Protests in China (中国：抗议活动)

"白纸运动"民众被抓 多位律师提供援助遭辱骂、威胁(Many of the lawyers providing legal assistance to those arrested in White Paper Movement are verbally abused, threatened)
Radio Free Asia, December 1, 2022

China protests: The young people powering the demonstrations
驱动中国反“清零”抗议示威的年轻一代
BBC News, December 2, 2022

Winnie the Pooh joins Chinese Covid lockdown protests
The Guardian, December 2, 2022

Harsh lockdowns have united the Chinese
The Economist, December 1, 2022

'Don't yell that': Fears compete with calls for 'freedom' at China protests
Reuters, December 2, 2022

Inspired by rare protests on mainland, Chinese students in North America organise and speak out
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2022

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

China Clamps Down on Internet as It Seeks to Stamp Out Covid Protests
中国指示科技公司加大网络审查力度，以遏制反封控抗议
The Wall Street Journal, December 1-2, 2022

‘They are deleting our images’: Chinese protesters detail digital censorship, VPN struggles as fight over COVID lockdowns grows
The Daily Dot, December 2, 2022

“‘The Chinese authorities are faced with steep legitimacy and regime stability challenges posed by these multi-city protests now also morphing into attacks on the central government and even naming the self-proclaimed “general” of China’s war against COVID—Xi Jinping,’ said Sharon Hom, the Executive Director of Human Rights in China, while talking to the Daily Dot.

“‘The usual social control tools of an authoritarian regime—online censorship, surveillance, intimidation, and targeting and detention of protestors—may not be effective in the longer term to deal with the explosion of online and offline expression and protest actions,’ she added.”

“白纸运动”背后是美国的5亿经费？阴谋论是如何在中国社媒上传开的(U.S. is using $5 billion to fund "White Paper Movement"? How a conspiracy theory spreads on Chinese social media)
Voice of America, December 2, 2022

China brings in ‘emergency’ level censorship over zero-Covid protests
The Guardian, December 2, 2022

China hosts Asia security group’s talks on building regional influence
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

U.S. senators warn China against any violent crackdown on protests)
Reuters, December 1, 2022, 2022

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42名美国参议员警告中国不要暴力镇压抗议活动(42 U.S. senators warn China against violent crackdown on protests)
Voice of America, December 2, 2022

英国会睽违16年正式访台 北京：粗暴干涉中国内政(UK parliamentary committee visits Taiwan; China slams it as “gross interference” in China's internal affairs)
Deutsche Welle, December 1, 2022

UK council rejects China’s plan to build new embassy in London
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2022

Canada issues ‘cease and desist’ warning to China over ‘police stations’ in Ottawa
The Guardian, December 1, 2022

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

Prominent Shanghai housing rights advocate given second jail term by Chinese court
Radio Free Asia, December 1, 2022

Hong Kong’s ban on urging blank votes is ‘unconstitutional’ and limits freedom, lawyer tells court
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2022

Hong Kong vigilante given suspended sentence for damaging Falun Gong property, claiming national security law allows him to do it
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2022

5人涉金鐘「反極權遊行」認暴動罪入獄30至36個月　官指案件屬悲劇推手卻享政治紅利(Five are sentenced to 30-36 months in prison after pleading guilty to rioting in 2019 ‘anti-totalitarianism’ protest)
Ming Pao, December 2, 2022

保安局指曾志豪《明報》文章淡化本港不穩徵兆表遺憾(Security Bureau expresses regrets about Ming Pao article by former radio host Gary Tsang which downplayed signs of instability in Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, December 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China Eases Virus Controls Amid Effort to Head off Protests
The Diplomat, December 2, 2022

After Mass Protests, China Appears to Back Away From Harsh Covid Rules
全国多地抗议后，中国释放调整“清零”政策信号
The New York Times, December 2, 2022

How Nationalism and Xeno­phobia Drive China’s ‘Zero COVID’ Policy
The Diplomat, December 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

After Xi’s Coronation, a Roar of Discontent Against His Hard-Line Politics
习近平“加冕”后，抗议浪潮挑战其威权统治
The New York Times, December 2, 2022

As Officials Ease Restrictions, China Faces New Pandemic Risks
中国防疫困境：“清零”难持续，开放恐致病例灾难性激增
The New York Times, December 2, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Xi Broke the Social Contract That Helped China Prosper
习近平打破了中共建立的社会契约
The New York Times, December 2, 2022

The Communist Party Is Losing China’s People
中国共产党正在失去民心
The New York Times, December 2, 2022

The Problem With Zero
Foreign Affairs, December 2, 2022

What 1989 can teach us about the recent protests in China
The Economist, December 1, 2022

China’s foreign interference narrative fails to demonize the nationwide anti-zero COVID protests
GlobalVoices, December 1, 2022

The Social Explosion of China’s Pent-up Pain
The Nation, December 1, 2022

Protests in China (中国：抗议活动)

Protests in China frustrate Xi’s agenda of expanding political control
The Washington Post, December 1, 2022

China protests: Fresh clashes in Guangzhou as authorities warn of ‘crackdown’
Agence France-Presse, November 30, 2022

Related:
Residents and Police Face Off in China’s Latest Protests
广州城中村民众抗议封控，接连两日与警方发生冲突
The New York Times, December 1, 2022

上海抗议者谈参与白纸运动 维权律师声援被捕人士(Protesters in Shanghai talk about participating in the White Paper Movement: human rights lawyers support those arrested)
Voice of America, December 1, 2022

China police deploy high-tech tools to crush protests
Agence France-Presse, December 1, 2022

China’s Covid Protests Began With an Apartment Fire in a Remote Region
乌鲁木齐火灾如何点燃中国各地的抗议之火
The Wall Street Journal, December 1, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Nato debates measures to confront ‘challenge’ from China
北约讨论应对中国“挑战”的经济措施
Financial Times, December 1, 2022

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

浙江杭州民主党人、八九学生领袖徐光“寻衅滋事”案于2022年12月1日开庭(Xu Guang, member of Zhejiang Hangzhou Democrats and 1989 Democracy Movement student leader, to be tried on December 1, 2022 for "picking quarrels and provoking troubles" )
Weiquanwang, December 1, 2022

江西维权人士肖青山被“寻衅滋事罪”一案将于2022年12月8日开庭审理(Jiangxi rights defender Xiao Qingshan to be tried on December 8, 2022 for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" )
Weiquanwang, December 1, 2022

Hong Kong withholds British lawyer’s visa, delaying Jimmy Lai trial
The Guardian, December 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s top Covid-19 official Sun Chunlan signals new phase of controls
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2022

抗议浪潮后中国“清零”防疫显迹象松动(After the wave of protests, China's zero-COVID policy shows signs of loosening)
Radio France Internationale, December 1, 2022

Controversy over Hong Kong government’s legal arguments for Beijing’s interpretation of NSL remains unresolved in pro-establishment camp
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Chinese bypass censors to remember Jiang Zemin
BBC News, December 1, 2022

Istanbul's Uyghur community protest outside the Chinese Consulate despite the cost of reprisals
GlobalVoices, December 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

The Long Odds Facing China’s Protesters
中国抗议者面临的阻碍与前景
The New York Times, December 1, 2022

11月27日，亲历北京亮马桥(My personal experience at Liangma Bridge in Beijing on November 27)
Deutsche Welle, December 1, 2022

Banana Peels for Xi Jinping
扒下习近平“皇帝的新衣”
The New York Times, December 1, 2022

从中国舆情看江泽民的政治遗产 怀念过去与借古讽今(Jiang Zemin's political legacy through the lens of Chinese public opinion: Nostalgia for the past and derision of the present)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 1, 2022

China’s anti-government protesters are risking much. They deserve our admiration – and support
The Guardian, December 1, 2022

Protests in China are not rare – but the current unrest is significant
The Conversation, November 30, 2022

Protests in China (中国：抗议活动)

China’s security chief vows crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ after protests against Covid restrictions
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2022

Related:
‘We are not foreign forces’: HKU students stage small rally in support of mainland China Covid-19 protests
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2022

Chinese Protests Over ‘Zero Covid’ Follow Months of Economic Pain
The New York Times, November 29, 2022

恐吓、审查、抹黑：中国当局部署安全机器打压抗议活动
With Intimidation and Surveillance, China Tries to Snuff Out Protests
The New York Times, November 30, 2022

自豪、害怕与矛盾：中国年轻抗议者讲述自己的故事
Proud, Scared and Conflicted. What the China Protesters Told Me.
The New York Times, November 30, 2022

【更新】新疆大火頭七，抗議氣氛轉平淡，民間信息不明確，政府開始施壓（[Update] On Day 7 following Xinjiang fire, protest atmosphere abates, message from civil society unclear, government begins pressure）
Initium Media, November 29, 2022

China's rights lawyers volunteer to help wave of lockdown protest detainees
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2022

Related:
十多名维权律师组义务法律团 协助"白纸运动"被捕者（More than a dozen human rights lawyers form voluntary legal team to assist those arrested in the "White Paper Movement"）
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2022

上海公安截查路人手机 举白纸民众改举"不聚会"（Shanghai police check passers-by's cellphones; people replace blank white paper with “No gatherings” signs ）
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2022

中国抗议者正在网上展开“翻墙”斗争（Chinese protesters launch “over-the-wall” struggle online）
Voice of America, November 30, 2022

【独家】专访"李老师"：如何以一人之力完胜世界各大媒体（[Exclusive] Interview with "Teacher Li" [on Twitter]: How one person bested the world's major media [in reporting on the protests]）
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2022

港連日有人聲援內地示威 近廿人上海街舉白紙 警截查大半小時(Some Hong Kongers support demonstrations in mainland over past few days; police stop and search nearly 20 people holding up white paper on Shanghai Street for more than half an hour)
Inmediahk, November 29, 2022

‘This feels so much like Hong Kong’: territory’s solidarity with Chinese uprising
The Guardian, November 29, 2022

鄧炳強：留意到有「再次顏色革命」雛型　當局嚴正執法(Secretary for Security Chris Tang: If we see signs of "another color revolution," authorities will strictly enforce the law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 30, 2022

US and Canada urge China not to harm zero-Covid protesters amid new clashes with police
The Guardian, November 30, 2022

UK summons Chinese ambassador after arrest of BBC journalist
Al Jazeera, November 29, 2022

要喊甚麼口號？訴求是誰的訴求？從阿姆斯特丹到台北，海外聲援者的困惑（What slogans to shout? Whose appeal? From Amsterdam to Taipei, confusion of overseas supporters）
Initium Media, November 30, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem bans TikTok from state-owned devices, citing China links
Associated Press, November 30, 2022

国际货币基金组织总裁敦促中国结束大规模封控（IMF chief urges China to end mass lockdown）
Voice of America, November 30, 2022

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

Hong Kong protests: leader of city’s largest opposition party cleared of unlawful assembly charge
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2022

Hongkonger shot by police during 2019 protest sentenced to 6 years in jail
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2022

Hong Kong student jailed for inciting secession loses appeal against 5-year sentence under national security law
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2022

Well-known democrats were invited to assist ‘orderly dispersal’ of 2019 protest, Hong Kong court hears
Hong Kong Free Press, November 29, 2022

浸大傳理學會稱即日被禁運作批「欲加之罪」　浸大：學會曾提「理大圍城」渲染事件違守法意識(HKBU bans Communication Society, citing its mention of "PolyU siege" as having hyped the event in violation of law-abiding awareness; critics call it a trumped-up charge)
Ming Pao, November 30, 2022

Renewal of lease of Hong Kong foreign press club a ‘huge relief,’ president says, as gov’t adds national security clause
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Top US envoy to China says zero-Covid restrictions block access to Americans, possibly violating agreement
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2022

Landmark Hong Kong appeal ruling confirms minimum sentences for ‘serious’ national security offences
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Former China president Jiang Zemin dies aged 96
Channel News Asia, November 30, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

江澤民逝世：他如何改造了中共的政治基礎，又為當今習近平政治帶來什麼？（On death of Jiang Zemin: How did he transform the political foundation of the CPC, and what impact did he have on Xi Jinping's politics today?）
Initium Media, November 30, 2022

Chinese protests are about more than COVID – student discontent has fuelled the biggest movement since Tiananmen Square
The Conversation, November 29, 2022

Speedy interpretation and answers required in important Jimmy Lai case
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2022

Can women still ‘hold up half the sky’ in China’s future?
The China Project, November 29, 2022

Protests in China (中国：抗议活动)

北京罕见政治抗议凸显焦虑和不确定性
A Protest? A Vigil? In Beijing, Anxious Crowds Are Unsure How Far to Go.
The New York Times, November 29, 2022

中国人的抗议表达：白纸、方程式和“对对对对”墙
Memes, Puns and Blank Sheets of Paper: China’s Creative Acts of Protest
The New York Times, November 29, 2022

Chinese cities under heavy policing after protests against zero-Covid
Agence France-Presse, November 29, 2022

China clamps down on ‘zero covid’ protests, loosens some pandemic measures
The Washington Post, November 29, 2022

专访上海乌鲁木齐中路抗议者：警察无差别抓人 多数是女性 (Interview with Shanghai Urumqi Middle Road Protesters: Police arrested people, mostly women, indiscriminately)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2022

China’s elite Tsinghua University meets students after weekend protest against Covid restrictions
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2022

Chinese bots flood Twitter in attempt to obscure Covid protests
The Guardian, November 28, 2022

Dating apps and Telegram: How China protesters are defying authorities
Reuters, November 29, 2022

中国民众利用被禁海外社媒及交友平台传递抗议信息 (Chinese use banned overseas social media and dating platforms to spread protest messages)
Voice of America, November 29, 2022

China Virus Protests Hit Hong Kong After Mainland Rallies
The Diplomat, November 29, 2022

中国留学生在纽约哥大举行大型集会声援中国抗议者 规模可与33年前抗议六四镇压时相比 (Chinese students hold large rally at Columbia University in New York to support Chinese protesters, in scale comparable to that of protests following Tiananmen crackdown 33 years ago)
Voice of America, November 29, 2022

在伦敦乌鲁木齐火灾悼念活动上的路牌 (Street signs at a memorial service for the Urumqi fire in London)
NGOCN, November 28, 2022