China gives clearest sign yet it will stick with zero-Covid strategy
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2022
China’s digital yuan: Beijing vows stronger laws, clear limits on monitoring e-CNY wallets
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2022
Hong Kong’s own security law will be ‘effective,’ John Lee says, after bill removed from 2022 legislature schedule
Hong Kong Free Press, October 11, 2022
China property crisis spoils Communist party’s moment of triumph
Financial Times, October 11, 2022
中国在新疆的罪行必须受到惩罚
Why China’s Crimes in Xinjiang Cannot Go Unpunished
The New York Times, October 10, 2022
Commentary: Xi Jinping has pursued national security and stability over growth – and it shows
Channel News Asia, October 11, 2022
China: Third Term for Xi Threatens Rights
Human Rights Watch, October 10, 2022
China gains when democracies target press freedoms
Al Jazeera, October 7, 2022
二十大前夕：北京的疫情防控与维稳成“重中之重”(On eve of CPC 20th National Congress: Beijing's epidemic control, stability maintenance have become "top priority")
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 7, 2022
China’s internet watchdog vows another crackdown against Covid-19 rumours amid anger over pandemic policies
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2022
China blocks internet anticensorship tools ahead of 20th party congress as the Great Firewall grows in sophistication
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2022
How retired party officials make themselves heard in China
The Economist, October 6, 2022
对东南亚“说好中国故事”- 中共大外宣抢攻中南半岛(CPC's overseas propaganda targets Southeast Asia to “tell China’s story well”)
Voice of America, October 7, 2022
In Global Slowdown, China Holds Sway Over Countries’ Fates
The New York Times, October 6, 2022
Hong Kong schools tread cautiously in push to make students love China
The Washington Post, October 7, 2022
反击北京“军民融合”战略 美国防部禁大疆(U.S. blacklists China’s drone giant DJI to counter Beijing's "military-civilian integration" strategy)
Deutsche Welle, October 7, 2022
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US puts Chinese drone giant DJI on military ties blacklist
Al Jazeera, October 6, 2022
所罗门总理保证不会让中国在南太平洋建军事基地，危害地区安全(Citing harm to regional security, Solomon's PM pledges not to let China build military bases in South Pacific)
Voice of America, October 7, 2022
Legal professionals in England and Wales still concerned over national security law, Hong Kong top lawyers say after trip to London
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2022
Hong Kong protests: internet radio host ‘Giggs’ gets 32 months in jail for inciting revolt against Beijing, local government and laundering more than HK$10 million
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2022
Hong Kong court hands down city’s first conviction for doxxing
Agence France-Presse, October 6, 2022
Hong Kong court jails 2 women for 11 months over 2019 unlawful assembly in Tsuen Wan
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2022
UN vote to ignore human rights abuses in China leaves west in dead end
The Guardian, October 6, 2022
China Turns Back Move for U.N. Debate on Abuse of Uyghurs
The New York Times, October 6, 2022
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人权理事会否决新疆动议 维吾尔人发出质疑(Human Rights Council vetoes Xinjiang motion, Uyghurs raise questions)
Deutsche Welle, October 7, 2022
China: Xinjiang vote failure betrays core mission of UN Human Rights Council
Amnesty International, October 6, 2022
【习近平这十年】之五：失控的外交战狼(“Xi Jinping's Ten Years,” Part 5: Aggressive diplomatic wolves)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2022
Hong Kong: Giggs sentencing highlights authorities’ expanding armoury in crackdown on critics
Amnesty International, October 7, 2022
澳智库：中国欲以假信息影响所羅門群岛舆论(Australian think tank: China wants to use false information to influence public opinion in Solomon Islands)
Deutsche Welle, October 6, 2022
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Suppressing the truth and spreading lies
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, October 5, 2022
Xi Jinping cracks down on disloyalty ahead of Communist party congress
Financial Times, October 6, 2022
As Party Congress looms, dissidents languish and Party ramps up ideological control
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 5, 2022
INSIDE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT’S GROWING SURVEILLANCE STATE
The Intercept, October 5, 2022
UN rights body rejects Western bid to debate Xinjiang abuses
Yahoo News, October 6, 2022
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人权组织致函联合国人权理事会成员国，要求讨论新疆人权局势(In joint letter, 54 human rights groups urge UN Human Rights Council member states to request discussion on human rights situation in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, October 6, 2022
Apple's manufacturing moves away from China are a drop in the ocean
Quartz, October 5, 2022
四川维权人士黄晓敏被以“寻衅滋事罪”判刑4年(Sichuan rights activist Huang Xiaomin is sentenced to 4 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2022
創中文脫口秀開放麥 中國留學生推進女權（Chinese overseas students promote women's rights through stand-up comedy open mic）
Sing Tao Daily, October 3, 2022
Why are so many teachers giving up their careers in Hong Kong?
GlobalVoices, October 6, 2022
香港資深評論家李怡過世台灣：一輩子只追求自由(Hong Kong veteran critic Li Yi who supported the 2019 protests dies in Taiwan: I have only pursued freedom my whole life)
Radio France Internationale, October 6, 2022
China’s Vast Xinjiang Hit With COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Associated Press, October 6, 2022
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世界再次震惊：新疆两千多万人和各种交通进入“速冻”只为这97个病例(New shock to world: More than 20 million people in Xinjiang are locked down for only 97 cases)
Voice of America, October 6, 2022
Nationalist fervour ratcheted up in lead up to China’s communist party congress
The Guardian, October 6, 2022
Talking Markets: China Likely Needs More Than October Meetings to Exit Zero-Covid
二十大后中国动态清零防疫政策恐难放松
The Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2022
The Chinese Communist Party’s Ride-or-Die Moment
The Diplomat, October 5, 2022
Hong Kong government blasts US panel’s claim national security law damaged city’s freedom
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2022
中共二十大报道: 高文谦: 习近平最大的对手是他本人(Gao Wenqian on 20th CPC National Congress: Xi Jinping is his own biggest adversary)
Voice of America, October 7, 2022
How a Chinese Doctor Who Warned of Covid-19 Spent His Final Days
被训诫的李文亮如何度过生命最后一程
The New York Times, October 6, 2022
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Should Support Xinjiang’s Muslims
Human Rights Watch, October 5, 2022
Xi Jinping’s quest for total control of China is just getting started
The Washington Post, October 5, 2022
How academies for cadres shape China’s ruling class
The Economist, October 4, 2022
北方民族大学收回在校生护照及港澳台通行证（Northern Nationalities University confiscate students' passports and travel permits to and from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan）
Radio Free Aisa, October 5, 2022
SURVEYS SHOW XI’S HARDLINE FOREIGN POLICY INCREASINGLY UNPOPULAR AMONG WESTERN AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
China Digital Times, October 4, 2022
Shandong police hold two on public order charges over homeowners' committee election
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2022
Chinese activists hail Richard Liu rape case settlement as victory for #MeToo
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2022
四川民主维权人士黄晓敏日前被以“寻衅滋事罪”判刑4年 (Sichuan democratic rights activist Huang Xiaomin has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, October 5, 2022
获刑7年的湖北人权活动者彭宇华目前羁押在湖南赤山监狱六监区 (Peng Yuhua, Hubei human rights activist and co-defendant with Li Mingzhe, is serving a 7-year sentence in Hunan Chishan Prison)
Weiquanwang, October 5, 2022
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Civic Party could disband if no one takes up executive committee roles
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2022
Hong Kong Rick and Morty fans spot protest codes in new episode
Agence France-Presse, October 5, 2022
In China, Xinjiang halts travel out of region as officials admit to failures in controlling outbreak
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2022
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二十大前维稳: 新疆当局称防疫情外溢严禁出疆（Stability maintenance before 20th CPC National Congress: Xinjiang authorities forbid anyone to leave region, citing need to prevent epidemic spread）
Radio Free Aisa, October 5, 2022
“Guarding the Green Horse” – How China’s Health Code System Provided Solutions and Generated Problems
What's on Weibo, October 4, 2022
China demands foreign diplomats provide floor plans of Hong Kong missions
Financial Times, October 4, 2022
Taiwan launches English-language TV channel to boost international outreach, counter Beijing’s narrative
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2022
How China's civil society collapsed under Xi
Agence France-Presse, October 4, 2022
中国收紧舆论管控 律师呼吁推友“承包”发放政治犯信息 (China tightens public opinion control, lawyers call on Twitter friends to sign up to distribute political prisoner information)
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2022
维稳再创纪录，无锡当局建“监狱”包围信访维权人孙静芳的家 (Another record for stability maintenance: Wuxi authorities builds "prison" to surround petition activist Sun Jingfang’s home)
Weiquanwang, October 3, 2022
3 men plead guilty to attacking Hong Kong lawyer during demonstration against national security law in 2020
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2022
男子街頭二胡奏《願榮光歸香港》被票控 審訊後脫罪 (Man who played 'Glory to Hong Kong' on erhu in public without permit is acquitted)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 3, 2022
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker in exile vows to keep speaking out for city
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2022
How to Read China’s Unwritten Rules and Regulations
The Diplomat, October 3, 2022
HKU’s national security course explains the law but fails to answer where the red line is drawn, students say
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2022
中國清零噴消毒劑 新疆至少13維吾爾人中毒身亡(At least 13 Uyghurs in Xinjiang have died of poisoning from “zero-COVID” disinfectant spray)
Central News Agency, October 4, 2022
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COVID disinfectant poisoning kills at least 13 Uyghurs in village in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2022
High-profile China #MeToo case settled in US out of court
The Guardian, October 3, 2022
Jingyao訴劉強東「庭前協議」結案，「誤會」還是「分歧」的抗爭仍在繼續(As Jingyao v. Liu Qiangdong's case settles out of court, the fight over "misunderstanding" continues)
Initium Media, October 3, 2022
BBC纪录片：三年疫情后中国的清零之困 (BBC Documentary: China's “zero-COVID” dilemma after 3 years of epidemic)
BBC News, October 4, 2022
Hong Kong universities attract record number of mainland Chinese students amid rising geopolitical tensions and Covid-19
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2022
Surveillance State: Social Control in China
The Diplomat, October 3, 2022
UN Rights Body Should Debate Xinjiang Report
Human Rights Watch, October 3, 2022
Hong Kong’s new gov’t has Beijing’s trust, but can more relaxed Covid policies win over residents?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2022
Xi Jinping’s Quest for Order
Foreign Affairs, October 3, 2022
How China and its allies pool resources to target overseas dissidents
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2022
Chinese lawmakers call for schools to spend less time teaching English to children
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2022
德国议会访台代表团：中国的威胁“不可接受”(German parliamentary delegation to Taiwan: China's threats are “unacceptable”)
Deutsche Welle, October 3, 2022
反击北京的“谎言”台湾首个公共电视英文频道开播(Taiwan launches first public TV English channel to counter China's "lies")
Voice of America, October 3, 2022
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Taiwan launches English language TV channel to give it more international punch
Reuters, October 3, 2022
Google Translate app no longer available in China, marking US tech giant’s latest retreat from world’s biggest internet market
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2022
二十大前防疫收緊，基層衛生官員自述：現在不是想控制疫情，是想控制人 (On tightened COVID policy ahead of 20th CPC National Congress, health official: Now we are not controlling the pandemic, but the people)
Initium Media, October 3, 2022
In China, Living Not ‘With Covid,’ but With ‘Zero Covid’
The New York Times, October 1, 2022
刘强东涉嫌性侵民诉案庭外和解 #MeToo的一个胜利？(Liu Qiangdong's alleged sexual assault case is settled out of court, a victory for #MeToo?)
Deutsche Welle, October 3, 2022
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bid to hire UK lawyer for national security case opposed by justice minister
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2022
Protests against Beijing’s policies on Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang staged worldwide on China’s National Day
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2022
Protesters warn of Chinese authoritarian expansion ahead of PRC National Day
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2022
《习近平这十年》之一：悄然自杀的中国农村老人("Xi Jinping's Ten Years," Part 1: Chinese rural elderly who quietly committed suicide)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2022
Think Putin is a global threat? Then we need to talk about Xi Jinping
The Guardian, October 2, 2022
The Vatican’s Disgraceful China Deal Ought to End
The Nation, September 30, 2022
人权组织: 中国“警侨服务站”在海外跨境执法(Safeguard Defenders: China's "overseas police service centers" conduct cross-border law enforcement operations)
Deutsche Welle, September 30, 2022
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110 OVERSEAS: Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild
Safeguard Defenders, September 12, 2022
中国扩大外交「亮剑」范围 涉台港人权议题坚决斗争(China expands scope of diplomatic "sword flashing" to mount resolute struggle against human rights issues related to Taiwan, Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, September 30, 2022
NEW REPORTS DETAIL CHINESE INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN FOREIGN MEDIA
China Digital Times, September 29, 2022
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Taking down coordinated inauthentic behavior from Russia and China
Meta, September, 2022
Chinese poet's account deleted after satirical poem ahead of party congress
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2022
譚耀宗稱教育工作者有責任讓青少年認識及了解國旗國徽 (Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong member of NPCSC: Educators must educate young people to know and understand the national flag and national emblem)
Radio Television Hong Kong News, September 30, 2022
美国会议员要求调查美外交官及家属在华遭强制隔离检疫(U.S. lawmakers demand investigation into mandatory quarantine of U.S. diplomats and their families in China)
Deutsche Welle, September 30, 2022
Countering China, the U.S. Signs a Broad Deal to Aid Pacific Nations
The New York Times, September 30, 2022
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担忧中国影响力 美推出太平洋战略(U.S. launches Pacific strategy to curb Chinese influence)
Deutsche Welle, September 30, 2022
US House of Representatives introduces its own Taiwan bill
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2022
US Senate weighing limits on US investments in Chinese hi-tech businesses
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2022
China’s ‘Absurd’ Covid Propaganda Stirs Rebellion
中国防疫宣传口号和“造词运动”引发混乱和不满
The New York Times, September 30, 2022
余文生谈狱中艰苦 忧维权律师遭北京“清零”(Lawyer Yu Wensheng on hardships in prison, fears rights lawyers being "zeroed" by authorities)
Deutsche Welle, September 30, 2022
黎智英欲聘英國御用大律師為國安案抗辯 律政司長及大律師公會反對 (Jimmy Lai wants to hire Queen's Counsel to defend him in national security case; Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong Bar Association object
Ming Pao, September 30, 2022
2 Hong Kong speech therapists apply to challenge conviction over ‘seditious’ children’s books
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2022
How China’s covid policy is like Prohibition in America
The Economist, September 29, 2022
The Tech Site That Took On China’s Surveillance State
The Atlantic, September 29, 2022
Why China’s Crimes in Xinjiang Cannot Go Unpunished
The New York Times, September 30, 2022
Elections? No Thank You. Performance Reviews? Maybe.
ChinaFile, September 29, 2022
Meta Removes Chinese Effort to Influence U.S. Elections
The New York Times, September 27, 2022
Return to Dust, Chinese hit film about rural hardships, disappears from streaming platforms
The Guardian, September 28, 2022
Chinese regulator pushes for broadcast delay of all online concerts and shows, tightening censorship of live-streamed content
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2022
跨国镇压数字化 自由之家忧中俄借国际组织强化長臂管轄 (Digitalization of transnational repression: Freedom House worries that China and Russia use international organizations to strengthen long-arm jurisdiction)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2022
Exclusive | TikTok’s owner ByteDance to add four directors to expand its board to nine amid growing US scrutiny over the app’s Beijing link
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2022
Apple shifts some iPhone 14 production from China to India
The Guardian, September 27, 2022
深圳沙尾村多次封控引爆抗议 警民街头冲突（Multiple lockdowns of Shenzhen Shawei Village have led to protests and street clashes between police and civilians）
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2022
西藏封控 逾七百人被控造谣挨罚重演“李文亮悲剧”（More than 700 people are punished in Tibet for “spreading rumors about the pandemic” in a replay of the "Li Wenliang tragedy"）
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2022
Hong Kong activist Benny Tai ‘neutral’ on sentencing timeline in subversion case as 16 co-defendants sit in on hearing
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2022
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai appeals against failed bid to block police from searching his phones
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2022
Cardinal Joseph Zen, 5 others have case to answer over protest fund, Hong Kong magistrate rules
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2022
National security police arrest 2 Hong Kong men for allegedly publishing seditious social media posts
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2022
China replicates Beijing Olympic 'bubble' for rare sports event
Agence France-Presse, September 28, 2022
China president Xi Jinping reappears on state TV amid rumours over absence
Associated Press, September 27, 2022
Does UN Resolution 2758 support ‘one China’?
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2022
The cost of China’s information vacuum
Financial Times, September 27, 2022
国家信访局史无前例被围封 访民二十大期间恐上访无门（State Bureau of Letters and Calls is sealed off for first time in history; petitioners may have no way to petition during the 20th CPC National Congress）
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2022
How Chinese celebrities are amplifying official policy on Taiwan, pushing ‘One China’ messages to millions of fans online
The Conversation, September 26, 2022
No Hashtags for Mahsa Amini on Chinese Social Media
What's on Weibo, September 26, 2022
‘709’ crackdown: Chinese human rights lawyer Zhou Shifeng released after 7 years in prison for subversion
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2022
陕西城固县维权人士陈艳群被判免予刑事处罚（Chen Yanqun, human rights activist in Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province, is convicted of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" but spared from criminal punishment）
Weiquanwang, September 27, 2022
上海著名人权捍卫者季孝龙被上海当局正式逮捕（Well-known Shanghai human rights defender Ji Xiaolong is formally arrested for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble"）
Weiquanwang, September 27, 2022
云南怒江州福贡县基督教归正教会事工人员王顺平于2022年9月24日被正式逮捕（Wang Shunping, a worker at the Reformed Christian Church in Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is formally arrested for "organizing and financing illegal gatherings"）
Weiquanwang, September 27, 2022
Hong Kong churchgoers filmed by police after attending service honouring Queen Elizabeth II
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2022
Hong Kong court issues order allowing police to seize HK$70 million raised by group for anti-government protesters
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2022
兩女事隔近3年被控 認11.11旺角非法集結 求情稱延誤不合理毀更生之路(Two women plead guilty to illegal assembly in Mong Kok on Nov. 11, 2019 after nearly 3 years in detention and plea that the delay is unreasonable as it destroys the path to rehabilitation)
Inmediahk, September 26, 2022
副學士生涉藏煙霧餅及籲友人助刪帳戶資料罪成囚10個月 友人妨礙司法公正囚4個月(Associate degree student is sentenced to 10 months in jail for hiding smoke cakes and seeking friend’s help to delete account information; friend is sentenced to 4 months in jail for obstruction of justice)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2022
“两高两部”联合发布新的取保候审规定（Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Public Security, and Ministry of State Security jointly issued new regulations on release on bail pending trial）
The Supreme People's Court of The People's Republic of China, September 21, 2022
Will Beijing follow Hong Kong and loosen COVID-zero?
The China Project, September 26, 2022
TRANSLATION: “WHY IS IT SO HARD TO CRAFT A HUMANE PANDEMIC POLICY?”
China Digital Times, September 26, 2022
Hong Kong Policy Address: Enact fake news law and give subsidies to mainland graduates, says centrist party
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2022
鄧炳強：勿借特別日子宣揚港獨台獨 警告切勿心存僥倖(Secretary for Security Chris Tang: Don't use special holidays to promote Hong Kong independence and Taiwan independence or take any chances)
Inmediahk, September 26, 2022
二十大前夕 公安高官傅政华孙力军被判终身监禁意味着什么（The significance of life imprisonment of senior public security official Fu Zhenghua and Sun Lijun on eve of 20th CPC National Congress）
BBC News, September 27, 2022
Rare protest in China tech hub over Covid lockdown
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2022
China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Move Railway Plans Forward With Agreement at SCO
The Diplomat, September 26, 2022
Cancellation of Taiwan Pride event shows China’s influence extends far beyond its borders
The Conversation, September 25, 2022
China at UN vows to combat Taiwan independence 'activities'
Deustche Welle, September 24, 2022
Chinese lab accused of concealing positive Covid test results
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2022
Beijing bus drivers have been told to wear wristbands to monitor their emotions
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2022
Weibo chairman backs Chinese censors’ crackdown and promises ‘ecologically sound’ cyberspace
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2022
China rights report prompts Western-led call for UN debate
Reuters, September 26, 2022
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美国呼吁联合国讨论中国人权与新疆问题(U.S. calls on UN to discuss issues on human rights in China and Xinjiang)
Radio France Internationale, September 26, 2022
How is Xinjiang still shipping millions of goods to US after ‘forced labour’ law came into effect?
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2022
UN FACES INTERNAL TENSIONS OVER ABUSES IN XINJIANG, ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINESE INITIATIVES
China Digital Times, September 23, 2022
湖南株州民主人士陈思明因向外界披露“泼墨女”董瑶琼父亲董建彪惨死狱中而遭被行政拘留15天(Father of Dong Yaoqiong, girl who splashed ink on Xi Jinping's portrait, dies in prison; Hunan democracy activist Chen Siming gets 15 days of administrative detention for disclosing the news)
Weiquanwang, September 26, 2022
“12.13厦门聚会案”当事人张忠顺再次被以“颠覆国家政权”罪名监视居住(Zhang Zhongshun, of the "12.26” citizen case, is again placed under residential surveillance on the charge of "subversion of state power")
Weiquanwang, September 24, 2022
民生观察呼吁国际社会全力营救郭飞雄(Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch urges international community to spare no effort in rescuing Guo Feixiong)
Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch, September 24, 2022
709案核心人物周世锋刑满出狱 声言要为自己翻案(Zhou Shifeng, core figure in “709” case, is released from prison after sentence completion, vows to pursue reversal of the verdict)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2022
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen goes on trial over fund defending protesters
Agence France-Presse, September 26, 2022
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612基金案開審6被告不認罪 控方指基金帶政治目的(6 defendants of 612 Humanitarian Fund case plead not guilty; prosecution accuses the fund of having political purpose)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 26, 2022
Credibility of mitigation from ex-leader of Hong Kong activist group Student Politicism questioned in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2022
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已解散「賢學思政」四人認串謀煽動顛覆 案件下月再訊(4 former members of disbanded Student Politicism plead guilty to conspiracy to incite subversion; case will be heard again next month)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 24, 2022
‘Shrinking news industry’: Hong Kong press freedom index sinks to new low as media outlets disappear
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2022
「星火同盟」涉洗黑錢案兩被捕人潛逃 警申充公7000萬元組織資產獲批(2 Spark Alliance arrestees accused of money laundering flee; court approves confiscation of the group’s HK$70million assets)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2022
工程師認於Telegram教自製武器襲警 官批鼓吹無底線襲警判囚42個月(Engineer is sentenced to 42 months in prison after pleading guilty to teaching others to make weapons to attack police on Telegram, criticized by judge for advocating “bottomless” assault on police)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2022
抖音或因对儿童数据保护不足 英国拟制裁(TikTok may be fined by UK for not protecting children's data)
Radio France Internationale, September 26, 2022
中共二十大代表名单公布 习近平被软禁传言上推特热搜(CPC announces list of deputies to 20th CPC National Congress; rumors of Xi Jinping being under house arrest are trending on Twitter)
Deutsche Welle, September 25, 2022
China becomes ‘hothouse’ of intrigue ahead of crucial Communist party congress
The Guardian, September 26, 2022
Xi Jinping 'warns his opponents' with suspended death sentences to former top cops
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2022
Chinese anthem booed at Hong Kong football match, as police film fans
Agence France-Presse, September 25, 2022
China’s foreign policy has failed Chinese people. Here’s how to put it right
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2022
The End of Senior Politics in China
The Diplomat, September 26, 2022
China’s War on History Is Growing
Foreign Policy, September 23, 2022
For Hong Kong today, the Sino-British Joint Declaration is just a piece of paper
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2022
中国须学会“放下”以提升软实力(China must learn to "let go" to enhance soft power)
Financial Times, September 25, 2022
中国大外宣派众人去联合国大力宣传新疆好(China sends propaganda team to UN to promote favorable picture of Xinjiang)
Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2022
情资报告显示20年间中国重金招募美国华人军事科学家多达154名(Intelligence report shows that China has recruited as many as 154 Chinese American military scientists over the past 20 years)
Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2022
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THE LOS ALAMOS CLUB: How the People’s Republic of China Recruited Leading Scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory to Advance Its Military Programs
Strider Technologies, September 22, 2022
China’s military told to ‘resolutely do what the party asks it to do’
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2022
China’s former justice minister faces life in prison amid purge of security officials
Reuters, September 23, 2022
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Chinese ‘political clique’ leader Sun Lijun faces life in jail for corruption as law enforcement purge winds down
South China Morning Post, September 23, 202220大前连打“政法虎” 孙力军被判死缓(Prior to 20th CPC National Congress, "political and legal tigers" are targeted one by one: Sun Lijun, former vice minister of China's Ministry of Public Security, gets suspended death sentence)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2022
Why the Obvious Geopolitics of the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 Matter
The Diplomat, September 23, 2022
Soon-to-be-released Chinese rights lawyer could face months of further restrictions
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022
廖子文涉兩案先後判監 判詞透露懲教無法同期執行 實際刑期37月(Liu Tsz Man of Hong Kong 12 case is sentenced to prison in two separate cases; verdict reveals that correctional services cannot be executed concurrently with actual sentence totaling 37 months)
Inmediahk, September 22, 2022
8.31太子站兩週年 網媒記者認阻差辦公及公眾妨擾 緩刑2年 罰款3千元(Online news reporter is sentenced to 2 years with suspended sentence and fined HK$3,000 after pleading guilty to obstructing police and public nuisance in 2nd anniversary of 8.31 Prince Edward Station attack)
Inmediahk, September 22, 2022
城大學生會14成員辦「臨別禮」違限聚令各罰7000元 官斥嚴重影響公共安全(14 former members of CityU Students’ Union are fined HK$7,000 each for violating gathering restriction order for holding "farewell ceremony")
Ming Pao, September 23, 2022
John Lee tells ‘patriotic’ journalists to deliver the ‘right Hong Kong message’ at media event for China’s National Day
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2022
How Xi Jinping might change the Communist Party’s constitution
The Economist, September 22, 2022
Reforms to China’s hukou system will not help migrants much
The Economist, September 22, 2022
Hong Kong to end quarantine after outcry from firms, residents
Al Jazeera, September 23, 2022
China sentences man who attacked women at barbecue restaurant to 24 years in prison
Agence France-Presse, September 23, 2022
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“唐山打人案”宣判：主犯一审获刑24年(Tangshan Beating Women Case : Principal is sentenced to 24 years in first trial)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2022
Hong Kong Covid: Double-masked flautists in ad spark ridicule
BBC News, September 23, 2022
中国软实力不足的短板在哪里？(Where are the shortcomings of China's lack of soft power?)
Financial Times, September 22, 2022
中国民众防疫心态的分化和转化(Differentiation and transformation of Chinese people's epidemic prevention mentality)
Financial Times, September 22, 2022
China brings cash to former Soviet republics in bid to win favour with Central Asian ‘stans’
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2022
In one day, three former Chinese police chiefs are each jailed for more than a decade for corruption
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2022
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曾被控有“政治野心”的中国前司法部长傅政华以受贿罪被判死缓(Former Chinese justice minister Fu Zhenghua, accused of “political ambition,” gets suspended death sentence on bribery charges)
Radio France Internationale, September 22, 2022
Beijing police ban drones, expel petitioners, migrant workers ahead of CCP congress
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2022
Biden criticizes Iran and China on human rights and security issues.
拜登联合国大会发言批评中国和伊朗人权记录
The New York Times, September 22, 2022
“709”核心律师周世锋将出狱 恐续遭监禁(Zhou Shifeng, key lawyer of "709" case, to be released from prison but may face continued confinement)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022
人权律师高智晟一家通过浮雕“虚拟团聚” 美官员议员谴责中共行径不可接受(Family makes sculpture of Gao Zhisheng; U.S. officials condemn CPC's unacceptable actions against him)
Voice of America, September 22, 2022
人权律师王宇致函卫健委 促切实保障孕妇就业权利(Human rights lawyer Wang Yu sends letter to China’s National Health Commission urging employment rights of pregnant women)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022
DUO USE PERFORMANCE ART TO PREVAIL AFTER EVICTION FOR OPPOSITION TO “ROUTINIZED COVID TESTING”
China Digital Times, September 21, 2022
Students turn out in protest over power cuts at university in China's Wuhan
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2022
陳朗昇否認阻差辦公明年審 官批保釋赴英深造(Journalists Association chair Ronson Chan denies obstructing police; judge approves bail for further study in the UK as trial is scheduled for next year)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2022
12港人案廖子文申保釋等候刑期上訴被拒 官質疑曾潛逃難信會歸押(Judge denies bail to Liu Tsz Man of Hong Kong 12 case citing his previous attempt to flee)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2022
Hong Kong schools encouraged to play patriotic music video ahead of National Day
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022
China 'ready for the fight' if Xinjiang motion is brought to UN rights body
Reuters, September 22, 2022
Beijing to toughen punishment for Taiwan’s pro-independence forces, officials say
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022
‘We’re on That Bus, Too’: In China, a Deadly Crash Triggers Covid Trauma
“我们也在那辆大巴上”：贵阳大巴事故后中国民众的愤怒与绝望
The New York Times, September 22, 2022
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Chinese censors quell Covid-19 criticism sparked by fatal crash
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022
DISCUSSION OF LHASA COVID OUTBREAK CENSORED ON WEIBO
China Digital Times, September 20, 2022
Another China policy critic vanishes from social media ahead of party congress
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2022
马晓光：“统一后台湾可实行不同大陆的社会制度”(Ma Xiaoguang, information chief of State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office: "After reunification, Taiwan may implement socialist system different from that in China"
Deutsche Welle, September 21, 2022
China’s EU chamber warns ‘ideology is trumping the economy’ as zero-Covid sets up worst-case scenario
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022
Bipartisan group urges US blacklist for ‘Beijing-directed’ chipmaker
美国议员敦促白宫将长江存储列入“实体清单”
Financial Times, September 20, 2022
美国政府将两家中资企业增列入威胁国家安全的通信公司清单(U.S. adds 2 Chinese state-owned enterprises to list of ICT companies that threaten national security)
Voice of America, September 20, 2022
Biden tells 60 Minutes U.S. troops would defend Taiwan, but White House says this is not official U.S. policy
CBS News, September 18, 2022
Concerns grow over treatment of detained #MeToo activist after she 'fires' attorney
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2022
福州78岁老母亲致信中央纪委，请求“二十大”前释放被囚精神病院已两年八个月的女儿何观娇 (In letter to CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, 78-year-old mother in Fuzhou urges release of her daughter He Guanjiao, a petitioner forcibly kept in mental hospital for 2 years 8 months, before the 20th Party Congress)
Weiquanwang, September 21, 2022
推特用户热议当今中国民族主义有多少真实性 (Heated debate among Twitter users on how real Chinese nationalism is today)
Voice of America, September 21, 2022
Hong Kong Police Arrest Man For Alleged Sedition During Queen Elizabeth II Tribute
NBC News, September 21, 2022
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吹奏《荣光》悼女王 香港男子被以煽动罪逮捕 (Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly inciting sedition for playing "Glory to Hong Kong" on harmonica in tribute to Queen)
Deutsche Welle, September 21, 2022
7 found guilty of rioting over 2019 Hong Kong protest during PolyU siege, 1 acquitted
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2022
王逸戰判刑前撰文：慶幸生於動盪時代 對結果無期盼亦無怨無悔(Student Politicism former convenor Wong Yat-chin writes before sentencing: I am glad to be born in turbulent times and have no expectations nor regrets about the outcome)
Inmediahk, September 21, 2022
China’s zero-Covid policy still creating headaches for overseas students, even as some near return after 3 years
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022
China channels anger over quarantine bus crash toward local officials
The Washington Post, September 20, 2022
Beijing may use Anti-Secession Law to seek Taiwan reunification, Chinese foreign minister says
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2022
Tibetans Fight to Keep Their Language Alive
Foreign Policy, September 20, 2022
China’s Changing Disinformation and Propaganda Targeting Taiwan
The Diplomat, September 19, 2022
China faces pressure at United Nations after Xinjiang report
Aljazeera, September 20, 2022
Taiwan Policy Act 2022: The US becomes less ambiguous about defending Taiwan
GlobalVoices, September 19, 2022
河南民间异议人士马修（吴海针）因言获罪，被以“寻衅滋事罪”刑拘，急需代理律师 (Henan dissident Matthew (Wu Haizhen) detained on charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" for his speech, and in urgent need of a lawyer)
Weiquanwang, September 20, 2022
拉萨连续封锁一个月，居民罕见发声求援
‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help
The New York Times, September 19, 2022
Hong Kong journalist charged days before leaving for Oxford fellowship
The Guardian, September 20, 2022
Mourners sing protest song as Hong Kong police monitor final tributes to Britain’s Queen, with 1 man taken away
Hong Kong Free Press, September 20, 2022
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男子英領外吹奏口琴 涉作具煽動意圖行為被捕(Man arrested for playing harmonica outside British consulate for alleged inciting intent)
Inmediahk, September 20, 2022
理大衝突案羅健熙4人不認罪 另4人早前承認非法集結(In case of PolyU seige, 4, including Democratic Party chair Lo Kin-hei, plead not guilty to unlawful assembly)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 20, 2022
Why is 90-year-old Cardinal Zen standing trial in Hong Kong?
Al Jazeera, September 18, 2022
Chinese health expert amends monkeypox advisory after online backlash
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2022
Hong Kong flags COVID-19 quarantine policy change, wants an orderly opening-up
Reuters, September 20, 2022
“清零”的代价？贵阳隔离转运大巴侧翻致27人死亡
Bus Taking People to Quarantine Crashes in China, Killing 27
The New York Times, September 20, 2022
Hong Kong’s number 2 official appointed as chair of election candidate vetting committee
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2022
中共二十大报道：专访高文谦：习近平即使连任其权势将大缩水(Report on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: Interview with Gao Wenqian: Even if Xi Jinping is re-elected, his power will be greatly reduced)
Voice of America, September 21, 2022
SCO leaders hail unity yet struggle to find common ground at Samarkand summit
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2022
China: UN Human Rights Council must ensure accountability for ongoing atrocities in Xinjiang
Amnesty International, September 20, 2022
China’s top police chief warns law enforcement to stay alert to risk of ‘colour revolution’ ahead of major Communist Party gathering
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2022
FBI report of a Chinese agent working at Twitter sparks calls for government action
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2022
China runs illegal police operations on foreign soil via 'overseas service centers'
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2022
West weighs calling for China Uyghur abuses inquiry at UN
The Guardian, September 19, 2022
Beijing-backed Chinese language schools in UK to be replaced with teachers from Taiwan
The Guardian, September 18, 2022
数十家人权组织联名呼吁确保"雪饼"基本权利(Dozens of human rights organizations call for ensuring basic rights of detained rights defenders Huang Xueqin, Wang Jianbing)
Radio France Internationale, September 19, 2022
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China must protect the rights of detained human rights defenders Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing
被捕一周年：我们与 #雪饼 站在一起
International Service for Human Rights, September 19, 2022One year on, few details available about detention of activists Wang Jianbing and Sophia Huang Xueqin
China Labour Bulletin, September 19, 2022
BLOGGERS AND CITIZEN JOURNALISTS DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN GUIXI RAPE CASE
China Digital Times, September 16, 2022
Police officer reprimanded over actions during 2019 protest was not in the wrong, Hong Kong’s security chief says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2022
記者反修例遭警射海綿彈投訴列「無法證實」 鄧炳強稱要尊重調查結果(Reporter's complaint against police shooting sponge bomb in Anti-ELAB protests deemed "unsubstantiated"; Secretary for Security Chris Tang says we have to respect investigation results)
Ming Pao, September 19, 2022
Hong Kong’s labour chief defends rule requiring new trade unions to sign declaration pledging not to threaten national security
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2022
【光城者案】認罪7人還柙候判 官質疑好學生為何犯案：唔好嘅學生咪仲大件事？(7 members of ‘Returning Valiant” who pleaded guilty are remanded in custody awaiting sentencing; judge asks why good students committed the crime)
Inmediahk, September 16, 2022
Hong Kong police upgrade reporting system, create new unit to tackle rise in cybercrimes
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2022
林定國：陪審團審訊並非被告法律上必然權利(Secretary for Justice Paul Lam: Jury trial is not a legal right of the defendant)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 17 2022
中国疫情：贵州隔离大巴惨烈车祸、“核酸盛世”与“清零国策” 点燃公众怒火(COVID-19 in China: Guizhou quarantine bus tragic accident, "PCR golden age," "zero national policy" ignite public furor)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 19, 2022
Residents in Locked Down Lhasa Say Local Epidemic Situation is a “Giant Mess”
What's on Weibo, September 16, 2022
‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help
拉萨连续封锁一个月，居民罕见发声求援
The New York Times, September 19, 2022
Chinese official warns against touching foreigners after monkeypox case
BBC News, September 19, 2022
国际舆论与中文推特用户热议普京习近平关系(International public opinion and Chinese Twitter users focus on Putin-Xi relationship)
Voice of America, September 17, 2022
Covid-19: Hong Kong 2022 marathon axed, organisers say gov’t failed to give approval in time
Hong Kong Free Press, September 17, 2022
In Mourning the Queen, Some in Hong Kong Mourn the Past
The New York Times, September 16, 2022
In the ‘Great Game’ of Central Asia, China’s Leader Seeks the Advantage
中亚之行给习近平带来了什么
The New York Times, September 19, 2022
UN: World Leaders Should Press China, Russia on Atrocities
Human Rights Watch, September 16, 2022
China’s Xi Jinping calls for a ‘more just and rational’ world order
Agence France-Presse, September 16, 2022
习近平在上合组织强调防范颜色革命(Xi Jinping stresses prevention of color revolutions at SCO)
Deutsche Welle, September 16, 2022
谴责中国实弹军演 欧洲议会通过台海决议(Condemning China's live-fire military exercises, European Parliament passes Taiwan Strait resolution)
Deutsche Welle, September 16, 2022
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MEPs urge EU countries to build closer ties with Taiwan
European Parliament, September 15, 2022
Pro-China media slam 'minority' of Hong Kong mourners in wake of Queen's death
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2022
“雪饼”失踪将满周年 传煽颠案已移送法院等开庭(Disappeared for nearly a year, rights activists Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing are reported to be facing trial for inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2022
吉林长春基督教阳光之家归正教会遭中共当局取缔(Christian church Sunshine Home in Changchun, Jilin Province is banned by CPC authorities)
Weiquanwang, September 16, 2022
Hong Kong activist, paralegal to both face sentencing after Jimmy Lai’s national security trial in December
Hong Kong Free Press, September 16, 2022
Hong Kong’s High Court to hear new evidence in challenge against ruling that police breached Bill of Rights
Hong Kong Free Press, September 16, 2022
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記協司法覆核警員拒示編號勝訴 律政司提交新證據上訴 上訴庭受理：涉重大公眾利益(After Journalists Association won in judicial review of police officer's refusal to show ID, court allows DoJ’s appeal to go forward, says: new evidence involves significant public interest)
Inmediahk, September 16, 2022
男子開設頻道轉發煽動帖文 被判囚4個月及罰款2千元(Man is jailed for 4 months and fined HK$2,000 for setting up Telegram channel to forward seditious posts)
Radio Television Hong Kong,, September 15, 2022
男廚師IG發文提光時、港獨認煽動囚5個月 官批內容尖銳不能輕視危機(Chef is sentenced to 5 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for Instagram posts that mention Hong Kong independence, “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time” )
Ming Pao, September 16, 2022
【初選47人案】鄒家成監中撰文：我們根本無罪，因此不認罪(Owen Chow, one of the 47 pro-democrats charged under national security law, writes in prison: We are not guilty at all, so we do not plead guilty)
Inmediahk, September 15, 2022
Biden Issues New Order to Block Chinese Investment in Technology in the U.S.
拜登签署行政令强化对中国在美技术投资的审查
The New York Times, September 16, 2022
Xi Jinping article gives insight into China’s direction ahead of Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2022
New leaders will soon inhabit China’s top decision-making bodies
The Economist, September 15, 2022
鄧炳強：二十三條立法前要預早向市民解說清楚(Secretary for Security Chris Tang: We must explain Article 23 legislation clearly to the public in advance)
Radio Television Hong Kong,, September 16, 2022
政府推新職工會登記表 申請人須簽聲明確認不危國安(Gov’t introduces new trade union registration form--applicants must sign statement to confirm that they will not endanger national security)
Ming Pao, September 16, 2022
中国不再就俄乌战争假装中立(China no longer pretends to be neutral over Russia-Ukraine war)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2022
‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help
The New York Times, September 16, 2022
Xinjiang Kazakh plans political party to counter China's Xi
Associated Press, September 16, 2022
Anger among MPs as Chinese vice-president to attend Queen’s funeral
The Guardian, September 15, 2022
What Does Xi Jinping’s Visit Tell Us About China’s Relationship with Central Asia?
The Diplomat, September 15, 2022
China Is Writing the Story of the Climate Future
地球未来会变得怎样？中国是关键
The New York Times, September 16, 2022
The U.N. Gave a Quiet Diplomat the Wrong Job
Foreign Policy, September 16, 2022