HRIC Daily Brief: 2022/09

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美国呼吁联合国讨论中国人权与新疆问题(U.S. calls on UN to discuss issues on human rights in China and Xinjiang)
Radio France Internationale, September 26, 2022

How is Xinjiang still shipping millions of goods to US after ‘forced labour’ law came into effect?
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2022

UN FACES INTERNAL TENSIONS OVER ABUSES IN XINJIANG, ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINESE INITIATIVES
China Digital Times, September 23, 2022

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

湖南株州民主人士陈思明因向外界披露“泼墨女”董瑶琼父亲董建彪惨死狱中而遭被行政拘留15天(Father of Dong Yaoqiong, girl who splashed ink on Xi Jinping's portrait, dies in prison; Hunan democracy activist Chen Siming gets 15 days of administrative detention for disclosing the news)
Weiquanwang, September 26, 2022

“12.13厦门聚会案”当事人张忠顺再次被以“颠覆国家政权”罪名监视居住(Zhang Zhongshun, of the "12.26” citizen case, is again placed under residential surveillance on the charge of "subversion of state power")
Weiquanwang, September 24, 2022

民生观察呼吁国际社会全力营救郭飞雄(Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch urges international community to spare no effort in rescuing Guo Feixiong)
Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch, September 24, 2022

709案核心人物周世锋刑满出狱声言要为自己翻案(Zhou Shifeng, core figure in “709” case, is released from prison after sentence completion, vows to pursue reversal of the verdict)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2022

Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen goes on trial over fund defending protesters
Agence France-Presse, September 26, 2022

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612基金案開審6被告不認罪　控方指基金帶政治目的(6 defendants of 612 Humanitarian Fund case plead not guilty; prosecution accuses the fund of having political purpose)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 26, 2022

Credibility of mitigation from ex-leader of Hong Kong activist group Student Politicism questioned in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2022

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已解散「賢學思政」四人認串謀煽動顛覆　案件下月再訊(4 former members of disbanded Student Politicism plead guilty to conspiracy to incite subversion; case will be heard again next month)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 24, 2022

‘Shrinking news industry’: Hong Kong press freedom index sinks to new low as media outlets disappear
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2022

「星火同盟」涉洗黑錢案兩被捕人潛逃　警申充公7000萬元組織資產獲批(2 Spark Alliance arrestees accused of money laundering flee; court approves confiscation of the group’s HK$70million assets)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2022

工程師認於Telegram教自製武器襲警　官批鼓吹無底線襲警判囚42個月(Engineer is sentenced to 42 months in prison after pleading guilty to teaching others to make weapons to attack police on Telegram, criticized by judge for advocating “bottomless” assault on police)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

抖音或因对儿童数据保护不足英国拟制裁(TikTok may be fined by UK for not protecting children's data)
Radio France Internationale, September 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中共二十大代表名单公布习近平被软禁传言上推特热搜(CPC announces list of deputies to 20th CPC National Congress; rumors of Xi Jinping being under house arrest are trending on Twitter)
Deutsche Welle, September 25, 2022

China becomes ‘hothouse’ of intrigue ahead of crucial Communist party congress
The Guardian, September 26, 2022

Xi Jinping 'warns his opponents' with suspended death sentences to former top cops
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2022

Chinese anthem booed at Hong Kong football match, as police film fans
Agence France-Presse, September 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s foreign policy has failed Chinese people. Here’s how to put it right
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2022

The End of Senior Politics in China
The Diplomat, September 26, 2022

China’s War on History Is Growing
Foreign Policy, September 23, 2022

For Hong Kong today, the Sino-British Joint Declaration is just a piece of paper
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2022

中国须学会“放下”以提升软实力(China must learn to "let go" to enhance soft power)
Financial Times, September 25, 2022

Friday, September 23, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

中国大外宣派众人去联合国大力宣传新疆好(China sends propaganda team to UN to promote favorable picture of Xinjiang)
Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2022

情资报告显示20年间中国重金招募美国华人军事科学家多达154名(Intelligence report shows that China has recruited as many as 154 Chinese American military scientists over the past 20 years)
Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2022

Related:
THE LOS ALAMOS CLUB: How the People’s Republic of China Recruited Leading Scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory to Advance Its Military Programs
Strider Technologies, September 22, 2022

China’s military told to ‘resolutely do what the party asks it to do’
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2022

China’s former justice minister faces life in prison amid purge of security officials
Reuters, September 23, 2022

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Chinese ‘political clique’ leader Sun Lijun faces life in jail for corruption as law enforcement purge winds down
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2022

20大前连打“政法虎” 孙力军被判死缓(Prior to 20th CPC National Congress, "political and legal tigers" are targeted one by one: Sun Lijun, former vice minister of China's Ministry of Public Security, gets suspended death sentence)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Why the Obvious Geopolitics of the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 Matter
The Diplomat, September 23, 2022

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

Soon-to-be-released Chinese rights lawyer could face months of further restrictions
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022

廖子文涉兩案先後判監判詞透露懲教無法同期執行實際刑期37月(Liu Tsz Man of Hong Kong 12 case is sentenced to prison in two separate cases; verdict reveals that correctional services cannot be executed concurrently with actual sentence totaling 37 months)
Inmediahk, September 22, 2022

8.31太子站兩週年網媒記者認阻差辦公及公眾妨擾緩刑2年罰款3千元(Online news reporter is sentenced to 2 years with suspended sentence and fined HK$3,000 after pleading guilty to obstructing police and public nuisance in 2nd anniversary of 8.31 Prince Edward Station attack)
Inmediahk, September 22, 2022

城大學生會14成員辦「臨別禮」違限聚令各罰7000元　官斥嚴重影響公共安全(14 former members of CityU Students’ Union are fined HK$7,000 each for violating gathering restriction order for holding "farewell ceremony")
Ming Pao, September 23, 2022

John Lee tells ‘patriotic’ journalists to deliver the ‘right Hong Kong message’ at media event for China’s National Day
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

How Xi Jinping might change the Communist Party’s constitution
The Economist, September 22, 2022

Reforms to China’s hukou system will not help migrants much
The Economist, September 22, 2022

Hong Kong to end quarantine after outcry from firms, residents
Al Jazeera, September 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China sentences man who attacked women at barbecue restaurant to 24 years in prison
Agence France-Presse, September 23, 2022

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“唐山打人案”宣判：主犯一审获刑24年(Tangshan Beating Women Case : Principal is sentenced to 24 years in first trial)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2022

Hong Kong Covid: Double-masked flautists in ad spark ridicule
BBC News, September 23, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中国软实力不足的短板在哪里？(Where are the shortcomings of China's lack of soft power?)
Financial Times, September 22, 2022

中国民众防疫心态的分化和转化(Differentiation and transformation of Chinese people's epidemic prevention mentality)
Financial Times, September 22, 2022

Thursday, September 22, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

China brings cash to former Soviet republics in bid to win favour with Central Asian ‘stans’
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2022

In one day, three former Chinese police chiefs are each jailed for more than a decade for corruption
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2022

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曾被控有“政治野心”的中国前司法部长傅政华以受贿罪被判死缓(Former Chinese justice minister Fu Zhenghua, accused of “political ambition,” gets suspended death sentence on bribery charges)
Radio France Internationale, September 22, 2022

Beijing police ban drones, expel petitioners, migrant workers ahead of CCP congress
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Biden criticizes Iran and China on human rights and security issues.
拜登联合国大会发言批评中国和伊朗人权记录
The New York Times, September 22, 2022

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

“709”核心律师周世锋将出狱恐续遭监禁(Zhou Shifeng, key lawyer of "709" case, to be released from prison but may face continued confinement)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022

人权律师高智晟一家通过浮雕“虚拟团聚” 美官员议员谴责中共行径不可接受(Family makes sculpture of Gao Zhisheng; U.S. officials condemn CPC's unacceptable actions against him)
Voice of America, September 22, 2022

人权律师王宇致函卫健委促切实保障孕妇就业权利(Human rights lawyer Wang Yu sends letter to China’s National Health Commission urging employment rights of pregnant women)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022

DUO USE PERFORMANCE ART TO PREVAIL AFTER EVICTION FOR OPPOSITION TO “ROUTINIZED COVID TESTING”
China Digital Times, September 21, 2022

Students turn out in protest over power cuts at university in China's Wuhan
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2022

陳朗昇否認阻差辦公明年審　官批保釋赴英深造(Journalists Association chair Ronson Chan denies obstructing police; judge approves bail for further study in the UK as trial is scheduled for next year)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2022

12港人案廖子文申保釋等候刑期上訴被拒　官質疑曾潛逃難信會歸押(Judge denies bail to Liu Tsz Man of Hong Kong 12 case citing his previous attempt to flee)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2022

Hong Kong schools encouraged to play patriotic music video ahead of National Day
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China 'ready for the fight' if Xinjiang motion is brought to UN rights body
Reuters, September 22, 2022

Beijing to toughen punishment for Taiwan’s pro-independence forces, officials say
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

‘We’re on That Bus, Too’: In China, a Deadly Crash Triggers Covid Trauma
“我们也在那辆大巴上”：贵阳大巴事故后中国民众的愤怒与绝望
The New York Times, September 22, 2022

Related:
Chinese censors quell Covid-19 criticism sparked by fatal crash
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

DISCUSSION OF LHASA COVID OUTBREAK CENSORED ON WEIBO
China Digital Times, September 20, 2022

Another China policy critic vanishes from social media ahead of party congress
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2022

马晓光：“统一后台湾可实行不同大陆的社会制度”(Ma Xiaoguang, information chief of State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office: "After reunification, Taiwan may implement socialist system different from that in China"
Deutsche Welle, September 21, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

China’s EU chamber warns ‘ideology is trumping the economy’ as zero-Covid sets up worst-case scenario
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022

Bipartisan group urges US blacklist for ‘Beijing-directed’ chipmaker
美国议员敦促白宫将长江存储列入“实体清单”
Financial Times, September 20, 2022

美国政府将两家中资企业增列入威胁国家安全的通信公司清单(U.S. adds 2 Chinese state-owned enterprises to list of ICT companies that threaten national security)
Voice of America, September 20, 2022

Biden tells 60 Minutes U.S. troops would defend Taiwan, but White House says this is not official U.S. policy
CBS News, September 18, 2022

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

Concerns grow over treatment of detained #MeToo activist after she 'fires' attorney
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2022

福州78岁老母亲致信中央纪委，请求“二十大”前释放被囚精神病院已两年八个月的女儿何观娇 (In letter to CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, 78-year-old mother in Fuzhou urges release of her daughter He Guanjiao, a petitioner forcibly kept in mental hospital for 2 years 8 months, before the 20th Party Congress)
Weiquanwang, September 21, 2022

推特用户热议当今中国民族主义有多少真实性 (Heated debate among Twitter users on how real Chinese nationalism is today)
Voice of America, September 21, 2022

Hong Kong Police Arrest Man For Alleged Sedition During Queen Elizabeth II Tribute
NBC News, September 21, 2022

Related:
吹奏《荣光》悼女王香港男子被以煽动罪逮捕 (Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly inciting sedition for playing "Glory to Hong Kong" on harmonica in tribute to Queen)
Deutsche Welle, September 21, 2022

7 found guilty of rioting over 2019 Hong Kong protest during PolyU siege, 1 acquitted
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2022

王逸戰判刑前撰文：慶幸生於動盪時代對結果無期盼亦無怨無悔(Student Politicism former convenor Wong Yat-chin writes before sentencing: I am glad to be born in turbulent times and have no expectations nor regrets about the outcome)
Inmediahk, September 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s zero-Covid policy still creating headaches for overseas students, even as some near return after 3 years
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022

China channels anger over quarantine bus crash toward local officials
The Washington Post, September 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing may use Anti-Secession Law to seek Taiwan reunification, Chinese foreign minister says
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Tibetans Fight to Keep Their Language Alive
Foreign Policy, September 20, 2022

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s Changing Disinformation and Propaganda Targeting Taiwan
The Diplomat, September 19, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

China faces pressure at United Nations after Xinjiang report
Aljazeera, September 20, 2022

Taiwan Policy Act 2022: The US becomes less ambiguous about defending Taiwan
GlobalVoices, September 19, 2022

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

河南民间异议人士马修（吴海针）因言获罪，被以“寻衅滋事罪”刑拘，急需代理律师 (Henan dissident Matthew (Wu Haizhen) detained on charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" for his speech, and in urgent need of a lawyer)
Weiquanwang, September 20, 2022

拉萨连续封锁一个月，居民罕见发声求援
‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help
The New York Times, September 19, 2022

Hong Kong journalist charged days before leaving for Oxford fellowship
The Guardian, September 20, 2022

Mourners sing protest song as Hong Kong police monitor final tributes to Britain’s Queen, with 1 man taken away
Hong Kong Free Press, September 20, 2022

Related:
男子英領外吹奏口琴涉作具煽動意圖行為被捕(Man arrested for playing harmonica outside British consulate for alleged inciting intent)
Inmediahk, September 20, 2022

理大衝突案羅健熙4人不認罪　另4人早前承認非法集結(In case of PolyU seige, 4, including Democratic Party chair Lo Kin-hei, plead not guilty to unlawful assembly)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 20, 2022

Why is 90-year-old Cardinal Zen standing trial in Hong Kong?
Al Jazeera, September 18, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Chinese health expert amends monkeypox advisory after online backlash
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2022

Hong Kong flags COVID-19 quarantine policy change, wants an orderly opening-up
Reuters, September 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

“清零”的代价？贵阳隔离转运大巴侧翻致27人死亡
Bus Taking People to Quarantine Crashes in China, Killing 27
The New York Times, September 20, 2022

Hong Kong’s number 2 official appointed as chair of election candidate vetting committee
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中共二十大报道：专访高文谦：习近平即使连任其权势将大缩水(Report on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: Interview with Gao Wenqian: Even if Xi Jinping is re-elected, his power will be greatly reduced)
Voice of America, September 21, 2022

SCO leaders hail unity yet struggle to find common ground at Samarkand summit
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2022

China: UN Human Rights Council must ensure accountability for ongoing atrocities in Xinjiang
Amnesty International, September 20, 2022

Monday, September 19, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s top police chief warns law enforcement to stay alert to risk of ‘colour revolution’ ahead of major Communist Party gathering
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2022

FBI report of a Chinese agent working at Twitter sparks calls for government action
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2022

China runs illegal police operations on foreign soil via 'overseas service centers'
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

West weighs calling for China Uyghur abuses inquiry at UN
The Guardian, September 19, 2022

Beijing-backed Chinese language schools in UK to be replaced with teachers from Taiwan
The Guardian, September 18, 2022

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

数十家人权组织联名呼吁确保"雪饼"基本权利(Dozens of human rights organizations call for ensuring basic rights of detained rights defenders Huang Xueqin, Wang Jianbing)
Radio France Internationale, September 19, 2022

Related:

China must protect the rights of detained human rights defenders Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing
被捕一周年：我们与 #雪饼站在一起
International Service for Human Rights, September 19, 2022

One year on, few details available about detention of activists Wang Jianbing and Sophia Huang Xueqin
China Labour Bulletin, September 19, 2022

BLOGGERS AND CITIZEN JOURNALISTS DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN GUIXI RAPE CASE
China Digital Times, September 16, 2022

Police officer reprimanded over actions during 2019 protest was not in the wrong, Hong Kong’s security chief says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2022

記者反修例遭警射海綿彈投訴列「無法證實」　鄧炳強稱要尊重調查結果(Reporter's complaint against police shooting sponge bomb in Anti-ELAB protests deemed "unsubstantiated"; Secretary for Security Chris Tang says we have to respect investigation results)
Ming Pao, September 19, 2022

Hong Kong’s labour chief defends rule requiring new trade unions to sign declaration pledging not to threaten national security
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2022

【光城者案】認罪7人還柙候判官質疑好學生為何犯案：唔好嘅學生咪仲大件事？(7 members of ‘Returning Valiant” who pleaded guilty are remanded in custody awaiting sentencing; judge asks why good students committed the crime)
Inmediahk, September 16, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong police upgrade reporting system, create new unit to tackle rise in cybercrimes
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2022

林定國：陪審團審訊並非被告法律上必然權利(Secretary for Justice Paul Lam: Jury trial is not a legal right of the defendant)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 17 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国疫情：贵州隔离大巴惨烈车祸、“核酸盛世”与“清零国策” 点燃公众怒火(COVID-19 in China: Guizhou quarantine bus tragic accident, "PCR golden age," "zero national policy" ignite public furor)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 19, 2022

Residents in Locked Down Lhasa Say Local Epidemic Situation is a “Giant Mess”
What's on Weibo, September 16, 2022

‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help
拉萨连续封锁一个月，居民罕见发声求援
The New York Times, September 19, 2022

Chinese official warns against touching foreigners after monkeypox case
BBC News, September 19, 2022

国际舆论与中文推特用户热议普京习近平关系(International public opinion and Chinese Twitter users focus on Putin-Xi relationship)
Voice of America, September 17, 2022

Covid-19: Hong Kong 2022 marathon axed, organisers say gov’t failed to give approval in time
Hong Kong Free Press, September 17, 2022

In Mourning the Queen, Some in Hong Kong Mourn the Past
The New York Times, September 16, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

In the ‘Great Game’ of Central Asia, China’s Leader Seeks the Advantage
中亚之行给习近平带来了什么
The New York Times, September 19, 2022

UN: World Leaders Should Press China, Russia on Atrocities
Human Rights Watch, September 16, 2022

Friday, September 16, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s Xi Jinping calls for a ‘more just and rational’ world order
Agence France-Presse, September 16, 2022

习近平在上合组织强调防范颜色革命(Xi Jinping stresses prevention of color revolutions at SCO)
Deutsche Welle, September 16, 2022

谴责中国实弹军演欧洲议会通过台海决议(Condemning China's live-fire military exercises, European Parliament passes Taiwan Strait resolution)
Deutsche Welle, September 16, 2022

Related:
MEPs urge EU countries to build closer ties with Taiwan
European Parliament, September 15, 2022

Pro-China media slam 'minority' of Hong Kong mourners in wake of Queen's death
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2022

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

“雪饼”失踪将满周年传煽颠案已移送法院等开庭(Disappeared for nearly a year, rights activists Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing are reported to be facing trial for inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2022

吉林长春基督教阳光之家归正教会遭中共当局取缔(Christian church Sunshine Home in Changchun, Jilin Province is banned by CPC authorities)
Weiquanwang, September 16, 2022

Hong Kong activist, paralegal to both face sentencing after Jimmy Lai’s national security trial in December
Hong Kong Free Press, September 16, 2022

Hong Kong’s High Court to hear new evidence in challenge against ruling that police breached Bill of Rights
Hong Kong Free Press, September 16, 2022

男子開設頻道轉發煽動帖文　被判囚4個月及罰款2千元(Man is jailed for 4 months and fined HK$2,000 for setting up Telegram channel to forward seditious posts)
Radio Television Hong Kong,, September 15, 2022

男廚師IG發文提光時、港獨認煽動囚5個月　官批內容尖銳不能輕視危機(Chef is sentenced to 5 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for Instagram posts that mention Hong Kong independence, “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time” )
Ming Pao, September 16, 2022

【初選47人案】鄒家成監中撰文：我們根本無罪，因此不認罪(Owen Chow, one of the 47 pro-democrats charged under national security law, writes in prison: We are not guilty at all, so we do not plead guilty)
Inmediahk, September 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Biden Issues New Order to Block Chinese Investment in Technology in the U.S.
拜登签署行政令强化对中国在美技术投资的审查
The New York Times, September 16, 2022

Xi Jinping article gives insight into China’s direction ahead of Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2022

New leaders will soon inhabit China’s top decision-making bodies
The Economist, September 15, 2022

鄧炳強：二十三條立法前要預早向市民解說清楚(Secretary for Security Chris Tang: We must explain Article 23 legislation clearly to the public in advance)
Radio Television Hong Kong,, September 16, 2022

政府推新職工會登記表　申請人須簽聲明確認不危國安(Gov’t introduces new trade union registration form--applicants must sign statement to confirm that they will not endanger national security)
Ming Pao, September 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国不再就俄乌战争假装中立(China no longer pretends to be neutral over Russia-Ukraine war)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2022

‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help
The New York Times, September 16, 2022

Xinjiang Kazakh plans political party to counter China's Xi
Associated Press, September 16, 2022

Anger among MPs as Chinese vice-president to attend Queen’s funeral
The Guardian, September 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

What Does Xi Jinping’s Visit Tell Us About China’s Relationship with Central Asia?
The Diplomat, September 15, 2022

China Is Writing the Story of the Climate Future
地球未来会变得怎样？中国是关键
The New York Times, September 16, 2022

The U.N. Gave a Quiet Diplomat the Wrong Job
Foreign Policy, September 16, 2022

Thursday, September 15, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

Xi and Putin meet and pledge to ‘inject stability’ in the world
Washington Post, September 15, 2022

北京于西藏大规模采集DNA 样本数恐破百万(Mass DNA samples collected by Beijing in Tibet may exceed one million)
Deutsche Welle, September 15, 2022

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Mass DNA Collection in the Tibet Autonomous Region from 2016–2022
The Citizen Lab, September 13, 2022

长臂管辖扩张治外法权，保护卫士:中共海外布网胁迫23万人返国(Safeguard Defenders: CPC’s overseas network coerces 230,000 people to return to China)
Voice of America, September 15, 2022

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230,000 Chinese "persuaded to return" from abroad, China to establish Extraterritoriality
Safeguard Defenders, September 12, 2022

Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam embrace China’s games and films, but stay on guard for a ‘cultural invasion’
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2022

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

Since the start, China's art spaces have been under threat
The China Project, September 14, 2022

A Uyghur Author and Translator Were Detained. Now, Their Novel Speaks For Them.
一名维吾尔作家消失在新疆拘禁营，这部小说替他发声
The New York Times, September 15, 2022

‘A hole in the dam’ of Hong Kong’s rule of law, says pastor accused of sedition
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2022

Hong Kong court denies bail to speedboat fugitive pending his appeal against petrol bomb jail term
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2022

Hong Kong protests: social worker cleared of obstructing police officer to face retrial, High Court rules
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2022

National security case against Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group and 2 ex-leaders moved to High Court
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2022

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支聯會顛覆案李卓人、何俊仁擬不認罪與無答辯意向支聯會同交付高院審訊(In HK Alliance case, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho plan not to plead guilty as group enters a “silent” plea)
Inmediahk, September 15, 2022

黎智英律師團呼籲西方向內地施壓(Jimmy Lai’s lawyers call on the West to put pressure on the mainland)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

美参院外委会通过《台湾政策法》中国坚决反对(U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee passes "Taiwan Policy Act"; China firmly opposes)
Deutsche Welle, September 15, 2022

Europe Plans to Ban Goods Made With Forced Labor
欧洲计划禁止使用强迫劳动制造产品，或打击新疆出口
The New York Times, September 15, 2022

China looks to increase penalties under its cybersecurity law
Reuters, September 14, 2022

李家超：正制定教師專業操守指引提醒教師謹言慎行(Chief Executive John Lee: Professional ethics guidelines are being set to remind teachers to be cautious in words and deeds)
Inmediahk, September 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party plans to mount comeback bid in next year’s district council election
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Covert Offensive Is Here. Are Democracies Ready?
中国正发动间谍攻势，民主国家准备好了吗？
The New York Times, September 15, 2022

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s government is mass-collecting DNA from Tibetans
The Economist, September 13, 2022

China remodels major mosque in Beijing to remove Middle Eastern influence
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2022

China-focused group of global lawmakers meet in Washington to discuss united response to Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2022

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

20大前维稳湖北宜昌维权人士向祚华被刑事拘留 (Xiang Zuohua, human rights activist in Yichang, Hubei, is detained as part of stability maintenance before the 20th CPC National Congress)
Weiquanwang, September 15, 2022

Hong Kong activist denied bail pending trial in subversion case involving 47 democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2022

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【初選47人案】還柙逾一年半吳政亨高院申保釋及解除報導限制遭拒 ([HK 47] High Court rejects application by Gordon Ng Ching Hang, more than a year and a half in detention, for bail and lifting reporting restrictions)
Inmediahk, September 14, 2022

【理大圍城】10人否認油麻地暴動 1人染疫將分拆另案官籲同案被告盡快打針 ([PolyU siege] 10 plead not guilty to rioting in Yau Ma Tei in November 2019 protest to support students in clash with police)
Inmediahk, September 14, 2022

Hong Kong principals appeal to city leader John Lee to plug education brain drain as teachers desert classrooms
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2022

The Hong Kong LGBTQ community’s diminishing visibility
The China Project, September 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Is Xi’s Trip Abroad the Beginning of the End for China’s Zero-COVID Policy?
The Diplomat, September 13, 2022

美宗教自由官员：中国互联网宗教信息管理新法规几乎全面禁止网上宗教活动恐引发寒蝉效应（U.S. religious freedom official: China's new Internet religious information management regulations almost completely ban online religious activities, which may cause a chilling effect）
Voice of America, September 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Twitter whistleblower says security holes cause ‘real harm to real people’
Washington Post, September 13, 2022

Related:
Twitter前安全總監到國會作供，指控公司管理層無視中國特工滲透 (Twitter's former security chief testifies before Congress, accusing company management of ignoring Chinese spy infiltration)
Initium Media, September 14, 2022

China: Xinjiang Official Figures Reveal Higher Prisoner Count
Human Rights Watch, September 14, 2022

香港人排隊吊唁英女王：「戀殖」與國安法下的「另類政治表態」(Hong Kong people line up to mourn the Queen: "Nostalgia for colonization" is an "alternative political statement" under the National Security Law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

不是冷战胜似冷战：美中冲突与斗争加剧
This Might Not Be a Cold War, but It Feels Like One
The New York Times, September 14, 2022

Why lengthy delays don’t encourage trust in Hong Kong’s legal system
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2022

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

"大撒币"究竟花了多少钱？中国民众不满贫困无助 (How much has China’s "checkbook diplomacy" cost? People at home are mired in poverty and helplessness)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2022

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中国近年向困境国家提供数百亿美元紧急贷款 (China has provided tens of billions of dollars in emergency loans to troubled countries in recent years)
Financial Times, September 12, 2022

地方财政形势困难，如何自救？（上） (How do Local governments, with finances in dire straits, help themselves? Part 1 )
Financial Times, September 12, 2022

China's Xi heads abroad to promote strategic role
Associated Press, September 13, 2022

MINITRUE: “WIN THIS SMOKELESS WAR” OVER ONLINE DISCOURSE ON XINJIANG LOCKDOWN
China Digital Times, September 12, 2022

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Chinese internet users detained over Xinjiang Covid-19 outbreak ‘rumours’
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2022

中国称劝返23万诈骗嫌犯自首保护卫士：侵害他国主权与人权（China claims to have “persuaded” 230,000 overseas Chinese fraud suspects to surrender; Safeguard Defenders: China violated sovereignty and human rights of other countries）
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2022

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

Four Years After #MeToo in China: Shrinking Digital Space for Change
The Diplomat, September 9, 2022

西藏自治区对僧尼开展“三个意识”思想教育对抗藏人“非暴力不合作运动” (Tibet Autonomous Region launches "Three Consciousness" ideological education for monks, nuns to fight against the Tibetan "non-violent non-cooperation movement")
Weiquanwang, September 13, 2022

9人涉9.29政總外暴動 15歲男生等6人認罪 3人不認罪 (Among 9 people tried for involvement in the September 29, 2019 protest outside gov’t headquarters, 6, including a 15-year-old boy, plead guilty, 3 others deny guilt)
Inmediahk, September 13, 2022

2019年理大衝突時參與油尖旺示威　護士承認暴動罪 (Nurse pleads guilty to rioting for participating in 2019 Tsim Sha Tsui protest in support of students in clash with police at PolyU)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国式“清零”：一场只为习近平表演的政治运动
 China’s Public Puts on a Show of Zero Covid for an Audience of One
The New York Times, September 13, 2022

江西贵溪一女童被村支书强奸警方称受害人父母未在方舱隔离 (Village party chief raped girl, 12, in Guixi, Jiangxi while her parents were in COVID quarantine; police say they were not)
Caixin, September 13, 2022

Interview: Chinese workers held by armed guard, denied wages, forced into overtime
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s zero-Covid-19 policy must end soon after sacrifices made by population to endure lockdowns, other control measures
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2022

Australia: Act on China’s Abuses in Xinjiang
Human Rights Watch, September 13, 2022

Children’s Books Branded Seditious in Hong Kong
The Diplomat, September 12, 2022

Monday, September 12, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Eyes on China and Russia as Human Rights Council meets
Swissinfo, September 12, 2022

北京证实习近平将访中亚疫情后首次出国(China confirms Xi Jinping’s visit to Central Asia, his first time abroad since onset of pandemic)
Deutsche Welle, September 12, 2022

Xinjiang lockdown: Chinese censors drown out posts about food and medicine shortages
The Guardian, September 12, 2022

Related:
新疆伊宁封城逾40日民众上网求援(Xinjiang's Yining in lockdown for more than 40 days; people go online to seek help)
Deutsche Welle, September 12, 2022

中央港澳工作領導小組：支持香港精準反制美西方制裁(Central Leading Group for Hong Kong and Macao Work: Will support Hong Kong on precise measures to counter U.S, Western sanctions)
Ming Pao, September 9, 2022

Hong Kong conference hears city’s Chinese-language media has most reports on fake news in regional survey
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2022

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

唐吉田律师关注组通报一：唐吉田律师被强迫秘失踪、秘密羁押已达十个月，身心健康遭到严重摧残（2022年9月9日）(Lawyer Tang Jitian Concern Group: 10 months of enforced disappearance, secret detention have seriously damaged Tang’s physical and mental health)
Weiquanwang, September 12, 2022

解决提出问题的人新疆伊犁拘留4人散播疫情谣言(Xinjiang Ili police detain 4 for spreading rumors about COVID-19 pandemic)
Radio Free Asia, September 12 2022

Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy to 'brainwash' children with cartoons
Reuters, September 10, 2022

Related:
香港「羊村繪本案」五人各判囚19個月，被告稱無悔站在羊的一方(Defendant in sheep books case sentenced to 19 months in prison: No regret standing on the side of the sheep)
Initium Media, September 10, 2022

Founder of ‘revolutionary’ Hong Kong protest group Returning Valiant pleads guilty to conspiring to incite subversion
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2022

支聯會涉煽動顛覆案　裁定控方有足夠證據將案交高院 (Magistrates judge in Tiananmen vigil group subversion case rules prosecution's evidence is sufficient for case to go to High Court)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 9, 2022

Hong Kong court to hear if law against inciting others to cast invalid votes is constitutional
Hong Kong Free Press, September 9, 2022

Related:
涉FB轉載許智峯貼文前中大學生會長否認煽惑投白票爭議條例合憲性(On sharing former Legco member Ted Hui’s Facebook post urging public to cast blank votes, former leader of CUHK students union pleads not guilty on inciting others to violate election rules, contends the rules’ constitutionality)
Inmediahk, September 9, 2022

9.29政總外衝突 9人判囚3年半兩學生判入教導所官寄言勿自棄日後報答親友(9 involved in rioting outside gov’t headquarters on September 29, 2019, are sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, 2 to training centers)
Inmediahk, September 9, 2022

港大研究：去年15歲以下青少年自殺率升至歷史新高(HKU research shows record high suicide rate among youths)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 10, 2022