China’s online nationalists turn paranoia into clickbait
The Economist, January 8, 2022
议论疫情多名中国网民被捕 涉传播西安谣言一官员遭免职(Netizens are detained for discussing the COVID surge in Xi’an; local official is dismissed for spreading rumors)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2022
China and America prepare for a human-rights showdown at the UN
The Economist, January 8, 2022
China’s propaganda machine is embracing a new slogan to entrench Xi Jinping’s status
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2022
福布斯：中国疫情死亡数据极不靠谱 缺乏研究价值(Forbes: China's COVID death data is extremely unreliable, lacks research value)
Voice of America, January 7, 2022
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Part 1: Beijing Is Intentionally Underreporting China’s Covid Death Rate
Forbes, Jan 2, 2022Part 2: Beijing Is Intentionally Underreporting China’s Covid Death Rate
Forbes, Jan 5, 2022
Japan and U.S. vow more defence cooperation to counter Chinese threat
Reuters, January 7, 2022
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U.S. Department of Defense, January 6, 2022
China tech crackdown: fresh antitrust fines on Alibaba and Tencent signal continued scrutiny in 2022
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2022
无惧海康威视“霸凌” 美调查机构称将继续曝光其无良作为(No fear of Hikvision’s "bullying," U.S. investigative agency says it will continue to expose its unethical practices)
Voice of America, January 7, 2022
台湾发现小米手机审查政治敏感字汇 恐有回传信息疑虑(Taiwan finds Xiaomi phones censor politically sensitive words, fears information retrieval)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2022
Covid-19: Quarantine for 170 guests at Chinese official’s b’day party, inc. 13 senior Hong Kong officials & 19 lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2022
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高官赴百人慶生宴須隔離 醫學會蔡堅：不准百姓點燈 (Quarantine of senior officials who attended banquet; Dr. Choi Kin of Hong Kong Medical Association: [Officials could do whatever they want while] ordinary people are restricted in their normal activities)
inmedia.hk, January 7, 2022
One year on, Hong Kong activist priest stages rare silent sit-in urging release of detained democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2022
China crushes Hong Kong’s independent news outlets
The Economist, January 8, 2022
港记泪别《立场新闻》《众新闻》：记者身份不死 (Hong Kong reporters’ tearful goodbye to Stand News, Citizen News: Journalists’ status shall live on)
Deutsche Welle, January 7, 2022