US and EU officials meet to discuss concerns about China moves, including in Xinjiang and Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2021
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan accuses China of interfering with Covid vaccine deals
The Guardian, May 27, 2021
Beijing waged ‘disinformation warfare’ on Taiwan in lead-up to elections – report
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
New Tibetan exile president open to reaching out to China
The Washington Post, May 27, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Australia’s ambassador to China denied entry to trial of Yang Hengjun
The Guardian, May 27, 2021
Related:
China: Australian-Chinese writer held on baseless ‘spying’ charges must get fair trial
Amnesty International, May 26, 2021
江苏省淮安市民主人士王默获刑3年(Human rights activist Wang Mo in Huai'an, Jiangsu is sentenced to 3 years in prison)
Weiquanwang, May 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Beijing Is Social Media Trolling Biden Over Gaza
Foreign Policy, May 26, 2021
Eye for an eye: China bans US religious leader as payback for sanction over Falun Gong detention
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
The Secret Behind the Chinese Communist Party’s Perseverance
The Diplomat, May 26, 2021
美参院通过修正案，禁止为武毒所及中国“增加功能”研究提供资助(U.S. Senate passes amendment to stop funding Wuhan Institute of Virology and gain-of-function experiments in China)
Voice of America, May 27, 2021
Related:
Senate votes to defund Wuhan animal lab and 'gain-of-function' experiments in China
The Hill, May 26, 2021
Biden calls for U.S. agencies to ‘redouble’ investigative efforts into the origins of the virus.
拜登命令情报机构调查新冠起源，90天内提交报告
The New York Times, May 27, 2021
Covid-19溯源：武汉病毒研究所未发表的三篇论文遭披露 事故假设被重提(Disclosure of three unpublished theses by Wuhan Institute of Virology resurfaces accident hypothesis)
Radio France Internationale, May 27, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong electoral changes: lawmakers approve bill to implement sweeping overhaul of political system
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2021
Related:
‘Huge regression in democracy’: Hong Kong democrats hesitant to run in elections after overhaul
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2021
Hong Kong Police Block Tiananmen Events, Citing the Pandemic
The New York Times, May 27, 2021
National security law: former Hong Kong leader CY Leung ramps up criticism of Jimmy Lai’s Apple Daily, as parent company’s shares soar
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2021
独家：香港保安局长以坐牢威胁银行不得与黎智英进行账户往来 (Exclusive: Secretary for Security threatens banks with imprisonment for any transactions with Jimmy Lai)
Reuters, May 27, 2021
Hong Kong protests: student jailed for chanting slogans calling for city’s liberation at unlawful 2019 demonstration
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2021
Hong Kong students to learn history with national security perspective under new guidelines
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2021
Related:
Curriculum Framework of National Security Education in Hong Kong
《香港國家安全教育課程框架》
Education Bureau, May 26, 2021
教育局就處理教師投訴發通函 教協憂帶來寒蟬效應(Education Bureau sends circular on handling complaints against teachers; Teachers' Union fears chilling effect)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 27, 2021
Related:
「優化學校投訴管理安排」正面睇(Optimizing schools' complaints management arrangement)
Education Bureau, May 27, 2021
Hong Kong Schools Record Exodus of Students as Families Leave The City
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2021
UK receives 34,000 visa requests from Hong Kong in two months
The Guardian, May 27, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Activists Face Jail and Cynicism
The New York Times, May 27, 2021
香港通过“爱国者治港”选举新法 反对声音将被消失？(Hong Kong passes “patriots governing Hong Kong” election bill; will voices of dissent disappear?)
BBC, May 27, 2021
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China’s foreign minister says EU parliament is wrong to tie investment deal to Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
Related:
How China Is Losing Europe
The Diplomat, May 25, 2021
新疆人口遽减北京被控种族灭绝：强迫妇女结扎和装节育器 (Beijing is accused of genocide in drastic decline of Xinjiang population: Forced sterilization and use of IUDs)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Washington’s commitment to Taiwan remains strong, says US ‘ambassador’
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China-US ties: ‘Eagle Act’ to counter Beijing introduced in Washington
Reuters, May 26, 2021
加拿大艾伯塔省要求大学审查与中共实体的合作 (Alberta requires universities to review relationships with CPC entities)
Voice of America, May 26, 2021
世卫调查组成员：若再访中国有助于新冠溯源研究 (Member of WHO investigation team: Revisiting China can help locate COVID-19 origin)
Voice of America, May 26, 2021
世卫大会开幕 多国呼吁独立调查疫情大流行起源 (WHA: World leaders urge independent investigation into COVID-19 origin)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s data protection rules among ‘core challenges’ facing British firms, despite steps to open economy
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
Chinese Surveillance-Gear Maker Hikvision Has Ties to Country’s Military, Report Says
The Wall Street Journal, May 25, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong legislature due to approve curbs on public vote
The Washington Post, May 26, 2021
National Security police officer’s massage visit was during office hours, witness testimony suggests
FactWire, May 26, 2021
Hong Kong protests: opposition group urges city’s No 2 official to exempt it from Covid-19 social-distancing rules for Tiananmen vigil
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
Former aide of Starry Lee, chairwoman of Hong Kong’s largest pro-establishment party, sentenced to eight months in jail for bribing voters with ‘lucky bags’
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
The Gutting of Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster
The Diplomat, May 25, 2021
Related:
Penalties coming for RTHK staff over June 4 stunt
The Standard, May 26, 2021
蔡玉玲獲尼曼獎學金 將赴哈佛進修 研究媒體如何在獨裁政權下生存(Bao Choy, RTHK journalist of award-winning documentary “7.21: Who Owns the Truth," receives Harvard University's Nieman Fellowship)
Stand News, May 25, 2021
東區區議員曾因瑩辭任 不願宣誓後自我審查、背棄良心(Phoenix Tsang resigns from Eastern district councilor post as she refuses to self-censor and betray her conscience if she takes oath)
Stand News, May 26, 2021
Hong Kongers are using blockchain archives to fight government censorship
Quartz, May 26, 2021
Pro-establishment lawmakers urge Hong Kong gov’t to de-register convicted social workers
Hong Kong Free Press, May 26, 2021
Words ‘Hong Kong’ and ‘independent’ removed from sculpture installation at Sai Kung park
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Human rights in China: activists say sensationalist reports on Xinjiang do more harm than good
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2021
China denounces people's tribunal on alleged Xinjiang abuses
Associated Press, May 25, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan, excluded from a world health forum, blames Chinese interference.
台湾未获邀参加世界卫生大会，批北京从中阻挠
The New York Times, May 25, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Chinese Mountain Marathon Deaths Spark Flurry of Recrimination
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
‘A matter of time’: New Zealand’s foreign minister warns China ‘storm’ could be coming
The Guardian, May 24, 2021
中国假讯息扰台 藉大选与疫情发动攻势 (China used disinformation campaign to disrupt Taiwan during election and COVID-19)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2021
Related:
Deafening Whispers: China's Information Operation and Taiwan's 2020 Election
Doublethink Lab, May 24, 2021
白宫：目前无足够信息就病毒起源做结论 需进行独立国际调查 (White House: Evidence to conclude origin of COVID-19 is insufficient; independent int’l investigation is needed)
Voice of America, May 25, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Exodus of district councillors prompts Hong Kong to put loyalty pledge on hold – for now
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2021
Hong Kong protests: head of activist group tells court illegal rally came after authorities denied right to lawful assembly
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2021
'Long Hair' defiant as prison crunch looms for protest 10
The Standard, May 25, 2021
Court denies request for trial delay by Hong Kong reporter accused of misusing government database
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2021
Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK deletes Tiananmen Massacre anniversary story as producers did not get bosses’ ‘approval’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 25, 2021
Hong Kong the place ‘everyone wants to be’, former leader Tung Chee-hwa says, and claims residents who leave for Britain ‘lack foresight’
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2021
Interview: 'A Documentary Reminds us Not to Forget'
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2021
Commentary (评论)
How China is sweeping up its own social media mess
Hong Kong Free Press, May 25, 2021
Should China worry more about the EU than the US?
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2021
Monday, May 24, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
A Chinese hacking competition may have given Beijing new ways to spy on the Uyghurs
The Conversation, May 22, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan Says China is Spreading Fake News During COVID Spike
Voice of America, May 21, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China’s Tibet Communist Party chief targets religion and separatism
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China: Immediately release activist Xing Wangli and end reprisals against rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 24, 2021
沈良庆案件通报：关押近两年仍不宣判 狱中身体状况堪忧(Two years in custody and awaiting trial verdict, dissident Shen Liangqing in failing health)
Weiquanwang, May 23, 2021
在新疆伊犁新源县哈拉布拉监狱内服刑的新疆博乐残疾维权人士姜志林已病危(Jiang Zhilin, disabled rights activist in Bole, Xinjiang who is serving 8-year sentence, is critically ill)
Weiquanwang, May 22, 2021
梵蒂冈：多位神职人员在中国被捕(Vatican: Several clergymen are arrested in China)
Deutsche Welle, May 23, 2021
Related:
China arrests Vatican-approved bishop, priests, seminarians
Union of Catholic Asian News, May 24, 2021
China to Try Australian on Spy Charge, Adding to Diplomatic Tensions
中国将以间谍罪起诉澳籍华裔作家杨恒均
The New York Times, May 24, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Holds Social Media Users Over 'Insults' to Hybrid Rice Hero
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2021
北京等多省市网民涉“侮辱袁隆平”遭刑拘 民众不满袁被过度神化(Netizens are detained for criticizing official deification of Yuan Longping, China’s “father of hybrid rice”)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Beijing to expand Hong Kong office with two new departments focusing on national security and propaganda
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2021
‘I admit no wrongdoing’: Hong Kong democrats deliver mitigation plea over banned 2019 National Day demo
Hong Kong Free Press, May 24, 2021
Hong Kong judges told they need ‘accurate understanding’ of Chinese constitution and its impact on city during Beijing trip
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2021
Hong Kong Police Force to assess job applicants for patriotism, values, commitment to serve city
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2021
Future sours for Hong Kong’s brazen Apple Daily tabloid
Agence France-Presse, May 24, 2021
Related:
遭警檢走大批文件 壹傳媒指資料與國安罪行無關 超出手令範圍 入稟要求警方交還(Next Media files for return of documents unrelated to national security confiscated in last year's raid)
Stand News, May 24, 2021港台稱刪議事論事片段因製作團隊未按管理機制徵詢意見(RTHK deletes portions of "LegCo Review" program from online platforms citing production team’s failure in following editorial management procedure)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 24, 2021
Hong Kong electoral reforms: Carrie Lam the TV host – did she nail it or was talk show a propaganda bid?
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2021
Another Hong Kong democrat facing national security charge quits politics
Hong Kong Free Press, May 24, 2021
區議員宣誓修例今生效 公民黨堅摩區議員黃健菁辭職 6.1 起不再參與政治(District councilors oath-taking law takes effect; Civic Party Cherry Wong resigns and quits politics on June 1)
Stand News, May 21, 2021
Related:
鄭梓健辭任黃大仙區議員 承認敵不過恐懼 (Cheng Tsz-kin resigns from Wong Tai Sin district councilor post, admits being outmatched by fear)
inmedia.hk, May 24, 2021
據了解「爆眼少女」被列8.11 尖沙咀暴動案受查對象 O 記跟進 事主已離港(Police targets nurse whose right eye was shot by a bean bag round for investigation, but believe she has fled Hong Kong)
Stand News, May 24, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest busker who was singing protest song for ‘public disorder’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 24, 2021
要求國安教育納大學必修 教資會：有責任提醒大學法律要求，實行方式由大學作主(University Grants Commission asks universities to make national security education compulsory)
Stand News, May 24, 2021
‘Mean’ and punishing? Hongkongers in Taiwan see move to close city’s office on island as abandonment while Covid-19, political row rage
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative a Threat to the US?
The Diplomat, May 22, 2021
华尔街日报披露美情报机构报告更多细节，武毒所再次成为病毒泄露怀疑目标(WSJ reveals more details from U.S. intelligence report, renewing suspicion that Wuhan Lab was source of virus leak)
Voice of America, May 24, 2021
Related:
Intelligence on Sick Staff at Wuhan Lab Fuels Debate on Covid-19 Origin
The Wall Street Journal, May 23, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Trials heard without a jury should only be a last resort
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2021
Leader Carrie Lam must not let the memory of the Tiananmen Massacre die in Hong Kong on her watch
Hong Kong Free Press, May 22, 2021
The Chinese Are Coming – to Taiwan?
The Diplomat, May 23, 2021
Friday, May 21, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
EU parliament ‘freezes’ China trade deal over sanctions
The Guardian, May 20, 2021
Related:
China-EU investment deal suspension seen as more politically symbolic than economic, but risks to trade exist
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2021China slams EU’s ‘confrontational approach’ after investment deal blocked
Agence France-Presse, May 21, 2021The Costs of Separating Investment from Human Rights: The EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment with China as Exhibit A
U.S.-Asia Law Institute, May 21, 2021
Uniqlo shirts were blocked at the U.S. border amid concern over forced labor in China.
美国海关因新疆棉问题拦截一批优衣库衬衫
The New York Times, May 21, 2021
Chinese authorities order video denials by Uyghurs of abuses
Associated Press, May 20, 2021
美联社：中国政府要求维吾尔人录视频否认被虐待(AP: Chinese gov’t orders Uyghurs to record videos denying abuse)
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Australian writer detained in China on spying charges set for May trial, says friend
Reuters, May 21, 2021
Chinese Rights Lawyer Still Under House Arrest on 50th Birthday
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021
Man Jailed Over Photo of Chinese Leader's Daughter 'Soon to be Transferred'
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021
专家视点(龙大瑞): 耶鲁法律专家：中国法庭体系为性骚扰受害者设置障碍(Yale legal expert Darius Longarino: China's court system creates barriers for victims of sexual harassment)
Voice of America, May 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
How disgruntled Chinese people talk about you-know-who
The Economist, May 22, 2021
王靖渝质疑中印冲突被迫流亡 传恐遭遣返回中国(Chinese teenager, forced into exile for questioning Sino-Indian border conflict, fears refoulement)
Deutsche Welle, May 21, 2021
中国网信办通报105款App违法违规收集使用个人信息 抖音、快手遭点名(China Cyberspace Administration names 105 apps—incl. Douyin, Kuaishou—that illegally collect and use personal information)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2021
Related:
关于抖音等105款App违法违规收集使用个人信息情况的通报(Notice on the Illegal Collection and Use of Personal Information by 105 Apps Including Douyin)
Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, May 21, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s tech chiefs in retreat
Financial Times, May 20, 2021
Related:
Bytedance boss exits at time of uncertainty for Chinese tech firms
The Guardian, May 21, 2021
Chinese Cars to Teach Occupants About Xi Jinping Thought
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Oath-taking rules extended to Hong Kong government staff on non-civil service contracts; two district councillors ousted as new law takes effect
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2021
【區議員宣誓】傳初選非名單首位或 DQ 涉 19 名現職區議員 劉頴匡名單 8 沙田區議員有份(19 district councilors may be disqualified over joining the 2020 LegCo primaries)
Stand News, May 21, 2021
Hong Kong says Taiwan’s ‘gross interference’ in the city led to closure of its office in Taipei
Hong Kong Free Press, May 21, 2021
Hong Kong Protests, Silenced on the Streets, Surface in Artworks
The New York Times, May 20, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong artistic freedoms caught in Beijing’s tightening grip
Financial Times, May 21, 2021
Two Hong Kong protest documentaries applauded at South Korean film festival
SupChina, May 21, 2021
Canada’s new immigration path for Hongkongers attracts strong interest
Reuters, May 21, 2021
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
立陶宛议会认定中国对维吾尔人犯下“种族灭绝”(Lithuanian parliament terms China’s repression of Uyghurs a "genocide")
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021
Related:
Lithuanian parliament latest to call China's treatment of Uyghurs 'genocide'
Reuters, May 20, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Student Flees China After Questioning Over Sharing of VPN Login
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
BEIJING USES GLOBAL LEAD ON VACCINATIONS FOR DIPLOMATIC LEVERAGE
China Digital Times, May 20, 2021
欧盟议会敦促北京：要投资协议，就要马上取消制裁(European Parliament to Beijing: Lift sanctions immediately if you want investment agreement)
Voice of America, May 20, 2021
Related:
EU parliament freezes China deal ratification until Beijing lifts sanctions
Reuter, May 20, 2021
疫情造成加拿大2.5万人死亡 向中国追责声浪不断(As COVID-19 death toll in Canada reaches 25,000, calls for holding China accountable mount)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law loses bid for a jury trial
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021
Related:
【首宗國安法案】唐英傑覆核不設陪審團敗訴 判詞指陪審制度非憲法權利 律政司司長是唯一決定人 (In first National Security Law case, Tong Ying-Kit loses appeal for jury trial; judge: Jury trial is not a constitutional right, Secretary of Justice the sole decision-maker)
Stand News, May 20, 2021
林鄭月娥簽署區議員宣誓規定的條例 明天刊憲後生效 (Carrie Lam signs the Public Offices Bill 2021 to require district councilors to take oath)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 20, 2021
Related:
區議員宣誓︱沙田區議員丁仕元辭職：不想家人活在惶恐中 西貢區議員柯耀林宣誓 (Sha Tin district councilor Ting Tsz-yuen resigns before oath-taking requirement takes effect; Ting: I don't want my family to live in fear; Sai Kung district councilor Ricky Or to take oath)
Apple Daily, May 20, 2021
Hong Kong security chief says host nations may find fugitives ‘disposable,’ silent on national security spending
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2021
羅冠聰、黃台仰等逾 50 名流亡人士聯署 呼籲歐盟成員國暫停與中國引渡條約 (in Joint statement, more than 50 activists, including Nathan Law, Ray Wong, urge EU to suspend extradition agreement with China)
Stand News, May 20, 2021
Four Hongkongers to become Shenzhen civil servants
The Standard, May 20, 2021
Hong Kong activist quits politics, saying he faces long prison term
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2021
Related:
47民主派被控︱朱凱廸結束新西團隊 不再參政：不會忘記與戰友奮鬥的美好時光 (47 pro-democratic activists case: Eddie Chu ends election campaign and politics; Chu: I will never forget the good times with comrades)
Apple Daily, May 20, 2021
Hong Kong company founded by CY Leung accuses education minister of wanting to ‘keep public in dark’ over teachers guilty of professional misconduct
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021
Hong Kong protests: HK$470 million funding bid for school at centre of political row to proceed ‘as soon as possible’
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told
Wired, May 20, 2021
The Almost Unimaginable Price Of Defying China’s Government
Protocol, May 19, 2021
Commentary (评论)
红色现象引人注目，文革是否会卷土重来？(As things become conspicuously “red,” is the Cultural Revolution making a comeback?)
Voice of America, May 20, 2021
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Sterilisation and Xinjiang's shrinking population
Financial Times, May 19, 2021
Xinjiang solar industry launches charm offensive as sanctions loom
新疆太阳能行业驳斥强迫劳动指控
Financial Times, May 19, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese Agriculture Mogul Sun Dawu Could Face 25 Years in Jail: Lawyers
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
澳門學生團體發起六四穿黑衣戴黑口罩行動 籲毋忘六四捍衛民主自由 (Macao student group launches black masks and shirts action for June Fourth, urges remembrance and defense of democracy and freedom)
Stand News, May 19, 2021
助人翻墙遭遇取保候审：一位旅韩中国学生的故事 (Arrested for assisting others to circumvent China's Internet censorship: Story of a Chinese student in Korea)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2021
Counterterrorism (反恐)
China’s cyber police accuse foreign forces of stoking protests after Chengdu student’s death
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China, irked by the Quad, faces up to a world of adversaries
The Washington Post, May 19, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
DESPITE RHETORIC, APPLE COMPROMISES ON DATA SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA
China Digital Times, May 18, 2021
Ant’s road to redemption: How the fintech giant can save itself
SupChina, May 18, 2021
日本调查地方政府遭网络攻击事件 警方：与中国军方指挥黑客有关 (Japan investigates cyberattacks on local gov’t; police: hackers may be directed by China’s military)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Pelosi calls for China Winter Olympics boycott
新疆问题与北京冬奥会：美国众议院议长佩洛西呼吁“外交杯葛”
BBC News, May 19, 2021
Related:
China hits back at Pelosi 'lies' over Beijing Olympics boycott call
Radio France Internationale, May 19, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong chief justice urged to implement national security law, ensure ‘patriots’ govern city in first Beijing meeting with China’s top judge
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021
Hong Kong police national security director could still face criminal charges over massage parlour visit, experts say, after file passed to justice department
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021
South China Morning Post documentary China’s Rebel City earns prestigious Webby Award for coverage of 2019 Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021
刘光源被任命为外交部驻香港特别行政区特派员公署特派员 (Liu Guangyuan is appointed head of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commission in Hong Kong)
Xinhua, May 19, 2021
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
女儿病危 北京维权律师唐吉田要求前往日本照顾被“踢皮球” (China stalls on rights defense lawyer Tang Jitian's request to leave for Japan to care for critically-ill daughter)
Radio France Internationale, May 18, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US Senate advances bill to fund tech development to counter China
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021
Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China
审查、监控与利润：为做生意，苹果向中国政府妥协
The New York Times, May 18, 2021
Related:
Apple’s Compromises in China: 5 Takeaways
五个关键要点，迅速了解苹果如何向中国政府妥协
The New York Times, May 18, 2021
Poetic social media post costs founder of China’s Meituan super app $2bn
Financial Times, May 18, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong protests: six opposition figures remanded in custody ahead of sentencing for 2019 National Day rally
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021
Hong Kong leader says freezing media tycoon Jimmy Lai's assets will hopefully reinforce financial hub status
Reuters, May 18, 2021
Hong Kong leader refuses to say if attending Tiananmen Massacre vigil is illegal
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021
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Hong Kong Rights Group Leaders Say They Are Prepared For Jail
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2021
【12 港人】李宇軒違國安法案再提訊 改由大狀沈仲平代表 被問及何時接手：No comment(Former senior prosecutor Alain Sham now representing Andy Li in national security case dodges question on whether he was appointed by Li’s family)
Stand News, May 18, 2021
中大學生會前會長等5人非法集結罪成 還柙候判 建築系男生獲候任主教周守仁撰求情信(CUHK student union ex-chair and four others found guilty of unlawful assembly in 2019 protests, remanded in custody)
inmedia.hk, May 18, 2021
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非法集結蒙面罪成還押 前中大學生會會長區倬僖求情信：生而為人，最大價值就是命運自主(CUHK student union ex-chair Owen Au writes in mitigation letter: “Self-determination is the greatest value of being human”)
Stand News, March 31, 2021
Authorities may prosecute Hong Kong staff or ban overseas websites if they fail to remove doxxing content
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021
鏗鏘集選舉專題不播出編導請辭 港台稱近期無抽起節目(Producer quits after RTHK pulled plug on another Hong Kong Connection episode about election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 18, 2021
香港電影界流傳「國務院」公開信 促合力禁止鼓吹暴力、推翻政權電影上映 (Hong Kong filmmakers receive open letter from China’s “State Council” urging ban on movies that promote violence and regime overthrow)
Stand News, May 18, 2021
Developing | Hong Kong police national security director caught during raid on unlicensed massage parlour cleared of any illegal or immoral conduct
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021
Hong Kong suspends operations at representative office in Taiwan as tensions rise
Reuters, May 18, 2021
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在台灣香港經貿文辦暫停運作 陸委會遺憾(Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan stops operation; Mainland Affairs Council expresses regret)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 18, 2021
New leader of Hong Kong’s 400,000 Catholics says church will ‘passively cooperate’ in city politics
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
AP Exclusive: Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics
Associated Press, May 17, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong news media’s fight for survival needs the support of society
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021
Why Hong Kong’s Democrats Should Still Run in Legislative Council Elections
The Diplomat, May 18, 2021
Monday, May 17, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
‘I can’t be that careless’: Australian Uyghur activist targeted online
The Guardian, May 15, 2021
北京如何窃取维吾尔族人Iphone手机数据(How Beijing steals Uyghurs’ Iphone data)
Radio France Internationale, May 15, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese Rights Lawyer Calls For End to Travel Ban, Daughter in ICU
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2021
人权律师常玮平妻子续控告当局非法取证与酷刑(Wife of human rights lawyer Chang Weiping proceeds with suit against authorities over illegal evidence collection and torture)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2021
广西人权律师覃永沛被捕561天 至今不开庭(Still no trial for Guangxi human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei 561 days after arrest)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
第七次人口普查数据存在严重造假(Data of China's seventh census are seriously falsified)
Radio France Internationale, May 15, 2021
美国和欧盟联合声明: 让中国等支持扭曲贸易政策的国家承担责任(In joint statement, U.S., EU say they will hold countries like China that support trade-distorting policies accountable)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2021
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EU, U.S. say they can partner to hold China to account on "trade-distorting policies"
Reuters, May 17, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China's streaming platforms are a new headache for Beijing
Protocol, May 16, 2021
Chinese businessman with links to Steve Bannon is driving force for a sprawling disinformation network, researchers say
The Washington Post, May 17, 2021
China’s Overseas Tech Talent Is Torn Over Going Home
Foreign Policy, May 16, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai and 9 other democrats plead guilty over 2019 National Day protest
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2021
Future of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily is on the line after founder Jimmy Lai’s assets are frozen under national security law
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2021
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Freezing of assets belonging to media tycoon Jimmy Lai not a press freedom issue, says Hong Kong security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2021Risk to doing business in Hong Kong increased after Jimmy Lai asset freeze, says Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, May 15, 2021
10,250 arrests and 2,500 prosecutions since 2019 Hong Kong protests, as security chief hails fall in crime rate
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2021
Depriving Hongkongers of platform to voice their grievances could trigger mass protests, rally organiser says
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2021
Hong Kong labour activists fear ‘political purge’ as gov’t says trade unions must comply with national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2021
「18區民主派聯絡會議」停止運作 稱功成身退之時(18 District Councils Liaison stops operation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 15, 2021
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再多兩人辭任區議員 ：身心狀況出現問題 陳嘉言：宣誓令前景不明(District councillors—Manson Yu of Tai Po, Chris Chan of Kwun Tong—resign)
inmedia.hk, May 17, 2021
Test balloon, warning shot, attack dog: Is Hong Kong witnessing a rebirth of the ‘mainland mouthpiece’?
Hong Kong Free Press, May 15, 2021
Government vacancies still attract jobseekers, Hong Kong civil service chief says after about 2,000 resignations in the past year
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2021
Hong Kong marathon commemorating Tiananmen Square crackdown proceeds in diminished form
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
As Xi offers vaccines to Tokyo Olympics, China hopes to avoid a boycott of Beijing’s 2022 Winter Games
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Only an international effort can put an end to China’s crimes in Xinjiang
The Guardian, May 16, 2021
Hong Kong immigration bill: baseless rhetoric on refugees only hurts the most vulnerable
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2021
Convicted of rioting despite no evidence of rioting? How will this work with the Poly U siege?
Hong Kong Free Press, May 15, 2021
Friday, May 14, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang imams paraded to deny criticism of China’s human rights
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 14, 2021
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EID CELEBRATIONS UNDERSCORE RELIGIOUS REPRESSION IN XINJIANG
China Digital Times, May 13, 2021
新疆：中国如何镇压维吾尔族伊玛目(Xinjiang: How China Suppresses Uyghur Imams)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2021
专访：中国打压维吾尔人产生的影响将延续好几世代(Interview: Influence of China's suppression of Uyghurs will last for generations)
Deutsche Welle, May 14, 2021
Xinjiang: no family planning policy targeting Uygurs, Beijing says
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
As protesters flee Hong Kong, Taiwan quietly extends a helping hand
The Washington Post, May 14, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Beijing removes 90 apps in crackdown on information collection, flexing new data regulation muscles
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China Vows Retaliation Against Journalists Unless U.S. Relents
Bloomberg, May 14, 2021
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China says US trampling on right of athletes to compete in Winter Games
Radio France Internationale, May 13, 2021
China looks to Central Asia on security to create ‘safe Silk Road’
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021
领先科学家称，不能排除COVID-19实验室泄漏理论(Leading scientists state that COVID-19 laboratory leak theory cannot be ruled out)
Voice of America, May 14, 2021
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Investigate the origins of COVID-19
Science, May 14, 2021
匈牙利计划建立第一所中国在欧洲的大学，引发安全和宣传恐惧(Hungary plans to establish first Chinese university in Europe, triggering fears of safety and propaganda)
Voice of America, May 14, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
美参议院委员会一致通过禁止联邦政府设备使用TikTok的法案(U.S. Senate committee unanimously passes bill banning use of TikTok by federal gov’t devices)
Voice of America, May 14, 2021
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Bill to ban TikTok on U.S. government devices passes committee
Reuters, May 12, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Hong Kong authorities freeze assets of Apple Daily media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2021
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's Taiwan paper to stop print edition
Reuters, May 14, 2021
《台灣蘋果日報》紙本5月18日起停刊(Taiwan print version Apply Daily to stop on May 18)
Ming Pao, May 14, 2021
網媒《852郵報》宣布「暫別」 遣散六員工 創辦人游清源：擬立假新聞法是導火線(Digital news media "Post 852" suspends operation, dismisses all six employees in face of "fake news" law)
Stand News, May 14, 2021
Hong Kong protests: chef jailed for more than six years over ‘senseless’ knife attack on student near Tai Po Lennon Wall in 2019
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021
Hong Kong internet radio host facing money-laundering, sedition charges denied bail over Taiwan connections, High Court judge says
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021
National security law: retired Hong Kong judge says it’s ‘reasonable’ for Beijing to take jurisdiction in exceptional cases
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021
元朗區議員司徒博文辭職 稱以曾身為香港人的議員為榮(Szeto Pok-Man resigns from Yuen Long district councilor post)
inmedia.hk, May 14, 2021
香港民研：六成人指國安法限制學術自由 教育界憂現逃亡潮(Survey: 60% think national security law restricts academic freedom)
inmedia.hk, May 14, 2021
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“We Hongkongers Survey” press conference cum mini-policy forum about Academic Freedom
「我們香港人計劃」有關學術自由之新聞發佈會暨小型政策論壇
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, May 14, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Censoring feminist discussions will not solve China’s population crisis
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
UN members call for ‘immediate, meaningful and unfettered access’ to Xinjiang for rights inquiry
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2021
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美英德批新疆人权状况 中驳斥强迫劳动(U.S., Britain and Germany criticize human rights in Xinjiang, China refutes accusations of forced labor)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2021
澳智库：中官方政策导致新疆少数民族出生率下降(Australian think tank: China's official policy leads to drop in birthrate of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2021
China 'Using Population Claims' to Mask Effect of Mass Incarceration in Xinjiang Camps
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2021
Uyghur imams targeted in China's Xinjiang crackdown
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2021
US Secretary of State says China ‘criminalises religious expression’ as report on religious freedom is released
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese authorities must investigate torture claims by detained web designer
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 13, 2021
中国人权律师赴美被限制出境 只能留下来“建设祖国”(Chinese human rights lawyer Liu Siwei is barred from leaving for U.S. fellowship program)
Voice of America, May 12, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China’s Information Warfare and Media Influence Sow Division in Thailand
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2021
国际记者联盟报告：中国趁新冠疫情试图操控全球舆论给自己贴金(International Federation of Journalists: China takes advantage of Covid-19 to manipulate global public opinion)
Voice of America, May 13, 2021
Related:
China: The Covid-19 Story: Unmasking China’s Global Strategy
International Federation of Journalists, May 12, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
US Sanctions Chinese Official for Role in Religious Persecution
Voice of America, May 13, 2021
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UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM：ANNUAL REPORT 2021
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, May 12, 2021
US warns China will use Olympics to gloss over abuses
Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s feminists protest against wave of online abuse with ‘internet violence museum’
The Guardian, May 13, 2021
Chinese Users Do Care About Online Privacy
Protocol, May 12, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Number of Hong Kong civil servants quitting government highest in at least 15 years
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2021
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Some Hong Kong pro-democracy district councillors to take oath of allegiance to gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2021
前兼職議員助理賄選罪成 李慧琼稱與職員無關及不知情(Former assistant of pro-Beijing party chairwoman Starry Lee convicted of bribery in election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 13, 2021
Britain’s rule of Hong Kong was ‘occupation’, say draft teaching materials for revamped liberal studies
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2021
Now TV keeps low cop profile
The Standard, May 13, 2021
Commentary (评论)
香港區議員被要求宣誓：辭職和留守的艱難決定(District councilors asked to take oath: To quit or to stay?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2021
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: report
The Washington Post, May 12, 2021
Related:
Family De-planning: The Coercive Campaign to Drive Down Indigenous Birth-rates in Xinjiang
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, May 12, 2021
UN: Governments Should Urge Xinjiang Inquiry
Human Rights Watch, May 12, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese authorities must immediately end their prosecution of citizen journalists
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 11, 2021
人权律师余文生遭羁押1206天后 首次获准家属探视 (Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is allowed family visit for the first time in 1,206 days of detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
成都中学生坠亡引众怒 警方打压已成白色恐怖 (Death of Chengdu middle schooler draws public outrage; police suppression turns into white terror)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2021
悼念汶川地震遇難學生 家長按習俗燃點炮仗遭阻止 (Police stops parents from lighting firecrackers to commemorate students who died in 2008 Wenchuan earthquake)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Running Defense for China's Global Media Push
China Media Project, May 12, 2021
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Army of Fake Fans Online Boosts China's Global Messaging
美联社调查：网上假粉丝大军提升中国全球信息传递能力
Associated Press, May 11, 2021
China has used pandemic to boost global image, report says
The Guardian, May 12, 2021
Related:
China: The Covid-19 Story: Unmasking China’s Global Strategy
International Federation of Journalists, May 12, 2021
China TV Network Accounts for Bulk of Beijing's Influence Spending in US
《外国代理人登记法》文件显示:电视占北京在美宣传影响活动开支大头
Voice of America, May 12, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong lawmakers pass bill requiring public officers to pledge allegiance to gov’t; four district councillors to be ousted
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2021
More pro-democracy Hong Kong politicians quit district council posts
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2021
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【區議員宣誓】逾百區議員傾向宣誓 已有 30 人表態不宣誓或辭職 民主派暫仍主導 17區議會(Over 100 district councilors will take oath, 30 will quit; Pro-democratic camp still controls 17 district councils)
Stand News, May 12, 2021民主黨建議黨內區議員宣誓 民協全數區議員都會宣誓(Democratic Party suggests its members take oath; all district councilors of Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood will take oath)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2021區議員宣誓】再多兩人請辭 屯門區議員馬旗批國安紅線「飄移」 葵青區議員黃潤達憂不愛國成「罪行」(Kwai Tsing district councilor Ivan Wong and Tuen Mun district councilor Ma Kee quits in fear of shifting national security redlines)
Stand News, May 12, 2021涉 47 人案被起訴 鄭達鴻、張可森、伍健偉辭任區議員(Among the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under the National Security Law, three more district councilors—Tat Cheng, Ng Kin-wai and Cheung Ho-sum—quit their posts)
Stand News, May 12, 2021
Top Hong Kong national security officer under investigation
The Washington Post, May 12, 2021
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Organised crime bureau probes head of national security police over massage parlour scandal; police chief will not resign
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2021
Hong Kong’s proposed doxxing law is too broad and more safeguards are needed, legal experts say
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2021
Shenzhen and Guangdong new landing spots for civil servants
The Standard, May 12, 2021
More American Chamber of Commerce members say they are considering leaving Hong Kong, with many citing national security law
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2021
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China demands cancellation of UN meeting on Uyghurs
Agence France-Presse, May 11, 2021
Record numbers of Chinese granted refugee status in Japan
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021
Another report of reproductive oppression in Xinjiang
SupChina, May 10, 2021
China Targets Muslim Women in Push to Suppress Births in Xinjiang
中国强迫穆斯林女性节育以降低出生率
The New York Times, May 11, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
2 face trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic
Associated Press, May 11, 2021
备份疫情被删文章惹祸 “端点星”案审结 (Trial ended for Chen Mei and Cai Wei, volunteers of Terminus2049, archive of censored COVID materials)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2021
China deletes 2 million online posts for ‘historical nihilism’ as Communist Party centenary nears
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s ‘Long Term Time Bomb’: Falling Births Drive Slow Population Growth
中国公布人口普查结果：出生率下降，老龄化加剧
The New York Times, May 11, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China app giant Meituan tumbles after CEO's poetic swipe at officials
Agence France-Presse, May 11, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong police consider next steps against opposition group after it fails to cooperate with investigation
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021
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鄧炳強斥假新聞引起國安罪行：想唔理都唔得(Police chief Chris Tang slams fake news as instigator of national security crimes)
Stand News, May 11, 2021記協嚴厲譴責警務處長混淆視聽(Journalists Association criticizes police chief of obscuring the facts)
inmedia.hk, May 11, 2021
Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil to go ahead with ‘individual’ candlelit tributes
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021
More casualties in ranks of pan-dem district councillors
The Standard, May 11, 2021
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【區議員宣誓】新同盟北區區議員林淑菁辭職 向選民致歉 (Neo Democrats Mary Lam resigns from North district councilor post)
Stand News, May 11, 2021大埔區議員林名溢辭職ㅤ籲同路人韜光養晦ㅤ留有用之軀(Tai Po district councilor Nick Lam resigns)
Stand News, May 11, 2021劉珈汶宣佈退出公民黨 稱將於最後一刻辭任區議員(Carmen Lau quits the Civic Party and will resign as district councilor when term ends)
inmedia.hk, May 11, 2021
Hong Kong introduces new legal amendments to outlaw doxxing
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021
Hong Kong leader attacks foreign media over coverage of ‘so-called peaceful’ protests
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021
Hong Kong protester ‘raincoat man’ wrote note blaming government, took out life insurance ahead of fatal fall, inquest hears
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021
Hong Kong radio host slapped with new dirty money and sedition-plotting charges
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021
Hong Kong journalist injured in ‘drive-by’ baseball bat attack
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021
香港新移民抗争者妮珂返深圳探亲 至今下落不明(New immigrant activist's whereabouts unknown after visiting family in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2021