How to engage with China over its treatment of Uyghurs
The Conversation, March 23, 2021
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
U.S. sanctions two more Chinese officials over alleged Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, March 22, 2021
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U.S. Joins Allies to Punish Chinese Officials for Human Rights Abuses
美国欧盟等因新疆问题制裁中国，中国反制
The New York Times, March 23, 2021
China sanctions 10 Europeans including parliamentarians after EU approves measures over Uighur crackdown
Agence France-Presse, March 23, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
A Tale of Two Deltas: Worker resistance in Guangdong and Jiangsu
China Labour Bulletin, March 23, 2021
China prepares for Communist Party celebrations with crackdown on ‘illegal’ NGOs
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Russia and China hit back at Western sanctions
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 23, 2021
China’s vaccine diplomacy stumbles as clinical trial data remain absent
Washington Post, March 23, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s political future to be mapped out in Beijing next week
Hong Kong Free Press, March 23, 2021
Hong Kong court denies bail to ex-lawmaker charged under national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, March 23, 2021
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民主派初選案 尹兆堅向高院申請保釋被拒 (High Court denies bail appeal by Andrew Wan, one of the 47 pro-democracy defendants)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 23, 2021
Ex-lawmaker jailed for nine weeks after Hong Kong court deems community service not severe enough punishment for assaulting police
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021
Hong Kong will distribute mainland books to schools to promote patriotism
Hong Kong Free Press, March 23, 2021
12港人關注組：李宇軒至今仍未能聯絡家屬 (Save 12 HK Youths Concern Group: Andy Li Yu-hin has not been able to contact family since return to Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 23, 2021
Ex-lawmaker jailed for nine weeks after Hong Kong court deems community service not severe enough punishment for assaulting police
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021
Hong Kong protests: prosecutors sought 17 sentencing reviews in 2020, marking fourfold increase, justice minister reveals
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021
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律政司去年提17宗覆核刑罰申請 16宗涉反修例(Department of Justice sought 17 sentencing reviews in 2020—16 are Anti-ELAB protests-related)
Ming Pao, March 23, 2021Brief summary of some sentencing principles laid down by the Court of Appeal
簡要概述上訴法庭制定的一些判刑原則
HKSAR Department of Justice, March 23, 2021
Chief of Hong Kong’s troubled West Kowloon arts hub vows to handle inaugural exhibitions at flagship museum in accordance with national security law
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021
香港民研：民主法治等五項指標全部下跌 均創今年新低 (Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute: All 5 core social indicators including democracy and rule of law drop to new record low)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 23, 2021
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POP releases five core social indicators
民研計劃發放五項核心社會指標
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 23, 2021
Monday, March 22, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China: Parents of missing Uyghur children describe horror of family separation
Amnesty International, March 19, 2021
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The Nightmare of Uyghur Families Separated by Repression
Amnesty International, March, 2021[Animated video] Reeducated: Inside Xinjiang’s Detention Camps
The New Yorker, March 19, 2021
EU agrees China sanctions over human rights abuses
Deutsche Welle, March 17, 2021
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Xinjiang sanctions not enough to convince China hawks to support EU investment deal
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Canadian Michael Kovrig awaits verdict after trial in China
The Guardian, March 22, 2021
北京闭门庭审加拿大前外交官康明凯 近30名外交官庭外声援加拿大(Beijing court hears case of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig in closed trial; nearly 30 foreign diplomats show support for Canada outside of court)
Voice of America, March 22, 2021
张展已被转到上海女子监狱，家属要求探监遭拒(Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is transferred to Shanghai Women’s Prison, denied family visits)
Weiquanwang, March 21, 2021
六四天网创始人、人权捍卫者黄琦狱中境况危殆 88岁母亲蒲文清肺肿瘤转移(Rights defender Huang Qi, founder of 64 Tianwang website, is in critical condition in prison; mother, Pu Wenqing, 88, has metastasized lung tumor)
Weiquanwang, March 20, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
中国网络审查内幕：一个前任微博审查员的自述(Inside China's internet censorship: Account by former Weibo censor)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 20, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
China to crack down harder on illegal social organizations
Xinhua, March 22, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
欧盟对中国启动人权制裁机制 北京强硬回应(EU activates human rights sanctions mechanism against China; hardline response from Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, March 22, 2021
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EU imposes further sanctions over serious violations of human rights around the world
Council of the EU, March 22, 2021
瑞士首发对中战略文件 北京批“贴恶意标签”(Switzerland releases strategy on China for first time; Beijing calls it "malicious labeling")
Deutsche Welle, March 22, 2021
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Swiss rebuke China over human rights but stop short of curbing investment
Reuters, March 19, 2021Switzerland unveils its first China strategy
Swissinfo.ch, March 19, 2021
北约顶级科学家沦为中国间谍，直接涉及中共中央军委(Top NATO scientist becomes Chinese spy through recruitment traced back to CPC Central Military Commission)
Voice of America, March 20, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Data privacy: China defines for the first time ‘necessary’ information that apps can collect, closing ‘bundled consent’ loophole
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong, Its Elections Upended, Reconsiders Its Dream of Democracy
The New York Times, March 20, 2021
Eight Hongkongers return from China after 7 months in jail for illegal border crossing
Hong Kong Free Press, March 22, 2021
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【12 港人】關注組批8人至傍晚未能見家屬 李宇軒無律師陪同已落口供 (Save 12 HK Youths Concern Group says families are still unable to meet the 8 returnees; Andy Li Yu-hin's statement was taken by police without lawyer’s presence)
Stand News, March 22, 2021
【閹割選舉】人大常委下周一、二開會 改基本法附件一、二 「完善」香港選舉(NPC Standing Committee is expected to amend Annexes I, II of Hong Kong Basic Law next Monday and Tuesday)
Stand News, March 22, 2021
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Chinese lawmakers to deliberate bills on amending HK electoral system on March 29-30
Xinhua, March 22, 2021
Beijing knew national security law was not enough to control Hong Kong, which is why the electoral reforms had to kick in
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2021
What the Hong Kong Protesters’ Trial Reveals About Beijing
The Atlantic, March 22, 2021
設計師認暴動罪囚3年9月 官：一人犯事非一人當 整個家庭承擔(Designer gets 3-year and 9-month jail term after pleading guilty to rioting during 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, March 22, 2021
Commentary (评论)
China has detained my young children. I don't know if I'll ever see them again
The Guardian, March 19, 2021
Friday, March 19, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Punishes Microsoft’s LinkedIn Over Lax Censorship
中国因内容审查不严惩罚领英
The New York Times, March 19, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China court hearing for detained Canadian Michael Spavor over in under 3 hours, diplomat says
Agence France-Presse, March 19, 2021
中国法院开始闭门审理加拿大人斯帕弗和康明凯案 (In closed trials, Chinese courts begin hearing cases of two Canadians accused of espionage)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 19, 2021
李明哲被关4年 妻子提假释、探监、通信3诉求 (On 4th anniversary of Taiwanese NGO employee Li Mingzhe’s detention in China, wife makes three appeals: parole, prison visits, correspondence)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2021
上海维权人士陈建芳庭审 人权律师王宇遭警方控制 (Human rights lawyer Wang Yu is under police control for observing trial of Shanghai rights defender Chen Jianfang)
Voice of America, March 19, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Five Hong Kong democrats facing national security charges back behind bars after bail challenge withdrawal
Hong Kong Free Press, March 19, 2021
Hong Kong electoral reform: lawmakers to start discussing coming shake-up even before full details of Beijing plan revealed
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2021
國安教育殺入資助大學 教資會要求納必修 以爭學額資源 (National security education forces entry into universities; University Grants Committee calls it a requirement for receiving government subsidies)
Stand News, March 18, 2021
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【香港文革】文匯星島狙擊科大教授李靜君 指參與「守護孩子」促嚴查 梁振英：盡快自首 (Pro-Beijing media outlet attacks Hong Kong University of Science and Technology professor Lee Ching Kwan for participating in volunteer group “Protect Our Kids Campaign”)
Stand News, March 19, 2021【全面監控】建制再促課室裝閉路電視 鏡頭對焦教師 蔡若蓮：做法消極 恐教學變質 (Pro-government lawmakers push for CCTV surveillance cameras for monitoring teachers)
Stand News, March 19, 2021
終審法院法官韋彥德：倘香港法治受損 將離開終院 (Non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal Lord Reed: I'll leave the Court if rule of law in Hong Kong is broken)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 19, 2021
調查指兩成人計劃永久離開香港 學者：冇自由就會好悲觀，諗住走 (Survey shows 20% plan to leave Hong Kong permanently; scholar: No freedom leads to pessimism and wish to leave)
inmediahk.net , March 19, 2021
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“We Hongkongers Survey” press conference cum our sixth mini-policy forum about Migration Tide in Hong Kong
「我們香港人計劃」有關香港移民潮的調查發佈會暨第六次小型政策論壇
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 19, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Testy Exchange in Alaska Signals a More Confrontational China
The New York Times, March 19, 2021
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In First Talks, Dueling Accusations Set Testy Tone for U.S.-China Diplomacy
美中高层会谈火药味十足，双方外交官互相指责
The New York Times, March 19, 2021
美议员提案撤销中国永久性正常贸易关系地位 (U.S. lawmakers propose to revoke China's Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status)
Voice of America, March 19, 2021
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COTTON, INHOFE, SCOTT INTRODUCE BILL TO END CHINA’S PERMANENT NORMAL TRADE STATUS
U.S. Senate.gov, March 18, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China Clamps Down on Software Used to Disguise Voiceprints
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2021
UK spy agencies push for curbs on Chinese ‘smart cities’ technology
英国拟限制地方政府使用中国“智慧城市”技术
Financial Times, March 19, 2021
Apple warns Chinese apps not to dodge its new privacy rules
苹果告诫中国应用不要设法绕开隐私新规
Financial Times, March 19, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Rising to the Challenge of China
美国该怎样有效应对中国挑战
The New York Times, March 19, 2021
If China’s Anti-Uyghur Campaign Isn’t Genocide, What Is?
The Diplomat, March 18, 2021
Beijing knows judicial independence is the last protection for Hong Kong’s future
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2021
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China accuses outspoken scholar on Xinjiang of fabrication
Associated Press, March 18, 2021
Xinjiang’s leaders must ‘optimise’ governance of region, Communist Party’s No 4 says
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021
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