Human cost of China's green energy rush ahead of Winter Olympics
Agence France-Presse, December 21, 2021
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong gov’t condemns criticism of ‘patriots’ election, as China media hails ‘high’ turnout
Hong Kong Free Press, December 22, 2021
支聯會梁錦威認未按國安處要求交資料 加監兩月(Former HK Alliance committee member Leung Kam-wai is sentenced to an additional 2 months in prison for failing to submit information requested by national security department)
Ming Pao, December 22, 2021
鄒幸彤第 11 次被拒保釋 控方要求記下戴帽舉手旁聽 官：可不尊重法官但要尊重法庭(Former HK Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung is denied bail for the 11th time; prosecution requests to mark down name of man wearing cap in courtroom)
Stand News, December 22, 2021
Commentary (评论)
习近平已经进入“毛晚期”——文革史学家宋永毅专访(Xi Jinping has entered the "late Mao period": Interview with Song Yongyi, historian of the Cultural Revolution)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 21, 2021
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China sanctions four US religious freedom commission officials over Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, December 21, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
US announces new special coordinator for Tibetan issues
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China mulls bolstering laws on women’s rights and sexual harassment
The Guardian, December 21, 2021
Chinese Authorities May Put Prominent Activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi On Trial Around End-of-Year Holidays, PEN America and China Human Rights Defenders Warn
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 20, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
HENAN TRAINS SURVEILLANCE ON JOURNALISTS, STUDENTS
China Digital Times, December 20, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Big Tech crackdown: number of apps falls 40 per cent over 3 years amid new data laws and clean-up campaigns
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2021
中国加大对全球航运数据的掌控，引发美国政府担忧(China increases its control over global shipping data, triggering concerns from U.S. gov’t)
The Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2021
晚報：美媒調查報道審視招標文件，揭上海民企協助中國官方網絡「信息戰」(Evening News: From bidding documents, U.S. media investigative reports reveal role of Shanghai private enterprises in China's official online "information war")
The Initium, December 21, 2021
Related:
Buying Influence: How China Manipulates Facebook and Twitter
购买影响力：中国如何操纵Facebook和Twitter
The New York Times, December 20, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
G7, EU, Five Eyes condemn Hong Kong elections while US sanctions five Chinese officials
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2021
Related:
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections
U.S. Department of State, December 20, 2021China accuses Australia of ‘violent’ interference in Five Eyes response to Hong Kong election
The Guardian, December 21, 2021
【初選47人案】黃子悅還柙逾9個月 冬至獲批出保釋(Prince Wong, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law, is granted bail after more than 9 months of detention)
inmedia.hk, December 21, 2021
Related:
【初選 47 人案】黃子悅高院申保釋 男子戴帽旁聽遭官要求離庭(In Prince Wong's bail hearing, man wearing black cap is asked to leave the courtroom)
Stand News, December 21, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Why Authoritarian Regimes Bother With Elections
The Atlantic, December 21, 2021
Hong Kong and Taiwan both vote, in very different ways, with very different results
SupChina, December 20, 2021
An Appeal to the Chinese Government Regarding Guo Feixiong’s Departure From China
China Change, December 20, 2021
Monday, December 20, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
China says Taiwan is a 'wanderer' that will eventually come home
Reuters, December 20, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over wellbeing persist
The Guardian, December 19, 2021
Chinese rights lawyer incommunicado after writing to Li Keqiang over travel ban
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
THE CCP’S WILLING INFLUENCERS AMPLIFY STATE PROPAGANDA ONLINE
China Digital Times, December 17, 2021
路透社：亚马逊为讨好北京而与中国宣传机构合作(Reuters: Amazon cooperates with Chinese propaganda agencies to please Beijing)
Voice of America, December 18, 2021
Related:
Special Report: Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm
Reuters, December 17, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
‘The world must boycott’: Australian Uyghur calls for more pressure on Beijing Games
The Guardian, December 18, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
‘Hit back when criticised on human rights’: Xi to officials
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2021
China prepares new sexual harassment safeguards for women
Reuters, December 20, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong Legco election: city splits into ‘parallel universes’ as some residents vote while others shop or go sightseeing
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong: Why the Legco elections are so controversial
BBC News, December 19, 2021晚報：中國國務院發表白皮書，稱要探索「具有香港特色的民主發展道路」(Evening News: PRC State Council publishes white paper saying it will explore "a democratic development path with Hong Kong characteristics")
The Intitium, December 20, 2021《“一国两制”下香港的民主发展》白皮书
Full Text: Hong Kong Democratic Progress Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems
The State Council Information Office, December 20, 2021
五眼聯盟聯合聲明：嚴重關注香港選舉制度民主成分受侵蝕(Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group issues joint statement concerning erosion of democratic elements under HK's election system)
Stand News, December 20, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest 2 on suspicion of inciting others to attack government officials ahead of Legislative Council election
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2021
廉署通緝羅冠聰、張崑陽等5人涉煽惑他人不投票(ICAC issues warrant to arrest 5 who had left Hong Kong, including Nathan Law and Sunny Cheung, for inciting others to not vote)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 18, 2021
民主派初選47人案｜吳敏兒高院申保釋被拒 旁聽者戴黃口罩穿黃傘圖案衣被要求離開(Carol Ng, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law, is denied bail; man wearing yellow mask and woman in clothing with yellow umbrella are asked to leave court room)
Ming Pao, December 20, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong’s Rigged Election
The Diplomat, December 18, 2021
How a ruling by Hong Kong’s top court opens the door to a more intrusive security law
Hong Kong Free Press, December 17, 2021
黎学文：一个律师的苦与痛(Li Xuewen: The suffering and pain of a lawyer)
Weiquanwang, December 18, 2021
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