Behind Grindr’s doomed hookup in China, a data misstep and scramble to make up
Reuters, May 22, 2019
Friday, May 24, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong extradition law: Beijing-friendly legal heavyweight Albert Chen breaks silence to call for extra safeguards on contentious proposal
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2019
Chinese officials tell Germany to stay out of Hong Kong affairs after wanted activists gain refugee status
Hong Kong Free Press, May 24, 2019
Related:
【黃台仰獲庇護】德國外交部覆外媒：憂慮香港反對派政治空間收窄 (Germany says granting asylum to two localsts was due to concerns on “diminishing space for the political opposition”)
HK01, May 23, 2019Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam cancels trip to Germany but sources say it is unrelated to granting of asylum to two riot fugitives
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2019
Jailed Hong Kong localist Edward Leung withdraws bid to overturn legislative election ban
Hong Kong Free Press, May 23, 2019
Jail terms for abusing Chinese national anthem too long, say Hong Kong solicitors
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2019
Hong Kong men jailed for life in Philippines for drug possession to appeal to higher court after review judge upholds their convictions
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2019
Commentary (评论)
学者马嶽：香港已失掉国际社会的信任 (Political science scholar: Hong Kong has lost the trust of the international community)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2019
The remarkable survival of free thought and activism in China
The Diplomat, May 23, 2019
Does China really respect sovereignty?
The Diplomat, May 23, 2019
To win US credibility, Huawei needs to be transparent and show that it is not China’s mini-me
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2019
中国的奥威尔式宗教战争
China’s Orwellian war on religion
The New York Times, May 23, 2019
A new chapter in the Taiwan miracle: Same-sex marriage legalized on Tsai’s watch
Fairbank China Center Blog, May 22, 2019
The Trump administration’s approach to Huawei risks repeating China’s mistakes
Slate, May 21, 2019
Thursday, May 23, 2019
June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)
On This Day — May 23, 1989: Defacing of Mao portrait: Mao Zedong’s portrait on the Tiananmen Gate is defaced by Yu Zhijian, Yu Dongyue, and Lu Decheng, who throw paint-filled eggs at it. The defaced portrait of Mao is quickly removed and replaced with another, identical one. Students hand over the individuals who defaced the portrait to the authorities.
See HRIC chronology and resources.
Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”
李立峯：一直少提少講 建制網媒出擊 主動否定六四 (Pro-Beijing media changing strategy from silence to preemptively discrediting June Fourth commemorative activities, says Hong Kong journalism scholar)
Ming Pao, May 23, 2019
六四30周年：通往自由香港的“黄雀行动” (June Fourth 30th anniversary: Operation Yellowbird, pathway to finding freedom in Hong Kong)
BBC, May 23, 2019
【六四三十】支聯會料維園晚會人數增 李卓人：今年意義重大 (Hong Kong Alliance to hold ”Patriotic Democracy March” this Sunday; expects high turnout at candlelight vigil this significant year)
Inmediahk.net, May 22, 2019
30 years ago: Protesters again stop troop advance
China Digital Times, May 22, 2019
Video: Tiananmen Square: China 30 years on
Financial Times, May 22, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
How China uses high-tech surveillance to subdue minorities
The New York Times, May 22, 2019
US Senate panel passes bill to address China Uyghur crackdown, camps
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Thai police detain two Chinese refugees amid repatriation fears
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2019
Canada takes in Chinese asylum seeker
Taipei Times, May 22, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
8天7部：间断一日后，CCTV6将继续播出抗美援朝影片 (In 8 days, China’s CCTV movie channel screened 7 movies depicting Chinese troops fighting U.S. during Korean War)
The Paper, May 23, 2019
Access to audit papers – state secrets – of mainland companies to help Hong Kong regulator’s investigations
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2019
中美贸易战：爱国歌曲成为中国的新武器 (Patriotic songs have become new weapon for China in trade war)
BBC, May 22, 2019
Australia a “laboratory” for Beijing’s global influence
China Digital Times, May 22, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Hundreds of teachers protest in China over poor pay
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
展示达赖喇嘛艾未未照片引中共不满 联合国人权峰会延期 (UNDP forced to adjourn human rights forum under China objection to pictures of Dalai Lama, Ai Weiwei in presentation)
Radio France Internationale, May 22, 2019
China factories releasing thousands of tonnes of illegal CFC gases, study finds
Agence France-Presse, May 23, 2019
China must prepare for difficult times, says Xi
Reuters, May 22, 2019
Related:
Xi requires new advances in rise of central China
Xinhua, May 22, 2019Xi stresses military personnel education for strong armed forces
China News Service, May 22, 2019
Boy or girl? Hong Kong at centre of banned China gender test
Agence France-Presse, May 22, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
外交部：反對美國濫用國家力量肆意抹黑和打壓中國企業 (Hikvision hires U.S. expert to inspect its business in Xinjiang after reports of possible blacklist; China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticizes U.S. attacks on Chinese enterprises)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 22, 2019
Related:
China’s biggest surveillance company could be next on the White House’s hit list
Vice, May 22, 2019U.S. weighs blacklisting five Chinese video surveillance firms
Bloomberg News, May 23, 2019
Huawei: UK-based chip designer ARM memo tells staff to stop working with China’s tech giant
BBC, May 23, 2019
Related:
Asian carriers step away from new Huawei smartphones
Nikkei Asian Review, May 22, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
德國難民局：港人申請庇護三年共接三宗 (Germany confirms 3 applications for asylum of Hong Kong citizens in past 3 years, details of third application unknown)
Ming Pao, May 23, 2019
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黃台仰李東昇獲德國庇護 李家超：港德有引渡協定，但棄保潛逃不屬可引渡罪行 (Police will “follow legal procedures” on wanted fugitives, says Security Bureau chief; absconding is not within list of applicable crimes in extradition agreement with Germany)
The Stand News, May 22, 2019Mong Kok riot fugitives offered asylum in Germany a “damaging blow” to Hong Kong’s reputation and likely to anger Beijing, analysts say
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2019
【禁民族黨運作】民族黨放棄上訴 陳浩天：司法制度無法伸張正義 (Hong Kong National Party foregoes appeal against party ban: “We all know the judicial system cannot grant us justice,” says leader Andy Chan)
The Stand News, May 22, 2019
【國歌法】律師會：應清晰定義侮辱國歌行為 3 年監禁不合比例 (Law Society of Hong Kong urges clarification of definitions in National Anthem Bill, calls 3-year imprisonment “disproportionate”)
The Stand News, May 22, 2019
Related:
Law against insulting Chinese national anthem in Hong Kong criticised for “imprecise” wording and specifying standards of decorum
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2019
Hong Kong police arrest student independence movement leader for allegedly damaging Chinese flag
Hong Kong Free Press, May 22, 2019
LGBT rights in Hong Kong: Following furore over Cathay Pacific advert showing same-sex couple banned on rail network and in airport, what next?
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2019
Philippines demands Hong Kong explain grilling of former official who accused President Xi Jinping of crimes against humanity at International Criminal Court
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2019
Commentary, 评论
If Beijing wants an extradition law with Hong Kong – and elsewhere – it should reform its judicial process
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2019
What Amazon, Facebook, Google and other US tech companies are really after in China – data, not just market access
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2019
Three lessons Hong Kong can learn from Taiwan’s LGBT journey
South China Morning Post, May 22, 2019
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)
In pictures: Inflatable Tank Man sculpture appears in Taiwan ahead of Tiananmen Massacre anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, May 22, 2019
Related:
Tank Man installation holds “warning” for democratic Taiwan: 1989 protest leader
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2019
六四30周年：美国外交官的“艰难抉择” (June Fourth 30 years ago: The “difficult decision” of U.S. diplomats)
BBC, May 22, 2019
天安门母亲：解决六四问题是“依法治国”的试金石 (Interview with Tiananmen Mothers: Answering for June Fourth is the touchstone for “governing country by law”)
Voice of America, May 21, 2019
Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”
高文谦：六四亲历的两个杀人场面
The Two Killing Scenes I Witnessed during June Fourth
Human Rights in China, May 22, 2019
六四30周年特辑之一：八九之春 学潮乍起 (June Fourth 30th anniversary feature: Spring 1989 and the rise of a student movement)
BBC, May 21, 2019
香港記者陳潤芝的六四記憶：「每隔二十分鐘，軍人就開槍，砰砰砰砰砰」(Memories of June Fourth from Hong Kong journalist Chen Runzhi: “Soldiers were shooting every twenty minutes”)
The Initium, May 21, 2019
30 years ago: Crowds keep troops from city center
China Digital Times, May 21, 2019
The high price of denial: The cost to China of sweeping the Tiananmen crackdown under the carpet
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
The German data diver who exposed China’s Muslim crackdown
Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Canada sends delegation to China to press for release of citizens
Reuters, May 21, 2019
Novelist known for gay content sentenced for “illegal publishing”
Caixin, May 21, 2019
China: Free Tibetans unjustly imprisoned: New compendium of about 80 long-term cases
Human Rights Watch, May 21, 2019
Ministry launches English-language legal service website
Xinhua, May 20, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
China’s foreign ministry finally starts using Weibo to promote its message to millennials
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2019
Official stresses promotion of ideological, political theory education
Xinhua, May 21, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
The challenges facing China’s young activists
China Digital Times, May 21, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Database of believers established in Henan
Bitter Winter, May 20, 2019
Xi Jinping calls for “new Long March” in dramatic sign that China is preparing for protracted trade war
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2019
US backs calls for Taiwan to get role at UN health assembly
Associated Press, May 21, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Nepal bans China’s Alipay and WeChat digital wallets
Agence France-Presse, May 22, 2019
Trump administration could blacklist Chinese surveillance technology firm
The New York Times, May 21, 2019
Inside Huawei: A photo essay
The Guardian, May 21, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Xi critic barred from HK entry
The Standard, May 22, 2019
In a possible first for Hong Kong, activists wanted by police gain protection in Germany
The New York Times, May 21, 2019
“No evil law”: Democrats hope to rally 300,000 Hongkongers to fresh protest against extradition law on June 9
Hong Kong Free Press, May 21, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends Beijing’s involvement in extradition bill row, pointing out foreign powers “escalated” controversy
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2019
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韓正稱中央政府完全支持特區政府開展兩條法例修訂工作 (“Central government fully supports proposed amendments to extradition law,” says China’s vice-premier Han Zheng)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 21, 2019
【禮崩樂壞】港大民研：各自由指標評分全跌 言論、新聞、出版、結社自由 97 後最低分 (Public opinion poll shows drop in all freedom indicators in Hong Kong; freedom of speech, press, publication, and association lowest since 1997)
The Stand News, May 21, 2019
HSBC tweet backfires spectacularly after asking followers for views on China’s “Belt and Road” plan
Hong Kong Free Press, May 21, 2019
Commentary (评论)
移交逃犯修例 與國家安全大背景（文：呂秉權）(Extradition law amendments against the backdrop of national security)
Ming Pao, May 22, 2019
China’s “algorithms of oppression”: Weaponizing artificial intelligence
NED Democracy Digest, May 21, 2019
The Belt and Road Initiative is short of “Chinese characteristics”
Financial Times, May 21, 2019
《红色天空下》：一个中国千禧一代的回忆录
A Chinese millennial looks back on her life
The New York Times, May 21, 2019
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)
On This Day — May 21, 1989: One million march: More than one million people defy martial law and successfully block soldiers from entering central Beijing.
See HRIC chronology and resources.
Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”
Families of Tiananmen massacre victims under surveillance ahead of anniversary
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2019
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六四臨近 當局逼丁子霖離京限通訊 (As June Fourth anniversary approaches, Tiananmen Mothers under surveillance, Ding Zilin forced to leave Beijing, unable to receive phone calls)
Ming Pao, May 21, 2019
30 years ago: Troops sent to Beijing
China Digital Times, May 20, 2019
四川独立电影拍摄者邓传彬（网名晃晃）疑因推特发布“六四酒瓶”照片遭刑事拘留 (Sichuan independent filmmaker Deng Chuanbin detained for tweeting photo of June Fourth liquor bottle)
Weiquanwang, May 18, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang re-education camp detainees appointed “crying time” every two weeks
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2019
Pakistan’s silence on fasting ban for China Uighurs riles activists
Nikkei Asian Review, May 20, 2019
Empty Uyghur mosques during Ramadan in China
Milestones Journal, May 18, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Jailed Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang appeared “gaunt and lethargic” in new video, wife says
Hong Kong Free Press, May 21, 2019
Another Chinese activist leaves prison gravely ill: Ji Sizun’s family has difficulty visiting him in hospital
Human Rights Watch, May 20, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Taiwan’s top diplomat says Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper is “commie brainwasher” that “sucks”
Japan Times, May 19, 2019
China goes all out to fight claims of purge of diplomats
Daily Nation, May 19, 2019
Trade tensions and national dignity
China Media Project, May 17, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Netizen voices: Creditizing “uncivilized” metro behavior
China Digital Times, May 20, 2019
Chinese netizens have fun with the trade war
Epoch Times, May 20, 2019
Falun Gong spreading in North Korea despite crackdown
Chosun Ilbo, May 20, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
How standing up to Xi Jinping could help Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen come back from the political dead
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2019
台湾十四个友邦在WHO提案要求邀请台湾参与世界卫生大会 (14 countries join motion to include Taiwan as observer in World Health Organization annual Assembly, against China’s objection)
Radio France Internationale, May 20, 2019
Related:
China bars Taiwan from World Health Assembly
Voice of America, May 20, 2019
Australia’s China challenge
The New York Times, May 20, 2019
Three-Self churches ripped apart in Henan Province
Bitter Winter, May 20, 2019
Homeless and penniless after temple demolitions
Bitter Winter, May 20, 2019
Oppressed, enslaved and brutalised: The women trafficked from North Korea into China's sex trade
The Telegraph, May 20, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
As Huawei loses Google, the U.S.-China tech cold war gets its iron curtain
The New York Times, May 20, 2019
禁令影响加剧 人脸识别技术商Lumentum断供华为 (Following ban, facial recognition tech company Lumentum ceases supply to Huawei)
Voice of America, May 21, 2019
A huge Chinese video app is charging people, draining their batteries, and exposing data without their knowledge
BuzzFeed News, May 19, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong extradition bill to bypass legislative committee scrutiny, as gov’t fast-tracks controversial law
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2019
Related:
【新聞通識】《逃犯條例》修訂草案的立法程序 (Explainer: What is the legislative procedure for extradition law amendment bill?)
The Stand News, May 20, 2019
國泰兩男拖手海報 廣告主角回應：什麼人都有愛與被愛的權利 (Model in Cathay Pacific pro-LGBT advertisement speaks up in support of equality: Everyone has the right to love and be loved)
The Stand News, May 21, 2019
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Hong Kong’s MTR Corp reverses ban on Cathay Pacific same-sex ad after LGBT outcry
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2019
【逃犯條例】林鄭現身《明報》酒會 程展緯、黃宇軒場內舉反修例標語 (Carrie Lam attends Ming Pao anniversary event, is met with silent protest from journalists)
The Stand News, May 20, 2019
Hong Kong extradition bill: “A massacre of our freedom” – media tycoon Jimmy Lai blasts Chief Exec. Carrie Lam as “evil”
Hong Kong Free Press, May 21, 2019
Investigation ordered over claims of Hong Kong legislative employees being filtered by political stance
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2019
Commentary (评论)
“六四”30周年，中国民主希望何在 (30 years after June Fourth, where is the hope for China’s democracy?)
The New York Times, May 21, 2019
What would amending Hong Kong’s law on extradition mean for international non-profits?
ChinaFile, May 20, 2019
Who will speak for Serikzhan Bilash? Not Washington
The Diplomat, May 20, 2019
A price to pay: A young activist’s fight for free elections in Hong Kong
World Magazine, May 2019
Monday, May 20, 2019
June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)
On This Day — May 20, 1989: Martial law takes effect at 10:00 a.m.: PLA units are ordered to clear Tiananmen Square and return order to the city: “Demonstrations, petitioning, class boycotts, strikes . . . are prohibited . . . [A]rmed police and People’s Liberation Army soldiers have the right to exercise any force necessary to stop or prevent any violation of martial law orders.”
See HRIC chronology and resources.
Blood red anxiety: How Tiananmen coloured the world of Chinese artist Chen Guang
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2019
30 years ago: Zhao Ziyang: “We came too late”
China Digital Times, May 19, 2019
台北“六四研讨会” 王丹以十六字揭幕 (“Never forget, never give up, reunite, and start again,” says Wang Dan at opening ceremony of June Fourth symposium in Taipei)
Deutsche Welle, May 18, 2019
Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”
30 years ago: Li Peng meets student representatives
China Digital Times, May 18, 2019
Explainer: 30 years on, the troubled history of Tiananmen Square’s Goddess of Democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, May 19, 2019
30 years ago: Gorbachev calls protesters “hotheads”
China Digital Times, May 17, 2019
“We saw humanity”: A Chinese student on the day Bob Hawke wept over Tiananmen
The Guardian, May 17, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
China pushes inter-ethnic marriage in Xinjiang assimilation drive
Agence France-Presse, May 18, 2019
Diplomat confirms limits on Ramadan in Xinjiang
Voice of America, May 16, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
狱中维权律师王全璋妻子将赴山东临沂监狱抗议要求依法探视 (Li Wenzu, wife of jailed 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang, to protest at prison, demand visit) Voice of America, May 18, 2019
China hands Japanese man 5.5 yrs in prison for state secret theft
Kyodo News, May 17, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Hong Kong media must “tell the Greater Bay Area story well,” says Chief Exec. Carrie Lam and China propaganda chief
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2019
Related:
內地學者稱需加強傳播人才國家民族認同感 (Mainland journalism scholar: Need to strengthen sense of national identity among media personnel)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 19, 2019
Taiwan loses Asia’s press-freedom top spot – but still pretty good
Asia Times, May 18, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Taiwan’s LGBT+ community celebrates historic same-sex marriage ruling: “First in Asia!”
Independent, May 18, 2019
Related:
台湾同性婚姻合法化的背后 (Background on Taiwan’s legalization of same-sex marriage)
Financial Times, May 17, 2019
Why Alabama’s new abortion ban has touched a raw nerve in China
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
证监前主席刘士余传违法 中媒列举特殊之处 (Former chief of China Securities Regulatory Commission surrenders to investigation by Central Commission for Discipline Inspection)
Deutsche Welle, May 20, 2019
U.S. Ambassador to China visiting Tibet this week
Reuters, May 20, 2019
Dalai Lama reveals India veto of Xi meeting
Taipei Times, May 20, 2019
Taiwan warns that freezing it out of annual World Health Organisation summit could backfire ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Kyodo News, May 19, 2019
China's communists fund Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party: What the United States Congress was told
New Zealand Herald, May 16, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist - source
Reuters, May 20, 2019
Related:
Intel and Qualcomm reportedly join Google in Huawei ban
The Verge, May 19, 2019
Inside the secretive Chinese telecom that Trump just banned
Vice News, May 18, 2019
What happens when China builds your country’s internet
Quartz, May 18, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Cathay Pacific advert showing same-sex couple banned from Hong Kong’s MTR and airport
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2019
邵家臻再向懲教署申請外出往立法會 (Jailed lawmaker Bottle Siu makes second application to attend LegCo meeting on employee working conditions)
Ming Pao, May 19, 2019
Hong Kong LGBT community calls on government to follow Taiwan’s lead on legalising same-sex marriage, but equality watchdog rejects move
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2019
Giant banner urging Carrie Lam to resign appears on Kowloon hilltop, as Hong Kong extradition row rolls on
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2019
Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong lashes out at international critics of contentious extradition bill and vows to “take them on all the way”
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South China Morning Post, May 17, 2019
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Hong Kong’s extradition proposal could undermine rule of law and competitiveness, says Tara Joseph of the American Chamber of Commerce
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2019
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
Friday, May 17, 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, 2019What 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
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《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
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Tibetan villagers evicted to make room for new airport
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019Prefecture 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
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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
Thursday, 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
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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
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China’s Xi rallies Asia by appealing to shared culture — with subtle dig at U.S.
Washington Post, May 15, 2019Highlights 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
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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
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“Necessary, appropriate, lawful and reasonable”: Beijing renews pressure on Hong Kong to pass extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, 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
Wednesday, 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
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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
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Xi Jinping, champion of dialogue of civilizations
Xinhua, May 14, 2019Foreign 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
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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
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【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
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【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, 2019UK 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
Tuesday, May 14, 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
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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)
Related:
Communist China has no right to tell Taiwan media what to do: National Security Bureau
Focus Taiwan, May 13, 2019More 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
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
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【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, 2019More 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
Monday, 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
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