The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Marco Rubio wants a Nobel Peace Prize for the most famous Uyghur imprisoned by China
Quartz, October 11, 2018

Why is the Communist Party telling the All-China Federation of Trade Unions to reform?
China Labour Bulletin, October 10, 2018

One Year of #MeToo: How the movement eludes government surveillance in China
The New Yorker, October 10, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

新疆去极端化条例 力图从日常生活中抹去伊斯兰色彩 (New anti-extremism law in Xinjiang aims to wipe out Islam)
BBC News, October 11, 2018

China launches anti-halal crackdown in Xinjiang city
Agence France-Presse, October 11, 2018

Related:
Food, toothpaste targeted in China’s anti-halal campaign against Uygur minority
Reuters, October 10, 2018

Marco Rubio wants a Nobel Peace Prize for the most famous Uyghur imprisoned by China
Quartz, October 11, 2018

FBI chief tells U.S. Congress that China poses bigger security threat than Russia
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2018

U.S.: China's human rights abuses increasing under Xi
Voice of America, October 10, 2018

Related:
China establishes legal basis for Xinjiang camps amid rising U.S. concerns
China Digital Times, October 10, 2018

2018 Annual Report
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, October 10, 2018

China “seriously challenging the status quo of peace and stability” of Taiwan, Pres. Tsai Ing-wen says
Agence France-Presse, October 10, 2018

Related:
Facing Chinese pressure, Taiwan’s President Tsai seeks “survival niche”
The Diplomat, October 10, 2018

The China-Europe disconnect
The Diplomat, October 10, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Leaked transcript of private meeting contradicts Google’s official story on China
The Intercept, October 9, 2018

Related:
谷歌内部资料泄露更多“中国计划”细节 (Leaked Google internal records reveal more details on China project)
BBC News, October 10, 2018

Huawei unveils chips to boost cloud computing at Shanghai conference
Sina English, October 10, 2018

China chip hack report will push U.S.-based vendors to rethink supply chain security, research firm IDC says
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2018

【施政報告2018】「智慧監獄」監控囚犯 懲教署、海關設面部識別 (Hong Kong to introduce “smart prison” surveillance technologies including biometrics, vitals, facial recognition)
HK01, October 10, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam delivers policy address
Reuters, October 10, 2018

Related:
Some Hong Kong lawmakers walk out of policy address over media “persecution”
Reuters, October 10, 2018

Policy Address 2018: Hong Kong to “fearlessly take action” against independence calls, says Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, October 10, 2018

In full: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s 2018 policy address
Hong Kong Free Press, October 10, 2018

Activists “shocked” after Hong Kong police chiefs block alert to banks on human trafficking-linked transactions
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2018

Four Hong Kong activists lose appeal against conviction over 2014 protest of New Territories development plans
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2018

Commentary (评论)

What makes a good journalist in China? Someone willing to go on the attack in defence of Communist Party propaganda, it seems
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2018

China and the case of the Interpol chief
The New York Times, October 10, 2018

张锦雄:香港反对派人士化身大陆同志倡议者的挣扎与反思 (The struggle and reflection of a Hong Kong dissident turned LGBT+ activist in mainland China)
BBC News, October 11, 2018

Domestic violence in China and the limitations of law
SupChina, October 9, 2018

China grows more repressive
Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2018

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Former Interpol chief “held in China under new form of custody”
The Guardian, October 9, 2018

Related:
Interpol’s president vanishes in China: No one’s immune from enforced disappearances
Human Rights Watch, October 8, 2018

Future still uncertain for Chinese refugees in Taiwan, Thailand
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2018

Two face charges in China's political prisoner support group crackdown
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2018

被控“煽颠寻滋” 民间团体义工遭刑拘 (Volunteers of organization supporting families of political prisoners face charges of causing disturbance and inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2018

黄琦狱中声明:若换律师将拒绝出庭 (Jailed activist Huang Qi refuses state-appointed lawyer, family denied acces to medical reports as health condition worsens)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese media mum on Mallet case
Chinese Media Project, October 9, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Wife of former Interpol president says disappearances like that of her husband are “very common now in China”
Associated Press, October 9, 2018

Related:
Wife of ex-Interpol boss describes threats
Voice of America, October 9, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

CPC to take action against excessive inspections
Reuters, October 10, 2018

Video explainer: China is peeling away Taiwan's remaining allies
Financial Times, October 9, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

New evidence of Chinese tampering with Supermicro hardware “found in U.S. telecoms company”
Bloomberg, October 10, 2018

Company touts AI-powered facial recognition
China Digital Times, October 9, 2018

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China's Urumqi takes aim at "extremist" religious practices
Reuters, October 10, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

China draws a new red line around Hong Kong
Bloomberg, October 10, 2018

Related:
Financial Times to appeal journalist’s visa denial as democrats pressure Chief Exec. Carrie Lam for answers
Hong Kong Free Press, October 9, 2018

反對傳召林鄭到立會解釋馬凱事件 李慧琼:請停止向政府施壓 (Pro-government lawmaker opposes LegCo summoning Chief Executive to explain visal denial)
Inmediahk.net, October 9, 2018

Denial of Financial Times journalist’s visa was “politically motivated,” British foreign secretary says, calling on Hong Kong government to reconsider
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2018

Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s policy address 2018: Hong Kong leader lays out plans for housing, health care and more
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2018

Related:
林鄭:建議延長法定產假至 14 週 政府補貼僱主 公務員即時生效 (New policy address proposes 14-weeks maternaty leave on government subsidy, with immediate effect on civil servants)
The Stand News, October 10, 2018

反東北案葉寶琳黃根源上訴遭駁回 即時服刑 (New Territories East development protestors’ appeal on sentencing rejected, prison sentence resumed)
Inmediahk.net, October 10, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Interpol debacle won’t just hurt China: Global institutions will suffer if they can’t feel secure appointing Chinese officials
Bloomberg, October 10, 2018

Related:
孟宏伟案:中国参与国际事务能力受质疑 (Meng’s case casts doubt to China’s participation in international affairs)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2018

Meng Hongwei and the rule of law with Chinese characteristics
The Diplomat, October 9, 2018

China’s media crackdown spreads to Hong Kong
The New York Times, October 9, 2018

Hong Kong ranks ahead of the US and France for its rule of law, but will the Victor Mallet visa case affect its standing?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 9, 2018

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's former Interpol chief “in secret bribery probe” after resignation
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2018

Related:
A knife emoji, then silence: The strange story of how China detained the head of Interpol
Quartz, October 8, 2018

China scrambles to contain PR mess over detention of Interpol president
Sydney Morning Herald, October 9, 2018

Under threat of Chinese “reeducation,” ethnic Kazakh forced to abort baby
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, October 8, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

The total censorship era: Chinese journalists reflect on their experiences
China Digital Times, October 8, 2018

The Bard in Beijing: How Shakespeare is subverting China
Financial Times, October 5, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Thousands of Chinese army veterans march over police beatings
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2018

Related:
中国山东平度驱赶维权老兵爆冲突 各地老兵驰援 (Shandong veteran soldiers protest meets violent suppression)
Voice of America, October 7, 2018

For Chinese, no escape from government control even when six feet under
Telegraph, October 6, 2018

Kazakhstan denies asylum to Xinjiang re-education camp whistle-blower
Agence France-Presse, October 6, 2018

Osaka cuts sister city ties with San Francisco over “comfort women” statue
Global Voices, October 6, 2018

Rape case shocks elite Chinese university students, raises fears of off-campus accommodation safety
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China-U.S. tensions flare in testy Pompeo visit to Beijing
Bloomberg, October 8, 2018

Shutdowns of house churches continue (video)
Bitter Winter, October 8, 2018

China punishes officials in Fan Bingbing tax evasion case
Channel NewsAsia, October 8, 2018

Detention of Interpol’s Meng Hongwei “harms confidence in Chinese leaders of global bodies”
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2018

China quietly boosting UN influence
Agence France-Presse, October 7, 2018

U.S. ready to squeeze China partners with “poison pill” trade deals
Reuters, October 6, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese police get power to inspect internet service providers
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2018

Related:
China expands its cybersecurity rulebook, heightening foreign corporate concerns
Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2018

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

曾在新疆學維語的漢族生:我們的就業方向是監控維族人 (Former Han student reveals his days in Xinjiang: Greatest career path for studying Uyghur language is surveillance on Uyghurs)
The Initium, October 8, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

A “worrying precedent”: Int’l pressure mounts on Hong Kong to explain FT journalist visa denial
Reuters, October 8, 2018

Related:
Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet allowed back into Hong Kong for seven days only – even though British tourists can stay for 6 months
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2018

Hong Kong’s denial of work visa for journalist Victor Mallet sends “chilling message” about erosion of basic rights, Financial Times says
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2018

“No foreign country has any right to interfere”: China issues warning as Hong Kong bans journalist
Hong Kong Free Press, October 7, 2018

【FCC副主席續簽被拒】林鄭:不交代是國際慣例 矢言捍衛言論新聞自由 (Chief executive Carrie Lam maintains refusal to give reasons for visa denial)
Ming Pao, October 9, 2018

游梁衝立會會議廳案 青政前議員助理放棄上訴即時入獄 (Assistant of ousted legislator gives up appeal against unlawful assembly conviction for trying to enter LegCo, starts serving jail sentence)
The Stand News, October 8, 2018

Forced retirement is “age discrimination,” head of Hong Kong’s Elderly Commission tells local businesses
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2018

Hong Kong Polytechnic University students end hunger strike over bulletin board which carried pro-independence signs
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2018

Related:
理大學生會絕食逾24小時 校方促離開或追究 (More than 24 hours into hunger strike, Polytechnic University urges students to leave lest they face consequences)
Inmediahk.net, October 6, 2018

Hong Kong education chief forced to clarify controversial comments about teaching Chinese language in Cantonese
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Signs of China (4)
China Change, October 8, 2018

Beijing expects Carrie Lam to pass one more test: the enactment of Article 23 national security laws
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2018

What Hong Kong’s expulsion of a foreign journalist tells us about leader Carrie Lam’s woes
Hong Kong Free Press, October 7, 2018

Teachers, hold your tongues: Student informants in the Chinese classroom
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2018

Does Carrie Lam support Hong Kong’s courts when they promote individual rights, or back Beijing?
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2018

Red scarves and Iowa newspapers: China’s propaganda in action
The Diplomat, October 5, 2018

China has designs on Europe. Here is how Europe should respond
The Economist, October 4, 2018

Friday, October 05, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

甘肃玛曲藏人政治犯雪努班丹去世 (Gansu political prisoner dies, Central Tibetan Administration accuses China of torture and CERD violations)
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2018

Nine members of a family imprisoned by Xinjiang authorities
China Aid, October 4, 2018

新疆“再教育营”摇身变成工厂 (Re-education camps in Xinjiang transformed into quasi-factories)
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2018

Interview: “We give them a warning before ordering them to stand as punishment”
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2018

China political refugees face forcible repatriation from Thailand, Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Weibo’s most influential users can now silence their critics
Sixth Tone, September 27, 2018

China shutters WeChat account listing historical grievances against Moscow
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2018

How the Chinese Government works to censor debate in Western democracies
NPR, October 3, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

高智晟律师遭强迫失踪1年多生死不明 众维权人士再次发起联署:强烈要求中共执政当局无罪释放高智晟律师 (Over 100 human rights defenders sign open letter calling for release of disappeared rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 3, 2018

Why protests are so common in China
The Economist, October 4, 2018

China's netizens push back on “Xi Thought”
Voice of America, October 4, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Key U.S. allies are sending people to China's secret Muslim internment camps
Huffington Post, October 5, 2018

Cui Tiankai denies existence of camps in Xinjiang
SupChina, October 4, 2018

Related:
Transcript: NPR's interview with China's ambassador to the U.S.
NPR, October 3, 2018

Pence’s speech on China
SupChina, October 4, 2018

Related:
Vice President Mike Pence's remarks on the administration's policy towards China
Hudson Institute, October 4, 2018

China dismisses U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence’s “extremely ridiculous” claim it is trying to meddle in US elections
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The big hack: How China used a tiny chip to infiltrate U.S. companies
Bloomberg, October 4, 2018

Related:
Did China successfully hack hardware at the CIA, Apple, Amazon, and nearly 30 major American companies?
SupChina, October 4, 2018

Apple, Amazon deny Bloomberg report on Chinese hardware attack
Reuters, October 4, 2018

U.S. extends watch over ZTE violation
The Standard, October 5, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong refuses visa renewal for foreign press club vice-pres. who chaired independence talk
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2018

“This is part of the plan”: New train blurs line between China and Hong Kong
The Guardian, October 4, 2018

PolyU students warn of open day protest as talks with university over “democracy wall” on campus in Hong Kong take unruly turn
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2018

China tightens grip on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement
Deutsche Welle, October 4, 2018

Commentary (评论)

范冰冰「被失蹤」,揭露中國司法體系潛規則 (Movie star Fan Bingbing's disappearance raises questions about the Chinese justice system)
Time, October 5, 2018

China’s influence operations are pinpointing America’s weaknesses
Foreign Policy, October 4, 2018

The Uyghurs and the Han: 1 World, 2 Universes
The Diplomat, October 4, 2018

北京回族家庭三代:信仰是怎樣走向真空的?(Three generations of Hui people in Beijing: how their religion got pushed into vacuum)
The Initium, October 3, 2018

Related:
北京牛街:改造後,穆斯林聚居區已快變成小吃街 (How did a Muslim neighborhood in the heart of Beijing transform into a snack-street by urban renewal)
The Initium, October 4, 2018

Thursday, October 04, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Vaccine campaigner detained on Tiananmen Square after protest of “despair”
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/vaccine-campaigner-detained-on-tiananmen-square-10032018115317.html

Interview: “They detained her because she had studied Islam in a foreign country”
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/detention-10032018160139.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

瑞典记者:中国如何抹黑桂民海 (Swedish reporter explains China’s smear campaign on captured bookseller Gui Minhai)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hx-10032018101453.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“They are not livestock but people with rights”: Kazakh families torn apart in China’s Xinjiang crackdown
Agence France-Presse, October 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/04/not-livestock-people-rights-kazakh-families-torn-apart-chinas-xinjiang-crackdown/

Hong Kong bishop fears Chinese Catholic “suppression” to continue despite Vatican pact
Reuters, October 3, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-vatican-hongkong/hong-kong-bishop-fears-chinese-catholic-suppression-to-continue-despite-vatican-pact-idUSKCN1MD0YS?

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Pence speech to string together a narrative of Chinese aggression
The New York Times, October 3, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/us/politics/china-pence-trade-military-elections.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Data in China is safe, says Apple
Agence France-Presse, October 4, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=200809&sid=6&sid=6

ZTE will be monitored by U.S. compliance officer for two extra years for breaking probation, judge orders
Reuters, October 4, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2166879/zte-will-be-monitored-us-compliance-officer-two-extra-years

Hong Kong (香港)

Top Beijing official delays retirement to help rein in pro-independence calls in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166735/top-beijing-official-delays-retirement-help-rein-pro

Hong Kong NGOs to highlight China’s suppression of lawyers, labour groups at United Nations
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/03/hong-kong-ngos-highlight-chinas-suppression-lawyers-labour-groups-united-nations/

Related:
香港多个团体将赴联合国 吁关注中国人权状况倒退 (Hong Kong civil society organizations to attend pre-session of China’s UPR, call for attention on deterioration of human rights conditions in China)
Voice of America, October 3, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-ngos-will-attend-pre-session-of-un-commission-meeting-20181003/4597995.html

“Democracy wall” covered up again as PolyU president hits out at student union for arbitrarily changing rules regarding Hong Kong independence messages
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166766/democracy-wall-covered-again-polyu-president-hits-out

Politician “Long Hair” to appeal conviction for 2015 protest against Carrie Lam despite escaping jail term
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/03/politician-long-hair-appeal-conviction-2015-protest-carrie-lam-despite-escaping-jail-term/

Commentary (评论)

After the National Party’s ban and new calls for Article 23 legislation, Demosisto should watch its back
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2166760/after-national-partys-ban-and-new-calls-article-23

China is treating Muslims like drug addicts
Foreign Policy, October 3, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/10/03/china-is-treating-muslims-like-drug-addicts/

One Hong Kong railway station, two Chinese systems
Financial Times, October 2, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/150d76c6-c631-11e8-ba8f-ee390057b8c9

Belt and Road is globalisation with Chinese characteristics
Financial Times, October 2, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/3c437b42-c6f8-11e8-ba8f-ee390057b8c9

Wednesday, October 03, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Xinjiang Authorities Secretly Transferring Uyghur Detainees to Jails Throughout China
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/transfer-10022018171100.html

Related:
集中營再現?新疆停售火車票疑為大規模「秘密轉移」穆斯林 (Xinjiang suspends sale of train tickets for mass relocation of Muslims)
The News Lens, October 2, 2018
https://www.thenewslens.com/article/105255

Access to Information (信息公开)

報道指《環時》總編國慶帖文嘆中國言論自由不足 疑已被刪 (Global Times chief editor’s Weibo post reportedly deleted for mentioning lack of freedom of speech in China)
Ming Pao, October 3, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20181003/s00004/1538538984068

China mounts publicity campaign to counter criticism on Xinjiang
Reuters, October 2, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang/china-mounts-publicity-campaign-to-counter-criticism-on-xinjiang-idUSKCN1MC0I6?

Chinese journalist's arrest shows state media fight for ruling party
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-10022018111647.html

In China, a quiz show is an ode to Xi Jinping
The New York Times, October 2, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/world/asia/china-quiz-show-xi-jinping.html

Two foreigners under investigation for racial slurs in private WeChat group
SupChina, October 2, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/10/02/two-foreigners-under-investigation-for-racial-slurs-in-private-wechat-group/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Xianzi & classmate Maishao: #MeToo makes us believe gentleness can change the world
China Digital Times, October 2, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/10/xianzi-classmate-maishao-metoo-makes-us-believe-gentleness-can-change-the-world/

Xinjiang authorities shutter popular restaurant seen to promote Uyghur cultural identity
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/restaurant-10022018161536.html

Uighurs in exile fear for loved ones amid crackdown in China
Voice of America, October 1, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/uighurs-in-exile-fear-for-loved-ones-amid-crackdown-in-china-/4595742.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China may face more U.S. export restrictions over Muslim crackdown
Reuters, October 3, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-usa/china-may-face-more-u-s-export-restrictions-over-muslim-crackdown-idUSKCN1MC2QD?

Related:
【出口限制】美國考慮對中國實施科技出口限制 (U.S. considers export restrictions on surveillance tech used in Xinjiang)
Ming Pao, October 3, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20181003/s00002/1538529481825

Taiwan accuses Beijing of wanting to make it “irrelevant” with Vatican deal
Reuters, October 3, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2166732/taiwan-accuses-beijing-wanting-make-it-irrelevant-vatican-deal

Related:
Taiwan vice-president Chen Chien-jen will visit Vatican to “deepen ties”
Agence France-Presse, October 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/03/taiwan-vice-president-chen-chien-jen-will-visit-vatican-deepen-ties/

China curbs teachers’ overseas travel, recalls passports “nationwide”
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/teachers-passports-10022018133856.html

维吾尔难民被遣返后 迄今下落不明 (Uyghur refugee wrongly repatriated from Germany remains incommunicado)
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2018
https://www.dw.com/zh/维吾尔难民被遣返后-迄今下落不明/a-45715006?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Here are the Fortune 500 companies doing business in Xinjiang
ChinaFile, October 2, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/here-are-fortune-500-companies-doing-business-xinjiang

Hong Kong (香港)

Separatist slogans not permitted at Hong Kong gov’t headquarters protest site, says Chief Exec.
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/02/separatist-slogans-not-permitted-hong-kong-govt-headquarters-protest-site-says-chief-exec/

Three main contenders emerge in Hong Kong’s November by-election as nomination period begins
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/02/three-main-contenders-emerge-hong-kongs-november-election-nomination-period-begins/

Security guards who stopped pro-independence protesters entering government forecourt were reasonable, says Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166584/security-guards-who-stopped-pro-independence-protesters

Commentary (评论)

「聽黨話」的教育之風吹到香港(文:呂秉權)(Education that “obeys the Party” seeps into Hong Kong as national education strategies influence the city)
Ming Pao, October 3, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20181003/s00022/1538483568060

Banning political parties? Hong Kong’s first big venture into authoritarianism charts a stunningly familiar path
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/02/banning-political-parties-hong-kongs-first-big-venture-authoritarianism-charts-stunningly-familiar-path/

How Russia and China undermine democracy
Foreign Affairs, October 2, 2018
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2018-10-02/how-russia-and-china-undermine-democracy

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

新疆大规模转移穆斯林 集中营迁甘肃 (More than 200,000 Uyghurs, other ethnic minorities moved in large-scale relocations as new camps are built in Gansu)
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-10012018100157.html

Tibetan villagers forced from their homes in Chamdo’s Gonjo County
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/villagers-10012018151232.html

Female Christians tortured for hosting Sunday school
Bitter Winter, September 30, 2018
https://bitterwinter.org/christians-tortured-for-hosting-sunday-school/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese journalist arrested after slapping volunteer at British conference on Hong Kong freedoms and labelling participants traitors
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166455/chinese-journalist-slaps-volunteer-british-conference-hong

说不得碰不得 “英烈”也有禁区?(Has new law turned heroes and martyrs into a new forbidden zone for humor?)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/yf2-09282018093822.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

上海民主维权人士季孝龙因“厕所革命”被正式批捕 (Shanghai activists arrested for anti-CPC graffiti in toilet stalls)
China Human Rights Defenders, October 1, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-post.html

China’s young Communists pose new challenge
China Digital Times, October 1, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/10/chinas-young-communists-pose-new-challenge/

Teacher’s lawsuit renews push for LGBT rights
China Digital Times, October 1, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/10/teachers-lawsuit-renews-push-for-lgbt-rights/

Journalist at Guangming Daily accused of sexual misconduct by former intern
SupChina, October 1, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/10/01/journalist-at-guangming-daily-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

科網巨企也姓黨 騰訊擁逾萬黨員 (Tech giants, get behind CPC too: Party members make up 80% of Tencent’s security department, out of 10,000+ company-wide)
The Stand News, October 2, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/finance/科網巨企也姓黨-騰訊擁逾萬黨員/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s data privacy outcry fuels case for tighter rules
Financial Times, October 2, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/fdeaf22a-c09a-11e8-95b1-d36dfef1b89a

Hong Kong (香港)

阻港獨遊行人士進入公民廣場 林鄭:理所當然 (Carrie Lam says blocking pro-independence banners from “Civic Square” is a matter of course)
The Stand News, October 2, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/阻港獨遊行人士進入公民廣場-林鄭-理所當然/

Commentary (评论)

How an activist's secret SOS helped end China's labour camp system
Huffington Post, October 1, 2018
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/caylan-ford/china-labour-camp-masanjia-sun-yi_a_23546741/

China’s global propaganda is aimed at bosses, not foreigners
Foreign Policy, October 1, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/10/01/chinas-global-propaganda-is-aimed-at-bosses-not-foreigners/

Book excerpt: For generations of P.R.C. leaders, a world “alive with danger”
ChinaFile, September 30, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/library/excerpts/generations-of-prc-leaders-world-alive-danger

Monday, October 01, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Two Chinese asylum-seekers stranded in Taiwan’s airport after claim
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/stranded-10012018111006.html

Prominent Uyghur intellectual given two-year suspended death sentence for “separatism”
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/sentence-09282018145150.html

China school sued by fired gay teacher in potential landmark case
Reuters, September 28, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-lgbt-law/china-school-sued-by-fired-gay-teacher-in-potential-landmark-case-idUSKCN1M819C

Access to Information (信息公开)

China censors bad economic news amid signs of slower growth
The New York Times, September 28, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/business/china-censor-economic-news.html

Related:
Chinese economy powering ahead
Xinhua English, October 1, 2018
http://english.sina.com/buz/f/2018-10-01/detail-ihkvrhpr9164631.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s leaders confront an unlikely foe: Ardent young communists
The New York Times, September 28, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/world/asia/china-maoists-xi-protests.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Evidence indicates China set to target US elections
Voice of America, October 1, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/evidence-shows-china-prepared-to-target-us-elections/4592103.html

Related:
U.S. ambassador accuses China of “bullying” with “propaganda ads”
Reuters, September 30, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-diplomacy/u-s-ambassador-accuses-china-of-bullying-with-propaganda-ads-idUSKCN1MA0HW

China’s Uyghur crackdown goes global
The Diplomat, October 1, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/chinas-uyghur-crackdown-goes-global/

China’s health care crisis: Lines before dawn, violence, and “no trust”
The New York Times, September 30, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/30/business/china-health-care-doctors.html

China’s provinces are secretly building coal plants in defiance of the national government
Quartz, September 30, 2018
https://qz.com/1404934/chinas-provinces-are-secretly-building-coal-plants-in-defiance-of-the-national-government/

Ex-Chinese securities regulator vice chairman sentenced to 18 years in prison–local court statement
Reuters, September 28, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/ex-chinese-securities-regulator-vice-chairman-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-local-court-statement-idUSKCN1M80S3

Uyghur editor of state-run magazine commits suicide “out of fear” of detention
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/suicide-09282018171559.html

“We are scared, but we have Jesus”: China and its war on Christianity
The Guardian, September 28, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/28/we-are-scared-but-we-have-jesus-china-and-its-war-on-christianity

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China eyes anti-terror force to protect overseas interests
Reuters, September 29, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-defence-security/china-eyes-anti-terror-force-to-protect-overseas-interests-idUSKCN1M909U

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protesters channel Catalan spirit as they march for independence while testing limits of ban that saw separatist party in the city outlawed
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166460/organised-crime-unit-hong-kong-turns-its-attention-and

Related:
“We won’t be compromised and won’t be silent”: Hongkongers rally against China on National Day
Agence France-Presse, October 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/01/wont-compromised-wont-silent-hongkongers-rally-china-national-day/

CCTV reporter taken away by police after screaming and slapping at UK conference on Hong Kong autonomy
What’s On Weibo, October 1, 2018
https://www.whatsonweibo.com/chinese-cctv-reporter-taken-away-by-police-after-screaming-and-slapping-at-uk-conference-on-hong-kong-autonomy/

Localist group Demosisto should be outlawed like Hong Kong National Party for its self-determination calls, Beijing adviser Priscilla Leung says
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166376/demosisto-should-be-outlawed-hong-kong-national-party-its

University students in Hong Kong ignore warning to remove pro-independence messages from campus “democracy wall”
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166249/university-students-hong-kong-ignore-warning-remove-pro

Occupy protesters return to scene in their hundreds to mark fourth anniversary of Hong Kong pro-democracy movement
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166269/occupy-protesters-return-scene-their-hundreds-mark-fourth

Activist Joshua Wong banned from travel, four years after democracy movement began
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ban-09282018105520.html

Commentary (评论)

China Uighurs: All you need to know on Muslim “crackdown”
BBC News, October 1, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45474279

Signs of China (3)
ChinaChange, September 30, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/09/30/signs-of-china-3/

For Xi Jinping, being a man of the people means looking the part
The New York Times, September 28, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-propaganda.html

Friday, September 28, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese court hands suspended death sentence to evictee who killed official
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/evictee-09272018133748.html

第十三届中国法学家论坛在京举办 (China Law Society 13th annual forum: Legal scholars to step up jurisprudence studies to serve Party , state)
Legal Daily, September 27, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-09/27/content_7655251.htm?node=5955

China #MeToo: Why one woman is being sued by the TV star she accused
BBC, September 27, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45636196

Access to Information (信息公开)

叶挺后人诉“暴走漫画”案今宣判,西安摩摩公司被判公开道歉 (Production company sanctioned with public apology, RMB 100,000 compensation to plaintiff over parody video in heroes and martyrs protection law case)
The Paper, September 28, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2482893

Hong Kong universities tell students to remove independence banners, as top China diplomat says city’s young need enhanced education on mainland culture
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2165944/hong-kong-students-prepare-showdown-university-management

Related:
理大民主牆變身連儂牆 校方命還原否則沒收 學生會斥打壓 (Polytechnic University orders “Lennon wall” with pro-independence messages removed)
Inmediahk.net, September 27, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1059692

Phoenix News site suspended for “illegal” coverage
China Digital Times, September 27, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/09/phoenix-news-site-suspended-for-illegal-coverage/

Changing place names to “better reflect Chinese culture” in Ningxia, and “wonderful” Xinjiang
SupChina, September 27, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/09/27/changing-place-names-to-better-reflect-chinese-culture-in-ningxia-and-wonderful-xinjiang/

Is Chinese propaganda infiltrating the German media?
Deutsche Welle, September 27, 2018
https://www.dw.com/en/is-chinese-propaganda-infiltrating-the-german-media/a-45664385

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Trump’s trade war may have helped Liu Xia win her freedom, Chinese dissident Liao Yiwu says
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2166089/praise-trump-chinese-dissident-liao-yiwu

Liu Xia talks about Liu Xiaobo, thanks supporters for their concern at New York human rights event
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2165972/liu-xia-talks-about-liu-xiaobo-thanks-supporters-their-concern

Related:
Liu Xia “under pressure” during first public appearance since her exile
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/pressure-09272018165422.html

Interview: “We are left wandering in fear in a foreign land”
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/businessmen-09272018171953.html

China’s Muslim detention camps spark protests in Islamic world
The Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-detentions-of-muslims-trigger-protests-in-islamic-world-1538040605

Creating a model for the resolution of collective labour disputes
China Labour Bulletin, September 27, 2018
https://www.clb.org.hk/content/creating-model-resolution-collective-labour-disputes

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China says Rohingya issue should not be “internationalized”
Reuters, September 28, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-china/china-says-rohingya-issue-should-not-be-internationalized-idUSKCN1M8062

Is China really interfering in the U.S. elections?
The Diplomat, September 28, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/is-china-really-interfering-in-the-us-elections/

Chinese embassy rejects second Swedish apology for satire on tourists
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2165938/chinese-embassy-rejects-second-swedish-apology-satire-tourists

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. to counter Chinese internet bid in Papua New Guinea: Diplomat
Reuters, September 28, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pacific-debt-huawei-tech/u-s-to-counter-chinese-internet-bid-in-papua-new-guinea-diplomat-idUSKCN1M800X

哥俩好:俄监控系统购自中国 (Russia to import China’s surveillance tech, including facial recognition, biometric identification)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/lxy-09272018095041.html

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Taiwan moves ahead with crackdown on illegal funds from mainland China
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/funds-09272018115813.html

Hong Kong (香港)

七項性罪行被質疑歧視男同志 律政司認同部分條文違憲需廢除 (Department of Justice concedes seven sexual offenses targeting male homosexuals are unconstitutional)
The Stand News, September 28, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/lgbtq/七項性罪行被質疑歧視男同志-律政司認同部分條文違憲需廢除

New Hong Kong civic group co-founded by activist Joshua Wong appeals for international help to fend off “China’s sharp power” in city
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166052/new-hong-kong-civic-group-co-founded-activist-joshua-wong

Rally to be held on fourth anniversary of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Occupy movement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/27/rally-held-fourth-anniversary-hong-kongs-pro-democracy-occupy-movement/

Commentary (评论)

中國「全面依法治國」,就是「被失蹤」和「被死亡」成為常態 (China’s “rule the country by law” means disappearances, deaths will become normal)
The News Lens, September 28, 2018
https://www.thenewslens.com/article/104937

【張超雄議員專訪】香港罕見病患者面對的困境(二) (The difficulties faced by patients suffering rare diseases in Hong Kong—Part 2)
The Stand News, September 28, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/cosmos/張超雄議員專訪-香港罕見病患者面對的困境-二/

Book Review: Can China ever reconcile the market economy with a one-party state?
Financial Times, September 27, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/619e3b9e-aaa5-11e8-8253-48106866cd8a

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

From chatroom to courtroom: China's #MeToo movement takes legal turn
Reuters, September 27, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-me-too-movement-sexual-harassment-10762588

Access to Information (信息公开)

《英烈保护法》亮剑网络“恶搞”,叶挺后人提起诉讼 (General’s descendants sue parody video producer for defamation under heroes and martyrs protection law)
The Paper, September 27, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2478896

Xi calls for building world-class new mainstream media
Xinhua English, September 26, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2018-09-26/detail-ihkmwytp2626651.shtml

China makes teachers, medical professionals pledge not to follow any religion
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religion-09262018110746.html

《江湖儿女》负能量?贾樟柯回应!胡锡进再回应贾:见不得真话乃负能量 胡:所有探索都是正能量 (Director Jia Zhangke responds to Global Times’ “negative energy” criticism of his new film )
M Time, September 26, 2018
http://news.mtime.com/2018/09/26/1584580.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Liu Xia, widow of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo, arrives in New York for human rights events
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2165791/liu-xia-widow-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo-arrives-new-york-human

Related:
廖亦武偕劉霞抵紐約 出席人權獎頒獎活動 (Liu Xia attends “Power of the Powerless in China” human rights event in New York)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180926/s00004/1537945730258

Family fears UAE will deport Uyghur to China
Al Jazeera, September 26, 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/family-fears-uae-deport-uighur-china-180926052039581.html

Pope calls on Chinese Catholics to offer criticism to build fairer society
Telegraph, September 26, 2018
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/26/pope-calls-chinese-catholics-offer-criticism-build-fairer-society/

Related:
Outspoken Hong Kong cardinal warns Vatican will “abandon” Taiwan after China deal
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/27/outspoken-hong-kong-cardinal-warns-vatican-will-abandon-taiwan/

Beijing charges shuttered church $170,000 after eviction
Voice of America, September 26, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/beijing-charges-shuttered-church-after-eviction/4588668.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China sends ex-colleagues of former internet tsar Lu Wei to “education sessions”
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2165875/china-sends-ex-colleagues-former-internet-tsar-lu-wei-education

Chinese embassy rejects “apology” from Swedish comedy show for “racist” tourist skit
Hong Kong Free Press, September 26, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/26/chinese-embassy-rejects-apology-swedish-comedy-show-racist-tourist-skit/

政治标准师德师风为长江学者首要条件 违反政治纪律违反师德强制退出 (New regulations on “Changjiang Scholars Program” to screen scholars by political standards, violators to be disqualified)
Legal Daily, September 25, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-09/25/content_7652657.htm?node=5955

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

谷歌证实“蜻蜓计划”存在
Google confirms “Project Dragonfly” for China
Financial Times, September 27, 2018
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001079582?full=y
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/1f93f17a-c1b2-11e8-95b1-d36dfef1b89a

Related:
Ex-Google employee urges lawmakers to take on company
The New York Times, September 26, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/technology/google-privacy-china-congress.html

Congress challenges Google on China; Google falls short
Wired, September 26, 2018
https://www.wired.com/story/congress-google-project-dragonfly-questions/

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

副外長回應疆「再教育營」:挽救被洗腦者 (Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs says re-education “rescues” those brainwashed by extremism)
Ming Pao, September 27, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180927/s00013/1537986448692

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law looms over Hong Kong freedoms
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/national-security-law-looms-over-hong-kong-freedoms-10762664

Students who associate with outlawed Hong Kong National Party can face criminal sanctions, government tells schools as top Beijing official welcomes ban
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2165839/national-party-ban-essential-and-legally-sound-says-chinas

Related:
【民族黨禁運作】教局去信全港中學校監 籲防非法社團滲入 (Education Bureau warns primary, secondary schools against “infiltration” by illegal pro-independence associations with “wrong and misled” ideologies)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180926/s00001/1537955068647

封殺「香港民族黨」的社團條例,原先為誰而立?(The law by which National Party is banned: Who was the Societies Ordinance intended to target?)
The Initium, September 26, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180926-notes-societies-ordinance-hk/

U.S. presses Hong Kong on freedoms after party ban
Agence France-Presse, September 25, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-presses-hong-kong-freedoms-party-ban-135532450.html

公司姓党:逾百间在港上市公司设党委 凌驾股东利益 (123 China-affiliated companies listed in Hong Kong have set up CPC committees, upholding Party’s interest over shareholders’ in event of conflict)
Radio France Internationale, September 26, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180926-公司姓党逾百间在港上市公司设党委-凌驾股东利益

Commentary (评论)

【張超雄議員專訪】香港罕見病患者面對的困境 (The difficulties faced by patients suffering rare diseases in Hong Kong)
The Stand News, September 27, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/cosmos/張超雄議員專訪-香港罕見病患者面對的困境-一/

“雨伞运动”四周年:反思转化行动 中国阴影下香港未来的迷茫 (4th anniversary of Umbrella Movement: Reflection on attempts of transformation, Hong Kong’s future uncertain in China’s shadow)
BBC News, September 27, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45648699

Beijing needs to show better understanding of churches after deal
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/asia/article/2165867/beijing-needs-show-better-understanding-churches-after

Vatican agreement with China legitimizes a Christian-torturing regime
The Federalist, September 26, 2018
https://thefederalist.com/2018/09/26/vatican-agreement-china-legitimizes-christian-torturing-regime/

My #MeToo encounters in China started as a young girl—and only got worse from there
Quartz, September 26, 2018
https://qz.com/1398176

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Young Uyghur woman dies in detention in Xinjiang political “re-education camp”
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/death-09252018174834.html

Xinjiang authorities detain almost every family member of late Uyghur Muslim scholar
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/scholar-09252018145144.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

New Party rules to govern members’ online behavior
SupChina, September 25, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/09/25/new-party-rules-to-govern-members-online-behavior/

Related:
Translation: China’s new top Internet official lays out agenda for Party control online
DigiChina, September 24, 2018
https://www.newamerica.org/cybersecurity-initiative/digichina/blog/translation-chinas-new-top-internet-official-lays-out-agenda-for-party-control-online/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“China's big mistake”: Pakistanis lobby to free wives trapped in Xinjiang
Reuters, September 25, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-pakistan/chinas-big-mistake-pakistanis-lobby-to-free-wives-trapped-in-xinjiang-idUSKCN1M51R7

中秋专访:被囚维权人士家属倍思亲 (Mid-autumn interview: Families of persecuted rights defenders remember their loved ones)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-09242018094105.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

台湾寺庙被占 改作中共教育基地 (Buddhist temple in Taiwan turned into Chinese Communist education center)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-09242018094353.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“Do not fear AI,” Hong Kong scientists say as they champion local branch of Beijing’s Institute of Automation
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2164550/do-not-fear-ai-hong-kong-scientists-say-they-champion-local

China splits the Internet while the U.S. dithers
TechCrunch, September 24, 2018
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/24/china-splits-the-internet-while-the-u-s-dithers/

Google suppresses memo revealing plans to closely track search users in China
The Intercept, September 22, 2018
https://theintercept.com/2018/09/21/google-suppresses-memo-revealing-plans-to-closely-track-search-users-in-china/

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Chinese national arrested for “spying on U.S. engineers”
BBC News, September 26, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45647560

U.S. intel chief warns China perfecting “surveillance state”
Voice of America, September 25, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-intel-chief-warns-china-is-perfecting-surveillance-state-/4587133.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing renews call for Hong Kong to pass national security law after pro-independence party ban
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2165731/beijing-renews-call-hong-kong-pass-national-security-law

Hong Kong bans pro-independence party
China Digital Times, September 25, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/09/hong-kong-bans-pro-independence-party-for-national-security/

Related:
China defends ban on Hong Kong pro-independence party, hits back at criticism
Hong Kong Free Press, September 26, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/26/china-defends-ban-hong-kong-pro-independence-party-hits-back-criticism/

民族黨被禁同日 「香港共產黨」稱函保安局長知會成立 「不排除武力起義」(“Hong Kong Communist Party” established the same day as pro-independence party ban, advocating “Xi and Mao communism” in Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, September 25, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180925/s00001/1537832374974

Commentary (评论)

Lü Pin: “MeToo”: From butterflies to hurricanes
Chinese Feminist Collective, September 24, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/09/lu-pin-metoo-from-butterflies-to-hurricanes/

Turning a blind eye: Why are Muslim governments around the world keeping silent about China’s human rights violations against the Uyghurs?
Hoover Institute, September 25, 2018
https://www.hoover.org/research/turning-blind-eye-why-are-muslim-governments-around-world-keeping-silent-about-chinas-human

走进孔子学院:美方院长谈发展与争议 (On the development and controversy of Confucius Institutes: A talk with an American headmaster)
Voice of America, September 25, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/studies-in-usa-china-confucius-institute-fate/4580014.html

China fills a Trump-sized vacuum at the UN
Politico, September 24, 2018
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/09/24/china-trump-united-nations-220529

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Meet the 8 Chinese judges who’ll sit on belt and road cases
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/2165567/meet-8-chinese-judges-wholl-sit-belt-and-road-cases

Uyghur former Xinjiang University vice president detained for “two-faced” tendencies
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/professor-09242018164800.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Do not report hotelier’s death by torture
China Digital Times, September 24, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/09/minitrue-do-not-report-hong-kong-hoteliers-death-by-torture/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

四川阿坝藏僧示威被捕 (Three monks in Sichuan detained for protesting to demand a “Free Tibet”)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-09242018094451.html

Related:
Three Tibetan monks detained after launching solo protests in Ngaba
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detaining-09242018171452.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

河北一厅官被控涉受贿两千余万,曾使用虚假身份偷越国境边境 (Former deputy CPC secretary in Xingtai, Hebei, charged with bribery of more than 20 million yuan)
The Paper, September 25, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2367240

China persisting with intellectual property theft in violation of international commitments: report
The Sydney Morning Herald, September 24, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/china-persisting-with-intellectual-property-theft-in-violation-of-international-commitments-report-20180924-p505lz.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Will Facebook agree to Hong Kong police’s request to take down page of banned Hong Kong National Party?
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2165730/will-facebook-agree-hong-kong-polices-request-take-down-page

Hong Kong (香港)

“100% freedom of speech”: Hong Kong activists protest gov’t ban on pro-independence party
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/25/100-freedom-speech-hong-kong-activists-protest-govt-ban-pro-independence-party/

Anyone aiding pro-independence party could be prosecuted, says Hong Kong security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/24/anyone-aiding-pro-independence-party-prosecuted-says-hong-kong-security-chief/

Related:
Ban on political party chills Hong Kong opposition groups
The Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ban-on-political-party-chills-hong-kong-opposition-groups-1537771725

China hits out at foreign attacks on Hong Kong National Party ban, but spokeswoman for US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo renews criticism just hours later
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2165617/china-warns-other-countries-respect-hong-kong-national-party

外交部堅決反對別國對香港禁民族黨運作說三道四 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects other countries’ “irresponsible” remarks about ban of Hong Kong National Party)
RTHK, September 25, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1419890-20180925.htm

Hong Kong has banned a political party but it will never crush desire for independence
The Guardian, September 24, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/24/hong-kong-has-banned-a-political-party-but-it-will-never-crush-desire-for-independence

Commentary (评论)

How China is losing the world
The Diplomat, September 25, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/how-china-is-losing-the-world/

Coming soon to a Hong Kong near you: creeping authoritarianism mainland style
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/25/coming-soon-hong-kong-near-creeping-authoritarianism-mainland-style/

China starts to assert its world view at the UN as influence grows
The Guardian, September 24, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/24/china-starts-to-assert-its-world-view-at-un-as-influence-grows

Monday, September 24, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“This is an eternal torture”: China accused of making Uygur children into “orphans” even though their parents are still alive
Associated Press, September 22, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2165303/eternal-torture-china-accused-making-uygur-children-orphans-even

Related:
被拘维吾尔人孩子落入孤儿院 (Children of detained Uyghurs sent to orphanages)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu2-09212018105110.html

做工作使被告人认罪引质疑,当事律师:属辩护策略,正常履职 (State-appointed Fuzhou lawyer faces ire over rumors of “diligent work to make suspect confess and repent”)
The Paper, September 22, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2467164

Chinese dissident couple granted bail but to face trial in Thailand
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/thailand-bail-09212018131806.html