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 15, 2022

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

中国烂尾楼拒付贷卷风暴 陕西首酿上千苦主包围银保监局(A thousand owners of units in unfinished buildings surround Banking Regulatory Commission in Shaanxi to defend their rights)
Radio France Internationale, July 15, 2022

China’s Surveillance State Hits Rare Resistance From Its Own Subjects
在“监控之国”,中国民众正变得愈发警惕

The New York Times, July 15, 2022

【初選47人案】伍健偉被拒保釋 官指庭內多名支持者叫喊 (Hong Kong 47 | Ng Kin-wai is denied bail; judge: Supporters shouting in court signals he may not stop endangering national security)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2022

7 Hong Kong protesters jailed for 7 to 10 months over speedboat escape bid
Hong Kong Free Press, July 15, 2022

12.28「和你shop」 二人非法集結上訴遭駁回 官:向警叫囂「報仇」屬煽惑暴力 (Judge dismisses appeal against illegal assembly convictions, says shouting "revenge" at the police incites violence)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2022

Hong Kong protests: top court acquits first person jailed for carrying zip ties, rules items ‘not instruments fit for unlawful purposes’
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2022

醫生和你sing刑期上訴得直改判囚14個月 官稱原審裁「核心滋事分子」過於武斷 (Court of Final Appeal reduces sentence for doctor convicted of illegal assembly, calls lower court ruling that defendant was a “core troublemaker” based only on his clothing “too arbitrary”)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2022

Elderly Catholic priest begins three-day hunger protest outside Hong Kong prison
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

美通過國防授權法 撐台參與環太平洋軍演(U.S. passes National Defense Authorization Act to support Taiwan's participation in 2024 Rim of the Pacific exercise)
Deutsche Welle, July 15, 2022

Related:
US House passes act supporting Taiwan's participation in 2024 RIMPAC
Taiwan News, July 15, 2022

蔡若蓮稱移民家長未必不滿香港教育:「觀感大於實際」(HK education chief: Emigrating parents may not be dissatisfied with Hong Kong’s education—“perception is greater than reality”)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Alibaba Executives Called In by China Authorities as It Investigates Historic Data Heist
消息人士称阿里巴巴高管因警方数据库泄露事件被上海当局约见
The Wall Street Journal, July 14-15, 2022

China's Xi Jinping makes rare visit to once restive Xinjiang
The Guardian, July 15, 2022

Chinese bank scandal customers struggle to register for scheme to pay back money
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

客座評論:河南儲戶維權與中國模式的未來(Guest commentary: Defending rights of Henan bank depositors and future of Chinese model)
Deutsche Welle, July 15, 2022

Thursday, July 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s Surveillance State Hits Rare Resistance From Its Own Subjects
The New York Times, July 14, 2022

Beijing Communities Asking People to Wear Electronic Monitoring Wristband during Home Quarantine
What's on Weibo, July 14, 2022

Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism
The Economist, July 13, 2022

China’s ban of LGBTQ content in movies didn’t begin with ‘Lightyear’
SupChina, July 13, 2022

Chinese word processor WPS accused of censorship after author says she was locked out of 1.3 million-character document
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2022

US employs ‘tuna politics’ to resist China’s Pacific push
Financial Times, July 13, 2022

南太岛国峰会: 美副总统宣布投巨资 中方人员未受邀潜入被驱离(South Pacific Island Summit: U.S. vice president announces huge investment; uninvited Chinese military attaché disguised as reporter enters venue and is expelled)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022

达赖喇嘛出访中印有争议边境地区,时机敏感引发中国不满(Dalai Lama visits disputed border area between China and India on eve of bilateral commander-level military talks, sparking China’s dissatisfaction)
Voice of America, July 14, 2022

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

「長沙富能」政治犯致函家屬 披露赤山監獄艱困狀況(In letter to family, NGO Changsha Funeng member discloses harsh conditions in Chishan Prison)
Deutsche Welle, July 14, 2022

China activists left to mark Liu Xiaobo's death in private amid heavy censorship
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2022

Legality of national security data probe can be challenged, argues ex-Tiananmen group leader
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2022

Grandma Wong, fixture of Hong Kong protests, jailed for 8 months
Al Jazeera, July 14, 2022

Four Hong Kong men arrested while trying to flee to Taiwan
Al Jazeera, July 14, 2022

Related:
港媒:反送中示威者13日拟逃往台湾时被捕(Hong Kong media: Anti-extradition protesters were arrested on July 13 as they planned flight to Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022

Ex-Hong Kong district councillor released on bail after being arrested for allegedly inciting blank votes
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2022

"香港人书展"突遭喊停 主办方质疑与政治因素有关(Organizers of Hong Kongers’ Book Fair suspect termination of venue lease is politically-motivated )
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Taking China's Global Cyber Body To Task
China Media Project, July 14, 2022

China’s big tech problem: even in a state-managed economy, digital companies grow too powerful
The Conversation, July 13, 2022

No. of investigations carried out by Hong Kong gov’t watchdog falls to 15-year low
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2022

提防“被消失” 台NGO团体吁建立赴中人身安全保障联系机制(Taiwan NGOs urge establishment of contact mechanism for personal safety protection in China to prevent being "disappeared")
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

In Shanghai, a surge in cases raises fears of another lockdown.
上海新冠感染病例激增,引发再次封锁担忧

The New York Times, July 14, 2022

微博禁谐音传播不良信息 网民批如“文字狱”(Weibo bans homophones to stop spread of bad information; netizens call ban "word prison")
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022

Nato chief, challenged on the need to confront China, cites its military build-up and rights record
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2022

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

地方政府深陷财政泥潭,中国各地危机四起 (Local gov’ts in deep financial quagmire as crises spread across China)
Voice of America,, July 13, 2022

中国烂尾楼业主集体停缴房贷 中产被卷入房地产风暴威胁金融社会稳定 (Owners of unfinished buildings in China collectively suspend loan payments, pulling middle class into a real estate storm, threatening financial and social stability)
Voice of America,, July 14, 2022

抖音承认澳洲用户数据可在中国获取 引发数据渗透恐慌 (TikTok admits Australian user data are available in China, sparking data intrusion panic)
Voice of America,, July 14, 2022

How China Wants to Replace the U.S. Order
The Atlantic, July 13, 2022

China’s World Internet Conference goes ‘international’ as Beijing seeks to promote its own vision of global cyberspace
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2022

Weibo Vows to Crack Down on Homophones and ‘Misspelled’ Words to “Stop Spread of Harmful Information”
What's on Weibo, July 13, 2022

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

美国国会及行政当局中国委员会共同主席发表声明 纪念刘晓波逝世五周年 (Statement by co-chairs of U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China commemorating Liu Xiaobo on 5th anniv. of his death)
Voice of America,, July 14, 2022

诺贝尔和平奖得主刘晓波死于狱中五周年,无国界记者呼吁国际社会对中国当局施加更大压力 (Reporters Without Borders urges int’l community to put more pressure on Chinese authorities on 5th anniv. of Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo's death in custody)
Voice of America, July 13, 2022

刘晓波逝世五周年 中国离宪政有多远? (On 5th anniv. of Liu Xiaobo's death, how far is China from constitutionalism?)
Radio Free Asia,, July 12, 2022

河北栾城一天主教地下教会堂遭强拆 当地主教披露详情 (Underground Catholic church in Luancheng, Hebei forcibly demolished; local bishop reveals details)
Radio Free Asia,, July 12, 2022

Hong Kong court asked to rule if ex-Tiananmen group leaders can challenge legality of national security data probe
Hong Kong Free Press, July 13, 2022

【逆權律師】美籍律師Bickett國會聽證 斥港警隻手遮天凌駕法治 (Samuel Bickett accuses Hong Kong police of “covering the sky, overriding rule of law” in US congressional hearing)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022

香港公民社会人士美国会作证 吁扩大制裁至习近平及中层港警 (Hong Kong civil society members testify at U.S. Congress, urging expanding sanctions to include Xi Jinping and mid-level Hong Kong police)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022

Hong Kong's 'Grandma Wong' jailed over 2019 protests
BBC News, July 13, 2022

涉煽惑七一集結陳榮泰囚15個月 官指區議員身份發言屬「推波助瀾」(Lancelot Chan sentenced to 15 months in prison for inciting July 1 assembly; judge states that Chan, speaking as district councilor, was “fanning the flames”)
inmediahk.net, July 12, 2022

9.29政府總部外集結 4男女認暴動還柙 14歲男生等3人不認罪 (4 defendants plead guilty to rioting outside gov’t headquarters on Sept. 29, 2019; 3, including 14-year-old boy, plead not guilty)
inmediahk.net, July 13, 2022

Independent ‘Hongkongers book fair’ axed after organisers allegedly accused of lease violation
Hong Kong Free Press, July 13, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中国全面取消300万人口以内城市落户限制 (China abolishes household registration restrictions in cities with fewer than 3 million people)
Radio Free Asia,, July 13, 2022

‘That would actually depend’: Hong Kong rebuffs UN concerns over security law risks for groups at rights hearing
Hong Kong Free Press, July 13, 2022

Related:
Civil rights groups warn UN body that Hong Kong national security law limits ability to highlight fears about freedom in the city overseas
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2022

担忧《香港国安法》迫害 联合国专家提“勾结外国势力问题” (Concerned about persecution under National Security Law, UN experts raise questions on "colluding with foreign forces")
Voice of America, July 13, 2022

【Emily】NGO與聯國溝通違國安法否 港府:視情况 (Are NGOs communicating with the UN violating the NSL? Hong Kong gov’: “It depends on the situation”)
Mingpao News, July 13, 2022

林鄭曾稱正研究辱警罪範圍 新政府避答進度 僅稱「因應需要展開研究」 (Carrie Lam had said the gov’t was researching the scope of a new crime for insulting the police; new administration avoids commenting on progress, states that “research will be done according to need”)
inmediahk.net, July 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

How Did Abe Shinzo Become an Unlikely Subject of Collective Grief in China?
The Diplomat, July 13, 2022

China's Henan bank customers face harassment, job loss over protests
Reuters, July 12, 2022

【民研調查】港市民對香港前途及「一國兩制」信心淨值顯著上升 分析:市民或出現「躺平」心態(Public research survey | Hong Kong citizens’ confidence in Hong Kong’s future and “One Country, Two Systems” is up; may reflect “lying flat” mentality)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022

本地電影人聯署《香港自由電影宣言》 發起人:續以作品說話 (Local filmmakers sign “Hong Kong Declaration of Freedom of Filmmaking”; initiator: “filmmakers must continue to use their works to speak out”)
inmedahk.net, July 13, 2022

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Hong Kong to electronically tag Covid patients as it adopts China’s health code system
The Guardian, July 12, 2022

Related:
Proposed Covid-19 health code for Hong Kong will not be used for any political agenda, ‘only pandemic purposes’: John Lee
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2022

WeChat Is China’s Loved (and Feared) Surveillance Tool
Bloomberg, July 12, 2022

Myanmar Expanding Use of Chinese-Made Facial Recognition Systems: Report
The Diplomat, July 12, 2022

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

‘I Don’t Mind Being a Martyr’: Ailing Hong Kong Activist Defiant in Court
The New York Times, July 12, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 2 teens acquitted of manslaughter over janitor’s death but found guilty of rioting
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2022

Barrister facing national security trial makes new bid to lift reporting restrictions
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022

Hong Kong court rejects appeal by duo convicted over 2019 unlawful assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022

Ex-student leader arrested by Hong Kong anti-graft watchdog for allegedly inciting blank votes – sources
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

香港考慮仿效大陸引入健康碼,你如何看健康碼的抗疫成效和爭議?(Hong Kong is considering imitating the mainland to introduce a health code. Your thoughts on its anti-epidemic effectiveness and controversy?)
Initium Media, July 12, 2022

公民护照被剪角,官方称依法从事但法律无此条文 (Citizen's passport is snipped: Official says it is in accordance with the law, despite absence of such provision)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022

美驻港总领事临别致辞轰国安法 北京批其言论危言耸听 (U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong criticizes National Security Law in farewell speech; Beijing slams it as alarmist)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022

Related:
Beijing hits back after outgoing US envoy says Hong Kong’s freedoms being dismantled
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Henan Bank Protests: Duped Depositors to Receive Advanced Payment, but Anger Remains
What's on Weibo, July 12, 2022

河南储户维权抗议遭殴打镇压,引发公愤
Security Forces in China Attack Protesters Seeking Frozen Funds

The New York Times, July 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Xi Jinping Might Think He Can Handle His Own ‘Ukraine’
The Diplomat, July 12, 2022

Monday, July 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Blinken Reproves China Counterpart Over Support for Russia
布林肯与王毅在巴厘岛会晤,美方谴责中方支持俄罗斯
The Wall Street Journal, July 9-11, 2022

北京警告東協不要淪為他人「棋子」(China warns ASEAN against becoming a “pawn” used by others)
Deutsche Welle, July 11, 2022

欧洲议会通过决议谴责逮捕陈日君枢机及其他民主人士,北京表示不满(European Parliament passes resolution condemning arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen and other democrats; Beijing expresses dissatisfaction)
Voice of America, July 9, 2022

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

Related:
公民科21條內地考察行程 設不同學習目標包括維護國安、認識鄉親思想 (Civic and Social Development Studies mainland tour itineraries designed to teach students about the importance of maintaining national security and close ties with the motherland)
inmediahk.net, July 11, 2022

Nationalists attack Chinese journalist over emotional Shinzo Abe report
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2022

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

广州11·12大抓捕:范一平、胡天峰等5人被控“颠覆”一案已秘密开庭(Guangzhou Nov.12, 2020 arrests: Fan Yiping, Hu Tianfeng, and 3 others accused of "subversion" were secretly tried in April this year)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2022

中国河南村镇银行储户维权行动升级 抗议者遭身份不明人士殴打(Hundreds of village bank depositors in Zhengzhou, Henan protest are confronted by police, beaten by unidentified persons)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 11, 2022

#METOO CASES WEATHER CENSORSHIP, SUPPRESSION, AND VICTIM-BASHING
China Digital Times, July 8, 2022

Olympic protest case: Hong Kong court urged to consider sedition law’s effect on free speech
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2022

Hong Kong’s top court allows gov’t to challenge photographer’s overturned illegal assembly conviction
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2022

Hong Kong rights review marred by crackdown on civil society groups
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2022

理大逃入科學館案 被告稱要水洗面 遭警強行打開口噴椒 (Poly-U Science Museum Case | Defendant claims he wanted to wash his face with water but police forced pepper spray into his mouth)
inmediahk.net, July 11 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

联合国审议香港人权状况 《香港国安法》成焦点(At UN review of Hong Kong’s human rights situation, National Security Law is the focus)
Voice of America, July 9, 2022

中国前司法部长傅政华被起诉(Former Chinese justice minister Fu Zhenghua is indicted)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2022

一唐山教师因批评中国网民庆祝安倍遇刺言论 遭当局调查(Tangshan teacher is under investigation for criticizing Chinese netizens celebrating Abe's assassination)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2022

Hong Kong doesn’t need teachers who are against national education: John Lee
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Three cities in China impose partial lockdowns as new cases are reported.
The New York Times, July 11, 2022

Related:
兰州、海口多地实施7天管控 上海重启方舱医院防变异毒株(Lanzhou, Haikou implement 7-day control; Shanghai restarts field hospitals to prevent spread of COVID variants)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2022

Hong Kong to make COVID-19 app more like mainland China to curb infections
Reuters, July 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

America Can’t Allow China to Keep Crushing Our Solar Energy Industry
美国不能允许中国继续主导太阳能产业

The New York Times, July 11, 2022

On top of censorship, Chinese writers now have to contend with attacks from patriotic trolls, and that’s worrying
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2022

Friday, July 08, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

澳智库:中国培养海外亲中团体 推进北京宣传 粉饰新疆局势(Australian think tank: China cultivates overseas pro-China groups, promotes Beijing's propaganda and whitewashes situation in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, July 8, 2022

Related:
Cultivating friendly forces: The Chinese Communist Party’s influence operations in the Xinjiang Diaspora
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, July 6, 2022

Beijing decries India’s ‘frequent’ probes after raid of phonemaker Vivo
中国谴责印度频繁调查中国企业

Financial Times, July 8, 2022

涉嫌参与中国政府压制海外异议人士的跨国镇压,美国土安全部现雇员和前雇员被起诉(Current and former employees of U.S. Department of Homeland Security are indicted for alleged involvement in Chinese gov’t’s transnational repression of dissidents abroad)
Voice of America, July 8, 2022

Beijing delivers double warning to US on Taiwan Strait tensions
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2022

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

著名人权捍卫者郭飞雄(杨茂东)狱中健康状况持续恶化(Health of prominent imprisoned human rights defender Guo Feixiong (Yang Maodong) continues to deteriorate)
Weiquanwang, July 7, 2022

涉徐光案 浙江民主党人士陈子亮被警察拘捕(Zhejiang Democracy Party member Chen Ziliang is detained by police in relation to Xu Guang’s case)
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2022

Uyghurs abroad in shock after finding relatives listed in leaked police files
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2022

港國安警:黎智英英國大狀違法要引渡 律師聯合國申訴斥跨國威脅 (UK barristers representing Jimmy Lai receive warning from Hong Kong national security police via gmail alleging violation of the NSL, threatening extradition; appeal to the United Nations)
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2022

Related:
外媒報導黎智英外地律師接「國安部」電郵 警方譴責冒警(Foreign media reports that Jimmy Lai's foreign lawyer received emails from "national security wing"; HK police condemn impersonation)
inmediahk.net, July 8, 2022

去年七一扔國旗進垃圾桶 23歲男子罪成 官指於「大日子」犯案加重侮辱 (23-year-old man is convicted of throwing national flag into trash can on July 1 last year; judge holds such offense on a “big day” constitutes aggravated insult)
inmediahk.net, Juy 8, 2022

National security: Ex-Hong Kong PolyU student launches bid to appeal 5-year jail term
Hong Kong Free Press, July 8, 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