Chinese Supporters of HK Protests Under Pressure
Since late July, Beijing has worked to promote its own counternarrative against protesters in Hong Kong. By this account, encapsulated in a recent letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which...
View ArticleBeijing Blasts Germany After Joshua Wong’s Berlin Visit
Hong Kong democracy activist and Demosistō co-founder Joshua Wong traveled to Germany yesterday, where he met with Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin. Wong was among several high-profile activists...
View ArticleHong Kong: “We Yearn for Freedom with our Resounding Voices”
A song titled “Glory to Hong Kong” has quickly become the de facto anthem of the protest movement which has taken to the streets for the past three months calling for withdrawal of a proposed...
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China’s Economic Power Mutes Responses to Australia, Apple Hacks
On Sunday, Reuters’ Colin Packham reported on an Australian intelligence report blaming China’s Ministry of State Security for cyberattacks on the country’s parliament and three biggest political...
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Police Violence Now Primary Concern of Hong Kong Protesters
The five demands put forth by protesters in Hong Kong in recent months include a full and impartial investigation into police brutality, following several incidents of violence in which protesters were...
View ArticleTikTok: Censorship and Xinjiang in “the Last Sunny Corner on the Internet”
The explosive popularity of short video platforms like Douyin and Kuaishou has brought correspondingly intense scrutiny from China’s censors. New content rules in January were so detailed that they...
View ArticleMonopolized Past and Future Struggle as PRC Turns 70
Ahead of Tuesday’s showcase of homegrown military technology to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic, NPR’s Emily Feng described the occasion’s symbolic importance,...
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Teenage Protester Shot in Hong Kong as National Day Protests Turn Violent
After police banned a planned march in Hong Kong on China’s National Day, protesters organized a series of unauthorized protests throughout the city, some of which in Kowloon and the New Territories...
View ArticleNew Mobile Accounts to Require Facial Recognition Test
At Quartz, Jane Li reports on a statement released late last month by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, that anyone applying for a new mobile and data service plan will need to have...
View ArticleThe Teens and Young Adults Behind HK’s Protest Movement
Youths in their teens and early twenties make up a significant proportion of the protesters in Hong Kong. Living regular lives on weekdays and donning protest gear to attend rallies on weekends has...
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CUHK Campus Under Siege as Chaos Overtakes Hong Kong Protests
[Update: November 13, 9:45 am PST: For up-to-the-minute updates on the situation at CUHK and elsewhere in Hong Kong, please check Hong Kong Free Press and this Twitter list compiled by freelance...
View ArticleFormer U.K. Consulate Staffer Alleges Torture While Detained in China
Simon Cheng, the 29-year-old Hong Kong resident formerly employed by the U.K. consulate who was detained in China for 15 days in August and accused in state-affiliated media of “soliciting...
View ArticleHK Protesters Vow to Keep Pressing Following Pro-democracy Election Victory
At The New York Times, Keith Bradsher, Austin Ramzy, and Tiffany May report on the overwhelming victory for pro-democracy candidates in Sunday’s local district council elections in Hong Kong: It was a...
View ArticleChina Imposes Sanctions on U.S. NGOs over Hong Kong Bill
Last week, President Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which had earlier been passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The act would impose penalties on the...
View ArticleGuangzhou Hosts Global Lawyers Forum Amid Ongoing “War on Law”
Guangzhou hosted 800 legal professionals from 57 countries at the Global Lawyers Forum this week. The event partly coincided with International Human Rights Day on Tuesday, which the E.U. delegation to...
View ArticleHuang Xueqin: “To Resist Tyranny, Start Small”
Independent journalist and #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin has been in state custody for over two months, without access to friends or family. She was detained by the Guangzhou police on October 17...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Director Barred from Hong Kong, as Protesters Celebrate...
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, was barred entry to Hong Kong, where he planned to hold a press conference to release the organization’s annual report. Officials offered no...
View ArticleActivist Huang Xueqin Released From Detention
Journalist and activist Sophia Huang Xueqin was released on Saturday, three months after her detention by Guangzhou police. She was transferred to the notorious “residential surveillance” system in...
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Hong Kong Autonomy Further Eroded Under Cover of Pandemic
On Monday, the Hong Kong government announced a 14-day extension on disease control restrictions including a ban on public gatherings of more than four people. The extension is backed by medical...
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Hong Kong Opposition Fears “One Country, One System” with New Security Law
On Friday, the Chinese government released the full text of a draft resolution requiring the implementation of national security laws in Hong Kong. The resolution, which will bypass the normal...
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