Tough questions over Xinjiang loom for Olympians in China
Financial Times, November 15, 2021
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Hong Kong (香港)
【支聯會案】鄒幸彤 7 度被拒保釋 旁聽人士喊「堅持、加油」(Former Hong Kong Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung is denied bail for the 7th time; attendees shout "hang in there," "add oil")
Stand News, November 16, 2021
American lawyer jailed for assaulting police officer during Hong Kong protests ‘acted in self-defence’, appeal court told
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2021
Google reveals details of 3 instances it removed content at request of Hong Kong police
Hong Kong Free Press, November 16, 2021
Hong Kong saw itself as Asia’s data hub, but Beijing’s strict cybersecurity rules threaten that status
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2021
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam refuses to explain Economist journalist’s visa denial, says HK is an ‘int’l city’
Hong Kong Free Press, November 16, 2021
Hong Kong Broadcaster’s Swift Turn From Maverick Voice to Official Mouthpiece
从社会公器到官方“喉舌”：香港电台“改头换面”
The New York Times, November 16, 2021
Monday, November 15, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
ON CHINA’S “JOURNALISTS’ DAY,” RENEWED CALLS TO FREE JAILED JOURNALISTS ZHANG ZHAN, HUANG XUEQIN AND LABOR ACTIVIST WANG JIANBING
China Digital Times, November 12, 2021
中国维权人士李翘楚持续幻听 父母申请保释被拒(Chinese rights activist Li Qiaochu continues to suffer from auditory hallucinations, her parents' application for bail was rejected)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2021
WTA Tour Seeks Chinese Inquiry Into Player’s Sexual Assault Accusation
国际女子网球协会就彭帅事件发声，呼吁彻查
The New York Times, November 15, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China’s internet police losing man-versus-machine duel on social media
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
中共加强对网络业者管控 赴港上市须经网络安审批准(CPC strengthens its control over Internet companies, listings in Hong Kong must go through Internet security approval)
Voice of America, November 14, 2021
Related:
国家互联网信息办公室关于《网络数据安全管理条例（征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的通知(Notice of Cyberspace Administration of China on the "Regulations on the Administration of Cyber Data Security (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" for public comments)
Cyberspace Administration of China, November 14, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s nominee to Interpol committee opposed by lawmakers from 20 countries
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong denies visa to Economist journalist in latest media blow
The Guardian, November 13, 2021
Without pro-democracy candidates, Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ legislative election will see ‘limited competition,’ analyst says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2021
Related:
Who wants to be a Hong Kong lawmaker? Can they win over opposition voters? A look at aspiring candidates, from moderates to reformists to staunch loyalists
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2021
美籍銀行律師襲警囚4個半月 上訴稱欲使持武器警冷靜 官笑言：那是警棍，不是槍(American lawyer appeals his sentence for assaulting police in 2019 protest, says he was acting in self-defense; judge says it was a police baton, not a gun.)
inmedia.hk, November 15, 2021
Hong Kong protests: 20 found guilty over 2019 Sheung Wan riot, though recent ‘joint enterprise’ ruling plays role in 3 acquittals
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2021
Statue of late Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo removed from Hong Kong storefront following gov’t order
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2021
高志活發公開信 擬親身來港移走國殤之柱 望港府保證不被捕(In open letter, Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot says he plans to move Pillar of Shame in person in Hong Kong, but needs to make sure gov't won't arrest him)
Ming Pao, November 12, 2021
In Hong Kong’s striking new museum, art is not ‘above the law’
The Washington Post, November 15, 2021
Commentary (评论)
关于给予张展全面身体检查和紧急救治的呼吁书(Appeal to give Zhang Zhan comprehensive physical examination and urgent treatment)
Weiquanwang, November 14, 2021
FREE THE FIVE! 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS CAMPAIGN
Amnesty International, November 15, 2021
Commentary: Is Hong Kong now just another Chinese city?
Channel News Asia, November 14, 2021
Friday, November 12, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Chinese agents operating abroad to get Uyghurs deported, ICC told
The Guardian, November 11, 2021
美大屠杀博物馆发布报告 再次确认新疆发生着反人类罪行(U.S. Holocaust Museum report details crimes against humanity in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, November 11, 2021
Related:
U.S. Holocaust Museum report shows China increasing Uyghur repression
PBS, November 9, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
As Distrust of China Grows, Europe May Inch Closer to Taiwan
欧洲与台湾接触增加，外交政策微妙转向？
The New York Times, November 11, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Family of jailed Chinese chronicler of Wuhan lockdown pleads for her release
The Washington Post, November 12, 2021
前贵州大学教授杨绍政被正式批捕(Yang Shaozheng, former professor of Guizhou University and critic of government policies, is formally arrested)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese Communist Party resolution cements Xi Jinping’s leadership, putting him on par with Mao, and paves way for legacy-defining third term
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2021
Related:
How Will Xi Jinping Rewrite History?
Foreign Policy, November 10, 2021
封堵华为、中兴设备 拜登签署《安全设备法案》(Blocking Huawei and ZTE’s equipment, Biden signs the " Secure Equipment Act of 2021")
Deutsche Welle, November 12, 2021
Related:
Bill Signed: H.R. 3919
The White House, November 11, 2021
China and U.S., at Odds on Many Issues, Agree on a Surprise Climate Deal
中美罕见达成一致，发表强化气候行动联合宣言
The New York Times, November 11, 2021
中共六中全会强力维稳，异议人士被迫离京 行动受限(“Stability maintenance” during CPC Central Committee’s 6th Plenum drove dissidents out of Beijing and limited others’ movements)
Voice of America, November 11, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Headlines From China: China’s Tech Crackdown Is Upending Lives From Beijing to Kentucky
ChinaFilmInsider, November 10, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Beijing Olympic sponsors urged to speak up on human rights abuses in China
Agence France-Presse, November 12, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Hong Kong’s self-styled ‘Captain America’ jailed for nearly 6 years for inciting secession
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2021
Related:
裁決理由：香港特別行政區 訴 馬俊文 (Reasons for Verdict: HKSAR v. MA CHUN MAN)
Hong Kong District Court, October 25, 2021
Ex-police officer arrested over ‘seditious’ social media post ‘inciting hatred’ against Hong Kong gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, November 12, 2021
Hong Kong speedboat fugitive in 'educational reform' program in Guangdong prison
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2021
Behind bars, Hong Kong’s democrats remain popular
The Economist, November 11, 2021
Hackers Targeted Apple Devices in Hong Kong for Widespread Attack
Wired, November 11, 2021
言語治療師工會5理事被控 其中兩人申請保釋被拒(Two of five members of General Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapists charged in connection with “seditious” children’s books are denied bail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 12, 2021
Hong Kong Broadcaster's Swift Turn From Maverick Voice to Official Mouthpiece
The New York Times, November 12, 2021
Hong Kong’s new M+ museum will display works by Ai Weiwei, but exhibitions will also ‘comply with the law’, arts hub official says
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong's M+ Museum Is Finally Open. It's Already in Danger.
The New York Times, November 12, 2021
前區議員葉錦龍涉刑毁拒捕罪不成立 官：警無展示委任證未表明拘捕無權用武力(Former district councillor Sam Yip acquitted of criminal damage charge; judge: police did not show warrant card and have no right to use force)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2021
城大校長郭位不續任 去年未簽理解《國安法》聯署聲明(Contract of CityU president Kuo Way, who did not sign joint statement to support NSL, will not be renewed when it ends in 2023)
inmedia.hk, November 11, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Opinion: Xi Jinping, China's eternal president
Deutsche Welle, November 11, 2021
Hong Kong: ‘Captain America’ sentencing exposes ‘dangerously disproportionate’ restrictions on rights
Amnesty International, November 11, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong: Harsh Sentence for Shouting Slogans
Human Rights Watch, November 11, 2021
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China’s treatment of Uygurs may be genocide, warns report by US Holocaust Museum
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2021
Related:
“To Make Us Slowly Disappear”: The Chinese Government’s Assault on the Uyghurs
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, November, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China leaders ‘don’t understand variety of cultures’: Dalai Lama
Al Jazeera, November 10, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
The World Is Fed Up With China’s Belligerence
The Atlantic, November 9, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Beijing Olympics get ‘gold for repression’ in labor report
Associated Press, November 9, 2021
Related:
China: A gold medal for repression
International Trade Union Confederation, November 9, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong elections: anti-corruption agency arrests 3 for allegedly urging others to cast blank ballots in Legislative Council poll
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2021
Hong Kong ‘non-pro-establishment’ party Path of Democracy secures spots in ‘patriots only’ legislative race
Hong Kong Free Press, November 10, 2021
Hong Kong prosecutors cite Dominic Raab comments in bid to deny bail for Apple Daily boss
The Guardian, November 10, 2021
Related:
【蘋果日報案】高院就拒絕張劍虹保釋頒判詞 律政司：張可透過台灣蘋果網危國安(High Court hands down decision denying bail to Apple Daily Ex-CEO Cheung Kim-hung; prosecution: Cheung can threaten national security through Taiwan Apple Daily)
Stand News, November 10, 2021
Hong Kong activist denies partaking in Tiananmen Massacre vigil, says she attended park to protest police ban
Hong Kong Free Press, November 10, 2021
University chief who called for enquiry into Hong Kong student's death to step down
Radio Free Asia, November 9, 2021
Hong Kong student jailed for 40 months for rioting amid police storming of Prince Edward MTR station
Hong Kong Free Press, November 10, 2021
Commentary (评论)
“朝阳群众”无处不在，警察国家还是安全社会？ (Are the omnipresent “Chaoyang masses” building a police state or a safe society?)
Voice of America, November 10, 2021
Tuesday, November 09, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
US urges Beijing to release jailed citizen journalist Zhang Zhan
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2021
China gender-based violence, victim-blaming in the spotlight after man arrested over alleged murder of woman jogging
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2021
被监视居住逾三年 “中国人权观察”始创人徐秦涉“煽颠”遭批捕 (After 3 years under residential surveillance, China Human Rights Watch founder Xu Qin is arrested for “inciting subversion of state power”)
Radio Free Asia, November 8, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
美报告揭露中国黑客组织对美国敏感部门实施新一轮攻击 (Report reveals Chinese hacker group’s new round of attacks targeting sensitive U.S. departments)
Voice of America, November 9, 2021
Related:
Targeted Attack Campaign Against ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Delivers Godzilla Webshells, NGLite Trojan and KdcSponge Stealer
Palo Alto Networks, November 7, 2021
Chinese tech companies appear to censor Uyghur and Tibetan
Protocol, November 8, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
As the Beijing Winter Olympics countdown begins, calls to boycott the ‘Genocide Games’ grow
The Conversation, November 9, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Calls to cast invalid votes or boycott election may breach national security law, Hong Kong security chief warns
Hong Kong Free Press, November 8, 2021
Hong Kong, mainland Chinese authorities in talks to allow quarantine-free voting in Legco poll at cross-border checkpoints
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2021
Hong Kong news outlet Stand News nominated for Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Prize
Hong Kong Free Press, November 9, 2021
科大校長史維辭任 曾籲徹查周梓樂有否延誤救治 任內有科大學生因辦悼念會受處分(HKUST president Shyy Wei, who once demanded independent investigation into student Alex Chow's death in the 2019 protest and did not sign joint statement to support NSL, resigns)
Stand News, November 9, 2021
Commentary (评论)
China: #MeToo journalist and labour activist facing ‘subversion’ charge must be released
Amnesty International, November 9, 2021
Monday, November 08, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uyghurs Seek Emotional Help as Families in China Suffer
The New York Times, November 7, 2021
CHINESE TRANSLATION OF ASPI’S “ARCHITECTURE OF REPRESSION” XINJIANG REPORT NOW AVAILABLE
China Digital Times, November 5, 2021
Related:
澳大利亚战略政策研究所｜解构新疆镇压：中共党国如何治疆？（全）(Australian Institute of Strategic Policy｜Deconstructing the Repression of Xinjiang: How does CPC govern Xinjiang (full text)?)
China Digital Times, November 5, 2021
‘A Daily Cloud of Suffering’: A Crackdown in China Is Felt Abroad
中国镇压新疆给海外维吾尔人造成的心理创伤
The New York Times, November 8, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
西藏之声：中共当局借“九年义务教育”强制藏族僧人 (Voice of Tibet: CPC authorities use "nine-year compulsory education" to secularize Tibetan monks)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Jailed Wuhan journalist Zhang Zhan nominated for RSF press freedom award
The Guardian, November 8, 2021
Related:
狱中中国公民记者张展获无国界记者新闻自由奖提名(Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is nominated for Reporters Without Borders' Press Freedom Award)
Voice of America, November 8, 2021
江苏人权活动人士徐秦被指控犯煽动颠覆国家政权罪于2021年11月5日被执行逮捕(Jiangsu human rights activist Xu Qin is formally arrested on charges of inciting subversion of state power)
Weiquanwang, November 6, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Xi Jinping to lay out vision for China’s future – and past – at key meeting
The Guardian, November 8, 2021
Near-Daily Covid Tests, Sleeping in Classrooms: Life in Covid-Zero China
“没办法生活”：在病毒清零政策中被“榨干”的瑞丽
The New York Times, November 8, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Encouraging ‘words, signs or gestures’ may still lead to rioting convictions, says justice chief after top court ruling
Hong Kong Free Press, November 8, 2021
【六四和平集會案】控方稱維園滿佈燭光 鄒幸彤否認成功集會 但成功呼遍地開花(Prosecution says Victoria Park was filled with candlelight; Chow Hang-tung says she succeeded in calling for “blooming everywhere,” but not in holding assembly)
Stand News, November 8, 2021
Related:
【六四和平集會】何桂藍：不認同支聯會 事前僅去過一次集會 國安法後悼念六四是反抗(Gwyneth Ho: I had only joined vigil once as I did not identify with Hong Kong Alliance; June Fourth vigil after National Security Law is a form of resistance)
Stand News, November 8, 2021
Hong Kong election: opposition hopefuls clear first hurdle after getting sufficient support to run
South China Morning Post, November 8, 2021
Foreign journalists fear further trouble under Hong Kong security law
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2021
Stand news chief quits
The Standard, November 8, 2021
鄧炳強：許智峯等在社交網站煽動抵制選舉或已觸犯條例(Security chief Chris Tang: Ted Hui’s incitement on social media to boycott election may have breached the law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 8, 2021
EXCLUSIVE New Hong Kong university classes set out dangers of breaking security law
Reuters, November 5, 2021
Young people in Hong Kong losing confidence in rule of law after 2019 protests, survey finds
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2021
Commentary (评论)
What Peng Shuai’s Story Tells Us About #MeToo in China
The Diplomat, November 5, 2021
To Steer China’s Future, Xi Is Rewriting Its Past
中共将出台第三个“历史决议”，习近平重释党史巩固地位
The New York Times, November 8, 2021
Friday, November 05, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
China says it will hold supporters of Taiwan's independence criminally responsible for life
Reuters, November 5, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Xi Jinping is rewriting history to justify his rule for years to come
The Economist, November 6, 2021
China’s leading LGBTQ advocacy group deletes social media accounts, appears to be in jeopardy
SupChina, November 4, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Ignore China’s New Data Privacy Law at Your Peril
Wired, November 5, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Security law: Hong Kong court denies bail to former Next Digital CEO pending foreign collusion trial
Hong Kong Free Press, November 5, 2021
Hong Kong protests: former vice-chairwoman of Tiananmen vigil group admits joining gathering, denies calling on others to participate in person
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2021
十一國慶日有國旗被燒毀案 警方拘捕多一名男子(Police arrest another man for setting national flag on fire on National Day)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 5, 2021
Hong Kong journalists urge government to drop plans for fake news law, as survey reveals belief that freedom of press is deteriorating in the city
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2021
曾奪人權新聞獎 網媒《加山傳播》宣布遣散所有香港成員(Award-winning online news media DB Channel dismisses all Hong Kong members)
Stand News, November 4, 2021
Chinese State Firm Weighs Bid to Take Over SCMP From Alibaba
Bloomberg, November 5, 2021
Thursday, November 04, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
欧洲议会代表团见蔡英文 北京警告不要发出错误信号(European Parliament delegation meets Tsai Ing-wen; Beijing warns against sending false signals)
Deutsche Welle, November 4, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
法新社：中国对前领导人性丑闻进行网络封锁审查(Agence France-Presse: China censors information on former leader’s sex scandal)
Radio France Internationale, November 4, 2021
Related:
彭帅被删微博全文 (Full Text of Peng Shuai’s censored Weibo post)
Vision China Times, November 4, 2021Excerpt (translation by HRIC):
"About three years ago, you, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, had retired. You contacted me through Dr. Liu of the Tianjin Tennis Center to ask me to play tennis in the Kangming Building in Beijing. After playing in the morning, you and your wife Kang Jie together took me to your home. Then I was taken into a room at your home, and, just like more than ten years ago in Tianjin, you want to have sex with me.
“I was very scared that afternoon. I didn't expect it to be like this. A person stood guard outside. No one could possibly believe that a wife would agree to this. . . . "
"It is true that I have no evidence; and it is impossible to preserve evidence. After that, you kept denying it. But it is a fact you liked me first; otherwise I wouldn't have been able to contact you. That afternoon, I didn't give my consent and kept crying . . . .
"You have said that you are not afraid. But I will tell the truth about you—even if it is like an egg hitting a rock, or a moth flying into the flame."
Access to Justice (司法公正)
异议人士王爱忠被囚逾五个月坚持无罪 妻子促政府放人(Five months in detention, dissident Wang Aizhong insists on innocence; wife urges his release)
Radio Free Asia, November 4, 2021
无国界记者敦促中国立即释放狱中生命堪忧公民记者张展(Reporters Without Borders urges China to immediately release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, whose life hangs in the balance)
Voice of America, November 4, 2021
Related:
China: RSF urges for release of Covid-19 reporter who faces impending death
Reporters Without Borders, November 3, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China-EU relations: Lithuania says its rocky ties with Beijing are a ‘wake-up call’ for Europe
Reuters, November 4, 2021
Chinese People Think China Is Popular Overseas. Americans Disagree.
The Diplomat, November 4, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Aukus in sights as UN backs China on peaceful transfers of new security tech
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2021
China’s tech and finance crackdown is a challenge to western ideas that cuts across developing world
The Conversation, November 4, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s top court declares unlawful some aspects of ‘joint enterprise’ rule for rioting, illegal assembly cases in landmark judgment
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2021
Related:
HKSAR v. LO KIN MAN (盧建民)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Judiciary, November 4, 2021
黎智英等3人涉去年六四集會案 法官裁定案件表證成立(Jimmy Lai, Gwyneth Ho, Chow Hang-tung to stand trial on charges of unauthorized 2020 June Fourth gathering)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 4, 2021
民主派初選47人案｜馮達浚高院申保釋被拒(Bail denied for Frankie Fung, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2021
賢學思政、光城者涉串謀煽動顛覆案 朱慧盈續准保釋 另10人續還押(Only 1 o 11 Student Politicism and Returning Valiant members charged with conspiracy to incite subversion—Jessica Chu—is granted bail)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2021
Five members of pro-establishment New People’s Party to enter Hong Kong’s legislative race in Dec
Hong Kong Free Press, November 4, 2021
Who is a Hong Konger? The US government has one of the widest definitions
Quartz, November 4, 2021
Commentary (评论)
China: Release jailed Wuhan activist ‘close to death’ after hunger strike
Amnesty International, November 4, 2021
世界不应坐视报道疫情的张展陨命狱中(The world should not sit back and just watch Zhang Zhan, who reported the Covid-19 in Wuhan, died in prison)
Ciivil Rights & Livelihood Watch, November 2, 2021
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Fourteen activists withdraw bid to run in People's Congress district elections
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2021
宁夏男子群发“狗头表情包”被指辱警 遭拘留九天 (Man in Ningxia detained for 9 days for “insulting” police with a dog sticker shared in chat app)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
LANGUAGE LEARNING APP EMPHASIZING LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY DELETES TIBETAN AND UYGHUR LANGUAGES
China Digital Times, November 2, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China’s highest profile #MeToo accusation shows the limits of blanket censorship
Quartz, November 3, 2021
Shutting Down Historical Debate, China Makes It a Crime to Mock Heroes
“侮辱诽谤英烈”入刑，中国神圣化中共版本历史
The New York Times, November 3, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
A Chinese Tennis Star Accuses a Former Top Leader of Sexual Assault
网球名将彭帅指控中国前副总理张高丽性侵
The New York Times, November 3, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Beijing orders fresh batch of apps, including some run by Tencent and Alibaba, to rectify violations as regulatory crackdown continues
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2021
Why Big Tech is leaving China
Protocol, November 3, 2021
Chair of TikTok owner ByteDance steps down as Beijing tightens grip
The Guardian, November 3, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
不许拍摄不能采访？ 驻华外国记者协会担忧冬奥会报道透明度 (No photos or interviews? FCCC is concerned about lack of transparency on Olympic-related reporting in China)
Voice of America, November 2, 2021
Related:
Statement on Olympic Coverage
Foreign Correspondents' Club of China, November 2, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong elections: Regina Ip confirms Legco bid, but veteran lawmaker coy on leadership aspirations
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2021
‘I have no shame in my heart’: Hong Kong activist Tony Chung pleads guilty to secession and money laundering
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2021
Judge reveals reasoning for Hong Kong democrats’ bail decisions
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2021
Firm of ex-contender in Hong Kong Legco polls sues officials over inaction in murder case leading to 2019 protests
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2021
Hong Kong press group ‘disappointed’ at Consumer Council’s decision to suspend reporting awards amid pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2021
香港為總部美國公司減少 學者料涉中美爭拗及國安法等(No. of Hong Kong-based U.S. companies at 18-year low; scholar says China-U.S. tension and national security law maybe reasons)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 3, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Patriotism gone awry: China’s fragile ‘little pinks’ are on a dangerous Trump-like warpath
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2021
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Makes It a Crime to Mock Country's Heroes
The New York Times, November 2, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
中国申请加入DEPA 力争数字经济主导权的时机与考量 (China applies to join Digital Economy Partnership Agreement—DEPA—to vie for digital economy domination)
BBC, November 2, 2021
一帶一路：中國勞工在印尼的血汗不歸路 (Belt and Road Initiative: Chinese workers in Indonesia wish only “to return home alive”)
Deutsche Welle, November 2, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Explainer | What China’s strict new data export guidelines mean to international businesses
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2021
中國實施《個人訊息保護法》 數據隱私"安全鎖"？ (China keeps backdoors on newly implemented Personal Information Protection Law)
Deutsche Welle, November 1, 2021
Yahoo is pulling out of China, following LinkedIn and Fortnite
Protocol, November 2, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
China accused of blocking media access to Winter Olympics
The Guardian, November 2, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Vice-chief of Hong Kong’s Olympic Committee among candidates entering Dec’s ‘patriots only’ legislative race
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2021
黎智英等三人不認罪受審 警司：避免警民衝突 案發當日不作拘捕(Jimmy Lai, two others plead not guilty to charges of unauthorized 2020 June Fourth vigil)
Stand News, November 2, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong activist set to plead guilty to secession, money-laundering charges
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest 4 for ‘seditious intent’ over banner calling for democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2021
Monday, November 01, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China’s Best Known Public Interest Litigator Awaits Trial
China Change, October 31, 2021
Mainland Chinese lawyer who tried to help Hong Kong fugitive arrested while fleeing to Taiwan stripped of licence
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2021
张展坚持绝食陷生死边缘 海内外呼吁“救救张展”冀保外就医(Rights groups at home and abroad urge medical parole for citizen journalist Zhang Zhan—on hunger strike and in grave condition)
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Chaoyang masses: the rise of Beijing’s neighbourhood patrols
The Guardian, October 30, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
北京14名独立候选人迫于压力宣布停止参选行动(14 independent candidates in Beijing end election campaigns under pressure)
Radio France Internationale, November 1, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China rejects US intelligence report on Covid origins as ‘political and false’
Agence France-Presse, October 31, 2021
China in ‘culture export’ push as it seeks to expand soft power overseas with global media platforms
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2021
Origin of Virus May Remain Murky, U.S. Intelligence Agencies Say
美国情报报告：新冠起源恐难得出确切结论
The New York Times, November 1, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Beijing Winter Olympics: US senators try to force Joe Biden’s hand on diplomatic boycott
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai goes on trial over Tiananmen vigil
Associated Press, November 1, 2021
Related:
Former leader of Hong Kong group that organised annual Tiananmen vigil pleads guilty to 3 charges over unauthorised gathering
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2021
Beijing ‘micromanaging’ Hong Kong Legco election, down to checking, approving candidates behind the scenes, sources say
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2021
Related:
廉署稱會嚴正打擊呼籲選舉中投白票行為(Independent Commission Against Corruption vows to crack down on those urging others to cast blank votes)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 30, 2021
陳皓桓認沒有遵從通知規定提交資料罪 罰款8000元(Figo Chan, former convenor of now-disbanded Civil Human Rights Front, is fined HK$8,000 for failing to hand over information to police)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 1, 2021
As Amnesty joins groups quitting Hong Kong, NGOs worry their funding, activities may cross ‘red lines’ of national security law
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2021
Commentary (评论)
In the new Hong Kong, is there nowhere for people to seek redress against the authorities?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 30, 2021
Friday, October 29, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China keeps up the pressure on Maoists, leftists, as Jasic labor activist released
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China’s state-controlled media are put on an even shorter leash
The Economist, October 30, 2021
记者无疆界敬请中国驻法大使停止对记者咆哮 (Reporters Without Borders urges Chinese ambassador to France to stop ranting against journalists)
Radio France Internationale, October 29, 2021
Related:
RSF: "We courteously call on the Chinese Ambassador to Paris to end his impassioned rants against journalists"
Reporters Without Borders, October 27, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Global activists gather at Rome G20 to demand tougher action on China
The Guardian, October 29, 2021
FBI director asks US businesses to work more closely with the agency to defeat Chinese espionage efforts
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2021
入世20年，中国违背承诺做法更加隐晦 (20 years since joining WTO, China has become more skilled in obscuring its non-compliance)
Voice of America, October 29, 2021
In China, 300 coronavirus cases means public shaming, marooned travelers and a nationwide dragnet
The Washington Post, October 29, 2021
Why China Is the World’s Last ‘Zero Covid’ Holdout
为什么全世界只有中国还在坚持病毒清零政策？
The New York Times, October 29, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
A row about toilets reveals a lot about women’s place in China
The Economist, October 30, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China drafts tough rules to stop data from leaving its borders as Beijing tightens grip on information
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2021
国家网信办征求意见：向境外提供数据，五种情形应申报安全评估 (Cyberspace Administration of China soliciting public opinion: When providing data to foreign entities, these 5 situations should trigger application for security assessment)
The Paper, October 29, 2021
Related:
国家互联网信息办公室关于《数据出境安全评估办法（征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的通知 (Notice of Cyberspace Administration of China soliciting public opinion on “Data Export Security Assessment Solution (draft for public opinion solicitation)”)
Cyberspace Administration of China, October 29, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
US lawmakers want to add boycott of China’s Winter Olympics to defence bill
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2021
加拿大华人庆祝冬奥倒数百日 抵制奥运人士踩场 (Beijing Winter Olympics protesters gather at Chinese-Canadians' 100-day countdown)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Some lawmakers hit back at Hong Kong leader after she criticised their calls for inquiry into police during unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2021
Verdict clearing Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai of intimidating reporter ‘perverse’, appealing prosecutors argue
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2021
Protester jailed for 27 months over rioting during 2019 march approved by police
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2021
【10.6 深水埗】樹仁新傳系學生後巷縱火罪成 判囚 4 年 9 個月 求情稱自高中立志成記者(HKSYU journalism student sentenced to 4 years, 9 months in prison for committing arson in the 2019 protests)
Stand News, October 29, 2021
前年九龍遊行蒙面及擲磚 23歲男子認罪判囚8星期(23-year-old man is jailed for covering face and throwing bricks in the 2019 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 29, 2021
【11.11 三罷】男生負責「睇水」認刑毁 判入更生中心 官：好好接受訓練，重投社會(19-year-old student sentenced to correctional center for acting as a lookout for saboteurs in the 2019 protests)
Stand News, October 29, 2021
Pro-gov’t DAB party announces candidates for Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ December elections
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2021
涉前年反修例案件 兩宗投訴法官不成立(Court rejects complaints against two judges in 2019 protests-related cases)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 29, 2021
Calm finale as Leung mulls another Legco run
The Standard, October 29, 2021
【解散潮】國際連繫成禁忌 港稅局正審查駐港公民組織 跨國組織如何看香港公民社會解散潮？(Source: Inland Revenue Department is investigating INGOs in HK)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2021
‘Wanted’ activist Nathan Law and EU MPs protest in Rome following University of Hong Kong’s move to remove Tiananmen Massacre statue
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2021
澳洲避風港政策出台 3 類臨時簽證持有人可申永久留澳 許智峯：門檻大大降低(Australia releases safe haven scheme details for Hong Kongers)
Stand News, October 29, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong’s fuzzy national security law – where are the details?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2021
Beijing’s fragile feelings over satirical pop duet won’t help its bid to be ‘lovable’
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2021
Thursday, October 28, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: competitors warned they risk expulsion for breaking Covid-19 rules
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2021
冬奥会临近之时，中国遭遇禽流感和新冠疫情南北夹击(In leadup to Winter Olympics, China is hit by bird flu in the South, COVID-19 in the North)
Voice of America, October 28, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China Unbound: The implications of China’s expanding influence
SupChina, October 28, 2021
China’s Security Infrastructure Continues to Grow in Tajikistan
The Diplomat, October 27, 2021
China’s Weapon Tests Close to a ‘Sputnik Moment,’ U.S. General Says
新一轮军备竞赛？中国高超音速导弹试射引发美国担忧
The New York Times, October 28, 2021
中国拟制定涉国安关键技术知识产权保护规则(China to formulate rules for protection of intellectual property rights of key national security technologies)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2021
Related:
国务院关于印发“十四五”国家知识产权保护和运用规划的通知(Notice of the State Council on Issuing the National Intellectual Property Protection and Application Plan during the "14th Five-Year Plan Period"
The State Council of China, October 28, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: dead person on trial? Hong Kong magistrate questions bid to prosecute disbanded vigil alliance
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2021
Number of bills passed by Hong Kong’s opposition-free legislature more than doubles, as president rejects ‘rubber-stamp’ claims
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2021
Hong Kong police launch series of raids on Civil Human Rights Front following missed deadline for disclosing financial, other records
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2021
23 歲理大生被指寓所藏武器 擬認煽動他人分裂國家 明年 2 月正式認罪(23-year-old PolyU student to plead guilty to inciting secession over possession of weapons in February 2022)
Stand News, October 28, 2021
4 港大生被控宣揚恐怖主義 申法援押後明年 1 月再訊(4 HKU students charged with promoting terrorism apply for legal aid; case adjourned until January 2022)
Stand News, October 28, 2021
【8.24 九龍灣】23 歲男被指竹枝襲警認暴動 官接納一念之差犯案判囚 2 年 3 個月(23-year-old man sentenced to 2 years, 3 months after pleading guilty to rioting in the 2019 protests)
Stand News, October 28, 2021
Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao drops Hong Kong democrat Alan Leong from legal column after 18 years
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2021
Carrie Lam urges Hong Kong youth to work for change from within in RTHK appearance
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Beijing Must Face Olympic Consequences for Human Rights Abuses
Foreign Policy, October 27, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Terror expert is new Urumqi party chief in China’s Xinjiang region
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2021
The Uyghur issue, China’s greatest fear, is looming in Afghanistan
GlobalVoices, October 26, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
支持台灣參與聯合國 美國務卿：符合一中政策 (Supporting Taiwan's participation in UN; U.S. Secretary of State: It is consistent with our “one-China” policy)
Deutsche Welle, October 27, 2021
Related:
Supporting Taiwan’s Participation in the UN System
U.S. Department of State, October 26, 2021
Taiwan has no right to join United Nations: China
Agence France-Presse, October 27, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China removes top financial news outlet from official media list/a>
Deustche Welle, October 27, 2021
China shutters China Unicom branch account after fried rice gag about Mao’s son
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2021
Why another Chinese lesbian dating app just shut down
Protocol, October 26, 2021
维基百科上的话语权争夺战
Wikipedia: The fight for Facts
BBC, October 27, 2021
Related:
Wikipedia: The Fight for Facts
BBC, October 19, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China blamed for cancellation of events for German book on Xi Jinping
Financial Times, October 26, 2021
中国出台家庭教育促进法，打造新社会新文化 (China passes Family Education Promotion Law to forge new society and culture)
Voice of America, October 27, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China amends Anti-Monopoly Law for the first time amid tech crackdown, increasing penalties and regulatory control
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2021
FCC revokes China Telecom's US authorisiation over national security concerns
Tech Radar, October 27, 2021
Commentary (评论)
How China combined authoritarianism with capitalism to create a new communism
The Conversation, October 26, 2021
Journalism Becomes a Victim of China’s New Nationalism
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 27, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong passes bill to censor films ‘contrary’ to China’s national security – HK$1m fine, 3 years jail for offenders
Hong Kong Free Press, October 27, 2021
Hong Kong protests: construction worker acquitted of rioting charge as black attire ‘not enough to prove involvement’ in violence
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2021
地盤工阻警追疑犯罪成囚7月 官：被告供辭不盡不實「顯然是大話」(Construction worker sentenced to 7 months in jail for obstructing police pursuit of suspect)
Ming Pao, October 27, 2021
理大生藏武罪成囚13個月 准保釋「軟禁」住所逾一年半 官：不會扣減刑期(After 1.5-year house arrest, PolyU student is sentenced to 13 months in prison for possessing offensive weapons)
inmedia.hk, October 27, 2021
New blow for vigil alliance
The Standard, October 27, 2021
Related:
支聯會剔出公司登記冊 李家超：「結束一黨專政」綱領等同顛覆國家政權 (Chief Secretary John Lee says "end one-party dictatorship" dictum is equivalent to subversion of state power)
Ming Pao, October 27, 2021
【12港人】遭加控妨礙司法公正罪 8人押後至12月再訊(Hong Kong 12: 8 face additional charge of perverting the course of justice; case adjourned until December)
inmedia.hk, October 27, 2021
【潘朵拉文件】英、加議員關注港官當地資產 致函外長要求審計(In letters to foreign ministers, lawmakers in UK, Canada urge audits of assets held by HK gov't officials)
Stand News, October 27, 2021
Overhaul of Hong Kong’s legal aid system could be implemented by year’s end, despite lawyers’ concerns
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2021
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
A rare form of quartz is key to Xinjiang’s solar boom, and almost all of it is in the US
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2021
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