World Bank scales back $50m training project in Xinjiang
Financial Times, November 11, 2019
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
'I'm Pretty Sure They Tried to Force My Husband to Confess'
Radio Free Asia, November 8, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Taiwan security officials step up monitoring over fears mainland-based citizens will try to influence election
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2019
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Beijing asks Chinese students to leave Taiwan before presidential election: report
Taiwan News, November 10, 2019
China Diplomat’s Article on Tibet ‘Misleading’: Exile Government
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2019
Handbook on translation of Chinese political terms released in Beijing
China Internet Information Center, November 9, 2019
The Chinese Government Cannot Be Allowed to Undermine Academic Freedom: Universities are not taking seriously Beijing’s efforts to stifle free speech on campus
The Nation, November 8, 2019
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U.K. Parliament Highlights Growing Concerns Over Beijing's Influence on Overseas Campuses
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2019Chinese cultural influence over Australia felt in Perth by expats in academia and media
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, November 10, 2019Czech university mired in Chinese influence scandal
Financial Times, November 11, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Understanding worker protests at Chinese enterprises in Vietnam
China Labour Bulletin, November 11, 2019
Privacy concerns over security checks in China’s Guangzhou metro stations
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2019
Young voices in China’s environmental wilderness – and why they struggle to be heard
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2019
Why Chinese rappers don't fight the power
BBC, November 6, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
CPC unveils plan for Party member education
Xinhua, November 11, 2019
中国债务问题有多严重？地方医院向职工借钱筹资
How Bad Is China’s Debt? A City Hospital Is Asking Nurses for Loans
The New York Times, November 10, 2019
Portraits, Statues of Mao and Xi Replace Deities in Temples
Bitter Winter, November 11, 2019
United States wants United Nations to take up Dalai Lama succession issue, envoy says
Agence France-Presse, November 9, 2019
China to conduct 7th national census
State Council of the People's Republic of China, November 8, 2019
Hukous: Being Illegal in One’s Own Country
The Diplomat, November 8, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Hikvision Markets Uyghur Ethnicity Analytics, Now Covers Up
IPVM, November 11, 2019
Vietnam to Check Huawei, Xiaomi Phones for Disputed Map: Report
Bloomberg, November 7, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
‘Wishful thinking’ to believe Hong Kong gov’t will yield to protesters’ demands, leader Carrie Lam says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 12, 2019
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林鄭月娥傍晚見記者 稱「暴徒係唔會得逞」 否認警隊失控 (Carrie Lam declares at press conference, "Rioters will not win," denies police force is out of control)
Inmediahk.net, November 11, 2019
Violence brings Hong Kong to 'brink of total breakdown': police
Reuters, November 11, 2019
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【11.11 三罷】警包圍多家大學 與學生對峙 向理大中大校園射催淚彈、橡膠彈 (Universities under siege as students defend campus from tear gas, rubber bullets)
Stand News, November 11, 2019
A Hong Kong Policeman Shot a Protester in the Stomach on Facebook Live
Vice, November 11, 2019
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「雙十一」示威記錄：示威延續至午夜，全日近百人送院，兩人危殆 (Full record of protests on Nov 11: 99 sent to hospital, over 100 arrested)
The Initium, November 11, 2019Student shot and man set ablaze in one of the most violent days of Hong Kong anti-government unrest yet
South China Morning Post, November 12, 2019【11．11三罷衝突】警鐵騎三度撞向葵芳堵路人群 被撞者：失意識15分鐘 謝振中：涉事警停前線工作 (Traffic police officer suspended from frontline work after driving motorcycle into crowd of protesters repeatedly; police spokesperson says he was "trying to separate the crowd")
Ming Pao, November 11, 2019Investigate shooting of protesters after ‘another low’ in police use of force
Amnesty International, November 11, 2019
中學生集會反警暴：發生呢啲事仲正常生活，良心過意唔去 (High school students rally against police violence: "I can't live with my conscience if I keep on living like normal after everything that happened")
Inmediahk.net, November 12, 2019
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稱市民「熱切想返工返學」 林鄭拒宣布停課：貿然停香港正常活動將中圈套 (Carrie Lam will not suspend city's schools: "Pausing Hong Kong's regular activities would be falling into protesters' trap")
Stand News, November 12, 2019
‘Grossly unprofessional’: Lawyers slam Hong Kong police for ‘privacy breach’ after woman accuses officers of gang rape
Hong Kong Free Press, November 12, 2019
The Date Hong Kong Protesters Can’t Escape: The year 2047 is a deadline that has come to symbolize the end of the territory’s way of life
The Atlantic, November 11, 2019
港民主议员遭捕 当局被指“火上浇油”
Hong Kong police detain seven pro-democracy lawmakers
Deutsche Welle, November 9, 2019
Hong Kong protesters clash with police after student dies
Deutsche Welle, November 8, 2019
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中環人臨時堵路ㅤ口號遞變：「香港人，加油！> 反抗！> 報仇！」(From "Hong Kongers, add oil" to "Hong Kongers, revenge": White collar workers block roads in Central at lunch hour to mourn death of student)
Stand News, November 8, 2019香港各區民眾晚上悼念離世科大學生，演變堵路及警民衝突 (In rallies in different districts, Hong Kongers mourn death of student who fell from car park; by nightfall, police clear commemorations with tear gas; protesters set up roadblocks)
Initium, November 8, 2019港科大生冲突期间堕楼亡 警遭指阻救援 (Police accused of blocking ambulance after university student fell to death at protest scene)
Deutsche Welle, November 8, 2019
The Hong Kong protests are the most live-streamed protests ever
Quartz, November 11, 2019
Hong Kong police watchdog unequipped to probe protest response: experts
Agence France-Presse, November 10, 2019
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被批欠獨立調查權 監警會：專家組曾允不公布文件 對發帖公開感失望 (After scant media coverage of press conference, expert Clifford Stott discloses on social media finding of weak police investigative power; IPCC says panel promised not to disclose report)
Stand News, November 10, 2019
As Hong Kong protests rage on, barristers hit back at Beijing’s comments on the city’s judiciary and its responsibilities
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2019
Commentary (评论)
何韻詩：面對恐懼，站在風眼，卻不被風帶走 (Interview with Denise Ho: Stand in the eye of the storm, but don't be carried away by the wind)
Initium, November 10, 2019
Hong Kong’s Violence Will Get Worse: Police brutality has pushed protesters to extremes
Foreign Policy, November 11, 2019
Engage China, or Confront It? What’s the Right Approach Now?
The New York Times, November 11, 2019
Friday, November 08, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
拒拆清真寺 新疆县长会有什么后果？ (County head in Xinjiang who refused to demolish mosques has been in camp for over 18 months, family says)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Swedish publisher detained in China to publish poems smuggled out of jail
Reuters, November 7, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Shutterstock Employees Fight Company’s New Chinese Search Blacklist
The Intercept, November 7, 2019
Warwick security take down ‘Lennon Wall’ pig dubbed “racist” by Chinese students
The Boar, November 6, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
A lawsuit against face-scans in China could have big consequences
The Economist, November 9, 2019
Chasing shadows in China: Detained lawyer's wife battles on
Agence France-Presse, November 8, 2019
Hong Kong restaurateur and YouTube star Alex Yeung under investigation in Singapore for hosting talk on city's political crisis
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Trump adviser warns China exporting tech authoritarianism
Associated Press, November 8, 2019
Why Some Rural Families Have Stopped Trying for Sons: China’s longstanding preference for male children is being challenged by the economic realities of modern life
Sixth Tone, November 7, 2019
Beijing slams UK MP report on interference at universities as 'fictitious'
Hong Kong Free Press, November 7, 2019
为何中共在香港难以推进国家安全立法
China Vows Tougher Security in Hong Kong. Easier Said Than Done.
The New York Times, November 7, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
iPhones Are Big in China, But Apple's Services Play Gets Mired in Censorship
Bloomberg, November 7, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong student who suffered severe brain injury after car park fall has died
South China Morning Post, November 8, 2019
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Friends describe Hong Kong university student injured in car park fall as a polite and helpful introvert
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2019
Suspect arrested in stabbing of Hong Kong lawmaker Junius Ho charged with attempted murder
South China Morning Post, November 8, 2019
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Attack on Junius Ho reclassified as attempted murder
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 8, 2019建制派議員探何君堯 下午靜默遊行促政府確保區選安全 (Pro-establishment legislators march to Electoral Affairs Commission urging authorities to keep elections safe after Junius Ho stabbed)
Ming Pao, November 7, 2019
16-year-old convicted for carrying laser pointer, hiking pole and modified umbrella at Hong Kong protest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 8, 2019
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University of Hong Kong student jailed for six weeks for carrying retractable baton for self-defence
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2019
Hong Kong's Minorities Face Racism From Police and Protesters
Foreign Policy, November 7, 2019
Hong Kong government prohibits all dry goods - notably politically themed products - from Lunar New Year fairs in bid for public order
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2019
警記者會戴頭盔港台記者 將被調查有否違反公務員守則 (RTHK reporter who wore slogan during police press conference to be investigated for violating civil service regulations)
Stand News, November 7, 2019
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Hong Kong police send complaint letters to news outlets after reporters protest at press con
Hong Kong Free Press, November 7, 2019記協聲明：警方致函投訴記者參與靜默行動，散播白色恐怖 (Hong Kong Journalists Association: Police complaint on journalists' silent protest is spreading white terror)
Inmediahk.net, November 7, 2019
Graduation ceremonies at two Hong Kong universities disrupted by masked students, with one event halted and the other delayed
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2019
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畢業生蒙面舉牌唱《願榮光》 中大腰斬畢業禮 (University students bring "Glory to Hong Kong" to graduation, ceremony axed)
Inmediahk.net, November 7, 2019
More than 40 per cent of Hong Kong secondary school students highly stressed, with nearly a quarter anxious about tense social climate, poll finds
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2019
Commentary (评论)
By tightening its grip on Hong Kong, Beijing would only be repeating past mistakes that have led to today's protests
South China Morning Post, November 8, 2019
Chinese democracy: Xi says 'whole process' of decision-making is sound. No elections planned, despite president's new slogan
Nikkei Asian Review, November 7, 2019
An open letter to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR from Sonia Ng
Kwan Kung Temple, November 7, 2019
李敏剛：在自由與獨立之間，追尋城市的權利 (Between freedom and independence, a city's pursuit of rights)
The Initium, November 6, 2019
Thursday, November 07, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Ilham Tohti’s Sakharov Prize And The Desecration Of Uyghur Society
SupChina, November 6, 2019
What Happens When the Uyghurs Come Home? Social media is starting to convey some signs of life from Xinjiang’s disappeared
The Diplomat, November 6, 2019
Pompeo says U.S. troubled by reports of China harassing families of Uighur activists
Reuters, November 5, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Tibetan Man Not Heard From Since Detention Last Month by Chinese Police
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2019
秋雨教案：王怡辩护律师遭解聘
Detained Early Rain Church Pastor Loses Defense Attorney in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2019
律师江天勇出狱至今 仍遭全天候管控 (709 lawyer Jiang Tianyong remains under tight surveillance after release from prison)
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
中国制定未成年电子游戏玩家“禁令” (China issues regulations restricting gaming time for minors, demanding ID and real-name verification for account registration)
Voice of America, November 7, 2019
Netizen Voices: There Has Never Been Such Tyranny Throughout History And All Of The Lands
China Digital Times, November 5, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Feeling cheated and deep in debt, ride app drivers protest in cities across China
China Labour Bulletin, November 6, 2019
Chinese Academy of Sciences suspends foreign worker over racist social media comments
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2019
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