Uighur detentions in China 'turbocharged' by technology
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2020
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China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims
Human Rights Watch, December 9, 2020
Wednesday, December 09, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Sinovac: What do we know about China's Covid-19 vaccine?
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 9, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow denied bail pending appeal against 10-month jail term over 2019 demo
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2020
Fraud and money laundering probe as Hong Kong police raid churches, homeless shelters linked to protest support group
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2020
More than 90 per cent of 500 Hong Kong teachers polled say liberal studies reform politically motivated
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2020
《香港国安法》如何改变民主活动人士的生活？ (How has the National Security Law changed activists' lives?)
BBC, December 9, 2020
Pompeo Warns Businesses Over Hong Kong as U.S.-China Tensions Rise
The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2020
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全国人大常委会发言人就美国国务院宣布制裁全国人大常委会副委员长发表谈话 (Spokesperson of the National People's Congress Standing Committee responds to announced U.S. sanction of vice chair)
Xinhua, December 9, 2020
Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
中国抗疫胜利故事下 孤独的他们 (Those left behind by China's COVID-19 victory)
Deutsche Welle, December 8, 2020
Scandal Dogs China’s ‘King of Vaccines,’ Partner to AstraZeneca
中国“疫苗之王”：成功与财富幕布下的丑闻与争议
The New York Times, December 7, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China removes TripAdvisor, 104 other apps from stores under cleansing campaign
Reuters, December 8, 2020
Germany blocks Chinese takeover of satellite firm over national security concerns
Reuters, December 8, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong police arrest 8 more opposition figures, inc. ‘Long Hair’, Eddie Chu, Figo Chan, Wu Chi-wai
Hong Kong Free Press, December 8, 2020
Hong Kong police raid church hours after pastor said HSBC froze accounts
The Guardian, December 8, 2020
Security guard arrested for allegedly inciting Hongkongers to raid police headquarters, kill force’s top brass
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2020
欧盟谴责香港局势恶化 英国国会要求启动法律制裁 (EU condemns deterioration in Hong Kong; UK parliament urges sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials)
Radio Free Asia, December 8, 2002
Commentary (评论)
香港 北京的死结 (Hong Kong, Beijing's deadlock)
Radio France International, December 7, 2020
Monday, December 07, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
有新疆人憂被關進「再教育營」 決意逃離家園 (More Uyghurs fleeing home in fear of being sent to re-education camps)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 7, 2020
Taiwan (台湾)
'Stronger together': Taiwan foreign minister urges new alliance against China
The Guardian, December 6, 2020
美敲定国防授权法最终版本 重申“挺台压中” (Final version of 2021 National Defense Authorization Act reiterates “contain China, support Taiwan” strategy)
Deutsche Welle, December 5, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Activist held in China after retweeting ‘ink girl’ video of defaced Xi Jinping poster
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
House Votes To Open US Doors To Hong Kong Residents
Agence France-Presse, December 7, 2020
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美國眾議院通過香港人民自由與選擇法案
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 8, 2020
Hong Kong national security police unit puts university campus in cross hairs with arrest of three students over rally
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2020
Lifetime ban a possibility for at least one more Hong Kong teacher, education chief says
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2020
Hong Kong crackdown: 14 officials face US sanctions, travel ban
Al Jazeera, December 7, 2020
香港前立法会议员许智峯流亡海外后银行户口遭冻结的来龙去脉 (Story behind former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui's frozen bank account)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 7, 2020
國安法官蘇惠德收恐嚇 中聯辦譴責損法治挑戰國安法 (Designated National Security Law judge Victor So Wai-tak receives death threat; Liaison Office condemns act as undermining rule of law)
Ming Pao, December 7, 2020
建制政黨「紫荊黨」低調成立 創辦人為瑞信董事 內地出生曾撐國安法 (New pro-establishment Bauhinia Party established by Li Shan, mainland-born supporter of National Security Law)
Stand News, December 6, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
反制中国大外宣 蓬佩奥宣布终止五项美中交流计划 (Pompeo announces end of 5 U.S.-China exchange programs to counter China's global propaganda campaign)
Voice of America, December 5, 2020
Pompeo slaps visa restrictions on Chinese accused of quashing dissent
Reuters, December 4, 2020
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蓬佩奥针对中共统战部人员做出新一轮签证限制 (Pompeo imposes new visa restrictions on CPC United Front personnel)
Voice of America, December 5, 2020
China Peddles Falsehoods to Obscure Origin of Covid Pandemic
中国兜售虚假信息，推动新冠病毒海外起源论
The New York Times, December 7, 2020
EU adopts human rights sanctions framework styled after Magnitsky Act
Axios, December 7, 2020
Australian Parliamentary Committee Recommends Global Magnitsky Type Legislation
The Diplomat, December 7, 2020
美参院情报委员会两党领袖指“中国为最大威胁” (Bipartisan acting chair, vice chair of U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: “China is the greatest threat”)
Radio France International, December 6, 2020
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Rubio, Warner Joint Statement on National Security Threat Posed by China
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, December 4, 2020
“千人计划”只是冰山一角 中国人才引进需要系统审视 ( “Thousand Talents Plan” is only tip of iceberg; problems involving Chinese scientific experts overseas require systematic scrutiny)
Voice of America, December 5, 2020
Friday, December 04, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighurs forced to eat pork as China expands Xinjiang pig farms
Al Jazeera, December 4, 2020
‘Don't come back, or you will disappear': Uyghur mother pleads with her daughter abroad
Global Voices, December 4, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Female Civil Service Applicants Ask: Where Are Our Seats at the Table?
Sixth Tone, December 3, 2020
A new law would unshackle China’s coastguard, far from its coast
The Economist, December 5, 2020
Trump's intelligence chief warns China is the greatest threat to US since WWII
CNN, December 3, 2020
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China hits back at US spy chief's 'greatest threat to freedom' claim
The Guardian, December 4, 2020
China’s grass-roots party members must fall in line to maintain economic stability, President Xi’s top aide says
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2020
德人权报告：中、俄、土状况恶化 (German gov’t human rights report: Deterioration in China, Russia, Turkey)
Deutsche Welle, December 3, 2020
China’s Xi Jinping declares victory on poverty alleviation, but warns of ‘unbalanced’ development
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Viral video of man evading facial recognition leads to surveillance bans in Chinese cities
SupChina, December 3, 2020
How China Is Buying Up the West’s High-Tech Sector
Foreign Policy, December 3, 2020
美国国防部将中芯国际等4家中资企业列入黑名单（Pentagon adds 4 companies owned or controlled by Chinese military, including top chipmaker, SMIC, to defense blacklist
Voice of America, December 4, 2020
Related;
United States adds China's SMIC and CNOOC to Defense blacklist
Reuters, December 3, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Top Beijing official hails Hong Kong security law, but tweaks needed so people ‘follow it of their own accord’
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2020
Hong Kong police officer who watched as colleagues assaulted prisoner in hospital found guilty of misconduct
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2020
国务卿蓬佩奧谴责港府政治迫害活动人士（U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo condemns Hong Kong gov’t's political persecution of activists
Voice of America, December 4, 2020
Related:
On the Political Persecution of Hong Kong Democracy Advocates
U.S. Department of State, December 3, 2020總辭之後「新嘗試」 公民黨立會大樓外搞例行記者會論政 (After mass resignation, Civic Party holds regular press conference outside Legco building in "new attempt" to discuss politics)
inmediahk.net, December 4, 2020快必案交國安法指定法官審理 網媒記者申覆核 斥濫用程序 (Online media reporter requests review of case to be tried by designated national security judge, denounces procedural abuse)
inmediahk.net, December 4, 2020
Hong Kong education officials may step up classroom inspections to keep tabs on teaching of revamped liberal studies course
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2020
Commentary (评论)
The Party That Failed - An Insider Breaks With Beijing
失败的党——一个体制内人士与北京决裂
Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2020
何桂藍：吞噬香港抗爭者——黃之鋒、黎智英、快必案揭示的「法治」黑洞 (Rule-of-law “black hole” devouring Hong Kong protesters will soon be revealed in cases of Joshua Wong, Jimmy Lai)
Initium Media, December 4, 2020
Home for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy supporters has always been elusive
Hong Kong Free Press, December 4, 2020
Thursday, December 03, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
U.S. bans cotton imports from China producer XPCC citing Xinjiang 'slave labor'
Reuters, December 2, 2020
Related:
美国对新疆生产建设兵团强迫劳动生产的棉花及棉制品发出暂扣令 (U.S. issues temporary detention order on cotton products made by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps using prison labor)
Voice of America, December 3, 2020CBP Issues Detention Order on Cotton Products Made by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Using Prison Labor
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, December 2, 2020China says U.S. fabricating news of forced labour in Xinjiang
Reuters, December 3, 2020
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