UN Chief Should Support Remote Investigation in Xinjiang
Human Rights Watch, April 8, 2021
国际社会呼吁中共立即释放维族企业家(International community calls on Chinese gov’t to immediately release Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat)
Voice of America, April 9, 2021
Friday, April 09, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Tibet (西藏)
中共西藏当局颁布边境新禁令 防止外部渗透(Chinese authorities in Tibet issue new border rules to prevent external infiltration)
Voice of America, April 8, 2021
四川阿坝一藏族僧侣遭羁押一年半后 被以“分裂”罪名判刑(Tibetan monk in Aba, Sichuan, is convicted of “splittism” after 1.5 years in detention)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
US Bill to pressure China on trade and rights, back Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, April 9, 2021
Related:
Japan Toughens on China as Beijing Issues Threats
Foreign Policy, April 9, 2021
Philippines Welcomes US Backing to Help Defend Manila in South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight
Associated Press, April 9, 2021
美国制裁中国七家超级计算机实体 中方称美国恶意打压(U.S. sanctions 7 Chinese supercomputing entities; China alleges malicious crackdown)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 9, 2021
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Commerce Adds Seven Chinese Supercomputing Entities to Entity List for their Support to China’s Military Modernization, and Other Destabilizing Efforts
U.S. Department of Commerce, April 8, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Exclusive | Don’t undermine Hong Kong’s rule of law by politicising presence of foreign judges, ex-justice minister Elsie Leung cautions Western countries
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021
Pro-democracy pair to quit Hong Kong district council seats over new allegiance oath
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2021
Hong Kong judiciary reveals bail decision reasons in cases linked to city’s largest national security law crackdown
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021
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District Court does have jurisdiction to hear sedition cases, Hong Kong judge rules, despite questions raised by national security law
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2021Hong Kong university student charged with inciting secession under the national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2021
Hong Kong defends plan to reduce corporate database transparency
Agence France-Presse, April 9, 2021
Andrew Wan charged over interference of Legco panel election
The Standard, April 9, 2021
【整治港台】鏗鏘集原有班底製作題材被叫停拍攝 僅一集內容獲「放生」(RTHK orders Hong Kong Connection production team to stop filming programs already in progress; only one episode is approved)
Stand News, April 9, 2021
香港民研：七成人指選舉改革是民主倒退 六成人反對資格審查(Hong Kong public opinion poll: 70% view electoral overhaul as democratic regression; 60% oppose candidate eligibility review)
Stand News, April 9, 2021
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「我們香港人計劃」有關全國人大常委會修改後的香港選舉制度的調查發佈會暨第九次小型政策論壇
“We Hongkongers Survey” press conference cum our ninth mini-policy forum about HKSAR Electoral System by NPCSC
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, April 9, 2021
曾國衞︰考慮是否將資審會審查延伸至區議會(Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang says the gov’t is considering extending candidate eligibility review to district council level)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 8, 2021
Thursday, April 08, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China’s Hard and Soft Lines on Xinjiang
The Diplomat, April 8, 2021
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The challenge of blocking Chinese cotton to help the Uyghurs
Financial Times, April 8, 2021‘I Never Thought China Could Ever Be This Dark’
The Atlantic, April 8, 2021
China Moves to Correct ‘Lies’ and ‘Misinformation’ In Australian Reporting on Uyghurs
Voice of America, April 8, 2021
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‘We will respond in kind’: China’s ambassador warns Australia not to join Xinjiang sanctions
The Guardian, April 7, 2021
新疆人权：BBC专访中国制裁名单上的英国议会外交委员会主席图根哈特(Human Rights in Xinjiang: BBC Interviews with Tugendhat, British MP and Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee, on China’s sanctions list)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan says it will fight to the end if attacked as China sends more jets
The Guardian, April 7, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
一组国际科学家呼吁对新冠病毒的源头展开新的调查(International scientists call for new probe into Covid-19 origins)
Voice of America, April 8, 2021
Related:
Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins - with or without China
Reuters, April 7, 2021
中国官媒CGTN被英国吊销牌照后又在法国遭起诉(Chinese official media CGTN is sued in France after UK revokes its license)
Radio France Internationale, April 8, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Techno-Authoritarianism Has Gone Global
Foreign Affairs, April 8, 2021
疑似中国黑客为何能入侵微软：可能通过挖掘事先获得的个人信息(How did suspected Chinese hackers break into Microsoft: Possibly by mining personal information obtained in advance)
The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2021
Related:
Suspected China Hack of Microsoft Shows Signs of Prior Reconnaissance
The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2021
Milk Tea Alliance: Twitter creates emoji for pro-democracy activists
BBC News, April 8, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong gov’t moves quickly to implement political changes ordered by Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2021
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Hong Kong electoral changes about driving city back to straight and narrow, says senior mainland Chinese official
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong defendant challenges jury exclusion for first trial under Beijing-imposed legislation
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2021
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National security law: Hong Kong student accused of weapons possession charged with secession offence
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2021
UK announces HK$460 million package to help new arrivals from Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2021
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Beijing accuses Britain of ‘sheltering criminals’ by granting asylum to fugitive Hong Kong activist Nathan Law
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2021
百多名公務員未簽署效忠聲明 當局將要求相關人員解釋(Over 100 civil servants who declined to take oath will be called to explain)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 8, 2021
黎銘澤宣布拒絕宣誓 將辭任區議員 無交代離港傳聞(Sai Kung district councilor Lai Ming Chak refuses to take oath, resigns; silent on rumor of him leaving Hong Kong)
Stand News, April 8, 2021
反修例事件2521人涉司法程序 614人被定罪(2521 under judicial proceedings involving Anti-ELAB incidents, 617 convicted)
Stand News, April 8, 2021
12港人案丨李子賢鄭子豪完成檢疫出庭 還押候訊(Hong Kong 12 Case: Li Tsz Yin and Cheng Tsz Ho finish quarantine, remanded in custody)
Stand News, April 8, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Here’s How to Handle the ‘Genocide Olympics’ in Beijing
北京冬奥会为我们带来应对习近平的筹码
The New York Times, April 8, 2021
Anti-China is not anti-Asian
Washington Post, April 6, 2021
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang
The New Yorker, April 5, 2021
China Sentences Two Ex-Xinjiang Officials to Death on Separatism Charges
Voice of America, April 7, 2021
China researchers face abuse, sanctions as Beijing looks to silence critics
The Washington Post, April 7, 2021
Turkey summons China’s envoy over Uygur tweets
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2021
Global Brands Find It Hard to Untangle Themselves From Xinjiang Cotton
无法摆脱的新疆棉：西方与中国之间，国际品牌选哪边
The New York Times, April 7, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China’s ‘new’ border rules in Tibet point to same old dispute with India
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
持续受到中国打压 外媒记者呼吁抵制不对称媒体战 (Journalists urge actions against China's asymmetric war on media)
Voice of America, April 7, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
大赦国际年度报告批评中国侵犯人权有增无减 (Amnesty International report: Increase in human rights violations in China)
Deutsche Welle, April 7, 2021
Related:
Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights
Amnesty International, April 7, 2021
US in ‘close consultations’ with allies on possible action over Beijing Olympics
Associated Press, April 7, 2021
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China Warns Washington Not to Boycott Winter Olympics
Associated Press, April 7, 2021
别了谨言慎行 日本已不肯迁就北京 (Goodbye to cautious talk, Japan no longer coddles Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, April 7, 2021
How Will China Vaccinate 560 Million People? Start With Free Ice Cream.
中国如何推动疫苗接种？从买一赠一冰淇淋开始
The New York Times, April 7, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong lawmakers, district councillors face instant disqualification after taking oath if their behaviour is ‘problematic’, senior official warns
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2021
Related:
Think twice about Legco bids, says Lau
The Standard, April 7, 2021Arrests and Covid-19 restrictions leave Hong Kong’s opposition parties in cash crunch
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2021Disqualified lawmaker Dennis Kwok fled to Canada
The Standard, April 6, 2021元朗區議員杜嘉倫稱不宣誓並已遞信辭職(Yuen Long district councilor To Ka-lun refuses to take oath, resigns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 7, 2021
Hong Kong activists plead guilty but say ‘history will absolve us’
The Guardian, April 7, 2021
Hong Kong activist Andy Li remanded in custody following first court appearance over security law charge
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2021
元朗 14 歲中槍少年認暴動罪 判入教導所兼留案底 迄今最年輕認暴動被告(14-year old shot by police is youngest to plead guilty to rioting in 2019 protests; sentenced to correctional center)
Stand News, April 7, 2021
Student union and Tai Kwun art show attacked by pro-Beijing press for ‘promoting violence’ in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2021
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National security laws and pandemic: a destructive combination for human rights in Hong Kong
《香港年度人權狀況回顧》2020：國安法疫情雙重打擊 香港人權狀況堪憂
Amnesty International Hong Kong, April 7, 2021
【香港民研】傳媒滿意度、公信力等多項指標均急瀉 創歷史新低(Survey shows record low in credibility of and public satisfaction in media)
Stand News, April 7, 2021
Related:
POP releases people’s appraisal of news media
民研計劃發放市民對新聞傳媒的評價
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, April 7, 2021
Tuesday, April 06, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China Tries to Counter Xinjiang Backlash With … a Musical?
中国推出新疆歌舞片，反击国际批评
The New York Times, April 6, 2021
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