12 years behind bars for corrupt former boss of Chinese warship builder CSIC
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019
Kiwi teen's visa battle with China - over a game of football
New Zealand Herald, June 29, 2019
Friday, July 05, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Big Brother buildings are watching how people shop and live
Bloomberg, July 5, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
“It wasn’t violence for violence’s sake”: The only unmasked protester at storming of Hong Kong’s legislature gives his account of the day’s drama
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
第四宗反送中自殺個案 死者親友冀政府回應訴求 「真正能阻止年輕人絕望係政府」(Fourth individual commits suicide in anti-extradition movement; Family: “Only the government can truly stop youngsters’ despair”)
The Stand News, July 5, 2019
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已絕食 24 小時表達對政府不滿 陳伯籲年輕人珍惜生命：我們路程還有很長 (“We have a long way to go”: 24 hours into hunger strike, 73 years old man urges youngsters to treasure their lives)
The Stand News, July 4, 2019港媽周五再集會 促政府放下傲慢、尊重生命 籲港人參加與年輕人同行 (Hong Kong’s mothers rally again on Friday, calling on government to let go of its pride and value life)
The Stand News, July 5, 2019
【逃犯條例】大專學界提兩要求晤特首：允不追究示威者及公開會面 (Student unions criticize “publicity show,” raise 2 conditions for meeting with Carrie Lam: Promise no prosecution of protestors, meeting must be public)
Ming Pao, July 5, 2019
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Hong Kong student leaders reject government’s offer of private meeting about extradition protests, calling it “too little, too late”
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
九巴特別班載包圍警總市民 遭運輸署要求詳細交代 (Authorities demand bus company explain why it sent extra buses to Wanchai area on the night protesters surrounded police headquarters)
Inmediahk.net, July 4, 2019
【逃犯條例】回望六月漫長抗爭 最少71人被捕 五人涉「暴動」 (71 arrested since June in anti-extradition protests, 5 on rioting charges)
HK01, July 3, 2019
Related:
2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, July 2, 2019
Hong Kong protests: Jeremy Hunt “keeping options open” over China
BBC, July 4, 2019
History of Hong Kong protests: Riots, rallies and brollies
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019
The Peacemaker at the center of Hong Kong’s turbulent protests
The New York Times, July 4, 2019
Commentary (评论)
The regime that devours its young souls: The testimony of a local journalist
Citizen News, July 4, 2019
吉漢：暴力抗爭先天有道德包袱嗎？(Is there an inherent moral burden on violent protests?)
The Initium, July 4, 2019
Society cannot afford to ignore wake-up call on youth suicides
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019
Suicides rock Hong Kong protest movement as despair grows over city's independence
The Telegraph, July 4, 2019
Censorship is closing China’s young minds: Students can resist Xi's crackdown, even in modest ways, with global support
Nikkei Asian Review, July 3, 2019
When the democratic world turned its back on Hong Kong’s freedom fighters
Maclean’s, July 3, 2019
Thursday, July 04, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Requiem for the “living dead”: Ten years after 7-5
SupChina, July 3, 2019
Why is the UN ignoring China’s concentration camps and the fate of 2m people?
Independent, July 3, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
周永康儿媳公开发声后获准会见丈夫 (Zhou Yongkang’s daughter-in-law granted meeting with husband after vocal pushback)
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2019
强化保障推进律师党建全规范 (Strengthen, safeguard, and promote comprehensive Party building for legal industry)
Legal Daily, July 3, 2019
HRIC Note: Currently, there are 977 Party organizations in the legal industry in Guangdong Province, encompassing 2,238 law firms and over 464 Party-building instructors. The Guangdong Department of Justice will receive regular working reports from Party officers in law firms, including an annual report. The Party officers will act as a “political core” and a gatekeeper for industry management, as well as recruitment and promotion of individuals.
Access to Information (信息公开)
As protests rock Hong Kong, Xi Jinping’s view of history shows he will dig in
The New York Times, July 3, 2019
China is ramping up its media abroad, and not just in Chinese
The Christian Science Monitor, July 3, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Environmental protest breaks out in China’s Wuhan city: Wuhan residents protested the construction of a waste-to-energy plant, repeating a pattern seen elsewhere in China in recent years
The Diplomat, July 4, 2019
China’s middle income claim causes uproar as Weibo users ask, “Why am I not that rich?”
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Taiwan bars retired top officials from “political events” backed by Beijing
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019
流亡西藏政府指控中国当局在西藏也设拘留营 (There are camps in Tibet too, says Lobsang Sangay of exiled Central Tibetan Administration)
Radio France Internationale, July 3, 2019
Zdeněk Hřib: The Czech mayor who defied China
The Guardian, July 3, 2019
UK summons China ambassador in row over Hong Kong protests
The Guardian, July 3, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
【逃犯條例】警拘12人最細14歲 「佔旺畫家」被捕 (12 arrested over clashes at LegCo, youngest is 14 years old)
Ming Pao, July 3, 2019
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Hong Kong police arrest 8 on suspicion of releasing officers’ personal information online
Hong Kong Free Press, July 3, 2019撐警集會多人遇襲 警：拘 5 男 1 女 涉襲擊、打架等 (Police arrest 6 in connection with assaults during pro-police rally on June 30)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019
北大教授張千帆 倡香港推行真正政改 「把屬於港人的政治權利還給他們」(Peking University law professor urges true political reform for Hong Kong: “Return to the Hong Kong people the rights that belong to them”)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019
Anger of the young at Hong Kong government now goes beyond the extradition bill, and targets the legitimacy of Carrie Lam’s administration
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019
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牧師絕食促撤例 籲體諒年輕人 (Pastor to commence hunger strike outside government offices, urging understanding for youngsters)
Ming Pao, July 4, 2019Flag-waving Grandma Wong gives Hong Kong protesters lesson in endurance
Reuters, July 3, 2019Hong Kong’s “death fighters”: Young protesters with nothing to lose
The Guardian, July 3, 2019
網民擬發動 7.7 九龍區遊行 赴高鐵站向自由行宣揚反送中 (July 7 protests planned outside high-speed rail station)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019
Commentary (评论)
【採訪手記】「希望有朝一日，我哋可以除低口罩相見」(Journalist’s notes: “I hope that one day, we can take off our masks and meet each other”)
The Stand News, July 4, 2019
It’s easy to play the blame game. It’s harder – but necessary – for Carrie Lam to restart dialogue and negotiate Hong Kong’s future
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019
The disillusion and frustration of a new generation is fuelling Hong Kong’s protests
New Yorker, July 3, 2019
Bravery of Hong Kong shames the West
The Times UK, July 3, 2019
Hong Kong’s protesters are not “radicals”; they just want to be heard
The Washington Post, July 3, 2019
Wednesday, July 03, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
US, Germany slam China at UN Security Council over Xinjiang
Reuters, July 3, 2019
China snares tourists’ phones in surveillance dragnet by adding secret app
The New York Times, July 3, 2019
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Chinese border guards put secret surveillance app on tourists' phones
The Guardian, July 2, 2019Chinese government loads surveillance app onto phones of visitors to Xinjiang: report
CNN, July 3, 2019
China says Turkey president offered support over restive Xinjiang
Reuters, July 2, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Torture and show trial: Former CCP security tsar’s daughter-in-law steps up Twitter revelations
China Change, July 2, 2019
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An American married into a political family in China and now she can’t leave
Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2019
Wife’s visit confirms fears Wang Quanzhang tortured
RSDL Monitor, July 2, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
China is cracking down on podcasts for this surprising reason
Quartz, July 2, 2019
Hong Kong protests: Chinese state media cover demonstrations for first time after month of censorship
The Telegraph, July 2, 2019
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China slams Donald Trump’s “gross interference” after comment on Hong Kong protesters storming legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2019
Xi Jinping, leader of the G20
China Media Project, July 2, 2019
【還願】中國代理遭吊銷牌照 罪名：危害國家安全！(Chinese distributor of Devotion video game has license revoked for endangering national security)
HK01, July 1, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Chinese religion official in corruption spotlight “in aftermath of mosque demolition protest”
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Britain tells China to honor Hong Kong freedoms
Reuters, July 2, 2019
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Britain rejects Chinese view of Hong Kong declaration as “historic document”
Reuters, July 2, 2019
Donald Trump says he spoke “briefly” about Hong Kong protests with Xi Jinping during G20
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019
Evolving Made in China 2025: China’s industrial policy in the quest for global tech leadership
MERICS, July 2, 2019
China pressured London police to arrest Tiananmen protester, says watchdog
The Guardian, June 30, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
進擊的年輕人：七一這天，他們為何衝擊立法會？ (Glimpses of the “radical youth”: Why they broke into LegCo on July 1)
The Initium, July 3, 2019
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Hong Kong protests: City divided over storming of legislature
The Guardian, July 2, 2019A flag of British Hong Kong, and other protest messages decoded
Inkstone, July 2, 2019Hong Kong police tactics baffle the experts as legislature is trashed
Reuters, July 2, 2019
Hong Kong lawmaker Tanya Chan appeals against Occupy Central convictions
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019
監警會收過百宗投訴 主席梁定邦認可能將違法示威者資料交予警方 (Independent Police Complaints Commission confirms start of investigation of over 100 complaints; information, evidence of protesters found breaking the law will be passed on to police)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019
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“Negligent” police strategy during Hong Kong protests sacrificed force morale and image, say frontline officers, while others praise restrained approach
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019【司機被捕】被警指涉「管有第一部毒藥」 譚文豪：實為哮喘藥，唔講以為搗破販毒大案 (Police arrest truck driver after LegCo break-in for possession of offensive weapons and poison, later confirmed to be scissors, gloves, and asthma medicine)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019
眾籌登報全球報紙集合展 盼在絕望中感受團結 (Art space hosts exhibition on crowdfunded G20 ad campaign)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019
China's outrage over Hong Kong violence may prompt tighter embrace
Reuters, July 2, 2019
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Hong Kong’s PLA garrison held a drill last week on “emergency dispatches”
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019
Hong Kong gov’t accused of omitting “tough questions” in official transcript of Carrie Lam’s 4am press con
Hong Kong Free Press, July 3, 2019
Related:
Carrie Lam’s Regrets: A transcript of the Hong Kong leader’s remarks during a day of violent protests
Foreign Policy, July 2, 2019
Commentary (评论)
It isn’t just Carrie Lam who needs to listen to the people. So does the whole of Hong Kong’s civil service
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019
Why is the UN ignoring China’s concentration camps and the fate of 2m people?
Independent, July 3, 2019
The fight for democracy in Hong Kong is the defining struggle of our age
The Guardian, July 2, 2019
Joshua Wong : Dear world... about what happened in Hong Kong
The Stand News, June 2, 2019
Hong Kong has nothing left to lose
The New York Times, July 2, 2019
從情緒創傷理論看「抗爭者」如何被逼瘋了 (Emotional trauma: How protesters are being forced into a corner)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019
Interview: “I wanted to stand with the people of Hong Kong”
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2019
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