Chinese state broadcaster hires former Ofcom director
Financial Times, July 10, 2019
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Government Accountability (政府问责)
A spy case exposes China’s power play in Central Asia
The Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2019
Is Vanuatu’s deportation of six Chinese nationals an erosion of its democratic rights at Beijing’s bidding?
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2019
Slovak leader tells Chinese minister of human rights worries
Associated Press, July 10, 2019
Trump softened stance on Hong Kong protests to revive trade talks
Financial Times, July 10, 2019
Chess and cards instead of faith: More Christian churches repurposed
Bitter Winter, July 10, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Could Huawei be using Trojan circuits to help Beijing spy on US?
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2019
還在「翻牆」看影片？資安報告：全球近三成VPN龍頭公司為中資持有 ( 30 percent of world’s leading VPN companies are Chinese-owned)
The News Lens, July 10, 2019
Banned Chinese security cameras are almost impossible to remove
Bloomberg, July 10, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
From iron lady to lame duck: Departure of Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam seen as merematter of time
Reuters, July 11, 2019
鍾庭耀主理民間組織就警權及政府信任等將進行民意調查 (Civil society organization crowdfunds project to gauge public sentiment on extradition bill, HK$300,000 raised in one day)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 10, 2019
【逃犯條例】張超雄加入馬拉松絕食 召集人憂首批絕食者捱不住 (Lawmaker Fernando Cheung joins marathon hunger strike; 170 hours into fasting, first group of strikers likely to face health problems)
Ming Pao, July 10, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong hunger strikers vow to keep going until extradition law withdrawn
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2019
At least three arrested as clashes break out over extradition bill at “Lennon Wall” near Hong Kong MTR station between protesters and supporters of Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2019
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Dozens of police in riot gear remove flyers with officers’ personal info from Tai Po “Lennon Wall” message board
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2019
Pocari Sweat among big brand advertisers ditching Hong Kong broadcaster TVB over claims its extradition bill protest coverage was biased
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2019
Drop outdated rioting charges and call independent inquiry: new report
Hong Kong Watch, July 10, 2019
Related:
Outdated and Draconian: Hong Kong’s Public Order Ordinance
Hong Kong Watch, July 10, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Another tale of cruelty: How the Chinese government crushed rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang
Jerome A. Cohen, July 11, 2019
The American left is failing Hong Kong
The Nation, July 11, 2019
The untold story of Hong Kong’s protests is how one simple slogan connects us
The Guardian, July 11, 2019
Why Hong Kong’s protests prove it deserves to be a global financial hub
Quartz, July 10, 2019
Is China undermining human rights at the United Nations?
Council on Foreign Relations, July 9, 2019
Good and bad Muslims in Xinjiang
Made in China Journal, July 9, 2019
Do NOT teach English in China and why EVERYONE should read this
China Law Blog, June 19, 2019
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Four years on, China's crackdown still suppressing human rights lawyers, clients
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2019
Related:
专访: 709大抓捕对维权律师是一个“清洗” (Interview with Teng Biao: 709 crackdown was a “clearing” of rights defense lawyers”)
Deutsche Welle, July 9, 2019709事件四周年 德国政府表示担忧 (709 crackdown “remains a source of great concern,” says German embassy in China on 4th anniversary)
Deutsche Welle, July 9, 2019
Sweden rejects China's request to extradite former official over “embezzlement of US$11 million”
Reuters, July 9, 2019
Related:
Analysis of Sweden’s decision to bar extradition to China
RSDL Monitor, July 9, 2019瑞典法院拒绝向中国引渡“红通”第三号人物 (Swedish court refuses China’s extradition request for INTERPOL Red Notice fugitive citing risk of political persecution, noncompliance of judicial system with international human rights law)
Deutsche Welle, July 9, 2019
Former prisoner takes on China’s “so-called” justice system
Newsroom NZ, July 5, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
China’s government mulls special stake in wallstreetcn.com as it looks to control the flow of information on trade, economics
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2019
Banned at home, Twitter becomes a new tool for Chinese diplomats abroad
Washington Post, July 9, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Being transgender in China: Activist on her struggles, and surgeon on his patients’ biggest challenge
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2019
Chinese rural doctors threaten mass resignations for being overworked and underpaid
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2019
The shifting patterns of labour protests in China present a challenge to the union
China Labour Bulletin, July 9, 2019
香港尖沙咀游行：示威者和大陆游客 “聊聊自由” (“Let’s talk freedom”: Hong Kong protesters meet mainland tourists in anti-extradition march in Kowloon)
BBC, July 9, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Xi Jinping continues his quest for absolute Party control
The Diplomat, July 10, 2019
Related:
Xi highlights Party building in central Party, state institutions
Xinhua, July 9, 2019China's Xi tells officials not to be lazy and “spend whole day eating”
Reuters, July 9, 2019
富商涉嫌猥亵女童案背后，中国儿童性侵有多严重
A billionaire’s fall spotlights child sexual abuse in China
The New York Times, July 10, 2019
Beijing should avoid “punishing” Canada over Huawei case, cautions Ottawa’s ex-ambassador to China
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2019
The other Tiananmen Papers
ChinaFile, July 8, 2019
Related:
U.S.-China diplomacy after Tiananmen: Documents from the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
ChinaFile, July 8, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US announces significant relaxation of Huawei ban
Financial Times, July 10, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
黃之鋒岑敖暉入表選管會 求核實區會參選資格 (Lester Shum and Joshua Wong seeks opinion from election authorities on candidacy for District Council elections)
Ming Pao, July 10, 2019
Related:
800人聯署反對區選引入確認書 促勿再DQ參選人 (“Confirmation” mechanism used to disqualify LegCo by-election candidates to be introduced in upcoming District Council elections, 800 people sign joint letter in opposition)
Inmediahk.net, July 9, 2019
More rallies planned and dialogue rejected, as anti-extradition activists blast “wordplay” by Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, July 9, 2019
Post-it notes are the new weapon of choice for Hong Kong’s protesters
Quartz, July 9, 2019
香港抗议者呼吁普选，要求更多民主
Hong Kong protesters are fueled by a broader demand: More democracy
The New York Times, July 9, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong’s summer of discontent is far from over: Attempts to introduce a new extradition law may have “died a natural death” but protesters grievances run far deeper
New Statesman, July 9, 2019
陳伯絕食逾 150 小時 數十市民探訪遊說暫停 (Crowds urge protester to pause hunger strike after over 150 hours as health condition deteriorates)
The Stand News, July 9, 2019
“Every one of us counts”: Hong Kong protesters mobilise to promote mental health awareness
Agence France-Presse, July 9, 2019
China's PLA signals it will keep Hong Kong-based troops in barracks
Reuters, July 9, 2019
有傳「社會信用體系」將在港實施 聶德權澄清絕無此事 (Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs rushes to deny social credit system will be implemented in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 9, 2019
It’s curtains for mainland “dama” singers in Tuen Mun Park as Hong Kong authorities announce zone closure after protest against noise pollution and indecency
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Was Hong Kong protesters’ occupation of the legislature a dangerous trap laid by police?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 9, 2019
Hong Kong’s last major riots reshaped the city into the one we know today
Quartz, July 9, 2019
Hong Kong’s new political lexicon
LA Times, July 8, 2019
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uyghur officials in Hotan forced to forgo halal during visits of Chinese “relatives”
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2019
Xinjiang: Chairs seek urgent action from administration to address probable crimes against humanity
U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China, July 5, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
UN experts: Speak out on legislative measures restricting rights of lawyers in China
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 9, 2019
Wife of Australian writer Yang Hengjun held in China interrogated and banned from flying home
ABC News, July 8, 2019
Video and transcript: Campaign for direct elections of Beijing Lawyers Association, 2008-2009
China Change, July 8, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
微博处置涉黄低俗信息150.9万余条，含微博、头条文章等 (Weibo deletes over 1.5 million posts since commencement of “Project Sky Blue”)
The Paper, July 8, 2019
China dismisses Three Gorges Dam safety concerns as rumor-mongering
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2019
Related:
Three Gorges Dam back in the spotlight
China Media Project, July 7, 2019
This time it looks authentic: Chinese ambassador to US Cui Tiankai joins Twitter months after fake account was suspended
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Statement by the China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the fourth anniversary of the “709 Incident”
China Change, July 9, 2019
Activist Hong Kong singer faces down China at UN rights body
Associated Press, July 9, 2019
Related:
中國代表團指何韻詩攻擊一國兩制 要求不得用侮辱語言 (“Affront to One China,” “unfounded allegations,” “abusive language”: China twice interrupts address of Hong Kong’s Denise Ho at Human Rights Council address using point of order)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 9, 2019
China city puts incinerator project on hold after protests: Report
Reuters, July 9, 2019
Related:
First Hong Kong protested. Now it’s Wuhan, China. What makes it Beijing’s latest headache?
LA Times, July 5, 2019
Early Rain church members attend first service after China crackdown
Associated Press, July 8, 2019
Related:
秋雨教会基督徒一家六口逃亡台湾 寻求政治庇护 (Christian family from Early Rain Covenant Church seeks asylum in Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
At world peace forum, China’s vice president pans protectionism
Caixin, July 8, 2019
Media boss Jimmy Lai meets Pence, Pompeo on Hong Kong issues
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2019
Over 100 house church believers in Shanxi threatened with arrest to renounce their faith
Bitter Winter, July 7, 2019
Looting house churches to prevent their resurgence
Bitter Winter, July 7, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
What you need to know about Meiya Pico, China’s low-profile forensics champion named in data privacy scandal
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2019
Why YouTube keeps demonetizing videos of the Hong Kong protests: The platform’s “advertising-friendly” content rules are hurting creators trying to cover important global events
One Zero, July 8, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam declares extradition bill “dead,” but stops short of full withdrawal
Hong Kong Free Press, July 9, 2019
Related:
林鄭月娥宣佈《逃犯條例》修訂「壽終正寢」 拒特赦 拒設獨立調查委員會 (Carrie Lam reiterates “the bill is dead;” refuses amnesty or independent commission of inquiry)
The Stand News, July 9, 2019李國能首開腔：促撤草案、獨立調查 斥衝擊立會 籲如罪成應判具阻嚇力刑罰 (Former chief justice Andrew Li urges government to withdraw extradition bill, conduct independent investigation into police violence)
The Stand News, July 9, 2019
US barred Hong Kong consul from giving critical speech on protests
Financial Times, July 8, 2019
一國一制又出招！ 香港3年內引進「信用評分系統」(Greater Bay Area action plan reveals social credit system will be implemented in Hong Kong within the next 3 years)
Liberty Times Net, July 8, 2019
Related:
广东印发推进粤港澳大湾区建设三年行动计划（2018-2020年）(Full text: Greater Bay Area development 3 year action plan 2018-2020)
People’s Government of Guangdong Province, July 5, 2019
How Hong Kong protesters switched tactics to keep pressure on China
Bloomberg, July 7, 2019
Related:
What Hong Kong protesters want to tell mainland Chinese tourists
Inkstone, July 8, 2019Hong Kong protesters consider Bank of China “stress test” in bid to pressure gov’t
Agence France-Presse, July 8, 2019
警員佐級協會去信梁君彥 嚴厲譴責譚文豪、區諾軒阻礙執行職務 (In letter to LegCo president, police association condemns pro-democracy legislators for standing in front of police barricade, obstructing police duty)
The Stand News, July 8, 2019
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【旺角清場】警被指迫路人解鎖手機 威嚇勿向傳媒連登報料 「我有你地址㗎」 (Protesters say police forced them to unlock their phones to reveal chat records, social media apps; used “I have your address” to prevent reporting incident to media)
The Stand News, July 8, 2019
Veteran leaders of Hong Kong pro-business Liberal Party urge its representative to resign from gov’t cabinet
Hong Kong Free Press, July 8, 2019
Commentary (评论)
新疆的「再教育」：從「多元帝國」到「民族同化」 (Xinjiang’s “re-education”: The path from “empire of diversity” to “ethnic assimilation”)
The Initium, July 9, 2019
Muslim leaders are betraying the Uighurs
Foreign Policy, July 8, 2019
Being polite and respectful is not an indicator of how worthy Hongkongers’ causes are
Hong Kong Free Press, July 8, 2019
As Hong Kong protesters embrace Telegram, when will the messaging app fix one of its biggest security flaws?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2019
Monday, July 08, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
新疆穆斯林儿童被迫与家人分离：文化灭绝行为 (Xinjiang’s Muslim children separated from family and culture in campaign of “cultural genocide”)
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2019
Related:
China denies Muslim separation campaign in Xinjiang
BBC, July 7, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Wife of China's Meng, former Interpol chief, sues agency
Reuters, July 7, 2019
李文足與多國人權事務官員會面 促協助王全璋保外就醫 (Li Wenzu meets with human rights officers, urging foreign countries to help press for medical parole for jailed Wang Quanzhang)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 6, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
《法兰克福汇报》网站也被中国屏蔽 (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung website banned by China in expanding censorship against German media)
Radio France Internationale, July 8, 2019
Press freedom in Hong Kong ‘at its worst’ with journalists attacked and berated by police and protesters on both sides of extradition bill clashes
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2019
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《香港01》引接近北京消息：認定香港傳媒「助攻」 青年工作、傳媒屬檢討重點 (Sources say Beijing sees Hong Kong media as “assisting” in protests, sets the study of its “ecosystem” as priority)
HKJA Annual Report 2019: Red line stifles freedoms
Hong Kong Journalists Association, July 7, 2019
HK01, July 5, 2019
Minitrue: Fury at censorship of tycoon’s arrest
China Digital Times, July 7, 2019
Canadian ads blasted Hong Kong “radicals”, invoking blood loyalty to China. Was Beijing’s United Front involved?
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019
Summer censorship: Weibo launches “Project Sky Blue”
What’s On Weibo, July 6, 2019
China's contentious stake in Zambia's broadcast media
Deutsche Welle, July 5, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
反对建垃圾焚烧厂，武汉爆发街头抗议
Protests over incinerator rattle officials in Chinese city
The New York Times, July 8, 2019
內地維權律師唐荊陵讚揚香港人近日的抗爭將載入史冊 (“Hong Kong’s protests will be marked in history,” says 709 lawyer Tang Jingling in accepting human rights award in Taiwan)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 7, 2019
Chinese school forced to take down HIV poster that said gay people would die sooner than “normal” people
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese ambassador accuses Jeremy Hunt of “cold war mentality”
The Guardian, July 7, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong protests: Police associations demand British MP apologises for exposing senior officer who authorised use of force
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi seeks eastern European support for Belt and Road Initiative
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2019
In Chinese soccer, a tale of two nationalities: Or, the difference between Brazil and Tibet
SupChina, July 6, 2019
Taiwan's marriage law brings frustration and hope for LGBT China
The Guardian, July 5, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
警方旺角清場 拘 5 人涉襲擊、阻差辦公 記者採訪期間被警推撞、攻擊 (Police clear Mong Kok’s streets: 5 arrested for assault and obstructing police officers, journalist attacked by police during live-stream, officers’ IDs concealed)
The Stand News, July 8, 2019
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九龍區反修例遊行，入夜後佔路，警察包抄示威者，推撞記者 (Nathan Road occupied after peaceful march in Kowloon; police box in protesters, journalists assaulted)
The Initium, July 7, 2019Protesters and police fight pitched battles in late-night showdown after mass rally against Hong Kong extradition bill
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2019
九龍反送中大遊行 逾23萬人參與 (Photo chronology: Over 23,000 march in Kowloon in latest anti-extradition protest)
Inmediahk.net, July 7, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong protesters march again, reaching out to Chinese visitors
Reuters, July 7, 2019Hong Kong’s protesters put AirDrop to ingenious use to breach China’s Firewall
Quartz, July 8, 2019
Explainer: How Hong Kong’s legislature was broken, long before protesters invaded the complex
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2019
港大《學苑》：研究生會擬改憲章 刪須用正體中文規定 (HKU’s postgraduate student association to amend constitution: Activities must comply with Basic Law, requirement for traditional Chinese removed)
The Stand News, July 7, 2019
Mental health, the victim on all sides of Hong Kong’s extradition bill crisis
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019
How extradition bill protests have united locals and ethnic minorities in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019
Storming protesters were “like zombies”: a police officer’s view from inside the Hong Kong legislature
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019
【逃犯條例】港媽8千人集會 冀告青年：父母願為你擋子彈 (8,000 parents attend “Hong Kong Mothers” assembly in support of young protesters: “We’ll take a bullet for you”)
HK01, July 5, 2019
Commentary (评论)
制度的暴力與年輕人的善 (Violence of the system and the innocence of youth)
Inmediahk.net, July 8, 2019
The extraordinary power of Hong Kongers’ solidarity
The New York Times, July 7, 2019
Hong Kong’s missing leader: Whatever happened to the new-look Carrie Lam?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2019
Could psychology have helped Carrie Lam avoid Hong Kong’s extradition bill fiasco?
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2019
Friday, July 05, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Break their roots: Evidence for China’s parent-child separation campaign in Xinjiang
Journal of Political Risk, July 4, 2019
Related:
China Muslims: Xinjiang schools used to separate children from families
BBC, July 5, 2019
Turkish President Erdogan says solution possible for Muslims interned in Chinese camps
Agence France-Presse, July 4, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
周勇军获转控寻衅滋事罪 但最高刑期相差不远 (1989 student leader Zhou Yongjun charge of inciting subversion changed to picking quarrels, fears of heavy sentence remain)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2019
After arrest and isolation, China seizes Kovrig’s reading glasses
Globe and Mail, July 2, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Chinese studios impose informal ban on American actors
Financial Times, July 4, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Hong Kong singer & protest activist Denise Ho to address UN
Scoop, July 5, 2019
China’s academics join calls for reform and opening up
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
武汉新洲万人抗议建垃圾焚烧发电厂
Thousands protest waste incinerator plans in China’s Wuhan
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2019
Chinese and out in America — and only in America
SupChina, July 4, 2019
美多地华人泼墨中国领导人 向董瑶琼致敬 (Citizens organize “ink festival” across U.S. in solidarity with Dong Yaoqing, who threw ink on portrait of Xi Jinping)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
12 years behind bars for corrupt former boss of Chinese warship builder CSIC
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019
Kiwi teen's visa battle with China - over a game of football
New Zealand Herald, June 29, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Big Brother buildings are watching how people shop and live
Bloomberg, July 5, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
“It wasn’t violence for violence’s sake”: The only unmasked protester at storming of Hong Kong’s legislature gives his account of the day’s drama
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
第四宗反送中自殺個案 死者親友冀政府回應訴求 「真正能阻止年輕人絕望係政府」(Fourth individual commits suicide in anti-extradition movement; Family: “Only the government can truly stop youngsters’ despair”)
The Stand News, July 5, 2019
Related:
已絕食 24 小時表達對政府不滿 陳伯籲年輕人珍惜生命：我們路程還有很長 (“We have a long way to go”: 24 hours into hunger strike, 73 years old man urges youngsters to treasure their lives)
The Stand News, July 4, 2019港媽周五再集會 促政府放下傲慢、尊重生命 籲港人參加與年輕人同行 (Hong Kong’s mothers rally again on Friday, calling on government to let go of its pride and value life)
The Stand News, July 5, 2019
【逃犯條例】大專學界提兩要求晤特首：允不追究示威者及公開會面 (Student unions criticize “publicity show,” raise 2 conditions for meeting with Carrie Lam: Promise no prosecution of protestors, meeting must be public)
Ming Pao, July 5, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong student leaders reject government’s offer of private meeting about extradition protests, calling it “too little, too late”
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
九巴特別班載包圍警總市民 遭運輸署要求詳細交代 (Authorities demand bus company explain why it sent extra buses to Wanchai area on the night protesters surrounded police headquarters)
Inmediahk.net, July 4, 2019
【逃犯條例】回望六月漫長抗爭 最少71人被捕 五人涉「暴動」 (71 arrested since June in anti-extradition protests, 5 on rioting charges)
HK01, July 3, 2019
Related:
2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, July 2, 2019
Hong Kong protests: Jeremy Hunt “keeping options open” over China
BBC, July 4, 2019
History of Hong Kong protests: Riots, rallies and brollies
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019
The Peacemaker at the center of Hong Kong’s turbulent protests
The New York Times, July 4, 2019
Commentary (评论)
The regime that devours its young souls: The testimony of a local journalist
Citizen News, July 4, 2019
吉漢：暴力抗爭先天有道德包袱嗎？(Is there an inherent moral burden on violent protests?)
The Initium, July 4, 2019
Society cannot afford to ignore wake-up call on youth suicides
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019
Suicides rock Hong Kong protest movement as despair grows over city's independence
The Telegraph, July 4, 2019
Censorship is closing China’s young minds: Students can resist Xi's crackdown, even in modest ways, with global support
Nikkei Asian Review, July 3, 2019
When the democratic world turned its back on Hong Kong’s freedom fighters
Maclean’s, July 3, 2019
Thursday, July 04, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Requiem for the “living dead”: Ten years after 7-5
SupChina, July 3, 2019
Why is the UN ignoring China’s concentration camps and the fate of 2m people?
Independent, July 3, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
周永康儿媳公开发声后获准会见丈夫 (Zhou Yongkang’s daughter-in-law granted meeting with husband after vocal pushback)
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2019
强化保障推进律师党建全规范 (Strengthen, safeguard, and promote comprehensive Party building for legal industry)
Legal Daily, July 3, 2019
HRIC Note: Currently, there are 977 Party organizations in the legal industry in Guangdong Province, encompassing 2,238 law firms and over 464 Party-building instructors. The Guangdong Department of Justice will receive regular working reports from Party officers in law firms, including an annual report. The Party officers will act as a “political core” and a gatekeeper for industry management, as well as recruitment and promotion of individuals.
Access to Information (信息公开)
As protests rock Hong Kong, Xi Jinping’s view of history shows he will dig in
The New York Times, July 3, 2019
China is ramping up its media abroad, and not just in Chinese
The Christian Science Monitor, July 3, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Environmental protest breaks out in China’s Wuhan city: Wuhan residents protested the construction of a waste-to-energy plant, repeating a pattern seen elsewhere in China in recent years
The Diplomat, July 4, 2019
China’s middle income claim causes uproar as Weibo users ask, “Why am I not that rich?”
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Taiwan bars retired top officials from “political events” backed by Beijing
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019
流亡西藏政府指控中国当局在西藏也设拘留营 (There are camps in Tibet too, says Lobsang Sangay of exiled Central Tibetan Administration)
Radio France Internationale, July 3, 2019
Zdeněk Hřib: The Czech mayor who defied China
The Guardian, July 3, 2019
UK summons China ambassador in row over Hong Kong protests
The Guardian, July 3, 2019
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, 2019Flag-waving Grandma Wong gives Hong Kong protesters lesson in endurance
Reuters, July 3, 2019Hong 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
Wednesday, July 03, 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, 2019Chinese 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
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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
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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
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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
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, 2019A flag of British Hong Kong, and other protest messages decoded
Inkstone, July 2, 2019Hong 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
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“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
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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
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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
Tuesday, July 02, 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
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
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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, 2019Photos 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
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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
Monday, July 01, 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
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Chinese human rights lawyer “totally changed man” after being jailed
The Guardian, June 28, 2019Jailed 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
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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
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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
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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, 2019Hong Kong demonstration turns angry as rally gathers pace
Financial Times, July 1, 2019Hong Kong police evict protesters who stormed parliament
BBC, July 1, 2019Hong Kong police fire teargas and charge at protesters
The Guardian, July 1, 2019Hong 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
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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
Friday, 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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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