Xinjiang court to hear defamation case against German researcher Adrian Zenz over forced labour claims
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2021
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Taiwan (台湾)
Largest Chinese breach of Taiwan air zone in a year after US warning
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2021
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Taiwan launches shipbuilding program amid China threats
Associated Press, April 13, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
维权人士郭洪伟死亡疑点重重，八旬父母要调查到底
Family Voices Doubts Surrounding Activist's Death in China's Jilin
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
THE CCP’S 2021 PROPAGANDA BLUEPRINT
China Media Project, April 13, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Japan, Germany hold first security talk to deter China
Associated Press, April 13, 2021
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Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over reef dispute
Channel News Asia, April 13, 2021
What can a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics achieve?
Quartz, April 13, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China tech groups given a month to fix antitrust practices
Financial Times, April 13, 2021
US-China tech war: supercomputer sanctions on China begin to bite as Taiwan’s TSMC said to suspend chip orders
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2021
China’s Digital Silk Road and the Global Digital Order
The Diplomat, April 13, 2021
互聯網專用通道開通 海南自貿港可上境外網站 (Hainan Free Trade Port launches Internet Data Dedicated Channel, allegedly no restrictions on foreign websites)
Mingpao, April 13, 2021
人脸识别进社区：“刷脸”背后的隐私安全之问 (Facial recognition in gated communities: Privacy concerns over face-scanning)
Beijing News, April 13, 2021
人脸识别黑产：真人认证视频百元一套 (Facial recognition dark market: Videos for real person verification are sold for only 100 yuan)
Beijing News, April 13, 2021
Ant Group Announces Overhaul as China Tightens Its Grip
中国加强管控互联网巨头，蚂蚁集团宣布彻底整改
The New York Times, April 13, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Urging people to spoil or cast blank ballots in elections to become a crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 13, 2021
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Hong Kong electoral changes: up to three years’ jail proposed for publicly urging residents to boycott polls or spoil ballots
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2021Election Overhaul Plan Threatens to Sideline Hong Kong's Opposition
The New York Times, April 13, 2021Mainland training looms for entry into civil service
The Standard, April 13, 2021Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021
2021年完善選舉制度(綜合修訂)條例草案
HKSAR government, April 13, 2021
Former Hong Kong lawmakers facing prosecution under national security law hit with fresh charges of contempt of Legislative Council
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2021
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 4 months over 2019 demo
Hong Kong Free Press, April 13, 2021
幼稚園生收「國家安全日」文宣 羅列深海安全、極地安全等「國家安全重點領域」(Kindergarten students receive National Security Day promotion materials)
Stand News, April 12, 2021
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香港小学教材删除“中华民国政府"(Primary school text book removes "Government of the Republic of China")
DW News, April 12, 2021
Monday, April 12, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese Political Prisoner Dies Amid Suspicion of Torture, Mistreatment
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2021
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维权人士郭宏伟狱中死亡 生前曾遭虐待(Human rights activist Guo Hongwei dies in prison and was tortured before death)
Radio France Internationale, April 11, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Chinese Shows Blur Western Brands Over Xinjiang Dispute
打上马赛克的运动鞋：西方品牌因新疆棉遭中国综艺审查
The New York Times, April 12, 2021
新疆棉花：四大跨国企业在巴黎遭人权诉讼(Xinjiang Cotton: Four major transnational companies face human rights lawsuits in Paris)
Radio France Internationale, April 11, 2021
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Forced labor of Uyghurs: filing of a complaint in France against multinationals for concealment of forced labor and crimes against humanity
Sherpa, April 12, 2021
China’s Crackdown on Islam Brings Back Memories of 1975 Massacre
Foreign Policy, April 11, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan to stage live-fire drills as fears of possible PLA attack grow
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China's Propaganda Against Foreign Media Increases
Voice of America, April 9, 2021
China launches hotline to report ‘illegal’ comments about Communist party
Reuters, April 12, 2021
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中共网信办开通热线举报“历史虚无”言论 严禁怀疑中共历史(In move to forbid questioning of CPC’s version of history, Cyberspace Administration of China launches hotline for netizens to report "historical nihilism" speech)
Voice of America, April 12, 2021
抗议中国制裁 特里尔大学孔子学院停课(In protest against Chinese sanctions of European scholars and think tanks, University of Trier suspends classes at its Confucius Institute)
Deutsche Welle, April 12, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Top Beijing official admits efficacy of China’s Covid vaccines is low
The Guardian, April 11, 2021
China Turning South China Sea Supply Ships into Mobile Surveillance Bases
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2021
‘Forced confession’ victims urge Chinese TV channels ban
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2021
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强迫自白受害者联署 敦促欧洲禁播中国CGTN (In joint letter, forced confession victims urge Europe to ban broadcast of Chinese CGTN)
Deutsche Welle, April 12, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Record Alibaba Fine Shows China’s Big Tech Can’t Fight Back
Bloomberg, April 11, 2021
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China Fines Alibaba $2.8 Billion in Landmark Antitrust Case
阿里巴巴遭182亿元重罚，这透露出什么信号？
The New York Times, April 12, 2021Ant ordered to restructure by Chinese regulators
Financial Times, April 12, 2021China's competition watchdog bulks up
Reuters, April 12, 2021Chinese tech start-ups pull IPO plans as Beijing tightens scrutiny
Channel News Asia, April 12, 2021
Anti-fraud app from Chinese police sees soaring downloads amid complaints of forced installs
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2021
The anatomy of a Chinese online hate campaign
Protocol, April 9, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong elections: can blank votes be outlawed and will Beijing be embarrassed by low turnout?
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2021
前年區選逾6百名落選者 約2百人獲委任入各區委員會(200 candidates who lost in 2019 district council elections are appointed members of area committees; may join CE Election Committee)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 12, 2021
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人力反對宣誓 區議員溫子眾退黨：不能輕言放棄既有陣地 (People Power opposes loyalty oath; its district councilor Wan Chi-chung resigns from party)
inmediahk.net, April 12, 2021
民主派初選47人案｜岑子杰高院申保釋被拒 (High Court again revokes bail application of Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, one of the 47 pro-democracy detainees )
Ming Pao, April 12, 2021
Hong Kong schools told to do more to promote national security awareness, with flag-raising ceremony among suggestions from city’s education minister
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2021
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council paid out HK$13.3 million in end-of-service gratuities to resigned opposition lawmakers
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021
'Stand tall': Hong Kong media tycoon Lai writes letter from jail
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2021
London making it easier for Hongkongers to apply for visas through BN(O) scheme
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2021
Ousted Hong Kong democrat Dennis Kwok surfaces in Canada
Hong Kong Free Press, April 10, 2021
Commentary (评论)
AI companies are enabling genocide in China
Washington Post, April 12, 2021
战狼外交之策略 专家：把民情转化为抵抗“外侮”的武器(Experts: Wolf warrior diplomacy strategy turns people’s sentiments into weapons of resistance against "foreign humiliation")
Voice of America, April 12, 2021
Friday, April 09, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
UN Chief Should Support Remote Investigation in Xinjiang
Human Rights Watch, April 8, 2021
国际社会呼吁中共立即释放维族企业家(International community calls on Chinese gov’t to immediately release Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat)
Voice of America, April 9, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
中共西藏当局颁布边境新禁令 防止外部渗透(Chinese authorities in Tibet issue new border rules to prevent external infiltration)
Voice of America, April 8, 2021
四川阿坝一藏族僧侣遭羁押一年半后 被以“分裂”罪名判刑(Tibetan monk in Aba, Sichuan, is convicted of “splittism” after 1.5 years in detention)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
US Bill to pressure China on trade and rights, back Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, April 9, 2021
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Japan Toughens on China as Beijing Issues Threats
Foreign Policy, April 9, 2021
Philippines Welcomes US Backing to Help Defend Manila in South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight
Associated Press, April 9, 2021
美国制裁中国七家超级计算机实体 中方称美国恶意打压(U.S. sanctions 7 Chinese supercomputing entities; China alleges malicious crackdown)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 9, 2021
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Commerce Adds Seven Chinese Supercomputing Entities to Entity List for their Support to China’s Military Modernization, and Other Destabilizing Efforts
U.S. Department of Commerce, April 8, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Exclusive | Don’t undermine Hong Kong’s rule of law by politicising presence of foreign judges, ex-justice minister Elsie Leung cautions Western countries
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021
Pro-democracy pair to quit Hong Kong district council seats over new allegiance oath
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2021
Hong Kong judiciary reveals bail decision reasons in cases linked to city’s largest national security law crackdown
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021
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District Court does have jurisdiction to hear sedition cases, Hong Kong judge rules, despite questions raised by national security law
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021Hong Kong university student charged with inciting secession under the national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2021
Hong Kong defends plan to reduce corporate database transparency
Agence France-Presse, April 9, 2021
Andrew Wan charged over interference of Legco panel election
The Standard, April 9, 2021
【整治港台】鏗鏘集原有班底製作題材被叫停拍攝 僅一集內容獲「放生」(RTHK orders Hong Kong Connection production team to stop filming programs already in progress; only one episode is approved)
Stand News, April 9, 2021
香港民研：七成人指選舉改革是民主倒退 六成人反對資格審查(Hong Kong public opinion poll: 70% view electoral overhaul as democratic regression; 60% oppose candidate eligibility review)
Stand News, April 9, 2021
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「我們香港人計劃」有關全國人大常委會修改後的香港選舉制度的調查發佈會暨第九次小型政策論壇
“We Hongkongers Survey” press conference cum our ninth mini-policy forum about HKSAR Electoral System by NPCSC
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, April 9, 2021
曾國衞︰考慮是否將資審會審查延伸至區議會(Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang says the gov’t is considering extending candidate eligibility review to district council level)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 8, 2021
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