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

上海大学退休教师顾国平因转发北京四通桥上的倒习标语 被警察带走(Gu Guoping, retired teacher from Shanghai University, is taken away by police for retweeting slogans on Sitong Bridge in Beijing)
Weiquanwang, October 16, 2022

“不要核酸要吃饭” 中国“新厕所革命”多地开花("Need food not COVID-19 test," Sitongqiao slogans appear in many areas in China)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2022

9 plead guilty to rioting during Hong Kong ‘anti-totalitarianism’ protest in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press, October 17, 2022

荃灣聖芳濟據悉或將獨立調查 罰停課學生呼冤促校方道歉(St. Francis Xavier's School in Tsuen Wan to conduct independent investigation; students suspended for showing “disrespect” during flag-raising ceremony urge school to apologize)
Inmediahk, October 15, 2022

民研：逾三成人對《施政報告》無期望 過半人認為不重要(Survey shows over 30% of people have no expectation on “Policy Address”; over half think it is not important)
Inmediahk, October 14, 2022

Related:
HKPORI holds a press conference to release surveys on “Policy Address expectations”, “CE 100 days in office” and “Living and working in Greater Bay Area” and “GGPI”
香港民研舉行「施政報告期望」、「特首施政百日」、「大灣區生活及工作」以及「限聚指數」新聞發佈會
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, October 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中共二十大开幕：习近平称“坚持动态清零不动摇” 提出“中国式现代化”(20th CPC National Congress opens: Xi Jinping vows to "adhere to dynamic clearing," proposes "Chinese-style modernization")
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 17, 2022

China President Xi Jinping Doubles Down on Covid Zero
Bloomberg, October 17, 2022

CCTV cameras to be installed in more Hong Kong courtrooms as Judiciary ramps up security measures
Hong Kong Free Press, October 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Leader Strikes a Defiant Note, Warning of ‘Stormy Seas’
The New York Times, October 16, 2022

Video: Xi Jinping charts China’s future course at 20th party congress
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2022

China: Xi Jinping's speech short on detail, big on pride
Deutsche Welle, October 17, 2022

Chinese Communist party congress: who’s in and who’s out of Xi Jinping’s inner circle
The Guardian, October 17, 2022

Do Chinese People Like Xi Jinping? You Won’t Find an Easy Answer Online
Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2022

郑州千万人口被封 部分区域划为中高风险区(Tens of millions in Zhengzhou are prohibited from leaving home; some distrcts are marked as medium, high risk areas)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2022

Related:
上海多区再现疫情 万人怒轰一夜红码(Epidemic reappears in multiple districts in Shanghai; 10,000 furious their health code turned red overnight)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Xi Jinping Has Fallen Into the Dictator Trap
习近平落入独裁者陷阱
The New York Times, October 17, 2022

What does a third term mean for Xi and China?
习近平的第三个任期对他和中国来说意味着什么
The New York Times, October 17, 2022

Who Are Xi’s Enemies?
Foreign Policy, October 15, 2022

四通桥事件港媒噤声 自我审查成常态(Hong Kong media silence in Sitong bridge incident; self-censorship becomes norm)
Deutsche Welle, October 15, 2022

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

北京强力审查四通桥事件 专家：新坦克人时刻(Beijing tightly censors news of Sitong Bridge protest; expert: New Tank Man moment)
Deutsche Welle, October 14, 2022

要马斯克承诺星链永不入华 中国究竟怕什么？(What does China fear when it asks Musk to promise to keep his Starlink internet service out of China?)
Voice of America, October 14, 2022

China's intellectuals feel 'chilling' effect of speech controls under Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

拜登政府国家安全战略：中国是对全球秩序最大挑战(Biden administration national security strategy: China is biggest challenge to global order)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 14, 2022

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

‘We all saw it’: anti-Xi Jinping protest electrifies Chinese internet
The Guardian, October 14, 2022

Related:
Identity of the Man Who Pulled Off Protest on Beijing Overpass Amid Unprecedented Security Before the CCP Congress
China Change, October 13, 2022

‘Core values,’ including democracy, dropped from Hong Kong’s new junior secondary school curriculum
Hong Kong Free Press, October 14, 2022

Hong Kong man sentenced to detention centre over 2019 Central protest
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2022

涉apm「和你Sing」 23歲患自閉大學生認非法集結囚8周 趕及明年初赴英繼續學業(23-year-old autistic university student is sentenced to 8 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to illegal assembly charge in "Sing with You" action in the 2019 protests; will continue his study in the UK early next year)
Inmediahk, October 13, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

As China doubles down on ‘zero-COVID’, some have had enough
Al Jazeera, October 13, 2022

Hong Kong court to rule whether national security law provision sets minimum jail term for ‘serious’ offences
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

高薪上万长约聘“大白” 为防疫还是维稳？(High-paying long-term contracts to recruit thousands of "Dabai" epidemic prevention personnel--a stability maintenance move?)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Party of One
Foreign Affairs, October 14, 2022

‘Uncle Xi’ to Exalted Ruler: China’s Leader Embodies His Authoritarian Era
从“习大大”到共产主义君王：习近平的威权时代
The New York Times, October 14, 2022

The Communist Party congress will highlight Xi Jinping’s power
The Economist, October 13, 2022

The Party Elders Who May Challenge Xi
Foreign Policy, October 13, 2022

BEHOLD, EMPEROR XI
The Atlantic, October 13, 2022

Xi Jinping Has Critics in China. They Have Paid a Steep Price.
The Diplomat, October 14, 2022

Global Scrutiny of China Abuses Within Reach
Human Rights Watch, October 13, 2022

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

联大通过决议谴责俄罗斯吞并乌领土 中国弃权投票 官媒低调处理消息(China abstains from UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory; news of vote, adoption censored in China)
Voice of America, October 13, 2022

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泽连斯基中文推文谴责俄罗斯 网友称打脸中国(Zelensky's Chinese tweet condemns Russia; netizens say it’s slap on China’s face)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2022

Beijing exhibition celebrates Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s ‘New Era’ ahead of major Communist Party congress
Agence France-Presse, October 13, 2022

Ten years under Xi Jinping: Can the CCP rein in its 'wolf-warrior' diplomats?
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2022

China’s slow but steady moves in the Arctic
The China Project, October 12, 2022

Hong Kong to revise subject for junior secondary students over next 2 years to focus on national security, fostering patriotism
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Biden’s National Security Strategy Focuses on China, Russia and Democracy at Home
拜登政府发布国家安全战略：“超越中国并遏制俄罗斯”
The New York Times, October 13, 2022

US Chip Sanctions ‘Kneecap’ China’s Tech Industry
Wired, October 12, 2022

Europe’s Response to China’s Quest for Technology
The Diplomat, October 12, 2022

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

Rare protest criticizes China's president days before Communist Party congress
NBC News, October 13, 2022

Related:
中共二十大前夕，北京立交桥发生罕见针对习近平抗议(On eve of 20th CPC National Congress, two huge protest slogans against Xi Jinping appear on overpass in Beijing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 13, 2022

When Chinese protesters came up against Xi's security machine
Reuters, October 13, 2022

Former Hong Kong civil engineer gets 5 years’ jail for rioting, stabbing policeman in protest against national security law
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2022

Hongkonger, jailed in mainland China after attempted escape to Taiwan, faces new explosives charges
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2022

女子涉前年於旺角投擲汽油彈縱火　判囚34個月(Woman is sentenced to 34 months in prison for throwing petrol bombs in Mong Kok in the 2019 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 12, 2022

PayPal HK halts payments to Hong Kong pro-democracy group citing unspecified ‘excessive risks’
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Shanghai Covid restrictions fuel fears of another lockdown
The Guardian, October 13, 2022

Seventh Plenum Sends ‘Stay the Course’ Signal Ahead of 20th Party Congress
The Diplomat, October 13, 2022

Zero-Covid: Why Chinese official media moved to squash hopes of swift end to policy after party congress
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

The ‘Age of P.C.R. Prosperity’? China’s Covid-Testing Strategy Comes Under Strain
“核酸盛世”？中国常态化核酸背后的代价和隐忧
The New York Times, October 13, 2022

Shandong ‘Rose Boy’: Student’s suicide sparks outrage over LGBTQ discrimination in Chinese schools
The China Project, October 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)\

Historian Says Xi Jinping’s Biggest Enemy Is Himself
Voice of America, October 12, 2022

Laos and ‘Xiplomacy’
The Diplomat, October 13, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

UN ‘alarmed’ by sentencing of Hong Kong teens to correctional facility over calls to topple authorities by ‘armed revolution’
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2022

UK spy chief warns China's technology is 'urgent problem'
Agence France-Presse, October 12, 2022

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

国际人权组织致信习近平 要求中国执行《禁止酷刑公约》 (In letter to Xi Jinping, int’l rights groups urge China to implement Convention Against Torture)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2022

Related:
关于要求中国执行《禁止酷刑公约》的公开信 (Open letter requesting China to implement the Convention against Torture)
Uyghur Human Rights Project, October 12, 2022

跟监、被当成间谍 美媒华裔记者的中国历险记 (Stalked and accused of spying—adventures of a Chinese American journalist in China)
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2022

FreeLiqiaochu李翘楚：女权、劳工活动人士李翘楚会见律师通报——监禁条件恶劣 (In meeting with Li Qiaochu, lawyers learn of harsh prison conditions)
Weiquanwang, October 12, 2022

Hong Kong police express ‘strong concerns’ over ‘misleading’ Ming Pao cartoon
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2022

Alarm by sentencing under national security law
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, October 11, 2022

Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung appeals conviction, 15-month sentence over banned 2021 commemoration
Hong Kong Free Press, October 11, 2022

涉12港人案喬映瑜被加控製造爆炸品罪(Kiu Ying-yu of Hong Kong 12 case faces additional charge of making explosives)
Ming Pao, October 12, 2022

5男女涉Telegram發布憎恨政府及警方言論 遭控串謀蓄意傷人 將轉介區院審理(5 are charged with conspiracy to bodily harm with intent for posting hate comments against gov’t and police on Telegram; case will be transferred to District Court for trial)
Inmediahk, October 11, 2022

17歲女生拆鐵欄囚4個月 上訴冀刑期下調符合條例「洗底」 官改判3個月(Having completed a 4-month sentence for dismantling police iron bars in the 2019 protests, 17-year-old girl gets sentence reduced to 3 months, a condition for clearing criminal record)
Inmediahk, October 11, 2022

Hong Kong education authorities tell schools to handle students who misbehave during national flag-raising ceremonies in ‘fair’ manner
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2022

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

First Solomon Islands police head to China for training amid deepening security ties
The Guardian, October 12, 2022

The World According to Xi Jinping
Foreign Affairs, November / December, 2022

‘Fortress Beijing’ eliminates threats ahead of Communist party congress
Financial Times, October 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中国将建立特殊困难老年人探访关爱服务机制（China to establish a visiting and caring service mechanism for the elderly with special difficulties）
China News, October 12, 2022

Related:
民政部 中央政法委 中央文明办 教育部 财政部 住房城乡建设部 农业农村部 国家卫生健康委 中国残联 全国老龄办关于开展特殊困难老年人探访关爱服务的指导意见 (Guiding Opinions on Carrying out Visiting and Care Services for the Elderly with Special Difficulties)
Ministry of Civil Affairs of China, October 12, 2022

中共党媒明示坚持清零不动摇，20大后放宽防疫已成幻想 (CPC media indicate no change in zero-COVID policy, dashing hope for relaxation after 20th CPC National Congress)
Voice of America, October 12, 2022

China can't win COVID-19 battle by 'lying flat': State newspaper
Reuters, October 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中共20大前夕学者呼吁美国媒体给习近平“正名”：应称他为“总书记”而非“president” (Scholars on the eve of 20th CPC National Congress urge U.S. media to use correct title for Xi Jinping: General Secretary, not President)
Voice of America, October 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s 20th Party Congress: A Downside Scenario
The Diplomat, October 12, 2022

Zero-Covid gives China’s Communist Party security but at what price for a weary people?
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2022

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

One Nation Under Xi: How China’s Leader Is Remaking Its Identity
The New York Times, October 11, 2022

China, no longer a ‘passive onlooker’, plays new role in African conflicts
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2022

‘Watched the whole time’: China’s surveillance state grows under Xi Jinping
Agence France-Presse, October 7, 2022

China steps up social media censorship, 'upgrades' Great Firewall ahead of congress
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2022

“POLITICAL CLIQUE” PURGED FROM STATE SECURITY APPARATUS AHEAD OF PARTY CONGRESS
China Digital Times, October 7, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Taiwan’s president calls for unity against Chinese disinformation before elections
The Guardian, October 10, 2022

NATO’s China Challenge
The Diplomat, October 7, 2022

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

世界精神卫生日：海外华人抗议中国当局维稳暴行 (World Mental Health Day: Overseas Chinese protest against Chinese authorities' brutality to maintain stability)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2022

二十大维稳极端化 安徽强拆户调解妥协后反被判刑 (China goes extremely in maintaining stability during the 20th CPC National Congress, relocated citizen in Anhui sentenced after mediation with the government)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2022

Hong Kong: five teenagers sentenced in first security case involving minors
Reuters, October 8, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong protests: young people jailed over unrest should be allowed to contribute to society on release, rehabilitation group says
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2022

羊村繪本案前言語治療師工會正副主席及秘書刑滿出獄 今早離開羅湖懲教所(In seditous children’s books case, former chairman, vice-chairman and and secretary of speech therapists union are released from prison after serving their sentences and left Luo Wu Correctional Institution this morning)
Inmediahk, October 10, 2022

被控暴動罪男生赴台後未回港受審　法庭充公其母3萬元保釋金(Student charged with rioting did not return to Hong Kong to stand trial after going to Taiwan; court confiscated his mother's HK$30,000 bail)
Ming Pao, October 7, 2022

被指撰文煽惑六四非法集結罪成　鄒幸彤提上訴　指到維園集會非唯一結論(Former HK Alliance vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung convicted of writing an article inciting an illegal assembly on June 4, appeals, pointing out the Victoria Park rally was not the only conclusion)
Ming Pao, October 11, 2022

羅健熙等5人否認理大外非法集結　被告舉手冀阻警開槍屬「文明互動」遭官質疑(5 including Democratic Party chair Lo Kin-hei plead not guilty to illegal assembly outside PolyU in the 2019 protests; judge questions defendant raised hands to prevent the police from shooting as "civilized interaction")
Ming Pao, October 10, 2022

8人涉理大衝突厚福街暴動罪成(8 found guilty of rioting in Tsim Sha Tsui during PolyU seige in 2019)
Ming Pao, October 10, 2022

理大衝突5被告認非法集結罪　4人判囚1人入更生中心(Among 5 defendants who pleaded not guilty to illegal assembly during PolyU seige in 2019, 4 jailed and 1 sent to rehabilitation center)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 11, 2022

荃灣聖方濟中學有學生升旗禮前作出不尊重行為被停課(Student from St. Francis Xavier's School Tsuen Wan is suspended for disrespectful behaviour at flag raising ceremony)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

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

Current Topics (热门话题)

China property crisis spoils Communist party’s moment of triumph
Financial Times, October 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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

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

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

International Responses (国际反应)

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

Related:
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

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

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

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Can Xi Jinping Reopen China?
Foreign Affairs, October 7, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

Related:
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

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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

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

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

Related:
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

International Responses (国际反应)

UN rights body rejects Western bid to debate Xinjiang abuses
Yahoo News, October 6, 2022

Related:
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

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

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

10.1沙田 情侶被指牽手逃跑暴動罪成 曾稱踢波帶生理鹽水急救 官斥天荒夜譚(Couple is convicted of rioting in Oct. 1 2019 Shatin protest; judge slams defense claim of carrying saline for first aid in playing as ridiculous)
October 6, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s Vast Xinjiang Hit With COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Associated Press, October 6, 2022

Related:
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

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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

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

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

International Responses (国际反应)

SURVEYS SHOW XI’S HARDLINE FOREIGN POLICY INCREASINGLY UNPOPULAR AMONG WESTERN AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
China Digital Times, October 4, 2022

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

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

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

In China, Xinjiang halts travel out of region as officials admit to failures in controlling outbreak
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2022

Related:
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

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Marginalized Millions
Foreign Affairs, October 5, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

从Jingyao案看米兔：跨国女权社群的实践、反思和发展（Observing #MeToo from the Jingyao case: Practice, reflection, and development of transnational feminist communities）
Matters, October 4, 2022

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

China demands foreign diplomats provide floor plans of Hong Kong missions
Financial Times, October 4, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Taiwan launches English-language TV channel to boost international outreach, counter Beijing’s narrative
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2022

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

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

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

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

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

Related:
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

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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

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

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

International Responses (国际反应)

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

Related:
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

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

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

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

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

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

《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

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

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

Related:
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

Related:
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

International Responses (国际反应)

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

Related:
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

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

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

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

How China’s covid policy is like Prohibition in America
The Economist, September 29, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

The Tech Site That Took On China’s Surveillance State
The Atlantic, September 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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

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

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

International Responses (国际反应)

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

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

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

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Does UN Resolution 2758 support ‘one China’?
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2022

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

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

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

‘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

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

“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

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

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

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

International Responses (国际反应)

China rights report prompts Western-led call for UN debate
Reuters, September 26, 2022

Related:
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

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

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

Related:
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

Related:
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

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

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

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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

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

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

Related:
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

Related:
Chinese ‘political clique’ leader Sun Lijun faces life in jail for corruption as law enforcement purge winds down
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2022

20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

International Responses (国际反应)

Why the Obvious Geopolitics of the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 Matter
The Diplomat, September 23, 2022

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

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

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

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

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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

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