中国网红主播因“侮辱国歌”被行拘（Chinese Internet star detained for “disrespectful” version of national anthem）
The New York Times, October 17, 2018
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Taiwan to hold independence rally in challenge to Beijing
South China Morning Post, October 17, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
长生生物因问题疫苗被罚91亿元人民币 (Changsheng company fined 9.1 billion yuan for problem vaccines)
Financial Times, October 17, 2018
Chinese Communist Party newspaper People’s Daily counters “pessimistic” views on trade war impact
South China Morning Post, October 17, 2018
China expels two top former generals from Communist Party for corruption
Reuters, October 16, 2018
China defends “anti-extremism” measures in Xinjiang as scrutiny mounts
Reuters, October 16, 2018
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The “students” of Xinjiang: Beijing on the defensive
SupChina, October 16, 2018China: Mass internment camps are places of punishment, not “vocational training”
Amnesty International, October 16, 2018The history and leaders behind Xinjiang policy
Amnesty International, October 15, 2018
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese search firm Baidu joins global AI ethics body
The Guardian, October 17, 2018
谷歌执行长承认正在研发中国审查版搜索引擎 (Google CEO acknowledges that its company is developing Chinese censored version of the search engine)
Radio France Internationale, October 17, 2018
National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)
中国外交官会见海外维吾尔人 为新疆政策辩护 （Chinese diplomat meets with overseas Uyghurs to defend Xinjiang policy）
Voice of America, October 17, 2018
Hong Kong (香港)
Group hits out at deletion of Chinese propaganda czar's comments on Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2018
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China propaganda chief warns Hong Kong media over “interference”: Report
Channel NewsAsia, October 1y, 2018中宣部见港媒高层：港媒集体删改报道引发自我审查的忧虑 （Deleted/withdrawn quotes from head of the Central Propaganda Department raise concerns about self-censorship of HK media）
BBC News, October 17, 2018
大公报假新闻罕有遭到英总领事馆致函反驳 (Ta Kung Pao newspaper is accused of publishing factually inaccurate and misleading story by British Consulate General)
Radio France Internationale, October 17, 2018
香港民主派中联办抗议 要求释放王全璋、黄琦（Hong Kong democrats protest outside Liaison Office to demand release of Wang Quanzhang and Huang Qi）
Radio France Internationale, October 16, 2018
People’s Daily (Overseas) on Mallet case
China Media Project, October 16, 2018
Video: Lantau reclamation plan “no conspiracy,” says Chief Exec. Carrie Lam following mass protest
Hong Kong Free Press, October 16, 2018
Judge refuses to allow Hong Kong Occupy activist Joshua Wong to file appeal over financial damages defeat against police in handcuffs case
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2018
Commentary (评论)
China accused of mass cyber spying – but working out the truth is just the start of the problem
The Conversation, October 17, 2018
China’s new diplomacy in Europe has a name: broken porcelain
The Guardian, October 17, 2018
Religion Is “Spiritual Anesthesia”: The Ideology Behind China’s Uyghur Crackdown
The Diplomat, October 17, 2018
官媒倡导“伟大斗争” “和谐社会”已成历史？ (Official media call it “great struggle”— has “harmonious society” already become history?)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2018
China disappearances show Beijing sets its own rules
BBC News, October 17, 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China admits to Xinjiang “training and boarding” centers in first detailed description of camps
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2018
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“Safe and stable”: China defends mass internment of up to a million Muslims amid global outcry
Agence France-Presse, October 16, 2018新疆维吾尔自治区主席雪克来提·扎克尔就新疆反恐维稳情况及开展职业技能教育培训工作答记者问 (Xinjiang chairman Shohrat Zakir briefs press on anti-terrorism efforts and vocational training camps)
Xinhua News Agency, October 16, 2018
全国律师行业党组织书记培训班在京开班 (All China Lawyers Association launches training in Beijing to strengthen Party-building work in legal profession)
Legal Daily, October 15, 2018
高墙内的劳工：中国供应链上隐藏的秘密 (China’s supply chain secret: Prison labor)
Financial Times, October 15, 2018
Access to Information (信息公开)
天津大学“本科生思想政治班主任”正式上岗：拨开成长的迷雾 (Tianjin University installs “teachers in charge of political ideology” for undergraduates)
The Paper, October 16, 2018
北京市网信办依法约谈360doc个人图书馆 (Beijing online personal library platform temporarily suspended for allowing storage of “illegal” information)
People’s Daily, October 16, 2018
Prominent Uyghur publisher arrested, under investigation
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2018
The disciplinary failure of dignity
China Media Project, October 15, 2018
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
传黄琦狱中病重 老母盼国际社会援救 (Video: Huang Qi’s mother appeals for help from international community)
Voice of America, October 16, 2018
Translation: How I made it to Renmin University’s student blacklist
China Digital Times, October 15, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Facial recognition checks to enter a church
Bitter Winter, October 15, 2018
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Liaoning intensifies crackdown on religions
Bitter Winter, October 15, 2018
Caution, cancellations, protests as concerns grow on China's Belt and Road
Voice of America, October 15, 2018
Kenyans say Chinese investment brings racism and discrimination
The New York Times, October 15, 2018
Malaysia released Uyghurs because they “did nothing wrong,” PM Mahathir Mohamad says, in move likely to strain relations with China
Reuters, October 15, 2018
Taiwan lodges protest with the United Nations for denying entry to Taiwanese reporter
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2018
Former Huarong chairman facing corruption prosecution after being expelled from CPC
Reuters, October 15, 2018
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Google’s CEO says tests of censored Chinese search engine turned out great
Wired, October 15, 2018
“Made in China 2025”: How 5G could put China in charge of the wireless backbone and ahead of the pack
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2018
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5G offers world’s biggest mobile market a gateway to the industrial internet
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2018
Researchers call for more humanity in artificial intelligence
Wired, October 15, 2018
Hong Kong (香港)
【涉搶手機】許智峯被警方起訴3罪 仍堅持追究政府「狗仔隊」(Legislator Ted Hui faces criminal charges over controversial “phone-snatching” incident that revealed surveillance on LegCo members, will insist on complaint against illegal interferrence by government)
Ming Pao, October 16, 2018
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JUST IN: Democrat Ted Hui charged with 3 offences after allegedly snatching gov’t officer’s phone at legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, October 16, 2018
Hong Kong's government tightens grip, moves closer to China
Reuters, October 15, 2018
“Stop Political Screening”: Hongkongers in Britain protest against election ban of democrat Lau Siu-lai
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2018
Hong Kong bureaucrats should not decide whether candidates can run in election – that’s a job for lawyers, says Bar Association chairman Philip Dykes
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2018
In pictures: Chinese army clean-up in Hong Kong violated garrison law, democrats say
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2018
Consulate hits back after Hong Kong lawmakers compare journalist’s expulsion to UK visa denials
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2018
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Journalist’s visa refusal made Hong Kong “look silly,” and leader Carrie Lam wrong to say not explaining decision was accepted practice, says city’s top lawyer
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2018
Commentary (评论)
China’s cultural genocide and the conscience of nations: As China does its worst, the world must uphold the best
The Diplomat, October 16, 2018
Children caught in Xinjiang crackdown: Reunite families; End mass arbitrary detention
Human Rights Watch, October 15, 2018
China’s great leap backward
Foreign Policy, October 15, 2018
Monday, October 15, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
李文足赴最高人民法院要求跟進丈夫案件 被公安阻撓 (Public security blocked wife of 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang, detained since July 2015, from submitting letter to high court appealing for due process)
The Stand News, October 15, 2018
广东90后民主人士拟纪念“双十”节遭刑拘 (Guangdong activists are criminally detained for planning commemoration of Republic of China’s founding on October 10)
Voice of America, October 14, 2018
黄琦八旬老母忧儿狱中受虐上访被跟踪 其本人被加控罪名 (Mother of jailed activist Huang Qi faces under surveillance, fears charges against her)
Radio France Internationale, October 13, 2018
709案：官派律师遭投诉 (Wife of jailed 709 lawyer Yu Wensheng files complaints against state-appointed lawyer for potential conflict of interest)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2018
Access to Information (信息公开)
Chinese live-streaming star locked up for singing national anthem in “disrespectful” way
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2018
Book of Xi's discourses on building a community with a shared future for humanity published
Sina English, October 14, 2018
中国当局钳制社会网络言论明显升级 (Recent incidents show clear escalation of authorities’ control over freedom of speech on- and offline)
Voice of America, October 13, 2018
As China clamps down, internet users find it harder to scale “Great Firewall”
Christian Science Monitor, October 12, 2018
China’s biggest streaming site to bring patriotic education to the countryside
TechNode, October 12, 2018
Minitrue: Share the following articles on China-U.S. relations
China Digital Times, October 12, 2018
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Detention, beating of Guangdong rights attorney shows “lack of restraint” by police
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2018
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孫世華對廣州律協聲明表遺憾 強調自己為律師典範 (Assaulted human rights lawyer presses for release of security footage after Guangzhou Lawyers’ Association claims no violence is shown)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 13, 2018Female lawyer Sun Shihua handling petitioner’s case is beaten and illegally detained by police
Human Rights in China, September 20, 2018
Jail for Chinese villagers who ripped national flag to pieces
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2018
Chinese private sector fears grow over state’s role as Qingdao sends officials into firms to set up labor unions
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2018
Woman missing as China quashes vaccine dissent
The Guardian, October 13, 2018
Taiwan promises not to forcibly repatriate Chinese asylum seekers: Activist
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2018
United States or China as world leader? Asians overwhelmingly prefer the U.S., Pew study finds
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
How China defines religious extremism and how it justifies Xinjiang re-education camps for Muslims
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2018
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Chinese official says “Sinicization” of religion in Xinjiang must go on
Reuters, October 14, 2018
Malaysia defies China by freeing 11 detained Uyghurs, despite handover request
Agence France-Presse October 12, 2018
Vanished Chinese oil tycoon linked to senior official’s bribery case
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2018
Account of police brutality gives rise to a #MeToo moment in China
The New York Times, October 12, 2018
美国又将关闭多所孔子学院 (U.S. to close more Confucius Institutes)
Radio France Internationale, October 12, 2018
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Google tells U.S. lawmakers it is weighing options on controversial China services
Reuters, October 13, 2018
U.S. lawmakers urge Canada to snub China’s Huawei from 5G network design out of “grave concerns” over U.S. security
Reuters, October 13, 2018
Bloomberg story under fire; Supply chain fears remain
China Digital Times, October 12, 2018
National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)
48 high-definition surveillance cameras installed on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge to guard against terrorism
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2018
Five Eyes intelligence alliance expands coalition to counter China’s foreign influence
Reuters, October 12, 2018
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“五眼联盟”加强情报合作 对付中国 (Five Eyes intelligence alliance to strengthen intel-sharing to combat China)
Deutsche Welle, October 12, 2018
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