Commentary (评论)

廿年前早批移交談判困難，專訪國際法專家凌兵：《逃犯條例》修訂相當激進 (Interview with international law scholar Ling Bing: Government’s proposed extradition law amendments are “very radical”)
The Initium, May 20, 2019

“Defeat the evil law”: How an unlikely coalition could spell trouble Hong Kong’s extradition law plan
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2019

反996運動全紀錄：想通過代碼改變世界的人，為何難以改變加班現狀？ (Reflecting on anti-996 movement: Why those who seek to change the world through coding find it hard to change work hours)
The Initium, May 20, 2019

The demise of Hong Kong: An extradition law means the end of “one country, two systems”
Wall Street Journal, May 19, 2019

30 years on from Tiananmen Square crackdown, why Beijing still thinks it got it right
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2019

Public’s right to information must be protected by law
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2019

China wants us to forget the horrors of Tiananmen as it rewrites its history
The Guardian, May 19, 2019

Comparing Hong Kong’s extradition bill with other international, law-abiding agreements is misleading
Hong Kong Free Press, May 19, 2019

The cruel irony of China’s celebration of Asian cultures
The Diplomat, May 18, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 17, 1989: Intellectuals’ response: Prominent intellectuals (incl. Yan Jiaqi, Bao Zunxin) draft declaration urging government to recognize the legitimacy of the Students’ Autonomous Federation, promote political reform, eliminate corruption, and respect freedoms of press, thought, assembly

March of over one million: More than one million people march in Beijing, including workers, All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) officials, journalists, doctors, and nurses.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

30 years ago: Gorbachev meets Deng; protests grow
China Digital Times, May 16, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China tells Turkey to support its fight against Uighur militants
Reuters, May 17, 2019

Western companies get tangled in China’s Muslim clampdown
Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2019

China’s effort to silence the sound of Uyghur: A key part of China’s campaign against Uyghur identity is a crackdown on the Uyghur language
The Diplomat, May 16, 2019

Related:
China marginalizing language in bid to “eradicate the ethnic identity” of Uyghurs: Uyghur Human Rights Project
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

河南男子坐牢15年后改判无罪：坚持申诉导致未减刑一天 (Henan man declared innocent after serving 15 years, claims he had been tortured to confess)
Beijing News, May 17, 2019

Two Canadians arrested on state secrets charges in China
China Digital Times, May 16, 2019

Related:
Justin Trudeau vows to stand up to Beijing over “unacceptable” arrest of two Canadians accused of spying in China
Agence France-Presse, May 17, 2019

Chinese activist jailed for supporting Hong Kong democracy protests redetained
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Fewer rainbows, less social media for China’s LGBT community
Agence France-Presse, May 16, 2019

Related:
Noteworthy Weibo moment: Qingdao government account shows support for LGBT community
What’s On Weibo, May 16, 2019

“边疆党旗红”网络主题宣传活动启动 (Cyberspace Administration of China to hold investigative journalism tour in Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang to promote broadcasting of party-building efforts in ethnic regions)
The Paper, May 15, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Taiwan gay marriage: Parliament legalises same-sex unions
BBC, May 17, 2019

Related:
Dressing up for gender equality: Taiwanese “men’s skirt week” becomes a viral hit on Weibo
What’s On Weibo, May 16, 2019

What Taiwan’s slow march towards legalising gay marriage means for LGBT rights in Asia
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2019

獻給那些無人珍視的年輕人 —《中國青年行動者處境調研報告》研究團隊手記 (Research team describes experience producingreport on Chinese youth activists)
The Stand News, May 16, 2019

Related:
《中国青年行动者处境调研报告》
Report on Current Situation Facing Chinese Youth Activists
China Youth Activists Development Concern Group, May 14, 2019

Journalist David Missal wins Human Rights Press award for HKFP video on rights lawyer Lin Qilei
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2019

The Chinese feminists fighting patriarchy in China from abroad
Public Radio International, May 16, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Human rights in Tibet took downward turn in 2018: Report
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Related:
Tibetan villagers evicted to make room for new airport
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Prefecture in Qinghai to drastically cut Tibetan language education
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Senior official stresses sharing experience on governance for Asia’s progress
Sina English, May 16, 2019

Related:
Asian Civilization Parade opens in Beijing
Sina English, May 16, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Cybersecurity 202: Trump officials and lawmakers say China is the problem, not Huawei
Washington Post, May 16, 2019

Related:
How other countries are responding to Trump’s Huawei threat
The Guardian, May 16, 2019

“Europe must maintain own course”: Germany distances itself from US blacklisting of Huawei while Netherlands investigates possible spying
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2019

美听证会：中国“数码专制国家”崛起威胁全球 (The rise of China as a “digital authoritarian country” is a threat to the world, says U.S. senator at congressional hearing)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Microsoft opens largest artificial intelligence & internet of things lab in Shanghai
Xinhua, May 16, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong extradition bill: How murder of a pregnant woman, the US-China trade war and a determined leader have cranked up the heat in city’s political arena
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2019

【國歌法】民主黨議員提出多項修訂　倡剔除侮辱國歌刑事罪行　政府不支持 (Government opposes democrats’ proposed amendments to national anthem bill to remove criminal liability, obligatory teaching in schools)
The Stand News, May 16, 2019

US Sec. of State Pompeo airs concern over China extraditions after meeting Hong Kong democrats
Agence France-Presse, May 17, 2019

【逃犯條例】中聯辦港澳辦撐修例　陸委會：彷彿披著羊皮的狼　居心叵測 (Taiwan reiterates opposition to Hong Kong extradition amendment bill, says it would “erase Taiwan’s sovereignty”; calls mainland Liaison Office in HK “wolf in sheep’s clothing”)
The Stand News, May 16, 2019

Hong Kong court says deterrence only motive for sending protest leader back to jail
Reuters, May 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s new extradition law will pass but the fight for the city’s autonomy is not lost
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2019

The end of Hong Kong is almost here
Foreign Policy, May 16, 2019

This may be China’s worst assault yet on the rule of law in Hong Kong
Washington Post, May 15, 2019

The coming storm regarding asylum laws in Taiwan
New Bloom Magazine, May 16, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

A time for truth: 30th anniversary of June Fourth
Human Rights in China, May 15, 2019

Related:
The Unforgotten
Human Rights in China, May 15, 2019

Hong Kong multimedia project commemorates the 30th anniversary of June 4 massacre in Beijing
Global Voices, May 15, 2019

六四新书发布会：从历史的书中站起来 (Citizen Power hosts book launch for two June Fourth publications)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2019

30 years ago: Students flood Tiananmen Square
China Digital Times, May 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

“At least one million people in the camps full time”: Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Busby
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Two Canadians detained in China, Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig, formally arrested
Globe and Mail, May 16, 2019

中国709律师余文生疑被秘密审判 (Secret trial underway for 709 lawyer Yu Wensheng)
Voice of America, May 15, 2019

Related:
抗議秘密審訊余文生律師聲明 (Joint statement against secret trial of lawyer Yu Wensheng)
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, May 15, 2019

曾聲援港佔領運動囚 4 年半　內地人王默疑再被警帶走 (Guangzhou activist Wang Mo, who was previously jailed for 4.5 years for openly supporting Occupy Central, arrested on unknown charges)
The Stand News, May 15, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Wikipedia blocked in China ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
Reuters, May 15, 2019

Outlet barred from Australia Labor press conference for “anti-China” stance
The Australian, May 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Poetry meets politics in photos of China
The New York Times, May 15, 2019

Workers in China’s private sector earn less, protest more
China Labour Bulletin, May 15, 2019

“One seed can make an impact”: An interview with Chen Hongguo
New York Review of Books, May 14, 2019

Taiwan’s LGBT community protests ahead of vote
Japan Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Fears of China and WeChat as Australia heads to the polls
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2019

The Netherlands unveils strategy to tackle China’s “unfair trading practices”)
Bloomberg, May 15, 2019

Related:
The Netherlands & China: A New Balance
Kingdom of Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 15, 2019

【中共滅佛】貴州大佛被水泥填平 當局狡辯：恢復自然原貌 (Guizhou Buddha statue’s face found smeared with cement; officials claim it’s restoration of rock’s natural look)
Apple Daily, May 15, 2019

Beijing slams Paris as wife of ex-Interpol chief granted asylum
Radio France Internationale, May 15, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping warns of disaster if one civilisation imposes its will on another
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2019

Related:
China’s Xi rallies Asia by appealing to shared culture — with subtle dig at U.S.
Washington Post, May 15, 2019

Highlights of Xi's speech at opening of CDAC
Xinhua, May 15, 2019

报告：美国需谨防中国通过国际组织输出其意识形态 (Report: U.S. must be wary of China exporting its ideology to international organizations)
Voice of America, May 16, 2019

Related:
People’s Republic of the United Nations: China’s emerging revisionism in international organizations
Center for a New American Security, May 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Trump orders national emergency on information security; Commerce Department follows with Huawei restrictions
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2019

How 9/11 and China’s plan for blanket surveillance created a wave that CCTV camera makers Hikvision and Dahua rode to huge success
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2019

Foreign companies in China face cyber security crackdown
Financial Times, May 15, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong returns to jail after court hears Umbrella Movement appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2019

【逃犯條例】民主派促撤回修例、確認涂謹申為主席 建制派斥民主派無誠意 (Bipartisan negotiation lasts only 15 minutes: Pan-Dems insist on confirmation of James To as chairman, retraction of amendment bill; pro-establishment slams them for having “no sincerity to negotiate”)
Inmediahk.net, May 16, 2019

Related:
堅持合憲會議 提防談判陷阱—— 就《逃犯條例》各黨派協商之嚴正聲明 (“Stand firm on constitutionality of meeting and beware of negotiation trap”: Statement by Demosisto to LegCo parties)
Inmediahk.net, May 15, 2019

【逃犯條例】林鄭：工作未做完ㅤ無咩可撤回ㅤ修例有社會支持 (Carrie Lam: Work on extradition law amendment is not finished and there is nothing to retract; amendment supported by society)
The Stand News, May 16, 2019

北京就修订《逃犯条例》表态 表明要尊重“一制” (Beijing speaks up on extradition law amendment: Hong Kong must respect mainland’s “one system” as part of One Country Two Systems)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2019

Related:
“Necessary, appropriate, lawful and reasonable”: Beijing renews pressure on Hong Kong to pass extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2019

中聯辦明晤人代政協挺修例 建制：將聽重要指示 胡志偉：變政治硬任務 (Hong Kong Liaison Office calls urgent meeting with Hong Kong’s National People Congress and Political Consultative Conference delegates to give directions on extradition law amendment, reports say Beijing officials urging patriotic groups to start narrative campaign to support government to get bill passed)
Ming Pao, May 16, 2019

Avery Ng and other pro-democracy activists convicted over 2016 clashes outside Beijing office
Hong Kong Free Press, May 15, 2019

New deputy director role proposed for public broadcaster RTHK, but critics fear gov’t influence
Hong Kong Free Press, May 15, 2019

HKJA regrets the obstruction of news coverage by Legco security guards, and demands Legco president to clarify his position
Hong Kong Journalists Association, May 15, 2019

Commentary (评论)

一個北京同志的80年，「是那種人，我就要過那種人的生活」(An 80 year old gay man in Beijing: “I am that kind of man, so I want that kind of life”)
The Initium, May 16, 2019

How Uyghurs are silenced from sharing their suffering with the world
TRT World, May 15, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 15, 1989: Foreign dignitary visit to Beijing: On this day in 1989, Mikhail Gorbachev comes to Beijing for a summit meeting with Deng Xiaoping. Instead of an official welcome on Tiananmen Square, Gorbachev enters the Great Hall of the People by a back entrance. Thousands of intellectuals, teachers and scientists march to the square.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

30年後，香港還能守住六四記憶嗎？—— 專訪李立峯 (Interview with journalism scholar Francis Lee: 30 years on, will Hong Kong still be able to guard the memory of June Fourth?)
The Initium, May 15, 2019

30 years ago: Zhao Ziyang appears to win backing
China Digital Times, May 14, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Islamophobia in China
ChinaFile, May 14, 2019

“Saved” by state terror: Gendered violence and propaganda in Xinjiang
SupChina, May 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王全璋入监不足20天怪事连连 引发安全担忧 (A series of suspicious events spark concerns for Wang Quanzhang’s safety since he was sent to prison 20 days ago)
Voice of America, May 15, 2019

Diplomats visit Canadian think tank expert in China custody
Voice of America, May 14, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

反美米姆与民族主义：中国媒体上的贸易战
China’s propaganda machine takes aim at U.S. over trade war
The New York Times, May 15, 2019

Related:
Trump and Xi: Are things getting personal?
China Media Project, May 14, 2019

Three journalists are under investigation over publishing news about the Dalai Lama
Kathmandu Post, May 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China has been running global influence campaigns for years
The Atlantic, May 15, 2019

China to put soft power on show as “clash of civilisations” debate comes back to life
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2019

Related:
Xi Jinping, champion of dialogue of civilizations
Xinhua, May 14, 2019

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang’s regular press conference
PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2019

“Forever outsiders”: Housing research suggests residency restrictions drive inequality
Caixin, May 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei chief Liang Hua says firm is ready to sign a “no-spy, no back-door” deal with UK
Agence France-Presse, May 15, 2019

Related:
Trump expected to sign order paving way for U.S. telecoms ban on Huawei
Reuters, May 15, 2019

China’s Kunlun Tech agrees to U.S. demand to sell Grindr gay dating app
Reuters, May 14, 2019

Surveillance equipment giant hounded by competition, security concerns
Caixin, May 14, 2019

Ex-Google boss defends multiple controversies
BBC, May 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

“香港民主之父”：倘若我们屈服，大陆再无民主曙光 (Hong Kong veteran democrat Martin Lee: If we bow down, there is no more hope for democracy in the mainland)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2019

Hong Kong leader stakes credibility on extradition bill – but impasse continues in Legislative Council
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2019

Related:

【逃犯條例】涂謹申倡三方會議協商　張建宗：行政機關不宜介入立會程序爭拗 (Not suitable for administration to interfere with procedural matters of the legislature, says Matthew Cheung, responding to calls for tripartite negotiations on extradition law amendment bill)
The Stand News, May 14, 2019

Extraditions from Hong Kong to rest of China violate Basic Law, argue lawyers for fugitive tycoon Joseph Lau in judicial review
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】中聯辦：港回歸至今未曾向內地移交疑犯　修例乃落實基本法應有之義 (Hong Kong Liaison Office speaks up on extradition law: amendments are necessary for implementing the Basic Law)
The Stand News, May 15, 2019

UK minister’s “deep concern” over HK extradition
RTHK, May 15, 2019

【逃犯條例】郭榮鏗：德外交政策總監表明　考慮取消與香港移交逃犯協議 (Germany considers cancelling extradition arrangements with Hong Kong over amendment concerns)
The Stand News, May 15, 2019

Taiwan extends visa for “exiled” Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee by two months
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2019

Commentary (评论)

《躍競思維》：微信是如何做到如此「吸眼球」，讓大家欲罷不能？(So eye-catching: How WeChat makes everyone addicted)
The News Lens, May 14, 2019

Who’s afraid of China’s Internet vigilantes?
The New York Times, May 14, 2019

Trump fights China on trade, surrenders on human rights
CNN, May 13, 2019

Where is the outrage over the plight of China’s Uyghurs?
Maclean's, May 13, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 14, 1989: Meeting with government representatives: A meeting between government officials and the student representatives breaks down with no result.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

六四30周年：选择不沉默 坚持说真相 (June Fourth 30th anniversary panel discussion in Hong Kong: Choose to not remain silent, persevere in speaking the truth)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2019

Related:
西单 鲍彤：“我们生活在‘六四’制度之中” (“June Fourth has not ended,” says Bao Tong, former policy secretary of Zhao Ziyang)
Voice of America, May 13, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

A heartfelt appeal for a missing Uyghur mom on Mother’s Day
Bitter Winter, May 13, 2019

Video: What happened to our parents? Uygur sisters seek answers
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2019

新疆斋月逾百维吾尔人被捕 伊犁五百名女工失联 (Over 100 Uyghurs arrested during Ramadan; 500 female workers from Ili disappeared after boarding train; Muslim students forced to report to school canteen 3 times per week to dine with Han Chinese)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2019

British Uighur calls on UK government to help search for missing family in Xinjiang
Telegraph UK, May 12, 2019

China’s persecuted Uyghurs live “freely” in Turkey
CNN, May 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王全璋监狱“来信” 妻会见无门 (Li Wenzu’s still denied visits to husband Wang Quanzhang, receives suspicious handwritten letters)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2019

China to solicit public opinion for judicial interpretation
Xinhua, May 13, 2019
HRIC Note: The newly-amended regulation, effective May 13, 2019, requires the SPP to consult relevant authorities and local and special procuratorates when preparing draft judicial interpretations. The SPP may also consult the National People’s Congress, political advisors, and scholars. When authorized by the Procurator-General, the SPP may also solicit public opinion via newspaper and internet for cases involving the interests of the general public.

Related:司法解释涉群众利益可公开征求意见 (New regulation allows Supreme People’s Procuratorate to solicit public opinion through newspaper and internet for judicial interpretations that “involve public interest”)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2019

內地維權律師余文生妻子稱相信丈夫案件已秘密開庭審訊 (Xu Yan, wife of detained rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, says she believes secret trial for Yu has already happened in Jiangsu)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

汪洋晤兩岸傳媒高層　籲推進和平統一　蔡英文：干擾新聞自由 (Tsai Ing-wen decries interference with press freedom after Wang Yang, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meets with top executives of Taiwan media to urge promotion of One Country, Two Systems)
The Stand News, May 12, 2019

Related:
Communist China has no right to tell Taiwan media what to do: National Security Bureau
Focus Taiwan, May 13, 2019

More than 70 participants from Taiwanese media industry attend 4th cross-strait media summit in Beijing
Taiwan Sentinel, May 11, 2019

How an academic journal censored my review on Xinjiang
China Channel, May 13, 2019

China’s latest crackdown target is liberal economists
Bloomberg, May 11, 2019

Dating apps Momo and Tantan suspend social feeds in content cleanup
TechNode, May 13, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Top cardinal says “many questions” remain despite Vatican thaw with China
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2019

Amnesty International is denied lease at New York tower owned by China, group says
The New York Times, May 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Highlights of Xi Jinping’s vision of civilization
China Global Television Network, May 13, 2019

Related:
Conference of Dialogue on Asian Civilizations to usher in new era for cultural diversity
People’s Daily, May 13, 2019

Foiled North Korean escape ignites human-rights debate
Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2019

Related:
China: Protect 7 North Koreans fleeing oppression
Human Rights Watch, May 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

刷臉時代：「技術可以讓政府在任何時候獲知什麼人在什麼地方」(The age of facial recognition: Technology allows governments to know people’s locations at any time)
The Initium, May 13, 2019

Huawei phone with child monitoring customizations spark debate
TechNode, May 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】民主派中午遊行至特首辦 要求盡快與林鄭會面 (Democrats march to Chief Executive’s Office to demand meeting on extradition law amendment bill)
Inmediahk.net, May 14, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例修例】石禮謙兩闖開會不果　再休會求指示　涂謹申籲三方會議政治協商 (Abraham Shek to seek advice from House Committee on how to proceed after another unsuccessful attempt at meeting on extradition bill, while James To urges tripartite negotiation)
The Stand News, May 14, 2019

More drama at Hong Kong legislature as rival camps try to resume China extradition bill meeting
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2019

专访香港众志罗冠聪：引渡条例修订断送一国两制 (Interview with Nathan Law of Demosisto: Extradition Law will send One Country, Two Systems to the grave)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China’s rule of law has not improved enough to reassure Hongkongers on the risks of extradition to the mainland
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2019

Beijing’s propaganda is playing the trade war safe
Foreign Policy, May 13, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 12, 1989:Hunger strike debates: In the evening, at Peking University, Chai Ling joins the efforts of students Wang Dan, Wu’er Kaixi, and six others to advocate a hunger strike as a strategy to force the government to listen to the students’ pleas. Students at Peking University in favor of a hunger strike rapidly increase in number from 40 to over 200.

On This Day — May 13, 1989:Hunger strike begins: As a result of the delay in response from the government, hundreds of thousands of students converge on the square to stage a sit-in and hunger strike. The hunger strike begins, eventually drawing over 3,000 participants. Party leaders eventually agree to a dialogue with the students’ Dialogue Delegation on May 14.

See HRIC chronology and resources.

The Tiananmen Massacre, 30 years on – Survivor Q&A: Zhou Fengsuo
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

HKFP Lens: Lisa Ross dives into the heart of Uighur identity with shots from China’s Xinjiang
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wife of jailed rights lawyer [Wang Quanzhang] gets two letters “Admitting” to “Crimes”
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2019

Three more people detained as China continues to crack down on labour groups
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2019

Court in China's Guangxi jails Christian who mailed gospel tracts to police chief
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Tencent's new game shows how censorship rules are implemented in China
Global Voices, May 10, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's activities in key marginal seat affect Labor, Liberal candidates
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 13, 2019

France grants asylum to wife of vanished Interpol boss
Radio France Internationale, May 13, 2019

Bangladesh: Chinese envoy rapped for linking Rohingya crisis to economic trade
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2019

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

China tightens “national security” review for foreign investments, sparking fears of trade war retaliations
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2019

Beijing accuses US of ‘always using national security’ as a pretext, following China Mobile ban
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Grindr’s Chinese owner Beijing Kunlun Tech must sell gay dating app by 2020 over US national security fears
Bloomberg, May 14, 2019

Six Chinese tech firms banned from exporting sensitive US goods, with fears they may have supported Iran’s military
Reuters, May 14, 2019

Photos of Huawei’s European-themed campus in China
The Atlantic, May 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Former Hong Kong officials Chris Patten and Anson Chan contradict Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s claim that mainland China was not deliberately excluded as a destination for fugitive transfers
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2019

Debate over Hong Kong’s proposed extradition law devolves into a scuffle in the legislative council
The Washington Post, May 11, 2019

Related:
Brawl breaks out in Hong Kong parliament - video
The Guardian, May 11, 2019

Havoc in Hong Kong Legislature over Extradition Bill
The New York Times, May 11, 2019

In Pictures: Physical clashes and injuries at Hong Kong’s legislature amid uproar over China extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2019

Mainland Chinese officials come out in support of Hong Kong’s controversial extradition law
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China’s influence operations in Asia: Minding the open door challenge
The Diplomat, May 14, 2019

Hong Kong is set for a U.S.-China showdown
Foreign Policy, May 13, 2019

Hong Kong’s special status with the US is safe for now, but not for the reasons you think
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2019

Beijing’s servants in Hong Kong: is collaborators too strong a word?
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2019

The Greater Bay Area, China's new and improved model for growth
Channel NewsAsia, May 12, 2019

China scrapping its archaic one-child policy won’t solve its deeper problems
Independent, May 11, 2019

China’s global port play
The Diplomat, May 11, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On May 11 & 12, 1989:

• May 11: Zhao Ziyang advocates acceding to demands: Zhao suggests in a Politburo meeting that the Party accede to students’ demands on corruption and that press freedom be expanded.
• May 12: Hunger strike debates: In the evening, at Peking University, Chai Ling joins the efforts of students Wang Dan, Wu’er Kaixi, and six others to advocate a hunger strike as a strategy to force the government to listen to the students’ pleas. Students at Peking University in favor of a hunger strike rapidly increase in number from 40 to over 200.

See HRIC chronology and resources.

30 years ago: Journalists call for freedom of press
China Digital Times, May 10, 2019

Xi Jinping demands political loyalty from Chinese police with Tiananmen anniversary and trade tension
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2019

Related:
Xi Jinping tells Chinese police they must maintain social stability ahead of politically sensitive Tiananmen anniversary
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2019

Inside China’s massive surveillance operation
Wired, May 9, 2019

Tiananmen Square: China steps up curbs on activists for 30th anniversary
The Guardian, May 9, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Rights lawyer who criticized President Xi's indefinite rule detained for subversion
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2019

Missing Uyghur professor presumed detained in Xinjiang political “re-education camp”
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2019

Jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti receives Freedom House’s “Freedom Award”
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s whistle-blower judge in custody of anti-corruption agency and facing accusations of theft and fabrication
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2019

Chinese ex-Interpol president Meng Hongwei to face trial in Tianjin
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2019

Related:
China files formal charges against former Interpol chief
Reuters, May 10, 2019

Rights lawyer who criticized President Xi's indefinite rule detained for subversion
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2019

The lawyers are here: Chinese state media popularize “rule of law”
What’s On Weibo, May 10, 2019

New rule seeks to stop abuse of China’s child fashion models
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2019

Ex-Swedish envoy to China Anna Lindstedt suspected of crime after setting up ‘unofficial’ meetings over detained bookseller
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2019

UK investigates CGTN over forced confessions
China Digital Times, May 9, 2019

McMaster: China’s treatment of detained Canadians telling
The Washington Post, May 9, 2019

Chinese court delays ruling on Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s death penalty appeal
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2019

Chinese rights lawyer demoted from teaching post at Shandong University
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese media told to toe party line on trade war coverage, insiders say
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2019

China's gag order on Trump tweets leaves investors in the dark
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 10, 2019

Right-wing “fake news” circulates on China’s WeChat app as Australia’s election nears
Quartz, May 9, 2019

Minitrue: Follow the official line on Meng extradition
China Digital Times, May 9, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese online travel agency removes products referring to Arunachal Pradesh after objections
The Hindu, May 9, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China “failing trans people” as young attempt surgery on themselves – study
The Guardian, May 10, 2019

Related:
The Chinese transgender individuals forced to take treatment into their own hands
Amnesty International, May 10, 2019

China has stepped up efforts to infiltrate Taiwan - president
Al Jazeera, May 10, 2019

China accused of secret lobbying campaign in UK against its critics
The Telegraph, May 10, 2019

EU report on China's Macao "groundless and irresponsible": Macao SAR gov't
Sina, May 10, 2019

Related:
Macao Special Administrative Region: Annual Report 2018 - Joint Report to the European Parliament and the Council
European Union External Action, May 8, 2019

China: A loan shark or the good Samaritan?
Deutsche Welle, May 9, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei heads south
Foreign Affairs, May 10, 2019

Oracle To Lay Off 1,600 Staff In China
SupChina, May 9, 2019

Related:
Senior staff at Oracle’s Beijing research centre protest layoffs
China Labour Bulletin, May 9, 2019

Huawei chief cites Trump comments as reason she can’t be extradited to US
Independent, May 9, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

More than 1,200 protesters join rally outside Hong Kong’s legislature ahead of showdown meeting over controversial extradition bill
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2019

Hong Kong extradition bill: Only China’s supreme court should be able to request transfer of fugitives, lawmaker says
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2019

Hong Kong democracy advocates bring their protest against extradition bill to United States
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2019

Taiwan won’t ask for murder suspect if Hong Kong passes “politically motivated” extradition law
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2019

Related:
Taipei will not agree to transfer of Hong Kong murder suspect if Taiwanese citizens risk being sent to mainland China
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2019

“Free Hong Kong” flash mob in Poland shows support for jailed Umbrella Movement activists
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2019

Security guard accuses bosses in Hong Kong Legco of making staff declare political allegiance
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2019

Hong Kong's Lam faces uproar in legislature over renditions law
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2019

Hong Kong’s former justice chief defends controversial rule change to tackle filibustering, arguing in court that legislature must evolve as changes come along
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why Huawei security concerns cannot be removed from US-China relations
The Conversation, May 10, 2019

China’s New Carrier Shows Beijing Is Done Playing Defense
Foreign Policy, May 10, 2019

Occupy leaders’ sentences are a testament to the rule of law and Hong Kong’s openness as a society
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2019

China is now a power in Europe, but fears of interference in the EU are simplistic and misguided
The Conversation, May 9, 2019

US fears China may turn extradition tables
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

30 years ago: A lesson in polite protest
China Digital Times, May 7, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China slams U.S. for trying to deprive Beijing of UN forum seat over Uyghur detentions in Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, May 8, 2019

China’s social media troll “army” wages war on Uighurs
Hong Kong Free Press, May 7, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

民政部开展整治行动 关闭9家非法社会组织网站 (Ministry of Civil Affairs shuts down websites of banned organizations)
The People, May 8, 2019

Chinese university staff “must study” Marxism, Maoist and Xi Jinping ideology
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2019

CBS删减《傲骨之战》片段，涉及中国互联网审查
CBS censors a “Good Fight” segment. Its topic was Chinese censorship.
The New York Times, May 7, 2019

Minitrue: No news on U.S. trade dispute
China Digital Times, May 7, 2019

Australian Labor Party asks questions of WeChat over doctored accounts, “fake news”
Sydney Morning Herald, May 6, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“Even now, I don't want to admit that Xiaobo is gone”
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. House passes pro-Taiwan bills, amid trade tensions with China
Reuters, May 8, 2019

How a Chinese venture in Venezuela made millions while locals grew hungry
Reuters, May 7, 2019

This is how China wants India to pay it back for listing Masood Azhar a terrorist
The Print, May 7, 2019

Taiwan reworks mainland China travel ban and treason rules in run-up to 2020 presidential election
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2019

台湾与世卫大会连三年无缘 起因是谁的谎言? (Whose lies caused Taiwan to be shut out from WHO annual assembly for 3 years?)
Deutsche Welle, May 7, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国黑客如何利用美国的网络武器库
How Chinese spies got the N.S.A.’s hacking tools, and used them for attacks
The New York Times, May 7, 2019

北京的网络监控审查与西方公司的协助 (Western companies have assisted Beijing’s Internet censorship and surveillance)
Voice of America, May 7, 2019

企业党组织:台媒曝富士康有党支部还建有党校 (Exposed: Foxconn houses a both a CPC branch and a CPC school)
Radio France Internationale, May 7, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Carrie Lam sticks to her guns on Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill, but government will hear public concerns
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例．短片】鄭若驊：港人港審、域外法權均「不確切可行」　有否實施《公民權利公約》非考慮因素 (On extradition law amendment, Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng rejects all counter-proposals from civil society as “not practical”; Carrie Lam confirms no changes will be made)
Ming Pao, May 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s proposed extradition bill could extend Beijing’s coercive reach: Risks for the United States
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, May 7, 2019

望李倩怡好好生活　籲台灣人對抗北京　林榮基：台灣是最後堡壘不能丟失 (“Taiwan is the last fortress; we can’t lose it,” says Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who fled to Taiwan over extradition concerns)
The Stand News, May 7, 2019

Related:
流亡少女李倩怡：香港人跟台灣人沒有本錢再天真下去 (Hong Kong woman who fled to Taiwan to avoid rioting charges over Mongkok clash speaks for the first time in interview: Hong Kongers and Taiwanese people can no longer afford to be naive)
The Stand News, May 7, 2019

Government can’t justify discriminatory treatment, lawyer for gay Hong Kong civil servant argues in final appeal over spousal rights
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2019

保安局：不公布水炮車水壓數字　防有人掌握警方戰略　會集中射向人群下肢 (Security Bureau refuses to disclose operation guidelines and capability of newly-acquired crowd control water cannons, dodges queries on potential injuries on targets)
The Stand News, May 7, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China startups take moral high ground with “tech for good”
Financial Times, May 8, 2019

What’s in a name? Taiwan and China are fighting a war of words over identity and sovereignty
SupChina, May 7, 2019

人权报告：西方企业成为中共帮凶 (Interview with Teng Biao: Western companies are complicit in CPC’s human rights abuses)
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2019

Xi Jinping wanted global dominance. He overshot.
The New York Times, May 7, 2019

在中国，当数字革命遇到极权主义 (In China, digital revolution meets totalitarianism)
The New York Times, May 7, 2019

【逃犯條例】陳弘毅評論逃犯條例建議修訂全文 (In full: Albert Chen's commentary on proposed changes to Hong Kong's extradition law)
Ming Pao, May 7, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists fly kites in Sai Kung to commemorate 1989 Tiananmen Massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2019

【六四30年・短片】記者六四故事影片：「反事實」大環境下更需要事實 (Journalist in June Fourth documentary: Facts are more important than ever in this age of untruth)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2019

老師帶學生到六四紀念館，導賞連結六四傘運民主路 (Hong Kong secondary school teacher brings students to June Fourth Museum, links 1989 to Umbrella Movement)
Inmediahk.net, May 6, 2019

30 years ago: What China’s students want
China Digital Times, May 6, 2019

30 years ago: Workers join students in Beijing
China Digital Times, May 5, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Revealed: New evidence of China's mission to raze the mosques of Xinjiang
The Guardian, May 7, 2019

The world shrugs as China locks up 1 million Muslims
Axios, May 6, 2019

Uyghurs face tight Ramadan curbs as China bristles at “concentration camps” remark
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Missing Chinese student activist accuses police of abusing him in detention
Agence France-Presse, May 6, 2019

Related:
北大马列学会学生失联 视频控诉受警察侮辱连续听习近平十九大报告 (In video, Peking University Marxist society student, currently held incommunicado, describes torture and inhumane treatment during detention in February)
Radio France Internationale, May 6, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Sermons with too much religion not allowed
Bitter Winter, May 6, 2019

Minitrue: Delete parodies of Jack Ma’s 996 comments
China Digital Times, May 6, 2019

書號收縮下的大陸出版業：從自我審查到緊跟「黨政方針」 (China’s publishing industry sees increased self-censorship, adherence to Party directives in response to rapidly shrinking quotas)
The Initium, May 3, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中國再阻參與世界衛生大會　台外交部：再次引起台灣人民對中國憎恨 (China bars Taiwan from World Health Organization assembly, calls Democratic Progressive Party “separatist” for advocating Taiwan’s independence)
The Stand News, May 7, 2019

香港民主派敦促美国对华贸易谈判涉及人权 (Hong Kong democracy activists urge U.S. to include human rights issues in trade talks)
Voice of America, May 6, 2019

Related:
In push for trade deal, Trump administration shelves sanctions over China’s crackdown on Uighurs
The New York Times, May 4, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

华为的共产党文化限制其全球雄心
Huawei’s Communist culture limits its global ambitions
The New York Times, May 6, 2019

Airbnb listings in China are littered with racist discrimination
Wired, May 3, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Explainer: “This is not a meeting.” Turmoil at the legislature over Hong Kong’s China extradition plan
Hong Kong Free Press, May 7, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】會議周六再續與石禮謙撞期　涂謹申：若無法上主席台會報警有人不符《特權法》(“I will call the police if I can’t get on the chairman’s bench”: James To prepares for challenge by pro-Beijing faction in his Bills Committee meeting on extradition law)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2019

Filipino pastor takes new gay marriage fight to Hong Kong court
Agence France-Presse, May 7, 2019

In pictures: Climate activists hold silent “die-in” as “Extinction Rebellion” arrives in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, May 7, 2019

Commentary (评论)

我們有責任用香港有限的自由，替六四事件的良知發聲 (We have an obligation to use Hong Kong’s limited freedom and speak up about June Fourth)
The News Lens, May 7, 2019
Despite Harassment, Vandalism and Protests, the World's Only Tiananmen Museum Just Reopened in Hong Kong
Time, April 26, 2019

Factory psychology: My time counseling China’s migrant workers
Sixth Tone, May 6, 2019

A 13-member “manel” in 2019? Democracy without feminism is not democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2019

【語象分析】中共最高領導人首次五四講話：習五四，「新時代中國青年」的提出 (Xi Jinping and the “new age Chinese youth”: Narrative analysis of the first May Fourth address by a CCP leader)
The Initium, May 6, 2019

Ottawa should protest Hong Kong-China extradition law
The Star, May 6, 2019

京學者張耀傑：五四包含普世價值 (“May Fourth movement is about universal values,” says scholar Zhang Yaojie)
Ming Pao, May 4, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

Over this past weekend — May 4, 1989:70th anniversary of the 1919 May Fourth Movement: Initiated by students, more than 100,000 march through Beijing. In collaboration with the students, workers and journalists express their demands. Similar rallies are held in cities across the country.

In the following days, students are divided on questions of strategy, with some advocating a return to classes and the establishment of a Dialogue Delegation to press for debate with the government that would be broadcast live, while others opt for a more radical course of action.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

Related:
Why does a student protest held a century ago still matter in China?
The New York Times, May 3, 2019

The birth of Chinese nationalism
Foreign Policy, May 3, 2019

The Chinese Enlightenment at 100
Foreign Affairs, May 3, 2019

As dissent is silenced, Xi Jinping lauds a massive student rebellion 100 years ago
Quartz, May 3, 2019

30 years ago: Beijing rejects deadline for talks
China Digital Times, May 4, 2019

Video: Hong Kong activists wash Tiananmen Massacre monument ahead of 30th anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2019

Memorial museum opens ahead of 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre
Radio Free Asia, May 3 2019

30 years ago: 6,000 Shanghai students march
China Digital Times, May 3, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China denounces U.S. “concentration camps” remarks
Reuters, May 6, 2019

Related:
China putting minority Muslims in “concentration camps,” U.S. says
Reuters, May 3, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese writer, rights activist [Xie Qiang] incommunicado, believed detained
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2019

Liu Xia can't accept husband's death
The Standard (Hong Kong), May 6, 2019

No visitors allowed at prison holding Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, his wife says
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2019

On World Press Freedom Day, China must account for disappeared photojournalist Lu Guang
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Party censorship has killed off investigative reporting in China: Journalists
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2019

Press freedom continues to face setbacks in China
Voice of America, May 3, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“I don’t want people to forget him”: Chinese feminist Zheng Churan campaigns to free husband Wei Zhili, detained for protesting
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

UN chief makes it loud and clear: When it comes to China, human rights are not a priority
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2019

Zhejiang movie theatre displays blacklisted individuals in Avengers movie preview
What’s on Weibo, May 3, 2019

China questions classmates, friends of Tibetan student who posted politically sensitive essay
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2019

CCP Aggressively Guards Claim to May 4th Legacy
China Digital Times, May 3, 2019

Case of Ethiopian engineer detained in China is raised by PM Abiy Ahmed in meeting with Xi
SupChina, May 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Democrats decry ‘coup’ as pro-Beijing lawmaker seeks to take over vetting of China extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2019

Related:
Pro-Beijing lawmakers vote to unseat democrat James To from leading discussion of Hong Kong’s extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2019

Pro-establishment camp seizes control of bill committee scrutinising Hong Kong’s controversial extradition law
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2019

US Consul General Kurt Tong questions Hong Kong government over extradition bill and Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet breaks his silence
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2019

Three retired Hong Kong police officers reportedly travelled to Taiwan to monitor pro-independence activists
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2019

Hong Kong extradition law could instill climate of fear, says Taiwan official
Reuters, May 3, 2019

Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement trio appeals against convictions and sentences
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

How China’s overseas Confucius Institutes pose a powerful threat to academic freedom
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2019

Xi Jinping would rather the Chinese forgot the true legacy of the May Fourth protests. But we mustn’t
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2019

A century on from the May Fourth protests, Chinese youths are in a state of crisis
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2019

Why China’s May Fourth celebrations also bring new concerns for Beijing
Washington Post, May 3, 2019

Huawei reaches into Britain. Maybe it's time to pay attention to China
Channel NewsAsia, May 4, 2019

Hong Kong’s extradition law proposal: unsettling at best and downright frightening at worst
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2019

The Umbrella Movement trial: Jailed for not apologising? Isn’t that a bit political?
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2019

Burying “Mr. Democracy”
China Media Project, May 3, 2019

May Fourth’s unfulfilled promise
ChinaFile, May 3, 2019

May Fourth, the Day That Changed China
The New York Times, May 3, 2019

Might China withdraw from the UN Law Of The Sea Treaty?
The Diplomat, May 2, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On this day — May 3, 1989:Journalists petition: Journalists draft a petition to the Party Central Committee asking for a dialogue with the government. They collect more than 1,000 signatures and resolve to demonstrate on the next day to call for press freedom.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

30 years ago: Students network nationally
China Digital Times, May 2, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese vaccine activist formally arrested, will likely face jail over campaign
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2019

中法启动法律和司法对话机制 (China signs agreement with France to bolster “technical cooperation” between their judiciaries)
Legal Daily, May 1, 2019