Xinjiang (新疆)

More countries criticise China at UN for repression of Uighurs
Al Jazeera, October 22, 2021

Related:
Cross-regional joint statement on Xinjiang
Permanent Mission to France to the United Nations in New York, October 21, 2021

China tells France it will lose respect if it ‘submits’ to US after Paris plays lead role in UN statement on Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2021

In Xinjiang, officials are trying to stamp out Uyghur identity
The Economist, October 21, 2021

美议员要求海关禁止进口支持使用新疆棉的公司产品 (U.S. lawmakers urge Customs to block products of companies that use Xinjiang cotton)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

'Fragile' song pillorying China's online troll army gets millions of views
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2021

中国“自干五”博主：民族主义崛起下弄潮的“爱国”网红 (China's rising nationalism also boosts popularity of “patriotic” online influencers)
BBC News, October 22, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Fight terror risks in overseas projects with shared intelligence, Chinese ex-security official says
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US intelligence officials warn companies in critical sectors on China
Financial Times, October 22, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Five ex-leaders of Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil group granted bail but 2 try to decline it on free speech grounds
Hong Kong Free Press, October 22, 2021

Related:
前支聯會4常委獲准保釋　鄒幸彤因涉另一宗案件續還柙(Four former Hong Kong Alliance committee members granted bail; Chow Hang-tung remains in custody for another case)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 22, 2021

US, Britain and EU voice objections to Hong Kong’s disqualification of opposition district councillors
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2021

政府撤銷香港言語治療師總工會登記(Gov’t cancels trade union registration of General Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapists)
inmedia.hk, October 22, 2021

Hong Kong magistrate orders prosecutors to hand over unedited footage from national security police head’s visit to unlicensed massage parlour
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

BILLIONS IN INTERNATIONAL PENSION FUNDS SUPPORT ABUSES IN CHINA; HONG KONGERS FLEE WITH THEIR OWN PENSIONS
China Digital Times, October 21, 2021

Post video series China’s Rebel City earns another top prize for coverage of Hong Kong protests with win at Online Journalism Awards
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2021

Hong Kong Marathon warns runners against breaking law with political slogans in first mass participation sports event of national security era
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

Commentary (评论)

This Is How Biden Can Get the Edge Over China
想对中国施加影响力，拜登可以这样做
The New York Times, October 22, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

‘Tibet belongs to the Tibetan people’: NBA player slams China’s ‘brutal’ Xi Jinping in social media missive
Agence France-Presse, October 21, 2021

Related:
Celtics Games Are Pulled in China After Enes Kanter's Pro-Tibet Posts
The New York Times, October 21, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

欧洲议会高票通过对台决议 呼吁强化伙伴关系(European Parliament passes resolution on Taiwan with overwhelming majority to call for strengthened partnership)
Deutsche Welle, October 21 2021

Related:
EU-Taiwan relations: MEPs push for stronger partnership
European Parliament, October 21 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Rights Lawyer Stands Trial After Four Years' Pretrial Detention
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

财新被排除在新闻稿源外 胡舒立发猪头图文引猜想(Caixin is excluded from CAC list of news sources; Hu Shuli's social media post satirizing Xi Jinping may be the cause)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

北京基层人大代表选举在即 十名参选人被软禁或旅游(Ten independent candidates are under house arrest or forced to travel before elections of Beijing local people's congresses)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

As Chinese Women Seek to Crack Male Professions, Schools Stand in the Way
中国高校招生存在性别歧视，女性追求职业平等遇阻碍
The New York Times, October 21, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Xinhua: China needs Big Tech to grow but companies should avoid ‘winner takes all’
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

美国政府将禁止向中国和俄罗斯出口黑客技术(U.S. gov’t to ban export of hacking tools to China, Russia)
Deutsche Welle, October 21 2021

Related:
Commerce Department announces new rule aimed at stemming sale of hacking tools to Russia and China
The Washington Post, October 20, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Details of ‘safe haven’ programme for Hongkongers in the US are released
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

16 more Hong Kong democratically-elected district councillors ousted over loyalty oaths, as democrats left in the minority
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2021

Related:
【區議員宣誓】建制派7區翻盤 民主派全港只餘63席(Pro-establishment camp takes back 7 district councils, leaving only 63 pro-democracy seats)
inmedia.hk, October 21, 2021

鄒幸彤等涉拒交資料　控方申押後訊遭拒(Judge rejects prosecution's request to adjourn cases of Chow Hang-tung, others for failing to hand over information requested by national security police)
Ming Pao, October 21, 2021

Hong Kong’s reputation takes hit after national security law imposed but foreign forces to blame, Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021

接受《01》專訪 　鄧炳強：正研 23 條是否須設立陪審團　竊密罪傳媒無豁免(Security Secretary: Gov’t examining whether trials under Article 23 legislation will have jury; media are not exempt from espionage charges)
Stand News, October 21, 2021

Australian rock lobsters a national security threat, says Hong Kong customs chief
Agence France-Presse, October 21, 2021

Hong Kong man jailed for 7 years after attempting to grab police gun during 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2021

FIVE-YEAR PRISON TERMS FOR HONG KONG STUDENTS DEEPEN FEARS OF RETROACTIVE USE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LAW
China Digital Times, October 20, 2021

Hong Kong police complaints body accuses press group of airing misinformation over misconduct investigations
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Tightening Up
ChinaFile, October 20, 2021

The Way China Runs Its Economy Won’t Ever Satisfy Free-Market True Believers
走出对中国经济的认识误区
The New York Times, October 21, 2021

Macao (澳门)

News outlet Macau Concealers closes and deletes content, blames ‘unprecedented environmental changes’
Hong Kong Free Press, October 20, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

辽宁人权律师李昱函案今在沈阳开庭 法庭不允许王宇律师作为辩护人出庭辩护 (Shenyang court bars lawyer Wang Yu from representing Liaoning rights lawyer Li Yuhan in hearing)
Weiquanwang, October 20, 2021

两名迈克尔从中国获释，但另一名加拿大人则没那么幸运 (Two Michaels are released from China; the other Canadian is not so lucky)
Voice of America, October 20, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China updates official news sources list to tighten information oversight
Reuters, October 20, 2021

Malaysian rapper Namewee breaks the hearts of mainland Chinese ‘little pinks’
GlobalVoices, October 19, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Fourteen rights activists say they will seek candidacy in Beijing district elections
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2021

709家属参选北京基层人大 “想做一个能找得到的人大代表” (Wives of “709” lawyers run for local people's congresses in Beijing; one says: “I want to be a people's representative that you can find”)
Voice of America, October 20, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US lawmakers seek further actions to provide safe harbour to Hongkongers and Uygurs
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021

中国军媒鼓动“朝阳大妈”和“捞铜渔民”抓美国间谍 (China military press encourages citizens to catch U.S. spies)
Voice of America, October 20, 2021