Time to Confront China’s ‘Counterterrorism’ Claims in Xinjiang
The Diplomat, July 6, 2021
Blinken Meets Uyghurs, Seeks Advice on Handling China
Associated Press, July 6, 2021
Xinjiang Denialists Are Only Aiding Imperialism
The Nation, July 6, 2021
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Tibet (西藏)
A Tibetan monk’s journey from Chinese jail to country NSW
The Sydney Morning Herald, July 7, 2021
西藏四名僧侣被判重刑 人权观察谴责中共“惊人的司法不公” (Tibetan monks harshly sentenced; Human Rights Watch condemns CPC's “shocking miscarriage of justice”)
Voice of America, July 7, 2021
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“Prosecute Them with Awesome Power”: China’s Crackdown on Tengdro Monastery and Restrictions on Communications in Tibet
Human Rights Watch, July 6, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China targets LGBT student organisations on social media in new wave of repression
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2021
Prof claims account suspended over tweets mocking Xi
Associated Press, July 7, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
The Man Behind China’s Aggressive New Voice
当“战狼”主导中国的外交声音（上）：赵立坚“一帖成名”
The New York Times, July 7, 2021
US official warns China against ‘catastrophic’ move on Taiwan
The Guardian, July 7, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Didi Chuxing’s mini app disappears from WeChat and Alipay for new users after Beijing orders it to halt new account registrations
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2021
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For China’s Business Elites, Staying Out of Politics Is No Longer an Option
对中国商界精英来说，远离政治不再是可能选项
The New York Times, July 7, 2021
深圳明年禁App強制人臉識別 (Shenzhen to ban use of facial recognition on apps without consent)
Ming Pao, July 7, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong activist Andy Li could face life in jail as foreign collusion case transferred to High Court
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2021
National security law: 3 teens charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism in connection with alleged plot to bomb key targets in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2021
Hong Kong No 2 official slams ‘apologists’ for July 1 stabbing of police officer, says those downplaying terrorism are ‘sinners for 1,000 years’
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2021
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Hong Kong’s Vitasoy has fired employee who wrote memo mourning death of co-worker who stabbed police officer, chairman says
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2021
【區議員宣誓】有線、Now 引消息：230 人被 DQ 將被追百萬薪津 發信交代宣誓資格(Source says 230 district councilors will be disqualified and asked to repay HK$1 million allowances)
Stand News, July 7, 2021
前年中大衝突兩大專生暴動罪成 押後至本月21日判刑(Two students are convicted of rioting over siege of CUHK in 2019)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 7, 2021
鄒幸彤入稟禁警取用手機涉法律專業保密等資料(Hong Kong Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung seeks injunction against police’s use of legal professional privilege-related information obtained from her phone)
Ming Pao, July 7, 2021
律政司倡律政人員可任資深大狀 大律師公會收「壓倒性反對意見」 只能受聘政府不符公眾利益(Bar Association receives "overwhelming opposition" to DoJ plan to qualify legal officers as “senior counsel”)
Stand News, July 7, 2021
元朗信義中學兩生比賽唱《銀河修理員》遭記大過 歌詞含「對抗」、「亂世」字眼(Two secondary school students get demerits for singing pop song with "resist” and "Troubled Times" in lyrics in singing contest)
Ming Pao, July 7, 2021
Build a Chinese Communist Party museum Hong Kong, says lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2021
An Officer Stabbed. A Bomb Plot Foiled. A Specter of Violence Divides Hong Kong.
警察被刺、炸弹疑云：暴力事件进一步分裂香港
The New York Times, July 7, 2021
Commentary (评论)
National security must not be ignored on Big Tech IPO trail
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2021
Tuesday, July 06, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
Tibet monks jailed with no apparent evidence of wrongdoing, says HRW
The Guardian, July 6, 2021
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China: Tibetan Monks Harshly Sentenced
Human Rights Watch, July 6, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
知名博主“编程随想”遭举报 已被国安部门抓捕 (Well-known tech blogger detained by state security after being reported on by voluntary Internet monitoring group)
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2021
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“编程随想”被捕：IHIS为期5个月的地下工作正式告终 (The arrest of blogger Program-Think concludes IHIS' 5-month underground investigation)
Clean Internet Volunteer Association, July 3, 2021
Chinese Censors Delete Account of Journalist Who Criticized Centenary Performances
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2021
China studies scholars reluctant to return to China
National Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 3, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China Bolsters Its Nuclear Options With New Missile Silos in a Desert
中国被指在西北设导弹发射井，加强战略核能力
The New York Times, July 5, 2021
‘Red Cradles’ Nurture China’s Next Generation of Communist Leaders
“红色摇篮”：中共如何培养“忠诚接班人”
The New York Times, July 5, 2021
German Academic Charged With Spying For China
Agence France-Presse, July 6, 2021
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德国一名政治学者被逮捕 遭指为中国做间谍 (Political scientist arrested in Germany for spying for China)
Radio France Internationale, July 6, 2021
These Chinese Millennials Are ‘Chilling,’ and Beijing Isn’t Happy
这些中国年轻人选择“躺平”，北京不喜欢这个想法
The New York Times, July 5, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China targets ride-hailing giant Didi in data crackdown after U.S. listing
The Washington Post, July 5, 2021
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After Didi, China launches cybersecurity probe into more US-listed firms
Reuters, July 5, 2021China’s Crackdown on Didi Is a Reminder That Beijing Is in Charge
滴滴遭整改背后，中国政府发出了什么信号？
The New York Times, July 6, 2021
Apple wins privacy battle in China
Financial Times, July 5, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Hong Kong police arrest 9 over alleged terrorist plot to bomb streets, courts, transport networks
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2021
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam pledges new laws to shore up national security after Beijing sets issue as city’s top priority
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2021
Hong Kong’s new number two handed second key role as head of powerful election vetting body
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021
National security law: Beijing lays down new to-do list for Hong Kong judges, civil servants and law enforcement officers
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2021
National security law: new threat as Hong Kong independence activists shift from street protests to the arts and media for separatist promotion, security chief warns
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2021
Senior Beijing official says Hong Kong’s real-name SIM card registration will safeguard national security
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2021
Hong Kong police say mourning officer’s attacker is like backing terrorism
The Guardian, July 5, 2021
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Two arrested over social media messages inciting violence against Hong Kong police
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2021A soy milk company is feeling the pain of Hong Kong’s latest flashpoint with Beijing
Quartz, July 5, 2021
American Internet Giants Hit Back at Hong Kong Doxxing Law
美国科技巨头质疑港府推进修改数据安全法
The New York Times, July 6, 2021
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Hong Kong leader dismisses Big Tech privacy law fears
Agence France-Presse, July 6, 2021
反國安法遊行8人涉煽惑他人參與集結 陳皓桓、朱凱廸、梁國雄、胡志偉擬認罪(Four pro-democracy figures plead guilty to unlawful assembly in last year's anti-National Security Law protest)
Ming Pao, July 6, 2021
Hong Kong national security law: defence challenges historian’s interpretation of liberation slogan
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2021
Security law: At least 8 Hong Kong pro-democracy groups disband in past 2 weeks, including lawyers’ group
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021
香港壹传媒工会宣布解散(Next Media trade union announces disbandment)
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021
Chief Exec. Carrie Lam claims press freedom bolstered by security law, as watchdog deems her ‘2021 press freedom predator’
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2021
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RSF’s 2021 “Press freedom predators” gallery – old tyrants, two women and a European
Reporters Without Borders, July 5, 2021Outlook For Hong Kong's Press Freedom Similar to Post-1949 Shanghai: Veteran Journalist
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2021The Pulse with Steve Vines is latest news show to be axed by public broadcaster RTHK
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021
Commentary (评论)
蔡霞：宣誓永不叛党显示中共不是现代政党 (Cai Xia: Requiring people to swear they will “never betray the Party” shows CPC is obsolete)
Radio France Internationale, July 4, 2021
The Chinese Communist Party Is 100. It’s Not Going Anywhere.
中共100岁了，它还会活得更久
The New York Times, July 2, 2021
China Won’t Bury Us, Either
中国体制建立在谎言上，它无法埋葬自由世界
The New York Times, July 6, 2021
评论 | 王丹： 如何认识共产党（三） (Wang Dan: Understanding the Communist Party of China, Part 3)
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2021
Friday, July 02, 2021
CCP Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)
In its 100 years, who has China Communist Party purged?
Al Jazeera, July 2, 2021
The Party’s Party Is All About Xi
Foreign Policy, July 1, 2021
Communist Party at 100: Will Chinese nationalism at home backfire abroad?
Christian Science Monitor, July 1, 2021
CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY: 100 YEARS OF ERASING, REWRITING HISTORY
Mind Matters, July 1, 2021
China’s Communist Party Turns 100. Cue the (State-Approved) Music.
红色歌剧、爱国说唱：艺术“献礼”中共百年
The New York Times, July 2, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Ahead of CCP Anniversary, Kazakh Activists Protesting China’s Xinjiang Policies Detained
The Diplomat, July 2, 2021
China accuses EU of making ‘unacceptable’ demands over Xinjiang visit
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021
China Accused in Death of Uyghur Researcher Returning From Japan
Voice of America, July 1, 2021
France investigates fashion retailers for ‘concealing crimes against humanity’ in Xinjiang
Reuters, July 2, 2021
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或涉新疆强迫劳动 法国调查四服饰品牌(France investigates whether four apparel brands are involved in forced labor in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law: Concerns and uncertainty abound
SupChina, July 2, 2021
US agency urges UN to move on investigation of alleged human rights abuses in China
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021
US accuses China of manipulating and exploiting United Nations and agencies
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021
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What the United States Can – and Cannot – Expect at the United Nations
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, June 30, 2021
China, Other Asian Nations Cited as State Sponsors of Human Trafficking in US Government Report
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2021
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2021 Trafficking in Persons Report
U.S. Department of State, July 1, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s tech giant Kuaishou ends compulsory Sunday overtime
Financial Times, July 2, 2021
网络安全公司称，中国黑客攻击阿富汗国家安全委员会网络(Cyber security company claims Chinese hackers attacked Afghan National Security Council network)
Voice of America, July 2, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Exclusive | Man who stabbed Hong Kong police officer left multiple suicide notes, said he was doing it for the city
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021
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Those who ‘encourage violence and incite hatred’ share blame for policeman stabbing, says security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2021男子刀刺警｜有市民帶白花到崇光百貨外 警員駐守(Citizens leave white flowers outside Sogo after policeman gets stabbed, but are warned by the police)
Ming Pao, July 2, 2021【7.1刺警案】一日被警截查三次 被發 599G 告票 Emilia：佢哋話又見我(Police stop and search pro-democracy feminist Emilia Wong and issue ticket for violating public gathering ban)
Stand News, July 2, 2021
Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil leader Chow Hang-tung denied bail over banned 2021 vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2021
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鄒幸彤稱還押時遭脫褲掀衣物摸胸搜身(Chow Hang-tung claims she was sexually assaulted when being searched in detention)
Ming Pao, July 2, 2021
Hong Kong protest slogan implies a government under enemy control, history professor says at city’s first national security law trial
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021
涉和你Lunch掟磚 文員韓寶生認暴動囚30個月 官：警人身安全未受威脅(Clerk is sentenced to 30 months in jail for throwing bricks during 2019 "lunch with you" protest)
inmedia.hk, July 2, 2021
Hong Kong grants top honours to judicial and security figures, inc. Justice Sec. and 42 police officers
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2021
Hong Kong protests film distributor has funding cut after arts council chairman says documentary ‘beautifies riots’, but denies decision linked to national security law
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021
National security law: UN rights official calls on Beijing to allow fact-finding mission to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021
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Activists urge UN officials to visit Hong Kong and investigate ‘disappearance of freedoms’ under security law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2021
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