The US blacklists 23 more Chinese companies for suspected abuses in Xinjiang
Quartz, July 10, 2021
Monday, July 12, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China’s 709 Crackdown Is Still Going On
The Diplomat, July 9, 2021
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The Sixth Anniversary of "709 Crackdown": A Tribute to the Women Who Resist
Human Rights in China, July 8, 2021
广西人权律师覃永沛严重超期羁押625天仍未开庭 母亲今去世 母子终未能见最后一面(Detained 625 days without trial, Guangxi rights lawyer Qin Yongpei was not allowed to see his mother before her passing)
Weiquanwang, July 11, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Chinese social media shutdown of LGBT student groups ‘highlights backlash against Western influences’
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2021
China's Nationalistic ‘Wolf Warriors’ Blast Foes on Twitter
Wired, July 10, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
常玮平、丁家喜获2021年中国人权律师奖(Civil society groups honor Chang Weiping, Ding Jiaxi with 2021 China Human Rights Lawyer Awards)
Radio France Internationale, July 9, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
What to Expect From China’s New Anti-Sanctions Law
The Diplomat, July 10, 2021
欧盟启动“连接全球”基础设施计划 路透社：与中国 “一带一路 ”抗衡(EU launches global infrastructure plan linking Europe to world; Reuters: A plan to contend with China's "Belt and Road")
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2021
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After G7 pledge, EU seeks to rival China's 'Belt and Road' with own infrastructure plan
Reuters, July 12, 2021
当“战狼”主导中国的外交声音(The Man Behind China’s Aggressive New Voice)
The New York Times, July 12, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Data, not arms, the key driver in emerging US-China cold war
The Guardian, July 10, 2021
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China’s Big Tech face wake-up call as country’s web of data protection laws grows more elaborate
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2021Beijing tightens grip on China tech with proposal for cybersecurity reviews on all foreign public listings
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2021
Why China is hobbling its tech sector
Agence France-Presse, July 11, 2021
中国出台《网络安全审查办法》：掌握百万以上用户信息运营商海外上市须审查(China promulgates Cyber Security Review Measures: Operators with personal information of more than one million users must be officially reviewed before listing in foreign exchanges)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2021
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国家互联网信息办公室关于《网络安全审查办法（修订草案征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的通知Notice of Cyberspace Administration of China on Public Solicitation of Opinions on Cyber Security Review Measures (Revised Draft for Soliciting Comments)
Cyberspace Administration of China, July 10, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
China responds to UK’s call to boycott Beijing Olympics
SupChina, July 12, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Carrie Lam: Hong Kong’s new no.2 John Lee to focus on national security, not poverty, youth or ethnic minority issues
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2021
Security law: Hong Kong police arrest 5 more including teenager over ‘terrorist plan’
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2021
Uncertainty ahead for Hong Kong district councils as arrests, mass resignations deplete opposition ranks
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2021
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Hong Kong Democratic Party leader Lo Kin-hei becomes latest opposition figure to quit district council seat
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2021Hong Kong elections: candidates deemed ‘unpatriotic’ will be told disqualification reasons, No 2 official says, vowing transparency
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2021The mass arrest of Hong Kong’s opposition figures
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2021
Hong Kong No 2 says city weighing legal, regulatory options against ‘fake news’ as police chief blames it for stirring hatred against force
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2021
‘Growing risks’: Hong Kong pro-democracy group scales down
The Guardian, July 11, 2021
Hong Kong Student Politicism activist seeks ‘to bring hope’ despite multiple arrests
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2021
University of Hong Kong removes all posters from ‘Democracy Wall’ and student union premises
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2021
Hong Kong leader vows to push ‘patriotic education’ in city’s schools to stop children being misled
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2021
Communist Party moves increasingly centre stage during Hong Kong crackdown
Agence France-Presse, July 10, 2021
Outlawed, branded a cult in mainland China, Falun Gong faces calls to be banned under Hong Kong’s national security law
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2021
Hong Kong Migrants Seek Fresh Start in U.K. After Crackdown
The New York Times, July 12, 2021
Commentary (评论)
How My Father, Edgar Snow, Reported on China
斯诺之女：我父亲当年如何报道中国
The New York Times, July 12, 2021
Johannes Chan: Hong Kong University's Chilling Message
Jeromecohen.net, July 12, 2021
Friday, July 09, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Six Years After Crackdown, China's Rights Lawyers 'Struggling to Exist'
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2021
Related:
A Tribute to the Women Who Resist: On the Sixth Anniversary of the 709 Crackdown
Human Rights in China, July 8, 2021“709大抓捕”六周年 维权律师：生存之路被堵死(Sixth Anniv. of 709 Crackdown: Road to survival of human rights lawyers is blocked)
Deutsche Welle, July 9, 2021
Rights Activist Formally Arrested Following Detention in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China opens more research centres dedicated to Xi Jinping Thought
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
更多中国实体进入美国黑名单(More Chinese firms are added to U.S. blacklist over Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2021
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EXCLUSIVE U.S. set to add more Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang
Reuters, July 9, 2021
The Man Behind China’s Aggressive New Voice
当“战狼”主导中国的外交声音（下）：赵立坚代表了怎样的中国愿景
The New York Times, July 9, 2021
布林肯国务卿就中国抓捕维权律师的“709镇压”六周年发表声明(全文翻译）(U.S. Secretary of State Blinken issues statement on 6th anniv. of "709 Crackdown" on China’s rights lawyers)
Voice of America, July 9, 2021
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On the 6th Anniversary of the 709 Crackdown in China
U.S. Department of State, July 8, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Didi showcases Beijing’s tug of war between data flows and data security
Quartz, July 8, 2021
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Chinese nationalists gear up for a 'Delete DiDi' campaign
Protocol, July 8, 2021
China’s Big Tech crackdown: How an obscure office in Beijing’s cybersecurity administration has struck fear into the country’s tech giants
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2021
Tencent Uses Facial Recognition on Teenage Gamers
The New York Times, July 8, 2021
路透社指中国国家基因库收集华大产前测试数据 包含欧亚女性基因(Reuters says China's national gene bank collects BGI's prenatal test data, including Eurasian female genes)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 9, 2021
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EXCLUSIVE Prenatal test developed with Chinese military stores gene data
Reuters, July 7, 2021
Beijing asked Didi to change mapping function over security fears
滴滴上市前中国网信办曾要求其修改地图功能
Financial Times, July 9, 2021
To Catch Teenage Gamers After Curfew, Chinese Company Deploys Facial Recognition
腾讯启用人脸识别限制未成年玩家，引发隐私争议
The New York Times, July 9, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
EU votes for diplomats to boycott China Winter Olympics over rights abuses
The Guardian, July 9, 2021
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China-EU relations: Beijing urges both sides to repair damaged ties and ‘eliminate interference’
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2021谴责香港大肆拘捕 欧洲议会压倒性多数通过欧盟领袖不出席北京冬奥会议案(In condemnation of mass arrests in Hong Kong, European Parliament overwhelmingly approves resolution on EU diplomats’ boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics)
Radio France Internationale, July 9, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
European Parliament adopts resolution on Hong Kong press freedom in response to Apple Daily closure
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2021
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Next Digital trio quit as European lawmakers condemn ‘forced closure’ of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
Hong Kong Free Press, July 9, 2021
A week on, Hong Kong police stop and search people attempting to mourn for man who stabbed officer
Hong Kong Free Press, July 9, 2021
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Hong Kong university student leaders quit after backlash over motion ‘mourning’ man who knifed policeman then killed himself
South China Morning Post, July 9, 202136 歲男被指連登討論用刀襲警 警以煽惑他人意圖傷人罪拘捕 一周第四宗(36-year-old man is arrested for online discussion of stabbing police, in fourth case in a week)
Stand News, July 9, 2021
Hong Kong court orders barrister who organised Tiananmen vigil to remain in custody
Hong Kong Free Press, July 9, 2021
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‘Liberate Hong Kong’ slogan was about uniting freedom-loving people, political scientist testifies
Stand News, July 9, 2021
Security law: Dozens of Hong Kong democrats face further months in custody as case adjourned to September 23
Hong Kong Free Press, July 9, 2021
Hong Kong’s first national security law defendant must rebut secession, terrorism charges: 3-judge panel
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2021
Hong Kong leader must clarify process for unseating opposition politicians, head of Democratic Party says
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2021
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【不斷更新】宣誓將至 大批區議員續辭職(A flood of at least 144 district councilors quit in two days as oath-taking approaches)
inmediahk.net , July 9, 2021
3高官違限聚令 保安局：3人就事件表歉意 稱晚宴屬「火鍋」(Three top gov't officials violate gathering ban; Security Bureau says they apologize)
Ming Pao, July 9, 2021
Outspoken Hong Kong law professor Johannes Chan ‘has left post at end of HKU contract’
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2021
Thursday, July 08, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
UK must match rhetoric with action on China’s treatment of Uyghurs, say MPs
The Guardian, July 8, 2021
‘Ethnic extinction’ in northwest China
SupChina, July 7, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
What’s the Cost of WeChat Deleting University LGBTQ Accounts?
ChinaFilmInsider, July 8, 2021
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US concerned by reports of China LGBTQI Plus social media curbs
Reuters, July 8, 2021
Chinese Cyber Legend Vanishes, Raising Concerns
Human Rights Watch, July 7, 2021
中国LGBT团体微信公众号集体被封 名称变为“未命名公众号”(WeChat account of Chinese LGBT group is blocked, renamed as Unnamed Account)
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
The Man Behind China’s Aggressive New Voice
当“战狼”主导中国的外交声音（中）：赵立坚如何在巴基斯坦成为Twitter“网红”
The New York Times, July 8, 2021
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