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

China Celebrates German Chancellor’s Trip
The Diplomat, November 5, 2022

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分析：“肖尔茨访华给中国带来巨大信心”(Analysis: "Scholz's visit to China brings great confidence to China")
Deutsche Welle, November 5, 2022

孔子学院下台，鲁班工坊接棒？中国职教中心进驻一带一路国家(As Confucius Institutes close, Luban workshops ready to take over? China Vocational Education Center enters Belt and Road countries)
Voice of America, November 6, 2022

Security News This Week: TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data
Wired, November 5, 2022

University students can now major in China’s anti-corruption drive
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2022

China orders construction of state-run canteens in self-contained community hubs
Radio Free Asia, November 4, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

中国自由度指数持续倒退，与台湾排名判若云泥；二十大后中国公民自由前景更加堪忧(China continues to slide in 5 freedom and prosperity indices as Taiwan rises; future of China’s civil liberties after 20th CPC National Congress raises further concerns)
Voice of America, November 5, 2022

German Greens urge Taiwan ties after China visit
Taipei Times, November 7, 2022

Ditch China plans, human rights activists tell Gordonstoun School
The Times, November 7, 2022

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

徐秦煽动颠覆国家政权罪一案将开庭(Jiangsu human rights activist Xu Qin to be tried for “subversion of state power”)
Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch, November 6, 2022

因在中共二十大前夕发文呼吁“修改党章、党政分离 防杜个人崇拜” 而遭抓捕的河北邯郸三位老党员田奇庄、董洪义、马贵全案情的进一步通报(Case update on 3 old CPC members in Hebei arrested for openly urging for amendment to Party constitution, separation of party and gov’t, eradication of personality cult before 20th National Congress)
Weiquanwang, November 7, 2022

中国人权律师江天勇荣获 2022 年国际律师协会人权奖(Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong receives 2022 International Bar Association Human Rights Award)
ChinaAid, November 5, 2022

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China: Jiang Tianyong receives IBA Human Rights Award 2022
International Bar Association, November 4, 2022

Online fan communities in China carry out their own form of self-censorship
The Conversation, November 6, 2022

Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy loses appeal against conviction over accessing public data for documentary
Hong Kong Free Press, November 7, 2022

3 Hong Kong men and teen sentenced for attack on lawyer during protest over national security law in 2020
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2022

前立場新聞署任總編輯林紹桐獲准保釋(Former Stand News editor-in-chief Patrick Lam is released on bail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 7, 2022

Hong Kong police began archiving over 300 Stand News articles days after Apple Daily arrests and raid, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press, November 4, 2022

18歲侍應涉發煽動言論及篡改國歌 辯方爭議非本港境內發布及已超檢控期限(Defense lawyer for 18-year-old waiter accused of making seditious speech and tampering with national anthem argues most items were published outside of Hong Kong and prosecution period for all but 3 items has expired)
Inmediahk, November 4, 2022

月内四批《明报》 保安局责社工撰文禁CBD是挑拨中港矛盾 学者批上纲上线欲消音(Security Bureau criticizes Ming Pao 4 times in a month; scholar slams act as gov’t attempt at silencing media)
Radio France Internationale, November 4, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s ‘unswerving’ zero-Covid rules see no let up
The Guardian, November 5, 2022

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China’s zero-Covid policy sparks outcry again as woman, 55, dies in locked down Inner Mongolia compound
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2022

中国卫健委宣布坚持“动态清零”总方针不动摇(China's National Health Commission announces unswerving adherence to general policy of "dynamic-clearing" of COVID-19 cases)
Radio France Internationale, November 5, 2022

Will China’s updated women’s rights law actually help women?
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2022

Hong Kong’s justice minister vows to boost understanding of city’s laws among residents ahead of high-level legal event, citing ‘painful lesson’ of 2019 social unrest
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2022

蔡若蓮稱學校問責制過往較專注校務　冀強化推國民教育(Secretary for Education Christine Choi says she hopes school accountability system will shift focus from school affairs to strengthening promotion of national education going forward)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 6, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

3-Year-Old in China Dies After Covid Restrictions Delayed Care
兰州三岁幼童延误送医死亡：难以追责的“清零”附带伤害
The New York Times, November 7, 2022

“诋毁党和国家领导人” 中国官员被开除党籍(Chinese official is expelled from CPC for “defaming party and state leaders”)
Deutsche Welle, November 7, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

A Politburo without a female member is a disappointment
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2022

Chinese Election Meddling Hits the Midterms
Foreign Policy, November 4, 2022

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

China buys up US technology to keep tabs on its citizens
Radio Free Asia, November 4, 2022

China’s central bank struggles to force tech groups to share user data with state
Financial Times, November 4, 2022

“BEIJING MAN” IS NO LAUGHING MATTER FOR CENSORS
China Digital Times, November 3, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Germany's Scholz tells China: Any change in Taiwan's status quo must be peaceful
Reuters, November 4, 2022

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德国总理朔尔茨警示北京：台湾现状的改变必须是和平的或经过双方同意(German Chancellor Scholz warns Beijing: Changes to Taiwan's status quo must be peaceful or by mutual consent)
Voice of America, November 4, 2022

G7外长联合声明警示中国 别武力犯台(G7 foreign ministers' joint statement warns China not to invade Taiwan by force)
Radio Free Asia, November 4, 2022

太原：英国纽卡斯尔因新疆问题终止中国姊妹城市关系(UK's Newcastle terminates sister-city relationship with China's Taiyuan over Xinjiang issue)
BBC News, November 4, 2022

德国民调：不足一成民众认为中国可信(Poll in Germany: Less than 10% of people think China is credible)
Deutsche Welle, November 4, 2022

Europe nears a reckoning in its ties to China’s security operations
The Washington Post, November 4, 2022

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European Court of Human Rights effectively bars all extraditions to China
The China Collection, November 4, 2022

British government pledges to curb overseas influence, Chinese infiltration
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2022

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

Hong Kong court denies bail to pro-democracy singer facing sedition charge
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

【立場案】國安警曾大量擷取立場文章惟未呈堂 辯方指震驚、違基本守則(Defense barrister argues prosecution has violated basic rules by using large number of Stand News articles without disclosing them to the defense)
Inmediahk, November 4, 2022

初選案范國威呂智恆分別爭議案情　官指不同意整份案情或影響減刑折扣(In pro-democracy primary election case, Gary Fan and Hendrick Lui to contest charges; judge says contesting charges may affect sentence reduction)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2022

3前區議員阻差辦公罪成 官批評控方多次修改控罪及案情(3 former district councillors convicted of obstruction of police; judge criticizes prosecution for multiple revisions of charges and case facts)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

奏《願榮光》六旬漢被票控公眾地方非法籌款　否認控罪質疑為何不斷遭控(60-year-old man charged with illegal fundraising in public places for performing "Glory to Hong Kong" pleads not guilty and asks why he is constantly charged)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

4人涉「私了」律師陳子遷案　3人判囚19至34個月　一人判入教導所(3 sentenced to 19 to 34 months in prison, 1 to training center for attacking lawyer in 2019 who denounced protestors)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2022

警拘中學教師涉網上教人製造毒氣彈(Police arrest secondary school teacher for teaching how to make gas bombs online)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Beijing is still committed to COVID zero despite economic and human costs
The China Project, November 3, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Xi Jinping’s pilgrimage to ‘red Mecca’ brings back the Mao factor
The Guardian, November 4, 2022

A Biden-Xi Summit Presents Latest Challenge to U.S.-China Ties
安排习拜会给中美关系带来最新挑战
The Wall Street Journal, November 3-4, 2022

Covid-19: Finance chief Paul Chan tested positive on return to Hong Kong but not quarantined, gov’t says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How China Lost America
中国是如何失去美国的
The New York Times, November 2, 2022

The never-ending campaign against graft in China
The Economist, November 3, 2022

Officials must rise to meet concern over fall in rule of law index
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2022

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

The Strange Death of the Uyghur Internet
Wired, November 2, 2022

Canada’s public broadcaster CBC shuts China bureau citing lack of visa
Agence France-Presse, November 3, 2022

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“我们被逼无奈” 加广CBC宣布关闭运作40余年的北京分社(CBC announces closure of Beijing bureau after more than 40 years in operation)
Voice of America, November 3, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

WTA主席：仍希望中国当局对彭帅的指控进行调查(WTA Chairman: I still hope Chinese authorities will investigate Peng Shuai's allegations)
Voice of America, November 3, 2022

Canada orders three Chinese firms to exit lithium deals, citing national security
Reuters, November 3, 2022

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

全国各地千名访民联名状告司法腐败(Petition by 1,000 from many parts of China urges CPC, State Council to clean up judicial corruption)
Weiquanwang, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong justice dep’t appeals against court decision to let UK lawyer represent media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong’s national security police arrest man with suspected ties to pro-independence group over seditious messages posted online
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2022

Portuguese man charged under Hong Kong sedition law over online posts denied bail
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

立場新聞案續審　控方指網站留言激起群眾　官質疑不刪留言動機(In Stand News trial, prosecution charges comments on website “stirred up” public; judge questions motive for not deleting comments)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

初選案伍健偉改為認罪　吳敏兒擬爭議案情(In pro-democracy primary election case, Ng Kin-wai changes plea to guilty; Carol Ng plans to contest charges)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong exiles in UK unnerved by ‘weak’ response to beating of protester
The Guardian, November 3, 2022

Campaigners set up Hong Kong press freedom group to aid city's embattled journalists
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中国供销社惊人复活(Surprising resurrection of China's supply and marketing cooperatives)
Radio France Internationale, November 3, 2022

中国进入国企民企合营期 明年将持续扩大(China enters period of joint ventures between state-owned and private enterprises with plans to continue expanding next year)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2022

Toddler’s death raises new questions about human costs of China’s zero-Covid measures
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2022

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中国兰州男童封锁期间失救死亡，新冠“次生灾难”再引公愤(Boy in Lanzhou dies as lockdown delayed treatment; Covid-19’s "secondary disaster" re-ignites public outrage)
BBC News, November 3, 2022

防疫负担太重 中国多地“常态”核酸检测不再免费(Many local authorities will no longer provide "normal" PCR tests for free, citing heavy costs of epidemic prevention)
Deutsche Welle, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong to strengthen intelligence collection to deal with underlying security threats, John Lee says
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Germany’s Scholz heads to China amid questions over strategy
The Guardian, November 3, 2022

"北京一男子致十四亿人受长期管控"引发热议(Weibo post—"One man in Beijing has put 1.4 billion people under long-term control"—sparks heated debate)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s 20th Party Congress: The Implications for CCP Norms
The Diplomat, November 3, 2022

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

Don’t bet against China and Hong Kong and don’t read too much foreign news, top Chinese regulator tells banking summit
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2022

China bans celebrities with ‘lapsed morals’ from endorsing products
The Guardian, November 2, 2022

蒙族人泰国被捕 称狱中遭国安威逼认罪遣返 现已出狱 (Just released from detention in Thailand, ethnic Mongolian from Inner Mongolia says Chinese state security attempted to force him to plead guilty and accept repatriation)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

纽约也有中国警察服务站 (New York also has a Chinese police service station)
Voice of America, November 2, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

跨境执法涉侵犯主权 荷兰令中国关闭驻外警察站 (Dutch authorities order immediate closure of Chinese police stations in Netherlands, citing violation of sovereignty in cross-border law enforcement without permission)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022