Hong Kong (香港)

Explainer: How Hong Kong’s 'self-learning, open source’ protest movement decides what to do next
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2019

Related:
In Hong Kong’s leaderless movement, officials don't know who to negotiate with
Bloomberg, September 10, 2019

醫療界報章刊實名聯署　轟警濫暴違人道　促回應訴求「搶救香港」(“Rescue Hong Kong”: Medical sector petition in front-page ad in Apple Daily highlights police use of force in violation of humanitarian principles, reiterates protesters’ 5 demands)
Stand News, September 11, 2019

反釋法遊行　吳文遠林朗彥判囚14天緩刑1年　林淳軒等6人判服務令 (Avery Ng, Ivan Lam, other activists handed suspended sentences, community service orders for 2016 protests against Beijing interpretation of Basic Law)
Ming Pao, September 11, 2019

【逃犯條例】27學者高官聯署促獨立調查警用過度武力　籲示威者和平表達訴求 (27 scholars and former senior government officials urge independent investigation into police use of force, ask protesters to express demands peacefully)
Ming Pao, September 10, 2019

高院拒絕郭卓堅司法覆核　指無權迫特首設調查委員會 (Courts have no power to force Chief Executive to set up commission of inquiry, says judge in rejecting judicial review application)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 11, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Ex-head of Ontario police watchdog dismisses concerns about suitability to join probe into force’s handling of unrest and defends his impartiality
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2019

US lawmakers introduce bill to stop tear gas sales to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2019

Related:
US Congress cannot become ‘stakeholder’ in Hong Kong affairs, says leader Carrie Lam amid sanctions threat
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2019

Demonstrators boo Chinese anthem at football qualifier
Al Jazeera, September 10, 2019

【睇片】遍地開花　多區市民自發高歌「願榮光歸香港」(“Glory to Hong Kong”: Protest song sung across Hong Kong at night)
Stand News, September 10, 2019

Hong Kong police issue extendable batons to off-duty officers, but critics concerned over potential for abuse
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2019

Related:
警方設 10 條反暴力熱線　接收「止暴制亂」匿名報料　只收 whatsapp 不聽電話 (Police set up 10 “anti-violence” Whatsapp numbers to receive anonymous tips against protests)
Stand News, September 10, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong can be a gateway to liberal values for China
The Economist, September 10, 2019

‘The End of Hong Kong as We Know It’: Previous demonstrations in the city were colorful, hopeful, and exuberant. Rallies this summer have been more forlorn
The Atlantic, September 10, 2019

Hong Kong’s tycoons do not always serve the Communist party well
Financial Times, September 10, 2019

Why isn’t China salami-slicing in cyberspace? It’s time to start thinking about engaging with the digital variant of this favorite Chinese foreign policy dish
The Diplomat, September 10, 2019

America must respond to the pleas of Hong Kong’s people
Financial Times, September 10, 2019

Will Trump sell out the U.S. on Huawei? His China policy is a great achievement. He may undermine it in pursuit of a deal with Xi Jinping
Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆多名清真寺伊玛目及穆斯林被重判 (Imams and their family members receive heavy sentences in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2019

Uyghur teacher dies while presumed detained in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2019

China slams US ‘lies’ about treatment of Uygurs in Xinjiang region
Reuters, September 9, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Some mainland Chinese support Hong Kong protests. China is punishing them into silence
Los Angeles Times, September 8, 2019

维权律师唐荆陵出国不成反被“失踪” (Rights lawyer Tang Jingling recounts enforced disappearance, confirms authorities barred him from leaving China to begin visiting scholar program)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

In Malaysia, fake news of Chinese nationals getting citizenship stokes racial tensions
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2019

Patriotic shift for China’s ‘first class of school’ TV program
The Diplomat, September 6, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

人权组织将提请制裁央视记者董倩 (International Human Rights organization Safeguard Defenders calls for countries to sanction CCTV host of forced confession interviews)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2019

An “American Factory” in the era of global capitalism
Sixth Tone, September 7, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“Sinicizing” Christianity: The Bible according to Confucius
Bitter Winter, September 9, 2019

As China trade war escalates, 2020 U.S. Democrats scramble over their message
Reuters, September 9, 2019

The US legislation Hong Kong’s protesters want passed
Quartz, September 9, 2019

Related:
US bill on Hong Kong won’t help city out of political crisis, former diplomat says
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Australian government reportedly advised India to ban Huawei from 5G network
Reuters, September 10, 2019

卧底調查4年 中國勞工觀察揭侵權 富士康鄭州廠違法僱大量「派遣工」 (China Labor Watch reveals Foxconn’s Zhengzhou iPhone factory violates labor regulations)
Ming Pao, September 10, 2019

Related:
Apple and Foxconn broke Chinese labour law to build new iPhones
Financial Times, September 9, 2019

Jack Ma’s 55th birthday present to himself is stepping away from Alibaba
Quartz, September 9, 2019

Microsoft says Trump is treating Huawei unfairly
Bloomberg, September 8, 2019

Hong Kong Protestors Using Mesh Messaging App China Can't Block: Usage Up 3685%
Forbes, September 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police ignore request from lawmakers to visit controversial San Uk Ling detention centre Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2019

【逃犯條例】消息：警新購一萬支伸縮警棍　專供休班警跟身執法 (Police have ordered 10,000 batons for officers to “execute their duty” while off-the-clock)
HK01, September 10, 2019

【逃犯條例】港鐵公開8.31太子站閉路電視部分畫面 (MTR releases select screenshots of August 31 surveillance footage of Prince Edward Station)
Ming Pao, September 10, 2019

Related:
一群市民在報章登全版聯署信　促港鐵公開 831 太子站 CCTV 及職員隨身錄影片段 (Citizens take out front-page ad urging disclosure of surveillance footage of Prince Edward station on August 31 to ease public concern)
Stand News, September 10, 2019

Hong Kong protests: police given medical reports of woman with eye injury despite her bid to block move
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2019

My town is the new Cold War’s Berlin: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
Reuters, September 9, 2019

Hong Kong journalists warn of rising police violence against them
The Guardian, September 9, 2019

Chargeboys, wizards and firefighters: The ‘Braves’ on the frontlines of Hong Kong’s protests
Agence France-Presse, September 9, 2019

教育局：人鏈活動令人憂慮　聲浪問題滋擾　引起衝突、傷人等 (Education Bureau says human chain activity “worrying” because it invites clashes and injuries)
Stand News, September 9, 2019

Related: Man detained after teacher injured in knife attack outside Hong Kong school as human-chain protests and class boycotts enter second week
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2019

香港示威冲突前沿的一名黑衣人：我们的理想和代价 (From the frontlines of Hong Kong’s protests: The price of our aspirations)
BBC, September 9, 2019

Commentary (评论)

16 NGOs call on UN member states to hold China accountable at Human Rights Council for persecuting rights defenders
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 9, 2019

Related:
Open letter on the rule of law in China
International Service for Human rights, September 9, 2019

Hong Kong, China and the United States: A major international issue
Jerome A. Cohen, September 10, 2019

Why China’s Communist Party is ‘struggling’
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2019

我們與監控的距離：從香港、新疆、非洲看中國的「數位威權輸出」(Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Africa: How China exports digital authoritarianism)
The News Lens, September 10, 2019

【特寫】社工、急救、接放學　屹立在前線後的支援者們 (Social workers, first-aiders, drivers: The support backing protest frontlines)
Stand News, September 9, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

How China spins the Xinjiang story to the Chinese
Al Jazeera, September 8, 2019

US to seek support at UN to ‘call out’ China over treatment of Uygurs, Mike Pompeo says
Reuters, September 7, 2019

“Key individuals management” and the roots of China’s anti-Muslim surveillance system
Jamestown Foundation, September 6, 2019

Uyghur toddler drowns while parents are detained in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

内地｢掃黑除惡｣行動　有維權律師倡問責機制免冤案 (Rights lawyer proposes accountability mechanism to avoid wrongful convictions in “sweeping evil” campaigns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 9, 2019

王全璋妻子稱警方向小學施壓　兒子再失學 (Wang Quanzhang’s son kicked out of school again after police pressure)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 7, 2019

Related:
Imprisoned lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s six-year-old son once again forced out of school
China Change, September 6, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Confucius Institutes: The growth of China's controversial cultural branch
BBC, September 7, 2019

Related:
Miami Dade College is shutting down its Confucius Institute
POLITICO, September 7, 2019

Taiwan president sues scholars for alleging her doctorate degree is fake
The Diplomat, September 7, 2019

Outspoken journalist in Australia and father in China harassed online
Sydney Morning Herald, September 6, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

From Beijing to Hampstead: how tale of HIV whistleblower rattled Chinese state
The Guardian, September 8, 2019

With love from Taiwan: Supporters send gas masks and filters to Hong Kong protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2019

How do people in China really feel about Hong Kong? It’s complicated
The Nation, September 6, 2019

香港铜锣湾书店台湾重启 众筹19小时达标 (Crowdfund campaign for Hong Kong bookseller to reopen bookshop in Taiwan meets goal within a day)
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong bookseller held in China raises US$100,000 to open Taiwan store
Agence France-Presse, September 6, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China is expected to counter criticism at UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva
Foreign Brief, September 9, 2019

Related:
中方稱聯合國人權理事會非合適場合討論香港問題 (China claims UN Human Rights Council is “not appropriate” place to discuss Hong Kong issues)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 7, 2019

Central Beijing locked down for overnight army parade rehearsal
Agence France-Presse, September 8, 2019

Hong Kong: Angela Merkel says China must ‘guarantee’ rights and freedoms
Agence France-Presse, September 7, 2019

U.S. defense secretary urges Chinese ‘restraint’ on Hong Kong
Bloomberg News, September 7, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei heats up the battle for Internet in Canada’s north
BBC, September 9, 2019

Related:
Justin Trudeau sharpens criticism of China in Huawei spat
BBC, September 5, 2019

China to curb facial recognition and apps in schools
BBC, September 6, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Yuen Long attack victims sue police
The Standard, September 9, 2019

Related:
民主黨聯7.21傷者提民事索償 追究警隊疏忽職守 (Victims of July 21 Yuen Long attacks file lawsuit against police for negligence)
Inmediahk.net, September 8, 2019

【逃犯條例】各區中學聯校築人鏈　重申五大訴求 (Thousands of secondary school students form human chains in support of protests, reiterate five demands)
Ming Pao, September 9, 2019

Related:
High school students form “human chain” in support of Hong Kong protest movement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 9, 2019

Hong Kong protesters march to US consulate calling for support
Al Jazeera, September 8, 2019

Related:
9.8美領館請願：集會提早結束，示威者破壞多個港鐵站，4站關閉，多區警民對峙延至午夜 (Protests on Sept 8: March to US embassy, MTR stations vandalized and closed, clashes with police)
The Initium, September 8, 2019

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong confirms arrest for “bail breach” after trip to Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, September 8, 2019

Hong Kong restricts airport access, thwarting planned disruption Al Jazeera, September 8, 2019

“Protect the Children”: Hong Kong’s grandpa protesters speak softly but carry a stick Agence France-Presse, September 8, 2019

太子數百市民續促公開錄影 防暴以胡椒噴霧直射記者 (Hundreds gather outside Prince Edward station demanding disclosure of CCTV footage of August 31 amidst rumors of injured protesters gone missing)
Inmediahk.net, September 7, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong lawmaker and protesters demand CCTV footage of police storming MTR station
Hong Kong Free Press, September 6, 2019

Hong Kong government urged by Court of Final Appeal to backdate benefits to 2017 after gay civil servant Angus Leung wins landmark LGBT case
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2019

Commentary (评论)

我们戴上面罩，走入香港的另一个世界
The New York Times, September 6, 2019

八月大事回顧：槍、眼、火、淚，警民衝突白熱化的八月風暴 (Guns, eyes, fire, and tears: A look back on Hong Kong’s stormy August)
The Initium, September 4, 2019

Carrie Lam listened to 19 Hong Kong elites after ignoring millions of marchers in June— that’s why the bill withdrawal has solved nothing
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2019

‘The Revolution of Our Times’: The core issue in need of resolution
China Change, September 8, 2019

Thanks, Yanks, but no thanks: Why US intervention in Hong Kong’s crisis may be more than protesters bargained for
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2019

Opinion: Merkel must step up her China strategy
Deutsche Welle, September 8, 2019

Elements of a solution appear in Hong Kong, but no sign of a breakthrough in Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2019

Xi Jinping’s claim to Mao’s mantle carries risks
Financial Times, September 6, 2019

China’s accidental Belt and Road turns six
Foreign Policy, September 6, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China hacked Asian telcos to spy on Uighur travelers: sources
Reuters, September 5, 2019

Related:
路透：为北京服务的黑客侵入亚洲电信公司系统监控维族人行踪 (Beijing’s hackers breached Asian telecoms systems to spy on Uyghurs)
Voice of America, September 5, 2019

Xinjiang officials must keep up the pressure in the run-up to China’s National Day, says local party chief Chen Quanguo
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan monk gets three-year prison term after being held for more than a year
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2019

Canada: Trudeau accuses China of using ‘arbitrary detentions’ for political ends
The Guardian, September 5, 2019

周永康之子周滨诉讼案难寻律师 (Zhou Yongkang’s son faces difficulty finding representation after 5th lawyer terminates contract)
Radio France Internationale, September 5, 2019

Human rights lawyer disappears months after release
ChinaAid, August 30, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China releases a movie drama featuring its belt-and-road project
The Economist, September 5, 2019

China’s Hong Kong narrative is confusing its own people
Quartz, September 5, 2019

Related:
Minitrue: Do not report on withdrawal of HK extradition bill
China Digital Times, September 5, 2019

China opts for low-key coverage of Hong Kong extradition bill withdrawal
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Gay Chinese take a modest first step towards civil unions
The Economist, September 5, 2019

Hong Kongers find flickers of hope in Ukraine's Winter on Fire
Al Jazeera, September 5, 2019

Wife of lawyer under house arrest pens appeal to Merkel ahead of China trip
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2019

Hong and Kong? Berlin’s panda cubs at centre of Chinese human rights row
The Guardian, September 5, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Hong Kong a priority for U.S. Senate Democrats, leader says
Reuters, September 6, 2019

中国精英藏富香港 “一国”与“两制”难取舍？(China’s elite with riches in Hong Kong are now caught between “one country” and “two systems”)
Deutsche Welle, September 5, 2019

China urges Canada to reflect on ‘mistakes’ but approves new envoy
Hong Kong Free Press, September 5, 2019

Maldives: US Ambassador’s scathing attack rattles China at IOC (Indian Ocean Conference)
Asian News International, September 5, 2019

Angela Merkel in China: A trip fraught with difficulties
Deutsche Welle, September 6, 2019

Senior officials concede loss of U.S. clout as Trump prepares for U.N. summit
Foreign Policy, September 5, 2019

Solomon Islands to sever ties with Taiwan, shift alliance to Beijing
Reuters, September 5, 2019

Related:
Beijing offers development fund if Solomon Islands breaks diplomatic ties with Taipei
Reuters, September 5, 2019

Local board candidate offers virtual cash credits to potential supporters on WeChat
New Zealand Herald, September 54, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

教育部科技司：校园推广人脸识别技术应谨慎，将限制和管理 (Ministry of Education warns caution regarding facial recognition technology on campus, to propose restrictions)
The Paper, September 6, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】8.31太子站真相未明　兩少女站內下跪求公開CCTV (Two young women kneel in Prince Edward MTR station requesting release of surveillance footage of Aug. 31 MTR attacks) Ming Pao, September 6, 2019

Related:
MTR decides to keep station footage for 3 years
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 6, 2019

中国为何愤怒指责美国是香港抗议“幕后黑手”
In Hong Kong protests, China angrily connects dots back to U.S.
The New York Times, September 5, 2019

Why this bookseller is still afraid to return home to Hong Kong
Vice News, September 5, 2019

Related:
Here’s why people in Hong Kong are terrified of being extradited to China
Vice News, September 6, 2019

粉嶺嘉盛苑女子墮樓亡 逾百市民獻花悼念 (Hundreds bring flowers to estate in Fanling after 9th suicide in anti-extradition movement)
Inmediahk.net, September 5, 2019

何君堯指罷課等如違法 派惠州社團成員監察學校 (Legislator Junius Ho says class boycott “equal to violating the law,” sends group to monitor schools and students)
Inmediahk.net, September 5, 2019

As Hong Kong protesters push on, no sign of more concessions by government
The New York Times, September 5, 2019

Home of Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher firebombed
Financial Times, September 5, 2019

Joshua Wong calls for renewed campaign for fully democratic elections in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2019

The American father and son exporting tear gas to Hong Kong
BuzzFeed News, September 5, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why the mutually assured destruction rhetoric in Hong Kong is dangerous
The Diplomat, September 6, 2019

Opinion: Hong Kong residents would rather sacrifice their future than submit to authoritarian rule
The Los Angeles Times, September 5, 2019

林郑月娥真的向香港人民让步了吗？
Hong Kong, Carrie Lam didn’t do it for you
The New York Times, September 5, 2019

Election bans must be legally justified
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019

The Hong Kong government is as leaderless as the protesters
Foreign Policy, September 5, 2019

China has a soft-power problem: Beijing is eager to exert cultural influence, but only a free society, in open conversation with itself, can create global aspirations
Wall Street Journal, September 5, 2019

What China experts have to do to get on Beijing’s visa ‘whitelist’
Washington Post, September 5, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang authorities arrest sibling Uyghur real estate moguls, jail one for decades
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2019

How companies profit from forced labor in Xinjiang
SupChina, September 4, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

周強：法官要更好履行維護國家政治安全職責 (President of Supreme People’s Court urges judges to better execute duty to protect national security)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 4, 2019

【甄江華案】檢察院上月宣布已開庭審理後刪帖　關注群批：鬼鬼祟祟 (Zhen Jianghua case: Procuratorate announces trial occurred last month, but all information has been deleted from court website)
Stand News, September 5, 2019

Shanghai single mother fights for maternity benefits
SupChina, September 4, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Old messages, new memes: Beijing’s propaganda playbook on the Hong Kong protests
Financial Times, September 4, 2019

Related:
The emergence and evolution of China’s internet warriors going to battle over Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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

Related:
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

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Canada names new China envoy amid damaged relations
Associated Press, September 5, 2019

“百年老站”郑州火车站的厕所革命 (“Toilet revolution” in Zhengzhou train station installs face detection for dispensing toilet paper)
People’s Daily, 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

Related:
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

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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 (香港)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam insists she decided to withdraw extradition bill, not Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019

Related:
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

Commentary (评论)

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

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighurs in China were target of two-year iOS malware attack - reports
The Guardian, September 2, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

#StandWithHongKong is essentially a crime in mainland China
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 3, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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

Related:
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 (香港)

Hong Kong leader pulls extradition bill but too little too late, say some
Reuters, September 3, 2019

Related:
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

Related:
Hong Kong protests: read full transcript of Carrie Lam’s leaked ’quitting’ talk
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

Commentary (评论)

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

Xinjiang (新疆)

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

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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

Related:
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

Access to Information (信息公开)

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

Related:
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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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

Related:
Thwarted at home, can China’s feminists rebuild a movement abroad?
ChinaFile, August 28, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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

Hong Kong (香港)

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

Related:
Hong Kong lawmakers Jeremy Tam and Au Nok-hin arrested, as police continue round-up of democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, August 30, 2019

Hong 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

Related:
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

Related:
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

Related:
‘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

Related:
【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

Commentary (评论)

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

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Yang Hengjun: Scott Morrison says China's spy claims “absolutely untrue”
The Guardian, August 28, 2019

Related:
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

Access to Information (信息公开)

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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei ban: More than 130 US companies blocked from selling to Chinese tech giant
Independent, August 28, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

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

Related:
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

Related:
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, 2019

Hong 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

Related:
#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

Commentary (评论)

How Hong Kong protesters are turning off their mainland Chinese supporters
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Yang Hengjun: Australia presses for writer's release as China warns against interference
The Guardian, August 28, 2019

Related:
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

Related:
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

Access to Information (信息公开)

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

Related:
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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

「Freedom Hong Kong」日本登報廣告　獲提名參加日經廣告大獎 (“Freedom Hong Kong” advertisement in Japan newspapers nominated for annual awards)
The Stand News, August 28, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s long march to technological supremacy
Foreign Affairs, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

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

Related:
Cathay Pacific crisis ushers in nervous new era for Hong Kong Inc
Financial Times, August 28, 2019

Hong 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

Related:
(Protesters reveal accounts of torture and serious abuses by police during detention)
Citizen News, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong police get new anti-riot gear from mainland Chinese supplier
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019

Commentary (评论)

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

Xinjiang (新疆)

China ban on some textbooks seen as aimed at Uighur culture
Washington Post, August 27, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Australian writer Yang Hengjun charged with spying in China
The Guardian, August 27, 2019

Related:
Australian citizen Yang Hengjun is arrested in China on suspicion of spying
Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

参加香港反送中七一冲立法会 内蒙人睡台湾街头脱团拒返中 (Inner Mongolian Chinese who took part in Hong Kong protests seeks asylum in Taiwan in fear of reprisal on return to China)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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

Related:
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

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Vietnam shuns Huawei as it seeks to build Southeast Asia’s first 5G network
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【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

Related:
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, 2019

Carrie 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

Related:
Hong Kong: anti-surveillance protesters tear down “smart” lamp-post – video
The Guardian, August 26, 2019