Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's top legislature expresses strong indignation at U.S. act on Tibet
Sina English, December 21, 2018

Related:
美国反制西藏旅行限制 中方警告“后果自负” (China responds to U.S. Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, warning of consequences)
BBC News, December 20, 2018

“一带一路”在巴基斯坦：中国暴露军事野心
China’s “Belt and Road” plan in Pakistan takes a military turn
The New York Times, December 21, 2018

Sinopsis: The CCP’s model of social control goes global
China Digital Times, December 20, 2018

BRI language disappears from UN documents
MERICS Newsletter, December 20, 2018

U.S. warns of Chinese influence at multilateral lenders
Financial Times, December 20, 2018

Related:
China should address U.S. concerns on investment and tech transfer to defuse trade war, says World Bank
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2018

Exclusive: Detained Canadian in China also Hungarian, Hungary seeks access - sources
Reuters, December 20, 2018

Related:
Third detained Canadian Sarah McIver given “administrative punishment” for working illegally in China
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. accuses Chinese nationals of infiltrating corporate and government technology
The New York Times, December 20, 2018

Related:
Chinese malicious cyber activity
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, December 20, 2018

美国司法部指控两名中国黑客涉嫌“受国安部指示盗取商业机密” (U.S. accuses 2 Chinese citizens of hacking trade secrets under China’s orders)
BBC News, December 21, 2018

Australia joins condemnation of “huge, audacious” Chinese hacking plot
The Guardian, December 20, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

【馬建事件】大館發信致歉　未交代決策經過緣由 (Tai Kwun apologizes for cancelling Ma Jian’s event in November)
The Stand News, December 21, 2018

Hong Kong justice officials should seek second opinion on move to drop corruption probe against former city leader CY Leung, Bar Association says
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2018

性騷擾受害人向「突破」報佳音 要求會面及公開道歉 (Sexual harassment victims sing hymns outside church, criticize its silence on accusations against staff member)
Inmediahk.net, December 20, 2018

Hong Kong’s highest court agrees to hear final appeal of former leader Donald Tsang
Hong Kong Free Press, December 20, 2018

Commentary (评论)

How the U.S. should respond to China’s Belt and Road
The Diplomat, December 21, 2018

Why the Greater Bay Area hard sell won’t work on young Hongkongers
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

美媒:新疆“再教育营”强迫劳动商品流入美国 (Products of forced labor in “reeducation camps” have been imported into U.S.)
Deutsche Welle, December 19, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“The last time I saw Granny Pu”: 85-year-old mother of Chinese dissident seized by police
The Guardian, December 20, 2018

How Chinese activists are “traveled” or “mentally illed”
China Digital Times, December 19, 2018

Warning: Making online jokes about Chinese police may land you in detention
SupChina, December 19, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's jailed citizen journalists at risk of torture, death: Press freedom group
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“Nothing he was doing was in any way secret,” detained Canadian Michael Kovrig’s employer Crisis Group says
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2018

Why China is getting worse for women
Caixin, December 19, 2018

Related:
China continues to drag its feet on road towards gender equality, but claims success in white-collar work
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. congressional panel assails China for “severe religious freedom violations” for detaining Christians and closing churches
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2018

Related:
中国宗教寒冬 美议员：习近平打压宗教造成人类毁灭性灾难 (Bitter winter for religion in China: U.S. congressmen say Xi’s crackdown on religious freedom is “taking a devastating human toll”)
Voice of America, December 20, 2018

梵蒂冈认可的中国主教被让位给爱国会主教 (Vatican-accredited bishop forced to retire, seat will pass to China-approved replacement)
Voice of America, December 19, 2018

Third Canadian citizen has been detained in China, Global Affairs Canada confirms
National Post, December 19, 2018

Related:
孟晚舟事件后 第三名在华加拿大公民被拘 (Third Canadian citizen detained in China after Meng’s arrest)
BBC News, December 19, 2018

A defiant Canada is trolling China with Liu Xiaobo’s legacy
Quartz, December 19, 2018

China’s growing footprint in Latin America
China File, December 19, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. aims to stall China's efforts to be the global leader in the race for 5G
NPR, December 19, 2018

一帶一路參與國　捷克總理辦公室停用華為手機 (A blow to Belt and Road in Europe: Czech Republic prime minister orders office to stop using Huawei phones)
The Stand News, December 20, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Students protest as Hong Kong Shue Yan University takes control of student union office
Hong Kong Free Press, December 19, 2018

Head of Legco legal affairs panel plays down calls for debate of government decision not to prosecute former Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2018

本土研究社：千頃棕土未納發展 政府貶低潛力 (NGO Liber Research Community report reveals government underestimated available brownfields, potential for development)
Inmediahk.net, December 19, 2018

Commentary (评论)

2018 was meant to be Xi Jinping’s year. Then China’s Belt and Road unravelled
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2018

China is blowing a golden opportunity from the Huawei arrest
Bloomberg, December 19, 2018

DQ過後，我們還需要立法會嗎？(Do we still need LegCo after disqualifications?)
Inmediahk.net, December 19, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang authorities arrest Uyghur court official who denounced political re-education camps
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2018

Central Asians cry out over China's secret detention camps
Agence France-Presse, December 18, 2018

Connection or control? On the new Silk Road, two tales of China compete
Christian Science Monitor, December 18, 2018

新疆再教育营：学员被强迫劳动 (Millions of detained Muslims in Xinjiang are forced into labor)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2018

拒食猪肉 新疆哈萨克学生遭打压 (Kazakh students detained in meat freezers for protesting Muslims being forced to eat pork, raise pigs)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tiananmen-era dissident reunited with wife, children after U.S. intervention
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2018

709案家属剃发明志：“我们可以无发，你们不能无法！(Wives of 709 lawyers shave heads, protest judicial system ignoring legal process)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2018

中国牧师王怡被控颠覆政权罪 (Detained family church pastor charged with subversion of state power)
Radio France internationale, December 15, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

报告：中国监禁记者最多 (Reporters Without Borders report: China is still the country with the most imprisoned journalists)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2018

学者演讲视频被删：忠言逆耳就不行 (Popular video of Renmin University scholar blocked for content critical of Chinese government)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2018

Hong Kong tabloid with China links tails visiting U.S.-Australian academic
The Guardian, December 18, 2018

Hong Kong’s top lawyers urge release of Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang – detained for over 3 years
Hong Kong Free Press, December 18, 2018

Related:
大律師公會發聲明　敦促內地盡快釋放維權律師王全璋 (Hong Kong Bar Association urges the mainland to release the rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 18, 2018

Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association: Release lawyer Mr. Wang Quanzhang pending trial
Hong Kong Bar Association, December 18, 2018

Elderly Tibetans go back to school to learn to read and write
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2018

网络控制：推特中国用户“遭劫” (Twitter accounts of “sensitive” users hijacked by the authorities, posts deleted)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2018

Related:
China’s censors have leapt the Great Firewall to police tweets
Quartz, December 18, 2018

Twitter tumbles on concerns about hacking activity
Reuters, December 18, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese city bans Christmas decorations in tilt at “clean-city” competition
Telegraph, December 18, 2018

China’s bizarre program to keep activists in check
New Yorker, December 17, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

官方改革大事记：六四仍为“暴乱” (Official chronicle of China in the reform era still designates June Fourth as “riot”)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2018

This is what Xi Jinping says can help save China from “terrifying tidal waves and horrifying storms”
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2018

Related:
China’s leader says party must control “all tasks,” and Asian markets slump
The New York Times, December 18, 2018

Xi Jinping’s story of reform
China Media Project, December 18, 2018

No way to cut corners and avoid arrest of Huawei executive at U.S. request: Freeland
Montreal Gazette, December 17, 2018

Related:
“There’s a human cost to these political situations”: Chinese arrests all too familiar for past Canadian detainees
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2018

China publishes economic and political wish list for its relationship with the European Union
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2018

地下教会主教郭希锦被要求让出职位 (At Vatican’s request, bishop of Chinese house-church bishop forced to give up position)
Deutsche Welle, December 15, 2018

Related:
China urgently needs “politically reliable,” “religiously knowledgeable” bishops as 50% of Catholic dioceses face vacancies
Global Times December 18, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Top Henan tourist site waives ticket fees for Huawei users
TechNode, December 18, 2018

Baidu restructures to focus on AI and cloud computing
TechNode, December 18, 2018

Chinese province asks home-sharing platforms to hand over guest and host information to authorities
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2018

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

华为的国家安全风险：西方和盟国联合布防 (Huawei’s national security risk: The West and its allies mount a common defense)
BBC News, December 17, 2018

Related:
【全球抵制】捷克情報部門指華為中興有安全威脅　呼籲停用 (Czech Cyber and Information Security Agency warns against Huawei and ZTE security risks, urges local telecom companies to stay clear)
The Stand News, December 18, 2018

Huawei to spend U.S. $2 billion over 5 years in cybersecurity push
Reuters, December 18, 2018

Huawei’s new playbook in Washington: Drop PR and hire lawyers
Wall Street Journal, December 17, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

樹仁學生會「斷莊」　校方收回辦事處及民主牆　學生斥收窄言論空間 (Hong Kong Shue Yan University takes back student union democracy wall, office space)
The Stand News, December 19, 2018

Justice Dep’t may give more detail on decision not to prosecute ex-Hong Kong leader CY Leung, says Acting Chief Exec.
Hong Kong Free Press, December 18, 2018

Hong Kong’s top court rejects activist Raphael Wong’s appeal against Umbrella Movement jail sentence
Hong Kong Free Press, December 18, 2018

Implement the Basic Law better, Xi Jinping tells Hong Kong and Macau
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2018

觀察員報告揭發警察違規監控集會 (Civil Rights Observer to file complaint against police unlawfully filming assemblies, targeting individuals)
Inmediahk.net, December 17, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Xi's scary interpretation of the last 40 years of Chinese history
The Diplomat, December 19, 2018

How Xi Jinping is being placed at the very centre of China’s story of reform
Hong Kong Free Press, December 18, 2018

The fate of Huawei foreshadows the fate of China
The Atlantic, December 18, 2018

China got rid of one of the most oppressive practices of the Mao era. Now it’s coming back.
The Washington Post, December 18, 2018

中国为何对国际批评越来越无动于衷
An emboldened China no longer cares what its critics think
The New York Times, December 17, 2018

扩大社会控制 2019中国人权情势堪忧 (As Chinese authorities expand control of society, China’s human rights situation for 2019 is concerning)
Deutsche Welle, December 16, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Locked away, forgotten: Muslim Uyghur wives of Pakistani men
Associated Press, December 17, 2018

Popular Uyghur singer and parents held in Xinjiang political re-education camp
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2018

U.S. sportswear traced to factory in China's internment camps
Associated Press, December 17, 2018

Gansu removes 4 halal-linked standards to curb religious extremism
Global Times, December 17, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Approved sources on 1989 spokesman’s death
China Digital Times, December 17, 2018

Related:
Former Chinese official Yuan Mu – who said “not one person died on Tiananmen” – dies at 90
Hong Kong Free Press, December 17, 2018

China launches crackdown on Twitter amid calls for protection of accounts
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2018

How a red dot kept Chinese-Canadian readers from getting the full story on Huawei
The Star Vancouver, December 14, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's pre-Christmas church crackdown raises alarm
BBC, December 18, 2018

Shenzhen offers Hunan workers pneumoconiosis compensation deal
China Labour Bulletin, December 17, 2018

Four Chinese activists shave heads to protest “persecution” of husbands
Reuters, December 17, 2018

Chinese distiller Yanghe Brewery agrees to raise factory workers’ pay after protest
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2018

Related:
Striking brewery workers clash with police in Jiangsu
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China marks 40th anniversary of economic opening up
Al Jazeera, December 18, 2018

Related:
China’s reform, opening-up serve world’s common development
Sina English, December 18, 2018

Xi challenged over direction of China’s economic reforms
Financial Times, December 17, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Twitter warns of “unusual activity” from China and Saudi Arabia
BCC, December 18, 2018

Google’s secret China project “effectively ended” after internal confrontation
The Intercept, December 18, 2018

Related:
Amnesty welcomes reports of an end to Dragonfly
Amnesty International, December 17, 2018

What do Chinese internet users think of Google's “Dragonfly” project?
Global Voices, December 17, 2018

Czech Republic warns against using Huawei, ZTE products
Associated Press, December 17, 2018

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

Report: China driving use of armed drones in Middle East
Associated Press, December 17, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Green group slams Hong Kong’s air quality goals, saying they are too conservative and “a numbers game”
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2018

Lawmaker Claudia Mo and coalition to contest latest requirement added to Hong Kong’s national anthem bill
Hong Kong Free Press, December 17, 2018

Beijing has pledged to protect rights of four Hongkongers jailed for life in the Philippines on drug charges, city’s security chief John Lee says
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping praises “courageous” Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2018

Related:
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praises Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam for city’s “new progress,” including push for innovation and tackling of livelihood issues
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2018

Commentary (评论)

China is holding two Canadians as hostages. It’s not even denying it.
Washington Post, December 18, 2018

China’s crisis of overconfidence
The Diplomat, December 18, 2018

China’s Khashoggi can still be saved
Foreign Policy, December 17, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s detention camps for Muslims turn to forced labor
The New York Times, December 16, 2018

Forget Xinjiang’s re-education camps, China’s still a draw for Muslim tourists
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018

How McKinsey has helped raise the stature of authoritarian governments
The New York Times, December 15, 2018

Prominent Uyghur Muslim cleric believed dead after nearly 30 years in Xinjiang prison
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Young Tibetans self-immolate in protest
China Digital Times, December 14, 2018

12-year-old in China kills his mother, then returns to school, igniting an outcry
The New York Times, December 14, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

China sparks suspicion as it holds release of statistics
Nikkei Asian Review, December 14, 2018

China warns Tibetans not to be taken in ahead of Dalai Lama anniversary
Channel NewsAsia, December 14, 2018

Live-streaming offers possible solution to education inequality in China
SupChina, December 13, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The price of progress in China: “We traded our lives for development”
Reuters, December 16, 2018

Chinese workers at Apple supplier Foxconn stage street protest over unpaid bonuses
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018

China shuts leading underground Christian church, third this winter
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018

Dissident Chinese poet, Liu Xiaobo supporter dies in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Germany targeting China in new rules about foreign takeovers, media report says
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018

The U.S. fears China could strangle its only permanent military base in Africa – and a port in Djibouti could be the weapon
Washington Post, December 15, 2018

Mike Pompeo says China should free two Canadians held after Huawei executive’s arrest
The Guardian, December 15, 2018

Related:
China says Canada’s Huawei arrest has “aroused public anger”
Bloomberg, December 14, 2018

Canada’s ambassador to China meets with second detained Canadian
Agence France-Presse, December 17, 2018

“Crushing victory”: What’s next for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s war on corruption?
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018

Related:
China’s Xi declares an “overwhelming victory” over graft: state media
Reuters, December 15, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s ZTE taps Joe Lieberman for Washington damage control
Politico, December 15, 2018

Apple says it will update software in response to China iPhone ruling that could ban its handsets
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018

China behind Marriott hotel breach, may be preparing for more hacks
TechSpot, December 12, 2018

Related:
Marriott data breach is traced to Chinese hackers as U.S. readies crackdown on Beijing
The New York Times, December 11, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police broke with protocol on body cameras at protests, rights group says
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018

Activists slam decision not to prosecute Leung
The Standard, December 17, 2018

Related:
Lawmaker threatens legal challenge against Hong Kong Dept. of Justice after it drops ex-leader CY Leung’s prosecution
Hong Kong Free Press, December 14, 2018

Trial ends for nine Umbrella Movement activists, judgment expected in April
Hong Kong Free Press, December 14, 2018

Chinese national anthem to play before Hong Kong lawmakers swear in to legislature under anti-abuse law
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong must accept China with all its flaws to keep its privileges, says Christine Loh
Hong Kong Free Press, December 16, 2018

Disqualifying Eddie Chu from a minor office has major implications
Hong Kong Free Press, December 15, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

中国新疆拘留营：“扣留”维族人的“模糊准则” (Pakistanis tell stories of Chinese authorities forcibly removing and detaining their Xinjiang wives)
BBC News, December 14, 2018

倡导组织：中国监禁47名记者，半数是维吾尔人(Committee to Protect Journalists report: 47 journalists, half of whom are Uyghurs, imprisoned in China)
Voice of America Chinese, December 14, 2018

中国摄影师卢广在新疆喀什被捕
Acclaimed photographer arrested in far west China, wife says
The New York Times, December 14, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China approves request by jailed activist's wife to visit: Mainland Affairs Council
Focus Taiwan, December 13, 2018

Chinese pastor Wang Yi’s wife Jiang Rong accused of inciting subversion and held in unknown location after Christian crackdown
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Related:
Repression of Christian church intensifies: Protestant pastor, dozens of congregants detained
Human Rights Watch, December 13, 2018

China’s “Banksy” and associate go on trial for defacing city walls with graffiti
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese police shut down “water army” of internet trolls paid U.S. $4.3 million to blitz websites and social media
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Chinese major generals send message of peaceful rise, saying Beijing won’t be “hijacked by populism”
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hard cell: Chinese vocational school’s clean-up campaign draws comparison with prison life
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018

Dutch court rejects Chinese villagers claim to have their Buddha mummy returned
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

EU resolution supports bigger role for Taiwan
Taipei Times, December 14, 2018

北京监察对象达到77.1万人 (771,000 people in Beijing have been identified as targets for monitoring by dynamic identification)
Beijing News, December 14, 2018

中国人权白皮书：仍强调“生存权”(China publishes white paper on human rights, still emphasizes the "right to survive")
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2018

China says two Canadians suspected of harming state security
Reuters, December 13, 2018

Related:
Role reversal: China cites human rights in spat with Canada
The Conversation, December 14, 2018

两名加拿大公民被采取强制措施(Two Canadians detained, suspected of engaging in activities endangering China’s national security)
Beijing News, December 14, 2018

Three Chinese teachers detained for “stabbing kindergartners with toothpicks”
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How the “Five Eyes” cooked up the campaign to kill Huawei
Sydney Morning Herald, December 13, 2018

Beijing no longer requires local governments to work on “Made in China 2025,” but hi-tech ambitions remain
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018

审查新角度：中国对质疑科技的艺术作品说“不”
Their art raised questions about technology. Chinese censors had their own answer:
The New York Times, December 14, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong government to appeal High Court decision removing restrictions on protests outside its headquarters
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018

Binding power of decisions by China’s top legislative body on Hong Kong still open to debate despite court ruling on joint checkpoint, legal experts say
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018

香港政府将出台《国歌法》 条例草案(Hong Kong government to introduce National Anthem Bill)
Voice of America, December 14, 2018

佔中九子案明年4月9日裁決 鍾耀華：運動在生活中繼續實踐 (“Occupy Nine” ruling to be made on April 9, 2019)
inmediahk.net, December 14, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Who’s afraid of China’s influence?
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, December 13, 2018

What’s going on with Huawei, China, Canada and the U.S.?
Jerome Cohen, December 14, 2018

大陸強拆十字架的兩個原因(Two reasons why mainland authorities demolish church crosses)
inmediahk.net, December 14, 2018

示威集會權利和私有產權之一：公民廣場案(Right to freedom of assembly versus private property rights: the case of Civic Square)
inmediahk.net, December 14, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang authorities “preparing” re-education camps ahead of expected international monitors
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018

误遭遣返维族难民被控分裂国家 (Uyghur mistakenly repatriated now charged with splittism)
Deutsche Welle, December 13, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Protestant pastor Wang Yi detained and facing charges in China after raid on his church in Christian crackdown
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Related:
教会遭查封 牧师王怡被控“煽颠” (After raid on his church, pastor Wang Yi charged with inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2018

Chinese boy, 12, who stabbed mother to death after row over smoking escapes punishment
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国是全球监禁新闻工作者第二多的国家 (China ranks second in the number of journalists jailed)
Voice of America, December 13, 2018

Pressure mounts on Chinese Twitter users
China Digital Times, December 12, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国逮捕第二名加拿大人，外交争端升级
Second Canadian arrested in China, escalating diplomatic feud
The New York Times, December 12, 2018

Related:
Detained Canadian in China probed for harming national security
Al Jazeera, December 11, 2018

Canadian Michael Spavor “missing” in China after detention of Michael Kovrig
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Foreign NGO employee detained in Beijing
ChinaFile, December 12, 2018

美国国会通过《西藏旅行对等法》(U.S. Senate passes Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act in response to travel limitations to the region)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018

China “expanding” persecution of religious believers: U.S. ambassador
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s government AI research has risen 400% since 2007
Quartz, December 13, 2018

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

U.S. officials: China tops list of security threats
Voice of America, December 12, 2018

Related:
Senate bill targets Chinese economic espionage
Foreign Policy, December 12, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

判一地兩檢司法覆核敗訴　接納大陸專家意見　法官周家明：人大常委決定約束港法院 (Court rejects judicial challenge on co-location agreement: NPCSC decisions are binding on Hong Kong courts, judges have no jurisdiction to challenge)
The Stand News, December 13, 2018

Related:
West Kowloon joint checkpoint court judgement erodes Basic Law protections, says lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, December 13, 2018

一地兩檢司法覆核敗訴 梁國雄表明上訴 (Long Hair to appeal court's decision on co-location agreement)
Inmediahk.net, December 13, 2018

律政司就封公民廣場違憲案上訴　堅持業權屬政府　有權設限 (DOJ appeals against Court ruling that closing of "Civic Square" was unconstitutional, argues government has property right)
The Stand News, December 13, 2018

Hong Kong Democrats lose 59 members after row over district council elections
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Is China winning its fight against rights at the UN?
Human Rights Watch, December 12, 2018

On “dama,” “daye,” and China’s sexist double standard
Sixth Tone, December 12, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

旅居美國内地著名環境攝影師盧廣於新疆被公安拘捕 (Photographer Lu Guang confirmed arrested by Xinjiang authorities, denied family visit)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 12, 2018

Related:
消失的摄影师：卢广镜头下的中国
A photographer goes missing in China: Lu Guang’s images have shown the world China’s dark side.
The New York Times, December 11, 2018

Concerns rise as Muslim crackdown broadens
China Digital Times, December 11, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

International Crisis Group adviser Michael Kovrig detained in China, NGO says
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

Related:
美国谴责中国拘捕加拿大人，再发赴中旅游警告 (U.S. condemns arbitrary detention of Canadian ex-diplomat, warns visitors of possible reprisals)
Voice of America, December 12, 2018

Canada working to secure release of ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig detained in China
Agence France-Presse, December 12, 2018

当局压黄琦认罪 黄母疑遭软禁 (Huang Qi pressured to make confession, mother Pu Wenqing is suspected under house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2018

What does the Supreme People’s Court’s new judicial transparency policy mean?
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, December 11, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Former prime minister of Australia defends free media after China complains about coverage
ABC Net, December 11, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国成都家庭教会百人被捕 非官方教会再受打压 (More than a hundred arrested in Chengdu family church
BBC News, December 12, 2018

Related:
Minitrue: No reports on Chengdu church crackdown
China Digital Times, December 10, 2018

Rights group calls on China to release 32 Jasic workers, Maoist supporters
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2018

Related:
HRIC urges international attention on 32 Jasic workers and supporters detained, disappeared
Human Rights in China, December 7, 2018

My brother’s keeper: A proposal for “dual key” accounts to preserve Twitter’s voices of freedom
China Change, December 11, 2018

Related:
Crackdown in Beijing: “Using Twitter is more dangerous than street demonstrations”
Global Voices, December 11, 2018

Detained Chinese pastor: Xi’s god-like status “incompatible with the Christian faith”
Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

From doves to hawks: Why the U.S.’ moderate China watchers are growing sceptical about Beijing
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018

Beijing’s population: Better-educated, fewer migrants, and facing an aging crisis
Caixin, December 11, 2018

Men detained for burning “low-quality” coal. Is another heating crisis imminent?
SupChina, December 11, 2018

The Huawei arrest: How it likely happened and what comes next
Just Security, December 10, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google CEO Sundar Pichai refuses to rule out censored Chinese search engine
The Guardian, December 11, 2018

Related:
Rights groups turn up pressure on Google over China censorship ahead of Congressional hearing
The Intercept, December 11, 2018

“No” to a Google search engine with Chinese characteristics—Not “right now” or ever
Human Rights in China, December 11, 2018

Google’s plan for a censored search engine in China is an affront to human rights
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

Open letter: Over 50 NGOs urge Google not to aid China’s censorship and surveillance regime
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

China’s electric cars are government spies
Quartz, December 11, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

BREAKING: Insufficient evidence to convict ex-Hong Kong leader CY Leung of $50million deal, says Dept. of Justice
Hong Kong Free Press, December 12, 2018

Related:
Hong Kong won’t prosecute ex-leader over claims of conflict of interest
The New York Times, December 12, 2018

【佔中九子案】戴耀廷犯人欄內結案陳詞：若我有罪，罪名是散播希望 (Benny Tai’s closing submission: If I am guilty, my crime is spreading hope)
Inmediahk.net, December 12, 2018

Related:
“I will never give up”: Law professor Benny Tai takes the stand in trial of 2014 pro-democracy activists
Hong Kong Free Press, December 12, 2018

建制狙擊港台　何君堯倡與新聞處合併　何俊賢促扣薪對付踩紅線 (Pro-Beijing camp attacks RTHK, proposes salary reduction to “punish” acts that cross red line)
The Stand News, December 12, 2018

Leaders of banned Hong Kong National Party to face three-man Exco panel for appeal
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018

Commentary (评论)

The year China's luck ran dry
Channel NewsAsia, December 12, 2018

抵抗中國不只是「國家安全」問題，更是全人類必須共同面對的「人類安全」問題 (Resisting China is not only a matter of “national security”, but a “human security” challenge for all humans)
The News Lens, December 12, 2018

What France’s “yellow vests” can teach Hong Kong activists about political protests and the use of violence
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2018

互联网可能分裂成四块
The internet risks fracturing into quarters
Financial Times, December 12, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Rights groups urge global pressure on China over abuse of Uyghurs on anniversary of UN rights declaration
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018

Related:
Joint press statement — UN human rights declaration: 70 year milestone – Stand up for human rights for all people under Chinese rule
World Uyghur Congress, December 10, 2018

Uyghur scholar arrested over politically sensitive book
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018

再教育營守則曝光　武警負責保安　被囚者致電親友限時 5 分鐘　全程監控 (Regulations in re-education camps exposed: armed police for security, 5-minute limit on monitored family calls, prison-like behavior guidelines)
The Stand News, December 11, 2018

Related:
Yingye’er Re-education Camp Managed Like Prison (Video)
Bitter Winter, December 11, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

黄琦八旬母北京上访被殴打下落不明
Mother of detained Chinese rights activist “disappears” after detention in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018

Chinese police detain prominent pastor and over 100 protestants
The New York Times, December 10, 2018

Third 2018 self-immolation in Chinese-ruled Tibet reported
Tibetan Review, December 10, 2018

Will revisions to the Lay Assessors Law help limit the number of executions in China?
Dui Hua, December 10, 2018

徐琳寻衅滋事罪成判刑三年(Online composer, activist sentenced to three years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”)
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese police accused of brutality by kneeling on woman’s neck – next day she thanks their “sincere assistance”
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2018

Minitrue: No coverage of China’s 5G development
China Digital Times, December 10, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China arrests 10 for rioting
Associated Press, December 11, 2018

Related:
官方定调：平度老兵维权是暴力犯罪(Official calls Pingdu veterans’ rights protest a violent crime, sentencing 10 to criminal coercive measures)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018

Bar associations urge Chinese leader to release prominent lawyer
Reuters, December 10, 2018

Related:
全球16個律師組織之聯名請願信—要求中國政府立即釋放王全璋律師(16 lawyers groups issue open letter asking Chinese government to immediately release Wang Quanzhang)
Inmediahk.net, December 10, 2018

成都教会遭查封 信徒被带走(Family church in Chengdu shut down, more than 100 attendees taken away by police)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

人类自由指数排行榜 中国位列第135名(China ranks 135th among 162 in Human Freedom Index)
Voice of America, December 11, 2018

Canadian said to be detained in China, Huawei CFO due back in court
Reuters, December 11, 2018

Related:
【中國報復？】加拿大前外交官被中國拘留　曾駐香港北京工作 (Former Canadian diplomat detained in China as officials threaten "consequences" for Huawei's CFO)
The Stand News, December 11, 2018

Tibet gets a warmer reception as world wakes to Beijing’s methods
Sydney Morning Herald, December 11, 2018

University of Michigan to end agreement with Confucius Institute next year
University Record, December 10, 2018

Will China dare challenge the UDHR?
Le Monde Diplomatique, December 10, 2018

Chinese couple hope to be reunited with daughter snatched by officials 32 years ago
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2018

大赦国际：中国的社会信用体系是监控错位（Amnesty International calls for vigilance against Chinese social credit system’s challenge to human rights standards）,br> Deutsche Welle, December 10, 2018

西安235名党员干部因涉黑涉恶腐败问题被处理（235 party cadres in Xi'an punished due to corruption）
People's Daily, December 10, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Human rights groups press Google on China plans ahead of Pichai testimony
The Verge, December 10, 2018

Related:
NGO joint letter to Google CEO on Project Dragonfly
Human Rights in China, December 11, 2018

谷歌总裁面临美国会议员质询 (Google’s CEO expected to face harsh questions from members of Congress during hearing)
Voice of America, December 11, 2018

China's efforts to build the semiconductors at AI's core
New America, December 7, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says Sabrina Meng passport clarification could be seen as double standard after refusal to explain rejection of Victor Mallet’s visa
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2018

Trial of Umbrella Movement activists enters final stretch as prosecution makes argument for public nuisance
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

Civil group slams lackluster consultation paper on Hong Kong archives law
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

Lawmakers charged with obstruction
The Standard, December 11, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Google’s China problem is America’s China problem
Bloomberg, December 10, 2018

5 questions for Google about controversial China search project
Human Rights Watch, December 10, 2018

No sign of political reform in China since “Charter 08”
Deutsche Welle, December 10, 2018

Human Rights Day: It’s time for global sanctions on China to end the Uyghur human rights crisis
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2018

Courage comes from prison
China Change, December 10, 2018

美国大使布兰斯塔德撰文批评中国人权状况(US ambassador criticizes China's human rights)
Voice of America, December 10, 2018

The Chinese state’s repression of Jasic workers and their supporters, and the international response
NGOs in China, December 9, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese Arabic school to close as areas with Muslim populations are urged to study the Xinjiang way
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2018

Video: In full – Ex-Xinjiang detainee Mihrigul Tursun’s full testimony at the U.S. congressional hearing
Hong Kong Free Press, December 8, 2018

One man’s fight to get Congress to care about China’s Uyghurs
Vice, December 8, 2018

Uyghur refugee: I'm not very optimistic
Al Jazeera, December 8, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains 10 after October protests by military veterans
Reuters, December 9, 2018

Marital rape: A crime left unseen and unspoken in the Chinese legal system
The Diplomat, December 8, 2018

China jails Guangdong musician who sang about Liu Xiaobo
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese police shut down 1,100 social media accounts: Xinhua
Reuters, December 8, 2018

Minitrue: Control reports on Zhejiang gaokao results
China Digital Times, December 8, 2018

Government think tank’s defense of China’s economic model points to reluctance to change tack in face of U.S. pressure
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China gender and sexuality center shuts down as censorship chill spreads
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Ai Weiwei: “The mood in Germany is like the 1930s”
The Guardian, December 10, 2018

Huawei arrest tests China’s leaders as fear and anger grip elite
The New York Times, December 7, 2018

Related:
China summons U.S. envoy to protest “unreasonable” arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou, threatens to retaliate
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s core AI industry to exceed U.S. $145 billion by 2030
Sina English, December 9, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

As disqualifications pile up, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy politicians are careful what they call themselves
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2018

Related:
Lawmakers should consider extending allegiance requirement to district councils and rural bodies in Hong Kong, says Beijing loyalist Maria Tam
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2018

Two Hong Kong lawmakers to face charges over joint checkpoint protests at the legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2018

Hong Kong public to be consulted on a new access to information law
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2018

Related:
Tapes, photos and meeting arrangements made via WhatsApp should all fall under proposed archives law, former Hong Kong official says
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Stand up for all the rights and freedoms without discrimination
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 10, 2018

International Human Rights Day: Presenting the 2018 Outstanding Citizen Award to Pu Wenqing
China Change, December 10, 2018

Why does the Communist Party continue operating illegally in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2018

“Read this quickly before it’s gone”: How China’s media covered or ignored the arrest of Huawei executive
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur leaders warn China's actions could be “precursors to genocide”
The Guardian, December 7, 2018

Spying on the Uyghurs: A first-person account from a Han Chinese student
Initium, December 4, 2018

Hong Kong’s anti-terrorism task force goes to Xinjiang to study local methods, as China rejects international calls to investigate mass internment centres
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2018

Related:
【向新疆學反恐】保安局副局率反恐專責組　訪問新疆考察反恐措施 (Hong Kong security chief leads task force to Xinjiang to study counter-terrorism methods)
The Stand News, December 6, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Inside China’s audacious plan for global media dominance
The Guardian, December 7, 2018

China cools Meng Wanzhou arrest story
China Media Project, December 6, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

#MeToo in China: “If we lose, there might be no more women speaking out for years”
Financial Times, December 6, 2018

Guangzhou Gender and Sexuality Education Center shuts down
SupChina, December 6, 2018

Related:
Chinese anti-sexual violence center shuts down
Inkstone News, December 7, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

The Tiananmen crackdown ignited a decade of debate on the Chinese military’s role, and where its loyalties should lie
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2018

China’s “nationalist bubble” partly to blame for suspicions over global role, envoy to U.S. concedes
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2018

Uruguay halted visa-free entry due to PRC pressure
Taipei Times, December 7, 2018

“天网”行动已追回外逃人员4833人 (Skynet campaign catches almost five thousand people from over 120 countries)
People’s Daily, December 7, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google faces internal rift over Chinese re-entry
China Digital Times, December 6, 2018

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

日本拟禁止本国政府采购华为与中兴的电信产品--读卖新闻
Japan to ban Huawei, ZTE from government contracts: Sources
Reuters, December 7, 2018

Related:
美国为何封杀华为？安全只是其一 (Why did the U.S. ban Huawei? Security is only one reason)
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student leader warns of “dire situation” for city's democracy
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2018

Small fraction of Occupy protesters were there because of calls from movement’s founding trio, trial hears
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2018

Major Hong Kong drinks manufacturers join forces with green groups for initiative aimed at increasing city’s dismal recycling rate
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2018

Related:
Vitasoy told to take responsibility for recycling after sample shows 74 per cent of drinks cartons in Hong Kong landfills from firm
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2018

Commentary (评论)

反思佳士运动背后的经济与社会矛盾 (A reflection on the economic, social conflicts behind the Jasic movement)
Financial Times, December 6, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆模式扩散 甘肃关闭阿拉伯语学校 (Xinjiang model spreads as Gansu Province shuts down Arabic school)
Radio Free Asia, December 5, 2018

Related
Gansu shuts down Arabic school over regulations
Global Times, December 4, 2018

UN seeking access to China's re-education camps in Xinjiang - Bachelet
Reuters, December 5, 2018

China “rejects German human rights delegation’s request” to visit Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2018

Related:
German human rights commissioner to visit Tibet
The Washington Post, December 5, 2018

“As if you’ve spent your whole life in prison”: Starving and subdued in Xinjiang detention centers
SupChina, December 5, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China holds top journalist, family under criminal detention
Radio Free Asia, December 5, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

How Australians set up Communist China's official propaganda tool
Sydney Morning Herald, December 5, 2018

第十三届孔子学院大会在成都举行，孙春兰出席并致辞 (Vice Premier of State Council: Confucius Institutes contribute to “community of shared future”)
The Paper, December 4, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s hotel and catering workers need strong trade union support too
China Labour Bulletin, December 5, 2018

In Taiwan's upset election, a complicated message for Beijing
Christian Science Monitor, December 5, 2018

一个针对同性扭转“治疗”的抗议计划 (“Lovers”: A protest project against conversion therapy in China)
Matters, November 30, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

International China-watchers express alarm over Brady affair
New Zealand Herald, December 6, 2018

Related
New Zealand professor Anne-Marie Brady who wrote about China’s foreign influence seeks government protection after year-long harassment campaign
The Guardian, December 6, 2018

Huawei C.F.O. is arrested in Canada for extradition to the U.S.
The New York Times, December 5, 2018

Students who fail anti-religion test may not graduate
Bitter Winter, December 5, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Britain’s BT to strip China's Huawei from core networks, limit 5G access
Reuters, December 5, 2018

How the Chinese government is helping Google sell ads in China
The Information, December 5, 2018

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

Canadian Security Intelligence Service director warns of state-sponsored espionage threat to 5G networks
Globe and Mail, December 4, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Former Hong Kong minister Patrick Ho Chi-ping convicted in U.S. court on 7 of 8 counts in bribery and money-laundering case
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2018

Hong Kong cardinal praises commitment of Occupy protest leaders in court
Agence France-Presse, December 5, 2018

Hong Kong is planning a $60 billion city in the sea nearly everyone opposes
Quartz, December 6, 2018

Commentary (评论)

“East Turkestan through the eyes of a Tibetan” by Woeser
High Peaks Pure Earth, December 5, 2018

EU: Suspend deportations of Turkic Muslims to China
Human Rights Watch, December 3, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang authorities holding hundreds from Kyrgyz village in “political” re-education camps
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Infamous Chinese scientist who created gene-edited babies has now gone missing
Shanghaiist, December 4, 2018

China to prevent major tax evaders from leaving the country
ECNS, December 4, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

澳洲大学因中国施压取消放映《假孔子之名》(Australian university cancels screening of documentary exposé of Confucius Institutes due to pressure from Chinese embassy)
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2018

China partly censors U.S. Embassy statement on trade truce
Bloomberg, December 3, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China steps up nationwide crackdown to silence Twitter users – the unmediated story
China Change, December 5, 2018

Translation: Peking University student investigates classmate’s disappearance
China Digital Times, December 4, 2018

“六四光明行”发起人李小玲取保获释 (Organizer of June Fourth memorial activity released on bail)
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2018

中国高调宣传“宪法日” 民众怨权比法大 (Citizens: High profile “Constitution Day” propaganda belies CPC power over law)
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2018