 7 成半學校擬國安教育融入學科(Survey shows 80% of primary schools raised flag and sang anthem on National Security Education Day; 75% plan to include national security education in curricula)
Stand News, April 22, 2021
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
The Missing Uyghur Children
The Diplomat, April 21, 2021
China rejects Xinjiang accusations
Associated Press, April 20, 2021
China’s Solar Dominance Presents Biden With an Ugly Dilemma
新疆棉争议可能重演？美国在太阳能领域陷入两难
The New York Times, April 21, 2021
世维会敦促德国在新疆问题上有所行动 (World Uyghur Congress urges Germany to take actions on Xinjiang issues)
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2021
Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)
Japanese Lawmakers Form Alliance in Support of Mongolians in China
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Beijing’s Military-Heavy Approach to Taiwan Locks the US and China in a Security Dilemma
The Diplomat, April 20, 2021
美两党议员提出法案 支持台湾国际参与 (U.S. drafts bipartisan bill to support Taiwan's international participation)
Voice of America, April 21, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
'I Will Treat The Chinese Consulate as My Husband's Cemetery'
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2021
陕西人权律师常玮平家属控告宝鸡两级公安违法取证 (Family of lawyer Chang Weiping sues police for illegal gathering of evidence)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese President Xi Jinping to Appear at US-Led Global Climate Summit
Voice of America, April 21, 2021
Australia Cancels China’s Belt and Road Deal With State
Bloomberg, April 21, 2021
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‘China is not a cow’: embassy chief accuses Australia of working with US to ‘illegally’ hamper Huawei
The Guardian, April 21, 2021
Duterte: Philippines Prepared to Send Navy to Defend South China Sea Resources
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China tech groups hire ex-regulators to fend off Beijing’s crackdown
Financial Times, April 21, 2021
Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers spied on US, European targets: cybersecurity expert
Associated Press, April 21, 2021
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疑似来自中国的黑客对欧美进行间谍活动 (Hackers from China are suspected of spying on U.S. and European national defense, finance departments)
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee and Albert Ho to appeal protest convictions
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2021
New Hong Kong elections rule allows postponement of contests in specific Legislative Council constituencies
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2021
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Hong Kong government bars campaign spending refunds for legislative candidates investigated for national security offences
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT Hong Kong activists retreat as China-style justice comes to their city
Reuters, April 21, 2021
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【專訪】夏博義：和平示威受阻或致暴力 民眾政權情緒續升溫 借鏡北愛歷史憂現冤假錯案(Hong Kong Bar Association chair Paul Harris says hindering peaceful protests may result in violence)
Stand News, April 21, 2021
Hong Kong police chief wants ‘fake news’ law as he ramps up attacks on newspaper he accused of inciting hatred
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021
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Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK rejects media award for TV doc about police handling of mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2021
有文章稱入境條例修訂削出入境自由 保安局責失實誤導(Article says Immigration Amendment Bill reduces freedom to enter and leave Hong Kong; Security Bureau slams as false and misleading)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 21, 2021
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4.28「鎖港條例」一旦通過 必削港人出入境自由(Freedom to enter, leave Hong Kong will be greatly reduced if Immigration Amendment Bill is passed on April 28)
Stand News, April 21, 2021保安局強烈譴責於網媒刊登有關《2020年入境（修訂）條例草案》文章內容失實及誤導(Security Bureau strongly condemns online media article as false and misleading)
HKSAR government, April 21, 2021
China's 'Oscar ban' draws attention to a film on Hong Kong protests
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2021
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Opposition-leaning Hong Kong union that screened protest documentary accused of violating national security law by pro-Beijing politician
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2021
美国众院压倒性通过支持香港民主自由130号决议案 (In landslide bipartisan vote, U.S. House of Representatives passes resolution to condemn China's violation of rights and freedoms of Hong Kong’s people)
Radio France Internationale, April 20, 2021
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House votes to condemn Chinese government over Hong Kong
The Hill, April 19, 2021H.Res.130 - Condemning the continued violation of rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong by the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Congress.gov, April 19, 2021
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Labor pushes Morrison government to clarify whether it views Xinjiang human rights abuses as genocide
The Guardian, April 19, 2021
China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘crimes against humanity’: Report
Al Jazeera, April 19, 2021
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"Break Their Lineage, Break Their Roots"
Human Rights Watch, April 19, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan seizes chance to host foreign reporters kicked out of China
Financial Times, April 20, 2021
Taiwanese men who attacked Hong Kong bookseller get longer jail terms after appeal
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
The Chinese government must cooperate with investigation into the suspicious death of activist Guo Hongwei
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 20, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Oppression of journalists in China ‘may have been factor in Covid pandemic’
The Guardian, April 20, 2021
2021全球新闻自由指数 中国倒数第四 (China ranks 4th from bottom in Reporters Without Borders' 2021 World Press Freedom Index)
Deutsche Welle, April 20, 2021
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2021 World Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders, April 20, 2021
China censors ex-premier Wen Jiabao's article ahead of Communist Party anniversary
Reuters, April 20, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
‘Stop bossing others’: Xi Jinping’s not-so veiled rebuke to the US
Sydney Morning Herald, April 20, 2021
China’s Belt and Road Initiative faces increased political risk in participating countries, report warns
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China and Artificial Intelligence
The Diplomat, April 19, 2021
Tencent pledges 50b yuan toward public initiatives
Reuters, April 20, 2021
Huawei denies spying accusation in the Netherlands
BBC News, April 19, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong pro-Beijing lawmakers challenge ‘unfair’ rule which curtails their power if they lose election
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2021
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Hong Kong pro-democracy district councillor steps down, abandons legal bid to overturn his disqualification
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2021譚凱邦和袁浩倫辭去區議員職務(Tam Hoi-pong, one of the 47 pro-democracy detainees, resigns from his district councilor post; another district councilor, Yuen Ho-lun, refuses to take oath and resigns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 20, 2021【初選47人案】李嘉達辭任觀塘區議員 區會主席稱感難過：佢唔應該咁被對待(Li Ka-tat, one of the 47 pro-democracy detainees, resigns from his district councilor post)
inmediahk.net, April 19, 2021
Hong Kong protests: woman in doxxing case jailed for three years, becomes first person in two decades sentenced using colonial-era sedition law
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021
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Hong Kong protests: High Court rejects union’s bid to intervene in legal challenge by former city leader CY Leung to identify teachers guilty of misconduct
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021Hong Kong protests: prosecutors urge court to proceed with trial of student in her absence, after she fled city following arrest, but judge questions fairness
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021【11.12 中大衝突】四學生被控暴動 控方：憑裝束、身處現場、逃跑 肯定親身參與暴動(Four students charged with rioting over siege of Chinese University in 2019)
Stand News, April 20, 2021
Hong Kong security law cited as ‘grave threat’ in new Reporters Without Borders 2021 Press Freedom Index report
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2021
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2021 World Press Freedom Index: Hong Kong
Reporters Without Borders, April 20, 2021Hong Kong press freedom curbs ‘will speed up,’ warns journalist group chair as state-run press attacks Apple Daily
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2021
‘He has not bowed’: Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong’s future
The Christian Science Monitor, April 19, 2021
Beijing won total control over Hong Kong. Now, the ‘brainwashing’ begins.
The Washington Post, April 20, 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Campaigners call for global response to ‘unprecedented’ oppression in Xinjiang
The Guardian, April 19, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Exclusive | China blocks US think tank Centre for Strategic and International Studies website following critique on sanctions
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
中国前总理温家宝撰文忆母谈公平正义 遭禁止转发(Authorities disable reposting of article by former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's article in memory of his mother which discusses fairness and justice)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 19, 2021
反制冰岛：北京制裁批评中国的冰岛律师(Countering Iceland: Beijing sanctions Icelandic lawyer who criticizes China)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Rights Attorney Formally Arrested For 'Subversion' in China's Shaanxi: Wife
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2021
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陕西律师常玮平被捕遭异地羁押 余文生狱中遭群殴(Shaanxi lawyer Chang Weiping is formally arrested; lawyer Yu Wensheng is beaten in prison)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2021
中国紧缩言论空间 多位学者返国后被捕或失踪(China tightens space for speech, many overseas scholars are arrested or missing after returning to China)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Despite Tensions, U.S. and China Agree to Work Together on Climate Change
搁置分歧，美中同意合作应对气候变化
The New York Times, April 19, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
California lawsuit against Chinese tech giant raises a thorny question: Can the plaintiffs remain anonymous?
The Washington Post, April 19, 2021
Huawei ‘may have eavesdropped on Dutch mobile network’s calls’
The Guardian, April 19, 2021
What's next for Jack Ma's Ant Group after China orders revamp?
Reuters, April 19, 2021
The limits of China’s taming of tech
Financial Times, April 18, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong elections overhaul: pro-establishment lawmakers urge government to require candidates to publicly disclose foreign citizenship
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
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Nearly 130 civil servants fail to take required pledge of allegiance to Hong Kong government, with most facing dismissal
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
Mass Prosecutions Send Chills Across Hong Kong’s Political Spectrum
The Diplomat, April 17, 2021
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Vice minister backs jailing of Lai, others
The Standard, April 19, 2021譚得志申終止聆訊 指煽動罪違憲條文籠統 官：有旁聽者舉政治手勢 法庭非遊樂場(Tam Tak Chi applies for permanent stay of proceedings, says sedition charges breach Basic Law and provisions overly broad)
Stand News, April 19, 2021UK urges China to stop prosecuting HK democracy activists
Agence France-Presse, April 18, 2021Beijing hits back at Western criticism of Hong Kong court’s hefty sentences for Jimmy Lai, opposition figures
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2021
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai and his media empire face uncertain future
The Guardian, April 16, 2021
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Next Digital group enters negotiation to sell firm which owns Taiwan’s Apple Daily newspaper
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2021
觀塘區議員李煒林 宣布退出公民黨 一星期三區議員退黨或辭職(District councilor Li Wai Lam quits Civic Party, becomes one of three quitting the party or post in a week)
Stand News, April 19, 2021
Two more bureaucrats join management at Hong Kong’s RTHK amid government-mandated editorial overhaul
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
Some parents, educators question why children were allowed to play with toy guns at Hong Kong police event, while force’s chief hits out at critics and slams doxxing of school
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2021
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人民日報批評港大學生會抹黑國安教育和「一國兩制」(People's Daily slams HKU student union for “smearing” national security education and "one country, two systems")
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 19, 2021
Exclusive | Beijing’s national security office in Hong Kong takes over second hotel
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2021
Trudeau Visa for Hong Kongers Gets Over 500 Applications
Bloomberg, April 17, 2021
Exclusive: Hong Kong gov’t spent millions on failed lobbying bid to defeat Washington’s Human Rights and Democracy Act
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2021
Friday, April 16, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang: will the West’s sanctions on China force the issue or unravel?
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
China's massed drills near Taiwan take aim at Washington audience
Reuters, April 16, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
EU drops plans to punish China over Hong Kong electoral reform
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
要钱还是要命？中国强推自产疫苗护照(As China pushes self-produced vaccine passports, foreigners face choice between business and health)
Voice of America, April 16, 2021
维权律师高智晟强制失踪逾千日其妻活要见人死要见尸(Wife of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, forcibly disappeared for over a thousand days, demands to see him—dead or alive)
Radio France Internationale, April 16, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s record fine against Alibaba spells the end of big tech’s romance with the state
The Conversation, April 16, 2021
罗马尼亚政府批准法案 实际将禁止中国和华为参与5G网络(Romania approves bill to ban China and Huawei from participating in its 5G networks)
Voice of America, April 16, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong electoral overhaul: corporate voters’ mainland China ties raise concerns over Beijing’s influence on city polls
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
Hong Kong pro-democracy figures given jail terms of up to 18 months
The Guardian, April 16, 2021
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai slapped with extra national security law charge, also accused of perverting justice over fugitive’s escape to Taiwan
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021Jimmy Lai: The Hong Kong billionaire's last interview as a free man
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2021Hong Kong: Jailing of opposition figures over protests is violation of international law
Amnesty International, April 16, 2021
Hong Kong police, security chief issue ‘fake news’ warnings over media coverage of national security events
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
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Violence against Hong Kong media ‘encouraged’ by official silence over printing press sledgehammer attack, watchdog says
Hong Kong Free Press, April 16, 2021China-Backed Hong Kong Paper Calls For 'Ban' on Pro-Democracy Apple Daily
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2021
穿防暴警服的泰迪熊：香港加强宣传国家安全
Key Chains and Teddy Bears in Riot Gear: Hong Kong Promotes National Security
New York Times, April 15, 2021
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Hong Kong Protesters Call For Repeal of Security Law Amid Warnings Over 'Confrontation'
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2021【國安教育】教局派國安參考書 引例敘利亞幼童偷渡遇難 指國安不保「人權自由只是空中樓閣」(Education Bureau distributes national security reference books to schools; says if national security not guaranteed, human rights and freedom are only castles in the air)
Stand News, April 16, 2021
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Commons to vote on declaration of genocide in Xinjiang province
The Guardian, April 14, 2021
Exclusive | Xinjiang cotton ban, forced labour claims push China to step up plans for domestic Better Cotton Initiative
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan says China’s activities threaten regional stability
Al Jazeera, April 15, 2021
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Taiwan and China Are Locked in Economic Co-Dependence
The Diplomat, April 14, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Beijing Revises 'Correct' Version of Party History Ahead of Centenary
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2021
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新版《党史》淡化文革，颂习内容占四分之一 (New version of CPC history downplays Cultural Revolution; devotes one-quarter to praises for Xi Jinping)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
中国女权运动再遭打压 运动人士忧“政治污名化”(In renewed crackdown on China's feminist movement, activists fear "political stigma")
Deutsche Welle, April 15, 2021
Her Boss Sent Harassing Texts. So She Beat Him With a Mop.
黑龙江女公务员不堪上司性骚扰，用拖把殴打回击
The New York Times, April 15, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Whitsun Reef: Philippines files new diplomatic protest against China
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021
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Chinese, US Military Exercises Are New Norm in Disputed Asian Sea
Voice of America, April 14, 2021
Will Japan Confront China? A Visit to Washington May Offer a Clue.
The New York Times, April 14, 2021
美报告提出应对中俄专制威胁策略，建议拜登政府制定国家民主战略(U.S. report urges Biden administration to formulate national democratic strategy as response to threat of authoritarianism from China, Russia)
Voice of America, April 15, 2021
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Reversing the Tide: Towards a New US Strategy to Support Democracy and Counter Authoritarianism
Freedom House, April 14, 2021
收到电视认罪受害者投诉 挪威断播中国环球电视CGTN (Norway cuts off CGTN after receiving complaints from victims of forced TV confessions)
Radio France Internationale, April 14, 2021
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大外宣遇挑战：强迫电视认罪受害者吁全球电视供应商采取行动(Challenge to China’s external propaganda: Victims of forced TV confessions call on global TV suppliers to take action)
Radio France Internationale, April 14, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Is Alibaba's fate a warning to China’s tech giants?
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2021
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China’s Tech Crackdown Isn’t About Xi Vs. Ma
Protocol, April 15, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s new Election Committee gets packed with even more Beijing allies, removing risks of uncertain outcome in chief executive race
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
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Hong Kong legal sector influence ‘diluted’ in Election Committee under election revamp plan, says lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, April 15, 2021Criminalising encouraging Hong Kong voters to boycott elections or spoil ballots will create ‘real constitutional problems’, legal experts warn
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021楊岳橋郭家麒譚文豪李予信四人提出解散公民黨(Four former Civil Party lawmakers who are among the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law suggest disbandment of the party)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 15, 2021
Hong Kong protests: trio’s mere presence at National Day unrest makes them guilty of rioting, judge rules
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
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China reveals foreigner jailed for 11 years, mainland students arrested over Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
Hong Kong children schooled in national security as city ‘celebrates’ new laws
The Guardian, April 15, 2021
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National Security Education Day: China will teach interfering foreign forces a lesson, says Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 15, 2021HKU bid to protect freedom amid law fears
The Standard, April 15, 2021
EU mulls end to extradition treaties with China over Hong Kong electoral reform, but not every member state agrees
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
彭定康率 103 名英國會議員去信英揆 要求制裁香港官員(Chris Patten and 103 UK MPs call for sanction of Hong Kong officials)
Stand News, April 15, 2021
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Patten-led group of over 100 MPs + Peers call for sanctions on HK officials
Hong Kong Watch, April 14, 2021