Between chaos and control: China’s century of revolutions
Financial Times, June 25, 2021
'Red Tourism' Flourishes in China Ahead of Party Centennial
The New York Times, June 25, 2021
Friday, June 25, 2021
CPC Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang forced labour bill moves ahead as it clears key US Senate committee
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021
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Exclusive | In windfall for Xinjiang, huge US mutual funds invest millions in its companies
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021Nike chief executive says brand is ‘of China and for China’
Financial Times, June 25, 2021China blasts US over trade restrictions on Xinjiang firms
Radio France Internationale, June 25, 2021
Unions join call for Australian anti-slavery law to prevent profiting from forced labour, including in Xinjiang
The Guardian, June 25, 2021
China’s Transnational Repression Leaves Uyghurs No Space to Run
The Diplomat, June 24, 2021
Ferocious birth-control policies in Xinjiang are racially targeted
The Economist, June 26th 2021 edition
联合国人权专员:中国不合作也要调查新疆拘押营(U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights: Even if China does not cooperate, UN will investigate Xinjiang detention camps)
Deutsche Welle, June 25, 2021
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UN rights boss signals she may move on Xinjiang without China nod
Reuters, June 25, 2021
最新报告揭示中共加速和扩大在全球迫害新疆穆斯林(Latest report reveals that CPC steps up its global persecution of Muslims from Xinjiang)
Voice of America, June 25, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
TRANSLATION: “PROGRAM-THINK,” NOTORIOUS ANONYMOUS CHINESE BLOGGER, FEARED DETAINED
China Digital Times, June 24, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
POLITICS AND PROMOTIONS WEIGH ON CHINESE ACADEMICS
China Digital Times, June 24, 2021
中国封杀台山核电站燃料棒破损信息(China blocks information about damaged fuel rods at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant)
Radio France Internationale, June 25, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China is contributing to the ‘Cold War mentality,’ too
The Washington Post, June 25, 2021
众议院外委会定于下周审议范围广泛的抗衡中国法案(U.S. House Foreign Affairs Cmte to consider sweeping China bill next week )
Voice of America, June 25, 2021
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U.S. House committee due to consider sweeping China bill next week
Reuters, June 24, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
路透社：太平洋岛国在拒绝华为投标后寻求澳大利亚协助修建海底电缆(Reuters: Pacific island nation Nauru seeks Australia's help in building undersea cable after rejecting Huawei’s bid)
Voice of America, June 25, 2021
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EXCLUSIVE Pacific island turns to Australia for undersea cable after spurning China
Reuters, June 24, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Taiwanese Groups Join Growing Calls to Boycott Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
‘Repression by Beijing’ killed Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, Joe Biden says
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021
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Apple Daily insiders cite national security law risks for rejecting calls to use funds from sister companies to pay staff
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021Shift to social media tough on columnists
The Standard, June 25, 2021
Hong Kong Book Fair to call in police over exhibits which could breach national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2021
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National security law: inquiry launched after books by Jimmy Lai displayed as recommended titles at Hong Kong public library
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021
HK’s security chief promoted to No 2 job amid crackdown
Al Jazeera, June 25, 2021
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【警察政府】工聯會麥美娟：Police state, why not？ 李慧琼：李家超鄧炳強表現出色(Pro-Beijing lawmaker Alice Mak says "Police state, why not？")
Stand News, June 25, 2021
High-profile Hong Kong activists denied bail in appeal over banned Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2021
Three Hong Kong groups apply to hold traditional July 1 democracy demo after embattled coalition cancels
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2021
In just one year, Beijing enveloped Hong Kong in a massive national security complex
Quartz, June 25, 2021
台灣同婚紀錄片《同愛一家》 被電檢處要求刪改 香港主辦方取消放映(Film Censorship Authority wants parts deleted from gay marriage documentary film "Taiwan Equals Love"; organizer cancels screening)
Stand News, June 25, 2021
Commentary (评论)
The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s Apple Daily: gone but not forgotten
The Guardian, June 24, 2021
Hong Kong: Beijing Dismantles a Free Society
Human Rights Watch, June 25, 2021
Thursday, June 24, 2021
CPC Centenary (中国共产党一百周年)
Chinese academic under fire over ‘historical nihilism’ remarks
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
US sanctions Chinese solar firms for Uighur human rights abuses
Al Jazeera, June 24, 2021
US bans some imports of solar products from Xinjiang
美国禁止进口部分新疆产太阳能产品
Financial Times, June 24, 2021
白宫声明：美国将对新疆强迫劳役展开系列行动(White House Statement: U.S. to launch a series of actions against forced labor in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2021
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FACT SHEET: New U.S. Government Actions on Forced Labor in Xinjiang
The White House, June 24, 2021
德国议院人权委员会: 中国政府在新疆犯下了反人类罪(German Parliament Human Rights Committee: Chinese gov’t commits crimes against humanity in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
Why choosing the next dalai lama will be a religious – as well as political – issue
The Conversation, June 24, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China tries to turn tables on West after criticism by UN Human Rights Council members
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021
Canadian lawmakers want audit of Hong Kong officials’ assets and ‘personal connections’ under Magnitsky sanctions programme
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021
US says Chinese scientists asked for removal of virus records from database
美国称中国科学家曾要求删除新冠病毒数据
Financial Times, June 24, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Behind China’s Push To Make Data A National Asset
Protocol, June 23, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Last Edition: Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Signs Off With Million-Copy Run
Voice of America, June 24, 2021
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Taiwan’s Apple Daily says it will continue operations
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2021What’s next for Next Digital, with the closure of its flagship Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong?
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021Hong Kong’s Apple Daily deletes social media accounts, but will live on free of censors in blockchain
Independent, June 24, 2021Apple Daily executives challenge Hong Kong police seizure of news articles during high-profile raid that led to their arrests
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021科技園稱蘋果日報印刷涉違規已按契約採取相應行動(Hong Kong Science Park Limited takes action against Apple Daily for breach of leasing rules)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2021香港蘋果日報被迫停刊，國際齊聲譴責，中方回應：勿干涉內政，新聞自由不是免罪牌(Int’l community criticizes forced closure of Apple Daily; Beijing warns: Don't interfere with internal affairs, press freedom is not a free pass)
The News Lens, June 24, 2021
‘The blackest day’: Apple Daily’s demise comes as no surprise
The Guardian, June 23, 2021
Why are Hong Kong academics quitting newspaper columns, and what’s the fear over new ‘red lines’? Three words: national security law
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021
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Hong Kong scholar quits writing newspaper column amid ‘very poor’ political climate
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021
Education chief rejects ‘political propaganda’ in schools after teacher reportedly suspended over Apple Daily
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021
Police fired pepper balls at Tong Ying-kit’s speeding motorbike, court hears
Stand News, June 24, 2021
當局向2萬多名功能界別選民發信 或不再符合原有資格(Electoral office notifies more than 20,000 functional constituency electors they may be disqualified under the new election system)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2021
HK 'can cope with security cases'
The Standard, June 24, 2021
Hong Kong’s human rights record worsened sharply in 2020 – database
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
CPC Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)
China Mounts Massive Security Operation in Beijing Ahead of Centenary
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
修订新疆人口普查数据 中国否认“种族灭绝”指控 (China revises Xinjiang census data while denying genocide accusation)
Voice of America, June 23, 2021
中国曾承诺追查失联的维吾尔儿童 但两年后诺言仍未兑现 (Two years after promising to investigate cases of missing Uyghur children, China has yet to act)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 23, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
LINKEDIN CENSORS TIANANMEN CONTENT, AGAIN
China Digital Times, June 22, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
The Robber Barons of Beijing
Foreign Affairs, July/August 2021
中国外交部：涉疆、涉港、涉藏等不是人权问题 打压遏制中国“注定是徒劳的” (China Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Tibet affairs are not human rights issues; suppressing and containing China are “doomed to fail”)
Reuters, June 22, 2021
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外交部发言人就友好国家在人权理事会第47届会议做支持中方的共同发言答记者问
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Statement by Friendly Countries in Support of China at the 47th Session of the Human Rights Council
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, June 22, 2021
人权报告：中国存在“广泛而系统的”的国家绑架行为 (New human rights report exposes “extensive and systematic” state-sanctioned kidnapping in China)
Voice of America, June 23, 2021
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New graphic report takes reader into the heart of China’s hidden RSDL prisons
最新图像报告带领读者一探中国的RSDL秘密监狱
Safeguard Defenders, June 21, 2021
加拿大带头与北京在联合国对抗 (Canada takes lead in holding China accountable at UN)
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2021
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