Taiwan (台湾)

美国军舰再入台湾海峡 中国施行《海上交通安全法》反制(China’s amended Maritime Traffic Safety Law takes effect in response to U.S. warship entering Taiwan Strait)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2021

Related:
U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait after Chinese assault drills
Reuters, August 27, 2021

Maritime Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (2021 Revision)
Peking University Law Database, June 25, 2021

欧洲议会：通过首份对台湾报告 将提升双边关系(European Parliament adopts report on enhancing EU-Taiwan relations)
Deutsche Welle, September 2, 2021

Related:
European Lawmakers Seek to Upgrade Ties With Taiwan
Bloomberg, September 2, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Canadian jailed in China accused of taking military photos
The Guardian, September 2, 2021

Journalist-Turned-Rights Attorney Held Incommunicado in China's Liaoning
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2021

“996” RULED ILLEGAL YET LABOR RESEARCHERS, ACTIVISTS STILL ARRESTED
China Digital Times, September 1, 2021

专访吴有水律师：“长沙公益三子”被偷走的辩护权(Interview with lawyer Wu Youshui: Right to defense has been stolen from Changsha Three public interest activists)
Voice of America, September 2, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Weibo bans 52 accounts, some with millions of followers, in campaign against financial misinformation on social media
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2021

Chinese netizens identify the Weibo supervisor system as a source of arbitrary censorship
GlobalVoices, September 2, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

EU foreign ministers set for first talks on China since sanctions blitz six months ago
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2021

Why are China’s diplomats sometimes so undiplomatic?
Quartz, September 2, 2021

滴滴等11企业被当局约谈(Authorities have interviewed 11 ride-hailing companies including Didi)
Radio France Internationale, September 2, 2021

谭德赛：我们请求中国给出这些数据(WHO’s Tedros: We are asking China to provide data related to COVID’s origins)
Deutsche Welle, September 2, 2021

中国娱乐圈遭持续整肃 被批实施“法西斯美学”(As China continues to purge entertainment industry, scholar criticizes it as implementing "fascist aesthetics")
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

After Proudly Celebrating Women, Alibaba Faces Reckoning Over Harassment
大尺度破冰、性别歧视严重：阿里企业文化引质疑
The New York Times, September 2, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

8 Hong Kong activists who tried to flee to Taiwan appear in court
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2021

Hong Kong student who snatched police officer’s shotgun found guilty of rioting, faces up to 7 years in jail
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2021

HKU lifts campus ban on 18 students, confirms others are barred over motion supporting attacker of policeman
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2021

Hong Kong protests: student who admitted rioting during 2019 PolyU siege jailed for 2½ years
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2021

女助教天水圍非法集結拒捕囚5個月　官：針對警員案須考慮漣漪效應(Teaching assistant and student are sentenced to 5 months and 1 month in jail, respectively, over 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, September 2, 2021

Hong Kong Crackdown Continues With Canceled Concerts, Sentenced Activists
Associated Press, September 2, 2021

Over 90% of local schools sign up for gov’t’s on-site national security education workshops
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2021

楊潤雄︰正研究安排資助學校教師宣誓(Secretary of Education Kevin Yeung says gov't is considering oath-taking arrangement for teachers of subsidized schools)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 1, 2021

Commentary (评论)

How China’s Worldview Took Over Hong Kong
The Diplomat, September 1, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang genocide conference aims to up pressure on China
Associated Press, September 1, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

新学年习思想全面进入校园 十四万"督导员"进驻中小学 (New school year starts with Xi's Thoughts curricula along with 140,000 “supervisors”)
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2021

中国下令艺文界学习习近平论述 (China orders art and literature sectors to study Xi Jinping's talks)
Radio France Internationale, August 31, 2021

China shuts American Chamber of Commerce in Chengdu, organisation says
Reuters, August 31, 2021

中共十九届六中全会将在11月召开 (The sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee will be held in November)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China rolls out new data law over ‘national security’ fears
Agence France-Presse, September 1, 2021

China’s 2021 internet sector in 5 snapshots, from tighter regulations to bumpy IPOs and shifting demographics
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2021

Chinese teens feel like they’re in the crosshairs of Beijing’s tech crackdown
Quartz, September 1, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed for illegal assembly in 2019 protests
Reuters, September 1, 2021

Hong Kong national security police eye foreign collusion case against fund that paid out HK$243 million to protesters
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2021

民主派47人案｜王百羽涉串謀顛覆國家政權罪　申保釋遭拒(Former district councilor Henry Wong, one of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with subversion, is denied bail)
Ming Pao, September 1, 2021

港大研究中國勞工博士生方然　被廣西國安帶走　涉「顛覆國家政權」被關押(HKU PhD student studying China labor issues is detained by China's national security police on suspicion of “subversion of state power”)
Stand News, September 1, 2021

Hong Kong Arts Centre pulls plug on Denise Ho concert days after Canto-pop star and activist attacked by pro-Beijing paper
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Feminist Activist Li Qiaochu Struggles With Mental Health in Detention
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2021

多名武汉访民举报当局私设黑监狱 在北京遭暴力截访失联 (Multiple Wuhan activists are forcibly disappeared in Beijing while attempting to file complaints against local authorities for setting up black jails)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2021

强迫失踪受害者国际日：在中国"被失踪"有六种可能 (On Int'l Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances: 6 ways you may be forcibly disappeared in China)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

习思想进课堂 是教育革命还是复辟倒退？ (Xi Thoughts in the classroom—a great education revolution or a great step backward?)
Voice of America, August 31, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police probe into Tiananmen Square vigil organisers not a ‘crackdown on civil society’, Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2021

Security law: Hong Kong court denies bail to speech therapists behind kid’s book about sheep and wolves
Hong Kong Free Press, August 30, 2021

Hong Kong Law Society will offer legal perspective only when it comes to social issues, new president says
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2021

Related:
張達明辭任律師會理事(HKU legal scholar Eric Cheung quits Law Society council citing personal reasons)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 30, 2021

Hong Kong district councillor who shot vid of riot police storming MTR 2 years ago receives threatening letter, blade
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2021

【光城者案】再多一人被控「串謀恐怖活動」　17 歲女子 9.1 西九提堂(Another 17-year-old is charged with conspiracy to commit terrorist activities in “Returning Valiant” case)
Stand News, August 31, 2021

【12.25 葵芳】元氣壽司外非法集結罪成　三人判囚 4 月　另三青年判入勞教和更生中心(Three sentenced to four months in jail and three to correctional centre over unauthorized gathering in the 2019 protests)
Stand News, August 31, 2021

大埔區議員姚鈞豪非法集結罪成　判囚3個月(Tai Po District Councilor Herman Yiu receives 3 months jail sentence over unauthorized assembly on anniversary of death of HKUST student Chow Tsz-lok who fell from a car park during the 2019 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 31, 2021

Hong Kong real name SIM card registration to roll out, but gov’t says it won’t regulate int’l roaming SIMs
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国官媒热捧反美反资本家文章 评论指为政策扫雷 (China’s official media double down on anti-U.S., anti-capitalism articles; commentator: They are paving way for new flood of policies)
Radio France Internationale, August 31, 2021

中国即将实施海上交通安全新规 剑指美法等国航舰自由航行？ (China to impose new maritime law to curb freedom of navigation in its claimed territorial waters)
Radio France Internationale, August 30, 2021

Related:
China Strengthens Claims Over Disputed Waters With New Maritime Law Against Foreign Ships
Newsweek, August 31, 2021

China Tightens Limits for Young Online Gamers and Bans School Night Play
中国进一步限制未成年人打网游，非节假日禁玩
The New York Tiimes, August 31, 2021

中国官媒: 一场"深刻变革"正在发生 蔡霞：文革回来了 (Chinese official media: A “deep transformation” is in the making; Cai Xia: Cultural Revolution is back)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s ‘surveillance creep’: how big data COVID monitoring could be used to control people post-pandemic
The Conversation, August 31, 2021

China’s Personal Information Protection Law and Its Global Impact
The Diplomat, August 31, 2021

Xi Jinping says Big Tech crackdown is making progress, calls for Communist Party to ‘guide’ companies
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2021

Commentary (评论)

史上最嚴「禁補令」：中國正在下一盤大棋，讓這些中產家庭老老實實地做一顆社會主義大機器上的螺絲釘 (The harshest “no tutoring order” in history: China's great gambit to turn middle income families into faithful cogs in the great socialism machine)
The News Lens, August 31, 2021

余英时留给中国的大哉问 (The passing of Yu Yingshi left China some big questions)
Financial Times, August 30, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China holds firm on Xinjiang as neighbouring Afghanistan poses security concerns
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021

Shein: China fashion giant investigates 'false' anti-Uyghur job ads
BBC News, August 28, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

“国际强迫失踪者日” 台湾民间团体呼吁：让李明哲回家(International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances: Taiwan civil society groups urge China’s authorities to release Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-che)
Voice of America, August 30, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese university appears to ask for lists of LGBTQ+ students for ‘investigation’
The Guardian, August 29, 2021

曾为狱中良心犯呼吁的四川公民肖春在福建被秘密审判 获刑4年 已送监服刑(Xiao Chun, Sichuan citizen who had advocated for prisoners of conscience, is sentenced to 4 years in prison in secret trial in Fujian)
Weiquanwang, August 29, 2021

案律师会见通报：出现幻听，需要长期服药，不后悔发声，坚信自己无罪(Report on lawyer’s first meeting with feminist and rights defender Li Qiaochu now nearly 7 months in detention: She hears things, needs long-term medications, doesn’t regret speaking out, and firmly believes in her innocence)
Weiquanwang, August 28, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国劳动市场“就业难招工难” 结构性矛盾日趋严重(Difficulties in finding jobs and workers in China's labor market highlight worsening structural contradictions)
Voice of America, August 30, 2021

Intelligence Review Yields No Firm Conclusion on Origins of Coronavirus
美新冠溯源报告部分解密，未就病毒起源下定论
The New York Times, August 30, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China’s Celebrity Culture Is Raucous. The Authorities Want to Change That.
中国扩大网络审查，整顿“饭圈”文化
The New York Times, August 30, 2021

网信办整改动作频频 不准“唱衰中国经济”( In flurry of actions, Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission bans "maligning China's economy")
Deutsche Welle, August 30, 2021

Related:
国家网信办启动清朗·商业网站平台和“自媒体”违规采编发布财经类信息专项整治(Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission of China launches special purification campaign to rectify illegal acquisition, editing, and publication of financial information by commercial website platforms and “self-media”)
Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, August 27, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s Generation N: the young nationalists who have Beijing’s back
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing has a new legal architecture for sweeping control over user data
Quartz, August 30, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s biggest teachers’ union amends constitution to speed up disbandment under government pressure
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2021

Related:
‘I’ve got evidence’: Hong Kong police chief warns political groups disbanding will not help if they have broken the law
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong children’s books trio remanded in custody after being charged with conspiracy to distribute seditious material
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021

曾任支聯會核數師　何鐵文蘇漢章梁樹賢會計師行：今年1月已辭任(Pro-Beijing Hong Kong daily questions Hong Kong Alliance's auditors on handling of funds involved in "collusion with foreign forces")
Ming Pao, August 30, 2021

Hong Kong director accused of flouting Covid-19 rules over screening to take case to court instead of paying fine
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021

Related:
區議員在辦事處舉行電影放映會　食環署稱將作檢控(Food and Environmental Hygiene Department to pursue criminal prosecution of district councilor organizing film screening in office)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 28, 2021

《幻愛》放映會被發限聚令告票　導演周冠威：冇恐懼　分享電影　樂在其中(Director Kiwi Chow among those given violation tickets for joining film screening, says he has no fear and feels joy of sharing movie)
Stand News, August 28, 2021

Why Hong Kong’s Democratic Party is not worried about its future despite unseating of sole opposition lawmaker
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2021

Hong Kong independent bookstore Bleak House Books to close
Hong Kong Free Press, August 29, 2021

A virtual Noah’s Ark: Hongkongers race to archive democracy movement amid city-wide purge
Agence France-Presse, August 28, 2021

Hong Kong protests: student faces up to 7 years in jail after pleading guilty to rioting over role in PolyU siege
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021

2人參與反國歌法示威分別判社服令及監禁7個月(2 sentenced to community service and 7 month in jail, respectively, over 2020 anti-National Anthem Law protest)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 28, 2021

Hong Kong is eighth safest city in world overall, but ranks badly when it comes to personal and environmental security
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021

Hong Kong Newspaper Treated as Agent of Foreign State in US
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China’s Foreign Policy: Inflexibility Rules
The Diplomat, August 29, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

台日党派高层会议 形容两地面对中国是“命运共同体”(In high level talks, Taiwan and Japan officials describe both countries as a "community with a shared destiny" facing China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2021

反感中国威胁 过半数美国人支持派军捍卫台湾(Reflecting negative view on China's threat, more than half of Americans support sending troops to defend Taiwan)
Voice of America, August 27, 2021

Related:
For First Time, Half of Americans Favor Defending Taiwan If China Invades
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, August 26, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

供奉达赖喇嘛法像 四川石渠约六十名藏人被捕(About 60 Tibetans are detained in Shiqu, Sichuan for possessing Dalai Lama’s picture)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China’s Celebrity Culture Is Raucous. The Authorities Want to Change That.
The New York Times, August 27, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese Activist Plans Street Protest Over Forcible Vaccination Program
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Big Tech’s excessive 996 overwork culture in China is illegal without extra compensation, top court reminds employers
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021

Explainer | How is China’s regulatory crackdown already hurting its economy?
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021

A Chinese university seems to be making a list of LGBT+ students. No one knows what it will do with the information.
SupChina, August 26, 2021

UK watchdog fines banned Chinese broadcaster
Agence France-Presse, August 27, 2021

Related:
英国通信管理局再次对CGTN处以罚款(Chinese state broadcaster CGTN is fined again by Ofcom after it resumes broadcasting in UK)
Deutsche Welle, August 27, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese Police Kept Buying Cellebrite Phone Crackers After Cellebrite Said It Ended Sales
The Intercept, August 26, 2021

中国监管再出一招，直击网络科技巨头核心技术—算法(Chinese regulators target algorithm—core technology of Internet giants)
Cyberspace Administration of China, August 27, 2021

Related:
国家互联网信息办公室关于《互联网信息服务算法推荐管理规定（征求意见稿）》(Cyberspace Administration of China’s "Administrative Regulations on Recommendations of Internet Information Service Algorithms (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" )
Cyberspace Administration of China, August 27, 2021

华尔街日报：中国拟禁止数据密集型科技公司在美上市(WSJ: China to ban data-heavy tech firms from listing in U.S.)
Voice of America, August 27, 2021

Related:
China Plans to Ban U.S. IPOs for Data-Heavy Tech Firms
The Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong security chief levels ‘profiteering’ charge against fund set up to help 2019 protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: police information grab sparks fears over broad nature of powers and suspects’ rights
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021

教協週六召開特別會員大會　決議修改會章放寬解散門檻(Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union to convene extraordinary general meeting on Saturday for resolution to lower threshold for disbanding)
Stand News, August 27, 2021

英最高法院院長指港仍有司法獨立、法治　與賀知義留任終院非常任法官(UK President of the Supreme Court Lord Reed of Allermuir says judicial independence and rule of law still exist in Hong Kong’s judiciary and will stay on as non-permanent judge in Court of Final Appeal together with Lord Hodge)
Stand News, August 27, 2021

Related:
Role of UK judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal - update
The UK Supreme Court, August 27, 2021

University of Hong Kong student leader granted bail pending national security ‘terrorism’ trial
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister: Time to Let Taiwan Work With the UN
The Diplomat, August 27, 2021

Clearer picture needed on film censorship
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

不顾北京反对 台日将举行安全对话(Taiwan and Japan to hold security dialogue—despite China’s opposition)
Deutsche Welle, August 26, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Citizen Who Documented Wuhan Outbreak Falls Ill in Prison Hunger Strike
公民记者张展狱中绝食抗议，身体状况急剧恶化
The New York Times, August 26, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

How China's Ultra-Loyal Web Army Silences Beijing's Critics
Bloomberg, August 25, 2021

China streaming site cancels idol shows in industry crackdown
Radio France Internationale, August 26, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

抗议强打疫苗 湖南公民拟在株洲市发动游行(Hunan citizens plan to launch demonstration in Zhuzhou City against forced vaccination)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi’s Prosperity Gospel
Foreign Policy, August 25, 2021

Explainer | What is China’s common-prosperity strategy that calls for an even distribution of wealth?
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

The ‘window is rapidly closing’ to gather crucial evidence on the virus’s origins, scientists say.
科学家称新冠溯源调查陷入停滞，呼吁中国提供关键证据
The New York Times, August 26, 2021

Related:
中国批评美国新冠病毒溯源报告是“抹黑中国”( China criticizes U.S. Covid-19 origin probe report as "smearing China")
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

哈里斯亚洲之行即将结束 对抗中国威胁主题贯穿始终(Theme of countering the China threat runs through Harris' Asia trip)
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

美日印澳四国海军开始年度马拉巴尔联合军演 共同应对中国威胁(Australia, Japan, India, and U.S. join naval forces in cooperative exercise MALABAR 2021 in response to China threat)
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

Related:
Australia, India, Japan, and U.S. Kick-off exercise MALABAR 2021
U.S. Navy, August 25, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Spies for Hire: China’s New Breed of Hackers Blends Espionage and Entrepreneurship
诚招黑客：中国如何“升级改造”国家间谍机器
The New York Times, August 26, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

On icy luge tracks, Chinese and US Olympians navigate distractions, disruptions while training for Beijing
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai unseated after failing patriotism test
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2021

立法會選舉押後　市民提覆核稱違憲　高院拒發許可稱港法院無權覆核人大決定(High Court rejects application for review of constitutionality of Legco election delay, citing lack of power to challenge NPC's decision)
Ming Pao, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser acted as agent for foreigners, national security police claim
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2021

EXCLUSIVE Hong Kong's former chief judge says upholding rule of law not political
Reuters, August 26, 2021

Related:
「法治並非政治概念」　馬道立律師會周年大會發言全文(Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma’sfull speech at Law Society annual meeting)
Stand News, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong law change gives gov’t lawyers easier route to senior counsel status
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2021

楊潤雄稱會加強推動價值觀教育及國民教育(Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung vows to strengthen value and national education)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 26, 2021

【國安教育】教育局發信中小學　指國旗法通過修訂後　學校須每日升國旗(Education Bureau sends letter instructing schools to raise national flag every day following passage of National Flag and National Emblem Bill )
Stand News, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong newspaper Sing Tao forced to register US arm as a foreign agent
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

Nearly 65,000 Hongkongers have applied for BN(O) visa scheme so far amid exodus under national security law
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

Commentary (评论)

中国新时代民族主义将走向何方？(Where is China's nationalism in the new era headed?)
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

Who is glorifying terrorism: Hong Kong students or the Chinese government?
GlobalVoices, August 26, 2021

China would rather be feared than defied
The Economist, August 28, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Citizen Who Documented Wuhan Outbreak Falls Ill in Prison Hunger Strike
The New York Times, August 25, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China schools: 'Xi Jinping Thought' introduced into curriculum
BBC News, August 25, 2021

民间闻官方限售英语教材 家长恐慌忙抢购 (Parents in China panic buy English textbooks fearing rumored restrictions)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2021

中国推动教育 “国进民退” 八部门下令压缩私立学校 (8 departments issue order to further restrict private schools as China shifts focus to public schools)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2021

中国整治饭圈"野蛮生长" 吴亦凡、赵丽颖粉丝团遭关闭禁言 (Fan clubs of Kris Wu and Zhao Liying are shut down as authorities crack down on “uncivilized growth”)
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国鼓励生育 “三孩政策” 写入法律 回顾人口政策四个痛点 (A look back on 4 painful spots in China’s population control as “3-child policy” becomes law)
BBC News, August 25, 2021

Rejecting Covid Inquiry, China Peddles Conspiracy Theories Blaming the U.S.
拒绝世卫第二波调查，中国力推美军实验室泄漏阴谋论
The New York Times, August 25, 2021

中国出重拳保护个人信息，维权人士：笑话！ (China goes all out on personal information protection; rights activists: What a joke!)
Voice of America, August 25, 2021

An ‘Early Test Case’ for a China-Led World
The Atlantic, August 24, 2021

China eyes $1.4 trillion of minerals with risky bet on Taliban
The Sydney Morning Herald, August 25, 2021

US, China accuse each other of 'bullying' nations
Channel NewsAsia, August 25, 2021

Joe Biden given inconclusive intelligence report on Covid origins
Agence France-Presse, August 25, 2021

不打疫苗就停低保？青海民和县一社区：指标没完成，吓唬吓唬 (No vaccine, no subsidies? Qinghai community’s scare tactic to boost vaccination rate)
The Paper, August 25, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong national security police demand info from Tiananmen Massacre vigil organiser
Hong Kong Free Press, August 25, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong group behind annual Tiananmen Square vigil under investigation for suspected collusion with foreign forces
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021

Hong Kong Law Society members with establishment ties now dominate its council after liberals suffer election defeat
Hong Kong Free Press, August 25, 2021

Related:
律師會改選「親建制派」全勝　鄭若驊：望日後繼續合作(Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng looks forward to working with Law Society following big win by pro-establishment camp)
Stand News, August 25, 2021

Democratic Party chief hits back after Lam says political parties shunning Hong Kong elections are ‘strange’
Hong Kong Free Press, August 25, 2021

過去 3 年 7 職工會自行解散　羅致光：若曾違法，定必嚴肅跟進(7 trade unions disbanded over last 3 years; Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong: Will look into any violations)
Stand News, August 25, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong’s PolyU tells student union to take magazine off shelves over ‘inappropriate’ content
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2021

China’s new data privacy law will create fresh challenges for Hong Kong businesses: former privacy chief
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021

Hong Kong Gay Games ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ and threat to national security, lawmakers warn
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021

Related:
何君堯斥同運會「披著羊皮的狼」 自由黨：看法一致(Pro- Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho slams Gay Games as “a wolf in sheep's skin” that endangers national security)
inmedia.hk, August 25, 2021

Hong Kong student sentenced to more than 2 years in jail for rioting on night of Tiananmen Square vigil
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021

Hong Kong creative industry ‘shrouded in worries and fears’ amid chilling effect of ‘red lines’ under national security law
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021

【禁片年代】「不利國安」影片可禁映　張婉婷：業界好擔憂　學者：審查紅線更模糊(Academic raises concern over vagueness of "unfavorable to national security" film censorship redline)
Stand News, August 25, 2021

Commentary (评论)

拜登的「戰略清晰」並非口誤，美國協防台灣從來不是「要不要」，而是「說不說」 (Biden's “strategic clarity” is not a slip of the tongue; U.S. defending Taiwan is never a “need to or not,” but rather a “say it or not”)
The New Lens, August 25, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Operation Fox Hunt: How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight
猎狐行动：中国海外追逃内幕
ProPublica, August 18, 2021

Signs bubble up that a Chinese city is growing weary of lockdown.
中国“零容忍”防疫模式暴露局限性
The New York Times, August 24, 2021

“Common prosperity”: A lexicon of China’s tech crackdown jargon
Quartz, August 24, 2021

Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision
Associated Press, August 24, 2021

中国踏进“帝国坟场” (Afghanistan: China is stepping into “the grave of empires”)
Radio France Internationale, August 23, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Unpacking China’s game-changing data law
Protocol, August 24, 2021

Alibaba Cloud data leak ‘violated Cybersecurity Law’ in 2019 and must rectify, local Chinese telecoms regulator says
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Group that organised annual June 4 Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong decides to disband
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2021

Related:
據報支聯會常委通過解散　待特別會員大會通過　鄒幸彤：不評論(Sources say Hong Kong Alliance passes disbandment resolution)
Stand News, August 24, 2021

社總有「被解散」危機？張國柱：唔能夠排除(Could Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union be the next to disband? Former chair Peter Cheung: Can’t rule it out)
inmedia.hk, August 24, 2021

Hong Kong pro-democracy lobbying group in Washington DC sees leadership depart
Hong Kong Free Press, August 24, 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam questions value of political opposition that doesn’t contest elections, insists city’s system still open to differences of opinion
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2021

Hong Kong to amend law to step up film censorship
Associated Press, August 24, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong’s PolyU tells student union to take magazine off shelves over ‘inappropriate’ content
South China Morning Post, August 24 ,2021

Hundreds of ballots ‘stuck in administrative limbo’ add new layer of uncertainty to leadership poll for Hong Kong’s Law Society
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2021

Commentary (评论)

The evil of banal censorship
GlobalVoices, August 24, 2021

China’s ‘common prosperity’ should be about helping those who need it most
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

中国关闭美国在华劳工权益组织 反击强迫劳役指控(China shuts down U.S. labor rights organization in China to counter allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2021

Related:
China Closes U.S. Auditor as Tensions Mount Over Forced Labor Allegations
The Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2021

专栏 | 解读新疆：三位维吾尔文化人士分别遭到判刑与监禁(Xinjiang: Three Uyghur intellectuals are sentenced, imprisoned)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Blogger on Hunger Strike Loses Half Her Bodyweight in Chinese Prison
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2021

Related:
公民记者张展体重急跌 家属要求保外就医被拒(Citizen reporter Zhang Zhan's weight plummets in prison; family’s request for medical parole is denied)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2021

周筱赟被控寻衅滋事 取保候审被拒(Zhou Xiaoyun, lawyer and commentator on current affairs, is denied bail on charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble”)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

How China’s top internet regulator became Chinese tech giants’ worst enemy
Quartz, August 23, 2021

China warns thousands of officials over links with businesses
Financial Times, August 23, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

媒体：中国或要求赴美上市公司交出数据控制权(Media: China may require Chinese companies wishing to be listed in U.S. to hand over data control)
Deutsche Welle, August 23, 2021

Related:
EXCLUSIVE China eyes pushing U.S. IPO-bound firms to hand over data control –sources
Reuters, August 22, 2021

巴西启动双5G建设10月招标 国家网排除华为竞标(Brazil to start accepting bids for dual 5G construction in October, excluding Huawei)
Radio France Internationale, August 20, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Do not mistake delay to anti-sanctions law for Hong Kong as climbdown by China, analysts say, as targeted weapons against Western powers still in works
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021

Related:
Beijing’s anti-sanctions law for Hong Kong: why is it being postponed? What do we know and don’t know about the delay?
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2021

Group behind Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong to hold discussion on future ‘in days’
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2021

Related:
支聯會副主席鄒幸彤稱目前沒任何解散決定(Hong Kong Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung says there is no disbandment decision at the moment)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 20, 2021

Council member of Hong Kong’s largest lawyers’ association withdraws re-election bid, citing safety fears as group makes police report over ‘threats’
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2021

Hong Kong protests: first aid volunteer cleared of rioting charge as judge rules helping the injured no ‘basis for conviction’
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2021

Hong Kong must speed up economic development and integration with nation, Beijing officials warn lawmakers
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2021

民主派初選47人案｜譚凱邦高院申保釋被拒(High court denies bail to Roy Tam, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under the National Security Law)
Ming Pao, August 23, 2021

Hong Kong Court Sentences Minor to Training Center Over Role in 2019 Protests
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2021

‘It’s about self-censorship’: Hong Kong counsellors struggle to navigate security law concerns
Hong Kong Free Press, August 22, 2021

九龍塘站大堂及月台加裝多部國企大華 CCTV　港鐵：無人臉識別功能(Kowloon Tong railway station installs CCTVs made by state-owned Dahua, known for facial recognition tech for surveilling Uyghurs)
Stand News, August 20, 2021

Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam faces public Q’s for first time in 2 years, hears 1 directly critical opinion from crowd largely selected by gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, August 23, 2021

Hong Kong garrison of People’s Liberation Army launches land-air-sea exercise testing fugitive-hunting capability
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s American Hustle: How Chinese Grand Strategy Exploits U.S. Power
Foreign Affairs, September/October 2021

Yuan Yang, the British-Chinese journalist witnessing the decline of press freedom in China
Quartz, August 23, 2021

Britons do know – and care – about the plight of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, August 21, 2021

What to expect from elections for Hong Kong’s reformed legislature
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2021

The pressure’s on Hong Kong patriots in the new political landscape
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

被判无期徒刑的原新疆社会科学院副院长阿布都热扎克•沙依木的案情通报(Case brief on Abdurazaq Sayim, former deputy dean of Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences, who is sentenced to life imprisonment)
Weiquanwang, August 20, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

Embrace Communist rule, China tells Tibet on 70th anniversary of invasion
The Guardian, August 20, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese human rights activist avoids imminent deportation from Germany
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2021

江西萍乡维权人士周彩凡因上访被强制送精神病院“治疗”(Zhou Caifan, rights defender in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, is taken to mental hospital for "treatment" for petitioning)
Weiquanwang, August 20, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing unexpectedly postpones vote on adding anti-sanctions legislation to Hong Kong’s Basic Law
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021

Related:
担忧港版反制裁法引发外资逃亡，中国人大紧急叫停表决(NPC abruptly halts vote on Hong Kong version of anti-sanctions law over concern for foreign capital flight)
Voice of America, August 20, 2021

田飛龍：中央需評估美國與香港脫鈎風險(Tian Feilong, director of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macau Studies, says Beijing needs to assess U.S.-Hong Kong decoupling risks)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 20, 2021

7 Hong Kong democrats plead guilty to offences linked to 2019 protests
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2021

Yuen Long mob attacks: Pro-gov’t YouTuber apologises as man, 87, arrested over internet ‘confession’
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2021

Hong Kong protests: teen gets up to 3 years at training centre for carrying firebombs, role in 2019 demonstration
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021

兩男女涉製作派發港獨傳單　高院准17歲男生保釋(High Court grants bail to 17-year-old student over distributing Hong Kong independence leaflet after 2-month detention)
Ming Pao, August 20, 2021

‘Taiwan is not a country’: Hong Kong regulator raps broadcaster RTHK for referring to ‘nation’ in election story
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2021

Former part-time RTHK journalist charged with possession of imitation firearms
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021

now 新聞台《時事全方位》再換主持　時事評論員王慧麟離任(Another commentator, Max Wong, quits Now News current affairs program after pro-Beijing news head Chan Tit Piu took office)
Stand News, August 20, 2021

學者黃偉國宣布已離港定居英國　曾不獲浸大續約、被左媒點名批評(Benson Wong, former assistant professor in political science who was attacked by state-controlled newspaper, leaves Hong Kong for UK)
Stand News, August 20, 2021

Hong Kong’s government is crushing the city’s pro-democracy unions
The Economist, August 21st 2021 edition

Hardline Beijing loyalist Arthur Li ‘honoured’ to be named to Hong Kong’s Basic Law Committee
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021

‘Law and order collapsed’: Hong Kong artist Kacey Wong on finding freedom in Taiwan
The Guardian, August 19, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s sweeping Personal Information Protection Law to come into effect on November 1
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021

中国通过个人信息保护法 称世界最严隐私保护(China passes law on protection of personal information, reportedly world's most stringent)
Radio France Internationale, August 20, 2021

Related:
中华人民共和国个人信息保护法(Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Personal Information)
The National People's Congress of China, August 20, 2021

Beijing has a plan for automated governance
Protocol, August 19, 2021

Commentary (评论)

South Koreans Now Dislike China More Than They Dislike Japan
韩国人对中国负面看法加深，年轻人尤甚
The New York Times, August 20, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

The Chinese government drives support among ambassadors of Muslim countries for the Uyghur genocide
GlobalVoices, August 19, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

China pushes adoption of language, cultural symbols in Tibet
Associated Press, August 19, 2021

汪洋出席西藏"解放"七十年庆典 流亡藏人：共产党踩在藏人尸体上庆贺入侵(Wang Yang, member of Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee, attends the 70th anniversary celebration of Tibet's "Liberation"; Tibetans in exile: CPC tramples on corpses of Tibetans to celebrate invasion)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

陈紫娟（常玮平妻子）：常玮平第二次被抓300天了没有家属律师见过他！众亲属家门口被装监控摄像头(Chen Zijuan, wife of rights lawyer Chang Weiping: 300 days into detention, Chang is denied meetings with lawyers and family; surveillance cameras are installed at the door of relatives' homes)
Weiquanwang, August 19, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China Aims Its Propaganda Firehose at the BBC
Wired, August 18, 2021

Researchers Jailed Over Github Stash of Pandemic Content Banned in China
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国领导人要重新分配财富 “调节过高收入”引热议(Chinese leaders want to redistribute wealth; "regulation of excessively high income" ignites hot debate)
Deutsche Welle, August 18, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

内幕：北京强迫世卫专家在实验室泄漏问题上为北京背书的行为震惊世卫(Insider: China’s actions forcing WHO experts to endorse its narrative on coronavirus origins shocked WHO)
Voice of America, August 19, 2021

Related:
How Chinese pressure on coronavirus origins probe shocked the WHO — and led its director to push back
The Washington Post, August 19, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

公民实验室：苹果在中国的审查渗入港台(Citizen Lab: Apple's China censorship spreads to Hong Kong and Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, August 19, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist Andy Li and paralegal plead guilty to foreign collusion conspiracy with media mogul Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2021

Hong Kong court denies bail to 3 student leaders charged under national security law with ‘advocating terrorism’
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2021

Related:
港區國安法｜4港大生控宣揚恐怖主義還押下月再訊　一人原准保釋惟遭律政司提覆核(DoJ immediately appeals bail granted to one of four HKU students charged under national security law; all four are remanded in custody)
Ming Pao, August 19, 2021

Hong Kong protests: opposition activists plead guilty to incitement over unauthorised march, which they claim more than 350,000 people attended
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2021

Hong Kong police arrest 87-year-old man in connection with 2019 Yuen Long MTR station assault
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2021

Society liberals deny political hijacking bid
The Standard, August 19, 2021

Hong Kong protests: radicalisation of youth to commit illegal acts ‘alarming’ since 2019 unrest, ex-leader CY Leung says
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2021

港台新聞報高雄選舉　指「全國一千八百多票站」　遭通訊局強烈勸諭：台灣不是國家(RTHK is strongly advised by Communications Authority not to refer to Taiwan as a country in connection with news reporting on Kaohsiung city magistrate election)
Stand News, August 19, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Top Chinese internet censor who ‘lost faith in party’ facing trial for corruption
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

How Should Australia Respond to China’s Arbitrary Detentions?
The Diplomat, August 18, 2021

China says will protect legal incomes, 'rationally adjust' excessive ones - state media
Channel NewsAsia, August 17, 2021

北京市要在校外培训机构设党组织 (Beijing City to require CPC organizations to be set up inside tutoring businesses)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2021

China steps up tech scrutiny with rules over unfair competition, critical data
Reuters, August 17, 2021

Related:
《禁止网络不正当竞争行为规定》 征求意见 (Rules on Stopping Online Unfair Competition Activities” are open for public comments)
People's Daily, August 18, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China set to pass new law to protect ‘legitimate rights’ on personal data
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2021

China’s ‘ultimate collection’ of tech abuses
Financial Times, August 17, 2021

Headlines From China: Does Beijing’s War On Big Tech Help Or Harness China’s Internet?
ChinaFilmInsider, August 18, 2021

Apple exports PRC censorship to Hong Kong and Taiwan, report says
Protocol, August 18, 2021

Related:
Engrave Danger: An Analysis of Apple Engraving Censorship across Six Regions
The Citizen Lab, August 18, 2021

Beijing takes stake, board seat in ByteDance's key China entity - The Information
Reuters, August 16, 2021

Related:
Beijing Tightens Grip on ByteDance by Quietly Taking Stake, China Board Seat
The Information, August 16, 2021

Rubio wants Biden to block TikTok after Chinese govt stake in subsidiary of parent company
Reuters, August 18, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: 3 of 4 University of Hong Kong students arrested over motion mourning police assailant expected to be charged with advocating terrorism
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2021

【學生會辭職】中大臨政、學生報等逾十人辭職　臨政主席：已做唔到啲咩(More than 10 members of the Provisional Executive Committee of the Chinese University students' union and its newspaper resign)
Stand News, August 18, 2021

Humanitarian fund helping arrested Hong Kong protesters will halt operations by October 31
Hong Kong Free Press, August 18, 2021

3 opposition activists to plead guilty to charges arising from unauthorised rally on July 1, 2020
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2021

【立法會】教育局申請新職位監察學校執行國安教育　公社科科主任要為教材問責(Education Bureau to set up new position for monitoring national security education at schools; Citizenship and Social Development subject heads are accountable for teaching materials)
Stand News, August 18, 2021

律師會理事斥林鄭抹黑：非常嚴重嘅威脅(Law society council member slams Carrie Lam for smearing)
inmedia.hk, August 18, 2021

Explainer | China’s anti-sanctions law: what is it, how will it take effect in Hong Kong and should the business community worry?
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2021

Hong Kong authorities evade questions over ‘retrospective’ security law, despite Lam comments to UN
Hong Kong Free Press, August 18, 2021

Commentary (评论)

‘In the Same Breath’ Review: Wuhan 2019, or When Normalcy Ended
《同呼吸》：武汉危机与世界常态消失前的最后一刻
The News York Times, August 18, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Detainee Says China has Secret Jail in Dubai, Holds Uyghurs
Associated Press, August 17, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist not well, lawyer says
Associated Press, August 17, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China is policing speech that supports “living with Covid”
Quartz, August 17, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s Digital Nationalism and Activism
The Diplomat, August 17, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国怒放的民族主义 - 告密，揪叛徒愈演愈烈 (China's explosive nationalism: Intensified reporting on and catching of traitors)

“共存说”被网暴后论文又遭举报 张文宏得罪了谁? (Why do Chinese netizens attack Zhang Wenhong for raising the “coexistence [with COVID-19] theory”? )
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021

明星又遭爱国主义铁拳？ 张哲瀚游靖国神社丢代言 (Another celebrity kicked by nationalism? Yasukuni Shrine visit costs Zhang Zhehan all of his sponsors)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021

那些被中国制裁的境外势力都做了什么？ (What has those foreign forces sanctioned by China done?)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s new draft rules to further tighten control on tech sector
Al Jazeera, August 17, 2021

內地部門稱信息設施營運產生的個人重要數據應存儲境內 (Mainland authorities announce requirement to store in China sensitive personal data generated in the course of operation of information facilities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 18, 2021

Chinese tech entrepreneurs grow wary of foreign funding
Financial Times, August 17, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Calls intensify for a boycott of Beijing 2022
SupChina, August 16, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Leader: Groups Crossing 'Red Lines' Should Disband
Associated Press, August 17, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong security chief warns disbanded teachers’ union and protest organiser can still be investigated for crimes
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2021

How did Chinese propaganda force Hong Kong's largest teachers union to disband?
GlobalVoices, August 17, 2021

Hong Kong leader warns top legal body to stay out of politics
Agence France-Presse, August 17, 2021

言語治療師總工會接「擬取消職工會登記通知書」(General Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapists receives notice of registration cancellation from Labour Department)
Ming Pao, August 17, 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam reveals government has opened talks on implementing China’s anti-sanctions law, but timetable for enacting this year ‘extremely tight’
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2021

Related:
China or the US: Hong Kong firms could soon face difficult choice
Deutsche Welle, August 16, 2021

China’s anti-sanctions law raises risks for global banks and financial firms in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2021

Hong Kong activist Tong Ying-kit to challenge national security case verdict and 9-year jail term
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2021

Beijing officials to host first seminar for Hong Kong lawmakers at Legislative Council, brief on 14th five-year plan
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2021

Hong Kong's Population Falls For Second Year Running Amid Exodus
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021

Related:
Brain drain both a boon and a curse
The Standard, August 17, 2021

張崑陽宣布留美申政庇　將於約翰霍普金斯大學讀碩士(Activist Sunny Cheung, in self-exile, applies for political asylum in U.S., to pursue graduate studies at Johns Hopkins)
Stand News, August 17, 2021

以永久離港為由提早提取強積金申索金額按年升兩成七(Total amount of Provident Fund withdrawal due to "permanently leaving HK" increased by 27%)
Stand News, August 17, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Journalists call for the release of Cheng Lei who has spent a year in detention in China
GlobalVoices, August 17, 2021

中共不承認「內卷」，更不容忍青年「躺平」退出這場倖存者遊戲 (CPC denies "involution," does not tolerate young people’s exiting the survival game by “lying flat”)
The News Lens, August 17, 2021

In China, ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Is the Only Accepted Religion
The Diplomat, August 17, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

西藏七十年劫难 出逃藏人控诉不被当人看(Tibetans who fled detail being treated as less than human)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

端点星案两志愿者被拘禁近500天后获释(After nearly 500 days in prison, two volunteers convicted for backing up deleted reports and articles during COVID-19 are released)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021

提“与病毒共存”有罪？ 江西教师被拘十五天 张文宏挨批美国走狗(For suggestion to consider "living with the virus," Jiangxi teacher is detained for 15 days while infectious disease expert Zhang Wenhong is criticized as an American “running dog”)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2021