Lawyers Told They Cannot Claim Xie Jiao Members Are Innocent
Bitter Winter, January 15, 2020
Some people in China help the party police the internet
The Economist, January 18, 2020
New Hong Kong protester ‘Pillar of Shame’ sculpture to be erected outside Danish Parliament
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020
Coronavirus: second death in China after Sars-like outbreak
The Guardian, January 17, 2020
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“武汉肺炎”蔓延 舆论质疑政府隐瞒 (Public scrutiny heightens on whether authorities withheld information as Wuhan pneumonia spreads to other countries)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2020
基督教迫害监察组织报告称中国迫害情况加剧 (Report from watchdog on religious oppression says persecution in China is worsening)
Voice of America, January 17, 2020
Report on alleged Chinese corruption in Maldives due by June: minister
Reuters, January 17, 2020
China President Xi’s Visit to Myanmar Raises Economic Hopes, Political Concerns
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2020
Police Hunt for and Persecute Buyers of Religious Books
Bitter Winter, January 15, 2020
China Renews Its ‘Belt and Road’ Push for Global Sway
The New York Times, January 15, 2020
Huawei exec set to fight Canada court battle against US extradition
Channel NewsAsia, January 17, 2020
Shanghai introduces facial recognition drug collection terminals to combat abuse by patients and pharmacists
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2020
Hong Kong student who helped found volunteer protest medic group arrested in China, classmates say
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020
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「國難忠醫」負責人被公安帶走 文匯引校方：涉嫖娼被捕且供認不諱 (Founder of volunteer medic group helping Hong Kong's protesters detained in Guangzhou, university says he is arrested on prostitution charges)
Stand News, January 16, 2020
Hong Kong police watchdog postpones report on unrest following legal challenge
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020
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監警會剎停發表批評警方報告 張達明：「等埋司法覆核」理由奇怪 料非法律原因 ("Waiting for judicial review" is strange reason to postpnoe release of IPCC investigative report, says legal expert)
Stand News, January 17, 2020
Ted Hui files court challenge on tear gas chemicals
The Standard, January 17, 2020
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清潔工硬食催淚彈 不准離開崗位 「眼都矇曬」(Government cleaners forced to brace tear gas without protective equipment, as lack of guidelines and fear of salary deduction pressure them to stay on duty)
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020
鄧炳強：從誤導警員等方向調查指控警署內遭強姦案件 (Police chief says case of alleged rape in police station is being investigated on grounds of "misleading police officers" and perjury)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020
‘Police apologise?’ No, Hong Kong rioters should say sorry for chaos they brought to the city, force chief Chris Tang says
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
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Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2020動議譴責警暴 鄧炳強即走 民政專員同離席：政府不認同 (Police commissioner and government staff walk out mid-meeting when District Councillors raise motion to condemn police violence)
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020政府不認同中西區區議會譴責鄧炳強動議 (Government "disagrees" on district council motion to condemn police violence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020
Transitional housing for Hong Kong’s poor not just a job for charities and developers, human rights groups says, urging more government involvement
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
在海外，抖音與微信為何成為「中國威脅論」的延伸？ (How did Douyin and Weixin become the extension of China's threat overseas)
The Initium, January 17, 2020
將香港議題推進美國政治：反修例運動的華府遊說者 (Bringing Hong Kong into American politics: The lobbyists for the anti-extradition movement in Washington D.C.)
The Initium, January 17, 2020
【英國專訪之一】與家人斷絕關係 鄭文傑：收母親不尋常短訊電話 特別提醒小心女友安危 (Interview with Simon Cheng (1): A phonecall from his mother prompted him to cut ties with family to keep them safe)
Citizen News, January 17, 2020
【英國專訪之二】內地嚴刑逼供 鄭文傑四肢被鎖木板 被罵「國家的敵人」(Interview with Simon Cheng (2): Cheng reveals details of his torture: tiger chair, body tied on cross, officials revealed there are other Hong Kongers caught)
Citizen News, January 17, 2020
Documenting the Tragedy in Xinjiang: An Insider’s View of Atajurt
The Diplomat, January 16, 2020
Mass detentions, surveillance, and ethnic repression in China’s far west: the situation right now
SupChina, January 15, 2020
Targeted by Chinese Smear Campaign, Uyghur Leader Learns of Father’s Death
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020
人权组织敦促中国释放人权律师 停止新一轮围捕行动 (Rights group urges China to release human rights lawyers and cease fresh round of arrests)
Voice of America, January 15, 2020
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Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 15, 2020China Continues Nationwide Crackdown on Rights Lawyers, Activists
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020
‘LOL!’: China’s informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2020
Chinese protesters angle for Liu He’s attention as his motorcade whizzes past
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
US lawmakers want sanctions over Americans trapped in China by exit bans
Reuters, January 16, 2020
Top Chinese intelligence agency, ex-EU ambassador embroiled in German spy probe
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
Mystery pneumonia outbreak could have been spread between family members – Chinese officials
Agence France-Presse, January 16, 2020
New Law Requiring 'Ethnic Unity' in Tibet Raises Concerns
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020
林鄭月娥：一國兩制行穩致遠 2047後都不會改變 ("There is reason to believe" One Country Two Systems could continue after 2047 if it is implemented properly, says Carrie Lam)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020
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Carrie Lam says Hong Kong’s capitalist system can only survive beyond 2047 if ‘one country, two systems’ is fully respected
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
林鄭：不接受有指香港出現警暴 強調自己「非常愛護青年人」(Carrie Lam says she "does not accept allegations that there is police violence in Hong Kong")
Stand News, January 16, 2020
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South China Morning Post, January 15, 2020林鄭出席立法會答問會 下月成立A貨「獨立檢討委員會」("Independent Review Committee" to be established next month)
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020
Hong Kong teachers living in fear over protest support
Agence France-Presse, January 16, 2020
Hong Kong security chief defends police tactics amid reports of electroshock weapons being introduced
Hong Kong Free Press, January 15, 2020
11.18營救理大 哈薩克籍浸大生藏汽油彈 還柙57天終獲保釋 (Kazakhstan student remanded for 57 days over PolyU protests finally obtains baipl)
Inmediahk.net, January 15, 2020
Legal challenges filed after Hong Kong police obtain warrants to search seized digital devices
Hong Kong Free Press, January 15, 2020
Sexual minorities in need of equal rights
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2020
Taiwan Deserves to Be a Normal Country
Foreign Police, January 15, 2020
The state of labour relations in China, 2019
China Labour Bulletin, January 13, 2020
威脅傷害新疆家人 世維會主席稱遭噤聲 (Family members of Xinjiang chief threaten Dolkun Isa, president of World Uyghur Congress, to stop criticizing Shohret Zakir otherwise his "family will be at risk")
Ming Pao, January 15, 2020
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Chinese Government Threatens, Intimidates And Slanders WUC
World Uyghur Congress, January 13, 2020
China fears CAA could have repercussions in Xinjiang
The Hindu, January 13, 2020
Court in Beijing Hears Lawsuit From Evicted Family of Rights Lawyer
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2020
Freedom House calls for oversight on China's efforts to influence media abroad
Reuters, January 15, 2020
赴武漢醫院採訪肺炎疫情 無綫等港媒遭公安扣查 要求刪除攝錄片段 (Hong Kong media journalists detained by public security officers and demanded to delete footages taken in Wuhan hospitals)
Stand News, January 14, 2020
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自由之家：中共正扩大在全球的媒体影响力 (Chinese Communist Party is broadening influence on media over the world, Freedom House warns)
Voice of America, January 14, 2020
'Existential threat': Report warns on China risk to human rights
Al Jazeera, January 15, 2020
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人权组织称中国利用影响力压制海外批评
China Uses Growing Clout to Stifle Critics Abroad, Rights Group Says
The New York Times, January 14, 2020Chinese Government Poses Global Threat to Human Rights
Human Rights Watch, January 14, 2020
Students At China’s Top Art School Demand Sacking Of Professor Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
Sup China, January 14, 2020
China is blaming everyone but itself for Taiwan’s presidential election result
Quartz, January 14, 2020
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China needs to show Taiwan respect, says president
BBC, January 14, 2020
Confirmed: China Visitor to Thailand Infected with New Coronavirus Strain
Associated Press, January 14, 2020
State Media Outlines Eight Key Missions for State-owned Enterprise Reforms in 2020
China Banking News, January 14, 2020
Johnson: Huawei critics 'must tell us what's the alternative'
The Guardian, January 14, 2020
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United States presents Britain with fresh intelligence on Huawei risks in last-ditch attempt to block deal
The Telegraph, january 13, 2020
Hong Kong’s ‘yellow economy’ rewards protester-friendly businesses
Agence France-Presse, January 15, 2020
Hong Kong police consider arming officers with electroshock devices and net guns amid protests
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2020
Hong Kong police defuse pipe bomb, arrest four for manufacturing explosives
Reuters, January 15, 2020
大律師公會再促設獨立委員會 徹查 7.21、8.31等事件 建議由終院法官任主席 (Hong Kong Bar Association issues public proposal to Chief Executive, renews urge and offers suggestions on establishing independent commission of inquiry to investigate multiple protest incidents)
Stand News, January 14, 2020
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Hong Kong Bar Association offers city leader Carrie Lam blueprint for independent inquiry into protests
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2020Letter to Chief Executive dated 14 January 2020 and Paper on the Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the Social Unrest in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Bar Association, January 14, 2020
Hong Kong gov’t reveals HK$10bn pension, holiday and transport sweeteners; denies link to recent protests
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2020
港大將啟動審理解除教席 師生校友明日集會聲援戴耀廷 抗議程序不公 (Students and alums to rally in support of Benny Tai and criticize procedural injustice as management commence hearing to review tenure)
Stand News, January 14, 2020
District councillors slam Hong Kong minister over refusal to halt work on controversial HK$50 million musical fountain
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2020
Hong Kong protests: High Court test for warrants that let police search phones
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
政府無法無天是社會亂象的根源 (Government impunity is the source of Hong Kong's turmoil)
Inmediahk.net, January 15, 2020
大選人潮中的香港示威者：我不值得這種自由和平靜 (Hong Kong protester in Taiwan: "I don't deserve this freedom and peace")
The Initium, January 15, 2020
Listening should be first job for Beijing's new man in Hong Kong
Nikkei Asian Review, January 14, 2020
Why Aren’t More Countries Confronting China over Xinjiang?
China File, January 14, 2020
吉林残障访民与外界隔绝 十个月后终获准见家属 (Jailed Jilin rights defender with disability finally sees parents after 10 months incommunicado)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2020
Interview: ‘As Human Beings, Everyone Should Care About This Issue’
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2020
Beijing says Taiwan's unification with China is 'inevitable' despite election result
The Guardian, January 14, 2020
China Tightens Grips on North Korean Defectors
The Diplomat, January 13, 2020
CCP Goes All out Forcing Catholic Clergy Into Official Church
Bitter Winter, January 13, 2020
China says NGO chief barred from entering Hong Kong is 'paying price' for inciting protests
Independent, January 14, 2020
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Denial of Entry to Hong Kong? Our Call, Says Beijing
Human Rights Watch, January 13, 2020
恐襲、海嘯、疫潮：香港人的精神創傷禁忌 (Hong Kong's plague of psychological trauma)
Stand News, January 14, 2020
理大重開須拍卡進出 學生批如監獄、不敢於飯堂進食 ("Like a prison": Students criticize new electronic gates at PolyU entrance, stays away from canteen)
Inmediahk.net, January 13, 2020
Hong Kong protests: High Court test for warrants that let police search phones
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
鄧炳強周四赴中西區議會 回應警方執法質疑 議員網上徵集問題 (Commissioner of Police to attend District Council meeting for Q&A on enforcement actions, councillors gather questions online)
Stand News, January 13, 2020
Take ‘public interest’ into account on whether to bring cases to court, instead of just sufficient evidence, head of Hong Kong Bar Association says in speech
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
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In Full: Hong Kong judiciary has set up ‘task force’ to deal with large number of protest-related trials, says top judge
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2020
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong pledges deeper integration with mainland China province Guangdong amid months of anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
【民間記者會】辦另類年宵 30東區黃店集合「和你宵」 消費贈印花換福袋 (Over 30 shops join protest-themed Chinese New Year markets)
Stand News, January 13, 2020
Hong Kong must heal what the protest-crisis has torn apart, not just relationships but also our minds
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2020
Lord Alton: Hong Kong is the new frontline of freedom
The House, January 13, 2020
香港人的“催泪弹”冰淇淋和“加油”月饼
Tear-Gas Gelato, Foulmouthed Mooncakes and Other Foods Fit for a Revolution
The New York Times, January 13, 2020
Do you hear the (young) people sing? How politics in Hong Kong and Taiwan show it’s time to empower the next generation
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
First Xinjiang, now Tibet passes rules to promote ‘ethnic unity’
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
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新疆之後 西藏立法「保障民族團結」 5 月上路 (Following Xinjiang, Xibet also passes new "ethnic unity" law, effective May 2020)
Stand News, January 13, 2020
新疆维族夫妇被判刑18年 罪名是儿子获瑞典政治庇护 (Parents jailed and sister detained in re-education camp after son received political asylum from Sweden)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2020
China’s Uygur policy, human rights defended by Wang Yi during Africa trip, amid latest US call for sanctions
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020
Uyghurs in Xinjiang Ordered to Replace Traditional Décor With Sinicized Furniture
Radio Free Asia, January 9, 2020
China human rights activist Ding Jiaxi under investigation for ‘incitement of subversion’
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020
‘Inside the big cage’: Hong Kong protester ‘Grandma Wong’ reportedly awaiting trial in Shenzhen
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020
饶舌歌手在中国为何不挑战权力 (Why rappers in China don't challenge authority)
BBC, January 12, 2020
The Moral Hazard of Dealing With China
The Atlantic, January 11, 2020
China’s biggest independent film festival forced to suspend operations indefinitely
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020
蔡英文高票连任，台湾选民对北京说不
In Blow to Beijing, Taiwan Re-elects Tsai Ing-wen as President
The New York Times, January 12, 2020
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Beijing’s man lost by a shocking landslide in Taiwan’s presidential election
Quartz, January 12, 2020Hong Kong protesters fete landslide election win for Taiwan's Tsai
Channel NewsAsia, January 12, 2020
China says will not change position on Taiwan after landslide election
Reuters, January 12, 2020
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China slams nations for congratulating Tsai
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2020China’s dream of using Hong Kong as model for Taiwan’s future is dead
Financial Times, January 11, 2020
Wuhan pneumonia: First death reported by mystery Chinese virus
Independent, January 12, 2020
Mainland Chinese authorities to allow two Taiwan specialists to visit Wuhan to gather information on pneumonia outbreak
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020
Prague mayor hits out at ‘unreliable’ China, as Czech capital switches from Beijing to Taipei in twinning deal
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020
Foreign Students and China’s Soft Power: The Case of Uganda
The Diplomat, January 10, 2020
The Costs Of The Belt And Road Initiative
China Digital Times, January 10, 2020
China facial-recognition case puts Big Brother on trial
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2020
【抗暴之戰】提供施襲者相片警仍稱無證據中止調查 鍾翰林：唔係hea查而係索性唔查 ("No evidence": Police drop investigations into attack on pro-independence student leader)
Apple Daily, January 13, 2020
Hong Kong Bars Human Rights Watch Head
Human Rights Watch, January 12, 2020
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Video: Hong Kong bars Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth from city
Hong Kong Free Press, January 12, 2020
Hong Kong party Demosisto drops support for self-determination after Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow’s election bans
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020
Democrat says pro-Beijing protesters are ‘repeating a lie’ that he was behind Yuen Long mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2020
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珍惜群組等元朗遊行 「沒有林卓廷，沒有 721 」 稱當晚白衫人減輕警察工作量 (Pro-Beijing group rallies in Yuen Long, urges police to arrest Democratic Party legislator Lam Cheuk Ting for "inciting" rioters into Yuen Long to cause attacks on July 21)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2020明報記者元朗採訪期間受襲 編輯部譴責野蠻行為 (Ming Pao journalist attacked while covering pro-Beijing protest in Yuen Long)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2020
逾 3 萬人參與「天下制裁集氣大會」集會 大批防暴警截查 帶走至少兩人 (Over 30,000 attend pre-march rally to call for international sanctions to push for universal suffrage; police harrass with stop-and-search, arrest two)
Stand News, January 12, 2020
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Hong Kong Protesters Rehearse for ‘Anti-Communist March’
Bloomberg, January 12, 2020青年英領館外佈置文宣 警拘一少女 疑在領館範圍內執法 保守黨成員關注 (Teenager arrested for putting up posters outside British consulate, UK legislators concerned about law enforcement in consulate area)
Stand News, January 11, 2020
學界辯論賽辯「重組警隊」等政治議題 19 中學退賽 辯聯：教育局曾致電中學施壓 (19 secondary schools quit inter-school debate after phone calls from Education Bureau exerting pressure about "sensitive topic"; other schools who remain in competition asked to give up students' names)
Stand News, January 11, 2020
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A touchy subject: Hong Kong government accused of stifling debate in city by organisers of schools’ competition
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020
Ex-UK consulate staffer previously detained in China cuts ties with Hong Kong family to avoid 'harassment'
The Telegraph, January 10, 2020
人道支援中醫組織「國難忠醫」負責人廣州被帶走 母親指音訊全無 (Chinese medicine doctor offering humanitarian aid during protests incommunicado since January 8, roommate says he is held under administrative detention in Guangzhou)
Stand News, January 10, 2020
Interviews: 'I Don't Think I Can Go Back to Hong Kong'
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2020
《禁蒙面法》違憲律政司上訴 陳文敏：警無差別放催淚彈 參與和平遊行亦需防毒面具保護 (Indiscriminate use of tear gas means gas-masks are needed even in peaceful protests, argues Johannes Chan in Court hearing for anti-mask law appeal)
Stand News, January 10, 2020
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Hong Kong anti-mask law: ban on face coverings would deal blow to freedom of expression, lawyer argues
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020
Hong Kong gov’t not required to set up new offence to criminalise human trafficking, top court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020
Never mind the praise for Carrie Lam, here come the conditions set for Hong Kong by Beijing’s new envoy
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020
Claims of ‘fake news’ over Hong Kong police conduct should be backed by facts
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2020
Lin Fei-fan: Taiwan’s sense of ‘national doom’ and the expansion of Xi’s imperialist vision
Stand News, January 10, 2020
The impact of Hong Kong protests on Taiwan’s presidential election and cross-strait relations
Global Voices, January 10, 2020
Many Han Chinese don’t mind the gulag for their Uighur neighbours
The Economist, January 11, 2020
被指煽動顛覆國家政權判囚 9 年 王怡不再上訴 準備赴監獄服刑 (Pastor Wang Yi, jailed for inciting subversion, to give up appeal and serve prison term of 9 years)
Stand News, January 10, 2020
央视令妻旧知己芮成钢传快要出狱了 (Jailed CCTV host to finish prison term in 2020, currently in charge of "ideologyl education work" in prison)
Radio France Internationale, January 9, 2020
“扫黄打非”办公布去年十大数据 (Office for “eradicating pornography and illegal publications” releases statistics for 2019: Over 10 million messages censored, 80 thousand websites taken down)
People's Daily, January 10, 2020
Tear gas and water cannons: Hong Kong students brave the front lines to livestream the protests
Reuters, January 10, 2020
World’s biggest debate contest axed livestream of Hong Kong topic as Chinese spectators staged walkout
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2020
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Mainland Chinese spectators, participants ‘walk out’, names redacted as topic on Hong Kong democracy in world’s largest university debate causes stir
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020
Video: China's Top Private Health-Care CEO Says Chinese Employers Discriminate Against Young Women
Bloomberg, January 10, 2020
Does China’s response to LGBT couple in Tmall advert signal acceptance?
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020
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Alibaba Features Gay Couple In Chinese New Year Ad Campaign For Tmall
SupChina, January 9, 2020
‘I Could Never Trust Them’: The China Factor in Taiwan’s Youth Vote
The Diplomat, January 10, 2020
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Taiwan Is the Last Free Place in the Chinese-Speaking World. Can President Tsai Ing-wen Preserve Its Democracy?
TIME, January 9, 2020
中国民办养老院困局
China’s private nursing homes out of reach for most of elderly
Financial Times, January 10, 2020
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Busy Day in Cairo
China Africa Project, January 9, 2020
China-US ties – from Hong Kong to Xinjiang – dogged by lies, ‘fake news’, ‘capitalist dogma’, Chinese ambassador says
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020
港大精神健康研究刊《刺針》：去年每5人有1人疑患抑鬱或創傷後壓力症 近半不求助反映不信任 (Medical study estimates one in five Hong Kongers have depression or PTSD, "comparable to conflict zones": 37.4% show symptoms of depression, 31.6% show symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder)
Citizen News, January 10, 2020
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Hong Kong protests: mental health issues rise drastically with more than 2 million adults showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020Depression and post-traumatic stress during major social unrest in Hong Kong: a 10-year prospective cohort study
The Lancet, January 9, 2020
鄭文傑發帖：與香港內地家屬斷絕關係 望家人不被騷擾 (Former British consulate staff Simon Cheng cuts ties with family in hopes they can "live in tranquility and peace, without external harassment and threat")
Stand News, January 10, 2020
王婆婆去年 811 後未露面 電郵透露在深圳被關押個半月 (Elderly protester "Grandma Wong" detained for 1.5 months in Shenzhen and still not free after release, email reveals)
Stand News, January 10, 2020
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‘Inside the big cage’: Hong Kong protester ‘Grandma Wong’ reportedly awaiting trial in Shenzhen
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020
Hong Kong protests: 31 arrested civil servants suspended from posts
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020
梁美芬指國歌法如未能本地立法程序 唯有直接宣布實施 (Pro-Beijing legislator says "no choice but to directly announce implementation" if National Anthem Bill cannot pass LegCo)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 10, 2020
Hong Kong workers flock to labour unions as new protest tactic
Channel NewsAsia, January 10, 2020
Hong Kong anti-mask law: government starts appeal against court’s decision to declare the ban unconstitutional
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020
涉管理 Telegram 頻道有汽油彈、弓箭等訊息 24 歲女被控兩項煽惑 須還押 (Telegram channel administrator charged with incitement, bail denied)
Stand News, January 9, 2020
去信鄧炳強感謝帶領警隊 林鄭：警員傑出表現 值得高度讚賞 (Carrie Lam issues letter to Commission for Police praising force's "outstanding performance")
Stand News, January 9, 2020
Hong Kong police aren’t even doing their real jobs any more. Carrie Lam must restore discipline in the force
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020
China Steps Up Its Information War in Taiwan
Foreign Affairs, January 9, 2020
Rising to the China challenge: The need for an enhanced all-government China strategy group
King's College London, January 7, 2020
Fighting Fake News And Disinformation In Taiwan: An Interview With Puma Shen
New Bloom Magazine, January 6, 2020
China's Actions in Xinjiang May Amount to 'Crimes Against Humanity,' Says US Rights Report
Radio Free Asia, January 8, 2020
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Nikkei Asian Review, January 9, 2020Congressional-Executive Commission on China: 2019 Annual Report
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, January 9, 2020China contributes to global anti-terror cause with deradicalization efforts in Xinjiang: Foreign Minister
Sina, January 9, 2020
維權律師丁家喜維權人士張忠順戴振亞料遭監視居住 (Rights defense lawyer Ding Jiaxi and activist Zhang Zhongshun are feared to be under solitary residential surveillance at designated locations)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 8, 2020
China's Actions in Xinjiang May Amount to 'Crimes Against Humanity,' Says US Rights Report
Radio Free Asia, January 8, 2020
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Sina, January 9, 2020
維權律師丁家喜維權人士張忠順戴振亞料遭監視居住 (Rights defense lawyer Ding Jiaxi and activist Zhang Zhongshun suspectedly put under solitary residential surveillance at designated location)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 8, 2020
林榮基將於3月在台北開設新銅鑼灣書店 (Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wingkee to open new "Causeway Bay Bookstore" in Taipei in March)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 7, 2020
Latent grievances erupt in massive taxi driver protests across China
China Labour Bulletin, January 6, 2020
Taiwan's China-friendly presidential hopeful faces backlash in divided south
Reuters, January 9, 2020
China province of 80 million claims only 17 people in poverty, sparking debate about official data
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
Recant or die: Alleged threat to self-confessed Chinese spy Wang Liqiang
The Age, January 7, 2020
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Taiwan News, January 9, 2020
TikTok被曝存在严重安全漏洞
Major TikTok Security Flaws Found
The New York Times, January 9, 2020
New Rules, Who Dis: TikTok Overhauls Its Community Guidelines
Wired, January 8, 2020
Tencent and state-owned UnionPay to merge QR code systems for mobile payments in China
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
美國國會報告批評中國侵蝕香港自治 建議執行人權法案 (U.S. Congressional-Executive Committee on China criticizes China's erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy in new report, urges sanctions under new act)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 9, 2020
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美國會報告：港自由人權繼受侵蝕 港府：不應干預內部事務 ("Don't interfere with internal affairs," says Hong Kong government on new U.S. report slamming violation of human rights)
Ming Pao, January 9, 2020
‘Completely groundless’: Hong Kong democrat Claudia Mo slams gov’t claim protesters received foreign training
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2020
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李家超：相信有暴徒曾在外地受訓 每次行動都有目標及劇情 (Secretary for Security John Lee accuses protesters of having "received foreign training" because posters had different languages, protests were very organized and had clear themes)
Stand News, January 8, 2020
Ordinary laundry cycles can handle tear gas residue, says Hong Kong security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2020
Hong Kong police seized more than 3,700 mobile phones from protesters in space of five months and had devices broken into to read contents, security chief reveals
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
周梓樂逝世兩個月市民悼念 廣明苑釀衝突 警拘議員助理 (Citizens gather for commemoration of Chow Tsz-lok's death; clashes break out as police clear blockade, district councillor assistant pepper-sprayed and arrested over straw hat "weapon")
Ming Pao, January 8, 2020
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Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2020
Hong Kong protests: teachers warned online comments are subject to regulations as education chief urges schools to suspend those arrested for serious crimes
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
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Inmediahk.net, January 8, 2020
民政少理區議會 觀塘音樂噴泉照去 觀塘區議會民主派：極度憤怒 (Kwun Tong's Home Affairs Department to go ahead with foundatain construction despite District Council passing motion to suspend project)
Inmediahk.net, January 8, 2020
Carrie Lam is no longer Hong Kong’s real boss, but that’s less worrying than the man who now is
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020
Taiwan’s Election Is a Referendum on Its Identity
Foreign Policy, January 8, 2020
Persecution of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang meets with silence on the arab street
Daily Herald, January 8, 2020
新疆自治區主席稱警鐘長鳴警惕常在 打擊暴力恐怖活動 (New chairman of XUAR government vows to keep up crackdown on "violent terrorist activities" in 2020)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 6, 2020
Chinese Media Campaign to Discredit Movement For Missing Uyghurs Will Fail: #StillNoInfo Founder
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2020
中国律师大抓捕，“709”事件重演？(Fear of another 709 crackdown spreads as rights lawyers get rounded up)
BBC, January 7, 2020
Chinese Authorities Still Holding Five Tibetan Monks Arrested in November
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2020
教育部：推进教材规范管理，义务教育学校不得选用境外教材 (Ministry of Education to tighten control on textbooks, voluntary education schools cannot use "foreign published" teaching materials)
The Paper, January 7, 2020
Chinese propaganda slogan ‘unifying Taiwan by force’ is losing its threatening edge
Global Voices, January 6, 2020
Mass Line Internet Control
China Media Project, January 6, 2020
China’s private nursing homes out of reach for most of elderly
Financial Times, January 7, 2020
武漢不明肺炎患者 隔離須預付萬元 (Wuhan pneumonia patients forced to pay tens of thousands in RMB for quarantine)
Ming Pao, January 7, 2020
China’s Xi meets Kiribati leader after switch from Taiwan
Washington Post, January 6, 2020
‘The New Normal’ for Foreign NGOs in 2020
China File, January 3, 2020
Trump administration pressed Dutch hard to cancel China chip-equipment sale: sources
Reuters, January 6, 2020
Beijing’s new Hong Kong envoy Luo Huining was a surprise choice. Here’s why
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2020
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Reuters, January 7, 2020
【黃色經濟圈】網店「重光號」開張 抵制中國製造 優先請「手足」(Another online store supporting Yellow Economy opens: To hire protesters and say no to China-made products)
Stand News, January 7, 2020
Unpacking the Hong Kong protests factor in Taiwan’s election and the fate of ‘one country, two systems’
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2020
Hong Kong police accuse opposition lawmaker Claudia Mo of spreading ‘fake news’ on the force in interview she gave to British channel
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2020
指在囚人士荔枝角收押所捱冷飯肚瀉 林卓廷去信懲教署投訴 (Legislator makes complaint to Correction Services after detained protesters were fed cold meals in detention causing diarrhea)
Stand News, January 6, 2020
Hong Kong police pepper spray suspected undercover cop in the face
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2020
Hong Kong protests are a call for a rethink of its foundational laissez-faire economic model and immigration policy
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2020
刑檢的政治（文：黎恩灝）(The politics in criminal prosecutions)
Ming Pao, January 7, 2020
差一點就成為防暴警察的女孩 (Interview: "I almost became a riot police officer")
The News Lens, January 6, 2020
【專訪】被昔日同袍割席絕交痛如失戀 前警員：他們不信抗爭者為公義犧牲「咁戇居」(Interview with police-turned-protester: "They don't believe protesters will sacrifice themselves for justice, that's too stupid for them")
Stand News, January 6, 2020
China can still salvage ‘one country, two systems’ in Hong Kong – here’s how
The Conversation, January 6, 2020
維權律師郝勁松涉尋釁滋事被拘 (Rights lawyer Hao Jinsong detained following series of "Xiamen meeting" arrests)
Ming Pao, January 6, 2020
‘Disloyal and two-faced’ Chinese provincial boss accused of ignoring Xi Jinping’s orders facing prosecution
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2020
中国规定对缓刑罪犯电子定位不可超过3个月 (China passes new law that specifies maximum 3-months GPS tracking on criminals with suspended sentence)
Radio Free Asia, January 3, 2020
《少年的你》：中共才是人民唯一信仰？現實主義題材淪為大型政宣片 (The bumpy road for "Better Days" in China: Urban realist films turned to propaganda tool)
The News Lens, January 5, 2020
中國運動員挪威受訓 要求下架法輪功書籍遭拒 (China's skiing team, while training in Norway, demanded local library to take down Falungong related books)
Ming Pao, January 5, 2020
A Mysterious Virus in Central China Has Infected Dozens, Raising Fears of a New Epidemic. Here's What to Know
TIME, January 6, 2020
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Eji Insight, January 6, 2020武漢「不明原因肺炎」排除SARS，2003年後中國建立了怎樣的監測體系？(Causes unknown in pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan: What monitoring system did China establish after Sars in 2003?)
The Initium, January 6, 2020
China’s new urban dwellers really still live in the countryside, study says
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2020
New coach says China men's football players must be ready to fight
Sina, January 6, 2020
How Zimbabwe’s new parliament symbolises China’s chequebook diplomacy approach to Africa
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2020
The real reason China wants peace in Afghanistan
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2020
The Netherlands’ New Year greeting did not go down well in China
Quartz, January 3, 2020
Taiwan Passes Anti-Infiltration Act Ahead of Election Amid Opposition Protests
The Diplomat, January 3, 2020
疑受中国政府压力 藏传佛教“菩提学会”解散 (Buddhist group in Tibet disbanded, followers suspect pressure from Chinese government)
Radio Free Asia, January 3, 2020
China’s Secret Weapon Abroad: Tourists
The Nation, January 3, 2020
Former Google Executive Blasts Company on China
Bloomberg, January 3, 2020
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谷歌前高管:谷歌背弃“不作恶”与中国沙特合作 (Google's former head of international relations blasts company for abandoning "don't be evil" motto in working with China)
Radio France Internationale, January 3, 2020
香港中联办突然换帅，骆惠宁接替王志民
China Replaces Its Top Representative in Hong Kong With an Enforcer
The New York Times, January 6, 2020
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Channel NewsAsia, January 6, 2020
US photography professor who covered ongoing protests barred from Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2020
Taiwan election is make or break for fleeing Hong Kong protesters
Reuters, January 6, 2020
Dozens held in Hong Kong after violence at parallel trading march
The Guardian, January 5, 2020
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【上水和你行】民主黨譴責警方擅自宣布遊行結束 毫無警告下圍捕市民 (Democratic party condemns police for early termination 20 minutes into peaceful march, arbitrary arrests without warning)
Ming Pao, January 5, 2020警上水「和你行」突襲圍捕拘42人 稱：上咗年紀嘅，唔好搞 (Police arrest 42 in "sudden-attack" on peaceful march in Sheung Shui)
Inmediahk.net, January 5, 2020
Britain proposed to boost Hong Kong’s autonomy after return to Chinese rule in 1997 through de facto constitutional court, files show
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2020
Hong Kong teacher suspended for classroom tirade against ‘cockroach’ protesters
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2020
Senior part-time Hong Kong police officer suspended over suspected leaking of protest operational plans on New Year’s Eve
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2020
Hong Kong police identify officer linked to shooting that left foreign journalist blind in one eye, but refuse to release name
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2020
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辯方6度去信索文件不果 官命令案件主管站立 斥：警方永遠拖到最後 (Magistrate slams prosecution for gross delay after police refuse to provide necessay documents after six requests)
Inmediahk.net, January 3, 2020
“有钱就走吧”：香港人的未来在哪里？
Hong Kong Considers the Future: ‘If You Can Afford It, Leave’
The New York Times, January 3, 2020
When will Hong Kong get back to normal? There is no ‘normal’ to get back to
Hong Kong Free Press, January 5, 2020
Is your photo album subversive? How border phone checks are intimidating visitors to China
Hong Kong Free Press, January 5, 2020
國際慈善機構，請站在香港人及普世價值的一方 (International charitable organizations, please stand by Hong Kongers and universal values)
Stand News, January 5, 2020
Arrests over protest fundraising are just part of Hong Kong’s criminalisation of political dissent
Hong Kong Free Press, January 4, 2020
As China’s internet giants expand their global reach, they bring Chinese censorship to the world
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2020
China detains more than 12 lawyers and activists in end of year crackdown – rights groups
Agence France-Presse, January 3, 2020
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Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2020
向習近平畫像潑墨被囚精神病院逾兩年 董瑤瓊近日獲釋 父稱變癡呆判若兩人 (Dong Yaoqing, girl who splashed ink on Xi Jinping's portrait, released from mental institute; father suspects brain damage due to force-fed medication)
Stand News, January 3, 2020
全国人大将开通网上信访平台：通过“中国人大网”注册登录 (National People's Congress to set up online petitioning platform)
The Paper, January 2, 2020
官方未澄清疑似SARS病例 网民转发信息八人被警传唤 (Eight citizens summoned by police for sharing information on unidentified pneomonia outbreak in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2020
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【武漢肺炎】高鐵西九龍站無防疫告示 武漢乘客無戴口罩 (No health warning signs in highspeed-rail station, passengers from Wuhan enters Hong Kong without face masks, say they have not heard of outbreak)
Ming Pao, January 2, 2020
China to promote occupational skill ranking system
Sina, January 3, 2020
台湾黑鹰直升机坠毁，参谋总长沈一鸣等八人死亡
Taiwan’s Top Military Official and 7 Others Die in Helicopter Crash
The New York Times, January 2, 2020
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South China Morning Post, January 3, 2020
China’s Climate Diplomacy 2.0
The Diplomat, January 2, 2020
Police Collect Children’s Blood Without Parents’ Consent
Bitter Winter, January 2, 2020
【元旦大圍捕】首批被捕者獲保釋：路經遭圍捕 被要求換灰衫褲 大部分人未見律師 (Arrested protesters forced to switch into grey uniforms and slippers when released from police station, delayed access to lawyers)
Stand News, January 3, 2020
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【元旦大圍捕】公安條例容許警方定義「暴動」 監警會國際專家小組成員斥違《基本法》(International expert who withdrew from IPCC investigation criticizes kettling-arrest tactic in new years march, says current law allowing police to define "riot" violates rights protected under Basic Law)
Stand News, January 3, 2020學者不排除當局透過大圍捕迫使和理非人士與勇武派割席 (Scholar says mass arrests might be police's tactic to cause rift between peaceful and radical protesters)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 2, 2020Officer removed lawmaker’s goggles to pepper spray him as he displayed ‘passive resistance,’ Hong Kong police say
Hong Kong Free Press, January 2, 2020
新公務員工會批警方終止遊行 政府發稿：公務員不應批評執法行動 如違守則將嚴肅處理 (Civil servants union criticizes early termination of peaceful march, while government warns it to stay silent or face consequences)
Stand News, January 3, 2020
Hong Kong teachers' union is one inciting 'white terror' not us, says Education Bureau
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2020
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立法會教育事務委員會通過成立小組研究學校教材 (Legco education committee to establish working group to review teaching materials in schools)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 3, 2020
Hong Kong protests: civil rights group accuses police of breaking international law after three observers are arrested
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2020
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強烈譴責警方阻撓和拘捕三名人權觀察員 (Civil Rights Observer condemns police for obstructing and arresting three human rights observers)
Stand News, January 2, 2020
Teacher seeks evidence to sue Hong Kong’s top cop after being partially blinded by police projectile
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2020
Hong Kong district councillors kick off new term with pledge to pursue protesters' demands amid anti-government movement
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2020
HKFP Lens: The year that changed Hong Kong forever – May James’s best shots from the frontlines, Part 2
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2020
哈国人权组织创办人缓刑期满获自由 (Kazakh rights group founder Serikzhan Bilash released on December 30)
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2020
China took their parents: the Uighur refugee children of Turkey
Agence France-Presse, January 1, 2020
‘The Darkness Only Deepens’: A Decade Of Stories Of Loss In Xinjiang
SupChina, January 1, 2020
中国如何将新疆穆斯林少数民族改造为工人大军
Inside China's Push to Turn Muslim Minorities Into an Army of Workers
The New York Times, December 31, 2019
Xinjiang's Descent Into Darkness
Foreign Policy, December 30, 2019
哈国人权组织创办人缓刑期满获自由 (Kazakh rights group founder Serikzhan Bilash released on December 30)
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2020
China took their parents: the Uighur refugee children of Turkey
Agence France-Presse, January 1, 2020
‘The Darkness Only Deepens’: A Decade Of Stories Of Loss In Xinjiang
SupChina, January 1, 2020
王怡被重判九年持续引发国际关注 (Heavy sentence on pastor Wang Yi sparks global attention)
Radio France Internationale, January 2, 2020
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South China Morning Post, January 1, 2020China: "Appalling" jail sentence for outspoken pastor makes mockery of religious freedoms
Amnesty International, December 30, 2019前代表律師稱王怡因講道被控煽動顛覆國家 判決不公義 (Wang Yi's former legal representative criticizes unjust judgment for a pastor to be charged with subversion over preaching)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 30, 2019
Five Chinese human rights lawyers, activists detained after secret gathering
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2020
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Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 2, 2020川維權律師來港受阻被拘 (Sichuan rights lawyer prevented from going to Hong Kong, then taken from his home; peers worry recurrence of 709)
Ming Pao, January 2, 2020
人权律师团发表新年献词 形容中国人权大溃烂大倒退 (In new years speech, Chinese human rights lawyers slam "big recession" for human rights in China)
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2020
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Independence Chinese Pen Centre, January 1, 2020
Twelve works of art that chart the emotional upheavals of the Hong Kong protests
Quartz, December 31, 2019
External forces targeting Macau as well as Hong Kong, Chinese official says
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2020
Taiwan president’s New Year address defends law aimed at Beijing influence
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2020
China’s Monumental Year
Foreign Policy, January 1, 2020
中国治藏新模式：思想管控对抗宗教影响 (New mode of governance in Tibet: Using ideological control to combat influence of religion)
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2019
Hundreds arrested in Hong Kong in New Year's Day protests: police
Reuters, January 2, 2020
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【有殺錯無放過】星島：警採新戰略極速大圍捕 部分人或不涉案 (Swift, mass-scale arrests a new tactic by police, sources say; officer admits some arrestees might not have been involved)
Stand News, January 2, 2020銅鑼灣大圍捕 警擴大封鎖範圍阻拍攝 記協批如同新聞封鎖 衝擊新聞自由底線 (Hong Kong Journalist Association slams police for news blockade during kettling operation in mass-arrest in Causeway Bay)
Stand News, January 2, 2020A million attend pro-democracy demo, say organisers, as Hong Kong police halt protest early amid vandalism, tear gas
Hong Kong Free Press, January 1, 2020‘Resist tyranny, join a union’: Huge turnout as Hongkongers hit the streets for New Year’s Day protest
Hong Kong Free Press, January 1, 2020
屯門假「便衣警」警署附近截查市民 六旬男遭搶走21萬現金 (Men pretend to be plainclothes police officers, stop and search citizens near police station, rob 210,000 HKD in cash)
Ming Pao, January 2, 2020
Hong Kong protests: lawmakers and leaders from 18 countries urge Carrie Lam to set up independent panel to probe police conduct
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2020
警拘 5 人涉協助暴動 指使用非法無線電發布警方布防資訊 (Police arrest five on charges of aiding rioting after they used radio to broadcast information of police front-line)
Stand News, January 1, 2020
Education Bureau says it needs to act against Hong Kong teachers found guilty over protest-related misconduct to ensure students’ interests and defend the image of the profession
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2020
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工會轟醫管局拒批街站、查單張如白色恐怖 籲各界對抗政治打壓 (Hospital Autority workers union slams repression after booths got banned and flyers got checked)
Inmediahk.net, December 31, 2019
Hong Kong’s police were once revered. Now they’re just a blunt tool, ex-cop says
Los Angeles Times, December 28, 2019
Interview with Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute: Hon Kong's civil polls might be facing censorship)
The Initium, January 2, 2020
「黃色經濟圈」轉型建基於產業廣泛化 (Expansion of "Yellow Economic Circle" in Hong Kong hinges on diversification)
Stand News, January 1, 2020
Equality watchdog chief’s words on same-sex marriage point to inaction and deference to discrimination
Hong Kong Free Press, January 1, 2020
Hong Kong’s Looming 2047 Question
The Diplomat, January 1, 2020
Inside China’s Push to Turn Muslim Minorities Into an Army of Workers
The New York Times, December 30, 2019
Xinjiang’s Descent Into Darkness
Foreign Policy, December 30, 2019
China jails Protestant pastor Wang Yi for 9 years for ‘inciting’ subversion
Agence France-Presse, December 30, 2019
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中国牧师王怡获刑9年 学者指北京意图警告其他教会 (Beijing wants to send a warning to other churches with pastor Wang Yi's sentence, says scholar)
BBC, December 30, 2019
China internet: Top talking points of 2019 and how they evaded the censors
BBC, December 31, 2019
“脸书”防范台湾大选假新闻侵蚀社媒平台 (Facebook prepares to combat fake news from mainland in upcoming Taiwan presidential elections)
Voice of America, December 30, 2019
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Taiwan News, December 31, 2019
加拿大华人牧师不惧打压为中国信徒祷告 (Pastor in Vancouver prays for Christians in China despite pressure from embassy)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2019
‘China has a grand, strategic plan. We don’t’: how Djibouti became a microcosm of Beijing’s growing foothold in Africa
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2019
China adds 33 drugs to its plan to offer patients more affordable treatment
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2019
China Convicts 3 Researchers Involved in Gene-Edited Babies
The Diplomat, December 31, 2019
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BBC, December 30, 2019
Interview: Hong Kong: reporter blinded covering protests on her bid to sue police
The Guardian, December 31, 2019
天水圍6男女貼文宣被圍捕 孕婦跪地嘔吐未獲即時送院 (Police arrest six in Tin Shui Wai for posting on Lennon Wall, pregnant woman delayed medical treatment for 4 hours after vomiting while being forced to kneel)
Ming Pao, December 31, 2019
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郵包藏丫叉 警扮送貨上門拘大學生 高院拒保釋 (Police officer disguises themselves as courier and delivers catapult and beads, arrests student for possessing offensive weapons)
Stand News, December 31, 2019【1228和你shop】匿名便衣警德福拘4男生控襲警 官：警察應披露編號 ("Police ought to disclose ID numbers," says Magistrate in case where plainclothes officer who made arrest made anonymous in court documents)
Ming Pao, December 30, 2019
Hong Kong braces for fresh protests during new year festivities
The Guardian, December 30, 2019
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600 人中環追悼抗爭者 籲基督徒向不公義説不 盼全球為港人敲鐘祈禱 ("The Grief of Us": Hundreds rally in Central to mourn lives lost in protests)
Stand News, December 30, 2019
Hong Kong education chief warns principals may be fired if they support teachers under investigation over protests
Hong Kong Free Press, December 30, 2019
Crossing the line: Off-duty police officer, paramedic wade into tear gas to aid injured Hong Kong protesters
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2019
PLA’s Hong Kong garrison holds joint drill in city’s harbour in ‘message to radical protesters’
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2019
Hong Kong inmates need better living conditions and complaints system before ‘smart prisons’, human rights group says
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2019
HKFP Lens: The year that changed Hong Kong forever – May James’s best shots from the frontlines, Part 1
Hong Kong Free Press, December 30, 2019
新疆镇压行动中的维吾尔族儿童
In China’s Crackdown on Muslims, Children Have Not Been Spared
The New York Times, December 30, 2019
美国会推进涉疆法案，制裁拘禁穆斯林的中国官员
Congress Wants to Force Trump’s Hand on Human Rights in China and Beyond
The New York Times, December 30, 2019
Thousands Rally in Indonesia, Malaysia to Protest China’s Treatment of Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2019
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South China Morning Post, December 28, 2019
China Denies Jailed Former Xinjiang University President Sentenced to Death
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2019
Chinese court sentences Early Rain Church pastor to nine years jail for subversion
Reuters, December 30, 2019
六四天網黃琦二審維持原判 囚巴中12年 (Activist Huang Qi's sentence upheld during appeal, to serve 12 years prison term in Bazhong)
Ming Pao, December 30, 2019
China axes 'custody and education' system which subjected sex workers to forced labour
Independent, December 29, 2019
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China scraps extra-judicial forced labor for sex workers
Reuters, December 28, 2019
‘Nothing except lies’: Ex-inmate hits back at China over prison labour row
Agence France-Presse, December 29, 2019
中國官媒引述「香港新疆事務屬中國內政」 韓外交部指文在寅被曲解 向中方轉達正確版本 (South Korea's Ministry of Affairs says Chinese state media misquoted president Moon Jae-in, did not reaffirm Hong Kong and Xinjiang issues are China's internal affairs)
Stand News, December 30, 2019
Taiwan's citizens battle pro-China fake news campaigns as election nears
The Guardian, December 30, 2019
2020台湾大选：总统候选人电视辩论聚焦“一国两制”、香港示威和《反渗透法 》(One Country Two Systems, Hong Kong protests, and anti-infiltration law: Taiwan presidential candidates debate before 2020 elections)
BBC, December 29, 2019
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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen says talks with Beijing could resume
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2019
China Expands Drug-Buying Program to Cut Costs for Patients
Bloomberg, December 29, 2019
China’s coal production on the rise, along with reports of mining accidents
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2019
Hong Kong to end year with multiple protests, kick off 2020 with big march
Reuters, December 30, 2019
Hong Kong student beaten by police diagnosed with PTSD, abandons upcoming exams
Hong Kong Free Press, December 30, 2019
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台灣教會支援約二百港人 大部分學生有創傷症候群徵狀 (Taiwan church offers humanitarian aid to 200 Hong Kongers who fled the city, says most students suffer from PTSD)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 30, 2019
港鐵新工會爭公開7.21、8.31CCTV 主席：想擺脫「黨鐵」之名為市民服務 (Newly formed MTR workers union urges disclosure of surveillance footage for Yuen Long and Prince Edward attacks)
Inmediahk.net, December 30, 2019
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江永祥：有人帶示威者入元朗 牽引 721 襲擊 否認最先到場軍裝警「逃走」("Someone brought protesters to Yuen Long" and led to 7.21 attacks, says police in interview; denies officers "fled" after first arriving on scene)
Stand News, December 30, 2019
社協：去年48宗在囚人士企圖自殺 應獨立檢討 (NGO received 48 reports of prisoners trying to commit suicide in jail this year, urges independent review of complaint mechanisms)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 30, 2019
Pro-Beijing party scrambling to find 200 jobs and restore morale of staff crushed in Hong Kong elections
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2019
葉建源認為楊潤雄說法非常不恰當 將校長置於政治風眼 (Legislator slams Secretary for Education after threats that headmasters who support teachers suspended for protest-conduct could face disqualification)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 29, 2019
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Hong Kong protests: school principal hoping to bring warring sides together one sharing session at a time
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2019早前稱自願參與 楊潤雄今指要求出版社提交通識教科書 (Education chief reaffirms "voluntary participation" while reports say publishers required to submit Liberal Studies textbook for review)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 29, 2019
All I want for Christmas is a free Hong Kong: how activists used festive cards to get the word out
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2019
Hong Kong district council elections: will victories for three openly gay candidates pave the way for improved LGBT rights in the city?
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2019
Taiwan seeking legal help from Hong Kong has ‘nothing to do with politics’
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2019
The Hong Kong resistance is only just getting started
Quartz, December 28, 2019
Hong Kong police paid $17 million in allowances related to protest
Hong Kong Free Press, December 28, 2019
In Hong Kong, local entrepreneurs champion the pro-democracy cause
Hong Kong Free Press, December 28, 2019
Hong Kong's year in seven intense emotions
BBC, December 28, 2019
Why China’s crackdown on academic freedom will backfire
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2019
Hong Kong’s election Catch-22: if the vote was valid, you’re disqualified; if it wasn’t, then you lose your seat
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2019
The ‘Infinity War’ in the Streets of Hong Kong
The New York Times, December 27, 2019
India and China may have border disputes, but they find common ground on dealing with protests
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2019
新疆伊犁居民外出须填写请假审批表 (Residents of Ili prefecture required to seek "vacation approval" for leaving their village)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2019
China Sentences Ex-Chairman of Hengfeng Bank to Death
Bloomberg, December 27, 2019
Wife of Jailed Chinese Rights Attorney Sees No Improvement in His Mental State
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2019
新书揭露中国滥发“红通”迫害异议 (New book by activist reveals how China abuses Interpol Red Notice to persecute dissidents)
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2019
上海维权人士宫敏赓因发表支持香港民主运动言论 遭行政拘留5日 (Activist in Shanghai detained for 5 days over speech supporting Hong Kong movement)
WeiQuanQang, December 23, 2019
Charter changes and book burning underline party control of education
China Digital Times, December 26, 2019
‘Grand Theft Auto’ is new battleground for protests in HK
Taipei Times, December 26, 2019
Huang Xueqin: “To resist tyranny, start small”
China Digital Times, December 23, 2019
Turkish protesters march in support of Uighurs after Ozil comments
Reuters, December 21, 2019
Beijing envoy warns EU against ‘disastrous’ curbs on China companies
Financial Times, December 26, 2019
“宗教中国化”：编订社会主义《古兰经》? (A new Quran?: China to reinterpret religious ideologies in further push for "sinification of religion")
Deutsche Welle, December 26, 2019
Japanese Lawmaker Is Arrested in Casino Bribery Investigation
The New York Times, December 25, 2019
State Support Helped Fuel Huawei’s Global Rise
The Wall Street Journal, December 25, 2019
Union groupings square off for numbers match
The Standard, December 27, 2019
早報：港府指責《華盛頓郵報》報導偏頗，稱港警使用武力符合國際標準 (Hong Kong government accuses Washington Post of biased and "groundless" reporting, insists police use of force is in line with international standards)
The Initium, December 27, 2019
大檢控是「依法治港」抑或司法災難？——專訪大律師吳靄儀 (Interview with Margaret Ng: Are mass prosecutions "governing Hong Kong by law" or a judicial disaster?)
The Initium, December 27, 2019
Third day of Christmas clashes in Hong Kong as riot police and protesters roam shopping malls
Agence France-Presse, December 27, 2019
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Vice, December 26, 2019Hong Kong Police Harass Protesters, Shoppers, Residents With Searches, Checks
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2019【睇片 ‧ 曲線證常濫捕？】大埔蒙面便衣警被當示威者 防暴警一度箍頸、推牆制服「自己友」(Video: riot police attack undercover police by mistake)
Stand News, December 26, 2019
【睇片】被警刻意公開身份證資料 《立場》記者晚上再遭指揮官指罵「認得你、搞事、黑記、依間報館有問題」("Problematic tabloid": Stand News reporter targeted by police commander again after officer revealed journalist's HKID to livestream)
Stand News, December 27, 2019
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Privacy chief says grounds for complaint after cop shows reporters’ Hong Kong ID card to cameras
Hong Kong Free Press, December 27, 2019
反對政治迫害印傭 Yuli 500名巿民團結抗爭 (500 Hong Kongers rally in support of deported Indonesian domestic worker)
Inmediahk.net, December 25, 2019
“不敢再回去”：香港书商在台湾的流亡人生 ("I don't dare return": A life of exile for Hong Kong bookseller in Taiwan)
The New York Times, December 24, 2019
「Be water」成金融時報年度字詞：港示威者策略影響各地示威 ("Be water" crowned word of the year for influence on global protests)
Ming Pao, December 23, 2019
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Year in a word: Be water
Financial Times, December 21, 2019
China cannot just rely on its economic might to silence the growing army of critics
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2019
所以，台灣真的需要《反滲透法》嗎？(Does Taiwan need an anti-infiltration law?)
The News Lens, December 27, 2019
《妖風：全球民主危機與反擊之道》：中國「銳實力」，媒體、大學、政商與慈善無聲入侵 (Ill Winds: China's sharp power is infiltrating media, universities, charities and polit-business spheres)
The News Lens, December 27, 2019
Star Wars: How Taiwan’s Celebrities Became Pawns in the Cross-Strait Struggle
The Diplomat, December 26, 2019
中国的新民间宗教
China's New Civil Religion
The New York Times, December 23, 2019
Chinese ambassador refutes US claims about Xinjiang
Uprising Today, December 26, 2019
