Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】警拘12人最細14歲　「佔旺畫家」被捕 (12 arrested over clashes at LegCo, youngest is 14 years old)
Ming Pao, July 3, 2019

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Hong Kong police arrest 8 on suspicion of releasing officers’ personal information online
Hong Kong Free Press, July 3, 2019

撐警集會多人遇襲　 警：拘 5 男 1 女　涉襲擊、打架等 (Police arrest 6 in connection with assaults during pro-police rally on June 30)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019

北大教授張千帆　倡香港推行真正政改　「把屬於港人的政治權利還給他們」(Peking University law professor urges true political reform for Hong Kong: “Return to the Hong Kong people the rights that belong to them”)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019

Anger of the young at Hong Kong government now goes beyond the extradition bill, and targets the legitimacy of Carrie Lam’s administration
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019

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牧師絕食促撤例 籲體諒年輕人 (Pastor to commence hunger strike outside government offices, urging understanding for youngsters)
Ming Pao, July 4, 2019

Flag-waving Grandma Wong gives Hong Kong protesters lesson in endurance
Reuters, July 3, 2019

Hong Kong’s “death fighters”: Young protesters with nothing to lose
The Guardian, July 3, 2019

網民擬發動 7.7 九龍區遊行　赴高鐵站向自由行宣揚反送中 (July 7 protests planned outside high-speed rail station)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

【採訪手記】「希望有朝一日，我哋可以除低口罩相見」(Journalist’s notes: “I hope that one day, we can take off our masks and meet each other”)
The Stand News, July 4, 2019

It’s easy to play the blame game. It’s harder – but necessary – for Carrie Lam to restart dialogue and negotiate Hong Kong’s future
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019

The disillusion and frustration of a new generation is fuelling Hong Kong’s protests
New Yorker, July 3, 2019

Bravery of Hong Kong shames the West
The Times UK, July 3, 2019

Hong Kong’s protesters are not “radicals”; they just want to be heard
The Washington Post, July 3, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

US, Germany slam China at UN Security Council over Xinjiang
Reuters, July 3, 2019

China snares tourists’ phones in surveillance dragnet by adding secret app
The New York Times, July 3, 2019

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Chinese border guards put secret surveillance app on tourists' phones
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

Chinese government loads surveillance app onto phones of visitors to Xinjiang: report
CNN, July 3, 2019

China says Turkey president offered support over restive Xinjiang
Reuters, July 2, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Torture and show trial: Former CCP security tsar’s daughter-in-law steps up Twitter revelations
China Change, July 2, 2019

Related:
An American married into a political family in China and now she can’t leave
Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2019

Wife’s visit confirms fears Wang Quanzhang tortured
RSDL Monitor, July 2, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China is cracking down on podcasts for this surprising reason
Quartz, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Chinese state media cover demonstrations for first time after month of censorship
The Telegraph, July 2, 2019

Related:
China slams Donald Trump’s “gross interference” after comment on Hong Kong protesters storming legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2019

Xi Jinping, leader of the G20
China Media Project, July 2, 2019

【還願】中國代理遭吊銷牌照　罪名：危害國家安全！(Chinese distributor of Devotion video game has license revoked for endangering national security)
HK01, July 1, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese religion official in corruption spotlight “in aftermath of mosque demolition protest”
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Britain tells China to honor Hong Kong freedoms
Reuters, July 2, 2019

Related:
Britain rejects Chinese view of Hong Kong declaration as “historic document”
Reuters, July 2, 2019

Donald Trump says he spoke “briefly” about Hong Kong protests with Xi Jinping during G20
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Evolving Made in China 2025: China’s industrial policy in the quest for global tech leadership
MERICS, July 2, 2019

China pressured London police to arrest Tiananmen protester, says watchdog
The Guardian, June 30, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

內地AI企業發布全球首個步態識別系統　能認出蒙面目標人物 (Mainland Artificial Intelligence developer announces first gait-recognition system for surveillance in public places)
Ming Pao, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

進擊的年輕人：七一這天，他們為何衝擊立法會？ (Glimpses of the “radical youth”: Why they broke into LegCo on July 1)
The Initium, July 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protests: City divided over storming of legislature
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

A flag of British Hong Kong, and other protest messages decoded
Inkstone, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong police tactics baffle the experts as legislature is trashed
Reuters, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong lawmaker Tanya Chan appeals against Occupy Central convictions
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

監警會收過百宗投訴　主席梁定邦認可能將違法示威者資料交予警方 (Independent Police Complaints Commission confirms start of investigation of over 100 complaints; information, evidence of protesters found breaking the law will be passed on to police)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019

Related:
“Negligent” police strategy during Hong Kong protests sacrificed force morale and image, say frontline officers, while others praise restrained approach
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

【司機被捕】被警指涉「管有第一部毒藥」　譚文豪：實為哮喘藥，唔講以為搗破販毒大案 (Police arrest truck driver after LegCo break-in for possession of offensive weapons and poison, later confirmed to be scissors, gloves, and asthma medicine)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019

眾籌登報全球報紙集合展　盼在絕望中感受團結 (Art space hosts exhibition on crowdfunded G20 ad campaign)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019

China's outrage over Hong Kong violence may prompt tighter embrace
Reuters, July 2, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s PLA garrison held a drill last week on “emergency dispatches”
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019

Hong Kong gov’t accused of omitting “tough questions” in official transcript of Carrie Lam’s 4am press con
Hong Kong Free Press, July 3, 2019

Related:
Carrie Lam’s Regrets: A transcript of the Hong Kong leader’s remarks during a day of violent protests
Foreign Policy, July 2, 2019

Commentary (评论)

It isn’t just Carrie Lam who needs to listen to the people. So does the whole of Hong Kong’s civil service
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019

Why is the UN ignoring China’s concentration camps and the fate of 2m people?
Independent, July 3, 2019

The fight for democracy in Hong Kong is the defining struggle of our age
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

Joshua Wong : Dear world... about what happened in Hong Kong
The Stand News, June 2, 2019

Hong Kong has nothing left to lose
The New York Times, July 2, 2019

從情緒創傷理論看「抗爭者」如何被逼瘋了 (Emotional trauma: How protesters are being forced into a corner)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019

Interview: “I wanted to stand with the people of Hong Kong”
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Malaysian minister Mujahid Yusof Rawa under fire for calling Xinjiang Uygur camp a "training institution" on China visit
Agence France-Presse, July 2, 2019

Brainwashing, police guards and coercive internment: Evidence from Chinese government documents about the nature and extent of Xinjiang’s “Vocational Training Internment Camps”
Journal of Political Risk, July 1, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Police issue statement following death of detained man
Sixth Tone, July 1, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taiwan to crack down on unauthorized research collaborations with mainland China
Nature, July 1, 2019

China says Hong Kong violence "totally intolerable"
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

高智晟妻走到最前戰線 (Wife of 709 lawyer Gao Zhisheng marches at helm of Hong Kong protest)
Apple Daily, July 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

British PM hopeful Jeremy Hunt urges Xi Jinping to keep Hong Kong’s freedoms
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong protests may give Taiwan’s leader a boost vs China
The Washington Post, July 1, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei sanctions relief draws criticism from US lawmakers
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

金鐘宣言 / 香港人民爭取其應有之普世價值及社會制度宣言 (“Admiralty Manifesto”: Statement of Hong Kongers fighting for universal values and rule of law)
Inmediahk.net, July 2, 2019

民陣秘書處家書：不要指責不要割蓆ㅤ永遠站在雞蛋的一方 (Civil Human Rights Front writes letter to Hong Kongers: Don’t condemn, don’t ostracize, always side with the oppressed)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019

Trashed Hong Kong legislature out of action for two weeks because of damage caused by protesters, says council president Andrew Leung
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: Carrie Lam condemns “extremely violent” storming of parliament
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

林鄭凌晨四點見記者 揚言對衝擊立會人士追究到底 (Government will “pursue liability to the fullest,” says Carrie Lam on protesters that barged into LegCo)
Inmediahk.net, July 2, 2019

Photos of destruction and debate in the Hong Kong protests
The New York Time, July 1, 2019

The difference between Occupy and extradition protests: More Hongkongers now believe the use of violence is justified
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong: A timeline of mounting protests
Channel NewsAsia, July 2, 2019

Related:
2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, June 28, 2019

Commentary (评论)

To win the “battle for Hong Kong,” Beijing must stop treating it as just another Chinese city
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong’s fortune is slipping out of its hands – that’s the message of its historic protests
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

承認我們的無知，讓出一條道路給年輕人吧 (Admit ignorance, give way to youngsters)
The Initium, July 2, 2019

好意思說要「深切反省」？你連記者的問題都不懂答 (“Deeply reflect?” Carrie Lam doesn’t even know how to answer journalist questions)
Inmediahk.net, July 2, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur parents say China is ripping their children away and brainwashing them
Vice News, July 1, 2019

They come for us at night: Inside China’s hidden war on Uighurs
Vice News, June 29, 2019

Uyghur chauffeur dies following interrogation in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

No joy for corrupt officials as China announces amnesty to mark nation’s 70th anniversary
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2019

“I finally got to see my husband Wang Quanzhang”
China Digital Times, June 28, 2019

Related:
Chinese human rights lawyer “totally changed man” after being jailed
The Guardian, June 28, 2019

Jailed China rights lawyer allowed to see wife after four years
Channel NewsAsia, June 28, 2019

China tries army veteran, evictee who drove car at demolition gang
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's censored histories: The evolving blacklist on Tiananmen Massacre
Global Voices, June 27, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

New film shows painful legacy of China's one-child policy
Channel NewsAsia, June 29, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China tells Britain to stop “gesticulating” about Hong Kong
Reuters, July 1, 2019

World watches China's reaction to Hong Kong protests as fears of military involvement grow
The Telegraph, July 1, 2019

Thousands of monks, nuns “politically re-educated” after eviction from Sichuan’s Yachen Gar
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2019

Six Chinese nationals wanted by Beijing for internet scam arrested on Pacific island of Vanuatu
Reuters, June 29, 2019

China’s public security ministry warns its bureaus to be on guard against “political risks” caused by influence of protest-hit Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2019

Catholic Church accuses China of intimidating Vatican loyalists
Reuters, June 28, 2019

Related:
Vatican urges China not to intimidate underground Catholics
Channel NewsAsia, June 28, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Is Huawei’s offer one India cannot refuse?
The Diplomat, June 28, 2019

China dominates digital infrastructure in Uzbekistan
The Diplomat, June 28, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

US calls for calm following Hong Kong protesters’ break-in of Legco building
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Live updates: Carrie Lam, Hong Kong leader, condemns violence
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong leader condemns “extremely violent” storming of parliament
Channel NewsAsia, July 2, 2019

Angry core of Hong Kong protesters storms legislature, dividing the movement
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Related:
In Pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government headquarters
Al Jazeera, July 1, 2019

香港示威者冲入立法会 指没有暴徒只有暴政 (Hong Kong protestors storm LegCo, declare “there are no rioters, only tyranny”)
Radio France international, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong demonstration turns angry as rally gathers pace
Financial Times, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong police evict protesters who stormed parliament
BBC, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong police fire teargas and charge at protesters
The Guardian, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong leader says police exercised restraint with latest protests
Reuters, July 1, 2019

Jeremy Hunt backs Hong Kong citizens' right to protest
The Guardian, July 1, 2019

On Hong Kong handover anniversary, many fear loss of freedoms
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

港府七一升旗改室内举行 示威者冲击立法会 (Hong Kong’s July 1 flag-raising ceremony held indoors, demonstrators storm LegCo)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong’s deputy leader promises to be “humble and patient” in dealing with city’s younger generation
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2019

Hong Kong protesters block roads before handover ceremony
Associated Press, June 29, 2019

21-year-old Hong Kong student falls to her death in Sheung Shui, leaving message opposing extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2019

“Hong Kong Reddit”: how leaderless extradition protests took a lead from social media
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2019

Many Hong Kong youths look to flee amid extradition bill fury
Reuters, June 28, 2019

Chinese military gets Hong Kong harbour dock, despite tensions
Agence France-Presse, June 28, 2019

Hong Kong: Independently investigate police use of force
Human Rights Watch, June 28, 2019

Related:
Open letter from 35 NGOs calling for an independent commission of inquiry into use of force by Hong Kong police on June 12, 2019
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 30, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why Hong Kong has grown increasingly fearful of Chinese control
The Washington Post, July 1, 2019

What the Hong Kong protests are really about
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong’s muzzled generation cries out
Foreign Affairs, July 1, 2019

Why many in China oppose Hong Kong’s protests
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

I felt the fear of abduction by China in Hong Kong. Appeasing Beijing has to stop
The Guardian, June 28, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

US senators urge Donald Trump to end delay and proceed with sanctions over Xinjiang internment camps
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2019

Fake tourists and car crashes: How China blocks reporters in Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, June 27, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Court in China’s Chongqing jails WeChat foreign news service moderator
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019

Gone for 100 days: Three labour activists “disappeared” in China
China Labour Bulletin, June 27, 2019

Tibetan monk released from Drapchi prison after serving full term
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019

Beijing Internet court launches AI judge
Xinhua, June 27, 2019

UN must seize historic opportunity to stop equipping torturers
Amnesty International, June 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taiwan set for pro-mainland fake news deluge before its presidential election
Agence France-Presse, June 27, 2019

China launches official website, Wechat account for Party education campaign
Xinhua, June 26, 2019

Will tech giants and “Internet films” save China’s film industry from capital winter?
Radii, June 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“What I’m always doing is escaping, escaping, escaping”: A conversation with Liu Xia and Ai Weiwei
ChinaFile, June 27, 2019

Celebration for exiled Tibetan religious figure kept low-key to avoid Chinese clampdown
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi Jinping sees protests in Hong Kong as a threat to the party
Economist, June 29, 2019

Nike chief states his commitment to doing business in China
Financial Times, June 28, 2019

Related:
Nike pulls shoes over Hong Kong Instagram post
China Digital Times, June 27, 2019

Abe hails China ties, raises tough issues as Xi visits Japan
Bloomberg, June 28, 2019

北京九部门联合印发通知：招聘时禁问妇女婚育情况 (Beijing bans job interview inquiries into marital status, family plans; fines imposed for gender discrimination in recruitment ads)
Legal Daily, June 28, 2019

Related:
Beijing introduces new rules: Employers can no longer ask female candidates about marital or childbearing status
What’s On Weibo, June 27, 2019

【逃犯條例】德國跨黨議員聯署聲明　促默克爾G20向習近平提香港高度自治 (9 German parliament members co-sign statement urging Merkel to raise Hong Kong’s autonomy at G20)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2019

Anti-Chinese protests in a Gambian fishing village show conflict of foreign investment in Africa
Quartz, June 28, 2019

捷克官员入境中国遭拒 外传因参加台湾庆典 (Two high-ranking Czech officials denied visas to enter China for joining Taiwan cocktail event)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Why China’s data regulations are a compliance nightmare for companies
The Diplomat, June 27, 2019

China hacked eight major computer services firms in years-long attack
Reuters, June 26, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

“Stand with Hong Kong”: G20 appeal over extradition law crisis appears in over 10 int’l newspapers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2019

Related:
G20 峰會前夕　港人大阪舉行集會　爭取國際關注 (Hong Kongers rally in Osaka on eve of G20 in bid for international attention on anti-extradition protests and police violence)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019

Students and uniformed groups will not attend July 1 flag raising ceremony due to “safety concerns”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2019

Hong Kong anti-extradition law protesters gather outside justice secretary’s office demanding dialogue
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019

醫管局：警方須有足夠理據　方可取病人資料　將成立三人小組審視電腦系統 (Hospital Authority to set up working group to review security of computer systems, stresses sufficient cause for police requests of patient information)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019

Related:
“Temporary” closure of police posts at two Hong Kong hospitals is because of “political hatred,” says commissioner
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019

林鄭月娥會見四警察協會代表　表揚警隊高度專業克制　不偏不倚執法 (Carrie Lam meets with police groups, thanks them for “highly professional and restrained” execution of duty in difficult times)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019

Related:
Nothing independent about Hong Kong police complaints process say critics, as watchdog floats idea of special panel to investigate extradition bill violence
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019

Part of Hong Kong harbourfront to be given to Chinese army as pro-Beijing lawmaker accused of blocking opposition
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019

Hong Kong journalist groups rebuke protesters for harassing TVB cameraman at anti-extradition rally
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019

中共重施老把戏被指散播“假新闻”企图离间反送中群众 (Fake news videos used to drive a wedge among protestors)
Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2019

Commentary (评论)

How to defuse the extradition crisis: Start by fixing Hong Kong’s social ills and end with democracy
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2019

Can Beijing let Hong Kong be Hong Kong and allow the city the room it needs to breathe?
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2019

Technology aids unity of Hong Kong movement
Financial Times, June 27, 2019

Beijing will not rest until it controls Hong Kong. We must keep fighting
The Guardian, June 27, 2019

What will it take to combat digital authoritarianism in Southeast Asia?
Global Voices, June 27, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Pomegranate propaganda: A Chinese government official’s UN speech
Human Rights Watch, June 26, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China mulls prisoner amnesty for 70th anniversary of People’s Republic
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019

最高检：监狱假释适用率偏低，有一些罪犯劳动报酬配比不合理 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate observes unsatisfactorily low rates of parole from prisons, disproportionate allocation of funds in inmate accounts)
The Paper, June 27, 2019

Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan’s statement regarding the revocation of his license
China Change, June 26, 2019

王全璋姊姊：當局要求她今午晤弟弟　否則視為放棄會見 (Providing inadequate notice, authorities require Wang Quanzhang’s sister to visit him today or else forfeit visitation rights)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 27, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Re-made in China: From Marxism to hip hop, China’s appropriations from the West show that globalisation makes the world bumpy, not flat
Aeon, June 26, 2019

Patriotic movie apparently falls afoul of China’s censors
The New York Times, June 26, 2019

Related:
“The Eight Hundred” cancels its China release
China Digital Times, June 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

在香港被封杀的《习近平与他的情人们》一书在洛杉矶出版 (“Xi Jinping and His Lovers”: The book behind Hong Kong booksellers' enforced disappearances published in Los Angeles)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China urges Britain to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs
Reuters, June 26, 2019

“Today, Hong Kong; tomorrow, Taiwan”: Resistance to China spreads
Nikkei Asian Review, June 26, 2019

Related:
Chinese cyber-operatives boosted Taiwan’s insurgent candidate
Foreign Policy, June 26, 2019

“Our God is China”: Pro-Beijing groups step up offensive to win over Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Telegram is not a strong security choice, use Signal instead
Medium, June 27, 2019

Huawei personnel worked with China’s military on research projects
Bloomberg, June 27, 2019

Why America is worried about DJI and Chinese drones
SupChina, June 26, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【不斷更新】數百人包圍律政中心 促釋放義士 (Hundreds rally outside Department of Justice building demanding release of arrested protestors)
Inmediahk.net, June 27, 2019

香港抗议者呼吁G20领导人向中国施压
Why Hong Kong’s protesters are turning to G-20 leaders for help
The New York Times, June 27, 2019

Related:
愛丁堡廣場數萬港人聚集反《逃犯條例》修訂 多國語言籲國際支持 (Tens of thousands gather in “Free Hong Kong, Democracy Now” rally to urge global support for Hong Kong at G20)
The Initium, June 26, 2019

“Democracy now, Free Hong Kong”: Thousands of protesters urge G20 to back anti-extradition law movement
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019

Thousands of anti-extradition law protesters descend upon Hong Kong police HQ again
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019

Related:
【再包圍警總】楊逸朗涉襲警被捕　警記錄 60 人身份證跟進 (1 arrested, 60 identified for follow-up; police clear protests outside headquarters)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019

【逃犯條例】與李家超見傳媒　盧偉聰籲勿因政治紛爭「將仇恨放在警隊上」(Commissioner of Police urges Hong Kongers not to transfer “political hatred” from government to police after officers removed from two hospitals due to “hostility” from hospital staff)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2019

Lowest rating yet for a Hong Kong leader: Popularity of Carrie Lam plunges to historic low – HKU poll
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019

Scholars and religious figures urge for investigation into anti-extradition law clashes, as Beijing decries protester “violence”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019

Pan-democrats thwarted in last bid to stop Hong Kong government’s plan to give People’s Liberation Army a prime slice of Central waterfront
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s tightening grip is suffocating freedom-loving Hongkongers. It’s no wonder they keep rising up in protest
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019

正視問題才能修補撕裂——制度性崩壞的香港警隊，需如何汲取國際改革經驗？ (Facing the problem is the first step to mending the rift: How can the Hong Kong police force use global experience to reform systemic problems?)
The Initium, June 27, 2019

中国地名问题和出路 (A way out for China’s foreign names controversy)
Financial Times, June 27, 2019

Hong Kong extradition law: The fallout
The Diplomat, June 25, 2019
HRIC Note: This is a conversation between columnist Mercy Kuo and Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Ho-Fung Hung.

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang vice-governor defends centers for Uighurs at U.N. rights forum
Reuters, June 25, 2019

Related:
Xinjiang Vice Governor paints internment camps as “vocational centers” at UN Rights Council
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019

在国际社会的批评下 新疆自治区副主席为再教育营辩护 (Xinjiang Vice Governor defends camps amid international criticism)
Voice of America, June 25, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Renewed calls to lower China’s age of criminal responsibility ignore benefits of non-custodial measures and lessons from abroad, Part II of II
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, June 25, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s war on Western names
China Media Project, June 25, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

广东民众维权成功 垃圾焚烧厂选址取消 (Guangdong protests succeed in halting plans for garbage incineration facility)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019

As officials mull China's new vaccine law, parents fear it won't help
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019

Related:
人大常委会第十一次会议审议多部法律草案 (National People’s Congress to review multiple draft laws, including vaccine regulations and community correction procedures)
People’s Daily, June 26, 2019

Abused as “dirty,” same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash
Straits Times, June 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Nike reportedly halted a shoe release in China after its co-designer supported Hong Kong protesters
Quartz, June 26, 2019

Nike pulls line of shoes from China over Instagram post
Financial Times, June 26, 2019

国际劳工组织敦促中国释放所有工人维权者 (International Labour Organization urges China to release all labor rights defenders)
Radio France Internationale, June 25, 2019

The underrated influence of modern neo-Maoists on China’s Communist Party
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019

Letter from Africa: Kenya's love-hate relationship with Chinese traders
BBC, June 25, 2019

“贫困县”坑公款内幕 呈现畸形贪腐 (Corruption revealed in China’s touted “poverty province”: Hebei’s Zhangjiakou Wanquan district government spent millions on video project)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese technology moguls’ latest obsession: Red tourism
Bloomberg, June 25, 2019

U.S. tech companies sidestep a Trump ban, to keep selling to Huawei
The New York Times, June 25, 2019

Global telecom carriers attacked by suspected Chinese hackers
Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例．不斷更新】逾百人出發赴領事館請願　促G20集團峰會向習近平施壓 (Hundreds of protestors on “marathon march” visit over a dozen diplomatic missions, urging pressure on China at G20 summit)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2019

Related:
RH: ADDING MORE RECENT NYT COVERAGE https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html Why Hong Kong’s protesters are turning to G-20 leaders for help The New York Times, June 26, 2019 More anti-extradition protests planned in Hong Kong and Japan ahead of Osaka G20 summit
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019

Hong Kong activists crowdfund for anti-extradition bill voice at G20
Reuters, June 25, 2019

【曾蔭權上訴得直】曾蔭權公職失當案終極上訴得直獲撤控 (Former chief executive Donald Tsang’s convictions quashed in successful appeal to final court)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2019

Defiant Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sticking to her guns over refusal to withdraw extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong extradition bill crisis: government’s relationship with pro-establishment camp takes a hit, as Carrie Lam accused of going it alone
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019

不合作運動惹部分市民不滿，示威人士發起道歉行動 (Protestors take public action to apologize to citizens inconvenienced during civil disobedience campaign)
The Initium, June 25, 2019

LGBT couples in Hong Kong are treated differently by the law in nearly 100 ways, report finds
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019

Head of Hong Kong photojournalist union resigns amid row over professional conduct and police “tip-off”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019

UK halts sale of teargas to Hong Kong amid police brutality claims
The Guardian, June 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police urge Court of Appeal to relax warrant requirement for mobile phone searches in hearing that has implications for extradition bill protesters and criminal suspects
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019

Anti-extradition bill protesters continue pressure tactics against Hong Kong government as calls mount for independent inquiry into June 12 violence
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019

The Hong Kong celebrities risking careers to join protests
Al Jazeera, June 25, 2019

Commentary (评论)

What is Hong Kong for?
SupChina, June 25, 2019

No longer an apolitical technocrat, Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam must learn to engage critics
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese student responses to the mass internment of Turkic Muslims
Living Otherwise, June 24, 2019

Young Uyghur tour director dies under questioning by Xinjiang authorities: Mother
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019

Increased security to prevent leaks on mosques’ demolition
Bitter Winter, June 24, 2019

Why Indonesia’s muted response to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur internment camps is in stark contrast to anger over Rohingya crisis
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王全璋周五有望见家属 江天勇身体状况恶化
Family of jailed Chinese rights lawyer promised visit after long delays
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019

Lawyer Jiang Tianyong freed from prison but not free, health deteriorating
China Change, June 24, 2019

CCP fabricates evidence against pastor Wang Yi
Bitter Winter, June 24, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s long, hot summer of censorship
The Diplomat, June 24, 2019

Protesters gather in Taipei, asking “red media” to leave Taiwan
Focus Taiwan, June 23, 2019

Related:
中国暗中渗透台湾 信息透明是解答吗？(Is information transparency the answer to China’s infiltration of Taiwanese media?)
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2019

Red Infiltration: The reality of China’s global media expansion (Part 1)
Ketagalan Media, June 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Sichuan trade union kept busy with poverty alleviation projects while workers go unpaid
China Labour Bulletin, June 24, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

审议《中国共产党机构编制工作条例》和《中国共产党农村工作条例》(Politburo to review working regulations on Party work on villages: Prioritize urbanization of agricultural villages, convert grassroots CPC bodies into “battle fortresses” that promote and uphold CPC’s ideals and decisions)
People’s Daily, June 25, 2019

Chinese ex-official Qiao Jianjun arrested again in Sweden; this time at request of US
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2019

Related:
瑞典释放中国通缉犯，中国全球反腐受挫 (After Sweden’s police arrested a fugitive Chinese official wanted for bribery, its courts refused to extradite him)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019

China says will not allow Hong Kong issue to be discussed at G20 summit
Reuters, June 24, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protesters want attention at G-20 to Beijing’s dismay
Bloomberg, June 24, 2019

Australia accused of being too “quiet” on UN Human Rights Council over abusive nations
The Guardian, June 23, 2019

China’s Qu Dongyu beats EU candidate for United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization leadership
Euractiv, June 24, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

华为CFO孟晚舟的律师团要求加拿大撤销引渡程序 (Meng Wanzhou’s lawyer urges Canada to drop extradition proceedings)
Reuters, June 25, 2019

Huawei staff are banned from US offices as research arm Futurewei seeks split from Chinese parent after trade-war blacklist
Reuters, June 25, 2019

大疆将在美生产新无人机，规避制裁风险
Chinese drones made in America: One company’s plan to win over Trump
The New York Times, June 24, 2019

Baidu offers more news search options after journalist accuses it of bias
Caixin, June 24, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, June 21, 2019

G20前民間多個抗議行動 (Multiple anti-extradition protests before G20 summit, calling for international attention on Hong Kong)
Citizen News, June 25, 2019

民權觀察收35宗警察濫權個案 受害人警棍、盾牌傷痕清晰可見 (Civil Rights Observer online platform receives 35 reports of police brutality; urges independent inquiry and criminal liability)
Inmediahk.net, June 24, 2019

Related:
法政匯思：獨立調查委員會查6.12事件非針對警隊 (Independent investigation of June 12 clashes is not a police witch hunt, says Progressive Lawyers Group)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2019

“Lying has become a norm”: Hong Kong police falsely accused protesters of blocking ambulances, democrats say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019

鄭若驊：無論任何人有否定性為暴動　不影響律政司檢控 (Prosecutorial decisions will not be affected by “riot” label, says Secretary of Justice)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2019

Hong Kong should consult widely on extradition bill: U.N. rights boss
Reuters, June 24, 2019

Related:
Dialogue with Hong Kong government over extradition bill “not realistic,” Joshua Wong and fellow student leader say
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2019

Five Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protesters were arrested at public hospitals while seeking treatment
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019

How Hong Kong’s leaderless protests are organized
Inkstone, June 24, 2019

Commentary (评论)

橡膠子彈與Hallelujah的鬥爭（文：黎恩灝）(The struggle between “Hallelujah” and rubber bullets)
Ming Pao, June 25, 2019

“Less-lethal” weapons such as rubber bullets and beanbag rounds can be deadly, too
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019

When a China propaganda campaign infiltrated the United States
The Diplomat, June 25, 2019

What thoughts should be inspired by the prosecution of Meng Hongwei, the former Interpol chief from China?
Jerome A. Cohen, June 24, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang internment camps, Rohingya in Myanmar highlighted for religious repression: Report
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2019

Related:
2018 Report on International Religious Freedom: China (Includes Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Macau)
U.S. Department of State, June 21, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China still committed to getting rid of “big, foreign and weird” place names
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2019

China orders halt to history tests for students seeking credits for US university courses
Reuters, June 21, 2019

Beijing leans on UK dons to praise Communist Party and avoid “the three Ts — Tibet, Tiananmen and Taiwan”
The Times UK, June 20, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

3万台湾人上街反红色媒体 要求政府撤照 (30,000 Taiwan citizens march against “red media” controlled by China, urging government to revoke licenses)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2019

“We must protect and stand up for our youth”: Thousands in Australia protest against Hong Kong extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2019

Advocacy group pushes for stronger US engagement on Tibet
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2019

“一国两制下的香港”影展台北上映 港人吁台湾以香港为鉴 (Film exhibition about Hong Kong under One Country, Two Systems opens in Taiwan, organizers urge Taiwan to heed warning in Hong Kong crisis)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2019

From a Tibetan filmmaker, an unvarnished view of his land
The New York Times, June 21, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

【引渡惡法】中國政府從未用科技監控百姓 華駐英大使回應林鄭下台 (“China has never used surveillance technology on civilians,” says Chinese consulate in U.K.)
Apple Daily, June 23, 2019

Canada “will join US” in speaking out for rules-based global order against China
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019

Macau’s leadership race could be more interesting than usual, as favourite Ho Iat-seng faces three challengers
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019

How the storm over Hong Kong’s extradition bill battered Beijing’s “one country, two systems” ambitions for Taiwan
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2019

Chinese police free more than 1,100 human trafficking victims after targeting Southeast Asian networks
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US blacklists 5 Chinese groups working in supercomputing
Associated Press, June 22, 2019

Huawei files lawsuit against US Commerce Department over seized equipment, insists no licence needed
Reuters, June 22, 2019

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全与反恐)

Int'l counter-terrorism forum concludes in Beijing
Sina English, June 21, 2019

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A vehicle for cooperation or competition?
The Diplomat, June 21, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Over 100 Hong Kong anti-extradition law protesters occupy Revenue Tower foyer
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019

Related:
Be water, my friend: Hong Kong protesters take Bruce Lee’s wise saying to heart and go with the flow
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2019

2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, June 21, 2019

32 former Hong Kong officials and politicians appeal to gov’t to scrap extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019

Related:
In full: An open Letter to Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam from ex-no. 2 Anson Chan
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2019

Lawmaker and legal scholar revise proposed changes to Hong Kong extradition bill in bid to ease fallout from controversial amendment
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019

民陣要求成立獨立調查委員會跟進警方懷疑濫權行為 (Civil Human Rights Front urges establishment of independent commission to investigate police abuse of power)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2019

Related:
Use existing mechanism for police complaints, says Hong Kong justice chief as anger over alleged misconduct boils over
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2019

Verified: Hong Kong police violence against peaceful protesters
Amnesty International, June 21, 2019

“Treated like prey”: Protester injured in anti-extradition law clashes questions police tactics
FactWire, June 213, 2019

Hong Kong sees surge in people looking to leave, agents report
Financial Times, June 24, 2019

Hong Kong police accused of harassing hospital staff during searches for extradition bill protesters as medical and legal professionals call on officers to behave
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019

Related:
Department of Health seeks clarification from Hong Kong Adventist Hospital over refusal to treat injured protester who was later arrested
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019

Hong Kong refuses entry to ex-Philippine diplomat and China critic
Financial Times, June 21, 2019

当赞美诗变成抗议颂歌：走上街头的香港基督徒
With hymns and prayers, Christians help drive Hong Kong’s protests
The New York Times, June 21, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s relationship with Beijing has been changed forever
Financial Review, June 24, 2019
HRIC Note: Geoff Raby was Australian ambassador to China from 2007 to 2011

Hong Kong extradition law protests: Is this a colour revolution?
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019

Unelected Carrie Lam compares Hongkongers to children as a tactic to disenfranchise
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2019

中共当局封锁香港大游行新闻的得与失 (How CPC’s censorship of Hong Kong protests has backfired)
Voice of America, June 22, 2019

Related:
【引渡惡法】《Sing Hallelujah to the Lord》變禁歌 遭QQ音樂網頁版下架 (Mainland bans hymn sung by Christians at Hong Kong protests)
Apple Daily, June 22, 2019

No withdrawal, no victory: Why Hongkongers have not yet won the war against the extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2019

Hong Kong protesters have won, and Lam is finished… but Beijing may not take defeat lying down
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2019

Hong Kong extradition protests reveal deep-rooted problems that need addressing. How will Carrie Lam and Beijing respond?
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019

China’s Communist Party is making its own (virtual) reality: Propaganda is getting an upgrade with technological tricks
Foreign Policy, June 21, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

US sanctions over Xinjiang’s Uygur internment camps are “ready to go” except for Treasury hold-up due to trade war, sources say
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019

China is trying to spy on Pakistan’s Uighurs
BuzzFeed News, June 20, 2019

Faith in ruins: China's vanishing beards and mosques
CNN, June 20, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Renewed calls to lower China’s age of criminal responsibility ignore benefits of non-custodial measures and lessons from abroad: Part I of II
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, June 19, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Baidu removes 1.1 billion problematic ads as regulators clamp down
Caixin, June 20, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Is China headed towards another Cultural Revolution?: An interview with Professor Xu Youyu
Global Voices, June 21, 2019

香港逃犯条例：中港矛盾延烧至美国校园 (The wildfires of Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement: Cultural conflict spreads to US campuses)
BBC, June 21, 2019

Government should narrow campaign against “improper” place names, professor says
Caixin, June 20, 2019

Shanghai Sacred: Inside China's religious revival: A photo essay
The Guardian, June 20, 2019

A $300 billion rainbow economy is booming in the middle of China
Bloomberg, June 19, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

David Miliband: We’re living in an Age of Impunity
Axios, June 21, 2019

Be on alert for external “hostile forces,” Chinese security chief warns cadres
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019

Trump offers “anything” to help Canada in rift with China
BBC, June 21, 2019

Related:
What Jean Chrétien has done to Canada on the Meng Wanzhou case
Maclean’s, June 19, 2019

U.S. human trafficking report: China, Iran, N. Korea worst offenders
United Press International, June 20, 2019

How China weaponized the global supply chain
National Review, June 20, 2019

“构建人类命运共同体，促进青少年参与可持续发展”创新示范项目在京启动 (Beijing commences pioneer project with UN volunteers on building a community with shared future)
People’s Daily, June 20, 2019
HRIC Note: China Song Ching Ling Foundation, Representative Office of United Nations Development Programme in China, UN Volunteers, and China International Centre For Economic & Technical Exchanges launched a joint “innovative demonstration project” on June 20 to promote a shared platform for volunteer work to “strengthen notions of a community with shared future in the hearts of youth.”

人权当道法律缺席: 台湾接济中国难民的矛盾处境 (Where human rights triumphs but the law lags behind: The dilemma of Taiwan’s acceptance of Chinese asylum seekers)
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google will not drop Dragonfly project for China, rejects human rights inquiry of “censorship engine”
Taiwan Times, June 20, 2019

Romney pushes to stop Trump from using Huawei to get trade deal
Bloomberg, June 20, 2019

Apple, Black & Decker and Steve Madden among US companies moving production out of China. Here’s the full list.
Fox Business, June 20, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

大批示威者包圍警總　要求與盧偉聰會面 (Protestors gather outside police headquarters demanding to speak with commissioner Stephen Lo)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 21, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong government scrambles to save face as extradition bill backlash threatens to paralyse legislature
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019

律師信要求速龍小隊展示警員編號 (Legislator Eddie Chu issues legal letter to commissioner of police demanding “raptors” police unit display ID numbers)
Inmediahk.net, June 20, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong activists complain police failed to display ID numbers, as security chief says uniform has “no room”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2019

【612 衝突】網民製警暴合集短片　配中英日字幕　望國際關注 (Compilation: Citizens create video showing police brutality in hopes of capturing international attention)
The Stand News, June 21, 2019

荃灣港安稱有應警方要求通報疑槍傷個案　指存灰色地帶 (Police demand hospital in Tsuen Wan report patients that took part in protests; )
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 21, 2019
HRIC Note: In response to a request from the police, staff of the hospital in Tsuen Wan redirected a patient with rubber bullet wound to another public hospital, and then called the police. The protester was arrested when he sought further medical attention.

行政長官是否有權承諾撤銷對示威者的控罪？(Does the Chief Executive have the power to promise not to press charges against protesters?)
Inmediahk.net, June 21, 2019

“It’s a miracle to be in Hong Kong”: A refugee’s tale, one of 70 million
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019

Commentary (评论)

孔傑榮：香港「暫緩」修訂逃犯條例，無法改變中國刑事司法醜陋現實 (Jerome Cohen: “Suspending” extradition amendments in Hong Kong does not change the ugly truth of criminal justice in China)
The Initium, June 20, 2019

Why independent investigation of the systematic Hong Kong police attack on peaceful protesters on June 12 is urgently needed
Kong Tsung-gan, June 20, 2019

The people of Hong Kong need more than an end to the extradition bill – we want genuine democracy
Independent, June 20, 2019

Do not teach English in China and why everyone should read this
China Law Blog, June 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

维吾尔家庭在比利时使馆被中国警方带走
A Muslim family sought help at the Belgian embassy in Beijing. The police dragged them out.
The New York Times, June 19, 2019

Related:
Family of Uyghur in Belgium “safe” after abduction from Belgian Embassy in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019

Uighur author dies following detention in Chinese “re-education” camp
The Guardian, June 19, 2019