Access to Justice (司法公正)

China admits to Xinjiang “training and boarding” centers in first detailed description of camps
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2018

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“Safe and stable”: China defends mass internment of up to a million Muslims amid global outcry
Agence France-Presse, October 16, 2018

新疆维吾尔自治区主席雪克来提·扎克尔就新疆反恐维稳情况及开展职业技能教育培训工作答记者问 (Xinjiang chairman Shohrat Zakir briefs press on anti-terrorism efforts and vocational training camps)
Xinhua News Agency, October 16, 2018

全国律师行业党组织书记培训班在京开班 (All China Lawyers Association launches training in Beijing to strengthen Party-building work in legal profession)
Legal Daily, October 15, 2018

高墙内的劳工：中国供应链上隐藏的秘密 (China’s supply chain secret: Prison labor)
Financial Times, October 15, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

天津大学“本科生思想政治班主任”正式上岗：拨开成长的迷雾 (Tianjin University installs “teachers in charge of political ideology” for undergraduates)
The Paper, October 16, 2018

北京市网信办依法约谈360doc个人图书馆 (Beijing online personal library platform temporarily suspended for allowing storage of “illegal” information)
People’s Daily, October 16, 2018

Prominent Uyghur publisher arrested, under investigation
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2018

The disciplinary failure of dignity
China Media Project, October 15, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

传黄琦狱中病重 老母盼国际社会援救 (Video: Huang Qi’s mother appeals for help from international community)
Voice of America, October 16, 2018

Translation: How I made it to Renmin University’s student blacklist
China Digital Times, October 15, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Facial recognition checks to enter a church
Bitter Winter, October 15, 2018

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Liaoning intensifies crackdown on religions
Bitter Winter, October 15, 2018

Caution, cancellations, protests as concerns grow on China's Belt and Road
Voice of America, October 15, 2018

Kenyans say Chinese investment brings racism and discrimination
The New York Times, October 15, 2018

Malaysia released Uyghurs because they “did nothing wrong,” PM Mahathir Mohamad says, in move likely to strain relations with China
Reuters, October 15, 2018

Taiwan lodges protest with the United Nations for denying entry to Taiwanese reporter
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2018

Former Huarong chairman facing corruption prosecution after being expelled from CPC
Reuters, October 15, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google’s CEO says tests of censored Chinese search engine turned out great
Wired, October 15, 2018

“Made in China 2025”: How 5G could put China in charge of the wireless backbone and ahead of the pack
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2018

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5G offers world’s biggest mobile market a gateway to the industrial internet
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2018

Researchers call for more humanity in artificial intelligence
Wired, October 15, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

【涉搶手機】許智峯被警方起訴3罪　仍堅持追究政府「狗仔隊」(Legislator Ted Hui faces criminal charges over controversial “phone-snatching” incident that revealed surveillance on LegCo members, will insist on complaint against illegal interferrence by government)
Ming Pao, October 16, 2018

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JUST IN: Democrat Ted Hui charged with 3 offences after allegedly snatching gov’t officer’s phone at legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, October 16, 2018

Hong Kong's government tightens grip, moves closer to China
Reuters, October 15, 2018

“Stop Political Screening”: Hongkongers in Britain protest against election ban of democrat Lau Siu-lai
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2018

Hong Kong bureaucrats should not decide whether candidates can run in election – that’s a job for lawyers, says Bar Association chairman Philip Dykes
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2018

In pictures: Chinese army clean-up in Hong Kong violated garrison law, democrats say
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2018

Consulate hits back after Hong Kong lawmakers compare journalist’s expulsion to UK visa denials
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2018

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Journalist’s visa refusal made Hong Kong “look silly,” and leader Carrie Lam wrong to say not explaining decision was accepted practice, says city’s top lawyer
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2018

Commentary (评论)

China’s cultural genocide and the conscience of nations: As China does its worst, the world must uphold the best
The Diplomat, October 16, 2018

Children caught in Xinjiang crackdown: Reunite families; End mass arbitrary detention
Human Rights Watch, October 15, 2018

China’s great leap backward
Foreign Policy, October 15, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

李文足赴最高人民法院要求跟進丈夫案件　被公安阻撓 (Public security blocked wife of 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang, detained since July 2015, from submitting letter to high court appealing for due process)
The Stand News, October 15, 2018

广东90后民主人士拟纪念“双十”节遭刑拘 (Guangdong activists are criminally detained for planning commemoration of Republic of China’s founding on October 10)
Voice of America, October 14, 2018

黄琦八旬老母忧儿狱中受虐上访被跟踪 其本人被加控罪名 (Mother of jailed activist Huang Qi faces under surveillance, fears charges against her)
Radio France Internationale, October 13, 2018

709案：官派律师遭投诉 (Wife of jailed 709 lawyer Yu Wensheng files complaints against state-appointed lawyer for potential conflict of interest)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese live-streaming star locked up for singing national anthem in “disrespectful” way
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2018

Book of Xi's discourses on building a community with a shared future for humanity published
Sina English, October 14, 2018

中国当局钳制社会网络言论明显升级 (Recent incidents show clear escalation of authorities’ control over freedom of speech on- and offline)
Voice of America, October 13, 2018

As China clamps down, internet users find it harder to scale “Great Firewall”
Christian Science Monitor, October 12, 2018

China’s biggest streaming site to bring patriotic education to the countryside
TechNode, October 12, 2018

Minitrue: Share the following articles on China-U.S. relations
China Digital Times, October 12, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Detention, beating of Guangdong rights attorney shows “lack of restraint” by police
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2018

Related:
孫世華對廣州律協聲明表遺憾　強調自己為律師典範 (Assaulted human rights lawyer presses for release of security footage after Guangzhou Lawyers’ Association claims no violence is shown)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 13, 2018

Female lawyer Sun Shihua handling petitioner’s case is beaten and illegally detained by police
Human Rights in China, September 20, 2018

Jail for Chinese villagers who ripped national flag to pieces
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2018

Chinese private sector fears grow over state’s role as Qingdao sends officials into firms to set up labor unions
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2018

Woman missing as China quashes vaccine dissent
The Guardian, October 13, 2018

Taiwan promises not to forcibly repatriate Chinese asylum seekers: Activist
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2018

United States or China as world leader? Asians overwhelmingly prefer the U.S., Pew study finds
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

How China defines religious extremism and how it justifies Xinjiang re-education camps for Muslims
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2018

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Chinese official says “Sinicization” of religion in Xinjiang must go on
Reuters, October 14, 2018

Malaysia defies China by freeing 11 detained Uyghurs, despite handover request
Agence France-Presse October 12, 2018

Vanished Chinese oil tycoon linked to senior official’s bribery case
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2018

Account of police brutality gives rise to a #MeToo moment in China
The New York Times, October 12, 2018

美国又将关闭多所孔子学院 (U.S. to close more Confucius Institutes)
Radio France Internationale, October 12, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google tells U.S. lawmakers it is weighing options on controversial China services
Reuters, October 13, 2018

U.S. lawmakers urge Canada to snub China’s Huawei from 5G network design out of “grave concerns” over U.S. security
Reuters, October 13, 2018

Bloomberg story under fire; Supply chain fears remain
China Digital Times, October 12, 2018

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

48 high-definition surveillance cameras installed on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge to guard against terrorism
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2018

Five Eyes intelligence alliance expands coalition to counter China’s foreign influence
Reuters, October 12, 2018

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“五眼联盟”加强情报合作 对付中国 (Five Eyes intelligence alliance to strengthen intel-sharing to combat China)
Deutsche Welle, October 12, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Independence activists urge U.S. to punish Hong Kong officials over “rights violations” as scuffle unfolds outside Gov’t HQ
Hong Kong Free Press, October 15, 2018

Hong Kong bans democrat Lau Siu-lai from standing in legislative by-election
Hong Kong Free press, October 12, 2018

Related:
【DQ小麗】選舉主任DQ劉小麗「理由」全文 (Full text: Returning Officer’s “reasons” for disqualifying Lau Siu-lai)
Inmediahk.net, October 12, 2018

“Gov’t twisted my words”: Lau Siu-lai leads democrats in protest against her election ban
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2018

【下次選舉 DQ 對象？】選舉主任點名朱凱廸　與劉小麗、眾志同發「自決」聲明 (Returning officer who disqualified Lau Siu-lai names current legislator Eddie Chu’s joint-declaration as proof of anti-Beijing sentiment, sparks concerns over Chu’s eligibility for 2020 election)
The Stand News, October 12, 2018

Beijing is taking Hong Kong back 100 years, says Baggio Leung, new spokesperson for pro-independence group HKNF
Hong Kong Free Press, October 14, 2018

Hong Kong still needs land reclamation, Carrie Lam insists as thousands take to streets in protest against controversial artificial island plan
South China Morning Post, October 14, 2018

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In Pictures: Thousands of Hongkongers protest Lantau artificial island housing plan
Agence France-Presse, October 14, 2018

Master’s course for Hong Kong administrative talent at elite Tsinghua University sparks concern over pro-Beijing bias
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2018

Next chair of Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission “needs to assert independence”
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2018

“Grave injustice” spurs retired senior Hong Kong policeman to again appeal Occupy assault conviction and sentence
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2018

Commentary (评论)

China’s Fan Bingbing should thank her lucky stars; Her punishment could have been a lot worse
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2018

China is trying to erase the Uyghurs and their culture
Al Jazeera, October 13, 2018

Locating the red line: The slow, painful retreat of free expression in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2018

China’s detention of ex-Interpol chief highlights the arrogance of its anti-corruption investigators
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2018

The tech giants, the U.S. and the Chinese spy chips that never were… or were they?
The Guardian, October 13, 2018

China's diplomacy has a monster in its closet
The Diplomat, October 13, 2018

Curbs on Hong Kong’s freedoms could suck the lifeblood out of the city
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2018

Is America over-reacting to the threat of Chinese influence?
ChinaFile, October 12, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

不惧中国压力 马来西亚释放维吾尔人 (Malaysia resists Chinese pressure, releases Uyghur refugees to Turkey)
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2018

孟宏伟事件：迄今为止发生了什么？(Timeline on the Meng Hongwei incident)
Deutsche Welle, October 11, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

中宣部下令禁傳媒報道 (CPC Propaganda Department bans reporting on decision to shutter liberal think tank)
Ming Pao, October 12, 2018

Related:
自由派智庫　天則系機構遭取締　6年兩公司釘牌　消息：當局欲全面封殺 (Beijing to issue comprehensive ban on liberal think tank)
Ming Pao, October 12, 2018

教育部将建国家教材建设重点研究基地 (Ministry of Education to build study centers on developing national teaching materials, including political theory, socialism with Chinese characteristics, contemporary history, and ethnic management)
Beijing News, October 11, 2018

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最高检检察长张军：检察机关要积极参与未成年人法治宣传教育 (“Governance by law must start from children”: Supreme People’s Procuratorate to promote education for minors in line with Xi’s directions)
Beijing News, October 11, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国女律师派出所“裸检”事件 公众呼吁公开监控 (Rights defender’s lawyer beaten and stripped naked in police station, public calls for release of security footage as authorities deny allegations)
BBC News, October 12, 2018

独家：新疆再教育营内偷拍视频首曝光 (Exclusive video shot inside Xinjiang Artux re-education camp)
Voice of America, October 12, 2018

Volkswagen workers in Changchun continue their fight for equal pay
China Labour Bulletin, October 11, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Can the Chinese be trusted to lead global institutions?
The Atlantic, October 11, 2018

Uyghurs, legal experts dismiss Chinese legal move to justify re-education camps
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2018

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China says U.S. seeks to disturb its security policies in Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, October 11, 2018

China’s abuses in Muslim region “may constitute crimes against humanity” says U.S. congressman
Agence France-Presse, October 11, 2018

Exclusive: Beijing tells foreign consulates in Hong Kong to “refrain” from attending Taiwan National Day events
Hong Kong Free Press, October 11, 2018

甘肃省委原书记王三运受审 被指受贿6685万余元 (Former Gansu CPC secretary pleads guilty to corruption charges)
Beijing News, October 11, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet about to leave Hong Kong after visa denial
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2018

Related:
林鄭月娥稱外國記者簽證關乎有否遵守基本法及本地法律 (Carrie Lam: Foreign journalist’s visa approval is linked to compliance with Basic Law and local laws, media’s platform for pro-independence is disrespect to government)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 12, 2018

政府將為市民提供數碼個人身份　保密下取得某些資料 (Hong Kong gov’t to expand electronic services and digital IDs for citizens, will collect big-data under appropriate privacy protection)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 11, 2018

【馬凱被逐】曾參與主權移交談判　英國前外相：主權移交協定尊嚴岌岌可危　促港府撤回決定 (Former U.K. foreign secretary says integrity of handover agreement “sits on a knife’s edge,” urges HK gov’t to rescined visa denial decision)
The Stand News, October 11, 2018

國歌法草案草擬近尾聲　本立法年度交立法會審議 (National anthem bill to be submitted to LegCo within year)
The Stand News, October 11, 2018