China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

The cost of China’s information vacuum
Financial Times, September 27, 2022

国家信访局史无前例被围封 访民二十大期间恐上访无门（State Bureau of Letters and Calls is sealed off for first time in history; petitioners may have no way to petition during the 20th CPC National Congress）
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2022

How Chinese celebrities are amplifying official policy on Taiwan, pushing ‘One China’ messages to millions of fans online
The Conversation, September 26, 2022

No Hashtags for Mahsa Amini on Chinese Social Media
What's on Weibo, September 26, 2022

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

‘709’ crackdown: Chinese human rights lawyer Zhou Shifeng released after 7 years in prison for subversion
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2022

陕西城固县维权人士陈艳群被判免予刑事处罚（Chen Yanqun, human rights activist in Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province, is convicted of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" but spared from criminal punishment）
Weiquanwang, September 27, 2022

上海著名人权捍卫者季孝龙被上海当局正式逮捕（Well-known Shanghai human rights defender Ji Xiaolong is formally arrested for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble"）
Weiquanwang, September 27, 2022

云南怒江州福贡县基督教归正教会事工人员王顺平于2022年9月24日被正式逮捕（Wang Shunping, a worker at the Reformed Christian Church in Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is formally arrested for "organizing and financing illegal gatherings"）
Weiquanwang, September 27, 2022

Hong Kong churchgoers filmed by police after attending service honouring Queen Elizabeth II
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2022

Hong Kong court issues order allowing police to seize HK$70 million raised by group for anti-government protesters
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2022

兩女事隔近3年被控 認11.11旺角非法集結 求情稱延誤不合理毀更生之路(Two women plead guilty to illegal assembly in Mong Kok on Nov. 11, 2019 after nearly 3 years in detention and plea that the delay is unreasonable as it destroys the path to rehabilitation)
Inmediahk, September 26, 2022

副學士生涉藏煙霧餅及籲友人助刪帳戶資料罪成囚10個月　友人妨礙司法公正囚4個月(Associate degree student is sentenced to 10 months in jail for hiding smoke cakes and seeking friend’s help to delete account information; friend is sentenced to 4 months in jail for obstruction of justice)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

“两高两部”联合发布新的取保候审规定（Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Public Security, and Ministry of State Security jointly issued new regulations on release on bail pending trial）
The Supreme People's Court of The People's Republic of China, September 21, 2022

Will Beijing follow Hong Kong and loosen COVID-zero?
The China Project, September 26, 2022

TRANSLATION: “WHY IS IT SO HARD TO CRAFT A HUMANE PANDEMIC POLICY?”
China Digital Times, September 26, 2022

Hong Kong Policy Address: Enact fake news law and give subsidies to mainland graduates, says centrist party
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2022

鄧炳強：勿借特別日子宣揚港獨台獨 警告切勿心存僥倖(Secretary for Security Chris Tang: Don't use special holidays to promote Hong Kong independence and Taiwan independence or take any chances)
Inmediahk, September 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

二十大前夕 公安高官傅政华孙力军被判终身监禁意味着什么（The significance of life imprisonment of senior public security official Fu Zhenghua and Sun Lijun on eve of 20th CPC National Congress）
BBC News, September 27, 2022

Rare protest in China tech hub over Covid lockdown
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2022

China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Move Railway Plans Forward With Agreement at SCO
The Diplomat, September 26, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

Cancellation of Taiwan Pride event shows China’s influence extends far beyond its borders
The Conversation, September 25, 2022

China at UN vows to combat Taiwan independence 'activities'
Deustche Welle, September 24, 2022

Chinese lab accused of concealing positive Covid test results
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2022

Beijing bus drivers have been told to wear wristbands to monitor their emotions
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2022

Weibo chairman backs Chinese censors’ crackdown and promises ‘ecologically sound’ cyberspace
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

China rights report prompts Western-led call for UN debate
Reuters, September 26, 2022

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美国呼吁联合国讨论中国人权与新疆问题(U.S. calls on UN to discuss issues on human rights in China and Xinjiang)
Radio France Internationale, September 26, 2022

How is Xinjiang still shipping millions of goods to US after ‘forced labour’ law came into effect?
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2022

UN FACES INTERNAL TENSIONS OVER ABUSES IN XINJIANG, ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINESE INITIATIVES
China Digital Times, September 23, 2022

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

湖南株州民主人士陈思明因向外界披露“泼墨女”董瑶琼父亲董建彪惨死狱中而遭被行政拘留15天(Father of Dong Yaoqiong, girl who splashed ink on Xi Jinping's portrait, dies in prison; Hunan democracy activist Chen Siming gets 15 days of administrative detention for disclosing the news)
Weiquanwang, September 26, 2022

“12.13厦门聚会案”当事人张忠顺再次被以“颠覆国家政权”罪名监视居住(Zhang Zhongshun, of the "12.26” citizen case, is again placed under residential surveillance on the charge of "subversion of state power")
Weiquanwang, September 24, 2022

民生观察呼吁国际社会全力营救郭飞雄(Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch urges international community to spare no effort in rescuing Guo Feixiong)
Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch, September 24, 2022

709案核心人物周世锋刑满出狱 声言要为自己翻案(Zhou Shifeng, core figure in “709” case, is released from prison after sentence completion, vows to pursue reversal of the verdict)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2022

Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen goes on trial over fund defending protesters
Agence France-Presse, September 26, 2022

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612基金案開審6被告不認罪　控方指基金帶政治目的(6 defendants of 612 Humanitarian Fund case plead not guilty; prosecution accuses the fund of having political purpose)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 26, 2022

Credibility of mitigation from ex-leader of Hong Kong activist group Student Politicism questioned in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2022

Related:
已解散「賢學思政」四人認串謀煽動顛覆　案件下月再訊(4 former members of disbanded Student Politicism plead guilty to conspiracy to incite subversion; case will be heard again next month)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 24, 2022

‘Shrinking news industry’: Hong Kong press freedom index sinks to new low as media outlets disappear
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2022

「星火同盟」涉洗黑錢案兩被捕人潛逃　警申充公7000萬元組織資產獲批(2 Spark Alliance arrestees accused of money laundering flee; court approves confiscation of the group’s HK$70million assets)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2022

工程師認於Telegram教自製武器襲警　官批鼓吹無底線襲警判囚42個月(Engineer is sentenced to 42 months in prison after pleading guilty to teaching others to make weapons to attack police on Telegram, criticized by judge for advocating “bottomless” assault on police)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

抖音或因对儿童数据保护不足 英国拟制裁(TikTok may be fined by UK for not protecting children's data)
Radio France Internationale, September 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中共二十大代表名单公布 习近平被软禁传言上推特热搜(CPC announces list of deputies to 20th CPC National Congress; rumors of Xi Jinping being under house arrest are trending on Twitter)
Deutsche Welle, September 25, 2022

China becomes ‘hothouse’ of intrigue ahead of crucial Communist party congress
The Guardian, September 26, 2022

Xi Jinping 'warns his opponents' with suspended death sentences to former top cops
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2022

Chinese anthem booed at Hong Kong football match, as police film fans
Agence France-Presse, September 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s foreign policy has failed Chinese people. Here’s how to put it right
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2022

The End of Senior Politics in China
The Diplomat, September 26, 2022

China’s War on History Is Growing
Foreign Policy, September 23, 2022

For Hong Kong today, the Sino-British Joint Declaration is just a piece of paper
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2022

中国须学会“放下”以提升软实力(China must learn to "let go" to enhance soft power)
Financial Times, September 25, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

中国大外宣派众人去联合国大力宣传新疆好(China sends propaganda team to UN to promote favorable picture of Xinjiang)
Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2022

情资报告显示20年间中国重金招募美国华人军事科学家多达154名(Intelligence report shows that China has recruited as many as 154 Chinese American military scientists over the past 20 years)
Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2022

Related:
THE LOS ALAMOS CLUB: How the People’s Republic of China Recruited Leading Scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory to Advance Its Military Programs
Strider Technologies, September 22, 2022

China’s military told to ‘resolutely do what the party asks it to do’
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2022

China’s former justice minister faces life in prison amid purge of security officials
Reuters, September 23, 2022

Related:
Chinese ‘political clique’ leader Sun Lijun faces life in jail for corruption as law enforcement purge winds down
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2022

20大前连打“政法虎” 孙力军被判死缓(Prior to 20th CPC National Congress, "political and legal tigers" are targeted one by one: Sun Lijun, former vice minister of China's Ministry of Public Security, gets suspended death sentence)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Why the Obvious Geopolitics of the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 Matter
The Diplomat, September 23, 2022

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

Soon-to-be-released Chinese rights lawyer could face months of further restrictions
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022

廖子文涉兩案先後判監 判詞透露懲教無法同期執行 實際刑期37月(Liu Tsz Man of Hong Kong 12 case is sentenced to prison in two separate cases; verdict reveals that correctional services cannot be executed concurrently with actual sentence totaling 37 months)
Inmediahk, September 22, 2022

8.31太子站兩週年 網媒記者認阻差辦公及公眾妨擾 緩刑2年 罰款3千元(Online news reporter is sentenced to 2 years with suspended sentence and fined HK$3,000 after pleading guilty to obstructing police and public nuisance in 2nd anniversary of 8.31 Prince Edward Station attack)
Inmediahk, September 22, 2022

城大學生會14成員辦「臨別禮」違限聚令各罰7000元　官斥嚴重影響公共安全(14 former members of CityU Students’ Union are fined HK$7,000 each for violating gathering restriction order for holding "farewell ceremony")
Ming Pao, September 23, 2022

John Lee tells ‘patriotic’ journalists to deliver the ‘right Hong Kong message’ at media event for China’s National Day
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

How Xi Jinping might change the Communist Party’s constitution
The Economist, September 22, 2022

Reforms to China’s hukou system will not help migrants much
The Economist, September 22, 2022

Hong Kong to end quarantine after outcry from firms, residents
Al Jazeera, September 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China sentences man who attacked women at barbecue restaurant to 24 years in prison
Agence France-Presse, September 23, 2022

Related:
“唐山打人案”宣判：主犯一审获刑24年(Tangshan Beating Women Case : Principal is sentenced to 24 years in first trial)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2022

Hong Kong Covid: Double-masked flautists in ad spark ridicule
BBC News, September 23, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中国软实力不足的短板在哪里？(Where are the shortcomings of China's lack of soft power?)
Financial Times, September 22, 2022

中国民众防疫心态的分化和转化(Differentiation and transformation of Chinese people's epidemic prevention mentality)
Financial Times, September 22, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

China brings cash to former Soviet republics in bid to win favour with Central Asian ‘stans’
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2022

In one day, three former Chinese police chiefs are each jailed for more than a decade for corruption
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2022

Related:
曾被控有“政治野心”的中国前司法部长傅政华以受贿罪被判死缓(Former Chinese justice minister Fu Zhenghua, accused of “political ambition,” gets suspended death sentence on bribery charges)
Radio France Internationale, September 22, 2022

Beijing police ban drones, expel petitioners, migrant workers ahead of CCP congress
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Biden criticizes Iran and China on human rights and security issues.
拜登联合国大会发言批评中国和伊朗人权记录
The New York Times, September 22, 2022

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

“709”核心律师周世锋将出狱 恐续遭监禁(Zhou Shifeng, key lawyer of "709" case, to be released from prison but may face continued confinement)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022

人权律师高智晟一家通过浮雕“虚拟团聚” 美官员议员谴责中共行径不可接受(Family makes sculpture of Gao Zhisheng; U.S. officials condemn CPC's unacceptable actions against him)
Voice of America, September 22, 2022

人权律师王宇致函卫健委 促切实保障孕妇就业权利(Human rights lawyer Wang Yu sends letter to China’s National Health Commission urging employment rights of pregnant women)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022

DUO USE PERFORMANCE ART TO PREVAIL AFTER EVICTION FOR OPPOSITION TO “ROUTINIZED COVID TESTING”
China Digital Times, September 21, 2022

Students turn out in protest over power cuts at university in China's Wuhan
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2022

陳朗昇否認阻差辦公明年審　官批保釋赴英深造(Journalists Association chair Ronson Chan denies obstructing police; judge approves bail for further study in the UK as trial is scheduled for next year)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2022

12港人案廖子文申保釋等候刑期上訴被拒　官質疑曾潛逃難信會歸押(Judge denies bail to Liu Tsz Man of Hong Kong 12 case citing his previous attempt to flee)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2022

Hong Kong schools encouraged to play patriotic music video ahead of National Day
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China 'ready for the fight' if Xinjiang motion is brought to UN rights body
Reuters, September 22, 2022

Beijing to toughen punishment for Taiwan’s pro-independence forces, officials say
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022