Old messages, new memes: Beijing’s propaganda playbook on the Hong Kong protests
Financial Times, September 4, 2019
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The emergence and evolution of China’s internet warriors going to battle over Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2019
The ‘OK’ hand gesture that's rattled China's authorities
BBC, September 5, 2019
Beijing targets Taiwanese writer Lung Ying-tai as bad egg for supporting Hong Kong protesters
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019
留學台灣香港學生反送中被控暴動 台大學校長願意到港作保 換取被捕學生平安回台上課 (Taiwan university headmaster willing to come to Hong Kong to bail arrested student, classmates issue joint statement in support)
Stand News, September 4, 2019
Translation: “To the People of Hong Kong”
China Digital Times, September 5, 2019
撑香港与台湾 美学界吁国会与行政部门动起来 (US academics urge Congress, Executive branch to act on Hong Kong and Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2019
Dozens protest against Chinese influence in Kazakhstan
Reuters, September 4, 2019
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数百名哈萨克斯坦人举行抗议 反对中国工厂迁至哈萨克斯坦 (Hundreds of Kazakhs protest against Chinese factories)
Voice of America, September 4, 2019
Canada names new China envoy amid damaged relations
Associated Press, September 5, 2019
Xi Jinping names ‘Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan’ as a risk for the Chinese Communist Party
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2019
Communist Party names Wang Hao new chief of scandal-hit Chinese city Xian
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2019
Hong Kong protests overshadow Merkel trip to China
Reuters, September 4, 2019
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Hong Kong protesters appeal to Germany’s Angela Merkel before China visit
Agence France-Presse, September 4, 2019德国多个政党在默克尔访华前为香港发声 (German Parliamentarians urge Merkel to speak on Hong Kong before upcoming China visit)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2019
Leak shows Beijing’s tight rein on Hong Kong crisis
China Digital Times, September 3, 2019
He tried to sell ’revolutionary’ backpacks in Hong Kong. Facebook’s response left him ‘gobsmacked’
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019
Huawei is a national security concern, says Trump
Press Trust of India, September 5, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam insists she decided to withdraw extradition bill, not Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019
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Government insiders reveal why it took Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam three months to withdraw hated extradition bill
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019’Too little, too late’: Hong Kong democrats and protesters vow further action despite extradition bill withdrawal
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2019
銀髮族赴特首辦請願 斥「撤回」為時已晚 邀林鄭出席周日論壇 (“Silver haired” protesters ask Carrie Lam to attend public forum on Sunday, dissatisfied at late and incomplete response)
Stand News, September 5, 2019
Cathay Pacific’s chairman resigns as China pressures Hong Kong business
The New York Times, September 4, 2019
元朗建制鄉事聯手拒獨立調查 淡化白衣人暴行 (Pro-establishment district councillors block motion to investigate Yuen Long attacks on July 21)
Inmediahk.net, September 4, 2019
Hong Kong’s cleaners left to pick up pieces after protest violence without proper protection against effects of tear gas
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2019
Police hit me inside van, at station: detainee
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 4, 2019
First young people, then bankers: How Hong Kong protests swelled
The Christian Science Monitor, September 4, 2019
Why Hong Kong protesters have tolerated the use of radical tactics
Channel News Asia, September 5, 2019
Standing up to Beijing, 30 years apart
The Atlantic, September 4, 2019
Hong Kong: Full investigation needed into police response to protests
Amnesty International, September 4, 2019
If Carrie Lam declares an emergency in Hong Kong, she will be defying the rule of law
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2019
愛國與愛教：梵蒂岡與北京的博弈走向何方？(Religion and patriotism: Where will the tug-of-war between the Vatican and Beijing take us?)
The Initium, September 2, 2019
Uighurs in China were target of two-year iOS malware attack - reports
The Guardian, September 2, 2019
#StandWithHongKong is essentially a crime in mainland China
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 3, 2019
China sends local media to cover HK in shift from 2014
Taipei Times, September 3, 2019
駐港公署敦促《紐約時報》停止為反中禍港分子撐腰打氣 (PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hong Kong office accuses New York Times of providing platform for smearing Chinese government, requests it stop “untrue reporting”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 3, 2019
China sows disinformation on Hong Kong using porn accounts on Twitter
Quartz, September 3, 2019
Vancouver’s Hong Kong protesters think they’re being watched. They’re right - but by whom?
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2019
China’s Twitter operation focused on this exiled tycoon before Hong Kong protests
Quartz, September 3, 2019
習近平：港澳台等工作將越來越複雜 面臨重大鬥爭 (Xi Jinping: Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan affairs will become more complex, face important “battle”)
Stand News, September 3, 2019
Nie Yuanzi, whose poster fanned the Cultural Revolution, dies at 98
The New York Times, September 3, 2019
China tells North Korea it wants ’closer communication and cooperation on world stage’
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2019
Zara seeks to distance brand from Hong Kong protest controversy
Agence France-Presse, September 3, 2019
China says Taiwan was always part of it, but an old stamp shows a telling propaganda snafu
Quartz, September 2, 2019
Senior Chinese leaders lay down law in southern China amid ongoing protests across Hong Kong border
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2019
Putin sees India and China as Moscow’s partner in multipolar world: Alexander Dugin
The Hindu, September 1, 2019
Hong Kong protestors are once again using mesh networks to preempt an internet shutdown
Quartz, September 3, 2019
Zao: Popular Chinese app swaps your face with celebrities, but prompts concern about privacy
Independent UK, September 3, 2019
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工信部就“ZAO”App网络数据安全问题问询约谈陌陌 (“ZAO” app developer receives talking-to over data security issue)
The Paper, September 4, 2019
Behind the rise of China’s facial-recognition giants
Wired, September 3, 2019
Huawei offers to make source code available to Japanese government: Kyodo
Reuters, September 3, 2019
A Hong Kong protester site says cyber attacks against it piggy-backed off China’s Baidu
Quartz, September 2, 2019
Hong Kong leader pulls extradition bill but too little too late, say some
Reuters, September 3, 2019
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Hong Kong protests: what is the difference between Carrie Lam suspending and withdrawing the extradition bill
Reuters, September 4, 2019
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive is disheartened, but no successor is in sight
The New York Times, September 3, 2019
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Reuters, September 4, 2019北京表示继续挺林郑 斥5大诉求是政治恐吓要挟 (Beijing reiterates support for Carrie Lam after leaked speech, says protesters’ five demands are “political blackmail”)
Radio France Internationale, September 3, 2019
【逃犯條例．短片】太子站21歲青年受傷送院 醫管局︰3男送廣華2仍留醫 (21-year-old protester unconscious after police tackle him, officers obstruct first aid despite possible neck trauma)
Ming Pao, September 4, 2019
警截查九巴最少 20 人被捕 在場人士籲被捕人留姓名電話 警員高呼天雨路滑一路好走 (Police stop and search bus, arresting 20, prevent social worker from helping underage protester)
Stand News, September 4, 2019
Watchdog says Hong Kong police ‘targeted journalists’ after night of tear gas and pepper spray in Mong Kok
Hong Kong Free Press, September 3, 2019
Student leader among three more anti-government activists rounded up in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2019
Legal tangle after Chow decision
The Standard, September 4, 2019
How to fight for democracy when the government keeps throwing you in jail
Quartz, September 4, 2019
林鄭閉門錄音，仍然推卸責任（文：呂秉權）(Carrie Lam’s leaked address shows she is still shirking responsibility)
Ming Pao, September 4, 2019
Why everyone should care about what is happening in Hong Kong, despite all the world’s troubles
Hong Kong Free Press, September 3, 2019
Has China forgotten how order was restored to Hong Kong after the 2003 Article 23 national security protests?
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2019
Hong Kong: A high-stakes gamble Xi Jinping is destined to make
Human Rights in China, September 3, 2019
Sources say China used iPhone hacks to target Uyghur Muslims
Tech Crunch, August 31, 2019
China’s prisons swell after deluge of arrests engulfs Muslims
The New York Times, August 31, 2019
Chinese authorities detain highest-ranking Uyghur police officer in Xinjiang capital Urumqi
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2019
Skeptical scholar says visit to Xinjiang internment camps confirms Western media reports
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2019
China’s cross-border campaign to terrorize Uyghur Americans
The Diplomat, August 29, 2019
Court in China’s Sichuan jails Huang Xiaomin for two years, six months
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2019
李文足：王全璋稱無必要保外就醫 出獄後須往濟南繼續監控 (Li Wenzu: says Wang Quanzhang refused medical parole, will be sent to Jinan for continued surveillance after serving prison sentence)
Stand News, September 1, 2019
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第三度往臨沂監獄探望王全璋 李文足稱丈夫消瘦及駝背 (On third prison visit, Li Wenzu says Wang Quanzhang is “thin and hunched”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 31, 2019
Beijing asked for information on missing Taiwanese man ‘feared detained for backing Hong Kong protests’
Associated Press, August 30, 2019
Staff of NGO linked to Hong Kong arrested in southern China
The Guardian, August 29, 2019
The high school course Beijing accuses of radicalizing Hong Kong
The New York Times, September 1, 2019
‘These kinds of journalists are not welcome’: China expels WSJ reporter who wrote about Xi Jinping’s cousin
Agence France-Presse, August 30, 2019
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报道涉习近平表弟，《华尔街日报》记者被中国驱逐
China expels Wall Street Journal reporter after article on Xi’s cousin
The New York Times, August 30, 2019
China bans an independent think-tank critical of its policies
The Economist, August 29, 2019
News control, in the palm of your hand
China Media Project, August 29, 2019
College professor suspended for diminishing China’s ‘four great inventions’
SupChina, August 28, 2019
Where are mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong’s summer of protests?
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2019
Why Chinese and Hong Kong students clash in Australia: the patriotic versus the protest movement
The Conversation, August 28, 2019
Feminism and social change in China: an interview with Lü Pin (Part one of three)
China Change, August 26, 2019
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Thwarted at home, can China’s feminists rebuild a movement abroad?
ChinaFile, August 28, 2019
針對領頭人村幹部 拒拆遷被「打黑」(Authorities use “strike at evil forces” policy to secure eviction for village demolition)
Ming Pao, September 2, 2019
Lithuania raps Chinese diplomats for role at pro-Hong Kong protest
Reuters, September 2, 2019
The US democrats’ China debate
The Diplomat, September 2, 2019
Hong Kong protests: calls grow to give citizens right to live and work in UK
The Guardian, September 1, 2019
Economic exchange anchors China-Arab ties
The Diplomat, August 31, 2019
Tibetan college grads struggle to find jobs amid Chinese claims of progress
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2019
Confronting China’s suppression of religion
The Diplomat, August 29, 2019
China is using Kublai Khan’s methods to quell protests in Hong Kong
The Economist, August 29, 2019
Watch and learn: Chinese university says new classroom facial recognition system will improve attendance
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2019
Confusion clouds China’s social credit system
Agence France-Presse, September 2, 2019
腾讯起诉自媒体作者
Tencent sues critics in clampdown on reputational damage
Financial Times, August 30, 2019
National security concerns threaten undersea data link backed by Google, Facebook
Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2019
眾志稱副主席鄭家朗遭3男揮拳打眼 (Demosisto member ambushed by attackers outside his home)
Ming Pao, September 3, 2019
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Hong Kong lawmakers Jeremy Tam and Au Nok-hin arrested, as police continue round-up of democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, August 30, 2019Hong Kong: Immediately release four pro-democracy activists
FIDH, August 30, 2019
【睇片】大埔何郭佩珍中學學生罷課 警員到場撲倒學生 學生受傷送院 (Students assaulted by police outside school as class boycott enters second day)
Stand News, September 3, 2019
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Hong Kong protests: defiant university students, school pupils and residents go on strike, piling pressure on government to meet demands
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2019
Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now ‘very limited’
Reuters, September 2, 2019
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Amid crisis, China rejected Hong Kong plan to appease protesters - sources
Reuters, August 30, 2019
Hong Kong court overturns gov’t decision to ban activist Agnes Chow from election
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2019
Head of local prosecutors’ group urges Hong Kong justice minister Teresa Cheng to advise police about ‘reliability and honesty’, leaked email shows
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2019
香港反送中运动以来警方共拘捕1117人 (Police say total of 1,117 arrested over anti-extradition protests since June)
Radio France Internationale, September 2, 2019
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‘A catastrophe’: Hong Kong police say 159 arrested during weekend chaos, 16 charged with rioting
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2019社總理事執行社工職務時被控暴動罪 保釋後呼籲各界關注被捕者權利 (Social worker mediating between police and protesters at front line arrested and charged with rioting)
Inmediahk.net, September, 2019
9.1機場示威：機場交通受阻；示威者破壞東涌港鐵站；警方圍捕，數百人徒步數小時離開東涌，有車主徹夜義載 (Timeline of September 1 protests at airport: Traffic disrupted, MTR station vandalized, island closed off)
Initium, September 1, 2019
一群在港國際人道主義組織工作者聯合聲明：香港有機會陷入前所未見的人道危機 (Joint statement from group of international humanitarian workers: Hong Kong is in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis)
Stand News, September 1, 2019
Hong Kong protests: riot police storm metro station with batons
The Guardian, September 1, 2019
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【831】醫管局：41 人受傷送院 5 男傷者情況嚴重 (41 hospitalized on August 31, five in critical condition)
Stand News, September 1, 2019【8.31太子站棍毆乘客】警：拘 63人 最年輕 13 歲 搜出兩支汽油彈 (Police: 63 arrested in Prince Edward station operation, youngest age 13, two petrol bombs seized)
Stand News, September 1, 2019
On the frontlines: the Hong Kong public hospital doctors making a stand against police violence
Hong Kong Free Press, August 28, 2019
異見藝術家巴丟草：創作時把自己代入香港示威者角色，我不再想到恐懼 (Artist Badiucao says he put himself in shoes of Hong Kong protests when making art: “I don’t think about being afraid anymore”)
The Initium, September 3, 2019
香港「反送中」運動如何進一步分化海外華人社區？(How Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement is dividing overseas Chinese communities)
The News Lens, September 3, 2019
What is white terror? The slipping of norms in Hong Kong’s flawed democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2019
他们不是恐怖分子，他们不该得到子弹
In Hong Kong, playing tennis with tear-gas grenades
The New York Times, September 2, 2019
New research shows vast majority of Hong Kong protesters support more radical tactics
The Conversation, September 1, 2019
How China is positioning its counterterrorism forces to play a greater role
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2019
黄之锋、周永康：香港人民不会被中共吓倒
Joshua Wong and Alex Chow: The people of Hong Kong will not be cowed by China
The New York Times, August 31, 2019
Bravery and nihilism on the streets of Hong Kong
New Yorker, August 31, 2019
Hong Kong's ‘be water’ protests leave China casting about for an enemy
The Guardian, August 30, 2019
Yang Hengjun: Scott Morrison says China's spy claims “absolutely untrue”
The Guardian, August 28, 2019
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杨恒均案受关注 澳总理:不因捍卫国民权益道歉 (“We make no apologies for standing up for one of our citizens,” says Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in pressing for Yang Hengjun’s release)
Deutsche Welle, August 29, 2019
Canada deports Chinese dissident, brushing off concerns he faces jail
加拿大驱逐中国异见人士杨伟
The New York Times, August 29, 2019
微信传达赖喇嘛法像 一藏人遭拘 (Tibetan arrested for posting Dalai Lama picture on WeChat)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2019
Chinese propaganda finds a Thai audience
Foreign Policy, August 28, 2019
Hong Kong activists booted from Montreal Pride parade after alleged pro-Communist threats
CBC News, August 27, 2019
维吾尔学者伊力哈木被提名欧洲人权奖 (Jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti nominated for Václav Havel Human Rights Prize)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2019
Policeman who pointed shotgun at Hong Kong protesters is among 10 officers invited to Beijing celebrations for 70th anniversary of People’s Republic of China
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019
Australia takes action against Chinese influence on campuses
Financial Times, August 28, 2019
Huawei ban: More than 130 US companies blocked from selling to Chinese tech giant
Independent, August 28, 2019
民陣岑子杰與友人遇襲 遭兩蒙面漢持壘球棍鐵通攻擊 友人受傷送院 (Civil Human Rights Front convenor attacked by masked men carrying iron rods, accompanying friend hospitalized)
Stand News, August 29, 2019
Organiser of banned Hong Kong protests attacked by masked men with baseball bats on same day demonstration bid rejected
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019
With Hong Kong in turmoil, questions grow over leader’s refusal to offer concessions to protesters
Washington Post, August 28, 2019
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消息：林鄭探望警署時 保證不設獨立調查委員會 「係我唯一可以為警隊做的事」(“This is the only thing I can do for the police force”: Sources say Carrie Lam promised not to set up independent commission of inquiry during visit to police station)
Stand News, August 28, 2019
九二九三全民罷工救港 不排除繼續果斷升級 (Hong Kong protesters announce general strike on September 2 and 3)
Inmediahk.net, August 28, 2019
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中學生發動 9 月 3 日罷課 政府如不回應行動或升級 堵校門阻交通 (Secondary school students’ alliance to start class boycott on September 3, sets 10 days deadline, will block school entrances if no response from government)
Stand News, August 29, 2019Hong Kong protests: Chinese University welcoming event for new starters turns into anti-government rally
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019
國泰更新員工守則 鼓勵舉報同事違規 (Cathay Pacific encourages employees to “whistleblow” colleagues participating in illegal activities, updates code of conduct and social media policy)
Stand News, August 29, 2019
Cathay denounced for firing Hong Kong staff after pressure from China
The Guardian, August 28, 2019
【MeToo集會】三萬人逼爆中環 斥警方圖以性暴力噤聲 (30,000 people join #MeToo march to condemn police sexual violence against female protesters)
Stand News, August 28, 2019
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#ProtestToo: Hongkongers adopt anti-sexual harassment rallying cry in response to police assault allegations
Hong Kong Free Press, August 29, 2019
Half of Hong Kong youngsters who sought help for emotional problems related to anti-government protests suffer from depression, study finds
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019
A shadowy website is offering big money for Hong Kong protesters to snitch on each other
Vice News, August 28, 2019
‘A nuclear option’: Hong Kong and the threat of the emergency law
The Guardian, August 28, 2019
City on edge: Photographs from Hong Kong’s summer of protest
The New York Times, August 28, 2019
How Hong Kong protesters are turning off their mainland Chinese supporters
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019
Yang Hengjun: Australia presses for writer's release as China warns against interference
The Guardian, August 28, 2019
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Why did China charge an Australian blogger with espionage?
The Diplomat, August 27, 2019
Canada Set to Deport Chinese Dissident
The New York Times, August 28, 2019
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六四政治犯杨伟即将被加拿大遣返中国 (June Fourth political refugee in Canada faces deportation)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2019
长沙公益组织3成员颠覆罪被批捕 (Three detained Changsha activists formally arrested on charges of subversion)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2019
涉港新闻报道：中国对驻华外国记者施压 (Hong Kong related news reports: China steps up pressure on foreign journalists in China)
Deutsche Welle, August 27, 2019
中国独立智库天则研究所被强制关闭 (Independent economics think tank forced to close)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2019
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天則研究所所長批評內地言論空間收窄 (Think tank chief criticizes shrinking freedom of speech in mainland as authorities pursue proceedings to shut down organization)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 28, 2019
This is what Chinese state disinformation looks like
SupChina, August 26, 2019
How China uses LinkedIn to recruit spies abroad
The New York Times, August 28, 2019
China’s social credit system could be used against companies in international trade disputes’
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019
China accuses G7 countries of ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong affairs
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019
United Front Work Department’s Austrian chapter registers as a foreign NGO in China
China NGO Project, August 27, 2019
How China regulates foreign non-governmental organizations
China NGO Project, August 27, 2019
China’s long march to technological supremacy
Foreign Affairs, August 27, 2019
On the frontlines: the Hong Kong public hospital doctors making a stand against police violence
Hong Kong Free Press, August 28, 2019
職工盟稱至少20名航空業界人員涉反修例事件被解僱 (Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions says at least 20 aviation industry staff fired over involvement in protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 28, 2019
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Cathay Pacific crisis ushers in nervous new era for Hong Kong Inc
Financial Times, August 28, 2019Hong Kong police ban rally at Cathay Pacific HQ, as airline issues fourth statement in support of authorities
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2019
Police in southern China told to crack down on ‘violent and terrorist activities’
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019
Hong Kong democrat says emergency legislation would be akin to martial law, as trade minister offers reassurances
Hong Kong Free Press, August 28, 2019
Three men arrested for storming Legislative Council as Hong Kong police deny female protester’s accusations of strip-search
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019
Hong Kong police defend force’s detention protocol after arrest of 12-year-old anti-government protester in Tsuen Wan
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019
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Citizen News, August 27, 2019
Hong Kong police get new anti-riot gear from mainland Chinese supplier
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019
Investigate Hong Kong police’s use of force against protesters, or risk tarnishing ‘Asia’s world city’ brand
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019
China should accept Hong Kong's unique identity, not fight it
Al Jazeera, August 27, 2019
一個勇武年輕人的自白：你解決了問題，這幫人就不會出現 (Interview with a “radical” protester: “Solve the problem, and these people will stop appearing”)
The Initium, August 26, 2019
Like “shooting water”: why the Hong Kong government must accept that compromise is the only way forward
The Conversation, August 26, 2019
The Hong Kong Way protest shows enchantment is a powerful weapon
The Guardian, August 27, 2019
Hong Kong’s protesters are trying to break free from the “old seafood” generation
Quartz, August 27, 2019
Can China’s government replace Hong Kong?
ChinaFile, August 27, 2019
China’s government wants you to think all mainlanders view Hong Kong the same way. They don’t.
ChinaFile, August 27, 2019
China ban on some textbooks seen as aimed at Uighur culture
Washington Post, August 27, 2019
Australian writer Yang Hengjun charged with spying in China
The Guardian, August 27, 2019
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Australian citizen Yang Hengjun is arrested in China on suspicion of spying
Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2019
Chinese dissidents under pressure as Hong Kong fights for freedom
大陆异议人士 : 北京害怕香港民主之火烧到大陆
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2019
Tibetan man detained for sharing Dalai Lama photo on WeChat
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2019
China is sending keyboard warriors over The Firewall
Foreign Policy, August 26, 2019
Fearing a new “red scare” atmosphere, activists and lawmakers fight targeting of Chinese-Americans
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019
G7 leaders back Hong Kong autonomy, call for calm
Agence France-Presse, August 27, 2019
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G7 summit statement issued on trade, Iran, Libya, Ukraine and Hong Kong
Reuters, August 27, 2019
China opens education opportunities for Uzbekistan’s youth
The Diplomat, August 26, 2019
Vietnam shuns Huawei as it seeks to build Southeast Asia’s first 5G network
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019
【政圈風聲】消息：政府不會答允五大訴求 「消耗戰」抗衡示威者 (Sources from pro-establishment camp say government will use attrition tactic, pursue arrests until no more protesters come out)
HK01, August 27, 2019
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林鄭﹕拒獨立調查非因警隊抗拒 重申不接受民間訴求 智慧燈柱被毁感痛心 (Carrie Lam stands firm on refusal of independent inquiry, says responsible government should not accede to demands just because people are protesting)
The Stand News, August 27, 2019Carrie Lam says Hong Kong will use legal means to tackle protests but admits stalemate caused by government’s refusal to meet protesters’ demands
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019
深水埗再有示威 警方清場 一度闖入公廁截查兩名女子 青年石峽尾邨美葵樓大堂被抬走 (Male police officers enter female washroom to search for protesters during protests in Sham Shui Po)
The Stand News, August 27, 2019
Hong Kong protests: Police ban planned rally outside Cathay Pacific HQ
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019
Hong Kong’s world-class subway could be the next company to face China’s wrath
Quartz, August 26, 2019
Hong Kong tech firm pulls out of smart lamppost programme after surveillance accusations and staff threats
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2019
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Hong Kong: anti-surveillance protesters tear down “smart” lamp-post – video
The Guardian, August 26, 2019
獨家專訪：那位下跪擋在警察槍口前的傳道人 (Interview: The preacher who knelt down in front a police officer’s gun to stop him from shooting protesters)
The Initium, August 26, 2019
Hong Kong: The anatomy of a protest
The Diplomat, August 26, 2019
從新彊集中營看中共種族滅絕計劃—2047後將再無「香港人」(Studying China’s ethnic genocide plans using Xinjiang’s example: there will be no more Hong Kongers after 2047)
Inmediahk.net, August 26, 2019
《新華社》發表時評點名指責黎智英公然叫囂顛覆國家 (Xinhua commentary names Apple Daily chief as inciting subversion of state)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 26, 2019
Crackdown on Chinese accounts shows US social media giants becoming “more proactive”
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2019
Chinese censorship laws could prompt foreign book publishers to look elsewhere for printers
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2019
Minitrue: To foreign media, on Hong Kong coverage
China Digital Times, August 25, 2019
Tibetan community leaders hold rally to support Hong Kongers’ fight for freedom
The Epoch Times, August 25, 2019
Lawyer Chen Qiushi’s video diary of Hong Kong visit
China Digital Times, August 25, 2019
How Hong Kong’s protest movement endures, in photos
Quartz, August 25, 2019
習近平嚴厲打貪，為何中國的全球清廉指數反而倒退了？(As Xi Jinping cracks down on corruption, why is China’s Corruption Perceptions Index getting worse?)
The News Lens, August 25, 2019
Jilin Province Launches a Comprehensive Program to Suppress “Religious Infiltration” from Abroad
Bitter Winter, August 24, 2019
New “social security card” for Tibetans aims at tightened controls by Beijing
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2019
Hong Kong police families call for independent inquiry into protest clashes
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2019
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警員家屬集會 勸警勿與民為敵 警嫂：藍絲不代表我 (400 police family members rally to urge police department not to treat citizens as their enemies)
Inmediahk.net, August 26, 2019
Hong Kong police pull their guns, reportedly shoot warning shot after being attacked by protesters with sticks and rods.
Associated Press, August 25, 2019
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荃灣開槍兼腳踢跪地街坊 警稱因電光火石、別無選擇下最好做法 (“Split second” and “no other choice”: Police defends kicking down passer-by who knelt down to stop police from shooting protesters with revolver)
Inmediahk.net, August 26, 2019Hong Kong police officer 'fires warning shot' amid fresh clashes with protesters
The Telegraph, August 25, 2019
Hong Kong riot police beat protesters at anti-surveillance rally
The Guardian, August 24, 2019
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香港再发警民冲突 又有示威者眼睛被打伤 (Second protester shot in the eye by rubber bullet during march on Saturday)
Radio France Internationale, August 24, 2019Hong Kong MTR shuts 4 stations around legal protest in Kwun Tong following China pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, August 24, 2019Hong Kong protests: residents angry at access changes during demonstration besiege property management firm for second day
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2019
Chief Executive Carrie Lam pressed by range of Hong Kong leaders to meet top demands of anti-government protesters, sources say
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2019
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香港特首的难题：如何与“无大台”示威者对话 (Challenge for the Hong Kong chief executive: How to talk with leaderless protesters)
BBC, August 23, 2019
UK consulate worker detained in China is freed in Hong Kong, says family
The Guardian, August 24, 2019
Hong Kong protesters join hands in 30-mile human chain
The Guardian, August 23, 2019
Carrie Lam must address legitimate demands to end the Hong Kong protests in time for Chinese National Day
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2019
充满血泪的棉花：美智库披露新疆“棉花劳改营” (Human rights group reveals forced labor in Xinjiang as part of camp system)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2019
无声的思念：新疆维族拍抖音纪念失踪亲人 (Xinjiang’s Uyghurs make Douyin videos in memory of missing family)
Deutsche Welle, August 22, 2019
Google shuts down 210 Youtube channels posting “coordinated” disinformation about Hong Kong protests
The Independent, August 23, 2019
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抵制舆论操作 Youtube关停210个频道 (YouTube takes down 210 channels used to spread fake news or manipulate propaganda against Hong Kong’s protests)
Deutsche Welle, August 23, 2019中国青年严正抗议推特脸书 不提国内微信群大量被封 (China’s youth are protesting bans by Twitter and Facebook over Hong Kong protests, but take Weibo’s censorship in stride)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2019
China urges foreign media to “help right public opinion wrongs” on Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2019
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Chinese state media hire digital firms to boost followers on Facebook, Twitter
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2019Video: Chinese officials use Twitter to sway public opinion despite ban
Bloomberg, August 21, 2019
Denise Ho: The pop star and activist on Hong Kong’s front line
Sydney Morning Herald, August 23, 2019
Sydney private schools launch own Confucius reviews as China raises concerns
Sydney Morning Herald, August 23, 2019
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China criticizes Australian move to close language schools
Washington Post, August 23, 2019
China hopes Donald Trump “honours” earlier hands-off stance on Hong Kong despite latest US trade war link
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2019
Hong Kong braces for fresh protests as activists target airport
Al Jazeera, August 23, 2019
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Hong Kong court extends restrictions on airport protesters: state TV
Reuters, August 23, 2019Hong Kong families form peaceful human chains ahead of airport protest
Reuters, August 22, 2019Hong Kong court extends interim injunction at airport amid continuing threat of disturbances
The Guardian, August 22, 2019
MTR Corporation wins injunction to keep Hong Kong protesters off railway property after protests at stations this week
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2019
10 universities to boycott classes for two weeks
The Standard, August 23, 2019
Woman arrested at anti-government protest accuses Hong Kong police of humiliating and unnecessary strip search
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2019
Identification of Hong Kong riot officers using undisclosed codes on helmets is “unsatisfactory”, police watchdog says, calling for clarity and accountability
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2019
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Police watchdog member walks back support for officers not wearing ID numbers amid Hong Kong anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2019
Hong Kong protests: young, educated mainland Chinese are questioning their place in the city
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2019
Protest fears stalk Hong Kong businesses as China threat looms
Reuters, August 23, 2019
A Cathay Pacific labor leader was fired for her Facebook posts on Hong Kong’s protests
Quartz, August 23, 2019
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一群國泰港龍員工：嚴厲譴責國泰及香港機場地勤公司違反《基本法》及《香港人權法案》 (Cathay Dragon staff issue joint letter condemning Cathay Pacific and Airport Services for violating Basic Law and Bill of Rights)
Stand News, August 23, 2019【國泰受壓】國泰發新指引 對員工參與非法活動零容忍 員工社交媒體表態亦受管 (Cathay Pacific issues new internal guidelines, stating “zero tolerance” for participation in illegal activities, social media will be monitored)
Stand News, August 23, 2019Cathay Pacific staff warned over social media use as airline deals with fallout from Chinese aviation authority move
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2019
Hong Kong unions urge Cathay Pacific to end “white terror”
Reuters, August 23, 2019
A Hong Kong “troublemaker” with a clean conscience
The New York Times, August 23, 2019
Hong Kong protests: gentler approach to resolving stand-offs “worth considering”, says police officer whose efforts to persuade youths to go home went viral online
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2019
Woman who suffered severe eye injury during Hong Kong protest has not gone blind, hospital source says
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2019
Thousands of Hong Kong accountants join protest march – despite pleas from employers and promise of free lunches
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2019
As Hong Kong firms fall in line over protests, some workers push back
The New York Times, August 23, 2019
香港抗议持续 盘点中国采取的五大应对办法 (Roundup of the 5 measures China has taken against Hong Kong’s protests)
BBC, August 23, 2019
「和理同行」指獨立調查是港人最大公因數 張達明批對話平台作用成疑 (Scholar doubts use of “communication platform” suggested by Carrie Lam, reiterates independent investigation is “highest common factor” among Hong Kong people)
Inmediahk.net, August 23, 2019
港鐵站務主任實名聯署 促管理層譴責警方車站內不負責任行動 (MTR’s station managers urge corporation to condemn irresponsible actions by police in rail stations, conduct thorough cleaning of stations to clear toxic tear gas residues)
Inmediahk.net, August 23, 2019
Chinese students in Australia 'wedged' by politics back home
Channel News Asia, August 23, 2019
Hong Kong: Protesters demand justice for masked mob who attacked them with metal rods and clubs
Vice News, August 23, 2019
Pro-Beijing lawmaker Alice Mak sues two Hong Kong democrats for defamation, accusing them of linking her to Yuen Long attack
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2019
Hong Kong's political crisis reverberates through its big-name brands
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2019
Banks in Hong Kong condemn violence, urge restoration of 'harmony'
Reuters, August 21, 2019
Hong Kong businesses fear protests will push economy into recession
The Guardian, August 22, 2019
警方朗讀網上言論批市民散播仇恨 否認針對示威者 (Police use press conference to highlight hate speech by protesters against police, journalists criticize omission of threats by police supporters)
Inmediahk.net, August 22, 2019
China's state media accuses worker at UK consulate “of visiting prostitutes”
The Guardian, August 22, 2019
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Family of UK Hong Kong consulate worker reject “made-up” report about arrest over prostitution
The Telegraph, August 23, 2019Britain presses for information on HK consulate worker detained in China
Reuters, August 22, 2019英国驻港领事馆职员深圳被拘 香港集会声援 吁英国救人 (“Free Simon Cheng”: Hong Kong citizens rally outside British Consulate urging steps to rescue staff detained by mainland authorities)
Radio France Internationale, August 21, 2019
加拿大據報暫停駐港總領事館香港僱員往中國內地公幹 (Canada suspends work trips into mainland by consulate staff in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 23, 2019
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Canadian consulate suspends travel to China for Hong Kong staff
Reuters, August 22, 2019
Hong Kong Protests: Youth try to define city’s future
Al Jazeera, August 22, 2019
“We must defend our city”: A day in the life of a Hong Kong protester
The Guardian, August 22, 2019
Democracy is at stake in Hong Kong. Does Trump care?
The Atlantic, August 23, 2019
How to make a fool of yourself by waving a flag
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2019
Beijing is shooting its own foot in Hong Kong
Foreign Policy, August 22, 2019
香港正迎来一场“人民战争”
The people’s war is coming in Hong Kong
The New York Times, August 21, 2019
Hong Kong “is a battle for survival and for freedom”
Economist, August 21, 2019
Qatar withdraws support for China over its treatment of Muslims
Bloomberg, August 21, 2019
Silencing of activist shows Kazakhstan’s contempt for rights: Conditions on Serikzhan Bilash’s release should be dropped
Human Rights Watch, August 21, 2019
Taiwanese man tells Thai court he did not allow radio broadcasts into China
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2019
「掃黑除惡」在掃除什麼？法官、掃黑辦主任和政法教師這樣說 (What is “sweeping away black and eliminating evil”? Mainland China’s national campaign against gangs, crime, and evil forces)
Initium, August 22, 2019
China’s propaganda machine is spending over $1 million to buy influence on foreign social media
Quartz, August 21, 2019
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中国软实力的失败：对外谴责香港抗议
China’s soft-power failure: Condemning Hong Kong’s protests
The New York Times, August 20, 2019
北京律师陈秋实来港见证历史被强令提前返回 (In Hong Kong to witness history, Beijing lawyer Chen Qiushi is forced to return to China early)
Voice of America, August 22, 2019
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Chinese human rights lawyer ”safe” after return from Hong Kong protests trip
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2019
澳警方：中港留学生示威中的辱骂行为违法 (Australian police: Threats and defamation used in protests between pro-China and pro-Hong Kong demonstrators are illegal, wearing facemasks is not)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 21, 2019
Former Ontario Liberal cabinet minister headlines pro-Beijing rally near Toronto
National Post, August 21, 2019
Macau to “elect” Beijing-backed leader
Taipei Times, August 22, 2019
China’s parliament rules out allowing same-sex marriage
Reuters, August 21, 2019
China’s grand plans for Shenzhen: The new plan for Shenzhen also shines a light on China’s long-term strategy toward Hong Kong
The Diplomat, August 21, 2019
中国产VPN程式九成存私隐风险 (Chinese VPNs contain privacy risks)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2019
In Pictures: Sit-in marking a month since MTR mob attacks ends in dramatic standoff with Hong Kong riot police
Hong Kong Free Press, August 22, 2019
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Hong Kong protesters clash with police, angry at lack of prosecutions after subway mob attack
Reuters, August 21, 2019
Expert in respiratory medicine urges Hong Kong police to draw up tear gas guidelines after warning of dangers of improper use
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2019
中国承认拘留英国驻香港领事馆一雇员 (China admits it has detained employee of UK consulate in Hong Kong)
Voice of America, August 21, 2019
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China’s detention of a Hong Kong employee of the UK’s Hong Kong Consulate: A preliminary explainer
Jerome A. Cohen, August 21, 2019“We feel helpless”: Hong Kong family's fears for detained UK consulate worker
The Guardian, August 21, 2019
Cathay Pacific pilot who went viral for telling Hongkongers to “keep it up” no longer with airline
Hong Kong Free Press, August 21, 2019
Department of Justice demands trainee lawyer explain accusations of hate speech directed at Hong Kong police
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2019
China’s three-pronged strategy to choke Hong Kong’s protests
Agence France-Presse, August 21, 2019
Scare tactics from Beijing will only strengthen the resolve of Hong Kong protesters
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2019
Why there’s no end in sight to the Hong Kong protests
The Nation, August 21, 2019
How technology platforms should deal with hostile state-owned propaganda outlets
Freedom House, August 21, 2019
The perils of imperial alignment: Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement at the crossroads of Chinese class struggle and Western-backed self determination
The Volcano, August 20, 2019
Families of missing Uighurs use Tiktok video app to publicise China detention
The Guardian, August 20, 2019
Uighurs can’t escape Chinese repression, even in Europe
The Atlantic, August 20, 2019
Background: Cheng Yuan (程渊), Liu Dazhi (刘大志), Wu Gejianxiong (吴葛健雄)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 20, 2019
US conservative media outlet’s ties to Chinese spiritual movement put in spotlight
The Telegraph, August 20, 2019
China’s soft-power failure: Condemning Hong Kong’s protests
The New York Times, August 20, 2019
Taiwan leader lauds Cathay CEO for listing self instead of giving names to CCP
Taiwan News, August 19, 2019
握紧中国“民间大使”的接力棒（侨界关注）(Gaining attention of overseas community: Chinese citizen ambassadors in Africa)
People’s Daily, August 21, 2019
China’s belt and road cargo to Europe under scrutiny as operator admits to moving empty containers
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
蔡英文：香港例子证明民主与独裁势不两立 台湾坚拒恐吓 (Tsai Ing-wen: Hong Kong’s example proves that dictatorship and democracy cannot coexist; Taiwan refuses to be intimidated)
Radio France Internationale, August 20, 2019
Protest and authoritarianism in the Internet age
Christian Science Monitor, August 20, 2019
Instagram censors Melbourne artist's anti-Beijing post but ignores trolls
The Guardian, August 20, 2019
The trouble with trying to turn Hong Kong’s young people into “patriotic youth”
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2019
Journalist fights for life after Lennon wall stabbing
The Standard, August 21, 2019
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26-year-old woman in critical condition after knife attack at Hong Kong “Lennon Wall”
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2019
“Worried sick”: Family urges China to release detained employee at UK consulate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, August 21, 2019
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Employee at UK’s consulate in Hong Kong detained in China
The Guardian, August 20, 2019
Hong Kong leader promises “open, direct” dialogue, offers no concessions to protesters’ demands
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2019
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Hong Kong’s moment of calm is in danger of being squandered
Quartz, August 19, 2019內地女子偷拍記者 拒出示記者證 警員護送下離開 (Mainland woman at press conference who covertly took photos of journalists refused to present reporter badge, escorted away by police)
Inmediahk.net, August 20, 2019
The rule of law: Hong Kong vs China. How far apart are the two systems in how they apply the rule of law?
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
“We die together”: Hong Kong protests are being driven by a fearless young generation
The Conversation, August 20, 2019
Three Hong Kong policemen arrested over assault on elderly man held for drunken behaviour
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
As Cathay feels the heat of political risk in China, it’s time to remember lessons of the Mao era
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2019
Hong Kongers can’t always tell cops from comrades
Foreign Policy, August 20, 2019
For Hong Kong protesters, the choice is clear: Be violent and fail, or use peaceful pressure and succeed
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2019
當局應公正調查酷刑案件 重整警隊紀律 杜絕酷刑歪風 (Authorities should investigate torture case of elderly man in hospital elevator, reorganize police discipline commission to ensure independent investigation)
Inmediahk.net, August 20, 2019
不要再把香港与天安门相提并论了
To understand Hong Kong, don’t think about Tiananmen
The New York Times, August 20, 2019