China’s private security firms to shield against ‘terrorist sabotage’ as Xi Jinping looks to protect overseas assets
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2022
Pro-democracy publishing house in Thailand targeted for shutdown by Chinese buyer
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2022
Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong calls for education system with ‘one country, two systems’ as core value as new institute opens
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2022
中共二十大报道：前中组部官员公开致函习近平 要求澄清胡锦涛离席事件真相(20th CPC National Congress: Former official of Organization Department of the Central Committee sends open letter to Xi Jinping asking for clarification of the truth about Hu Jintao's leaving at the conference)
Voice of America, October 31, 2022
Hundreds in Tibetan capital stage rare protest against Covid lockdowns
Agence France-Presse, October 29, 2022
2 convicted of rioting in Admiralty during 2019 Hong Kong protest, including 1 minor
Hong Kong Free Press, October 31, 2022
Exclusive: University of Hong Kong makes library users register to access some politically sensitive books
Hong Kong Free Press, October 31, 2022
‘We all want creative freedom’: Arts election lays bare Hong Kong censorship fears
Agence France-Presse, October 30, 2022
奏《願榮光》六旬漢涉再被票控 被控未經批准在公眾地方籌款(60-year-old man is charged with unauthorized fundraising in a public place again for playing "Glory to Hong Kong")
Ming Pao, October 31, 2022
「立場新聞」涉煽動案開審 將先爭議涉案文章有否超出檢控時限(In Stand News sedition case, judge to determine firstwhether articles involved have exceeded statute of limitations for prosecution)
Ming Pao, October 31, 2022
【理大圍城】12港人郭子麟與另一青年承認暴動 冀明年9月前服刑完 回港大繼續學業(Kwok Tsz-lun of 12 Hong Kongers case and another plead guilty to rioting; Kwok hopes to finish serving his sentences by September next year to continue his study at HKU)
Inmediahk, October 29, 2022
National security: Ex-leader of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group demands prosecution disclose more info
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2022
Did Germany Learn From Its Russia Trouble? The Test May Come in China.
The New York Times, October 30, 2022
China braces for wave of workers fleeing iPhone factory in Covid-hit Zhengzhou
The Guardian, October 30, 2022
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郑州富士康工厂为何大批工人出走“徒步返乡”(Why do a large number of workers from the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou leave and "return home on foot")
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 31, 2022
Xi invokes Mao in trip to Communist 'holy' sites
Deutsche Welle, October 29, 2022
China passes new women's protection law, revamped for first time in decades
Reuters, October 30, 2022
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中国修订妇女权益保障法 聚焦性别歧视和性别暴力(China amends women's rights protection law focusing on gender discrimination and gender violence)
Deutsche Welle, October 31, 2022《中华人民共和国妇女权益保障法》全文来了！(Full text of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests)
Women of China, October 31, 2022
二十大后各地供销社快速崛起 北京总社高标准招聘公务员(After 20th CPC National Congress, local supply and marketing cooperatives are rapidly rising; Beijing’s head office recruits civil servants with high standards)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2022
China’s zero-Covid policy leaves experts at a loss with no definite end in sight
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2022
圖書館中小學生寫作賽增國安條款 楊潤雄：提醒勿違法(National security clause added to library writing competition for primary and secondary school students; Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung: Remind not to break the law)
Ming Pao, October 29, 2022
劳工通讯：郑州富士康工人大逃亡 工会在做什么？(China Labor Bulletin: When workers at Zhengzhou Foxconn are escaping, what are the unions doing?)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2022
National security does not require Hong Kong judges to dabble in history
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2022
Xi Jinping ally to helm Communist Party’s influence machine
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2022
Hong Kong library writing contests forbid entries deemed contrary to national security
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2022
Pentagon’s Strategy Says China and Russia Pose Very Different Challenges
五角大楼最新国防战略：中国构成长期挑战
The New York Times, October 28, 2022
US should use AI to beat Chinese censors in case of Taiwan attack, think tank chaired by former Google CEO says
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2022
中国独立记者黄雪琴获“为受害者发声奖”(Chinese independent journalist Huang Xueqin wins 2022 Freedom of Expression Award for Journalism)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2022
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Sophia Huang Xueqin is the winner of the 2022 Freedom of Expression Award in the journalism category
Index on Censorship, October 28, 2022
China Accused of Using Overseas Bases to Target Dissidents
Associated Press, October 27, 2022
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爱尔兰关闭“非法”中国警局 加拿大跟进调查(Ireland closes an “illegal” Chinese police station; Canada launches criminal probe)
Deutsche Welle, October 28, 2022
Chinese police detain dissident who forwarded 'Bridge Man' content
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022
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四通桥抗议事件启发下，“反习”行动在中国境内外蔓延(Inspired by Sitong Bridge protest, "anti-Xi" actions spread inside and outside China)
BBC News, October 28, 2022
Ex-editor who quit after Xinjiang story axed dismisses SCMP letter warning of ‘further action’ if he publishes it
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2022
理大案8名被控暴動等罪男女判囚44至56個月不等(8 are sentenced to 44 to 56 months in prison for rioting in 2019 PolyU siege)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 28, 2022
涉光城者串謀恐怖活動案 24歲男還柙15月 高院申保釋獲批(High Court grants bail to 24-year-old man in “Returning Valiant” case of conspiracy to commit terrorist activities after 15 months of detention)
Inmediahk, October 28, 2022
Hong Kong court sentences man to 4 years, 3 months over 2019 Yuen Long mob attacks
Hong Kong Free Press, October 27, 2022
Charter amendments turn Chinese Communist Party into a 'gang' led by Xi, analysts say
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022
鄧炳強：23條立法不能草率 以免將來要修改便麻煩(Secretary for Security Chris Tang: Article 23 legislation should not be rushed to avoid amendments in future)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 28, 2022
二十大后疫情突升温 两亿人受封控影响(COVID cases surge after 20th CPC National Congress; 200 million are affected by lockdown)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2022
Forgotten Uyghurs locked up in Thailand face 'hell on earth'
Agence France-Presse, October 28, 2022
China’s problem with female representation is getting worse
The Economist, October 27, 2022
中共二十大：解读政治局24人名单背后六种政治意涵(20th CPC National Congress: 6 political implications behind the 24 Politburo members)
BBC News, October 28, 2022
专访高文谦: 习近平的麻烦才刚刚开始(Interview with Gao Wenqian: Xi Jinping's troubles are just beginning)
Voice of America, October 28, 2022
胡平：党天下变习天下 20大后也不会风平浪静(Interview with Hu Ping: As CPC’s rule becomes Xi’s rule, there will be no calm in the top leadership in wake of 20th Party Congress)
Radio France Internationale, October 28, 2022
Was Hu Jintao’s removal from China’s 20th party congress suspicious or not?
The Guardian, October 28, 2022
Commentary: China’s young ‘lie flat’ under social challenges
Channel News Asia, October 28, 2022
China-Linked Internet Trolls Try Fueling Divisions in U.S. Midterms, Researchers Say
研究人员：与中国有关联的网络水军试图在美国中期选举前煽动分裂
The Wall Street Journal, October 26-27, 2022
A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly
Wired, October 26, 2022
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Pro-PRC DRAGONBRIDGE Influence Campaign Leverages New TTPs to Aggressively Target U.S. Interests, Including Midterm Elections
Mandiant, October 26, 2022
Dutch Are Investigating Reported Illegal Chinese Police Stations
中国被指非法在荷兰设立警务办事处恐吓中国公民
The New York Times, October 27, 022
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110 OVERSEAS: Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild
Safeguard Defenders, September, 2022
非政府组织：全球近半非法捕捞在非洲，十大非法捕捞公司有八家来自中国(NGO report: Nearly half of world's illegal fishing is in Africa, and 8 of top 10 illegal fishing companies are from China)
Voice of America, October 27, 2022
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Fishy Networks: Uncovering the Companies and Individuals behind Illegal Fishing Globally
Financial Transparency Coalition, October, 2022
20TH PARTY CONGRESS PRIMES CHINA FOR CONTINUED CONFRONTATION AROUND THE WORLD
China Digital Times, October 26, 2022
China’s Politburo wastes no time spreading Xi’s party congress message
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2022
US State Department condemns ‘spurious’ fraud conviction of media mogul Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2022
中国多地公民转发“四通桥抗议事件”遭警方扣查、失联(Citizens from many places in China who reposted news of Sitong Bridge protest are detained or disappeared)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022
封控没完没了 西藏拉萨爆发抗议示威(Endless lockdown prompts protests in Lhasa, Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022
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China Covid: Videos emerge of rare protests in Tibet
BBC News, October 27, 2022
Two Hong Kong court spectators jailed for sedition over critical comments about magistrate in protest case
Hong Kong Free Press, October 27, 2022
Hong Kong protests: decoration worker, 64, jailed for more than 4 years for rioting and wounding at 2019 Yuen Long MTR attacks
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2022
Hong Kong protests: relief fund needed to be registered because of its ‘massive’ size, trial involving Cardinal Joseph and five other activists told
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2022
Website of NGO Hong Kong Democracy Council partially blocked in city amid fears over erosion of open internet
Hong Kong Free Press, October 26, 2022
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Business Not As Usual: International Companies in the New Authoritarian Hong Kong
Hong Kong Democracy Council, October 25, 2022
拒交資料案 國安警以公眾利益為由五度拒答鄒幸彤提問 鄒批如捉迷藏(National security police refuse to answer Chow Hang-tung's question 5 times, citing public interest in case of HK Alliance’s refusal to submit information)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2022
高院批黎智英聘英御狀於國安案抗辯 律政司將提上訴指有關律師幫助有限(DoJ to appeal High Court’s approval of appointment of UK barrister in Jimmy Lai's national security case)
Ming Pao, October 27, 2022
TG呼籲「水攻」360貨品 學校圖書管理員判囚2月2周 官指3年後檢控不理想(School librarian is sentenced to 2 months, 2 weeks in prison for calling for "water attack" on products at 360 store in 2019 protests; judge says 3-year delay in prosecution not ideal)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2022
Eight in 10 journalists in Hong Kong against fake news law, survey finds, with improved media literacy education seen as best way to tackle misinformation
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2022
China’s Xi Jinping Set to Give ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy More Bite
习近平将进一步推动“战狼外交”
The Wall Street Journal, October 26-27, 2022
全球法治倒退 中国“基本人权”倒数第四(China's "basic human rights" ranks 4th from bottom on global rule of law rankings)
Deutsche Welle, October 26, 2022
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Rule of Law around the World 2022-Overall scores of the WJP Rule of Law Index
World Justice Project, October 26, 2022
China locks down part of Wuhan, nearly three years after first Covid case emerged
The Guardian, October 27, 2022
China’s Latest Covid Lockdown Affects a Major iPhone Factory
The New York Times, October 27, 2022
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Foxconn iPhone factory in China reels from Covid outbreak
富士康郑州工厂出现疫情
Financial Times, October 27, 2022
An Era Just Ended in China
中国的一个时代结束了
The New York Times, October 27, 2022
How Putin and Xi Are Trying to Break Global Human Rights
Foreign Policy, October 27, 2022
China’s Chest-Thumping Nationalism Now Goes Too Far, Movement’s Godfather Says
The New York Times, October 27, 2022
Global Financial leaders Must Speak Up for Human Rights Ahead of HK Summit
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 26, 2022
Xi Jinping's extended term as supreme leader sparks warning to China's ethnic groups
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2022
China accused of illegal police stations in the Netherlands
BBC News, October 26, 2022
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110 OVERSEAS Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild
Safeguard Defenders, September 2022
UK Court to Hear Uyghur Demands to Ban Xinjiang Cotton
Associated Press, October 25, 2022
海报行动——四通桥抗议事件后，中国海外留学生在各种掣肘下发出回声 (In poster actions, overseas Chinese students, under various constraints, echo Sitong Bridge protest)
NGOCN, October 26, 2022
声援四通桥义士彭立发的浙江异议人士吴京圣恐已遭抓捕 (Zhejiang dissident Wu Jingsheng, who supports Sitong Bridge Man Peng Lifa, may have been arrested)
Weiquanwang, October 26, 2022
江西省九江市网络活跃人士王林安已被批捕 (Wang Lin’an, Jiangxi freedom of speech activist, is arrested)
Weiquanwang, October 24, 2022
Chinese dissidents, activists await release from house arrest, forced 'vacation'
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2022
Hong Kong falls from top 20 in global rule of law Index
Hong Kong Free Press, October 26, 2022
Hong Kong national security police arrest man suspected of being involved in terrorist plots to bomb infrastructure, courts and set alight Covid test centres
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2022
支聯會拒交資料案 鄒幸彤庭上提「天安門屠殺」 控方指應用「六四事件」(In HK Alliance case of failing to provide information requested by police, judge agrees with prosecution on using term “June Fourth Incident” rather than “Tiananmen massacre” )
Ming Pao, October 26, 2022
【理大圍城】油麻地圍捕 3人認暴動囚45個月 官：示威者如熟練軍隊、迫警方後退(3 are sentenced to 45 months in prison after pleading guilty to rioting in Yau Ma Tei during PolyU siege; judge: Protesters are like skilled troops, forcing police to retreat)
Inmediahk, October 25, 2022
涉立法會「煲底」貼海報 27歲內地男涉煽動被捕(27-year-old mainlander is arrested for sedition for putting up posters in LegCo complex)
Ming Pao, October 25, 2022
隧道連儂牆外攜噴膠及手套 29歲文員認罪被判社會服務令 官：應分清楚法律界線(29-year-old clerk is sentenced to social service order after pleading guilty to carrying spray glue and gloves outside “Lennon wall” during 2019 protests)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2022
反修例截至8月底 1,631人遭判刑、18歲以下佔353人(As of end of August, 1,631—including 353 under 18—have been sentenced in Anti-ELAB-related cases)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2022
四通桥横幅抗议之后的观察与反思： “勇气是在实践中获得的，信任也是在联结和共同行动中长出来的” (Observation and reflection after Sitong Bridge protest: "Courage is acquired in practice; trust is born of connections and joint actions")
Matters, October 25, 2022
In China, It’s One Man, One Ideology, One Party
Foreign Policy, October 25, 2022
Xi Jinping has purged China of hope – but he can’t stamp out small acts of resistance
The Guardian, October 25, 2022
China censors searches for 'Hu Jintao,' the former president removed from congress
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2022
Screening of Taiwanese documentary axed at Hong Kong film festival after censors request removal of protest scenes
Hong Kong Free Press, October 25, 2022
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, former company executive found guilty of fraud in office lease case
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2022
Team of journalists resigned after SCMP axed 3-part series on Xinjiang abuses, ex-editor says
Hong Kong Free Press, October 25, 2022
全英十一城港人发声：把施袭中国外交官赶出英国(Hong Kongers in 11 UK cities speak out: Expel physically violent Chinese diplomats)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2022
涉連登發港獨等言論 公務員認煽動囚6個月 官稱宣揚武裝革命令熾熱氣氛升溫(Civil servant is sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for posting HK independence-related posts on LIHKG forum
Inmediahk, October 25, 2022
楊何蓓茵稱新的《公務員守則》不再用「政治中立」(Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung: No more "political neutrality" in new "Code of Practice for Civil Servants")
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 25, 2022
下學年起新聘教師須通過基本法及香港國安法測試(Newly recruited teachers must pass Basic Law and HK National Security Law exams starting next school year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 24, 2022
藝發局選舉「完善」後投票人數減七成 投票率急跌至不足兩成(Voter number drops by 70%, turnout plummets to below 20% after Hong Kong Arts Development Council “optimized” election)
Inmediahk, October 24, 2022
The 20th Party Congress: Xi Jinping Exerts Overwhelming Control Over Personnel, but Offers No Clues on Reviving the Economy
Jamestown Foundation, October 24, 2022
Xi Jinping’s party purge prompts fears of greater Taiwan invasion risk
The Guardian, October 25, 2022
A Lonely Protest in Beijing Inspires Young Chinese to Find Their Voice
四通桥事件鼓舞下，中国年轻人的政治觉醒
The New York Times, October 25, 2022
The Hong Kong connection: Xi Jinping, 4 other top Chinese leaders and an ideologue who studied city from afar
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2022
Can the Social Media and Poster Campaign Against Xi Jinping Make a Difference?
The Diplomat, October 25, 2022
The Hidden Audience of China’s Undiplomatic Diplomacy
The Diplomat, October 25, 2022
Why Xi’s fixation on loyalty could be perilous for China
The Christian Science Monitor, October 24, 2022
Young Chinese Are Despairing of a Zero-COVID Future
Foreign Policy, October 24, 2022
China, Vatican extend deal on bishop appointments
Deutsche Welle, October 23, 2022
Chinese censors remove reports of teen’s death in Covid-19 quarantine facility
Agence France-Presse, October 21, 2022
Hong Kong’s John Lee says he won’t try to change people’s political views, but pledges ‘action’ to reach out to youth
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2022
Two alleged Chinese spies charged with trying to obstruct US Huawei investigation
CNN, October 24, 2022
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United States of America against Guochun He and Zheng Wang, Defendants
United States District Court Eastern District of New York, October 24, 2022Video: Merrick Garland holds news conference on national security issue
The Washington Post, October 24, 2022
德国访团会见蔡英文 反对中国武力恫吓台湾(German parliamentary delegation meets Tsai Ing-wen, opposes China's use of force to intimidate Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, October 24, 2022
习近平连任 上海有年轻人拉智慧横幅游行抗议(As Xi Jinping receives 3rd term, young people in Shanghai protest with smart banner supporting Sitong Bridge protest)
Radio France Internationale, October 24, 2022
曾获刑3年、今年4月底才刑满出狱的广西人权律师陈家鸿再遭刑事拘留(Guangxi human rights lawyer Chen Jiahong, released from prison April this year after serving 3-year sentence, is criminally detained)
Weiquanwang, October 24, 2022
湖北人权捍卫者帅仁兵涉“寻滋罪”案将于2022年10月26日在潜江市法院开庭审理(Hubei human rights defender Shuai Renbing to be tried for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in Qianjiang municipal court on Oct. 26)
Weiquanwang, October 22, 2022
江西省九江市网络活跃人士王林安已被批捕(Wang Lin’an, Internet activist in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, is arrested on charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, October 24, 2022
Chinese police pressure family of U.S.-based student over support for 'Bridge Man'
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2022
4 ex-members of Hong Kong activist group Student Politicism jailed up to 3 years under national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, October 23, 2022
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憂教導所專注職訓 被告求判監續讀書(Defendant in Student Politicism’s national security case seeks prison sentence to continue study as she worries correctional center focuses on vocational training)
Ming Pao, October 23, 2022
呂世瑜上訴刑期 律政司引內地刑法解讀國安法被官質疑 上訴庭押後裁決(PolyU student Lui Sai-yu appeals sentence; DoJ citation of mainland criminal law to interpret national security law is questioned by judge)
Ming Pao, October 24, 2022
Nine jailed for rioting near PolyU in 2019
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 22, 2022
英国港人游行集会 “谴责中国领事馆人员袭击和掳走和平示威者”。(Hong Kongers in UK protest to "condemn Chinese consulate personnel for attacking and abducting peaceful protesters")
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2022
‘Reckless’ words had no seditious intent, says Hong Kong court goer accused under colonial-era law
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2022
China’s Communist Party enshrines opposition to Taiwan independence in its constitution
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2022
Beijingers are tired but resigned to COVID zero
The China Project, October 21, 2022
Relevance of mainland Chinese law to interpret national security provisions questioned by Hong Kong court
Hong Kong Free Press, October 24, 2022
李家超：普選非優先工作 應探討具香港特色民主制度(John Lee: Universal suffrage is not a priority; should explore a democratic system with Hong Kong characteristics)
Inmediahk, October 22, 2022
蔡若蓮：官校新入職及晉升教師2年內須赴內地考察(Education Secretary Christine Choi: Newly recruited, promoted public school teachers must visit mainland within 2 years)
Ming Pao, October 22, 2022
China’s leader Xi Jinping secures third term and stacks inner circle with loyalists
The Guardian, October 23, 2022
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China’s 20th Party Congress: Former leader Hu Jintao removed from meeting, name censored online
Agence France-Presse, October 22, 2022How Xi Jinping Remade China in His Image
The New York Times, October 23, 2022The 20th Politburo
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2022Absence of women in China’s new leadership elite a ‘step backwards’ for political diversity, say observers
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2022China waits till congress’s end to release data on underperforming growth
The Washington Post, October 24, 2022Outside of China, concern exceeds optimism as Xi Jinping begins third term as ruler
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2022
FP Live: Deciphering China’s 20th Party Congress
Foreign Policy, October 24, 2022
China: echoes of authoritarian past as Xi Jinping cements his place at the heart of a Communist Party now entirely built around him
The Conversation, October 24, 2022
习近平大权独揽 “习家军”四大重点分析(Xi Jinping's monopoly of power: Analysis of 4 key points in "Xi's Army")
Deutsche Welle, October 24, 2022
How Xi Jinping Transformed China—and His Challenges Ahead
习近平主政十年如何重塑中国？未来面临哪些挑战？
The Wall Street Journal, October 22-24, 2022
China Speeds up Its ‘Look West’ Strategy
The Diplomat, October 22, 2022
China’s assertive foreign policy set to continue, despite imminent change to diplomatic corps leadership
Channel News Asia, October 21, 2022
The origins of China’s overreach
The China Project, October 20, 2022
China using influencers to whitewash human rights abuses, report finds
The Guardian, October 20, 2022
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Frontier influencers: The new face of China’s propaganda
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, October 19, 2022报告：北京欲藉“边疆网红”影片洗刷人权劣迹(ASPI report: China is using "frontier influencer" videos to scrub human rights abuses)
Deutsche Welle, October 21, 2022
Hong Kong Cancels Screening of Batman Film, Citing Violence
Bloomberg, October 21, 2022
US charges seven over alleged Beijing plot to forcibly repatriate ‘elite’ Chinese
The Guardian and Reuters, October 21, 2022
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又有7人因"猎狐行动"在美国被起诉(U.S. indicts 7 more Chinese citizens for involvement in “Operation Fox Hunt”)
Deutsche Welle, October 21, 2022
不再政治冷漠：全球上百所高校留学生张贴海报反对习近平连任(No more political indifference: Chinese students at hundreds of colleges around the world put up posters against Xi Jinping’s getting a third term)
Voice of America, October 21, 2022
西藏色达县与炉霍县6名藏人被控“分裂国家”而遭判4至14年徒刑(6 Tibetans in Seda and Luhuo counties in Tibet are sentenced to 4 to 14 years in prison for "separatism")
Voice of Tibet, October 19, 2022
林明洁在服刑期间屡遭酷刑，盼见律师 望关注！(Rights activist Lin Mingjie is repeatedly tortured in prison, asks to see a lawyer)
Weiquanwang, October 21, 2022
在美留学生露脸声援"四通桥勇士" 中国警察找上家人(Chinese student in U.S. supports "Sitong Bridge Warrior”; his parents in Beijing are questioned by police)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2022
中国极端防疫“十大”违法违规措施(China's extreme epidemic prevention: "Top Ten" illegal measures)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2022
How revised Chinese law makes Shanghai party chief a hot candidate for role of premier
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2022
陳國基稱紀律部隊採用中式步操 體現對國家忠誠和認同(HK Chief Secretary Eric Chan says Disciplined Services adopt Chinese-style marching step to reflect loyalty to and identification with country)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 21, 2022
官校率先推聯校國教 辦中式步操訓練比賽、參觀愛國教育支援中心(Public schools take lead in promoting joint national education by holding Chinese-style marching step training competition and visits to patriotic education support center)
Inmediahk, October 21, 2022
全港中小學已設國安教育小組 教育局訪千六間學校瞭解進度(All primary and secondary schools in HK have set up national security education working groups; Education Bureau visits 1,600 schools to gauge progress)
Inmediahk, October 21, 2022
China doubles down on national security in face of new challenges
Channel News Asia, October 20, 2022
No Party in Urumqi: Ongoing Covid Outbreak Causes Concern Among Residents
What's on Weibo, October 20, 2022
Under Xi, China wants absolute security. It’s making the world nervous.
The Washington Post, October 21, 2022
每周时事分析：“二十大”后，中国将如何与世界互动？(How will China interact with the world after 20th CPC National Congress?)
Financial Times, October 21, 2022
No, Capitalism and the Internet Will Not Free China’s People
中国人的思想从未真正获得过自由
The New York Times, October 21, 2022
Xi Jinping has no interest in succession planning
The Economist, October 20, 2022
How Long Can Beijing Avoid Accountability for Its Abuses in Xinjiang?
The Diplomat, October 20, 2022
‘Bridge Man’ Peng Zaizhou’s Mission Impossible and His ‘Toolkit for the Removal of Xi Jinping’
China Change, October 19, 2022
北京市府配合二十大加强封控，手机应用成为最佳维稳工具(Beijing municipal gov’t strengthens control during 20th CPC National Congress; mobile phone app has become its best tool for maintaining stability)
Voice of America, October 20, 2022
将战狼外交进行到底 中国外交部高官誓言在习指导下要敢于斗争、善于斗争(Wage "wolf warrior diplomacy" to the end—China's vice foreign minister vows fighting with courage and skill under Xi's guidance)
Voice of America, October 20, 2022
At least 1,400 US-based ethnic Chinese scientists exited American institutions for mainland China, study reveals
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2022
China relations slide down crisis-hit agenda for EU leaders summit
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2022
UK expands BNO emigration scheme to Hongkongers born after 1997, as Beijing slams move as ‘violation’ of int’l law
Hong Kong Free Press, October 20, 2022
In Britain, Outcry Grows After Protester Is Beaten at Chinese Consulate
The New York Times, October 19, 2022
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法媒： 无赖的中国领事激怒了英国人(French media: Thuggish Chinese consul angers Britons)
Radio France Internationale, October 20, 2022
Overseas solidarity with Beijing 'bridge man' protest sparks fears of retaliation
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2022
Tycoon Jimmy Lai loses Court of Appeal bid to block Hong Kong police inspection of his mobile phones over national security charges
South China Morning Post, October 19, 2022
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Hong Kong court allows media tycoon Jimmy Lai to hire UK lawyer for national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, October 19, 2022
8.25荃灣非法集結 3男判囚11個月至11個月4周 官因案延誤減刑(3 men are sentenced to 11 months to 11 months, 4 weeks in jail for illegal assembly in 2019 protests in Tsuen Wan; judge reduces jail term on grounds of delays)
Inmediahk, October 19, 2022
13人涉葵涌「連儂牆」貼文宣罪脫 官指警證供矛盾(13 acquitted of posting promotional materials on "Lennon Wall" in 2019 protests; judge says police evidence is contradictory)
Ming Pao, October 20, 2022
男學生涉示威時藏鐵筆噴漆三年後被捕 判入更生中心(Student is arrested after 3 years and sentenced to correctional center for hiding stylus and spray paint during 2019 protest)
Ming Pao, October 20, 2022
Attacks on national security come in many guises, Hong Kong’s leader says, calling for time in drafting local law to protect state
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2022
河南汝州女孩之死让人质疑"一切为了人民健康"(14 year-old girl in Ruzhou, Henan dies in Covid-19 prevention site due to lack of medical treatment, raising question about "everything is for people’s health")
Deutsche Welle, October 20 2022
Beijing steps up Covid measures as cases quadruple during key CCP congress meeting
The Guardian, October 20, 2022
Why do so few women hold high office in the ruling Chinese Communist Party?
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2022
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For Women in China’s Communist Party, It’s Lonely at the Top
“清零沙皇”孙春兰：中共高层“孤独”的女性领导人
The New York Times, October 20, 2022
America and China Don’t Need to Knock Each Other Out to Win
中美两国不需要为了获胜而打击对方
The New York Times, October 20, 2022
Commentary: How will China interact with the world in the next 5 years? Xi’s congress speech holds clues
Channel News Asia, October 20, 2022
China’s 20th Party Congress: Hong Kong’s 2019 ‘chaos’ was curbed by Covid, not by China’s new law
Hong Kong Free Press, October 20, 2022
Right to peaceful protest must be respected, British government tells China after Hong Kong protest turns violent
South China Morning Post, October 19, 2022
坐监已八年，律师夏霖将于两年后出狱 (After eight years in prison, lawyer Xia Lin will be released in two years)
Initium Media, October 16, 2022
关注：刚出狱不久的深圳公民联合会创始人之一王威（网名“自由大威”）又被河南鹿邑县公安局留置，至今未归 (Wang Wei, a founder of Shenzhen Citizens Federation and just released from prison, is detained for his public support of Peng Lifa, the Beijing “Bridgeman”)
Weiquanwang, October 19, 2022
妇女能顶半边天？二十大会场女性身影屈指可数 (Can women hold up half the sky? There are only a few female figures in 20th CPC National Congress)
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2022
中国劳工观察: 疫情期间中国不断外派劳工 人权侵犯雪上加霜 (China Labor Watch report: During the epidemic, China continues to send laborers abroad; human rights violations worsen)
Voice of America, October 19, 2022
China 'gutted' press freedom in Hong Kong, sparking exodus of journalists: report
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2022
涉TG策劃傷警 中四女生申保釋獲批 禁用社交媒體、須遵守所有校規(Secondary student who shared plan to hurt police on Telegram is granted bail; conditions include ban on social media use and following all school rules)
Inmediahk, October 18, 2022
Hong Kong leader John Lee just delivered one of the longest policy addresses ever. Here are 7 key takeaways, from a talent war to housing ambitions
South China Morning Post, October 19, 2022
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Hong Kong Policy Address: Laws against insulting regional flag to be aligned with national flag legislation
Hong Kong Free Press, October 19, 2022Hong Kong Policy Address: ‘Review’ of District Councils to be conducted in line with ‘patriots-only’ rule
Hong Kong Free Press, October 19, 2022Hong Kong Policy Address: HK$60 million earmarked for kindergartens’ ‘national education’ scheme
Hong Kong Free Press, October 19, 2022李家超：推進23條立法準備 立法規管線上線下眾籌(Chief Executive John Lee: Go forward with Article 23 legislation preparation and legislation to regulate online and offline crowdfunding)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 19, 2022
政府提出教師須通過《基本法》測試 訂專業和操守指引(Gov’t proposes teachers must pass Basic Law exam and setting professional guidelines and code of conduct)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 19, 2022
Reports of teenager dying in Covid quarantine cause outcry in China
The Guardian, October 19, 2022
北京四通桥“作死”抗争：“有声音”比“大多数”更有质的意义 (Beijing Sitong Bridge "death" protest: "Having a voice" is more meaningful than "a majority")
Initium Media, October 18, 2022
Who is the strongman – Xi Jinping or this lone protester who dared to defy him?
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 18, 2022
China plans to seize Taiwan on ‘much faster timeline,’ Blinken says
The Washington Post, October 18, 2022
Chinese diplomat involved in violence at Manchester consulate, MP says
The Guardian, October 18, 2022
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China blames 'troublemakers' after consulate protest assault in UK
Radio France Internationale, October 18, 2022
China bottom of internet freedom study for 8th straight year
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2022
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Freedom on the Net 2022: Countering an Authoritarian Overhaul of the Internet
Freedom House, 2022
China competition eclipses all other EU relations with Beijing, top diplomat Josep Borrell says
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2022
UK summons Chinese rep. over beating of Hong Kong protester outside Manchester consulate
Hong Kong Free Press, October 18, 2022
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Video: UK's China deputy summoned over consulate violence in Manchester
Hong Kong Free Press, October 18, 2022
美国国会议员警示习近平追求“全面服从”，将持续对西方民主国家构成威胁(U.S. lawmakers warn Xi's pursuit of "comprehensive obedience" will continue to pose a threat to Western democracies)
Voice of America, October 18, 2022
China's 'Bridge Man' inspires Xi Jinping protest signs around the world
BBC News, October 18, 2022
紧急关注：原“温馨小屋”群主曹培植因发外网对政府不利信息而遭“寻衅滋事罪”刑拘逮捕 家属急盼律师介入(Urgent: Cao Peizhi is arrested for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" for posting information unfavorable to the government on the Internet; family members eager for lawyers’ involvement)
Weiquanwang, October 18, 2022
李卓人等八人就參與受禁群組聚集罪上訴被駁回(Court rejects Lee Cheuk-yan, 7 others’ appeal against conviction of participating in banned group gathering in connection with 2020 protest outside gov’t headquarters)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 18, 2022
流散香港记者自行撰写国安法下消失的《言论自由年报》(In “Hong Kong Freedom of Expression Report 2022,” HK journalists in diaspora detail loss of press freedom under National Security Law)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2022
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Hong Kong Freedom of Expression Report 2022
香港言論自由報告
International Federation of Journalists, October 17, 2022
灣仔五幅國慶橫額受破壞 警拘男子涉刑毁(Police arrests man on suspicion of criminal damage of 5 National Day banners in Wanchai)
Ming Pao, October 18, 2022
地盤工圍旺角警署襲警非法集結罪成 判入勞教中心(Construction worker is sentenced to correctional centre after conviction of assaulting police and illegal assembly in the 2019 protest siege of Mong Kok police station)
Ming Pao, October 18, 2022
Hong Kong will need more time on Article 23 research, John Lee says after Xi reminder on boosting national security
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2022
李家超期望23條立法建議能夠處理不同情況(Chief Executive John Lee hopes Article 23 legislative proposals can handle various situations)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 18, 2022
二十大下的中國防疫：靜默之下，「體諒」正被「憤怒」取代 (China's epidemic prevention during 20th CPC National Congress: In silence, “anger” replaces "understanding" ")
Voice of America, October 18, 2022
China prioritises hi-tech at ‘top of all economic policies’ as Xi Jinping refines 2035 development goals
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2022
Tuesday briefing: What Xi Jinping plans for China – and the world – with five more years of power
The Guardian, October 18, 2022
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习近平在中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会上的报告草案: 高举中国特色社会主义伟大旗帜为全面建设社会主义现代化国家而团结奋斗
Xi Jinping’s (Draft) Report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: Hold High the Great Banner of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Strive in Unity to Build a Modern Socialist Country in All Respects
Communist Party of China via NPC Observer, October 16, 2022
Explainer | What is China’s Central Military Commission and why is it so powerful?
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2022
“倒退的时代”：为何他们认为习近平的中国正走向极权
‘Moving Backward’: In Xi’s China, Some See an Era of Total Control
Then New York Times, October 18, 2022
The Manchester consulate attack shows how China is flexing its muscles abroad
The Guardian, October 18, 2022
How will China interact with the world over the next 5 years? Xi’s new speech holds clues
The Conversation, October 18, 2022
‘We’re All Over This Place’: Building a Fortress for Beijing’s Moment
为保二十大，北京成为一座安保之城
The New York Times, October 16, 2022
Xi presents China as ‘new choice’ for humanity as he readies for next term
Washington Post, October 16, 2022
China says it reserves right to use force over Taiwan
Channel News Asia, October 15, 2022
President Xi Jinping emphasises Hong Kong’s critical role as he maps out China’s direction, stresses need to safeguard national security, attract talent
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2022
Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 17, 2022
Explainer | What you need to know about Hong Kong’s new school subject focused on national security, sense of belonging
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2022
EU ministers advised to take a tougher line on China
欧盟外交部门呼吁对中国采取更强硬立场
Financial Times, October 17, 2022
上海大学退休教师顾国平因转发北京四通桥上的倒习标语 被警察带走(Gu Guoping, retired teacher from Shanghai University, is taken away by police for retweeting slogans on Sitong Bridge in Beijing)
Weiquanwang, October 16, 2022
“不要核酸要吃饭” 中国“新厕所革命”多地开花("Need food not COVID-19 test," Sitongqiao slogans appear in many areas in China)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2022
9 plead guilty to rioting during Hong Kong ‘anti-totalitarianism’ protest in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press, October 17, 2022
荃灣聖芳濟據悉或將獨立調查 罰停課學生呼冤促校方道歉(St. Francis Xavier's School in Tsuen Wan to conduct independent investigation; students suspended for showing “disrespect” during flag-raising ceremony urge school to apologize)
Inmediahk, October 15, 2022
民研：逾三成人對《施政報告》無期望 過半人認為不重要(Survey shows over 30% of people have no expectation on “Policy Address”; over half think it is not important)
Inmediahk, October 14, 2022
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HKPORI holds a press conference to release surveys on “Policy Address expectations”, “CE 100 days in office” and “Living and working in Greater Bay Area” and “GGPI”
香港民研舉行「施政報告期望」、「特首施政百日」、「大灣區生活及工作」以及「限聚指數」新聞發佈會
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, October 14, 2022
中共二十大开幕：习近平称“坚持动态清零不动摇” 提出“中国式现代化”(20th CPC National Congress opens: Xi Jinping vows to "adhere to dynamic clearing," proposes "Chinese-style modernization")
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 17, 2022
China President Xi Jinping Doubles Down on Covid Zero
Bloomberg, October 17, 2022
CCTV cameras to be installed in more Hong Kong courtrooms as Judiciary ramps up security measures
Hong Kong Free Press, October 14, 2022
China’s Leader Strikes a Defiant Note, Warning of ‘Stormy Seas’
The New York Times, October 16, 2022
Video: Xi Jinping charts China’s future course at 20th party congress
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2022
China: Xi Jinping's speech short on detail, big on pride
Deutsche Welle, October 17, 2022
Chinese Communist party congress: who’s in and who’s out of Xi Jinping’s inner circle
The Guardian, October 17, 2022
Do Chinese People Like Xi Jinping? You Won’t Find an Easy Answer Online
Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2022
郑州千万人口被封 部分区域划为中高风险区(Tens of millions in Zhengzhou are prohibited from leaving home; some distrcts are marked as medium, high risk areas)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2022
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上海多区再现疫情 万人怒轰一夜红码(Epidemic reappears in multiple districts in Shanghai; 10,000 furious their health code turned red overnight)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2022
Xi Jinping Has Fallen Into the Dictator Trap
习近平落入独裁者陷阱
The New York Times, October 17, 2022
What does a third term mean for Xi and China?
习近平的第三个任期对他和中国来说意味着什么
The New York Times, October 17, 2022
Who Are Xi’s Enemies?
Foreign Policy, October 15, 2022
四通桥事件港媒噤声 自我审查成常态(Hong Kong media silence in Sitong bridge incident; self-censorship becomes norm)
Deutsche Welle, October 15, 2022
北京强力审查四通桥事件 专家：新坦克人时刻(Beijing tightly censors news of Sitong Bridge protest; expert: New Tank Man moment)
Deutsche Welle, October 14, 2022
要马斯克承诺星链永不入华 中国究竟怕什么？(What does China fear when it asks Musk to promise to keep his Starlink internet service out of China?)
Voice of America, October 14, 2022
China's intellectuals feel 'chilling' effect of speech controls under Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2022
拜登政府国家安全战略：中国是对全球秩序最大挑战(Biden administration national security strategy: China is biggest challenge to global order)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 14, 2022
‘We all saw it’: anti-Xi Jinping protest electrifies Chinese internet
The Guardian, October 14, 2022
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Identity of the Man Who Pulled Off Protest on Beijing Overpass Amid Unprecedented Security Before the CCP Congress
China Change, October 13, 2022
‘Core values,’ including democracy, dropped from Hong Kong’s new junior secondary school curriculum
Hong Kong Free Press, October 14, 2022
Hong Kong man sentenced to detention centre over 2019 Central protest
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2022
As China doubles down on ‘zero-COVID’, some have had enough
Al Jazeera, October 13, 2022
Hong Kong court to rule whether national security law provision sets minimum jail term for ‘serious’ offences
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2022
Party of One
Foreign Affairs, October 14, 2022
‘Uncle Xi’ to Exalted Ruler: China’s Leader Embodies His Authoritarian Era
从“习大大”到共产主义君王：习近平的威权时代
The New York Times, October 14, 2022
The Communist Party congress will highlight Xi Jinping’s power
The Economist, October 13, 2022
The Party Elders Who May Challenge Xi
Foreign Policy, October 13, 2022
BEHOLD, EMPEROR XI
The Atlantic, October 13, 2022
Xi Jinping Has Critics in China. They Have Paid a Steep Price.
The Diplomat, October 14, 2022
Global Scrutiny of China Abuses Within Reach
Human Rights Watch, October 13, 2022
联大通过决议谴责俄罗斯吞并乌领土 中国弃权投票 官媒低调处理消息(China abstains from UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory; news of vote, adoption censored in China)
Voice of America, October 13, 2022
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泽连斯基中文推文谴责俄罗斯 网友称打脸中国(Zelensky's Chinese tweet condemns Russia; netizens say it’s slap on China’s face)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2022
Beijing exhibition celebrates Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s ‘New Era’ ahead of major Communist Party congress
Agence France-Presse, October 13, 2022
Ten years under Xi Jinping: Can the CCP rein in its 'wolf-warrior' diplomats?
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2022
China’s slow but steady moves in the Arctic
The China Project, October 12, 2022
Hong Kong to revise subject for junior secondary students over next 2 years to focus on national security, fostering patriotism
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2022
Biden’s National Security Strategy Focuses on China, Russia and Democracy at Home
拜登政府发布国家安全战略：“超越中国并遏制俄罗斯”
The New York Times, October 13, 2022
US Chip Sanctions ‘Kneecap’ China’s Tech Industry
Wired, October 12, 2022
Europe’s Response to China’s Quest for Technology
The Diplomat, October 12, 2022
Rare protest criticizes China's president days before Communist Party congress
NBC News, October 13, 2022
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中共二十大前夕，北京立交桥发生罕见针对习近平抗议(On eve of 20th CPC National Congress, two huge protest slogans against Xi Jinping appear on overpass in Beijing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 13, 2022
When Chinese protesters came up against Xi's security machine
Reuters, October 13, 2022
Former Hong Kong civil engineer gets 5 years’ jail for rioting, stabbing policeman in protest against national security law
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2022
Hongkonger, jailed in mainland China after attempted escape to Taiwan, faces new explosives charges
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2022
女子涉前年於旺角投擲汽油彈縱火 判囚34個月(Woman is sentenced to 34 months in prison for throwing petrol bombs in Mong Kok in the 2019 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 12, 2022
PayPal HK halts payments to Hong Kong pro-democracy group citing unspecified ‘excessive risks’
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2022