被判无期徒刑的原新疆社会科学院副院长阿布都热扎克•沙依木的案情通报(Case brief on Abdurazaq Sayim, former deputy dean of Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences, who is sentenced to life imprisonment)
Weiquanwang, August 20, 2021
Friday, August 20, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Tibet (西藏)
Embrace Communist rule, China tells Tibet on 70th anniversary of invasion
The Guardian, August 20, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese human rights activist avoids imminent deportation from Germany
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2021
江西萍乡维权人士周彩凡因上访被强制送精神病院“治疗”(Zhou Caifan, rights defender in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, is taken to mental hospital for "treatment" for petitioning)
Weiquanwang, August 20, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Beijing unexpectedly postpones vote on adding anti-sanctions legislation to Hong Kong’s Basic Law
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021
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担忧港版反制裁法引发外资逃亡，中国人大紧急叫停表决(NPC abruptly halts vote on Hong Kong version of anti-sanctions law over concern for foreign capital flight)
Voice of America, August 20, 2021田飛龍：中央需評估美國與香港脫鈎風險(Tian Feilong, director of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macau Studies, says Beijing needs to assess U.S.-Hong Kong decoupling risks)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 20, 2021
7 Hong Kong democrats plead guilty to offences linked to 2019 protests
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2021
Yuen Long mob attacks: Pro-gov’t YouTuber apologises as man, 87, arrested over internet ‘confession’
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2021
Hong Kong protests: teen gets up to 3 years at training centre for carrying firebombs, role in 2019 demonstration
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021
兩男女涉製作派發港獨傳單 高院准17歲男生保釋(High Court grants bail to 17-year-old student over distributing Hong Kong independence leaflet after 2-month detention)
Ming Pao, August 20, 2021
‘Taiwan is not a country’: Hong Kong regulator raps broadcaster RTHK for referring to ‘nation’ in election story
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2021
Former part-time RTHK journalist charged with possession of imitation firearms
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021
now 新聞台《時事全方位》再換主持 時事評論員王慧麟離任(Another commentator, Max Wong, quits Now News current affairs program after pro-Beijing news head Chan Tit Piu took office)
Stand News, August 20, 2021
學者黃偉國宣布已離港定居英國 曾不獲浸大續約、被左媒點名批評(Benson Wong, former assistant professor in political science who was attacked by state-controlled newspaper, leaves Hong Kong for UK)
Stand News, August 20, 2021
Hong Kong’s government is crushing the city’s pro-democracy unions
The Economist, August 21st 2021 edition
Hardline Beijing loyalist Arthur Li ‘honoured’ to be named to Hong Kong’s Basic Law Committee
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021
‘Law and order collapsed’: Hong Kong artist Kacey Wong on finding freedom in Taiwan
The Guardian, August 19, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s sweeping Personal Information Protection Law to come into effect on November 1
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021
中国通过个人信息保护法 称世界最严隐私保护(China passes law on protection of personal information, reportedly world's most stringent)
Radio France Internationale, August 20, 2021
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中华人民共和国个人信息保护法(Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Personal Information)
The National People's Congress of China, August 20, 2021
Beijing has a plan for automated governance
Protocol, August 19, 2021
Commentary (评论)
South Koreans Now Dislike China More Than They Dislike Japan
韩国人对中国负面看法加深，年轻人尤甚
The New York Times, August 20, 2021
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
The Chinese government drives support among ambassadors of Muslim countries for the Uyghur genocide
GlobalVoices, August 19, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China pushes adoption of language, cultural symbols in Tibet
Associated Press, August 19, 2021
汪洋出席西藏"解放"七十年庆典 流亡藏人：共产党踩在藏人尸体上庆贺入侵(Wang Yang, member of Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee, attends the 70th anniversary celebration of Tibet's "Liberation"; Tibetans in exile: CPC tramples on corpses of Tibetans to celebrate invasion)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Aims Its Propaganda Firehose at the BBC
Wired, August 18, 2021
Researchers Jailed Over Github Stash of Pandemic Content Banned in China
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
内幕：北京强迫世卫专家在实验室泄漏问题上为北京背书的行为震惊世卫(Insider: China’s actions forcing WHO experts to endorse its narrative on coronavirus origins shocked WHO)
Voice of America, August 19, 2021
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How Chinese pressure on coronavirus origins probe shocked the WHO — and led its director to push back
The Washington Post, August 19, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
公民实验室：苹果在中国的审查渗入港台(Citizen Lab: Apple's China censorship spreads to Hong Kong and Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, August 19, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong activist Andy Li and paralegal plead guilty to foreign collusion conspiracy with media mogul Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2021
Hong Kong court denies bail to 3 student leaders charged under national security law with ‘advocating terrorism’
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2021
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港區國安法｜4港大生控宣揚恐怖主義還押下月再訊 一人原准保釋惟遭律政司提覆核(DoJ immediately appeals bail granted to one of four HKU students charged under national security law; all four are remanded in custody)
Ming Pao, August 19, 2021
Hong Kong protests: opposition activists plead guilty to incitement over unauthorised march, which they claim more than 350,000 people attended
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest 87-year-old man in connection with 2019 Yuen Long MTR station assault
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2021
Society liberals deny political hijacking bid
The Standard, August 19, 2021
Hong Kong protests: radicalisation of youth to commit illegal acts ‘alarming’ since 2019 unrest, ex-leader CY Leung says
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2021
港台新聞報高雄選舉 指「全國一千八百多票站」 遭通訊局強烈勸諭：台灣不是國家(RTHK is strongly advised by Communications Authority not to refer to Taiwan as a country in connection with news reporting on Kaohsiung city magistrate election)
Stand News, August 19, 2021
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Top Chinese internet censor who ‘lost faith in party’ facing trial for corruption
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2021
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
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