CCP Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)

‘Making China great again’: pomp and propaganda as CCP marks centenary
The Guardian, June 30, 2021

Related:
Xi marks Chinese Communist party’s centenary with warning to foreign rivals
Financial Times, July 1, 2021

China's Xi pledges 'reunification' with Taiwan on party's birthday
Reuters, July 1, 2021

China’s Communist Party at 100: Where are the women?
Al Jazeera, June 30, 2021

The Communist Party claims to have brought prosperity and equality to China. Here’s the real impact of its rule
The Conversation, July 1, 2021

China Isn’t That Strategic
The Atlantic, July 1, 2021

Pictures From a Revolution: China’s Communists Mark a Centennial
革命、动荡与控制：图片中的中共百年历史
The New York Times, July 1, 2021

17国民调显示对中国的观感普遍很差，对习近平信心则接近谷底(Survey of 17 advanced economies shows very unfavorable views of China; confidence in Xi Jinping is close to bottom))
Voice of America, July 1, 2021

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Ratings for China's Xi stuck near lows, while U.S. rebounds-survey
Reuters, June 30, 2021

Large Majorities Say China Does Not Respect the Personal Freedoms of Its People
Pew Research Center, June 30, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China solar association says Xinjiang forced labour claims unfounded
Reuters, July 1, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police thwart Handover anniversary demos, 11 arrested for ‘handing out seditious publications’ under colonial-era law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

Related:
July 1 handover anniversary: Hong Kong can reach new heights with renewed commitment to national security and Beijing support, No 2 official John Lee says
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

Hong Kong Handover anniversary: Police seal off Victoria Park to prevent unauthorised democracy protest
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

【7.1銅鑼灣】多處截查記者　警：今日所有傳媒都要接受登記(Police stop and search journalists, say all media need registration today)
Stand News, July 1, 2021

七一｜市民銅鑼灣被票控違限聚感委屈　「行街也不行？」(Citizen receives ticket while shopping in Causeway Bay for violating public gathering ban)
Ming Pao, July 1, 2021

Student group members arrested for distributing seditious publications
The Standard, July 1, 2021

警方三度圍封職工盟街站 指「民生即政治」口號涉煽惑(PPolice cordon off Confederation of Trade Unions’ street booth and alleged that “livelihood is politics” is an inciting slogan)
inmedia.hk, July 1, 2021

From partner to pariah: how the Hong Kong gov’t attitude to July 1 protest organiser soured over the years
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

Next Digital shutters
The Standard, July 1, 2021

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Nordic newspapers publish front page letter to Beijing denouncing attacks on Hong Kong media
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

In wake of Apple Daily’s demise, European Parliament considers resolution on Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

Hong Kong librarian suspended after books by jailed Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai put on recommended reading shelf
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

Xi Jinping urges Hong Kong to ramp up national security efforts in speech on twin anniversaries
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

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A Fearful Hong Kong Marks Anniversaries
Foreign Policy, July 1, 2021

‘Police state’ talk overblown, Hong Kong’s civil service chief says after cabinet reshuffle centred on security
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

Hong Kong gov’t should provide national security teaching materials, says ex-head of legislature as schools mark Handover anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

US lawmakers reintroduce bill granting visas to Hongkongers with ‘significant’ protest role
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

Patriotic Education, Shifting 'Red Lines' Drive Families Away From Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2021

Joint Statement: The International Community Must Halt Rapid Decline of Rights in Hong Kong
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 30, 2021

Man dies after stabbing Hong Kong police officer and himself in Causeway Bay
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

众议院外委会审议《鹰法》反制中国 拟为受迫害港人和维族人提供庇护(U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee convenes for a markup of the EAGLE Act to counter China, and intends to provide asylum for persecuted HK people and Uyghurs)
Voice of America, July 1, 2021

Related:
Markup of H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act PART 2
House Foreign Affairs Committee, June 30, 2021

Commentary (评论)

As China’s Communist Party turns 100, has it delivered what the people want?
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

专访：习近平演说透露中共向外扩张的野心(Interview: Xi Jinping's speech reveals CCP's ambitions for outward expansion)
Deutsche Welle, July 1, 2021

前中共党校教授蔡霞 美国应为中共政权突然崩溃做好预案(Former professor at the Beijing’s Central Party School, Cai Xia, says U.S. should prepare for sudden collapse of the Chinese Communist regime)
Radio France Internationale, July 1, 2021

Related:
China-US Relations In The Eyes Of The Chinese Communist Party: An Insider’s Perspective | 中共眼中的中美关系一个局內人的观点
Hoover Institution, June 29, 2021

CCP Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)

Traffic shut down, security tight in Beijing ahead of Communist Party centenary
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Live Updates: China’s Communist Party Turns 100 With Pomp And Stagecraft
The New York Times, June 30, 2021

Success and danger for China’s Communists at 100
Financial Times, June 30, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Academic freedom is paramount for universities. They can do more to protect it from China’s interference
The Conversation, June 30, 2021

Related:
Australia: Beijing Threatening Academic Freedom
Human Rights Watch, June 30, 2021

“They Don’t Understand the Fear We Have”——How China’s Long Reach of Repression Undermines Academic Freedom at Australia’s Universities
“他们不懂我们的恐惧”——中国跨国镇压危害澳大利亚大专院校学术自由
Human Rights Watch, June 30, 2021

TRANSLATION: TIMELINE OF COURT RULINGS REMOVED FROM THE INTERNET
China Digital Times, June 29, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Science journal editor says he quit over China boycott article
The Guardian, June 30, 2021

北京对海外维吾尔人的迫害骚扰已遍及全球 (Beijing's persecution and harassment of Uyghurs is already reaching the entire world)
Voice of America, June 30, 2021

Related:
No Space Left to Run——China's Transnational Repression of Uyghurs
The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

‘They can’t speak freely’: Hong Kong a year after the national security law
The Guardian, June 30, 2021

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117 people arrested in Hong Kong in a year under national security law
Reuters, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s national security law one year in: How the city’s legal foundations were shaken
Agence France-Presse, June 30, 2021

National security law: welcome mats by Britain, Australia, Canada lure thousands who feel Hong Kong is no longer home
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong: National Security Law has created a human rights emergency
Amnesty International, June 30, 2021

香港《国安法》一周年：电影审查设国安“红线” 引发业界对过度审查的担忧虑 (One year anniversary of Hong Kong’s national security law: the movie industry is concerned about NSL’s “red line” and excessive use of censorship)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 30, 2021

‘A Form of Brainwashing’: China Remakes Hong Kong
“像是一种洗脑”：国安法一周年，中共如何改造香港
The New York Times, June 30, 2021

大赦国际：国安法在香港造成人权紧急状态 (Amnesty International: Hong Kong National Security Law has created a human rights emergency)
Voice of America, June 30, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong: National Security Law has created a human rights emergency
Amnesty International, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung arrested as police revoke bail
Agence France-Presse, June 30, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Still Pushing for Change
Voice of America, June 29, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong police officer denies using body as human shield against motorcyclist, court hears
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong July 1 democracy demo ban upheld; police to adopt ‘zero tolerance’ and reportedly deploy 10,000 officers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2021

Related:
防疫為由禁七一遊行　升旗及酒會獲豁免　民政署：慶祝回歸重點活動(July 1 demonstration is banned due to pandemic, but flag-raising ceremony and reception are exempted according to Home Affairs Department)
Stand News, June 30, 2021

職工盟等多個工會明擬設約十個街站　冀警方尊重勿阻撓(The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions and several other trade unions plan to set up street booths, hoping that the police will respect and not obstruct)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 30, 2021

流亡抗爭者製作遊戲眾籌　盼保存香港人記憶(Activist in exile crowdfunds for video game, hopes to preserve Hong Kongers’ memories)
Stand News, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s courts should reflect China’s will, says official
The Guardian, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong Philosopher Taught Life’s Meaning. Now He Visits Students in Jail.
周保松：从在课堂讲授人生意义到去监狱探视学生
The New York Times, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong parent company of Apple Daily to cease operations on Thursday, will still try to pay staff despite authorities not releasing frozen cash
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

美媒：中国有意收敛战狼外交，但受民族主义情绪影响 (US media: China tries to turn down its Wolf warrior diplomacy, but is influenced by nationalist sentiments)
Radio France Internationale, June 30, 2021

纽大报告：打击职场性骚扰，中国前路漫漫 (NYU report: China has a long way to go in fighting workplace gender-based violence)
Voice of America, June 30, 2021

Related:
Workplace Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in China: Harmonizing Domestic Law and Practice with International Standards
Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum, June 21, 2021

Commentary (评论)

在拜登蒼白無力的回應之下，香港的蘋果慘劇不會是孤立事件 (With Biden's weak response, the Apple Daily tragedy will not be an isolated incident)
The News Lens, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s Last Gasp
“红海”正在淹没香港
The New York Times, June 30, 2021

CCP Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)

Xi honours Tibet, Xinjiang officials as Communist Party turns 100
Al Jazeera, June 29, 2021

Reading Between the Lines of the CCP’s Centennial Propaganda Blitz
The Diplomat, June 29, 2021

Related:
THE PARTY WORKS TO ENSURE NOTHING, ESPECIALLY NOT HISTORY, WILL SPOIL 100TH ANNIVERSARY
China Digital Times, June 28, 2021

中共百年大事记：反右 饥荒 文革 六四...受害者被抹掉 (The victims of the Anti-rightist Campaign, Great Famine, Cultural Revolution, and June Fourth are erased from the CPC's Centennial Memorabilia)
Radio France Internationale, June 28, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

US ban on China’s Xinjiang solar products linked to alleged forced labour heaps pressure on supply chains
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2021

Is China’s Human Rights Diplomacy Backfiring?
Human Rights Watch, June 28, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

How China Is Trying to Fight Back Against Sanctions
Bloomberg, June 29, 2021

联合国人权专家担忧中国人权捍卫者被判长期监禁和遭受酷刑 (UN Special Rapporteur is concerned that human rights defenders in China are subject to long-term imprisonment and torture)
Radio France Internationale, June 28, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police may shut down Victoria Park, will put 10,000 officers on streets for July 1 double anniversary of handover, Communist Party’s founding
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2021

Related:
Requests for July 1 march shot down
The Standard, June 29, 2021

National security law: self-censorship concerns mount after Hong Kong’s Stand News purges comment pieces, some touching on sanctions
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong Journalists Expect More Media Arrests, Say Freedom 'in Free Fall'
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2021

前《蘋果日報》主筆馮偉光准保釋(Bail granted to former Apple Daily editorial writer Fung Wai-kong)
Ming Pao, June 29, 2021

Winandmac 撤出香港、《852 郵報》下架影片　記協：白色恐怖籠罩新聞業界(In response to Winandmac’s decision to leave Hong Kong and “Post 852” move to take down all its videos, the Hong Kong Journalists Association says: white terror is covering Hong Kong media)
Stand News, June 29, 2021

Hong Kong’s RTHK fires veteran radio phone-in host as more shows are axed
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2021

Related:
獲港台通知不再主持節目　區家麟：百分百政治判斷(Allan Au is fired as RTHK radio host, says it is a 100% political decision)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 28, 2021

消息：The Pulse停播　港台：不時檢視更新節目組合(News: RTHK takes English-language current affairs program, The Pulse, off air)
Ming Pao, June 29, 2021

許智峯：遭匯豐凍結戶口逾半年　「 猶如永久侵吞資產」　促公開交代(Pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Ted Hui calls for accountability saying HSBC has frozen his bank accounts for more than half a year)
Stand News, June 29, 2021

Hong Kong’s judiciary should uphold country’s will, advance its interests, says Beijing’s national security chief in city
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2021

Civil servants' pension threat gains traction
The Standard, June 29, 2021

香港少年犯被逼接受洗脑教育 学者忧成“再教育营”翻版 (Hong Kong to mandate juvenile offenders to receive “national education”; scholar concerned about a Hong Kong version of the “re-education camps”)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2021

Hong Kong national security police have watch list of residents to be arrested if they try to flee, sources say
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2021

Crossing the Red Line: Behind China’s Takeover of Hong Kong
The New York Times, June 28, 2021

Commentary (评论)

The Build Back Better World Partnership Could Finally Break the Belt and Road
Foreign Policy, June 28, 2021

评论 | 王丹： 如何认识共产党（二） (Wang Dan: Understanding the Communist Party of China Part 2)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2021

CCP Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)

With propaganda push, China’s Communist Party celebrates 100 years
Agence France-Presse, June 28, 2021

Chinese system is the ‘cat that catches most rats’, says Communist Party ahead of centenary celebrations
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021

期盼中共不再有党庆这一天 美两党众议员推出决议谴责中共践踏人权史(U.S. House introduces bipartisan resolution condemning CPC human rights violations, hoping to see no more CPC celebrations)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2021

Related:
Gallagher Leads Bipartisan Effort to Highlight CCP's 100 Years of Human Rights Abuses
U.S. House, June 25, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Beijing using its financial muscle to target Uyghurs living abroad – report
The Guardian, June 25, 2021

Related:
No Space Left to Run: China’s Transnational Repression of Uyghurs
Uyghur Human Rights Project, June 24, 2021

China welcomes Ukraine U-turn on Xinjiang human rights call
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2021

China May Open Up to More Foreign Cotton After Xinjiang Ban
Bloomberg, June 24, 2021

How Pakistan Is Helping China Crack Down on Uyghur Muslims
The Diplomat, June 28, 2021

美媒: 中国以疫苗逼迫乌克兰退出新疆人权声明(U.S. media: China uses vaccines to force Ukraine to withdraw from joint statement on Xinjiang human rights)
Deutsche Welle, June 26, 2021

Related:
AP Exclusive: Diplomats say China puts squeeze on Ukraine
AP, June 25, 2021

专栏 | 解读新疆：维吾尔慈善企业家遭判刑入狱(Understanding Xinjiang: Uyghur entrepreneurs sentenced for their charitable contributions)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

New President of the Tibetan Exile Government Hopes to Resume Talks With China
The Diplomat, June 25, 2021

四川阿坝僧人仁青持真因煽动分裂国家罪被判处有期徒刑4年零6个月(Sichuan Aba monk Rinchen Tsultrim is sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison for inciting splittism)
Weiquanwang, June 26, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Primary School in China's Shandong Calls on Parents to Search Out Foreign Books
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2021