Government Accountability (政府问责)

台湾大选前，中国暂停赴台自由行
China, an eye on elections, suspends some travel permits to Taiwan
The New York Times, July 31, 2019

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China to halt individual Taiwan tourism permits for 47 mainland cities
Reuters, July 31, 2019

The Tibetan Muslims of Kashmir
The Diplomat, July 31, 2019

Czech-Chinese “friendship” extends to social credit
China Digital Times, July 31, 2019

Xi Jinping evokes the “original aspirations” of the Communist Party - while seeking to further consolidate his hold on power
Jamestown Foundation, July 31, 2019

Xi’s article on CPC self-reform to be published
Xinhua, July 31, 2019

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牢记初心使命，推进自我革命 (Advancing self-reform of the Party while keeping to the original mission)
Qiushi, July 31, 2019

White House told officials to go easy on China over Hong Kong
Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2019

Major themes in China’s 2019 national defense white paper
Jamestown Foundation, July 31, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

指護士 7.28 救援卻被控暴動　 醫護聯署譴責政府罔顧人道精神　促護士管理局勿追究被告 (Nurse offering first aid during protests charged with rioting; joint letter from medical professionals condemns disregard of humanitarian principles, urges Nursing Council to refrain from legal action against nurse)
Stand News, August 1, 2019

駐港解放軍發片宣傳鎮壓示威　廣東話喊「後果自負」　出動裝甲車催淚彈水炮 (“All consequences are at your own risk”: PLA Hong Kong garrison publishes promo video showing armed vehicles, tear gas, water cannons deployed against protesters)
Stand News, August 1, 2019

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解放軍駐港司令員：絕不容忍近日極端暴力事件　堅決支持香港警方 (Commander of PLA Hong Kong garrison condemns “extreme acts of violence”)
Stand News, July 31, 2019

Hong Kong bankers join call for citywide strike over handling of outcry over extradition bill
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2019

【逃犯條例】港人穿黑衣北上被送公安局盤問　扣6小時簽悔過書承諾不遊行 (Hong Konger questioned for 6 hours by mainland public security when crossing border; forced to enter mainland, unlock phone and show protest photos, sign letter of apology, promises “never to attend demonstrations again”)
Ming Pao, July 31, 2019

律政司檢控人員公開信　轟鄭若驊檢控決定　主要考慮政治因素 (Department of Justice prosecutors issue third public letter condemning political prosecutorial decisions, criticize Teresa Cheng for disrespecting prosecution guidelines and being deferential to Carrie Lam’s demands)
Stand News, July 31, 2019

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Hong Kong gov’t lawyers slam “kowtowing” justice chief following decision to prosecute 44 protesters for rioting
Hong Kong Free Press, August 1, 2019

Anger as Hong Kong protesters appear in court on rioting charges
The Guardian, July 31, 2019

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Hong Kong: Charges against protesters a “chilling warning”
Amnesty International, July 31, 2019

【反修例】未發警告發放催淚彈致受傷　科大生及巿民入稟向一哥索15萬 (Demonstrators file lawsuit claiming damages for injuries suffered by tear gas fired without warning)
TOPick, July 31, 2019

Presidents of government-funded universities step up calls for Chief Executive Carrie Lam to meet demands of extradition protesters
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2019

Explainer: Police crowd control gear used during Hong Kong’s latest protest clashes
Hong Kong Free Press, July 31, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China has dropped the gloves. Should Canada turtle, or fight back?
Globe and Mail, July 31, 2019

What role will intellectuals play in China’s future?
ChinaFile, July 31, 2019

【詳盡整理】一文看懂7月21日晚元朗如何警黑合作 (Explainer: How did the police collude with triads on July 21?)
Inmediahk.net, July 31, 2019

Mainland Chinese lack sympathy for Hong Kong protesters
Nikkei Asian Review, July 30, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Doubt greets China’s claim that Muslims have been released from camps
The New York Times, July 30, 2019

Turkey to send observation team to China’s Xinjiang for Uighur Turks
Reuters, July 30, 2019

Chinese corruption watchdog targets Uygur supporter of crackdown on “religious extremism”
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

China-born opponent of Xinjiang crackdown Serikjan Bilash goes on trial in Kazakhstan
Agence France-Presse, July 30, 2019

Uyghur detainee in BBC video report on Xinjiang camps identified as cultural official
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中國 22 歲女生「豬頭人身」畫同胞　被指「辱華」被捕 (22-year-old woman arrested for drawing comic “insulting China”)
Stand News, July 31, 2019

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Chinese cartoonist, collaborator arrested for unpatriotic comics
Sixth Tone, July 30, 2019

Police from China’s Hunan detain three NGO workers for subversion
Radio Free Asia, July 30, 2019

Tibetan jailed in Qinghai for listening to foreign news broadcasts is freed early for “good behavior”
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2019

Tibetans beaten, detained in Kardze over Dalai Lama photos
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Sign of the times: China’s capital Beijing orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken down
Reuters, July 31, 2019

China’s propaganda machine uses foreign voices to support its stance on Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

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China appreciates DPRK’s voice of justice on Hong Kong
Xinhua, July 31, 2019

“A cop said I was famous”: China accuses foreigners in Hong Kong of being “agents”
The Guardian, July 31, 2019

Mike Pompeo rebukes China’s “ludicrous” claim US is behind Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2019

Cyberspace watchdog closes 3,000 websites over illegal services
Global Times, July 30, 2019

曾經監督政府的報紙，現在幫政府做微信號運營 (Former govt watchdog newspaper now assists govt in managing WeChat account)
The Initium, July 30, 2019

AI for stability in the New Era
China Media Project, July 27, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong dispute over China's extradition bill gets physical on University of Auckland campus
New Zealand Herald, July 30, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China bans citizens from travel to Taiwan as individual tourists
Bloomberg News, July 31, 2019

White House eyeing Chinese forces gathered on Hong Kong border
Bloomberg, July 30, 2019

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Former US envoy Kurt Tong says Beijing should “dial back” its Hong Kong approach amid unrest
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2019

Australia says diplomats must respect free speech after Hong Kong protest at university
Agence France-Presse, July 31, 2019

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Chinese nationalists bring threat of violence to Australia universities
The New York Times, July 30, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

North Koreans turn to WeChat for videos and cross-border communication
Daily NK, July 30, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

職工盟稱暫有26個工會響應下周一罷工行動 (26 workers’ unions plan to join general strike on Monday August 5th)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 31, 2019

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香港抗议：“不合作运动”在争议中进行 (Wave of disobedience begins amidst controversy)
BBC News, July 30, 2019

【怒不可遏】律政司刑事檢控科律師公開信　促政府明確撤回條例　明示內部有政治壓力 (Department of Justice criminal prosecutors issue public letter condemning collusion between law enforcement and criminals, reveals both “external and internal” political pressure)
Stand News, July 30, 2019

Hong Kong unrest: Hundreds gather outside court as protesters charged with rioting
The Guardian, July 31, 2019

市民葵涌警署聲援被捕人士 警舉槍、亂舞警棍兼狂推記者 (Over 200 citizens rally outside Kwai Chung police station to support arrested protesters leaving on bail; police raise guns, deploy pepper spray, attack journalists)
Inmediahk.net, July 31, 2019

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Hong Kong protests: Police officer points gun at protesters
BBC News, July 30, 2019

【睇片】葵涌警針對記者　警盾擊頭、舉槍指嚇、揮棍追打　記協及攝影記協：研究控告警務處 (Officers filmed attacking journalists at Kwai Chung; journalist associations consider pressing charges against police force )
Stand News, July 31, 2019

Hong Kong protesters injured in drive-by fireworks attack from private vehicle after clashes outside police stations
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

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【逃犯條例】數百人包圍天水圍警署　有人向群眾射煙花7人傷 (After police arrest young people over Lennon Wall conflict, hundreds surround Tin Shui Wai police station; unknown attacker launches fireworks at crowd, injuring 7)
Ming Pao, July 31, 2019

Hong Kong police “under investigation” by corruption watchdog over failure to protect public during Yuen Long attacks
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

Pro-China forum's plan to troll Hong Kong protesters foiled after doxxing retaliation
Global Voices, July 31, 2019

Commentary, 评论

My brush with surveillance in Xinjiang
Financial Times, July 31, 2019

香港——新冷战的导火索
Hong Kong is a flashpoint in the new cold war
Financial Times, July 30, 2019

如果不想香港成為警察社會 (How to stop Hong Kong from becoming a police state)
Inmediahk.net, July 31, 2019

Exclusive: “I am a Hongkonger”: Artist Ai Weiwei on why he supports the city’s “brave, clever, beautiful” protest movement
Hong Kong Free Press, July 30, 2019

China is looking for a quick economic fix in Hong Kong. It’s missing the point
The Guardian, July 30, 2019

Chinese authorities wrongfully imprisoned Huang Qi and should release him
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 30, 2019

Twitter the new battleground as Chinese officials sign up
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Bearing witness 10 years on: The July 2009 riots in Xinjiang
The Diplomat, July 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China jails award-winning cyber-dissident Huang Qi
BBC News, July 29, 2019

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黄琦被重判12年徒刑
Huang Qi sentenced to 12 years in prison
Human Rights in China, July 29, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China considers blacklist for online rumormongers
Caixin, July 29, 2019

Picasso show captivates Beijing, whose art scene hums as censors hover
毕加索展在北京：中国艺术的繁荣与限制
The New York Times, July 29, 2019

Sexism and propaganda
China Media Project, July 28, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Worker protests on the rise as China’s car industry shrinks
China Labour Bulletin, July 30, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s new defense white paper: reading between the lines
The Diplomat, July 30, 2019

Tibet NGOs vocal at UN Human Rights Council
European Parliament Today, July 29, 2019

China “must do more”’ to protect its children from sex offenders
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

Why are huge museums in China virtually empty?
Deutsche Welle, July 29, 2019

China dispatches 2,307 young cadres in aid for Tibet, Qinghai
Xinhua, July 29, 2019

Xi Jinping's cousin a high roller as Crown comes under pressure over crime, influence
The Age, July 28, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China-made surveillance cameras still in US government buildings
Financial Times, July 30, 2019

维吾尔族受害者希望美国制裁中国视频监视公司 (Video: Uyghur victim urges U.S. to sanction Chinese surveillance companies)
Voice of America, July 30, 2019

China’s Beijing Kunlun to revisit Grindr IPO
Reuters, July 29, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

網民發起不合作運動阻車門　港島觀塘綫部份車站服務暫停 (Civil obedience disrupts MTR services in morning rush hour)
Stand News, July 30, 2019

【元朗遊行】被捕社工獲保釋 另四人涉藏攻擊性武器 還柙至9月 (Social worker arrested in Yuen Long on July 27 detained for 64 hours; 4 other protesters denied bail, to remain in custody until appearance in September)
Inmediahk.net, July 30, 2019

China calls for Hong Kong to swiftly punish “radical” protesters
The Guardian, July 29, 2019

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記者包圍要求回應元朗恐襲 港澳辦發言人未有理會 (Beijing spokesperson ignores reporter’s questions on Yuen Long attacks in rare press conference on Hong Kong)
Inmediahk.net, July 29, 2019

American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong urges “clear leadership”, investigation after more extradition bill clashes
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

閉路電視揭7.21大批白衣人集結　警車巡邏無行動 (Surveillance cameras show police inaction for hours as triads gather in Yuen Long)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 30, 2019

Hong Kong civil servants to take to the streets in extradition bill protest, piling pressure on embattled government
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

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Who are the young civil servants defying peers and elders by holding a rally against Hong Kong’s extradition bill?
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

Hong Kong’s biggest broadcaster TVB warns employees against actions that would “impose one’s political inclination on work”
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

Years of ignoring peaceful protests fuelled Hong Kong violence, says jailed academic Benny Tai
Agence France-Presse, July 30, 2019

Hong Kong police under fire over violent response to protests
Al Jazeera, July 30, 2019

【逃犯條例】私隱署發現492宗官警「起底」個案　政府電話簿暫移除部分警資料 (Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data finds 492 personal data disclosure cases relating to police officers, authorities remove public database entries of junior officers)
Ming Pao, July 29, 2019

Commentary (评论)

性别歧视背后，隐藏着“权力的经济” (The hidden “power economy” behind gender discrimination)
The Paper, July 30, 2019

梁天琦致香港人的信 (Edward Leung’s letter to Hong Kongers)
Inmediahk.net, July 29, 2019

China: Government should release disability rights, Internet activists
Freedom House, July 29, 2019

Hong Kong protesters have decided enough is enough. Officials would be foolish to ignore their demands
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Fifty ambassadors throw weight behind China on Xinjiang
Global Times, July 29, 2019

No Uighur refugees deported to China, officials reject false reports
Daily Sabah, July 29, 2019

The world knows what is happening to the Uighurs. Why has it been so slow to act?
The Guardian, July 26, 2019

哈国人权领袖赛尔克坚面临最高7年监禁
Trial date set for Kazakh activist who blew whistle on China’s mass detention camps
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2019

Uyghur detainees secretly transferred to prisons in Henan Province: Officials
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2019