Access to Justice (司法公正)

China legalises “re-education camps” in Xinjiang
Associated Press, October 10, 2018

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China legalises Uighur “re-education” camps in first acknowledgement of detention centres
Telegraph, October 10, 2018

Chinese TV host who sparked Fan Bingbing tax probe goes missing after accusing Shanghai police of fraud
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2018

Concerns grow for “disappeared” Chinese vaccine victim
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2018

Three Uyghur intellectuals jailed for separatism, political study film reveals
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2018

孟宏伟妻担心生命安全 采访时中国使领馆来电 (Former Interpol chief’s wife fears for safety of children and herself amongst harassing calls from Chinese embassy)
Deutsche Welle, October 10, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Man in Shanghai gets 3-year sentence for selling VPNs
SupChina, October 10, 2018

網上直播哼唱國歌　帳號遭封鎖　內地女道歉稱會學習《國歌法》(Chinese livestreamer blocked for humming national anthem)
Ming Pao, October 11, 2018

打压升级：家庭教会遭逼迁关并 (Crackdown on house churches escalates, Henan Christian threatened with criminal liability for conducting interview with foreign press)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Marco Rubio wants a Nobel Peace Prize for the most famous Uyghur imprisoned by China
Quartz, October 11, 2018

Why is the Communist Party telling the All-China Federation of Trade Unions to reform?
China Labour Bulletin, October 10, 2018

One Year of #MeToo: How the movement eludes government surveillance in China
The New Yorker, October 10, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

新疆去极端化条例 力图从日常生活中抹去伊斯兰色彩 (New anti-extremism law in Xinjiang aims to wipe out Islam)
BBC News, October 11, 2018

China launches anti-halal crackdown in Xinjiang city
Agence France-Presse, October 11, 2018

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Food, toothpaste targeted in China’s anti-halal campaign against Uygur minority
Reuters, October 10, 2018

Marco Rubio wants a Nobel Peace Prize for the most famous Uyghur imprisoned by China
Quartz, October 11, 2018

FBI chief tells U.S. Congress that China poses bigger security threat than Russia
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2018

U.S.: China's human rights abuses increasing under Xi
Voice of America, October 10, 2018

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China establishes legal basis for Xinjiang camps amid rising U.S. concerns
China Digital Times, October 10, 2018

2018 Annual Report
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, October 10, 2018

China “seriously challenging the status quo of peace and stability” of Taiwan, Pres. Tsai Ing-wen says
Agence France-Presse, October 10, 2018

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Facing Chinese pressure, Taiwan’s President Tsai seeks “survival niche”
The Diplomat, October 10, 2018

The China-Europe disconnect
The Diplomat, October 10, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Leaked transcript of private meeting contradicts Google’s official story on China
The Intercept, October 9, 2018

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谷歌内部资料泄露更多“中国计划”细节 (Leaked Google internal records reveal more details on China project)
BBC News, October 10, 2018

Huawei unveils chips to boost cloud computing at Shanghai conference
Sina English, October 10, 2018

China chip hack report will push U.S.-based vendors to rethink supply chain security, research firm IDC says
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2018

【施政報告2018】「智慧監獄」監控囚犯　懲教署、海關設面部識別 (Hong Kong to introduce “smart prison” surveillance technologies including biometrics, vitals, facial recognition)
HK01, October 10, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam delivers policy address
Reuters, October 10, 2018

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Some Hong Kong lawmakers walk out of policy address over media “persecution”
Reuters, October 10, 2018

Policy Address 2018: Hong Kong to “fearlessly take action” against independence calls, says Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, October 10, 2018

In full: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s 2018 policy address
Hong Kong Free Press, October 10, 2018

Activists “shocked” after Hong Kong police chiefs block alert to banks on human trafficking-linked transactions
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2018

Four Hong Kong activists lose appeal against conviction over 2014 protest of New Territories development plans
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2018

Commentary (评论)

What makes a good journalist in China? Someone willing to go on the attack in defence of Communist Party propaganda, it seems
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2018

China and the case of the Interpol chief
The New York Times, October 10, 2018

张锦雄：香港反对派人士化身大陆同志倡议者的挣扎与反思 (The struggle and reflection of a Hong Kong dissident turned LGBT+ activist in mainland China)
BBC News, October 11, 2018

Domestic violence in China and the limitations of law
SupChina, October 9, 2018

China grows more repressive
Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Former Interpol chief “held in China under new form of custody”
The Guardian, October 9, 2018

Related:
Interpol’s president vanishes in China: No one’s immune from enforced disappearances
Human Rights Watch, October 8, 2018

Future still uncertain for Chinese refugees in Taiwan, Thailand
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2018

Two face charges in China's political prisoner support group crackdown
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2018

被控“煽颠寻滋” 民间团体义工遭刑拘 (Volunteers of organization supporting families of political prisoners face charges of causing disturbance and inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2018

黄琦狱中声明：若换律师将拒绝出庭 (Jailed activist Huang Qi refuses state-appointed lawyer, family denied acces to medical reports as health condition worsens)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese media mum on Mallet case
Chinese Media Project, October 9, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Wife of former Interpol president says disappearances like that of her husband are “very common now in China”
Associated Press, October 9, 2018

Related:
Wife of ex-Interpol boss describes threats
Voice of America, October 9, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

CPC to take action against excessive inspections
Reuters, October 10, 2018

Video explainer: China is peeling away Taiwan's remaining allies
Financial Times, October 9, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

New evidence of Chinese tampering with Supermicro hardware “found in U.S. telecoms company”
Bloomberg, October 10, 2018

Company touts AI-powered facial recognition
China Digital Times, October 9, 2018

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China's Urumqi takes aim at "extremist" religious practices
Reuters, October 10, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

China draws a new red line around Hong Kong
Bloomberg, October 10, 2018

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Financial Times to appeal journalist’s visa denial as democrats pressure Chief Exec. Carrie Lam for answers
Hong Kong Free Press, October 9, 2018

反對傳召林鄭到立會解釋馬凱事件 李慧琼：請停止向政府施壓 (Pro-government lawmaker opposes LegCo summoning Chief Executive to explain visal denial)
Inmediahk.net, October 9, 2018

Denial of Financial Times journalist’s visa was “politically motivated,” British foreign secretary says, calling on Hong Kong government to reconsider
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2018

Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s policy address 2018: Hong Kong leader lays out plans for housing, health care and more
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2018

Related:
林鄭：建議延長法定產假至 14 週　政府補貼僱主　公務員即時生效 (New policy address proposes 14-weeks maternaty leave on government subsidy, with immediate effect on civil servants)
The Stand News, October 10, 2018

反東北案葉寶琳黃根源上訴遭駁回 即時服刑 (New Territories East development protestors’ appeal on sentencing rejected, prison sentence resumed)
Inmediahk.net, October 10, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Interpol debacle won’t just hurt China: Global institutions will suffer if they can’t feel secure appointing Chinese officials
Bloomberg, October 10, 2018

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孟宏伟案：中国参与国际事务能力受质疑 (Meng’s case casts doubt to China’s participation in international affairs)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2018

Meng Hongwei and the rule of law with Chinese characteristics
The Diplomat, October 9, 2018

China’s media crackdown spreads to Hong Kong
The New York Times, October 9, 2018

Hong Kong ranks ahead of the US and France for its rule of law, but will the Victor Mallet visa case affect its standing?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 9, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's former Interpol chief “in secret bribery probe” after resignation
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2018

Related:
A knife emoji, then silence: The strange story of how China detained the head of Interpol
Quartz, October 8, 2018

China scrambles to contain PR mess over detention of Interpol president
Sydney Morning Herald, October 9, 2018

Under threat of Chinese “reeducation,” ethnic Kazakh forced to abort baby
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, October 8, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

The total censorship era: Chinese journalists reflect on their experiences
China Digital Times, October 8, 2018

The Bard in Beijing: How Shakespeare is subverting China
Financial Times, October 5, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Thousands of Chinese army veterans march over police beatings
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2018

Related:
中国山东平度驱赶维权老兵爆冲突 各地老兵驰援 (Shandong veteran soldiers protest meets violent suppression)
Voice of America, October 7, 2018

For Chinese, no escape from government control even when six feet under
Telegraph, October 6, 2018

Kazakhstan denies asylum to Xinjiang re-education camp whistle-blower
Agence France-Presse, October 6, 2018

Osaka cuts sister city ties with San Francisco over “comfort women” statue
Global Voices, October 6, 2018

Rape case shocks elite Chinese university students, raises fears of off-campus accommodation safety
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China-U.S. tensions flare in testy Pompeo visit to Beijing
Bloomberg, October 8, 2018

Shutdowns of house churches continue (video)
Bitter Winter, October 8, 2018

China punishes officials in Fan Bingbing tax evasion case
Channel NewsAsia, October 8, 2018

Detention of Interpol’s Meng Hongwei “harms confidence in Chinese leaders of global bodies”
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2018

China quietly boosting UN influence
Agence France-Presse, October 7, 2018

U.S. ready to squeeze China partners with “poison pill” trade deals
Reuters, October 6, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese police get power to inspect internet service providers
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2018

Related:
China expands its cybersecurity rulebook, heightening foreign corporate concerns
Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2018