CHINESE GOVERNMENT SEIZED AND SOLD ASSETS OF XINJIANG DETAINEES
China Digital Times, September 28, 2021
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Police in China's Guangdong Move to Arrest Rights Lawyer Zhou Xiaoyun
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2021
女权人士李翘楚案进展通报（2021年9月29日） (Case update on women's rights activist Li Qiaochu: Bail request denied; prosecutors ask Linyi public security bureau for additional investigation)
Weiquanwang, September 29, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China draws up plan to bring algorithms under state control in sign of tightened censorship
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2021
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关于印发《关于加强互联网信息服务算法综合治理的指导意见》的通知 (Notice on publication of the “Guidance of Enhanced Comprehensive Governance of Internet Information Services Algorithms”)
Cyberspace Administration of China, September 29, 2021
Microsoft’s LinkedIn censors US journalist over China content, makes ‘disturbing offer’ for reinstatement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2021
Counterterrorism (反恐)
China: removing ‘Arab-style’ features from country’s biggest mosques the latest move in campaign of Muslim assimilation
The Conversation, September 29, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
How the Huawei Case Raised Fears of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’ by China
孟晚舟案引发对中国“人质外交”担忧
The New York Times, September 29, 2021
中国煤价暴涨电荒持续，当局表示要把保障供电当成最重要政治任务 (As coal costs rise and power shortage continues, China prioritizes securing power supply as key political task)
Voice of America, September 29, 2021
China and Evergrande Ascended Together. Now One Is About to Fall.
从恒大的崛起与坠落看中国经济未来
The New York Times, September 29, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Is China exporting its surveillance state to Venezuela?
GlobalVoices, September 28, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Insulting Chinese national flag on the internet now illegal in Hong Kong – violators face up to 3 years prison
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2021
Another 10 Hong Kong district councillors ousted after being grilled on opposition election primary, protest slogans
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2021
National security: Hong Kong lawmakers raise concerns about ‘covert’ groups, urge gov’t to review existing law
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2021
National security police freeze all assets of Hong Kong group behind annual Tiananmen vigil
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2021
1989 Tiananmen Massacre online museum blocked in Hong Kong, three weeks after police raid physical site
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2021
支聯會拒交資料案 常委梁錦威陳多偉高院申保釋遭拒(Two Hong Kong Alliance committee members, Simon Leung and Chan Dor-wai, are denied bail again over failure to provide information requested by national security police)
inmedia.hk, September 29, 2021
Hong Kong journalists at public broadcaster RTHK told they must uphold ‘constitutional order’ in new set of editorial guidelines
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2021
How Hong Kong Censors Films in the Name of National Security
The New York Times, September 28, 2021
Apple Daily: Hong Kong finance chief asks court to wind up Next Digital citing the ‘public interest’
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2021
National security law: bail denied for Hong Kong schoolgirl and 6 others charged with subversion under Beijing-imposed legislation
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2021
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警方國安處再起訴「光城者」7成員 涉串謀煽動顛覆國家政權(National security police officially charge 7 members of "Returning Valiant" with "inciting subversion of state power")
Ming Pao, September 29, 2021
【賢學思政案】王逸戰陳枳森再申保釋被拒 還柙至11.3再訊(Two Student Politicism members, Wong Yat-chin and Chan Chi-sum, charged under national security law are denied bail again; case adjourned until Nov. 3)
inmedia.hk, September 29, 2021
3人認旺角警署外暴動分囚34月、27月、入教導所 官：3被告無帶領角色(Three sentenced to 34 months, 27 months, and correctional center, respectively, for rioting outside Mong Kok police station in the 2019 protest)
Ming Pao, September 29, 2021
「破曉行動」3人非法集結囚12至16月 官：犯法後賣慘無補於事(Three sentenced to 12 to 16 months in prison over an unauthorized gathering in the 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, September 29, 2021
1,948宗投訴警隊 不足1%證明屬實 「懲處」皆為口頭警告(Police watchdog IPCC verifies less than 1% of 1,948 complaints against police in connection with 2019 protests; “penalties” amount to off-record verbal warning)
inmedia.hk, September 28, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Abortion pledge adds to scepticism over women’s rights in China
The Guardian, September 29, 2021
Western Expats Are No Longer Safe in China
Foreign Policy, September 28, 2021
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
报告：多名维吾尔商人资产被拍卖 法律依据不明 (Report: China auctions assets of multiple Uyghur businesspeople on unclear legal basis)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2021
Related:
Under the Gavel: Evidence of Uyghur-owned Property Seized and Sold Online
Uyghur Human Rights Council, September 24, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
A veteran Hong Kong Wikipedia editor: “Wikipedia's policies are vulnerable to authoritarian abuse”
GlobalVoices, September 28, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
American Siblings Barred From Leaving China for 3 Years Return to U.S.
被中国禁止离境三年后，美籍华裔姐弟返回美国
The New York Times, September 28, 2021
至少115名加拿大人仍被中国关押 专家吁渥太华关注 (At least 115 Canadians are still detained in China; expert urges Ottawa to follow their cases)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2021
China’s Vow to Reduce Abortions Sparks Public Worries
中国承诺减少“非医学需要的”堕胎，引发公众担忧
The New York Times, September 28, 2021
中國監管措施不斷出台，老百姓擔心受怕、還得閃躲眼睛比雷達敏銳的「西城大媽」 (Chinese citizens not only struggle under the new flood of regulations, but also need to dodge neighborhood watchers’ radar)
Central News Agency, September 28, 2021
Power Outages Hit China, Threatening the Economy and Christmas
中国多地限电停电：为何会出现电力短缺？
The New York Times, September 28, 2021
北约与北京对话 对发展核武器和军事现代化不透明表达忧虑 (NATO expresses concerns over China's lack of transparency on nuclear weapons development, military modernization)
Voice of America, September 28, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s second national security trial opens with defendant accused of repeatedly calling for independence
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2021
Hong Kong national security law: at least 8 opposition district councillors facing questions over oath comply with official inquiries
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2021
‘Absolute loyalty’: 36,000 Hong Kong electoral workers to undergo political vetting in upcoming legislative race
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2021
Hong Kong’s special inspector raids Next Digital’s office to seize financial records in its probe into publisher of defunct Apple Daily
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2021
‘‘Heaviest sentence yet’ in Hong Kong doxxing case, but site targeting democrats, journalists still online
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2021
‘Back on track’: Hong Kong finance chief accuses US of fomenting 2019 protests, hails national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2021
China Says Hong Kong Crackdown 'Must Continue' After Vigil Organizer Disbands
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2021
Former Hong Kong leader CY Leung loses High Court bid to name teachers guilty of professional misconduct over 2019 protests
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2021
曾遭警斥漫畫「抹黑」 黃照達《明報》專欄易名轉繪療癒故事(After police call his satirical political comics “smears,” Justin Wong turns to stories of healing)
Stand News, September 28, 2021
Commentary (评论)
China Is Choking Civil Society at the United Nations
Foreign Policy, September 27, 2021
Video: Hong Kong should lift its ‘ridiculous’ limit on public gatherings
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2021
Monday, September 27, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Exclusive | Kissinger’s ‘secret’ China trip recalled as Wall Street veteran meets key Chinese leaders, visits Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2021
解读新疆：北京高层参与新疆再教育营计划；第二轮维吾尔法庭调查结束 (Xinjiang Explained: Beijing high ranking officials involved in planning Xinijang re-education camps; Uyghur Tribunal concludes second investigation)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2021
国务院新闻办发表《新疆的人口发展》白皮书 (State Council Information Office publishes Xinjiang's Population Development white paper)
Xinhua, September 26, 2021
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新疆的人口发展 (Xinjiang's Population Development)
The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China, September 26, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Xianzi: The #MeToo icon China is trying to silence
BBC News, September 27, 2021
已遭强迫失踪一周的女权记者黄雪琴、职业病权益倡导者王建兵或已被“指定居所监视居住” (Women's rights activist Huang Xueqin, advocate for rights of workers with occupational diseases Wang Jianbing are under RSDL following 1-week enforced disappearance)
Weiquanwang, September 26, 2021
人权律师余文生获家属探监：伤残依旧、放风极少、不让打电话 (Human rights lawyer Yu Wensehng discloses prison condition in 30-minute visit by wife: No medical treatment, minimal time outdoors, no phone calls)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2021
许志永案起诉书 (Indictment against Xu Zhiyong)
Weiquanwang, September 25, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China clamps down on cartoons in latest morality move
Reuters, September 25, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
The return of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has become a nationalist moment for China
Quartz, September 27, 2021
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U.S. Reaches Agreement to Release Huawei Executive in Case That Strained Ties With China
孟晚舟与美国达成协议获释，中国释放两名加拿大人
The New York Times, September 25, 2021To Get Back Arrested Executive, China Uses a Hardball Tactic: Seizing Foreigners
中国处理孟晚舟案的强硬策略：外国公民成谈判筹码
The New York Times, September 26, 2021孟晚舟获释后，中国舆论场中的欢呼与质疑 (Cheers and questions in China on Meng Wanzhou's release)
BBC News, September 27, 2021
China Detains Business Chiefs as Its Corporate Crusade Expands
中国加大整顿私营企业力度，海航董事长CEO被拘
The New York Times, September 27, 2021
How Record Rain and Officials’ Mistakes Led to Drownings on a Subway
复盘郑州地铁溺亡事故：创纪录暴雨和官员失误酿惨剧
The New York Times, September 27, 2021
‘Everyday Is Doomsday’: New Limits Give Chinese E-Gamers Whiplash
“每一天都是世界末日”：政府新规冲击下的中国游戏业
The New York Times, September 27, 2021
China power crunch spreads, shutting factories and dimming growth outlook
Reuters, September 27, 2021
In the West, China holds growing sway over Chinese-language media
The Economist, September 23, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese Official Calls For Upgrade to Nationwide Security Network
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group disbands amid crackdown on dissent
Agence France-Presse, September 26, 2021
Related:
End of the road: Hong Kong alliance behind June 4 candlelight vigil was a thorn in Beijing’s side for decades
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2021Hong Kong top official stops short of saying whether residents marking Tiananmen Square crackdown will breach national security law
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2021天安門母親：感謝支聯會支持 相信港人繼續與她們一起(Tiananmen mothers: We thank Hong Kong Alliance for its support, believe Hong Kongers will continue to stand with us)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 25, 2021Hong Kong: Demise of vigil group shows marking Tiananmen crackdown will not be tolerated
Amnesty International, September 25, 2021
解散香港：國安法下 至少49組織今年宣布解散停運(Disbanding Hong Kong: at least 49 civil society groups have disbanded or ceased operation this year in face of National Security Law)
Stand News, September 26, 2021
賢學思政宣布解散(Student Politicism announces disbandment after 4 key members are charged with conspiracy to “incite subversion of state power”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 25, 2021
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party fails to reach conclusion on whether to run in overhauled legislative election
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong’s coming Legislative Council poll at higher risk for violence than Election Committee vote, security chief says
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2021
Hong Kong elections: number of new registered voters falls to 419, compared with 334,000 last year
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2021
Hong Kong elections: voting debacle triggers call to review putting judges ‘living in clouds’ in charge of polls
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2021
Hong Kong man jailed for 9 years for stabbing lawmaker Junius Ho
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2021
理大衝突4人涉暴動及藏有索帶判囚8個月至5年8個月(Four sentenced to 8 months to nearly 6 years in prison over 2019 PolyU siege)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 25, 2021
「起底」資料供Telegram頻道 入境處助理囚45月 官斥動搖警方軍心 若警隊解散災難不容置疑(Immigration assistant sentenced to 45 months in prison over sharing "doxxing" information of police to Telegram channel)
Ming Pao, September 27, 2021
Hong Kong lawmakers can face criminal charges for disrupting Legco, Court of Final Appeal rules in landmark decision
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2021
香港民主委員會推動《避風港法案》 羅冠聰梁繼平等晤佩洛西(HKDC Nathan Law, Brian Leung meet with U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to lobby Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act)
Stand News, September 26, 2021
Lam hails Beijing’s factsheet on US ‘interference’ in Hong Kong, says Washington sought to ‘slander, vilify, smear’ gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd: "A Cold War with China Is Probable and Not Just Possible"
Spiegel International, September 24, 2021
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