HRIC Daily Brief

Is the deglobalisation writing on the wall? How China is reversing cultural openness with the West South China Morning Post, February 9, 202...

21 nations condemn Hong Kong press freedom crackdown and closure of news outlets Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2022 Related: Media Free...

The Chinese Legislature’s Hidden Agenda The Diplomat, February 9, 2022 Excerpt: “For about a decade, China’s national legislature, the Na...

Bearing an Olympic Torch, and a Politically Loaded Message 团结象征还是粉饰镇压？争议旋涡中的维吾尔火炬手 The New York Times, February 8, 2022 China’s dismal hum...

China: Imprisoned Tibetan Monk’s Health in Peril Human Rights Watch, February 9, 2022

Australia denied access to dual citizen detained for alleged ‘subversion’ in Hong Kong The Guardian, February 8, 2022

Chinese free speech advocate takes aim at Tencent over WeChat account shutdown South China Morning Post, February 7, 2022 Hong Kong CityU s...

US adds 33 Chinese companies to red flag list, unseals Hytera indictment South China Morning Post, February 8, 2022 鄧炳強稱就23條本地立法擬5月到立會開展諮詢(...

Beijing’s mixing of geopolitics and the Olympics comes at a cost Financial Times, February 8, 2022 Chinese media isn’t covering Peng Shuai’...

UN’s Guterres says he expects China to let rights chief pay ‘credible’ visit to Xinjiang Agence France-Presse, February 6, 2022 WHO chief d...

75-year-old Hong Kong activist facing sedition charge denied bail after planning Beijing Olympics demo Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 202...

美国准备推出“印太经济架构”，旨在制衡中国(U.S. to launch New Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to counter China) The Wall Street Journal, February 7, 2022 Rel...

Beijing 2022: US criticises choice of ethnic Uyghur Olympic torchbearer, as IOC defends move Agence France-Presse, February 6, 2022 In Beij...

Xi’s Big Show: What the Olympics Reveal About China Foreign Affairs, February 6, 2022 In the 2008 Olympics, Beijing Felt Like an Open Door....

An Olympic Legacy of Media Control China Media Project, February 4, 2022 For Uyghur 2008 Torchbearer, China’s Olympic Flame Has Gone Dark T...

National security law: veteran Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu arrested for allegedly inciting subversion South China Morning Post, February ...

Who Makes Foreign Policy in China? The Diplomat, February 4, 2022 Building a metaverse with Chinese characteristics The Economist, February...

Beijing Olympics: Winter Games start amid Covid and boycotts BBC News, February 4, 2022 Once Again the Olympic Games Will Begin, Despite Ev...

Video of Mentally Ill Woman Chained in Shack Stirs Anger in China 徐州八孩母亲视频引发愤怒，中国女性权益保障再受质疑 The New York Times, February 4, 2022 评论 | 胡平：中共...

China pours money into Iraq as US retreats from Middle East 中国强势转向中东 中资涌入伊拉克 Financial Times, February 2, 2022 China announces further res...