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

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

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

China's accidental activists: The women battling the Chinese state after their loved ones were jailed as dissidents
BBC News, November 17, 2022

丁建兵因帮助被精神病访民遭拘留(Ding Jianbing is detained for helping petitioner who was forced into psychiatric treatment)
Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, November 22, 2022

崔群要求以唾液进行核检遭殴打(Cui Qun, woman in Shanghai, was beaten for demanding saliva PCR test)
Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, November 23, 2022

Hongkonger remanded in custody on national security grounds after allegedly reposting footage of anthem blunder
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2022

Hongkonger who attempted to escape to Taiwan granted bail pending appeal against sentence in protest-related case
Hong Kong Free Press, November 23, 2022

20-year-old Hongkonger sentenced to up to 3 years detention for illegal university protest where he chanted ‘seditious’ slogans
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2022

18歲男改國歌歌詞為「遲奶!我帶你環遊世界」及將國旗改圖加粗口 認罪候判(18-year-old man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to changing national anthem lyrics and adding swear words to national flag in online forum)
Ming Pao, November 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Violent protests erupt at China’s largest iPhone factory over Covid-19 restrictions
Agence France-Presse, November 23, 2022

Related:
河南富士康员工群起抗议并与警方对峙冲突(Foxconn employees in Henan protest and clash with police)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2022

Zhengzhou Community Blasts Warning over Loudspeaker: Outside Visitors Will Be “Executed on the Spot”
What's on Weibo, November 22, 2022

Maskless World Cup scenes spark anger in zero-Covid China
Agence France-Presse, November 23, 2022

HONG KONG NATIONAL SECURITY COMES DOWN HARD ON RUGBY FANS, APPLE DAILY STAFF
China Digital Times, November 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

法治的细节︱少捕慎诉,囹圄空虚,是刑法学者一直的追求 (Finer points of the rule of law: Fewer arrests, careful prosecutions, and empty prisons are the constant pursuit of criminal law scholars)
The Paper, November 23, 2022

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

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

China’s Interference in Canada’s Elections
The Diplomat, November 22, 2022

Hong Kong deputies to be elected to China’s legislature to play bigger role in country’s governance, senior mainland official says
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

EU set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights violations in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

中国领事馆香港示威者遭袭击事件 英国警方: 有人涉嫌触犯罪行(In case of HK protestor attacked in Chinese consulate, British police confirm they have a criminal suspect)
Voice of America, November 22, 2022

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

鲍彤逝世:曾参与推动中国政治改革,因“六四”事件入狱
Bao Tong, 90, Dies; Top Chinese Official Imprisoned After Tiananmen

The New York Times, November 22, 2022

Thai police hold Chinese dissident after lone Bangkok protest against Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2022

6 ex-Apple Daily staff plead guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in seeking sanctions on Hong Kong, Beijing officials
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

黎智英聘英御狀案 律政司直接向終院申上訴許可( DoJ appeals directly to Court of Final Appeal against appointment of UK lawyer in Jimmy Lai’s national security case)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2022

Hong Kong man arrested for sedition after allegedly posting clip of anthem blunder with message of thanks
Hong Kong Free Press, November 22, 2022

Police interview members of Hong Kong Rugby Union over national anthem blunders at overseas sports events
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

浸大傳理生辦在囚人士徵信活動 校方拒批場地兼展紀律聆訊(HKBU refuses to approve venue and holds disciplinary hearing on students organizing letters-sending activity to prisoners)
Inmediahk, November 22, 2022

7名社民連成員涉違限聚令 兩人認罪各罰款4500元(Two League of Social Democracy members are fined HK$4,500 each after pleading guilty to violating gathering restriction order)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2022

Three years on, Hong Kongers keep alive memory of Polytechnic University battles
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
The New York Times, November 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

失踪人口与中国器官移植乱象有何关联?(What is the connection between missing persons and China's organ transplant chaos?)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2022

河南安阳厂房火灾已导致38人遇难
China Factory Fire Kills 38

The New York Times, November 22, 2022

Monday, November 21, 2022

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

Chinese coast guard seizes rocket debris from Filipino navy
Associated Press, November 21, 2022

Related:
中国海警船在南中国海有争议水域强行抢走菲海军打捞的火箭碎片(Chinese coast guard forcibly seizes rocket debris salvaged by Philippine navy in disputed waters of South China Sea)
Voice of America, November 21, 2022

TikTok draws bipartisan fire in US on China surveillance concern
Bloomberg, November 21, 2022

Planned Hong Kong mediation centre to bolster China’s influence in Africa
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2022

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

广西民主人士陆辉煌被以“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”判刑4年6个月(Guangxi rights defender Lu Huihuang is sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power")
Weiquanwang, November 20, 2022

高智晟失踪五年 BBC专访耿和:“我被迫在丈夫和孩子之间做选择”(In interview with BBC, Geng He, wife of Gao Zhisheng, human rights lawyer who has been missing for 5 years: "I was forced to choose between my husband and my children")
BBC, November 19, 2022

China sees 'daily protests' despite widespread state surveillance, controls: report
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2022

Related:
报告:中国每天都在发生街头抗议和网上异议(Report: In China, street protests and online dissent are happening every day)
Voice of America, November 21, 2022

China Dissent Monitor (Issue 1: June-September 2022)
Freedom House, November 14, 2022

Overseas Chinese students call for probe into fate of Beijing 'bridge man' protester
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2022

7 Hong Kong protesters sentenced to up to 4 years and 7 months in jail over rioting near gov’t headquarters in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press, November 21, 2022

黎智英聘英御狀參與國安法審訊 律政司申終院上訴許可被拒(Court of Final Appeal rejects DoJ’s appeal against appointment of UK lawyer in Jimmy Lai’s national security case)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2022

涉網上發布引起他人憎恨中央等訊息 42歲男子被捕(42-year-old man is arrested for alleged incitement of hatred of central government in online posts)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

As China eases coronavirus restrictions, confusion and angst follow
The Washington Post, November 19, 2022

Hong Kong athletes should alert sporting event organisers to any anthem errors according to new guidelines
Hong Kong Free Press, November 21, 2022

律政司要求外聘大律師簽署承諾維護國安法及不危國安(DoJ requires briefed-out counsel to sign pledge to uphold National Security Law and not endanger national security)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2022

「起底」刑事化一年 私隱署發逾千張通知書要求網站移除起底信息(In year since criminalization of “doxxing,” Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has issued more than 1,000 notices requesting websites to remove doxxing information)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China reports first Covid deaths in six months as Beijing cases rise
The Guardian, November 21, 2022

Related:
中国疫情扑而不灭,北京周末三名患者死亡(3 patients die in Beijing over the weekend as China's epidemic persists)
Voice of America, November 21, 2022

中国一个多月发生十多起中学生离奇失踪案(Mysterious disappearances of more than a dozen middle school students in China in about one month)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2022

An iPhone Factory Needs Workers. The Chinese Government Wants to Help.
中国政府帮助郑州富士康招工,动员退伍军人及党员

The New York Times, November 21, 2022

2 more incidents emerge of Hong Kong protest song mixed up with Chinese national anthem at rugby matches
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why did Xi scold Trudeau? Maybe because Canada spent years helping China erode human rights
The Conversation, November 18, 2022

Friday, November 18, 2022

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

中国再推一带一路 明年拟办高峰论坛(China resumes promoting Belt and Road Initiative, may hold summit forum next year)
Radio France Internationale, November 18, 2022

FBI director ‘very concerned’ by reports of secret Chinese police stations in US
Reuters, November 18, 2022

Related:
FBI局长:对中国在美国设立“警察站”深感担忧(FBI Director: Deeply concerned about China setting up “police stations” in U.S.)
Deutsche Welle, November 18, 2022

XINJIANG AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE THREE FOR “DISRUPTING PUBLIC ORDER” VIA “CRIMINAL COMMENT-FLOODING”
China Digital Times, November 17, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

美国对协助规避伊朗制裁的实体实施制裁,13家实体中半数以上是中国公司(U.S. imposes sanctions on 13 entities—more than half are Chinese companies—helping to circumvent U.S. sanctions against Iran)
Voice of America, November 18, 2022

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

唐云淑因信访被判刑四年六个月(Tang Yunshu, who spent decades petitioning for redress of gov’t seizure of family property, is sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch, November 18, 2022

China repression: The families who have left loved ones behind
BBC News, November 18, 2022

Chinese students abroad take on their government
The Economist, November 17, 2022

Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy allowed final appeal against conviction over accessing public info for documentary
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2022

網台主持「傑斯」尹耀昇出獄稱無意離港 「除非呢個屋企唔要我」(Internet radio host "Giggs" Wan Yiu-sing is released from prison, says he has no intention of leaving HK "unless this home doesn't want me")
Ming Pao, November 18, 2022

郭卓堅重新覆核「安心出行」違憲 指港人非罪犯不應被追蹤(Kwok Cheuk-kin re-applies for judicial review on constitutionality of LeaveHomeSafe app, says HK people are not criminals and should not be tracked)
Inmediahk, November 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China to step up internet censorship with stricter rules for social media and streaming sites
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

习近平教训特鲁多强硬却失态?中国全面封杀图文(Xi Jinping loses composure in lecturing Trudeau? Photos and texts are completely blocked in China)
Radio France Internationale, November 18, 2022

中国各地疫情快速反弹,北京朝阳区呼吁民众“宅”家过周末(As many parts of China see rapid COVID resurgence, Beijing’s Chaoyang District urges residents to stay home for the weekend)
Voice of America, November 18, 2022

Unmasked and in charge, China's Xi puts personal diplomacy back in play
Reuters, November 17, 2022

Rugby anthem blunder: Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing camp has gone quiet over protest song played at South Korea match. What happened?
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

分析:习近平特鲁多对话 凸显何种中加关系?(Analysis: What kind of China-Canada relationship does the Xi Jinping-Trudeau dialogue highlight?)
Deutsche Welle, ovember 18, 2022

Hong Kong Seeks to Redefine Human Rights in South Korea
Human Rights Watch, November 17, 2022

Thursday, November 17, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Chinese spy Xu Yanjun jailed for 20 years for stealing tech from US aerospace and aviation firms
Reuters, November 17, 2022

FBI局长国会作证:中国盗窃美国资料大于各国盗窃总和(FBI director testifies before Congress: China's theft of U.S. data is greater than sum of all countries' theft)
Radio France Internationale, November 17, 2022

China’s efforts in US and elsewhere to reach and silence critics merit greater attention: US panel
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2022

Related:
2022 ANNUAL REPORT—Full Report
Executive summary
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, November 16, 2022

美国会:经安会促考虑停中美正常贸易关系 CECC忧习近平集权侵海外人权(U.S. Congress: Economic and Security Council urges consideration of cessation of normal trade relations between China, U.S.; CECC concerned that Xi Jinping's consolidation of power violates human rights abroad)
Radio France Internationale, November 17, 2022

德国总统:中国不想依赖世界,却要让世界依赖中国(German President: China does not want to depend on the world, but wants the world to depend on China)
Deutsche Welle, November 17, 2022

German minister wants China cooperation dependent on rights situation – Spiegel
Reuters, November 16, 2022

Related:
机密文件曝光:揭示德国未来对华战略(Exposed confidential paper reveals Germany's future strategy regarding China)
Deutsche Welle, November 17, 2022

U.K. Sees Myriad Domestic Threats, Mainly From Iran, Russia and China
英国安全部门强调来自伊朗、中国等多重威胁

The New York Times, November 17, 2022

Newport Wafer Fab’s sale to Nexperia blocked by UK ministers
英国政府决定阻止中资收购纽波特晶圆厂

Financial Times, November 17, 2022

Taiwan may further restrict tech over spectre of mainland China taking sensitive technology
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2022

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

Covid Lockdown Chaos Sets Off a Rare Protest in a Chinese City
广州海珠区长时间封控引罕见抗议,民众推翻警车

The New York Times, November 17, 2022

Criminal records checks of lion dance performers necessary, Hong Kong security chief says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 17, 2022

Hong Kong’s once-vibrant movie industry now walks a fine China line
The Washington Post, November 17, 2022

前年七一遊行藏石油氣罐連火槍等物品 三案發時未成年男女判入更生中心(3 are sentenced to correctional center for possessing LPG tanks, firearms, other items in 2020 July 1 march when they were minors)
Ming Pao, November 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

What Videos Show About the Extremes of China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy
The New York Times, November 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Xi angrily rebukes Trudeau over ‘leaks’ to media about Canada-China relations
The Guardian, November 17, 2022

Related:
China’s Xi Scolds Trudeau Over a Conversation Made Public
习近平在G20现场指责特鲁多“泄露”两人会谈内容

The New York Times, November 17, 2022

Chinese leaders face anger over 2nd child's quarantine death
Associated Press, November 17, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong public needs more than Covid-19 slogans
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2022

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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

中国疫情持续升温, 防疫措施混乱致冲突和谣言四起 (As COVID cases in China continue to surge, chaotic anti-epidemic measures spark conflicts and rumors)
BBC News, November 16, 2022

Planned 'universal health code' linked to health data platform sparks fears in China
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2022

Coronavirus: Xinjiang authorities investigate 3 men over ‘malicious’ online comments
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2022

中国和伊朗等威权政府利用美国私家侦探监视在美异见人士
Iran and China Use Private Detectives to Spy on Dissidents in America

The New York Times, November 16, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Freedom House reveals how Mozambique resists China's influence in the media sector
GlobalVoices, November 15, 2022

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

特區政府強烈反駁美方報告 促停止干涉港事務(HKSAR gov’t strongly refutes US report findings, urges stop to interfering in HK affairs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 16, 2022

Related:
2022 Annual Report to Congress - CHAPTER 5 HONG KONG
(Full text)
U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION, November 2022

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

中國大學生在操場爬行:當「發瘋文學」照進現實 (Chinese college students crawling on the playground: When "crazy literature" illuminates reality)
Initium Media, November 15, 2022

遭羁押1年多的重庆维权人士唐云淑今获刑4年6个月 (Chongqing human rights activist Tang Yunshu, detained for more than a year, is sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison)
Weiquanwang, November 16, 2022

遭刑事拘留的广西人权律师陈家鸿已被批捕 (Guangxi human rights lawyer Chen Jiahong is officially arrested)
Weiquanwang, November 16, 2022

Chinese social media users have discovered a way to bash the country’s zero-COVID strategy online
Fortune, November 15, 2022

Remanding national security defendants for long period before trial ‘not ideal,’ head of Hong Kong lawyers’ group says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2022

Hong Kong films defy warnings with strong Golden Horse presence
Radio France Internationale, November 16, 2022

兩男學生分別認中環襲警及「搶犯」 裁定暴動罪成囚45個月(2 students are sentenced to 45 months in prison for rioting after pleading guilty to assaulting police and "snatching arrestees" in Central in 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2022

国际新闻自由和人权团体致信李家超: 立即释放黎智英(International press freedom and human rights groups’ letter to John Lee: Release Jimmy Lai Immediately)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2022

Related:
CPJ, partners call on Hong Kong leader to secure Jimmy Lai’s release
Committee to Protect Journalists, November 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

国家互联网信息办公室修订《互联网跟帖评论服务管理规定》发布施行 (Cyberspace Administration of China revised "Provisions on the Administration of Internet Thread Commenting Services")
Cyberspace Administration of China, November 16, 2022

Related:
互联网跟帖评论服务管理规定 (Provisions on the Administration of Internet Thread Commenting Services)
Cyberspace Administration of China, November 16, 2022

China’s changes to Covid-19 controls get mixed reaction as new cases stoke fears
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2022

Related:
Tell China to ease zero-Covid policy on human rights grounds, US congressional panel hears
South China Morning Post, November 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong Law Society president heads to Australia in bid to clear up misunderstandings over city’s rule of law
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: End ideological “Zero COVID” and put human life and dignity first
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 16, 2022

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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

Canada charges electric vehicle battery researcher with espionage for China
The Guardian, November 14, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

加拿大逮捕中国间谍 国会将调查北京干预联邦选举 (Canada arrests Chinese spy; parliament to investigate Beijing meddling in federal election)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2022

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

疫情飙升封控趋严引发民怨 广州市民冲上街头抗议(Soaring epidemic and tightening restrictions spark public anger; Guangzhou residents take to the streets in protest)
Voice of America, November 15, 2022

Related:
Protesters and police clash in southern China over Covid-19 lockdowns
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2022

Chinese reporter Sophia Huang Xueqin nominated for press freedom courage prize for #MeToo campaigning
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2022

於連登煽惑集結 自閉症男認煽動囚一年 官指或產生殺人放火的「孤狼」(Autistic man is sentenced to 1 year in prison after pleading guilty to inciting others to participate in illegal assembly in online forum)
Inmediahk, November 15, 2022

不服黎智英聘英御用大狀 律政司申請上訴至終院(DoJ appeals to Court of Final Appeal against Jimmy Lai’s appointment of UK barrister)
Inmediahk, November 15, 2022

六四維園外遇警截查被指不合作 八旬翁被控阻差辦公(Man, 80, is charged with obstructing police for being uncooperative when stopped and searched by police outside Victoria Park on June 4)
Inmediahk, November 15, 2022

支聯會拒交資料案 官禁以受害者形容天安門母親 鄒幸彤斥可恥(In HK Alliance case of refusing to submit information to police, judge bans term “victims” to describe Tiananmen Mothers; Chow Hang-tung calls decision “shameful”)
Inmediahk, November 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

防疫政策反复无常 石家庄免费核酸检测点关闭又开 (In erratic epidemic prevention policy, Shijiazhuang’s free PCR testing sites close and reopen)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2022

China’s Performative Zero-COVID Policy
The Diplomat, November 15, 2022

China’s Twenty Trending Covid Rule Changes and One Big Red Map
What's on Weibo, November 11, 2022

One Way To Avoid Scandals? China Lays Down Law For Celebrity Endorsements
ChinaFilmInsider, November 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

大陸教師遭「爆破手」惡意干擾網課後猝死,你如何看疫下網絡暴力新現象?(Mainland teacher dies suddenly after “blasters” maliciously interfered with online classes. How do you view the new phenomenon of cyber violence under the epidemic?)
Initium Media, November 15, 2022

Millions of missing women: China grapples with legacy of one-child policy as population ages
The Guardian, November 15, 2022

Hong Kong leader tasks sports officials to look into improvements after protest song instead of national anthem played at rugby match in South Korea
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2022

Monday, November 14, 2022

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

Kishida tells Asia leaders China infringing on Japan's sovereignty
Reuters, November 13, 2022

How Xi Jinping is mobilising the masses to control themselves
The Economist, November 10, 2022

Hong Kong schools to supply authorities with information on national education uptake among teachers, students
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2022

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

“一个人的勇敢不应该没有回声” —— 记一场在伦敦用普通话发出的示威与抗议 ("One's bravery should not be without echoes": Record of a protest in London in Mandarin)
NGOCN, November 8, 2022

Apple limits file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users after anti-govt protest
Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2022

被控串謀勾結外國勢力 黎智英申永久終止聆訊(Jimmy Lai applies for permanent stay of proceedings on charge of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2022

Hong Kong court convicts woman of assaulting a police officer, possessing offensive weapon during 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 14, 2022

涉光城者串謀恐怖活動案 中六女學生還柙逾一年 高院申保釋遭拒(In “Returning Valiant” case of conspiracy of terrorist activities, High Court rejects bail to Form 6 student who has been detained for over a year)
Inmediahk, November 11, 2022

涉為「香港獨立黨」骨幹 男教師被控串謀煽動保釋被拒(Teacher suspected of being “Hong Kong Independence Party” backbone and charged with alleged conspiracy to incite is denied bail)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2022

女子承認煽惑他人不投票或白票判囚2個月緩刑18個月(Woman is sentenced to 2 months in jail suspended for 18 months after pleading guilty to inciting others not to vote or to cast invalid vote)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 11, 2022

涉5年前發文稱炸解放軍軍營 27歲男罪成囚4年半(27-year-old man is sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for sharing post in online forum about bombing PLA barracks 5 years ago)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2022

停職檢控主任指紀律聆訊偏袒申覆核 高院駁回申請(High Court judge rejects request by suspended DoJ prosecution officer for review of disciplinary action against him following his complaint about police in 2019)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

最高法规范合议庭运行 要求成员平等实质参与评议 (Supreme People’s Court regulates operation of collegial panel, requires members to participate in deliberation on an equal and substantive basis)
Caixin, November 14, 2022

Related:
最高人民法院关于规范合议庭运行机制的意见 (Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Regulating the Operational Mechanism of Collegial Panels)
The Supreme People's Court, November 10, 2022

教职员工实施侵害未成年人犯罪,将被判决终身禁业 (Faculty members who commit crimes against minors will be sentenced to lifetime bans from fields involving close contact with minors)
Caixin, November 14, 2022

Related:
最高人民法院 最高人民检察院 教育部关于落实从业禁止制度的意见(Opinions of the Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Education on Implementing the Employment Prohibition System)
The Supreme People's Court, November 11, 2022

中国放宽部分疫情防控规定,但坚持“清零”
China Eases Some Pandemic Policies, While Sticking to ‘Zero Covid’

The New York Times, November 14, 2022

Collateral damage and secondary victims: the social impact of zero-COVID
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2022

Related:
PUBLIC INDIGNATION OVER PREVENTABLE DEATHS DURING LOCKDOWNS IN XINJIANG, INNER MONGOLIA, GANSU, AND HENAN
China Digital Times, November 11, 2022

Beijing can help Hong Kong society heal by explaining where ‘red lines’ of national security law lie, says Catholic bishop
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong Demands Inquiry After Protest Song Is Played Before Rugby Match
The New York Times, November 14, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong calls for investigation after protest song replaced Chinese national anthem at rugby sevens game
The Guardian, November 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

G20 Leaders Should Publicly Challenge China’s Xi on Abuses
Human Rights Watch, November 14, 2022

Thursday, November 10, 2022

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

健康码2025年要普及 就像《黑镜》里的积分系统?(Proposal to make health codes a nationwide requirement by 2025 stirs public anger and fear)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2022

Related:
关于印发“十四五”全民健康信息化规划的通知(Notice on Printing and Distributing the "14th Five-Year" National Health Informatization Plan)
National Health Commission of PRC, November 9, 2022

中国销售的苹果手机AirDrop功能遭到限制(AirDrop functionality restricted on iPhones sold in China)
Deutsche Welle, November 10, 2022

Lawmakers call on officials to boldly promote national pride, approve motion urging Hong Kong government to encourage learning about Xi Jinping’s 20th party congress report
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

拜登确定与习近平会晤 欲设立“红线”(Biden confirms meeting with Xi Jinping to lay down "red line")
Deutsche Welle, November 10, 2022

Exclusive | Germany’s ‘China City’ Duisburg cuts ties with Huawei, citing Beijing’s relations with Russia
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2022

Related:

Germany Blocks 2 Foreign Investment Deals, Taking a Firmer Line on China
德国阻止两笔涉中资交易,警惕过度依赖中国

The New York Times, November 10, 2022

China ‘increasingly disruptive global power’, says Canadian foreign minister
The Guardian, November 9, 2022

Related:
加拿大外长警告企业不要和中国卷入太深(Canada's foreign minister warns businesses against deepening involvement with China)
Deutsche Welle, November 10, 2022

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

人权捍卫者董广平越南失踪 家属紧急呼吁(Family of human rights defender Dong Guangping missing in Vietnam calls for urgent attention)
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2022

Hong Kong jails first person for insulting national anthem
Agence France-Presse, November 10, 2022

三人涉「反極權遊行」暴動罪成 官拒接納到場錄音、因塞車途經現場等辯解(3 are convicted of rioting in "anti-totalitarianism" protests in 2019; judge rejects recording at the scene and traffic jams as defense)
Ming Pao, November 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s zero-Covid policy under growing strain as cases continue to spread across country
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2022

6 pro-establishment hopefuls given green light to run in by-election to fill 4 seats in Hong Kong legislature
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Xi Jinping tells China’s army to focus on preparation for war
The Guardian, November 9, 2022

Related:
习近平:全面加强练兵备战(Xi Jinping: Comprehensively strengthen military training, preparation for war)
Deutsche Welle, November 10, 2022

China’s Great ‘Zero-Covid’ Guessing Game
习近平什么时候会放弃“清零”?

The New York Times, November 10, 2022

Plan to amend Hong Kong extradition bill ‘was correct’ despite mass protests, says ex-leader Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, November 10, 2022

China Was an Issue in the US Midterms, Especially in Attack Ads
The Diplomat, November 9, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How to Stop China Killing Human Rights at the U.N.
Foreign Policy, November 9, 2022

The Weakness Behind China’s Strong Façade
Foreign Affairs, November 10, 2022

Wednesday, November 09, 2022

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

Chinese authorities ‘drop EU council chief’s speech criticising war in Ukraine’
The Guardian, November 9, 2022

早報:據報駐港國安公署5億買下九龍豪宅,其經費來自中央財政(Chinese National Security Agency in Hong Kong bought luxury complex in Kowloon for HK$500 million with mainland funding)
Initium Media, November 9, 2022

Young protesters undergo military training, patriotic education in Hong Kong prisons
Radio Free Asia, November 8, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

EUROPE REBUFFS CHINA’S INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
China Digital Times, November 8, 2022

US semiconductor ban targets highest of Chinese high tech
The Christian Science Monitor, November 8, 2022

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

Tuesday, November 08, 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

Monday, November 07, 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

Friday, November 04, 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

Thursday, November 03, 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

Wednesday, November 02, 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