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

Arrest of Cardinal Zen sends chill through Hong Kong’s Catholic community
The Guardian, May 16, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong’s next leader John Lee dismisses Western criticism of arrests of cardinal and activists, insists city’s rule of law targets only criminals and not dissent
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

Prosecution grants immunity to ex-Apple Daily exec. testifying against Jimmy Lai in fraud trial
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2022

記協下月辦會員大會　投票降低解散門檻(Hong Kong Journalists Association to hold general meeting next month to vote for lowering dissolution threshold)
Ming Pao, May 16, 2022

Can Hong Kong Bar Association’s new chief walk a tightrope and mend ties with Beijing while speaking up on issues?
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

山东大学退休教授孙文广至今生死成谜 中共当局须给予答复(Whereabouts unknown: Sun Wenguang, well-known human rights defender and retired Shandong University professor forcibly disappeared in 2018)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中办发长文禁止离休领导 “妄议中央”(CPC’s Central Office prohibits retired cadres from "arbitrarily criticizing policies of central gov’t")
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2022

Related:
加强新时代离退休干部党的建设工作(Strengthening the party building work of retired cadres in the new era)
People, May 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Shanghai aims to end COVID lockdown by June 1
Al Jazeera, May 16, 2022

抗议封锁 深夜聚集拆围墙(Beijing University students protest lockdown, gather at night to tear down COVID fence)
Radio France Internationale, May 16, 2022

EU-US trade and tech negotiators meet in Paris to tighten screws on autocrats, including China and Russia
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

How Long Can Xi Prioritize ‘Zero COVID’ over the Economy?
The Diplomat, May 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s harsh zero-Covid measures risk eroding trust in the rule of law
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2022

When rights are restricted they must also be protected
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2022

The World Tries to Move Beyond Covid. China May Stand in the Way.
世界与新冠共存，为何习近平仍不惜代价坚持清零？
The New York Times, May 16, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China builds a self-repressing society
The Economist, May 14, 2022

Chinese police crack down on Beijing lockdown 'rumours'
Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2022

China database reveals the thousands detained in Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2022

Related:
海外维吾尔人在被泄露的新疆被关押者名单中寻找亲人(Overseas Uyghurs search for relatives on leaked Xinjiang detainee list)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2022

新疆人权迫害愈演愈烈 专家担忧穆斯林器官被强摘(Human rights persecution intensifies in Xinjiang; experts worry about forced organ harvesting from Muslims)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2022

China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Tigers, Flies, and Everything in Between
The Diplomat, May 12, 2022

“是中国的错”：对华关系成为澳洲大选重要议题('It's China's fault': Relations with China a key issue in Australia's election)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2022

通过“天网”“猎狐”进行跨国镇压 美国际宗教自由委员会点名批评习近平(China continues transnational repression campaign through Sky Net, Fox Hunt operations; USCIRF names, criticizes Xi Jinping)
Voice of America, May 13, 2022

Related:
USCIRF Releases New Report on Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, May 12, 2022

中企在欧核电项目受挫 “国家安全”问题成主因(“National security” concerns impede Chinese companies’ participation in European nuclear power projects)
Voice of America, May 12, 2022

因美国邀请台湾 中国缺席全球疫情峰会(China absent from global pandemic summit as U.S. invites Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2022

Biden to Host Southeast Asian Leaders as He Tries to Return Focus to China
美国东盟峰会召开，拜登外交政策再次聚焦中国
The New York Times, May 13, 2022

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

Hong Kong court rejects ex-lawmaker’s bail application in 47 democrats national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2022

會計師公會選制被「完善」 提名門檻大幅提高 須取兩個官方提名 ("Improved" Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants election system requires 2 official nominations, raising threshold)
inmediahk.net, May 13, 2022

Education foundation of defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy labour group disbands citing ‘political risk’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2022

鄭國漢稱嶺大學生會欠代表性 將收回場地清理「睇落唔舒服嘅嘢」(LingnanU president Leonard Cheng says students’ union lacks representative, will take back venue to clean out "unsightly stuff")
inmediahk.net, May 13, 2022

Hong Kong national security police lodge complaint against lawyers who allegedly took fees from legal defence fund despite claims of pro bono services
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

旅芬学者王展在中国被捕后失联 亲友两年半无法探视 (Family of Wang Zhan, scholar living in Finland, has not been able to reach him since his arrest in China 2.5 years ago)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

The Complexities of China’s Struggle For Justice
The Diplomat, May 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China denies suspending passports, invalidating foreign residency cards
Reuters, May 13, 2022

It wasn’t me: Beijing says it’s not to blame for the invasion of Ukraine
SupChina, May 12, 2022

China’s COVID-19 Data Doesn’t Match Its Harsh Restrictions
Foreign Policy, May 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong: Prominent Democracy Advocates Arrested
Human Rights Watch, May 13, 2022

New China Accounting Scandal Flies Under the Radar. And Where There’s Smoke …
如何看待容联云陷入财务造假丑闻？
Financial Times, May 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China linked to Russian aggression as EU and Japan vow to work together to counter Beijing
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

Chinese firms warned over ‘vulnerable’ overseas projects after Myanmar military junta cancels tenders, blacklists
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

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

National security law: arrest of Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen sparks concerns of wider net cast over religious institutions
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

天主教香港教區發聲明：極度關注陳日君樞機的情況及安全 (Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong issues statement: Extremely concerned about Cardinal Joseph Zen's condition and safety)
inmediahk.net, May 12, 2022

Cardinal Zen, barrister Margaret Ng and others released following four Hong Kong national security arrests
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2022

消息：何秀蘭涉612基金案於獄中被捕 (Cyd Ho arrested while in prison in connection with 612 Humanitarian Fund)
Ming Pao, May 11, 2022

National security police probing protester relief fund claim ‘misconduct’ by lawyers; ex-lawmaker arrested in jail
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2022

Hong Kong man who attempted boat escape to Taiwan with 11 others jailed for 20 months for making explosives at home
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

職工盟教育基金公司會員大會通過撤銷註冊並停止運作(Confederation of Trade Unions Education Foundation passes resolution to cancel registration, cease operation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2022

男保安涉網上「起底」被捕　對象包括警員和立法會議員(Security guard arrested for online "doxxing"; targets included police officers and legislators)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2022

八九学运领袖、《零八宪章》签署者之一王德邦及妻子被失踪(Wang Debang, student leader in 1989 Democracy Movement and a signatory of Charter 08, and wife are missing)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2022

湖南赤山监狱被揭发强迫劳动 “长沙富能”政治犯状况堪忧(Hunan Chishan Prison is accused of forced labor; situation of political prisoners in "Changsha Funeng" raises concerns)
Voice of America, May 12, 2022

汶川地震14周年 遇难学生家长无惧打压 坚持追究豆渣校舍责任(On 14th anniversary of Wenchuan earthquake, authorities pressure parents who continue to pursue accountability for shoddy school buildings in which their children perished)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong security law Article 23 delayed by Covid-19 outbreak, says security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2022

美国国务院网站删除“不支持台独”等表述 中国警告“引火烧身”(U.S. State Dept removes language such as “does not support Taiwan independence” from revised fact sheet; China warns U.S. of inviting trouble)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 12, 2022

报道：白宫起草行政令阻止中国公司获取美国人的数据(Report: White House drafts executive order to stop China from scooping up Americans' data)
Voice of America, May 12, 2022

Related:
EXCLUSIVE Biden eyes new ways to bar China from scooping up U.S. data
Reuters, May 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

联合国人权高专5月底前访问中国并前往新疆(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit China and travel to Xinjiang by end of May)
Voice of America, May 12, 2022

世卫组织总干事关于“动态清零”不可持续的言论遭中国屏蔽(China blocks WHO Director-General's remarks on unsustainable "dynamic zeroing" policy)
The Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中国“清零”政策承受内外部压力 为何还在坚持？(Why does China, facing internal and external pressure, insist on "zero-Covid" policy?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 12, 2022

Hong Kong: Arrests of activists, including 90-year-old cardinal, a ‘shocking escalation’ of repression
Amnesty International, May 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China censors zero-COVID debate after WHO criticises policy
Agence France-Presse, May 11, 2022

Beijing bans preschool learning apps as crackdown on private tutoring continues
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2022

Chinese border police 'clipping' passports of citizens as they arrive back home
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2022

“以民治民”控制社会 “法理民兵”应运而生 ("Governing the people by the people" to control the society--the birth of the "fali [jurisprudence struggle] militia")
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2022

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

Cardinal Joseph Zen arrested by Hong Kong’s national security police, Vatican expresses concern
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2022

Ex-scholar tied to fund for protesters ‘arrested at Hong Kong airport by national security police’
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2022

Related:
消息：「612基金」至少4人被捕　包括許寶強、吳靄儀、陳日君及何韻詩(At least 4 "612 Humanitarian Fund" trustees arrested, including Hui Po-keung, Margaret Ng, Joseph Zen, Denise Ho)
Ming Pao, May 11, 2022

Hong Kong Tiananmen activist jailed for 3 months for refusing national security data demand
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2022

19歲學生拋雜物入路軌 危及乘客安全襲警等3罪成 判入更生中心 (19-year-old student sentenced to correctional center after conviction of 3 crimes: throwing objects into railway tracks, endangering passengers' safety, assaulting police officer)
inmediahk.net, May 11, 2022

「黎明行動」兩年半後遭控非法集結及刑毁　3人准保釋候審 (2.5 years after incident, 3 are charged with illegal assembly and criminal damage over "Operation Dawn"; released on bail pending trial)
Ming Pao, May 11, 2022

APM「和你sing」兩男女事隔兩年被控非法集結 准保釋候訊 (2 are charged with illegal assembly over "sing with you" action after 2 years; released on bail pending trial)
inmediahk.net, May 11, 2022

19歲學生涉大前年8.31藏刀 事隔3年被起訴 (19-year-old student charged with hiding knife in the 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, May 11, 2022

李明哲揭赤山監獄強迫勞動 同囚政治犯家屬擔憂（Li Mingzhe exposes forced labor in Chishan Prison; family members of political prisoners are worried）
Central News Agency, May 11, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong laws can limit false Covid info, says security chief, but research into ‘fake news’ legislation underway
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s zero-Covid policy is not sustainable, WHO director general says
The Guardian, May 10, 2022

Related:
SHANGHAI TIGHTENS LOCKDOWN AFTER POLITBURO STANDING COMMITTEE WARNING
China Digital Times, May 11, 2022

China’s COVID crisis and the dilemma facing its leaders, by experts who have monitored it since the Wuhan outbreak
The Conversation, May 10, 2022

公營直資教師流失4,050人 流失率創五年新高(HK public and direct subsidized schools lose 4,050 teachers; attrition rate hits 5-year high)
inmediahk.net, May 11, 2022

违规收治发热病人，四川南充一医院院长、副院长双双获刑 (President, vice president of a hospital in Nanchong, Sichuan are jailed for treating fever patients)
Sohu, May 10, 2022

滬上老外：封城後我開始思考，「怎樣逃離曾經深愛的上海」 (Foreigners in Shanghai: In lockdown, I began to think, "How to escape from the Shanghai I once loved")
Initium Media, May 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

產業鏈外遷、脫鉤加速：政治抗疫下中國經濟不可逆轉的代價 (Relocation of industrial chain and acceleration of decoupling: The irreversible cost of the Chinese economy under the political fight against the epidemic)
Initium Media, May 10, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s pro-Russia propaganda exposed by online activists
The Guardian, May 10, 2022

中国的跨国镇压让流亡维吾尔人担忧 (China's transnational repression worries exiled Uyghurs)
Voice of America, May 10, 2022

中国边检加强盘查出入境国人 有留学生被剪护照 (China steps up border inspection, with immigration officials tearing up passports of some returning overseas students)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2022

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

Freed Taiwan activist recounts 'fascist circus' of Chinese court
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2022

「營救理大」 5人被控暴動 一人開審前改為認罪即時還柙(5 accused of rioting in "Rescue PolyU" action; one pleading guilty right before trial is remanded in custody)
inmediahk.net, May 10, 2022

曾邀多名民主派人士加入　香港電台：「節目顧問團」4月底任期結束後已停止運作(Once joined by pro-democracy figures, RTHK "Program Advisory Group" ceased operation in late April)
Ming Pao, May 10, 2022

程渊妻子施明磊就赤山监狱违法剥夺家属会见权致湖南省省长毛伟明的公开信（Cheng Yuan's wife posts an open letter to Hunan governor on Chishan Prison's illegal deprivation of family members' visiting rights）
Weiquanwang, May 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

NPC Standing Committee Releases 2022 Legislative Plan
NPC Observer, May 6, 2022

Related:
全国人大常委会2022年度立法工作计划 (2022 Legislative Work Plan of NPC Standing Committee)
National People's Congress of P.R.C., May 6, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN rights boss to arrive in China for historic visit by month-end
Reuters, May 10, 2022

中国权威学者批强送方舱擅闯民宅违宪 个人微博遭清零 (Chinese expert criticizes forcible transfers to isolation facilities and illegal entry into private residences; contents of his Weibo account are emptied out)
Voice of America, May 10, 2022

Police sent to Beijing university campus amid growing public anger over zero-COVID
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2022

G7, EU voice ‘grave concern’ over ‘undemocratic’ new Hong Kong leader selection process
Agence France-Presse, May 9, 2022

Related:
Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong hits back at EU, G7 for criticising city’s chief executive election
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How China Is Rewriting the Norms of Human Rights
Lawfare, May 9, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

美国会呼吁审查对初创企业资助，防止中国资金渗透(U.S. Congress calls for review of funding for start-ups to prevent infiltration of funds from China)
The Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2022

U.S. Presses Taiwan to Buy Weapons More Suited to Win Against China
美国敦促台湾订购更有助于击退中国入侵的武器
The New York Times, May 9, 2022

中国科技巨头悄然停止与俄罗斯的业务往来(China’s tech giants quietly retreat from doing business with Russia)
The Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2022

中国说不能同意台湾参加今年世卫大会(China says it can't agree to Taiwan's participation in this year's WHA)
Radio France Internationale, May 9, 2022

美国民主基金会根据基本法在港活动 被中国外交部指控为 “培植反政府势力”(NED's activities in HK under Basic Law is accused by Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs of "cultivating anti-government forces")
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2022

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

社民連抗議特首選舉遭截停 陳寶瑩：開新篇就係禁制和平請願(Protest activity against Chief Executive election is halted; chairperson of League of Social Democrats: “Opening a new chapter” means banning peaceful petitions)
InMediaHK, May 8, 2022

Explainer: Small Chinese-language media outlets spring up as Hong Kong’s big names disappear
Hong Kong Free Press, May 9, 2022

Chinese journalist sentenced in Hainan for smearing reputation of CCP heroes
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2022

深圳90后基督徒颜志鸿因言获罪遭警方抓捕(Shenzhen post-90s Christian Yan Zhihong is detained for adding Chinese subtitles to an English-language video criticizing China’s lockdown policy)
Weiquanwang, May 8, 2022

不满防疫政策 中国网民创意对抗审查(Dissatisfied with epidemic prevention policy, Chinese netizens creatively confront censorship)
Deutsche Welle, May 7, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

李家超：新一屆特區政府將堅決貫徹「一國兩制」方針(John Lee: New Hong Kong SAR administration will resolutely implement the "one country, two systems" policy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 9, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing’s Man in Hong Kong Inherits a Tamed City
李家超正式当选：北京代理人与被驯服的香港
The New York Times, May 9, 2022

Related:
EU voices concerns as former Hong Kong security chief made new leader
The Guardian, May 8, 2022

Related:
欧盟指责香港特首选举进一步侵蚀一国两制 北京反驳(EU accuses HK’s Chief Executive election further erodes “one country, two systems” policy; Beijing rebuts)
Voice of America, May 9, 2022

‘Democracy with Hong Kong characteristics’: Reactions pour in after John Lee selected as city’s next leader
Hong Kong Free Press, May 8, 2022

What will a Hong Kong civil service under John Lee look like? Sector braces for shake-up with leadership hopeful’s vow of reform
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2022

Downtown Beijing goes quiet as zero-Covid policy smothers capital
Radio France Internationale, May 9, 2022

上海收紧防疫 北京核酸筛查成常态(Shanghai tightens epidemic prevention; PCR screening becomes normal in Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, May 8, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

The law’s delay: how Hong Kong’s sluggish prosecutors lag behind their overseas counterparts
Hong Kong Free Press, May 9, 2022

新選舉新特首誕生，而弱勢的倡議在消音(New chief executive is born in new election, while initiatives for the underprivileged are muted)
Theinitium, May 8, 2022

上海疫情線上紀念館：人們因什麼而逝去？(Online memorial on Shanghai epidemic: What causes people to die?)
Initium Media, May 6, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China unveils its vision of a global security order
The Economist, May 5, 2022

Xinjiang cotton found in Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss tops, researchers say
The Guardian, May 5, 2022

Drone Giant DJI’s Russia Halt Pressures Other China Big-Techs
大疆暂停俄乌业务 中国科技企业面临两难
Financial Times, May 6, 2022

China’s Covid Policies Have European Companies Wary of Investing
调查称中国新冠政策令欧洲公司投资意愿大幅降低
The New York Times, May 6, 2022

无力摆脱对西方金融系统依赖或是中国的一重大战略软肋(Inability to break free from reliance on Western financial system may be a major strategic weakness of China)
Voice of America, May 6, 2022

Chinese social media groups reveal nationalist influencers blogging from abroad
Financial Times, May 6, 2022

NETIZENS DECRY THE DISPLAY OF THEIR IP ADDRESSES
Digital Times, May 5, 2022

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

Jimmy Lai: Prosecutors could amass more evidence against jailed media tycoon after liquidators drop bid for return of 2.8 million files seized by police
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2022

Prosecution reaches plea deal with Hong Kong radio host ‘Giggs’ after year-long detention
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2022

阮民安2月被捕還押至今 太太攜子離港︰這一程飛機沒退路(Detained since February, pro-democracy singer Tommy Yuen is charged with sedition; wife and sons leave HK: This is a one-way flight)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2022

社民連曾健成出獄 手持鄒幸彤畫像勉「手足」撐住(League of Social Democrats' Bull Tsang released from jail, holds Chow Hang-tung's portrait to encourage "comrades" to hang in there)
inmediahk.net, May 6, 2022

Hong Kong man arrested over ‘weird’ notifications sent by TVB News app
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2022

江西维权人士朱玉芳“被寻衅滋事”案今日开庭(Trial of Jiangxi rights activist Zhu Yufang charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" opens today)
Weiquanwang, May 6, 2022

上海封城乱象丛生 人权律师组法律顾问团协助索赔(Shanghai's lockdown is full of chaos; legal advisory team of the Human Rights Lawyers Group assists in claims)
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2022

The crackdown on China’s ‘moderate’ rights voices: how tweets are now landing people in prison
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

习近平：“防控方针由党的性质和宗旨决定”( Xi Jinping: "The policy of prevention and control is determined by the nature and purpose of CPC")
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2022

Related:
抓紧抓实疫情防控重点工作 习近平主持会议作出最新部署(Pay close attention to the key work of epidemic prevention and control; Xi Jinping hosts meeting, issues latest orders)
People, May 6, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

聯國人權專員中國之行只到廣州新疆不訪港　稱將提及包括香港在內人權議題(UN Human Rights Commissioner's China trip to only include Guangzhou, Xinjiang, not Hong Kong; says will mention human rights issue including HK)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2022

Xi Jinping attacks ‘doubters’ as he doubles down on China’s zero-Covid policy
The Guardian, May 6, 2022

Has Shanghai Been Xinjianged?
上海正在新疆化吗？
The New York Times, May 6, 2022

‘I’m Very Anxious’: China’s Lockdowns Leave Millions Out of Work
城市停摆后，失去工作的数百万中国人
The New York Times, May 6, 2022

李家超出席造勢大會　強調團結社會與民同為港開新篇(John Lee attends campaign rally, emphasizes uniting society and opening a new chapter for HK with the people)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 6, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How China is stepping up harassment of foreign correspondents
Committee to Protect Journalists, May 6, 2022

中国正在为自己的谎言买单(China is paying for its own lies)
Radio France Internationale, May 6, 2022

Urgent Life-Threatening Conditions in Lockdown Shanghai Demand Prompt Investigation
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 5, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Chinese Netizens Respond to ‘Uplifting’ Covid News: “We’re Not That Dumb”
What's on Weibo, May 4, 2022

Headlines From China: Censorship of Hollywood Blockbuster Films Intensifies in China
ChinaFilmInsider, May 5, 2022

China casts its 'SkyNet' far and wide, pursuing tens of thousands who flee overseas
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2022

Cyberattack on Hong Kong news agency FactWire leads to unauthorised access of subscriber data
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2022

中国与欧洲：向中国大举举债的欧洲国家如何承担借钱的代价(China & Europe: The price of heavy borrowing from China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 5, 2022

Rising Violence by Separatists Adds to Pakistan’s Lethal Instability
分离主义威胁巴基斯坦，中国公民成暴力袭击目标
The New York Times, May 5, 2022

涉嫌协助打压维吾尔人 海康威视或遭美国全面封杀(Hikvision, suspected of helping suppress Uyghurs, could face sweeping sanctions by U.S.)
Voice of America, May 5, 2022

强化执法力度 美国证交会再将80多家中国公司列入预定摘牌名单(SEC adds more than 80 Chinese companies to list of scheduled delisting)
Voice of America, May 5, 2022

美网络安全公司：与政府有关的中国黑客组织窃取数万亿美元知识产权(U.S. cybersecurity firm: China’s hacking group linked to government steals trillions of dollars in intellectual property)
Voice of America, May 5, 2022

Related:
Operation CuckooBees: Cybereason Uncovers Massive Chinese Intellectual Property Theft Operation
Cybereason, May 4, 2022

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

Taiwanese Morrison Lee Remains Detained in China, Even After Finishing His Jail Term
The Diplomat, May 5, 2022

7 wanted by Hong Kong anti-graft watchdog over ‘blank vote’ incitement as corruption complaints jump 18%
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2022

前年示威68人踢保　其中4人被重新拘捕被控非法集結(Of 68 released unconditionally after declining to seek bail, 4 re-arrested and charged with unlawful assembly)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 5, 2022

Should Hong Kong’s Christian groups be worried about national security law curbs?
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2022

Tycoon Jimmy Lai did not seek approval from landlord to run consultancy firm at Apple Daily’s Hong Kong HQ, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Chinese ex-journalist jailed for insulting Korean war ‘martyrs’
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2022

Related:
因发表“侮辱英烈”言论 媒体人罗昌平被判刑(Media personality Luo Changping is sentenced for "insulting heroes")
Deutsche Welle, May 5, 2022

The other Mr. Ma: Mistaken identity symbol of China’s tech woes
The Washington Post, May 5, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

‘I’m Very Anxious’: China’s Lockdowns Leave Millions Out of Work
The New York Times, May 5, 2022

Why Hong Kong’s election features only one candidate
Channel News Asia, May 5, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Beijing will win over Hong Kong by listening to public opinion, not by silencing it
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

美官员警告: 2027年习近平可能攻台 建立政治遗产 (Former U.S. official warns: Xi Jinping may attack Taiwan in 2027 to build a political legacy)
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2022

People’s Republic of China Efforts to Amplify the Kremlin’s Voice on Ukraine
中华人民共和国宣扬克里姆林宫有关乌克兰说辞的种种做法
U.S. Department of State, May 2, 2022

US moves towards imposing sanctions on Chinese tech group Hikvision
Financial Times, May 3, 2022

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

US Secretary of State calls China the biggest violator of press freedoms, citing detention data
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2022

Hong Kong’s press freedom plunged from satisfactory to a ‘difficult situation’ in a matter of years
Global Voices, May 4, 2022

Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker and social welfare veteran Fernando Cheung migrates to Canada, saying ‘basic freedoms’ protected there
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2022

毋忘初心遊行 30歲測量助理非法集結罪成囚4個月 官批無悔意(30-year-old assistant surveyor sentenced to 4 months in prison over an unauthorized assembly in the 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, May 4, 2022

嶺大收回學生會場地使用權 民主牆、虎地書室或消失(Lingnan U. takes back student union's right to use venues)
inmediahk.net, May 4, 2022

57歲男煽惑不投票罪成判緩刑(57-year-old man gets suspended sentence after conviction of inciting others not to vote)
Ming Pao, May 4, 2022

NO END IN SIGHT TO CHINA’S PROLONGED, OPAQUE, EXTRALEGAL DETENTIONS
China Digital Times, May 3, 2022

Shanghai-based Ji Xiaolong joins ranks of COVID-19 dissidents in China
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2022

NFTs preserve Shanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown record from China censorship
Reuters, May 4, 2022

Shanghai Is Rewriting Chinese Censorship Amid Lockdown
Wired, May 4, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

港府设旅客筛选系统 2024年起禁可能危国安或香港治安者入境(HK gov't to set up passenger screening system starting from 2024 to bar entry of visitors who may endanger national security or HK's security)
Radio France Internationale, May 4, 2022

《傳真社》揭發安心出行藏人臉識別功能 資科辦：從來未採用、已要求刪除(FactWire exposes facial recognition function in LeaveHomeSafe app; gov’t information office: It was never adopted; removal request has been made)
inmediahk.net, May 4, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing reopens mass isolation centre in fight against Covid
The Guardian, May 4, 2022

中国疫情下印度平价药无法送达 重症患者恐难以续命 (Affordable medicines from India cannot be delivered to China under strict COVID policies; severely-ill patients are in peril)
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2022

郑州“半封城”居民疯狂抢菜 上海坠楼及死亡案不断 (Residents of "semi-closed" Zhengzhou panic buy food; incidents of suicide by leaping from buildings and other deaths in Shanghai continue)
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China: Weibo’s new location tag exposes the whereabouts of users, opinion leaders and tiny pinks
Global Voices, May 3, 2022

中国式"跨国抓捕"(上): 在麦加"消失"的穆斯林 (Chinese-style "transnational arrest" (Part 1): Muslims who "vanished" in Mecca)
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2022

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

Hong Kong plunges to 148th in world press freedom rankings
Al Jazeera, May 3, 2022

2022全球新闻自由度 中国倒数第六 香港巨幅滑落至第148名 (2022 World Press Freedom Index: China 6th from last, Hong Kong drops to 148th)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2022

Related:
Country Fact-file: Hong Kong
Reporters Without Borders, May 3, 2022

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai illegally ran consultancy firm at Apple Daily’s offices for more than 20 years, prosecutors say
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2022

Hong Kong activist Andy Li’s national security case adjourned, but judge says delays ‘not right’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2022

理大外暴動罪成　25歲設計師囚35月、兩學生入教導所　官：須對暴動「迎頭棒喝」(For rioting outside PolyU in 2019: 25-year-old designer is sentenced to 35 months in prison; 2 students to correctional center)
Ming Pao, May 3, 2022

《立場》發布煽動刊物案 林紹桐擬不認罪、鍾沛權因確診未能出庭 6.23再訊(Stand News case: Patrick Lam pleads not guilty to publishing seditious materials; Chung Pui-kuen absent from hearing due to COVID-19 infection)
inmediahk.net, May 3, 2022

Chinese economists censored, removed from social media after critical takes on zero-Covid policy
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2022

China clamps down on dissident writer who criticized cult of personality around Xi
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2022

上海维权人士季孝龙取保候审 誓言继续发声 (Shanghai human rights activist Ji Xiaolong released on bail, vows to continue speaking out)
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

收紧海外投资移民, 中国司法部下令"规范"涉外投资公证 (To curb emigration by investment, China's Ministry of Justice orders foreign investment notarization halt)
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: police to mobilise as many as 7,000 officers to ensure ‘event runs smoothly and peacefully’
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

俄预计与中国贸易2024年达2000亿美元 中俄关系升温令美国担忧(Russia expects trade with China to reach $200 billion in 2024; warming Sino-Russian ties worries U.S.)
Voice of America, May 2, 2022

欧盟要求中国就欧盟驻京使团中国雇员被抓做出合理回应(EU asks China to make reasonable response to arrest of Chinese employee of EU embassy in Beijing)
Voice of America, May 1, 2022

金融时报：中国紧急开会讨论海外资产如何免受美主导的国际制裁(FT: China holds urgent meeting with banks to discuss protecting assets from U.S.-led international sanctions)
Voice of America, May 1, 2022

Related:
China meets banks to discuss protecting assets from US sanctions
Financial Times, April 30, 2022

CHINA’S GLOBAL INFLUENCE: NEW REPORTS DETAIL INFLUENCE, DEPENDENCIES, AND FLUCTUATING INVESTMENTS
China Digital Times, April 29, 2022

Related:
China Index: Measuring PRC Influence Around the Globe.
Doublethink Lab, April 25, 2022

“在伊萨卡都能感受北京的监控和限制” 美高校师生呼吁校方从中国撤资("Beijing's surveillance and restrictions can be felt in Ithaca"; Cornell University teachers, students urge withdrawal of funds from China)
Voice of America, April 30, 2022

China, India dissidents fear censorship after Musk’s Twitter deal
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 29, 2022

Xi Jinping Suffers From the Putin Effect
The Diplomat, April 29, 2022

Close ally of Xi Jinping named new head of influential Chinese think tank
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2022

Beijing centralises power in the provinces ahead of Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2022

China’s military: new PLA rule seen to cement troop loyalty to President Xi Jinping
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2022

从武汉、西安到上海，疫情笼罩下的媒体环境(From Wuhan, Xi'an to Shanghai, media environment in China under epidemic is worsening)
Voice of America, May 2, 2022

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

世界新闻自由日29周年 香港记者国安法红线下坚持继续报道(On 29th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day: HK journalists continue to report under red line of National Security Law)
Voice of America, May 2, 2022

吳文遠昨出獄今請願 穿比卡超上衣高呼垃圾(Avery Ng Man-yuen, former chairman of League of Social Democrats, joins petition day after release from prison)
Initium Media, May 2, 2022

Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 22
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2022

Hong Kong student gets five-years for Telegram 'secession' messages
Radio France Internationale, April 29, 2022

中共党员实名举报党内“个人崇拜”反遭打压(CPC member is detained for real-name reporting on a party official's "personality cult")
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China Covid-19 response team chief stands firm on long lockdown and strict measures in Shanghai
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2022

中国颁新法称拐卖罪犯自首可免罚(China enacts new law to exempt traffickers who surrender from punishment)
Radio France Internationale, April 30, 2022

Related:
敦促拐卖妇女儿童 犯罪嫌疑人投案(Urging suspects of trafficking in women and children to surrender)
People, May 1, 2022

大学生认罪不获减刑 港国安法最低刑期冲击普通法制度(College student pleads guilty without getting sentence reduction: Hong Kong's national security law minimum sentences conflict with common law system)
Radio France Internationale, May 2, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Shanghai COVID outbreak shows signs of waning as cases fall
Associated Press, May 2, 2022

China: Beijing ramps up mass testing as Shanghai residents allowed outside
Deutsche Welle, May 1, 2022

Beijing Escalates Restrictions, but Still Stops Short of Lockdown
The New York Times, May 1, 2022

China Covid outbreak: Beijing residents must test negative to enter public spaces
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 30, 2022

Beijing closes its schools as it tries to contain a coronavirus outbreak.
The New York Times, April 29, 2022

EXPLAINER: How China is using metal barriers to fight COVID
Associated Press, April 29, 2022

Shanghai lockdown: The hard life of a homeless deliveryman
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 2, 2022

China’s zero-Covid policies leave students and workers abroad feeling cut off
Reuters, April 29, 2022

Under Lockdown in China
The New York Times, April 29, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive candidate John Lee to ‘take aim at civil service work culture, adopt new system of reward and punishment’
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive hopeful John Lee puts political reforms on back-burner and economic, social issues front and centre
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2022

Explainer: 7 charts showing voter demographics in Hong Kong’s first ‘patriots-only’ legislative election
Hong Kong Free Press, May 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Ukraine Conundrum
Foreign Affairs, May 2, 2022

Xi Jinping Is Fighting a War for China’s History
Foreign Policy, May 1, 2022

China’s Covid-19 lockdown dramas show Beijing must learn to trust its people
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2022

Shanghai’s Lockdown
ChinaFile, April 29, 2022

专访普林斯顿教授范亚伦：西方低估了中共的无情和统治决心(Interview with Princeton professor Aaron Friedberg: The West underestimates CPC's ruthlessness and determination to rule)
Voice of America, April 30, 2022

專訪《搗破法蘭克》編導蔡康凝——眾籌拍戲，講香港年輕人的憤怒與反抗(Trevor Choi, director of " Smashing Frank" on crowdfunding for films, the anger and resistance of young people in Hong Kong)
Initium Media, April 30, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Xi’s “Global Security Initiative” looks to counter Quad
The Hindu, April 28, 2022

The Politics of Interruption
China Media Project, April 29, 2022

China’s aggressive efforts to bring back fugitives grow more brazen
The Washington Post, April 29, 2022

CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS LAUNCH NEW CAMPAIGN AGAINST “HISTORICAL NIHILISM”
Chinese Digital Times, April 28, 2022

Son of Dalian Wanda billionaire banned from Weibo after criticism of COVID-19 policy
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2022

Musk’s Ties to China Could Create Headaches for Twitter
Twitter易主中国获益？马斯克与北京的关系引发担忧
The New York Times, April 29, 2022

随着中国在亚洲海域实力增强，日本进行反制(Japan counters as China's strength in Asian waters increases)
Voice of America, April 29, 2022

澳大利亚拒绝与中国军警合作 或不向所罗门派遣维和部队(Australia may not send peacekeepers to Solomon Islands if China sends troops there)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2022

北京数十人涉封城言论被拘 新浪微博公开网民IP惹争议(Dozens of people in Beijing are detained for remarks on lockdown; Sina Weibo's disclosure of netizens' IPs triggers controversy)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2022

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

Security law: Hong Kong student gets 5 years jail for incitement of secession, as judge walks back sentence discount
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2022

Families of foreign prisoners in China worry about their health, safety amid Shanghai’s devastating COVID-19 lockdown
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 28, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Grim tales test China’s claim to be governed by the people
The Economist, April 30, 2022

China Sets Economic Stimulus Plan to Offset Covid Lockdowns
中国采取刺激措施，防止经济进一步放缓
The New York Times, April 29, 2022

Exclusive | China to end regulatory storm over Big Tech and give sector bigger role in boosting slowing economy, sources say
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China digs in on zero-Covid strategy despite public’s frustrations
Agence France-Presse, April 29, 2022

Related:
Why some Chinese are angry about covid
The Economist, April 30, 2022

Hong Kong leadership hopeful John Lee vows local security law, more housing, but admits manifesto ‘limited’
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2022

Related:
李家超提四个政纲 将推动《基本法》第23条立法(John Lee issues 4-pronged policy platform, will promote Article 23 legislation under Basic Law)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2022

上海敲锅抗议被指“境外势力” 北京五一就地过节(Banging pots to protest in Shanghai is branded agitation by "foreign forces"; govt asks people to stay in Beijing on May 1 holiday)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2022

北京疫情升温多学校关闭 上海推常态化筛检(Beijing schools close in Covid-19 surge; Shanghai promotes normalized screening)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Escape from Shanghai: my harrowing flight from the world’s strictest lockdown
Coda, April 28, 2022

Backlog of Hong Kong cases must be cleared so justice is not delayed or denied
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2022

封控运动中的上海，是 2500 万人民的变异版"集中营"（Shanghai in the lockdown movement is a mutated version of a "concentration camp" for 25 million people）
Matters, April 28, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Solomons PM could use Chinese police to stay in power, key provincial adviser fears
The Guardian, April 28, 2022

China using diplomatic leverage to target Uyghurs abroad
ANI News, April 28, 2022

拜登5月将访问韩国和日本 共议中国和朝鲜(Biden to visit South Korea, Japan in May to discuss China, North Korea issues)
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2022

英外长：北约应确保台湾免于中国侵犯(British foreign minister: NATO should ensure Taiwan is free from China’s aggression)
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2022

伊朗寻求加强与中国的军事关系(Iran seeks to strengthen military ties with China)
Voice of America, April 28, 2022

德国政府以安全为由阻止中国公司购买德国呼吸机制造商(German gov’t blocks China’s firm from buying German ventilator maker on security grounds)
Radio France Internationale, April 27, 2022

Liberal Chinese social media site Douban tightens verification of overseas users as censorship intensifies
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2022

China's Weibo shows user locations to combat 'bad behaviour'
Reuters, April 28, 2022

官媒批“大翻译运动” 反促“反华类”媒体流量大增(China’s official media criticize Great Translation Movement, triggering large jump in traffic to "anti-China" media websites)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2022

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

47 democrats’ subversion case adjourned to June
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2022

Related:
Denial of bail is silencing Hong Kong's democrats
BBC News, April 28, 2022

民主派初選案今第五次提訊日　其中三人未有到庭(3 absent from the 5th unofficial primary case)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 28, 2022

Prosecution of the Hong Kong 47: Rule of Law on Trial
香港47人案：對法治的審判
Human Rights in China, April 22, 28, 2022

Ex-head of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group convicted over ‘release political prisoners’ balloon
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2022

2 men arrested for allegedly calling on others to attack Hong Kong leader in online posts, source says
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2022

Hong Kong court upholds non-guilty verdict on Swiss photographer accused of aiding protest assault
Hong Kong Free Press, April 28, 2022

【光城者案】7人被控串謀煽動顛覆國家政權 再多一人擬認罪(One more of 7 "Returning Valiant" members charged with conspiring to incite subversion to plead guilty)
inmediahk.net, April 28, 2022

吳敏兒初選案被拒保釋　官判辭稱言論挑起對政府怨恨　具國際影響力易聯合他人反政府(Judge denies bail to Carol Ng, one of the 47 pro-democrats charged with subversion, deems her speech provokes anti-gov’t resentment, has international influence to easily unite others to oppose gov't)
Ming Pao, April 28, 2022

新冠律师团公告：为上海封城死难及受害家庭提供法律援助 协助个案维权及集体申请国家赔偿（COVID-19 Claims Legal Advisory Group: Provide legal aid to families of victims in Shanghai, assist individual cases to protect their rights to collectively seek state compensations）
Matters, April 27, 2022

报告：2021年中国非法逮捕168名藏人(NGO report: China illegally arrests 168 Tibetans in 2021)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s big new infrastructure plan prioritises national security in face of ‘extreme conditions’ at home, abroad
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2022

China Continues to Fall Short of Promises to Protect Intellectual Property, U.S. Says
美国批评中国未履行保护知识产权承诺
The New York Times, April 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China claims Beijing is the true test of its pandemic policy
The Economist, April 30, 2022

Who Profits From China’s Zero-COVID Strategy?
Foreign Policy, April 27, 2022

New Covid cases slow in Shanghai, but increase in Beijing.
在中国，强制性核酸检测已成很多人生活日常
The New York Times, April 28, 2022

China’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Triumphant Propaganda
封城引发愤怒和焦虑，中国宣传机器面临罕见挑战
The New York Times, April 28, 2022

皮尤：九成美国人对中俄关系表示担忧(Pew: 90% of Americans are concerned about Sino-Russian relations)
Deutsche Welle, April 28, 2022

Related:
China’s Partnership With Russia Seen as Serious Problem for the U.S.
Pew Research Center, April 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

上海“志愿者”是恶政土壤里生长出来的“罂粟”（Shanghai "volunteers" are "poppies" growing out of soil of bad governance）
Matters, April 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Triumphant Propaganda
The New York Times, April 27, 2022

Web users in China told to report posts guilty of ‘historical nihilism’ against Communist Party line
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2022

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

UN人权高专访华前夕，记者无国界促北京释放百余在押记者（Reporters Without Borders urges Beijing to release more than 100 detained journalists on eve of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ visit to China）
Voice of America, April 28, 2022

获刑15年的藏族作家贡却才培已提前两年获释（Tibetan writer Kunchok Tsephel, jailed for 15 years, is released 2 years early for saving another Tibetan in prison）
Weiquanwang, April 27, 2022

湖南株洲民主人士何家维（本名何峻辉）因欲围观王爱忠案遭警方监视居住（He Jiawei, democracy activist in Hunan, is placed under residential surveillance for trying to monitor Wang Aizhong's case）
Weiquanwang, April 26, 2022

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai slapped with extra count of fraud ahead of trial over use of Apple Daily’s office space
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2022

Hong Kong journalists win Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan press freedom prize
Hong Kong Free Press, April 27, 2022

Related:
「香港記者」獲日本外國記協頒新聞獎 陳朗昇致辭：香港記者仍在崗位(Ronson Chan, accepting Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan press freedom award on behalf of Hong Kong journalists: Hong Kong journalists are still on duty)
inmediahk.net, April 26, 2022

National security law: 11 Hong Kong opposition figures intend to plead guilty to subversion charges, court judgment reveals
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2022

University of Hong Kong proposes disciplining students for ‘bringing disrepute’ to institution, fuelling concerns over freedom of speech
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2022

涉上載煽動片段及旁聽期間拍手鼓勵 自稱牧師男子第三度申保釋遭拒(Self-claimed pastor accused of uploading seditious clips and clapping hands at hearing is denied bail for the 3rd time)
inmediahk.net, April 27, 2022

前區議員何惠彬稱要「打國安」認藐視法庭判緩刑　官批遲逾年檢控不能接受(Former district councilor Ben Ho gets suspended sentence after pleading guilty to contempt of court for claiming to "fight national security"; judge criticizes prosecution for delay in bringing charge)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2022

Telegram發「獨立」帖文售胡椒彈氣槍　23歲理大生認煽動分裂國家還押候判(23-year-old PolyU student pleads guilty to inciting secession for Telegram post advocating "independence" & selling pepper bombs, is remanded in custody)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2022

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog arrests man for alleged doxxing under tightened law
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2022

112人被控危害國安 78人還柙候審佔75% 已審8人全定罪(Of 112 people charged with endangering national security, 78—or 75%—are still awaiting trial; 8 have been tried and convicted)
inmediahk.net, April 27, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

人身损害赔偿标准5月1日起城乡统一（Personal injury compensation standards will be unified in urban, rural areas from May 1）
China Court, April 27, 2022

Related:
最高法发布《关于修改〈最高人民法院关于审理人身损害赔偿案件适用法律若干问题的解释〉的决定》（Supreme People's Court issues "Decision on Amending the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Personal Injury Compensation Cases"）
The Supreme People's Court of P.R.C., April 27, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China in South Asia: Bombs in Pakistan and debt bombs in Sri Lanka
SupChina, April 26, 2022

封控下的上海“中产精英”（Shanghai's "middle-class elite" under lockdown）
Voice of America, April 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

When Journalists Capitulated to Autocracy in Hong Kong
The Atlantic, April 27, 2022

Persecuted Human Rights Defenders Languish in Police Custody
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 26, 2022