China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China reinforces tight control over plane crash mystery
Radio France Internationale, April 21, 2022

Chinese police order residents to hand over passports 'until after the pandemic'
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2022

中国与所罗门群岛证实签署安全协议 美澳新表达担忧(China, Solomon Islands confirm signing of security agreement; U.S., Australia, New Zealand express concern)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 20, 2022

美驻联合国大使会晤被中国关押的维吾尔人的家属并谴责中共在新疆暴行(U.S. ambassador to UN meets families of Uyghurs detained in China, condemns CPC atrocities in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, April 21, 2022

获英国资助的在英华人组织或被中共渗透 让在英港人忧虑(Hong Kongers in UK fear British-funded Chinese organizations there may be infiltrated by CPC)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2022

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

Hong Kong law firm Vidler & Co, which handled protest-related cases, to close after 19 years
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2022

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英籍香港著名人权律师 计划于今年6月停止执业(Prominent British human rights lawyer in Hong Kong plans to stop practicing in June this year)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2022

Hong Kong journalist trades his camera for a taxi amid media crackdown
The Washington Post, April 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China ratifies forced labour conventions ahead of visit by UN rights chief
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Related:
中国批准《废除强迫劳动公约》(China ratifies Convention on the Abolition of Forced Labour)
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2022

US firms say China’s ‘ambiguous’ data laws are creating a ‘uniquely restrictive’ environment
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: Beijing lashes out at Google for taking down YouTube channel of candidate John Lee
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Hong Kong politicians accused of benefiting from ‘protections and freedoms’ in West over property portfolios
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Covid forces China to face mental health crisis a long time in the making
The Guardian, April 21, 2022

上海疫情：防疫手段再加码，当局要求居民区整体搬迁到附近省份(COVID-19 in Shanghai: In stepped-up prevention measures, authorities force relocation of entire neighborhood to nearby provinces)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 21, 2022

Shanghai’s Low Covid Death Toll Revives Questions About China’s Numbers
上海官方新冠死亡人数引发质疑
The New York Times, April 21, 2022

China doubles down on coal
关于中国未来的经济和能源选择，你应该知道的几个要点
The New York Times, April 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why a Chinese Security Deal in the Pacific Could Ripple Through the World
为何中国与所罗门群岛的安全协议会影响全世界？
The New York Times, April 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China internet censors scramble as lockdown frustration sparks ‘creative’ wave of dissent
The Guardian, April 20, 2022

Shanghai police warn bereaved families of elderly COVID-19 patients not to speak out
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2022

上海危机敲响警钟？中国多地提前严格封控
China’s Covid shutdowns go far beyond Shanghai.
The New York Times, April 20, 2022

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

Hong Kong opposition activist Tam Tak-chi jailed for 40 months after being found guilty on 11 charges under colonial-era sedition law
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2022

Owner of Hong Kong Telegram channel popular during 2019 protests found guilty of inciting others to commit crimes
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2022

2 handed suspended 2-month sentences for inciting others to cast invalid votes in Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ election
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

黎智英、鄒幸彤、李卓人、黃之鋒、何桂藍　獲15學者聯署提名諾貝爾和平獎 (Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, Joshua Wong, Gwyneth Ho nominated by 15 scholars for Nobel Peace Prize)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

Related:
Nominations for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize: Letter by 15 Scholars to the Peace Prize Selection Committee of the Norwegian Nobel Institute
January 28, 2022

【初選47人案】余慧明遭撤銷擔保 再上高院申保釋遭拒 (Winnie Yu, one of the 47 democrats charged with subversion, is denied bail again)
inmediahk.net, April 20, 2022

茶店負責人社交帖文涉煽動意圖　高院申保釋被拒 (High Court denies bail to 2 Taiwanese drinks shop co-owners charged with sedition)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

光城者7人加控串謀導致爆炸交替控罪　保釋被拒6月再訊待交付高院 (Prosecution adds conspiracy to cause explosion as alternative charge for 7 “Returning Valiant” members; all are denied bail)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

男生拋垃圾入路軌 危及乘客安全等3罪成 官：放棄考試參與示威感痛心 (Student convicted of 3 crimes including throwing garbage into railway tracks, endangering passengers safety in the 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, April 20, 2022

数十个人权组织吁联合国人权高专中国行应达到最低标准“可信度” (Dozens of human rights groups urge UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to meet minimum standards of "credibility" of her China trip)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China ratifies forced labour conventions ahead of visit by UN rights chief
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2022

港懲教軟硬兼施「去激化」反修例囚犯 (Correctional Services Department uses various approaches to "de-radicalize" anti-ELAB prisoners)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

妇女权益保障法大修，如何让“防拐条款”长出“牙齿”？ (Overhaul of the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests: How to make the "anti-trafficking clause" grow "teeth"?)
China News, April 20, 2022

最高检：严厉打击养老诈骗犯罪 加大追诉力度 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate: Severely crack down on, step up prosecution of pension fraud)
China News, April 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Shanghai’s Low Covid Death Toll Revives Questions About China’s Numbers
The New York Times, April 20, 2022

Veteran mainland Chinese diplomat installed as deputy director of Beijing’s top office overseeing Hong Kong affairs
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2022

Hong Kong says voters only have one option in 'elections' for city's next leader
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2022

特首選舉｜競選辦頻道被YouTube引美制裁令停用　李家超：美制裁是無理霸凌行為、刻意施壓 (YouTube cites U.S. sanctions to shut John Lee’s election campaign channel; Lee: U.S. sanctions are unreasonable bullying and deliberate pressure)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

Related:
特首選舉｜Meta：李家超可續用facebook、Instagram　惟禁涉收費服務 (Meta: John Lee can continue to use Facebook, Instagram, but prohibited from paid services)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: Credibility of UN Human Rights Chief’s Visit at Risk
Human Rights Watch, April 19, 2022

The crackdown on trade unions in Hong Kong: what response from responsible investors?
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 19, 2022

Opinion: Why Hong Kong’s prisoners of conscience deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
The Washington Post, April 19, 2022

俄罗斯和中国都暴露了威权政权的弱点
China and Russia Are Giving Authoritarianism a Bad Name
The New York Times, April 19, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China and Solomon Islands sign security deal, Chinese foreign ministry says
The Guardian, April 19, 2022

Chinese censors, police go after list of Shanghai dead, zero-COVID critics
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2022

大陸疫情「抽乾」診療資源，誰在為動態清零付出代價？(When the pandemic drains diagnosis and treatment resources on the mainland, who is paying the price for zero-covid policy?)
The Intitium, April 18, 2022

Chinese censors struggle to keep up with Megan Thee Stallion at Coachella
SupChina, April 19, 2022

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

藏区扫黑除恶内幕：藏人因向海外寺院汇款被判处非法经营罪 (Tibetans are convicted of illegal business operations for remittances to overseas monasteries)
Weiquanwang, April 19, 2022

PolyU becomes fifth Hong Kong university to fully cut ties with students’ union
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

Hong Kong man jailed for 14.5 years for biting off ex-District Councillor’s ear, knife attack
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

民主派初選案　范國威申請保釋被拒 (Gary Fan, one of the 47 democrats charged with subversion, is denied bail again)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 19, 2022

前《蘋果日報》主筆馮偉光涉違國安法被拒保釋　官批馮無權控制出版說法不合邏輯 (Judge denies bail to former Apple Daily chief editor Fung Wai-kong, finds argument in bail application that Fung has no authority to control published contents is illogical)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2022

前支聯會常委梁錦威刑滿出獄：唔好放棄相信嘅嘢 (Former standing committee member of HK Alliance Simon Leung released from prison after serving his sentence, says: Don't give up what you believe in)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

1.4 million Hong Kong SIM cards linked to real names in first month since compulsory registration enforced
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Coronavirus: China’s top expert writes of eventual return to normal, but article deleted at home
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2022

三个月的“魔幻”隔离：一名华人律师的回国探亲之旅
From the U.S. to China: A 3-Month Quarantine Horror Story
The New York Times, April 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Voter participation is key to robust elections in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2022

Assessing the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Soft Power, Politics, and the Future of the Games
The Diplomat, April 18, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Why Shanghai’s Covid crisis could have wider political implications
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2022

China’s Economic Trends Hint at Cost of Zero Covid Strategy
The New York Times, April 17, 2022

China’s economy pays a price as lockdowns restrict nearly a third of its population.
近三分之一人口被封控，中国经济为“清零”付出高昂代价
The New York Times, April 15, 2022

Will China’s zero-Covid policy bring the world’s factory grinding to a halt?
The Guardian, April 15, 2022

上海封城：舆论控制与呼唤自由(Shanghai lockdown: Controlling public opinion vs. calling for freedom)
Deutsche Welle, April 17, 2022

中国祭出军演恫吓 美重量级国会议员访团展现对台支持(China stages military exercises in show of force as U.S. heavyweight lawmaker delegation visits Taiwan to show support)
Voice of America, April 16, 2022

China conducts major military drills as US lawmakers visit Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2022

美高官本周出访所罗门群岛 力争废止已草签的中所安全协议(Top U.S. officials to visit Solomon Islands this week to try to scrap its draft security pact with China)
Voice of America, April 18, 2022

七成针对中国：去年日本战机紧急升空达一千多次(Last year, Japanese fighter jets scrambled more than a thousand times—70% of them against China’s military aircraft)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2022

China’s ‘Mighty Dragon’ stealth fighter stretches its wings over a wider area
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2022

专访：中国红利让穆斯林国家甘愿迫害维吾尔人(Interview: China's payout makes Muslim countries willing to persecute Uyghurs)/a>
Deutsche Welle, April 15, 2022

How private Chinese companies are winning in Africa
SupChina, April 15, 2022

China says it is on the ‘right side of history,’ following US criticism over Russia-Ukraine war stance
Agence France-Presse, April 14, 2022

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

Shanghai lockdown: How angry netizens test China's 'Great Firewall'
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2022

理大終止承認學生會 要求7.15前遷出校園(HK Polytechnic U. stops recognizing student union, asks it to move out by July 15)
Initium Media, April 15, 2022

Taiwanese activist jailed in mainland China returns home
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2022

被关押1852天的李明哲获释感言：愿中国人权受侵犯者有解脱的一天(Taiwan’s human rights worker Lee Ming-che, detained for 1,852 days, says on his release: May Chinese human rights victims be free one day)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Chinese security official orders risk elimination drive ahead of key Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

China doubles down on zero-Covid policy ahead of Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

Related:
中国卫健委：反对“病毒共存” 巩固防疫成果迎中共二十大(China’s National Health Commission: Oppose "coexistence with virus," consolidate achievements of epidemic prevention to welcome CPC’s 20th National Congress)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2022

TikTok under US government investigation on child sexual abuse material
TikTok因儿童性侵害内容遭美国政府调查
Financial Times, April 15, 2022

China moves to make reporting of trafficking mandatory under changes to women’s rights law
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2022

鄭若驊：煽動行為同屬危害國安 指國家安全概念好闊(HK Secretary for Justice, Teresa Cheng: Incitement is also endangering national security, as concept of national security is very broad)
Initium Media, April 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China tries to cover lockdown strains on Shanghai’s front-line workers
The Washington Post, April 18, 2022

Shanghai records first official Covid deaths since lockdown imposed
The Guardian, April 18, 2022

Covid China: Elderly deaths contradict Shanghai figures
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2022

China’s Covid death data obscure real impact of Omicron, experts say
The Financial Times, April 16, 2022

上海人的忍耐已经到了极限(Shanghai people's patience has reached the limit)
Radio France Internationale, April 17, 2022

Inside Shanghai quarantine centres with 24-hour lights and no hot showers
Associated Press, April 18, 2022

‘Too smelly to sleep’: Thirteen days in a Shanghai isolation facility.
The New York Times, April 15, 2022

Shanghai’s covid siege: Food shortages, talking robots, starving animals
The Washington Post, April 15, 2022

More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID-19 cases rise
Channel News Asia, April 17, 2022

China's Xi'an imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight Omicron flare-up
Channel News Asia, April 16, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee’s manifesto to ‘centre on housing, civil service reform’ with less focus on national security
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

Who is John Lee? 12 quotes from Hong Kong’s unopposed leadership hopeful
Hong Kong Free Press, April 17, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: why did Beijing pick John Lee to be the city’s next leader?
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2022

FactWire: John Lee’s sons have business links with Hong Kong chief executive electors, investigation reveals
FactWire, April 14, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee calls financial industry double-edged weapon, legal system ‘polluted by politics’
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Costly Exceptionalism
The Atlantic, April 18, 2022

What Exactly Is America’s China Policy?
Foreign Policy, April 14, 2022

Shanghai’s brutal lockdown a defining moment for China’s logistics sector
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

Shanghai Lockdown Diary
The Diplomat, April 14, 2022

China’s Transnational Repression Gets Saudi Backing
Foreign Policy, April 15, 2022

Faced With a Changed Europe, China Sticks to an Old Script
俄乌战争影响欧洲对华立场，中国外交政策面临挑战
The New York Times, April 15, 2022