China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

中国间接支持俄罗斯？(Is China indirectly supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine?)
Deutsche Welle, February 25, 2022

China offers subtle nod in support for Russia after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
中国对乌克兰局势立场微妙，拒绝谴责俄罗斯“入侵”
The New York Times, February 25, 2022

中、乌签署过多份安全保证联合声明(China, Ukraine have signed series of joint declarations on security assurances)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2022

土耳其再提“中间走廊”倡议，中土合作有望再进一步？(Turkey resurfaces "middle corridor" initiative—a signal of further China-Turkey cooperation?)
Financial Times, February 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Sedition case against Hong Kong news outlet Stand News adjourned to April
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2022

《立場》發布煽動刊物案 公司續無代表出庭 將轉介區院訊(Stand News' sedition case continues to lack representative and is transferred to District Court)
inmediahk.net, February 25, 2022

茶品店兩負責人涉煽動案提堂　24歲被告高燒缺席　兩人遭拒保釋押後訊(Taiwanese drinks shop duo denied bail for sedition)
Ming Pao, February 25, 2022

Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker released from jail after serving 3 weeks for contempt
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2022

Hong Kong protests: top court to scrutinise precedent deeming zip ties ‘instruments fit for unlawful purpose’
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2022

How China’s Youtube Became a Rare Safe Space for LGBT Streamers
ChinaFilmInsider, February 24, 2022

公开联署：强烈要求联合国教科文组织取消彭丽媛促进女童和妇女教育特使称号！(Joint letter urges UNESCO to rescind Peng Liyuan’s title as Special Envoy for the Promotion of Girls’ and Women’s Education)
Weiquanwang, February 25, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Many in China draw parallels between Ukraine and Beijing's claim on Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2022

中国社交媒体为俄入侵乌克兰叫好(Chinese social media applaud Russia's invasion of Ukraine)
Voice of America, February 25, 2022

Swedish Olympic Star Gives Away Gold Medal to Protest Beijing’s Abuses
The New York Times, February 25, 2022

China’s chained woman scandal: public anger persists as investigations, censorship ‘raise more questions’
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2022

Saga of the chained mother of eight continues to roil China, inspiring rare social activism
The Washington Post, February 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

联合国关于维吾尔人权的报告为何迟迟不公布?(What is behind the long delay of the UN report on Uyghur human rights?)
Voice of America, February 25, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

How China Under Xi Jinping Is Turning Away From the World
习近平治下的中国如何与世界走向背离
The New York Times, February 24, 2022

自由之家：全球民主自由连续16年衰退，中共带头扩张威权(Freedom House: Global democracy and freedom have declined for 16 years straight; CPC leads in authoritarian expansion
Voice of America, February 24, 2022

Related:
Freedom in the World in 2022: The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule
Freedom House, February 24, 2022

法国举办印太论坛 团结盟友制衡中国(France hosts Indo-Pacific forum to unite allies to counter China)
Voice of America, February 24, 2022

Overseas Chinese Affairs Office harms Canada with espionage, court rules
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

China’s censors increasingly play the part of morality police with the conservative values of 1950s America, say experts
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

伊斯兰学术遭打压 中国学者：民族研究发表不了(China suppresses Islamic academic research; Chinese scholars: articles on ethnic studies cannot be published)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2022

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

Government body to represent Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group in coming national security trial
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

Committal proceedings for Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai adjourned again
Hong Kong Free Press, February 24, 2022

Hong Kong government calls on court to punish fugitive ex-lawmaker Ted Hui for jumping bail in 4 criminal cases
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

張超雄出獄 盼港人毋忘在囚手足(Former pro-democracy lawmaker Fernando Cheung is released from prison, hopes Hong Kongers will not forget protestors still in jail)
inmediahk.net, February 24, 2022

Hong Kong national security police arrest co-owners of Taiwanese drinks shop in Mong Kok over anti-vaccination social media posts
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

Ronson Chan: the former Hong Kong editor who is now a delivery driver
The Guardian, February 24, 2022

Prominent rights attorney Xie Yang arrested for subversion in China's Hunan
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China Steps Up Activity Along Himalayan Borders as Land Border Law Comes Into Effect
The Diplomat, February 24, 2022

美司法部结束“中国行动计划” 中国威胁仍是打击重点(U.S. Justice Dep’t ends "China Initiative"; China threat remains a focus)
Voice of America, February 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China rejects calling Russia move 'invasion', urges citizens in Ukraine to stay home
Channel News Asia, February 24, 2022

China bans online criticism of Russia, blames US for fueling Ukraine 'tensions'
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2022

POST-OLYMPICS, SOME ATHLETES SPEAK UP ABOUT CHINA’S HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
China Digital Times, February 23, 2022

江苏官方通报遭网民炮轰 公众呼吁允许锁链女发声(Jiangsu provincial official announcement is attacked by netizens; public call for allowing chained woman to speak out)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2022

Over 800 Chinese university alumni petition for transparency about probe into woman filmed chained in shed
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

Related:
江苏省调查组关于“徐州铁链女”事件的第五版调查报告引发全民愤慨 人大、北大、清华和山东大学八百多名校友们齐呼吁要求公布调查报告形成的相关信息 (National outrage over 5th Jiangsu provincial investigative report on chained woman’s case; 800 alumni of Renmin, Peking, Tsinghua, Shandong Universities urge release of relevant information that shaped the report)
Weiquanwang, February 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China and Russia Want to Rule the Global Internet
The Diplomat, February 22, 2022

驻华使馆职员一度遭拘 日本：“绝对无法容忍接受”(China detains Japanese diplomat; Japan: Totally unacceptable)
Deutsche Welle, February 23, 2022

联合国人权专家：中国与俄罗斯向缅甸军政府提供武器杀戮平民(UN human rights expert: China and Russia provide Myanmar junta with weapons to kill civilians)
Voice of America, February 23, 2022

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

Activists urge UN rights chief to release delayed report on Xinjiang
Reuters, February 22, 2022

民研：10項幸福指標7項不及格 「享有政治權利」最低分(Opinion survey shows failing scores for 7 out of 10 social wellbeing indicators, with “enjoyment of political rights” at bottom)
inmediahk.net, February 22, 2022

Related:
HKPORI releases Social Wellbeing Indicators along with GGPI
香港民研發放社會幸福指標以及限聚指數
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, February 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

‘Wartime’: Laws cannot ‘stop us from doing what we should do’ to fight Covid-19, says Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2022

Rumors of more regulatory crackdowns sparked a selloff of China’s tech giants
Quartz, February 23, 2022

Beijing’s internet watchdog warns Supreme Court of China for violations: report
Asian News International, February 20, 2022

陳茂波指國安開支屬高度敏感　不會公開如何用及用多久(Financial Secretary Paul Chan: National security spending is highly sensitive; how used and for how long will not be disclosed)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Olympics suffer record-low ratings amid China’s human rights controversy
Washington Examiner, February 22, 2022

Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-COVID policy
The Washington Post, February 23, 2022

Officials sacked and punished over case of ‘chained woman’ in China
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Letters: Eileen Gu’s Olympic affiliation with China opens country’s human rights abuses up to scrutiny
San Francisco Chronicle, February 22, 2022

Voices From China: What the CCP Doesn’t Want You to Hear
The Diplomat, February 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls Uygur repression claims ‘lies’
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, February 20, 2022

王毅︰美國新印太戰略發出對華圍堵遏制錯誤信號(Wang Yi: U.S. latest Indo-Pacific strategy sends the wrong signal to encircle and restrain China)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 22, 2022

Militia deployed in China's Jiangsu in crackdown on online posts about chained woman
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2022

For Companies, Winning in China Now Means Losing Somewhere Else
The New York Times, February 18, 20222

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

Prominent anti-China activist arrested in Mongolia
Radio France Internationale, February 22, 2022

The shadowy messengers delivering threats to Hong Kong civil society
Agence France-Presse, February 21, 2022

Anti-government protesters told to expect jail terms of up to 9 months for joining illegal rally
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2022

Hong Kong CityU students’ union faces national security probe over farewell ceremony
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2022

城大「民主牆」被拆(CityU's "Democracy Wall" demolished)
Ming Pao, February 19, 2022

黃之鋒六四案上訴得直刑期減至8個月　判辭：原審法官原則上犯錯刑罰過重(Joshua Wong receives sentence reduction; ruling says trial judge erred in excessive sentencing )
Ming Pao, February 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China Is About to Regulate AI—and the World Is Watching
Wired, February 22, 2022

CCP GESTURES TOWARDS WOMEN’S RIGHTS TO SWEETEN PRO-NATALIST SHIFT
China Digital Times, February 18, 2022

中国首次根据《反外国制裁法》宣布对美国公司实施制裁(China announces sanctions of U.S. companies in first use of Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2022

Related:
China sanctions Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin over Taiwan deal
Associated Press, February 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

With Olympics Closing Ceremony, China Celebrates a Joyless Triumph
The New York Times, February 20, 2022

Bots and Fake Accounts Push China’s Vision of Winter Olympic Wonderland
The New York Times, February 18, 2022

Human Rights? China Won that Winter Olympics Battle. Almost.
Associated Press, February 21, 2022

Olympics wrap-up: IOC helped China mute human rights activism at Beijing Games
The Mainichi, February 21, 2022

How has China used the Winter Olympics to shape its image?
Deutsche Welle, February 21, 2022

China is spinning viewership for the Beijing Winter Olympics as a win
Quartz, February 21, 2022

What’s the IOC – and why doesn’t it do more about human rights issues related to the Olympics?
The Conversation, February 18, 2022

驻华外国记者协会声明：中方阻挠新闻采访 违背奥运精神(In statement, Foreign Correspondents' Club of China faults China for obstructing reporting, contrary to Olympic spirit)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2022

Related:
FCCC statement on Olympics reporting
Foreign Correspondents' Club of China, February 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China should never have been allowed to hold these Olympics
Star Tribune, February 21, 2022

National security: how stifling political dissent became part of Hong Kong’s rule of law
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

World Bank unit is financing Chinese companies that appear to employ forced laborers, report says
The Washington Post, February 18, 2022

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

中国战略关注：支持俄罗斯共同反对北约扩张 但在乌克兰问题上“谨慎行事”(China's strategy: Support Russia to jointly oppose NATO expansion but “proceed with caution” on Ukraine)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 18, 2022

Bots and Fake Accounts Push China’s Vision of Winter Olympic Wonderland
中国如何讲好冬奥故事：机器人、虚假帐户与“水军”
The New York Times, February 18, 2022

中国似乎希望修改二战后的世界秩序标准，并强加自己的标准(China appears to hope to revise standards of the post-WWII world order and impose its own)
Radio France Internationale, February 18, 2022

China censors Swiss embassy’s Weibo post on missing human rights lawyer
Swissinfo, February 18, 2022

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

818流水式集會案｜黎智英、梁國雄、李卓人等8民主派提上訴　排期11月審理(Jimmy Lai, Leung Kwok-hung, Lee Cheuk Yan and 5 other pro-democrats appeal against their convictions and sentencing over an unlawful assembly in 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, February 17, 2022

德驻华使馆就许志永被抓两周年发微博(German embassy in China posts tweet on 2nd anniversary of Xu Zhiyong's arrest)
Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2022