Hong Kong, 香港

Beijing approves resolution to impose electoral overhaul on Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2021

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全国人民代表大会关于完善香港特别行政区选举制度的决定 (Decision of the National People's Congress on Improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Electoral System)
Xinhua News Agency, March 11, 2021

How China Plans to Control Hong Kong’s Elections and Elevate ‘Patriots’
The New York Times, March 11, 2021

Hong Kong court grants bail to democrat arrested under security law rejecting justice dep’t appeal, revokes bail for another
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2021

Coronavirus: eight Hong Kong opposition activists get suspended jail sentences over breach of ban on public gathering
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2021

Hong Kong activist Ted Hui welcome to campaign in Australia, says official
Channel News Asia, March 11, 2021

Hong Kong activists urge EU not to ratify new deal with China
The Guardian, March 11, 2021

【太空卡實名制】政府倡囚逾 3 年屬「嚴重罪案」　可毋需手令索資料　人權組織斥定義籠統(Real-name registration for mobile SIM cards: Gov’t suggests 3+ years’ jail term and warrantless search for “serious crimes”; rights group slams definition as too broad)
Stand News, March 11, 2021

Related:
Real-name Registration Programme for SIM Cards Consultation Paper
電話智能卡實名登記制度諮詢文件
Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of HKSAR Gov’t, February 8, 2021

Commentary, 评论

Commentary: Taiwan’s national security depends on a highly sought-after product
Channel News Asia, March 11, 2021

香港政制改造：北京是否過於自信？(Is Beijing too confident about remaking Hong Kong’s political system?)
Initium Media, March 11, 2021

Hong Kong’s Illusionist: Financial Secretary Paul Chan invokes a system that no longer exists.
Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2021

客座评论：后疫情时代的“东升西降”("East rises and west falls" in the post-epidemic era)
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2021

Xinjiang, 新疆

中国出新招反制国际有关新疆的谴责：法律诉讼 (China’s new measure to counter international condemnation of Xinjiang: Lawsuits)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

逾八成加拿大国民认同新疆正遭受中国种族灭绝 (More than 80% of Canadians agree that China is committing genocide in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

Xinjiang: China violated ‘each and every act’ prohibited by UN Genocide Convention, says report from int’l experts
Agence France-Presse, March 10, 2021

Taiwan, 台湾

China could invade Taiwan in next six years, top US admiral warns
The Guardian, March 10, 2021

From safety of Taiwan, new magazine reaches out to Hong Kong diaspora
Channel News Asia, March 10, 2021

Tibet, 西藏

Why the Chinese Communist Party Sees Tibetan Monks as ‘Troublemakers’
The Diplomat, March 10, 2021

Access to Justice, 司法公正

Chinese Rights Lawyers Incommunicado After Filing Torture Complaint
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

Concerns Grow For 'Disappeared' Wuhan Citizen Journalist
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

人权律师丁家喜、许志永狱中境况严峻危困 (Human rights lawyers Ding Jiaxi, Xu Zhiyong in grave conditions in prison)
Weiquanwang, March 10, 2021

维权人士李美青被逼吃药生死不明 (Rights defender Li Meiqing fate unknown after force-feeding of medications)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

Access to Information, 公众知情权

China summons British ambassador over 'inappropriate' article
Reuters, March 9, 2021

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UK’s envoy to China Caroline Wilson defends press freedom article after scolding from foreign ministry
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2021

Children’s book pulped over claim Covid-19 originated in China
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021

信息战：中国采用苏联克格勃惯用的假新闻手法 (Information warfare: China adopts fake news tactics used by Soviet KGB)
Radio France Internationale, March 9, 2021

Government Accountability, 政府问责

欧盟指责中俄把疫苗当作宣传工具 (EU accuses China, Russia of using vaccines as propaganda tools)
Radio France Internationale, March 9, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权

Xi’s Gambit: China Plans for a World Without American Technology
习近平的棋局：一个不受制于美国的技术强国愿景
The New York Times, March 10, 2021

China’s courts use data analytics and blockchain evidence storage on the way to first AI-integrated legal system
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021

中国两大电信巨头合并 意在躲避美国制裁？(Merger of two of China’s telecom giants—CETCG and Potevio—a move to avoid U.S. sanctions?)
Voice of America, March 10, 2021

Hong Kong, 香港

Hong Kong patriotism includes party loyalty: Chinese official
Agence France Press, March 9, 2021

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全國政協會議閉幕　通過堅定支持全面落實愛國者治港 (NPPCC concludes in firm support for “patriots ruling Hong Kong”)
RTHK, March 10, 2021

香港“爱国者”如何定义？京官与林郑月娥不同调 (On definition of Hong Kong "patriots"—Carrie Lam differs from Beijing officials)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong’s pro-establishment heavyweights push elections overhaul on eve of endorsement, call it key to rebuilding Beijing’s trust
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021

Hong Kong gov’t vows to ‘track down’ fugitive democrat Ted Hui after move to Australia
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2021

Activist on bail flies to Taiwan
The Standard, March 10, 2021

Hong Kong protests: media tycoon Jimmy Lai, six former opposition lawmakers have case to answer over unauthorised procession, court says
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021

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Hong Kong protests: pensioner slapped with HK$400,000 legal bill after pleading guilty to breaking airport injunction
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

立會衝突　四男非法集結罪成判囚 7 個月　23 歲世界武術賽冠軍獲減刑　聞求情淚灑法庭 」(4 convicted of unlawful assembly outside Legco in 2019 and sentenced to 7 months, including 23-year old martial arts champion)
StandNews, March 10, 2021

Two acquitted of protest charges at court; charges against musician who played Hong Kong protest anthem dropped
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2021

社民連工黨共8人參與受禁群組聚集罪成判囚　緩刑執行(8 League of Social Democrats and Labour Party members convicted of prohibited group gathering with suspended sentences)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 10, 2021

BNO Visa holders not eligible for early withdrawal of MPF
The Standard, March 10, 2021

Commentary, 评论

北京兩手掏空香港，習近平不能容忍這「小小的地方」出現對抗中央的勢力 (No tolerance from Xi Jinping for anti-CPG forces from this “little place” as Beijing came up empty-handed in Hong Kong)
The News Lens, March 10, 2021

Xinjiang, 新疆

China breaching every act in genocide convention, says legal report on Uighurs
The Guardian, March 9, 2021

Human rights in China: Beijing endorses legal action against German scholar over Xinjiang abuse claims
Bloomberg, March 9, 2021

Access to Justice, 司法公正

Concerns grow for Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu after she misses International Women’s Day awards
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

Access to Information, 公众知情权

China Expands Tracking of Online Comments to Include Citizens Overseas
Voice of America News, March 8, 2021

UK watchdog fines banned Chinese broadcaster CGTN over ‘forced confessions’ and Hong Kong protest coverage
Agence France-Presse, March 8, 2021

Government Accountability, 政府问责

中国安全形势不稳定性不确定性较大 全军要做好随时应对复杂局面准备--习近平 (Xi Jinping: China's unstable and uncertain security situation calls for military preparedness)
Reuters, March 9, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权

微软数十万邮箱遭窃 称黑客总部在中国 租美国服务器作案 (Hundreds of thousands of Microsoft email accounts compromised by hackers based in China renting U.S. servers)
Radio France Internationale, March 8, 2021

全国人大代表黎霞：建议开发未成年人专用手机 (NPC deputy proposes development of special mobile phones for minors)
The Paper, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong, 香港

200 Hong Kong civil servants could face the sack after refusing to sign oath of allegiance to gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2021

Beijing to use ‘combination punches’ when it comes to overhauling Hong Kong electoral system, says top Chinese official
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2021

Related:
Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa urges pro-establishment camp to stand on its own feet after electoral system overhaul
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong protests: student cleared of riot charge over lack of evidence
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong’s top judges to examine lawmaker freedoms in Legislative Council, after allowing ex-member ‘Long Hair’ to challenge contempt charge
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

香港疫苗：三人接种科兴疫苗后死亡 港府未叫停接种计划(Hong Kong government continues with vaccination programme despite 3 deaths after receiving China's Sinovac vaccine)
BBC News, March 9, 2021

What you need to know about the historic trial of the 47 HK pro-democracy activists
The Stand News, March 9, 2021

Following the Trial of the 47 HK pro-democracy activists charged under NSL
The Stand News, March 9, 2021

美议员批中国修改港选制 北京称70国挺其策略 (U.S. senators slam China for Hong Kong’s “electoral reform”; Beijing says 70 countries support its strategy)
Deutsche Welle, March 9, 2021

Fugitive Hong Kong activist Ted Hui quits UK for Australia in ‘tactical’ move to boost global pro-democracy effort
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2021

Commentary, 评论

不做 “政治花瓶”：说了实话的政协委员 (Refusing to be political ornaments: CPPCC members who told the truth)
Voice of America, March 9, 2021

时事大家谈：北京主导香港选举，“一国两制”曲终人散？(Current Affairs Discussion: Is a Beijing-led Hong Kong electoral system the death knell of “one country, two systems”?)
Voice of America, March 9, 2021

Xinjiang, 新疆

Uighurs: Chinese foreign minister says genocide claims 'absurd'
BBC News, March 7, 2021

Turkey Cracks Down on Uighur Protesters After China Complains
Voice of America News, March 5, 2021

新疆：中国智库报告背后的维吾尔人转移就业计划(Xinjiang: Uyghur employment transfer program behind China's think tank report)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 8, 2021

中国政府发出抱怨后 土耳其压制维吾尔抗议者(After Chinese government complains, Turkey suppresses Uyghur protesters)
Voice of America, March 6, 2021

Inner Mongolia, 内蒙古

China’s Xi Jinping tells authorities in Inner Mongolia to ‘solve ethnic problems’ and promote use of Mandarin
Agence France-Presse, March 7, 2021

内蒙中小学全面使用国家统编教材？习近平人大最新表态(Xi Jinping urges use of textbooks compiled by state gov’t in Inner Mongolia high schools, primary schools)
Radio France Internationale, March 7, 2021