The Guardian view on Britain and China: It’s complicated
The Guardian, February 21, 2019
After the responsible stakeholder, what? Debating America’s China strategy
Texas National Security Review, February 2019
Cross-straits relations in 2019
Fairbank Center Blog, February 19, 2019
China’s master-plan rings alarm bells in Hong Kong
The Economist, February 21, 2019
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Greater Bay Area plan receives mixed reaction in Guangdong province, still work to do for Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2019
被列非法社團 民族黨上訴遭駁回 行會:或訴諸暴力實現港獨 (Gov’t rejects National Party’s appeal on ban, says “no reasonable guarantee” that violence will not be used in future)
The Stand News, February 21, 2019
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Hong Kong’s ban on pro-independence National Party upheld, as gov’t rejects appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019
本土派向國際申訴港府打壓廣東話 促終結「普教中」(Localists to raise international awareness of gov’t suppression of Cantonese, urge termination of Mandarin-medium teaching for Chinese language in schools)
Inmediahk.net, February 22, 2019
Singapore activist sentenced to jail after refusing to pay HK$11,600 fine for hosting Joshua Wong Skype talk
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019
“We dream of being free from violence & oppression”: Saudi sisters stuck in Hong Kong after fleeing kingdom
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019
【移交逃犯】台灣時代力量反對借修例 將台灣納中國一部份 (Taiwan’s New Power Party opposes Hong Kong’s amendment of fugitive law, rejects categorization of Taiwan as part of China)
Inmediahk.net, February 21, 2019
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法政匯思就政府建議修訂引渡相關法例之聲明 (Statement of the Progressive Lawyers Group on the government’s proposal to amend extradition laws)
The Stand News, February 21, 2019
U.S. won’t partner with countries that use Huawei systems: Pompeo
Reuters, February 21, 2019
Taiwan gov’t approves draft same-sex marriage bill following referendum
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019
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Taiwan: Draft law to allow same-sex marriage is a huge step forward for human rights
Amnesty International, February 21, 2019
High tech used to detect rogue police
Global Times, February 21, 2019
Guideline to enhance security on campuses
China News Service, February 21, 2019
卡舒吉案激怒美国,沙特转向亚洲和中国?
Amid trouble with the West, Saudi Arabia looks East
The New York Times, February 21, 2019
傅政华:司法行政机关要建立领导干部直接听取批评意见机制 (Minister of Justice Fu Zhenghua requires judicial administrative organs to establish system for leaders and cadres to directly listen to criticisms from the public)
The Paper, February 21, 2019
湖南3名省管党员领导干部被开除党籍 (Xie Jin, head of Hunan Province Changsha City Tianxin District, punished by discipline committee for buying books “smearing Party and state leaders” from oversea)
People's Daily, February 21, 2019
人权组织呼吁挽救藏语 释放政治犯扎西文色 (Human rights groups issue joint letter on Int’l Mother Language Day: Save the Tibetan language, release Tashi Wangchuk)
Voice of America, February 22, 2019
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NGOs call for unconditional release of Tashi Wangchuk, Tibetan language advocate
Human Rights in China, February 21, 2019
China’s rights activists face torture, detention, “disappearance”: Report
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2019
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Defending rights in a “no rights zone”: Annual report on the situation of human rights defenders in China (2018)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 21, 2019
Why China is reactivating its “work-unit people”
Sixth Tone, February 21, 2019
CNN question “What do you think is the main reason behind the U.S. campaign against Huawei?” goes trending on Weibo
What’s On Weibo, February 21, 2019
台湾陆生向中国国台办申诉 掀起箝制学术自由争议 (China demands university in Taiwan reduce its mainland student quotas; mainland students report professor for “spreading ideology,” sparking academic freedom concerns)
BBC News, February 22, 2019
Economic woes hurt Chinese journalists as much as censorship does
The Economist, February 21, 2019
Background: Wang Yi 王怡
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 22, 2019
最高检:切实防止案件“带病”批捕、起诉 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate pushes for early involvement of procuratorial organs in major sensitive cases to assist public security in investigation)
Legal Daily, February 21, 2019
九部门:不得将限制生育作为录用女职工的条件 (Nine ministries, including Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Ministry of Education, issue notice to ban gender discrimination during hiring process)
Xinhua, February 21, 2019
Rising Uyghur soccer player Erfan Hezim back with Chinese team after release from Xinjiang internment camp
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2019
Fears for Uyghur comedian missing amid crackdown on cultural figures
The Guardian, February 22, 2019
Energy executives abroad ensnared in China’s Xinjiang crackdown
Deutsche Presse-Agentur International, February 21, 2019
China spiriting Uyghur detainees away from Xinjiang to prisons in Inner Mongolia, Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2019
Wary of Xinjiang backlash, China invites waves of diplomats to visit
Reuters, February 21, 2019
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挡不住舆论压力 中国再邀外交官访新疆再教育营 (China invites more diplomats to visit Xinjiang amidst mounting international pressure)
Deutsche Welle, February 22, 2019
澳大利亚籍维吾尔人求助其政府 称妻儿在新疆面临扣押危险 (In fear for son’s safety, Australian Uyghur seeks help from government after wife was sent to re-education camps)
BBC News, February 21, 2019
American firm, citing ethics code, won’t sell genetic sequencers in Xinjiang
Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2019
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China uses DNA to track its people, with the help of American expertise
The New York Times, February 21, 2019
Distrust of Beijing is at the heart of Hongkongers’ opposition to extraditing fugitives to the mainland
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2019
Global assault on NGOs reaches crisis point as new laws curb vital human rights work
Amnesty International, February 21, 2019
傘運關鍵詞書寫筆記(一):假如雨傘是失敗的,為何有必要重啓記憶?(Umbrella Movement keywords: If the movement is a failure, why reboot memories?)
The Initium, February 20, 2019
China will likely corner the 5G market—and the U.S. has no plan
Wired, February 20, 2019
團體發表聯合聲明反對修訂逃犯條例 憂法治變得更脆弱 (Joint civil society statement opposing extradition law amendments expresses rule of law concerns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 20, 2019
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陳文敏:修移交例 已簽國或重新檢視協議 (Legal Scholar Johannes Chan: Foreign countries might re-evaluate existing extradition agreements in light of proposed amendments)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2019
Mixed reactions in Hong Kong as Beijing sets out strategic integration plan for southern China “Bay Area”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 19, 2019
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【大灣區】朱凱廸批港人必定是被規劃 「無渠道決定內容,立法會都唔得」(Legislators slam Hong Kong’s development in Greater Bay Area plan for lack of channel for public participation, including through LegCo)
Inmediahk.net, February 20, 2019China’s Silicon Valley blueprint has plenty of holes
Bloomberg, February 19, 2019
Hong Kong activist Edward Leung fends off riot allegations over Mong Kok unrest as lawyer accuses authorities of bias
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2019
东南亚各国是否选择华为?5G网络成政治问题 (Do Southeast Asian countries accept Huawei for 5G? That’s now a political question)
Voice of America, February 21, 2019
英国网络安全主管称华为风险可控
UK cyber security chief says Huawei risk can be managed
Financial Times, February 21, 2019
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Huawei hasn't yet fixed its security vulnerabilities, says UK’s NCSC overseers
The Register, February 20, 2019
Huawei founder says he would defy Chinese law on intelligence gathering
CBS, February 20, 2019
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Why low profile Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has grabbed the microphone to defend telecoms giant
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2019
中纪委内设机构调整:扩充案件监督管理、案件审理等部门力量 (Structural adjustments for Central Commission for Discipline Inspection expand case management, adjudication powers)
The Paper, February 21, 2019
UK vulnerable to Chinese interference, report says
BBC, February 20, 2019
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China–UK relations: Where to draw the border between influence and interference?
RUSI, February 20, 2019
教育部:全面推进共建“一带一路”教育行动 (Ministry of Education promotes “Belt and Road” education campaign; 60 Chinese schools operate education programs in 23 “Belt and Road” countries with 317 thousand students visiting China)
Central People’s Government, February 20, 2019
Former military chief of staff sentenced to life imprisonment
Xinhua, February 20, 2019
Facing an aggressive Beijing, Taiwan's president issues a warning to the world
CNN, February 20, 2019
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Taiwan says no compromise on democracy after opposition’s China peace overture
Reuters, February 20, 2019
李锐葬礼上的哀悼与争议
In Beijing, a Communist funeral for an inconvenient critic
The New York Times, February 20, 2019
China recruits professional firefighters for the first time. 99.9% of them are required to be men
SupChina, February 20, 2019
Defending rights in a “no rights zone”: Annual report on the situation of human rights defenders in China (2018)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 21, 2019
Int’l Mother Language Day: Dear Xi Jinping, embrace cultural and linguistic diversity
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2019
Public Security Bureau sub-bureaus open in Beijing, visits to foreign NGO offices in Jiangsu, and representative office training in Yunnan
China NGO Project, February 20, 2019
China closes A Tibetan-Canadian student was attacked online after winning student council elections. She thinks Beijing is to blame
Global Voices, February 20, 2019
本台寄政治書到台灣 有快遞公司拆件查驗 (SF Express cites requirements of Taiwan culture department justifying opening packages to examine books; department denies it has imposed screening regulations)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 20, 2019
Manufacturing creativity and maintaining control
MERICS, February 14, 2019
王峭岭:709李和平律师之子李泽远被株连不准办护照的情况通报 (Son of 709 lawyer Li Heping banned for third time from applying for a passport)
Weiquanwang, February 21, 2019
Police reopen alleged rape case amid justifiable defense debate
Sixth Tone, February 20, 2019
李克强主持召开国务院常务会 要求制定涉企法规规章和规范性文件必须听取相关企业和行业协会商会意见 使政府决策更符合实际和民意等 (Primer Li Keqiang: Administrative regulations and normative documents involving enterprises must involve input from the industry)
Central People’s Government, February 20, 2019
全国社会组织登记管理工作视频会议在京召开 (Ministry of Civil Affairs organizes meeting for social organization registration, saying to “firmly guide social organizations to be grateful to the Party, listen to the Party, and follow the steps of the Party”)
Central People’s Government, February 19, 2019
British Muslims rally to the Uyghur cause
Bitter Winter, February 20, 2019
大灣區的警務合作(文:呂秉權)(Police cooperation in the Greater Bay Area)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2019
Why must Pope Francis come to China?
The Union of Catholic Asian News, February 20, 2019
The silver lining: Canadians know the truth about the ruthless Chinese government
Globe and Mail, February 19, 2019
China borrows from totalitarian playbook with Xinjiang camps
Sydney Morning Herald, February 20, 2019
Silencing Hong Kong’s national-anthem protests will deepen fear, not love, of China
Quartz, February 19, 2019
Xi: China must never adopt constitutionalism, separation of powers, or judicial independence
The Diplomat, February 19, 2019
China and Venezuela: Business partners against human rights
Bitter Winter, February 19, 2019
University chief in Hong Kong says he was not under pressure to leave out word “national” in title of Taiwanese alma mater for biography
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2019
申訴專員促教育局檢討非華語學生支援 (Ombudsman urges Education Bureau to step up support for non-Chinese speaking students)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 19, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismisses calls for public consultation on fugitive transfers, citing urgency of Taiwan case
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejects concerns about city’s autonomy under China’s Greater Bay Area plan
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019
全国首个人工智能创新发展试验区在北京成立 (Beijing opens first AI development test zone)
Beijing News, February 20, 2019
Britain warned it could be cut out of future Five Eyes intelligence over Huawei
Sydney Morning Herald, February 20, 2019
Never mind Huawei: U.S. is already winning the 5G race, Cisco report claims
Washington Post, February 20, 2019
Tencent’s live streaming notice
Niko Partners, February 18, 2019
China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries
Associated Press, February 20, 2019
New Zealand former PM denies writing glowing pro-China piece for Beijing paper
The Guardian, February 20, 2019
China’s leaders want more babies, but local officials resist
Associated Press, February 19, 2019
台湾拟修法:签署两岸和平协议须透过全民公投决定 (Taiwan’s proposed amendments: Cross-strait peace agreements must be decided by referendum)
Radio France Internationale, February 19, 2019
贵州省委书记调研茅台集团:增强呵护茅台品牌的政治责任感 (Guizhou Province Party Secretary asks Maotai, luxury alcohol SOE, to enhance its political responsibilities)
The Paper, February 19, 2019
求助外交官 成都基督徒遭传唤 (Christians threatened, interrogated for meeting with German diplomat)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019
旅美中国民主党华盛顿快闪行动 (Democracy Party of China activists hold flash-mob in Washington)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019
Some NGOs able to continue longer-term temporary activities for a second year
China NGO Project, February 19, 2019
《柏林,我爱你》删除艾未未执导片段
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei is cut from film; producer cites “fear of China”
The New York Times, February 20, 2019
“The Wandering Earth” seen as propaganda coup for China's ideologists
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019
“It’s hopeless but you persist”: An interview with Jiang Xue
New York Review of Books, February 19, 2019
Chinese Good Samaritan questioned over assault appeals to social media for justice
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019
身份信息遭冒用 “被法人”现象频发 (Identity theft victim wrongly listed as judgment defaulter and facing travel ban finds it procedurally difficult to prove innocence and clear name)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2019
How an exposed Chinese database gave a glimpse of real-time monitoring in Xinjiang
Associated Press, February 20, 2019
Uyghurs in America aim to keep language alive
Voice of America, February 20, 2019
从老党员到分裂分子,维吾尔学者恐以“煽颠罪”被判刑 (From former CPC member to separatist: A Uyghur scholar faces charges of inciting subversion of state power for “spreading Islamic and Arab culture through academic channels”)
Voice of America, February 20, 2019
This Australian baby boy has spent his whole life trapped in China’s police state. Now his dad wants him out
Buzzfeed News, February 19, 2019
“Man returns to his native Xinjiang and disappears” — a story too common for the headlines
Global Voices, February 19, 2019
当中国变成了21世纪的生存威胁
How China brings us together
The New York Times, February 18, 2019
Russia to China: Together we can rule the world
Politico, February 17, 2019
China’s master plan: A weak Indian regime to emerge from elections
Hindustan Times, February 15, 2019
The world must save the Uyghurs
The Diplomat, February 15, 2019
China’s State Council reveals details of Greater Bay Area plan to turn Hong Kong and 10 neighboring cities into economic hub
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019
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Many in Hong Kong fear greater integration with mainland China
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2019
【移交逃犯】紐大學者孔傑榮:中港無引渡安排 因中國人權紀錄有問題 (Hong Kong has no extradition agreement with China because of its human rights record, says legal scholar)
The Stand News, February 19, 2019
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Hong Kong, China, “rendition” and human rights
Jerome A. Cohen, February 18, 2019
【移交逃犯】戴啟思:堵塞漏洞之說有誤 單次移交建議值得憂慮 (Bar Association chairman: It is wrong to categorize proposed extradition law as “closing loopholes”)
The Stand News, February 18, 2019
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The long arm of the law: Returning fugitives from justice
The Stand News, February 18, 2019
Legco ban on photocopying files of Hong Kong immigration chief’s curious 1996 exit is ridiculous, former Government Records Service director says
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2019
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters march to Kwong Wah Hospital, claiming city’s health care system overwhelmed by mainland Chinese migrants
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2019
DQ案上訴遭駁回 梁國雄:一定打到去終審法院 (Court of Appeal rejects Long Hair’s challenge to his disqualification, ousted lawmaker will appeal to Court of Final Appeal)
Inmediahk.net, February 15, 2019
香港正在测试“智能”监狱的高科技监控系统 (Hong Kong is testing smart prisons with high-tech surveillance systems)
Radio France Internationale, February 15, 2019
Shenzhen facial recognition firm remains silent after major data leak revealed
Caixin, February 16, 2019
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Chinese company leaves Muslim-tracking facial recognition database exposed online
Zero Day Net, February 14, 2019
China’s social credit system shows its teeth, banning millions from taking flights, trains
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019
【秋雨教會】人權組織:中國警方前往泰國 跨境盤問當地華人基督徒 (Autumn Rain crackdown: Human rights organizations says China is sending police to Thailand to interrogate Chinese Christians)
The Stand News, February 18, 2019
China key suspect in pre-election hack against major parties
Sydney Morning Herald, February 18, 2019
China pressing Canadian companies to call Taiwan part of China, state documents show
The Star, February 15, 2019
Chinese province defends ban on children taking “illegal” Tibetan language classes
Agence France-Presse, February 19, 2019
Protests at Canadian universities raise concerns about Chinese government involvement
China Digital Times, February 18, 2019
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Activist accuses Chinese government of meddling after McMaster speech disrupted
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019China denies role in backlash against Tibetan student’s election at University of Toronto
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019
Gamifying propaganda: Everything you need to know about China’s “study Xi” app
What’s On Weibo, February 18, 2019
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Alibaba is the force behind hit Chinese Communist Party app: Sources
Reuters, February 18, 2019
四部门:要求加强地图进出口管理 避免“问题地图”的产生 (Four ministries to regulate printing, importing, exporting maps to avoid “problematic maps”
People’s Daily, February 18, 2019
“你就是我,我就是你”,习近平引领媒体融合走上快车道 (“You are me, and I am you”: Xi Jinping fast-tracks media convergence for CPC propaganda)
The Paper, February 18, 2019
UK schools should halt further deals with China’s Confucius Institutes until review completed, Conservative Party watchdog says
Hong Kong Free Press, February 18, 2019
The trouble with obedience
China Media Project, February 18, 2019
艾未未:“取消片子的理由是我的政治身份”
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s segment cut from “Berlin, I Love You”
Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2019
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Chinese censorship the talk of Berlin after Zhang Yimou film pulled from festival – and no wonder
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2019
中国审查魔手钳制弹幕 先审后播取缔即时评论 (China’s censorship extends to “bullet-screen” commentary in live stream videos)
Voice of America, February 16, 2019
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Real-time censorship for real-time comments
SupChina, February 15, 2019
【專訪《寒冬》】揭新疆再教育營內幕 跨宗教網媒 Bitter Winter 總監:中共打壓只會聯合信徒力量 (Interview with Bitter Winter: CCP’s religious crackdown will only unite followers)
The Stand News, February 16, 2019
指遺憾王全璋案無公開審訊 港大律師公會:削內地司法制度信心 (Hong Kong Bar Association expresses lack of confidence in mainland judicial system, says it is regrettable that Wang Quanzhang has no public trial)
Ming Pao, February 19, 2019
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香港大律師公會就王全璋一案之聲明 (Hong Kong Bar Association’s statement on the conviction of Wang Quanzhang)
Hong Kong Bar Association, February 19, 2019
Police embedded in grass-roots Communist Party cells as security grip tightens on Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2019
黄琦母亲见多国外交官后再度被控制
Mother of jailed Chinese rights activist under police guard in own home
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2019
習近平:法治要從國情出發 決不能走西方「司法獨立」路 (China’s rule of law must proceed from national conditions, cannot follow path of Western judicial independence)
The Stand News, February 16, 2019
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加强党对全面依法治国的领导 (Xi Jinping: Strengthening CPC leadership on ruling the country according to law)
Qiushi, February 15, 2019
All 7 Uyghur escapees recaptured in Mukdahan, Thailand
Bangkok Post, February 17, 2019
“我也是维吾尔人”:海外维族人要求公开失踪亲属下落
“Show me that my father is alive.” China faces torrent of online pleas
The New York Times, February 17, 2019
Yeshiva University students attend rally to protest Chinese internment of Uyghurs
YU Commentator, February 17, 2019
County in Xinjiang: A case study in destroying faith
Bitter Winter, February 15, 2019
從華為發現中國的政治部署,是在變相控制他國命脈 (Huawei is a glimpse of China’s campaign to seize other countries’ lifelines)
The News Lens, February 15, 2019
Why so glum, China? Relative to their level of prosperity, the Chinese are unhappy
The Economist, February 14, 2019
In China, government policies tell us more about the economy than GDP numbers
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2019
胡漢清向政府提出今屆任期內應就23條立法作諮詢 (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference member says HK government should begin Art. 23 consultation before term ends)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 14, 2019
香港民主派反对港府逃犯引渡新安排 林荣基拟离港避引渡 (Hong Kong democrats oppose proposed amendments to extradition arrangements, escaped bookseller considers leaving city)
Voice of America, February 14, 2019
囚犯日後或須戴電子手帶 智慧監獄設三大系統作高科技監管 (“Smart prison” measures introduced in Hong Kong, biometric surveillance and cameras detecting “abnormal behavior” begin testing in 4 centers)
The Stand News, February 14, 2019
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Tracking wristbands, video monitoring systems and drug-detecting robots – Hong Kong tests how to make its prisons “smart”
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2019
因批评华为 澳洲智库赞助商遭警告 (Huawei sends warnings to sponsors of Australian think tank that published criticisms against it)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019
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Huawei heaps pressure on Telstra, Google over think tank funding
Sydney Morning Herald, February 14, 2019
美国将禁止中国设备进入5G市场
Administration readies order to keep China out of wireless networks
The New York Times, February 14, 2019
Chinese facial recognition company left database of people's locations exposed
CNet, February 13, 2019
Why experts say Canada should follow Australia’s lead on China in wake of Huawei crisis
The Star, February 13, 2019
Huawei battles for hearts and minds in global soft power push
Associated Press, February 14, 2019
云南因人因户因村制订脱贫计划,并引入大数据管理平台 (Yunnan to implement big data central platform for poverty alleviation scheme)
People’s Daily, February 15, 2019
長春警泄公民信息 助黑社會強迫賣淫 (Jilin Changchun police officer arrested for sending citizen information to triads for forced prostitution)
Ming Pao, February 15, 2019
Chinese police arrest suspect for selling tracking services to debt collectors
TechNode, February 14, 2019
Haley tried to block appointment of Chinese diplomat to key U.N. post. He got the job anyway.
Foreign Policy, February 14, 2019
Beijing intensifies lobbying of Pacific nations to recognise Taiwan as part of One China
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019
China to fund installation of modern facilities at Pakistan-Afghan border crossings
Voice of America, February 12, 2019
涉书商桂民海案,瑞典驻华大使被调查
Sweden investigates its ambassador to China after report of secret talks to free publisher
The New York Times, February 14, 2019
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Swedish ambassador to China recalled after bizarre meeting over detained bookseller
Washington Post, February 14, 2019
Wife of missing former Interpol chief removed from political body
Caixin, February 14, 2019
China tries to stop academics from taking its constitution literally
The Economist, February 14, 2019
Little red app: Xi’s thoughts are (surprise!) a hit in China
The New York Times, February 14, 2019
India proposes Chinese-style Internet censorship
The New York Times, February 14, 2019
中国屏蔽“微信”敏感话题的效果有限 (China’s censorship of sensitive topics on WeChat may have limited effect)
Voice of America, February 14, 2019
Huawei video in Chinese school exam sparks product placement row
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2019
China sets up camp in Tibet's Shigatse to train party workers in “correct thought”: report
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019
Chinese newspapers fold amid growing censorship, falling incomes
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019
黄琦案新聘律师会见不成遭撤换 (Huang Qi’s new lawyer denied meeting, removed from case)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019
We have taken note of condition of Uyghurs in China: Indian Government
Economic Times, February 14, 2019
Police in Chinese Muslim heartland banned from drinking alcohol – even off duty
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2019
新疆再教育营教师面临被哈国遣返 (Kazakh teacher who fled camps faces repatriation to Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019
揭新疆内幕 哈国人权组织遭起诉 (Mainland Chinese group petitions Kazakh court to ban volunteer organization that collects information about missing persons in Xinjiang camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2019
土耳其谴责中国在新疆践踏人权后面临北京经济威胁
Turkish-Chinese tensions escalate over Uyghurs
Voice of America, February 13, 2019
Pelosi signals strong U.S. Congress concern over Uyghur political “re-education camps”
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2019
Hong Kong identity and the rise of Mandarin
The Diplomat, February 14, 2019
From Beijing 2008 to Beijing 2022: Should we boycott China’s winter Olympics?
Bitter Winter, February 14, 2019
牆外百科牆裡人:中國大陸的維基編輯們 (Bringing knowledge into the wall? Wikipedia editors in mainland China)
The Initium, February 13, 2019
[Angela Gui] “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t?” I won’t.
Medium, February 13, 2019
A letter to Xi Jinping: Time to reset relations
Financial Times, February 12, 2019
“Trojan horse”: Hong Kong’s China extradition plans may harm city’s judicial protections, say democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, February 13, 2019
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港男在台杀女案:放宽引渡限制提议引政治打压忧虑 (Proposal to amend extradition arrangements stirs worries of political suppression)
BBC News, February 13, 2019【專訪】政府倡容單次移交逃犯到大陸 吳靄儀質疑違人權公約 憂無23條也可被移交治罪 (Margaret Ng questions extradition law amendments as violation of human rights treaties; lack of fair trial and convictions outside of Art. 23)
The Stand News, February 13, 2019郭榮鏗引述李家超稱已展開與內地就逃犯安排協議商討 (Security chief has already begun talks with mainland China on fugitive extradition arrangements, issue is not open for public consultation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 13, 2019
More than 70 per cent of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong work over 13 hours a day, Chinese University survey shows
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019
Huawei and Pacific reset update
SupChina, February 13, 2019
Apple removes 700 social media apps from China store
Global Times, February 13, 2019
热切与中国修好的捷克为何对华为“变脸”?
Huawei was a Czech favorite. Now? It’s a national security threat
The New York Times, February 13, 2019
German minister backs tougher rules on telecoms suppliers
Reuters, February 12, 2019
Beijing readies for possible high-tech Cold War
Global Times, February 12, 2019
报告指特朗普以错误方式反击中国
Trump trying to counter China in the “wrong way,” former officials say
The New York Times, February 13, 2019
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Course correction: Toward an effective and sustainable China policy
Asia Society U.S. China Task Force, February 7, 2019
China’s two-child policy under fire as parents’ bank account frozen for having third child
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019
Malaysia's Anwar tells Southeast Asian nations to defend territory against China
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019
How Africa is converting China
UnHerd, February 13, 2019
Inside China’s crackdown on young Marxists
Financial Times, February 13, 2019
Supervisors at religious places
Global Times, February 13, 2019
Taiwan’s indigenous are still seeking justice on the democratic side of the Taiwan Strait
SupChina, February 13, 2019
Public security infographic: Make sure foreign NGOs have filed!
ChinaFile NGO Project, February 13, 2019
Police fail to crack case of burgled China scholar Anne-Marie Brady
New Zealand Herald, February 13, 2019
The dawn of the little red phone
China Media Project, February 13, 2019
Banned in Berlin: Why China said no go to Zhang Yimou
Variety, February 11, 2019
All out effort to hide China’s persecution of religion
Bitter Winter, February 10, 2019
政法大学教授曝中国司法机关骇人内幕 (China University of Political Science and Law professor discusses gross abuse of criminal procedures in online legal training video)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2019
150 pastors arrested at year-end gathering
Bitter Winter, February 13, 2019
美国不该对中国的互联网审查姑息讨好
China’s online censorship stifles trade, too
The New York Times, February 12, 2019
Roderick MacFarquhar: The scholar who wrote the leading history of China’s Cultural Revolution as it happened
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019
Egyptian billionaire: Trump is right about China
CNBC, February 11, 2019
調查:7成外傭每日工作逾13小時 部分面對情緒問題 (Survey: 70% of foreign domestic workers work over 13 hours per day, some face emotional problems)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 13, 2019
Fugitives face extradition to Macau, Taiwan and mainland China under Hong Kong government proposal to amend law this year
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019
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保安局擬修例容許個案形式移交逃犯 啟動前需特首批准 (Security Bureau proposes amendment to fugitive law to allow extradition to other countries without pre-existing agreements)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 12, 2019Hong Kong is considering changing the law on transferring fugitives – so how are extraditions dealt with now, and why are there no deals with mainland China, Taiwan and Macau?
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019
Hong Kong mulls electronic vote counting trial across 3 functional constituencies during 2020 legislative election
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2019
Hong Kong’s leader orders full review of monitoring system for mega bridge after late documents scandal
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019
EU considers response to China hacking after U.K. evidence, sources say
Bloomberg, February 12, 2019
Securing the Digital Silk Road
CCP Watch, February 12, 2019
New Pentagon report warns of Russian and Chinese laser threats to U.S. satellites
CNN, February 12, 2019
Air New Zealand flight’s U-turn sparks claims of China tensions
The Guardian, February 12, 2019
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Air NZ plane forced to turn around after airline forgot to remove reference to Taiwan
Stuff, February 12, 2019
US Senator Marco Rubio proposes legislation to counter “Made in China 2025” while top China hands warn White House to “course correct” Beijing relationship
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019
Senior figure at Chinese energy giant under investigation
Caixin, February 12, 2019
Shanghai’s blood plasma scare, Beijing’s legitimacy
China Digital Times, February 11, 2019
How “three billboards” inspired China’s gay rights activists
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019
李凈瑜:访美求援受到最强烈回响 (Lee Ching-yu, wife of jailed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che, expresses gratitude for strong responses during her U.S. visit)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019
Chinese students slam union candidate over separatist posts
Global Times, February 12, 2019
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A recap of the Scarborough Campus Students’ Union elections
The Varsity, February 10, 2019
Table Manners: Are women really banned from the banquet table at Chinese New Year?
The World of Chinese, February 12, 2019
Photo gallery: The face of China’s #MeToo movement enters the fray
ChinaFile, February 12, 2019
Why China’s younger generation (sort of) loves Jiang Zemin
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019
Shock in China after Zhang Yimou film set during Cultural Revolution is pulled from Berlin festival
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019
【金像獎】流亡導演應亮入圍最佳編劇 陸媒「河蟹」提名名單 (China censors award to exiled director nominated for best screenplay in annual Hong Kong Film Awards)
The Stand News, February 12, 2019
China claims it has no “Gulags,” but satellite imagery shows 3 new ones coming up in Tibet
The Print, February 12, 2019
China to deepen procuratorial reform
Xinhua, February 12, 2019
Partial victory for China’s detainees
East Asia Forum, February 12, 2019
Taiwan critical of Manila's sending of its nationals to China (update)
Focus Taiwan, February 12, 2019
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Taiwan finds regrettable deportation of nationals to China by the Philippines
Manila Bulletin, February 12, 2019
The mysterious case of the missing Kazakh-Chinese refugee
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019
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新疆商人逃离中国 家属向各国政府求救 (Family of Kazakh refugee calls for aid as China asks for extradition from Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019
Ethnic Kazakh man who fled China sent back to Thailand
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019
Next stop Xinjiang for one of China’s rising political stars Wang Junzheng
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019
Families of missing Uyghurs call for “proof of life” videos from Chinese government
The Guardian, February 12, 2019
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“我也是维吾尔人”:亲属要求当局公开失踪家人下落 (#MeTooUyghur: Families call for authorities to disclose news of relatives sent to camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019China issues Turkey safety alert after Ankara’s “vile” statements about treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019
互联网冲击下,市场化媒体大批死去,党报则复活了 (With the rise of the Internet, commercial media dwindle, state media are revived)
CNPolitics, February 11, 2019
Beijing to outline plans for Greater Bay Area development within days, says Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2019
【跨性別權益】民調指近 7 成港人撐立法免歧視 司法覆核卻先輸一仗 (Poll: 70% of Hong Kongers support discrimination law protecting transgender rights; judicial review sees first defeat)
The Stand News, February 11, 2019
Hong Kong pro-democracy party chief Wu Chi-wai may give up Wong Tai Sin district seat after 20 years
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2019
One-third of new applicants for Hong Kong elderly welfare payments stand to lose out on thousands per month because of rise in age threshold
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2019
小小的在华体验中心如何帮Facebook赚大钱?
How Facebook’s tiny China sales floor helps generate big ad money
The New York Times, February 11, 2019
Pompeo warns allies Huawei presence complicates partnership with U.S.
Reuters, February 11, 2019
China’s new cybersecurity measures allow state police to remotely access company systems
Recorded Future, February 8, 2019
46 UK parliamentarians urge English-language testing body IELTS to remove “China” from Taiwan designation
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2019
How the Pentagon countered China’s designs on Greenland
Wall Street Journal, February 10, 2019
Film by China’s Zhang Yimou withdrawn from Berlin festival competition days before its world premiere
Agence France-Presse, February 12, 2019
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张艺谋"一秒钟"柏林撤映改映"英雄" (Zhang Yimou’s “One Second” film withdrawn from Berlin film festival, film “Hero” will be shown instead)
Mtime, February 11, 2019
A tragedy on China’s highways illustrates the true cost of next day delivery
China Labour Bulletin, February 11, 2019
Reddit users rebel after China-owned Tencent said to be leading funding round
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2019
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Tencent invests in Reddit as global battle with Bytedance escalates
TechNode, February 11, 2019
藏人當選多倫多大學學生會長 遭陸生留言謾罵、聯署要求推翻結果 (Newly-elected Toronto University student body president faces backlash from Chinese students for reported “close ties” with Tibetan organization)
The Stand News, February 12, 2019
Censored on WeChat: A year of content removals on China’s most powerful social media platform
Global Voices, February 11, 2019
China targets Twitter users critical of Venezuela’s Maduro
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019
How official Chinese propaganda is adapting to the social media age as disaffection spreads among millennials
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2019
Blockbuster nationalism and viral propaganda
China Media Project, February 10, 2019
江天勇狱中拜年 余文生妻求助人大
Chinese human rights attorney calls home ahead of scheduled release
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019
余文生妻子去信栗戰書促釋放丈夫 (Yu Wensheng’s wife sends letter to National People’s Congress Standing Committee chief Li Zhanshu asking for release of jailed husband)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 11, 2019
Uyghur crackdown: “I spent seven days of hell in Chinese camps”
BBC, February 12, 2019
China releases video of Uyghur poet said to have died in custody
The Guardian, February 11, 2019
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Turkey hits China hard over Uyghur. Why now?
Hurriyet Daily News, February 11, 2019Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hami Aksoy
Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 9, 2019Why is Turkey breaking its silence on China’s Uyghurs?
The Diplomat, February 12, 2019
Hong Kong doctors join localist protest against one-way permit scheme, as mainland migrant influx blamed for stretched hospitals
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2019
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To mainland Chinese “Hong Kong drifters,” the allure of becoming a permanent resident in the city is fading
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2019Explainer: Why doctors and nurses say Hong Kong’s health system is sick
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2019
Hong Kong protesters call for better elderly, land and labour policy on third day of Lunar New Year
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2019
The Internet, divided between the U.S. and China, has become a battleground
Wall Street Journal, February 9, 2019
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5G economics: Is the Internet in danger of splitting?
Al Jazeera, February 9, 2019
Huawei deals for tech will have consequences, U.S. warns EU
Bloomberg, February 8, 2019
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Huawei threatens lawsuit against Czech Republic after security warning
The New York Times, February 8, 2019China-EU 5G research project to continue despite growing concerns about Huawei
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2019
China supports Russia’s persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Bitter Winter, February 10, 2019
【一帶一路】傳真社:迪拜世界入稟高院控招商局港口 違反港口特許經營權 (Factwire: Djibouti Belt and Road project challenged in Hong Kong courts; Chinese state owned company sued by port operator for causing revocation of port exclusivity rights)
Ming Pao, February 10, 2019
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首宗「一帶一路」項目鬧上香港法庭 招商局港口被指無視特許經營權吉布地建新碼頭
Legal battle for control of Djibouti ports comes to Hong Kong
Factwire, February 10, 2019
China link possible in cyber attack on Australian Parliament computer system, ABC understands
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2019
劳工维权给习近平的“中国梦”蒙上阴影
Workers’ activism rises as China’s economy slows; Xi aims to rein them in
The New York Times, February 11, 2019
Visa for exiled Tiananmen activist to return home for father’s funeral cancelled hours after it was issued
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2019
The death and revival of independent film in China
Variety, February 7, 2019
China entertainment endures “bitter winter” after crackdowns
Agence France-Presse, February 11, 2019
Translation: Zhang Qianfan on academic censorship
China Digital Times, February 8, 2019
China's multi-billion dollar media campaign “a major threat for democracies” around the world
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2019
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Beijing’s global media drive a “threat for democracies”
China Digital Times, February 8, 2019
国际特赦:维权律师江天勇或遭酷刑 (Amnesty International: Jiang Tianyong likely tortured in jail)
Voice of America, February 8, 2019
Wife of jailed Chinese rights lawyer takes protest to Supreme Court
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2019
Revealed: 17 Australian residents believed detained in China's Uyghur crackdown
The Guardian, February 10, 2019
Blackwater’s Erik Prince, China and a new controversy over Xinjiang
Bloomberg, February 10, 2019
新疆“再教育营”:维吾尔音乐家死亡 土耳其要求中国关闭拘留中心
Turkey demands China close camps after reports of musician's death
BBC News, February 10, 2019
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Watch: The musician Turkey mourns in its protest of China’s Uyghur detention camps
Quartz, February 10, 2019Turkey urges China to end mass detention of Muslims
The New York Times, February 10, 2019
No halal please: Meet China’s pig vigilantes
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2019
新疆人权危机阴影下,美国企业赚钱忙 (U.S. companies busy making money amid Xinjiang human rights crisis)
Voice of America, February 9, 2019
Uzbekistan urged not to hand ethnic Kazakh over to China
Reuters, February 8, 2019
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中国政府试图越境拘捕新疆商人 (China attempts to arrest Kazakh businessman outside borders)
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2019
China secretly transferring Uyghur detainees from Xinjiang to Shaanxi, Gansu province prisons
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2019
Shopping with friends, and fracas, in China's Xinjiang
Sydney Morning Herald, February 10, 2019
焦点对话:中国监控领先世界,一人两个摄像头?(Conversation: China leads the world in surveillance, 2 cameras watching each person)
Voice of America, February 9, 2019
The road out of poverty and to gender equality in Hong Kong starts at school
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2019
ChinaFile conversation: Where is China’s foreign policy headed?
ChinaFile, February 8, 2019
Beijing’s Olympics paved the way for Xinjiang’s camps
Foreign Policy, February 8, 2019
130 American Muslim imams, scholars and community leaders sign a statement on the ongoing oppression of Uyghur Muslims
Muslim Matters, February 7, 2019
We can’t tell if Chinese firms work for the Party
Foreign Policy, February 7, 2019
Still the Heritage Foundation’s darling: Hong Kong has the freest poor people in the world
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2019
Don’t let China take the world hostage
Bloomberg, February 6, 2019
Whose hearts, livers and lungs are transplanted in China? Origins must be clear in human organ research
The Conversation, February 6, 2019
Hong Kong’s policies are outdated and inhumane: Transgender people deserve better treatment
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2019
China’s human rights abuses threaten the state of our union
Washington Post, February 5, 2019
A holiday in Xinjiang: What it’s like being a tourist inside a police state
The Diplomat, February 4, 2019
Calmer political days in Hong Kong result in drop in donations for pro-democracy groups at Lunar New Year fair
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2019
Concern group urges mainland tourists not to come to Hong Kong during protest at cross-border bus stop
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2019
How Facebook’s tiny China sales floor helps generate big ad money
The New York Times, February 7, 2019
Any Western country using Huawei or other Chinese tech makers in major projects will risk consequences, U.S. ambassador warns
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2019
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China hacked Norway software firm Visma to steal client secrets, cybersecurity company says
Straits Times, February 6, 2019German ministers meeting to discuss how to deal with Huawei in 5G auction: Source
Reuters, February 6, 2019Denmark expels two Huawei workers over work permits, as Norway warns of espionage risk
Agence France-Presse, February 5, 2019Trump likely to sign executive order banning Chinese telecom equipment next week
Politico, February 8, 2019
海康威视、大华技术被点名,美议员称其为北京“木偶” (Video: Hikivision, Daihua tech named in U.S. senator’s warning against Chinese surveillance tech)
Voice of America, February 7, 2019
Millions are on the move in China, and Big Data is watching
Sydney Morning Herald, February 6, 2019
U.S.-China tech rivalry creating “splinternet”
China Digital Times, February 6, 2019
How hackers used a PowerPoint file to spy on Tibet’s government-in-exile
Cyberscoop, February 4, 2019
NSW Liberals took donations from figure linked to pro-Beijing group and Huang Xiangmo
The Guardian, February 7, 2019
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Australia bans politically connected Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2019
What gave Beijing an edge in 2022 Olympics decision? “Everything is easier in dictatorships” says world ski chief Gian Franco Kasper
Agence France-Presse, February 5, 2019
自由之家报告:新疆再教育中心遭谴责
China slammed in global freedom, democracy report
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2019
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Freedom in the world 2019: Democracy in retreat
Freedom House, February 5, 2019
緬甸萬人上街促擱中資水壩工程 轟中國經濟參與形同霸凌 (Citizens in Myanmar protest China’s dam construction project, economic bullying)
The Stand News, February 8, 2019
China faces barrage of criticism over jailing of human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2019
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六大国际律师协会声讨北京:王全璋无罪 (Lawyers associations from six countries confront Beijing over Wang Quanzhang)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2019维权律师家属望团聚 来年充满风险
Wife of jailed Chinese rights lawyer spends new year outside jail
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2019
Wife of Taiwan activist Lee Ming-che, jailed by China, will attend Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech
The Washington Post, February 6, 2019
Mothers of jailed Chinese rights defenders shine light on sons’ cases and “injustice”
Voice of America, February 4, 2019
Chinese state media giant CGTN registers as foreign agent in U.S.
Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2019
U.S. town arts center removes paintings depicting president Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2019
Jailhouse informants and wrongful convictions
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, February 7, 2019
China denies secret approach to jailed bookseller’s daughter
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2019
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桂民海女兒稱有大使代表聲稱可安排見父親 條件要噤聲 (Daughter of detained Gui Minhai approached by representative of Chinese embassy in Sweden, offered meeting with father on condition of silence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 8, 2019
Chinese dissidents to be resettled in Canada, Thai lawyer says
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2019
These Uyghurs fled to Australia to escape persecution but Beijing’s crackdown followed them
The Washington Post, February 8, 2019
She fled China’s camps, but she’s still not free
Foreign Policy, February 6, 2019
The future of Uyghur cultural — and halal — life in the year of the pig
SupChina, February 6, 2019
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新疆各地强迫穆斯林过春节及吃猪肉
Chinese officials force Muslims to drink, eat pork at festival
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2019
Protest in New York over fate of China’s Uyghurs
Agence France-Presse, February 7, 2019
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Uyghurs demand an end to mass incarcerations ahead of 22nd anniversary of Ghulja Massacre
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2019
UNHRC set to blast Israel 7 times, but mum on China’s Muslim imprisonment
The Jerusalem Post, February 5, 2019
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UN: Act to end China’s mass detentions in Xinjiang
Amnesty International, February 4, 2019Rights groups urge UN to probe China’s “severe abuse” in Muslim Xinjiang
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2019
The learning curve: How Communist Party officials are applying lessons from prior “transformation” campaigns to repression in Xinjiang
Jamestown Foundation, February 1, 2019
“熊猫的利爪”:加拿大媒体人警示中国渗透 (“Claws of the Panda”: veteran Canadian journalist warns of China’s influence)
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2019
What do the Huawei indictments mean for the future of global tech?
ChinaFile, February 2, 2019
【專訪】社工盧浩元:殘疾人士是最有需要一群 又是被社會遺漏一群 (Interview with Hong Kong social worker: Persons with disabilities is the group who needs the most help, yet the most forgotten in society)
The Stand News, February 1, 2019
Hong Kong journalist sues police for damages after alleged assault during 2016 unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2019
【旺角大衝突】三大學生會偕港獨組織辦三周年集會 不忌諱參加者論港獨 (Student organizations hold 3rd anniversary event for Fishball conflict)
Ming Pao, February 2, 2019
司法覆核爭改性別敗訴 跨性別男將上訴終院 (Transgender man to appeal against decision that full sex-change surgery is mandatory to change gender on official documents)
The Stand News, February 1, 2019
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Transgender people must have full sex change surgery to switch gender on gov’t ID, court affirms
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2019Hong Kong: Court ruling a setback in fight for equality for transgender people
Amnesty International, February 1, 2019
朱凱廸提選舉呈請 質疑鄉郊選舉主任無權政治審查 (Eddie Chu files election petition to challenge disqualification from rural representative election)
Inmediahk.net, February 1, 2019
Chinese app names and shames bad debtors
Financial Times, February 4, 2019
New site tracks gaps in Apple’s Chinese app store
China Digital Times, February 3, 2019
Happy Lunar New Year: how big security data is scanning the holiday crowds in China
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2019
Exclusive: Mobile network operator's body GSMA considers crisis meeting over Huawei
Reuters, February 2, 2019
中国称至少80名长春问题疫苗涉案官员受到处理 (China says at least 80 officials disciplined over vaccine scandal)
Voice of America, February 3, 2019
The Church of Almighty God: Nearly 11,000 arrested in 2018
Bitter Winter, February 2, 2019
Chinese “underground” bishop gains official recognition: State media
Channel NewsAsia, February 2, 2019
“我其实比他们更自由”
“I’m actually freer than they are”
Human Rights Watch, February 3, 2019
周永康儿媳再推文指在北京处境不安全 (Jailed Zhou Yongkang’s daughter-in-law says she is “not safe”, apologizes for failing to protect integrity of the law while she enjoyed power)
Radio France Internationale, February 3, 2019
年关将至 美国华人吁中共释放政治犯 (Protests outside Chinese embassy in San Francisco against political imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2019
北大法学教授张千帆传遭检举鼓吹西方 宪法学导论被失踪 (Peking U professor Zhang Qianfan’s textbooks on constitutional law taken off-shelf under tightened scrutiny against western influence)
Radio France Internationale, February 2, 2019
Story of Yanxi Palace: how China finds fresh political drama in lavish Qing dynasty epics
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2019
寒门状元之死背后:中国言论寒冬中的自媒体窘境 (How a viral article subsequently accused of fabrication reveals the difficulties of independent media inside China)
BBC News, February 1, 2019
住所外被裝人臉識別門禁 李文足:年卅晚到看守所高牆外陪全璋過年 (Facial recognition cameras installed outside Li Wenzu’s residence)
The Stand News, February 4, 2019
Yang Hengjun: lawyers denied access to Australian held in China
The Guardian, February 3, 2019
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中國拘澳洲籍作家 律師要求會面被拒 (China denies lawyer’s request to see jailed Australian author Yang Hengjun)
The Stand News, February 3, 2019
李净瑜赴美求助:丈夫被大陆强劳 (Wife of jailed activist Li Mingzhe calls for international aid as she is banned from visiting, says Li has no warm clothes, no food, and overworked)
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2019
Blackwater founder’s new company strikes a deal in China. He says he had no idea.
The New York Times, February 1, 2019
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Xinjiang: Ex-Blackwater chief's security firm linked to China training centre
BBC News, February 1, 2019
再教育营内情曝光:每周都有人突然消失 (More details inside the camps: disappearances every week)
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2019
从疫苗丑闻看中共执政的合法性
If a government can’t deliver safe vaccines for children, is it fit to rule?
The New York Times, January 31, 2019
China’s attack on human rights and the rule of law continues
The Washington Post, January 31, 2019
【專訪】司法覆核爭男性身份 跨性別Q先生:盼助同路人爭取權利 (Interview with Q, the man who challenged Hong Kong’s mandatory requirement on transsexuals to undergo full-body surgery before recognizing gender)
The Stand news, January 31, 2019
“坦克人”拉开2019年香港六四纪念活动序幕 (Artwork of the “Tank Man” in Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year’s market begins memorial activities for 30th anniversary of June Fourth)
Voice of America, January 31, 2019
2018年度全国信息安全标准化技术委员会全体会议在京召开 (National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee host annual conference, urging to use Xi Jinping Thoughts to guide cybersecurity standardization works)
Cyberspace Administration of China, January 31, 2019
We need to talk about Huawei: Europe debates ban on Chinese tech giant over fears of back doors in 5G networks
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2019
China eases IPO rules for new tech board
The Standard, February 1, 2019
这些新规今起实施:侵犯民警执法或被追刑责,金融信息将严控 (Several regulations effective today: criminal liability on undermining police authority, tighter regulations on financial information detrimental to stability)
The Paper, February 1, 2019
维稳新招:北京实名制购买烟花 (Following Xinjiang and Tibet, Beijing now requires real-name registration and ID verification for fireworks purchases)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2019
Chinese Govt urged to legitimise babies of unmarried woman to tide over low fertility crisis
The Hindu, January 31, 2019
NGOs urge UN to adopt resolution on China's human rights abuses
Nikkei Asian Review, January 30, 2019
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HRIC among 40 NGOs Worldwide Urging UN Resolution on China’s Rights Abuses
Human Rights in China, January 30, 2019
Media outlet monitoring Uyghur persecution in China vows to continue work despite ban, arrests
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2019
中共禁兒童赴寺院學藏文、參與宗教活動 人權觀察促撤禁令 (Human Rights Watch urges authorities to retract ban on Tibetan children attending language classes in monasteries)
The Stand News, January 31, 2019
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China: Tibetan children banned from classes
Human Rights Watch, January 30, 2019
妄议中央? 网民被控寻衅滋事 (Netizen faces possible heavy sentence over online speech, charges changed various time as Court struggles to decide whether content amounted to defamation of country’s leaders)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2019
China says it has no motivation to inflate data as Beijing pursues slower but “quality growth”
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2019
司法部五年改革纲要:四年内律师达62万,设立国家律师学院 (Ministry of Justice announces 5-year reform framework, state-run national lawyers academy to be set up)
The Paper, January 29, 2019
北约秘书长敦促中国依法公正对待被拘押的加拿大公民 (NATO secretary general urges China to treat detained Canadians “fairly and with due process”)
Voice of America, January 31, 2019
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NATO chief: China must treat arrested Canadians fairly
Associated Press, January 31, 2019
Exposed: China's surveillance of Muslim Uighurs
Al Jazeera, February 1, 2019
Erik Prince company to build training center in China's Xinjiang
Reuters, January 31, 2019
A China-controlled internet? Why tech giant Huawei roils Western fears.
The Christian Science Monitor, January 30, 2019
Detained blogger revealed true picture of Chinese information warfare
The Sydney Morning Herald, January 26, 2019
”Very high chance” lost papers on Hong Kong’s scandal-hit Sha Tin-Central Link destroyed on purpose, says legislator Tanya Chan
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2019
Lawmakers and NGOs call for longer consultation on archives law and access to information regime
Hong Kong Free Press, January 31, 2019
支聯會年宵籌募經費 盼四月重開六四紀念館 (Hong Kong Alliance raises funds in hopes of reopening June Fourth memorial museum)
Inmediahk.net, January 30, 2019
Exclusive: EU considers proposals to exclude Chinese firms from 5G networks
Reuters, January 31, 2019
China unveils guideline on science and technology innovation board
Xinhua, January 31, 2019
「霧霾又回來了!」 環保和GDP之間,到底該如何選擇?(The smog is back: how does China choose between pollution and GDP?)
The Initium, January 31, 2019
全国人大常委会组成人员分组审议外商投资法草案, 建议进一步研究外商投资企业投诉工作机制 (NPC Standing Committee reviews draft Foreign Investment Law, might establish system for national security review)
Legal Daily, January 31, 2019
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China fast tracks new foreign investment law as US talks loom
Channel NewsAsia, January 30, 2019
Xi’s tough talk on Taiwan backfires, as Tsai support surges
Associated Press, January 30, 2019
中央宣传部、中央文明办部署开展2019年传统节日文化活动 (Central Publicity Department notice for carrying out cultural activities for traditional festivals in 2019, asking to “turning traditional festivals into patriotic festivals”
Xinhua, January 29, 2019