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.

Thursday, June 30, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

20大前中国公安部采取“百日行动” 分析:旨在剿灭“敌对势力”(Ministry of Public Security of China’s "100-day operation" before 20th CPC National Congress is seen as attempt to eradicate "hostile forces")
Voice of America, June 30, 2022

网络博弈:美国驻华大使:美国国务卿对华政策演讲屡遭删(Online contest: US ambassador to China says Secretary of State's China policy speech is repeatedly deleted)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2022

Nato leaders voice concern about threat China poses to world order for first time
The Guardian, June 30, 2022

Related:
Beijing hits out at Nato strategy for "malicious attack" on China
The Guardian, June 30, 2022

US sanctions 25 more Chinese entities, including firm that touted its technology could help Russia monitor Ukraine’s submarines and frogmen
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2022

Related:
China urges US to stop sanctions on Chinese firms over allegedly supporting Russia
Channel News Asia, June 30, 2022

美国指控五家中国公司违反制裁、支持俄罗斯军队
The U.S. accused Chinese companies of supporting Russia’s military.

The New York Times, June 30, 2022

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

Beijing’s human rights policies drive unfavourable views of China, Pew survey finds
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2022

Related:
Negative Views of China Tied to Critical Views of Its Policies on Human Rights
Pew Research Center, June 29, 2022

河南村镇爆雷储户维权抗议 遭郑州公安鸣枪驱散(Rural depositors in Henan protest bank refusal on withdrawals; Zhengzhou police fire shots to disperse them)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2022

Taiwan activist Lee Ming-Cheh says world pressure on his Chinese jailers helped him
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2022

Hong Kong protests: kitchen worker receives longest jail time so far for rioting and breaching mask ban during Wan Chai demonstration in 2019
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2022

Hong Kong 25: National security police search homes of activist group members ahead of July 1 anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2022

Democratic Party calls on authorities to release political prisoners to heal the city
The Standard, June 30, 2022

上海封城催生自主意识抬头 沪裔美国人协会成立(Shanghai lockdown has raised self-awareness; Shanghai American Association is established)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

全国人大常委会启动外商投资法执法检查(NPC Standing Committee launches foreign investment law enforcement inspections)
People.cn, June 30, 2022

个人信息出境政策再细化:标准合同怎么用?(Further refinement of policy on overseas transfer of personal information: How to use standard contracts?)
Caixin, June 30, 2022

Related:
国家互联网信息办公室关于《个人信息出境标准合同规定(征求意见稿)》公开征求意见的通知(Notice of the Cyberspace Administration of China on Public Comments on the "Standard Contract Provisions for Overseas Transfer of Personal Information (Draft for Comment)")
Ministry of Justice, June 30, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong has risen from ashes, says Chinese president during visit amid tight security
Independent, June 30, 2022

Related:

習近平訪港讚一國兩制是「好制度」 評論駁:「好制度」是荒謬之談 (Xi Jinping endorses “one country, two systems” as a “good system”; former LegCo member retorts: Only “one country” remains and Hong Kong people have rage, not rebirth)Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Mourning Hong Kong’s Democracy: Handover Anniversary Highlight’s Beijing’s Repression
Human Rights Watch, June 30, 2022

The reinvention of Hong Kong”
Financial Times, June 30, 2022

【國安法兩年‧數據分析】126人被控危害國安 83人無保釋 63人涉言論被捕被控 (2 years after NSL - explained in data)

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中国各地武警武装上街入社区 严打“渗透颠覆” (Armed police take to the streets across China to crack down on "infiltration and subversion")
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2022

中共开设“非洲党校分支” 输出中国治理和发展模式 (CPC opens an "African Party School Branch" to export China's governance and development model)
Voice of America, June 29, 2022

China tells UN expansion of Nato, or a Nato-like body, into the Asia-Pacific will stir up conflict
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

China accuses G7 of "creating division" over trade criticism
The Standard, June 29, 2022

On China-Russia border, new bonds are forged against U.S. over Ukraine
The Washington Post, June 29, 2022

Chinese invasion of Taiwan "would be catastrophic miscalculation"
The Guardian, June 29, 2022

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

数百人联署致函国际人权团体 呼吁还唐吉田自由 (Hundreds of people sign letter to international human rights groups calling for release of Tang Jitian)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Hong Kong government bars more journalists from covering handover anniversary, with at least 13 now denied access to events
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Ex-leader of Tiananmen vigil group denied access to further details of case 2 weeks ahead of national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

Hong Kong tea shop owners jailed for 6 and 7 months over anti-vaccine posts
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

盧同學粉嶺墜樓三周年 有人到場悼念:「一世都唔會忘記」(Citizens commemorate student activist Lo Hiu-yan who fell to her death 3 yrs ago after leaving anti-extradition appeal)
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

国家互联网信息办公室发布《互联网用户账号信息管理规定》自2022年8月1日起施行 (Cyberspace Administration of China issues "Regulations on the Management of Internet User Account Information," effective on August 1, 2022)
Cyberspace Administration of China, June 26, 2022

Leaked documents show China's careful coordination of Uyghur repression
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

"Piloting ship to weather storm": Chinese state-run paper highlights "vitality" of Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" principle ahead of Xi Jinping visit
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

指任何人皆可自稱記者 鄧炳強促新聞界 成立團體確認從業員身分 (Chris Tang, Secretary for Security: Hong Kong media should establish group to verify identities of journalists and set basic ethical standards)
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

China to press on with "zero Covid", despite economic risks, President Xi Jinping says
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Related:
China relaxes intercity travel restrictions by removing indication of Covid-19 risk on digital passes
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Coronavirus: former leader Leung Chun-ying says Beijing understands Hong Kong's need to reopen border, suggests quota of up to 50,000 visitors
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Chinese video gaming billionaire plans relocation with family abroad after draconian Shanghai lockdown
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

葵廣新黃店邀社運案被告任限定店長:仲有班人支持大家 (New pro-democracy shop in Kwai Chung hires defendant in NSL case as temporary store manager to express support for protest movement)
immediahk.net, June 29, 2022

香港国安法两周年:“红线”下三名港人的挣扎和妥协 (2nd anniversary of National Security Law: Struggle and compromise of 3 under the "red line")
BBC News, June 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Eradicating China's 'Spiritual Americans'
China Media Project, June 29, 2022

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

'An invisible cage': How China controls the future
“一个无形的牢笼”:中国如何管控未来
The New York Times, June 25, 2022

Nato to confront China risk alongside Russia threat at leader's summit
Financial Times, June 28, 2022

China, Nato and how the Ukraine war is spilling over into the Asia-Pacific
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

G7 leaders denounce China over Russia relations, human rights and Taiwan friction in statement following summit
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

G7指责中国“扭曲全球经济” 点名新疆“强迫劳动 (G7 accuses China of “distorting global economy,” citing ”forced labor” in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Taiwan slams Beijing for blocking UN Ocean Conference delegates
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

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

當警車駛入校園、「境外勢力」無孔不入,大陸高校學子如何抗議封校? (How do college students protest lockdown of schools when police drive onto campus and "outside forces" are pervasive?)
Initium Media, June 28, 2022

李蔚:自2021年12月以来首次直接与唐吉田通话的通报 (Li Wei: Report on first direct phone call with Tang Jitian since December 2021)
Weiquanwang, June 27, 2022

三个国际笔会组织发表声明 敦促中共立即无条件释放许志永 (In statement, 3 int’l PEN centers urge CPC to release Xu Zhiyong immediately, unconditionally)
Voice of America, June 28, 2022

新公民运动参与者组织旧金山集会 抗议中国当局审判许志永丁家喜 (In San Francisco rally, New Citizens’ Movement participants protest Chinese authorities' trial of Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2022

专访李明哲:国际救援促成公开审判 "实地考察"中国人权 (Interview with Li Mingzhe: International rescue facilitated public trials; imprisonment was an "on-the-ground investigation" of human rights in China)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Tibetan convention calls on governments to help resolve Tibet issue with China
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2022

Hong Kong 25th anniversary set to be protest-free, after nat. Security police call in activist group volunteers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2022

【初選47人案】林卓廷申保釋被拒 控方:Patreon捐款反映其強大政治影響力 (Former Chief Executive of Democratic Party Lam Cheuk Ting is denied bail; prosecution argues his receipt of Patreon donations reflects strong political influence)
immediahk.net, June 28, 2022

Two bubbletea shop operators jailed over "seditious" anti-vaxx messages
The Standard, June 28, 2022

上水清潔工遭磚擲斃案改控誤殺 被告母作供指錄口供時警拒被告服藥 (Mother testifies police denied anxiety medications needed by her son, a minor, during questioning)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Xi Jinping points to public opinion campaign as example of "whole-process democracy"
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China Cuts Travel Quarantine in Biggest Covid Zero Shift Yet
Bloomberg, June 28, 2022

"Digital handcuffs": China's Covid health apps govern life but are ripe for abuse
Financial Times, June 27, 2022

As censorship in China increases, VPNs are becoming more important
The Economist, June 28, 2022

香港移交25年:令人难忘的十件大事 (25 years of Hong Kong's handover: 10 memorable events)
BBC News, June 28, 2022

潘杰賢收購蘋果新聞網 其上海合夥人被指與中國黨政軍關係密切 (Pan Jiexian, the man who bought Taiwan Apple Daily, is questioned over his Shanghai partner’s close ties to Chinese military)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

A thaw in China-US diplomatic relations? We can only hope
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

Hong kong resistance will live on
SupChina, June 28, 2022

为什么说我们这样的小国转向中国情有可原
Can You Blame Poor Countries Like Mine for Turning to China?

The New York Times, June 28, 2022

Monday, June 27, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China 'no limits' vow with Russia raises Pentagon urgency to prepare for Guam attack: US commander
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

Chinese military says US plane in Taiwan Strait endangered peace
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

G7 summit: Leaders detail $600bn plan to rival China's Belt and Road initiative
BBC, June 26, 2022

Related:
China hits back at US over G7 'zero-sum' belt and road alternative
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2022

Despite the main focus on Ukraine, G7 leaders detail a new plan to target China’s influence.
G7推全球基建计划,旨在抗衡中国“一带一路”

The New York Times, June 27, 2022

Hong Kong PLA garrison to be combat-ready for 'toughest and most complicated' situations amid security threats, commander vows
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022

Related:
解放軍駐港部隊:強化憂患意識 提高履行防務能力(PLA garrison in HK: Strengthen emergency awareness, improve defense capability)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 26, 2022

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

丁家喜遭闭门审讯12小时 其妻批违国际法可耻(Human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi is tried behind closed doors for 12 hours; wife slams China as disgraceful for violating international law)
Radio France Internationale, June 26, 2022

Zhang Sizhi, hailed as "conscience of Chinese lawyers", dies in Beijing at 94
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

前區議員陳榮泰煽惑集結案開審 七一前見記者稱翌日「想試下行街有乜嘢事」(Former HK district councillor Lancelot Chan Wing-tai's case of inciting assembly opens for trial)
inmediahk.net, June 27, 2022

連登煽動案 辯方指煽動罪性質嚴重、應交高院有陪審團 官押8.1宣判(Defense of LIHKG incitement case says the crime of incitement is serious in nature and should be brought to the High Court with a jury)
inmediahk.net, June 27, 2022

Hong Kong's largest journalist group insists it operates in accordance with law after being asked by authorities to justify activities
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022<>/p>

「光城者」串謀恐怖活動案交付高院 15歲男生申保釋遭拒 (In case of "Returning Valiant," the pro-democracy group accused of conspiring to commit terrorist activities in public facilities, 15-year-old boy is denied bail)
immediahk.net, June 27, 2022

警拘三男涉藏仿製槍械 檢大批反政府旗幟 (Police detain three men in imitation firearms case, seizing a large number of anti-government flags)
immediahk.net, June 27, 2022<>/p>

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

公安部部署开展夏季治安打击整治“百日行动”(Ministry of Public Security launches “100-Day Action” summer crackdown and rectification campaign)
Chinanews, June 25, 2022

China changes law so it can act if country is insulted at sporting events
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2022

Chinese authorities unveil plans to 'maximise display of police force' two weeks after group assault on women
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Chinese President Xi Jinping expected to begin 2-day trip to Hong Kong on Thursday 'but will not stay in the city overnight'
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

Top Hong Kong officials check into hotels ahead of July 1 celebrations, media further restricted from coverage
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2022

Alarm in Beijing after announcement zero-Covid policy may last five years
The Guardian, June 27, 2022

Shanghai’s Covid Lockdown Legacy: Confusion, Despair, Departure
上海居民的封控后遗症:困惑、绝望、远离
The Wall Street Journal, June 25, 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China's 'Fragmented Authoritarianism' During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Diplomat, June 25, 2022

Covid-19 'magic mirror' reflects widening fissures in Chinese society
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022

健康码的遗产(The legacy of health code)
Financial Times, June 26, 2022

Friday, June 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s Political Surveillance System Keeps Growing
The Diplomat, June 23, 2022

金砖峰会开幕,习近平欲借力与美欧民主联盟全面对抗(BRICS summit opens in Beijing; Xi Jinping to use group as leverage for full confrontation with U.S.-European democratic alliance)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

美国前飞行员认罪 作为中国政府代理人并泄露美国防信息(Former U.S. pilot pleads guilty to acting as Chinese gov’t agent, leaking U.S. defense information)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2022

Taiwan general charged in China spying case
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2022

China ambassador tells Australian protesters ‘no such thing as absolute freedom’
The Guardian, June 24, 2022

China taps markets for $10bn to cement clean tech supremacy
中国企业新筹资100亿美元巩固中国清洁技术霸主地位

Financial Times, June 24, 2022

香港電台七一起轉播中央廣播電視總台CGTN紀錄頻道(RTHK to carry CCTV’s CGTN documentary channel starting July 1)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2022

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

They wanted rule of law, so China tried them in secret
The Washington Post, June 24, 2022

Related:
Second Chinese rights activist Ding Jiaxi stands trial on state subversion charges in secret proceeding
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

中国闭门庭审许志永案遭批政治迫害(China's closed-door trial of Xu Zhiyong is criticized as political persecution)
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2022

获刑4年6个月的知名藏人学者和异见作家图丹罗珠的案情及简历(Prominent Tibetan scholar and dissident writer is sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison for "secession")
Weiquanwang, June 24, 2022

律师敦促国际刑事法院调查中国侵犯维吾尔人权(Lawyers urge ICC to investigate China's Uyghur human rights abuses)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

China’s internet watchdog launches cybersecurity investigation into country’s largest academic research database CNKI
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

Related:
掌握大量重要敏感数据 知网遭官方网路安全审查(CNKI, holder of large amounts of important and sensitive data, is subject of cybersecurity probe)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2022

Hong Kong: five arrested for sedition ahead of 25th anniversary of British handover
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2022

支聯會顛覆案押9.14再訊 鄒幸彤初級偵訊9月進行(Court adjourns hearings of HK Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China cases until Sept.14; committal proceedings for Chow Hang-tung’s case to be held in Sept.)
inmediahk.net, June 24, 2022

涉社交平台發「光時」及港獨帖文 兩男遭控作出煽動意圖作為罪 保釋遭拒(Two men charged with seditious intent over social media posts on HK independence are denied bail)
inmediahk.net, June 24, 2022

男子傳「劈黑警」信息煽惑傷人罪脫 官信僅屬發洩情緒(Man charged with incitement to hurt others over posting "strike black police" message in social media group is released; judge concludes he was only venting his emotions)
Mingpao, June 24, 2022

Hong Kong Book Fair to begin on July 20 but some publishers banned with ‘no reason’
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

Hong Kong Nears Bottom in New Human Rights Survey
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Explainer | Why Hong Kong’s new textbooks for secondary schools have stopped calling the city a British colony
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

港府两官员检测阳性 习近平赴港计划可能生变(2 HK gov’t officials test positive; Xi Jinping's plan to attend July 1 ceremony may change)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

中国丹东“黄码”父女外出取药与警察冲突,“过度”防疫再受关注(Father, daughter out to fill prescriptions are intercepted by police due to their "yellow codes"; "excessive" epidemic prevention draws attention again)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

A year on from Apple Daily’s closure, what’s left of Hong Kong’s free press?
The Guardian, June 24, 2022

My career is finished, my friends are in prison and I’m an alien in my city”: life after Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
The Guardian, June 24, 2022

中国经济崩盘会让习近平倒台吗?(Will China's economic collapse bring down Xi Jinping?)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

Thursday, June 23, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

What ‘Zhong Sheng’ Says About China’s Perceptions of the Ukraine Conflict
The Diplomat, June 23, 2022

Will China Use Health Apps to Crack Down on Dissent?
Foreign Policy, June 22, 2022

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

Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong on trial for state subversion amid secrecy and tight security
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2022

CHINA FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY POSTS, AND THEN DELETES, DRACONIAN CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS
China Digital Times, June 22, 2022

给习近平写公开信 “被精神病”后又“被失踪”(Rights defender who wrote open letter to Xi Jinping was “diagnosed with mental illness” before being disappeared)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2022

Sedition trial of defunct Hong Kong outlet Stand News set for October
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2022

香港重要历史资料随苹果日报倒下而湮没(Important historical data on Hong Kong vanished with the shutdown of Apple Daily)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China's Xi calls for stronger fintech oversight, security
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2022

国务院印发《关于加强数字政府建设的指导意见》(State Council issues "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Digital Government")
Cyberspace Administration of China, June 23, 2022

Related:
国务院关于加强数字政府建设的指导意见(Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Digital Government)
State Council of China, June 23, 2022

中国加强网络主播行为规范:禁发表危害国安等言行(China strengthens code of conduct for online anchors to prohibit speech, deeds that endanger national security)
Zao Bao, June 22, 2022

Related:
国家广播电视总局、文化和旅游部关于印发《网络主播行为规范》的通知(Notice of the State Administration of Radio and Television and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Publishing "Code of Conduct for Internet Anchors")
National Radio and Television Administration, June 22, 2022

反电诈法草案二读 拟限制涉诈人员出境(Draft Anti-Telecom Network Fraud Law aimed at restricting fraudsters from leaving the country gets second reading)
Caixin, June 23, 2022

Related:
电信网络诈骗法(草案)(Draft Anti-Telecom Network Fraud Law)
NPC Observer, October 2021

Current Topics (热门话题)

G7 pledges to counter ‘state-driven censorship’ and help protect journalists
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2022

After restaurant attack, authorities continue to gaslight China’s women
The Washington Post, June 23, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Commentary: Why China is more willing to test millions than trust vaccination
Channel News Asia, June 23, 2022

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

时报调查揭示中国如何成为监控国家,这里是四大要点
Four Takeaways From a Times Investigation Into China’s Expanding Surveillance State
The New York Times, June 22, 2022

China's Hebei province moves to suppress media reporting in wake of Tangshan attacks
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2022

Under pressure from Beijing, Hong Kong’s schools become more patriotic
The Washington Post, June 22, 2022

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

中共当局闭门庭审许志永“颠覆”案,被斥为荒唐“骗局”(CPC’s closed-door trial of Xu Zhiyong for "subversion" is called absurd “scam”)
Voice of America, June 22, 2022

Related:

许志永案秘密开庭 法国驻华使馆及人权组织呼吁释放许志永与丁家喜两人(Xu Zhiyong tried behind closed doors; French embassy in China and human rights groups urge release of Xu and Ding Jiaxi)
Radio France Internationale, June 22, 2022

中国人权律师团关于许志永博士、丁家喜律师案件的声明(Statement of China Human Rights Lawyers Group on cases of Dr. Xu Zhiyong and lawyer Ding Jiaxi)
Weiquanwang, June 22, 2022

河南利用“健康码维稳” 郑州市民起诉卫健委 (Henan uses "health code to maintain stability"; Zhengzhou citizens sue National Health Commission)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2022

Hong Kong director pulls film from screening after authorities say it could incite hatred of government
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2022

Hong Kong’s incoming deputy justice secretary to quit pro-Beijing group amid concerns membership could undermine impartiality
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2022

梁耀忠刑滿出獄 引巴金「歷史唔係一個沉默嘅啞子」喻六四(Leung Yiu-chung, released from prison after serving his sentence, cites Ba Jin's "History is not a silent mute" as metaphor for June 4)
Ming Pao, June 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China plans to review every single social media comment, sparking more censorship fears
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

Unpacking Hong Kong’s laws, 25 years after handover: 5 rulings on Basic Law where Beijing, not the city’s courts, had final say in key cases
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国新研究显示奥密克戎重症率低,重启清零必要性争论
Chinese Omicron Study Renews Debate Over ‘Zero Covid’ Policy

The New York Times, June 22, 2022

China’s mental-health crisis is getting worse
The Economist, June 22, 2022

Hong Kong plunges lower in global human rights index
The Guardian, June 22, 2022

珍宝海鲜舫在南海沉没,曾承载香港一个时代的记忆
Hong Kong’s Floating Restaurant Sinks at Sea, Laden With Memories

The New York Times, June 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Farewell to Hong Kong and Its Big Lie
The Atlantic, June 22, 2022

China: Unfair trials of prominent activists an attack of freedom of association
Amnesty International, June 21, 2022

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Four Takeaways From a Times Investigation Into China’s Expanding Surveillance State
The New York Times, June 21, 2022

Number of Chinese nationals seeking asylum grows tenfold under Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2022

Ex-Hong Kong governor: China breached city autonomy pledge ‘comprehensively’
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

Exclusive | In Brussels, tram ads for 25th Hong Kong handover anniversary pulled after complaints
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

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

中国维权人士许志永、丁家喜“颠覆国家政权”案即将开审(Trials of Chinese human rights activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi for "subversion of state power" to start soon)
BBC News, June 21, 2022

Related:
罗胜春(丁家喜律师妻子):丁家喜案律师提交法院的文件(Luo Shengchun: Documents submitted to the court by the lawyer of Ding Jiaxi)
Weiquanwang, June 20, 2022

美国笔会声明 谴责中国当局审判许志永(PEN America condemns Chinese authorities' trial of Xu Zhiyong)
Radio Free Aisa, June 21, 2022

著名人权捍卫者郭飞雄(杨茂东)案已移送检察院审查起诉(Case of well-known human rights defender Guo Feixiong (Yang Maodong) is sent to procuratorate for review, prosecution)
Weiquanwang, June 19, 2022

Social media comments express 'shock' over Tangshan police's treatment of reporters
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2022

Exclusive: Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s student body to vote on disbanding
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 2 teenagers sentenced to correctional training, hard labour for vandalising bakery during 2019 protests
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

Hong Kong music producer sentenced to 5 years in jail over 2019 ‘anti-authoritarianism rally’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2022

Hong Kong Bar Association head stresses importance of ‘public perception’ after incoming deputy justice minister retains party membership
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China to tighten grip on social media comments, requiring sites to employ sufficient content moderators
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act takes effect in US, banning imports from Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

Related:
Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
U.S. Department of State, June 21, 2022

U.S. 'rallying' allies against Xinjiang forced labor as import ban begins
Reuters, June 21, 2022

China’s ‘Very Dangerous Trajectory’
The Atlantic, June 21, 2022

Hong Kong officials, lawmakers to enter ‘closed-loop’ arrangement ahead of July 1 celebrations
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2022

Debate over whether Hong Kong was indeed British colony reflects lack of education on Chinese constitution, lawmakers say
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2022

被毀約、去西部、進體制,大陸逾千萬畢業生如何「上岸」?(Broken contracts, going West, entering the system—how can more than 10 million mainland graduates "come ashore"?)
Initium Media, June 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s national ambitions have become untethered from personal aspirations in the name of zero Covid
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

Hong Kong Is Unrecognizable After 2 Years Under the National Security Law
The Diplomat, June 20, 2022

Why I expected more from the UN human-rights chief
Atlantic Council, June 18, 2022

Friday, June 17, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier in Major Milestone for Xi Jinping
The New York Times, June 17, 2022

China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier, Advancing Naval Ambitions
中国第三艘航母下水,建立现代化海军的雄心又迈进一步
The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2022

Chinese PLA attack on Taiwan: at hand or too costly to consider?
Agence France-Presse, June 17, 2022

In These New Textbooks, Hong Kong Was Never a British Colony
在这些新版教科书中,香港从来不是英国殖民地

The New York Times, June 17, 2022

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

维权人士许志永、丁家喜即将面临“颠覆国家政权罪”审判(Human rights activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi to go on trial for "subversion of state power")
Voice of America, June 17, 2022

Charges against Chinese citizens' movement leader Xu Zhiyong 'trumped up': lawyers
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2022

Related:
RFA独家首发: 旅美人权律师滕彪取得许志永纪录片 主张“许志永无罪” 吁国际关注(Exclusive interview: US-based human rights lawyer Teng Biao obtains documentary on Xu Zhiyong, appeals for international attention)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2022

遭抓捕已半年多的著名人权捍卫者郭飞雄(杨茂东)首次获见律师 提三项诉求(In detention for more than half a year, well-known human rights defender Guo Feixiong sees lawyer the first time, makes three demands)
Weiquanwang, June 17, 2022

失踪近两年 疫苗致残维权家长何方美亲人哭求下落(Relatives of He Fangmei, rights defender for parents of child disabled by vaccine who has been missing for nearly 2 years, appeal for information of her whereabouts)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

联合国人权会7月论香港 新海外港人团体促要求港府修国安和选举法以符《公约》(HK to undergo ICCPR review in July; new overseas HK groups urge review panel to ask HK gov’t to amend national security and election laws to comply with the Covenant)
Radio France Internationale, June 17, 2022

Ex-leader of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group seeks to appeal conviction, sentence over 2021 banned assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2022

首宗索帶判囚案終極上訴 爭議索帶不屬束縛人身及入侵等工具 將擇日宣判(Verdict to be announced for final appeal of the first case involving zip ties; dispute over whether they are tools for personal restraint and intrusion under the law)
inmediahk.net, June 17, 2022

Hong Kong protests: provision deeming zip ties ‘fit for unlawful purposes’ can be interpreted broadly, prosecutor argues in top court
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2022

律政司长郑若骅将不连任 夫婿旗下公司涉合谋定价违竞争法遭入禀(Teresa Cheng, HK’s Secretary for Justice, will not be reappointed; her husband's company is accused of price-fixing conspiracy in violation of competition law)
Radio France Internationale, June 17, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

‘This is another pandemic’: a female survivor of domestic abuse in China speaks out
The Guardian, June 16, 2022

China’s elites think feminism is a foreign plot
The Economist, June 16, 2022

A Chinese city may have used a Covid app to block protesters, drawing an outcry.
健康码成维稳工具?郑州储户红码事件引发公愤

The New York Times, June 17, 2022

Chinese Slowdown Pushes Youth Unemployment to New Highs
中国经济放缓将年轻人失业率推至新高
The Wall Street Journal, June 16-17, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

反送中满三年 国安法如何改变香港命运?(How has National Security Law changed fate of HK at 3rd anniversary of anti-extradition protests?)
Deutsche Welle, June 17, 2022

The U.S. Is Losing Its Military Edge in Asia, and China Knows It
美国正在亚洲失去军事威慑力,中国很清楚这一点

The New York Times, June 17, 2022

China: Release Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi Ahead of UN Anti-Torture Day
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 16, 2022

Thursday, June 16, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

UN human rights chief could not speak to detained Uyghurs or families during Xinjiang visit
The Guardian, June 16, 2022

Top US human rights official decries ‘transnational repression’ campaign by China
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2022

Related:
美国积极对抗中共跨国镇压(U.S. actively confronts China's transnational repression)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2022

中国万吨驱逐舰“拉萨”号首次在日本海演习(China's 10,000-ton destroyer "Lhasa" on inaugural long-distance exercises in Sea of Japan)
Deutsche Welle, June 16, 2022

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

浙江杭州民主党人、八九学生领袖徐光于2022年5月26日遭刑事拘留(Xu Guang, pro-democracy activist from Hangzhou and student leader in 1989 Democracy Movement, was criminally detained on May 26, 2022)
Weiquanwang, June 16, 2022

郑州欲维权储户的健康码“被转红” 网民批“这显然是滥用权力”(Health codes of depositors preparing for rights defense actions in Zhengzhou were "turned red"; netizens call incident “an obvious abuse of power")
Radio France Internationale, June 16, 2022

Hong Kong bars multiple media outlets from inauguration of John Lee and July 1 celebrations
Hong Kong Free Press, June 16, 2022

Related:
多家註冊媒體未獲邀出席慶回歸活動 新聞處:疫情及保安因素(Many accredited media outlets are not invited to HK's handover celebration; Information Services Dep’t cites pandemic and security factors)
inmediahk.net, June 16, 2022

How has Beijing's crackdown on civil society changed Hong Kong?
Deutsche Welle, June 16, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s party congress promotions to emphasise political security
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2022

China’s Xi offers closer cooperation with Russia in a call with Putin.
习近平普京再通电话,提出深化中俄合作

The New York Times, June 16, 2022

Chinese courts flex intellectual property muscle across borders
中国法院在知识产权领域对外展示力量

Financial Times, June 16, 2022

司法機構擬增新罪行規管旁聽 「未經授權紀錄」可囚半年 發布者最高囚5年(HK’s judiciary to add new offense to regulate "unauthorized recording" of trials, with up to 5 years in prison for offenders who publish recordings)
inmediahk.net, June 16, 2022

首批被控理大內暴動 6人不認罪受審 控方指各人突圍後逃入科學館換衫卸裝備(HK’s first group of 6 accused of rioting at Polytechnic University go on trial; all plead not guilty)
inmediahk.net, June 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

A Brutal Attack Stirs Anger and Shame in China
Foreign Policy, June 15, 2022

Related:

Brutal Beating of Women in China Highlights Risk of Saying ‘No’
唐山打人事件:中国女性说“不”要承担多少风险?

The New York Times, June 16, 2022

唐山居民举报黑帮 矛头直指警官 微博两日删万条涉唐山言论(Tangshan residents report on gangsters and accuse police officers; Weibo deletes 10,000 Tangshan-related comments in two days)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2022

Constructive Communication Between the U.S. and China Gets Harder
中美之间建设性沟通的难度正在加大

The New York Times, June 16, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

专访:中国对专属经济区不拥有主权(Interview: China has no sovereignty over exclusive economic zones)
Deutsche Welle, June 15, 2022

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China Covid pass system allegedly used to block protest, sparking furious condemnation online
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022

中國「雙減政策」打擊補教業:昔日產業龍頭「新東方」轉型改做「中英語直播帶貨」(China's "double reduction policy" hits supplementary education industry: Former industry leader "New Oriental" has morphed into "E-commerce livestreaming in Chinese and English")
The News Lens, June 14, 2022

New Hong Kong textbooks ‘will claim city never was a British colony’
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022

习近平表彰《大公报》维稳有功 香港中小学自订红线下架书刊 (Xi Jinping commends "Ta Kung Pao" for contribution to maintaining stability; Hong Kong's primary, secondary schools remove books and periodicals under self-imposed red line)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

香港129名公务员拒效忠特区未获聘用 (129 civil servants in Hong Kong refusing allegiance to the SAR will not be hired)
Radio France Internationale, June 15, 2022

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

Veteran Chinese human rights lawyers expected to face trial soon
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022

著名人权捍卫者许志永案庭前会议将于2022年6月17日召开 (Pre-trial hearing of well-known human rights defender Xu Zhiyong's case to be held on June 17)
Weiquanwang, June 14, 2022

“DON’T DRINK THE CELEBRATORY TOAST”: CENSORED SONG REJECTS COVID TRIUMPHALISM
China Digital Times, June 14, 2022

Fewer Hongkongers trust public broadcaster RTHK as press freedom fears ‘become reality’ – survey
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2022

梁凌杰逝世三週年 市民獻花被警要求拿走 拒絕後罰款千五 (On 3rd anniversary of Leung Ling-kit's death, police ask residents to remove flowers, slap 1,500 HKD fine on those who refuse)
Inmediahk.net, June 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s internet watchdog tightens mobile app rules for national security, requires promotion of ‘core socialist values’
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022

新修订《移动互联网应用程序信息服务管理规定》强化服务提供者主体责任 (Newly-revised "Regulations on the Administration of Mobile Internet Application Information Services" expand service providers’ responsibility)
People, June 14, 2022

Related:
移动互联网应用程序信息服务管理规定 (Regulations on the Administration of Mobile Internet Application Information Services)
Central People's Government of China, June 14, 2022

律所1元报价投标警方法律服务采购 广州律协介入调查 (Law firm to bid 1 yuan for police legal service procurement; Guangzhou Lawyers Association joins in investigation)
Caixin, June 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

‘Zero covid’ has many in China dreaming of leaving
The Washington Post, June 15, 2022

Brutal Beating of Women in China Highlights Risk of Saying ‘No’
The New York Times, June 15, 2022

Xi tells Putin China will keep backing Russia on 'sovereignty, security'
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Exclusive interview: Hong Kong’s first chief justice Andrew Li on whether all judges in city should be Chinese nationals ahead of 2047
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中国河南有维权储户健康码“被转红” 防疫技术沦为“维稳”工具?(Health codes of Henan rights defense (bank) depositors "turned red"—epidemic prevention technology has become a "stability maintenance" tool?)
BBC News, June 14, 2022

China’s Pacific Push Is Already Remaking the Region
The Diplomat, June 14, 2022

An ice cream treat exposes the paradoxical nature of June 4th censorship in China
GlobalVoices, June 14, 2022

英国将要求孔子学院申报资金来源 若危害言论学术自由可终止合作 (UK to require Confucius Institutes to declare funding sources; cooperation can be terminated if speech, academic freedom is compromised)
Voice of America, June 15, 2022

国际劳工组织谴责中国对新疆维吾尔族的镇压 (ILO condemns China's crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

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

China says it has released Bloomberg staffer Haze Fan on bail
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2022

Thousands rally to mark 3rd anniversary of 2019 anti-extradition protest in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

著名人权律师丁家喜案将于6月20日召开庭前会议 (Pretrial hearing of well-known human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi's case to be held on June 20)
Weiquanwang, June 13, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中共发布《非战争军事行动纲要》 学者:为合理化出兵台湾、南海作铺垫 (Scholars call CPC’s "Outline of Non-War Military Actions" a prelude to rationalization of sending troops to Taiwan, South China Sea)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2022

App个人信息处理标准征求意见 如何防止信息滥用? (How to prevent information abuse? Opinions are solicited for standards for App personal information processing)
Caixin, June 14, 2022

Related:
关于国家标准《信息安全技术 移动智能终端的移动互联网应用程序(App)个人信息处理活动管理指南》征求意见稿征求意见的通知 (Notice on soliciting opinions on draft national standards: "Information Security Technology—Personal Information Processing Management Guide for Apps of Smart Mobile Terminals")
National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, June 13, 2022

Hong Kong watchdog told 14 social media sites to remove 3,900 doxxing items in 8 months
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

47 countries blame China at UN over Xinjiang ‘abuses’
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2022

Related:
U.S. JOINS JOINT STATEMENT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CHINA | HRC 50
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, June 14, 2022

Beijing and Shanghai are still trying to get a grip on covid-19
The Economist, June 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Meaningless prosecutions waste the courts’ time as Hong Kong defendants face long wait for justice
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2022

性別暴力的中國式治理難題:父權制催生的「黑惡勢力」,無法被父權本身所清除 (Gender violence presents Chinese-style governance dilemma: "Underworld forces" spawned by patriarchy cannot be eliminated by patriarchy itself)
Initium Media, June 14, 2022

Monday, June 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

媒体:中军方多次向美称台湾海峡非国际水域(Media: Chinese military has repeatedly told U.S. that Taiwan Strait isn’t international waters)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2022

Related:
China Alarms US With Private Warnings to Avoid Taiwan Strait
Bloomberg, June 12, 2022

越南抗议中国在南中国海争议水域实施休渔令(Vietnam protests China's fishing moratorium in disputed waters of South China Sea)
Voice of America, June 11, 2022

中國訓練所羅門群島警察(China trains Solomon Islands police)
Mingpao, June 13, 2022

China calls theory that Covid originated in Chinese lab ‘politically motivated lie’
The Guardian, June 10, 2022

Security News This Week: How China Hacked US Phone Networks
Wired, June 11, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls on Hongkongers to better integrate with nation’s development
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2022

Hong Kong NETs – foreign teachers of English – forced to take allegiance oath
The Guardian, June 12, 2022

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

江苏维权人士徐秦狱中健康恶化 律师:曾三次绝食(Jiangsu human rights activist Xu Qin's health deteriorates in prison; lawyer: He has gone on hunger strike three times)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2022

Timor-Leste journalists challenge restrictions and assert their right to question China’s foreign minister
GlobalVoices, June 12, 2022

Hong Kong FCC axed human rights press awards to avoid risk of jail, chief cites concerns about independence of courts under national security law
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog takes down 90 per cent of social media posts deemed to constitute doxxing under new law
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2022

Related:
私隱公署:不便披露會否封鎖Telegram 已要求移除近4,000起底訊息(HK’s Privacy Office: Will not disclose whether it will block Telegram, but has requested removal of nearly 4,000 messages)
inmediahk.net, June 13, 2022

反修例運動後永久離港或意圖永久離港者 將DQ領消費券資格(Those who leave or intend to leave HK permanently after anti-extradition amendment protests will be disqualified from receiving consumer vouchers)
inmediahk.net, June 13, 2022

9.29反極權遊行 警員稱被告被制服時反抗 雖與片段不符但否認虛構證供(9.29 anti-totalitarian parade: Police maintain defendant resisted while being subdued and deny fabricating evidence despite discrepancy between their claim and video clip)
inmediahk.net, June 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China Won’t Hesitate to Fight for Taiwan, Defense Minister Warns
中国国防部长魏凤和:若有人分裂台湾,中国不惜一战

The New York Times, June 13, 2022

Ferocious’ Omicron outbreak in Beijing sparks closures and mass testing
Financial Times, June 13, 2022

Related:
天堂酒吧疫情延烧,北京几百万人接受强制核酸检测 封控措施再度收紧(After Covid-19 surge from a bar, closure and control measures are tightened again in Beijing)
Voice of America, June 13, 2022

Costly, scandal-ridden mass testing is China’s latest ‘zero covid’ bet
The Washington Post, June 13, 2022

Related:
Could China's zero-COVID policy spur a mass protest movement?
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2022

UN human rights chief to forgo second term amid China trip criticism
The Guardian, June 13, 2022

Hong Kong’s Lam ‘relieved’ from burden of leadership, says gov’t made ‘no mistake’ over 2019 extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 13, 2022

洛杉矶六四纪念馆揭幕 展示历史收集文物(June Fourth Memorial Hall in Los Angeles is unveiled to display historical collections)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Crisis of Confidence
Foreign Policy, June 13, 2022

The Steep Cost of Bachelet’s Visit to China
The Diplomat, June 13, 2022

Call on China to immediately release lawyer Tang Jitian, who has been extralegally detained since December 2021
China Change, June 12, 2022

Related:
呼吁国际社会关注唐吉田律师被非法长时间维稳羁押事件的联署书(Joint letter urges international attention to illegal long-term detention of lawyer Tang Jitian)
Weiquanwang, June 12, 2022

It’s Hard to Believe That China Is Moving Forward When You’re Trapped in Your Apartment
奥密克戎打破“中国梦”

The New York Times, June 13, 2022

唐山打人事件:不是「惡性暴力」,而是「女性屠殺」(Case of women beaten in Tangshan: Not "vicious violence," but "femicide")
Theinitium, June 13, 2022

Friday, June 10, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Chinese Pilots Sent a Message. American Allies Said They Went Too Far.
中国军机与澳加军机摩擦,加剧亚太紧张局势

The New York Times, June 10, 2022

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

数十名新疆事务学者致信联合国人权高专,促其“不受政治干预”尽快发布新疆报告(In letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, dozens of scholars of Xinjiang affairs urge her to release Xinjiang report "without political interference" as soon as possible)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

人权理事会召开前 UN专家吁中国解决侵犯人权行为(UN experts call on China to address human rights abuses ahead of Human Rights Council session)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2022

A Chinese Entrepreneur Who Says What Others Only Think
商界集体沉默中,一位公开批评清零的中国企业家

The New York Times, June 10, 2022

警拘4年輕男女 消息指涉於多區塗鴉六四字樣 列刑事毀壞案(Police arrest 4 young men, women for criminal damage, reportedly in connection with "June Fourth" graffiti in multiple districts)
inmediahk.net, June 10, 2022

Opposition veteran Yeung Sum expresses no regret over loss of Hong Kong government honours alongside two peers
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2022

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港府撤銷戴耀廷楊森單仲偕勳銜(Hong Kong government revokes honorary title of Benny Tai, Yeung Sum, Sin Chung-kai)
inmediahk.net, June 10, 2022

Hong Kong investigative news platform Factwire disbands – 4th outlet to shutter in under a year
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2022

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香港新闻自由继续恶化 传真社宣布停止营运(Press freedom in HK continues to deteriorate; Factwire announces cessation of operations)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

欧洲议会称新疆面臨“种族灭绝” 吁禁止强迫劳动商品(European Parliament says Xinjiang faces “genocide,” calls for ban on forced labor goods)
Deutsche Welle, June 10, 2022

路透社:国际劳工组织考虑成立使团调查中国在新疆的劳工政策(Reuters: ILO considers setting up mission to investigate China's labor policies in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

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UN's ILO recommends China mission on Xinjiang labour practices - sources
Reuters, June 9, 2022

对抗中国日益增长的影响力 拜登在美洲国家首脑峰会上提出经济等倡议(To counter China's growing influence, Biden lays out economic and other initiatives at Americas summit)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Xi Jinping says ‘persistence is victory’ as Covid restrictions return to Shanghai and Beijing
The Guardian, June 10, 2022

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上海扩大全员核酸检测之际 习近平再强调“毫不动摇坚持‘动态清零’总方针”(Xi Jinping re-emphasizes "unswervingly adhere to the general policy of 'dynamic clearing'" as Shanghai expands PCR testing for all residents)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

France joins effort to support Taiwan and democracy, defying China
The Christian Science Monitor, June 10, 2022

Mysteries Linger About Covid’s Origins, W.H.O. Report Says
世卫最新报告称新冠起源仍存疑,需要更多中国数据

The New York Times, June 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

每周时事分析:中国正被朝鲜拉入安全陷阱(Weekly current affairs analysis: China is being pulled into a security trap by North Korea)
Financial Times, June 9, 2022

俄乌战争对中国的冲击波(Russian-Ukrainian war rocks China)
Financial Times, June 9, 2022