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.

Friday, July 08, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China Introduces New Rules Governing Cross-Border Transfers of Data
中国公布《数据出境安全评估办法》
The Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2022

Related:
数据出境安全评估办法(Measures on Assessing Cross-Border Transfers of Data)
Cyberspace Administration of China, July 7, 2022

特區政府譴責歐洲議會通過議案誣蔑及詆毁香港法治(HKSAR Government condemns European Parliament's motion as slandering Hong Kong's rule of law)
inmediahk.net, July 8, 2022

China premier stresses data security after alleged leak affecting 1 billion Chinese residents triggers concerns
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2022

China’s coronavirus recovery at 'critical point', says Li Keqiang, singling out five regions to carry the economy
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2022

聯國委員稱喊光復「無害」 促修煽動罪 3天會議檢視港人權 港府:煽動可掀恐怖行為 (UN Committee member states chanting Hong Kong protest slogans is “harmless,” calls for review of sedition offenses; Hong Kong government: Incitement can trigger terrorist activity)
Mingpao News, July 8, 2022

Hong Kong schools to submit plans for mainland study tours as part of overhauled liberal studies course
Hong Kong Free Press, July 8, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing Introduces a Local Vaccine Pass and Urges Older People to Get Shots
北京要求民众进入聚集场所必须接种疫苗

The New York Times, July 8, 2022

Chinese Police Database Was Left Unsecured Long Before Hackers Seized It
专家称上海警方数据库安全漏洞由来已久

The New York Times, July 8, 2022

中共开发人工智能监控党员忠诚度 专家:AI独裁入眼入脑入心(CPC develops AI system to monitor loyalty of party members)
Voice of America, July 8, 2022

China hacked off at spying claims
Financial Times, July 7, 2022

China population: "extremely low" birth rate in Wuhu highlights national demographic crisis
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2022

Related:
How to Fix China’s Population Crisis: Say Sorry to Women
The Diplomat, July 7, 2022

Hong Kong’s Executive Council should be dissolved or reformed as it is a relic from British rule, says former Legco president Jasper Tsang
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2022

Booklets containing speech Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered in Hong Kong go on sale at bookstores
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Zero Covid holds danger for China's Xi
The BBC, July 7, 2022

The Hong Kong Government and the Rule of Law
The Diplomat, July 7, 2022

Thursday, July 07, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Directors of FBI and Britain’s MI5 raise fresh alarms about Chinese spying in rare joint speech
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2022

Related:
英国MI5与美国FBI首脑联手警告中国是“最大的长期威胁”(Heads of MI5, FBI jointly warn China is 'biggest long-term threat')
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 7, 2022

China Seeks to Pre-Empt Sanctions in Case of Taiwan Clash, F.B.I. Chief Says
FBI局长:中国正采取行动预防国际制裁影响

The New York Times, July 7, 2022

IEA warns on China’s dominance of solar panel supply chain
国际能源署:中国主导太阳能板供应链带来脆弱性

Financial Times, July 7, 2022

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

Jailed Chinese NGO worker 'tortured' in Hunan's Chishan Prison, according to letters
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2022

Tibetans skirt tight Chinese surveillance to mark the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2022

涉5.24反國安法遊行 26歲侍應事隔兩年被控暴動罪 准保釋待轉區院訊(26-year-old waiter involved in 5.24 anti-national security law march is charged with rioting after 2 years, granted restricted bail pending transfer to district court)
inmediahk.net, July 7, 2022

19個港人組織發起聯合行動 全球反中國「姊妹城市」(19 Hong Kong organisations around the world launch global campaign to “Sever Sister City Relationship” with China)
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2022

自覺敏感 有書展商棄賣自家新書 貿發局拒評DQ 稱一直「溫提」書商為展品負責 (Book fair dealers abandon selling their new books in acts of self-censorship; HK Trade Development Council: It has only “gently reminded” booksellers of their responsibilities)
inmediahk.net, July 7, 2022

8書院學生會組平台 欲重啟中大學生會 召集人:望有民意基礎下發聲 (8 college student union groups express desire to restart CUHK Student Union to ensure students can have a base for voicing “public opinions")
inmediahk.net, July 7, 2022

補習老師否認拆國旗棄於垃圾桶 質疑目擊證人記憶有誤、從沒向警招認(Tutor denies dismantling national flags and dumping in trash; defense questions that witnesses' memory was wrong and defendant never confessed to police)
inmediahk.net, July 7, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

UN Human Rights Committee grills Hong Kong officials over use, ‘dramatic scope’ of national security law
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2022

Related:
UN committee starts first review of Hong Kong human rights since security law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2022

U.N. kicks off first Hong Kong rights review after security law
Nikkei Asia, July 7, 2022

教宗盼續簽《梵中協議》 遭批忽視北京侵犯人權(Pope wants to renew Vatican-China agreement, which is criticized for ignoring Beijing's human rights abuses)
Deutsche Welle, July 7, 2022

北京在香港力推新“一国两制”论 评论:涉港问题成美中矛盾(Beijing promotes new "one country, two systems" theory in Hong Kong; commentary: Hong Kong-related issues have become contradiction between U.S., China)

Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2022

China Offers Women Perks for Having Babies. Single Moms Don’t Qualify.
中国鼓励生育,但未婚妈妈仍面临歧视难获保障

The New York Times, July 7, 2022

壁屋懲教所500呎「青少年研習所」正式運作 核心治療最長30堂 助囚犯「去激化」(Hong Kong correctional institution's 500-square-foot Youth Training Institute officially opened to help prisoners "de-radicalize")
inmediahk.net, July 7, 2022

公民科設內地考察 所有學生須於3年內參與一次(HK Citizenship Division sets up mainland study tour; all students are required to participate once every 3 years)
inmediahk.net, July 7, 2022

China puts Taiwan "reunification" strategy at heart of national revival plans
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2022

New report details China’s efforts to control Uyghurs beyond its borders
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2022

Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong urges foreign consulates to present city in ‘more objective manner’ at briefing
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

新冠疫情:中国新一轮爆发下西安上海无锡各现紧张 澳门劝停百业(Covid-19 epidemic: Tensions in Xi'an, Shanghai and Wuxi amid new outbreak; Macau urges stopping all businesses)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 7, 2022

广西桂林超生儿被“社会调剂”引发的争议与追责(Guilin, Guangxi claim that forcible taking away children born outside of quota is "social adjustment," causing controversy and calls for accountability)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 7, 2022

Chinese Police Database Was Left Unsecured Long Before Hackers Seized It
The New York Times, July 7, 2022

Disclosing media invite list for July 1 leadership inauguration "would harm Hong Kong’s security," gov’t claims
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2022

Wednesday, July 06, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Top US and Chinese diplomats to meet on sidelines of G20 this week
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2022

U.S. Aims to Expand Export Bans on China Over Security and Human Rights
美國計劃擴大對中國出口管
The Washington Post, July 5, 2022

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

China: Families of Xinjiang detainees speak out as they await long-overdue UN report
Amnesty International, July 6, 2022

Related:
Uyghurs in exile mark anniversary of deadly 2009 Urumqi unrest
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2022

Former 1989 student leader on detention center hunger strike in China's Zhejiang
Radio Free Asia, July, 6, 2022

湖南赤山监狱黑幕曝光 长沙富能政治犯被关禁闭数月 (Exposé of Chishan Prison in Hunan; imprisoned Changsha Funeng founder in solitary confinement for months)
Radio Free Asia, July, 6, 2022

Hong Kong Book Fair organiser dismisses suggestions of censorship despite some publishers being banned from event
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2022

【理大圍城】事隔逾2年入境被捕 20歲男學生遭控暴動 須檢疫押後訊 (Poly-U Siege: 20-year-old male arrested during attempt to enter city more than 2 years after being charged with rioting)
inmediahk.net, July 6, 2022

批评中国的蒙古活动人士获刑十年 (Mongolian activist who criticizes China sentenced to 10 years in prison)
Radio Free Asia, July, 6, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Participation in Xinjiang Surveillance Program Can Lead to Smoother Career Enhancement
China File, July 5, 2022

何君堯及3澳門律師成首批獲准大灣區9市執業港澳律師 (Junius Ho, 3 Macao lawyers become first group of Hong Kong and Macao lawyers approved to practice law in 9 cities in the Greater Bay Area)
Ming Pao, July 6, 2022

Hong Kong’s John Lee to set up Chief Exec. Policy Unit; bureau heads to meet lawmakers monthly
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2022

Related:
District Council to revamp plans to be proposed before next election: John Lee
The Standard, July 6, 2022

Hong Kong leader wants "more effective" security laws, as soon as possible
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2022

梁美芬倡建網軍澄清「香港非殖民地」 教育局:我哋冇資源 (LegCo member Priscilla Leung urges establishment of cyber-army to “clarify” that “Hong Kong has never been a colony”; Education Bureau says it has no resources)
inmediahk.net, July 6, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Guangxi officials accused of baby trafficking during one-child era
SupChina, July 6, 2022

In a big potential breach, a hacker offers to sell a Chinese police database.
黑客兜售上海警方数据库,称包含10亿中国公民信息

The New York Times, July 6, 2022

Five Years After Vanishing, Chinese Canadian Billionaire Faces Trial
“明天系”创始人肖建华出庭受审

The New York Times, July 5, 2022

Beijing Rolls Out China’s First Ever Covid Vaccine Mandate
Bloomberg, July 6, 2022

Hong Kong sectors rush to hold seminars to study Xi Jinping’s speech, sparking debate on effectiveness of such ‘mainland-style’ forums
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2022

China’s policies on Hong Kong receive record high ‘positive appraisal’ in Handover survey
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Shanghai data breach exposes dangers of China's trove
The Standard, July 6, 2022

Tuesday, July 05, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s rise pushes Asia-Pacific nations to embrace Nato
Financial Times, July 4, 2022

Related:
China calls on regional bloc to "oppose hegemonic bullying" as Nato set to expand
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2022

China Is Sweeping Up Pacific Island Allies"
Foreign Policy, July 1, 2022

US watching "very closely" for signs of Chinese attack on Taiwan, says general
Independent, July 3, 2022

Related:
Wary of China threat, Taiwanese join Ukraine's fight against Russia
The Washington Post, July 3, 2022

Abducted Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua faces trial in Shanghai court
Financial Times, July, 4, 2022

程渊在赤山监狱被关禁闭三个月,强迫劳动暴瘦12斤头发全白, 程渊家人收到家书伤心落泪 (Cheng Yuan in prison: Solitary confinement for 3 months, forced to labor, lost 6 kgs, hair turned white; family wept after receiving his letter)
Weiquanwang, July 5, 2022

浙江杭州民主党人、八九学生领袖徐光于2022年7月2日遭正式逮捕 (Xu Guang, Hangzhou democracy activist and 1989 student leader, was formally arrested on July 2, 2022)
Weiquanwang, July 5, 2022

1 in 5 arrests by Hong Kong’s national security police made under colonial-era sedition offence instead of 4 crimes laid out in Beijing - imposed law
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2022

Some 35 lawyers linked to protestor relief fund being probed by Hong Kong Bar Association – reports
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2022

Fugitive captured in Chinese waters jailed for 3.5 years for rioting and hitting a cop
The Standard, July 5, 2022

TG呼籲反疫苗集會及慢駛 售貨員判監6個月 官斥打擊政府防疫工作 (Salesman charged with inciting others to assemble on streets and to drive slowly pleads guilty; sentenced to 6 months in prison)
immediahk.net, July 5, 2022

Sedition trial opens in Hong Kong for group held over kids' books
Aljazeera, July 5, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s internet watchdog ramps up crackdown on online scams amid growing number of counterfeit financial services apps
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2022

New Hong Kong leader John Lee says local national security law will not be rushed so all future risks can be covered
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2022

Justice boss Lam "willing to hear out" doubters, critics
The Standard, July 4, 2022

Political reform no longer on HK's agenda: Anthony Cheung
The Standard, July 4, 2022

議員不滿海外醫生認可名單僅得一間內地大學 醫委會被轟「思想未回歸」(LegCo members criticize Medical Committee for recognizing only 1 mainland university for non-local training of doctors eligible to practice in Hong Kong, slamming it for “thinking not yet returned to the motherland”)
immediahk.net, July 4, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Tiktok tells US senators data not shared with Communist Party, but confirms staff in China accessed data
Hong Kong Free Press, July 4, 2022

Hacker puts one billion Chinese citizens' leaked personal data up for sale
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2022

Related:
阿里雲警方數據庫遭入侵 10億個資及數十億警訊20大前泄露 (Police database on Alibaba Cloud hacked, data of 1 billion users and billions of alerts leaked before the 20th CPC Congress)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2022

全州县超生子女被抱走“调剂”?记者调查“社会调剂”不只发生在广西 (Children born outside of state quota in Quanzhou County taken away for "adjustment"? Reporters find "social adjustment" not only in Guangxi)
Caixin, July 5, 2022

Chinese police officer’s false evidence claims raise fresh concerns about investigation into attack on female diners
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2022

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi still awaits final ruling from Beijing, one year after it was put under cybersecurity review
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2022

Chinese researchers develop device they say can test loyalty of ruling party members
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2022

Lawmaker positive after snap with xi
The Standard, July 5, 2022

Hong Kong’s John Lee seeks to limit topics for first legislative Q&A as LegCo president dismisses concerns
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2022

Hong Kong leader John Lee raised HK$11.3 million in cash from 58 pro-Beijing groups for election campaign
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Can China Achieve Its BRICS Ambitions?
The Diplomat, July 2, 2022

Xi Jinping in Hong Kong: what the Chinese president’s entourage tells us about Beijing’s thinking about the city
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2022)

Friday, July 01, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

A More Muscular NATO Emerges as West Confronts Russia and China
北约勾勒强硬战略愿景,首次宣布中国为“战略挑战”

The New York Times, June 30, 2022

U.S., Key Allies Close Ranks Against China
美国和主要盟友联手对抗中国
The Wall Street Journal, June 30-July 1, 2022

中国承建的津巴布韦议会大厦竣工,批评者担忧大楼安全和北京影响力(Chinese-built Zimbabwe parliament building is completed; critics worry about building safety and Beijing's influence)
Voice of America, July 1, 2022

报告:全球公司“在不知不觉中”支持中国政府使用维吾尔强迫劳动(Report: Global companies “unknowingly” support Chinese government's use of Uyghur forced labor)
Voice of America, July 1, 2022

Related:
Shifting Gears: The Rise of Industrial Transfer into the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
C4ADS, June 30, 2022

俄罗斯科学家涉嫌向中国提供国家机密被拘捕(Russian scientist is arrested on suspicion of providing state secrets to China)
Voice of America, July 1, 2022

China hits out at West over comments on Hong Kong at 25th handover anniversary
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2022

Related:
US, UK and European officials call for China to honour Hong Kong commitments on handover anniversary
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2022

香港移交25年:英美批北京毀諾「一國兩制」(25 years after handover of HK: Britain, U.S. criticize Beijing for breaking its promise of "one country, two systems")
Deutsche Welle, July 1, 2022

Taiwan premier says Hong Kong’s freedom and democracy ‘have vanished’
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2022

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

对专制极权说不 中国良心犯妻子宗教自由峰会发言(Say No to totalitarianism—wives of Chinese prisoners of conscience speak at religious freedom summit)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2022

Assimilation: China's Failed Strategy in Xinjiang
The Diplomat, July 1, 2022

习近平访港参加主权移交庆祝,香港当局限制媒体报道(Xi Jinping visits HK to celebrate handover of sovereignty; HK authorities restrict media coverage)
Voice of America, July 1, 2022

七一刺警案一年 大批警員SOGO外戒備截查 反恐警持槍巡邏 (On anniversary of stabbing of policeman, officers station outside SOGO en masse as counter-terrorism police patrol with guns)
immediahk.net, July 1, 2022

Related:
七一刺警案一年 地上現白花 有市民指被警告獻花或涉犯國安法(One year after policeman was stabbed on July 1, 2021, citizen is warned by police that offering flowers may violate National Security Law)
inmediahk.net, July 1, 2022

港警重兵部署 反對派疑遭跟蹤監視(In heavy police presence, opposition figures suspect being followed, monitored)
Deutsche Welle, July 1, 2022

【七一冇遊行】消失的街站 留下的團體 (No march on July 1: Vanished street stations, left behind groups)
immediahk.net, July 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

5 key takeaways from Xi’s Hong Kong speech including Beijing’s "full jurisdiction", no change to "one country, two systems" and John Lee’s to-do list
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2022

"True democracy never started": Hong Kongers react to Xi's speech
Radio France Internationale, July 1, 2022

Xi Jinping’s visit seals his victory over Hong Kong’s once-vocal opposition.
习近平在香港发表讲话:“政权必须掌握在爱国者手中”

The New York Times, July 1, 2022

【主權移交25年】習近平為「一國兩制」定下紅線 評論:中共會整頓教育將香港全面中國化 (Xi has set down red lines for “one country, two systems”: CPC will “rectify” education, fully sinicize Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2022

Hong Kong legal sector chiefs "encouraged" by Xi Jinping's remarks on preserving common law system and independent judiciary, but some lawyers express doubts
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2022

Hong Kong's New Leader Lee Says Security Law Saved City From Chaos
Bloomberg, July 1, 2022

John Lee led the crackdown on protests. Now Beijing has picked him to lead Hong Kong.
李家超宣誓就任香港新特首

The New York Times, July 1, 2022

李家超稱將深化與央視合作 更好利用央視國際網絡(John Lee to deepen cooperation with CCTV, make better use of CCTV's international network)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China fines another live-streaming influencer over tax evasion as Beijing keeps heat on once-booming industry
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2022

Beijing-born influencer sparks outrage on Chinese internet for supporting the overturning of Roe v. Wade
SupChina, July 1, 2022

皮尤民调:十九国民众近七成对中国持负面看法(Pew poll: Nearly 70% of people across 19 countries hold negative views of China)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2022

Related:
Across 19 countries, more people see the U.S. than China favorably – but more see China’s influence growing
Pew Research Center, June 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How far have human rights in Hong Kong eroded? We measured.
The Washington Post, June 30, 2022

Xi's vision for patriotic and prosperous Hong Kong a hard sell for foreign firms
The Guardian, July 1, 2022

Op-Ed | “Hong Kong-China: Beijing must be held accountable for its actions
Deutsche Welle, July 1, 2022

Hong Kong: New leader John Lee must change course to halt collapse of city’s freedoms
Amnesty International, July 1, 2022

Thursday, June 30, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

20大前中国公安部采取“百日行动” 分析:旨在剿灭“敌对势力”(Ministry of Public Security of China’s "100-day operation" before 20th CPC National Congress is seen as attempt to eradicate "hostile forces")
Voice of America, June 30, 2022

网络博弈:美国驻华大使:美国国务卿对华政策演讲屡遭删(Online contest: US ambassador to China says Secretary of State's China policy speech is repeatedly deleted)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2022

Nato leaders voice concern about threat China poses to world order for first time
The Guardian, June 30, 2022

Related:
Beijing hits out at Nato strategy for "malicious attack" on China
The Guardian, June 30, 2022

US sanctions 25 more Chinese entities, including firm that touted its technology could help Russia monitor Ukraine’s submarines and frogmen
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2022

Related:
China urges US to stop sanctions on Chinese firms over allegedly supporting Russia
Channel News Asia, June 30, 2022

美国指控五家中国公司违反制裁、支持俄罗斯军队
The U.S. accused Chinese companies of supporting Russia’s military.

The New York Times, June 30, 2022

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

Beijing’s human rights policies drive unfavourable views of China, Pew survey finds
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2022

Related:
Negative Views of China Tied to Critical Views of Its Policies on Human Rights
Pew Research Center, June 29, 2022

河南村镇爆雷储户维权抗议 遭郑州公安鸣枪驱散(Rural depositors in Henan protest bank refusal on withdrawals; Zhengzhou police fire shots to disperse them)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2022

Taiwan activist Lee Ming-Cheh says world pressure on his Chinese jailers helped him
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2022

Hong Kong protests: kitchen worker receives longest jail time so far for rioting and breaching mask ban during Wan Chai demonstration in 2019
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2022

Hong Kong 25: National security police search homes of activist group members ahead of July 1 anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2022

Democratic Party calls on authorities to release political prisoners to heal the city
The Standard, June 30, 2022

上海封城催生自主意识抬头 沪裔美国人协会成立(Shanghai lockdown has raised self-awareness; Shanghai American Association is established)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

全国人大常委会启动外商投资法执法检查(NPC Standing Committee launches foreign investment law enforcement inspections)
People.cn, June 30, 2022

个人信息出境政策再细化:标准合同怎么用?(Further refinement of policy on overseas transfer of personal information: How to use standard contracts?)
Caixin, June 30, 2022

Related:
国家互联网信息办公室关于《个人信息出境标准合同规定(征求意见稿)》公开征求意见的通知(Notice of the Cyberspace Administration of China on Public Comments on the "Standard Contract Provisions for Overseas Transfer of Personal Information (Draft for Comment)")
Ministry of Justice, June 30, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong has risen from ashes, says Chinese president during visit amid tight security
Independent, June 30, 2022

Related:

習近平訪港讚一國兩制是「好制度」 評論駁:「好制度」是荒謬之談 (Xi Jinping endorses “one country, two systems” as a “good system”; former LegCo member retorts: Only “one country” remains and Hong Kong people have rage, not rebirth)Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Mourning Hong Kong’s Democracy: Handover Anniversary Highlight’s Beijing’s Repression
Human Rights Watch, June 30, 2022

The reinvention of Hong Kong”
Financial Times, June 30, 2022

【國安法兩年‧數據分析】126人被控危害國安 83人無保釋 63人涉言論被捕被控 (2 years after NSL - explained in data)

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中国各地武警武装上街入社区 严打“渗透颠覆” (Armed police take to the streets across China to crack down on "infiltration and subversion")
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2022

中共开设“非洲党校分支” 输出中国治理和发展模式 (CPC opens an "African Party School Branch" to export China's governance and development model)
Voice of America, June 29, 2022

China tells UN expansion of Nato, or a Nato-like body, into the Asia-Pacific will stir up conflict
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

China accuses G7 of "creating division" over trade criticism
The Standard, June 29, 2022

On China-Russia border, new bonds are forged against U.S. over Ukraine
The Washington Post, June 29, 2022

Chinese invasion of Taiwan "would be catastrophic miscalculation"
The Guardian, June 29, 2022

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

数百人联署致函国际人权团体 呼吁还唐吉田自由 (Hundreds of people sign letter to international human rights groups calling for release of Tang Jitian)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Hong Kong government bars more journalists from covering handover anniversary, with at least 13 now denied access to events
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Ex-leader of Tiananmen vigil group denied access to further details of case 2 weeks ahead of national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

Hong Kong tea shop owners jailed for 6 and 7 months over anti-vaccine posts
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

盧同學粉嶺墜樓三周年 有人到場悼念:「一世都唔會忘記」(Citizens commemorate student activist Lo Hiu-yan who fell to her death 3 yrs ago after leaving anti-extradition appeal)
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

国家互联网信息办公室发布《互联网用户账号信息管理规定》自2022年8月1日起施行 (Cyberspace Administration of China issues "Regulations on the Management of Internet User Account Information," effective on August 1, 2022)
Cyberspace Administration of China, June 26, 2022

Leaked documents show China's careful coordination of Uyghur repression
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

"Piloting ship to weather storm": Chinese state-run paper highlights "vitality" of Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" principle ahead of Xi Jinping visit
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

指任何人皆可自稱記者 鄧炳強促新聞界 成立團體確認從業員身分 (Chris Tang, Secretary for Security: Hong Kong media should establish group to verify identities of journalists and set basic ethical standards)
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

China to press on with "zero Covid", despite economic risks, President Xi Jinping says
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Related:
China relaxes intercity travel restrictions by removing indication of Covid-19 risk on digital passes
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Coronavirus: former leader Leung Chun-ying says Beijing understands Hong Kong's need to reopen border, suggests quota of up to 50,000 visitors
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Chinese video gaming billionaire plans relocation with family abroad after draconian Shanghai lockdown
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

葵廣新黃店邀社運案被告任限定店長:仲有班人支持大家 (New pro-democracy shop in Kwai Chung hires defendant in NSL case as temporary store manager to express support for protest movement)
immediahk.net, June 29, 2022

香港国安法两周年:“红线”下三名港人的挣扎和妥协 (2nd anniversary of National Security Law: Struggle and compromise of 3 under the "red line")
BBC News, June 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Eradicating China's 'Spiritual Americans'
China Media Project, June 29, 2022

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

'An invisible cage': How China controls the future
“一个无形的牢笼”:中国如何管控未来
The New York Times, June 25, 2022

Nato to confront China risk alongside Russia threat at leader's summit
Financial Times, June 28, 2022

China, Nato and how the Ukraine war is spilling over into the Asia-Pacific
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

G7 leaders denounce China over Russia relations, human rights and Taiwan friction in statement following summit
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

G7指责中国“扭曲全球经济” 点名新疆“强迫劳动 (G7 accuses China of “distorting global economy,” citing ”forced labor” in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Taiwan slams Beijing for blocking UN Ocean Conference delegates
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

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

當警車駛入校園、「境外勢力」無孔不入,大陸高校學子如何抗議封校? (How do college students protest lockdown of schools when police drive onto campus and "outside forces" are pervasive?)
Initium Media, June 28, 2022

李蔚:自2021年12月以来首次直接与唐吉田通话的通报 (Li Wei: Report on first direct phone call with Tang Jitian since December 2021)
Weiquanwang, June 27, 2022

三个国际笔会组织发表声明 敦促中共立即无条件释放许志永 (In statement, 3 int’l PEN centers urge CPC to release Xu Zhiyong immediately, unconditionally)
Voice of America, June 28, 2022

新公民运动参与者组织旧金山集会 抗议中国当局审判许志永丁家喜 (In San Francisco rally, New Citizens’ Movement participants protest Chinese authorities' trial of Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2022

专访李明哲:国际救援促成公开审判 "实地考察"中国人权 (Interview with Li Mingzhe: International rescue facilitated public trials; imprisonment was an "on-the-ground investigation" of human rights in China)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Tibetan convention calls on governments to help resolve Tibet issue with China
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2022

Hong Kong 25th anniversary set to be protest-free, after nat. Security police call in activist group volunteers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2022

【初選47人案】林卓廷申保釋被拒 控方:Patreon捐款反映其強大政治影響力 (Former Chief Executive of Democratic Party Lam Cheuk Ting is denied bail; prosecution argues his receipt of Patreon donations reflects strong political influence)
immediahk.net, June 28, 2022

Two bubbletea shop operators jailed over "seditious" anti-vaxx messages
The Standard, June 28, 2022

上水清潔工遭磚擲斃案改控誤殺 被告母作供指錄口供時警拒被告服藥 (Mother testifies police denied anxiety medications needed by her son, a minor, during questioning)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Xi Jinping points to public opinion campaign as example of "whole-process democracy"
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China Cuts Travel Quarantine in Biggest Covid Zero Shift Yet
Bloomberg, June 28, 2022

"Digital handcuffs": China's Covid health apps govern life but are ripe for abuse
Financial Times, June 27, 2022

As censorship in China increases, VPNs are becoming more important
The Economist, June 28, 2022

香港移交25年:令人难忘的十件大事 (25 years of Hong Kong's handover: 10 memorable events)
BBC News, June 28, 2022

潘杰賢收購蘋果新聞網 其上海合夥人被指與中國黨政軍關係密切 (Pan Jiexian, the man who bought Taiwan Apple Daily, is questioned over his Shanghai partner’s close ties to Chinese military)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

A thaw in China-US diplomatic relations? We can only hope
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

Hong kong resistance will live on
SupChina, June 28, 2022

为什么说我们这样的小国转向中国情有可原
Can You Blame Poor Countries Like Mine for Turning to China?

The New York Times, June 28, 2022

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
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022<>/p>

「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

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