Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang forced labour bill moves ahead as it clears key US Senate committee
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021

Related:
Exclusive | In windfall for Xinjiang, huge US mutual funds invest millions in its companies
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021

Nike chief executive says brand is ‘of China and for China’
Financial Times, June 25, 2021

China blasts US over trade restrictions on Xinjiang firms
Radio France Internationale, June 25, 2021

Unions join call for Australian anti-slavery law to prevent profiting from forced labour, including in Xinjiang
The Guardian, June 25, 2021

China’s Transnational Repression Leaves Uyghurs No Space to Run
The Diplomat, June 24, 2021

Ferocious birth-control policies in Xinjiang are racially targeted
The Economist, June 26th 2021 edition

联合国人权专员:中国不合作也要调查新疆拘押营(U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights: Even if China does not cooperate, UN will investigate Xinjiang detention camps)
Deutsche Welle, June 25, 2021

Related:
UN rights boss signals she may move on Xinjiang without China nod
Reuters, June 25, 2021

最新报告揭示中共加速和扩大在全球迫害新疆穆斯林(Latest report reveals that CPC steps up its global persecution of Muslims from Xinjiang)
Voice of America, June 25, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

TRANSLATION: “PROGRAM-THINK,” NOTORIOUS ANONYMOUS CHINESE BLOGGER, FEARED DETAINED
China Digital Times, June 24, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

POLITICS AND PROMOTIONS WEIGH ON CHINESE ACADEMICS
China Digital Times, June 24, 2021

中国封杀台山核电站燃料棒破损信息(China blocks information about damaged fuel rods at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant)
Radio France Internationale, June 25, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China is contributing to the ‘Cold War mentality,’ too
The Washington Post, June 25, 2021

众议院外委会定于下周审议范围广泛的抗衡中国法案(U.S. House Foreign Affairs Cmte to consider sweeping China bill next week )
Voice of America, June 25, 2021

Related:
U.S. House committee due to consider sweeping China bill next week
Reuters, June 24, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

路透社：太平洋岛国在拒绝华为投标后寻求澳大利亚协助修建海底电缆(Reuters: Pacific island nation Nauru seeks Australia's help in building undersea cable after rejecting Huawei’s bid)
Voice of America, June 25, 2021

Related:
EXCLUSIVE Pacific island turns to Australia for undersea cable after spurning China
Reuters, June 24, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Taiwanese Groups Join Growing Calls to Boycott Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Repression by Beijing’ killed Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, Joe Biden says
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021

Related:
Apple Daily insiders cite national security law risks for rejecting calls to use funds from sister companies to pay staff
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021

Shift to social media tough on columnists
The Standard, June 25, 2021

Hong Kong Book Fair to call in police over exhibits which could breach national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2021

Related:
National security law: inquiry launched after books by Jimmy Lai displayed as recommended titles at Hong Kong public library
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021

HK’s security chief promoted to No 2 job amid crackdown
Al Jazeera, June 25, 2021

Related:
【警察政府】工聯會麥美娟：Police state, why not？ 　李慧琼：李家超鄧炳強表現出色(Pro-Beijing lawmaker Alice Mak says "Police state, why not？")
Stand News, June 25, 2021

High-profile Hong Kong activists denied bail in appeal over banned Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2021

Three Hong Kong groups apply to hold traditional July 1 democracy demo after embattled coalition cancels
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2021

In just one year, Beijing enveloped Hong Kong in a massive national security complex
Quartz, June 25, 2021

台灣同婚紀錄片《同愛一家》　被電檢處要求刪改　香港主辦方取消放映(Film Censorship Authority wants parts deleted from gay marriage documentary film "Taiwan Equals Love"; organizer cancels screening)
Stand News, June 25, 2021

Commentary (评论)

The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s Apple Daily: gone but not forgotten
The Guardian, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong: Beijing Dismantles a Free Society
Human Rights Watch, June 25, 2021

CPC Centenary (中国共产党一百周年)

Chinese academic under fire over ‘historical nihilism’ remarks
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

US sanctions Chinese solar firms for Uighur human rights abuses
Al Jazeera, June 24, 2021

US bans some imports of solar products from Xinjiang
美国禁止进口部分新疆产太阳能产品
Financial Times, June 24, 2021

白宫声明：美国将对新疆强迫劳役展开系列行动(White House Statement: U.S. to launch a series of actions against forced labor in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2021

Related:
FACT SHEET: New U.S. Government Actions on Forced Labor in Xinjiang
The White House, June 24, 2021

德国议院人权委员会: 中国政府在新疆犯下了反人类罪(German Parliament Human Rights Committee: Chinese gov’t commits crimes against humanity in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

Why choosing the next dalai lama will be a religious – as well as political – issue
The Conversation, June 24, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

山东一小学排查学生校外读物 禁阅宗教、反动及境外书籍(Shandong primary school investigates students' off-campus reading materials, bans religious, “reactionary,” foreign books)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China tries to turn tables on West after criticism by UN Human Rights Council members
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

Canadian lawmakers want audit of Hong Kong officials’ assets and ‘personal connections’ under Magnitsky sanctions programme
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

US says Chinese scientists asked for removal of virus records from database
美国称中国科学家曾要求删除新冠病毒数据
Financial Times, June 24, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Behind China’s Push To Make Data A National Asset
Protocol, June 23, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Last Edition: Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Signs Off With Million-Copy Run
Voice of America, June 24, 2021

Related:
Taiwan’s Apple Daily says it will continue operations
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2021

What’s next for Next Digital, with the closure of its flagship Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong?
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily deletes social media accounts, but will live on free of censors in blockchain
Independent, June 24, 2021

Apple Daily executives challenge Hong Kong police seizure of news articles during high-profile raid that led to their arrests
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

科技園稱蘋果日報印刷涉違規已按契約採取相應行動(Hong Kong Science Park Limited takes action against Apple Daily for breach of leasing rules)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2021

香港蘋果日報被迫停刊，國際齊聲譴責，中方回應：勿干涉內政，新聞自由不是免罪牌(Int’l community criticizes forced closure of Apple Daily; Beijing warns: Don't interfere with internal affairs, press freedom is not a free pass)
The News Lens, June 24, 2021

‘The blackest day’: Apple Daily’s demise comes as no surprise
The Guardian, June 23, 2021

Why are Hong Kong academics quitting newspaper columns, and what’s the fear over new ‘red lines’? Three words: national security law
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong scholar quits writing newspaper column amid ‘very poor’ political climate
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021

Education chief rejects ‘political propaganda’ in schools after teacher reportedly suspended over Apple Daily
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021

Police fired pepper balls at Tong Ying-kit’s speeding motorbike, court hears
Stand News, June 24, 2021

當局向2萬多名功能界別選民發信　或不再符合原有資格(Electoral office notifies more than 20,000 functional constituency electors they may be disqualified under the new election system)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2021

HK 'can cope with security cases'
The Standard, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong’s human rights record worsened sharply in 2020 – database
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021

CPC Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)

China Mounts Massive Security Operation in Beijing Ahead of Centenary
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

修订新疆人口普查数据 中国否认“种族灭绝”指控 (China revises Xinjiang census data while denying genocide accusation)
Voice of America, June 23, 2021

中国曾承诺追查失联的维吾尔儿童 但两年后诺言仍未兑现 (Two years after promising to investigate cases of missing Uyghur children, China has yet to act)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 23, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

LINKEDIN CENSORS TIANANMEN CONTENT, AGAIN
China Digital Times, June 22, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

The Robber Barons of Beijing
Foreign Affairs, July/August 2021

中国外交部：涉疆、涉港、涉藏等不是人权问题 打压遏制中国“注定是徒劳的” (China Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Tibet affairs are not human rights issues; suppressing and containing China are “doomed to fail”)
Reuters, June 22, 2021

Related:
外交部发言人就友好国家在人权理事会第47届会议做支持中方的共同发言答记者问
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Statement by Friendly Countries in Support of China at the 47th Session of the Human Rights Council
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, June 22, 2021

人权报告：中国存在“广泛而系统的”的国家绑架行为 (New human rights report exposes “extensive and systematic” state-sanctioned kidnapping in China)
Voice of America, June 23, 2021

Related:
New graphic report takes reader into the heart of China’s hidden RSDL prisons
最新图像报告带领读者一探中国的RSDL秘密监狱
Safeguard Defenders, June 21, 2021

加拿大带头与北京在联合国对抗 (Canada takes lead in holding China accountable at UN)
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

No Rights! No Games! 台湾16团体呼吁抵制北京冬奥 (No Rights! No Games! 16 Taiwanese groups urge boycotting 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s embattled Apple Daily to stop publishing online at midnight, run last print edition on Thursday: sources
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong police arrest editorial writer at Apple Daily newspaper
The Guardian, June 23, 2021

壹週刊宣布將結束營運　網站明日起停止更新(Next media's Next magazine will stop operation; its website will stop updating tomorrow)
Ming Pao, June 23, 2021

Reddit users race to save Hong Kong Apple Daily content as sections begin to close
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2021

Apple Daily closure: UK slams China over ‘chilling chilling blow to free expression’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2021

Online news company prepared for potential raid
The Standard, June 23, 2021

中學生創辦　沙田區雜誌《沙燕》宣布無限期休刊(Secondary students-founded Shatin district community magazine will stop publication)
Stand News, June 23, 2021

RTHK union head blames 'politics' for resignation
The Standard, June 23, 2021

First national security trial in Hong Kong begins as activist pleads not guilty
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2021

Hong Kong pro-Beijing legislators intervene in judicial appointment
Financial Times, June 23, 2021

New Hong Kong police watchdog chief pledges to act ‘without bias’ and protect officers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2021

Commentary (评论)

缺乏勾結外國勢力的證據，以《港區國安法》對蘋果日報下手合理嗎？ (Does it make sense to crack down on Apple Daily under National Security Law despite lack of evidence of collusion with overseas forces?)
The News Lens, June 23, 2021

Hong Kong: Apple Daily closure is dark day for press freedom
Amnesty International, June 23, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

More than 40 countries call on China to give UN human rights chief access to Xinjiang
Reuters, June 22, 2021

Related:
新疆人权恶化信息不断 联合国人权事务高级专员盼年内成行 (In face of continuous information on rapid human rights deterioration in Xinjiang, UN human rights chief calls for visit this year)
Radio France Internationale, June 21, 2021

北京稱一直與聯合國人權高級專員就訪疆溝通 (Beijing claims it has been in communication with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Xinjiang visit)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021

Joe Biden weighs ban on solar material from China’s Xinjiang region over forced labour
POLITICO, June 22, 2021

China fails to meet promises on missing Xinjiang children
BBC News, June 22, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China stepping up use of secret detention without trial, report warns
The Guardian, June 22, 2021

Related:
New graphic report takes reader into the heart of China’s hidden RSDL prisons
Safeguard Defenders, June 21, 2021

覃永沛律师案不审不判 严重超期羁押 (Lawyer Qin Yongpei has spent 600 days in detention without trial)
Weiquanwang, June 22, 2021

不满无理解聘劳动仲裁被驳回 清华大学前讲师吴强状告校方 (Beijing political scientist Wu Qiang who studied Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement sues Tsinghua for dismissal without labor arbitration)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s ambassador to the US to leave after eight years
The Guardian, June 22, 2021

Influencers, Activists and Diplomats
China Media Project, June 22, 2021

军人武装待命 “七一”中共党庆如临大敌 访民形容 “空前严厉” (Military on high alert before CPC Founding Day; petitioners say “level of restrictions is unprecedented”)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2021

中共建党百年纪念日将至 当局加强宣传造势捍卫“中国模式” (As CPC centennial approaches, Beijing steps up “China model” propaganda)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 22, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

屏蔽多个帐号 领英中国称依法执行 (LinkedIn is blocking contents of multiple accounts from view in China, citing gov’t requirements)
Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2021

数据安全法或成为美中地缘政治引爆点 (China's Data Security Law might be the breaking point of Sino-U.S. geopolitics)
Voice of America, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader places national security law onus on journalists; says media must not subvert gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021

Related:
Crackdown brings resignations at Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily
Agence France-Presse, June 22, 2021

Thousands Watch Last Online TV News From Hong Kong's Apple Daily
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong electoral changes: no more than 30,000 voters will take part in Election Committee race, authorities estimate, down from 246,000 in 2016
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong must also pass its own security legislation to ‘plug loopholes,’ says security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong’s first national security law trial will have no jury, Court of Appeal rules
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong court grants bail to activist Owen Chow pending national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021

Ousted Hong Kong lawmaker in last-ditch bid to overturn conviction for storming Legislative Council meeting
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong man arrested after passer-by calls police over protest banner hanging on drying rack
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

An American lawyer tried to break up a scuffle in Hong Kong. Now, he’s in jail.
The Washington Post, June 22, 2021

【12 港人】廖子文擬認管玻璃樽、乙醇及汽油等　2022年 5 月正式答辯　羈押最少 16 個月(Hong Kong 12 case: Liu Tsz-man pleads guilty to possession of raw materials to make molotov cocktails, remanded in custody for at least 16 months)
Stand News, June 22, 2021

監警會已收警方484宗涉反修例公眾活動的投訴報告(Independent Police Complaints Council receives 484 anti-ELAB protest-related complaints against the force)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021

Related:
監警會新任主席主持公開會議後未接受傳媒提問離去(Independent Police Complaints Council new head left public meeting without answering questions from media)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021<

消息：英華書院 15 教師將離職　佔全校教師約兩成　現職教師：憂被清算損士氣(15 teachers to quit Ying Wa College, nearly 20% of teaching staff)
Stand News, June 22, 2021

Goodbye, Hong Kong: protesters seeking asylum abroad from national security law vow to fight on, but feel ‘survivor’s guilt’
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

港區國安法｜聯合國人權專員：國安法產生「寒蟬效應」　中方：自由不能突破國安底線(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says national security law produces "chilling effect")
Ming Pao, June 22, 2021

国际律师协会称香港未来黯淡　呼吁英、欧采针对性制裁 (IBAHRI urges targeted sanctions against Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2021

Commentary (评论)

评论 | 王丹：如何认识中国共产党（一） (Wang Dan: Understanding the Communist Party of China Part 1)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

UN human rights chief seeks Xinjiang visit this year amid ‘reports of serious violations’
Reuters, June 21, 2021

Related:
联合国人权专员希望今年获准入疆调查维吾尔人权(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights hopes to be allowed to visit Xinjiang this year to investigate Uyghur human rights)
Deutsche Welle, June 21, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwanese staff to leave Hong Kong office in 'one China' row
Reuters, June 20, 2021

拒签“一中承诺书”，七名台湾驻港官员被迫返台(Refusing to sign pledge to support "one China" policy, seven Taiwanese officials stationed in Hong Kong are forced to leave)
Voice of America, June 21, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

流亡藏人领袖希望恢复与中国对话(Tibetan leader in exile hopes to resume dialogue with China)
Voice of America, June 19, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Wu Qiang – the Chinese intellectual refusing to be silenced
Agence France-Presse, June 20, 2021

Digital Art or Visual Propaganda? China’s New Wave of Online Political Satire
What's on Weibo, June 20, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

路透社：在美国警告下，华为参与竞标的太平洋海底电缆项目搁浅(Reuters: Under U.S. warning, Huawei’s bid for the Pacific undersea cable project runs aground)
Voice of America, June 19, 2021

Related:
EXCLUSIVE Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese bid
Reuters, June 17, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily may halt publication this Sat, pending Fri board meeting
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2021

Related:
National security law: Apple Daily bosses to ask Hong Kong authorities to release some frozen assets to pay staff wages
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021

記協籲保安局解凍壹傳媒部分資金以支薪　保障勞工權益(Journalists Association urges Security Bureau to unfreeze part of Next Media fund to pay employees)
Stand News, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong Apple Daily top editor & executive to remain behind bars ahead of security law trial as court denies bail
Hong Kong Free Press, June 19, 2021

王婆婆一人聲援《蘋果》 遭數十警包圍抬離法院(While publicly appeal for Apple Daily, "Grandma Wong" is bodily carried away from court area by police)
inmedia.hk, June 19, 2021

Hong Kong’s opposition Civic Party loses two-thirds of its district councillors in round of resignations ahead of new oath-taking rule
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021

Embattled democracy coalition cancels Hong Kong’s annual July 1 march; will discuss disbanding
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong seeking closer integration with mainland China: Chief Executive Lam
Reuters, June 20, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong film censors’ government affiliations spark fears for ‘Hollywood of the Far East’ in light of new guidelines
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021

Hong Kong’s RTHK fires popular pro-democracy radio host Tsang Chi-ho
Hong Kong Free Press, June 19, 2021

2021 香港約章網站疑遭禁　本港用 VPN 方可瀏覽　發起人羅冠聰：港人將面對資訊壁壘( “2021 Hong Kong Charter” website is accessible from Hong Kong only through VPN; official blocking is suspected)
Stand News, June 19, 2021

紫荊黨黃秋智辭總裁及發言人　稱支持紫荊黨為港人服務(Pro-Beijing Bauhinia Party co-founder Charles Wong steps down as party head and spokesperson)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2021

In a Muffled Hong Kong, Bookstores Offer Freedom of Thought
The New York Times, June 20, 2021

Commentary (评论)

百年党庆在即 中共创造的91种精神何为真？(On eve of CPC’s centennial celebration, what is the truth about the 91 spirits propagated by the Party?)
Voice of America, June 20, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese researchers say Xinjiang forced labour claims can’t be true because of increased mechanisation and earning potential from picking cotton
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

公益组织“长沙富能”致信国安部门 要求释放遭羁押人员(NGO "Changsha Funeng" writes to the national security department requesting release of its three detained staff members)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021

河南维权人士邢望力看守所遭殴打 检察官拒绝与律师交流案情(Henan rights defender Xing Wangli is beaten in detention center; prosecutor refuses to communicate with his lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

LinkedIn blocks profiles from view in China if sensitive topics mentioned
The Guardian, June 18, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Wolf Warrior diplomacy is our justified defence – get used to it, says outspoken diplomat
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

中国核武库“扩充迅速” 美俄也更加重视核威慑(China’s nuclear arsenal is "expanding rapidly"; U.S., Russia heighten attention to nuclear deterrence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 18, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Two senior execs at Hong Kong’s Apple Daily formally charged with national security ‘conspiracy’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021

Related:
Hongkongers queue to buy Apple Daily copies after editor-in-chief arrested
The Guardian, June 18, 2021

Staff vow to press on till the very end
The Standard, June 18, 2021

蘋果日報如常開機印刷今日出版報紙　將加印至50萬份(Apple Daily publishes as usual, ups print run sixfold to 500,000)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: Apple Daily arrests could encourage self-censorship, experts warn, but legal scholars insist reporters have little to fear
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

至今 112 人涉違反國安法被捕　黎智英父子、壹傳媒員工佔 11 人　暫 3 人被控(112 arrested under the National Security Law; Jimmy Lai, his sons, and Next Media staffs are 11 of them)
Stand News, June 18, 2021

天水圍有小學教師為同事買《蘋果日報》遭「舉報」　校方稱他「動機不良」　暫停部分課堂(Primary school teacher is accused of "bad intent" and suspended from classes over buying Apply Daily for colleagues)
Stand News, June 18, 2021

Hong Kong protests: man jailed after exposing sensitive police operation during Polytechnic University siege
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

Five guilty of rioting over ‘devil-like’ 2019 Yuen Long mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021

曾志豪：被通知停做主持須離港台　港台：不時檢討節目(RTHK radio show host Tsang Chi-ho, a critic of gov't, is suspended and asked to leave)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021

東京奧運｜議員憂港隊代表作政治表達　體育專員：出賽前需簽文件遵守要求(As Hong Kong team heads to Tokyo Olympics, Commissioner for Sports requires athletes to sign agreement to obey rules before departure amid concerns over political expression at Games)
Ming Pao, June 18, 2021

Consultants Report Surge in Middle-Class Professionals Leaving Hong Kong For Good
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How China is targeting Big Tech
Financial Times, June 18, 2021

Navigating data compliance is becoming a bigger challenge for businesses amid increased scrutiny
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

美国联邦通讯委员会投票：将彻底阻止使用华为、中兴设备(U.S. FCC votes to ban use of Huawei, ZTE gear)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021

Related:
U.S. FCC votes to advance proposed ban on Huawei, ZTE gear
Reuters, June 17, 2021

Commentary (评论)

The World’s Dictators Exploit America’s Racism
当美国的种族主义成为其他独裁者的挡箭牌
The New York Times, June 18, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China sanctions Belgian lawmaker for motion warning of genocide risk against Xinjiang Uygurs
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan Wants German Vaccines. China May Be Standing in Its Way.
台湾疫苗僵局谁之过：当公共卫生采购变成政治问题
The New York Times, June 17, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

The Chinese entrepreneur who challenged the state and was locked up
Financial Times, June 17, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Apple Daily Editors Arrested Under Hong Kong Security Law
The Diplomat, June 17, 2021

Related:
‘Worst of times’: Hong Kong media defiant amid police crackdown
The Guardian, June 17, 2021

‘Cut ties with these criminals’: Hong Kong security chief warns reporters to shun Apple Daily detainees after raid
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2021

【國安拘蘋果高層】消息：近百篇涉案文章包括報道、評論　警將要求《蘋果》刪除(Source: Police ask Apple Daily to take down nearly 100 national security-related articles)
Stand News, June 17, 2021

Hong Kong: Apple Daily raid, arrests a brazen attack on press freedom
Amnesty International, June 17, 2021

8個傳媒工會組織憂國安法被武器化　嚴重威脅新聞自由(In joint statement, eight journalists unions voice serious concern over weaponization of National Security Law, threatening press freedom)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 17, 2021

Hong Kong prosecutors questioned by magistrate after letting reporter from pro-Beijing newspaper walk on same charge pursued against RTHK freelancer
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021

Hong Kong protests: first defendants to admit rioting during PolyU clashes jailed for 32 months each
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021

9.29反極權遊行 30歲出版社女經理認暴動罪囚32個月 官一度計錯刑期卻未發現(30-year-old female publishing company manager sentenced to 32 months in jail for rioting over 9.29 anti-totalitarianism march in 2019)
inmedia.hk, June 17, 2021

傳約 170 名區議員下月被 DQ　林進宣布解僱議辦職員　議助：真正炒我哋嘅係政權(District councilor Lam Chun dismisses entire staff amid news about next month mass disqualification)
Stand News, June 16, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Washington’s Dangerous New Consensus on China
Foreign Affairs, June 17, 2021

US Has Eye on China's Influence at UN
Voice of America, June 16, 2021

Will Europe Get Tough on China?
Foreign Policy, June 16, 2021

从新冠到台山核电厂，中国危机处理再遭诟病(From COVID-19 pandemic to Taishan nuclear power plant, China’s approach to crisis management is again criticized)
Voice of America, June 17, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

He Warned Apple About the Risks in China. Then They Became Reality.
The New York Times, June 17, 2021

China is laying the groundwork to nationalize private companies’ data
Protocol, June 16, 2021

Commentary (评论)

专访：“西方与中国不应是师生关系”(Interview: "The West and China should not be a teacher-student relationship")
Deutsche Welle, June 17, 2021

专访美国资深媒体人刘子祥谈中共与全球化、中国文化与烹调(Interview with Andrew Leonard, U.S. journalist, on CPC and globalization, Chinese culture, and cuisine)
Voice of America, June 17, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

More Than Two Dozen Chinese Warplanes Enter Taiwan’s Airspace
Voice of America, June 16, 2021

China, Its Military Might Expanding, Accuses NATO of Hypocrisy
中国驳斥北约公报，出动战机在台海上空展示武力
The New York Times, June 16, 2021

Macau follows Hong Kong with suspension of its Taiwan office
Reuters, June 16, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

China offers glimpse of Tibetan life without the Dalai Lama
The Washington Post, June 16, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Anonymous Hacker-Turned-Political Blogger 'Detained, Tortured' in Shanghai
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2021

疑似被告公安派出所报复，北京维权人士倪玉兰今在出租屋遭严重骚扰 (Beijing rights activist Ni Yulan is harassed by police at home in likely retaliation following her husband’s complaint against them)
Weiquanwang, June 16, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Shanghai University Suspends Lecturer After Fudan Murder Comments
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2021

网禁再升级 重点打击娱乐界明星粉丝群组 (China Cyberspace Administration to crackdown on celebrity fans groups)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“为掌权不惜代价” 中共百年后何以成为世界秩序的最大威胁？ (“Holding on to power at all costs”: At centennial, how did CPC become the greatest threat to world order?)
Voice of America, June 16, 2021

聯國專家：憂中國強摘少數裔器官 稱被拘者體檢結果納「活體器官數據庫」 中方斥誣衊 (UN experts say ethnic minorities in China face organ harvesting risks as detainees’ medical reports are included in “live organ database”; China slams accusation as slander )
Ming Pao, June 16, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's New Law Lets Government Target Tech Firms Over Data
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2021

中国骇客利用远程接入软件漏洞入侵美国通信网络 (Chinese hackers exploit remote access software vulnerabilities to breach US communications networks)
Voice of America, June 16, 2021

China’s tech workers pushed to their limits by surveillance software
Financial Times, June 16, 2021

Headlines From China: Tencent Studio Calls Halt to ‘996’ Working Hours
China Film Insider, June 16, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong doubles down on warnings to ‘foreign forces’ in first public appearance
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2021

From packed streets to silence: documenting the fall of Hong Kong
The Guardian, June 16, 2021

Related:
2 years after mass protests rocked Hong Kong, will unrest return to city’s streets as Beijing tightens grip?
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2021

社運抗爭資料庫(Anti-ELAB Protest Database)
Citizen News, June 9, 2021

【首宗國安案】指定法官質疑與法援律師分工　不取酬義務律師棄代表唐英傑　控方擬挑戰李立峯專家資格(In first case under National Security Law, judges question validity of two legal teams for defendant, forcing volunteer lawyers to withdraw; prosecutions challenges qualification of expert witness)
Stand News, June 16, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong authorities could tighten limits on number of legal aid cases individual lawyers can take on as pressure rises for reform of system
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2021

賢學思政王逸戰、黃沅琳被捕後首度擺街站　籲港人「身土不二」抗爭未完(Two Student Politicism members set up street booth to urge continual resistance after release from custody over alleged promotion of unauthorized gatherings for June 12 anniversary)
Stand News, June 16, 2021

星島：區議員七月宣誓　曾參與初選、借出議辦、簽「墨落無悔」聲明都 DQ　料涉 170 人(Pro-establishment daily: 170 district councilors face disqualification in July as oath-taking requirement takes effect)
Stand News, June 16, 2021

Leader Carrie Lam says Hongkongers must defend leadership of China’s Communist Party
Hong Kong Free Press, June 16, 2021

Commentary (评论)

One Woman’s Journey Through Chinese Atrocities
中国政府暴行下，一名维吾尔女性的艰难旅程
The New York Times, June 16, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China census: migration drives Han population growth in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2021

Activists Praise UK 'People's Tribunal' on China's Alleged Uyghur Abuse
Voice of America, June 14, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Police in China's Jilin Detain Rights Lawyer Who Probed Prison Death
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China is intensifying efforts to check the “chaotic” power of online celebrity fan clubs
Quartz, June 15, 2021

China's wandering elephant herd show. Not as ‘lovable’ as it looks.
Global Voices, June 14, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

拜登：中国须在人权和透明度方面采取负责任行动 (Biden: China needs to act more responsibly on human rights and transparency)
Radio France Internationale, June 14, 2021

Biden Tries to Rally G7 Nations to Counter China’s Influence
拜登呼吁G7发起“一带一路”替代方案，制衡中国
The New York Times, June 15, 2021

Shifting Focus, NATO Views China as a Global Security Challenge
北约关注点转向，将中国视为全球安全挑战
The New York Times, June 15, 2021

Beijing tells Nato to stop hyping up China threat
BBC News, June 15, 2021

For the China Story to be Credible, the Chinese Government Must Confront its Abuses
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 15, 2021

China’s Repression of the Hui: A Slow Boil
The Diplomat, June 15, 2021

French Companies Cite Issues at Nuclear Power Plant in China
台山核电站被指“异常活动”，法国合资方承认存在问题
The New York Times, June 15, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s data privacy: Country to crack down on spy cameras as it tightens enforcement of digital protections laws
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai could face life in prison as security law trial moved to higher court
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: first person tried under legislation waits for final ruling in bid for jury trial
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2021

中四男生涉與女文員設計派發倡港獨單張　今申保釋被拒 (Student and clerk denied bail in national security case over leafleting on Hong Kong independence)
Ming Pao, June 15, 2021

Hong Kong protests: Polytechnic University graduate first person to be found guilty of rioting over clashes with police at campus
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2021

市民在太古廣場外排隊向梁凌杰獻花　警員呼籲不要聚集(Citizens line up to leave flowers at site outside Pacific Place where “raincoat man” fell to his death from scaffolding during 2019 protest)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 15, 2021

Related:
梁凌杰逝世兩周年　「開站師」紅磡天橋派白絲帶　被票控違限聚令(New pro-democracy group "Hoi1 Zaam6 Si1" breaches group gathering ban to distribute white ribbons on 2nd anniv. of death of “raincoat man”)
Stand News, June 15, 2021

Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam defends decision to censor films on national security grounds
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2021

National security due to rev up in schools
The Standard, June 15, 2021

記協等八傳媒組織發起聯署　要求取消公司查冊限制　轟政府「選擇性失聰」(Eight journalists associations initiate joint petition to demand lifting of Companies Registry data restrictions)
Stand News, June 15, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong media urge Government to lift restrictions on access to Companies Registry data
Eight journalists associations, June 15, 2021

香港美国商会会长：国安法界限模糊 人才流失已开始(Chairman of American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong: National Security Law is vague; talents are starting to leave)
Voice of America, June 15, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

The Soviet Origins of Xi’s Xinjiang Policy
The Diplomat, June 12, 2021

Dragon Boat Festival and Chinese Nation-Building in Xinjiang
The Diplomat, June 14, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

'Xi Jinping is my spiritual leader': China's education drive in Tibet
Reuters, June 11, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

追寻郭洪伟暴毙真相 律师谢燕益遭强力维稳(Investigating the sudden death of rights defender Guo Hongwei in Jilin, human rights lawyer Xie Yanyi is forcibly returned to Beijing by police)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

G7 singles out China, calls for renewed Covid-19 origin search and respect for rights in Hong Kong, Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2021

Related:
China slams G7 ‘political manipulation’ after Xinjiang, Hong Kong criticism
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2021

七国集团峰会闭幕 声明猛批中国(G7 Summit closes with strong criticism of China)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2021

Related:
2021 G7 Leaders' communiqué: Our shared agenda for global action to build back better
EU, June 13, 2021

G7峰会：美国力推的B3W方案浮出水面，40万亿美元全球基建投资抗衡“一带一路”(G7 Summit: The B3W plan promoted by U.S. will contend with China’s Belt and Road with global infrastructure investment of $40 trillion)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 13, 2021

Related:
FACT SHEET: President Biden and G7 Leaders Launch Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership
The White House, June 12, 2021

Nato summit: leaders to agree that China presents security risk
The Guardian, June 14, 2021

Related:
北约将中国定义为“体制性挑战”(NATO defines China as a "systemic challenges")
Deutsche Welle, June 14, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s new Data Security Law promises steep punishments for unapproved overseas data transfers
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2021

罗马尼亚总统签署法律，实际上禁止中国和华为参与其5G网络开发(President of Romania signs law to prohibit China and Huawei from participating in its 5G network development)
Voice of America, June 12, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: muted demonstrations, at least 4 arrested on anniversary of first major clash of 2019
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2021

「賢學思政」兩名被捕成員獲准保釋(Two student leaders of Student Politicism granted bail after arrest in connection with promotion of unauthorized gatherings for June 12 anniversary)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 13, 2021

Related:
【6.12兩週年】學聯擺街站籲勿忘抗爭 警指言論涉煽惑群眾(Hong Kong Federation of Students sets up street booth to urge continuation of resistance; police warn of inciting the public)
inmedia.hk, June 12, 2021

【反抗運動兩周年】全球 52 城市舉辦 6.12 集會「如水再聚」　主辦方：海外港人不忘使命(52 cities worldwide organize June 12 anniversary gatherings; Organizers: Overseas Hong Kongers will not forget their mission)
Stand News, June 14, 2021

Agnes Chow: activist leaves jail as China says Hong Kong ‘pawn in geopolitics’
The Guardian, June 12, 2021

Hong Kong politics: Communist Party is pioneer and defender of ‘one country, two systems’, Beijing official declares
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2021

Organiser of annual Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong vows to fight on despite speech by top Beijing official denouncing ‘enemies’
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2021

Filmmakers Worry Hong Kong Film Censors Will Stifle Expression
Voice of America, June 14, 2021

Related:
收電檢處警告信　有團體取消反修例兩年放映會(Group cancels film screening marking 2nd anniv. of extradition protests after receiving warning letter from authorities)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2021

鮮浪潮《執屋》涉反送中內容　電檢處未發核准證明　10 參賽導演：惹人猜疑涉打壓(In absence of gov’t approval, Fresh Wave film festival cancels screenings of "Far From Home" which features Anti-ELAB movement)
Stand News, June 11, 2021

黎智英獲「共產主義受害者紀念基金會」頒最高榮譽　讚揚爭取港民主自由　讓世人看見中共不公義(Jimmy Lai awarded highest honor from Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation for commitment to democracy and freedom in Hong Kong)
Stand News, June 14, 2021

Related:
Roll Call Of Nations: Honoring Jimmy Lai
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, June 11, 2021

港人申请移居台湾 须申报“是否曾效忠港澳政府(Hong Kong applicants for emigration to Taiwan are required to declare whether they have pledged allegiance to Hong Kong or Macau government)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2021

Commentary (评论)

June 12 two years on: Why Hongkongers’ collective memory and spirit of resistance endures
Hong Kong Free Press, June 12, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s Uyghurs living in a ‘dystopian hellscape’, says Amnesty report
The Guardian, June 11, 2021

Related:
China: Draconian repression of Muslims in Xinjiang amounts to crimes against humanity
Amnesty International, June 10, 2021

China Still Buys American DNA Equipment for Xinjiang Despite Blocks
禁令之下美国DNA设备仍在流入新疆
The New York Times, June 11, 2021

Related:
中国新疆绕过禁令从美国购入DNA设备(China bypasses ban to buy DNA equipment for Xinjiang from U.S.)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2021

一组律师要求国际刑事法院立案调查中国践踏维吾尔权利指称(A group of lawyers urge International Criminal Court to open probe into China's alleged violations of Uyghur rights)
Voice of America, June 11, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Was Taiwan Ever Really a Part of China?
The Diplomat, June 10, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

原贵州大学经济学院教授杨绍政被控煽动颠覆国家政府罪被指定居所监视居住(Economist and former professor at Guizhou University who exposed CPC annual expenditures of 20 trillion RMB is charged with inciting subversion of state power)
Weiquanwang, June 11, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China introduces new law to ban ‘slander’ of members of armed forces
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2021

China Detains Two For Social Media Comments About COVID-19
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

European companies have no intention of decoupling from China
Quartz, June 11, 2021

G7峰会：英美再就新冠溯源调查向中国施压(G7 Summit: Britain, U.S. renew pressure on China on COVID-19 origin investigation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Six Tiananmen vigil organisers, 2 opposition figures plead not guilty to unauthorised assembly charges; 2 ex-lawmakers to admit offence
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2021

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai cannot challenge legality of search warrant used in Apple Daily raid, court rules
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2021

Protester forced to defer studies for hurling bricks
The Standard, June 11, 2021

Hong Kong protests: police arrest student leaders over promotion of unauthorised gatherings for June 12 anniversary
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong protests: police to deploy 2,000 officers as key anniversary looms
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2021

Organisers say Hong Kong protest-themed charity sale will continue, despite warning from gov’t officials
Hong Kong Free Press, June 11, 2021

王婆婆否認襲擊高院保安　堅持「公民抗命」不向證人提問("Grandma Wong" denies attacking High Court security officers, declines to question witnesses)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2021

港大學生會重髹太古橋　校方未阻止　會長：銘記歷史真相(HKU student union follows June Fourth commemoration ritual to repaint Swire Bridge)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2021

【同樂運動會】何君堯再狙擊： 「正常人」不會參與，同性戀危害人類生存 (Pro-establishment lawmaker Junius Ho again attacks Gay Games and LGBTQ communities)
Stand News, June 11, 2021

UK report says Hong Kong security law used to 'drastically curtail freedoms'
Reuters, June 11, 2021

Related:
Six-monthly report on Hong Kong: July to December 2020
UK Government, June 10, 2021

HKSARG strongly refutes the remarks contained in latest UK Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong
HKSAR Government, June 11, 2021

Hong Kong electoral changes: government hits back at ‘unfounded’ accusations by EU that Beijing breaching treaty commitments
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2021

Hong Kong to censor films that ‘endanger national security’
BBC News, June 11, 2021

Related:
【查禁電影】將負責電影國安審查　40 電影檢查員全屬公務員(All 40 film inspectors to conduct national security censorship are civil servants)
Stand News, June 11, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Families of Activists Who Flee Xinjiang Pay a Heavy Price
Human Rights Watch, June 9, 2021

大赦国际：中国对新疆少数民族实施系统性暴力(Amnesty International: China commits systematic violence against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, June 10, 2021

Related:
China: Draconian repression of Muslims in Xinjiang amounts to crimes against humanity
Amnesty International, June 10, 2021

维吾尔女子丧命看守所 北京遭批行人质政策(Uyghur woman dies in detention center; China is accused of implementing hostage policy)
Deutsche Welle, June 10, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

Chinese President Xi Jinping tells officials to look to Qinghai as model for governing Tibet and Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2021

习近平视察青海藏区 地方官抓人、作秀(Xi Jinping visits Tibetan areas in Qinghai; authorities arrest at least 20 Tibetans in name of maintaining stability)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Police Detain Maoist Leftists Ahead of Ruling Party Centenary
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China’s Secret Censored Words Lists
Protocol, June 9, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China passes anti-sanctions law, providing means to counter foreign measures
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2021

Can Xi Jinping make China look ‘credible, lovable and respectable’?
The Christian Science Monitor, June 9, 2021

中国人大常委会表决通过《反外国制裁法》(NPC Standing Committee passes "Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law")
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2021

Related:
中华人民共和国反外国制裁法(Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China)
Xinhua News, June 10, 2021

Biden Revokes and Replaces Trump Order That Banned TikTok
拜登撤销特朗普TikTok、微信行政令，签署新审查令
The New York Times, June 10, 2021

美参院通过《创新竞争法案》 中国强烈不满(U.S. Senate passes "United States Innovation and Competition Act"; China expresses strong dissatisfaction)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2021

Related:
Statement of President Joe Biden on Senate Passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
The White House, June 8, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Across China, AI ‘city brains’ are changing how the government runs
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2021

US-China tech war: American tech bill locks Huawei on Washington’s trade blacklist as the company plays up its cybersecurity credentials
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2021

Down and out in Chinese tech
Financial Times, June 9, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Free HK’ sign appears atop Hong Kong’s Lion Rock, as police set to deploy for 2019 protest anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2021

Hong Kong teachers urge public broadcaster RTHK to restore deleted shows for use in classroom
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2021

楊潤雄指普通話教育是課程一部分　會繼續推行(Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung says Putonghua education is part of curriculum and will keep pushing)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 10, 2021

資深通識教師張銳輝提早退休　任教近 30 年　指「紅線」下教師失專業自主(Veteran liberal studies teacher Cheung Yui Fai takes early retirement: teachers are losing professional autonomy under the "red line")
Stand News, June 10, 2021

學生團體辦「反送中」兩周年活動被指無娛樂牌照　食環登門搜證(Student group is accused of organizing unlicensed 2nd anniversary Anti-ELAB movement event)
Ming Pao, June 10, 2021

欧盟谴责北京修改香港政制　考虑派高层官员访问香港(EU criticizes Beijing for reforming Hong Kong's political system, considers sending officials to visit Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2021

Two Years After Million-Strong Protest, Hongkongers 'Saddened' by Loss of Freedom
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2021

【反抗運動兩周年．案件統計】 警亂作供 88 警全紀錄　8 人屬督察級　7 人匿名作供(88 police made false statements on Anti-ELAB movement-related cases)
Stand News, June 10, 2021

Hong Kong still faces many political, social problems in the future despite national security law safeguards and electoral system overhaul, ex-city leader CY Leung says
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2021

Commentary (评论)

How China went from celebrating ethnic diversity to suppressing it
The Guardian, June 10, 2021

China’s Diplomacy Is Limiting Its Own Ambitions
Foreign Policy, June 9, 2021