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

Tuesday, April 09, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

扫黄打非办:要求网络企业彻底清理存量低俗信息 (Office for “Eradicating pornography and illegal publications” begins 8-month campaign to clean out inappropriate content)
Beijing News, April 9, 2019
HRIC Note: The campaign covers content that is: obscene or pornographic; contrary to marriage and family morals; “of low-class interest, such as parody and satire”; and brutal and violent. The campaign targets online literature, live-streams, short videos, games, and mobile app platforms such as Weibo and WeChat; and will urge Internet access service providers and app stores not to service those “lacking in quality.”

Chinese universities ordered to spy on staff, students in ideological crackdown
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019

疑蠢人作怪 于建嵘六神磊磊童大焕遭微博禁言封号 (More scholars silenced on Weibo for “damaging messages about current affairs”)
Radio France Internationale, April 8, 2019

杨恒均中国“被失踪”案:澳大利亚媒体揭秘幕后原因 (Australian media uncover motive in China’s disappearance of Yang Hengjun)
BBC News, April 8, 2019

Why are Australian politicians intensifying their presence on Chinese social media platforms?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2019

数字时代的思想控制:“学习强国”席卷中国
The hottest app in China teaches citizens about their leader, and, yes, there’s a test
The New York Times, April 8, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Thousands march in democratic Taiwan to reject Chinese rapprochement or rule
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019

Tech employees’ work schedule protest censored
China Digital Times, April 8, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China to relax residency curbs, boost infrastructure in new urbanization push
Reuters, April 8, 2019

Related:
中国取消、放宽大中城市落户限制 (China to cancel, relax hukou transfer restrictions for mid-sized and large cities, respectively)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019

哈媒:“一带一路”为哈萨克斯坦带来生态危机 (BRI brings ecological crisis for Kazakhstan, say local media)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019

Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago had a hidden camera detector, prosecutors say
The New York Times, April 8, 2019

Chinese governments clear rural tombs for farmland
Financial Times, April 6, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Is Huawei a “foreign power” or an “agent of a foreign power” under FISA? Insights from the sanctions case
LawFare, April 8, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

香港“占中”案今日宣判,“九子”均罪成
9 Hong Kong democracy advocates convicted for role in 2014 protests
The New York Times, April 9, 2019

British colonial gov’t was opposed to a Hong Kong-China extradition agreement, declassified files show
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2019

Hong Kong court partially upholds policy granting special land rights to male villagers
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2019

Commentary (评论)

The widening rift between the U.S. and China: Worsening relations between the two largest economies in the world could lead to disaster
The Nation, April 9, 2019

Closing the umbrella? The verdict on democracy in Hong Kong
Channel NewsAsia, April 9, 2019

China’s thousandfold Guantánamos: With China's assault on scores of leading academics and intellectuals, business as usual is no longer possible
Inside Higher Ed, April 8, 2019

Book review: Oil and Water: Being Han in Xinjiang
Asia Dialogue, April 8, 2019

How should Europe handle relations with China?
ChinaFile, April 8, 2019

Monday, April 08, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s hard edge: The leader of Beijing’s Muslim crackdown gains influence
Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2019

A wave of Islamic countries started to stand up to China over its persecution of its Muslim minority, but then they all got spooked
Business Insider, April 8, 2019

Related:
批评中国新疆政策的伊斯兰国家被迫转变立场 (Islamic countries vocal against China’s Xinjiang policies forced to change their stance)
Voice of America, April 7, 2019

China confirms Xinjiang detention of Australian Uyghur’s wife, mother
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Five Australian children trapped in China amid Uyghur crackdown
The Guardian, April 5, 2019

How China turned a city into a prison: A surveillance state reaches new heights
The New York Times, April 4, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibet dissident's long jail sentence called “state secret”
Voice of America, April 5, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China interrogated Australian residents over ties to Turnbull government adviser
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2019

張學友《人間道》遭大陸 Apple Music 下架 疑因暗喻六四 (Jacky Cheung song released 30 years ago commenting on June Fourth is removed from Apple Music in China)
The Stand News, April 7, 2019

In China, an app about Xi is impossible to ignore, even if you try
The New York Times, April 7, 2019

How China’s consulate bullied local council, media over “anti-China ties”
Sydney Morning Herald, April 6, 2019

UK university removes reference to Taiwan as a country on map after Chinese student backlash
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2019

中国高校的“教学信息员”到底做什么? (“Education information officers”: What do these university students who report on their teachers do?)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Related:
清华学生举报老师“反党违宪”,告密之风引中国文革忧虑 (Second Tsinghua University professor reported by student as “anti-party,” drawing concerns about another cultural revolution)
BBC News, April 5, 2019

高校收集学生社媒信息 管师生管网络不管隐私权? (Chinese universities ask students for their social media account handles, sparking online uproar)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese city calls in riot police as angry investors protest outside P2P lender’s headquarters
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2019

千名台湾人游行反“一国两制” 香港移民下跪吁守护港台民主 (1,000 Taiwan citizens march to oppose One Country, Two Systems)
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2019

“My dream is that China splits up into 10 or so countries”: Beijing a “threat to world” says dissident writer Liao Yiwu
Agence France-Presse, April 6, 2019

Who’s Chinese? The farmer-turned-livestreaming star who’s challenging China’s ideas of racial identity
Radii China, April 5, 2019

民众清明悼念赵紫阳 “天安门母亲”遭监控 (Surveillance tighter than ever for Tiananmen Mothers and Zhao Ziyang’s family on tomb-sweeping day)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Civilizing China? A contentious social credit system moves boldly forward
Channel NewsAsia, April 8, 2019

新版个人征信报告将上线 拖欠水费也可能影响信用 (People’s Bank of China to implement new criteria for credit rating, including spouse information, bill payment records, administrative sanctions, rewards)
Legal Daily, April 7, 2019

U.S. prepares to open new de facto embassy in Taipei amid “policy shift” on Taiwan
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2019

“Province” tweet deleted by UN group amid ire
Taipei Times, April 6, 2019

China refuses to give up “developing country” status at WTO despite U.S. demands
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2019

China ousts reformist official who called Made in China 2025 “waste”
Nikkei Asian Review, April 5, 2019

UK lawmakers say China “subverts” global rights norms, erodes Hong Kong’s freedoms
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Related:
China and the Rules-Based International System
United Kingdom Parliament, April 4, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

By spying on Huawei, U.S. found evidence against the Chinese firm
Reuters, April 5, 2019

Chinese parents want students to wear dystopian brainwave-detecting headbands
SupChina, April 5, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong museum commemorating 1989 Tiananmen Massacre vandalized
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2019

“I am not afraid”: Hong Kong Occupy leader Benny Tai holds rally in Tung Chung as verdict looms for role in 2014 protests
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2019

A small change for a government website. A lot of symbolism for Hong Kong democrats
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2019

全體法律界選委發聲明 要求撤回逃犯條例修訂 (All 30 legal sector members of the Election Committee sign public statement urging retraction of extradition law amendments)
The Stand News, April 8, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s new China extradition law may affect current UK rendition agreement, British politicians say
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2019

Hong Kong’s proposed fugitive law allowing transfer of suspects to mainland China “needs cut-off date for past cases”
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2019

【遺失選民登記冊】選舉事務處:涉葵青區 8000 人 資料包括身份證、有否投票等 (Registration and Electoral Office kept quiet for 2 years about losing booklet containing personal information of 8,000 voters, including ID and voting records)
The Stand News, April 5, 2019

早報:港人眾籌登《蘋果日報》頭版廣告諷刺梁振英,支持他「取代」習近平 (Hongkongers crowdfund front-page ad in Apply Daily to deride CY Leung’s criticism of the paper’s advertisers)
The Initium, April 8, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Three ways Hong Kong can respond to UN human rights concerns: The world is watching
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2019

Bulldozing mosques: The latest tactic in China’s war against Uyghur culture
The Guardian, April 7, 2019

江蘇響水大爆炸,一場扭曲政績價值觀和輿論管控的「人禍」(The chemical explosion in Xiangshui: A man-made tragedy of twisted values about political achievement, control over public opinion)
The News Lens, April 7, 2019

Why Hong Kong’s young people are dropping out of the great debate on the city’s future
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2019

媒体自由不自律 台湾政府能否驱离红色阴影? (With the media free but not self-disciplined, can Taiwan’s government eradicate the “red shadow”?)
Deutsche Welle, April 4, 2019

依信而治:社會信用作為一種統治工具的解析和傷害 (“Rule of Trust”: Dissecting social credit as a tool of tyranny, and the harm it brings)
The Initium, April 4, 2019

Friday, April 05, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s top Xinjiang official Chen Quanguo should face sanctions over alleged abuses, US lawmakers say
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Congress Urged to Do More to Protect China's Uighurs
Voice of America, April 4, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“He Snatched my Phone Out of my Hand And Smashed it on The Ground”
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Tiananmen Square “Tank Man liquor label” protester sentenced to 3½ years in prison
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Related:
Court in China's Sichuan Jails Fourth Man Over Tiananmen Massacre Liquor
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2019

Four Chinese activists sentenced over liquor labels
Channel NewsAsia, April 4, 2019

Tibetan Villagers Forced From Their Homes in Gonjo County
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taiwan Plans Restrictions on Chinese Video Streaming
China Digital Times, April 3, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese workers freed from Big Brother style monitoring after public stink
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

Related:
Nanjing Is Using Location-Tracking Smartwatches To Spy On Street Cleaners
SupChina, April 4, 2019

Tiananmen anniversary prompts raised security at Zhao Ziyang’s family home
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

Rights Lawyer Barred From Flying to U.S.
China Digital Times, April 4, 2019

Hongkongers protest Beijing’s jailing of activists who made Tiananmen Massacre alcohol label
Hong Kong Free Press, April 4, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China orders party members to celebrate "political" birthday
The Guardian, April 5, 2019

China Clamps Down in Beijing Ahead of Tomb-Sweeping Festival
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

UK putting trade with China above security and human rights abuses
The Independent, April 4, 2019

Chinese workers could lose social credit for switching jobs too often
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

EU: Make China’s Rights Crisis a Summit Priority
Human Rights Watch, April 4, 2019

Taipei complains about London university’s decision to alter artwork and portray Taiwan as part of China
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

MIT cuts funding ties with Huawei and ZTE citing US investigations
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Two Filipino domestic workers cannot stay in Hong Kong despite children having resident status, top court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, April 5, 2019

A draft bill would allow Hong Kong to hand suspects to China’s police
The Economist, April 4, 2019

Fears over Hong Kong extradition plans "laughable and absurd", former justice chief Elsie Leung says
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong Moves Forward With Controversial China Extradition Deal
Voice of America, April 5, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Exiled dissident laments China a “threat to world”
Agence France-Presse, April 6, 2019

Hong Kong’s extradition bill should strike fear in all who do business in China, exemptions notwithstanding
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

June 4 has become an ideological prism
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

Why China’s Economic Reforms Often Backslide
The Diplomat, April 5, 2019

Are Confucius Institutes Good for American Universities?: A ChinaFile Conversation
ChinaFile, April 4, 2019

Uber but for Xi Jinping
The New York Times, April 4, 2019

Alphabet should resist the urge to return to China
Financial Times, April 4, 2019

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

澳籍维吾尔人想回新疆探监:中国政府把我的心弄死了 (Despite threat of arrest, Australian Uyghur wants to return to Xinjiang to find jailed wife)
Voice of America, April 4, 2019

Uyghurs don’t need to be saved; their stories need to be mainstreamed
SupChina, April 3, 2019

Beijing calls for “objective” assessment of Xinjiang policy as EU takes China to task over human rights
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2019

Related:
EU and China dialogue on human rights
European Interest, April 2, 2019

Lawmakers implore Trump administration to sanction China over abuse of Muslims
CBS News, April 3, 2019

Thousands of Uyghurs detained in a Gansu prison
Bitter Winter, April 2, 2019

Ghost world: In northwest China, the state is using technology to pioneer a new form of terror capitalism
Logic Magazine, Issue 7: China

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Where is China’s Interpol chief?
Made in China Journal, April 2, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s efforts to curb Australia’s academic freedom: What universities can do
Australia Strategic Policy Institute, April 4, 2019

早報:「達明一派」音樂專輯在 Apple Music 大陸區被清空 (Apple Music China takes down band with Umbrella Movement-supporting member)
The Initium, April 4, 2019

中国监管“未成年人节目” 引发左倾担忧 (China issues new regulations on television shows for minors, sparking concerns about ideology, censorship, second cultural revolution)
Radio Free Asia, April 3, 2019

People’s Daily rides boom in censorship for hire
China Digital Times, April 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China tech worker protest against long working hours goes viral
Financial Times, April 3, 2019

Related:
朝九晚九每週六天:大陸程序員GitHub上抗議996血汗加班,能否凱旋歸來?(Will Chinese programmer protesting on GitHub about 12-hour day/6-day week succeed?)
The Initium, April 4, 2019

For China’s workers, the boom in clean energy comes at a cost
China Labour Bulletin, April 3, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Death of the “Golden Era”? UK report demands rethink of China policy as Beijing gets tough
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Bolton builds anti-China campaign at the U.N.
Foreign Policy, April 3, 2019

Chinese cadres told how to celebrate political “birthdays”
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2019

China moves to define “Belt and Road” projects for first time
Bloomberg News, April 3, 2019

China to revise laws, regulations related to foreign investment law
Xinhua, April 3, 2019

以习近平总书记重要讲话精神为指导 奋力推进新时代西藏政法工作长远发展 (Tibet Party official: “‘Following the Party’ is the unchanging root and soul of political and legal work”; Tibetan authorities must stand firm against separatism through hardships)
Legal Daily, April 3, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Inside Grindr, fears that China wanted to access user data via HIV research; In leaked emails, Grindr's president wrote, “We can’t let people say this is about ‘sharing user data with the Chinese government.’”
NBC News, April 2, 2019

The improbable rise of Huawei: How did a private Chinese firm come to dominate the world’s most important emerging technology?
Foreign Policy, April 3, 2019

“Back door” on Huawei laptops could have let in Chinese spies
The UK Times, April 3, 2019

Semiconductor group urges more research funding to counter China
Reuters, April 3, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Legco votes down pan-democrats’ motion to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2019

Related:
立法會否決「毋忘六四,平反八九民運」無約束力議案 (LegCo vetoes motion to commemorate June Fourth; Pro-Beijing legislator says entanglement with incident is a bad move)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 3, 2019

Joshua Wong appeals against prison term
RTHK, April 3, 2019

【移交逃犯擬修例】民主黨首促林鄭下台 批強推修例 (Democratic Party asks Carrie Lam to step down over barbaric push for extradition law amendments)
Ming Pao, April 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam refuses to say if she trusts mainland’s legal system, as gov’t tables China extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 3, 2019

New extradition law would enable China to capture journalists in Hong Kong, warns media watchdog
Hong Kong Free Press, April 3, 2019

中国平安夺香港数码身份服务合约港人私隐恐送羊入虎口 (Amid privacy concerns, China’s Ping An Technology wins contract for developing Hong Kong’s eID as part of smart city plan)
Radio France Internationale, April 3, 2019

HK $624 billion to reclaim land off Lantau Island: One think-tank asks, how will Hongkongers benefit?
Hong Kong Free Press, April 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong needs the world’s help: The steady erosion of freedoms is too serious for Hong Kongers to deal with alone
The Diplomat, April 4, 2019

Why Europe is getting tough on China, and what it means for Washington
Foreign Affairs, April 3, 2019

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Former chairman of China’s Xinjiang region arrested for graft
Agence France-Presse, April 2, 2019

U.S. resident may be one of a million people imprisoned in China’s secretive detention camps
Newsweek, March 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Second man sentenced in China's Chengdu over Tiananmen Massacre liquor
Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2019

Related:
六四酒案次被告緩刑4年 (Second activist in “June Fourth liquor case” sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, suspended for 4 years)
Ming Pao, April 2, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

下載量破億的「學習強國」,到底是個什麼App(內附漫畫+視頻)?(More than 10 billion downloads: What exactly is the “Study Xi” app?)
The Initium, April 3, 2019

黑龙江出台“师德失范”处理办法 强调党权威 (Heilongjiang issues new regulations for punishing teachers’ “misconduct,” including “undermining authority of the Party in education or other scenario s,” “going against Party’s direction” and “publishing or forwarding wrong views”)
Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2019

Taiwan warns of “rampant” fake news amid China interference fears
Financial Times, April 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Speaking up for a man who dared to speak out: Xu Zhangrun and Tsinghua University
China Heritage, March 31, 2019

Related:
海内外发起联署声援遭停课调查的清华法学教授许章润 (Hundreds sign global petition to support Xu Zhangrun, decry Tsinghua University over suspension)
Voice of America, April 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. says will not send high-level officials to China’s Silk Road summit
Reuters, April 3, 2019

信用分制泛滥 中国专家警告造假与弊端 (As China’s social credit system expands across sectors, experts warn of risks of fabrication, government abuse)
Radio France Internationale, April 2, 2019

Chinese woman carrying “malware” arrested at Mar-a-Lago heading to a Cindy Yang event
Miami Herald, April 2, 2019

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern talks Uyghurs and Huawei with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 2, 2019

Chinese villagers assured their “milky” water is fine but doubts remain
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Dutch security agency warns against Chinese, Russian technology
Reuters, April 3, 2019

Who is leading the race to develop 5G?
Statista, March 29, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

逃犯条例:中港拟互相移交嫌犯的种种忧虑 (Extradition law amendments: The various concerns in rendition of suspects between Hong Kong and China)
BBC News, April 3, 2019

Related:
【移交逃犯擬修例】林鄭:不適合評價內地司法 籲議員「撫心自問」應否唱衰港制度 (Carrie Lam when questioned in LegCo on extradition law amendment bill: Inappropriate for Hong Kong authorities to comment on mainland’s legal system)
Ming Pao, April 3, 2019

Hong Kong Bar Association wants overhaul of national anthem bill, saying five of 14 clauses deviate from city’s common law traditions
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2019

司法制度對自閉症人士欠保障 團體促加強識別支援 (Group highlights lack of legal protection for persons with autism, urges strengthened recognition and support)
Inmediahk.net, April 2, 2019

New deputy director of Beijing’s liaison office makes first public remarks: Calls on Hongkongers to be patriotic, study Chinese history and help develop nation
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2019

Hong Kong needs to address int’l concerns over declining rights and freedoms, says ex-No.2 Anson Chan
Hong Kong Free Press, April 2, 2019

Commentary (评论)

「學習強國」走紅後⋯⋯製造回音壁與網絡無菌室,會培養出怎樣的下一代?(As “Study Xi” app goes viral, how will echo chambers and a quarantined Internet affect the next generation?)
The Initium, April 3, 2019

People need to wake up to dangers of AI, warns Google ethics adviser
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2019

观点:“我将无我”和习近平的“新词”治国 (Viewpoint: Xi Jinping’s “new vocabulary” governance strategy)
BBC News, April 2, 2019

Discussing Huawei in a Chinese coffee shop
TechNode, April 2, 2019

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur exile group calls for U.S. intervention in case of toddler stranded in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2019

On Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan bend to Beijing’s will
The Diplomat, April 1, 2019

Families of missing Uyghurs terrified to search for their loved ones
Amnesty International, March 31, 2019

“I felt like a slave”: Inside China’s complex system of incarceration and control of minorities
Globe and Mail, March 31, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China sentences maker of liquor marking Tiananmen protests
Financial Times, April 1, 2019

Related:
六四酒案宣判 惩3年监禁 (Activist sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, suspended for 5 years, in “June Fourth liquor case,” charges changed from "inciting subversion" to “picking quarrels”)
Radio France Internationale, April 1, 2019

飘扬在高原律所的那一抹党旗红 (In Tibetan law firms, lawyers wear “Party lawyer” badge; vice-chief of TAR Judicial Department: “Tibet’s legal profession shows comprehensive strengthening in Party-building work”)
Legal Daily, April 2, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

担心政治渗透 台湾拟禁“爱奇艺” (Concerned with infiltration and soft power, Taiwan considers ban on AiQiYi, Tencent Video to combat propaganda from Beijing-friendly media platforms)
Deutsche Welle, April 1, 2019

Related:
Taiwan to block Tencent and Baidu streaming sites on security risk
Nikkei Asian Review, March 29, 2019

习近平查谣追谣盯上中央和国家机关 (Xi issues new opinion on Party-building, warning central and national institutions to not spread “political rumors”)
Radio France Internationale, April 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

大陸維權律師陳建剛 赴美交流被禁出境 (Rights lawyer Chen Jiangang, who represented 709 lawyers, banned from leaving country for legal scholarship program in U.S.)
The Stand News, April 1, 2019

Related:
A statement by lawyer Chen Jiangang, blocked today from leaving China to take part in the Humphrey Fellowship Program
China Change, April 1, 2019

裸照、流言与内讧:中国海外异见人士遭抹黑攻击
Chinese dissidents feel heat of Beijing’s wrath, even in Canada
The New York Times, April 1, 2019

China’s labor activists “hold fast to freedom”: National crackdown engulfs workers’ rights advocates in Shenzhen
Human Rights Watch, April 1, 2019

The late writer Yangdon: “Tibetan Women and My Literature”
High Peaks Pure Earth, March 29, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

UN diplomats and activists describe Chinese pressure and “threats” over Uyghur event at UN rights council
Agence France-Presse, April 2, 2019

Related:
UN: China responds to rights review with threats
Human Rights Watch, April 1, 2019

Jacinda Ardern keeps quiet on comments to Chinese Government about human rights abuses
News Hub, April 2, 2019

高雄市长韩国瑜接受市议会质询 公开否认支持“一国两制” Amid pro-China accusations, Kaohsiung mayor denies he supports “one country, two systems”)
Radio France Internationale, April 2, 2019

Social credit: Point-scoring and popularity
China Digital Times, April 1, 2019

关于坚持和发展中国特色社会主义的几个问题 (Xi Jinping’s 2013 speech published: Upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics)
Qiushi, March 31, 2019

Related:
习近平为什么重申两个不能否定 (Why did Xi Jinping bring up controversial “two undeniables” again after 6 years?)
Radio France Internationale, April 2, 2019

Why China released a speech Xi Jinping gave 6 years ago
The Inkstone, April 1, 2019

雄安新区智慧生活建设:数字城市实现对现实城市透明化管理 (Xiong’an New Area: China’s newest smart city that integrates AI, biometrics, facial recognition, e-currency, smart cars, and big data integration)
The Paper, April 1, 2019

Myanmar stuck between Beijing’s demands, public opposition as it weighs big China dam plan
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2019

Another deadly explosion in Jiangsu claims at least seven lives
China Labour Bulletin, April 1, 2019

China’s global construction boom puts spotlight on questionable labor practices
NPR, March 30, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

美中谈判聚焦中国《网络安全法》 (U.S.-China trade talks may shift to China’s Cybersecurity Law)
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】大律師公會再轟政府「漏洞」之說誤導、未回應質疑 無理倉卒立法 (Hong Kong Bar Association on extradition law amendments: “No reason for the government to rush into these controversial and worrying proposals,” government narrative of “closing a loophole” is misleading)
The Stand News, April 2, 2019

Related:
大律師公會詳析《逃犯條例》修訂草案問題 促政府擱置 (In full: Observations of the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019
The Stand News, April 2, 2019

回應逃犯條例 特首稱從善如流不等於每個意見都接納 (Carrie Lam says administration is open about extradition law amendments: “We will accept opinions if they do not contradict government’s principles and would smooth the process”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 2, 2019

傳北京不滿 港府要求台灣撤回法務部調查局駐港人員 (Hong Kong asks Taiwan to withdraw law officer from Office of Hong Kong Affairs amid rumors of Beijing’s dissatisfaction)
HK01, April 1, 2019

Commentary (评论)

别让教育成为桎梏:从高校里的“告密者”谈起 (Don’t let education become your chains: “Tattletales” who report their teachers highlight problem with one-dimensional, binary thinking in China’s educational system)
Financial Times, April 2, 2019

There

一周世界舆论聚焦:世界随中国变化和重组,中国自身亦必须变革 (Weekly focus: As the world begins to reshuffle around China, China itself must also change)
Financial Times, April 1, 2019

As Facebook looks to WeChat, China’s digital world is wowing the West, and globalization is no longer a one-way street
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2019

Monday, April 01, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Kyrgyz students vanish Into Xinjiang’s maw
Foreign Policy, March 31, 2019

Chinese authorities accused of intimidating Uyghurs in Australia
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2019

Pressure on Jacinda Ardern to raise her voice in China against treatment of Uyghur Muslims
New Zealand Herald, March 31, 2019

Uyghur man bids to save “most extraordinary mom in the world” from Chinese camp
Global Voices, March 31, 2019

China’s crackdown on Muslims is being felt beyond its borders
Vox, March 30, 2019

Xinjiang authorities free “model Chinese” parents of Uyghur exile following media interviews
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2019

Chinese camp system evolving into Xinjiang archipelago? An individual’s level of religious devotion and Chinese-language skills are factors determining the severity of punishment, a researcher says
Eurasia Net, March 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

No escape? Chinese VIP jail puts AI monitors in every cell “to make prison breaks impossible”
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2019

Liu Xiaoyuan and at least two other Fengrui lawyers face imminent disbarment
China Change, March 31, 2019

Should a 12-year-old who killed his mother face the courts? China debates age of criminal responsibility
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

公开支持许章润的学者增加,当局加紧封锁 (Authorities tighten censorship as scholars speak up for fired Tsinghua University professor)
Voice of America, March 31, 2019

Related:
高校鼓励大学生告密 老师危机四伏 (Teachers in peril as universities encourage students to report their professors)
Radio France Internationale, March 30, 2019

《求是》杂志发表习近平总书记重要文章 (“Only socialism with Chinese characteristics can save China,” says Xi Jinping in latest Qiushi article: “Marxism must evolve with times, implementation, and development of technology”)
The Paper, March 31, 2019

Police in China’s Sichuan issue warning to man over smartphone VPN
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2019

“学习强国” APP积分制民怨漫天 压力下遭取消 (“Study Xi” propaganda app no longer mandatory, ranking function removed as CPC officials complain about undue pressure)
Radio France Internationale, Mach 29, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China offering no proof against ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, wife says
Agence France-Presse, March 31, 2019

Don’t mind the haters: Tibetan-Canadian student Chemi Lhamo brushes off pro-China cyberbullying campaign
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2019

藏人导演、前政治犯日内瓦获颁勇气奖 (Tibetan filmmaker and former political prisoner receives 2019 Courage Award at Geneva human rights summit)
Voice of America, March 30, 2019

中國足協新規定 入籍球員須學國歌、明國情、讀黨史、培養愛國情懷 (New regulations say soccer players must learn national anthem, accept education on Chinese culture, study CPC history, and be patriotic)
The Stand News, March 30, 2019

Pneumoconiosis workers prevented from showing support for detained labor activist Wei Zhili
China Labour Bulletin, March 29, 2019

China bans another major protestant church in weekend raid
World Magazine, March 29, 2019

Chinese gay rights activists out to challenge censored cut of Freddie Mercury movie Bohemian Rhapsody
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2019

Chinese university strips dean of duties amid sexual misconduct investigation
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Call for UK to ban patients traveling to China for “organ tourism”
The Guardian, April 1, 2019

Overreaction to China threat could turn into McCarthyite Red Scare, says former U.S. official
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2019

“Too few jobs and too much debt”: UN rights envoy warns Laos of favoring China’s belt and road over its people
Associated Press, March 29, 2019

Why do some Chinese-Australians feel targeted by the Government’s new foreign influence laws?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, March 29, 2019

Swine fever tests China's transparency credentials
Reuters, March 29, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google blocks China adverts for sites that help bypass censorship
Financial Times, April 1, 2019

美国准备对海康威视等中国监控设备公司采取强硬立场 (U.S. to toughen stance against Chinese surveillance tech companies, including Hikvision)
Financial Times, March 29, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

港独青年的自白:政治与文化的中港撕裂 (Confessions of a pro-independence Hong Konger: The rift across the border is in both politics and culture)
BBC News, April 1, 2019

“Renowned scholar” to help Hong Kong activists win court case in Japan over Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine protest, lawyers say
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2019

被捕後疑在警車遭毆打 四社運人士向警方索償近90萬 (Four activists file lawsuit against police, claiming to have been beaten in police van after arrest)
The Stand News, April 1, 2019

Thousands march in Hong Kong over proposed extradition law changes
Reuters, March 31, 2019

Related:
In Pictures: 12,000 Hongkongers march in protest against “evil” China extradition law, organizers say
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2019

【移交逃犯擬修例】回應反修例遊行 林鄭:有別有用心者鼓吹港獨 不會容忍 (Carrie Lam: Government will not retract extradition law amendment, people with “ulterior motives” are using public activity to incite independence)
Ming Pao, April 1, 2019

Open Letter: Dear Carrie Lam, Hongkongers risk unfair trials, torture and ill-treatment under new China extradition plan
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2019

劉鑾雄申司法覆核 逃犯條例修訂 (Joseph Lau, billionaire and former CEO who was convicted in Macau, files judicial challenge against proposed extradition law amendment)
The Stand News, April 1, 2019

Related:
【移交逃犯】稱必在修例前離港 林榮基:不信港府會保障我人身安全 (“Will leave Hong Kong before amendment goes through,” says Causeway Bay bookseller Lam Wing-kee, citing lack of trust in Hong Kong government to protect him)
The Stand News, March 31, 2019

Only ministry-level mainland Chinese bodies will request extraditions from Hong Kong, says security chief John Lee
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2019

Occupy activists invoke spirit of Christian persecution as hundreds march in Hong Kong ahead of court judgment day
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2019

“Politically neutral” student union group rejected in by-election at Shue Yan University
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China and the Dalai Lama play endgame for Tibet, and it’s going to be an unholy mess
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2019

「捍衛學術自由」還是「邊緣人出局」?荷蘭萊頓大學停辦孔子學院風波背後 (Behind Leiden University’s decision to close its Confucius Institute: Defending academic freedom, or simply eliminating risk?)
The Initium, March 29, 2019

In EU-China discussions, it’s time human rights took center stage
The Diplomat, March 29, 2019

Friday, March 29, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China thanks Kazakhstan for support on Xinjiang de-radicalization scheme
Reuters, March 29, 2019

China: New Zealand’s Ardern should spotlight Xinjiang
Human Rights Watch, March 29, 2019

State Dept. believes U.S. legal residents are being held in Chinese detention camps
CNN, March 29, 2019

China has also been targeting foreigners in its brutal crackdown on Muslims
Buzzfeed News, March 27, 2019

Four Uyghur fighters describe dismay after joining anti-Assad fight in Syria
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2019

Chinese officials pressured Canadian university to cancel event with Uyghur activist
Radio Canada International, March 27, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

A second Tsinghua University professor is investigated, but this time, for not teaching Marxism “correctly”
SupChina, March 28, 2019

Related:
What does the punishment of a prominent scholar mean for intellectual freedom in China?
ChinaFile, March 28, 2019

言論被指損國家聲譽 渝大學撤副教授資格 (Deputy professor at Chongqing Normal University demoted for classroom statements that “damage national reputation”)
Ming Pao, March 29, 2019

China is burning books again; Censors are on the lookout for political mistakes, even in print runs for foreigners
Foreign Policy, March 28, 2019

Censorship pays: China's state newspaper expands lucrative online scrubbing business
Reuters, March 28, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Wife of Meng Hongwei, missing ex-Interpol chief, slams “political nature” of his arrest in China and rejects corruption claims
Reuters, March 29, 2019

百余尘肺病工人关注危志立 赴深圳维权遭拦截 (Police intercept over 100 pneumoconiosis workers on march from Hunan to Shenzhen in support of Wei Zhili)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2019

Related:
Beijing ramps up crackdown on labor activists
Financial Times, March 28, 2019

China bans another major protestant church in weekend raid
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2019

709案株连家属 谢燕益3孩子被拒发护照 (709 lawyer Xie Yanyi’s school-aged children denied passports for “endangering national security”)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

響水爆炸七天後,被遺忘的村莊和求見亡夫遺體的妻子 (Tired of waiting for aid after Jiangsu chemical explosion, village residents discover village has been wiped off map)
The Initium, March 29, 2019

北京立法规定,违建强制拆除要全程音像记录 (Beijing revises urban planning regulations to require audio, video recording of forced eviction, demolition proceedings)
Beijing News, March 29, 2019

China says probing more people after former Interpol chief's fall
Reuters, March 28, 2019

China’s “social credit” scheme involves cajolery and sanctions
The Economist, March 28, 2019

How China used the Swedish ambassador to threaten Angela Gui; Foreign citizens are increasingly being used to carry out the dirty work of the Chinese regime
The Diplomat, March 28, 2019

Why did Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen ask for U.S. arms during Hawaii visit?
Deutsche Welle, March 28, 2019

Related:
Nauru parliament rejects “one China” principle, recognizes Taiwan as independent nation
Taiwan News, March 26, 2019

Chinese deal with former Solomon Islands MPs to switch recognition after elections exposed
Solomon Times, March 27, 2019

The Massachusetts train company that China built
SupChina, March 28, 2019

《关于加强和改进中央和国家机关党的建设的意见》(In full: Opinion on prioritizing strengthening and improving Party-building in Central government and national institutions, with Xi Jinping as core)
Xinhua, March 28, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

美国政府要求中国公司出售同志交友应用Grindr
Grindr Is owned by a Chinese firm, and the U.S. is trying to force it to sell
The New York Times, March 29, 2019

Huawei equipment has major security flaws, U.K. says; Report says Chinese tech giant hasn’t made cybersecurity a priority
Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2019

Related:
英国发现华为存在“重大”安全问题
Huawei security “defects” are found by British authorities
The New York Times, March 29, 2019

中国商务部称日本政府采购剔除华为中兴或损害两国关系 (China Ministry of Commerce says Japan “will damage relations” if it excludes Huawei and ZTE in telecom purchases)
Voice of America, March 28, 2019

Elementary school’s fingerprint collecting raises privacy concerns
Sixth Tone, March 28, 2019

U.S. clamps down on investors in China surveillance group
Financial Times, March 28, 2019

WeChat users accuse app of tracking conversations for advertising purposes
Global Times, March 28, 2019

LinkedIn is becoming China's go-to platform for recruiting foreign spies
Cyberscoop, March 26, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Press freedom concerns as ex-leader CY Leung shames firms advertising in pro-democracy Apple Daily
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2019

逃犯條例修訂草案刊憲 9 商罪相關洗黑錢、串謀、教唆等同獲豁免 放寬證據可接納性 (Hong Kong publishes draft amendment on extradition)
The Stand News, March 29, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例修訂】美商會不收貨:根本問題是其他司法管轄區程序大異於香港 (AmCham statement: “Continue to have serious concerns” on proposed new extradition arrangements, including extradition to jurisdiction with “very different” criminal procedure system)
The Stand News, March 29, 2019

Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has revised her mainland China extradition proposal to mollify businesses, but will she pay a price?
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2019

香港眾志代表於律政司司長官邸外靜坐促撤逃犯條例修訂 (Demosisto members organize sit-in protest to urge retraction of proposed extradition law amendments)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 29, 2019

Hong Kong officials must do better when handling public requests for information, outgoing ombudsman says
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2019

吳文遠擲三文治案 律政司向終院申請上訴 (Department of Justice appeals acquittal of activist Avery Ng in “sandwich” case)
Ming Pao, March 28, 2019

Commentary (评论)

习近平用金钱诱惑欧洲,但欧盟会软化对中国的立场吗? (Xi is luring Europe with money, but will EU soften its stance on China?)
Voice of America, March 29, 2019

[Lü Pin:] Finding a voice
ChinaFile, March 28, 2019

U.S. must put a ban on Google helping China develop a global digital dictatorship
The Daily Beast, March 26, 2019

“Crackdown on Jasic labour struggle seeks to eliminate unrest during economic downturn”
CIVICUS, March 26, 2019

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

“Release them immediately”: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Mihrigul Tursun and other Uyghurs, demands China end mass incarceration
Agence France-Presse, March 28, 2019

Related:
维吾尔女子告诉蓬佩奥:我已失去一切,无法再沉默 (“I have lost everything; I can’t stay silent anymore,” Uyghur woman tells Pompeo)
Voice of America, March 28, 2019

Without papers, Uyghurs fear for their future in Turkey
Reuters, March 27, 2019

New (secret) Sinicization law hits Chinese Muslims
Bitter Winter, March 26, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu released after being detained outside US embassy
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2019

Related:
709 律師王宇 美國大使館外被公安帶走 原赴使館講座 (709 lawyer Wang Yu snatched by authorities on her way to domestic violence talk at U.S. embassy in Beijing)
The Stand News, March 27, 2019

China: RSF calls for release of three journalists investigating workers conditions
Reporters Without Borders, March 27, 2019

Related:
Urgent Action: Labor activist detained without lawyer
Amnesty International, March 27, 2019

Foxconn jump survivor on friendship with detained activist
China Digital Times, March 27, 2019

王全璋被判囚四年半 妻李文足至今未獲判決書 (Wife Li Wenzu blocked from Tianjin court while demanding written court judgment on Wang Quanzhang’s conviction)
The Stand News, March 27, 2019

周强出席推进法治人才培养工作座谈会强调:坚持理论联系实际 加快培养高素质法治人才 (Supreme People’s Court President Zhou Qiang: Prioritize ideological and political nurturing of legal students and professionals to enhance their political caliber and Party spirit)
Legal Daily, March 27, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Scholars react to Xi critic’s Tsinghua suspension
China Digital Times, March 27, 2019

【立此存照】发现手机中装有VPN 给予行政处罚警告 (Activist receives administrative punishment for VPN installed on phone, accessing overseas websites)
China Digital Times, March 27, 2019

No earrings, tattoos or cleavage: Inside China’s war on fun
The New York Times, March 27, 2019

30,000 monks and nuns in Tibet take exams on laws
Global Times, March 26, 2019

“Kimono” showdown stokes anti-Japanese prejudice in China
CNN, March 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Beijing “signals shift” on Dalai Lama with new white paper on Tibet
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2019

Online outrage over Chinese anti-gang campaign targeting mentally ill and parents of dead children
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen warns of “Hong Kong example” on Hawaii stopover as she vows to boost military
Agence France-Presse, March 28, 2019

谱写新时代中国梦的雪域篇章——以习近平同志为核心的党中央治边稳藏富民新实践 (“Securing borders a prerequisite to securing nation, securing Tibet a prerequisite to securing borders”; Tibet will be model for national ethnic unity)
People’s Daily, March 28, 2019

China’s latest chemical plant explosion was avoidable
China Dialogue, March 26, 2019

欧洲理事会主席:人权至少与贸易一样重要 (Human rights is at least as important as trade, says European Council president Donald Tusk on agenda of upcoming China summit)
Radio France Internationale, March 27, 2019

After Xi's visit to France, CPC expels former Interpol chief
The Diplomat, March 28, 2019

中国信徒家庭聚会非法 广州高额奖励举报人 (Guangzhou introduces reward for reporting family church gatherings)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google is conducting a secret “performance review” of its censored China search project
The Intercept, March 28, 2019

Google’s AI work in China spurs CEO sitdown with Pentagon brass
Bloomberg News, March 27, 2019

How Microsoft found a Huawei driver that opened systems to attack
Ars Technica, March 27, 2019

U.S. is forcing a Chinese firm to sell gay dating app Grindr
Wired, March 27, 2019

TikTok: World’s most successful video app faces security concerns
Deutsche Welle, March 27, 2019

Worried about Huawei? Take a closer look at Tencent
The Diplomat, March 26, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong risks China-style “interpretation” of freedoms, says UK, as latest report adopts tougher tone
Hong Kong Free Press, March 28, 2019

Related:
英國發表香港半年報告 批選舉政治篩選 高度自治被削弱 (UK’s biannual report on Hong Kong warns of reduction of autonomy, citing “politically motivated expulsion” in elections and Mallet visa ban)
The Stand News, March 27, 2019

The six-monthly report on Hong Kong: 1 July to 31 December, 2018
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, March 27, 2019

立法會否決要求擱置設立中港移交逃犯安排議案 (LegCo vetoes democrat’s motion to shelve proposed extradition law amendments)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 27, 2019

Related:
Lawmakers threaten to block controversial extradition bill as Hong Kong government struggles to win business support for watered-down plan
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2019

民主派周日遊行反對修訂《逃犯條例》 斥比23條立法更辣 (Democrats to hold march on Sunday to oppose amendments to fugitive laws)
Inmediahk.net, March 27, 2019

“We need an answer”: Hong Kong lawmakers slam government for waiving HK$129.7 million worth of stamp duties for Beijing’s proxies in property market
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2019

New report says Hong Kong National Anthem Law is “legal malware” which threatens rule of law and freedoms
Hong Kong Watch, March 27, 2019

Related:
Legal Malware: Hong Kong’s National Anthem Ordinance
Hong Kong Watch, March 27, 2019

Two land activists jailed after Hong Kong top court rejects protest case appeal bid
Hong Kong Free Press, March 27, 2019

港理大首聘中国校长转任 滕锦光禁校园谈港独 誓进军大湾区 (Hong Kong Polytechnic University hires new headmaster from Shenzhen: No talk of Hong Kong independence allowed on campus, must seek greater cooperation with Greater Bay Area)
Radio France Internationale, March 27, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Small cracks in China’s Great Firewall: An app launched by the propaganda ministry has sparked online derision — and a rare public discussion about censorship
Financial Times, March 27, 2019

最后的达赖喇嘛——一介僧侣对峙共产强权的神话与思考 (The last Dalai Lama: The legend and reflections on a monk standing up to Communist superpower)
Radio France Internationale, March 27, 2019

Choking on spaghetti: What went wrong in Xi’s Italian visit
Bitter Winter, March 25, 2019

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang crackdown must continue, top China leader says
Reuters, March 26, 2019

“One minute felt like one year”: A day in the life of inmates in the Xinjiang internment camps
Telegraph UK, March 26, 2019

Muslim group: Return $2 million Christchurch donation from Chinese
Newsroom, March 26, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China holds vaccine parent-turned-activist detained at Beijing protest
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2019

中国一年内改造及扩建三十座监狱 (Over the past year, 30 prisons in China underwent expansion)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

清华教授许章润被停职,曾公开批评习近平
A Chinese law professor criticized Xi. Now he’s been suspended
The New York Times, March 27, 2019

《波西米亚狂想曲》中国公映版遭删减引发不满
“Bohemian Rhapsody” with no gay scenes? Censored film angers Chinese viewers
The New York Times, March 27, 2019

Jinan has become the capital of Chinese Internet censorship
SupChina, March 26, 2019

Related:
济南,新的互联网审核之都 (Jinan: New Internet censorship capital)
Jizhezhan, March 25, 2019

Guideline threatens punishment against home-schooling parents: Parents can be held legally responsible for sending their children to unlicensed, nontraditional schools, according to China’s education ministry
Sixth Tone, March 26, 2019

上千名台政大學生拒看中天,無國界記者:台灣是中國「假新聞」主要目標 (Taiwan university students boycott TV station for biased reporting; Reporters Without Borders warns Taiwan is main target for China’s fake news)
The News Lens, March 26, 2019

Related:
Taiwan is main target of China's disinformation campaign: RSF
Taiwan News, March 26, 2019