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

福建人权捍卫者范燕琼女士呼吁福州当局立即解除封控遭威胁（Fujian human rights defender Fan Yanqiong is threatened for calling on Fuzhou authorities to immediately lift lockdown measures）
Weiquanwang, November 9, 2022

石家庄公民卢廷阁：交通事故“清零”公开建议（Shijiazhuang citizen Lu Tingge: Public suggestion for preventing traffic accidents due to zero-COVID policy）
Weiquanwang, November 9, 2022

Hong Kong national security law: appeal court upholds move to allow top UK lawyer to join Jimmy Lai’s defence team in light of ‘clear’ public interest
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2022

民主派初選案17人否認控罪　排期明年1月17日預審(17 people in pro-democracy primary election case deny charges, scheduled for pre-trial on January 17 next year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 9, 2022

律政司檢控主任提六四、批評警方受紀律研訊　不滿研訊安排提司法覆核(DoJ prosecutor files for judicial review of dep’t disciplinary action against her for mentioning June Fourth, criticizing police)
Ming Pao, November 9, 2022

周梓樂逝世三周年 市民尚德停車場悼念遭警要求離開(Mourners commemorating Alex Chow, HKUST student who died falling from parking lot in 2019 protests, are asked to leave parking lot by police)
Inmediahk, November 8, 2022

新任廣播處長接受鄧炳強訪問 稱港台應與警隊合作無間(In interview with Secretary for Security Chris Tang, new Director of Broadcasting says RTHK should cooperate with police force)
Inmediahk, November 8, 2022

4人涉藉公開活動煽惑他人不投票或投白票遭廉署起訴(4 are charged by ICAC for inciting others not to vote or to cast invalid vote)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 9, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Why China’s local officials will remain caught in zero-Covid ‘paradox’
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2022

Chinese health ministry won't release lockdown suicide statistics amid COVID-19 surge
Radio Free Asia, November 8, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

陷入“政治抑郁”的中国商界精英
China’s Business Elite Sees the Country That Let Them Thrive Slipping Away
The New York Times, November 8, 2022

中国中产想方设法"润出去" 乌克兰、瓦努阿图成新选项 （China's middle class is trying to "run out"; Ukraine and Vanuatu become new options）
Radio Free Asia, November 9, 2022

赵紫阳秘书鲍彤去世 终年90岁（Zhao Ziyang's secretary Bao Tong dies at age of 90）
Radio Free Asia, November 9, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

The Return of Red China
Foreign Affairs, November 9, 2022

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

Huawei tapped by China’s cyberspace watchdog to further Xi Jinping’s tech self-sufficiency drive
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2022

中国新冠疫情日破七千再创新高 郑州居民出社区须要政审 (China logs 7,000 new COVID cases per day at new high; Zhengzhou residents need political review to leave community)
Radio Free Asia, November 8, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Trudeau accuses China of 'aggressive' election interference
BBC News, November 8, 2022

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

"长沙富能案"家属施明磊联署呼吁：停止强迫劳动 (Shi Minglei, family member of the "Changsha Funeng Case," calls for end to forced labor)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2022

Hong Kong police seize secretary of aid fund for democracy protesters
The Guardian, November 8, 2022

Hong Kong’s largest press group ‘disappointed and worried’ over Bao Choy appeal ruling
Hong Kong Free Press, November 8, 2022

初選案主控人選未定　控方案情未獲共識惹官質疑(Prosecutor of primary election case has not yet been chosen; judge questions lack of consensus on case facts by prosecution)
Inmediahk, November 8, 2022

支聯會拒交資料案 控方援引2010年學聯代表講話 指六四晚會嘉賓發言危害國安(In HK Alliance case of failing to submit information to police, prosecution argues speeches at June Fourth vigils endangered national security, citing 2010 speech by Student's Union of Higher Institutions representative)
Inmediahk, November 7, 2022

口岸爆炸品案 7人被加控可囚終身爆炸罪 成反修例第二宗《反恐佈主義》案(In 2nd Anti-Terrorism case from the Anti-ELAB protests, 7 are charged with bombing with maximum sentence of life imprisonment)
Inmediahk, November 7, 2022

Defence lawyer asks Hong Kong court to pull plug on sedition trial of 2 ex-chiefs of Stand News
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Proposed cybercrime law needs long reach to cover offences outside Hong Kong, compel tech giants to cooperate: legislators
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国内蒙患“焦虑障碍”女子封控中坠楼身亡 “过度防疫”频遭病诟 (China's Inner Mongolian woman suffering from "anxiety disorder" falls to her death during lockdown; "excessive epidemic prevention" frequently criticized)
BBC News, November 7, 2022

鄭州富士康「逃疫」潮：工廠內外，被疫情撕裂的兩個世界 (Zhengzhou Foxconn's "epidemic escape" tide: Inside and outside the factory—world torn in two by the epidemic)
Initium Media, November 6, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Zero-COVID Policies Are Stirring Xenophobia
Foreign Policy, November 7, 2022

中国新修订的妇女权益保障法的具体落实和监督面临挑战 (Implementation and supervision of China's newly revised Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests face challenges)
Voice of America, November 8, 2022

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

China Celebrates German Chancellor’s Trip
The Diplomat, November 5, 2022

Related:
分析：“肖尔茨访华给中国带来巨大信心”(Analysis: "Scholz's visit to China brings great confidence to China")
Deutsche Welle, November 5, 2022

孔子学院下台，鲁班工坊接棒？中国职教中心进驻一带一路国家(As Confucius Institutes close, Luban workshops ready to take over? China Vocational Education Center enters Belt and Road countries)
Voice of America, November 6, 2022

Security News This Week: TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data
Wired, November 5, 2022

University students can now major in China’s anti-corruption drive
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2022

China orders construction of state-run canteens in self-contained community hubs
Radio Free Asia, November 4, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

中国自由度指数持续倒退，与台湾排名判若云泥；二十大后中国公民自由前景更加堪忧(China continues to slide in 5 freedom and prosperity indices as Taiwan rises; future of China’s civil liberties after 20th CPC National Congress raises further concerns)
Voice of America, November 5, 2022

German Greens urge Taiwan ties after China visit
Taipei Times, November 7, 2022

Ditch China plans, human rights activists tell Gordonstoun School
The Times, November 7, 2022

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

徐秦煽动颠覆国家政权罪一案将开庭(Jiangsu human rights activist Xu Qin to be tried for “subversion of state power”)
Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch, November 6, 2022

因在中共二十大前夕发文呼吁“修改党章、党政分离 防杜个人崇拜” 而遭抓捕的河北邯郸三位老党员田奇庄、董洪义、马贵全案情的进一步通报(Case update on 3 old CPC members in Hebei arrested for openly urging for amendment to Party constitution, separation of party and gov’t, eradication of personality cult before 20th National Congress)
Weiquanwang, November 7, 2022

中国人权律师江天勇荣获 2022 年国际律师协会人权奖(Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong receives 2022 International Bar Association Human Rights Award)
ChinaAid, November 5, 2022

Related:
China: Jiang Tianyong receives IBA Human Rights Award 2022
International Bar Association, November 4, 2022

Online fan communities in China carry out their own form of self-censorship
The Conversation, November 6, 2022

Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy loses appeal against conviction over accessing public data for documentary
Hong Kong Free Press, November 7, 2022

3 Hong Kong men and teen sentenced for attack on lawyer during protest over national security law in 2020
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2022

前立場新聞署任總編輯林紹桐獲准保釋(Former Stand News editor-in-chief Patrick Lam is released on bail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 7, 2022

Hong Kong police began archiving over 300 Stand News articles days after Apple Daily arrests and raid, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press, November 4, 2022

18歲侍應涉發煽動言論及篡改國歌 辯方爭議非本港境內發布及已超檢控期限(Defense lawyer for 18-year-old waiter accused of making seditious speech and tampering with national anthem argues most items were published outside of Hong Kong and prosecution period for all but 3 items has expired)
Inmediahk, November 4, 2022

月内四批《明报》 保安局责社工撰文禁CBD是挑拨中港矛盾 学者批上纲上线欲消音(Security Bureau criticizes Ming Pao 4 times in a month; scholar slams act as gov’t attempt at silencing media)
Radio France Internationale, November 4, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s ‘unswerving’ zero-Covid rules see no let up
The Guardian, November 5, 2022

Related:
China’s zero-Covid policy sparks outcry again as woman, 55, dies in locked down Inner Mongolia compound
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2022

中国卫健委宣布坚持“动态清零”总方针不动摇(China's National Health Commission announces unswerving adherence to general policy of "dynamic-clearing" of COVID-19 cases)
Radio France Internationale, November 5, 2022

Will China’s updated women’s rights law actually help women?
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2022

Hong Kong’s justice minister vows to boost understanding of city’s laws among residents ahead of high-level legal event, citing ‘painful lesson’ of 2019 social unrest
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2022

蔡若蓮稱學校問責制過往較專注校務　冀強化推國民教育(Secretary for Education Christine Choi says she hopes school accountability system will shift focus from school affairs to strengthening promotion of national education going forward)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 6, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

3-Year-Old in China Dies After Covid Restrictions Delayed Care
兰州三岁幼童延误送医死亡：难以追责的“清零”附带伤害
The New York Times, November 7, 2022

“诋毁党和国家领导人” 中国官员被开除党籍(Chinese official is expelled from CPC for “defaming party and state leaders”)
Deutsche Welle, November 7, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

A Politburo without a female member is a disappointment
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2022

Chinese Election Meddling Hits the Midterms
Foreign Policy, November 4, 2022

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

China buys up US technology to keep tabs on its citizens
Radio Free Asia, November 4, 2022

China’s central bank struggles to force tech groups to share user data with state
Financial Times, November 4, 2022

“BEIJING MAN” IS NO LAUGHING MATTER FOR CENSORS
China Digital Times, November 3, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Germany's Scholz tells China: Any change in Taiwan's status quo must be peaceful
Reuters, November 4, 2022

Related:
德国总理朔尔茨警示北京：台湾现状的改变必须是和平的或经过双方同意(German Chancellor Scholz warns Beijing: Changes to Taiwan's status quo must be peaceful or by mutual consent)
Voice of America, November 4, 2022

G7外长联合声明警示中国 别武力犯台(G7 foreign ministers' joint statement warns China not to invade Taiwan by force)
Radio Free Asia, November 4, 2022

太原：英国纽卡斯尔因新疆问题终止中国姊妹城市关系(UK's Newcastle terminates sister-city relationship with China's Taiyuan over Xinjiang issue)
BBC News, November 4, 2022

德国民调：不足一成民众认为中国可信(Poll in Germany: Less than 10% of people think China is credible)
Deutsche Welle, November 4, 2022

Europe nears a reckoning in its ties to China’s security operations
The Washington Post, November 4, 2022

Related:
European Court of Human Rights effectively bars all extraditions to China
The China Collection, November 4, 2022

British government pledges to curb overseas influence, Chinese infiltration
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2022

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

Hong Kong court denies bail to pro-democracy singer facing sedition charge
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

【立場案】國安警曾大量擷取立場文章惟未呈堂 辯方指震驚、違基本守則(Defense barrister argues prosecution has violated basic rules by using large number of Stand News articles without disclosing them to the defense)
Inmediahk, November 4, 2022

初選案范國威呂智恆分別爭議案情　官指不同意整份案情或影響減刑折扣(In pro-democracy primary election case, Gary Fan and Hendrick Lui to contest charges; judge says contesting charges may affect sentence reduction)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2022

3前區議員阻差辦公罪成 官批評控方多次修改控罪及案情(3 former district councillors convicted of obstruction of police; judge criticizes prosecution for multiple revisions of charges and case facts)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

奏《願榮光》六旬漢被票控公眾地方非法籌款　否認控罪質疑為何不斷遭控(60-year-old man charged with illegal fundraising in public places for performing "Glory to Hong Kong" pleads not guilty and asks why he is constantly charged)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

4人涉「私了」律師陳子遷案　3人判囚19至34個月　一人判入教導所(3 sentenced to 19 to 34 months in prison, 1 to training center for attacking lawyer in 2019 who denounced protestors)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2022

警拘中學教師涉網上教人製造毒氣彈(Police arrest secondary school teacher for teaching how to make gas bombs online)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Beijing is still committed to COVID zero despite economic and human costs
The China Project, November 3, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Xi Jinping’s pilgrimage to ‘red Mecca’ brings back the Mao factor
The Guardian, November 4, 2022

A Biden-Xi Summit Presents Latest Challenge to U.S.-China Ties
安排习拜会给中美关系带来最新挑战
The Wall Street Journal, November 3-4, 2022

Covid-19: Finance chief Paul Chan tested positive on return to Hong Kong but not quarantined, gov’t says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How China Lost America
中国是如何失去美国的
The New York Times, November 2, 2022

The never-ending campaign against graft in China
The Economist, November 3, 2022

Officials must rise to meet concern over fall in rule of law index
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2022

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

The Strange Death of the Uyghur Internet
Wired, November 2, 2022

Canada’s public broadcaster CBC shuts China bureau citing lack of visa
Agence France-Presse, November 3, 2022

Related:
“我们被逼无奈” 加广CBC宣布关闭运作40余年的北京分社(CBC announces closure of Beijing bureau after more than 40 years in operation)
Voice of America, November 3, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

WTA主席：仍希望中国当局对彭帅的指控进行调查(WTA Chairman: I still hope Chinese authorities will investigate Peng Shuai's allegations)
Voice of America, November 3, 2022

Canada orders three Chinese firms to exit lithium deals, citing national security
Reuters, November 3, 2022

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

全国各地千名访民联名状告司法腐败(Petition by 1,000 from many parts of China urges CPC, State Council to clean up judicial corruption)
Weiquanwang, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong justice dep’t appeals against court decision to let UK lawyer represent media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong’s national security police arrest man with suspected ties to pro-independence group over seditious messages posted online
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2022

Portuguese man charged under Hong Kong sedition law over online posts denied bail
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

立場新聞案續審　控方指網站留言激起群眾　官質疑不刪留言動機(In Stand News trial, prosecution charges comments on website “stirred up” public; judge questions motive for not deleting comments)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

初選案伍健偉改為認罪　吳敏兒擬爭議案情(In pro-democracy primary election case, Ng Kin-wai changes plea to guilty; Carol Ng plans to contest charges)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong exiles in UK unnerved by ‘weak’ response to beating of protester
The Guardian, November 3, 2022

Campaigners set up Hong Kong press freedom group to aid city's embattled journalists
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中国供销社惊人复活(Surprising resurrection of China's supply and marketing cooperatives)
Radio France Internationale, November 3, 2022

中国进入国企民企合营期 明年将持续扩大(China enters period of joint ventures between state-owned and private enterprises with plans to continue expanding next year)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2022

Toddler’s death raises new questions about human costs of China’s zero-Covid measures
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2022

Related:
中国兰州男童封锁期间失救死亡，新冠“次生灾难”再引公愤(Boy in Lanzhou dies as lockdown delayed treatment; Covid-19’s "secondary disaster" re-ignites public outrage)
BBC News, November 3, 2022

防疫负担太重 中国多地“常态”核酸检测不再免费(Many local authorities will no longer provide "normal" PCR tests for free, citing heavy costs of epidemic prevention)
Deutsche Welle, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong to strengthen intelligence collection to deal with underlying security threats, John Lee says
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Germany’s Scholz heads to China amid questions over strategy
The Guardian, November 3, 2022

"北京一男子致十四亿人受长期管控"引发热议(Weibo post—"One man in Beijing has put 1.4 billion people under long-term control"—sparks heated debate)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s 20th Party Congress: The Implications for CCP Norms
The Diplomat, November 3, 2022

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

Don’t bet against China and Hong Kong and don’t read too much foreign news, top Chinese regulator tells banking summit
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2022

China bans celebrities with ‘lapsed morals’ from endorsing products
The Guardian, November 2, 2022

蒙族人泰国被捕 称狱中遭国安威逼认罪遣返 现已出狱 (Just released from detention in Thailand, ethnic Mongolian from Inner Mongolia says Chinese state security attempted to force him to plead guilty and accept repatriation)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

纽约也有中国警察服务站 (New York also has a Chinese police service station)
Voice of America, November 2, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

跨境执法涉侵犯主权 荷兰令中国关闭驻外警察站 (Dutch authorities order immediate closure of Chinese police stations in Netherlands, citing violation of sovereignty in cross-border law enforcement without permission)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

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

福州硕士访民叶钟在北京四通桥遭截访后再遭非法拘禁14天 (Fuzhou petitioner Ye Zhong illegally detained for 14 days after being intercepted at Sitong Bridge in Beijing)
Weiquanwang, November 2, 2022

Overseas Chinese hold small anti-Xi Halloween march in New York City
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2022

17 Stand News articles accepted as evidence in sedition trial against Hong Kong outlet
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2022

Hong Kong protests: man, 20, admits taking part in illegal demonstration after sedition charge changed to unlawful assembly
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s revised law on women’s protection: What you need to know
The China Project, November 2, 2022

香港教育局推《教师专业操守指引》 课堂或社交平台不可随便提"六四事件"(Education Bureau introduces "Guidelines for Teachers' Professional Conduct": “Casual” mentions of "June Fourth Incident" are not allowed in classrooms or on social media)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

Related:
蔡若蓮稱教師專業操守指引不設適應期(Secretary for Education Christine Choi says there is no adaptation period for Guidelines for Teachers' Professional Conduct)
Ming Pao, October 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国拟广建食堂 便民?或另有图谋？ (China plans to build state-owned canteens widely, for the convenience of the people? Or something else?)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

China Covid: Area around world's biggest iPhone plant locked down
BBC News, November 2, 2022

Related:
Chinese city accused of ‘performative lockdown lifting’
The Guardian, November 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How are the Chinese responding to Xi Jinping's third term?
Deutsche Welle, November 2, 2022

How China’s state security controls its narrative in the West | Live with Lizzi Lee
The China Project, October 31, 2022

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

China to kick off ‘World Internet Conference’ next week with Beijing set to promote its vision of internet governance
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2022

CENSORS CONTINUE CLAMPDOWN ON CRITICISM OF ZERO-COVID POLICY
China Digital Times, October 31, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

50 countries condemn China’s action against Uyghurs
Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, November 1, 2022

Related:
Joint statement on behalf of 50 countries in the UN General Assembly Third Committee on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, China
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, October 31, 2022

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

万圣节纽约华人集会 抗议习近平独裁 (Chinese New Yorkers rally on Halloween to protest Xi Jinping's dictatorship)
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2022

疫情期间居家诵《古兰经》 逾七千维吾尔穆斯林遭处罚 (Over 7,000 Uyghur Muslims punished for reciting the Koran at home during the epidemic)
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2022

涉嫌所谓煽颠案、被关押长达3年的广西人权律师覃永沛被严重超期羁押 (Human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei’s 3-year detention on suspicion of inciting subversion has seriously exceeded legal limit)
Weiquanwang, November 1, 2022

High-profile national security trial of Hong Kong democrats to begin after Lunar New Year, court reveals
Hong Kong Free Press, November 1, 2022

Stand News editors’ barrister accuses prosecution of ‘making a mockery of the law’ in Hong Kong’s first sedition case involving media
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2022

Trust Project freezes Hong Kong operations citing ‘increasingly difficult environment’ for news
Hong Kong Free Press, November 1, 2022

Hong Kong’s Societies Ordinance meant to tackle triads, defence says in case against protester relief fund
Hong Kong Free Press, November 1, 2022

海外香港传媒人成立新组织 关注香港新闻自由及提供专业培训(Overseas HK media professionals set up new group to focus on HK's press freedom, provide training)
Voice of America, November 1, 2022

職工盟三人認未按例向警交資料各罰8000元　鄧建華指違法「受良心所使」非無心之失(3 members of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions are fined HK$8,000 for failing to provide information to police; former vice-chairman Leo Tang says breaking the law is "guided by conscience," not negligence)
Ming Pao, November 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

4件法律草案公开征求意见 (4 draft laws open for public comments)
National People's Congress of P.R.C, October 31, 2022

Related:
立法法（修正草案）征求意见 (Legislative Law (Draft Amendment) for comments)
National People's Congress of P.R.C, October 31, 2022

行政复议法（修订草案）征求意见 (Administrative Reconsideration Law (Draft Amendment) for comments)
National People's Congress of P.R.C, October 31, 2022

无障碍环境建设法（草案）征求意见 (Barrier-Free Environment Construction Law (Draft) for comments)
National People's Congress of P.R.C, October 31, 2022

预备役人员法（草案）征求意见 (Reservists Law (Draft) for comments)
National People's Congress of P.R.C, October 31, 2022

未成年人施害、被害均上升 性侵犯罪突出 (Numbers of underaged perpetrators and victims rise; sexual assault stands out among crimes against minors)
Caixin, October 29, 2022

Justice secretary pledges to boost Hongkongers’ understanding and respect of ‘one country, two systems’
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong must take its time to get national security law right
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2022

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

China’s private security firms to shield against ‘terrorist sabotage’ as Xi Jinping looks to protect overseas assets
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2022

Pro-democracy publishing house in Thailand targeted for shutdown by Chinese buyer
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2022

Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong calls for education system with ‘one country, two systems’ as core value as new institute opens
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

德国加入其他国家调查中国在德设立的“海外警务服务点”(Germany joins other countries in investigating "overseas police stations" set up by China in Germany)
Voice of America, October 31, 2022

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

中共二十大报道：前中组部官员公开致函习近平 要求澄清胡锦涛离席事件真相(20th CPC National Congress: Former official of Organization Department of the Central Committee sends open letter to Xi Jinping asking for clarification of the truth about Hu Jintao's leaving at the conference)
Voice of America, October 31, 2022

Hundreds in Tibetan capital stage rare protest against Covid lockdowns
Agence France-Presse, October 29, 2022

2 convicted of rioting in Admiralty during 2019 Hong Kong protest, including 1 minor
Hong Kong Free Press, October 31, 2022

Exclusive: University of Hong Kong makes library users register to access some politically sensitive books
Hong Kong Free Press, October 31, 2022

‘We all want creative freedom’: Arts election lays bare Hong Kong censorship fears
Agence France-Presse, October 30, 2022

奏《願榮光》六旬漢涉再被票控　被控未經批准在公眾地方籌款(60-year-old man is charged with unauthorized fundraising in a public place again for playing "Glory to Hong Kong")
Ming Pao, October 31, 2022

「立場新聞」涉煽動案開審　將先爭議涉案文章有否超出檢控時限(In Stand News sedition case, judge to determine firstwhether articles involved have exceeded statute of limitations for prosecution)
Ming Pao, October 31, 2022

【理大圍城】12港人郭子麟與另一青年承認暴動 冀明年9月前服刑完 回港大繼續學業(Kwok Tsz-lun of 12 Hong Kongers case and another plead guilty to rioting; Kwok hopes to finish serving his sentences by September next year to continue his study at HKU)
Inmediahk, October 29, 2022

National security: Ex-leader of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group demands prosecution disclose more info
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Did Germany Learn From Its Russia Trouble? The Test May Come in China.
The New York Times, October 30, 2022

China braces for wave of workers fleeing iPhone factory in Covid-hit Zhengzhou
The Guardian, October 30, 2022

Related:
郑州富士康工厂为何大批工人出走“徒步返乡”(Why do a large number of workers from the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou leave and "return home on foot")
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 31, 2022

Xi invokes Mao in trip to Communist 'holy' sites
Deutsche Welle, October 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China passes new women's protection law, revamped for first time in decades
Reuters, October 30, 2022

Related:
中国修订妇女权益保障法 聚焦性别歧视和性别暴力(China amends women's rights protection law focusing on gender discrimination and gender violence)
Deutsche Welle, October 31, 2022

《中华人民共和国妇女权益保障法》全文来了！(Full text of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests)
Women of China, October 31, 2022

二十大后各地供销社快速崛起 北京总社高标准招聘公务员(After 20th CPC National Congress, local supply and marketing cooperatives are rapidly rising; Beijing’s head office recruits civil servants with high standards)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2022

China’s zero-Covid policy leaves experts at a loss with no definite end in sight
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2022

圖書館中小學生寫作賽增國安條款 楊潤雄：提醒勿違法(National security clause added to library writing competition for primary and secondary school students; Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung: Remind not to break the law)
Ming Pao, October 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

劳工通讯：郑州富士康工人大逃亡 工会在做什么？(China Labor Bulletin: When workers at Zhengzhou Foxconn are escaping, what are the unions doing?)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2022

National security does not require Hong Kong judges to dabble in history
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2022

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

Xi Jinping ally to helm Communist Party’s influence machine
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2022

Hong Kong library writing contests forbid entries deemed contrary to national security
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Pentagon’s Strategy Says China and Russia Pose Very Different Challenges
五角大楼最新国防战略：中国构成长期挑战
The New York Times, October 28, 2022

US should use AI to beat Chinese censors in case of Taiwan attack, think tank chaired by former Google CEO says
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2022

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

中国独立记者黄雪琴获“为受害者发声奖”(Chinese independent journalist Huang Xueqin wins 2022 Freedom of Expression Award for Journalism)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2022

Related:
Sophia Huang Xueqin is the winner of the 2022 Freedom of Expression Award in the journalism category
Index on Censorship, October 28, 2022

China Accused of Using Overseas Bases to Target Dissidents
Associated Press, October 27, 2022

Related:
爱尔兰关闭“非法”中国警局 加拿大跟进调查(Ireland closes an “illegal” Chinese police station; Canada launches criminal probe)
Deutsche Welle, October 28, 2022

Chinese police detain dissident who forwarded 'Bridge Man' content
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022

Related:
四通桥抗议事件启发下，“反习”行动在中国境内外蔓延(Inspired by Sitong Bridge protest, "anti-Xi" actions spread inside and outside China)
BBC News, October 28, 2022

Ex-editor who quit after Xinjiang story axed dismisses SCMP letter warning of ‘further action’ if he publishes it
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2022

理大案8名被控暴動等罪男女判囚44至56個月不等(8 are sentenced to 44 to 56 months in prison for rioting in 2019 PolyU siege)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 28, 2022

涉光城者串謀恐怖活動案 24歲男還柙15月 高院申保釋獲批(High Court grants bail to 24-year-old man in “Returning Valiant” case of conspiracy to commit terrorist activities after 15 months of detention)
Inmediahk, October 28, 2022

Hong Kong court sentences man to 4 years, 3 months over 2019 Yuen Long mob attacks
Hong Kong Free Press, October 27, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Charter amendments turn Chinese Communist Party into a 'gang' led by Xi, analysts say
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022

鄧炳強：23條立法不能草率　以免將來要修改便麻煩(Secretary for Security Chris Tang: Article 23 legislation should not be rushed to avoid amendments in future)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

二十大后疫情突升温 两亿人受封控影响(COVID cases surge after 20th CPC National Congress; 200 million are affected by lockdown)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2022

Forgotten Uyghurs locked up in Thailand face 'hell on earth'
Agence France-Presse, October 28, 2022

China’s problem with female representation is getting worse
The Economist, October 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中共二十大：解读政治局24人名单背后六种政治意涵(20th CPC National Congress: 6 political implications behind the 24 Politburo members)
BBC News, October 28, 2022

专访高文谦: 习近平的麻烦才刚刚开始(Interview with Gao Wenqian: Xi Jinping's troubles are just beginning)
Voice of America, October 28, 2022

胡平：党天下变习天下 20大后也不会风平浪静(Interview with Hu Ping: As CPC’s rule becomes Xi’s rule, there will be no calm in the top leadership in wake of 20th Party Congress)
Radio France Internationale, October 28, 2022

Was Hu Jintao’s removal from China’s 20th party congress suspicious or not?
The Guardian, October 28, 2022

Commentary: China’s young ‘lie flat’ under social challenges
Channel News Asia, October 28, 2022

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

China-Linked Internet Trolls Try Fueling Divisions in U.S. Midterms, Researchers Say
研究人员：与中国有关联的网络水军试图在美国中期选举前煽动分裂
The Wall Street Journal, October 26-27, 2022

A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly
Wired, October 26, 2022

Related:
Pro-PRC DRAGONBRIDGE Influence Campaign Leverages New TTPs to Aggressively Target U.S. Interests, Including Midterm Elections
Mandiant, October 26, 2022

Dutch Are Investigating Reported Illegal Chinese Police Stations
中国被指非法在荷兰设立警务办事处恐吓中国公民
The New York Times, October 27, 022

Related:
110 OVERSEAS: Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild
Safeguard Defenders, September, 2022

非政府组织：全球近半非法捕捞在非洲，十大非法捕捞公司有八家来自中国(NGO report: Nearly half of world's illegal fishing is in Africa, and 8 of top 10 illegal fishing companies are from China)
Voice of America, October 27, 2022

Related:
Fishy Networks: Uncovering the Companies and Individuals behind Illegal Fishing Globally
Financial Transparency Coalition, October, 2022

20TH PARTY CONGRESS PRIMES CHINA FOR CONTINUED CONFRONTATION AROUND THE WORLD
China Digital Times, October 26, 2022

China’s Politburo wastes no time spreading Xi’s party congress message
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

US State Department condemns ‘spurious’ fraud conviction of media mogul Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2022

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

中国多地公民转发“四通桥抗议事件”遭警方扣查、失联(Citizens from many places in China who reposted news of Sitong Bridge protest are detained or disappeared)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022

封控没完没了 西藏拉萨爆发抗议示威(Endless lockdown prompts protests in Lhasa, Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022

Related:
China Covid: Videos emerge of rare protests in Tibet
BBC News, October 27, 2022

Two Hong Kong court spectators jailed for sedition over critical comments about magistrate in protest case
Hong Kong Free Press, October 27, 2022

Hong Kong protests: decoration worker, 64, jailed for more than 4 years for rioting and wounding at 2019 Yuen Long MTR attacks
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2022

Hong Kong protests: relief fund needed to be registered because of its ‘massive’ size, trial involving Cardinal Joseph and five other activists told
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2022

Website of NGO Hong Kong Democracy Council partially blocked in city amid fears over erosion of open internet
Hong Kong Free Press, October 26, 2022

Related:
Business Not As Usual: International Companies in the New Authoritarian Hong Kong
Hong Kong Democracy Council, October 25, 2022

拒交資料案 國安警以公眾利益為由五度拒答鄒幸彤提問 鄒批如捉迷藏(National security police refuse to answer Chow Hang-tung's question 5 times, citing public interest in case of HK Alliance’s refusal to submit information)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2022

高院批黎智英聘英御狀於國安案抗辯　律政司將提上訴指有關律師幫助有限(DoJ to appeal High Court’s approval of appointment of UK barrister in Jimmy Lai's national security case)
Ming Pao, October 27, 2022

TG呼籲「水攻」360貨品 學校圖書管理員判囚2月2周 官指3年後檢控不理想(School librarian is sentenced to 2 months, 2 weeks in prison for calling for "water attack" on products at 360 store in 2019 protests; judge says 3-year delay in prosecution not ideal)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2022

Eight in 10 journalists in Hong Kong against fake news law, survey finds, with improved media literacy education seen as best way to tackle misinformation
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s Xi Jinping Set to Give ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy More Bite
习近平将进一步推动“战狼外交”
The Wall Street Journal, October 26-27, 2022

全球法治倒退 中国“基本人权”倒数第四(China's "basic human rights" ranks 4th from bottom on global rule of law rankings)
Deutsche Welle, October 26, 2022

Related:
Rule of Law around the World 2022-Overall scores of the WJP Rule of Law Index
World Justice Project, October 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China locks down part of Wuhan, nearly three years after first Covid case emerged
The Guardian, October 27, 2022

China’s Latest Covid Lockdown Affects a Major iPhone Factory
The New York Times, October 27, 2022

Related:
Foxconn iPhone factory in China reels from Covid outbreak
富士康郑州工厂出现疫情
Financial Times, October 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

An Era Just Ended in China
中国的一个时代结束了
The New York Times, October 27, 2022

How Putin and Xi Are Trying to Break Global Human Rights
Foreign Policy, October 27, 2022

China’s Chest-Thumping Nationalism Now Goes Too Far, Movement’s Godfather Says
The New York Times, October 27, 2022

Global Financial leaders Must Speak Up for Human Rights Ahead of HK Summit
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 26, 2022

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

Xi Jinping's extended term as supreme leader sparks warning to China's ethnic groups
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2022

China accused of illegal police stations in the Netherlands
BBC News, October 26, 2022

Related:
110 OVERSEAS Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild
Safeguard Defenders, September 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

UK Court to Hear Uyghur Demands to Ban Xinjiang Cotton
Associated Press, October 25, 2022

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

海报行动——四通桥抗议事件后，中国海外留学生在各种掣肘下发出回声 (In poster actions, overseas Chinese students, under various constraints, echo Sitong Bridge protest)
NGOCN, October 26, 2022

声援四通桥义士彭立发的浙江异议人士吴京圣恐已遭抓捕 (Zhejiang dissident Wu Jingsheng, who supports Sitong Bridge Man Peng Lifa, may have been arrested)
Weiquanwang, October 26, 2022

江西省九江市网络活跃人士王林安已被批捕 (Wang Lin’an, Jiangxi freedom of speech activist, is arrested)
Weiquanwang, October 24, 2022

Chinese dissidents, activists await release from house arrest, forced 'vacation'
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2022

Hong Kong falls from top 20 in global rule of law Index
Hong Kong Free Press, October 26, 2022

Hong Kong national security police arrest man suspected of being involved in terrorist plots to bomb infrastructure, courts and set alight Covid test centres
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2022

支聯會拒交資料案　鄒幸彤庭上提「天安門屠殺」　控方指應用「六四事件」(In HK Alliance case of failing to provide information requested by police, judge agrees with prosecution on using term “June Fourth Incident” rather than “Tiananmen massacre” )
Ming Pao, October 26, 2022

【理大圍城】油麻地圍捕 3人認暴動囚45個月 官：示威者如熟練軍隊、迫警方後退(3 are sentenced to 45 months in prison after pleading guilty to rioting in Yau Ma Tei during PolyU siege; judge: Protesters are like skilled troops, forcing police to retreat)
Inmediahk, October 25, 2022

涉立法會「煲底」貼海報　27歲內地男涉煽動被捕(27-year-old mainlander is arrested for sedition for putting up posters in LegCo complex)
Ming Pao, October 25, 2022

隧道連儂牆外攜噴膠及手套 29歲文員認罪被判社會服務令 官：應分清楚法律界線(29-year-old clerk is sentenced to social service order after pleading guilty to carrying spray glue and gloves outside “Lennon wall” during 2019 protests)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2022

反修例截至8月底 1,631人遭判刑、18歲以下佔353人(As of end of August, 1,631—including 353 under 18—have been sentenced in Anti-ELAB-related cases)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

‘Primary political task’ for Hong Kong to roll out activities boosting awareness of spirit of Communist Party’s 20th congress: Beijing’s point man on city affairs
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

四通桥横幅抗议之后的观察与反思： “勇气是在实践中获得的，信任也是在联结和共同行动中长出来的” (Observation and reflection after Sitong Bridge protest: "Courage is acquired in practice; trust is born of connections and joint actions")
Matters, October 25, 2022

In China, It’s One Man, One Ideology, One Party
Foreign Policy, October 25, 2022

Xi Jinping has purged China of hope – but he can’t stamp out small acts of resistance
The Guardian, October 25, 2022

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

China censors searches for 'Hu Jintao,' the former president removed from congress
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2022

Screening of Taiwanese documentary axed at Hong Kong film festival after censors request removal of protest scenes
Hong Kong Free Press, October 25, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

加拿大团体抗议中国战狼外交 渥太华表态脱钩(Canadian groups protest China's “wolf warrior” diplomacy; Ottawa signals economic and trade decoupling from China)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2022

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

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, former company executive found guilty of fraud in office lease case
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2022

Team of journalists resigned after SCMP axed 3-part series on Xinjiang abuses, ex-editor says
Hong Kong Free Press, October 25, 2022

全英十一城港人发声：把施袭中国外交官赶出英国(Hong Kongers in 11 UK cities speak out: Expel physically violent Chinese diplomats)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2022

涉連登發港獨等言論 公務員認煽動囚6個月 官稱宣揚武裝革命令熾熱氣氛升溫(Civil servant is sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for posting HK independence-related posts on LIHKG forum
Inmediahk, October 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

楊何蓓茵稱新的《公務員守則》不再用「政治中立」(Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung: No more "political neutrality" in new "Code of Practice for Civil Servants")
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 25, 2022

下學年起新聘教師須通過基本法及香港國安法測試(Newly recruited teachers must pass Basic Law and HK National Security Law exams starting next school year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 24, 2022

藝發局選舉「完善」後投票人數減七成 投票率急跌至不足兩成(Voter number drops by 70%, turnout plummets to below 20% after Hong Kong Arts Development Council “optimized” election)
Inmediahk, October 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

The 20th Party Congress: Xi Jinping Exerts Overwhelming Control Over Personnel, but Offers No Clues on Reviving the Economy
Jamestown Foundation, October 24, 2022

Xi Jinping’s party purge prompts fears of greater Taiwan invasion risk
The Guardian, October 25, 2022

A Lonely Protest in Beijing Inspires Young Chinese to Find Their Voice
四通桥事件鼓舞下，中国年轻人的政治觉醒
The New York Times, October 25, 2022

The Hong Kong connection: Xi Jinping, 4 other top Chinese leaders and an ideologue who studied city from afar
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Can the Social Media and Poster Campaign Against Xi Jinping Make a Difference?
The Diplomat, October 25, 2022

The Hidden Audience of China’s Undiplomatic Diplomacy
The Diplomat, October 25, 2022

Why Xi’s fixation on loyalty could be perilous for China
The Christian Science Monitor, October 24, 2022

Young Chinese Are Despairing of a Zero-COVID Future
Foreign Policy, October 24, 2022

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

China, Vatican extend deal on bishop appointments
Deutsche Welle, October 23, 2022

Chinese censors remove reports of teen’s death in Covid-19 quarantine facility
Agence France-Presse, October 21, 2022

Hong Kong’s John Lee says he won’t try to change people’s political views, but pledges ‘action’ to reach out to youth
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Two alleged Chinese spies charged with trying to obstruct US Huawei investigation
CNN, October 24, 2022

Related:
United States of America against Guochun He and Zheng Wang, Defendants
United States District Court Eastern District of New York, October 24, 2022

Video: Merrick Garland holds news conference on national security issue
The Washington Post, October 24, 2022

德国访团会见蔡英文 反对中国武力恫吓台湾(German parliamentary delegation meets Tsai Ing-wen, opposes China's use of force to intimidate Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, October 24, 2022

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

习近平连任 上海有年轻人拉智慧横幅游行抗议(As Xi Jinping receives 3rd term, young people in Shanghai protest with smart banner supporting Sitong Bridge protest)
Radio France Internationale, October 24, 2022

曾获刑3年、今年4月底才刑满出狱的广西人权律师陈家鸿再遭刑事拘留(Guangxi human rights lawyer Chen Jiahong, released from prison April this year after serving 3-year sentence, is criminally detained)
Weiquanwang, October 24, 2022

湖北人权捍卫者帅仁兵涉“寻滋罪”案将于2022年10月26日在潜江市法院开庭审理(Hubei human rights defender Shuai Renbing to be tried for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in Qianjiang municipal court on Oct. 26)
Weiquanwang, October 22, 2022

江西省九江市网络活跃人士王林安已被批捕(Wang Lin’an, Internet activist in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, is arrested on charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, October 24, 2022

Chinese police pressure family of U.S.-based student over support for 'Bridge Man'
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2022

4 ex-members of Hong Kong activist group Student Politicism jailed up to 3 years under national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, October 23, 2022

Related:
憂教導所專注職訓 被告求判監續讀書(Defendant in Student Politicism’s national security case seeks prison sentence to continue study as she worries correctional center focuses on vocational training)
Ming Pao, October 23, 2022

呂世瑜上訴刑期 律政司引內地刑法解讀國安法被官質疑 上訴庭押後裁決(PolyU student Lui Sai-yu appeals sentence; DoJ citation of mainland criminal law to interpret national security law is questioned by judge)
Ming Pao, October 24, 2022

Nine jailed for rioting near PolyU in 2019
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 22, 2022

英国港人游行集会 “谴责中国领事馆人员袭击和掳走和平示威者”。(Hong Kongers in UK protest to "condemn Chinese consulate personnel for attacking and abducting peaceful protesters")
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2022

‘Reckless’ words had no seditious intent, says Hong Kong court goer accused under colonial-era law
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s Communist Party enshrines opposition to Taiwan independence in its constitution
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2022

Beijingers are tired but resigned to COVID zero
The China Project, October 21, 2022

Relevance of mainland Chinese law to interpret national security provisions questioned by Hong Kong court
Hong Kong Free Press, October 24, 2022

李家超：普選非優先工作 應探討具香港特色民主制度(John Lee: Universal suffrage is not a priority; should explore a democratic system with Hong Kong characteristics)
Inmediahk, October 22, 2022

蔡若蓮：官校新入職及晉升教師2年內須赴內地考察(Education Secretary Christine Choi: Newly recruited, promoted public school teachers must visit mainland within 2 years)
Ming Pao, October 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s leader Xi Jinping secures third term and stacks inner circle with loyalists
The Guardian, October 23, 2022

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China’s 20th Party Congress: Former leader Hu Jintao removed from meeting, name censored online
Agence France-Presse, October 22, 2022

How Xi Jinping Remade China in His Image
The New York Times, October 23, 2022

The 20th Politburo
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2022

Absence of women in China’s new leadership elite a ‘step backwards’ for political diversity, say observers
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2022

China waits till congress’s end to release data on underperforming growth
The Washington Post, October 24, 2022

Outside of China, concern exceeds optimism as Xi Jinping begins third term as ruler
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

FP Live: Deciphering China’s 20th Party Congress
Foreign Policy, October 24, 2022

China: echoes of authoritarian past as Xi Jinping cements his place at the heart of a Communist Party now entirely built around him
The Conversation, October 24, 2022

习近平大权独揽 “习家军”四大重点分析(Xi Jinping's monopoly of power: Analysis of 4 key points in "Xi's Army")
Deutsche Welle, October 24, 2022

How Xi Jinping Transformed China—and His Challenges Ahead
习近平主政十年如何重塑中国？未来面临哪些挑战？
The Wall Street Journal, October 22-24, 2022

China Speeds up Its ‘Look West’ Strategy
The Diplomat, October 22, 2022

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

China’s assertive foreign policy set to continue, despite imminent change to diplomatic corps leadership
Channel News Asia, October 21, 2022

The origins of China’s overreach
The China Project, October 20, 2022

China using influencers to whitewash human rights abuses, report finds
The Guardian, October 20, 2022

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Frontier influencers: The new face of China’s propaganda
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, October 19, 2022

报告：北京欲藉“边疆网红”影片洗刷人权劣迹(ASPI report: China is using "frontier influencer" videos to scrub human rights abuses)
Deutsche Welle, October 21, 2022

Hong Kong Cancels Screening of Batman Film, Citing Violence
Bloomberg, October 21, 2022