China’s detention camps for Muslims turn to forced labor
The New York Times, December 16, 2018
Forget Xinjiang’s re-education camps, China’s still a draw for Muslim tourists
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018
How McKinsey has helped raise the stature of authoritarian governments
The New York Times, December 15, 2018
Prominent Uyghur Muslim cleric believed dead after nearly 30 years in Xinjiang prison
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2018
Young Tibetans self-immolate in protest
China Digital Times, December 14, 2018
12-year-old in China kills his mother, then returns to school, igniting an outcry
The New York Times, December 14, 2018
China sparks suspicion as it holds release of statistics
Nikkei Asian Review, December 14, 2018
China warns Tibetans not to be taken in ahead of Dalai Lama anniversary
Channel NewsAsia, December 14, 2018
Live-streaming offers possible solution to education inequality in China
SupChina, December 13, 2018
The price of progress in China: “We traded our lives for development”
Reuters, December 16, 2018
Chinese workers at Apple supplier Foxconn stage street protest over unpaid bonuses
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018
China shuts leading underground Christian church, third this winter
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018
Dissident Chinese poet, Liu Xiaobo supporter dies in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2018
Germany targeting China in new rules about foreign takeovers, media report says
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018
The U.S. fears China could strangle its only permanent military base in Africa – and a port in Djibouti could be the weapon
Washington Post, December 15, 2018
Mike Pompeo says China should free two Canadians held after Huawei executive’s arrest
The Guardian, December 15, 2018
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China says Canada’s Huawei arrest has “aroused public anger”
Bloomberg, December 14, 2018Canada’s ambassador to China meets with second detained Canadian
Agence France-Presse, December 17, 2018
“Crushing victory”: What’s next for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s war on corruption?
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018
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China’s Xi declares an “overwhelming victory” over graft: state media
Reuters, December 15, 2018
China’s ZTE taps Joe Lieberman for Washington damage control
Politico, December 15, 2018
Apple says it will update software in response to China iPhone ruling that could ban its handsets
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018
China behind Marriott hotel breach, may be preparing for more hacks
TechSpot, December 12, 2018
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Marriott data breach is traced to Chinese hackers as U.S. readies crackdown on Beijing
The New York Times, December 11, 2018
Hong Kong police broke with protocol on body cameras at protests, rights group says
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018
Activists slam decision not to prosecute Leung
The Standard, December 17, 2018
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Lawmaker threatens legal challenge against Hong Kong Dept. of Justice after it drops ex-leader CY Leung’s prosecution
Hong Kong Free Press, December 14, 2018
Trial ends for nine Umbrella Movement activists, judgment expected in April
Hong Kong Free Press, December 14, 2018
Chinese national anthem to play before Hong Kong lawmakers swear in to legislature under anti-abuse law
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018
Hong Kong must accept China with all its flaws to keep its privileges, says Christine Loh
Hong Kong Free Press, December 16, 2018
Disqualifying Eddie Chu from a minor office has major implications
Hong Kong Free Press, December 15, 2018
中国新疆拘留营：“扣留”维族人的“模糊准则” (Pakistanis tell stories of Chinese authorities forcibly removing and detaining their Xinjiang wives)
BBC News, December 14, 2018
倡导组织：中国监禁47名记者，半数是维吾尔人(Committee to Protect Journalists report: 47 journalists, half of whom are Uyghurs, imprisoned in China)
Voice of America Chinese, December 14, 2018
中国摄影师卢广在新疆喀什被捕
Acclaimed photographer arrested in far west China, wife says
The New York Times, December 14, 2018
China approves request by jailed activist's wife to visit: Mainland Affairs Council
Focus Taiwan, December 13, 2018
Chinese pastor Wang Yi’s wife Jiang Rong accused of inciting subversion and held in unknown location after Christian crackdown
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018
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Repression of Christian church intensifies: Protestant pastor, dozens of congregants detained
Human Rights Watch, December 13, 2018
China’s “Banksy” and associate go on trial for defacing city walls with graffiti
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018
Chinese police shut down “water army” of internet trolls paid U.S. $4.3 million to blitz websites and social media
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018
Chinese major generals send message of peaceful rise, saying Beijing won’t be “hijacked by populism”
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018
Hard cell: Chinese vocational school’s clean-up campaign draws comparison with prison life
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018
Dutch court rejects Chinese villagers claim to have their Buddha mummy returned
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018
EU resolution supports bigger role for Taiwan
Taipei Times, December 14, 2018
北京监察对象达到77.1万人 (771,000 people in Beijing have been identified as targets for monitoring by dynamic identification)
Beijing News, December 14, 2018
中国人权白皮书：仍强调“生存权”(China publishes white paper on human rights, still emphasizes the "right to survive")
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2018
China says two Canadians suspected of harming state security
Reuters, December 13, 2018
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Role reversal: China cites human rights in spat with Canada
The Conversation, December 14, 2018两名加拿大公民被采取强制措施(Two Canadians detained, suspected of engaging in activities endangering China’s national security)
Beijing News, December 14, 2018
Three Chinese teachers detained for “stabbing kindergartners with toothpicks”
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018
How the “Five Eyes” cooked up the campaign to kill Huawei
Sydney Morning Herald, December 13, 2018
Beijing no longer requires local governments to work on “Made in China 2025,” but hi-tech ambitions remain
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018
审查新角度：中国对质疑科技的艺术作品说“不”
Their art raised questions about technology. Chinese censors had their own answer:
The New York Times, December 14, 2018
Hong Kong government to appeal High Court decision removing restrictions on protests outside its headquarters
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018
Binding power of decisions by China’s top legislative body on Hong Kong still open to debate despite court ruling on joint checkpoint, legal experts say
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018
香港政府将出台《国歌法》 条例草案(Hong Kong government to introduce National Anthem Bill)
Voice of America, December 14, 2018
佔中九子案明年4月9日裁決 鍾耀華：運動在生活中繼續實踐 (“Occupy Nine” ruling to be made on April 9, 2019)
inmediahk.net, December 14, 2018
Who’s afraid of China’s influence?
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, December 13, 2018
What’s going on with Huawei, China, Canada and the U.S.?
Jerome Cohen, December 14, 2018
大陸強拆十字架的兩個原因(Two reasons why mainland authorities demolish church crosses)
inmediahk.net, December 14, 2018
示威集會權利和私有產權之一：公民廣場案(Right to freedom of assembly versus private property rights: the case of Civic Square)
inmediahk.net, December 14, 2018
Xinjiang authorities “preparing” re-education camps ahead of expected international monitors
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018
误遭遣返维族难民被控分裂国家 (Uyghur mistakenly repatriated now charged with splittism)
Deutsche Welle, December 13, 2018
Protestant pastor Wang Yi detained and facing charges in China after raid on his church in Christian crackdown
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018
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教会遭查封 牧师王怡被控“煽颠” (After raid on his church, pastor Wang Yi charged with inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2018
Chinese boy, 12, who stabbed mother to death after row over smoking escapes punishment
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018
中国是全球监禁新闻工作者第二多的国家 (China ranks second in the number of journalists jailed)
Voice of America, December 13, 2018
Pressure mounts on Chinese Twitter users
China Digital Times, December 12, 2018
中国逮捕第二名加拿大人，外交争端升级
Second Canadian arrested in China, escalating diplomatic feud
The New York Times, December 12, 2018
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Detained Canadian in China probed for harming national security
Al Jazeera, December 11, 2018Canadian Michael Spavor “missing” in China after detention of Michael Kovrig
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018Foreign NGO employee detained in Beijing
ChinaFile, December 12, 2018
美国国会通过《西藏旅行对等法》(U.S. Senate passes Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act in response to travel limitations to the region)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018
China “expanding” persecution of religious believers: U.S. ambassador
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018