Access to Justice (司法公正)

Citizen journalist detained over Wuhan reporting 'restrained and fed by tube'
The Guardian, December 10, 2020

Chinese human rights lawyers grounded ahead of Human Rights Day
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2020

China: Canadians Kovrig and Spavor 'tried for spying'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 10, 2020

For Canadians Held in China, Two Years of Isolation and Uncertainty
被中国拘留两年后，两名加拿大人仍命运难料 (Two years into detention in China, fate of two Canadians still hangs in balance)
The New York Times, December 10, 2020

山西维权人士郝劲松案“人权日”开庭遭取消 (Shanxi rights defender Hao Jinsong's trial on Human Rights Day is cancelled)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. blacklists Chinese crime boss, others in anti-corruption sanctions
Reuters, December 9, 2020

美国制裁中共政协委员兼有组织犯罪集团首领 (U.S. sanctions CPPCC member, leader of organized crime group)
Voice of America, December 10, 2020

Related:
Treasury Sanctions Corrupt Actors in Africa and Asia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, December 9, 2020

中国外交部回应“战狼外交”：就做战狼又何妨？ (China Foreign Ministry spokesperson responds to “wolf-warrior diplomacy” label: So what?)
Reuters, December 10, 2020

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2020年12月10日外交部发言人华春莹主持例行记者会
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on December 10, 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, December 10, 2020

美国当选总统拜登在国际人权日发布声明 (U.S. President-elect Biden issues statement on International Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2020

Related:
Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on Human Rights Day
Biden-Harris Transition, December 10, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

华为内部报告坐实参与族群歧视人工智能系统测试 (Huawei's internal report shows test of AI system for ethnic discrimination)
Radio France International, December 9, 2020

Related:
Huawei tested AI software that could recognize Uighur minorities and alert police, report says
The Washington Post, Dec. 8, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

China strikes back at US diplomats after fresh national security law sanctions
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2020

中國取消美國持外交護照人員臨時港澳免簽
China revokes HK visa exemption for US diplomats
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 10, 2020

Exiled HK protest leader Nathan Law holds first meeting with UK government
Channel News Asia, December 10, 2020

UN rights chief decries Hong Kong’s ‘shrinking civic space’ under security law
Agence France-Presse, December 10, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur detentions in China 'turbocharged' by technology
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2020

Related:
China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims
Human Rights Watch, December 9, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

世界人權日在即　多名維權律師家屬被堵門禁足　李文足帶家人赴醫院受阻 (In lead up to Human Rights Day, rights defense lawyers blocked from leaving home; Li Wenzu and family prevented from going to hospital)
Stand News, December 9, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Sinovac: What do we know about China's Covid-19 vaccine?
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 9, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow denied bail pending appeal against 10-month jail term over 2019 demo
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2020

Fraud and money laundering probe as Hong Kong police raid churches, homeless shelters linked to protest support group
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2020

More than 90 per cent of 500 Hong Kong teachers polled say liberal studies reform politically motivated
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2020

《香港国安法》如何改变民主活动人士的生活？ (How has the National Security Law changed activists' lives?)
BBC, December 9, 2020

Pompeo Warns Businesses Over Hong Kong as U.S.-China Tensions Rise
The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2020

全國人大常委會發言人：將向美方相關人員實施對等制裁 (NPC Standing Committee spokesperson threatens to impose reciprocal sanctions on U.S. officials)

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全国人大常委会发言人就美国国务院宣布制裁全国人大常委会副委员长发表谈话 (Spokesperson of the National People's Congress Standing Committee responds to announced U.S. sanction of vice chair)
Xinhua, December 9, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国抗疫胜利故事下 孤独的他们 (Those left behind by China's COVID-19 victory)
Deutsche Welle, December 8, 2020

Scandal Dogs China’s ‘King of Vaccines,’ Partner to AstraZeneca
中国“疫苗之王”：成功与财富幕布下的丑闻与争议
The New York Times, December 7, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China removes TripAdvisor, 104 other apps from stores under cleansing campaign
Reuters, December 8, 2020

Germany blocks Chinese takeover of satellite firm over national security concerns
Reuters, December 8, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police arrest 8 more opposition figures, inc. ‘Long Hair’, Eddie Chu, Figo Chan, Wu Chi-wai
Hong Kong Free Press, December 8, 2020

Hong Kong police raid church hours after pastor said HSBC froze accounts
The Guardian, December 8, 2020

Security guard arrested for allegedly inciting Hongkongers to raid police headquarters, kill force’s top brass
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2020

欧盟谴责香港局势恶化 英国国会要求启动法律制裁 (EU condemns deterioration in Hong Kong; UK parliament urges sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials)
Radio Free Asia, December 8, 2002

Commentary (评论)

香港 北京的死结 (Hong Kong, Beijing's deadlock)
Radio France International, December 7, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

有新疆人憂被關進「再教育營」　決意逃離家園 (More Uyghurs fleeing home in fear of being sent to re-education camps)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 7, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

'Stronger together': Taiwan foreign minister urges new alliance against China
The Guardian, December 6, 2020

美敲定国防授权法最终版本 重申“挺台压中” (Final version of 2021 National Defense Authorization Act reiterates “contain China, support Taiwan” strategy)
Deutsche Welle, December 5, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist held in China after retweeting ‘ink girl’ video of defaced Xi Jinping poster
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

House Votes To Open US Doors To Hong Kong Residents
Agence France-Presse, December 7, 2020

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美國眾議院通過香港人民自由與選擇法案
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 8, 2020

Hong Kong national security police unit puts university campus in cross hairs with arrest of three students over rally
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2020

Lifetime ban a possibility for at least one more Hong Kong teacher, education chief says
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2020

Hong Kong crackdown: 14 officials face US sanctions, travel ban
Al Jazeera, December 7, 2020

香港前立法会议员许智峯流亡海外后银行户口遭冻结的来龙去脉 (Story behind former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui's frozen bank account)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 7, 2020

國安法官蘇惠德收恐嚇　中聯辦譴責損法治挑戰國安法 (Designated National Security Law judge Victor So Wai-tak receives death threat; Liaison Office condemns act as undermining rule of law)
Ming Pao, December 7, 2020

建制政黨「紫荊黨」低調成立　創辦人為瑞信董事　內地出生曾撐國安法 (New pro-establishment Bauhinia Party established by Li Shan, mainland-born supporter of National Security Law)
Stand News, December 6, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

反制中国大外宣 蓬佩奥宣布终止五项美中交流计划 (Pompeo announces end of 5 U.S.-China exchange programs to counter China's global propaganda campaign)
Voice of America, December 5, 2020

Pompeo slaps visa restrictions on Chinese accused of quashing dissent
Reuters, December 4, 2020

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蓬佩奥针对中共统战部人员做出新一轮签证限制 (Pompeo imposes new visa restrictions on CPC United Front personnel)
Voice of America, December 5, 2020

China Peddles Falsehoods to Obscure Origin of Covid Pandemic
中国兜售虚假信息，推动新冠病毒海外起源论
The New York Times, December 7, 2020

EU adopts human rights sanctions framework styled after Magnitsky Act
Axios, December 7, 2020

Australian Parliamentary Committee Recommends Global Magnitsky Type Legislation
The Diplomat, December 7, 2020

美参院情报委员会两党领袖指“中国为最大威胁” (Bipartisan acting chair, vice chair of U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: “China is the greatest threat”)
Radio France International, December 6, 2020

Related:
Rubio, Warner Joint Statement on National Security Threat Posed by China
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, December 4, 2020

“千人计划”只是冰山一角 中国人才引进需要系统审视 ( “Thousand Talents Plan” is only tip of iceberg; problems involving Chinese scientific experts overseas require systematic scrutiny)
Voice of America, December 5, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighurs forced to eat pork as China expands Xinjiang pig farms
Al Jazeera, December 4, 2020

‘Don't come back, or you will disappear': Uyghur mother pleads with her daughter abroad
Global Voices, December 4, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

陕西人权律师常玮平人身安全恐受威胁 引发国际社会关注 (International concern rises over personal safety of Shaanxi human rights lawyer Chang Weiping)
Voice of America, December 4, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Female Civil Service Applicants Ask: Where Are Our Seats at the Table?
Sixth Tone, December 3, 2020

A new law would unshackle China’s coastguard, far from its coast
The Economist, December 5, 2020

Trump's intelligence chief warns China is the greatest threat to US since WWII
CNN, December 3, 2020

Related:
China hits back at US spy chief's 'greatest threat to freedom' claim
The Guardian, December 4, 2020

China’s grass-roots party members must fall in line to maintain economic stability, President Xi’s top aide says
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2020

德人权报告：中、俄、土状况恶化 (German gov’t human rights report: Deterioration in China, Russia, Turkey)
Deutsche Welle, December 3, 2020

China’s Xi Jinping declares victory on poverty alleviation, but warns of ‘unbalanced’ development
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2020