China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

An alleged Chinese interference plot stirs fears — and smears — ahead of Australian elections
The Washington Post, February 17, 2022

中国2022全方位增加太空活动：发射至少140个航天器并完成空间站(China to fully increase space activities in 2022: Launch at least 140 spacecraft and complete space station)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 17, 2022

World Bank accused of ‘funding campaign of repression’ in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2022

Related:
Financing & genocide: Development finance and the crisis in the Uyghur Region
Atlantic Council, February 16, 2022

China's high-tech repression of Uyghurs is more sinister — and lucrative — than it seems, anthropologist says
CBC/Radio-Canada, February 17, 2022

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

Hong Kong singer Tommy Yuen charged over allegedly seditious social media posts
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2022

民主派初選47人案｜20被告法律爭議完成裁決　押後至2月28日及3月4日(Legal disputes settled in case of 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law; case adjourned until February 28,March 4)
Ming Pao, February 17, 2022

警方要求職工盟執委及前執委 提交組織運作等資料(Police request former committee members of disbanded Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions to submit information regarding its operations)
inmediahk.net, February 17, 2022

‘Resist till the end’: City University of Hong Kong students’ union seeks to operate off campus following eviction
Hong Kong Free Press, February 16, 2022

CECC要求亚马逊公司赔偿因披露其供应商侵犯劳工而入狱的中国维权人士(CECC asks Amazon to compensate Chinese rights activist jailed for revealing labor abuses by its suppliers)
Voice of America, February 17, 2022

公民联署：彻查“徐州铁链女事件”，保障公民免于恐惧的自由的呼吁(Citizens’ joint letter calls for thorough investigation into case of Xuzhou chained woman to protect freedom from fear)
Weiquanwang, February 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Xi Jinping urges China to arm itself with stronger laws and better lawyers for ‘international struggle’
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing 2022: Local organizing committee dismisses human rights concerns
Deutsche Welle, February 17, 2022

Related:
The International Olympic Committee and China are using politics to obscure human rights abuses
The Conversation, February 16, 2022

江苏省称要调查 丰县铁链母亲事件有望水落石出？(Jiangsu provincial gov’t says it will investigate chained mother case in Feng County; will the truth be told?)
Deutsche Welle, February 17, 2022

中国人还是美国人，这是一个问题(Is she Chinese or American?—that is the question)
Financial Times, February 17, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

ILO REPORTS “DEEP CONCERNS” ABOUT LABOR COERCION, DISCRIMINATION IN XINJIANG
China Digital Times, February 15, 2022

Related:
Application of International Labour Standards 2022: Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
International Labour Organization, February 10, 2022

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

香港民研：林鄭民望逾三成市民評零分 「出入境自由」創1997年後新低(Survey: 34% of respondents give Carrie Lam a zero; perception of freedom to enter or leave Hong Kong hits record low since 1997)
inmediahk.net, February 15, 2022

Related:
HKPORI releases CE popularities Social and Freedom Indicators along with GGPI
香港民研發放特首民望數字社會及自由指標以及限聚指數
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, February 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Journalists warn of chilling impact of Hong Kong's planned 'fake news' law
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Swedish skater says China's hosting of Olympics 'extremely irresponsible' amid human rights abuses
Taiwan News, February 15, 2022

NBC is nearly mum on China abuses in its wall-to-wall Olympics coverage
Washington Post, February 15, 2022

A record number of out LGBTQ+ Olympians are competing. China doesn’t want to talk about it.
19thnews.org, February 15, 2022

CHINA DEFENDS WINTER OLYMPICS WITH TWITTER TIRADES AND INFLUENCER DEALS
China Digital Times, February 15, 2022

为八孩母"断链"—— 中国艺术家在行动（"Breaking the chain" for mother of 8: Chinese artists in action）
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis, 评论与分析

女权角度谈谷爱凌现象：民族主义扩张新阶段的“女性赋权”（"Female empowerment" in the new stage of nationalist expansion—the Eileen Gu phenomenon seen from the feminist perspective）
Matters, February 12, 2022

谷爱凌对比徐州八孩母亲小花梅，女权舆论的左右手互搏 | 兼论精英女权的画地为牢（The cases of Eileen Gu and Xuzhou chained woman reveal the limitation of the elite feminist perspective）
Matters, February 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Fears of online censorship in Hong Kong as rights group website goes down
The Guardian, February 15, 2022

CNN runs questionable pro-Olympics ad with content from China’s state-run media
New York Post, February 14, 2022

Related:
A Winter Sporting Event like No Other (content by Xinhua News Agency)
CNN, undated

Weibo censored a famous novelist who voiced her anger over China’s inhumanity to women
Quartz, February 14, 2022

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

美国驻华使领馆呼吁中国停止打压维权律师（U.S. embassy in Beijing calls on China to stop the crackdown on human rights lawyers）
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2022

“广东著名人权捍卫者王爱忠案将于2022年4月12日在广州第31法庭开庭审理（Wang Aizhong, well-known Guangdong rights defender, will stand trial in Guangzhou April 12）
Weiquanwang, February 14, 2022

Hong Kong singer arrested on suspicion of acting with seditious intent and money laundering
Hong Kong Free Press, February 15, 2022

2 plead guilty to inciting others to cast invalid ballots in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council poll
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2022

城大學生會撤出校園 會長：時代不再容許學生會存在(CityU Students’ Union leaves campus; chairman: the time no longer allows the existence of student unions)
inmediahk.net, February 15, 2022

Ex-leaders of Hong Kong’s defunct Tiananmen vigil group see transfer of national security case to High Court delayed
Hong Kong Free Press, February 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s population crisis could give women greater reproductive rights, but hurdles remain
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Uyghur torch bearer dropped from China’s relay team
SupChina, February 14, 2022

“徐州丰县八孩铁链女”事件引发全民关注 北大毕业100名学子今实名联署公开信 呼吁中央彻查徐州事件 给人民以真相 还社会予公正（In open letter, 100 Peking University alumni sign in their real names to urge gov’t to thoroughly investigate incident of chained Xuzhou woman）
Weiquanwang, February 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

谷爱凌与小花梅，谁代表着真实的中国?
Who Is the Real China? Eileen Gu or the Chained Woman?
The New York Times, February 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Enemies of My Enemy: How Fear of China Is Forging a New World Order
Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2022

Chinese sites accused of censoring LGBT content from Friends
BBC News, February 13, 2022

Related:
“老友记”中国重播再遇审查，同性恋情节遭删改惹众怒(Public uproar over gay contents being censored from "Friends" rebroadcast in China)
Voice of America, February 14, 2022

Beijing sells troubled Xinjiang as a winter sports paradise
Agence France-Presse, February 13, 2022

YouTube’s Olympics Highlights Are Riddled With Propaganda
Wired, February 11, 2022

在西方遭贬，在非洲得宠：华为网络技术(Discredited in the West, favored in Africa: Huawei network technology)
Deutsche Welle, February 13, 2022

媒体：北京夏奥维族火炬手身陷囹圄(Media: Uyghur torchbearer for 2008 Beijing Olympics is serving 14-year sentence for watching “counter-revolutionary videos”)
Deutsche Welle, February 12, 2022

Related:
Uyghur torchbearer for 2008 Beijing Olympics serving 14-year sentence in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2022

西藏民众手机被强迫安装软件以监控与境外联系(Chinese authorities forcibly install surveillance software on Tibetans’ mobile phones to monitor their contact with relatives, friends abroad)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2022

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

US committee on China calls for probe into VulgarWiki torture allegations
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2022

Hong Kong anti-graft watchdog charges man over social media calls to cast invalid votes in Legco election
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2022

英考虑放宽BNO签证　彭定康：不该遗忘年轻港人(UK considers loosening BNO visa policy; former governor Chris Patten: Young Hong Kongers should not be forgotten)
Deutsche Welle, February 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

A Succession Drama, Chinese Style, Starring Xi Jinping
一场以习近平为主角的中国领导人接班大戏
The New York Times, February 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Labour practices in China’s Xinjiang of ‘deep concern’, says UN agency
Reuters, February 12, 2022

After a reply on Instagram, Eileen Gu faces criticism over ‘special treatment.’
谷爱凌称中国人人都可以下载VPN引发争议
The New York Times, February 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why the Beijing Olympics Are So Hard to Watch
为何北京冬奥会缺乏吸引力
The New York Times, February 14, 2022

China: IOC Can’t Ensure Olympic Apparel Is Abuse-Free
Human Rights Watch, February 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Eileen Gu defends China’s internet freedom. Her message is censored.
Protocol, February 10, 2022

彭博预测：也许中国永远不会成为全球最大经济体(Bloomberg: China may never become the world's biggest economy)
Radio France Internationale, February 11, 2022

Related:
When Will China Be the World’s Biggest Economy? Maybe Never
Bloomberg, February 11, 2022

研究报告：中国对撒哈拉以南非洲地区的贷款比西方国家加起来的总额还多(Report: China loans more to sub-Saharan Africa than to Western countries combined)
Voice of America, February 11, 2022

Related:
Stuck Near Ten Billion: Public-Private Infrastructure Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Center for Global Development, February 9, 2022

澳情报部门阻止中方透过商人资助选举候选人(Australian intelligence blocks China from sponsoring election candidates through businessmen)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2022

加拿大支持欧盟WTO诉讼案 立陶宛：中国牛肉禁令影响有限(Canada backs EU’s lawsuit at WTO; Lithuania: China’s beef ban has limited impact)
Deutsche Welle, February 11, 2022

加入西方民主阵营 索马里兰打抗中友台牌以扩大国际承认(Joining Western democracy camp, Somaliland plays the Taiwan card against China to expand international recognition)
Voice of America, February 11, 2022

America’s Chinese Tech Conundrum
美国的中国技术难题
The New York Times, February 11, 2022