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

Monday, July 25, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

米利将军:中国更具侵略性 对美国及盟友很危险(Top U.S. military official General Mark Milley: An increasingly aggressive China is posing danger to U.S., its allies)
Radio France Internationale, July 24, 2022

A Novelist Says a Movie Fails to Credit Her. The Film World Shrugs.
严歌苓指控张艺谋《一秒钟》未为其署名,电影界沉默以对

The New York Times, July 25, 2022

ZHENGZHOU FLOOD ANNIVERSARY: CENSORED MEMORIALS AND MORE EXTREME WEATHER
China Digital Times, July 22, 2022

University of Hong Kong makes national security law course a mandatory graduation requirement
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2022

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

代理丁家喜与许志永案四律师遭警告 禁与家属连系(4 lawyers representing Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong are warned not to contact their families)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2022

中国首例“单身女性冻卵案”原告败诉 原告:“总有一天我们将收回我们身体的主权”(Plaintiff on losing China's first single woman egg freezing case: "One day, we will regain sovereignty over our bodies")
Voice of America, July 23, 2022

Hong Kong national security arrests exceed 200; deception cases soar in first half of 2022
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2022

Hong Kong lawmakers accuse education authorities of failure to boost patriotism in schools through more recognition of war memorial days
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2022

Hong Kong police demand removal of ‘sensitive’ items citing security law, pro-democracy café claims
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2022

Crowds still flock to Hong Kong’s book fair but ‘sensitive’ topics are absent
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2022

【初選47人案】4被告提申請 何桂藍捧手寫筆記親自陳詞獲掌聲 官押9.15決定 ([Hong Kong 47] 4 defendants file motions; attendees applaud Gwyneth Ho after her speech; cases adjourned until Sept. 15)
inmediahk.net, July 25, 2022

遭控612非法集結「爆眼教師」楊子俊擬下月認罪 (Teacher whose right eye was injured by police during Hong Kong protests to plead guilty to illegal assembly charges next month)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2022

【香港法庭】涉「營救理大」尖沙咀暴動 中四女生認暴動罪被判入教導所 (High-school girl sentenced to juvenile center for involvement in PolyU riot)
Radio Free asia, July 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China plans three-tier data strategy to avoid US delistings
中国拟对在美上市中国公司按数据敏感性分类

Financial Times, July 25, 2022

Revealing evidence of foreign forces undermining Hong Kong’s national security is not needed, just as proof of coronavirus is not shown to require wearing of face masks: CY Leung
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2022

德国宪法保护局:未来中国是头号网络对手(German Constitutional Protection Agency: China will be No.1 online adversary in the future)
Radio France Internationale, July 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

佩洛西访台沸沸扬扬:前国务卿愿陪同前往,北京威胁升级(Beijing escalates warning to U.S. on possible Pelosi visit to Taiwan)
Voice of America, July 25, 2022

唐山再现女子被打事件 事件立刻登上微博热搜第一名 官方急维稳降热(Authorities rush to suppress mounting Weibo searches on new incidents of women being beaten in Tangshan)
Radio France Internationale, July 23, 2022

中国官员:中国人口将在2025年前萎缩 部分省份出现“断崖式”下跌(Chinese officials: China's population to shrink before 2025, some provinces will see a "precipitous" decline)
Voice of America, July 25, 2022

Where China Is Changing Its Diplomatic Ways (at Least a Little)
The New York Times, July 25, 2022

【新香港】親中團體「青研香港」調查指 8成市民認同習近平訪港和講話 (Survey undertaken by pro-China groups shows 80% of citizens agree with Xi’s visit to and speech on Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

British judges have failed to curb Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent
The Guardian, July 24, 2022

专访慕容雪村(1): 谈新冠疫情给中国人的教训(Interview with Murong Xuecun (1): Lessons of Covid-19 to the Chinese)
Voice of America, July 25, 2022

Related:
专访慕容雪村(2):官僚借助疫情强化控制中国社会(Interview with Murong Xuecun (2): Bureaucrats take advantage of Covid-19 to strengthen control of Chinese society)
Voice of America, July 25, 2022

Friday, July 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Staff at HSBC’s China Securities Arm Set Up Communist Unit
汇丰控股中国证券子公司设立党支部
The Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2022

軍情六處負責人:中國現在是我們最關注的問題(MI6 chief: China is our biggest concern now)
Deutsche Welle, July 22, 2022

Japan sounds alarm over Russian and Chinese military co-operation
日本发布《防卫白皮书》,警惕俄中军事合作

Financial Times, July 22, 2022

Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili cracks down on malicious content, banned behaviour spread by virtual live-streamers
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2022

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

郭飞雄案移送法院起诉 当局意图以创建网站入罪(Case of well-known dissident Guo Feixiong accused of "inciting subversion of state power" is sent to court for trial)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2022

著名人权律师常玮平案将于2022年7月26日在陕西省凤县法院不公开审理(Closed-door trial of well-known human rights lawyer Chang Weiping is scheduled for July 26 at Fengxian Court, Shaanxi Province)
Weiquanwang, July 22, 2022

7.21三周年 13歲童隻身過海到場記念 攜毋忘紙條被截查 (13-year-old commemorating 3rd anniv. of Yuen-Long mob attack is stopped and investigated by police)
inmediahk.net, July 21, 2022

涉將張家朗奪金片段改配《願榮光歸香港》歌曲 男子被控侮辱國歌罪准保釋 (Man who replaced video of Cheung Ka-Long winning Olympic gold medal with the song “Glory to Hong Kong” is charged with insulting the national anthem, granted bail
inmediahk.net, July 22, 2022

涉周梓樂悼念活動後拒捕 25歲男罪成 官指戴口罩手套悼念「有違常理 (25-year-old man is charged with resisting arrest after attending event commemorating the death of Chow Tsz-Lok; judge: Wearing mask and gloves to attend a mourning event “defies common sense”)
inmediahk.net, July 21, 2022

涉奏國歌期間舉「港英旗」 首名國歌法被捕者遭起訴 准保釋候訊 (First person arrested under the national anthem law for holding the colonial Hong Kong-British flag is indicted and granted bail)
inmediahk.net, July 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

英国颁令阻曼彻斯特大学对中国企业出售视觉传感技术(UK blocks University of Manchester from selling visual sensing technology to China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 22, 2022

China Fines Didi $1.2 Billion as Tech Sector Pressures Persist
滴滴超80亿元罚单背后,中国政府释放何种信号

The New York Times, July 22, 2022

Hong Kong’s New Cybercrime Law Consultation
The Diplomat, July 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Poor Global Image Is Undermining Its Strategic Goals
The Diplomat, July 22, 2022

Scholar casts doubt on Hong Kong gov’t plan to ‘standardise’ dissemination of Covid-19 messaging
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2022

警方稱國安法增市民投考意欲 福利令同事「工餘後有個人發展」(Hong Kong police recruitment superintendent: National security law has increased citizen’s willingness to take police entrance exam; force provides adequate benefits and “work-life balance”)
inmediahk.net, July 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

I Was Wrong About Chinese Censorship
我曾经乐观看待中国的审查制度,我错了

The New York Times, July 22, 2022

China Has a Problem With Data Leaks. One Reason Is Its Surveillance State.
中国数据泄露问题的根源之一在于政府监控
The Wall Street Journal, July 21-22, 2022

China’s focus on gang violence after Tangshan attack does little to protect women
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2022

Thursday, July 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

美国中情局局长:未来十年中国攻打台湾风险会越来越大(CIA director: Risk of China's attack on Taiwan will grow in next decade)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 21, 2022

美国调查华为设备对军事机密构成的威胁(U.S. probes China’s Huawei over equipment for threat to military secrets)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

Related:
Exclusive: U.S. probes China's Huawei over equipment near missile silos
Reuters, July 21, 2022

比利时指责中国从事“恶意网络活动”(Belgium accuses China of “malicious cyber activity”)
Voice of America, July 21, 2022

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

长沙富能公益案吴葛剑雄出狱 程渊还在狱中(Wu Gejianxiong, member of Changsha Funeng public interest group, is released; colleague Cheng Yuan is still in prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

Hong Kong protests: prosecutors press more serious charges against suspects for carrying zip ties to 2019 clashes
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2022

End of story or new chapter? How Hong Kong’s independent booksellers are adapting to life under national security law
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2022

Veteran Hong Kong journalist Kevin Lau stops writing for local paper, says he is retiring
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong journalists make YouTube tribute on 3rd anniversary of bloody mob attacks
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong Law Reform Commission proposes 5 new offences to rein in cybercrime, with tougher penalties of up to life imprisonment
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2022

Article 23 finds new life online
The Standard, July 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

断供风波延烧 新土地政策试点(With mortgage non-payments raging, some cities introduce pilot land policies)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

不满被拖欠工资 沈阳多个核酸检测点“大白”罢工(Staff of many PCR testing sites in Shenyang on strike over wages owed)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

Hong Kong, Macau replicate China's 'zero COVID' measures
Deutsche Welle, July 21, 2022

US lawmakers urge sanctions against Hong Kong prosecutors for ‘undermining’ city’s rule of law
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2022

US issues ‘wrongful detention’ risk warning for travellers to Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How to Resist China’s Campaign of Transnational Repression
The Diplomat, July 21, 2022

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

新疆再度维稳,乌市数百人临时转移至南疆接受”法制教育”(Prior to Xi Jinping's visit, Xinjiang police stepped up measures to maintain stability, temporarily transferring hundreds of people from Urumqi to southern Xinjiang for "legal education")
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2022

路透:中國阻擋聯合國發佈新疆人權報告(Reuters: China seeks to stop UN from releasing report on Xinjiang human rights)
Deutsche Welle, July 20, 2022

Related:
EXCLUSIVE China seeks to stop UN rights chief from releasing Xinjiang report-document
Reuters, July 20, 2022

澳智庫揭露中國新疆外宣成效 哪個地區最買單(Australian think tank reveals effectiveness of China's propaganda on Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, July 20, 2022

Related:
Assessing the Impact of CCP Information Operations Related to Xinjiang
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, July 20, 2022

Anger in China after officials break into homes in hunt for Covid contacts
Associated Press, July 20, 2022

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

美国《2022年人口贩运报告》关注铁链女事件(U.S. 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report raises concern about chained woman incident in China)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2022

Related:
2022 Trafficking in Persons Report
U.S. Department of State, July 19, 2022

Chinese students vow to fight penalty for distributing rainbow flags at Tsinghua University
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong’s sedition offences should not be used to impose ‘political censorship,’ lawyer argues at speech therapists trial
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong veteran democrat Albert Ho denied bail again over Tiananmen vigil group case
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong publishers adopt cautious attitude ahead of Asia’s largest annual book fair
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Outbreaks in China prompt lockdowns and fears of more economic woes.
中国多地再度进入封锁,引发对更多经济问题的担忧

The New York Times, July 20, 2022

Strict Government Censorship Requirements Leave Chinese Tech Companies Struggling Overseas
The Diplomat, July 20, 2022

China’s new data export rules cast doubt over Hong Kong’s role as gateway to the mainland
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2022

林定國指23條立法仍在研究中 惟未有時間表(Secretary of Justice, Paul Lam: Article 23 legislation still at investigatory stage; no concrete timetable for bill’s passage)
inmediahk.net, July 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

‘My Worldview Has Been Destroyed’: Chinese Banking Scandal Tests Faith in the System
河南村镇银行丑闻打击中国当局公信力

The New York Times, July 20, 2022

习近平邀欧盟四国领导人赴京 真消息假消息?(Xi Jinping invites leaders of 4 EU countries to Beijing, true news or false news? )
Radio France Internationale, July 20, 2022

Related:
Xi Jinping invites leaders of 4 EU countries to Beijing, true news or false news?
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2022

A new subvariant is the latest challenge to China’s zero-covid policy
The Economist, July 19, 2022

BEIJING PULLS COVID ISOLATION TRACKING BRACELETS AFTER BACKLASH; HONG KONG ROLLOUT GOES AHEAD
China Digital Times, July 19, 2022

China property: refusing to pay mortgages is a powerful political weapon
Financial Times, July 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

经济学人:习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义(下) (The Economist: Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 3)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2022

Related:
习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义(中)(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 2)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2022

经济学人:习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义(上)(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 1)
Radio France Internationale, July 18, 2022

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

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

How China Threatens to Splinter the Metaverse
Wired, July 19, 2022

A North Dakota City Attracted a Corn Mill. Then Came Questions About Its Chinese Owners.
在美国小城,一座中资玉米加工厂引发的问题与忧虑

The New York Times, July 19, 2022

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

中国版“N号房事件” 举报猥亵女童上万案疑遭控评(Chinese version of "Nth Room": Victims number nearly 50,000; online platforms suppress reports, discussions. searches)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2022

8 Hong Kong democrats file appeal against Covid-related conviction and sentence at 2020 Labour Day demo
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2022

涉庭內拍手被控煽動 「旁聽師」第四度高院申保釋被拒 (Man accused of inciting violence after clapping hands in court is refused bail for the 4th time)
inmediahk.net, July 19, 2022

涉WhatsApp群組籲殺警 3男事隔兩年半被控煽惑傷人 擬不認罪9月開審 (3 men involved in a WhatsApp group calling for the killing of the police are charged with inciting violence 2.5 years after the fact; trial to begin in September)
inmediahk.net, July 19, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

U.S. aid chief criticizes China’s ‘absence’ in a food crisis stoked by Russia’s invasion.
美国官员谴责中国在全球粮食危机援助行动中“缺席”

The New York Times, July 19, 2022

应对中国军事活动加剧 美下令全面审查中方不安全不专业行为(As China's military activities intensify, U.S. orders comprehensive review of China's unsafe, unprofessional behavior)
Voice of America, July 19, 2022

葉劉:勾結外國勢力是大忌 民主黨重返議會須符愛國者治港「金標準」(Regina Ip: Collusion with foreign forces is taboo; the Democratic Party’s return to parliament must meet the “gold standard” of patriots governing Hong Kong)
inmediahk.net, July 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

北京邀歐四國領導人11月來華會習近平?中外交部:假消息(Beijing invites leaders of 4 European countries to China to meet Xi Jinping in November? Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Fake news)
Deutsche Welle, July 19, 2022

‘My Worldview Has Been Destroyed’: Chinese Banking Scandal Tests Faith in the System
The New York Times, July 19, 2022

China says it will take ‘forceful measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
The Washington Post, July 19, 2022

Related:
媒體稱佩洛西計劃8月訪台 中方要求「不得安排」(Media report Pelosi plans to visit Taiwan in August; China demands “no planning”)
Deutsche Welle, July 19, 2022

Outbreaks in China prompt lockdowns and fears of more economic woes.
The New York Times, July 19, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义(中)(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 2)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2022

Related:
经济学人:习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义(上)(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 1)
Radio France Internationale, July 18, 2022

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

Monday, July 18, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s Leader Visits Xinjiang for the First Time Since Imposing Crackdown
实施镇压以来首次考察新疆,习近平意图彰显团结稳定

The New York Times, July 18, 2022

警方“百日行动” 头15日已拘7.3万人 寻衅滋事案3200余件(Police have detained 73,000 people on first 15 days of Hundred-Day Operation, with more than 3,200 cases of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2022

Putin and Xi’s Bet on the Global South
普京与习近平寻求沿南北轴线重塑国际格局
The Wall Street Journal, July 15-18, 2022

中国举行太平洋岛国政党对话会,与美争夺地区影响力(China holds Pacific Island political parties dialogue to compete with U.S. for regional influence)
Voice of America, July 16, 2022

海峡论坛成促统大会 习近平加码拉拢台湾青年(Straits Forum becomes platform for promoting unification; Xi Jinping steps up efforts to win over Taiwan’s youth)
Voice of America, July 17, 2022

Military drills a sign of Beijing’s increasingly aggressive stance towards Taiwan, analysts say
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2022

A Chinese office platform confirms that users’ files on its cloud server are subject to censorship
GlobalVoices, July 18, 2022

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

紧急关注:著名人权律师王宇成都医院看病 遭医院保安暴力 报警去派出所笔录竟被控涉嫌扰乱公共场所秩序(Well-known human rights lawyer Wang Yu is charged with disturbing order in a public place after she called police over attack by Chengdu hospital security)
Weiquanwang, July 18, 2022

原贵州大学教授杨绍政涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权案将于2022年7月29号在贵阳市中级人民法院开庭开庭(Trial of Yang Shaozheng, former professor of Guizhou University, on inciting subversion of state power to be held on July 29, 2022)
Weiquanwang, July 17, 2022

Concerns remain over the health of journalists, writers jailed in China: RSF
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2022

打油詩被指影射習近平 中國記者微博遭禁言(Chinese reporter is banned from Weibo for limericks accused of targeting Xi Jinping)
Deutsche Welle, July 18, 2022

Hong Kong orders first person convicted under security law to pay HK$1.38 million for failed legal bids
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2022

Sedition is ‘like treason,’ prosecutor tells Hong Kong court at speech therapists’ trial over books about sheep
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2022

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says group was forced to delete online posts allegedly violating security law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2022

Hong Kong leader John Lee says he and journalists are ‘in the same boat,’ hopes they join him in promoting positive narrative of city
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China banks told to bail out property developers as mortgage boycotts threaten economy
The Guardian, July 18, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

No longer the most populous, but still China wants to be world number one
The Guardian, July 17, 2022

Hong Kong phrase ‘add oil’ is older than you think – and we need it now more than ever
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2022

Friday, July 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Pacific Nations Reproach China for Its Push to Extend Regional Sway
太平洋岛国指责中国以强势姿态扩大地区影响力
The Wall Street Journal, July 14-15, 2022

Chinese drone maker lobbies to defeat US national security ban
大疆在美国游说,意在阻止无人机法案

Financial Times, July 15, 2022

Chinese Firms Are Selling Russia Goods Its Military Needs to Keep Fighting in Ukraine
中国企业继续卖货给俄罗斯,部分产品可助俄军在乌克兰一臂之力
The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2022

Chinese Feminists Caught Between a Rock and the Party
The Diplomat, 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