Taiwan (台湾)

台日党派高层会议 形容两地面对中国是“命运共同体”(In high level talks, Taiwan and Japan officials describe both countries as a "community with a shared destiny" facing China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2021

反感中国威胁 过半数美国人支持派军捍卫台湾(Reflecting negative view on China's threat, more than half of Americans support sending troops to defend Taiwan)
Voice of America, August 27, 2021

Related:
For First Time, Half of Americans Favor Defending Taiwan If China Invades
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, August 26, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

供奉达赖喇嘛法像 四川石渠约六十名藏人被捕(About 60 Tibetans are detained in Shiqu, Sichuan for possessing Dalai Lama’s picture)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China’s Celebrity Culture Is Raucous. The Authorities Want to Change That.
The New York Times, August 27, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese Activist Plans Street Protest Over Forcible Vaccination Program
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Big Tech’s excessive 996 overwork culture in China is illegal without extra compensation, top court reminds employers
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021

Explainer | How is China’s regulatory crackdown already hurting its economy?
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021

A Chinese university seems to be making a list of LGBT+ students. No one knows what it will do with the information.
SupChina, August 26, 2021

UK watchdog fines banned Chinese broadcaster
Agence France-Presse, August 27, 2021

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英国通信管理局再次对CGTN处以罚款(Chinese state broadcaster CGTN is fined again by Ofcom after it resumes broadcasting in UK)
Deutsche Welle, August 27, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese Police Kept Buying Cellebrite Phone Crackers After Cellebrite Said It Ended Sales
The Intercept, August 26, 2021

中国监管再出一招，直击网络科技巨头核心技术—算法(Chinese regulators target algorithm—core technology of Internet giants)
Cyberspace Administration of China, August 27, 2021

Related:
国家互联网信息办公室关于《互联网信息服务算法推荐管理规定（征求意见稿）》(Cyberspace Administration of China’s "Administrative Regulations on Recommendations of Internet Information Service Algorithms (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" )
Cyberspace Administration of China, August 27, 2021

华尔街日报：中国拟禁止数据密集型科技公司在美上市(WSJ: China to ban data-heavy tech firms from listing in U.S.)
Voice of America, August 27, 2021

Related:
China Plans to Ban U.S. IPOs for Data-Heavy Tech Firms
The Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong security chief levels ‘profiteering’ charge against fund set up to help 2019 protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: police information grab sparks fears over broad nature of powers and suspects’ rights
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021

教協週六召開特別會員大會　決議修改會章放寬解散門檻(Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union to convene extraordinary general meeting on Saturday for resolution to lower threshold for disbanding)
Stand News, August 27, 2021

英最高法院院長指港仍有司法獨立、法治　與賀知義留任終院非常任法官(UK President of the Supreme Court Lord Reed of Allermuir says judicial independence and rule of law still exist in Hong Kong’s judiciary and will stay on as non-permanent judge in Court of Final Appeal together with Lord Hodge)
Stand News, August 27, 2021

Related:
Role of UK judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal - update
The UK Supreme Court, August 27, 2021

University of Hong Kong student leader granted bail pending national security ‘terrorism’ trial
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister: Time to Let Taiwan Work With the UN
The Diplomat, August 27, 2021

Clearer picture needed on film censorship
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

不顾北京反对 台日将举行安全对话(Taiwan and Japan to hold security dialogue—despite China’s opposition)
Deutsche Welle, August 26, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Citizen Who Documented Wuhan Outbreak Falls Ill in Prison Hunger Strike
公民记者张展狱中绝食抗议，身体状况急剧恶化
The New York Times, August 26, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

How China's Ultra-Loyal Web Army Silences Beijing's Critics
Bloomberg, August 25, 2021

China streaming site cancels idol shows in industry crackdown
Radio France Internationale, August 26, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

抗议强打疫苗 湖南公民拟在株洲市发动游行(Hunan citizens plan to launch demonstration in Zhuzhou City against forced vaccination)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi’s Prosperity Gospel
Foreign Policy, August 25, 2021

Explainer | What is China’s common-prosperity strategy that calls for an even distribution of wealth?
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

The ‘window is rapidly closing’ to gather crucial evidence on the virus’s origins, scientists say.
科学家称新冠溯源调查陷入停滞，呼吁中国提供关键证据
The New York Times, August 26, 2021

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中国批评美国新冠病毒溯源报告是“抹黑中国”( China criticizes U.S. Covid-19 origin probe report as "smearing China")
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

哈里斯亚洲之行即将结束 对抗中国威胁主题贯穿始终(Theme of countering the China threat runs through Harris' Asia trip)
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

美日印澳四国海军开始年度马拉巴尔联合军演 共同应对中国威胁(Australia, Japan, India, and U.S. join naval forces in cooperative exercise MALABAR 2021 in response to China threat)
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

Related:
Australia, India, Japan, and U.S. Kick-off exercise MALABAR 2021
U.S. Navy, August 25, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Spies for Hire: China’s New Breed of Hackers Blends Espionage and Entrepreneurship
诚招黑客：中国如何“升级改造”国家间谍机器
The New York Times, August 26, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

On icy luge tracks, Chinese and US Olympians navigate distractions, disruptions while training for Beijing
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai unseated after failing patriotism test
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2021

立法會選舉押後　市民提覆核稱違憲　高院拒發許可稱港法院無權覆核人大決定(High Court rejects application for review of constitutionality of Legco election delay, citing lack of power to challenge NPC's decision)
Ming Pao, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser acted as agent for foreigners, national security police claim
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2021

EXCLUSIVE Hong Kong's former chief judge says upholding rule of law not political
Reuters, August 26, 2021

Related:
「法治並非政治概念」　馬道立律師會周年大會發言全文(Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma’sfull speech at Law Society annual meeting)
Stand News, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong law change gives gov’t lawyers easier route to senior counsel status
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2021

楊潤雄稱會加強推動價值觀教育及國民教育(Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung vows to strengthen value and national education)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 26, 2021

【國安教育】教育局發信中小學　指國旗法通過修訂後　學校須每日升國旗(Education Bureau sends letter instructing schools to raise national flag every day following passage of National Flag and National Emblem Bill )
Stand News, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong newspaper Sing Tao forced to register US arm as a foreign agent
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

Nearly 65,000 Hongkongers have applied for BN(O) visa scheme so far amid exodus under national security law
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

Commentary (评论)

中国新时代民族主义将走向何方？(Where is China's nationalism in the new era headed?)
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

Who is glorifying terrorism: Hong Kong students or the Chinese government?
GlobalVoices, August 26, 2021

China would rather be feared than defied
The Economist, August 28, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Citizen Who Documented Wuhan Outbreak Falls Ill in Prison Hunger Strike
The New York Times, August 25, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China schools: 'Xi Jinping Thought' introduced into curriculum
BBC News, August 25, 2021

民间闻官方限售英语教材 家长恐慌忙抢购 (Parents in China panic buy English textbooks fearing rumored restrictions)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2021

中国推动教育 “国进民退” 八部门下令压缩私立学校 (8 departments issue order to further restrict private schools as China shifts focus to public schools)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2021

中国整治饭圈"野蛮生长" 吴亦凡、赵丽颖粉丝团遭关闭禁言 (Fan clubs of Kris Wu and Zhao Liying are shut down as authorities crack down on “uncivilized growth”)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国鼓励生育 “三孩政策” 写入法律 回顾人口政策四个痛点 (A look back on 4 painful spots in China’s population control as “3-child policy” becomes law)
BBC News, August 25, 2021

Rejecting Covid Inquiry, China Peddles Conspiracy Theories Blaming the U.S.
拒绝世卫第二波调查，中国力推美军实验室泄漏阴谋论
The New York Times, August 25, 2021

中国出重拳保护个人信息，维权人士：笑话！ (China goes all out on personal information protection; rights activists: What a joke!)
Voice of America, August 25, 2021

An ‘Early Test Case’ for a China-Led World
The Atlantic, August 24, 2021

China eyes $1.4 trillion of minerals with risky bet on Taliban
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 25, 2021

US, China accuse each other of 'bullying' nations
Channel NewsAsia, August 25, 2021

Joe Biden given inconclusive intelligence report on Covid origins
Agence France-Presse, August 25, 2021

不打疫苗就停低保？青海民和县一社区：指标没完成，吓唬吓唬 (No vaccine, no subsidies? Qinghai community’s scare tactic to boost vaccination rate)
The Paper, August 25, 2021