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.

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Chinese Spies Hacked a Livestock App to Breach US State Networks
Wired, March 8, 2022

How Weibo Became a Diplomatic Battlefield
ChinaFilmInsider, March 8, 2022

誰從香港偷渡?深圳邊境的搜查、懸賞與防疫破功(Who is smuggling out of Hong Kong? Searches, rewards, and breakdown in epidemic prevention at the Shenzhen border)
The initium, March 9, 2022

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

How China’s young feminists are embracing and supporting one another
SupChina, March 8, 2022

National security: ex-Hospital Authority union chief remanded in custody for violating bail terms
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2022

Former RTHK reporter cleared of charges relating to carrying toy guns and walkie-talkie near Hong Kong Police College
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2022

国际记者联盟表彰为真相和信息自由而战的中港女记者(International Federation of Journalists honors mainland, Hong Kong female journalists fighting for truth and freedom of information)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2022

Related:
International Women’s Day: Female journalists remain behind bars in China and Hong Kong
International Federation of Journalists, March 8, 2022

福建女访民魏英被从北京劫回囚禁黑监狱遭虐待(Fujian female petitioner Wei Ying was forcibly returned from Beijing, locked up in black prison and tortured)
Weiquanwang, March 9, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

‘Two sessions’ 2022: amid tension in Taiwan Strait, senior Beijing adviser proposes reunification law
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2022

Chinese government adviser calls for law to ban ‘fake news’
The Guardian, March 8, 2022

買賣同罪、催生三孩、「減碳」剎車…中國「兩會」釋放了哪些信號?(Holding both sides of human trafficking accountable, pushing a 3-child policy, stopping "carbon reduction"—what signals are Two Congresses sending?)
The Initium, March 8, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Ukraine helped build China’s modern military, but when war came, Beijing chose Russia
The Washington Post, March 9, 2022

烏克蘭危機:那些被困戰火之中,求助還被公審「不愛國」的在烏中國學生(Chinese students in Ukraine caught in flames of war, judged by public as “unpatriotic” for seeking help)
The Initium, March 6, 2022

联合国最高人权官员将访华考察新疆等地
U.N. Human Rights Chief to Visit China

The New York Times, March 8, 9, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why Uyghurs are envious of Ukrainians
GlobalVoices, March 9, 2022

Tuesday, March 08, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Why have attempts to debunk Russian war propaganda on Weibo failed?
Global Voices, March 8, 2022

Adidas ousts China chief as sales suffer after consumer boycott over Xinjiang
Financial Times, March 8, 2022

北京亲俄立场或有微妙变化,习近平与德法领导人视频后呼吁“最大限度克制”(Subtle change in Beijing's pro-Russian stance: Xi Jinping urges "maximum restraint" after video call with German, French leaders)
Voice of America, March 9, 2022

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

"中国好声音"走红藏族歌手自焚抗暴?藏人组织呼吁真相("Sing! China" popular Tibetan singer self-immolated to resist violence? Tibetan groups call for truth)
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2022

"江苏访民遭截访死于非命 公民关注死因被刑拘(Jiangsu petitioner dies in police custody; citizen is detained for seeking cause of death)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2022

National security law: Hong Kong activist arrested on suspicion of violating bail conditions with online comments
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2022

Related:
違保釋條件遭法庭撤銷擔保 初選案余慧明還押候訊(Winnie Yu, one of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with subversion, remanded in custody awaiting trial after arrested for violating bail conditions)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 8, 2022

Hong Kong protests: man jailed for 4 years over role in National Day riot in 2019
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2022

用艺术传递女性的力量 | 3·8海报设计展(Using art to convey the power of women: March 8 Poster Design Exhibition)
Matters, March 7, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Beijing to ‘improve’ system for ruling Hong Kong, devise ‘legal weapons’ to counter foreign forces
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2022

Xi Jinping seeks to strengthen laws that regulate military engagements with other nations
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2022

[打拐」寫入2022年中國政府工作報告,首提「落實中央對特區全面管治權」("Combating Trafficking" included in 2022 Chinese government report; "implementing the central government's comprehensive governance over the SAR" gets first mention)
The Initium, March 6, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

U.N. Human Rights Chief to Visit China
The New York Times, March 8, 2022

三八妇女节 中国网民声援锁链女(Chinese Netizens show solidarity with chained woman on Women's Day)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2022

ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, CHINESE CITIZENS CONTINUE TO PRESSURE PSB, GOVERNMENT OVER ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN
China Digital Times, March 7, 2022

‘It came too late’: Chinese students who fled Ukraine criticise embassy response
The Guardian, March 8, 2022

Hong Kong’s covid lockdown chaos is driving an exodus
Quartz, March 8, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

UN High Commissioner must release report on China’s crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
Amnesty International, March 8, 2022

Monday, March 07, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Beijing censors Beijing Paralympic opening speech
Agence France-Presse, March 6, 2022

Related:
国际残奥委会对中国电视审查该机构主席开幕式反战讲话提出抗议(International Paralympic Committee protests China’s TV censorship of its president's anti-war speech at opening ceremony)
Radio France Internationale, March 5, 2022

China’s Latest Disinformation Campaign Against Taiwan Backfires Amid the Russia-Ukraine War
The Diplomat, March 6, 2022

The War in Ukraine Is Keeping Chinese Social Media Censors Busy
Wired, March 4, 2022

How China Embraces Russian Propaganda and Its Version of the War
乌克兰战争中的中俄信息和宣传联盟

The New York Times, March 7, 2022

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

Veteran rights attorney incommunicado after release from Nanjing Prison
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2022

江苏人权捍卫者沈爱斌又遭无锡当局以“涉嫌寻衅滋事罪”刑事拘留(Jiangsu human rights defender Shen Aibin is detained again on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, March 7, 2022

Hong Kong protests: judge jails 4 men for up to 6 months over stand-off at police station in 2019
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2022

8男女尖沙嘴暴動罪成囚3年6個月至3年9個月 官:警署外衝突間接挑戰港法治(8 sentenced to 3 years, 6 months to 3 years, 9 months in prison for rioting in the 2019 protests; judge: provoking clashes outside police station indirectly challenges HK's rule of law)
Ming Pao, March 5, 2022

港大太古橋六四標語遭清除改放植物 校方︰定期維修保養(Plants replace removed hand-painted June Fourth slogan on HKU's Swire Bridge)
Ming Pao, March 5, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Fake news driving wedge between Chinese and foreigners, top Beijing adviser says in call for ban
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2022

China Outlines Plan to Stabilize Economy in Crucial Year for Xi
习近平执政关键一年,中国经济目标求稳

The New York Times, March 5, 2022

政协委员朱征夫呼吁取消寻衅滋事罪(CPPCC member Zhu Zhengfu calls for abolition of crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

‘Two sessions’: China targets human trafficking in wake of ‘chained woman’ scandal
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2022

俄罗斯入侵乌克兰“割裂”海外华人(Russia's invasion of Ukraine "divides" overseas Chinese)
Deutsche Welle, March 7, 2022

乌克兰的硝烟与铁链女的困境(Plight of chained woman in China eclipsed by war in Ukraine)
Voice of America, March 6, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

After Hong Kong activist Tam Tak-chi’s conviction, we still don’t know what is or is not seditious
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2022

Hong Kong: Covid-19 Threatens Detained Democracy Leaders
Human Rights Watch, March 7, 2022

Friday, March 04, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Foreign embassies in China puzzle over a diplomat’s detention
The Economist, March 5, 2022

“The First Weibo World War”: Is Weibo an International Social Media Platform Now?
What's on Weibo, March 3, 2022

乌媒:四名中国留学生遭俄军轰炸身亡 中媒:假消息(Ukrainian media: 4 Chinese students have been killed by Russian bombing; Chinese media: fake news)
Deutsche Welle, March 4, 2022

全球抵制俄罗斯货物 中国民众却抢购俄产品(Against global boycott, Chinese are rushing to buy Russian products)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2022

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

Hong Kong democrats’ subversion case adjourned to late April, courts may close amid Covid-19
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2022

民主派初選47人案|12被告因新冠檢測或隔離缺席聆訊 李予信初陽 案件4月28日再訊(12 of 47 pro-democracy figures charge with subversion absent from hearing due to Covid-19 testing or quarantine; case adjourned until April 28)
Ming Pao, March 4, 2022

3青年阻差煽惑刑毁喜茶 兩人分囚5及6月 一人判入教導所(3 youths sentenced to correctional center and 5 to 6 months in jail for obstructing police officers and inciting criminal damage during 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, March 4, 2022

工黨主席郭永健刑滿出獄:大家保重、平安,勿忘初衷(Labour Party chairman Steven Kwok released from jail for unlawful June Fourth gathering: “Everyone—take care, stay safe, never forget your original aim”)
inmediahk.net, March 4, 2022

美議員要求匯豐解釋針對香港民運人士和美國公民帳戶限制(U.S. lawmakers ask HSBC to explain account restrictions on HK activists and U.S. citizens)
Ming Pao, March 4, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

‘Two sessions’ 2022: calls for China’s family-planning restrictions to be fully abolished gather steam
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2022

中国两会前瞻:俄乌局势、丰县“铁链母亲”及房地产税(Looking ahead to Two Congresses: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Feng County's “chained mother,” real estate taxes)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 4, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

IAEA board 'deplores' Russian invasion of Ukraine, only two votes against
Reuters, March 3, 2022

Related:
国际原子能署谴责俄罗斯侵略乌克兰 俄罗斯与中国投下反对票(IAEA condemns Russian aggression in Ukraine; Russia, China vote “no”)
Radio France Internationale, March 4, 2022

中国对俄乌冲突态度审慎,令在乌中国公民面临风险(China's cautious approach to Russia-Ukraine conflict puts Chinese citizens in Ukraine at risk)
The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2022

北京闭口不谈双俄被禁赛 乌克兰代表团出席残奥(Beijing is mum on banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from Beijing Winter Paralympics as Ukrainian delegation takes part in Games)
Deutsche Welle, March 4, 2022

US should diplomatically recognise ‘free’ Taiwan, says ex-Sec. of State Pompeo, as Beijing dismisses ‘wild ravings’
Agence France-Presse, March 4, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

客座评论:中国与普京的世纪豪赌(Commentary: China and Putin's gamble of the century)
Deutsche Welle, March 4, 2022

中国对“没有上限”的中俄伙伴关系开始犹疑(China begins to hesitate over “limitless” Sino-Russian partnership)
The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2022

Thursday, March 03, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

In Xinjiang, a new normal under a new chief — and also more of the same
SupChina, March 2, 2022

北京两会前强力禁言 “锁链女”风波未平陕西又爆“铁笼女”事件(In lead-up to Two Congresses, authorities confront uproar over caged Shaanxi woman as chained woman incident continues to roil public opinion)
Voice of America, March 3, 2022

双俄选手被禁参加北京冬残奥运 中国尴尬启动网络维稳(Russian, Belarusian athletes are banned from Beijing Winter Paralympics; an embarrassed China moves to ban online comments to maintain stability)
Radio France Internationale, March 3, 2022

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

One year after mass jailings, Hong Kong remembers the 47
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2022

國安處起訴兩學生 涉中大畢業禮遊行串謀發表煽動文字(National security police accuse 2 CUHK students of conspiring to publish seditious text at CUHK graduation protest march)
Ming Pao, March 3, 2022

人權法案遊行 3青年藏鐳射筆等罪成 判更生中心及囚6至9個月(3 youths sentenced to correctional center and 6 to 9 months in jail for possessing laser pens in 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, March 3, 2022

4人參與非法集結等罪成立 分別判監禁及入更生中心(4 sentenced to correctional center and 9 to 21 months in jail for unlawful assembly in 2019 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 3, 2022

消息指李卓人何俊仁獄中確診 均無病徵(Imprisoned democrats Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho test positive for COVID-19 without symptoms)
inmediahk.net, March 3, 2022

贵州大学杨绍政教授煽动颠覆国家政权案已起诉 其被羁押期间遭办案人员酷刑虐待(Prof. Yang Shaozheng of Guizhou Univ. is indicted for inciting subversion of state power, suffers torture and abuse in detention)
Weiquanwang, March 3, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China to limit news notifications to licensed publishers after weeks of discussion about human trafficking and Ukraine
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2022

‘Picking quarrels and provoking trouble’ should no longer be a crime in China, says leading lawyer
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2022

德外长呼吁联合国人权高专办发表新疆人权报告(German foreign minister calls on OHCHR to publish report on human rights in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, March 3, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say
情报称中国曾要求俄罗斯将入侵行动推迟至冬奥会以后

The New York Times, March 2, 3, 2022

Related:
China denies asking Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Beijing Winter Olympics
Agence France-Presse, March 3, 2022

Olympic committee accused of ‘gross hypocrisy’ over Xinjiang silence after taking action on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2022

Wednesday, March 02, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China denounces visit by US delegation to Taiwan as tensions simmer
The Guardian, March 2, 2022

ANTI-WAR VOICES CENSORED: “DON’T MAKE CHINA COMPLICIT IN THIS”
China Digital Times, March 1, 2022

Related:
【立此存照】不允许反战的国家:女艺人金星、柯蓝为乌克兰发声被禁言([On the Record] A country that does not allow anti-war voices: Female artists Jin Xing, Ke Lan are banned from speaking out for Ukraine)
China Digital Times, March 2, 2022

中国社媒封杀反战声音 金星谴责普京被微博禁言(Chinese social media blocks anti-war voices; Jin Xing banned from Weibo for condemning Putin)
Deutsche Welle, March 2, 2022

How China’s social media handles fake news about Ukraine
Protocol, March 1, 2022

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

Hong Kong Bar Assoc. ex-chief Paul Harris reportedly leaves city hours after meeting with national security police
Hong Kong Free Press, March 2, 2022

Hong Kong protests: judge rules insulting city’s government ‘a challenge to Beijing’s authority’ as ex-radio host Tam Tak-chi found guilty under sedition law
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2022

初選案辯方律師阻差辦公罪成囚7天 官指無悔意不宜判社服令(Counsel representing 47 pro-democracy figures charged with subversion is sentenced to 7 days in jail for obstructing police officers)
inmediahk.net, March 2, 2022

【光城者案】15歲女生第二度向高院申保釋遭拒(15-year-old member of “Returning Valiant” charged with inciting subversion is denied bail for 2nd time)
inmediahk.net, March 2, 2022

前區議員成立在囚支援平台「候鳥」:留低就係照顧剩低嘅人(Former district councilor sets up prisoners-supporting platform "Waiting Bird")
inmediahk.net, March 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Chinese tech companies now have to tell users about their algorithms
Protocol, March 1, 2022

国家网信办拟规定:不得扎堆推送、炒作社会热点敏感事件(Cyberspace Administration of China unveils draft regulations to ban mass pushing and hyping of hot social topics and sensitive events)
Sohu, March 2, 2022

铁链女案激起民愤,北京展开专项打拐整治行动(Beijing launches special anti-trafficking and rectification operation following public furor over chained woman)
Vocie of Ameria, March 2, 2022

美国会听证会关注中国妇女权益(U.S. Congress hearing focuses on women's rights in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Update on 'Xinjiang Assessment' Expected Amid Pressure From Rights Groups
Voice of America, March 1, 2022

“我们仅是幸存者”:为何中国人坚持追问“铁链女”真相
Seeking Truth and Justice, Chinese See Themselves in a Chained Woman

The New York Times, March 2, 2022

香港疫情與監獄的雙重籠牢︰暫停家人探訪、在囚者無法出庭應訊(Double cage of pandemic and prison in Hong Kong: Suspended family visits and no court appearances for detainees)
Initium Media, March 2, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Propaganda Over Ukraine Is Shifting and Uncertain
Foreign Policy, March 1, 2022

The Ukraine Invasion: What Lessons Is China Learning?
The Diplomat, March 1, 2022

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China will plot its own path on human rights, Xi Jinping says, as report takes aim at US record
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2022

王毅視頻出席人權理事會會議 反對以人權搞集團對抗(At UN Human Rights Council online meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi opposes using human rights to stir confrontation between blocs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2022

Yahoo stops email service for mainland users in final retreat from China
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2022

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

Hong Kong Bar Association’s former chief Paul Harris meets national security police to ‘assist with investigation’
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2022

煽動顛覆國家政權罪成囚4年 內地律師余文生刑滿獲釋(Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng released from prison after serving 4-year sentence for inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

全國人大通過議案後 港區人大代表將改由選委會選出(National People's Congress to consider bill empowering Hong Kong Election Committee to choose city’s deputies to NPC)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China says U.N. rights boss welcome to visit Xinjiang in near future
Reuters, February 28, 2022

Ukraine’s fundraising plea vanished in China as crypto donations pour in from around the world
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2022

Hong Kong will bring in caregivers from mainland China to keep up with its omicron crisis
Quartz, March 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

In Xinjiang’s Tech Incubators, Innovation Is Inseparable from Repression
ChinaFile, February 28, 2022

Monday, February 28, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Before Ukraine Invasion, Russia and China Cemented Economic Ties
乌克兰局势恶化之际,中俄巩固经济联系

The New York Times, February 27, 2022

U.S. Officials Repeatedly Urged China to Help Avert War in Ukraine
The New York Times, February 25, 2022

Related:
白宫呼吁中国谴责俄罗斯:“这不是旁观的时候”(White House calls on China to condemn Russia: "This is not a time to stand on the sidelines”)
Voice of America, February 28, 2022

White House calls on China to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Reuters, February 27, 2022

俄罗斯否决安理会要求俄撤军决议 中国投弃权票(Russia vetoes Security Council resolution calling for Russian troop withdrawal; China abstains)
Voice of America, February 26, 2022

中国将召集阿富汗邻国评估后塔利班局势(China to convene Afghanistan's neighbors to assess post-Taliban situation)
Voice of America, February 26, 2022

Why did a Peking University paper on China’s tech deficiencies get deleted?
SupChina, February 25, 2022

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

A year on, Hong Kong court adjourns democrats’ subversion case as some absent over Covid-19 prison outbreak
Hong Kong Free Press, February 28, 2022

Hong Kong protests: student and labourer admit to rioting during siege of PolyU, 8 co-defendants deny charge
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2022

中国人权律师团律师关于江苏丰县铁链女事件的声明(Statement by China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the chained woman in Feng county, Jiangsu Province)
Weiquanwang, February 27, 2022

Swedish Olympic Star Gives Away Gold Medal to Protest Beijing’s Abuses
抗议中国,瑞典运动员将冬奥金牌赠予被囚书商之女

The New York Times, February 28, 2022

Related:
Olympic Athletes Speak Out
Human Rights in China, February 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中共政法系统发布“十个严禁”(CPC's political and legal organs issue “Ten Strict Prohibitions”)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2022

Related:
中央政法委等6部委联合印发《新时代政法干警“十个严禁”》(The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission and other 5 units jointly issue “‘Ten Strict Prohibitions’ for Political and Legal Police Officers in the New Era”)
Xinhua News, February 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Amid the roar of nationalism, a few antiwar voices in China emerge over Ukraine crisis
The Washington Post, February 28, 2022

Why the Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia’s Invasion
为何许多中国网民支持普京和他的战争?

The New York Times, February 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: Lawyer Yu Wensheng must be granted true freedom after unjust imprisonment
Amnesty International, February 28, 2022

Friday, February 25, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中国间接支持俄罗斯?(Is China indirectly supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine?)
Deutsche Welle, February 25, 2022

China offers subtle nod in support for Russia after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
中国对乌克兰局势立场微妙,拒绝谴责俄罗斯“入侵”

The New York Times, February 25, 2022

中、乌签署过多份安全保证联合声明(China, Ukraine have signed series of joint declarations on security assurances)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2022

土耳其再提“中间走廊”倡议,中土合作有望再进一步?(Turkey resurfaces "middle corridor" initiative—a signal of further China-Turkey cooperation?)
Financial Times, February 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Sedition case against Hong Kong news outlet Stand News adjourned to April
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2022

《立場》發布煽動刊物案 公司續無代表出庭 將轉介區院訊(Stand News' sedition case continues to lack representative and is transferred to District Court)
inmediahk.net, February 25, 2022

茶品店兩負責人涉煽動案提堂 24歲被告高燒缺席 兩人遭拒保釋押後訊(Taiwanese drinks shop duo denied bail for sedition)
Ming Pao, February 25, 2022

Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker released from jail after serving 3 weeks for contempt
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2022

Hong Kong protests: top court to scrutinise precedent deeming zip ties ‘instruments fit for unlawful purpose’
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2022

How China’s Youtube Became a Rare Safe Space for LGBT Streamers
ChinaFilmInsider, February 24, 2022

公开联署:强烈要求联合国教科文组织取消彭丽媛促进女童和妇女教育特使称号!(Joint letter urges UNESCO to rescind Peng Liyuan’s title as Special Envoy for the Promotion of Girls’ and Women’s Education)
Weiquanwang, February 25, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Many in China draw parallels between Ukraine and Beijing's claim on Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2022

中国社交媒体为俄入侵乌克兰叫好(Chinese social media applaud Russia's invasion of Ukraine)
Voice of America, February 25, 2022

Swedish Olympic Star Gives Away Gold Medal to Protest Beijing’s Abuses
The New York Times, February 25, 2022

China’s chained woman scandal: public anger persists as investigations, censorship ‘raise more questions’
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2022

Saga of the chained mother of eight continues to roil China, inspiring rare social activism
The Washington Post, February 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

联合国关于维吾尔人权的报告为何迟迟不公布?(What is behind the long delay of the UN report on Uyghur human rights?)
Voice of America, February 25, 2022

Thursday, February 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

How China Under Xi Jinping Is Turning Away From the World
习近平治下的中国如何与世界走向背离

The New York Times, February 24, 2022

自由之家:全球民主自由连续16年衰退,中共带头扩张威权(Freedom House: Global democracy and freedom have declined for 16 years straight; CPC leads in authoritarian expansion
Voice of America, February 24, 2022

Related:
Freedom in the World in 2022: The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule
Freedom House, February 24, 2022

法国举办印太论坛 团结盟友制衡中国(France hosts Indo-Pacific forum to unite allies to counter China)
Voice of America, February 24, 2022

Overseas Chinese Affairs Office harms Canada with espionage, court rules
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

China’s censors increasingly play the part of morality police with the conservative values of 1950s America, say experts
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

伊斯兰学术遭打压 中国学者:民族研究发表不了(China suppresses Islamic academic research; Chinese scholars: articles on ethnic studies cannot be published)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2022

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

Government body to represent Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group in coming national security trial
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

Committal proceedings for Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai adjourned again
Hong Kong Free Press, February 24, 2022

Hong Kong government calls on court to punish fugitive ex-lawmaker Ted Hui for jumping bail in 4 criminal cases
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

張超雄出獄 盼港人毋忘在囚手足(Former pro-democracy lawmaker Fernando Cheung is released from prison, hopes Hong Kongers will not forget protestors still in jail)
inmediahk.net, February 24, 2022

Hong Kong national security police arrest co-owners of Taiwanese drinks shop in Mong Kok over anti-vaccination social media posts
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

Ronson Chan: the former Hong Kong editor who is now a delivery driver
The Guardian, February 24, 2022

Prominent rights attorney Xie Yang arrested for subversion in China's Hunan
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China Steps Up Activity Along Himalayan Borders as Land Border Law Comes Into Effect
The Diplomat, February 24, 2022

美司法部结束“中国行动计划” 中国威胁仍是打击重点(U.S. Justice Dep’t ends "China Initiative"; China threat remains a focus)
Voice of America, February 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China rejects calling Russia move 'invasion', urges citizens in Ukraine to stay home
Channel News Asia, February 24, 2022

China bans online criticism of Russia, blames US for fueling Ukraine 'tensions'
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2022

POST-OLYMPICS, SOME ATHLETES SPEAK UP ABOUT CHINA’S HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
China Digital Times, February 23, 2022

江苏官方通报遭网民炮轰 公众呼吁允许锁链女发声(Jiangsu provincial official announcement is attacked by netizens; public call for allowing chained woman to speak out)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2022

Over 800 Chinese university alumni petition for transparency about probe into woman filmed chained in shed
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

Related:
江苏省调查组关于“徐州铁链女”事件的第五版调查报告引发全民愤慨 人大、北大、清华和山东大学八百多名校友们齐呼吁要求公布调查报告形成的相关信息 (National outrage over 5th Jiangsu provincial investigative report on chained woman’s case; 800 alumni of Renmin, Peking, Tsinghua, Shandong Universities urge release of relevant information that shaped the report)
Weiquanwang, February 24, 2022

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China and Russia Want to Rule the Global Internet
The Diplomat, February 22, 2022

驻华使馆职员一度遭拘 日本:“绝对无法容忍接受”(China detains Japanese diplomat; Japan: Totally unacceptable)
Deutsche Welle, February 23, 2022

联合国人权专家:中国与俄罗斯向缅甸军政府提供武器杀戮平民(UN human rights expert: China and Russia provide Myanmar junta with weapons to kill civilians)
Voice of America, February 23, 2022

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

Activists urge UN rights chief to release delayed report on Xinjiang
Reuters, February 22, 2022

民研:10項幸福指標7項不及格 「享有政治權利」最低分(Opinion survey shows failing scores for 7 out of 10 social wellbeing indicators, with “enjoyment of political rights” at bottom)
inmediahk.net, February 22, 2022

Related:
HKPORI releases Social Wellbeing Indicators along with GGPI
香港民研發放社會幸福指標以及限聚指數
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, February 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

‘Wartime’: Laws cannot ‘stop us from doing what we should do’ to fight Covid-19, says Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2022

Rumors of more regulatory crackdowns sparked a selloff of China’s tech giants
Quartz, February 23, 2022

Beijing’s internet watchdog warns Supreme Court of China for violations: report
Asian News International, February 20, 2022

陳茂波指國安開支屬高度敏感 不會公開如何用及用多久(Financial Secretary Paul Chan: National security spending is highly sensitive; how used and for how long will not be disclosed)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Olympics suffer record-low ratings amid China’s human rights controversy
Washington Examiner, February 22, 2022

Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-COVID policy
The Washington Post, February 23, 2022

Officials sacked and punished over case of ‘chained woman’ in China
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Letters: Eileen Gu’s Olympic affiliation with China opens country’s human rights abuses up to scrutiny
San Francisco Chronicle, February 22, 2022

Voices From China: What the CCP Doesn’t Want You to Hear
The Diplomat, February 22, 2022

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls Uygur repression claims ‘lies’
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, February 20, 2022

王毅︰美國新印太戰略發出對華圍堵遏制錯誤信號(Wang Yi: U.S. latest Indo-Pacific strategy sends the wrong signal to encircle and restrain China)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 22, 2022

Militia deployed in China's Jiangsu in crackdown on online posts about chained woman
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2022

For Companies, Winning in China Now Means Losing Somewhere Else
The New York Times, February 18, 20222

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

Prominent anti-China activist arrested in Mongolia
Radio France Internationale, February 22, 2022

The shadowy messengers delivering threats to Hong Kong civil society
Agence France-Presse, February 21, 2022

Anti-government protesters told to expect jail terms of up to 9 months for joining illegal rally
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2022

Hong Kong CityU students’ union faces national security probe over farewell ceremony
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2022

城大「民主牆」被拆(CityU's "Democracy Wall" demolished)
Ming Pao, February 19, 2022

黃之鋒六四案上訴得直刑期減至8個月 判辭:原審法官原則上犯錯刑罰過重(Joshua Wong receives sentence reduction; ruling says trial judge erred in excessive sentencing )
Ming Pao, February 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China Is About to Regulate AI—and the World Is Watching
Wired, February 22, 2022

CCP GESTURES TOWARDS WOMEN’S RIGHTS TO SWEETEN PRO-NATALIST SHIFT
China Digital Times, February 18, 2022

中国首次根据《反外国制裁法》宣布对美国公司实施制裁(China announces sanctions of U.S. companies in first use of Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2022

Related:
China sanctions Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin over Taiwan deal
Associated Press, February 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

With Olympics Closing Ceremony, China Celebrates a Joyless Triumph
The New York Times, February 20, 2022

Bots and Fake Accounts Push China’s Vision of Winter Olympic Wonderland
The New York Times, February 18, 2022

Human Rights? China Won that Winter Olympics Battle. Almost.
Associated Press, February 21, 2022

Olympics wrap-up: IOC helped China mute human rights activism at Beijing Games
The Mainichi, February 21, 2022

How has China used the Winter Olympics to shape its image?
Deutsche Welle, February 21, 2022

China is spinning viewership for the Beijing Winter Olympics as a win
Quartz, February 21, 2022

What’s the IOC – and why doesn’t it do more about human rights issues related to the Olympics?
The Conversation, February 18, 2022

驻华外国记者协会声明:中方阻挠新闻采访 违背奥运精神(In statement, Foreign Correspondents' Club of China faults China for obstructing reporting, contrary to Olympic spirit)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2022

Related:
FCCC statement on Olympics reporting
Foreign Correspondents' Club of China, February 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China should never have been allowed to hold these Olympics
Star Tribune, February 21, 2022

National security: how stifling political dissent became part of Hong Kong’s rule of law
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2022

Friday, February 18, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

World Bank unit is financing Chinese companies that appear to employ forced laborers, report says
The Washington Post, February 18, 2022

Related:
Financing & genocide: Development finance and the crisis in the Uyghur Region
Atlantic Council, February 16, 2022

中国战略关注:支持俄罗斯共同反对北约扩张 但在乌克兰问题上“谨慎行事”(China's strategy: Support Russia to jointly oppose NATO expansion but “proceed with caution” on Ukraine)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 18, 2022

Bots and Fake Accounts Push China’s Vision of Winter Olympic Wonderland
中国如何讲好冬奥故事:机器人、虚假帐户与“水军”

The New York Times, February 18, 2022

中国似乎希望修改二战后的世界秩序标准,并强加自己的标准(China appears to hope to revise standards of the post-WWII world order and impose its own)
Radio France Internationale, February 18, 2022

China censors Swiss embassy’s Weibo post on missing human rights lawyer
Swissinfo, February 18, 2022

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

818流水式集會案|黎智英、梁國雄、李卓人等8民主派提上訴 排期11月審理(Jimmy Lai, Leung Kwok-hung, Lee Cheuk Yan and 5 other pro-democrats appeal against their convictions and sentencing over an unlawful assembly in 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, February 17, 2022

德驻华使馆就许志永被抓两周年发微博(German embassy in China posts tweet on 2nd anniversary of Xu Zhiyong's arrest)
Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中国规定中小学聘用公检法人员 强制进行思想政治洗脑(China to send public prosecutors, law enforcement personnel into primary and secondary schools to enforce ideological and political brainwashing)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2022

Related:
《中小学法治副校长聘任与管理办法》颁布 5月1日起实施("Measures for the Appointment and Management of Vice Principals of the Rule of Law in Primary and Secondary Schools" is promulgated and will be implemented on May 1)
People’s Daily, February 17, 2022

China’s “zero-covid” policy doubles as a loyalty test
The Economist, February 19, 2022

China’s foreign listing regulations that mandate cybersecurity reviews apply to Hong Kong, experts say
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2022

Hong Kong postpones chief executive election to May 8 amid Covid-19 surge
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2022

阿里腾讯百度等多家中国网络平台被美国列入恶名市场(Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu and many other Chinese online platforms are added to U.S. "Notorious Markets List")
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 18, 2022

Related:
Alibaba and Tencent sites added to US 'Notorious Markets List'
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

北京冬奥:组委会发言人指人权侵害相关报道是“谎言”(Beijing Winter Olympics: China’s Olympics Organizing Committee spokeswoman says reports about human rights violations in China are "lies")
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 18, 2022

IOC chief Bach chides Beijing Olympics organisers over Taiwan, Xinjiang comments
Agence France-Presse, February 18, 2022

Olympic sponsor Airbnb profits from Xinjiang, Tibet listings
Agence France-Presse, February 18, 2022

Chinese public outcry over chained woman in video spurs provincial-level probe
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: Censorship Mars Beijing Olympics
Human Rights Watch, February 18, 2022

The UN Shouldn’t Let the Olympics’ Celebration of Uyghur Repression Go Unchallenged
The Diplomat, February 17, 2022

“丰县八孩铁链女”的六个警示(6 Warnings from the Feng County's chained 8-child mother case)
Financial Times, February 18, 2022

作为中国社会镜像的八孩母事件及治理危机(8-child mother incident as a mirror of Chinese society and governance crisis)
Financial Times, February 18, 2022

Thursday, February 17, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

An alleged Chinese interference plot stirs fears — and smears — ahead of Australian elections
The Washington Post, February 17, 2022

中国2022全方位增加太空活动:发射至少140个航天器并完成空间站(China to fully increase space activities in 2022: Launch at least 140 spacecraft and complete space station)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 17, 2022

World Bank accused of ‘funding campaign of repression’ in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2022

Related:
Financing & genocide: Development finance and the crisis in the Uyghur Region
Atlantic Council, February 16, 2022

China's high-tech repression of Uyghurs is more sinister — and lucrative — than it seems, anthropologist says
CBC/Radio-Canada, February 17, 2022

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

Hong Kong singer Tommy Yuen charged over allegedly seditious social media posts
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2022

民主派初選47人案|20被告法律爭議完成裁決 押後至2月28日及3月4日(Legal disputes settled in case of 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law; case adjourned until February 28,March 4)
Ming Pao, February 17, 2022

警方要求職工盟執委及前執委 提交組織運作等資料(Police request former committee members of disbanded Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions to submit information regarding its operations)
inmediahk.net, February 17, 2022

‘Resist till the end’: City University of Hong Kong students’ union seeks to operate off campus following eviction
Hong Kong Free Press, February 16, 2022

CECC要求亚马逊公司赔偿因披露其供应商侵犯劳工而入狱的中国维权人士(CECC asks Amazon to compensate Chinese rights activist jailed for revealing labor abuses by its suppliers)
Voice of America, February 17, 2022

公民联署:彻查“徐州铁链女事件”,保障公民免于恐惧的自由的呼吁(Citizens’ joint letter calls for thorough investigation into case of Xuzhou chained woman to protect freedom from fear)
Weiquanwang, February 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Xi Jinping urges China to arm itself with stronger laws and better lawyers for ‘international struggle’
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing 2022: Local organizing committee dismisses human rights concerns
Deutsche Welle, February 17, 2022

Related:
The International Olympic Committee and China are using politics to obscure human rights abuses
The Conversation, February 16, 2022

江苏省称要调查 丰县铁链母亲事件有望水落石出?(Jiangsu provincial gov’t says it will investigate chained mother case in Feng County; will the truth be told?)
Deutsche Welle, February 17, 2022

中国人还是美国人,这是一个问题(Is she Chinese or American?—that is the question)
Financial Times, February 17, 2022

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

ILO REPORTS “DEEP CONCERNS” ABOUT LABOR COERCION, DISCRIMINATION IN XINJIANG
China Digital Times, February 15, 2022

Related:
Application of International Labour Standards 2022: Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
International Labour Organization, February 10, 2022

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

香港民研:林鄭民望逾三成市民評零分 「出入境自由」創1997年後新低(Survey: 34% of respondents give Carrie Lam a zero; perception of freedom to enter or leave Hong Kong hits record low since 1997)
inmediahk.net, February 15, 2022

Related:
HKPORI releases CE popularities Social and Freedom Indicators along with GGPI
香港民研發放特首民望數字社會及自由指標以及限聚指數
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, February 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Journalists warn of chilling impact of Hong Kong's planned 'fake news' law
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Swedish skater says China's hosting of Olympics 'extremely irresponsible' amid human rights abuses
Taiwan News, February 15, 2022

NBC is nearly mum on China abuses in its wall-to-wall Olympics coverage
Washington Post, February 15, 2022

A record number of out LGBTQ+ Olympians are competing. China doesn’t want to talk about it.
19thnews.org, February 15, 2022

CHINA DEFENDS WINTER OLYMPICS WITH TWITTER TIRADES AND INFLUENCER DEALS
China Digital Times, February 15, 2022

为八孩母"断链"—— 中国艺术家在行动("Breaking the chain" for mother of 8: Chinese artists in action)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis, 评论与分析

女权角度谈谷爱凌现象:民族主义扩张新阶段的“女性赋权”("Female empowerment" in the new stage of nationalist expansion—the Eileen Gu phenomenon seen from the feminist perspective)
Matters, February 12, 2022

谷爱凌对比徐州八孩母亲小花梅,女权舆论的左右手互搏 | 兼论精英女权的画地为牢(The cases of Eileen Gu and Xuzhou chained woman reveal the limitation of the elite feminist perspective)
Matters, February 15, 2022

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Fears of online censorship in Hong Kong as rights group website goes down
The Guardian, February 15, 2022

CNN runs questionable pro-Olympics ad with content from China’s state-run media
New York Post, February 14, 2022

Related:
A Winter Sporting Event like No Other (content by Xinhua News Agency)
CNN, undated

Weibo censored a famous novelist who voiced her anger over China’s inhumanity to women
Quartz, February 14, 2022

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

美国驻华使领馆呼吁中国停止打压维权律师(U.S. embassy in Beijing calls on China to stop the crackdown on human rights lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2022

“广东著名人权捍卫者王爱忠案将于2022年4月12日在广州第31法庭开庭审理(Wang Aizhong, well-known Guangdong rights defender, will stand trial in Guangzhou April 12)
Weiquanwang, February 14, 2022

Hong Kong singer arrested on suspicion of acting with seditious intent and money laundering
Hong Kong Free Press, February 15, 2022

2 plead guilty to inciting others to cast invalid ballots in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council poll
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2022

城大學生會撤出校園 會長:時代不再容許學生會存在(CityU Students’ Union leaves campus; chairman: the time no longer allows the existence of student unions)
inmediahk.net, February 15, 2022

Ex-leaders of Hong Kong’s defunct Tiananmen vigil group see transfer of national security case to High Court delayed
Hong Kong Free Press, February 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s population crisis could give women greater reproductive rights, but hurdles remain
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Uyghur torch bearer dropped from China’s relay team
SupChina, February 14, 2022

“徐州丰县八孩铁链女”事件引发全民关注 北大毕业100名学子今实名联署公开信 呼吁中央彻查徐州事件 给人民以真相 还社会予公正(In open letter, 100 Peking University alumni sign in their real names to urge gov’t to thoroughly investigate incident of chained Xuzhou woman)
Weiquanwang, February 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

谷爱凌与小花梅,谁代表着真实的中国?
Who Is the Real China? Eileen Gu or the Chained Woman?

The New York Times, February 15, 2022

Monday, February 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Enemies of My Enemy: How Fear of China Is Forging a New World Order
Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2022

Chinese sites accused of censoring LGBT content from Friends
BBC News, February 13, 2022

Related:
“老友记”中国重播再遇审查,同性恋情节遭删改惹众怒(Public uproar over gay contents being censored from "Friends" rebroadcast in China)
Voice of America, February 14, 2022

Beijing sells troubled Xinjiang as a winter sports paradise
Agence France-Presse, February 13, 2022

YouTube’s Olympics Highlights Are Riddled With Propaganda
Wired, February 11, 2022

在西方遭贬,在非洲得宠:华为网络技术(Discredited in the West, favored in Africa: Huawei network technology)
Deutsche Welle, February 13, 2022

媒体:北京夏奥维族火炬手身陷囹圄(Media: Uyghur torchbearer for 2008 Beijing Olympics is serving 14-year sentence for watching “counter-revolutionary videos”)
Deutsche Welle, February 12, 2022

Related:
Uyghur torchbearer for 2008 Beijing Olympics serving 14-year sentence in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2022

西藏民众手机被强迫安装软件以监控与境外联系(Chinese authorities forcibly install surveillance software on Tibetans’ mobile phones to monitor their contact with relatives, friends abroad)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2022

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

US committee on China calls for probe into VulgarWiki torture allegations
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2022

Hong Kong anti-graft watchdog charges man over social media calls to cast invalid votes in Legco election
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2022

英考虑放宽BNO签证 彭定康:不该遗忘年轻港人(UK considers loosening BNO visa policy; former governor Chris Patten: Young Hong Kongers should not be forgotten)
Deutsche Welle, February 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

A Succession Drama, Chinese Style, Starring Xi Jinping
一场以习近平为主角的中国领导人接班大戏

The New York Times, February 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Labour practices in China’s Xinjiang of ‘deep concern’, says UN agency
Reuters, February 12, 2022

After a reply on Instagram, Eileen Gu faces criticism over ‘special treatment.’
谷爱凌称中国人人都可以下载VPN引发争议

The New York Times, February 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why the Beijing Olympics Are So Hard to Watch
为何北京冬奥会缺乏吸引力

The New York Times, February 14, 2022

China: IOC Can’t Ensure Olympic Apparel Is Abuse-Free
Human Rights Watch, February 14, 2022

Friday, February 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Eileen Gu defends China’s internet freedom. Her message is censored.
Protocol, February 10, 2022

彭博预测:也许中国永远不会成为全球最大经济体(Bloomberg: China may never become the world's biggest economy)
Radio France Internationale, February 11, 2022

Related:
When Will China Be the World’s Biggest Economy? Maybe Never
Bloomberg, February 11, 2022

研究报告:中国对撒哈拉以南非洲地区的贷款比西方国家加起来的总额还多(Report: China loans more to sub-Saharan Africa than to Western countries combined)
Voice of America, February 11, 2022

Related:
Stuck Near Ten Billion: Public-Private Infrastructure Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Center for Global Development, February 9, 2022

澳情报部门阻止中方透过商人资助选举候选人(Australian intelligence blocks China from sponsoring election candidates through businessmen)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2022

加拿大支持欧盟WTO诉讼案 立陶宛:中国牛肉禁令影响有限(Canada backs EU’s lawsuit at WTO; Lithuania: China’s beef ban has limited impact)
Deutsche Welle, February 11, 2022

加入西方民主阵营 索马里兰打抗中友台牌以扩大国际承认(Joining Western democracy camp, Somaliland plays the Taiwan card against China to expand international recognition)
Voice of America, February 11, 2022

America’s Chinese Tech Conundrum
美国的中国技术难题

The New York Times, February 11, 2022

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

Hong Kong democracy and media freedom has ‘entered endgame’
The Guardian, February 10, 2022

Related:
Lights Out: Is this the End of Press Freedom in Hong Kong?
International Federation of Journalists, February 10, 2022

Hong Kong prosecutors slap 3 Apple Daily-affiliated firms with colonial-era sedition charge
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2022

Hong Kong’s defunct Tiananmen vigil group remains unrepresented in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, February 10, 2022

廉署起訴一男涉網上煽惑他人立法會選舉投無效票(Independent Commission Against Corruption charges man with allegedly inciting others to cast invalid votes in 2021 LegCo election)
Ming Pao, February 11, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s family planning agency says it will ‘intervene’ in abortions for unmarried women, teens
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2022

Foreign Judges Are Enabling Hong Kong’s Legal Crackdown
The Diplomat, February 11, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

As the Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent
CNN, February 11, 2022

What the Beijing Olympics Reveal About China
The New Yorker, February 10, 2022

By More Than 3-1, Americans Agree with US Diplomatic Boycott of Winter Olympics; 40% Think US Should Have Pulled Athletes Too
Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University, February 10, 2022

The good and the bad of China on Olympic show
The Economist, February 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

北京冬奥:习近平式的党国意在彰显专制的效力(Beijing Winter Olympics: Xi Jinping-style party-state aims to demonstrate the efficacy of autocracy)
Radio France Internationale, February 10, 2022

徐州八孩母亲案:背后的法律问题和妇女权益保障隐忧(Xuzhou eight-child mother case: Legal issues and hidden concerns over women's rights protection)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2022

时事大家谈:中共要谷爱凌“为党争光” 体育政治真能分开吗?(Commentary: CPC wants Eileen Gu to "win glory for the party"—can sports and politics really be separated?)
Voice of America, February 11, 2022