UN human rights chief seeks Xinjiang visit this year amid ‘reports of serious violations’
Reuters, June 21, 2021
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联合国人权专员希望今年获准入疆调查维吾尔人权(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights hopes to be allowed to visit Xinjiang this year to investigate Uyghur human rights)
Deutsche Welle, June 21, 2021
Taiwanese staff to leave Hong Kong office in 'one China' row
Reuters, June 20, 2021
拒签“一中承诺书”，七名台湾驻港官员被迫返台(Refusing to sign pledge to support "one China" policy, seven Taiwanese officials stationed in Hong Kong are forced to leave)
Voice of America, June 21, 2021
流亡藏人领袖希望恢复与中国对话(Tibetan leader in exile hopes to resume dialogue with China)
Voice of America, June 19, 2021
Wu Qiang – the Chinese intellectual refusing to be silenced
Agence France-Presse, June 20, 2021
Digital Art or Visual Propaganda? China’s New Wave of Online Political Satire
What's on Weibo, June 20, 2021
路透社：在美国警告下，华为参与竞标的太平洋海底电缆项目搁浅(Reuters: Under U.S. warning, Huawei’s bid for the Pacific undersea cable project runs aground)
Voice of America, June 19, 2021
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EXCLUSIVE Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese bid
Reuters, June 17, 2021
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily may halt publication this Sat, pending Fri board meeting
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2021
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National security law: Apple Daily bosses to ask Hong Kong authorities to release some frozen assets to pay staff wages
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021記協籲保安局解凍壹傳媒部分資金以支薪 保障勞工權益(Journalists Association urges Security Bureau to unfreeze part of Next Media fund to pay employees)
Stand News, June 21, 2021Hong Kong Apple Daily top editor & executive to remain behind bars ahead of security law trial as court denies bail
Hong Kong Free Press, June 19, 2021王婆婆一人聲援《蘋果》 遭數十警包圍抬離法院(While publicly appeal for Apple Daily, "Grandma Wong" is bodily carried away from court area by police)
inmedia.hk, June 19, 2021
Hong Kong’s opposition Civic Party loses two-thirds of its district councillors in round of resignations ahead of new oath-taking rule
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021
Embattled democracy coalition cancels Hong Kong’s annual July 1 march; will discuss disbanding
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2021
Hong Kong seeking closer integration with mainland China: Chief Executive Lam
Reuters, June 20, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong film censors’ government affiliations spark fears for ‘Hollywood of the Far East’ in light of new guidelines
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021
Hong Kong’s RTHK fires popular pro-democracy radio host Tsang Chi-ho
Hong Kong Free Press, June 19, 2021
2021 香港約章網站疑遭禁 本港用 VPN 方可瀏覽 發起人羅冠聰：港人將面對資訊壁壘( “2021 Hong Kong Charter” website is accessible from Hong Kong only through VPN; official blocking is suspected)
Stand News, June 19, 2021
紫荊黨黃秋智辭總裁及發言人 稱支持紫荊黨為港人服務(Pro-Beijing Bauhinia Party co-founder Charles Wong steps down as party head and spokesperson)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2021
In a Muffled Hong Kong, Bookstores Offer Freedom of Thought
The New York Times, June 20, 2021
Chinese researchers say Xinjiang forced labour claims can’t be true because of increased mechanisation and earning potential from picking cotton
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
公益组织“长沙富能”致信国安部门 要求释放遭羁押人员(NGO "Changsha Funeng" writes to the national security department requesting release of its three detained staff members)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021
河南维权人士邢望力看守所遭殴打 检察官拒绝与律师交流案情(Henan rights defender Xing Wangli is beaten in detention center; prosecutor refuses to communicate with his lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021
LinkedIn blocks profiles from view in China if sensitive topics mentioned
The Guardian, June 18, 2021
China’s Wolf Warrior diplomacy is our justified defence – get used to it, says outspoken diplomat
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
中国核武库“扩充迅速” 美俄也更加重视核威慑(China’s nuclear arsenal is "expanding rapidly"; U.S., Russia heighten attention to nuclear deterrence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 18, 2021
Two senior execs at Hong Kong’s Apple Daily formally charged with national security ‘conspiracy’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021
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Hongkongers queue to buy Apple Daily copies after editor-in-chief arrested
The Guardian, June 18, 2021Staff vow to press on till the very end
The Standard, June 18, 2021蘋果日報如常開機印刷今日出版報紙 將加印至50萬份(Apple Daily publishes as usual, ups print run sixfold to 500,000)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021Hong Kong national security law: Apple Daily arrests could encourage self-censorship, experts warn, but legal scholars insist reporters have little to fear
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
至今 112 人涉違反國安法被捕 黎智英父子、壹傳媒員工佔 11 人 暫 3 人被控(112 arrested under the National Security Law; Jimmy Lai, his sons, and Next Media staffs are 11 of them)
Stand News, June 18, 2021
天水圍有小學教師為同事買《蘋果日報》遭「舉報」 校方稱他「動機不良」 暫停部分課堂(Primary school teacher is accused of "bad intent" and suspended from classes over buying Apply Daily for colleagues)
Stand News, June 18, 2021
Hong Kong protests: man jailed after exposing sensitive police operation during Polytechnic University siege
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
Five guilty of rioting over ‘devil-like’ 2019 Yuen Long mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021
曾志豪：被通知停做主持須離港台 港台：不時檢討節目(RTHK radio show host Tsang Chi-ho, a critic of gov't, is suspended and asked to leave)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021
Consultants Report Surge in Middle-Class Professionals Leaving Hong Kong For Good
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2021
How China is targeting Big Tech
Financial Times, June 18, 2021
Navigating data compliance is becoming a bigger challenge for businesses amid increased scrutiny
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
美国联邦通讯委员会投票：将彻底阻止使用华为、中兴设备(U.S. FCC votes to ban use of Huawei, ZTE gear)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021
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U.S. FCC votes to advance proposed ban on Huawei, ZTE gear
Reuters, June 17, 2021
The World’s Dictators Exploit America’s Racism
当美国的种族主义成为其他独裁者的挡箭牌
The New York Times, June 18, 2021
China sanctions Belgian lawmaker for motion warning of genocide risk against Xinjiang Uygurs
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021
Taiwan Wants German Vaccines. China May Be Standing in Its Way.
台湾疫苗僵局谁之过：当公共卫生采购变成政治问题
The New York Times, June 17, 2021
The Chinese entrepreneur who challenged the state and was locked up
Financial Times, June 17, 2021
Apple Daily Editors Arrested Under Hong Kong Security Law
The Diplomat, June 17, 2021
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‘Worst of times’: Hong Kong media defiant amid police crackdown
The Guardian, June 17, 2021‘Cut ties with these criminals’: Hong Kong security chief warns reporters to shun Apple Daily detainees after raid
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2021【國安拘蘋果高層】消息：近百篇涉案文章包括報道、評論 警將要求《蘋果》刪除(Source: Police ask Apple Daily to take down nearly 100 national security-related articles)
Stand News, June 17, 2021Hong Kong: Apple Daily raid, arrests a brazen attack on press freedom
Amnesty International, June 17, 20218個傳媒工會組織憂國安法被武器化 嚴重威脅新聞自由(In joint statement, eight journalists unions voice serious concern over weaponization of National Security Law, threatening press freedom)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 17, 2021
Hong Kong prosecutors questioned by magistrate after letting reporter from pro-Beijing newspaper walk on same charge pursued against RTHK freelancer
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021
Hong Kong protests: first defendants to admit rioting during PolyU clashes jailed for 32 months each
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021
9.29反極權遊行 30歲出版社女經理認暴動罪囚32個月 官一度計錯刑期卻未發現(30-year-old female publishing company manager sentenced to 32 months in jail for rioting over 9.29 anti-totalitarianism march in 2019)
inmedia.hk, June 17, 2021
傳約 170 名區議員下月被 DQ 林進宣布解僱議辦職員 議助：真正炒我哋嘅係政權(District councilor Lam Chun dismisses entire staff amid news about next month mass disqualification)
Stand News, June 16, 2021
Washington’s Dangerous New Consensus on China
Foreign Affairs, June 17, 2021
US Has Eye on China's Influence at UN
Voice of America, June 16, 2021
Will Europe Get Tough on China?
Foreign Policy, June 16, 2021
从新冠到台山核电厂，中国危机处理再遭诟病(From COVID-19 pandemic to Taishan nuclear power plant, China’s approach to crisis management is again criticized)
Voice of America, June 17, 2021
He Warned Apple About the Risks in China. Then They Became Reality.
The New York Times, June 17, 2021
China is laying the groundwork to nationalize private companies’ data
Protocol, June 16, 2021