US senators warn China could gain sensitive tech via Hong Kong
Financial Times, September 10, 2019
We tested a messaging app used by Hong Kong protesters that works without an Internet connection
Abacus News, September 10, 2019
Sharper eyes: surveilling the surveillers (part 1)
China Digital Times, September 9, 2019
Explainer: How Hong Kong’s 'self-learning, open source’ protest movement decides what to do next
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2019
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In Hong Kong’s leaderless movement, officials don't know who to negotiate with
Bloomberg, September 10, 2019
醫療界報章刊實名聯署 轟警濫暴違人道 促回應訴求「搶救香港」(“Rescue Hong Kong”: Medical sector petition in front-page ad in Apple Daily highlights police use of force in violation of humanitarian principles, reiterates protesters’ 5 demands)
Stand News, September 11, 2019
反釋法遊行 吳文遠林朗彥判囚14天緩刑1年 林淳軒等6人判服務令 (Avery Ng, Ivan Lam, other activists handed suspended sentences, community service orders for 2016 protests against Beijing interpretation of Basic Law)
Ming Pao, September 11, 2019
【逃犯條例】27學者高官聯署促獨立調查警用過度武力 籲示威者和平表達訴求 (27 scholars and former senior government officials urge independent investigation into police use of force, ask protesters to express demands peacefully)
Ming Pao, September 10, 2019
高院拒絕郭卓堅司法覆核 指無權迫特首設調查委員會 (Courts have no power to force Chief Executive to set up commission of inquiry, says judge in rejecting judicial review application)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 11, 2019
Hong Kong protests: Ex-head of Ontario police watchdog dismisses concerns about suitability to join probe into force’s handling of unrest and defends his impartiality
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2019
US lawmakers introduce bill to stop tear gas sales to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2019
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US Congress cannot become ‘stakeholder’ in Hong Kong affairs, says leader Carrie Lam amid sanctions threat
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2019
Demonstrators boo Chinese anthem at football qualifier
Al Jazeera, September 10, 2019
【睇片】遍地開花 多區市民自發高歌「願榮光歸香港」(“Glory to Hong Kong”: Protest song sung across Hong Kong at night)
Stand News, September 10, 2019
Hong Kong police issue extendable batons to off-duty officers, but critics concerned over potential for abuse
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2019
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警方設 10 條反暴力熱線 接收「止暴制亂」匿名報料 只收 whatsapp 不聽電話 (Police set up 10 “anti-violence” Whatsapp numbers to receive anonymous tips against protests)
Stand News, September 10, 2019
Hong Kong can be a gateway to liberal values for China
The Economist, September 10, 2019
‘The End of Hong Kong as We Know It’: Previous demonstrations in the city were colorful, hopeful, and exuberant. Rallies this summer have been more forlorn
The Atlantic, September 10, 2019
Hong Kong’s tycoons do not always serve the Communist party well
Financial Times, September 10, 2019
Why isn’t China salami-slicing in cyberspace? It’s time to start thinking about engaging with the digital variant of this favorite Chinese foreign policy dish
The Diplomat, September 10, 2019
America must respond to the pleas of Hong Kong’s people
Financial Times, September 10, 2019
Will Trump sell out the U.S. on Huawei? His China policy is a great achievement. He may undermine it in pursuit of a deal with Xi Jinping
Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2019
新疆多名清真寺伊玛目及穆斯林被重判 (Imams and their family members receive heavy sentences in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2019
Uyghur teacher dies while presumed detained in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2019
China slams US ‘lies’ about treatment of Uygurs in Xinjiang region
Reuters, September 9, 2019
Some mainland Chinese support Hong Kong protests. China is punishing them into silence
Los Angeles Times, September 8, 2019
维权律师唐荆陵出国不成反被“失踪” (Rights lawyer Tang Jingling recounts enforced disappearance, confirms authorities barred him from leaving China to begin visiting scholar program)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2019
In Malaysia, fake news of Chinese nationals getting citizenship stokes racial tensions
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2019
Patriotic shift for China’s ‘first class of school’ TV program
The Diplomat, September 6, 2019
人权组织将提请制裁央视记者董倩 (International Human Rights organization Safeguard Defenders calls for countries to sanction CCTV host of forced confession interviews)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2019
An “American Factory” in the era of global capitalism
Sixth Tone, September 7, 2019
“Sinicizing” Christianity: The Bible according to Confucius
Bitter Winter, September 9, 2019
As China trade war escalates, 2020 U.S. Democrats scramble over their message
Reuters, September 9, 2019
The US legislation Hong Kong’s protesters want passed
Quartz, September 9, 2019
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US bill on Hong Kong won’t help city out of political crisis, former diplomat says
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2019
Australian government reportedly advised India to ban Huawei from 5G network
Reuters, September 10, 2019
卧底調查4年 中國勞工觀察揭侵權 富士康鄭州廠違法僱大量「派遣工」 (China Labor Watch reveals Foxconn’s Zhengzhou iPhone factory violates labor regulations)
Ming Pao, September 10, 2019
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Apple and Foxconn broke Chinese labour law to build new iPhones
Financial Times, September 9, 2019
Jack Ma’s 55th birthday present to himself is stepping away from Alibaba
Quartz, September 9, 2019
Microsoft says Trump is treating Huawei unfairly
Bloomberg, September 8, 2019
Hong Kong Protestors Using Mesh Messaging App China Can't Block: Usage Up 3685%
Forbes, September 2, 2019
Hong Kong police ignore request from lawmakers to visit controversial San Uk Ling detention centre
【逃犯條例】消息：警新購一萬支伸縮警棍 專供休班警跟身執法 (Police have ordered 10,000 batons for officers to “execute their duty” while off-the-clock)
HK01, September 10, 2019
【逃犯條例】港鐵公開8.31太子站閉路電視部分畫面 (MTR releases select screenshots of August 31 surveillance footage of Prince Edward Station)
Ming Pao, September 10, 2019
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一群市民在報章登全版聯署信 促港鐵公開 831 太子站 CCTV 及職員隨身錄影片段 (Citizens take out front-page ad urging disclosure of surveillance footage of Prince Edward station on August 31 to ease public concern)
Stand News, September 10, 2019
Hong Kong protests: police given medical reports of woman with eye injury despite her bid to block move
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2019
My town is the new Cold War’s Berlin: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
Reuters, September 9, 2019
Hong Kong journalists warn of rising police violence against them
The Guardian, September 9, 2019
Chargeboys, wizards and firefighters: The ‘Braves’ on the frontlines of Hong Kong’s protests
Agence France-Presse, September 9, 2019
教育局：人鏈活動令人憂慮 聲浪問題滋擾 引起衝突、傷人等 (Education Bureau says human chain activity “worrying” because it invites clashes and injuries)
Stand News, September 9, 2019
Related: Man detained after teacher injured in knife attack outside Hong Kong school as human-chain protests and class boycotts enter second week
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2019
香港示威冲突前沿的一名黑衣人：我们的理想和代价 (From the frontlines of Hong Kong’s protests: The price of our aspirations)
BBC, September 9, 2019
16 NGOs call on UN member states to hold China accountable at Human Rights Council for persecuting rights defenders
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 9, 2019
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Open letter on the rule of law in China
International Service for Human rights, September 9, 2019
Hong Kong, China and the United States: A major international issue
Jerome A. Cohen, September 10, 2019
Why China’s Communist Party is ‘struggling’
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2019
我們與監控的距離：從香港、新疆、非洲看中國的「數位威權輸出」(Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Africa: How China exports digital authoritarianism)
The News Lens, September 10, 2019
【特寫】社工、急救、接放學 屹立在前線後的支援者們 (Social workers, first-aiders, drivers: The support backing protest frontlines)
Stand News, September 9, 2019
How China spins the Xinjiang story to the Chinese
Al Jazeera, September 8, 2019
US to seek support at UN to ‘call out’ China over treatment of Uygurs, Mike Pompeo says
Reuters, September 7, 2019
“Key individuals management” and the roots of China’s anti-Muslim surveillance system
Jamestown Foundation, September 6, 2019
Uyghur toddler drowns while parents are detained in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2019
内地｢掃黑除惡｣行動 有維權律師倡問責機制免冤案 (Rights lawyer proposes accountability mechanism to avoid wrongful convictions in “sweeping evil” campaigns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 9, 2019
王全璋妻子稱警方向小學施壓 兒子再失學 (Wang Quanzhang’s son kicked out of school again after police pressure)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 7, 2019
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Imprisoned lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s six-year-old son once again forced out of school
China Change, September 6, 2019
Confucius Institutes: The growth of China's controversial cultural branch
BBC, September 7, 2019
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Miami Dade College is shutting down its Confucius Institute
POLITICO, September 7, 2019
Taiwan president sues scholars for alleging her doctorate degree is fake
The Diplomat, September 7, 2019
Outspoken journalist in Australia and father in China harassed online
Sydney Morning Herald, September 6, 2019
From Beijing to Hampstead: how tale of HIV whistleblower rattled Chinese state
The Guardian, September 8, 2019
With love from Taiwan: Supporters send gas masks and filters to Hong Kong protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2019
How do people in China really feel about Hong Kong? It’s complicated
The Nation, September 6, 2019
香港铜锣湾书店台湾重启 众筹19小时达标 (Crowdfund campaign for Hong Kong bookseller to reopen bookshop in Taiwan meets goal within a day)
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2019
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Hong Kong bookseller held in China raises US$100,000 to open Taiwan store
Agence France-Presse, September 6, 2019
China is expected to counter criticism at UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva
Foreign Brief, September 9, 2019
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中方稱聯合國人權理事會非合適場合討論香港問題 (China claims UN Human Rights Council is “not appropriate” place to discuss Hong Kong issues)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 7, 2019
Central Beijing locked down for overnight army parade rehearsal
Agence France-Presse, September 8, 2019
Hong Kong: Angela Merkel says China must ‘guarantee’ rights and freedoms
Agence France-Presse, September 7, 2019
U.S. defense secretary urges Chinese ‘restraint’ on Hong Kong
Bloomberg News, September 7, 2019
Huawei heats up the battle for Internet in Canada’s north
BBC, September 9, 2019
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Justin Trudeau sharpens criticism of China in Huawei spat
BBC, September 5, 2019
China to curb facial recognition and apps in schools
BBC, September 6, 2019
Yuen Long attack victims sue police
The Standard, September 9, 2019
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民主黨聯7.21傷者提民事索償 追究警隊疏忽職守 (Victims of July 21 Yuen Long attacks file lawsuit against police for negligence)
Inmediahk.net, September 8, 2019
【逃犯條例】各區中學聯校築人鏈 重申五大訴求 (Thousands of secondary school students form human chains in support of protests, reiterate five demands)
Ming Pao, September 9, 2019
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High school students form “human chain” in support of Hong Kong protest movement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 9, 2019
Hong Kong protesters march to US consulate calling for support
Al Jazeera, September 8, 2019
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9.8美領館請願：集會提早結束，示威者破壞多個港鐵站，4站關閉，多區警民對峙延至午夜 (Protests on Sept 8: March to US embassy, MTR stations vandalized and closed, clashes with police)
The Initium, September 8, 2019
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong confirms arrest for “bail breach” after trip to Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, September 8, 2019
Hong Kong restricts airport access, thwarting planned disruption
“Protect the Children”: Hong Kong’s grandpa protesters speak softly but carry a stick
太子數百市民續促公開錄影 防暴以胡椒噴霧直射記者 (Hundreds gather outside Prince Edward station demanding disclosure of CCTV footage of August 31 amidst rumors of injured protesters gone missing)
Inmediahk.net, September 7, 2019
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Hong Kong lawmaker and protesters demand CCTV footage of police storming MTR station
Hong Kong Free Press, September 6, 2019
Hong Kong government urged by Court of Final Appeal to backdate benefits to 2017 after gay civil servant Angus Leung wins landmark LGBT case
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2019
我们戴上面罩，走入香港的另一个世界
The New York Times, September 6, 2019
八月大事回顧：槍、眼、火、淚，警民衝突白熱化的八月風暴 (Guns, eyes, fire, and tears: A look back on Hong Kong’s stormy August)
The Initium, September 4, 2019
Carrie Lam listened to 19 Hong Kong elites after ignoring millions of marchers in June— that’s why the bill withdrawal has solved nothing
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2019
‘The Revolution of Our Times’: The core issue in need of resolution
China Change, September 8, 2019
Thanks, Yanks, but no thanks: Why US intervention in Hong Kong’s crisis may be more than protesters bargained for
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2019
Opinion: Merkel must step up her China strategy
Deutsche Welle, September 8, 2019
Elements of a solution appear in Hong Kong, but no sign of a breakthrough in Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2019
Xi Jinping’s claim to Mao’s mantle carries risks
Financial Times, September 6, 2019
China’s accidental Belt and Road turns six
Foreign Policy, September 6, 2019
China hacked Asian telcos to spy on Uighur travelers: sources
Reuters, September 5, 2019
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路透：为北京服务的黑客侵入亚洲电信公司系统监控维族人行踪 (Beijing’s hackers breached Asian telecoms systems to spy on Uyghurs)
Voice of America, September 5, 2019
Xinjiang officials must keep up the pressure in the run-up to China’s National Day, says local party chief Chen Quanguo
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2019