‘A Madman’s Diary’ in the Age of the Pandemic: The Case of Zhang Zhan
China Change, December 27, 2020
Zhang Zhan: A Six-Minute Documentary
China Change, December 28, 2020
A mysterious revolt against Carrie Lam is brewing in Hong Kong’s establishment camp
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2020
US bill banning Xinjiang imports over forced labour concerns fails to become law
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2020
Liz Truss and Foreign Office split over policy on China and Uighurs
The Guardian, December 23, 2020
美国会通过《2020年台湾保证法案》(U.S. Congress passes Taiwan Assurance Act)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020
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S.878 - Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
U.S. Congress, December 21, 2020
美国出台法案：北京若干预西藏宗教事务必将受到追责 (U.S. new law will hold Beijing to accountable for interfering in Tibetan religious affairs)
Voice of America, December 22, 2020
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H.R.4331 - Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
U.S. Congress, December 21, 2020
Australian held in China hopes for justice despite torture
Washington Post, December 23, 2020
许章润称家附近新装多部监控探头 形容被全方位伺候 (Xu Zhangrun describes being watched from all sides by multiple surveillance devices near his home)
Radio France Internationale, December 23, 2020
Number of Journalists Killed for Their Reporting Doubled in 2020
2020年全球谋杀记者案翻倍
The New York Times, December 23, 2020
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Murders of journalists more than double worldwide
全球记者遇害案件翻倍
Committee to Protect Journalists, December 22, 2020
中国黑客盗窃七亿多条个人信息 用来作啥? (Chinese hackers stole more than 700 million pieces of personal information—what for?)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020
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CHINA USED STOLEN DATA TO EXPOSE CIA OPERATIVES IN AFRICA AND EUROPE
Foreign Policy, December 21, 2020
National security law: Jimmy Lai granted HK$10 million bail by Hong Kong High Court, placed under house arrest
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2020
三權分立︱何君堯獲「新香港人」科水搞司法 倡重設鞭刑 染紅司法人員推薦委員會 (Junius Ho receives funding from a “new Hong Konger” to launch National Security Education Center to promote judicial reform, push for Article 23 legislation, and restore caning)
Apple Daily, December 23, 2020
【12 港人送中】內地律師盧思位撰文 分析一審程序、家屬旁聽、判刑等法理問題 (Lawyer Lu Siwei answers legal questions on the 12 detained Hong Kongers)
The Stand News, December 23, 2020
A Farewell to the Hong Kong I Loved
Bloomberg, December 22, 2020
「以民為本」是檢驗「愛國愛港」的根本標準 (“Putting people first” is the basic yardstick for “love for the country and Hong Kong”)
HK01, December 23, 2020
新疆官员：高压政策不会放松 (Xinjiang official: No relaxing on policy)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2020
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AP Interview: China signals shift but no letup in Xinjiang
Associated Press, December 21, 2020
欧盟敦促中国释放维权律师李昱函和其他人权捍卫者 (EU urges China to release human rights lawyer Li Yuhan and other human rights defenders)
Voice of America, December 22, 2020
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China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the detention of human rights lawyer Li Yuhan
European Union, December 21, 2020
国际组织评选2020调查新闻：中国疫情、家暴、工权、网军入围 (Int’l NGO’s pick of best 2020 investigative news stories: China’s epidemic, domestic violence, workers' rights, Internet army)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2020
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Editor’s Pick: 2020’s Best Investigative Stories from China and Taiwan
Global Investigative Journalism Network, December 14, 2020
美公布制裁清单 涉逾百家中俄军事相关企业 (U.S. sanctions list includes 100+ military-related Chinese, Russian companies)
Deutsche Welle, December 22, 2020
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Commerce Department Will Publish the First Military End User List Naming More Than 100 Chinese and Russian Companies
U.S. Department of Commerce, December 21, 2020
蓬佩奥国务卿宣布对参与侵犯人权的中国官员实行更多的签证限制 (U.S. Sec’y of State Pompeo announces more visa restrictions on Chinese officials involved in human rights violations)
Voice of America, December 22, 2020
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Additional Restrictions on the Issuance of Visas for People’s Republic of China Officials Engaged in Human Rights Abuses
U.S. Department of State, December 21, 2020
Huawei and China frozen out in Sweden after appeals court upholds 5G ban
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2020
Exclusive | Beijing mulling drastic overhaul of Election Committee deciding Hong Kong’s chief executive and Legislative Council to curb opposition’s influence: sources
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2020
01獨家︱人大常委會將討論整頓區議會 料DQ泛民議員 周六有定案 (Exclusive: NPC Standing Committee to disqualify more democratic district councilors; decision may come on Saturday)
HK01, December 22, 2020
香港民间组织：多起无关案件被移交国安处 (Hong Kong civil society group report shows national security department is handling multiple non-NSL cases)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020
Related:
Second Regular Brief Report on National Security Law
Civil Rights Observer, December 22, 2020
Hong Kong’s High Court throws out union’s bid to have police’s treatment of journalists last year labelled unconstitutional
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2020
Hong Kong student shot by police goes on the run ahead of trial
Radio France Internationale, December 22, 2020
Democrat Lam Cheuk-ting banned from leaving Hong Kong while on bail as prosecution cites Ted Hui case
Hong Kong Free Press, December 22, 2020
No ‘Negative’ News: How China Censored the Coronavirus
压制负面新闻：机密文件揭露中国如何操纵疫情舆论
New York Times and ProPublica, December 19, 2020
AP Interview: China signals shift but no let-up in Xinjiang
Associated Press, December 21, 2020
诉讼律师欲提新证据 重启对中共迫害维吾尔人的调查 (Lawyers press for restart of investigation into the CPC's persecution of Uyghurs, offering to provide new evidence)
Voice of America, December 21, 2020
Yang Hengjun: Australian writer's espionage trial in China delayed by three months
The Guardian, December 21, 2020
Human rights in China: dissident poet Wang Zang and wife could face trail soon, lawyer says
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2020
China’s new data privacy law ‘will state how facial recognition can be used’
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2020
美两党议员发起《停止强摘器官法案》(Bi-partisan U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to stop enforced organ harvesting)
Voice of America, December 19, 2020
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Smith, Suozzi, Cotton unveil bill to combat forced organ harvesting
United States House of Representatives, December 16, 2020
推新外资审查机制 中国：不是搞保护主义 (China on new foreign investment review mechanism: We don’t want protectionism)
Deutsche Welle, December 19, 2020
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外商投资安全审查办法
The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China, December 19, 2020