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

Monday, June 27, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China 'no limits' vow with Russia raises Pentagon urgency to prepare for Guam attack: US commander
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

Chinese military says US plane in Taiwan Strait endangered peace
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

G7 summit: Leaders detail $600bn plan to rival China's Belt and Road initiative
BBC, June 26, 2022

Related:
China hits back at US over G7 'zero-sum' belt and road alternative
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2022

Despite the main focus on Ukraine, G7 leaders detail a new plan to target China’s influence.
G7推全球基建计划,旨在抗衡中国“一带一路”

The New York Times, June 27, 2022

Hong Kong PLA garrison to be combat-ready for 'toughest and most complicated' situations amid security threats, commander vows
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022

Related:
解放軍駐港部隊:強化憂患意識 提高履行防務能力(PLA garrison in HK: Strengthen emergency awareness, improve defense capability)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 26, 2022

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

丁家喜遭闭门审讯12小时 其妻批违国际法可耻(Human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi is tried behind closed doors for 12 hours; wife slams China as disgraceful for violating international law)
Radio France Internationale, June 26, 2022

Zhang Sizhi, hailed as "conscience of Chinese lawyers", dies in Beijing at 94
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

前區議員陳榮泰煽惑集結案開審 七一前見記者稱翌日「想試下行街有乜嘢事」(Former HK district councillor Lancelot Chan Wing-tai's case of inciting assembly opens for trial)
inmediahk.net, June 27, 2022

連登煽動案 辯方指煽動罪性質嚴重、應交高院有陪審團 官押8.1宣判(Defense of LIHKG incitement case says the crime of incitement is serious in nature and should be brought to the High Court with a jury)
inmediahk.net, June 27, 2022

Hong Kong's largest journalist group insists it operates in accordance with law after being asked by authorities to justify activities
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「光城者」串謀恐怖活動案交付高院 15歲男生申保釋遭拒 (In case of "Returning Valiant," the pro-democracy group accused of conspiring to commit terrorist activities in public facilities, 15-year-old boy is denied bail)
immediahk.net, June 27, 2022

警拘三男涉藏仿製槍械 檢大批反政府旗幟 (Police detain three men in imitation firearms case, seizing a large number of anti-government flags)
immediahk.net, June 27, 2022<>/p>

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

公安部部署开展夏季治安打击整治“百日行动”(Ministry of Public Security launches “100-Day Action” summer crackdown and rectification campaign)
Chinanews, June 25, 2022

China changes law so it can act if country is insulted at sporting events
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2022

Chinese authorities unveil plans to 'maximise display of police force' two weeks after group assault on women
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Chinese President Xi Jinping expected to begin 2-day trip to Hong Kong on Thursday 'but will not stay in the city overnight'
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

Top Hong Kong officials check into hotels ahead of July 1 celebrations, media further restricted from coverage
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2022

Alarm in Beijing after announcement zero-Covid policy may last five years
The Guardian, June 27, 2022

Shanghai’s Covid Lockdown Legacy: Confusion, Despair, Departure
上海居民的封控后遗症:困惑、绝望、远离
The Wall Street Journal, June 25, 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China's 'Fragmented Authoritarianism' During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Diplomat, June 25, 2022

Covid-19 'magic mirror' reflects widening fissures in Chinese society
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022

健康码的遗产(The legacy of health code)
Financial Times, June 26, 2022

Friday, June 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s Political Surveillance System Keeps Growing
The Diplomat, June 23, 2022

金砖峰会开幕,习近平欲借力与美欧民主联盟全面对抗(BRICS summit opens in Beijing; Xi Jinping to use group as leverage for full confrontation with U.S.-European democratic alliance)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

美国前飞行员认罪 作为中国政府代理人并泄露美国防信息(Former U.S. pilot pleads guilty to acting as Chinese gov’t agent, leaking U.S. defense information)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2022

Taiwan general charged in China spying case
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2022

China ambassador tells Australian protesters ‘no such thing as absolute freedom’
The Guardian, June 24, 2022

China taps markets for $10bn to cement clean tech supremacy
中国企业新筹资100亿美元巩固中国清洁技术霸主地位

Financial Times, June 24, 2022

香港電台七一起轉播中央廣播電視總台CGTN紀錄頻道(RTHK to carry CCTV’s CGTN documentary channel starting July 1)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2022

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

They wanted rule of law, so China tried them in secret
The Washington Post, June 24, 2022

Related:
Second Chinese rights activist Ding Jiaxi stands trial on state subversion charges in secret proceeding
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

中国闭门庭审许志永案遭批政治迫害(China's closed-door trial of Xu Zhiyong is criticized as political persecution)
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2022

获刑4年6个月的知名藏人学者和异见作家图丹罗珠的案情及简历(Prominent Tibetan scholar and dissident writer is sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison for "secession")
Weiquanwang, June 24, 2022

律师敦促国际刑事法院调查中国侵犯维吾尔人权(Lawyers urge ICC to investigate China's Uyghur human rights abuses)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

China’s internet watchdog launches cybersecurity investigation into country’s largest academic research database CNKI
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

Related:
掌握大量重要敏感数据 知网遭官方网路安全审查(CNKI, holder of large amounts of important and sensitive data, is subject of cybersecurity probe)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2022

Hong Kong: five arrested for sedition ahead of 25th anniversary of British handover
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2022

支聯會顛覆案押9.14再訊 鄒幸彤初級偵訊9月進行(Court adjourns hearings of HK Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China cases until Sept.14; committal proceedings for Chow Hang-tung’s case to be held in Sept.)
inmediahk.net, June 24, 2022

涉社交平台發「光時」及港獨帖文 兩男遭控作出煽動意圖作為罪 保釋遭拒(Two men charged with seditious intent over social media posts on HK independence are denied bail)
inmediahk.net, June 24, 2022

男子傳「劈黑警」信息煽惑傷人罪脫 官信僅屬發洩情緒(Man charged with incitement to hurt others over posting "strike black police" message in social media group is released; judge concludes he was only venting his emotions)
Mingpao, June 24, 2022

Hong Kong Book Fair to begin on July 20 but some publishers banned with ‘no reason’
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

Hong Kong Nears Bottom in New Human Rights Survey
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Explainer | Why Hong Kong’s new textbooks for secondary schools have stopped calling the city a British colony
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

港府两官员检测阳性 习近平赴港计划可能生变(2 HK gov’t officials test positive; Xi Jinping's plan to attend July 1 ceremony may change)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

中国丹东“黄码”父女外出取药与警察冲突,“过度”防疫再受关注(Father, daughter out to fill prescriptions are intercepted by police due to their "yellow codes"; "excessive" epidemic prevention draws attention again)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

A year on from Apple Daily’s closure, what’s left of Hong Kong’s free press?
The Guardian, June 24, 2022

My career is finished, my friends are in prison and I’m an alien in my city”: life after Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
The Guardian, June 24, 2022

中国经济崩盘会让习近平倒台吗?(Will China's economic collapse bring down Xi Jinping?)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

Thursday, June 23, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

What ‘Zhong Sheng’ Says About China’s Perceptions of the Ukraine Conflict
The Diplomat, June 23, 2022

Will China Use Health Apps to Crack Down on Dissent?
Foreign Policy, June 22, 2022

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

Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong on trial for state subversion amid secrecy and tight security
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2022

CHINA FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY POSTS, AND THEN DELETES, DRACONIAN CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS
China Digital Times, June 22, 2022

给习近平写公开信 “被精神病”后又“被失踪”(Rights defender who wrote open letter to Xi Jinping was “diagnosed with mental illness” before being disappeared)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2022

Sedition trial of defunct Hong Kong outlet Stand News set for October
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2022

香港重要历史资料随苹果日报倒下而湮没(Important historical data on Hong Kong vanished with the shutdown of Apple Daily)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China's Xi calls for stronger fintech oversight, security
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2022

国务院印发《关于加强数字政府建设的指导意见》(State Council issues "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Digital Government")
Cyberspace Administration of China, June 23, 2022

Related:
国务院关于加强数字政府建设的指导意见(Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Digital Government)
State Council of China, June 23, 2022

中国加强网络主播行为规范:禁发表危害国安等言行(China strengthens code of conduct for online anchors to prohibit speech, deeds that endanger national security)
Zao Bao, June 22, 2022

Related:
国家广播电视总局、文化和旅游部关于印发《网络主播行为规范》的通知(Notice of the State Administration of Radio and Television and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Publishing "Code of Conduct for Internet Anchors")
National Radio and Television Administration, June 22, 2022

反电诈法草案二读 拟限制涉诈人员出境(Draft Anti-Telecom Network Fraud Law aimed at restricting fraudsters from leaving the country gets second reading)
Caixin, June 23, 2022

Related:
电信网络诈骗法(草案)(Draft Anti-Telecom Network Fraud Law)
NPC Observer, October 2021

Current Topics (热门话题)

G7 pledges to counter ‘state-driven censorship’ and help protect journalists
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2022

After restaurant attack, authorities continue to gaslight China’s women
The Washington Post, June 23, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Commentary: Why China is more willing to test millions than trust vaccination
Channel News Asia, June 23, 2022

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

时报调查揭示中国如何成为监控国家,这里是四大要点
Four Takeaways From a Times Investigation Into China’s Expanding Surveillance State
The New York Times, June 22, 2022

China's Hebei province moves to suppress media reporting in wake of Tangshan attacks
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2022

Under pressure from Beijing, Hong Kong’s schools become more patriotic
The Washington Post, June 22, 2022

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

中共当局闭门庭审许志永“颠覆”案,被斥为荒唐“骗局”(CPC’s closed-door trial of Xu Zhiyong for "subversion" is called absurd “scam”)
Voice of America, June 22, 2022

Related:

许志永案秘密开庭 法国驻华使馆及人权组织呼吁释放许志永与丁家喜两人(Xu Zhiyong tried behind closed doors; French embassy in China and human rights groups urge release of Xu and Ding Jiaxi)
Radio France Internationale, June 22, 2022

中国人权律师团关于许志永博士、丁家喜律师案件的声明(Statement of China Human Rights Lawyers Group on cases of Dr. Xu Zhiyong and lawyer Ding Jiaxi)
Weiquanwang, June 22, 2022

河南利用“健康码维稳” 郑州市民起诉卫健委 (Henan uses "health code to maintain stability"; Zhengzhou citizens sue National Health Commission)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2022

Hong Kong director pulls film from screening after authorities say it could incite hatred of government
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2022

Hong Kong’s incoming deputy justice secretary to quit pro-Beijing group amid concerns membership could undermine impartiality
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2022

梁耀忠刑滿出獄 引巴金「歷史唔係一個沉默嘅啞子」喻六四(Leung Yiu-chung, released from prison after serving his sentence, cites Ba Jin's "History is not a silent mute" as metaphor for June 4)
Ming Pao, June 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China plans to review every single social media comment, sparking more censorship fears
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

Unpacking Hong Kong’s laws, 25 years after handover: 5 rulings on Basic Law where Beijing, not the city’s courts, had final say in key cases
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国新研究显示奥密克戎重症率低,重启清零必要性争论
Chinese Omicron Study Renews Debate Over ‘Zero Covid’ Policy

The New York Times, June 22, 2022

China’s mental-health crisis is getting worse
The Economist, June 22, 2022

Hong Kong plunges lower in global human rights index
The Guardian, June 22, 2022

珍宝海鲜舫在南海沉没,曾承载香港一个时代的记忆
Hong Kong’s Floating Restaurant Sinks at Sea, Laden With Memories

The New York Times, June 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Farewell to Hong Kong and Its Big Lie
The Atlantic, June 22, 2022

China: Unfair trials of prominent activists an attack of freedom of association
Amnesty International, June 21, 2022

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Four Takeaways From a Times Investigation Into China’s Expanding Surveillance State
The New York Times, June 21, 2022

Number of Chinese nationals seeking asylum grows tenfold under Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2022

Ex-Hong Kong governor: China breached city autonomy pledge ‘comprehensively’
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

Exclusive | In Brussels, tram ads for 25th Hong Kong handover anniversary pulled after complaints
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

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

中国维权人士许志永、丁家喜“颠覆国家政权”案即将开审(Trials of Chinese human rights activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi for "subversion of state power" to start soon)
BBC News, June 21, 2022

Related:
罗胜春(丁家喜律师妻子):丁家喜案律师提交法院的文件(Luo Shengchun: Documents submitted to the court by the lawyer of Ding Jiaxi)
Weiquanwang, June 20, 2022

美国笔会声明 谴责中国当局审判许志永(PEN America condemns Chinese authorities' trial of Xu Zhiyong)
Radio Free Aisa, June 21, 2022

著名人权捍卫者郭飞雄(杨茂东)案已移送检察院审查起诉(Case of well-known human rights defender Guo Feixiong (Yang Maodong) is sent to procuratorate for review, prosecution)
Weiquanwang, June 19, 2022

Social media comments express 'shock' over Tangshan police's treatment of reporters
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2022

Exclusive: Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s student body to vote on disbanding
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 2 teenagers sentenced to correctional training, hard labour for vandalising bakery during 2019 protests
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

Hong Kong music producer sentenced to 5 years in jail over 2019 ‘anti-authoritarianism rally’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2022

Hong Kong Bar Association head stresses importance of ‘public perception’ after incoming deputy justice minister retains party membership
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China to tighten grip on social media comments, requiring sites to employ sufficient content moderators
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act takes effect in US, banning imports from Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

Related:
Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
U.S. Department of State, June 21, 2022

U.S. 'rallying' allies against Xinjiang forced labor as import ban begins
Reuters, June 21, 2022

China’s ‘Very Dangerous Trajectory’
The Atlantic, June 21, 2022

Hong Kong officials, lawmakers to enter ‘closed-loop’ arrangement ahead of July 1 celebrations
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2022

Debate over whether Hong Kong was indeed British colony reflects lack of education on Chinese constitution, lawmakers say
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2022

被毀約、去西部、進體制,大陸逾千萬畢業生如何「上岸」?(Broken contracts, going West, entering the system—how can more than 10 million mainland graduates "come ashore"?)
Initium Media, June 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s national ambitions have become untethered from personal aspirations in the name of zero Covid
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022

Hong Kong Is Unrecognizable After 2 Years Under the National Security Law
The Diplomat, June 20, 2022

Why I expected more from the UN human-rights chief
Atlantic Council, June 18, 2022

Friday, June 17, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier in Major Milestone for Xi Jinping
The New York Times, June 17, 2022

China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier, Advancing Naval Ambitions
中国第三艘航母下水,建立现代化海军的雄心又迈进一步
The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2022

Chinese PLA attack on Taiwan: at hand or too costly to consider?
Agence France-Presse, June 17, 2022

In These New Textbooks, Hong Kong Was Never a British Colony
在这些新版教科书中,香港从来不是英国殖民地

The New York Times, June 17, 2022

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

维权人士许志永、丁家喜即将面临“颠覆国家政权罪”审判(Human rights activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi to go on trial for "subversion of state power")
Voice of America, June 17, 2022

Charges against Chinese citizens' movement leader Xu Zhiyong 'trumped up': lawyers
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2022

Related:
RFA独家首发: 旅美人权律师滕彪取得许志永纪录片 主张“许志永无罪” 吁国际关注(Exclusive interview: US-based human rights lawyer Teng Biao obtains documentary on Xu Zhiyong, appeals for international attention)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2022

遭抓捕已半年多的著名人权捍卫者郭飞雄(杨茂东)首次获见律师 提三项诉求(In detention for more than half a year, well-known human rights defender Guo Feixiong sees lawyer the first time, makes three demands)
Weiquanwang, June 17, 2022

失踪近两年 疫苗致残维权家长何方美亲人哭求下落(Relatives of He Fangmei, rights defender for parents of child disabled by vaccine who has been missing for nearly 2 years, appeal for information of her whereabouts)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

联合国人权会7月论香港 新海外港人团体促要求港府修国安和选举法以符《公约》(HK to undergo ICCPR review in July; new overseas HK groups urge review panel to ask HK gov’t to amend national security and election laws to comply with the Covenant)
Radio France Internationale, June 17, 2022

Ex-leader of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group seeks to appeal conviction, sentence over 2021 banned assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2022

首宗索帶判囚案終極上訴 爭議索帶不屬束縛人身及入侵等工具 將擇日宣判(Verdict to be announced for final appeal of the first case involving zip ties; dispute over whether they are tools for personal restraint and intrusion under the law)
inmediahk.net, June 17, 2022

Hong Kong protests: provision deeming zip ties ‘fit for unlawful purposes’ can be interpreted broadly, prosecutor argues in top court
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2022

律政司长郑若骅将不连任 夫婿旗下公司涉合谋定价违竞争法遭入禀(Teresa Cheng, HK’s Secretary for Justice, will not be reappointed; her husband's company is accused of price-fixing conspiracy in violation of competition law)
Radio France Internationale, June 17, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

‘This is another pandemic’: a female survivor of domestic abuse in China speaks out
The Guardian, June 16, 2022

China’s elites think feminism is a foreign plot
The Economist, June 16, 2022

A Chinese city may have used a Covid app to block protesters, drawing an outcry.
健康码成维稳工具?郑州储户红码事件引发公愤

The New York Times, June 17, 2022

Chinese Slowdown Pushes Youth Unemployment to New Highs
中国经济放缓将年轻人失业率推至新高
The Wall Street Journal, June 16-17, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

反送中满三年 国安法如何改变香港命运?(How has National Security Law changed fate of HK at 3rd anniversary of anti-extradition protests?)
Deutsche Welle, June 17, 2022

The U.S. Is Losing Its Military Edge in Asia, and China Knows It
美国正在亚洲失去军事威慑力,中国很清楚这一点

The New York Times, June 17, 2022

China: Release Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi Ahead of UN Anti-Torture Day
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 16, 2022

Thursday, June 16, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

UN human rights chief could not speak to detained Uyghurs or families during Xinjiang visit
The Guardian, June 16, 2022

Top US human rights official decries ‘transnational repression’ campaign by China
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2022

Related:
美国积极对抗中共跨国镇压(U.S. actively confronts China's transnational repression)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2022

中国万吨驱逐舰“拉萨”号首次在日本海演习(China's 10,000-ton destroyer "Lhasa" on inaugural long-distance exercises in Sea of Japan)
Deutsche Welle, June 16, 2022

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

浙江杭州民主党人、八九学生领袖徐光于2022年5月26日遭刑事拘留(Xu Guang, pro-democracy activist from Hangzhou and student leader in 1989 Democracy Movement, was criminally detained on May 26, 2022)
Weiquanwang, June 16, 2022

郑州欲维权储户的健康码“被转红” 网民批“这显然是滥用权力”(Health codes of depositors preparing for rights defense actions in Zhengzhou were "turned red"; netizens call incident “an obvious abuse of power")
Radio France Internationale, June 16, 2022

Hong Kong bars multiple media outlets from inauguration of John Lee and July 1 celebrations
Hong Kong Free Press, June 16, 2022

Related:
多家註冊媒體未獲邀出席慶回歸活動 新聞處:疫情及保安因素(Many accredited media outlets are not invited to HK's handover celebration; Information Services Dep’t cites pandemic and security factors)
inmediahk.net, June 16, 2022

How has Beijing's crackdown on civil society changed Hong Kong?
Deutsche Welle, June 16, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s party congress promotions to emphasise political security
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2022

China’s Xi offers closer cooperation with Russia in a call with Putin.
习近平普京再通电话,提出深化中俄合作

The New York Times, June 16, 2022

Chinese courts flex intellectual property muscle across borders
中国法院在知识产权领域对外展示力量

Financial Times, June 16, 2022

司法機構擬增新罪行規管旁聽 「未經授權紀錄」可囚半年 發布者最高囚5年(HK’s judiciary to add new offense to regulate "unauthorized recording" of trials, with up to 5 years in prison for offenders who publish recordings)
inmediahk.net, June 16, 2022

首批被控理大內暴動 6人不認罪受審 控方指各人突圍後逃入科學館換衫卸裝備(HK’s first group of 6 accused of rioting at Polytechnic University go on trial; all plead not guilty)
inmediahk.net, June 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

A Brutal Attack Stirs Anger and Shame in China
Foreign Policy, June 15, 2022

Related:

Brutal Beating of Women in China Highlights Risk of Saying ‘No’
唐山打人事件:中国女性说“不”要承担多少风险?

The New York Times, June 16, 2022

唐山居民举报黑帮 矛头直指警官 微博两日删万条涉唐山言论(Tangshan residents report on gangsters and accuse police officers; Weibo deletes 10,000 Tangshan-related comments in two days)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2022

Constructive Communication Between the U.S. and China Gets Harder
中美之间建设性沟通的难度正在加大

The New York Times, June 16, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

专访:中国对专属经济区不拥有主权(Interview: China has no sovereignty over exclusive economic zones)
Deutsche Welle, June 15, 2022

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China Covid pass system allegedly used to block protest, sparking furious condemnation online
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022

中國「雙減政策」打擊補教業:昔日產業龍頭「新東方」轉型改做「中英語直播帶貨」(China's "double reduction policy" hits supplementary education industry: Former industry leader "New Oriental" has morphed into "E-commerce livestreaming in Chinese and English")
The News Lens, June 14, 2022

New Hong Kong textbooks ‘will claim city never was a British colony’
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022

习近平表彰《大公报》维稳有功 香港中小学自订红线下架书刊 (Xi Jinping commends "Ta Kung Pao" for contribution to maintaining stability; Hong Kong's primary, secondary schools remove books and periodicals under self-imposed red line)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

香港129名公务员拒效忠特区未获聘用 (129 civil servants in Hong Kong refusing allegiance to the SAR will not be hired)
Radio France Internationale, June 15, 2022

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

Veteran Chinese human rights lawyers expected to face trial soon
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022

著名人权捍卫者许志永案庭前会议将于2022年6月17日召开 (Pre-trial hearing of well-known human rights defender Xu Zhiyong's case to be held on June 17)
Weiquanwang, June 14, 2022

“DON’T DRINK THE CELEBRATORY TOAST”: CENSORED SONG REJECTS COVID TRIUMPHALISM
China Digital Times, June 14, 2022

Fewer Hongkongers trust public broadcaster RTHK as press freedom fears ‘become reality’ – survey
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2022

梁凌杰逝世三週年 市民獻花被警要求拿走 拒絕後罰款千五 (On 3rd anniversary of Leung Ling-kit's death, police ask residents to remove flowers, slap 1,500 HKD fine on those who refuse)
Inmediahk.net, 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

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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