The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, April 29, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Xi’s “Global Security Initiative” looks to counter Quad
The Hindu, April 28, 2022

The Politics of Interruption
China Media Project, April 29, 2022

China’s aggressive efforts to bring back fugitives grow more brazen
The Washington Post, April 29, 2022

CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS LAUNCH NEW CAMPAIGN AGAINST “HISTORICAL NIHILISM”
Chinese Digital Times, April 28, 2022

Son of Dalian Wanda billionaire banned from Weibo after criticism of COVID-19 policy
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2022

Musk’s Ties to China Could Create Headaches for Twitter
Twitter易主中国获益?马斯克与北京的关系引发担忧

The New York Times, April 29, 2022

随着中国在亚洲海域实力增强,日本进行反制(Japan counters as China's strength in Asian waters increases)
Voice of America, April 29, 2022

澳大利亚拒绝与中国军警合作 或不向所罗门派遣维和部队(Australia may not send peacekeepers to Solomon Islands if China sends troops there)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2022

北京数十人涉封城言论被拘 新浪微博公开网民IP惹争议(Dozens of people in Beijing are detained for remarks on lockdown; Sina Weibo's disclosure of netizens' IPs triggers controversy)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2022

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

Security law: Hong Kong student gets 5 years jail for incitement of secession, as judge walks back sentence discount
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2022

Families of foreign prisoners in China worry about their health, safety amid Shanghai’s devastating COVID-19 lockdown
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 28, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Grim tales test China’s claim to be governed by the people
The Economist, April 30, 2022

China Sets Economic Stimulus Plan to Offset Covid Lockdowns
中国采取刺激措施,防止经济进一步放缓

The New York Times, April 29, 2022

Exclusive | China to end regulatory storm over Big Tech and give sector bigger role in boosting slowing economy, sources say
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China digs in on zero-Covid strategy despite public’s frustrations
Agence France-Presse, April 29, 2022

Related:
Why some Chinese are angry about covid
The Economist, April 30, 2022

Hong Kong leadership hopeful John Lee vows local security law, more housing, but admits manifesto ‘limited’
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2022

Related:
李家超提四个政纲 将推动《基本法》第23条立法(John Lee issues 4-pronged policy platform, will promote Article 23 legislation under Basic Law)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2022

上海敲锅抗议被指“境外势力” 北京五一就地过节(Banging pots to protest in Shanghai is branded agitation by "foreign forces"; govt asks people to stay in Beijing on May 1 holiday)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2022

北京疫情升温多学校关闭 上海推常态化筛检(Beijing schools close in Covid-19 surge; Shanghai promotes normalized screening)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Escape from Shanghai: my harrowing flight from the world’s strictest lockdown
Coda, April 28, 2022

Backlog of Hong Kong cases must be cleared so justice is not delayed or denied
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2022

封控运动中的上海,是 2500 万人民的变异版"集中营"(Shanghai in the lockdown movement is a mutated version of a "concentration camp" for 25 million people)
Matters, April 28, 2022

Thursday, April 28, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Solomons PM could use Chinese police to stay in power, key provincial adviser fears
The Guardian, April 28, 2022

China using diplomatic leverage to target Uyghurs abroad
ANI News, April 28, 2022

拜登5月将访问韩国和日本 共议中国和朝鲜(Biden to visit South Korea, Japan in May to discuss China, North Korea issues)
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2022

英外长:北约应确保台湾免于中国侵犯(British foreign minister: NATO should ensure Taiwan is free from China’s aggression)
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2022

伊朗寻求加强与中国的军事关系(Iran seeks to strengthen military ties with China)
Voice of America, April 28, 2022

德国政府以安全为由阻止中国公司购买德国呼吸机制造商(German gov’t blocks China’s firm from buying German ventilator maker on security grounds)
Radio France Internationale, April 27, 2022

Liberal Chinese social media site Douban tightens verification of overseas users as censorship intensifies
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2022

China's Weibo shows user locations to combat 'bad behaviour'
Reuters, April 28, 2022

官媒批“大翻译运动” 反促“反华类”媒体流量大增(China’s official media criticize Great Translation Movement, triggering large jump in traffic to "anti-China" media websites)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2022

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

47 democrats’ subversion case adjourned to June
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2022

Related:
Denial of bail is silencing Hong Kong's democrats
BBC News, April 28, 2022

民主派初選案今第五次提訊日 其中三人未有到庭(3 absent from the 5th unofficial primary case)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 28, 2022

Prosecution of the Hong Kong 47: Rule of Law on Trial
香港47人案:對法治的審判
Human Rights in China, April 22, 28, 2022

Ex-head of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group convicted over ‘release political prisoners’ balloon
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2022

2 men arrested for allegedly calling on others to attack Hong Kong leader in online posts, source says
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2022

Hong Kong court upholds non-guilty verdict on Swiss photographer accused of aiding protest assault
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2022

【光城者案】7人被控串謀煽動顛覆國家政權 再多一人擬認罪(One more of 7 "Returning Valiant" members charged with conspiring to incite subversion to plead guilty)
inmediahk.net, April 28, 2022

吳敏兒初選案被拒保釋 官判辭稱言論挑起對政府怨恨 具國際影響力易聯合他人反政府(Judge denies bail to Carol Ng, one of the 47 pro-democrats charged with subversion, deems her speech provokes anti-gov’t resentment, has international influence to easily unite others to oppose gov't)
Ming Pao, April 28, 2022

新冠律师团公告:为上海封城死难及受害家庭提供法律援助 协助个案维权及集体申请国家赔偿(COVID-19 Claims Legal Advisory Group: Provide legal aid to families of victims in Shanghai, assist individual cases to protect their rights to collectively seek state compensations)
Matters, April 27, 2022

报告:2021年中国非法逮捕168名藏人(NGO report: China illegally arrests 168 Tibetans in 2021)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s big new infrastructure plan prioritises national security in face of ‘extreme conditions’ at home, abroad
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2022

China Continues to Fall Short of Promises to Protect Intellectual Property, U.S. Says
美国批评中国未履行保护知识产权承诺

The New York Times, April 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China claims Beijing is the true test of its pandemic policy
The Economist, April 30, 2022

Who Profits From China’s Zero-COVID Strategy?
Foreign Policy, April 27, 2022

New Covid cases slow in Shanghai, but increase in Beijing.
在中国,强制性核酸检测已成很多人生活日常

The New York Times, April 28, 2022

China’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Triumphant Propaganda
封城引发愤怒和焦虑,中国宣传机器面临罕见挑战

The New York Times, April 28, 2022

皮尤:九成美国人对中俄关系表示担忧(Pew: 90% of Americans are concerned about Sino-Russian relations)
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2022

Related:
China’s Partnership With Russia Seen as Serious Problem for the U.S.
Pew Research Center, April 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

上海“志愿者”是恶政土壤里生长出来的“罂粟”(Shanghai "volunteers" are "poppies" growing out of soil of bad governance)
Matters, April 22, 2022

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Triumphant Propaganda
The New York Times, April 27, 2022

Web users in China told to report posts guilty of ‘historical nihilism’ against Communist Party line
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2022

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

UN人权高专访华前夕,记者无国界促北京释放百余在押记者(Reporters Without Borders urges Beijing to release more than 100 detained journalists on eve of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ visit to China)
Voice of America, April 28, 2022

获刑15年的藏族作家贡却才培已提前两年获释(Tibetan writer Kunchok Tsephel, jailed for 15 years, is released 2 years early for saving another Tibetan in prison)
Weiquanwang, April 27, 2022

湖南株洲民主人士何家维(本名何峻辉)因欲围观王爱忠案遭警方监视居住(He Jiawei, democracy activist in Hunan, is placed under residential surveillance for trying to monitor Wang Aizhong's case)
Weiquanwang, April 26, 2022

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai slapped with extra count of fraud ahead of trial over use of Apple Daily’s office space
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2022

Hong Kong journalists win Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan press freedom prize
Hong Kong Free Press, April 27, 2022

Related:
「香港記者」獲日本外國記協頒新聞獎 陳朗昇致辭:香港記者仍在崗位(Ronson Chan, accepting Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan press freedom award on behalf of Hong Kong journalists: Hong Kong journalists are still on duty)
inmediahk.net, April 26, 2022

National security law: 11 Hong Kong opposition figures intend to plead guilty to subversion charges, court judgment reveals
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2022

University of Hong Kong proposes disciplining students for ‘bringing disrepute’ to institution, fuelling concerns over freedom of speech
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2022

涉上載煽動片段及旁聽期間拍手鼓勵 自稱牧師男子第三度申保釋遭拒(Self-claimed pastor accused of uploading seditious clips and clapping hands at hearing is denied bail for the 3rd time)
inmediahk.net, April 27, 2022

前區議員何惠彬稱要「打國安」認藐視法庭判緩刑 官批遲逾年檢控不能接受(Former district councilor Ben Ho gets suspended sentence after pleading guilty to contempt of court for claiming to "fight national security"; judge criticizes prosecution for delay in bringing charge)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2022

Telegram發「獨立」帖文售胡椒彈氣槍 23歲理大生認煽動分裂國家還押候判(23-year-old PolyU student pleads guilty to inciting secession for Telegram post advocating "independence" & selling pepper bombs, is remanded in custody)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2022

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog arrests man for alleged doxxing under tightened law
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2022

112人被控危害國安 78人還柙候審佔75% 已審8人全定罪(Of 112 people charged with endangering national security, 78—or 75%—are still awaiting trial; 8 have been tried and convicted)
inmediahk.net, April 27, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

人身损害赔偿标准5月1日起城乡统一(Personal injury compensation standards will be unified in urban, rural areas from May 1)
China Court, April 27, 2022

Related:
最高法发布《关于修改〈最高人民法院关于审理人身损害赔偿案件适用法律若干问题的解释〉的决定》(Supreme People's Court issues "Decision on Amending the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Personal Injury Compensation Cases")
The Supreme People's Court of P.R.C., April 27, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China in South Asia: Bombs in Pakistan and debt bombs in Sri Lanka
SupChina, April 26, 2022

封控下的上海“中产精英”(Shanghai's "middle-class elite" under lockdown)
Voice of America, April 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

When Journalists Capitulated to Autocracy in Hong Kong
The Atlantic, April 27, 2022

Persecuted Human Rights Defenders Languish in Police Custody
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 26, 2022

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Jeff Bezos questions China’s influence over Elon Musk’s Twitter
The Guardian, April 26, 2022

The censorship of Shanghai citizens in lockdown sparks an uproar on Chinese social media
GlobalVoices, April 26, 2022

Related:
WeChat uses pop-up alert to contest rumours about blocking Shanghai lockdown posts as censors increase pressure on platforms
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2022

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

年度世界宗教自由报告出炉 美议员专门提及中国 (Annual World Religious Freedom Report released, U.S. lawmakers specifically mention China)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2022

Hong Kong’s human rights press awards scrapped over security law fears
The Guardian, April 25, 2022

林鄭月娥拒評停辦人權新聞獎 重申新聞自由受保障但行使時須守法(Carrie Lam refuses to comment on Human Rights Press Awards suspension, reiterates that freedom of the press is guaranteed but must be exercised lawfully)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2022

National security: Transfer of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organisers’ case to High Court adjourned again
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2022

【初選47人案】范國威被拒保釋 判詞關注案件進度延誤 最快明年中開審(Court denies bail to Gary Fan, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged with subversion; concerns grow about delayed case progress as trial is expected to start mid-2023 at earliest)
inmediahk.net, April 26, 2022

18歲男認暴動潛逃 判入教導所(18-year-old man sentenced to correctional center after pleading guilty to rioting and absconding)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2022

Political cartoonist Ah To announces departure from Hong Kong citing ‘great mental stress’
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2022

China is ‘arbitrarily detaining’ activist Zhang Baocheng, UN experts say
Agence France-Presse, April 26, 2022

Pro-China newspaper denounces Hong Kong journalists' union as 'anti-China'
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2022

鍾劍華離港後首露面 認曾被國安約談 日後以另一身份支援民研(Former HKPORI vice-executive officer Chung Kim-wah makes first appearance after leaving Hong Kong: Was interviewed by national security department, will support HKPORI in another capacity in the future)
inmediahk.net, April 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China shifts Covid-19 focus to Beijing outbreak as Shanghai cases fall to 21-day low while fatalities increase
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2022

UN team in China to prepare for likely Xinjiang visit by human rights chief Michelle Bachelet
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

抗議上海封城的《四月之聲》,拳頭落在棉花上("Voice of April": Protesting Shanghai's lockdown)
The Initium, April 26, 2022

Monday, April 25, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China is hunting Uyghurs around the world, with help from some surprising countries
NBC News, April 25, 2022

Related:
Great Wall of Steel: China’s Global Campaign to Suppress the Uyghurs
Wilson Center, March 2022

Chinese political interference has Western spooks worried
The Economist, April 23, 2022

Shanghai: video maker urges people to stop sharing film critical of Covid lockdown
The Guardian, April 23, 2022

New Zealand Deal May Put Japan Closer to ‘Five Eyes’ Intelligence Alliance
日本与新西兰讨论“无缝”共享情报协议,对抗中国影响力

The New York Times, April 25, 2022

美欧联合警告中国:支持俄罗斯需承担后果(U.S., EU warn China of consequences for supporting Russia)
Radio France Internationale, April 23, 2022

2021年度全球军事支出出炉 美中领先互争霸(U.S., China rank top in 2021 gov’t military spending)
Deutsche Welle, April 25, 2022

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

Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club suspends top Asian human rights awards
Reuters, April 25, 2022

Former Hong Kong academic and Occupy founder Benny Tai pleads guilty to illegally incurring election expenses over ads for tactical voting scheme
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2022

Ex-leaders of Hong Kong’s defunct Tiananmen vigil group in court for first time since Covid-19 prison lockdown
Hong Kong Free Press, April 25, 2022

Hong Kong social scientist from pollster group Pori flees city, citing threats from ‘powerful bodies’, fear of ‘moving red lines’
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2022

Hong Kong’s largest journalist group holds meeting to discuss possibility of disbandment, says it will still operate for ‘foreseeable future’
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2022

Hong Kong's Chinese University evicts student media as PolyU cuts ties with union
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2022

10.1黃大仙暴動案 8男女判監36至39月 官指急救員與全副武裝者罪責相同(8 sentenced to 36 to 39 months in prison for rioting on National Day in the 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, April 22, 2022

曾被警帶走助查黃店皇茶結業 引《WARRIOR》歌詞:「大不了死亦不會避」(Pro-democracy Taiwan tea shop Royaltea whose owners were taken by police for investigation shuts down)
inmediahk.net, April 25, 2022

美籍律师Bickett已向香港终院提交上诉 (American lawyer Bickett appeals his case in Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2022

【羊村繪本案】郭偉健批准由國安法官主審 稱控罪若實行勢令中央成「受害者」(Judge Kwok Wai-kin approves prosecution’s request to have national security judge handle case of speech therapists union charged with publishing seditious children’s books)
inmediahk.net, April 22, 2022

Student poetry contest in China becomes unexpected outlet for dissent
The Washington Post, April 24, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Amid Low Birth Rate Worries, China Increases Pressure on Women
The Diplomat, April 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

联合国人权事务高级专员将到访中国(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit China)
Radio France Internationale, April 25, 2022

Covid Lockdowns Revive the Ghosts of a Planned Economy
The New York Times, April 25, 2022

Covid Outbreak in Beijing Prompts Panic Buying and Fears of a Lockdown
北京新冠确诊病例激增,居民担忧封城恐慌性囤粮

The New York Times, April 25, 2022

中国逾20城市处于封控状态 “因地制宜”谈何容易(More than 20 cities in China under lockdown; "adjusting to local conditions" is not easy)
Voice of America, April 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong explores new ways to keep court observers from getting too political
Hong Kong Free Press, April 25, 2022

‘Hong Kong is strange to me now’: how five refugees are finding their new lives in Britain
The Guardian, April 25, 2022

How Chinese state media paints an alternative picture of the Ukraine war
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2022

极端清零防疫正在唤醒公民权利意识(Extreme zero-COVID policy, epidemic prevention are rousing awareness of civil rights)
Radio France Internationale, April 24, 2022

Friday, April 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Sceptics of China’s TCM Covid-19 remedy Lianhua Qingwen face online attacks
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2022

HONG KONG OPENS YOUTH “DERADICALIZATION” PROGRAMS AND CLOSES STUDENT UNIONS
China Digital Times, April 21, 2022

抗衡中俄?英国印度签署印太地区防务协议(To counter China, Russia? UK, India sign Indo-Pacific defense agreement)
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2022

中俄威胁加剧 新西兰与日本拟深化军事合作(New Zealand, Japan plan to deepen military cooperation as Sino-Russian threat intensifies)
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2022

德国外长: 中国应停止对立陶宛的胁迫手段(German foreign minister: China should stop coercive tactics against Lithuania)
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2022

亚洲人对美国的看法急剧上升,而对中国的看法有所下滑(Asians' approval of U.S. leadership in the world has risen sharply, while support for that of China declines)
Voice of America, April 22, 2022

Related:
Germany, U.S. Lead Approval Ratings in Asia
Gallup, April 22, 2022

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

Chinese national living in the Netherlands forced to shut down Twitter account
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2022

‘Prisoners of conscience’: Jimmy Lai, Joshua Wong among Hong Kong activists nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2022

圍理大11人涉油麻地暴動不認罪 消防員憶「人踩人」逾30人堆高1.7米(11 plead not guilty to rioting in Yau Ma Tei riots during 2019 PolyU siege)
Ming Pao, April 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

CCP Regulations and Xi Jinping’s Bid for a Third Term
The Diplomat, April 22, 2022

美CECC敦促联合国禁止酷刑委员会不要因中国未提交有关报告而推迟对其人权进行审议(U.S. CECC urges UN Committee against Torture not to delay review of China's human rights for its failure to submit relevant reports)
Voice of America, April 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

新冠疫情:“封控”带来次生灾害 如何影响上海(Covid-19: How “lockdown” affects Shanghai with secondary disasters)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 22, 2022

上海封控引发物流乱象:卡车司机被隔离,集装箱堆积如山(Shanghai's lockdown and control cause logistics chaos: Truck drivers are isolated, containers are piled up)
The Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2022

Thursday, April 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China reinforces tight control over plane crash mystery
Radio France Internationale, April 21, 2022

Chinese police order residents to hand over passports 'until after the pandemic'
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2022

中国与所罗门群岛证实签署安全协议 美澳新表达担忧(China, Solomon Islands confirm signing of security agreement; U.S., Australia, New Zealand express concern)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 20, 2022

美驻联合国大使会晤被中国关押的维吾尔人的家属并谴责中共在新疆暴行(U.S. ambassador to UN meets families of Uyghurs detained in China, condemns CPC atrocities in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, April 21, 2022

获英国资助的在英华人组织或被中共渗透 让在英港人忧虑(Hong Kongers in UK fear British-funded Chinese organizations there may be infiltrated by CPC)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2022

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

Hong Kong law firm Vidler & Co, which handled protest-related cases, to close after 19 years
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2022

Related:
英籍香港著名人权律师 计划于今年6月停止执业(Prominent British human rights lawyer in Hong Kong plans to stop practicing in June this year)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2022

Hong Kong journalist trades his camera for a taxi amid media crackdown
The Washington Post, April 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China ratifies forced labour conventions ahead of visit by UN rights chief
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Related:
中国批准《废除强迫劳动公约》(China ratifies Convention on the Abolition of Forced Labour)
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2022

US firms say China’s ‘ambiguous’ data laws are creating a ‘uniquely restrictive’ environment
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: Beijing lashes out at Google for taking down YouTube channel of candidate John Lee
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Hong Kong politicians accused of benefiting from ‘protections and freedoms’ in West over property portfolios
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Covid forces China to face mental health crisis a long time in the making
The Guardian, April 21, 2022

上海疫情:防疫手段再加码,当局要求居民区整体搬迁到附近省份(COVID-19 in Shanghai: In stepped-up prevention measures, authorities force relocation of entire neighborhood to nearby provinces)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 21, 2022

Shanghai’s Low Covid Death Toll Revives Questions About China’s Numbers
上海官方新冠死亡人数引发质疑

The New York Times, April 21, 2022

China doubles down on coal
关于中国未来的经济和能源选择,你应该知道的几个要点

The New York Times, April 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why a Chinese Security Deal in the Pacific Could Ripple Through the World
为何中国与所罗门群岛的安全协议会影响全世界?

The New York Times, April 21, 2022

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China internet censors scramble as lockdown frustration sparks ‘creative’ wave of dissent
The Guardian, April 20, 2022

Shanghai police warn bereaved families of elderly COVID-19 patients not to speak out
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2022

上海危机敲响警钟?中国多地提前严格封控
China’s Covid shutdowns go far beyond Shanghai.

The New York Times, April 20, 2022

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

Hong Kong opposition activist Tam Tak-chi jailed for 40 months after being found guilty on 11 charges under colonial-era sedition law
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2022

Owner of Hong Kong Telegram channel popular during 2019 protests found guilty of inciting others to commit crimes
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2022

2 handed suspended 2-month sentences for inciting others to cast invalid votes in Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ election
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

黎智英、鄒幸彤、李卓人、黃之鋒、何桂藍 獲15學者聯署提名諾貝爾和平獎 (Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, Joshua Wong, Gwyneth Ho nominated by 15 scholars for Nobel Peace Prize)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

Related:
Nominations for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize: Letter by 15 Scholars to the Peace Prize Selection Committee of the Norwegian Nobel Institute
January 28, 2022

【初選47人案】余慧明遭撤銷擔保 再上高院申保釋遭拒 (Winnie Yu, one of the 47 democrats charged with subversion, is denied bail again)
inmediahk.net, April 20, 2022

茶店負責人社交帖文涉煽動意圖 高院申保釋被拒 (High Court denies bail to 2 Taiwanese drinks shop co-owners charged with sedition)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

光城者7人加控串謀導致爆炸交替控罪 保釋被拒6月再訊待交付高院 (Prosecution adds conspiracy to cause explosion as alternative charge for 7 “Returning Valiant” members; all are denied bail)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

男生拋垃圾入路軌 危及乘客安全等3罪成 官:放棄考試參與示威感痛心 (Student convicted of 3 crimes including throwing garbage into railway tracks, endangering passengers safety in the 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, April 20, 2022

数十个人权组织吁联合国人权高专中国行应达到最低标准“可信度” (Dozens of human rights groups urge UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to meet minimum standards of "credibility" of her China trip)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China ratifies forced labour conventions ahead of visit by UN rights chief
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2022

港懲教軟硬兼施「去激化」反修例囚犯 (Correctional Services Department uses various approaches to "de-radicalize" anti-ELAB prisoners)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

妇女权益保障法大修,如何让“防拐条款”长出“牙齿”? (Overhaul of the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests: How to make the "anti-trafficking clause" grow "teeth"?)
China News, April 20, 2022

最高检:严厉打击养老诈骗犯罪 加大追诉力度 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate: Severely crack down on, step up prosecution of pension fraud)
China News, April 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Shanghai’s Low Covid Death Toll Revives Questions About China’s Numbers
The New York Times, April 20, 2022

Veteran mainland Chinese diplomat installed as deputy director of Beijing’s top office overseeing Hong Kong affairs
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2022

Hong Kong says voters only have one option in 'elections' for city's next leader
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2022

特首選舉|競選辦頻道被YouTube引美制裁令停用 李家超:美制裁是無理霸凌行為、刻意施壓 (YouTube cites U.S. sanctions to shut John Lee’s election campaign channel; Lee: U.S. sanctions are unreasonable bullying and deliberate pressure)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

Related:
特首選舉|Meta:李家超可續用facebook、Instagram 惟禁涉收費服務 (Meta: John Lee can continue to use Facebook, Instagram, but prohibited from paid services)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: Credibility of UN Human Rights Chief’s Visit at Risk
Human Rights Watch, April 19, 2022

The crackdown on trade unions in Hong Kong: what response from responsible investors?
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 19, 2022

Opinion: Why Hong Kong’s prisoners of conscience deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
The Washington Post, April 19, 2022

俄罗斯和中国都暴露了威权政权的弱点
China and Russia Are Giving Authoritarianism a Bad Name

The New York Times, April 19, 2022

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China and Solomon Islands sign security deal, Chinese foreign ministry says
The Guardian, April 19, 2022

Chinese censors, police go after list of Shanghai dead, zero-COVID critics
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2022

大陸疫情「抽乾」診療資源,誰在為動態清零付出代價?(When the pandemic drains diagnosis and treatment resources on the mainland, who is paying the price for zero-covid policy?)
The Intitium, April 18, 2022

Chinese censors struggle to keep up with Megan Thee Stallion at Coachella
SupChina, April 19, 2022

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

藏区扫黑除恶内幕:藏人因向海外寺院汇款被判处非法经营罪 (Tibetans are convicted of illegal business operations for remittances to overseas monasteries)
Weiquanwang, April 19, 2022

PolyU becomes fifth Hong Kong university to fully cut ties with students’ union
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

Hong Kong man jailed for 14.5 years for biting off ex-District Councillor’s ear, knife attack
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

民主派初選案 范國威申請保釋被拒 (Gary Fan, one of the 47 democrats charged with subversion, is denied bail again)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 19, 2022

前《蘋果日報》主筆馮偉光涉違國安法被拒保釋 官批馮無權控制出版說法不合邏輯 (Judge denies bail to former Apple Daily chief editor Fung Wai-kong, finds argument in bail application that Fung has no authority to control published contents is illogical)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2022

前支聯會常委梁錦威刑滿出獄:唔好放棄相信嘅嘢 (Former standing committee member of HK Alliance Simon Leung released from prison after serving his sentence, says: Don't give up what you believe in)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

1.4 million Hong Kong SIM cards linked to real names in first month since compulsory registration enforced
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Coronavirus: China’s top expert writes of eventual return to normal, but article deleted at home
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2022

三个月的“魔幻”隔离:一名华人律师的回国探亲之旅
From the U.S. to China: A 3-Month Quarantine Horror Story

The New York Times, April 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Voter participation is key to robust elections in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2022

Assessing the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Soft Power, Politics, and the Future of the Games
The Diplomat, April 18, 2022

Monday, April 18, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Why Shanghai’s Covid crisis could have wider political implications
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2022

China’s Economic Trends Hint at Cost of Zero Covid Strategy
The New York Times, April 17, 2022

China’s economy pays a price as lockdowns restrict nearly a third of its population.
近三分之一人口被封控,中国经济为“清零”付出高昂代价

The New York Times, April 15, 2022

Will China’s zero-Covid policy bring the world’s factory grinding to a halt?
The Guardian, April 15, 2022

上海封城:舆论控制与呼唤自由(Shanghai lockdown: Controlling public opinion vs. calling for freedom)
Deutsche Welle, April 17, 2022

中国祭出军演恫吓 美重量级国会议员访团展现对台支持(China stages military exercises in show of force as U.S. heavyweight lawmaker delegation visits Taiwan to show support)
Voice of America, April 16, 2022

China conducts major military drills as US lawmakers visit Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2022

美高官本周出访所罗门群岛 力争废止已草签的中所安全协议(Top U.S. officials to visit Solomon Islands this week to try to scrap its draft security pact with China)
Voice of America, April 18, 2022

七成针对中国:去年日本战机紧急升空达一千多次(Last year, Japanese fighter jets scrambled more than a thousand times—70% of them against China’s military aircraft)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2022

China’s ‘Mighty Dragon’ stealth fighter stretches its wings over a wider area
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2022

专访:中国红利让穆斯林国家甘愿迫害维吾尔人(Interview: China's payout makes Muslim countries willing to persecute Uyghurs)/a>
Deutsche Welle, April 15, 2022

How private Chinese companies are winning in Africa
SupChina, April 15, 2022

China says it is on the ‘right side of history,’ following US criticism over Russia-Ukraine war stance
Agence France-Presse, April 14, 2022

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

Shanghai lockdown: How angry netizens test China's 'Great Firewall'
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2022

理大終止承認學生會 要求7.15前遷出校園(HK Polytechnic U. stops recognizing student union, asks it to move out by July 15)
Initium Media, April 15, 2022

Taiwanese activist jailed in mainland China returns home
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2022

被关押1852天的李明哲获释感言:愿中国人权受侵犯者有解脱的一天(Taiwan’s human rights worker Lee Ming-che, detained for 1,852 days, says on his release: May Chinese human rights victims be free one day)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Chinese security official orders risk elimination drive ahead of key Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

China doubles down on zero-Covid policy ahead of Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

Related:
中国卫健委:反对“病毒共存” 巩固防疫成果迎中共二十大(China’s National Health Commission: Oppose "coexistence with virus," consolidate achievements of epidemic prevention to welcome CPC’s 20th National Congress)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2022

TikTok under US government investigation on child sexual abuse material
TikTok因儿童性侵害内容遭美国政府调查

Financial Times, April 15, 2022

China moves to make reporting of trafficking mandatory under changes to women’s rights law
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2022

鄭若驊:煽動行為同屬危害國安 指國家安全概念好闊(HK Secretary for Justice, Teresa Cheng: Incitement is also endangering national security, as concept of national security is very broad)
Initium Media, April 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China tries to cover lockdown strains on Shanghai’s front-line workers
The Washington Post, April 18, 2022

Shanghai records first official Covid deaths since lockdown imposed
The Guardian, April 18, 2022

Covid China: Elderly deaths contradict Shanghai figures
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2022

China’s Covid death data obscure real impact of Omicron, experts say
The Financial Times, April 16, 2022

上海人的忍耐已经到了极限(Shanghai people's patience has reached the limit)
Radio France Internationale, April 17, 2022

Inside Shanghai quarantine centres with 24-hour lights and no hot showers
Associated Press, April 18, 2022

‘Too smelly to sleep’: Thirteen days in a Shanghai isolation facility.
The New York Times, April 15, 2022

Shanghai’s covid siege: Food shortages, talking robots, starving animals
The Washington Post, April 15, 2022

More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID-19 cases rise
Channel News Asia, April 17, 2022

China's Xi'an imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight Omicron flare-up
Channel News Asia, April 16, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee’s manifesto to ‘centre on housing, civil service reform’ with less focus on national security
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

Who is John Lee? 12 quotes from Hong Kong’s unopposed leadership hopeful
Hong Kong Free Press, April 17, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: why did Beijing pick John Lee to be the city’s next leader?
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2022

FactWire: John Lee’s sons have business links with Hong Kong chief executive electors, investigation reveals
FactWire, April 14, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee calls financial industry double-edged weapon, legal system ‘polluted by politics’
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Costly Exceptionalism
The Atlantic, April 18, 2022

What Exactly Is America’s China Policy?
Foreign Policy, April 14, 2022

Shanghai’s brutal lockdown a defining moment for China’s logistics sector
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

Shanghai Lockdown Diary
The Diplomat, April 14, 2022

China’s Transnational Repression Gets Saudi Backing
Foreign Policy, April 15, 2022

Faced With a Changed Europe, China Sticks to an Old Script
俄乌战争影响欧洲对华立场,中国外交政策面临挑战

The New York Times, April 15, 2022

Thursday, April 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

How China will censor the metaverse
SupChina, April 13, 2022

Weibo Has Still Blocked ‘Shanghai Buy Groceries’ Hashtag
What's on Weibo, April 13, 2022

阻中国扩张太平洋势力 澳高官出访所羅門群岛(To forestall expansion of China's Pacific power, senior Australian official visits Solomon Islands)
Deutsche Welle, April 14, 2022

出于对俄罗斯和中国的担忧,日本加强与意大利的军事合作(Japan steps up military cooperation with Italy amid concerns over Russia, China)
Voice of America, April 14, 2022

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

中国共青团称“极端女权已成网络毒瘤” 引发争议(Communist Youth League of China says "extreme feminism has become an online cancer,” stirs controversy)
Weiquanwang, April 14, 2022

Hong Kong’s largest journalist group to consider disbanding in response to mounting government pressure for more transparency
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2022

《立場》發布煽動刊物案 控方稱公司放棄出庭權利 5.3區院訊(Prosecution claims Stand News, charged with publishing seditious materials, gave up right to appear in court; case adjourned until May 3)
inmediahk.net, April 13, 2022

6 Hong Kong teachers disqualified over complaints linked to 2019 protests
Hong Kong Free Press, April 13, 2022

Hong Kong protests: activist jailed for 16 months for organising 2019 illegal march in Yuen Long after mob attack
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2022

Hong Kong resident held in southwest China for taking part in protests
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2022

岑敖暉認facebook文章藐視法庭判囚6周 官:應自我監督不容言論縱容暴力(Lester Shum, one of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with subversion, is sentenced to 6 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to contempt of court over Facebook article)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2022

阮民安涉煽動被捕續還押 控方或加控欺詐相關罪行(Pro-democracy singer Tommy Yuen remains in detention for alleged sedition; prosecution may add fraud charges)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2022

女文員天橋噴「721」「831」認刑毁 判24個月感化令(Female clerk is sentenced to 24-month probation after pleading guilty to criminal damage over spraying "721" and "831" on a bridge)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2022

Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che expected to be released from mainland Chinese jail after five years
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2022

Banned Hong Kong statues to find new refuge in democratic Taiwan: rights activists
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong urged to regulate crowdfunding to prevent activities ‘endangering’ China’s security
Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2022

China’s Internet Crackdown Targets Tencent and ByteDance’s Algorithms
ChinaFilmInsider, April 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Shanghai TV channel postpones Covid spin show after backlash
The Guardian, April 14, 2022

Uygur woman held in Riyadh could be deported to China ‘within hours’
Agence France-Presse, April 14, 2022

坚持“动态清零”还是与病毒“共存”?(Insist on "dynamic clearing" of virus or "coexistence"?)
Deutsche Welle, April 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: End Censorship, Prioritize Human Rights over Politicized “Zero-COVID”
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 13, 2022

China’s ‘Zero-Covid’ Mess Proves Autocracy Hurts Everyone
中国“新冠清零”乱局:专制将伤害每一个人

The New York Times, April 14, 2022

Globalization Is Over. The Global Culture Wars Have Begun.
全球化已经结束,一场全球文化战争正在打响

The New York Times, April 14, 2022

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s ‘Zero-Covid’ Mess Proves Autocracy Hurts Everyone
The New York Times, April 13, 2022

习近平的关键之年,中国搁置“共同富裕”运动
China Sets Aside Push to Spread Wealth in Pivotal Year for Xi

The New York Times, April 13, 2022

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

Former Xinjiang detainee arrives in US to testify over repeated torture he says he was subjected to
The Guardian, April 13, 2022

Hong Kong activist jailed for 16 months for organising banned ‘Reclaim Yuen Long’ demo in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press, April 13, 2022

Related:
法庭指鍾健平多次記者會煽動字眼 有意違法屬加刑因素(Court says Max Chung’s use of seditious words in several press conferences shows intent to break the law and is factor for additional penalty)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 13, 2022

Hong Kong police are ‘weaponizing’ the law against outspoken media mogul: lawyers
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2022

律师成功会见王建兵,王此前被单独隔离关押长达五个多月(Lawyer successfully met with Wang Jianbing, who was held in solitary confinement for more than 5 months)
Weiquanwang, April 13, 2022

江苏无锡著名人权捍卫者沈爱斌因“涉嫌寻衅滋事“案被转指定监视居住(Shen Aibin, well-known human rights defender in Wuxi, Jiangsu, is transferred to designated residential surveillance on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, April 12, 2022

李明哲5年刑期将届满 国台办:近期释放返台 (Li Mingzhe nears end of 5-year sentence; Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council: He will be returned to Taiwan soon)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2022

王爱忠案开庭前夕 广州法院突然通知庭审押后 (On eve of Wang Aizhong trial, Guangzhou court issues adjournment)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Why is China choosing now to ratify forced labour conventions?
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

US spotlights Hong Kong elections in its criticism of China’s human rights record
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2022

Related:
特區政府強烈反對美國國務院年度人權報告中對港評論(HK gov't strongly opposes to comments on Hong Kong in U.S. annual human rights report)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 13, 2022

China activists call for reboot of State Dept. annual human rights report
Politico, April 13, 2022

U.S. Report Describes a Global Retreat on Human Rights and Democracy
The New York Times, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee submits 786 nominations to stand for city’s top job, representing more than half of Election Committee members
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

胡平:读《黎安友论中国》有感 (Hu Ping: Thoughts on Andrew Nathan’s “On China”)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2022

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China censors gay storyline from Harry Potter franchise film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

In a changing city, a glitzy Hong Kong gallery grapples with censorship
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2022

中国的乌克兰战争宣传:放大并强化俄方虚假信息
China’s Echoes of Russia’s Alternate Reality Intensify Around the World

The New York Times, April 12, 2022

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

刘晓波雕像六四在台巡回展出 未来将落脚台湾 (In traveling exhibit, bronze statue of Liu Xiaobo to go on view on June 4 in Taiwan, its future permanent home)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2022

Veteran Hong Kong journalist Allan Au released on bail following arrest over alleged sedition
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu pleads not guilty to seditious bid to protest Beijing Winter Olympic Games
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong police take away 2 linked to pro-democracy bubble tea shop to assist with investigation
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong protests: student faces up to 7 years’ jail for rioting, after serving time in mainland China over trying to flee to Taiwan
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

Related:
警方圍堵理大案「12港人」郭子麟及IVE生認暴動罪 11人不認罪周四開審(Kok Tsz-lun of Hong Kong 12 case and vocational training student pleads guilty to rioting in the 2019 PolyU siege; 11 others plead not guilty)
Ming Pao, April 12, 2022

涉暴動少年潛逃一年再被捕 今認罪求情稱潛逃浪費青春(After a year on the run, teen accused of rioting re-arrested, pleads guilty and says he wasted his youth in flight)
Ming Pao, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong CityU demands responses from students over alleged offences at union farewell ceremony
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Local security legislation Article 23 ‘a priority,’ says Hong Kong leadership hopeful John Lee
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

卫生官员肯定上海封控策略:“躺平”不是中国的选择
‘We cannot let our guard down,’ a top Chinese health official tells Shanghai residents under lockdown.

The New York Times, April 12, 2022

上海封锁进入第二周,民众不满情绪难消
Shanghai residents bristle as a lockdown enters a second week with more testing.

The New York Times, April 11, 2022

Chinese UN representative ‘laments’ deaths in Ukraine missile attack but doesn’t blame Russia
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Ukraine Exposed the True Danger of Chinese Censorship
Foreign Policy, April 11, 2022

Carrie Lam’s Departure Signals a Further Crackdown in Hong Kong
The Diplomat, April 11, 2022

Monday, April 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Shanghai cyber watchdog warns against internet rumours as extended lockdown frays nerves
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2022

Related:
Weibo removes hashtag about food shortages in Shanghai as locked-down residents go hungry
SupChina, April 8, 2022

美媒:中国军机飞越北约盟国送武器(China’s military planes fly over NATO allies to send weapons to Serbia)
Deutsche Welle, April 11, 2022

Related:
China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia
AP, April 10, 2022

可疑的渔业生意:报告详述中国船队在西非的非法活动(Suspicious fishing business: Report details illegal activities of China’s fleets in West Africa)
Voice of America, April 9, 2022

Related:
GLOBAL IMPACT OF ILLEGAL FISHING AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN CHINA’S VAST DISTANT WATER FLEET REVEALED
Environmental Justice Foundation, April 5, 2022

中国曾利用美国的电视和TikTok明星进行奥运宣传(China used U.S. TV, TikTok stars for Olympic propaganda)
Voice of America, April 9, 2022

专访:台湾向欧盟展现“中国专制”外的替代方案(Interview: Taiwan presents EU with alternatives to “China’s autocracy”)
Deutsche Welle, April 11, 2022

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

Prominent Hong Kong journalist Allan Au reportedly held on sedition charge
Agence France-Presse, April 11, 2022

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