Xinjiang (新疆)

Volkswagen defends presence in China's Xinjiang amid uproar over Uighur abuses
Deutsche Welle, November 26, 2019

Pompeo says documents confirm China committing 'very significant' Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Germany steps up criticism over China’s Xinjiang policies with call for it to ‘meet its international human rights obligations’
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

'What has happened to me': manga depicting Uighur torture hits 2.5m views
The Guardian, November 25, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国女权人士黄雪琴遭指定居所监视居住 (Feminist and independent journalist Huang Xueqin placed under residential surveillance at a designated location after writing about Hong Kong's protests)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

Background: He Fangmei 何方美
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

TikTok博主发布涉新疆拘禁营内容，帐号被封
TikTok Blocks Teen Who Posted About China’s Detention Camps
The New York Times, November 27, 2019

Chinese papers avoid details of Hong Kong's democratic election landslide
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong elections: Chinese media attempt to downplay results
BBC, November 26, 2019

Stung by Hong Kong vote, China slams Reuters report on liaison office shake-up
Washington Post, November 26, 2019

Related:
Exclusive: China sets up Hong Kong crisis center in mainland, considers replacing chief liaison
Reuters, November 25, 2019

How The Chinese Internet Turned ‘Hong Kong Independence’ Into A Smear
SupChina, November 25, 2019

China’s Hottest TV Show Right Now is Striving to Provide Space for Mainstream Debate
Radii China, November 25, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

美民調：68%受訪者贊成美國支持港示威者 (Poll shows 68% of Americans agree the U.S. should support Hong Kong protesters)
Ming Pao, November 27, 2019

Related:
Majority of Americans favor US support to pro-democracy protesters, as Trump weighs veto on Hong Kong bill: Survey
ABC News, November 26, 2019

Chinese Government Says it Has ‘Punished’ U.S. NGO under the Foreign NGO Law
China NGO Project, November 25, 2019

Related:
First U.S. NGO Accused Of Breaking The Overseas NGO Law
SupChina, November 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rising: Beijing has world's biggest network of diplomatic posts
Sydney Morning Herald, November 27, 2019

香港区议会选举后北京再将矛头指向美国
Beijing Was Confident Its Hong Kong Allies Would Win. After the Election, It Went Silent.
The New York Times, November 27, 2019

中国大学不简单 澳洲智库发警告 (Australian think-tank warns of relationship between universities and military in China)
Deutsche Welle, November 26, 2019

Taiwan Probes Hong Kong-based Company After Chinese Defector Allegations
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

China Bids to Lead World Agency Protecting Intellectual Property
Foreign Policy, November 26, 2019

China-backed AIIB offers to help fund Indonesia's capital relocation
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Xi Jinping Portraits Replace Catholic Symbols in Churches
Bitter Winter, November 25, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

逾 3,700 國際知名學者聯署　譴責香港警暴　促大學拒警進入校園 (Over 3,700 intellectuals in international academic community sign joint petition condemning police violence in Hong Kong, urge universities to deny police entry to campus)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Related:
Renowned Academics Among Over 3,700 Supporting The ‘Petition by Global Academics Against Police Brutality in Hong Kong’
Hong Kong Watch, November 26, 2019

少女 X 報稱警署內被強姦　警未獲同意索醫療報告　法院昨撤銷搜查令 (Protester who filed complaint for rape during detention wins court application to revoke search warrant that allowed police to obtain her medical records and clinic surveillance footage after complaint was filed)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Related:
‘Grossly unprofessional’: Lawyers slam Hong Kong police for ‘privacy breach’ after woman accuses officers of gang rape
Hong Kong Free Press, November 12, 2019

【DQ 公務員？】羅智光：已著手研究令公務員宣誓擁護基本法 (HKSAR government studying how to expand requirement to swear oath to uphold Basic Law to all civil servants)
Stand News, November 27, 2019

Hong Kong protesters return to city streets to keep pressure on government and show support for radicals at Polytechnic University
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong activist jailed for 46 months for rioting during 2016 Mong Kok unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

香港当选区议员黄国桐被拒入境澳门 (Newly-elected district council candidate denied entry to Macau on national security grounds)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2019

香港红隧恢复通车 理大继续搜索被困人士 (Cross-harbor tunnel reopens, PolyU staff urge police to retreat)
Deutsche Welle, November 27, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong university siege: staff say almost all protesters have gone
The Guardian, November 26, 2019

HKFP Lens: Hong Kong’s devastated Poly U campus becomes a safety hazard a week after protest battle lockdown
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong: officials withdraw HK$250 million in funding requests for two universities after disquiet at lack of control over campuses voiced by pro-government lawmakers
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2019

In Hong Kong elections, the message is clear. The next step may not be.
Christian Science Monitor, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong's Lam appeals for calm but offers no concessions after election drubbing
Reuters, November 25, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Explaining China’s Assertive Approach to the Hong Kong Protests
The Diplomat, November 26, 2019

我深明為何這些價值你們要誓死相守，皆因我見過但從未擁有 (Mainland student: "I deeply understand why you are guarding these values with your lives—they are things I have seen but never possessed”)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

Will Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s bubble of delusion ever burst?
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Sonia Ng: I'm prouder than ever to be from Hong Kong
Amnesty International, November 25, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

父亲被抓，清真寺被拆，他们毁了我们最珍视的一切 (Father detained, mosques demolished: "They destroyed everything we valued," says Uyghur in U.S.)
Voice of America, November 26, 2019

UK calls for UN access to Chinese detention camps in Xinjiang
The Guardian, November 25, 2019

Related:
End hollow denials and give answers to victims of horrific Xinjiang abuses
Amnesty International, November 25, 2019

US security adviser says world silent on China camps
Washington Post, November 23, 2019

穆斯林被判囚22年死于教育营 尸体不给家属 (Jailed Uyghur Muslim dies in re-education camp, authorities withhold body from family)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2019

Netizen Voices: “Cultural Fusion Should Be Based On Mutual Consent”
China Digital Times, November 22, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

成都秋雨教案開審 長老覃德富自述：信仰無罪 ("Faith is not a crime": Church elder gives testimony in trial of Wang Yi, pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2019

China’s relationship with Canada remains deadlocked as fate of detainees continues to cast a long shadow
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hong Kong’s shock election result shows how Beijing falls victim to its own propaganda
Quartz, November 25, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Drive a Wedge Into CCP’s Iron Rule With Freedom of Speech — An Interview With Hu Ping
China Change, November 23, 2019

Why China’s Cancer Patients Are Sharing Their Lives on Douyin
Sixth Tone, November 22, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China sets up Hong Kong crisis center in mainland, considers replacing chief liaison
Reuters, November 26, 2019

Taiwan’s ruling party calls China ‘enemy of democracy’ after whistleblower alleges meddling
Independent, November 25, 2019

In Hong Kong elections, big defeat for elites pressures Beijing to rethink approach
Washington Post, November 25, 2019

Fears raised for safety of defecting Chinese spy Wang Liqiang
The Guardian, November 25, 2019

Related:
Australia probes 'deeply disturbing' claims of China interference
Al Jazeera, November 25, 2019

人民日報：國際法不容美國對香港事務指手畫腳 (People's Daily says U.S. legislation on Hong Kong disregards human rights and violates international law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 24, 2019

Former Hong Kong top cop Andy Tsang misses out on plum UN posting
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hundreds return to Hong Kong’s streets to demand release of protesters trapped on PolyU campus
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

Related:
拒解封理大　林鄭：包圍屬執法行動、須堅守法治　警談判成員合適時間才進校園 (Carrie Lam refuses to order police to retreat, says siege is law enforcement in operation)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong protests: police to send negotiators and psychologists to PolyU to convince holdouts to come out
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

'Little kittens': Hong Kong campus protest holdouts left isolated and fearful
Reuters, November 25, 2019

林鄭月娥指正考慮成立獨立檢討委員會檢視社會動盪成因 (Carrie Lam says she is considering an independent "review" committee to look into reasons for social unrest)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 26, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong District Council election: No concessions, but gov’t will reflect and improve, says Chief Exec. Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2019

蒙面黑衣人撐黃傘廣告被禁　產業署指內容可引起不安　何慶基：赤裸裸的政治刪禁 (Authorities ban poster of theatre performance depicting people with yellow umbrellas in ancient Japan)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

逾廿個國際人權組織去信巴切萊特　要求譴責港府及警隊 (Over 20 international human rights organizations issue joint statement to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urging condemnation on police and Hong Kong authorities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 26, 2019

Related:
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Condemn Systematic Violations of Fundamental Freedoms in Hong Kong & Police Violence
Amnesty International, November 25, 2019

World’s Top Human Rights Official Must Uphold Her Mandate and Press for Human Rights Protection for the People of Hong Kong
Human Rights in China, November 22, 2019

廣告人發起 12.2 起罷工五日　冀其他行業響應向政府施壓 (Advertising industry to strike for five days from December 2, urges others to join)
Stand News, November 26, 2019

Hong Kong Doesn’t Have a Pro-China ‘Silent Majority’
The Atlantic, November 25, 2019

Related:
Meet 5 of Hong Kong’s Newest Politicians
The New York Times, November 25, 2019

‘Nonlethal weapons’ fired at protesters in Hong Kong, Chile and Iraq are having very dangerous — even deadly — effects
Washington Post, November 23, 2019

Commentary (评论)

What Xi Jinping Learned – And Didn’t Learn – From His Father About Xinjiang
The Diplomat, November 26, 2019

抗议的面孔
His Face Is Unmistakable. It Is the Face of Protest.
The New York Times, November 26, 2019

“新疆文件”证实了中国不想让我们知道的一切
China Didn’t Want Us to Know. Now Its Own Files Are Doing the Talking.
The New York Times, November 25, 2019

理工大學內不只有麵包，還有生命 (The lives and plain bread in PolyU)
The News Lens, November 25, 2019

People have spoken at polls and Carrie Lam must now respond in order to end crisis
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

Hong Kong’s protest crisis rages on and judicial independence is under fire, but where is our justice minister?
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

China’s systematic sabotage of the UN’s Human Rights Council
Bitter Winter, November 18, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Data leak reveals how China 'brainwashes' Uighurs in prison camps
BBC, November 24, 2019

Related:
How China brainwashes ethnic minority Uighurs in its mass detention camps
Quartz, November 24, 2019

Revealed: power and reach of China’s surveillance dragnet
The Guardian, November 24, 2019

【全文】外媒揭露新疆再教育營「教育方針」：完全改變信仰和語言，才能被釋放 (More leaked papers revealed on Xinjiang's camps: Detainees only released when they "fully change their behaviour, religion and language")
The News Lens, November 25, 2019

The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
Associated Press, November 24, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Countering China’s Forced Confessions
The Diplomat, November 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s Changing PR Strategy for the Hong Kong Protests
The Diplomat, November 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

People of Hong Kong awarded 2019 John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service – an honour that comes at delicate time in US-China relations
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

“黄雀行动”获救者发起救港人行动 (Chinese activists saved by "Yellowbird Operation" 30 years ago start rescue initiative for Hong Kongers)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Climate change: How China moved from leader to laggard
Financial Times, November 25, 2019

Claim of Chinese spy plot in Australia 'deeply disturbing', Scott Morrison says
The Guardian, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong protests: China trying to manipulate politics with covert intelligence operation, says whistleblower
Independent, November 23, 2019

Related:

Would-Be Chinese Defector Details Covert Campaigns in Hong Kong and Taiwan
The New York Times, November 22, 2019

'Chinese spy' seeking asylum in Australia - reports
BBC, November 23, 2019

The Broken Promise of a Panda: How Prague’s Relations With Beijing Soured
The New York Times, November 23, 2019

香港动荡中再探六四：习与邓的一致性 (Revisiting June Fourth amidst turbulence in Hong Kong: The similarities between Xi and Deng)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong District Council election: Democrats take control of 17 out of 18 councils in landslide victory
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s “referendum” has voted deafeningly for democracy—and against Beijing
Quartz, November 24, 2019

【建制覆沒】區選變公投　民主派贏近九成民選議席　控制十七區　總選票維持六四比 (Hong Kong District Council elections: Democrats take over 90% of seats, but total votes remain 6:4 ratio)
Stand News, November 25, 2019

警圍理大第八日　被困者：逾 30 人被困　有人驚恐、拒進食、失語言能力　斥警剝削投票權 (Over 30 still trapped in PolyU on eighth day of siege: Panic attacks, starvation, loss of speech)
Stand New, November 24, 2019

Related:
理大圍城近尾聲，但人道災難才剛開始：部分示威者拒絕進食、失去說話能力 (As PolyU siege draws to a close, a humanitarian crisis has just begun)
The News Lens, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong university siege: two men trapped on campus for more than a week slam police for ‘depriving them of right to vote’
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong project strives to improve mental health after study reveals one in 10 have suspected depression in city
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

藏鐳射筆少年被改控罪後獲判入更新中心 (15 year-old protester sentenced to rehabilitation centre for carrying laser pointer)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong man, 43, arrested over photos of elite ‘Flying Tigers’ police squad in action near PolyU clash
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

Top judge Geoffrey Ma reasserts Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy after Beijing criticism
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong Court Reinstates Mask Ban Before Citywide Election
The New York Times, November 22, 2019