China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

米利将军：中国更具侵略性 对美国及盟友很危险(Top U.S. military official General Mark Milley: An increasingly aggressive China is posing danger to U.S., its allies)
Radio France Internationale, July 24, 2022

A Novelist Says a Movie Fails to Credit Her. The Film World Shrugs.
严歌苓指控张艺谋《一秒钟》未为其署名，电影界沉默以对
The New York Times, July 25, 2022

ZHENGZHOU FLOOD ANNIVERSARY: CENSORED MEMORIALS AND MORE EXTREME WEATHER
China Digital Times, July 22, 2022

University of Hong Kong makes national security law course a mandatory graduation requirement
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2022

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

代理丁家喜与许志永案四律师遭警告 禁与家属连系(4 lawyers representing Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong are warned not to contact their families)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2022

中国首例“单身女性冻卵案”原告败诉 原告：“总有一天我们将收回我们身体的主权”(Plaintiff on losing China's first single woman egg freezing case: "One day, we will regain sovereignty over our bodies")
Voice of America, July 23, 2022

Hong Kong national security arrests exceed 200; deception cases soar in first half of 2022
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2022

Hong Kong lawmakers accuse education authorities of failure to boost patriotism in schools through more recognition of war memorial days
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2022

Hong Kong police demand removal of ‘sensitive’ items citing security law, pro-democracy café claims
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2022

Crowds still flock to Hong Kong’s book fair but ‘sensitive’ topics are absent
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2022

【初選47人案】4被告提申請 何桂藍捧手寫筆記親自陳詞獲掌聲 官押9.15決定 ([Hong Kong 47] 4 defendants file motions; attendees applaud Gwyneth Ho after her speech; cases adjourned until Sept. 15)
inmediahk.net, July 25, 2022

遭控612非法集結「爆眼教師」楊子俊擬下月認罪 (Teacher whose right eye was injured by police during Hong Kong protests to plead guilty to illegal assembly charges next month)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2022

【香港法庭】涉「營救理大」尖沙咀暴動　中四女生認暴動罪被判入教導所 (High-school girl sentenced to juvenile center for involvement in PolyU riot)
Radio Free asia, July 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China plans three-tier data strategy to avoid US delistings
中国拟对在美上市中国公司按数据敏感性分类
Financial Times, July 25, 2022

Revealing evidence of foreign forces undermining Hong Kong’s national security is not needed, just as proof of coronavirus is not shown to require wearing of face masks: CY Leung
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2022

德国宪法保护局：未来中国是头号网络对手(German Constitutional Protection Agency: China will be No.1 online adversary in the future)
Radio France Internationale, July 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

佩洛西访台沸沸扬扬：前国务卿愿陪同前往，北京威胁升级(Beijing escalates warning to U.S. on possible Pelosi visit to Taiwan)
Voice of America, July 25, 2022

唐山再现女子被打事件 事件立刻登上微博热搜第一名 官方急维稳降热(Authorities rush to suppress mounting Weibo searches on new incidents of women being beaten in Tangshan)
Radio France Internationale, July 23, 2022

中国官员：中国人口将在2025年前萎缩 部分省份出现“断崖式”下跌(Chinese officials: China's population to shrink before 2025, some provinces will see a "precipitous" decline)
Voice of America, July 25, 2022

Where China Is Changing Its Diplomatic Ways (at Least a Little)
The New York Times, July 25, 2022

【新香港】親中團體「青研香港」調查指　8成市民認同習近平訪港和講話 (Survey undertaken by pro-China groups shows 80% of citizens agree with Xi’s visit to and speech on Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

British judges have failed to curb Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent
The Guardian, July 24, 2022

专访慕容雪村(1): 谈新冠疫情给中国人的教训(Interview with Murong Xuecun (1): Lessons of Covid-19 to the Chinese)
Voice of America, July 25, 2022

Related:
专访慕容雪村(2):官僚借助疫情强化控制中国社会(Interview with Murong Xuecun (2): Bureaucrats take advantage of Covid-19 to strengthen control of Chinese society)
Voice of America, July 25, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Staff at HSBC’s China Securities Arm Set Up Communist Unit
汇丰控股中国证券子公司设立党支部
The Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2022

軍情六處負責人：中國現在是我們最關注的問題(MI6 chief: China is our biggest concern now)
Deutsche Welle, July 22, 2022

Japan sounds alarm over Russian and Chinese military co-operation
日本发布《防卫白皮书》，警惕俄中军事合作
Financial Times, July 22, 2022

Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili cracks down on malicious content, banned behaviour spread by virtual live-streamers
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2022

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

郭飞雄案移送法院起诉 当局意图以创建网站入罪(Case of well-known dissident Guo Feixiong accused of "inciting subversion of state power" is sent to court for trial)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2022

著名人权律师常玮平案将于2022年7月26日在陕西省凤县法院不公开审理(Closed-door trial of well-known human rights lawyer Chang Weiping is scheduled for July 26 at Fengxian Court, Shaanxi Province)
Weiquanwang, July 22, 2022

7.21三周年 13歲童隻身過海到場記念 攜毋忘紙條被截查 (13-year-old commemorating 3rd anniv. of Yuen-Long mob attack is stopped and investigated by police)
inmediahk.net, July 21, 2022

涉將張家朗奪金片段改配《願榮光歸香港》歌曲 男子被控侮辱國歌罪准保釋 (Man who replaced video of Cheung Ka-Long winning Olympic gold medal with the song “Glory to Hong Kong” is charged with insulting the national anthem, granted bail
inmediahk.net, July 22, 2022

涉周梓樂悼念活動後拒捕 25歲男罪成 官指戴口罩手套悼念「有違常理 (25-year-old man is charged with resisting arrest after attending event commemorating the death of Chow Tsz-Lok; judge: Wearing mask and gloves to attend a mourning event “defies common sense”)
inmediahk.net, July 21, 2022

涉奏國歌期間舉「港英旗」 首名國歌法被捕者遭起訴 准保釋候訊 (First person arrested under the national anthem law for holding the colonial Hong Kong-British flag is indicted and granted bail)
inmediahk.net, July 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

英国颁令阻曼彻斯特大学对中国企业出售视觉传感技术(UK blocks University of Manchester from selling visual sensing technology to China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 22, 2022

China Fines Didi $1.2 Billion as Tech Sector Pressures Persist
滴滴超80亿元罚单背后，中国政府释放何种信号
The New York Times, July 22, 2022

Hong Kong’s New Cybercrime Law Consultation
The Diplomat, July 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Poor Global Image Is Undermining Its Strategic Goals
The Diplomat, July 22, 2022

Scholar casts doubt on Hong Kong gov’t plan to ‘standardise’ dissemination of Covid-19 messaging
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2022

警方稱國安法增市民投考意欲 福利令同事「工餘後有個人發展」(Hong Kong police recruitment superintendent: National security law has increased citizen’s willingness to take police entrance exam; force provides adequate benefits and “work-life balance”)
inmediahk.net, July 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

I Was Wrong About Chinese Censorship
我曾经乐观看待中国的审查制度，我错了
The New York Times, July 22, 2022

China Has a Problem With Data Leaks. One Reason Is Its Surveillance State.
中国数据泄露问题的根源之一在于政府监控
The Wall Street Journal, July 21-22, 2022

China’s focus on gang violence after Tangshan attack does little to protect women
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

美国中情局局长：未来十年中国攻打台湾风险会越来越大(CIA director: Risk of China's attack on Taiwan will grow in next decade)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 21, 2022

美国调查华为设备对军事机密构成的威胁(U.S. probes China’s Huawei over equipment for threat to military secrets)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

Related:
Exclusive: U.S. probes China's Huawei over equipment near missile silos
Reuters, July 21, 2022

比利时指责中国从事“恶意网络活动”(Belgium accuses China of “malicious cyber activity”)
Voice of America, July 21, 2022

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

长沙富能公益案吴葛剑雄出狱 程渊还在狱中(Wu Gejianxiong, member of Changsha Funeng public interest group, is released; colleague Cheng Yuan is still in prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

Hong Kong protests: prosecutors press more serious charges against suspects for carrying zip ties to 2019 clashes
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2022

End of story or new chapter? How Hong Kong’s independent booksellers are adapting to life under national security law
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2022

Veteran Hong Kong journalist Kevin Lau stops writing for local paper, says he is retiring
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong journalists make YouTube tribute on 3rd anniversary of bloody mob attacks
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong Law Reform Commission proposes 5 new offences to rein in cybercrime, with tougher penalties of up to life imprisonment
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2022

Article 23 finds new life online
The Standard, July 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

断供风波延烧 新土地政策试点(With mortgage non-payments raging, some cities introduce pilot land policies)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

不满被拖欠工资 沈阳多个核酸检测点“大白”罢工(Staff of many PCR testing sites in Shenyang on strike over wages owed)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

Hong Kong, Macau replicate China's 'zero COVID' measures
Deutsche Welle, July 21, 2022

US lawmakers urge sanctions against Hong Kong prosecutors for ‘undermining’ city’s rule of law
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2022

US issues ‘wrongful detention’ risk warning for travellers to Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How to Resist China’s Campaign of Transnational Repression
The Diplomat, July 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

新疆再度维稳，乌市数百人临时转移至南疆接受”法制教育”(Prior to Xi Jinping's visit, Xinjiang police stepped up measures to maintain stability, temporarily transferring hundreds of people from Urumqi to southern Xinjiang for "legal education")
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2022

路透：中國阻擋聯合國發佈新疆人權報告(Reuters: China seeks to stop UN from releasing report on Xinjiang human rights)
Deutsche Welle, July 20, 2022

Related:
EXCLUSIVE China seeks to stop UN rights chief from releasing Xinjiang report-document
Reuters, July 20, 2022

澳智庫揭露中國新疆外宣成效 哪個地區最買單(Australian think tank reveals effectiveness of China's propaganda on Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, July 20, 2022

Related:
Assessing the Impact of CCP Information Operations Related to Xinjiang
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, July 20, 2022

Anger in China after officials break into homes in hunt for Covid contacts
Associated Press, July 20, 2022

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

美国《2022年人口贩运报告》关注铁链女事件(U.S. 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report raises concern about chained woman incident in China)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2022

Related:
2022 Trafficking in Persons Report
U.S. Department of State, July 19, 2022

Chinese students vow to fight penalty for distributing rainbow flags at Tsinghua University
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong’s sedition offences should not be used to impose ‘political censorship,’ lawyer argues at speech therapists trial
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong veteran democrat Albert Ho denied bail again over Tiananmen vigil group case
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong publishers adopt cautious attitude ahead of Asia’s largest annual book fair
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Outbreaks in China prompt lockdowns and fears of more economic woes.
中国多地再度进入封锁，引发对更多经济问题的担忧
The New York Times, July 20, 2022

Strict Government Censorship Requirements Leave Chinese Tech Companies Struggling Overseas
The Diplomat, July 20, 2022

China’s new data export rules cast doubt over Hong Kong’s role as gateway to the mainland
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2022

林定國指23條立法仍在研究中 惟未有時間表(Secretary of Justice, Paul Lam: Article 23 legislation still at investigatory stage; no concrete timetable for bill’s passage)
inmediahk.net, July 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

‘My Worldview Has Been Destroyed’: Chinese Banking Scandal Tests Faith in the System
河南村镇银行丑闻打击中国当局公信力
The New York Times, July 20, 2022

习近平邀欧盟四国领导人赴京 真消息假消息？(Xi Jinping invites leaders of 4 EU countries to Beijing, true news or false news? )
Radio France Internationale, July 20, 2022

Related:
Xi Jinping invites leaders of 4 EU countries to Beijing, true news or false news?
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2022

A new subvariant is the latest challenge to China’s zero-covid policy
The Economist, July 19, 2022

BEIJING PULLS COVID ISOLATION TRACKING BRACELETS AFTER BACKLASH; HONG KONG ROLLOUT GOES AHEAD
China Digital Times, July 19, 2022

China property: refusing to pay mortgages is a powerful political weapon
Financial Times, July 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

经济学人：习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义（下） (The Economist: Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 3)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2022

Related:
习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义（中）(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 2)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2022

经济学人:习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义（上）(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 1)
Radio France Internationale, July 18, 2022

Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism
The Economist, July 13, 2022