Hundreds rally in support of sanctions against Chinese officials over rights violations in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019
留美维吾尔学生父母遭监禁 被关押哈萨克伊玛目处境糟糕 (Parents of Uyghur student studying in U.S. detained and incommunicado; health of jailed Kazakh imam continues to deteriorate)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019
Chinese labor activist repeatedly interrogated in detention
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019
Woman arrested after video shows her disrespecting Chinese communist symbol, the red scarf
SupChina, April 9, 2019
China’s largest newspaper is helping the government censor the internet, and investors are thrilled
Quartz, April 10, 2019
港人登苹果日报头版广告 批梁振英干预新闻自由的背后 (Hong Kongers crowdfund front-page ad highlighting former chief executive’s interference with press freedom)
BBC News, April 10, 2019
Maps of global influence
China Media Project, April 9, 2019
曾警告杨军勿入境中国 澳记者: 对澳政府失望 (John Garnaut is “disappointed in Australian government”; says he had warned Yang Hengjun not to enter China)
Deutsche Welle, April 8, 2019
Confucius Institute a brainwashing program, say parents who pulled daughter from class
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2019
EU calls out Beijing on human rights but activists want harder line against China’s Xinjiang and Tibet policy
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019
“A life in a sea of red”: Q&A with Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Liu Heung Shing
SupChina, April 10, 2019
国际知名汉学家敦促清华大学恢复许章润教职 (In joint letter, Han Studies scholars urge Tsinghua University to reinstate Xu Zhangrun)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019
Before a joint statement, a threat: EU diplomats nearly walked out of talks with China
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019
國台辦指民進黨拒認九二共識 台灣參與世衛前提不復存 (As Taiwan waits for invitation to WTO meeting, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office says participation in global platforms must be under “One China” policy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 10, 2019
Protest in Manila against Chinese “invasion”
The Standard, April 10, 2019
Monks at Tibet’s Sera Monastery told to show “gratitude” to China, obey its laws
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019
Microsoft worked with Chinese military university on AI
Financial Times, April 10, 2019
Cameras linked to Chinese government stir alarm in UK parliament
The Intercept, April 9, 2019
U.S. reportedly no longer demands Huawei ban from Germany
CNet, April 9, 2019
Huawei wi-fi modules were pulled from Pakistan CCTV system
BBC, April 8, 2019
China’s digital rise: Challenges for Europe
MERICS, April 8, 2019
Hong Kong’s Occupy leaders granted bail and will learn of sentences in two weeks
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019
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“Altruistic and selfless motivation”: Hong Kong court hears sentencing arguments from Umbrella Movement 9
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2019【佔中九子案】休庭期間疑遭便衣警跟蹤 陳淑莊：我們被定罪但非走犯 (Granted bail but followed by undercover police, Tanya Chan urges explanation)
Inmediahk.net, April 10, 2019Who are the nine key leaders of Hong Kong’s Occupy movement and what have they been convicted of?
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2019
Pan-democrats boycott China trip over extradition law fears and say top priority is stopping bill that would let Hong Kong send fugitives to the mainland
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019
岑敖暉提司法覆核 阻政府中環割地建軍用碼頭 (Activist Lester Shum to challenge Hong Kong government’s decision to give harbor segment to build PLA military pier)
Inmediahk.net, April 10, 2019
Hong Kong gov’t concedes world’s largest air purifier broke shortly after it was unveiled
Agence France-Presse, April 10, 2019
Two Hong Kong village land projects suspended after small-house policy court ruling
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2019
Hong Kong’s Occupy protests five years on: After all the prosecutions, was the movement in vain?
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019
Taiwan Relations Act at 40
Jerome A. Cohen, April 10, 2019
「言必稱法」的中國律師，怎麼敢與整個體制為敵？(China’s lawyers have become enemies of the law)
The News Lens, April 10, 2019
不许说话的中国如何崛起？(How can China rise up if it doesn’t let people speak?)
The New York Times, April 10, 2019
香港“占中三子”被判有罪前独家自白：雨伞运动的反思，公民抗命的代价 (Interview with the “Occupy Trio”: Reflection on Umbrella Movement and the price of civil disobedience)
BBC, April 9, 2019
Building a coalition of the willing to address human rights violations in Xinjiang
Forbes, April 8, 2019
Canada must take stronger action against China to free our “detainees”
Ottawa Citizen, April 8, 2019
研究者：新疆清真寺遭“铲除” 维族文化恐失根 (Uyghur culture risks eradication as Xinjiang’s mosques are systematically demolished, study shows)
Deutsche Welle, April 8, 2019
With pressure and persuasion, China deflects criticism of its camps for Muslims
The New York Times, April 8, 2019
The future of the fight to preserve Uyghur culture
SupChina, April 8, 2019
新疆“扫黑除恶”行动 前年被捕商人等13人被判刑 (13 businessmen sentenced to prison in Xinjiang’s anti-triad campaign, some Kazakhs challenge validity of charges)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019
性感女主播戴紅領巾捕魚 涉尋釁滋事拘留12日 (Female streamer wearing red scarf in fishing video is seen as insulting to martyrs, is detained for 12 days for “picking quarrels” )
Ming Pao, April 9, 2019
辱罵四川山火殉職消防 汕頭網民涉尋釁滋事被捕 (Man arrested for “picking quarrels” after posting derogatory comments about Sichuan firefighters killed in rescue)
Ming Pao, April 8, 2019
扫黄打非办：要求网络企业彻底清理存量低俗信息 (Office for “Eradicating pornography and illegal publications” begins 8-month campaign to clean out inappropriate content)
Beijing News, April 9, 2019
HRIC Note: The campaign covers content that is: obscene or pornographic; contrary to marriage and family morals; “of low-class interest, such as parody and satire”; and brutal and violent. The campaign targets online literature, live-streams, short videos, games, and mobile app platforms such as Weibo and WeChat; and will urge Internet access service providers and app stores not to service those “lacking in quality.”
Chinese universities ordered to spy on staff, students in ideological crackdown
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019
疑蠢人作怪 于建嵘六神磊磊童大焕遭微博禁言封号 (More scholars silenced on Weibo for “damaging messages about current affairs”)
Radio France Internationale, April 8, 2019
杨恒均中国“被失踪”案：澳大利亚媒体揭秘幕后原因 (Australian media uncover motive in China’s disappearance of Yang Hengjun)
BBC News, April 8, 2019
Why are Australian politicians intensifying their presence on Chinese social media platforms?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2019
数字时代的思想控制：“学习强国”席卷中国
The hottest app in China teaches citizens about their leader, and, yes, there’s a test
The New York Times, April 8, 2019
Thousands march in democratic Taiwan to reject Chinese rapprochement or rule
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019
Tech employees’ work schedule protest censored
China Digital Times, April 8, 2019
China to relax residency curbs, boost infrastructure in new urbanization push
Reuters, April 8, 2019
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中国取消、放宽大中城市落户限制 (China to cancel, relax hukou transfer restrictions for mid-sized and large cities, respectively)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019
哈媒：“一带一路”为哈萨克斯坦带来生态危机 (BRI brings ecological crisis for Kazakhstan, say local media)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019
Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago had a hidden camera detector, prosecutors say
The New York Times, April 8, 2019
Chinese governments clear rural tombs for farmland
Financial Times, April 6, 2019
香港“占中”案今日宣判，“九子”均罪成
9 Hong Kong democracy advocates convicted for role in 2014 protests
The New York Times, April 9, 2019
British colonial gov’t was opposed to a Hong Kong-China extradition agreement, declassified files show
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2019
Hong Kong court partially upholds policy granting special land rights to male villagers
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2019
The widening rift between the U.S. and China: Worsening relations between the two largest economies in the world could lead to disaster
The Nation, April 9, 2019
Closing the umbrella? The verdict on democracy in Hong Kong
Channel NewsAsia, April 9, 2019
China’s thousandfold Guantánamos: With China's assault on scores of leading academics and intellectuals, business as usual is no longer possible
Inside Higher Ed, April 8, 2019
Book review: Oil and Water: Being Han in Xinjiang
Asia Dialogue, April 8, 2019
How should Europe handle relations with China?
ChinaFile, April 8, 2019
China’s hard edge: The leader of Beijing’s Muslim crackdown gains influence
Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2019
A wave of Islamic countries started to stand up to China over its persecution of its Muslim minority, but then they all got spooked
Business Insider, April 8, 2019
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批评中国新疆政策的伊斯兰国家被迫转变立场 (Islamic countries vocal against China’s Xinjiang policies forced to change their stance)
Voice of America, April 7, 2019
China confirms Xinjiang detention of Australian Uyghur’s wife, mother
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019
Five Australian children trapped in China amid Uyghur crackdown
The Guardian, April 5, 2019
How China turned a city into a prison: A surveillance state reaches new heights
The New York Times, April 4, 2019
Tibet dissident's long jail sentence called “state secret”
Voice of America, April 5, 2019
China interrogated Australian residents over ties to Turnbull government adviser
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2019
張學友《人間道》遭大陸 Apple Music 下架 疑因暗喻六四 (Jacky Cheung song released 30 years ago commenting on June Fourth is removed from Apple Music in China)
The Stand News, April 7, 2019
In China, an app about Xi is impossible to ignore, even if you try
The New York Times, April 7, 2019
How China’s consulate bullied local council, media over “anti-China ties”
Sydney Morning Herald, April 6, 2019
UK university removes reference to Taiwan as a country on map after Chinese student backlash
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2019
中国高校的“教学信息员”到底做什么？ (“Education information officers”: What do these university students who report on their teachers do?)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019
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清华学生举报老师“反党违宪”，告密之风引中国文革忧虑 (Second Tsinghua University professor reported by student as “anti-party,” drawing concerns about another cultural revolution)
BBC News, April 5, 2019
高校收集学生社媒信息 管师生管网络不管隐私权？ (Chinese universities ask students for their social media account handles, sparking online uproar)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019
Chinese city calls in riot police as angry investors protest outside P2P lender’s headquarters
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2019
千名台湾人游行反“一国两制” 香港移民下跪吁守护港台民主 (1,000 Taiwan citizens march to oppose One Country, Two Systems)
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2019
“My dream is that China splits up into 10 or so countries”: Beijing a “threat to world” says dissident writer Liao Yiwu
Agence France-Presse, April 6, 2019
Who’s Chinese? The farmer-turned-livestreaming star who’s challenging China’s ideas of racial identity
Radii China, April 5, 2019
民众清明悼念赵紫阳 “天安门母亲”遭监控 (Surveillance tighter than ever for Tiananmen Mothers and Zhao Ziyang’s family on tomb-sweeping day)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019