China’s military names new commander for troubled Xinjiang region
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2021
China’s efforts to lift Xinjiang’s economy may smother it
The Economist, August 7th, 2021 edition
Friday, August 06, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Taiwan (台湾)
US Senate supports Taiwan’s WHO bid
Taipei Times, August 6, 2021
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美参议院通过法案要求政府制定策略协助台湾重获WHA观察员身分(U.S. Senate passes bill requiring State Dep’t to formulate strategy to help Taiwan regain WHA observer status)
Radio France Internationale, August 6, 2021
Is Taiwan Next?
台湾会是下一个香港吗？
The New York Times, August 6, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Lawyers detained in China over courtroom video of prosecutor admitting errors
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2021
丁家喜、许志永已被起诉到临沂市中级人民法院(New Citizens Movement advocates Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong have been indicted, to face trial in Linyi Intermediate Court)
Weiquanwang, August 6, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
中共发起打击“假新闻” 加压社交媒体平台(CPC cracks down on “fake news,” puts pressure on social media platforms)
Deutsche Welle, August 6, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Australia’s proposed Magnitsky-style sanctions law could target China: analysts
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2021
Why the Quad Alarms China
Foreign Affairs, August 6, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Tech Sector Regulations Are Costly But Not Shocking
The Diplomat, August 6, 2021
UK-published technology report says products sold by US tech firms help China’s surveillance state
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2021
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China's Surveillance State: A Global Project
TOP1QVPN, August, 2021
社交媒体：一个虚假帐号矩阵如何推动亲中宣传和叙事(Social media: How a matrix of fake accounts promotes pro-China propaganda and narrative)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 6, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Biden grants ‘safe haven’ to Hongkongers in US amid China crackdown
Associated Press, August 5, 2021
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National security law: Beijing slams US ‘safe haven’ offer to Hongkongers as ‘plot to stir up trouble’, interference in city affairs
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2021
Hong Kong politics: Election Committee nominations kick off, but sources say many seats will go uncontested to pro-Beijing camp
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2021
Related:
Explainer | What you need to know about Hong Kong’s Election Committee, with key polls on the horizon and nominations opening
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2021【選民查冊】《立場》揭三公司疑停運仍成功做選民 未被選舉處 DQ(Stand News finds three defunct companies still eligible to vote for Election Committee)
Stand News, August 5, 2021
Hong Kong education chief urges teachers to reassess union membership in open letter
Hong Kong Free Press, August 6, 2021
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Hong Kong’s embattled teachers’ union forms working group to foster students’ ‘affection for home and country’
Hong Kong Free Press, August 6, 2021教協網教材全線下架 包括介紹本港政制發展、八九民運、劉曉波資料(Professional teachers' union website takes down all education materials including contents about development of Hong Kong’s political system, 1989 Democracy Movement, and Liu Xiaobo)
Stand News, August 6, 2021
7 members of HKU ruling body urge reversal of student campus ban
Hong Kong Free Press, August 6, 2021
李家超：香港新的国安立法将侧重打击外国间谍活动(Chief Secretary John Lee: Article 23 legislation to focus on combating foreign espionage)
Radio France Internationale, August 6, 2021
【起底刑事化】私隱專員無手令仍可搜查電子器材 鍾麗玲：只會望一望(Anti-doxxing law permits privacy commissioner to search electronic devices without warrant)
Stand News, August 6, 2021
美籍律師襲休班警囚4.5月 官准保釋等候上訴(American lawyer granted bail pending appeal over attacking off-duty police during 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, August 6, 2021
Commentary (评论)
东京奥运: “可信、可爱、可敬”的中国形象?(Tokyo Olympics: "Trustworthy, adorable, venerable" Chinese image?)
Voice of America, August 6, 2021
Thursday, August 05, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Calls Grow For Release of Chinese Citizen Journalist on Hunger Strike
Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2021
Court in China's Anhui Jails Rights Activist Over Foreign Funding
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2021
长沙富能公益案之程渊被判刑5年有期徒刑(Cheng Yuan, Changsha anti-discrimination activist, is sentenced to 5 years in prison for "subversion of state power")
Weiquanwang, August 5, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
How a fake network pushes pro-China propaganda
BBC News, August 5, 2021
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Revealed: coordinated attempt to push pro-China, anti-Western narratives on social media
Centre for Information Resilience, August 5, 2021
China launches campaign against ‘fake news’ as Beijing seeks to purify online information, targeting social media
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2021
Buoyed by rising nationalism, China’s keyboard warriors take aim at Olympic athletes
The Washington Post, August 5, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
The Biden Administration’s China Sanctions Dilemma
The Diplomat, August 4, 2021
拜登下令对新冠病毒限期溯源 中共党报连刊文章批美政治病毒不得人心(Biden’s deadline on finding Covid-19 origin nears; People’s Daily launches attack on U.S. “political virus”)
Radio France Internationale, August 5, 2021
美国参议员在罕见的公开听证会上强调来自中国的国家安全威胁(U.S. senators stress national security threats from China in rare public hearing)
Radio France Internationale, August 5, 2021
Related:
Senators highlight national security threats from China during rare public hearing
The Hill, August 4, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Data privacy in China: Zhejiang province proposes rule to ‘destroy’ personal data collected during emergencies
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2021
Tencent resumes new user sign-ups on WeChat after ‘security upgrade’ last week
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2021
腾讯被中国官媒点名后股价大跌，市场如何变惊弓之鸟(Tencent share price plummets after being targeted by Chinese state media as markets jitter)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 5, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s largest teachers’ union withdraws from Brussels-based federation amid criticism over joining foreign support for protests
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2021
Related:
教協宣佈退出職工盟 即時生效(Professional Teachers' Union quits Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 4, 2021教協設中史文化工作組 前會長張文光任顧問 推動師生認識國情(Professional Teachers' Union sets up Chinese history and culture work group to motivate teachers and students to learn about China)
Ming Pao, August 4, 2021
Legal scholar Eric Cheung quits HKU governing body after student leaders barred from campus
Hong Kong Free Press, August 5, 2021
Vice-chair of June 4 vigil organiser wins bail at Hong Kong High Court
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2021
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Massacre museum relaunches online after curators of ‘unauthorised’ physical site fined
Hong Kong Free Press, August 5, 2021
Hong Kong drops charges against Cantopop star and pro-democracy politician over election performance
Hong Kong Free Press, August 5, 2021
Centrist party finds it hard to pass first hurdle in Hong Kong’s new ‘patriots only’ political era
Hong Kong Free Press, August 5, 2021
Exclusive | China’s move to impose anti-sanctions law in Hong Kong will not be immediate as local legislation still needed: sources
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2021
Canada warns its citizens in Hong Kong about risk of China-style exit bans
Agence France-Presse, August 5, 2021
Wednesday, August 04, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Nike’s former supplier Esquel Group scores a rare win in a bid to remove Xinjiang unit from US forced-labour sanctions list
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2021
Repression by Any Other Name: Xinjiang and the Genocide Debate
The Diplomat, August 3, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
张展狱中绝食送医 (Zhang Zhan is hospitalized for hunger strike in prison)
Radio France Internationale, August 4, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
习近平治下 60多万中国人出逃寻求他国庇护 (More than 600,000 Chinese have sought asylum in other countries during Xi's rule)
Voice of America, August 3, 2021
「六四记忆 ·人权博物馆」今上线 脱离支联会于海外运作 (8964 Museum opens online, operates independently in Germany)
China hits out at BBC for explaining status of Taiwan at Olympics
Hong Kong Free Press, August 4, 2021
The IOC is investigating two Chinese medalists who wore Chairman Mao pins
Quartz, August 4, 2021
东京奥运：中国运动员被民族主义者痛击 (Tokyo Olympics: Chinese athletes hit hard by nationalists from China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 4, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Former Chinese government spokesman calls for ‘friendly’ approach to foreign media
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
For Many Uyghurs, China Is Wrong Choice for Winter Olympics
Voice of America, August 4, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Student leaders barred from University of Hong Kong pending probe into ‘sympathising’ with police attacker
Hong Kong Free Press, August 4, 2021
Explainer | How did Hong Kong’s largest teachers’ union enrage Beijing and what’s next for the opposition group after severed ties with government?
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2021
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遭教育局終止合作關係 教協：今後聚焦教育專業和權益工作(Professional Teachers' Union: We will focus on the teaching profession and teachers' rights)
Stand News, August 3, 2021
Anti-sanctions law will be wielded with care, Hong Kong justice minister vows
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2021
兩男女涉製作派發港獨傳單 申保釋被拒(Two denied bail for distributing Hong Kong independence leaflet)
Ming Pao, August 4, 2021
Embattled Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK deletes all Tweets, disables Twitter comments
Hong Kong Free Press, August 4, 2021
In media first, Hong Kong news outlet Initium quits city for Singapore
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2021
Virtual Tiananmen Square museum crowdfunded by Hong Kong vigil organiser launches
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2021
Commentary (评论)
National security trial ruling a setback for human rights in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2021
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Japan calls for greater attention to ‘survival of Taiwan’
Financial Timnes, August 1, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
解放军建军94周年 习近平再次强调党对军队绝对领导 (Xi Jinping re-emphasizes CPC's absolute leadership of the army on PLA's 94th founding anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2021
拜登与特鲁多通话 再度讨论中国对两名加国人的“任意拘押” (Biden and Trudeau discuss China’s arbitrary detention of two Canadian citizens)
Voice of America, August 3, 2021
中国在冬奥会之前加强恐吓外国媒体 (China doubles down on threatening foreign media before Winter Olympics)
Voice of America, August 3, 2021
China Gold Medalists Under Investigation for Wearing Mao Zedong Pins
August 3, 2021
China quietly sets new 'buy Chinese' targets for state companies - U.S. sources
Reuters, August 3, 2021
The death toll from flooding in China rises sharply, to more than 300.
河南洪灾死亡人数升至302人，官方称将追责渎职
The New York Times, August 3, 2021
With #MeToo Case, China Takes a Swipe at Celebrity Obsession
中国当局就吴亦凡案警告“饭圈”文化
The New York Times, August 3, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s ‘Big Tech crackdown’: A guide
SupChina, August 3, 2021
China’s top propaganda agencies want to limit the role of algorithms in distributing online content
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2021
Kris Wu scandal: China’s internet watchdog seeks to rein in unruly celebrity fan culture
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2021
Chinese newspaper labels gaming ‘spiritual opium’ and calls out Tencent, fanning fears of a crackdown
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2021
Commentary (评论)
A harsh lesson for Hong Kong’s teachers to stay within legal limits
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2021
Xi Jinping Is Using Party Outreach to Build an Anti-U.S. Bloc
Foreign Policy, August 3, 2021
夏明：习近平到访西藏传递重要战略信号 (Ming Xia: What strategic message was Xi Jinping trying to send during his trip to Tibet?))
Radio France Internationale, August 2, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says fall-out with biggest teaching union nothing to do with Beijing pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2021
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【封殺教協】中學校長：失去平台聆聽教師聲音 未見有團體可取代(Secondary school principal: Teachers’ Union was a platform for hearing teachers' voices; no substitute in sight)
Stand News, August 3, 2021
Hong Kong ex-lawmaker fined for breaking aviation law outside Legislative Council with ‘release political prisoners’ balloon
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2021
端傳媒總部遷往新加坡 執總稱「不代表對香港失去關注」(Initium Media headquarters move to Singapore; executive editor says relocation doesn't mean Hong Kong no longer a concern)
Ming Pao, August 3, 2021
Ex-RTHK broadcaster and HKFP columnist Steve Vines leaves Hong Kong for UK citing ‘white terror’
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2021
‘I demand 100% freedom’: Hong Kong political artist Kacey Wong leaves for Taiwan citing crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2021
Hong Kong media outlet, broadcaster and artist all quit city
Radio France Internationale, August 3, 2021
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【元朗 7.21 影像分析】 《立場》翻看 14 小時片段 揭至少 235 白衣人涉施襲或持武器(14 hours of video footage show at least 235 white-clad men involved in assault or held weapons)
Stand News, August 3, 2021
Monday, August 02, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Interpol suspends red notice for Uygur activist Yidiresi Aishan
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2021
2维吾尔集中营幸存者揭露种族灭绝真相后 父亲均遭中共杀害(After two Uyghur concentration camp survivors revealed the truth about genocide, their fathers are killed by CPC)
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan’s gold medal win over China in badminton raises tension.
奥运场外的较量：羽毛球金牌之争凸显两岸分歧
The New York Times, August 2, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
Tibet and China clash over next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
The Guardian, July 31, 2021
甘肃红城寺院僧尼拉横幅抗议被逼还俗(Monks at the Hongcheng Monastery in Gansu display banners to protest forced closure of temple)
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China charges ‘Ink Girl’ supporter with subversion as room for dissent narrows further
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2021
湖北民主维权人士尹旭安被以寻衅滋事罪重判4年6个月(Hubei rights defender Yin Xu’an is sentenced to 4 years and 6 months for "picking and provoking troubles")
Weiquanwang, July 31, 2021
Police in China Detain Canadian Pop Star on Suspicion of Rape
吴亦凡涉强奸被刑拘：中国“我也是”运动向前一步？
The New York Times, August 2, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Republican report says coronavirus leaked from China lab; scientists still probing origins
Reuters, August 2, 2021
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美众院共和党更新新冠溯源报告：“大量证据直指病毒来自武汉病毒所”( U.S. House Republicans update Covid-19 origin report: A large amount of evidence directly points to Wuhan Institute of Virology)
Voice of America, August 2, 2021The Origins of Covid-19: An Investigation of the Wuhan Institute of Virology
U. S. House, August 2, 2021
US regulators launch crackdown on Chinese listings
美国证交会对赴美上市中国企业收紧规则
Financial Times, August 1, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Big Tech crackdown: Will Beijing’s efforts kill the country’s most vibrant economic sector?
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2021
China hatches a plan to lead in the adoption of new internet protocol as Beijing eyes internet of things
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s gov’t cuts ties with largest teachers’ union hours after Chinese state media attacks
Hong Kong Free Press, August 2, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong Targets Student Unions to Tame Universities
The New York Times, July 31, 2021Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends decision to cut ties with city’s largest teachers’ union
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2021
Hong Kong singer and activist arrested over ‘corrupt conduct’
The Guardian, August 2, 2021
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【黃耀明被捕】選舉活動「回帶」 鄭泳舜、陳凱欣曾提供鑼鼓表演 查錫我：視乎表演前後有否拉票(Stand News: Pro-establishment candidates also provided entertainment in rallies)
Stand News, August 2, 2021
Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly booing Chinese anthem while watching Olympics
Associated Press, July 31, 2021
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Tokyo Olympic Games successes rekindle Hong Kong’s pride in identity, but anti-mainland China sentiment comes through too
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2021
Hong Kong district councils at a standstill as opposition members barred from holding meetings or electing new heads
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2021
New committee tasked with advising Hong Kong judiciary on complaints will have 4 non-judges as members
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2021
壹傳媒工會解散 餘款捐記協 現任理事續跟進離職補償(Next Media Trade Union disbands, donates surpluses to Journalists Association)
Stand News, August 2, 2021
Hong Kong finance chief welcomes Beijing’s anti-sanctions law, dangles prospect of local legislation
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong slams ‘irresponsible’ US, EU comments after sentencing of first person convicted under legislation
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Judgement in Tong Ying Kit’s case sets dangerous precedent, ignores human rights law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 31, 2021
The IOC Should Stop Lying to Itself About the Beijing Olympics
Foreign Policy, August 1, 2021
Jules Boykoff on a Beijing 2022 Boycott
The Diplomat, August 1, 2021
Friday, July 30, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China risks international extradition row over case of Uygur man detained in Morocco
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
US condemns 'harassment' of foreign journalists in China
Radio France Internationale, July 30, 2021
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China accuses BBC of 'fake news' over floods reporting
Channel NewsAsia, July 29, 2021
河南水灾中自媒体异军突起 官媒被批冷漠滞后(Self-media emerges during Henan flood; official media is criticized for indifference and slack)
Voice of America, July 30, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China Targets Costly Tutoring Classes. Parents Want to Save Them.
中国打击教培行业，但孩子们真的能“减负”吗？
The New York Times, July 30, 2021
逾百诺贝尔奖得主抗议中国干预国际科学会议(More than 100 Nobel laureates protest China's interference in int’l scientific conference)
Voice of America, July 30, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
EU foreign policy chief flags review of China strategy ‘in months’
Bloomberg, July 30, 2021
China built the world’s largest facial recognition system. Now, it’s getting camera-shy.
The Washington Post, July 30, 2021
Apple’s Siri becomes target of nationalist netizens after glitch caused it to skip Chinese Olympic gold tally
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Activist Tong Ying-kit jailed for 9 years in Hong Kong’s first national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, July 30, 2021
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Hong Kong’s draconian new security law claims its first scalp
The Economist, July 31, 2021唐英傑案｜劉偉聰引述唐英傑「會撐住，好似香港運動員一樣」(Tong's lawyer quotes him: I won’t give up, just like Hong Kong athletes)
Ming Pao, July 30, 2021【國安法首案】百警遍佈金鐘趕人兼截查：我哋唔會俾你哋送車㗎啦(100 policemen stop and search residents showing support for first national security defendant in Admiralty)
inmedia.hk, July 30, 2021
Hong Kong democrat Tam Tak-chi faces 13 months on remand as sedition trial suspended until October
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Hong Kong police arrest man for ‘insulting national anthem’ during live broadcast of fencing hero Edgar Cheung receiving gold medal
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2021
Former Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai’s election expense case moved to District Court, where 7-year sentence possible
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2021
否認煽惑他人參與六四集會 鄒幸彤：悼念無罪，我不認罪 續還柙至 10 月開審(Tonyee Chow, barrister and Hong Kong Alliance vice chair, pleads not guilty to inciting others to join an unauthorized June Fourth gathering; case adjourned to October)
Stand News, July 30, 2021
廚師行山杖襲警認暴動等4罪囚33月 官：被告關心社會卻用錯方法(Chef jailed for 33 months over “rioting” in 2019 anti-totalitarian march)
Ming Pao, July 30, 2021
英政府資助 BNO 每人逾 8 千元學英文 港人經驗分享﹕可主動與地方政府合作(UK gov't budgets up to £800 for each BNO passport holder to learn English)
Stand News, July 30, 2021
Commentary (评论)
专访：中美之间游戏规则正重新建立(Interview: Rules of the game between China and U.S. are being revamped)
Deutsche Welle, July 30, 2021
The Chinese Sports Machine’s Single Goal: The Most Golds, at Any Cost
不惜一切代价：奥运金牌背后的中国体育举国体制
The New York Times, July 30, 2021
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
美众议院通过修正案阻止中国地图包含台湾(U.S. House passes bill banning purchase of China's maps that include Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, July 29, 2021
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US House passes bill banning purchase of maps depicting Taiwan as part of China
Taiwan News, July 29, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China Is Using Tibetans as Agents of Empire in the Himalayas
Foreign Policy, July 28, 2021
What message was Xi Jinping trying to send on his visit to Tibet?
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
As China Reins In Private Sector, Another Businessman Gets 18 Years
中国加强对商界管控，农民企业家孙大午被判18年监禁
The New York Times, July 29, 2021
Related:
Statement of the Dawu Legal Team on the Verdict and Sentences in the Dawu Case
China Change, July 28, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
“在中国，自由都是表面的”：一位逃离墙国的美国网红("In China, freedom exists only on the surface": American Internet celebrity who escaped from the walled country)
Voice of America, July 29, 2021
郑州人：为什么不能拍摄？为什么不能将真相告诉公众？(Zhengzhou native: Why can't it be filmed? Why can't the truth be told to the public?)
Radio France Internationale, July 29, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China Cracks Down On Its Tech Giants. Sound Familiar?
Wired, July 29, 2021
Related:
China’s misguided crackdown on business
Financial Times, July 29, 2021Is China Killing Its Golden Tech Goose?
Protocol, July 28, 2021
China’s Sputnik Moment?
Foreign Affairs, July 29, 2021
Invest in China, but Without Illusions
投资中国，但不要抱有幻想
The New York Times, July 29, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: scholars, legal experts warn ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ slogan ‘very risky’ in wake of secession conviction
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021
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High Court ruling involving Hong Kong protest slogan not binding in sedition case, judge says
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021【譚得志被控煽動】控方詳列街站言論 指曾喊「光時」171 次 辦「健康工作坊」無健康訊息(In ex-lawmaker Tam Tak-chi's sedition case, prosecution says he shouted "Liberate Hong Kong" slogan 171 times in public gatherings)
Stand News, July 29, 2021
Hong Kong national security law: High Court judges in first sentencing reject prosecution call to follow legal principles from mainland China
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021
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Lawyer for Hong Kong Protester Asks Court for Shorter Term
Associated Press, July 29, 2021
Two arrested over online calls for boycotts, threats against Hong Kong broadcaster TVB
Hong Kong Free Press, July 29, 2021
信報創辦人林行止宣布擱筆：在大環境仍有選擇自由之下作出的自由選擇(Hong Kong Economic Journal founder Lam Hang-chi ends his column: A free decision made when such decisions are still possible)
Stand News, July 29, 2021
Hong Kong’s biggest teachers’ union quits alliance behind annual Tiananmen Square vigil, citing ‘worsening situation’
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021
Hong Kong protests: judiciary lifts rare ban imposed on judge barred from cases linked to 2019 unrest
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021
英政府開放網上申請 「極度貧窮」BNO 人士可領政府資助(UK gov't opens application for subsidies for "extremely poor" BNO passport holders)
Stand News, July 29, 2021
Commentary (评论)
More clarity required following judgment in first Hong Kong security law trial
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Morocco authorities arrest Uyghur activist at China’s request
The Guardian, July 28, 2021
‘They Have My Sister’: As Uyghurs Speak Out, China Targets Their Families
海外维吾尔人发声之后：亲属成为中国当局打击对象
The New York Times, July 28, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese businessman who challenged Beijing jailed for 18 years
Financial Times, July 28, 2021
Related:
孙大午法庭最后陈述 (Sun Dawu's final court statement)
Weiquanwang, July 28, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China’s official Panchen Lama tells Tibetan Buddhists to stay away from separatist forces
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
After the Floods, China Found a Target for Its Pain: Foreign Media
The New York Times, July 28, 2021
中国对外媒敌意攀升 专家：“对北京不利” (Experts on China's rising hostility toward foreign media: “It's bad for Beijing”)
Deutsche Welle, July 28, 2021
驻华外国记者协会谴责外国记者在郑州遭围攻及骚扰 (Foreign Correspondents' Club of China condemns harassment of reporters covering Henan floods)
Voice of America, July 28, 2021
Related:
FCCC Statement on Harassment of Reporters Covering Henan Floods
Foreign Correspondents' Club of China, July 27, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
The Nation That Faced Down China
The Atlantic, July 28, 2021
More than 100 Nobel Prize winners accuse China of ‘bullying’ after effort to stop Dalai Lama and pro-Taiwan independence chemist from speaking at summit
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021
河南洪灾受害者控诉官方“难辞其咎” 让人“自投罗网” (Victims of Henan floods: Officials must bear responsibility for letting people get trapped)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2021
I wouldn’t sign a China trade deal now: Tony Abbott
The Sydney Morning Herald, July 28, 2021
China Appears to Be Building New Silos for Nuclear Missiles, Researchers Say
The Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2021
After Years of Chinese Influence, U.S. Tries to Renew Ties in Southeast Asia
美国强化与东南亚关系，以抗衡中国影响力
The New York Times, July 28, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Big Tech crackdown: WeChat’s suspension of sign-ups adds to uncertainty
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021
China takes aim at pop-up windows in further tech clampdown
Agence France-Presse, July 28, 2021
China’s era of Big Tech Overwork has ended
Protocol, July 28, 2021
Biden: If U.S. has 'real shooting war' it could be result of cyber attacks
Reuters, July 28, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
China’s top legislative body set to endorse anti-sanctions law for Hong Kong next month by inserting the provisions into city’s mini-constitution
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021
Developing | Hong Kong appoints investigator to probe fraud allegations in the financial affairs of Apple Daily’s publisher Next Digital
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021
Former top editors of Hong Kong’s now-defunct Apple Daily withdraw bail review
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2021
National security law: protest slogan ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ can have multiple meanings, but is it ultimately a call for secession?
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021
Related:
The End of Free Speech in Hong Kong
The Atlantic, July 28, 2021Hong Kong’s first national security law verdict shows Beijing’s “red line” has become a red net
Quartz, July 28, 2021【首宗國安法案】接受美媒訪問 梁頌恆：創作「光時」口號只為吸引眼球 無關分裂國家(In interview with the Atlantic, ex-lawmaker Baggio Leung in exile says "Liberate Hong Kong" slogan was created to catch eyeballs, unrelated to secession)
Stand News, July 28, 2021
區諾軒就818案刑期上訴 期間申請保釋外出被拒(Pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Au Lok Hin appeals sentence over August 2019 unlawful assembly, is denied bail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 28, 2021
「港人講地」母公司入稟控大紀元、自由亞洲電台誹謗(Parent company of pro-Beijing online media Speakout HK sues Epoch Times, Radio Free Asia for libel)
Ming Pao, July 28, 2021
How Hong Kong’s civil society ‘withered’ under Beijing’s national security purge
Agence France-Presse, July 28, 2021
Ex-Hospital Authority union chair Winnie Yu granted bail ahead of national security law trial
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2021
Hong Kong police warnings of terrorist threat met with scepticism
Financial Times, July 28, 2021
Hong Kong Markets Battered as Foreign Investor Confidence Wavers
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
美议员施压五间美企 要求他们停止赞助北京冬奥 (U.S. Senators pressure corporations to stop sponsoring the Beijing Winter Olympics)
Deutsche Welle, July 28, 2021
杯葛北京冬奥 美跨国企业做得到吗？ (Are U.S. transnational corporations capable of boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics?)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Commentary: Didi’s troubles with China should be everyone’s business
Channel News Asia, July 28, 2021
人禍性質大於天災的「鄭州水災」，暴露出習近平一人獨裁政權的失能和冷酷 (A greater manmade disaster than natural disaster: Henan floods expose Xi Jinping's incompetent and ruthless dictatorship)
Voicettank, July 28, 2021
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
'They Have My Sister': As Uyghurs Speak Out, China Targets Their Families
The New York Times, July 27, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Press groups raise alarm over threats to foreign media in China
The Guardian, July 27, 2021
郑州不明身份者围攻记者 掩盖什么？ (Unidentified persons block journalists in Zhengzhou—what are they trying to conceal?)
Radio France Internationale, July 26, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
郑州地铁720头七 网民呼吁回答疑问要求追责 (Netizens demand answers, accountability for the Zhengzhou metro tragedy)
Radio France Internationale, July 27, 2021
China’s #MeToo movement picks up again after Kris Wu scandal with two academics accused of sexual harassment
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Biden’s China Strategy Meets Resistance at the Negotiating Table
中美高官会谈激烈交锋，美国对华战略或难奏效
The New York Times, July 27, 2021
北京再拒溯源调查 可能成下次大流行最大受害者 (Beijing rejects WHO's COVID inquiry again, at risk of becoming the biggest victim of the next pandemic)
Voice of America, July 27, 2021
加拿大卑诗省取消和中国司法教育合作计划 (British Columbia cancels justice education program with China)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2021
Related:
Chinese police training in B.C. an espionage risk, critics say: Glacier Investigates
Business in Vancouver, July 25, 2021
Chinese nationalists are targeting their own athletes on social media.
中国奥运选手遭遇民族主义攻击引争议
The New York Times, July 27, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
以数据安全为名，中国启动对网企6个月专项整治 (In name of data security, China launches 6-month cleanup of Internet enterprises)
Voice of America, July 27, 2021
Tencent super app WeChat suspends new user registrations until early August for ‘security upgrade’
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong national security law: first person to stand trial found guilty of terrorism, inciting secession
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong: First national security law conviction is ‘beginning of the end’ for freedom of expression
Amnesty International, July 27, 2021
Organiser of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil fined HK$8,000 for operating June 4 museum without proper licence
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2021
Hong Kong national security police bar reporter who filmed police stabbing from leaving city, home searched
Hong Kong Free Press, July 27, 2021
鄧炳強稱必須盡快就基本法23條立法(Secretary for Security Chris Tang says speeding up Article 23 legislation is a must)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 27, 2021
人大常委會下月開會 反制裁法料納港基本法附件三(In NPC Standing Committee meeting next month, anti-sanction law is expected to be included in Basic Law Annex III)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2021
院校來年紛推國安教育 理大一年級本科生必修 嶺大共同核心課程含國安(Universities are including national security education as core or mandatory subject)
Stand News, July 27, 2021
Hong Kong education: exodus of students could worsen, educators warn
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2021
Monday, July 26, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang’s exports to the EU boom, despite political concerns over forced labour
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2021
INSIDE XINJIANG’S GROWING CARCERAL STATE
China Digital Times, July 23, 2021
解读新疆：著名维吾尔民俗学教授热依拉.达吾提遭判刑(Further details on the prosecution and imprisonment of well-known Uyghur folklore professor Reyila Dawuti)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Guangdong Dissident Poet Commits Suicide Amid Ongoing Police Surveillance
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2021
常玮平案通报：拒绝律师会见的要求 看守所不让存钱存物(Rights lawyer Chang Weiping is denied access to his lawyers; detention center refuses to accept money and belongings for him by his family)
Weiquanwang, July 26, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
As China Rolled Out Its COVID-19 Shots, Victims of Earlier Vaccine Scandals Vanished
The Diplomat, July 24, 2021
Foreign journalists harassed by Chinese citizens over Zhengzhou flooding coverage
Hong Kong Free Press, July 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Beijing urges Washington to stop 'demonising' China as US official visits
Agence France-Presse, July 26, 2021
China sanctions former US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, others
Al Jazeera, July 23, 2021
Two Chinese ‘agents’ charged in US for targeting Beijing opponents
Agence France-Presse, July 24, 2021
As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must.
中国开始应对气候变化是否为时已晚？
The New York Times, July 26, 2021
美国会两党报告：美国防供应链需设法摆脱对“对手国家”中国的依赖(U.S. Congress bipartisan report: U.S. defense supply chain needs to rid dependence on "rival country" China)
Voice of America, July 24, 2021
Related:
REPORT OF THE DEFENSE CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN TASK FORCE
U.S. House, July 22, 2021
中国拒绝接受调查计划后 世卫组织敦促各国在病毒溯源问题上共同合作(After China refuses to accept investigation plan, WHO urges all countries to collaborate on virus origin)
Voice of America, July 24, 2021
Related:
WHO urges collaboration on virus origin after China rejects inquiry plan
Reuters, July 23, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US-China tech war: Beijing calls on Chinese firms to ‘seize overseas opportunities’ in race for self-reliance
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organiser to plead guilty after being slapped with summons over June 4 museum
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2021
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organiser to plead guilty after being slapped with summons over June 4 museum
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2021
Former Hong Kong law professor, activist Benny Tai hit with charges over 2016 Legislative Council race expenses
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2021
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai, ex-lawmaker to contest incitement charges stemming from banned Tiananmen vigil
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2021
Hong Kong protests: teen who was among 12 fugitives detained in Shenzhen sentenced to time in training centre for flight attempt, petrol bomb
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2021
香港言語治療師總工會三名幹事昨晚獲准保釋候查(Three speech therapists union officers granted bail on national security charges for publishing children's books)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 24, 2021
譚得志涉發表煽動文字等14罪 控方稱或因應唐英傑案修訂控罪 官准押後周四再審訊(Judge adjourns trial of ex-lawmaker Tam Tak-chi until Thursday as prosecution seeks to amend charges based on first national security case)
Ming Pao, July 26, 2021
前大埔區議員及議助認非法集結及襲警等三罪 判囚三個月(Former pro-democracy Tai Po District Councillor and assistant plead guilty to participating in unauthorized assembly and assaulting police; assistant gets three months jail sentence)
inmedia.hk, July 26, 2021
袁嘉蔚鄒幸彤被罰囚水飯房 邵家臻批懲教署「最嚴格標準針對政治犯」(Pro-democracy activists Tiffany Yuen and Tonyee Chow kept in solitary for days over alleged violations of prison rules)
Ming Pao, July 24, 2021
Billionaires and a Hong Kong bank chief handed seats on powerful new election body
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2021
No spectacle, no fireworks: Legco is getting work done, but Hongkongers are losing interest without opposition sound and fury
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2021
Hong Kong Baptist University makes national security education compulsory and a graduation requirement
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2021
Related:
浸大新學年不代收會費 學生會：或減人手或停運合作社(Baptist University stops collecting membership fees for its students' union, forcing it to reduce staff or shutter its cooperative)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 26, 2021
【圖書館戰爭】《文匯》批法律童書「損害年輕人守法意識」 圖書館翌日下架(Public library takes down children's book about law day after criticism by pro-Beijing newspaper)
Stand News, July 24, 2021
Hong Kong Olympic badminton player speaks up after black jersey ‘strongly condemned’ by pro-Beijing politician
Hong Kong Free Press, July 26, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong’s press freedom clampdown echoes around the world
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2021
Sheep, wolves, and the Hong Kong government’s epidemic of ‘so called’
Hong Kong Free Press, July 24, 2021
China’s wolf warrior approach is here to stay, says writer Peter Martin
The Hindu, July 25, 2021
In Their Own Words (引言)
“All sins and evils will have their due conclusions. This is the historical trend of the progress of human freedom and will not be changed because dark clouds temporarily obscure the light. True light is never without times of darkness but will never be concealed by darkness.”
—Ye Du (pen name of the mainland Chinese writer Wu Wei (吳偉 ))
(From his letter dated July 13, 2021 proposing marriage to his girlfriend Tonyee Chow Hang-tung, vice chairperson of the Hong kong Alliance, currently in custody awaiting trial on allegedly publicizing unlawful assembly in connection with the banned June 4 candlelight vigil in Hong Kong. The letter was published in the Ming Pao supplement, July 25, 2021.)
“所有的罪与恶都一定会有应有的结局，这人类自由进步的历史大势，不会因为乌云暂时遮挡了光明而改变，真正的光明决不是没有黑暗的时间，但永不会被黑暗所掩蔽。”
——野渡（中国大陆作家）
（香港支联会副主席邹幸彤被捕还押，其身处中国大陆的男友、本身是维权作家的野渡在给她的信中倾诉思念并求婚。香港《明报》副刊，2021年7月25日）
Friday, July 23, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Beijing signals stronger support for Xinjiang amid US sanctions
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China's Xi visits Tibet amid rising controls over religion
Associated Press, July 23, 2021
Related:
习近平在对宗教日益严格的控制下访问西藏(Xi Jinping visits Tibet amid increasingly strict controls over religion)
Voice of America, July 23, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Two Changsha Funeng Activists Jailed For Two, Three Years
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2021
Couple Apply For Asylum in The Netherlands After Dramatic Rescue From Chinese Agents
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Ghost in the Machine: A Faceless, Famous Chinese Blogger Goes Silent
The Diplomat, July 23, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Chinese web users are writing a new playbook for disaster response
Protocol, July 22, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong elections: voting hours slashed for Election Committee contest as authorities make dozens of changes to polls rule book
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2021
At least 60 face district ax with disqualifications
The Standard, July 23, 2021
Hong Kong women who ‘published seditious children’s books about sheep’ remanded in custody
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2021
六四集會案提訊 控方指8人擬不認罪、12人認罪(12 plead not guilty, 8 guilty over unauthorized Tiananmen massacre vigil in 2020)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 23, 2021
鄒幸彤涉煽惑六四集會 保釋覆核再被拒 旁聽人士高呼：錫晒你呀！(Hong Kong Alliance chairwoman and barrister Tonyee Chow Hang-tun is denied bail again for inciting others to participate in an unauthorized June 4th gathering)
inmedia.hk, July 23, 2021
李家超指正籌備 23 條立法 會比 03 年版本更嚴 處理「最極端」情況(Chief Secretary John Lee says gov't is preparing for Article 23 legislation, a harsher version than in 2003 to deal with "most extreme" circumstances)
Stand News, July 23, 2021
Academics in Hong Kong suffer curbs on their freedoms
The Economist, July 21, 2021
Related:
兩名科大學者被指離職 李靜君：已約滿離任 成名： 仲喺科大(Report says two academics at University of Science and Technology quit)
Stand News,, July 23, 2021
Sample questions offer glimpse of how Hong Kong pupils will be tested in newly revamped liberal studies subject
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2021
Related:
【公社科試卷】通識教師：流於背誦抄寫 難培養高階思維(Liberal studies teacher says revamped subject is limited to reciting and copying, difficult to nurture higher-level thinking)
Stand News,, July 23, 2021
Hong Kong youth’s patriotism undermined by relentless anti-China campaign conducted by ‘foreign forces’, Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2021
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam scraps policy address town hall meetings over ‘lone wolf’ attack fears
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2021
London mayor to support Hongkongers moving to city with US$1.2 million fund
Associated Press, July 23, 2021
Exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activists urge US Congress to speed up ‘life boat’ status law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
9 Indicted in US for Being Illegal Agents of China
Voice of America, July 22, 2021
Related:
九名“猎狐行动”参与者在美国被起诉 被控充当中国政府非法代理人(Nine in Operation Fox Hunt are indicted in U.S. for acting as illegal agents of the PRC)
Voice of America, July 23, 2021
遭中共长期迫害的著名公众知识分子李悔之（本名李立群）以死抗争 昨晚服毒自杀 今上午8时53分去世(Well-known public intellectual Li Huizhi (pen name of Li Liqun) commits suicide to protest long-term persecution by CPC)
Weiquanwang, July 23, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Chinese Authorities Must Release Three NGO Staff Sentenced by Changsha Intermediate Court, End Crackdown on Rights Advocacy
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 23, 2021
In Their Own Words (引言)
“You can leave Hong Kong, but it will never leave you.”
―Nury Vittachi, writer based in Hong Kong, from his book, Hong Kong: The City of Dreams (2006)
“你可以离开香港，但它永远不会离开你。”
——努雷·维塔奇（Nury Vittachi）
（常驻香港作家。引语出自其书：《香港：梦想之城》，2006年)
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Room for 10,000: Inside China's largest detention center
The Washington Post, July 22, 2021
Kodak Deletes Post by Photographer Who Called Xinjiang an ‘Orwellian Dystopia’
柯达删除涉新疆Instagram帖子引发争议
The New York Times, July 22, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
In China, Chinese Now Tops Tibetan
Human Rights Watch, July 21, 2021
中共被批关闭藏语学校持续推动西藏去藏化(Free Tibet accuses Chinese gov’t of closing Tibetan language schools and continuing to promote de-Tibetization of Tibet)
Voice of America, July 22, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
A legendary Chinese dissident blogger has suddenly fallen silent
Quartz, July 22, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China’s complicated relationship with LGBTQ+ rights
SupChina, July 22, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China denounces the W.H.O.’s call for another look at the Wuhan lab as ‘shocking’ and ‘arrogant.’
世卫提议再次调查武汉病毒所，中国称“不可能接受”
The New York Times, July 22, 2021
Related:
Covid: China rejects WHO plan for second phase of virus origin probe
BBC News, July 22, 2021
China must cut emissions to avoid climate ‘chaos’, warns US envoy Kerry
美气候特使克里：中国必须在2030年前削减排放
Financial Times, July 22, 2021
法国：中国黑客正向该国发起大规模网攻(France: China’s hackers are launching large-scale cyberattacks on the country)
Deutsche Welle, July 22, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Regulatory Turf Wars
Protocol, July 22, 2021
Constant but Camouflaged, Flurry of Cyberattacks Offer Glimpse of New Era
黑客攻击新常态下，我们将迎来一个怎样的时代？
The New York Times, July 22, 2021
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