HRIC Daily Brief

How China Threatens to Splinter the Metaverse Wired, July 19, 2022 A North Dakota City Attracted a Corn Mill. Then Came Questions About It...

中国版“N号房事件” 举报猥亵女童上万案疑遭控评(Chinese version of "Nth Room": Victims number nearly 50,000; online platforms suppress reports, discussio...

U.S. aid chief criticizes China’s ‘absence’ in a food crisis stoked by Russia’s invasion. 美国官员谴责中国在全球粮食危机援助行动中“缺席” The New York Times, July ...

北京邀歐四國領導人11月來華會習近平？中外交部：假消息(Beijing invites leaders of 4 European countries to China to meet Xi Jinping in November? Chinese Ministry of For...

习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义（中）(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 2) Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2022 Re...

China’s Leader Visits Xinjiang for the First Time Since Imposing Crackdown 实施镇压以来首次考察新疆，习近平意图彰显团结稳定 The New York Times, July 18, 2022 警方“百...

紧急关注：著名人权律师王宇成都医院看病 遭医院保安暴力 报警去派出所笔录竟被控涉嫌扰乱公共场所秩序(Well-known human rights lawyer Wang Yu is charged with disturbing order in a public place ...

China banks told to bail out property developers as mortgage boycotts threaten economy The Guardian, July 18, 2022

No longer the most populous, but still China wants to be world number one The Guardian, July 17, 2022 Hong Kong phrase ‘add oil’ is older ...

Pacific Nations Reproach China for Its Push to Extend Regional Sway 太平洋岛国指责中国以强势姿态扩大地区影响力 The Wall Street Journal, July 14-15, 2022 Chinese...

中国烂尾楼拒付贷卷风暴 陕西首酿上千苦主包围银保监局(A thousand owners of units in unfinished buildings surround Banking Regulatory Commission in Shaanxi to defend th...

美通過國防授權法 撐台參與環太平洋軍演(U.S. passes National Defense Authorization Act to support Taiwan's participation in 2024 Rim of the Pacific exercise...

Alibaba Executives Called In by China Authorities as It Investigates Historic Data Heist 消息人士称阿里巴巴高管因警方数据库泄露事件被上海当局约见 The Wall Street Journa...

客座評論：河南儲戶維權與中國模式的未來(Guest commentary: Defending rights of Henan bank depositors and future of Chinese model) Deutsche Welle, July 15, 2022

China’s Surveillance State Hits Rare Resistance From Its Own Subjects The New York Times, July 14, 2022 Beijing Communities Asking People t...

「長沙富能」政治犯致函家屬 披露赤山監獄艱困狀況(In letter to family, NGO Changsha Funeng member discloses harsh conditions in Chishan Prison) Deutsche Welle, July ...

Taking China's Global Cyber Body To Task China Media Project, July 14, 2022 China’s big tech problem: even in a state-managed economy, ...

In Shanghai, a surge in cases raises fears of another lockdown. 上海新冠感染病例激增，引发再次封锁担忧 The New York Times, July 14, 2022 微博禁谐音传播不良信息 网民批如“文字狱...

地方政府深陷财政泥潭，中国各地危机四起 (Local gov’ts in deep financial quagmire as crises spread across China) Voice of America,, July 13, 2022 中国烂尾楼业主集体停缴房贷 ...

美国国会及行政当局中国委员会共同主席发表声明 纪念刘晓波逝世五周年 (Statement by co-chairs of U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China commemorating Liu Xiaobo on 5t...