China Confirms Jailing of Five Missing Relatives of Netherlands-Based Uyghur Activist
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2020
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Taiwan (台湾)
Detained Taiwanese man accused of endangering national security ‘confesses’ on Chinese state TV
Agence France-Presse, October 12, 2020
中国接连播台湾间谍“认罪”视频 台湾斥构陷逼供 (Taiwan condemns “confessions” by its nationals on CCTV as staged and coerced)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China, Russia and Saudi Arabia set to join UN human rights council
The Guardian, October 12, 2020
中国再角逐联合国人权机构席位 人权组织称是讽刺 (Human rights organizations call China’s candidature for UN Human Rights Council a “mockery”)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2020
US State, Education Officials Call For Review of Confucius Institutes
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2020
中国拟下调最低刑责年龄至12岁引发爭议 (China’s plan to lower age of criminal responsibility to 12 stirs controversy)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2020
人大常委會審議國旗國徽法 教育中小學生了解國徽歷史 (NPC Standing Committee to review National Flag and Emblem Law, aimed at educating primary and secondary school students on national emblem’s history)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 13, 2020
澳門《修改司警局法》即日生效 四國安處、秘密警察隨時成立 (Macao's Judicial Police Amendment Law takes effect today; 4 national security institutions and secret police to be installed promptly)
Macau Concealers, October 12, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
个人信息保护法草案拟初审,全国人大常委会:明确监管职责 (NPC Standing Committee to review draft personal information protection law)
The Paper, October 12, 2020
又一个短命的“官方核准”翻墙软件:中国Tuber浏览器全面下架 (Tuber, another short-lived “officially approved” Chinese circumvention software is dropped from app stores)
Voice of America, October 13, 220
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong Arrests Nine Over Protesters’ Escape by Speedboat
The New York Times, October 10, 2020
Academics warn of ‘chilling effect’ of Hong Kong security law
The Guardian, October 12, 2020
林鄭押後宣讀《施政報告》,指需赴京尋求中央支持經濟措施 (Carrie Lam postpones policy address—needing to seek Beijing’s support for economic measures)
The News Lens, October 12, 2020
【12港人】警方今晨以協助逃犯罪拘捕9人 三度避談有否參與行動將12人「送中」 (Police arrest 9 for assisting fugitives, dodge question on HKPF involvement in the capture of 12 Hong Kongers at sea)
CitizenNews, October 10, 2020
警方應如何平衡行動效率和新聞自由? (How should police keep balance between operational efficiency and press freedom?)
HK01, October 13, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Give Hong Kong the Autonomy It Was Promised
让香港真正实现“港人治港,高度自治”
The New York Times, October 13, 2020
Friday, October 09, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighurs tell Australian inquiry of 'intimidation and harassment' from Chinese government
The Guardian, October 8, 2020
Taiwan (台湾)
北京再向国际组织施压 强行为台湾官方组织改名 (Beijing pressures int’l group to rename official Taiwan organization)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2020
Tibet (西藏)
藏人行政中央负责人:不放弃谋求真正自治 (Head of Central Tibetan Administration: Don't give up seeking true autonomy)
Deutsche Welle, October 8, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
U.S. Explores Curbs on Ant Group, Tencent Payment Systems
Bloomberg, October 7, 2020
WeChat, Wild Rumors and All, Is Their Lifeline. Washington May End That.
问题丛生却难以替代:微信禁令如何影响美国华人社区
The New York Times, October 9, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong protests: telecoms worker earns city’s first criminal conviction for doxxing during anti-government unrest
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2020
Hongkongers living in China could be allowed to vote in HK elections as democrats voice concern over ‘vote-rigging’
Hong Kong Free Press, October 9, 2020
Commentary (评论)
中国的“推特外交”是怎么炼成的?(How does China hone its "Twitter diplomacy"?)
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2020
Corporations Must Do Their Part to Preserve Democracy
在中国扩张的跨国企业必须保护民主
The New York Times, October 9, 2020
Thursday, October 08, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Groups, Activists Campaign Against China's Bid For UN Rights Council Seat
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2020
Related:
UN: Deny Rights Council Seats to Major Violators
Human Rights Watch, October 8, 2020China’s Disqualifying Human Rights Record: UPR Mid-Term Assessment Finds China Unfit for Human Rights Council Membership
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 7, 2020
三十九国谴责中国人权纪录 中国战狼围追堵截施压 (39 countries condemn China's human rights record, China's wolf warrior pack counter attacks)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2020
Related:
Statement by Ambassador Christoph Heusgen on behalf of 39 Countries in the Third Committee General Debate, October 6, 2020
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations, October 6, 2020As China Seeks Reelection to UN Human Rights Council, States and Civil Society Condemn Its Human Rights Abuses
Human Rights in China, October 8, 2020
不满新冠肺炎和战狼外交 十四国民调显示多数人对中国持负面观感 (Pew survey shows majority of people in 14 countries with unfavorable view of China due to dissatisfaction of its handling of new coronavirus and wolf warrior diplomacy)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2020
Related:
Unfavorable Views of China Reach Historic Highs in Many Countries
Pew Research Center, October 6, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Genshin Impact players say Chinese game censors 'Taiwan' and 'Hong Kong' chat
The Guardian, October 8, 2020
英国发现华为与北京关系密切证据 清除华为设备计划提前 (UK finds evidence of close ties between Huawei and Beijing, to clear Huawei equipment ahead of schedule)
Voice of America, October 8, 2020
Related:
The Security of 5G: “We must not surrender our national security for the sake of short-term technological development”
Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom, October 8, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong judiciary dismisses complaints against magistrate over 6 protest rulings
Hong Kong Free Press, October 8, 2020
Interview: 'I Was Arrested at a National Day Protest in Hong Kong'
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2020
【設局送中?】《蘋果》 引政府消息:港警登飛行服務隊飛機 監視 12 港人快艇 (Sources told Apple Daily: Hong Kong police was onboard HKG Flying Service aircraft to observe the arrest of 12 Hong Kongers at sea)
The Stand News, October 8, 2020
01消息:林鄭倡明年立會選舉 港人可在內地投票 不限於大灣區 (Sources: Carrie Lam to allow Hong Kongers to cast votes in mainland China for the Legislative Council election next year)
HK01, October 8, 2020
10.1荃灣暴動案 案件押後至12月再訊 中槍學生曾志健擬認罪 (Student shot by police in 2019 to plead guilty to rioting)
inmediahk.net, Octoer 8, 2020
近 200 宣道校友家長聯署 指被釘牌教師深受愛戴 斥教局政治凌駕學生利益 (Nearly 200 parents sign joint letter to support de-licensed teacher, criticize Education Bureau for putting politics above students' interests)
The Stand News, October 8, 2020
人民日報文章指本港殖民教育荼毒長期未清 (People's Daily article slams Hong Kong education for inability to rid colonial influence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 8, 2020
Related:
零容忍“播独”教师,学校不是揽炒温床 (Zero tolerance for teachers spreading independence ideology; schools are not incubators for Lam Chau)
People's Daily, October 8, 2020
Commentary (评论)
解放军网路水军如何出征美国大选? (How do the People's Liberation Army and online “water army” wage war against the U.S. election?)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2020
Wednesday, October 07, 2020
Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)
Police in Inner Mongolia Arrest Prominent Rights Lawyer on Spying Charges
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2020
Tibet (西藏)
China Opens Hundreds of ‘Security Centers’ in Tibetan Capital Lhasa
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Nearly 40 nations demand China respect Uighur human rights
Radio France Internationale, October 7, 2020
Related:
Statement by Ambassador Christoph Heusgen on behalf of 39 Countries in the Third Committee General Debate
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of German to the United Nations, October 6, 2020華春瑩:涉港、涉疆問題不是人權問題 不應被政治化 (Hua Chunying: Issues related to Hong Kong and Xinjiang are not human rights issues, should not be politicized)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 7, 2020外交部发言人华春莹就友好国家在联合国大会 第三委员会做支持中方的共同发言答记者问
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Remarks on Friendly Countries' Joint Statements in Support of China at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Poeple's Republic of China, October 7, 2020
Distrust of China Jumps to New Highs in Democratic Nations
The New York Times, October 6, 2020
三十七所高校秋季开设“习思想概论课” (37 institutions of higher education to offer “Introduction to Xi's Thought” this fall)
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2020