Top Chinese internet censor who ‘lost faith in party’ facing trial for corruption
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2021
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Government Accountability (政府问责)
How Should Australia Respond to China’s Arbitrary Detentions?
The Diplomat, August 18, 2021
China says will protect legal incomes, 'rationally adjust' excessive ones - state media
Channel NewsAsia, August 17, 2021
北京市要在校外培训机构设党组织 (Beijing City to require CPC organizations to be set up inside tutoring businesses)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2021
China steps up tech scrutiny with rules over unfair competition, critical data
Reuters, August 17, 2021
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《禁止网络不正当竞争行为规定》 征求意见 (Rules on Stopping Online Unfair Competition Activities” are open for public comments)
People's Daily, August 18, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China set to pass new law to protect ‘legitimate rights’ on personal data
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2021
China’s ‘ultimate collection’ of tech abuses
Financial Times, August 17, 2021
Headlines From China: Does Beijing’s War On Big Tech Help Or Harness China’s Internet?
ChinaFilmInsider, August 18, 2021
Apple exports PRC censorship to Hong Kong and Taiwan, report says
Protocol, August 18, 2021
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Engrave Danger: An Analysis of Apple Engraving Censorship across Six Regions
The Citizen Lab, August 18, 2021
Beijing takes stake, board seat in ByteDance's key China entity - The Information
Reuters, August 16, 2021
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Beijing Tightens Grip on ByteDance by Quietly Taking Stake, China Board Seat
The Information, August 16, 2021Rubio wants Biden to block TikTok after Chinese govt stake in subsidiary of parent company
Reuters, August 18, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: 3 of 4 University of Hong Kong students arrested over motion mourning police assailant expected to be charged with advocating terrorism
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2021
【學生會辭職】中大臨政、學生報等逾十人辭職 臨政主席：已做唔到啲咩(More than 10 members of the Provisional Executive Committee of the Chinese University students' union and its newspaper resign)
Stand News, August 18, 2021
Humanitarian fund helping arrested Hong Kong protesters will halt operations by October 31
Hong Kong Free Press, August 18, 2021
3 opposition activists to plead guilty to charges arising from unauthorised rally on July 1, 2020
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2021
【立法會】教育局申請新職位監察學校執行國安教育 公社科科主任要為教材問責(Education Bureau to set up new position for monitoring national security education at schools; Citizenship and Social Development subject heads are accountable for teaching materials)
Stand News, August 18, 2021
律師會理事斥林鄭抹黑：非常嚴重嘅威脅(Law society council member slams Carrie Lam for smearing)
inmedia.hk, August 18, 2021
Explainer | China’s anti-sanctions law: what is it, how will it take effect in Hong Kong and should the business community worry?
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2021
Hong Kong authorities evade questions over ‘retrospective’ security law, despite Lam comments to UN
Hong Kong Free Press, August 18, 2021
Commentary (评论)
‘In the Same Breath’ Review: Wuhan 2019, or When Normalcy Ended
《同呼吸》：武汉危机与世界常态消失前的最后一刻
The News York Times, August 18, 2021
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Detainee Says China has Secret Jail in Dubai, Holds Uyghurs
Associated Press, August 17, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist not well, lawyer says
Associated Press, August 17, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China is policing speech that supports “living with Covid”
Quartz, August 17, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
“共存说”被网暴后论文又遭举报 张文宏得罪了谁? (Why do Chinese netizens attack Zhang Wenhong for raising the “coexistence [with COVID-19] theory”? )
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021
明星又遭爱国主义铁拳？ 张哲瀚游靖国神社丢代言 (Another celebrity kicked by nationalism? Yasukuni Shrine visit costs Zhang Zhehan all of his sponsors)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021
那些被中国制裁的境外势力都做了什么？ (What has those foreign forces sanctioned by China done?)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s new draft rules to further tighten control on tech sector
Al Jazeera, August 17, 2021
內地部門稱信息設施營運產生的個人重要數據應存儲境內 (Mainland authorities announce requirement to store in China sensitive personal data generated in the course of operation of information facilities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 18, 2021
Chinese tech entrepreneurs grow wary of foreign funding
Financial Times, August 17, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Calls intensify for a boycott of Beijing 2022
SupChina, August 16, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong Leader: Groups Crossing 'Red Lines' Should Disband
Associated Press, August 17, 2021
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Hong Kong security chief warns disbanded teachers’ union and protest organiser can still be investigated for crimes
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2021How did Chinese propaganda force Hong Kong's largest teachers union to disband?
GlobalVoices, August 17, 2021Hong Kong leader warns top legal body to stay out of politics
Agence France-Presse, August 17, 2021
言語治療師總工會接「擬取消職工會登記通知書」(General Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapists receives notice of registration cancellation from Labour Department)
Ming Pao, August 17, 2021
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam reveals government has opened talks on implementing China’s anti-sanctions law, but timetable for enacting this year ‘extremely tight’
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2021
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China or the US: Hong Kong firms could soon face difficult choice
Deutsche Welle, August 16, 2021China’s anti-sanctions law raises risks for global banks and financial firms in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2021
Hong Kong activist Tong Ying-kit to challenge national security case verdict and 9-year jail term
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2021
Beijing officials to host first seminar for Hong Kong lawmakers at Legislative Council, brief on 14th five-year plan
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2021
Hong Kong's Population Falls For Second Year Running Amid Exodus
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021
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Brain drain both a boon and a curse
The Standard, August 17, 2021
張崑陽宣布留美申政庇 將於約翰霍普金斯大學讀碩士(Activist Sunny Cheung, in self-exile, applies for political asylum in U.S., to pursue graduate studies at Johns Hopkins)
Stand News, August 17, 2021
以永久離港為由提早提取強積金申索金額按年升兩成七(Total amount of Provident Fund withdrawal due to "permanently leaving HK" increased by 27%)
Stand News, August 17, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Journalists call for the release of Cheng Lei who has spent a year in detention in China
GlobalVoices, August 17, 2021
中共不承認「內卷」，更不容忍青年「躺平」退出這場倖存者遊戲 (CPC denies "involution," does not tolerate young people’s exiting the survival game by “lying flat”)
The News Lens, August 17, 2021
In China, ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Is the Only Accepted Religion
The Diplomat, August 17, 2021
Monday, August 16, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
西藏七十年劫难 出逃藏人控诉不被当人看(Tibetans who fled detail being treated as less than human)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
端点星案两志愿者被拘禁近500天后获释(After nearly 500 days in prison, two volunteers convicted for backing up deleted reports and articles during COVID-19 are released)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2021
提“与病毒共存”有罪？ 江西教师被拘十五天 张文宏挨批美国走狗(For suggestion to consider "living with the virus," Jiangxi teacher is detained for 15 days while infectious disease expert Zhang Wenhong is criticized as an American “running dog”)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China should tighten its grip on video games that distort history, says the country’s top radio broadcaster
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
‘You follow the government’s agenda’: China’s climate activists walk a tightrope
The Guardian, August 16, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese Media’s Conflicting Narratives on the Myanmar Coup
The Diplomat, August 14, 2021
South China Sea, Xinjiang muddy water of fishing subsidies debate as WTO faces ‘crucial test’
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
New draft of China’s personal information protection law adds restrictions on how apps collect personal data
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2021
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