China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s Information Dark Age Could Be Russia’s Future
The New York Times, March 18, 2022

China ‘systematically’ denies access to Tibet, US Congress report says
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2022

How China is using scholarships to shape Indonesian Muslim students’ views
The Conversation, March 17, 2022

中国海军扩大在亚洲的存在(China’s navy expands presence in Asia)
Voice of America, March 18, 2022

US Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy
Associated Press, March 17, 2022

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美奥运选手刘美贤与父亲成为中国间谍行动针对的目标(U.S. Olympic athlete Alysa Liu and father are targets of Chinese espionage operation)
Voice of America, March 18, 2022

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

Criticism of Russia, support for Ukraine surface on Chinese social media
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2022

Despite China’s push to lift birth rate, single mothers must fight for their rights
Agence France-Presse, March 18, 2022

Leading news outlet ‘deeply sorry’ over reporter’s question to Hong Kong leader about complaint mechanism for visiting mainland Chinese medical staff
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2022

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林鄭稱Now記者被攻擊不涉新聞自由 不應將事件政治化(Carrie Lam says attack of Now News reporter unrelated to press freedom and should not be politicized)
inmediahk.net, March 18, 2022

當局稱21名初選案被告主動要求獨囚　另兩人染疫隔離(Correctional Services Department claims 21 of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with subversion voluntarily asked for solitary confinement; two other are in quarantine due to COVID-19 infection)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 18, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s internet watchdog vows to target ‘chaos’ in short videos and live streaming in 2022
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2022

新冠疫情：中国调整诊疗隔离方式应对奥密克戎爆发(Covid-19: China adjusts diagnosis, treatment and isolation methods to deal with Omicron surge)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 18, 2022

China’s President Xi says country will ‘stick with’ zero-Covid strategy
Agence France-Presse, March 18, 2022

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习近平坚持“动态清零” 新方案释放放宽管控信号(Xi Jinping insists on "dynamic-zero" strategy while new plan signals relaxed control)
Deutsche Welle, March 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

The friendship between China and Russia has boundaries
The Economist, March 19, 2022

U.S. Will Punish China if It Gives Military Aid to Russia, Blinken Says
美国务卿：若中国向俄 斯提供军事援助，美国将惩罚中国
The New York Times, March 18, 2022

China has abandoned its foreign students over covid zero
Quartz, March 17, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why China Giving Military Assistance to Russia Would Violate International Law
中国向俄罗斯提供军事援助违反国际法的根据所在
Just Security, March 17, 2022

Another Dictator Is Having a Bad Year
中国的独裁政权也在经历一场溃败
The New York Times, March 18, 2022

俄乌战争背景下，中美之间不是零和博弈(In context of Russia-Ukraine war, China-U.S. relations are not a zero-sum game)
Financial Times, March 18, 2022

The Defenders — 20 Years of Human Rights Lawyers in China / 辩护人: 中国人权律师二十年
China Change, March 17, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Prosecutors accuse China of campaign to spy on and harass dissidents in US
Reuters, March 16, 2022

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Chinese Officer Charged With Harassing N.Y. Congressional Candidate
中国秘密警察被控骚扰“六四”学运领袖、美国会议员参选人 The New York Times, March 17, 2022

中国发布2022年网络“清朗”行动 网民说党要删除人民的声音(China announces 2022 online "cleaning and clearing" action; netizens say CPC wants to delete voices of the people)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2022

NOPEN：中国所指的美国黑客攻击是什么？(NOPEN: What is this hacking software that China is accusing U.S. of using?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 17, 2022

西班牙报纸批评中国对记者施压(Spanish newspaper criticizes China for pressuring its journalist in Beijing)
Voice of America, March 17, 2022

中国官媒忽略泽连斯基对美演讲 力推普京战争宣传(China’s state media ignores Zelensky's U.S. speech, pushes Putin's war propaganda)
Voice of America, March 17, 2022

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

Hong Kong protest veterans around the world are embracing Ukraine’s cause
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2022

記者問投訴內地醫護機制遭網軍圍攻 Now新聞台發道歉聲明(Reporter who asked about complaint mechanism concerning mainland medical staff is attacked by "Internet army"; Now News issues apology)
inmediahk.net, March 17, 2022

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香港記者協會對記者因提問受攻擊表示擔憂 (Hong Kong Journalists Association expresses concern over journalist being attacked for asking questions)
Hong Kong Journalists Association, March 17, 2022

阮民安檢疫未能到庭　第四次缺席保釋覆核(Pro-democracy singer Tommy Yuen charged with sedition is absent from bail review for the 4th time due to quarantine in detention facilities)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2022

攝影師涉拍攝便衣警裁非法集結罪成判囚　上訴得直當庭獲釋(Photographer convicted of illegal assembly, sentenced to prison for filming police in plain clothes is released on appeal)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2022

Chinese University of Hong Kong tells Tiananmen artist to bear all legal liability and costs if he wants statue back
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2022

坚持寻找“铁链女”事件真相的女子被监视居住(Woman seeking truth of the chained woman incident is placed under residential surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2022

Bringing diversity to Chinese narratives on Ukraine: A Chinese blogger in Odessa
GlobalVoices, March 16, 2022

Chinese exiled dissident community stunned by loss of murdered New York lawyer
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Has Beijing signaled an ease to the tech crackdown?
SupChina, March 16, 2022

China plans audit concession in face of US delisting threat
中国计划就在美上市中企信息披露做出妥协
Financial Times, March 17, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China rejects Blinken's accusation that it is not acting in line with UN charter
Channel News Asia, March 17, 2022

What Would China’s Mediation in the Ukraine Crisis Look Like?
The Diplomats, March 16, 2022

Hong Kong's COVID Time Warp
The Atlantic, March 17, 2022

China Confronts Looming COVID-19 Crisis
The Diplomat, March 16, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How local leadership failures left Hong Kong at the mercy of Omicron
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Tricks of the External Propaganda Trade
China Media Project, March 16, 2022

澳大利亚警告中国援俄必受制裁 外交经济压力下料北京保持克制（Australia warns China of sanctions for aid to Russia; Beijing is expected to exercise restraint under diplomatic and economic pressure）
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

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美国官员担心中国已决定向俄罗斯提供经济援助（U.S. officials worry that China has decided to provide economic aid to Russia）
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

China’s crackdown on Uyghurs reaches the Arctic
Coda Story, March 15, 2022

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

Potted plants replace Tiananmen tribute on University of Hong Kong bridge
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2022

“六四”学运领袖、纽约华裔律师李进进被刺身亡
Client Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Lawyer, a Tiananmen Activist
The New York Times, March 16, 2022

残奥会荣光之外，中国残障群体仍面临歧视与困境
Disabled Chinese Fight for Equal Rights Despite Paralympic Glory
The New York Times, March 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

多地警方征集拐卖妇女儿童犯罪线索 最高奖励2万元（Police in many places seek clues to abduction and trafficking of women and children with maximum reward of 20,000 yuan）
Caixin, March 16, 2022

中国2/3省份感染激增，清零政策面临最严峻考验
Surge of Omicron Infections Prompts Lockdowns in China
The New York Times, March 15, 2022

林鄭月娥稱如再押後特首選舉並非特區政府能力可以處理(Carrie Lam says Hong Kong SAR gov’t has no ability to handle further postponement of chief executive election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s attempt to play both sides of the Ukraine crisis is starting to crack
The Washington Post, March 16, 2022

中驻美大使美媒发文：表明乌克兰问题立场（In article, Chinese ambassador to U.S. states China’s position on Ukraine）
Deutsche Welle, March 16, 2022

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Opinion: Chinese ambassador: Where we stand on Ukraine
Washington Post, March 15, 2022

Xi Jinping Is in Trouble: How Russia’s Botched War in Ukraine Hurts China
Foreign Affairs, March 16, 2022

中国官媒与民间不同调 官媒挺俄而微博网民力挺乌克兰（China's official media are not in tune with the people: official media support Russia while Weibo netizens support Ukraine）
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

International Trade Must Be Linked to Human Rights
Providence Magazine, March 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

体制内的也不行：胡伟谏文遭删 （Voices within the system are also not allowed: Hu Wei’s commentary is blocked in China）
Radio France Internationale, March 15, 2022

Related:
Possible Outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian War and China’s Choice
U.S.-China Perception Monitor, March 12, 2022

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

Tiananmen Square protester turned lawyer killed in his New York office
Associated Press, March 15, 2022

何方美、常玮平荣获2022年“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖” （He Fangmei and Chang Weiping win the 2022 Cao Shunli Human Rights Defenders Memorial Award）
Weiquanwang, March 14, 2022

‘We’ll kill you’: Uyghur exile who fled beyond Arctic Circle says he is still harassed by China
The Guardian, March 15, 2022

China’s Gig Workers Are Challenging Their Algorithmic Bosses
Wired, March 14, 2022

全国出嫁女维权代表人物张梦颖疑因全国“两会”替代妇女儿童发声被抓捕抄家（Zhang Mengying, a representative of married women's rights protection, is arrested and her home ransacked on suspicion of speaking out for women and children at Two Congresses）
Weiquanwang, March 15, 2022

人权律师王宇之子包卓轩在美获政治庇护（Bao Zhuoxuan, son of human rights lawyer Wang Yu, is granted political asylum in U.S.）
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2022

涉企圖作煽動行為 患末期直腸癌古思堯申保釋再遭拒(Veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu with terminal cancer is denied bail again for attempted sedition)
inmediahk.net, March 14, 2022

香港民研：林鄭最新民望26.6分 創近2年新低(HKPORI survey shows Carrie Lam's latest rating at 2-year low of 26.6%)
inmediahk.net, March 15, 2022

Related:
HKPORI releases popularities of CE and principal officials along with GGPI
香港民研發放特首及問責司局長民望以及限聚指數
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 15, 2022

UK rights group threatened under China sweeping security law
Associated Press, March 14, 2022

Hong Kong demands UK-based rights group shut down website
Agence France-Presse, March 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China tech crackdown: internet watchdog visits social media firm Douban to correct ‘severe online chaos’
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2022

China tech crackdown: Beijing to tighten regulation on internet platforms that profit from teenage users
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2022

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国家互联网信息办公室关于《未成年人网络保护条例（征求意见稿）》 再次公开征求意见的通知（Notice of the Cyberspace Administration of China on Public Comments on the "Regulations on the Protection of Minors on the Internet (Draft for Comments)"）
Cyberspace Administration of China, March 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

PREMIER LI KEQIANG CONFIRMS HE WILL STEP DOWN FROM ROLE AT END OF TERM
China Digital Times, March 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

‘Terror Capitalism’ in Xinjiang
The Diplomat, March 14, 2022

Hong Kong: Targeting of UK human rights charity signals disturbing expansion of repression
Amnesty International, March 14, 2022