China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

俄军入侵乌克兰后中俄外长首次会晤，王毅称双方发展关系意愿“更为坚定”(Chinese and Russian foreign ministers meet for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine; Wang Yi cites “firmer” mutual willingness to develop relations)
Voice of America, March 31, 2022

Close ties allow Russian propaganda to spread swiftly through China, report claims
The Guardian, March 31, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forges new unity of EU purpose on China
The Financial Times, March 31, 2022

US calls Beijing’s pressure on Taiwan ‘a threat to all democracies’
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2022

肯尼亚得到与华为相关的中国通信电缆(China’s telecom cables linked to Huawei reach Kenya)
Voice of America, March 31, 2022

又有一中国公民因在美参与“猎狐行动”而受到起诉(One more Chinese citizen is indicted for participating in “Operation Fox Hunt” in U.S.)
Voice of America, March 31, 2022

Chinese government pressures scholars to withdraw from online panels at international conference
SupChina, March 30, 2022

Top Chinese ex-official expelled from Communist party in latest purge
The Guardian, March 31, 2022

Related:
Former Chinese official Fu Zhenghua expelled from Party, public office
Xinhua, March 31, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Australian journalist Cheng Lei has day in Chinese court but closed-door trial ends with deferred verdict
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2022

Hong Kong national security police quiz ex-leaders of disbanded pro-democracy union – reports
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2022

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警搜職工盟　4前成員包括黃迺元、鄧建華助查(Police search Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions office, question 4 former members)
Ming Pao, March 31, 2022

黃之鋒六四集結案服刑完畢　轉到赤柱監獄還押　等候初選案審訊(Joshua Wong completes June Fourth unauthorized assembly sentence, is transferred to Stanley Prison to await primary election trial)
HK01, March 29, 2022

西藏流亡政府：青海玉树发生藏人自焚事件(Tibetan government in exile reports Tibetan self-immolation in Yushu, Qinghai)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

外交部批英國打「法官牌」　圖以政治手段破壞香港司法(China's foreign ministry criticizes UK for playing the "judge card" to undermine Hong Kong's judiciary by political means)
Ming Pao, March 31, 2022

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特首：有合理理由懷疑兩名法官辭任有政治考慮(Chief Executive: There are reasonable grounds to suspect political consideration in resignations of 2 UK judges)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 31, 2022

大律師公會質疑兩終院非常任法官辭任或涉政治壓力　籲公眾對港法治保持信心(Hong Kong Bar Association suspects political pressure in resignations of 2 non-permanent judges, urges public to maintain confidence in HK's rule of law)
Ming Pao, March 31, 2022

Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Resignation of UK Supreme Court Judges as Non-Permanent Judges of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Hong Kong Bar Association, March 30, 2022

Australian, Canadian judges to stay on Hong Kong top court after 2 UK judges quit citing security law
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2022

China has very few women in power despite a commitment to gender equality
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

In an industrial Chinese province, some workers say they’ve been quarantined in the hospitals they were building.
吉林疫情告急，援建方舱医院农民工境遇引发关注
The New York Times, March 31, 2022

In Hong Kong, China’s Covid Aid Gets the Cold Shoulder
The New York Times, March 31, 2022

Commentary & Analysis, 评论与分析

李承鹏：有些事要写进历史的，有些人，已不像人(Li Chengpeng: Some things need to be written into history; some people no longer seem human)
Yibao, March 28, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Ukraine war: US spells out sanctions on Russia, heaping more pressure on China to comply
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2022

China, Russia 'more determined' to boost ties, Beijing says
Channel News Asia, March 30, 2022

俄乌战争爆发后 中国网攻北约国家数量急剧增加 (After outbreak of Russia-Ukraine war, number of Chinese cyberattacks on NATO countries rose sharply)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2022

所羅門群島總理索加瓦雷稱，無意要求中國在當地興建軍事基地 (Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sogavare says he has no intention of asking China to build a military base there)
The Initium, March 29, 2022

How China May Soon Lead the Bio-Revolution
Bloomberg, March 30, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

美媒VICE News报道涉“7.21” YouTube香港地区“无法播放”惹关注(U.S. media VICE News report "7.21 incident" on YouTube inaccessible from Kong, raising concerns)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong's Organized Crime Societies
Vice News, March 30, 2022

10.1灣仔 事隔2年半13人被控暴動等罪 獲准保釋待轉介區院訊(13 are charged with rioting and other crimes 2.5 years after incident, released on bail pending transfer to District Court for hearing)
inmediahk.net, March 30, 2022

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Hong Kong court grants bail to 13 men charged over China’s National Day protest in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press, March 30, 2022

Hong Kong migration to Canada soars to levels unseen since 1998, as ‘domino effect’ draws workers, students, returnees
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2022

Hong Kong leader says city's brain drain 'unarguable'
Channel News Asia, March 30, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Two British judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court, citing security law concerns
Hong Kong Free Press, March 30, 2022

Two U.K. Judges Quit Hong Kong Court, Citing Lost Freedoms
The New York Times, March 30, 2022

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張舉能：司法機構維護法治及獨立司法制度承諾不變(Chief Justice Andrew Cheung: Judiciary's commitment to uphold the rule of law and independent judicial system remains unchanged)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 30, 2022

韋彥德和賀知義辭任　律師會：深感遺憾(On resignation of Lord Robert Reed and Lord Patrick Hodge, Law Society: Deeply regret)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 30, 2022

警隊調整入職要求　下月起取消在港居住至少7年要求(Police to remove entry requirement of at least 7-year of residence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 30, 2022

‘Stick to zero-Covid’: Xinhua puts Xi Jinping’s stamp on China’s coronavirus strategy
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2022

福建新增育儿假：子女三岁前父母每年各十天假，期间待遇不变 (New policy in Fujian: 10 days’ annual leave for parents of children below 3, with no change in benefits)
The Paper, March 30, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Shanghai turns exhibition halls into temporary hospitals, quarantine centres as Covid-19 infections threaten to overwhelm city
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2022

上海封城安排混乱居民怨声载道 方仓医院无法满足隔离者需求 (In chaotic lockdown, Shanghai residents complain: Field hospitals inadequate in meeting needs of quarantined people)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2022

封城令中国GDP每月蒸发460亿美元 (Lockdown wipes out $46 billion a month from China's GDP)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2022

Workers live in factories, food delivery drivers sleep outside, and medical staff die from overwork in Covid-19 wave
China Labour Bulletin, March 30, 2022

China imposes total information controls around China Eastern crash site
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2022

東航墜機後七日，家屬的漫長跋涉 (Families’ long trek 7 days after China Eastern Airlines plane crash)
The Initium, March 30, 2022

賴紅梅宣布參選特首　公布選舉政綱(Former security guard Lai Hung-mui announces chief executive candidacy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 30, 2022

Related:
Sword-wielding former guard says she wants to be Chief Executive
Hong Kong Standard, March 30, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong Rule of Law Monitor welcomes the resignations of Lord Reed and Lord Hodge from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Hong Kong Rule of Law Monitor, March 30, 2022

China’s Threats Target Regime Opponents Worldwide: Legal tools and anonymous threats are used against dissidents
Foreign Policy, March 29, 2022

著名演员孙海英（上）：对人民养猪一样怎么行 (Famous actor Sun Haiying (Part 1): How can gov’t treat people like pigs?)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

中国拟与所罗门群岛秘密签订安全协议，引发多国警惕
China and Solomon Islands Draft Secret Security Pact, Raising Alarm in the Pacific
The New York Times, March 25, 2022

China hammers home its message of US blame for Ukraine war to domestic audience
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2022

官方严控东航空难信息 记者采访受阻惹猜疑 (Authorities strictly control information on China Eastern Airlines disaster; reporters blocked from conducting interviews, raising questions)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2022

International lawyers call for suspension of extradition to Hong Kong amid crackdown
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2002

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

获刑19年的新疆政治犯张海涛近四年未能和家人会见 (Zhang Haitao, Xinjiang political prisoner sentenced to 19 years in prison, has not been able to meet his family for nearly 4 years)
Weiquanwang, March 29, 2022

梁國雄立法會搶文件違特權法藐視罪成　加監14日(Leung Kwok-hung sentenced to 14 days in jail after conviction of contempt under Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance)
Ming Pao, March 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

广西边境县夫妻可生“四孩” (Couples in border counties of Guangxi can have "four children")
China News Service, March 24, 2022

对“996”说不！整治超时加班，国家出手了！ (Many places in China are stepping up efforts to rectify over work)
China News Service, March 29, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Shanghai’s Lockdown Tests Covid-Zero Policy, and People’s Limits
The New York Times, March 29, 2022

Omicron in China: Shanghai denies rumours of early snap lockdown for Puxi
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2022

"铁链女"事件：导演王圣强、律师卢廷阁声援遭打压 ("Chained Woman" incident: Director Wang Shengqiang, lawyer Lu Tingge are suppressed for showing support)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2022

Hong Kong’s Completely Avoidable Covid Catastrophe
Bloomberg, March 29, 2022

Covid-19: Traditional Chinese medicine experts arrive to assist Hong Kong in epidemic fight
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

The World Is Splitting in Two
The Atlantic, March 28, 2022

Saying China ‘bought’ a military base in the Solomons is simplistic and shows how little Australia understands power in the Pacific
The Conversation, March 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

US watchdog adds China telecoms firms, Russia’s Kaspersky to national security threat list
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2022

 

美国FCC将中国电信和中国移动列入国安威胁清单(FCC adds China Telecom,China Mobile to national security threat list)
Deutsche Welle, March 26, 2022

US and Australia boost space and cyber co-operation to counter China
美澳促进太空及网络合作以对抗中国
Financial Times, March 28, 2022

China Looks to Salvage Relationship With Europe
中美龃龉日深之际，中国希望缓和与欧洲的关系
The Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2022

中国海警船在争议海域限制菲律宾船航行(China’s coast guard blocks Philippine ships from sailing in disputed waters)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2022

大翻译运动向全球展现中国网民言论 指中国官媒“说谎”(The Great Translation Movement shows the world what Chinese netizens are saying, accuses Chinese state media of "lying")
Radio France Internationale, March 28, 2022

中国引导学生“正确”认识俄乌战争 课程以亲俄仇美为主(China guides students to "correctly" understand the Russia-Ukraine war; courses are mainly pro-Russia, anti-U.S.)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

民研調查指四分一人想移民 林鄭：無興趣評論(Survey shows 1/4 of Hong Kongers want to emigrate; Carrie Lam: Not interest in commenting)
inmediahk.net, March 26, 2022

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HKPORI holds a press conference on “Hong Kong Immigration Wave”
香港民研舉行「港人移民潮」調查新聞發佈會
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 25, 2022

游蕙禎久違拍片 籲港人勿移民：一齊留喺呢度，醫返好呢個地方(In rare appearance, former Youngspiration lawmaker Regine Yau makes video urging Hong Kongers not to migrate: "Let's stay and cure this place")
inmediahk.net, March 26, 2022

联署追查江苏毛黎惠在宾馆烧死真相 请帮助转发扩散(In joint open letter, petitioners urge investigation into cause of death of Jiangsu petitioner Mao Lihui in black jail that authorities claim to be “self-immolation”)
Weiquanwang, March 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

How Covid helped China tighten its hold on Hong Kong
The Guardian, March 27, 2022

Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb Covid-19 outbreak
Hong Kong Free Press, March 28, 2022

中国疫情：上海“封控”措施引发对全球供应链的担忧（Epidemic in China: Shanghai 'lockdown' raises concerns over global supply chain）
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 28, 2022

Coronavirus: how raging fifth wave exposed Hong Kong government’s ‘poor leadership’ and ‘inability to deliver’
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2022

Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam fuels talk she may not seek re-election after comments on leaving pandemic probe to next administration
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

访黎安友（1）：谈普京和习近平的比较(Interview with Andrew Nathan (1): On the comparison between Putin and Xi Jinping)
Voice of America, March 27, 2022

Related:
专访黎安友（2）：谈中国共产党政权合法性问题(Interview with Andrew Nathan (2): On the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist regime)
Voice of America, March 28, 2022

专访黎安友（3）：谈中国研究的今昔与未来(Interview with Andrew Nathan (3): On the past, present, and future of China studies)
Voice of America, March 28, 2022

Removing foreign judges would amount to abandoning Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2022

Commentary: Will Xi Jinping's 'common prosperity' survive Vladimir Putin's war?
Channel News Asia, March 28, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s Push to Isolate Taiwan Demands U.S. Action, Report Says
新报告：美国应抵制中国在国际上孤立台湾的做法
The New York Times, March 25, 2022

卫星图像显示船厂规模扩大 中共海军加大造舰能力(Satellite images show shipyard's expansion; China’s navy to increase shipbuilding capacity)
Voice of America, March 24, 2022

China deepens economic ties with Russia as Western sanctions bite
SupChina, March 24, 2022

In a crucial year politically, Xi Jinping wants stability
The Economist, March 26, 2022

Australian journalist Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing on March 31
Reuters, March 25, 2022

Keanu Reeves films removed from Chinese video sites after Tibet concert
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2022

TikTok被指在德国审查“彭帅”、LGBTQ和纳粹词汇(TikTok is accused of censoring terms such as Peng Shuai, LGBTQ and Nazi in Germany)
Deutsche Welle, March 25, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

37歲男「和你SHOP」遊蕩罪成　上訴獲減刑3個月(37-year-old man convicted of loitering in 2019 "Shop with you" gets 3 months jail reduction after appeal)
Ming Pao, March 25, 2022

頭版曾報導打科興死亡率 林鄭不點名批《明報》阻政府工作(Carrie Lam criticizes Ming Pao for hindering gov't work without naming it after its headline reported death rate of taking Sinovac vaccines)
inmediahk.net, March 25, 2022

‘No longer any illusion’ of a functioning legal system in Hong Kong: Freed US lawyer
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2022

遭关押的女权人士李翘楚外提就医被要求摄入不明药物 翘楚母亲致信法官，寻求司法公正(Imprisoned feminist activist Li Qiaochu is asked to take unknown drugs during medical treatment outside of prison; her mother seeks justice in letter to judge)
Weiquanwang, March 25, 2022

“疫苗宝宝之家”维权团体发起人何方美遭强迫失踪已达1年5个多月(He Fangmei, founder of Home for Vaccinated Child Victims rights advocacy group, has been forcibly disappeared for 1 year and 5 months)
Weiquanwang, March 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong election authority confirms May 8 as date for chief executive race
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2022

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特首選舉提名期刊憲　下月3日提名5月8日選舉(Gov't gazettes Chief Executive Election nomination period to be on April 3, election day on May 8)
Ming Pao, March 25, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Ukraine war: China does not support UN vote blaming Russia for humanitarian crisis
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2022

China says UN Charter is the ‘bottom line’ in relationship with Russia
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2022

China Envoy Says Xi-Putin Friendship Does Have a Limit
Bloomberg, March 24, 2022

乌俄战争：拜登再警告北京 中国驳斥默许入侵(Ukraine-Russia war: Biden warns China again, China denies acquiescence to invasion)
Deutsche Welle, March 25, 2022

路透社：北京担心国际制裁 “中国石化”暂停俄罗斯项目(Reuters: China fears international sanctions, Sinopec suspends Russian projects)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2022

Related:
EXCLUSIVE China's Sinopec pauses Russia projects, Beijing wary of sanctions
Reuters, March 25, 2022

China Crash Mystery Grows as Evidence Signals Midair Breakup
Bloomberg, March 24, 2022

Covid-19: Hong Kong opens sixth quarantine centre built with mainland help, hospitals seek blood donations
Hong Kong Free Press, March 25, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China recruits, trains monitors for online religious content
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2022

China’s Wolf Warriors Aren’t the Majority of the Pack
The Diplomat, March 23, 2022

中国在南海扩建岛礁“完成军事部署向海外延申战力”(China's expansion of islands, reefs in South China Sea "completes military deployment to extend combat power overseas")
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 23, 2022

“战略意外”的前奏？所罗门群岛据信与中国拟订范围广泛的安全合作协议(Prelude to "strategic accident"? Solomon Islands believed to plan wide-ranging security cooperation agreement with China)
Voice of America, March 24, 2022

考虑把俄罗斯逐出G20 欧美踢中国铁板(Europe, U.S. consider expelling Russia from the G20)
Deutsche Welle, March 24, 2022

澳大利亚成立太空司令部应对北京威胁(Australia sets up Space Command to deal with China’s threats)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2022

Related:
Australia announces new 'Space Command' defence agency
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 22, 2022

美防中俄联手躲制裁 北约谴责北京说谎(U.S. prevents China, Russia from joining forces to dodge sanctions; NATO accuses China of lying)
Deutsche Welle, March 24, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Hong Kong architect convicted for carrying petrol, nails amid national anthem, security law protests
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2022

American lawyer released from prison, says ‘banned’ from Hong Kong after multi-year legal saga
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2022

Related:
美籍律師出獄即被遣返美國兼沒收護照 發文稱「一直視香港為家」(American lawyer is deported to U.S., passport confiscated after prison release, says "Hong Kong has long been my home")
inmediahk.net, March 24, 2022

涉發佈煽動言論 阮民安申保釋再遭拒 還柙至4.14再訊(Pro-democracy singer Tommy Yuen charged with sedition is denied bail again; case adjourned until April 14)
inmediahk.net, March 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Plane Crash in China Raises Puzzling Questions
Foreign Policy, March 23, 2022

China Finds Flight Recorder From Plane Crash as Rain Hinders Search
东航失事客机一部黑匣子被找到，当局严控信息传播
The New York Times, March 24, 2022

Growing Discontent on Chinese Social Media over Harsh Measures: “Why Can’t China Ease Covid Restrictions?
What's on Weibo, March 23, 2022

乌克兰副总理：“我们希望中国选择光明的一面”(Ukraine's deputy prime minister: "We want China to choose the bright side")
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 22, 2022

“我是吉贤，我在敖德萨”( “I'm Jixian, I'm in Odessa")
Deutsche Welle, March 24, 2022

Senior Chinese official says all ethnic groups in Xinjiang live happily ahead of visit by UN human rights chief
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2022

Divorce Is Down in China, but So Are Marriages
中国2021年离婚率下降，结婚登记数创36年新低
The New York Times, March 24, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Chinese State Media Is Pushing Pro-Russian Misinformation Worldwide
Foreign Policy, March 23, 2022

This Is Why Autocracies Fail
专制制度终将衰落
The New York Times, March 24, 2022

Xi, Putin and Trump: The Strongmen Follies
习近平、普京和特朗普：三个强人傻瓜
The New York Times, March 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Wang Yi Attends OIC Meeting as Special Guest
The Diplomat, March 23, 2022

US researcher Feng ‘Franklin’ Tao on trial over ‘secret’ China work
Associated Press, March 23, 2022

中国培训网络宗教信息审核人员 浙江已开通线上课程 (China trains online religious information censors; Zhejiang has launched online courses)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

「大翻譯運動」能否對抗大外宣：持不同政見者的一場去中心化網絡行動 (Can the "Great Translation Movement" fight the Grand External Propaganda: A decentralized online dissident action)
The Initium, March 23, 2022

行动者黄雪琴和王建兵（“雪饼”）被捕半年声明 (Concern group statement on the 180-day detention of Huang Xueqin, Wang Jianbing)
NGOCN, March 19, 2022

福州访民控诉“两会”维稳黑监狱无人道 (Fuzhou petitioners accuse authorities of inhumane detention in black jail for "stability maintenance" during Two Congresses)
Weiquanwang, March 22, 2022

专访王宇律师： 健康宝已成维稳工具　将要求信息公开 (Interview with lawyer Wang Yu: COVID APP has become a tool for maintaining stability; will file open government information application)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2022

19歲學生堵路及襲警罪成　上訴失敗判入更生中心(Hong Kong student, 19, loses appeal over conviction on blocking road and assaulting police, will serve sentence in correctional center)
Ming Pao, March 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Will China Set Global Tech Standards?
ChinaFile, March 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China expected robust economic growth in 2022. It’s not looking good.
The Washington Post, March 23, 2022

中国严格防疫导致各行业萧条 3个月文艺演出取消或延期近万场 (China's strict pandemic prevention has slowed various industries; nearly 10,000 theatrical performances have been cancelled or postponed in Q1 of 2022)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2022

Podcast: What to expect from the UN Human Rights Office’s visit to China?
Swissinfo, March 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China Takes a Back Seat in International Diplomacy Over Ukraine
The New York Times, March 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

The Chinese great translation movement: Exposing Chinese propaganda or spreading hate?
Global Voices, March 22, 2022

Why China is skeptical of local journalists working for Western media
Deustche Welle, March 21, 2022

US hits Chinese officials with travel bans over ‘repressive acts’
Al Jazeera, Associated Press, March 21, 2022

Related:
美国对中国官员施加签证限制 中国外交部：立即撤销，否则中方将对等反制（U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials; Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Immediately withdraw, or China will reciprocate）
Reuters, March 22, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Arrested martial arts duo planned to ‘build an army,’ Hong Kong national security police say
Hong Kong Free Press, March 22, 2022

警拘2男涉網上煽惑他人「播毒」　其中一人為公院放射治療師(Police arrest 2 for inciting others to "spread virus" online, including a public hospital radiation therapist)
Ming Pao, March 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Labour policy suggestions put forward at annual legislative meetings in Beijing
China Labour Bulletin, March 22, 2022

Chinese courts rarely believe women’s claims of domestic violence in divorce cases
SupChina, March 21, 2022

中国政府将坚持动态清零政策 香港科学家提出异议（Chinese gov’t will adhere to dynamic zero COVID policy; Hong Kong scientists raise objections）
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2022

Related:
国家卫健委答澎湃：鼓励各地因地制宜采取精准的防控措施（National Health and Medical Commission encourages localities to take precise prevention, control measures according to local conditions）
The Paper, March 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

What Keeps China’s Zero-COVID Policy Going
The Diplomat, March 22, 2022

Related:
China locks down city of 9 million and reports 4,000 cases as Omicron tests zero-Covid strategy
Agence France-Presse, March 22, 2022

东航客机失事：中国近年来最大空难，搜救行动仍在继续
After China’s Worst Air Crash in Years, a Desperate Hunt for Survivors
The New York Times, March 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

FOUR CENSORED ESSAYS ON UKRAINE CRISIS
China Digital Times, March 21, 2022

INTERVIEW: LAURA MURPHY ON FORCED LABOR IN XINJIANG
China Digital Times, March 21, 2022

中国的独裁政权也在经历一场溃败
Another Dictator Is Having a Bad Year
The New York Times, March 18, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

The Unintended Consequences of China’s Stance on Ukraine
The Diplomat, March 19, 2022

MINITRUE: FOUR LEAKED CAC CENSORSHIP DIRECTIVES ON UKRAINE, BEIJING OLYMPIC BUDGET, AND BAN OF RUSSIAN AND BELARUSIAN PARALYMPIANS
China Digital Times, March 18, 2022

China’s Information Dark Age Could Be Russia’s Future
防火长城、集体失忆：中国信息黑暗时代或是俄罗斯的未来
The New York Times, March 21, 2022

As Omicron Surges and Economy Suffers, China Tweaks ‘Zero Covid’
从“清零”到精准防疫，中国调整疫情应对政策
The New York Times, March 21, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Unwed and unwanted, Chinese single mothers fight for rights
Agence France-Presse, March 20, 2022

Chinese legal activist’s girlfriend charged with inciting subversion of state power
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2022

Related:
女权人士李翘楚被以煽动颠覆国家政权罪起诉(Feminist activist Li Qiaochu is indicted for inciting subversion of state power)
Weiquanwang, March 18, 2022

Defying China’s Censors to Urge Beijing to Denounce Russia’s War
北京严格审查下，他们仍发声反战、敦促中国改变立场
The New York Times, March 21, 2022

Hong Kong combat coach and assistant arrested by national security police under colonial-era sedition law
Hong Kong Free Press, March 21, 2022

香港大學「恥辱柱」啟動台灣重現計畫，拚群募150萬3D列印原版重建(HKU's "Pillar of Shame" reconstruction project in Taiwan aims to raise TWD1.5 million to 3D print and reconstruct the original)
The News Lens, March 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China strengthens ethics oversight on science and technology research projects involving humans and animals
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2022

容許刑事遙距聆訊擬年內修例 兩律師會冀護司法公正(Hong Kong policy allowing remote hearings for criminal cases to be amended this year; two law associations hope judicial impartiality will be protected)
Ming Pao, March 18, 2022

港區國安法｜蕭澤頤：國安熱線至今接逾21萬條信息　盼全民反恐反暴(Police commissioner Raymond Siu says national security hotline has received more than 210,000 messages, hopes all citizens will fight terrorism and violence)
Ming Pao, March 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China tries to stop questions about Ukraine stance by asking G20 not to discuss war
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2022

China calls for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to play role in Ukraine conflict
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2022

Biden Warns China of ‘Consequences’ if It Aids Russia in Ukraine War
拜登与习近平通话谈了些什么？
The New York Times, March 21, 2022

主张和平 避谈侵略: 中国在俄乌问题上继续保持暧昧(Urging peace while dodging talk of invasion: China continues to be vague on Russia-Ukraine issue)
Deutsche Welle, March 21, 2022

美媒诘问秦刚 乌克兰批北京“不配”大国地位(Chinese ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang is questioned by U.S. media; Ukraine criticizes China as "unworthy" of great power status)
Deutsche Welle, March 21, 2022

Related:
Transcript: Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang on "Face the Nation," March 20, 2022
NBC, March 20, 2022

乌副总理反驳赵立坚：不需要你的棉被(Ukrainian deputy prime minister to Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian: We don't need your quilts)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2022

中国单日确诊破四千例 上海吉林疫情恶化(China's Covid-19 cases exceed 4,000 in a single day; epidemic situation in Shanghai and Jilin worsens)
Deutsche Welle, March 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Never mind people’s ‘fading tolerance’, what about the lack of trust in government, Mrs Lam?
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2022

Interview: 'They have been wiping out the entire community' of rights lawyers
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2022

Re: European Union-China summit
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 18, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s Information Dark Age Could Be Russia’s Future
The New York Times, March 18, 2022

China ‘systematically’ denies access to Tibet, US Congress report says
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2022

How China is using scholarships to shape Indonesian Muslim students’ views
The Conversation, March 17, 2022

中国海军扩大在亚洲的存在(China’s navy expands presence in Asia)
Voice of America, March 18, 2022

US Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy
Associated Press, March 17, 2022

Related:
美奥运选手刘美贤与父亲成为中国间谍行动针对的目标(U.S. Olympic athlete Alysa Liu and father are targets of Chinese espionage operation)
Voice of America, March 18, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Criticism of Russia, support for Ukraine surface on Chinese social media
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2022

Despite China’s push to lift birth rate, single mothers must fight for their rights
Agence France-Presse, March 18, 2022

Leading news outlet ‘deeply sorry’ over reporter’s question to Hong Kong leader about complaint mechanism for visiting mainland Chinese medical staff
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2022

Related:
林鄭稱Now記者被攻擊不涉新聞自由 不應將事件政治化(Carrie Lam says attack of Now News reporter unrelated to press freedom and should not be politicized)
inmediahk.net, March 18, 2022

當局稱21名初選案被告主動要求獨囚　另兩人染疫隔離(Correctional Services Department claims 21 of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with subversion voluntarily asked for solitary confinement; two other are in quarantine due to COVID-19 infection)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 18, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s internet watchdog vows to target ‘chaos’ in short videos and live streaming in 2022
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2022

新冠疫情：中国调整诊疗隔离方式应对奥密克戎爆发(Covid-19: China adjusts diagnosis, treatment and isolation methods to deal with Omicron surge)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 18, 2022

China’s President Xi says country will ‘stick with’ zero-Covid strategy
Agence France-Presse, March 18, 2022

Related:
习近平坚持“动态清零” 新方案释放放宽管控信号(Xi Jinping insists on "dynamic-zero" strategy while new plan signals relaxed control)
Deutsche Welle, March 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

The friendship between China and Russia has boundaries
The Economist, March 19, 2022

U.S. Will Punish China if It Gives Military Aid to Russia, Blinken Says
美国务卿：若中国向俄 斯提供军事援助，美国将惩罚中国
The New York Times, March 18, 2022

China has abandoned its foreign students over covid zero
Quartz, March 17, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why China Giving Military Assistance to Russia Would Violate International Law
中国向俄罗斯提供军事援助违反国际法的根据所在
Just Security, March 17, 2022

Another Dictator Is Having a Bad Year
中国的独裁政权也在经历一场溃败
The New York Times, March 18, 2022

俄乌战争背景下，中美之间不是零和博弈(In context of Russia-Ukraine war, China-U.S. relations are not a zero-sum game)
Financial Times, March 18, 2022

The Defenders — 20 Years of Human Rights Lawyers in China / 辩护人: 中国人权律师二十年
China Change, March 17, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Prosecutors accuse China of campaign to spy on and harass dissidents in US
Reuters, March 16, 2022

Related:
Chinese Officer Charged With Harassing N.Y. Congressional Candidate
中国秘密警察被控骚扰“六四”学运领袖、美国会议员参选人 The New York Times, March 17, 2022

中国发布2022年网络“清朗”行动 网民说党要删除人民的声音(China announces 2022 online "cleaning and clearing" action; netizens say CPC wants to delete voices of the people)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2022

NOPEN：中国所指的美国黑客攻击是什么？(NOPEN: What is this hacking software that China is accusing U.S. of using?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 17, 2022

西班牙报纸批评中国对记者施压(Spanish newspaper criticizes China for pressuring its journalist in Beijing)
Voice of America, March 17, 2022

中国官媒忽略泽连斯基对美演讲 力推普京战争宣传(China’s state media ignores Zelensky's U.S. speech, pushes Putin's war propaganda)
Voice of America, March 17, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Hong Kong protest veterans around the world are embracing Ukraine’s cause
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2022

記者問投訴內地醫護機制遭網軍圍攻 Now新聞台發道歉聲明(Reporter who asked about complaint mechanism concerning mainland medical staff is attacked by "Internet army"; Now News issues apology)
inmediahk.net, March 17, 2022

Related:
香港記者協會對記者因提問受攻擊表示擔憂 (Hong Kong Journalists Association expresses concern over journalist being attacked for asking questions)
Hong Kong Journalists Association, March 17, 2022

阮民安檢疫未能到庭　第四次缺席保釋覆核(Pro-democracy singer Tommy Yuen charged with sedition is absent from bail review for the 4th time due to quarantine in detention facilities)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2022

攝影師涉拍攝便衣警裁非法集結罪成判囚　上訴得直當庭獲釋(Photographer convicted of illegal assembly, sentenced to prison for filming police in plain clothes is released on appeal)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2022

Chinese University of Hong Kong tells Tiananmen artist to bear all legal liability and costs if he wants statue back
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2022

坚持寻找“铁链女”事件真相的女子被监视居住(Woman seeking truth of the chained woman incident is placed under residential surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2022

Bringing diversity to Chinese narratives on Ukraine: A Chinese blogger in Odessa
GlobalVoices, March 16, 2022

Chinese exiled dissident community stunned by loss of murdered New York lawyer
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Has Beijing signaled an ease to the tech crackdown?
SupChina, March 16, 2022

China plans audit concession in face of US delisting threat
中国计划就在美上市中企信息披露做出妥协
Financial Times, March 17, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China rejects Blinken's accusation that it is not acting in line with UN charter
Channel News Asia, March 17, 2022

What Would China’s Mediation in the Ukraine Crisis Look Like?
The Diplomats, March 16, 2022

Hong Kong's COVID Time Warp
The Atlantic, March 17, 2022

China Confronts Looming COVID-19 Crisis
The Diplomat, March 16, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How local leadership failures left Hong Kong at the mercy of Omicron
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Tricks of the External Propaganda Trade
China Media Project, March 16, 2022

澳大利亚警告中国援俄必受制裁 外交经济压力下料北京保持克制（Australia warns China of sanctions for aid to Russia; Beijing is expected to exercise restraint under diplomatic and economic pressure）
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

Related:
美国官员担心中国已决定向俄罗斯提供经济援助（U.S. officials worry that China has decided to provide economic aid to Russia）
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

China’s crackdown on Uyghurs reaches the Arctic
Coda Story, March 15, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Potted plants replace Tiananmen tribute on University of Hong Kong bridge
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2022

“六四”学运领袖、纽约华裔律师李进进被刺身亡
Client Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Lawyer, a Tiananmen Activist
The New York Times, March 16, 2022

残奥会荣光之外，中国残障群体仍面临歧视与困境
Disabled Chinese Fight for Equal Rights Despite Paralympic Glory
The New York Times, March 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

多地警方征集拐卖妇女儿童犯罪线索 最高奖励2万元（Police in many places seek clues to abduction and trafficking of women and children with maximum reward of 20,000 yuan）
Caixin, March 16, 2022

中国2/3省份感染激增，清零政策面临最严峻考验
Surge of Omicron Infections Prompts Lockdowns in China
The New York Times, March 15, 2022

林鄭月娥稱如再押後特首選舉並非特區政府能力可以處理(Carrie Lam says Hong Kong SAR gov’t has no ability to handle further postponement of chief executive election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s attempt to play both sides of the Ukraine crisis is starting to crack
The Washington Post, March 16, 2022

中驻美大使美媒发文：表明乌克兰问题立场（In article, Chinese ambassador to U.S. states China’s position on Ukraine）
Deutsche Welle, March 16, 2022

Related:
Opinion: Chinese ambassador: Where we stand on Ukraine
Washington Post, March 15, 2022

Xi Jinping Is in Trouble: How Russia’s Botched War in Ukraine Hurts China
Foreign Affairs, March 16, 2022

中国官媒与民间不同调 官媒挺俄而微博网民力挺乌克兰（China's official media are not in tune with the people: official media support Russia while Weibo netizens support Ukraine）
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

International Trade Must Be Linked to Human Rights
Providence Magazine, March 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

体制内的也不行：胡伟谏文遭删 （Voices within the system are also not allowed: Hu Wei’s commentary is blocked in China）
Radio France Internationale, March 15, 2022

Related:
Possible Outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian War and China’s Choice
U.S.-China Perception Monitor, March 12, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Tiananmen Square protester turned lawyer killed in his New York office
Associated Press, March 15, 2022

何方美、常玮平荣获2022年“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖” （He Fangmei and Chang Weiping win the 2022 Cao Shunli Human Rights Defenders Memorial Award）
Weiquanwang, March 14, 2022

‘We’ll kill you’: Uyghur exile who fled beyond Arctic Circle says he is still harassed by China
The Guardian, March 15, 2022

China’s Gig Workers Are Challenging Their Algorithmic Bosses
Wired, March 14, 2022

全国出嫁女维权代表人物张梦颖疑因全国“两会”替代妇女儿童发声被抓捕抄家（Zhang Mengying, a representative of married women's rights protection, is arrested and her home ransacked on suspicion of speaking out for women and children at Two Congresses）
Weiquanwang, March 15, 2022

人权律师王宇之子包卓轩在美获政治庇护（Bao Zhuoxuan, son of human rights lawyer Wang Yu, is granted political asylum in U.S.）
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2022

涉企圖作煽動行為 患末期直腸癌古思堯申保釋再遭拒(Veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu with terminal cancer is denied bail again for attempted sedition)
inmediahk.net, March 14, 2022

香港民研：林鄭最新民望26.6分 創近2年新低(HKPORI survey shows Carrie Lam's latest rating at 2-year low of 26.6%)
inmediahk.net, March 15, 2022

Related:
HKPORI releases popularities of CE and principal officials along with GGPI
香港民研發放特首及問責司局長民望以及限聚指數
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 15, 2022

UK rights group threatened under China sweeping security law
Associated Press, March 14, 2022

Hong Kong demands UK-based rights group shut down website
Agence France-Presse, March 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China tech crackdown: internet watchdog visits social media firm Douban to correct ‘severe online chaos’
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2022

China tech crackdown: Beijing to tighten regulation on internet platforms that profit from teenage users
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2022

Related:
国家互联网信息办公室关于《未成年人网络保护条例（征求意见稿）》 再次公开征求意见的通知（Notice of the Cyberspace Administration of China on Public Comments on the "Regulations on the Protection of Minors on the Internet (Draft for Comments)"）
Cyberspace Administration of China, March 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

PREMIER LI KEQIANG CONFIRMS HE WILL STEP DOWN FROM ROLE AT END OF TERM
China Digital Times, March 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

‘Terror Capitalism’ in Xinjiang
The Diplomat, March 14, 2022

Hong Kong: Targeting of UK human rights charity signals disturbing expansion of repression
Amnesty International, March 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Under New Scrutiny: China’s Nuclear Pledge to Ukraine
中国对乌克兰的核承诺再次受到关注
The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 14, 2022

俄财长：倚赖中国帮忙渡过制裁难关(Russian finance minister on sanctions: We are relying on China to help tide us over)
Deutsche Welle, March 13, 2022

法新社：中国媒体沦为俄罗斯传声筒(Agence France-Presse: Chinese media become Russia's megaphone)
Radio France Internationale, March 14, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Security Bureau threatens UK-based Hong Kong Watch founder with life imprisonment; NGO says it won’t disband
Hong Kong Free Press, March 14, 2022

US grants asylum to son of Chinese 709 rights lawyer
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2022

China's anti-trafficking activists face vast network of vested interests
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2022

Disabled Chinese Fight for Equal Rights Despite Paralympic Glory
残奥会荣光之外，中国残障群体仍面临歧视与困境
The New York Times, March 14, 2022

涉嫌所谓煽颠案的广西人权律师覃永沛被严重超期羁押(Qin Yongpei, Guangxi human rights lawyer suspected of “incitement,” has been held in prolonged detention)
Weiquanwang, March 12, 2022

【專訪】移英後創辦香港電影節 《十年》導演伍嘉良：想繼續講香港故事 ("Ten Years" director Ng Ka-leung founds Hong Kong Film Festival after migrating to UK: I want to continue to tell the story of Hong Kong)
inmediahk.net, March 11, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s chained woman spurs grand government gestures but where is the plan to treat victims?
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2022

中国疫情飙升致多地“封城”， “动态清零”政策受考验(Lockdowns in many cities due to COVID-19 surge test China’s “dynamic zero-tolerance” policy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Russia seeks military equipment and aid from China, U.S. officials say
The Washington Post, March 14, 2022

Related:

Russia Asked China for Military and Economic Aid for Ukraine War, U.S. Officials Say
情报称俄罗斯向中国寻求军事和经济援助
The New York Times, March 14, 2022

China Sees at Least One Winner Emerging From Ukraine War: China
The New York Times, March 14, 2022

China battles worst Covid outbreak for two years as cases double in 24 hours
Agence France-Presse, March 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

The state of Chinese feminism in 2022 with Leta Hong Fincher
SupChina, March 11, 2022

Indoctrination in Hong Kong (香港国民教育的败笔)
New York Times, March 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

In China, a battle for public opinion over Ukraine pits facts against propaganda
The Washington Post, March 10, 2022

Related:
China amplifies unsupported Russian claim of Ukraine biolabs
The Independent, March 11, 2022

China’s tech platforms become propaganda tools in Putin’s war
Financial Times, March 11, 2022

U.S. Battles Russia and China on Ukraine War Disinformation
中俄宣扬乌克兰生物武器阴谋论，美国如何打这场信息战？
The New York Times, March 11, 2022

Related:
散播亲俄阴谋论 中国一心打造的“中立”形象再受质疑(As it spreads pro-Russian conspiracy theories, China faces new questions about its "neutral" image)
Voice of America, March 11, 2022

言论审查查到残奥会主席头上 帕森斯坚持要央视作出解释(IPC president insists that China explain why his anti-war speech was censored)
Voice of America, March 10, 2022

How CAC became Chinese tech’s biggest nightmare
Protocol, March 11, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Some Chinese are daring to criticise Russia
The Economist, March 12, 2022

A Baby for Sale, a Mother Chained Up – How Chinese Netizens Are Pushing Specific Social Issues to the Forefront
What's on Weibo, March 11, 2022

香港民研取消「俄烏戰爭」調查發佈會 稱遭抹黑及偽造文件(Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute cancels “Russo-Ukrainian War” survey results press conference amid smearing and forgery by pro-Beijing media)
inmediahk.net, March 11, 2022

Related:
Important Announcement: Press Conference Cancelled
重要通知：今天新聞發佈會取消
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 11, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

任总理最后一年 李克强：中美大门开了不应再关(Chinese premier Li Keqiang: Doors opened between China, U.S. should not be closed again)
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2022

China struggles to rein in biggest Covid outbreak since Wuhan
新冠疫情多点复燃考验中国“清零”策略
Financial Times, March 11, 2022

华为英国两名董事辞职 中国公司因乌克兰危机面临难题(Two Huawei UK directors resign as Chinese companies face dilemma over Ukraine crisis)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Lockdowns spread in China as Covid surges in Shanghai and over a dozen provinces.
The New York Times, March 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

False news in Hong Kong is caused by a government that cannot make its mind up
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2022

China: US Should Fully Apply New Forced Labor Law
Human Rights Watch, March 11, 2022

中国拐卖妇女现象深层分析(In-depth analysis of trafficking of women in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Beijing Paralympic chief still awaiting explanation after anti-war opening speech censored in China
Agence France-Presse, March 9, 2022

Chinese critics of Russian attack on Ukraine frightened to speak out
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2022

China hits out at Norway state fund over Xinjiang forced-labour fears
Agence France-Presse, March 9, 2022

尹锡悦当选韩国总统 主张对华强硬的“政治素人”是谁(Yoon Suk-yeol wins South Korea’s presidential election; a look at the "political amateur" with a tough stance on China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 10, 2022

中国以特色方式支持俄罗斯入侵乌克兰(China supports Russia's invasion of Ukraine in its “special characteristic” way)
Voice of America, March 10, 2022

中国官媒、社媒禁止民众批评俄罗斯入侵乌克兰(China’s state media, social media ban public criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine)
Voice of America, March 10, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

3 Hong Kong men arrested over Covid-related social media posts, accused of interfering with anti-epidemic efforts
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2022

Hong Kong protests documentary breaks Taiwan box office record in opening weeks
The Guardian, March 10, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

US tells China: Give UN rights chief wide access in Xinjiang
Associated Press, March 10, 2022

Related:
人权组织担心联合国在新疆问题上唯北京马首是瞻
Human-Rights Groups Worry U.N. Is Bowing to Beijing Over Xinjiang
The Wall Street Journal, March 9, 10, 2022

Ukraine and the Implications for China
The Diplomat, March 9, 2022

Russia’s Isolation Spurs Rethink in China
Foreign Policy, March 9, 2022

China's Xi Jinping 'unlikely' to invade Taiwan ahead of party congress: analysts
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2022

中国新冠确诊创两年新高 多地封区封路全员大检测 (China's COVID-19 cases at 2-year high; lockdown and masstesting in many localities)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

乌克兰战争或为中国发挥国际影响力的罕见机会?(Could Russia's war with Ukraine be a rare opportunity for China to exert international influence?)
Voice of America, March 10, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Chinese Spies Hacked a Livestock App to Breach US State Networks
Wired, March 8, 2022

How Weibo Became a Diplomatic Battlefield
ChinaFilmInsider, March 8, 2022

誰從香港偷渡？深圳邊境的搜查、懸賞與防疫破功（Who is smuggling out of Hong Kong? Searches, rewards, and breakdown in epidemic prevention at the Shenzhen border）
The initium, March 9, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

How China’s young feminists are embracing and supporting one another
SupChina, March 8, 2022

National security: ex-Hospital Authority union chief remanded in custody for violating bail terms
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2022

Former RTHK reporter cleared of charges relating to carrying toy guns and walkie-talkie near Hong Kong Police College
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2022

国际记者联盟表彰为真相和信息自由而战的中港女记者(International Federation of Journalists honors mainland, Hong Kong female journalists fighting for truth and freedom of information)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2022

Related:
International Women’s Day: Female journalists remain behind bars in China and Hong Kong
International Federation of Journalists, March 8, 2022

福建女访民魏英被从北京劫回囚禁黑监狱遭虐待（Fujian female petitioner Wei Ying was forcibly returned from Beijing, locked up in black prison and tortured）
Weiquanwang, March 9, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

‘Two sessions’ 2022: amid tension in Taiwan Strait, senior Beijing adviser proposes reunification law
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2022

Chinese government adviser calls for law to ban ‘fake news’
The Guardian, March 8, 2022

買賣同罪、催生三孩、「減碳」剎車…中國「兩會」釋放了哪些信號？（Holding both sides of human trafficking accountable, pushing a 3-child policy, stopping "carbon reduction"—what signals are Two Congresses sending?）
The Initium, March 8, 2022