The Downside of China’s Online Muscle-Flexing
Foreign Policy, May 5, 2021
Thursday, May 06, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong court jails three on riot charges despite no evidence of rioting
The Guardian, May 6, 2021
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Hong Kong: Joshua Wong jailed over banned Tiananmen vigil
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2021
Hong Kong prosecutors request national security law judge for Jimmy Lai fraud trial over office use
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
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Hong Kong: Critics slam Beijing crackdown ahead of Jimmy Lai trial
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong police arrest 3 students for alleged acts of secession and subversion on social media, more could face same charge
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
香港4名“国庆日暴动”市民遭判刑 法官以4年半作量刑起点(Four are sentenced for involvement in protests on 2019 National Day)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2021
被指叫人刪示威照片 林卓廷等3人否認企圖妨礙司法公正等罪 明年11月開審(Pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk Ting, two others plead not guilty of perverting the course of justice in asking others to delete 2019 protests photos)
inmedia.hk, May 6, 2021
Hong Kong national security law: lawyers file urgent bail application in bid to overturn ban on detained party chief attending his father’s funeral
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
RTHK’s Yuen Long doc and BBC’s Xinjiang reporting win Human Rights Press Awards
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021
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25th Human Rights Press Awards (2021) Winners
第二十五屆人權新聞奬（2021）得奬名單
Human Rights Press Awards, May 6, 2021第25屆人權新聞獎得主聯署聲明︰呼籲各界尊重及以行動守護新聞自由
The 25th Human Rights Press Awards Winners' Joint Statement
Citizen News, May 6, 2021
Top producer at embattled documentary series Hong Kong Connection quits RTHK – source
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021
Hong Kong Pushes ‘Fake News’ Label as Media Face ‘Worst of Times’
The New York Times, May 6, 2021
中大取消8名朔夜前成員任校務委員會學生代表(Chinese University disqualifies eight student representatives from University affairs committee)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2021
Pro-establishment lawmakers take aim at Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s team, passing motion urging administration to improve its governance
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
National security law: ex-chief justice Geoffrey Ma defends role of foreign judges in Hong Kong, argues they should help enforce mini-constitution
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
Security law: Hong Kong police cordon off pro-democracy clothing store two days after opening
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Show compassion to those in custody
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
Grim Image of India Prompts Debate Over China’s Swaggering Propaganda
点火”图讽刺印度疫情，中共民族主义宣传引争议
The New York Times, May 6, 2021
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
New Zealand slams China's treatment of Uyghurs, stops short of calling it genocide
Deutsche Welle, May 5, 2021
China Is Courting Middle Eastern Nations on Xinjiang
The Diplomat, May 5, 2021
Despite surveillance, Uyghurs around the world speak out online
The Christian Science Monitor, May 5, 2021
维吾尔人在纪录片里忏悔 家属喊冤 (Uyghurs “confess” in CGTN documentary; families cry foul)
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
In China, Writing About Pandemic, Cultural Heritage Can Get You Arrested
Voice of America, May 4, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Feminism in China dates to communist revolution but today activists feel squeezed by the state
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Big Tech’s regulatory challenges in China include closer scrutiny of taxes, but many see this as long overdue
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Yuen Long mob attack victims drop civil case against Hong Kong police chief
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2021
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy appeals conviction over accessing public data for documentary
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2021
2019 Hong Kong PolyU siege: 3 sought, 18 bailed on suspicion of helping protesters flee
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2021
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Hong Kong protests: four jailed for up to 56 months over National Day riot, judge says non-violent participants at scene share culpability
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021【12港人】郭子麟涉11.18暴動案 今遭加控管有攻擊性武器罪 月尾轉區院訊(Hong Kong 12 Case: Kwok Tsz-lun faces add’l charge of offensive weapon possession in November 18, 2019 protest)
inmedia.hk, May 5, 2021
Hong Kong national security law: ex-lawmaker in jail awaiting trial barred from attending father’s funeral, told he can watch online
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
陳皓桓：若民陣被取締 如何說明香港仍有結社自由(Civil Human Rights Front convener Figo Chan Ho-wun: If group is banned, how could we say Hong Kong still has freedom of assembly?)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 5, 2021
National security law: University of Hong Kong student union hopefuls plan cautious approach to avoid flouting Beijing-decreed legislation
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2021
【清算學生會】 張崑陽、周永康等港大校友聯署 促台灣中研院撤張翔院士資格(In joint statement, HKU alumni, including activists-in-exile Sunny Cheung and Alex Chow, urge Taiwan’s Academia Sinica to rescind membership held by HKU president Zhang Xiang)
Stand News, May 5, 2021
Hong Kong Exiles Lobby For Political Asylum Seekers in Canada
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Calls for ‘fake news’ laws need strict scrutiny to ensure public’s rights are preserved
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
EU efforts to ratify China investment deal on ice after sanctions
Agence France-Presse, May 4, 2021
EU trade chief says efforts to ratify China deal ‘suspended’
Politico, May 4, 2021
Related:
Intervention by Sharon Hom at Exchange of Views on “Comprehensive Agreement on Investment” (CAI) between EU and China Convened by the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights
Human Rights in China, February 25, 2021
“一带一路”背后中国劳工的血泪：强迫劳动 惨死他乡 (Chinese workers' ordeal behind the Belt and Road Initiative: Forced labor, miserable death away from home)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2021
中美关系：布林肯谴责中国对外好斗、对内压制 警告军事冲突违背美中利益 (U.S. Sec’y of State Blinken condemns China for combative actions abroad, increased suppression at home; warns that military conflict is against U.S.-China interests)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 3, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese smart TVs are snooping on their owners
Protocol, May 3, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Two more teachers banned from Hong Kong schools over links to ‘social turmoil’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2021
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Hong Kong protests: students say lifetime ban on teacher over ‘biased’ materials unfair and disproportionate
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021
Largest protest group in Hong Kong rejects police request for records and funding details in face of probe
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2021
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7.1遊行 8名民主派被控煽惑集結等罪 押後至7月再訊(Eight pro-democracy figures charged over an unauthorized anti-national security law protest in 2020)
inmedia.hk, May 4, 2021
New Data Show Hong Kong’s National Security Arrests Follow a Pattern
ChinaFile, May 4, 2021
Embattled Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK is still free to criticise government, Lam says, provided it is ‘objective, fair’
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2021
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港台節目製作人員工會回應管理層刪片聲明：昔日節目是公共資源 是港人共同財產(RTHK Programme Staff Union's statement on management's decision to delete clips from YouTube & Facebook: Previous programmes are public resources and Hong Kong people's shared assets)
RTHK Programme Staff Union, May 3, 2021
【47人案】梁晃維辭任中西區區議員(Fergus Leung Fong-wai, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures arrested, resigns from Central and Western district councilor post)
Stand News, May 4, 2021
理大衝突涉助示威者離開 21人被控其中3人缺席提訊(21 charged over assisting protestors to leave at PolyU siege in 2019)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 4, 2021
Beijing to oversee election body
The Standard, May 4, 2021
Legal experts launch advice website for Hongkongers amid growing number of arrests and charges
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2021
Monday, May 03, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Beyond Xinjiang: Xi Jinping’s Ethnic Crackdown
The Diplomat, May 1, 2021
China steps up defence of Xinjiang policies and says sanctions are an ‘industry genocide’ designed to hurt business
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Press Freedom Day: Missing citizen journalists in China
Deutsche Welle, May 3, 2021
China pledges to improve conditions of delivery workers. Arrest of a labor activist suggests otherwise.
GlobalVoices, May 1, 2021
全国联署追查郭宏伟死亡真相 维权人士签名遭警方调查(Rights defenders launch country-wide joint appeals urging probe into Guo Hongwei's death; activist is investigated by police after signing)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Czechia: A Case Study of China’s Changing Overseas Propaganda Efforts
The Diplomat, April 30, 2021
世界新闻自由日30周年 无国界记者：中国是新闻和言论自由的最大敌人(Reporters Without Borders on 30th anniv. of World Press Freedom Day: China is the greatest enemy of freedom of press, speech)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2021
Counterterrorism (反恐)
Biden leaves China a Xinjiang terrorism problem with US exit from Afghanistan
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Communist Party of China social media account faces backlash in China after mocking India’s COVID deaths
The Hindu, May 3, 2021
Differences with China Over Human Rights Record 'Harder to Reconcile', New Zealand PM Says
Voice of America, May 3, 2021
国际科学家再次呼吁世卫组织进一步调查新冠病毒起源(WHO receives 3rd letter from int’l scientists, scholars urging further investigation into COVID-19 origin)
Voice of America, May 1, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Central Bank Works with Ant, Tencent to Develop Digital Currency
Voice of America, May 2, 2021
China’s regulator names 33 apps including Baidu, Sogou, iFlytek, Tencent for unauthorised data collection
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2021
China makes ‘world’s largest satellite image database’ to train AI better
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021
China’s Big Tech legal teams are unbeatable on their home courts, literally
Protocol, April 30, 2021
国资委启动专项行动 提升在线监管能力水平(State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission launches special program to raise online supervision capabilities)
Xinhua News, May 2, 2021
中国再度上榜美国知识产权“黑名单”(China gets on U.S. intellectual property blacklist again)
Voice of America, May 1, 2021
Related:
2021 Special 301 Report
Office of the United States Trade Representative, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law blamed as Hong Kong press freedom slumps to all-time low in journalists’ survey
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021
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Hong Kong Press Freedom Index for journalists hits record low; HKSAR blamed as Hong Kong’s press freedom plunges to worst record
香港新聞自由指數業界評分再創新低 特區政府被視為元兇
Hong Kong Journalists Association, May 3, 2021RTHK plan to delete content spurs online push
The Standard, May 3, 2021Interview: Hong Kong’s ‘fragile’ freedoms had never taken root, says journalist Bao Choy following conviction over documentary
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2021港台工會獲確認電視部員工利君雅不獲續約(RTHK will not renew contract of Nabela Qoser, journalist who posed tough questions to gov’t officials during 2019 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 3, 2021
National security law: with members behind bars or facing jail, Hong Kong June 4 vigil organisers weigh uncertain future
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021
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Hong Kong activists clean Pillar of Shame in first Tiananmen commemoration event since national security law imposed
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021
陳志全退黨及辭去主席 人民力量：尊重及理解並已接納(Ex-lawmaker Raymond Chan Chi-chuen quits People Power and as party chair)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 2, 2021
林卓廷辭任民主黨副主席(Ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting steps down as Democratic Party's vice-chairperson)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 3, 2021
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Raymond Chan announces he is quitting politics
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2021
李軒朗facebook發文：已身處海外 繼續信守民主本土理念(Disqualified district councilor Timothy Lee Hin Long has left Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, May 3, 2021
香港大學學生會就校方聲明之回應(Hong Kong University Students' Union responds to statement of University authorities)
inmedia.hk, May 1, 2021
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香港大學學生會就校方聲明之回應 | Response from the Hong Kong University Students’ Union regarding the Statement of the University
The Hong Kong University Students' Union, May 1, 2021港大封殺學生會 候選內閣「薪燧」表明繼續參選：有燈就有人 (“Defiance,” HKU students union’s proposed cabinet, will continue to run by-election)
Stand News, May 1, 2021
Hong Kong protests: student accused of rioting at Chinese University tells court he went there to attend his sister’s graduation ceremony
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021
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Hong Kong protests: youth pleads guilty to rioting, admits he was part of group that attacked police officer in Mong Kok last year
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021
Electoral overhaul: Hong Kong Legco to have second debate on reform bill on May 26
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021
Hong Kong labour unions lead campaign against amendments to immigration bill
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2021
Elderly targeted in security law scams
The Standard, May 3, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Killing Hong Kong’s Free Press Will Harm Its Economy
Foreign Policy, May 3, 2021
Beijing’s double speak: Why China owes the United Nations more than mere lip service
Hong Kong Free Press, May 2, 2021
Friday, April 30, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang Cotton and the Shift in China’s Censorship Approach
The Diplomat, April 29, 2021
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China Expands Disinformation Campaign to Undermine International Xinjiang Outcry
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
CHRD Follow-Up Communiqué Alleging Torture or Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of former Chinese lawyer Ding Jiaxi, activists Xu Zhiyong, Li Qiaochu, and lawyer Chang Weiping during periods of their Enforced Disappearance and Arbitrary Detention in reprisals against them for Exercising their Freedom of Expression, Peaceful Assembly and Association
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 30, 2021
常玮平案：陕西省检察院拒绝受理刑讯逼供指控(Case of Shaanxi human rights lawyer Chang Weiping: Procuratorate refuses to accept case filing alleging torture)
Radio France Internationale, April 29, 2021
央视澳籍主播成蕾戴眼罩、手铐与领事视讯 曝光遭警告要求家人封口(Blindfolded and handcuffed, former CCTV Australian anchor Cheng Lei tells Australia's ambassador in video meeting authorities warned her family from speaking out)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2021
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Australian mother marks nine months in Chinese prison as curious online posts emerge
ABC News (Australia), April 29, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China's Ruling Party Takes More Direct Control of Colleges, Universities
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Cracks appear in China's New Silk Road
Deutsche Welle, April 30, 2021
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Chinese workers allege forced labor, abuses in Xi’s ‘Belt and Road’ program
The Washington Post, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Judges in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial rule that ‘great harm to society’ must be proven to secure terrorism conviction
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021
Hong Kong’s High Court unanimously rejects appeal against Occupy convictions by Benny Tai, eight others
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021
Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who fled city by boat face new charge of perverting justice
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong and trio of fellow activists plead guilty to partaking in banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Planned Hong Kong elections rule for delaying specific Legislative Council contests dropped in government U-turn
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021
Deja vu on half-baked bill
The Standard, April 30, 2021
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Lau voices fears new law will slam BNO door shut
The Standard, April 30, 2021Rights groups slam Hong Kong lawmaker for ‘biased, racist and xenophobic remarks’ on refugees
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Security law 'sometimes necessary'
The Standard, April 30, 2021
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警國安處拘兩人與理大生藏械案有關 28歲男涉煽動分裂國家(Police national security department arrests two for possession of firearms, one suspected of secession)
Ming Pao, April 30, 2021
區議員黃文萱宣佈退出公民黨兼不宣誓：做到最後一刻(Leticia Wong Man Huen quits Civic Party, refuses loyalty oath, and resigns as Shatin district councilor)
inmedia.hk, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK axes more content – documentary on newspapers CitizenNews and HKFP scrapped after month-long vetting
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong’s top university cuts ties with student union over national security ‘legal risk’
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong visual arts teacher facing disciplinary action over ‘inappropriate’ lopolitical cartoons shared online
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021
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Two more Hong Kong teachers deregistered for life, one for ‘defaming the nation’ and the other for a protest-related crime
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021
US cartoonist accuses Hong Kong publisher of theft over ‘McInvasion’ artwork in liberal studies textbook
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021
Majority of Hong Kong youth want to leave the city: survey
Apple Daily, April 29, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China summons Internet firms to warn over unfair competition
Agence France-Presse, April 29, 2021
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Tencent Music: antitrust blitz introduces ominous theme
Financial Times, April 30, 2021
China’s Paper Tiger Surveillance State
The Diplomat, April 30, 2021
Chinese regulators tell fintech groups to fix ‘problems’
中国监管机构要求金融科技公司“整改”
Financial Times, April 30, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Biden Calls for U.S. to Enter a New Superpower Struggle
The New York Times, April 30, 2021
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Renews Crackdown on Online Feminist Groups
Voice of America, April 28, 2021
China’s Propaganda Machine Misses Its Soft Power Moment
Protocol, April 28, 2021
中国人口“有增无减” 国家统计局欲盖弥彰？(China's population "is only increasing": Is National Bureau of Statistics covering up the truth?)
Voice of America, April 29, 2021
为配合百年党庆宣传 禁完网络论坛再禁脱口秀(On eve of 100th anniv. of founding of CPC, authorities ban online forums, talk shows)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Exclusive | China-EU investment deal casts long shadow over Beijing’s vague sanctions against Europeans
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021
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Germany’s Merkel Presses Chinese Prime Minister on Human Rights
Voice of America, April 28, 2021
Antony Blinken defends Trump-era moves against Chinese media outlets in the US
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021
欧盟：中俄意图透过疫苗假讯息分裂西方国家(EU: Russia, China use disinformation on vaccines made in West to sow distrust)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2021
Related:
Russia, China sow disinformation to undermine trust in Western vaccines: EU
Reuters, April 28, 2021
布林肯：把中国官媒列为外国使团不是封锁 是为让公众了解真相(U.S. Secretary of State: Classifying Chinese official media as foreign missions is aimed at public disclosure, not information control)
Voice of America, April 29, 2021
默克尔促北京恢复人权对话，李克强：不要干涉中国内政(Merkel urges Beijing to resume human rights dialogue Li Keqiang: Do not meddle in China's internal affairs)
Voice of America, April 29, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China to fine internet giant Tencent in antitrust blitz: Report
Reuters, April 29, 2021
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Government official working a shift as Meituan courier is featured in new Communist Party documentary
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021Fines Aren’t Alibaba’s Problem — Competition Is
China Film Insider, April 28, 2021
‘Dog Biting Dog’: China’s Online Fight Could Further Empower Beijing
中国科技巨头的“狗咬狗”式竞争
The New York Times, April 29, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Judges in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial rule that ‘great harm to society’ must be proven to secure terrorism conviction
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam heaps praise on Beijing-imposed electoral overhaul as she chats with guests on debut TV talk show
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2021
‘Not what I said’: Hong Kong Bar Assoc. chief Paul Harris clarifies security law comments
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2021
【清算教師】視藝教師「vawongsir」被裁專業失德 或成釘牌第三人 教局指諷警暴漫畫為「無理指控」(Accused of professional misconduct, visual arts teacher may become 3rd educator to lose license over protests in 2019)
Stand News, April 29, 2021
12港人案｜已回港9人加控妨礙司法公正明早提堂 消息：李宇軒除外 (12 Hong Konger case: 9 returnees to Hong Kong—excluding Andy Li—face additional charges of perverting the course of justice)
Stand News, April 29, 2021
民主黨吳兆康辭任中西區區議員 未交代是否與宣誓有關(Democratic Party member Ng Siu Hong resigns as Central and Western district councilor, unclear if related to oath-taking)
Stand News, April 29, 2021
US sounds alarm over fears of China-style ‘exit bans’ in Hong Kong
Agence France-Presse, April 29, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Beijing’s Crackdown on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong
The National Bureau of Asian Research, April 28, 2021
What a Crackdown Looks Like From Jail
The Atlantic, April 29, 2021
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Beijing takes foreign media to Xinjiang in bid to dispel suspicion
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
“西藏人权与民主促进中心”报告：中共持续严厉打压西藏人权 (Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy report: CPC continues severe human rights repression in Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2021
Related:
2020 Annual Report: Human Rights Situation in Tibet
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, April 26, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
CHINA RESPONDS TO LABOR ACTIVISTS’ DEMANDS WITH REPRESSION, ARRESTS
China Digital Times, April 27, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China to punish data exports to overseas courts as Beijing beefs up defence against US long arm
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong security chief vows new immigration law aimed at asylum seekers will not let authorities bar residents from leaving city
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2021
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有組織認為修訂條例削弱對最弱勢社群的平等保障(Justice Centre Hong Kong says Immigration Amendment Bill undermines fairness and human rights for the most deprived community)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 28, 2021Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2020 is likely to be passed into law this week. What do we know about it? What are the concerns?
Justice Centre Hong Kong, April 28, 2021
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam ‘most liberal-minded’ chief executive city has ever had, top government adviser says as he backs her to serve a second term
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
林鄭月娥：國民教育有缺失是不爭事實 政府決心改善(Carrie Lam: National education is indisputably lacking, gov’t is determined to improve it)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 28, 2021
Hong Kong legal icons Martin Lee and Margaret Ng face Bar Council probe over peaceful demo convictions
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2021
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Does Hong Kong’s Bar Association need to ditch chairman Paul Harris to reset ties with Beijing? Or is the job a poisoned chalice?
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2021
Hong Kong bans Victoria Park’s Tiananmen Massacre vigil again, citing Covid-19 restrictions
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2021
Commentary (评论)
The U.S. should consider the possibility of an Olympic boycott to protest Chinese human rights violations
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 27, 2021
Would People in Mainland China and Hong Kong Choose Democracy If They Could?
The Diplomat, April 27, 2021
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
端点星抗审查 两90后被拘1年 开庭延期 (Authorities again postpone court date for Chen Mei and Cai Wei, volunteers of archive of banned posts and articles about coronavirus who have been held for a year)
Radio France Internationale, April 26, 2021
曾替十二港人案辩护 律师杨晖涉转卖旧书罚款近三十万 (Yang Hui, lawyer who represented the Hong Kong 12, is fined nearly 300,000 yuan for selling used books online)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2021
China to put former top anti-corruption inspector on trial for graft
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
A Graying China May Have to Put Off Retirement. Workers Aren’t Happy.
中国推“延迟退休”应对老龄化，引发争议和反弹
The New York Times, April 27, 2021
中国公布《反间谍安全防范工作规定》 (China publishes Provisions on Efforts on Counter-Espionage and Security Precautions)
Deutsche Welle, April 27, 2021
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国家安全部公布2021年第1号令《反间谍安全防范工作规定》 (Ministry of State Security publishes Order 2021.1: Provisions on Efforts on Counter-Espionage and Security Precautions)
People's Daily, April 26, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
国家立法拟为超级平台增设外部独立机构，监督个人信息处理 (China to draft regulation requiring big tech firms to hire independent monitors of their management of personal information)
Jiemian, April 26, 2021
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App处理个人信息乱象丛生，三部门拟出新规消除监管真空 (New draft regulation to eliminate unlawful personal information gathering is accepting public comments until May 26)
Jiemian, April 27, 2021
How one man’s dream to rival Google’s AI chief reflects China’s quest for tech supremacy
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
Chinese Smart TV-Maker Accused of Spying on Owners' Other Devices
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong mass protest organiser Civil Human Rights Front facing police probe over its operations
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong civil rights group unlikely to survive police investigation into funding, activities, analysts say
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021Taiwan Church Website Blocked by Hong Kong National Security Police
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2021
Hong Kong leader issues warning to territory’s top legal body
Al Jazeera & Reuters, April 27, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong protests: justice secretary says freedoms are no cover for breaking the law as she defends jailing of Jimmy Lai and others
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2021
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam to host RTHK show aired 4 times a day, as embattled broadcaster axes other shows
Hong Kong Free Press, April 27, 2021
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RTHK assistant director becomes at least sixth senior employee to quit Hong Kong public broadcaster since new boss took charge
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
National security clampdown casts shadow over Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, April 27, 2021
No questions on rule of law or politics in this year’s liberal studies paper at Hong Kong’s DSE exams, teachers say
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2021
彭博：香港今年逾1.6万家庭移英(Bloomberg: Over 16,000 Hong Kong households moving to UK this year)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2021
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Hongkongers Moving to U.K. May Sell $19 Billion of Homes
Bloomberg, April 27, 2021
【公務員宣誓】聶德權：129 公務員拒簽聲明 25 人自行辭職 其餘將被要求離職(Of 129 civil servants who refused to take loyalty oath, 25 quit and rest will be asked to leave)
Stand News, April 27, 2021
Monday, April 26, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang cotton: why it is so hard to find out the truth about forced labour claims
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2021
新疆10年 加拿大夫妇：那里像个巨大监狱(Canadian couple who left Xinjiang after a decade: It’s like a huge prison there)
Radio France Internationale, April 25, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Censors Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Win, but Fans Find Ways to Rejoice
The New York Times, April 26, 2021
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奥斯卡最佳导演赵婷：从曾经的“中国骄傲”，到如今全网删帖(Oscar’s best director Chloé Zhao—once the "pride of China," now censored on Internet)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 26, 2021
Women Are Battling China’s Angry Trolls. The Trolls Are Winning.
女权人士在中国互联网上遭遇封禁和攻击
The New York Times, April 26, 2021
美国笔会：中国文字狱层出不穷 是全球关押最多作家的国家(PEN America: Criminalizing expression, China is world’s top jailer of writers)
Voice of America, April 24, 2021
Related:
Freedom to Write Index 2020
PEN America, April 23, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
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
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
Related:
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
Related:
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
Related:
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
Related:
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
Related:
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
Related:
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
Related:
"Break Their Lineage, Break Their Roots"
Human Rights Watch, April 19, 2021
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