China's 'Fragmented Authoritarianism' During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Diplomat, June 25, 2022
Covid-19 'magic mirror' reflects widening fissures in Chinese society
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022
健康码的遗产(The legacy of health code)
Financial Times, June 26, 2022
China’s Political Surveillance System Keeps Growing
The Diplomat, June 23, 2022
金砖峰会开幕，习近平欲借力与美欧民主联盟全面对抗(BRICS summit opens in Beijing; Xi Jinping to use group as leverage for full confrontation with U.S.-European democratic alliance)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022
美国前飞行员认罪 作为中国政府代理人并泄露美国防信息(Former U.S. pilot pleads guilty to acting as Chinese gov’t agent, leaking U.S. defense information)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2022
Taiwan general charged in China spying case
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2022
China ambassador tells Australian protesters ‘no such thing as absolute freedom’
The Guardian, June 24, 2022
China taps markets for $10bn to cement clean tech supremacy
中国企业新筹资100亿美元巩固中国清洁技术霸主地位
Financial Times, June 24, 2022
香港電台七一起轉播中央廣播電視總台CGTN紀錄頻道(RTHK to carry CCTV’s CGTN documentary channel starting July 1)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2022
They wanted rule of law, so China tried them in secret
The Washington Post, June 24, 2022
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Second Chinese rights activist Ding Jiaxi stands trial on state subversion charges in secret proceeding
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022中国闭门庭审许志永案遭批政治迫害(China's closed-door trial of Xu Zhiyong is criticized as political persecution)
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2022
获刑4年6个月的知名藏人学者和异见作家图丹罗珠的案情及简历(Prominent Tibetan scholar and dissident writer is sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison for "secession")
Weiquanwang, June 24, 2022
律师敦促国际刑事法院调查中国侵犯维吾尔人权(Lawyers urge ICC to investigate China's Uyghur human rights abuses)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022
China’s internet watchdog launches cybersecurity investigation into country’s largest academic research database CNKI
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022
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掌握大量重要敏感数据 知网遭官方网路安全审查(CNKI, holder of large amounts of important and sensitive data, is subject of cybersecurity probe)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2022
Hong Kong: five arrested for sedition ahead of 25th anniversary of British handover
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2022
支聯會顛覆案押9.14再訊 鄒幸彤初級偵訊9月進行(Court adjourns hearings of HK Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China cases until Sept.14; committal proceedings for Chow Hang-tung’s case to be held in Sept.)
inmediahk.net, June 24, 2022
涉社交平台發「光時」及港獨帖文 兩男遭控作出煽動意圖作為罪 保釋遭拒(Two men charged with seditious intent over social media posts on HK independence are denied bail)
inmediahk.net, June 24, 2022
男子傳「劈黑警」信息煽惑傷人罪脫 官信僅屬發洩情緒(Man charged with incitement to hurt others over posting "strike black police" message in social media group is released; judge concludes he was only venting his emotions)
Mingpao, June 24, 2022
Hong Kong Book Fair to begin on July 20 but some publishers banned with ‘no reason’
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022
Hong Kong Nears Bottom in New Human Rights Survey
Voice of America, June 24, 2022
Explainer | Why Hong Kong’s new textbooks for secondary schools have stopped calling the city a British colony
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022
港府两官员检测阳性 习近平赴港计划可能生变(2 HK gov’t officials test positive; Xi Jinping's plan to attend July 1 ceremony may change)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022
中国丹东“黄码”父女外出取药与警察冲突，“过度”防疫再受关注(Father, daughter out to fill prescriptions are intercepted by police due to their "yellow codes"; "excessive" epidemic prevention draws attention again)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2022
A year on from Apple Daily’s closure, what’s left of Hong Kong’s free press?
The Guardian, June 24, 2022
My career is finished, my friends are in prison and I’m an alien in my city”: life after Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
The Guardian, June 24, 2022
中国经济崩盘会让习近平倒台吗？(Will China's economic collapse bring down Xi Jinping?)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022
What ‘Zhong Sheng’ Says About China’s Perceptions of the Ukraine Conflict
The Diplomat, June 23, 2022
Will China Use Health Apps to Crack Down on Dissent?
Foreign Policy, June 22, 2022
Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong on trial for state subversion amid secrecy and tight security
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2022
CHINA FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY POSTS, AND THEN DELETES, DRACONIAN CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS
China Digital Times, June 22, 2022
给习近平写公开信 “被精神病”后又“被失踪”（Rights defender who wrote open letter to Xi Jinping was “diagnosed with mental illness” before being disappeared）
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2022
Sedition trial of defunct Hong Kong outlet Stand News set for October
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2022
香港重要历史资料随苹果日报倒下而湮没（Important historical data on Hong Kong vanished with the shutdown of Apple Daily）
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2022
China's Xi calls for stronger fintech oversight, security
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2022
国务院印发《关于加强数字政府建设的指导意见》（State Council issues "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Digital Government"）
Cyberspace Administration of China, June 23, 2022
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国务院关于加强数字政府建设的指导意见（Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Digital Government）
State Council of China, June 23, 2022
中国加强网络主播行为规范：禁发表危害国安等言行（China strengthens code of conduct for online anchors to prohibit speech, deeds that endanger national security）
Zao Bao, June 22, 2022
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国家广播电视总局、文化和旅游部关于印发《网络主播行为规范》的通知（Notice of the State Administration of Radio and Television and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Publishing "Code of Conduct for Internet Anchors"）
National Radio and Television Administration, June 22, 2022
反电诈法草案二读 拟限制涉诈人员出境（Draft Anti-Telecom Network Fraud Law aimed at restricting fraudsters from leaving the country gets second reading）
Caixin, June 23, 2022
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电信网络诈骗法(草案)（Draft Anti-Telecom Network Fraud Law）
NPC Observer, October 2021
G7 pledges to counter ‘state-driven censorship’ and help protect journalists
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2022
After restaurant attack, authorities continue to gaslight China’s women
The Washington Post, June 23, 2022
Commentary: Why China is more willing to test millions than trust vaccination
Channel News Asia, June 23, 2022
时报调查揭示中国如何成为监控国家，这里是四大要点
Four Takeaways From a Times Investigation Into China’s Expanding Surveillance State
The New York Times, June 22, 2022
China's Hebei province moves to suppress media reporting in wake of Tangshan attacks
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2022
Under pressure from Beijing, Hong Kong’s schools become more patriotic
The Washington Post, June 22, 2022
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许志永案秘密开庭 法国驻华使馆及人权组织呼吁释放许志永与丁家喜两人（Xu Zhiyong tried behind closed doors; French embassy in China and human rights groups urge release of Xu and Ding Jiaxi）
Radio France Internationale, June 22, 2022中国人权律师团关于许志永博士、丁家喜律师案件的声明（Statement of China Human Rights Lawyers Group on cases of Dr. Xu Zhiyong and lawyer Ding Jiaxi）
Weiquanwang, June 22, 2022
河南利用“健康码维稳” 郑州市民起诉卫健委 (Henan uses "health code to maintain stability"; Zhengzhou citizens sue National Health Commission)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2022
Hong Kong director pulls film from screening after authorities say it could incite hatred of government
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2022
Hong Kong’s incoming deputy justice secretary to quit pro-Beijing group amid concerns membership could undermine impartiality
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2022
梁耀忠刑滿出獄 引巴金「歷史唔係一個沉默嘅啞子」喻六四（Leung Yiu-chung, released from prison after serving his sentence, cites Ba Jin's "History is not a silent mute" as metaphor for June 4）
Ming Pao, June 22, 2022
China plans to review every single social media comment, sparking more censorship fears
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022
Unpacking Hong Kong’s laws, 25 years after handover: 5 rulings on Basic Law where Beijing, not the city’s courts, had final say in key cases
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2022
中国新研究显示奥密克戎重症率低，重启清零必要性争论
Chinese Omicron Study Renews Debate Over ‘Zero Covid’ Policy
The New York Times, June 22, 2022
China’s mental-health crisis is getting worse
The Economist, June 22, 2022
Hong Kong plunges lower in global human rights index
The Guardian, June 22, 2022
珍宝海鲜舫在南海沉没，曾承载香港一个时代的记忆
Hong Kong’s Floating Restaurant Sinks at Sea, Laden With Memories
The New York Times, June 22, 2022
Farewell to Hong Kong and Its Big Lie
The Atlantic, June 22, 2022
China: Unfair trials of prominent activists an attack of freedom of association
Amnesty International, June 21, 2022
Four Takeaways From a Times Investigation Into China’s Expanding Surveillance State
The New York Times, June 21, 2022
Number of Chinese nationals seeking asylum grows tenfold under Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2022
Ex-Hong Kong governor: China breached city autonomy pledge ‘comprehensively’
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022
Exclusive | In Brussels, tram ads for 25th Hong Kong handover anniversary pulled after complaints
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022
中国维权人士许志永、丁家喜“颠覆国家政权”案即将开审（Trials of Chinese human rights activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi for "subversion of state power" to start soon）
BBC News, June 21, 2022
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罗胜春（丁家喜律师妻子）：丁家喜案律师提交法院的文件（Luo Shengchun: Documents submitted to the court by the lawyer of Ding Jiaxi）
Weiquanwang, June 20, 2022美国笔会声明 谴责中国当局审判许志永（PEN America condemns Chinese authorities' trial of Xu Zhiyong）
Radio Free Aisa, June 21, 2022
著名人权捍卫者郭飞雄（杨茂东）案已移送检察院审查起诉（Case of well-known human rights defender Guo Feixiong (Yang Maodong) is sent to procuratorate for review, prosecution）
Weiquanwang, June 19, 2022
Social media comments express 'shock' over Tangshan police's treatment of reporters
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2022
Exclusive: Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s student body to vote on disbanding
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2022
Hong Kong protests: 2 teenagers sentenced to correctional training, hard labour for vandalising bakery during 2019 protests
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022
Hong Kong music producer sentenced to 5 years in jail over 2019 ‘anti-authoritarianism rally’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2022
Hong Kong Bar Association head stresses importance of ‘public perception’ after incoming deputy justice minister retains party membership
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2022
China to tighten grip on social media comments, requiring sites to employ sufficient content moderators
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2022
Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act takes effect in US, banning imports from Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2022
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Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
U.S. Department of State, June 21, 2022U.S. 'rallying' allies against Xinjiang forced labor as import ban begins
Reuters, June 21, 2022
China’s ‘Very Dangerous Trajectory’
The Atlantic, June 21, 2022
Hong Kong officials, lawmakers to enter ‘closed-loop’ arrangement ahead of July 1 celebrations
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2022
Debate over whether Hong Kong was indeed British colony reflects lack of education on Chinese constitution, lawmakers say
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2022
被毀約、去西部、進體制，大陸逾千萬畢業生如何「上岸」？(Broken contracts, going West, entering the system—how can more than 10 million mainland graduates "come ashore"?)
Initium Media, June 21, 2022