US and EU officials meet to discuss concerns about China moves, including in Xinjiang and Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2021
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan accuses China of interfering with Covid vaccine deals
The Guardian, May 27, 2021
Beijing waged ‘disinformation warfare’ on Taiwan in lead-up to elections – report
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
New Tibetan exile president open to reaching out to China
The Washington Post, May 27, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Australia’s ambassador to China denied entry to trial of Yang Hengjun
The Guardian, May 27, 2021
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China: Australian-Chinese writer held on baseless ‘spying’ charges must get fair trial
Amnesty International, May 26, 2021
江苏省淮安市民主人士王默获刑3年(Human rights activist Wang Mo in Huai'an, Jiangsu is sentenced to 3 years in prison)
Weiquanwang, May 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Beijing Is Social Media Trolling Biden Over Gaza
Foreign Policy, May 26, 2021
Eye for an eye: China bans US religious leader as payback for sanction over Falun Gong detention
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
The Secret Behind the Chinese Communist Party’s Perseverance
The Diplomat, May 26, 2021
美参院通过修正案，禁止为武毒所及中国“增加功能”研究提供资助(U.S. Senate passes amendment to stop funding Wuhan Institute of Virology and gain-of-function experiments in China)
Voice of America, May 27, 2021
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Senate votes to defund Wuhan animal lab and 'gain-of-function' experiments in China
The Hill, May 26, 2021
Biden calls for U.S. agencies to ‘redouble’ investigative efforts into the origins of the virus.
拜登命令情报机构调查新冠起源，90天内提交报告
The New York Times, May 27, 2021
Covid-19溯源：武汉病毒研究所未发表的三篇论文遭披露 事故假设被重提(Disclosure of three unpublished theses by Wuhan Institute of Virology resurfaces accident hypothesis)
Radio France Internationale, May 27, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong electoral changes: lawmakers approve bill to implement sweeping overhaul of political system
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2021
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‘Huge regression in democracy’: Hong Kong democrats hesitant to run in elections after overhaul
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2021
Hong Kong Police Block Tiananmen Events, Citing the Pandemic
The New York Times, May 27, 2021
National security law: former Hong Kong leader CY Leung ramps up criticism of Jimmy Lai’s Apple Daily, as parent company’s shares soar
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2021
独家：香港保安局长以坐牢威胁银行不得与黎智英进行账户往来 (Exclusive: Secretary for Security threatens banks with imprisonment for any transactions with Jimmy Lai)
Reuters, May 27, 2021
Hong Kong protests: student jailed for chanting slogans calling for city’s liberation at unlawful 2019 demonstration
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2021
Hong Kong students to learn history with national security perspective under new guidelines
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2021
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Curriculum Framework of National Security Education in Hong Kong
《香港國家安全教育課程框架》
Education Bureau, May 26, 2021
教育局就處理教師投訴發通函 教協憂帶來寒蟬效應(Education Bureau sends circular on handling complaints against teachers; Teachers' Union fears chilling effect)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 27, 2021
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「優化學校投訴管理安排」正面睇(Optimizing schools' complaints management arrangement)
Education Bureau, May 27, 2021
Hong Kong Schools Record Exodus of Students as Families Leave The City
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2021
UK receives 34,000 visa requests from Hong Kong in two months
The Guardian, May 27, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Activists Face Jail and Cynicism
The New York Times, May 27, 2021
香港通过“爱国者治港”选举新法 反对声音将被消失？(Hong Kong passes “patriots governing Hong Kong” election bill; will voices of dissent disappear?)
BBC, May 27, 2021
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China’s foreign minister says EU parliament is wrong to tie investment deal to Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
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How China Is Losing Europe
The Diplomat, May 25, 2021
新疆人口遽减北京被控种族灭绝：强迫妇女结扎和装节育器 (Beijing is accused of genocide in drastic decline of Xinjiang population: Forced sterilization and use of IUDs)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Washington’s commitment to Taiwan remains strong, says US ‘ambassador’
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China-US ties: ‘Eagle Act’ to counter Beijing introduced in Washington
Reuters, May 26, 2021
加拿大艾伯塔省要求大学审查与中共实体的合作 (Alberta requires universities to review relationships with CPC entities)
Voice of America, May 26, 2021
世卫调查组成员：若再访中国有助于新冠溯源研究 (Member of WHO investigation team: Revisiting China can help locate COVID-19 origin)
Voice of America, May 26, 2021
世卫大会开幕 多国呼吁独立调查疫情大流行起源 (WHA: World leaders urge independent investigation into COVID-19 origin)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s data protection rules among ‘core challenges’ facing British firms, despite steps to open economy
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
Chinese Surveillance-Gear Maker Hikvision Has Ties to Country’s Military, Report Says
The Wall Street Journal, May 25, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong legislature due to approve curbs on public vote
The Washington Post, May 26, 2021
National Security police officer’s massage visit was during office hours, witness testimony suggests
FactWire, May 26, 2021
Hong Kong protests: opposition group urges city’s No 2 official to exempt it from Covid-19 social-distancing rules for Tiananmen vigil
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
Former aide of Starry Lee, chairwoman of Hong Kong’s largest pro-establishment party, sentenced to eight months in jail for bribing voters with ‘lucky bags’
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
The Gutting of Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster
The Diplomat, May 25, 2021
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Penalties coming for RTHK staff over June 4 stunt
The Standard, May 26, 2021
蔡玉玲獲尼曼獎學金 將赴哈佛進修 研究媒體如何在獨裁政權下生存(Bao Choy, RTHK journalist of award-winning documentary “7.21: Who Owns the Truth," receives Harvard University's Nieman Fellowship)
Stand News, May 25, 2021
東區區議員曾因瑩辭任 不願宣誓後自我審查、背棄良心(Phoenix Tsang resigns from Eastern district councilor post as she refuses to self-censor and betray her conscience if she takes oath)
Stand News, May 26, 2021
Hong Kongers are using blockchain archives to fight government censorship
Quartz, May 26, 2021
Pro-establishment lawmakers urge Hong Kong gov’t to de-register convicted social workers
Hong Kong Free Press, May 26, 2021
Words ‘Hong Kong’ and ‘independent’ removed from sculpture installation at Sai Kung park
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Human rights in China: activists say sensationalist reports on Xinjiang do more harm than good
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2021
China denounces people's tribunal on alleged Xinjiang abuses
Associated Press, May 25, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan, excluded from a world health forum, blames Chinese interference.
台湾未获邀参加世界卫生大会，批北京从中阻挠
The New York Times, May 25, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Chinese Mountain Marathon Deaths Spark Flurry of Recrimination
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2021
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