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, June 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s internet watchdog tightens mobile app rules for national security, requires promotion of ‘core socialist values’
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022

新修订《移动互联网应用程序信息服务管理规定》强化服务提供者主体责任 (Newly-revised "Regulations on the Administration of Mobile Internet Application Information Services" expand service providers’ responsibility)
People, June 14, 2022

Related:
移动互联网应用程序信息服务管理规定 (Regulations on the Administration of Mobile Internet Application Information Services)
Central People's Government of China, June 14, 2022

律所1元报价投标警方法律服务采购 广州律协介入调查 (Law firm to bid 1 yuan for police legal service procurement; Guangzhou Lawyers Association joins in investigation)
Caixin, June 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

‘Zero covid’ has many in China dreaming of leaving
The Washington Post, June 15, 2022

Brutal Beating of Women in China Highlights Risk of Saying ‘No’
The New York Times, June 15, 2022

Xi tells Putin China will keep backing Russia on 'sovereignty, security'
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Exclusive interview: Hong Kong’s first chief justice Andrew Li on whether all judges in city should be Chinese nationals ahead of 2047
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中国河南有维权储户健康码“被转红” 防疫技术沦为“维稳”工具?(Health codes of Henan rights defense (bank) depositors "turned red"—epidemic prevention technology has become a "stability maintenance" tool?)
BBC News, June 14, 2022

China’s Pacific Push Is Already Remaking the Region
The Diplomat, June 14, 2022

An ice cream treat exposes the paradoxical nature of June 4th censorship in China
GlobalVoices, June 14, 2022

英国将要求孔子学院申报资金来源 若危害言论学术自由可终止合作 (UK to require Confucius Institutes to declare funding sources; cooperation can be terminated if speech, academic freedom is compromised)
Voice of America, June 15, 2022

国际劳工组织谴责中国对新疆维吾尔族的镇压 (ILO condemns China's crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

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

China says it has released Bloomberg staffer Haze Fan on bail
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2022

Thousands rally to mark 3rd anniversary of 2019 anti-extradition protest in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

著名人权律师丁家喜案将于6月20日召开庭前会议 (Pretrial hearing of well-known human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi's case to be held on June 20)
Weiquanwang, June 13, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中共发布《非战争军事行动纲要》 学者:为合理化出兵台湾、南海作铺垫 (Scholars call CPC’s "Outline of Non-War Military Actions" a prelude to rationalization of sending troops to Taiwan, South China Sea)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2022

App个人信息处理标准征求意见 如何防止信息滥用? (How to prevent information abuse? Opinions are solicited for standards for App personal information processing)
Caixin, June 14, 2022

Related:
关于国家标准《信息安全技术 移动智能终端的移动互联网应用程序(App)个人信息处理活动管理指南》征求意见稿征求意见的通知 (Notice on soliciting opinions on draft national standards: "Information Security Technology—Personal Information Processing Management Guide for Apps of Smart Mobile Terminals")
National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, June 13, 2022

Hong Kong watchdog told 14 social media sites to remove 3,900 doxxing items in 8 months
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

47 countries blame China at UN over Xinjiang ‘abuses’
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2022

Related:
U.S. JOINS JOINT STATEMENT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CHINA | HRC 50
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, June 14, 2022

Beijing and Shanghai are still trying to get a grip on covid-19
The Economist, June 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Meaningless prosecutions waste the courts’ time as Hong Kong defendants face long wait for justice
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2022

性別暴力的中國式治理難題:父權制催生的「黑惡勢力」,無法被父權本身所清除 (Gender violence presents Chinese-style governance dilemma: "Underworld forces" spawned by patriarchy cannot be eliminated by patriarchy itself)
Initium Media, June 14, 2022

Monday, June 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

媒体:中军方多次向美称台湾海峡非国际水域(Media: Chinese military has repeatedly told U.S. that Taiwan Strait isn’t international waters)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2022

Related:
China Alarms US With Private Warnings to Avoid Taiwan Strait
Bloomberg, June 12, 2022

越南抗议中国在南中国海争议水域实施休渔令(Vietnam protests China's fishing moratorium in disputed waters of South China Sea)
Voice of America, June 11, 2022

中國訓練所羅門群島警察(China trains Solomon Islands police)
Mingpao, June 13, 2022

China calls theory that Covid originated in Chinese lab ‘politically motivated lie’
The Guardian, June 10, 2022

Security News This Week: How China Hacked US Phone Networks
Wired, June 11, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls on Hongkongers to better integrate with nation’s development
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2022

Hong Kong NETs – foreign teachers of English – forced to take allegiance oath
The Guardian, June 12, 2022

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

江苏维权人士徐秦狱中健康恶化 律师:曾三次绝食(Jiangsu human rights activist Xu Qin's health deteriorates in prison; lawyer: He has gone on hunger strike three times)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2022

Timor-Leste journalists challenge restrictions and assert their right to question China’s foreign minister
GlobalVoices, June 12, 2022

Hong Kong FCC axed human rights press awards to avoid risk of jail, chief cites concerns about independence of courts under national security law
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog takes down 90 per cent of social media posts deemed to constitute doxxing under new law
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2022

Related:
私隱公署:不便披露會否封鎖Telegram 已要求移除近4,000起底訊息(HK’s Privacy Office: Will not disclose whether it will block Telegram, but has requested removal of nearly 4,000 messages)
inmediahk.net, June 13, 2022

反修例運動後永久離港或意圖永久離港者 將DQ領消費券資格(Those who leave or intend to leave HK permanently after anti-extradition amendment protests will be disqualified from receiving consumer vouchers)
inmediahk.net, June 13, 2022

9.29反極權遊行 警員稱被告被制服時反抗 雖與片段不符但否認虛構證供(9.29 anti-totalitarian parade: Police maintain defendant resisted while being subdued and deny fabricating evidence despite discrepancy between their claim and video clip)
inmediahk.net, June 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China Won’t Hesitate to Fight for Taiwan, Defense Minister Warns
中国国防部长魏凤和:若有人分裂台湾,中国不惜一战

The New York Times, June 13, 2022

Ferocious’ Omicron outbreak in Beijing sparks closures and mass testing
Financial Times, June 13, 2022

Related:
天堂酒吧疫情延烧,北京几百万人接受强制核酸检测 封控措施再度收紧(After Covid-19 surge from a bar, closure and control measures are tightened again in Beijing)
Voice of America, June 13, 2022

Costly, scandal-ridden mass testing is China’s latest ‘zero covid’ bet
The Washington Post, June 13, 2022

Related:
Could China's zero-COVID policy spur a mass protest movement?
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2022

UN human rights chief to forgo second term amid China trip criticism
The Guardian, June 13, 2022

Hong Kong’s Lam ‘relieved’ from burden of leadership, says gov’t made ‘no mistake’ over 2019 extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 13, 2022

洛杉矶六四纪念馆揭幕 展示历史收集文物(June Fourth Memorial Hall in Los Angeles is unveiled to display historical collections)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Crisis of Confidence
Foreign Policy, June 13, 2022

The Steep Cost of Bachelet’s Visit to China
The Diplomat, June 13, 2022

Call on China to immediately release lawyer Tang Jitian, who has been extralegally detained since December 2021
China Change, June 12, 2022

Related:
呼吁国际社会关注唐吉田律师被非法长时间维稳羁押事件的联署书(Joint letter urges international attention to illegal long-term detention of lawyer Tang Jitian)
Weiquanwang, June 12, 2022

It’s Hard to Believe That China Is Moving Forward When You’re Trapped in Your Apartment
奥密克戎打破“中国梦”

The New York Times, June 13, 2022

唐山打人事件:不是「惡性暴力」,而是「女性屠殺」(Case of women beaten in Tangshan: Not "vicious violence," but "femicide")
Theinitium, June 13, 2022

Friday, June 10, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Chinese Pilots Sent a Message. American Allies Said They Went Too Far.
中国军机与澳加军机摩擦,加剧亚太紧张局势

The New York Times, June 10, 2022

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

数十名新疆事务学者致信联合国人权高专,促其“不受政治干预”尽快发布新疆报告(In letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, dozens of scholars of Xinjiang affairs urge her to release Xinjiang report "without political interference" as soon as possible)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

人权理事会召开前 UN专家吁中国解决侵犯人权行为(UN experts call on China to address human rights abuses ahead of Human Rights Council session)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2022

A Chinese Entrepreneur Who Says What Others Only Think
商界集体沉默中,一位公开批评清零的中国企业家

The New York Times, June 10, 2022

警拘4年輕男女 消息指涉於多區塗鴉六四字樣 列刑事毀壞案(Police arrest 4 young men, women for criminal damage, reportedly in connection with "June Fourth" graffiti in multiple districts)
inmediahk.net, June 10, 2022

Opposition veteran Yeung Sum expresses no regret over loss of Hong Kong government honours alongside two peers
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2022

Related:
港府撤銷戴耀廷楊森單仲偕勳銜(Hong Kong government revokes honorary title of Benny Tai, Yeung Sum, Sin Chung-kai)
inmediahk.net, June 10, 2022

Hong Kong investigative news platform Factwire disbands – 4th outlet to shutter in under a year
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2022

Related:
香港新闻自由继续恶化 传真社宣布停止营运(Press freedom in HK continues to deteriorate; Factwire announces cessation of operations)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

欧洲议会称新疆面臨“种族灭绝” 吁禁止强迫劳动商品(European Parliament says Xinjiang faces “genocide,” calls for ban on forced labor goods)
Deutsche Welle, June 10, 2022

路透社:国际劳工组织考虑成立使团调查中国在新疆的劳工政策(Reuters: ILO considers setting up mission to investigate China's labor policies in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

Related:
UN's ILO recommends China mission on Xinjiang labour practices - sources
Reuters, June 9, 2022

对抗中国日益增长的影响力 拜登在美洲国家首脑峰会上提出经济等倡议(To counter China's growing influence, Biden lays out economic and other initiatives at Americas summit)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Xi Jinping says ‘persistence is victory’ as Covid restrictions return to Shanghai and Beijing
The Guardian, June 10, 2022

Related:
上海扩大全员核酸检测之际 习近平再强调“毫不动摇坚持‘动态清零’总方针”(Xi Jinping re-emphasizes "unswervingly adhere to the general policy of 'dynamic clearing'" as Shanghai expands PCR testing for all residents)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

France joins effort to support Taiwan and democracy, defying China
The Christian Science Monitor, June 10, 2022

Mysteries Linger About Covid’s Origins, W.H.O. Report Says
世卫最新报告称新冠起源仍存疑,需要更多中国数据

The New York Times, June 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

每周时事分析:中国正被朝鲜拉入安全陷阱(Weekly current affairs analysis: China is being pulled into a security trap by North Korea)
Financial Times, June 9, 2022

俄乌战争对中国的冲击波(Russian-Ukrainian war rocks China)
Financial Times, June 9, 2022

Thursday, June 09, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

画饼难充饥 捷克据称有意退出“16+1合作”(Czech Republic reportedly intends to withdraw from China-CEEC cooperation platform)
Deutsche Welle, June 9, 2022

中国在美国"后院"扩大贸易领先优势(China expands trade lead in U.S. 'backyard' Latin America)
Deutsche Welle, June 9, 2022

美安全机构:中国黑客袭击美网络次数超过其它国家总和(U.S. security agency: Chinese hackers have attacked U.S. networks more than other countries combined)
Voice of America, June 9, 2022

China’s Global Development Initiative is not as innocent as it sounds
The Economist, June 9, 2022

GHANA STUDY HIGHLIGHTS CHINESE DRIVE FOR GLOBAL MEDIA INFLUENCE
China Digital Times, June 8, 2022

Related:
Political Front Lines: China's Pursuit of Influence in Africa
The National Bureau of Asian Research, June 1, 2022

China offers citizens cash and ‘spiritual rewards’ for spying tipoffs
The Guardian, June 9, 2022

New training school for Hong Kong government workers to focus on raising awareness of national security, college head says
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2022

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

Fury at UN human rights chief over ‘whitewash’ of Uyghur repression
The Guardian, June 9, 2022

230多个人权团体发表联名信,要求联合国人权高专米歇尔∙巴切莱特辞职 (In joint letter, more than 230 human rights groups urge resignation of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet)
Voice of America, June 9, 2022

批巴切莱特访新疆失职 数百人权组织促下台(Hundreds of human rights groups urge Bachelet to step down after criticizing her visit to Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, June 9, 2022

失联半年的律师唐吉田传出被拘押期间头部受创,恐遭不人道对待(After being disappeared for half a year, lawyer Tang Jitian is reported to have suffered head injury in detention, raising concerns over inhumane treatment)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2022

当局不准狱中的黄琦自请律师,也不准与其母谈论案情(Authorities deny right of Huang Qi, 6 years into his 12-year term, to retain counsel of his choosing or discuss case with his mother)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2022

涉煽惑六四集會及殺警 男保安拒保獲釋 警:保留追究權利(Male security guard is released after refusing bail over charges of inciting others to join June 4 rally and kill police; police reserve right to investigate)
Mingpao, June 9, 2022

Taiwan’s Apple Daily finds buyer after Hong Kong edition shuttered, will retain most staff
Agence France-Presse, June 9, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

特首稱以去年底討論為基礎 短期看不到與內地通關可能(HK chief executive says based on discussions at end of last year, removing border checkpoint between mainland, Hong Kong not possible in short term)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 9, 2022

李家超遲交支持同意書申豁免 查錫我:法庭如拒絕廉署或介入(John Lee applies for exemption for late submission of consent letters supporting his CE candidacy; former ICAC investigator: If court rejects Lee’s appeal, ICAC may intervene)
inmediahk.net, June 9, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

European Parliament passes landslide vote on China’s alleged rights abuses in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2022

Related:
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
European Parliament, June 7, 2022

Shanghai to lock down 2.7 million, a week after easing Covid restrictions
The Guardian, June 9, 2022

Related:
严厉封控措施刚刚稍有放松,上海北京新冠疫情又拉响警报(COVID-19 alarm again heard in Shanghai, Beijing just as strict closure and control measures are relaxed)
Voice of America, June 9, 2022

Life is getting harder for gay people in China
The Economist, June 9, 2022

Between Islamophobia and homophobia: Life as an LGBTQ Uyghur in China
SupChina, June 9, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Xi Won’t Yield Over Zero-COVID Pressures
Foreign Policy, June 8, 2022

The U.S. Tech Sector Is Looking Weak. That’s a Geopolitical Risk.
美国地缘政治新风险:中国技术领域“弯道超车”

The New York Times, June 9, 2022

「坦克蛋糕」直播後消失的李佳琦:因無知而觸犯政治禁區的悖論(Disappearance of Li Jiaqi after livestreaming Tank Cake: Paradox of unknowingly violating political forbidden zone)
Initium Media, June 9, 2022

Wednesday, June 08, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中港同步推出以奖金鼓励告密以维护国家安全 (Mainland, Hong Kong launch bonus program simultaneously to encourage whistleblowers to safeguard national security)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2022

China offers cash for reporting 'national security' threats
Agence France-Presse, June 8, 2022

CENSORS SPOTLIGHT INADVERTENT JUNE FOURTH REMEMBRANCE WHILE QUASHING OTHERS
China Digital Times, June 7, 2022

Controversial Hong Kong Palace Museum to open July 2, with tickets costing from HK$50 to HK$120
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2022

中国航母动作频频 美中走向吊诡的“M型新冷战模式” (With Chinese aircraft carriers in frequent maneuver, U.S., China head toward a paradoxical m-type new cold war model)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2022

俄罗斯模仿中国冒进主义 世界失败于对中国束手无策 (Russia imitates China's adventurism as the world fails to check China)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2022

Human Rights Group Calls for Russian, Chinese Atrocities to Be Laid Bare
Voice of America, June 8, 2022

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

紧急关注:遭强迫失踪的唐吉田律师情况危急 (Urgent Concern: Lawyer Tang Jitian, forcibly disappeared, is in critical condition)
Weiquanwang, June 8, 2022

新闻自由重创、民主派媒体接连关停,香港人还看什么新闻? (Press freedom severely damaged, pro-democracy media shut down one after another—what news are Hong Kong people watching?)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2022

台灣蘋果新聞網完成交接 大部份員工及葉一堅獲留用 (Taiwan Apple News completes handover, keeping most employees and Ip Yut Kin)
Ming Pao, June 8, 2022

《逃犯條例》法案委員會「鬧雙胞」引議員爭主持會議 梁耀忠認襲葛珮帆囚兩周 (2019 Hong Kong extradition bill committee members compete to preside over meeting; Leung Yiu-chung admits to attacking Elizabeth Quat Pei-fan, is sentenced to two weeks in prison)
Ming Pao, June 8, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Another US consumer service is leaving China
Quartz, June 8, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Xinjiang Scholars Urge UN Rights Chief to Publish China Report
Bloomberg, June 8, 2022

Dozens Of NGOs Urge UN Rights Chief To Resign After China Visit
Agence France-Presse, June 8, 2022

What next for China’s zero-Covid policy after Shanghai lockdown?
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2022

China’s Risky Revival of Mao-Era Grassroots Mobilization Methods
The Diplomat, June 7, 2022

Hong Kong’s John Lee asks court to ‘relieve’ penalties for failing to comply with election regulations
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2022

Tuesday, June 07, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Exclusive | Hong Kong police chief warns viewers to avoid documentary about city’s social unrest over concerns of possible national security violations
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2022

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends police action to close off Victoria Park on June 4, saying anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown could spur violent activism
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2022

FCC主席承認《立場》停運後曾受邀與外交部駐港公署飲茶見面(FCC chairman admits he was invited to meet for tea with Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in HK after Stand News ceased operation)
inmediahk.net, June 6, 2022

China secretly building PLA naval facility in Cambodia, Western officials say
The Washington Post, June 6, 2022

中國封控促使年輕人重新考慮人生規劃 (China’s lockdowns make the young rethink their life plans)
Initium Media, June 6, 2022

Related:
China’s Lockdowns Prompt a Rethinking of Life Plans Among the Young
The Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2022

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

浙江杭州民主党人、八九学生领袖徐光遭拘留 (Hangzhou Democratic Party member, 1989 student leader Xu Guang detained)
Weiquanwang, June 7, 2022

Hong Kong pro-democracy figures set for largest national security trial
Agence France-Presse, June 7, 2022

National security: 2 more Hong Kong democrats see case transferred to High Court, where max penalty is life in prison
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2022

「二代美國隊長」違《國安法》提刑期上訴質疑案件非「情節嚴重」 成首宗《國安法》刑期上訴(“Captain America” challenges characterization of his case as “grave,” becoming first national security case to appeal sentence)
Ming Pao, June 7, 2022

Hong Kong singer-activist appears in court without lawyer after withdrawing legal aid application
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2022

女學生涉「三罷」非法集結罪成判囚4.5月 官不接納被告有悔意(Female student is sentenced to 4.5 months in jail after conviction of illegal assembly over "three suspensions" in 2019; judge rejects defendant's expression of remorse)
Ming Pao, June 7, 2022

宣誓被質疑拒回覆 姚鈞豪被取消大埔區議員議席(Herman Yiu is unseated from Tai Po district councilor post after oath being questioned)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 6, 2022

June 4 in Hong Kong: A suppressed city fights for its memory of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
SupChina, June 6, 2022

Police launch anti-terrorism hotline
The Standard, June 7, 2022

政府修例禁違國安者做社工 立法會小組「歡笑聲」中完成逐條審議(Gov't amends law to ban national security violators from being social workers)
inmediahk.net, June 7, 2022

China is easing its big tech crackdown amid a wounded economy
Quartz, June 7, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China and US locked in new infowar after Chinese social media claims American manipulation over Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2022

EU lawmakers push to designate human rights conditions in Xinjiang as ‘genocide’
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2022

李佳琦坦克冰淇淋蛋糕事件让近亿粉丝得知六四事件 (Li Jiaqi's ice-cream tank inadvertently introduces nearly 100 million fans to June Fourth incident)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2022

中國大學畢業生就業難 官方推動到基層社區工作 (College graduates face challenge in finding jobs; authorities push them to work in grassroots communities)
Central News Agency, June 7, 2022

Kindle宣布退出中國:一場閱讀變革的發生與沉寂 (Kindle announces its withdrawal from China: Rise and silencing of a reading revolution)
Initium Media, June 6, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Will the Verdict on June Fourth Ever be Reversed?: Interview with Professor Andrew Nathan (六四的定性会被推翻吗?——专访黎安友)
Human Rights in China, June 4, 2022

Lockdowns and Tiananmen amnesia – why Beijing isn’t ready for the Chinese century
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2022

Monday, June 06, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

New history textbooks for Hong Kong students ‘compress details of Tiananmen Square crackdown, with no mention of commemorative vigil’
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2022

Australia accuses China of intercepting surveillance plane
澳大利亚指责中国拦截其侦察机

Financial Times, June 5, 2022

U.S. Urged to Step Up in Pacific After China Visit; ‘It’s Not Only About Having McDonald’s in Fiji’
中国“外交旋风”刮过太平洋,美国加紧应对
The Wall Street Journal, June 5-6, 2022

几十个国家要求国际劳工组织调查新疆侵犯劳工权利行为(Dozens of countries ask ILO to investigate labor rights violations in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, June 3, 2022

Related:
U.S. and others seek ILO China mission to probe alleged Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, June 2, 2022

档案揭秘:德中情报合作 六四后亦未停止(Secret files reveal Germany, China have been conducting intelligence cooperation even after June Fourth massacre)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2022

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

警监严密:天安门母亲成员今赴公墓祭拜亲人(Under police watch, members of Tiananmen Mothers visit cemetery to commemorate their loved ones who perished in June Fourth massacre)
Radio France Internationale, June 4, 2022

“It's my duty”: 中国网民在审查机器的夹缝间纪念六四(“It's my duty”: Despite censorship, Chinese netizens try to bypass sensitive words to mark June Fourth)
Voice of America, June 4, 2022

Tiananmen crackdown anniversary: Hong Kong police make 6 arrests as Beijing slams consulates for ‘political tricks’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2022

Related:
六四33年|前支聯會常委趙恩來持花到銅鑼灣遭截查 警稱或煽動非法集結要求離開(Former HK Alliance standing committee member Chiu Yan-loy stopped and searched by police while bringing flowers to Causeway Bay; police say it may incite unlawful assembly, ask him to leave)
Ming Pao, June 4, 2022

六四33年|劉山青被捕 穿李旺陽肖像T恤到維園(Lau Shan-ching of League of Social Democrats wears a T-shirt with Li Wangyang's portrait to Victoria Park, is arrested)
Ming Pao, June 4, 2022

【六四33】社民連欲默站被阻 成員余煒彬被拉上警車離開(League of Social Democrats members standing in silence are made to leave; Yu Wai-pan is taken into police van)
inmediahk.net, June 4, 2022

【六四33】李卓人第二年獄中禁食悼念 發文勉港人:邪惡永遠不會戰勝(Lee Cheuk-yan fasts in prison for 2nd year to commemorate June Fourth, writes to Hong Kongers: Evil will never prevail)
inmediahk.net, June 3, 2022

【六四33】藝術家行為藝術悼六四 一人涉公眾地方行為不檢被捕(Artists use performance to mourn June Fourth; one is arrested for disorderly conduct in public places)
inmediahk.net, June 3, 2022

Dozens of Hong Kong democrats may face life in prison as national security case transferred to High Court
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2022

黎智英等涉欺詐案 法官裁定表證成(Jimmy Lai and others charged with alleged fraud has a case to answer)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 6, 2022

古思堯出發中聯辦示威前被捕否認煽動罪 警檢獲採訪邀請及寫上「打倒共產黨」字眼棺木(Veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu pleads not guilty to sedition for planning to protest at liaison office of central gov't; police seize press invitation and coffin inscribed with "Down with the Communist Party")
Ming Pao, June 6, 2022

兩男認中環「和你Lunch」非法集結 分判入勞教中心及教導所(Two men sentenced to detention center and correctional centre after pleading guilty to unlawful assembly in "Lunch with you" action during 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, June 6, 2022

Publishers warn of grim future for industry after 2 more applications to join Hong Kong Book Fair rejected
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2022

Third political cartoonist leaves Hong Kong in less than 7 weeks, citing shrinking artistic freedom
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

回應中小學將圖書下架 楊潤雄:學校館藏內容不可違國安 已具清晰指引(In response to removal of books by primary and secondary schools, Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung: School library collections must not violate national security under already clear guidelines)
Ming Pao, June 6, 2022

Eye of the beholder: Will security and human-rights concerns get Chinese camera makers Hikvision and Dahua banned in the UK?
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

布林肯国务卿关于六四屠杀事件33周年的声明(全文翻译)(Statement by Secretary of State Blinken on the 33rd Anniversary of June Fourth Massacre (translation))
Voice of America, June 4, 2022

Related:
The 33rd Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
U.S. Department of State, June 3, 2022

六四悼念全球遍地开花 令中国形象更负面(June Fourth commemorations held all over the world further worsen China's image)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2022

Chinese Influencer’s Ice-Cream Pitch Inadvertently Introduces Fans to Tiananmen Square Massacre
李佳琦直播宣传冰淇淋产品时无意间引发粉丝探究六四事件
The Wall Street Journal, June 5-6, 2022

Tiananmen Massacre vigils are banned in Hong Kong, though memorials persist across the world
GlobalVoices, June 5, 2022

Candles, flags and a howl of pain: Taiwan remembers Tiananmen
The Guardian, June 5, 2022

For Hong Kong students, marking Tiananmen may now require ‘hide and seek’
The Washington Post, June 4, 2022

Tiananmen crackdown statues unveiled in Norway, Taiwan after monuments disappear in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, June 4, 2022

上海重回"精准防控"模式 核酸检测将每次收費(Shanghai returns to "precise prevention and control" mode, PCR test will be charged each time)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2022

质疑核酸检测常态化 中国学者文章登热搜榜首(Questioning normalization of PCR testing, law professor's article tops China trending search list)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

专访“香港监察”创办人罗杰斯:习近平不垮台,人权迫害难终结(Interview with Benedict Rogers, founder of Hong Kong Watch: If Xi Jinping does not fall, human rights persecution will not end)
Voice of America, June 6, 2022

The World Has Not Learnt the Lessons of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Diplomat, June 6, 2022

Why banning Hong Kong’s Tiananmen crackdown commemorations highlights the authorities’ insecurities
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2022

Hong Kong: Tiananmen anniversary arrests an insult to memory of victims
Amnesty International, June 4, 2022

Why China Threads the Needle on Ukraine
Foreign Policy, June 4, 2022

Friday, June 03, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

33 years after Tiananmen, China crushes movements before they can start
The Washington Post, June 3, 2022

How Hongkongers were silenced after three decades of commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press, June 3, 2022

六四前夕港警严阵以待 进入维园都可能被视为犯法 (Hong Kong police on guard on the eve of June 4, entering Victoria Park may be considered a violation of the law)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2022

香港警方呼吁六四勿非法集结 前区议员派蜡烛让市民默默悼念 (Hong Kong police urge against illegal assembly on June 4, former district councillors send candles to the public to mourn silently)
Voice of America, June 4, 2022

What does China want in the Pacific? Diplomatic allies and strategic footholds
The Conversation, June 2, 2022

US Prepares to Block Most Imports Tied to China's Xinjiang Province
Voice of America, June 2, 2022

美国发布《国际宗教自由报告》 中国再成焦点 (U.S. releases "International Religious Freedom Report," China again in focus)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2022

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

China’s Democratization—an Unavoidable Issue: Zhou Fengsuo 周锋锁, 1989 Tiananmen Student Leader
Human Rights in China, June 2, 2022

Related:
“六四”33周年: 海外民运人士筹建纽约纪念馆 对抗“另一种屠杀” (33rd anniv. of June Fourth: Overseas pro-democracy activists build New York memorial to fight "another kind of massacre")
BBC News, June 3, 2022

一顶帐篷 (A Tent)
NGOCN, June 3, 2022

The Radical, Transnational Legacy of Tiananmen Workers
The Nation, June 3, 2022

前支联会主席李卓人:将在狱中悼念“六四” (Lee Cheuk-yan, former chairman of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China: Will mourn June Fourth in prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2022

Chinese students stage rare COVID protests ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Deustche Welle, June 3, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Changsha court draws outrage after frozen embryos ruling
SupChina, May 23, 2022

Telegram shuts down 2 channels created under same name as account blocked for alleged doxxing after Hong Kong privacy watchdog report
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Sections of Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to close on June 4 after man arrested over online calls to attack police
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2022

從維園燭光集會到香港社運,五個大陸人在這扇窗口看到真實的中國 (From Victoria Park candlelight vigil to Hong Kong social movement, five mainlanders see the real China through this window)
Initium Media, June 1, 2022

低俗、丑陋和亲美?中国小学教科书插图引发争议
Crude, Ugly and Pro-American? China Investigates Images in Math Textbooks.

The New York Times, June 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

六四33年:不止紀念六四本身,也紀念香港人對於六四的紀念 (June Fourth 33 anniv.: Commemorate not only June Fourth but also Hong Kong people’s commemoration of June Fourth)
Initium Media, June 3, 2022

评论 | 胡平:不容青史尽成灰,不信春风唤不回 —— 纪念“六四”33周年 (Commentary | Hu Ping: Don't let history turn to ashes, don't believe that spring breeze can't be called back - Commemorating the 33rd anniv. of June Fourth)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2022

中国在亚洲是赢家,拜登改变不了这一点
China Is Winning in Asia. Biden’s Plans Won’t Change That.

The New York Times, June 2, 2022

Thursday, June 02, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Shanghai reportedly bans media use of the term ‘lockdown’ as lockdown ends
The Guardian, June 2, 2022

Xi Jinping bans grumbling inside the Communist Party
The Economist, June 2, 2022

Hongkongers warned not to ‘test police’ on June 4 as force reports online calls to join unauthorised assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, June 2, 2022

中澳扩大争夺对南太平洋地区的影响力(China, Australia expand scramble for influence in South Pacific)
Deutsche Welle, June 2, 2022

西方搜索引擎,中国推动宣传叙事的新阵地?(China uses Western search engines to push its propaganda)
Voice of America, June 2, 2022

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

Concerns for health of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, detained in China for ‘supplying state secrets’
Agence France-Presse, June 1, 2022

Related:
遭中国关押近两年 成蕾健康状况下滑(Detained in China for nearly 2 years, Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei's health worsens)
Deutsche Welle, June 2, 2022

Shanghai entrepreneurs demand political reform, release of prisoners of conscience
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2022

警方未收到六四集會申請 籲市民勿參與非法集結(HK police have not received any June 4 gathering applications, urge public not to participate in “illegal assemblies”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 2, 2022

Fugitive Hong Kong politician Ted Hui convicted in absentia of contempt of court for skipping bail in criminal cases
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2022

After years fighting for the ‘little guy’, Hong Kong crackdown forces UK lawyer to flee
Associated Press, June 2, 2022

「35+初選」案續交付高院程序 梁晃維與警員碰撞("Unofficial primary election" cases move to High Court; Fergus Leung collides with police)
Ming Pao, June 2, 2022

教育局過去3年接獲502宗教師涉嫌違反專業操守個案(Education Bureau received 502 cases of teachers accused of violating professional conduct over past 3 years)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Biden Administration Begins Trade Dialogue With Taiwan
美国将与台湾就加强贸易和技术联系展开对话

The New York Times, June 2, 2022

多国民调:若中共犯台 应断绝对华经济联系(Public opinion polls in multiple countries show half of respondents agree their countries should cut economic ties with China if CPC invades Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2022

How Western companies are dealing with China’s data security laws
SupChina, June 1, 2022

National security law: documentary on Hong Kong’s 2019 protests getting screen time overseas, but is it illegal to download or watch it in city?
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN human rights chief’s report into Xinjiang faces further delays
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2022

West demands publication of UN’s long-awaited Xinjiang report
The Guardian, June 1, 2022

Relief, Reunions and Some Anxiety as Shanghai (Mostly) Reopens
解脱、团聚与新的焦虑:在上海,“恢复正常”意味着什么

The New York Times, June 2, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: No Justice 33 Years after Tiananmen Massacre
Human Rights Watch, June 2, 2022

Related:
从六四屠城到清零封城 中共暴力维稳的治理模式33年未变(From June Fourth to lockdown of cities, CPC's governance model of violence and stability has not changed for 33 years)
Voice of America, June 2, 2022

The U.N. human rights chief has failed us, our families — and the world
The Washington Post, June 1, 2022

China Is Winning in Asia. Biden’s Plans Won’t Change That.
中国在亚洲是赢家,拜登改变不了这一点

The New York Times, June 2, 2022

Carrie Lam’s Legacy
The Diplomat, June 1, 2022

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China fails on Pacific pact, but still seeks to boost regional influence
The Washington Post, June 1, 2022

太平洋影响力争夺战:中国为何遥遥领先?
Why China Is Miles Ahead in a Pacific Race for Influence

The New York Times, May 31, 2022

The Quad: US efforts to counter China’s influence in Asia mark a new era of micro alliances
The Conversation, June 1, 2022

China’s spies are not always as good as advertised
The Economist, June 1, 2022

外籍宣教士被勒令出境 中国信徒却被限制出境 (Foreign missionaries are ordered to leave China, while Chinese believers are prevented from leaving)
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2022

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

Tiananmen Mothers: “For Fairness and Justice, We Will Persevere: On the 33rd Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre”
天安门母亲: 为了寻求公平正义,我们将继续坚定地走下去——“六四”惨案三十三周年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2022

China tightens grip on activists, dissidents ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2022

"长沙富能"政治犯亲笔信披露湖南赤山监狱恶劣状况 (In letter, "Changsha Funeng" political prisoner reveals abuses, bad conditions in Hunan Chishan Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2022

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party urges next leader to clarify national security boundaries, pardon 2019 protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2022

「35+初選」案第六次提訊 17人完成交付高院程序(In 6th trial of "unofficial primary election" case, 17 people completed committal process to High Court)
Ming Pao, June 1, 2022

「旁聽師」涉煽動案兩被告否認兩罪9月開審 男被告申保釋再被拒(2 defendants plead not guilty to sedition at court hearing; male defendant is denied bail again)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN human rights chief’s report into Xinjiang faces further delays
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2022

An anonymous letter from a Uyghur in China
SupChina, June 1, 2022

Chinese nationalists scapegoat feminists and LGBTQ+ people for the declining birth rate
Global Voices, June 1, 2022

被核酸支配的生活,什麼成了「新常態」?(In life dominated by PCR testing, what has become the "new normal"?)
Initium Media, June 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Shanghai’s lockdown may have ended, but not China’s zero-covid policy
Quartz, June 1, 2022

最高检白皮书:2021年未成年人犯罪反弹,拐卖妇女儿童呈下降趋势 (Supreme People’s Procutorate white paper: Juvenile delinquency rebounded in 2021; trafficking in women, children showed downward trend)
Caixin, June 1, 2022

“十四五”可再生能源规划发布 风光发电量将翻倍 (Renewable energy “14th Five-Year Plan” released: Wind power generation to double)
Caixin, June 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Shanghai is emerging from a tough Covid lockdown, but will there be more?
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2022

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

联合国人权高官访华:北京粉饰镇压的宣传工具?
As U.N. Rights Chief Visits China, Some Fear She’ll Become Part of the Spin

The New York Times, May 30, 2022

Related:
UN Rights Chief Reports on Her Visit to China: What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Human Rights in China, May 28, 2022

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet after official visit to China
UN Office Of The High Commissioner For Human Rights, May 28, 2022

Blinken criticises Chinese ‘manipulation’ of high-profile UN visit to Xinjiang
The Guardian, May 28, 2022

布林肯阐述美国对华政策:将“塑造战略环境”以约束中国
U.S. Aims to Constrain China by Shaping Its Environment, Blinken Says

The New York Times, May 27, 2022

Hacked files reveal more details about Chinese abuses in Xinjiang
The Economist, May 26, 2022

Chinese city tells residents: comply with Covid testing orders or be detained, fined and blacklisted
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2022

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

六四33周年忌日 天安门母亲呼吁中共勇于承认历史责任 (On 33rd anniversary of June Fourth, Tiananmen Mothers urge CPC to have the courage to admit its historical responsibility)
Voice of Ameica, May 31, 2022

六四33周年:流亡者的坚守、挫折与期待 (33rd Anniversary of June Fourth: Perseverance, frustration, expectations of exiles)
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2022

Hong Kong activities marking Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4 will be subject to laws, including national security legislation: Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong churches drop Tiananmen tributes after 33 years amid arrest fears
Agence France-Presse, May 30, 2022

支聯會顛覆案再押6.24訊 鄒幸彤庭上呼:毋忘六四,抗爭到底!(HK Alliance sedition case adjourned until June 24; Chow Hang-tung in court: Don't forget June Fourth, fight til the end!)
inmediahk.net, May 31, 2022

Related:
Ex-leader of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group files legal bid against reporting restrictions in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2022

社民連街站籌款遭票控 4人認罪判罰款 陳寶瑩透露另有3張同類傳票待處理 (4 League of Social Democrats members fined after pleading guilty to fundraising at street booth in 2020; chair Chan Po-ying reveals there are 3 other forthcoming subpoenas)
inmediahk.net, May 26, 2022

沙田「和你Shop」3男女暴動罪成判囚40至44個月 官斥被告強加己見予他人(2 men, woman sentenced to 40 to 44 months in prison after convictions of rioting over Shatin "Shop with You" during 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2022

8.31太子站半週年 25歲男認以傘襲警判監8個月 官稱襲警行為不容姑息( Man, 25, sentenced to 8 months in jail for attacking police with umbrella on 6-month anniversary of 8.31 Prince Edward Station incident)
inmediahk.net, May 30, 2022

【理大圍城】郭子麟與21歲青年認暴動 押後至10.29作進一步求情 (Kwok Tsz-lun, of HK12 case, and 21-year-old youth plead guilty to rioting; cases adjourned until October 29 for further mitigation)
inmediahk.net, May 30, 2022

《時代革命》6.1 網上公映 團隊:讓全球觀眾都有機會看得到 ("Revolution of Our Times" to screen online on June 1 to reach global audiences)
inmediahk.net, May 27, 2022

BNO签证申请按季增25% 超过11万宗获批 (BNO visa applications increased by 25% quarterly; over 110,000 applications approved)
Voice of America, May 28, 2022

律师要求会见谢阳第三次被拒 谢阳被非法羁押140天 (Xie Yang in unlawful detention for 140 days as lawyer is denied meeting for 3rd time)
Weiquanwang, May 31, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China rolls out strict licensing system for all online shows, tightening control over world’s biggest internet market
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2022

National security law: Hong Kong must uphold mainland China’s socialist system, stamp out delusions of change from ‘street politics’, state official warns
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2022

Related:
鄧炳強:186人涉違國安法被捕 完成審訊案件全定罪 (Security chief Chris Tang: 186 people arrested for breaching National Security Law; all convicted in completed trials)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 27, 2022

Security law a ‘glorious mission,’ but radicals ‘advocating terrorism’ still lurking, Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says
Hong Kong Free Press, May 30, 2022

Hong Kong judicial independence under systematic attack, legal figures warn
The Guardian, May 26, 2022

調查︰市民對立法規管假資訊否存分歧 憂言論新聞自由受限(Survey shows citizens divided on regulation on disinformation; some express concern over restrictions on free speech, press)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Shanghai edges towards COVID-19 reopening as Beijing plans to ease curbs
Reuters, May 28, 2022

China’s population is about to shrink for the first time since the great famine struck 60 years ago. Here’s what it means for the world
The Conversation, May 29, 2022

Hong Kong’s ‘one country, two systems’ will not change after 2047, top Beijing legal official says
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Bachelet’s Xinjiang visit is emblematic of the growing divide between China and the west
The Guardian, May 30, 2022

White Papers, fact sheets and colour revolutions: Beijing’s new narrative to justify Hong Kong’s national security regime
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2022

China: Tiananmen vigil events across globe in solidarity with Hong Kong
Amnesty International, May 26, 2022

The future of activism in Hong Kong — Q&A with Jeffrey Ngo
SupChina, May 27, 2022

Thursday, May 26, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China Seeks Sweeping Regional Deal With Pacific Island Countries
中国寻求与多个太平洋岛国签订区域性协议,扩大影响力

The New York Times, May 26, 2022

Chinese Foreign Minister Points to Solomons as Model for 'Mutual Trust' at Start of Pacific Tour
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2022

U.S. Speeds Up Reshaping of Taiwan’s Defenses to Deter China
美国加速重塑台湾防卫,试图震慑中国

The New York Times, May 26, 2022

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

Hong Kong Unlikely to See Tiananmen Vigil, as Taiwan Plans Major June 4 Event Instead
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2022

Pitches in Hong Kong's Victoria Park, Site of Previous Candlelight Vigils, Fully Booked for June 4
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2022

6 New Anti-Riot Armoured Vehicles to Hit Hong Kong Roads in June as part of Trial Run ahead of 25th Handover Anniversary
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2022

阿布泰創辦人林景楠選舉廣告違例 入稟申免除刑罰獲批(Mike Lam, one of the 47 democrats charged with subversion, exempted from punishment for violating election advertisement rule)
inmediahk.net, May 25, 2022

湖北省赤壁市民主人士陈剑雄已被批捕(Chen Jianxiong, democrat from Chibi City, Hubei Province, has been officially arrested)
Weiquanwang, May 26, 2022

中国人权律师团:关于向联合国高专办米切尔·巴切莱特女士在访华期间探望在押709人权律师(李昱函、谢阳、周世锋)的紧急呼吁(Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group: Urgent appeal to UN High Commissioner Bachelet to visit imprisoned “709” human rights lawyers Li Yuhan, Xie Yang, Zhou Shifeng during her China trip)
Weiquanwang, May 26, 2022

Hundreds Join Student Protests at Two Beijing Universities over Covid-19 Measures
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

布林肯:美国希望避免与中国发生冲突 但将捍卫国际秩序(Blinken: U.S. wants to avoid conflict with China, but will defend international order)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2022

Concerns Grow in China over Economic Impact of 'Zero Covid'
The New York Times, May 26, 2022

Related:

China pushes for regular mass testing in ‘zero-Covid’ pursuit.
中国多地转向常态化核酸检测,引发对经济担忧

The New York Times, May 26, 2022

China’s Top Two Leaders Diverge in Messaging on Covid Impact
习近平和李克强就疫情影响传达不同信息
The Wall Street Journal, May 25-26, 2022

Shanghai's Lockdown will end as "scripted," City's Commissioner Says as Fewer than 50 Covid-19 Cases Show Symptoms for Second Day
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2022

Hong Kong Ends Mutual Accounting Recognition Accord with US
Bloomberg, May 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Senior Beijing City Health Official Sacked Amid Capital's Covid Battle
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2022

China's Leader Xi Speaks to UN Human Rights Chief, as Xinjiang Row Rages
Hong Kong Free Press, May 25, 2022

Related:
钦佩中国保护人权?联合国人权高专办公室称中国错误引用高专讲话(“Admiration for China's protection of human rights”? UN OHCHR Says China misquotes High Commissioner's Speech)
Voice of America, May 26 2022

Related:
在新疆问题上沉默 联合国人权高专遭抨击(UN High Commissioner is criticized for silence on Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, May 26, 2022

New NFT Platform from Visual China, the Country's Top Photo Licensing Site, Targets Overseas Users on Ethereum
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Xinjiang Police Files Show Xi Jinping's Personal involvement in Uyghur Persecution
The Diplomat, May 25, 2022

香港政治犯三年逾千人 港府被批迫害年轻人(More than 1,000 HK political prisoners in 3 years, HKSAR gov’t criticized for persecuting young people)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2022

Hong Kong Reaches a Grim Milestone: 1,000 Political Prisoners
Hong Kong Democracy Council, May 2022

The Rise of 'Bai Lan,': Why China's Frustrated Youth are Ready to 'Let it Rot'
The Guardian, May 25, 2022

Rumours Emerge of Disharmony within China's Leadership
The Economist, May 26, 2022

What Deals is China Pursuing in the Pacific and why is Everyone so Worried
The Guardian, May 25, 2022