The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, December 05, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

法改會倡以「未經同意插入」取締「強姦」 涵蓋肛交、口交 新罪行防誘識兒童 (Law Reform Commission suggests replacing "rape" with "non-consensual penetration" in proposed reforms to expand scope and address stigma)
Stand News, December 5, 2019

工聯會轟勞工處針對催淚煙 處方疑受壓叫停職安指引 (Labour Department pressured by pro-Beijing party to pause release of safety guidelines in response to widespread tear gas toxins)
Inmediahk.net, December 4, 2019

Hong Kong health chief says no big increase in harmful pollution, despite release of 10,000 tear gas rounds
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2019

Related:
烧烤毒素高于催泪弹?港官再拒公开催泪弹成分 (Hong Kong authorities once again refuse to disclose tear gas ingredients, say barbeque releases more toxins)
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2019

Officer sitting on arrested student’s head was using minimum necessary force, say Hong Kong police
Hong Kong Free Press, December 4, 2019

Related:
Photograph of Hong Kong policewoman sitting on 14-year-old who was resisting arrest goes viral
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2019

Pan-democrats launch bid in legislature to remove Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam from office
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2019

‘Freedom of speech is in the present tense’: Protests send Hongkongers to Taiwan in search of new lives
Hong Kong Free Press, December 4, 2019

【訪問】任職交銀 14 年被迫離職 羅家聰:連觀點都想控制,咩都唔講得,點做嘢?(Analyst pressured to resign from bank says Chinese-funded companies don't like Hong Konger representing them anymore)
Stand News, December 5, 2019

Related:
Chinese bank accused of forcing Hong Kong employee to quit over protests
Financial Times, December 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

裁本地法律「違基」否 法庭是唯一機關(文:郭榮鏗)(Hong Kong judiciary is the only institution that can declare local law to be in violation of Basic Law)
Ming Pao, December 5, 2019

If Beijing can’t quit blaming foreigners for its problems, Hong Kong will forever be the site of foreign contagion
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2019

Bonnie Glaser on the Future of US-China Relations, Taiwan, and Indo-Pacific Strategy
The Diplomat, December 4, 2019

Wednesday, December 04, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

US House passes Uyghur Act calling for tough sanctions on Beijing over Xinjiang camps
CNN, December 4, 2019

Related:
U.S. House Passes Xinjiang Bill, Prompting Threat From China
Bloomberg, December 3, 2019

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Remarks on the US House of Representatives Passing the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, December 4, 2019

中国用DNA绘制维吾尔人面部图像
China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West
The New York Times, December 3, 2019

China considers banning 'odious' US politicians over Xinjiang criticism
The Guardian, December 3, 2019

Xinjiang leaks embolden critics of Chinese internment programme
Financial Times, December 2, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese court upholds conviction of four cult members
Sina English, December 3, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China Gets First “Common Destiny” Center
China Media Project, December 3, 2019

How China-US rivalry is dividing the internet
BBC, December 3, 2019

Meet The Chinese Diplomat Who Got Promoted For Trolling The US On Twitter
BuzzFeed News, December 2, 2019

Intelligentsia in the Crosshairs: Xi Jinping’s Ideological Rectification of Higher Education in China
China Leadership Monitor, December 1, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Riot Police Win Back Control of Protest Town in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, December 2, 2019

Hong Kong Economist Says His Views on China Cost Him His Job
Bloomberg, December 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

French police clear 600 Tibetan migrants from camp outside Paris
Agence France-Presse, December 3, 2019

NATO must tackle China's rise: Alliance chief
Agence France-Presse, December 3, 2019

非官方宗教书籍成禁書 购买者遭秋后算账 (Religious books not officially published are banned, purchasers face punishment)
Radio Free Asia, December 3, 2019

涉收中共全国政协委员政治献金 台湾退役中将获刑两年半 (Retired Taiwanese military officer jailed for 2.5 years for receiving money from China)
Radio France Internationale, December 3, 2019

中华人民共和国和萨尔瓦多共和国联合声明 (China, El Salvador issue joint statement reiterating complete support for One China Policy)
People's Daily, December 3, 2019

Related:
El Salvador cuts Taiwan links as island loses yet another ally
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2019

China Imposes Sanctions On U.S. NGOs Over Hong Kong Bill
China Digital Times, December 2, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

TikTok owns up to censoring some users' videos to stop bullying
The Guardian, December 3, 2019

Huawei invites detained former employee to sue
China Labour Bulletin, December 3, 2019

California Class-Action Lawsuit Accuses TikTok of Illegally Harvesting Data and Sending It to China
The Daily Beast, December 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

網傳土瓜灣蒙面便衣警拘多名學生 女生遭疑喬裝警坐肩制服 (Plainclothes officers arrest students on their way to school in To Kwa Wan)
Stand News, December 4, 2019

一地兩檢 皇崗新口岸料2022年建成 (Co-location customs arrangement to be adopted at Shenzhen border when renovations are completed in 2022)
Ming Pao, December 4, 2019

Hong Kong democrats draft bill to amend unlawful assembly and rioting laws and reduce sentences
Hong Kong Free Press, December 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong district council elections: pan-democrats pledge to broadcast meetings, scrap proxy votes and review costly projects
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2019

Hong Kong’s freedom has not been eroded, says leader Carrie Lam says [sic] after US passes law in support of protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, December 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong's Lam to visit China and meet Xi on December 16: Cable TV
Reuters, December 3, 2019

公民黨倡區議會改革:取消授權票、改革增選委員、提供直播及實名會紀 (Civic Party announces agenda to push for District Council reforms)
Inmediahk.net, December 3, 2019

Hong Kong protests: students sentenced to correctional training and to pay HK$285,000 in total for damaging rail facilities
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2019

Breaches in Hong Kong police surveillance operations ‘shocking’, says lawmaker James To, warning trust in force is already at rock bottom
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

一场与中国的新冷战已经开始
The New Cold War? It’s With China, and It Has Already Begun
The New York Times, December 4, 2019

【專訪】右眼失明印尼記者:中槍改變人生 堅持訴訟為阻警暴重演 (Interview with Veby Mega Indah, Indonesian reporter shot blind in one eye by police: Filing criminal prosecution is not just for myself, but also for other Hong Kongers and frontline reporters)
Stand News, December 3, 2019

Six powerful reasons for Beijing to rethink how Hong Kong should be governed, in the interests of long-term stability
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2019

區選結果的意義及長遠作用 (The long-term significance and utility of district council election victories)
Stand News, December 3, 2019

China Will Outpace US Artificial Intelligence Capabilities, But Will It Win The Race? Not If We Care About Freedom
Forbes, December 3, 2019

Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Former head of Xinjiang jailed for life over graft
Agence France-Presse, December 2, 2019

Related:
新疆自治区前主席努尔-白克力获刑无期 (Former Xinjiang chief receives life imprisonment over bribery charges)
Radio France Internationale, December 2, 2019

Xinjiang leaks: Reporting on China's detention camps
Al Jazeera, December 2, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

'Unacceptable': Australia criticises China detention of writer
Al Jazeera, December 2, 2019

Related:
律师称澳籍作家杨恒均被中国当局隔离审讯
China Is Aiming to ‘Break’ Detained Australian Writer, Lawyers Say
The New York Times, December 2, 2019

Man Jailed For 'Insulting Country's Leaders, Ruling Party' in China's Shaanxi
Radio Free Asia, December 1, 2019

Detained Huawei executive spends Canada bail reading and painting as two Canadians denied lawyer in China
Telegraph, December 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Expat Hong Kongers rally on 'keyboard frontline'
Agence France-Presse, December 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Hits Back at U.S. Over Hong Kong Bill in a Mostly Symbolic Move
The New York Times, December 2, 2019

Related:
China suspends U.S. military visits to Hong Kong, sanctions U.S.-based NGOs
Reuters, December 2, 2019

外交部稱一批美國非政府組織支持反中亂港分子 (China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces sanctions against U.S. NGOs for supporting Hong Kong protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 2, 2019

In face of China threat, Taiwan to invite U.S. experts to bolster defenses
Reuters, December 2, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Big Brother is watching: Chinese city with 2.6m cameras is world's most heavily surveilled
The Guardian, December 2, 2019

Huawei under fire in China over employee detained for eight months
The Guardian, December 2, 2019

A new Chinese app allows people to use facial verification on their friends and acquaintances
Quartz, December 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong advertising sector workers rally to kick-start five-day strike
Hong Kong Free Press, December 3, 2019

Related:
1,500名廣告人牽頭罷工五日:廣告界從今不會缺席 ("We will not be absent": 1,500 advertising industry workers strike for five days this week)
Inmediahk.net, December 3, 2019

【再爆警謊】消防紀錄揭11.18人叠人66傷 警拖逾2小時才分流 逾半先送警署 (Leaked Fire Services Department record shows 66 injured in stampede on November 18 while police deny incident happened; officers delayed medical attention for 2.5 hours and then requested half of injured to be sent to police station before hospital)
Apple Daily, December 3, 2019

Hongkongers make BN(O) passports an election issue for British foreign secretary Dominic Raab
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2019

Hong Kong protests: opposition lawmakers Eddie Chu and Au Nok-hin launch bid to reform ‘draconian and out of date’ Public Order Ordinance
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2019

Related:
公安條例暴動罪不符公義(文:區諾軒)(Public Order Ordinance and rioting crime is unjust)
Ming Pao, December 3, 2019

Indonesian woman who covered Hong Kong protests as a citizen journalist deported over visa issue
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2019

Funeral home denies it refused services for family of Hong Kong student who died following fall near protest
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Indonesian journalist who lost her eye while covering action in Wan Chai keen to pursue case against police
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2019

Commentary (评论)

傘運勇武派為少年重上前線:覺得欠咗佢哋 ("Radical" in Umbrella Movement returns to frontlines for younger comrades: "I owe them")
Citizen News, December 3, 2019

除了購物,香港人還想在商場看連儂牆、討論時事 (Malls as a public space: Other than shopping, Hong Kongers want to see Lennon Walls and discuss current affairs in city's shopping malls)
The Initium, December 3, 2019

李家翹:世界城市與國家領土性——香港,面對著怎樣的中國?(Global city and territoriality: What kind of China is Hong Kong dealing with)
The Initium, December 2, 2019

China Releases Professor, But Travel Concerns Persist: A recent detention has implications for China-Japan relations
The Diplomat, December 2, 2019

Why We Should Not Condemn Violence by the Hong Kong Protesters
China Change, December 1, 2019

理大圍城之戰 (In depth: The siege of Poly U)
The Initium, November 29, 2019

Hong Kong: Sometimes you have to fight for freedom
The Times, November 28, 2019

Monday, December 02, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Suspension won’t silence me’: Teen speaks out after embedding message about Xinjiang Uyghurs in TikTok make-up vid
Hong Kong Free Press, November 27, 2019

Related:
Tiktok Apologises And Attempts To Explain Why It Took Down Viral Makeup Video On Uighur Muslim Detention Camps
Independent, November 28, 2019

TikTok owner ByteDance and Huawei are helping China's campaign to repress Uighur Muslims, report finds
Straits Times, November 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Yang Hengjun: Chinese officials try to 'break' Australian writer with daily interrogations
The Guardian, December 1, 2019

Taiwanese, Belizean arrested in China for supporting Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2019

Forced Eviction Family Who Fought Back Jailed, Beaten, Threatened in China's Shandong
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2019

郑文杰向英国监管机构投诉中国央视 电视认罪“并非自愿” (Tortured British Consulate employee files complaint against China Global Television Network in U.K. for airing forced confession video on television)
BBC, November 29, 2019

Related:
UK regulator investigates Chinese broadcaster over programme on arrest of UK consular worker
Hong Kong Free Press, November 29, 2019

Chinese man accused of beating beauty blogger detained for 'only 20 days'
Inkstone, November 29, 2019

Detained Independent Chinese Journalist Moved to Unknown Location
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2019

资深劳工活动人士刘少明即将刑满释放,其余劳工人士仍等待庭审
Veteran labour activist Liu Shaoming due for release as others await trial
China Labour Bulletin, November 27, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China criminalises 'fake news' created with AI, bots
Agence France-Presse, November 30, 2019

不满披露新疆 中方“毛泽东体”炮轰西班牙媒体 (Chinese consulate in Spain slams newspaper for publishing story on revealed documents on Xinjiang's camps)
Deutsche Welle, November 30, 2019

被指暗撐香港示威 DC 漫畫刪走《蝙蝠俠》汽油彈封面 (DC Comics take down cover of Batman issue after being accused of hinting support for Hong Kong protests)
Stand News, November 30, 2019

China thinks ‘patriotic education’ built a loyal generation. But in Hong Kong? Not so fast.
Washington Post, November 29, 2019

China's new media world order: Interview with Cédric Alviani from Reporters Without Borders East Asia
Global Voices, November 29, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese riot police fire teargas and beat up protesters in Guangdong province
The Guardian, November 30, 2019

LGBT activists in China seek to change marriage civil code
Associated Press, November 29, 2019

Open Letter to the Global Lawyers Forum
China Change, November 29, 2019

《喜梅》:一名中国艾滋病活动人士的抗争
‘Ximei’ Review: An AIDS Activist Fights Medical Injustice in China
The New York Times, November 28, 2019

Translation: “A Great Undercurrent Hiding Beneath The Likes”
China Digital Times, November 28, 2019

Hong Kong students in UK call for action over pro-China threats and harassment
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Backlash Against Anti-LGBT Rhetoric From Beijing District Center For Disease Control
SupChina, November 26, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

聯合國人權高級專員促獨立調查香港警暴 中方斥干涉內政 (China criticizes UN High Commissioner of Human Rights for interference after she urged for independent investigation on police violence)
Stand News, December 1, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s leaders have only one way out of the protest crisis – a broad, open and inclusive dialogue with the whole community
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2019

Chinese police prepare for Macau handover anniversary with anti-terror drill near Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2019

The Coming Political Restrictions on Chinese Outbound Travel
The Diplomat, November 30, 2019

The migrants who made China an industrial giant face a grim retirement
The Economist, November 30, 2019

加拿大数十位参众议员挺香港 计划提案举行听证会和立法 (Dozens of Canadian lawmakers press for use of Magnitsky Act to support Hong Kong protests, to hold hearing to receive testimonies)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2019

外交部:不受歡迎的人自然不會被容許入境 (Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering barring draftsmen of U.S.'s act on Hong Kong from entering China)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 29, 2019

中国公布王立强受审视频 特工身份扑朔迷离 (China releases video of trial in 2016 of defected spy seeking asylum in Australia, accusing him of being a fraudster)
Deutsche Welle, November 28, 2019

China’s religion chiefs to double down on bringing doctrine in line with socialist dogma
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2019

Related:
Chinese Officials Tear Down Madonna Painting, Replace it With President Xi
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2019

Tibetan Religious Figures Reject Chinese Role in Dalai Lama Reincarnation
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese tech groups shaping UN facial recognition standards
Financial Times, December 1, 2019

Government Asks SenseTime to Lead Plans for National Facial-Recognition Standards
Caixin, November 28, 2019

Related:
27 Companies Drafting China’s First National Facial Recognition Standard
Sixth Tone, November 27, 2019

China makes face scanning compulsory for mobile phone owners
Telegraph, December 1, 2019

Related:
中国手机入网强制实施人脸识别引发用户忧虑 (Consumers concerned as China implements compulsory facial recognition for telecom services)
BBC, December 1, 2019

Bytedance moves to separate TikTok from its Chinese operations
TechNode, November 27, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

'Are you trying to kill us?': Police fire tear gas at Hong Kong protesters as thousands return to the streets
Associated Press, December 1, 2019

Related:
38 萬人參與尖沙咀遊行 警放催淚彈、推長者、掩記者口 ("Don't forget where we started": 380,000 join approved march in Tsim Sha Tsui, met with tear gas)
Stand News, December 1, 2019

In Pictures: Hong Kong police fire tear gas in Whampoa, Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok, disrupting protest calm
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2019

新一哥否認警暴 反斥傳媒大規模造假抹黑警隊 (New commissioner of police denies police violence exists, criticizes media of conducting mass smear campaign using fake news)
Inmediahk.net, December 2, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong cop who drove motorbike into protesters back on active duty as police chief rejects inquiry calls
Hong Kong Free Press, December 1, 2019

疑遭政治打壓印傭作家 Yuli 最快今午遞解出境 支持者入境處總部抗議:姐姐都係手足 (Protesters rally outside Immigration Department to support migrant worker facing deportation for covering Hong Kong protests)
Stand News, December 2, 2019

Related:
Indonesian migrant worker who covered Hong Kong protests detained for 28 days, faces deportation over visa issue
Hong Kong Free Press, December 1, 2019

Hong Kong seniors rally to back students as activists decry police actions
Reuters, November 30, 2019

Related:
退休紀律部隊撐學生抗爭 批香港已無好警察 ("There are no more good cops in Hong Kong," says retired disciplinary forces officer at "silver-hair" rally)
Inmediahk.net, December 1, 2019

‘We could all be Simon’: Hundreds urge London to protect UK nationals in Hong Kong after alleged torture of consular worker
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2019

Hong Kong police consider use of wooden bullets to tackle unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 29, 2019

Related:
回應警方考慮使用木彈 民權觀察促請警方停止武力升級 (Civil Rights Observer urges police to cease escalation of force as new commissioner says wooden bullets are being considered)
Inmediahk.net, November 29, 2019

Hong Kong police lift siege on Polytechnic University after 12 days
Hong Kong Free Press, November 29, 2019

Related:
‘I choose to stay’: Hong Kong protester determined to outlast police at besieged Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Free Press, December 1, 2019

香港警方解封理工大学,结束两周“围城战”
Hong Kong Police End 2-Week Campus Siege
The New York Times, November 29, 2019

How one fighter made his escape from the worst battle of Hong Kong’s protests
Quartz, November 30, 2019

Gay homeowner challenges Hong Kong inheritance law over fears husband may not get house if he dies
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2019

Hong Kong court revokes search warrant for medical records of woman who accused police of rape
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2019

Hong Kong court sends 16-year-old to rehab for carrying laser pointer, hiking pole and modified umbrella at demo
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Commentary (评论)

The Aftermath of the Cathay Pacific Purge: Whistleblowing, Flight Safety Scandal, and a Weakened Union.
Stand News, December 2, 2019

黃店心聲:「我們 的害怕不算什麼」("Our fears do not matter": The "yellow shops" speaking out in support of protests)
The News Lens, December 1, 2019

'I went from chilled out Hong Kong student to battle-hardened protester contemplating suicide'
Telegraph, November 28, 2019

Simon Cheng’s TV ‘confession’ reveals the truth about China’s coercive legal system
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2019

China: FIFA Broke Own Rules for Club World Cup: FIFA Sidelines Human Rights, Keeps Beijing Hosting Arrangements Secret
Human Rights Watch, November 27, 2019

Talking To My Mother About Hong Kong
SupChina, November 27, 2019

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Volkswagen defends presence in China's Xinjiang amid uproar over Uighur abuses
Deutsche Welle, November 26, 2019

Pompeo says documents confirm China committing 'very significant' Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Germany steps up criticism over China’s Xinjiang policies with call for it to ‘meet its international human rights obligations’
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

'What has happened to me': manga depicting Uighur torture hits 2.5m views
The Guardian, November 25, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国女权人士黄雪琴遭指定居所监视居住 (Feminist and independent journalist Huang Xueqin placed under residential surveillance at a designated location after writing about Hong Kong's protests)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

Background: He Fangmei 何方美
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

TikTok博主发布涉新疆拘禁营内容,帐号被封
TikTok Blocks Teen Who Posted About China’s Detention Camps
The New York Times, November 27, 2019

Chinese papers avoid details of Hong Kong's democratic election landslide
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong elections: Chinese media attempt to downplay results
BBC, November 26, 2019

Stung by Hong Kong vote, China slams Reuters report on liaison office shake-up
Washington Post, November 26, 2019

Related:
Exclusive: China sets up Hong Kong crisis center in mainland, considers replacing chief liaison
Reuters, November 25, 2019

How The Chinese Internet Turned ‘Hong Kong Independence’ Into A Smear
SupChina, November 25, 2019

China’s Hottest TV Show Right Now is Striving to Provide Space for Mainstream Debate
Radii China, November 25, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

美民調:68%受訪者贊成美國支持港示威者 (Poll shows 68% of Americans agree the U.S. should support Hong Kong protesters)
Ming Pao, November 27, 2019

Related:
Majority of Americans favor US support to pro-democracy protesters, as Trump weighs veto on Hong Kong bill: Survey
ABC News, November 26, 2019

Chinese Government Says it Has ‘Punished’ U.S. NGO under the Foreign NGO Law
China NGO Project, November 25, 2019

Related:
First U.S. NGO Accused Of Breaking The Overseas NGO Law
SupChina, November 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rising: Beijing has world's biggest network of diplomatic posts
Sydney Morning Herald, November 27, 2019

香港区议会选举后北京再将矛头指向美国
Beijing Was Confident Its Hong Kong Allies Would Win. After the Election, It Went Silent.
The New York Times, November 27, 2019

中国大学不简单 澳洲智库发警告 (Australian think-tank warns of relationship between universities and military in China)
Deutsche Welle, November 26, 2019

Taiwan Probes Hong Kong-based Company After Chinese Defector Allegations
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

China Bids to Lead World Agency Protecting Intellectual Property
Foreign Policy, November 26, 2019

China-backed AIIB offers to help fund Indonesia's capital relocation
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Xi Jinping Portraits Replace Catholic Symbols in Churches
Bitter Winter, November 25, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

逾 3,700 國際知名學者聯署 譴責香港警暴 促大學拒警進入校園 (Over 3,700 intellectuals in international academic community sign joint petition condemning police violence in Hong Kong, urge universities to deny police entry to campus)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Related:
Renowned Academics Among Over 3,700 Supporting The ‘Petition by Global Academics Against Police Brutality in Hong Kong’
Hong Kong Watch, November 26, 2019

少女 X 報稱警署內被強姦 警未獲同意索醫療報告 法院昨撤銷搜查令 (Protester who filed complaint for rape during detention wins court application to revoke search warrant that allowed police to obtain her medical records and clinic surveillance footage after complaint was filed)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Related:
‘Grossly unprofessional’: Lawyers slam Hong Kong police for ‘privacy breach’ after woman accuses officers of gang rape
Hong Kong Free Press, November 12, 2019

【DQ 公務員?】羅智光:已著手研究令公務員宣誓擁護基本法 (HKSAR government studying how to expand requirement to swear oath to uphold Basic Law to all civil servants)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Hong Kong protesters return to city streets to keep pressure on government and show support for radicals at Polytechnic University
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong activist jailed for 46 months for rioting during 2016 Mong Kok unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

香港当选区议员黄国桐被拒入境澳门 (Newly-elected district council candidate denied entry to Macau on national security grounds)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

香港红隧恢复通车 理大继续搜索被困人士 (Cross-harbor tunnel reopens, PolyU staff urge police to retreat)
Deutsche Welle, November 27, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong university siege: staff say almost all protesters have gone
The Guardian, November 26, 2019

HKFP Lens: Hong Kong’s devastated Poly U campus becomes a safety hazard a week after protest battle lockdown
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong: officials withdraw HK$250 million in funding requests for two universities after disquiet at lack of control over campuses voiced by pro-government lawmakers
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

In Hong Kong elections, the message is clear. The next step may not be.
Christian Science Monitor, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong's Lam appeals for calm but offers no concessions after election drubbing
Reuters, November 25, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Explaining China’s Assertive Approach to the Hong Kong Protests
The Diplomat, November 26, 2019

我深明為何這些價值你們要誓死相守,皆因我見過但從未擁有 (Mainland student: "I deeply understand why you are guarding these values with your lives—they are things I have seen but never possessed”)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

Will Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s bubble of delusion ever burst?
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Sonia Ng: I'm prouder than ever to be from Hong Kong
Amnesty International, November 25, 2019

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

父亲被抓,清真寺被拆,他们毁了我们最珍视的一切 (Father detained, mosques demolished: "They destroyed everything we valued," says Uyghur in U.S.)
Voice of America, November 26, 2019

UK calls for UN access to Chinese detention camps in Xinjiang
The Guardian, November 25, 2019

Related:
End hollow denials and give answers to victims of horrific Xinjiang abuses
Amnesty International, November 25, 2019

US security adviser says world silent on China camps
Washington Post, November 23, 2019

穆斯林被判囚22年死于教育营 尸体不给家属 (Jailed Uyghur Muslim dies in re-education camp, authorities withhold body from family)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2019

Netizen Voices: “Cultural Fusion Should Be Based On Mutual Consent”
China Digital Times, November 22, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

成都秋雨教案開審 長老覃德富自述:信仰無罪 ("Faith is not a crime": Church elder gives testimony in trial of Wang Yi, pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2019

China’s relationship with Canada remains deadlocked as fate of detainees continues to cast a long shadow
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hong Kong’s shock election result shows how Beijing falls victim to its own propaganda
Quartz, November 25, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Drive a Wedge Into CCP’s Iron Rule With Freedom of Speech — An Interview With Hu Ping
China Change, November 23, 2019

Why China’s Cancer Patients Are Sharing Their Lives on Douyin
Sixth Tone, November 22, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China sets up Hong Kong crisis center in mainland, considers replacing chief liaison
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Taiwan’s ruling party calls China ‘enemy of democracy’ after whistleblower alleges meddling
Independent, November 25, 2019

In Hong Kong elections, big defeat for elites pressures Beijing to rethink approach
Washington Post, November 25, 2019

Fears raised for safety of defecting Chinese spy Wang Liqiang
The Guardian, November 25, 2019

Related:
Australia probes 'deeply disturbing' claims of China interference
Al Jazeera, November 25, 2019

人民日報:國際法不容美國對香港事務指手畫腳 (People's Daily says U.S. legislation on Hong Kong disregards human rights and violates international law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 24, 2019

Former Hong Kong top cop Andy Tsang misses out on plum UN posting
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hundreds return to Hong Kong’s streets to demand release of protesters trapped on PolyU campus
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Related:
拒解封理大 林鄭:包圍屬執法行動、須堅守法治 警談判成員合適時間才進校園 (Carrie Lam refuses to order police to retreat, says siege is law enforcement in operation)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong protests: police to send negotiators and psychologists to PolyU to convince holdouts to come out
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

'Little kittens': Hong Kong campus protest holdouts left isolated and fearful
Reuters, November 25, 2019

林鄭月娥指正考慮成立獨立檢討委員會檢視社會動盪成因 (Carrie Lam says she is considering an independent "review" committee to look into reasons for social unrest)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 26, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong District Council election: No concessions, but gov’t will reflect and improve, says Chief Exec. Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

蒙面黑衣人撐黃傘廣告被禁 產業署指內容可引起不安 何慶基:赤裸裸的政治刪禁 (Authorities ban poster of theatre performance depicting people with yellow umbrellas in ancient Japan)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

逾廿個國際人權組織去信巴切萊特 要求譴責港府及警隊 (Over 20 international human rights organizations issue joint statement to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urging condemnation on police and Hong Kong authorities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 26, 2019

Related:
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Condemn Systematic Violations of Fundamental Freedoms in Hong Kong & Police Violence
Amnesty International, November 25, 2019

World’s Top Human Rights Official Must Uphold Her Mandate and Press for Human Rights Protection for the People of Hong Kong
Human Rights in China, November 22, 2019

廣告人發起 12.2 起罷工五日 冀其他行業響應向政府施壓 (Advertising industry to strike for five days from December 2, urges others to join)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong Doesn’t Have a Pro-China ‘Silent Majority’
The Atlantic, November 25, 2019

Related:
Meet 5 of Hong Kong’s Newest Politicians
The New York Times, November 25, 2019

‘Nonlethal weapons’ fired at protesters in Hong Kong, Chile and Iraq are having very dangerous — even deadly — effects
Washington Post, November 23, 2019

Commentary (评论)

What Xi Jinping Learned – And Didn’t Learn – From His Father About Xinjiang
The Diplomat, November 26, 2019

抗议的面孔
His Face Is Unmistakable. It Is the Face of Protest.
The New York Times, November 26, 2019

“新疆文件”证实了中国不想让我们知道的一切
China Didn’t Want Us to Know. Now Its Own Files Are Doing the Talking.
The New York Times, November 25, 2019

理工大學內不只有麵包,還有生命 (The lives and plain bread in PolyU)
The News Lens, November 25, 2019

People have spoken at polls and Carrie Lam must now respond in order to end crisis
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

Hong Kong’s protest crisis rages on and judicial independence is under fire, but where is our justice minister?
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

China’s systematic sabotage of the UN’s Human Rights Council
Bitter Winter, November 18, 2019

Monday, November 25, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Data leak reveals how China 'brainwashes' Uighurs in prison camps
BBC, November 24, 2019

Related:
How China brainwashes ethnic minority Uighurs in its mass detention camps
Quartz, November 24, 2019

Revealed: power and reach of China’s surveillance dragnet
The Guardian, November 24, 2019

【全文】外媒揭露新疆再教育營「教育方針」:完全改變信仰和語言,才能被釋放 (More leaked papers revealed on Xinjiang's camps: Detainees only released when they "fully change their behaviour, religion and language")
The News Lens, November 25, 2019

The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
Associated Press, November 24, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Countering China’s Forced Confessions
The Diplomat, November 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s Changing PR Strategy for the Hong Kong Protests
The Diplomat, November 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

People of Hong Kong awarded 2019 John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service – an honour that comes at delicate time in US-China relations
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

“黄雀行动”获救者发起救港人行动 (Chinese activists saved by "Yellowbird Operation" 30 years ago start rescue initiative for Hong Kongers)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Climate change: How China moved from leader to laggard
Financial Times, November 25, 2019

Claim of Chinese spy plot in Australia 'deeply disturbing', Scott Morrison says
The Guardian, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong protests: China trying to manipulate politics with covert intelligence operation, says whistleblower
Independent, November 23, 2019

Related:

Would-Be Chinese Defector Details Covert Campaigns in Hong Kong and Taiwan
The New York Times, November 22, 2019

'Chinese spy' seeking asylum in Australia - reports
BBC, November 23, 2019

The Broken Promise of a Panda: How Prague’s Relations With Beijing Soured
The New York Times, November 23, 2019

香港动荡中再探六四:习与邓的一致性 (Revisiting June Fourth amidst turbulence in Hong Kong: The similarities between Xi and Deng)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong District Council election: Democrats take control of 17 out of 18 councils in landslide victory
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s “referendum” has voted deafeningly for democracy—and against Beijing
Quartz, November 24, 2019

【建制覆沒】區選變公投 民主派贏近九成民選議席 控制十七區 總選票維持六四比 (Hong Kong District Council elections: Democrats take over 90% of seats, but total votes remain 6:4 ratio)
Stand News, November 25, 2019

警圍理大第八日 被困者:逾 30 人被困 有人驚恐、拒進食、失語言能力 斥警剝削投票權 (Over 30 still trapped in PolyU on eighth day of siege: Panic attacks, starvation, loss of speech)
Stand New, November 24, 2019

Related:
理大圍城近尾聲,但人道災難才剛開始:部分示威者拒絕進食、失去說話能力 (As PolyU siege draws to a close, a humanitarian crisis has just begun)
The News Lens, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong university siege: two men trapped on campus for more than a week slam police for ‘depriving them of right to vote’
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong project strives to improve mental health after study reveals one in 10 have suspected depression in city
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

藏鐳射筆少年被改控罪後獲判入更新中心 (15 year-old protester sentenced to rehabilitation centre for carrying laser pointer)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong man, 43, arrested over photos of elite ‘Flying Tigers’ police squad in action near PolyU clash
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

Top judge Geoffrey Ma reasserts Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy after Beijing criticism
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong Court Reinstates Mask Ban Before Citywide Election
The New York Times, November 22, 2019

Commentary (评论)

讀者來函:作為內地生,留守中大是怎樣的體驗?(What was it like to be a mainland student guarding CUHK?)
The Initium, November 24, 2019

Thuggery and terror: How police violence fuelled the Hong Kong crisis
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2019

評《緊急條例》司法覆核案判決 (Legal commentary on judicial review decision against Emergency Regulations Ordinance and anti-mask law)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Friday, November 22, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Xinjiang Papers’ Leak Spurs Calls For Action on China’s Uyghur Camps
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2019

China Issues Contradictory Statements on Fate of Parents of Uyghur Activist in Exile
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

內地眼中的香港局勢:被刻意製造的「仇恨」輿論 (Hong Kong's situation in the eyes of the mainland: The purposefully crafted "hate speeches")
The Initium, November 21, 2019

New Chinese cybersecurity rules could delay release of threat alerts to business and public, tech specialists warn
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

Despair and destruction at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University - in pictures
The Guardian, November 22, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“30 years ago, you supported us”: Hong Kong campus sieges strike a chord with Chinese students
Quartz, November 21, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Illegal ‘conversion therapy’ still forced onto LGBT+ community in China
Independent, November 22, 2019

US’ Hong Kong democracy act slanders China to a level close to madness, Foreign Minister Wang Yi says
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

Ukraine in play: How Chinese investments change the game
Christian Science Monitor, November 21, 2019

China’s state-owned enterprises help protect economy from foreign pressure and risks, says Communist Party economist
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Despair and destruction at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University - in pictures
The Guardian, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】警開咪嘲留守者要食生命麵包 網民發起「和你食包」:食包唔可恥,Popo 你食屎 (Daily "Lunch With You" protesters eat plain bread today to show solidarity after police mock starving students trapped in PolyU)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

民間記者會引述理大抗爭者:校內非人生活 轟警「想殺死我哋」("They're trying to kill us": Letter from trapped PolyU student slams inhumane treatment by police, "peaceful resolution" just ends in over 200 arrests)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Abuse and acrimony as crisis-hit Hong Kong holds district polls
Channel NewsAsia, November 22, 2019

Related:
網民發表《連登共同宣言》:11.24 絕不破壞,齊齊投票 (Joint declaration circulated on LIHKG urging protesters to vote on district elections on Sunday)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

'Police election presence needed to make voters feel safe'
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

趙家賢永世記得耳廓被扯甩聲音 至今仍感陣痛頭暈 ("I will always remember the sound": District elections candidate who had ear bitten off by attackers leaves hospital, prepares for election)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2019

被捕人士庭上稱遭警狂毆 鄧炳強指非新鮮事:成日都有 ("Complaints like these happen all the time," says new Police Commissioner after hundreds of protesters brought to court claim beaten by police and magistrate urged authorities to act)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】首批被告 19 人控暴動 投訴警毆打推倒至手掌骨折 延 42 小時送院 (First batch charged with rioting in PolyU siege raise complaints of police brutality and 42-hour delay in being sent to hospital)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong hospitals find themselves on protest frontlines
Reuters, November 22, 2019

西灣河被槍傷男子被控非法集結 警方不排除加控罪行 (Protester shot in abdomen by live round charged with illegal assembly)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

15 學者、宗教人士宣布絕食 要求警方和平解決理大事件 (Scholars and religious leaders start hunger strike to demand independent investigation of police violence, peaceful resolution and dropping of rioting charges in PolyU crisis, and go-ahead for district council elections)
Stand News, November 21, 2019

Related:
社福界下月罷工3日促查警暴設獨立調查委員會 1215遊行路線待定 (Social welfare sector to go on strike for three days in December urging establishment of independent commission to investigate police violence)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2019

Hong Kong protests: call for peace from son of Luo Changqing, killed by brick hurled during Sheung Shui clash
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

人民日報轟港法院判刑輕 倡設特別法庭快審快判 再斥高院廢《禁蒙面法》(People's Daily urges setting up special court to speed up prosecution of protesters, slams Hong Kong courts for light sentencing and "exceeding authority" in anti-mask law ruling)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

Related:
北京警告可能干预香港司法裁决
In Warning to Hong Kong’s Courts, China Shows Who Is Boss
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China Must Free Huang Xueqin and End Harassment Against Women Human Rights Defenders
Frontline Defenders, November 21, 2019

International humanitarian norms are violated in Hong Kong
The Lancet, November 21, 2019

“新疆文件”说明了什么?
Between the Lines of the Xinjiang Papers
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

In Hong Kong, Beijing’s tough talk could spark a constitutional crisis: The rule of law is at the heart of the protests
Washington Post, November 21, 2019

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

成都教會牧師王怡下周一受審 (Early Rain Covenant Church pastor Wang Yi to be tried on Nov. 25, "sensitive" individuals warned not to attend hearing)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2019

Is China Detaining Hong Kong Protesters on the Mainland?
Foreign Policy, November 20, 2019

Related:
U.K. Summons Chinese Ambassador in 'Outrage' Over Tortured Consular Employee
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2019

China: UK consulate worker allegations fit pattern of endemic torture on mainland
Amnesty International, November 20, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese State Media Runs Facebook Ad With Bill Gates Talking About How Great China Is Doing
Gizmodo, November 20, 2019

NYU Shanghai Quietly Added Pro-Government Course at Behest of Chinese Government
Vice, November 20, 2019

Students in China Indoctrinated to Abhor Hong Kong Protestors
Bitter Winter, November 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

A Prominent Chinese-American Artist Is the Latest to Fall Afoul of China’s Censors
The New York Times, November 20, 2019

Carleton student group warns members to avoid upsetting Chinese officials in upcoming embassy visit
Globe and Mail, November 20, 2019

Tibetans Cast Alarm on High-Tech Persecution of Faiths in China
Bitter Winter, November 18, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

香港人权法案获美国两院通过,将提交总统批准
U.S. Bill Supporting Hong Kong Rights Heads to Trump’s Desk
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

Related:
China summons U.S. Embassy official to lodge protest against U.S. Senate's passing of HK-related bill
Xinhua, November 20, 2019

特區政府:美眾院通過涉港法案 無助香港局勢降溫 (U.S. bill will not help de-escalate the situation, says HKSAR government)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 21, 2019

Pence Warns Trade Deal ‘Very Hard’ If Hong Kong Uses Violence
Bloomberg, November 20, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei: US grants more exemptions to Chinese phone ban
BBC, November 20, 2019

China's Megvii seeks approval for Hong Kong IPO despite U.S. blacklist: sources
Reuters, November 19, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Despair and destruction at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University - in pictures
The Guardian, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】警開咪嘲留守者要食生命麵包 網民發起「和你食包」:食包唔可恥,Popo 你食屎 (Daily "Lunch With You" protesters eat plain bread today to show solidarity after police mock starving students trapped in PolyU)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

民間記者會引述理大抗爭者:校內非人生活 轟警「想殺死我哋」("They're trying to kill us": Letter from trapped PolyU student slams inhumane treatment by police, "peaceful resolution" just ends in over 200 arrests)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Abuse and acrimony as crisis-hit Hong Kong holds district polls
Channel NewsAsia, November 22, 2019

Related:
網民發表《連登共同宣言》:11.24 絕不破壞,齊齊投票 (Joint declaration circulated on LIHKG urging protesters to vote on district elections on Sunday)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

'Police election presence needed to make voters feel safe'
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

趙家賢永世記得耳廓被扯甩聲音 至今仍感陣痛頭暈 ("I will always remember the sound": District elections candidate who had ear bitten off by attackers leaves hospital, prepares for election)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2019

被捕人士庭上稱遭警狂毆 鄧炳強指非新鮮事:成日都有 ("Complaints like these happen all the time," says new Police Commissioner after hundreds of protesters brought to court claim beaten by police and magistrate urged authorities to act)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】首批被告 19 人控暴動 投訴警毆打推倒至手掌骨折 延 42 小時送院 (First batch charged with rioting in PolyU siege raise complaints of police brutality and 42-hour delay in being sent to hospital)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong hospitals find themselves on protest frontlines
Reuters, November 22, 2019

西灣河被槍傷男子被控非法集結 警方不排除加控罪行 (Protester shot in abdomen by live round charged with illegal assembly)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

15 學者、宗教人士宣布絕食 要求警方和平解決理大事件 (Scholars and religious leaders start hunger strike to demand independent investigation of police violence, peaceful resolution and dropping of rioting charges in PolyU crisis, and go-ahead for district council elections)
Stand News, November 21, 2019

Related:
社福界下月罷工3日促查警暴設獨立調查委員會 1215遊行路線待定 (Social welfare sector to go on strike for three days in December urging establishment of independent commission to investigate police violence)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2019

Hong Kong protests: call for peace from son of Luo Changqing, killed by brick hurled during Sheung Shui clash
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

人民日報轟港法院判刑輕 倡設特別法庭快審快判 再斥高院廢《禁蒙面法》(People's Daily urges setting up special court to speed up prosecution of protesters, slams Hong Kong courts for light sentencing and "exceeding authority" in anti-mask law ruling)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

Related:
北京警告可能干预香港司法裁决
In Warning to Hong Kong’s Courts, China Shows Who Is Boss
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China Must Free Huang Xueqin and End Harassment Against Women Human Rights Defenders
Frontline Defenders, November 21, 2019

International humanitarian norms are violated in Hong Kong
The Lancet, November 21, 2019

“新疆文件”说明了什么?
Between the Lines of the Xinjiang Papers
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

In Hong Kong, Beijing’s tough talk could spark a constitutional crisis: The rule of law is at the heart of the protests
Washington Post, November 21, 2019

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang ‘Pair Up’ Campaign Highlights Power Imbalance Between Chinese ‘Relatives,’ Uyghur Hosts
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Four Tibetan Monks are Detained After Calling for Tibet’s Independence
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2019

NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commissions Criticizes Hong Kong Court’s Mask Ban Ruling, Signals Possible NPCSC Intervention
NPC Observer, November 18, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Senior CPC official stresses high-quality development of Chinese movies
Xinhua, November 20, 2019

How China Influences Media in Central and Eastern Europe
The Diplomat, November 19, 2019

Hong Kong: How Chinese media are reporting the crisis
Deutsche Welle, November 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Beijing officials deny permit for show of Chinese-American artist amid political tensions
The Art Newspaper, November 19, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. Senate unanimously passes Hong Kong rights bill backing protesters
Reuters, November 20, 2019

11th China-US Political Party Leaders Dialogue opens in Beijing
China Internet Information Center, November 19, 2019

Some passenger trains between mainland China and HK suspended: Global Times
Reuters, November 19, 2019

Taiwan president alleges Chinese electoral interference
Associated Press, November 19, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

EU Poised to Send Warning to China on 5G
Bloomberg, November 19, 2019

Zuckerberg’s Anti-China Rhetoric Roils Facebook Employees
The Information, November 19, 2019