China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

U.N. Says China May Have Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang
联合国人权报告：中国在新疆可能犯下危害人类罪
The New York Times, September 1, 2022

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For Uyghurs, U.N. Report on China’s Abuses Is Long-Awaited Vindication
The New York Times, September 1, 2022

OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China
UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, August 31, 2022

Rights groups call for inquiries into Uyghur abuses in China after damning UN report
The Guardian, September 1, 2022

China slams UN report on Xinjiang as ‘political tool,’ calls int’l body’s human rights office a ‘thug’ of the US
Hong Kong Free Press, September 1, 2022

China revealing its plan for Taiwan invasion, island’s foreign minister says
Deutsche Welle, September 1, 2022

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专访台湾外交部长吴钊燮：中国正为入侵我们作预演(Interview with Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu: China is in rehearsal to invade us)
Deutsche Welle, September 1, 2022

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

上海著名人权捍卫者季孝龙再次被带走 至今未获释放(Well-known Shanghai rights defender Ji Xiaolong is taken away again by police, day after sending open letter to the city’s Party secretary)
Weiquanwang, September 1, 2022

Chinese police crack down on petitioners, dissidents ahead of 20th party congress
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Ai Weiwei’s La Commedia Umana – a tribute to the ‘ultimate freedom’
Financial Times, September 1, 2022

Sedition law has been abolished in multiple countries, Hong Kong court hears during radio host’s mitigation plea
Hong Kong Free Press, September 1, 2022

Citizen sues Secretary for Justice for injury by police during 2019 protest
The Standard, September 1, 2022

Hong Kong’s "yellow" companies see persecution in COVID crackdown
Aljazeera, September 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s new cross-border data transfer law takes effect, saddling firms with increased paperwork, compliance costs, scrutiny
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Communist Party points to ‘continuity’ at congress, observers say
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Chengdu locks down 21.2 million as Chinese cities battle COVID
Reuters, September 1, 2022

北京报告称中国网民规模10.5亿(CNNIC reports China has 1.05 billion netizens)
Radio France Internationale, August 31, 2022

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CNNIC发第50次《中国互联网络发展状况统计报告》(CNNIC issues the 50th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China)
China Internet Network Information Center, August 31, 2022

"Why should I get jabs?", as vaccination rules kick in with students back to school
The Standard, September 1, 2022

【Emily】中大民調：76%人無支持任何政黨政團 [CUHK poll: 76% of people do not support any political party or group
Mingpao News, September 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: New UN Report Alleges Crimes Against Humanity
Human Rights Watch, August 31, 2022

China: Deciphering the Beidaihe Meeting
The Diplomat, August 31, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Xi Jinping poised to further consolidate power at party congress
The Guardian, August 31, 2022

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China's Crucial Party Congress Has a Date: October 16
The Diplomat, August 30, 2022

中国管控、朝鲜封闭：疫情下沈阳遭遇双重打击
Lockdowns in China, and North Korea, Deal Double Blow to Bridge City
The New York Times, August 31, 2022

中国多地疫情再起：防控政策是否到了改变的时候？(Resurgence of epidemic in many places in China: Time to change the zero-COVID policy?)
BBC News, August 31, 2022

Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng underscores Beijing's support for Hong Kong in maintaining free and open business environment, urges city to boost support for Belt and Road scheme'
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

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Beijing's support and 'close connection' to the world give Hong Kong an advantage, John Lee says
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2022

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

China: Hundreds arrested over banking scandal that triggered protests
Deutsche Welle, August 30, 2022

China accused of blocking posts from supporters of Minnesota student who accused Chinese billionaire of rape
Independent, August 31, 2022

二十大前各地严控访民进北京 异议人士被禁止接受外媒采访 (Before the 20th CPC Congress, petitioners strictly prohibited from entering Beijing and dissidents banned from accepting foreign press interviews)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Hong Kong protests: self-proclaimed paramedic loses appeal against riot conviction over August 31 clash in 2019
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

黎智英覆核駁回 警可閱手機新聞材料 官：條例相悖下國安法為先 新聞自由非絕對保護 (Court dismisses Jimmy Lai’s motion, allows police to read new materials stored on his mobile. Judge: NSL prevails; freedom of the press is not “absolutely protected”)
Ming Pao, August 31, 2022

【8.31三周年】記者及前區議員：眾多謎團仍未解開重組　真相困難重重 ([8.31 Third Anniversary] Reporter and former district councilor: Many mysteries remain unsolved; truth is difficult to unveil)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Official who led Wuhan pandemic response set to be China's next top prosecutor, sources say
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

David Lok Kai-hong appointed Chairman of elections body
The Standard, August 31, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN Rights Chief to Publish Xinjiang report on Wednesday
Agence France-Presse, August 31, 2022

China's zero-Covid rules spark social media storm as article recalls 'isolationist' Ming, Qing era
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

More than half of Chinese adults say world should show more respect: survey
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Chinese react to Gorbachev's death, accuse him of selling out Russia
The Washington Post, August 31, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Michelle Bachelet's Spectacular Fall From Grace
The Diplomat, August 31, 2022

Gorbachev taught communist China how to survive
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Xi Jinping's tech dreams for China runs into a harsh reality
Sydney Morning Herald, August 31, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

The Censorship Machine Erasing China’s Feminist Movement
The New Yorker, August 29, 2022

Chinese censors hail country’s ‘internet civilisation’ as Beijing secures its grip on online content controls and information flows
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2022

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

Chinese thinktank makes rare public call for Beijing to ease zero-Covid policy
Associated Press, August 30, 2022

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Dissenting voices speak out against ongoing zero-COVID restrictions in China
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2022

强迫失踪受害者国际日: 民间社会呼吁结束中国的强迫失踪（International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance: Civil society groups call for ending enforced disappearances in China）
NGOCN, August 30, 2022

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民间社会呼吁结束中国的强迫失踪
Civil society call to end enforced disappearances in China
Frontline Defendersz, August 30, 2022

Hong Kong court orders search of media tycoon Jimmy Lai's phones
Agence France-Presse, August 30, 2022

Newly disclosed information in national security case ‘99% redacted,’ Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group ex-leader says
Hong Kong Free Press, August 29, 2022

Appeal judge says Hong Kong journalist convicted over using vehicle registry details for report may have made ‘honest mistake’
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

两高一部明确：信息网络犯罪案件中，电子数据可作为证据使用（Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, and Ministry of Public Security confirm: Electronic data can be used as evidence in information network crime cases）
Initium Media, August 30, 2022

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最高人民法院 最高人民检察院 公安部关于办理信息网络犯罪案件适用刑事诉讼程序若干问题的意见（Opinions of the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Criminal Procedures in Handling Information Network Crime Cases）
The Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China, August 30, 2022

反电诈立法新进展：从事电信网络诈骗活动或将记入信用记录（New progress in anti-telephone fraud legislation: Engaging in telecommunication network fraud activities may be entered in credit records）
China News, August 30, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s strict zero-Covid measures take a large-scale toll on youth mental health
Reuters, August 30, 2022

China Charges 28 People, Months After Brutal Beating of Women
唐山打人事件后续：28人被提起公诉
The New York Times, August 30, 2022

李家超北上前夕 微博網民洗板狠批疫情失控：能別害深圳嗎？(On eve of John Lee’s trip to mainland, Weibo netizens slam him for letting COVID-19 in Hong Kong get out of control, ask if he can stop harming Shenzhen)
inmediahk.net, August 30, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Chinese historians’ review of past isolationist policy goes viral, reflecting unease over closed borders, lockdowns, crackdowns
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2022

反修例運動示威者，分拆至不同法官，造成的刑期差異是否有違「一致原則」？（Anti-ELAB protesters are assigned to different judges. Does the difference in sentences violate the "principle of unanimity"?）
Initium Media, August 29, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

中国人头顶上的监控摄像机 老大哥在盯着你(Surveillance cameras above Chinese heads: Big Brother is watching you)
Voice of America, August 28, 2022

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Surveillance camera statistics: which cities have the most CCTV cameras?
Comparitech, July 11, 2022

Letter says Chinese Communist Party is too powerful, warns against personality cult
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2022

Unknown awards and screenings at a fake festival: How four films tried to tell China’s story
China Media Project, August 28, 2022

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

被迫害构陷违法超期羁押近五年的辽宁人权律师李昱函律师狱中情况通报：七旬老人被羁押1700多天，狱中情况令人担忧(Family of Liaoning rights lawyer Li Yuhan, in her 70s and unlawfully detained for nearly 5 years, is concerned about her health)
Weiquanwang, August 29, 2022

著名人权捍卫者、“长沙富能”创办人程渊狱中合法权利持续被非法剥夺——湖南赤山监狱刘冬伟监狱长又剥夺了程渊的通讯权(Cheng Yuan, founder of non-profit Changsha Funeng, is stripped of right to communicate)
Weiquanwang, August 28, 2022

重庆小区居民抗议封控 当局最终解封(Chongqing authorities end lockdown after protest by hundreds of residents)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2022

FOUR MEN IN JIANGXI PUNISHED FOR BREAKING COVID RULES WITH “MALICIOUS MOURNING”
China Digital Times, August 26, 2022

Hong Kong protests: youth shot in abdomen by police in 2019 unrest found guilty of 3 charges, including trying to steal an officer’s handgun
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2022

Steel worker unionists vow to continue to fight for labour rights, despite the collapse of Hong Kong’s civil society
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2022

Hong Kong court revokes decision to clear man of playing protest song on erhu without police permit
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2022

【初選47人案】87A封禁內容曝光：被告嘲趙家賢「轉污點證人有報應」、何桂藍反問官「係咪不人道對待都唔可以報導？」([HK47] Restrictions on media reporting: Gwyneth Ho asks whether reporting inhumane treatment is not allowed; defendant mocks Andrew Chiu for becoming a “tainted witness”)
inmediahk.net, August 29, 2022

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【初選47人案】交付高院程序歷時一年 完整時序一覽 ([HK47] It has taken one year to transfer the HK47 cases to the High Court: A complete timeline)
inmediahk.net, August 29, 2022

818集會案判刑日法院外 以身份證拍警手掌及吐口水 24歲男子認3項襲警罪 (24-year-old man who slapped a police officer and spat on his ID card outside courthouse admits to 3 counts of attacking the police)
inmediahk.net, August 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中国“网络文明大会”发布《天津宣言》 强调严控舆论(China's Network Civilization Conference issues “Tianjin Declaration,” emphasizing strict control of public opinion)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2022

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2022年中国网络文明大会发布《共建网络文明天津宣言》(2022 China Network Civilization Conference issues "Tianjin Declaration on Jointly Building Network Civilization")
People's Daily, August 29, 2022

China’s bid to join digital economy pact hinges on clarification of data laws, experts say
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2022

Hong Kong’s security chief insists city has ‘sufficient and robust’ measures to combat human trafficking amid calls for legal amendments
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国唐山打人案28嫌涉黑被起诉 警方遭指成恶势力保护伞(28 suspects in Tangshan beating women case in China are indicted; police accused of shielding criminal elements)
Radio France Internationale, August 29, 2022

China’s COVID tests carry on despite heatwaves, droughts, power cuts and wildfires
GlobalVoices, August 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Forced Labor in Xinjiang, UN Rapporteur Confirms: “It's Enslavement, a Crime Against Humanity.”
Bitter Winter, August 29, 2022

Related:
Contemporary forms of slavery affecting persons belonging to ethnic, religious and linguistic minority communities: Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata
The UN Human Rights Council, July 19, 2022

Bipartisan bill introduced to shine light on demands of Hong Kong authorities and protect Hong Kongers
Utah Policy, August 24, 2022