Chinese researchers say Xinjiang forced labour claims can’t be true because of increased mechanisation and earning potential from picking cotton
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
公益组织“长沙富能”致信国安部门 要求释放遭羁押人员(NGO "Changsha Funeng" writes to the national security department requesting release of its three detained staff members)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021
河南维权人士邢望力看守所遭殴打 检察官拒绝与律师交流案情(Henan rights defender Xing Wangli is beaten in detention center; prosecutor refuses to communicate with his lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
LinkedIn blocks profiles from view in China if sensitive topics mentioned
The Guardian, June 18, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Wolf Warrior diplomacy is our justified defence – get used to it, says outspoken diplomat
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
中国核武库“扩充迅速” 美俄也更加重视核威慑(China’s nuclear arsenal is "expanding rapidly"; U.S., Russia heighten attention to nuclear deterrence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 18, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Two senior execs at Hong Kong’s Apple Daily formally charged with national security ‘conspiracy’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021
Related:
Hongkongers queue to buy Apple Daily copies after editor-in-chief arrested
The Guardian, June 18, 2021Staff vow to press on till the very end
The Standard, June 18, 2021蘋果日報如常開機印刷今日出版報紙 將加印至50萬份(Apple Daily publishes as usual, ups print run sixfold to 500,000)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021Hong Kong national security law: Apple Daily arrests could encourage self-censorship, experts warn, but legal scholars insist reporters have little to fear
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
至今 112 人涉違反國安法被捕 黎智英父子、壹傳媒員工佔 11 人 暫 3 人被控(112 arrested under the National Security Law; Jimmy Lai, his sons, and Next Media staffs are 11 of them)
Stand News, June 18, 2021
天水圍有小學教師為同事買《蘋果日報》遭「舉報」 校方稱他「動機不良」 暫停部分課堂(Primary school teacher is accused of "bad intent" and suspended from classes over buying Apply Daily for colleagues)
Stand News, June 18, 2021
Hong Kong protests: man jailed after exposing sensitive police operation during Polytechnic University siege
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
Five guilty of rioting over ‘devil-like’ 2019 Yuen Long mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021
曾志豪：被通知停做主持須離港台 港台：不時檢討節目(RTHK radio show host Tsang Chi-ho, a critic of gov't, is suspended and asked to leave)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021
Consultants Report Surge in Middle-Class Professionals Leaving Hong Kong For Good
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
How China is targeting Big Tech
Financial Times, June 18, 2021
Navigating data compliance is becoming a bigger challenge for businesses amid increased scrutiny
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021
美国联邦通讯委员会投票：将彻底阻止使用华为、中兴设备(U.S. FCC votes to ban use of Huawei, ZTE gear)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021
Related:
U.S. FCC votes to advance proposed ban on Huawei, ZTE gear
Reuters, June 17, 2021
Commentary (评论)
The World’s Dictators Exploit America’s Racism
当美国的种族主义成为其他独裁者的挡箭牌
The New York Times, June 18, 2021
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China sanctions Belgian lawmaker for motion warning of genocide risk against Xinjiang Uygurs
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan Wants German Vaccines. China May Be Standing in Its Way.
台湾疫苗僵局谁之过：当公共卫生采购变成政治问题
The New York Times, June 17, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
The Chinese entrepreneur who challenged the state and was locked up
Financial Times, June 17, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Apple Daily Editors Arrested Under Hong Kong Security Law
The Diplomat, June 17, 2021
Related:
‘Worst of times’: Hong Kong media defiant amid police crackdown
The Guardian, June 17, 2021‘Cut ties with these criminals’: Hong Kong security chief warns reporters to shun Apple Daily detainees after raid
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2021【國安拘蘋果高層】消息：近百篇涉案文章包括報道、評論 警將要求《蘋果》刪除(Source: Police ask Apple Daily to take down nearly 100 national security-related articles)
Stand News, June 17, 2021Hong Kong: Apple Daily raid, arrests a brazen attack on press freedom
Amnesty International, June 17, 20218個傳媒工會組織憂國安法被武器化 嚴重威脅新聞自由(In joint statement, eight journalists unions voice serious concern over weaponization of National Security Law, threatening press freedom)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 17, 2021
Hong Kong prosecutors questioned by magistrate after letting reporter from pro-Beijing newspaper walk on same charge pursued against RTHK freelancer
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021
Hong Kong protests: first defendants to admit rioting during PolyU clashes jailed for 32 months each
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021
9.29反極權遊行 30歲出版社女經理認暴動罪囚32個月 官一度計錯刑期卻未發現(30-year-old female publishing company manager sentenced to 32 months in jail for rioting over 9.29 anti-totalitarianism march in 2019)
inmedia.hk, June 17, 2021
傳約 170 名區議員下月被 DQ 林進宣布解僱議辦職員 議助：真正炒我哋嘅係政權(District councilor Lam Chun dismisses entire staff amid news about next month mass disqualification)
Stand News, June 16, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Washington’s Dangerous New Consensus on China
Foreign Affairs, June 17, 2021
US Has Eye on China's Influence at UN
Voice of America, June 16, 2021
Will Europe Get Tough on China?
Foreign Policy, June 16, 2021
从新冠到台山核电厂，中国危机处理再遭诟病(From COVID-19 pandemic to Taishan nuclear power plant, China’s approach to crisis management is again criticized)
Voice of America, June 17, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
He Warned Apple About the Risks in China. Then They Became Reality.
The New York Times, June 17, 2021
China is laying the groundwork to nationalize private companies’ data
Protocol, June 16, 2021
Commentary (评论)
专访：“西方与中国不应是师生关系”(Interview: "The West and China should not be a teacher-student relationship")
Deutsche Welle, June 17, 2021
专访美国资深媒体人刘子祥谈中共与全球化、中国文化与烹调(Interview with Andrew Leonard, U.S. journalist, on CPC and globalization, Chinese culture, and cuisine)
Voice of America, June 17, 2021
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
More Than Two Dozen Chinese Warplanes Enter Taiwan’s Airspace
Voice of America, June 16, 2021
China, Its Military Might Expanding, Accuses NATO of Hypocrisy
中国驳斥北约公报，出动战机在台海上空展示武力
The New York Times, June 16, 2021
Macau follows Hong Kong with suspension of its Taiwan office
Reuters, June 16, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China offers glimpse of Tibetan life without the Dalai Lama
The Washington Post, June 16, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Anonymous Hacker-Turned-Political Blogger 'Detained, Tortured' in Shanghai
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2021
疑似被告公安派出所报复，北京维权人士倪玉兰今在出租屋遭严重骚扰 (Beijing rights activist Ni Yulan is harassed by police at home in likely retaliation following her husband’s complaint against them)
Weiquanwang, June 16, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Shanghai University Suspends Lecturer After Fudan Murder Comments
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2021
网禁再升级 重点打击娱乐界明星粉丝群组 (China Cyberspace Administration to crackdown on celebrity fans groups)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China's New Law Lets Government Target Tech Firms Over Data
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2021
中国骇客利用远程接入软件漏洞入侵美国通信网络 (Chinese hackers exploit remote access software vulnerabilities to breach US communications networks)
Voice of America, June 16, 2021
China’s tech workers pushed to their limits by surveillance software
Financial Times, June 16, 2021
Headlines From China: Tencent Studio Calls Halt to ‘996’ Working Hours
China Film Insider, June 16, 2021
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