Hong Kong (香港)

China’s master-plan rings alarm bells in Hong Kong
The Economist, February 21, 2019

Related:
Greater Bay Area plan receives mixed reaction in Guangdong province, still work to do for Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2019

被列非法社團　民族黨上訴遭駁回　行會：或訴諸暴力實現港獨 (Gov’t rejects National Party’s appeal on ban, says “no reasonable guarantee” that violence will not be used in future)
The Stand News, February 21, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s ban on pro-independence National Party upheld, as gov’t rejects appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019

本土派向國際申訴港府打壓廣東話 促終結「普教中」(Localists to raise international awareness of gov’t suppression of Cantonese, urge termination of Mandarin-medium teaching for Chinese language in schools)
Inmediahk.net, February 22, 2019

Singapore activist sentenced to jail after refusing to pay HK$11,600 fine for hosting Joshua Wong Skype talk
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019

“We dream of being free from violence & oppression”: Saudi sisters stuck in Hong Kong after fleeing kingdom
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019

【移交逃犯】台灣時代力量反對借修例 將台灣納中國一部份 (Taiwan’s New Power Party opposes Hong Kong’s amendment of fugitive law, rejects categorization of Taiwan as part of China)
Inmediahk.net, February 21, 2019

Related:
法政匯思就政府建議修訂引渡相關法例之聲明 (Statement of the Progressive Lawyers Group on the government’s proposal to amend extradition laws)
The Stand News, February 21, 2019

Commentary (评论)

The Guardian view on Britain and China: It’s complicated
The Guardian, February 21, 2019

After the responsible stakeholder, what? Debating America’s China strategy
Texas National Security Review, February 2019

Cross-straits relations in 2019
Fairbank Center Blog, February 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

British Muslims rally to the Uyghur cause
Bitter Winter, February 20, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王峭岭：709李和平律师之子李泽远被株连不准办护照的情况通报 (Son of 709 lawyer Li Heping banned from applying for passport for third time)
Weiquanwang, February 21, 2019

Police reopen alleged rape case amid justifiable defense debate
Sixth Tone, February 20, 2019

李克强主持召开国务院常务会 要求制定涉企法规规章和规范性文件必须听取相关企业和行业协会商会意见 使政府决策更符合实际和民意等 (Premier Li Keqiang: Administrative regulations and normative documents involving enterprises must involve input from industry)
Central People’s Government, February 20, 2019

全国社会组织登记管理工作视频会议在京召开 (Ministry of Civil Affairs vows to “unswervingly guide social organizations to be grateful to the Party, listen to the Party, and follow the steps of the Party”)
Central People’s Government, February 19, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

本台寄政治書到台灣 有快遞公司拆件查驗 (SF Express says Taiwan culture department requires opening packages to examine books; department denies imposing such rules)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 20, 2019

Manufacturing creativity and maintaining control
MERICS, February 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Defending rights in a “no rights zone”: Annual report on the situation of human rights defenders in China (2018)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 21, 2019

Int’l Mother Language Day: Dear Xi Jinping, embrace cultural and linguistic diversity
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019

Public Security Bureau sub-bureaus open in Beijing, visits to foreign NGO offices in Jiangsu, and representative office training in Yunnan
China NGO Project, February 20, 2019

A Tibetan-Canadian student was attacked online after winning student council elections. She thinks Beijing is to blame.
Global Voices, February 20, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中纪委内设机构调整：扩充案件监督管理、案件审理等部门力量 (Structural adjustments in Central Commission for Discipline Inspection expand case management, adjudication powers)
The Paper, February 21, 2019

UK vulnerable to Chinese interference, report says
BBC, February 20, 2019

Related:
China–UK relations: Where to draw the border between influence and interference?
RUSI, February 20, 2019

教育部：全面推进共建“一带一路”教育行动 (Ministry of Education promotes “Belt and Road” education campaign; 60 Chinese schools operate education programs in 23 “Belt and Road” countries with 317 thousand students visiting China)
Central People’s Government, February 20, 2019

Former military chief of staff sentenced to life imprisonment
Xinhua, February 20, 2019

Facing an aggressive Beijing, Taiwan's president issues a warning to the world
CNN, February 20, 2019

Related:
Taiwan says no compromise on democracy after opposition’s China peace overture
Reuters, February 20, 2019

李锐葬礼上的哀悼与争议
In Beijing, a Communist funeral for an inconvenient critic
The New York Times, February 20, 2019

China recruits professional firefighters for the first time. 99.9% of them are required to be men
SupChina, February 20, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

东南亚各国是否选择华为？5G网络成政治问题 (Whether Southeast Asian countries choose Huawei for 5G? has become a political question)
Voice of America, February 21, 2019

英国网络安全主管称华为风险可控
UK cyber security chief says Huawei risk can be managed
Financial Times, February 21, 2019

Related:
Huawei hasn't yet fixed its security vulnerabilities, says UK’s NCSC overseers
The Register, February 20, 2019

Huawei founder says he would defy Chinese law on intelligence gathering
CBS, February 20, 2019

Related:
Why low profile Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has grabbed the microphone to defend telecoms giant
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

團體發表聯合聲明反對修訂逃犯條例　憂法治變得更脆弱 (Joint civil society statement opposing extradition law amendments raises rule of law concerns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 20, 2019

Related:
陳文敏：修移交例 已簽國或重新檢視協議 (Legal Scholar Johannes Chan: Foreign countries might re-evaluate existing extradition agreements in light of proposed amendments)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2019

Mixed reactions in Hong Kong as Beijing sets out strategic integration plan for southern China “Bay Area”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 19, 2019

Related:
【大灣區】朱凱廸批港人必定是被規劃 「無渠道決定內容，立法會都唔得」(Legislators slam Hong Kong’s development in Greater Bay Area plan: No channel for public participation, including through LegCo)
Inmediahk.net, February 20, 2019

China’s Silicon Valley blueprint has plenty of holes
Bloomberg, February 19, 2019

Hong Kong activist Edward Leung fends off riot allegations over Mong Kok unrest as lawyer accuses authorities of bias
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Distrust of Beijing is at the heart of Hongkongers’ opposition to extraditing fugitives to the mainland
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2019

Global assault on NGOs reaches crisis point as new laws curb vital human rights work
Amnesty International, February 21, 2019

傘運關鍵詞書寫筆記（一）：假如雨傘是失敗的，為何有必要重啓記憶？(Umbrella Movement keywords: If the movement is a failure, why revisit it?)
The Initium, February 20, 2019

China will likely corner the 5G market—and the U.S. has no plan
Wired, February 20, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

How an exposed Chinese database gave a glimpse of real-time monitoring in Xinjiang
Associated Press, February 20, 2019

Uyghurs in America aim to keep language alive
Voice of America, February 20, 2019

从老党员到分裂分子，维吾尔学者恐以“煽颠罪”被判刑 (Former CPC member branded “separatist”: A Uyghur scholar faces charges of inciting subversion of state power for “spreading Islamic and Arab culture through academic channels”)
Voice of America, February 20, 2019

This Australian baby boy has spent his whole life trapped in China’s police state. Now his dad wants him out
Buzzfeed News, February 19, 2019

“Man returns to his native Xinjiang and disappears” — a story too common for the headlines
Global Voices, February 19, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Good Samaritan questioned over assault appeals to social media for justice
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019

身份信息遭冒用 “被法人”现象频发 (Identity theft victim wrongly listed as judgment defaulter and facing travel ban finds it procedurally difficult to prove innocence and clear name)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

《柏林，我爱你》删除艾未未执导片段
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei is cut from film; producer cites “fear of China”
The New York Times, February 20, 2019

“The Wandering Earth” seen as propaganda coup for China's ideologists
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019

“It’s hopeless but you persist”: An interview with Jiang Xue
New York Review of Books, February 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

求助外交官 成都基督徒遭传唤 (Christians in Chengdu threatened, interrogated for meeting with German diplomat)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019

旅美中国民主党华盛顿快闪行动 (China Democracy Party activists hold flash-mob in Washington)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019

Some NGOs able to continue longer-term temporary activities for a second year
China NGO Project, February 19, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries
Associated Press, February 20, 2019

New Zealand former PM denies writing glowing pro-China piece for Beijing paper
The Guardian, February 20, 2019

China’s leaders want more babies, but local officials resist
Associated Press, February 19, 2019

台湾拟修法：签署两岸和平协议须透过全民公投决定 (Taiwan’s proposed amendments: Cross-strait peace agreements must be decided by referendum)
Radio France Internationale, February 19, 2019

贵州省委书记调研茅台集团：增强呵护茅台品牌的政治责任感 (Guizhou provincial CPC secretary asks Maotai, luxury alcohol SOE, to enhance its political responsibilities)
The Paper, February 19, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

全国首个人工智能创新发展试验区在北京成立 (China’s first AI development test zone opens in Beijing)
Beijing News, February 20, 2019

Britain warned it could be cut out of future Five Eyes intelligence over Huawei
Sydney Morning Herald, February 20, 2019

Never mind Huawei: U.S. is already winning the 5G race, Cisco report claims
Washington Post, February 20, 2019

Tencent’s live streaming notice
Niko Partners, February 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

University chief in Hong Kong says he was not under pressure to leave out word “national” in title of Taiwanese alma mater for biography
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2019

申訴專員促教育局檢討非華語學生支援 (Ombudsman urges Education Bureau to step up support for non-Chinese speaking students)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 19, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismisses calls for public consultation on fugitive transfers, citing urgency of Taiwan case
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejects concerns about city’s autonomy under China’s Greater Bay Area plan
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China borrows from totalitarian playbook with Xinjiang camps
Sydney Morning Herald, February 20, 2019

大灣區的警務合作（文：呂秉權）(Police cooperation in the Greater Bay Area)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2019

Why must Pope Francis come to China?
The Union of Catholic Asian News, February 20, 2019

The silver lining: Canadians know the truth about the ruthless Chinese government
Globe and Mail, February 19, 2019

Silencing Hong Kong’s national-anthem protests will deepen fear, not love, of China
Quartz, February 19, 2019

Xi: China must never adopt constitutionalism, separation of powers, or judicial independence
The Diplomat, February 19, 2019

China and Venezuela: Business partners against human rights
Bitter Winter, February 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

All 7 Uyghur escapees recaptured in Mukdahan, Thailand
Bangkok Post, February 17, 2019

“我也是维吾尔人”：海外维族人要求公开失踪亲属下落
“Show me that my father is alive.” China faces torrent of online pleas
The New York Times, February 17, 2019

Yeshiva University students attend rally to protest Chinese internment of Uyghurs
YU Commentator, February 17, 2019

County in Xinjiang: A case study in destroying faith
Bitter Winter, February 15, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

指遺憾王全璋案無公開審訊　港大律師公會：削內地司法制度信心 (Hong Kong Bar Association: trying Wang Quanzhang behind closed doors will diminish public confidence in mainland judicial system)
Ming Pao, February 19, 2019

Related:
香港大律師公會就王全璋一案之聲明 (Hong Kong Bar Association’s statement on Wang Quanzhang conviction)
Hong Kong Bar Association, February 19, 2019

Police embedded in grass-roots Communist Party cells as security grip tightens on Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2019

黄琦母亲见多国外交官后再度被控制
Mother of jailed Chinese rights activist under police guard in own home
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2019

習近平：法治要從國情出發　決不能走西方「司法獨立」路 (Xi Jinping: China’s rule of law must proceed from national conditions, must not follow path of Western judicial independence)
The Stand News, February 16, 2019

Related:
加强党对全面依法治国的领导 (Xi Jinping: Strengthening CPC leadership on ruling the country according to law)
Qiushi, February 15, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Gamifying propaganda: Everything you need to know about China’s “study Xi” app
What’s On Weibo, February 18, 2019

Related:
Alibaba is the force behind hit Chinese Communist Party app: Sources
Reuters, February 18, 2019

四部门：要求加强地图进出口管理 避免“问题地图”的产生 (Four ministries to regulate printing, importing, exporting maps to avoid “problematic maps”
People’s Daily, February 18, 2019

“你就是我，我就是你”，习近平引领媒体融合走上快车道 (“You are me, and I am you”: Xi Jinping fast-tracks media convergence for CPC propaganda)
The Paper, February 18, 2019

UK schools should halt further deals with China’s Confucius Institutes until review completed, Conservative Party watchdog says
Hong Kong Free Press, February 18, 2019

The trouble with obedience
China Media Project, February 18, 2019

艾未未：“取消片子的理由是我的政治身份”
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s segment cut from “Berlin, I Love You”
Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2019

Related:
Chinese censorship the talk of Berlin after Zhang Yimou film pulled from festival – and no wonder
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2019

中国审查魔手钳制弹幕 先审后播取缔即时评论 (China’s censorship extends to “bullet-screen” commentary in live stream videos)
Voice of America, February 16, 2019

Related:
Real-time censorship for real-time comments
SupChina, February 15, 2019

【專訪《寒冬》】揭新疆再教育營內幕　跨宗教網媒 Bitter Winter 總監：中共打壓只會聯合信徒力量 (Interview with Bitter Winter: CCP’s religious crackdown will only unite followers)
The Stand News, February 16, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese province defends ban on children taking “illegal” Tibetan language classes
Agence France-Presse, February 19, 2019

Protests at Canadian universities raise concerns about Chinese government involvement
China Digital Times, February 18, 2019

Related:
Activist accuses Chinese government of meddling after McMaster speech disrupted
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019

China denies role in backlash against Tibetan student’s election at University of Toronto
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s social credit system shows its teeth, banning millions from taking flights, trains
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019

【秋雨教會】人權組織：中國警方前往泰國　跨境盤問當地華人基督徒 (Autumn Rain crackdown: Human rights organizations say China is sending police to Thailand to interrogate Chinese Christians)
The Stand News, February 18, 2019

China key suspect in pre-election hack against major parties
Sydney Morning Herald, February 18, 2019

China pressing Canadian companies to call Taiwan part of China, state documents show
The Star, February 15, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Shenzhen facial recognition firm remains silent after major data leak revealed
Caixin, February 16, 2019

Related:
Chinese company leaves Muslim-tracking facial recognition database exposed online
Zero Day Net, February 14, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

China’s State Council reveals details of Greater Bay Area plan to turn Hong Kong and 10 neighboring cities into economic hub
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019

Related:
Many in Hong Kong fear greater integration with mainland China
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2019

【移交逃犯】紐大學者孔傑榮：中港無引渡安排　因中國人權紀錄有問題 (Legal scholar Jerome Cohen: Hong Kong has no extradition agreement with China because of latter’s problematic human rights record)
The Stand News, February 19, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong, China, “rendition” and human rights
Jerome A. Cohen, February 18, 2019

【移交逃犯】戴啟思：堵塞漏洞之說有誤　單次移交建議值得憂慮 (Bar Association chairman: It is wrong to categorize proposed extradition law as “closing loopholes”)
The Stand News, February 18, 2019

Related:
The long arm of the law: Returning fugitives from justice
The Stand News, February 18, 2019

Legco ban on photocopying files of Hong Kong immigration chief’s curious 1996 exit is ridiculous, former Government Records Service director says
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2019

Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters march to Kwong Wah Hospital, claiming city’s health care system overwhelmed by mainland Chinese migrants
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2019

DQ案上訴遭駁回 梁國雄：一定打到去終審法院 (Court of Appeal rejects Long Hair’s challenge to his disqualification, ousted lawmaker will appeal to Court of Final Appeal)
Inmediahk.net, February 15, 2019

Commentary (评论)

当中国变成了21世纪的生存威胁
How China brings us together
The New York Times, February 18, 2019

Russia to China: Together we can rule the world
Politico, February 17, 2019

China’s master plan: A weak Indian regime to emerge from elections
Hindustan Times, February 15, 2019

The world must save the Uyghurs
The Diplomat, February 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

We have taken note of condition of Uyghurs in China: Indian Government
Economic Times, February 14, 2019

Police in Chinese Muslim heartland banned from drinking alcohol – even off duty
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2019

新疆再教育营教师面临被哈国遣返 (Kazakh teacher who fled camps faces repatriation to Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

黄琦案新聘律师会见不成遭撤换 (Huang Qi’s new lawyer denied meeting, removed from case)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Little red app: Xi’s thoughts are (surprise!) a hit in China
The New York Times, February 14, 2019

India proposes Chinese-style Internet censorship
The New York Times, February 14, 2019

中国屏蔽“微信”敏感话题的效果有限 (China’s censorship of sensitive topics on WeChat may have limited effect)
Voice of America, February 14, 2019

Huawei video in Chinese school exam sparks product placement row
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2019

China sets up camp in Tibet's Shigatse to train party workers in “correct thought”: report
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019

Chinese newspapers fold amid growing censorship, falling incomes
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China tries to stop academics from taking its constitution literally
The Economist, February 14, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

云南因人因户因村制订脱贫计划，并引入大数据管理平台 (Yunnan to implement big data central platform for poverty alleviation scheme)
People’s Daily, February 15, 2019

長春警泄公民信息 助黑社會強迫賣淫 (Jilin Changchun police officer arrested for sending citizen information to triads for forced prostitution)
Ming Pao, February 15, 2019

Chinese police arrest suspect for selling tracking services to debt collectors
TechNode, February 14, 2019

Haley tried to block appointment of Chinese diplomat to key U.N. post. He got the job anyway.
Foreign Policy, February 14, 2019

Beijing intensifies lobbying of Pacific nations to recognise Taiwan as part of One China
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019

China to fund installation of modern facilities at Pakistan-Afghan border crossings
Voice of America, February 12, 2019

涉书商桂民海案，瑞典驻华大使被调查
Sweden investigates its ambassador to China after report of secret talks to free publisher
The New York Times, February 14, 2019

Related:
Swedish ambassador to China recalled after bizarre meeting over detained bookseller
Washington Post, February 14, 2019

Wife of missing former Interpol chief removed from political body
Caixin, February 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

因批评华为 澳洲智库赞助商遭警告 (Huawei sends warnings to sponsors of Australian think tank that published criticisms against it)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019

Related:
Huawei heaps pressure on Telstra, Google over think tank funding
Sydney Morning Herald, February 14, 2019

美国将禁止中国设备进入5G市场
Administration readies order to keep China out of wireless networks
The New York Times, February 14, 2019

Chinese facial recognition company left database of people's locations exposed
CNet, February 13, 2019

Why experts say Canada should follow Australia’s lead on China in wake of Huawei crisis
The Star, February 13, 2019

Huawei battles for hearts and minds in global soft power push
Associated Press, February 14, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

胡漢清向政府提出今屆任期內應就23條立法作諮詢 (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference member says HK government should begin Art. 23 consultation before term ends)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 14, 2019

香港民主派反对港府逃犯引渡新安排 林荣基拟离港避引渡 (Hong Kong democrats oppose proposed amendments to extradition arrangements, escaped bookseller considers leaving city)
Voice of America, February 14, 2019

囚犯日後或須戴電子手帶　智慧監獄設三大系統作高科技監管 (“Smart prison” measures introduced in Hong Kong, biometric surveillance and cameras detecting “abnormal behavior” begin testing in 4 centers)
The Stand News, February 14, 2019

Related:
Tracking wristbands, video monitoring systems and drug-detecting robots – Hong Kong tests how to make its prisons “smart”
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2019

Commentary (评论)

從華為發現中國的政治部署，是在變相控制他國命脈 (Huawei is a glimpse of China’s campaign to control other countries’ lifelines)
The News Lens, February 15, 2019

Why so glum, China? Relative to their level of prosperity, the Chinese are unhappy
The Economist, February 14, 2019

In China, government policies tell us more about the economy than GDP numbers
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

揭新疆内幕 哈国人权组织遭起诉 (Mainland Chinese group petitions Kazakh court to ban volunteer organization that collects information about missing persons in Xinjiang camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2019

土耳其谴责中国在新疆践踏人权后面临北京经济威胁
Turkish-Chinese tensions escalate over Uyghurs
Voice of America, February 13, 2019

Pelosi signals strong U.S. Congress concern over Uyghur political “re-education camps”
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

政法大学教授曝中国司法机关骇人内幕 (China University of Political Science and Law professor discusses gross abuse of criminal procedures in online legal training video)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2019

150 pastors arrested at year-end gathering
Bitter Winter, February 13, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Police fail to crack case of burgled China scholar Anne-Marie Brady
New Zealand Herald, February 13, 2019

The dawn of the little red phone
China Media Project, February 13, 2019

Banned in Berlin: Why China said no go to Zhang Yimou
Variety, February 11, 2019

All out effort to hide China’s persecution of religion
Bitter Winter, February 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

How Africa is converting China
UnHerd, February 13, 2019

Inside China’s crackdown on young Marxists
Financial Times, February 13, 2019

Supervisors at religious places
Global Times, February 13, 2019

Taiwan’s indigenous are still seeking justice on the democratic side of the Taiwan Strait
SupChina, February 13, 2019

Public security infographic: Make sure foreign NGOs have filed!
ChinaFile NGO Project, February 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

报告指特朗普以错误方式反击中国
Trump trying to counter China in the “wrong way,” former officials say
The New York Times, February 13, 2019

Related:
Course correction: Toward an effective and sustainable China policy
Task Force on U.S.-China Policy, February 7, 2019

China’s two-child policy under fire as parents’ bank account frozen for having third child
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019

Malaysia's Anwar tells Southeast Asian nations to defend territory against China
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei and Pacific reset update
SupChina, February 13, 2019

Apple removes 700 social media apps from China store
Global Times, February 13, 2019

热切与中国修好的捷克为何对华为“变脸”？
Huawei was a Czech favorite. Now? It’s a national security threat
The New York Times, February 13, 2019

German minister backs tougher rules on telecoms suppliers
Reuters, February 12, 2019

Beijing readies for possible high-tech Cold War
Global Times, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

“Trojan horse”: Hong Kong’s China extradition plans may harm city’s judicial protections, say democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, February 13, 2019

Related:
港男在台杀女案：放宽引渡限制提议引政治打压忧虑 (Proposal to amend extradition arrangements stirs worries of political suppression)
BBC News, February 13, 2019

【專訪】政府倡容單次移交逃犯到大陸　吳靄儀質疑違人權公約　憂無23條也可被移交治罪 (Margaret Ng questions extradition law amendments as violation of human rights treaties; lack of fair trial and convictions outside of Art. 23)
The Stand News, February 13, 2019

郭榮鏗引述李家超稱已展開與內地就逃犯安排協議商討 (Security chief has already begun talks with mainland China on fugitive extradition arrangements, issue is not open for public consultation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 13, 2019

More than 70 per cent of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong work over 13 hours a day, Chinese University survey shows
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong identity and the rise of Mandarin
The Diplomat, February 14, 2019

From Beijing 2008 to Beijing 2022: Should we boycott China’s winter Olympics?
Bitter Winter, February 14, 2019

牆外百科牆裡人：中國大陸的維基編輯們 (Bringing knowledge into the wall? Wikipedia editors in mainland China)
The Initium, February 13, 2019

[Angela Gui] “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t?” I won’t.
Medium, February 13, 2019

A letter to Xi Jinping: Time to reset relations
Financial Times, February 12, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

The mysterious case of the missing Kazakh-Chinese refugee
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

Related:
新疆商人逃离中国 家属向各国政府求救 (Family of Kazakh refugee calls for aid as China asks for extradition from Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019
Ethnic Kazakh man who fled China sent back to Thailand
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

Next stop Xinjiang for one of China’s rising political stars Wang Junzheng
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Families of missing Uyghurs call for “proof of life” videos from Chinese government
The Guardian, February 12, 2019

Related:
“我也是维吾尔人”：亲属要求当局公开失踪家人下落 (#MeTooUyghur: Families call for authorities to disclose news of relatives sent to camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

China issues Turkey safety alert after Ankara’s “vile” statements about treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China claims it has no “Gulags,” but satellite imagery shows 3 new ones coming up in Tibet
The Print, February 12, 2019

China to deepen procuratorial reform
Xinhua, February 12, 2019

Partial victory for China’s detainees
East Asia Forum, February 12, 2019

Taiwan critical of Manila's sending of its nationals to China (update)
Focus Taiwan, February 12, 2019

Related:
Taiwan finds regrettable deportation of nationals to China by the Philippines
Manila Bulletin, February 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Why China’s younger generation (sort of) loves Jiang Zemin
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

Shock in China after Zhang Yimou film set during Cultural Revolution is pulled from Berlin festival
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

【金像獎】流亡導演應亮入圍最佳編劇　陸媒「河蟹」提名名單 (China censors name of exiled director from mainland reporting of nominees for best screenplay in annual Hong Kong Film Awards)
The Stand News, February 12, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

How “three billboards” inspired China’s gay rights activists
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

李凈瑜：访美求援受到最强烈回响 (Lee Ching-yu, wife of jailed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che, expresses gratitude for strong responses during her U.S. visit)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

Chinese students slam union candidate over separatist posts
Global Times, February 12, 2019

Related:
A recap of the Scarborough Campus Students’ Union elections
The Varsity, February 10, 2019

Table Manners: Are women really banned from the banquet table at Chinese New Year?
The World of Chinese, February 12, 2019

Photo gallery: The face of China’s #MeToo movement enters the fray
ChinaFile, February 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Air New Zealand flight’s U-turn sparks claims of China tensions
The Guardian, February 12, 2019

Related:
Air NZ plane forced to turn around after airline forgot to remove reference to Taiwan
Stuff, February 12, 2019

US Senator Marco Rubio proposes legislation to counter “Made in China 2025” while top China hands warn White House to “course correct” Beijing relationship
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Senior figure at Chinese energy giant under investigation
Caixin, February 12, 2019

Shanghai’s blood plasma scare, Beijing’s legitimacy
China Digital Times, February 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

EU considers response to China hacking after U.K. evidence, sources say
Bloomberg, February 12, 2019

Securing the Digital Silk Road
CCP Watch, February 12, 2019

New Pentagon report warns of Russian and Chinese laser threats to U.S. satellites
CNN, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

調查：7成外傭每日工作逾13小時　部分面對情緒問題 (Survey: 70% of foreign domestic workers work over 13 hours per day, some face emotional problems)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 13, 2019

Fugitives face extradition to Macau, Taiwan and mainland China under Hong Kong government proposal to amend law this year
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Related:
保安局擬修例容許個案形式移交逃犯　啟動前需特首批准 (Security Bureau proposes amendment to fugitive law to allow extradition without pre-existing agreements)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong is considering changing the law on transferring fugitives – so how are extraditions dealt with now, and why are there no deals with mainland China, Taiwan and Macau?
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019

Hong Kong mulls electronic vote counting trial across 3 functional constituencies during 2020 legislative election
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong’s leader orders full review of monitoring system for mega bridge after late documents scandal
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

美国不该对中国的互联网审查姑息讨好
China’s online censorship stifles trade, too
The New York Times, February 12, 2019

Roderick MacFarquhar: The scholar who wrote the leading history of China’s Cultural Revolution as it happened
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Egyptian billionaire: Trump is right about China
CNBC, February 11, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur crackdown: “I spent seven days of hell in Chinese camps”
BBC, February 12, 2019

China releases video of Uyghur poet said to have died in custody
The Guardian, February 11, 2019

Related:
Turkey hits China hard over Uyghur. Why now?
Hurriyet Daily News, February 11, 2019

Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hami Aksoy
Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 9, 2019

Why is Turkey breaking its silence on China’s Uyghurs?
The Diplomat, February 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

江天勇狱中拜年 余文生妻求助人大
Chinese human rights attorney calls home ahead of scheduled release
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019

余文生妻子去信栗戰書促釋放丈夫 (Yu Wensheng’s wife sends letter to National People’s Congress Standing Committee chief urging husband’s release)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Censored on WeChat: A year of content removals on China’s most powerful social media platform
Global Voices, February 11, 2019

China targets Twitter users critical of Venezuela’s Maduro
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019

How official Chinese propaganda is adapting to the social media age as disaffection spreads among millennials
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2019

Blockbuster nationalism and viral propaganda
China Media Project, February 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Film by China’s Zhang Yimou withdrawn from Berlin festival competition days before its world premiere
Agence France-Presse, February 12, 2019

Related:
张艺谋"一秒钟"柏林撤映改映"英雄" (Zhang Yimou’s “One Second” film withdrawn from Berlin film festival, film “Hero” will be shown instead)
Mtime, February 11, 2019

A tragedy on China’s highways illustrates the true cost of next day delivery
China Labour Bulletin, February 11, 2019

Reddit users rebel after China-owned Tencent said to be leading funding round
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2019

Related:
Tencent invests in Reddit as global battle with Bytedance escalates
TechNode, February 11, 2019

藏人當選多倫多大學學生會長　遭陸生留言謾罵、聯署要求推翻結果 (Newly-elected Toronto University student body president faces backlash from Chinese students for reported “close ties” with Tibetan organization)
The Stand News, February 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

46 UK parliamentarians urge English-language testing body IELTS to remove “China” from Taiwan designation
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2019

How the Pentagon countered China’s designs on Greenland
Wall Street Journal, February 10, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

小小的在华体验中心如何帮Facebook赚大钱？
How Facebook’s tiny China sales floor helps generate big ad money
The New York Times, February 11, 2019

Pompeo warns allies Huawei presence complicates partnership with U.S.
Reuters, February 11, 2019

China’s new cybersecurity measures allow state police to remotely access company systems
Recorded Future, February 8, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing to outline plans for Greater Bay Area development within days, says Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2019

【跨性別權益】民調指近 7 成港人撐立法免歧視　司法覆核卻先輸一仗 (Poll: 70% of Hong Kongers support discrimination law protecting transgender rights; judicial review sees first defeat)
The Stand News, February 11, 2019

Hong Kong pro-democracy party chief Wu Chi-wai may give up Wong Tai Sin district seat after 20 years
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2019

One-third of new applicants for Hong Kong elderly welfare payments stand to lose out on thousands per month because of rise in age threshold
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2019

Commentary (评论)

互联网冲击下，市场化媒体大批死去，党报则复活了 (With the rise of the Internet, commercial media dwindles and state media is revived)
CNPolitics, February 11, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Revealed: 17 Australian residents believed detained in China's Uyghur crackdown
The Guardian, February 10, 2019

Blackwater’s Erik Prince, China and a new controversy over Xinjiang
Bloomberg, February 10, 2019

新疆“再教育营”：维吾尔音乐家死亡 土耳其要求中国关闭拘留中心
Turkey demands China close camps after reports of musician's death
BBC News, February 10, 2019

Related:
Watch: The musician Turkey mourns in its protest of China’s Uyghur detention camps
Quartz, February 10, 2019

Turkey urges China to end mass detention of Muslims
The New York Times, February 10, 2019

No halal please: Meet China’s pig vigilantes
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2019

新疆人权危机阴影下，美国企业赚钱忙 (U.S. companies busy making money amid Xinjiang human rights crisis)
Voice of America, February 9, 2019

Uzbekistan urged not to hand ethnic Kazakh over to China
Reuters, February 8, 2019

Related:
中国政府试图越境拘捕新疆商人 (China attempts to arrest Kazakh businessman outside borders)
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2019

China secretly transferring Uyghur detainees from Xinjiang to Shaanxi, Gansu province prisons
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

国际特赦：维权律师江天勇或遭酷刑 (Amnesty International: Jiang Tianyong likely tortured in jail)
Voice of America, February 8, 2019

Wife of jailed Chinese rights lawyer takes protest to Supreme Court
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China entertainment endures “bitter winter” after crackdowns
Agence France-Presse, February 11, 2019

Translation: Zhang Qianfan on academic censorship
China Digital Times, February 8, 2019

China's multi-billion dollar media campaign “a major threat for democracies” around the world
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2019

Related:
Beijing’s global media drive a “threat for democracies”
China Digital Times, February 8, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

劳工维权给习近平的“中国梦”蒙上阴影
Workers’ activism rises as China’s economy slows; Xi aims to rein them in
The New York Times, February 11, 2019

Visa for exiled Tiananmen activist to return home for father’s funeral cancelled hours after it was issued
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2019

The death and revival of independent film in China
Variety, February 7, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China supports Russia’s persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Bitter Winter, February 10, 2019

首宗「一帶一路」項目鬧上香港法庭 招商局港口被指無視特許經營權吉布地建新碼頭
Legal battle for control of Djibouti ports comes to Hong Kong
Factwire, February 10, 2019

Related:
【一帶一路】傳真社：迪拜世界入稟高院控招商局港口　違反港口特許經營權 (Factwire: Belt and Road project in Djibouti challenged in Hong Kong courts; Chinese state owned company sued by port operator for causing revocation of port exclusivity rights)
Ming Pao, February 10, 2019

China link possible in cyber attack on Australian Parliament computer system, ABC understands
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Internet, divided between the U.S. and China, has become a battleground
Wall Street Journal, February 9, 2019

Related:
5G economics: Is the Internet in danger of splitting?
Al Jazeera, February 9, 2019

Huawei deals for tech will have consequences, U.S. warns EU
Bloomberg, February 8, 2019

Related:
Huawei threatens lawsuit against Czech Republic after security warning
The New York Times, February 8, 2019

China-EU 5G research project to continue despite growing concerns about Huawei
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong doctors join localist protest against one-way permit scheme, as mainland migrant influx blamed for stretched hospitals
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2019

Related:
To mainland Chinese “Hong Kong drifters,” the allure of becoming a permanent resident in the city is fading
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2019

Explainer: Why doctors and nurses say Hong Kong’s health system is sick
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2019

Hong Kong protesters call for better elderly, land and labour policy on third day of Lunar New Year
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Shopping with friends, and fracas, in China's Xinjiang
Sydney Morning Herald, February 10, 2019

焦点对话：中国监控领先世界，一人两个摄像头？(“Pro and Con”: China leads world in surveillance, 2 cameras watching each person)
Voice of America, February 9, 2019

The road out of poverty and to gender equality in Hong Kong starts at school
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2019

ChinaFile conversation: Where is China’s foreign policy headed?
ChinaFile, February 8, 2019

Beijing’s Olympics paved the way for Xinjiang’s camps
Foreign Policy, February 8, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

These Uyghurs fled to Australia to escape persecution but Beijing’s crackdown followed them
The Washington Post, February 8, 2019

She fled China’s camps, but she’s still not free
Foreign Policy, February 6, 2019

新疆各地强迫穆斯林过春节及吃猪肉
Chinese officials force Muslims to drink, eat pork at festival
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2019

Related:
The future of Uyghur cultural — and halal — life in the year of the pig
SupChina, February 6, 2019

Protest in New York over fate of China’s Uyghurs
Agence France-Presse, February 7, 2019

Related:
Uyghurs demand an end to mass incarcerations ahead of 22nd anniversary of Ghulja Massacre
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2019

UNHRC set to blast Israel 7 times, but mum on China’s Muslim imprisonment
The Jerusalem Post, February 5, 2019

Related:
UN: Act to end China’s mass detentions in Xinjiang
Amnesty International, February 4, 2019

Rights groups urge UN to probe China’s “severe abuse” in Muslim Xinjiang
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2019

The learning curve: How Communist Party officials are applying lessons from prior “transformation” campaigns to repression in Xinjiang
Jamestown Foundation, February 1, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Jailhouse informants and wrongful convictions
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, February 7, 2019

China denies secret approach to jailed bookseller’s daughter
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2019

Related:
桂民海女兒稱有大使代表聲稱可安排見父親　條件要噤聲 (Daughter of detained Gui Minhai approached by representative of Chinese embassy in Sweden, offered meeting with father on condition of silence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 8, 2019

Chinese dissidents to be resettled in Canada, Thai lawyer says
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese state media giant CGTN registers as foreign agent in U.S.
Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2019

U.S. town arts center removes paintings depicting president Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

緬甸萬人上街促擱中資水壩工程　轟中國經濟參與形同霸凌 (Citizens in Myanmar protest China’s dam construction project, economic bullying)
The Stand News, February 8, 2019

China faces barrage of criticism over jailing of human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2019

Related:
六大国际律师协会声讨北京：王全璋无罪 (Lawyers associations from six countries confront Beijing over Wang Quanzhang)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2019

维权律师家属望团聚 来年充满风险
Wife of jailed Chinese rights lawyer spends new year outside jail
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2019

Wife of Taiwan activist Lee Ming-che, jailed by China, will attend Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech
The Washington Post, February 6, 2019

Mothers of jailed Chinese rights defenders shine light on sons’ cases and “injustice”
Voice of America, February 4, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

NSW Liberals took donations from figure linked to pro-Beijing group and Huang Xiangmo
The Guardian, February 7, 2019

Related:
Australia bans politically connected Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2019

What gave Beijing an edge in 2022 Olympics decision? “Everything is easier in dictatorships” says world ski chief Gian Franco Kasper
Agence France-Presse, February 5, 2019

自由之家报告：新疆再教育中心遭谴责
China slammed in global freedom, democracy report
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2019

Related:
Freedom in the world 2019: Democracy in retreat
Freedom House, February 5, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How Facebook’s tiny China sales floor helps generate big ad money
The New York Times, February 7, 2019

Any Western country using Huawei or other Chinese tech makers in major projects will risk consequences, U.S. ambassador warns
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2019

Related:
China hacked Norway software firm Visma to steal client secrets, cybersecurity company says
Straits Times, February 6, 2019

German ministers meeting to discuss how to deal with Huawei in 5G auction: Source
Reuters, February 6, 2019

Denmark expels two Huawei workers over work permits, as Norway warns of espionage risk
Agence France-Presse, February 5, 2019

Trump likely to sign executive order banning Chinese telecom equipment next week
Politico, February 8, 2019

海康威视、大华技术被点名，美议员称其为北京“木偶” (Video: Hikivision, Daihua tech named in U.S. senator’s warning against Chinese surveillance tech)
Voice of America, February 7, 2019

Millions are on the move in China, and Big Data is watching
Sydney Morning Herald, February 6, 2019

U.S.-China tech rivalry creating “splinternet”
China Digital Times, February 6, 2019

How hackers used a PowerPoint file to spy on Tibet’s government-in-exile
Cyberscoop, February 4, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Calmer political days in Hong Kong result in drop in donations for pro-democracy groups at Lunar New Year fair
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2019

Concern group urges mainland tourists not to come to Hong Kong during protest at cross-border bus stop
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2019

Commentary (评论)

130 American Muslim imams, scholars and community leaders sign a statement on the ongoing oppression of Uyghur Muslims
Muslim Matters, February 7, 2019

We can’t tell if Chinese firms work for the Party
Foreign Policy, February 7, 2019

Still the Heritage Foundation’s darling: Hong Kong has the freest poor people in the world
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2019

Don’t let China take the world hostage
Bloomberg, February 6, 2019

Whose hearts, livers and lungs are transplanted in China? Origins must be clear in human organ research
The Conversation, February 6, 2019

Hong Kong’s policies are outdated and inhumane: Transgender people deserve better treatment
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2019

China’s human rights abuses threaten the state of our union
The Washington Post, February 5, 2019

A holiday in Xinjiang: What it’s like being a tourist inside a police state
The Diplomat, February 4, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Blackwater founder’s new company strikes a deal in China. He says he had no idea.
The New York Times, February 1, 2019

Related:
Xinjiang: Ex-Blackwater chief's security firm linked to China training centre
BBC News, February 1, 2019

再教育营内情曝光：每周都有人突然消失 (More details inside the camps: disappearances every week)
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

住所外被裝人臉識別門禁　李文足：年卅晚到看守所高牆外陪全璋過年 (Facial recognition cameras installed outside Li Wenzu’s residence)
The Stand News, February 4, 2019

Yang Hengjun: lawyers denied access to Australian held in China
The Guardian, February 3, 2019

Related:
中國拘澳洲籍作家　律師要求會面被拒 (China denies lawyer’s request to see jailed Australian author Yang Hengjun)
The Stand News, February 3, 2019

李净瑜赴美求助：丈夫被大陆强劳 (Wife of jailed activist Lee Ming-che calls for international aid as she is banned from visiting, says he lacks warm clothes, food, and is overworked)
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2019