Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s Hard and Soft Lines on Xinjiang
The Diplomat, April 8, 2021

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The challenge of blocking Chinese cotton to help the Uyghurs
Financial Times, April 8, 2021

‘I Never Thought China Could Ever Be This Dark’
The Atlantic, April 8, 2021

China Moves to Correct ‘Lies’ and ‘Misinformation’ In Australian Reporting on Uyghurs
Voice of America, April 8, 2021

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‘We will respond in kind’: China’s ambassador warns Australia not to join Xinjiang sanctions
The Guardian, April 7, 2021

新疆人权：BBC专访中国制裁名单上的英国议会外交委员会主席图根哈特(Human Rights in Xinjiang: BBC Interviews with Tugendhat, British MP and Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee, on China’s sanctions list)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan says it will fight to the end if attacked as China sends more jets
The Guardian, April 7, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

一组国际科学家呼吁对新冠病毒的源头展开新的调查(International scientists call for new probe into Covid-19 origins)
Voice of America, April 8, 2021

Related:
Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins - with or without China
Reuters, April 7, 2021

中国官媒CGTN被英国吊销牌照后又在法国遭起诉(Chinese official media CGTN is sued in France after UK revokes its license)
Radio France Internationale, April 8, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

安徽“猪头人身”漫画作者张冬宁再遭判囚(Comic strip artist Zhang Dongning is sentenced to one year in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Techno-Authoritarianism Has Gone Global
Foreign Affairs, April 8, 2021

疑似中国黑客为何能入侵微软：可能通过挖掘事先获得的个人信息(How did suspected Chinese hackers break into Microsoft: Possibly by mining personal information obtained in advance)
The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2021

Related:
Suspected China Hack of Microsoft Shows Signs of Prior Reconnaissance
The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2021

Milk Tea Alliance: Twitter creates emoji for pro-democracy activists
BBC News, April 8, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong gov’t moves quickly to implement political changes ordered by Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2021

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Hong Kong electoral changes about driving city back to straight and narrow, says senior mainland Chinese official
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong defendant challenges jury exclusion for first trial under Beijing-imposed legislation
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2021

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National security law: Hong Kong student accused of weapons possession charged with secession offence
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2021

UK announces HK$460 million package to help new arrivals from Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2021

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Beijing accuses Britain of ‘sheltering criminals’ by granting asylum to fugitive Hong Kong activist Nathan Law
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2021

百多名公務員未簽署效忠聲明　當局將要求相關人員解釋(Over 100 civil servants who declined to take oath will be called to explain)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 8, 2021

黎銘澤宣布拒絕宣誓　將辭任區議員　無交代離港傳聞(Sai Kung district councilor Lai Ming Chak refuses to take oath, resigns; silent on rumor of him leaving Hong Kong)
Stand News, April 8, 2021

反修例事件2521人涉司法程序　614人被定罪(2521 under judicial proceedings involving Anti-ELAB incidents, 617 convicted)
Stand News, April 8, 2021

12港人案丨李子賢鄭子豪完成檢疫出庭　還押候訊(Hong Kong 12 Case: Li Tsz Yin and Cheng Tsz Ho finish quarantine, remanded in custody)
Stand News, April 8, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Here’s How to Handle the ‘Genocide Olympics’ in Beijing
北京冬奥会为我们带来应对习近平的筹码
The New York Times, April 8, 2021

Anti-China is not anti-Asian
Washington Post, April 6, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang
The New Yorker, April 5, 2021

China Sentences Two Ex-Xinjiang Officials to Death on Separatism Charges
Voice of America, April 7, 2021

China researchers face abuse, sanctions as Beijing looks to silence critics
The Washington Post, April 7, 2021

Turkey summons China’s envoy over Uygur tweets
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2021

Global Brands Find It Hard to Untangle Themselves From Xinjiang Cotton
无法摆脱的新疆棉：西方与中国之间，国际品牌选哪边
The New York Times, April 7, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

China’s ‘new’ border rules in Tibet point to same old dispute with India
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

持续受到中国打压 外媒记者呼吁抵制不对称媒体战 (Journalists urge actions against China's asymmetric war on media)
Voice of America, April 7, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国网络暴力猎巫 女权博主纷纷炸号 (Weibo accounts of Chinese women's rights activists suspended after they shared experience as targets of misogynistic bullying)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

大赦国际年度报告批评中国侵犯人权有增无减 (Amnesty International report: Increase in human rights violations in China)
Deutsche Welle, April 7, 2021

Related:
Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights
Amnesty International, April 7, 2021

US in ‘close consultations’ with allies on possible action over Beijing Olympics
Associated Press, April 7, 2021

Related:
China Warns Washington Not to Boycott Winter Olympics
Associated Press, April 7, 2021

别了谨言慎行 日本已不肯迁就北京 (Goodbye to cautious talk, Japan no longer coddles Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, April 7, 2021

How Will China Vaccinate 560 Million People? Start With Free Ice Cream.
中国如何推动疫苗接种？从买一赠一冰淇淋开始
The New York Times, April 7, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmakers, district councillors face instant disqualification after taking oath if their behaviour is ‘problematic’, senior official warns
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2021

Related:
Think twice about Legco bids, says Lau
The Standard, April 7, 2021

Arrests and Covid-19 restrictions leave Hong Kong’s opposition parties in cash crunch
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2021

Disqualified lawmaker Dennis Kwok fled to Canada
The Standard, April 6, 2021

元朗區議員杜嘉倫稱不宣誓並已遞信辭職(Yuen Long district councilor To Ka-lun refuses to take oath, resigns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 7, 2021

Hong Kong activists plead guilty but say ‘history will absolve us’
The Guardian, April 7, 2021

Hong Kong activist Andy Li remanded in custody following first court appearance over security law charge
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2021

元朗 14 歲中槍少年認暴動罪　判入教導所兼留案底　迄今最年輕認暴動被告(14-year old shot by police is youngest to plead guilty to rioting in 2019 protests; sentenced to correctional center)
Stand News, April 7, 2021

Student union and Tai Kwun art show attacked by pro-Beijing press for ‘promoting violence’ in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2021

國際特赦年度報告　轟國安法釀寒蟬效應　促撤行使人權者控罪、確保公共廣播編輯自主(Amnesty International annual report on Hong Kong slams chilling effect of National Security Law; urges dropping of charges against those who exercise rights and ensure public broadcaster's editorial independence)
Stand News, April 7, 2021

Related:
National security laws and pandemic: a destructive combination for human rights in Hong Kong
《香港年度人權狀況回顧》2020：國安法疫情雙重打擊 香港人權狀況堪憂
Amnesty International Hong Kong, April 7, 2021

【香港民研】傳媒滿意度、公信力等多項指標均急瀉　創歷史新低(Survey shows record low in credibility of and public satisfaction in media)
Stand News, April 7, 2021

Related:
POP releases people’s appraisal of news media
民研計劃發放市民對新聞傳媒的評價
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, April 7, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China Has an Image Problem—but Knows How to Fix It
Foreign Policy, April 6, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China Tries to Counter Xinjiang Backlash With … a Musical?
中国推出新疆歌舞片，反击国际批评
The New York Times, April 6, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

China holds aircraft carrier drills in waters near Taiwan
Associated Press, April 6, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

中国效仿克里姆林宫的“信息战”手法
China Adopts Kremlin's 'Information War' Tactics
Voice of America, April 6, 2021

Satirist Jailed For Tweets Cursing Life Under The Ruling Chinese Communist Party
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

北京外卖小哥维权者陈国江已被正式逮捕 (Chen Guojiang, rights advocate for delivery workers, is formally arrested)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

With Swarms of Ships, Beijing Tightens Its Grip on South China Sea
中国在争议水域部署大量船只，加强对南海控制
The New York Times, April 6, 2021

China, US send warships into disputed waters as tensions rise over Whitsun Reef
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2021

Related:
Philippines Threatens Daily Protests Over Chinese Ships in South China Sea
BenarNews, April 5, 2021

China cautions Japan as it speaks up before Biden, Suga meet
The Washington Post, April 6, 2021

China Puts Limits on Foreign Banks, Worrying Businesses
中国出台新规，限制外资银行在华开展业务
The New York Times, April 6, 2021

国务院新闻办公室发表《人类减贫的中国实践》白皮书 (China's State Council Information Office releases “Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution” whitepaper)
Beijing News, April 6, 2021

Related:
《人类减贫的中国实践》白皮书（双语全文） (Bilingual full text: Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution)
China Daily, April 6, 2021

內地近一億農村貧困人口脫貧　當局稱脫貧戶有返貧風險 (Nearly 100 million rural poor are lifted out of poverty; authorities admit many still at risk of returning to poverty)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 6, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s recent electoral overhaul, national security law can’t be viewed apart, civil service chief tells staff
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong electoral changes: debate rages about making it illegal to cast blank votes but city’s biggest opposition party says it’s too early to talk about such tactics
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2021

Storm over M+: is Beijing targeting the Hong Kong museum, or is it just politicians looking to score points?
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2021

Related:
Artist navigates red lines to take his protest message to the streets of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2021

Hong Kong government has made public broadcaster RTHK a place of fear, uncertainty and self-censorship, insider claims
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2021

「認為國家不對也應支持」　教局學校自評套件　老師稱學校因國教壓力納入題目(Teachers say schools are under pressure to include national education-related questions for Education Bureau's schools self-assessment)
Citizen News, April 5, 2021

Related:
Assessment Program for Affective and Social Outcomes (2nd Version) (APASO-II)
情意及社交表現評估套件(第二版)
Education Bureau, September 15, 2016