Xinjiang (新疆)

China Sanctions US, Canadian Citizens in Xinjiang Row
Agence France-Presse, March 27, 2021

Huawei removes Nike and Adidas from its app store amid Xinjiang cotton controversy
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2021

Related:
China: Companies Should Resist Boycott Threats
Human Rights Watch News, March 27, 2021

新疆家人失踪 哈萨克人要求北京出面解释(Kazakhs demand answer from Beijing on family members missing in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, March 29, 2021

China to step up use of Mandarin in Xinjiang schools in face of growing international outcry over policies
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2021

UN in talks with China over 'no restrictions' visit to Xinjiang
The Guardian, March 29, 2021

Related:
古特雷斯：联合国争取不受限制地至新疆考察(Antonio Guterres: UN seeks unrestricted visit to Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, March 29, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

A Tawdry Tale of Local Graft Becomes a China #MeToo Moment
辅警许艳案：性、腐败与中国官场中的女性境遇
The New York Times, March 29, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国再爆假奶粉 青岛奶粉致幼儿伤残(Cases of fake milk powder re-ignite in China in disability caused by baby formula in Qingdao)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2021

总书记亲民秀再遇喊冤女 寄希望于“青天大老爷”的冤民(In visit to Fujian, Xi Jinping encounters aggrieved petitioner calling for "Lord of Justice")
Voice of America, March 29, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How Intel got blindsided by China's culture wars
Protocol, March 26, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Speedboat Detainee 'in Solitary Confinement' in Psychiatric Facility: Report
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2021

Mainland law firm linked to the ‘Hong Kong 12’ case is ordered to disband – lawyer
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2021

China’s top legislative body to begin finalising Hong Kong electoral overhaul, with observers expecting it to ‘go as far as it can’
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2021

Related:
China’s 14th five-year plan: Hong Kong’s opportunities in 2021-25 blueprint to be discussed at panel meeting
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2021

通訊局就港台電視節目《台灣故事III》發出勸諭(Communications Authority issues admonition to Radio Television Hong Kong on “Taiwan Stories 3” program that portrays Taiwan as a country)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 29, 2021

Related:
Communications Authority Press Release (March)—Broadcast Complaints
通訊事務管理局新聞公報（三月）—廣播投訴
Communications Authority, March 29, 2021

港台設編輯委員會　稱3個被抽起節目不夠持平及準繩(Editorial Commission led by new head of RTHK cancels 3 programs deemed insufficiently fair and accurate)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 29, 2021

「朔夜」批《鏗鏘集》被抽起是侮辱　有議員稱不感意外(Syzygia, cabinet-elect of Chinese University's student union, calls pulling of episode of “Hong Kong Connection” containing interview with them an insult)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 29, 2021

New Hong Kong M+ art museum will not show Ai Weiwei’s Tiananmen photo – official
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Biden Defines His Underlying Challenge With China: ‘Prove Democracy Works’
拜登评估美中竞争：21世纪民主与专制的较量
The New York Times, March 29, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China imposes sanctions on UK MPs, lawyers and academic in Xinjiang row
The Guardian, March 26, 2021

Related:
新疆人权：中国制裁英国的人与事和关键点(Human Rights in Xinjiang: People, events, key points in China's sanctions on Britain)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2021

Netizen Voices: “Don't support Xinjiang Cotton, support Xinjiang people instead”
China Digital Times, March 25, 2021

People in China Left Wondering, ‘What Happened in Xinjiang?’
Human Rights Watch, March 25, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan reports largest incursion yet by Chinese military aircraft
March 26, 2021

反制中国《海警法》 美台签海巡备忘录(U.S.,Taiwan sign maritime patrol memorandum to counter China's Maritime Police Law)
Deutsche Welle, March 26, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

How China’s supreme court tried to open up the legal ‘black box’ to let in the light
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2021

抵抗拆迁被指妨碍公务 重庆四人遭重判(Four demolition resisters in Chongqing receive heavy sentences for “hindering official duties”)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

欧洲国际问题权威学者就制裁发表联署声明(Prominent European scholars on international affairs issue joint statement on China’s sanctions)
Deutsche Welle, March 25, 2021

Related:
Statement by European Research Institute Directors
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, March 25, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Winter of discontent: Will countries boycott China’s Olympics in 2022?
The Economist, March 27, 2021

At China’s Borders, “Vaccine Passports” Just Got Real
Foreign Policy, March 25, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Election Committee will control Legislative Council with bulk of its own candidates, but it could pick non-members to be its lawmakers, says pro-Beijing heavyweight
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2021

Related:
Survey finds declining confidence in Hong Kong’s democracy, rule of law and stability amid promise of ‘patriots’ ruling city
Hong Kong Free Press, March 26, 2021

保安局、懲教署及警方未有透露李宇軒羈押地點(Police, Security Bureau, Correctional Services Department continue to conceal Andy Li’s detention location)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 25, 2021

【7.1 闖立會案】王宗堯劉頴匡鄒家成等 14 人被控暴動　延至 2023 年開審(Cases of 14 charged with rioting over occupying Legislative Council in 2019 won’t be heard until May 2023)
Stand News, March 26, 2021

【理大圍城】10人被控非法集結 准保釋待轉介至區院(10 charged with illegal assembly over PolyU protests in 2019 granted bail by court)
inmediahk.net, March 26, 2021

【清算港台】處長等高層再有新指示　《鏗鏘集》《鏗鏘說》下集由綜合節目、文教及康體組負責 (New head of Radio Television Hong Kong replaces host of “Hong Kong Connection” believed to sympathize with protestors)
Stand News, March 26, 2021

Canada calling? Hong Kong residents shift billions abroad after clampdown
Reuters, March 26, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Can the US and China Agree to Disagree?
The Diplomat, March 26, 2021

Abandoning Criticism of China’s Government Isn’t the Right Way to End Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S.
ChinaFile, March 25, 2021

We Need to Put a Name to This Violence
我们该如何谈论这些针对亚裔的袭击
The New York Times, March 26, 2021

广州番禺一村委会遭自杀性爆炸 分析：社会矛盾激化的产物(Analysis of suicide bombing attack on a village committee in Panyu, Guangzhou: A product of intensified social conflict)
Voice of America, March 26, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Why Are China’s Consumers Threatening to Boycott H&M and Other Brands?
The New York Times, March 25, 2021

H&M Faces Boycott in China Over Stance on Treatment of Uyghurs
H&M因拒用新疆棉花在华遭抵制
The New York Times, March 25, 2021

耐克新疆声明在中国社媒引发风暴(Nike's statement on Xinjiang triggers social media storm in China)
Voice of America, March 25, 2021

Related:
Nike faces social media storm in China over Xinjiang statement
Reuters, March 24, 2021

Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)

Mongolians in China Face 'Cultural Genocide' as Language, Culture Swept Aside: Group
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

“学术自由指数”中国排名垫底 香港低过俄罗斯("Academic Freedom Index": China ranks bottom, Hong Kong lower than Russia)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s ‘blatant coercion’ of Australia is a lesson for the world, says Antony Blinken
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 25, 2021

US-EU announce dialogue on China; Nato pledges to work with Japan, other Asia-Pacific nations to counter Beijing
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2021

《自然》曝光造假论文“产业化” 大部分来自中国("Nature" exposes "industrialization" of fake papers, sourced mainly from China)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2021

Related:
The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sham science
Science, March 23, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Australian ministers targeted in Telegram phishing scam aimed at revealing details of Hong Kong activists
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2021

China-based hackers used Facebook to target Uighurs abroad with malware
Reuters, March 24, 2021

Related:
脸书:中国骇客利用假冒手法侵入维吾尔人电脑手机(Facebook: Chinese hackers used counterfeit ploy to hack into Uyghur computers, phones)
Voice of America, March 25, 2021

China mulls new state-backed firm to oversee tech data: Report
Al Jazeera, March 25, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

鍾翰林涉分裂國家洗黑錢等4罪保釋被拒　還押至6月再訊(Court denies bail to former Studentlocalism convenor Tony Chung charged with alleged secession and money laundering)
Ming Pao, March 25, 2021

被控 4 項煽動行為罪　「傑斯」高院申保釋被拒(Bail denied by High Court to Internet radio host Giggs’ Wan Yiu-sing with 4 charges of sedition)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Police say most of eight fugitives sent back to Hong Kong from mainland China refusing counsel, lawyer claims
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2021

Hong Kong legislature tightens curbs on unruly members even though there are none left
Hong Kong Free Press, March 25, 2021

本台查詢李宇軒下落　懲教署稱不會就個別個案作出評論(Andy Li has not been seen since return to Hong Kong; Correctional Services Department declines to comment on individual cases)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 25, 2021

修訂議事規則決議案通過　行為極不檢點議員將暫停職務(Legislative Council passes rules amendment proposal; lawmakers can be suspended for misconduct)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Related:
Resolution (Under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China)
決議 (根據《中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法》第七十五條)
HKSAR Legislative Council, March 25, 2021

建制派選舉呈請勝訴　高院裁定李軒朗非妥為當選　第二名民主派區議員被 DQ(A second pro-democracy district councillors disqualified after pro-establishment party won High Court election petition)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Hong Kong court grants justice department request to allow ‘joint enterprise’ prosecutions in riot, unlawful assembly cases
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2021

Related:
【赴湯杜火案】上訴庭：「合謀犯罪」原則適用於暴動罪　不在場者同可被控(Court of Appeal: “Joint enterprise” legal principle is applicable to rioting; those not physically present can face same charges)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Exclusive: Hong Kong tells foreign governments to stop accepting special British passport
Reuters, March 25, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China’s EU Sanctions Are the Latest Proof: Beijing Doesn’t Understand Democracies
The Diplomat, March 25, 2021

Why Authoritarians Love the Olympics
Foreign Affairs, March 25, 2021

Beijing’s Schadenfreude Over the Capitol Riots Conceals Deep Anxiety
Foreign Policy, March 24, 2021