Canadians held in China on spying charges face trial within days
BBC News, March 18, 2021
China: Immediately release Frontline Delivery Worker Chen Guojiang
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 18, 2021
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Government Accountability (政府问责)
U.S. Punishes 24 Chinese Officials on Eve of First Talks Under Biden
中美高层对话前夕，美国就香港问题制裁24名中共官员
The New York Times, March 18, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
With rising confidence, Xi Jinping wields the internet as a tool of empowerment and control, speeches reveal
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021
China delivers on threats to rein in internet economy
Reuters, March 18, 2021
Beijing sours on facial recognition, unless it’s the one doing it
Protocol, March 18, 2021
网信办启动语音识别监控 约谈腾讯、字节跳动等企业(Office of Cyberspace Administration of China launches voice recognition monitoring, interviews Tencent, ByteDance and other companies)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2021
Related:
国家互联网信息办公室、公安部加强对语音社交软件和涉深度伪造技术的互联网新技术新应用安全评估(Office of Cyberspace Administration of China and Ministry of Public Security strengthen security assessment of social media voice software and new Internet technologies and applications involving deep forgery technology)
cpc.people.com, March 18, 2021
美国开始撤销中国通信公司在美国的经营权(U.S. begins to revoke rights of Chinese communications companies to operate in the U.S)
Voice of America, March 18, 2021
Related:
FCC moves against two Chinese telecoms firms operating in U.S.
Reuters, March 17, 2021
老挝签订电网特许协议，中国全面控管25年(Laos signs power grid concession agreement allowing China full control for 25 years)
Voice of America, March 18, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong prosecutor who complained about police has been suspended – reports
Hong Kong Free Press, March 18, 2021
Legal aid boss defends funding for protesters
The Standard, March 18, 2021
National Security Law Casts a Shadow Over Hong Kong’s Art Scene
The Diplomat, March 18, 2021
Who were the democrats said to have attended the closed-door consultation on Hong Kong’s electoral overhaul?
Hong Kong Free Press, March 18, 2021
【專訪】許智峯：在澳洲，不浪費任何一刻的自由(Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui in exile: I won’t waste one more moment of my freedom in Australia)
Stand News, March 18, 2021
地盤工發帖稱「包圍新屋嶺」原判社服令 上訴庭指「十分嚴重」改判囚13個月(Construction worker’s initial sentence of community service order is changed to a 13-month jail term over social media post that mentioned “surround San Uk Ling Holding Centre” in 2019)
inmedia.net, March 18, 2021
Commentary (评论)
China’s political gender gap remains huge. So much for women holding up half the sky
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021
Commentary: Is China too big to tame? No easy answers to Quad’s central challenge
Channel News Asia, March 18, 2021
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China scrubs evidence of Xinjiang clampdown amid ‘genocide’ debate
Washington Post, March 17, 2021
EU trip to Xinjiang ‘in stalemate’ over access to jailed Uygur academic Tohti, diplomat says
Agence France-Presse, March 17, 2021
Related:
China likely to respond in kind to EU sanctions on Xinjiang, observers say
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021
Uighur abuse: MPs criticise companies over China forced labour
BBC News, March 17, 2021
中国政府利用拘押或威逼家人向境外维吾尔记者施压 (China pressures Uyghur journalists overseas by detaining, threatening their families)
Voice of America, March 17, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Rights Activist Held in Psychiatric Facility in China's Shandong Province
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2021
广州“11·12大抓捕”事件：范一平律师会见权被剥夺 赖见君监视居住期满获释 (Guangzhou 11.12 Arrests: Fan Yiping denied meeting with lawyer; Lai Jianjun released from house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
US and Japan Name China as Threat to International Order
The Diplomat, March 17, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
After Alibaba, Beijing’s efforts to rein in fintech could center on rival Tencent
Quartz, March 17, 2021
How China wants to keep controlling the internet
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
US sanctions more senior Chinese officials for stifling Hong Kong freedoms, including national security police chief
Agence France-Presse, March 17, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong Autonomy Act Update
U.S. Department of State, March 17, 2021“Hong Kong-related Designations Updates”
U.S. Department of the Treasury, March 17, 2021
Hong Kong lawmakers chosen by hand-picked committee will outnumber others at legislature – Beijing official
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2021
Related:
First Hong Kong demo against electoral overhaul as Beijing officials host closed-door ‘consultation’ in Wan Chai
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2021【閹割選舉】蔡英文首回應：毀壞一國兩制承諾 香港民主自由大幅倒退 (Taiwan president Tsai Ing-Wen’s first response to “electoral overhaul”: It breaks the ”one country, two systems” promise; causes great regression of Hong Kong's democracy and freedom)
Stand News, March 17, 2021
Hong Kong gov’t puts district councillors’ new oath-taking requirement to legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2021
【47 人案】宣布辭去區議員 范國威： 還押無法履行議會職務 (Gary Fan Kwok Wai, one of 47 pro-democracy activists remanded in custody, resigns from district councillor post)
Stand News, March 17, 2021
Pro-Protest Artists in Hong Kong to Lose Funding Under Security Law
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2021
Hong Kong leader vows to protect freedom of expression after pro-Beijing lawmaker asks if new museum will threaten national security
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021
曾投訴警方「公然說謊」 檢控主任黃華芬疑遭停職 律政司：人員表達意見應中立 (Prosecutor who complained about police “lying publicly” in 2019 is suspended)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Can Hong Kong be run by patriotic officials who are not Beijing sycophants?
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China warns European Union against sanctions over Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, March 16, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China arrests girlfriend of detained legal activist Xu Zhiyong on subversion charge
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Myanmar Mess
The Diplomat, March 16, 2021
Related:
Why are Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters angry at China?
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China's tech giants fall under regulator's pressure
BBC News, March 16, 2021
Related:
China tells Alibaba to sell off media assets in tech crackdown
The Guardian, March 16, 2021
Messaging app Signal no longer working in China
Agence France-Presse, March 16, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong gov’t pledges full steam ahead as it awaits electoral overhaul details from Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2021
Related:
Beijing all ears to views on HK electoral changes
The Standard, March 16, 2021
New boss at Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK confirms he pulled plug on several episodes of shows and vows to take more visible management approach
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2021
港全球學術自由指數大倒退 C級變D級低過越南 學者被捕惹關注 (Hong Kong slid to D from C in global academic freedom index; arrest of scholars is a concern)
Apple Daily, March 16, 2021
Related:
Free Universities: Putting the Academic Freedom Index Into Action
Global Public Policy Institute, March 11, 2021
監警會：警員稱記者為「黑記」等6宗投訴屬實 (Independent Police Complaints Council confirms 6 complaints of police calling journalists “black journalists”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 16, 2021
Hong Kong protest film "Do Not Split” nominated for an Oscar
The Standard, March 16, 2021
香港民研：林鄭月娥民望再跌僅 29.5 分 逾 4 成受訪者評 0 分 料因人大修改選舉制度 (Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute: Carrie Lam’s popularity drops to 29.5 with over 40% giving score of 0)
Stand News, March 16, 2021
Related:
最新民意調查 結果發佈會 (Results of newest public opinion survey)
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 16, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Electoral reform a time for Hong Kong’s democrats to reinvent themselves
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2021
Monday, March 15, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Australian parliament refuses to label China’s Xinjiang actions as genocide
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2021
Uyghur Women Are China's Victims—And Resistance
Foreign Policy, March 12, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
女权主义者李翘楚女士今被正式批准逮捕 (Feminist activist Li Qiaochu is formally arrested today)
Weiquanwang, March 15, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
中国是如何影响德国出版商收回一童书的？(How does China influence German publisher to pull a children's book?)
Deutsche Welle, March 15, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Chinese Feminist, Anti-Camps Campaigner Honored With Rights Prize
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong court approves bail for three more democrats facing national security charges
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021
Related:
National security law: Hong Kong judge revokes bail for two ex-lawmakers in subversion case
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021National security law: Hong Kong’s largest opposition party joins exodus from mass protest organiser Civil Human Rights Front
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2021
Activists in exile launch ‘2021 Hong Kong Charter’ solidarity movement to unite Hongkongers overseas
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021
Related:
2021 Hong Kong Charter
2021hongkongcharter, March 2021
Hong Kong elections reform: Beijing to reveal detailed plan for overhaul so changes to local laws can be completed ‘by May’
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021
Hong Kong elections reform: why Beijing wants total control in Legislative Council and removal of risk and uncertainty
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021
Related:
Video: ‘We must recalibrate’: Hong Kong opposition considers next move after arrests and political changes
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021
China trying to ‘erode democratic elements’, ‘eliminate dissenting voices’ in Hong Kong with electoral reform, G7 says
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong’s ‘alarming political deterioration’ criticised in scathing EU annual report
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021
Hong Kong: UK accuses China of breaching joint declaration
The Guardian, March 13, 2021
Related:
Ex-Taiwan president says One Country, Two Systems in Hong Kong is ‘history’ amid election overhaul
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021
Hong Kong campus protest documentary screening cancelled hours before showing following attack by pro-Beijing paper
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021
Hong Kong brain drain threat as nearly quarter of university-educated under-35s say they plan to quit city for work overseas
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021
前賢學思政發言人任幹事長 浸大學生會內閣 6 人退選 失選舉資格 (6 Baptist University Students' Union cabinet members withdraw from election, relinquishing eligibility)
Stand News, March 13, 2021
理大衝突 警拘5人涉串謀暴動(5 more arrested over conspiracy to riot over PolyU protests in 2019)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2021
律政司國安檢控科負責人成謎 拒公開人手編制 消息指內部抽調人手組成 傳接觸退休高層回巢(Authorities refuse to disclose personnel of Dep’t of Justice’s national security division)
Stand News, March 15, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Ireland Reexamines Relations With China
Voice of America, March 13, 2021
美国在联合国人权理事会谴责中国虐待维吾尔和藏族人 (At UN Human Rights Council, U.S. condemns China for abuse of Uyghurs and Tibetans)
Voice of America, March 13, 2021
Related:
U.S. condemns China at UN rights forum for abuse of Uighurs, Tibetans”
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ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China asks Alibaba to curtail media assets: Report
Channel News Asia, March 15, 2021
Related:
Ant issues self-disciplinary rules, CEO resigns
SupChina, March 12, 2021
Five Chinese companies pose threat to U.S. national security: FCC
Reuters, March 12, 2021
How tech workers feel about China, AI and Big Tech’s tremendous power
Protocol, March 15, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong election system overhaul reveals Beijing’s displeasure with the pro-establishment camp
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021
Biden Goals Converge in Asia: Rebuilding Alliances and Countering China
拜登亚洲外交策略：重建盟友关系，联手对抗中国
The New York Times, March 15, 2021
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Xinjiang, 新疆
Chinese pressure upends Uighur refuge in Turkey
Radio France International, March 11, 2021
全球最大“挪威主权财富基金”：对可能涉及新疆强制劳工问题企业进行调查(Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, world’s largest, will probe companies for involvement in Xinjiang forced labor)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2021
Related:
Norway wealth fund to probe whether firms could be using forced labour from China's Xinjiang
Reuters, March 10, 2021
Tibet, 西藏
China for decades waged campaign to destroy Tibet’s proud culture, history: Pelosi
The Hindu, March 11, 2021
佩洛西议长发表声明纪念西藏起义62周年 美国务院说北京不应参与达赖喇嘛转世问题(In statement, U.S. House speaker Pelosi marks 62nd anniversary of Tibetan Uprising; State Dep’t urges Beijing to not interfere in question of Dalai Lama’s reincarnation)
Voice of America, March 11, 2021
Related:
Pelosi Statement on the 62nd Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day
Speaker of the House, March 10, 2021Department Press Briefing – March 9, 2021
U.S. Department of State, March 9, 2021
Access to Information, 公众知情权
Foreign correspondents in China face growing restrictions
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2021
Hong Kong, 香港
Beijing approves resolution to impose electoral overhaul on Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2021
Related:
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 (Decision of the National People's Congress on Improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Electoral System)
Xinhua News Agency, March 11, 2021How China Plans to Control Hong Kong’s Elections and Elevate ‘Patriots’
The New York Times, March 11, 2021
Hong Kong court grants bail to democrat arrested under security law rejecting justice dep’t appeal, revokes bail for another
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2021
Coronavirus: eight Hong Kong opposition activists get suspended jail sentences over breach of ban on public gathering
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2021
Hong Kong activist Ted Hui welcome to campaign in Australia, says official
Channel News Asia, March 11, 2021
Hong Kong activists urge EU not to ratify new deal with China
The Guardian, March 11, 2021
【太空卡實名制】政府倡囚逾 3 年屬「嚴重罪案」 可毋需手令索資料 人權組織斥定義籠統(Real-name registration for mobile SIM cards: Gov’t suggests 3+ years’ jail term and warrantless search for “serious crimes”; rights group slams definition as too broad)
Stand News, March 11, 2021
Related:
Real-name Registration Programme for SIM Cards Consultation Paper
電話智能卡實名登記制度諮詢文件
Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of HKSAR Gov’t, February 8, 2021
Commentary, 评论
Commentary: Taiwan’s national security depends on a highly sought-after product
Channel News Asia, March 11, 2021
香港政制改造：北京是否過於自信？(Is Beijing too confident about remaking Hong Kong’s political system?)
Initium Media, March 11, 2021
Hong Kong’s Illusionist: Financial Secretary Paul Chan invokes a system that no longer exists.
Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2021
客座评论：后疫情时代的“东升西降”("East rises and west falls" in the post-epidemic era)
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2021
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Xinjiang, 新疆
中国出新招反制国际有关新疆的谴责：法律诉讼 (China’s new measure to counter international condemnation of Xinjiang: Lawsuits)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021
逾八成加拿大国民认同新疆正遭受中国种族灭绝 (More than 80% of Canadians agree that China is committing genocide in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021
Xinjiang: China violated ‘each and every act’ prohibited by UN Genocide Convention, says report from int’l experts
Agence France-Presse, March 10, 2021
Taiwan, 台湾
China could invade Taiwan in next six years, top US admiral warns
The Guardian, March 10, 2021
From safety of Taiwan, new magazine reaches out to Hong Kong diaspora
Channel News Asia, March 10, 2021
Tibet, 西藏
Why the Chinese Communist Party Sees Tibetan Monks as ‘Troublemakers’
The Diplomat, March 10, 2021
Access to Justice, 司法公正
Chinese Rights Lawyers Incommunicado After Filing Torture Complaint
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021
Concerns Grow For 'Disappeared' Wuhan Citizen Journalist
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021
人权律师丁家喜、许志永狱中境况严峻危困 (Human rights lawyers Ding Jiaxi, Xu Zhiyong in grave conditions in prison)
Weiquanwang, March 10, 2021
维权人士李美青被逼吃药生死不明 (Rights defender Li Meiqing fate unknown after force-feeding of medications)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021
Access to Information, 公众知情权
China summons British ambassador over 'inappropriate' article
Reuters, March 9, 2021
Related:
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
Government Accountability, 政府问责
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
ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权
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, 香港
Hong Kong patriotism includes party loyalty: Chinese official
Agence France Press, March 9, 2021
Related:
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
Related:
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
Tuesday, March 09, 2021
Xinjiang, 新疆
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
Access to Justice, 司法公正
Concerns grow for Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu after she misses International Women’s Day awards
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021
Access to Information, 公众知情权
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
ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权
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
Hong Kong, 香港
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
Related:
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
Commentary, 评论
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
Monday, March 08, 2021
Xinjiang, 新疆
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
Inner Mongolia, 内蒙古
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
Taiwan, 台湾
Interview: The Taiwanese politician on the frontline of democracy, 17 km from mainland China
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2021
Access to Information, 公众知情权
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
Citizen Participation, 公民参与
Activist Hounded After Standing For Village Election in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2021
Government Accountability, 政府问责
US Senate backs bill to clamp down on China-funded Confucius Institutes
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权
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
Hong Kong, 香港
Beijing and Hong Kong officials say election overhaul necessary to defend against ‘separatists’
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2021
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Hong Kong can still move towards greater democracy after changes to election system, Carrie Lam says
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
Commentary, 评论
2022 Winter Olympics will help Beijing ‘sportwash’ its human rights record
The Conversation, March 8, 2021
Friday, March 05, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
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
Access to Information (公众知情权)
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
Access to Justice (司法公正)
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
Taiwan (台湾)
China says it will deter Taiwan independence but seek peaceful ties
Channel News Asia, March 5, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
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
Government Accountability (政府问责)
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
Commentary (评论)
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
Thursday, March 04, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
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
Tibet (西藏)
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
Access to Information (公众知情权)
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
Government Accountability (政府问责)
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
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
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
Hong Kong (香港)
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
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 4, 2021
Related:
Red Capital in Hong Kong: The invisible hand transforming the city’s politics
Hong Kong Watch, March 3, 2021
Wednesday, March 03, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
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 (台湾)
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
Access to Information (公众知情权)
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
Government Accountability (政府问责)
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
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
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 (香港)
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
Related:
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
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
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 (台湾)
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
Access to Information (公众知情权)
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
Hong Kong (香港)
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
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
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
Commentary (评论)
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
Monday, March 01, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
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
Access to Information (公众知情权)
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
Government Accountability (政府问责)
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 (香港)
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
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
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
Friday, February 26, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
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
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