台湾民间成立“中港资观测站” 防堵中国渗透 (Taiwan group sets up "China-Hong Kong-investment observatory" to prevent China's infiltration)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2020
Friday, August 21, 2020
Taiwan (台湾)
Hong Kong (香港)
通識書送審｜教科書作者匿名披露審閱細節：教局務求用字政治正確 (Liberal studies textbook author: Education Bureau demands politically-correct wording)
HK01, August 21, 2020
【審查教科書】團體發起聯署促撤回通識書修訂 鄭家朗呼籲學生杯葛新書 (Student group urges retraction of revised liberal studies textbook; Isaac Cheng Ka-long calls for student boycott)
The Stand News, August 21, 2020
立法會｜民研調查顯示較多人反對延任 民主黨擬9月下旬再做民調 (Polls show more people favor leaving LegCo than staying; Democratic Party to survey again in late September)
Ming Pao, August 21, 2020
Commentary (评论)
“刀刃向内”：习近平对政法系统进行“整风” (‘Drive the Blade In’: Xi Shakes Up China’s Law-and-Order Forces)
The New York Times, August 21, 2020
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
新疆大学老党员教授传被关押后离世 (Party member and professor of Xinjiang University reportedly dies in detention)
Radio France Internationale, August 19, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
《零八宪章》成为日本多间大学的中文教材 (Many universities in Japan include Charter 08 among Chinese teaching materials)
Radio France Internationale, August 20, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Australian farmers call on Coalition to 'nurture' trade ties with China
The Guardian, August 19, 2020
美报告称武汉地方官员曾对北京瞒报疫情 (Local Officials in China Hid Coronavirus Dangers From Beijing, U.S. Agencies Find)
The New York Times, August 20, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
规避中共防火墙 美国政府民间投入新努力 (New efforts by U.S. gov’t and NGOs to circumvent China’s Great Firewall)
Voice of America, August 20, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
To serve or not to serve? Hong Kong’s Democratic Party to poll city residents on whether to stay for extended Legislative Council term
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2020
Hong Kong: US suspends extradition treaty over national security law
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 20, 2020
China’s National-Security Law Reaches Into Harvard, Princeton Classrooms
The Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2020
民主黨將根據民調結果決定未來一年在議會去留 (Democratic Party will let polls decide whether to stay for the extended term)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 20, 2020
Commentary (评论)
中国网络观察：中国网民如何看白俄罗斯要求卢氏下台的大规模抗议 (How Chinese netizens view the mass protests in Belarus demanding Lukashenko resignation)
Voice of America, August 20, 2020
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Police in Istanbul Detain Uyghurs in Rare Instance of Harassment by Turkish Authorities
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2020
CHRD & 70 Organisations Urges Canada, U.K., to Join Global Magnitsky Sanctions Against Chinese Officials Responsible for Violating the Rights of Uyghurs
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 19, 2020
轉帳至海外惹禍 維族女遭控「幫助恐怖活動」 (Uyghur woman charged with “assisting terrorist activities” for wiring funds overseas)
Deutsche Welle, August 19, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Beijing sends its top diplomat to Singapore and South Korea amid US tensions
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2020
She Was a Communist Party Insider in China. Then She Denounced Xi.
批中共为“政治僵尸”，中央党校退休教授蔡霞被开除党籍
The New York Times, August 19, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies, emails
Reuters, August 19, 2020
Commentary (评论)
专访蔡霞（下）：特朗普的优势和习近平的“四大缺陷” (Interview with Cai Xia Part 2: Trump's advantages and Xi Jinping's “four greatest shortcomings”)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2020
It’s Time for Western Universities to Cut Their Ties to China
Foreign Policy, August 19, 2020
中美对峙中，我们这种讨人嫌的骑墙派 (Being the annoying fence sitter during this US-China confrontation)
The New York Times, August 19, 2020
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang Hospitals Aborted, Killed Babies Outside Family Planning Limits: Uyghur Obstetrician
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2020
中国为新疆模特被拘留事件辩护，指其“殴打防疫人员” (China defends detention of model in Xinjiang, accusing him of "beating epidemic prevention personnel")
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 18, 2020
美议员关注跨国企业重利益 轻视新疆人权灾难 (U.S. lawmakers are concerned about multinational companies' putting profits ahead of human rights in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China's Xi Jinping facing widespread opposition in his own party, insider claims
The Guardian, August 18, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Trump Administration Widens Huawei Dragnet
特朗普政府升级对华为限制令
The New York Times, August 18, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Ottawa remains silent as pressure mounts to help victims of China's crackdown in Hong Kong
The Star, August 17, 2020
Weak response to Hong Kong crisis could embolden Beijing on Taiwan, MPs told
The Globe and Mail, August 17, 2020
香港教育局審查 高中通識課本刪「三權分立」 (“Separation of powers” is removed from high school textbook contents after review by Education Bureau)
Deutsche Welle, August 18, 2020
Commentary (评论)
专访蔡霞（上）: 换掉习近平已成党内共识 (Interview with Cai Xia Part 1: Replacing Xi Jinping has become a consensus within CPC)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2020
Monday, August 17, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Confessions of a Xinjiang Camp Teacher
The Diplomat, August 17, 2020
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Tibet to ‘send message to India’ over border dispute
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US expands sanctions on China's Huawei to limit technology access
Radio France Internationale, August 17, 2020
A Third of TikTok’s U.S. Users May Be 14 or Under, Raising Safety Questions
TikTok三成美国用户为低龄儿童，引发安全担忧
The New York Times, August 17, 2020
美国出台限制华为新措施 38家华为关联实体被点名 (U.S. introduces new restrictions on Huawei, including 38 Huawei-affiliated entities)
Voice of America, August 17, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
As Relations With U.S. Sink, China Tones Down ‘Hotheaded’ Nationalism
中国缓和民族主义论调，呼吁与美国休战
The New York Times, August 17, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
UK halts military training for Hong Kong police as relations with China decline
The Guardian, August 15, 2020
立法會延任一年 曾國衞：人大常委決定體會民意 梁家傑：民主派擬與初選出線人尋共識 (Legislative Council is extended for one more year; Erick Tsang, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs: NPC's decision “absolutely represents the wishes of the people”)
Ming Pao, August 15, 2020
有教育團體批解僱邵家臻戴耀廷 促兩大撤回決定 (Education groups criticize the firing of Bottle Shiu Ka-chun and Benny Tai Yiu-ting, urging retraction of the decision)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 15, 2020
Related:
近4千人響應學術界聯署 促撤回解僱戴耀廷、邵家臻決定 (Nearly 4,000 in academic circles sign petition urging retraction of decision to fire Bottle Shiu and Benny Tai)
inmediahk.net, August 15, 2020
特首：受中央信任實施國安法感光榮 絕不被制裁嚇倒 (Carrie Lam: It's my honor to have the trust of the central government in implementing the National Security Law; sanctions can never scare me)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 17, 2020
Commentary (评论)
On being continually doxxed, defamed and harassed by Communist Party allies
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2020
中国司法：张玉环案的司法进步和吏治问题 (Case of innocent man released after serving 27 years: Progress in the judiciary versus local corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 15, 2020
Friday, August 14, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
The Xinjiang Camp Debt Trap
The Diplomat, August 14, 2020
世维会吁国际奥会不在北京举行2022冬奥 (World Uyghur Congress urges International Olympic Committee not to hold 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, August 14, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
'End of the Rainbow': Shanghai Pride shuts down amid shrinking space for China's LGBTQ community
Cable News Network, August 14, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Exclusive: ByteDance censored anti-China content in Indonesia until mid-2020, sources say
Reuters, August 13, 2020
Google to reject direct data requests from Hong Kong gov’t, treat city same as China – report
Hong Kong Free Press, August 14, 2020
美司法部助理部长抨击中国“抢劫复制”式发展模式 (Assistant Attorney General for National Security criticizes China's "robbing and copying" of economic development model)
Voice of America, August 14, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong protests: teen seeking to pursue injury claim over October shooting by police slams rejection of legal aid application
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2020
Related:
【抗暴之戰】法援署拒批荃灣中槍學生「健仔」申請 稱警方使用「武力合理」 (Student shot by police in Tsuen Wan last year denied access to legal aid; Legal Aid Department says use of force reasonable)
Apple Daily, August 14, 2020
Commentary (评论)
习近平为什么要杀了香港这只“下金蛋的鹅”？(Why is Xi Jinping killing Hong Kong,"the goose that lays the golden eggs"?)
Voice of America, August 14, 2020
Biden’s China Policy Can’t Help but Be Incoherent
Foreign Policy, August 13, 2020
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
蓬佩奥在捷克演讲：中共迫害百万维族人是本世纪最大污点（Pompeo in Czech Republic: CCP's persecution of Uighurs is century's greatest atrocity)
Voice of America, August 13, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Sexual abuse, assault – the Grim prospects for China’s blind women
Agence France-Presse, August 13, 2020
The Misuse of China’s Mental Hospitals
The Diplomat, August 13, 2020
US set to make China’s Confucius Institutes register as ‘foreign missions’
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2020
武汉病毒研究所接受美媒采访 再引中美病毒源头争论（Wuhan Institute of Virology’s NBC interview reignites dispute surrounding origin of virus)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 13, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
华为再失一国，斯洛文尼亚向美国表示要抵御中国威胁 (Huawei loses another country, Slovenia tells U.S. to resist threat of China)
Voice of America, August 13, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Jimmy Lai says swift arrest points to 'great disorder' between Hong Kong and China police
The Guardian, August 13, 2020
香港为何向黎智英开刀？蓬佩奥深表担忧 (Why did Hong Kong arrest Jimmy Lai? Pompeo expresses deep concern)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2020
警欲破解手機 李柱銘等人提覆核質疑手令範圍太闊 (Martin Lee and others request judicial review of police's broad powers to search phones)
Apple Daily, August 13, 2020
羅冠聰港台受訪節目下架 港台：涉國安法被通緝 羅：被通緝者有沒有受訪的權利？ (RTHK removes interview with Nathan Law; Law: does a fugitive have the right to be interviewed?)
CitizenNews, August 13, 2020
Some four in 10 AmCham members considering leaving Hong Kong over national security law fears, survey finds
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2020
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
多家NGO向联合国呼吁全面审查中国强迫电视认罪 (NGOs urge UN to investigate China's televised forced confession)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
WeChat 'Extends China's Internet' to Wherever Users Are in The World
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Arrested Hong Kong media tycoon tells Apple Daily staff to ‘fight on’
Agence France-Presse, August 12, 2020
黎智英等人獲准保釋，周庭：「爭取香港民主自由，我無悔」 (Jimmy Lai and others released on bail; Agnes Chow: I do not regret fighting for democracy)
The News Lens, August 12, 2020
Agnes Chow: Hong Kong activist hailed as the 'real Mulan'
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 12, 2020
記協去信鄧炳強 促取消自行定義篩選「可信媒體」採訪 (Hong Kong Journalists Association urges Hong Kong Police Commissioner to scrap trusted media policy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 12, 2020
城大副教授民調涉國安法 民調公司YouGov稱或違法要求刪走部分問題 (Survey company YouGov drops questions related to National Security Law included by City University professor)
CitizenNews, August 12, 2020
蔡英文籲大陸與港人對話解決爭議 承諾續人道協助港人 (Tsai Ing-wen urges Mainland China and Hong Kong to solve disputes diplomatically, promises to provide humanitarian assistance to Hong Kongers)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 12, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Joshua Wong: Hong Kong Still Has Many Ways to Resist
The New York Times, August 12, 2020
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
三峡工程隐患或冲击中共合法性 (Hidden dangers of Three Gorges Dam Project may impact legitimacy of the CCP)
Voice of America, August 11, 2020
Taiwan (台灣)
'The next Hong Kong': Taiwan's foreign minister sounds warning over China
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2020
Related:
阿札访台演讲 批中国问题不在病毒起源 而是应对方式 (U.S. Secretary of Health Alex Azar criticizes China during Taipei visit: management of virus, not origin, at issue)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai freed as activist Agnes Chow calls her arrest ‘political persecution and suppression’
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2020
Related:
Hong Kong rallies around Apple Daily after arrest of founder Jimmy Lai
The Guardian, August 11, 2020
Beijing extends Hong Kong’s Legislative Council term by ‘at least one year’ but kicks ball back to Carrie Lam to decide how disqualified lawmakers can continue their duties
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2020
Related:
22名民主派立會議員稱人大決定與基本法規定相違 (22 democratic legislators argue Beijing's extension of Legislative Council term violates Basic Law in joint statement)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 11, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong is not dead, just entering a new phase of struggle
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 12, 2020
Why Is China Coming After Americans Like Me in the U.S.?
中国为什么通缉我这样的美国公民
The New York Times, August 11, 2020
科幻：中国塑造软实力的秘密武器 (Why sci-fi could be the secret weapon in China’s soft-power arsenal)
The Financial Times, August 10, 2020
Monday, August 10, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China says it will sanction US Republican senators and NGO chiefs for ‘behaving badly over Hong Kong’
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2020
美国安顾问: 中国黑客攻击选举基础设施（U.S. national security advisor: Chinese hackers attack election infrastructure)
Deutsche Welle, August 10, 2020
Taiwan (台灣)
US-China relations: this is the start of a new cooperation, Taiwan’s president tells US health secretary on landmark visit
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, activist Agnes Chow among those arrested as police spend nearly nine hours searching Apple Daily offices
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2020
Related:
警隊試行「可信媒體」准入封鎖線採訪 記協主席︰製造更多問題 (Hong Kong police test new policy allowing only trusted media to report beyond barricades but the chairperson of Hong Kong Journalists Association believes that will only create more problems)
HK01, August 11, 2020多個傳媒工會及組織關注警方拘捕傳媒創辦人及管理層 並對大規模搜查傳媒大樓表示震驚 (Multiple journalist associations raise concerns arising from the arrest of media founder and executives, along with the shocking extensive search of the headquarters)
Ming Pao Staff Association, August 10, 2020民主派聯合聲明：強烈譴責警方公然審查及侮辱傳媒，要求交代是否成為新規矩 (Democratic legislative council members issue a joint statement condemning Hong Kong Police's shameful investigation as an insult to the press)
Inmediahk, August 10, 2020What people are saying about the arrest of Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai
Reuters, August 9, 2020
聯合國 27 問港府 促交代國安法、警方濫暴、打壓集會、DQ 候選人等 (The UN sends the Hong Kong government a list of issues asking for information on issues including the National Security Law, police brutality, and the disqualification of election candidates)
The Stand News, August 10, 2020
Related:
List of issues in relation to the fourth periodic report of Hong Kong, China
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 6, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Targeting WeChat, Trump Takes Aim at China’s Bridge to the World
特朗普行政令为何将矛头对准微信
The New York Times, August 10, 2020
Friday, August 07, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uyghur Model ‘Disappears’ After Risking Punishment With Video of His Detention
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
美众议员推出议案，对抗中共全球影响力 (U.S. congressional representative introduces Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act)
Voice of America, August 7, 2020
Related:
McCaul Introduces Bills to Counter CCP’s Global Malign Influence
Just the Real News, August 5, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US Senate approves TikTok ban on government devices
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2020
Related:
China hits out at US over ban on WeChat and Tiktok as tech war hits new peak
The Telegraph, August 7, 2020Trump Targets WeChat and TikTok, in Sharp Escalation With China
特朗普发布行政令，45天后禁止与微信和TikTok进行交易
The New York Times, August 7, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
US sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam for ‘implementing Beijing’s policies of suppression’
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2020
Related:
Treasury Sanctions Individuals for Undermining Hong Kong’s Autonomy
U.S. Department of the Treasury, August 7, 2020
Hong Kong national security law: US consulate in city breaks silence, warns of chilling effect of new legislation
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2020
China’s Offer to Help With Virus Testing Spooks Hong Kong
中国大陆提议协助香港进行病毒检测，引发居民担忧
The New York Times, August 7, 2020
黃之鋒區選被 DQ 申司法覆核 強調非為挑戰結果 律政司指只可提選舉呈請 高院押後裁決 (Joshua Wong requests judicial review on his disqualification from district council election without challenging election results; high court postpones ruling)
The Stand News, August 7, 2020
A Newsroom at the Edge of Autocracy
The Atlantic, August 1, 2020
Commentary (评论)
“好莱坞制作，北京审查”：北京如何掐住好莱坞命门 (Report,“Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing,” looks at how Beijing’s influence on Hollywood)
Voice of America, August 7, 2020
Related:
Made in Hollywood, censored by Beijing
Pen America, August 5, 2020
Thursday, August 06, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
新疆维吾尔模特传给家人视频， 罕见揭露拘留所内幕 (Video of a Xinjiang Uyghur model sent to family reveals rare scenes inside detention facility)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 6, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Innocent man released in China after record 9,778 days in prison
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2020
中国男子蒙冤入狱27年 酷刑逼供令人发指 (Innocent man served 27 years on confession extracted from torture)
Radio France Internationale, August 6, 2020
整治厦门聚会异议人士 株连家属 刘四仿妻儿面临流离失所 (Family of Liu Sifang, participant of Xiaman civil society gathering, faces eviction)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Google pulls 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation on video-sharing platform
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2020
美宣布扩大“干净网络” 要清除各大中国公司与平台 (U.S. announces expansion of "clean Internet" to root out major Chinese companies, platforms)
Voice of America, August 6, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
25 Hong Kong activists charged for taking part in ‘unauthorised’ Tiananmen massacre vigil
Agence France-Presse, August 6, 2020
Delayed work visas for foreign journalists in Hong Kong ‘highly unusual’, says press body as it warns of damage to city’s reputation
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2020
Related:
FCC Statement on Journalist Visas in Hong Kong
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, August 6, 2020
律師會晤張曉明 籲先嘗試在特區法律框架解決 (Law Society of Hong Kong to discuss LegCo “vacuum” with Zhang Xiaoming, deputy director of State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office)
HK01, August 6, 2020
反修例運動以來多宗資料外洩 部份受害人指控警方 學者指中旅社內地酒店亦有嫌疑 (Multiple doxxing since start of anti-extradition movement; some victims blame police; scholar suspects involvement of China Travel Service, mainland hotels and public security organs)
The Stand News, August 6, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Think 'sanctions' will trouble China? Then you're stuck in the politics of the past
The Guardian, August 6, 2020
Wednesday, August 05, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
China Uighurs: A model's video gives a rare glimpse inside internment
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 4, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese Woman Sues City, Provincial Government Over Virus Cover-up
Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2020
Special Report: COVID opens new doors for China's gene giant
Reuters, August 4, 2020
印度審查孔子學院 華籲勿政治化 (India to investigate Confucius Institutes; China urges it to “avoid politicizing normal cooperation”)
Ming Pao, August 5, 2020
世卫组织先遣小组结束在华磋商 其独立性受到质疑 (WHO Advanced Team finishes preliminary discussion with China; its independence is questioned)
Voice of America, August 5, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
US Sec. of State Pompeo vows to protect exiled Hong Kong activists ‘wanted’ by Beijing
Agence France-Presse, August 5, 2020
Hong Kong protests: opposition activist Agnes Chow convicted of inciting siege of police headquarters
Hong Kong Free Press, August 5, 2020
政圈風聲〡「大DQ」勢延特首選委會 傳北京研設「確認書」落閘 (Beijing reportedly introducing "confirmation letter" requirement for candidates for Chief Executive Election Committee to insure desired result)
HK01, August 4, 2020
Taiwan (台湾)
US announces highest-level visit to Taiwan in decades, risking China anger
The Guardian, August 5, 2020
Tuesday, August 04, 2020
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
在404的国度里，用艺术对抗残酷现实的“狂人” (In the realm of 404, a “madman” using art to fight cruel reality)
Voice of America, August 4, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
美政府机构联合发表有关中国政府使用恶意软件的新警告 (U.S. gov’t agencies jointly issue new warnings about malware used by Chinese gov’t)
Voice of America, August 4, 2020
向中产下手？ 北京怀柔四合院民居遭强拆 (Targeting the middle class? Beijing Huairou residential complex forcibly demolished)
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
TikTok row: China hits out at US 'smash and grab' as tech dispute deepens
The Guardian, August 4, 2020
Related:
Talk of Banning TikTok Sparks Calls For A More Open Internet in China
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong national security law: suspect’s release bid first test for city’s judges on defendant’s rights versus new legislation
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2020
Hong Kong gov’t defends election delay after barristers express concern over constitutional rights
Hong Kong Free Press, August 4, 2020
Related:
The Shrinking Safe Space for Humanitarian Aid Workers in Hong Kong
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong, August 2020
法國中止批准與港引渡條約 歐盟籲港重新考慮押後立會選舉等決定 (France suspends extradition agreement with Hong Kong; EU urges Hong Kong gov’t to reconsider the decision to postpone election)
CitizensNews, August 4, 2020
Commentary (评论)
难以逾越的中美鸿沟：字节跳动的全球化之路为何陷入危机（How TikTok’s Owner Tried, and Failed, to Cross the U.S.-China Divide）
The New York Times, August 4, 2020
专访郑文杰： “被嫖娼”周年前夕被通缉是荣誉 (Interview with Simon: It is an honor to be on the Wanted list on the eve of anniversary of "being prostituted")
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2020
Monday, August 03, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
US imposes sanctions on Chinese 'state-within-a-state' linked to Xinjiang abuses
The Guardian, July 31, 2020
美国宣布制裁新疆生产建设兵团和两名兵团负责人 (U.S. announces sanctions on Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and its two top officials)
Voice of America, August 1, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
White House puts Chinese apps on notice as Trump gives TikTok ‘45 days’ to reach Microsoft deal
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2020
人工智能会让中国成为“全景监狱”吗？ (Will artificial intelligence turn China into a panopticon?)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2020
Related:
The panopticon is already here
The Atlantic, September 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong elections: Beijing sends top official to discuss postponement of Legislative Council vote
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2020
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Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Hong Kong Government's Decision to Postpone the Legislative Council Election
香港大律師公會就香港特區政府決定押後立法會選舉的聲明
Hong Kong Bar Association, August 2, 2020
楊潤雄：國家安全議題將在學校教育體現 (Hong Kong Secretary for Education: National security will be introduced as a topic in the education system)
inmediahk.net, August 3, 2020
With Security Law as a Cudgel, Beijing Cracks Down on Hong Kong
北京借新国安法在香港展开打压行动
The New York Times, August 3, 2020
6專家拒評疫情對選舉影響 有稱國安法下不能批評政府決定 (6 experts decline to comment on the effect of COVID-19 on the upcoming election; some cite risks in criticizing government decisions under the National Security Law)
Ming Pao, July 31, 2020
National security law: Beijing suspends Hong Kong’s extradition treaty with New Zealand in tit-for-tat move
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2020
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
维族强迫劳工：澳大利亚对其中国供应商KTK集团展开调查 (Forced Uyghur labor: Australia launches investigation into Chinese supplier KTK Group)
Radio France Internationale, July 30, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Veteran Democracy Activist Evicted, Harrassed in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, July 30, 2020
律师：许章润称嫖娼指控是"子虚乌有" (Lawyer: Xu Zhangrun calls the accusation of prostitution "a complete fabrication”)
Deutsche Welle, July 29, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong: outcry as activists arrested and pro-democracy candidates banned
The Guardian, July 30, 2020
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Hong Kong elections: mass disqualification of opposition hopefuls sparks political storm
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2020
Hong Kong protests: ex-lawmaker Au Nok-hin to plead guilty to illegal assembly charges, faces five years in jail
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2020
【瘋狂 DQ】逾十國議員發聲明 批 DQ 阻香港民主進程 促國際社會應對 (In joint statement, politicians from more than 10 countries slam disqualification of democratic candidates as obstruction of democratic process in Hong Kong)
The Stand News, July 30, 2020
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On the obstruction of the democratic process ahead of the 2020 Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections
Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, July 30, 2020
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HKSAR Government supports Returning Officers' decisions to invalidate certain nominations for Legislative Council General Election
特區政府支持選舉主任就若干立法會換屆選舉獲提名人士提名無效的決定
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, July 30, 2020香港中联办发言人：坚决支持选举主任依法决定部分人士参选立法会提名无效 (Spokesperson of Hong Kong Liaison Office: Strongly support returning officer's lawful invalidation of nominations of certain candidates)
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R., July 30, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
美日政界敦促限制TikTok (U.S. and Japanese political circles urge restriction of TikTok)
Deutsche Welle, July 29, 2020
Commentary (评论)
專訪：國安法陰影籠罩 言論罪已成香港新現實 (Interview with Kong Tsung-gan: Under the shadow of National Security Law, speech crime has become the new reality in Hong Kong)
Deutsche Welles, July 30, 2020
美中冷战会是什么样？（What Would a Cold War With China Look Like?）
The New York Times, July 30, 2020
中国眼中21世纪的世界秩序 (What Would a Cold War With China Look Like?)
Deutsche Welle, July 30, 2020
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
维吾尔人权 巴黎要求北京允许国际调查组赴新疆查证 (France urges China to allow international investigation delegation in Xinjiang over concerns about Uyghur human rights situation)
Radio France International, July 28, 2020
从否认到粉饰太平 中共关于新疆集中营说法的花样翻新 (From denial to whitewashing—CPC’s changing narrative on Xinjiang’s concentration camps)
Voice of America, July 29, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US cybersecurity firm says Beijing-linked hackers hit the Vatican ahead of talks between China and the church
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2020
The Vatican Is Said to Be Hacked From China Before Talks With Beijing
中国黑客被指攻击梵蒂冈计算机网络
The New York Times, July 29, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
US urges Hong Kong to commit to ‘free and fair’ Legco election in September amid coronavirus delay fears
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2020
At least three core members of Hong Kong pro-independence group arrested by police officers from national security unit
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2020
學生動源鍾翰林疑被警方國家安全處人員帶走 現場警：我哋係國安隊 (Officers detaining Chung Hon-lam, a former convenor of Studentlocalism, said: We are from the national security task force)
The Stand News, July 29, 2020
EU restricts exports to Hong Kong over China security law
Deutsche Welles, July 28, 2020
歐盟 27 國限制對港輸出敏感科技 擬放寬港人往歐簽證 中方：堅決反對嚴正交涉 (27 EU countries impose restrictions on sensitive technology exports to Hong Kong; plan to loosen visa restrictions; China: Strongly oppose, will deal with seriously)
The Stand News, July 29, 2020
Foreign banks refuse accounts of senior Hong Kong officials
The Financial Times, July 28, 2020
人權觀察：香港新法有如鎮壓藍圖 國安立法對基本自由產生寒蟬效應 (Human Rights Watch: The new National Security Law for Hong Kong is a blueprint for suppression, chilling basic freedoms)
The Stand News, July 29, 2020
Commentary (评论)
蓬佩奧試圖將中共政權與中國人民作出區隔，但「綁匪與人質」的界限早不復存在 (Pompeo tries to differentiate Chinese Communist regime from Chinese people, but the line between “kidnapper and hostage” has already faded)
The News Lens, July 29, 2020
吴有水：是谁，偷走了我为儿子的辩护权？！ (Wu Youshui, father and former defense lawyer of Changshasan activist Wu Gejianxiong: Who took away my right to defend my son?)
Weiquanwang, July 29, 2020
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
内蒙扎鲁特蒙文学杂志被禁 校内成吉思汗画像下架 (Literary magazine in Jarud Banner, Inner Mongolia, is banned; portraits of Genghis Khan are removed from schools)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2020
《南风窗》文章被全网删除 讲了什么？(Article in South Reviews is deleted—what does it say?)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Howey Ou, China’s version of Greta Thunberg, pays price for climate activism
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2020
新冠肺炎｜袁國勇BBC訪問：武漢官員曾掩飾疫情 內地淡化嚴重性 (Yuen Kwok-yung in BBC interview: Wuhan officials concealed and downplayed severity of epidemic)
HK01, July 28, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
China halts Hong Kong extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and UK
The Guardian, July 28, 2020
‘End of academic freedom’: University of Hong Kong to fire pro-democracy activist and law prof. Benny Tai
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2020
Related:
港大校委會學生代表：解僱戴耀廷是踐踏學術自由 (HKU Council student representative: Firing of Benny Tai tramples on academic freedom)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 28, 2020
Hong Kong elections: Carrie Lam ‘meets cabinet’ to discuss postponing Legislative Council polls, but no decision made yet
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2020
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01獨家│立法會選舉擬延遲一年 參選人報名作廢 明年須再報名 (HK Gov't plans to postpone LegCo election for 1 year, voiding all candidates' applications)
HK01, July 28, 202001獨家│港府擬提呈人大決議 賦權本屆立法會自動延長一年 (HK Gov't seeks NPC's authorization to postpone the upcoming LegCo election)
HK01, July 28, 2020
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
Reuters, July 27, 2020
Commentary (评论)
China Is Harvesting the DNA of Its People. Is This the Future of Policing?
中国大规模采集居民DNA，这会是执法的未来吗？
The New York Times, July 28, 2020
What Will Become of HKU’s Law School?
JEROMECOHEN.NET, July 28, 2020
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