ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei’s claim of 100% employee ownership false, may be state-owned: paper
TechNode, April 19, 2019

“Haters like to pick on China”: Huawei exec defends video surveillance
Sydney Morning Herald, April 19, 2019

Celebrating cybersecurity
China Media Project, April 19, 2019

Where is Huawei banned from working on critical networks?
The Guardian, April 19, 2019

Amazon admits defeat against Chinese e-commerce rivals like Alibaba and JD.com
The Verge, April 18, 2019

Related:
Amazon’s e-commerce adventure in China proved too much of a jungle
Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

New China extradition law delayed at Hong Kong legislature as democrats stall debate"
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019

[Benny Tai:]"There will be darker times ahead for Hong Kong but the sun will rise again"
Amnesty International, April 19, 2019

In full: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam submits report to Beijing on banning pro-independence party, makes doc public
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019

Related:
Crackdown on Hong Kong independence will continue, city’s leader Carrie Lam vows in report to Beijing on banning of separatist party
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

Hong Kong journalists “pressured not to mention independence”: Survey
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China's political system helps advance its artificial intelligence
Voice of America, April 19, 2019

Taiwan LSE row: Censoring the ‘World Upside Down’ would be no way to treat a work of art
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019

[Minxin Pei:] Xi Jinping’s intolerance of dissent within government heightens the risk of Chinese policy mistakes
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

“Surviving China”: Uyghur voices from Xinjiang and Guantanamo
Bitter Winter, April 15, 2019

Holocaust survivor: “The past is repeating itself”
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese rights lawyer's wife uses birthday to mark “disappearance”
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

新浪多个应用被下令停止更新下架一个月 (Sina apps suspended for failing to censor “viral, vulgar, and fake” content)
Voice of America, April 17, 2019

Weibo reverses ban on lesbian content amid uproar
China Digital Times, April 17, 2019

Chinese actor Zhao Lixin banned from Weibo over comments on second Sino-Japanese war
What’s On Weibo, April 17, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

法国出版连环画纪念六四30年 亲历者张伦教授现身说法 (1989 Democracy Movement participant Zhang Lun publishes graphic novel in France to commemorate 30th anniversary)
Radio France Internationale, April 18, 2019

六四临近，揭萨斯疫情军医蒋彦永被失联 (Military medic vocal about June Fourth held incommunicado in hospital as anniversary draws near)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019

广州土地交易疑贪 酿警民冲突
Police in China's Guangzhou detain eight after demolition standoff
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

More businesses fall victim to “Anti-Halal” campaign
Bitter Winter, April 15, 2019

全面提高宗教工作水平 切实维护宗教领域和谐稳定 (Wang Yang, NPPCC chairman: Party to step up leadership in “work on religion,” to maintain harmonious stability in religious sector)
People’s Daily, April 18, 2019
HRIC Note: Wang stresses “active exploration into effective ways to sinify reglion.”

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Amazon to exit China this week
Pandaily, April 17, 2019

美国FCC主席反对中国移动在美提供电信服务
FCC chairman opposes China Mobile’s effort to enter US
Financial Times, April 18, 2019

Related:
F.C.C. Chair plans to block China Mobile from U.S. market
The New York Times, April 17, 2019

商汤科技退出新疆安全业务
China’s SenseTime sells out of Xinjiang security joint venture
Financial Times, April 17, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

商人、社工、民運人士，《逃犯條例》修訂後，誰將成為「逃犯」？ (Businessmen, social workers, democracy activists: who will become “fugitives” after amendment to Hong Kong’s extradition laws?)
The Initium, April 18, 2019

JUST IN: Hong Kong stumbles in Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, down 25 places in 10 years
Hong Kong Free Press, April 18m, 2019

Commentary (评论)

在“没有为什么”的中国，边被跟踪边报道新闻
Being tracked while reporting in China, where “there are no whys”
The New York Times, April 17, 2019

中國廣電禁令事件簿：不合時宜即封殺，歌手李志只是冰山一角 (Logbook of censorship: Singer Li Zhi is just the tip of the iceberg)
The News Lens, April 18, 2019

Xi Jinping’s intolerance of dissent within government heightens the risk of Chinese policy mistakes
South China Morning Post, April 18m, 2019

Hope remains for Western solidarity. Look at embassies in Beijing
The Economist, April 17, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

“扫黑除恶”入疆 少数民族被“黑”? (As anti-triad campaign enters Xinjiang, Muslims fear retroactive prosecution of minor offenses as “triad” crimes)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

HRIC note: Article also reports that Internet police imposed “ten prohibitions” on WeChat groups, vowing prosecution of dissemination of any content or speech “unfavorable to state, Party, society . . . anytime, anywhere.”

Successful Uyghur developer confirmed detained by Xinjiang authorities
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese authorities detain Tibetan student who decried lack of government jobs in Tibet
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

国际特赦呼吁中国公安部长立即释放高智晟 (In open letter, Amnesty International urges China’s Minister of Public Security to immediately release rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

Related:
Urgent action update: Disappeared activist at risk of torture
Amnesty International, April 16, 2019

Chinese police hold another ethnic Mongolian writer over protest
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

微博封殺女同志群組　性小眾團體恐審查變本加厲 (Weibo bans lesbian chat topic, gender minorities fear worsening censorship)
The Stand News, April 16, 2019

国家网信办启动小众即时通信工具专项整治，关停9款APP (Cyberspace Administration of China shuts down 9 messaging apps, says anonymous registration and private groups functions enable fraud and sexual solicitation)
The Paper, April 16, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Dissidents, petitioners under house arrest, silenced for Xi Jinping's Chongqing trip
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

澳門中聯辦主任傅自應晤宋楚瑜　盼親民黨堅決反對台獨 (Macau’s Liaison Office meets with Taiwan presidential candidate James Soong, hopes his party will firmly oppose Taiwan independence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2019

蔡英文：赴台宣揚一國兩制、武力統一者　必要時拒絕入境 (Tsai Ing-wen: Where necessary, Taiwan will ban entry of promoters of One Country, Two Systems and military unification)
The Stand News, April 16, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmakers prepare for tug of war over extradition law update as gov’t sets July deadline
Hong Kong Free Press, April 17, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】民主派倡日落條款修例取代政府方案　「特事特辦」移交陳同佳 (Democrats urge “sunset clause” to handle Taiwan murder case in place of controversial amendment as LegCo Bills Committee holds first meeting)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2019

【逃犯條例】民陣本月底再辦遊行抗議「送中條例」 (Rights group to organize second march to protest extradition law amendments)
Inmediahk.net, April 17, 2019

香港各界商會聯席會議倡移交門檻升至判監7年以上罪行 (Hong Kong Business Community Joint Conference proposes raising threshold for amended rendition requests to crimes with 7-year prison sentences)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2019

1 in 5 journalists say they were pressured to report less on Hong Kong independence – survey
Hong Kong Free Press, April 17, 2019

中联办主任称香港维护国安“只有一国之责，没有两制之分” (Liaison Office: On national security, Hong Kong only has the responsibility of One Country, but not the difference of Two Systems)
Voice of America, April 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

中国缺乏的不是自由精神，而是保障自由的制度安排 (What China lacks is not liberalism, but systemic arrangements to protect freedom)
Financial Times, April 17, 2019

US and China in ideological battle for the future, defence official says
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2019

專訪憲法學者張千帆：憲政文明的暖流會融化中國體制的堅冰 (Interview with constitutional scholar Zhang Qianfan: The warmth of constitutionalism will melt the ice of the Chinese system)
The Initium, April 16, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

“I was always in fear – I thought they would kill me”: Muslim women describe torture at hands of Chinese authorities in Xinjiang
The Telegraph, April 13, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Rainbow victory for China’s online lesbian community
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2019

为国家、民族铸魂，习近平提出四点希望 (Xi Jinping puts forward “four hopes” for “soul-forging” for the country, urging art and culture workers to “keep pace with the times, put people at the center, offer the best work to the people, and use virtue to set trends”)
The Paper, April 16, 2019

发布时政有害信息！@演员赵立新等29个头部账号被微博处置 (29 Weibo accounts shut down for spreading harmful messages on current affairs)
The Paper, April 16, 2019

The U.S. is losing a major front to China in the new Cold War
Bloomberg, April 15, 2019

港大研究：中国人工逐条审查删除“六四”等敏感信息 (Hong Kong University study reveals China used human censors to remove 1,000+ June Fourth-related photos from Weibo in 2012-2018)
Voice of America, April 15, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

No Short Skirt On Campus? Chinese Internet Users Are Waging War On A University’s Sexist Dress Code
SupChina, April 15, 2019

Communist Party reformer Hu Yaobang remembered in low-key ceremony
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2019

Related:
胡耀邦逝世30年：官方的沉默和网友自发悼念 (30th anniversary of Hu Yaobang’s death: Commemoration online, and silence from authorities)
BBC, April 15, 2019

刘晓波雕像揭幕典礼在布拉格举行 (Liu Xiaobo statue unveiled in Prague, in homage to Charta 77)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2019

我的六四：清华学生89年国庆跳楼自杀 (My June Fourth: Wang Debang speaks of 1989 Democracy activist Tang Juzie and his suicide)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese woman who entered Trump's Mar-a-Lago pleads not guilty
Reuters, April 16, 2019

Related:
New revelations in case of Chinese businesswoman arrested at Mar-a-Lago
The New York Times, April 15, 2019

China police detain 17 people after deadly chemical blast
Reuters, April 15, 2019

China’s mass rural youth volunteer program “aims to avoid unrest”
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2019

修订后的《中华人民共和国政府信息公开条例》公布 (Amended “PRC Regulation on the Disclosure of Government Information” to go into effect May 15)
The Paper, April 15, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

单月50万次人脸识别：中国如何用AI监控维族人
One month, 500,000 face scans: How China is using A.I. to profile a minority
The New York Times, April 15, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

從「唔見得光」至鎂光燈下 傳媒充權或污名化性小眾？ (From unseen corners to under the spotlight, are sexual minorities empowered or smeared by the media?)
Inmediahk.net, April 16, 2019

記協：公眾對去年香港新聞自由評分創新低 (Hong Kongers’ score for city’s press freedom reaches new low, says journalist organization)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 16, 2019

China facing its worst national security threats since cold war, says Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong, as he attacks unnamed political groups for foreign links
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2019

“Sham election”: Chaotic scenes as Indonesian expats storm Hong Kong polling station, claiming thousands denied vote
Hong Kong Free Press, April 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

由“六四”造就的今日中国 (Today’s China, as made from June Fourth)
The New York Times, April 16, 2019

胡耀邦与中国未竟的现代性转型 (Hu Yaobang and the unfinished modernization of China)
Financial Times, April 16, 2019

The Taiwanese populist advancing China’s interests
The Atlantic, April 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

澳大利亚维族穆斯林呼吁政府向中国施压
In Australia, Muslims call for pressure on China over missing relatives
The New York Times, April 15, 2019

As many as 1,200 Uyghur detainees held in Gansu prison after secret transfer from Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

张扣扣死刑二审维持 争论质疑不止 (Death sentence upheld on appeal for “vengeance murderer” Zhang Koukou, controversy follows as court allows no mitigation on guilty plea)
Voice of America, April 14, 2019

China tries ethnic Mongolian historian for genocide book, in secret
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2019

[Rights lawyer Li Yuhan’s brother]: “We know that she is in very poor health”
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Weibo is taking down posts hashtagged #Les, short for lesbian
SupChina, April 15, 2019

F.B.I. bars some China scholars from visiting U.S. over spying fears
The New York Times, April 14, 2019

Chinese Game of Throne fans resigned to final season censorship
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2019

曾被官方批评“行为不端” 民谣歌手李志被三大音乐平台下架 (Folk singer Li Zhi banned on all three major online music platforms after Sichuan authorities halt concert tour for “improper behavior”)
Radio France Internationale, April 13, 2019

中国《新编学生字典》有“自慰”无“自由” (Definition of “freedom” removed from China’s student dictionary)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2019

台湾艺人点赞遭贴台独标签 新戏传遭换角 (Taiwan actress is boycotted online after giving ‘thumbs up’ to Weibo post criticizing mainlanders, rumored being dropped from upcoming film despite apology)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong NGO Dialogue in the Dark is changing the game to help young Chinese disabled people shine in the workplace
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2019

胡耀邦逝世周年前夕 故居追思会忆故人 (At memorial of Hu Yaobang’s death, citizens call for his rehabilitation)
Deutsche Welle, April 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

梵蒂岡國務卿冀中梵臨時協議「後有來者」(Vatican expresses hope that temporary agreement with China will have “successors”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 14, 2019

傳國際刑警組織不邀請參加大會　台方強烈不滿 (Taiwan urges recognition of separate jurisdiction and separate representation on international forums from China in response to reports that Interpol will not invite Taiwan to annual conference)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 13, 2019

Related;
英、美、歐盟、加拿大都表態挺台灣參加WHA，WHO堅持先「兩岸諒解」(UK, U.S., EU, and Canada voice support for Taiwan’s attendance in World Health Assembly, but WHO insists “cross-strait understanding” before invitation is extended)
The News Lens, April 13, 2019

Videos: New mosque destroyed for being “too Arabic”
Bitter Winter, April 13, 2019

Many Chinese suffer discrimination based on their regional origin
The Economist, April 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

One month, 500,000 face scans: How China is using A.I. to profile a minority
The New York Times, April 14, 2019

China tells WTO that Australia’s ban on 5G technology is “obviously discriminative”
Reuters, April 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【六四三十】逾百人長跑悼六四 陳健民同參與 (100 Hong Kongers take part in jogging event to commemorate 30th anniversary of June Fourth)
Inmediahk.net, April 15, 2019

林鄭：短期內提交民族黨報告予中央 (Carrie Lam says she will soon submit report to central government on National Party ban, with public disclosure within legal limits)
The Stand News, April 15, 2019

社區報眾籌再啟動 目標區選前助四區出版 (Community newspaper starts new round of crowdfunding call following success last year, aims to publish in 4 new districts before upcoming elections)
Inmediahk.net, April 13, 2019

台方三提台港司法互助請求無回應　陸委會籲香港簽署 (Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council urges long-term, systematic cooperation mechanisms with Hong Kong, says SAR gov’t had ignored three previous requests for assistance on murder case)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 12, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】不會撤回草案　李家超冀盡快立法：我哋非常心急 (Security Bureau chief John Lee says gov’t is “very anxious” to pass amendment on extradition laws to deal with Taiwan murder case, will not retract bill)
The Stand News, April 12, 2019

法律界團體「法政匯思」發表《法治報告》，指「香港法治威脅來自北京」，提出60項建議 (Lawyers group publishes report on Hong Kong rule of law, says threat comes from Beijing, raises 60 recommendations)
The Initium, April 12, 2019

Related:
Progressive Lawyers Group urges reform for Hong Kong’s anti-graft law, Societies Ordinance and police practices
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2019

New Hong Kong equality watchdog chief says it should be “neutral” on gay rights, drawing ire from LGBT community
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

佔領者的罪名（文：黎恩灝）(The crimes of the Occupiers)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2019

威权协商：中国政治发展的协商转向（二）(Part 2: Authoritative deliberation—the change in negotiation strategies in China’s political development (2))
Financial Times, April 15, 2019

Interview: Unrepentant Umbrella Movement activist Tommy Cheung says people know what was right and wrong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s hi-tech war on its Muslim minority
The Guardian, April 11, 2019

新疆“十户联防” 普通人可棒杀“恐怖分子” (Xinjiang’s “10-household joint defense” regulations authorize citizens to beat “terrorists” to death; Muslims forced to memorize regulations, those late for rehearsals 3 times or who fail to recite articles accurately 10 times will be sent to camps)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2019

拒绝提供清真寺捐建名单 新疆人大代表命悬一线 (Imam and NPC delegate Nabigaly Askerbek jailed for refusing to disclose list of mosque donors, reportedly near death in prison)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2019

“CCP Orphans” in Kazakhstan: We want our parents back!
Bitter Winter, April 11, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人民法院报刊文：坚决防止人为拔高或降低恶势力犯罪认定标准 (Commentary from People’s Court Paper urges prevention of arbitrarily changing definition of “vicious force,” stresses continuity, perpetuity and repetition)
The Paper, April 12, 2019

Related:
请问习总书记 这是扫黑还是抹黑 (Dear Xi Jinping: Is this anti-triad, or just plain smearing?)
Radio France Internationale, April 12, 2019

维权律师余文生因言被捕一年 妻见欧美官员促保余免受酷刑 (Wife of detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng meets foreign diplomats and human rights officers, urges pressure on Chinese authorities to protect Yu from torture)
Radio France Internationale, April 11, 2019

加官员：康明凯和斯帕弗 遭中方不见天日拘禁 (No daylight for jailed Korvig and Spavor, says Canadian official after meetings with lawyers and family denied and no charges raised)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2019

Chinese rights lawyer’s travel ban linked to defense of tortured colleague
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

国家网信办持续推进APP乱象专项整治，关停清理3万余个 (Cyberspace Administration of China bans 30+k apps, solidifies responsibility of Internet service providers, app-sharing platforms, and social media platforms to cut off spread of illegal apps)
The Paper, April 12, 2019

Chinese nationalist group stages two-hour “attack” on Uygur websites
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2019

去年转发“女主播衣着暴露戴红领巾”视频，三地3网民被训诫 (Citizens cautioned by police for July 2018 reblogging video of red-scarf-wearing woman)
The Paper, April 11, 2019

Censored on WeChat: How a fatal bus accident in Chongqing symbolized China’s “left turn”
Global Voices, April 10, 2019

瑞典研究：台灣遭外國政府假消息攻擊　受害全球最嚴重 (Swedish studies show Taiwan is worst victim of fake news from foreign governments)
Citizen News, April 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese Catholics stage sit-in at second Shaanxi church threatened by demolition
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Millions of Chinese youth “volunteers” to be sent to villages in echo of Maoist policy
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2019

China’s state pension fund to run dry by 2035 as workforce shrinks due to effects of one-child policy, says study
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2019

The mysterious case of the disappearing China sanctions
Foreign Policy, April 11, 2019

倡武力統一旅美學者李毅　應邀赴台演講遭撤銷簽證限即日出境 (Taiwan revokes tourist visa of Chinese scholar who advocates military unification of Taiwan, citing national security grounds)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2019

37 Chinese firms and universities added to U.S. “unverified list,” telling suppliers to handle them with care
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2019

Local trade union officials express desire to support workers but acknowledge limitations
China Labour Bulletin, April 11, 2019

Human rights off the table at E.U.-China summit
China Digital Times, April 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Ban on TikTok app would harm free speech, China's Bytedance tells India's Supreme Court
Reuters, April 11, 2019

The man behind Huawei
Los Angeles Times, April 10, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Protecting rule of law in Hong Kong will be “uphill battle” says lawyers group, as they predict situation will get worse in city
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2019

Related:
法政匯思首份年度法治報告　批林鄭無視法治倒退質疑　「我們是否生活在兩個平行時空？」(In first annual rule-of- law report, Progressive Lawyers Group slams Carrie Lam’s indifference to receding rule of law in Hong Kong, claims she “lives in parallel universe”)
The Stand News, April 11, 2019

Hong Kong Rule of Law Report 2018: The Good Fight: Hong Kong’s Uphill Battle for the Rule of Law
Progressive Lawyers Group, 11 April, 2019

New chief of Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission warns against “hastily made law” to protect sexual minority rights
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

威权协商：中国政治发展的协商转向（一）(Authoritative deliberation: The change in negotiation strategies in China’s political development)
Financial Times, April 12, 2019

佔中九子裁決現場側記：一場平靜風暴 (Sidenote at the scene of the OC9 verdict: A silent storm)
The Initium, April 11, 2019

How Hungary’s path leads to China’s Belt and Road
The Diplomat, April 11, 2019

在安全的名义下，被监视、被控制
Feeling safe in the surveillance state
The New York Times, April 11, 2019

《無聲的入侵》：中國在紐澳「大撒幣」，作為統治世界的試驗場 (“Silent Invasion”: China is raining gold in New Zealand and Australia as a test site for ruling the world)
The News Lens, April 11, 2019

《無聲的入侵》：中共如何在澳洲各大學進行「思想工作」？(“Silent Invasion”: How China conducts “ideology work” in Australia’s universities)
The News Lens, April 11, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s hi-tech war on its Muslim minority
The Guardian, April 11, 2019

This man’s aunt was jailed days after he met with Mike Pompeo over China’s Muslim crackdown
BuzzFeed, April 9, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Shenzhen police arrest soldier-turned-entrepreneur Zhang Wei, calling his China Create Capital a “mafia-like gang”
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2019

前北大保安因拍摄批评习近平的视频而被逮捕 (Former Peking University security staff arrested over video criticizing Xi Jinping and Xinjiang internment camps)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2019

张军在最高检首次知名法学期刊主编座谈会上指出 积极推动开展法官检察官律师共同培训 (Procurator-General urges coordinated training to achieve fusion of work among judges, procurators and lawyers, in a unified legal professional body)(
Legal Daily, April 10, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国网军出征 维吾尔人权团体脸书遭洗版 (Cheered on by state media, China’s 50-cent army launches coordinated social-media spam attacks on Uyghur human rights organizations)
Deutsche Welle, April 11, 2019

中国当局进一步钳制境内一部分推特用户 (Authorities further clamp down on Twitter users within China)
Voice of America, April 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Podcast: China’s exploited tech workers fight back
SupChina, April 10, 2019

Related:
中国“码农”维权 996模式引起国际关注 (“Code-farmers” start campaign on Github to boycott Internet service companies in fight for better working conditions)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2019

女权活动人士郑楚然发起“假装自由”行动与网友合照声援丈夫 (, “Feminist Five” member Zheng Churan starts “pretend to be free” social media campaign to call for release of husband Wei Zhili)
Voice of America, April 10, 2019

US urges China to let blocked lawyer travel for fellowship
Channel NewsAsia, April 11, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“Nothing ever changes”: Life after one of China’s deadliest chemical disasters
Independent, April 11, 2019

中国全面放宽落户限制，能否终结“撕裂的城镇化” (Would relaxation of hukou policies put an end to China’s “family-splintering urbanization”?)
BBC, April 11, 2019

How Taiwan’s presidential candidates see China, their biggest external threat
Voice of America, April 10, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

What you may not understand about China’s AI scene
MIT Technology Review, April 9, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

As prison looms, convicted Umbrella Movement activists urge Hongkongers to soldier on
Hong Kong Free Press, April 10, 2019

Related:
Video: UK MPs hold urgent debate on Hong Kong Umbrella Movement convictions and new China extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 11, 2019

Harsh charges used against Occupy leaders could have “chilling effect” on future of social movement in Hong Kong, legal experts warn
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2019

【逃犯條例】拒公開公眾諮詢意見書　保安局：涉第三者資料 (Security Bureau claims 3,000 out of 4,500 consultation submissions support extradition laws amendment, but refuses to disclose documents for inspection citing confidentiality)
The Stand News, April 10, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】記協聯同十多傳媒機構　要求李家超公開會面 (Journalist organizations jointly demand public meeting with John Lee, Chief of Security Bureau, following letter on industry’s concerns over extradition laws amendment bill)
The Stand News, April 10, 2019

【逃犯條例】隨律師會訪京　張達明：張曉明無回應王全璋案，僅籲要明白國家法治的進步 (Law Society visits Beijing to discuss concerns over amendment to extradition laws, says authorities refused to respond to Wang Quanzhang case)
The Stand News, April 10, 2019

Commentary (评论)

李宇森：從佔中九子案判詞，再思考「公民抗命」還有甚麼可能性？(Further reflections on the possibilities of “civil disobedience” in light of Umbrella 9 verdict)
The Initium, April 11, 2019

公視專訪達賴喇嘛：談教育、生死、轉世和《病人自主權利法》(Interview with the Dalai Lama: Education, life and death, reincarnation, and the Patient Autonomy Act)
The Initium, April 10, 2019

认罪认罚从宽制度下如何防范错案 (Legal Daily commentary: How to prevent wrongful convictions under expedited procedures for criminals who plead guilty)
Legal Daily, April 10, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Hundreds rally in support of sanctions against Chinese officials over rights violations in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019

留美维吾尔学生父母遭监禁 被关押哈萨克伊玛目处境糟糕 (Parents of Uyghur student studying in U.S. detained and incommunicado; health of jailed Kazakh imam continues to deteriorate)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese labor activist repeatedly interrogated in detention
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019

Woman arrested after video shows her disrespecting Chinese communist symbol, the red scarf
SupChina, April 9, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s largest newspaper is helping the government censor the internet, and investors are thrilled
Quartz, April 10, 2019

港人登苹果日报头版广告 批梁振英干预新闻自由的背后 (Hong Kongers crowdfund front-page ad highlighting former chief executive’s interference with press freedom)
BBC News, April 10, 2019

Maps of global influence
China Media Project, April 9, 2019

曾警告杨军勿入境中国 澳记者: 对澳政府失望 (John Garnaut is “disappointed in Australian government”; says he had warned Yang Hengjun not to enter China)
Deutsche Welle, April 8, 2019

Confucius Institute a brainwashing program, say parents who pulled daughter from class
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

EU calls out Beijing on human rights but activists want harder line against China’s Xinjiang and Tibet policy
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019

“A life in a sea of red”: Q&A with Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Liu Heung Shing
SupChina, April 10, 2019

国际知名汉学家敦促清华大学恢复许章润教职 (In joint letter, Han Studies scholars urge Tsinghua University to reinstate Xu Zhangrun)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Before a joint statement, a threat: EU diplomats nearly walked out of talks with China
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019

國台辦指民進黨拒認九二共識　台灣參與世衛前提不復存 (As Taiwan waits for invitation to WTO meeting, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office says participation in global platforms must be under “One China” policy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 10, 2019

Protest in Manila against Chinese “invasion”
The Standard, April 10, 2019

Monks at Tibet’s Sera Monastery told to show “gratitude” to China, obey its laws
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Microsoft worked with Chinese military university on AI
Financial Times, April 10, 2019

Cameras linked to Chinese government stir alarm in UK parliament
The Intercept, April 9, 2019

U.S. reportedly no longer demands Huawei ban from Germany
CNet, April 9, 2019

Huawei wi-fi modules were pulled from Pakistan CCTV system
BBC, April 8, 2019

China’s digital rise: Challenges for Europe
MERICS, April 8, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s Occupy leaders granted bail and will learn of sentences in two weeks
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019

Related:
“Altruistic and selfless motivation”: Hong Kong court hears sentencing arguments from Umbrella Movement 9
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2019

【佔中九子案】休庭期間疑遭便衣警跟蹤 陳淑莊：我們被定罪但非走犯 (Granted bail but followed by undercover police, Tanya Chan urges explanation)
Inmediahk.net, April 10, 2019

Who are the nine key leaders of Hong Kong’s Occupy movement and what have they been convicted of?
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2019

Pan-democrats boycott China trip over extradition law fears and say top priority is stopping bill that would let Hong Kong send fugitives to the mainland
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019

岑敖暉提司法覆核 阻政府中環割地建軍用碼頭 (Activist Lester Shum to challenge Hong Kong government’s decision to give harbor segment to build PLA military pier)
Inmediahk.net, April 10, 2019

Hong Kong gov’t concedes world’s largest air purifier broke shortly after it was unveiled
Agence France-Presse, April 10, 2019

Two Hong Kong village land projects suspended after small-house policy court ruling
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s Occupy protests five years on: After all the prosecutions, was the movement in vain?
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019

Taiwan Relations Act at 40
Jerome A. Cohen, April 10, 2019

「言必稱法」的中國律師，怎麼敢與整個體制為敵？(China’s lawyers have become enemies of the law)
The News Lens, April 10, 2019

不许说话的中国如何崛起？(How can China rise up if it doesn’t let people speak?)
The New York Times, April 10, 2019

香港“占中三子”被判有罪前独家自白：雨伞运动的反思，公民抗命的代价 (Interview with the “Occupy Trio”: Reflection on Umbrella Movement and the price of civil disobedience)
BBC, April 9, 2019

Building a coalition of the willing to address human rights violations in Xinjiang
Forbes, April 8, 2019

Canada must take stronger action against China to free our “detainees”
Ottawa Citizen, April 8, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

研究者：新疆清真寺遭“铲除” 维族文化恐失根 (Uyghur culture risks eradication as Xinjiang’s mosques are systematically demolished, study shows)
Deutsche Welle, April 8, 2019

With pressure and persuasion, China deflects criticism of its camps for Muslims
The New York Times, April 8, 2019

The future of the fight to preserve Uyghur culture
SupChina, April 8, 2019

新疆“扫黑除恶”行动 前年被捕商人等13人被判刑 (13 businessmen sentenced to prison in Xinjiang’s anti-triad campaign, some Kazakhs challenge validity of charges)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

性感女主播戴紅領巾捕魚 涉尋釁滋事拘留12日 (Female streamer wearing red scarf in fishing video is seen as insulting to martyrs, is detained for 12 days for “picking quarrels” )
Ming Pao, April 9, 2019

辱罵四川山火殉職消防　汕頭網民涉尋釁滋事被捕 (Man arrested for “picking quarrels” after posting derogatory comments about Sichuan firefighters killed in rescue)
Ming Pao, April 8, 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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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