China holds firm on Xinjiang as neighbouring Afghanistan poses security concerns
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021
Shein: China fashion giant investigates 'false' anti-Uyghur job ads
BBC News, August 28, 2021
Monday, August 30, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese university appears to ask for lists of LGBTQ+ students for ‘investigation’
The Guardian, August 29, 2021
曾为狱中良心犯呼吁的四川公民肖春在福建被秘密审判 获刑4年 已送监服刑(Xiao Chun, Sichuan citizen who had advocated for prisoners of conscience, is sentenced to 4 years in prison in secret trial in Fujian)
Weiquanwang, August 29, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
中国劳动市场“就业难招工难” 结构性矛盾日趋严重(Difficulties in finding jobs and workers in China's labor market highlight worsening structural contradictions)
Voice of America, August 30, 2021
Intelligence Review Yields No Firm Conclusion on Origins of Coronavirus
美新冠溯源报告部分解密，未就病毒起源下定论
The New York Times, August 30, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China’s Celebrity Culture Is Raucous. The Authorities Want to Change That.
中国扩大网络审查，整顿“饭圈”文化
The New York Times, August 30, 2021
网信办整改动作频频 不准“唱衰中国经济”( In flurry of actions, Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission bans "maligning China's economy")
Deutsche Welle, August 30, 2021
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国家网信办启动清朗·商业网站平台和“自媒体”违规采编发布财经类信息专项整治(Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission of China launches special purification campaign to rectify illegal acquisition, editing, and publication of financial information by commercial website platforms and “self-media”)
Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, August 27, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
China’s Generation N: the young nationalists who have Beijing’s back
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s biggest teachers’ union amends constitution to speed up disbandment under government pressure
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2021
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‘I’ve got evidence’: Hong Kong police chief warns political groups disbanding will not help if they have broken the law
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong children’s books trio remanded in custody after being charged with conspiracy to distribute seditious material
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021
曾任支聯會核數師 何鐵文蘇漢章梁樹賢會計師行：今年1月已辭任(Pro-Beijing Hong Kong daily questions Hong Kong Alliance's auditors on handling of funds involved in "collusion with foreign forces")
Ming Pao, August 30, 2021
Hong Kong director accused of flouting Covid-19 rules over screening to take case to court instead of paying fine
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021
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區議員在辦事處舉行電影放映會 食環署稱將作檢控(Food and Environmental Hygiene Department to pursue criminal prosecution of district councilor organizing film screening in office)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 28, 2021《幻愛》放映會被發限聚令告票 導演周冠威：冇恐懼 分享電影 樂在其中(Director Kiwi Chow among those given violation tickets for joining film screening, says he has no fear and feels joy of sharing movie)
Stand News, August 28, 2021
Why Hong Kong’s Democratic Party is not worried about its future despite unseating of sole opposition lawmaker
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2021
Hong Kong independent bookstore Bleak House Books to close
Hong Kong Free Press, August 29, 2021
A virtual Noah’s Ark: Hongkongers race to archive democracy movement amid city-wide purge
Agence France-Presse, August 28, 2021
Hong Kong protests: student faces up to 7 years in jail after pleading guilty to rioting over role in PolyU siege
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021
2人參與反國歌法示威分別判社服令及監禁7個月(2 sentenced to community service and 7 month in jail, respectively, over 2020 anti-National Anthem Law protest)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 28, 2021
Hong Kong is eighth safest city in world overall, but ranks badly when it comes to personal and environmental security
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2021
Hong Kong Newspaper Treated as Agent of Foreign State in US
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2021
Friday, August 27, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
台日党派高层会议 形容两地面对中国是“命运共同体”(In high level talks, Taiwan and Japan officials describe both countries as a "community with a shared destiny" facing China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2021
反感中国威胁 过半数美国人支持派军捍卫台湾(Reflecting negative view on China's threat, more than half of Americans support sending troops to defend Taiwan)
Voice of America, August 27, 2021
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For First Time, Half of Americans Favor Defending Taiwan If China Invades
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, August 26, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
供奉达赖喇嘛法像 四川石渠约六十名藏人被捕(About 60 Tibetans are detained in Shiqu, Sichuan for possessing Dalai Lama’s picture)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China’s Celebrity Culture Is Raucous. The Authorities Want to Change That.
The New York Times, August 27, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Chinese Activist Plans Street Protest Over Forcible Vaccination Program
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Big Tech’s excessive 996 overwork culture in China is illegal without extra compensation, top court reminds employers
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021
Explainer | How is China’s regulatory crackdown already hurting its economy?
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021
A Chinese university seems to be making a list of LGBT+ students. No one knows what it will do with the information.
SupChina, August 26, 2021
UK watchdog fines banned Chinese broadcaster
Agence France-Presse, August 27, 2021
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英国通信管理局再次对CGTN处以罚款(Chinese state broadcaster CGTN is fined again by Ofcom after it resumes broadcasting in UK)
Deutsche Welle, August 27, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese Police Kept Buying Cellebrite Phone Crackers After Cellebrite Said It Ended Sales
The Intercept, August 26, 2021
中国监管再出一招，直击网络科技巨头核心技术—算法(Chinese regulators target algorithm—core technology of Internet giants)
Cyberspace Administration of China, August 27, 2021
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国家互联网信息办公室关于《互联网信息服务算法推荐管理规定（征求意见稿）》(Cyberspace Administration of China’s "Administrative Regulations on Recommendations of Internet Information Service Algorithms (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" )
Cyberspace Administration of China, August 27, 2021
华尔街日报：中国拟禁止数据密集型科技公司在美上市(WSJ: China to ban data-heavy tech firms from listing in U.S.)
Voice of America, August 27, 2021
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China Plans to Ban U.S. IPOs for Data-Heavy Tech Firms
The Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong security chief levels ‘profiteering’ charge against fund set up to help 2019 protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2021
Hong Kong national security law: police information grab sparks fears over broad nature of powers and suspects’ rights
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021
教協週六召開特別會員大會 決議修改會章放寬解散門檻(Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union to convene extraordinary general meeting on Saturday for resolution to lower threshold for disbanding)
Stand News, August 27, 2021
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Role of UK judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal - update
The UK Supreme Court, August 27, 2021
University of Hong Kong student leader granted bail pending national security ‘terrorism’ trial
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister: Time to Let Taiwan Work With the UN
The Diplomat, August 27, 2021
Clearer picture needed on film censorship
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2021
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
不顾北京反对 台日将举行安全对话(Taiwan and Japan to hold security dialogue—despite China’s opposition)
Deutsche Welle, August 26, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese Citizen Who Documented Wuhan Outbreak Falls Ill in Prison Hunger Strike
公民记者张展狱中绝食抗议，身体状况急剧恶化
The New York Times, August 26, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
How China's Ultra-Loyal Web Army Silences Beijing's Critics
Bloomberg, August 25, 2021
China streaming site cancels idol shows in industry crackdown
Radio France Internationale, August 26, 2021
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