The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Monday, February 07, 2022

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

75-year-old Hong Kong activist facing sedition charge denied bail after planning Beijing Olympics demo
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2022

Related:
警以國安法 要「女長毛」雷玉蓮交出旅遊證件(Lui Yuk-lin, brought in to assist investigation of Koo's sedition case, is asked to hand over travel documents under National Security Law)
Ming Pao, February 6, 2022

Hong Kong’s largest journalist group ‘needs one or two more weeks’ to answer authorities’ request to justify its activities
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2022

Hong Kong judge convicts 4 of unlawful assembly, says memos on detainees’ legal rights show ‘organised nature’ of 2019 protest
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

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

Related:
U.S. Readies New Asia-Pacific Economic Strategy to Counter China
The Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

In Beijing, Olympic Spectacle and Global Power Games
在北京,一场奥运盛会和它背后的全球政治变局

The New York Times, February 7, 2022

China accused of ignoring hockey player's human rights as isolation complaints grow
Reuters, February 7, 2022

Beijing 2022: Tibetans protest ‘Games of shame’ at Olympic HQ
Agence France-Presse, February 4, 2022

China’s Peng Shuai says there was ‘misunderstanding’ over her allegations, announces retirement
The Washington Post, February 7, 2022

Related:
Testimony on Peng Shuai Before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China
China Change, February 3, 2022

In Beijing, the Subject on Everybody’s Mind but Not Lips
发声还是沉默?中国人权问题让冬奥会运动员陷入两难

The New York Times, February 7, 2022

国际奥委会主席巴赫与彭帅会面 难解除对她被当局控制的忧虑(IOC President Bach meets with Peng Shuai, but it's still hard to allay worries about her being controlled by the authorities)
Voice of America, February 7, 2022

八孩母亲遭铁链锁脖事件发酵 民间谴责排山倒海 官方不语(Officials remain silent amid growing public condemnation of treatment of chained 8-child mother)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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. In 2022, It's Closed
Wired, February 6, 2022

The Rise and Fall of Democracy With Chinese Characteristics
The Diplomat, February 5, 2022

We can’t let China use the Olympics to mask genocide and human rights abuses
The Guardian, February 6, 2022

Japan Calls for Monitoring China’s Human Rights Situations
Human Rights Watch, February 7, 2022

丰县女子生育八个孩子的根源在哪里?(What is the root cause of the treatment of the 8-child Fengxian woman?)
Financial Times, February 7, 2022

Friday, February 04, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

An Olympic Legacy of Media Control
China Media Project, February 4, 2022

For Uyghur 2008 Torchbearer, China’s Olympic Flame Has Gone Dark
The Diplomat, February 4, 2022

习近平会见普京 支持彼此维护主权(Xi Jinping meets Putin, in mutual support for maintaining sovereignty)
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2022

Related:
中华人民共和国和俄罗斯联邦关于新时代国际关系和全球可持续发展的联合声明(全文)(Joint Statement of China and Russia on International Relations and Global Sustainable Development in the New Era (full text))
Xinhua News, February 4, 2022

中国从以色列引进国防技术引担忧 专家: 以不会转让美国技术(China's introduction of defense technology from Israel raises concerns; Expert: Israel won't transfer U.S. technology)
Voice of America, February 4, 2022

拒绝在冬奥会前公布新疆人权报告,联合国被批与中国“唱双簧”(UN is criticized for singing to China’s tune in refusing to release Xinjiang human rights report before Winter Olympics)
Voice of America, February 4, 2022

国际记者联盟报告:中国使用多种强制手段控制外国驻华记者的报道(IFJ report: China uses a variety of coercive methods to control reporting by foreign journalists’ in China)
Voice of America, February 4, 2022

Related:
Fair Game: The Endangered Media Space for Foreign Correspondents inside China 2022
The International Federation of Journalists, February 2, 2022

ASK “WHY?” ON WEIBO AND YOU’LL ONLY BE SUSPENDED LONGER
China Digital Times, February 3, 2022

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

National security law: veteran Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu arrested for allegedly inciting subversion
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2022

Related:
古思堯涉「煽動顛覆國家政權罪」被捕 今早原定到中聯辦抗議冬奧 (Activist Koo Sze-yiu, arrested on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power" had planned to protest Winter Olympics at the Liaison Office)
inmediahk.net, February 4, 2022

鄒幸彤第15次申請保釋被拒 官拒安排下次開庭日期 (Chow Hang-tung, former vice chair of Hong Kong Alliance, is denied bail for the 15th time; judge rejects request to set new trial date)
Ming Pao, February 4, 2022

Ahead of Winter Olympics, Beijing Moves to Quash Dissent
压制批评,平息异见:冬奥会前北京加大力度“维稳”

The New York Times, February 4, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Who Makes Foreign Policy in China?
The Diplomat, February 4, 2022

Building a metaverse with Chinese characteristics
The Economist, February 3, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing Olympics: Winter Games start amid Covid and boycotts
BBC News, February 4, 2022

Once Again the Olympic Games Will Begin, Despite Everything
在疫情和人权问题争议声中,北京冬奥会将继续推进

The New York Times, February 4, 2022

Xi Jinping brushes off furore dogging Beijing’s ‘Genocide Olympics’
Financial Times, February 4, 2022

Pelosi Warns U.S. Olympic Athletes Not to Anger China With Protests
The New York Times, February 4, 2022

India’s diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics isn’t about China’s human rights violations
Quartz, February 4, 2022

北京冬奥:外国运动员发声批评不应将奥运授权人权糟糕的北京举办(Foreign athlete speaks out: With bad human rights record, Beijing should not host the Olympics)
Radio France Internationale, February 4, 2022

国际学者呼吁遵守奥运宪章维护人类尊严查明病毒来源(International scholars urge COVID-19 origin probe to safeguard human dignity, in keeping with Olympic Charter principle)
Radio France Internationale, February 3, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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:中共强制一胎化政策是拐卖妇女现象恶性泛滥的根源—从徐州八孩母亲视频说起(Hu Ping on video of Xuzhou mother of 8: CPC's enforced one-child policy is the root cause of the rampant abduction and trafficking of women)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2022

Migrant Worker’s Tale of Inequality Grips China, Then Is Erased
“流调中最辛苦的中国人”与一个政府难以面对的真相

The New York Times, February 4, 2022

网络文摘:客观评价习近平(Comment: Objective evaluation of Xi Jinping)
Radio France Internationale, February 4, 2022

法媒:北京夸张的隔离措施与拒绝病毒源头调查合作成反差(French media: Beijing's exaggerated quarantine measures in stark contrast with refusal to cooperate in virus origin investigation)
Radio France Internationale, February 4, 2022

Thursday, February 03, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

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 restrictions on Buddhism on the internet
Central Tibetan Administration, February 3, 2022

Chinese police arrest three Tibetan pilgrims for state secrets
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2022

Tibetan monk being watched by Chinese police despite years after his release from prison: Report
Asian News International, February 2, 2022

白宫透露:拜登计划春季首访亚洲,携手盟友遏制中国扩张(White House: Biden plans first visit to Asia in spring, working with allies to contain China's expansion)
Voice of America, February 3, 2022

EU to outline tech standards plan to counter China influence
欧盟拟在技术标准制定方面对抗中国影响力

Financial Times, February 2, 2022

Xinjiang Genocide: UK House of Lords Urges Government to Act
Bitter Wind, February 3, 2022

Japan should press China more on human rights, Kishida adviser says
Bloomberg, February 3, 2022

北大研究报告揭示:中美科技脱钩后中国损失比美国大,科技发展或陷入瓶颈 (Peking University research report: China loses more than the U.S. in Sino-U.S. technology decoupling; tech development may enter bottleneck)
Voice of America, February 3, 2022

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

【初選47人案】33人獄中過年 馮達浚嘆未能陪愛貓化療 (Case of 47 pro-democracy figures prosecuted for unofficial primaries: 33 enter Lunar New Year in prison)
Inmediahk.net, February 3, 2022

China's state security targets family of doctor who blew whistle on Olympic doping
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Back from the dead: How Hong Kong resurrected ill-fated bills in the absence of opposition
Hong Kong Free Press, February 3, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN accused of colluding with China to delay Xinjiang human rights report until after Beijing Winter Olympics
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2022

Bach claims Beijing 2022 enjoys international support with Olympics fending off boycott ghosts
insidethegames.biz, February 3, 2022

IOC president to meet Peng Shuai in Beijing Winter Olympics ‘closed loop’
Reuters, February 3, 2022

The IOC stays silent on human rights in China
Axios, February 1, 2022

As 2022 Olympics begin, Uyghurs fight for families in China
Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2022

International Coalition of Olympic Athletes Will Boycott Opening Ceremony in Beijing: Report
National Review, February 2, 2022

Uyghur activist urges Olympians to put pressure on China with podium gesture
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 2, 2022

Chinese exiles: Boycott Winter Olympics over Uighur ‘genocide’
Aljazeera, February 2, 2022

The ‘Feel Guilty Games’?: China human rights issues have forever marked the Beijing Olympics
Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2022

China’s finely crafted web of digital surveillance for the Beijing Olympics has been years in the making
The Washington Post, February 2, 2022

China’s Orwellian digital surveillance turns to Olympic athletes
Seattle Times, February 2, 2022

FBI urges Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and take burner phones to Beijing
The Independent, February 2, 2022

Welcome to the Burner Phone Olympics
Wired, February 2, 2022

Winter Olympic translation technology also used to track China ethnic minorities
Special Broadcasting Service (Australia), February 2, 2022

In Beijing, the Subject on Everybody’s Mind but Not Lips
The New York Times, February 3, 2022

China's 2022 Winter Olympics force athletes to navigate snow, ice and human rights
USA Today, February 2, 2022

Xi's Olympic guest list heavy on strongmen and autocrats
CNN, February 3, 2022

Beijing Olympics: The new front line in the US-China cold war
Financial Times, February 3, 2022

Winter Olympics: Chinese President Xi Jinping says Beijing will deliver ‘safe and splendid’ Games, IOC chief bemoans ‘boycott ghosts’
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2022

Why is Taiwan called Chinese Taipei at the Olympics?
Agence France-Presse, February 2, 2022

Police in China's Jiangsu to investigate husband of chained woman amid online outcry
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Threats to Athletes, Human Rights Crimes Define Beijing Games: Sponsors, NBC Should Stand with Athletes and Against Repression
Joint Statement by 133 NGOs, February 2, 2022

Opinion: Olympic athletes are getting ready to boycott the opening ceremony in Beijing
The Washington Post, February 2, 2022

Olympics 2022 -- How we ended up with a Winter Games amid China's human rights crisis
ESPN, February 2, 2022

NBA球星坎特接受美国之音专访谈致力于倡导人权的体会(NBA star Kanter speaks about the path that led him toward human rights advocacy)
Voice of America, February 3, 2022

Why Xinjiang Has Been a Touchy Subject in China for Centuries
Independent Media Institute, February 2, 2022

The Moral Cost of Doing Business in China
Wall Street Journal, February 2, 2022

该如何描述当代中国?《华邮》评论文章惹争议(How to describe contemporary China? Washington Post commentary provokes controversy)
Deutsche Welle, February 3, 2022

Related:
Opinion: China isn’t just ‘authoritarian’ any more. It’s scarier.
The Washington Post, January 31, 2022

Hong Kong is failing to address the growing mental health crisis among its youth
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2022

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China more ‘brazen and damaging’ than ever, says FBI director
The Guardian, Feb 1, 2022

Illegal overfishing by Chinese trawlers leaves Sierra Leone locals ‘starving’
The Guardian, February 1, 2022

China: Media freedom declining at 'breakneck speed' – report
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 31, 2022

FCCC: 外国记者在中国从业已成为一种痛苦(FCCC: Working in China has become a kind of suffering for foreign journalists)
Radio France Internationale, February 2, 2022

Related:
Media Freedoms Report 2021: ‘Locked Down or Kicked Out’
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club in China, January 31, 2022

A Vast Network of ‘New Era Civilization Practice Centers’ Is Beijing’s Latest Bid to Reclaim Hearts and Minds
ChinaFile, January 31, 2022

A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK’d books
Associated Press, February 1, 2022

解放軍駐港部隊在中區軍用碼頭首次舉行升國旗儀式 (PLA garrison in Hong Kong holds first national flag raising ceremony at Central Military Dock)
inmediahk.net, January 30, 2022

Former US security officials join forces on ‘critical’ China contest bill
Reuters, February 2, 2022

Japan parliament passes resolution on human rights in China, expressing concern over Xinjiang, Hong Kong days before Beijing Winter Olympics
Reuters, February 1, 2022

Hong Kong ‘transformed from chaos to governance’ in the last year, Xi Jinping says
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2022

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

Chinese activist who supported Apple Daily in secret trial for 'subversion': wife
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2022

‘This is not justice’: Chinese activists held for two years await trial
The Guardian, February 1, 2022

‘A bed of nails’: China’s #MeToo accusers crushed by burden of proof and counterclaims
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2022

Hong Kong man jailed for 8 months in first sedition sentencing since 1967 leftist riots
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2022

Members of student publication resign en masse citing pressure from Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong Free Press, January 31, 2022

University of Hong Kong covers up 33-year-old Tiananmen tribute painted on bridge, weeks after removing statue
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2022

Hong Kong's laid-off journalists see a dark, uncertain road ahead
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2022

2022北京冬奥会,流亡藏人抗议再出发(2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Tibetans in exile protest again)
Radio France Internationale, February 2, 2022

US human rights professor denied visa by Hong Kong immigration authorities for university teaching position
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2022

Related:
美国一位研究LGBTQ法律学者或因与人权观察关系而遭香港拒签(U.S. legal scholar who studies LGBTQ law may be denied visa to Hong Kong for ties to Human Rights Watch)
Radio France Internationale, February 2, 2022

Survey finds majority of Hongkongers holding BN(O) visas in UK are university educated, married, don’t plan on coming back
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Verdicts from China’s Courts Used to Be Accessible Online. Now They’re Disappearing.
ChinaFile, February 1, 2022

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam delays filling post, raising questions about judiciary's independence
Reuters, January 30, 2022

Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 19
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

U.N. Chief Rebuffs U.S. Request to Skip Beijing Olympics
Foreign Policy, February 1, 2022

北京加紧镇压异议 警告冬奥会运动员为人权发声会有惩处 (Beijing steps up crackdown on dissent, warns Olympic athletes of punishment for speaking out on human rights)
Voice of America, February 1, 2022

Ahead of Winter Olympics, Beijing Moves to Quash Dissent
The New York Times, January 31, 2022

相隔14年 北京奥运背后的中国人权悲剧(The Chinese human rights tragedies behind two Beijing Olympics 14 years apart)
Voice of America, February 2, 2022

Related:
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Confronting the True Face of the CPC
2022年北京冬奥会:直面中国共产党的真实面目
Human Rights in China, January 26, 2022

Inside Beijing’s Olympic Bubble: Robots, Swabs and a Big Gamble
The New York Times, February 2, 2022

These Beijing Olympics Send a Much Darker Message
The Atlantic, February 2, 2022

Xuzhou mother: Video of chained woman in hut outrages China internet
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 31, 2022

Related:
生了八個孩子的女人,人們說她瘋了:豐縣事件和一場對拐賣婦女的輿論清算(People say chained mother of eight children is mentally ill: The Fengxian incident and a public reckoning with trafficking of women)
The Initium, February 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Remembering Zhang Qing: From Her Daughter, Her Son, and Her Friend
China Change, January 30, 2022

China Can’t Silence Olympic Athletes
Foreign Policy, January 31, 2022

Beijing 2022 Is the Death Knell of the Olympic Charter
The Diplomat, February 2, 2022

China isn’t just ‘authoritarian’ any more. It’s scarier.
The Washington Post, January 31, 2022

评论 | 滕彪:奥运洗白与运动员的自由(下)(Teng Biao, Olympic Whitewashing and Athletes' Freedom, Part 2)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2022

Does Hong Kong still have judicial independence?
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2022

Friday, January 28, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Exclusive | China says UN human rights chief can visit Xinjiang ‘after Olympics’
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2022

China’s plans for Xinjiang, and what it means for the region’s persecuted Uyghurs – podcast
The Conversation, January 27, 2022

Xi Jinping’s iron grip on power brings new form of corruption, China experts tell US congressional advisory panel
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2022

National security law: ‘press freedom is not absolute,’ Hong Kong police chief Raymond Siu says
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2022

The End of ‘Fight Club’ Was Cut in China. The Pattern Goes Back Decades.
搏击俱乐部》结局遭篡改,中国审查制度再掀争议

The New York Times, January 3, 2022

澳总理微信账号被易名 引发对中共渗透的担忧(Australian PM's WeChat account has been renamed, sparking fears of CPC infiltration)
Voice of America, January 28, 2022

中国“一带一路”冒险进入叙利亚可能收获巨大的回报(China's One Belt, One Road venture into Syria may reap huge rewards)
Voice of America, January 28, 2022

中国触角伸向非洲各个角落,甚至为所欲为(China reaches tentacles into all corners of Africa, doing whatever it wants in places)
Voice of America, January 28, 2022

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

23 Hong Kong democrats facing national security charges return to court for marathon 12-hour session
Hong Kong Free Press, January 28, 2022

More than 100 charged under Hong Kong's national security law amid ongoing crackdown
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2022

4人因非法集結罪成 判囚5個月一星期至6個月(4 sentenced to five to six months in jail for participating in illegal assembly in the 2019 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 28, 2022

国际记者联合会要求中国当局立即释放被任意指控的郭飞雄(International Federation of Journalists calls for immediate release of arbitrarily-charged Guo Feixiong)
Voice of America, January 28, 2022

Related:
China: Writer Yang Maodong arrested over subversion
International Federation of Journalists, January 28, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

忧危害国安 美FCC撤销中国联通营运授权(FCC revokes China Unicom's license to operate over national security concerns)
Deutsche Welle, January 28, 2022

Related:
FCC revokes China Unicom's authorization to operate in U.S.
Reuters, January 27, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing Olympics: Rights groups call for diplomatic boycott
Deutsche Welle, January 28, 2022

全球243个非政府组织敦促各国政府共同外交抵制北京冬奥会(243 NGOs around the world urge governments to join a diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics)
Voice of America, January 28, 2022

Related:

Beijing Olympics Begin Amid Atrocity Crimes
暴行未止,北京冬奥开幕
Human Rights Watch, January 27, 2022

For Olympic Sponsors, 'China is an Exception'
The New York Times, January 28, 2022

Winter Olympics: China, having learned the game as 2008 host, now plays by its own rules
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Tennis star Peng Shuai and Professor Gulnar Obul: From captives to actors
GlobalVoices, January 27, 2022

Thursday, January 27, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

The moon, Mars and the return of strongman rule: How China has changed since the 2008 Olympics
The Washington Post, January 27, 2022

Hong Kong’s Contested Academic Freedom
The Diplomat, January 27, 2022

Decision on whether to axe minister over Omicron ‘partygate’ set to reveal how Beijing will enforce accountability among Hong Kong’s new ‘patriotic’ political elite
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2022

以行动声援立陶宛,欧盟在世贸组织起诉中国“歧视性”贸易行为(EU sues China for 'discriminatory' trade practices at WTO in solidarity with Lithuania)
Voice of America, January 27, 2022

中国黑客组织“熊猫使者”遭德国指控:目标瞄准德国制药和科技(Chinese hacker group Panda Messenger is accused by Germany of targeting German pharmaceuticals and technology)
Radio France Internationale, January 27, 2022

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

RTHK under scrutiny for 'censoring' singers
The Standard, January 27, 2022

Hongkonger who displayed posters insulting judges overseeing first national security law trial pleads guilty to sedition
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2022

为保北京冬奥会“完美无缺”中共抓人封嘴限言关号不遗余力(To ensure a "perfect" Beijing Winter Olympics, CPC spares no effort in detaining people, banning speech, shutting down social media accounts)
Voice of America, January 27, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

What could the world learn from China’s AI regulation?
Protocol, January 26, 2022

整體罪案升1.9% 國安法生效至今逾160人被捕(Hong Kong overall crime rate rises by 1.9%; more than 160 arrested since National Security Law came into effect)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 27, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing seals up its Winter Olympics 'bubble' amid growing calls for boycott
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2022

Related:
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Confronting the True Face of the CPC
2022年北京冬奥会:直面中国共产党的真实面目
Human Rights in China, January 26, 2022

中国要求冬奥会参加者必须使用的应用让人害怕中国会在冬奥期间跟踪敏感数据(Required app raises fear among Olympic attendees that their data will be tracked during Games)
Voice of America, January 27, 2022

China’s Xi Jinping meets IOC chief Bach ahead of Winter Olympics
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2022

IOC to meet tennis star Peng Shuai at Beijing Winter Olympics following sexual assault allegations
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2022

The Spotlight Shifted Away From Peng Shuai. Some Players and Fans Want It Back.
澳网再现“彭帅在哪里”:球员和观赛者拒绝遗忘、为其发声

The New York Times, January 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why Pakistan’s Army Wants the U.S. Back in the Region
“巴铁”军方为什么想与中国保持距离?

The New York Times, January 27, 2022

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Lawmakers from UK, EU and other countries call for blacklists over Uygur treatment in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2022

Citing Xinjiang, EU commits to ban forced labour goods but is divided on how to do it
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2022

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

民营企业家、湖北襄大集团董事长张德武一审被判13年,起因组织职工上访(Entrepreneur Zhang Dewu sentenced to 13 years for organizing employees to petition)
Weiquanwang, January 26, 2022

Hong Kong CityU students’ union told to hand over 16 years of audit reports within 2 weeks, or face action
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2022

Ex-lawmaker jailed for 4 months for disclosing identity of Hong Kong police officer under investigation
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong plans to introduce long-shelved Article 23 anti-subversion bill to legislature in second half of 2022, security chief reveals
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2022

鄧炳強:將「完善」《官方機密條例》加強反間諜能力(Secretary for Security Chris Tang says Official Secrets Ordinance will be “optimized” to strengthen anti-espionage capability)
inmediahk.net, January 26, 2022

China’s data legislation matures
SupChina, January 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Information Controls at the Beijing Olympics: What to Watch For
The Diplomat, January 26, 2022

China restricts activists' social media ahead of Olympics
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

台湾人权团体疾呼: 冬奥不能洗白中国人权迫害(Taiwan human rights groups: Winter Olympics cannot whitewash China's human rights persecution)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2022

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Uphold China’s unity and socialist society, Xinjiang Communist Party chief tells minority and religious leaders
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2022

China gives 'Fight Club' new ending where authorities win
Agence France-Presse, January 25, 2022

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

湖南民主人士欧彪峰案将于2022年1月27日在湖南株洲看守所开庭,不公开审理(Case of Hunan democracy activist Ou Biaofeng to be heard in Zhuzhou Detention Center on January 27, not open to public)
Weiquanwang, January 24, 2022

被羁押的广东民主人士王爱忠案已到法院 等待开庭(Detained Guangdong democracy activist Wang Aizhong awaits trial)
Weiquanwang, January 24, 2022

A Hong Kong journalist's 'survivor's guilt' amid media clampdown
Deustche Welle, January 25, 2022

港區國安法|鄒家成涉串謀顛覆政權、鄒幸彤涉煽動顛覆 再申保釋均被拒(Owen Chow, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged with inciting subversion and Chow Hang-tung, charged with subversion, are denied bail again)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2022

城大稱擔心學生會財務 要求兩週內交16年賬目報告 否則割席及收回會址(CityU to students' union: Submit 16 years of financial reports or lose our support and office space)
inmediahk.net, January 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China launches internet ‘purification’ campaign for lunar new year
Financial Times, January 25, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

'Shameless,' former NBC host says of the Olympics returning to Beijing
CNN, January 24, 2022

Taiwan says no officials will go to Beijing Winter Games
Reuters, January 25, 2022

‘A genocide against our people’: Australian Uyghur leader calls for athlete boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
The Guardian, January 24, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

5 animation series on protesting #Beijing2022
Baduicao with Human Rights Watch, January 2022

Related:
A Gold Medal for Censorship in China
Human Rights Watch, January 24, 2022

评论 | 滕彪:奥运洗白与运动员的自由(上)(Teng Biao, Olympic Whitewashing and Athletes' Freedom, Part 1)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2022

维权评论:北京冬奥会,人权劣迹无法擦亮“政治形象”( Beijing Winter Olympics: Human rights abuses cannot burnish "political image")
Weiquanwang, January 25, 2022

Tribute to an ‘Ordinary Chinese Activist’
ChinaFile, January 24, 2022

Monday, January 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Is China Putting ‘Wolf Warriors’ on a Leash?
The Diplomat, January 22, 2022

‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts banned from Australian Open for ‘political’ messages
Agence France-Presse, January 24, 2022

China’s Games: How Xi Jinping Is Staging the Olympics on His Terms
不再取悦世界:一届展现习近平全面愿景的冬奥会

The New York Times, January 24, 2022

‘Miserable and Dangerous’: A Failed Chinese Promise in Serbia
“这里就像人间地狱”:中资轮胎厂在塞尔维亚引发愤怒

The New York Times, January 24, 2022

中国撒币数千亿,换取在中亚国家影响力(China spends hundreds of billions of yuan in central Asian countries to win influence)
Voice of America, January 22, 2022

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

3 accused of inciting others to harm police barred from leaving city
Hong Kong Free Press, January 22, 2022

【羊村繪本案】控方申請《國安法》指定法官審理獲批 郭偉健安排自己審案(Court approves prosecution's request for national security judge to handle case of speech therapists union members charged with sedition; Judge Kwok Wai-kin assigns himself to the case)
inmedia.hk, January 24, 2022

大陆人权捍卫者征集遭受政府“维稳”司法迫害访民名单:目前已达300余人,其中约40人被迫害致死(Human rights defenders in China collect names of petitioners subjected to judicial persecution in name of "stability maintenance"; 40 of the more than 300 have been persecuted to death)
Weiquanwang, January 23, 2022

国际人权日失踪的唐吉田律师已被秘密羁押45天(Lawyer Tang Jitian, who was disappeared on International Human Rights Day, has been in secret detention for 45 days)
Radio France Internationale, January 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Impartiality of hand-picked national security judges ‘not to be questioned,’ says Hong Kong chief justice
Hong Kong Free Press, January 24, 2022

鄭若驊:香港首要任務為《基本法》23條本地立法(Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng says Article 23 legislation is Hong Kong's top priority)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 24, 2022

China vows greater support for start-ups, small firms as Big Tech firms continue to reel from year-long crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing authorities conduct mass Covid testing as cases rise before Olympics
Reuters, January 23, 2022

China’s Espionage Plans for the 2022 Winter Olympics: What Athletes Should Expect
The Diplomat, January 23, 2022

China hires western TikTokers to polish its image during 2022 Winter Olympics
The Guardian, January 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong’s claims to foster press freedom are wearing a bit thin
Hong Kong Free Press, January 23, 2022

未来30年,中国如何想象自己(How China imagines itself in the next 30 years)
Financial Times, January 24, 2022

邓小平南巡30年:“谁不改革谁就下台”还算数吗?(30 years after Deng Xiaoping's southern tour: "Whoever does not reform will step down" still counts?)
Voice of America, January 24, 2022

Albert Ho Chun-yan — The first imprisoned human rights lawyer in Hong Kong
Medium, January 24, 2022

Friday, January 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS COERCED 10,000 “FUGITIVES” BACK TO CHINA
China Digital Times, January 20, 2022

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warns China of ‘fundamental differences’ over human rights
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2022

Dutch University Hit by Chinese Government Funding Scandal
Human Rights Watch, January 20, 2022

英国学者指需立法阻止中方统战活动 要求外国代理人向政府登记(British scholars say legislation is needed on requiring foreign agents to register with gov’t to prevent China's United Front activities)
Voice of America, January 21, 2022

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

Hong Kong’s largest journalist group faces scrutiny from authorities, asked to justify activities amid media crackdown fears
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2022

歐議會通過決議指香港侵犯自由 中國駐歐使團堅決反對(European Parliament adopts resolution condemning violations of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong; PRC mission to EU strongly opposes)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 21, 2022

Related:
Human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and Sudan
European Parliament, January 20, 2022

New Hong Kong barristers’ chief warns profession to stay out of politics
Agence France-Presse, January 21, 2022

程渊、吴葛健雄家属要求会见无果,二人却突然被转去赤山监狱服刑(Authorities transfer rights advocates Cheng Yuan and Wu Gejianxiong to Chishan Prison, deny families’ requests for visits)
Weiquanwang, January 21, 2022

吾买尔·白克力:即使杀死我全家我也要说出真相!(Omar Bekli from Xinjiang: Even if my whole family is killed, I will tell the truth!)
Radio France Internationale, January 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s Lawmakers Take More (Cautious) Steps Against Workplace Sexual Harassment
The Diplomat, January 21, 2022

中宣部要求各新闻单位认真组织开展2022年“新春走基层”活动(CPC’s Central Propaganda Department requires all news units to carry out "New Year at the grassroots" activities in 2022 to report good news)
Xinhua News, January 17, 2022

Calls grow for real-name link to track, restrict individuals' movements in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

US lawmakers demand IOC reaffirm athletes’ free-speech rights during Beijing Winter Olympics
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2022

Related:
China’s threat to ‘punish’ Olympic athletes for free speech ‘very concerning’, Australia says
The Guardian, January 21, 2022

Beijing Olympics organisers say app security flaws ‘fixed’
Agence France-Presse, January 20, 2022

Related:
Beijing Winter Olympics athletes have every reason to worry about their cybersecurity
Quartz, January 20, 2022

北京冬奥2022:新疆借奥运东风成为中国冰雪运动中心(China uses Winter Olympics as opportunity to promote Xinjiang as center for ice and snow sports)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 21, 2022

深圳、天津及西安防疫措施引发多地民众抗议(Anti-pandemic measures in Shenzhen, Tianjin, Xi'an spark protests in many places)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Opinion: The Beijing Olympics has become an exercise in genocide denial
The Washington Post, January 20, 2022

Thursday, January 20, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中共当局的新一批藏区禁歌、禁书和违禁广播节目名单(New list of songs, books, radio programs banned in Tibetan areas by CPC authorities)
Weiquanwang, January 20, 2022

中宣部下令官媒宣传美好生活 营造中共二十大舆论氛围(CPC’s Central Propaganda Department orders state media to promote aspects of a better life to create favorable atmosphere for the 20th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2022

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

European Parliament debates resolution over ‘deterioration’ of media freedoms in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2022

Education University of Hong Kong latest to cut ties with its student union, says ‘overhaul’ necessary
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2022

荃葵青遊行手持磚頭被捕 中大生認非法集結囚8個月(CUHK student jailed for 8 months for participating in unauthorized assembly in the 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, January 20, 2022

大陆媒体人、前调查记者宋阳标因言获罪遭成都警方刑事拘留 疑与发文揭露成都别墅违建有关(Mainland media personality and former investigative journalist Song Yangbiao is detained, following his exposé of illegal construction of villas in Chengdu)
Weiquanwang, January 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Can China contain omicron with QR codes, cute robots and surveillance tech?
Protocol, January 19, 2022

法国国民议会:谴责中国对维吾尔人的“种族灭绝”(French parliament condemns China's "genocide" of Uyghurs)
Deutsche Welle, January 20, 2022

Related:
French parliament passes motion condemning China 'genocide' against Uyghurs
Reuters, January 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Amnesty warns over 'sportswashing' at Beijing Winter Olympics
Agence France-Presse, January 19, 2022

NBC won't send sports announcing teams to 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to COVID-19
USA Today, January 20, 2022

Related:

不能容忍严厉控制,NBC决定不派播报团队前往北京(Citing Strict control as intolerable, NBC decides not to send announce teams to Beijing)
Voice of America, January 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中国港版国安法如何可能会延伸到台湾及其他地区(How China may extend the Hong Kong version of its national security law to Taiwan and beyond)
Voice of America, January 20, 2022

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China's Rising Menace Hardens Taiwan's Separate Identity
The New York Times, January 19, 2022

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

知名藏语教育倡导者扎西文色出狱后继续关注母语权利被玉树警方传唤数小时(Tashi Wangchuk, well-known Tibetan-language education advocate who continues to focus on language rights after prison release, is summoned by Yushu police for several hours)
Weiquanwang, January 19, 2022

Chinese activist told he could not visit dying wife is re-arrested
The Guardian, January 18, 2022

Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung released after serving 4 years in jail
Hong Kong Free Press, January 19, 2022

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong’s sentence for 2020 Tiananmen vigil cut by 4 months following appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, January 19, 2022

Hong Kong protests: fitness trainer becomes first person to be sentenced for violating ban on online material inciting violence
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2022

鄒家成保釋覆核被拒續還押 鄒幸彤第13次申保釋被拒(Owen Chow, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law whose bail appeal is revoked, continues to be detained; Chow Hang tung is denied bail for the 13th time)
Ming Pao, January 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Mandatory Beijing Winter Olympics app has ‘devastating’ encryption flaw, cyber security watchdog says
Agence France-Presse, January 19, 2022

Related:
Cross-country Exposure: Analysis of the MY2022 Olympics app
The Citizen Lab, January 18, 2022

China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at Winter Games
The Washington Post, January 19, 2022

Related:
北京警告冬奥会参赛者:言行违反奥运精神或中国法规将受罚(Beijing warns Winter Olympics participants: Words and deeds that violate the Olympic spirit or Chinese regulations will be punished)
Voice of America, January 20, 2022

Exclusive | China ‘will issue visas’ for US Olympic delegation despite diplomatic boycott
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2022

China curbs nationwide travel surge ahead of Winter Olympics, Lunar New Year
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong: How Beijing Perfected Repression
Journal of Democracy, January 2022

Excerpt:

“Hong Kong's comprehensive transformation reflects an effort, common to autocratic regimes, ‘to hollow out from within critical institutions safeguarding fundamental freedoms.’ . . .

“What we see in Hong Kong has wider implications. . . . Any effort by democracies to push back must articulate both the benefits of democracy and the limitations of the CCP model that the Hong Kong situation is now laying bare.”

#BeijingWinterOlympics: Your Quick Guide to China’s Human Rights Crisis
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 19, 2022

Contra a Billionaire Bro: Why We Should Care About China’s Rights Violations in Xinjiang
The Intercept, January 19, 2022

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China-West tensions raise questions about limits of Beijing’s influence at WTO, UN and World Bank
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2022

China's Xi Jinping defends 'common prosperity' crackdowns
BBC News, January 18, 2022

China forced 2,500 ‘fugitives’ back from overseas during pandemic, report finds
The Guardian, January 18, 2022

Related:
INVOLUNTARY RETURNS: China’s covert operation to force ‘fugitives’ overseas back home
Safeguard Defenders, January 2022

‘Picking quarrels’: China critics overseas at increasing risk
Al Jazeera, January 18, 2022

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

郭飞雄(杨茂东)家属收到中共当局正式逮捕郭飞雄的通知书(Family of Guo Feixiong receives notice from Chinese authorities on his formal arrest)
Weiquanwang, January 17, 2022

被强迫失踪的湖南人权律师谢阳已遭刑事拘留(Xie Yang, forcibly disappeared Hunan rights lawyer, is detained)
Weiquanwang, January 17, 2022

Family fears Australian writer Yang Hengjun held in China for spying could die in jail as health worsens
Bloomberg, January 18, 2022

‘They treat me like dirt and tortured me’: Australian activist on three years in Chinese prisons
The Guardian, January 17, 2022

University of Hong Kong students protest removal of Tiananmen monument with ‘invisible’ flash-mob using AirDrop
Hong Kong Free Press, January 18, 2022

‘Right now, truth is subversive in Hong Kong’: Local media fearful after arrests, newsroom raids
Agence France-Presse, January 15, 2022

梁天琦明出獄,家人:按法律意見,移除FB專頁所有內容 (Prominent localist activist Edward Leung to be released from jail tomorrow; Leung's family says will remove all Facebook page content per legal advice)
The News Lens, January 18, 2022

Hong Kong court jails 7 for up to 40 months for rioting during 2019 PolyU siege
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2022

School clerk, student plead guilty to sedition over leaflet urging Hong Kong independence
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong's Chinese University to start patriotic 'national security education'
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2022

Chinese dialects in decline as government enforces Mandarin
The Guardian, January 16, 2022

What’s Behind China’s New National Standardization Outline Document?
The Diplomat, January 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China drops plans to sell Olympic tickets as COVID-19 cases rise
Agence France-Presse, January 17, 2022

Netherlands and Denmark won’t send officials to Beijing Olympics
Agence France-Presse, January 15, 2022

NBA dragged into China controversy after Golden State Warriors’ co-owner says ‘nobody cares’ about Uygurs
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: World must use Winter Olympics to demand human rights improvements
Amnesty International, January 14, 2022

Friday, January 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China denies interfering in UK politics after MI5 alert
BBC News, January 14, 2022

Related:

Britain’s Security Agency MI5 Warns Lawmakers of China’s Political Interference
军情五处警告称中国政府代理人正积极干预英国政治

The New York Times, January 14, 2022

Hong Kong police switch to Chinese-style goose-stepping ‘to show patriotism’
Agence France-Presse, January 14, 2022

丹麦指外国谍报威胁加剧 点名中国俄国伊朗(Denmark says foreign espionage threats intensify, names China, Russia, Iran)
Deutsche Welle, January 14, 2022

“保护卫士”公开信:国际刑警组织不要沦为中共的政治工具(Safeguard Defenders: INTERPOL should not become a political tool of the CPC)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2022

《我们同唱一首歌》两岸反响迥异 是艺术还是统战?(“We Sing a Song Together” from China gets different reactions from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Is it art or United Front ploy?)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2022

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

Chinese rights activists stopped from visiting dying family members
Deutsche Welle, January 13, 2022

Expatriates rally for Hong Kong press freedom across UK, as scuffle ‘severely condemned’ by Chinese embassy
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2022

Who's next? Hong Kong media fearful after arrests, shutdowns
法新社:香港新闻媒体如惊弓之鸟 下一家是谁遭逮捕与关闭?
Radio France Internationale, January 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Xi Jinping’s job is safe but China’s leadership is being shaken up
The Economist, January 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Omicron Tests China’s ‘Zero-Tolerance’ COVID Approach Weeks Ahead of Beijing Olympics
The Diplomat, January 14, 2022

人权观察:北京利用冬奥"洗白"人权劣迹 呼吁各国加入抵制(Human Rights Watch: Beijing uses Winter Olympics to 'whitewash' human rights abuses, calls on countries to join boycott)
Radio France Internationale, January 13, 2022

Related:
Human rights group urges countries to join diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2022

The police in China detain a testing lab official on suspicion of helping spread the virus.
河南一新冠检测中心负责人被抓

The New York Times, January 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

每周时事分析:临近冬奥会的中国疫情(COVID in China on eve of Winter Olympics)
Financial Times, January 14, 2022

Excerpt:
在面临新的病毒变异形势下,中国的疫苗和抗疫方式已经越来越难以适应新局面,中国的抗疫现状会成为今年中国外交的软肋。(Facing new COVID variants, China's vaccines and pandemic control are increasingly struggling to cope. China's current fight against COVID will become the Achilles heel of its diplomacy this year.)

Thursday, January 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China urges Turkey to respect sovereignty as Beijing’s worries over Xinjiang influence grow
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2022

Is Peng Shuai safe, and do we trust Chinese official media to tell us the truth?
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2022

人权观察年度报告批评中国进一步打压人权(Human Rights Watch annual report criticizes China for further crackdown on human rights)
Deutsche Welle, January 13, 2022

Related:
World Report 2022
Human Rights Watch, January 13, 2022

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

Hong Kong democrat Owen Chow awaiting national security trial has bail revoked for violating terms
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2022

Hong Kong national security law: first person jailed under legislation drops appeal against 9-year sentence
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2022

親北京媒體指《明報》刊「港獨學者」文章,質疑「想接過蘋果煽動角色?」(Pro-Beijing media accuses Ming Pao of publishing article by "pro-independence academic"; asks if it "wants to take over Apple Daily's seditious role?")
The News Lens, January 13, 2022

涉時代廣場向警掟鋼柱 女子罪成囚31個月 拒求情遭官斥:以為激情可贏得掌聲(36-year-old woman is sentenced to 31 months in prison for throwing metal pole at police in 2019 protest)
inmediahk,net, January 13, 2022

大陆著名人权律师王宇代理案件在苏州市姑苏区法院开庭后 在法院内遭暴力袭击(Well-known human rights lawyer Wang Yu is violently attacked inside Suzhou Gusu District Court after hearing of a case she is representing)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

知名媒体人、记者、作家、“大病免费医疗 你我每日一呼”运动推广人胡新成遭山西太原警方逮捕(Hu Xincheng, well-known journalist and advocate of “Free Medical Care for Serious Illnesses” campaign, is arrested by Taiyuan police in Shanxi on suspicion of promoting terrorism)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

女权人士李翘楚狱中病情加重(Feminist activist Li Qiaochu's condition worsens in prison)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

湖南著名人权律师谢阳遭当局强迫失踪(Xie Yang, well-known Hunan rights lawyer, is forcibly disappeared by the authorities)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Human rights group urges countries to join diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics”
Agence France-Presse, January 13, 2022

Dutch Olympic Committee Warns Athletes Not To Bring Phones to China, Hu Xijin: “They’ve Watched Too Many Movies”
What's on Weibo, January 12, 2022

Omicron Deepens Uncertainty Surrounding Beijing Olympics
中国多地出现奥密克戎疫情,这对北京冬奥会意味着什么

The New York Times, January 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

With The Beijing Olympics Approaching, Coke Needs To Confront China’s Human Rights Abuses
Forbes, January 12, 2022

Carrie Lam and Legco have to do best for Hong Kong and stop passing the buck
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2022

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

The Army of Millions Who Enforce China's Zero-Covid Policy
The New York Times, January 12, 2022

CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP EMPHASIZE ANTITERRORISM APPROACH IN HONG KONG
China Digital Times, January 11, 2022

Intel deletes reference to Xinjiang after backlash
Reuters, January 11, 2022

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

消息:鄒家成被捕 涉違保釋條件發表危害國安言論(Owen Chow, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law, is arrested for breaching bail condition by publishing speech endangering national security)
Ming Pao, January 12, 2022

涉煽动恐怖活动 媒体人胡新成遭山西当局刑事拘留(Journalist Hu Xincheng is detained by Shanxi authorities for inciting terrorist activities)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong to create more ‘national security’ crimes, Chief Exec. Carrie Lam says
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2022

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