China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

Xi and Putin meet and pledge to ‘inject stability’ in the world
Washington Post, September 15, 2022

北京于西藏大规模采集DNA 样本数恐破百万(Mass DNA samples collected by Beijing in Tibet may exceed one million)
Deutsche Welle, September 15, 2022

Related:
Mass DNA Collection in the Tibet Autonomous Region from 2016–2022
The Citizen Lab, September 13, 2022

长臂管辖扩张治外法权，保护卫士:中共海外布网胁迫23万人返国(Safeguard Defenders: CPC’s overseas network coerces 230,000 people to return to China)
Voice of America, September 15, 2022

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230,000 Chinese "persuaded to return" from abroad, China to establish Extraterritoriality
Safeguard Defenders, September 12, 2022

Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam embrace China’s games and films, but stay on guard for a ‘cultural invasion’
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2022

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

Since the start, China's art spaces have been under threat
The China Project, September 14, 2022

A Uyghur Author and Translator Were Detained. Now, Their Novel Speaks For Them.
一名维吾尔作家消失在新疆拘禁营，这部小说替他发声
The New York Times, September 15, 2022

‘A hole in the dam’ of Hong Kong’s rule of law, says pastor accused of sedition
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2022

Hong Kong court denies bail to speedboat fugitive pending his appeal against petrol bomb jail term
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2022

Hong Kong protests: social worker cleared of obstructing police officer to face retrial, High Court rules
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2022

National security case against Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group and 2 ex-leaders moved to High Court
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2022

Related:
支聯會顛覆案 李卓人、何俊仁擬不認罪 與無答辯意向支聯會同交付高院審訊(In HK Alliance case, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho plan not to plead guilty as group enters a “silent” plea)
Inmediahk, September 15, 2022

黎智英律師團呼籲西方向內地施壓(Jimmy Lai’s lawyers call on the West to put pressure on the mainland)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

美参院外委会通过《台湾政策法》 中国坚决反对(U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee passes "Taiwan Policy Act"; China firmly opposes)
Deutsche Welle, September 15, 2022

Europe Plans to Ban Goods Made With Forced Labor
欧洲计划禁止使用强迫劳动制造产品，或打击新疆出口
The New York Times, September 15, 2022

China looks to increase penalties under its cybersecurity law
Reuters, September 14, 2022

李家超：正制定教師專業操守指引提醒教師謹言慎行(Chief Executive John Lee: Professional ethics guidelines are being set to remind teachers to be cautious in words and deeds)
Inmediahk, September 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party plans to mount comeback bid in next year’s district council election
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Covert Offensive Is Here. Are Democracies Ready?
中国正发动间谍攻势，民主国家准备好了吗？
The New York Times, September 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s government is mass-collecting DNA from Tibetans
The Economist, September 13, 2022

China remodels major mosque in Beijing to remove Middle Eastern influence
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2022

China-focused group of global lawmakers meet in Washington to discuss united response to Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2022

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

20大前维稳 湖北宜昌维权人士向祚华被刑事拘留 (Xiang Zuohua, human rights activist in Yichang, Hubei, is detained as part of stability maintenance before the 20th CPC National Congress)
Weiquanwang, September 15, 2022

Hong Kong activist denied bail pending trial in subversion case involving 47 democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2022

Related:
【初選47人案】還柙逾一年半 吳政亨高院申保釋及解除報導限制遭拒 ([HK 47] High Court rejects application by Gordon Ng Ching Hang, more than a year and a half in detention, for bail and lifting reporting restrictions)
Inmediahk, September 14, 2022

【理大圍城】10人否認油麻地暴動 1人染疫將分拆另案 官籲同案被告盡快打針 ([PolyU siege] 10 plead not guilty to rioting in Yau Ma Tei in November 2019 protest to support students in clash with police)
Inmediahk, September 14, 2022

Hong Kong principals appeal to city leader John Lee to plug education brain drain as teachers desert classrooms
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2022

The Hong Kong LGBTQ community’s diminishing visibility
The China Project, September 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Is Xi’s Trip Abroad the Beginning of the End for China’s Zero-COVID Policy?
The Diplomat, September 13, 2022

美宗教自由官员：中国互联网宗教信息管理新法规几乎全面禁止网上宗教活动 恐引发寒蝉效应（U.S. religious freedom official: China's new Internet religious information management regulations almost completely ban online religious activities, which may cause a chilling effect）
Voice of America, September 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Twitter whistleblower says security holes cause ‘real harm to real people’
Washington Post, September 13, 2022

Related:
Twitter前安全總監到國會作供，指控公司管理層無視中國特工滲透 (Twitter's former security chief testifies before Congress, accusing company management of ignoring Chinese spy infiltration)
Initium Media, September 14, 2022

China: Xinjiang Official Figures Reveal Higher Prisoner Count
Human Rights Watch, September 14, 2022

香港人排隊吊唁英女王 ：「戀殖」與國安法下的「另類政治表態」(Hong Kong people line up to mourn the Queen: "Nostalgia for colonization" is an "alternative political statement" under the National Security Law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

不是冷战胜似冷战：美中冲突与斗争加剧
This Might Not Be a Cold War, but It Feels Like One
The New York Times, September 14, 2022

Why lengthy delays don’t encourage trust in Hong Kong’s legal system
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

"大撒币"究竟花了多少钱？中国民众不满贫困无助 (How much has China’s "checkbook diplomacy" cost? People at home are mired in poverty and helplessness)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2022

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中国近年向困境国家提供数百亿美元紧急贷款 (China has provided tens of billions of dollars in emergency loans to troubled countries in recent years)
Financial Times, September 12, 2022

地方财政形势困难，如何自救？（上） (How do Local governments, with finances in dire straits, help themselves? Part 1 )
Financial Times, September 12, 2022

China's Xi heads abroad to promote strategic role
Associated Press, September 13, 2022

MINITRUE: “WIN THIS SMOKELESS WAR” OVER ONLINE DISCOURSE ON XINJIANG LOCKDOWN
China Digital Times, September 12, 2022

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Chinese internet users detained over Xinjiang Covid-19 outbreak ‘rumours’
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2022

中国称劝返23万诈骗嫌犯自首 保护卫士：侵害他国主权与人权（China claims to have “persuaded” 230,000 overseas Chinese fraud suspects to surrender; Safeguard Defenders: China violated sovereignty and human rights of other countries）
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2022

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

Four Years After #MeToo in China: Shrinking Digital Space for Change
The Diplomat, September 9, 2022

西藏自治区对僧尼开展“三个意识”思想教育对抗藏人“非暴力不合作运动” (Tibet Autonomous Region launches "Three Consciousness" ideological education for monks, nuns to fight against the Tibetan "non-violent non-cooperation movement")
Weiquanwang, September 13, 2022

9人涉9.29政總外暴動 15歲男生等6人認罪 3人不認罪 (Among 9 people tried for involvement in the September 29, 2019 protest outside gov’t headquarters, 6, including a 15-year-old boy, plead guilty, 3 others deny guilt)
Inmediahk, September 13, 2022

2019年理大衝突時參與油尖旺示威　護士承認暴動罪 (Nurse pleads guilty to rioting for participating in 2019 Tsim Sha Tsui protest in support of students in clash with police at PolyU)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国式“清零”：一场只为习近平表演的政治运动
China’s Public Puts on a Show of Zero Covid for an Audience of One
The New York Times, September 13, 2022

江西贵溪一女童被村支书强奸 警方称受害人父母未在方舱隔离 (Village party chief raped girl, 12, in Guixi, Jiangxi while her parents were in COVID quarantine; police say they were not)
Caixin, September 13, 2022

Interview: Chinese workers held by armed guard, denied wages, forced into overtime
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s zero-Covid-19 policy must end soon after sacrifices made by population to endure lockdowns, other control measures
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2022

Australia: Act on China’s Abuses in Xinjiang
Human Rights Watch, September 13, 2022

Children’s Books Branded Seditious in Hong Kong
The Diplomat, September 12, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Eyes on China and Russia as Human Rights Council meets
Swissinfo, September 12, 2022

北京证实习近平将访中亚 疫情后首次出国(China confirms Xi Jinping’s visit to Central Asia, his first time abroad since onset of pandemic)
Deutsche Welle, September 12, 2022

Xinjiang lockdown: Chinese censors drown out posts about food and medicine shortages
The Guardian, September 12, 2022

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新疆伊宁封城逾40日 民众上网求援(Xinjiang's Yining in lockdown for more than 40 days; people go online to seek help)
Deutsche Welle, September 12, 2022

中央港澳工作領導小組：支持香港精準反制美西方制裁(Central Leading Group for Hong Kong and Macao Work: Will support Hong Kong on precise measures to counter U.S, Western sanctions)
Ming Pao, September 9, 2022

Hong Kong conference hears city’s Chinese-language media has most reports on fake news in regional survey
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2022

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

唐吉田律师关注组通报一：唐吉田律师被强迫秘失踪、秘密羁押已达十个月，身心健康遭到严重摧残（2022年9月9日）(Lawyer Tang Jitian Concern Group: 10 months of enforced disappearance, secret detention have seriously damaged Tang’s physical and mental health)
Weiquanwang, September 12, 2022

解决提出问题的人 新疆伊犁拘留4人散播疫情谣言(Xinjiang Ili police detain 4 for spreading rumors about COVID-19 pandemic)
Radio Free Asia, September 12 2022

Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy to 'brainwash' children with cartoons
Reuters, September 10, 2022

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香港「羊村繪本案」五人各判囚19個月，被告稱無悔站在羊的一方(Defendant in sheep books case sentenced to 19 months in prison: No regret standing on the side of the sheep)
Initium Media, September 10, 2022

Founder of ‘revolutionary’ Hong Kong protest group Returning Valiant pleads guilty to conspiring to incite subversion
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2022

支聯會涉煽動顛覆案　裁定控方有足夠證據將案交高院 (Magistrates judge in Tiananmen vigil group subversion case rules prosecution's evidence is sufficient for case to go to High Court)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 9, 2022

Hong Kong court to hear if law against inciting others to cast invalid votes is constitutional
Hong Kong Free Press, September 9, 2022

Related:
涉FB轉載許智峯貼文 前中大學生會長否認煽惑投白票 爭議條例合憲性(On sharing former Legco member Ted Hui’s Facebook post urging public to cast blank votes, former leader of CUHK students union pleads not guilty on inciting others to violate election rules, contends the rules’ constitutionality)
Inmediahk, September 9, 2022

9.29政總外衝突 9人判囚3年半 兩學生判入教導所 官寄言勿自棄日後報答親友(9 involved in rioting outside gov’t headquarters on September 29, 2019, are sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, 2 to training centers)
Inmediahk, September 9, 2022

港大研究：去年15歲以下青少年自殺率升至歷史新高(HKU research shows record high suicide rate among youths)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Chinese city targets domestic violence – but links to drive to discourage divorce spark concerns
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2022

Dangerous ‘one-tone approach’ or a clear and centralised Covid policy? Unpacking why Hong Kong’s health experts have been told to keep mum
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China shuns cooperation with UN rights office over report
Associated Press, September 9, 2022

Related:
北京称不愿与联合国人权高专办合作(China says it will not cooperate with UN human rights office)
Voice of America, September 10, 2022

EU to propose ban on forced labour goods amid pushback over China’s alleged Xinjiang abuses
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2022

Related:
欧盟新法将禁止强迫劳动产品进入供应链(EU introduces bill to ban forced labor products from entering supply chains)
Deutsche Welle, September 12, 2022

“但愿命长久，万里无核酸”(Mid-autumn Festival greeting: "Wishing you long life and no PCR tests within ten thousand miles")
Radio France Internationale, September 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Zero COVID Has Outlived Its Usefulness. Here’s Why China Is Still Enforcing It.
The Atlantic, September 9, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

报告称维吾尔强迫劳动与近100万家公司有关(Report links Uyghur forced labor to nearly 1 million companies)
Voice of America, September 9, 2022

Related:
Illuminating the Xinjiang Forced Labor Ecosystem
Altana, August, 2022

WeChat warns users their likes, comments and histories are being sent to China
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2022

Patriotism, national security education should make up a quarter of primary schools’ teaching time, Hong Kong Education Bureau says
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2022

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

瑞士就人权问题向中国施压(Switzerland presses human rights concerns with China)
Voice of America, September 9, 2022

Related:
Swiss press human rights concerns with China
Reuters, September 8, 2022

二十大维稳 福建维权人士项锦锋被拘留(Fujian rights activist Xiang Jinfeng is detained, possibly in connection with his online speech)
Weiquanwang, September 9, 2022

Verdict delayed as ailing Chinese rights lawyer refuses to 'confess', plead guilty
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2022

Hong Kong national security law: former vice-chairwoman of June 4 group fails to block transfer of subversion case to High Court
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2022

9 Hong Kong protesters jailed for 3.5 years each over 2019 riot near gov’t headquarters
Hong Kong Free Press, September 9, 2022

涉於交通標誌等貼六四貼紙 中大二年級生被控刑事損壞 (CUHK sophomore charged with criminal damage for putting June 4 stickers on traffic signs)
inmediahk.net, September 9, 2022

理大圍城】20歲女生判入教導所 官指屬「砲灰」今天應明白「何謂醜陋的政治」([Poly-U Siege] 20 year-old girl sentenced to training center; judge says she was “cannon fodder” and should understand from today onwards “what ugly politics is”)
inmediahk.net, September 9, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Public patience with zero-covid is wearing thin in China
The Economist, September 8, 2022

E-shopping fears spur AI law push
The Standard, September 9, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China Ambassador: U.N. Report on Xinjiang Has 'Closed Door of Cooperation’
Reuters, September 9, 2022

China Tightens Travel Restrictions as Covid Fight Intensifies
中国收紧旅行限制，加大力度抗击新冠
The Wall Street Journal, September 8-9, 2022

Twilight of Entrepreneurs in China as More Leave the Country
中国富豪涌现出走潮：当企业家成为中国经济的局外人
The New York Times, September 9, 2022

Is China's bureaucracy holding steady under Xi?
The China Project, September 8, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Report: China accelerates global campaign to sway foreign media
自由之家报告：北京扩大对全球媒体影响力 台湾最受其害
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2022

Related:
Beijing's Global Media Influence 2022: Authoritarian Expansion and the Power of Democratic Resilience
Freedom House, September, 2022

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

人权团体揭露：习近平治下中国数十万人被软禁(Safeguard Defenders report: Hundreds of thousands put under house arrest in Xi Jinping’s China)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2022

Related:
Home Becomes Prison – China’s expanding use of house arrests under Xi Jinping
Safeguard Defenders, September 6, 2022

Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group was merely exercising freedom of speech, court hears in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2022

Related:
支聯會顛覆案 辯方稱支聯會成立30年從無被指非法 「令國家唔高興」不構成犯罪 (Defense by Tiananmen vigil group: Group has never been accused of illegal actions in its 30-year existence; “making the state unhappy” is not a crime)
inmediahk.net, September 8, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Chengdu, Chinese city of 21m, has Covid lockdown extended indefinitely
The Guardian, September 8, 2022

Hong Kong Orders Five-Year-Old Children to Prove Vaccination For Restaurants, Indoor Venues
Bloomberg, September 8, 2022

Hong Kong Education Bureau suggests primary schools spend quarter of teaching time on patriotism, national security education
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2022

Online stores lose shoppers due to data privacy concerns: survey
The Standard, September 8, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s actions in Xinjiang merit special human rights session, UN experts say after explosive report
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2022

Related:
Xinjiang report: China must address grave human rights violations and the world must not turn a blind eye, say UN experts
UN Office of the Higher Commissioner for Human Rights, September 7, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Bind: No Easy Way Out Despite the Cost
中国新冠“清零”困局：代价高昂，进退两难
The New York Times, September 8, 2022

蔡霞教授美国刊文揭示习近平压制不满运作再连任将给中国带来灾难(Professor Cai Xia’s article, published in U.S., reveals Xi Jinping's push for 3rd term will bring disaster to China)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2022

Related:
The Weakness of Xi Jinping：How Hubris and Paranoia Threaten China’s Future
习近平的弱点——狂妄与偏执如何威胁中国的未来
Foreign Affairs, September 6-7, 2022

Chow Hang-tung’s Testimony During Preliminary Court Inquiry in the Hong Kong Alliance ‘Incitement to Subversion’ Case
China Change, September 7, 2022

Hong Kong: Children’s Book Authors Convicted
Human Rights Watch, September 7, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

中共二十大臨近之際，中國部分城市進入「准封城」狀態 (As the 20th CPC Congress approaches, some cities in China have entered a "quasi- locked down" state)
Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2022

China using ‘cognitive warfare’ to intimidate Taiwan, says president Tsai
The Guardian, September 7, 2022

Chinese social media platforms add hidden digital watermarks to track screenshot sharing
GlobalVoices, September 7, 2022

How China Has Added to Its Influence Over the iPhone
The New York Times, September 6, 2022

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

泸定地震后封城，禁止民间救援组织进入震中救灾 (A post-earthquake Luding is in lockdown: Civil society rescue organizations are barred from delivering disaster relief to the epicenter)
NGOCN, September 7, 2022

High (official) crime on the highway: Chen Zijuan’s long journey to a trial of her human rights lawyer husband
NGOCN, September 5, 2022

深圳教会近60名基督徒 离韩赴泰国寻难民庇护 (Nearly 60 Christians from Shenzhen church leave South Korea to seek refugee asylum in Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2022

Hong Kong therapists guilty of sedition over cartoons of sheep and wolves
The Washington Post, September 7, 2022

Head of Hong Kong journalist group Ronson Chan arrested for obstructing police and public disorder
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2022

Sentence all 47 Hong Kong democrats after trial of those who pleaded not guilty out of ‘fairness,’ prosecution says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2022

【理大圍城】5人尖沙咀暴動 判監37至48個月 官指另一法官處理相同事件過於寬大 ([Poly-U Siege] 5 sentenced to 37–48 months in prison for rioting in Tsim Sha Tsui; judge accuses another judge of being too lenient in handling the same matter)
inmediahk.net, September 7, 2022

港大宿生會遭禁用校園設施 校媒引消息指因名稱含「港大學生會」字眼 (HKU dormitory student union banned from campus facilities because its name contains the words “HKU student union”)
inmediahk.net, September 7, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Even an Earthquake Can’t Shake China’s Zero-COVID Policy
Foreign Policy, September 7, 2022

Related:
‘They’re not treating us like human beings’: China’s fed-up pandemic workers
Financial Times, September 7, 2022

China’s out-of-control COVID controls
The China Project, September 6, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

四川泸定地震：疫情中能下楼逃生吗？成都说“不要聚集，这只是一场地震” (Sichuan Luding earthquake: Can you escape downstairs during the epidemic? Chengdu says "don't gather, it's just an earthquake")
BBC News, September 7, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Xinjiang report: China must address grave human rights violations and the world must not turn a blind eye, say UN experts
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, September 7, 2022

The Weakness of Xi Jinping
习近平的弱点
Foreign Affairs, September/October, 2022

UN report on China’s abuse of Uyghurs is stronger than expected but missing a vital word: genocide
The Conversation, September 6, 2022

Hong Kong: Conviction of children’s book publishers an absurd example of unrelenting repression
Amnesty International, September 7, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Chinese state media chief vows to toe the line for Communist Party’s national congress
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2022

UK will 'bear consequences' of new leader's hard line on China: Chinese state media
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2022

China collecting DNA samples from across Tibet, says rights group
The Guardian, September 5, 2022

Related:
China: New Evidence of Mass DNA Collection in Tibet
Human Rights Watch, September 5, 2022

China's internet censors have a blindspot: Cantonese
Quartz, September 5, 2022

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

China vastly expands use of house arrests under Xi, report finds
The Washington Post, September 6, 2022

Related:
Home Becomes Prison – China’s expanding use of house arrests under Xi Jinping
Safeguard Defenders, September 6, 2022

Hong Kong pastor accused of sedition questions accuracy of police audio recording transcript
Hong Kong Free Press, September 5, 2022

Hong Kong national security law: martial arts coach charged with inciting subversion over alleged role in pro-independence group that taught weapons use
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2022

初選47人案】擬認罪黃之鋒等5人高院應訊 3人冀開審前求情判刑 稱還柙多時感焦慮 ([HK47] 5, including Joshua Wong, appear in Court; 3 make pre-trial representations asking for sentencing due to anxiety over pro-longed detention)
inmediahk.net, September 6, 2022

【12港人】內地服刑鄧棨然去信家人 字跡惹疑 稱至今僅收4封信 ([HK12] Tang Kai-yin, imprisoned in mainland China, says in letter to family members he received 4 letters so far from them; family finds handwriting suspicious)
inmediahk.net, September 5, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China passes new law to tackle growing telecoms and online fraud
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2022

Related:
中华人民共和国反电信网络诈骗法 (Law of the People's Republic of China on Anti-Telecom and Network Fraud)
Xinhua News Agency, September 2, 2022

Hong Kong says it can target anyone in the world after Canadian journalist charged
National Post, August 31, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

“不可见的、缺席的”：中国女性对抗暴力与审查的困境
Battling Violence and Censors, Women in China Become ‘Invisible and Absent’
The New York Times, September 6, 2022

Earthquake in China’s Sichuan leads to outcry over covid lockdown
The Washington Post, September 6, 2022

中共二十大前夕 一篇“闭关锁国”研究文章如何引发争议（On eve of the 20th CPC Congress, how a research article on the Qing Dynasty policy of "closing the country" sparks controversy）
BBC News, September 6, 2022

NETIZEN VOICES: OFFICIALS IN CHENGDE BACKTRACK ON MULTI-GENERATIONAL PUNISHMENT FOR COVID SCOFFLAWS
China Digital Times, September 2, 2022

Hong Kong’s new war museum, ‘a base for patriotic education’, opens its doors on Victory Day
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2022

Related:
中大國安課程「認識中國」 段崇智等三任校長親自教授 學習百年屈辱、中國崛起等 [CUHK national security course, “Knowing China,” to be taught by 3 current, former presidents; contents will include 100 years of shame, the rise of China.
inmediahk.net, September 6, 2022

【通識變公社】香港不是殖民地 人權不能影響國家安全 教科書如何變得「政治正確」？ (Liberal Studies revamped as Citizenship & Social Development: Hong Kong is not a colony, human rights cannot affect national security—how textbooks have become “politically correct”)
inmediahk.net, September 4, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

巨大的荒谬 ：二十大前的“清零”，一场全面社会管控的提前演练？（Huge absurdity: "Zero-Covid" before the 20th National Congress—a rehearsal for comprehensive social control?）
Initium Media, September 4, 2022

The Chinese Public Doesn’t Know What the Rules Are Anymore
Foreign Policy, September 5, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s ‘Think-Tank Diplomacy’ is Gaining Traction in Indonesia
The Diplomat, September 2, 2022

CHINESE CENSORS FILLET “MINIONS,” SHRINK “BIG BANG THEORY”
China Digital Times, September 1, 2022

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

澳记者成蕾狱中受折磨 迟迟难与家人联系(Australian journalist Cheng Lei reportedly suffers harsh prison conditions, communication with family impeded)
Deutsche Welle, September 2, 2022

Hong Kong activists who pleaded guilty should wait until co-defendants’ trial ends for sentencing, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2022

Hong Kong university student jailed for 6 weeks over protest against CUHK campus entry restrictions
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2022

Internet radio host to face sentence on Friday after admitting incitement to revolt against Beijing and Hong Kong government
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2022

支聯會顛覆案 鄒幸彤稱「追求民主無罪」、作供期間哽咽 控方質疑播片有宣揚目的 (Chow Hang-tung chokes up during testimony, states that “pursuit of democracy is not a crime”; prosecution attacks showing video of 2019 candlelight vigil in court is a propaganda ploy)
inmediahk.net, September 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Pandas and Trump teach Hong Kong kids about national security crimes
The Standard, Septmeber 2, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Pressure mounts on China over UN Xinjiang report as Western governments, rights groups seek accountability
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2022

Related:
UN head hopes China will "take on board’ Xinjiang recommendations
Al Jazeera, September 1, 2022

Five key points from the UN report on Xinjiang human rights abuses
The Guardian, September 1, 2022

China expels ex-national security official from Communist Party
Reuters, September 1, 2022

In China, Some Cities Edge Into Covid-19 Lockdowns Ahead of Party Congress
中共二十大临近之际，中国部分城市进入“准封城”状态
The Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2022

Related:
Chengdu City-Wide ‘Lockdown’ Sparks Panic Buying and Worries
SupChina, September 1, 2022

Tech Companies Slowly Shift Production Away From China
“中国制造”地位不再？科技公司逐步将供应链转移出中国
The New York Times, September 2, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

For Uyghurs, U.N. Report on China’s Abuses Is Long-Awaited Vindication
联合国人权报告对维吾尔人来说意味着什么
The New York Times, September 2, 2022

新疆人权报告让中国蒙羞(UN report on Xinjiang human rights puts China to shame)
Radio France Internationale, September 2, 2022

专访当代中国研究知名学刊《中国季刊》主编：“未来面对的最大挑战是学术自由”(Interview with editor-in-chief of China Quarterly, well-known journal of contemporary Chinese studies: "Academic freedom is the biggest challenge ahead")
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

U.N. Says China May Have Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang
联合国人权报告：中国在新疆可能犯下危害人类罪
The New York Times, September 1, 2022

Related:
For Uyghurs, U.N. Report on China’s Abuses Is Long-Awaited Vindication
The New York Times, September 1, 2022

OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China
UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, August 31, 2022

Rights groups call for inquiries into Uyghur abuses in China after damning UN report
The Guardian, September 1, 2022

China slams UN report on Xinjiang as ‘political tool,’ calls int’l body’s human rights office a ‘thug’ of the US
Hong Kong Free Press, September 1, 2022

China revealing its plan for Taiwan invasion, island’s foreign minister says
Deutsche Welle, September 1, 2022

Related:
专访台湾外交部长吴钊燮：中国正为入侵我们作预演(Interview with Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu: China is in rehearsal to invade us)
Deutsche Welle, September 1, 2022

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

上海著名人权捍卫者季孝龙再次被带走 至今未获释放(Well-known Shanghai rights defender Ji Xiaolong is taken away again by police, day after sending open letter to the city’s Party secretary)
Weiquanwang, September 1, 2022

Chinese police crack down on petitioners, dissidents ahead of 20th party congress
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Ai Weiwei’s La Commedia Umana – a tribute to the ‘ultimate freedom’
Financial Times, September 1, 2022

Sedition law has been abolished in multiple countries, Hong Kong court hears during radio host’s mitigation plea
Hong Kong Free Press, September 1, 2022

Citizen sues Secretary for Justice for injury by police during 2019 protest
The Standard, September 1, 2022

Hong Kong’s "yellow" companies see persecution in COVID crackdown
Aljazeera, September 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s new cross-border data transfer law takes effect, saddling firms with increased paperwork, compliance costs, scrutiny
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Communist Party points to ‘continuity’ at congress, observers say
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Chengdu locks down 21.2 million as Chinese cities battle COVID
Reuters, September 1, 2022

北京报告称中国网民规模10.5亿(CNNIC reports China has 1.05 billion netizens)
Radio France Internationale, August 31, 2022

Related:
CNNIC发第50次《中国互联网络发展状况统计报告》(CNNIC issues the 50th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China)
China Internet Network Information Center, August 31, 2022

"Why should I get jabs?", as vaccination rules kick in with students back to school
The Standard, September 1, 2022

【Emily】中大民調：76%人無支持任何政黨政團 [CUHK poll: 76% of people do not support any political party or group
Mingpao News, September 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: New UN Report Alleges Crimes Against Humanity
Human Rights Watch, August 31, 2022

China: Deciphering the Beidaihe Meeting
The Diplomat, August 31, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Xi Jinping poised to further consolidate power at party congress
The Guardian, August 31, 2022

Related:
China's Crucial Party Congress Has a Date: October 16
The Diplomat, August 30, 2022

中国管控、朝鲜封闭：疫情下沈阳遭遇双重打击
Lockdowns in China, and North Korea, Deal Double Blow to Bridge City
The New York Times, August 31, 2022

中国多地疫情再起：防控政策是否到了改变的时候？(Resurgence of epidemic in many places in China: Time to change the zero-COVID policy?)
BBC News, August 31, 2022

Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng underscores Beijing's support for Hong Kong in maintaining free and open business environment, urges city to boost support for Belt and Road scheme'
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Related:
Beijing's support and 'close connection' to the world give Hong Kong an advantage, John Lee says
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2022

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

China: Hundreds arrested over banking scandal that triggered protests
Deutsche Welle, August 30, 2022

China accused of blocking posts from supporters of Minnesota student who accused Chinese billionaire of rape
Independent, August 31, 2022

二十大前各地严控访民进北京 异议人士被禁止接受外媒采访 (Before the 20th CPC Congress, petitioners strictly prohibited from entering Beijing and dissidents banned from accepting foreign press interviews)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Hong Kong protests: self-proclaimed paramedic loses appeal against riot conviction over August 31 clash in 2019
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

黎智英覆核駁回 警可閱手機新聞材料 官：條例相悖下國安法為先 新聞自由非絕對保護 (Court dismisses Jimmy Lai’s motion, allows police to read new materials stored on his mobile. Judge: NSL prevails; freedom of the press is not “absolutely protected”)
Ming Pao, August 31, 2022

【8.31三周年】記者及前區議員：眾多謎團仍未解開重組　真相困難重重 ([8.31 Third Anniversary] Reporter and former district councilor: Many mysteries remain unsolved; truth is difficult to unveil)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Official who led Wuhan pandemic response set to be China's next top prosecutor, sources say
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

David Lok Kai-hong appointed Chairman of elections body
The Standard, August 31, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN Rights Chief to Publish Xinjiang report on Wednesday
Agence France-Presse, August 31, 2022

China's zero-Covid rules spark social media storm as article recalls 'isolationist' Ming, Qing era
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

More than half of Chinese adults say world should show more respect: survey
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Chinese react to Gorbachev's death, accuse him of selling out Russia
The Washington Post, August 31, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Michelle Bachelet's Spectacular Fall From Grace
The Diplomat, August 31, 2022

Gorbachev taught communist China how to survive
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Xi Jinping's tech dreams for China runs into a harsh reality
Sydney Morning Herald, August 31, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

The Censorship Machine Erasing China’s Feminist Movement
The New Yorker, August 29, 2022

Chinese censors hail country’s ‘internet civilisation’ as Beijing secures its grip on online content controls and information flows
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2022

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

Chinese thinktank makes rare public call for Beijing to ease zero-Covid policy
Associated Press, August 30, 2022

Related:
Dissenting voices speak out against ongoing zero-COVID restrictions in China
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2022

强迫失踪受害者国际日: 民间社会呼吁结束中国的强迫失踪（International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance: Civil society groups call for ending enforced disappearances in China）
NGOCN, August 30, 2022

Related:
民间社会呼吁结束中国的强迫失踪
Civil society call to end enforced disappearances in China
Frontline Defendersz, August 30, 2022

Hong Kong court orders search of media tycoon Jimmy Lai's phones
Agence France-Presse, August 30, 2022

Newly disclosed information in national security case ‘99% redacted,’ Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group ex-leader says
Hong Kong Free Press, August 29, 2022

Appeal judge says Hong Kong journalist convicted over using vehicle registry details for report may have made ‘honest mistake’
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

两高一部明确：信息网络犯罪案件中，电子数据可作为证据使用（Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, and Ministry of Public Security confirm: Electronic data can be used as evidence in information network crime cases）
Initium Media, August 30, 2022

Related:
最高人民法院 最高人民检察院 公安部关于办理信息网络犯罪案件适用刑事诉讼程序若干问题的意见（Opinions of the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Criminal Procedures in Handling Information Network Crime Cases）
The Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China, August 30, 2022

反电诈立法新进展：从事电信网络诈骗活动或将记入信用记录（New progress in anti-telephone fraud legislation: Engaging in telecommunication network fraud activities may be entered in credit records）
China News, August 30, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s strict zero-Covid measures take a large-scale toll on youth mental health
Reuters, August 30, 2022

China Charges 28 People, Months After Brutal Beating of Women
唐山打人事件后续：28人被提起公诉
The New York Times, August 30, 2022

李家超北上前夕 微博網民洗板狠批疫情失控：能別害深圳嗎？(On eve of John Lee’s trip to mainland, Weibo netizens slam him for letting COVID-19 in Hong Kong get out of control, ask if he can stop harming Shenzhen)
inmediahk.net, August 30, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Chinese historians’ review of past isolationist policy goes viral, reflecting unease over closed borders, lockdowns, crackdowns
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2022

反修例運動示威者，分拆至不同法官，造成的刑期差異是否有違「一致原則」？（Anti-ELAB protesters are assigned to different judges. Does the difference in sentences violate the "principle of unanimity"?）
Initium Media, August 29, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

中国人头顶上的监控摄像机 老大哥在盯着你(Surveillance cameras above Chinese heads: Big Brother is watching you)
Voice of America, August 28, 2022

Related:
Surveillance camera statistics: which cities have the most CCTV cameras?
Comparitech, July 11, 2022

Letter says Chinese Communist Party is too powerful, warns against personality cult
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2022

Unknown awards and screenings at a fake festival: How four films tried to tell China’s story
China Media Project, August 28, 2022

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

被迫害构陷违法超期羁押近五年的辽宁人权律师李昱函律师狱中情况通报：七旬老人被羁押1700多天，狱中情况令人担忧(Family of Liaoning rights lawyer Li Yuhan, in her 70s and unlawfully detained for nearly 5 years, is concerned about her health)
Weiquanwang, August 29, 2022

著名人权捍卫者、“长沙富能”创办人程渊狱中合法权利持续被非法剥夺——湖南赤山监狱刘冬伟监狱长又剥夺了程渊的通讯权(Cheng Yuan, founder of non-profit Changsha Funeng, is stripped of right to communicate)
Weiquanwang, August 28, 2022

重庆小区居民抗议封控 当局最终解封(Chongqing authorities end lockdown after protest by hundreds of residents)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2022

FOUR MEN IN JIANGXI PUNISHED FOR BREAKING COVID RULES WITH “MALICIOUS MOURNING”
China Digital Times, August 26, 2022

Hong Kong protests: youth shot in abdomen by police in 2019 unrest found guilty of 3 charges, including trying to steal an officer’s handgun
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2022

Steel worker unionists vow to continue to fight for labour rights, despite the collapse of Hong Kong’s civil society
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2022

Hong Kong court revokes decision to clear man of playing protest song on erhu without police permit
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2022

【初選47人案】87A封禁內容曝光：被告嘲趙家賢「轉污點證人有報應」、何桂藍反問官「係咪不人道對待都唔可以報導？」([HK47] Restrictions on media reporting: Gwyneth Ho asks whether reporting inhumane treatment is not allowed; defendant mocks Andrew Chiu for becoming a “tainted witness”)
inmediahk.net, August 29, 2022

Related:
【初選47人案】交付高院程序歷時一年 完整時序一覽 ([HK47] It has taken one year to transfer the HK47 cases to the High Court: A complete timeline)
inmediahk.net, August 29, 2022

818集會案判刑日法院外 以身份證拍警手掌及吐口水 24歲男子認3項襲警罪 (24-year-old man who slapped a police officer and spat on his ID card outside courthouse admits to 3 counts of attacking the police)
inmediahk.net, August 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中国“网络文明大会”发布《天津宣言》 强调严控舆论(China's Network Civilization Conference issues “Tianjin Declaration,” emphasizing strict control of public opinion)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2022

Related:
2022年中国网络文明大会发布《共建网络文明天津宣言》(2022 China Network Civilization Conference issues "Tianjin Declaration on Jointly Building Network Civilization")
People's Daily, August 29, 2022

China’s bid to join digital economy pact hinges on clarification of data laws, experts say
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2022

Hong Kong’s security chief insists city has ‘sufficient and robust’ measures to combat human trafficking amid calls for legal amendments
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国唐山打人案28嫌涉黑被起诉 警方遭指成恶势力保护伞(28 suspects in Tangshan beating women case in China are indicted; police accused of shielding criminal elements)
Radio France Internationale, August 29, 2022

China’s COVID tests carry on despite heatwaves, droughts, power cuts and wildfires
GlobalVoices, August 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Forced Labor in Xinjiang, UN Rapporteur Confirms: “It's Enslavement, a Crime Against Humanity.”
Bitter Winter, August 29, 2022

Related:
Contemporary forms of slavery affecting persons belonging to ethnic, religious and linguistic minority communities: Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata
The UN Human Rights Council, July 19, 2022

Bipartisan bill introduced to shine light on demands of Hong Kong authorities and protect Hong Kongers
Utah Policy, August 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

五角大楼：提防中国“太空霸主”野心(Pentagon: Beware of China's "Space Overlord" Ambition)
Deutsche Welle, August 26, 2022

Related:
STATE OF THE SPACE INDUSTRIAL BASE 2022: Winning the New Space Race for Sustainability, Prosperity and the Planet
assets.ctfassets.net, August 2022

China’s Communist Party says it welcomes complaints
The Economist, August 25, 2022

“Boys’ Love” radio dramas face ban as China’s crackdown on entertainment industry expands
Dao Insights, August 24, 2022

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

陈紫娟千里“开庭记”:从深圳到凤县，去守候一位人权律师的庭审(Chen Zijuan, wife of detained rights lawyer Chang Weiping, journeys thousands of miles from Shenzhen to Fengxian, Shaanxi Provence, to wait for husband’s trial)
NGOCN, August 26, 2022

Police stop mourners attending funeral of Jiang Zongcao, wife of former top CCP aide
Radio Free Asia, August 25, 2022

Related:
鲍彤夫人追悼会：亲友被禁入场 名人送挽不得署名(Authorities barred relatives and friends from memorial service for Bao Tong's wife, and well-known figures from signing their condolences)
Radio France Internationale, August 25, 2022

Hong Kong media credibility drops to new low, study finds
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2022

涉FB轉載許智峯投白票貼文 福利工作員認罪 判囚兩個月緩刑18個月 (Welfare worker pleads guilty for resharing Ted Hui's post encouraging residents to submit blank ballots, sentenced to 2 months in prison with 18 months probation)
inmediahk.net, August 26, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China Is Using a UN Resolution to Further Its Claim Over Taiwan
The Diplomat, August 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

U.N. Report on Rights Abuses in Xinjiang May Be Delayed Again
联合国新疆人权报告或再次推迟发布
The New York Times, August 26, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

美国务院揭露中共充斥网络空间，操控对新疆问题全球话语权(U.S. State Dep’t discloses CPC is flooding cyberspace, manipulating global public opinion on Xinjiang issues)
Voice of America, August 25, 2022

Related:

PRC Efforts to Manipulate Global Public Opinion on Xinjiang
中华人民共和国操纵有关新疆的全球公众舆论的活动
U.S. Department of State, August 24, 2022

所罗门群岛总理据报接受中国献金分给支持他的政府的议员(Solomon Islands PM reportedly accepts China’s donations, distributes them to MPs who support his government)
Voice of America, August 25, 2022

China exerting growing pressure on foreign companies, study finds
Reuters, August 25, 2022

Related:
Fasten your seatbelts: How to manage China’s economic coercion
Mercator Institute for China Studies, August 25, 2022

Pro-Western, anti-China influence ops taken down by Facebook and Twitter
Channel News Asia, August 25, 2022

China steps up domestic censorship, overseas propaganda ahead of party congress
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2022

Beijing tells new Catholic leaders to ‘fend off infiltration by foreign forces’
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2022

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

三名中共老党员董洪义、马贵会、田奇庄发联名发表公开信反对“党领导一切”，呼吁坚决抵制“个人崇拜”，避免文革的悲剧重演(Joint open letter by 3 senior CPC members opposes concept of "CPC leads everything," urges resistance to "personality cult" to avoid replay of Cultural Revolution tragedy)
Weiquanwang, August 25, 2022

BEIJING PROTEST ART REVEALS FRUSTRATION WITH ZERO-COVID POLICY
China Digital Times, August 24, 2022

Boundary between criminal and civil cases should not be blurred, Hong Kong court hears during Jimmy Lai fraud trial
Hong Kong Free Press, August 24, 2022

Prominent human rights lawyer loses seat on Hong Kong Law Society’s governing council as ex-president wins re-election
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2022

《蘋果》案黎智英12.1開審 6高層11.29答辯 ([Apple Daily] Jimmy Lai to begin trial on December 1; 6 other senior executives' defence hearing to take place on November 29)
inmediahk.net, August 24, 2022

涉荃葵青非法集結5人罪成 3人附近被捕 官裁屬涉案範圍 稱非「無限擴張」(5 convicted of illegal assembly in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing riots with 3 others nearby newly arrested; judge rules that expansion of the scope of the case is not "unlimited")
inmediahk.net, August 25, 2022

爭承認海外同性婚姻敗訴 岑子杰再提上訴遭駁回 上訴庭指與立法原意背道而馳 (Jimmy Sham's appeal for recognition of overseas same-sex marriage rejected; Court of Appeal states that this is contrary to the original intention of legislation)
inmediahk.net, August 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

How China Could Choke Taiwan
若台海爆发冲突，中国可能怎样封锁台湾
The New York Times, August 25, 2022

Two new phrases in a top Chinese dictionary highlight Beijing’s economic hopes—and pitfalls
Quartz, August 24, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

The Guardian view on China’s censors: the sense of an (acceptable) ending
The Guardian, August 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

中国人口：政府推多项措施“促生”，生育主力军是否买账（China's population: Gov’t pushes measures to promote birth, but does the main childbearing force want to?）
BBC News, August 24, 2022

二十大前 网信办查办五百万账号 微博处罚两千万条信息（In lead up to 20th CPC Congress, Cyberspace Administration of China investigated 5 million accounts, and Weibo meted out punishments relating to 20 million information items）
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2022

Nationalistic blogger Sima Nan banned from Chinese social media
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2022