Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Reuters, July 18, 2019
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The Conversation, July 18, 2019
“Stain of the century”: US denounces China’s treatment of Uighurs
Al Jazeera, July 18, 2019
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Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2019
Yang Hengjun: Australian writer detained in China expected to be charged, lawyer says
The Guardian, July 18, 2019
Prosecutors in China’s Sichuan pin “illegal business” charge on Early Rain pastor
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2019
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Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 18, 2019
Background: Ke Chengbing (柯成冰), Wei Zhili (危志立), Yang Zhengjun (杨郑君)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 18, 2019
Taiwan independence hardliners set to form new party to challenge President Tsai Ing-wen
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019
外交争论继续 捷克布拉格市长：中国不是可信的商业伙伴 (“China is not a trustworthy trade partner,” says Czech mayor who was criticized for supporting Taiwan)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2019
Thousands more expelled from Sichuan’s Yachen Gar Buddhist Center
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2019
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang to take over US and Canada affairs office
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2019
Report flags how China conducts influence operations in Singapore
The Straits Times, July 18, 2019
China to tackle corruption in Belt and Road initiatives
Financial Times, July 18, 2019
Two-thirds of Canadians reject closer ties to China and want Huawei banned from 5G networks, as attitudes rapidly harden, poll finds
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019
Is Huawei a security threat? Vietnam isn’t taking any chances
The New York Times, July 18, 2019
Tsai Ing-wen says “friends from Hong Kong” will be considered for asylum on humanitarian grounds
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019
European Parliament adopts resolution calling for export controls on tech “used to violate basic rights” in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2019
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欧洲议员：“香港的自治并非单纯中国内政” (European Parliamentarian: Hong Kong’s autonomy is not simply a matter of Chinese internal affairs)
Deutsche Welle, July 18, 2019
“Infinity war”: Hong Kong’s protesters dig in for a long summer of discontent
Reuters, July 18, 2019
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South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019
Hong Kong police demand march organisers answer 32 questions before getting go-ahead, prompting fears freedom of assembly is being undermined
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2019
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Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2019
What Hong Kong’s man without a mask wants you to know
Christian Science Monitor, July 18, 2019
一名中二學生的詰問：成立獨立調查委員會這樣普通的事 為什麼政府都不做 (Questions from a secondary school student: Why does the government refuse to do something as simple as set up an independent commission of inquiry?)
Stand News, July 19, 2019
Hong Kong’s police violence is stamped “Made in U.K.”
Foreign Policy, July 18, 2019
為保連儂隧道，手臂遭打斷三截，週一做手術，今日出院 蔡先生：「我係中國人，我反送中。」(Man who had arm broken while defending Lennon Wall: “I am Chinese. I oppose the extradition bill”)
Inmediahk.net, July 18, 2019
Is Duterte really asking for U.S. aid against China?
Foreign Policy, July 18, 2019
How to confront an advancing threat from China: Getting tough on trade is just the first step
Foreign Affairs, July 18, 2019
What happened when I opted out of face scanning at Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2019
Much ado about data: How America and China stack up
Macro Polo, July 16, 2019
China promotes Xinjiang as tourist heaven while holding Muslim Uygurs in re-education camps
Agence France-Presse, July 18, 2019
维族学者伊力哈木·土赫提的女儿请求中国释放父亲 (Daughter of Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti urges China to release father, all Uyghur girls in concentration camps)
Voice of America, July 18, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls for sanctions against Xinjiang Party boss Chen Quanguo
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2019
Australia urges China to let Uygur mother and child leave the country and relocate
Agence France-Presse, July 17, 2019
“Liberal” policy chief unlikely to mean a softening on Xinjiang from China
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2019
As major brands go into damage control, here’s how you can end forced labour
The New Daily, July 16, 2019
Czech Republic denies China’s request for Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects
Taiwan News, July 16, 2019
RTHK staff union accuses management of instructing reporters to include false info on Sha Tin protest
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2019
Shanghai newspaper accuses American NGOs of supporting Hong Kong protests
ChinaFile NGO Project, July 17, 2019
China’s envoys try out Trump-style Twitter diplomacy: Beijing’s representatives abroad are harnessing social media to confront critics
The Guardian, July 16, 2019
China’s tech sector is in trouble: Chinese tech workers are stuck in the cold as relations with the US freeze.
The Diplomat, July 17, 2019
Six Early Rain church members flee to Taiwan, apply for US asylum
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2019
Hong Kong and Taiwan are fueling each other’s resistance to China
Quartz, July 17, 2019
Abide by Joint Declaration, May tells Beijing
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 18, 2019
歐洲議會將辯論香港決議案 促停售「人群管制裝備」 (European Parliament to debate restricting sale of crowd control gear to Hong Kong government)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 17, 2019
China’s leaders head to secretive summer camp to ponder Trump
Bloomberg, July 17, 2019
Google’s Project Dragonfly “terminated” in China
BBC, July 17, 2019
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Amnesty International, July 17, 2019
誰擁有華為？(Who owns Huawei?)
The Initium, July 17, 2019
Hong Kong anti-extradition law demo set for Sunday, as pro-Beijing lawmakers urge gov’t to ban protests till Sept
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2019
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Hong Kong extradition bill protests: police warn organisers they may block Kowloon rally between Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan over unrest fears
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2019
“Lost and confused”: Hong Kong’s police force face crisis of confidence and leadership
Reuters, July 18, 2019
Chinese officials scramble to deliver new Hong Kong strategy - but military response not an option
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2019
逃犯条例风波中的香港艺人：“不爱国你就麻烦了” (Hong Kong entertainment industry caught in anti-extradition storm: “You’ll get in trouble if you’re not patriotic”)
BBC, July 17, 2019
9000人參與銀髮族靜默遊行 表達長者支持年輕抗爭者 (9,000 elderly join silent march to support young anti-extradition protesters)
The Stand News, July 17, 2019
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“No rioters, only a tyrannical regime”: Thousands of Hong Kong seniors march in support of young extradition law protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, July 17, 2019
【逃犯條例】眾志林朗彥廖偉濂書展「三中商」旁示威 籲市民買書錢勿「送中」(Demosisto stages protests at annual Book Fair, urging fair-goers to boycott state-owned publishers )
Ming Pao, July 17, 2019
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Political crisis pervades opening of Hong Kong Book Fair 2019 although concerns over potential disruptions prove unfounded
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2019
警務處致函望提供 6.26 包圍警總採訪紀錄 《立場新聞》表明拒絕 (Stand News refuses police request for raw footageof protests outside police headquarters, stating that assisting police in criminal investigations would affect neutrality of news agencies)
Stand News, July 17, 2019
傳民政局邀中學生周五聚會 或晤林鄭張建宗 學生動源籲勿參與 (Civil Affairs Bureau sends invitation to secondary school students for closed-door discussions, student group warns secret meetings will enable government to hijack protesters’ demands)
Stand news, July 17, 2019
What is Britain’s responsibility to Hong Kong? Even if London wanted to play a bigger role in its former colony’s impasse with China, it lacks the leverage
The Atlantic, July 17, 2019
和理非看武力抗爭和運動激進化的「團結路徑」（文：李立峯）(How do peaceful and radical protesters maintain unity?)
Ming Pao, July 18, 2019
The Guardian view on Xinjiang: speak out, or be complicit
The Guardian, July 17, 2019
China: Muslim-majority states whitewash abuses: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation should back global call to end Xinjiang repression
Human Rights Watch, July 17, 2019
Uighurs in Australia go public to pressure China to release family members
SBS News, July 17, 2019
China slams Australian broadcaster over Xinjiang report as universities investigate claims
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2019
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The Conversation, July 15, 2019What satellite imagery reveals about Xinjiang’s “re-education” camps and coerced labour
The Strategist, July 16, 2019
Network of Chinese concentration camps for Uighurs uncovered
The Washington Free Beacon, July 15, 2019
The families of fallen Chinese officials and oligarchs are taking to Twitter to seek justice
Quartz, July 17, 2019
Chinese court rejects appeal by veteran activist of subversion sentence
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2019
Confucius Institute Chinese language and culture teachers must “love the motherland” to apply
ABC News, July 17, 2019
Taiwan primaries highlight fears over China’s political influence
Financial Times, July 16, 2019
香港TVB、有线新闻、Now 电视台报道“反送中”抗议的细微差别背后 (How TVB, Cable News and Now TV differ in their reporting ofanti-extradition protests)
BBC News, July 16, 2019
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TVB被指亲北京，遭香港抗议者抵制
Hong Kong protesters’ new target: a news station seen as China’s friend
The New York Times, July 15, 2019
舆论监控：官可反贪 民难反腐 (Censorship and narrative control: Chinese authorities increase monitoring of public opinion)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2019
A prosperous China says “men preferred,” and women lose
The New York Times, July 16, 2019
Wuhan’s good trade union official struggles to be heard
China Labour Bulletin, July 16, 2019
Dalai Lama representative dismisses Chinese pressure on India over reincarnation
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2019
Hong Kong professional groups and university student unions urge US politicians to pass bill on city’s democracy and rights
Hong Kong Free Press, July 17, 2019
「送中」恐受非人道待遇，捷克回絕中國引渡8台籍詐欺犯予以「國際保護」 (Czech government rejects China’s extradition requests and grants subsidiary protection to Taiwanese suspects, citing death sentence, inhumane treatment if repatriated)
The News Lens, July 17, 2019
Malaysia seized $240 million from Chinese company over pipeline project: PM Mahathir
Reuters, July 15, 2019