US concerned after Chinese warplanes fly over Taiwan airspace
Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China Steps up Charges Against Activists Who Called For Political Change
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2021
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丁家喜罪加一等改控颠覆罪；首获见律师称遭酷刑（附：2021年1月21日律师首次会见丁家喜的情况通报） (Ding Jiaxi charged for “inciting subversion of state power”; meet with lawyer for the first time; reportedly tortured in jail (Attachment: Lawyer's note after meeting with Ding Jiaxi for the first time on January 21, 2021)
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2021许志永罪加一等改控颠覆罪；首获见律师称遭酷刑（附：2021年1月21日律师首次会见许志永情况通报） (Xu Zhiyong charged for “inciting subversion of state power”; meet with lawyer for the first time; reportedly tortured in jail (Attachment: Lawyer's note after meeting with Xu Zhiyong for the first time on January 21, 2021)
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Arrest of Hong Kong opposition figures a ‘fairly obvious’ abuse of law, says new head of city’s Bar Association
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021
New head of top Hong Kong legal body wants government to amend national security law so countries will reinstate extradition agreements
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
Hong Kong protests: ‘joint enterprise’ doctrine urged by prosecutors could implicate those not at scene of illegal gathering, riot
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2021
Hong Kong university suspends student leaders over banned memorial for undergraduate who fell to his death near site of protest
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2021
「賢學思政」召集人王逸戰稱逾10內地親友被公安問話 發聲明斷絕關係 (Student Politicism convener Wong Yat-Chin cuts ties with relatives and friends in mainland China who were reportedly questioned by public security)
Ming Pao, January 23, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Leader Attacks His Greatest Threat
The Atlantic, January 25, 2021
Voices From China’s Covid-19 Crisis: ‘If I Survive This, What Will I Do?’
“痛苦还在”：武汉封城一周年，来自亲历者的声音
The New York Times, January 25, 2021
How Beijing Turned China’s Covid-19 Tragedy to Its Advantage
北京如何把新冠悲剧变为“中国优势”
The New York Times, January 25, 2021
Commentary (评论)
香港隕落記之三：成立網絡心戰團隊 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 3: Establish online army of psychological warfare)
CitizenNews, January 23, 2021
香港隕落記之四：建立智囊統戰各界人士 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 4: Use think tanks to control people of different domains)
CitizenNews, January 23, 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Trump’s outgoing UN ambassador infuriates China with ‘Taiwan bear’ tweet in final swipe at Beijing
Independent, January 22, 2021
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
Related
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
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