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

澳智库：中国欲以假信息影响所羅門群岛舆论(Australian think tank: China wants to use false information to influence public opinion in Solomon Islands)
Deutsche Welle, October 6, 2022

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Suppressing the truth and spreading lies
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, October 5, 2022

Xi Jinping cracks down on disloyalty ahead of Communist party congress
Financial Times, October 6, 2022

As Party Congress looms, dissidents languish and Party ramps up ideological control
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 5, 2022

INSIDE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT’S GROWING SURVEILLANCE STATE
The Intercept, October 5, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

UN rights body rejects Western bid to debate Xinjiang abuses
Yahoo News, October 6, 2022

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人权组织致函联合国人权理事会成员国，要求讨论新疆人权局势(In joint letter, 54 human rights groups urge UN Human Rights Council member states to request discussion on human rights situation in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, October 6, 2022

Apple's manufacturing moves away from China are a drop in the ocean
Quartz, October 5, 2022

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

四川维权人士黄晓敏被以“寻衅滋事罪”判刑4年(Sichuan rights activist Huang Xiaomin is sentenced to 4 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2022

創中文脫口秀開放麥 中國留學生推進女權（Chinese overseas students promote women's rights through stand-up comedy open mic）
Sing Tao Daily, October 3, 2022

Why are so many teachers giving up their careers in Hong Kong?
GlobalVoices, October 6, 2022

香港資深評論家李怡過世台灣：一輩子只追求自由(Hong Kong veteran critic Li Yi who supported the 2019 protests dies in Taiwan: I have only pursued freedom my whole life)
Radio France Internationale, October 6, 2022

10.1沙田 情侶被指牽手逃跑暴動罪成 曾稱踢波帶生理鹽水急救 官斥天荒夜譚(Couple is convicted of rioting in Oct. 1 2019 Shatin protest; judge slams defense claim of carrying saline for first aid in playing as ridiculous)
October 6, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s Vast Xinjiang Hit With COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Associated Press, October 6, 2022

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世界再次震惊：新疆两千多万人和各种交通进入“速冻”只为这97个病例(New shock to world: More than 20 million people in Xinjiang are locked down for only 97 cases)
Voice of America, October 6, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Nationalist fervour ratcheted up in lead up to China’s communist party congress
The Guardian, October 6, 2022

Talking Markets: China Likely Needs More Than October Meetings to Exit Zero-Covid
二十大后中国动态清零防疫政策恐难放松
The Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2022

The Chinese Communist Party’s Ride-or-Die Moment
The Diplomat, October 5, 2022

Hong Kong government blasts US panel’s claim national security law damaged city’s freedom
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中共二十大报道: 高文谦: 习近平最大的对手是他本人(Gao Wenqian on 20th CPC National Congress: Xi Jinping is his own biggest adversary)
Voice of America, October 7, 2022

How a Chinese Doctor Who Warned of Covid-19 Spent His Final Days
被训诫的李文亮如何度过生命最后一程
The New York Times, October 6, 2022

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Should Support Xinjiang’s Muslims
Human Rights Watch, October 5, 2022

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

Xi Jinping’s quest for total control of China is just getting started
The Washington Post, October 5, 2022

How academies for cadres shape China’s ruling class
The Economist, October 4, 2022

北方民族大学收回在校生护照及港澳台通行证（Northern Nationalities University confiscate students' passports and travel permits to and from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan）
Radio Free Aisa, October 5, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

SURVEYS SHOW XI’S HARDLINE FOREIGN POLICY INCREASINGLY UNPOPULAR AMONG WESTERN AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
China Digital Times, October 4, 2022

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

Shandong police hold two on public order charges over homeowners' committee election
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2022

Chinese activists hail Richard Liu rape case settlement as victory for #MeToo
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2022

四川民主维权人士黄晓敏日前被以“寻衅滋事罪”判刑4年 (Sichuan democratic rights activist Huang Xiaomin has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, October 5, 2022

获刑7年的湖北人权活动者彭宇华目前羁押在湖南赤山监狱六监区 (Peng Yuhua, Hubei human rights activist and co-defendant with Li Mingzhe, is serving a 7-year sentence in Hunan Chishan Prison)
Weiquanwang, October 5, 2022

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Civic Party could disband if no one takes up executive committee roles
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2022

Hong Kong Rick and Morty fans spot protest codes in new episode
Agence France-Presse, October 5, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

In China, Xinjiang halts travel out of region as officials admit to failures in controlling outbreak
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2022

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二十大前维稳: 新疆当局称防疫情外溢严禁出疆（Stability maintenance before 20th CPC National Congress: Xinjiang authorities forbid anyone to leave region, citing need to prevent epidemic spread）
Radio Free Aisa, October 5, 2022

“Guarding the Green Horse” – How China’s Health Code System Provided Solutions and Generated Problems
What's on Weibo, October 4, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Marginalized Millions
Foreign Affairs, October 5, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

从Jingyao案看米兔：跨国女权社群的实践、反思和发展（Observing #MeToo from the Jingyao case: Practice, reflection, and development of transnational feminist communities）
Matters, October 4, 2022

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

China demands foreign diplomats provide floor plans of Hong Kong missions
Financial Times, October 4, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Taiwan launches English-language TV channel to boost international outreach, counter Beijing’s narrative
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2022

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

How China's civil society collapsed under Xi
Agence France-Presse, October 4, 2022

中国收紧舆论管控 律师呼吁推友“承包”发放政治犯信息 (China tightens public opinion control, lawyers call on Twitter friends to sign up to distribute political prisoner information)
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2022

维稳再创纪录，无锡当局建“监狱”包围信访维权人孙静芳的家 (Another record for stability maintenance: Wuxi authorities builds "prison" to surround petition activist Sun Jingfang’s home)
Weiquanwang, October 3, 2022

3 men plead guilty to attacking Hong Kong lawyer during demonstration against national security law in 2020
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2022

男子街頭二胡奏《願榮光歸香港》被票控　審訊後脫罪 (Man who played 'Glory to Hong Kong' on erhu in public without permit is acquitted)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 3, 2022

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker in exile vows to keep speaking out for city
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

How to Read China’s Unwritten Rules and Regulations
The Diplomat, October 3, 2022

HKU’s national security course explains the law but fails to answer where the red line is drawn, students say
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中國清零噴消毒劑 新疆至少13維吾爾人中毒身亡(At least 13 Uyghurs in Xinjiang have died of poisoning from “zero-COVID” disinfectant spray)
Central News Agency, October 4, 2022

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COVID disinfectant poisoning kills at least 13 Uyghurs in village in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2022

High-profile China #MeToo case settled in US out of court
The Guardian, October 3, 2022

Jingyao訴劉強東「庭前協議」結案，「誤會」還是「分歧」的抗爭仍在繼續(As Jingyao v. Liu Qiangdong's case settles out of court, the fight over "misunderstanding" continues)
Initium Media, October 3, 2022

BBC纪录片：三年疫情后中国的清零之困 (BBC Documentary: China's “zero-COVID” dilemma after 3 years of epidemic)
BBC News, October 4, 2022

Hong Kong universities attract record number of mainland Chinese students amid rising geopolitical tensions and Covid-19
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Surveillance State: Social Control in China
The Diplomat, October 3, 2022

UN Rights Body Should Debate Xinjiang Report
Human Rights Watch, October 3, 2022

Hong Kong’s new gov’t has Beijing’s trust, but can more relaxed Covid policies win over residents?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2022

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

Xi Jinping’s Quest for Order
Foreign Affairs, October 3, 2022

How China and its allies pool resources to target overseas dissidents
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2022

Chinese lawmakers call for schools to spend less time teaching English to children
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

德国议会访台代表团：中国的威胁“不可接受”(German parliamentary delegation to Taiwan: China's threats are “unacceptable”)
Deutsche Welle, October 3, 2022

反击北京的“谎言”台湾首个公共电视英文频道开播(Taiwan launches first public TV English channel to counter China's "lies")
Voice of America, October 3, 2022

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Taiwan launches English language TV channel to give it more international punch
Reuters, October 3, 2022

Google Translate app no longer available in China, marking US tech giant’s latest retreat from world’s biggest internet market
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2022