Chinese researchers say Xinjiang forced labour claims can’t be true because of increased mechanisation and earning potential from picking cotton
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
公益组织“长沙富能”致信国安部门 要求释放遭羁押人员(NGO "Changsha Funeng" writes to the national security department requesting release of its three detained staff members)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021
河南维权人士邢望力看守所遭殴打 检察官拒绝与律师交流案情(Henan rights defender Xing Wangli is beaten in detention center; prosecutor refuses to communicate with his lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
LinkedIn blocks profiles from view in China if sensitive topics mentioned
The Guardian, June 18, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Wolf Warrior diplomacy is our justified defence – get used to it, says outspoken diplomat
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
中国核武库“扩充迅速” 美俄也更加重视核威慑(China’s nuclear arsenal is "expanding rapidly"; U.S., Russia heighten attention to nuclear deterrence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 18, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Two senior execs at Hong Kong’s Apple Daily formally charged with national security ‘conspiracy’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021
Related:
Hongkongers queue to buy Apple Daily copies after editor-in-chief arrested
The Guardian, June 18, 2021Staff vow to press on till the very end
The Standard, June 18, 2021蘋果日報如常開機印刷今日出版報紙 將加印至50萬份(Apple Daily publishes as usual, ups print run sixfold to 500,000)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021Hong Kong national security law: Apple Daily arrests could encourage self-censorship, experts warn, but legal scholars insist reporters have little to fear
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
至今 112 人涉違反國安法被捕 黎智英父子、壹傳媒員工佔 11 人 暫 3 人被控(112 arrested under the National Security Law; Jimmy Lai, his sons, and Next Media staffs are 11 of them)
Stand News, June 18, 2021
天水圍有小學教師為同事買《蘋果日報》遭「舉報」 校方稱他「動機不良」 暫停部分課堂(Primary school teacher is accused of "bad intent" and suspended from classes over buying Apply Daily for colleagues)
Stand News, June 18, 2021
Hong Kong protests: man jailed after exposing sensitive police operation during Polytechnic University siege
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
Five guilty of rioting over ‘devil-like’ 2019 Yuen Long mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021
曾志豪：被通知停做主持須離港台 港台：不時檢討節目(RTHK radio show host Tsang Chi-ho, a critic of gov't, is suspended and asked to leave)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021
Consultants Report Surge in Middle-Class Professionals Leaving Hong Kong For Good
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
How China is targeting Big Tech
Financial Times, June 18, 2021
Navigating data compliance is becoming a bigger challenge for businesses amid increased scrutiny
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
美国联邦通讯委员会投票：将彻底阻止使用华为、中兴设备(U.S. FCC votes to ban use of Huawei, ZTE gear)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021
Related:
U.S. FCC votes to advance proposed ban on Huawei, ZTE gear
Reuters, June 17, 2021
Commentary (评论)
The World’s Dictators Exploit America’s Racism
当美国的种族主义成为其他独裁者的挡箭牌
The New York Times, June 18, 2021