China’s national ambitions have become untethered from personal aspirations in the name of zero Covid
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022
Hong Kong Is Unrecognizable After 2 Years Under the National Security Law
The Diplomat, June 20, 2022
Why I expected more from the UN human-rights chief
Atlantic Council, June 18, 2022
China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier in Major Milestone for Xi Jinping
The New York Times, June 17, 2022
China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier, Advancing Naval Ambitions
中国第三艘航母下水，建立现代化海军的雄心又迈进一步
The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2022
Chinese PLA attack on Taiwan: at hand or too costly to consider?
Agence France-Presse, June 17, 2022
In These New Textbooks, Hong Kong Was Never a British Colony
在这些新版教科书中，香港从来不是英国殖民地
The New York Times, June 17, 2022
维权人士许志永、丁家喜即将面临“颠覆国家政权罪”审判(Human rights activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi to go on trial for "subversion of state power")
Voice of America, June 17, 2022
Charges against Chinese citizens' movement leader Xu Zhiyong 'trumped up': lawyers
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2022
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RFA独家首发: 旅美人权律师滕彪取得许志永纪录片 主张“许志永无罪” 吁国际关注(Exclusive interview: US-based human rights lawyer Teng Biao obtains documentary on Xu Zhiyong, appeals for international attention)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2022
遭抓捕已半年多的著名人权捍卫者郭飞雄（杨茂东）首次获见律师 提三项诉求(In detention for more than half a year, well-known human rights defender Guo Feixiong sees lawyer the first time, makes three demands)
Weiquanwang, June 17, 2022
失踪近两年 疫苗致残维权家长何方美亲人哭求下落(Relatives of He Fangmei, rights defender for parents of child disabled by vaccine who has been missing for nearly 2 years, appeal for information of her whereabouts)
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2022
联合国人权会7月论香港 新海外港人团体促要求港府修国安和选举法以符《公约》(HK to undergo ICCPR review in July; new overseas HK groups urge review panel to ask HK gov’t to amend national security and election laws to comply with the Covenant)
Radio France Internationale, June 17, 2022
Ex-leader of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group seeks to appeal conviction, sentence over 2021 banned assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2022
首宗索帶判囚案終極上訴 爭議索帶不屬束縛人身及入侵等工具 將擇日宣判(Verdict to be announced for final appeal of the first case involving zip ties; dispute over whether they are tools for personal restraint and intrusion under the law)
inmediahk.net, June 17, 2022
Hong Kong protests: provision deeming zip ties ‘fit for unlawful purposes’ can be interpreted broadly, prosecutor argues in top court
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2022
律政司长郑若骅将不连任 夫婿旗下公司涉合谋定价违竞争法遭入禀(Teresa Cheng, HK’s Secretary for Justice, will not be reappointed; her husband's company is accused of price-fixing conspiracy in violation of competition law)
Radio France Internationale, June 17, 2022
‘This is another pandemic’: a female survivor of domestic abuse in China speaks out
The Guardian, June 16, 2022
China’s elites think feminism is a foreign plot
The Economist, June 16, 2022
A Chinese city may have used a Covid app to block protesters, drawing an outcry.
健康码成维稳工具？郑州储户红码事件引发公愤
The New York Times, June 17, 2022
Chinese Slowdown Pushes Youth Unemployment to New Highs
中国经济放缓将年轻人失业率推至新高
The Wall Street Journal, June 16-17, 2022
反送中满三年 国安法如何改变香港命运？(How has National Security Law changed fate of HK at 3rd anniversary of anti-extradition protests?)
Deutsche Welle, June 17, 2022
The U.S. Is Losing Its Military Edge in Asia, and China Knows It
美国正在亚洲失去军事威慑力，中国很清楚这一点
The New York Times, June 17, 2022
China: Release Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi Ahead of UN Anti-Torture Day
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 16, 2022
UN human rights chief could not speak to detained Uyghurs or families during Xinjiang visit
The Guardian, June 16, 2022
Top US human rights official decries ‘transnational repression’ campaign by China
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2022
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美国积极对抗中共跨国镇压(U.S. actively confronts China's transnational repression)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2022
中国万吨驱逐舰“拉萨”号首次在日本海演习(China's 10,000-ton destroyer "Lhasa" on inaugural long-distance exercises in Sea of Japan)
Deutsche Welle, June 16, 2022
浙江杭州民主党人、八九学生领袖徐光于2022年5月26日遭刑事拘留(Xu Guang, pro-democracy activist from Hangzhou and student leader in 1989 Democracy Movement, was criminally detained on May 26, 2022)
Weiquanwang, June 16, 2022
郑州欲维权储户的健康码“被转红” 网民批“这显然是滥用权力”(Health codes of depositors preparing for rights defense actions in Zhengzhou were "turned red"; netizens call incident “an obvious abuse of power")
Radio France Internationale, June 16, 2022
Hong Kong bars multiple media outlets from inauguration of John Lee and July 1 celebrations
Hong Kong Free Press, June 16, 2022
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多家註冊媒體未獲邀出席慶回歸活動 新聞處：疫情及保安因素(Many accredited media outlets are not invited to HK's handover celebration; Information Services Dep’t cites pandemic and security factors)
inmediahk.net, June 16, 2022
How has Beijing's crackdown on civil society changed Hong Kong?
Deutsche Welle, June 16, 2022
China’s party congress promotions to emphasise political security
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2022
China’s Xi offers closer cooperation with Russia in a call with Putin.
习近平普京再通电话，提出深化中俄合作
The New York Times, June 16, 2022
Chinese courts flex intellectual property muscle across borders
中国法院在知识产权领域对外展示力量
Financial Times, June 16, 2022
司法機構擬增新罪行規管旁聽 「未經授權紀錄」可囚半年 發布者最高囚5年(HK’s judiciary to add new offense to regulate "unauthorized recording" of trials, with up to 5 years in prison for offenders who publish recordings)
inmediahk.net, June 16, 2022
首批被控理大內暴動 6人不認罪受審 控方指各人突圍後逃入科學館換衫卸裝備(HK’s first group of 6 accused of rioting at Polytechnic University go on trial; all plead not guilty)
inmediahk.net, June 16, 2022
A Brutal Attack Stirs Anger and Shame in China
Foreign Policy, June 15, 2022
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Brutal Beating of Women in China Highlights Risk of Saying ‘No’
唐山居民举报黑帮 矛头直指警官 微博两日删万条涉唐山言论(Tangshan residents report on gangsters and accuse police officers; Weibo deletes 10,000 Tangshan-related comments in two days)
唐山打人事件：中国女性说“不”要承担多少风险？
The New York Times, June 16, 2022
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2022
Constructive Communication Between the U.S. and China Gets Harder
中美之间建设性沟通的难度正在加大
The New York Times, June 16, 2022
专访：中国对专属经济区不拥有主权(Interview: China has no sovereignty over exclusive economic zones)
Deutsche Welle, June 15, 2022
China Covid pass system allegedly used to block protest, sparking furious condemnation online
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022
中國「雙減政策」打擊補教業：昔日產業龍頭「新東方」轉型改做「中英語直播帶貨」(China's "double reduction policy" hits supplementary education industry: Former industry leader "New Oriental" has morphed into "E-commerce livestreaming in Chinese and English")
The News Lens, June 14, 2022
New Hong Kong textbooks ‘will claim city never was a British colony’
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022
习近平表彰《大公报》维稳有功 香港中小学自订红线下架书刊 (Xi Jinping commends "Ta Kung Pao" for contribution to maintaining stability; Hong Kong's primary, secondary schools remove books and periodicals under self-imposed red line)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022
香港129名公务员拒效忠特区未获聘用 (129 civil servants in Hong Kong refusing allegiance to the SAR will not be hired)
Radio France Internationale, June 15, 2022
Veteran Chinese human rights lawyers expected to face trial soon
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022
著名人权捍卫者许志永案庭前会议将于2022年6月17日召开 (Pre-trial hearing of well-known human rights defender Xu Zhiyong's case to be held on June 17)
Weiquanwang, June 14, 2022
“DON’T DRINK THE CELEBRATORY TOAST”: CENSORED SONG REJECTS COVID TRIUMPHALISM
China Digital Times, June 14, 2022
Fewer Hongkongers trust public broadcaster RTHK as press freedom fears ‘become reality’ – survey
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2022
梁凌杰逝世三週年 市民獻花被警要求拿走 拒絕後罰款千五 (On 3rd anniversary of Leung Ling-kit's death, police ask residents to remove flowers, slap 1,500 HKD fine on those who refuse)
Inmediahk.net, June 15, 2022
China’s internet watchdog tightens mobile app rules for national security, requires promotion of ‘core socialist values’
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022
新修订《移动互联网应用程序信息服务管理规定》强化服务提供者主体责任 (Newly-revised "Regulations on the Administration of Mobile Internet Application Information Services" expand service providers’ responsibility)
People, June 14, 2022
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移动互联网应用程序信息服务管理规定 (Regulations on the Administration of Mobile Internet Application Information Services)
Central People's Government of China, June 14, 2022
律所1元报价投标警方法律服务采购 广州律协介入调查 (Law firm to bid 1 yuan for police legal service procurement; Guangzhou Lawyers Association joins in investigation)
Caixin, June 14, 2022
‘Zero covid’ has many in China dreaming of leaving
The Washington Post, June 15, 2022
Brutal Beating of Women in China Highlights Risk of Saying ‘No’
The New York Times, June 15, 2022
Xi tells Putin China will keep backing Russia on 'sovereignty, security'
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022
中国河南有维权储户健康码“被转红” 防疫技术沦为“维稳”工具？(Health codes of Henan rights defense (bank) depositors "turned red"—epidemic prevention technology has become a "stability maintenance" tool?)
BBC News, June 14, 2022
China’s Pacific Push Is Already Remaking the Region
The Diplomat, June 14, 2022
An ice cream treat exposes the paradoxical nature of June 4th censorship in China
GlobalVoices, June 14, 2022
英国将要求孔子学院申报资金来源 若危害言论学术自由可终止合作 (UK to require Confucius Institutes to declare funding sources; cooperation can be terminated if speech, academic freedom is compromised)
Voice of America, June 15, 2022
国际劳工组织谴责中国对新疆维吾尔族的镇压 (ILO condemns China's crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022
China says it has released Bloomberg staffer Haze Fan on bail
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2022
Thousands rally to mark 3rd anniversary of 2019 anti-extradition protest in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022
著名人权律师丁家喜案将于6月20日召开庭前会议 (Pretrial hearing of well-known human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi's case to be held on June 20)
Weiquanwang, June 13, 2022
中共发布《非战争军事行动纲要》 学者：为合理化出兵台湾、南海作铺垫 (Scholars call CPC’s "Outline of Non-War Military Actions" a prelude to rationalization of sending troops to Taiwan, South China Sea)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2022
App个人信息处理标准征求意见 如何防止信息滥用？ (How to prevent information abuse? Opinions are solicited for standards for App personal information processing)
Caixin, June 14, 2022
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关于国家标准《信息安全技术 移动智能终端的移动互联网应用程序（App）个人信息处理活动管理指南》征求意见稿征求意见的通知 (Notice on soliciting opinions on draft national standards: "Information Security Technology—Personal Information Processing Management Guide for Apps of Smart Mobile Terminals")
National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, June 13, 2022
Hong Kong watchdog told 14 social media sites to remove 3,900 doxxing items in 8 months
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2022
47 countries blame China at UN over Xinjiang ‘abuses’
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2022
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U.S. JOINS JOINT STATEMENT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CHINA | HRC 50
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, June 14, 2022
Beijing and Shanghai are still trying to get a grip on covid-19
The Economist, June 14, 2022