China summons British ambassador over 'inappropriate' article
Reuters, March 9, 2021
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UK’s envoy to China Caroline Wilson defends press freedom article after scolding from foreign ministry
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2021
Children’s book pulped over claim Covid-19 originated in China
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021
信息战：中国采用苏联克格勃惯用的假新闻手法 (Information warfare: China adopts fake news tactics used by Soviet KGB)
Radio France Internationale, March 9, 2021
欧盟指责中俄把疫苗当作宣传工具 (EU accuses China, Russia of using vaccines as propaganda tools)
Radio France Internationale, March 9, 2021
Xi’s Gambit: China Plans for a World Without American Technology
习近平的棋局：一个不受制于美国的技术强国愿景
The New York Times, March 10, 2021
China’s courts use data analytics and blockchain evidence storage on the way to first AI-integrated legal system
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021
中国两大电信巨头合并 意在躲避美国制裁？(Merger of two of China’s telecom giants—CETCG and Potevio—a move to avoid U.S. sanctions?)
Voice of America, March 10, 2021
Hong Kong patriotism includes party loyalty: Chinese official
Agence France Press, March 9, 2021
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全國政協會議閉幕 通過堅定支持全面落實愛國者治港 (NPPCC concludes in firm support for “patriots ruling Hong Kong”)
RTHK, March 10, 2021
香港“爱国者”如何定义？京官与林郑月娥不同调 (On definition of Hong Kong "patriots"—Carrie Lam differs from Beijing officials)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021
Hong Kong’s pro-establishment heavyweights push elections overhaul on eve of endorsement, call it key to rebuilding Beijing’s trust
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021
Hong Kong gov’t vows to ‘track down’ fugitive democrat Ted Hui after move to Australia
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2021
Activist on bail flies to Taiwan
The Standard, March 10, 2021
Hong Kong protests: media tycoon Jimmy Lai, six former opposition lawmakers have case to answer over unauthorised procession, court says
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021
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Hong Kong protests: pensioner slapped with HK$400,000 legal bill after pleading guilty to breaking airport injunction
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021立會衝突 四男非法集結罪成判囚 7 個月 23 歲世界武術賽冠軍獲減刑 聞求情淚灑法庭 」(4 convicted of unlawful assembly outside Legco in 2019 and sentenced to 7 months, including 23-year old martial arts champion)
StandNews, March 10, 2021Two acquitted of protest charges at court; charges against musician who played Hong Kong protest anthem dropped
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2021
社民連工黨共8人參與受禁群組聚集罪成判囚 緩刑執行(8 League of Social Democrats and Labour Party members convicted of prohibited group gathering with suspended sentences)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 10, 2021
BNO Visa holders not eligible for early withdrawal of MPF
The Standard, March 10, 2021
China breaching every act in genocide convention, says legal report on Uighurs
The Guardian, March 9, 2021
Human rights in China: Beijing endorses legal action against German scholar over Xinjiang abuse claims
Bloomberg, March 9, 2021
Concerns grow for Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu after she misses International Women’s Day awards
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021
China Expands Tracking of Online Comments to Include Citizens Overseas
Voice of America News, March 8, 2021
UK watchdog fines banned Chinese broadcaster CGTN over ‘forced confessions’ and Hong Kong protest coverage
Agence France-Presse, March 8, 2021
微软数十万邮箱遭窃 称黑客总部在中国 租美国服务器作案 (Hundreds of thousands of Microsoft email accounts compromised by hackers based in China renting U.S. servers)
Radio France Internationale, March 8, 2021
全国人大代表黎霞：建议开发未成年人专用手机 (NPC deputy proposes development of special mobile phones for minors)
The Paper, March 9, 2021
200 Hong Kong civil servants could face the sack after refusing to sign oath of allegiance to gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2021
Beijing to use ‘combination punches’ when it comes to overhauling Hong Kong electoral system, says top Chinese official
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2021
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Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa urges pro-establishment camp to stand on its own feet after electoral system overhaul
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021Hong Kong protests: student cleared of riot charge over lack of evidence
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021Hong Kong’s top judges to examine lawmaker freedoms in Legislative Council, after allowing ex-member ‘Long Hair’ to challenge contempt charge
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021香港疫苗：三人接种科兴疫苗后死亡 港府未叫停接种计划(Hong Kong government continues with vaccination programme despite 3 deaths after receiving China's Sinovac vaccine)
BBC News, March 9, 2021What you need to know about the historic trial of the 47 HK pro-democracy activists
The Stand News, March 9, 2021Following the Trial of the 47 HK pro-democracy activists charged under NSL
The Stand News, March 9, 2021美议员批中国修改港选制 北京称70国挺其策略 (U.S. senators slam China for Hong Kong’s “electoral reform”; Beijing says 70 countries support its strategy)
Deutsche Welle, March 9, 2021Fugitive Hong Kong activist Ted Hui quits UK for Australia in ‘tactical’ move to boost global pro-democracy effort
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2021
不做 “政治花瓶”：说了实话的政协委员 (Refusing to be political ornaments: CPPCC members who told the truth)
Voice of America, March 9, 2021
时事大家谈：北京主导香港选举，“一国两制”曲终人散？(Current Affairs Discussion: Is a Beijing-led Hong Kong electoral system the death knell of “one country, two systems”?)
Voice of America, March 9, 2021
Uighurs: Chinese foreign minister says genocide claims 'absurd'
BBC News, March 7, 2021
Turkey Cracks Down on Uighur Protesters After China Complains
Voice of America News, March 5, 2021
新疆：中国智库报告背后的维吾尔人转移就业计划(Xinjiang: Uyghur employment transfer program behind China's think tank report)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 8, 2021
中国政府发出抱怨后 土耳其压制维吾尔抗议者(After Chinese government complains, Turkey suppresses Uyghur protesters)
Voice of America, March 6, 2021
China’s Xi Jinping tells authorities in Inner Mongolia to ‘solve ethnic problems’ and promote use of Mandarin
Agence France-Presse, March 7, 2021
内蒙中小学全面使用国家统编教材？习近平人大最新表态(Xi Jinping urges use of textbooks compiled by state gov’t in Inner Mongolia high schools, primary schools)
Radio France Internationale, March 7, 2021
Interview: The Taiwanese politician on the frontline of democracy, 17 km from mainland China
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2021
Nomadland references censored in China over critical comments by Chloé Zhao from 2013
The Guardian, March 8, 2021
China’s Media Repression Extends to Hong Kong, Report Finds
Voice of America News, March 5, 2021
In China, a Backlash Against the Chinese-Born Director of ‘Nomadland’
赵婷被指“辱华”，《无依之地》在中国遭抵制审查
The New York Times, March 6, 2021
武汉新冠受害者要求卫健委和外交部：公开世卫专家组行程及拒绝提供数据理由(Relative of Wuhan Covid-19 victim requests gov’t disclosure of WHO expert group itinerary and reasons for refusing to provide data)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2021
Activist Hounded After Standing For Village Election in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2021
US Senate backs bill to clamp down on China-funded Confucius Institutes
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2021
Chinese Hacking Spree Hit an ‘Astronomical’ Number of Victims
Wired, March 6, 2021
安全专家：中国黑客大举入侵美国逾3万组织(Security expert: China’s hackers invade more than 30,000 organizations in U.S.)
Deutsche Welle, March 6, 2021
Beijing and Hong Kong officials say election overhaul necessary to defend against ‘separatists’
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2021
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South China Morning Post, March 8, 2021China’s military ‘resolutely supports’ reform of Hong Kong electoral system
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2021EU urges Beijing to tread carefully on Hong Kong electoral reform
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021
National security law: judge puts bail decision for 11 opposition figures on hold, says more time needed to weigh prosecutors’ bid
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2021
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吳敏兒辭去職工盟主席職務(One of the 47 pro-democracy defendants Carol Ng steps down as chairwoman of Confederation of Trade Unions)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 6, 2021民主派初選47人案｜高院外市民被票控違限聚令 區議員：都要等㗎嘛，咁去邊度等？(Supporters waiting to enter High Court to hear cases of 47 pro-democracy defendants get ticketed)
Ming Pao, March 6, 2021
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing politicians turn into ‘wolf warriors’ on Twitter, defending China against criticism
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2021
Japanese firms are ‘afraid’ and will leave Hong Kong due to China crackdown, SBI boss Yoshitaka Kitao says
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2021
紫荊黨將爭取參與立法會 李山冀學廣東話與港人交流(Bauhinia Party is running for Legco; founder Li Shan hopes to learn Cantonese to interact with Hong Kong people)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 8, 2021
2022 Winter Olympics will help Beijing ‘sportwash’ its human rights record
The Conversation, March 8, 2021
ON CLUBHOUSE, YOUTH SHARE THE TRUTH ABOUT XINJIANG
China Digital Times, March 4, 2021
专访：中国透过新疆强迫劳动项目“撕裂”一个民族 (Interview: China "rips apart" an ethnic group through Xinjiang forced labor project)
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2021
Australian broadcaster suspends China's CGTN citing human rights complaint
Reuters, March 5, 2021
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澳大利亚媒体因收到人权组织投诉暂停播放中国官媒节目 (Australian broadcaster suspends China’s state media programs following human rights complaints)
Voice of America, March 5, 2021
张展在狱中继续绝食抗议 (Zhang Zhan, first Chinese citizen journalist sentenced for reporting Covid-19 in Wuhan, continues hunger strike in prison)
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2021
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China citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who filmed bedridden Wuhan Covid patients, protests silently in jail
Agence France-Presse, March 5, 2021
中国强拆清真寺运动扩及云南 学者：穆斯林被逼向绝境 (China's demolitions of mosques extend to Yunnan; scholar: Muslims are forced into desperation)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2021
中国维权律师王宇获美国务院本年度国际妇女勇气奖 (Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu is an honoree of 2021 International Women of Courage Award by U.S. State Department)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2021
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2021 International Women of Courage Award Recipients Announced
U.S. Department of State, March 4, 2021
China says it will deter Taiwan independence but seek peaceful ties
Channel News Asia, March 5, 2021
Beijing vows to overhaul Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, tightening grip on elections
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2021
Draft decision on improving HK electoral system submitted to China's top legislature for review
Xinhua News Agency, March 5, 2021
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关于《全国人民代表大会关于完善香港特别行政区选举制度的决定（草案）》的说明 (Explanation of the "Decision of the National People's Congress on Improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Electoral System (Draft)")
Xinhua News Agency, March 5, 2021HRIC Note: Following recent announcements by Beijing authorities that only “patriots” should be allowed to hold government offices in Hong Kong, the “Draft Decision” on Hong Kong’s “electoral reform” was submitted on Friday, March 5, 2021, to the National People’s Congress for deliberation. The move is widely recognized and denounced by the pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong as a blatant step to demolish political opposition in the city, stripping away any pretense that the Chinese authorities still abide by the “one country, two systems” principle of governing Hong Kong.
The “Explanation” was delivered as a speech by Wang Chen, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress, on the same day, at the opening meeting of the fourth annual session of the 13th NPC. The speech points to the “chaos” in Hong Kong as indicative of the shortcomings in Hong Kong’s electoral system which “provides an opportunity for anti-China forces to seize the power of governance in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.”
Hong Kong electoral reforms: aspiring candidates for city’s next Legislative Council polls will need establishment’s blessing to run
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021Hong Kong: Statement by the Spokesperson on possible electoral reform
European Union External Action Service, March 5, 2021
National security law: surprise U-turn as Hong Kong prosecutors drop challenge to four defendants receiving bail in case of 47 opposition activists
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021
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Hong Kong national security law: marathon bail hearing triggers complaints from the 47 defendants over authorities’ handling of the subversion case
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021張舉能指示即時檢視各級法院處理涉及多名訴訟人的安排 (Chief Justice Andrew Cheung orders prompt review of arrangements for hearings involving multiple defendants)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 5, 2021【47 人案】前公民黨 5 子、梁晃維、劉穎匡等 10 人疑刪除 FB 伍健偉、王百羽停更新專頁 (10 of the 47 defendants appear to have deleted Facebook pages and 2 stopped updating)
Stand News, March 5, 2021
Hong Kong’s public universities should reflect national security law in curricula by new academic year, be ready to ‘suppress’ acts that violate it: education minister
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021
Penniless Hong Kong BN(O) visa holders in Britain could be given financial aid under modified immigration policy
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021
【取締民陣？】召集人陳皓桓：從未領外國資助 只靠市民捐款 對被指涉違國安法不明所以 (Convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front Figo Chan denies receiving foreign funding, puzzled by allegation of violating National Security Law)
Stand News, March 5, 2021
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Statement in Response to Allegations of American Funding and Disbandment
回應被指收取美國捐款及被取締聲明
Civil Human Rights Front, March 5, 2021
美国犹他州众议院决议案，要求关闭尚未关闭的孔子学院 (Utah House passes resolution requiring closure of all Confucius Institutes at state universities)
Radio France Internationale, March 5, 2021
Hong Kong electoral reform is clearly set out in the Basic Law. Has the pro-establishment camp conveniently forgotten?
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021
Chinese military in South China Sea landing drill as Taiwan tension persists
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2021
Lithuania to open Taiwan trade office, the latest sign of discontent with China by a ‘17+1’ member
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2021
3名青海藏族青少年因“违规”建微信群被警方逮捕 (3 Tibetan teens in Qinghai are arrested for "violating regulations" for creating WeChat group)
Voice of America, March 4, 2021
China's Communist party ran campaign to discredit BBC, thinktank finds
The Guardian, March 4, 2021
法国通过CGTN播放执照申请 官媒环球电视网在欧洲死灰复燃(France approves CGTN broadcast license, state media Global Television is back in Europe)
Voice of America, March 5, 2021
US Sec. of State Blinken calls China biggest ‘geopolitical test of the 21st century,’ vowing support for Hongkongers, Uighurs
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2021
26名国际专家联署呼吁重启新冠病毒调查 世卫组织变更武汉报告发布计划(26 international experts call for new inquiry into Covid-19; WHO changes plans for releasing Wuhan report)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2021
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WHO Investigators to Scrap Plans for Interim Report on Probe of Covid-19 Origins
The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2021
US-China tech war: Beijing’s main policy lender pledges US$62 billion to fund tech innovation
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2021
How Chinese Companies Push Back On Beijing
Protocol, March 3, 2021
‘Dependency’ of UK universities on China creates risks, report says
英国一份报告称中英学术合作对英构成安全风险
Financial Times, March 4, 2021
China’s ‘two sessions’: resolution on overhauling Hong Kong’s electoral system officially on agenda of National People’s Congress’ plenary session
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2021
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‘One country, two systems’ and other key Hong Kong phrases disappear from Beijing’s Two Sessions report
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2021
All 47 democrats facing security law charges remanded in custody after Dep’t of Justice appeals against bail decision for 15
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2021
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Hong Kong court refuses to lift reporting restrictions on bail hearing for democrats facing security law charges, despite online leaks
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2021民間集會團隊宣布解散 (Hong Kong Civil Assembly Team disbands amid arrest of spokesperson Ventus Lau)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 4, 2021
Benny Tai sent back to jail to await Hong Kong court’s ruling in Occupy Central appeal
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2021
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佔中案上訴 律師指定罪及刑期過重造成寒蟬效應 (Occupy Central appeal: Lawyer says excessive sentences create chilling effect)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 4, 2021
A new Hong Kong election law will be a ‘challenge’ to opposition and pro-establishment camp, says Beijing academic
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2021
China expected to send veteran trade official to Hong Kong for top economic job
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2021
‘Hong Kong isn’t a copy of anyone’: ex-leader CY Leung says city’s unique system crafted by Beijing, should be respected
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2021
Hong Kong dropped from economic freedom index after crackdown
Financial Times, March 4, 2021
Hong Kong universities slide down rankings in nearly 40 per cent of subjects, according to Britain-based firm
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2021
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Red Capital in Hong Kong: The invisible hand transforming the city’s politics
Hong Kong Watch, March 3, 2021
Chinese labour schemes aimed to cut Uighur population density – report
The Guardian, March 3, 2021
'If the others go I'll go': Inside China's scheme to transfer Uighurs into work
BBC News, March 3, 2021
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Coercive Labor and Forced Displacement in Xinjiang’s Cross-Regional Labor Transfer Program
The Jamestown Foundation, March 2021
Taiwan issue, risk of conflict loom large for Beijing’s political elite
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021
South China Sea: Taiwan fires up missile tests to coincide with Beijing’s month of military drills
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021
US has no need to change its ‘strategic ambiguity’ about Taiwan, says ex-national security adviser H.R. McMaster
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021
China Steps up Curbs on Dissidents Ahead of National People's Congress
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2021
中国央视播辣笔小球“认罪” (China blogger who questioned official death toll in India border clash “confesses” on CCTV)
Radio France Internationale, Marche 3, 2021
Has China Really Eliminated Poverty?
Voice of America, March 3, 2021
中國「兩會」即將登場，聚焦「十四五規劃」、香港選制、台灣問題 (Expected focuses of Two Congresses: China's 14th Five-Year Plan, Hong Kong electoral reform, Taiwan issue)
The News Lens, March 3, 2021
Smile for the camera: the dark side of China's emotion-recognition tech
The Guardian, March 3, 2021
防范“人脸识别”滥用，皮剑龙委员建议：加快制定专门法律 (CPPCC member Pi Jianlong's suggestion to Two Congresses: Make law to regulate facial recognition)
Beijing News, March 3, 2021
Microsoft accuses China over email cyber-attacks
BBC News, March 3, 2021
Hong Kong protests: 16-year-old first to receive detention sentence after pleading guilty to rioting during 2019 unrest
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021
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Hong Kong court hears Occupy co-founders engaged in ‘conspiracy to inspire’, but not a criminal offence
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021
National security law: defence lawyers for 47 opposition politicians, activists push for lifting of restrictions on media reporting
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021
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Lawyer joins action after row with cops over papers
The Standard, March 3, 2021Hong Kong national security police arrest former Next Digital exec. director over alleged fraud
Hong Kong Free Press, March 3, 2021
China's electoral reform 'earthquake' set to upend Hong Kong politics
Reuters, March 2, 2021
‘Two sessions’: China expected to unveil new controls on Hong Kong
The Guardian, March 3, 2021
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The ‘China Model’ Is Expanding in Hong Kong
The Diplomat, March 2, 2021
Hong Kong is not independent like Singapore and those who challenge Beijing’s authority are separatists, says CY Leung
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021
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Former Hong Kong chief does not rule out return to post
Channel News Asia, March 3, 2021
Hong Kong teachers divided over controversial changes to liberal studies as school heads call for delay to revamp
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2021
自由之家：香港自由度跌至 52 分 低過科索沃、布基納法索 中國 9 分 台灣 94 分(Freedom House: Hong Kong's new freedom score drops to 52, lower than Kosovo and Burkina Faso)
Stand News, March 3, 2021
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Freedom in the World 2021 Report on Hong Kong
Freedom House, March 3, 2021
「12港人」案廖子文被加控無按法庭指定歸押罪(Hong Kong 12 case: Liu Tsz-man faces new charge over failing to surrender to custody as required)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 2, 2021
Tackling Uygur forced labour in China a priority on Joe Biden’s trade agenda
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2021
Why Erdogan Has Abandoned the Uyghurs
Foreign Policy, March 2, 2021
Australian senator calls to recognise China’s treatment of Uighurs as genocide
The Guardian, March 2, 2021
中国回应UN人权高专：访问新疆可以，但是交流不是调查 (China open to UN High Commissioner’s visit to Xinjiang with one condition: No investigation)
Voice of America, March 2, 2021
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China says door to Xinjiang 'always open', but U.N. rights boss should not prejudge
Reuters, March 2, 2021
Taiwan opposition chief in no rush for China meeting
Channel News Asia, March 2, 2021
Taiwanese urged to eat ‘freedom pineapples’ after China import ban
The Guardian, March 2, 2021
China charges blogger who questioned official death toll in India border clash
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2021
“两会”前 中共以“莫谈国事”来严控网络 (China tightens control of opinion online ahead of Two Congresses)
Voice of America, March 2, 2021
Bail hearing for 47 Hong Kong democrats facing security law charges drags on, with four hospitalised due to exhaustion
Hong Kong Free Press, March 2, 2021
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Hong Kong democrats facing security law charges still in court after seven hours as police arrest lawyer outside
Hong Kong Free Press, March 1, 2021
Hospital Authority suspends union chairman over national security charges
The Standard, March 2, 2021
Top Hong Kong civil servants should be barred from holding right of abode overseas, says city deputy to National People’s Congress
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2021
Hong Kong residents safer and better protected now city has national security law, minister tells UN officials
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2021
Hong Kong’s ‘kingmakers’: will city’s tycoons have their political wings clipped as Beijing pushes city on electoral reforms?
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2021
Hong Kong patriots: civil service chief backs promotion of senior official accused of ignoring Lennon Walls in 2019 unrest
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2021
Hong Kong’s public universities record the highest number of dropouts since 2004
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2021
黎青龍據報不獲續約 港大：不評論人事個別情況(University of Hong Kong opts not to renew contract of renowned medical professor Lai Ching-lung who supported hospital workers strike in 2020)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 2, 2021
佔中案上訴 律師稱2014年示威活動沒暴力事件(Occupy Central case appeal: Lawyer says no violent incidents in 2014 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 2, 2021
聲援「香港二二八」，台港青年籲立院速通過《港澳條例》中「香港人權民主條款」(Youth urge Taiwanese legislature to pass "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy” clause in Laws and Regulations Regarding Hong Kong & Macao Affairs)
The News Lens, March 2, 2021
Jack Ma’s Ant defies pressure from Beijing to share more customer data
Financial Times, March 2, 2021
China Charges Ahead With a National Digital Currency
中国最新的经济实验：数字人民币
The New York Times, March 2, 2021
Why Is China Still Going After Hong Kong So Hard?
为什么习近平仍对香港穷追不舍？
The New York Times, March 2, 2021
China Persecutes Those Who Question ‘Heroes.’ A Sleuth Keeps Track.
当代中国文字狱事件：从上访者到“侮辱英烈”
The New York Times, March 1, 2021
China using Covid-19 as ‘yet another way to control journalists’, media group says
Agence France-Presse, March 1, 2021
驻华记者协会：中国的新闻自由急剧恶化 (Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China: Freedom of the press in China has deteriorated drastically)
Deutsche Welle, March 1, 2021
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FCCC Report on Media Freedom in2020: Track Trace Expel-Reporting on China Amid a Pandemic
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China, March 1, 2021
Powerful Countries Come Under Fire at UN Human Rights Council
Voice of America News, February 28, 2021
China to issue report on human rights violations in U.S.
Sina English, March 1, 2021
Hong Kong activists are charged with “inciting, procuring, inducing, causing” democracy
Quartz, March 1, 2021
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Power for Democracy disbands in 'new political era'
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 27, 2021Hong Kong democrats trial: Police cordon off area outside court, warn supporters that slogans may violate security law
Hong Kong Free Press, March 1, 2021Senior U.S. Government Officials Condemn Detention of Pan-Democratic Candidates
U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong, March 1, 2021
National security law: Chinese University of Hong Kong’s new student union steps down after school cut it off citing possible legal breaches
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2021
Hong Kong’s electoral reform: is this the end of confrontational opposition, and who decides what’s a patriot?
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2021
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夏寶龍指特區多個領域未真正形成穩固愛國者治港局面 (Head of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xia Baolong says patriots-only rule has not been firmly established in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2021
Head of RTHK's Public and Current Affairs resigns
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2021
左報狙擊食衞新任常秘不符「愛國者」標準 聶德權：公務員宣誓體現「愛國者治港」責任 (Pro-Beijing media attack new Food and Health Bureau chief as not meeting “patriot” standard)
Stand News, March 1, 2021
理大衝突再多11人被落案控暴動 (11 more charged with rioting over PolyU protests in 2019)
Ming Pao, March 1, 2021
Big Tech set for starring role at Beijing’s ‘two sessions’ political gala amid regulatory heat and US tech war
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2021
网络安全公司称中国黑客攻击印度疫苗制造商 (Cybersecurity firm says hackers backed by Chinese government attack Indian vaccine manufacturers’ IT systems)
Voice of America, March 1, 2021
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Chinese hackers target Indian vaccine makers SII, Bharat Biotech, says security firm
Reuters, March 1, 2021
Dutch parliament: China's treatment of Uighurs is genocide
Reuters, February 26, 2021
Is International Pressure Coalescing on China’s Xinjiang Policy?
The Diplomat, February 25, 2021
联合国人权理事会多国谴责中国在新疆侵犯人权罪行 (UNHRC members condemn China's human rights violations in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Aisa, February 25, 2021
China Punishes Those Who Question ‘Martyrs.’ A Sleuth Keeps Track.
The New York Times, February 26, 2021
POLICE ARREST SEVEN, ENGAGE IN “ONLINE PURSUIT” TO CRACK DOWN ON ONLINE SPEECH
China Digital Times, February 25,
Human Rights Concerns Continue to Dog 2022 Beijing Olympics
The Diplomat, February 26, 2021
China Launches All-Out Propaganda Campaign as Xi Jinping Claims Poverty is Over
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2021
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China claims to have eliminated poverty, but the figures mask harsh challenges
The Washington Post, February 25, 2021
Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent rank low in protecting digital rights, but it’s not all their fault, study finds
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2021
ByteDance agrees to US$92 million privacy settlement with US TikTok users
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2021
China's culture wars, now playing on Bilibili
Protocol, February 25, 2021
Exclusive: Two rights groups quit Hong Kong as security law sends shudders through NGOs
Reuters, February 26, 2021
Hong Kong ex-leader CY Leung says city can’t expect chief executive to enjoy powers granted by Beijing, yet disregard state’s role in choosing post
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2021
National security law: 52 former lawmakers, activists arrested in January told to report to police on Sunday – more than a month early – with some expecting charges
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2021
Hong Kong teen who tried to flee to Taiwan with other fugitives faces new bail-jumping charge
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2021
National security law: English Schools Foundation tells parents practices will not change under new Hong Kong guidelines
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2021
Security law: Newly elected student union leaders say Chinese University Hong Kong trampled on popular opinion by cutting ties
Hong Kong Free Press, February 26, 2021
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CUHK Statement on the Cabinet of the CUSU Executive Committee
中大就學生會幹事會當選內閣的聲明
Chinese University of Hong Kong, February 25, 2021余心所善，不撓不悔—就中大剝奪學生會基本權利之聯署聲明 (“We Can’t Go On, We’ll GOn” - a petition against CUHK for depriving rights of the Student Union)
Syzygia, Cabinet-elect, 51st Executive Committee, the Student Union of CUHK, February 25, 2021
Hong Kong Baptist University cancels World Press Photo exhibition citing ‘safety and security’ concerns
Hong Kong Free Press, February 26, 2021
Loyalty, not love, key element of ‘patriots governing Hong Kong’, local delegate to China’s top legislative body says
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2021
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China is mulling changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system
The Economist, February 26, 2021
Taiwan denies Hong Kong film tycoon Charles Heung residency on ‘national security’ grounds
Agence France-Presse, February 26, 2021
立法會一致通過修改《議事規則》及《內務守則》(Legislative Council unanimously passes amendments on Rules of Procedure and House Rules)
Ming Pao, February 26, 2021
【11.18 聲援理大】60 人被控暴動 分拆 6 案審理 最遲一案明年 12 月開審(60 charged with rioting over PolyU protests in 2019)
Stand News, February 26, 2021
China’s Nationality Law Is a Cage for Hong Kongers
Foreign Policy, February 25, 2021
Chinese gov’t figures show sharp decline in Xinjiang birth rate amid mounting claims of Uighur ‘genocide’
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2021
China's Crackdown on Muslims Spreads to Tropical Hainan
Voice of America News, February 25, 2021
为逼海外家人噤声 中国二度关押新疆维族女子 (China detains Xinjiang Uyghur woman again to silence family members abroad)
Deutsche Welle, February 25, 2021
Beijing blast an ill wind for Taiwan’s cross-strait affairs moderate
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2021
流亡藏人报告：西藏被扭曲发展 (Report of Tibetans in exile：Distorted development in Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2021
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Distorted Development: Chinese Discourse on the Right to Development and Its Implementation in Tibet
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, February 24, 2021
Coronavirus: Chinese woman spent six months behind bars for Covid-19 social media post, court document shows
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2021
With Chinese Media Under Control, Beijing Sets Sights on Foreign News
Voice of America News, February 25, 2021
Hong Kongers crowdsourced a protest manual—and Myanmar’s already using it
Quartz, February 25, 2021
Japan tells China it ‘can’t tolerate mass arrests’ under Hong Kong’s national security law
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2021
Hong Kong officials say HK$8 billion earmarked for national security has nothing to do with Beijing’s office in the city, but remain tight-lipped on details
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2021
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Hong Kong Budget 2021: Police equipment funding to triple and prison management budget to increase
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2021香港民研：近六成人不滿財政預算案 僅得36.4分創新低 (HKPORI survey shows nearly 60% dissatisfaction rate with budget)
inmedia.hk, February 25, 2021
Legal scholars warn vague wording in Hong Kong bill would grant authorities broad powers to disqualify officials, quash dissent
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2021
Beijing loyalists urge reforms to ensure only ‘patriots’ win in Hong Kong elections
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2021
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Four Hong Kong pro-democracy district councillors vow to serve ’till the last moment’ after gov’t signals ousting
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2021王振民指香港選舉制度從來是國家事務不屬高度自治範圍 (Tsinghua law professor Wang Zhenmin: Hong Kong electoral system has always been a national affair, not within the scope of high degree of autonomy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 25, 2021
To Build Loyalty to China, Hong Kong Rewrites History
香港政府利用历史灌输爱国主义和忠诚
The New York Times, February 25, 2021
Number of Hong Kong residents moving to Taiwan nearly doubles in 2020
The Guardian, February 25, 2021
To move or not to move? Life in the UK with the BN(O) visa
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2021
China targets Uighurs with more prosecutions, longer prison terms: HRW
Agence France-Presse, February 24, 2021
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China: Baseless Imprisonments Surge in Xinjiang
Human Rights Watch, February 24, 2021
家人被困新疆音讯全无 哈族妇女中国总领馆外集会 (Kazakh women from Xinjiang demand release of relatives outside Chinese Consulate in Almaty)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2021
The United States and China Are Fighting Over the Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation Plans
Foreign Policy, February 23, 2021
Top U.S. Senate Democrat directs lawmakers to craft bill to counter China
Reuters, February 23, 2021
谴责北京将两名加拿大公民当谈判筹码 拜登与特鲁多商讨共同反制中国威胁 (Biden and Trudeau discuss counter China strategy, condemn Beijing's use of Canadian citizens as bargaining chips)
Voice of America, February 24, 2021
“运动员应知道风险” 美国会共和党领袖推立法、致函白宫反制北京冬奥 (“Athletes should know the risks”: House Republicans to introduce bill and draft letter urging White House to counter Beijing Winter Olympics)
Voice of America, February 24, 2021
立陶宛关注中国威胁和新疆议题 (Lithuanian parliament drafts resolution on Xinjiang and threats from China)
Voice of America, February 24, 2021
The Chinese Government Must End Reprisal Against Li Qiaochu for Exposing Torture
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 24, 2021
Hong Kong electoral reforms: Beijing considers ‘breaking up Legco constituencies, scrapping super seats’
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2021
‘Patriots’ Only: Beijing Plans Overhaul of Hong Kong’s Elections
让“爱国者治港”：北京计划改革香港选举制度
The New York Times, February 23, 2021
Hong Kong Budget 2021: HK$8 billion earmarked for national security spending despite city facing record deficit
Hong Kong Free Press, February 24, 2021
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Hong Kong is setting up a billion-dollar fund to implement its national security crackdown
Quartz, February 24, 2021
Hong Kong Budget 2021: Funding for public broadcaster RTHK cut by 4.6 per cent
Hong Kong Free Press, February 24, 2021
Hong Kong Democracy Activists Jailed Over Police Headquarters Protest Denied Bail
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2021
China has tried to intimidate Hong Kong activists in Germany, Berlin says
Reuters, February 23, 2021
香港自由及法治指标创新低 首席法官刚上任民望插水 (Hong Kong freedom and rule of law indicators reached a new low, as did support for new Chief Justice)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2021
不准獨立的電影：從中國大陸到中國香港 (From mainland China to China’s Hong Kong, independent films struggle to stay independent)
The News Lens, February 24, 2021
Canada's parliament passes motion saying China's treatment of Uighurs is genocide
Reuters, February 22, 2021
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China rejects genocide charge in Xinjiang, says door open to U.N
中国国务委员王毅驳斥对新疆的“恶意政治炒作” 称欢迎联合国人权高专访问新疆
Reuters, February 22, 2021
Five-year election ban proposed for Hong Kong lawmakers, district councillors disqualified over improper oaths
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2021
歐盟稱不坐視香港改選舉制度 分析：或預告制裁 (EU vows to take actions on Hong Kong's aggressive election “reform”; analyst: Sanctions may be next)
CitizenNews, February 23, 2021
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Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
EU Foreign Affairs Council, February 22, 2021
佩洛西：審訊李柱銘等民主派「侮辱法治」 應考慮所有追究中國選項 (U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: The trial of Martin Lee and other pro-democracy leaders is an affront to the rule of law; we must put all options on the table for holding China accountable)
The Stand News, February 23, 2021
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Pelosi Statement on Trial of Martin Lee and Pro-Democracy Leaders
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, February 22, 2021
Hong Kong judge cites heightened risk of reoffending in decision to deny bail to media mogul Jimmy Lai
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest two more Chinese University students over attack on campus security guards
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2021
Lam confirms Hong Kong considering law against insulting officials and police, says free speech must be ‘balanced’
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2021
「六四紀念館」今重開 設司徒華逝世10周年展 參觀者：擔心日後連六四紀念館都要關閉 (June 4th Museum reopens today, featuring special Szeto Wah 10-year anniversary memorial exhibition; visitors fear museum will be shutdown soon)
CitizenNews, February 23, 2021
与“人脸识别”较劲的教授：谁是最大受益者，谁就对风险负责 (Interview with the professor who contests facial recognition: The beneficiaries should bear responsibility for risks)
The Paper, February 23, 2021
中国率先开发动物个体识别系统，可精准识别“真假美猴王” (China leads in developing individual animal recognition system which accurately identifies monkeys)
The Paper, February 23, 2021
六十年的中国观察 孔杰荣：习近平正播下反对他的种子 (Jerome Cohen from 60 years of China watching: Xi Jinping is sowing the seeds of opposition to him)
Voice of America, February 23, 2021
HONG KONG’S NATIONAL SECURITY LAW：A Human Rights and Rule of Law Analysis
CitizenNews, February 23, 2021
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Hong Kong's National Security Law: A human Rights and Rule of Law Analysis
Center for Asian Law, Georgetown Law, February 2021
Allegations of shackled students and gang rape inside China's detention camps
CNN, February 19, 2021
Four Taiwan ex-intelligence officers charged with spying for China
Agence France-Presse, February 21, 2021
台湾军情局四名退役高官被控为中共充当间谍 (4 retired senior officials of Taiwan’s Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB) are indicted for spying for China)
Voice of America, February 21, 2021
Chinese blogger Qiu Ziming charged over ‘malicious’ India border casualty posts
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2021
White House: China And WHO Need To 'Step Up' On Investigation Into Origin Of Pandemic
National Public Radio, February 21, 2021
Covid-19 Was Spreading in China Before First Confirmed Cases, Fresh Evidence Suggests
新证据显示发现首个确诊病例前，新冠病毒可能已在中国传播
The Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2021
Beijing official signals China-led electoral reforms for Hong Kong to ensure only ‘patriots’ hold power
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2021
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北京定調愛國者 民主黨指工作不變 支聯會：咬緊牙筋做堅持的事 (Beijing set to admit only “patriots” to Hong Kong legislature; Democratic Party: We will not no change our work; Hong Kong Alliance: We must stand our ground)
HK01, February 22, 2021林鄭月娥：愛國者治港是「很低的標準」 (Carrie Lam: Patriots to rule Hong Kong is “a very low standard”)
Ming Pao, February 22, 2021
12 charged with rioting near PolyU campus in 2019; 15 others acquitted over National Day protest charges
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2021
Hong Kong protests: two merchants first to plead guilty to rioting over Yuen Long MTR attack
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2021
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【721白衣人暴動案】 持藤條木棍襲擊乘客至嚴重骨折 兩白衣人認罪 港鐵閉路電視、市民拍攝片成入罪關鍵 (7.21 Yuen Long Riot: Passengers suffer bone fracture from rioters' whips and rattan sticks; MTR and passengers' phone footage is key evidence)
CitizenNews, February 22, 2021
中国旅美民运人士发起“新黄雀行动” 援助香港流亡者 (U.S.-based Chinese democratic activists launch “New Operation Yellowbird” to assist Hong Kong exiles)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2021
China Hijacked an NSA Hacking Tool in 2014—and Used It for Years
Wired, February 22, 2021
研究称中国黑客利用美国代码进行网络攻击 (Research shows Chinese hackers use U.S. code to mount cyberattacks)
Voice of America, February 23, 2021
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The Story of Jian – How APT31 Stole and Used an Unknown Equation Group 0-Day
Check Point Research, February 22, 2021
China Censors the Internet. So Why Doesn’t Russia?
中国建起了“防火长城”，俄罗斯为什么不这么做？
The New York Times, February 22, 2021
被指用中国技术和服务器 翻墙到这里聊天当心隔墙有耳 (Clubhouse is shown to be using Chinese technology and servers; experts warn against surveillance)
Radio France Internationale, February 21, 2021
China Is Preparing for Another Olympics in Beijing, Like It or Not
面临抵制冬奥呼声，中国人权问题可能改善吗？
The New York Times, February 22, 2021
中國搞「戰狼外交」是為了回應民族主義嗎？資料顯示因果關係是反過來的 (Is Wolf Warrior Diplomacy a government response to popular nationalistic sentiment? Evidence shows the opposite)
Voicettank, February 22, 2021
China Targets Muslim Communities Around the Country With 'Ethnic Unity' Policies
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2021
US reintroduces bill to ban forced-labour products from Xinjiang
Aljazeera, February 18, 2021
共和党参众议员再次推出《防止台湾遭侵略法》(U.S. Republican Senate, House members re-introduce "Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act ")
Voice of America, February 19, 2021
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Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act
U.S. Congress, July 29, 2020
台大教授违法参与中国“千人计划” 台湾开罚 (National Taiwan University professor is fined for illegally participating in China’s "Thousand Talents Program")
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2021
China population: plan to lift birth restrictions in the northeast panned for not tackling economic roots of crisis
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2021
多个非政府组织联名致信拜登总统 敦促将中国人权纳入美中政策优先考虑 (In joint letter, NGOs urge President Biden to prioritize human rights in U.S.-China policy)
Voice of America, February 19, 2021
Realted:
Joint Letter to Biden Administration: Make Human Rights a Priority in China Policy
Human Rights in China, February 17, 2021
Security law: Hong Kong police arrest another CUHK student over peaceful pro-democracy campus demo last Nov
Hong Kong Free Press, February 19, 2021
Hong Kong’s Move to Overhaul Broadcaster Fans Fears of Media Crackdown
The New York Times, February 19, 2021
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商經局檢討報告建議加強管治港台 記協憂編輯自主受損 (CEDB's review report on governance and management threatens RTHK's editorial freedom)
Hong Kong Journalists Association, February 19, 2021
Hong Kong protests: six cleared of conspiracy to riot and gather illegally, after judge rules lack of evidence
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2021
Anti-Asian Racism Isn’t New
针对亚裔的种族主义并不新鲜
The New York Times, February 19, 2021
许颖婷：流亡者需扪心自问离开香港的意义 (Frances Hui: Emigres should ask themselves the meaning of leaving Hong Kong)
Voice of America, February 19, 2021