Trump’s outgoing UN ambassador infuriates China with ‘Taiwan bear’ tweet in final swipe at Beijing
Independent, January 22, 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Tibet (西藏)
人权观察：四川藏人僧侣疑狱中受虐致死 (Human Rights Watch: Tibetan monk in Sichuan dies suspected of being tortured in prison)
Deutsche Welle, January 22, 2021
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China: Tibetan Monk Dies from Beating in Custody
Human Rights Watch, January 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
美英德加等14国发声明 吁中国释放张展 结束媒体审查 (In joint statement, 14 countries, including U.S., UK, Germany, Canada call on China to release Zhang Zhan and end media censorship)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
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Statement from Media Freedom Coalition members
Government of the Netherlands, January 20, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
北京制裁蓬佩奥等前特朗普政府官员 拜登政府称“徒劳无益” (Beijing sanctions former Trump administration officials including Pompeo; Biden administration calls the act "futile")
Radio France Internationale, January 21, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
歐洲議會通過決議要求港府釋放被捕民主派 點名促制裁林鄭月娥駱惠寧等 中方批顛倒黑白 (European Parliament passes resolution to urge release of democratic arrestees and sanctions against Carrie Lam, Luo Huining, and others; China: EP confuses right and wrong)
Ming Pao, January 22, 2021
Install CCTV in Hong Kong classrooms to monitor teachers, urges pro-Beijing lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, January 22, 2021
RTHK terminates long-term contact of journalist known for hard-nosed approach, union says
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021
Hong Kong judge overturns police officers’ convictions for making false statements
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021
New Hong Kong Bar Chair Vows to ‘Protect the Independence of the Judiciary’
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
In Hong Kong, COVID-19 and Racism Make an Ugly Mix
The Diplomat, January 22, 2021
客戶要求「不要印巴外賣速遞員」 戶戶送：永久終止賬戶 零容忍種族歧視 (Deliveroo terminates customer who requested “no Indian/Pakistani driver,” citing zero tolerance for racism)
The Stand News, January 22, 2021
Commentary (评论)
I Grew Up Witnessing Forced Labor. U.S. Companies Must Step Up.
不要做中国在新疆暴行的同谋
The New York Times, January 22, 2021
香港隕落記之二：建立「敵對勢力」資料庫 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 2: Building database of “hostile forces”)
CitizenNews, January 22, 2021
BNO由旅遊證件變歸化條件 田飛龍：中央或「二次釋法」反制 (BNO morphs from travel document to naturalization condition; Tian Feilong: Beijing may issue “second interpretation”)
HK01, January 22, 2021
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Twitter Says It Locked Account of China's US Embassy Over Xinjiang-Related Tweet
Reuters, January 20, 2021
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称新疆推文违规 推特锁中驻美使馆帐号 (Twitter disables account of Chinese Embassy in U.S. over posts on Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, January 21, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Video: Taiwan invited to US inauguration for first time since 1979
Agence France-Presse, January 21, 2021
欧洲议会通过决议案 关切台海紧张局势 (European Parliament passes two resolutions expressing concerns about tensions across Taiwan Strait)
Voice of America, January 21, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Critic of Chinese President Xi Jinping, fellow activist set to face stiffer charge, sources say
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
中国“新公民运动”发起人许志永首次获准与律师视频会见 (More than a year in detention, Xu Zhiyong, founder of China's "New Citizens Movement," is allowed video meeting with lawyer for the first time)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
审核工作表现及过往言论 中国记者将接受年度考核 (Chinese journalists to be subjected to annual assessments of work performance and past remarks)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
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新闻记者证年度核验工作开始 擅自开设自媒体将被重点核查 (Journalists to undergo annual inspection for work permit renewals; unauthorized “self-media” accounts a key focus)
People's Daily, January 20, 2021
“公民力量”正式提告“微信监控言论案”集体诉讼 (U.S. NGO Citizen Power Initiatives for China files class action suit against WeChat over speech surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Pompeo among key Trump officials sanctioned by Beijing for ‘disrupting China-US relations’
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
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中國制裁蓬佩奧等28人 指嚴重侵犯主權負主要責任 禁入境中港澳 (Beijing bans Pompeo and 28 others from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao for violating China's sovereignty)
CitizenNews, January 21, 2021
地方立法规定民族学校用民族语言教学，全国人大：不合宪 (NPC Standing Committee says ethnic minority school teaching in ethnic language is unconstitutional)
The Paper, January 20, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong district councillors have to swear loyalty to gov’t, top official says
Hong Kong Free Press, January 21, 2021
British government blasts Beijing over threat to stop recognising Hong Kong BN(O) passports
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
香港首次引《国安法》封锁网站，港版“防火长城”近在眼前？ (Is GFW coming to Hong Kong as authorities block website for the first time citing NSL?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 21, 2021
夏博義當選大律師公會主席 關注國安法部分規例違基本法倡修改 (Paul Harris elected chair of Hong Kong Bar Associations, urges amendment of National Security Law provisions that violate the Basic Law)
HK01, January 21, 2021
Commentary (评论)
China’s Oppression of Muslims in Xinjiang, Explained
美国称中国在新疆犯“种族灭绝”罪意味着什么
The New York Times, January 21, 2021
香港隕落記之一：誰率先破壞和分化香港？ (The fall of Hong Kong Part 1: Who is first to destroy and divide Hong Kong?)
CitizenNews, January 21, 2021
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
US: China 'committed genocide against Uighurs'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 20, 2021
U.S. Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’
美国务院称中国对维吾尔人犯下种族灭绝罪
The New York Times, January 20, 2021
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驻美使馆发言人就美国务卿蓬佩奥涉疆声明发表谈话
Remarks by Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Statement
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America, January 20, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Police in China's Shaanxi Place Elderly Parents of Detained Lawyer Under House Arrest
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
人大常委修訂醫師法 規定及時報告不明原因疾病等事件 (NPC Standing Committee amends Doctors Law to require timely reporting of incidents including diseases from unknown cause)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 20, 2021
U.S. secretary of state nominee Blinken sees strong foundation for bipartisan China policy
Reuters, January 19, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
David Perry QC quits prosecution of Hong Kong activists
The Guardian, January 20, 2021
Planned Changes to Hong Kong Immigration Law Spark Fears of Exit Curbs
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2021
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