UK Asia minister grilled in Parliament over “disturbing” ban of Hong Kong independence party
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2018
美参议院外委会通过《西藏旅行对等法》 (U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee sends Tibet reciprocal travel bill to full Senate)
Voice of America, December 1, 2018
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H.R.1872-Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018
Congress.gov
Why is the Chinese government trying to buy a school in New Jersey?
NPR, November 29, 2018
Wanted: Communist Party members for high-paying jobs at internet giants
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2018
Public security ministry aligns with Chinese data protection regime in draft rules
New America, December 3, 2018
The race is on to protect data from the next leap in computers. And China has the lead.
The New York Times, December 3, 2018
Twitter of China Weibo eyes expansion to overseas “Chinese-speaking world”
Agence France-Presse, December 3, 2018
Emotions run high at Occupy hearing
The Standard, December 5, 2018
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佔中九子庭審筆記：封橋與催淚彈——警方928部署有否影響佔中走向？(Notes on Occupy trial: What role did bridge-block, tear gas play in the movement?)
The Initium, December 2, 2018
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker barred from running in local election
Reuters, December 3, 2018
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民主派抗議DQ朱凱廸 梁君彥提早結束特首答問 林鄭上任首次 (Legislators protest disqualification of Eddie Chu causing Q&A session with Chief Executive to end early)
Ming Pao, December 5, 2018
英国解密档案：北京收回香港前寻求三合会协助 (Declassified UK documents show Beijing established relations with Triad associations before handover as United Front strategy to undermine rule of law)
Radio France Internationale, November 30, 2018
Taiwan, Asia’s leading democracy, cannot escape Beijing’s watchful gaze
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2018
Who are Xi Jinping’s enemies?
Jamestown Foundation, December 4, 2018
當我們連沉默的權利也失去 (When we lose the right to be silent)
Inmediahk.net, December 4, 2018
The Muslim world remains largely mute on Uyghurs’ plight
The Diplomat, December 4, 2018
美议员呼吁特朗普在新疆问题上对习近平施压(U.S. congressmen urge Trump to press Xi Jinping on Xinjiang issue during G20 Meeting)
Voice of America, December 1, 2018
Uninvited guests keep watch for China in Uighur homes
Associated Press, November 30, 2018
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Video: Uninvited guests keep watch in Uighur homes
Associated Press, November 29, 2018
Xinjiang authorities arrest leading Kyrgyz historian for “undecided” crime
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2018
Jasic crackdown extends to trade union officials and lawyers
China Labour Bulletin, December 4, 2018
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Human Rights Watch, December 3, 2018人权观察:中国应立即释放佳士工人维权者(Human Rights Watch calls on Chinese government to release Jasic factory rights demanding workers and the supporters)
Deutsche Welle, December 4, 2018Police detain rights lawyer linked to labor movement in China’s Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2018
Chinese police arrest witnesses to beating, stripping of rights lawyer
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2018
Minitrue: Delete article on Li Keqiang’s AIDS prevention comments
China Digital Times, December 3, 2018
疑因官场不稳当局厉禁官场小说(Ban on novels about officials may be due to instability of political arena)
Radio France Internationale, December 1, 2018
Made-in-China fake news overwhelms Taiwan
Global Voices Advox, November 30, 2018
China makes lawyers swear oath of loyalty or face sanctions
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2018
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中国十万律师被要求集体宣誓(China asks 100,000 lawyers to take collective oath)
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2018
香港启动“圣诞卡送暖行动”(Hong Kong human rights groups urge citizens to sign Christmas cards to support imprisoned rights dissidents and families on mainland)
Voice of America, December 1, 2018
The impact of Chinese espionage on the United States
The Diplomat, December 4, 2018
八项规定实施6周年 逾20万人受到党纪政务处分(In six years, more than 200,000 have been punished under CPC’s disciplinary "eight regulations" )
People's Daily, December 4, 2018
China cracks down on increasingly lavish weddings for being anti-socialist
The Telegraph, December 3, 2018
Chinese police detain two after death of pollution inspector: China Daily
Reuters, December 2, 2018
Evaluating China’s influence in the U.S.
China Digital Times, November 30, 2018
China wants academics and think tank members to help defuse tensions with US
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2018
Chinese corruption suspect returned from EU state for first time
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2018
Ex-Interpol chief facing corruption charges is expelled from Chinese government advisory body
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2018
How will Google plug into China’s all-encompassing internet censorship regime?
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2018
China’s Weibo eyes global expansion, foreign-language products
Hong Kong Free Press, December 1, 2018
The booming industry of Chinese state internet control
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2018
北京打压穆斯林扩展至宁夏(China’s suppression of Muslims expands to Ningxia)
Radio Free Asia, December 3, 2018
Safeguard China’s constitution and sovereignty, any challenge will not be tolerated, top Beijing legal official tells Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2018
Student leaders did not want Occupy founders to be part of their protest, Hong Kong court told
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2018
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Occupy founder tearfully describes from the dock how he and his comrades parted ways with the movement they started
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2018
“Gov’t wants everyone to be thought police”: Democrat Eddie Chu to consider legal action after village election ban
Hong Kong Free Press, December 3, 2018
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香港民主派议员资格再被褫夺(HK Legco member elected village representative is disqualified for not opposing "Hong Kong independence")
Radio Free Asia, December 3, 2018Hong Kong lawmaker Eddie Chu’s ban from village election based on shaky argument, legal scholars say
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2018
China reneges on its deals. The Vatican is learning that the hard way.
The Atlantic, December 4, 2018
CRISPR babies and other ethical missteps in science threaten China’s global standing
The Conversation, December 4, 2018
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In China, gene-edited babies are the latest in a string of ethical dilemmas
The New York Times, November 30, 2018
China is “going further backwards” under Xi Jinping, say [sic] veteran democracy activist Wei Jingsheng
Agence France-Presse, December 3, 2018
Why are so many Chinese officials killing themselves?
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2018
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong’s freedoms is bad for business
The Diplomat, December 1, 2018
Propaganda in the era of “post-truth”
China Media Project, November 30, 2018
Kill the chickens to scare the monkey: As Taiwan liberalises, freedoms retreat in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2018
Multimedia: Tracking China’s Muslim gulag
Reuters, November 29, 2018
Uyghur woman shares “horrendous” China crackdown details with U.S. Congress
Deutsche Welle, November 29, 2018
Chinese Muslim poet held, questioned over religious freedom tweet
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2018
Fears China's internment camps could spread as area home to Muslim minority signs “anti-terror” deal
Telegraph, November 29, 2018
China stays tough on Xinjiang policy despite growing global outcry
The Diplomat, November 29, 2018
Canadian couple recounts “survival story” of their detention in China
Globe and Mail, November 28, 2018
China to adopt unified criterion for internet and TV video programs
English China News Service, November 29, 2018
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国家广电总局局长聂辰席：《网络短视频平台管理规范》和《网络短视频内容审核标准细则》100 条，近期将向社会公布 (SARFT to adopt standards for video content)
National Business Daily, November 29, 2018
China cracks down on political fiction, calling it a subculture that “creates negative social impacts”
SupChina, November 29, 2018
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各文学网站清理整改官场亚文化等不良倾向网络小说情况通报 (China Writers’ Association asks online literature sites to cleanse themselves of “political fiction subculture")
The Paper, November 27, 2018
VOA dismisses Mandarin service chief over interview with Chinese exile
Voice of America, November 29, 2018
Taiwan activists: Marriage-equality movement setback not the end
Al Jazeera, November 29, 2018
Guangzhou factory workers seek support from the trade union: The union lets them down
China Labour Bulletin, November 29, 2018
Call the deer a horse: The CCP in Sweden
China Digital Times, November 28, 2018
Joseph Wu: Taiwan is a model of democracy
Al Jazeera, November 29, 2018
中国常驻联合国代表：中方反对在安理会讨论人权问题 (China’s permanent representative to UN: China opposes discussing human rights issues at Security Council)
Voice of America, November 30, 2018
中国问题专家警告北京影响美国社会的活动 (China specialists warn of Beijing’s influence on American society)
Voice of America, November 30, 2018
CECC听证会：宗教人士在中国受打压 呼吁“特习会”谈人权 (U.S. Congressional-Executive Committee on China holds hearing on religious repression in China, co-chairs call for human rights discussion in Trump-Xi meeting)
Voice of America, November 30, 2018
Chip wars: China, America and silicon supremacy
The Economist, December 1, 2018
Chinese tech firm unveils the first satellite in its ambitious plan to provide free worldwide Wi-Fi
Daily Mail, November 29, 2018
Macau: Facial recognition and license plate tracking to be added to security cameras in 2019 - Secretary for Security
Macau News Agency, November 29, 2018
Occupy Central founders begin defense at public order trial in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2018
Chinese constitution should apply in Hong Kong and Basic Law is only a supplement, Beijing legal scholar Wang Zhenmin argues
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2018
大陆学生在港大学成立党支部是否违法香港官员不敢回答 (Hong Kong government afraid to say whether it is illegal for mainland students to set up CPC branches at local universities)
Radio France Internationale, November 29, 2018
選管會押後抽籤 稱有參選人未能確認資格 朱凱廸表示憤怒 (Election for village representative delayed after Eddie Chu questions legality of probing questions on political stance)
Inmediahk.net, November 29, 2018
Book review: The dilemmas of competing with Xi Jinping’s China
War on the Rocks, November 29, 2018
Report: The Party does not yet rule over everything: Assessing the state of online plurality in Xi Jinping’s “new era”
MERICS, November 29, 2018
Huawei for dummies: China’s tech company and why it’s been banned by our spies
Stuff, November 29, 2018
Can the Communist party get out of China’s bedrooms now, please?
The Guardian, November 29, 2018
Why Xinjiang governance is worthy of copying
Global Times, November 29, 2018
香港權貴暗地影響或操縱政府土地決策 (Stealth influence or control of government land policies by Hong Kong’s rich and powerful)
The Stand News, November 29, 2018
保护记者委员会要求中国立即恢复摄影师卢广的自由 (Committee to Protect Journalists urges China to restore freedom of Lu Guang, photographer detained in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, November 29, 2018
“A community in unbelievable pain”: The terror and sorrow of Australia’s Uyghurs
The Guardian, November 28, 2018
“I begged them to kill me,” Uyghur woman describes torture to U.S. politicians
Telegraph, November 28, 2018
上海维权人士丁德元被“妨害公务罪”上诉一案被上海市第一中级法院突然取消开庭 (Shanghai rights defender Ding Deyuan’s court hearing cancelled without explanation)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 28, 2018
How China uses “exit bans” on relatives to force suspected fugitives to return
Telegraph, November 28, 2018
American citizen Wendell Brown’s sentence reduced on appeal
Dui Hua, November 27, 2018
Multimedia: Chinese prison camps: The dark system
Der Spiegel, November 25, 2018
Activists demand China release Taiwanese human rights worker
Focus Taiwan, November 28, 2018
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李明哲妻子探监申请4度遭拒 海基会：不合法 (Wife of Lee Ming-che denied visit for 4th time)
Radio France Internationale, November 29, 2018
Xi Jinping targets grass roots in push to extend Communist Party control
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2018
China’s aging migrant workers are facing a return to poverty
Sixth Tone, November 28, 2018
China specialists who long supported engagement warn of Beijing’s efforts to influence American society
Washington Post, November 28, 2018
Video: China accused of political meddling after Taiwan local elections
Al Jazeera, November 28, 2018
China’s ZTE cheated on deal with U.S. by installing Dell hardware for Venezuela, senators tell White House
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2018
China’s Bilibili pitches itself as international production partner
Variety, November 28, 2018
反对帮助中国网控 谷歌员工吁挡下“蜻蜓” (Hundreds of Google employees sign public letter against Project Dragonfly)
Deutsche Welle, November 28, 2018
Related:
We are Google employees. Google must drop Dragonfly.
Google Employees Against Dragonfly, November 27, 2018
斯诺登逃亡香港期间的律师称自己被迫离港 (Lawyer for Snowden in Hong Kong says he left city under pressure)
The New York Times, November 29, 2018
Audit report: Hong Kong police bought HK$4.6 million worth of tactical gear at short notice ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit for handover anniversary
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2018
Explicitly recognise Communist Party as China’s rulers, Hong Kong legislators tell government
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2018
再覆選舉主任 朱凱廸：提問內容違基本法對言論自由保障 超出選舉條例要求 (Eddie Chu responds to new questions in village election confirmation process, challenges them under free speech principles)
The Stand News, November 28, 2018
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Government gives village election hopeful 4-hour deadline to answer new questions on Hong Kong independence
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2018
Beijing exceeded its power when altering Hong Kong oath laws, court of appeal hears
Hong Kong Free Press, November 29, 2018
The right to speak: Discourse and Chinese power
Party Watch, November 28, 2018
Is the Chinese billionaire Jack Ma using AI to create dystopian cities?
The Guardian, November 28, 2018
Mind control in China has a very long history
The New York Times, November 28, 2018
China is violating Uyghurs’ human rights; the U.S. must act
Foreign Policy, November 28, 2018
Eddie Chu already proved his eligibility
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2018
For China, Islam is a “mental illness” that needs to be “cured”
Al Jazeera, November 27, 2018
China will retaliate to any U.S. sanction over Muslim Uyghurs: Envoy
Reuters, November 28, 2018
China’s mass detention of Muslims is a test for Trump
The Atlantic, November 28, 2018
Video: Even in the U.S., they’re not safe from China
The Atlantic, November 27, 2018
China-EU panelists face awkward human rights question in Hamburg
Bloomberg, November 27, 2018
中国摄影师卢广失联 妻子称其被新疆国保带走
Lu Guang: Award-winning Chinese photographer disappears in Xinjiang
BBC, November 27, 2018
Ningxia learns from Xinjiang how to fight terrorism
Global Times, November 27, 2018
声援佳士 大学生“寻滋”被监视居住 (Jasic student supporters under residential surveillance at designated location)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2018
Popular Chinese news app Jinri Toutiao offers rewards to stories that quash rumours amid government campaign to “clean up” online content
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2018
China to launch first “Constitution Week” campaign
Sina English, November 27, 2018
喬姆斯基等學者呼籲抵制中國的馬克思主義大會
Noam Chomsky joins academics boycotting China Marxism conferences
Financial Times, November 28, 2018
李文足获颁国际人权奖 袁伟静代领 (Li Wenzu bestowed “Edelstam Prize” human rights award in Sweden)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2018
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Background information on the Edelstam Prize Laureate 2018: Li Wenzu
Edelstam Laureate, November 28, 2018
Worldwide calls for New Zealand government to speak up on China
Newsroom, November 27, 2018
There is no grand bargain with China: Why Trump and Xi can’t meet each other halfway
Foreign Affairs, November 27, 2018
New Zealand rejects Huawei's first 5G bid citing national security risk
Reuters, November 28, 2018
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PNG upholds deal with Huawei to lay internet cable, derides counter-offer
Reuters, November 26, 2018
Video: “A dangerous precedent”: Google workers want plug pulled on plan for censored China search
Agence France-Presse, November 28, 2018
How will Google plug into China’s all-encompassing internet censorship regime?
Global Voices, November 27, 2018
Lawyer for Snowden in Hong Kong says he left city under pressure
The New York Times, November 28, 2018
【村代表選舉】朱凱廸覆選舉主任：港人應自決命運 《基本法》保障和平主張港獨權利 (Eddie Chu replies to election officials: Hong Kong people should decide their own fate, Basic Law protects peaceful advocacy for independence)
The Stand News, November 27, 2018
Foreign journalists fear visa rejection after Hong Kong ousted Financial Times editor, says press club chief
Hong Kong Free Press, November 27, 2018
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey
Agence France-Presse, November 28, 2018
To get a China visa, Swedish journalist have to answer questions on Gui Minhai, the CCP and me
InBeijing, November 28, 2018
梁一夢：「把時局弄得更糟，就可能擊敗威權政府？」焦土戰術真的能讓香港民主再出發嗎？ (Can “scorched-earth” strategy bring Hong Kong’s democracy forward?)
The Initium, November 28, 2018
China’s most popular app is full of hate: WeChat groups have become a major vector for anti-Muslim conspiracy theories
Foreign Policy, November 27, 2018
New exclusive video: Another “transformation through education” camp for Uyghurs exposed in Xinjiang
Bitter Winter, November 26, 2018
新疆“再教育营”幸存者： 宁死不愿受此折磨 (Survivor of Xinjiang camp: “I would rather die than suffer this torment again”)
Voice of America, November 27, 2018
Hundreds of scholars condemn China for Xinjiang camps
Reuters, November 27, 2018
Related:
Statement by Concerned Scholars on China’s Mass Detention of Turkic Minorities
November 26, 2018
Veteran editor of Uyghur publishing house among 14 staff members held over “problematic books”
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2018
应付国际压力 新疆一教育营又成学校 (Under international pressure, Xinjiang camp is converted back to high school, detainees sent to other camps)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2018
The West begins to stir over China’s massive abuse of Muslims
The Economist, November 22, 2018
China shutters one of its only independent economic think tanks
Financial Times, November 26, 2018
中国大外宣：收买亚非媒体记者 (China buys journalists from Asia, Africa through “scholarship” scheme)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2018
Chinese spokespersons discuss press innovation in new era
Xinhua, November 25, 2018
China defends holding fugitive businessman's U.S. children
BBC, November 27, 2018
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf pulls out of a trip to mainland China and Hong Kong as Stockholm presses for release of detained bookseller Gui Minhai
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2018
Google employees sign letter against censored search engine for China
Guardian, November 27, 2018
Related:
We are Google employees. Google must drop Dragonfly.
Google Employees Against Dragonfly, November 27, 2018
Amnesty International to stage worldwide protests against Google’s “dystopian” censored search for China
The Intercept, November 27, 2018
Related:
Google must not capitulate to China's censorship demands
Amnesty International, November 27, 2018
Technology companies strengthen CPC committee role in management, development
Global Times, November 21, 2018
朱凱廸參選村代表 選舉主任要求交代港獨自決立場 (Legislator Eddie Chu asked to clarify stance on independence, self-determination in village representative election)
The Stand News, November 26, 2018
【佔中9人案開審】時任指揮官稱別無選擇放催淚彈 相信不會煽動人佔領金鐘 (Police commander defends use of tear gas against Umbrella Movement protesters, relied on news reports of violence)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2018
被禁法援三年 上訴庭拒郭卓堅上訴至終院申請 須賠 3 萬元訟費 (Veteran judicial review activist banned from applying for legal aid for 3 years)
The Stand News, November 26, 2018
Feminism and femininity in Xi Jinping’s “New Era”
Lowy Institute, November 26, 2018
Chinese courts give domestic abusers a pass
Human Rights Watch, November 26, 2018
Taiwan: Referendum results rejecting marriage equality a “bitter blow”
Amnesty International, November 24, 2018
In full: How the world responded to China’s human rights record at the UN
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2018
China deals another blow to the international human rights framework at its UN Universal Periodic Review
China Change, November 25, 2018
Muslims pushed to the fringes of housing market
Bitter Winter, November 25, 2018
Muslim Uyghur children taught the “forbidden language,” far from their restive homeland in China’s Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2018
The Uyghurs and China’s long history of trouble with Islam
New York Review of Books, November 23, 2018
China’s model village of ethnic unity shows cracks in facade
Associated Press, November 22, 2018
China’s tactic to catch a fugitive official: Hold his two American children
The New York Times, November 25, 2018
“My ordeal haunts me”: UK regulator must ban Chinese state TV, says man who appeared in “forced confession”
Hong Kong Free Press, November 23, 2018
Related:
CCTV complaint to OFCOM
RSDL Monitor, November 19, 2018
Minitrue: Do not report black lung protests
China Digital Times, November 25, 2018
Chinese newspaper editors fined over “major political error” – putting 3 extra characters into Xi Jinping Thought
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2018
Fake news: How China is interfering in Taiwanese democracy and what to do about it
Taiwan News, November 23, 2018
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China cheers results of Taiwan elections as independence-leaning DPP gets hammered at the polls
Shanghaiist, November 26, 2018Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council urges China not to misjudge vote outcome
Taipei Times, November 26, 2018
Dozens of Maoist activists held in China after fresh nationwide police raids
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2018
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Translation: Student violently beaten on Peking University campus
China Digital Times, November 23, 2018Xi Jinping tells China’s trade union to put workers first, but will it take any notice?
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2018
Toxic chemical spill in southern China 10 times worse than previously disclosed
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2018
中国驻卡拉奇总领事馆遇袭背后的俾路支解放军 (Balochistan Liberation Army insurgents warn against China’s control over resources through CPEC, threaten additional attacks)
BBC News, November 26, 2018
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Armed insurgents attack Chinese consulate in Karachi
The Diplomat, November 24, 2018
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged to protect China critic after “harassment”
The Guardian, November 25, 2018
China hosts a Thanksgiving trip for UN envoys
Bloomberg, November 22, 2018
Beijing plans an AI Atlantis for the South China Sea, without a human in sight
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2018
Alphabet董事长称谷歌回归中国市场可能违背公司“核心价值” (Alphabet’s CEO admits Google’s return to China might violate company’s “core values”
Voice of America, November 24, 2018
Silicon Valley’s Chinese Dream
The Baffler, November 21, 2018
Pro-Beijing candidate Rebecca Chan wins Hong Kong legislative seat as democrats fail to regain veto power
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2018
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看不到的大數據告訴我們 建制派疑已啟動網上選舉機器助陳凱欣 (Unseen big data reveals how pro-Beijing camps might have used Internet “apparatus” to help candidate’s election campaign)
The Stand News, November 24, 2018
Hong Kong legislature rejects step towards same-sex unions
Reuters, November 25, 2018
China is buying good press across the world, one paid journalist at a time
The Print, November 26, 2018
從法律到歷史的審判：重寫雨傘運動的關鍵詞 (Rewriting key terms of the Umbrella Movement)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2018
Why the Swedish King is cancelling his China trip over Gui Minhai
InBeijing, November 25, 2018
The Chinese export we really should be worried about: Repression
The Guardian, November 23, 2018
【人權法理論】人權豈是強權可壟斷？談人權法理論的兩種解讀 (Can human rights be monopolized by might? Two theoretical interpretations of human rights law)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2018
Guo Wengui and Steve Bannon join forces to imply Beijing involvement in Wang Jian’s death
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2018
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郭文贵爆海航王健案黑幕 (Guo Wengui reveals Beijing involvement in Wang Jian case, establishes foundation for mainlanders under prosecution)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2018
手机电脑地毯搜查？桂林高校“手太长” (Guilin University criticized for “police state” policy to check devices, as concerns spread that practice is already secretly in place in other schools)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2018
孙文广失联百日 据信被囚禁在家 (Professor Sun Wenguang held incommunicado for over 100 days after interview with VOA, believed to be under house arrest)
Voice of America, November 20, 2018
採訪碳九事故 女記者被深夜查房「抓嫖」 公安局罕有道歉 認執法不當 (Female journalist investigating chemical leak harassed at night by police on “prostitution hunt,” public security issues rare apology)
The Stand News, November 20, 2018
Beijing pioneering citizens' “points” system critics brand “Orwellian”
Reuters, November 20, 2018
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北京推出中国式个人信用评分 被批离奥威尔时代又近一步 (Beijing launches individual credit scores for citizens, criticized as step towards Orwellian state)
Voice of America, November 20, 2018
西藏开展宪法知识在线考试 (Tibet pioneers constitution law test for all government officials)
People’s Daily, November 21, 2018
中国代表：世贸组织需要改革 中国将提出自己的改革方案 (China rep: WTO needs to change, China to make reform proposals)
Beijing News, November 21, 2018
Reports of China hacking “credible” as New Zealand professor reports car-tampering
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2018
台文化部长：期待中国政府能尊重电影工作者不做政治表态的自由 (Taiwan Minister of Culture calls for China to respect filmmakers’ freedom to not make a political stance)
Voice of America, November 20, 2018
US, China at odds over UN push to fund African peacekeeping
Agence France-Presse, November 21, 2018
China’s melting glaciers are a “wake-up call for the world”, Greenpeace says
Reuters, November 20, 2018
Alphabet chairman struggles with Google CEO's China strategy
Bloomberg, November 21, 2018
China surveillance firms face backlash amid Xinjiang crackdown
Al Jazeera, November 21, 2018
議事規則委員會過半議員同意修正議員行為不檢處罰機制 (Committee agrees changes to be made on penalty mechanisms for LegCo members’ “misconduct,” but no details yet)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 21, 2018
平機會工作被國際機構評為C級 陳章明承認可做得更好 (Equal Opportunities Commission ranked among bottom 10 by international alliance, Chief blames limited resources)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 21, 2018
陳凱欣：傳媒訪問陳浩天等同宣揚港獨 (Pro-Beijing by-election candidate: Media interviewing Andy Chan is equivalent to spreading Hong Kong independence)
The Stand News, November 21, 2018
佔中九子微紀錄片：他們的傘後時代 (Mini-documentary on the “Occupy Nine”: their post-Umbrella era)
The Initium, November 20, 2018
Taiwanese filmmakers can’t escape Beijing’s grip
Foreign Policy, November 20, 2018
ChinaFile Conversation: Has the world lost sight of Tibet?
ChinaFile, November 20, 2018
The ideological continuum between Deng Xiaoping and Xi Jinping
China Change, November 19, 2018
新疆限涉恐者30日內投案 私自講經、葬禮不繫白腰帶皆要自首 (Xinjiang urges “surrender” of Muslims “poisoned” by three forces, including preaching in private, alcohol-ban in weddings, and not wearing white belts at funerals)
The Stand News, November 19, 2018
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Chinese city tells Muslims who consider alcohol forbidden to hand themselves in to authorities
The Independent, November 19, 2018
维权人士双十出外跑步被逮捕
Guangdong rights activist redetained over marking of 1911 revolution
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2018
人权观察：国际刑警组织应就孟宏伟一案对中国政府施压 (Human Rights Watch urges Interpol to pressure China on Meng disappearance)
Voice of America, November 20, 2018
China's Oscars: Beijing cuts live coverage after winner calls for independent Taiwan
The Guardian, November 20, 2018
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Minitrue: No Live Broadcast of Golden Horse Awards
China Digital Times, November 19, 2018
How China controls Hollywood scripts
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 19, 2018
北大被抓学生获释 各高校戒备森严 (Peking University students released but surveillance remains strong, two student supporters still missing)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2018
湖南维权人士朱承志为林昭扫墓被押半年后遭逮捕 (Six months into detention, Hunan activist is arrested, but denied access to lawyers on grounds of “endangering national security”)
Voice of America, November 18, 2018
国际奥委会对台下通牒：“东奥正名公投”若成，台湾恐被除籍 (IOC warns Taiwan that change in its team name “Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC)” may result in disqualification)
The Paper, November 19, 2018
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From rugby to painting, China using global stage to diminish Taiwan
Channel NewsAsia, November 19, 2018
Gov’t move to restrict access to protest hotspot “Civic Square” was unconstitutional, Hong Kong court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, November 20, 2018
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限制使用公民廣場違憲 林鄭指律政司研判辭 否認告錯雙學三子 (Limits on public access to “Civic Square” ruled unconstitutional restriction on freedom of assembly, Carrie Lam denies prosecution of Umbrella student leaders was wrong)
The Stand News, November 20, 2018
Press club slams tightening controls on expression as new vice-president nominated to replace Victor Mallet
Hong Kong Free Press, November 19, 2018
Hong Kong’s Occupy leaders on trial: who they are and what they’re accused of
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2018
Protesters rally against plans to relocate disabled centre as Chief Exec. Carrie Lam concedes poor communication
Hong Kong Free Press, November 19, 2018
佔中九子微紀錄片：他們的傘後時代 (Mini-documentary on the “Occupy nine”: Their post-Umbrella era)
The Initium, November 20, 2018
Taiwanese filmmakers can’t escape Beijing’s grip
Foreign Policy, November 20, 2018
ChinaFile Conversation: Has the world lost sight of Tibet?
ChinaFile, November 20, 2018
The ideological continuum between Deng Xiaoping and Xi Jinping
China Change, November 19, 2018
Chinese city urges those 'poisoned by extremism', who follow conservative Islam to confess crimes
Reuters, November 19, 2018
China says ambassadors concerned over Muslim re-education camps should not 'interfere'
The Independent, November 17, 2018
Prominent Uyghur language researcher disappears, feared in China’s re-education camps
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2018
Outcry as Chinese erotic writer jailed for more than 10 years over gay sex scenes in novel
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2018
妻子探监才得知：新疆前法官黄云敏被判十年 (Former Xinjiang judge jailed for ten years for teaching legal knowledge to petitioners, wife found out sentence during prison visit)
Radio Free Asia, Novmeber 16, 2018
广州受辱女律师反遭行政处罚
Police in China's Guangzhou threaten beaten lawyer with punishment
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2018
How China’s desperate petitioners are blocked from seeking justice
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2018
Chinese authorities clamp down on Twitter activity
Agence France-Presse, November 19, 2018
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中国清网殃及海外推特 (China’s online clean-up spreads to Twitter
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 20-18Activist detained, fired in China's Jiangsu over Twitter posts
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2018
China's Xi makes push into Pacific; scores “own goal” with block on media
Reuters, November 16, 2018
How a Chinese #MeToo musical whipped up a storm before the censors stepped in
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2018
China’s street dance scene thrives despite TV censorship of ‘immoral’ hip hop
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2018
Taiwan warned it could be kicked out of Olympics if name change that angers Beijing goes ahead
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2018
“Simply not true”: China rejects claims Apec diplomats tried to “barge” in on PNG minister’s office to influence communique
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2018
Video: China's spying eyes
Al Jazeera, November 15, 2018
鲁比奥：威权中国输出中兴科技，支持外国独裁者 (U.S. lawmaker: Authoritarian China exporting ZTE tech to support foreign dictatorships)
Voice of America, November 15, 2018
Hong Kong “Occupy” protest leaders deny public nuisance charges
Reuters, November 19, 2018
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佔中九子「不認罪」聲明：抗政治檢控 還歷史一個公道 (Statement on not-guilty plea: Fight political prosecution, return justice to history)
The Stand News, November 19, 2018”We were always willing to be sacrificed”: Hong Kong Umbrella Movement leaders go on trial
Agence France-Presse, November 19, 2018
【佔中9人案開審．短片】英議員動議譴責 林鄭批干預內部事務非常不可取 (British MPs move to condemn HKSAR government for prosecution of Occupy leaders with “vague charges.” Carrie Lam calls it interference with internal affairs)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2018
【補選臨近】自由黨突棄提23條議案 盼改討論中美貿易戰 否認受政府遊說 (Pro-Beijing lawmaker abandons motion on national security law)
The Stand News, November 19, 2018
In Pictures: “Call for the law, equality for all” – Hong Kong Pride attendees demand greater LGBT+ legal protection
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2018
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Christian and gay: LGBT church group first to worship at Hong Kong Pride Parade
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2018
9 in 10 Hong Kong primary school children on welfare are not having basic needs met, says Society for Community Organisation ahead of World Children’s Day
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2018
Censorship in Hong Kong since the 2014 Umbrella Movement: an overview and tally
Hong Kong Free Press, November 17, 2018
The UN Security Council in China: One million Uighurs in detention deserve world’s attention
Human Rights Watch, November 19, 2018
香港已不再是香港
Benny Tai Yiu-ting: Hong Kong isn’t what it was, nor what it’s supposed to be
The New York Times, November 18, 2018
阿離：#MeToo第一案，為香港帶來了甚麼？(What did the first #MeToo case in Hong Kong bring for the city?)
The Initium, November 17, 2018
十五位驻华大使联名致函陈全国 要求面谈新疆人权 (15 embassies issue letter to China requesting meeting with XUAR officials on human rights situation)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2018
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環時社評：新疆穩定勝取悅西方 斥西方「應對無辜平民冤魂感羞愧」(Global Times: Stability in region trumps pleasing the West)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2018
专访：联邦议院讨论新疆问题具有重要意义 (Interview with German Federal Commissioner for Human Rights: The importance of the German parliament’s discussion of Xinjiang crisis)
Deutsche Welle, November 15, 2018
陳浩天律師團隊遭網絡攻擊 機密通訊疑被大陸黑客截取 (Hong Kong National Party leader Andy Chan’s lawyers attacked by mainland hackers, Bar Association urged to respond as police face conflict of interest)
The Stand News, November 15, 2018
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Cyber-attackers reportedly target lawyers for Andy Chan, leader of banned pro-independence party
Hong Kong Free Press, November 16, 2018
广州荔湾警方继非法抓捕、酷刑审讯目击证人后，欲处罚孙世华律师 (After illegal arrest, assault, detention of key witnesses, Guangzhou police proceed to punish assaulted rights defense lawyer Sun Shihua)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 16, 2018
中国网监出台新规定 全面彻底扼杀网络不同声音 (Cyberspace Administration of China issues new regulation stifing opinion on Internet)
Voice of America, November 15, 2018
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国信办：具舆论属性或社会动员能力的网信服务应开展安全评估 (New Cyberspace Administration of China regulation mandates security evaluation for services with “public opinion” nature or “social mobilization” capabilities, including blogs, chatrooms, communication applications, and livestreams)
The Paper, November 15, 2018
Peking University warns students to avoid activism with labour-rights group or face arrest
Agence France-Presse, November 16, 2018
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北大校园公安暴力事件持续发酵 校方加强思想管控 (Police violence and abduction on Peking University campus continues to brew as university tightens thought control)
Voice of America, November 16, 2018
中梵协议难挡温州地下教会主教再失踪 (Vatican-Beijing agreement fails to prevent bishop of underground church being disappeared)
Voice of America, November 16, 2018
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Detention of bishop in China's Zhejiang casts doubts on Vatican deal
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2018
China chemical spill: 7 arrested as fishermen wait for news on compensation
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2018
China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after U.S. rebuke
Reuters, November 16, 2018
【監管加辣】《王者榮耀》啟用「賬號時長共享」、人臉識別 (Tencent tests implementation of facial recognition to access mobile game, in cooperation with government attempts to limit play time)
Ming Pao, November 15, 2018
Can China take a lesson from Estonia in using public data?
Deutsche Welle, November 15, 2018
“Death knell” of press freedom in Hong Kong has been a long time coming
CNN, November 16, 2018
撐盡早為 23 條立法 田北俊：愈遲愈辣，中央幾年後更強勢 (“The earlier the better”: In backing motion on national security law, Liberal Party James Tien cites fears of worsening pressure from CPC if matter is dragged out)
The Stand News, November 16, 2018
“Another Chinese city?”: Review Hong Kong’s status as a separate customs area for tech exports, urges U.S. report
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2018
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Changing trade policy on Hong Kong will hurt U.S. just as much, city’s leader Carrie Lam says in response to critical congressional report
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2018Top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong Kurt Tong says congressional report calling for reassessment of city’s trade status “certainly deserves careful review”
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2018
UN rights review gives Hong Kong a chance to uphold core values
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2018
讀者來函：為何佳士聲援團會被扣上「非法組織」的帽子？ (Why are Jasic worker supporters labeled as an “illegal organization”?)
The Initium, November 16, 2018
On statehood: Xinjiang autonomy and its enemies
Brown Political Review, November 14, 2018
Exclusive: In rare coordinated move, Western envoys seek meeting on Xinjiang concerns
Reuters, November 15, 2018
China issues white paper on cultural protection, development in Xinjiang
Sina English, November 15, 2018
China says foreign concerns over Muslim rights unwarranted
Associated Press, November 15, 2018
U.S. measure to urge possible China sanctions over Xinjiang crackdown
Reuters, November 14, 2018
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维吾尔人权政策法案：美参议员联署提案
U.S. lawmakers unveil bill calling for release of Uyghurs from China’s detention camps
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2018
噩梦般的旧日重现 – 为何习近平加强镇压
China’s bad old days are back: Why Xi Jinping is ramping up repression
Foreign Affairs, November 14, 2018
Minitrue: Charges related to Lau Hei-wing case
China Digital Times, November 14, 2018
University in Hong Kong “surprised” as mainland Chinese judges hold Communist Party meeting on its campus
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2018
Even propagandist Eric X. Li falls victim to a new censorship campaign
SupChina, November 14, 2018
Chinese university “rethinking” checks on students’ electronic devices after privacy complaints
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2018
Chinese bishop “missing” despite historic deal between Beijing and Vatican
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2018
Shenzhen commits to compensate protesting pneumoconiosis workers
China Labour Bulletin, November 14, 2018
Trade war has little impact so far on factory worker protests in China
China Labour Bulletin, November 14, 2018
Scandals catch up to private Chinese hospitals, after fortunes are made
The New York Times, November 15, 2018
Lies and fears: How a chemical leak in China spilled out of control
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2018
Chinese government official in hot water after missing phone calls
Reuters, November 15, 2018
China steps up online crackdown, seeks detailed user data
Al Jazeera, November 15, 2018
Facebook refuses to rule out a return to China despite human rights concerns
The Telegraph, November 14, 2018
U.S. panel warns China tech prowess threatens U.S. security
Wall Street Journal, November 14, 2018
Hong Kong freedoms under scrutiny as “Occupy” democracy leaders face trial
Reuters, November 15, 2018
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Students at Chinese University of Hong Kong use graduation ceremony for protest against activist jailings
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2018Occupy co-founder Chan Kin-man wonders whether Chinese people need to live in authoritarian society in farewell lecture days before he is due to stand trial
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2018
Lantau plan hit as “upside down” solution
The Standard, November 15, 2018
香港大律師公會就馬凱事件之聲明
Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association on Victor Mallet
Hong Kong Bar Association, November 15, 2018
【港府死撐】美國會報告促檢視港獨立關稅區地位 港府稱指控失實表遺憾 (U.S. report urges review of Hong Kong as independent tax zone due to regressing freedom, HKSAR government refutes allegations and criticizes foreign influence on internal affairs)
The Stand News, November 15, 2018
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Hong Kong government hits back after U.S. report warns Beijing’s “encroachment” on city’s freedoms could erode its status as global business hub and affect import of American technology
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2018
中大社工系畢業生默哀 悼港自由淪喪 籲毋忘政治犯 (Chinese University of Hong Kong students protest against National Anthem Bill, mourn Hong Kong’s loss of freedoms at graduation ceremony)
Inmediahk.net, November 15, 2018
Hong Kong and Shenzhen officials can’t agree where the border is — or if a river has moved
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2018
Sri Lanka turmoil points to China’s increasing role
Financial Times, November 15, 2018
Glaring omission in security council plan to visit China
Human Rights Watch, November 15, 2018
Freedoms are being compromised in Hong Kong, why can’t Carrie Lam just own up to that?
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2018
Hong Kong: Drop case against “Umbrella 9”: Democracy leaders on trial for 2014 non-violent protest
Human Rights Watch, November 14, 2018
It’s time to get loud about academic freedom in China: American schools should pull out of partnerships with schools that persecute students.
Foreign Policy, November 13, 2018
Why I will no longer write for the South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Free Press, November 13, 2018
联合国官员谴责中国拘禁穆斯林
U.N. rights officials criticize China over Muslim internments
The New York Times, November 14, 2018
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Letter by 6 UN Mandate Holders on Xinjiang
Full text via International Service for Human Rights, November 12, 2018
美两党议员即将推出有关新疆人权的法案 (Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers to introduce bill on Xinjiang)
Voice of America, November 14, 2018
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New bill aims to expose China's treatment of Muslims
Politico, November 13, 2018Rubio, Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Legislation In Response To China's Human Rights Abuses Of Uyghurs
Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator for Florida, November 14, 2018
China tells world to ignore "gossip" about Xinjiang
Reuters, November 13, 2018
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中国外长呼吁国际社会不要理会有关新疆的“小道消息” (China’s foreign minister tells international community to ignore “gossip” about Xinjiang)
Voice of America, November 13, 2018
Investigation: Uyghur poet detained for editing problematic book
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2018