China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Xi Jinping poised to further consolidate power at party congress
The Guardian, August 31, 2022

Related:
China's Crucial Party Congress Has a Date: October 16
The Diplomat, August 30, 2022

中国管控、朝鲜封闭：疫情下沈阳遭遇双重打击
Lockdowns in China, and North Korea, Deal Double Blow to Bridge City
The New York Times, August 31, 2022

中国多地疫情再起：防控政策是否到了改变的时候？(Resurgence of epidemic in many places in China: Time to change the zero-COVID policy?)
BBC News, August 31, 2022

Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng underscores Beijing's support for Hong Kong in maintaining free and open business environment, urges city to boost support for Belt and Road scheme'
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Related:
Beijing's support and 'close connection' to the world give Hong Kong an advantage, John Lee says
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2022

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

China: Hundreds arrested over banking scandal that triggered protests
Deutsche Welle, August 30, 2022

China accused of blocking posts from supporters of Minnesota student who accused Chinese billionaire of rape
Independent, August 31, 2022

二十大前各地严控访民进北京 异议人士被禁止接受外媒采访 (Before the 20th CPC Congress, petitioners strictly prohibited from entering Beijing and dissidents banned from accepting foreign press interviews)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Hong Kong protests: self-proclaimed paramedic loses appeal against riot conviction over August 31 clash in 2019
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

黎智英覆核駁回 警可閱手機新聞材料 官：條例相悖下國安法為先 新聞自由非絕對保護 (Court dismisses Jimmy Lai’s motion, allows police to read new materials stored on his mobile. Judge: NSL prevails; freedom of the press is not “absolutely protected”)
Ming Pao, August 31, 2022

【8.31三周年】記者及前區議員：眾多謎團仍未解開重組　真相困難重重 ([8.31 Third Anniversary] Reporter and former district councilor: Many mysteries remain unsolved; truth is difficult to unveil)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Official who led Wuhan pandemic response set to be China's next top prosecutor, sources say
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

David Lok Kai-hong appointed Chairman of elections body
The Standard, August 31, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN Rights Chief to Publish Xinjiang report on Wednesday
Agence France-Presse, August 31, 2022

China's zero-Covid rules spark social media storm as article recalls 'isolationist' Ming, Qing era
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

More than half of Chinese adults say world should show more respect: survey
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Chinese react to Gorbachev's death, accuse him of selling out Russia
The Washington Post, August 31, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Michelle Bachelet's Spectacular Fall From Grace
The Diplomat, August 31, 2022

Gorbachev taught communist China how to survive
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Xi Jinping's tech dreams for China runs into a harsh reality
Sydney Morning Herald, August 31, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

The Censorship Machine Erasing China’s Feminist Movement
The New Yorker, August 29, 2022

Chinese censors hail country’s ‘internet civilisation’ as Beijing secures its grip on online content controls and information flows
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2022

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

Chinese thinktank makes rare public call for Beijing to ease zero-Covid policy
Associated Press, August 30, 2022

Related:
Dissenting voices speak out against ongoing zero-COVID restrictions in China
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2022

强迫失踪受害者国际日: 民间社会呼吁结束中国的强迫失踪（International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance: Civil society groups call for ending enforced disappearances in China）
NGOCN, August 30, 2022

Related:
民间社会呼吁结束中国的强迫失踪
Civil society call to end enforced disappearances in China
Frontline Defendersz, August 30, 2022

Hong Kong court orders search of media tycoon Jimmy Lai's phones
Agence France-Presse, August 30, 2022

Newly disclosed information in national security case ‘99% redacted,’ Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group ex-leader says
Hong Kong Free Press, August 29, 2022

Appeal judge says Hong Kong journalist convicted over using vehicle registry details for report may have made ‘honest mistake’
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

两高一部明确：信息网络犯罪案件中，电子数据可作为证据使用（Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, and Ministry of Public Security confirm: Electronic data can be used as evidence in information network crime cases）
Initium Media, August 30, 2022

Related:
最高人民法院 最高人民检察院 公安部关于办理信息网络犯罪案件适用刑事诉讼程序若干问题的意见（Opinions of the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Criminal Procedures in Handling Information Network Crime Cases）
The Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China, August 30, 2022

反电诈立法新进展：从事电信网络诈骗活动或将记入信用记录（New progress in anti-telephone fraud legislation: Engaging in telecommunication network fraud activities may be entered in credit records）
China News, August 30, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s strict zero-Covid measures take a large-scale toll on youth mental health
Reuters, August 30, 2022

China Charges 28 People, Months After Brutal Beating of Women
唐山打人事件后续：28人被提起公诉
The New York Times, August 30, 2022

李家超北上前夕 微博網民洗板狠批疫情失控：能別害深圳嗎？(On eve of John Lee’s trip to mainland, Weibo netizens slam him for letting COVID-19 in Hong Kong get out of control, ask if he can stop harming Shenzhen)
inmediahk.net, August 30, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Chinese historians’ review of past isolationist policy goes viral, reflecting unease over closed borders, lockdowns, crackdowns
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2022

反修例運動示威者，分拆至不同法官，造成的刑期差異是否有違「一致原則」？（Anti-ELAB protesters are assigned to different judges. Does the difference in sentences violate the "principle of unanimity"?）
Initium Media, August 29, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

中国人头顶上的监控摄像机 老大哥在盯着你(Surveillance cameras above Chinese heads: Big Brother is watching you)
Voice of America, August 28, 2022

Related:
Surveillance camera statistics: which cities have the most CCTV cameras?
Comparitech, July 11, 2022

Letter says Chinese Communist Party is too powerful, warns against personality cult
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2022

Unknown awards and screenings at a fake festival: How four films tried to tell China’s story
China Media Project, August 28, 2022

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

被迫害构陷违法超期羁押近五年的辽宁人权律师李昱函律师狱中情况通报：七旬老人被羁押1700多天，狱中情况令人担忧(Family of Liaoning rights lawyer Li Yuhan, in her 70s and unlawfully detained for nearly 5 years, is concerned about her health)
Weiquanwang, August 29, 2022

著名人权捍卫者、“长沙富能”创办人程渊狱中合法权利持续被非法剥夺——湖南赤山监狱刘冬伟监狱长又剥夺了程渊的通讯权(Cheng Yuan, founder of non-profit Changsha Funeng, is stripped of right to communicate)
Weiquanwang, August 28, 2022

重庆小区居民抗议封控 当局最终解封(Chongqing authorities end lockdown after protest by hundreds of residents)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2022

FOUR MEN IN JIANGXI PUNISHED FOR BREAKING COVID RULES WITH “MALICIOUS MOURNING”
China Digital Times, August 26, 2022

Hong Kong protests: youth shot in abdomen by police in 2019 unrest found guilty of 3 charges, including trying to steal an officer’s handgun
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2022

Steel worker unionists vow to continue to fight for labour rights, despite the collapse of Hong Kong’s civil society
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2022

Hong Kong court revokes decision to clear man of playing protest song on erhu without police permit
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2022

【初選47人案】87A封禁內容曝光：被告嘲趙家賢「轉污點證人有報應」、何桂藍反問官「係咪不人道對待都唔可以報導？」([HK47] Restrictions on media reporting: Gwyneth Ho asks whether reporting inhumane treatment is not allowed; defendant mocks Andrew Chiu for becoming a “tainted witness”)
inmediahk.net, August 29, 2022

Related:
【初選47人案】交付高院程序歷時一年 完整時序一覽 ([HK47] It has taken one year to transfer the HK47 cases to the High Court: A complete timeline)
inmediahk.net, August 29, 2022

818集會案判刑日法院外 以身份證拍警手掌及吐口水 24歲男子認3項襲警罪 (24-year-old man who slapped a police officer and spat on his ID card outside courthouse admits to 3 counts of attacking the police)
inmediahk.net, August 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中国“网络文明大会”发布《天津宣言》 强调严控舆论(China's Network Civilization Conference issues “Tianjin Declaration,” emphasizing strict control of public opinion)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2022

Related:
2022年中国网络文明大会发布《共建网络文明天津宣言》(2022 China Network Civilization Conference issues "Tianjin Declaration on Jointly Building Network Civilization")
People's Daily, August 29, 2022

China’s bid to join digital economy pact hinges on clarification of data laws, experts say
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2022

Hong Kong’s security chief insists city has ‘sufficient and robust’ measures to combat human trafficking amid calls for legal amendments
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国唐山打人案28嫌涉黑被起诉 警方遭指成恶势力保护伞(28 suspects in Tangshan beating women case in China are indicted; police accused of shielding criminal elements)
Radio France Internationale, August 29, 2022

China’s COVID tests carry on despite heatwaves, droughts, power cuts and wildfires
GlobalVoices, August 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Forced Labor in Xinjiang, UN Rapporteur Confirms: “It's Enslavement, a Crime Against Humanity.”
Bitter Winter, August 29, 2022

Related:
Contemporary forms of slavery affecting persons belonging to ethnic, religious and linguistic minority communities: Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata
The UN Human Rights Council, July 19, 2022

Bipartisan bill introduced to shine light on demands of Hong Kong authorities and protect Hong Kongers
Utah Policy, August 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

五角大楼：提防中国“太空霸主”野心(Pentagon: Beware of China's "Space Overlord" Ambition)
Deutsche Welle, August 26, 2022

Related:
STATE OF THE SPACE INDUSTRIAL BASE 2022: Winning the New Space Race for Sustainability, Prosperity and the Planet
assets.ctfassets.net, August 2022

China’s Communist Party says it welcomes complaints
The Economist, August 25, 2022

“Boys’ Love” radio dramas face ban as China’s crackdown on entertainment industry expands
Dao Insights, August 24, 2022

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

陈紫娟千里“开庭记”:从深圳到凤县，去守候一位人权律师的庭审(Chen Zijuan, wife of detained rights lawyer Chang Weiping, journeys thousands of miles from Shenzhen to Fengxian, Shaanxi Provence, to wait for husband’s trial)
NGOCN, August 26, 2022

Police stop mourners attending funeral of Jiang Zongcao, wife of former top CCP aide
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2022

Related:
鲍彤夫人追悼会：亲友被禁入场 名人送挽不得署名(Authorities barred relatives and friends from memorial service for Bao Tong's wife, and well-known figures from signing their condolences)
Radio France Internationale, August 25, 2022

Hong Kong media credibility drops to new low, study finds
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2022

涉FB轉載許智峯投白票貼文 福利工作員認罪 判囚兩個月緩刑18個月 (Welfare worker pleads guilty for resharing Ted Hui's post encouraging residents to submit blank ballots, sentenced to 2 months in prison with 18 months probation)
inmediahk.net, August 26, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China Is Using a UN Resolution to Further Its Claim Over Taiwan
The Diplomat, August 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

U.N. Report on Rights Abuses in Xinjiang May Be Delayed Again
联合国新疆人权报告或再次推迟发布
The New York Times, August 26, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

美国务院揭露中共充斥网络空间，操控对新疆问题全球话语权(U.S. State Dep’t discloses CPC is flooding cyberspace, manipulating global public opinion on Xinjiang issues)
Voice of America, August 25, 2022

Related:

PRC Efforts to Manipulate Global Public Opinion on Xinjiang
中华人民共和国操纵有关新疆的全球公众舆论的活动
U.S. Department of State, August 24, 2022

所罗门群岛总理据报接受中国献金分给支持他的政府的议员(Solomon Islands PM reportedly accepts China’s donations, distributes them to MPs who support his government)
Voice of America, August 25, 2022

China exerting growing pressure on foreign companies, study finds
Reuters, August 25, 2022

Related:
Fasten your seatbelts: How to manage China’s economic coercion
Mercator Institute for China Studies, August 25, 2022

Pro-Western, anti-China influence ops taken down by Facebook and Twitter
Channel News Asia, August 25, 2022

China steps up domestic censorship, overseas propaganda ahead of party congress
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2022

Beijing tells new Catholic leaders to ‘fend off infiltration by foreign forces’
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2022

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

三名中共老党员董洪义、马贵会、田奇庄发联名发表公开信反对“党领导一切”，呼吁坚决抵制“个人崇拜”，避免文革的悲剧重演(Joint open letter by 3 senior CPC members opposes concept of "CPC leads everything," urges resistance to "personality cult" to avoid replay of Cultural Revolution tragedy)
Weiquanwang, August 25, 2022

BEIJING PROTEST ART REVEALS FRUSTRATION WITH ZERO-COVID POLICY
China Digital Times, August 24, 2022

Boundary between criminal and civil cases should not be blurred, Hong Kong court hears during Jimmy Lai fraud trial
Hong Kong Free Press, August 24, 2022

Prominent human rights lawyer loses seat on Hong Kong Law Society’s governing council as ex-president wins re-election
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2022

《蘋果》案黎智英12.1開審 6高層11.29答辯 ([Apple Daily] Jimmy Lai to begin trial on December 1; 6 other senior executives' defence hearing to take place on November 29)
inmediahk.net, August 24, 2022

涉荃葵青非法集結5人罪成 3人附近被捕 官裁屬涉案範圍 稱非「無限擴張」(5 convicted of illegal assembly in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing riots with 3 others nearby newly arrested; judge rules that expansion of the scope of the case is not "unlimited")
inmediahk.net, August 25, 2022

爭承認海外同性婚姻敗訴 岑子杰再提上訴遭駁回 上訴庭指與立法原意背道而馳 (Jimmy Sham's appeal for recognition of overseas same-sex marriage rejected; Court of Appeal states that this is contrary to the original intention of legislation)
inmediahk.net, August 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

How China Could Choke Taiwan
若台海爆发冲突，中国可能怎样封锁台湾
The New York Times, August 25, 2022

Two new phrases in a top Chinese dictionary highlight Beijing’s economic hopes—and pitfalls
Quartz, August 24, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

The Guardian view on China’s censors: the sense of an (acceptable) ending
The Guardian, August 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

中国人口：政府推多项措施“促生”，生育主力军是否买账（China's population: Gov’t pushes measures to promote birth, but does the main childbearing force want to?）
BBC News, August 24, 2022

二十大前 网信办查办五百万账号 微博处罚两千万条信息（In lead up to 20th CPC Congress, Cyberspace Administration of China investigated 5 million accounts, and Weibo meted out punishments relating to 20 million information items）
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2022

Nationalistic blogger Sima Nan banned from Chinese social media
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2022

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

北京维权人士马新立被警方刑事拘留（Beijing human rights activist Ma Xinli detained by police）
Weiquanwang, August 24, 2022

Prosecution may reveal redacted material in national security case against Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activist
Hong Kong Free Press, August 23, 2022

Hong Kong protests: woman charged with perverting course of justice over group’s attempt to flee to Taiwan in 2020
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

国务院办公厅关于同意建立国务院优化生育政策工作部际联席会议制度的函（Letter of the General Office of the State Council on Approving the Establishment of the Inter-ministerial Joint Meeting System for State Council's Optimizing Birth Policy Work）
State Council of the People’s Republic of China, August 19, 2022

《台湾问题与新时代中国统一事业》白皮书（全文）
Full Text: The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era
The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China, August 10, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s cyber crime problem is growing
SupChina, August 23, 2022

Hong Kong’s John Lee stresses role of tertiary institutions in patriotic education at visit to PolyU, site of one of the most violent episodes in 2019 protests
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

从中俄两国的贸易顺差看独裁统治的麻烦
Of Dictators and Trade Surpluses
The New York Times, August 24, 2022

Poor communication over Taiwan, press freedom and 2019 protests costing Hong Kong government public trust
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China and California: The Anatomy of a PRC Subnational Lobbying Campaign
The Diplomat, August 23, 2022

Chinese censors alter ending of Minions: The Rise of Gru film
The Guardian, August 22, 2022

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

山西临汾圣约家园教会韩晓栋传道被临汾市公安局以涉嫌“诈骗罪”为由指定居所监视居住 (Preacher Han Xiaodong of the Covenant Home Church in Linfen, Shanxi placed under RSDL on suspicion of "fraud")
Weiquanwang, August 23, 2022

著名人权捍卫者、“长沙富能”创办人程渊于赤山监狱被禁止与家人通讯 (Chishan Prison authorities deny right of Cheng Yuan, prominent human rights defender and founder of "Changsha Funeng," to communicate with his family)
Weiquanwang, August 23, 2022

Hong Kong national security law: 6 ex-Apple Daily staff to admit collusion, Jimmy Lai to stand trial without jury after pleading not guilty
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2022

Man cleared of playing ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ on erhu without permit as court rules insufficient proof from prosecutors
Hong Kong Free Press, August 22, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 11 found guilty of rioting near government headquarters in 2019
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

两部门修改《建筑工人实名制管理办法（试行）》保障建筑工人合法权益 (Two departments revise "Administrative Measures for the Real-Name System for Construction Workers (Trial)" to protect the lawful rights and interests of construction workers)
People, August 17, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China cuts mortgage rate as property crisis deepens
BBC News, August 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

蘇州和服事件：「尋釁滋事」的警察，和中國後績效合法性時代的保守怪圈（Suzhou incident: Woman wearing kimono is accused of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble"—the politicization of personal life）
Initium Media, August 19, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

中國免除非洲23筆債務 網民紛紛吐糟(China forgives 23 African debts, sparking outrage among netizens)
Deutsche Welle, August 20, 2022

TikTok Browser Can Track Users’ Keystrokes, According to New Research
新研究：TikTok内置浏览器可追踪用户键盘操作
The New York Times, August 22, 2022

Fears over China’s access to genetic data of UK citizens
The Guardian, August 20, 2022

The Social Media Spectacle of China’s Taiwan Military Exercises
What's on Weibo, August 20, 2022

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

遭羁押近1年的重庆维权人士唐云淑的寻衅滋事案将于2022年8月25日开庭(Nearly a year in detention, Chongqing rights defender Tang Yunshu to be tried on August 25 for picking quarrels and provoking trouble)
Weiquanwang, August 22, 2022

批“大撒币” 孙文广被人间蒸发4年 知情者称已离世而当局仍封锁消息(Disappeared for 4 years, rights activist Sun Wenguang is believed dead as authorities continue blocking information)
Radio France Internationale, August 21, 2022

Ex-leader of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group Albert Ho granted bail in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, August 22, 2022

Hong Kong national security law: first minors convicted under legislation among defendants from pro-independence group admitting call for ‘armed revolution’
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Trouble in Paradise: Chinese Tourists Left Stranded During Lockdowns
中国清零政策下的国内旅行：滞留与隔离成为常态
The New York Times, August 22, 2022

The Face of China: A Globetrotting Diplomat Armed With U.S. Admonitions
The New York Times, August 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

所罗门群岛从中国获得6600万美元的贷款 为华为造161座电信塔(Solomon Islands gets $66 million loan from China to build 161 telecom towers for Huawei)
Radio France Internationale, August 19, 2022

China’s Digital Inroads in the Global South
The Diplomat, August 19, 2022

HKU national security course: 10 hours of video viewing and a multiple-choice test to pass, and to graduate
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2022

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

宁夏石嘴山市惠农区磐石教会传道人耿则军被中共当局判刑1年3个月 (Preacher Geng Zejun in Shizuishan City, Ningxia, sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison by authorities)
Weiquanwang, August 19, 2022

Hong Kong centrist party calls for 47 democrats’ national security case to be tried by jury
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2022

8.11 尖沙咀｜9 人暴動罪成　判囚 40 至 52 月、入教導所　官指同日另案判刑沒約束力 (9 protestors found guilty of rioting outside Tsim Sha Tsui police station; 8 jailed for up to 52 months each, 1 sent to correctional training)
The Witness, August 19, 2022

中大撒粉案｜區倬僖等 3 人不認罪　一人認罪還押 9.2 判刑 (Owen Au and 2 others plead not guilty in unlawful assembly case; 1 other CUHK student pleads guilty and awaits sentencing in September)
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2022

LATEST TARGETS OF HONG KONG CENSORSHIP INCLUDE FILMS, PUBLISHERS, AND PRO-TRANSPARENCY SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES
China Digital Times, August 18, 2022

‘Focus on the anxiety, fear and uncertainty’: portraits without facial features are artist’s response to Hong Kong protests, their aftermath and pandemic
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s internet watchdog extends support for nation’s tech firms to raise funds abroad, signalling shift from hardline stance
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China sentences tycoon Xiao Jianhua to 13 years in prison
The Washington Post, August 19, 2022

Related:
肖建华案：上海法院判监13年　明天控股罚款550亿元人民币　中国否定其加拿大国籍 (Billionaire Xiao Jianhua with Canadian citizenship is sentenced to 13 years in prison by Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate Court)
British Broadcasting Corporation News, August 19, 2022

穿和服被拘 北京青年报采访受害者文遭下架(Article on interview with woman taken away by police for wearing Japanese kimono is removed)
Radio France Internationale, August 19, 2022

UK blocks Hong Kong-based firm’s takeover of British company, citing Chinese security risk
Agence France-Presse, August 19, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How will national education be implemented in Hong Kong? Teacher training, student learning need more reflection
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

After US House Speaker Pelosi’s visit, fake news flooded Taiwan's social media
GlobalVoices, August 18, 2022

Mao-loving websites are in a grey zone between propaganda and dissent
The Economist, August 18, 2022

Beijing’s Diplomacy Suffers in Europe
Foreign Policy, August 17, 2022

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

狀告中國新疆罪刑 維族代表律師親赴阿根廷申訴 (Lawyers representing two Uyghur organizations file criminal complaint in Argentinian court)
Deutsche Welle, August 18, 2022

The creative ways Chinese activists protest pollution
The Economist, August 18, 2022

National security law: 29 of 47 Hong Kong opposition figures set to plead guilty to subversion charges over unofficial primary election
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong court lifts reporting ban on national security case for 47 pro-democracy campaigners
Reuters, August 18, 2022

【初選47人案】記一次長四天的答辯 有人說笑、有人致歉 ([HK47] Remembering a four-day long defense hearing: some joked, some apologised)
inmediahk.net, August 18, 2022

社民連晚宴突遭酒樓取消 陳寶瑩：香港容不下政團聯歡 (League of Social Democrats banquet cancelled by restaurant; Chairman Chan Po-Ying: Hong Kong cannot tolerate any political group gatherings)
inmediahk.net, August 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

City in China orders fish swabbed for Covid
The Guardian, August 18, 2022

Related:
中国坚持清零 鱼虾也须核酸检测(China adheres to "zero" policy to Covid-19, fish and shrimps are also tested)
Radio France Internationale, August 18, 2022

China to Join Russia Military Exercises as U.S. Rivals Deepen Ties
中国将派兵参加俄罗斯领导的军演
The Wall Street Journal, August 17-18, 2022

一带一路成东南亚有组织犯罪温床 大陆金主 台湾猪仔 (China’s One Belt One Road has become hotbed of organized crime in Southeast Asia)
Radio France Internationale, August 17, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s ambassador is pushing Beijing’s alternative facts
The Washington Post, August 17, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

‘I just love informing’: China’s after-school tutoring ‘snitch’ claims he is not safe after public backlash from parents and teachers
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2022

Hong Kong gov’t vows ‘more resolute’ action against civil servant misconduct
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2022

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

人权组织报告称，中国政府将异见人士关押于精神病院，受害者遭到身心虐待（Human rights organization report: Chinese government detains dissidents in mental hospitals; victims suffer physical and psychological abuse）
NGOCN, August 17, 2022

Related:
精神折磨：中国将异见人士关押在精神病院
DRUGGED AND DETAINED: CHINA’S PSYCHIATRIC PRISONS
Safeguard Defenders, August 16, 2022

UN独立人权专家认定新疆强迫劳动指称可信，或构成现代奴役（UN independent human rights expert establishes that Xinjiang forced labor claims are credible and may constitute modern slavery）
Voice of America, August 17, 2022

Related:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, August 16, 2022

National security law: group of 47 opposition activists to face Hong Kong subversion trial without a jury
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2022

National security trial for Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai to proceed without jury – reports
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2022

Initial inquiry in national security case against Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung to be heard in open court
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2022

• 兩暴動案脫罪 律政司就13人提上訴 9人已離港 (Two riot cases acquitted; the DoJ appeals against 13 people, 9 of whom have already left Hong Kong)
inmediahk.net, August 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

What’s going on in Hong Kong’s courts?
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China set to discourage abortion amid concern over birthrates
The Washington Post, August 16, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China slaps sanctions on 7 'diehard separatist' Taiwan officials
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2022

Chinese Woman Taken Away by Suzhou Police for Wearing Japanese Kimono
What's on Weibo, August 15, 2022

Hong Kong’s Crackdown on Dissent Hits Facebook Pages
The Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2022

Hong Kong police to deploy technology to combat misinformation, new PR chief says
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2022

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

【案件更新】黄雪琴代表律师被迫更换，王建兵案件被退回二次侦查（[Case update] Huang Xueqin's lawyer replaced and Wang Jianbing's case re-investigated）
Free Xueqin and Jianbing, August 12, 2022

Former Hong Kong girls’ schoolteacher turned activist jailed for 9 months for unlawful assembly during June 2019 social unrest
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2022

Hong Kong pro-democracy retail chain Chickeeduck to close all shops
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

17部门联合发文 进一步完善和落实积极生育支持措施（Guideline on reproductive and birth control measures jointly issued by 17 government departments）
Xinhuanet, August 16, 2022

Related:
关于进一步完善和落实积极生育支持措施的指导意见（Guiding Opinion on Further Improving and Implementing Active Reproductive Support Measures）
National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, August 16, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

How Frustration Over TikTok Has Mounted in Washington
华盛顿的TikTok难题：拜登政府将如何权衡？
The New York Times, August 15, 2022

Beijing’s military drills around Taiwan accompanied by wave of misinformation
Hong Kong Free Press, August 15, 2022

教育局向全港學校 派習近平七一重要講話單行本 稱有重大意義 (Education bureau to send copies of Xi Jinping's July 1 speech to all Hong Kong schools, claiming it is of huge importance)
inmediahk.net, August 15, 2022

No more ‘secrets’ in Hong Kong? Facebook pages for anonymous rants, comments shut following national security law arrests
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2022

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

Police in China's Chengdu raid Sunday meeting of banned church members, detain one
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2022

江西萍乡维权人士朱玉芳被当局以“寻衅滋事罪”判刑4年 (Jiangxi rights activist Zhu Yufang sentenced to 4 years in prison for ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’)
Weiquanwang, August 14, 2022

因在网上发布唐山打人事件信息遭刑事拘留的河北衡水自媒体人毛惠斌家人今收到刑拘通知书 (Media personnel Mao Huibin criminally detained after online discussion about Tangshan beating incident)
Weiquanwang, August 15, 2022

北京遭强拆受害者、维权人士叶国柱、叶国强兄弟被刑事拘留 (Brothers and victims of forced demolition in Beijing Ye Guozhu and Ye Guoqiang criminally detained again)
Weiquanwang, August 14, 2022

Ex-leader of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group makes second bail application in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, August 15, 2022

2 Hong Kong students plead not guilty to rioting over Uyghur solidarity assembly in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press, August 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s internet watchdog receives app algorithm information from Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2022

鄧炳強談「公務員secrets」：批評政府無問題 有人藉平台煽動 (Hong Kong Secretary of Security, Chris Tang: criticizing the government is fine, but provoking hatred among people is not)
Mingpao News, August 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Five U.S. Lawmakers Arrive in Taiwan Amid Tensions With China
佩洛西之后，五名美国国会议员再访台湾
The New York Times, August 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

What Does China Want?
Foreign Policy, August 13, 2022

Chow Hang-tung’s landmark legal victory will let the press do its job properly
Hong Kong Free Press, August 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

TikTok facing fresh scrutiny over Beijing influence after Forbes report on how 300 ByteDance employees used to work for state media
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2022

Billboards celebrating Hong Kong’s ‘new era’ to stay up in Australia despite complaints
The Guardian, August 12, 2022

Hongkongers warn of Chinese Communist Party infiltration of British universities
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2022

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

追问唐山打人事件后续 自媒体人毛慧斌疑被刑拘 (Media personnel Mao Huibin suspected of being criminally detained after enquiring about Tangshan beating incident)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2022

2 Hong Kong teens jailed for 5.5 years each for rioting after being cleared of manslaughter over 2019 protest death
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2022

20歲女學生認理大內暴動 惟未滿21歲不能判監 官促律政司修例以直接判監 (20 year-old girl admits to rioting in Poly-U but cannot be imprisoned as she is under 21; officials urge the DOJ to amend ordinance to allow imprisonment)
inmediahk.net, August 12, 2022

9.29旺角警民衝突 工程師認藏武囚140日 官：用鐳射筆照射警方風險高 ([9.29 Mong-Kok Clash] Engineer admits to possession of weapons and is imprisoned for 140 days; judge finds that pointing a laser pen at a police officer poses a “high risk”)
inmediahk.net, August 12, 2022

Hong Kongers in Exile Fight for Their Truth – and Ukrainians
The Diplomat, August 12, 2022

雖「離散」但不「斷聯」　海外港人用信繼續與牆內傳「情 (Separated but not broken, overseas Hong Kongers launch “Drift and Post” program using letters to reach out to prisoners behind walls)>
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Shanghai health code system containing personal data of 48.5 million people allegedly hacked and touted for sale
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2022

有关维吾尔人的联合国人权报告预期本月公布 (UN human rights report on Uyghurs is expected to be published this month)
Voice of America, August 12, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

佩洛西警告中國不能孤立台灣 北京稱美挑釁在前(Pelosi warns China not to isolate Taiwan, Beijing says U.S. provocation came first)
Deutsche Welle, August 11, 2022

Chinese medical portal censored after doubting herbal 'COVID-19 remedy'
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2022

CHINA PUSHES ANTI-PELOSI NARRATIVE ON TAIWAN ACROSS GLOBAL MEDIA
China Digital Times, August 10, 2022

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

异议作家出版《习近平权术史》被刑拘遭折磨 (Dissident writer detained and tortured for publishing book about history of Xi Jinping's powers )
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2022

China holds Taiwanese incommunicado amid 'secessionism' probe into Taiwan activities
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2022

National security case against four HKU students adjourned as ‘new development’ emerges
Hong Kong Free Press, August 11, 2022

2 Hong Kong teenagers sentenced to detention centre for possessing petrol bombs in 2020
Hong Kong Free Press, August 11, 2022

Co-founders of Hong Kong’s Liberal Party quit over move to strip them of honorary posts
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2022

【反送中運動】受傷三周年「爆眼少女」公開出院紀錄證眼球破裂　擬向港警索償惟被拒批法援 ([Anti-ELAB] Female protestor whose eye was shot by police 3 years ago publicly discloses medical records of her ruptured eye; intended to claim compensation from the Hong Kong Police Force but denied legal aid)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

李家超遲交選舉廣告同意書 入稟要求豁免刑罰 8.18高院處理 (John Lee files petition to High Court for exemption from punishment for late submission of his election consent form; case handling to take place on August 18)
inmediahk.net, August 11, 2022

【國安時代】港金馬得獎短片《暗房夜空》因半秒畫面被拒再次公映　至今逾10電影遇同類情況 ([NSL Times] Hong Kong Golden Horse award-winning short film rejected for re-release due to a half-second screenshot referencing the protest movement; 10 other films encounter similar issues)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

解放军完成台海周边军事行动 专家:未来北京对台将软硬兼施 (PLA completes military operations around Taiwan Strait; experts predict Beijing will apply both hard and soft measures to Taiwan)
Voice of America, August 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

‘This is about striking fear’: China’s Taiwan drills the new normal, analysts say
The Guardian, August 10, 2022

China says it has wrapped up war games around Taiwan, as Taipei hits out at fake news
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2022

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

Chinese court rejects sexual harassment case appeal in #MeToo blow
Agence France-Presse, August 10, 2022

徐秦狱中瘫痪 辩护律师控告法院院长及法官 (Defender Xu Qin paralyzed in prison, her lawyer issues urgent appeal to complain against court president and judge)
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2022

河南人权捍卫者李新、何方美夫妇双双入狱近两年 其三未成年子女人权境况堪忧 (Human rights defenders Li Xin and He Fangmei imprisoned for nearly two years, their three young children in dire situation)
Weiquanwang, August 9, 2022

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in new court move to keep contents of his iPhones out of police hands
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2022

Hong Kong national security police arrest 2 gov’t workers over alleged ‘seditious’ social media posts
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2022

荃灣非法集結罪成 攜鐳射筆青年囚5月 另2人分別判囚4月及勞教中心 (3 youths found guilty of illegal assembly: 2 sentenced for 4 months to re-education center, 1 sentenced to 5 months in prison for using a laser pen)
inmediahk.net, August 10, 2022

6人不認罪 排期9．19審 辯方質疑控方視612基金為「個體」(612 fund trial: 6 plead not guilty with trial scheduled for September 19; defense questions the prosecution’s view that the 612 fund is an ‘individual’)
Mingpao News, August 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

晚報：中方白皮書稱願按「一國兩制」實現和平統一，但不承諾放棄使用武力 (New white paper: China is willing to achieve peaceful reunification with Taiwan under "one country, two systems" but does not promise not to resort to use of force)
Initium Media, August 10, 2022

Related:
台湾问题与新时代中国统一事业（The Taiwan Question and China's Unification in the New Era）
Xinhua News, August 10, 2022

計劃生育退場後，被刻意忽視的避孕教育與400萬墮胎青少年 (Inadequate education on contraception and 4 million teens having abortions after end of one-child policy)
Initium Media, August 10, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Chinese solar panels seized at US border over possible human rights abuses
Protocol, August 9, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China steps up cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns targeting Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2022

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

新冠法律顾问团就海南因疫情被困游客的费用支出意见:因疫情隔离的所有费用应由政府承担 (COVID-19 Claims Legal Advisory Group: Gov’t should pay tourists for all expenses incurred due to Hainan pandemic lockdown)
Matters, August 8, 2022

4 Hong Kong government workers arrested by national security police
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2022

Cardinal Zen and 5 others to stand trial in Sept. over alleged failure to register protester relief fund as society
Hong Kong Free Press, August 9, 2022

Hong Kong ex-district councillor granted bail while he awaits appeal against conviction, 7-month sentence
Hong Kong Free Press, August 9, 2022

Hong Kong gov’t watchdog to investigate news dept’s refusal to reveal list of media invited to cover July 1 celebrations
Hong Kong Free Press, August 9, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

时隔40年，中国再次启动土壤普查意义重大)
China launches first national soil survey in 40 years
China Dialogue, August 4, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

整頓港媒】黨媒點名7電台主持人涉散播反政府言論　評論：官方連「抽水」都不准 ([Rectify HK media] Pro-Beijing media outlet names and shames 7 radio hosts for spreading anti-government remarks)
Radio Free asia, August 9, 2022

民研：市民對中港政府好感飆升 分析指移民潮影響民調基數 (Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute: Citizens’ goodwill towards the Chinese and Hong Kong governments has soared; analysis shows emigration wave affected poll base)
inmediahk.net, August 9, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why China’s Confidence Could Turn Out to Be a Weakness
The New York Times, August 9, 2022

Nevertheless, Chinese Civil Society Persisted
ChinaFile, August 8, 2022

Related:
趙思樂／社畜和躺平之間：中國民間的倔強生命 (Zhao Sile: Between social animals and lying flat— the stubborn lives of Chinese civil society)
The Reporter, July 1, 2021

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Chinese Military Drills Aim to Awe, Both Abroad and at Home
中国用军演和宣传安抚国内民众，试图缓和公众失望情绪
The New York Times, August 8, 2022

U.S. Seeks to Reassure Asian Allies as China’s Military Grows Bolder
亚太冲突风险加剧，美国盟友面临艰难选择
The New York Times, August 8, 2022

拉攏抗中 拜登9月將召開太平洋島國峰會(To shore up resistance against China, Biden to hold summit of Pacific island countries in Sept.)
Deutsche Welle, August 7, 2022

应对中国威胁，美五大军种加强印太威慑态势(In response to China’s threat, 5 U.S. military services strengthen the Indo-Pacific deterrence posture)
Voice of America, August 8, 2022

China resumes military drills off Taiwan after shelving US talks
The Guardian, August 8, 2022

Related:
为期三天的封岛演习后解放军还不停手 跨过台湾海峡中线演习“将常态化”(After 3-day suspension, Chinese military continues to conduct joint exercises around Taiwan, which will be "normalized")
Voice of America, August 8, 2022

麦迪安调查报告：中国制造72个假新闻网站攻击美国与西方社会(Mandiant report: China set up 72 fake news sites to attack U.S., Western societies)
Radio France Internationale, August 7, 2022

Related:
Pro-PRC “HaiEnergy” Information Operations Campaign Leverages Infrastructure from Public Relations Firm to Disseminate Content on Inauthentic News Sites
Mandiant, August 4, 2022

The crisis over Taiwan is yet another test for Xi Jinping
The Economist, August 5, 2022

Chinese envoy to France Lu Shaye doubles down on Taiwan ‘re-education’ aims
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2022

Chinese private security firms are growing their presence in Africa: why it matters
The Conversation, August 8, 2022

Freed From Prison in China, Taiwan Activist Urges Resistance to Beijing’s Threats
The New York Times, August 8, 2022

About 20 Hong Kong members of national legislature will visit Xinjiang to better understand human rights conditions and local governance
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2022

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

Chinese secret police warned exiled Hong Kong businessman over parliament plan
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2022

9前民主派涉議會衝突違特權條例 事隔近兩年多 3人獲撤控 一人准簽保守行為 (Charges are dropped against 3 of 9 former Hong Kong opposition lawmakers charged with intrusion into LegCo; 1 handed a bind-over order)
Mingpao News, August 8, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong’s former security deputy Sonny Au to head local committee on safeguarding national security
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2022

葉劉批英國議會制度封閉 指民意授權較本港立法會議員低 (Regina Ip criticizes British parliamentary system as nontransparent, less accountable to the public than LegCo)
inmediahk.net, August 7, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Sanya lockdown traps tens of thousands of tourists in ‘China’s Hawaii’
三亚封城防疫 数万游客被困
Financial Times, August 8, 2022

What does the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps do, aside from forced labor?
SupChina, August 8, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

After China’s Military Spectacle, Options Narrow for Winning Over Taiwan
中国军演“大棒”或加深台湾政治怀疑，令其愈加疏远
The New York Times, August 8, 2022

U.S. banned imports from China’s Xinjiang region. Will Americans object?
Washington Post, August 8, 2022

In Turbulent Times, Xi Builds a Security Fortress for China, and Himself
习近平如何利用“国家安全”强化控制、巩固权力
The New York Times, August 8, 2022

The pursuit of patriotism: Why mandatory study tours of mainland China are a bad idea
Hong Kong Free Press, August 6, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Pelosi: China cannot isolate Taiwan by preventing visits
Associated Press, August 5, 2022

China Sends Ships and Planes Toward Taiwan, Despite Rising Criticism
无视批评，中国继续向台海派出军舰和飞机
The New York Times, August 5, 2022

Related:
China sanctions US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after Taiwan trip
Aljazeera, August 5, 2022

北京宣佈制裁佩洛西 中美互批「挑釁」(Beijing announces sanctions against Pelosi, eight “counter measures”)
Deutsche Welle, August 5, 2022

With 5 Missiles, China Sends Stark Signal to Japan and U.S. on Taiwan
中国向日本海域发射导弹传达了什么信号
The New York Times, August 5, 2022

白宫召见中国驻美大使秦刚，抗议中方在台海军事行动升级(White House summons Chinese Ambassador to U.S. to protest China's escalating military action in Taiwan Strait)
Voice of America, August 5, 2022

Taiwan tensions: China halts co-operation with US on key issues
The BBC, August 5, 2022

Xi tested as Chinese nationalists bristle at Pelosi Taiwan visit
Aljazeera, August 5, 2022

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi walks out of Asean events after US and Japan hit out at Taiwan drills
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2022

Philippine senator chides Beijing’s envoy over one-China advice after Pelosi’s Taiwan trip
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2022

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

陕西女工程师帮村民举报污染获刑后改判无罪，申请240万元国赔 (Female engineer in Shaanxi, imprisoned for nearly two years for helping villagers report pollution, seeks 2.4 million yuan in state compensation after court overturns guilty verdict)
Toutiao News, August 4, 2022

"We never expected that after all that, there would be such a cruel outcome"
Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2022

煽惑六四集結罪成囚15月 鄒幸彤就定罪及刑罰上訴 排期10.11審理 (Chow Hang-Tung’s appeal against her 15-month jail sentence for inciting June 4 assembly to be heard on October 11)
inmediahk.net, August 5, 2022

涉庭內拍手被控煽動 「旁聽師」五度高院申保釋被拒 完庭稱：公唔公義大家知道 (Audience member accused of inciting subversion for clapping in court is denied bail for the 5th time: “Everyone knows what is and isn’t fair”
inmediahk.net, August 5, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice Paul Lam addresses concerns over timely court proceedings for 47 opposition activists arrested for national security law violations
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong’s secretary for justice: "I intend to speak up about city’s high degree of rule of law"
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China to allow Turkish delegation to come to Xinjiang 2 months after UN human rights chief’s visit
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2022

On China’s Internet, Fury at Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Turns to Frustration
中国部分网民对佩洛西访台的愤怒转为沮丧，不满中方回应
The Wall Street Journal, August 4-5, 2022

China: surveillance tech is extending from the classroom to kids’ summer holidays
Global Voices, August 5, 2022

Lawmaker Eunice Yung takes out newspaper ad to disown father-in-law over NSL concerns
The Standard, August 5, 2022

Hong Kong names new broadcasting chief
The Standard, August 5, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

A foreigner’s life in a Beijing jail in 2009
SupChina, August 4, 2022

This Is How the U.S. Will Stand With Taiwan
美国该如何帮助台湾反抗中国的霸凌
The New York Times, August 5, 2022

China’s Drills Around Taiwan Give Hint About Its Strategy
中国实弹军演暗示未来对台战略：逼迫而非入侵
The Wall Street Journal, August 4-5, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Welcomed by Taiwan, Pelosi Leaves Rising Tensions With China in Her Wake
The New York Times, August 3, 2022

China unleashes wave of military drills around Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi’s trip
Financial Times, August 4, 2022

台湾外交部谴责中国效法北韩任意试射导弹(Taiwan's foreign ministry condemns China's arbitrary missile test)
Radio France Internationale, August 4, 2022

G7外长发涉台声明：北京震怒 台北致谢(G7 foreign ministers issue Taiwan-related statement: Beijing is angry, Taipei sends thanks)
Deutsche Welle, August 4, 2022

Related:
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Preserving Peace and Stability Across the Taiwan Strait
U.S. Department of State, August 3, 2022

China scolds G7 foreign ministers over Taiwan statement
Channel News Asia, August 4, 2022

China scraps meeting with Japanese foreign minister after G7 statement
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2022

美国常务副国务卿开始南太之行抗衡中国影响力(U.S. Deputy Secretary of State begins South Pacific trip to counter China’s influence)
Voice of America, August 4, 2022

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

甘肃徽县民主维权人士龙克海遭刑事拘留(Long Kehai, pro-democracy rights defender in Huixian County, Gansu Province, is criminally detained)
Weiquanwang, August 4, 2022

China arrests Taiwanese man for 'separatism' as Pelosi departs democratic island
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2022

Hong Kong to pursue Canada-based political activists under national security law
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2022

男教師示威場合藏鐳射筆判囚5個月 准保釋候上訴 求情指因案失教職 (Teacher, sentenced to 5 months in prison for hiding laser pen is granted bail pending appeal, writes in pleading that he had lost his job because of the case)
inmediahk.net, August 4, 2022