International Responses (国际反应)

Chinese spy Xu Yanjun jailed for 20 years for stealing tech from US aerospace and aviation firms
Reuters, November 17, 2022

FBI局长国会作证：中国盗窃美国资料大于各国盗窃总和(FBI director testifies before Congress: China's theft of U.S. data is greater than sum of all countries' theft)
Radio France Internationale, November 17, 2022

China’s efforts in US and elsewhere to reach and silence critics merit greater attention: US panel
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2022

Related:
2022 ANNUAL REPORT—Full Report
Executive summary
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, November 16, 2022

美国会：经安会促考虑停中美正常贸易关系 CECC忧习近平集权侵海外人权(U.S. Congress: Economic and Security Council urges consideration of cessation of normal trade relations between China, U.S.; CECC concerned that Xi Jinping's consolidation of power violates human rights abroad)
Radio France Internationale, November 17, 2022

德国总统：中国不想依赖世界，却要让世界依赖中国(German President: China does not want to depend on the world, but wants the world to depend on China)
Deutsche Welle, November 17, 2022

German minister wants China cooperation dependent on rights situation – Spiegel
Reuters, November 16, 2022

Related:
机密文件曝光：揭示德国未来对华战略(Exposed confidential paper reveals Germany's future strategy regarding China)
Deutsche Welle, November 17, 2022

U.K. Sees Myriad Domestic Threats, Mainly From Iran, Russia and China
英国安全部门强调来自伊朗、中国等多重威胁
The New York Times, November 17, 2022

Newport Wafer Fab’s sale to Nexperia blocked by UK ministers
英国政府决定阻止中资收购纽波特晶圆厂
Financial Times, November 17, 2022

Taiwan may further restrict tech over spectre of mainland China taking sensitive technology
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2022

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

Covid Lockdown Chaos Sets Off a Rare Protest in a Chinese City
广州海珠区长时间封控引罕见抗议，民众推翻警车
The New York Times, November 17, 2022

Criminal records checks of lion dance performers necessary, Hong Kong security chief says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 17, 2022

Hong Kong’s once-vibrant movie industry now walks a fine China line
The Washington Post, November 17, 2022

前年七一遊行藏石油氣罐連火槍等物品　三案發時未成年男女判入更生中心(3 are sentenced to correctional center for possessing LPG tanks, firearms, other items in 2020 July 1 march when they were minors)
Ming Pao, November 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

What Videos Show About the Extremes of China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy
The New York Times, November 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Xi angrily rebukes Trudeau over ‘leaks’ to media about Canada-China relations
The Guardian, November 17, 2022

Related:
China’s Xi Scolds Trudeau Over a Conversation Made Public
习近平在G20现场指责特鲁多“泄露”两人会谈内容
The New York Times, November 17, 2022

Chinese leaders face anger over 2nd child's quarantine death
Associated Press, November 17, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong public needs more than Covid-19 slogans
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2022

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

中国疫情持续升温， 防疫措施混乱致冲突和谣言四起 (As COVID cases in China continue to surge, chaotic anti-epidemic measures spark conflicts and rumors)
BBC News, November 16, 2022

Planned 'universal health code' linked to health data platform sparks fears in China
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2022

Coronavirus: Xinjiang authorities investigate 3 men over ‘malicious’ online comments
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2022

中国和伊朗等威权政府利用美国私家侦探监视在美异见人士
Iran and China Use Private Detectives to Spy on Dissidents in America
The New York Times, November 16, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Freedom House reveals how Mozambique resists China's influence in the media sector
GlobalVoices, November 15, 2022

Related:
Beijing's Global Media Influence: Authoritarian Expansion and the Power of Democracy
Freedom House, September, 2022

特區政府強烈反駁美方報告　促停止干涉港事務(HKSAR gov’t strongly refutes US report findings, urges stop to interfering in HK affairs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 16, 2022

Related:
2022 Annual Report to Congress - CHAPTER 5 HONG KONG
(Full text)
U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION, November 2022

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

中國大學生在操場爬行：當「發瘋文學」照進現實 (Chinese college students crawling on the playground: When "crazy literature" illuminates reality)
Initium Media, November 15, 2022

遭羁押1年多的重庆维权人士唐云淑今获刑4年6个月 (Chongqing human rights activist Tang Yunshu, detained for more than a year, is sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison)
Weiquanwang, November 16, 2022

遭刑事拘留的广西人权律师陈家鸿已被批捕 (Guangxi human rights lawyer Chen Jiahong is officially arrested)
Weiquanwang, November 16, 2022

Chinese social media users have discovered a way to bash the country’s zero-COVID strategy online
Fortune, November 15, 2022

Remanding national security defendants for long period before trial ‘not ideal,’ head of Hong Kong lawyers’ group says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2022

Hong Kong films defy warnings with strong Golden Horse presence
Radio France Internationale, November 16, 2022

兩男學生分別認中環襲警及「搶犯」　裁定暴動罪成囚45個月(2 students are sentenced to 45 months in prison for rioting after pleading guilty to assaulting police and "snatching arrestees" in Central in 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2022

国际新闻自由和人权团体致信李家超: 立即释放黎智英(International press freedom and human rights groups’ letter to John Lee: Release Jimmy Lai Immediately)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2022

Related:
CPJ, partners call on Hong Kong leader to secure Jimmy Lai’s release
Committee to Protect Journalists, November 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

国家互联网信息办公室修订《互联网跟帖评论服务管理规定》发布施行 (Cyberspace Administration of China revised "Provisions on the Administration of Internet Thread Commenting Services")
Cyberspace Administration of China, November 16, 2022

Related:
互联网跟帖评论服务管理规定 (Provisions on the Administration of Internet Thread Commenting Services)
Cyberspace Administration of China, November 16, 2022

China’s changes to Covid-19 controls get mixed reaction as new cases stoke fears
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2022

Related:
Tell China to ease zero-Covid policy on human rights grounds, US congressional panel hears
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong Law Society president heads to Australia in bid to clear up misunderstandings over city’s rule of law
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: End ideological “Zero COVID” and put human life and dignity first
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 16, 2022

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

Canada charges electric vehicle battery researcher with espionage for China
The Guardian, November 14, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

加拿大逮捕中国间谍 国会将调查北京干预联邦选举 (Canada arrests Chinese spy; parliament to investigate Beijing meddling in federal election)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2022

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

疫情飙升封控趋严引发民怨 广州市民冲上街头抗议(Soaring epidemic and tightening restrictions spark public anger; Guangzhou residents take to the streets in protest)
Voice of America, November 15, 2022

Related:
Protesters and police clash in southern China over Covid-19 lockdowns
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2022

Chinese reporter Sophia Huang Xueqin nominated for press freedom courage prize for #MeToo campaigning
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2022

於連登煽惑集結 自閉症男認煽動囚一年 官指或產生殺人放火的「孤狼」(Autistic man is sentenced to 1 year in prison after pleading guilty to inciting others to participate in illegal assembly in online forum)
Inmediahk, November 15, 2022

不服黎智英聘英御用大狀　律政司申請上訴至終院(DoJ appeals to Court of Final Appeal against Jimmy Lai’s appointment of UK barrister)
Inmediahk, November 15, 2022

六四維園外遇警截查被指不合作 八旬翁被控阻差辦公(Man, 80, is charged with obstructing police for being uncooperative when stopped and searched by police outside Victoria Park on June 4)
Inmediahk, November 15, 2022

支聯會拒交資料案 官禁以受害者形容天安門母親 鄒幸彤斥可恥(In HK Alliance case of refusing to submit information to police, judge bans term “victims” to describe Tiananmen Mothers; Chow Hang-tung calls decision “shameful”)
Inmediahk, November 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

防疫政策反复无常　石家庄免费核酸检测点关闭又开 (In erratic epidemic prevention policy, Shijiazhuang’s free PCR testing sites close and reopen)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2022

China’s Performative Zero-COVID Policy
The Diplomat, November 15, 2022

China’s Twenty Trending Covid Rule Changes and One Big Red Map
What's on Weibo, November 11, 2022

One Way To Avoid Scandals? China Lays Down Law For Celebrity Endorsements
ChinaFilmInsider, November 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

大陸教師遭「爆破手」惡意干擾網課後猝死，你如何看疫下網絡暴力新現象？(Mainland teacher dies suddenly after “blasters” maliciously interfered with online classes. How do you view the new phenomenon of cyber violence under the epidemic?)
Initium Media, November 15, 2022

Millions of missing women: China grapples with legacy of one-child policy as population ages
The Guardian, November 15, 2022

Hong Kong leader tasks sports officials to look into improvements after protest song instead of national anthem played at rugby match in South Korea
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2022

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

Kishida tells Asia leaders China infringing on Japan's sovereignty
Reuters, November 13, 2022

How Xi Jinping is mobilising the masses to control themselves
The Economist, November 10, 2022

Hong Kong schools to supply authorities with information on national education uptake among teachers, students
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2022

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

“一个人的勇敢不应该没有回声” —— 记一场在伦敦用普通话发出的示威与抗议 ("One's bravery should not be without echoes": Record of a protest in London in Mandarin)
NGOCN, November 8, 2022

Apple limits file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users after anti-govt protest
Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2022

被控串謀勾結外國勢力　黎智英申永久終止聆訊(Jimmy Lai applies for permanent stay of proceedings on charge of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2022

Hong Kong court convicts woman of assaulting a police officer, possessing offensive weapon during 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 14, 2022

涉光城者串謀恐怖活動案 中六女學生還柙逾一年 高院申保釋遭拒(In “Returning Valiant” case of conspiracy of terrorist activities, High Court rejects bail to Form 6 student who has been detained for over a year)
Inmediahk, November 11, 2022

涉為「香港獨立黨」骨幹　男教師被控串謀煽動保釋被拒(Teacher suspected of being “Hong Kong Independence Party” backbone and charged with alleged conspiracy to incite is denied bail)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2022

女子承認煽惑他人不投票或白票判囚2個月緩刑18個月(Woman is sentenced to 2 months in jail suspended for 18 months after pleading guilty to inciting others not to vote or to cast invalid vote)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 11, 2022

涉5年前發文稱炸解放軍軍營　27歲男罪成囚4年半(27-year-old man is sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for sharing post in online forum about bombing PLA barracks 5 years ago)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2022

停職檢控主任指紀律聆訊偏袒申覆核　高院駁回申請(High Court judge rejects request by suspended DoJ prosecution officer for review of disciplinary action against him following his complaint about police in 2019)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

最高法规范合议庭运行 要求成员平等实质参与评议 (Supreme People’s Court regulates operation of collegial panel, requires members to participate in deliberation on an equal and substantive basis)
Caixin, November 14, 2022

Related:
最高人民法院关于规范合议庭运行机制的意见 (Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Regulating the Operational Mechanism of Collegial Panels)
The Supreme People's Court, November 10, 2022

教职员工实施侵害未成年人犯罪，将被判决终身禁业 (Faculty members who commit crimes against minors will be sentenced to lifetime bans from fields involving close contact with minors)
Caixin, November 14, 2022

Related:
最高人民法院 最高人民检察院 教育部关于落实从业禁止制度的意见(Opinions of the Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Education on Implementing the Employment Prohibition System)
The Supreme People's Court, November 11, 2022

中国放宽部分疫情防控规定，但坚持“清零”
China Eases Some Pandemic Policies, While Sticking to ‘Zero Covid’
The New York Times, November 14, 2022

Collateral damage and secondary victims: the social impact of zero-COVID
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2022

Related:
PUBLIC INDIGNATION OVER PREVENTABLE DEATHS DURING LOCKDOWNS IN XINJIANG, INNER MONGOLIA, GANSU, AND HENAN
China Digital Times, November 11, 2022

Beijing can help Hong Kong society heal by explaining where ‘red lines’ of national security law lie, says Catholic bishop
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong Demands Inquiry After Protest Song Is Played Before Rugby Match
The New York Times, November 14, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong calls for investigation after protest song replaced Chinese national anthem at rugby sevens game
The Guardian, November 14, 2022