China Reveals Charges Against Outspoken Business Sun Dawu
The New York Times, April 24, 2021
新疆维权人士姜志林狱中服刑 已失去说话能力(Jiang Zhilin, human rights activist imprisoned in Xinjiang, has lost ability to speak)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2021
Monday, April 26, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
New Chinese Decree Tells Religious Leaders to ‘Support the Communist Party’
Voice of America, April 24, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
与中国有关谍案不断 又一俄科学家被判重刑(In continuing exposé of China-related espionage cases, another Russian scientist gets harsh sentence)
Voice of America, April 25, 2021
2020年中国基督徒惨遭迫害，从教堂到墓地 从生者到逝者(Persecution of Chinese Christians in 2020: From church to cemetery and the living to the dead)
Voice of America, April 24, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
UK's GCHQ spy chief says China could win control of the world's 'operating system'
Reuters, April 23, 2021
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英情报高官：中国是特别威胁 西方或面临“清算时刻”(British intelligence official: China a special threat; the West may face "moment of reckoning")
Deutsche Welle, April 24, 2021Director’s 2021 Vincent Briscoe Lecture
UK Government Communications Headquarters, April 23, 2021
Meituan becomes second Chinese tech giant to be hit with antitrust probe
Financial Times, April 26, 2021
Chinese regulators tighten grip on live-streaming e-commerce, intensifying scrutiny on tech
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong court rejects activist’s attempt to quash colonial-era sedition charges on constitutional grounds
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2021
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Hong Kong protests: defendant accused of defacing Chinese flag and starting street fire ‘confessed to offences involuntarily’
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2021
Who defines ‘fake news’ in Hong Kong, and is a law needed? Calls for legislation spark fears of curbs on media, critics
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2021
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‘Know your place’: Beijing accuses Hong Kong press club of being ‘external force’ interfering in China’s internal affairs
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2021Fear Grips Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster
Voice of America, April 23, 2021港台證實助理廣播處長周國豐 7 月 9 日離任 李百全上任後至少 5 管理層請辭(RTHK assistant director Brian Chow Kwok-fung resigns; at least five from management have quit since new head took office)
Stand News, April 26, 2021
Beijing attacks head of Hong Kong Bar Assoc. over ‘politicised’ comments on peaceful protest
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2021
Watch what you say: Hong Kong civil servants become wary of office snitches jostling to prove loyalty
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2021
Uni activist flees amid arrest fears
The Standard, April 26, 2021
民陣被指涉違社團條例 警方要求交代收入來源等資料(Civil Human Rights Front accused of breaching Societies Ordinance; police demand income sources and related information)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 26, 2021
【DSE】通識倒數三屆考試 卷一必答題無時事政治題 去年觸及新聞自由、國家安全兩難 (This year’s Liberal Studies exam steers clear of current affairs and politics; last year’s questions touched on press freedom and national security)
Stand News, April 26, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system remain a hard sell
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2021
Beacon of press freedom must not be allowed to dim
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2021
From Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping
从毛泽东到习近平
The New York Times, April 26, 2021
Friday, April 23, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
UK MPs declare China is committing genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang
The Guardian, April 22, 2021
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China hits out at British parliament after it declares Xinjiang’s Uygurs are subject to genocide
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021
Heretic, separatist, traitor: Uyghur activist Halmurat Harri’s in-between life
SupChina, April 22, 2021
北京再发起新疆大外宣 意图指控海外维族人散播谣言(Beijing renews large-scale external propaganda on Xinjiang, aimed at accusing overseas Uyghurs of spreading rumors)
Deutsche Welle, April 23, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Police in China's Chengdu Detain Children in Early Rain Church Raid
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2021
欧洲律师协会致函习近平呼吁释放陕西律师常玮平(In letter to Xi Jinping, European Bar Ass’n urges release of Shaanxi lawyer Chang Weiping)
Radio France Internationale, April 22, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
奥斯卡：示威纪录片《不割席》入围，香港不播颁奖仪式(Documentary film “Do Not Split” on Hong Kong protests is nominated for Oscar; TVB will not broadcast award ceremony)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 23, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
快讯：“恶俗维基” 牛腾宇案二审维持原判 律师、家长被禁止出庭(Lawyers and mother are barred from second instance trial of EsuWiki webmaster Niu Tengyu; court upholds original sentence of 14 years in prison)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2021
China’s central bank fights Jack Ma’s Ant Group over control of data
Financial Times, April 23, 2021
Jack Ma Shows Why China’s Tycoons Keep Quiet
“消失”的马云给中国富豪带来的启示
The New York Times, April 22, 2021
UK's GCHQ spy chief says China could win control of the world's 'operating system'
Reuters, April 23, 2021
中国IPv6地址数量超美国 专家将来一人一IP 监控更容易(Number of IPv6 addresses in China exceeds that in U.S.; experts say in future one person, one IP will make monitoring easier)
Radio France Internationale, April 23, 2021
FCC下令美国广播机构识别外国政府资助的节目 中俄遭点名(FCC orders U.S. broadcasters to identify foreign government-funded programs; China and Russia are named)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2021
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FCC orders U.S. broadcasters to identify foreign-government sponsors of programs
Reuters, April 22, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
‘Still a man of interest to foreign powers’: Judiciary reveals why Hong Kong democrat was denied bail under security law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 23, 2021
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National security law: US defends diplomats in Hong Kong after judge says invitations from consulate led her to revoke ex-lawmaker’s bail
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021
Election revamp: Urging people not to vote or spoil ballots may be criminalised, even without proof of intent to sabotage poll
Hong Kong Free Press, April 23, 2021
Hong Kong magistrate’s suggestion for database-searching journalists ‘unworkable’, as critics question RTHK contributor’s conviction
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021
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Hong Kong press club urges police chief to clarify comments about action against ‘fake news’
Hong Kong Free Press, April 23, 2021
Will national security law force exodus of Hong Kong’s teachers, students over fears of shrinking academic freedom?
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021
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Older Hong Kong students to learn about national security when studying range of subjects, including accounting, chemistry and even physics
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2021香港國家安全教育課程框架(Hong Kong national security education framework)
Education Bureau, April 23, 2021
職工盟：有公務員沒交簽署聲明遭停職 未能返辦公室取門匙露宿街頭 環保署：提出代取被拒(30-year veteran civil servant is suspended for not signing loyalty oath and barred from retrieving house keys from office; spent several nights in street)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2021
區諾軒原被判社會服務令律政司覆核 法庭改判囚9星期(On appeal by Dep’t of Justice, court increases sentence for pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Au Lok-hin to 9 weeks in jail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2021
「香港民族陣綫」盧溢燊管有炸藥 判囚12年(Member of Hong Kong National Front Lo Yat Sun jailed for 12 years for possessing explosives)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2021
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Hong Kong protests: pro-independence group member jailed for 12 years over explosives find wanted to ‘create terror’ in city, judge says
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021
China's national security office to open permanent base in Hong Kong
Reuters, April 23, 2021
Commentary (评论)
The Rollback of Autonomy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong
Centre for International Policy Studies, April 12, 2021
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Panel recommends that U.S. officials not go to China's Olympics
Reuters, April 21, 2021
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China-Germany relations: engage, don’t isolate, foreign ministers urge European Union
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2021
谴责北京种族灭绝行为 美众院外委会通过两项涉新疆人权议案(Condemning China’s genocide, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee passes two bills involving human rights in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, April 22, 2021
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H.R.1155 - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
U.S. Congress, April 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Not Discriminating Against Foreign Journalists, Envoy Says
Associated Press, April 21, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
美再提抗中法案 人权与经济战略双管齐下(U.S. passes bill to pressure China on human rights and economic fronts)
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2021
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U.S. lawmakers intensify bipartisan efforts to counter China
Reuters, April 22, 2021
澳大利亚总理: 取消维多利亚州“一带一路”协议是出于国家利益(Australian Prime Minister: Cancellation of Victoria state’s Belt and Road agreement is based on national interest)
Voice of America, April 22, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
涉习家泄密专案二审即将宣判 牛腾宇母亲呼唤公平正义(On eve of appeal verdict, mother of Niu Tengyu, EsuWiki webmaster convicted of leaking information about Xi Jinping's daughter, calls for fairness and justice)
Voice of America, April 22, 2021
云南昆明民主人士徐昆被中共当局以“寻衅滋事罪”判刑2年(Arrested for Twitter posts in support of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, activist Xu Kun is sentenced to 2 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, April 22, 2021
Back To Work And Back To Surveillance In China
Protocol, April 21, 2021
China feminists face clampdown, closure of online accounts
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Guilty Verdict for Hong Kong Journalist as Media Faces ‘Frontal Assault’
The New York Times, April 22, 2021
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Hong Kong gov’t ‘appalled’ at warning that security legislation threatens press freedom, says nobody is above the law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 22, 2021就《鏗鏘集》編導蔡玉玲查冊案裁決 8 個新聞工會及團體聯合聲明(Joint statement by 8 journalists labor unions, associations on Choy Yuk-ling’s conviction)
Stand New, April 22, 2021
Former Hong Kong chief justice raises concerns about ‘strange’ national security provision allowing chief executive to assign judges
Apple Daily, April 22, 2021
教聯會調查：「國安教育日」逾 8 成小學升國旗唱國歌 7 成半學校擬國安教育融入學科(Survey shows 80% of primary schools raised flag and sang anthem on National Security Education Day; 75% plan to include national security education in curricula)
Stand News, April 22, 2021
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
The Missing Uyghur Children
The Diplomat, April 21, 2021
China rejects Xinjiang accusations
Associated Press, April 20, 2021
China’s Solar Dominance Presents Biden With an Ugly Dilemma
新疆棉争议可能重演？美国在太阳能领域陷入两难
The New York Times, April 21, 2021
世维会敦促德国在新疆问题上有所行动 (World Uyghur Congress urges Germany to take actions on Xinjiang issues)
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2021
Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)
Japanese Lawmakers Form Alliance in Support of Mongolians in China
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Beijing’s Military-Heavy Approach to Taiwan Locks the US and China in a Security Dilemma
The Diplomat, April 20, 2021
美两党议员提出法案 支持台湾国际参与 (U.S. drafts bipartisan bill to support Taiwan's international participation)
Voice of America, April 21, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
'I Will Treat The Chinese Consulate as My Husband's Cemetery'
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2021
陕西人权律师常玮平家属控告宝鸡两级公安违法取证 (Family of lawyer Chang Weiping sues police for illegal gathering of evidence)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese President Xi Jinping to Appear at US-Led Global Climate Summit
Voice of America, April 21, 2021
Australia Cancels China’s Belt and Road Deal With State
Bloomberg, April 21, 2021
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‘China is not a cow’: embassy chief accuses Australia of working with US to ‘illegally’ hamper Huawei
The Guardian, April 21, 2021
Duterte: Philippines Prepared to Send Navy to Defend South China Sea Resources
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China tech groups hire ex-regulators to fend off Beijing’s crackdown
Financial Times, April 21, 2021
Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers spied on US, European targets: cybersecurity expert
Associated Press, April 21, 2021
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疑似来自中国的黑客对欧美进行间谍活动 (Hackers from China are suspected of spying on U.S. and European national defense, finance departments)
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee and Albert Ho to appeal protest convictions
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2021
New Hong Kong elections rule allows postponement of contests in specific Legislative Council constituencies
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2021
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Hong Kong government bars campaign spending refunds for legislative candidates investigated for national security offences
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT Hong Kong activists retreat as China-style justice comes to their city
Reuters, April 21, 2021
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【專訪】夏博義：和平示威受阻或致暴力 民眾政權情緒續升溫 借鏡北愛歷史憂現冤假錯案(Hong Kong Bar Association chair Paul Harris says hindering peaceful protests may result in violence)
Stand News, April 21, 2021
Hong Kong police chief wants ‘fake news’ law as he ramps up attacks on newspaper he accused of inciting hatred
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021
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Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK rejects media award for TV doc about police handling of mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2021
有文章稱入境條例修訂削出入境自由 保安局責失實誤導(Article says Immigration Amendment Bill reduces freedom to enter and leave Hong Kong; Security Bureau slams as false and misleading)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 21, 2021
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4.28「鎖港條例」一旦通過 必削港人出入境自由(Freedom to enter, leave Hong Kong will be greatly reduced if Immigration Amendment Bill is passed on April 28)
Stand News, April 21, 2021保安局強烈譴責於網媒刊登有關《2020年入境（修訂）條例草案》文章內容失實及誤導(Security Bureau strongly condemns online media article as false and misleading)
HKSAR government, April 21, 2021
China's 'Oscar ban' draws attention to a film on Hong Kong protests
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2021
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Opposition-leaning Hong Kong union that screened protest documentary accused of violating national security law by pro-Beijing politician
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2021
美国众院压倒性通过支持香港民主自由130号决议案 (In landslide bipartisan vote, U.S. House of Representatives passes resolution to condemn China's violation of rights and freedoms of Hong Kong’s people)
Radio France Internationale, April 20, 2021
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House votes to condemn Chinese government over Hong Kong
The Hill, April 19, 2021H.Res.130 - Condemning the continued violation of rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong by the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Congress.gov, April 19, 2021
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Labor pushes Morrison government to clarify whether it views Xinjiang human rights abuses as genocide
The Guardian, April 19, 2021
China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘crimes against humanity’: Report
Al Jazeera, April 19, 2021
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"Break Their Lineage, Break Their Roots"
Human Rights Watch, April 19, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan seizes chance to host foreign reporters kicked out of China
Financial Times, April 20, 2021
Taiwanese men who attacked Hong Kong bookseller get longer jail terms after appeal
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
The Chinese government must cooperate with investigation into the suspicious death of activist Guo Hongwei
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 20, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Oppression of journalists in China ‘may have been factor in Covid pandemic’
The Guardian, April 20, 2021
2021全球新闻自由指数 中国倒数第四 (China ranks 4th from bottom in Reporters Without Borders' 2021 World Press Freedom Index)
Deutsche Welle, April 20, 2021
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2021 World Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders, April 20, 2021
China censors ex-premier Wen Jiabao's article ahead of Communist Party anniversary
Reuters, April 20, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
‘Stop bossing others’: Xi Jinping’s not-so veiled rebuke to the US
Sydney Morning Herald, April 20, 2021
China’s Belt and Road Initiative faces increased political risk in participating countries, report warns
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China and Artificial Intelligence
The Diplomat, April 19, 2021
Tencent pledges 50b yuan toward public initiatives
Reuters, April 20, 2021
Huawei denies spying accusation in the Netherlands
BBC News, April 19, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong pro-Beijing lawmakers challenge ‘unfair’ rule which curtails their power if they lose election
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2021
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Hong Kong pro-democracy district councillor steps down, abandons legal bid to overturn his disqualification
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2021譚凱邦和袁浩倫辭去區議員職務(Tam Hoi-pong, one of the 47 pro-democracy detainees, resigns from his district councilor post; another district councilor, Yuen Ho-lun, refuses to take oath and resigns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 20, 2021【初選47人案】李嘉達辭任觀塘區議員 區會主席稱感難過：佢唔應該咁被對待(Li Ka-tat, one of the 47 pro-democracy detainees, resigns from his district councilor post)
inmediahk.net, April 19, 2021
Hong Kong protests: woman in doxxing case jailed for three years, becomes first person in two decades sentenced using colonial-era sedition law
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021
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Hong Kong protests: High Court rejects union’s bid to intervene in legal challenge by former city leader CY Leung to identify teachers guilty of misconduct
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021Hong Kong protests: prosecutors urge court to proceed with trial of student in her absence, after she fled city following arrest, but judge questions fairness
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2021【11.12 中大衝突】四學生被控暴動 控方：憑裝束、身處現場、逃跑 肯定親身參與暴動(Four students charged with rioting over siege of Chinese University in 2019)
Stand News, April 20, 2021
Hong Kong security law cited as ‘grave threat’ in new Reporters Without Borders 2021 Press Freedom Index report
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2021
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2021 World Press Freedom Index: Hong Kong
Reporters Without Borders, April 20, 2021Hong Kong press freedom curbs ‘will speed up,’ warns journalist group chair as state-run press attacks Apple Daily
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2021
‘He has not bowed’: Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong’s future
The Christian Science Monitor, April 19, 2021
Beijing won total control over Hong Kong. Now, the ‘brainwashing’ begins.
The Washington Post, April 20, 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Campaigners call for global response to ‘unprecedented’ oppression in Xinjiang
The Guardian, April 19, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Exclusive | China blocks US think tank Centre for Strategic and International Studies website following critique on sanctions
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
中国前总理温家宝撰文忆母谈公平正义 遭禁止转发(Authorities disable reposting of article by former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's article in memory of his mother which discusses fairness and justice)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 19, 2021
反制冰岛：北京制裁批评中国的冰岛律师(Countering Iceland: Beijing sanctions Icelandic lawyer who criticizes China)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Rights Attorney Formally Arrested For 'Subversion' in China's Shaanxi: Wife
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2021
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陕西律师常玮平被捕遭异地羁押 余文生狱中遭群殴(Shaanxi lawyer Chang Weiping is formally arrested; lawyer Yu Wensheng is beaten in prison)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2021
中国紧缩言论空间 多位学者返国后被捕或失踪(China tightens space for speech, many overseas scholars are arrested or missing after returning to China)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Despite Tensions, U.S. and China Agree to Work Together on Climate Change
搁置分歧，美中同意合作应对气候变化
The New York Times, April 19, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
California lawsuit against Chinese tech giant raises a thorny question: Can the plaintiffs remain anonymous?
The Washington Post, April 19, 2021
Huawei ‘may have eavesdropped on Dutch mobile network’s calls’
The Guardian, April 19, 2021
What's next for Jack Ma's Ant Group after China orders revamp?
Reuters, April 19, 2021
The limits of China’s taming of tech
Financial Times, April 18, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong elections overhaul: pro-establishment lawmakers urge government to require candidates to publicly disclose foreign citizenship
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
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Nearly 130 civil servants fail to take required pledge of allegiance to Hong Kong government, with most facing dismissal
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
Mass Prosecutions Send Chills Across Hong Kong’s Political Spectrum
The Diplomat, April 17, 2021
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Vice minister backs jailing of Lai, others
The Standard, April 19, 2021譚得志申終止聆訊 指煽動罪違憲條文籠統 官：有旁聽者舉政治手勢 法庭非遊樂場(Tam Tak Chi applies for permanent stay of proceedings, says sedition charges breach Basic Law and provisions overly broad)
Stand News, April 19, 2021UK urges China to stop prosecuting HK democracy activists
Agence France-Presse, April 18, 2021Beijing hits back at Western criticism of Hong Kong court’s hefty sentences for Jimmy Lai, opposition figures
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2021
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai and his media empire face uncertain future
The Guardian, April 16, 2021
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Next Digital group enters negotiation to sell firm which owns Taiwan’s Apple Daily newspaper
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2021
觀塘區議員李煒林 宣布退出公民黨 一星期三區議員退黨或辭職(District councilor Li Wai Lam quits Civic Party, becomes one of three quitting the party or post in a week)
Stand News, April 19, 2021
Two more bureaucrats join management at Hong Kong’s RTHK amid government-mandated editorial overhaul
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
Some parents, educators question why children were allowed to play with toy guns at Hong Kong police event, while force’s chief hits out at critics and slams doxxing of school
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2021
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人民日報批評港大學生會抹黑國安教育和「一國兩制」(People's Daily slams HKU student union for “smearing” national security education and "one country, two systems")
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 19, 2021
Exclusive | Beijing’s national security office in Hong Kong takes over second hotel
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2021
Trudeau Visa for Hong Kongers Gets Over 500 Applications
Bloomberg, April 17, 2021
Exclusive: Hong Kong gov’t spent millions on failed lobbying bid to defeat Washington’s Human Rights and Democracy Act
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2021
Friday, April 16, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang: will the West’s sanctions on China force the issue or unravel?
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
China's massed drills near Taiwan take aim at Washington audience
Reuters, April 16, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
EU drops plans to punish China over Hong Kong electoral reform
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
要钱还是要命？中国强推自产疫苗护照(As China pushes self-produced vaccine passports, foreigners face choice between business and health)
Voice of America, April 16, 2021
维权律师高智晟强制失踪逾千日其妻活要见人死要见尸(Wife of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, forcibly disappeared for over a thousand days, demands to see him—dead or alive)
Radio France Internationale, April 16, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s record fine against Alibaba spells the end of big tech’s romance with the state
The Conversation, April 16, 2021
罗马尼亚政府批准法案 实际将禁止中国和华为参与5G网络(Romania approves bill to ban China and Huawei from participating in its 5G networks)
Voice of America, April 16, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong electoral overhaul: corporate voters’ mainland China ties raise concerns over Beijing’s influence on city polls
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
Hong Kong pro-democracy figures given jail terms of up to 18 months
The Guardian, April 16, 2021
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai slapped with extra national security law charge, also accused of perverting justice over fugitive’s escape to Taiwan
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021Jimmy Lai: The Hong Kong billionaire's last interview as a free man
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2021Hong Kong: Jailing of opposition figures over protests is violation of international law
Amnesty International, April 16, 2021
Hong Kong police, security chief issue ‘fake news’ warnings over media coverage of national security events
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
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Violence against Hong Kong media ‘encouraged’ by official silence over printing press sledgehammer attack, watchdog says
Hong Kong Free Press, April 16, 2021China-Backed Hong Kong Paper Calls For 'Ban' on Pro-Democracy Apple Daily
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2021
穿防暴警服的泰迪熊：香港加强宣传国家安全
Key Chains and Teddy Bears in Riot Gear: Hong Kong Promotes National Security
New York Times, April 15, 2021
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Hong Kong Protesters Call For Repeal of Security Law Amid Warnings Over 'Confrontation'
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2021【國安教育】教局派國安參考書 引例敘利亞幼童偷渡遇難 指國安不保「人權自由只是空中樓閣」(Education Bureau distributes national security reference books to schools; says if national security not guaranteed, human rights and freedom are only castles in the air)
Stand News, April 16, 2021
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Commons to vote on declaration of genocide in Xinjiang province
The Guardian, April 14, 2021
Exclusive | Xinjiang cotton ban, forced labour claims push China to step up plans for domestic Better Cotton Initiative
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan says China’s activities threaten regional stability
Al Jazeera, April 15, 2021
Related:
Taiwan and China Are Locked in Economic Co-Dependence
The Diplomat, April 14, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Beijing Revises 'Correct' Version of Party History Ahead of Centenary
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2021
Related:
新版《党史》淡化文革，颂习内容占四分之一 (New version of CPC history downplays Cultural Revolution; devotes one-quarter to praises for Xi Jinping)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
中国女权运动再遭打压 运动人士忧“政治污名化”(In renewed crackdown on China's feminist movement, activists fear "political stigma")
Deutsche Welle, April 15, 2021
Her Boss Sent Harassing Texts. So She Beat Him With a Mop.
黑龙江女公务员不堪上司性骚扰，用拖把殴打回击
The New York Times, April 15, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Whitsun Reef: Philippines files new diplomatic protest against China
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021
Related:
Chinese, US Military Exercises Are New Norm in Disputed Asian Sea
Voice of America, April 14, 2021
Will Japan Confront China? A Visit to Washington May Offer a Clue.
The New York Times, April 14, 2021
美报告提出应对中俄专制威胁策略，建议拜登政府制定国家民主战略(U.S. report urges Biden administration to formulate national democratic strategy as response to threat of authoritarianism from China, Russia)
Voice of America, April 15, 2021
Related:
Reversing the Tide: Towards a New US Strategy to Support Democracy and Counter Authoritarianism
Freedom House, April 14, 2021
收到电视认罪受害者投诉 挪威断播中国环球电视CGTN (Norway cuts off CGTN after receiving complaints from victims of forced TV confessions)
Radio France Internationale, April 14, 2021
Related:
大外宣遇挑战：强迫电视认罪受害者吁全球电视供应商采取行动(Challenge to China’s external propaganda: Victims of forced TV confessions call on global TV suppliers to take action)
Radio France Internationale, April 14, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Is Alibaba's fate a warning to China’s tech giants?
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2021
Related:
China’s Tech Crackdown Isn’t About Xi Vs. Ma
Protocol, April 15, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s new Election Committee gets packed with even more Beijing allies, removing risks of uncertain outcome in chief executive race
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong legal sector influence ‘diluted’ in Election Committee under election revamp plan, says lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, April 15, 2021Criminalising encouraging Hong Kong voters to boycott elections or spoil ballots will create ‘real constitutional problems’, legal experts warn
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021楊岳橋郭家麒譚文豪李予信四人提出解散公民黨(Four former Civil Party lawmakers who are among the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law suggest disbandment of the party)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 15, 2021
Hong Kong protests: trio’s mere presence at National Day unrest makes them guilty of rioting, judge rules
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
Related:
China reveals foreigner jailed for 11 years, mainland students arrested over Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
Hong Kong children schooled in national security as city ‘celebrates’ new laws
The Guardian, April 15, 2021
Related:
National Security Education Day: China will teach interfering foreign forces a lesson, says Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 15, 2021HKU bid to protect freedom amid law fears
The Standard, April 15, 2021
EU mulls end to extradition treaties with China over Hong Kong electoral reform, but not every member state agrees
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
彭定康率 103 名英國會議員去信英揆 要求制裁香港官員(Chris Patten and 103 UK MPs call for sanction of Hong Kong officials)
Stand News, April 15, 2021
Related:
Patten-led group of over 100 MPs + Peers call for sanctions on HK officials
Hong Kong Watch, April 14, 2021
Commentary (评论)
New Hong Kong electoral offence risks backfiring amid ‘blank vote’ furore
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Risk of China-Turkey tension as Beijing protests against refusal to extradite Xinjiang accused
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021
U.S. senators match House bill to assist Uighur refugees
Reuters, April 13, 2021
Related:
US-China ties: Washington funded terrorists in Xinjiang, Beijing says
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
China tells US 'not to play with fire' over Taiwan
Deutsche Welle, April 13, 2021
Related:
China’s military to hold live-fire drills off Taiwan as US delegation visits the island
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
余文生律师家属致信南京监狱：双手颤抖残疾 申请保外就医 (Families requests medical release of lawyer Yu Wensheng from Nanjing prison, now unable to care for self)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2021
维权人士探望江天勇律师： 遭软禁775天 没有人身自由 (Rights defender successfully visits lawyer Jiang Tianyong who has spent 775 days under house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China Poses Biggest Threat to U.S., Intelligence Report Says
美情报报告：中国对美国构成最大威胁
The New York Times, April 14, 2021
Related:
2021 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
US Office of the Director of National Intelligent, April 13, 2021
John Kerry Heads To China for First High-Level Talks Under Biden
The New York Times, April 14, 2021
China Trademarked the Entire South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2021
研究报告显示中国推行债务外交 (Research shows China is pursuing debt-trap diplomacy)
Radio France Internationale, April 13, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese researchers say they’ve developed an AI text censor that is 91 per cent accurate
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Exclusive | Hong Kong elections: national security police are drafting protocols for screening candidates, security chief reveals
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong plans to reduce transparency of electoral roll
Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2021Concession or control? Beijing’s electoral overhaul for Hong Kong and what it means for opposition strongholds
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021聲明:記協對政府再以防止「起底」為名收緊傳媒查閱選民登記冊資料表示極度遺憾(Statement: Journalists Association expresses deep regret over gov’t restrictions on access to electoral register in name of preventing "doxxing")
Hong Kong Journalists Association, April 13, 2021
Ousted democrat Dennis Kwok officially resigns from Civic Party after leaving for Canada
Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2021
Related:
Five councillors fly out of Hong Kong
The Standard, April 14, 2021Hong Kong’s Activists in Exile
The Diplomat, April 13, 2021
【初選47人案】毛孟靜高院申保釋被拒 散庭後向公眾席揮手(High Court revokes bail for Claudia Mo, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law)
inmediahk.net, April 14, 2021
Hong Kong university's guidelines on security law stoke fears over freedoms
Reuters, April 14, 2021
Hong Kong Protester Sentenced as Terminally Ill Rights Activist Starts New Jail Term
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Do China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats really have any bite?
Financial Times, April 13, 2021
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang court to hear defamation case against German researcher Adrian Zenz over forced labour claims
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Largest Chinese breach of Taiwan air zone in a year after US warning
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2021
Related:
Taiwan launches shipbuilding program amid China threats
Associated Press, April 13, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
维权人士郭洪伟死亡疑点重重，八旬父母要调查到底
Family Voices Doubts Surrounding Activist's Death in China's Jilin
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
THE CCP’S 2021 PROPAGANDA BLUEPRINT
China Media Project, April 13, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Japan, Germany hold first security talk to deter China
Associated Press, April 13, 2021
Related:
Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over reef dispute
Channel News Asia, April 13, 2021
What can a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics achieve?
Quartz, April 13, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China tech groups given a month to fix antitrust practices
Financial Times, April 13, 2021
US-China tech war: supercomputer sanctions on China begin to bite as Taiwan’s TSMC said to suspend chip orders
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2021
China’s Digital Silk Road and the Global Digital Order
The Diplomat, April 13, 2021
互聯網專用通道開通 海南自貿港可上境外網站 (Hainan Free Trade Port launches Internet Data Dedicated Channel, allegedly no restrictions on foreign websites)
Mingpao, April 13, 2021
人脸识别进社区：“刷脸”背后的隐私安全之问 (Facial recognition in gated communities: Privacy concerns over face-scanning)
Beijing News, April 13, 2021
人脸识别黑产：真人认证视频百元一套 (Facial recognition dark market: Videos for real person verification are sold for only 100 yuan)
Beijing News, April 13, 2021
Ant Group Announces Overhaul as China Tightens Its Grip
中国加强管控互联网巨头，蚂蚁集团宣布彻底整改
The New York Times, April 13, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Urging people to spoil or cast blank ballots in elections to become a crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 13, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong electoral changes: up to three years’ jail proposed for publicly urging residents to boycott polls or spoil ballots
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2021Election Overhaul Plan Threatens to Sideline Hong Kong's Opposition
The New York Times, April 13, 2021Mainland training looms for entry into civil service
The Standard, April 13, 2021Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021
2021年完善選舉制度(綜合修訂)條例草案
HKSAR government, April 13, 2021
Former Hong Kong lawmakers facing prosecution under national security law hit with fresh charges of contempt of Legislative Council
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2021
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 4 months over 2019 demo
Hong Kong Free Press, April 13, 2021
幼稚園生收「國家安全日」文宣 羅列深海安全、極地安全等「國家安全重點領域」(Kindergarten students receive National Security Day promotion materials)
Stand News, April 12, 2021
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香港小学教材删除“中华民国政府"(Primary school text book removes "Government of the Republic of China")
DW News, April 12, 2021
Monday, April 12, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese Political Prisoner Dies Amid Suspicion of Torture, Mistreatment
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2021
Related:
维权人士郭宏伟狱中死亡 生前曾遭虐待(Human rights activist Guo Hongwei dies in prison and was tortured before death)
Radio France Internationale, April 11, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Chinese Shows Blur Western Brands Over Xinjiang Dispute
打上马赛克的运动鞋：西方品牌因新疆棉遭中国综艺审查
The New York Times, April 12, 2021
新疆棉花：四大跨国企业在巴黎遭人权诉讼(Xinjiang Cotton: Four major transnational companies face human rights lawsuits in Paris)
Radio France Internationale, April 11, 2021
Related:
Forced labor of Uyghurs: filing of a complaint in France against multinationals for concealment of forced labor and crimes against humanity
Sherpa, April 12, 2021
China’s Crackdown on Islam Brings Back Memories of 1975 Massacre
Foreign Policy, April 11, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan to stage live-fire drills as fears of possible PLA attack grow
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China's Propaganda Against Foreign Media Increases
Voice of America, April 9, 2021
China launches hotline to report ‘illegal’ comments about Communist party
Reuters, April 12, 2021
Related:
中共网信办开通热线举报“历史虚无”言论 严禁怀疑中共历史(In move to forbid questioning of CPC’s version of history, Cyberspace Administration of China launches hotline for netizens to report "historical nihilism" speech)
Voice of America, April 12, 2021
抗议中国制裁 特里尔大学孔子学院停课(In protest against Chinese sanctions of European scholars and think tanks, University of Trier suspends classes at its Confucius Institute)
Deutsche Welle, April 12, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Top Beijing official admits efficacy of China’s Covid vaccines is low
The Guardian, April 11, 2021
China Turning South China Sea Supply Ships into Mobile Surveillance Bases
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2021
‘Forced confession’ victims urge Chinese TV channels ban
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2021
Related:
强迫自白受害者联署 敦促欧洲禁播中国CGTN (In joint letter, forced confession victims urge Europe to ban broadcast of Chinese CGTN)
Deutsche Welle, April 12, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Record Alibaba Fine Shows China’s Big Tech Can’t Fight Back
Bloomberg, April 11, 2021
Related:
China Fines Alibaba $2.8 Billion in Landmark Antitrust Case
阿里巴巴遭182亿元重罚，这透露出什么信号？
The New York Times, April 12, 2021Ant ordered to restructure by Chinese regulators
Financial Times, April 12, 2021China's competition watchdog bulks up
Reuters, April 12, 2021Chinese tech start-ups pull IPO plans as Beijing tightens scrutiny
Channel News Asia, April 12, 2021
Anti-fraud app from Chinese police sees soaring downloads amid complaints of forced installs
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2021
The anatomy of a Chinese online hate campaign
Protocol, April 9, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong elections: can blank votes be outlawed and will Beijing be embarrassed by low turnout?
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2021
前年區選逾6百名落選者 約2百人獲委任入各區委員會(200 candidates who lost in 2019 district council elections are appointed members of area committees; may join CE Election Committee)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 12, 2021
Related:
人力反對宣誓 區議員溫子眾退黨：不能輕言放棄既有陣地 (People Power opposes loyalty oath; its district councilor Wan Chi-chung resigns from party)
inmediahk.net, April 12, 2021
民主派初選47人案｜岑子杰高院申保釋被拒 (High Court again revokes bail application of Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, one of the 47 pro-democracy detainees )
Ming Pao, April 12, 2021
Hong Kong schools told to do more to promote national security awareness, with flag-raising ceremony among suggestions from city’s education minister
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2021
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council paid out HK$13.3 million in end-of-service gratuities to resigned opposition lawmakers
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021
'Stand tall': Hong Kong media tycoon Lai writes letter from jail
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2021
London making it easier for Hongkongers to apply for visas through BN(O) scheme
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2021
Ousted Hong Kong democrat Dennis Kwok surfaces in Canada
Hong Kong Free Press, April 10, 2021
Commentary (评论)
AI companies are enabling genocide in China
Washington Post, April 12, 2021
战狼外交之策略 专家：把民情转化为抵抗“外侮”的武器(Experts: Wolf warrior diplomacy strategy turns people’s sentiments into weapons of resistance against "foreign humiliation")
Voice of America, April 12, 2021
Friday, April 09, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
UN Chief Should Support Remote Investigation in Xinjiang
Human Rights Watch, April 8, 2021
国际社会呼吁中共立即释放维族企业家(International community calls on Chinese gov’t to immediately release Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat)
Voice of America, April 9, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
中共西藏当局颁布边境新禁令 防止外部渗透(Chinese authorities in Tibet issue new border rules to prevent external infiltration)
Voice of America, April 8, 2021
四川阿坝一藏族僧侣遭羁押一年半后 被以“分裂”罪名判刑(Tibetan monk in Aba, Sichuan, is convicted of “splittism” after 1.5 years in detention)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
US Bill to pressure China on trade and rights, back Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, April 9, 2021
Related:
Japan Toughens on China as Beijing Issues Threats
Foreign Policy, April 9, 2021
Philippines Welcomes US Backing to Help Defend Manila in South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight
Associated Press, April 9, 2021
美国制裁中国七家超级计算机实体 中方称美国恶意打压(U.S. sanctions 7 Chinese supercomputing entities; China alleges malicious crackdown)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 9, 2021
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Commerce Adds Seven Chinese Supercomputing Entities to Entity List for their Support to China’s Military Modernization, and Other Destabilizing Efforts
U.S. Department of Commerce, April 8, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Exclusive | Don’t undermine Hong Kong’s rule of law by politicising presence of foreign judges, ex-justice minister Elsie Leung cautions Western countries
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021
Pro-democracy pair to quit Hong Kong district council seats over new allegiance oath
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2021
Hong Kong judiciary reveals bail decision reasons in cases linked to city’s largest national security law crackdown
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021
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District Court does have jurisdiction to hear sedition cases, Hong Kong judge rules, despite questions raised by national security law
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021Hong Kong university student charged with inciting secession under the national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2021
Hong Kong defends plan to reduce corporate database transparency
Agence France-Presse, April 9, 2021
Andrew Wan charged over interference of Legco panel election
The Standard, April 9, 2021
【整治港台】鏗鏘集原有班底製作題材被叫停拍攝 僅一集內容獲「放生」(RTHK orders Hong Kong Connection production team to stop filming programs already in progress; only one episode is approved)
Stand News, April 9, 2021
香港民研：七成人指選舉改革是民主倒退 六成人反對資格審查(Hong Kong public opinion poll: 70% view electoral overhaul as democratic regression; 60% oppose candidate eligibility review)
Stand News, April 9, 2021
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「我們香港人計劃」有關全國人大常委會修改後的香港選舉制度的調查發佈會暨第九次小型政策論壇
“We Hongkongers Survey” press conference cum our ninth mini-policy forum about HKSAR Electoral System by NPCSC
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, April 9, 2021
曾國衞︰考慮是否將資審會審查延伸至區議會(Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang says the gov’t is considering extending candidate eligibility review to district council level)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 8, 2021
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