Xinjiang (新疆)

The mysterious case of the missing Kazakh-Chinese refugee
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

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新疆商人逃离中国 家属向各国政府求救 (Family of Kazakh refugee calls for aid as China asks for extradition from Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019
Ethnic Kazakh man who fled China sent back to Thailand
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

Next stop Xinjiang for one of China’s rising political stars Wang Junzheng
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Families of missing Uyghurs call for “proof of life” videos from Chinese government
The Guardian, February 12, 2019

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“我也是维吾尔人”：亲属要求当局公开失踪家人下落 (#MeTooUyghur: Families call for authorities to disclose news of relatives sent to camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

China issues Turkey safety alert after Ankara’s “vile” statements about treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China claims it has no “Gulags,” but satellite imagery shows 3 new ones coming up in Tibet
The Print, February 12, 2019

China to deepen procuratorial reform
Xinhua, February 12, 2019

Partial victory for China’s detainees
East Asia Forum, February 12, 2019

Taiwan critical of Manila's sending of its nationals to China (update)
Focus Taiwan, February 12, 2019

Related:
Taiwan finds regrettable deportation of nationals to China by the Philippines
Manila Bulletin, February 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Why China’s younger generation (sort of) loves Jiang Zemin
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

Shock in China after Zhang Yimou film set during Cultural Revolution is pulled from Berlin festival
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

【金像獎】流亡導演應亮入圍最佳編劇　陸媒「河蟹」提名名單 (China censors name of exiled director from mainland reporting of nominees for best screenplay in annual Hong Kong Film Awards)
The Stand News, February 12, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

How “three billboards” inspired China’s gay rights activists
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

李凈瑜：访美求援受到最强烈回响 (Lee Ching-yu, wife of jailed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che, expresses gratitude for strong responses during her U.S. visit)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

Chinese students slam union candidate over separatist posts
Global Times, February 12, 2019

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A recap of the Scarborough Campus Students’ Union elections
The Varsity, February 10, 2019

Table Manners: Are women really banned from the banquet table at Chinese New Year?
The World of Chinese, February 12, 2019

Photo gallery: The face of China’s #MeToo movement enters the fray
ChinaFile, February 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Air New Zealand flight’s U-turn sparks claims of China tensions
The Guardian, February 12, 2019

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Air NZ plane forced to turn around after airline forgot to remove reference to Taiwan
Stuff, February 12, 2019

US Senator Marco Rubio proposes legislation to counter “Made in China 2025” while top China hands warn White House to “course correct” Beijing relationship
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Senior figure at Chinese energy giant under investigation
Caixin, February 12, 2019

Shanghai’s blood plasma scare, Beijing’s legitimacy
China Digital Times, February 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

EU considers response to China hacking after U.K. evidence, sources say
Bloomberg, February 12, 2019

Securing the Digital Silk Road
CCP Watch, February 12, 2019

New Pentagon report warns of Russian and Chinese laser threats to U.S. satellites
CNN, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

調查：7成外傭每日工作逾13小時　部分面對情緒問題 (Survey: 70% of foreign domestic workers work over 13 hours per day, some face emotional problems)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 13, 2019

Fugitives face extradition to Macau, Taiwan and mainland China under Hong Kong government proposal to amend law this year
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

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保安局擬修例容許個案形式移交逃犯　啟動前需特首批准 (Security Bureau proposes amendment to fugitive law to allow extradition without pre-existing agreements)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong is considering changing the law on transferring fugitives – so how are extraditions dealt with now, and why are there no deals with mainland China, Taiwan and Macau?
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019

Hong Kong mulls electronic vote counting trial across 3 functional constituencies during 2020 legislative election
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong’s leader orders full review of monitoring system for mega bridge after late documents scandal
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

美国不该对中国的互联网审查姑息讨好
China’s online censorship stifles trade, too
The New York Times, February 12, 2019

Roderick MacFarquhar: The scholar who wrote the leading history of China’s Cultural Revolution as it happened
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Egyptian billionaire: Trump is right about China
CNBC, February 11, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur crackdown: “I spent seven days of hell in Chinese camps”
BBC, February 12, 2019

China releases video of Uyghur poet said to have died in custody
The Guardian, February 11, 2019

Related:
Turkey hits China hard over Uyghur. Why now?
Hurriyet Daily News, February 11, 2019

Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hami Aksoy
Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 9, 2019

Why is Turkey breaking its silence on China’s Uyghurs?
The Diplomat, February 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

江天勇狱中拜年 余文生妻求助人大
Chinese human rights attorney calls home ahead of scheduled release
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019

余文生妻子去信栗戰書促釋放丈夫 (Yu Wensheng’s wife sends letter to National People’s Congress Standing Committee chief urging husband’s release)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Censored on WeChat: A year of content removals on China’s most powerful social media platform
Global Voices, February 11, 2019

China targets Twitter users critical of Venezuela’s Maduro
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019

How official Chinese propaganda is adapting to the social media age as disaffection spreads among millennials
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2019

Blockbuster nationalism and viral propaganda
China Media Project, February 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Film by China’s Zhang Yimou withdrawn from Berlin festival competition days before its world premiere
Agence France-Presse, February 12, 2019

Related:
张艺谋"一秒钟"柏林撤映改映"英雄" (Zhang Yimou’s “One Second” film withdrawn from Berlin film festival, film “Hero” will be shown instead)
Mtime, February 11, 2019

A tragedy on China’s highways illustrates the true cost of next day delivery
China Labour Bulletin, February 11, 2019

Reddit users rebel after China-owned Tencent said to be leading funding round
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2019

Related:
Tencent invests in Reddit as global battle with Bytedance escalates
TechNode, February 11, 2019

藏人當選多倫多大學學生會長　遭陸生留言謾罵、聯署要求推翻結果 (Newly-elected Toronto University student body president faces backlash from Chinese students for reported “close ties” with Tibetan organization)
The Stand News, February 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

46 UK parliamentarians urge English-language testing body IELTS to remove “China” from Taiwan designation
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2019

How the Pentagon countered China’s designs on Greenland
Wall Street Journal, February 10, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

小小的在华体验中心如何帮Facebook赚大钱？
How Facebook’s tiny China sales floor helps generate big ad money
The New York Times, February 11, 2019

Pompeo warns allies Huawei presence complicates partnership with U.S.
Reuters, February 11, 2019

China’s new cybersecurity measures allow state police to remotely access company systems
Recorded Future, February 8, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing to outline plans for Greater Bay Area development within days, says Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2019

【跨性別權益】民調指近 7 成港人撐立法免歧視　司法覆核卻先輸一仗 (Poll: 70% of Hong Kongers support discrimination law protecting transgender rights; judicial review sees first defeat)
The Stand News, February 11, 2019

Hong Kong pro-democracy party chief Wu Chi-wai may give up Wong Tai Sin district seat after 20 years
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2019

One-third of new applicants for Hong Kong elderly welfare payments stand to lose out on thousands per month because of rise in age threshold
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2019

Commentary (评论)

互联网冲击下，市场化媒体大批死去，党报则复活了 (With the rise of the Internet, commercial media dwindles and state media is revived)
CNPolitics, February 11, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Revealed: 17 Australian residents believed detained in China's Uyghur crackdown
The Guardian, February 10, 2019

Blackwater’s Erik Prince, China and a new controversy over Xinjiang
Bloomberg, February 10, 2019

新疆“再教育营”：维吾尔音乐家死亡 土耳其要求中国关闭拘留中心
Turkey demands China close camps after reports of musician's death
BBC News, February 10, 2019

Related:
Watch: The musician Turkey mourns in its protest of China’s Uyghur detention camps
Quartz, February 10, 2019

Turkey urges China to end mass detention of Muslims
The New York Times, February 10, 2019

No halal please: Meet China’s pig vigilantes
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2019

新疆人权危机阴影下，美国企业赚钱忙 (U.S. companies busy making money amid Xinjiang human rights crisis)
Voice of America, February 9, 2019

Uzbekistan urged not to hand ethnic Kazakh over to China
Reuters, February 8, 2019

Related:
中国政府试图越境拘捕新疆商人 (China attempts to arrest Kazakh businessman outside borders)
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2019

China secretly transferring Uyghur detainees from Xinjiang to Shaanxi, Gansu province prisons
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

国际特赦：维权律师江天勇或遭酷刑 (Amnesty International: Jiang Tianyong likely tortured in jail)
Voice of America, February 8, 2019

Wife of jailed Chinese rights lawyer takes protest to Supreme Court
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China entertainment endures “bitter winter” after crackdowns
Agence France-Presse, February 11, 2019

Translation: Zhang Qianfan on academic censorship
China Digital Times, February 8, 2019

China's multi-billion dollar media campaign “a major threat for democracies” around the world
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2019

Related:
Beijing’s global media drive a “threat for democracies”
China Digital Times, February 8, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

劳工维权给习近平的“中国梦”蒙上阴影
Workers’ activism rises as China’s economy slows; Xi aims to rein them in
The New York Times, February 11, 2019

Visa for exiled Tiananmen activist to return home for father’s funeral cancelled hours after it was issued
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2019

The death and revival of independent film in China
Variety, February 7, 2019