Amid intensified scrutiny, Baidu removes 50 billion pieces of “harmful” content
TechNode, January 7, 2019
Tuesday, January 08, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)
Chinese tech investors flee Silicon Valley as Trump tightens scrutiny
Reuters, January 7, 2019
U.S. officials warn health researchers: China may be trying to steal your data
The New York Times, January 6, 2019
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As China and U.S. spar over tech, scientists would rather not talk about their talent awards
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong should set new guidelines for Justice Sec. following controversy, says Bar Assoc. head
Hong Kong Free Press, January 8, 2019
Woman who claims sexual assault in leased section of Hong Kong high-speed rail station told it is a matter for mainland Chinese police
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2019
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China did not have to notify Hong Kong about Express Rail Terminal arrest, says Chief Sec.
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2019
忧言论自由 新闻团体将会港府官员 (Hong Kong press organizations to meet with government on freedom of expression concerns)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2019
政府提高長者綜援年齡資格 建制、民主派議員同批剝削長者 (Government faces criticisms from all sides over raising age requirement for elderly benefits to 65 years)
The Stand News, January 7, 2019
Commentary (评论)
「一國兩制」作為「政治謊言」、「政治幻想」與「政治笑話」(One Country, Two Systems as “political lies,” “political fantasy,” and a “political joke”)
Inmediahk.net, January 8, 2019
Xi Jinping disconnected from reality
Taipei Times, January 8, 2019
“Dozens of my in-laws vanished.” The other 9/11 of Rushan Abbas
Bitter Winter, January 8, 2019
China is shooting itself in the foot over Huawei
Foreign Policy, January 7, 2019
Bid farewell to Reform and Opening Up –– On China’s perilous situation and its future options
China Change, January 7, 2019
How the state is co-opting religion in China
Foreign Affairs, January 7, 2019
Monday, January 07, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
《透視大中華》：羈押新疆再教育營 事主談及被虐經歷 (Audio: Interviews with survivors of Xinjiang camps reveal torture, abuse)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 7, 2019
China passes law to make Islam “compatible with socialism”
Al Jazeera, January 6, 2019
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北京通过汉化伊斯兰教5年计划 (Beijing passes 5-year plan to ‘sinify’ Islam)
Radio France Internationale, January 7, 2019
外媒参访再教育营 学员“欢欣鼓舞”接待 (China hosts foreign press on official visit to Xinjiang camps, students give “warm welcome”)
Deutsche Welle, January 7, 2019
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China says pace of Xinjiang “education” will slow, but defends camps
Reuters, January 6, 2019
China offers UN experts to visit Xinjiang vocational centers
The News Pakistan, January 6, 2019
宗教打压扩散云南 三间清真寺遭查封 (Religious crackdown spreads to Yunnan, local Muslims clash with police as government attempts to seize 3 mosques)
Deutsche Welle, January 6, 2019
中共打击维吾尔知识分子，多名学者被拘
China targets prominent Uyghur intellectuals to erase an ethnic identity
The New York Times, January 5, 2019
China sentences ethnic Kazakh artist to “re-education” camp
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
刘忠林案：蒙冤关押25年 获中国国家赔偿460万 (Liu Zhonglin found innocent after serving 25 years in prison, receives RMB 4.6 million in state compensation
BBC News, January 7, 2019
「辯護詞危害國安」 廣州律師遭釘牌 兩案同提「獨裁者末日恐慌、鷹犬借司法政治打壓」(Guangzhou lawyer Liu Zhengqing’s license revoked, authorities claim his court submissions made in course of representing two clients “endanger national security”)
Ming Pao, January 6, 2019
China “will protect the rights” of Canadians held since arrest of Huawei CFO, justice official says
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
专访：在数字极权时代，希望硅谷坚持原则 (Interview with Zhou Fengsuo after LinkedIn censorship: In the age of digital authoritarianism, Silicon Valley must stand firm on principles)
Deutsche Welle, January 6, 2019
Diplomacy with Chinese characteristics? Cases of self-censorship in Denmark
Hong Kong Free Press, January 5, 2019
Ahead of Tiananmen incident anniversary, China launches a new round of Internet crackdown
The Diplomat, January 4, 2019
Former NYT editor claims publisher drafted letter “all but apologizing” to China for tough story
Fast Company, January 3, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Inside China’s unofficial churches faith defies persecution
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2019
北大马学会内讧白热化 (Peking University Marxist society infighting intensifies as group is “reorganized” with new members sent to condemn activists)
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
U.S. ups the ante in China rivalry with Asia Reassurance Initiative Act
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping gives army its first order of 2019: Be ready for battle
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2019
Taiwan’s president, defying Xi Jinping, calls unification offer “impossible”
The New York Times, January 5, 2019
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Democratic allies should rally to protect Taiwan from China, says Pres. Tsai Ing-wen
Agence France-Presse, January 5, 2019
Beijing “will keep military pressure on Taiwan” after Xi Jinping’s call for unification
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019
Two voters showed up to a county election in China. So officials decided to cast the ballots themselves
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
被指令未成年人染愛滋 中國最大同志交友程式暫停用戶註冊 (Accused of spreading HIV/AIDS among minors, China’s largest gay dating app Blued suspends user registration, blocks accounts)
The Stand News, January 7, 2019
China could “weaponise cities” if it controlled 5G networks, retired U.S. general says
Bloomberg, January 5, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong immigration chief shoots down “conspiracy” claims over visitor rejections, insisting that officers follow law and policy
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2019
No-shows and early exits – Hong Kong rural chiefs who just can’t find time to attend district council meetings
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2019
Declassified files reveal disagreement between Chris Patten and British government over how to deal with China before Hong Kong handover in 1997
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2019
港人西九站遭押返深圳 張建宗：不涉刑事通報 涂謹申倡訂民事案通報準則 (Arrest of Hong Konger by Shenzhen court officers not part of reporting mechanism, says chief secretary Matthew Cheung)
Ming Pao, January 6, 2019
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Man barred from entering Hong Kong at West Kowloon high-speed rail station
Hong Kong Free Press, January 4, 2019
Husband of under-fire justice secretary Teresa Cheng to be prosecuted in connection with pool he allegedly built without permission
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2019
Hong Kong Justice Sec. Teresa Cheng to appear at legislature to explain “prosecution policy” amid CY row
Hong Kong Free Press, January 4, 2019
Commentary (评论)
2019年／同性婚姻的司法抗爭開跑吧！(The fight for same-sex marriage begins: 3 Hong Kong court cases in 2019)
Inmediahk.net, January 7, 2019
In Hong Kong, a playground for the rich has priority over decent housing
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2019
Notification system is failing to notify
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2019
Why Hong Kong’s religious organisations should not remain silent about repression in China
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2019
China’s Muslims brace for attacks
Foreign Policy, January 5, 2019
She’s on a #MeToo mission in China, battling censors and lawsuits
The New York Times, January 4, 2019
Friday, January 04, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
美学者：中共关押维吾尔知识分子 民族脊梁身陷囹圄 (U.S. scholar publishes list of detained Uyghur intellectuals)
Radio Free Asia, January 3, 2019
Masses of prison guards needed to staff detentions
Bitter Winter, January 3, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Wife of detained rights lawyer rejects blame from China's top prosecutor
Radio Free Asia, January 3, 2019
早報：中國最高法院法官王林清新錄像流出，稱曾因秉公辦案遭院方報復 (Supreme People’s Court judge reportedly taken away after his video account on refusing to hand down judgment as directed surfaced)
The Initium, January 4, 2019
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China’s top prosecutor “confident” of finding out what happened to missing papers
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019China’s supreme court forced to admit it lost documents in long-running contract dispute
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2018
Thirteen Canadians have been detained in China since Huawei executive’s arrest, says Ottawa
Globe and Mail, January 3, 2019
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China says detained Canadians “without a doubt” violated the law
Reuters, January 3, 2019Why it matters that a Chinese prosecutor says two detained Canadians “without a doubt” broke the law
Washington Post, January 3, 2019
Owner of China’s biggest torrent site sentenced to 3 years in prison
SupChina, January 3, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
向审查员传授“真相”？中国互联网审查遇两难 (The dilemma of China’s Internet censorship: To do their jobs, reviewers must be taught the truth)
Radio Free Asia, January 3, 2019
China’s state news sites deleted tweets announcing the lunar far side landing
Quartz, January 3, 2019
Under growing pressure, firms outsource censorship
China Digital Times, January 3, 2019
China’s cyber police take aim at “negative information” in new Internet crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019
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再紧网络控制 北京网信办责令百度、搜狐深入整改 (Baidu, Sohu ordered to complete another round of “rectification,” apps suspended for one week)
Voice of America, January 4, 2019
China’s education ministry bans harmful apps from school campuses
TechNode, January 3, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese police get more powers on collecting electronic data as evidence
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019
U.S. issues China travel advisory amid increased tensions
Reuters, January 4, 2019
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China travel advisory
U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs, January 3, 2019
Hong Kong’s “One Country, Two Systems” led to loss of freedom, says Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
LinkedIn reverses course after censoring Chinese profile page of U.S.-based human rights activist Zhou Fengsuo
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019
一键断网，中国式互联网审查蔓延刚果？(Panic button to cut the Internet: Has China’s censorship spread to the Congo?)
Voice of America, January 3, 2019
China launches first satellite in bid to create global communications network and broaden net access
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
【一地兩檢】內媒：深圳法院人員首次在西九高鐵站拉人 (Mainland court officers make first arrest in West Kowloon rail station)
The Stand News, January 4, 2019
Beijing liaison office lunch for lawmakers likely to be on the premises, which could keep pan-democrats away
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019
政府今年將開放「資料一線通」網站逾650個數據集 (Government make 650 data sets publicly available in push for smart city)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 4, 2019
Two gay men mount first legal challenges to Hong Kong laws banning same-sex marriage, with court giving their applications green light to proceed
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam writes to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte over concerns about jailing of four men on drug charges
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019
邀黃之鋒視像演講 新加坡社運人士非法集會罪成 (Singapore activist guilty of unlawful assembly for inviting Joshua Wong to join 2016 seminar via Skype)
The Stand News, January 3, 2019
One out of three Hongkongers would emigrate if they could - Chinese University of Hong Kong survey
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2019
Commentary (评论)
China thinks it can arbitrarily detain anyone. It is time for change
The Guardian, January 4, 2019
穆斯林世界为何对中国的“古拉格”保持沉默
China’s gulag for Muslims
The New York Times, January 4, 2019
Justice must be seen to be done for Wang Quanzhang
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019
Thursday, January 03, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
最高檢察院長：王全璋解僱律師拖延審訊 權益仍獲完善保障 (Supreme People’s Procurator says Wang Quanzhang caused delay by dismissing state-assigned lawyer)
The Stand News, January 3, 2019
成都“12.9” 秋雨圣约教案情况通报：21人遭刑拘及指定居所监视居住，2人被强迫失踪，共23人 (Update on Chengdu Early Rain Church crackdown: 21 under residential surveillance at designated locations, 2 forcefully disappeared)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 2, 2019
最高检介绍内设机构改革情况：设十个业务检察厅 (Overview of restructuring of Supreme People's Procuratorate)
Beijing News, January 3, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
互联网审查工厂：一个有中国特色的新生行业
Censoring China’s Internet, for stability and profit
The New York Times, January 2, 2019
審查面紗下的大國形象：2018年被微信刪掉的十條新聞 (Seeing the nation behind its veil: 10 news items deleted by WeChat in 2018)
The Initium, January 3, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Chinese policies damaging the ecology, says Tibetan govt-in-exile
Hindustan Times, January 2, 2019
China persecutes independent leftists in the name of Marxism
Global Voices, January 2, 2019
人权律师浦志强缓刑期满转三年安置帮教 (Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang finishes 3-year suspended sentence, but gets 3 more years of “rehabilitation”)
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2019
中国压制左派青年，北大学生举行抗议活动
Students defiant as Chinese university cracks down on young communists
The New York Times, January 2, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Unification plan from China finds few takers in Taiwan
The New York Times, January 2, 2019
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蔡英文强烈回应习近平台湾绝不接受九二共识一国两制 (Tsai Ing-wen responds to Xi’s speech: Taiwan does not accept “1992 consensus” or “One Country, Two Systems”)
Radio France Internationale, January 2, 2019Timeline: Taiwan-China relations since 1949
Al Jazeera, January 3, 2019
Trump signs Asia Reassurance Initiative Act into law
The Diplomat, January 3, 2019
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ICT hails passage of Asia Reassurance Initiative Act that references Tibet
International Campaign for Tibet, January 2, 2019
網媒《寒冬》：河南教會十誡變「九誡」 官員迫刪「除了我以外你不可有別的神」(Authorities force Henan church to delete “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” from Ten Commandments)
The Stand News, January 2, 2019
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In China, Moses delivers only nine Commandments
Bitter Winter, December 28, 2018
Global anxiety reflected in Australian outcry over Canadians detained in China
The Star, January 2, 2019
China’s detention of Canadians part of bid to challenge Western democratic norms, experts say
The Star, December 31, 2018
Hong Kong (香港)
Why Hong Kong justice chief Teresa Cheng’s handling of CY Leung case is so controversial and how she could have done things differently
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019
March organiser could be banned from “Civic Square” over “failure to stop separatist” display at forecourt of Hong Kong government headquarters
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019
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Hong Kong protest group hits back at criticism of pro-independence banners
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2019Scuffle at New Year’s Day rally as man carrying Hong Kong independence banner enters gov’t protest hotspot
Hong Kong Free Press, January 2, 2019
Three events planned for Hong Kong lawmakers to deepen ties with mainland China, but pro-democrat says he has “more important things to do”
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019
Commentary (评论)
程序公義 要讓公眾看得見（文：彭皓昕）(In CY Leung case, the public must see procedural justice carried out)
Ming Pao, January 3, 2019
統一，實質上是台灣的另一次被殖民 (“Unification” in fact means colonization of Taiwan again)
The Stand News, January 3, 2019
China’s gulag for Muslims
The New York Times, January 2, 2018
Huawei tit-for-tat: The U.S. may have a better case against Meng than China does against two Canadians
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019
When it comes to Taiwan, the CCP doesn’t have an original bone in its body
Sentinel, January 2, 2019
Wednesday, January 02, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
新疆伊宁强逼穆斯林当廉价劳工
Forced labor used businesses in China’s Xinjiang as part of camp system: Sources
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2019
Chinese authorities close three Hui Muslim mosques for “illegal religious education”
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China holding more than 800 political prisoners in 2018: Report
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2018
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
A photographer’s quest to reverse China’s historical amnesia
The New York Times, January 1, 2019
澳大利亚律师团体敦促政府为北京监禁的人权律师发声 (Australian lawyers urge foreign minister to pressure China on Wang Quanzhang)
Voice of America, January 1, 2019
参与六四民主运动的56人发表元旦声明 (56 Tiananmen activists issue new year statement calling for global review of China’s model and re-establishing goal of democratic reform)
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2018
1228北大清场纪要|北大团学领导的耻辱柱 (Shame on Peking University leaders for Dec. 28 roundup and beating of students supporting Jasic workers)
Jasic Workers Support Group, December 30, 2018
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【时间线】更新至12.29|北大马会遭打压全过程 (Timeline: Suppression of Marxist students at Peking University, updated Dec. 29)
Jasic Workers Support Group, December 30, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Unification is the goal and force is an option, Xi Jinping says of Taiwan
The New York Times, January 1, 2019
蔡英文促中国和平处理分歧，强调台湾人自治意愿
Taiwan’s leader urges China to address differences peacefully
The New York Times, January 1, 2019
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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen tells Beijing it “must” respect island’s sovereignty, people’s choices
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
U.S. economist Jeffrey Sachs retreats from Twitter after criticising U.S.’ treatment of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
University of Hong Kong students and staff united in desire to remove city’s leader as chancellor
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2019
In pictures: Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters rally over rule of law, inequality and waning freedoms
Agence France-Presse, January 1, 2019
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Don’t bring Hong Kong independence banners to New Year march, protesters told
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2018
【元旦遊行】港獨組織多名成員稱被監視爆竊 梁頌恆：黑社會所為 (Pro-independence group members under surveillance, warehouse broken into, banners and flags missing)
Ming Pao, January 1, 2019
Four potential flashpoints for Hong Kong in 2019: National anthem law, mainland tourists, Lantau reclamation, and elections
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2019
影片證多名警察扔磚 莫慶榮：警方受暴徒猛烈攻擊，還擊無可厚非、相當合理、可以接受 (“Fighting back is reasonable and acceptable,” says superintendent in response to trial video showing police officers throwing bricks at protestors)
Inmediahk.net, December 31, 2018
A “dangerous departure”: More lawyers criticise Justice Dept. after it drops corruption case against ex-leader CY Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, December 31, 2018
Hong Kong University students seek permanent home on campus for statue of late Nobel-winning laureate Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, December 31, 2018
Commentary (评论)
香港「被融入」之後（文：陳景祥）(What happens after Hong Kong has been “integrated”)
Ming Pao, January 2, 2018
Teresa Cheng should have sought independent counsel for CY Leung’s case – that she didn’t is worrisome
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2019
The year China’s rise enters awkward adolescent phase
Channel NewsAsia, January 2, 2019
中國律師見聞錄：相信「依法治國」的下場，就是丟飯碗蹲監獄 (Chronicles of a lawyer in China: Consequences of “governing the country by law” are losing job, going to prison)
The News Lens, January 1, 2019
Weather the dark storm, persevere for rule of law in China — A 2019 New Year’s message from the China Human Rights Lawyers Group
China Change, January 1, 2019
End dictatorship, march towards freedom — A 2019 New Year’s statement from the China Citizens Movement
China Change, December 31, 2018
Monday, December 31, 2018
Xinjiang (新疆)
Why did Kyrgyz stage a protest outside the Chinese embassy?
The Diplomat, December 29, 2018
几十名 “寒冬”网刊供稿人在中国被逮捕或失踪 (Over 40 Bitter Winter contributors arrested, disappeared in China for Xinjiang coverage)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2018
“Now we don’t talk anymore”: Inside the “cleansing” of Xinjiang
ChinaFile, December 28, 2018
Chinese Muslim poet Cui Haoxin fears his people will suffer as history repeats itself in wave of religious repression
Associated Press, December 28, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China's disappeared: A look at who went missing in 2018
Associated Press, December 30, 2018
王炳章预感自己有生命危险 (Imprisoned activist Wang Bingzhang expresses fear for personal safety)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2018
廣東維權人士甄江華 被判囚兩年 (Guangdong activist Zhen Jianghua sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for inciting subversion of state power)
The Stand News, December 29, 2018
China releases Canadian teacher but others still held in Huawei row
The Guardian, December 29, 2018
Canadian drug smuggler to face retrial after China says 15 years too lenient
Agence France-Presse, December 29, 2018
In Pictures: Security personnel block wife of detained China lawyer Wang Quanzhang from submitting court petition
Agence France-Presse, December 28, 2018
German rights commissioner slams trial of Chinese lawyer
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, December 27, 2018
Related:
Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on the trial of Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang
Federal Foreign Office of Germany, December 29, 2018
Access to Information (信息公开)
China thwarts U.S. effort to promote American culture on campuses
The New York Times, December 30, 2018
China’s cyber watchdog shuts down 3,500 apps over “pornographic” content
TechNode, December 29, 2018
权健帝国与疫苗之王：“新闻游侠”能否成为中国媒体管制下的曙光 (Are “news rangers” a ray of hope for journalism despite China’s media control?)
BBC News, December 28, 2018
Chinese government departments ordered to sharpen up on social media
Reuters, December 28, 2018
Three years on from Causeway Bay booksellers’ disappearances, mainland Chinese traders of banned books say the business is like selling “cocaine at the price of cabbage”
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2018
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
北大马克思主义学会学生和警卫发生冲突
Chinese students clash with guards over Marxist society crackdown
Financial Times, December 29, 2018
Students defiant as Chinese university cracks down on young Communists
The New York Times, December 28, 2018
Related:
China university students protest Marxist group shakeup
Agence France-Presse, December 29, 2018
Two temporary activities removed from Ministry of Public Security database
China NGO Project, December 28, 2018
历史关头 中国百余公共知识分子为改革奋身呐喊 (100 intellectuals speak out on 40th anniversary of Reform and Opening)
Radio France Internationale, December 30, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Xi: Upholding Socialism in the new era is a “great social revolution”
The Diplomat, December 29, 2018
Chinese police officers given exemption from prosecution
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2018
Teacher sentenced in Beijing kindergarten abuse scandal
Sixth Tone, December 28, 2018
Beijing’s new man in Macau is a former vice-minister of commerce, with the aim of bolstering ties with Portuguese-speaking countries
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2018
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Beijing turns to facial recognition to combat public housing abuses
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2018
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš hits back at Chinese diplomats’ Huawei and ZTE claims
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2018
Hong Kong (香港)
Give the job of finding land to a dedicated body to solve Hong Kong’s land shortage crisis, says advisory task force
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2018
News outlet HK01 hits back after press freedom watchdog questions its Taiwan independence “disclaimer”
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2018
Deputy director of Beijing’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office steps down, a year late
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2018
Hongkongers gloomy about 2019 – just 30 per cent expect life to improve as US-China trade war and Brexit weigh on economy
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2018
After Tiananmen crackdown, Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew said 200,000 influential Hongkongers should “band together” and bargain if Beijing interfered in city’s affairs
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2018
Commentary (评论)
中國「土地整理」拆老家，是肥了政府還是貧了農民？(China’s “land reorganization”: Profit for the government while exploiting the poor?)
The News Lens, December 31, 2018
Canada, China’s Schellenberg’s retrial and Beijing’s calculating maneuvers
Jerome Cohen, December 31, 2018
Justice chief Teresa Cheng doesn’t think she owes Hong Kong any explanation about the CY Leung case. She’s clueless
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2018
Something to hide? This Christmas, it was not a rights lawyer on trial, but the Chinese legal system itself
Hong Kong Free Press, December 30, 2018
How Hong Kong’s public political discourse was mainlandized in 2018
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2018
巨龍與陰影：五年之後的「一帶一路」(The dragon and the shadow: Five years into Belt and Road)
The Initium, December 29, 2018
We must finally see China for what it truly is
The Globe and Mail, December 27, 2018
Friday, December 28, 2018
Xinjiang (新疆)
Dozens of Bitter Winter reporters arrested
Bitter Winter, December 27, 2018
New details of secret transfer of Uyghurs
Bitter Winter, December 27, 2018
Muslims forced out of jobs, in Xinjiang and beyond
Bitter Winter, December 26, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
李文足今遞函高院 促查王全璋辦案期限 (Li Wenzu submits letter to court, demands correction of gross delay in handling Wang Quanzhang’s case)
Ming Pao, December 28, 2018
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李文足請願遇混亂 有在場人士阻記者採訪 (Security attempts to block Li Wenzu from submitting letter to court, journalists also obstructed)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 28, 2018
China jails Nanjing blogger for subversion over retweets, slogan
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2018
Canadian could face death penalty in China over drug smuggling charges
Agence France-Presse, December 27, 2018
Access to Information (信息公开)
Minitrue: No reporting on Mao commemorative events
China Digital Times, December 27, 2018
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Taiwan: Thousands of “yellow vest” protesters call for tax reform
Al Jazeera, December 27, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Top Chinese officials forced to carry out self-criticisms as Xi Jinping enforces party loyalty
Agence France-Presse, December 28, 2018
One of China’s former top spy chiefs gets life sentence for taking US$15.8 million in bribes, insider trading
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2018
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前国安高官马建被判无期，与郭文贵关系密切
Chinese official tied to billionaire fugitive is sentenced to life in prison
The New York Times, December 28, 2018
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China's answer to U.S. GPS extends coverage beyond Asia Pacific
Bloomberg, December 27, 2018
Chinese home sharing site Xiaozhu to roll out facial recognition-enabled smart locks in Chengdu pilot scheme
South China Morning Post, December 26, 2018
Hong Kong (香港)
立法會公聽會：抗議保安局收緊難民審批程序 (Socialist Action protests at LegCo against security bureau’s tightening of refugee screening process)
Inmediahk.net, December 28, 2018
Elderly homeless man jailed for blocking Umbrella Movement camp clearance free to go after winning sentence appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, December 27, 2018
Biggest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong calls again for curbs on mainland Chinese tourists to city
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2018
平機會黑箱選主席 社協批不符國際原則 (NGO criticizes appointment of Equal Opportunities Commission chief, calls process “black box operation” for govt appointment of selection committee members)
Inmediahk.net, December 27, 2018
Commentary (评论)
A great shift unseen over the last 40 years
China Change, December 28, 2018
China doesn’t have to keep playing the victim
Foreign Policy, December 27, 2018
Grinch China: Three decades of China’s problem with Christianity
The Diplomat, December 27, 2018
China’s bumbling police state: The only thing protecting human rights from the bureaucracy? Inefficiency.
Wall Street Journal, December 26, 2018
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Xinjiang (新疆)
Anti-Muslim repression expands outside Xinjiang
Bitter Winter, December 25, 2018
China applies Xinjiang’s policing lessons to other Muslim areas
Wall Street Journal, December 24, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
律师王全璋接受不公开庭审，被秘密关押三年
China holds secret trial for rights lawyer after 3 years in detention
The New York Times, December 26, 2018
【王全璋案】多名聲援者被帶走 外交官無法旁聽 法院：將擇期宣判 (Wang Quanzhang trial: Wife, journalists, diplomats barred from attendance, supporters arrested)
The Stand News, December 26, 2018
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王全璋案涉国家秘密不公开审理 择日宣判 (Wang Quanzhang’s case involves state secrets, trial will not be public)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2018Travesty of justice: Free rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang now
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 26, 2018
律师刘正清面临吊销执业证 (Liu Zhengqing, lawyer who represented Huang Qi and Qin Yongmin, has license revoked for endangering national security)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2018
Leading Chinese Marxist student taken away by police on Mao’s birthday
Reuters, December 26, 2018
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毛泽东诞辰日 北大左派学生被警察带走 (Peking University Marxist society student kidnapped by police on Mao’s birthday)
Deutsche Welle, December 26, 2018
Thai court acquits Chinese dissident of immigration-related charges
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2018
Jailed Taiwan rights activist “treated inhumanely” in Chinese prison: Wife
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2018
秦永敏狱中传遭迫害 妻子赵素利称其性命垂危
Chinese rights group fears for health of veteran democracy activist
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2018
Access to Information (信息公开)
For China’s web platforms, the future is sanitized
Sixth Tone, December 26, 2018
British publisher pulls academic journals from China after government complaint
Reuters, December 24, 2018
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Tibetan passport restrictions limit attendance at Dalai Lama prayer gathering
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2018
“我们不会抛弃信仰”：政府严打下的中国地下教会
As China cracks down on churches, Christians declare, “We will not forfeit our faith”
The New York Times, December 25, 2018
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圣诞在中国：多地再颁圣诞禁令 “洋节”争议显官方对宗教忧虑 (Christmas in China: Multiple provinces issue “Christmas ban,” full police surveillance on public spaces, schools encourage boycott against festival)
BBC News, December 25, 2018Protestant “house churches” raided in China on Christmas Eve
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2018
Hong Kong activists send more than 1,000 cards to political prisoners
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
CPC meeting underlines core status of Xi
Sina English, December 27, 2018
China accuses France of siding with its allies after Paris call for Canadians’ release
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2018
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Germany concerned “political motives” behind China’s detention of Canadians
Agence France-Presse, December 24, 2018
UN members thwart China’s bid to gut funds for Myanmar probe
Human Rights Watch, December 24, 2018
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Company says “smart uniforms” won’t track students
Sixth Tone, December 26, 2018
Huawei vows to push on with 5G development despite bans, Meng Wanzhou arrest
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2018
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华为事件发酵：英国应急服务核心网移除华为设备 (British Telecom confirms removal of Huawei equipment from emergency services network)
BBC News, December 26, 2018
Hong Kong (香港)
Single mainland mothers with children born in city join Christmas Day march to ask for Hong Kong ID cards
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2018
Why Hong Kong rejected Taiwanese singer Freddy Lim’s visa application
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2018
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Taiwan band Chthonic live streams to HK after visa rejection
Focus Taiwan, December 26, 2018入境處拒林昶佐屬越權兼非法 (Visa denial for Chthonic Freddy Lim is ultra-vires and against the law)
Inmediahk.net, December 24, 2018
Hong Kong justice chief Teresa Cheng under fire after rejecting calls to further explain CY Leung’s UGL payment case
South China Morning Post, December 26, 2018
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鄭若驊說法違背律政司一貫政策 亦違反法治精神 (Teresa Cheng’s explanation is against Department of Justice common practice and spirit of the rule of law, says scholar)
The Stand News, December 27, 2018
Commentary (评论)
Human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s secret trial
Jerome Cohen, December 27, 2018
Why the Jasic dispute matters: This year and in the years to come
China Labour Bulletin, December 24, 2018
My declaration: The faith of disobedience
China Change, December 24, 2018
Monday, December 24, 2018
Xinjiang (新疆)
“We are very scared”: Chinese Muslims in Ningxia fear they are next for internment camps
The Telegraph, December 21, 2018
Indonesian Muslims protest China’s detention of Uyghurs
Associated Press, December 21, 2018
Popular Uyghur comedian disappears, believed detained
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2018
Beijing slams reports of forced labor in Muslim detention camps
The Telegraph, December 21, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China’s death penalty is popular and releasing data will fuel calls for more executions, judge says
Reuters, December 21, 2018
Tiananmen Square protest leader charged with subversion in China's Guangxi
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2018
加强维稳 广东驱逐异议人士
Dissidents forced to leave China's Guangdong in “stability maintenance” crackdown
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2018
Access to Information (信息公开)
Chinese tech under the microscope: U.S. agencies step up reviews of research activity on American campuses
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2018
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Hong Kong Christians don all black in show of support for mainland Chinese believers facing crackdown ahead of Christmas
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2018
Related:
China's campaign against Christmas makes celebrating a difficult choice for citizens
Global Voices, December 22, 2018The crackdown on Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church: A backgrounder
China Change, December 21, 2018
Translation: Monitoring and harassment of Renda workers’ rights group
China Digital Times, December 21, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s State Council makes big changes as heads of nine of 15 agencies are replaced in 2018
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2018
Canada presses China on “arbitrary” detention of citizens
The New York Times, December 22, 2018
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加拿大强烈要求中国放人 美英欧盟齐齐声援 (Canada demands release of detained citizens in China, with support from U.S., U.K., EU)
Voice of America, December 22, 2018
桂林一对夫妻违反“限制消费令”，儿子被迫转学 (Guilin student forced to change schools because education fees violated parents’ “expenses limitations” under social credit blacklist)
The Paper, December 22, 2018
China boosts childcare and maternal health services in bid to lift birth rate
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2018
China says “resolutely opposes” new U.S. law on Tibet
Reuters, December 20, 2018
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President Trump signs Tibet Reciprocity Act into law
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2018
Hong Kong (香港)
稱團隊早思輪住選立會 朱凱廸：做不到議員做議助 (“If not legislator, then assistant,” says Eddie Chu in face of possible further disqualification in 2020)
Ming Pao, December 24, 2018
Taiwanese heavy metal band Chthonic led by pro-independence lawmaker cancels Hong Kong show over work visa issue
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2018
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台湾闪灵乐队不能入境 盘点近期被香港拒签的那些人 (A summary of Hong Kong’s visa denials as Taiwan’s “Chthonic” band barred from entering for concert performance)
BBC News, December 24, 2018
Bar Assoc. urges prosecutors to review decision to drop corruption case against ex-Hong Kong leader CY Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, December 22, 2018
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【UGL事件．短片】民主派稱1200人遊行促鄭若驊交代不檢控梁振英原因 警：高峰時525人 (Protestors march to demand Department of Justice explain decision not to prosecute CY Leung)
Ming Pao, December 23, 2018
Four who attacked ex-lawmaker Nathan Law jailed immediately as judge dismisses “frivolous and vexatious” appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, December 21, 2018
鄭若驊住宅僭建 刑事檢控專員指證據不足不起訴 僅控丈夫潘樂陶 (Secretary of Justice not prosecuted for unauthorized building works for insufficient evidence, only husband charged)
The Stand News, December 21, 2018
Commentary (评论)
中共正在改变改革开放的历史叙事 (CPC is rewriting the history of Reform and Opening Up)
The New York Times, December 24, 2018
Dear Xi Jinping, Hong Kong people are quite gullible…
Hong Kong Free Press, December 23, 2018
China’s Canadian hostages
The New York Times, December 23, 2018
Muslim cleansing: A global pandemic?
Al Jazeera, December 22, 2018
专访艾未未: 人权像空气和水分 (Interview with Ai Weiwei: Human rights are like air and water)
Deutsche Welle, December 21, 2018
A look back at China in 2018
ChinaFile, December 21, 2018
Friday, December 21, 2018
Xinjiang (新疆)
The Uyghur on the front page
China Media Project, December 20, 2018
Muslim Pakistan says outcry over China’s Xinjiang detention camps has been “sensationalised”
Agence France-Presse, December 20, 2018
China's information war against the Uyghurs
The Diplomat, December 20, 2018
How to hide illegal detentions? China gets creative
Bitter Winter, December 19, 2018
陕西省市场监督管理局: 关于废止陕西省地方标准《清真食品认证通则》的通告
(Shaanxi abolishes regulations on halal classification of food products)
Shaanxi Administration for Market Regulation, December 18, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China: UN human rights experts gravely concerned about Huang Qi’s health
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, December 20, 2018
Canadian detained in China questioned daily, no lawyer access, not allowed to turn lights out at night: Sources
Reuters, December 21, 2018
China executes petitioner who killed police officer bringing him home
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2018
Access to Information (信息公开)
Please welcome China’s WeChat to the #resistance
Buzzfeed, December 19, 2018
Millions employed to manipulate public opinion
Bitter Winter, December 19, 2018
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
海外维吾尔人白宫前抗议北京的新疆政策 (Uyghurs in U.S. hold rally in front of White House to protest Beijing’s Xinjiang policy)
Voice of America, December 21, 2018
美国华人削发 声援709案家属 (Supporters in U.S. shave heads in support of 709 lawyers’ families)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2018
Tracking the ever-present danger for workers on the streets of China
China Labour Bulletin, December 20, 2018
Pre-Christmas crackdown on Christians as China escalates religious persecution
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 20, 2018
LGBT parents challenge stereotypes in China
Reuters, December 20, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China's top legislature expresses strong indignation at U.S. act on Tibet
Sina English, December 21, 2018
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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
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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
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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, 2018Australia 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
Thursday, 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
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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
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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
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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, 2018A 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
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
Wednesday, 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
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