U.S. pension funds took positions in blacklisted Chinese surveillance company
Reuters, October 15, 2019
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
First Court Ruling In China Against Sexual Harassment On Public Transportation
SupChina, October 15, 2019
Head Of Central South University TV Station Under Investigation For Alleged Sexual Assault
SupChina, October 15, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
China’s controversial South China Sea map is entering pop culture thanks to US companies
Quartz, October 15, 2019
Agents' advice on NBA-China spat: 'No upside to speaking out'
Hoops Hype, October 14, 2019
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LeBron James Says Tweet Supporting Hong Kong Protests Was ‘Misinformed’
Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2019Charania: Inside what went on among Nets and Lakers players on the ground in China amid the NBA-China conflict
The Athletic, October 14, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
【專訪】曾居港美國人 Sam NBA 賽事舉「Free HK」標語被逐 「普通人的抗爭也有重大影響力啊」(Interview with Sam Wachs, protester who held "Free HK" sign at NBA match: "The fight of ordinary people is powerful too")
Stand News, October 15, 2019
How Guangdong missed the chance for genuine workplace collective bargaining
China Labour Bulletin, October 15, 2019
Mother of Girl Who Drowned During Night Out Pleads for Answers
Sixth Tone, October 14, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China Threatens to Retaliate If U.S. Enacts Hong Kong Bill
Bloomberg, October 15, 2019
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美眾議院通過《香港人權與民主法案》 港府：遺憾、不應干預特區內部事務 (Hong Kong government "expresses regret" at House passing Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act)
Stand News, October 16, 2019
Xi Jinping to open Military World Games in China as PLA goes on charm offensive
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2019
Taiwan sends presidential envoy to boost Czech ties after Prague moves to scrap sister city agreement with Beijing
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2019
Chinese in New Zealand's capital celebrate PRC's 70th founding anniversary
Xinhua, October 15, 2019
Trump's 'China Muse' Has an Imaginary Friend
The Chronicle Review, October 15, 2019
Air Pollution Is Linked to Miscarriages in China, Study Finds
The New York Times, October 14, 2019
Hong Kong, Taiwan Residents Controlled in Mainland China
Bitter Winter, October 14, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Apple’s data sharing with firms tied to the Chinese government may endanger dissidents
Quartz, October 16, 2019
New technologies to debut at 6th World Internet Conference
Sina, October 16, 2019
China harvesting data on global scale, Australian report warns
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2019
TikTok has moved into Facebook’s backyard and is starting to poach its employees
CNBC, October 14, 2019
[Long Read] The apps of China’s social credit system
Trivium China, October 14, 2019
Dahua Celebrates PRC 70th Wearing Communist Party Hammer and Sickle
IP Video Market, October 11, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Protesters demand CCTV footage from Tiu Keng Leng school following death of 15-year-old student
Hong Kong Free Press, October 16, 2019
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she expects police to submit full report to coroner on death of 15-year-old girl, that has triggered violence and conspiracy theories
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2019
香港抗议者抵制星巴克，麦当劳会是下一个吗？
Hong Kong Protesters Are Targeting Starbucks. Apple Could Be Next.
The New York Times, October 16, 2019
Hong Kong people nominated for Nobel peace prize
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 16, 2019
禁蒙面止暴否 六成人：惹反效果 明報民調：暴力衝突 53%市民稱政府責任最大 (Poll: 62% believe the ban achieves the opposite of quelling the unrest, 52.5% believe the SAR government bears the greatest responsibility for violent clashes between police and protesters)
Ming Pao, October 16, 2019
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民意仍然堅實 處境造就升級 (The people's will is firm: escalation is caused by circumstances)
Stand News, October 16, 2019逾半市民0信任度 69%人：警隊應大重組 (Poll shows majority of Hong Konegers have zero trust in police, nearly 70% support reconstitution of police force)
Stand News, October 16, 2019
星島：員佐級協會申法院禁令 阻公眾同時查閱選民姓名住址 免警員遭起底 (Junior Police Officer Association applies for court injunction to prohibit inspection of voters' names and addresses, "to prevent doxxing of police officers")
Stand News, October 16, 2019
【逃犯條例．多圖】港人修頓球場冒雨聲援莫利 焚燒球衣表達不滿勒邦占士言論 (Stand with Morey: Hong Kong protesters gather in the rain to support NBA manager that spoke out on Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, October 15, 2019
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Furious Hong Kong protesters burn LeBron James jersey over free speech comments
Independent, October 15, 2019
Hong Kong Protesters Rage Against Corporate China's Growing Control
Bloomberg, October 14, 2019
37 歲地盤工被捕 警：涉網上指控警方打死人，煽惑他人包圍政府建築物 (Construction worker arrested for inciting social media posts accusing police of beating detained protesters to death)
Stand News, October 16, 2019
Gov’t asks District Council election candidates meaning of ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ as hopefuls decry ‘political censorship’
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2019
Hong Kong secondary school student charged over box cutter attack on police officer
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2019
‘She eats foreign sausage’: Junius Ho kicked out of LegCo meeting over sexist insult
Coconuts Hong Kong, October 15, 2019
蔡維邦稱大律師公會對示威者暴力沉默 公會：一直譴責任何暴力 (Barrister who represented Edward Leung in riot case leaves Bar Association over organization's silence on protester violence)
Ming Pao, October 15, 2019
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Criminal lawyer Edwin Choy opens up on resignation from Hong Kong Bar Association, saying his outlook on protest violence diverged too much from others
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2019
香港街头“军备竞赛”升级，抗议者引爆自制炸弹
Homemade Bomb Detonated for First Time in Hong Kong Protests
The New York Times, October 15, 2019
Commentary (评论)
China’s targeting of the NBA shows why it may fail at building soft power— and the Chinese dream
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2019
Are China's Tantrums Signs of Strength or Weakness?
The Atlantic, October 15, 2019
Chinese Propaganda Has No Place on Campus
Foreign Policy, October 15, 2019
A Modern Myth— And A Story Of Modern China
SupChina, October 15, 2019
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Beautifying Uyghur Bodies: Fashion, “Modernity,” and State Power in the Tarim Basin
UCCC Westminster, October 11, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
江天勇获释后续遭软禁 妻批中国法律是“废纸” (Jiang Tianyong under house arrest, surveillance after prison release, wife criticizes Chinese law as a "useless piece of paper")
Deutsche Welle, October 14, 2019
Is corporal punishment acceptable in Chinese schools? Government edict reopens debate
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2019
India Arrests 15 Members of Tibetan Exile Group Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Visit
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2019
退休女教授转香港示威图片 被脱光衣服拘留于武警基地 (Retired professor detained for 15 days in a People's Armed Police facility for sharing Hong Kong protest photos says she was forced to strip and put on facility clothing)
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2019
Tiananmen Liquor Seller, Family Forced Out of Home in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Vietnam pulls DreamWorks' 'Abominable' film over South China Sea map
Reuters, October 14, 2019
NBA遇上“铁拳”：美国软实力在中国遇挫
American Basketball vs. Chinese Hardball: Guess Who Won
The New York Times, October 14, 2019
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Tencent Gets ‘Wakeup Call’ From China’s Assertions of Patriotism
Bloomberg, October 11, 2019Foreign companies and the internalization of Chinese propaganda
China Digital Times, October 11, 2019
China introduces exit system for political educators
Global Times, October 14, 2019
Are Australian universities putting our national security at risk by working with China?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, October 14, 2019
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Chinese Students and Scholars Association's deep links to the embassy revealed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, October 14, 2019University of Queensland course on 'understanding China' established with Chinese government funding
Sydney Morning Herald, October 13, 2019Queensland student seeks court order against Chinese diplomat
Sydney Morning Herald, October 14, 2019
Police called in as Hong Kong and China tensions spread to UK universities
Telegraph, October 12, 2019
China’s internet regulator praises whistle-blowers for keeping cyberspace free of ‘harmful’ content
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
“We feel like cyber-refugees”: The decline of the last online sanctuary for China’s liberals
Quartz, October 14, 2019
Canadian police took down a Hong Kong protester. Here’s what happened
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2019
Related:
Could Hong Kong protests sway the Canadian election?
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2019
Joshua Wong spurs Chinese embassies in Thailand and Singapore into PR action
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Efforts to split China will end in ‘bodies smashed and bones ground to powder’ says Chinese President Xi Jinping
Agence France-Presse, October 14, 2019
Inside a Brazen Scheme to Woo China: Gifts, Golf and a $4,254 Wine
The New York Times, October 14, 2019
Philippine Top Diplomat Apologizes to China for Tweets on Mao
Bloomberg, October 13, 2019
Beijing used ‘visa blackmail’ to try and stop Taiwan visit, US congressman claims
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2019
Related:
Beijing Tries To Bully Congress
Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2019
Both Taiwan Candidates Rule Out Moves Toward China Unification
Bloomberg, October 9, 2019
China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Nepal with deals, promises, and pressure
Quartz, October 12, 2019
Related:
China’s Xi Visits Nepal, Elevating Ties to ‘Strategic Partnership of Cooperation’
The Diplomat, October 15, 2019Fears Over a Nepal-China Extradition Treaty: Agreement Could Threaten Tibetan Refugees, Activists, Journalists in Nepal
Human Rights Watch, October 11, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China's Huawei says open to 'no backdoor' agreement with India
Reuters, October 14, 2019
Apple Criticized for Sending Some Browsing Data to Tencent
Bloomberg, October 14, 2019
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Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China
BuzzFeed News, October 11, 2019Tim Cook doesn’t seem to know how the Hong Kong app Apple removed actually works
Quartz, October 11, 2019
New German rules leave 5G telecoms door open to Huawei
Reuters, October 14, 2019
Chinese app on Xi’s ideology allows data access to users’ phones, report says
Washington Post, October 13, 2019
Related:
“学习强国”爆出后门 “老大哥”盯得越来越紧 (Backdoor revealed for China's "Study Xi" Party learning app)
Voice of America, October 15, 2019Studying “study the great nation”
Open Technology Fund, October 12, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
US House approves Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, with Senate vote next
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2019
‘Fight with Hong Kong’: 130,000 gather to urge US to pass Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act to monitor city’s autonomy, organisers say
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2019
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13萬人迫爆中環 為香港人權民主法案集氣 (130,000 gather in Central to rally support for Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act)
Inmediahk.net, October 14, 2019
‘Not feasible to relaunch a debate on universal suffrage now,’ Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam tells EU, according to internal report
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2019
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【反修例】林鄭：目前回應訴求毫無意義 你沒法跟暴徒談判 ("You can't negotiate with the mob," writes Carrie Lam in internal report to EU representatives, maintains refusal to meet protesters' demands)
Ming Pao, October 15, 2019
Hong Kong leader rules out concessions in face of escalating violence
Reuters, October 15, 2019
強烈譴責警濫暴 now 引述受傷車長：押返警署後遭暴力對待 最少 9 處傷痕 下顎骨裂 (Police shoot Now news van driver in the head with beanbag round, beat him in police station; released to hospital two hours later with broken jaw)
Stand News, October 14, 2019
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Hong Kong police apologise and vow to investigate case of Now TV driver hit by projectile and detained
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2019Hong Kong’s Worsening Press Climate
The Atlantic, October 11, 2019
Two young candidates running for Hong Kong District Council assaulted while campaigning on the streets
Hong Kong Free Press, October 14, 2019
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【區議會選舉】黃之鋒等3參選人立場被質疑 選舉主任促解釋 (Returning Officer asks district council candidates to confirm political stance after posting protest slogan on Facebook)
Ming Pao, October 14, 2019選舉主任要求黃之鋒回覆是否認同眾志「民主自決」主張 (Joshua Wong asked to confirm stance on "democratic self-determination" and whether he represents Demosisto in run for upcoming district council election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 15, 2019
香港知專公開陳彥霖出事當日CCTV疑曾剪接 學生街坊不滿破壞校園 (Hong Kong Design Institute shows security footage after 15-year-old protester found dead, students suspect footage was edited, school says original file lost)
Stand News, October 14, 2019
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Student 'suicide' video triggers rampage on campus
The Standard, October 15, 2019將軍澳市民追悼15歲失蹤少女 同學促校方公開閉路電視揭露真相 (Tseung Kwan O residents hold vigil for student protester found dead near shore, classmates urge school to disclose CCTV footage)
Inmediahk.net, October 11, 2019
【禁蒙面法】中年婦扯示威者口罩被摔倒 律政司證實為法庭檢控主任 (Woman who ripped off protesters' masks during march discovered to be court prosecutor)
Ming Pao, October 14, 2019
‘We will not sever ties’: Hong Kong violence prompts debate but no division among protesters
Agence France-Presse, October 14, 2019
Protester ‘slashed police officer’s neck’ with sharp object, amid clashes and vandalism across Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2019
Interview: Advocacy expert Sharon Hom puts Hong Kong protests on the agenda in Washington DC
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2019
Elderly Hongkongers protest outside police headquarters in Wan Chai in support of alleged abuse victims
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2019
‘They don’t deserve sympathy’: how a young police recruit switched sides to join the Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2019
Hong Kong: arrest of 750 children during protests sparks outcry
The Guardian, October 11, 2019
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【逃犯條例】19兒童事務委員會委員發聲明 要求會警方檢視處理兒童被捕者手法 (19 members of Children’s Commission urge police to review procedures in handling underage arrestees)
Ming Pao, October 14, 2019
Hong Kong Protester Says She Was Sexually Assaulted by Police After Being Arrested
Vice, October 11, 2019
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Hundreds of masked protesters march in support of Hong Kong student who accused cop of sexual assault
Hong Kong Free Press, October 11, 2019
Commentary (评论)
【專訪】三個放火的少年 和理非怎樣變「火魔法師」？ 武力邊緣上的抗爭 (The brink of violence: How three peaceful protesters became "fire magicians" throwing molotov cocktails)
Stand News, October 14, 2019
It’s make or break for Carrie Lam as she prepares to deliver her policy address
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2019
Can American Values Survive in a Chinese World? A new book looks at the China challenge for the United States, and China itself
Foreign Policy, October 12, 2019
What Just Happened with the NBA in China?
ChinaFile, October 10, 2019
Friday, October 11, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Tashpolat Tiyip: The Uighur leading geographer who vanished in China
BBC, October 11, 2019
Family of Uyghur in Belgium Under House Arrest After Abduction From Embassy in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
In China, courts deny women divorces in the name of "social harmony," even if their husbands beat them
The Economist, October 12, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
担忧国际形象受损，中国为NBA事件降温
China Blows Whistle on Nationalistic Protests Against the N.B.A.
The New York Times, October 11, 2019
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Nike risks being dragged into China NBA dispute
Financial Times, October 10, 2019ESPN criticised over China-NBA coverage for using 'nine-dash line' map
Reuters, October 10, 2019Minitrue: remove all reports related to the NBA from homepages
China Digital Times, October 10, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Tiananmen veterans view Hong Kong’s crisis with fatalism: They have seen history made before, at a terrible price
The Economist, October 12, 2019
How women’s rights crusaders find both government support and suppression of #MeToo in China
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2019
China’s N.B.A. Fans Feel the Tug of Loyalty Toward Beijing
The New York Times, October 10, 2019
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Video: Protests in support of Hong Kong at Washington Wizards basketball game against Chinese team
Hong Kong Free Press, October 10, 2019
上載支持香港球鞋照遭取消資格 黎俊賢：感謝市民關心 (Freestyle soccer contestant disqualified from regional competition for posting Instagram photo in support of Hong Kong protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 10, 2019
Translation: socialist core value humor
China Digital Times, October 10, 2019
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