新冠疫情:世卫组织入中国展开病毒起源调查之际,北京加强实验室监管 (COVID-19 in China: WHO experts arrived in China to investigate virus oirgin, Beijing strengthens lab regulations)
BBC, July 15, 2020
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese media calls for 'pain' over UK Huawei ban as Trump claims credit
The Guardian, July 15, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
China promises sanctions for US ending of Hong Kong preferential status
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2020
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US President Donald Trump signs Hong Kong Autonomy Act, and ends the city’s preferential trade status
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2020華春瑩指香港自治法案詆毀港區國安法 粗暴干涉內政 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying: Hong Kong Autonomy Act defames the National Security Law for Hong Kong, rudely interferes in China’s internal affairs)
Radio Television Hong Kong香港中联办声明:坚决反对美国粗暴干涉香港事务 (LOCPG statement: Strongly oppose rude U.S. interference in Hong Kong's affairs)
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R., July 15, 2020国务院港澳办强烈谴责美方将“香港自治法案”签署成法 (Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office issues strong condemnation of U.S. promulgation of Hong Kong Autonomy Act)
Xinhua, July 15, 2020
Hong Kong protests: opposition party leader, four others arrested for alleged unlawful assembly near PolyU in November
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2020
National security law: former Hong Kong lawmaker who helped guide opposition primary steps down amid Beijing warnings
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2020
Hong Kong protests: opposition activists facing range of criminal charges drop legal challenge against court switch
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2020
New York Times Will Move Part of Hong Kong Office to Seoul
《纽约时报》将香港数字新闻业务迁至韩国首尔
The New York Times, July 15, 2020
《港區國安法》通過後,媒體界的寒蟬效應已經開始發生 (Chilling effect of National Security Law for Hong Kong has begun spreading through media)
The News Lens, July 15, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Practical issues of the National Security Law to be resolved- Grenville Cross SC
CitizenNews, July 15, 2020
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China leadership critic Xu Zhangrun sacked one day after release, friends say
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2020
许章润教授被清华以"道德败坏"为由革职 (Professor Xu Zhangrun dismissed by Tsinghua University for "moral corruption")
Deutsche Welle, July 14, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
U.K. Bars Huawei From 5G Network, Raising Tensions With China
The New York Times, July 14, 2020
英国宣布弃用华为 北京密切关注 (Beijing is closely tracking UK’s decision to drop Huawei from 5G)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 14, 2020
金盾工程:數字監控技術如何改變中國政府的維穩偏好 (Golden Shield Project: How digital surveillance technology changes Chinese government's preference in ways to maintain stability)
The Initium, July 14, 2020
抖音又有麻烦 微信也被“拖下水”?(Will WeChat be drawn into the new problem faced by Douyin?)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2020
Hong Kong, 香港
Hong Kong primaries: China declares pro-democracy polls 'illegal'
The Guardian, July 14, 2020
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Hong Kong elections: Beijing accuses Occupy protest leader Benny Tai of breaking national security law through primary poll
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2020香港中联办发言人:严厉谴责反对派策动非法“初选”破坏立法会选举公平 决不允许外部势力操控香港政治事务 (LOCPG spokesperson: Harshly condemn opposition faction for instigating illegal “primaries” to undermine the fairness of legislative elections; never allow foreign forces to manipulate Hong Kong political affairs)
The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R., July 13, 2020国务院港澳办:绝不允许操控香港立法会选举 (HKMAO: Never allow manipulation of Hong Kong legislative elections)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, July 14, 2020
Hong Kong Voters Defy Beijing, Endorsing Protest Leaders in Primary
香港民主派初选:60万选民投票,抗议领袖获支持
The New York Times, July 14, 2020
特首:若初選目的是達至對抗政府 或違港區國安法 (Carrie Lam: If these primaries aim to oppose the government, they may violate the National Security Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 14, 2020
選管會:初選不構成立法會選舉程序一部分 籲參與選舉活動時留意《國安法》條文 (Electoral Affairs Commission: Primaries do not constitute a part of the legislative election process, participants should pay attention to National Security Law)
The Stand News, July 14, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Life in Hong Kong Has Always Been Impossible
留在香港,实现不可能之事
The New York Times, July 14, 2020
Monday, July 13, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
China announces retaliatory sanctions against Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz
The Guardian, July 13, 2020
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2020年7月13日外交部发言人华春莹主持例行记者会 (Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Press Briefing, July 13, 2020)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, July 13, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Xu Zhangrun, prominent critic of Xi Jinping, released from detention
The Guardian, July 12, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
德国总统:无视国际法 中国会面临严重后果 (German President: China will face serious consequences for ignoring international law)
Deutsche Welle, July 13, 2020
中国病毒专家揭露 北京早知新冠疫情人传人 (Chinese virus expert: Beijing had early knowledge of human-to-human transmission of new coronavirus)
Radio France Internationale, July 11, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s traditional opposition parties lose out to localist challengers in fierce weekend primary for coming Legislative Council election
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2020
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‘Hong Kong people made history again’: Over 600,000 vote in democrats’ primaries as co-organiser hails ‘miracle’ turnout
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2020香港60万人参与民主派初选 继续选还是DQ北京两难 (More than 600,000 Hong Kongers voted in democratic primaries; Beijing’s dilemma: disqualify candidates or postpone upcoming legislative elections)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2020政制及內地事務局稱民主派初選涉干預操弄選舉等投訴 (Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau claims it has received complaints regarding manipulation, interference in the democratic primaries)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 13, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and 12 others face incitement charges over June 4 Tiananmen vigil
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2020
Australia to offer 10,000 Hong Kongers chance at permanent residency
Independent, July 12, 2020
港大法律學院院長稱國安法令中港雙輸 55條很辣 傅華伶:啟動即無兩制 (Fu Hualing, Dean of HKU Faculty of Law: National Security Law is lose-lose for China and Hong Kong; implementation sounds a death knell for “one country, two systems”)
Ming Pao, July 13, 2020
林鄭月娥︰年輕一代出現問題或因教育被政治化 (Carrie Lam: Education politicization may be the cause of problems in the young generation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 11, 2020
【美商會調查】國安法下過半受訪企業考慮離港 (Latest survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong shows more than 50% of American businesses in Hong Kong consider leaving under the National Security Law)
CitizenNews, July 13, 2020
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AmCham Temperature Survey Findings National Security Law July 2020
American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, July 13, 2020
Commentary (评论)
小孩子唱歌怎可能危害國家安全? (How does children's singing harm national security?)
The Stand News, July 10, 2020
The Chinese Decade
新冠病毒将把我们带入“中国十年”
The New York Times, July 13, 2020
Friday, July 10, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
US sanctions Chinese government officials over treatment of Uygurs in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2020
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Officials Over Mass Detention of Muslims
美国就新疆拘禁营制裁中国官员
The New York Times, July 10, 2020
披露新疆再教育营 中国要起诉德国学者?(China to sue German scholar for disclosure of Xinjiang re-education camps?)
Deutsche Welle, July 10, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang petitions to overturn subversion verdict
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
8 Questions From a Disease Detective on the Pandemic’s Origins
WHO赴华调查前,传染病专家八问新冠病毒起源
The New York Times, July 10, 2020