China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

National security law: Hong Kong took authoritarian turn in 2021 under Beijing-imposed legislation, EU says in annual report
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2022

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Hong Kong: Annual EU report on political and economic developments in 2021
European External Action Service, May 20, 2022

Martin Rogers of US law firm Davis Polk withdraws from Hong Kong national security law forum following criticism
Hong Kong Free Press, May 23, 2022

Microsoft censored sensitive Chinese search topics, even in the U.S.
Protocol, May 20, 2022

China seeks more island security pacts to boost clout in Pacific
中国寻求与更多太平洋岛国达成安全协议
Financial Times, May 22, 2022

提防中国：日本要求高校加强对留学生的背景审查(Beware of China: Japan asks colleges and universities to strengthen background checks on international students)
Deutsche Welle, May 23, 2022

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

Retired Catholic leader Joseph Zen, 5 others to appear before Hong Kong court over role in fund for protesters
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2022

612基金案有律師被指專業失當　律師會展開調查(Law Society launches probe into lawyers accused of professional misconduct in 612 Humanitarian Fund case)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 23, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 2 judges accused of misconduct over cases linked to 2019 unrest cleared of wrongdoing after judiciary probes
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2022

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法官練錦鴻、裁判官何俊堯遭市民投訴裁不成立　張舉能提醒二人審慎(Public complaints against Judge Ernest Lin and Magistrate Stanley Ho dismissed; Chief Justice Andrew Cheung reminds them to be cautious)
Ming Pao, May 20, 2022

網媒記者擾亂公眾秩序罪成判囚1個月　官批言論惹人仇警(Online media journalist sentenced to 1 month in prison for disturbing public order; judge criticizes speech as provoking hatred against police)
Ming Pao, May 23, 2022

法院中止“煽颠”案审理 “中国人权观察”始创人徐秦恐遭长期囚禁(Court postpones for the 6th time trial of China Human Rights Watch founder Xu Qin for "inciting subversion of state power")
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2022

The Volunteer Movement Enraging China
The Atlantic, May 21, 2022

“勿甘为奴” 上海自救自治委员会发布宣言("Don't be a slave" : Declaration of the Shanghai Self-Rescue and Autonomous Committee)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2022

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勿甘为奴 自救自治！上海自救自治委员会宣言 (“Don’t Be a Slave, Self-Rescue and Self-Governance!”: Declaration of the Shanghai Self-Rescue and Autonomous Committee
Shanghai Self-Rescue and Autonomous Committee, May 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Biden to Begin New Asia-Pacific Economic Bloc With a Dozen Allies
拜登亚洲行启动印太经济框架，抗衡中国影响力
The New York Times, May 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing orders millions more to work from home in targeted Covid containment drive
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2022

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中国疫情此起彼伏：上海尚未完全解封，北京又扩大居家办公(Ebb and flow of COVID in China: Shanghai barely reopens as Beijing expands working from home)
Voice of America, May 24, 2022

Weeks of COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai takes toll on residents' mental health
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2022

As China Doubles Down on Lockdowns, Some Chinese Seek an Exit
中国疫情封控催生“移民热”
The New York Times, May 22, 2022

UN human rights commissioner criticised over planned Xinjiang visit
The Guardian, May 20, 2022

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U.N. Human Rights Chief to Make First Trip to China Since 2005
联合国最高人权官员将访问新疆
The New York Times, May 23, 2022

联合国人权高专巴切莱特抵华 被囚异议人士亲属求助(As UN Human Rights High Commissioner Bachelet arrives in China, relatives of imprisoned dissidents ask for help)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2022

Exclusive | Hong Kong to ramp up security for handover anniversary, guard against ‘new threats’ including Covid-19, ‘home-grown terrorism’
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2022

US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China, says Joe Biden
The Guardian, May 20, 2022

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Biden Says U.S. Military Would Defend Taiwan if China Invaded
拜登：若中国入侵台湾，美国将提供防卫
The New York Times, May 23, 022

“主旋律”以外的声音: 从YT视频看上海人的抗争(Voices beyond the "main melody": Shanghai people’s struggle seen in YouTube videos)
Deutsche Welle, May 23, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

In Hong Kong, a Once Liberal University Feels Beijing’s Weight
Foreign Policy, May 22, 2022

China: UN human rights chief must seize critical opportunity to address crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
Amnesty International, May 23, 2022

UN High Commissioner Must Speak Up on Her China Visit for Los Desaparecidos
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 20, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

BRICS members back China’s call for expansion
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2022

Reshaping of China’s Communist Youth League gives insight into party resilience
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2022

A new Twitter account shows how the Chinese Communist Party stirs up ultra-nationalism
The Economist, May 19, 2022

独家：在德国的中国访问学者——为军方服务？(Exclusive: Are Chinese visiting scholars in Germany serving China’s military?)
Deutsche Welle, May 20, 2022

Chinese Hackers Tried to Steal Russian Defense Data, Report Says
报告称中国黑客试图窃取俄罗斯国防数据
The New York Times, May 20, 2022

Microsoft Is Censoring Searches in U.S. for Politically Sensitive Chinese Names, Researchers Say
报告称微软会审查北美用户对政治敏感中文名的搜索
The Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2022

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

Lawyer to seek jury trial for Hong Kong man accused of sedition, says client is autistic
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2022

【理大圍城】19歲自閉青年認暴動 判入教導所(19-year-old autistic youth sentenced to correctional center after pleading guilty to rioting during 2019 PolyU siege)
inmediahk.net, May 19, 2022

Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker seeks court order for return of documents seized during probe into role in legal defence fund
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

英外交部国际发展策略针对“一带一路” 商务部取消中国经济援助(UK Foreign Office's international development strategy targets China's Belt and Road Initiative; Dep’t of Commerce to cancel all economic aid to China)
Voice of America, May 20, 2022

China Insists Party Elites Shed Overseas Assets, Eyeing Western Sanctions on Russia
目睹西方对俄制裁，中共要求党内精英剥离海外资产
The Wall Street Journal, May 19-20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN rights chief to visit China for first time since 2005
Reuters, May 20, 2022

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Bachelet to conduct official visit to China, 23-28 May 2022
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, May 20, 2022

UN human rights chief to visit China for six days next week
South China Moring Post, May 20, 2022

Canada bans China’s Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks
Associated Press, May 20, 2022

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Canada to ban Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks
加拿大将禁止华为和中兴参与其5G网络
Financial Times, May 20, 2022

US investigators indict exiled Chinese pro-democracy activist on spying charges
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2022

UN expert Alena Douhan slammed over US$200,000 contribution from China
Agence France-Presse, May 19, 2022

Covid shows that in China, politics matters more than pragmatism
The Economist, May 19, 2022

US lawmakers consider actions to increase support for Taiwan
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

UN: Rights Chief’s Credibility at Stake in China Visit
Human Rights Watch, May 20, 2022

The US Should Ban China’s State Media From Social Platforms
The Diplomat, May 19, 2022

Is Beijing Changing Tack on Big Tech?
ChinaFile, May 19, 2022

中美关系： 分析称北京在俄乌战争保持“中立”，恐致两个大国间竞争加剧(Sino-U.S. relations: Analysis says Beijing’s "neutrality" in Russia-Ukraine war may intensify competition between the two major powers)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 20, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Expanding State Power Still Tops Xi’s Agenda
Foreign Policy, May 19, 2022

China’s Censors Aim to Contain Dissent During Harsh COVID-19 Lockdowns
The Diplomat, May 18, 2022

China’s Internet Censors Try a New Trick: Revealing Users’ Locations
中国社媒强制披露用户IP，海外地址成众矢之的
The New York Times, May 19, 2022

Indictment describes alleged Chinese spying on dissidents
The Washington Post, May 18, 2022

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一美公民和4名中国国安官员被控暗中监视人权领袖和异议人士(1 U.S. citizen, 4 China’s state security officials are indicted with spying on human rights leaders and dissidents)
Voice of America, May 19, 2022

North Korea Wants to Follow China’s Covid ‘Success.’ Its Plan May Backfire.
金正恩欲学“中国模式”，专家警告恐加剧疫情危机
The New York Times, May 19, 2022

独家：欧洲大学研究人员暗助中国军方？(Exclusive: Are European university researchers secretly aiding Chinese military?)
Deutsche Welle, May 19, 2022

China bull Baillie Gifford warns of growing threat to foreign investors
柏基投资：外国对华投资者面临的风险在不断上升
Financial Times, May 19, 2022

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

联邦议院人权委员会：中国人权律师状况更糟糕(German Bundestag's Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid: Situation of human rights lawyers in China is worsening further)
Deutsche Welle, May 19, 2022

Chinese university is scene of rare coronavirus lockdown protest
The Washington Post, May 18, 2022

Shanghai residents take issue with 'fake' propaganda claims about reopening
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2022

Hong Kong national security police tell founder of digital media outlet Passion Times to remove ‘sensitive’ online posts
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2022

Barrister arrested over protester relief fund asks Hong Kong court to stop police reading seized, privileged documents
Hong Kong Free Press, May 19, 2022

Telegram channel operator gets 6½ years’ jail for inciting violence, vandalism during 2019 Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2022

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被指為「SUCK Channel」管理員 27歲男子7項煽惑罪囚6年半 同類案最重(27-year-old man, accused as "SUCK Channel" administrator, is sentenced to 6.5 years over 7 counts of sedition in heaviest sentence of its kind)
inmediahk.net, May 19, 2022

Hong Kong court adjourns sedition case against martial arts coach to July, assistant denied bail
Hong Kong Free Press, May 19, 2022

林卓廷涉721暴動案保釋獲批　惟因初選案須續還押(Lam Cheuk-ting is granted bail in 721 riot case, but remains in custody in unofficial primaries case)
Ming Pao, May 19, 2022

兩警稱反修例示威於新城市廣場被襲　入稟向3名暴動罪服刑者索償(2 policemen file claims of being attacked in 2019 protests against 3 already serving rioting sentences)
Ming Pao, May 19, 2022

陳朗昇將赴英參與牛津「學人計劃」稱進修後會返港：香港仍需新聞和真相(HKJA chair Ronson Chan, bound for Oxford University's "scholar program," says he will return after studies: HK still needs news and truth)
inmediahk.net, May 19, 2022

Hong Kong: Why Catholics are worried over free speech
Deutsche Welle, May 18, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

拜登将借首次亚洲行寻求重新聚焦对抗中国(Biden seeks to refocus on China with first trip to Asia)
The Wall Street Journal, May 19, 2022

HK takes notes from UK beefed-up security bill
The Standard, May 19, 2022

Hong Kong could move to block Telegram app, citing 'privacy violations'
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN human rights chief’s China visit confirmed, including Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2022

UN rights chief’s credibility in the balance ahead of China visit
Geneva Solutions, May 13, 2022

UN Rights Envoy Received $200,000 From China While Acting for Beijing
UN Watch, May 18, 2022

Top Hungarian court bars referendum on Chinese university plan
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2022

Taiwan’s Quest to Attend the World Health Assembly
The Diplomat, May 18, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

A Uyghur journalist's demand: Bring an end to my family’s decades of suffering
GlobalVoices, May 19, 2022

“如果只允许一种声音存在，那么，唯一存在的那个声音就是谎言。("If only one voice is allowed to exist, then that voice is a lie.")
Voice of America, May 19, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Understanding the Extent (and Limits) of Chinese Public Support for Russia
The Diplomat, May 17, 2022

中办发文禁止离休领导“妄议中央” 中共高层权斗白热化？（Is the order to prohibit retired leaders from “arbitrarily discussing the Central Committee" a sign that power struggle is heating up at top level of the CPC?）
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2022

中国从严限制公民出入境 官方称防疫所需，网民批“锁国”（China’s tight restriction on citizens' entry and exit—officials call it epidemic prevention; netizens criticize it as "locking up the country"）
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 17, 2022

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

黄雪琴和王建兵：“失踪”中国女权记者和劳工维权人面临审判 英国机构被指“无为”
China's silenced feminist: How Sophia Huang Xueqin went missing
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 18, 2022

4 remanded in custody over 2019 protest case linked to Hong Kong activists who tried to flee to Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2022

Independent publisher rejected from taking part in Hong Kong Book Fair
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2022

In China, fleeting “cyber protests” leave behind fragile memories
Rest of World, May 16, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

不惧北京批评，世卫总干事谭德塞再次表示中国“清零”政策无法持续（Undaunted by Beijing's criticism, WHO Director-General Tedros reiterates: China's "zero" policy is unsustainable）
Voice of America, May 18, 2022

鄧炳強稱英國《國安法案》涵蓋範圍廣兼限制公民權利　籲外國政客勿雙重標準(Security chief Chris Tang says British "National Security Act" covers broad area and restricts civil rights, urges foreign politicians to stop applying double standard)
Ming Pao, May 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

California church shooter in Taiwan 'peaceful reunification' group linked to Beijing
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2022

China air crash that killed 132 may have been deliberate, says US report
The Guardian, May 17, 2022

李克强视察云南大学，全程未戴口罩（Li Keqiang inspects Yunnan University without wearing a mask）
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2022

网民举报上海市政府以假新闻粉饰太平（Netizens file complaint: Shanghai gov’t sugarcoats truth with fake news）
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Xi’s Control of Domestic Politics Has Trapped Beijing Over Ukraine
Foreign Policy, May 17, 2022

Amnesty International has left Hong Kong but there will still be candles in the darkness
Amnesty International, May 18, 2022