Taiwan says Chinese warplanes, US aircraft entered its air defence zone
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2021
Monday, February 01, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Tibet (西藏)
China releases Tibetan activist Tashi Wangchuk after five years in jail, but lawyer questions if he is ‘fully free’
Agence France-Presse, January 30, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
US slams Chinese flights over South China Sea
The Sydney Morning Herald, January 30, 2021
各界人士发联署信 呼吁各国政府促成郭飞雄尽快来美照顾病重妻子 (In joint letter, people from all walks of life call on governments to urge China to allow Guo Feixiong to come to U.S. to care for his ailing wife)
Voice of America, February 1, 2021
Related:
Open Letter by International Scholars to Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang on Guo Feixiong
International scholars of Chinese affairs, Sign-on until February 7, 2021
Worker Deaths Put Big Tech in China Under Scrutiny
拼多多员工猝死事件:中国年轻人只能“拿命换钱”?
The New York Times, February 1, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
立陶宛禁止机场使用中国监视设备 (Lithuania bans Chinese surveillance tech in airports)
Radio France Internationale, January 30, 2021
“少数派报告”中国版的另类现实 大数据预警真有那么神?(Minority Report in China: How reliable is big data early crime warning system?)
Voice of America, January 30, 2021
英媒:提供新冠试剂的中国基因公司曾与军方合作 (English media: China gene firm providing worldwide COVID tests worked with Chinese military)
Deutsche Welle, January 30, 2021
Related:
Exclusive: China gene firm providing worldwide COVID tests worked with Chinese military
Reuters, January 30, 2021
病毒可怕,个人隐私被泄露更可怕 (Personal privacy’s leaks are worse than the virus)
Voice of America, February 1, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
China’s internet watchdog intensifies campaign against independent content creators, says regulators must have ‘teeth’
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2021
China Is Now Sending Twitter Users to Prison for Posts Most Chinese Can’t See
The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Biden’s Nightmare May Be China
中国可能会是拜登的噩梦
The New York Times, February 1, 2021
在最壞的時代搬回香港——夏博義 (Returning to Hong Kong at its worst moment—interview with Paul Harris)
CitizenNews, January 30, 2021
Why Are There No Biographies of Xi Jinping?
The Atlantic, January 30, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Britain launches new visa for millions of Hongkongers fleeing China's crackdown
The Guardian, January 30, 2021
Related:
China condemns Britain's BNO passport policy for HK residents
Xinhua, January 31, 2021Hong Kong BN(O): Britain stands firm on visa offer after Beijing declares the passports will no longer be recognised for travel, identification
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2021
美國務卿布林肯:中國破壞對港承諾 將向受逼壓港人提供避風港 (U.S. Secretary of State Blinken: China has broken its commitments to Hong Kong; U.S. to open doors to those fleeing crackdown)
The Stand News, February 1, 2021
Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong praises police as ‘loyal guardians’ of stability and national security
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2021
National security law: Jimmy Lai back in prison while Hong Kong’s top judges consider bail provision in legislation
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2021
【專訪】紫荊黨創辦人黃秋智:黨員是否共產黨「唔係咁 care」 為港做好事中央「無理由」不祝福 (Interview with Bauhinia Party founder, Charles Wong Chau-chi: We “don't really care” whether our members are CPC members; we are doing good for Hong Kong; CPG has “no reason” not to give its blessing)
The Stand News, February 1, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
台湾同性婚姻修法将容许民众与跨国同性伴侣结婚 (Taiwan's same-sex marriage amendment will allow people to marry same-sex partners in other countries)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 29, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China releases Tibetan activist after five years in jail
Radio France Internationale, January 29, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Activist detained at airport barred from leaving China to care for ill wife, contact cut off
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2021
HRIC Urges China to Lift Travel Ban on Guo Feixiong and Not Create More Family Tragedies
国际社会应严重关注郭飞雄事件(中国政府不要再制造更多的家庭悲剧)
Human Rights in China, January 28, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
报告:中共靠言论审查“打败”疫情 (Report: CPC "defeats" epidemic with censorship)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2021
Related:
Party Watch Annual Report 2020: Covid-19 and Chinese Communist Party Resilience
Center for Advanced China Research, January 25, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
英国保守党发布最新报告:中国共产党对人权实施全面打压 (UK Conservative Party‘s latest report: CPC implements comprehensive suppression of human rights)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2021
Related:
The Darkness Deepens: The Crackdown on Human Rights in China 2016-2020
The British Conservative Party, January 15, 2021
透明国际公布全球腐败感知指数,称腐败让民主倒退 (Transparency International global Corruption Perceptions Index: Corruption pushes back democracy)
Voice of America, January 29, 2021
Related:
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
Transparency International, January 28, 2021
如何对抗中国假讯息? 美国智库:可学习台湾 (How to fight against China's disinformation? U.S. think tank: Learn from Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, January 29, 2021
Related:
Protecting Democracy in an Age of Disinformation: Lessons from Taiwan
Center for Strategic & International Studies, January 27, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Inside a Pro-Huawei Influence Campaign
华为如何在海外开展影响力宣传攻势
The New York Times, January 29, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
China will ‘no longer recognise’ UK-issued BNO passports for Hongkongers
Agence France-Presse, January 29, 2021
Hong Kong mulls mainland-style real name SIM card registration for mobile phones
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2021
Related:
聯合國專家反對電話實名制 指匿名攸關言論自由 歐洲人權法庭去年開綠燈 (UN expert opposes real name registration for phone services citing freedom of speech; European Court of Human Rights limits German authorities to collecting only subscriber names and addresses)
CitizenNews, January 29, 2021
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, May 22, 2015CASE OF BREYER v. GERMANY
European Court of Human Rights, January 12, 2020
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to taking part in 2019 unauthorised assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2021
Beijing expands liaison office in Hong Kong as it seeks to tighten supervision, sources say
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2021
National security law: Beijing’s top agencies overseeing Hong Kong affairs blast new Bar Association chief just days after state media launch attack
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2021
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
美国会跨党派议员再次推出《防止强迫维吾尔人劳动法》(Bipartisan members of U.S. Congress re- introduce "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act")
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence 'means war'
Reuters, January 28, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
郭飞雄在上海浦东宣布绝食抗议当局不准出关 (Rights defender Guo Feixiong announces hunger strike at Shanghai Pudong Airport to protest prohibition from travel)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
Interview: Chinese Rights Activist Guo Feixiong Begins Hunger Strike Over Travel Ban
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2021
Related:
HRIC Urges China to Lift Travel Ban on Guo Feixiong and Not Create More Family Tragedies
国际社会应严重关注郭飞雄事件(中国政府不要再制造更多的家庭悲剧)
Human Rights in China, January 28, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
报告称与中国有关的推特账户组织网络试图干预美国大选 (Report says a network of China-related Twitter accounts tried to interfere with U.S. election)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
Related:
Hundreds of Fake Twitter Accounts Linked to China Sowed Disinformation Prior to the US Election, With Some Continuing To Amplify Reactions to the Capitol Building Riot
Crime and Security Research Institute, January 27, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
WHO team exits Wuhan quarantine to start Covid fact-finding mission
The Guardian, January 28, 2021
Assimilation of Chinese minorities is not just a Uyghur thing
The Economist, January 30, 2021
China’s state-run economic model is not the answer to all future problems, despite coronavirus success, prominent economists warn
South China Morning Post, January 28, 20201
中国想尽办法获取引擎技术 再有俄科学家被判刑 (Two Russian engineers are sentenced for providing China with sensitive engine manufacturing technology)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021