Campaigners call for global response to ‘unprecedented’ oppression in Xinjiang
The Guardian, April 19, 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Exclusive | China blocks US think tank Centre for Strategic and International Studies website following critique on sanctions
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
中国前总理温家宝撰文忆母谈公平正义 遭禁止转发(Authorities disable reposting of article by former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's article in memory of his mother which discusses fairness and justice)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 19, 2021
反制冰岛：北京制裁批评中国的冰岛律师(Countering Iceland: Beijing sanctions Icelandic lawyer who criticizes China)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Rights Attorney Formally Arrested For 'Subversion' in China's Shaanxi: Wife
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2021
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陕西律师常玮平被捕遭异地羁押 余文生狱中遭群殴(Shaanxi lawyer Chang Weiping is formally arrested; lawyer Yu Wensheng is beaten in prison)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2021
中国紧缩言论空间 多位学者返国后被捕或失踪(China tightens space for speech, many overseas scholars are arrested or missing after returning to China)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Despite Tensions, U.S. and China Agree to Work Together on Climate Change
搁置分歧，美中同意合作应对气候变化
The New York Times, April 19, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
California lawsuit against Chinese tech giant raises a thorny question: Can the plaintiffs remain anonymous?
The Washington Post, April 19, 2021
Huawei ‘may have eavesdropped on Dutch mobile network’s calls’
The Guardian, April 19, 2021
What's next for Jack Ma's Ant Group after China orders revamp?
Reuters, April 19, 2021
The limits of China’s taming of tech
Financial Times, April 18, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong elections overhaul: pro-establishment lawmakers urge government to require candidates to publicly disclose foreign citizenship
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
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Nearly 130 civil servants fail to take required pledge of allegiance to Hong Kong government, with most facing dismissal
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
Mass Prosecutions Send Chills Across Hong Kong’s Political Spectrum
The Diplomat, April 17, 2021
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Vice minister backs jailing of Lai, others
The Standard, April 19, 2021譚得志申終止聆訊 指煽動罪違憲條文籠統 官：有旁聽者舉政治手勢 法庭非遊樂場(Tam Tak Chi applies for permanent stay of proceedings, says sedition charges breach Basic Law and provisions overly broad)
Stand News, April 19, 2021UK urges China to stop prosecuting HK democracy activists
Agence France-Presse, April 18, 2021Beijing hits back at Western criticism of Hong Kong court’s hefty sentences for Jimmy Lai, opposition figures
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2021
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai and his media empire face uncertain future
The Guardian, April 16, 2021
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Next Digital group enters negotiation to sell firm which owns Taiwan’s Apple Daily newspaper
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2021
觀塘區議員李煒林 宣布退出公民黨 一星期三區議員退黨或辭職(District councilor Li Wai Lam quits Civic Party, becomes one of three quitting the party or post in a week)
Stand News, April 19, 2021
Two more bureaucrats join management at Hong Kong’s RTHK amid government-mandated editorial overhaul
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2021
Some parents, educators question why children were allowed to play with toy guns at Hong Kong police event, while force’s chief hits out at critics and slams doxxing of school
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2021
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人民日報批評港大學生會抹黑國安教育和「一國兩制」(People's Daily slams HKU student union for “smearing” national security education and "one country, two systems")
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 19, 2021
Exclusive | Beijing’s national security office in Hong Kong takes over second hotel
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2021
Trudeau Visa for Hong Kongers Gets Over 500 Applications
Bloomberg, April 17, 2021
Exclusive: Hong Kong gov’t spent millions on failed lobbying bid to defeat Washington’s Human Rights and Democracy Act
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2021
Friday, April 16, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang: will the West’s sanctions on China force the issue or unravel?
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
China's massed drills near Taiwan take aim at Washington audience
Reuters, April 16, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
EU drops plans to punish China over Hong Kong electoral reform
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
要钱还是要命？中国强推自产疫苗护照(As China pushes self-produced vaccine passports, foreigners face choice between business and health)
Voice of America, April 16, 2021
维权律师高智晟强制失踪逾千日其妻活要见人死要见尸(Wife of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, forcibly disappeared for over a thousand days, demands to see him—dead or alive)
Radio France Internationale, April 16, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s record fine against Alibaba spells the end of big tech’s romance with the state
The Conversation, April 16, 2021
罗马尼亚政府批准法案 实际将禁止中国和华为参与5G网络(Romania approves bill to ban China and Huawei from participating in its 5G networks)
Voice of America, April 16, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong electoral overhaul: corporate voters’ mainland China ties raise concerns over Beijing’s influence on city polls
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
Hong Kong pro-democracy figures given jail terms of up to 18 months
The Guardian, April 16, 2021
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai slapped with extra national security law charge, also accused of perverting justice over fugitive’s escape to Taiwan
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021Jimmy Lai: The Hong Kong billionaire's last interview as a free man
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2021Hong Kong: Jailing of opposition figures over protests is violation of international law
Amnesty International, April 16, 2021
Hong Kong police, security chief issue ‘fake news’ warnings over media coverage of national security events
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2021
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Violence against Hong Kong media ‘encouraged’ by official silence over printing press sledgehammer attack, watchdog says
Hong Kong Free Press, April 16, 2021China-Backed Hong Kong Paper Calls For 'Ban' on Pro-Democracy Apple Daily
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2021
穿防暴警服的泰迪熊：香港加强宣传国家安全
Key Chains and Teddy Bears in Riot Gear: Hong Kong Promotes National Security
New York Times, April 15, 2021
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Hong Kong Protesters Call For Repeal of Security Law Amid Warnings Over 'Confrontation'
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2021【國安教育】教局派國安參考書 引例敘利亞幼童偷渡遇難 指國安不保「人權自由只是空中樓閣」(Education Bureau distributes national security reference books to schools; says if national security not guaranteed, human rights and freedom are only castles in the air)
Stand News, April 16, 2021
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Commons to vote on declaration of genocide in Xinjiang province
The Guardian, April 14, 2021
Exclusive | Xinjiang cotton ban, forced labour claims push China to step up plans for domestic Better Cotton Initiative
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan says China’s activities threaten regional stability
Al Jazeera, April 15, 2021
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Taiwan and China Are Locked in Economic Co-Dependence
The Diplomat, April 14, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Beijing Revises 'Correct' Version of Party History Ahead of Centenary
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2021
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新版《党史》淡化文革，颂习内容占四分之一 (New version of CPC history downplays Cultural Revolution; devotes one-quarter to praises for Xi Jinping)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
中国女权运动再遭打压 运动人士忧“政治污名化”(In renewed crackdown on China's feminist movement, activists fear "political stigma")
Deutsche Welle, April 15, 2021
Her Boss Sent Harassing Texts. So She Beat Him With a Mop.
黑龙江女公务员不堪上司性骚扰，用拖把殴打回击
The New York Times, April 15, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Whitsun Reef: Philippines files new diplomatic protest against China
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021
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Chinese, US Military Exercises Are New Norm in Disputed Asian Sea
Voice of America, April 14, 2021
Will Japan Confront China? A Visit to Washington May Offer a Clue.
The New York Times, April 14, 2021
美报告提出应对中俄专制威胁策略，建议拜登政府制定国家民主战略(U.S. report urges Biden administration to formulate national democratic strategy as response to threat of authoritarianism from China, Russia)
Voice of America, April 15, 2021
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Reversing the Tide: Towards a New US Strategy to Support Democracy and Counter Authoritarianism
Freedom House, April 14, 2021
收到电视认罪受害者投诉 挪威断播中国环球电视CGTN (Norway cuts off CGTN after receiving complaints from victims of forced TV confessions)
Radio France Internationale, April 14, 2021
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大外宣遇挑战：强迫电视认罪受害者吁全球电视供应商采取行动(Challenge to China’s external propaganda: Victims of forced TV confessions call on global TV suppliers to take action)
Radio France Internationale, April 14, 2021
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